PHILPS will push the ultra cheap chip phone is expected to fall below $20

$20 to buy a mobile phone, those days have to point the day and await for it. Yesterday learned from PHILPS China, PHILPS has begun to develop low-cost mobile phone chips on a global scale, this chip is expected to launch in the fourth quarter of this year, its price is only $5.

It was revealed that PHILPS semiconductor region, this ultra low cost mobile phone chip has the advantage of the mobile phone can reduce the cost of $20 (about 165 yuan), while PHILPS plans to produce the chip plant in Shanghai, and mainly sold to developing countries, including Chinese India, Africa and South America and Eastern Europe and regions.

According to the plan of PHILPS, the mobile phone chip will only have the basic function calls, send and receive text messages, and in order to reduce the cost of the chip will be used to screen the GSM mobile phone, rather than the current mainstream mobile phone. At the same time, PHILPS also plans to 2008, to be able to provide low-cost chips to China and other regions, the price of the phone to $15.

Previously, including NOKIA, Motorola and other global mobile phone giants have announced that the Chinese market will launch ultra low-cost mobile phones, in order to compete for the majority of the two or three cities and rural markets. Which Motorola plans to launch a mobile phone price of about $40, which is so far the lowest priced mobile phones on the market. PHILPS's accession is expected to once again create a low price of ultra low price mobile phones, while attracting more mobile phone manufacturers to buy such low-cost chips.