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[General Topics] joelfinkle:
So what is there in 2022 that's small in the Android universe?

I look at the "best small phones" articles and they all tout the iPhones and phones with 6"+ screens.

My wife is looking for something that fits in a pants pocket, her current phone is 149mm high (Nokia 7.1 but it has USB socket issues), and that's pretty much the max, if not too big.

Her biggest requirement is a microSD slot (wants to keep all our music local), and the size. US T-Mo bands.

Flagship specs not needed, gaming-oriented not needed.

The Galaxy Flip would be ideal if it were 1/3 the price.
[General Topics] Kiticatz:
Hi all,

Is there any phones in Australia that work with dual sim and sd card at once please?

Any suggestions much appreciated.

Thanks
[General Topics] madmartian:
What are the root-able 5G Android tablets, if any?
[General Topics] applesucksLmao:
currently the one with the highest antutu score is the

Realme GT2 Pro​

but i would wait for the s22 ultra

the

Motorola Edge X30​

is also an option tho
[General Topics] CassanRoz:
Hi,

I'm trying to find a sort of "rare bird".

- it should be able to be rooted: I had bad experiment with android limitation in the past. /e/, lineageOS, etc.: perfect.

-it should be rugged. I'm kinda clumsy so a phone in my hand is expected to fall often, screen first, eventually fall in mud or water or even be washed with soap... I do hiking too. I hate the idea of having my screen broken too easily

-it should be under 300€/350$. I may add a bit (100€) to that but only if it's worth it. Not very rich those days :D

Stuff I don't care : making high quality pics, neither do I care if it's heavy, bulky, ugly etc.

I don't care if it has a good sound quality, in fact related to sound quality I better trade it for sound volume: I'm a bit deaf. Same for color accuracy: I'll trade it for being able to view my screen in full daylight.

Thanks for advice.

Ah, and sorry for English language mistakes, it's not my native language.
[General Topics] kingdave82:
I have a trusty old Moto G6 which I currently use for work, however work are moving us over to Mobile 365 and that needs to have shipped with a minimum of Android 8.1, but also must currently be running at least Android 10, to run. Its a pain in the arse!

I use an S21 Ultra as my daily, but there are 2 reasons I don't really want to be running work stuff on a personal device

Its my device, and I don't see why I should. I want to keep work and home separate and the work profile on the phone isn't enough

For M365 to work I need to have Play Protect enabled, however Play Protect will kill an app I rely on to live (literally live, not figuratively) at 2am, every single morning, if I have it turned on

And since my work won't supply, fund, subsidise a phone, I'm looking for recommendations.

It needs to have shipped with at least Android 8.1, AND currently be running Android 10+

I don't care about camera/photo quality for this device

It needs to be fairly snappy (I've had dirt cheap Android phones before and they were awful - Moto E3 possibly? It was near impossible to open an app) but not necessarily flagship quality

Decent all day battery life needed

Preferably not too skinned, or as close to stock Android as possible

As cheap as possible, but ideally under £120 if possible

Any recommendations?
[General Topics] bighack2:
Hi,

I wish to buy the new realme GT 2 pro next month and i want to know if it will a good choice for Root.

Thanks.
[General Topics] 3di:
Wife and I desperately need a new phones (s9+ with dying Battery), we waited for the 22 ultra to be the new one.

.. But 1500€ for a, in my opinion ugly and overpriced phone can't be the right thing for us.

Second, unfortunately we live in Exynos Region, (Germany), this was never as good as the Snapdragon soc (except bootloader)

After 12 years of Android, I never thought I would even think about, I consider buying an iPhone.

Any suggestions what to buy?
[General Topics] JamesCaywood:
Am looking for a new phone to buy right now I have the Samsung galaxy note9 sm-n960u its pretty old and not rooted bc you couldn't back then idk if its still like the carrier I have is Verizon I would like a new phone that has a SD card support and that is very new and not like a year old or so if anyone can help me out
[General Topics] blackhawk:
Note 10+, Bolt case and up to 1tb expandable with 12gb of ram is still my phone of choice.

For photography it has a better color rendering index than most (all?) the new flagship phones including Apple's.

This spen's bt remote shutter release is very useful.

New ones ($790) can still be bought and used ones at a reduced price. I would recommend going no higher than Android 10 on it at this time. I bought my second new one 4 months ago, a backup. No regrets... yet🤣

It has no variable refresh rate display but a better color rendering index and white point than the variable rate displays. Slower cpu and ram but with 12gb of ram still quit snappy. There are newer cams but the 10+ grabs good images.

