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[General Questions and Answers] Novakingwai:
I'm looking for a cheap 10" Chinese tablet. Specs aren't too important, I'm mostly going to be watching videos, maybe playing some casual games. The most demanding game I'd be playing is Hearthstone. I see on AliExpress many 10" for around $100 saying they have octa core processors, but I don't see specs for the processor.

Any recommendations? Thanks in advance.
[General Questions and Answers] omfal:
I didn't know the S6 active. Nice phone, I like the waterproof thing.

If it had fingerprint reader, it would have been perfect for me :(

Between S6 and 5X I will check the reviews. In the meanwhile I discovered Samsung started (on paper) a program to update monthly their flagships following closely the releases by Google, therefore it wouldn't be too much different from the 5X.

Since the 5X has no OIS and no 3 GB, I guess my choice is done.

But now that I discovered the S6 active thanks to you, I won't be happy anyway :(
[General Questions and Answers] ben33891471:
Hey people, i need help deciding between HTC 10 and Nexus 6P.

I love both of them but can't come to decision.

Does the HTC 10 worth that extra 100-200$?

The Nexus 6P will cost me around 700$

(Here in my country :()

So that's mean the HTC 10 will be around 800$ maybe.

I have LG G4 for 5-6 months, before i had HTC One M8 for a year and a half and i so miss him specially the speakers and design.
[General Questions and Answers] Planterz:
Wait a bit. There's been some rumors of a new Nexus 6P with the Snapdragon 820. If this happens, this phone will be a beast. I'm not too enamored with the HTC 10 myself. Mainly because I'm completely in love with my Nexus 6 and its front-facing stereo speakers, and for some insane reason HTC has abandoned that.
[General Questions and Answers] ben33891471:
I heard about it, dunno if it's true.

I asked Google support they said they can't say nuch about stuff like that but they also said they don't know anything about a new Nexus device and that Google releases new Nexus device once a year and not every 6 months.

Also that's sound wrong why would they do such a thing, i mean, i would love to see the 6P gets SD820 and 4GB RAM but that a little unfair for those who bought the 6P. As well as a new Nexus device(probably Nexus 7) will be released in October - November so it's unlikely they'll release a refreshed 6P.

About the HTC 10, i don't think HTC were wrong with the speakers.

It has still the best speakers out there with the 6P but it's just separated now,

and that's cause to a new design which i think a lot better then the previous.

The only thing i found HTC 10 don't suit me is the display, LCD is wrong pick,

i wish they would make the display AMOLED.

But no device is perfect.

Only the price is what stopps me from buying the HTC 10, for now.
[General Questions and Answers] FuzzyBrick:
Any suggestions

I'm leaning towards nexus 5x but still not sure. My only requirements are. (Currently using note 3 on Tmobile.)

1. Easily rootable (so I can take advantage of my unlimited data with a free Hotspot)

2. Still able to encrypt after root (I pay all my bills and do my banking on my phone)

I plan on using my phone mainly as a Hotspot while at work with a tablet (still not sure what tablet either) to help pass the long nights.
[General Questions and Answers] somerandomatoms:
Rooting was a pain for me... That was until I used the Nexus Root Toolkit from Wugfresh. You just have to install the ADB drivers and hit two buttons, that's it! Wish I knew that sooner...

My N5X is currently encrypted too, because I use lastpass combined with a fingerprint: The fingerprint is about 120% accurate, I love this thing
[General Questions and Answers] cricriadi:
Hey I have a question and I didn't know where to put this, a friend is giving me a s7 but he got it from U.S and I was wondering if I can find out if it's snapdragon or exynos without turning it on, cause if I remember corectat the exynos is better so if is snapdragon I wanna sell it or trade it for a exynos, if I'm wrong in anything pls correct me, a private message would be also helpfull
[General Questions and Answers] ben33891471:
Can someone help me?
[General Questions and Answers] Novakingwai:
The iPads had 6 different models in 5 years. That's a new one less than a year apart. You can't say a company won't do it because it's not fair
[General Questions and Answers] obeyswag1999:
Can any one plz make cwm recovery for my device Intex Aqua Young Chipset Sc7731
[General Questions and Answers] Montasser23:
Hello guys i want to ask you a question is lg g2 still worth to buy ?
[General Questions and Answers] maluus:
Hello. I have Nexus 5 but now I need to change it. I would normally prefer to wait for this years nexus' but it seems that this one won't endure till the end of the year. So I need your valuable suggestions. I can't stand custom uis of the producers. So probably first thing I ll do after unpacking the device will be to unlock and flash an aosp or at least cm rom. Naturally what I m looking for is a device with good aosp or cm developer support. My last resort may be to buy another Nexus 5 because 5x doesn't look appealing to me. Xperia Z5c seems very good but lacks the expected support at least for now and I don't know if it gets active anytime soon. Otherwise it would be my choice. Any sugestions? Thanks in advance.
[General Questions and Answers] GrapeBandit:
Hello all, im looking to get rid of my galaxy s4 finally its been a long run with the device but running the deadly venom rom made it pleasurable.

