Family Dollar Smartphones?: Let’s Explore!

[@AlKaseltzer87]

I owe a lot to dirt cheap smartphones. A cheap smart phone helped my get my life back on track after I left my 12 year job at McDonald's in 2016 and got caught up in temp agency jobs and was evicted from my apartment with a baby on the way. $9.25 an hour working a kitchen, living in a 600 sq ft apartment to my grandparents basement with an aging car to $30 an hour, sitting on a forklift all day, back in my own place with my son and more things considered a luxuries than I ever had growing up. Learning to be independent again after everything fell apart all started with a $20 TracFone ZTE Citrine. I used a Motorola G 5G 2022 model for a couple years. Good phone.

[@Timothy_D_S]

Good for you, life is hard and you fought to get it back on track for you and your family👍

[@PUGG5Y]

Thank you for sharing this story. So sweet to read this. I wish you and all those you care for a lifetime of good fortune and happiness!

[@jonathanwpressman]

Good for you man 😊❤

[@fredrickbambino]

I'm happy for you man

[@Darkest_matter]

$30 an hour is an AMAZING SALARY! Software engineers get that much in the UK!

[@KaleKnight300]

thank you for not crapping on these phones like other youtubers. I don't own any of these but they're made for people who cant afford the top of the line brands. I find it really disrespectable when other youtubers shit on them and call them slow, like yeah dude its 25 bucks what did you except?

[@danielhandika8767]

As a person who lives in a 3rd world country I agree, lots of western tech youtubers are always talk shit about something that is not the latest or top of the lines

[@KaleKnight300]

@@danielhandika8767 exactly! it really shows their privilege... I'm glad these phones exist even if they aren't the best. for me personally if a phone can at least run youtube its good enough for me haha

[@LatrixVerboon]

This is that shi Marquess Brownlee, him and other entitled youtubers been shittin on LG back then which causes public perception of phones really bad. Those trash youtubers

[@gabesmath105]

they're not slow unless you make them heat up with a heavy workload

[@odnx]

@@LatrixVerboon why do u care..

[@grand.central]

fun fact: the Moto G Go technically doesn't exist. it's just a carrier brand-name for the Moto G Pure, a phone which was released in *2021*.

[@johnzoid74]

ahh this is interesting. makes sense, never heard of it!!

[@LopazIRL]

​@johnzoid74 that's pretty much how the cricket version of the g7 power is labeled as the "g7 supra" this seems to be motorola exclusive.

[@mica7191]

I became a proud owner of a Moto G24 8GB/128 GB Matte Charcoal two days ago... Paid it €119... moved in my SIM card and my SD Card

[@Ruby.Resolution]

Yeah as soon as I saw that I recognized it. My wife had the G Pure (which is same shape and body and pretty much specs as G Play 2023). So I recognized it as a rebranded G Pure Badge Engineering But the white looks nice

[@mica7191]

@@Ruby.Resolution i own Moto G24 for 5 days

[@MustachioFurioso9134]

My best friend is kind of cheap, and wanted me to help him with choosing a phone below $80, we went with the Moto G based on specs. And I was actually thoroughly impressed, because for the price...it was quite a capable phone

[@johnzoid74]

yea man not bad at all!!

[@thememes301fnYT]

@@johnzoid74can I plz have a phone for my sister and I it’s okay if you can’t I don’t except much

[@D9fjg]

Nothing wrong with going cheap, they're likely not gonna be using their phone for real heavy loads and they recognize that

[@jennyholiday88]

honestly $25-$50 for a fully functioning computer is pretty wild. can browse the internet, play 3D games, edit pictures, check emails, etc imagine telling someone in 2004 you can just get that now. freaking amazing

[@johnzoid74]

right?! i'm there with you its wildly cool. you can find stuff on AliExpress but it doesn't function the same.. at least that i'm aware of.

[@Dave102693]

Can it play Honkai Impact 3rd or Genshin Impact though?

[@MemeMarine]

Remember that their money was worth more than ours. You would be telling them that you can get a fully functioning computer superior to anything else that was on the market at the time for about $15

[@smell4685]

​@@Dave102693 if it can't that's a plus

[@somecatlookinatyou7414]

​@@Dave102693ofc not why would you ask that?

[@christopherhorton4634]

I had a period after divorce where I was broke. Well, not broke, but buying a flagship phone was out of the question. I used a Moto G for two years. It was just fine. Played Spotify and KZbin in my car for music. Podcast apps worked well. The photos were ok. I paid $80 for mine. It was a good phone.

