For those that don't know, my cellphone is a AT&T GoPhone LG Phoenix 3, yes it might not be extravagant, but it works well, and is indestructible.
This particular Phoenix 3 was purchased in November 2017 (on the day before Thanksgiving) as my iPhone 5s just had a total battery failure. I genuinely liked that 5s, but its time had come, it was scuffed, got about 30 min. on a charge, and was SLOW. In comparison, the Phoenix 3 was a breath of fresh air, sleek, and modern (kind of like an iPhone 6).
I really liked the Phoenix 3 because it was faster, and I could get a week on a single charge, plus it has FM radio (no more using high speed data for music!) And, it was built like a tank, in 0 degree New Year's Eve it worked (even with a drop in the snow without a case), or just last week in 97 degree weather (and a drop onto concrete with a dollar store quality case on it) it held up quite well.
I even dropped it in the parking lot of Arby's without a case and it held up (no cracks, just scratches, to this date!)
First of all: the Phoenix 3 does run Android 7.0 (updated from 6.0)
Second of all: I have a 64 GB SD Card in it for photos and videos, but I have a proper 21 MP Sony Cybershot for that. The cameras are good, but not as good as my 2015 iPod Touch.
Third of all: 16 GB of storage is not that bad (unlike on my iPhone or iPod) especially since I port photos and videos over to my SD Card (see point 2), and I don't play games on it, that's what my Moto G3 is for.
And, Fourth of all: The battery lasts FOREVER, even now I go 2-3 days without a charge, even with 1 hour of YouTube or Hulu thrown in.
The Phoenix 3 retails for about $50-80. If you wait until the pre-Black Friday sales, a Phoenix 3 with a 16 GB SD Card and case can be had for about $65. Do not buy an 'unlocked' unit though, one of my friends that uses T-Mobile did so a few weeks after I bought mine, and no codes worked, plus unlocked units are about $70. At this price point, for abroad users, this might be good to use as an iPod Touch, or even in America just a burner phone (nobody's stolen mine yet, and I go to some pretty bad parts of town). For calls, its perfect.
Overall, the Phoenix 3 is a good all-round smartphone for AT&T users.
