Ex-Apple CEO Sculley's new firm preps stylish budget phones for Asia<article>
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A company founded by ex-Apple CEO John Sculley has launched a set of low-cost yet stylish smartphones aimed for emerging wireless markets in Asia, Africa and the Middle East.</p><p>
<span class="gmw_">The Obi Worldphone SF1 and SJ1.5 models both start at under $199 but offer capabilities found in more expensive smartphones.</span></p><p>
The phones use a customized interface, called Obi Lifespeed, which runs on the Android operating system, version Lollipop.</p><p>
With these phones, Obi wants to reach the billion or so users who market analyst firm Creative Strategies predicts will upgrade in the next three years from low-end smartphones to ones with greater functionality.</p><p class="jumpTag"><a href="/article/2976994/mobile/obi-preps-stylish-budget-phones-for-asia-africa-and-the-middle-east.html#jump">To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here[/url]</p></section></article>
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Ex-Apple CEO Sculley's new firm preps stylish budget phones for Asia
