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[General Questions and Answers] afzalbhimani:
Looking to ditch my s5 duos for a bew one primary use if for games , surfing social networking.

Need a dual sim 4G standby as i travel a lot

3GB ram , 16 or 32GB rom with expandable

Screen upto 5 preferred

Should not heat up much ....

Custom roms support

Need to decide in couple of days

I was thinking of HTC one ME / e9 / LG G4
[General Questions and Answers] OfficerJimLahey:
Hello,

I just made a guide, on what to look for in a device. Link:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=3165094

Anything I should add?
[General Questions and Answers] Jkay7:
Suggestion: dual sim under network
[General Questions and Answers] MrTooPhone:
Screen size. Phones seems to be getting bigger and bigger. There is still an audience for phone under 5". Not many choices for a high preformer under 5".
[General Questions and Answers] OfficerJimLahey:
I will think of how to include there. But as said in the guide, manufacturer's rarely care about stepping outside the standard. That said, some come standard, like the ZenFone 2 (which is by no means, a low-to-mid-range made with dual-sim).

Already part of refusals. It would be nice if my current phone fell into that category, but I didn't feel too strongly about it. ;)

Sent from my ASUS_Z00AD
[General Questions and Answers] ivan-1982:
How about Sony Xperia Z3 dual?

- 5.2" IPS 1920x1080

- 2SIM 4G LTE

- RAM 3 Gb

- ROM 16 Gb

- 4-Core 2500 Ghz Adreno 330

- Camera 20.70 Mpx 8x zoom
[General Questions and Answers] adityaverma0016:
mobile

Anyone using asus zenfone2?how is the phone backup and performance?
[General Questions and Answers] Jkay7:
There actually are numerous flagships available as dual version (HTC one m8, m7 and I think m9 too, Z3 Dual, S5 (mini) duos, huawei honor 6 dual,...)

Though a recommendation in this thread I now own the Z3 dual and can say it's an awesome phone! Currently on 5.0.2, single SIM variant just got patched to 5.1.1 so we can expect to see this too :)

If it fits in your hand it's worth!
[General Questions and Answers] silentr0ck:
Yes, ended uo buying the s5
[General Questions and Answers] Syryniss:
Hi guys! I am an owner of a very old device - Galaxy S+ (i9001). I'm looking for a new device which can stay with me for as long as S+ did, which means it has to have a big support from developers. I want it to have good camera and at least 32GB of memory or a sd card slot. I don't want to spend too much for it, I will probably buy a second-handed phone. I have been searching for few days and LG G2 seems to be a nice choice for a good price. I will be able to buy it for around $180. Is there any better choice in that price range?
[General Questions and Answers] Shufflin:
I am sorry, I have made a thread,, didn't see this one.. I've been searching for a while, but couldn't find an awnser to my question... So I want to ask you and hopefuly solve my problem. So about the question.. I am new to this zooper widget and i have downloaded a couple of skin packs and my problem is that when I try to put an mp3 player widget it doesn't work at all... Neither the buttons work neither the song starts on the widget. So if you can please tell me what to do on the zooper widget and how to activate the mp3 widget. I will be very thankful. Sorry if there is such a thread, didn't find one. Thank you.
[General Questions and Answers] Vince556:
Hello everyone,

I have been using an iPhone for work for the past few years so I am way out of the loop as far as the advancements in android and newer phones. I still have my rooted S3 but I am looking to upgrade it soon. I'll be starting a new job so its back to android for me. Here is what I am looking for:

Android phone for Verizon

Rootable

Ability to tether

Good stock roms

Newer than a S3

Less than $250?

If anyone can point me in the right direction I would appreciate it very much. Thanks all!!!
[General Questions and Answers] aerithanne:
choosing between SGS4 I9505 and SGS5 G900I(secondhand) because of my budget

so far, I've been using a note N7000 and pocket S5300 but I'm planning to buy a new phone, budget is 17,500 PHP.

which is better? an SGS4 i9505 or SGS5 G900I ?:confused:
[General Questions and Answers] Falster:
S5 of course, better specs, better camera, water-resistant, fingerprint reader, ...

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Take a look at:

Xiaomi Mi3

Meizu M2 Note

Umi Zero

THL 5000
[General Questions and Answers] aerithanne:
Hmm, sounds good enough for me :D anyway, I can only buy a secondhand due to low budget.
[General Questions and Answers] Hannah Stern:
Depends on what you want.

Replacable Battery?

USB 3.0?

Physical Shutter Button?

Screen Size?

