{"id":14772,"date":"2010-07-29T05:25:11","date_gmt":"2010-07-29T13:25:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/198.46.88.49\/?p=14772"},"modified":"2010-07-29T11:55:10","modified_gmt":"2010-07-29T19:55:10","slug":"att-smartphones-tech-under-50","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/198.46.88.49\/electrotech\/att-smartphones-tech-under-50","title":{"rendered":"AT&T Smartphones: Tech Under $50"},"content":{"rendered":"

Last week we covered a few of the less expensive smartphones for Verizon Wireless<\/a>. \u00c2\u00a0They’re great if you don’t plan on traveling outside of the US anytime soon, but the biggest US carrier with phones that work in a majority of other countries, however, is AT&T. \u00c2\u00a0Finding a smartphone on AT&T that’s worthwhile and not an iPhone can be tough, especially when you’re on a budget or just don’t want to spend hundred of dollars for a smartphone. \u00c2\u00a0As with last week, most of the phones come from Amazon which tends to sell phones cheaper than the carriers do.<\/p>\n

BlackBerry Bold 9700<\/h3>\n

$49.99<\/strong> {Amazon<\/a>}
\n\"\"The BlackBerry Bold 9700 is the most expensive smartphone on this list, at $49.99. \u00c2\u00a0As with most BlackBerrys, the Bold 9700 isn’t terribly exciting. \u00c2\u00a0It has a 2.4-inch screen, and a full QWERTY keyboard, and has the newer trackpad rather than scroll button that’s been met with mixed reactions.\u00c2\u00a0 Be forewarned: it will likely be obsolete after the BlackBerry and AT&T press conference on August 3rd, where we’ll hopefully see a phone running the new BlackBerry 6.\u00c2\u00a0 But for now, and for under $50, the Bold 9700 is still a pretty good choice.
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Motorola Backflip<\/h3>\n

$0.01<\/strong> {Amazon<\/a>}
\n\"\"The Backflip is a strange phone. \u00c2\u00a0You’ve probably seen the advertisements on TV touting the phone’s social networking capability using the Motoblur features. \u00c2\u00a0What isn’t clear is that the phone’s design is a bit… backwards. \u00c2\u00a0When folded closed, the keyboard is directly opposite the touchscreen rathe than sliding underneath the screen like it’s sister phone, the T-Mobile Cliq. \u00c2\u00a0Behind the screen when the keyboard is folded out is a touchpad, with can be a bit confusing to use. \u00c2\u00a0It still runs on Android 1.5, but will be updated to Android 2.1 within a few months.\u00c2\u00a0 For those who like to spend a lot of time on social networks, the Backflip is still a good choice.
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HTC Aria<\/h3>\n

$0.01<\/strong> {Amazon<\/a>}
\n\"\"If the Backflip isn’t your style, and you just want a small touchscreen smartphone without a keyboard, the Aria would be the better choice. \u00c2\u00a0The Aria looks like something between a stunted EVO 4G<\/a> and HTC Desire, and runs on Android 2.1 running the customizable Sense. UI\u00c2\u00a0 The screen in a small 3.2-inches which makes it pocketable in even the tightest skinny jeans. \u00c2\u00a0It’s able to run all the newest apps in the Android Market, just like the EVO 4G, but would do it a bit slower.
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Palm Pre Plus<\/h3>\n

$0.01<\/strong> {Amazon<\/a>}
\n\"\"The Palm Pre Plus is still the best smartphone out there running WebOS.\u00c2\u00a0 With only 3 other phones that run the platform, that’s not the greatest accomplishment, but it’s still a solid choice. \u00c2\u00a0The phone is the same as the Verizon version<\/a>, but since it’s on AT&T it can go internationally and use data and voice at the same time.
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Last week we talked about a few of the less expensive smartphones for Verizon Wireless. That’s great if you don’t plan on travelling much outside of the US anytime soon. The biggest carrier in the US with phones that work in a majority of other countries is AT&T. Finding a smartphone on AT&T that’s worthwhile and not an iPhone can be tough, especially when you’re on a budget or refuse to pay more than $50 for a smartphone. As with last week, most of the phones come from Amazon which tends to sell phones cheaper than the carriers do.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6840],"tags":[2115,3011,3635,2112,2256,4037,130,4036],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/198.46.88.49\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14772"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/198.46.88.49\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/198.46.88.49\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/198.46.88.49\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/20"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/198.46.88.49\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14772"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"http:\/\/198.46.88.49\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14772\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14782,"href":"http:\/\/198.46.88.49\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14772\/revisions\/14782"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/198.46.88.49\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14772"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/198.46.88.49\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14772"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/198.46.88.49\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14772"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}