On Tue, 3 Jun 2014, Avi Miller <[email protected]> wrote: > We are currently building new mobile applications for the community radio > station at which I volunteer. In order to test the Android application, I > need an Android device (obviously), so I’m looking for recommendations for > a cheap device that will only really be used for development purposes. I’m > not looking to replace my existing phone, so an Android tablet would be > adequate.
Kogan has lots of cheap Android devices on offer. They might not have the ideal device for your purposes but it's a good place to start comparing. http://etbe.coker.com.au/2012/12/05/cheap-android-tablet-aldi/ http://etbe.coker.com.au/2012/12/10/returning-aldi-tablet/ Some people have suggested really cheap tablets. I'm dubious of that advice, some of the really cheap ones have reliability problems and lack features. I returned the really cheap tablet I bought a couple of years ago with Wifi range and battery life being two of the problems I found with it. A friend gave up on getting an Agora phone to be fixed properly under warranty after a few tries and accepted a phone that works for everything but GPS. For development purposes you want a device that's reasonably fast, you will probably end up repeating the same operation many times and don't want to wait for it each time. An older high-end phone like a Samsung Galaxy S3 will probably outperform some of the cheap newer devices that have the same price (when comparing an S3 on ebay with a new tablet or phone). As you need a device for a non-profit organisation it might be a good strategy to call for donations of damaged devices. A few cracks in the screen or damage to a significant component (such as MicroSD socket, camera, or GPS) can be enough to make people not want to use an older phone like a Galaxy S3. But such a slightly damaged S3 will be great for your purposes. -- My Main Blog http://etbe.coker.com.au/ My Documents Blog http://doc.coker.com.au/ _______________________________________________ luv-main mailing list [email protected] http://lists.luv.asn.au/listinfo/luv-main
