Wileyfox Spark: an Android 6.0 Marshmallow phone for peanuts
£90 for 4G, HD screen and quad-core processing – while premium X and + versions beef up the power and screen size
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Smartphone upstart Wileyfox is back with its third Android handset – and the Spark is as affordable and downright disruptive as its predecessors.
Cost-wise, the Spark is a far cry from £600 flagships like the Samsung Galaxy S7 or LG G4 – or even the likes of the £310 OnePlus 3. Priced at a piffling £89.99, it nevertheless manages to offer the latest version of Android (6.0 Marshmallow), a 5in 720p screen, 4G connectivity, a quad-core 1.3GHz processor, removable 2200mAh battery, 8MP front and rear cameras, dual SIM slots, and 8GB of expandable storage.
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OK, so we’re hardly talking scorching specs here (particularly that 8GB of storage), but on paper it still seems like an impressive haul given the Spark’s affordability. Even the design is pretty fetching: it’s just 8.65mm thick, comes in black or white soft touch “sandstone” finishes, and features curved glass on the screen. Wileyfox even chuck in a protective case for free (if you pre-order from Amazon).
And if you do feel like you need a bit more oomph in your pocket, there are two slightly beefed-up versions of the phone: the Spark+ comes with 16GB of storage, 2GB of RAM and a 13MP camera, and costs £114.99; the Spark X features similar specs, but boosts the screen size to 5.5in and the battery capacity to 3000mAh. It costs £129.99.
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The Spark range will be on sale from 12 July, and can be pre-ordered from today.
Look out for our hands-on impressions of the Spark later today.