The $5 Smartphone - Is It Any Good?
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Today we're gonna explore a smartphone that only costs $5. Well... at least for right now. Tracfone offers this TCL A1 Android phone for $5 if you purchase a minimum $15 service plan. Is it any good?
As of late 2023, the phone doesn't seem to be available from TracFone anymore.
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@ProfMannion 3 жыл бұрын
It's okay, but for $5 I expect more Solitaire.
@icedllama4566 3 жыл бұрын
And more sandwich
@giancarlo418 3 жыл бұрын
Lol
@OpenMachines_ 3 жыл бұрын
Good point
@Cl4r1ty_ 3 жыл бұрын
Here before this blows up
@fzerosoundfontdump 3 жыл бұрын
lol
@rahulchandra152 3 жыл бұрын
Imagine your a 6th grader and your parents just got you this phone. You thank them and tell all of your friends you got a phone. Then you see this is in your recommended.....
@lightlie_ 3 жыл бұрын
Lol
@g7santaclaus511 3 жыл бұрын
its better than nothing.
@Pocket2441 3 жыл бұрын
I have the Alcatel version of this phone
@jeraldjoyce2995 3 жыл бұрын
@@Pocket2441 Same here. Used it freshman year as my first phone. Absolutely absued the thing.
@azeemtics6613 3 жыл бұрын
That most hurt
@junoperberry Жыл бұрын
I love how this $5 phone comes with more extras than $1000+ phones do
@jovinorlandez5663 Жыл бұрын
iphone: uhhhhhhhhhh, not me
@sparky6757 Жыл бұрын
Are you referring to the bloatware that no sane person would actually want, or
@NR20244 Жыл бұрын
@@sparky6757 I think they mean accessories (chargers, etc…)
@irfanyxp3489 Жыл бұрын
@@NR20244 yeah now Samsung ditch charger in their non flagship too like a54 🤦♂️ I miss when my father bought an a10 with earphone in the box...
@Lord_Mika Жыл бұрын
Iphone users: "b..but MY CAMERA!!"
@Zerbey 2 жыл бұрын
I had an AT&T branded Alcatel that I paid about $15 for as an emergency phone, it was also network locked to AT&T but I was using it with a Cricket SIM and it activated just fine (since AT&T own Cricket). Ended up giving it to my kid and he used it for a year. Ran Android 5.1.1 and could run a few basic Apps like KZfaq, perfectly fine for a kid's phone.
@life0num2 Жыл бұрын
you're a monster
@qwertykeyboard5901 Жыл бұрын
Hell, im typing this comment from an alcatel a571vl (also android 5.1.1).
@birddude3123 Жыл бұрын
@@qwertykeyboard5901ain’t no way boy
@qwertykeyboard5901 Жыл бұрын
@@birddude3123 Yes way boy. Its slow, but works.
@Catnapreal7 Жыл бұрын
I used a moto x on Android 4.4 was ok but no app support
@Doxxy0 3 жыл бұрын
I always love it when the weaker a phone is, the more bloatware they preinstall
@ilyasg2108 2 жыл бұрын
incorrect, bloatware depends on the carrier. my brand new s21 plus 5g installed about 30 apps on Verizon that I had to disable, not including carrier apps.
@placyd 2 жыл бұрын
11:54
@goldegreen 2 жыл бұрын
@@ilyasg2108 this is why you buy unlocked whenever possible lol
@ilyasg2108 2 жыл бұрын
@@goldegreen true, I just wanted the sale price lol
@ilyasg2108 2 жыл бұрын
@@xxTexas_outlaw71xxttv if it’s rooted then obviously
@dakotajohnston6809 2 жыл бұрын
I remember buying this model of phone like 2 years ago, there is a way of stopping the bloatware auto app install by force stopping a bunch of functions in the settings (I can't remember which ones you have to force stop though) once you do that and delete the bloatware It wasn't all that bad if you didn't care about taking photos.
@jexanderarvelo3277 10 ай бұрын
My dumbass will just force stop every single thing and hope that I don’t break it
@acronym.4328 4 ай бұрын
Universal Android Debloater can clear this thing up quite a lot, I think.
@brandon_kig5785 3 жыл бұрын
Sooner or later, smartphones are gonna hit dollar stores. Edit: A lot of people are telling me they already do. While I appreciate the replies, at the time, I was thinking of stores like Dollar Tree and 99 Cents Store, and the phones costing only $1.
@djspookyty 3 жыл бұрын
@wraithwarrior Same here. But they're like $15+
@brandon_kig5785 3 жыл бұрын
@wraithwarrior I forgot that Dollar General sells phones. I was thinking of stores more like Dollar Tree for example.
@Zircon 3 жыл бұрын
They already have
@jlewwis1995 3 жыл бұрын
They already have, they're pretty shit ones of course but they're there
@LSniumUwU 3 жыл бұрын
I get free phones from peoples backpacks at starbucks.
