yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[General Topics] bebna:
Searching new phone

Current: Sony Z3 Compact & Blackberry Q10

Usage:

- 98% Messaging (Telegram, WhatsApp, signal/sms, email)

- 0.5% Alarm clock

- 0.5% phone

- 0.5% maps

- 0.5% browser

- no gaming

- no Facebook

Requirements:

- available in Europe

- status led

- easy mod able (atleast root and xposed)

- loud speakers for alarm clock

- flash usable as light

- longest possible screen on time (including modding/optimization)

- similar dimensions as current phone

Wishes:

- home / back button in screen, not physically

- amoled or good dimmable screen which works good at pitch black night or sunny day

- micro usb

- microSD

- changeable battery
[General Topics] norlane:
oppo or huawei

looking for mediam price phone ie: oppo or huawei the oneplus5 is not available in shops here.

people tell me the oppo R11 is very reliable and i think i like the software desing.

have to find the best price on these 2 phones.
[General Topics] haxalicious:
Easily moddable phone

I am looking for a phone with the following features, in order of importance:

- Can run custom ROMs

- Headphone jack

- Price under US $400

- No prebundled telemetry (even though that probably won't matter as I will be running a custom ROM anyway)

- Good camera

- Large battery

Any suggestions?
[General Topics] razakma16:
this thread has turned to **** to many pages and not enough contributers
[General Topics] Piix_:
Future smartphone : Black BArry Priv, I love physical keyboard ;)
[General Topics] vijaykanth:
For the previous 1001 posts on this thread.... Go for OnePlus 5 (available only in India), Oppo R11, Samsung Galaxy S7/S8, LG V20/30, LG G6, Huawei Honor 9, Moto Z2 Play for the mid-upper range... Do some research! :)

I currently own a Samsung Galaxy S4 GT-I9500, the beast for customization! Am thinking of LG G6 over the OnePlus 5, any suggestions?
[General Topics] dego_:
I don't think any Honor device us a good "toy" for playing with custom ROMs and customizations. Or maybe it is, but not for AOSP. Not sure about Oppo and LG...
[General Topics] jatintomar:
Guys which phone should I buy??

One Plus 2 or Redmi note 4
[General Topics] vijaykanth:
In that budget, you're better off with Moto G5/G5S, try to stretch and you'll get the OnePlus 3/3T

[MENTION=5863602]dego_[/MENTION]

Honor is very mediocre.
[General Topics] simo444r:
My Phone

My Newest Phone is Xiaomi mi a1 its an overall great phone for the price
[General Topics] 21-Savage:
What are you looking for in terms of specs?
[General Topics] wladymeer:
Hello,

My Galaxy K Zoom just got broken so I need to replace it as it's very expensive to buy new LCD.... So expensive that I can buy a decent phone for that price...

So I was thinking about getting a ~$100 phone with best camera I can get. 16GB of ROM should be enough and I would appreciate 3GB if possible, although 2GB would be enough. I also don'tt have any needs for Android 7. Galaxy K Zoom had Android KitKat and it was doing just fine for me.

18:9 screen ratio would be a plus.
[General Topics] bobAfettz0:
I'm looking to upgrade from my LG Nexus 5, I'm looking to spend €300-350. I'd like to get a phone with a strong user base and good ROM scene / future support. Suggestions?
[General Topics] 21-Savage:
Try the ZTE Blade Z Max from Metro. (Note: No root which means no device support.)

---------- Post added at 12:21 PM ---------- Previous post was at 12:19 PM ----------

OnePlus Two.
[General Topics] simonbigwave:
depends on your budget. Samsung S7 and s7edge has fast charge, fingerprint, headphone jack, good battery, good speed, has great custom rom community. prices discounted now after s8 is out. Used one even cheaper.

what issues have you had with the OnePuls3?
[General Topics] Oshino:
Heyho Guys,

I want to get a new phone and actually decided to get the oneplus 5... while noticing, that its basically out of stock in any trustworthy shop. After making bad experiences with Ebay for phones

I'd rather buy one from an official retailer and with the oneplus 5t releasing i probably doubt, that the op5 will ever get back into their stock

After looking around a bit i found a few other phones that seem to be more or less recommended instead (i guess I'm not the only one who got screwed by that out of stock move...):

BQ Aquaris X Pro , Honor 8 Pro, Xiaomi Mi 6, LG G6, Moto z2 play

Though i can find some bad things about most of those phones online too...though i guess you can say that about every phone

I'm generally looking for a good midrange phone price range i guess from 350-600€, buyable from a trustworthy retailer in Europe/Germany and I'm open for most recommendations

An up to date cpu, decent gpu (i do like playing some games, if it works decently i dont mind emulation either)

min 4gb ram, tho more is appreciated, and a decently long battery life, especially for reading pdfs/etc.

