yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[General Questions and Answers] lennonjohn:
samsung galaxy alpha SM-G850A

i just got a samsung alpha g850a and have 14 days to exchange it if i dont like it with att..... im looking for a phone that i can customize for security, i know nothing is 100 percent secure but i want the best security i can get using a phone thats compatible with all the information i get off of these forums..... so far i only found a custom rom called eudemony alpha, and it only was tried on the sm-g850f not sm-g850a...... what i like about the alpha is the size and the removable battery, i dont like that theres no sd card slot and i hate all the bullsh** att google apps on there.... i was looking for a custom rom to install only few open source end to end encryption apps and k-9 apg mail ..... if i install the eudemony custom rom ( if it works on my model) will it delete all manufacture and and cell service provider spyware malware backdoors on the phone? what is the best android os phone that is easily customized but not too old and slow ? any answers to my questions or clarifications if im misunderstanding a security issue will be much appreciated.. thanks.... im still a noob too all this but very interested in progressing. :)
[General Questions and Answers] moro686:
I think 1+1 is the best deal, infinite customization and top performance
[General Questions and Answers] ForgeOfCreation:
Good phone under 10,000 Rs.(160$)

Can anyone suggest a good phone under 160$ which has Android Lollipop and/or custom roms ? I first considered Asus ZenFone 5 but it looks like there are no roms for it because of the Intel CPU
[General Questions and Answers] extrem0:
Moto G
[General Questions and Answers] Liviubelu:
Does anyone have any experience with the Z3? Ideally after using an Htc device?

I'm interested in upgrading from M7 to Z3. Any advice?
[General Questions and Answers] Hannah Stern:
Only the Samsung-Devices have a Removable Battery

HTC One M9: 6MP UltraPixel Selfie Camera, 20.7 Rear and 5MP Second Duo Camera

LG G Flex 2 - (a little bit) self-healing backside - but not Removable Battery. But very Ergonomical Design :)

Galaxy S6: Very Compact in Comparrison to Other Flagship Devices.

If you want the Maximum Power in a Minimum-Sized Smartphone, See this [Click here].

[MENTION=5079024]Liviubelu[/MENTION]

The Z3 isn't a bad choice:

4k Video Recording and 1080p@60FPS

Much better 4k Quality than Z2 - almost as good as Galaxy Note 4.

Good 1080p in/at LowLight

Slow Motion 120FPS@720P HD

High Processing Performance and 3 GB Ram for good Multitasking

IP68 Waterproof

Good Camera in Daylight

3x LOSSLESS Digital Zoom in Superior Auto (x3.2 from 28mm to 84mm) (Z2: 27mm-81mm)

Better LowLight Performance than Z2/Older Models

Very Robust

Physical Shutter Button

Sharp and VERY BRIGHT Display - Perfectly Readable in any Sunlight

Display has Sony Bravia's Cinema Technology for good Cinema Experience and Powerful Colours

Very Good-Lasting Battery (Z2 was a little bit better...)

[*]But you can't replace the Battery.

[*]Camera has no Optical iS (Image Stabilization)

[*]Water Damage will void your Guarantee - Instantly - Even if just a Drop of Water is inside of the Device (if your Phone has Water damage, ask me anytime for Help. / One drop of water can't damage the Hardware - only kill the warrenty)

[*]LED Flash isn't very bright

[*]Z2 had better Speakers / nice light below the Speakers / more Comfortable Shutter Button

[*]Burst Shot / HDR / ... only at 8 MP Max

[*]Camera will overheat after 6 Minutes of 4K Recording and Stop recording. If you restart the Camera, you can only record one or even just a half (of a) mintue

[*]1080p@60fps will make the Camera Overheat in 13 Minutes and Stop Recording

[*]Only FullHD 2.1MP still images, if you record Video in Super Auto

[*]You can't pause 4k Videos

It's Sonys Flagship Phone - so it's a relieable choice.

