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[General Questions and Answers] gorilla p:
I personally have been extremely soured on Xiaomi recently. I purchased 2 of their Android TV Boxes. Both performed poorly and we're broken by poorly coded/tested firmware updates.

I purchased the MiBand4 and they randomly removed the devices most popular feature (Custom watch faces) with no warning or explanation)

I purchased the MiPad4 and a year after release, they already pulled support for it.

I'm aware that their devices have good quality hardware at excellent values, but their firmware and device support is abysmal. I really wish they would improve on this, because their ability to make good hardware and great prices is really impressive.
[General Questions and Answers] tsongming:
Sounds like you have had a bad experience, and I agree that the global rom good be better.

However, this is XDA and most of us know how to support the phones ourselves. With that in mind, the current Xiaomi.EU rom based on the Chinese beta and will eventually evolve into a much better rom...Its stellar, with no real issues to speak of. Older versions of Miui were definitely cluttered with alot of bloat. Miui 11 is much more streamed and has similarities to Samsung's One UI mixed with some iOS aesthetics and notably the gestures are possibly the best available on android. ( Disclaimer : It just my opinion)

On the other hand, there are many AOSP roms including the actual modded Pixel 3 rom, Not Pixel Experience, the actual software from the Pixel has been modded to run on the Mi8 and it is stellar. Although, I personally still prefer the most recent Xiaomi.EU

If you know anyone who owns a Mi8, ask if you can use it for 20 minutes. I assure you that 20 minutes may change your mind. For the record, I used to hate Miui with a passion. Another option is buying through Amazon, they have a very generous warranty and 90 day return period that comes in addition to the factory warranty which as you mentioned is not as good. If you buy from Amazon and hate the phone, you can easily return it and lose nothing.

One caveat, there is a 2 week waiting period for unlocking the bootloader, and you must register the device to be able to do so. Yes It seems like a hassle, at first. Although it ends up being worthwhile, because MiCloud is extremely similar to iCloud and it's great at restoring the phone, all the apps, and even your files such as photos and audio/ video files. To go on, if you somehow brick your Mi8, its very easy to restore

Edit :

One last thing, read this thread to see how others feel when they had a Mi8 and went to something much more expensive and they wanted to come back to the Mi8 : https://xdaforums.com/mi-8/how-to/wait-to-mi8-t4002527
[General Questions and Answers] Imprezzion:
I kinda wanna upgrade my Note 9 but I have a few "requirements" which aren't easy to find lol.

I'm looking for a phone with a 855 or 855+, at least 6.5", underscreen fp, no notch and proper stereo speakers and good custom rom support.

Only phone so far that meets these requirements is the OnePlus 7 Pro and the ASUS ROG Phone 2 but compared to Chinese flagships like the Realme X2 pro (which has a notch) they are way too expensive. I know.. I shouldn't complain about price as I bought this note 9 brand new 13 months ago, but it has a lot of secondhand value still as it's in excellent condition and I kinda wanna upgrade it now that it still has some resale value.

Is there any other phone cheaper than a OP7 Pro that fits? I mean, the Redmi K20 Pro / Mi9 T Pro also matches pretty well but the speakers are kinda men and the screen feels smaller being 6.39" compared to my Note 9 and I like an as big as possible screen.
[General Questions and Answers] Lisali:
I do! :) But I need something without a camera bump.
[General Questions and Answers] KapilKhandelwal:
I was just pointing out what gm stands for. Quote the person to whom I replied. Maybe they'll be able to help. I don't change phones often, thus can't help. Sorry. Hope you find what you're looking for. Good luck ?
[General Questions and Answers] 350Rocket:
That would be my top pick. The last OnePlus with a headphone jack. Since it was out of my price range I will stick with the OnePlus 5 for a couple more years.
[General Questions and Answers] Dogilainen:
Which aptX HD phone?

Moto G5S Plus has got to go.. but I haven't found a phone that'd be "perfect" successor. Please help me decide.

Price would have to stay under 400 €, and I'm willing to do a little Black Friday / Cyber Monday hunting, so that 400 is not "absolute max", but you get the point, my budget ain't gonna be enough for Google Pixel 4.

Absolutely necessity:

aptX HD (aptX Adaptive would be nice, but it's so rare that I'm not even dreaming about that)

Nice to haves:

- Good quality screen, AMOLED preferred

- Pretty good rear camera (I take mostly daylight pictures of other persons / scenery, rarely video, never selfies)

- Simple / light UI (Moto G has been friendly..).. or at least one that is intuitive enough for grandpa coming from (almost) stock android.

