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[General Questions and Answers] turboscrew:
A good phone for me?

I'd like to hear about opinions about which phone I should get.

Some criteria:

- Main focus on use as programming target (also under-the-hood)

- I'm a Finn, so phone should be available at least in Europe.

- Less than 300 eur

- Well documented (documents of HW found at least somewhere)

- Very "typical" (No "creative" HW solutions)

- Variety of integrated peripherals (connectors, sensors, ...)

- "OK" in actual daily use as smart phone (mostly calls, but also some web browsing, e-mail, text messages, ...)

Good(ish) battery life in both senses: Long operation with one charge, and battery not known to die every now and then.

For daily use, it would be a phone with ability to take pictures, not camera with ability to make calls. ;)

For the daily use there are plenty of comparisons, but for use as programming target, not so much.

Since I'm a Finn, and not so many people are aware of the options and prices:

Moto G (and X) are not available here, and Nexus 4 is too expensive.

(My employer buys it, so I can choose, but I can't change the price limit)

How would you rank these?

Samsung Galaxy Express I8730

Sony Xperia L

Samsung Galaxy S3 I9305 4G
[General Questions and Answers] faizangmc:
ok thank you :) I am plannig to buy it. Was confused between SP and Samsung S3
[General Questions and Answers] DeathProoF:
Has anyone here tried O+ Phones? it says its made in USA?
[General Questions and Answers] CyberKriminal69:
Lg G2

Since The Lg G2 Has A Bad Ass Processor 2ghz+ and 2gb Ram That Would Be The Device Because Irrespective Of The OS One Should Consider The Hardware Aspects Of any elec device Because Os can Be Modded Replaced Hacked Use What Ever term you want :good:;)
[General Questions and Answers] turboscrew:
That lead me to turn towards Galaxy S3 of my options:

More sensors, OTG USB, ...
[General Questions and Answers] vj_dustin:
1 year old Galaxy S2 I9100 for a brand new 16GB Moto G?

Smart?
[General Questions and Answers] mhoss48:
Offcourse the Moto G is badass

Sent from my LG G2
[General Questions and Answers] jbmkawaii:
up for the O+ phones. Can you guys recommend it?

I see it now on GSM arena... I previously thought they originated from China.
[General Questions and Answers] Ideas4ya:
They look like older model phones. I didn't see anything high end on the site.
[General Questions and Answers] DeathProoF:
yeah me too i thought it was another chinaphone, but this one is from USA.
[General Questions and Answers] Diwakar1990:
device

best device is k00e
[General Questions and Answers] nbafan:
If you mean direct trade with someone for that phone then yes but if anything else better no. S2 while it does have lower resolution it should have longer lasting battery and has full hd recording. Better if you go for something with better specs or just keep your phone for now.
[General Questions and Answers] :
S2 has bettery battery life than a Moto g? I must of misunderstood you. Its not even close. LOL

You'd have to go thru 2 fully charged S2 batteries and still probably not last as long as the Moto g. ;)

Sent from my Moto X cellular telephone...
[General Questions and Answers] mhoss48:
S2 has a better battery? Ha Ha Ha

http://www.phonearena.com/news/Motorola-Moto-G-battery-life-test-the-long-distance-runner_id52497

Sent from my LG G2
[General Questions and Answers] vj_dustin:
No, I don't have anyone to trade, it's just that S2 has stopped at 4.1.2, and I really love stock no bugs experience instead of going custom.

I had to do so on my previous P500, but S2 works just fine on stock.

It's just that Moto G would be a stock Kitkat device and is in no way inferior to S2, except camera.

As for the battery it lasts around 3-4 hours on screen.

Moto G sure has a better backup, but more than the Note 3? :eek:
[General Questions and Answers] mhoss48:
Well it has a 4.5 " s400 cpu, 2020 battery, nothing in the software to drain the battery. And its a Moto. This was expected

Sent from my LG G2
[General Questions and Answers] :
The Moto g from what I've seen in their forum is easily capable of over 48 hours total battery time and 5 to 6 screen time.

