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(1,151 posts)Do you use it mostly as a phone or for other things? As a phone, you don't need much.
I recently got a $150 no contract android. I can talk on it all day - battery lasts and great quality even with no signal bars. GPS/maps works great locally but won't last an 8 hour trip without a car charger. I can browse any web site, but not as snappy as more expensive phones and I can't have lots of tabs open at once - checking scores is no problem.
Most games work just as well as more expensive phones. Same with bluetooth, networking, calendar, email, camera, video, music, and many other things. I don't do much with facebook but do notice it's not as nice as with better phones. I can use it to manage servers I'm responsible for (check status as well as running a terminal to look at logs when I need).
I can't have lots of background tasks notifying me of weather, sports, etc. Just run email, sms, and calendar notifications in the background and the battery lasts all day. Facebook notifications drains the battery (even though I don't get many if any each day)