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Originally Posted by skinmaan
I am about 2 days away from having to buy a new player. I was going to get the same thing (SGP) because nothing else out there in that category comes close, but it is out of date as you say.
How does one of these no-contract phones work as a media player? Can you use them out of the box? Do you have to "activate" them? Can you side-load apps (like Amazon appstore)? I'm intrigued by this conversation and you may have me changing my mind.
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A no contract phone works out of the box. Don't activate it and keep it in airplane mode when not using WiFi; otherwise it keeps trying to activate itself, thereby draining your battery. These phones are carrier specific and come with carrier bloatware.
The android phones come with Google Play and it's really easy to put the Amazon Appstore on them. My minimums for one of these are: 4-8 GB storage (preferably 8 GB or higher), 1 GB RAM, mSD, And 4.1 and up, dual-core CPU. I prefer a 4" display, but that's a personal preference and YMMV.
Remember; the better the specs, the longer it'll be able to use newer apps before needing a hardware upgrade. But then; if you can get one for under $50, it'll end up costing you less than $2 per month over the life of the device.
In terms of use, pretend it's a 4" tablet and go from there.