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ZTE releases the first Android Go smartphone in the US
The Tempo Go costs just $80
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ZTE has become the first company to release a smartphone running Android Go in the US. The phone -- the Tempo Go -- is available now on the company’s website for $80.
It’s pretty basic, but that’s the point. It’s designed to run Android Go, a stripped-down version of Android for low-end smartphones that are popular in developing countries.
The lightweight operating system -- officially called Android Oreo (Go edition) -- looks and feels like regular Android, but instead runs ‘Go’ versions of Google’s popular apps that take up less space and are designed to run on phones with less processing power.
What makes this interesting is that ZTE chose to release the phone in the US, a market where more phones over $500 are sold than anywhere else.
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