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[General Questions and Answers] Averagecustomrom:
Good idea some other people have also recommended it to me, the charging is also good thanks for your insights
[General Questions and Answers] ianovic:
Good morning/afternoon/evening XDA people.

I'm currently trying to find a phone that has -

A flat screen of good quality that's about 6.5 inch or bigger.

Has SD8 gen2 or 3 soc (or older if good ROM support).

Has bands for UK/Europe.

This obviously is for more flagship devices generally but I do not want anything by Samsung. Any rumoured options are welcome and I'll consider older devices if they have good support for ROMs.

I'm expecting most Chinese brands won't have the support but there could be some I may have missed in my searches up to now.

Bonus extra - I'd really like wireless charging but it's not a deal breaker for the other points.

Cost is not an issue, I'm hoping to find something that will last for the next five years or close to it.

Thanks, your help is appreciated.
[General Questions and Answers] traman124:
OnePlus 11. It has 8 Gen 2 and great ROM support. Sadly it doesn't have wireless charging
[General Questions and Answers] ianovic:
Or a flat screen 😞

I may end up with a OnePlus, I had a 6T I regret selling. And I'm used to ColorOS.

I'll keep looking, thanks for the reply.
[General Questions and Answers] traman124:
P8 Pro maybe? We're almost to LineageOS and it has a flat screen and charging, and 7 years of stock
[General Questions and Answers] ianovic:
I love the P8 pro and I may get it if I can't find anything else with faster charging. I should have said in my OP but I forgot.

Thanks tho.
[General Questions and Answers] traman124:
Either a Pixel 7a/6a or a Nothing Phone 1
[General Questions and Answers] pnin:
Any suggestions for a cheap phone with decent specs (dual SIM, SD card, 3.5 jack, OK screen/cam) with active custom ROM scene (want to deGoogle).

Thanks.
[General Questions and Answers] npdroid:
Hello what "dev" phone to get in order to flash and try the most amount of different android versions ? Rootable as well. I'm especially interested in android 7/8/9/10/11/12.

Luxury would be front finger sensor, qi charge, jack port, servicable.

There are database websites I know but nothing is more valuable than some XDA user experience to me, since these databases don't list in the specs the custom ROMs available in the wild.

Pixels seem to have a long software support life, bringing updates to old models, but the old firmware images don't seem to be findable anymore (at least on copperhead successor project website). So any other big brands are welcome : sony samsung huawei oneplus lg asus nokia motorola etc.
[General Questions and Answers] traman124:
I like to keep a Moto X4 around because it supports a bunch of Android versions from 7 - 14 (I actually have one, it's not listed on my XDA devices page though). The only Pixel with support for A7 is the OG Pixel (which has major issues in 13) and I think that the X4 actually has better support...

Official support was dropped at Pie but Lineage supports it from 8.1 until 13 (14 coming soon) with everything working... I actually have some older builds of LOS for it if you want them (archives of old official and test builds of LOS and PE for this device)
[General Questions and Answers] arficus:
Guess what, I'm seeking help in figuring out which phone would best suit my needs!

I really know very little about current offerings, so please excuse my ignorance.

Networks/protocols: Preferably CDMA + GSM, or perhaps just CDMA, but definitely unlockable.

OS: Many years using android. I like it, but only if rootable, and better yet with active ROM community. I like IOS too.

Size: I like small by current standards. Wouldn't want anything bigger than Pixel 5.

Cost: Sub $500

Camera quality is important to me.

Even though I'm far from a power user, battery life is important to me - I just hate be tethered to a charger every day. Iphone SE, 12 mini, and 13 mini would be contenders were it not for their small batteries.

Pixel 5 seems like best option I'm aware of despite being just recently at end of life for upgrades - I figure I could install a maintained ROM for security updates. (like lineage).

Or what other phones come to mind?
[General Questions and Answers] LucDeprez:
Currently own a OnePlus Nord 2T 5G (came to this from a OnePlus 6 which was pretty awesome).

During a recent trip overseas (Bogota, Colombia) have now realised what a pain VoLTE is for such handsets. No IMS registration, yet 4G data services work fine. Can't place outbound calls (despite having a full roaming setup with Three UK). The same SIM worked fine in my OnePlus 6 and could use the old LogKit tweaks to force VoLTE.

Tried a variety of steps to resolve but nothing sorts it and have zero interest in rooting/digging into EFS partitions, MBN configs etc.

So, as life is way too short, if I want a decent midrange phone with an almost stock Android experience (similar to OxygenOS) that won't involve sacrificing a small animal to a deity to have VoLTE just working when roaming what's my best bet? I should point out that camera performance isn't a huge concern for me but I do value the rapid wired charging on my existing unit (80W).