- Long lifecycle (software/security updates)

- Decent battery (one full day of web surfing is enough)

- Splash proof (would have to endure light rain, not submersion)

- Robust (current phone has been dropped countless times, and have had screen protector replaced more than once..)

Does not matter at all:

- Speaker/s quality

- 3.5 mm / wired audio output

- NFC

- IR transmitter

- Front facing camera

- Gaming performance

I did some googling and came up with following phones, each one with something "wrong":

Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro / Redmi K20 Pro - Can it withstand moisture at all (with that pop-up camera)? And that MIUI is a big question mark to me.. apparently many dislike it? Price for 6GB/128GB is 410 €, could most likely be had for 3XX during sales.

Asus Zenfone 6 - Has IPS screen.. 499 € at the moment.

ZTE Axon 10 Pro - Quality of the pictures has been criticized, but is waterproof. Was on sale for ~370 € yesterday at Black Friday pre-sale, now 450 €.

Oneplus 7 Pro / T /T Pro seems nice, but these cost 680 / 610 / 760 €.

Is there any other options / which one would you pick (considering my use)?
[General Questions and Answers] mattia.b89:
Which waterproof android?

Hey guys,

I'd like to have your advices: I need to buy a new Android smartphone.

Waterproof (IP67/8) is the most limiting feature from starting from and within an average budget,

that is a new mid-range or an one year old high-end device.

Which models do you suggest? :confused:
[General Questions and Answers] 350Rocket:
Out of the options you listed in your price range I would go with the zte axon 10 pro, but I've never used it. I'm going by some reviews I watched on YouTube, particularly by "jwilliams". I believe he loved that phone.
[General Questions and Answers] emperorgenghiskhan:
I am looking for a 10 inch tablet not very picky except that it must be rootable and able to run WWE Supercards, Will be mainly used for reading. WiFi is of course a must
[General Questions and Answers] Dogilainen:
ZTE's camera seemed to focus really slowly in (ZTE vs Oneplus by JWilliams) comparison video.. And that 375 € discount is gone and price is back to 475 €..

But as my hunger grows (possibly stretching the budget), OnePlus is not making things easier! Oneplus 7 Pro and Oneplus 7T could now be had for 599 €. And I can't even decide which one of those I'd choose, if I were to pick OnePlus. I've never had a curved screen, so that is a major questionmark, and I would anyway hide the phone in some kind of "tank like" case, so there goes the "bling factor" of the curved screen anyway..

As I've forgotten the Asus (due to the IPS screen), battle is now between Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro (~400 €) and Oneplus 7 Pro / 7T (~600 €).. unless someone comes up with a dark horse!
[General Questions and Answers] 350Rocket:
I'd go with the OnePlus 7 pro but I hate the idea of wearing out my charging port every time I plug in my headphones, which I sometimes do 20 times a day with my OnePlus 5.
[General Questions and Answers] Dogilainen:
Plugging in headphones is no issue with me, since I don't connect them to the phone at all. I only use Bluetooth (phone -> BT -> Radsone Earstudio ES100 -> cable -> Headphones).

I've just spent couple of hours watching comparison videos and reading articles about the differences between 7 Pro and 7T, but still cannot decide.. 7 Pro would be obvious choice if it had a flat screen. maybe a good night's sleep will help ;)
[General Questions and Answers] Pidbie:
Hey guys,

Im looking for a phone in around $550 price range to replace my old Moto z play.

Requirements:

+ Good battery life for medium usage (rarely gaming but i watch YouTube/ browse web alot)

+ Decent camera, doesnt have to be the best in class, just enough to take some decent pics when needed, front camera not needed

+Good display, because i watch content quite a lot

+Good speaker, doesn't have to be the best

+NFC

What i dont care :

-Rom support, im just casual user

-3.5mm jack, nice things to have but not deal breaker

The candidates i have in mind :

- Oneplus 7T, Great overall but kinda worried about the battery.

- Huawei mate 20 x, great battery life, but kinda worried about software department.

which one is better? I don't mind if you suggested me another device aside from those two, even used ones are fine. Oh and OnePlus 7 pro is just a bit off budget but it has great display and cool front camera( for face unlock lol) but kinda worried about those curved screen.

