Smartphone Observations: Cost and Availability All of these observations were made in Naypyitaw, Pyinmana, and Yangon. The limitations noted above apply. Unless specified otherwise, all amounts have been approximated to the United States Dollar. Mobile Cost Comparison - Huawei is the most popular brand, in stores and among those we talked to locally, - Second most popular is Samsung, - Next is Apple and imitations, often very expensive, - Overall, Android dominates in smartphone operating system penetration, and - In addition, many brands unfamiliar to U.S. natives were available. Photos included below. $563 - The average calculated cost of a ready-to-use smartphone with International service, computed using the numbers below. Note that some of the lower-range models have limited “smartphone” capabilities and do not appear to be widely available. Device costs - $39: Karbonn K280, $53: Nokia G365S, $80: Samsung S III (likely a bootleg or copy), $109: Lenovo A366t, $109: Sunlight P900 Mini, $115: Samsung Galaxy Y, $130: Samsung Galaxy mini, $189: GMG A9000 (average cost among various offers), $243: Venera AKTIV (average cost among various offers), $317: Samsung Galaxy S, $524: Samsung Galaxy S3, $624: Huawei C830E, and $1,120: iPhone. 22