yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[General Topics] force70:
I posted a link for him...guess he could be bothered to check it out...
[General Topics] killeraxemannic:
Long story short..... Due to some crazy crap my company has decided to pull I may be moving to Costa Rica for a year or traveling back and forth multiple times a year.

I am going to want to keep my US phone number and cell phone plan and also get a phone number on a plan with the local carrier Kolbi in Costa Rica. I currently have Verizon and their international plans are awful and ridiculously expensive. Only US carrier with free international roaming is T-Mobile.

I want to buy a dual sim phone but it seems like there are no options since I am currently with Verizon. Best case is I would like to keep Verizon due to good service in the US and find a dual sim phone that supports them... Worst case is I get a dual sim phone and switch to a US carrier that it will work with most likely TMobile.

So main questions...

Any good dual sim phones that are compatible with Verizon?

If no to above what phone and carrier should I switch to?
[General Topics] josip-k:
Redmi note 3 meets the specs, except i'm not sure about removable battery. Check for yourself
[General Topics] simonbigwave:
I still have my M9 so I wont be getting the HTC 10... but I was just looking at the HTC dev site ...just saw for HTC 10 (unlocked), HTC seems to be having a limited sale on now device reduced by $100 cheaper via website http://www.htc.com/us/go/buy-htc-10/#unlocked . says "Your HTC warranty even covers bootloader unlocking on the HTC 10! For more bootloader unlocking info, visit www.htcdev.com" .......thought the discount might be useful for those interested.
[General Topics] Planterz:
I think you're SOL if you want a dual sim phone that works with Verizon.

All Verizon smartphones though will work fine with other SIMs outside the USA on GSM networks. Whether or not the phone will work on LTE in Costa Rica depends on the phone. I did some quick poking around and it seems all the newer (flagships, anyway) Verizon phones are compatible with bands 3 and 7, which is what you'll need down there.

That said, if you're sticking with Verizon and getting a SIM from a provider down there, you don't necessarily need a new phone, you just need to swap SIMs. If you feel like you need to switch, T-Mobile's the obvious choice if you want roaming. A high-end Samsung Duos would be a good choice (like S7 or S7 Edge) because it'll have both American and International LTE bands. FYI, texts are unlimited, calls are $.20/min roaming in CR on TM. Data is unlimited, but they say at reduced speeds (my guess is 2G, although they don't specify).
[General Topics] killeraxemannic:
I am already down here with my Note 5 and it works just fine with the sim from Kolbi. No issues there. I'm honestly kind of done with Samsung for a while. My note 5 and my wife's s7 have had way more issues than any other phones we have had. I went through 3 new Note 5's before I found one that didn't have a red tinted screen. I'm eyeing the one plus 3 but I have been reading it has issues with t-mobile lte and has a horrible screen. I want to use both Sims because lots and lots of people call me and text me and have my us number. I have been keeping up with texts online but that's not sustainable. I would say just do t-mobile and forget about the kolbi Sim but t-mobile runs on the Movistar network in Costa Rica and their service is very spotty outside of the city. I want my phone to work everywhere while I am in a new place and don't speak the language and for that kolbi is the only option.
[General Topics] texaslittleangel:
Arrrrrrrrrggggh!

I had this great post asking for advice between Samsung s7 and HTC 10 detailing the few items I do not understand and it all went down cyberspace black hole when I clicked on 'Post quick reply.'

- ANT+ ?

-Android and HTC Sense 8.0 UI???

- Snapdragon vs Exynos?

-Having Touch sensitive control keys versus not having it (what does it mean?)?

