Kphone Bringing Aggressively Priced Unlocked GSM Phone to US in Fall

Kphone announced an unlocked Android smartphone that’s due to hit the U.S. market in October. The company cited the growing popularity of unlocked phones, which it said provide the latest smartphone technology along with the flexibility to switch among networks with no termination fees. The first Kphone to be sold in the U.S. is the 5-inch K5, with Android 5.0, Corning Gorilla Glass, a Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 quad-core processor, a 13-megapixel back camera, 5-megapixel front camera and dual SIM card slots. The phone supports AT&T and T-Mobile in the U.S., the company said. Pricing for the Kphone, made by Chinese smartphone maker K-Touch, will be "aggressive," according to a company spokeswoman, who said the U.S. phone retailer isn't ready to release pricing details.