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[General Questions and Answers] ewa_123:
I'm looking for a smartwatch. I need one to know what time it is. Why not use phone to check the time? Because people are thinking that I play with my phone and in some places/situations phones are banned to use.

Why not buy real watch? Because I'm almost blind, I can't see watch face on traditional watch. Android Wear is having feature to speak anything what's shown on screen.

On my list I have Zenwatch 2 (104 Euro, Amazon WHD) but those bezels and size are my only problem. Lack of ambient light sensor, no GPS. I like the price, cheap but nice stripes. I didn't have possibility to check it live.

What is necessary:

- Android Wear

- speaker and microphone

- good battery life around 2 days

- water resistance

- lots of changeable and affordable stripes in different styles

- lightweight

- for small women wrist

- price under 170 Euro

What would be cool to have:

- quick charge (I love this on my LG)

- circular design. Without flat tire (traditional look)

- ambient light sensor (I heard there's nice shortcut to quickly change brightness if watch has buttons so I maybe can live without it)

- nice color to match my LG G5 pink

- GPS (if yes then it should be in watch not in sstrap, if I choose non GPS watch can it still show me the way when I start navigation on phone?)

- wireless charging? If smartwatch would have contact with water would those magnetic pins be damaged quickly?

- reminder to move if I sit too long (if I'm so busy with work that I lost track if time)

- update to Android Wear 2.0

What I don't need at all:

- heart rate sensor and fitness features (I know when my heart is beating too fast and I run only when its really necessary)

- NFC, yes I read about Android Wear 2.0 but watches are so easy to steal. My phone has better security and fingerprint sensor and watches dont. I won't pay with watch. Even with phone its almost impossible.

Gesendet von meinem LG-H850
[General Questions and Answers] aviralrstg:
Only phones I found with all 3GB RAM, SD card, NFC Waterproofing: Sony Xperia M5 and Sony Xperia Z3+.

You can't expect many cheap phones with such features. If you just want a temporary phone, buy a second-hand flagship( like s7?)

Hit thanks if it helped!
[General Questions and Answers] timonoj:
Thanks! I might consider that M5...I was checking second hand devices around this area, and so far they're only 50~80 bucks cheaper than just an S7 straight first hand, and still prohibitive (specially if buying it a SECOND TIME). I'll check that M5, looks to be a bit over 200 bucks here.

EDIT: Dang! That Xperia M5 shares the same CPU than an HTC One E9+ I'm currently borrowing. I have no complaints on the CPU performance...except for the GPS. You see, I drive my motorbike rather often. And something that became immediately clear is, this GPS sucks. Whenever it comes near any building cluster (not straight near the building, just within 30 meters), the GPS goes completely bonkers, misplacing me around 200m away of where I really am, and forcing gmaps to start creating re-reoutes all the time. It's pretty frustrating sitting in a traffic light watching the map jumping absolutely everywhere in the district, unable to actually seeing where you have to go.
[General Questions and Answers] Aasresh:
Oneplus 3 or 3t is the device you are looking for go ahead and buy it.
[General Questions and Answers] SHDY:
I'd like to know where you can always buy it for around 200€-300€. So where's the "here" you speak of? I can't find it anywhere for this price.
[General Questions and Answers] iMaterial:
Let's start on ebay US, 9 and 10/10 condition in a box for €210.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Huawei-Ho...e-Blue-Unlocked-Smartphone-10-10/182316417176

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Huawei-Honor-8-Latest-Model-32GB-Sapphire-Blue-Unlocked-9-10/172398929786

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Huawei-Honor-8-FRD-L04-32GB-Blue-Unlocked-Mint-Condition/132073882424

Here in my country all autumn long from 2 Operators they have been selling these for €250 and €225 on Black Friday.

Loads of them sold for €170 - €220 here the past few months.

http://www.tradera.com/search?categoryId=2601&priceRange=E&itemStatus=Ended&q=honor+8

I'll return with some more deals.
[General Questions and Answers] oneNight1:
I've been looking for a new phone recently and want something for less than £200.

I want decent specs and future proofing / value for money for the price. A large screen size if possible. SD slot is nice to have although if internal storage is decent then is less of an issue.

I don't want a fingerprint reader really, although that seems less avoidable nowadays so I guess I might have to live with it. One where the fingerprint sensor isn't on a button that is required for normal operation is preferable.

