The marketplace is obviously full of competitive and flashy smartphones with thousands of features that you don’t know whether you’ll use at any point in your life. Competitiveness is good because it makes people bring up new technological ideas, which may turn significantly helpful to the community, or simply won’t be needed.
However, another company, based in India, has a different perspective view. Viva decided to go with the cheapest phone out there and put only the basic stuff you’d need through the day, without any complicated specs and features. Elders will favor it for sure!
What’s the phone about?
For $5 you could not expect that much, so don’t you even think about Instagram, Facebook, Twitter and other social media. The only social thing that you can do with this phone is sending SMS, make a call and listen to the radio. It even has a 3.5mm jack, which is crazy. Even the cheapest phone has it, but iPhones don’t…
It is made for people in India and for their market, as a large percent of the community there, does not need all these sophisticated applications and stuff filled in their smartphone software. The phone even has a flashlight on the upper which can be found really convenient if you are searching for something in a dark place. It even has the legendary “Snake” game on it! For $5 you can not ask for more!
Is it for you?
It is actually for everyone – just depending on your needs. If you are willing to fall for the flashy things and can’t spend a day without Facebook, then you’d better buy a hot-dog with those $5, so you save the complaints for yourself. The phone is a perfect entry-level gadget for people, who are getting their hands on such a device for the first time in their lives.
Or you can throw it in your car and use it as an emergency phone. It can survive for a week in there without charging, so if you run out of battery and have to dial someone urgently, you can do it via the Viva phone V1. It will surely sell plenty of copies out there in India, but if you are willing to buy the phone you can order it online! I’m sure you’ll find a use for it.
