It’s cheap and it’s the only one of the G family that supports Boost Mobile (don’t know why the other ones don’t). It would be for a family member who may need to replace an Android 8 phone. For stupid reason I have a couple of prepaid Boost cards, so being able to use them is a plus, but the phone’s low up front price is also a big attraction. I have the G Stylus 5g and like it a lot, so am imagining the Play as a less fancy version. Is that reasonable? Thanks.

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    6 months ago

    Everything about it seems usable but only 32gb of storage is a total dealbreaker imo. Android itself will already take half that space and you will struggle not filling up the dozen gb with apps and downloads. Remember, not everything can be moved to an SD card.

    It’s about as good as you can get for a new phone at $100, but in this case I’d just recommend buying something second hand or spending more to get something good.

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      6 months ago

      Thanks. I’m pretty sure media downloads can go on an SD card. I don’t expect this user to install many apps, but it is something to keep in mind. My old phone (Android 7) had 32GB and it was enough for me, but Android 12 may burn more space than Android 7 did.

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      6 months ago

      A used Pixel 5 is less than $150 these days, and work on any provider as far as I know.