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[General Questions and Answers] Ophidian_DarkCore:
Looking for a phone with recent qualcomm chipset, newest kernel possible like 3.14 or newer, and ubertc rom builds. something like https://xdaforums.com/galaxy-s2/dev...kernel-dorimanx-kernel-los14-1-t3641994/page5 but newer chipset. that 3.15 kernel would be great on an sd 8xx

htc u11 is optimal, but way too expensive it has a 4.4 kernel
[General Questions and Answers] jasonmerc:
How much is the moto g4 where you are? Over here its about $175 USD, and works with pretty much every USA 4g LTE band.

I can't find the UK bands anywhere, but the unlocked moto g4 xt1625 works with LTE bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 25, 26, and 41 according to GSMArena. If you get it unlocked straight from Motorola you'll also have the ability to unlock the bootloader and gain access to a wide variety of ROMs: as far as I know the G4 dev community is very active
[General Questions and Answers] JGene1983:
Hi..im looking for advice on which of the 100million phones to pick...i have tracfone lg 2 stylo getting money back to buy new but has to be from walmart page.have about $150 to spend ...id like somthing that a tech. dummy like myself can root etc. Was looking at moto g4 ..also whats your thoughts of refurbished phone i seen an lg g4 xt1 somthing ..any advice would be great...
[General Questions and Answers] Taracair:
I am looking for a nice budget midrange 10" tablet - it can be flagship tablet from recent years, but nice XDA support is a must (I like to work with decent hardware which can be boosted by good software). Let's say 200-300$ is my goal.

It would be good to have an option to flash some custom android N.

I'd appreciate fast feedback.
[General Questions and Answers] meatpuppet007:
Looking to upgrade from the xt1650 Verizon. I Am considering the Galaxy s8. What other Android should I consider?
[General Questions and Answers] StarblindMark89:
Android tablets

Hello From Italy. I'm looking for a tablet. Been eyeing two: Asus Zenpad 3S 10, version z500m and nVidia Shield K1.

First of all, I have a budget of 370 euros ca.

So, I'm undecided. Stock android would be a plus, a notification LED as well, SD card is a welcome bonus. I'll use it for media consumption (TV shows, maybe movies, books, comic books and music), some games, and web browsing.

I'm not interesed in the LTE versions, WiFi is good enough. If I want networks outside, I could always tether it to my phone like I did with my old tablet.

As I've said, stock android, notification led and SD card would all be welcome bonuses.

As of now, I've been eyeing two models none of which have stock android as far as I know, nor a notification LED.

First is Asus Zenpad 3S 10 (the z500M version), second is nvidia shield K1.

Asus Zenpad seems like it has a mediatek cpu, which is one of my main concerns, as I don't know if they are worse than qualcomm CPUs or if they perform better. Also, it's Hexa-core (2x2.1 GHz & 4x1.7 GHz), which means that apps might not be optimized to make the most out of it.

Nvidia Shield K1 has Quad-core 2.2 GHz Cortex-A15, gsmarena reports also the GPU which it says it's a ULP GeForce Kepler (192 cores)

More problems I can find with both of them is that they both have a sub-300 pixel density (264 for Zenpad, 283 for Shield K1).

I am used to the 2013 Nexus 7 which had 323. I don't know if the difference would be very noticeable or not, especially because maybe the increased resolution helps.

Lastly, I was wondering if, since they both got Nougat, they can both use multiwindow. I think it might be kind of useful with the bigger screens.

I, of course, welcome any suggestion about any other tablet not listed above. I'm not sure about screensize. Part of me is interested in trying something bigger than my old Nexus 7, but having never tried a bigger tablet I'm unsure about the comfort of it. I'm also not fully sure about 4:3, but I usually am able to adapt to black bars.

Thanks!
[General Questions and Answers] robgee789:
I have the shield K1 mate and it is a great tablet, don't worry about the pixel density the screen is plenty sharp enough and it's great for watching movies any other questions just let me know mate
[General Questions and Answers] Definitely:
Hello,

I'm looking for a phone and do far I've set my eyes on a Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017).

As far as I know, the A5 fits well on most of the things, but it has that curved AMOLED screen and glass back, and potentially a bad camera.

So can you guys give me some recommendations on similar phones?

