AT&T Android Root Test Candidate

ne_stew

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Mar 31, 2014
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Hello,

Going to try AT&T in a Verizon dominated area. I want AT&T to prove the service and coverage first before spending some major money. I understand GSM is so much easier to root than CDMA and AT&T is supposedly the #2 carrier in my area. Looked at the ones above i.e. Best AT&T Phones and Best AT&T Prepaid Phone, the G might be close...

Here's the shopping list:
Must be a low-cost Android, doesn't need to be a phone with a lot of features.
Must support OTG.
Must be able to tether a laptop.

Should be pretty simple, huh? Hopefully after getting the above to run, then...!

Should be a long-term root candidate (an old Linux hack, but new to rooting).
Should be close as possible to stock Android.

Have two or three models you may suggest?

TIA
 
I would say the Huawei Honor 5X. It's $199 on Amazon, Runs Huawei's skin and Android 5.1.1, is Unlocked for both AT&T and T-Mobile, now has an unlockable bootloader with root access as well, and I would think it could tether to a laptop but don't know if it is OTG ready or not.