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[General Topics] Ciopenhauer:
So I have a LG G3, still functional and planning to use as back up, but I'd like something that's a bit snappier, has better battery life, and supports a decent amount of customization/root. I was thinking of going for the LG V20 naturally, since it's currently in my price range and should give me a slick upgrade and allow me to get a brand new battery and basically a like new phone for the price of a second hand one.

My concern is the following: I am using a Fido mobile data plan ONLY ($15/month). This is the same network as Rogers in Canada/Montreal (band 4/7/17 in my area). Do I need to bother shopping around for a V20 that has a particular model number, or is this only relevant for people making calls with their provider? (I make calls using Fongo). I was thinking I could get a US version that is easily rootable, since the Canadian version (h915?) doesn't support rooting from what I read.

I'm also open to suggestions for another phone, I'm thinking CAD $300~ budget.
[General Topics] Firestone_cz:
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[General Topics] wrbl:
Fast question

HTC U11 vs Poco F1?

Which one when it comes to battery, fluidity and camera
[General Topics] GoJo ^^:
What's better than the Galaxy S7? Honestly, I see nothing.. Especially the successors since they got borderless screen which I hate..
[General Topics] 21-Savage:
Your request is a bit weird since most phones have gotten their final updates lol. But try an LG G5?
[General Topics] SultanGris:
Yea I suppose, couldn't you flash them back to 6.01 though? I use the Fox fi app for my hotspot and that doesn't work wirelessly past 6.01, so I either need a new way to do that or I gotta stick with 6.01 or older. I'm on an old Verizon unlimited data plan with no hotspot subscription, foxfi makes it work anyway if that makes sense.
[General Topics] Trunksleo:
Which of this ones do you recommend??

Huawei p9

Samsung j6

Xiaomi a2 lite

Huawei p9 lite

Sony z5 compact (actual phone im using)

Samsung j5 prime

Lg Q6

Nokia 3.1

Sony xa1

Im insteresring on the camera and battery.
[General Topics] dbimoetz:
I think the Huawei P9 the best option that you have
[General Topics] anon1135:
Xiaomi!!! I like a2 lite out of all those phones u listed. Seems like it has best battery(close to 10 hr sot) and u can install Google camera mod with root which sounds like what u are looking for. Also cheap and the problem is if those bands are supported in your country. Try to check their real life review thread here on xda for sot and camera samples
[General Topics] Ibuprophen:
I've I've decided to post this question within the Device Dedicated Area of the Forum...

My apologies! :)

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[General Topics] Trunksleo:
I need a recomendation for my sister, she needs a dual sim phone with a excellent camera up to 500u$. Also not so big (up to 2.83" width). She will buy it on usa. So which one??
[General Topics] mseif:
Between Oneplus 6 and the Xiaomi Pocophone F1

Do not care about camera or graphics, only about speed, non hanging/lagging mobile performance . Comparing the Oneplus 6 and the Poco F1 as their prices are reasonable, I found the the test performances by Gsmarena are not very different ( pls see the attached photo, the 1st column is for OP 6 ) compared to their prices here ,as the OP 6 is 70% higher, so I am inclined to buy the Poco.

However, in some other places, people say that although they start close in performance, but the Poco deteriorate over time and become slow, and the device hangs quickly .

Can some one advice if this is true or not ? In this case I will get OP 6 , as I can stand almost anything in the mobile, except slow and delayed performance.

Thanks in advance.
[General Topics] D1stRU3T0R:
LeEco le pro 3
[General Topics] terragady:
Hey, need a new phone for my girlfriend, she has now Xiaomi Redmi Note 4X. We are thinking about Pocophone, Redmi Note 6 Pro and Xiaomi A2 Lite (or Redmi 6 Pro with MIUI).

So she needs a good camera and battery life, in a plus (for A2 Lite) is a smaller size phone. All of them have 4000mah which is good (A2 is probably the worst performance since it is almost stock android and not MIUI?). Camera seems to be best on Note 6 Pro? Anyway low light photos are bad on all of them.

Then the price, A2 lite looks to be the cheapest option.

What do you think guys? Are those phones all comparable in terms of camera and battery life and daily usage? Facebooks, emails, instagrams and all this s**t :D
[General Topics] Tekshapers1:
Mi Note 5, It is on budget and any can afford this price.

Many latest features in this phone like face-lock duel cameras etc.

