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[General Questions and Answers] JamesCaywood:
Oh gwd that phone ass lol I had a oneplus on Verizon barely had service everywhere I went! And the other Verizon phone would have 4g full bars i dont wanna do that again
[General Questions and Answers] Raiz:
I've never had such problems, but as I said, Google Pixels are perfect to me. Try them out if you're not down for OP
[General Questions and Answers] JamesCaywood:
Yah ill try Google pixels can I just buy it from Verizon stores ? And I travel for work so I always had that problem with the OP it sucked
[General Questions and Answers] Raiz:
I think it's available, it's on their website: https://www.verizon.com/smartphones/google-pixel-5/

And if the problem you're talking about is the non unlockable bootloader, ask them about that and see if this specific phone is unlockable. If not your only option would be to buy it unlocked and put the verizon sim in it.
[General Questions and Answers] :
The following phones can get bootloader-unlocked using a simple Fastboot command. Doing so will not void the device's warranty, as the manufacturer has intentionally included this functionality.

Essential PH-1

Google Pixel, Pixel 2, Pixel 3, Pixel 4 (non-carrier models)

Google Pixel XL, Pixel 2 XL, Pixel 3 XL, Pixel 4 XL (non-carrier models)

Nokia 6

OnePlus 5, 5T, 6, 6T, 7 Pro, 7T

This next set of phones can have their bootloaders unlocked, however, you'll need to get an unlock code from the manufacturer first. This is a fairly simple process, but it registers your account and serial number with the OEM, which means they'll know that you've unlocked your bootloader.

HTC U Ultra (carrier-unlocked model)

HTC U11 (carrier-unlocked model)

Huawei Honor 8

Huawei Mate 9

Huawei Mate 9 Pro

Huawei P10

Huawei P10 Plus

LG V20 (US996 carrier-unlocked model)

LG G6 (US997 carrier-unlocked model)

Moto Z Force (2nd Generation)

Moto Z Play (2nd Generation)

Moto X4

Moto G5

Moto G5 Plus

Sony Xperia XZ Premium (no OEM code required, but camera binaries wiped)

and many more.

In most cases, the phone's warranty will be completely void unless you are an EU citizen and have bought the phone in the territory of the EU.
[General Questions and Answers] Ozakong:
Where can i find a longer list with more phones?

I think this is a question that is asked a lot, and someone who understands this should make a neat list of devices from the last 5 years

where i need to ask about a specific phone if i want to know if the bootloader-unlocked using a simple Fastboot command?
[General Questions and Answers] mangokm40:
Is there ANY phone that has good lineageOS support and will work with TMobile's VoLTE in the USA? I know we've been warned that our time with 3G is limited.

Thanks for your time.
[General Questions and Answers] vidarr_kerr:
Escape the matrix and Get a Flip Phone.
[General Questions and Answers] Piter101:
Choosing a smartphone for yourself or a loved one is no easy task. You can narrow down your choices by analyzing all considerations you need to confidently choose the best phone.

Price range

The features you need

Which operating system do you prefer

What are the most important specs

Choose a wireless carrier

Pick a service plan

Putting in this research upfront can help put a significant amount of money back in your wallet.
[General Questions and Answers] Black_Beards:
My current phone is a pixel 3a that takes amazing pictures.

For this phone this is my wish list

Android

Unlocked

Dual sim

Amazing photos

Ability to add sd card

Good screen

Decent speaker

Rear fingerprint reader

I live in the US but travel often to central and south America

Price between 200 and 250
[General Questions and Answers] johnypl:
Im looking for a new device with some specific specs

- no budget limit

- no samsung, NO oneplus

- no amoled (if is the only negative i will can go with this failure)

- 16gb ram

- camera above average is good

- xda support is mandatory

- unlock bootloader without loose warranty

- sd888

- no curved display

- dual sim
[General Questions and Answers] sjjtnj:
After having a phone I can't unlock or root and on 16gb storage. I'm looking for one I can do all that with. Really I don't care about the rooting and unlocking much If I have plenty of storage. That's my main issue with this phone. I can spend up to $200 and don't want to buy straight from Cricket again, because they disable everything like recovery and fastboot. LG just seems to keep getting stricter too.

So looking to buy unlocked phone on Ebay not LG and not Cricket, but can be used on Cricket. Thinking about these since I like the way they look. Tell me what is better storage, camera, color, speed etc.. I don't care about the phone size much. I just don't want it too big to put in my pocket (Like new IPhones geeze) or too small.