Would greatly appreciate some help. Is the Samsung worth the extra $100? Every other year I go through the same relearning process...
[General Topics] terragady:
here HTC is actually more expensive than samsung, funny how it changes around the world :)
[General Topics] texaslittleangel:
I am currently in Australia where the phones are a bit more expensive than the US. I will be going to America soon and planning on purchasing the phone while there. Htc is $599 while the S7 is $699 if I'm not mistaken.
[General Topics] simonbigwave:
when I was traveling in Asia a lot of people had never even heard of HTC. but every one knew Samsung. So for service support of you traveling, then Samsung is better support definitely imo. I think HTC is cheaper in US because of the discounts because not as many people are buying HTC compared to Samsung. and yes in Australia prices are crazy expensive for all phones. almost always cheaper to buy from ebay without contract than from the Australian retailers.

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imo the $100 more is worth it just for the better resale value you get from a Samsung. htc phone hard to sell outside of Taiwan and US, when compared with Samsung.

if you get S7 get the Exynos as mentioned in previous posts by others if you want root and dev later.

but if you are staying only in US and you want cheap and good and don't care about resale value or support outside US, then get the HTC 10. for me I would go for the S7 thats my opinion though.
[General Topics] force70:
As much as I think samsung is lazy and the note 7 is an S7 edge with an Spen and a few extra features Ive pre ordered the titanium silver lol

They toned down the edge curve enough that Im okay with it and the return of the sd card slot and 64gb of internal storage is also very appealing as compared to my note 5's major lack of storage.

Its worth getting if only for the sd slot plus i just love the look of the silver....

Sent from my Note 5 or S6
[General Topics] siavash2death:
Can I just ask another question? Do uou think we'll see famous custom roms for S7 edge exynos? Like CM, AOKP, Paranoid,etc...?
[General Topics] istperson:
Nope.
[General Topics] siavash2death:
What makes you say that?
[General Topics] Soufiansky:
Because it's Exynos.
[General Topics] force70:
And if it did come it would be buggy as hell lol.

Nevered bothered much with CM etc on sammy devices mostly because the camera is crap compared to TW

Sent from my Note 5 or S6
[General Topics] istperson:
Well, at this point, reading the Galaxy S6 Android developement forums here on XDA.

http://xdaforums.com/galaxy-s6/development

And the current status of the cm13 for the S6:

http://xdaforums.com/galaxy-s6/general/discusion-cm13-samsung-s6-t3270803
[General Topics] siavash2death:
You know, my phone right now is a note 3 exynos. It's true that we had a bad development, but there was also some good roms based on CM 12.1, like Resurrection Remix. Although it was unofficial, but it had only 2 problems: camera quality & disconnecting. And heating that you should've underclocked your phone and lower the max frequency, in order to solve heating (somehow). But in overall, it was a great rom. I really enjoyed it. But you're right. The only thing which is somehow annoying is the icons in TW rom. It'd be better if Samsung made icons much more beautiful.also an ability to change dpi without using root or changing build.prop would be so good and uaeful.
[General Topics] griffin_1:
I have a s5 and im thinking about upgrading to an s7. Do you guys think its a worthy upgrade or i should just stick with the s5 for another year?
[General Topics] s8freak:
There is a CM13 Rom for S7E and not a lot works on it

"And on that bombshell!"

Sent from my Echoe powered AEL driven G935F
[General Topics] simonbigwave:
i really disliked the S5 because no external SD card. S7 I would consider definitely.
[General Topics] force70:
Yeah figures. ..you lose so many features with CM anyway its not worth it .

Give me a semi debloated and tweaked TW rom anyday.

Sent from my Note 5 or S6
[General Topics] s8freak:
S5 has ex sd card the S6 doesn't

"And on that bombshell!"

