Cheapest small Android phone

Brian

Are there any deals floating around like the old €40 Galaxy Mini one? I'm just looking for something small and light with GPS and a headphone jack to put in my pocket while running. Already have a Sensation but it's far too large / heavy / delicate to run with.

biko

Some wildfire from adverts.ie?

NatureGirl

Samsung GT S5369 - €79.99 from vodafone shops - no idea of price elsewhere
And it pretty small and light for an android

NatureGirl

extra info - only problem we have with it is that having bought it yesterday, today we find that we can't install current family safety software onto it as the processor is not 'compatible' (I'm assuming that means it's not man enough ???)

BostonB

Vodafone Smart 2 is 49. Personally I think the low end Android phones are a bit of pain to use.

NatureGirl

Well what I was talking about above makes me wonder if Vodafone are selling off old technology as their 'cheap' option, but then I could be doing them a disservice.

We shall see at the weekend when I go in and ask for a refund/exchange to better phone with suitable processor !!!!

Brian

Vodafone Smart 2 is too heavy (120 g), but thanks for the suggestion. The lightest Android phone I've found is the Sony Ericsson X10 Mini which is under 90 grams, hopefully I will get one on Adverts at some point.

BostonB

The X10 Mini has dire battery life. A much better phone is the later ST15i Mini if you can find it cheap.

BostonB

Looking at weight, the Samsung Galaxy Y is another option.

Nokia C5-00 with Nokia Sports Tracker?

flazio

BostonB wrote: »

Nokia C5-00 with Nokia Sports Tracker?

Is not a droid.

BostonB

flazio wrote: »

Is not a droid.

Obviously. But perhaps its better than a cheap droid.

I assume the purpose is to gain data on the run, and have a phone. Some of the Sports trackers on Nokia were pretty good. If painful to install. Where as someone the cheap ass droids are pretty painful to use all the time.

Its another option tis all.

SE X8 is another option but its stuck on android on 2.1

ST15i Mini is a fast little phone - 1ghz proc. 99g. was on offer in 02. not sure if still is. great little phone really. must better than the real-low-end ones.

BostonB

I had a mini ST15i and loved it. But mine kept overheating. (known fault) But even with that, I think it would be an excellent running phone. If you can pick it up cheap. Theres also a pro version with a keyboard.

one here on adverts for 70 euro.

http://www.adverts.ie/mobile-phones/sony-ericsson-new-xperia-mini-2011/1217379

get it unlocked for 20us dollars on fastgsm. (install software on pc and connect wire - search thread in bargain alerts on this)

Kristopherus

How about the Samsung Galaxy Europa?

Rantandrave

There are new Alcatel phones now on meteor, fairly nice, €50 can't go wrong