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[General Questions and Answers] proudtobepinoy:
Samsung J7 or LG G3?

Which is better?

I am not looking for much, I just want something smooth on everyday use, good battery life, and good camera. Which would be better, the LG G3 or the Galaxy J7?
[General Questions and Answers] mandayugana:
Hi,

I'm looking for a phone to replace my old one. I sell my Nexus 4 because it was too large. I know N4 is a really great phone, but the size makes it uncomfortable on my hand.

My requirements are:

1. 4" to be comfortable on my hand

2. dual SIM preferrable

3. >= 1GB of RAM

4. 2 cores or more

5. primary camera

6. Compass, NFC, and high density display is a plus

7. Updates from manufacturer or community

I bought Xperia M last week. I'm still using it until now. To be honest, it's a perfect phone for me. Unfortunately, in my country, there are many Xperia M users reporting about broken eMMC in their phone. I don't want to take a risk of losing data, so I'm gonna leave this phone.

Based on my searches on Google, there are 2 candidates:

1. Zenfone 4

2. Galaxy S3 mini, but it lacks of dual SIM. :(

I'm asking if any of you know other phones that could meet my requirements. Suggestions are welcome.

Thank you
[General Questions and Answers] Elya_Dragon:
Galaxy Alpha or iPhone 5C
[General Questions and Answers] kiavik:
Thanks for replying, unfortunately the S4 is quite hard to find, I could only find the S4 mini which is not that great.

Do you think this tendency to make phones with non removable batteries is going to last?
[General Questions and Answers] Planterz:
The AT&T Galaxy S4 is locked down pretty tight. Rootable, and I believe Safestrap works on it so you can use custom ROMs, but that's a PITA.

The T-Mobile version however is NOT locked down. And guess what? It has all of AT&T's LTE bands, including 17, and will work just fine on AT&T's network as long as the phone is carrier-unlocked.

The same is true for the T-Mobile Galaxy S5. It just depends on how much you want to spend. The S4 is a perfectly competent device (way moreso than your aged Galaxy Nexus), but obviously the S5 is better and more future-proof.

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Where are you that an S4 is hard to find? Samsung sold millions of them things.
[General Questions and Answers] Elya_Dragon:
In my country all the S4 minis are getting ditched in all possible phone sellers stores and if you search on Google in The Netherlands than you will see the filthy minis flooping up xD

I think he needs to change his search keywords into: 'S4 i9505 buy' or 'S4 i9505 buy Amazon' . maybe he searched for 'Buy S4' instead.

And Amazon and bestbuy always offers those devices in bulk tho
[General Questions and Answers] keenofhiphop:
xperia s is ugly in my eyes, i dont like the transparent part... but i dont like sense while sonysui is pretty nice... what about sony xperia arc or V/T? or any phone you like and a miui rom whichs looks and theming are killer :)

Greets

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[General Questions and Answers] circleofomega:
Ok...

I will be really brief with this one. I have a RaZr right now. It lags, stutters and sputters even on a dual core. I am somewhere tired of this laggy OS, but hey...it gives me **cough*free*cough** good apps and they run really smooth to be very honestly. A friend has Xperia S and the games lag like hell. You may be thinking why all this in a WP8 thread?

Now comes the real question... Should I jump boat and go for the HTC 8X. I am an ex-owner of a HTC HD7. The OS was just plain beautiful. But, the catch was apps. And now the situation is even worse. MS has secured the OS so well, you can't side load apps hence, we end up paying for every app. I know this is a moral argument, but let's not get into it as of now.

I am perplexed as to what should be my next smartphone.

The NeXus 4 is around 25K in the grey market, that's 10K lesser than the 8X. If only it ended at the device being more expensive. Then we have to buy all the apps, all the high end games and all...

Not sure what to do.

All the good, high end apps with a stuttering OS on one side and the super smooth OS with tons of apps to be officially bought on the other. Should I jump the boat and get the 8X? Or stick to an OS that has jet-packs but is still limping...
[General Questions and Answers] Essenar:
I don't know what's up with your Razr but the Nexus 4 will be far from 'stuttering'. And also, it's WAY too early to decide whether WP8 will be a hit or not. You're essentially jumping on what could end up being the next Nintendo Virtual Boy or the next Panasonic 3DO or HP TouchPad. Sure, it could end up being good, but with the giants going to war over what little remains of the 5-7% of smart phone users that aren't Apple or Android already, I doubt WP8 will gain momentum.
[General Questions and Answers] Arcaius:
hello

well in my opinion the only way to choose what will be your next phone is by 3 things:

1. what brand would you like to have on your disposal :) or from which are you most satisfied let's say

2. how do you want it to look,bold,slick, square,curved edges,big or smaller screen or what ever you prefer

3. and this is the most important criteria, YOUR BUDGET... since there is no such thing as TOO FAST smart phone,you can never be over your head with your phones specifications.so get the one that you can afford and don't push it too much with saving for it too long since the chances are that you wont be using it for years and years :) since already the next year the new smart phone from your brand's line will have double the performances your phone has,but still same the price :P
[General Questions and Answers] benny6812:
Just wondering if you had any experience rooting and putting custom roms on the Ramos?? It does look like a fantastic tablet though!
[General Questions and Answers] mashinator:
I would love to consider the RAZR series but I am on T mobile and hence can't.

Thanks for the help!

So, you guessed correct that I am not on Verizon - I'm actually on Tmobile. Though, I stick to using unlocked, unsubsidized phones since I travel internationally. I was considering the Lumia as I was intending to purchase the unlocked version.

I think you're right, reading a book on a smartphone isn't a great idea. I think I can still manage ppt slides though.

Sadly, I don't think I can afford the note 2, so I'm considering the s3, nexus 4 or the one x at the moment.

It looks like I'll try android out for the first time, since WP8 is still new and I don't want to have another iPhone. I think I may end up just waiting till I see something that I like more (note 2 pricedrop, htc one x+/j butterfly, etc.). I think I'll just ask the individual device threads on specific questions I might have.

Thanks for your input! My budget is definitely a huge deciding factor, lol. I think the nexus series makes me feel like I'm not spending cash, but then they don't have more than 16gb of storage and the new nexus 4 has a glass back...

Anyways thanks guys, I think I'll just wait for a couple of more months to see if I should get the s3/one x or the note 2/new htc phones or if the nexus gets good user reviews.
[General Questions and Answers] bmancell:
Hey,

I hope this is the right thread to post in.

I currently have a desktop system that is getting pretty old, so it's time to upgrade. The question now though is should I get another desktop system, or could I live on a tablet as my main computer.

See, I am a huge cloud/digital user and so forth. The only reason I have a desktop system is because I have been using it since I was 10, it's what I am used to, also because I used to be a big gamer so even though I don't play that often anymore it makes me feel better knowing that I can. Though I think I can get over that.

So I am thinking it might be possible for me to use a tablet as my main system. I am a Android fan if that helps, have had 3 phones and just love it. So for me, and android tablet would be best. It obviously needs to be able to plug into a larger monitor or tv when at home, and support 1080P blu-ray playback while connected to those screens. That is the main detail. I guess it would need to support bluetooth (or if there is something better) mouse and keyboard for when at home.

The one thing that I don't believe is easily possible but would really like is the ability to duel boot another OS, if that is Windows or something else, that ability would be nice. If not possible, can Android see/access other computers/servers on my network?

Ideas, suggestions?
[General Questions and Answers] vj_dustin:
My friend wants a budget phone at around 10k to spend maybe extending it to 13k.

He wanted a tipo and i'm pushing for the Defy+

Am i right? Or is he? Or is there some other model that makes us both wrong :p

PS: No, he is not willing to spend 1 paisa above 13k, so no Xperia miro or Xperia U.. XD
[General Questions and Answers] keenofhiphop:
I dont know what 13k paisa is :D

But maybe an old xperia? Arc S is nice (only sound is not).

Greets
[General Questions and Answers] vj_dustin:
oh :D

13k means Rs.13000 or around $260-$270.

Arc S is around 22k = Rs.22000 = Around $440 :/
[General Questions and Answers] ihedberg:
I'm stuck with sprint and trying to decide between the GS3 and the LG Optimus G.

Any suggestions?

Thanks!
[General Questions and Answers] zhanjia:
Im not so sure about directly buying new released phones :/ doesnt anyone here know what are the disadvantages of buying a new released phone ?

Sent from my WT19i
[General Questions and Answers] username1234321:
I am really confused that whether I should buy a Samsung galaxy note 10.1 or Microsoft surface.