@Techtype_ 3 жыл бұрын
*solitaire wants to know your location, play itself in the background and send messages every 10 seconds reminding you to play solitaire*
@reimarpb 3 жыл бұрын
I have a feeling those notifications also would be ads
@RadwanGamerTV 10 ай бұрын
"Mom can I get an android phone?" "You have a phone at home." The phone:
@memesalvv3226 Жыл бұрын
You just unlocked a memory that was deep in my childhood this phone was my second phone I ever had thanks for the memories
@ashkyper 3 жыл бұрын
“solitaire would like to access your social security number and credit card information”
@greatcanadianmoose3965 3 жыл бұрын
Most people: "Seems reasonable"
@nukiradio 3 жыл бұрын
Your mother's maiden credit card and the last four digits of your dog
@thatoneuser5066 3 жыл бұрын
You can get a deck of cards for less than the price of this phone and it doesn't ask for any of your info.
@whale4565 3 жыл бұрын
@@nukiradio where would I find the last four digits of my dog?
@Realtimeless 3 жыл бұрын
pup software
@MordecaiTheAwesomeBluejay 3 жыл бұрын
Solitaire in 1995: Double click it and start playing Solitaire in 2021: GIVE US YOUR DATA. LOCATION. AND PHONE NUMBER
@tvvoty 3 жыл бұрын
And also your debit card credentials
@californium-2526 3 жыл бұрын
@@tvvoty And your spleen.
@rcmero 3 жыл бұрын
Microsoft from 2017: Pfff... Amateurs.
@XaneMyers 3 жыл бұрын
And you must randomly be an adult to play…Solitaire now! 😄
@Volodimar 3 жыл бұрын
YOUR CLOTHES AND MOTORCYCLE
@deadchannellol7777 3 жыл бұрын
The Weather app: *"Tap to configure"* Wow, I've never expected that a cellphone can change the whole weather of the world just by a one click, with only 5 dollars! Damn the technology has improved too much...
@WitherSkell Жыл бұрын
fr
@xXVibrantSnowXx Жыл бұрын
oh
@bilmemne34 Жыл бұрын
LOL
@Pearloryx Жыл бұрын
Technically the truth
@harryfucker9009 Жыл бұрын
someone needs to buy a new phone
@jb888888888 Жыл бұрын
The solitaire auto-install thing might be Tracfone. A while back I was at a local grocery store and used their free wifi on a Tracfone-branded A51; suddenly there were two or three or four games on my desktop I'm 1000% sure I didn't install. I thought I might have been hacked via the store's wifi. I'm also pretty sure that they didn't show up when I had updated the OS.
@kalyxo_tb 9 ай бұрын
Correct, I had Tracfone for many years and it seems over the last 5 years or so they started doing this. Started with just Facebook and Messenger but now it's various strange games, TikTok, etc. At least they can be uninstalled, which was not the case earlier with FB and Messenger.
@TaccRaccoon Жыл бұрын
I remember my tracfone, it was dark days. It came with 4gb of storage, deleted bloatware and then downloaded what I needed and then had to delete that to update stuff
@TaccRaccoon Жыл бұрын
And no I couldn’t get more storage with the microsd card slot, just for pictures which helped a little
@nategg481 3 жыл бұрын
This just goes to show how far things have come and how cheap the possibilities are. if by some miracle this came out in 2011 or so, it would've been an absolute beast of a phone.
@sokool3994 2 жыл бұрын
Even in 2013, this would've been considered a midrange phone.
@nahrafe 2 жыл бұрын
@@sokool3994 i had a Lenovo a6000+ back then in 2015. At the time 2 GB of RAM in android is just very powerful. At 2013 i think the usual ram would be not more than 1 GB.
@danif620 2 жыл бұрын
Thats the point. It did not came is 2011 lol. And is using old outdated technology. Ofcourse a flagship phone with latest features right now would probably be worth $20 in the next decade lol.
@ivebeenmemed 2 жыл бұрын
iPhone 4S was out in 2011, that would've destroyed this phone
@sokool3994 2 жыл бұрын
@@ivebeenmemed Eh, not sure about that one.
@Thornskade 3 жыл бұрын
Even at $20 this is still a lot cheaper than a Raspberry Pi. Kinda insane.
@8koi245 Жыл бұрын
lmao true
@lucerodj11 10 ай бұрын
but raspberry pi is still more powerful.. it is a computer. This is a smartphone..
@Thornskade 10 ай бұрын
@@lucerodj11 Smartphones are computers.
@randomchannel9331 10 ай бұрын
@@Thornskade the pi still is faster nonetheless
@paulsitt 10 ай бұрын
If only phones have accessible & programmable GPIO pins with all the peripherals, then nobody would buy a pi anymore.
