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[General Questions and Answers] Jkay7:
I think S5 Mini Duos and Archos 50 Diamond are just some examples of phones sold outside Asia that meet my requirements. At least I hope so..
[General Questions and Answers] Jkay7:
Update:

What do you guys think about the rare Htc One M8 Dual Sim?

And on a sidenote, when do you think the M9 dual gets released?
[General Questions and Answers] RoRo1990:
I currently own a Galaxy s2 and think it's about time I upgraded it. I'm currently deciding between the note 4/Galaxy s6/LG g4. I stayed with the s2 for so long because of being able to root and the size was perfect for me. All the newer phones are massive compared to my Galaxy s2 which I can use effortlessly with one hand. I'm leaving more toward the note 4 and g4 because the battery and sd card can be replaced with them. The biggest deal for me is call quality I don't care about all the fancy stuff if the phone can't have call quality. Second would be battery life and the rest are just bonuses.
[General Questions and Answers] gorilla p:
You're looking at the Note 4 and G4, so you can obviously afford it, you should look at the Nexus6. The price was lowered from 650 to $499.

The OPO also dropped $50, and is only $249/16GB, $299/64GB
[General Questions and Answers] Purevulcan0:
Moto X (2014) vs LG G4

I will upgrading my phone soon and Im debating between the Moto X and the G4. Im on the ATT Network.

Moto X

Pros:

Vanilla Android

Motorola Software

Design and Customization

Size

Cons:

Camera

Last Gen Processor

LG G4

Pros:

Faster Processor

Camera

Cons:

Skinned

Leather Backs are ehh

I like both phones but Id prefer the Moto X but Idk if its still worth buying, and I cant wait for the 2015 version unfortunately. So is the Moto X still worth getting or is the G4 enough of a better to get?
[General Questions and Answers] Planterz:
IMO, the only thing the Moto X 2014 has over the G4 (or nearly any phone) is the nearly stock skinning and promise of quicker updates. The battery is dinky and non-removable, no microSD slot, the screen is dim-ish, and the camera is mediocre. Get the G4 or if you want something smaller, a Galaxy S6. I have my reservations about the S6 (and especially TouchWiz), but I'd still rather have an S6 over the Moto X 2014.
[General Questions and Answers] gorilla p:
Aside from the budget phones (Moto E/Moto G), Motorola has been a pretty big disappointment. They managed to release a great phone in the Droid Turbo, but then gave exclusivity to Verizon?

The Moto X is overpriced. The Nexus6 (Motorola) was overpriced at release as well @$649

LG on the other hand has always been able to provide good values, at every price-level.

Their budget LG L90 is an excellent budget device, their Nexus4/5 were great mid-high level values as well as the Optimus G.

The LG G2 was great (and some would argue that it is better than the G3/G4)

The best thing LG has done, is not play themselves by by overpricing/overvaluing their devices.

from my Nexus 4 using XDA Free mobile app
[General Questions and Answers] Planterz:
You can use the Droid Turbo on AT&T and T-Mobile. But apparently you'll have to get it 2nd hand because Verizon won't sell you one unless you're a Verizon customer. It also seems to be missing 1700MHz WDCMA (T-Mobile 3g), so that's kinda a bummer.

Then there's the Moto Maxx. Same exact phone, minus the locked bootloader and Verizon's ugly branding and bloat.I briefly considered getting one before going with the OnePlus One, but the missing 1700MHz WDCMA and the backwards-to-me hardware keys turned me away.
[General Questions and Answers] samiapple:
till Samsung Note 4. For the latter Gear VR expeerience.

;)Still Samsung Note 4. For the latter Gear VR expeerience.
[General Questions and Answers] Master619:
I'm currently using the Galaxy S5 and is pretty satisfied with it, except one thing: low light photos (both from rear and front cameras). I don't know if it's the lack of OIS, or the 1/2.2 aperture, or maybe my shaky hands (not parkinson level, but I sure don't have the most stable hands), but both cameras produce very disappointing photos in low light situations. So I'm looking for something that has definitely better camera (especially in low light), and also doesn't lose to the S5 in too many aspects. I'm looking at the Note 4, S6, and G4 currently and not sure if which one would produce the best low light photos with both front and rear cameras. Theoretically the G4's camera should win with both OIS and 1/1.8 aperture, but the results are not that convincing from the reviews I've read. So if anyone has experience with these phones (comparison with the s5 would be most ideal), can you give me some recommendations/advices? Thanks in advance.
[General Questions and Answers] Planterz:
No camera does well in low light without a flash, and cell phones typically have only an LED flash, which is limited in its brightness and range. Remember that "photo" in "photography" means "light". OIS helps, but it's not a cure-all for low light picture taking.
[General Questions and Answers] hogwilson:
I currently have the note 4 it is almost a perfect phone.
[General Questions and Answers] gorilla p:
I agree, the note4 is a great phone, so is the Galaxy S6. However, most people won't notice hardly any difference between those and a $250-300 device.

