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Has anybody tried the $32 SOYES XS11 or $70 or UNIWA XS11 It's a 2.5 inch 3G Android phone. http://www.cwell-hk.com/products/SOYES_XS11.aspx http://www.cwell-h

Has anybody tried the $32 SOYES XS11 or $70 or UNIWA XS11 It's a 2.5 inch 3G Android phone. http://www.cwell-hk.com/products/SOYES_XS11.aspx http://www.cwell-hk.com/products/SOYES_XS11.aspx Lots of small Android phones are in the recommended section on cwell-hk in the $40 range.

dleslie 4y ago
Those look lovely. Now can I have one with Android 11 and a halfway decent camera?
moffkalast 4y ago
> Android 6.0 Operation System They're kidding, right?
- orangepurple 4y ago
  China/HK is wild
spicybright 4y ago
I wouldn't recommend them. Almost every single one is using a very old version of android. Which is surprisingly usable, but there are some apps that don't work. I also wouldn't actually log into anything unless you're ok being pwned. No security patches, plus sketchy cheap as dirt chips running it. You can also not type on it. Maybe a sentence, but it'll take you 3x as long if not more trying to correct typos. If you do any text based communication, you're going to have a bad time. Overall, not worth it.
- orangepurple 4y ago
  Right, but can they be hacked to run vanilla upgraded software?
  - spicybright 4y ago
    Never tried, not knowledgeable enough in the area. But I wouldn't hold my breath on it. And I still wouldn't trust the chips on the board. There's definitely been cases of spyware locked onto chips in clever ways. Not good for 2FA.
amyjess 4y ago
Unfortunately, the lack of LTE makes it unusable in the US.
MassPikeMike 4y ago
The newer, 3.0 inch XS12 from the same manufacturer has 4G LTE and Android 9.0. It's in the $80 range. http://www.cwell-hk.com/products/SOYES_XS12.aspx http://www.cwell-hk.com/products/SOYES_XS12.aspx
- orangepurple 4y ago
  Seems like we just need a modernized XS12 with the correct frequencies
dont__panic 4y ago
> 3G Considering how much USA cell companies are trying to kill 3G, and the fact that 4G/LTE has been around for over a decade now... I'm not sure this makes sense for anybody any more.

dleslie 4y ago

Those look lovely. Now can I have one with Android 11 and a halfway decent camera?

moffkalast 4y ago

> Android 6.0 Operation System They're kidding, right?

orangepurple 4y ago
China/HK is wild

spicybright 4y ago

I wouldn't recommend them. Almost every single one is using a very old version of android. Which is surprisingly usable, but there are some apps that don't work. I also wouldn't actually log into anything unless you're ok being pwned. No security patches, plus sketchy cheap as dirt chips running it. You can also not type on it. Maybe a sentence, but it'll take you 3x as long if not more trying to correct typos. If you do any text based communication, you're going to have a bad time. Overall, not worth it.

orangepurple 4y ago
Right, but can they be hacked to run vanilla upgraded software?
- spicybright 4y ago
  Never tried, not knowledgeable enough in the area. But I wouldn't hold my breath on it. And I still wouldn't trust the chips on the board. There's definitely been cases of spyware locked onto chips in clever ways. Not good for 2FA.

amyjess 4y ago

Unfortunately, the lack of LTE makes it unusable in the US.

MassPikeMike 4y ago

The newer, 3.0 inch XS12 from the same manufacturer has 4G LTE and Android 9.0. It's in the $80 range. http://www.cwell-hk.com/products/SOYES_XS12.aspx http://www.cwell-hk.com/products/SOYES_XS12.aspx

orangepurple 4y ago
Seems like we just need a modernized XS12 with the correct frequencies

dont__panic 4y ago

> 3G Considering how much USA cell companies are trying to kill 3G, and the fact that 4G/LTE has been around for over a decade now... I'm not sure this makes sense for anybody any more.