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[General Questions and Answers] BlazingWitch:
I'm currently looking for a new phone, but I have some rather specific requirements, so I'm struggling to find something that fits them all. I'd prefer not to pay a ridiculous sum of money, but I'm expecting it to last me for the next 5 years (I currently use an HTC Desire HD), so price isn't a massive factor if the perfect phone exists. Does anyone know of something that fits all or most of these requirements?

Large, removable battery

18:9 screen (I want the 4th button, but those don't exist in hardware any more, and I don't like having to pick between full 16:9 and having buttons visible)

SD card slot (or 64GB+ storage, ideally 128GB)

Dual SIM (that doesn't replace the SD card, unless there's an acceptable amount of internal storage)

Preferably not as massive as most high-end phones in the last couple years (ideally no wider than ~70mm - current phone is a 4.3inch display)
[General Questions and Answers] panostheodorakis7:
Hi everyone !

So for a full year i have been using as a device an Iphone 5s after the fiasco of the LG g4 (fried mobo) that i had (God I loved that phone) and i as my nameday is coming soon i was thinking about selling it add a little money and buy an Android again ! The thing is that i dont want to go for a very expensive device because i will not have so much money and further more i kinda like to change my phones after 1-2 years so no flagships for me ....In adition i really like to root my phones flash xposed and do a bunch of stuff with my device so I m looking for something friendly to root and tweaking at low budget also as i am coming from an iphone i really want something with:

good camera front and back (as a reference better than redmi note 4 that i have tested and for me sucks :angel: ).

fingerprint.

5 or 5 plus inches.

fast charge(if it has big battery i dont mind no to ).

micro sd .

3+ GB ram (i really cant tell for futureproof porpuse if 3 or 4 are required).

32+ GB device storage(I will add onether 32GB because i like to have back ups and apks for my mus-have apps).

1920x1080 (After the g4 that i had and saw that the 2k screen destroy my battery i really believe that i should just stay full HD.If now is out there a device that it can manage a day plus with 2k screen then plz refer it to me ).

big battery (3000+mah i believe that 3000mah is must as i have constantly data and gps on all day).

decent towards good audio speaker and at least good call speaker.

support of android 7 and 8(even if it is announced that it will update soon to oreo).

And LAST but NOT LEAST active XDA community with a good amount of stuff the device such as giudes ,modded apps,Q&A post etc.

My budget its around 250 euros (yes I live in Greece and we are part of europe ) but the price is flexible for 30 euros or so if the device is wothing it .

I did took a quick look but the only thing i found was the P10 Lite and Honor 6x.

Thank you in advance for your time and I m waiting for your responses also answears with personal hands on experiences of the device will be prefered !
[General Questions and Answers] midhun_suresh:
I am a honor 8 user since 5 months,it's best buy.combination of beauty,power n best camera.it has premium screen ,best hardware and everything.you can't get all these in any other phones
[General Questions and Answers] panostheodorakis7:
Thank you for your suggest but in my country the honor 8 costs about 315+ euros it’s pretty expensive for me ...but I appreciate your response
[General Questions and Answers] CharliexCharger:
Replacing my 6P. I'm trying to decide based on the below choices.

Skeptical about OnePlus support, Lack of Note 8 oreo ROMs (I know it's still early), Early pixel issues and convincing myself to spend to the price point of the XL.

Any thoughts and input are greatly appreciated.

OnePlus 5T

Note 8

Pixel 2 XL
[General Questions and Answers] taigi100:
Hey,

For the last 2 years, I've been using an LG G4, went through the mobo thing, changed it on warranty without any issues, overall really liked the experience. I'm thinking of getting a new phone since this one is starting to be a bit buggy at times. What I'm mostly looking for is something with a great battery life, cheap and without a ****ton of bugs (software or hardware). By cheap, I mean mid-end @ 300-400 euros. I was thinking about getting a Lenovo P2 but I'm hearing it has a lot of bugs which is something I'd like to avoid. Any suggestions about a great battery phone without the ****ton of bugs (software bugs I can handle, hardware nope). Xiaomi Mi Max 2 is also looking decent, feels a bit too big as a screen which I expect drains a lot of battery, but if it's less bug-prone I'd go for that. For some reason, I really like the LG experience, if I can't find something with a better battery and at a more decent price, then what is less bug-prone and has fewer issues? The G6 or the V20, what would you guys suggest?
[General Questions and Answers] Recusivio:
I own a Zuk z2 I am very very happy with, unfortunately the price hasn't gone down for the past 9 months.

