The product is part of Verizon’s Yahoo mobile phone plan, which launched in March. Although affordable, the $50 product is also a re-skinned ZTE phone that features low-end specs.
(Credit: Yahoo) The Yahoo brand is releasing its first-ever smartphone, but don’t expect too much. The $50 product is a re-skinned ZTE handset that now comes in purple. The company’s parent, Verizon, is launching the phone to help drive subscribers to the Yahoo-branded mobile phone service, which arrived back in March. For $40 a month, the plan gives you unlimited data, talk, and text over Verizon’s 4G network. In addition, subscribers get access to Yahoo Mail Pro, the ad-free version of the email service, which comes with 1,000GB of storage.(Credit: Yahoo) Verizon is now filling out the service with a Yahoo-branded phone, which goes on sale today.
