Huawei’s $180 SnapTo Android phone hits Amazon with April 9th release date

Huawei is looking to challenge the Moto Es and Moto Gs of the world with a new affordable smartphone set to launch in a couple of days. The device is modeled Huawei G620-A2, and while its listing on Amazon has its shelf name as the Expo, Huawei is planning to sell it as the Huawei SnapTo (as evidenced by a banner on the very same page).

We’re not sure why they decided to throw it onto the online retailer in such quiet fashion, but they’ve done so with 0 price tag and a spec sheet that’s not all that bad for that amount of coin. Here’s what we’re expecting:

• 5-inch HD TFT display


• Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 chipset (Quad-Core 1.2GHz)


• 1GB of RAM and 32GB of storage


• WiFi N, Bluetooth 4.0 and GPS w/ aGPS


• 5 megapixel rear camera, 2 megapixel front camera


• 5.69 x 2.85 x 0.33 in, 5.29 oz


• 4G LTE on both AT&T and T-Mobile


• 2,200mAh battery


• Android 4.4 KitKat

The device also isn’t designed bad, to boot. It features a faux-leather textured backing for a premium look and feel despite its non-premium price tag.

It might not be the most powerful, best looking or even the most affordable smartphone on the market right now, but the Huawei SnapTo sounds like a device anyone wouldn’t mind owning for the small price you’re paying. You can pre-order the device right now and Amazon will have it shipped to you as soon as April 9th hits.

AT&T’s LG Escape 2 is a curved smartphone with decent specs for $180

AT&T has a new budget phone that doesn’t look that bad on paper. It’s the LG Escape 2, a 0 curved smartphone with a curved 4.7-inch 720p display. You’re also getting an 8 megapixel rear camera, a 1 megapixel front camera, a 1.2GHz Quad-Core Snapdragon 410 64-bit chipset, 1GB of RAM, 8GB of internal storage with microSD slot, 4G LTE, 2,100mAh battery and more. It’ll be running Android 5.0 Lollipop with LG’s custom user experience out of the box.

It obviously won’t match the might of something like the LG G4 at its low price point, but if you’re not interested in paying boatloads for that sort of smartphone this certainly doesn’t seem to be a bad option. You can get it at full retail price, $.99 on a two-year deal, or per month for 30 months on AT&T Next 24. Head here to order one.

Moto 360 on sale for $180 (that’s $70 off), limited time only

In a sort of early Mother’s Day promotion, Motorola is taking a cool off the Moto 360, bringing the price down to a very reasonable 0. If you were waiting for the Android Wear powered smartwatch to hit that sub 0 price point, now’s your chance to pick one up. You can design your own on Moto Maker, customizing the watch with various watch strap sizes, materials, and designs.

Aside from still being one of the better, minimal looking Android Wear devices on the market, the watch has also been confirmed to receive WiFi functionality once that new 5.1 software update gets to rolling out. We have a feeling the recently released — and circular — LG Watch Urbane may have motivated the price cut, but don’t forget that watch will run you a cool 0. If you’re still on the fence, check out our in depth Moto 360 review right here.

[Moto 360 on Moto Maker]