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[General Questions and Answers] RoDnSuE:
I'm considering which 10" tablet to purchase. My current tablet is a Hisense Sero 7 Pro. It's getting "long in the tooth" and too hard to see for my eyes.

I will mostly use it for general web surfing, Social media, music, and streaming. (IE Netflix)

Requirements are..........

10" screen

Around $200

Quad core or better

Close to latest Android version as I can get

Manufacturer support (Upgrades/Firmware)

8GB storage (or better)

WIFI b/g/n

Headphone jack

Bluetooth

Front camera

USB

SD slot

Would be nice but not necessary;

Rear camera

GPS

Availability of custom ROMs

Any suggestions???

Thanks
[General Questions and Answers] Raresh T:
For that price, I suggest Huawei lineup. Samsung would be better but no way to get those tablets just for 200$. I have an Huawei MediaPad M5 lite. The tablet is treble compatible. Therefore you can get unofficial latest Android version. Don't rely on huawei to get official updates. Mine is still stuck on Oreo. Can't wait for the warranty to expire.
[General Questions and Answers] Droidriven:
I would never suggest anything made by Huawei, their products are known security risks, that is why Huawei has been banned in many countries.
[General Questions and Answers] Raresh T:
Their products are known for security risks? Based on what? I ve searched the topic a bit, and a lot of allegations arent coming from well known tech newspapers. So far they ve been banned only in US. Europe and the rest of Asia seem to be fine for now with Huawei.
[General Questions and Answers] Droidriven:
China has a certain amount of financial control of most of Asia, of course they wouldn't be banned in Asia, of course they would be highly promoted in Asia, it serves their interest. But, the point is, there is a very good reason why they were banned, because China has Huawei build things into the hardware and software that definitely are a major risk to the privacy and security of any users or corporations that use them. They wouldn't be banned and considered a security risk for no reason at all. This also somewhat applies to Xiaomi devices as well. This really applies to all hardware/software coming out of China on some level, some more, some less.

Dig deeper than just reading articles on tech websites, you'll see.
[General Questions and Answers] Raresh T:
You ve been more familiar with these android devices. Software can be rewritten, but can those hardware modifications that prove to be a major risk be changed?
[General Questions and Answers] iHibachi:
Looking for a new gaming phone only

Hello,

I'm currently in the market for a gaming phone or at least a good phone with great gaming specs. This phone purpose will only be for gaming and nothing else, I don't care about the camera or anything like that. Majority of the time it will be on WiFI and if I need to it will be on a Canada network. This phone will not server as my main phone. My budget is $800 CAD. I was originally going to get a Red Magic 5G but from the looks of it, it seem to be a lot of problem on the system side.

Any recommends would be appreciated, thanks in advance.
[General Questions and Answers] POMATu:
Vanilla open-source android phone

Hello,

I want to buy a genuine vanilla phone so I can have everything there opensourced including the drivers. Well I understand I can't have gsm/wifi modules firmware but at least I need drivers so I can edit them if I want.

I dont wanna have samsung or xiaomi or anything else with proprietary drivers and semi (or barely) working custom firmwares that are released lately. There should be some reference phone on which android devs test all their code. The phone that is progenitor to all the following vendor craps that come next after each android release.

Can you give me the name of that phone please? I thought its google nexus, but looks like I am mistaken
[General Questions and Answers] Raresh T:
Xiaomi Black Shark 3

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Get an essential ph1 or a pixel. These come with vanilla android. There isn't a progenitor phone.
[General Questions and Answers] Droidriven:
Get an unlocked non carrier branded Pixel device, they come factory installed with Vanilla AOSP and have plenty of well built, well supported custom ROMs. All of the Pixel variants are decently priced, just do not get a US carrier branded model. These are pretty much the most supported Vanilla android devices and will continue to be well supported for years to come.
[General Questions and Answers] Howlin1:
I am looking for a new phone in the $400-$500 CAD range. It would need to have two sim card slots and at least 64gb of internal space. I would like a really good camera on it
[General Questions and Answers] Raresh T:
Mate, there are like hundreds or thousands of smartphones with those specs. Input those specs into GSMarena and pick your favorite.
[General Questions and Answers] POMATu:
Thanks, but do essential or pixel have driver sources opensourced? Or can I get any phone with driver sources so I can edit them.
[General Questions and Answers] Droidriven:
Lol, if you know enough about android to modify android source code, you would not be asking that question because you would know that Pixel devices come factory installed with AOSP which is Google's Android Open Source Project, which is open sourced and that, yes, you can modify the AOSP source code.