There's a productive limit to cam sensor pixel density per square inch. Not so sure those higher density pixels are that much of an improvement on the newest cams or more of a number hype game. The individual pixel len size are governed by light gathering capacity vs noise floor. Less light, lower signal. Unlike Canon, Samsung doesn't white paper their cams, not good.

5G would be another sticking point if you want it. 5G isn't mature on the N10+ so I blew it off for better battery life. Only get the Snapdragon variant of this phone because all have better chipsets and all have the phase vapor heatsinks.

The 10+ is extremely long lived in a good case, build quality is excellent. Relatively light and very thin. In almost 2.5 years this heavily used 10+ only repair was a battery replacement. It looks and runs like new with zero display degradation.

There been reliability issues with most of the variable rate displays as well as low light viewing/color calibration issues. The N10+ has none of those.

There's also the Note 20U, better cam AF, faster spen, expandable storage and 5G. I rejected it because of the display color rendering was inferior to the 10+ and the price point was still high. Finding a reliable vendor for both the N10+ and the N20U can be difficult, but the former was even harder. A lot of scamming going on including not listing the correct specs. A new N20U will come loaded with Android 11, not acceptable for me.

It's a tough call but Samsung and Google Android have both been dropping the ball since the N10+ release and Android 10 OS respectively. The scoped storage and force encryption of Android 11 and up eats cpu cycles and battery needlessly. Valuable legacy apps will not run on it and it impairs the functionality of many trusted apps.

As of today it's still slim pickens and in some ways a step backward not forward.

Apple? No expandable memory and overpriced, no go.
[General Topics] FailSafeNow:
I recently purchased a phone that seems to be unrootable. And I'm angry as hell. I'm about ready to cut my losses, because if I don't, I will get an aneurism and die. So now I need advice.

I want a phone that:

was ideally made in the last two years or so

runs the latest version of Android quickly and efficiently, unlike the old tablet I want to replace

is sized somewhere in the neighborhood of 6" by 3"

costs less than $100 on eBay, or even less than $50 if possible

accepts microSD cards

and

is very, very easy to root, unlock, hack, do whatever the hell I want with.

Also, I don't want some special case that won't run my Magisk modules because it's temperamental. I want a phone that understands that I am the boss.

So, what would you guys recommend I get?
[General Topics] ChaoscripT:
Looking for replacement of my Huawei P30 Pro​

Hi,

I have this great phone, Huawei P30 Pro, and I really love it, it's works well,

But I want to be renewed a little bit, and looking for good replacement.

Phones that I put my eyes on:

- Samsung S20 Ultra

- Google Pixel 6

Please, I want to hear your opinions.

Regards.
[General Topics] vossel:
I've been using my Samsung J7 Perx (rooted) for years now, I like this phone, the battery last forever but apparently Sprints LTE network is not compatible with the standard LTE network and i'll lose service in a couple weeks. So I'm on a hunt for a new phone. I would like to find a carrier unlocked phone with a removable battery and has an unlocked bootloader or is easy to root. One thing I've learned about this phone is being able to stop it from updated and disabling programs from running in the background makes a big difference on battery life.
[General Topics] Fandroid Tech:
Ah yes the mythical unicorn.
[General Topics] LogicalApe:
My two cents would be for you to focus on repairability instead:

Smartphone Repairability Scores | Most Repairable Phones

Our engineers tear down the latest smartphones and score their repairability from 0 to 10. What are the most repairable phones? Let’s find out.

www.ifixit.com

Learn to open a phone that uses adhesive..

From my personal experience:

Get a heat gun or a heat bottle/package, buy B-7000, a suction cup and those old school single shaving razor blades.

Additionally some phone screen fixing clamps to not damage your screen as you press the back or front plate to leave the adhesive to set, are a great purchase as well.

And for safety buy a secondary battery for your phone.. as some manufactures put adhesive on the battery making almost impossible to take it away without compromising the glued battery.
[General Topics] vossel:
I'm not stuck on the removable battery part, though I do like the option to remove it if I want the phone off and not fake off.
[General Topics] BinukaSL:
Probably be S22 regular version
[General Topics] immortalwon:
So simply and basically, I am looking to buy one of the latest android samsung / google phones.

