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[General Questions and Answers] fivemarcus:
Fitness tracker may be enough only 10 meters of water resistance.

But it must also withstand falls from diving and water sports

thank you
[General Questions and Answers] Planterz:
Whoops, read his post wrong.

I know a lot of Chinese phones stick with capacitive buttons. I'm not very knowledgeable about them though. Galaxy Alpha is probably the best performer for a 4.7" phone with physical buttons.

From what I've seen and remember about those Chinese phones, they stick with the back button on the right and menu/recents button on the left (as does Samsung), which might be of great annoyance to someone used to the opposite arrangement of the Optimus G.
[General Questions and Answers] Hannah Stern:
But your recommendations are good.

That time (2009, 2010), every smartphone just had physical keys + a touchscreen. (see Omnia 2 GT-i8000)

[MENTION=4916173]drumcodex[/MENTION] - be careful with your new phone.

In Alpha, only the MicroSD is missing, otherways it would be perfect.

In the water-resistant Z3c with physical camera button, only replacable battery and capacitive keys are missing.

I recommend the Oppo Find 7 Mini, drumcodex. Oh, it doesn't exist!

Which specification is more important for you?

The Alpha has everything you, drumcodex, want, but lacks of three things:

MicroSD (but the battery is replacable)

Physical Shutter Button (as known from the Xperias newer than Xperia Z)

Waterproofity

If this isn't important for you, you can take the Alpha. It is very robust and can record 4K-Videos, like Z3c does.

I hope this helped.
[General Questions and Answers] SlanDev:
What do you think about the Xiaomi Mi3?

Sent from my Wiko DARKMOON

CyanogenMod 12.1

I'm from Germany!
[General Questions and Answers] Falster:
Galaxy Alpha?

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No LTE support in DE, no microSD and non-removal battery. If you can live with that, no bad choise.
[General Questions and Answers] drumcodex:
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Thank you all for your ideas.. forgot all about the Alpha, so i just read a bit about. im a bit afraid of that small 1860mAh battery and development her on xda is very small. seems also that rooting that phone is a pain. but i looks good, and have all the specs. Sony´s phones are out of question since acro s, they all now have on screen buttons. a shame.. Ill might stick to another optimus g then, development here on xda is much better than aplha. the moto x can not be bought here in my country ;(
[General Questions and Answers] Falster:
There is a replacement battery from samsung with ~2500mAh, this should help.
[General Questions and Answers] Hannah Stern:
Alright :)

Please be careful, not to break your next Optimus G.:laugh: Have fun :svetius:

I wish you fun and good luck

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Falster posted this to you, [MENTION=4916173]drumcodex[/MENTION].

I wanted to tell you that, because falster did not quote the post properly.

[MENTION=2988502]Falster[/MENTION]: See this: http://xdaforums.com/general/about-xda/please-make-quote-mention-feature-t3125572
[General Questions and Answers] WorldGamer:
Tablet

Which one should i get?

I want to use it for reading mainly.

important for me:

- 4:3 screen ratio

- 7 or 8 inch , as small frame size as possible (no border around screen)

- light weight

- high battery capacity

- wifi

- no luxury features needed

- low price would be nice

any ideas?
[General Questions and Answers] Dreamangel:
At last im thinking one of these phones, huawei p8 lite, lg g3 16g, samsung A5 and huawei 4x. Whats your opinion

Στάλθηκε από το Nexus 7 μου χρησιμοποιώντας Tapatalk
[General Questions and Answers] yzak58:
OK, buy Z1 Compact then

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Just get one of those Android One phones, but those phones have 4.5" screens :/
[General Questions and Answers] Planterz:
There aren't many 4:3 ratio Android tablets, and fewer still worth owning. You're in luck though, Asus just released the ZenPad S 8.0. 4:3 ratio 8" 1536x2048 (320ppi) screen, 2.3GHz quad core Intel processor, 4 freaking gigs of RAM, microSD slot, .26" thick and only 10.5 ounces (298g). Front facing speakers too. Best of all, it's damn cheap. Best Buy has the 32gb storage version for $200. I'm heavily considering getting one myself. The Zenfone 2 was quickly rooted, and this tablet has the same guts, so this tablet shouldn't be hard to root.
[General Questions and Answers] samsulQpathan:
does asus zenfone 2 ZE550ML have Internet access on sim 2..???
[General Questions and Answers] AdieZZ:
Looking for budget, easily rootable phone. need advice please.