But, since you asked this question, it is an indicator that you don't know as much as you should about android and should probably not attempt modifying android source code until you understand/know more about android.
[General Questions and Answers] DiamondJohn:
I think he is talking about the source code for things like the boot loader, modem, and each individual component, which normally comes as pre-compiled blobs (or flashed separate to the ROM for bootloader and modem). ie the proprietary stuff. Android is OS, but the devices for the components drivers are normally not.
[General Questions and Answers] Droidriven:
I had a suspicion that is what they meant but didn't want to assume.

In this case, they probably won't find what they are looking for.

And, again, if they know about modifying android source code, they would know that what they are asking about pertains to proprietary/closed-source software code.
[General Questions and Answers] Howlin1:
Well yes, but that is my problem, there are so many of them
[General Questions and Answers] fhcwcsy:
Hi all, I'm looking for a new phone and I think I need some help.

Here are some of my considerations I can currently think of:

1. Not from a Chinese company, for security and privacy reasons.

2. Good roms and xda developer support. My last phone was Sony Xperia XZs, and there are few roms that I could try. On the contrary, the phone I got before that was Xperia SP and there are lots of roms support even multiple years after its release. So this time I want to avoid this problem. This is my main consideration (I know Pixel phones fit this the best but I want to see if there's any other options as mentioned below).

3. Not from Sony. After getting 2 from Sony I want to try a different taste.

4. Good if it can be a popular phone, so purchasing it and getting it fixed won't be a problem. I have considered Pixel but there's not many people using it here in Taiwan so I want to see if there's some other options.

After googling myself and narrowing down I believe Samsung offer some options that fit my specifications, but I'm not sure which models are the best and whether there are other companies satisfying my need. Currently the acceptable range of price is quite broad so I'll accept everything for now and pick one later. Can anyone provide some advice? thank you!
[General Questions and Answers] POMATu:
Yes basically I was talking about that. There are 3 parts of it so the firmware inside the chips of the modules which is low level and flashable only once, then the driver that is always proprietary from what I seen and then the android OS which is opensource but it makes no sense until I control the drivers.

You do not install proprietary bs on your linux server, why do I wanna have these drivers on my AOSP rom? But without them phone wont work obviously.

I just hope such device exists, like even if not as concept, but like anybody leaked the sourcecode of those, so I can do edits to the drivers or check them, compile and flash them instead what I am offered (precompiled blobs).

Drioidviren, bro you are too arrogant I just wanna device name if such exist, no any lectures, thanks.
[General Questions and Answers] Droidriven:
What applies to PC hardware does not work the same as what applies to android devices. PC hardware and software are generally not proprietarily controlled to the extent that android hardware and software are. It's all about attempting to control what you can and can't install on the device and how you can or can't install it. On PC, you can install whatever you want, when you want and you can install them using any of a dozen or more methods. There is no need to be as specific about hardware/software combinations.
[General Questions and Answers] majki84:
Is there anymore any phone with dual active sim? Last phone I know that had a dual sim in active mode was Honor 8 (lte+3g). I need a new phone, but dual active is a must (when I talk through sim1 and someone is calling me on sim2 I need to hear it). Is there any phone for businessman? I don't want to carry two phones nor do I want to use a watch for talking.

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[General Questions and Answers] Raresh T:
Sorry to disappoint, but no. There isn't one. Not a new one at least in 3-4 years.
[General Questions and Answers] aSystemOverload:
Ex Nexus 4, 5, 6, 6P Owner, seeking next device

So yes, I've been thru most of the Nexus-es, my 6P then died (random power off at anything under 60% power), Google refunded and bought two Huawei/Honor phones for me and the missus.

Roll on today and I'm fed up of the Huawei spin on Android and aggressive power management that kills Bluetooth connected devices such as Fitbit that disappears and won't reconnect unless you remove/re-add.