i am looking for a decent budget device in the $250 range and under that i can root/rom. i was looking into the BLU Vivo XL, BLU Life One X(2016), and Huawei Honor 5x. anyone have any experience or advise for these devices?

Is there any other phones in this price range that have similar or better specs?

phone is to be used on at&t and LTE band 17 is a must
[General Questions and Answers] Planterz:
Sure. It can be found for very cheap, and greatly outperforms newer "budget" devices that cost the same.
[General Questions and Answers] Kevin108:
I'm looking to buy a tablet for mom for Mother's Day. What's the cheapest rootable tablet now? 7" and larger only. She's 65.
[General Questions and Answers] Novakingwai:
BUMP :)
[General Questions and Answers] dracoceph:
The original post can be found here.

I'm looking at the Sony Experia Z5 Compact, because it seems to be closest to what I would want in a phone. It suffers on number 9 though, as the back cover is also the camera cover, and the whole thing is held on by adhesive(blah). Anyone know of a phone very similar to the Z5 which might have an easily removable battery?
[General Questions and Answers] banjara:
It is a little offtopic here, but still wanted to get ideas from the brethren.

I am very interested in flip phones and looking at the dearth of sensible android flip phones (or in budget), I realized that all i need a smartphone is for internet, maps and whatsapp. Rest all i can sacrifice. I have been drooling over "Casio GzOne Ravine 2" for past few days. I wil have to sacrifice whatsapp here but I wil be able to live with that.

I am based in India, and I am ok with getting this device from US.

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B008PHGSCO...&ascsubtag=f59670623a1d67d6ffc42f0d6f5079de_S

What do you guys have to say about this? :)
[General Questions and Answers] ben33891471:
Guys,

S7 Edge or Nexus 6P?

The display and the edge of the s7 is just amazing, so much beauty over the 6P.

Speaker is pathetic comparing to 6P or any HTC device.

In terms of software, I'm doubtful over the s7, I'm not a fan of touchwiz, in fact i hate it.

My last Samsung device was S4, since than i had the HTC One M8 and currently LG G4.

The really big difference is the price, while the s7 edge is 200$ overpriced the 6P, and if I'll buy the 6P from private store(not carrier) it's somewhere around 300$.
[General Questions and Answers] Planterz:
It won't work. While Verizon's smartphones are "world phones", meaning they'll work on GSM networks around the world, this is not one of them. It'll work only on Verizon's network in the USA (possibly elsewhere in North America while roaming).

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Personally I find the "edge" display thing more gimmicky than practical. It looks cool and all, but it makes it a bit uncomfortable to hold, and if you put your phones in a case, it won't be as well protected. And should you break the screen, it'll be ridiculously expensive to replace. Thankfully the tempered glass screen protectors are readily available now and not priced crazy. I also find the "edge" software features are rather underwhelming. To sum up, it's my opinion you're paying a huge premium for what is essentially jewelry. And that's cool, if it's your thing (I like high-end knives and flashlights and other gadgets, so I'm not one to judge). You just have to judge whether it's worth it to you.

I think the Nexus 6 P is a more practical device, even without the microSD slot. I love the speakers on my Nexus 6, and hate the bottom-facing speakers on my OnePlus One (they sound good, but "wrong" coming out of only one direction). The display is perfectly good, just not as sexy as the S7 Edge with its curves.

Just my opinions.

