Motorola Edge 2024 (Unlocked): 256GB, Midnight Blue $249.99

deelseaker

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deelseaker

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The SD community isn't liking this deal right now. What are the better alternatives in this price range for an unlocked phone? I am shopping for an elderly family member.

Peerless_Warrior

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Peerless_Warrior

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Quote from deelseaker

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The SD community isn't liking this deal right now. What are the better alternatives in this price range for an unlocked phone? I am shopping for an elderly family member.

This phone isn't very good. I have one, 75 from metro last year. Still not on Android 15! At this price makes more sense to buy an older flagship. Battery life is noticeably worse than my S23 ultra, despite same battery size.

But seniors need iphones, Android is usually too complex for them.

Last edited by Peerless_Warrior June 18, 2025 at 06:00 AM.

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david61983

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david61983

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Horrible deal. This was like $60 from ST not long ago and unlocked after 60 days.

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18speedmike

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18speedmike

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Quote from deelseaker

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The SD community isn't liking this deal right now. What are the better alternatives in this price range for an unlocked phone? I am shopping for an elderly family member.

The camera on this isn't great but it would suit the needs of an elderly person.

FabulousScent4192

3h ago

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FabulousScent4192

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Quote from deelseaker

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The SD community isn't liking this deal right now. What are the better alternatives in this price range for an unlocked phone? I am shopping for an elderly family member.

Becoz u get the same phone free at total wireless and I wonder how come this is hp deal

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DanCar

3h ago

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DanCar

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My 2022 model performed so well that I upvoted this one.

DanCar

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DanCar

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My 22 model performed very well except for the camera, so I upvoted this. But maybe I shouldn't since I only paid like $180 about 18 months ago.

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alphawave

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alphawave

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Quote from DanCar

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My 22 model performed very well except for the camera, so I upvoted this. But maybe I shouldn't since I only paid like $180 about 18 months ago.

I have the 2024 Edge and Gcam app (from XDA) makes the cam MUCH better.

Husk3rPow3r

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Husk3rPow3r

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Quote from Peerless_Warrior

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This phone isn't very good. I have one, 75 from metro last year. Still not on Android 15! At this price makes more sense to buy an older flagship. Battery life is noticeably worse than my S23 ultra, despite same battery size.

But seniors need iphones, Android is usually too complex for them.

Good review thanks. Yay, 23U team!

I'll counter with seniors usually need what they are familiar with or what their tech go-to has nearby. I've found it very helpful to add a basic launcher to Android and use it's customizations to really simplify a phone for my MiL, but maybe that's more work than some folks want to commit to. I have an older backup iPhone to help my father (who has an iPhone with work and then often runs into issues with it). Also, often apple users want to share something and are totally unaware of the walled garden they are in and it becomes frustrating for both sides. (I don't mean to make this an OS debate).

ready4ward

1h ago

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ready4ward

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Quote from Peerless_Warrior

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This phone isn't very good. I have one, 75 from metro last year. Still not on Android 15! At this price makes more sense to buy an older flagship. Battery life is noticeably worse than my S23 ultra, despite same battery size.

But seniors need iphones, Android is usually too complex for them.

I disagree with the assumption that seniors need iPhones. Seniors in other countries where iPhones are prohibitively expensive use Android just fine. I have family in their 80s-90s in Asia using $30 Android Go phones that are honestly painful for me to use but they seem to have no problem opening Line and Facebook Messenger to make calls.

If anything, Apple has a lot of nags like automatic iCloud backups that end up taking up all your "free" 5GB iCloud storage that only exists to give you a full storage warning. My mom is only in her 50s and still signs up for iCloud every couple months because she gets warnings about full iCloud storage on her iPhone even though we tell her to just turn off iCloud (she only has a single Apple device which is her phone).

A lot of the way Apple designs things only work the Apple way also with no workarounds. It can actually make iOS kind of complicated and frustrating for seniors because sometimes you really want to set something one way to make it easy, but the option to customize isn't even there.

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IndigoSnow3683

1h ago

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IndigoSnow3683

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Quote from Peerless_Warrior

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This phone isn't very good. I have one, 75 from metro last year. Still not on Android 15! At this price makes more sense to buy an older flagship. Battery life is noticeably worse than my S23 ultra, despite same battery size.But seniors need iphones, Android is usually too complex for them.

I have a Motorola One 5G Ace and the Android on it is VERY simple. "Dumbed down" Android, for better or worse. I have an S23U which is pretty easy to use. I have a 13 Pro Max that I don't find easier, but more convoluted at times than Samsung One UI. A lot of those "Seniors" have been using computers to way, way, way back when. Many were responsible for the computer revolution. Live is far more complex.

IndigoSnow3683

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IndigoSnow3683

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Quote from ready4ward

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I disagree with the assumption that seniors need iPhones. Seniors in other countries where iPhones are prohibitively expensive use Android just fine. I have family in their 80s-90s in Asia using $30 Android Go phones that are honestly painful for me to use but they seem to have no problem opening Line and Facebook Messenger to make calls.If anything, Apple has a lot of nags like automatic iCloud backups that end up taking up all your "free" 5GB iCloud storage that only exists to give you a full storage warning. My mom is only in her 50s and still signs up for iCloud every couple months because she gets warnings about full iCloud storage on her iPhone even though we tell her to just turn off iCloud (she only has a single Apple device which is her phone). A lot of the way Apple designs things only work the Apple way also with no workarounds. It can actually make iOS kind of complicated and frustrating for seniors because sometimes you really want to set something one way to make it easy, but the option to customize isn't even there.

Yes, and as I commented, "Android" has many flavors, some super simple, some more complex.

SonofZeus

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SonofZeus

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Got this via TW promo net $20 with cashbacks 90 days ago.
Fully unlocked on Day 60. Using Verizon MVNO for 5G data.
All features meet/exceed my needs/expectations.

IndigoSnow3683

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IndigoSnow3683

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Quote from 18speedmike

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The camera on this isn't great but it would suit the needs of an elderly person.

What's an elderly person? Old and feeble and afraid of computers many of them have used for 35-50 years?

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