It's a Good Choice.

Hope you can decide. ;)

[IMG="Two - Result of 1+1"]http://i-cdn.phonearena.com/images/reviews/161633-image/OnePlus-One-Review-050.jpg[/IMG]

This phone is the first math task of the whole School.

If you combine a Galaxy Note N7000 with this Phone, you'll get a N7105.

Samsung Galaxy Note + (1+1) = Samsung Galaxy Note Two :laugh:

The Next Flagship of 1+ added to the (N7000+(1+'s Old Flagship)) makes Samsung's new Flagship Note 4.

If you want Xperia Z2, simply combine the Xperia Z with this Phone.

And GT-i9000+﴾3*(OneP lus One)﴿= Woohooo‼ Next Samsung Flagship S6 :laugh:

Let's put another OnePlus One. Now we have Galaxy S8.

[MENTION=5545211]moro686[/MENTION] - i also frequently call it 1+1 instead of OnePlus one or Oneplus 1.

Sometimes i name it 1+ 1 (with Space between 1+ and 1)
[General Questions and Answers] babadook:
Want to buy a tablet

Whats a good tablet that can run (1) Lollipop smoothly, (2) somewhat future proof and (3) easy to root?
[General Questions and Answers] Liviubelu:
[MENTION=6011384]Hannah Stern[/MENTION]

I appreciate your answer. I see that a major selling point is the camera. As I rarely use the camera, and almost never for video, for me at least, the jump from m7 doesn't seem too big.

The waterproof certification is a nice thing to have, but I'm usually extremely careful with a toy so expensive anyway.

I'm more interested in how good it performs under stress, does it experience occasional lag in Chrome? Does it heat up on YouTube or other memory hogging apps? Random freezes?
[General Questions and Answers] keliori:
Hello everyone,

I want to buy a budget android phone with greatest battery life, and after spent a couple of hours searching here is my candidates:

1. Evercross A7Z

Price: 1,215,000 IDR (tokopedia.com)

Battery: 3250 mAh

Screen: IPS 5 inch, 480x845 pixels

Chipset: Mediatek MT6582

CPU: Quad-core 1.3 Ghz Cortex-A7

GPU: Mali-400MP2

RAM: 1 GB

ROM: 8 GB

SIM: Dual SIM 3G

2. Xiaomi Redmi Note 4G

Price: 2,035,000 (bukalapak.com)

Battery: 3100 mAh

Screen: IPS 5.5 inch, 720x1280 pixels

Chipset: Qualcomm MSM8928 Snapdragon 400

CPU: Quad-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A7

GPU: Adreno 305

RAM: 2 GB

ROM: 8 GB

SIM: Single SIM 4G

3. Lenovo P780

Price: 2,099,000 (lazada.co.id)

Battery: 4000 mAh

Screen: IPS 5 inch, 720x1280 pixels

Chipset: Mediatek MT6589

CPU: Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7

GPU: PowerVR SGX544

RAM: 1 GB

ROM: 8 GB

SIM: Dual SIM 3G

4. Acer Liquid E700

Price: 2,375,000 (bukalapak.com)

Battery: 3500 mAh

Screen: IPS 5 inch, 720x1280 pixels

Chipset: Mediatek MT6582

CPU: Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7

GPU: Mali-400MP2

RAM: 2 GB

ROM: 16 GB

SIM: Triple SIM 3G

I have included some specs such as battery capacity, screen size and resolution, core number, etc that I believe might effect on battery life.

So, which one of those 4 do you think would give me the longest SCREEN ON duration? And yes, my main concern is screen on duration, not standby duration.

I'm gonna use it mainly for online activities such as browsing, instant messaging, and gaming online.

I don't really care about camera, sound quality, build quality, etc. But I do care about having more RAM and ROM alongside with great battery if possible.

Please let me know your opinion. Thanks in advance
[General Questions and Answers] OfficerJimLahey:
I would pony up for the Acer. It doesn't have the biggest battery, but it has the best specs compared to the rest.

