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ThL W200S smartphone might be in The Verge's analysis of BGR's reported images

SoftBank Corp, Japan's No.3 mobile carrier, will cut its smartphone charges in Japan with a flat rate for unlimited voice calling and cheaper data plans, in a sign that price competition thl mobile shop may be starting to pick up in Japan's mobile market.

 

The lower rates, to take effect next month, are similar to reductions this month by rival NTT DoCoMo Inc, Japan's largest wireless provider. Regulators have grown increasingly critical of the three dominant carriers, blaming them for high smartphone fees and oligopolistic practices.

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Gionee's Elife S 5.5 lays claim to being the world's slimmest smartphone - it's just 5.5mm thick and this looks impressive from every angle. Even in this slim profile, Gionee has managed to load the smartphone with great hardware.

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If you think that a few millimeters here and there hardly matters when it comes to a phone, the Gionee S5.5 likely will change your mind. It has a magnesium alloy unibody design with Gorilla Glass 3 on the front and the back.

 

Android's model is different in that it allows access to just about everything on your phone, but gives you a very detailed list of data the app will have access to and asks if you're happy with this. This happens when you first install the app and also with apps already installed, just to remind you what you've permitted.

 

There is a hint of what Amazon’s reason for branding a  ThL W200S  smartphone might be in The Verge’s analysis of BGR’s reported images (above) and features of an Amazon smartphone. The Verge reported that the Amazon smartphone has glass on both sides. This brings a business model into focus that makes sense for Amazon’s content-centric business. Perhaps Amazon’s smartphone is like the Yotta smartphone (below) that has two screens, one LCD and the other an e-ink screen that would work perfectly as a Kindle e-reader that can be read in all light conditions, even on a beach. A deep read using an iPad or Nexus tablet can be satisfying, but they don’t compare to the low eyestrain, battery efficient e-ink readers.

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