As a second question how big would the difference in quality/price be for the op5t vs the op5 (maybe assumed from op3 vs op3t)?

Thanks for the recommendations in advance
[General Topics] dego_:
What about Nexus 5x?
[General Topics] tapchimobilenet:
I want iPhone X or Note 8 :)
[General Topics] DarkWolf:
Thinking of pixel 2
[General Topics] davionpeace:
Most probably Pixel 3

Well since Pixel 2 isn't a big deal with its screen burn in issues, I guess i'll just wait another year.
[General Topics] welshyoot:
That's a great idea thanks. I will look into a s7 - with the op3 I've had to have the motherboard replaced and now the camera is not focusing. Also their customer service is shocking in my experience.
[General Topics] Lybserv:
Hey guys..

I need a good phone WITH replaceable battery & good custom rom support..

Thinking about the Galaxy Note 4 (quite old, meh) or the V20 (which version?)

Any tips?
[General Topics] anixon:
Best Snapdragon 821+ for approx 200-250Eur (Used)

Hi guys, what's the BEST - fastest / slim / flexible phone I can get right not for around 250 euros used or pre-owned. I've been looking at Xiaomi Mi5s and LG G5 and Huawei P9 etc. There are just so many phones etc and it's hard to find recommendations because my budget is mainly for last year flagships...

What is the best deal as of the date of this post? THANK YOU!!

:good::highfive:
[General Topics] Lewis M:
Hi guys. Currently have a note 8 but thinking of just selling and getting a one plus 5 so I can take advantage of full customisation experience. I use to be a one plus 3 owner and absolutely loved it but then had a Samsung work phone and ended up getting used to Samsung but I'm disappointed that I invested a lot of money on my note 8 got it rooted and have discovered none of the main well established stable custom ROM are not capatible for the note 8 so I feel like I've wasted money and time at the moment.

First of all is that worth doing or should I just stick it with my note 8? Any honest advise would be really appreciated. From the outside in it looks to me that there isn't really a very good solid stable custom ROM for the note 8 with doesn't look similar to Samsung. Just want more stock experience with all the customisation that comes with it. Any help would be appreciated.
[General Topics] jr866gooner:
Note 8 is a very nice device, is stock ROM really that bad?
[General Topics] zelendel:
This is xda. Where stock is always crap. No matter how Good It is. Why else would you be here. ?
[General Topics] jr866gooner:
Lol
[General Topics] gotcha640:
Camera would be my main concern. My note 4 takes better pictures than my oneplus 3. For a daily driver, I want functionality over mods and tweaks. I have a couple cheap tablets I can root and rom when I get the itch, but the phone needs to work 24 7.
[General Topics] Lewis M:
Your right I love my phone the note 8 is the nicest quality phone I've had by far. It's just samsung android isn't it whilst it has come along way I just want AOSP thats on pixel. Resurrection remix would be ideal but I know they haven't got a strange daily driver released for it yet. Any advice you can give me?
[General Topics] gotcha640:
If I was shopping now it would be pixel 2 for the camera and long term support.
[General Topics] MrN1484:
Hi

I just thought I’d drop a little note in here about Tablets as I’ve recently given away my trusty LG GPad 8.3 thinking there must be loads of tablets I could replace it with...I should have done my homework first! After reading and reading there seems to be quite a shortage of half decent tablets, especially in the UK where we get Exynos Samsungs apart from the Tab S3 which is just that bit too much money to watch a bit of Netflix/Prime/Youtube. There’s a lot of unanswered questions about Tablets so I thought I’d put a shout out for the Huawei Mediapad M3 which I’ve just bought. Going price for it at the moment is around £250 in the UK.

It’s an 8.4” 2560x1600 screen with 32GB storage, SD card slot up to 128gb, fast processor, Nougat and an unlockable bootloader. Although check the model number to make sure there’s TWRP available and it’s not the Lite which has a Meditek CPU.

The downsides are no AOSP/Lineage ROM support and a Micro USB instead of USB C but you can’t have it all. Oh and it’s a bit slippery out of a case.

The screen’s great, it’s really fast but I don’t play any taxing games so your mileage may vary and the speakers are pretty good for a tablet too.

