Pepsi is apparently making a phone called the Pepsi P1. A number of Android sites have dug up a leaked image of a new device that is clearly branded with the Pepsi logo, something that was even teased on the company's Weibo account just a few days ago. But Pepsi hasn't gone and designed the phone itself. Instead, it's contracted an unknown phone manufacturer to do the job (the device does have a certain Huawei aesthetic to it, for what it's worth). The latter is a move that we've seen other brands (like Kodak) attempt in the past, one that almost always produces pretty awful results.
The draw here is, obviously, the price. Phone makers big and small have spent the last year or so pushing the boundaries when it comes to how little they're willing to charge for unlocked, nearly-premium phones. But affordable Android phones are nearly a dime a dozen in China, which is where the Pepsi Phone will be sold. If and when it goes on sale, Pepsi will supposedly charge just 1,299 yuan — about $205 US, or at least a few thousand bottle caps and UPC labels.
Source :The Verge
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