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[General Topics] newgen07:
Galaxy S3 is my choice
[General Topics] jayvee1:
There are a lot of great phones in your price range. If you enjoy rooting androids then for about $30 you can buy a refurbished Samsung SM-A015, Its perfect for watching the internet. Another inexpensive option is the SM-A025 can be bought for under $60. Both those phones are great values but definitely need to be debloated and have a custom ROM installed for maximum enjoyment. For around $100 you can get various Moto G phones which are great stock and have a great modding community. A refurbished Pixel 4a can be bought for between $120 -$160 which is an awesome phone. If you want high end feel an LG V60 thinq can be found in the $200 range and it is a speedy phone with 8g of ram while possessing a housing that feels great in your hands. Last but not least you can get a new one plus nord n200 5g for under $200 or refurbished one plus 7 pro for around $200. These are phones that I come across often and am familiar with. My wife uses a nord n200 instead of an S22 or LG V60. Hope that helps.
[General Topics] kpek:
hi, I am looking for a small rugged phone with ability to use custom OS. Does anybody has any suggestions?

thank you in advance.l
[General Topics] kurdiak:
Hi everyone, I would like to buy Tecno Pova 3, it looks nice with good battery, but I am asking if anyone had rooted this phone, because I found that some people had camera issues ( not working) after rooting other models of tecno. I found posts about rooting Infinix hot12, but that has much less properties compared to tecno Pova3. I am searching for a budget phone with acceptable camera, and appealing phone that could be rooted. I dont want to buy a phone that cant be rooted or develop issues after rooting. if any one have some experience, please answer.

Note, I know that Xioami phone are easier to root, but the price range are somewhat much higher.
[General Topics] Vibler:
Hello,

have started new thread, need recommendations :)

What phone/hardware with 48MP + optical zoom + good alternative ROM?​
[General Topics] :
Anyone know an easy way to find out what phones are on the market that have a big and active custom rom community? I really am missing the good ol days when Nexus phones were always getting roms with tons of updates. Do Redmi phones get alot of custom rom support? Poco? I figured it would probably be the phones that are popular in India. Anyway let me know if you can.
[General Topics] spamerobaldomero:
After 2 years of intensive usage of my oneplus 7t pro, this summer its battery suddently died so I had to replace it, that was imo like the first signal of my phone to tell me hey I need to rest xD

Now I'm looking for another android fully customizable with rom (had lineage installed) to focus mainly on privacy and security, besides the gain on performance and battery and more options to tweak ofc

My first option is the pixel 6 pro but even at second hand it is a bit expensive to me right now, so what other phones do you recommend me?

Thanks in advance
[General Topics] spamerobaldomero:
morning to all!
[General Topics] Sentimental Sugarcube:
Good morning!
[General Topics] RYZONN:
Good night, I need recommendations I don't know what to buy, I have an S22 and it's brutal I love the cell phone but the battery is crap, as now I need 2 cards yes, then the battery doesn't last at all.

I need to replace the S22 with another cell phone up to 800$, the s22+ would be great but in Portugal you can't get it for less than 1000$ it's already too much I've seen some like oneplus 10T, realme Gt2 pro but they seem much inferior to the s22, or 21 ultra used, I need an excellent one screen, camera and good autonomy and dual sim up to 800$ what do you recommend?

I like pixel 6 pro but in portugal esim does not work on this mobile phone unfortunately
[General Topics] JamesCaywood:
Anyone know what phone I should get ? Am looking at buying a new one for Verizon carrier but I want a new phone that supports Mirco sd cards atm I got the note 9 its getting pretty old.
[General Topics] prsnapp:
Hello, Everyone​

For overall usage which phone to buy? Oneplus 9 Pro, iPhone 13, or Samsung S21 FE(Exynos 2100).​

Need smartphone for Camera, Display and should last a day.

Thank You.
[General Topics] Randi03:
The only reasons I can think up are that Oneplus 9 PRO does not do optical zoom when filimg, only digital although it does have a 3x lens.

Iphone 13 does not have optical zoom only wide lens.

S21 FE has optical zoom during filimg and wide lens but it does have a small sensitivity problem with the touchscreen on Snapdragon (update: currently seems to be solved with latest update) , I don't know about the Exynos.

