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[General Questions and Answers] Raresh T:
Mate, i would recommend the Xiaomi Note 8 pro. Full HD, battery (4500 mah) holds me for 2 days, with some moderate to high usage, between spotify and some game apps, like asphalt. It has micro sd slot, the bootloader is getting unlocked pretty easy. So far no custom roms yet ( the phone got released in October. His predecessor has around 15 different custom roms. So i expect the same will happen. Priced around 220 € on Christmas. Could be cheaper now

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Mate, both phone seems kind of bad for 2020. If the year would be 2015, they would be interesting. With 4 gb of ram you are going to have problems. Battery life seems great on paper, doubt its gonna be. Plus i havent heard of these phones before. I would stay clear of these cheap brands. Go with something more trustworthy. Recently i ve bought a Xiaomi Note 8 pro. 2 days battery, can play whatever i want, root, custom roms available, around 200€. Might be pricier, but xiaomi is a more reliable phone manufacturer.

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Mate, have you tried rooting and using a custom rom with it? Give it a try before buying a new phone. Most of the time, custom roms developers do make security updates and software updates. There might even be a Android 10 rom for your phone. Also, these custom roms do come with a very detailed instructions. So you are going to be set in no time.
[General Questions and Answers] flahlesslySpam:
Thanks for the advice! I am planning on trying to root and using a custom rom with it and hopefully I succeed but the galaxy s5 I have is the smg900v which is the Verizon version of the phone. From my research and my limited understanding, this version of the phone doesn't have too great support for rooting cause the bootloader is locked or something. It's also part of why I want to get a different phone, so that I could have an easier time figuring out how to install different roms.
[General Questions and Answers] flash713:
I just got a Xiaomi mi mix 2 for 140 near mint and it is my favorite device yet! Bought this one off Swappa. I have been nothing but impressed thus far! Xiaomi is a great company! And MIUI has come a long way. Using MIUI 11 now but going to unlock bootloader and flash HAVOC and or Bootleggers 10 in a few. Kick ass phone!!

I believe for my next device I'll get a newer Xiaomi, maybe a Mi 9T or possibly a newer Pixel 4a depending on how that turns out, maybe a 3a. You just can't beat the gcam (camera px) mods and the quality of pictures a pixel phone takes and I take lots of pics. This Xiaomi sure has impressed me though! Good stuff! :D
[General Questions and Answers] CamoGeko:
The Mi Mix 2 is a great device! I would say its the best recent flagship design from Xiaomi, and if I didin't have already a very similar Essential Phone I would definitely be looking at the Mi Mix 2 as my daily driver.

Hope you enjoy yours man! :svetius:

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[General Questions and Answers] soryl:
Hi guys!

I need to buy a new phone, i currently have a S7 edge and i can't decide between the S10 - Xiaomi mi9t - Xiaomi noter 8 pro - or maybe an other one?

what i need in a phone?

- be able to play games

- occasionally taking pictures

- i like to use ROMS (leneage)

- battery life

Thanks
[General Questions and Answers] HatMan22:
Which should I buy Redmi note 7 pro or redmi note 8? I need good processor and battery life.
[General Questions and Answers] flash713:
They're so close to the same spec wise all around. I just searched around and saw some reviews on the Qualcomm Snapdragon 665 and the 675 and it said the 665 was something like 7% better all around. That's not even noticable I don't think. The two phones spec wise are so matching. You could probably use a note 8 one day and a note 7 pro and I bet you couldn't tell a difference. I say that based on what I just read on the two spec wise and CPU wise. Good luck on your phone hunt. I'm sure you'll love either of the two. I know I sure love my Mi Mix 2. :good:
[General Questions and Answers] HatMan22:
Can I consider buying 2 yrs old Pocofon F1 which is beast at that time? What may be pro and cons. I noticed F1 does not have quick charge 4, and camera is only 12 MP (i will use GCam) and custom ROM.
[General Questions and Answers] CamoGeko:
I was actually just watching a video on YouTube when I read your reply.

[YouTube][youtube]5l_kF8b_ra8[/youtube][/YouTube]

It touches up on some great features of the Pocophone F1, like getting a flagship SoC for really cheap and being able to run Gcam. Not to mention having a headphone jack too.

