"The new HMD Touch 4G - only available in India for now, and unlikely to ever come to the US - splits the difference between smartphones and feature phones, offering a touchscreen and video calling, but with the small size (and price) of feature phones. Announced yesterday, the Touch costs just ₹4,999 (about $55). It looks mostly like a smartphone, but oddly smushed down: its screen is just 3.2 inches, and the whole thing only weighs 100g."
"That might make it sound like the small phone savior we've all been waiting for, but there's an awful lot this phone can't do. It doesn't run on Android, instead using a custom OS called RTOS Touch. That means no Android apps - instead, you can access Cloud Phone Service, essentially a platform for basic HMD browser apps. You do get smartphone messaging options like group chats and video calls,"
HMD Touch 4G is a compact, low-cost 3.2-inch touchscreen phone sold only in India for ₹4,999 (~$55). The device weighs 100g and pairs smartphone-style features such as video calling and group chats with the small size and price of a feature phone. The phone runs RTOS Touch rather than Android, so Android apps are not supported; basic apps are available through Cloud Phone Service. Messaging and video calls are provided via the Express Chat app, which requires contacts to install the same app. Hardware includes a headphone jack, USB-C charging, and only 128MB internal storage expandable via microSD.
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