I for example don't do any heavy gaming, I don't need 4K playback, or do professional photography.

So a Nexus5, G2, Idol3, OPO are perfect for me. I wish the new Chinese Mediatek ARMv8 phones were TMobile compatible.

The Meizu M1 Meilan, Meizu MX4, XiaoMi Mi4 and Ecoo E04 Aurora look great.
[General Questions and Answers] Retrial:
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[General Questions and Answers] Jkay7:
Hey guys!

As I'm still searching for a Dual Sim phone (see spoiler): what do you think about the HTC One M8 Dual Sim?
[General Questions and Answers] :
Go for it. It's one of the best Android-running phones on the market today, and I always recommend it.
[General Questions and Answers] Hannah Stern:
It depends on what you want.

User Interface (e.g. TouchWizUI)

Size (S6 is smaller than Note4 and G4)

Replacable Battery + MicroSD + Waterproof (S6 Lacks)

But G4/N4 is also not Waterproof

S6: F1.9

Note 4: F2.2 Like Note 3

All have 3-Axis OIS (G3 has 2-Axis)

All have 1440p Screens

Note 4 has the Largest Battery

G4 has LaserAF

The G4 has the best Camera because of:

F1.8

3-Axis-OIS

Large Sensor

Manual + Professional Camera Application

High Speed

QuickStart Mode

RealTime Slow Motion (See: http://xdaforums.com/general/general/slow-motion-phones-device-how-to-imo-t2998500 )

DCi-Cinema4K with 4096 times 2160 Pixels

But it currently lacks of 1080p@60fps. :(

I hope this helped.

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Read this: http://xdaforums.com/general/about-xda/please-make-quote-mention-feature-t3125572

Thank you very much :) :svetius:
[General Questions and Answers] T_I:
Why the limitation of Dual-Sim active? I was looking for this last year as well and dropped the active for stand-by as I couldn't find one which could have a custom rom.

The Moto G 2014 I'm using is only 3G, but it's replaced with an 4G version. I'm now compiling my own cm version for the phone and when I check the specs of both Dual-Sim G's I expect cm to have a version very soon, when not already available. So it should be fiddled with as much as you could want.
[General Questions and Answers] Jkay7:
As much as I would want a device like this, I'm stuck to dual SIM support (see below). There is a dual SIM variant for M8, unfortunately only very few were produced, which is why there is no development.

Moto G 2014 only uses 1gb of RAM and doesn't have LTE, both are things I think can be improved.

I want dual sim active for my situation:

I will study abroad, still close to my hometown (Europe..) and want mobile data in both countries

As I'd like to save my current number (only having either German/Dutch number is weird if I want to be called by Dutch/German people)

Dual Sim standby isn't working with dual WA/telegram accounts (afaik)

Edit: Misunderstood the terms dual sim active/standby, dual sim standby is fine as far as I know now.
[General Questions and Answers] fJardim:
I'm looking for the best budgets windows tablet... Any recomendations?
[General Questions and Answers] bitpie:
Hi guys.

I have to buy new phone. I wounder one plus one or xiaomi mi 4.

Which and why ?
[General Questions and Answers] extrem0:
They should perform similarly. Oneplus one has 5.5" display while mi4 has 5". I think Oneplus community is larger than mi4 so you'll have more roms options. I have the OnePlus and I'd buy it again specially after the $50 price cut. Be aware that oneplus 2 and new nexus devices are coming soon.
[General Questions and Answers] jpwebb85:
How important is the replaceable battery to you?

