What's the best Smartphone under $150???

[Patre]

This will be my first smartphone and with all the choices out there, I'm overwhelmed.
Not sure if this makes a difference, butI've been with T-mobile for 6+ years with their family plan and I'm happy with their service.

What say ye'??

 

[poofyhairguy]

If you are only buying new, one of these:

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/t-mobile...&skuId=5749282

If you are considering used too I would get a Nexus 4 off of swappa:

http://swappa.com/buy/nexus-4-unlocked/us

 

[Crono]

Yeah, I was going to suggest the L90 as well. You may want to root and get a microSD if you get one, so you can use external storage for apps.

The Lumia 635 is also good, and you can use microSD for apps without any additional steps.

 

[Ravynmagi]

Might be able to get a used Nexus 4 around that price (maybe a tad more). That'd be an excellent phone on T-Mobile. Not LTE, but HSPA+ is pretty decent on T-Mobile.

 

[gmaster456]

Only problems I had with my N4 was the battery was usually pretty bad. 8-12 hours with about an hour and a half screen on time.

 

[Bo625]

This will be my first smartphone and with all the choices out there, I'm overwhelmed.
Not sure if this makes a difference, butI've been with T-mobile for 6+ years with their family plan and I'm happy with their service.

What say ye'??

Save up an extra $30-50 and get a Moto G. Very good phone for the price.

 

[OS]

there were some big vendors selling refurb tmo lumia 925 for ~$150

 

[Bateluer]

Save up an extra $30-50 and get a Moto G. Very good phone for the price.

This is what I was going to suggest as well. Save your money for another week; you'll get much more phone for that 30 dollars.

http://www.amazon.com/Motorola-Moto-...eywords=moto+g

 

[RossMAN]

Assuming it's still available, I would highly recommend trying to get the LG L90 for $24.

I know you said you're happy with T-Mobile but if you're willing to consider Cricket Wireless (owned by AT&T) they're offering $$$ to switch. If you switch to Cricket, I would consider the HTC Desire 510 or Moto G LTE (first gen) for $150.

Or as everyone else has stated Moto G for $180.

 

[s44]

Trade in your last POS for the Note 4?

Ah, sadly this still puts you way above $150. The funny thing is, you get way more when you go up to $200 or $250.

 

[s44]

If you are considering used too I would get a Nexus 4 off of swappa:

http://swappa.com/buy/nexus-4-unlocked/us

Agree with Swappa but why the Nexus 4? The battery on that thing was a dog at launch, and with two years' power cycles on it... yikes.

The US Moto G is a better buy today.

 

[sm625]

A year ago I was able to buy a ZTE Supreme (aka ZTE Vital) for $150. God what a steal that was, and still is pretty much. I see nothing that touches it even today for $150. But that calibur of a deal should be coming up within the next 2 months if you can be patient and keep an eye on the deal sites. We may see the latest gen Moto G deals for under $150 in the next couple months.

 

[Patre]

Great replies guys!!

The Moto G looks like the popular "good buy" everyone's recommending.....the only thing that looks negative on that is:

"Optimized to work with 3G (UMTS/HSPA+) networks when roaming outside the US. Only supports 2G coverage on T-Mobile"

I wonder why only 2G coverage??
I really don't want to change carriers as my wife & I have a pretty good plan with T-Mobile being long time customers (unlimited talk, text, and free 3GB of data).

BTW, I can wait a little while to get a better deal on a phone and I can also slightly inscrease my budget if it makes a HUGE difference.......(I currently have a Nokia 710 Win8 phone and don't want to go back to that).

 

[kaerflog]

The L90 can be had for $100 and that's a great deal but no LTE.
Best cheap phone with LTE is the LG F6. LTE with awesome battery life.
The worst part is the 4gb memory. Although you can use micro SD I haven't figure out how to store apps on the micro yet.

 

[s44]

The L90 can be had for $100 and that's a great deal but no LTE.

Maybe you're thinking of the L9? Looks like the L90 does have it.

 

[Patre]

I don't mind spending up to $200 if it's worth it.......I'll generally use a phone a for a couple of years or more.

 

[s44]

Get a secondhand G2. Verizon version will work perfectly if you're in a refarm area (which most people are).

 

[midwestfisherman]

This looks like a decent deal at $189.
http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-Galaxy...ds=cell+phones

Not a bad deal either at $142.
http://www.amazon.com/BLU-Studio-D61...ds=cell+phones

Obviously none of these are flagship phone but you're getting decent specs overall.

 

[kaerflog]

Maybe you're thinking of the L9? Looks like the L90 does have it.

The L90 does not have LTE.
http://www.cnet.com/products/lg-l90/

 

[ronitbajaj]

Lumia 635 or 925 are the best under Rs. $150. Both are very good phone, which comes with some cool features.