Android smartphones in Myanmar cost less than early African feature phones
David Madden · a16z Podcast | Technology and the Opening of Myanmar · Jan 2, 2019 · at 29:39
David Madden, founder of Myanmar innovation hub Phandeeyar, compares hardware costs during Myanmar's digital opening to Africa's earlier mobile connectivity shift.
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“It's now cheaper to get an Android-based smartphone, you know, made in China or elsewhere than it was to buy a candy bar phone in Africa back when they were coming online.”
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