If you don't want a massive screen but you do want a big battery you could wait a little and see what the reviews on the s6 active are like. It has a 3500mAh battery and a 5.1" screen. It's battery CANNOT be replaced though and you are limited to 32gb internal HDD. It depends on your personal needs. With cloud storage these days and a battery that size, the drawbacks might not be as big as once thought...
[General Questions and Answers] yzak58:
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The internal specs of of the phones are pretty similar. So everything comes down to what you are looking for in a phone.

>Reasons to buy OPO over Mi4

-Bigger Screen

-Faster updates

-Comes pre-loaded with Cyanogen OS / Color OS / Oxygen OS /Hydrogen OS (OS depends on your region)

-Has a very good developer community and it has a pretty lengthy list of Custom ROMs . Also any of the aforementioned stock ROMs can be flashed onto it.

-Gorilla Glass Protection

-NFC

-I don't know whether this an advantage or not. OPO gives you a stock Android like experience (unless you are on Color OS). I am not a fan of the MIUI style looks. This is just a matter of personal preference.

-It is cheaper than the Mi4 in some regions.

>Reasons to buy Mi4 over OPO

-Lighter and more compact than OPO

-IR Blaster

-FM Radio

-Quick Charge 2.0 for fast charging.

In my opinion, OPO is the best among the two phones.
[General Questions and Answers] bitpie:
The main reason why i would love to buy mi is i love miui:) I have miui on my g3 d855 but from 4.5.16 on every update, every weekend i have to do factory reset idk why ( phone is booting )

I hope problem doesn't exist on mi4 phone.
[General Questions and Answers] T_I:
That's why I suggested to check up on the Moto G Dual Sim 4G (2015?) When I check the specs of both Dual SIm phones (3G and 4G) at gsmarena the only difference I can find is LTE support and 6 gram extra weight. I wouldn't be to surprised if the titan CM 12.1 build would be compatible with this device. (or would just need minor changes to have it work)

I found the thea device mentioned here. Looks like we have CM support for the 2015 Moto G.

The Moto G is a cheap phone with good specs and was very fast embraced by the developers.

I'm sticking with the 3G version for now as I noticed my reception is worse on 4G then 3G (with 2G even better, but poor data speeds, so no-go there), so I can't test it for you. At least, not as long as this phone lives, when it dies (or I kill it with my tinkering) it'll replaced by the latest Moto G Dual Sim.
[General Questions and Answers] Dako Lauffer:
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[General Questions and Answers] Jkay7:
The Moto G 2015 Dual Sim Lte still has only 1 gb RAM and 2070mah battery, which is pretty small.

My preference would be at least 2gb of RAM and a battery >2300 mah tbh..
[General Questions and Answers] adamkimber:
Hi. I hope this is the right place to post. I am looking for some expert advice on a new android phone! :) I am looking for a good phone to replace my M7 HTC One that has a dying battery. I am looking for a similar size or slightly smaller phone than the HTC One. Preferably with a 4.7 inch screen or around that size. I have looked at several phones and found that most decent phones are massive these days. After some research I have come up with the Z3 Compact and the Galaxy S5 as options.

- Plus points for both, decent cameras (much better than M7)

- Plus points for both, water resistant and dust resistant (as an eczema sufferer this is a bonus as the M7 now also has dust in the speaker wells)

- Negative for Samsung - I've never used one but touchwiz is supposed to be awful!

- Negative for Sony - glass construction allegedly cracks spontaneously, smaller screen than what I am using now.

Any suggestions on which to go for?
[General Questions and Answers] Falster:
How about Galaxy S5 Duos?

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Personally I think Touchwiz is not that bad, but you have to like it. I would rater go with a S5 than risking a cracked back cover on the Z3c.

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There are some MIUI roms for the 1+1 too if that´s your concern. I didn´t test them so I can´t say how good they are. If you want stable MIUI with updates, the Mi4 should be the better option I think.
[General Questions and Answers] avishy:
Xiaomi Mi - 4i v/s Meizu M1 Note

Hardware-wise both the devices are equivalent are good. OS-wise also both the device are equivalent and suck.

I want to replace the their OS with CM. But, neither official nor unofficial ports exist. So, I'll have to port it myself.

So, in terms of easiness in porting CM for the respective device, which device should I choose.

Is porting CM for Mi-4i easy or is porting for Meizu M1 Note easy. Considering few unofficial CM ports already exist for Mi, so I can fork their repo.

