Cheapest Android Phone with the Latest Version of Android?

Psycho Sonny said:
It's not very hard to have the latest version at all. Just buy a Nexus device or Google Pixel, etc.
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Yeah and pay a massive price just for the right to have the latest version of Android. For an open source operating system having free updates for the life of the phone should be expected no matter who you buy the phone from. Just because third parties add so much rubbish to the default Android install that they can't then easily roll out updates to Android isn't a good excuse. I'm starting to think the only reason non-Google phone manufacturers don't keep the latest version of Android on their phones is because they want to save the money instead of actually looking after their customers.

Why should I have to pay £500 for a phone just to get the latest version Android all the time? It is an open source operating system. I don't expect to have to buy a special computer in order to run the latest version of Linux so why do I need to buy a special phone to get the latest version of Android?
 
Psycho Sonny said:
You said it was hard. Not Expensive.

You could always buy a phone with a good community behind it on XDA forums.

so moto g, etc.
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True. Maybe hard was the wrong word. Although I thought the thread title was clear in that I was looking for a cheap alternative. I'll look into the Moto G. Thanks for the tip :).
 
Psycho Sonny said:
You could always buy a phone with a good community behind it on XDA forums.

so moto g, etc.
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great advice, with the right XDA community any android phone will be on the latest firmware, flagship phones don't tend to need it but the lower budget/niche area of the market really benefit from XDA.
 
Try a second hand nexus or Oneplus phone. Then get it rooted, unlock the bootloader and stick a custom ROM on it. Easily the best way to be on the latest version of Android. Waiting for phone makers to update is always a pain.
 
biron_w said:
Try a second hand nexus or Oneplus phone. Then get it rooted, unlock the bootloader and stick a custom ROM on it. Easily the best way to be on the latest version of Android. Waiting for phone makers to update is always a pain.
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Could do I guess although I'm always a bit worried about buying second hand. Maybe I'll check out the members market and see what is available. Thanks for the tip. I've never played around with custom ROMs before. In fact I could probably install a custom ROM on my old Nexus 4 phone if that is still supported.
 
Have done the same to my OnePlus One, latest android, play with all the new features, love it. Also bought it of the MM here (maybe 4th/5th phone now over the last 10 years!)
Will be putting it on here if I sell it, good community here with the trust system.
 
Cromulent said:
Could do I guess although I'm always a bit worried about buying second hand. Maybe I'll check out the members market and see what is available. Thanks for the tip. I've never played around with custom ROMs before. In fact I could probably install a custom ROM on my old Nexus 4 phone if that is still supported.
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You can get 7.1.1 on the Nexus 4. Have a look here
And I've bought a few phones from the members market. Never had any issues.
 
Given that Lenovo own Motorola would the support for both company phones not be the same.. i.e. the P2 should receive the same no of updates for example as the G5 would??
 
I managed to find some cheapest android phones running Android 7.0 on ebay.

£48 OUKITEL C5 3G Smartphone has Android 7.0, 5 inch 720p IPS screen, Mediatek MTK6580 1.3GHz quad core CPU, 2GB RAM, 16GB Flash, 5MP (8MP software) back camera, 2MP (5MP software)front camera, 2000mAh battery, SD slot and dual SIM slot.

£58 Bluboo D1 3G Smartphone has Android 7.0, 5 inch 720p screen, Mediatek MTK6580A 1.3GHz quad core CPU, 2GB RAM, 16GB Flash, 8MP & 2MP dual cameras at back, 5MP front camera, 2600mAh battery, SD slot and dual SIM slot.

£59 Doogee Shoot 2 3G Smartphone has Android 7.0, 5 inch 720p IPS screen, Mediatek MTK6580 1.3GHz quad core CPU, 2GB RAM, 16GB Flash, 5MP dual cameras at back, 5MP front camera, 3360mAh battery, SD slot and dual SIM slot.
 
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