It's a few or several months away, but I'd be more interested in the Note 5 or the whatever the new Nexuses will be. Or the OnePlus 3. The Note 5 should bring back the microSD slot and waterproofness like the S7/S7 Edge (may or may not have "edge" display).
[General Questions and Answers] banjara:
THanks for your opinion on it and that is what i was seeking from people here.

However, I read in the amazon FAQs that once unlocked from Verizon, customers can put any GSM sim from any country (the person asked about Venezuela). So i was wondering if anyone ever did something like that here at xda community?
[General Questions and Answers] Planterz:
You're right. I was thinking that this phone was lacking a SIM card slot, since Verizon uses CDMA (no SIM). But I guess this phone is new enough that it has 3G GSM, and also has world roaming capabilities. The Verizon dumb phones I had back in the day didn't, and didn't have SIM slots.
[General Questions and Answers] ben33891471:
I'm thinking picking up the s7 edge and put nova launcher on it.

I'm using the prime version with my G4 and it's freaking super fast.

I never liked launcher as it always lag the device and make it worse.

But nova launcher is really good.

Just hope it doesn't have further problems in the future.

It's now only 6P vs s7 edge,

HTC 10 is also great but too small for me.

And at this price range i prefer the s7 edge.

My problem is that i really hate touchwiz and i know that it's lags a lot and after few month's it's impossible to keep up.

So really, its neither s7 edge with nova launcher or giving touchwiz few days try, or right away with the 6P.

Pros with s7 edge:

Beauty design

Best display and brightness

Better camera

OIs and better video capturing

Better battery life

SD card

Wireless charging

Faster due to SD820 and 4GB RAM

and of course the edge's

Pros with 6P:

Bigger screen

Better fingerprint placement

Pure android

Faster updates

Front facing speakers

So thats everything i think, what do you say?
[General Questions and Answers] Planterz:
Nova Launcher combined with Xposed mods (especially Wanam) is what has made TouchWiz tolerable on my Samsungs. You can turn off that obnoxious crap like the "high volume warning" and "recommend headphone apps", and make your homescreens look like stock or whatever you want. The settings menu is still a convoluted mess, but after time you get used to it and remember where things are (they're rarely where you think they should be).

You mentioned it having the SD820, so I'll assume you're in the US or somewhere in North America. If you're buying outright (not on contract or payment plan), go to Amazon, B&H Photo, or Newegg and pick up the Exynos powered international version instead. Differences in performance will be unnoticeable by anything but synthetic benchmarking apps. There's 3 huge advantages with going this route: You'll get faster (and more, and for longer) updates because it won't have to go through the carriers for approval/modification. No carrier bloatware crap. And as of yet (AFAIK), the SD versions are still locked down, whereas the Exynos one already has TWRP and root. This assumes you're with a GSM carrier, and not a CDMA one like Verizon or Sprint or whatever the ones in Canada or whever are. If you're with a CDMA carrier, the Nexus 6P is the way to go since you can root and flash to your heart's content, if that's important to you.

Beyond saying that, there's not much more I can say that I haven't already. It really depends on what you're looking for and what you're using it for. If you play a lot of games and/or watch a lot of videos, the Nexus is the way to go. You'll hate having the sound coming out of one side rather than in stereo directly at you, and the bigger screen without the curves will be more enjoyable and less distracting. As I mentioned, I have the Nexus 6. I love it. Bigass screen, great speakers, powerful, etc. I play a lot of games at home with it, and at work it's great for showing people that cool/funny youtube clip I came across. I could have bought a 6P despite the extra cost (income tax refund), but I went with the older 6 simply because it's bigger (and, yes, cheaper).
[General Questions and Answers] GrapeBandit:
got my blu vivo xl yesterday, what an awesome device for $150. phoneis fast, no lag discovered yet. best part is the battery. as we speak, phone on time is 13hrs 20mins, screen on time is 5hrs 34mins and i have 22% left. all this on my first charge and at 50% brightness.
[General Questions and Answers] bimbim18:
Need a phone suggestion for rootable phone I can use on AT&T

Looking for phone options , my S4 finally died. I havnt been following phone tech so I need some recommendations.