[@chitan1362]

Nice little thing to know with most of these kinds of smartphones: It's possible to prevent the phone from installing random apps without your consent by disabling "Mobile services manager" (sometimes also called "DT Ignite") in the apps list under settings. Sometimes it's under "system apps" so look there if you don't see it. You may also force disable it using ADB but I haven't had to do that.

[@Clotix6114]

delete the apps

[@chitan1362]

@@Clotix6114 They usually return after a while.

[@shizutokujowara8787]

Using ADB to debloat stuff works like a charm. Just be careful though, make sure the app won't cause any bootloop (Especially true to Xiaomi phones on stock MIUI/HyperOS)

[@peterparker2068]

@@Clotix6114 If you just delete the apps. Then after a while another set of apps starts to download.

[@A-Litte-Catnoreplay]

i whoud just reinstall the rom at that point just fastboot and go fore crdroid or LineageOS but yea, me not in usa

[@eggbag4182]

Modern Motorola is underrated, depending on the carrier you can get a holepunch camera, stylus pin, power button fingerprint reader and high refresh rate for only like $20

[@JustAPersonWhoComments]

If u see an iPhone SE in a random Family Dollar store, then it’s an instant buy

[@jonathanwpressman]

@@JustAPersonWhoComments I don't know if one would end up there.

[@CrocoDylianVT]

jokes on you, the Moto G 5G is actually better

[@chriswright8074]

Hell no way to tiny if it was like the 8 plus then yes

[@ChillydontCap]

I always thought Apple should've done an SE+ line of models based on the old 6+, 6s+, 7+, 8+ ​@@chriswright8074

[@krystine777]

I’m watching this on one of

[@BroBlackWolf1]

A couple years ago I was forced to buy an AT&T Moto g play from the Dollar General. My iPhone screen stopped working and I didn’t have no insurance on my contract phone so I bought it popped in my sim and rocked it for six months until my upgrade was available. It was a very decent phone.

[@D9fjg]

Hope you still have it, you might need it again

[@OutOfTouch1984]

Proud Motorola user here🙌 I got a Moto G73 5G, intermediate phone with really good specs, 8gb of ram, 128g internal with a expansion slot and the spectacular 120hz screen

[@Zackieboi2010]

Nice 😎

[@ramborambokitchenkitchen6357]

Mine is the moto g60s. Had it for 2 years now and overall a pretty solid device considering it was really cheap like less than 120 lol.

[@AceRisingChaoticMind]

Am using a Motorola razr 40 ultra aka the razr + 2023

[@mica7191]

Me too... G24 8GB/128GB and a 6.56'' 90 Hz screen... 50MP main / 2MP macro camera + 8 MP front camera

[@pneuma6421]

Paid $489 for a OnePlus 12r 16/256 I don't think I was finding a better deal in America 😅

[@Neasyorc]

Lmao they probably thought you were a drug dealer buying all those burners. Haha

[@petrnovak7235]

Well, if they noticed the camera, they may assume he's KZbinr 😁 Because, honestly, drug dealers would, most likely, get the cheapest option and wouldn't care much about anything else.

[@OldSkoolWheniRide]

@@petrnovak7235are u a drug dealer? how do yk this information?

[@petrnovak7235]

@@OldSkoolWheniRide Don't Ask, Don't Tell 😁

[@josephcasias]

@@OldSkoolWheniRideare you a child? Use your brain lil guy

[@OldSkoolWheniRide]

🤯

[@ieatiron1]

0:31 i ate the sign

[@johnzoid74]

I knew it

[@Memphis223]

Ahhhh, you dirty little bastard!

[@CageMedina-wf8rh]

lol

[@Sireoja]

I think you should be able to flash a unlocked version of the factory firmware on these phones. Here in estern Europe it used to be common practice to buy carrier locked phones, flash non locked firmware and sell them for a profit.

[@gabesmath105]

nope, bootloader codes for these are held hostage by the greedy corps. and the ROM can't change the sim lock.

[@chriswright8074]

​@@gabesmath105sim lock is mostly server based but on boost mobile some moto can be code unlocked that's how I got my edge + unlocked

[@pegcity4eva]

Damn

[@avisprimey]

EU regions are lucky enough to have unlocked phones like this

[@UberStarFkr]

​​@@gabesmath105Bootloader should be able to be unlocked after an amount of time with the locked carrier but that's the catch.

[@ismujohanhalim9871]

2:09 just straight into the intro, no fuss, vfx & sfx etc smooth transition 100.5/10 most best intro i've ever seen

[@IsaiahMusic_]

I use moto g stylus 2023! These moto phones are so cheap and yet so amazing! I highly recommend them.

[@JeskidoYT]

granted they are WAYYY too many models from them in North America so it's like finding a good mango in a giant mango tree

[@IsaiahMusic_]

@@JeskidoYTThat's why you look at reviews

[@pneuma6421]

The stylus 2024 got an OLED screen this year!! Probably the best midrange/ budget phone on the market. I love what moto is doing.

