Yezz Announces Smartphones With Google Cardboard VR Bundle Starting At Under $99

Yezz (remember them?) announced the launch of the Andy 5VR and Andy 5.5VR smartphones, which are Android devices that seemingly offer a smooth virtual reality experience out of the box by providing all the accessories needed.

Scaling up on the feature set, the Andy 5.5VR instead offers a slightly larger and better-quality 5.5-inch HD IPS screen, a 3000 mAh battery, and 4G LTE bandwidth. The cameras on the Andy 5.5VR are also more powerful, with a 5 MP front camera and an impressive 13 MP rear camera, both with flash.

Although a 1.3 GHz quad core processor is a decent amount of power under the hood, bundling a smartphone with a Google Cardboard viewer hardly makes it “VR ready,” especially considering the relatively low screen resolutions. Yezz is also offering a software package that includes a 360-degree video player, but nothing else that really indicates these phones are going to run smooth with VR content.

The Andy 5VR and Andy 5.5VR smartphones will be available online from Yezz, and at participating retail stores where Yezz products are currently sold, with models ranging from under $99 to $249.

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