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This is a phone with a limited version of Android (Android Go) and only 2GB of RAM which isn't enough. It has a slow CPU, it lacks 5G connectivity which is more
by Tepix 2y ago
This is a phone with a limited version of Android (Android Go) and only 2GB of RAM which isn't enough. It has a slow CPU, it lacks 5G connectivity which is more and more important just to have good reception. It comes with at most 2 years of security updates. It has 32GB of storage which quickly fill up if you take pictures every now and then.
If you can afford it, get something like the Samsung A52 5G with 7 years of updates and 6GB or 8GB of RAM. If that's too expensive, get one from the list when it's on sale: https://skinflint.co.uk/?cat=umtsover&v=e&hloc=uk&sort=p&bl1_id=30&xf=10063_14.0%7E2607_6144%7E3229_2024 https://skinflint.co.uk/?cat=umtsover&v=e&hloc=uk&sort=p&bl1...
These are recently released phones with 6GB RAM or more and Android 14+ starting at £99. 6GB of RAM means you can use your phone for a couple of years without it getting super slow.
- saagarjha 2y ago2 GB of swap. I don’t think RAM was mentioned.
- _heimdall 2y agoIts limited for sure, but that may not be a problem for everyone. I've been using a Cat S22 flip phone without any real issue. It has a Snapdragon 215 and 2GB of RAM. Don't get me wrong, the S22 is limited for sure and that's part of what I use it for (I need a rugged device to carry around our land, I don't need a glass slab). Android is noticeably slower than a more recent Pixel device but its totally usable.
- thisislife2 2y agoYou are ofcourse right that there are better specced devices in this price band. And HMD is one of the better respected mobile brands. Two GB is also good enough for basic telephony (calls, messaging, video chats etc.) and for various kinds of "consumption" (music, youtube, browsing etc.). Many popular older apps can run fine on it too. Honestly, when Android 5 - 8 could run on 1 GB or less, on single or dual core cpus, quite well, I don't frankly understand how we've come to this point that we now need a new OS (Android Go) to run on "limited resources" devices that have more ram and cpu (cores) ...
- Kwpolska 2y ago> And HMD is one of the better respected mobile brands. [citation needed]
- FireInsight 2y agoAll thanks to the Barbie phone. https://www.hmd.com/en_int/hmd-barbie-phone https://www.hmd.com/en_int/hmd-barbie-phone
- BirAdam 2y agoProbably because Google, Facebook, Insta, and TikTok need to constantly observe where the phone is, what and who it’s near, what’s being said, what’s being done on device, and so on. That’s a lot sensor access, a lot of compute, and a lot of bandwidth relatively speaking. The average phone with Facebook and without has noticeable battery differences even if both phones are left untouched (personal testing, I don’t have formal numbers for that last bit).
- amelius 2y agoMaybe it is perfect for people who want to limit their smartphone use?
- aitchnyu 2y agoI had two A series fail on me. The repair shop recommends Oneplus/Realme.