Recommended!
[General Topics] dego_:
It's just my opinion. Since it's a new device there might be not that many ROMs now. Stick to stock Samsung ROM for a while and community will work something out. It's a supreme powerful device on the market. I would buy it myself :)
[General Topics] Lewis M:
Thanks a lot. I really appreciate the honest advice I'm getting from people on here! That's what I have decided to do!
[General Topics] Jajobe:
Smartphone for 500 Dollar

Hello everybody

I wannt to change to Android again. At the moment i own an iPhone 6 Plus but I want back to Android because i miss the time with flashing new Custom Roms etc...

So I search a new phone for max 500 dollar.

What should it has?

First off all LTE Band 20 is very important here in Germany.

Also the camera should be the same or better quality as on the iPhone 6 Plus.

And very important for me as technique geek is that a lot of Custom roms are available. And you can modify much.

The size of the display 5.5 zoll like the iPhone 6 Plus or little bit bigger.

So which phones do you recommend?

Thanks and regards

Jannik

P.S.: If i should be in the wrong thread please correct me :)

And sorry for my bad english :mad:
[General Topics] Cha.oZ:
searching for phone with hardware keyboard and custom ROM

Blackberry has great hardware, but custom ROMs seems impossible.

Samsung cover keyboard? Only possible with stock ROM?

Impossible mission? Or have i overlook something?
[General Topics] 21-Savage:
LG G3. I have one & it fills my requirements.
[General Topics] gho5t82:
Will be going from an iphone 6s plus to the note8 in February. I absolutely cannot wait to get back to android.
[General Topics] Xplorer4x4:
I am trying to upgrade from a G3...
[General Topics] 21-Savage:
Removable batteries virtually non existent now. It took me a year to find a phone to suit my tastes. Try a Moto G5.
[General Topics] Monzer_:
Hello xda , I'm planning to change my HTC m8 which served me well I'm not looking for the latest and greatest . I was considering\

Note 5

S7 ( not edge )

LG G6

do you think Note 5 still worth getting in 2017 ?

I'm not looking for something overpriced just in the range of this phones which all of them around 400$ .
[General Topics] dego_:
I was thinking about S7 myself since it has recent custom ROMs available (e.g. lineage )
[General Topics] Monzer_:
The note 5 is not far behind tho . the problem is note 5 is hard to find especially new . ( if anyone know a good ebayer sells it new and ships it overseas would be nice to share )

LG G6 missing wireless charger and dac which is only in G6+ and where I live that like 200$ more .

I also considered the HTC 10 but for couple more bucks I can get the S7 which kill it in every spec , probably not the audio .
[General Topics] force70:
I loved my note 5 but the lack of ext sd slot and small 64gb of storage forced me to get rid of it.

Id go a for a G6 out of those choices.

sent from my Note FE
[General Topics] Monzer_:
LG G6 not 6+ which doesn't have dac or wireless charger . how much difference the display compared to the s7 ?
[General Topics] Ibuprophen:
The following link has those side by side device specs comparison.

http://www.phonemore.com/compare/phones/lg-g6-h871-vs-samsung-galaxy-s7-sm-g930a/5269203

Good Luck!

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

I DO NOT PROVIDE SUPPORT VIA PM UNLESS ASKED/REQUESTED BY MYSELF.

PLEASE KEEP IT IN THE THREADS WHERE EVERYONE CAN SHARE
[General Topics] force70:
S7 screen is way to small, at least for me.

sent from my Note FE
[General Topics] tugausa:
Hello guys!

I do not know if this the correct place to pose this question but I am very confused on what to get :S

I looked and come down to 3 different models since my asus selfie literally just stopped working and need to buy one ASAP

I use the phone for emails a lot and as a personal assistant while being addicted to Pokemon Go and Summoners War

Between OnePlus 5 ,Xiaomi Mi 6 or Nubia Z17 which would you advise?

Thank you!
[General Topics] dego_:
I would take OnePlus 5. Because it has audio jack, almost stock Android experience and great comunity support.
[General Topics] eruan:
I would go for Oneplus 5 too. If you are into rooting phones then Oneplus phones are the easiest for bootloader unlocking. No codes required. No voiding warranty.
[General Topics] sajeel:
Am looking to buy 2 new Android devices asking for recommendations on which are easy to unlock and root?
[General Topics] Monzer_:
LG V20 , Galaxy S7 , LG G6 ( Not plus ) , HTC 10 , Huawei p10 (but kinda expensive than the other , still might consider ) ,Oneplus 3

I highly appreciate build quality , I don't mind big screen . I heard so many bad experiences about S7 battery and screen burn ( over the long run ) . I'm really into dilemma here and I want to make the right choice .

all this phone price vary but the range is between 370$ - 450$ that's my budget I'm not willing to pay more . please help me :confused:

Note : I'm using HTC M8 . I really abused that device and still rocken . I'm clumsy person .
[General Topics] 350Rocket:
OnePlus 3 or HTC 10 for build quality and durability. You could still get screen burn in with the oneplus since it's amoled. I'm very careful with my oneplus 5 but I had a used s6 before that the previous owners homescreen was burned in on.
[General Topics] slobo2712:
Im looking for next phone now i have nexus 5x and only thing which im more than happy is camera.I dont want to spent a lot of money.Here is what i thought.

