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[General Topics] 350Rocket:
The Nexus 4 is 3.5 years old, not 5.
[General Topics] Lorenz15:
I'm not impressed of the OnePlus 3...everybody thought that the OnePlus 2 will come with QHD but it didn't happen. And then the OnePlus 3 has only FHD too, which is really embarrassing for a "flagship-killer"... you have to think for VR, there you will feel the difference between FHD and QHD!!
[General Topics] Planterz:
Derp. Almost 4 years old, not 5. Still...

401ppi is still plenty good for any phone. And as a "phone", going with that rather than QHD significantly improves battery life. QHD is definitely the minimum for VR, but how big is that market? Of the one person I know and a friend of his whom I've never met, and another friend of a friend I've never met, all of whom got the Samsung VR for free, I've never met anyone all that interested in VR. It's still a novelty. For the price OnePlus offers their devices, I wouldn't except QHD, and frankly, wouldn't want it at the sacrifice of battery life. I've played with the Samsung VR (with a S7 Plus) and although it was entertaining and trippy, it looked like crap. The S8 will supposedly have a 4K screen for VR. I'll give it another go then.
[General Topics] cg6ry79m@gmail.com:
Any of you folks care to chime in about how tightly ZTE devices and Asus devices lock down the boot loader? I want a new device but I got so spoiled with my One + 1 because it was basically designed for ease of ROM flashing. I am looking at the ZTE Axon 7 and the Asus ZenFone 3 Deluxe ... But I don't know how well suited those platforms are for flashing ROMs. Anyone know?
[General Topics] NoSkypeOnCM:
I'm about to buy a new phone for about 250-300 bucks.

I want a good Custom ROM support in order to allow regular updates.

A good camera would be nice and a removeable battery.

screen should be at most 5.2" and readable in sun light

LG G3/G4 seem to match perfectly - besides they are too big (5,5")

Nexus 5X, P9 Lite, Galaxy A5 have no removeable battery,

Galaxy S5 Neo, Galaxy A5, P9 Lite have no Custom-Rom-Support afaik

whats the point in having regular long-term updates, if you cannot replace the battery.

I want to use the device for a long time. I'm still on S2, but the internal memory has read error from time to time now (however that happens) and the screen is very dark compared to newer devices.

thanks for ideas.
[General Topics] Planterz:
Go with the Nexus 5X. You can't swap the battery on the fly, but it's not all that difficult to replace should the need arise in the next couple years or so.

https://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/Nexus+5X+Teardown/51318
[General Topics] Lorenz15:
VR is coming really fast...now you hear it only from YouTube but in a few months you will see a lot...trust me!
[General Topics] zelendel:
I wouldnt count too much on it. They are being returned alot due to people getting head aches, motion sickness and eye issues. The Best buy store here has returned 100 in the past 2 weeks that were sold.
[General Topics] Lorenz15:
That's true...how much will the OnePlus 3 be?
[General Topics] Planterz:
I've read that it'll start at $350 (possibly less) for the base 32gb/4gb model, and will also have 64 and 128gb models with 6gb RAM, with some other possible combinations available.
[General Topics] Immortel.CZ:
Hey guys.

Currently I´m owning Zenfone 2 running onCM 13.1 and pretty happy with it (well, not mentioning rear speaker replacement but that was cheap so..) but I´m thinking about giving ZF2 to gf and buy for myself better phone. So I´ve though you could help me ou.

Here are my requirements:

- Price 420$ max.

- Android OS. I would like to newest OS because I´m used to 6.0.1 CM 13.1. Maybe 5+ would do it but thing is, this phone needs to be in range, where ppl creating roms for it so it have lot of possibilities. ZF2 have no updates from Asus on higher OS but ppl creating new roms. So, something like this. Simply, I dont want to be stuck on 4.2.2 or something like this.

- Camera should be at least more than average. I really like to taking photos and recording stuff.

- 2 048Mb ram. At least.

- At least 16Gb storage space.

- Can I juse SD card? YES.

- If it is possible, no MTK chips. I need working GPS (at least as it was on ZF2) and I have bad experiences with losing GPS signal or waiting too long for fix on MTK chipsets (THL W100, HTC Desire 310, and such).

- 4G/LTE. Not much to say.

- It needs to be fully usable in Europe, specificaly in Czech Republic.

- 5.5" FHD display.

- Battery. Need good on screen time. 4h OST is minimum, probably so 3000mAh can do it, but it depends on software calibration so... Well battery should be really good.