I was planning to buy another one for a relative, but their carrier only supports the zuk on its LTE. How bad of an idea is this? It's Videotron's in Canada, it had a very bad rep early on so if anyone's on there, how often does it drop in favor of 2g/3g?

Are there other alternatives I could be considering for ~175-200 USD? I bought the other one off BangGood so I was planning to use it again for this, due to lack of experience about these websites, I trust this one.

Looked into the xiaomi 4 note and the mi a1 for similar prices, wasn't impressed, besides it looks like most of the Chinese brands will have trouble on Videotron's network, to be considered...

Thanks!
[General Questions and Answers] jack_frost:
Pixel 2 vs Oneplus 5T

I was saving up to get the Oneplus 5t Star Wars Edition (128gb)

but recently learned that the pixel 2(64gb) will be available at almost the same price during a promotion here in India.

They will both cost about $600

Very confused.

I know the obvious differences -

The pixel 2 has the best camera, 2 years of warranty, IP67

The 5T has the larger display, more RAM and storage, Its a Star wars special edition and will come with a free case, a star wars themed laptop bag.

The last 3 years Ive used Oneplus devices , but the pixel is very tempting at that price. The only thing turning me away is the 5inch display size, which i find too small - but i could be making too much of it. Also the pixel 2 looks very dated

Any advice? Thank you for taking the time to read through this.
[General Questions and Answers] byproxy:
The inlaws are looking to get their first smartphone (they're currently still using flip phones!).

They want something they can get pics of and vid chat with the grandkids.

Despite my advice that they get the best phone they can afford now since they likely wouldn't be upgrading for quite some time, they insist on getting the cheapest possible option that will do what they want.

That said, while I'm on VZW myself, I don't really keep up at all with the lower end phones... I have no idea what phone(s) in this spectrum would be the best for them.

Can anyone offer any suggestions as to the best free/super cheap VZW phone for them? I want them to stick with Android (rather than apple) since that's what I know and can therefore best help them if/when issues arise.
[General Questions and Answers] gorilla p:
The first thing they should do is ditch Verizon unless they live in a very rural area in which Verizon is the only provider. They can save a ton going with MetroPCS or Straight Talk. They would then also have an abundance of GSM device choices.

As far as cheap Verizon phones, it might be best to check the vzw website as their phone options are limited due to using CDMA.
[General Questions and Answers] thisguyneil:
**DEVICE SUGGESTION THREAD** -- Not sure what device to buy? Ask here!

This is going to sound weird, but stay with me. I need a recommendation for a good cheap android phone to make a shower phone. I want to disable/remove the front camera and mic, put a waterproof case on, and attach it next to my fog proof mirror in the shower. It will be connected to my waterproof Bluetooth speaker and play vids and news and whatever I can watch while I shave and ****. Now, personally, I’m an iPhone guy, but before that I had a Samsung captivate and the note 1 and loved roms and messing with android and I miss it, so I’d like it to have a fair amount of rom development. I guess just something to mess around with. At my local walmart I can get a moto e for around $40, and I know the phone is popular enough that at least one company makes a waterproof case for it. It will never be a daily driver, it can even be used. Would it be better getting a used nexus 5 or something like that? Budget is about $50.
[General Questions and Answers] YeshYyyK:
idk if it has a waterproof case, but the phone itself is water resistant, a Motorola Defy. Probably should install something like CM7(or later) on it because stock/Motoblur is not so great. I'm sure there are better phones though

