Mi-Fone SailfishOS Device
asked 2016-02-24 11:44:12 +0300
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According to the offical press release MWC 2016 there is planned to build a SailfishOS Device by SA manufacurer Mi-Fone to bring in Sail on Q2 / 2016
Sailfish Africa ecosystem partnership with mi-Fone
Today (24.02.2016), Jolla announced a new partnership to its Sailfish Africa mobile ecosystem: Jolla and mi-Fone. the FIRST African Mobile Devices brand (est 2008), have agreed to partner in Africa to bring Sailfish OS based devices to the African continent. The first mi-Fone device powered by Sailfish OS is expected to hit selected African markets in Q2/2016 combined with a service offering tailored for mass-market African consumers.
Antti Saarnio, Chairman of the Board of Jolla comments:
“We, together with mi-Fone strongly believe that Africa needs its own mobile ecosystem where Sailfish OS can be a strong independent building block. mi-Fone as an African brand is a natural device partner for us. When we then integrate leading banks, e-commerce platforms and other services into Sailfish OS we can truly offer something meaningful for consumers.”
Alpesh Patel, Founder and CEO of mi-Fone comments:
“We believe the real value for consumers comes from experiences. This is where Sailfish OS offers mi-Fone great oppo rtunities to build differentiation and develop locally relevant offerings. We also believe that our African consumers will appreciate Sailfish OS’s focus on openness and privacy.”
Any Specs?
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Jolla Signs African OEM Mi-Fone To Sell Sailfish-Powered Handsets
http://techcrunch.com/2016/02/24/jolla-signs-african-oem-mi-fone-to-sell-sailfish-powered-handsets/
@evo3de .... interesting news - thanks for sharing ! A solid European HW partner aside Fairphone still missing though !
launchpad ( 2016-02-24 12:01:46 +0300 )@lunchpad, you're welcome. Yes, this would be nice. But i think it´s better to bring up more litte manufacturers to use SailfishOS instead of one big player.
evo3de ( 2016-02-24 12:29:03 +0300 )While the collaborations in markets like Africa and India are super nice we need proper HW here in europe (and world). And Fairphone doesn't cut it. :/
ApB ( 2016-02-24 12:34:13 +0300 )@ApB if Turing survive it will do. But i´m sceptic...
evo3de ( 2016-02-24 12:38:50 +0300 )@ApB What are you missing in the fp2 device?
DieUnwucht ( 2016-02-24 12:43:41 +0300 )