OnePlus 6T 128GB (Refubished)

Samsung Gallaxy S8 64GB (Refubished)

Xiaomi Redmi 9 or 9C 64GB (New)

Xiaomi Poco M3 64GB (New)

Or is there any other good ones you can think of? I just want a good phone that works good with media and games. That I take good quality pictures, edit those pictures, and have enough storage space for apps.
[General Questions and Answers] Austinredstoner:
Than buy a moto g7

I have T-Mobile service LTE and it worked

The best part is that I can still make phone calls
[General Questions and Answers] hellotomypillow:
Is The Redmi K30 Ultra Still A Good Buy?

Hey guys, since GMS got blocked on the K30 Ultra not too long ago, I was wondering if I still buy it and just don't update MIUI, will I be good to go or should I just pass on it?

I'm contemplating between the K30 Ultra or the Mi9T. Unfortunately the Mi9T will be around the same price after customs fees, whereas if I buy the K30 Ultra the customs fees will be paid by the delivery company.

Thanks so much awesome people!
[General Questions and Answers] xunholyx:
It's an iPhone. No more to say. You're here on XDA because of customization, correct? iPhone doesn't have that
[General Questions and Answers] xunholyx:
Pixel devices buddy
[General Questions and Answers] Austinredstoner:
GMS got blocked wait it's only effected in China ROM I'm 100 percent if it's not a China ROM it isn't blocked
[General Questions and Answers] DubbaThony:
needs are stated post above yours

budget is well..

Im aiming top of the line so I am ready that it will hurt. I would love to fit under 1k$ but if thats not doable, well it isnt doable. If I cant find anything that matches my criteria I can settle for OP9 when it comes out. I assume it will have great community support and no-bull BL locks etc.
[General Questions and Answers] Arteneko:
Hello! My BV9500 just died on me (infinite bootloop, impossible to get into fastboot or rec) so I want to switch towards something more reliable.

I have a few requirements and a few "I hope" points, which phone would you be able to recommend to me?

Note that I don't care about a beefy GPU / RAM, nor about high quality speakers, I don't use heavy apps at all.

Thanks in advance.

Requirements

- officially supported by a lightweight safe ROM (e.g. lineageos)

- no locked bootloader

- less than 500€

- big battery

- external microSD

- android 10+

- headphone jack

"Nice to have"

- less than 300€

- micro USB-A

- fingerprint sensor

- RF radio (like the BV9500)

- removable battery

- nice camera
[General Questions and Answers] Fekish:
Is it worth it buying Oneplus Nord, having now a Pixel 3A? I feel that camera might let me down...
[General Questions and Answers] SirCoutin:
Hey guys, I'm quite torn between 2 phones rn, both of them compromise on different things so it's been hard to choose one.

Poco X3 NFC - Great everything, horrible dimensions and some weird software bugs like the speaker being too loud on calls

Realme 7 5g - Better performance, better dimensions but worse speakers and worse camera

I mainly use my current phone, a Redmi Note 7, for watching Youtube and taking nice looking pictures.

Shame I can't find a phone that I don't have to compromise for, but I guess that's just how the current market goes. Really don't want an AMOLED but also want decent speed, good speakers, good cameras and good ergonomics.
[General Questions and Answers] Fytdyh:
hello there. I would suggest the xiaomi mi 9T Pro. and for the camera aspect, see that ported Google camera apps are all around the web. just grab one suited for your device and it definitely improves photo quality.
[General Questions and Answers] Fytdyh:
for camera, I would say stick with pixel. they get the best updates in that department.
[General Questions and Answers] SirCoutin:
Heyo! Thanks for the Suggestion, but that phone is sadly really out of my budget limit, I was looking for like max 250 euro, or around that range. Also Mi 9t pro has Amoled which i'm trying to avoid for the sake of having a phone for a long ass time.
[General Questions and Answers] Fytdyh:
the mi 9t pro was launched in 2019, so you can find it at second hand. secondly, no idea what's the problem with amoled, had 5 devices with amoled, all 5 are still running perfectly, no burn at all.
[General Questions and Answers] basily:
Hmmm... I've been using Groove IP for Google voice calls for a couple of years now. Works as well as my 3rd party voip. I suspect the occasions when it doesn't work are due to poor wifi or overloaded phone - I have a Samsung captivate running custom ROM Slim Bean 3.1, and I do have the occasional lag, so that probably affects the quality of my VoIP calls.

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Ok, so what, if any, tablets can dual boot? I need to at least be able to boot Ubuntu as there are still a couple of essentials that I can't do in android.

