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Would be great if Google made a phone that was affordable. As it is now your choices are spending at least $600 or more to get a phone that will be supported, o

Would be great if Google made a phone that was affordable. As it is now your choices are spending at least $600 or more to get a phone that will be supported, or buying a phone that probably comes with an outdated Android out of the box and that will never get an update.

dmitrygr 9y ago
did you see the new AndroidOne phones? google does updates for them and they are quite affordable. The Moto one is $400-ish and Xiaomi is $200-ish
- yegle 9y ago
  The Moto X4 sell at $400 and the Xiaomi A1 is not available in US yet (you can get it ~$220 on some website). Note Xiaomi A1's system update is not handled by Google according to Wiki.
  - dmitrygr 9y ago
    You're right about Moto. Ill fix my post. Can you send me a link to this source for A1? I'll try to check on it.
    - yegle 9y ago
      I just searched Xiaomi A1 on Google Shopping and there are several results and all looks legit.
- kuschku 9y ago
  As a developer, I need a device that gets Android DevPreview releases, so I can see it my apps work on real hardware before users will try them. (The emulator sucks, and you never know if a bug is caused by the emulator or the app). Currently that's tonly the Pixels, which sell between $900 and $1300 in Germany.
  - dmitrygr 9y ago
    Yes I agree it is a sad state of things.