Xiaomi is out right off the bat for having a huge screen that the battery doesn't really catch up with.

Although for a price more down-to-earth, the Lenovo looks to be a good buy. (Largest battery of the bunch, although mediocre RAM and ROM - but that can be a good thing - less demand on the battery)
[General Questions and Answers] Hannah Stern:
Oops, i concentrated too much on the Camera.

Sorry :)

---------- Post added at 18:36 ---------- Previous post was at 18:24 ----------

You just have to think

What do you prefere more?

Higher Processing power needs slightly more Battery.

Bigger Displays also need more Battery...

But those phones you mentioned, have got a big battery however, so just think, how much you want to pay.

Look on http://www.gsmarena.com and Compare.

There are also other Comparrison Websites.

FOR EVERYONE WHO WANTS A POSSIBLY CHEAP, SMALL Compact but Good and Powerful Phone:

Avoid the S3 Mini. Very low robustity.

Go S4 Mini. Very Good in Multitasking and Camera is as good as S3. :svetius:

The S4 Mini has also got my Darling Camera User Interface Design from Note 3 :laugh:

[IMG="My Favourite Camera User Interface"]http://web.archive.org/record/http://allaboutsamsung.de/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/Screenshot_2013-04-27-18-08-29.png?48&3&$h=Gab=Hannah[/IMG]
[General Questions and Answers] keliori:
[MENTION=5720423]joel.maxuel[/MENTION] [MENTION=6011384]Hannah Stern[/MENTION] thanks alot for sharing your thought. I appreciate it much, Thanks!
[General Questions and Answers] meakshay_mishra:
So, What Tablet were you using Previously. You got in a death zone buying 7' tab neither get back to phone nor go ahead to laptop. Lol. Irony is the case. :p :)
[General Questions and Answers] moro686:
:good::good::good::good:

Maybe the one that have an unlockable bootloader that does not hurt the warranty, and the one that possibly have Android stock rom

check the nexus 9
[General Questions and Answers] dukenukems:
Currently using a rooted and romed nexus 4 on t-mobile.I am looking to buy a samsung galaxy s5,lg-g3 or note 4.I have an unlimited 4g plan and will be using the phone mainly for mostly web browsing,some facebook use and slight gaming and definitely watchin twitch,drama fever and viki subs on the phone.
[General Questions and Answers] :
The LG G3 is the best of those options, for sure.
[General Questions and Answers] dukenukems:
I have heard about overheating problems on the g3,have you used that phone?
[General Questions and Answers] :
Indeed I have - I used to own one (before it got stolen :mad:). Never had any issues, period.
[General Questions and Answers] Hannah Stern:
The G3 has no Overheating Problems at all.

Even, if you record 4K-Video, the LG G3's heat will be temperate because of the low 30 Mbit/S Bitrate.

What overheating problems do you mean?
[General Questions and Answers] :
[MENTION=6412647]scottiejohnson[/MENTION], here at XDA we develop Android and Windows, not Apple. Please ask your Apple-related questions over at XDA's iPhone development site, iphone-developers.com.

Thanks!
[General Questions and Answers] zach_95:
Any phones that are squarish not too round edged like samsung galaxy s2,3,4 and not wide like nexus phones :)that has a display size of 4.8 to 5.2 and cost less than 200$?
[General Questions and Answers] poodoogames:
Hello. I'm looking to get a new phone. However I want it to have the most powerful hardware available at this time. I had a look at the Xiaomi Mi5 and the specs look amazing. Are there any other phones out there with very powerful hardware?
[General Questions and Answers] gorilla p:
you will want to start off with where you live and what carrier you use.

For example the Xiaomi Mi4 is great (there is no Mi5)...if you don't live in the USA where it doesn't work with any of the major carriers.

