Gift Ideas: $50 & Less
If you’re on a budget this holiday season, don’t worry; so is everyone else! Fortunately, the choice of phones $50 or less is impressive. Below are several selections definitely worth consideration.
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Google Mobile$FREE
Google Mobile offers a suite of outstanding mobile applications that are fun, free and easy-to-use. Get Search, Gmail, Maps, YouTube and more right on your phone. Google makes it easy to launch these great applications directly from your phone’s home screen. Just click on the appropriate icon and off you go!
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OtterBox CasesFrom $12.99
If you’re looking for some serious protection for your phone, Otterbox offers the last word in protective cases. Otterbox uses a multi-layer approach to afford the most protection for your device: A thermal formed protective membrane, high-impact polycarbonate shell, and a silicon skin work together to protect your phone from dust, shock and the elements, while allowing you total access to all buttons and features.
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Samsung A436From $19.99
The Samsung A436 is a comfortable clamshell quad band world phone that features an external display, camera and a familiar alphanumeric keypad that’s easy on the fingers. This flip is the perfect choice for someone looking for a durable, reliable phone with no learning curve. The A436 offers an address book, alarm, stopwatch, Bluetooth, speakerphone and more. With the A436 you can enjoy good call quality, text, email and MMS.
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Samsung JackFrom $24.99
If you are looking for a PDA phone but didn’t think you could afford one, check out the Samsung Jack. Running at the fastest speeds available (HSPDA), the Samsung Jack provides outstanding multi-media capabilities, a 2.0 megapixel camera and comes loaded with Microsoft Mobile 6.0. The Samsung Jack is a powerful tool that is easy to use. And texters will appreciate the full QWERTY keypad and its thoughtful design.
The Samsung Jack is packed with features. You get built-in GPS, Bluetooth, text messaging with T9 capability, MMS, speakerphone and much more. You can even sync your Samsung Jack with your PC. If you plan to mix business with fun, think about the Samsung Jack.
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LG RumorFrom $29.99
The LG Rumor is a great choice for people who plan to do lots of texting! It sports a spacious, full slide-out QWERTY keyboard that’s easy to use, features a 2″ inch display with excellent resolution, camera, camcorder, microSD memory expansion up to 4GB and Bluetooth.
The LG Rumor packs lots of useful features into this clever phone. From its MP3 player to its quality speakerphone, this device is fun and functional.
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Sandisk 1GB 3-in-1 Memory CardFrom $29.99
This 1GB memory card from Sandisk gives you plenty of room to store songs, pictures, video and more. With the included adapters, the Sandisk 1GB memory card fits any device that accepts micro, mini or full size SD memory. This is a great solution for phones that do not connect directly to a PC. Just use the appropriate adapter and upload files from your phone to your PC in a snap!
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LG 385From $49.95
The LG 385 is an attractive, comfortable flip featuring a camera, video camera, external display, spacious alphanumeric keypad and a microSD slot allowing for up to 4GB of additional memory. The LG 385 also features Bluetooth, mobile browser and 2-way speakerphone.
Affordable, attractive and full of features you’ll really use and enjoy.
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LG ShineFrom $49.99
If you are looking for style and fun, the LG Shine offers both. The Shine is an attractive flip phone with a brushed stainless steel finish, 2.0 megapixel camera, video calling and Bluetooth. The Shine packs functionality into a fun form factor. Rounding out the feature set is a music player and a microSD memory slot so you’ll always have room for your favorite songs.
Note: Keep in mind that while we’ve categorized our selections into separate price tiers, pricing ultimately depends on whether you purchase your phone with or without a contract.