I don't like the curved screens, AMOLED screens, way too big screens, glass body builds and poor quality cameras. I'd add non-removable batteries as well, but apparently that eliminates all the options because that's the new trend.

I want fingerprint reader, preferably on the front, and maybe some notification light as well... Maybe...

I want it to be fast so 4 cores at least, but I'd prefer 8. Waterproof would also be nice but not entirely a necessity.

The camera must be decent and optical image stabilization would be nice. I'm not sure how bad or good it is on the A5, but I don't mind using another app if that's the problem.

I also want a decent battery and that is a must.

I liked the dual SIM, but I can live without it.

The only other phones I seem to find similar have AMOLED or their batteries are not enough. I find the htc m10 the best alternative but it's kind of pricey.

So, what do you guys recommend? Or would it be better to wait for a month or two?
[General Questions and Answers] Sniperboy1:
Looking for a new phone with 64 gig memory , nougat 7.1.2 or O, amoled screen, 5.5 inch screen.
[General Questions and Answers] LastStarDust:
Hello!

I am looking for a phone with these features. They are a must. Everything else is not important.

Android 7

Removable battery

back-cover with wireless charging (official or not). It must not use the USB port.

SD card expansion slot

The LG V20 is the closest phone that I have found to meet all the requirements (but the wireless charging).

Do you know any smartphone that would meet them all?

Thanks
[General Questions and Answers] eriol1:
If an old phone works for you, the Samsung s3 comes to mind.

Android 7 => official lineageos 14.1 works well enough. Lags when multi tasking

Removable battery => yes

Wireless charging => contacts exist, need to buy a wireless charging sticker to put inside the back cover.

SD card => microSD slot.
[General Questions and Answers] LastStarDust:
Thank you for your advice but I am looking for a new-ish phone. At least one that supports stock android 7.
[General Questions and Answers] NokiaBricks:
14nm/1080p vs 28nm/720p - Which Will Use Less Power?

Need some advice here.

14nm/1080p vs 28nm/720p - Which Will Use Less Power?

Two phones, both same brand/model however two separate specs and I need the one that will draw the least battery as I use the phones screen on time for 8 straight hours a day (satnav) so the less battery draw the better. I do not care about anything else!

1) Snapdragon 625 - 14nm but 5.5" 1080p Screen

2) Snapdragon 435 - 28nm But 5.0" 720p Screen.

So the first phone has the newer 14nm CPU however has a bigger screen area (5.5") and Full HD.

However the second phone has a smaller screen area at 5.0" and is running less resolution @ 720 but has the older 28nm CPU which draws more power.

So which setup, in theory, would use less power?
[General Questions and Answers] Goofy-Goober:
Hi guys, i'm from Italy and i'm looking for a new phone, after my LG V10 died (bootloop) Amazon refund the total amount spent (about 600 euros) last year.

i loved the V10, expecially it's DAC and camera, and now i have a Honor 8, bought "in emergency" the same day that V10 bootlooped.

Honor 8 is a good phone, good display, great camera (but no stabilization) and good performance, and it's dual sim, something that i really need right now.

But here in Italy Honor 8 doesn't support carrier aggregation, so no 4G+.... and it has only 32gb of mem.... i must use a SD card so i can't use dual sim capability.

i'm searching a new phone, dual sim + sd card if possible or dual sim + al least 128gb of mem. 4gb+ ram, camera MUST be good!

don't care about display dimension and resolution (better if it's amoled), and dimension of the phone, but if it's not too big is better.

don't care much about battery life, obiviously if it's good it's better :) it's more important if it's swappable.

don't really care of waterproofing and other stupid "IP" certifications. i care about my electronics devices, so they are always in safe conditions.

i was thinking of buy:

- LG V20 import version 4gb/64gb dual sim + sd card (DAC, great dual camera, second screen, swappable battery) 320 euros

- Honor 9 asian version 6gb/128gb dual sim hybrid (great all-round phone, good dual camera but no image stabilization) 450 euros

- One Plus 5 it version 8gb/128gb dual sim hybrid (top performer, amoled, great camera) 500 euros

- Samsung S8+ int. version G9550 6gb/128gb dual sim (great phone, great camera, great amoled display) 750 euros

my doubts:

- LG V20, Honor 9 and S8+ imported will have problem with OTA updates in Italy?

