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Comment by orangepurple

4 years ago

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

Lots of small Android phones are in the recommended section on cwell-hk in the $40 range.

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spicybright  4 years 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  4 years ago

    Right, but can they be hacked to run vanilla upgraded software?

    • spicybright  4 years 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.

dont__panic  4 years 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.