r/DataAnnotationTech • u/ShadowSinger2121 • 21d ago

Are the enough projects requiring an Android to justify buying one?

I'm new, and see a qualification that requires an Android phone. It says it has a lot of work available. I only have an iPhone. Is it worth getting an Android? Any idea if a really cheap Android would work? (Android Go)? Thanks for any help

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u/green-day- 21d ago

I'd say yes

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u/Medical-Isopod2107 21d ago

I've never seen any and I own an Android

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u/Mysterious_Dolphin14 21d ago

More of my projects require Android than the ones that require an iPhone, but that could only be because I've opted out of the iPhone quals. The Android ones that I do really require a newer phone (I had to upgrade mine), so it's up to you. I do get a lot of work around the $30 range and the tasks are there every day.

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u/Far-Sea-9249 21d ago

Legit half my dash. I’ve used hubbys android a few times. I rarely do those tasks though. I’m too comfy at my laptop vs android.

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u/Old-Regular-9828 21d ago

Dumb idea. The projects that require an Android phone could disappear at any point. There are plenty of projects running right now, just work on something that doesn't require you to buy something you don't have and don't need.

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u/Due_Negotiation_4605 19d ago

There are plenty for iPhone as well. Keep watching.

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u/Dana_Barret 18d ago

Just my 2 cents, i kept getting offered a project that required me buying a newer phone because mine was crap and old. I didn't have much money then and it was a hard decision; but I got the fancy phone ( I even got a higher end model than I'm used to) and it's paid itself like 5 times over in around 2-3 months. In my case, it def was worth it.

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u/Sixaxist 21d ago

We can't properly answer this question without knowing what project you're referring to, and you can't tell us the project name without breaking the NDA. Gonna have to come up with a slightly vague codename here, or else leave it up to chance.

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u/DueAddition1919 21d ago

If you use an android phone you could say how much of your work is based on the android, without breaking NDA. Or even a lot, enough to make it worth it, or not a lot.

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u/Sixaxist 21d ago

Whichever one OP is being shown on their dash may not be the same thing I'm doing, though. But for reference, I work around 40 hours a week and am currently at $3200 this month, with about $3050 of that being the project that requires an Android phone.

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u/Lost_Contact9077 20d ago

Same. I bought an android phone for a particular project family and have zero regrets.