Sent from my Echoe powered AEL driven G935F
[General Topics] xXTheLuka1998Xx:
can anyone tell me which is the besz for nice money budget friendly

Poslano sa mog Samsung Galaxy J5
[General Topics] Soufiansky:
OP3
[General Topics] xXTheLuka1998Xx:
How much it cost i m in croatia

Poslano sa mog Samsung Galaxy J5
[General Topics] Xplorer4x4:
What's your budget?
[General Topics] xXTheLuka1998Xx:
in cunas 700 kn in dollars that s like 100,150$

Poslano sa mog Samsung Galaxy J5
[General Topics] Soufiansky:
Take a used 2013-2014 flagship..like the G2,Nexus 5,LG G3..etc

Or the Honor 5
[General Topics] xXTheLuka1998Xx:
where

in croatia they are little bit expensive

Poslano sa mog Samsung Galaxy J5
[General Topics] Soufiansky:
Which phones are less than 150$ in Croitia ?
[General Topics] xXTheLuka1998Xx:
mm there are lot of them

Poslano sa mog Samsung Galaxy J5
[General Topics] istperson:
http://mob.hr/oneplus-3-u-prodaji-po-cijeni-od-399-eura-nista-od-nasljednika-oneplus-x/
[General Topics] xXTheLuka1998Xx:
Tnx to je amo reći ko 2800 kn?

Poslano sa mog Samsung Galaxy J5
[General Topics] Soufiansky:
You dont give us much informations so we cant help you.
[General Topics] xXTheLuka1998Xx:
I will find a list

Poslano sa mog Samsung Galaxy J5
[General Topics] xXTheLuka1998Xx:
this is some list
[General Topics] Soufiansky:
Go with the Redmi 2
[General Topics] bbgun21:
Hello everyone,I have been skulking around here for quite a while and I decided to join to ask for assistance seeing as how community is really nice.

I wanted to ask for your help for me to see which phone should I buy myself.

The most things I do at my cellphone is: Web browsing and playing games.

What I would wish for the cellphone to have is:

Resolution: 1920x1080+

Good CPU and GPU

And atleast 8GB of storage

And that's about it.

My budget is not very high (<$500), so I'm wondering if there are any good cellphones you folk can recommend me.

Any suggestions are appreciated.

Thanks.
[General Topics] Soufiansky:
OP3, 1080p beautiful screen,premium design,good camera,a monster in term of specs,with great rom developpement.
[General Topics] xXTheLuka1998Xx:
Can i get op3 for lower price anywhere?

Poslano sa mog Samsung Galaxy J5
[General Topics] simonbigwave:
well corrected. tks. i think looking back thats why I didn't go for the S6 at that time.
[General Topics] s8freak:
I bought the S6edgePlus it's a great device in spite of no ex sd card

I'm a phone glutton I've got an unlocked tmo s5 and the S6edgePlus and my S7E and the OPX and the LG G3

"And on that bombshell!"

Sent from my Echoe powered AEL driven G935F
[General Topics] force70:
Didnt you pick up an xperia Z1 also lol?

Ive got my note 7 ordered already and now counting the days....i hate waiting lol

Sent from my Note 5 or S6. Note 7 ordered :)
[General Topics] s8freak:
Oh yeah I forgot about the Sony Z Xperia

Which I promptly hard bricked LOL I HATE fastboot

I wasn't very impressed with the N7 it seems to be The S7E a little bigger with Spen and Iris scanner

BAH not interested I'm not a Note fan anyways

"And on that bombshell!"

Sent from my Echoe powered AEL driven G935F
[General Topics] force70:
You dont like the notes because they wont fit in the pockets of your skinny jeans :D:p:eek:

Sent from my Note 5 or S6. Note 7 ordered :)
[General Topics] Soufiansky:
Damn daniel
[General Topics] FanboyStudios:
Brand new unlocked Moto E LTE... Rootable, Custom ROMable, Custom Recovery available. Get on Amazon and you'll pay less and be able to include a SD card and a case with it.
[General Topics] s8freak:
Daniel???? LMAO I'm Richard

"And on that bombshell!"