Also, I need to be able to do pen testing, so monitor mode is essential to me.

Does my tablet exist yet?
[General Questions and Answers] gagdude:
It is fast, but at the time of release Google did not pack in the most powerful mobile CPU at the time like they did with the Nexus 4. He wants "today's" games, which he listed as some intensive 3D games.

Your video, which trust me, I've already watched, is about day to day usage (even stated in description), and not about what he wants
[General Questions and Answers] vj_dustin:
well i thought if an Apple iPhone 4 with a A4 chip can run GTA 3, GNexus should be fine as well!
[General Questions and Answers] cognus:
beware ... watch out for that "best processor" trap. there are a LOT of nuances that can defeat processors, such as the SoC maker not wanting to play with the development & hack community. as someone well said [out of context] "there is nothing so common as unrewarded potential".

the "most powerful" is the one on the bleeding edge, with no consensus, with a lot of competition, with as yet unknowable community support.

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seems i got nowhere with google voice... :D

more serious than that question: which handset, past/present/edgy, delivers the best Tethering performance on 4G ?? I don't care about its other features, just need this one issue answered.
[General Questions and Answers] chicagoraw:
I ask because I'm in a toss-up between Nexus 10 & Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1, leaning towards the N10. The Note has better benchmarks and microsd but N10 has the better screen. And how much do I need a quad core processor?
[General Questions and Answers] menkveldj:
I have both phones and I agree that the S3 is far superior in performance even though it is "less powerful"

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After using both I would note that the 7 is much easier to play games on due to it's smaller size. It feel like a DS in your hand.
[General Questions and Answers] Dark_Soul06:
Evo LTE or Galaxy S2? Help me choose !!! (:
[General Questions and Answers] cognus:
I'm not the expert on either but I am following closely several "work in progress" threads about the lack of hardware decode support on the N10 [the underlying SoC] for full, no-questions-no-excuses HD 1080p [in some cases 720p or even 480p] support... in other words, much like the Samsung Chromebook - on paper has all the power -edgy cpu/gpu/SoC but the support is not there. thus, N7 "outperforms" the N10 for the moment if video is your 'thing' ... video and gaming. support for tegra 3 is good and growing - the other is lagging... for now.

quad-mali gpu at higher clock rates, i.e. 1.5ghz in the RK3066 SoC - very very potent components - but no sdk released so the community can access all the available features, thus the bottleneck in development - lousy implementations

one of those Samsung tabs however has superior development vs the N10 - I don't know if its the 10.1 or tab2-2 or what... someone here will know... it boils down to what you want to use the tablet for
[General Questions and Answers] pepinocho9:
Motorola RAZR i or HTC One S

I'm buying a new phone and I'm in love with Motorola RAZR i design and I feel curious about the intel processor,

I don't like the HTC One S exterior but hardware may be better, also I read that its an excellent camera phone.

One S has an active development community and it's a popular device, RAZR i not so, but it seems there's going to be more.

Also, Telcel Mexico only gets the RAZR i so the warranty (if its not international) of the One S would be an issue.

They are almost the same price here.

Which one would you get? thanks for your help.
[General Questions and Answers] DeadlyBrink:
Is't it the Panasonic Toughbook CF-D1 ? ..2,5GHz
[General Questions and Answers] rraki68:
planning to buy sony experia go, is it a popular device and is it a good one for rooting
[General Questions and Answers] DeadlyBrink:
nexus 10 vs Asus Transformer

Is the Asus Transformer not quicker ?, because it hase a 1,6GHz, and the Nexus 10 , I think 1,2 GHz ..?
[General Questions and Answers] hashus:
Jiayu g3 vs Umi X1 vs Amoi N821

I would like to know which of these devices is better. I know Umi X1 has a bad GPS reception. But that is the only issue I know of so far. Are the other mobiles better off in this regards or not. what are your suggestions.:confused:

Thank you.
[General Questions and Answers] KaosStorm:
Have you guys heard anything good about the Galaxy S Duos? In paper, it looks almost exactly like the L7 but with a smaller screen and a heavier UI.
[General Questions and Answers] Vanilla Pudding:
Guys is Samsung galaxy nexus good ?

