Fly DS150: X for my Life
Originally published in Russian on ekozlov.ru, 9 Sep 2009. Translated and lightly edited in 2026.
Original: Fly DS150 - X- for my -Life
The Fly DS150 goes on sale this week. It's a very simple, decent dual-SIM phone at a very affordable price: just over 2,000 rubles. Let's see how the market takes it. I like it, despite the shortcomings that come with any budget model. The best thing about it is the screen, which stays readable outdoors in bright sunshine, and does it pretty well.
I used it myself for about four days, with lots of calls and texts. Not a record, but not bad for a phone running two SIM cards. To my personal regret, marketing put it in the Xlife range, which is meant to stand for long battery life. In reality, these are just phones with a battery over 1,200 mAh and some clever power-saving technology. The ads will be up around town soon, looking roughly like this:
Funny, but not everyone will get it.
Mobile-Review published its review of the Fly DS150 today, if you'd like to read it.
