I have a Samsung galaxy core prime phone that I use to this day, bought it 4 years ago for under a hundred and it does everything I want it to. Youtube, text, phone, games, pics, radio etc. It does have a battery that can be removed so that is a plus. I know of no one who has had a problem with a LG phone so?
Have heard nothing but good from the BLU phones so that might be a decent option. At this point in time, like TV's, they all seem to be using the same parts but just in different configurations.