I need a phone I can use on AT&T, but I want something I can root (not being able to tether, backup phone and basically do what I want to my phone drives me nuts)
[General Questions and Answers] Planterz:
How big, how much money, and do have to buy something on contract or payment plan or however AT&T does it?
[General Questions and Answers] TmV:
My beloved Moto G 2nd gen. shows signs of aging, and it's time to search for a new phone. I'm looking for these qualities in my new phone:

- able to root and install custom roms

-decent screen (Moto G's screen is very hard to see on sunny weather)

-better camera than in my current phone

-UI as vanilla as possible or with useful alterations

-prize under 400$

-screen size 5 inches or slightly bigger

I live in Finland, so not all phone models are available here. My top choices at the moment are Moto X Play, Oneplus X, Sony Xperia XA, Samsung A5 and LG Zero, but I can't seem to make up my mind which would be the best as I have not used any of these before. I've also heard a lot of positive feedback about Huawei Honor 7, but for what I've heard there are very few custom roms available and the Emotion UI is terrible. Any recommendations would be very welcome :)
[General Questions and Answers] bimbim18:
I dont care lol, i just want to know my options for a rootable android on AT&T
[General Questions and Answers] Planterz:
Best/easy way to go is Nexus or OnePlus. Motorolas (but not the Droids from Verizon) have been pretty open in the past, and are clear from carrier bloat and get quick updates. Many AT&T users buy T-Mobile phones since they're historically less locked-down than AT&T devices are.
[General Questions and Answers] LuH:
Hello, looking for these traits in a budget phone:

- large display (5" Full HD minimum)

- microSD slot

- water-proof (IPx7 minimum), durable

- rootable, flashable (support of CM)

- good enough battery life

- future-proof (not missing key technologies)

- good price (cheap or medium)

- good performance (2GB RAM minimum, 2 sets of CPU cores for low- and high-performance tasks preferred)

- GSM with LTE radio

I don't care about brand and not so much about design (although elegant black option and right angles w/o chrome preferred), want good value for money. I usually keep my device for about 4 years, my current 2012 Motorola Droid 4 is getting unusable slow and misses European LTE bands. My favorite so far is Samsung Galaxy S5 Neo (can buy new for about €250), any comments, known issues, bottlenecks?

Or, should I add a bit more money and buy Sony XPERIA Z3? It appears to be better spec-wise in almost every aspect, except the CPU.

Thanks a lot for any suggestions or comments!
[General Questions and Answers] bimbim18:
and they work fine on AT&T?

thanks for the feedback btw
[General Questions and Answers] Planterz:
Many T-Mobile phones and most "unlocked" will work perfectly on AT&T. The main issue is LTE bands. Higher-end T-Mobile phones tend to come with not just T-Mobile's LTE bands (2/4/12), but AT&T's as well (2/4/5/17). The key bands are 17 and 4, with 2 and 5 being used only in some areas or as a roaming partnership. If you're going with a T-Mobile device, do your homework to make sure it has those bands. It'll still work without those bands, but your speeds will be reduced to 3G.

As for unlocked phones (not to be confused with T-Mobile phones that have been unlocked) like Nexus, Moto X, OnePlus, again, they'll all work on AT&T just fine. The OnePlus X is missing band 17 for some unknown idiotic reason (as well as 12), but their other devices have 17. Any Nexus 5 and newer will have band 17 (and all the others as well). Again, do your homework.

Apart from potentially missing a key LTE band, the caveats for using an unlocked phone or a phone unlocked from a different carrier is that certain features, such as VoLTE might not work. Also, if the phone was from another carrier, you might not receive OTA updates unless a SIM from the original carrier is used (even if only to download it on wifi).

Verizon phones sometimes work on AT&T/T-Mobile. Sometimes. Verizon no longer carrier locks their phones, but that doesn't necessarily mean it'll work on a GSM network (usually voice is the problem, since while Verizon uses GSM for data, they still use CDMA for voice). It depends on the phone.
[General Questions and Answers] Kevin108:
Went with a Dragon Touch Y88X. It rooted simply with Kingoroot.

http://www.amazon.com/Dragon-Touch-Android-Bluetooth-Supported/dp/B015K3APWO
[General Questions and Answers] jaris93:
Hey guys,

looking to purchase a decent phone under $300.

My main requirements would be good battery life,camera and processor. Anything extra such as NFC and fingerprint would be an added bonus :)

I was looking at the Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 pro which seems to be a very good phone for its price, however it seems to lack in the camera department. I am not sure if it is still worth purchasing.

