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Ask HN: Mobile phone for pragmatists

3 pointsby styecoover 8 years ago
My Samsung S4 LTE recently died, I&#x27;m looking for a new phone and find it hard to cut through all the marketing speak.<p>All I really need is a phone for light to medium use. I&#x27;m a developer, so it&#x27;s sitting on my desk most of the day, no heavy duty features needed. I don&#x27;t play games, I don&#x27;t do anything special with it, mostly messaging and taking the occasional picture.<p>So what I&#x27;m looking for is an affordable, just all around solid phone without bells and whistles and without a 200 € markup for a brand name.<p>If you could point me in any direction, thanks.

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howlettover 8 years ago
I have an S5 mini which I use for pretty much the same stuff (some browsing, music and messaging). I think you can get one for less than €200 online (I got mine for €250 about 2 years ago).<p>Pros: Waterproof, good size, replaceable battery, SD card.<p>Cons: Haven&#x27;t found any supported custom ROMs.
itamarstover 8 years ago
Moto E. Perfectly fine phone, pretty vanilla Android, costs $80 max.