What I like about surface:

Keyboard cover

USB port

What I don't like about surface:

No Bluetooth

Only 1.2 MP camera

No.gps

Has lesser apps as compared to Android

What I like about note 10.1:

Stylus

Fast processer

2 gb ram

All the note features like handwriting/shape recognition

More apps and games as compared to Android

What I don't like about note 10.1:

Non- standard charging port

Any other suggestions are welcome.
[General Questions and Answers] tonyp22:
Not sure if it's worth getting the Nook HD+ 32GB over the 16GB model. I was very pleased to see that so soon after its official release, through the work of verygreen, fattire, and perhaps others there has already been more progress with the HD+ than was done with the Nook Tablet (my current tablet). So I'm thinking about getting one, but for the kind of use this sort of thing would get (movies, music, games, small productivity apps), does going to the 32GB model really get you anything?
[General Questions and Answers] keenofhiphop:
hmmm thats not much :/

I am currently using an xperia x10i that costs ~130€ (used one less on ebay). As I dont know what that is in dollarsbor paisa i cant say anything more. But for its money its really a nice thing and workin flawlessly.

Maybe samsung galaxy ace? (which is btw smaller, weaker and more expensive than the x10)

Good luck

Greets
[General Questions and Answers] jumping2:
Evening Chaps,

Finally convinced my old man to grab a tablet. He currently uses an old slow netbook!

His budget is £150 max.

Must Haves:

wifi

USBs

7 inch screen

Bluetooth - optional.

The only tablet I've purchased previously around the same budget is one of the Ainol ones. I was pretty impressed considering the price!

Any thoughts on the above?

Ta mucho!
[General Questions and Answers] keenofhiphop:
150 pounds?!? what cost nexus 7 in pounds? but its surely worth more money....

Greets
[General Questions and Answers] mfsr98:
So, now that I know for SURE that my phone is dead, I need a new one. What I want:

-Android (I would like to try Windows Phone 8, so that's not completely out of question);

-At least a dual-core 1,2 Ghz processor (I can go lower because of economical reasons);

-Badass screen with 4 or more inches(and I mean this seriously, I want a damn good screen);

-Fair development on XDA;

-Not a chinese brand please (like ZTE or anything like that);

-Can't be a motorola (not sold in Portugal) and no Sony or LG because I hate their designs (but I like the Nexus 4 lol);

-Don't care about SD slot or LTE;

-At least an average camera;

-with ICS and updates avaiable soon for Jelly Bean.

What I am thinking now:

-Galaxy Nexus (although the Nexus 4 is anounced, I think it will be expensive, let's see how that goes...);

-I can also try and save some money for the S3, but let's leave that out of question now.

I don't have more ideas, please tell me something.
[General Questions and Answers] Felimenta97:
Well, eliminating Sony, LG and Motorola, you're left without almost nothing.

I'd say Sony Xperia P (based you don't want to spend the price of an S3, so Xperia T is out of question)., but you said you hate their deisgns (which are basically one of the things that Sony has done right the whole time).
[General Questions and Answers] mfsr98:
See, that's my problem. The only phones I like are too expensive :( But I really LOVE the Nexus (and this is serious) but the Nexus 4 is already out... Know what? Maybe I will buy the Galaxy Nexus. YOLO. (xD)

BTW, I see you are brazilian. Don't you get mad because Google doesn't sell the Nexus 10 in there and in Portugal too? :/
[General Questions and Answers] doveman:
Anyone else know of any reasonably priced phones (i.e. around £80) that fit my requirements? People I know don't even consider spending £200+ on a phone. I only paid about £120 for my Moto G 2014 DS.

The requirements:

1. Good battery life. Ideally should last at least a few days with minimal WiFI/Data usage (so maybe some notifications coming in via Data and then briefly enabling WiFi to reply to e-mail, messages, etc).

2. Supports encryption. You'd expect all phones to these days but the Y550 I bought and sold on didn't.

3. Can be rooted and custom recovery installed.

4. 1GB+ RAM

5. 16GB internal storage. The 8GB on my Moto G is just about OK but I end up having to use Link2SD to put stuff on external SD and it will be easier if my Dad doesn't have to. I guess I could compromise on this if 16GB would push the price up too much though.

4. Ideally has a nice slim and fast custom ROM available (that must support encryption) but I can freeze stuff on the stock ROM, so I guess it's not essential.

5. Supports AFWall+ logging. Not sure exactly what this depends on but it doesn't work on at least one of my tablets.

6. 3G's sufficient but if 4G's available within budget then that's a bonus.

