[Completed] Which affordable lollipop smartphone for developing? - XDA Assist

I want to learn programming for Android, so I found some online android lollipop development courses.
I got an Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 7, but it has Android 4.4.2, and I don't want to install some custom firmware, because I still use it for Amazon's video streaming.
I need a Lollipop smartphone.
I thought about Moto G 2nd Gen or LG Leon or Moto E 2nd Gen.
Does it matter, which smartphone to choose? Is it enough to have a low-end smartphone or should it be a high-end gadget? Or, may be, a second hand Nexus 4?
Should it have "vanilla" Android? What kind of features should it have? NFC, may be? HiDPI? How much RAM and ROM?
I want to use it only for testing my apps, not as a primary smartphone. But it must run smoothly.
Thank you

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I want to learn programming for Android, so I found some online android lollipop development courses.
I got an Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 7, but it has Android 4.4.2, and I don't want to install some custom firmware, because I still use it for Amazon's video streaming.
I need a Lollipop smartphone.
I thought about Moto G 2nd Gen or LG Leon or Moto E 2nd Gen.
Does it matter, which smartphone to choose? Is it enough to have a low-end smartphone or should it be a high-end gadget? Or, may be, a second hand Nexus 4?
Should it have "vanilla" Android? What kind of features should it have? NFC, may be? HiDPI? How much RAM and ROM?
I want to use it only for testing my apps, not as a primary smartphone. But it must run smoothly.
Thank you
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Hello! This is herna from XDA Assist.
Well, since I´m a Recognized Developer in this forum and someone who luckily has been able to get in touch with different devices, I would recommend you to choose the Moto G 2nd Gen. It has gotten a lot of support, and the stock ROM coming for device the device is extremely good.
The Nexus 4 is also a really good option, but knowing it is not new, I would go for the Moto G 2nd Gen. It´s 5-inch, has near Vanilla Android with dozens of ROMs supported, and it runs extremely smooth, as almost all the Motorola devices.
I wish I could help you on choosing the best device for you, and welcome to Android development.

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And advice?
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Most Chinese devices (HTC and huawei and Oppo excluded) will not get CM support. If they do, it will be very limited. As in, they'll stop after maybe a couple months of nightlies.
Lenovo makes android tablets? Hmmm.
And stuff that is made specifically for China is usually much cheaper, but much harder to get your hands on.
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but on the other hand i hear intel chips have issues with droid apps
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5bHmtvtsM2M
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