Screen Resolution?

Higher Water-Resistance?

Which User Interface?

Fingerprint Scanner?

Sony THROW?

Pulse Sensor?

Both have:

2 GB RAM

4K Video Recorder

FullHD@60fps

HDR-Video

Same Processing Performance

Yes, but S4 costs less, has a temperature sensor, hygrometer, more camera features and those nice tech-gimmicks. Many of them are still there on the S5, but the Note 4 removed them all.

If you want a S4 with max processing power, take the GT-i9506. Aka Better S4.

But an upgrade from S5 to S6 can possibly cause problems. WHERE ARE ALL THOSE FEATURES???? And Removable Battery, MicroSD, etc...?

If you are OK with the S5 and it's price, sure, it can be worthed it.

The S4 got very cheap.
[General Questions and Answers] aerithanne:
So far, I only have a tight budget of 17,500 PHP, Enough for a secondhand SGS5 and has a quite a lot of excess for a secondhand SGS4 I9505. I guess I'll try the SGS5
[General Questions and Answers] zapinho:
What is the best handset with slide-out physical keyboard of today?

My last phone with physical keyboard was the good old Milestone 3 who retired long ago. Since then already had several devices of different brands, but all touch. I adapted well to virtual keyboards, but I confess that the physical qwert was much better. I currently have a Moto X 1 ja middle exceeded, in order to exchange and would like a current option to compare the best, but with slide-out physical keyboard like the old Milestone. Be any options?
[General Questions and Answers] soap_and_dish:
Another thread got me thinking about control pads, and how it might be nice to have a bluetooth one which I could use for both my phone and my laptop. It got me looking around and... there are so many. There are controllers with keyboards and touch pads, both of which seem like they could come in handy. There are controllers which enclose the phone and ones which mount it up above like a top-heavy trophy. And knock-offs for all of what I've mentioned.

Ideally, I'd like one with the standard set of buttons (four face and four triggers), which I can use as a typical xinput controller on my laptop (with rumble, if possible), and it also needs to mount my phone somehow. And then, in addition to that, as many-whiz bang extras (keyboard, touchpad, extra battery, pneumatic mind reader) as I can get without compromising the quality. I realize you can get a lot of stuff on a cheapo controller, with a squishy d-pad and stiff buttons. What I want is a good controller... with a lot of stuff. If possible.

I'd hoped the market on these would have settled by now, but there seem to be more options than ever. Anyone have a recommendation?
[General Questions and Answers] oTToToTenTanz:
Same situation like me. I love physical keyboards but there are no recent ones on the market (afaik 2014 and even in 2013 there was no new one...).

The closest you can get to a nice keyboard experience would be the Motorola Photon Q in my opinion. However, depending on where you live and what carrier you have, you need to sim mod it (it doesnt come with a sim slot unfortunately) but also modded phones can be bought. The jolla smartphone experiments with keyboards and there are attachable keyboards for large scale phones like iPhone and Samsung Galaxy S4, S5...I havent used one of these but I also dont expect much of them :(
[General Questions and Answers] LoneWolfSK:
I need a good fully customizable phone 5" and under, with the price tag up to $ 150-160. Any suggestions? Preferably dual sim.
[General Questions and Answers] hscrugby:
Looking for a moderate phone, thinking nexus 5, (can get for 150) willing to go up to 250. It will be used on cricket (att in the USA) so I'd like lte 2, 4,5..etc.

Thinking of the little zenfone 2? But nervous that Intel would be odd? I have a sprint s5 and like the size, so I'm not sure if I could go much bigger. But I need something GSM and unlocked... Thanks
[General Questions and Answers] prateekrulz:
Lenovo K3 Note

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Go 4 Lenovo K3 Note
[General Questions and Answers] LoneWolfSK:
**DEVICE SUGGESTION THREAD** -- Not sure what device to buy? Ask here!

Lenovo K3 Note is not fully customizable phone: NO custom roms, NO Cyanogenmod, NO custom kernels and NO unlocked bootloader. Moto G, what year?
[General Questions and Answers] Aka9413:
Get Any 801 device if u r so much into gaming
[General Questions and Answers] androidhippie:
Still looking...!

So I'm still undecided over my new phone, so far it seems to be between the Lenovo K3 Note and the Jiayu S3 (3gb) for the best phone around my budget of £150.