That's for my Dad. For myself, I just saw the Asus Zenfone 2 ZE550ML 4G Dual Sim 16GB is available unlocked for £148 and was wondering if that would be a good upgrade from my Moto G 2014 DS? It has 2GB and 16GB, compared to the Moto G's 1GB and 8GB so that's definitely an upgrade, as is the 3000mAh battery (although I wonder if the extra RAM and storage will cause sufficient additional drain to cancel that out) and it has GPS and Glonass, like the Moto G, but maybe there's some downsides that aren't obvious, such as problems rooting and installing custom recovery, lack of custom ROMs, no support for encryption or AFWall+ logging?
[General Questions and Answers] Elya_Dragon:
You have to wait and buy a decent device.

When i was a kid i had 30 bucks every month to buy all things except clothes ( my parents bought those for me ).

I gathered those monthly 30 bucks for 2 years and got obviously 600 bucks to spend on the newest flagship of that time.

It's about patience.
[General Questions and Answers] doveman:
I disagree. As I said, I got my Moto G for about £120 and it does the job, so there's no need to spend £250+ on a phone IMO. I'm certainly not going to tell my Dad he needs to save up his pocket money to buy an expensive phone when he doesn't need one and he would think it crazy to spend so much anyway. If you don't have any knowledge of budget phones that's fine but please don't try and give me financial advice.
[General Questions and Answers] deadshot42:
My dad is (finally) looking at making the upgrade to a smart phone. We're on Verizon.

He's not incredibly tech saavy and he refuses to get the proper glasses so his eye sight isn't that great. We looked at the Galaxy's and the "Easy Mode" seemed to be readable for him, and would take some of the learning curve off for him. I'm not a huge fan though of Verizon bought phones due to the bloatware and the lockdowns, though other than possibly using the wifi hotspot without a plan I don't think there's anything he'd ever need to root for.

I like the S5's removeable battery, as he probably will never upgrade from this phone and a battery replacement down the road will probably be needed, but as an older phone I'm worried about lifespan. But, with S6, no battery and no xD card slot for all his MP3's.

I also like Motorola's for their durability, I have a Moto X Pure but the phone is waaaaay bigger than he needs. I know the Moto G's aren't "officially" on Verizon unless it's the older ones on pre-paid plans, is there a way to drop an activated SIM card into a G and run it on Verizon's network without issues?

Would it make more sense to go with a Nexus 5X or Motorola with a launcher / skin designed for older folks?
[General Questions and Answers] Planterz:
I'd say the Galaxy S5 would be a good choice. I'd personally rather have the SD801 in the S5 than the 808 that the Nexus 5X has. I wouldn't worry too much about it being "old", as it's plenty powerful for today's apps and even the most intense 3D games, so it'll be just fine for simple stuff like checking email, web browsing, facebook, Candy Crush, etc. It'll be future-proof far longer than something like a Moto G. Plus being waterproof is always nice. The removable battery is the key thing though, IMO. In a couple years time the battery will be dying and will need replacing. In fact, get a spare right away; if your dad is used to a "dumb" phone, one that lasts days without needing to be plugged in, your dad might forget that he needs to charge every day or 2, and a spare might save his bacon. And whether he chooses to use the Easy Mode or not, make sure to turn off all the pointless/superfluous/redundant Samsung nonsense that he'll never use like S Voice so the phone doesn't lag. And make sure his Play Store account is set to only do updates on wi-fi so he doesn't accidentally use up his mobile data.
[General Questions and Answers] IRBent:
Planterz,

I was aware of the AT&T lockdown and was thinking an i9505 unlocked would be my best option. I've found this site that has good resellerratings and seems like a decent site. Cell2get.com. I think they sell new phones. Any other recommendations is highly welcomed.
[General Questions and Answers] Elya_Dragon:
[MENTION=5749364]Planterz[/MENTION] and [MENTION=1116764]yzak[/MENTION]85 i really appreciate your work.

Could you please help me with a decision?

I want an eco system of Google made products like Android operated phones and tablets and chromebooks and chromebases.

Requirments:

# Phones and tablets needs to be from Android.

# The chromebases and chromebooks needs to be the same brand if possible and also the same brand like my phone and tablets.

# Smartwatch needs to be the same like at least one of my other devices.

########

LG is looking good because i like their phones.

It's not nessecairy to have another phone so we can exclude a phone from my requirmemts.

Tablet:

2K or 4K screen

3GB RAM at least

Big screen

Good built quality

Good sound

Chromebase:

# 4GB RAM at least

# Intel CPU at least

# FHD at least

Chromebook:

# same as chromebase specs + the built material needs to be metal or something strong and premium feeling.

Smartwatch needs to be good looking.

