Low budget Smartphone

[Train27]

So I was thinking about buying a new Smartphone this summer because mine is already very old and sometimes freezes for a few minutes or works extremely slow. (It´s a Samsung Galaxy Fame)

My budget is around 150-200€ (169-226$ approx) so I was looking for advice since I really don't know much about phones.

Requirements:

• Durable battery.
• No more than ~5 inches big.
• MicroSD slot for additional storage capacity.
• 1GB of RAM minimum.
• White or Silver color preferably, not black.
• As few preinstalled Google Apps as possible (you know, the ones you can't uninstall without rooting).
• Must be Asus or Samsung.

Things I'm not really looking for and would avoid to lower the price:

• Camera quality.
• Expensive screen resolution.
• 4G support.
• Internal storage.

I use my phone for regular tasks: Whatsapp, browsing the web and seeing documents.I don't plan on using it for games nor big requirements apps.

Any ideas?

 

As always, thanks beforehand ^^

[ChrisCross]

1 minute ago, Train27 said:

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why asus or samsung? cheap samsung phones are horrible and the asus zenfone 2 is the only choice.

i would pick the new moto g. speakers, signal and build quality are very good. also it gets updates

[Supercian411]

moto g or zenfone 2 but why samsung or asus

[Train27]

Just now, Supercian411 said:

why samsung or asus

Personal preference. I find them very hardy and I like their designs. Also because I don't trust chinese brands, Apple is not an option due to extremely high prices.

Then why not Acer or HTC for example? As I said, personal preference and trust. As I said my actual phone is very old (4+ years) and still works almost as the first day (I may have dropped it around a hundred times), something I believe I couldn't have achieved with other product's phones.

[Supercian411]

Just now, Train27 said:

Personal preference. I find them very hardy and I like their designs. Also because I don't trust chinese brands, Apple is not an option due to extremely high prices.

Then why not Acer or HTC for example? As I said, personal preference and trust. As I said my actual phone is very old (4+ years) and still works almost as the first day (I may have dropped it around a hundred times), something I believe I couldn't have achieved with other product's phones.

i would definetly look into the moto g as an option 

[Albatross]

I would say Moto G for sure.

 

(Even the dirty ultra cheap options (prepaid ones) are great cheap smartphones for the price.)

[VerticalDiscussions]

4 hours ago, Train27 said:

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Zenfone Max, Zenfone Laser, Zenfone Selfie, Zenfone 2, choose yourself XD! Zenfone Max boasts incredible battery life (5000 mAh) in a leather body with a good display even if its 720p. Sadly its a Qualcomm 410, probably laggs on Boombeach even, but meh its a great battery life phone that costs less than 200€.