Phone for a 4 year old's obsession with Pokemon Go

_Kaiser_

Hey all,

Looking for a 5"-ish phone for a 4 year old so he can play Pokemon Go on it and stop stealing my S6 Edge+

Given his age, it'll probably get dropped before long so don't want to spend too much on it. Main things I guess would be 2GB RAM minimum and 16 or 32GB storage for his games. 4G would be a bonus as it'll have an "Internet only" SIM in it. New/second-hand doesn't matter as long as it's in good condition

Besides the S4 is there anything worth looking at in the €100-ish price bracket?

The_Mac

You want 2GB RAM and that much storage in the €100 bracket? Very few phones you'd find for that cheap I'd say. Best look at donedeal.

_Kaiser_

The_Mac wrote: »

You want 2GB RAM and that much storage in the €100 bracket? Very few phones you'd find for that cheap I'd say. Best look at donedeal.

Well that's why I said I don't mind new or second-hand if it's in good condition.. just wondering more so if there's any other models worth looking at than the S4.
Would look at Chinese models too if there's anything that'd fit the bill.

endagibson

You're about to drop €100 on a 4 year old's Pokemon habit?

Kaiser, if I see you bitching about tax or the cost of living ever again, I'm going to point you at this thread.

vandriver

Pokemon go works perfectly on my HTC One M7

_Kaiser_

endagibson wrote: »

You're about to drop €100 on a 4 year old's Pokemon habit?

Kaiser, if I see you bitching about tax or the cost of living ever again, I'm going to point you at this thread.

I'd rather spend €100 (or preferably less) on a cheap phone for him than have him accidentally drop my own!

Musketeer4

PG is not something I'd be encouraging a small child to take up.

_Kaiser_

Musketeer4 wrote: »

PG is not something I'd be encouraging a small child to take up.

Too late.. can blame his mother on that one

theteal

Maybe have a look on gearbest for something of decent spec in that price range

ED E

Lots of us boardsies arent their biggest fans now. Have to tread lightly there though.

I'd be looking at the cheaper Huaweis or an old Moto.

long_b

The AR features doesn't work on the Vodafone Smart Ultra 6 so don't get that one

minibear

I have a similar problem with my four year old looking for my phone but it's more for taking and looking at photos. Occasionally wanting to see a cartoon on youtube. How will you stop your child from being able to phone emergency services if they get at the keypad? (Sorry, probably a really simple answer to that question but I think even if the phone has no credit can't it still ring 999 112?) Or is there a way to isolate that function?

_Kaiser_

So far as I'm aware (haven't tested it though) an internet only SIM/package won't make ANY calls. You could probably also disable the phone app if you rooted it which should work as well

long_b

_Kaiser_ wrote: »

So far as I'm aware (haven't tested it though) an internet only SIM/package won't make ANY calls. You could probably also disable the phone app if you rooted it which should work as well

PG doesn't like rooted phones

Wesser

A phone for 4 year old?!!!!

Shouldn't be be outside playing? I imagine staring at a small screen all day will make him angry and tantrums etc.

What about Research launched today that shows that 16 year olds have the heart age of a 60 year old due to lack of exercise!

J Mysterio

Pretty ****ed up for a four year old to be playing Pokemon Go.

_Kaiser_

Wesser wrote: »

A phone for 4 year old?!!!!

Shouldn't be be outside playing? I imagine staring at a small screen all day will make him angry and tantrums etc.

What about Research launched today that shows that 16 year olds have the heart age of a 60 year old due to lack of exercise!

Hardly "all day" now to be fair.. usually while out for a walk (he and his mam do lot of walking) and the rest of the time he's busy playing. Unlike his Daddy who spends most of his week in an office or the car

But that's irrelevant to the question really. Have a few options to check out so thanks for those

Kristopherus

_Kaiser_ wrote: »

Hardly "all day" now to be fair.. usually while out for a walk (he and his mam do lot of walking) and the rest of the time he's busy playing. Unlike his Daddy who spends most of his week in an office or the car

But that's irrelevant to the question really. Have a few options to check out so thanks for those

How about this one? https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01CG0U6TG/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_nS_ttl?_encoding=UTF8&colid=JOUP3Z59QRKZ&coliid=I2P5HY7683GNSE&psc=1

Works out at about €95.00 and free delivery to Ireland.

UsedToWait

Some posters here seem to be posting from their Nokia Sanctimonious

deadanonymau5

Mod Note: OP is looking for phone suggestions not parenting advice. Stay on topic, if you want to give parenting advice go here.

endagibson

Can Pokemon Go be played from a cheap and durable tablet? Do such things exists once they have SIM connectivity and GPS?

_Kaiser_

endagibson wrote: »

Can Pokemon Go be played from a cheap and durable tablet? Do such things exists once they have SIM connectivity and GPS?

It can and he has a cheap 8" one that he's been using, but it's not ideal when out and about.

All resolved though - a mate has an old S4 he's donating (won't even take any cash for it) so that'll do the job (and I can still rant on tax/cost of living )

Though to be fair, gaming aside it's amazing how fast he learned to navigate through the phone/tablet and do things like clear the app cache to reset progress etc.. it's a new world!

B-D-P--

deadanonymau5 wrote: »

Mod Note: OP is looking for phone suggestions not parenting advice. Stay on topic, if you want to give parenting advice go here.

I knew I was going to be trolled but had to find out what was behind the link.. lol

richardw001

I would recommend a cheap tab or phone without a sim and a hotspot connection to your phone and your partners.

That way you control the connection from your own devices - which you can turn on/off yourself - and save on a data sim etc.

endagibson

_Kaiser_ wrote: »

it's amazing how fast he learned to navigate through the phone/tablet and do things like clear the app cache to reset progress etc.. it's a new world!

Life skills man. A new world indeed.

_Kaiser_

richardw001 wrote: »

I would recommend a cheap tab or phone without a sim and a hotspot connection to your phone and your partners.

That way you control the connection from your own devices - which you can turn on/off yourself - and save on a data sim etc.

Good advice.. I have practically unlimited data on my phone anyway (as does she) so may just do that rather than a data only SIM for this.