- i read about problems with S8+ display, with weird color... is that a common or rare problem?

- don't really like the stock version of android, so the One Plus may be the last choice...

any suggestions?
[General Questions and Answers] ochialykos:
Lenovo K8 note or Redmi note 4

I am looking to buy a new phone. I have 2 of them in mind, lenovo K8 note and Redmi Note 4.

I would like to know which of the processors is better, Mediatek Helio x20 (K8 note) or Snapdragon 625 (Redmi note 4).

Can someone help me out pls? :confused::confused:
[General Questions and Answers] Arman5592:
s7edge vs lg g6 vs htc10 ?

Hello.

I wanted to change my phone lately , so at first I looked at the phone I loved last year , htc10 (because of the clean android , no bloatware and the all around decent-ness) , until I noticed Id have a hard time finding screen protectors , cases , etc for the phone in my country , and it doesnt have warranty in my country and finding a repairman is hard if needed. so buying the htc 10 would be risky in the long run (and short run if I drop it or something)

then I saw the s7 edge on sale for a reasonable price (around $100 more expensive than the htc 10) so I considered that as well , but thats where I have my biggest question.

I have seen glass screen protectors for s7edge but all the comments said that it affected the touchscreen making it less sensitive to touch and all that . are the glass screen protectors for s7edge really that bad or are they the same as other phones' ?

(and by the way , weird as it may sound , s7edge is cheaper than normal s7 in my country , so I wouldnt want s7 , and I dont like touchwiz , so not a fan of samsung , but the s7edge price is nice when compared to my other choices)

then I saw the LG g6 , which I really like , but the software doesnt look good either (i've heard its similar to touchwiz about bloatware , and I dont like how it looks) and the previous flagships have had issues such as bootloops and broken camera lenses , which makes me worry about buying it.

i was also wondering if LG had any form of themes app similar to htc/samsung which could change the entire look of the phone ?

any recommendations which one to buy?

thanks in advance
[General Questions and Answers] archicorn27:
Performance is better on the Helio X23 while heating and battery life is better managed on the Snapdragon 625.

The Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 with Helio X20 has similar performance. Read its review on GSMArena.

And BTW, Lenovo K8 Note has the Helio X23 and not the X20.
[General Questions and Answers] Revitalise:
Huawei P10 Lite or Moto G5 Plus or Nokia 6

What should I buy between Huawei P10 Lite , Moto G5 Plus and Nokia 6?

Love the design of 3 of them,

However, Nokia 6 just use Snapdragon 430 :crying:
[General Questions and Answers] nxb:
What device should I get?

I'd like:

*CDMA/GSM band compatibility with T-Mobile/Verizon even if I need to use QXDM to unlock the bands

*Removable Battery pref w/ extended available

*Headphone Jack

*SD Slot

*Good root/custom rom support

*Identity can be changed via tools like QXDM, ie no surprises like needing super IMEI

*Not too slow/ancient or comically large

I thought LG V10 or note 3 but those are missing some of the above. There has to be something better.
[General Questions and Answers] cheesiepoof:
This question is a doozy.

I'm interested in knowing if there's a dual sim phone out there for me in North America, with Verizon supported. The goal is to use both my Verizon post-paid service in addition to a Canadian carrier sim. Is there any hope for this scenario?

- Prefer to have root available although not a deal breaker

- Prefer to avoid old, slow or mid-range phones. I've been using the Nexus 6p on Pure Nexus since Oct '15.

- I will need the ability to turn data completely off on one of the sim cards. (Hopefully this is standard on all dual sim phones. This feature was available on a low end Samsung I used in South America 2 years ago.)

Any thoughts?
[General Questions and Answers] nxb:
ZTE axon 7. It does CDMA/GSM but its a sealed unit so won't work for me.
[General Questions and Answers] cheesiepoof:
ZTE Axon 7 and Xiaomi Mi Note 2 seem to be the only 2 options for dual sim with Verizon.

ZTE is from May of '16 and the Note is from Oct '16. Think I'll wait a bit.
[General Questions and Answers] juanq214:
It seems like you are looking for a flagship, however you are talking about different phones here. It's kinda difficult to give you any advice when you put them all together but dont specify your needs/priorities. If money matters the LG g6 is the cheapest, if you are looking for top notch quality and performance, S8+ is the one... But better if you specify your situation a bit.

