Boost Mobile and Virgin Mobile U.S. add three budget Android smartphones

[Doug Demagistris]

Boost Mobile and Virgin Mobile U.S. have added three new budget-friendly smartphones to their wireless service. The list includes the Kyocera Hydro REACH, the Samsung Galaxy J7, and the LG Stylo 2.

The Kyocera Hydro REACH is the cheapest of the trio with a price tag of only $99 contract-free. It packs a 5-inch display with a resolution of 960 × 540 pixels. Powering it is a quad-core Snapdragon processor clocked at 1.1GHz backed with 1GB of RAM. A 5MP camera sensor is at the back, and a lesser 2MP camera is on the front for selfies and video chats. Onboard is 8GB of internal storage and Android version 5.1. It’s both waterproof and dustproof for an added durability.

The second smartphone launching on the two U.S. carriers is the Samsung Galaxy J7. It’s priced at $229 off contract and is the most pricey of the three. It packs a 5.5-inch 720p Super AMOLED display and is powered by a 1.4GHz octa-core processor from Qualcomm. 2GB of RAM is included for smoother multi-tasking and 16GB of onboard memory. The handset has a 13MP rear-facing camera and a 5MP front-facing camera. Best of all, Android 6.0 is pre-loaded.Last but not least is the LG Stylo 2. It goes for $179 and is also free of any contract. It houses the largest display held at 5.7-inches and has a resolution of 720p (HD). The Snapdragon 410 processor is running the house and 2GB of RAM is inside. It features a 13MP rear-facing camera and a 5MP front-facing camera. LG has included 16GB of non-expandable storage. Android 6.0 is pre-installed and a stylus brings some added productivity features.

Both the Kyocera Hydro REACH and Samsung Galaxy J7 are in carrier stores now! For those of you who want the LG Stylo 2, you’ll have to wait a bit longer until it launches on May the 9th. All three handsets can be setup with Boost Mobile’s new data plan with growing data, as well as on the new unlimited plans with Virgin Mobile.

Source: Sprint


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