Latest Android version.
[General Topics] terragady:
it is redmi, not Mi, budget line, anyway there is Note 6 for almost same price
[General Topics] bean1975:
I am looking for a phone with good camera, great battery life, active development community, headphone jack. No need for particularly new, 200-300 USD would be good but for a very good camera especially in low light I am willing to pay more. Bands wise I will use it in Canada w/ Rogers, but I am fine if it's "only" HSPA and not LTE. Having a microSD slot is a plus but I will live w/o one.
[General Topics] Technolab88:
smartphone depending on your work and what is the use fo you phone
[General Topics] Chintu91:
Hi,

I want to buy new phone(2018 modal) around 15k in india with very good dev support and custom Rom's (display size 5 to 5.5 inch)

suggest me.......
[General Topics] Chama44:
Hi to all of you,

A few months ago i've bought a chinese phone, thinking " oh, i just have to root, change the recovery, tweak the buildprop etc and i'll have a efficient smartphone, not a dragster but efficient enough"

I know how to do all those things, and the net is full of tutos ( by the way MANY BIG THANKS to XDA members !!! )

But the issue I've discovered, is that it was impossible to acces to the fasboot mode. Whatever I tried. And I've tried a LOT, for MONTHS. So, no unlock of bootloader, no custom recovery...

So now my question is to know, if those brands listed below are really unlockable, fastboot mode acces, etc (this is never in spec lists !!) . I cible in those brands, their under-150$-items. (not rich!!)

- LEAGOO

- CUBOT

- ELEPHONE

- MEIZU

- UMIDIGI

- BLACKVIEW

- LeECO

- OUKITEL

- VKWORLD

- ZTE

- BLUBOO

If you've noticed somme issues that block to install customm recovery, root, custom ROM etc, please tell me !!

Big thanks for help,

Wish a nice day to all of you !
[General Topics] jr866gooner:
Where do all you U.K. buyers get your redmi devices and other unique budget friendly devices from?
[General Topics] Chintu91:
I'm planning to buy a phone 2018 modal and would greatly appropriate your views. The key factors that I'm looking for are

1) Root friendly

2) An active android community for that phone, for roms,mods and kernel

3) speed

4) Screen Size ( 5-5'5 )

Most import I am from india my budget around 15k
[General Topics] pepsimus:
Hello folks,

My leeco le2 just died yesterday and i have been looking for replacement. I am not heavy user so le2 was just fine for me.

I was thinking about getting le3 or other variant of leeco but the looks of le pohones is somehow wash up for me.

I am looking for budget phone around 200$. So far i like these phones chronologicaly.

MI A2 (i like the android one)

Redmi note 5

Mi A2 lite

Nokia 6.1 pro

Moto G6

Nuu G3

Should i consider another phone? Do you think Mi A2 is waste of money?

english isnt my native language, so i apologize for bad wording. :)
[General Topics] Amirk365:
If you just want to use the phone and not do any flashing on it, go for the Honor 7X or 8x.
[General Topics] b1n4ry:
Looking for suggestions for Verizon atm have an Asus ZenFone v and hate it always laggy and riddled with ads was thinking a v20 from swappa but def want something high end but not over 300 good community too I'm sure once I love the phone ill be flashing it every few days like I had with the note 2 & thunderbolt
[General Topics] pepsimus:
thing is, in my country Honor 8x is 315$. i am certainly thinking about it. i saw chinese version for 220$ on ali but i am afraid it wont support lte in my country.
[General Topics] BlackArrowM93:
Hello, i want to buy a new phone, i really like LG G7 but im scared of LG problems.

It's a new device and there is no much information about problems for this phone.

I can buy G7 for 430 euros.

I need phone for music and multimedia, i don't play games maby sometimes and not a heavy games like PUBG, but i lisent music a lot and watch videos on youtube, so i guess i need good screen.

Is G7 good phone or i should buy something else instead?

:):)
[General Topics] carabrownvv:
Andriod VS IOS

I have been keep using smartphone with Android,but ever since after 1 and half year of using,it become pretty slow.Is this some common problem among all the Android smartphone?Maybe I will have to change to iphone, compared with IOS,I think Andriod is comparaily user-friendly,if new to IOS,maybe need some time to get use of it:cowboy::cowboy:
[General Topics] anon1135:
Android probably get slower if u try to use it like an iPhone. User have to be more aware of what they install etc.
[General Topics] Gigatrig:
I'm looking to get back into an Android phone with the purpose of running Lineage OS on it without Google Apps, primarily due to privacy concerns. I've had an iPhone 6S Plus for almost 3 years and I had only Android phones prior to that. While I've liked the iPhone, I do miss the ability to customize that Android has (among some other things). I also want to get a smaller phone (the iPhone is 6.23" x 3.07").