@Tonlah Жыл бұрын
I use this as my extra phone for offline music and basic emulation. Through testing, it can handle anything from the NES to the DS, but struggles with N64 / full 3D graphics. VLC Player helps with low volume issue for media. I used a 32GB SD Card for media storage, and left the internal space for software updates. Not bad at all for $5 - $10 anyhow
@JudeTheYoutubePoopersubscribe Жыл бұрын
Literally costs less than a big mac lol
@adriancoanda9227 Жыл бұрын
Cmon it worked you may say but 2 gb ram ah never had such low ram but you can download from play store swap no root and create swap memory on the internal nand, it helps with multitasking and background apps well going from an s22 ultra where the main core is 2x faster that the entire cpu , and with 16gb ram real ram not the storage, the storage is 1 tb nvme , y installed kali nethunter on top of android 13 y don't know what y would do with sunc devices probably stop using it besides phone calls and even if it's locked the unlock on android 8 is easy
@lucash1955 2 жыл бұрын
i love how a 5 dollar phone has a more complete box than a 1k dollar phone
@12puppeez1 2 жыл бұрын
Little bit of info.. tracfone has always been known, at least to me, to only allow their sims in phone. Back in 2008 or so when I got my first tracfone (first phone ever) you couldn't even switch Sims between TracFones they would only allow a number transfer. I just remember always having to either just get a new number everytime I lost or broke a phone or settle for an hour long phone call with TracFone to get the number swapped. Hope this clears up some things even a little
@CatsRobloxOther2nd Жыл бұрын
I have tracfone even on a unlocked phone, lol thanks zte blade
@parrotube_bg3557 Жыл бұрын
2000$ u phone
@parodylover999 6 ай бұрын
they started unlocking for 2014 models, and in 11/21 they shorted the eligibilty to 2 months instead of a year
@CEO100able 3 жыл бұрын
That is the cheapest cell phone deal I've ever seen!
@justforgames3550 3 жыл бұрын
There was a 125 ruppess phone in india but the production cuz it was a scam
@marysridhar_nvc4975 3 жыл бұрын
@@justforgames3550 yes
@marysridhar_nvc4975 3 жыл бұрын
@@justforgames3550 but it's a fuckin bad phone
@nimaprox1270 3 жыл бұрын
with pre-installed sh*tty games that this phone can‘t handle it
@hqna 3 жыл бұрын
There was an Italian company called "Altroconsumo" actually made a 2€ phone and gave it for free to anyone who had a subscription to their "journal'
@Carbine64 3 жыл бұрын
He opens the box at 3:32. He turns on the phone at 7:28. He watches KZfaq at 11:50.
@lightsthegod 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks He was Doing Very Uselees Crap and Did I not Care about, Again THANKS
@windowsdefender7685 2 жыл бұрын
thanks mate. dude was talking in FFXIV quest dialogue
@richbob9155 2 жыл бұрын
He admits the phone is actually several hundred dollars and not 5 at 1:10.
@xtreamfish6869 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks
@midloran 2 жыл бұрын
Here's a hug for you
@morganlittle8404 2 жыл бұрын
Back in 2019 I worked as a Temp at Ingram Micro Mobility where we put this device in the clam shell packs. The battery was shipped already installed... They turned on while packing, like alot of them.
@TheScepticalThinker 11 ай бұрын
That was kinda fascinating to watch. Today, we have smartphones that are more capable than the very 1st PC. Their most expensive plan in today's standard is actually criminal, tbh.
@nb5029 3 жыл бұрын
You use to be able to just buy the phones a few years back. But people were using them for projects and buying them in bulk and never activating so they changed it.
@FatCatCooper 3 жыл бұрын
You still can
@spacexplorer_ 3 жыл бұрын
_Plainrock124 flashbacks_
@ggggg7340 3 жыл бұрын
Really? They were like 10 or so, I do not recall $5 phone ever being a thing without plan.
@dzvxo 3 жыл бұрын
@@ggggg7340 Straight Talk sold the ZTE Paragon for $5 with no plan purchase required as recently as 2018. Granted, the phone had no LTE so they were probably just trying to get them out the door as fast as possible before VoLTE would be required (I assume). They offered it reconditioned with a 1 year warranty and $10 shipping reduced to free. I picked one up for the fun of it, and it's a fun little phone to mess around with.
@gogreen1675 2 жыл бұрын
@@FatCatCooper how
@ManleyEvangelista 3 жыл бұрын
I remember seeing this for $10 at a Rite Aid (during my US Trip two years ago). Knowing that I couldn't buy something like this in my country for that price. I decided to buy up all of their stocks. Then went to another store and did the same. Ended up with 8. I gave them all to my nieces and little cousins back at home. Even for a Wifi only thing, it's still a bargain for $10. And if they break it, then it's not a huge loss.
@mainaccount6122 Жыл бұрын
from where did you buy these?