In terms of best value for that price, the ZUK Z2 seems good, however it only has a 5 inch screen and I would prefer one with a slightly bigger screen (around 5.5 if possible).

Also it lacks band 20.

It doesn't have an sd slot but the internal storage is large so hopefully that shouldn't be an issue.

There is the LE ECO Max 2 but the problem with that phone is that it has no headphone socket but comes with an adaptor. Not only is that a problem when wanting to charge and use headphones, but I also imagine the adaptor breaking quite easily. Plus I don't really want to encourage this anti-consumer practice.

My father is suggesting the UMI Z to me however I don't know how Mediatek X27 compares to the Qualcomm 820.

I also heard that it is a lot less likely for people to create CFW for Mediatek phones and that things can be buggy with CFW for them?

I would basically like a phone that will be supported by CFW in the long term - as I know that for any phone you cannot rely on manufacturers to update it.

We have now reached a point where specs of phones are "good enough" so I won't really want to be upgrading after this for a while.

The ZUK Z2 can be had for about £140 - 150 and the LE ECO Max 2 about £170 - 180. I think the UMI Z is about £170 - 180 too.

https://www.kimovil.com/en/where-to-buy-zuk-z2-4gb-64gb

https://www.kimovil.com/en/where-to-buy-letv-max-2-x820

https://www.kimovil.com/en/where-to-buy-umi-z

The ZUK Z2 would be great if it was 5.5 inch and had LTE band 20 (800). That said I might end up going for it if there are no alternatives.

Does anyone have any other suggestions or comments on the 3 phones mentioned? Or would I be better off waiting a month or so?

Thanks!
[General Questions and Answers] umbra4real:
Hi,

I'm thinking about buying a new smartphone. Currently using Galaxy S5.

1. 4G/LTE with all frequency bands support.

2. Good camera.

3. Decent battery life.

4. Can be Rooted and has great Dev Support on XDA (Cyanogem, custom Roms etc.)

My budget is 250$ or less. I will be using it for average gaming (medium to high end games), mailing, chats and web surfing.

- I was looking at these:

#Moto G4 Plus - Heard it heads a lot after a certain point of time.

#Samsung A5 (2016) - Galaxy S6 matchable I guess o.0?

#Redmi Note 3 - All is good except for the camera. I have tested it and heard about it from a lot of people.

#J7 (2016) - Mixed reviews out there.

- Anything better or else than Iphone 5s for if no choice or should I better just wait for something better coming.
[General Questions and Answers] iMaterial:
Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 has Snapdragon 650, big battery, LTE Band 20, 5.5 inch and it's about €160 - €180 in cost.

http://www.gsmarena.com/xiaomi_redmi_note_3-7863.php
[General Questions and Answers] Strmy:
Replacing Z3C

Hi! I have Sony Z3compact

My pros for this phone:7.3h sot normal use, build quality,screen quality

My cons for replacing:Bad camera,poor dev support, and to small screen

Im looking for cheapest phone to replace this one, and still be an upgrade.
[General Questions and Answers] dcarrco:
Best Budget Android Tablet w/available custom roms

A few years a go I bought the Lenovo Tab 2 A7-30F and started playing around with the tablet idea, seeing if it made sense for me. It has been useful on planes, to watch videos and traveling to browse the internet and pick up my email. I was saddened to see that it was sort of a hassle to root it, and not really any custom roms for it. So now i have been throwing pennies in the Tablet jar and i may be able to afford an upgrade. Any suggestions? I dont need it to have phone capabilities although fine if it does. I would like to go under $150 but maybe not possible.
[General Questions and Answers] 75chunkymonkey:
Best rootable device w/at&t

I am fairly noobish when it comes to rooting. The last device I rooted was a Samsung Galaxy S3. Unfortunately I have the Samsung Galaxy S5 with AT&T and can not root my device. I'm looking to buy a new device as I'm about to throw this one down the garbage disposal here lately! What I'm trying to find out is what's the best device that works with AT&T and can be rooted fairly easily? I don't care about prices or stats for the most part. I'm just looking for a quality phone that can be rooted and used with AT&T. I hope someone can help me here! I've been so confused about which phones can be rooted and if it's a "real" root...PLEASE SOMEONE HELP!!! Thank you in advance.
[General Questions and Answers] CMILD561:
Wow am I really supposed to read through a 1000 page thread? I feel like if I post this question out on its own thread I will be shunned and beaten by everyone on XDA saying "there is already a thread on this, do a search first" Oh well. here goes anyways.