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I don't know if anyone is in to it, but what Windows phone should I buy? Preferably one with the most tweaking support. But something cheap to just try out Windows Mobile.
[General Questions and Answers] jazk:
I need advice on a reasonable upgrade to the S7 for a light user who is looking to keep their phone for around 3 years. The main priorities are smoothness and battery life. In my own experience only Google's and Apple's phones have been somewhat lag-free for me a year after owning them, however I'm unsure on how LG and Sony fare in this department these days. Update support and hardware quality also matters to some extent. The options are the following:

- LG G6

-Xperia XZ1

-Xperia XZ Premium

- Google Pixel
[General Questions and Answers] Hyflex:
Hi,

I'm looking for two my phones for my parents, they currently have Nexus 4 phones but they've got problems with them like damaged screen, broken headphone jack, broken camera and various other issues.

Their budget for new phones is £150 each, however they only really want to pay about £100.

Their main priorities in order are:

- Best possible Camera (rear)

- Storage space (internal or external) so they can get 64GB or more, so a phone with internal of 16GB is fine as long a as it has expandable storage

- Battery life

They don't mind screen screen size, IP rating, Bluetooth (just needs to have some), FM radio, NFC or anything like that.

Likewise they don't need 4G but that's a nice bonus to have
[General Questions and Answers] nivisan:
hi, I'm looking for an up to date OS wise Android Tablet model that allows mhl/slimport/HDMI output to use miroir screen. Does anybody have any suggestions? It seems every good tablet I research doesn't allow HDMI output. I know Chromecast exists, but that won't work in my situation because of various network issues.
[General Questions and Answers] dot19408:
Asus PadFone replacement

Does anyone know of a new(ish) device like the Asus PadFone?

I bought one for my dad a few years ago and he needs a replacement. He's bought a couple refurbished phones, and had on repaired twice. Not because he's especially hard on the phones, the PadFone Mini was a pretty cheaply made device...

He LOVES having the tablet to watch movies on and surf online, but he can't afford to have 2 devices. I've tried walking him through tethering a standalone tablet to a phone, but he just cant swing it.

Are their ANY phones that can dock to a larger touch screen like the PadFone?

Thanks!
[General Questions and Answers] leonicholson:
Phones that can have bootloader unlocked.

Whether you’re allowed to unlock your bootloader depends on the manufacturer of your phone, the model you have, and even your carrier. Nexus phones are all unlockable by nature, and many phones from Motorola and HTC allow you to unlock your bootloader through a similar process as the Nexus.

Is there a list of phone models that can currently be bootloader unlocked (officially or unofficially)?

I wish to buy a cheap as possible Ebay "unlocked" one to practice with, not one to actually use daily. Am I confined to more expensive Nexus models in order to avoid buying a used phone that turns out unable to have the bootloader unlocked?
[General Questions and Answers] Avaviel:
I have the Samsung Tab E on my network, and enjoy it. However, the bootloader is locked down completely and there doesn't look to be a way to get it open. I've just bought an HTC 10 to replace my unrootable Note 4, do you guys have any suggestions for a network enabled tablet for ATT That's root able?
[General Questions and Answers] Labsektor:
I am looking for a new phone

I currently own Oneplus One.

I am looking for something new, European market.

The best good brand for easy access to accessories, etc.

good parameters (ram, processor, etc.) - I want phone for more than a year ;)

Dual-sim - mandatory

Long producer support or easily available custom softs.
[General Questions and Answers] 350Rocket:
I think the best bet for dual sim is the OnePlus 5 or even the OnePlus 3 or 3t used. I sold my s8 to get a OnePlus 5 even though it didn't actually save me much money here in Canada. S8 was $1000 and the OnePlus 5 was like $850. I also had to sell the s8 at a loss but I ended up needing dual sims (long story). I love the s8 and OnePlus 5. Both have their pros and cons.
[General Questions and Answers] britishrocco:
Hi all, been a motorola moto x user since day one, had all of them, now I want to replace moto old moto x play, been waiting for the x4. Unfortunately it's not available in canada, I can get one from the web, but I can have a huawei P10 lite for free with my provider, also am reading good review about the oneplus lineup

Hows the huawei EMUI? Am used to the near stock android that moto provide, anyone have switch from a moto to a P10lite or oneplus?
[General Questions and Answers] Xperia-Ray:
Hi all,

I am looking for MacBook style notebook under $1000 and after watching Linus review I started looking after this notebook, it was over $1000 then but few days ago I have found this thread with special coupon and now I can get it for ~ $750 - What do you think?

