ZTE-made Concord arrives at T-Mobile and Walmart, caters to the starter crowd at $100 contract-free

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[T-Mobile][3] wants to offer as much of a lure to smartphone newcomers as to power users who might spring for its [truly unlimited data][4], and the [ZTE][5] Concord might just be the right kind of bait. The truly 2010-vintage Android 2.3, 3.5-inch screen and 2-megapixel camera won't get anyone's pulse racing, but a $100 contract-free price is hard to ignore -- even for the sort who'd otherwise be looking for a just-does-calls flip phone. Accordingly, the carrier plans to put the Concord in front of audiences that would rarely care to set foot in a dedicated cellphone store. [Walmart][6] is selling the phone today for those comfortable with a Walmart Family Mobile plan. If you'd rather show fealty to T-Mobile itself, you'll have to swing through a Target store on or after August 26th.

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