Please help me out guys as I want to install magisk / root the phone and to make sure the phone has unlocked bootloader.
[General Topics] dweiks:
Hello guys.

I can't decide what to get the s22 ultra or save some money and get the note 20 ultra

I can afford both, but i can't decide

I use phone for : videos, social media, take a picture "10 pictures max in the week". Phone calls. Thats it
[General Topics] jasonhelene:
Hello there,

I'm looking for a tablet to use gps services on my car, but also fast enough to do not annoy me switching apps for example, do you have any suggestion of tablet to check? I saw the Samsung A7 Lite but it's only 32GB its too little i'm wondering if there's some alternative Chinese tablet that is better and trustable?

I have been seeing ALLDOCUBE iPlay20 Pro, Teclast p20hd 10.1 and Bmax maxpad i10, but i dont know how trustable or durable these devices are, anyone that have any of these chinese tablets know if they are worth it?

Any good alternative suggested? Like any other brand or model from aliexpress or not that i could check out?

Thanks in advance.
[General Topics] 3di:
Xiaomi mi 11 pro vs ultra vs Oneplus 9 pro? vs?

Hi,

I'm in the market for a new phone as a successor for my s9+.

And I need your experience/opinion! (thanks in advance).

Important for me:

Good big screen Good camera (for photos of child growing up) Power, heavy multitasking User Longevity, regarding updates and custom ROMs after

No Exynos (I live in Germany) Waterproof Longevity, regarding updates and custom ROMs after manufacturer updates end

What got my eye Xiaomi mi 11 pro ~ 600€ Xiaomi mi 11 ultra ~800€ OnePlus 9 pro ~ 880€ OnePlus 10 pro ~ 1000€ Xiaomi mi 12 pro ~1150€ way too expensive :-)

Did I oversee a phone? Which would you choose?

Thanks a lot for your help!
[General Topics] doubledragon5:
If that is the extent of what you do.. Save money and get the Note 20. Get the one with the 12GB ram.
[General Topics] ManojNairOnline:
Just got a Samsung M32 so not thinking about a replacement immediately. Basically, the replacement part for me depends on what I want from my Smartphone. Over the years, have noted that phones do not last more than 1-2 years. With newer models coming in almost daily, think I will next go for a Samsung model, which is water-resistant and able to handle some damage due to rough use. Getting on in years and not as alert as I used to be.
[General Topics] accerian:
Hi All ,

I'm looking for Tablet , nothing fancy since my price range is around 250Euro/300Dolars

From what I can see all China tablets with T618 are quiet good

Also Samsung TAB A8 2022(also T618) and S6 lite are good options and these ones have Widevine L1

Xiaoxin Pad 11 looks also nice but this is one would be china version with snap 662 and Rom options seems to be limited

XIaoxin Pad Pro 11,5 cost a little more than I would like to spend but if it worth I would go for it , also chines version with snap 730 and Roms options are limited

Xiaomi Mi Pad 5 is pricy but seems to be best option for the money

My question really is :

Is is worth to spend 2x for Xiaomi/Xiaoxin/Lenovo P11 than on T619 tablet

My use case is : youtube , hearthstone from time to time and books , netflix once a blue moon

Thank you for every input :)
[General Topics] ramandeepsingh01:
One of my friends looking to get Realme 8 5G smartphone with Dimensity 810 chipset. Any experiences with the device?
[General Topics] force70:
If you want to stick with samsung but don't want exynos go Fold 3. They were only snapdragon. I have had one since launch and absolutely love it.
[General Topics] Ben0753:
Narzo 50I 2/32 Gb
[General Topics] ramandeepsingh01:
Vivo Y75 5G would be my upcoming phone. In budget segment, this has good camera and powerful Mediatek 5G chipset as well.
[General Topics] nietschu:
I will buy an iPhone next time cuz although I love Android for customization, iPhone's social media and interface optimization appeals to me more.
[General Topics] Abdullah4576:
Hy,

I'm a game lover and I want to buy a new mobile. So kindly suggest me good mobile for gaming..

Thanks
[General Topics] ramandeepsingh01:
If you are looking for something really good in budget, Infinix Zero 5G with Dimensity 900 chipset and 120H display is a good option.
[General Topics] jeje04:
Hello. I am looking for a 5G smartphone, equipped with a microSD reader, and having an integrated FM radio, with RDS support.

Or a possibility, with the same characteristics, of replacing the ROM with one equipped with this RDS radio function.