Sent from my Moto X cellular telephone...
[General Questions and Answers] vj_dustin:
SOMEONE BUY MY S2 now!! XD
[General Questions and Answers] Rezzha:
Samsung Galaxy Nexus

i have samsung Galaxy Nexus,has using the ParanoidAndroid stuff,Kernel they suggested, it drain my battery alot, what should i do?, change the Galaxy S2 as optional or looking for best Rom that stable on mine?
[General Questions and Answers] Ahmed Xperia p:
Optimus G or F 180?

hy

i am planning to buy LG optimus G

just want to ask few questions

should i go for korean version or american version?

major difference is korean version has 32 GB storage(no sd support) and 13 MP cam whereas USA version has 16 GB and 8 Mp(with sd support).

I am getting both at almost same price .

thanks
[General Questions and Answers] nbafan:
Sorry I thought it did,must be all that Samsung bloatware making it drain quickly. But even still for him I don't think that it's good enough choice for him to upgrade to,he should aim higher or wait till better option gets cheaper.
[General Questions and Answers] baloushot:
Developer Friendly Phone (Except Nexus Phones)

I need a good phone to play with. want it to go with my wifi hotspost Alcatel Phone.

Any suggestions please?

On my mind are three phones

1.) Huawei Ideos X5/X6 (Either phones are O-kay)

2.) Galaxy S2 (Old but Powerful enough)

3.) Maybe a MediaTek Phone (they come cheap, but I heard they are a pain in the ass when developing roms)

I'm a Noob and want to start making roms for my phone. but sadly, my phone has no ROM yet and doesnt even come with a stock firmware.

Please Help me in Making a decision!

P.S. My budget should be around 100-200$ (I'm in the philippines, so local phones are well accepted :D )
[General Questions and Answers] sergiomc22:
I still recommend Samsung Galaxy S3. Good smartphone.
[General Questions and Answers] vj_dustin:
Yep actually I agree, S2 to Moto G isn't r really an upgrade, and I bought it just an year ago. Thanks, I'll just go custom with official CM11.

Now you can and should buy the Moto G instead of the mentioned ones.

It is also very easy to root and has a custom dev pool.

SGS2. Still Going Strong!
[General Questions and Answers] tyler0707:
HI

If you are looking to buy a new phone then you may think about google nexus. It offer a powerful hardware and also google provides updates on time.
[General Questions and Answers] jdulmer:
Samsung, hands down.

-Samsung GSIII (CM10.2.1)

-LG Lucid (CM10)

LG Revolution (BrokenOutRevo 2.0.1)

Samsung Fascinate (CM7)
[General Questions and Answers] mtabzr:
how is ZL better than ZR?
[General Questions and Answers] mhoss48:
It has a 1080P screen, but but, the ZR is better, the 720P screen has less pixels to push so better performance.

Sent from my LG G2
[General Questions and Answers] i9100g user:
A bit OT but for those of you who love nexus phones(and are thinking of buying one ) here is a sad news http://www.tomshardware.com/news/nexus-line-finished,25868.html

Nexus 6 will be the last nexus phone ?
[General Questions and Answers] vj_dustin:
Lol they'll still sell Nexus phones, just by some other name.

Because after Nexus 6, Nexus 7 would clash with the tablet. You can't have 2 devices with the same name.

That's what I think.

Also why would you take the word of a 'mobile reviewing site author', as final.
[General Questions and Answers] tclaw:
Got 200 spend on tablet wanted 8 inch or so one watch movies and play games mostly on fpse mupen64. I looking at Toshiba excite 7.7 asus memo pad 8 and dell venue 8 leaning towards Toshiba for battery life and amelod display any thoughts on these 3
[General Questions and Answers] mtabzr:
true that! also better battery life and water resistance.
[General Questions and Answers] tclaw:
Moto g good cheap phone 200 on amazon for 16gb international unlocked version get real cheap phone ROMs hard to make no support for them
[General Questions and Answers] sasan_blue:
I need the most high end 4" cellphone for multitasking and daily tasks

And no gaming of course

Battery would be an advantage

Should I go with Nokia Lumia series or there is an android option?
[General Questions and Answers] jayc137:
Xperia Z1 ?

But it's 4.3 inch AFAIK
[General Questions and Answers] tclaw:
http://www.androidvipclub.com/what-...ne-with-4-inches-screen-we-compare-11-phones/

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Article about best smaller android phones
[General Questions and Answers] I r o n M a n:
Hello.

This is a question coming from someone with little knowledge of computers (Me).

So I've decided to buy a laptop within a budget of about $900 and I've arrived at the Sony VAIO Fit 15 Series mostly because it has a touchscreen as well as a 1080p panel.