What is it capable of doing ?
[General Questions and Answers] cognus:
take a look at t-mobile and elsewhere reviews of the L9.

i have an older, dirt cheap P509 "optimus" - the optimus 500 series must have sold in the many millions, worldwide. fancy? no. power? no. pretty... not exactly, but it takes a royal beating and never quits, gets about 24 hours on a charge - i've rooted it, abused it, dropkicked it across concrete, landed on it in a motorcycle wreck .... no sweat. all good.

handles wifi perfectly, call volume perfectly and lg support is great [not tmo]

but every firm makes a clunker now and then - from my little reading, the L9 though not as spec'y as the N4, is more loved, less complaints...
[General Questions and Answers] positiveg:
I got her a galaxy tab.

I would like to get myself a tablet what do you suggest?
[General Questions and Answers] xd0:
Guys, where to find Galaxy Note II with Radio-FM receiver in the US?
[General Questions and Answers] adbanginwar:
why dont you check the service menu if it can be boot unlocked and rooted? may check xperia go threads.
[General Questions and Answers] Vanilla Pudding:
Is lg trustworthy ?

I wanna buy LG nexus 4 but I am kinda afraid of lg's build quality . reading about so much bugs and people complaining about yellow screen tint and speaker buzzing , ...

I have never got an LG before .

So enlighten me please .

Thanks in advance :)

Sent from my GT-S5570
[General Questions and Answers] SirCoutin:
In Brazil I can't really find one under 450 euro, also I do really like having max brightness on at all times and babysitting something so carefully feels like a really annoying chore.
[General Questions and Answers] Austinredstoner:
Or he can buy a xiaomi redmi k20 pro
[General Questions and Answers] SirCoutin:
Again, under 250$ budget and no Amoled :)
[General Questions and Answers] Freedcx:
Looking for budget 5G phone around $300-600 that will work with T-Mobile and can be easily rooted with Magisk.
[General Questions and Answers] Austinredstoner:
Buy moto g7
[General Questions and Answers] Freedcx:
Moto G7 support 5G? The specs for the phone only shows 4G only.

moto g7 specifications - Motorola Support - US

support.motorola.com
[General Questions and Answers] Austinredstoner:
Sorry didn't notice u asked for 5g
[General Questions and Answers] elwood_:
Looking to upgrade from my LG G6. Budget is $400-600 for used.

I looked quickly earlier and the LG V60 and Samsung S20 look pretty decent. Any suggestions?

Must haves:

ATT compatible​

128gb Internal storage​

Unlocked(able) bootloader​

Rootable​

Decent battery (4500mAH+)​

Decent cameras​

Great fingerprint reader​

6GB RAM​

​

Nice to have

Headphone jack​

Notification LED​

SD slot​

Active mod community for aftermarket ROMs​

Flat screen (no curved edge)​

8GB+ RAM​

256GB+ storage​
[General Questions and Answers] Austinredstoner:
Redmi k20 pro
[General Questions and Answers] Helhound0:
I'm fed up of using china made budget phones with BS audio quality. Any recommendation for a good budget phone with an audio DAC?
[General Questions and Answers] Austinredstoner:
I think I know why u don't like China ROM on a xiaomi device

It's because it doesn't come with any google apps known as gapps

U will have to buy the global version to get gapps
[General Questions and Answers] Helhound0:
Nope. I got this Note 8 Pro before the trade ban so this had Play services in it. But that doesn't matter because i never use a stock ROM on any of my personal phones. And almost all AOSP ROMS have GApps.
[General Questions and Answers] Fekish:
OK thanks... So i shouldn't even think about it :)
[General Questions and Answers] virginwidow:
I've got a year to save the $800 (according to updated info on 3g cut off) and the Purism looked like the ONLY acceptable replacement for Blackberry International (tight as fort knox and works great)

Now it looks like Purism isn't going to consider the US market cause of that infernal VoLTE crap. Additionally, I've been a month trying to find out which flavors of Lineage can get VoLTE in the US. Something real fishy is up...

VoLTE Certification with major US carriers

I really hope we see that happen. 🙂 Here is the issue - from my own experience and of many in forums. It’s all based on IMEI numbers. If the carrier reads it as certified it’s all good. So, what many of us (w unlocked phones) do is that no matter what, we are required to call customer service...

forums.puri.sm
[General Questions and Answers] hailriq:
I am planning to buy mi 10T with 8+128. I think its best in its price category. I don't bother about camera or AMOLED displays. Any better suggestions?
[General Questions and Answers] Austinredstoner:
If u say mi 10t

Than it's better to buy mi 10t pro same thing but better
[General Questions and Answers] virginwidow:
THANK YOU for the info

I've read the g7 is good option for root / lineage - but also the "variant" or series of g7 matters... Like ones manufactured after a certain date fail (?)

