Verizon and Yahoo Mobile team up to bring you an extremely purple handset for $50

October 29, 2020

Verizon and Yahoo Mobile team up to bring you an extremely purple handset for $50 4

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Verizon and Yahoo Mobile have teamed up to bring you the ZTE Blade A3Y with budget-level specs and a matching $50 price tag. Sporting a vivid purple finish, the Yahoo phone manages to look both garish and appealing at the same time.

For just $50 the Yahoo phone can hardly disappoint, and to be perfectly honest, it's equipped fairly well for the price. With its standout purple colorway, Yahoo's ZTE Blade A3Y has a 5.4-inch 720HD display and is powered by a MediaTek quad-core processor with 2GB of RAM, and 32GB of built-in storage, which is expandable up to 2TB. The rear panel houses a fingerprint sensor, a single 8MP camera, and is able to be removed so you can access the 2,660mAh battery. And before you ask, yes, there is a USB-C charging port on this $50 phone. Weird, right?

In terms of software, the Yahoo phone launches running Android 10 out of the box and a whole lot of bloatware. To be specific, Yahoo bloatware in the form of the following pre-installed apps that Verizon says will ‘are optimized for speed and take up less space because they are pre-installed“.

Yahoo Mail to stay up on your latest email, newsletters, coupons, and discounts. Pairing your device with a Yahoo Mobile phone plan will automatically include Yahoo Mail Pro for ad-free email
Yahoo News featuring 360 coverage and immersive experiences
Yahoo Sports with live sports and the new feature “Watch Together” – a way to live-stream free NFL games virtually with friends
Yahoo Finance with live market video coverage
Yahoo Weather with the latest weather updates and coronavirus cases in your area
Yahoo Mobile app which manages your account and service plan

You can buy the ZTE Blade A3Y from Yahoo Mobile for use on Verizon's 4G/LTE network for $50 via the link below. What are your thoughts on this new budget handset? Is it one for the cubby-hole to act as the emergency phone?

Buy it Here: Yahoo Mobile

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With over a decade's experience covering the world of Android and having reviewed more devices than he can count, Peter is excited about where the world of tech is heading. He is currently packing the Oppo Find X9 Pro.