Low end Android phones are approaching feature phones in price.

vishnugupta · on Feb 20, 2014

They are already cheaper than feature phones! At least in India : http://tinyurl.com/la5g2ou

tim333 · on Feb 20, 2014

That link appears to show the cheapest Android phone at R 2699 and the cheapest feature phone at R 699. I'm not sure that fits your point.

ltorresv · on Feb 20, 2014

Everybody is missing the point in this discussion.

While devices might be affordable, the real problem is service.

In most countries you can get a cheap android indeed but having a data plan is really expensive or it's just not possible because of how plans are structured.

The iPhone was in part revolutionary because it came along with a $30 data plan as an obligatory add on. Before that you had to be in the most expensive cellphone plans to have access to data.

In the developing world you either don't have a data plan or you have a REALLY restricted plan and I mean like you get 300MB a month and if you go over you get hit with a huge bill.

johnward · on Feb 20, 2014

I was going to ask this. They have feature phones because they can't get the data plans. Some of these people don't have electricity at home but they still have feature phones. That market is insanely huge for mobile advertising.