Sent from my Nexus 4

---------- Post added at 03:20 AM ---------- Previous post was at 03:15 AM ----------

You're gonna ha e a tough time finding anything like that, that has decent performance.

Your best bet is going the be the MotoG or Zenfone 2.

If you live in China, you have a lot more options.

Sent from my Nexus 4
[General Questions and Answers] poodoogames:
I know there is no Mi5 at the moment but I'm going to wait until June to get a new phone when it will be released. The carrier doesn't matter since I usually buy stock unlocked phones through the internet. I'm looking for upcoming phones with the most powerful hardware.
[General Questions and Answers] gorilla p:
It does matter, Different phones work in different countries due to network frequencies, regardless of whether or not its unlocked. This is why your country was requested.

Also, not all phones have a CDMA and GSM version, if you're in the USA where CDMA is used.

So rather than flippantly stating that it doesn't matter, it would've been faster to list your country and carrier.

Sent from my Nexus 4
[General Questions and Answers] poodoogames:
Well so far the two android devices I have owned, I purchased them in the UK and worked perfectly when I brought them back to where I'm currently staying (Cyprus).
[General Questions and Answers] gorilla p:
Yeah both countries use the 2100MHz 3G bands, so you need to ensure that it has 2100MHz support.

With that, you should be able to use some of the good Chinese phones

Take a look at the Ecoo E04 Aurora. It looks like possibly the best value available.

Sent from my Nexus 4
[General Questions and Answers] :
It's no problem, really - thank you for being apologetic.

You don't need to remove your reply, mainly because you cannot remove your reply (only a moderator or administrator can do that), but thanks for asking.
[General Questions and Answers] NBGlandeur:
any advice for a rugged phone for a carpenter

Hello,

I'm looking for a rugged phone to replace my very aging motorola defy +. I live in Belgium, and I work as a carpenter so i'm more interested by damages resistance and dust proofness than water poofness. I would also like to have as much ram as possible (because it was clearly lacking in my defy), good battery (I listen to a lot of podcast, and use Waze a lot), and SD card slot. IF the camera is decent, that would be nice too because I always forgot to take a real camera to take picture of my works.

My price range would be between 300 and 400€. And i'd love to find something that could last long (I have had my defy for more than 2,5 years now because Throwing away a smartphone after 1 year is against my religious beliefs :)

And if you just know a trusted site to find info's on rugged phone, this is good too. I had a first look around there, and find some, but they mentionned a lot of brand I've never heard about, so...

voilà!

Thanks in advance for your help.
[General Questions and Answers] OfficerJimLahey:
The Samsung Rugby series is the only shock/dust resistant phone I am aware of:

http://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_galaxy_rugby_pro_i547-5019.php

Then there is PhoneArena's recommendations:

http://www.phonearena.com/phones/best/Rugged
[General Questions and Answers] keenofhiphop:
i red somewhere that intel processors "imitate" a double core processor what makes it possible to have the power of a doublecore on a battery- friendly singlecore :) i dont know how that feels but testers said that the difference isnt that big...

I would take the xperia, the one which you can take the battery off and which is waterproof (i never dropped any phone in water but i just like it more...)

you can take your ride with sony ericsson arc or arcS, last one is faster but first ine has better sound, both are at ebay for under 300 euro (my mother has an arc S after an arc and you can feel the sound is really better on arc while the "S" is faster (it is 1,4 ghz instead if 1,0)

It doesnt have gorilla. Its having a great camera (8mp) and the battery keeps about 1 1/2 days (with my moms dump animations and unecessary fiveminutes-refresh-in-3g-interval and mobile youtube orgys^^)

Greets

--

von meinem Superdroiden per Gedabkenblitz gesendet
[General Questions and Answers] Felimenta97:
The Xperia T is better on every single aspect from those two.