Hi All

Will try to keep this short. Owned Lenovo A820 s150 for past 2 years, very happy with the phone hardware, never had any issues, problem is whilst playing with ROMs and scatter files via sp flash I have TEMPORALLY bricked it (had to Happen one day). Of course i will spend sometime now to learn how to unbrick, but time might be right to buy a new phone.

So I am really happy with Lenovo and would like to stick with them if possible and looking for a budget of $250 USD

Phone has to be able to be rooted, easily is preferred but if its a little more complicated that using mtk droid or SP Flash then i should be able to handle it.

Dual sim would be nice.

SD card slot.

5 inch screen or bigger.

MT chip set preferred

Battery must be removable

Cameras specs etc not hugely important.

I have looked around the net but not found a huge amount of information for the phone specs I need especially for rooting etc.

These are my basic requirements, and the phone doesn't have to be lenovo if another good quality budget phone out there fits with what I am looking for.

I have been looking at the Lenovo A7000, but I have yet to find a confirmed rooting method + CWM that really does work.

If anyone has any suggestions for a suitable phone I would be hugely appreciative. Currently in Asia so picking up phones only sold in asia is no problem.

Thank you for taking the time to read this and thanks in advance for any help you can give.
[General Questions and Answers] yzak58:
Yes,2G should be available on both the SIMs, but I dont know whether both the SIMs can handle 3G/4G.

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Nokia N1 Tablet?
[General Questions and Answers] samsulQpathan:
Are u confirm about it..? I m talking about zenfone ZE550ML not ZE551ML..!
[General Questions and Answers] Purerawenergy:
So I'd like to get a new lightweight tablet for gaming, mostly FIFA soccer, buy don't want to spend a whole lot of money. Obviously processing power and graphics a must. I have around $100-150 to play with. Any suggestions. Also in the market for some decent headphones for my OPO and new tablet. Any suggestions for either? Thanks in advance.

Sent from the slippery slope.

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Have between $50-100 to spend on headphones. And I prefer the over the ears type.

Sent from the slippery slope.
[General Questions and Answers] yzak58:
K3 Note?

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Sorry, I was wrong. You cannot access the Internet through the second SIM.

" SIM Card Slot 1 can be Used to Access 3G/4G/LTE Data. SIM Card Slot 2 can Only be Used for 2G Services which Include Voice and Basic Text Messaging (Not Multimedia Messaging Services MMS or Internet Browsing) " Source - Flipkart
[General Questions and Answers] PwnFx:
Hello all! Been a while since I last used XDA forums..

Lately I've been trying to find the most viable solution to bringing a large music library with me in the car..

I've tried using a non touchscreen netbook, and found that it's too hard to navigate while driving (lol)

I've been using an Acer A200 with an external hard drive, but the tablet is just too slow at reading 160+GB of music from the external drive, it freezes up between every song, and goes non-responsive when scrolling through the list of artists/songs/albums, this distracting me from the road ahead.

I've tried just about every media player app on the market, and they all yield the same result.

I see a lot of people use the Nexus 7 in their cars, and was wondering if this is a good option, or if I should look for something different?

I have been reading up a bit about the OTG cables required to do such a thing, being that there are few tablets with a full size USB port.

How reliable are these? Is there one that can charge while it also reads the USB device?

Should I use a 128+GB usb 3.0 flash drive rather than my current 500GB usb 2.0 external hard drive?

I hope this is easy enough to understand, I'm trying to cover as many bases as possible in one post.

Thank you in advance.
[General Questions and Answers] joaquimcosta:
Wich one should i buy samsung galaxy s5 or sony xperia z3 compact??

Regards
[General Questions and Answers] Teraclips:
thinking about finally upgrading from my Xperia Z1 and ive been thinking on getting back into samsung with a Note 5 (when it releases). think is a good idea? are exynos still as bad as before?
[General Questions and Answers] yzak58:
S5

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The Note 5 is a good choice.

The Exynos Chipsets had been considered as a crappy choice for developers and tweaker because Samsung refused to release the source codes of their Exynos Chipsets until 2015. Thus developers had a hard time making and perfecting the ROMs and other stuff for the Exynos phones.

Fortunately Samsung had some revelation and chose to release the kernel source codes of both the S6 and S6 Edge, thus enabling the developers to play with the codes and make Custom ROMs, tweaks, patches and mods. Another good thing to note is that Samsung did not make variants of these devices with a different chipset this time. Almost all previous Samsung flagship phones had different variants powered by a different chipset, which in turn divided up the developer community for each of those deices.