Can you suggest me other MacBook style notebook with Intel's 8th quad core + Nvidia Pascal GPU? (need for Cuda compute sm_61 programming).

[IMG="Xiaomi Notebook Pro"]https://image.ibb.co/eTNqAR/Xiaomi_Mi_Pro.jpg[/IMG]

Found on this forum:

https://forum.hardware.fr/hfr/Ordin...notebook-notebook-sujet_80091_75.htm#t1530988

Reviews:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rv3EWrlPLvc

https://www.notebookcheck.net/Xiaomi-Mi-Notebook-Pro-i5-Laptop-Review.262386.0.html
[General Questions and Answers] juanq214:
Stay with Motorola or oneplus if you are used to stock Android experience. EMUI is ok but has lots of blootware and its ram management is not compared to stock android.
[General Questions and Answers] gorilla p:
I'm a Nexpat (Nexus Expatriate) and had been looking for a new device once my Nexus 5X started aging a bit.

After a lot of looking around, I went with the One plus 5T. It's a good value, great device, great room support and aftermarket support. Hard to go wrong with these. Especially if you use TMobile as it has Band4 and Band12 support.
[General Questions and Answers] mnt_grrrl:
5.5+ inch finger print reader phone suggestions

I am looking for a phone that has a screen of at least 5.5. Has a finger print reader and will run Lineage OS. I would prefer under $200 but can go as high as $250. I am open to used phones as well. What do people recommend? Thank you. mnt_grrrl
[General Questions and Answers] strongst:
Motorola G4 plus or G5 plus
[General Questions and Answers] jasonmerc:
I can agree with this here, but I'd specifically say the G4 Plus. Get the highest end model variant with 4GB RAM, and I'm pretty sure that'll be under $250. ROMs for G4 plus and the normal G4 are unified (while on the other hand, I don't think G5 and G5 plus ROMs are unified at all), so while you will definitely have access to Lineage, you'll also have a wide variety of other stuff you can try if you want as well.
[General Questions and Answers] NiMo1771:
Hi,

First of all, sorry for my english and sorry if this is in the wrong place.

I'm looking to buy a new smartphone that meets the following criterias:

-screen size 5 - 5.5 inch (my lg g2's 5.2 inch display is perfect for me)

-at least 3 gb ram

-preferably fast internal storage (ufs)

-preferably water resistance (even minimal)

-doesn't need very powerfull cpu but something decent (my uses are mainly web browsing and such..)

-fingerip unlock, preferably in the front

-doesn't care that much about the camera

Since i'm not from US/eroupe i don't really know how to convert my budget, but i've found few devices in my price range that meets my needs:

Oneplus 5, Xiaomi mi6, Samsung galaxy a5 2017, Samsung galaxy s7, Nokia 7 (although it's still not selling here yet)

What do you think?

Thanks
[General Questions and Answers] squatticus:
Hey guys need some input on a new phone. Coming from a note 4 so anything is an upgrade, but looking for 5.5"+ screen, usb type c 250-$300 tops and Verizon us. I was looking for a nexus 6p but can't find any not beaten up
[General Questions and Answers] cindylo:
Hey guys, needing a new phone soon and my current short list is the OnePlus 5T, LG 30, and LG G6. Which one out of those 3 would you pick and why? Are there any glaring issues with any of them I need to know about? All 3 seem to be solid phones with the 5T having the best shooter with the LG's being a close second, especially with the google camera, if not better with editing with the addition of waterproofing and wide angle lenses.