Sent from my Echoe powered AEL driven G935F
[General Topics] Soufiansky:
It was a joke you didnt got it ???
[General Topics] RuffBuster:
Best phone under $120/£90? Easy to use, for father in law.
[General Topics] xXTheLuka1998Xx:
doogee X5 maybe

Poslano sa mog Samsung Galaxy J5
[General Topics] vicente.gonzalez:
The new ZTE Axon 7 (sd 820, 4 RAM, 64 ROM, 2K amoled) or nexus 6p (sd 810, 3 RAM, 32 gb) both are worth 400 dollars. Dont tell me op 3 or mi5 because i want to buy un store

Enviado desde mi Be Touch 3 mediante Tapatalk
[General Topics] force70:
6P because the bootloader can be unlocked easily

Until ZTE allows that the phone is kind of worthless for anyone who wants even just root.

Sent from my Note 5 or S6. Note 7 ordered :)
[General Topics] vicente.gonzalez:
I could not care less about the bootloader
[General Topics] s8freak:
Ya got me nope I didn't

"And on that bombshell!"

Sent from my Echoe powered AEL driven G935F
[General Topics] force70:
Lol then why are you even here?

Sent from my Note 5 or S6. Note 7 ordered :)
[General Topics] vicente.gonzalez:
Em.... To get a new smartphone maybe?

Enviado desde mi Be Touch 3 mediante Tapatalk
[General Topics] jr866gooner:
Exactly what I would struggle with.. [emoji20]
[General Topics] siavash2death:
Could you please answer my PM? I'd be really appreciated.
[General Topics] Xenomorphin:
I currently have an LG G3 from Verizon and i just switched over to Cricket. Going in I knew that my data connection would be usable at best. I am dealing with it for now but i plan on getting a phone that actually works fine on the network soon. I want a phone that has a bigger screen and would prefer if the battery held up better. So far i keep getting drawn to the One Plus 3, but i cant help but wonder if a Note 5 would be a better move as the pen is enticing. I'v also floated the idea of the Nexus 6p mainly just because of its size and the Moto G4 Plus(i would buy the 4gig ram model) due to its price. Frankly i have no idea what the hell to do. The things i consider most important are the camera, the battery life, and the screen size(bigger is better for my large hands.)

So, question is between all of the devices i listed(or any other you might consider), what would you do if you were in my position?

Thanks for any opinions!
[General Topics] sidagg:
One plus3
[General Topics] force70:
On that list the note 5 has the best camera, with the 6P 2nd...could be close to the OP3 but I don't have one to compare.

The 6P and note 5 both have the same 5.7" screen. The note does have the better camera as metioned and the Spen. The 6P had better battery life (battery is bigger).

Clearly better development for the 6P over the note 5 if that is a consideration to not mention the 6P had a 128gb version and the note maxes out at 64gb which is not very much.

All that said I bought a note 5 and 6P 3 days apart and used the Note way more the the nexus. I just like it better all around.

I wouldn't consider the moto, its just not in the same league and i consider it a budget device. No thanks.

The OP3 has some pluses for sure but Id still take a note 5 over it hands down despite the OP3 having better development.
[General Topics] Xenomorphin:
Thanks! Great advice. I'm going to keep watching prices on the Note 5. Unless the 6p drops to a crazy good price, I think thats the way to go.

Has anyone here switched from the Note 5 to anything recently? What was your reasoning and was it worth it?
[General Topics] istperson:
Well, it"s xda-developers you are asking for a phone advice, and not xda-hipsters or xda-cheapers.
[General Topics] force70:
Yeah he thinks its a phone review site apparently lol.

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Well I will be switching from note to note 7 in a few weeks lol....
[General Topics] siavash2death:
I've ordered a G935F and that person took a G935FD for me. Is there any difference between these two?
[General Topics] s8freak:
FD is dual sim

"And on that bombshell" Sent from my Echoe powered AEL driven G935F
[General Topics] siavash2death:
That's the only difference? Isn't there any other difference in case of roms ( stock and custom) and kernels?
[General Topics] s8freak:
Search the international S7E threads you'll find all you need to know

"And on that bombshell" Sent from my Echoe powered AEL driven G935F
[General Topics] pendevous:
I'm still thinking between the OnePlus 3 or the HTC 10. :)
[General Topics] Anagastes:
I have used long the OnePlusOne.... splendidly. But it has the first defects.