Which of these phones would be best recommended?

- LG V30 (used for ~$300) - not officially supported by Lineage OS but has an unofficial ROM

- Google Pixel 3 - not yet released, but Pixel 2 is not officially supported by Lineage OS but has an unofficial ROM

- Samsung Galaxy S9 - officially supported

Overall, I (slightly) prefer the narrower size & shape of the Pixel 3 and S9. I really like the wide angle rear camera on the V30 and the wide angle front camera on the Pixel 3. I like that the V30 has a quad DAC, but I'm slightly worried that the rear button would be a pain.

It's a bit of a toss up between the 3, but camera quality and long-term device support (mainly through Lineage OS) are important to me. Any suggestions?
[General Topics] carabrownvv:
Actually,I just download very common app,no game that take up large storage.As I aware,for Andriod,when I open any of Andriod,it will automatically open most of the other
[General Topics] Trunksleo:
Which smartphone do you recommend me under 300 dolars??? I want a good camera, battery and small size.
[General Topics] willsrockson:
Xiaomi mi a2
[General Topics] daniel-2018:
Phone recommendation for use with custom Rom + VoLTE

Hello Everybody,

my phone, a S5 codename klte, fell down and broke. As repairing the glass by myself looks rather troublesome and the used-price of the phone on the market is lower than the repairing costs, I have to choose between buying an used 4-year-old phone or a new one. Previously I used SlimRom (on a S3) for a long time, then I have been using Resurrection Rom (RR) for two years and I would absolutely recommend it. I like that so much stuff is adjustable in RR and I am fascinated of how stable and reliable the last Nougat version of RR runs. RR nougat+S5 was and maybe even is a really awesome combination.

However, since the Oreo update, the klte has become troublesome, as the firmware becomes more and more stalled (I guess the manufacturers drivers are based on Android 4 or similar. There has been problems getting the camera running on the stock camera app on Oreo).

Also, it lacks VoLTE support, at least here in Germany. Since Germany was always a little bit backdated regarding mobile phone services, I haven't cared much about it in the past. However, O2 (my provider, I chose it because it's cheap) put up more 4G base stations and it has become much better. The area around my working place is such an example. I have perfect 4G mobile reception since a while and data connections work flawlessly and fast. But when I try to call someone, it says "no mobile network available", as 3G, 2G and even 1G is not installed. This really annoys me. I would really like to use VoLTE with a custom rom.

I have searched the xda developers forum for this for two days now without getting a clear answer. So, I'd thought I should write my first question.

Can anyone give me their recommendation on which phone to pick?

The moment I receive it is probably the one I would install a custom rom on it (after backups of course). So I really don't care about any developments software-wise.

The phone model shouldn't be too old (less than four years?) or even new.

I don't like glue, I like screws. However, manufacturers decided otherwise and it seems to be almost impossible to buy a phone nowadays which can be as easy opened as the S3. I would like if the new phone is easier to repair than the S5.

...oh yeah, and if, by any chance, it would be possible to somehow get VoLTE working, it would be really nice of course!

Thank you for reading my long text, I would be grateful for any ideas.

Daniel
[General Topics] carabrownvv:
guys,recently I have found a compact car gadget quite useful for me,a person being addicted to music.and I am glad to recommend it to anybody like gadget like me.with this bluetooth fm transmitter,easily to upgrade car stereo,price favourable.

Easy to install,just plug it into car cigaretter lighter,keep frequency same as car radio,and pairing bluetooth with your electronics like smart phone or ipad,bluetooth-enabled device that's okay.Car audio modernized

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[General Topics] village77:
My wedding cards

Its like being an expert juggler except that maybe you are juggling fireballs! Well, I juggled too and amongst the many decisions the closest to my heart was the wedding card which I wanted as a perfect remembrance of "the day".

hitchedforever.comhitched forever :good:
[General Topics] force70:
Either on of those is great.

I have the Note 9 now a d am really e enjoying it.

Sent from my Note 9 exynos, S9 plus exynos, Pixel 2 XL or Note FE
[General Topics] Biges:
I need a small put powerful Android phone for my GF, in a local store I narrowed it to two models:

Google Pixel (5", Snapdragon 821 )

Meizu Pro 7 (5.2", Helio P25)

Both AMOLED 1920x1080, 4GB RAM.

