Turkcell has a new smartphone, the T50, which is its fırst operator-branded smartphone with 4G as well as having wearable accessories. It follows the T40, which was made available for sale at the beginning of 2014, and is Turkey’s first locally-designed and locally-produced smartphone. The T50 will be partly manufactured in Turkey.
“We see smartphones not as items of luxury, but as mini-computers that enable our customers to have access to knowledge and make their lives easier. Making advanced technology affordable was the factor that motivated us when launching our own-branded T-Series. We continue to break new ground in Turkey’s smartphone technology with T50 – Turkey’s first operator-branded 4G smartphone. Although Turkey does not yet have an officially announced calender for 4G licensing, we follow global LTE trends closely and make our investments in line with the emerging technology both on the network side and on the smartphone side. Our next area of focus is 4G and we will continue to be the leading operator in Turkey in LTE .” said Turkcell CEO Sureyya Ciliv at the launching of T50.
The Turkcell T40, which was made available for sale at the beginning of 2014, was Turkey’s first locally-designed and locally-produced smartphone. The T50 will be also be partly manufactured in Turkey.
In addition to its 4G feature, T50 offers a quad core application processor, advanced camera properties and a 5-inch display, which is used for the first time on a T–Series phone. Android 4.4.2 Kit Kat OS houses many applications such as Kingsoft Office and Turkcell’s cloud service ‘Akilli Depo’ in order to let users work on the go. T50 comes fully loaded with Turkcell services such as Turkcell TV, Turkcell Music, Turkcell Video, Turkcell application store T-Market.
T50’s wristband T-Fit is multi-functional. It allows for health-tracking through its stepmeter and calorie counter. It also helps improving the quality of sleep through alarm and vibration features.
Having launched T10, Turkey’s first operator-branded smartphone in 2011, Turkcell has now reached a milestone of 1.5 million own-branded devices sold in Turkey. Of that 1.5 million, 7 out of 10 customers were introduced to a smartphone for the first time with their use of a Turkcell T-series phone, it says.