- Nothing new, untested and such. Need something which is stable and tested. I dont want to buy another ZF2...

- Neither "china" phones. I know some of them are good but... At least not those crap ones (Elephant and such). Lenovo, Xiaomi and such can do the thing.

- NFC would be great.

Heh, I already know it will not fit the price but maybe it does. Dont have too much time on my hands to search it for myself, so I´m trusting you guys.

Thanks and sorry for my sometimes bad english.

Cheers!

EDIT: Just watched review for LG G4, looks really nice but will wait for you guys :)
[General Topics] Immortel.CZ:
ZF2 wasn't that bad :)
[General Topics] zelendel:
To be honest I couldnt tell you for sure as I wont buy their devices so I never keep track of what they are doing.
[General Topics] Lorenz15:
Which good and cheap devices do you prefer?
[General Topics] zelendel:
I am a firm believer of "you get what you pay for" The only "cheap" devices I get a nexus devices. Mind you I have paid full retail for every devices I have owned for the past 10 years. With the exception of getting a few second hand, but even then I only get them from people I know.
[General Topics] josip-k:
yesterday i swapped my lg g3 for a nexus 5x. Best. decision. ever. n5x is simply awesome
[General Topics] HeaDShoTHuntR1:
going to get rid of my lg g3 too in a few days, battery life is just horrible

i know that 1h sot isnt normal but the batterylife of the g3 was never great, also with the overheating issues

still not sure what phone i'm going to get
[General Topics] Soufiansky:
If you are a heavy user , with tons of apps installed , multitasking...etc stay away from the A5 2016 believe me.

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What is your budget ?
[General Topics] HeaDShoTHuntR1:
max 700€

thinking about S7 or Htc 10 maybe

not a favourite of the edge
[General Topics] Soufiansky:
Both the S7 and the HTC 10 are great devices , it's a matter of personal perferences. But if i were you i would get the S7 edge.
[General Topics] Immortel.CZ:
Well, thanks for help!
[General Topics] HeaDShoTHuntR1:
Do you really use the edge? I see it more as an annoyance than a feature actually. When you touch the edge with the side of your hand....the bigger battery is Nice though
[General Topics] Soufiansky:
The bigger battery is not just nice but it's awesome , the S7 edge have amazing battery life. Talking about the edges i dont have an "edge" variant , but still its something nice to have and it looks more classy than the regular S7.
[General Topics] HeaDShoTHuntR1:
Why didnt you get it if you like it so much?
[General Topics] Soufiansky:
I have the S6 , i'm planning to get the S7 edge in future.
[General Topics] The-Captain:
This. Also you are probably going to have the phone for a decent amount of time, and while you will pay more, you will also be happier with the device for longer.
[General Topics] force70:
Im with you, more annoying and eating up valuable real estate in my view.

People reallly seem to love it though and yes Id admit does look cool.

Sent from my Note 5 or Nexus 6P
[General Topics] banas:
Im getting Xiaomi Mi5 Pro
[General Topics] Naresh Rawat:
M currently having oneplus one but m gona have oneplus three as my next smart phone...
[General Topics] banas:
Best of luck with your new phone!
[General Topics] JazzieBoi:
I am looking for a phone for $400 or less with an unlock able bootloader, I am definitely thinking about the oneplus 3. So if anyone has any ideas on phones like that please let me know.
[General Topics] BlackWeather01:
I'd look into a moto x pure. I was thinking about getting one myself to see if it's as good as everyone says. I don't think a Nexus 5X would be a terrible option either.
[General Topics] SUREDEV:
You can try lenovo zuk z1
[General Topics] leondestiny:
i would like to ask from people's experience in this thread here, i have purchased my current phone "nexus 6" on amazon some 9months ago, i am in love with this beast Stock android phone. but sadly it came with a defected screen ( i see gradient line appear on most solid backgrounds except for pitch black, i always use pitch black themes to avoid that screen issue, other than that it feels pretty good on normal usage).

but to my question now, well i previously owned Galaxy phones, e.g S2/S5 etc. < on those i always prefered CM Roms, so i always flashed them over the stock TW.

the thing i noticed with my nexus 6 is that, CM/Aosp feels way way lighter smoother than that on the Galaxy S phones.. i am sure this is because Nexus phones come directly from Stock Android and that being the reason i assume ?

so finally, if i would make a switch, we have alot of the big brand names here except "stock android phones" are sadly not so popular in where i live, so i cant find any .. we have LG/Samsung/Htc/Huawei etc.

is there any brand other than 'moto' 'nexus' 'oneplus' that are pretty good with CM/Aosp based Roms? i have never used an LG/HTC phone before.
[General Topics] HeaDShoTHuntR1:
I always use AOSP based roms, now i have an lg g3 (old phone, upgrade in a week :P) and it runs SUPER smooth i must say. Never had any issues with roms before.
[General Topics] zelendel:
The reason is that nexus devices are made to run on the open source drivers instead of the closed sourced ones made for devices like Samsung and other devices use.