I will mostly use my laptop for gaming, a little video editing, watching movies, browsing etc.

However, I am a bit confused about which configuration to chose.

One variant has an Nvidia GT 740m GPU with a 1TB HDD and the other variant has an Nvidia GT 735m GPU with a 750GB HDD + 8GB SSD.

So the first variant will have slightly better graphics performance but the second one will boot up much faster and will be overall quicker. (Do correct me if I'm wrong). Also, the second variant is a bit more expensive.

I don't really need a big hard disk since I already have a portable 1TB HDD.

So which one should I go for?

Thanks.

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[General Questions and Answers] vj_dustin:
I really can't tell you what to buy exactly right now.

But I will tell you don't get a vaio.

1. Sony has sold it's VAIO department recently to some Japanese financial firm. So I don't know what happens next to services. Probably will be there but not sure about spare part manufacture.

2. VAIO's are over priced, this is a universal truth.
[General Questions and Answers] tclaw:
How much ram and that solid state drive is small. Why do you have to have a laptop, you'll get more bang for your buck with desktop.

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That kind of money you could by one from website that builds gamming pc. http://www.ibuypower.com/,http://www.cyberpowerpc.com/
[General Questions and Answers] I r o n M a n:
Yes, Vaio's are usually overpriced but I can't find another laptop with a 1080p panel with a touchscreen in my budget.

I agree that the SSD is small.

Ram is 4 GB which I'll be getting increased to 8 GB.

I'm buying a laptop because I need portability. If portability wasn't an issue, I could've built a killer rig in $900.

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[General Questions and Answers] tclaw:
Well i would say you researched it only thing i would add probably get better deal at lower resolution or non touch screen but if those our things you want go for it. If its for gaming why need touch screen wont using mouse or game pad ?
[General Questions and Answers] tclaw:
I decided on yoga tablet 8 becuase it does most of what i wanted and has 10 plus hrs battery life.
[General Questions and Answers] pevzz:
Planning

I bought Android Galaxy Tablet with Wi-Fi free.... I'm not satisfied with the product and I want to change it... Can Anyone suggest what Tablet do I have to buy and which is more affordable... Thank you.
[General Questions and Answers] :
Nexus. ;)

Sent from my Moto X cellular telephone...
[General Questions and Answers] khan2020:
I want to buy a mobile

Which one should I buy Note3 or Xperia Z or Htc
[General Questions and Answers] Achaemenian:
Hi which one to buy? :confused:

Lg optimus G

htc Butterfly

Sony xperia z

i'm looking for a good looking mobile phone that fit well in hand and i dont wanna change it for a long time so it should be tough :good:
[General Questions and Answers] abdel12345:
If you want tough and nice looking very the xperia z
[General Questions and Answers] Achaemenian:
well i also care for quality of screen

that xperia z is not as good as other ones!!

thats what make me cunfused !! :confused:
[General Questions and Answers] gull_s_777:
Well you can't have everything in one mobile.

LG True HD IPS display should be pretty great.
[General Questions and Answers] Achaemenian:
yeah u r right i cant! :(

which of these two are tougher:

Optimus G or htc Butterfly ?
[General Questions and Answers] gull_s_777:
Dang, didn't notice Butterfly. :sly:

Super LCD3 1080p should be the display of choice here. And it compares to True HD IPS display of LG G2.

Optimus G's 768p isn't in the same league.

No idea about toughness of these two but my last two HTC phones (Desire HD&One X) were very well built.
[General Questions and Answers] I r o n M a n:
The full HD isn't really necessary, but touchscreen is definitely a must have for me.

Touchscreen is the future and I'm sure in an year or two all laptops will come with touchscreens. Even Windows 8 works better with a touchscreen.

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[General Questions and Answers] tclaw:
Well get the one your looking at sounds good 2 me i bought my wife a sony 2 years ago good laptops lil overpriced and she only wanted it because it was purple lol but it held up well untill my son stepped on the screen lol good luck
[General Questions and Answers] I r o n M a n:
Haha. Sorry to hear that.

And thanks.

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[General Questions and Answers] Achaemenian:
which of these two are tougher:

Optimus G or htc Butterfly ?
[General Questions and Answers] dgauze:
What's a good, modern budget phone I can buy unlocked if I want to run CM11 in the near future?
[General Questions and Answers] Steffe89:
SG4 mini / HTC one mini / LG 2 mini
[General Questions and Answers] Jimi518:
Probably the HTC!

