Using a R550 smartphone for two weeks

I'm changing my answer in the "How much are you willing to spend on your next phone" thread; the answer is now R550.
OK make it R1 000 cos I wanna be a bit fancy.
 
I've discovered that the peak value for money for cellphones was when Telkom Mobile did a FreeMe special with a Huawei P40 Lite for R250 per month in 2020 and its been downhill from there..... Brand new cellphones in that price bracket don't hold a candle to the P40 Lite. I'm really confused about that.

But I'm glad a full smartphone can be had for R550 total. Thats really great for accessiblilty.
 
I will get frustrated by the 2GB of RAM and running any app fast for everyday use . But I think this is *amazing* for the price.

I am wondering if it is possible to root the device and run barebone kernel and Home Assistant on it. Cheaper than a raspberry pi...
 
I've discovered that the peak value for money for cellphones was when Telkom Mobile did a FreeMe special with a Huawei P40 Lite for R250 per month in 2020 and its been downhill from there..... Brand new cellphones in that price bracket don't hold a candle to the P40 Lite. I'm really confused about that.

But I'm glad a full smartphone can be had for R550 total. Thats really great for accessiblilty.
Ha, I think my wife had that exact phone on that exact deal. She really liked the phone but they had that thing with Google and Whatsapp and so changed it. I can't remember if it was exactly that phone, but like 87% sure.
 
I will get frustrated by the 2GB of RAM and running any app fast for everyday use . But I think this is *amazing* for the price.

I am wondering if it is possible to root the device and run barebone kernel and Home Assistant on it. Cheaper than a raspberry pi...
"Massive" for the price mate, "massive." Jokes aside, it really is.
 
I will get frustrated by the 2GB of RAM and running any app fast for everyday use . But I think this is *amazing* for the price.

I am wondering if it is possible to root the device and run barebone kernel and Home Assistant on it. Cheaper than a raspberry pi...
That price is brought to you by the glorious CCP, thanking you for allowing them to freely spy on you ;)
 
Yea if needing to buy a cheap phone just shifting budget up a tad to go normal android instead of go would still be recommended

ie the go versions of apps may lose functionality vs full version, and some apps won't be available on go version even if you don't carr how slow it runs

If budget limits that

You can't miss what you never had and it does all you need not want, compared to friends experience you may realise what you miss and so the upgrade cycle starts
 
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