[@megacap55]

and have almost Android stock with a stellar long lasting battery

[@kasumisylveon]

i use the 2024 model i had the 2022 model and upgraded because i like the stylus so much

[@WilliamHollinger2019]

Three of my family members are using Motorola 5g stylus. My brother and I use one plus Nord N100 and Nokia X100. I had Samsung j3 6, LG k30, Samsung s8, LG Stylo 6, LG K30, Nokia X100, OnePlus Nord N100, Nord n200, and my daily is Nord N100.

[@WilliamHollinger2019]

Yeah I went to my memory library.

[@dylanlindsay1993]

i have that moto g play! i paid 40$ for mine at walmart! its the straight talk one, but you can literally put any of the tracfone sims in any of the tracfone branded phones it dont matter which carrier as long as its tracfone owned you can just put ur tracfone sim in any of them! this is how i got safelink wireless on a straight talk phone! i bought the straight talk one as it was 10$ cheaper than the total wireless or the tracfone varient of the same phone!

[@user_.27294]

in europe simlock and this in general is illegal

[@healspringy6300]

yeah, but at least you could unlock it without getting charge because otherwise it's a pain in the neck. Especially AT&T

[@quite_ripoff4640]

I didn't know there was prepaid phones in eu region.

[@L4ftyOne]

Just flash android on em newly

[@MasonGreenWeed]

​@@L4ftyOnehope the boatloader is not locked

[@ricedbroccoli]

In the US, it's legal, it just has to be clearly labeled

[@AmberOppedisano]

My mom used to main the lower spec family dollar cell phones (and similar prepaid ones) up until early 2023 when she switched to an iPhone 13 through the internet provider we use - she said the androids were quite slow after using an iPhone and she’d never go back. Great times ❤

[@click4dylan2]

You’re talking about slow, cheap android phones. Apple is a flagship device. Try using a mid range or flagship android and you won’t find the issues that a slow and cheap android will have

[@Teddie_Eli]

Fellow Motorola Moto Edge 30 user here~ I bought this for around $105 brand new and for its price, it is definitely worth using as a work/2FA phone. Dual 5G SIM support, decent battery life, NFC, good enough camera system, fast charging~

[@PeacefulAutistic]

Heads up: family dollar isn’t technically a dollar store. It’s a discount grocery/retailer.

[@xPandamon]

The fact that the US still has carrier lock is ridiculous

[@martinpalm5]

these phones are subsidized that's why, the unlocked ones cost more.

[@Seawolf.Gaming]

We can buy unlocked phones, but we can also get them cheaper for locked phones that unlock after a few years

[@c_h_]

Only on cheap garbage like this

​@@Seawolf.Gamingall of the Verizon branded phones he got are unlocked after 2 months. It's a deal Verizon made last year i think. Visible, straight talk, total Tracfone etc. Any prepaid and MVNOs on Verizon network unlock after 2 months. That's why I've been stacking on those free Motorola phones on straight talk 2 months now. Total wireless galaxy a54 or Moto g stylus 2024 for 50 Bucks is the deal.

[@TheOne-dq3lq]

This is going to be a thing of the past hopefully soon if this bill passes If you buy the phone out right and it's locked to a network it's supposed to unlock now after 60 days obviously if you're paying on a phone that's a different story. We can buy unlocked phones though if you buy directly from the company or you we can buy unlocked phones though if you buy directly from the company for example if I buy a Samsung phone from Samsung it's unlocked but you usually get cheaper if you go through a carrier so you win some and lose some. Typically overseas though you're going to pay the same price no matter where you go because they're unlocked.

[@seanshepard2000]

Motorolla user here! Been using them for about 4-5 years now, and won't use anything else! They have some really good ones, and some average ones - the one you got for $75 is honestly a really good phone at a good price! At this point, I use the Moto ThinkPHone (top end in thier line), but I like them - good value for what you get!

[@scottdunn4506]

What I do to activate Verizon phones is I have a few old activated Verizon SIM cards and when I put them in it activates the phone

[@TAELSDOLL]

brilliant

[@megamegaO]

Old activated sim cards? Sooo you're still paying for their services then?