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I would go the HTC, comfortable to hold, well built (no glass back - even when tough still breakable) and good software which is always nippy. :)
[General Questions and Answers] Neverfap:
Which phone to buy?

I'm now into LG G2(factory unlocked)

Which cost about $520 - $560

My preferences is camera quality and features, display and smoothness

Any suggestion for a better choice?:confused:
[General Questions and Answers] tclaw:
I just bought a moto g and I'm running cm11 unlocked 16 gb 200 it has no sd card only drawback but faster then the three you mentioned.
[General Questions and Answers] judson75:
My wife is looking to switch from iphone to Android. I think she will be very happy, even unrooted, to be able to modify her phone's environment to suit her needs. One of her concerns is with battery life (some verizon rep told her that ALL android phone get worse battery life than ALL iphones:confused:). I was already thinking of the droid Maxx before she said this. I like that the phone is rugged cause she is a bit of a butterfingers. It is reported to have good call quality and good photo quality. These are her primary uses of the phone.

My three concerns are 1) I have heard it does not have a removable battery. Is this true? If yes, that is annoying, but is it really a problem for a decidedly non-power user?

2) why is there no xda forum for this device? I have looked but not found one. Perhaps I am blind but I also looked on another site. I would likely not be rooting her phone right away but later on it would be nice to know if there was a community out there for that.

3) I recently unwittingly ended my custom ROM fun by taking the 4.3 OTA on my GS3. That knox security foiled all my fun. Anyways is there any kind of lurking menace like that on this phone? Thanks!
[General Questions and Answers] Speedtrix:
Whitch one?

hey everyone today i wanna ask everyone what android smartphone i should get.

here are some of the feautres i want:

Android Kitkat os

minimal 16GB internal storage (i tend to do allot of heavy work and projects )

large screen 5-6in

strong matireal (prefrably NOT plastic)

and has to look amazing

Please dont suggest lg or htc or motorola.

thanks to anyone who can help

,-Speedtrix.
[General Questions and Answers] abdel12345:
Xperia z1 will fit that description

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Except it didn't have kitkat yet but it's getting
[General Questions and Answers] Speedtrix:
could there be a samsung alternative?
[General Questions and Answers] mhoss48:
The Note 3 SM-N905 has 4.4 its great for u. But if u dont mind getting htc the One Max has a better build, bigger screen

Sent from my LG G2
[General Questions and Answers] tclaw:
The razor maxx has longest battery life on any phone period. Store always push the apple brand most over all appeal. I'm note sure battery removable. My best freind has razor maxx he can go 3 days of medium usage without a charge. Here's a review about longest battery life on a phone http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-6452_7-20127942/smartphones-with-long-battery-life-roundup/
[General Questions and Answers] Speedtrix:
Note 3 thank you bro! the note three looks awesome just what i was looking for time to research it more and order!:laugh:

---UPDATE---

haha looks like the note four is coming!
[General Questions and Answers] mhoss48:
If u keep waiting for the next, u wont get any. Technology is moving in a great pace. The Note 3 is a great device period

Sent from my LG G2
[General Questions and Answers] abdel12345:
There's also lg g pro 2 which is bigger at 5.9 inches though you said you don't want lg. It looks awesome and has some pretty nice specs. I'd take it over the note 3.

Also the note 3 is still really new. I can't see c what a note 4 would improve since the note 3 is capable of a lot already. There's no point in waiting and you could always just sell the note 3 and buy the 4 If you really wanted it that bad. Honestly unless there's some new mind blowing technology I don't see much that can be improved for now and there's nothing that really needs much improvement. It can handle anything that you'd want to use if for.
[General Questions and Answers] kdp162:
Hey all, I'm looking to buy a tablet for work in the very near future... 10 inch screen, quad core, 2-3 gigs of ram.. Wifi only... Must have unlocked bootloaders and good Dev support... Any suggestions would be helpful.
[General Questions and Answers] abdel12345:
Xperia z2 tablet once it comes out. Looks like it'll be a beast except only 16 gb internal storage but it will take sd cards. Lg g pad 8.3 is good too if need one now and only a little smaller than 10.

