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Report: Android-Powered HTC Dream To Cost $199
You can buy a lot more phone for $200 than you used to be able to. Four years ago, I paid that much for my first camera phone, which was a simple clamshell from LG with a VGA camera on board and 1X data. That old phone of mine would barely rate "entry-level" status today. With so many capable smartphones at or near the magical $200 price point, it's little wonder that reports are suggesting that HTC and T-Mobile will offer the first Android phone at that price point. The Wall Street Journal, citing sources "familiar with the matter", has pegged the HTC Dream at $200, says it will have Google branding on it, and will come with new, lower data plans from T-Mobile. Exactly what those data plans will cost, no one knows for sure, but the $20-per-month figure is being suggested by more than a few. What hasn't been made clear at all is how much the retail price of the HTC Dream will be, and whether or not it can be bought with no contract. I am hoping that the no-contract version of the HTC Dream will sell for less than $400 at retail. Hopefully, T-Mobile and HTC will share these details at the official press conference announcing the Dream next week. « Getting Ready To Join Web 2.0 Expo, Already In Progress | Main | Lack Of Standards Adoption Is Softening NAC Uptake » |
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