{"id":10411,"date":"2017-08-03T10:54:48","date_gmt":"2017-08-03T10:54:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.designmantic.com\/blog\/?p=10411"},"modified":"2023-09-08T13:01:07","modified_gmt":"2023-09-08T13:01:07","slug":"kfc-edition-huawei-smartphone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.designmantic.com\/blog\/kfc-edition-huawei-smartphone\/","title":{"rendered":"How Do Chickens Make A Call? From Finger-Licking KFC Edition Huawei SmartPhone!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Have you ever thought about declaring your undying love for fried chicken with your phone? Well, neither have we but as the rumor on the block has it, Huawei and KFC recently launched the fiery red Huawei Enjoy 7 Plus with Colonel Sanders emblazoned on the back. Talk about taking creepy fandom a whole notch up! We surely haven\u2019t been this surprised since Snapchat decided to venture into hardware<\/strong><\/a>!!<\/p>\n

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Over the years, we have seen our fair share of incredulous special edition smartphones, not all of which accomplished to be as cool and savvy as the R2-D2 Droid 2 or Samsung\u2019s superhero-themed Galaxy devices; the appallingly unpleasant Hello Kitty HTC Butterfly S was one such exception. However, the latest special edition contraption from Huawei is actually so weird it kind of comes across as the \u201ccool new thing\u201d. Some customers even claim that it is “finger-licking good.”<\/p>\n

The KFC-branded Android smartphone was launched in china to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the chain\u2019s presence in the country. The global empire of KFC decided to expand its reach to the most populous country in the world in 1987, with a single outlet opened in Beijing. It was founded all the way back in 1930 as the Sanders Court & Caf\u00e9, before being franchised in 1952. Following a course of three decades, the franchise touted more than 5000 local outlets in china, taking the lion\u2019s share of fried chicken culture in the country. As it was, Huawei also launched in 1987, and has since witnessed noteworthy progress in the mobile industry, both internationally and domestically. Therefore, it seems only natural that the two ginormous companies would collaborate to commemorate \u201cthe rise of China in these 30 years\u201d.<\/p>\n

According to Steven Li, the senior vice president of KFC marketing with Yum China,<\/p>\n

\u201cBoth brands have witnessed the rise of China in these 30 years, and both embody the spirit of the times. Our collaboration is a homage to the era. The launch of the phone is also an important phase in the brand\u2019s effort to fully digitalize the user experience and venture into smart F&B and entertainment.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The new device was announced over Weibo by KFC. While the original post is in Chinese and keeping in mind the shaky nature of Google translate, this is what we gleaned from the broadcast:<\/p>\n

\u201cKentucky China 30 years from 1987 to 2017, 30 years accompanied by the taste of the times, suck refers to the aftertaste! Kentucky together with Huawei joint cooperation, the introduction of Huawei Chang enjoy 7 Kentucky commemorative version of gorgeous struck! Commemorative Edition laser back carving, pre-installed Kentucky Super APP, with WOW member 10 thousand K gold, but also the first to experience k-music song function. Limited to 5000 will soon be on sale, waiting for you to grab!\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

FYI before you start inferring the meaning of this distorted piece of translation, \u201cSuck\u201d refers to the brand\u2019s slogan of \u201cfinger-licking good\u201d, as translated from Chinese.<\/p>\n

Is The KFC Edition Huawei Smartphone worth its Salt?<\/h2>\n

Watch out Apple as KFC\u2019s brand new Enjoy 7 plus Android device is going to take you up on it! Constructed in partnership with Huawei, the 5.5\u201d smartphone is powered by a Snapdragon 425 processor with the Adreno 308 GPU, incorporating 32GB of storage and 3GB of RAM, with an optional 128GB of expandable memory. The phone comes equipped with Android 7.0, has a 3,020mAh battery, a 12MP camera, and a splendid fingerprint scanner that we hope is grease-proof to accommodate fingers that have been tucked into a bargain bucket. The phone is decked out in KFC\u2019s signature red colour, with the heart-warming illustration of Colonel Sanders etched out on the back. At a mere $160, one could say it\u2019s a fair bargain.<\/p>\n

Unfortunately, the fast food<\/a> giant has announced that it would release only 5,000 of the Android devices, but on the plus side, each arrives laden with the restaurant\u2019s personal digital currency in 100,000 K-dollars, so that the KFC aficionado owners can gorge themselves to their heart\u2019s content on the brand\u2019s scrumptious and succulent deep fried goods!<\/p>\n

If you want one of these magnificent fried chicken smartphones, sadly you are going to have to get yourself over to China. While a few units may find themselves resold internationally, it\u2019s important to keep in mind that cellular bands might not work in certain places. Not to mention, since the phone was intended for China, it will lack Google services due to the build of Android 7.0 on the phone.<\/p>\n

As soon as the news leaked out, Twitterati over the globe went overboard with amusement while some frowned upon the very merits of the notion. Here\u2019s what a few people have to say about the launch:<\/p>\n

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Chicken Smartphone is here 😂 #KFC<\/a> #Huawei<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/F3mgXdzjZ5<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Comet Tech (@TechComet) July 13, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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KFC smartphone coming to China: https:\/\/t.co\/OG4TJwhAJp<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/LewKFojTu4<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Kotaku (@Kotaku) July 13, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Real talk, I kinda want that KFC phone<\/p>\n

\u2014 Jaime (@atilano_jaime) July 13, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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They already made one pic.twitter.com\/OLQYkrIK5m<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 ️️️️️️ (@1kona_) July 13, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Let\u2019s see what our panelists of today have to say about this finger-licking development:<\/p>\n