I'd like to put a custom ROM there.

Personally I have a rooted OnePlus 5, but that's too larger (it is barely usable for me).

Any opinions, please?
[General Topics] griz.droidx:
Man your right the s5 with rr is sweet. I'm in havoc Oreo with the latest smart pack kennel mainly for boeffla sound. If like to have a screen that's 6 plus inches that isn't some crazy 20 to 9 ratio is like to find an older 16:9 or close. To use as a tablet for reading books. Instead of getting a tablet I thought I'd upgrade and sell mine after getting one. Butt mine needs to support Verizon and I want to unlock the bootloader and root for custom roms I can't afford the pixel line I wouldn't want to spend more than 200 and need removable battery and and such. Thought about finding a note 4. But those screens are smaller than that I want.

Have you thought about the first pixel I

Good luck man these guys give excellent recommendations and recommended an LG g3 before I got my s5. A phone u would've bought if I hadn't got the s5 with unlockable bootloader for 140 in perfect condition when it was about 1.5 years old.
[General Topics] danmaister:
I think now is thr best time to buy an S8 or S8+, maybe pixel 1 or 2. Badass phone, virtually identical to the s9 or incoming s10 and pixel 2 and 3 respectively and price just keeps falling
[General Topics] x^^^x:
Nokia

I am hoping to upgrade my long tormented HTC One M8 and was thinking if I should go for the Nokia 8 for around 230$. I have used the Samsung S7 in the past year which I absolutely loved because of the size, MicroSD and camera and that is all I look for in a phone. The Nokia is definitely larger but it seems like a good deal at the price. I could however wait for around 3 months for a price hike on the S9. Do tell me if this is a good buy or not.(I take lots of pictures and have read that the camera is pretty bad)
[General Topics] fuzzychicken:
Planning a trip to India, hoping to get 2 phones, budget INR 10,000-16,000 (Around USD 200).

Conditions-

- Must be rootable and has good development community so that it can get at least 2-3 years of support. Youtube Vanced and magisk support is a must. (I don't know if its possible to have root and not magisk but just to make sure.)

- The phone is NOT used for gaming purposes, other than Minecraft at a times.

- A MicroSD card slot preferred.

- 3-4GB RAM and overall hardware good enough to last another couple of years at least.

- Better cameras (I don't need to explain this).

- No Moto E series

Checking on flipkart.com I found following phones

- Motorola One Power

- Mi Max 2

- Mi A1

- Redmi Note 5 Pro

- Asus Zenphone Max Pro M1

Is there any phone I am missing? RealMe Pro 2, Nokia 6.1 Plus also falls in ths budget but AFAIK, they are not rootable. I am settling down on Motorola One Power and Asus Zenphone Max Pro M1 but would like to know if I am missing any other that is better than these 2 phones.

Which phones among these are recommended? I am getting 2 phones, both do not need to be the same.

Thanks in advance.

P.S. - I would love to get Pocophone F1 but my current budget just does not allow going out of the range.
[General Topics] Le Widget:
Hey guys,

Have been looking on ebay at phones released around 2-3yrs ago for a new(used) upgrade from my current HTC ONE X... but I'm not familiar with all the smartphone tech, or issues, or what's decent/bad etc..

Originally I looked at the LG NEXUS 5X, then read it's got a fault that causes it to fail/Bootloop (eventually). Few people said, there's other phones in similar price range that would be better, though none suggested any (yet). Then I looked at the NEXUS 6P, but, I read again, these have a bootloop fault too ??

Are there any phones that have gotten a good reputation, probably 2014> that still perform well today, but aren't plagued with hardware faults? I don't mind if I have to repair / reflash firmware etc.. as one reason I look at ebay, hope to pickup a phone for cheap (due to broken.. ie screen, not starting up), then fix it.

Price range, around $100, but obviously price for phone will vary depending on phone and condition etc..

[edit] I should have noted, I'm from Australia, so phone prices vary here. Maybe, if you can, throw some suggestions my way, and I'll look around based on what I can spend.

Suggestions on what to look out for ?

Thanks in advance,
[General Topics] polar2792:
So as someone in the US wishing to spend under $500 and want the highest spec'd device I can get what would you pick?

I know I'm not the only one facing this problem, the US market isn't exactly saturated with options like Europe and Asia.