@amanwhoiscleancutdiscreetv9565 Жыл бұрын
U r very nice person
@djbabybenz Жыл бұрын
you are so funny I need you in my life
@MuhammedShafiS 11 ай бұрын
@@amanwhoiscleancutdiscreetv9565yes😊
@NJR969 10 ай бұрын
Respect u for giving it to them, genius and kind sir. 🎉👏🏼
@brysonhahn8736 Жыл бұрын
i had this phone as my daily driver for 8months due to financial issues. it served as a good device in my time of need. some oddities i noticed. while the phone is good if you just want to send text messages and reply to emails. it could not seem to handle having both applications open simultaneously, i needed to close applications manually after using them to avoid freezing. also, while charging, the phone gets worryingly hot. i was scared to leave it on my bed in case of a house fire erupting . on a positive, the phone does take pleasant photos, that just don't show well on the poor quality screen, definitely not on the level of a 2022 flagship or dslr for that matter, but its perfectly fine for a photo that's just going to be posted to social media, as long as the lighting is adequate, as the low light captures are quite poor unfortunately.
@reinerbazzi9744 10 ай бұрын
Love this review, thank you!
@agent-33 2 жыл бұрын
12:12 I miss this quality settings. :( So sad KZfaq app is dumbing down, removing simplicity.
@ProtoMario 3 жыл бұрын
Tcl makes amazingly good TVs for the value.
@blackmambo2526 3 жыл бұрын
Hi verified person
@Isopromptyl 3 жыл бұрын
I recognize Tcl from their plugin.
@andrive 3 жыл бұрын
C'mon tryna get likes again?
@IAm-zo1bo 3 жыл бұрын
shut up verified person
@TheVinchenzo130 3 жыл бұрын
PROTO!!!!! Yes they even make Roku tvs and picture is actually really nice
@HungarianMapping 3 жыл бұрын
The most watched vintage tech Channel for me
@lightlie_ 3 жыл бұрын
Lol
@thatoneuser5066 3 жыл бұрын
Same
@rileyowens9033 3 жыл бұрын
mood
@adriancoanda9227 Жыл бұрын
You can disable animation timer or reduce it to 0.1 in developer tools
@MidniqhtGaming Жыл бұрын
My uncle has a couple of the phones from TCL. They're pretty decent and they run faster than my a11, but my a11 is older, while his phones are a bit newer. From what I've seen, they work great for streaming, and some gaming.
@leonidas14775 3 жыл бұрын
This thing could be good with a custom rom. Even phones with 1GB ram can run smoothly if the software is well optimized for it.
@antigov3944 Жыл бұрын
It’s a year later now. I’m sure the android general development thread on xda is filled with development for this lol
@parodylover999 6 ай бұрын
LOL good luck flashing any tracfone device
@arostwocents 6 ай бұрын
The specs are pretty awesome actually
@aidanjackson1791 3 жыл бұрын
The four horseman of $5 things on MJD: $5 Dell Dimension $5 Win98 PC $5 Packard Bell $5 Smartphone
@noob-ishnoob749 2 жыл бұрын
Never have I thought that a brand like TCL would make such affordable phones. This is still good though, for a secondary phone.
@OccupiedMuffins Жыл бұрын
Why? TCL is known for being budget friendly
@Flopster101 2 жыл бұрын
I have that same charger which came from god knows where. It also has the US plug which happens to be one of the two only uncommon plug types in Argentina, so I had to bend the pins with pliers for it to fit the typical australian plug we use here.
@thatonewhitedude731 3 жыл бұрын
A whole $5 tech setup would be awesome. Everything in the room is 5 dollar or less. Pc, monitor, mouse, keyboard, phone and anything else. Where everything is $5 or less
@YCStudios_greece 2 жыл бұрын
Wtf
@WingMaster562 Жыл бұрын
Do thrift store scores count or strictly retail?
@caflee7801 Жыл бұрын
@@WingMaster562 thrift stores count
@saharshnair1258 3 жыл бұрын
I remember 6 years ago when I got a free tablet from t mobile. I got it for free for this back to school thing, and it only has 1gb ram. I can't complain because it was free. The thing is I'm using this to write this comment you are reading right now
@Ordlnary_Gamer 3 жыл бұрын
Is it a nexus
@saharshnair1258 3 жыл бұрын
@@Ordlnary_Gamer no its an Alcatel onetouch pixi7
@Thegirlwithevilface2004 3 жыл бұрын
Noice. I'd accept anything if it's free
@coppertom6714 3 жыл бұрын
@@saharshnair1258 thx
@NDPugman 2 жыл бұрын
This was actually my first smartphone you brought back some memories
@SanTenChan 10 ай бұрын
Great review for a great phone 📱
@Mico605 3 жыл бұрын
I think with a custom clean rom it would run much faster
@wideasriel 2 жыл бұрын
So true, same happened to me for Amazon Fire 7 2017
@m4t7eo 2 жыл бұрын
Who is gonna develop it for that tho?
@Alias_Anybody 2 жыл бұрын
With that Mediatek processor there's basically zero chance even if someone tried.