"What really matters in this world, anyway?"
[General Questions and Answers] broken flyer:
Upgrade AT&T

Okay so right now I've got an international HTC One X. I absolutely love this phone, but I have two complaints. 1. The sound quality is horrid. Always a hiss in the background and just not real impressive. I was planning on dumping my iPod after getting this phone but it's just not good enough sound quality to replace it. 2. The wifi antenna appears to be lacking performance wise... I'm not sure if there's anything factual to back this up but from what I've observed, where both my iPod and my laptop have good signal, the One X is lacking. Otherwise amazing phone.

I have a relative that's on AT&T and is going to upgrade in the next few weeks and I was told if I wanted to get the latest and greatest I should just let them know what to get and they'd take my HTC One X instead, so here's my chance to get my two complaints fixed so I can ditch the iPod finally. What would you guys recommend with sound quality as the primary concern? I'd like jelly bean and all the latest hardware(the HTC One X+ looks awesome) but I'm guessing the sound chip set and WiFi antenna were left unaltered so no point in getting that. Maybe a Galaxy Note II? Don't care for the plasticy look or the lesser screen quality though. The new Sony Xperia TL looks nice too and I'm sure it'd have good sound quality but it's lacking a bit on both hardware and software. Any suggestions are welcome... Thanks.
[General Questions and Answers] muddyblues6392:
You can just get the nexus 4? Problem solved. Get the latest and greatest. And unlocked its 349.99 for the 16gb or 299.99 for the 8gb. That's what I would get. As for the hissing in the background when playing music, I have the ATT version of the HTC one x, and it did the same thing but after I unlocked the bootloader and rooted it and installed a rom, that problem went away completely. Also the note 2 is a excellent choice hardware wise.... I just hate touchwiz.
[General Questions and Answers] broken flyer:
I was really looking forward to the Nexus but I don't think I could live with whatever that sparkly finish thing is on the back. That would drive me nuts. Maybe it;s better in person but I doubt it. As for the Note II, I don't care for touchwiz either. I was watching some videos for the note II and the samsung approach to android looks rather annoying, but I'm not sure. I had a Samsung Intercept with 2.2 on it and I didn't mind it on there. I'll probably put Apex over what ever I get anyway, but that wouldn't fix the annoying things they have in their applications. I don't need a bigger screen by any means, but as long as the overall dimensions aren't bad I could live with a phablet I think. I would try putting a different rom on say a HTC One X+ if I got it to get rid of the sound issues but I've had a bad track record with phones breaking and i don't want mine to be warranty free if it breaks. That's a concern with my HTC One X right now as it's gray market, so I haven't tried rooting for fear of bricking it(I've come close to bricking without rooting and have had to do complete resets twice now).
[General Questions and Answers] SparksIT:
I have been looking to purchase tablet, ideally I am looking to keep the price relatively low, and $250 for the Nexus 7 32 GB seems like a good deal.

I was able to play around a with a Nexus at work and apart from the lack of OTG support, my main concern is with the wasted space on the top and and bottom of the tablet when browsing. In portrait mode it is not so bad, but put it in landscape mode, and there are large black areas from the chrome tabs and the tablet's back, home and apps buttons. I wasn't able to dig around to much to see if there was a setting that can be change to allow full screen browsing, or was I able to download a different browser.

However before I buy, I thought I would ask if there is any other 7 inch tablet that I should be considering, How is Samsung Tab 7.7? It does seem a little bit high priced.
[General Questions and Answers] ribado09:
Hi I own a Motorola Milestone and Im looking for buying a new phone, my price limit is 400 $ and I have to buy trough the internet (amazon,ebay,etc) and unlocked, so I need help here, I was thinking about the Sony Experia S, wich I found on amazon for the price of 377 $ (the 32 gb version), but then I found the Google Nexus 4 wich will be available november 13 and costs 349 $ the 16 gb version, so what do you guys think? what other phones that fit in my price limit would be a good choice? Is 16 gb too limited? Do you guys totally recommend 32 gb at least?
[General Questions and Answers] gagdude:
If your biggest factor is memory between the two, it is very dependant on the user. Mainly, how much data is on your current phone?

