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Tom Smykowski
Tom Smykowski

Reputation: 26109

Cheap but programming rich phone?

You think to yourself: what this question has to do with programming? Let me explain.

I had a SE K770i and tried to write a software on it that records sound and sends it to the server. And it occurred that the development framework on this phone limits and makes it hard to send big chunks of data.

So now i use older phone. But would like to start write some kicking bad-asses software for some new technology. So i figured out i ask you guys what is the most programmer-friendly hi-tech phone right now that is cheap and popular.

What the phone needs to have:

And it should NOT be Apple, because i can't effort 200 dollars a year to write some apps and don't like the whole verification think.

What hi-tech, cheap phone is a right way for a mobile developer these days?

Upvotes: 0

Views: 567

Answers (2)

Sriram
Sriram

Reputation: 10558

Given the recent developments with symbian and Nokia, I think it might be a decent bet to develop for the Android platform. Given the features you list, either the Google Nexus or any of the Samsung Galaxy series phones would be a good fit. On the android developer website though, google lists the Nexus as the device that one should test all apps on, especially since (IMO, I could be wrong) it is closest to Android-and-nothing-else. Other phones, such as Samsung etc., have Android but also some other APIs on them.

Update: Since you mention a price <= $500, I would suggest the Google Nexus S or a Samsung Galaxy Pop/Fit etc. That would fit nicely in with your price range.

Upvotes: 2

Fredrik Pihl
Fredrik Pihl

Reputation: 45672

As HW goes, perhaps this one which is a cheep android phone which received a lot of positive acclaim http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ZTE_Blade.

Upvotes: 3

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