概要：苹果和谷歌在高端智能手机市场如火如荼的较劲之时，阿尔卡特却将眼光放在了市场的另一端――最便宜的手机。
这部“阿尔卡特1010”价格只需5英镑(约人民币49元)，消费者无需预付任何话费。早前PrePayMania.co.uk网站曾推出1英镑的“阿尔卡特One Touch 232”，但必须预付10英镑的话费。
这款手机显然不是为“技术控”们设计的，它并不是智能机，手机里没有社交软件，也没有游戏，它的功能仅包括电话和短信。它只有3兆内存，但是内置了MP3播放器和调频收音机。该手机仅重59克，是苹果5S的一半。有黑色、深红和迷幻红(看起来更像栗色)可选。
阿尔卡特之所以推出这款手机，为的是方便用户在今年圣诞节期间使用最便宜的方式保持联系，也期待各年龄层的顾客随时将它们从货柜买走。
The world's cheapest phone goes on sale: Asda launches a £5 Alcatel mobile - and it doesn't even need a minimum credit top-up
Alcatel's 1010 phone costs just £5 from Asda on the T-Mobile network
It can make and receive calls and texts but cannot use apps
Customers do not need to top up a minimum of credit to buy the handset
It is available in black or red and is half the weight of Apple's iPhone 5S
While Apple and Google fans coo over the latest high-end smartphones, rival Alcatel is focussing its attention on the opposite end of the market by launching the world’s cheapest handset.
The Alcatel 1010 costs just £5 and comes with a built-in MP3 player, 3MB of memory and a wireless FM radio.
Customers are also not obliged to top up a minimum amount of credit when they buy the phone, as is the case with other budget devices.
However, the handset is not designed for tech-savvy customers and is classed as a 'feature' phone, as opposed to a smartphone.
The Alcatel 1010, pictured, is on sale at Asda on T-Mobile for just £5 without a minimum top-up. It can make and receive calls and texts, comes with a built-in MP3 player, 3MB of memory and a wireless FM radio
It doesn’t have social networking applications or games, for example, and only makes and receives calls and text messages.
Customers will be able to buy the phone from Asda and it is only available on the T-Mobile network as part of the deal.
The phone weighs 59g - half the weight of Apple’s latest iPhone 5S - and comes in Black, Deep Red or Fascinating Red, which is more like maroon.
Earlier this year PrePayMania.co.uk was selling the Alactel One Touch 232 for just £1, but it had to be bought with £10 worth of credit.
Claire McAuley mobile phone buyer at Asda said: ‘Purse strings are stretched ahead of the festive season.
‘A quarter of mums are budgeting more than ever and our customers are always looking for new ways to save money.
‘We've launched the lowest priced phone as a solution to keeping in touch at the lowest cost possible this Christmas and are expecting shoppers of all ages to snap them off the shelves.’
There has been a surge in companies offering ‘cheap’ and ‘cut-price’ gadgets recently in the run up to Christmas.
Last month Tesco launched its 7-inch Hudl Android tablet worth £119 - yet with Clubcard vouchers, customers could buy the device for as little as £40.
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