@VDavid003 2 жыл бұрын
@@Alias_Anybody Actually most mediatek phones are so generic, they can almost run any other phone's os with barely any modifications, and since this comes with Android 8, you can just slap a GSI on it
@fastlane005 2 жыл бұрын
@@Alias_Anybody some mediatek phones have development
@captainchris2 3 жыл бұрын
The bloat ware apps and games are installed by tracfone and not TCL (if you buy a Tracfone device from another brand, you will get the same apps)
@n.d1282 3 жыл бұрын
I remember alcatel had alot of bloatware on specific carriers i think I remember that the S3 or S4 T com version had alot of damn bloat
@ONLY7EN 7 ай бұрын
This was my first phone! It was a government phone and I used it to play cod mobile and Minecraft in third grade... Wow did not expect this much nostalgia from a tech video. 😊
@ONLY7EN 7 ай бұрын
This was new when I got it too. I remember running out of texts when my grandma was messaging me lol.
@justanenderman9668 Жыл бұрын
9:02 funny how older versions of KZfaq and just KZfaq in general do that: the first time it says error, then the second time it says update. Like ???
@rptube16 3 жыл бұрын
I don't think there's any reason to watch 1080p video on a non hd display. But the bloatware makes my gut hurt! 😆
@juangutierrez5400 3 жыл бұрын
I know how it feels.
@pasci_lei 3 жыл бұрын
I just watched this video on my iPhone 7 with like a 750p screen in 1080p flawless. That thing has like 2 GB of RAM.
@computernerdinside 3 жыл бұрын
@@pasci_lei iPhones however tend to be a bit better at software optimization.
@StevenVillman 3 жыл бұрын
@RPtube Yeah... especially on a small screen (like all smartphones have there)!
@computernerdinside 3 жыл бұрын
@@basedSkeleton That and because since their hardware selection is smaller, there's a lot shorter of a list. Hence why long term support for updates tends to last longer on iPhone, because fewer phones to optimize for vs the wide variety of androids. Variety is nice, but the cost is optimization.
@picklr3893 3 жыл бұрын
I love when you review these budget gadgets
@AlienTechGuru 13 күн бұрын
The beep noise when you click something brings me back to 2020 when I used to have an Alcatel phone. The phone is still in my apartment somewherebut I cant find it
@themyth3686 Жыл бұрын
1)Crazy how a 5$ phone has Facebook pre-installed. I hate it. 2)The fact it got an update is awesome 3) KZfaq working is impressive. Making this a raspberry pi os phone would DEFINETELY help. 4) Speaker is alright 5) It literally works for 5$. If you're in a bind I guess it's a good thing to buy
@sebastiandalton3981 3 жыл бұрын
That phone has better specs than my $60 Android tablet from 2016. 1Gb more ram, better display, camera, OS, storage, expandable memory. The tablet is the RCA Voyager 7.
@juangutierrez5400 3 жыл бұрын
I have that too, expect mine dies very quick.
@adriancoanda9227 Жыл бұрын
Ah where do you people find such low spec devices and why bother buying not even wi-fi is update damm that means y should compete with pc hardware oh 1820 - 2800 MHz 8 / 84 nm, 5G NR Sub-6GHz, 5G NR mmWave, LTE Cat. 24/22, LPDDR5-RAM, Dual-Core NPU, Wi-Fi 6E, Bluetooth 5.2, The iGPU is the first that uses an architecture by AMD (RDNA 2, like the Radeon 660M in the Ryzen 6000 chips). Current information from Geekbench ML points to 3 CUs (=192 shaders). And that multiplied by 2 cause mine has dual gpu set-up
@aquaponieee Жыл бұрын
Thing is, in the past such low specs were completely normal and the OS was made with it in mind, and also your tablet probably doesn't have as much Chinese spyware running in the background all the time installing new apps randomly
@yazezy 8 ай бұрын
MY PC IS THE SAME as your android i have 1gb ram
@sourgrapekate1003 3 жыл бұрын
I think if I want to drive myself crazy, instead of paying $20 for this, I’ll just go to Aldi on a Saturday when there’s one register open.
@oceanforth21 3 жыл бұрын
Too real
@MichaelMJD 3 жыл бұрын
I think I was very reasonable in the video. I even pointed out some genuine uses for the phone. I would rather buy this than the $20 flip phone. It’s quite irritating to read comments accusing me of doing nothing but trash talking the phone when that just isn’t true. I pointed out genuine issues that a user would experience. Do you actually believe I was expecting flagship level performance from a phone that costs $5? Would you rather me do the opposite and give the phone a ton of praise and say nothing negative about it? Because trust me, if I did, I’d see tons of comments accusing me of being a “sell out” (even though this isn’t an ad, and I get nothing if you end up buying the phone). In fact, I’ve already seen a couple of those comments on this video. Yeah that’s right, the same video you watched and thought I was being too negative, somebody else watched and thought I was being too positive. I don’t think I was being either.
@Shrek_Has_Covid19 3 жыл бұрын
steal phone=$free
@IAm-zo1bo 3 жыл бұрын
I have a good phone and i could survive with this easily and i'm 16
@mikeyyt737 3 жыл бұрын
@@MichaelMJD bro just ignore what people say , you probably spent a few minutes typing that up, trust me you will feel better if you do what I’m saying, when someone says something that bothers you, just keep scrolling dawg, feel me?
