Best cheap rootable Android smatrphone?

[Lazer_Master]

Need a smartphone for my 70 year old mom AND my 12 year old son. Ideally I would like the same phone for both of them so maintenance etc (which I will invariably be doing) is similar/simple for me. I would like to root them so I have full control over security, etc. I will be on the T-Mobile network.

Any suggestions? I'd like to keep this between $100-200 US for each phone. Thanks.

 

[vannylugo]

Blu has quite some device under $200 all unlocked i personaly own the blu life 8 (4.4.2) rooted. The life 8 can be rootedfrom the same phone and without loosing any data. Be sure to search all of blu devices since almost all of them are under $200 and really good quality. Bluproducts.com

 

[gone down south]

Moto E or G.

 

[vannylugo]

The moto g and e are a little hard to root

 

[gone down south]

If you want full security, you should NOT root the phone, IMO.