Many thanks in advance.
[General Questions and Answers] traman124:
Definitely the 5 - I'd normally recommend a Zenfone to anyone in this position, but Asus went and pulled the BL unlock tool (🤦‍♂️) so it's no longer a good option.

Maybe the 7a as well? 7a has Tensor G2 and the new camera sensor, but it is a little taller than the 5a (see screenshot/video below) and official Lineage support
[General Questions and Answers] arficus:
Thanks. 7a looks too chunky for my taste. Should I worry about end of support with pixel 5 if I don't use banking apps? ie what other ways can I get screwed over when using out of date android?
[General Questions and Answers] arficus:
Looks like you made a couple of responses to my last question re pixel 5 updates and security but no text came through?
[General Questions and Answers] ultlight:
Can anyone please answer me?
[General Questions and Answers] Greight:
Take a look at POCO X5 Pro.
[General Questions and Answers] drpdrpdrp:
Looking for a phone to use to root and play Pokemon Go (want to basically hack the GPS / location so I can fake what region I am in). Any advice on what devices may work for me? Looking for something that would perform well in the game, but also doesn't break the bank. In the US.
[General Questions and Answers] Njackste:
What phone to buy?

Hi, I've been reading this and other threads for some time now and I'd just like some advice on what phone to get.

I preferably wouldn't like to be messing around with using hacked together ROMs from aliexpress and just official ones.

I'd be buying from taobao and using an agent to bring it in.

the options are:

Wait for ace 3 on january 4th and buy that.

Buy ace 2 pro 12+256GB 380 euro, 16+512GB 430 euro, 24+1TB 505 euro.

Buy ace 2V 12+256GB 290 euro, 16+256GB 300 euro, 16+512GB 330 euro, 16+1TB 355 euro.

Buy ace 2 12+256GB 345 euro, 16+256GB 355, 16+512GB 410, 18+1TB 470 euro.

Buy oneplus 11 16+256GB 560 euro, 16+512GB 625 euro.

Buy oneplus 12 12+256GB 550 euro, 16+512GB 611 euro, 16+1TB 675 euro, 24+1TB 740 euro.

I really appreciate all the help I'd just like the easiest transformation to official global ROM.

Thanks
[General Questions and Answers] lm8lm8:
well

yesterday i saw that :

Best non-Google hardware - GrapheneOS Discussion Forum

GrapheneOS discussion forum

discuss.grapheneos.org

:D
[General Questions and Answers] Njackste:
Hi, thanks for the reply.

That seems very interesting but I'd rather just stick to oneplus I just need to know what phone will be easiest to switch to an official ROM of oxygenOS
[General Questions and Answers] pnin:
IMHO, in your range of prices and if only for the longevity, the Fairphone 5 is looking pretty decent...
[General Questions and Answers] traman124:
Correct - no text came through but I'll try again later today from a laptop instead of my phone
[General Questions and Answers] sameersharmap1:
need to buy a phone for my mom her usage is mainly social media apps and YouTube and some pictures

budget is around 15k inr and her old phone mi a3 will be sold / exchanged

need a device that has good build quality and a decent processor
[General Questions and Answers] applesucksLmao:
the galaxy a33 5g is a really good phone for 180 dollars (i converted the inr currency to dollars
[General Questions and Answers] JMBush1007:
I lost my s20+ to the ocean. I can get a s21+ from insurance for $230, but I also have an upgrade through verizon. I've been mostly happy with my galaxy phones except for samsung limiting access to slow motion features of camera to the native app. I have heard a lot of manufacturers limit access to camera2 api tho. So, Idk whether to stick to galaxy (whether s21+ or s23+), try a pixel phone, maybe z fold, a xiaomi, or whatever else. Have heard pixels can run hot.

Anyway, thanks for any info or suggestions.
[General Questions and Answers] ultlight:
I'm looking for a phone that has an amoled screen, decent cameras, nfc, and be easy to unlock/root, with lineageOS support preferably. prefered brand is xiaomi for pricing and rooting reasons. the cheaper the better. anyone know of a phone that fits what i want?
[General Questions and Answers] el.duane:
Best (mid-range) smartphone to buy?

TLDR: Looking to upgrade from a current Poco X3 NFC 64GB ($220 Sep 2020).

Max budget of $400-500.

Preferences:

good battery (longer lasting - not necessarily quick charging);

good performance (preferably min. 60 FPS for gaming representing 30-40% of usage currently btw);

somewhat futureproof;

After several weeks of researching, I'd like to have this forum's input and thoughts in order to form a definitive decision.