Also, keep in mind the Nexus 4's specs will blow away the Xperia S's
[General Questions and Answers] muddyblues6392:
There are new threads with easy installation instructions. Even have a all in one toolkit(even some specifically for the 2.20 version). You should give that a try with your one x. I rooted and UL mined with no problems and in less than 15 minutes. All in could suggest is try them in person. And remember that whatever you get if you don't like the OS.... Put a new ROM in :)
[General Questions and Answers] Allanitomwesh:
Nothing is better value than a nexus 7 32gb sorry. You'll end up spending more for a worse performer.

The intel medfield is a single core atom with hyperthreading.Basically,when tasked it splits the workload to two threads giving the lighter task it's own virtual space in to run,like a second core.

Ofcourse,the atom is an old chip,and intel aren't even trying,so wait a few generations.
[General Questions and Answers] thatk:
buy the xperia play or the evo 3d, two coolest phones
[General Questions and Answers] jigarb1992:
Hi!!!! I am using the nokia lumia 710.....with lumiatrix v5 custom rom.........

I am thinking to buy a nokia lumia 800.........

Is it better then lumia 710....
[General Questions and Answers] keenofhiphop:
WE CAN CLOSE THIS THREAD NOW

the google nexus 4 rolls out november 13 (my birthday btw :D) and its features and price are mindblowing!!! no matter that its beating all concurrenz now... Only thing to mention is the missing sdcardslot, but 16 gb should be enough for everyone :)

and all this for 349€... awsome. What else? Google will destroy all other smartphone developers or force them to do more revolution than them... the nexus is sold under its value - and the only reason why google does this is because they profit through google play. Thats also the reason why gameloft optimize 10 games (nova3, mc3, asphalt 7, others), ea electronics will probably otimize dead space, need for speed most wanted...

Google is writing history, samsung, sony and htc can see where they stay... probably not in smartphone - market.

So phone suggestion-> nexus 4, like googles birthday gift to me :D

Greets

--

von meinem Superdroiden per Gedabkenblitz gesendet
[General Questions and Answers] vj_dustin:
do you have a link stating a 13th Nov release?
[General Questions and Answers] keenofhiphop:
google :D

--

von meinem Superdroiden per Gedabkenblitz gesendet
[General Questions and Answers] Gad Zedan:
What is the best Dual SIM Android Device, WHY ??!!

Hello Members, What do you think is the best dual sim Device AND WHY ??!!!

1st : Sony tipo dual OR Alcatel OT-991D the best one AND WHY ??!!

2nd : Samsung Galaxy S Duos S7562 OR Alcatel OT-993D OR HTC Desire V the best one AND WHY ??!!

Thanks in advance

Excuse my bad English !!!
[General Questions and Answers] vangeodee:
Okay! I've narrowed down my choices to LG Optimus 2x and LG Optimus Black. Both have the same RAM and both have their own Pros and Cons.

LG Optimus 2x -

Pros:

-Dual Core

-8MP rear

-Nvidia Tegra 2

Cons

-More Expensive (around US $100 more expensive)

LG Optimus Black -

Pros:

-Brighter Display (700 nits)

-sleeker design

-cheaper

Cons:

-weaker (single core)

This is how I currently see the two, what do you guys think? also post your reasons why you chose which over which. just saying "Optimus Black FTW" doesn't help one bit. :)

Thanks!
[General Questions and Answers] Allanitomwesh:
Go for the optimus black.

The screen is very sharp and the design is very good in white. It is very good value (one of the best,only beaten by xperia ray where I am,which has 8MP) and it has every necessary feature. Just change the software you won't regret

---------- Post added at 07:54 PM ---------- Previous post was at 07:43 PM ----------

Xperia tipo dual has android 4,is stylish.

Galaxy S duos has more ram,is stylish.