On devices like that you will always come across issues that can't be fixed. It's just the way of things.
[General Topics] leondestiny:
mm, i think i will stick to pure android phones.. my possible next phone could be the 6p.

i shall see, thank you for the info!
[General Topics] cryingthug:
In my opinion, I recommend looking carefully for the phone that has the features that you want instead of just going for one of the top phones like Samsung or iPhone. I'm looking for the biggest phablet there is with a good specifications + good price.
[General Topics] NWatk1:
The Galaxy Note has limited GB capacity, only 32GB, not much you can do with that.
[General Topics] Planterz:
You two are replying to a post from four freaking years ago. Get a damned clue.
[General Topics] adomm420:
I'm looking forward to the next generation Nexus phones with 4.75"-5.2" displays. Still happy with my LG Nexus 5, so there's no rush for me :)
[General Topics] lkthomas:
I am looking for suggestion of small phone which officially support CM13. Requirement:

1. as small as possible form factor

2. Long battery life

3. Support 4G LTE,

B39 (TD 1900 +)	LTE

B40 (TD 2300)	LTE

B41 (TD 2500)	LTE

4. I don't mind of budget phone.
[General Topics] cryingthug:
Still valid

I believe the comment I posted is still valid even after four years for people looking into buying new phones. That is all.
[General Topics] Lorenz15:
Hey guys, what do you think about the new OnePlus 3? I like this metall unibody much more than this cheap sandstone ****. But OnePlus fails with the camera again and is 3000 mAh enough? It looks great if you hear wow SD820, 6 ****ing GB RAM, 5.5 inch amoled (only FHD) and the rest on almost the newest level too and this for only 399€, but it has some problems again. What do you think?
[General Topics] HeaDShoTHuntR1:
Probably the most you can get out of a phone for 399 but it could've been better...its not great but will most definetly be enough for most people
[General Topics] Planterz:
Fair and true enough. Myself I'm a huge proponent of waiting a bit and getting last year's model. Or even older. Paid $70 for my S4 a year ago. Got my Nexus 6 brand new a few months back for less than half what it cost when it came out. Except for the fingerprint sensor, there's nothing my Nexus 6 can't do that the 6P can, or likely the next one in line. My S4 is 3 generations old now, but it'll still run any app or game I can download. I'd rather spend a hundred or two on a flagship from a prior year than get a new "budget" phone. And sure, an S7 Edge would be great, but I'd rather spend half the money on a Note 4.

And to answer your question, which I missed, look at the Nexus 6. I can't say enough good things about mine. If 6" isn't big enough for you (giggity), there's a handful of 6.4" ones. Lenovo just came out with a trio, but even the best one (with QHD screen) is still only rocking a SD652. Good enough, but I'd want better. There's a couple other 6.4" Chinese ones, but the cost of them plus the importing inflation of cost makes them way too expensive. You could go a bit retro and get the Sony Xperia Z Ultra. Them bezels though...

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As we talked about earlier, higher def than FHD really won't make any difference outside of VR gear. Being AMOLED, it's possible (probable?) that it uses a pentile matrix, which could make things look less high quality, but I wouldn't worry about it. Why do you think the camera fails? 16mp with OIS is pretty dang good. I guess I'd have to see some reviews and sample pics, but the hardware is certainly there. If the phone is all it appears to be cracked up to be, I'd say $400 or whatever that exchanges into is a good deal. I'm not in the market, but if I were, it'd definitely be on my radar. I've only seen one review so far, and I'd definitely wait for some more before making any real judgment. Is 3000mAh enough? Again, wait for more reviews. It could be...the AMOLED screen can certainly help, plus the SD820 isn't the crazy power sucker that the 810 was.
[General Topics] Betegreuh:
[MENTION=5749364]Planterz[/MENTION] : I do the same. I got my G3 brand new 6 months ago. And when you wait a little, you have more dev support.
[General Topics] Lorenz15:
Yeah you're right...I thought about your last messages and thought that FHD is more than enough...it will probably take some time that I really want VR...and I think, Amoled is great if you use some black theme
[General Topics] Soufiansky:
The phone is out yesterday and you are already talking about problems , how do you know ? Really..........
[General Topics] Planterz:
Well, I won't say that I don't love the QHD screen on my Nexus 6. But playing games off-charger really sucks the battery down, and that's where a "mere" FHD screen shows its advantage.

