The Scientific and Technical Center for Information Technologies “ROSA” (STC IT ROSA) denied information that the Russian smartphone “R-FON” is a clone of the Bangladeshi device Symphony Helio 80. Company description seen On the official Telegram channel of the R-FON brand.
“R-FON” was announced in the summer of 2023. The device is positioned as the first smartphone based on the Russian analogue of Android “ROSA Mobile”. The smartphone is being developed by STC IT ROSA and electronics manufacturer Rutek. R-FON assembly is carried out at the Rutek factory in Saransk.
In Russian media in October 2023 started Information suggests that “R-FON” is a clone of Symphony Helio 80, a smartphone from Bangladeshi brand Symphony. “R-FON” and Symphony Helio 80 are very similar in both appearance and content. STC IT ROSA stated that its devices are not a copy of a foreign smartphone.
“We have no information about the Bangladeshi smartphone, which has started to appear in various media. At the same time, it is obvious that R-FON and a foreign smartphone are two completely different devices. “R-FON” is a smartphone created on the Russian operating system “ROSA Mobile”. “Foreign components were used in its production,” he said.
They also reminded that the factory in Saransk does not produce full cycles. Surface-mounted assembly and assembly of smartphones are carried out at Rutek facilities.
“We are making a Russian smartphone that meets all the requirements and criteria for equipment of Russian origin established by the Ministry of Industry and Trade. We are now going through the procedures to include us in the appropriate registers,” added STC IT ROSA.
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