Enlighten me, masters.
[General Questions and Answers] pndwal:
Check Xiaomi Redmi Note 8T. Seems to have it all. From US $140. PW
[General Questions and Answers] Pidbie:
I checked that one, nice device. But forgot to mention that i prefer upper mid-range premium device, last year flagship, or used 2019 flagship which fall under $550 (no iPhones). If possible i'd like to hear your opinion about those 2 devices i mentioned above, then recommend me another alternative. I'm pretty sure there are alot of them nowadays, which is why im here.
[General Questions and Answers] axlina:
Hello. I' looking to buy new mid range phone. Now i have Xiaomi mi Max. What is desirable in a. New phone is led light, battery cca 5mah, rear mounted fingerprint scanner.

So may top choices so far Redmi note 8 pro, Xiaomi Mi 9 Lite and Samsung m30s.

My personal favorite is Redmi, but it has mediatek processor, which I heard are bad regarding updates and custum ROMs. Is it true? Are they harder or impossible to root?

Redmi has IPS LCD screen - is it much worse in comparison to Mi 9 Lite?

About M30s, comparison videos say that it's only better regarding battery, in other ways its same or worse comparing to Redmi.

Please explain what do I get and what do i lose with Mediatek processors. I plan to try different ROMs and root it out of the box.

P.S. i also heard that snapdragon is more compatible with apps. One of the reason i wanna switch phones is so that I can use Revolut. If I buy Redmi, is there possibility that Revolut wont work?
[General Questions and Answers] pndwal:
Of your Xiaomi choices, seems older RN8Pro (MT) has TWRP (so can root) but no custom ROMs as yet. M9Lite (SD) is brand new, yet already LOS 16.0 is available, so you're probably right to go with SD phone.

Xiaomi Redmi Note 8T (SD 665) may be a cheaper alternative - seems to have it all apart from notification led being debated - some saying they have it, some saying they don't. ( https://xdaforums.com/redmi-note-8/help/redmi-note-8t-t4002903 ) From US $140, and hot off the press. PW
[General Questions and Answers] jellmoo:
Hey guys, I'm having a pickle of a time just finding a device that checks the boxes I want to check. I'm hoping that maybe somebody here has some ideas. (For reference: I'm currently using an iPhone XR, and have recently used a Note 8, Essential Phone and Oneplus 6).

Here are my must haves:

OLED display

Really good battery life

Rear mounted FPS that is fast and reliable (it will drive me nuts if it isn't)

Notification LED

Relatively new device so I can expect updates (let's say within the last year)

And that's it. I have other "nice to haves", but these are the important ones and they are leaving me stumped. The closest I've come is the Pixel 3a XL, but it lacks a notification light for some bizarre reason.

Also note that I'm Canadian so I would need a device compatible with our bands (mostly band 4) and could affect how readily available some brand/devices are.
[General Questions and Answers] $tefanDroid:
I would take the Lumina. My girlfriend has one and its pretty good.

√ HTC Evo 3D GSM

√ Android JB 4.1.2

√ Disarmed Toaster

√ 4EXT Recovery Touch

√ Anthrax Kernel 3.7.0 @ 1.6ghz
[General Questions and Answers] maxima2k53:
I'm thinking about getting a tablet for christmas, I've set my sights on the nexus 10 but just waiting for the money to come in. At first i was hoping for the laptop/tablet and maybe sell of my laptop that I have because I mainly use my galaxy s3. What do you guys think?
[General Questions and Answers] emompong:
Help...

Galaxy nexus or xperia acro s or htc one s??

Need ur experience with these devices.. ill appreciate it. Thanks!!

Or any device u can suggest budget 400-450 US $ converted.
[General Questions and Answers] freitach:
Hi there,

I want to buy a new smartphone (my first one yeah :D), but I can't really decide which one exactly as almost every phone has some drawbacks.

Maybe I should first mention what I want to use the phone for:

- Internet

- Chat (like whatsapp)

- some games

- gps

- 4" to 4,3"

- take some snapshots

- not charing the phone every 6 hours

- Jelly Bean (or a certain update within the next 3 months)

Currently my favorites are the Samsung Galaxy S Advance and the Galaxy SIII mini. I can get the S Advance with NFC for about 260€, the SIII mini for 300€. But the S Advance has only 768 MB RAM so I'm not sure whether this is enough for a longer time. The SIII mini has no NFC and lacks things like the notification LED and Auto-Brightness. And both have a pretty old GPU.

So I also looked for other manufactures, but in my price range (up to 300€) there aren't so many "new" phones ( I don't really want to buy a year old phone, when I see how fast they develope), or they have bigger drawbacks (no amoled, build-in battery etc.).