I'm now looking for a 6" ish Screen device that either has Google/Plain Android or is easy to install the same on. 6GB min, 64GB min, SD card friendly, WiFi AC. semi decent back/front cameras. Fingerprint scanner (back/front).
[General Questions and Answers] Raresh T:
Go with xiaomi then. I ve got a Xiaomi Note 8 Pro. For that price you do get a bit of ads, which you can disable in 3 min. Very good specs, good camera, upcoming miui 12 does brings some very good features. Doesn't have such aggressive battery management. Do recommend using a custom launcher, in order to get that vanilla vibe.
[General Questions and Answers] markbnj:
Next Phone? current Huawei Honor 5 (BNDL34)

Sorry, have a few questions:

1) us based, GSM (AT&T).

2) budget $200-600

3) needs to have a Memory card slot

4) would like 5G (capable), but is a nice, not must have

5) Current phone: rooted, to eliminate AT&T's hotspot restrictions.

Past phones and comments

Motorola G4 Plus : could not hotspot out of box, even though unlocked very annoying.

Asus Zenphone 3: looked nice didn't last.

Huawei Honor 5

Has worked like a pro, except now getting long in the tooth:

Front /bottom of case now is pulling away from the body.​

Also, can no longer answer phone except through speaker.

Need to get it in the next week or so, since I can't verify how long this will continue to last.

SO: I've been looking at the

oneplus nord. (doesn't seem to be actually available until mid-august?)

Motorola G Stylus (my wife wont let me unlock her Galaxy 9 Note, but like the stylus!)

anything else in the mix I should also look at?

Key concerns again:

ease of using hotspot.

getting a good case (I've given up on otterbox, as I believe quality has declined greatly since the Galaxy S5 version

cost

memory card -- CANNOT sacrifice this!!!

amount of RAM/storage built in

ease of rooting.

THanks in advance

Markb formerly of NJ
[General Questions and Answers] VonSparq:
What is the cheapest phone with these features?

android one/near stock

1080p screen

notification led or live oled

8gb ram

rear or side mounted finger print, not in screen

4500mah minimum with at least 10a charging

usb-c

60fps 720p video with image stabilisation

around 4-500k antutu

preferably pop-up camera but a notch or holepunch are also fine

5g would be nice
[General Questions and Answers] Raresh T:
Simple, the cheapest would be around 2500€ - Huawei Mate Xs
[General Questions and Answers] VonSparq:
It has a bloated samsung skin and the fingerprint sensor is under the screen, if i wanted to compromise on those two i could get the Redmi K30 Pro, it also has a newer Snapdragon, has 5G and is cheaper.

Ok, you just edited to say Mate Xs, i was suspecting previously but now i know you are trolling.
[General Questions and Answers] Raresh T:
The redmi k30 pro has bloated xiaomi skin and ads. Doesnt seem an improvement
[General Questions and Answers] VonSparq:
Over the s10 lite? It obviously is, it has a faster cpu, 5g and is cheaper.

Both Xiaomi and Samsung have their own bloat on top of android, i don't really care for either.
[General Questions and Answers] hulkyboi:
Apart from pixel and OnePlus which other phone doesn't have a bloated skin and ads
[General Questions and Answers] Raresh T:
Google has the vanilla experience. So you could say oneplus is just another bloated skin over pixel vanilla. If you want a debloated phone, see also custom roms. Most custom roms do come close to vanilla. Also, on Android there are custom launchers, with option to hide those apps you can't disable. And at 4+gb of ram, it doesn't really matter how much bloatware there is. Just look for camera performance, baterry life and overall performance. Don't look at interface, stock launcher.
[General Questions and Answers] lyubster:
Moto G8 Power Lite vs Xiaomi Redmi 8

So, I bought the new Moto G8 Power Lite, but I'm not entirely satisfied with it. I'm considering a switch to the Redmi 8, so I wanted to hear some opinions.