I had an old LG G3 on sprint I bought used because I don't want to be under contract with them. The earpiece crapped out and I had insurance on the phone so they gave me a brand new HTC 10 which I hate. I am going to sell it on swappa and it says the price is around $350 bucks. So I am looking to buy another phone out of contract around $350 bucks with the following criteria.

1. removable battery so that I can put on an extended battery (htc 10 does not do this)

2. micro sd slot that can take my 128gb microsd ( I have a lot of music and dont stream)

3. easily rootable ( i started reading how to root the HTC 10 and it looks like a nightmare. my lgg3 and galaxy s5 took 15 minutes to root)

4. generally has a plethora of fully functional roms and active developers for it, hopefully keeping up to date with nougat (the bluetooth was a constant issue on the LGG3 roms and it seemed like every ROM had one major flaw keeping it from being awesome)

Not opposed to any different brands or phone a few years old but it seems Samsung has been very reliable for me in the past. It seems like every Android phone release nowadays is just a very slight tweak and repackaging to market them to the general public. I dont need one extra megapixel on the camera, or a bunch of preinstalled garbage apps that I will never use. I dont need the most highpower octocore processor just so that I can load facebook .02 ms faster. Thanks
[General Questions and Answers] 350Rocket:
If you're stuck on the removable battery I think LG is your only real option I can think of. I won't buy another because every one I owned had a defect of some kind except my g4 that I traded for an s6 because i couldn't root and install custom Roms on it. The g4 has a bad history of motherboard failures though which was part of why I got rid of it. That and the battery life was horrible. I prefer a better battery life to removable battery.

The s6 was way better than I expected. The 32gb non expandable storage is the worst thing and TouchWiz doesn't bother me anymore, so custom Roms based on it and themed are fine. It's the fastest phone I've owned yet and I was expecting a bunch of lag.

HTC has been my favorite brand and most reliable brand. If I could find an HTC 10 for $350 here in Canada I'd buy it in a second but they cost almost double that here.
[General Questions and Answers] komun:
Hi, I know this question has probably been asked but I just couldn't read through this long thread. what is the cheapest 4G LTE phone that is compatible on all four major carriers? (is there any one under $200? I guess not because from what I researched they are all above $500).

how's about a cheap 4G LTE that is compatible on both Tmobile and Sprint? I hope there is one!

Many thanks!
[General Questions and Answers] PEZ Dispenser:
Here's one for ya. Right now I've got a never updated, unlocked bootloader, verizon samsung galaxy s4 running on pageplus cellular.

Can anyone recommend a more modern phone that will work with full 4g on pageplus's network (ultimately verizon) that also has the ability to have an unlocked bootloader? It would be nice if it had a removable battery but I would be more attached to expandable storage.
[General Questions and Answers] bb_fatma:
Phone under 100$ with great custom rom support

I want to buy an android that has a good battery, camera and I would be able to flash it with the latest ROMs from xda developers.I previously owned Samsung Galaxy s3 and i really loved it but the repair guy destroyed it.Also i was thinking if i should just wait for sometime save and buy a flagship or just buy s3 again
[General Questions and Answers] Pille_on_Android:
Hey i want to go from an s5 to a new phone, so far i have found the Honor 6x as an good option. My budget is at about 250 Euro. Do you guys have any good suggestion or will there be something better for my budget in the near future?

Many Thanks!
[General Questions and Answers] robert95z:
I have a LG G5 and want to get a comparable phone (spec wise) but can be rooted on Verizons network.
[General Questions and Answers] Dimce12578:
I have AMD FX 6300 and 8GB of DDR3 RAM and my GPU is dead. Are RX480 4GB or GTX1060 3GB good choices (and which one is better, same price in my country)? Or should I look for another solution? PSU is good enough to handle everything. Thanks
[General Questions and Answers] strongst:
Seriously? Is this a joke or did you missed that this is the wrong forum? It's xda-developers device suggestion thread for mobile phones. Theres an off topic section to discuss such things
[General Questions and Answers] jasonmerc:
How about the Nexus 6? I'm not sure about specs similarity but my friend has one (from Verizon, rooted and running custom ROMs) and he absolutely loves it. I think they go for around $550 or so full price, which is less than the G5's $620.
[General Questions and Answers] eNVy:
I've been using the nexus 7 2012 version till now. It has gone slow. Can anyone recommend a new tablet ( preferably only WiFi) that has lineage support.
[General Questions and Answers] aviralrstg:
Try Mi 5 or Oneplus 3/3T. Affordable flagships with excellent community support.
[General Questions and Answers] COLT45 UK:
cerebral palsy need new phone (or tablet)

Hi, sorry if this has been posted before but I couldn't find anything useful.