[@scottdunn4506]

No what I mean by old activated SIM cards is they was already activated when they had service on them a while back and when you pop it in the new phone it will automatically setup the phone without you needing service to use the phone and the WiFi cause the new SIM card in the phone isn’t activated and Verizon won’t let you use the phone without a activate SIM card

[@user0O-]

​​@@scottdunn4506that's nice to know I bought a TCL 30 Z from Walmart with the carrier being total wireless it has a sim card without service and i used it to skip the activation screen on a locked TracFone Motorola phone

[@THEPUNISHERBRAZIL]

Here in Brazil these phones is expensives, you have to work a entire month to buy these phone, we have minium wage and these phones costs like R$1500

[@Xpurple]

I buy these often enough. I do wardriving. So, they provide cheap phones to use as wardriving tends to burn out the internal flash storage and WiFi chips. I use three phones when I wardrive to get the best catch rate. I replace the phones roughly every six months. I never activate them. I've never ran into a problem being able to use them on WiFi.

[@gabesmath105]

wardriving? i've never heard of it. i'm sure it isn't driving military vehicles

[@Xpurple]

@@gabesmath105 : It's where I drive around and scan / record all the WiFi, Bluetooth and Cell tower locations, names and serial numbers. This is done for research and amusement. The end goals include the following. 1. What types of hardware are currently being used. 2. To find out what types of encryption are actively being used. 3. To map out WiFi networks using geolocation (this helps improve mapping software). 4. To map out cell coverage.

[@georgeyreynolds]

​@@gabesmath105well back in the early 2000s it was definitely about who had wifi and could you connect to it

[@i_like_Peanuts]

i generally associate wardriving as a malicious prospect as many people do that to commit cyberattacks on insecure or open wifi networks but i never thought of it from your point of view. I was thinking is my guy admitting to a crime lmao. And then i read your reply. cheers mate

[@edwardfletcher7790]

Motorola phones are outstanding value and still have headphone jacks and memory card slots. They also have an almost bare Android install which means snappy response, no factory spamware and early SW updates 👍 I'm in Australia using a Motorola G62 on a US $10/month plan with 10Gb data and unlimited calls/text. Verizon locking the phone SW is illegal in many countries now.

[@hymlog]

....I never used headphones ....I use bluetooth ...So a phone without a headphone jack means nothing.

[@edwardfletcher7790]

@@hymlog I use the headphone jack for lapel mics. When I'm not using my Tascam. Bluetooth is useless for high quality audio recording....

[@hymlog]

@@edwardfletcher7790 ...Care less about recording...

[@dittm3r]

​@@hymlog🤨

[@JomasterTheSecond]

I used to rep Motorola - Moto E4 and E6 Plus were my daily drivers as a young lad. The E6 Plus is still what I use to listen to music while I'm chilling at home, like while gaming or working on hobbies. I think if I ever pick up a Moto again, it's gonna be a Razr.

[@GameTesterDev]

I Currently use a Motorola Edge+ 5G (2023)... Also, there is a way to bypass the activation screens... Its really weird but you tape the 4 corners of the phone in a certain pattern and it lets you past.

[@Larry]

I'm quite impressed TBH, these sorts of super cheap phones at discount stores are normally only there to entice Grandma to get on the information superhighway! :D

[@kuzregoistgold]

Love u larry

[@Larry]

@@kuzregoistgold Aw, bless you, love u right back ^_^

[@ProtoMario]

Soiled diaper is par for the course

[@nv8488]

Can you enable usb debugging on these devices? If yes, cant you easily delete the apps through adb/put a custom rom on it?

[@KaleKnight300]

I was thinking the same thing! I'm sure theses a way to get a custom rom and get wifi without paying.

[@mahbubrahman7901]

Most of them wont support custom roms because most of these phones come with some sort of crappy unisoc chipset

[@zaremol2779]

8:01 They definitely know their demographic with that Chime app 🤣

[@HighHrothgar0]

There's a tendency for weird things to happen at local dollar stores... Some folks don't like average Americans getting good deals. Boost mobile has a $60 unlimited plan with the newest iPhone every year. I really like the newest flagship rugged phones with like 20000 mAh + 32GB ram and other fun features for less than $600.

[@imwastedhere]

The problem is that many people can't sing up with a carrier and have to opt for these options. Yes, you can get better value elsewhere, but that's out the windows for some folk that live with very limited incomes. I remember running one of these phones with a 10 bucks prepaid card each month because that was all I could afford.

[@camcam8296]

Boost is good till you want to use any good amount of data

[@EmeraldHill-vo1cs]

@@imwastedhere I'm in australia, whats wrong with $10 a month,curious.

[@imwastedhere]

@EmeraldHill-vo1cs there was nothing wrong. To be honest, it was alright. I only got like 1gb of internet and 5 hours of call time which was enough to get around school

[@EmeraldHill-vo1cs]

@@imwastedhere Ah, see here for $10 ya get unlimited calls and text and a couple of gigs,for a month. Or 28 days.

