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by container 2022 days ago
I don't know if current super low-end Android phones have what it takes to browse the web, but on all the devices I've had, all web browsers have been consistently unusable. Maybe that's changed in the last couple of years.
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Motorolla G7 Power. Retails unlocked for around $160 bucks and available to safelink wireless aka free Obamaphone plan users for $110.

https://www.gsmarena.com/motorola_moto_g7_power-9527.php

3GB of RAM 6.2" screen CPU Octa-core (4x1.8 GHz Kryo 250 Gold & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 250 Silver) GPU Adreno 506

The battery lasts days, it has an actual compass and it even comes with both a sdcard slot and a headphone jack.

That isn't the lowest of the low but it is 11-16% of the price of a flagship.

yes, on Nexus 5X that I've had since 2016, chrome and firefox are very slow until they render the page, then scrolling works ok.

on iPhone 6 everything is still pretty responsive.

I ended up moving off the 5X because it didn't have enough memory to keep a firefox page loaded when switching between apps. Have a Moto X4 now which works pretty well.