In no particular order, here are my picks (no order, no personal preference):

Google Pixel 7a

OnePlus Nord 2T

OnePlus Nord CE 3

OnePlus Nord 3

Samsung Galaxy A54

Nothing Phone 1

Nothing Phone 2

Vivo V29 & Pro

Honor 90

Poco F4 GT

Poco F5 & Pro

Poco X5 Pro

Poco X6 Pro

Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro Plus

Xiaomi Redmi Note 13 Pro Plus

Xiaomi 13T

Realme GT Master Edition

Realme 10 Pro Plus

Samsung S23 FE (outside of comparision but mentionable IF available in second-hand/refurbished stores at or close to initial budget)

If there are some models that I have not included, please feel free to add them and let me know why it is a good choice for the upgrade!

Happy New Year!
[General Questions and Answers] James_patageul:
Hi,

My beloved smartphone fell badly and I need a new one...

I had the chance, mine was supported by Lineageos and wihout gapps 😁

So, I'm looking for a phone with a >= 6" screen on which can install a ~AOSP ROM without Gapps

But I can't found a match between the available phones on the market and find a ROM for it.. any suggestion ?

Thanks.
[General Questions and Answers] Munk.3:
Kind of unrelated, but my friend had Been suggesting me an xiaomi phone & tablet. (Forgot model) but supposedly it better than Samsung tablet an phone.

More specifically the tablets from xiaomi, are and can be nicely easily over clocked or something. So I suppose the phones should be no different.

But hey who am I to say? I don't own an xiaomi yet.
[General Questions and Answers] traman124:
The Pixel 6a is pretty much perfect given your requirements - I'm inclined to be skeptical of Xiaomi because of their unlock policy changes

(Edit: my mistake - those restrictions don't apply outside of China yet but it's still wise it be skeptical in the future)
[General Questions and Answers] ultlight:
Sadly in my country the 6a isnt sold officially, and from a quick search, it costs around $400 here
[General Questions and Answers] ultlight:
Right now, I'm mainly looking at the POCO X5 pro since it seems like it has decent support as of now by the community, and usually poco phones have good community support. what yall think?
[General Questions and Answers] traman124:
As a Pixel user, 3rd party camera apps can support slow motion (wasn't a thing on my old S8 which I don't have anymore in openCamera)... My 6a and 4a5g don't really run hot (although my 6a definitely runs hotter than old model) and I heard that the 8 series solves those issues.

I might also suggest the OnePlus 12 whenever it‘s released in your country (if you like Oxygen/ColorOS)... it offers more customization than a Pixel but Samsungs still offer more customization with Goodlock (so if that's important for you stick with Samsung)...
[General Questions and Answers] James_patageul:
Seem that no one have a clues !??
[General Questions and Answers] traman124:
Pixel 5. I used to recommend Zenfone but they pulled the unlock tool 🤦🏾‍♂️
[General Questions and Answers] DiamondJohn:
Ylu n]basuc=icsllouy only gave two lijits, Didnt teklkl us if you wanted new ior haoy to look at 2nd hand. There are many MANY phone that would of satisfied your two limits. ie almost no wrong answer

Moost/many custom ROMs have Vanilla versions. You probably would of been bestter off to find which custom ROM you want, and check its list of official devices.

Back to new/2nd hand. This is a phone I have been interested in. I curtrentrly havea Pixel 4a 4G, The thing that holds me back n a pixel 5 is they are both getting old, so battery may need changing soon, but the cost of screen fix for a p5 is almost double that of a p4a, which is only slightly under 6"
[General Questions and Answers] traman124:
@James_patageul @DiamondJohn

I actually have a 4a5g, which still performs great with stock, LOS, and EvoX ROMs. 5 would definitely be a great phone if you ask me.

I'm actually a little bit mad at Asus because I've heard varying things about the unlock tool (see this thread on the Asus forums)... seems like utter incompetence to me.

Maybe Pixel 8 as well, in a couple of months? Looks like GS301 is in the pipeline (see the 8 and the 8 Pro on the LOS Gerrit)
[General Questions and Answers] DiamondJohn:
Size, Headpohone Jack and Speakers are what made me go Pixel 4A 4G. And I build ROMs from source for my 4A and do not play games (ie its powerful enough). I have broken 2 screens, so the cheaper screen of the 4A 4G has worked out well for me. Dont know if the GG 5 of the 5 would of made a diff ovr the lesser GG3 of the 4A.
[General Questions and Answers] userforusing:
Hi all. I am looking for a new phone to replace my Xiaomi Mi 13T because I am unhappy with the OS. This is a of a tough one.