Did TMO activate the SIM / provision the VoLTE after you secured the device?

Or must one do the SIM-Provision thingy FIRST to keep the VoLTE working after getting the device secured?

TIA

VW
[General Questions and Answers] hailriq:
Thanks dear
[General Questions and Answers] Blombardo:
@

mangokm40​

the pro 1 has out of the box linux/ android or ubuntu = there are a couple versoins - one sponsored by xda forums i believe.

Pro1 X Smartphone Functionality, Choice & Control

A keyboard smartphone purposely designed for functionality, running Android, Lineage or Ubuntu. | Check out 'Pro1 X Smartphone Functionality, Choice & Control' on Indiegogo.

www.indiegogo.com
[General Questions and Answers] Mek101:
Good cheap (<200€ - 240€ish) device with GSI support?

Ideally with micro SD card, 4GB of ram, 64-128GB of internal memory and fingerprint scanner?

Edit: After a but of googling, I'm prone to either the Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 or 8 Pro, but which has better roms?
[General Questions and Answers] Fytdyh:
if you can, try to go for redmi note 9 pro, since for snapdragon is easier to make custom roms, therefore better than mediatek variants.
[General Questions and Answers] Mek101:
I've read about that. Trouble is, I'm on a tight budget
[General Questions and Answers] sneak:
Country: USA

Carrier: unlocked/whatever I want.

Price: no budget no contract.

Size Preference: I liked the size of the Nexus 5. I have long fingers but don't really like that phones are so huge. It just isn't the most practical option. I've become accustom to the V30+'s size over the Nexus 5, and I'm unsure if I would tolerate the S21 Ultra 5G. Some insight on this would be nice.

What will it be used for: Mostly wide angle vehicle photography, listening to music via bluetooth (headphone jack is a plus, especially if they do a good job with amping it like LG did with the V30+) and watching youtube/twitch.

Preferred brands: Anything not from a Chinese company.

My progression of phones as far as I can remember: Verizon flip phone of some kind (probably got it somewhere around 2004-2006), Motorola i860, Motorola i580, Sidekick ID, LG Rumor 2, LG Optimus Q, LG Nexus 5, LG V30+.

Other: 128GB or more storage (sd card expansion a plus), 6GB+of RAM, qi charging, battery life at least as good as current phone, fingerprint reader. Notification LED is a YUGE plus.

I got my phone NEW for $279 and I can currently do a trade-in with Verizon and get an S21 5G, for example, where Verizon counts my phone as worth $350. I want to be able to use the phone on any network, not just on Verizon. As long as I can eventually switch back to ATT if I dislike Verizon, this would be an acceptable route.

I loved the notification LED on the Nexus 5 and miss it while using my V30+.

Any kind of stupid thing where they severely destroy the functionality of the phone or there's no way to bootloader unlock/root/flash/etc is not acceptable. I need a device which even if there was some basic level of protections against this has been bypassed.

I've only ever used fingerprint reader on the V30+. It's on the rear and it works well, but it is a bit annoying that I can't use it if it's being Qi charged.

A brighter screen than the OLED of whatever brightness the V30+ has is preferred as well as I'm often trying to use the screen outdoors.

I'd love to find something with real fast charging (wireless and wired) compared to what I have now. I also like Spigen cases but anything similar with a slim design (and maybe a kickstand) are appreciated so if the phone has good cases like those then I'd like it more.
[General Questions and Answers] Fytdyh:
Check the Sony xperia 5 II.
[General Questions and Answers] sneak:
Just from a quick browse on the Sony page it looks nice. They are very vague about what from the alpha series of cameras is in the phone, though. I will research this phone. Thanks.

Well an edit here. I looked at gsmaerna and already there's an issue. No 5G support. ATT is dropping LTE support soon. I have decided against using Verizon because when I tried to get it on this phone they had horrible customer support and all kinds of weird issues I had to deal with. I'm going to just stick with ATT.

Also I forgot to mention I do want USB C. And when I said no budget, I forgot that Sony phones exist LOL. I don't really WANT to spend a ton on a phone it's just that I can wait a bit if necessary and if payments with no interest are accepted that's even better.
[General Questions and Answers] Fytdyh:
see this phone

Samsung Galaxy A32 5G - Full phone specifications

m.gsmarena.com
[General Questions and Answers] sneak:
Don't like the screen technology, resolution and ppi, and it doesn't meet RAM requirement, very heavy, no ultrawide.