I think it's going to be another year or 2 before VR really takes off. Sony's getting into it, and the Galaxy S8's will supposedly have 4k screens for VR purposes. A co-worker of mine got the Samsung VR free when he upgraded his S6 to the S7 Edge, and I played around with it for a bit. It's cool, very trippy, but honestly it looked kinda crappy. Even with the 2k/QHD screen, it was very pixelated and low-quality looking. Another year or 2.

What I really hope to see come from VR might sound kinda bland compared to the games and inevitable deluge of VR porn, but I hope to see VR tourism. Like whitewater rafting down the Grand Canyon or snorkeling in the Great Barrier Reef. Walk down the halls of MoMA or the Lourve at my own leisure. Or sit behind the home plate at Wrigley Field and watch the Cubs lose again, or ringside/octogonside at a boxing or MMA fight.
[General Topics] Lorenz15:
Yep, I think we really need a 4K screen for that...it will probably take 1-3 years...and what would be cool too is GTA in Reallife...so you have your own hometown and can do what you want. WTF, VR porn? :o

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One question: Some brands are not including a headphone jack for their new devices so audio will go over USB type C...will older devices with an USB C port support this audio over USB C? Or only this devices which have no headphone jack?
[General Topics] force70:
I think in 2016 offering only 64gb of storage without an ext sd slot is a joke lol.

They should have at least had 128gb as an option.

This 64gb note 5 is definitely the last device i will buy with such a small amount of storage.

Sent from my Note 5 or Nexus 6P
[General Topics] Soufiansky:
Maybe for you , 64gb is more than enough for half of users.
[General Topics] force70:
50%....I kinda doubt it...

Even if it is say 50% , there is the other 50% who it is not enough for hence my previous comment.

Sent from my Note 5 or Nexus 6P
[General Topics] Lorenz15:
So I'm using an Xperia L atm. It has 8GB of internal storage(most storage is used by System, Apps and some ROM zips) and 32GB ext sd card. That's the maximum for my device and I think it's enough...maybe it could be more space but for what do you need all of that space? For me, maybe 10 GB of data goes for music and I have thousands of songs...then another 10-20 for movies, but I could store the movies on my Computer and only load it on my device, if I really need them, so 64 GB would be more than enough for me.
[General Topics] bazuz:
Probably oneplus3
[General Topics] force70:
Well just my apps alone is 1 gb.

Tit backup is over 2gb

One twrp backup is approx 5gb and I have at least 5 on my device at all times so an easy 25gb or more there.

Then there are my pics which i have over 40gb of.

What is kinda funny is I really keep no music on here lol

Now before anyone mentions "the cloud" yes I take full advantage of my 1tb dropbox account, but there are certain things I prefer to have on my actual devices.

For those of you who can make do with little storage space thats great, some of us cannot.

Sent from my Note 5 or Nexus 6P
[General Topics] Xdalex01:
I will buy Nexus 5X,can't wait to try pure Android after a boring year of Huawei P8 Lite ?
[General Topics] oy-ster:
Anyone knows an inexpensive phone company which always updates it's security?

Other than the Nexus, Galaxy or the Moto, which are costly brands, are there any companies that issue regular security patches for android?

I know google finds and fixes holes every month but most manufacturers don't pass it on to consumers.

LG G2-3-4 are supposedly excellent phones which fit the price criteria (especially second hand) but unfortunately their updates are very rare and concerns mostly usability.
[General Topics] Lorenz15:
But 5 GB for one TWRP backup? I only save on backup at the time and that has max. 2 GB...
[General Topics] force70:
Ive noticed over the years that as android versions continue to advance backups have gotten bigger and bigger. On old phones like my S3 or your device they are much smaller than say on the note 5 or nexus 6p.

Sent from my Note 5 or Nexus 6P
[General Topics] Lorenz15:
Oh, wow
[General Topics] NGGP:
I in a way understand that. I have one stuck pixel on my screen more near the corner. I thought about trying one of those apps that can fix it, but I'd rather not risk it creating more, you know? I've heard of that happening. I'd be real upset.
[General Topics] Wilks3y:
I still think the HOX is the best phone around at the moment.