IF Samsung follows this trend with the Note 5 by publishing its source codes, then you won't regret buying it.
[General Questions and Answers] Teraclips:
nice, ive been out of touch in this matter and is cool knowing they are changing in a positive way. thanks mate

im looking forward to the note 5 then
[General Questions and Answers] zelendel:
It's not the source they ha e issues with. It is the documentation on the chip they use which they still refuse to work on. This is why most developers have moved away. That and the rest left after they were lied to by Samsung about it.
[General Questions and Answers] oldwolf613:
Have GalaxyS4, seeking upgrd rootable hearing aid compatible

I like my Galaxy S4, & I am seeking advice for a potential upgrade.

I am on VZW & need a rootable device that has a slot for MicroSD card (all my apps are backed up via Titanium Backup & don't want to lose data from my 3d party apps, so MicroSD is needed.

Also, I'd like to have something w/a good rating for hearing aid compatibility…

All suggestions appreciated.

TIA, oldwolf
[General Questions and Answers] AngelInHell96:
Lenovo K3 Note or Jiayu S3 Advanced?

I am not sure which phone to buy (Lenovo K3 Note or Jiayu S3 Advanced).

I am also open to suggestions about other phones with similar prices.
[General Questions and Answers] yzak58:
Oh! is that so? Could you elaborate?
[General Questions and Answers] LoneWolfSK:
I'm buying K3 Note soon, it's better and more known brand than Jiayu which means more roms, larger community and better support
[General Questions and Answers] prateekrulz:
Buddy i am also going to buy Lenovo K3 Note on 22nd but the problem is It is an MTK device and doesn't shares it's source codes or anything to support development :(

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Guys I am bit confused between Lenovo K3 Note & Samsung Galaxy J5 problem is one is MTK device another is Exynos Device No source code for both thus less ddevelopment
[General Questions and Answers] AngelInHell96:
But still... I get 1 Gb of ram more and NFC... And I like the materials better, but that's less important.

And the jiayu S3 community seems even bigger than the K3 one, even here on XDA.

Edit:

And did I also say that the K3 supports microsd up to 32gb while the S3 to 64? It has Beidou too, I would make use of another navigation system, Beidou is rapidly expanding.

Edit2:

Looking at needrom.com at the moment it looks like the development for the S3 is *way* faster than the one for the K3 Note (30 roms for the Jiayu and just 12 for the Lenovo).
[General Questions and Answers] Mokiwipeout:
I would recommend my Xperia z2.

A really decent phone which is somewhat cheap nowadays( compared to other flagships in my country at least) and does everything without nuch problem.

The only downside is the lack of a removable battery.

Regarding the hearing aid thing, I have no Idea whatsoever, since I dont use one.
[General Questions and Answers] androidhippie:
K3 Note?

Hi all, I've just finished a (terrible!) 2yr contract and can finally get rid of my Lumia 900! :eek:

I've been looking around and the best i can find for my budget (£150ish) is a Lenovo K3 Note unless anyone else has a suggestion?

The problem is I've read that you can't get GPS + Playstore on some chinese phones so i'm confused and wondering if that would be the case? :confused:

Also I'll want to root it to get rid of bloatware etc that Chinese phones seem to come with, though I haven't ever flashed/rooted a phone, do i need to flash with CWM to root it?

The Lenovo K3 Note seems the best specs for my price range and i'll be using it for gaming a lot, is it a good choice?

Thanks for reading and any replies :good:
[General Questions and Answers] marrkopolo:
Should I buy LG G4 or wait for iphone 6s/7?

My sony xperia z3 is now dead and I need a new phone and I'm choosing between LG G4 which is now available in the market, or wait for iPhone 6s/7.

LG G4 because I think it is one of the best phones out there available that I can use for years, cool features and camera.

iPhone 6s/7 because I wanted to try something different, I wanted to try ios and since apple is gonna release the new iphone anytime soon, i think its better to wait if I choose apple rather than buy the currently available iPhone 6.

