OT - cheapest smartphone under ?100

Can't you still buy featurephones in the supermarkets for about a tenner? Phone calls and text is all they do. No need for Android at all.

Nick

I noticed the link date. The article itself is dated 2018. Thanks for the link - I've just been nosing around Carphone Warehouse (their web site is crap) and there are a few around that price and some very cheap dumb phones.

Looks like there are options.

Feet better than Google on this occasion.

Cheers

Dave R

Tesco this afternoon.

Nick

In message , Chris French writes

My recent experiences with Argos have been pretty dire. A watch bought for my wife had a battery that lasted under 3 months, and a cheap Casio watch I bought for myself to get an alarm turned out to be a very obsolete version (the colour of the backlight gave it away).

They don't have them at the moment, but my 5" Medion smartphone from Aldi (49.99) has had free maintenance** during its 3 year warranty.

Medion seem to be owned by Lenovo, who did the repairs.

My other Android 6 phone is just a generic off ebay. It cost ?24.95 and is a bit lower spec, but has been fine.

I've got an Alcatel U5 which is very good with a few limitations.

Currently available (SIM free) from Argos for £69.95:

I'd suggest having a look at some of the direct from China deals from firms like Gearbest. Bought a Redmi 4X a while back for

Problem with cheap second hand iphone is that the battery is usually stuffed and not that cheap to replace unless you diy that.

We've had several Moto's around the family. I'm currently on a G5 which is above your limit, but E4 and C Plus are under £100.

My basic phone on Tesco Mobile cost £5 + £10topup. My smartphone (MotoC) from tesco cost £65 +10 to unlock it (I now use it on Three which is much cheaper for data).

Have a look at the low-numbered Nokias, eg the Nokia 1:

It's an Android Go phone so it should get regular software updates, unlike most of the other phones in this class which are just 'landfill Android'.

Theo

Wileyfox has gone out of business. Pity, because it used CyanogenMod - now replaced by LineageOS.

I thought it did a phoenix?

True - although while not every phone is eligible, mine was replaced by Apple for £25 at 80% 'capacity' remaining. Not bad I thought for a near

Yep

Yes, but those that qualified for that cheap battery replacement were never anything like as cheap to buy second hand as the OP requires. They still aren't and that cheap battery replacement runs out at the end of this year.

Thanks for that - I was rather interested in them.

th

under £4. Easy to fit.

NT

I was being tempted by the really cheap voice+text handsets but it appears that they are mainly 2G.

However my current SIM is with Virgin Mobile and that should work in a 2G handset, I believe.

Cheers

Dave R