Caribbean consumers will soon be able to buy a fully loaded 4G Android smartphone for “well under US$100” from telecommunications company, Digicel Group.
Due to hit company retail stores in mid-May, the Digicel Smartphone DL600 will run on the latest version of the popular Android operating system (OS) – Jellybean 4.1.
In a statement issued from the company’s Kingston, Jamaica offices yesterday, Digicel said the phone’s other features include a 3.5 inch display, a one gigahertz (1Ghz) processor, “an aesthetically appealing and fresh design” that is 4G capable with speeds of 7.2 megabits per second (Mbps).
Although Digicel Group has more than 13 million customers of varying ages across 30 markets in the Caribbean, Central America and the Pacific, the company is targeting the younger generation with the DL600.
“Fully loaded with a range of popular and useful apps (applications) which will allow customers to do more,” Digicel expressed confidence the DL600 would “appeal to young people on the go who want style, functionality and affordability, as well as superfast speeds to suit their busy lifestyles.”
Commercial Director for Digicel Group, Brian Finn, was quoted in yesterday’s statement as saying the aim of introducing a Digicel-branded smartphone was to bring “the amazing experience of 4G to as many people as possible. It’s about accessibility, style and affordability.”
Finn noted the demand in the youth market to be connected “via messaging, social media and other lifestyle and information apps,” all of which the DL600 was designed to deliver.
No word yet on where the phone is being manufactured or if it will be immediately available in all 30 of Digicel Group’s markets upon its release in mid-May.
