G+_Jared Kitch Posted November 27, 2013 Share Posted November 27, 2013 I'm looking for an Android version of the iPod Touch. My son loves his 7" Samsung Tab 2, but he wants something that can easily fit in his pocket. Is there a better option <$200 than the Moto G? Even though it doesn't do 4G, I feel like it is a waste of money for the cellular radio. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Lucas Nichols Posted November 27, 2013 Share Posted November 27, 2013 Samsung had a product called a samsung player. They are usually around $175 new. Maybe find a used one for around $100 if you are lucky. But if it was me, I'd just get a used samsung s2 or s3 off Craigslist and put a 64gb sd card in it. Guarantee you could find one with a bad esn for $50 on Craigslist if you keep checking. Heck any phone with an ext sdcard slot would do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Jared Kitch Posted November 27, 2013 Author Share Posted November 27, 2013 Ryan R. Thanks. Looks like the Z is discontinued and the F is about $300. Even discounting the better vanilla(ish) software, the Moto G looks to have better specs even. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Jared Kitch Posted November 27, 2013 Author Share Posted November 27, 2013 Lucas Nichols Yeah, the samsung player is way too outdated. I thought about looking for an S3, but that was before the G came out. I guess I need to do a side-by-side of the two. Seems really weird that this isn't a class of device :P I can only assume that the Samsung Player experiment flopped. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Shaun Snee Posted November 27, 2013 Share Posted November 27, 2013 Philips Android Connect. I don't have one so I can't speak to the comparison to the Touch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Lucas Nichols Posted November 27, 2013 Share Posted November 27, 2013 Well why would anyone need a samsung player when they can just put a large sd card in their phone. Also everyone is pushing cloud based music now so purchasing songs from places similar to iTunes is outdated and very expensive. It'd probably be cheaper to add him to your plan and give him an old phone with data only service than buy an iPad and pay for music downloads every month. Also I'd say the popularity of the nexus 7 and other 7 inch tablets killed devices like the Samsung player. If you want to pay $200 for a data only android device why get a 4.5 inch player when you could get a 7 inch tablet for close to the same price? My gf has an 8 yr old son. We were looking into the player series for him Christmas last year. Instead we got him a nexus 7 and he loves it. So far it's been the best $200 I've ever spent on him. He plays with it 4 hrs or more every single day. We also got him a ps3 last year. He turns it on maybe once a month. For his 10th birthday I'm gonna get him a phone. Probably what ever is free with a 2yr contract. With sprint it'll cost me around $20 more a month for his line. He'll have unlimited data and we will have something else to ground him from if he doesn't get good grades, clean his roomor whatever. Lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_January Ford Posted November 27, 2013 Share Posted November 27, 2013 We got our girls a Huawei Y300, - it is a pay-as-you-go phone, but we didn't activate the sim, and it was only $70. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Gene Cullup Posted November 27, 2013 Share Posted November 27, 2013 How about just quit spoiling him and say no! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Jared Kitch Posted November 28, 2013 Author Share Posted November 28, 2013 Rather presumptuous Gene Cullup. He bought the Tab on his own over a year and a half ago. He doesn't have any other gaming device, and this will probably be the only real gift he gets for Christmas. Lucas Nichols Agreed with most of what you're saying. Mainly looking for games. Music is definitely not a primary use... though he shares my Google Music account. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Stephen Bertoni Posted November 28, 2013 Share Posted November 28, 2013 I'm with Mark Staiff buy a used Android phone. WiFi only maybe Google Voice + GrooveIP for VoIP calls Google Music and Play Store for tunes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Ned Jeffery Posted November 28, 2013 Share Posted November 28, 2013 I'd go for a second hand galaxy nexus. Should work fine for most things. Plus it's a sturdy device. Google music is a fantastic service if you can't fit all your music on it at once. Nothing worse than having to plug it into the computer to move music back and forth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Neil Blevins Posted November 28, 2013 Share Posted November 28, 2013 Buy a moto g Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_R.C. Curtright Posted November 28, 2013 Share Posted November 28, 2013 Virgin Mobile has some sub $100 ones. May want to check their site. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_George Fromtulsa Posted November 28, 2013 Share Posted November 28, 2013 Nexus One? I'm using mine on the headboard as music player and alarm. Just today developer announced port of KitKat. Lots of N 1s on eBay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Stephen Butler Posted November 28, 2013 Share Posted November 28, 2013 Moto g Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Santos Cardona Posted November 28, 2013 Share Posted November 28, 2013 I have a Sprint S3 that I got really cheap (no plan) and paired with a Moga bluetooth controller, it is great. Waiting on freedom pop to offer service for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Andrew Vaughn Posted November 28, 2013 Share Posted November 28, 2013 Nexus 4? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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