Microsoft plans on sticking with Qualcomm for Windows Phone chip sets

One of the reasons why some Chinese manufacturers are able to pump out extremely cheap Android handsets, is the low price they pay companies like MediaTek for the CPUs employed on these phones. In China, and some other Asian regions, it is not unusual to find a quad-core powered device selling for the equivalent of $130 USD. The success of the Xiaomi Hongmi (aka the Red Rice) shows that there is demand for low priced value phones.



While Microsoft recently launched an OEM portal to allow small-time producers to manufacture Windows Phone handsets, Microsoft wants to keep the performance of ...



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