The SD 625 is your choice. It really optimices battery and does a great performance at the same time. Regarding the screen size and resolution, the diferences you point aren't that big, it's not worth sacrifying performance and screen size in this case. so you better go with the newer chip that garanties you good performance and great battery life.

Stay away from V20 as it also suffers bootloops. Consider the S8 rather than the S8+ as screen is smaller in the first (something you said you prefer). You definitely won't have any software update issues, if you import it it will probably come with international software which updates via OTA. The S8 is really the best phone right now. As per the OP5, if money matters (which doesn't seem to be the case for you), the OP5 is the most balanced option. Top notch hardware with great software.

SD 625 definitely. Mediatek is known for heating issues, poor development and no updates at all.

I'd go for the S7 edge. You can install a buff instead of a tempered glass, I'll do the job, you can use it with any case without worrying about it coming off. Also TouchWiz has improved a lot lately. I hadnt used Samsung since the Note 3, however I was gladly impressed when I recently used a Note 5 running Nougat. They have managed to improve it a lot, actually it kinda looks like Android stock in a way.

G5 plus or P10L would do the job. The main difference is their software, one runs android stock with better battery life, while Huawei runs EMUI with slightly worse battery life. I would go for the Motorola for the software updates and better battery life.
[General Questions and Answers] bailong:
Hello friends,

I got a LG G4 Dual Sim but it has been stolen and the second one has a boot loop problem.

Because of money problem, i have bougth a Redmi 3S now and i have installed lineage OS... It makes me so crazy There is not enougth space, lineage OS is taking all and i dont want to leave the chinese OS. Or i choose Dual Sim or i choose SDCard.

Anyway, i want to buy a new one on a reconditioning website and they offer these phones, and i wanted to have your advises on them. Which could be the best on a base of price/storage/performance? I could say that if the redmi 3S had more storage it could be ok for my needs :

- archos 40d

- Archos 45c

- LG K3

- huawei p8 32Go lite

- Huawei p8 32Go

- ZTE Axon Mini 32Go

- Asus Zenfone 3 laser 32Go

- Galaxy S duos GT-S7562 2Go

I would like to have the possibilities to have 2 SIMs and 1 SDCard mini.

Thank all for your advises.
[General Questions and Answers] mocutzzz:
Can anyone please help me decide my mind on what should i buy, Huawei P10 Lite or Samsung Galaxy A5 2017? What do you guys this is "better" and why? Thanks a lot!
[General Questions and Answers] GWARslave119:
I was gonna make a seperate thread but saw this one. I'll try not to ramble too long. So I'm with Boost Mobile, and I have an LG X Power (LS755). I recently cracked the whole screen, and the phone itself isnt worth fixing (It's ~$70), so eventually I assume it's gonna go out on me. I've been looking around, with or without Boost Mobile, for any phones that aren't too expensive (~$100+), and are about the same performance as the LS755, but I can't find anything! I use notebookcheck.com to check the gaming benchmarks, and everything seems not on par with the LS755 unless I'm reading the charts wrong. Plus, the LS755 apparently has a hidden bootloader so it can't be rooted (except I think by using some software/hardware I found on google called Octoplus Box). So, anyone have any ideas of a good phone that can be easily rooted, possibly used with Boost Mobile, and has similiar performance/specs to the X Power?
[General Questions and Answers] bailong:
Anyone can help on choosing one of these phones? Thank you :)
[General Questions and Answers] alexxx84962:
Hav purchased ZTE Axon 7! Well, time will show
[General Questions and Answers] Mandeep Hundal:
Hello guys,

Does anyone know which mobile supports international sim and comes in range around 10000 to 15000.

And easy to root.