I hear the GCAM port for the Redmi 8 makes wonders with the camera. Sadly, I couldn't find a working port for the Moto. Do you think it's worth switching?
[General Questions and Answers] Raresh T:
Seems i didn't had your bad luck. https://www.cyanogenmods.org/google-camera-moto-g8-power-lite-gcam-apk/
[General Questions and Answers] lyubster:
Hey man, thanks, but I already tried this one out. It gives me an error when trying to install the package - "The was a problem parsing the package".
[General Questions and Answers] Raresh T:
You do have android 10 on your device, right?
[General Questions and Answers] lyubster:
Nope, 9.
[General Questions and Answers] silmatharien:
I'm currently using a Oneplus 3. Size is 152.7 x 74.7 x 7.4 mm (6.01 x 2.94 x 0.29 in). I like the size although I wouldn't mind something a bit smaller. I don't game. All I do on my phone is call, text, surf the internet and take the occasional picture, sometimes using Spotify. Removable storage would be nice but not necessary as I've never got close to my phone's 64 GB. Battery life is important.

I'm not interested in using an Apple device. I was looking at the Google Pixel 3A ... looks like the Pixel 4 is coming out soon. I'm not opposed to an Asian brand as well. Suggestions?
[General Questions and Answers] Raresh T:
LOL. Great job then. No wonders it didn't work. Go search for the one for Android 9 then. And do read instructions beforehand.
[General Questions and Answers] Raresh T:
You are out of luck then. There isn't any new smartphone with that size in 2020, nor will ever be. Phones are getting bigger, not smaller. Your best bet would be an Samsung S6 (with the battery mod. You can switch its battery with the S7 edge), S7 or OnePlus 5
[General Questions and Answers] hulkyboi:
https://m.gsmarena.com/results.php3...&nDisplayResMin=2073600&fDisplayInchesMax=5.5
[General Questions and Answers] frankryzzo:
Howdy all!

Currently I have an Essential PH-1 but I'm having some hardware issues with the mic. Doesn't work on speaker phone at all, and takes 20-30 seconds on a call before it starts picking up sound to let the other party hear me. Basically only making calls on bluetooth for the time being. I've been considering either getting a new/used/refurb PH-1, but I've also been looking at the Pixel 3a/3aXL, Moto G Power, and the Nokia 6.2. Would love to hear any pros and cons and get some feedback. I see a lot of replies in here suggesting the PH-1 or Pixel and I do really like the stock ASOP. Guessing I lose that with the Nokia or the Moto?
[General Questions and Answers] Raresh T:
Go for Pixel. Better support and updates. Also vanilla experience at its best. Don't forget GCAM.
[General Questions and Answers] frankryzzo:
Is there a specific model I should be looking for on the 3aXL, or as long as it's unlocked I'm good?
[General Questions and Answers] Raresh T:
Go for unlocked models. Verizon, I think, had the bad habit of locking their phones. Search tenfold before buying. You don't want to buy some expensive piece of plastic.
[General Questions and Answers] Droidriven:
You want an unlocked non branded model of Pixel or an unlocked T-Mobile version, preferably. The Sprint version is unlockable/flashable but they tend to have radio issues to iron out when flashing/modifying.
[General Questions and Answers] frankryzzo:
That's really helpful! Forgive me if this is a dumb question, but I was looking on Swappa and I'm guessing that unlocked is not the same as unbranded. If I am looking at the unlocked phones would I need to find out what carrier it was unlocked from if any or is there a way to tell through the serial number or anything like that? When looking at the T-Mobile phones it says I'd have to activate it on their network for 40 days before I can request it to be unlocked. Is that actually true? I currently use AT&T's network through Straight Talk.
[General Questions and Answers] Droidriven:
Non branded means it is straight from Google, not from a carrier such as Verizon, AT&T, etc...

You aren't quite understanding. If you buy a Pixel that is already unlocked(regardless of which carrier it came from) you can immediately use it with whatever carrier you want.

If you buy a T-Mobile Pixel that is already unlocked, you won't need no need to activate on T-Mobile for any reason unless you just wanted to. You won't have to activate on T-Mobile for 40 days to be eligible for unlock because the device will already be unlocked when you buy it.

Do you even understand what unlocked is? What it means?

If you want the "dummy-proof" answer, just get a Pixel that is not from any of the network carriers, get one that was sold directly to the customer by Google itself, not a carrier.
[General Questions and Answers] frankryzzo:
I understand what unlocked means, but I was under the impression that if you bought a pixel that was branded by one of the carriers, even if it was currently unlocked to work on another network, that the bootloader would still be locked and I wouldn't be able to install custom roms. Maybe this is my misunderstanding. I'm not concerned with getting the phone unlocked from whatever carrier it may have been on, I just want to make sure I can mod it without hassle once the support is over or if I decide to install a different ROM before then. Isn't that the whole reason you don't want to buy a Verizon pixel, or am I missing something or using the wrong terminology?
[General Questions and Answers] Droidriven:
You are confusing "carrier unlock" and "bootloader unlock".