[@exposednerve6382]

idk why old and cheap phones interest me so much but im glad ur here to scratch that itch, great videos

[@morganfan]

You are so lucky in USA. I wish we had a family dollar companies with cheap smartphones

[@nxrp]

If you have issues with your vision and you are short on budget I strongly recommend you the flip phones, they have big keys and are cheap

[@extratrashvideos6404]

4:40 sells well most likely because you don't have to pay to use it. I have one about 15 minutes from me. Going today or tomorrow for craps and giggles.

[@johnzoid74]

nice! careful for diapers lol

[@estebancotee]

Hey dude, great video! Currently I'm using a Vivo Y03, not a bad phone, wasn't that expensive but I love it, it's great for me

[@JohnnyT002]

I have a Moto G stylus 5G from Cricket Wireless and it didn't cost me anything . It was sent to me when was upgrading to 5G service.

[@KikiSoFlyy]

When my kids got their first phones I got these cheap ones until they were old enough to take care of more expensive ones! They actually work good if you aren’t a hardcore techie! They definitely come through in a clutch if you need something to get by and keep you connected!

[@ram_stick_samurai]

babe wake up jOhnZoid is looking at crap phones

[@imfosher]

shusg

[@scottdunn4506]

Actually the Motorola 5g g 2024 it has nfc 😊 and the Motorola g play 2024 are decent phones

[@yungwoodyharrelson]

​@@scottdunn4506 moto bot

[@scottdunn4506]

Um no just a opinion

[@UtsavGamerOfficial]

I'm here babe😂

[@alt666]

I got my first smart phone from a kroger or something lmao. It was like 5-25 dollars with minutes from zte if i'm remembering right. Still have it sitting in a box somewhere. Now all this time later im using the last good moto g stylus aka the 2021 before they started slowly downgrading the specs while raising the prices.

[@TriCorp109VA]

Moto G23 user here, have been very satified with their phones for 2 years now.

[@DiogenesUlyanov]

15 pro max. Just upgraded from a 12 mini that ive used for the past 3 years. Love the security of using an iPhone and also the ease of data transfer. My series 7 watch kicks a** too

[@Night_Shifter]

Thanks for the heads up had to drive a bit but worth it for a cheap but decent backup phone. They also have $10 coupon on their app for the Moto G Play for both Tracfone and Total. I also just love messing with new to me phones.

[@darkguardian1314]

I'm a recent convert to Motorola and used Motorola Edge Plus phones with the 144 Hz refresh rate and multiyear software support. Snappy and the camera quality is on par with Samsung and Apple. After rocking Kyocera Duroforce Rugged phones for a number of years, these Motorola Edge Plus are flagship phones at a discounted price. Looking forward to 2025 models.

[@kronos5385]

I have been a Tracfone user for 20 years. They use Verizon towers and i always have good cell phone coverage. I have had 5 different types of phones from different manufacturers but all were Tracfones. The Moto one was pretty good but Samsung is the best one so far. My plan costs me about $22 a month with unlimited text and calling and 2 Gig of data usage. I usually order from HSN as they have some good bundles and usually unlimited text and calling. I still have to buy a new plan every month to keep my phone #. Every time I upgrade from one phone to the next model it seems to go up in price about $50 for the purchase but the new features seem worth it and the phone lasts me about 3 years at least. They never break and my last Samsung Galaxy A50 cost me $150 and to upgrade to the next one will cost me a little over $200. These new faster ARM processors keep getting better and faster every generation. I'm totally satisfied with Tracfone. Tracfone carries some Iphones but I won't pay the extra money for that cult company.

[@k.b.tidwell]

I used to love Tracfone, but when I had it they were using AT&T towers. I wonder if they use both now or if they totally changed to Verizon? Back then if you had a regular AT&T plan and you broke your contract phone, you could buy one of these cheap ones and simply put your sim card in it and carry on. Can't do that anymore because I guess they figured out that consumers were actually saving money that way.

[@kronos5385]

It's possible that Tracfone uses different service providers in different parts of the country. When I moved from the West coast to the East coast I had to get a new Sim card from Tracfone but the transition was otherwise transparent. I did change my phone number to an East coast Area code and number. Didn't have to change phones.

[@ariamh823]

The Moto G is perfect for backup and emergency phones. Have one in a drawer and in your car and just use them in emergencies. Or for phones you give to school kids to just call and use internet while not worrying about it getting stolen.

[@mrgurulittle7000]

That Motorola G Go looks an awful lot like the FCNT Arrows We from Japan. I wouldn’t be surprised if they were the same thing because Motorola and FCNT (former Fujitsu Mobile) are both affiliates under Lenovo. Cool video. I love a good cheap phone.

