Cheapest Android 4.0 phone on the market?

[Yet-E]

Looking for the cheapest android 4.0 phone that can comfortably run basic apps ie whats app etc. Have explored a view models but no definitive answer

 

[photonboy]

It also depends on whether you are including the phone as part of a PLAN. Many phones can't be purchased separately.

I'm no expert but you might want to investigate the NOKIA X.

 

[shahbaz200]

If you say "Cheapest" phone. Then you can buy local phones or chinese one. They are chipest with good specs. But there life time or quality I cant say. Some are good but some are very bad with frequent lag. You can get them for about 50$.
Otherwise some cheap samsung galaxy series phones. Actually all cheap android 4 phones will be able to run basic apps as you asked. Any will work because there aren't heavy. You should chose a phone with 512MB RAM or greater. Its important if you run multiple apps. Like FB, Twitter, Whatsapp, Mail. All these apps run in background so you need RAM in that case.

 

[ron_nor]

Chinese phone is a good choice

 

[anubisX]

Check out phones from BLU. They're quite cheap and works great.

 

[MsJazz]

I paid $175 for my LG Mach on Boost Mobile. It uses ICS 4.0.4, has a slider keyboard, 1 GB RAM, 8 GB internal storage (5 GB user accessible), 1.2 GHz dual-core CPU, Adreno 225 GPU, a pocket under the (removable) battery cover for a micro SD card up to 32 GB, a 4-inch Gorilla Glass screen, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, NFC, Android Beam and a few basic apps to get you started, including Polaris Office. Swap out Polaris for Kingsoft and you'll have a great laptop substitute.

 

[Hewhogamez]

The Moto E is a good choice. It's about $99. A better choice would be the Moto G at $179 ish.