Coolpad is a Chinese company that has been, like its kin, churning out smartphones like crazy. Last September, it unveiled a somewhat unique Tegra 4-powered Magview smartphone and a companion cWatch C1 waterproof smartwatch. Now it wants to venture into the US market with its Coolpad Flo, a rather nondescript budget phone and the company’s first 3G smartphone for its new target market.
The Coolpad Flo’s features will probably fail to impress, but it is, at least, on par with other low-end smartphones in its range. It is powered by an unnamed 1 GHz dual-core processor with an unknown amount of RAM, though we wouldn’t be shocked if it was a low 512 MB. Internal storage is capped at 4 GB but can be expanded with a microSD card. It has a 4.5-inch display, though don’t expect too much quality, as the resolution is a rather low 854×480 pixels.
It runs Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean, which is a rather old version by now. Given the specs, though, it seems like a good test case for Android 4.4 compatibility with low-powered devices. It sports a 5 megapixel camera on the rear and a 0.3 one in front for video calls. But given that the device only supports 3G networks and a rather limited subscription option, that might not happen often.
One good thing about the Coolpad Flo is its price point. the smartphone will be heading for T-Mobile’s shelves under the carrier’s GoSmart prepaid plans for $99, plus taxes and fees. However, given the relatively unknown brand and potentially more interesting options in the same price range, it wouldn’t be surprising if customers skip over this one.
SOURCE: Coolpad (1), (2)
VIA: Engadget
Man, those specs are depressing. Even more depressing is that my old Xperia PLAY is likely outclassed by even this lowly thing…To think that was my main phone for two years! *shudder* $100 off-contract is the only plus here.
FYI Go Smart Mobile sells this phone but!!!!!!!
DONT BUY IT! unless you can live with 1.6 GB memory
coolpad states 4GB
gosmart misleads you by not stating internal memory. i sent mine back immediately.
gosmart lost all my business now i use AIO wireless