Galaxy S7(used)

redmi note 4X(possible with IMX 258 camera sensor)

Xiaomi mi a1

If someone can say me what should i buy,i would like biger screen and good camera at least like on nexus 5x.Tnx
[General Topics] Amirk365:
In the same boat with you pal. How about an Honor 6X?
[General Topics] slobo2712:
Its not that cheap here..Im interested for mi a1 camera is it better than note 4x both with google cam?
[General Topics] dego_:
Weird thing. In my country P10 is cheaper than OnePlus 3. But in my opinion OnePlus us a better choice. My wife uses Huawei P9 running Emui 5.1 and this stock firmware is quite buggy still.
[General Topics] jr866gooner:
S10 I think. I’ve pretty much already decided I’m likely to return to android one day.
[General Topics] OMINIS:
I need to buy an Android smartphone for less than € 100, which has a good community, the screen size is not very important, at least 2GB of RAM and that is reliable. I'm probably asking too much. Thank you for your help.
[General Topics] Reggod:
Black Friday Buying Advice

I'm going to be buying a new phone over the Black Friday/Cyber Monday week and I need advice. Keeping special sales in mind, what would you guys suggest under $300? I'm really just looking for as powerful a phone as that budget will allow with expandable storage. I couldn't care less about the camera. If the battery's good, great but I don't care. Please lay anything you got on me.
[General Topics] franklinzero:
Hi guys, my 3y old z3 compact fall to death again and the screen is broken for the 3rd time, so while i wait for the new lcd arrive from china i need to buy a cellphone. I'm aiming in buy an Moto G5 Plus, because i read its dev friendly and resist a little more to falls than z3 compact. Is that what i heard true? And if theres any better one in the same price windows with better battery i would love if someone tells me.
[General Topics] enjoymoosic:
Is the original Pixel XL still worth it? Looks like the 32gb ones are hanging out in the $350-$450 range used.

I'm using Sprint but will be moving to another carrier later next year, so I'm trying to get something that's unlocked and compatible with all of the major US networks. Does anybody know of other phones that are like the pixel in that sense?
[General Topics] leocreu:
Hi! I´m looking to buy a new phone at this black friday or cyber monday, but I still have not decided which mobile to buy, and I stand with these options:

Huawei P10 Plus

OnePlus 5

Xiaomi Mi 6

Nubia Z17

Which one should I pick? In advance, I look to take good, decent pictures, and performance.

Should I wait for Cyber Monday, or Black Friday may have good prices for these mobiles I listed?

Any other mobile suggestion?

Thanks!
[General Topics] simonbigwave:
if u want to flash roms and have great custom support then get the OnePlus5. Xiomi Mi6 has nice specs but not sure how much custom roms there are. Always check the xda dedicated thread for the device before purchasing a new phone to see custom rom development and how much support, especially if you are not sure what phone to buy.

---------- Post added at 03:10 PM ---------- Previous post was at 03:04 PM ----------

Depends on uour budget. I would suggest S7Edge or OnePlus5. Both great accessories and fast charge and great custom rom development. Prices coming down for a new one also.

---------- Post added at 03:13 PM ---------- Previous post was at 03:10 PM ----------

OnePlus5
[General Topics] moxon04:
Help me decide please!

Hi,

I'm looking to replace my LG G3 but can't decide which device is worth it... Budget is around 400$ CAD.

Right now I'm looking at:

- Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017)

- Motorola Moto Z (XT1650)

- Asus Zenfone 3 Zoom

- Huawei Honor 8 (Refurb.)

- Xiaomi MI A1 Global

Which one should I get ? Any other I should consider ?

I appreciate any input from you guys...

Thanks!
[General Topics] adarshm4you:
Choose a1 or moto z.A1 is pure stock.But using it with custom os makes it powerful.
[General Topics] panostheodorakis7:
Hi everyone !