I then found out about the Lenovo Zuk Z1, which seems to have the entire package, but Im not sure if it is worth purchasing the Snapdragon 801 processor at this moment.

Any advice or recommendations of another phone would be highly appreciated :D
[General Questions and Answers] vj_dustin:
Wildfire S is still in production? :eek:

Lol, anyhow go for one of these - Xperia tipo, Micromax A110 or Karbonn A9.
[General Questions and Answers] aCs_ND:
Thanks for your suggestions.

If I am not mistaken Flipkart was offering HTC Wildfire S a fortnight or so back.

WRT Micromax & Karbon. Do these have MIUI based roms available and are these stable in terms of quality i.e. not requiring visits to service centers for repairs etc at least in the first year or so of purchase?
[General Questions and Answers] mfsr98:
I peed a little reading this.
[General Questions and Answers] Allanitomwesh:
Get the TX,it's decent. Or save cash and get the S. Good value. The others are overpriced and selling gimmicks.

An unlocked phone is an unlocked phone,getting it from Verizon will just cost you more. That said, all you need is support of Verizon's network bands to consider your phones.

Galaxy S3 should work very well.

If you're willing to root it and set it up just right,the XE is great.

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[General Questions and Answers] trjcasper:
Need to buy a 7 inch tablet for my niece. First she wanted a kindle until I showed her my hacked Nook Color. Now she thinks she wants a Nook because of how much more my Nook can do VS a kindle. She doesn't even know about 7 inch tablets like the Nexus 7 being way more powerful than my pathetic old Nook.

I'm leaning toward a Nexus 7. The thing is, I want to get her a gift that's "cool", not by my standard but by the standard of the 12 year old snobby pukes she goes to school with. No sense in buying her a nexus if it won't get used because some snot nosed brat judged it uncool. If that's probable then I'll just get the stupid Nook HD or Tablet and be done with it. She wants it for "reading books."

Suggestions? $199 budget
[General Questions and Answers] Allanitomwesh:
Kindle HD

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[General Questions and Answers] Scintillation:
Hi. I'm currently using a Nexus One on an ATT prepaid plan. I am not a very heavy cell user, but I appreciate having a smartphone, and fortunately for me, the 2yr old (almost 3yr old) Nexus One has been powerful enough for my uses. I am glad that community roms like evervolv make it possible for me to have the latest software on such an old phone.

However, one big issue has forced me to upgrade: The call-volume is too low, and despite spending 10+ hours last week trying different roms, it is just impossible for me to make calls on the phone.

Long story short: I need a new phone. I don't want to spend too much money ($100-150 at most), and my needs aren't very much. I don't mind buying a used phone, so long as it is an upgrade from the Nexus One, and actually has decent call volume. Can be ATT or unlocked.

Does anyone know what would be a good upgrade with this budget? I suppose anything made in 2011 would be decent (Maybe a Galaxy SII)? Ideally, I would have something that the community still makes mods for, so that I can continue to have new software. I havne't been keeping up with phones, so I don't know what would be good.

Thanks.
[General Questions and Answers] daron76:
My vote is Nexus 7. I bought 5 Kindle Fires last Christmas for family. They all enjoy it, but now I'm getting the - "I really wish I had a Nexus 7" comments. I'm about to convert one to full Android as a test. Only feature I see going away is the ability to watch Amazon movies/shows.

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My suggestion is the Verizon Galaxy Nexus. I really, really like mine. I've unlocked/rooted mine and always get the latest version (I'm already on 4.2). There's a ton of support for it too. You can get one for 1 penny on Amazon Wireless right now (with new or renewal contract).
[General Questions and Answers] Jack_Bender:
Whatever it is one would like to buy (cheap/expensive, small/large, etc.) I would suggest anyone to chose a device that is popular.

That way you

– get to chose from many different places you could buy one and get the device at the best possible price

– easily find answers to your questions in forums whenever problems arise

– pretty much have a guarantee you will find spare parts (batteries, etc.) for say at least a couple of years

On a more specific and personal note, I tend to avoid devices equipped with an uncommon USB port. Mini-USB (or even Micro-USB) is fine, proprietary connectors are not. The day you lose your proprietary charging cord you will be stuck, but chances are you have another Mini-USB cord elsewhere or you can easily borrow one in the other case.