I want a phone that will last for years, a phone that I can bring while traveling without any hassle, good camera, good for games, good for everyday usage, an overall phone for short.
[General Questions and Answers] doubledragon5:
You will hate Iphone. I had one and ditched it in 8 days. The IPhone is pretty bad imop. If you love control over your phone stick with android. Most new phones today (Samsung ) are moving away from removable battery and micro SD slots.
[General Questions and Answers] Planterz:
Opinions about Android vs iOS aside, iPhones don't age as well as Androids do. The fact of the matter is that Apple sits on technology rather than releasing the latest and greatest. For example, it took until the 3rd iteration of the iPad Mini to get the "retina" display, despite the tech being available for the first one. They sat on the fingerprint scanner and 64 bit processor for the 5s, and the 6/6+ have only 8mp cameras, where the 6s/6s+ will reportedly have 12mp. And finally 2gb RAM. The 4s was still stuck on 14.4mb/s HSPA while Androids had LTE 2-3 years previous. Etc, etc, etc. They sit on technology because they can. They know their phones will sell no matter what, so they hold back on new technology so they can incrementally release it and get their customers money again and again. Android manufacturers have to compete, so the flagships (almost) always have the newest in tech.

Then there's the planned obsolescence of iOS itself. They released iOS 7 for the 4, and iOS 8 for the 4s and iPad 2, knowing full well how badly it would run and bog down the aged hardware, to force those that still own(ed) them to buy a new device. And you can be damn sure the 5/5c will run like crap with iOS 9.

I don't care for iOS because of its limitations and restrictions, but the above reason is why I actually hate Apple. That and the exorbitant costs for bumps in storage.

Anyway, the point is that if you buy the latest iPhone, you're basically buying a device that's already (at least) a year old in terms of tech. So in 2 years you'll have a phone that's basically 3 years old compared to other former flagships from Android manufacturers. Then there's the issue of a non-replaceable battery. If you want something that lasts a long time, both in terms of hardware capability, software compatibility, and physical durability, something like the LG G4 is a better choice, in my opinion. Or a Note 4, if you don't mind the size. Or maybe wait for the Snapdragon 820 devices to come to market. The G4 has one advantage over the Note 4 in that it has a 64bit processor, which makes it more future-proof for software and OS advances, but performances is nerfed a bit being only a 2+4 hexacore. I can't in good conscience recommend the 810 powered devices because of the overheating issues.

If you feel you must dabble in iOS, I'd recommend waiting until the new iPhones come out, which'll drop the prices of the current ones, and pick up one of those instead. Just don't accept any OS updates until you hear from other owners on how it performs.
[General Questions and Answers] vanattab:
Looking for Quad HD tablet with hdmi INPUT.

Are there any Quad HD tablets with HDMI input?
[General Questions and Answers] Purerawenergy:
Any suggestions for used tablets in the $100 range for gaming? Thanks in advance.

Sent from the slippery slope.
[General Questions and Answers] yashgumaste:
Latest phone suggestions

Hi Mods and Devs,

I want Latest phone suggestions with:

1. cyanogenmod/paranoid support

2. better camera

3. below 200$

4.preferably available offline in India﻿

Thanking you in anticipation
[General Questions and Answers] LoneWolfSK:
GPS and playstore work with the roms over at needrom, but you should keep the following in mind:

- the k3 gpu is not quite suitable for gaming, as well as the cpu and 5.5" hd screen in a plastic case which leads to overheating, especially during summer

- 2D games should work fine but gaming decreases battery performance

- when you kill Chinese bloatware you will get a good phone for 2D and surf, but anything 3D or gaming-related will burst your bubble
[General Questions and Answers] AngelInHell96:
I would definitely suggest the Jiayu S3 Advanced.

Better materials, 1GB of ram more, NFC.
[General Questions and Answers] sonnhy:
Could you suggest me a good phone for 150 (200 max just in case) €?

It's not for me, but for my mother (~50yo). What I'm asking for is: a not over 5inch screen, good readability, good reception, stability (not a phone with minor problem here and there) and over everything else a good battery life. Thanks for you help in advance!
[General Questions and Answers] Hannah Stern:
If that is the only requirement, a Galaxy S3 (GT-i9305) (not other models: i9300 9301) would be good.

Please let me know, if you want something else.

Advantages:

1080p Video Recording + Video Stabilisation

8 Megapixel Camera

Very Fast and Zero Shutter Lag Camera

Wonderful old TouchWiz NatureUX 1.0 (5.0 from S6 is ugly.)

Ergonomical Desing

Replacable Battery

MicroSD up to 64 GB

Good Screen (306 ppi is a little bit low, but still not bad. The colours are good.)

