ViewSonic has become something of a household name when it comes to monitors and less-than-stellar tablets, but it's after more this year. You got it: ViewSonic is entering the smartphone market with its ViewPhone 3. The Android 2.3, 3.5-inch handset is far from a speed demon — it's powered by 800MHz ARM 11 processor and 512MB of RAM — but interestingly it does have two SIM slots. That's not because it's meant to be a global phone, it's because ViewSonic is launching the phone in Latin America and many Latin American subscribers have multiple subscriptions — thus, multiple SIMs. According to Forbes, ViewSonic does plan to sell an unlocked version of the phone in the US for around $250 in March, though it is really targeting the Latin American market. Forbes also reports that ViewSonic plans to put out a higher-end Android Ice Cream Sandwich phone later this year. You can check out the full specs of the ViewPhone here, and stay tuned for some hands-on pictures of impressions from CES.
ViewSonic ViewPhone 3: dual SIM cards, Android 2.3, coming in March for $250
ViewSonic enters the smartphone market with the ViewPhone 3. The Android 2.3 phone is heading to Latin America in the second quarter of this year.
ViewSonic enters the smartphone market with the ViewPhone 3. The Android 2.3 phone is heading to Latin America in the second quarter of this year.
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