Which Smartphone I can buy. To 300€ and with active CustomROM developers? Of course not worse than the OPO.

I want to use it at least as long as the OPO and possibly always on the newest Android version.

Thanks for the help. There exist too many Smartphones...
[General Topics] Jordan1200:
Hi Everyone,

I am a total noob to after having many samsung phones i am wanting a device i can play with.

I have always liked the Nexus lines for the clean Andriod but felt the hardware wasn't as good as others until this year. I have recently discovered the Oneplus 3 as well and it seems like an awesome phone as well.

Here is my uncertainty,

I need a phone for daily use. I can't be without it for long if something goes wrong with it. I have heard some great things about both the Nexus 6P and the Oneplus 3. After a lot of watching numerous videos on both i am stumped on what device to go with. The Oneplus seems awesome but I am concerned about the lack of retail vendors for this phone. Also I have heard of a few people having terrible support when they had issues with their Oneplus devices.

Can any of you comment your experience with Oneplus customer support? This concern is growing for me when i see things like people reporting the Oneplus 3 having hardware issues with things like GPS etc...

Any opinions on the ZT Axon 7 ?

Best Regards,

Jordan1200
[General Topics] istperson:
Great on paper, but still only conflicting info about if the bootloader will be unlockable.
[General Topics] pendevous:
Is it worth it? The price is similar to what the ASUS Zenphone 3 costs here, without all of the crapware.
[General Topics] Anagastes:
Which crapware? I dont have any crapware on my opo. And the CPU from zenfone are SH****t. 615? I have the 801.... sorry, I don't want a slower CPU.
[General Topics] Soufiansky:
Read again his post and stay calm lol.
[General Topics] Jordan1200:
Yep he was asking about what phone to buy. He sounds like he approved of the OnePlus 1 and wants a good phone to replace it with that has good developer support.
[General Topics] MarcoIgnacio:
Hi guys,

I currently have an S4 i9500 wich scores 38k in antutu, and im looking forward to overclocking tonight so I can get something more out of it.

But it turns out that Lenovo K3 Note arrived to my country, and I've heard is actually really good (plus bigger screen). K3 Note is scoring 45k from stock, maybe with something from CyanogenMod can do even better. Im currently focusing on games actually, and the Lenovo has a way way way better 3d rendering so thats a thumps up.

I dont have to much money to spare, but if I sell my S4 I can buy this for almost no diference. Its a one time chance and I dont want to blow it.

What do you think, would you change your S4 i9500 for a Lenovo K3 Note?

I leave a link here comparing chipsets.
[General Topics] Soufiansky:
Dont compare phones based on benchmarks "only", and be careful while overlocking.
[General Topics] MarcoIgnacio:
Are you familiar with this phones?

What would you do?
[General Topics] Anagastes:
Right. Sorry. The AutoCorrect is ... something special in a rocking train. :D
[General Topics] Soufiansky:
What's your budget exactly ?
[General Topics] Anagastes:
I had asked friendly. Do not understand your comment.

As said. 300€. OPO equally. And active developers.
[General Topics] MarcoIgnacio:
I have 100 usd to expend on this.

The Lenovo is 180 and my S4 can be sold for 150 , I can go up to 250 usd phone but theres like NOTHING on the market here.

K3 Note just arrived in just 1 store in the town, and then up from that cost is all S5 S6 S7 and Iphones.
[General Topics] simonbigwave:
what about OPPO?
[General Topics] MarcoIgnacio:
No, theres nothing from OPPO here :(
[General Topics] Soufiansky:
Nexus 5x,LG G3,Lg G4 if you are lucky
[General Topics] Planterz:
Every review I've read on the Axon 7 says basically the same thing: great hardware, spotty software. Good screen, great speakers, nice build, but the OS is either half-baked in some areas or over-baked in others. If you're interested, I'd wait to see if an updated corrects some of these issues, or if there's 3rd party development that comes along.

