Don't expect much.
This $9.82 phone runs Android 4.4 KitKat with a 1.2 GHz, dual-core processor, which is backed by 512 MB of RAM. It has 4GB of internal storage, which LG advertises as having “up to 1.15 GB usable”. It is also listed as having about 7 hours of talk time, with almost 10 days of standby (although that is probably with next to nothing running). These components power a phone with a 3.8-inch, 480×320 display. It is not compatible with LTE, but it does have WiFi and 3G.
That said, the person writing this article is currently using an LG Optimus One from 2010, which runs Android 2.2 and doesn't even have enough on-device storage to install and use Firefox for Android. (My phone has ~60MB usable with basically nothing installed and a couple of built-in apps uninstalled.) So, for someone like me, this phone would actually be a step up and usable for something more than just phone calls.
… not much more, but maybe $10 worth of more?
“currently using an LG
“currently using an LG Optimus One from 2010”
Like what…!?! o_0
It makes phone calls really
It makes phone calls really well. :p
It’s also vulnerable to 5
It’s also vulnerable to 5 years worth of patched Android vulnerabilities, including remotely exploitable ones (e.g. through SMS or MMS messages).
I was using a ZTE Blade
I was using a ZTE Blade running Android 2.2 a year ago, before going to a Xiaomi recently, that I almost never take advantage of it’s SOC potentials. When you have a PC in house, there is not really any reason to go out and throw $500 for a mobile computer just to make calls. And as long as there is Opera Mini out there, there is no reason to go and buy a mobile computer.
Anyway, Snapdragon chip for $10. I would have bough 5 and give 4 as gifts, keep the last one as a back up device.
I’d buy one, install Here
I’d buy one, install Here Maps on an SD card and use it as GPS. Can’t beat a 20$ GPS (10$ for SD) with the whole world’s maps avilable offline.
BTW, I don’t mind if anyone
BTW, I don’t mind if anyone decides they want to buy one for me and send to France; even after paying for shipping overseas it should be a good buy.
The LG website says it uses
The LG website says it uses these frequencies:
GSM 850/900/1800/1900 MHz, UMTS 850,1900 MHz
If I understand correctly, those are the basic 2G network frequencies. And if you’re on the Rogers or Fido network in Canada, you should be able to use that phone.
Am I correct?
For $10 (or $20 in Canada) it’s pretty good as an emergency phone. Sadly, the battery won’t last a day. Although you can now buy various battery packs to charge on the go or leave it connected. I’ve seen a large pack that can store 4x more battery life than my current phone for about $25 CAN.
I’m on Telus personally, but
I'm on Telus personally, but it would make sense if TracFone didn't lock it (but I'd be surprised if they didn't).
Im not sure on this specific
Im not sure on this specific phone but from what i remember you would have to have paid for at least 6 months of service before a prepaid carrier would unlock it for you.
Kind of mind blowing that you
Kind of mind blowing that you can get a mini computer that communicates with towers miles away, does GPS, Music, whatever all for less than an expensive fast food lunch.
Just thank the Chinese people
Just thank the Chinese people who work for close to nothing.
Yes but America’s nothing may
Yes but America’s nothing may just be a good wage relative to the cost of living where the factories are located. So it would be better to look at what it costs to live where the money is earned! Sure the workers can not live in the US but can they make it on what they earn relative to the local costs of living.
Those jobs will eventually return to America once the ROBOTS take over and the costs of shipment outweighs the costs of wages. Currently factories are located where the wages are lowest. But once Bender the ROBOT takes over, the factories can be located where the demand is, as shipping expenses will make up more of the products costs after wage earners do not figure into the equation as much!
Those low wage workers are going to have to cope with more automation now that the ROBOT/automation technology is progressing to a point. At least there will be some more construction jobs wherever the automated factories are built, but the shipping industry will be hurting for business. It appears that even ships will be automated and most likely the low wage workers will mostly be repairing the ROBOTS that are shipped back from the overseas factories to be repaired, provided the ROBOTS can not be programmed to repair themselves! And then jobs may become the least of our worries. You get that you dirty meat-sacks wrapped in T-Shirts[belches Fire] Ah ha ha haaa!
almost spit out my coffee
almost spit out my coffee while reading this, best laugh all day.