@laurilaur1595 Жыл бұрын
7:30 if u wanna see the phone
@rhysjonesoffical 10 ай бұрын
A great use for this phone would be to turn it into a security camera with an app like alfred camera
@21units 2 жыл бұрын
It's pretty decent for $5 tbh. I'd buy this for my young nephew or niece just to watch youtube in or play with. Or it would be a quick replacement for when your phone breaks or something
@aquaponieee Жыл бұрын
Please do not, ever. Watch KZfaq? Play with? Please. It'll give them childhood trauma faster than it can even load the keyboard. Trust me, I owned a similar device back in the day and it is just not worth it, for 5$ you're better off getting a flip phone than this.
@HASHii-mf8vo Жыл бұрын
@@aquaponieee true. I bought an iphone 6 preowned that i got for 35$ for my little brother cause he likes to watch youtube toy reviews etc. The iphone itself is in pretty good shape and enough for my little bro.
@jackwilson5542 5 ай бұрын
You need to purchase a sh*tty $15 24 month plan with it though. (0.5GB of data) If it was $5 unlocked then we could talk.
@acupuncturekid 3 жыл бұрын
Both of my kids who are in elementary school have this phone. It's perfect to start them out and not get into too much data trouble at school. It's mainly used to call the parents or relatives when going out or on the school bus
@ananttiwari1337 3 жыл бұрын
That's a nice use for the phone
@newolku 3 жыл бұрын
I would get something else for them that wasn't bloated and was more locked down as kids tend to install garbage from the play store.
@acupuncturekid 3 жыл бұрын
@@newolku this video didn't show the 1 hour spent deleting and uninstalling apps. And turning off so many features. It literally has phone, texting, GPS, and a parental app.
@Terminal_Apotos Жыл бұрын
As long as it Downloads Subway Surfer and KZfaq an Elementary schooler won’t complain Lol
@domar6274 5 ай бұрын
@@Terminal_ApotosTimes have changed now ,they need more than that.
@ari_1755 Жыл бұрын
I have this and i use this for "system modding purposes" (rooting) like changing the navbar, unlocking the bootloader, experimenting
@vengirgirem 10 ай бұрын
The shocking thing is that this phone is still faster than my grandma's phone which she doesn't want to change at all
@utzufideli9769 3 жыл бұрын
I bought one, installed the ubuntu touch lite rom and its actually quite usable. It even runs minecraft java 1.12.2 with 18 fps. Edit: Will use it to host a minecraft server at home using portmap and ubuntu server for arm.
@vectonachname6502 3 жыл бұрын
lmao are you serious Edit: Love the Idea
@utzufideli9769 3 жыл бұрын
@@vectonachname6502 yes. i am.
@MazenEhab 3 жыл бұрын
Teach us lol
@renanmendes1299 3 жыл бұрын
@@MazenEhab It's easy bruh
@xioryxd7600 3 жыл бұрын
What app you use on minecraft java
@pewdiefanno19 3 жыл бұрын
10:35 , those apps are preloaded/ downloaded automatically when you connect to internet, as the apps manufacturer has paid the Smart phone companies to do that, so that, there would be profit for the app manufacturer as well as profit for the Cell Phone company
@SubtotalAnt8185 2 жыл бұрын
I have a slow RCA voyager pro and it was slow until I went into battery optimization and disabled battery optimization for the "system" app. It's fast now.
@TheCuriousCherrierFCV 12 күн бұрын
I had a very similar phone. A TCL A3X. It is usually sold at $50 but I got it for free with SafeLink's ACP plan. It had 3gb of ram, 32gb of storage, no removable back, and also had an SD card slot. It wasn't good, but it wasn't bad. It lasted all of the time I needed till I got a new phone. TCL doesn't make the best, but for people on a very strict budget the A3X works just fine.
@saharshnair1258 3 жыл бұрын
Solitaire in 2004: click button to start playing Solitaire now: OK we gonna know where u live and we can bother u by sending notifications
@PainweedingPills 3 жыл бұрын
If my phone would start downloading random apps i don't want, i'm factory resetting it to oblivion. I'll backup my files first though. Don't want to lose everything, you know?
@TheClockUpOnTheWall 3 жыл бұрын
You should be backing up your files on any device already, including your phone regardless of what it does or doesn't install.
@chiffoncreme3247 3 жыл бұрын
Pretty sure that's coming from an app that's preinstalled on the phone
@brutus3631 3 жыл бұрын
Better to just install a custom ROM, bc the software on the phone downloads it by default
@maisaanmohamed1267 2 жыл бұрын
I don't know why you're frustration seem so hilarious 😂 I love it I gave a thumbs up great Vedio 😂👍
@ConsciousRobot 2 жыл бұрын
That screen brings me back to my first smartphone, Droid
@rileyowens9033 3 жыл бұрын
I just love how you speak and present stuff. Clear, as unbiased as possible, refreshing, and funny af. Platonically love you, Michael!!!
