14 DAY TRIAL // A new mobile phone running under Google's Android operating system is set to soon arrive on the market in Europe on the airwaves of wireless carrier Orange, namely the Boston. Manufactured by Foxconn, the new handset should land exclusively at Orange, while being expected to be put on sale with a price tag of only €1.00, the latest reports around the Internet suggest.
The specifications list of the new device includes a 3.2-inch touchscreen display capable of delivering a 480 x 320 pixels resolution, along with a 5-megapixel photo snapper, and a Qualcomm 600MHz processor inside, coupled with 256MB of RAM, along with a microSD memory card for additional storage space. Based on these specs, it seems that Orange targets the mainstream level of the market with this device.
At the same time, the new mobile phone is expected to arrive on shelves with Wi-Fi 802.11b/g and Bluetooth 2.0 + EDR connectivity options, as well as with a built-in GPS receiver, which is meant to make it even more appealing. In case the price tag will indeed be as low as rumored, there are great chances that Boston will soon prove a great competitor against handsets like HTC Tattoo or Pulse Mini, which were released with the same mainstream market segment in mind.
The Boston is expected to ship with Google's Android 1.6 operating system on board, which might not sound that great, though it seems that software updates are set to arrive after launch. However, there are still no exact details available on when the phone actually makes it in users' hands, nor is its low price tag confirmed at the moment. In case Orange sells it for only €1.00, it remains to be seen what plans the device will be bundled with.
The phone's launch at Orange hasn't been confirmed as of yet, but official details are expected to emerge in the near future, so stay tuned for more.