advice on phone(for dev)

EyeSight

Hi guys, i have decided to do my college final year project on an android app.
so i need an android to test the app on(i know i could use an emulator but my app will be using some of the features of a phone such as GPS and camera etc.)

because i cannot afford to buy a top of the range phone and i will only really be using it for testing my app(s) i have found the 4 cheapest androids on pay as you go. however i am just wondering why they are so cheap compared to other androids.

here are the links to the phones, if someone could tell me which would suit me the most that would be great. really im just looking for one with all the usual features such as camera, GPS, blu tooth etc. while also being able to support the latest versions of the android OS

http://www.vodafone.ie/df/shop/ProductDetails.shtml?handsetselected=538045&offerSelected=prepayupgrade&action=view

http://www.vodafone.ie/df/shop/ProductDetails.shtml?handsetselected=551045&offerSelected=prepayupgrade&action=view

http://www.vodafone.ie/df/shop/ProductDetails.shtml?handsetselected=542045&offerSelected=prepayupgrade&action=view
this has got to be too good to be true:
http://www.vodafone.ie/df/shop/ProductDetails.shtml?handsetselected=556045&offerSelected=prepayupgrade&action=view

thank you very much in advance for help

seanybiker

Galaxy ace is a grand phone. Try adverts.ie for second hand desire hd or Samsung galaxy s either

Atomic Pineapple

Try to stretch to a Nexus S if you can. It runs vanilla Android so you wont have to deal with any manufacturer introduced bugs and during a college project hay are the last thing you need!

Adyx

I have the Vodafone Smart (I'm poor :pac: ) and it has most of the things you want; GPS, Bluetooth, Accelerometer, light and proximity sensor. The camera isn't great but it works fine. It also doesn't have much in the way of customisation by Vodafone, it's pretty much stock and there's a debranded Rom if you're really pushed.

Negatives are there's no multitouch and the processor is a bit shít. Bottom line is if you're just looking for a phone for your project, the Smart is probably all you need. If you're clever about it, it won't even cost you €79. Also there's a thread in Bargain Alerts at the moment about a similar spec'ed Samsung phone that's about €39 with 3 I think.

biebiebie

The Vodafone Smart is a great little phone. Multitouch is possible, see smartlucky rom.

However for a dev phone I recommend a Nexus One or NexusS. Buy one second hand.