If I didin't own an Essential Phone that I love, I would possiby either have a Pocophone F1 or a Mi Mix 2. Which is also a good option right now with a decent SoC, going for about the same price second hand as the Essential Phone.

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[General Questions and Answers] Raresh T:
I currently use Xiaomi Note 8 pro. Android 10, two days battery, 64 mb camera (pictures of subject in motion arent that great. Standstill subjects photos are wonderful), gaming performance is good, fortnite or pubg or asphalt 9, all run well. Go for eu version, since these bring less bloatware. Or for china version if you are interested in getting android 11 faster.
[General Questions and Answers] HatMan22:
If you like to change ROM, Redmi Note 8 pro is not for you. It has good performance but it also has Mediatek Processor and Mediatek CPU lacks Custom ROM.

I am buying Poco F1, because it has decent Processor (spd845) and I don't care premium look and camera.
[General Questions and Answers] Raresh T:
[MENTION=8618311]HatMan22[/MENTION] is partly right. The Xiaomi Note 8 pro doesnt have a custom rom so far. The phone been out only for some months. The amount of bloatware on it is negligible. In terms of customization, Xiaomi does provide means of changing almost every aspect of the phone, from bootanimation to interface. With root and custom rom you might get around 20% more performance. The Pocophone F1 might have better specs but is older. The Xiaomi Note 8 pro gets Android 10 out of the box, android 11 surely. Who knows, maybe even Android 12. The Samsung S10 i dont recommend. Its an overpriced piece of glass. Sure, you get around 50% more performance than other xiaomi phone, at 4 times the price. I literally made a very good Gaming PC that cost the same price as the S10.
[General Questions and Answers] HatMan22:
Yes it depends, but Mediatek CPU lacks custom ROM, this post is old but you can read - https://www.xda-developers.com/mediatek-source-code-release-no-plans/. If it had snapdragon processor then I will definitely buy rn8 pro. And I have low budget but wanting some really powerful device. That's why I liked Poco F1. I can't stay without custom rom and gcam which rn8 pro will never provide.
[General Questions and Answers] Snip3rPolska:
Hello guys !

I'm thinking to buy Xiaomi Mi note 10 and I've heard there were some performance issues laggy camera etc but also I saw videos that there was and update and some of issues has been fixed. Note sure how much they fixed.

Im thinking only about Xiaomi only ( I like MIUI )

For now I'm using Xiaomi Mi Mix 3 ?
[General Questions and Answers] ogpog:
Can't choose between Dual-SIM Motorola G8 Plus or Redmi Note 8T...

Looking for new phone, up to £200GBP (UK) with dual sims and an sd card, I would like to have an FM Radio and an IR blaster, plus the usual things (gps, camera, nfc, otg, headphone socket, etc). I plan (at some point, maybe after warranty) to put a custom rom onto it.

The down-side of the Motorola is its hybrid SIM/SD card and it doesn't have an IR blaster. Other than that I think it comes down to how well they work in practice...

I have two sims, a main one with data/voice/sms and another that will be voice/sms (and occasional data standby). I don't want to carry two phones. I've read that dual sim isn't like having 2 phones... one sim may be a "poor relative" of the other and limited to 2G. I can't find definitives on how the dual sim works in these phones. AFAICT they are both "dual standby" but it isn't clear to me whether one of these phones is better than the other for dual sim usage.

On paper, the Note 8T looks like the better choice - and 128GB comes in around the same price as the G8 Plus. So it seems like the better choice.

http://phonedb.net/index.php?m=devi...al_dual_sim_td-lte_xt2019-1__motorola_trinket

http://phonedb.net/index.php?m=devi...dition_global_dual_sim_td-lte_128gb_m1908c3xg

Appreciate some thoughts, especially around real-world usage of two sim cards...
[General Questions and Answers] CamoGeko:
You literally asked and answered your own question in this post :silly:

If you really want to know about those issues being fixed I suggest you go to the dedicated forum section and ask the users:

https://xdaforums.com/mi-note-10/help

If you want both sim cards to be active on 4G then you need to make sure the phone you look at can do dual 4G standby, and I don't think there's many out there with that specific feature. Surely not for only £200, I'd suggest raising your budget to at least £300.

Redmi Note 8T might be a good choice, until you get to the fact that it runs a MediaTek SoC, which means no source code and that means no custom ROM.

