We live in an age of supersmartphones with high speed processors, advanced features pictures and videos in high definition, access to social networks, games with complex graphics and in some cases, some features in 3D. Of course, among so many interesting features, the functions of making and receiving calls are almost forgotten, with additional details, and not the main reason. After all, technology has advanced to the point of considering the communication by voice "just a detail."
But for many users, the important thing is that the phone basically works when he needs to speak, without many frills like accelerometer, GPS, geo location, widgets for social networks among other things that may be futile for the minimalists believe. Although, on the other hand, we can say that we miss the times that the phone could at most send text messages via SMS. After all, was the guarantee of economics at the battery and the phone in his pocket. Especially since, with few resources, it is natural that the simplest phones have a much greater battery life than the iPhone 4 you carry in your pocket.
We believe that the TechTudo, in some situations in the world of technology, less is more. So we made a list of the Top 10 with cheaper handsets in Brazil at the moment, for those users who want simple phones, to accomplish the task for which they were invented to make and receive calls. For much of the geeks who access our site, this may seem a boring Top 10, but for our parents, uncles, grandparents, and nephews who are mainly increasingly new (and desperate) to use a cell phone, get a valley eye on the tips below.
Criteria used
To make this Top 10, stipulate some rules. First, we did a search within the category of phones on the site comparing prices used by Brazilian Internet users, the Rocket. With the results properly filtered, established as the first criterion does not use the popular "MP-anything" that abound in the alternative markets. We understand that, despite being cheaper, they are not manufactured in Brazil, and arrive in our country for dubious means in most cases. Thus, price competition would be uneven.
The second criterion used was to choose only equipment available in most popular e-commerces and / or with better ratings from buyers. The goal is to ensure a better shopping experience, focusing on the most searched sites by Brazilian Internet. Obviously you will find lower prices at stores less hyped. But the risks are greater, and the official conditions of the market are charged by large national e-commerces. In addition, all devices presented here are unlocked, leveling further our research.
The last criterion we adopt is that we chose an average price of equipment, taking into account the cuts in store prices, and this court does not exceed 50% for a fairer assessment. You can find different devices, with prices lower than those published (or even lower than the first position), but keep in mind that these prices can change from one week to another, either because of some release, or for some temporary promotion. In cases of equal values, our tie-breaking criterion is the amount of resources present on the device characteristics and differences in their usage, like battery life, for example.
10. Motorola WX290
Key Features: 8 hours of use in conversation and 580 hours standby time, 45 MB of internal memory, calculator, alarm clock, datebook and calendar screen, 1.77 inches (65 000 colors), VGA camera (without recording video), microSD card slot up to 2GB, FM radio, MP3 player, Bluetooth, internet via WAP.
Info: the most "expensive" of the devices is also investigated which has a wider range of resources. For a device with a price below $ 200, it offers a little more for those who just want to make and receive calls. And in this case, "having a little extra" can be an advantage in the pocket, which is always welcome, even for users who just want to talk on the phone.
9. Samsung C276
Key features: battery life of 180 minutes of talk time and 140 hours standby, calculator, internet via WAP, voice commands smart, calculator, FM radio, internal display with 65K colors, format flip.
Info: here, we have proposed a much simpler. It is the first of selected phones that we call "basic" in all directions. Has almost no resources, and its price is only that because of its format flip, which in most cases is more expensive than a phone handset into a candy bar (inside of our approach to find the cheapest, to be clear) .
8. Alcatel OT 223
Key features: flip format, 10 MB internal memory, screen of 1.45 inches (65 000 colors), FM radio, calendar, calculator, speakerphone, 650 mAh battery.
Info: more than one base unit with the format flip. It is a compact model, with limited resources, allowing the user to basically make and receive calls and listen to a radio ... get from time to time. If you want to hear some MP3 music on your phone, this is not the model for you. This one is dedicated for those who want to talk and nothing else.
7. Alcatel Ot 505X
Key features: VGA camera, MP3 player, FM radio, Bluetooth, 1.77 inch screen (65 thousand colors), expandable memory via memory card, battery life of up to 7 hours talk time and up to 21 days on stand by.
Info: This is another unit with resources to complete a low cost phone. A device with this price have a VGA camera and Bluetooth is already a great benefit. Just be careful to check for local technical assistance from Alcatel in your city, you do not get in trouble if the phone give some kind of problem.
6. ZTE S213
Main features: dual SIM chip, FM radio, microSD card slot, calendar, calculator, battery life of up to 360 minutes talk time and 190 hours of standby time.
Info: This is the only one of its Top 10 to have the feature of dual SIM chip. Therefore, it is the cheapest option for those who need a phone to use two lines on the same machine. The bad news is that it is difficult to find points of ZTE's technical assistance in Brazil.
5. Nokia 2220
Key features: slide format, up to 1000 contacts in the phonebook of the device, web browser, 11 MB internal memory, battery life of up to 322 minutes of talk time and up to 496 hours standby time, VGA camera with video recording, FM radio , Internet via WAP or xHTML.
Info: Design different from other models we've seen so far (slide format), is one of the few appliances you will find in this price range with VGA camera with video recording. In contrast, lacks Bluetooth and memory expansion slot. In other words, only pictures with your friends on the web.
4. LG A180
Key features: 950 mAh battery, the screen of 1.52 inches (65 000 colors), battery life of up to 9 hours of talk time and up to 950 hours standby time, calendar, calculator, FM radio.
Info: is a simple phone for everything. It has curved buttons for easy snap of the fingers, but is common in your resources table, bordering the plain. Is the phone for those who really just wants to speak and be heard on the device, it does not have any additional resource to please the buyer.
3. Alcatel OT 208
Key features: phone book for numbers up to 1000, 128 MB of internal memory, battery life of up to 5 hours talk time and up to 17 days standby, FM radio.
Info: one of the most basic models of Alcatel that appears on this Top 10 with three devices. It is a very simple device, with a minimalist appearance and compact lines. Worth the record of his action for false call, where you simulate a telephone call to avoid that conversation boring, eliminating the person with an elegant and compelling excuse.
2. Nokia 1616
Key features: 1.8-inch screen (up to 65,000 colors), FM radio, up to 500 contacts in the phonebook, battery life of up to 8 hours talk and up to 540 hours standby time, dust-resistant keypad, flashlight.
Info: This unit continues a fine tradition of Nokia, at least to make a simple device, functional, durable, and long battery life. This tradition started with the excellent Nokia 1100 and Nokia 1208, and continues with great competence in the Nokia 1616. Even with the flashlight at the top of the phone.
1. Samsung GT-E1086
Key features: FM radio, speakerphone, mobile tracker feature, battery life of up to 9 hours of talk time and up to 560 hours of standby time.
Info: the Samsung player took the title of Brazil's cheaper because the highest value found by the apparatus does not exceed 30% of its average price, and is a device that has the average characteristics of a cell phone who just wants to talk. It's what we call "simple, impossible (or difficult)."
