Ask HN: Cheap but decent quality Android smartphone?

#1

Post by tixocloud » Fri, Mar 31, 2017, 6:49 PM UTC

Looking to purchase phones that are being used by customers on a rental basis.

Re: Ask HN: Cheap but decent quality Android smartphone?

#2

Post by WheelsAtLarge » Fri, Mar 31, 2017, 7:51 PM UTC

I use a LG Optimus Zone 3 - black - 4G LTE - 8 GB - CDMA - smartphone. It's a good basic phone. I bought it for about $10.00. It's hard to beat.

Overall it's a good basic phone, apps run at an acceptable speed. I can run the major apps. The screen is large enough but not too large to get in the way. The camera is very basic but it does the job.

I don't play games so I can't speak to that. The biggest draw back is the amount of memory available for apps. It's very low. I only keep a 2 or 3 of the major apps at one time. You can't beat it for the price. Specially since I could probably buy 30 of these phones and still be below the price of some of the expensive popular android models.

Re: Ask HN: Cheap but decent quality Android smartphone?

#3

Post by beagle3 » Fri, Mar 31, 2017, 8:14 PM UTC

WheelsAtLarge wrote: post #2

I use a LG Optimus Zone 3 - black - 4G LTE - 8 GB - CDMA - smartphone. It's a good basic phone. I bought it for about $10.00. It's hard to beat. Overall it's a good basic phone, apps run at an acceptable speed. I can run the major apps. The screen is large enough but not too large to get in the way. The camera is very basic but it does the job. I don't play games so I can't speak to that. The biggest draw back is the…

Where do you get it for $10? Amazon sells it for $40, verizon for $70

Re: Ask HN: Cheap but decent quality Android smartphone?

#4

Post by Fej » Fri, Mar 31, 2017, 8:19 PM UTC

Define "cheap".

Re: Ask HN: Cheap but decent quality Android smartphone?

#5

Post by WheelsAtLarge » Fri, Mar 31, 2017, 8:30 PM UTC

beagle3 wrote: post #3

WheelsAtLarge wrote: post #2

I use a LG Optimus Zone 3 - black - 4G LTE - 8 GB - CDMA - smartphone. It's a good basic phone. I bought it for about $10.00. It's hard to beat. Overall it's a good basic phone, apps run at an acceptable speed. I can run the major apps. The screen is large enough but not too large to get in the way. The camera is very basic but it does the job. I don't play games so I can't speak to that. The biggest draw back is the…

Where do you get it for $10? Amazon sells it for $40, verizon for $70

I looked at my invoice from Best Buy and it was $9.99. I guess it was on sale but even at $40.00 it's not a bad deal.

Re: Ask HN: Cheap but decent quality Android smartphone?

#6

Post by manvsmachine » Fri, Mar 31, 2017, 8:38 PM UTC

Moto G4 or G5 (when the 5 comes out). The Moto G pretty much invented the category of inexpensive, solid performing phones with a non-tampered-with Android experience.

Re: Ask HN: Cheap but decent quality Android smartphone?

#7

Post by el_isma » Fri, Mar 31, 2017, 8:57 PM UTC

Xiaomi redmi, all the models, according to your budget.

Re: Ask HN: Cheap but decent quality Android smartphone?

#8

Post by zwerdlds » Fri, Mar 31, 2017, 9:11 PM UTC

manvsmachine wrote: post #6

Moto G4 or G5 (when the 5 comes out). The Moto G pretty much invented the category of inexpensive, solid performing phones with a non-tampered-with Android experience.

Seconded. I have a Moto G3. Cheap, solid, beater that IDGAF about key scratches. Never had any hardware issues.

Root-ready by the mfg, running Cyanogen from day 1.