@RockMadeHome 3 жыл бұрын
This is a really good channel, greetings from Chile, Michael!
@UltimatusVirsus 3 жыл бұрын
I tried to buy the phone but it turns out that they don't ship to Chile XD
@RockMadeHome 3 жыл бұрын
@@UltimatusVirsus hahaha yeah, sadly Chile is like the last corner of the world :( (literally xD)
@StevenVillman 3 жыл бұрын
@@UltimatusVirsus Hmm, I wonder if they will ship to Canada (my country)...? 🤔
@TheGrandGamerOfficial 3 жыл бұрын
I bet you a million dollars they sell it to china
@Spamton.G.Spamton.. 2 ай бұрын
Literally my first phone from 5th grade... that thing sucked. But it was my first phone, and being a 5th grader, I had no problems with it. Still works to this day! I upgraded to an LG Pheonix 5, then a Galaxy A13 though.
@taj681 2 жыл бұрын
You do not have to sign in to get app updates, you can find the app updates in the 3 dot menu on the top right part of the screen
@damqn4etobg 3 жыл бұрын
By far the best vintage channel I have ever watched!
@mr.bonzibuddy69420 2 жыл бұрын
Google: Can I Download Candy Crush? Me: No, Not Right Now. Google: How About I Do It Anyway?
@CHICKENRAN34 2 жыл бұрын
I got this phone as one of my christmas gifts for 6th grade, it lasted a good 2 & 1/2 years and I then got a new phone.
@me.unpredictable280 2 жыл бұрын
hats off to you for maintaining it upto 2 1/2 years 👏
@lorenz9314 2 жыл бұрын
The Location permission may be needed for bluetooth, it's mandated by the Android permissions model.
@annettemaldonado3373 3 жыл бұрын
That moment when Solitare asks for your location
@techstudiojbl 3 жыл бұрын
20 Years ago, this would be the best thing ever invented
@whyme3772 2 жыл бұрын
Even in the late 2000s this would be considered a “good” phone
@WAncouvOR 2 жыл бұрын
@@whyme3772 in 2013 they could sell this for like $300.
@magik97 2 жыл бұрын
20? That's ridiculous, lol. Less than 10 yrs
@Ijustexistokaynoquestionpls 9 ай бұрын
I’m staring to think this phone is downloading every app in existence until App Store doesn’t exist anymore
@altnap Жыл бұрын
6:05 I thought my video was frozen
@HideoV 3 жыл бұрын
I use one of these when I have to stay in the US for a few months. My phone is not compatible with 4G in the US, so I get a pack for my cheapo track phone phone and use it as WiFi access point for my actual phone
@user-gh3qu8ly2n 3 жыл бұрын
Skill
@1000yani 3 жыл бұрын
Wait so it's Huawei
@HideoV 3 жыл бұрын
@@1000yani what is?
@youdontknowme7032 3 жыл бұрын
wait, so he watches a video in 1080p on a 480p display and wonders why it's lagging?
@loganparker4184 2 жыл бұрын
The devices resolution wouldn't make a difference. It's because the hardware is too weak.
@youdontknowme7032 2 жыл бұрын
When I plug my 4k monitor into my PC and watch a 4k vid on KZfaq it's fine, but when I plug my 1080p monitor into the same plug and watch the same video at 4k it lags.
@richbob9155 2 жыл бұрын
@@youdontknowme7032 It shouldn't and it has nothing to do with resolution. It will lag because your 1080p monitor is crap. I can watch 4k videos on my shitty old tablet with no lag and that cost me 70 bucks about 5 years ago. Your monitor is likely just broken.
@pauladrianordovas7447 2 жыл бұрын
@@richbob9155 i don't see any relations
@ask343 2 жыл бұрын
He's just testing the performance
@SamsonSilvo 9 ай бұрын
8:15 It wouldn't be a Michael MJD video if something didn't go wrong. LOL
@leyria 7 ай бұрын
I had a cell phone like this, I used it between 2017 and 2019. Although I didn't buy it through this store, but in a store here in my country. I remember I picked it up because it was very cheap and I was low on money. It's full of bloatware, I spent months trying to get as much out of it as possible... The videos only play well with 360p or 480p, it doesn't play FLAC music, the space is really small, I always had problems updating WhatsApp or the platstore. In the end I kept it for as long as I could, but the battery didn't last at all, 24 hours at most, even when idle. I looked for a replacement battery but couldn't find one. I tried some generic batteries but they didn't last at all. When I bought it, the marketing was about changing the back cover of the device, I still have mine here in the box. It had 4 colors I think, and it came with them all.
@windowsxp3790 3 жыл бұрын
This is the fastest I’ve ever clicked
@PythonScratcher 3 жыл бұрын
This is the fastest comment I’ve clicked on
@roembol 3 жыл бұрын
@Windows 98 arent you technically his granddad (with Windows ME)?
@Alex_Bert_ 3 жыл бұрын
@@roembol Shhhhh no one talks about Windows ME.