[@coffee_qi_and_me]

My wife and I both use Motorola 5G Stylus phones. We travel a lot overseas and these are just about the cheapest, non-junk phones we can buy unlocked in the US. They work well, have decent cameras, and don't attract the attention of thieves. Even if they were to be stolen, we would only be out less than $200 for each phone, which is an easier hit to deal with than a $1000+ iPhone or high-end Samsung.

[@IanPlayzYT7523]

I like the Blu View Phone....its kinda like my vivo Y02t :) but the lockscreen on the blu view is better

[@kaynwells6936]

I have an iPhone 16 pro max and a Motorola G54 and being honest there isn’t much difference in performance. A phone is a phone is a phone and everything else has come along to a point where even poorer quality (photos or video etc) is still way above average and perfectly acceptable for online everything (all socials and KZbin etc). My g54 has Dolby atmos, 120hz screen, 50mp camera and does everything I need it to do (I use it when I don’t take my iPhone with me and just need a good phone I don’t need to be precious about). Android and iOS are so similar now it’s irrelevant. Get what you like and works for you! Price doesn’t matter and phones are not status symbols anymore. Great video! Informative and succinct. Thank you

[@Littleradium]

And none of them are a dollar what a scam

[@xboxbrocko]

The funny thing about the moto g play is that the camera sensor is only 12 or 13 megapixels, it just upscales photos when you use the stock camera app.

[@paulmanzueta3956]

I would like to see a part #2 or even a part #3, pure original video

[@transjonkler]

I've been using a Moto G Stylus 5G 2024 for a few months now and I absolutely love it. I was using the 2021 model until the camera crapped out and not even replacing the camera sensor itself fixed it, which I took as a sign to just get a new phone lol. The 2024 version is amazing for $400 with 8gb of LPDDR5, 256gb of storage, 1080p 120hz P-OLED screen, 3.5mm jack, sd card slot, astounding battery life. Genuinely the only thing I see to complain about is the short software support although that isn't a problem for me (I was using a Note 4 until 2021).

[@Heidegaff]

Simlocking phones is illegal here in the EU, once again I'm glad I'm not an US citizen

[@humbug2308]

If you think simlocking is the most awful thing in the world then we're glad you're not a US citizen too.

[@gabesmath105]

thankfully tracfone & it's sibling brands only need 2 months, in was 12 months until 2021

[@JakeT304]

Gross a European 🤮

[@Cryostal]

EU is communist

[@CobyTheLuckyFox]

I had a Motorola Moto e6 on Tracfone for almost 3 years. I got it for $30 on a whim after my LG Rebel 4 started to crap out. Now I'm using a Samsung Galaxy A14 5G that I was gifted for Christmas and its been a great phone, compared to my others, but I will never forget the memories I had with those phones.

[@jumpypancakes4993]

I LOVEEEE the Samsung A14 it's such a nice modern design the screen is a great size!

[@RoseanneSeason7]

I love those old LG phones. Nice and thick lol

[@SDRIFTERAbdlmounaim]

duuuuuude lol, yesterday i bought a cheap ZTE Blade L9 to act as a simple music player while am on the train, what do you think about that phone ?

[@AzureRT456]

I bought an LG G8 for $40 for music, but then I took my mother's iPod haha. The G8 was good but once I transferred my music the carefully organised music folder I had would be ruined. I hate LG's file system.

[@dprrn]

I bought a prepaid vzw phone awhile back as a google maps mule/backup phone, all it took to get past the setup lock was popping my sim in from my postpaid line and all was well. The bulk of it's use was to save me burning google maps into my s21U screen.

[@ernestotoledo8055]

You can active the 1st moto the only thing that you have it's not put the preload sin card and you can't unlock all the phone that you buy today

[@lymarie1974]

My first cellphone was a tracfone in 2004 - 2011. Very good phones.

[@thisshouldbeentertaining3386]

Only reason to buy a phone at a dollar store is if you want to use it as a burner phone. You can get as good if not better phones free from Metro/Cricket.

[@Jarkabob]

Even though the phones install a lot of apps when connected to WiFi, I bought a Samsung A something from a T-Mobile store and right when I connected it to internet it installed a bunch of apps.

[@markaes]

I've only owned "dirt cheap" smart phones my entire life. And I'm an software engineer/app developer. My phone now is the moto g 5g I got for $40 on HSN and it does everything i need. Half the trick to accumulating "wealth" is not spending your money on over priced stuff thats more than you need. I'd rather retire at 48 than drive an expensive new car.

[@IntergalacticDustBunny]

I have a regular AT&T plan, and I use a Motorola G Stylus 2023 Model, it does what I need it to do, I use my phone for a handful of Websites, Maps, KZbin, Texting and Talking, an MP3 Player, occasional camera and that's it really. My last 2 phones have been Motorola's, I've liked them but being lower spec phones they start to show it after 2-3 years.

