Cheapest Android for Testing

BluSpyderBluSpyder Member Posts: 129
edited June 2012 in iPhone and Android Publishing
I'm an avid Apple device user. Therefore I have 0 Androids in my possession, or near me to use.

Does anyone know what the cheapest Android is that I can buy that would work perfect just for testing games and using the Android viewer for GS? I don't know ANY android devices period, so I have no clue.

Thanks.

Answers

  • jonmulcahyjonmulcahy Member, Sous Chef Posts: 10,408
    get a kindle fire, it has the highest marketshare of all android tablets, and the best app shopping experience.
  • tenrdrmertenrdrmer Member, Sous Chef, Senior Sous-Chef Posts: 9,934
    get a kindle fire, it has the highest marketshare of all android tablets, and the best app shopping experience.
    And its similar to the nook color which is another good marketplace.

  • BluSpyderBluSpyder Member Posts: 129
    edited June 2012
    That's around $200 isn't it? Are there any phones or something that are under $100 somewhere?
  • jonmulcahyjonmulcahy Member, Sous Chef Posts: 10,408
    If you buy a cheap $100 phone you Are not doing a great job at testing, you want to make sure you test on a device that the majority of people will be using.

    A cheap phone is going to have cheap and cut rate parts, and will run like it does
  • EatingMyHatEatingMyHat Member Posts: 1,246
    Try eBay, you might be able to get a good used one. Try to stick to Samsung, Motorola or HTC.
  • SparkyidrSparkyidr Member, PRO Posts: 2,033
    At the moment, I use one of these (as well as friends' phones that I have access to)

    http://www.willgoo.com/yinlips-ydpg16-android23-retro-handheld-wif-p-196.html

    Not ideal.. but it's fairly inexpensive...and it does some cool stuff that a phone or tablet doesn't do (for when I am not using it for testing)....i.e. play SNES games on the go, with real controls ;)
  • BluSpyderBluSpyder Member Posts: 129
    edited June 2012
    @jonmulcahy I understand, but I'm not so sure throwing down 200-300 for a testing device is really an option for me right now

    @Sparkyidr Hmm, and the Android viewer works well on it?
  • bazookaBenbazookaBen Member Posts: 318
    what is the android device that the "majority" of people are using?

    does anyone have data on this?
  • SparkyidrSparkyidr Member, PRO Posts: 2,033


    @Sparkyidr Hmm, and the Android viewer works well on it?
    yeah, it's pretty great actually. Almost as nice as it is on my iphone4 in regards to performance.
  • BluSpyderBluSpyder Member Posts: 129
    @Sparkyidr

    Is the YDPG18 (Upgrade version) an upgrade to the one you displayed. You would figure so from the name, but I just watched a bunch of reviews between the devices and people make it seem the YDPG16 is the better one..?
  • MarkOnTheIronMarkOnTheIron Member Posts: 1,447
    what is the android device that the "majority" of people are using?

    does anyone have data on this?
    The latest Samsung devices are on top of my Google Play stats.

  • jonmulcahyjonmulcahy Member, Sous Chef Posts: 10,408
    The kindle fire holds the market share of android tablet devices.
  • SparkyidrSparkyidr Member, PRO Posts: 2,033
    @Sparkyidr

    Is the YDPG18 (Upgrade version) an upgrade to the one you displayed. You would figure so from the name, but I just watched a bunch of reviews between the devices and people make it seem the YDPG16 is the better one..?
    the 16 is a newer device.
    From what I can gather, there are 2 versions of the 18... the newer of which is better (obviously)
    I think the 16 only has a 2 point touch screen, where as the 18 (new version) has a 5 point touch screen.
    everything else about it seems pretty much the same.

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