I'd suggest looking at a 2nd hand device, its way more likely that you get a used Android with the long list of features that you want.

Mi Mix 2 is a good possibility, although I have no idea if it has an IR blaster. Try using GSMArena to look at specs and compare phones. It's a very concise tool for comparisons.

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[General Questions and Answers] ogpog:
I thought it was the Note 8 Pro that had the MediaTek SoC and that the Note 8/8T had Snapdragon 655 / Adreno 610 ?

I already dismissed the Note 8 Pro because of that...
[General Questions and Answers] CamoGeko:
Ahh you're right, sorry I get them mixed up sometimes ?

The Mi Mix 2 is way better choice still imo, even compared to the Note 8T.

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[General Questions and Answers] eriol1:
I've got a xiaomi mi5 with lineageos and I'm using 2 sim cards.

The way dual sim works here is as follows:

Both Sims are available to receive calls/sms.

When sending an sms you get to choose which sim to send from.

When making a call you get to choose which sim to call from.

You get to choose one sim that will be used for data (internet). Switching which sim is used for data takes from a few seconds up to a minute, a bit like switching airplane mode on and off.

Once you start a call on one sim, the other sim becomes unavailable.

If you're on a call on the sim that's used for data, you can use data while on call.

If you're on a call on the sim that is not used for data, the data sim becomes unavailable and therefore you get no internet until you end the call.
[General Questions and Answers] 350Rocket:
Exactly the same on my OnePlus 5.
[General Questions and Answers] Raresh T:
You could go with Xiaomi Note 8 pro instead. Dual sim, ir blaster, there even a version with 256 gb if you need it. Also has android 10 out of the box, very probably android 11 next year. Haven't had any problem related to the quality of data connection, even when I had 2 sims.

What you would want to search are dual sim dual active smartphones. DSDA Smartphones. The problem is there is quite a small niche for these types of smartphones.

I know it may not count as a solution, but whatsapp does have two whatsapp applications, Whatsapp Messenger and Whatsapp Business. Again, no idea if it will work, you could get a web call from whatsapp business while using the main sim for data.
[General Questions and Answers] psychok9:
Hello everyone,

I'm looking for a smartphone that suits me, but I can't.

I like Note 10 Plus, but not Exynos battery experience... and I came from S7 edge, so there isn't huge gap on photos/camera.

My priority:

Photos,

Battery,

Speed,

S20 Ultra prices seem very high, Oneplus 7T cam not excellent,

I'm very confused.

p.s. Im from Europe.
[General Questions and Answers] Raresh T:
What do you mean you can't?

Also, as a suggestion the Samsung S11, the snapdragon version. The camera seems promising
[General Questions and Answers] psychok9:
I mean that I really don't know what to do, what is the best for me.

S11/S20 is really promising but seems very expensive.
[General Questions and Answers] Raresh T:
Well, I would start by accessing Gsmarena. Go to phone finder. Advanced. Now take a few minutes and think what you want to do with your phone. What features you want to have. How big the battery, how much ram, what price budget. Use your present phone as reference. Come back here when you have a better idea of what you want. Right now it would be impossible to really answer your question since you have no idea what you want
[General Questions and Answers] CamoGeko:
I agree with the person above.

GSMArena is a fantastic tool for finding your perfect Android device. It has just about everything, official reviews, comparison tools, user opinions, pictures, guides, tips etc...

Always the first website I use when I have thoughts about my next device, or an additional one.

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[General Questions and Answers] psychok9:
I mean, I want a TOP camera, last longer battery and great software (and Google services).

Mate 30 seems the best, but without GMS, DRM L1, I can't live.

Note 10+ Exynos have a medium battery, not so good, but the price seems a bit high, S10+ is worse and seems to me a bit small (I like big screen).

Xiaomi Series, I really don't know, the camera seems underperform VS other competitors or chipset is disappointing (Mi Note 10).

Oneplus 7T is great, but lacks on camera photo quality.

I did and thank you for tips, but I still undecided. Today I did a walk for Note 10+ looking for good price without success (under 900 € (-200€ Galaxy days = around 700€).

p.s. Is there a change to buy Mate 30 Pro and flash custom roms with Google Play services? it seems empty, few have purchased it
[General Questions and Answers] Raresh T:
Did some search, how about the Google Pixel 4 or Xiaomi X2 Pro?
[General Questions and Answers] kenny_cfc:
For camera photo quality have you checked performance of modded gcam on 7t?
[General Questions and Answers] psychok9:
Google Pixel 4 is a bit aestethical bad and battery poor.

