Bell Mobility and Virgin Mobile now offer the cost-efficient 4G-enabled Huawei Ascend Y300 Android smartphone.
Huawei is one of the largest telecom solutions provider in the world, ranking at no. 3 in smartphone shipments at the end of 2012. This is the third device that Huawei has launched with a tier one Canadian carrier this year (last month, they launched devices with TELUS and Bell through Virgin).
Huawei is targeting Canadians who still use a feature phone by offering sub $100 prepaid smartphones. The opportunity is sizable. According to comScore, as of December 2012 38% of Canadians were still using a feature phone. Huawei wants to provide this segment of the population a full-fledged smartphone experience that won’t break the bank and lock them into a subsidized contract.
Available in black, the Huawei Ascend Y300 runs on Android 4.1, has a vibrant 4.0 inch screen and a 5.0 megapixel camera with video recording capabilities. It also has voice command capabilities, which allow the user to make calls and compose text messages hands-free. For less than $100, the Ascend Y300 is available on Canada's largest 4G network from Bell Mobility retail partners Best Buy and Future Shop. Virgin Mobile retail locations will also carry the smartphone, along with retail partners Loblaws, The Source and Walmart.
For more information on the Huawei Ascend Y300, please visit http://huaweidevice.ca/.