I have been searching for a better alternative to S21 FE but frankly I did not find one, so it's the best choice you can make now.
[General Topics] D4rkShadow:
S4 probably
[General Topics] l30ns:
I will use my sgs3 but the housing might be improved. My next one should be more sturdy than the plastic sgs3
[General Topics] donhashem.dh:
HTC one x
[General Topics] Andereitor:
I'll buy the LG nexus 4 as soon as possible! But I have to buy a case to too... the glass back is easy to break.. :/
[General Topics] ATdevelopers:
I am currently rocking an international HTC One X (quad core godness!!!). But for my next phone, I will make sure it has quadcore + LTE.
[General Topics] davevanoerle:
Probably a Samsung Galaxy SIII, It's awesome :D
[General Topics] Fixxxer_K12:
I'd really like a Nexus 4
[General Topics] yunolawliet:
galaxy s3 for the win :)
[General Topics] G.Galante:
Galaxy Nexus, it's a really nice google phone and now it isn't expensive ;)
[General Topics] aldyu:
Nexus 4!
[General Topics] payer:
Samsung Galaxy Ace 2 with Stock ROM lite by aeM

Since two days I have a Samsung Ace 2. I like it because it's not too big. Maybe it will become an update to ICS or JB. For now it works very good with the rooted Stock ROM Lite by aeM :good:
[General Topics] cyanogendroid:
Nexus 4 B*****S!
[General Topics] Erichsource:
Getting the Nexus 4 for sure. Same specs as the Optimus G for less than half the price.
[General Topics] GuyInTheCorner:
Yeah getting the new Nexus for Christmas hopefully :D

I bought the xda app. Problem?
[General Topics] sk8er431:
i will probably be rooting for galaxy s3.
[General Topics] jaycomma:
I'm getting a Galaxy S3 this July. :)
[General Topics] oopled:
I'm testing a one x+ at the moment, great phone. But I cant keep it :(

So I'll probable spring for a Nexus 4, seems great value for what it is
[General Topics] adamski123:
Ordering a Nexus 4 as soon as its available next week :D

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sent from either my one x or nexus 7. If anybody is selling or trading a note 2 then pm me :D
[General Topics] AaronBronander:
I was hoping for a 5 inch phablet Nexus. If one doesn't surface before July I'll get a Note II
[General Topics] epicking28:
staying with the best!

Galaxy s2 e4gt has been the best,so im about to get an sgs3 then hack it up lol

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definitely agree with galaxy s3
[General Topics] gronostaj:
I'm considering upgrading my phone and one of my buying criteria is that I want to be able to unlock the bootloader anytime, without any interaction with the company behind the phone. This means no registration, unlock codes etc. Ideally also no voiding the warranty, no efuses, no boot logo changes and possibility to restore full DRM support. What are my options?

So far I've found:

OnePlus - all models?

Pixels - all models?

Nothing Phone (1)

I'm currently using OnePlus 6T with its stock ROM because it just gets the job done and I love how low-maintenance it is, but I'm also happy with the fact that I can always flash something custom to give it additional year or two of usable lifespan. No need to let OnePlus know that I'm unlocking and I'm not dependent on their unlock code generator still being in service.

I'm considering newer OnePlus models, but honestly, I don't see any sensible upgrades… 8T and newer have overly aggressive photo sharpening, 8 (Pro) have rounded edges and I know accidental touches will be infuriating for me, 7T (Pro) don't have a proximity sensor and 7 (Pro) aren't that much of an upgrade really.

Nothing Phone (1) looks super promising and I think it tries to be a spiritual successor of OnePlus One, which had served me well for 4 years, but I don't want to suffer from early adopter pains again. So maybe Phone (2) next year.

Pixels… great cameras, but I can't find any good deals on them and I'm not exactly happy about having more Google in my life. I want to have flashing as an option, not a necessity.
[General Topics] Fytdyh:
Well, the oneplus 6t seems to still get custom roms. So why change it if still good and working? Just swap the battery, use a custom kernel and custom rom and essentially its a new phone. In a matter of years maybe nothing 3 should be a good choice for a phone.
[General Topics] Fytdyh:
In terms of updates, the iPhone 13 will get more updates. That means better camera and battery management. I strongly suggest going iphone 13 in this case scenario. Oneplus does not deliver anymore in smartphones department. And I don't have high hopes for the s21 FE to get more than 3 updates.
[General Topics] gronostaj:
The battery is still almost as good as new! And the phone works great overall, but I've made the mistake of upgrading to OOS11 which OnePlus apparently threw together hastily, fixed most major bugs and left users with unsupported and unpolished experience. I've actually enjoyed the stock experience on OOS10 and I'd happily downgrade, but I can't afford any downtime with this phone - so I need another one to migrate to, at least temporarily. And my wife's phone could really use an upgrade now, so I'm considering getting myself a new one and giving the 6T to her. If not for this opportunity, I'd just keep it for another year or so.
[General Topics] Fytdyh:
If you did your homework beforehand, the downtime could just 20 minutes. Around 20-30 minutes it takes for me to factory reset, unlock the bootloader, flash the rom, test the rom, flash the rom and lock.
[General Topics] gronostaj:
I've flashed my share of ROMs and I completely agree - but I want to be prepared for the worst case scenario, not the best case scenario. The problem with doing your homework is that sometimes you only realize you've missed something important when it's too late. Given that I'll have to wipe the device to unlock the bootloader and I can't make a full TWRP backup beforehand, I'd rather not take any risks.
[General Topics] dkonkin:
My OP6T is feeling sluggish these days!

