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Cyanogen wants to challenge the dominion Google has in the mobile market by taking Android from under its wing bit by bit. And one way for Cyanogen to ensure this happens is to put its custom ROMs on more and more phones.
The startup already partnered up with several device makers like Micromax Yu, OnePlus or BLU, but today we bring you word of a new handset running the platform.
This time, Cyanogen is doing business with Indonesian telecom operator Smartfren Telecom, and together they have launched the Cyanogen OS 12-powered Adromax Q.
The phone has actually been manufactured by China’s Qingdao Haier Telecom and will become shortly available on the market in Indonesia.
The phone is apparently part of the new Adromax family of 4G LTE smartphones and will be sold for a super affordable price tag of $97 / €86.
Naturally, for this amount of money, you shouldn’t be expecting anything too spectacular in terms of specifications. The Andromax Q is an entry-level flagship that arrives into the wild with a 4.5-inch FWVGA (854 x 480 pixel resolution) display and a Snapdragon 410 SoC clocked at 1.2GHz under the hood.
Smartfren Telecom also throws in 1GB of RAM, 8GB of internal storage (expandable via microSD card slot), dual-SIM support and 4G LTE. The handset relies on a 2,000 mAh battery to maintain the juices flowing.
Last but not least, the phone also offers the services of a 5MP primary camera with LED flash and a 2MP secondary shooter.
If you didn’t know until now, Smartfren Telecom happens to be an investor in Cyanogen Inc, and this partnership birthed the Andromax Q model. And as a Smartfren executive confirms, this means we should be expecting to see more Cyanogen OS smartphones launch in the near future, under the carrier’s banner.
Customers looking to purchase a Cyanogen OS smartphone in Indonesia also have the option of picking up the OnePlus One handset.