@winindowsdows 3 жыл бұрын
@DamnMerasmus yeah
@winindowsdows 3 жыл бұрын
Hello father
@zdanee 3 жыл бұрын
Yeah, I hope you've used a burner account to log in there, otherwise the next video might possibly be just a 8 hours long Solitaire livestream on 4G data while the phone is in your pocket :)
@reboxtherapy 7 ай бұрын
You could watch videos on something like this, however I don't mind paying $10 more for a basic 1G phone with real numeric pad buttons.
@AlexandruLipan 10 ай бұрын
The definition of a smartphone is basically: A device able to connect to cellular network and able to: • have the capability of connecting to the web • add apps or applets able to extend the software functionalities • receive updates based on the user preferences Kai OS feature phones are, for all intent and purpose, smartphones, but is probably a gimmick to avoid certain software taxes.
@soloplaysgames9965 Жыл бұрын
This is the kind of phone I used to root and give a linked partition to the SD to get infinite internal storage.
@Plague_Architect 2 жыл бұрын
Honestly I was surprised at how smooth the transitions and refresh rate looked on this. I was expecting super slow everything but it's actually quite surprising
@KanishQQuotes 10 ай бұрын
Android Go I guess
@arostwocents 6 ай бұрын
Specs are great for how much it costs. This was the quality of a £100 phone very recently
@thatoneuser5066 3 жыл бұрын
Also whatever happened to the original $5 PC? Do you plan making more videos on it?
@somecuntxxx 3 ай бұрын
I had an Alcatel my flip 1 and 2, I thought the first phone was okay but the second one blew my mind with the Google services. Nice simplicity, not way too much function but for a phone I really really liked it. I wouldn't put it above me to buy another KaiOS flip phone!
@cawproductions3072 Жыл бұрын
I have a TCL A3X that I sometimes watch your videos on, funny enough.
@DeepfriedChips 3 жыл бұрын
Wow been planning this video for a long time, appreciate it
@yigitdurmus2407 3 жыл бұрын
Definitely one of the most underrated channels! Nice voice btw!
@franciszekmoszczynski6389 Жыл бұрын
I thought it was a budgetbuildsofficial video but this is Michaels, what a surprise
@SuburbaniteUrbanite Жыл бұрын
Before I was gifted my iPhone SE 2020 I was using alcatel which is a budget phone provider and tracfone's pay per minute plan, basically just buy a 30, 60, 90 day plan with a set amount of talk, text and data. These phones on their own are trash because of the tiny internal storage... that is now they can be made so cheaply in stores. They really shine when you buy a 32-128gb SD card. Perfectly fine for daily use, used mine for 6 years after my basic smartphone stopped holding a charge.
@adews7204 3 жыл бұрын
You should try emulating classic Windows on it with Limbo or iBochs! Great video!
@markusTegelane 3 жыл бұрын
that would need some mad patience if something goes wrong, but it could work :)
@juangutierrez5400 3 жыл бұрын
Limbo won't work on the A1. I've tested it before and it doesn't install the app.
@GoldSrc_ 3 жыл бұрын
I remember reading something about why most apps ask you for permissions that they don't really need, and it came down to the fact that those were the default settings when making the app, and that it would take more work to disabled them. And I guess that when you're pumping tons of random shovelware apps, time is money so why bother disabling those? lol. No idea how true it is though, read that years ago.
@adriancoanda9227 Жыл бұрын
Ah use payed apps and no adds use apps like adguard with cloudfire dns services and your adds are history at system level everywhere cool right
@aquaponieee Жыл бұрын
(Truth is, in the case of free products, you are the product, and the software or hardware will send all your data to China to either sell it or use it for nefarious purposes such as world conquest
@Maxwellthecat1213 4 ай бұрын
When ur parents get u ur first phone*
@justjohn9090 Жыл бұрын
You had me at Solitaire
@diasstebanak 3 жыл бұрын
Great video, Michael!
@killerkip1 3 жыл бұрын
Fun fact on CDMA, it's being phased out by Verizon. CDMA is their 3g protocol, as long as you can grab an LTE signal, which mostly all gsm and CDMA phones can do 4g, you can use any phone with Verizon (locked aside)
@adriancoanda9227 Жыл бұрын
That modem on that device cant handle even 4 g it is a hspda device that device is similar to Google Nexus 3 and that is old
@qwertykeyboard5901 Жыл бұрын
I have a broken Stratus C5 “Elite”, which has extremely similar specs. Everything and anything even remotely related to google play services got nuked. It’s not bad. It does like to choke on “Vector Pinball” which... isn’t good. Thats the general them. It occasionally slows down (especially if something is running in the background). Stuff like web browsing is snappy though!
@jaymullins102 Жыл бұрын
I have the same phone I got it a couple years ago for like $7.50 at rite aid and forgot about till my iphone broke it's not really fast but it gets the job done it's a great backup phone and the hotspot works really well if you just want something to use as portable wifi this is perfect it can even power my laptop just fine
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