As far as OnePlus/Nexus goes, I'd wait for the new Nexuses to come out, and either get one of the new ones or wait til the price drops on the 6P. The 6P has already dropped in price, especially if you catch one of those deals that happen from time to time, but it'll likely drop even further when the new ones are released.

When comparing benchmarks, make sure to compare multiple ones. A phone might score well on Antutu, but when it comes to a graphics-specific one, it might score low.

The S4 doesn't make a good candidate for overclocking, IMO. The Snapdragon 600 was typically clocked at 1.6GHz in most devices it was in, but the S4 clocked it at 1.9GHz, so it's basically already maxed out. I tinkered with OC'ing my S4, and even slightly overclocking it actually gave me worse benchmark scores. Of course, YMMV if your phone has a higher binned processor than mine, but I wouldn't expect much.
[General Topics] obscuresword:
To be fair that is only one model of the Zenfone 3 line (which is the Zenfone 3 Max) uses the SD 615. The Zenfone 3 Laser, Zenfone 3, Zenfone 3 Ultra and Zenfone 3 Deluxe use the SD 430, 625, 652, and 820.
[General Topics] Jordan1200:
I have a good deal on a Nexus 6p 64 Gig. I just saw a post that specifies the end of Nexus updates for the 6P being at it's end of Nexus updates September 2017. Bug fixes longer but that does bother me know that I know.
[General Topics] Anagastes:
OK. The deluxe is OK. But too high in price. 300€ not more... ^^
[General Topics] ashukmishra:
Sry guys for posting it here but i am new here and i dunno where to post such questions...

My question is that is it really important to unlock bootloader for flashing rom...and my device is micromax a290... And i have rooted it without giving my hands in its bootloader
[General Topics] force70:
Welcome to XDA. And no this is not the correct place to ask this.

You need to find the forum for your device if one exists and ask this there.i have never even heard of your device so cannot answer your question regardless.

I checked for you since you probably dont know how to navigate the site yet and didnt see a forum for your device sorry
[General Topics] MarcoIgnacio:
Hi Planterz, thank you that really helped me.

I got a lot of offers for my S4, so people still seem to be interested. I think im going to close the deal.

Thank you all for your support. You are amazing,

:good::)
[General Topics] iMaterial:
Sounds good and all, but it has a Xiaomi GUI, dunno if I want to wrestle with it. Why is it using the 650 and not the 652? :rolleyes:
[General Topics] Epistemic:
Huawei P9Lite 3GB RAM Variant. I've had mine a couple of days and it's brilliant for the price (I personally would say it's the best budget phone on the market. Don't confuse budget with low tier phone, it's unbelievably good). VERY snappy, good multitasking, great display 1080p, good speakers, nice design.

Its benchmark is better that P8 im sure. Also it will more than likely receive Android N EMUI 5
[General Topics] zeeBomb:
I need your guys help. 3 Phones:

Samsung S5 Neo

Idol 3

Moto G4 Plus

Daily casual but sometimes power user. Likes to tinker with device and custom Roms. Wants a device with a good camera and decent overall longevity. What should I pick and why?
[General Topics] wrongitdoo:
Hello fellow Androidians! I've been in the Droid zone circa 2010. Currently using a Droid Ultra for the past two years. Over it! I'd prefer a phone with decent audio and root on the Verizon network. Any suggestions?
[General Topics] A.R.Cante:
Hey,

I need a new Android phone.

What's the best phone with the MTK6797 (Helio X20) (or similiar) and LTE 4G with Band 20 (800 MHz) and Band 3 (1800MHz) in the price range of 200€-250€?

Thank you in Advance