Xiaomi X2 Pro doesn't have OIS.

Yeah, and doens't seem improve a lot, it does?

I've found that Xiaomi MI 9T pro same limits but improves with gcam too.

Between Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro and Oneplus 7T, which one would you recommend?

Or maybe 2-3 months wait is worth... for Mi 10, Oneplus 8.

Xiaomi mi9t price is good.
[General Questions and Answers] CamoGeko:
I'd recommend the Pixel 4XL above either of those to be honest.
[General Questions and Answers] Raresh T:
[MENTION=5266295]psychok9[/MENTION] I would suggest One Plus 7 Pro or the S10+. Seems it is just 600$ for the 128 gb version

Cheap phones with good cameras are Xiaomi, but they don't have ois. They do have electronic image stabilization.
[General Questions and Answers] hozumi70:
Hello! what phone would you recommend to 120 $ relatively good. Thanks in advance for your answer.
[General Questions and Answers] Raresh T:
See Xiaomi Redmi 7a. Android Pie, 3 gigs of ram, 1.95 Ghz, 4000 battery. See European rom, usually doesn't have that much ads.
[General Questions and Answers] hozumi70:
And something with smaller frames?
[General Questions and Answers] Raresh T:
What do you mean with smaller frames? Smaller screen size? The 1.95 Ghz is the cpu.

If that's what you mean, you could go with the S4 Mini. It has android Pie custom rom.
[General Questions and Answers] hozumi70:
I meant the top and bottom frames are wide, it looks ugly.
[General Questions and Answers] Raresh T:
Don't want to be mean, but you want a premium looking phone for 120$? You want beauty, it will cost.
[General Questions and Answers] busybox198600:
Please guys, I want to know if there is any phone out there that has similar private space features like the Gionee's.

By similar, I don't mean phones that have private/second space in general. I mean phones that have private space that functions same as Gionee's

BIG THANKS!
[General Questions and Answers] Raresh T:
Sounds like secure folder from samsung. Also, Gionee phones have identically counterparts sold as Walton in Russia or Allview in România. Exactly the same phone, different brand.
[General Questions and Answers] busybox198600:
Thanks for the suggestion, I already tried secure folder from Samsung. It didn't quite work the way I expected though. I am still open to further suggestions from others.
[General Questions and Answers] CamoGeko:
Thats a very small amount of money. I doubt you'll be happy with anything you find for that much.

Your best bet would be to buy 2nd hand from eBay or something similar.

2nd option - save your money until you have more than $250 for a new decent mid-range device... or better 2nd hand device. Maybe a flagship from 2018? (like Pixel 2XL for example).
[General Questions and Answers] Raresh T:
I am not so familiar with Gionee. Care to elaborate how does this Gionee private space feature works?
[General Questions and Answers] psychok9:
Thx for suggestions, are Oneplus Flashable or break something as Samsung Knoxx permanently? With old Samsung S3 I had fun trying roms...

Inviato dal mio SM-G935F utilizzando Tapatalk
[General Questions and Answers] Raresh T:
No, OnePlus is one of the brands that have a very good relationship with the dev community. You will have no problem getting any custom rom you want
[General Questions and Answers] Vijaykhatri:
You should buy vivo nex phone, it is an amazing phone by vivo with really good features and an amazing camera. You can check its features on official Vivo Site and then compare its features with other blogs features
[General Questions and Answers] CamoGeko:
I don't think that Vivo Nex phone even has root at this point. :laugh:

Also its very very "Chinese" from what I heard, like not everything in the OS is even translated to English properly.
[General Questions and Answers] Raresh T:
The phone is fragile guys, not worth it. Everyone seen edge. Well, this one is more fragile than even that. You squeeze the screen instead of buttons. No idea how will you boot in twrp or even root this one. Mainly running in chinese, poorly translated and doesn't come with Google Play pre-installed. It's similar to huawei, if you are lucky you can install it. I don't recommend such phone
[General Questions and Answers] toxarz:
Hi there!

