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Thanks everyone. I ended up buying an unlocked Moto X (2013). It's the right size for him at 4.7" and seems to have good specs. The Moto G (2015) would probably have been my second choice. Thanks again for the helpful advice.

I considered the G3 (and it's actually the phone I use) but it's just too big for his taste. I'm not familiar with BQ...what is that? The 4.7" Idol 3 looks interesting but the Android Central review seems to suggest that the 2GB Moto G would be a better option -- and the prices aren't that...

Hi there - We're looking to buy a phone for our son (he's 12) and although I've done quite a lot of research, I could use some advice. Our carrier is T-Mobile and we're totally fine with buying a used phone. Otherwise our main criteria are (1) he doesn't want one that's too big -- maybe 5.1"...

Ah, thanks, I hadn't realized that. One final question: any idea whether the touchscreen would be functional if I'm running Android inside the Virtualbox? I thought I saw elsewhere that the touch functionality on Windows laptops sometimes works (or not) depending on driver issues. Wasn't sure...

Thanks, that's a very helpful answer. I had read about coming support for Android apps in Chrome but it seems those things often take a while to develop (or not, as the case might be). I'll think about the virtualbox approach -- I was hoping there might be something more direct so there wouldn't...

hi there - i'm planning to buy a Galaxy Note and was wondering if anyone knew of something super-thin that i could put on the back cover (or maybe a replacement back cover) that would have enough grippiness to make it so the phone wouldn't easily slip out of your hands (or pocket or handbag or...