[@BlasianYT]

Hell yeah! Always hyped for another jOhnZoid upload in the AM

[@johnzoid74]

sup Blasian thanks for the watch 😎

[@roob-e3e]

​@@johnzoid74 hu I sub roo😢

[@aynamehd7455]

These Kind of locked phones are actually illegal in the EU. The cheapest phones here cost a bit more around 60 to 70€ but i would say that once you reach the 90 to 100€ price thats were phones actually get usable for a long enough time. Also phone plans here are very cheap in some countries being 10$ monthly for unlimited

[@Pleyer7575lol]

3:00 you should blur this out

[@jubug2213]

I use Motorola and I have the Moto G stylus 5G 2023. I personally love my phone. It was pretty cheap at $250 and it works great. It runs high intensity games pretty well and can get away with medium graphics on genshin impact without stutter. Highly recommend Motorola if you don't want to spend a bunch on a phone.

[@SDRIFTERAbdlmounaim]

9:50 that chin tho 😂

[@johnzoid74]

George W got bad angles 😂

[@pro-hz7kx]

Like the phone’s chin

[@pryebloo63]

​@@johnzoid74That's Ben Franklin

[@Moiyoo]

i bought a total wireless moto g 5g 2024 while i was in usa for only $59. didn’t need to activate it to use wifi. i definitely recommend getting it from walmart.

[@wadewilson6628]

Remember! Cut toward your buddy, not your body. You can always get a new buddy, but you can not get a new body.

[@psdaengr911]

If you want to try them with wi-fi only, try doing a factory reset and then set up the phones without installing any SIMs in them. Also due to new FCC reg, you can get the phone unlocked after 60 days, cancel the initial plan, and change carriers. If a phone has an older version of Android, it most likely has an old image installed and will need updates of the Google, Chrome and Play Store apps, before you can do anything else and not have issues.

[@editza21]

Recently, i was in a search for an Iphone 14 or 13(upgrade from an old Iphone 7). This phone was a beast when he was released, but now its just an obsollete. Love your videos🙂

[@petrnovak7235]

Just got Moto G 54 Power Edition and so far, I am quite happy with it. There are few details I could live without, but what phone is perfect, right? But with 12 GB RAM and pretty decent processor (albeit Mediatek, but whatever) it runs pretty well. Display is also nice, for IPS panel and even in these sunny summer days I had no issue seeing what's on screen. But the best part of this phone is battery. I have the phone from Thursday. Now, we have Tuesday and it only was three times on the charger so far and that's counting fully charging it after purchase. My old phone needed charging every single night. What a change now.

[@MARTINREN1231]

I found my people. The mediatek hate is strong for me too lol

[@LeoTheDreamer]

The Moto G Play is the best of the bunch. My personal experience with it is that it's a really good budget device and I have used it often for work and works great for a travel phone if you don't want to risk losing a pricy phone while on vacation.

[@user0O-]

I bought a Motorola g play 2024 back in may from best buy when it was on sale it cost 43.00 but I got it for just 28.00 using a gift card it's a good budget phone for playing games and has some decent specs - 50mp camera - 90hz display - Dual stereo speakers - Still has a headphone jack and SD card slot

[@Danyiaha]

11:50 isnt this the flip phone which runs aosp android? You can mod it and get it to run android apps if it is that device

[@JWooden271]

I think it tuns KaiOS

[@TheOne-dq3lq]

Kai os And no it does not run Android apps but no that's a strictly basic flip phone.

[@Danyiaha]

@@TheOne-dq3lq no it does run android the TCL flip 2 runs android, you just need to mod it to install applications.

[@Techlifeandmore]

I have an iPhone 12, which I got a little bit after the device was released. I actually got it for Christmas 2020.

[@gamrroyale5928]

I wanted to ask something can you make a video on your phone collection

[@St_Clinton]

I have a Moto 5g Stylus, and what I noticed with mine and the phones in here is the memory. Mine came with 128g, whereas the max on these in the vid are 64g.I think that is why you saw a price difference with the ones you found online.

[@MizeLOL]

what about custom roms? you sure could bypass that plan requirement!

[@johnzoid74]

true I could do that. I think it was simpler.. like removing the SIM card. I’ll try and update

[@Watson606]

The moto g go is my camping/back up phone. I have premium, so I download a fair amount of videos, and the battery life is just insane. Phone is smooth enough, sound and camera are enough for day-to-day use, definitely recommend. Only issue I've actually had was apps closing out during some serious doomscrolling. Probably my fault, or the sign I needed to put it down. For the price, it's good to grab 2 of them for a mishap on your main. Also, if you see this, give it a full charge and just leave it, I think mine made it 9 days. The g play is decent, I rocked it a few months while I was struggling, pretty similar to the go, as just an emergency backup phone, it's not enough of a difference for paying almost double.

