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Philips Aurora i966 goes on Preorder for 605USD!

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October 21
by chris eilers

Philips i966 Flagship
The first phone ever to use YunOS3.0, Philips Aurora I966, was launched today, right next to Os. The i966 went on PreOrder as well.

The Philips i966 has all the specs we would expect from a high end FlagShip Smartphone. It comes with a 5.5 inch curved 2K QHD screen, Snapdragon 801 and 3GB of RAM. The Philips Aurora also gets a 20.7MP Sony Main Camera, 8MP Selfie Camera and Dual Sim. Additionally we will see a fingerprint sensor and of course LTE.

While the specs on the Philips phone looks good, AliBaba officially announced the pricing today for the Philips Aurora I966 as well to be 3999 RMB (605USD). This is quite steep compared to the competiton of OnePlus and Xiaomi who offer comparable phones around 1999RMB, that is nearly half the price.

Philipis i966

 

At first Launch the PreOrder Page even said Market Price close to 8999RMB (ca 1470USD), which would have made the Aurora one of the most expensive phones in China. Now this PreOrder Price disappeared from the Page to replace it for a 3699RMB price.

Right now customers can preorder the YunOS Philips Aurora I966 for 3699RMB, but lets hope for the official Sale on November 1 we are going to see an substantial Price Drop.