Untill a better phone comes out I want my HOX

Probably the HOX+ for next phone though !
[General Topics] anton_46:
The Nexus from 2014.
[General Topics] vizzy:
Is 4g capability a big must have with your next phone?

I think the HOX+ looks good, but in the UK my current option only available for 4g is the OneXL.
[General Topics] Minfreak:
I want Phone with 4g compatibility :)

Enviado desde mi GT-I9100 usando Tapatalk 2
[General Topics] Hagow:
Probably next Nexus (Nexii) but not too impressed with the rumors so far. Galaxy Note 2 most likely if the Nexus turn out to be crap or just keep my Note 1.
[General Topics] DarthDerron:
If I had to get one right now / it was time to upgrade, Lumia 920 or the next Nexus device (preferably samsung if it comes out from multi - manufacturers)

I have a GS3 so Im fine :)
[General Topics] mosshorn:
I have a Thunderbolt right now, trying to snag a good deal on a GNex, otherwise I'm eyeing the HTC Windows 8 Phone X if I can pull myself away from Android :(
[General Topics] janndo:
Galaxy S3 or Galaxy Nexus :laugh:
[General Topics] dmb219:
If the rumors about the next Nexus are true - no SD card, that's probably out. I like my music on board, I use it mostly while driving so no wifi. I have 32 gb full and will probably get more. A big phone would be a good thing for me, the big display outweighs the size issue. I see a Note 2 in my future.
[General Topics] KrimsonHart:
New phone tips please

Hello people.. i plan on buying a new HTC windows phone today.. Give me the best phones here so i can choose please.. waiting
[General Topics] ziegjd:
Currently have Neo V. Confused whether to go for another Xperia 2012 model or WP8 model...

I love the music output quality of sony. Not sure abt Samsung/HTC
[General Topics] overgrownnails:
Samsung galaxy s 3 or note 2！:)

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I am using the huawei ascend d 1，anybody have heared about that ？:confused:

Sent from my HUAWEI ASCEND D1
[General Topics] KrimsonHart:
WINDOWS device men... and which is the best buy in India?
[General Topics] Travelawyer:
Next one will be a Nexus. It will be easier to update.
[General Topics] kit1635b:
Maybe Intel quad core or tegra 4 phone .
[General Topics] imobileface:
for me is iphone 5
[General Topics] yogy96:
Bums xperia tipo :) i look n i see devs are starting their work
[General Topics] theromm:
will think at that time no need to waste time right now.
[General Topics] qcshin:
For me, anything other than Motorola

I have had a bad experience with Motorola repair service, I would go with Samsung. Maybe Samsung Note2?
[General Topics] Betegreuh:
I use my 16GB G3 without SD Card !

But I save my TWRP backups on USB with OTG now.

I used a 4GB device without SD Card for a year and half, maybe it helps.
[General Topics] HeaDShoTHuntR1:
very efficient storage use, why would you ever need 5 backups??? 40 gig photos????

Not that you cant use your storage the way you want..... but hey, i think you really can't complain

i have a G3 as well with 64gb sd card maybe use like 20-30 gigs total :P
[General Topics] 350Rocket:
Most of my SD card storage is used by music. A few photos but most I eventually delete from the phone and keep on Google drive or Dropbox. I am collecting more and more music but not sure I'll use up the 64gb memory card.

I haven't rooted this phone yet so no backups but I only ever kept one or two.
[General Topics] Planterz:
Piss off, spam factory.
[General Topics] SirVer:
I'm genuinely curious as to why you need any more than 64 gigs; I have a bad case of digital hoarding, and even I would do fine with 64 gigs and an OTG drive. I agree that if you're paying a large amount, and SD slot is a must, but when you're talking about a value proposition like the OP3... Besides, there's going to be a 128 GB model in July anyway.

EDIT: Read your other reply. 40 gigs of pictures? I mean, I'm not one to talk, I do the same thing, but DAMN.

I do understand the backups thing, though - you can never have enough. I recommend getting an OTG drive for them - it's the reason I originally got mine, and it's been indispensable ever since.
[General Topics] force70:
I see storage like horsepower in my car and muscle mass: you can never have enough :D

Sent from my Note 5 or Nexus 6P
[General Topics] SirVer:
... Can't argue with that. ?
[General Topics] 350Rocket:
I understand it, but I look at it more as having a 2000HP school bus, compared to a 1500HP suburban.