With talk of impending financial doom and the planet balancing precariously on the edge of the recession precipice, Carphone Warehouse has unveiled the £5 mobile phone. Well, £4.95, to be precise.

The Samsung B130 isn’t going to receive any recognition for outstanding design or give the white-coat-wearing boffins at RIM, or Apple or HTC any cause for concern. But then that’s the whole point. And you still get change from a Lady Godiva. Can’t get that in most boozers these days.

Aimed at those who still believe that you use a camera to take photographs and a phone to make calls…the compact little handset weighs in at just 67g and has a “large, practical” keypad, colour display, WAP browser, MP3 ringtones, currency converter, calendar and voice recorder.

The Samsung B130 Black is available from £4.95 pay-as-you-go from Carphone Warehouse stores nationwide and online.

Out now | £4.99 | Carphone Warehouse

  • http://carphonewarehouse catherine paradine

    I am awaiting a mobile Hong Kong Not here yet! I need 1 temporary it seems to gd to be true£5

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