My requirements are 5.5" screen minimum

4GB ram

Good camera

NFC

Works with cricket(AT&T subsidiary)

Preferably have good support for newer android versions from manufacturer and/or custom rom support
[General Questions and Answers] InFamousLGe:
Well I just needed to vent about my love for everything android, and every time I try and talk to my friends\family about what new phone I am wanting to get, or what's coming up next in my Android-venture, I get the typical, " why do you even want a new phone? You have a perfectly good one right there" response. Thing is, they don't know I own a good 10 more phones I have locked away in a little burglar proof vault, like the precious "Gems" that they are :laugh::good:. But on a serious note, I am in need of a higher end phone but don't feel like spending a whole paycheck to get one, as I have bills, on top of bills, and you guessed it, on top of bills. So I figure, maybe I am in the realm of a good 300 to 400 dollar range, I figure about as much as a new Xbox or PS would cost, I could easily get away with that without too much headache. So getting to the point of this post haha, what phones have any of you XDA "Devs" or any other person of interest, have had or used at one point, or even have just been looking at like that " dog in the window" type ish, that you would recommend I take a look at? I am not set on any brand or manufacture seeing as I own phones from all across the board zte, Samsung, lg, ect. As long as a root and twrp have been achieved on it, I say she's fair game. :D. I would greatly appreciate some feedback\and or advice on this subject as seeing it is Christmas tomorrow ?, and I will be Raking in the Benjamins and I would like an informed decision before I go "candy shopping" for new phonez (ya I went there with the z) in good ole' Twenty 18!
[General Questions and Answers] Ampicillin:
Hi guys, Good evening

I need quick opinion and suggestions! I want to get a secondary daily device for me and I am torn between:

1) LG G6

2) Google Pixel

3) Huawei Honor 8

4) LG V20

5) HTC evo 10

I am looking for minimum 3 GB of RAM, Latest onwards snapdragon above 810 or greater, screen size > 5.5 or 5.2 and great software support. I do customize and use ROMs and roots. I also want to sell it in the future with good resell values.

Do you guys have any suggestions? Thanks :)
[General Questions and Answers] anweshone:
Please suggest a very cheap Android phone that has latest custom ROMs available

Can anyone suggest a cheap Android phone in the price range of Redmi 5A that has active custom ROM development and would give Android 8.1 and 9.0 pretty soon after its release?
[General Questions and Answers] Exabyter:
Verizon-compatible and ROMable

Finding a flagship-level device that is both ROMable and has good Verizon compatibility seems to be a difficult task.

My default ROM choice is Lineage, especially since I need the Privacy Guard feature and I don't know of any other ROMs that offer such a thing. Need Nougat support, prefer Oreo. (I figure devices that either already have an unofficial build of Oreo somewhere, or whose manufacturer already released an Oreo build are good bets to get Oreo support on LineageOS at some point.)

My current shortlist, starting with LOS compatibility:

LG V20 (LOS has a special build for the Verizon variant)

Challenge: Can't find any Oreo builds for this anywhere yet, but allegedly LG has promised to release an official.

The previous "Dirty Santa" exploit for bootloader unlocking apparently doesn't work on modern factory OS builds and once a device has had such a newer build installed it cannot be reverted. Since most people update the OS before selling used devices it may be a big challenge to find a phone with an old enough OS on it that I can unlock the bootloader.

Moto Z / Moto Z Force (Droid Editions)

Challenge: Most non-factory builds don't support the Moto Mods and (as I recall) bootloader unlocking is still an open question for newer OS builds. Also not sure whether the generic LOS build for Moto Z will work on the Verizon and Verizon Force editions.

HTC 10

Challenge: While there is still active development for this device, HTC's future is in doubt and it's not guaranteed that a device I obtain will be bootloader-unlockable. (I have encountered some used devices that have already had the bootloader unlocked by the prior owner)

Samsung

Challenge: Not a huge fan of Samsung in general and the latest series supported by LOS does not have a screen configuration that appeals to me. (Non-curved non-OLED screen 5.2" or larger) Have no idea if a generic build will work on Verizon either.

Suggestions?
[General Questions and Answers] Gen5:
Im thinking of getting one of these phones: axon 7, lg g5/6, u ultra, or zenfone 3 deluxe, but im not sure which one to get? My main criteria are that the phone doesnt have hardware problems and for there to be development for the phone.