A OnePlusOne has been suggested to me also but that's an extra £50+ on top of my budget so can't really do that, £150 is my max. The Jiayu S3 seems to have the better spec of the two, though the camera seems to have a few problems but perhaps that'll be fixed with an update? A real bonus for me is that it seems to come with a root toggle in the stock settings on the Youtube reviews I've seen which should circumvent my concerns of losing warranty through rooting a phone though I've been told on here it's not too great for gaming which is one of my main requirements, as you can tell I'm stuck with all these considerations lol.

So the question is Lenovo K3 Note vs. Jiayu S3 (3gb) or is there anything better for £150?

My main requirements are easily rooted or pre-rooted with good support if i wish to mod it more later and the best i can get within my budget for gaming, good battery life, sd card slot, 13mp Camera if possible, 4G would be nice too but not essential, upgradeable to lollipop.
[General Questions and Answers] LoneWolfSK:
K3 note can be rooted but no CM or custom roms or unlocked bootloader yet. Jiayu is a bit better but not perfect. No winner in the match of these two.
[General Questions and Answers] hscrugby:
I just wish either would have AT&T lte bands. How much would I regret not having lte on these phones? I'm cheap. :)
[General Questions and Answers] LoneWolfSK:
Not much
[General Questions and Answers] Planterz:
I'd go with the LG G2 over the Nexus 5. The Nexus 5 of course has more custom support, but there's still plenty with the G2, and is otherwise a much better phone. Basically the same dimensions as the Nexus 5, but with a slightly bigger screen and much bigger battery. Plus the camera is far better. An AT&T one will obviously work the best on Cricket, but a T-Mobile one should work well too, since it supports band 17 as well as 2 and 4.
[General Questions and Answers] androidhippie:
So the Jiayu is the best phone in the £150-ish bracket by the seems of it? Isn't the Jiayu more supported than the Lenovo as well as better specs?

If anyone can make any suggestions for the £150 / ($230) price range that is better than the Jiayu S3 3gb I'd love to hear why, I've got to make a decision on my new phone soon as i need to start a new phone contract.
[General Questions and Answers] d3athwarrior:
Asus Zenfone 2 ZE551ML VS OnePlus 2

Hi everyone!

I already own a mid ranged Android device. Now I'm looking to upgrade to a better device.

The two obvious choices as per my budget and liking are Zenfone 2 and OnePlus 2. Both devices are good. Development has started for the Zenfone 2 and it's available right away. On the other hand the OnePlus 2 will be available at a later date and that too I'll only be able to buy it if I get hold of an invite.

So is the OnePlus 2 worth the wait or I should straight away go for Zenfone 2 ZE551ML 4GB ram variant? :confused:
[General Questions and Answers] LoneWolfSK:
Maybe go for Xiaomi with Snapdragon 801 and Adreno 360, 2 gb ram instead of 3 but not a large difference. There is also Oneplus One to consider.
[General Questions and Answers] androidhippie:
Xiaomi mi3/4 doesn't have a microsd slot which i definitely need! OnePlusOne is out of my price range :( I don't seem to be having much luck!
[General Questions and Answers] Aka9413:
When did Adreno 360 released ?
[General Questions and Answers] LoneWolfSK:
It may have been a typo, sorry :)
[General Questions and Answers] Aka9413:
If wanna buy 801 phone buy One plus one Mi4 metal bumper absorbs much heat n temperature rises to 90 degree for me finally thermal throttling therefore lags .. One plus one device doesn't get heat up
[General Questions and Answers] LuthfiKun:
Old flagship or new entry level android

I have a plan to buy HTC One M7 wich is about $250 here. Is that a good idea? Or it's better to just buy newer entry level device?

I'm looking for device wich has a solid community, so many Custom ROMS :D
[General Questions and Answers] LoneWolfSK:
What is the price for Oneplus one? Is it under $200?
[General Questions and Answers] TonyStark R.I.P.:
The M7 is still a good buy. The issue is development is slowing down. As Old device is old.

I'm not sure about pricing in your area, but for a little more $ the M8 has a better growth and development core. It also features expandable memory.

Another great buy is the LG G2, still a very popular device. This also has mid level development going on.

There are these 2, the OnePlus One or the OPPO Find 7. Both have decent development and are much higher in specs then the M7

Finally, you can never go wrong with development when it come to the Nexus 5. Be sure to find one with 32gb:good:
[General Questions and Answers] androidhippie:
A quick look is showing it at $335 / £201, definitely out of my price range and no SD card slot :(

I'm guessing it'll drop in price with OnePlus 2 coming 11th of August, just a shame there's no sd slot which is a real killer for me.

