"COMING-SOON" DEATH OF KAIOS PHONES IN MALAYSIA

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abbas ✭✭✭
in Nokia 8110 4G
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Recent development of mobile apps for iOS and Android by both public and private sectors in Malaysia e.g. for use on the LRT, PLUS highway, TouchNGo apps, Superstore mobile apps and local authority smart apps just to name a few has made me predict Nokia 8810 4G and the likes of other KAIOS phones will soon not see the light of day in Malaysia. This is because local app developers will not waste their time and money developing KAIOS apps for the local market who are really not interested in them. Furthermore, the price of smartphones recently has been so competitive, they have manage to compete in feature phone territory. Clearance Sale for smartphones which sell cheaper than a Nokia 8110 4G were sold-out before you know it. In this picture I took today from a popular local wholesale mobile distributor, for a difference of RM15 or the price for 1 large pizza takeaway from Pizza Hut, one can forget buying a Nokia 8110 4G in favour of a budget smartphone and for the Malaysian consumer, more importantly, can install local apps for their convenience. The pace these apps develop is tremendous. What one assumes to wait for 2 years will probably be out of the oven within a year. The scene of mobile phone development in Malaysia was different when I bought the Nokia 8110 4G in 2015. This is the reality for the Malaysian mobile consumer. It is very clear to me the direction it is heading.

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  • abbas
    abbas ✭✭✭

    Opps. Typo error It should be "...I bought the Nokia 8110 4G in 2018." 😞

  • singhnsk
    singhnsk Super User

    That's kinda the story globally. Smartphones can easily undercut the asking price of 8110. But let's be honest. The 8110 isn't about the apps, except the basic few needed for a general purpose use. The devices are more about the memories and nostalgia and best suited for those who only look for a basic backup phone. If you need Apps and Services, then feature phones get out of the choice instantly.

  • vincent vega
    vincent vega ✭✭

    wasn't KaiOS all about bringing the apps to the feature phones and parity?

  • abbas
    abbas ✭✭✭
    https://community.phones.nokia.com/discussion/comment/143008#Comment_143008

    But you need to know that App developers are stringently asked to downgrade their defacto version to work within the limitations of the feature phone's hardware so unless they see it will reap a long term benefit, I doubt they will.

  • abbas
    abbas ✭✭✭
    https://community.phones.nokia.com/discussion/comment/138968#Comment_138968

    The Covid-19 pandaemic caused the Malaysian government to monitor the movement of public People wanting to enter a shop/service/office/industrial premise MUST record particulars in a record book at the entrance or QR scan a govt app which of course is not KaiOS compatible so that's one down to KaiOS in Malaysia.

  • Lucia Fdez
    Lucia Fdez ✭

    Have you seen this happening in more asian countries (like Singapur, Indonesia or Bangladesh) or is it specifically in Malasia??

  • abbas
    abbas ✭✭✭

    Covid-19 is occurring in all ASEAN countries and snowballs in cluster areas where people are complacent

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