What's their use case? Any specific preferences, and what do they have right now?
Yep, the X, G, and E will work on AT&T. I don't recommend the E, as it won't be supported by Motorola (in terms of software updates). I have the G (2015 version, 2GB RAM/16 GB variant), and can highly recommend it. The X is also an excellent choice.
The G is a great phone, and this is my first "mid-tier" phone. I used the iPhone 6/GS6/flagships before this phone. Performance is decent, and battery life is excellent. It is getting Marshmallow very soon (soak tests have gone out). Are they tech savvy?I am not sure there use case but they are retired and only have a dumb phone now. Good to hear the G is a good phone. It is easy to get hung up on the specs when in real world performance it may not matter.
The G is a great phone, and this is my first "mid-tier" phone. I used the iPhone 6/GS6/flagships before this phone. Performance is decent, and battery life is excellent. It is getting Marshmallow very soon (soak tests have gone out). Are they tech savvy?
Another strong recommendation for the Moto G 3rd gen but make sure to get the 2GB/32GB model.
Wait until CyberMonday November 30th http://www.motorola.com/us/special-offers/motorola-shop-all-sale.html
Edit: Nevermind above
Nexus 6 is the best bang for the buck phone on the market for PC enthusiast types who like to tweak the phone to their liking. Nothing like having a fresh custom version of Chroma installed with minimal google apps, rooted with adblock and all the rest.
Even with stock android marshmellow it's great though.
I would get that phone for myself but this is my in laws.
No reason they couldn't use it, back down to $249 on Anazon today
You can get Oneplus X with that budget if you can wait until next month.
Any reason why you don't consider redmi note 2? It have micro sd support, removable battery, dual sim.