I have this person who have a cerebral palsy wanting a new phone. He had a phone before (SG5) but that now broke because he dropped it so many times and he's stuck with 24 months contracts. Finally today his contract is due for upgrade but we're thinking of not renew/upgrade contract but wanting to buy the handset outright but to keep the sim card going.

Phone needs to be rugged/strong (like The DeWALT Phone? but it's 5" - bit of struggle to type).

Screen Size : If possible, big screen? So he can type/send text message. (i like this idea something like Xiaomi Mi MIX 6.4 inch)

Budget : happy to spend around £500 ish but willing to pay more if phone is worth the money spend but not too expensive obviously (i.e. over £1000)

Screen need to be strong (will consider applying screen protector as well) - Gorilla Glass?

Ample of covers available, to protect the phone itself and need to be available in the UK as well (amazon/mobilefun/etc..)

What he use the phone for? - Well, he like to play most games, especially pokemon go(!), want to start using video phone and texting to families/friends, so it's pretty much all round.

Also, one other thing, can you send text (sms) using tablet if it has SIM compatible on tablet? as it would be nice to have 7" Tablet as I have seen 1 or 2 floating online but unsure if it works with sms.

Please state weather the phone (or tablet) is available to buy now or on pre-order as we're looking to purchase ASAP.

Many thanks

Have a nice day
[General Questions and Answers] defi231:
new phone 2016/17 Lineage OS

hi all,

i'm lookin for a new phone which runs Lineage OS. europe/germany, up to 600€/$ ,with changeable Accu, 5" or more,plenty support for Lineage OS a device where you can say it has a future and a community :fingers-crossed:

ty for all suggestions
[General Questions and Answers] Lex_Michdeandroid:
At the moment the Oneplus One is the most used model for LineageOS. Only sold second hand I'm afraid. And no changeable battery.

I'm not sure about the Oneplus 3T, but I'm guessing that will be the future top model for LineageOS as soon as people are changing to a newer model and hobbyboys can get their hands on a cheap second hand model to tinker with.

I only own a few Oneplus One phones so I can't tell you how the 3T is doing. I can tell you that the Oneplus One is the best smartphone I ever had when you are talking about custom ROM possibilities (and price).

Why is the changeable battery of importance?
[General Questions and Answers] defi231:
Because after two years of use you usually see a reduced effectivity. I used to replace the Acu of my phones every two years
[General Questions and Answers] Lex_Michdeandroid:
I'm using mine for a few years now, but I'm not seeing any reduced effectivity. And if you are paranoid that it isn't any good anymore, you can replace it with a little more effort. It takes a few clips and screws to change it.
[General Questions and Answers] meatpuppet007:
I have vs985 G3. I am looking for suitable replacement that can be rooted. I am considering the Moto Z Droid force. Any other recommendations?
[General Questions and Answers] phnord:
I've got an LG G3 – an AT&T D850, LG's flagship from 2014.

I've been mostly satisfied with it for the last few years. However, it's screen just cracked, and seeing as it will cost me $50+ for a replacement screen, I'm considering jumping ship.

As such, I'm looking for something:

Cheap

Comparable to or better than the LG G3

Stable - not prone to tons of hardware / software issues like the G4

Well supported in the development community

In particular, some features that would be nice:

Battery life equal to or better than G3

Processor / performance equal to or better than G3

Swappable batteries or very, very good battery life

MicroSD card Slot or very, very large internal memory

Cameras equal to or better than G3

Durability equal to or better than G3

Rootable / Custom-ROM-able

Development community activity comparable to or better than G3

Screen size / brightness equal to or better than G3

Tetherable

Torch

I'd like to keep it under $100, but am willing to go up to the $100-$200 range if need be.

I *DON'T* need it to be carrier unlocked. I'm sticking with AT&T, so if it's locked to AT&T, so be it.

I'm willing to buy used if it's a reliable, well supported phone.

Thoughts? Any advice would be urgently appreciated!!! :)
[General Questions and Answers] detly:
Looking for a small form factor phone

I'm trying to settle on a new Android phone with a smallish form factor (ie. less than about 135mm x 65mm), that will also run Cyanogenmod or LineageOS. I'm having major trouble finding anything (even with GSM Arena's finder tool).

