Cheapest Android for Testing

BluSpyder

I'm an avid Apple device user. Therefore I have 0 Androids in my possession, or near me to use.

Does anyone know what the cheapest Android is that I can buy that would work perfect just for testing games and using the Android viewer for GS? I don't know ANY android devices period, so I have no clue.

Thanks.

jonmulcahy

get a kindle fire, it has the highest marketshare of all android tablets, and the best app shopping experience.

tenrdrmer

get a kindle fire, it has the highest marketshare of all android tablets, and the best app shopping experience.

And its similar to the nook color which is another good marketplace.

BluSpyder

That's around $200 isn't it? Are there any phones or something that are under $100 somewhere?

jonmulcahy

If you buy a cheap $100 phone you Are not doing a great job at testing, you want to make sure you test on a device that the majority of people will be using.

A cheap phone is going to have cheap and cut rate parts, and will run like it does

EatingMyHat

Try eBay, you might be able to get a good used one. Try to stick to Samsung, Motorola or HTC.

Sparkyidr

At the moment, I use one of these (as well as friends' phones that I have access to)

http://www.willgoo.com/yinlips-ydpg16-android23-retro-handheld-wif-p-196.html

Not ideal.. but it's fairly inexpensive...and it does some cool stuff that a phone or tablet doesn't do (for when I am not using it for testing)....i.e. play SNES games on the go, with real controls

BluSpyder

@jonmulcahy I understand, but I'm not so sure throwing down 200-300 for a testing device is really an option for me right now

@Sparkyidr Hmm, and the Android viewer works well on it?

bazookaBen

what is the android device that the "majority" of people are using?

does anyone have data on this?

Sparkyidr

@Sparkyidr Hmm, and the Android viewer works well on it?

yeah, it's pretty great actually. Almost as nice as it is on my iphone4 in regards to performance.

BluSpyder

@Sparkyidr

Is the YDPG18 (Upgrade version) an upgrade to the one you displayed. You would figure so from the name, but I just watched a bunch of reviews between the devices and people make it seem the YDPG16 is the better one..?

MarkOnTheIron

what is the android device that the "majority" of people are using?

does anyone have data on this?

The latest Samsung devices are on top of my Google Play stats.

jonmulcahy

The kindle fire holds the market share of android tablet devices.

Sparkyidr

@Sparkyidr

Is the YDPG18 (Upgrade version) an upgrade to the one you displayed. You would figure so from the name, but I just watched a bunch of reviews between the devices and people make it seem the YDPG16 is the better one..?

the 16 is a newer device.
From what I can gather, there are 2 versions of the 18... the newer of which is better (obviously)
I think the 16 only has a 2 point touch screen, where as the 18 (new version) has a 5 point touch screen.
everything else about it seems pretty much the same.