Note 2014 might be best for work though because of the stylus and it is a nice tablet but I don't l know if there's much development and flashing a custom Rom makess the stylus useless which is the main reason to get it
[General Questions and Answers] dgauze:
Wow, this phone looks cool. Thanks. And it looks like it will become an officially supported CM11 device very soon according to the dev thread.
[General Questions and Answers] akjha96:
Nexus 5 or galaxy s4

:eek:I desperately need your help. 2 years back i asked you a question about buying galaxy y , and i listened to you and still happy for that.

Now i need your help again --

i am a bit confused which one i should choose--

1. Google nexus 5 D821

reasons

1 has got latest snapdragon 800.

2 more further support as launched in October

3 LTE

but has less flexibility.

2. Samsung galaxy s4 19500

reasons

1 has got more features like IR blaster, thermometer, pedometer

2 has better camera and its modes like dual and drama short.

3 Samsung's UI

but only thing this lack is LTE and latest chip set.

so which one i should opt for????????????? I will be using them in india
[General Questions and Answers] Mont:
Have you thought about a Moto x dev edition? also for less money.
[General Questions and Answers] AkOsIrAnUtO9980:
If you want a Samsung UI with the features that you will use most of the time and a phone that is somewhat like a "trending or fashion" phone and can still run games like Asphalt 8, Real Racing 3 etc... choose the S4.

If you want a plain, simple, and pure android experience with less features that can be used and just install apps that can implement the features of the S4 and be the first person to have the latest version of android and to have the latest processor, choose the Nexus 5.

If I am you, I will choose the Nexus 5. I can't even use most of the features of the S4 that not all people will use.
[General Questions and Answers] akjha96:
Thanks

GOING FOR NEXUS 5. ANd i want to ask do visit this and and answer my question. (There have be views but no answer)

!:crying:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2653660

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:angel:

No, iit seems I do not to like it specs wise on paper. I could have got it if It's screen was 1080p res....
[General Questions and Answers] tclaw:
New phones be out in few months why not just wait

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Snapdragon 805 be out probably be end of march or April
[General Questions and Answers] assiddiq87:
why not consider LG G2?
[General Questions and Answers] abdel12345:
Yes lg g2 is better. You get more features and latest chip set. G2 has ir blaster abs it came out in September so it's still Pretty new. Also best battery out of the three. I had nexus 5 and like my g2 better
[General Questions and Answers] dixliu:
I'm looking to buy a tablet, the decision are Xperia Z tablet or LG Gpad 8.3.

my question is if anyone has both sizes of tablet.... whats it like living with either. is it true once you use a 10inch you wont want to go back down to a 8 or 7. and hows portability? unlikely to carry a 10 out, but with the 7 or 8 its still feasible?

thx in advance.
[General Questions and Answers] tclaw:
I have had both 10 and a seven. I like bigger screen but you can tote either around no problem. I have had a addiction to gadgets so my wife cut m e off lol. I am about to buy cheaper 8 inch tablet never tried that size. I recently bought the cheapest new phone i've ever had. I've realized less is sometimes more or enough. You just need to think about what your using it for. I only use a tablet to watch netflix play a few game. I don't need the most powerful tablet for that. All about for needs. I heard alot of people on here say like sony tablet think its the best of the year. Also tegra 5 be out end of this year or early next year and it will change the game. If your need is not urgent you might want to wait probably a slew of new tablets coming next fall.
[General Questions and Answers] goes2best:
Hi..

how about MTK based devices... most devices used that chip have cheaper price with a premium feature like... any suggestion ?
[General Questions and Answers] tclaw:
I'm buying yoga tablet 8 cause 10-14 hr battery life built in kickstand has that cpu
[General Questions and Answers] dixliu:
Thx.. I'll check out the up and coming models as suggested. But not really looking any real powerful tab. Just a browsing and video tablet. Prices for g pad have dropped significantly of late making me sway towards it n I've been pretty happy with lg build quality ala my N4.
[General Questions and Answers] MEHRDAD595:
i dont suggest MTK based devices if u want to changing roms or others...! coz there is not so much roms as other devices! :)
[General Questions and Answers] armp30:
Suggestion

I Think nexus 5 is better because it gets updates earlier than others
[General Questions and Answers] tclaw:
Mobile world congress is next week they unveil galaxy s5 might want to wait see all the new phones coming out this summer.