I'm not sure what to do really, the only phones that seem worth it (£150-ish) are the Jiayu S3 3gb, Lenovo k3 note 2gb and Xiaomi Mi 4 (no sd slot), all chinese phones + all the shipping hassle / waiting times from HK (30-ish days) :eek: then the fuss of rooting to remove bloat / malware :( really no idea what i'm going to do, considering waiting for the new flagships to drop the others prices but this contract is burning a hole in my wallet and my old Lumia 900's are driving me up the wall!! :eek:
[General Questions and Answers] BrownDog99:
Moto x 2014 will be around 200$. Snapdragon 801, 13mp camera, stock Android, fast as hell, it will be updated to Android M.
[General Questions and Answers] LuthfiKun:
M8 is till expensive here, it's about $400, I can't afford it

OPO and Nexus 5 I think it's good to go, I'll keep that in mind

About OPPO Find 7 I'm not really sure, Is that a good phone?

and LG G2 I think it's no better than M7 and my Moto X (2013), so maybe no

Speaking of which, I forgot to mention I need Dual Sim devices. And front speaker is a point plus

Darn, I really have complicated desire :eek:

Maybe I need to sum it up. I need Dual Sim device with decent development, no more than $350 (because it's equal to $400 here)
[General Questions and Answers] flavien317:
Hi, I search a 5 - 5.2 inch smartphone with a 200usd budget with decent spec (2g RAM minimum, good cpu) and I only find the Zopo speed 7, or the Ecoo E05. This brands are goods ?

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[General Questions and Answers] renaltosonylevi:
Depending on the type of user you are the lg g2 can be one of the best or one the most disappointing phones you can have.

On the plus side.:cool:

Good 5.2 inch display.

3000 amphour battery.

Snapdragon 800 CPU.

OK 12 mp camera.

Good sounding headphone socket.

Great form factor good compromise between screen size and bulk and feels good in the hand (once you put it in a reasonable tpu case).

NFC + ir blaster.

And the bad.:(

Slightly prone to heating and throttling. Bad if in warm/hot climate.

Locked bootloader:mad:

Because of the workarounds to install twrp and custom ROMs the ROM scene is very depressing.

This was not such a problem in the days of KitKat but to this day VoIP calls will not work on any lollipop custom ROM and just reading the ROM thread's will drive you in to a deep depression.:banghead:

My advice for g2 owners is run the stock lollipop.

Root it, debloat it set the DPI to 365 ( the limit before the lg apps break like the dialler) and use your favourite launcher and forget about other ROMs.

After damaging my old g2 which I could of fixed reasonably cheaply, I replaced it with a one plus one.

But on day to day use I miss that phone.:confused:
[General Questions and Answers] flavien317:
OK. Thanks, if there no custom ROM or dev it's à bad things. But thanks for this good review

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[General Questions and Answers] Issal:
I'm looking for a tablet for gaming that is not the shield tablet. I can't spend much over 300€.
[General Questions and Answers] Planterz:
Afraid of fire?

Check out any of the Galaxy Tab S tablets. High performance specs, amazing AMOLED displays, etc. The earlier generation (8.4, 10.5) should be in your price range if you look around, and the 16:10 aspect ratio is probably better than the 4:3 that the newer ones have which are probably too expensive anyway. Tab Pro models are good too. Nexus 9 would fit the bill as well, but you're limited to on-board storage (no microSD). The Sony Xperia Z3 Compact might stretch your budget, but is a great device, plus if you have a Playstation, you can play its games on the tablet.

Those are my suggestions, without spending time doing exchange rate conversions.
[General Questions and Answers] Hannah Stern:
Please use Quote and Mention :)

Who are you posting to?

Please use Quote and Mention. :)

See: http://xdaforums.com/general/about-xda/please-make-quote-mention-feature-t3125572
[General Questions and Answers] Bitim:
Hi,

I want to buy second hand (probably) smartphone, with good custom ROM support.

I prefer non-American manufacturers and non-Chines, and not Nexus phones. It can be high end old generations smartphone (like the Galaxy S4).

I want 5"-5.1" size smartphone and it should support LTE.

Any recommendations?

Thanks.
[General Questions and Answers] TonyStark R.I.P.:
Take a look through the BLU line of phones here.
[General Questions and Answers] Bitim:
This manufacturer and it's devices not really apply my terms, but thanks anyway.

Any other ideas?

Thanks.
[General Questions and Answers] Issal:
Thanks! I'll go by parts:

Fire looks great, even though it's quite expensive fire hdx 8.9 would be pretty good, my only problem is the lack of access to the google play store. Also, I read it's not wise to root it unless you know what you're doing (which I don't).

