The cheap mobile phones source predicts that phones under $120 will soon have Android, Symbian and Windows Mobile operating systems.
The Symbian Foundation announced earlier this year that it was taking its whole system open source. This would be the largest shift from the proprietary to open source licensing system in the world according to a spokesman for the foundation.
The Android is appearing on $99 – $145 tablets and Mobile Internet Devices and Windows Mobile phones are now cheaper than ever.
According to Andy Lin, PR manager for cheap mobile phone provider, ePathChina, this opens up several new worlds for cheap China mobile manufacturers.
"China mobile makers have mastered the art of making a basic cheap cell phone," according to ePathChina's Andy Lin. "These new developments in Open Source opens up worlds of opportunities."
According to ePathChina's Andy Lin previously the only platform available to mobile phone developers, especially those working on cheap mobile phones priced at $100 or lower, was the Nucleus RTOS.
"While the Nucleus RTOS is a very capable OS it doesn't have nearly the same potential that Windows, or Android or Symbian has," according to ePathChina's Andy Lin.
"We are looking at what is potentially the most exciting development in the cheap mobile phone sector in years."
ePathChina's Andy Lin believes this will be a boon for cheap mobile phone customers and cheap mobile resellers because they will now be able to get many of the functions that have previously only been available on smart phones.
"Cheap mobile buyers will now be able to get mobile offices for the price of a cheap China phone," according to ePathChina's Andy Lin.
Some of the features that were likely to be on the upcoming phones according to the cheap phones seller could include PC synch, productivity tools, online browsing, email, customizable phone applications amongst other things.
According to ePathChina's Andy Lin the China mobiles trader would continue to offer high quality phones regardless of which OS it is running.
ePathChina's 12 month warranty and its stringent QC process guaranteed that eBay resellers and ecommerce vendors were getting the best price possible while still maintaining their reputation.
"With ePathChina resellers can get the cheap phones that they want with the quality and delivery time assurances they need."
