First batch of 300 Newman K2 phones will cost just $146


The Newman K2 is a 5.5-inch FHD phone with 1.5Ghz quad-core processor, and if you happen to live in China you could be fortunate enough to bag one for just $146!

Newman successfully make the leap from Chinese MP3 and PMP maker to respected phone maker last year with their first phone a dual-core MT6577 phone named the Newman N1. Over the past 18 months Newman have launched a number of excellent phones ranging from the quad-core Exynos powered N2 to the low-cost Newman K1.

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The next phone in the Newman range to hit the market with be the first 1080 FHD Newman phone to date with the largest display measuring 5.5-inch. Newman have announced that they plan to offer a small number of K2’s (just 300 units) at a special introduction price of only 899 Yuan ($146), an astonisghinly low price for a 1080 phone of this size powered by a 1.5Ghz MT6589T chipset, 2 GB RAM and boasting a 13 mega-pixel main camera!

Newman K2 specifications

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Newman have yet to set the date, but be sure that the special sale will kick off in the next week or so with all phone selling out in a matter of moments!

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15 Comments

  1. Jose Carlos
    July 26, 2013

    Good performance, good Price, EXTREMELY BORING looks, as 90% of chines phones. Glad we have interesting-looking phones, like the Zopo C2/ZP980.

    Anyway, great Price for a beast-phone like that!

  2. airyl
    July 27, 2013

    I’d love to get one at that price, if only I lived in China. Hopefully it doesn’t go over $260 outside of China.

  3. shikhi
    July 27, 2013

    When will these Guys start shipping it out of China. There are ppl living outside China too..

  4. Simon
    July 27, 2013

    Go for this or wait for the N3 ?

    • July 27, 2013

      I thought that the Newman K series were considered as a budget series compared to their flagship N series. In that case I’d expect the N3 to pack better hardware and a higher price tag.

  5. ahmed
    July 27, 2013

    hey andi will u buy 1 for me and ship it to me in india plz i m dyng to gt my hnds n a chns phn plz i wl pay u the mny wth shpng so plz stl wtng fr my frst chns phn

    • Mrinal
      July 27, 2013

      a e u i o. I think you’re much more in need of a keyboard that has all letters than a Chinese phone.

      • August 22, 2013

        Hahahaha! Excellent answer.

  6. Mrinal
    July 27, 2013

    How is lamination a type of protection? Is is it stronger than ‘normal’ phones?

    • Adam
      July 27, 2013

      No not really lamination is pretty much what most ‘normal’ phones have that want to save a few bucks. Your more likely to get a few scratches (or a few cracks if you drop it enough) than with a gorrilla glass

      • July 27, 2013

        Ah thanks. So there is basically no type of scratch resistance layer over the screen? Doesn’t this make the phone dangerously weak?

  7. Viktor
    July 27, 2013

    What is again this ‘first batch’ about?

    These factories should be able to produce thousands of phones each day… and not submitting 300 in a ‘first batch’.

    Is it approved?
    Is the price defined?
    Are all parts available?

    If yes, then start producing in masses.
    If not, then don’t even start producing…

  8. Simon
    July 27, 2013

    Is the 1st batch for beta testing ?

    • July 27, 2013

      Not sure, Newman did something similar with the K1 also

  9. jeep
    July 28, 2013

    Does anyone know a good store for chinese phones like this Newman in Beijing? I looked for it, saw some Oppo but that is it. Can anyone help me out?

    Thank you in regard 🙂