Cheap Android phone that has a half decent speaker?

lockmc on 15/03/2022 - 10:22

Hi all.
I need a new smart phone to act as a "White noise" device for my child.

We currently use an old Samsung S10 and just have a Spotify playlist song on repeat, however, I am now trading that phone in.

I am planning on buying a used phone off eBay to replace it.
I was going to replace it with a Samsung S8 but wondering if anyone else has any other recommendations on Android?
Perhaps a cheap and nasty new Android that will do the job well?

It will never be connected to a mobile network and doesn't need to have all the bells and whistles - just play music essentially.

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Comments

  • Muzeeb on 15/03/2022 - 10:23
    +1

    Any cheap ass phone and a $19 Big W Bluetooth speaker will suffice.

  • kerfuffle on 15/03/2022 - 10:30
    +5

    Could you use a Google Nest Mini instead? That plays white noise e.g. Hey Google, play rain sounds, and Spotify

    • Muzeeb on 15/03/2022 - 10:37

      Thanks kerfuffle. I just read your thread and now my nest mini is playing rain sounds. How do I get it to stop?

      • kerfuffle on 15/03/2022 - 10:43

        Either use your phone or say 'Hey Google, stop'

        • Muzeeb on 15/03/2022 - 11:02

          That worked. You are a legend 😄

    • SnowDragon on 15/03/2022 - 10:43

      "Guinea pig music" is quite peaceful.

    • lockmc on 15/03/2022 - 10:54

      Needs WiFi though. We go away a fair bit and sometimes, their isn't WiFi.

      • kerfuffle on 15/03/2022 - 11:07
        +1

        Hotspot from your phone?

  • Shadowsfury on 15/03/2022 - 10:47

    Buy an actual white noise machine? Amazon has a few e.g. Lectrofan. Got one at home and it get used every night (I'm indifferent but wifey needs white noise to sleep and used to use a fan until I bought her the Lectrofan - even in winter)

  • pharkurnell on 15/03/2022 - 11:10

    Perhaps a cheap and nasty new Android that will do the job well?

    how about an S8

  • Gratt on 15/03/2022 - 11:11
    +1

    I have a little cube speaker that plays MP3s stick it on repeat and you should be fine. The sound quality is excellent for the money.

    It is something like this https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/New-TF-SD-Mini-USB-Speaker-Music…

    • Gratt on 15/03/2022 - 11:23

      Just checked no repeat function. It will still work with a long enough MP3 or multiple tracks / copies on SD card

  • scrimshaw on 15/03/2022 - 11:48

    the cheap BT speaker (Sonic B) i purchased from woolies has a USB connector and SD card slot. You can play music tracks on it without it needing to be connected to a phone. There are lots of these on Amazon or eBay and they go by different brand names.

    Just download some white noise tracks from somewhere or make your own with Audacity and throw them onto USB drive / SD. You can just make duplicate copies of the same file to make the white noise play longer. Or, you can make the tracks super long yourself by stitching them together with Audacity.

    Will only cost you $20~30 and it'll sound better than a phone speaker.

  • Fergy1987 on 15/03/2022 - 12:13

    just buy the machine that is fit for purpose and get a white noise machine.

    This is like trying to buy a white noise machine to be a phone.

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