I am poor, and college, and need a phone.

  • KiaKaha [he/him]
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    4 years ago

    Xiaomi makes pretty good low-price phones iirc. Bonus points, you support an AES.

    • Ronalpinhos [none/use name]
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      4 years ago

      The thing is tariifs are insane in the US right now lmao.

      I had a look for the cumrade in your stores and boy is it expensive.

  • Shinji_Ikari [he/him]
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    4 years ago

    Essential PH-1. Flagship specs from 2017. I'm rocking one still. Its probably one of the best built phones I've ever used. It also helps I was friends with a guy in college who worked for them so I can complain directly. You can grab one for about 100 dollars on ebay now. Its probably the best hardware value you can find right now.

    • SEACUE [they/them]
      hexagon
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      4 years ago

      So I got it, and you were right. It's fantastic. I love it so much.

      • Shinji_Ikari [he/him]
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        4 years ago

        Really glad to hear it. I've never broken a screen since owning glass screened phones since 2008(knocks on wood), so I never bought a case and I don't regret it at all.

        • SEACUE [they/them]
          hexagon
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          4 years ago

          Yeah, I've gotten about 5 comments over the past few days about how cool it looks, and it's so hefty. Thanks for recommending it.

    • Ronalpinhos [none/use name]
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      4 years ago

      This is the best deal i could find for the US, I would invest a little bit more and get a more cost effective phone but I get it, times are hard.

      https://www.kimovil.com/en/where-to-buy-oukitel-c18-pro

  • BreadPrices [he/him,comrade/them]
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    4 years ago

    I've gotten a few phones from local places that buy and sell used phones. Pretty sure some of them are stolen but you can buy a pretty good Samsung for under a hundred. Also the best buy resale website has some good deals sometimes.

    • Ronalpinhos [none/use name]
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      4 years ago

      Thats a waste of money, if you want to spend under 50 just get something off Craigslist.

  • aaaaaaadjsf [he/him, comrade/them]
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    4 years ago

    If you can go second hand there are plenty of options. If you want something new look at the Nokia 2.2 and similar, it's around 100$ on Amazon and comes with the ability to update to Android 10 and 32GB storage and 3GB ram, along with a removable battery. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07SWFLKYW?tag=gsmarena093-20&linkCode=osi&th=1&psc=1