So can I get happy with one of those two phones? Which one would you prefer? Or are there any alternatives?

Thank you in advance and sorry for my bad english :)
[General Questions and Answers] vj_dustin:
S3 Mini among the two.

Though i'd suggest Nexus 4.
[General Questions and Answers] mandingo1966:
Nexus 4

J agree 100%
[General Questions and Answers] username1234321:
Any suggestions???
[General Questions and Answers] freitach:
Ok, problem with the Nexus 4 is, it will be shipped in January (if not even later), and as my old phone is broken, i would need a new one in a short time.

What's about the Galaxy Nexus? It has still better hardware than most of the new smartphones in this price range...

But, are there no other 4 - 4,3" phones that are better than the Galaxy S Advance/S3 mini for a similar price? Or do i have to take a bigger size to have better hardware?
[General Questions and Answers] mfsr98:
one S or Nexus 4, God that phone is cheap
[General Questions and Answers] Andulias:
Doesn't anyone have some advice for me? :/
[General Questions and Answers] mfsr98:
From those 2, of COURSE the ace 2. It's dual core and 800Mhz.
[General Questions and Answers] Felimenta97:
The desire X is also dual core, but 1 Ghz.

I'd go with Desire X. Samsung would be my last choice.
[General Questions and Answers] mfsr98:
Oh sorry, confusing with the desire C...
[General Questions and Answers] jji7skyline:
I'd agree. The Samsung ace isn't as desirable as the desire X. The Desire's screen also is clearly better than the samsung.
[General Questions and Answers] TheBrickLord:
Hi everyone!

I need help to finally update from my Motorola Milestone. He served me quite good as I took for an amazing price (used), but I hate the camera quality, especially in low light conditions, the battery life, the responsiveness and some issues with home redraw, hot temperatures with HSPA.

Instead I love the fact it's compact and has a very nice screen.

In my life I move sometimes for other countries, and I partecipate in congresses in which you can't easily look for a plug to recharge, so either I bring with me a spare battery or I bring a torch/charger that I already have, but if I go with just my jacket and trousers I don't feel comfortable to bring it.

I love the Galaxy S2, for dimensions and performances, but I was looking for something a bit more futureproof. I was interested then in Xiaomi M2, Meizu MX, Xperia V, Huawei Honor 2, Motorola Razr M and Razr Maxx HD, or Google Nexus (Samsung) All of them has some faults, Xiaomi is very rare to find, has no sd but comes with 3100 mah battery and only lacks nfc. Meizu is very rare as well and battery life is a primary concern considering previous models, but the last model is very compact and with 16:10 aspect ratio, which is simply adore. Xperia V is bigger than everything else expect Razr Maxx HD and battery life is very poor, and comes with slash proof screen and good performances, easy to find with an Italian carrier. Last to come Motorola Razr M, distributed with Intel core in Europe so not compatible with some apps and generally lacking in performance respect Qualcomm (but gains in battery life); Razr Maxx HD is wonderful, big, best battery life, all goodness but it is still not available in Europe and in general, here Motorola will run away, so we're all very concerned about warranty and replacement times.

What should I do? Buy a GS2 with spare battery? Dare for a chinese not human resources and environmental respectful company? Accept a non state of art phone from Sony or risk to have problems with Motorola?
[General Questions and Answers] vj_dustin:
Lol if you have the G Nexus available in your country, there is no need to look anywhere.. Just go for it! :good:
[General Questions and Answers] Andulias:
Thanks a lot for the advice to both of you. Went with it, pretty glad so far. I managed to only get my hands on the Ace 2 beforehand and the Desire X definitely looks, feels and acts a lot better :)
[General Questions and Answers] AllisonDeletedCache:
Decisions...

I'm a noob and could use some advice from all you experts out here. I'm looking at getting another phone & of course want it set up the way I want it set up - not how some cell provider decides.

Current phone:

HTC Wildfire S

Rooted

Unlocked (displays locked)

RUU Marvel HTC Europe 1.33.401.2 Radio 47.10.35.3029H 7.46.35... etc...

CM7

CWM 5.0.2.8

My primary concern is unlocking the bootloader. The less of a headache the better.

Secondary concern: Can I use all the above same Roms, recoveries, one click root, etc...?