My last one was a Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini, and while I liked that, I'd be happy with any manufacturer. I was particularly interested in the Sony Xperia Z5 Compact, but it's impossible to obtain in Australia any more. I also looked at the Nexus 5, but (a) small storage, not expandable and (b) also not obtainable in Aus.

Does anyone know of any small, CM/LOS capable devices?
[General Questions and Answers] :
Im looking for a 5 - inch device that gets lots of support by the devs and has a lot of custom roms. It must look good and support 4G with Volte.
[General Questions and Answers] david320te:
Looking for a Device, that has less than 146 mm of height, AC-Wifi, at least 32 GB of storage, or 16 Gb with SD-Slot, doesn't have to be dual-sim, but needs Band 20 LTE. I have a Xiaomi Mi4c at the moment and would love to get a Mi5, but since 3G coverage has dropped around here, i need LTE Band 20.

It has do have good Community support - running RRR on my Mi4c and i want a custom rom with the privacy settings of CM/LineageOS. Was thinking about a Huawei, but the Honor 8, P9 and other seem to not have very good community support...

Was also thinking about a used Galaxy S6
[General Questions and Answers] 350Rocket:
I have a galaxy s6 that I love, first Samsung I've ever liked. But there aren't usable AOSP/CM Roms for it. There are several TouchWiz Roms, the Best one I've used is xtrestolite v3.3 buts it's based on MM.

I also have an htc m9 that I can put AOSP Roms on but have to mess around with CID/convert to developer edition to be able to flash those Roms. There is a good stable ROM based on sense Nougat and I'm using it now. Htc is faster to update than Samsung, but I still seem to prefer the s6 in daily use and I'm not sure exactly why besides the camera is way better on the s6 and I want to make some good videos soon.
[General Questions and Answers] Iceguy12345:
I got a XperiaC3 locked bootloader but wanna change because no lineage. Anyone can recommend cheap Sony phone with dev?
[General Questions and Answers] grimreaper1014:
Hi guys,

I am trying to find a replacement phone for my Nexus 5 which is on its last leg. It has been patched up so many times because I love the phone so much. I would like to get into something newer with better battery life. I am wantting to spend $200 to $250. In that range somewhere would be great. I love flashing customer Roms so a device with a good fallowing for ROMs would be nice. I am into mobile gaming. Please let me know what you guys would recommend.

Thanks,

Rocky
[General Questions and Answers] Lex_Michdeandroid:
I was a Nexus lover too. My Galaxy Nexus has seen some abuse! After that I thought the Nexus line just got way too expensive and I got a Oneplus One. Best phone ever, best price ever. Get a good second hand one (€150 tops in The Netherlands) as long as it is still possible.
[General Questions and Answers] crazyates:
Have you thought about moving from the 5 to the 5x? I have the 5x, and there's a fantastic ROM support for it, it's still a Nexus pureblood, and it's treated me great. Used prices are decent, too.

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I'm looking for an upgrade to a media tablet. I want a cheap, durable tablet that is decently snappy with good ROM support.

It's for my parents, who uses it to web browse and chromecast from a number of different video apps (Netflix, Plex, FoxGo, etc). The ability to natively chromecast is a must (my Nexus love's casting, but the current tablets are finicky).

My dad's using an old HP Touchpad (running a 7.1 AOSP ROM), and a Kindle Fire (running an 5.1 AOSP ROM). Both of them would be completely unusable if they weren't ROM'd, but both of them can be kinda slow and pokey, and the screens aren't great. They both have 1GB ram, which is a big limiter IMO.

I've used a Nexus 7 (2013) before, and I loved it, wicked fast, but it wasn't durable enough (cracked the screen pretty easily). Durability is important, as it's gonna get tossed around the living room quite a bit.

It doesn't leave the house, and gets charged every night, so battery life isn't a big deal, as long as it can last 4-6 hours (which almost everything should).

Thoughts? Thanks!
[General Questions and Answers] pcrussell50:
Looks like I'm going to have to go offshore for what I want:

1) 6" or bigger screen, but must have a native dialer, (so tablets are out). 6" is barest minimum. 5.7" is positively NOT an option.

2) dual front facing stereo speakers

3) as much at&t compatibility as possible

4) t-mobile compatibility a plus

5) unlockable bootloader for custom ROMs