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#175025 14-Jun-2015 20:13

Hi all

I'm looking for a reasonable 4 inch or smaller Android phone for my wife to run with. She's got an iPhone 6+ which is impractical for running so if someone has something suitable I'm happy to pay around the $100 mark.

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#1324589 14-Jun-2015 20:13

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#1324620 14-Jun-2015 21:00

timmmay:

No Gps for mapmyrun = no deal

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#1324625 14-Jun-2015 21:13

Vodafone Smart 4 can't get much cheaper than that although locked to Voda I take it is just a second phone.

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#1324628 14-Jun-2015 21:18

jeffnz: Vodafone Smart 4 can't get much cheaper than that although locked to Voda I take it is just a second phone.

Yep. Is it usable? Doesn't have to be great,must run c25k, mapmyrun and play music.

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#1324629 14-Jun-2015 21:19

First world problem, not being able to run without GPS! :p

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#1324638 14-Jun-2015 21:40

Handle9:
jeffnz: Vodafone Smart 4 can't get much cheaper than that although locked to Voda I take it is just a second phone.

Yep. Is it usable? Doesn't have to be great,must run c25k, mapmyrun and play music.

Got one for my teenager 3 months ago and not getting any complaints. Strangely the touch screen stops responding when connected to the iMac at home, but not bothered investigating this.

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#1324645 14-Jun-2015 22:00

Dynamic:
Handle9:
jeffnz: Vodafone Smart 4 can't get much cheaper than that although locked to Voda I take it is just a second phone.

Yep. Is it usable? Doesn't have to be great,must run c25k, mapmyrun and play music.

Got one for my teenager 3 months ago and not getting any complaints. Strangely the touch screen stops responding when connected to the iMac at home, but not bothered investigating this.

Ok sounds like it might be a winner. For $35 I don't really care if it's a throwaway to be honest

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#1324647 14-Jun-2015 22:02

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#1326817 17-Jun-2015 21:28

So it turns out the smart 4 fun doesn't have a gps, which I only found out once I bought one. Bugger. Oh well on trademe it goes for $25 with $20 of Vodafone credit.

Anyway back to the drawing board. Any other suggestions?

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#1326881 17-Jun-2015 22:59

Check out http://pricespy.co.nz/category.php?m=s223671694&o=produkt_pris_inkmoms#rparams=m=s223671735

Make sure the ones there have GPS - sometimes pricespy's specifications are a bit off, but they're a good starting point.

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#1327031 18-Jun-2015 09:10

Handle9: So it turns out the smart 4 fun doesn't have a gps, which I only found out once I bought one. Bugger. Oh well on trademe it goes for $25 with $20 of Vodafone credit.

Anyway back to the drawing board. Any other suggestions?

Vodafone Smart prime. $149. It's the answer to almost every question at the moment. Yes, it's cheap, and it also happens to be rather bloody good. I guess it's 5" so doesn't fit the 4" requirement, but it is very light too. :)