Thank you in advance.
[General Topics] bakarilos:
Hi,

I want a phone with AMAZING primary camera + zoom capability, IP protection and fast battery speed. what are my choices?
[General Topics] LOAZIT:
what are the best android phones in mid price range to run lineageos?

my pixel got some problems.

i want to know what i can buy instead.

i'm buying in israel....

if you need me to send you a list of optional phones that i can afford let me know and i will link you to a price comparison website....

thanks....
[General Topics] ramandeepsingh01:
Going for a Realme GT Neo 3 or OnePlus 10R because of Dimensity 8100 chipset. Which one is better between them?
[General Topics] Adeelnm:
Whick two Oppo phones should I consider buying and why? My shortlist has these devices:

A95, A76, F17, F19, f19 Pro, k9X.

I am not a heavy gamer.

Basically I prefer snapdragon phones over others. Budget is 25,000 to 40,000 PKR
[General Topics] JamesCaywood:
anyone know a good android phone to get to root for Verizon carrier ? Atm I got a galaxy note 9 not rooted bc you couldn't root that phone at the time idk about now but it's old anyway am look for a new phone that can take a memory card
[General Topics] 971shep:
Post your recommendation for Inexpensive Phone to use for Android Development​

I'll start this thread off with a Manufacturer to avoid: TCL. fastboot mode has been disabled in my TCL A30 and TCL support will not provide any unlocking codes:

My post was moved from a thread that targeted inexpensive devices to utilize for Android development. The last 5 posts, in this new thread, do not even address ease of rooting, cost etc.. One opines about Apple products. I specifically was looking for a cheap well supported, Android phone and this thread with over 1000+ posts would be a morass to wade through looking to address that question. Lumped into general phone recommendations, this lessens the ability to do a targeted search. I challenge the moderator to generate a lists of cheap, easy to root phone for development out of this forum.

Verizon bought Tracfone. I signed up with Tracfone before the sale and had my choice of ATT, T-Mobile and Verizon sims. Before the phase out of 3g was started, Verizon phones needed CDMA. I bought a new but outdated Google Pixel 3A that would work with any carrier (CDMA/GSM/4G-LTE). Verizon CDMA will be less pertainent, in the USA, as Verizon plans to shut down 3G CDMA at the end of the year. I'm using a Tracfone -Verizon sim and I did have an issue not being able to connect to LTE. It took several months and several calls to Tracfone to get LTE. It involved entering a New APN . something that was not detailed on Tracfones website at the time.
[General Topics] surferboii:
The new privacy-first smartphone Murena seems good, what do you guys think?

murena.com
[General Topics] kabeza:
Hi guys

My Xiaomi Redmi Note 7's battery is dying and there's no trustable place here to go for replacement. All spare batteries are not original spare parts and repair shop doesn't offer any kind of guarantees. So I'll sell this device as it is

So, I'm looking for a replacement phone, if possible Xiaomi, with at least 6gb ram, 256gb storage, NFC, 4500mha battery, etc.

I didn't have a phone so stable/durable like Redmi Note 7 and looking for replacement to be similar

Any suggestions? Thanks
[General Topics] surferboii:
You can get a Nokia, which has excellent software support and pure Android. You can also go for Google Pixel phones, which are excellent devices and have the best features, as well as more custom ROM support. Xiaomi for now has bad software, which is basically full OF BUGS.
[General Topics] JamesCaywood:
Anyway know a new good android phone to root? That works great with Verizon carrier?
[General Topics] surferboii:
The Google Pixel series are one of the most customizable phones out there, you can go for the Pixel 6.
[General Topics] Zilberlex:
Greetings,

I would like to get a budget smartphone of the current gen (less than 200 usd+-). My last phone was redmi 7 which was pretty good and I liked it for many reasons, but there were some noticible cons which I would like to try to avoid with the new purchase.

I am not actually limited to 200USD, but I just rather have a cheap phone so i won't get upset when i break it (my last phone, the redmi 7 was dropped into the toilet after 2 years of working well :D )

At any rate, the redmi 7 had good performance, I did not like the software that much but it did the job. it did not have the NFC chip which i understand is now standard, and the touch screen technology was a bit weird (it is hard to explain, but the responsiveness was a bit strange and could respond to my finger without even touching it if the screen was not touched for a while in that area.) The good things about the phone were the performance and the price, but the screen brightness seemed to go down with time (maybe it was due to the battery giving away). The finger print sensor worked flawlessly and I will not go for a phone without a good fingerprint sensor - I see the redmi 11 does not have the rear fingerprint sensor which makes me a bit worried, as from my limited experience with Samsung, the front sensor in the screen sucks.

