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More bang for your buck

We saw a few incredible smartphone bargains this year, but, with AU$99 smartphones in the market already, don't expect the price of phones to lower next year. Instead, you can expect better phones at each price point. We've only seen the tip of the iceberg from Chinese manufacturer Huawei, for example. So far, the telcos have only ranged a handful of Huawei cheapest models in Australia, but the company has a range of higher-spec models waiting in the wings, and when these hit stores they will be considerably cheaper than the competition from the more established brands.

What sort of handsets are we describing? Imagine an Android-powered smartphone with a 4.3-inch LCD touchscreen, and a 1.2GHz or 1.4GHz processor available for $0 on an AU$29 plan. Huawei is in a great position to release such a phone, and don't be surprised if Chinese rival ZTE makes something similar for Telstra.