Best Budget Smart Phones - Rolling thread

[joejoe666]

this thread is dedicated to low price devices, ss the most of the smart phone manufacturers are starting to focus on low-end markets too.

I would like to this to be a rolling thread. All prices should be off-contract purchase prices

So give us your recommendations...

As of May 2014

Sub $50
$30, no rebate: ZTE Concord II http://www.metropcs.com/metro/categ...es/Android/detail/ZTE_Concord_II/610214635327
Nokia 520/521 (sometimes on sale)

Sub $100
Nokia 520/521
Asus Zenfone 4

Sub $150
Moto E
Asus Zenfone 5

Sub $200
Moto G
Asus zenfone 6

 

[thedosbox]

This is about as good an idea as having a rolling thread for high-end smartphones. i.e. not.

 

[Dari]

This is about as good an idea as having a rolling thread for high-end smartphones. i.e. not.

Not necessarily so. The prices may fluctuate but the phones stay the same. Unless another manufacturer enters the fray.

 

[Kenmitch]

This is about as good an idea as having a rolling thread for high-end smartphones. i.e. not.

If you don't like the thread topic then the polite thing to do is just move on.

I see nothing bad about having a budget phone thread. Sometimes people don't need bleeding edge technology or are currently cash strapped with a broken phone.

 

[thedosbox]

If you don't like the thread topic then the polite thing to do is just move on.

I'll need to remember that the next time someone craps in a thread about whether phones are too big.

I see nothing bad about having a budget phone thread. Sometimes people don't need bleeding edge technology or are currently cash strapped with a broken phone.

OK, perhaps "bad idea" was not the best choice of words - try "useful" instead. Prices and availability vary greatly by geography and carrier (just as they do for higher-end devices). For example, the Moto E currently sells for $180 in Canada, more than the Moto G!

 

[joejoe666]

Well my thought was a thread like this is created every few months. So whoever has insight should post "as of xx date" "yy country/location" "$zzz" price. Very simple and 1 place to go

 

[Apex]

Sub $30, no rebate:
ZTE Concord II

http://www.metropcs.com/metro/categ...es/Android/detail/ZTE_Concord_II/610214635327