Thanks in advance.
[General Questions and Answers] wbsx:
Is there any modern Android device with a 4 inch screen? I'm looking for a device to replace an iPhone 5. There are some but they are pretty cheap and I don't know if they are usable at all.
[General Questions and Answers] zelendel:
Not one that wouldn't tick you off to no end. There are some really cheap but they are not even worth the price of shipping.
[General Questions and Answers] wbsx:
So I guess the "tiniest" deal would be the Samsung A3 (2017)?
[General Questions and Answers] Trunksleo:
Also you can buy sony z5 compact or x compact. And in september sony will be launching the replacement of those with the "xz compact" (name to confirm) it will have the 835, so it will be a mini flagship
[General Questions and Answers] RootNightmareX:
I need a new LOS supported phone. I curentl have XIAOMI NOTE 3 PRO.

My budget is 250$, what should i go for ?

I need a phone with good battery.

I have looked at MI5 it is good?
[General Questions and Answers] :
I'm currently rocking a galaxy s6, but I'm having a lot of delayed notifications issues with it. (i.e I receive a text message or gmail email but don't actually get notified until I open the app or like 2 hours later). I've tried factory resetting the phone, att support, google support, and Samsung support. Unfortunately, no luck. Thus, I am in search of a new phone. What are your recommendations? Normally, I would probably go with the s8, but I'm having second thoughts on this phone because of my s6 issues. I was also considering a oneplus 5. What doo you guys think?

ps: If anyone has any ideas on how to fix my current notification issues, that would be great too. Thank you :)
[General Questions and Answers] yairp1110:
samsung galaxy a5 (2017) vs xiaomi mi5s

I am now going to buy one of these phones.

I want the galaxy for the water resistance but the xiaomi for the performence.

what do you think I should buy?
[General Questions and Answers] fredfred41:
Hi everyone,

I need some help choosing a new smartphone, for my wife, she had an Oukitel K4000, and the priorities for the next one are :

- Battery life, and charging speed

- toughness

- responsive touchscreen (no need to click 2 time or more on the screen...)

- gps navigation reliability

- reactivity to google security update, and long term update

I hesitate beetween :

Oukitel K6000 Plus

Blackview P2 Lite

Vernee Thor Plus

Oukitel k3

Ulefone power 2

Thanks for your help
[General Questions and Answers] alemercuzio:
tablet/phablet with 3G+GPS+GLONASS

I need a tablet or phabet (screen <6") to geolocalize many points on the road and bring data back to my pc?

I need a precision less than 10 meters and a very fast connection time, so I would look for a device with 3G+GPS + GLONASS.

I would also need good autonomy at a price not too high (possibly less than 200 €).

Can anyone give me some suggestions?

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I had the same problem months ago. I finally choose Xiaomi Mi5 and I am very satisfied. Mi5 is better supported (also for accessories) than his younger brother Mi5s (and it is also much nicer) :)

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for sure Moto G5 Plus (eventually the new version Moto G5s Plus)

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Why not a Moto G5 Plus? It has 3 slots: SIM1+SIM2+microSD

What do you think you nedd the smartphone for?
[General Questions and Answers] eljoantonyn:
New phone help !

Hi guys !

I have an iPhone 6 which is not "behaving" well now. May be its time to get a new phone !?

So, I'm looking for a decent phone with good battery backup as I play a lot of World of Tanks: Blitz (online game) using wi-fi or mobile data. So, it should not get very hot and have good battery backup.

A decent camera and a responsive performance would be great.

Budget is very low though :p

I heard the Moto G5 Plus is good but can it handle the WOT Blitz ?

Or should I get the Lenovo Z2 plus with its Snapdragon 821 ?

By the way, I'm waiting till September 12 to make my decision. There is a chance of new iPhones getting announced and a price cut on the iPhone 6S which is still a very good phone ! if it happens, I would get it instead.
[General Questions and Answers] kuboud:
What about Moto G5S Plus (3GB RAM) vs A5 2017? Will be the same price, A5 apper be really good.
[General Questions and Answers] YeshYyyK:
I'm looking for a new phone, on a budget. I can go upto $200, or maybe even more, but I'd rather not. ATM, I'm looking at the Redmi 4(X) from India. It's extremely cheap for what you get and still has a really big battery. My biggest concerns are battery and root support(ROMs, tweaks, etc.). The Redmi 4 doesn't have too much of root support I think, but are there any other phones around the same price range that are decent? I don't need insane performance(if I do get the Redmi 4, and can, I'll probably downclock the cores a bit), just enough for a little more than basic use(browsing, chatting, etc.). I'm somewhat considering a Galaxy S5.