[@adampro-b1h]

You missed the Simple Mobile and Net10 Wireless companies also leaked email btw 5:50

[@johnzoid74]

not leaked, it’s my public email

[@erictijerina8065]

​@@johnzoid74do you by any chance sell the phones after testing? my dad is 73 and let someone use his phone to call a ride when he was at Walmart and they dropped it and he can't afford to replace it and I'm disabled so i can't afford to buy him another and he keeps getting micro glass in his fingers. Sorry to bug you just wondering?? Thank you for your time

[@ryannb2001]

Currently a user of a Motorola edge 2022. Pretty decent phone nothing wrong with it and I enjoy it. It was a very good value for what I paid for it

[@nathansstuff1547]

Damn. Glad I live in Australia where there's none of that carrier lock crap anymore

[@RemoWilliams1227]

It's such bs. I managed a Cricket Wireless for a few years and first of all the companies just put more and more pincodes and hurdles for the customers switching services. Secondly it leads to fraud because people literally sell available numbers online that then stores use to give switcher deals to folks who would normally just be a new line and not qualify for the switcher deals on phones. If none of that made sense, good, your brain is working fine.

[@nathansstuff1547]

@RemoWilliams1227 Meanwhile if I don't have a plan that includes a phone, I just contact my old provider to transfer my old number to my new provider and I'm good. Or just cancel my old plan online and get a new one if I don't care about the number. Or if I have a plan with a phone included, I pay the phone off, then can just cancel the data plan and put a sim from a different provider in that same phone with no fuss

[@RemoWilliams1227]

@@nathansstuff1547 lucky you

[@rebeccaclementz3756]

I've only ever had a Tracfone. Years ago, Kmart had a sale and a got a flip phone. I haven't switched networks because I don't want a monthly bill. I now have a smartphone but with rollover I still don't use it enough to justify a monthly bill. I buy a three month card and run out of months before I run out of minutes. That said, I liked the company service better before Verizon bought it.

[@mohamedmostafa-yk4wu]

Why your carriers want to track you and how this isn't condemned by the law

[@goober-7290]

Watching this on a Moto G 5G 2023, its really good for the price. Got it $100 new unlocked on Amazon and it runs flawlessly

[@levitahon9754]

My family loves cheap phones were a moto family even though we can easily afford to buy the iPhone 15 for all 4 of us in the family I'm watching this on a moto g stylus 5g 2023

[@Robert-lc6dv]

I have a Moto Stylus 5G, I love it. Previous phones were Moto as well, I'm a fan.

[@MarioMasta64]

btw not being able to tap the top bar is just a change that was made to google play its not anything to do with specifically the phone thats actually a good sign because it actually gets updates

[@Trance88]

I'm a loyal Moto user! I got a Moto Edge 2023 a couple months ago at Best Buy for $370. It's the most expensive phone I've ever owned. It works great. I find it amazing you can essentially get a "pocket tablet" (inactivated phone) for 25 bucks, running the latest version of android and its not sluggish.

[@click4dylan2]

Awoo :3

[@clyntmedia]

My uncle got me a Motorola G5S+ back in 2018 and it still works, the battery backup is terrible and it lasts about 2-3 hours without being plugged in. Now I just use it as a desk clock.

[@dutifulbarrel9084]

3:30 you can bypass that screen! theres an easter egg where you have to hold the 4 corners for a few seconds and hit the vol buttons in a certain order to bypass it, I used to buy these phones like crazy and sell them at school

[@tripsadelica]

Happy owner of a Motorola G62 128Gb 5G phone downunder. Works a treat, reasonably fast and the camera is good. Battery life is great and it is not stuffed with bloatware. IMHO they are robust and easy to use phones in the mid tier range.

[@moneymoney12]

I have the same Moto G but for AT&T and got it today from Walmart for $56. I also have an edge and a moto g stylus. At 1st I didn't think I would like the Motorola phones, but they are fine. To get the most out of the phones, you need to go in and set them up and maximize the settings. Make sure the highest refresh rate is set to always on. Go in and maximize the ram setting. Once you go through these phones you will be surprised how you don't miss the others. I have a Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra as my work phone. Yes, you can tell the difference, but if you are going in and knowing what you are buying, there will not be buyer's remorse and you want be comparing these phones to a premium level phone and you will be happy with the money you saved. Also, each one of these phones, I got for AT&T and one for Verizon, I used as a post-paid phone and not as pre-paid.