Best Bargain Android Phone PaYG

HumbleCoder · 26 Mar 2011 at 19:14

I have a couple of Android apps in the store (Ad supported and paid for so won't link to them) and I no longer have an Android phone. I've just been issued with a works iPhone so I'm not interested in having another phone.

I'm literally looking for a phone to test the apps on cheap as possible and must have (or being ROMable) to 2.2. I was considering a HTC Wildfire or X10 Mini but I don't want to spend £150. I also looked at the Pulse Mini but that looks really bad.

Any recommendation that are decent and sub £100.

broona · 26 Mar 2011 at 19:20

Orange San Francisco, nothing else comes close for less than £150.

snapdragon · 26 Mar 2011 at 19:20

orange san francisco

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Jon1818 · 26 Mar 2011 at 19:21

Sony Erricson Xperia X8, ive got one on contract, cracking phone if a little small.

Robbo · 26 Mar 2011 at 20:57

Jon1818 said:
Sony Erricson Xperia X8, ive got one on contract, cracking phone if a little small.

SanFran over this, especially if you are up for modifying it a bit.

buchtis · 26 Mar 2011 at 21:01

San Fran.

EniGmA1981 · 26 Mar 2011 at 22:03

Samsung Galaxy Portal (Spica) is a contender... Plus there's various mods on samdroid to turn it into an actually pretty good handset

(SpicagenMod gives you Android 2.2.1, YONIP Kernel overclocks you from 800mhz to 1066mhz, various other patches to aid with ram management... it all helps

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osc89er · 27 Mar 2011 at 00:28

If cheap is more important than good you could get the t-mobile pulse mini at £30.

PU7E · 27 Mar 2011 at 04:48

snapdragon said:
orange san francisco

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HumbleCoder · 27 Mar 2011 at 10:47

Thanks I'll have a look, I did see they have some cheaper Galaxy models aswell for around for £70. Anyone had a go with one of them?

Super Tigers · 27 Mar 2011 at 11:21

This looks cheap and mod-able...

http://www.prepaymania.co.uk/mobile...mobile-phone-vodafone-pay-as-you-go.html?base

krooton · 28 Mar 2011 at 11:31

San Fran all the way, got my gf a Portal/Spica last year, and it gives nothing but grief, had no issues with any other Android handset.

Have tried a host of ROMs, stock 1.5, stock 2.1, modded 2.1, modded 2.2, it runs like a dog on any of them.

San Fran was so easy to mod and flies by comparison.

Fens · 28 Mar 2011 at 12:52

krooton said:
San Fran all the way, got my gf a Portal/Spica last year, and it gives nothing but grief, had no issues with any other Android handset.

Have tried a host of ROMs, stock 1.5, stock 2.1, modded 2.1, modded 2.2, it runs like a dog on any of them.

San Fran was so easy to mod and flies by comparison.

Likewise, bought my gf a San Fran recently and also found everything very easy to flash and mod...she loves the phone.

Myshra · 28 Mar 2011 at 13:43

Orange SanFran for the other reasons, more because it's pretty simple to use with 2.2 or 2.1 (market share should probably dictate you test on both currently tbh) via ROM switching and it's cheap. The only thing against it is the fact that the majority of Androids sold to date are 1Ghz which this isn't, but if your app isn't CPU/GPU intensive you'll be fine.