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Re: Cheapest New and used smart phones in phnom penh

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beaker wrote: ↑Fri May 24, 2019 1:11 pm
beaker wrote: ↑Fri May 24, 2019 9:36 am
chkwoot wrote: ↑Fri May 24, 2019 9:19 am
beaker wrote: ↑Fri May 24, 2019 7:26 am Hard to find a cheaper phone than this one $35. brand new
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That is cheap! But, I can't find any info about a FIGI M1 smartphone on the internet. I can't even find this phone on NIKA's website: https://nika.com.kh/en/ It's probably a generic that has been re-branded. Any idea of the manufacturer and specs? NIKA does sell some cheap "Sugar" branded phones. Another new one I've never heard of.



here are the specs I know about:

- screen IPS 5.0 " Inch HD
-CPU Quad Core 1.3Ghz
- RAM 1 GB
- Memory 8 GB can add micro SD to 64 g
- battery 2000 mah
-Camera 8MP (rear)+ 5MP (Front)
- face recognition, ir blaster (so it can be used as a remote control for tv or air con.)
-Fingerprint scanner
Ok wife has returned with the $35 Figi M1. First off the info from facebook about it having fingerprint recognition was not correct .
This is a great phone at even twice the price running android 7. I would recommend anyone wanting a very cheap but capable little smart phone to go get one. It even has GPS and Google maps, khmer lunar calendar and Phum english/khmer dictionary
. For a 1G phone I didn't expected it to preform like it does the only thing this little phone can't do is complex gaming.
edit- My 5 year old doesn't use the phone for calls so you will have to check that out for yourself but should be fine.
This is a new player on the market it is my experience that they usually start out with a strong and bargain product.
Here is the web site for info:
http://figi-sz.com/
The $35 model is the Mone/Hula* select the picture of that phone and it will take you to the page with specs.
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Re: Cheapest New and used smart phones in phnom penh

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beaker wrote: ↑Fri May 24, 2019 9:36 am
here are the specs I know about:

- screen IPS 5.0 " Inch HD
-CPU Quad Core 1.3Ghz
- RAM 1 GB
- Memory 8 GB can add micro SD to 64 g
- battery 2000 mah
-Camera 8MP (rear)+ 5MP (Front)
- face recognition, ir blaster (so it can be used as a remote control for tv or air con.)
-Fingerprint scanner
Pretty low specs as you would expect at that price. IR blaster is handy in a phone though.

Biggest issue with phones like this is if you have multiple apps running in the background all the time they soon get very slow and constant "running out of space" messages.

I have FB Messenger, Viber, Whatsapp - and even Instagram has messaging built in - so these are constantly running and hogging the system, along with email. IMO it's not worth buying a new phone for less than $150 because the specs just don't stand up.
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