Phones I'm considering:

HTC One S

HTC Desire C

Samsung Galaxy 551

Samsung Galaxy Gio

Samsung Galaxy Ace II x

Samsung Galaxy S II 4G

Galaxy Nexus

Virgin Mobile has a deal on, so I'd like to take advantage of it. Any insight would be appreciated.
[General Questions and Answers] mfsr98:
You didn't say what you want, but from those the One S is better. The Nexus is easier to hack, though.
[General Questions and Answers] Poecifer:
Looking for the absolute cheapest 7 inch tablet on the market, as long as it's capacitive and 1gHz processor it's fine. Any help?
[General Questions and Answers] Dogilainen:
Xiaomi Mi 9t Pro (6/128) 399 €

vs

OnePlus 7t (8/128) 599 €

Oneplus has Android 10 (likely to get updates longer than Xiaomi?), 90hz screen, well liked UI, more memory and should cope with rain better. But 200 €.. damn.

I dropped Oneplus 7 Pro because of the curved screen. Realme won't sell X2 Pro to Finland, so it's not an option.

EDIT: third option would be Oneplus 7 (8/256) that was just dropped to 449 €.
[General Questions and Answers] xwalero:
Hi, I want to buy a USED phone (I live in Chile and new phones are generally way too expensive, around double the price of the US)

I currently have a very veeeery old Moto G LTE (yes, just G, or G1) and it's kind of enough (though it's obviously too slow now to run apps like Google Maps, Uber, etc. fast)

I need:

16 GB of storage at least (preferably expandable with a mSD)

Fast enough processor to run GMpas, Uber, Rappi, Cabify and that kind of apps at a decent speed, not waiting like a minute to load stuff properly

At least 2 GB of RAM

At least the battery life of Moto G (I don't really use my phone that much, and it lasts the day)

The phone to be reliable, not with HW issues like getting slower in like most Samsung phones

Nice to have:

NFC, Gyroscopeto play Pokémon GO, more sensors in general to experiment with them

Good community support, in order to install new custom ROMs, Kernels and all that good stuff

The price must be around the price of Moto G7 Play, which is like $100.

Again, I'm not asking for a top of the line phone, just a reliable one with some nice to haves (can't care less about good camera/fingerprint) like the Moto G which can play Pokémon GO with its gyroscope, has good support, I installed a custom ROM plus a kernel and unlocked the bootloader, installed greenify to free RAM so it holds up quite well.

Thanks!
[General Questions and Answers] mrrocketdog:
i say htc m8. still alot of development. expandeable storage. and pretty darn inexpensive. dont know about pokeman but probably could handle it. i had one and flash all kinds of roms (back in flash-aholic days). never bricked hard or soft. downside battery is 2300mah. power users might get a full day.

good luck on whichever you decide. :)
[General Questions and Answers] 350Rocket:
I have this phone as a backup/use for other things. The camera has been broken since I unlocked it and installed lineage os 15. I'm trying to fix it now (storage internal and external seems to be broken) can't find any links to downloads still active. It was a great phone but it's a paperweight now since nobody kept the files online to download and nobody is really developing for it anymore.

Mine is a Canadian Telus version and I can't find an ruu for it. Basically it's a brick now I think.
[General Questions and Answers] xwalero:
I have

Huawei P Smart (2019)

Nokia 5.1 Plus

Moto G7 Power

Moto G7 Play

Among my options. I think the P Smart is the best one of those, but maybe there's something I'm not seeing. It has higher resolution, higher ppi, better performance according to AnTuTu, and same or more RAM. I'm not sure about battery life but GSMArena says it's 88 hrs., and that's enough for me (even half of that is). The downside it's that it has no gyroscope, and I have no references of the build quality/durability in comparison to the Motorola models.
[General Questions and Answers] niyonsv:
Guys do you know which phone is popular among developers for making custom ROMs? I found OP6T is popular but also want to know about other phones. In the XDA app we can find the Top phones but 7T is there (not popular) but 6T isn't there (but popular).
[General Questions and Answers] Imprezzion:
The non-t 7 Pro is very popular. Most Samsung models have pretty good support as well but not as much AOSP based as they don't release all sources and drivers for example face unlock.
[General Questions and Answers] niyonsv:
I was saying about the 'Top' list in the XDA app. I don't know what makes these devices top and what criteria is used for this. There's another list right after it called 'New'. I think XDA should list top devices with custom ROM development support as a separate one.
[General Questions and Answers] niyonsv:
Pfa. A lot of newest devices are there which don't have any custom ROM support but the popular one OP6T isn't there. I remember it was there just before the 7T released.