Galaxy tabs all looks pretty good, I wish they packed a bit more punch though.

I would certainly get the Nexus 9 if not for the light bleed problem, at amazon they have the 32Gb version for 350€, but given the recent reviews it seems to be an old revision.

Xperia z3 compact seems also quite nice, though I'd rather have a bigger screen that's not a dealbreaker. Also, I barely use my ps3, but I guess that would be cool ( assuming custom firmware allows it).

I guess I'm mostly down to what plays games better. I'll be using it a lot for reading and videos, but I think all of those would suit that quite well. The reason I don't consider a shield tablet is because I bought one, it got stuck on an infinte loop the second time I turned it on, I got a replacement, the replacement froze constantly, got stuck, had weird screen issues, locks, etc... so I already asked amazon for a refund and don't want to try a third one.
[General Questions and Answers] Planterz:
I didn't mean the Kindle Fire, I was referring to the fact that some Shield Tablets have been recalled due to potentially catching on fire.

http://www.androidauthority.com/nvidia-shield-tablet-recall-630408/

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Xperia Z2 and Z1, LG G2, Moto X 2014 should probably be getting pretty cheap now that the replacement(s) have been announced. Yeah, they're all 5.2", but you're almost literally splitting hairs here. HTC M8 fits, but matches or exceeds the sizes of those others because of the speakers. How good and how old depends on how much you can spend. LG G2 and M8 will have the best custom development. I guess the Moto is technically Chinese now, but I don't see why that should matter, since they're assembled in the USA.
[General Questions and Answers] Dr Grato:
Im planning to buy lg g2 here. But when i search, i found that g2 got so many difference type. As if optimus g2, g2 d8**, and so on. So which LG G2 is recomended?
[General Questions and Answers] only-one:
Optimus g2 is another name for the lg g2. With the g2 be sure to look for your carrier (i.e. at&t) or an unlocked. The phones are different. Say you get the Verizon it is made differently due to the wireless charging.

With at&t, what phone would u recommend for an 18 yr old girl? Also cell signal in the area is a challenge so something that will work well with that is big plus.
[General Questions and Answers] Dr Grato:
Im from Malaysia. So basically the one that sell in my country ( i think its a bit stupid to ask >.< ) is absolutely useable in my country right? and whats with the unlocked things? U mean bootloader or what? Thanx btw for the info.
[General Questions and Answers] only-one:
I will let someone else chime in for phones from another country, not familiar with the setup, would hate to give bad advice
[General Questions and Answers] renaltosonylevi:
If possible get the d802. It is the international(WORKS EVERYWHERE ON ALL NETWORKS) version and has the most ROM support.
[General Questions and Answers] Felimenta97:
Asus Transformer Infinity. Fixes all the problems with the Prime, I think.

"What really matters in this world, anyway?"
[General Questions and Answers] slychocobo:
I dunno, I got the impression that the infinty still has problems :( (Plus its like £500!)
[General Questions and Answers] Felimenta97:
I never saw any of those, all I know come from reading. From what I read, it does fix them. What kind of problems toy think Infinity has?

"What really matters in this world, anyway?"
[General Questions and Answers] slychocobo:
Its my understanding that it still had issues with being quite slow despite having quite a fast CPU, as well as "Applcation not responding" issues.

I believe it has has a locked bootloader (which voids your warranted totally to release) which is a pain as Im a fan of 3rd party ROM's (Paranoid Android on the note is awesome)

So that would be a bit of a wary point for myself..,

In saying that, I would love to be wrong. the Asus Prime seemed to be the perfect device for my needs beyond the conserns about its stability / build-quality. If the Infintiy is all-singing/dancing then it would be the tablet for me
[General Questions and Answers] Allanitomwesh:
S Pen for Galaxy Note/Note 2
[General Questions and Answers] gn_ro:
More info

Thanks, but the S Pen is only for input, I'm looking for an app like the Sony P1 hand recognition software.

The P1 software splits the screen in 3 parts: the upper part used to enter numbers, the middle part used to enter capitals and the lower part used to enter normal letters.

The output is always a text file.

I'm looking for a software like that because I need to take very fast notes and in the audio recordings you can't search :( and I can't use a hardware keyboard, only a phone.

Thanks!
[General Questions and Answers] AndroidFan!:
I am in doubt, Samsung Galaxy3 or Note-2.

What are the experiences with the big screen, how to carry it with you?