I'm using currently Samsung Note 3 with latest rom. Well its good but my lcd is cracked also i have 2 green vertical lines and camera sucks.

I'm looking for upgrade i have about $300 for used phone. I want my next phone to have super camera and good overall performance and big screen. Pixel 2 XL is one option but screen worries me, 9t pro is super but camera is worse than one in pixel is there any other option ?
[General Questions and Answers] L4S:
Hey guys I live in NY but will be going to India for a month and I wanted to know if I should pick up a phone there? Are the savings significant in terms of buying over there locally or not worth it vs me ordering internationally?

I'd like to try something from the Xiaomi or from the BBK line, not too much more than a few hundred dollars max and need it to work in the US too. Doesn't need to have every band but enough for general usability. Hoping to get something with the crazy value I always hear about e.g. larger batteries and ROM support that we don't necessarily have as much of here.

Information much appreciated. Don't need to buy it immediately either as I have the whole month if anything new releases, there's just so many models and band support gets tricky to find. (am on T Mobile btw)

Thank you for the help!
[General Questions and Answers] Raresh T:
Nah mate, don't spend the money on a phone. True, phones there might be cheaper, but India is a beautiful country. Spend those money traveling between cities and visiting temples.
[General Questions and Answers] L4S:
Gonna do that too for sure! But do you know if any such phones exist like what I'm describing? Just wanna know my options
[General Questions and Answers] Raresh T:
Well, smartphones in India tend to be a lot cheaper compared to their united States counterparts. Be wary that India is also one of the biggest markets for counterfeit smartphones, so buy carefully. One of the top phones is launching this year, mostly in Asian countries since it doesn't has Google play services, called Huawei Mate 10 Pro.
[General Questions and Answers] terzarima:
I'm looking for a sub $200 phone, preferably new, that's easily bootloader unlockable and well supported on Lineage and/or other ROMs. There are plenty of Pixels on eBay that meet my criteria but it's hard to tell the Google from the Verizon models. (Verizon models can't be unlocked, apparently.)
[General Questions and Answers] CamoGeko:
Try Pocophone F1, it suits what you want. ??

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[General Questions and Answers] Hatelessm:
Samsung Galaxy S10e (Exynos) vs. Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro

Prices: 400€/330€ respectively.

The things I mostly care about in order: Display/Battery/Camera.

I want to keep the phone for at least 3 years. I don't care about games that much. I use it for media consumption/creation and for professional use (web dev).

The reason I haven't already pulled the trigger is because I don't like the 9T's size. It's too big for my liking and the S10e is just a tad bigger than my previous phone.

However, I've read some really bad stuff about the Exynos variant battery. Plus the camera differences are noticable.

The extras like camera OIS, expandable storage, IP certifications are all nice but if the battery sucks then it's not worth it, especially at a higher price.
[General Questions and Answers] terzarima:
That's a great recommendation but I heard it doesn't work well in the US. Is that true?
[General Questions and Answers] flash713:
If I was going to purchase a device right now like us all, the device I would get would depend ? on how much money I had to spend.. But if I had let's say $700-$800 I would try hard to wait on the OnePlus 8(t) and see what they have in store for us. Whatever it is it will no doubt be an amazing device!!!! They've always made excellent phones! Great company!!! But if I had to buy one today, right now I would probably get a pixel 3a or 3a xl or a OnePlus 7t or OnePlus 7. In my experience and all the phones I've owned since Android first came into the world the best phones I've ever owned and used are most definitely OnePlus and Pixel. There's just no comparison in my opinion. I've owned many since my first phone which was on T-Mobile and was a G1 back when Android began. The only devices I haven't owned yet that I plan on trying in the future are Huawei and Sony. I had a Nexus 6p Huawei but I'd like to try out their flagship devices some day. From what I hear they're awesome! I made up my mind that from now on I will save until I have enough for a new or mint condition Pixel "a" model or a new to mint OnePlus. I just was blown away at how awesome those two phones were and I loved them more than all the rest that I've ever used.

I plan on getting a box soon to fix hard bricks. If that goes well I'll surely get some killer deals on bricked phones off the internet and maybe even sell one here and there who knows.. I still have a bit to learn but I won't give up. When you fall in love with Android it's not something that just goes away, not for me, not yet anyway. ✌️