Picking an Android Phone

[Skandha]

Long story short, need to pick a small 4G LTE android phone, works on Sprint (For freedompop), must have an SD card slot, unlocked, at least 720p screen, less than $300USD

Long Story:

Up till now I've been using my iPhone 5 on Verizon and my Verizon Note II on T-Mobile, occasionally putting my Verizon SIM in it when my iPhone ran out of power.

But I got a Retina iPad Mini recently so my Note as been reduced to an oversized uPnP server/pixiv checker, so I'm selling it to a friend.

I still need android but don't want to carry around a huge phone anymore, so I want one that can do LTE, is unlocked, and works on sprint, so I can use it on freedompop, since I don't want to pay for my T-Mo sim anymore,

Things I've looked at:

Moto X, loved it, but no SD Card slot

Moto G 4G, loved it, but GSM I'm assuming it doesn't work on sprint,

HTC One M7, no SD card Slot,

Freedompop is offering some phones for "50% off", so I might look into some of them,

http://www.freedompop.com/phone/device_phones

[Vacsol]

Xperia Z1 compact maybe?

[melias24]

HTC desire 300?.....

[Skandha]

Xperia Z1 compact maybe?

Whoa I completely forgot to look at Sony Phones, and this one looks like a dream, can't find anything about it being on sprint though,

HTC desire 300?.....

Specs seem to be a bit too low for my tastes,

[dizmo]

Whoa I completely forgot to look at Sony Phones, and this one looks like a dream, can't find anything about it being on sprint though,

Specs seem to be a bit too low for my tastes,

I don't think the Z1 Compact fits into your price point either.

It is also a GSM phone. I'm surprised Sprint hasn't switched over tbh.

 

I'd try and find an S4 off contract. It'd probably be your best bet.

Why do you need the MicroSD?

[Skandha]

I don't think the Z1 Compact fits into your price point either.

It is also a GSM phone. I'm surprised Sprint hasn't switched over tbh.

I'd try and find an S4 off contract. It'd probably be your best bet.

Why do you need the MicroSD?

Ya I saw the price afterwards, plus I think I'd like something smaller than the S4, I don't need anything high powered for my uses either, though freedompop is selling them for $349, and they're probably cheaper elsewhere too,

I'm looking for a phone around the Moto X size, though I might settle for the S4 if I can't find anything I like,

I keep a lot of music, games, and movies on my SD card, using a 64GB card, no expandable storage on iOS is a pain,

[Skandha]

I just checked ebay, and I can get a Purple Sprint S4 on ebay for about $250, the purple is a pretty big selling point for me, and a 1080p screen would be nice, so I might go for that.

 

Any other suggestions would be welcome, since I'm probably not going to buy this for another week or so.

[Nomelas]

Moto G (LTE) - Has expandable storage

Near stock android, fast updates & reasonable price

Also you won't be happy with the S4

[Skandha]

Moto G (LTE) - Has expandable storage

Near stock android, fast updates & reasonable price

Also you won't be happy with the S4

I mentioned in the initial post, the LTE Model of the Moto G doesn't work on sprint, otherwise I'd buy it in a heartbeat,

 

And as a last resort, I'd probably be fine with the S4, I have friends that have them so I'm familiar with the size, and I'm selling my Note II so I'm used to bigger

[Skylercompany]

If you would like the best camera of all time in a very neat Android smartphone then wait for the Xperia Z2 to come out.

 

I heard it will be on verizon, otherwise you will have to buy an unlocked one and bring it to the store or just stick with Tmoblie.

[dizmo]

Ya I saw the price afterwards, plus I think I'd like something smaller than the S4, I don't need anything high powered for my uses either, though freedompop is selling them for $349, and they're probably cheaper elsewhere too,

I'm looking for a phone around the Moto X size, though I might settle for the S4 if I can't find anything I like,

I keep a lot of music, games, and movies on my SD card, using a 64GB card, no expandable storage on iOS is a pain,

I'd just go with an S4. They're really not that big, I'd think you'd be hard pressed to really feel that fraction of an inch size difference between the two. A whopping 6mm.

Anything in that price bracket, with expandable storage is going to be lacking quite a bit in other areas.