If possible i would like to have all the products from 1 brand or 2 brands but not more than 2 brands.

Aaaand...

If it's possible i would like a phone of the same brand like the other products if the price is below 250 euros.
[General Questions and Answers] Planterz:
The i9505 won't have North American LTE bands. The T-Mobile M919 is what you want to get if you're on AT&T in the US.
[General Questions and Answers] jugger221:
Try oneplus dude
[General Questions and Answers] Elya_Dragon:
[MENTION=5749364]Planterz[/MENTION] [MENTION=4463570]force70[/MENTION] [MENTION=4280467]yzak58[/MENTION] [MENTION=5072378]s6freak[/MENTION] could you help me with the above?
[General Questions and Answers] Planterz:
Sorry, I know very little of ChromOS or Androidware.
[General Questions and Answers] IRBent:
Ok, you lost me Planterz. I'm ignorant to North American LTE Bands and frequencies. But looking at the i9505 and Googling our bands, it appears the i9505 has the LTE Band 4 running on 1700MHz. It also appears that AT&T and T-Mobile both operate on those. So what am I not understanding? I'm truly ignorant on this and don't mean to come off as a butt head, I only want to learn. I was about to push the button on a ~ $255 i9505 until you posted it wouldn't work here. I'm glad you saved me the money.

References:

i9505 specs: http://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_i9505_galaxy_s4-5371.php

LTE Freq's and Bands: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_LTE_networks
[General Questions and Answers] shagggggggy:
USB BT 4.0+irDA Dongle

Hi, I'm not quite sure if this product even exists but I was trying to buy a BlueTooth 4.0 & irDA (Infrared) USB 2-In-1 Dongle.

I have searched for hours but the closest thing I could find was these two things;

http://www.actisys.com/BluetoothProd.html#BT5712U

BT5711U (Bluetooth-to-RAW IR Bridge, Class 2, Battery Powered);

BT5712U (Bluetooth to IrDA Bridge, Class 2, Battery Powered)

As you can see that not what I'm looking for.Any feedback would be very much helpful and I would be very grateful!
[General Questions and Answers] Planterz:
There's various versions of the i9505. Don't go by GSMArena's specs, as they cater to a primarily European base (especially UK). The specs on that site do not say that the i9505 has band 4, it says that the SGH-i337 has band 4, which is the AT&T variant that you do not want. You want the M919 T-Mobile variant.

An alternative that I had forgotten about is the i9505G, which was the Google Play Edition that came with stock Android. I'm pretty sure that the GPE S4 can use any of the "unified" ROMs that work on the various i9505s and the M919.

BTW, check out the phones listed on Swappa (XDA's buy/sell section).
[General Questions and Answers] IRBent:
I think I follow you now and see where I misunderstood the specs they laid out. I wasn't paying attention to the two separate freq and band specs and assumed if it showed 1700MHz and band 4, it meant those were on ALL i9505 versions.

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Oh, I think I read the latest T-Mobile S4 were starting to lock the bootloader. Or maybe that was the StraightTalk version. Heck, Alzheimer's keeps my old ass confused.
[General Questions and Answers] supermooshman:
anyone a suggestion for a decent (as in "mom - grade, works but not top notch", no games or anything fancy, just a browser, email and phone/sms) phone which is 4 inch or smaller and has decent battery life?

except for the Sony z3 compact (which seems like a decent device, just not the flagship pricetag), these devices seem to have gone extinct?
[General Questions and Answers] Planterz:
Pretty much. Z1 Compact? Galaxy S4 Mini? Depends on your provider....
[General Questions and Answers] kingredfire:
With the V10 recently released, I recently bought myself an LG G4 and couldn't be happier coming from a long generation of Samsung devices. Though the LG G Flex 2 has SnapDragon 810 and G4 with 808, I don't think there will be much of a difference. Get the G4....
[General Questions and Answers] vcforums:
Can anyone suggest a device, below are my requirements

I am not looking for fancy features or top notch camera

Basically device for trying different mods, and alternate OS(Sailfish, Ubuntu, Firefox,Tizen)

I have shortlisted on Nexus5. Any other suggestions, please let me know.

Thanks
[General Questions and Answers] Irumar:
I think you should also look at lg g3. Very stable for general use, long lasting, good processor speed and support. Thanx