So for a full year i have been using as a device an Iphone 5s after the fiasco of the LG g4 (fried mobo) that i had (God I loved that phone) and i as my nameday is coming soon i was thinking about selling it add a little money and buy an Android again ! The thing is that i dont want to go for a very expensive device because i will not have so much money and further more i kinda like to change my phones after 1-2 years so no flagships for me ....In adition i really like to root my phones flash xposed and do a bunch of stuff with my device so I m looking for something friendly to root and tweaking at low budget also as i am coming from an iphone i really want something with:

good camera front and back (as a reference better than redmi note 4 that i have tested and for me sucks :angel: ).

fingerprint.

5 or 5 plus inches.

fast charge(if it has big battery i dont mind no to ).

micro sd .

3+ GB ram (i really cant tell for futureproof porpuse if 3 or 4 are required).

32+ GB device storage(I will add onether 32GB because i like to have back ups and apks for my mus-have apps).

1920x1080 (After the g4 that i had and saw that the 2k screen destroy my battery i really believe that i should just stay full HD.If now is out there a device that it can manage a day plus with 2k screen then plz refer it to me ).

big battery (3000+mah i believe that 3000mah is must as i have constantly data and gps on all day).

decent towards good audio speaker and at least good call speaker.

support of android 7 and 8(even if it is announced that it will update soon to oreo).

And LAST but NOT LEAST active XDA community with a good amount of stuff the device such as giudes ,modded apps,Q&A post etc.

My budget its around 250 euros (yes I live in Greece and we are part of europe ) but the price is flexible for 30 euros or so if the device is wothing it .

I did took a quick look but the only thing i found was the P10 Lite and Honor 6x.

Thank you in advance for your time and I m waiting for your responses also answears with personal hands on experiences of the device will be prefered !
[General Topics] gotcha640:
I like the oneplus 3 I've had for about a year. 3T is available here in the US for under 300 used, 5 is closer to 400 but very similar hardware.
[General Topics] anon1135:
hello everyone I started another thread about new phones then someone told me to ask here instead

https://xdaforums.com/general/help/phones-battery-life-t3709722

ty!
[General Topics] andersjohansson81:
Hi

Im looking for a tablet for an elderly person, so it needs to be large screen and also in the middle price range. What brand/models is best supported in the future in terms of custom roms etc ?
[General Topics] Ibuprophen:
Just for posterity, the following quote is from that thread to help encourage some member recommendations for you.

I hope someone can help this member out with one or more recommendations.

Thank you very much!

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

I DO NOT PROVIDE SUPPORT VIA PM UNLESS ASKED/REQUESTED BY MYSELF.

PLEASE KEEP IT IN THE THREADS WHERE EVERYONE CAN SHARE
[General Topics] Orion_Pax:
Moto X4 is also a good option .
[General Topics] teresamaria78:
I currently have a Samsung Galaxy S7 on Android N. I got this exactly a year ago.. However I now have my geeky little heart on the Samsung Galaxy Note 8 now that baby is what I want santa [emoji318] to bring me this year!
[General Topics] kagkourakos:
Ive got galaxy s6 i think was the most bad choice.for.me this phone.now im gonna leave samsung and go for.xiaomi
[General Topics] T1Cybernetic:
After a bad year with phones it's time for a new one... My nexus 4 black screened and never came back alive, Then my 5x boot looped. I then sold my nexus 6 and purchased a 6p which has recently boot looped :(

I'm looking to buy a phone new or second hand but I really don't want to pay big any more so I'm setting myself a budget of ~£150~ give or take.

What is the verdict on HTC phones currently? I like the look of the A9 but there are some cracking less known phones in the market currently by elephone and xiaomi ...

Anyway, What would you do for that money? Give or take a few pounds :D
[General Topics] pr@x:
Looking for next phone. Present short list -> mi max 2 / mi a1 /lenovo p2 /mi 5s/5s plus(if price drops) Any thoughts or better options on similar budget ?
[General Topics] robgee789:
I've got the mi a1 mate and there are lots of software bugs that will hopefully get fixed aldo the camera isn't as good as they make out but that too could be fixed with an update
[General Topics] combat goofwing:
Essential phone ,updates have made it on par with some of the top flagships and half the price
[General Topics] byproxy:
The inlaws are looking to get their first smartphone (they're currently still using flip phones!).

They want something they can get pics of and vid chat with the grandkids.

Despite my advice that they get the best phone they can afford now since they likely wouldn't be upgrading for quite some time, they insist on getting the cheapest possible option that will do what they want.

That said, while I'm on VZW myself, I don't really keep up at all with the lower end phones... I have no idea what phone(s) in this spectrum would be the best for them.

Can anyone offer any suggestions as to the best free/super cheap VZW phone for them? I want them to stick with Android (rather than apple) since that's what I know and can therefore best help them if/when issues arise.