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After the latest Cyanogen-powered device was put on ice, we take a look back at other smartphones that had a similarly short life.
The Alcatel OneTouch Hero 2+ was to be the next Cyanogen OS smartphone to be launched, after the OnePlus One and Micromax’s Yureka.
However, its planned summer release for the North American market was called off this week.
According to Alcatel and Cyanogen, the device didn’t have a clear Android 5.1 upgrade path, reportedly due to its MediaTek chipset.
Compared to lower-end Cyanogen OS phones, the Hero 2+ could have appealed to more high-spending US consumers with its six-inch display, aluminium body, LTE connectivity, and 13.1 megapixel main camera and five-megapixel rear camera. It was set to launch with Cyanogen 11.0 on Android 4.4.4. For now, however, it looks like it's been permanently put on ice.
Caption by: Liam Tung
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