Would like to purchase new(er) OnePlus but dual SIM is not in North American phones!!!!

My two choices:

1. Purchase the OnePlus 10 Pro (NE2213) Europe version. No Warranty, not sure it will work in Canada, USA and Mexico. Issues with 5G?

2. Install Custom ROM in OnePlus 6T. I am a bit of a noob so this does not come easy to me AND I use a MacBook Air (Almost all instructions use a PC)

Any advice is very much appreciated.
[General Topics] keaheng:
all 8 gen 1 phones are bad. Wait a little bit more. Good phone will come.
[General Topics] sdkyron:
remove
[General Topics] wiiix:
iPhone 14 and Samsung galaxy z flip 4

which of the above is good for gaming and student need
[General Topics] JamesCaywood:
Guys what a good new phone to buy for Verizon carrier that's good to root? And has an SD card slot ?
[General Topics] Trunksleo:
Which its the best camera on a phone up to 600 dollars??? I only care for the camera improvement from a s20 fe.
[General Topics] totek2007:
Hello, I'm looking for new phone. (every middle price cost will be great).

I am focus on the best custom rom development with a great battery and maybe camera.

Currently I am using Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 Pro (sweet) - OMG That was perfect budget phone with verry god custom rom support.
[General Topics] Nemgathos:
What recent phone, that can cost up to EUR 250, will be supported by LineageOS developers for, at least, the next five years?

I am currently using a Motorola Moto G5 running LineageOS 18.1 which cost about EUR 120-150 four years ago when I bought it. There does not seem to be a more up to date version of LineageOS that is tailored for this device but I am sure that there will be another device that came out recently that will last as long as this phone did.

What phone can you recommend considering a budget of up to EUR 250?
[General Topics] Sarca73:
Hi Friends ! For using a especially for photographic use and connection compatibility with car radio, which mobile phone (android system) would you recommend me on the figure of 300 euros? I would be oriented between a xiaomi or Oppo .... Thanks for helping me!

Cris
[General Topics] EMIYA_c:
Best phone to buy under 31000taka/25000rupee/$300?

Pls tell me what phone to buy that has good custom rom support and everything else. I was thinking about realme 9 speed edition. If not this phone then what should I buy? Looking for good chip, good camera, good storage, touch id, 5g don't matter, dual sim, good display, expandable storage, and good battery life. Thanks.
[General Topics] blackhawk:
A used or refurbished Note 10+. Only the Exynos variant is easily rootable however the Snapdragon variant is more desirable. The Exynos generally goes for more even though it's hardware is not superior because of this. Pick your poison, a stock N10+ of either chipset is a very capable phone with one of the best displays available. I have two, both are stock Snapdragons, they are a joy to use once optimized. Supports up to 1tb of V30 rated SD card.

Android 9 is best in my opinion, 10 is ok but 11 is not as desirable and 12 may puke all over you. Most used N10+'s will be loaded with either 11 or 12, new ones with 10 or perhaps 9.
[General Topics] Arnold97:
Hello! At the moment I have Samsung A51 is it worth upgrading to Pixel 6a?

Will I feel the difference?

The most important thing for me is selfie camera.
[General Topics] LucasBS1:
Hello

I'm having trouble finding a cheap chinese tablet that meets some criteria:

- Must have GPS

- Must support TWRP (official, even better)

- At least 3GB of RAM

- SD Card support

- Must be found on chinese sites like Aliexpress (preferrable). Thing is, it must be "global".

Optionals:

- (somewhat important) one that allows me to flash ROM and related via fastboot instead of some dark tool.