I actually liked the limited camera which came with the redmi 7, I could take decent photos with it.

At any rate, budget phone which does the job. Good performance for the price, nfc and good fingerpring sensor. Hopefully a reliable and a functioning camera.

in essence, best all rounded budget phone.

I thank anyone who took the time to read this post, and I will be especially grateful to the people who respond to me.
[General Topics] Aperson8:
Maybe you can get another Redmi like a Redmi note 11.

I live in the UK and it is £200 as its normal price.

You can always get a Samsung A series phone as well like an Galaxy A32 5G which is £250.

Now I don't know about the availability in the US or the prices there but I hope I helped.
[General Topics] iron-boy:
I am looking for phones which have Android 9.0. These are not going to be used as phones; rather they are going to be used by an educational organization to allow students who have hearing impairment or needing materials in another language to listen to.

The requirements are very simple: a working WIFI (2.4GHz is sufficient) in order to download the mp3 files, and to be able to play the mp3 files through the 3.5mm audio jack. If the camera, or sim or other functions do not work, they don't matter. However, it has to be at least Android 9.0.

As cost is a concern, I am looking for old phone models to flash Lineage OS 16 on to it. So long as it has WIFI and audio working, it is fine. Do you know of any phone models that would meet the above requirements? Thank you very much for any advice.
[General Topics] t1m0thy001:
I'm looking for a 200 USD phone to install custom ROMs decent battery life, have no issues with renewed phones, iv seen I can almost get a pixel 4 for that off amazon. What other options do I have ?
[General Topics] notm3x:
Redmi note 11, because it uses the Snapdragon chipset which can certainly make it easier when you want to root / custom rom, etc. :LOL:
[General Topics] DIYTinkerer:
Hello,

I am looking to buy a used tablet that is rootable which comes with 4g cellular for T-mobile or GSM Unlocked. I have been looking through many older common models such as Galaxy Tab A series, as well as similar models 8"-10", and i am not finding much.

Do you guys have any suggestions?

Thank you
[General Topics] Imprezzion:
I'm currently using a S21+ which I am mostly super happy with but it has a few grievances I don't like. For one, OneUI is perfectly adequate but I like to have the ability to run custom ROMs but with Knox and everything it's very difficult to near impossible to run custom ROMs outside of GSI's on the S21 series and there's no devs. Second thing is the slow charging. I have 24/7 on call shifts and I need my phone to be able to charge fast. Also, I like new toys now and then and this beast is a little over a year old now which means I'm bored with it and it still resells for decent money now.

I bought a OP10P to test out but send it back after a day or 2 as the Auto brightness is utterly useless on OP phones ever since the OP8P which I also had before the S21+. It changes way too abruptly and is way way too dark in most cases. At least on the OP8P I could install either a ROM like EvoX or a custom kernel with root to allow FKM to edit the brightness values locking it to 30% minimum but there is no development for the OP10P at all and no kernels or whatever that allow that.

The pixel 6 pro is a no go as the 7 pro is kinda around the corner and the P6 series is not supported in my country (Netherlands) so no VoLTE / VoWiFi which is a necessity for me.

Xiaomi 12 pro would be an option but it has terrible speakers and MIUI isn't my thing either.

So, I am kinda looking for a phone that does the following: if it even exists.

Fast charging at least 65w.

Larger then a S21+ so 6.7" or above.

Good loud speakers.

Prefer a flat screen, not curved.

Custom ROM support.

Has to support VoLTE VoWiFi in the Netherlands (Vodafone).

Don't care what it costs.

No Sony as I absolutely love Sony but the narrow aspect ratio makes watching 16:9 YouTube a disaster as it gets massive black bars and looks freaking tiny.

I don't need a top of the line chipset or whatever. I only use it for VoIP calls, normal calls, WhatsApp, Outlook, and some normal content consumption in YouTube or just browsing chrome but the above requirements are usually only found in top end phones.

The only other options I have maybe is a realme gt2 pro or oppo find x5 pro hoping the auto Brightness is better on those bbk phones but I have my doubts..

I might even consider a s21/s22 ultra but it has curved screen..

Maybe a moto edge 30 pro is an option?