I was planning to buy one of those cheap <$100 Android tablets on Ebay.  However, I nixed that idea as a result of doing a Google search for "cheap Android tablets on Ebay".  This search revealed complaints about their inferiority - resistive touchscreens or inferior capacitive touchscreens and lack of compatibility with Google Play.

What are the cheapest options (smartphone, tablet, or anything else) for being compatible with Google Play?

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Jason Hsu <jhsu802701 at jasonhsu.com>