- (low importance) one that has a ROM somewhat available on the internet

Can anyone make a recommendation ?
[General Topics] chrysopra:
Why don´t you look out for a used tablet? A 3-5 year old former middle-class model may still outperform any new entry level device. Also, on more common brands, you'll have community support and often custom ROMs, which allow to use Android versions and security patch levels (far) beyond the stock versions. Yes, in used devices, the battery may show some level of degradation, but even then, the uptime may be significant higher than with a cheap new super lowcost model...
[General Topics] LucasBS1:
Thanks. It's a good idea.

Only problem is finding one...

Will try here

In the meantime, I'll maintain this thread open.

Battery or shell degradation would be no problem, as it will serve as a standing display, and be hooked all the time

Update:

Man, I found a shiny Galaxy tab that matches all the criteria

...But hell of expensive, even used.

Still open for suggestions
[General Topics] One2six:
Looking for a cheap phone

Easy to root, erase googl.,...

Redmi 4A, what other phones you know?
[General Topics] RiddleTower:
Im in love with xiaomi red mi note pro 9 (the phone i have) and i will easily buy the same if something happens to it.
[General Topics] Christogq:
Hey yall I'm coming from Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra. Looking for a phone around the same size and specs but mainly unlockable bootloader as I dearly miss flashing roms.
[General Topics] Eastends:
Greetings guys , i am kinda lost , on whats the next phone i should get. i currently have a LG V20 H915 converted to US996 , what i enjoy about the phone is screen size , i can go bigger not smaller, also love the convenience of the IR blaster, expandable memory , removable battert 3.5mm head phone jack.

But most importantly i am intolerant to ads my current phone in on a custom rom, with ad way , vanced youtube, and altough these are failing i would like to be able to customize my phone to remove as much ads as much as possible.

Knowing how each android release gets tougher to crack i dont know where to start.

Any help is appreciated.

Also my Carrier is Rogers in Canada

i can get a pixel 6A , 7 , 7 pro , samsung s22, s21fe , motorola edge 2022 or 2021 through them .
[General Topics] w_tapper:
pixel 7 pro may be what you want, or op 9 pro, however oneplus is kinda falling off
[General Topics] ramharb:
i d definitely go for iphone this time around, if only they had a stylus, im gotten sick mad of android not having the same smooth animations and transitions in instagram and facebook, both these applications are made for iphone hands down, it s not good to browse instagram on android, it s not smooth , and there s no animation smoothness whatsoever, they need to fix this man
[General Topics] Sayed Ahmad Hussain:
I've been using the Samsung galaxy s6 edge plus quite lately but now I am going to switch to the latest smartphone Samsung galaxy s20
[General Topics] force70:
S20? That is not the latest thats a bit outdated at this point. S23 will be launching soon better to wait a bit and go that route.
[General Topics] ostvarivanje2021:
I have OnePlus 8 Pro as my primary device and the OnePlus 7 Pro as my secondary device.

Thinking to buy a new device having the new device as primary and the OnePlus 8 Pro as secondary.

What should I buy better in camera and in general performance and hardware with active development (custom roms) compared to OnePlus 8 Pro so it can be considering as an update.

For now Pixel is not supported in Greece.
[General Topics] LucasBS1:
Hello

Still looking for this.

Doesn't have to be chinese anymore (never had to, actually), but must be somewhat cheap...

The alternative was to find branded used tablets with that setup, but it's not happening. Only new, expensive ones, or unreliable/remanufactured.
[General Topics] Messaiga:
Looking to purchase a phone with a strong development scene because I want to learn more about android development and programming in general. My budget is $200 second-hand, and it absolutely must be a device with a Qualcomm SOC, bootloader unlockable, rootable, with strong preference given to Samsung, Google, or OnePlus devices.

Any suggestions?
[General Topics] adalberg5432:
Galaxy s4
[General Topics] Xplorer4x4:
I have a Note 10+ currently. I managed to come across a steal to pick it up for $24 outright brand new. I was never someone concerned with a premium-level camera but it's sure been an added benefit to the deal. The N10+ now has a cracked screen and I'm assuming a cracked digitizer. At times the phone won't respond to touch but responds to the s pen. Looks like time to pick up a new device. Sadly I'm looking at a budget of ideally $200. $300 with some strings. Samsung is anything but dev-friendly thanks to Knox so I'd like to find something like a Moto with a friendly/easy bootloader unlock policy to have more freedom of updates. Any suggestions?
[General Topics] 8y73:
Bought me as "transitional smartphone" a used but nearly new Huawei Nova 9 for only ~165€ (but with missing charger/cable) because I find out in the last months that I love modding, flashing, rooting and optimizing smartphones and that stuff.