Note: I'm absolute beginner.
[General Questions and Answers] zelendel:
To be honest I would stay away from both of them if you can. Neither one is great on releasing kernel source and when they do its broken and needs the devs to fix it. Also most custom roms for those devices always have things broken that can't be fixed.
[General Questions and Answers] avishy:
Xiaomi Mi - 4i v/s Meizu M1 Note

I was hoping that CM could be ported to Mi - 4i as CM port exists for Mi2, Mi3, Redmi Note

Which other smartphone in given price range has same amount of battery capacity?
[General Questions and Answers] zelendel:
Oh it can be ported, but with the issues that CM roms already face it makes ports for these devices even more unstable then normal.

To be honest I am not sure. Battery is not that big of a deal for me. I get around 2 days with my HTC m7, but then again im not like alot of kids I see with their face always buried in their phone. I use it for what I need and then put it down. It is not odd for me to go 8 hours without picking up my phone except to make a 30 sec phone call.
[General Questions and Answers] Hannah Stern:
Here, you can suggest for XDA: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1987254
[General Questions and Answers] avishy:
So there's a chance. OK. Both may suck for pouring CM. But relatively which one would be better for CM.

Even though my Motorola G2 is only 2.5 months old it gives 2 days backup only when I use it rarely (5-6 times a day for 5-10min each time).

From past few weeks I've increased my smartphone use and decreased my laptop use. Most of the work that I did on laptop can now be done on smartphone.

No, I don't need to bury my head in phone all the time. Just 3-3.5 hours of using internet by 3G would decrease the battery from 90% to 10%.
[General Questions and Answers] yzak58:
That's probably some issue with that version of the ROM, try flashing an older version of MIUI on it, or there might be some newer beta version of MIUI out there, try that.

And yeah that problem doesn't exist on the Mi4 :good:

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Either buy the Z3 Compact or get a new battery for your M7.

M7 is still a pretty decent phone BTW, no need to replace it just because of its poor battery.

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There is a small chance that XIaomi would release the kernel sources of the Mi4i in the future. I think they've released the sources of their older devices like the Mi2/2A/2S.

But Meizu has not done anything like that.

So I think you should probably get the Mi4i.
[General Questions and Answers] Jkay7:
I have an SIII mini atm and I hated the fact it didn't get an update to KK, when it was released with JB (running on custom LP isn't all too stable).. Moreover Touchwiz is kind of ugly, even though you get rid of the most with Apex.
[General Questions and Answers] Falster:
Why don´t you just buy a device that is already supported by CM? I would not relay on the hope, that maybe the sources will be release somewhen. I think about the Mi3 and Mi4, there was long time no stable rom available (due to missing sources some important features were not working). Even the best developer can´t do anything in that case, and you just are a beginner (sorry). My advice (from my personal experince): Buy a phone that already has CM support or you will regret it.

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It´s absolutely normal, that entry level phones like the S3 Mini don´t get a lot of updates. The S5 is a flagship, this is a complete different story. You can expect 2 years of support from the release on.
[General Questions and Answers] Jkay7:
So you think there is a chance for the S5 Duos to see Android M?

And having a look at the comparison between HTC One M8 Dual Sim and the S5 Duos the S5 Duos looks preferable. Nevertheless I'm favouring the HTC, but I'm afraid I will not be able to get LP 5.1/Android M (since Dual Sim phones rarely get custom ROM support).
[General Questions and Answers] Falster:
I am highly speculating, but I think there is a chance. But nobody will know for sure...
[General Questions and Answers] Jkay7:
Do you think there may be a chance for M8 to see Android M? I guess HTC is a bit worse about releasing updates, but either M8 and S5 aren't the newest flagships on the market, so I'm insecure about all that..
[General Questions and Answers] zelendel:
It mist likely will. Hell the m7 saw 5.1.1 officially so I am sure the m8 will get M
[General Questions and Answers] Jkay7:
So then it's only a decision from 440-480€ with fingerprint sensor to 535€ without fingerprint and .2 ghz less, but with Sense UI vs. (imo) cheap Touchwiz... Tough one..
[General Questions and Answers] Falster:
Only the GooglePlayEdition got 5.1.1, not the normal M7: http://www.androidpolice.com/2015/0...major-software-updates-including-android-5-1/
[General Questions and Answers] zelendel:
Yes I know it got it. But even the normal got 5.0 most ditch sense anyway and go with gpe.
[General Questions and Answers] Falster:
Nobody knows for sure, at least it´s hope but that means nothing. If it comes to DualSim devices, I think you have the best chance for M with a flagship device from a big brand. Sony Z3 Dual could be another alternative.
[General Questions and Answers] avishy:
Kernel sources for MI 3W, MI 3C, MI 4 series, MI NOTE exist now. But don't know whether it will support Mi 4i or not.