Before this phone I used a Mi 9T with a custom ROM, but I do not want to go back to custom ROMS as they are becoming too much work recently. However, I also don"t really want to give up the cleanliness and customisation that they offer. Now in terms of customisation I am happy with what Hyper OS or One UI provide. What I don't like is how they kill background apps and triple check every decision make f.e. when installing apps fro a different source than google play.

In terms of hardware I am sure the pixel phones provide but to mee the OS is a little too bare bones. I also checked out the Nothing Phone 2 but for the price the camera seems a bit underwhelming and the Glyphs don"t offer that much value to mee I'd rather have 65W charging.

What does that leave me with? I am fine with mid range hardware as I do not need the phone for gaming.

Here is what I do value

- Fast display, 90 Hz +

- OLED would be nice, but not a must have

- Good camera

- Battery should get me through a day at least

- At least 2 years of updates

Thanks for any suggestions!
[General Questions and Answers] itsOJ6T6:
I want choose Between these

1.Samsung Galaxy A52s 8/128

2.Oneplus 10r 8/128

Which one will be more viable to last at least 5 more years? Note that I don't play games on my phone.

What should I go for in 2024? or are there any better options?
[General Questions and Answers] pixelsynth:
so, i recently got a Poco x6 Pro and was extremely disappointed finding out I can't unlock the bootloader because of their new stupid hyperos policy. i am going to return the phone, anyone know any good alternatives where i can unlock the bootloader? the cheaper the better
[General Questions and Answers] kiwigi:
Android tablet for travel

Hello members,

I will be traveling for approx half a year and looking for suggestions. An Android tabled is preferred, would be good if a a keyboard can also be used for documents writing and tables. Maybe something like the OUKITEL RT2 though not sure if a keyboard can be used with it. A bit of robustness would be good too.

Looking forward to suggestions as I never used such a gadget.

Thanks
[General Questions and Answers] DiamondJohn:
As for keyboard, I have used a Bluetooth mouse and keyboard on my mobile phone. Ie that shouldn't be a limiting factor. I would guess screen size and resolution will direct your final choice
[General Questions and Answers] kiwigi:
Thanks @DiamondJohn

I am guessing 8-10 inch screen/tablet size. I should be able to work on 'word' documents or google sheets files.

The gadget should not be too large either, though most of the use will be while in a camper, still being somewhat robust.
[General Questions and Answers] motivated girl:
Which brand phone should i buy to keep an imp app running in background?

Some days ago i installed an app in my xiaomi android 13 phone enabling all the permissions needed to run that app in background successfully but unfortunately the system stopped it and on my other phone i was not receiving any data on my web account .so i researched about the issue and came to know that xiaomi phones has mi security system software that automatically kills apps running in background ..so then i decided to buy a new phone but i ran into confusion when i saw an article in google that said all chinese brand phones kills apps in background .can somebody plz advice me which phone should i buy so that my app dont get stopped by the system and run successfully in background .is samsung good one in that case ?or oppo might be a good choice
[General Questions and Answers] traman124:
Maybe a Moto Edge+ (Edge 40 Ultra in some countries)? The OS skin is relatively stock but more customizable than Pixels and it has some really nice hardware (SD8 Gen 2, 144Hz screen, 8/12GB RAM) for about 600 US
[General Questions and Answers] traman124:
Google Pixels don't kill apps. If you want to know how to disable app killing though, you can look at https://dontkillmyapp.com/
[General Questions and Answers] traman124:
Maybe check the Legion Y700? Or if you're ok going iPadOS (iPad apps tend to be better optimized in my experience), an iPad Mini with a keyboard case would also work (just avoid Apple's keyboard cases - they offer too little for too high a price)

I actually have an SM-T290 for IoT projects running Lineage and have modded Fire tablets in the past, and while both are reasonably fast, I wouldn't recommend either of them for casual use.
[General Questions and Answers] DiamondJohn:
Are u you rooted? Have you looked into OOM? Have your checked of the app is excluded front doze? An example to check if they are overstepping standard Android, is to see if they treat the Google playstore the same way.
[General Questions and Answers] DiamondJohn:
My daily is a pixel 4a,I do a lot of dev, and one phone that has recently caught my interest is the old Samsung s9 or S10, they are getting cheap on eBay, and when compared to my current daily, are not to far off feature wise. Use the feature comparison on gsmareana
[General Questions and Answers] traman124:
I actually have a 4a5g and both the 4a and 4a5g are great phones even in 2023, can highly recommend
[General Questions and Answers] DiamondJohn:
But they are not cheap. I again love my 4a4g (smaller than the 5g), as compared to the s9's on eBay
[General Questions and Answers] traman124:
I bought my 4a5g for 100 US... Moto X4 would also be a great bet, have ROMmed one for a relative and it's around 55 US on eBay
[General Questions and Answers] hadrianek:
Redmi Note 12 Pro 5G 8/256 or Moto Edge 30 and why? Prices are the same