A Huawei without GMS is perfect for that, but now I saw that there are no information for rooting, custom recovery, changing OS, etc...

I hope in future there will be a few guys who have the experience to build TWRP or something like this for the new Nova series'.
[General Topics] Xplorer4x4:
I really wish I could get some input here.
[General Topics] death.by.confusion:
Hey,

I am planning on buying an used phone that has official support for ROMS(such as LineageOS, crDroid).

I was looking at Asus zenfone 8 for 320 euros, but I researched that it has a factory fault with the motherboard.

Next, I am looking at Samsung Note10+ 5g for about 350 eur(https://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_galaxy_note10_5g-9789.php)

What do you think about this phone? Is it worth in 2023(example, would it have decent battery life?)

What other phones would you recommend in the pricce range 300-350 eur?
[General Topics] death.by.confusion:
If you had to choose between OnePlus 8 Pro and Xiaomi Poco F3, which one would you buy?
[General Topics] vip57:
i had poco x3 pro and it died so i was searching for a phone

and i found op8 pro and poco f3

in my though op8 pro is much better than poco f3

better camera

more durable

higher quality materials
[General Topics] ManuX_oS:
What do you think about this: https://www.phonecompares.com/mobile-compare/xiaomi-12-vs-xiaomi-13/

Should I upgrade my Xiaomi 12 with the new one? :unsure:
[General Topics] robert3892:
Cheapest Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 phones

I'm looking at the Nubia Z50 5G smartphones and some others that are cheaper that have a Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 CPU. Does anyone have any recommendations?
[General Topics] JackDCalloway:
I'm considering a new phone, good camera is a key argument, to take good Fotos of friends, family, young and old plus honeymoon vacation.

I like the android experience, so custom roms are also an argument.

Using a redmi note 10 pro at the moment, wasn't that happy with gcam on crdroid, but also unhappy with data grabbing stock Rom.

Considering to order a pixel 7pro, for camera and grapheneos os for privacy.

Any recommendations, experiences, opinions, additions?

Pixel 7pro is also the upper financial limit, kinda.
[General Topics] Primokorn:
Hi!

I'm not new to XDA and I like flashing custom ROMs to increase the lifespan of my phone, remove bloatwares and get a root access.

I'm stuck on Android 11 with my OnePlus 3T for a while (since there's no 4.x kernel). I didn't follow the news for the new devices and Android features so I'd like to have your up-to-date recommendations :)

I also owned a Google Nexus 5 and a Xiaomi Redmi Note 7. The latter has been horrible in terms of performance/ram management as soon as I flashed an Android 12 custom ROM...

Due to my limited financial ressources I think I'll buy a second-hand device.

Today, what are the best Android devices/manufacturers for modding/custom ROMs? OnePlus? Nothing phone?

Thank you in advance for your advices and feedbacks.
[General Topics] Veiranx:
This is kinda late for this post, but my Poco F3 with Arrow OS 13.0 is *solid*! Battery life is routinely great (screen-on rate between 7-8% per hour) and the performance is really smooth at 120Hz.
[General Topics] EdT586:
Whatever they give me a 70% discount !
[General Topics] jopac84:
If you wanna buy Nubia Z50 i have one to sell 😄 it is awesome phone, unfortunately i cannot use it as daily phone since i have some apps for work, which i do not want to delete if a global rom comes out. Otherwise, it is a great phone for money, great camera, very fast, beautiful screen, battery is awesome, sits nicely in the hand. With leather back you dont even need a case, only camera protection.
[General Topics] robert3892:
In which country are you located?
[General Topics] jopac84:
In Germany, did you just write me on ebay?
[General Topics] robert3892:
No I have not been on ebay for a while
[General Topics] kusti420:
are there any new androids with physical navbar? anything newer and more powerful than xcover fieldpro? really not liking the direction the whole smartphone market is going rn
[General Topics] robert3892:
PM me with the price. Let me know the ram and memory of the phone as well.
[General Topics] jopac84:
Sorry i sold it yesterday 😁
[General Topics] JazonX:
Stuck between Pixel 7 Pro and S22 Ultra. What do you suggest ?
[General Topics] death.by.confusion:
I ended up with Poco F3. Thanks.