They are two completely different things and don't really have anything to do with each other(though, a device being carrier locked "can" interfere with unlocking bootloader, but that is carrier or device specific, it doesn't apply to "all devices").

Carrier unlock means it can be used on any network it is compatible with.

Bootloader unlock allows flashing custom software.

You can have a device that IS NOT carrier unlocked but IS bootloader unlocked and have custom software on that device.

Or

You can have a device that IS carrier unlocked and also is bootloader unlocked and have custom software on that device.

There are cases where a carrier branded device can be unlocked to use on other networks but can not unlock bootloader to use custom software. That is why I said to get an unlocked unbranded Google version of Pixel instead of an unlocked carrier branded version.

The T-Mobile version ships new with a locked bootloader but it can be easily carrier unlocked and bootloader unlocked. The Verizon and AT&T versions have locked bootloaders that can not be unlocked even if you wanted to.

Is that making any sense to you yet?

The Google version directly from Google itself, instead of from a carrier, is the best option. You wanted the "dummy-proof" answer, I have given you that answer multiple times by now. The unlocked unbranded Google version, I say again, the unlocked unbranded Google version.

Every device I've ever owned has been a Straight Talk version on Verizon's network. We had my wife's carrier unlocked unbranded Nexus 5 on Straight Talk using Verizon's network, never had a Straight Talk device on AT&T's network. Straight Talk devices on the Verizon network get better coverage than on AT&T/T-Mobile's network.

Go to Swappa, select unlocked phones. At the next selection, choose Google, not one of the carriers. Then it will list the unlocked unbranded Google versions instead of the carrier branded versions, choose from that list.
[General Questions and Answers] frankryzzo:
Thanks , that last part is what I needed. Cheers
[General Questions and Answers] DIR49DNOR0N:
Compact phone in 2020

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[General Questions and Answers] Raresh T:
Go with Google pixel 4, or 4a.
[General Questions and Answers] vovuska:
Hey peeps, could you suggest me some cheap android tablets with decent performance and development here on xda?

Any brand will do, as long as its snappy, rootable and has some development going.

I will mainly use it for Google spreadsheets, some charts, all kinds of messaging and some pictures editing maybe.

Multitasking (without strong killing of background apps) is a must for me to avoid reloading my stuff everytime, so I'm thinking I need at least 4GB RAM, is this sufficient these days?

Thanks all! [emoji531]

I should also mention that I am in Asia so happy to get something local

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Hey, are you happy with your M5? How do you use it and what's your overall experience?

I am already looking at this cheap one https://s.lazada.co.id/s.brVSp
[General Questions and Answers] Raresh T:
I am using my m5 for almost everything, from medium gaming, like Dead Cells, video editing, book reading to browsing with 10 tabs open (always using desktop mode) . The huawei skin isnt so annoying, using oneplus skin and Asap Launcher. Also i am always changing dpi to 800. Looks better. Unfortunately the tablet development has stopped at android 8. But hopes not lost. There s gsi havoc os available, android 10 and looks quite nice. Cant wait. Battery life holds for 2-3 days. Wouldn't change it, not in the following 5 years at least.
[General Questions and Answers] vovuska:
Awesome, thanks for your reply!

Any input on the Teclast brand? P20hd looks pretty good for the price

Now considering iplay20 vs p20hd, anyone has any of them?
[General Questions and Answers] galaxys:
I have the 8/128GB OnePlus 8 Pro glacier green and it's a keeper! Cheers
[General Questions and Answers] Droidriven:
Yeah, I'd say OnePlus.
[General Questions and Answers] Raresh T:
On paper both look good. Would go with the android 10 instead of android 9. But do research on which you can unlock the bootloader, custom recovery and so on. There is no point buying a tablet that won't be supported next year nor have treble accessible. Plus no idea about bloatware.
[General Questions and Answers] Flacito13:
I'm looking for a new phone and I want it to be like a Poco F1 Pro.

Any suggestions? I want pure speed, specs, gaming, unlockable bootloader for root, and active developer community!