For normal using, not games. Facebook, tiktok, Netflix, google maps etc. Taking few pictures a day
[General Questions and Answers] traman124:
If it were my choice I'd choose the Edge. It has a 144hz AMOLED and a 778G (vs a Dimensity 1080). Both processors are acceptable but the 778G is slightly faster. Edge also has aptX (I find that important) and a much better ultrawide cam (similar main cams). Plus you get a cleaner software experience (MIUI is a real mess).

If you want fast charging and an (admittedly low) IP rating, the Redmi is fine..
[General Questions and Answers] traman124:
We have discussion - 704 pages of it, equaling to a page roughly every 6 days - 4177 days divided by 504 pages.
[General Questions and Answers] AltFantasy:
Hello!

Am currently looking for a new phone.

Here are my needs and budget:

Budget and country of purchase: ~$300 USD (7 million VND). However, I can stretch up to ~$500 USD (12.27 million VND), and margin of error is ~$15-30 USD (368k - 736k VND) (so max. budget can be $530 USD/13 million VND, and min budget can be $270 USD/6.26 million VND) - but just because I can stretch up, doesn't mean I want to, I'd much rather keep the costs as low as I can, and only stretch when necessary, and the same goes with stretching down, I'm not willing to compromise much. Country is Vietnam.

Needs:

good community support (as in having custom ROMs, kernels, whatever) - however, this is just something that I want, not really need. So long as the bootloader is unlockable, and I can root without any consequences (besides the usual root-detecting apps and no OTA update shenanigans), it's all fine (I can just waste time learning how to port ROMs ;))

GREAT CAMERAS (ESPECIALLY WHILE ZOOMED IN AT MAX LEVEL). Now that, is something I need. Stock, Google Camera, whatever, just give me great cameras or at least cameras that can be greatly improved by just installing something like GCam.

Big screen size. I'm very much used to a 6.67-inch display, so... I don't really know about using a smaller phone.

Current phone: a Nokia X10, bootloader-unlocked and rooted, on stock ROM. It's... fine, nothing much, with a Snapdragon 480 5G, 6GB of RAM, 128GB storage, and cameras that I can only deem as "normal".

Phones I have considered buying:

Pixel 7 Pro (used, 12GB/256GB) @ ~$488 USD/11.99 million VND. It seems like quite a great phone, but I can't see much difference between it and 6 Pro, besides Android 13 and Tensor G2 and whatnot.

Pixel 6 Pro (used, 12GB/128GB) @ ~$332 USD/8.15 million VND. My top choice for now, though I'm somewhat not sure about this one, especially what with the OnePlus 9 Pro (more on that later).

Pixel 7 (used, 8GB/128GB) @ ~$344 USD/8.45 million VND. It's... quite meh, I'm not really sure about this one.

OnePlus 11 (used, 16GB/256GB) @ ~$508 USD/12.49 million VND. This one seems even better than Pixel 7 Pro, at least when it comes to charging speed, RAM, and chipset. I'm fine with its considerably smaller community support - again, so long as I can unlock bootloader and root, I have 0 qualms.

OnePlus 9 Pro (no idea) @ ...no idea either. I can't ****ing find stock for this thing, which is quite sad, but I guess I can just import one from China, since my country is right below it. Quite a shame that I can't find one inside my country, since it has very much decent community support, on par with 6/7 Pro. I assume the price will be somewhat lower than the price of the Pixel 6 Pro, maybe by 10-20 USD.
[General Questions and Answers] t1aden:
I'm looking for a new phone, It just need to provide a smooth experience and be reliable. I don't care about cameras, but I care about display and battery. In the past had iPhone 4 2013-2016 (changed cause apps were not supported anymore), Samsung S7 2016-2019 (the motherboard died on me) and now Oppo Reno Z 2019-current (that works better than the S7, but after years now is slower). Been looking through S23/S24 series, Pixel 8/Pro, iPhone 15/Plus and refurbed 13 Pro Max. What should I get? (P.S. I would generally use Google Maps, Whatsapp, Instagram, Outlook and Google Drive).
[General Questions and Answers] EllieCat:
The IPhone 14 is a good choice. It had a large screen and can last pretty long.