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A decently known cell phone manufacturer, Hop-on, has recently decided to create a phone running Google’s Android platform.  In case you are not familiar with Hop-on, it is basically a company that creates cell phones as well as accessories for diverse and new markets.  They are probably most known for creating the world’s first disposable phone.  One of the special things about Google’s Android that makes it so appealing is the fact that anyone can create apps for it, as it is open source.  Plenty more after the break.

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Remember Hop-On, who recently gave us the $10 disposable GSM handset, the HOP 1800? Well, aside from that offering, Hop-On is also releasing not one but six additional GSM handsets that are expected to cost no more than $150 when they begin hitting various international mobile markets.

In this latest line-up Hop-On is also adding the HOP 1801 smartphone, the tri-band GSM HOP 1803, the low-cost phone emerging market HOP 1805, the dual-band camera equipped HOP 1810, the dual-sim multimedia HOP 1808 and the 3G phone capable HOP 1809.

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The latest low-cost, practically disposable handset to hit the market comes courtesy of Hop-On in the form of the $10 HOP1800. The handset will be available to use worldwide as it will come in two models, the dual-band 850/1900MHz or the 900/1800MHz for Europe and Asia. The HOP1800 is just the handset and will require a local and working SIM card wherever you choose to use the handset. The Hop1800 will offer users up to 4 hours of talk time and 150 on standby.

According to the press release is being marketed as the “perfect iPhone traveling companion” thanks to the cost of “roaming fees going though the roof.“ The HOP1800 is currently on the market and being sold just about everywhere to include “retailers such as drug and convenience stores, big box retailers and to businesses looking for a unique branding opportunity.“ While the handset itself is selling for $10, Hop-On is also offering a $5 rebate should you choose to return the phone after using it in an effort to “keep it green,“ which makes sense because at $10 simply tossing it in the trash after use, aside from filling up the landfills will not be a real loss to your wallet.

Via [SlashPhone]

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