Which budget smartphone to buy?

[Bm4n]

I would look for an S2, or something with a dual core, 1GB of RAM would be ideal and have a decent screen, that's the basic to make everything run smoothly. I think for 100 or a little more you should find a used one for sure and even new.

[garfield]

Galaxy s with 3 years and updated to 4.2.2 from a chef. I would say that if I were to buy one, I would go for this one or a nexus One. Look for those that have chef updates.

[Obione]

S2, dual cores, 1GB of RAM… I think it's out of budget and too much for my needs, after the chef's comment I'm confused. Isn't it a troll?:ugly:

A colleague told me that with the mini he's living in luxury and he's had it for 3 years. I've seen an Xperia Tipo for 90€ on H2M with a few months, I think it's overkill for me but you've scared me with the updates xD

Is the Tipo in that mid-range category? I suppose that by low-range we mean an S of those under 100€ new.

[victorpexacos]

Something like this would be fine: Vodafone Huawei Ascend G300 Pay as you go Smartphone: Amazon.co.uk: Electronics

[Franziskaner]

@Obione:

S2, dual cores, 1GB of RAM… I think it's out of budget and it's too much for my needs, after the cook's issue I don't get it ¿Isn't it a troll? :ugly:

A colleague told me that with the mini he's living in luxury and he's had it for 3 years. I've seen an Xperia Tipo for 90€ on H2M with a few months on it, I think it's overkill for me but you've scared me off with the updates thing xD

Is the Tipo in that mid-range category? I suppose that by low-end we mean an S of those under 100€ new.

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[Sylver]

@Franziskaner:

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[Bm4n]

@Obione:

S2, dual cores, 1GB of RAM… I think it's out of budget and too much for my needs, after the chef's comment I don't get it ¿Isn't it a troll? :ugly:

A colleague told me that with the mini you go luxury and he has had it for 3 years. I've seen an Xperia Tipo for 90€ on H2M with a few months, I think it's too much for me but you guys have scared me with the updates xD

Is the Tipo in that mid-range? I suppose that by low range we understand an S of those less than 100€ new.

You can find the S2 second-hand for 150€, the Y300 (http://www.gsmarena.com/huawei_ascend_y300-5386.php) which is also not bad for 126€ new (http://www.amazon.es/Huawei-Ascend-Y300-Smartphone-procesadores/dp/B00B92ZGY8/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1370858668&sr=8-1&keywords=huawei). The problem with the cheaper ones is that they limit you in many things, you can always make do, for example I have an LG Hub fixed as best as I can (with 4.1, the SD as internal memory, the cam has no drivers…) and it's functional but it's a puzzle.

I wouldn't recommend going below something like the Y300, 512MB of RAM, dual core, 4GB of internal memory, Android 4.1 and a relatively decent screen; the processor is not the latest model but okay. Less will give you many limitations.

[Obione]

Well the model I've seen comes unlocked (which is good because my dad will pick up the deal when the contract ends) and with Android 4.1, if you give your approval I'll go for 90 euros :ugly:

Editing: Heck I just read your last paragraph Bm4n, the mother that gave birth to the 2 cores… It's that I don't want to pay more than 100 euros for 4 nonsense. I'm going to look at the models mentioned in the second hand.

What do you mean exactly by limit? If it is that the colleague with the Mini tinkers quite a bit with the phone with a model from 3 years ago. For me it doesn't even seem like he has updated the System.

If it's just a matter of drivers I don't want it to act as a cam or do weird things, just taking photos and being able to download them is more than enough for me. I don't think I'll use much memory either...

Editing2: I just saw the Y300 on H2M for 125€ G.I., 5€ cheaper than on Amazon xD

Well I'll take your advice, 40€ with what my phones last is not a problem.

[Bm4n]

But on Amazon it's new, I don't know about H2M... Let's see, the issue with internal memory limits the programs you can have installed, RAM will cause things to constantly close in the background, number of tabs when browsing, etc., the processor in the execution speed and if it's an old generation it won't let you run some apps like the Chrome browser, the OS limits you to access many apps and options like the wifi router, share via BT, etc., besides the latest versions run like a lightning. In short, I don't mind spending 300€ on something I use every day for a thousand things and as you say, to save a few bucks is silly.

[Nemo]

Obione, from what you say, you haven't used an Android continuously.

If that's the case, it's like with PCs. You start thinking about a simple PC for Minesweeper, email, and Office, and you end up wanting to play Battlefield in Ultra mode and on three monitors.

The jump from the low range (90/120€) to the mid range (150/220€) is brutal. We're talking about going from screens with resolutions of 320 x 480 to 480x800. From having 512 MB of RAM (being optimistic) to 1 GB or from single-core processors at 800Mhz to Dual Core 1.2Ghz.

Earlier I recommended the Galaxy S because it's a phone that's very cheap now and if it's been well cared for, it still has a lot to say.
It all depends on how it's going to be used. If, for example, it's for someone who only wants it for calling or WhatsApp, a low-end one will do just fine. But this Android thing is very addictive and you quickly get the hang of it and your phone becomes insufficient in the blink of an eye.

As an example, I'll give you my mother-in-law. A lady of 70 years old to whom I installed WhatsApp and now she has me fried with videos, invitations to games from Google Play, and I think she now wants to make an Instagram account. You know when someone gets into Android, they don't know when to leave :troll:

[Obione]

Hawei that dual core and blablabla, beyond that I didn't understand xD

Thanks troops

[Franziskaner]

baaaaaa about dual core and screen I don't know what, if you want to be up to date share

greetings

[Obione]

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Necesito lo más, he estado revisando los consumos y en el último medio año son de entre 2 y 0€ :ugly:

Jodido Maxwell Smart xD

[Nemo]

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Pues entonces con uno sencillo vas bien. YA nos contarás como queda la cosa. ;D

Un saludo

[victorpexacos]

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Si quieres arriesgarte un poco:

Hero V6888

A mi amigo le costo 65e puesto en casa.

Yo tengo otro modelo chino y la verdad es que por el precio, no hay nada que se le parezca en el mercado europeo. Aunque hay que saber lo que se compra y donde.

Sl2!!

[Obione]

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Nah, gracias por la info, pillaré el dual core económico de Amazon.

Editing: Me han robado el navegador, me jode porque me va a tocar comprar el soporte y tal vez adaptador a mechero pero mira, por lo menos tendré mapas actualizados por la patilla. Ahi ya tengo un uso que no tenía previsto :ugly:

[jordiqui]

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Con doble núcleo y 1 GB de RAM justito por 100 pavetes. Yo miraría en el mercadillo de htcmania suele haber ofertas interesantes. Por soporte por ejemplo un SGII está actualizado a jellybean. Hace dos años. LG tienen problemas de soporte como te han comentado. Yo vendí un samsung galaxy y ace 2 precintado por 130. Pero si quieres soporte vas a tirar de stock pasando de ROM cocinadas samsung la gama galaxy.

[garfield]

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Key Lime Pie funcionará con 512mb de ram

Esto es lo último que sé, y que uno de los móviles que siempre ha tenido una rom cocinada a la última ha sido el galaxy S. Mira a ver.

[Tecnho]

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Yo buscaría de segunda mano como te dicen o un mini 2, pero ideal prefiero un galaxy s o one como te comentan ambos han pasado por mis manos o si no espera y ahorra algo si eres de mantener las cosas tiempos es mejor comprar algo bueno y de calidad.

[Obione]

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Mientras me funcione el navegador GPS, de sobra. El lunes llega el Y300.