Wonderful 2012 old times

Still useable

S-Voice

Camera Quick Start

Slow Motion over external apps (But not with sound)

Green Battery Icon (due to Android 4.3)

Design „Inspired by Nature"

MHL-HDMI (MicroHDMI)

USB OTG (On The Go)

Disadvantages

Not Water-Resistant

No Slow-Motion in the Native Camera app. (Note 2 has SlMo.)

Camera-App: Switch between Photo and Video mode instead of both present at one time (see S4 and Note 3.)

GT-i9300: Only 1 GB RAM

Other Specifications

2100 mAh Battery (S4: 2600; S5: 2800; S6:2550; S6e=2600 N2=3100 N3=3200 N4=3220)

Camera Sensor Resolution= 3264 x 2448

Take Still 6MP (3264 x 1836) Images while recording videos without image stabilisation

4.7" Screen (1280 x 720 = 720p) and 306 ppi (Note 3= 386; N2= 267 N1=286 N4=522 S4=441 S5=432 S6=577 S5-G906s=576)

Sensors= Barometer,Compass,Gyro,Proximity, Accellerometer (Like M9 but with Barometer)

Early 2012: World's best Smartphone (before Note 2 took over) That time, Samsungs reputation was much higher (better) than today. Project Zero smashed Samsung.
[General Questions and Answers] Falster:
I would suggest a Huawei Honor 4c (G Play Mini). It has 2GB Ram, snappy OctaCore, 2550mAh battery, Android 5, 13MP Kamera and microSD. Here in germany you can get it for ~160€. From hardware side a lot better than the galaxy s3.

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I don´t know the prices in india, but I think the Moto G (2014) should fit to your search. Xiaomi Redmi 1s could be plan B.

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Toshiba eXcite Pro or Asus Transformer Pad TF701T
[General Questions and Answers] androidhippie:
[MENTION=6383270]LoneWolfSK[/MENTION] [MENTION=4198440]angelinhell[/MENTION] Thanks for the help guys :good:

I thought for the price the specs on the K3 looked great, but it'll only be good for 2D + Browsing? That's a shame. I didn't know there were any overheating issues with the K3 Note so i guess i'll stay clear!

Just looking at the Jiayu S3 Advanced now, looks really nice, so would this be better for gaming etc than the Lenovo k3 Note? Also am i looking around the same price of £150ish? i can see a third party selling for that on Amazon. I need to be able to root it if it doesn't come pre-rooted, i'm guessing it tends to come with a load of bloat too? So hopefully it has some decent support.

A little nervous about buying a phone / rooting it as i usually just get one through contract and keep it stock, so i want to make sure this one will be right for me! Cheers for the help guys :D
[General Questions and Answers] LoneWolfSK:
Jiayu is also not that good for gaming, most youtubers reviewed it playing Asphalt 8 with medium details and lots of framedrops. As long as you keep playing games for 30 or more minutes, you are bound to experience lag and framedrops in spite of 2/3 GB RAM. That makes phones like this superb for multitasking and 2D, but laggy for 3D. OneplusOne has a great gaming performance, but a Snapdragon is a Snapdragon. Mediatek is not for gaming.
[General Questions and Answers] silentr0ck:
Hey!

So I came here looking for the best possible input in the quickest possible time since I'm about to change phones in approximately 24hrs.

Basically I've had an iPhone 5 for 2 years and I'm certainly tired of it, it just doesn't satisfy my rapidly growing needs in terms of mobile phones.

I've been given the chance to chose between these:

-Samsung Galaxy S5

-LG G3

For quite some time the S5 has been the top contender for me but after carefully analyzing CPU, screen, camera and other aspects, I've started to seriously consider the G3 and also because it's somewhat cheaper.

These are somethings to consider for the decision.

1. I am a student that is constantly on the move and I have the phone in my hand almost all the time, that's why I need something resistant, which the S5 can offer w/ gorilla glass, howeve, I do need to rely on mobility and concealment since it's possible that I'll be exposed to burglars/thieves.

2.Gaming is also a bit of an important aspect.

3. I constantly have to edit documents, presentations and worksheets.

4. The phone to chose must be 100% reliable whenever I need it, in terms of battery and stability, meaning that I would hate a phone that would start to constantly crash after a couple months of usage.

Sooo what you guys say ?
[General Questions and Answers] LoneWolfSK:
S5
[General Questions and Answers] BrownDog99:
You can get the g flex 2 for 350$, I think that's amazing