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$430 is a lot of money though... and probably a lot for a "kids" phone too? You can get previous generation androids that aren't total POS for ~$150, like a Mot

$430 is a lot of money though... and probably a lot for a "kids" phone too? You can get previous generation androids that aren't total POS for ~$150, like a Moto G 8-9.

lynndotpy 4y ago
My first smartphone, as a highschooler, was $40 (circle 2014). My first "luxury" phone was a $150 Android. A $430 price tag IS a lot.
- foobarian 4y ago
  And to top it off the $430 was for a backup phone.
- nharada 4y ago
  In the US?? It was VERY rare to find a phone that cheap in 2014. I had a Nexus 5 in 2014 and it went for $350 ($437 in 2022 dollars). And that was considered a really good deal/budget phone.
  - com2kid 4y ago
    Pixel 6a was on sale a couple weeks ago for $350. I haven't ever paid more than $500 for a phone, and even that much upset me!
  - ido 4y ago
    Nexus was a mid/high-end model (google branded), budget android phones are usually from chinese manufacturers like ZTE.
  - lynndotpy 4y ago
    In the US! I got an 'LG Optimus' phone in 2015 for $125 (after tip and tax, down from the $150 I had in my memory.) I don't have the 2013 receipt for the $40 phone though, that might have been through a WalMart contract. A new 'Moto G Power' can be had for $150 right now (down from $250) and a new Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro can be had for $220. You can find sub-$50 phones too, especially in the used market.
    - mos_basik 4y ago
      >tip What? I want to know more about the circumstances that led to you paying a tip while buying a cellphone. What country was this? What state/province? What store? (I see that your comment mentions the US and Wal-Mart, but I think both of those are about the $40 purchase and I'm curious about the $125 purchase.)
      - lynndotpy 4y ago
        Haha woops, force of habit! I just meant "tax", not "tip and tax". I did not realize I was in the habit of saying "tip and tax" to refer to extra fees.
michaelmrose 4y ago
Moto G line has models that are $169 new. You can get older used models for $60 and a line of service for $20 a month. I think people vastly overestimate how much money average people actually spend.

$430 is a lot of money though... and probably a lot for a "kids" phone too? You can get previous generation androids that aren't total POS for ~$150, like a Moto G 8-9.

lynndotpy 4y ago

My first smartphone, as a highschooler, was $40 (circle 2014). My first "luxury" phone was a $150 Android. A $430 price tag IS a lot.

foobarian 4y ago
And to top it off the $430 was for a backup phone.
nharada 4y ago
In the US?? It was VERY rare to find a phone that cheap in 2014. I had a Nexus 5 in 2014 and it went for $350 ($437 in 2022 dollars). And that was considered a really good deal/budget phone.
- com2kid 4y ago
  Pixel 6a was on sale a couple weeks ago for $350. I haven't ever paid more than $500 for a phone, and even that much upset me!
- ido 4y ago
  Nexus was a mid/high-end model (google branded), budget android phones are usually from chinese manufacturers like ZTE.
- lynndotpy 4y ago
  In the US! I got an 'LG Optimus' phone in 2015 for $125 (after tip and tax, down from the $150 I had in my memory.) I don't have the 2013 receipt for the $40 phone though, that might have been through a WalMart contract. A new 'Moto G Power' can be had for $150 right now (down from $250) and a new Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro can be had for $220. You can find sub-$50 phones too, especially in the used market.
  - mos_basik 4y ago
    >tip What? I want to know more about the circumstances that led to you paying a tip while buying a cellphone. What country was this? What state/province? What store? (I see that your comment mentions the US and Wal-Mart, but I think both of those are about the $40 purchase and I'm curious about the $125 purchase.)
    - lynndotpy 4y ago
      Haha woops, force of habit! I just meant "tax", not "tip and tax". I did not realize I was in the habit of saying "tip and tax" to refer to extra fees.

michaelmrose 4y ago

Moto G line has models that are $169 new. You can get older used models for $60 and a line of service for $20 a month. I think people vastly overestimate how much money average people actually spend.