Between a Blu Vivo XI+ and a Nokia 7.1 as they support the most bands as far as I can tell. Any help and other thoughts is appreciated. Thanks!!
[General Topics] 350Rocket:
I have an HTC one m8 from 2014 that still has custom ROMs available. Compared to my OnePlus 5 it gets really bogged down occasionally but most of the time it works awesome for its age. At least around here they're less than $100. Mine has one crack in the screen and looks like the previous owner dropped it down a set of stairs but it works fine and the battery has 97% health according to accubattery. Maybe the previous owner had the battery replaced?

A couple years ago I had a moto x 2014 (xt1095) that was a good phone at the time besides having a terrible camera. The ROMs for it were amazing and it always felt fast. Those are the 2 that come to my mind in that price range.
[General Topics] GeoffM:
Received my Doogee S70 Today (I think there should be at Least an "S" Section in the Doogee Space) Mini review Soon
[General Topics] Galeonero:
Hello, first of all a thousand apologies if it is not the right place to publish it.

I currently have a Google Pixel 2 the little 5-inch, about 6 months ago. It does not present any type of problem or any fault.

What has been bothering me the smartphone after 3 months is the size, it became small, of course the logical thought is because you did not buy the pixel 2 xl? Because at that time I did not have the right budget and I did not feel the need for more screen, in fact it is comfortable this size but it turned out to be somewhat obsolete because it is not the same to play and watch videos on a 5-inch screen than in one of 6 or more.

The battery usually makes me about 4-4: 30 hours of screen when I am all day in 4G, it is not at all a bad autonomy but I usually stay quite short some days.

And the biggest problem, even if it seems somewhat illogical, is the software.

It works spectacular, no problem is locked in that. But it's too simple, too much, it can not be that it does not have more functions, it does not have any extra functions that many other layers have, it's all based on Google assitant.inches.

I look for something that solves these defects:

That has more screen, more autonomy, optical zoom x2 (I need it a lot for the university), a layer of customization with useful functions, if it can be 3.5 mm input and wireless charging.

My budget is maximum 750 dollars.

I was thinking about the Samsung Galaxy s9 plus but I read many comments that the software is not well polished and that there are degradations in terms of the battery.

Then I thought about the iphone xr but I do not know if I'm going to get along with IOS and the fact of having a screen that is not 1080p pulls me quite down and not have optical zoom.

What dou you recommend?

Of course thank you very much to those who respond.
[General Topics] juanq214:
The Xiaomi mi8 does all you ask for. If you don't mind the notch, and no headphone jack. It's around 400usd (6/128), so you can save some money. Huawei p20 is nice too but it's software isn't that nice (kind of boring to me).

Oneplus 6 is a great pick too but it comes with almost stock android.
[General Topics] buma82:
closure eckoweek

for me, i'll stay with the note series by samsung. although i was disappointed with the pen tile matrix screen of the first one, i bought the successor and it really improved. but the most wondrous improvement is the bigger battery. even if other phones have smaller screens, they will not likely reach the operating hours of the note II. so having a bigger screen und far more battery life than smaller phones? for me a key buying argument.
[General Topics] stelakis88:
Not really sure but definitelly a Samsung,probably Galaxy S3. Best phone on the market right now in my opinion.
[General Topics] Matt2k9:
I would like the Samsung Galaxy SIII but too expansive for the moment.
[General Topics] Hairum:
While I'm currently using the Samsung Epic 4G Touch, I'm quite interested in the upcoming Google Nexus smartphone.
[General Topics] aimango:
I dont plan to get a new smartphone til next fall, but out of the current candidates, the HTC One X is probably it. Fell in love with it when I demo'd it at a Best Buy.
[General Topics] nightlimits:
For me, I own an LG Nitro, P930. It has been the best phone I have owned and I'm fine waiting until something extremely worth it comes out. Upgrading or switching will take a lot of persuasion before I would succum to the pressure of needing a better device.
[General Topics] boodies:
Note 2
[General Topics] Dr_Nacho:
Possibly the next iPhone. Errrm wait, there have been miniscule differences in the past. I'll pass.

Gnote 2!

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I'd just wait a lil longer for the x+
[General Topics] pepe86:
Either the new nexus or the next galaxy s
[General Topics] Tipkaros:
Nexus 4 or Padfone 2, I'm due to get a new phone in a month or two anyway.
[General Topics] ravinder2lf:
Samsung Galaxy S Advance

All rounder for me :D
[General Topics] amarjit_rsingh:
It would be Samsung Galaxy S III