Check github/MiCode/Xiaomi_Kernel_OpenSource

OK so. Mi4i it is.

BTW MEIZU has published kernel sources of few devices but still it lags behind. Check github/meizuosc

Also for Mi4i MIUI ROM 5.6.11 has been released. And MIUI 6 Global Beta Build 5.6.11 for Mi 4i has been released.

Don't know whether it will help in porting or not.
[General Questions and Answers] yzak58:
Yeah that's a pretty good advice.

Buy the Yuphoria if you live in India, that's a pretty nice phone for that price range, and it comes with CM12.
[General Questions and Answers] avishy:
And how good is Asus Zenfone 2 (ze550ml-1a076ww with 1.8ghz Intel atom 2gb RAM).

In comparison to Mi4i and M1 note zenfone 2 is only quad core and reviewers at gsmarena say that 3000mAh is not enough for 5.5 inch phone.

The main point of asking here is how easy would it be to port CM for Zenfone2. I think so kernel source zenfone 2 is available.

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2230 mAh battery in yuphoria is very less for me.
[General Questions and Answers] Falster:
There is not even a bootloader unlock available. And porting CM to an intel chipset - I wish you all the best ;)

Again my advice: buy a device which already has CM support.

Edit: Read here the section "Rootability, Future Proofing and Other Thoughts"

http://www.xda-developers.com/zenfone-2-review-cheap-fast-big-flawed/
[General Questions and Answers] yzak58:
I don't know much about porting ROMs to a particular phone and I don't know of any phones with Intel Chipset having a good dev community.

BTW, someone has just released TWRP,CWM and a Vanilla Android for the MiNote.

And...yeah, a friend just told me that he gets only around 4hrs of Screen On Time on his Yuphoria.
[General Questions and Answers] Reciprocate:
Should I Wait?

I'm currently with Verizon i have the S3 and the poor thing has been abused. it loses it's signal constantly freezes up once a week and i really don't like using roms after bricking a phone or two (due entirely to my own stupidity)

I want to buy a replacement and here's what I'm looking for fairly high end specs, external memory, removable/large battery, and running on Lollipop.

I've currently got my eyes on 4 phones:

s6, s6e, note4, nexus 5

my problem is only one of these phones fits all of my specifications the note 4

the s6/s6e apparently have low battery life and no expandable memory, and no removable battery but have the latest specs

the note 4 to my understanding has everything im looking for in terms of features battery, memory, semi-high end, and Due to get lollipop soon if not already not sure on this.

and the nexus, yay google updates but nothing else and also poor battery life.

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So based on all of this the note 4 should be the clear winner? but this phone was made back in September going back almost 10 months ago.

considering how much technology evolves over the course of only a few months should i consider waiting for the note 5? or is there another phone that meets all my expectations?

i really hate my s3 at this point but with the current lackluster new phones my only option seems fairly outdated.... thoughts?

edit: if it isnt obvious i tend to hold onto my phone until it starts feeling sluggish which is generally around the 2- 3 year mark so that's why I'm trying to get something with high specs now
[General Questions and Answers] Hannah Stern:
The newest

The only reason not to buy the note 4 is because it's from September 2014? In my opinion, even the Note 2 is pretty much satisfying.

Simply buy the Note 4. I think it is the best for you.

The S3 is not bad at all
[General Questions and Answers] avishy:
absence of bootloader unlock makes the process difficult. And considering that I'm noob in mod world, it makes even tougher for me. Luckily Xiaomi doesn't has such problems. I would practice building CM for older Samsung devices of mine.

I wish I could. But devices which have CM support and have 3000mAh plus battery are way above my wallet limit.

Thank you for sharing. My main purpose of choosing these phones is battery. If it's having inconsistent battery performance then I'm definitely not buying it.

So, I'm left with no option other than Xiaomi Mi4i.

Can anyone suggest a mobile having equivalent hardware in same price range and has CM port or CM can be ported to it?