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[General Questions and Answers] Apt Quadruped:
AT&T customer upgrading from Desire HD/Inspire 4G

Okay, so I've had a Desire HD/Inspire 4G for the past 2 years and have nothing to complain (running Ice Cold Sandwich). However, I'm due for an upgrade in mid-November. I'm with AT&T so my choices aren't exactly wide. Right now I'm thinking between the LG Optimus G or the Nexus 4 (get a phone on contract and sell it new on eBay). Any suggestions? Thanks!
[General Questions and Answers] gagdude:
If you are getting it just to sell it, the Optimus G should sell for more as the Nexus 4 is already $350 on Google Play and only a fool would buy it for more on eBay
[General Questions and Answers] fprado06:
which is better htc desire c or htc one v.?
[General Questions and Answers] vj_dustin:
obviously one V :rolleyes:
[General Questions and Answers] Apt Quadruped:
Sorry, I was rather vague with my initial post. I meant to ask whether to get the LG Optimus G or the Nexus 4. To get the Nexus 4 I would end up buying a contract phone and selling it to pay for the Nexus 4. I just don't know which phone I should go with.
[General Questions and Answers] pandoraFlavor:
What I want:

water proof or resistant phone (I live in a humid environment and play a lot of basketball, I'd hate for my sweat to one day render my $500 phone useless)

Nice camera - I really like the picture quality of the s3 and the one s. Something comparable to those would be great.

My perfect device would either be a water resistant s3 or the now existing but utterly expensive DoCoMo optimus g.

Any help with this? I read reviews all day and to me most of them are the same trashy biased reviews, one says camera is nice and the next says pic quality is trash when you zoom in at 100%, as if I'm going to do that.
[General Questions and Answers] ihedberg:
Fall 2012 Sprint Phone

I'm looking for advice on what to get for a new Android phone on Sprint. I currently have an EVO 4G that's rooted and running MonkeeShark0910, but it's time for something current. Was really hoping to get the Nexus 4, but since it sounds like that won't be getting CDMA ever, I'm on to plan B.

I've pretty much narrowed down my thoughts to the Galaxy S 3 or the upcoming LG Optimus G.

GS3 - I like the community support for modding; like the removable battery

Optimus G - Sounds like it has slightly better hardware, not a fan of a fixed battery, concerned about rooting/modding (locked bootloader), and LG's bad track record for updates. I'm also not sure what impact, being the hardware the Nexus 4 was based on, helps with the future rom support.

Any thoughts about how much community support the Optimus might get as I'd like to get the best hardware I can if I'm going to be with it for 2 years? Or should I stick with the safe route and go the GS3?

Appreciate any thoughts!

Ike
[General Questions and Answers] LLegoLLaS:
again

I repeat :D What is the best device i can buy with aximum 290euros?Thank you
[General Questions and Answers] vj_dustin:
This should suit you. [Never mind the language, you don't need to understand]

Also if you don't intend to buy that phone, that video is pretty awesome!! :D

Nexus 4 > Galaxy Nexus > Droid Razr XT910 > S Advance/Xperia P
[General Questions and Answers] pandoraFlavor:
Why on god's green earth do they not build all phones like that?!!!
[General Questions and Answers] Felimenta97:
The other guy suggested the Xperia Go. Maybe you can get an an Xperia Acro S, depending on how much money you have. It's better in every aspect.

"What really matters in this world, anyway?"
[General Questions and Answers] Allanitomwesh:
Get an optimus G,sell it on ebay,buy a nexus 4. Stick to prepay,it is cheaper. Actually you could get more off an iphone 5 sale,and it'll hurt less to sell.

Because Google didn't design the others. :p
[General Questions and Answers] jamemoff951:
Guys I currently have an iphone 5 and I am looking at moving away from Apple, what's the best phone to get as in best spec and customer reviews. thanks for your help
[General Questions and Answers] abaaaabbbb63:
Why did you buy an iphone 5, just to keep it for like... a month?

Anyways, get the note 2..
[General Questions and Answers] YuriCPS:
I need a smartphone with support for dual sim, with a good performance, ips display, gorilla glass for a maximum of $ 260 and with a great cost-benefit.

I'm currently looking at two:

Huawei Ascend G500 (U8836D) and Huawei Ascend G600 (U8950D), do you recommend any more? If not what would be the best between these two, considering that the difference between them is $ 20

Thanks! :good:
[General Questions and Answers] SunnyChrono6:
Planning on changing my phone in 3-4 months.

Could someone recommend a good-looking (like the Wildfire S,Desire S) mid-end Android phone that can stand up to my friend's Galaxy Nexus?(I don't mean beat it in benchmarks,just not get beaten really badly :P)

Budget is around 350,at the max. 400$(Should be less than 22000INR).

P.S.No LG,please.And I would prefer not having a Samsung.
[General Questions and Answers] Sherwin22:
Hello anyone :)

Pls..... Help i have sgs 3 after updating firmware to 4.0.4 no mic and earpiece, but if i make audio note the mic is coming & also earpiece.

Thank u in advance

:) :) :) :) :)
[General Questions and Answers] jamemoff951:
Because I had an iphone 4 and thought the new iphone would be a good upgrade but it turns out it's just a stretched iphone 4s and I am not happy with it :(
[General Questions and Answers] mfsr98:
Samsung Galaxy S Duos.
[General Questions and Answers] Heaven Stream:
Well, i'm going to uy a new phone this year, and i get trapped in this fight, should i take the iPhone 5 or the Galaxy S3? Or should i wait to the next year (I am in Brazil) and take a Nexus 4?

I'm not the type that switch phones with big frequency and i would be pleased if you take that in consideration. I will be very thankful for your answers.
[General Questions and Answers] Deathwish238:
I had my eye on the ZenFone 2, but because it has an Intel chip, developer support will be limited. Great specs otherwise.

I want a very solid feeling phone. Some Roms are nice, but I don't need a huge amount. A good camera is a plus, an accurate screen is a big plus. I think power wise any Snapdragon is generally fine. Better battery is a nice plus.

How does the Sony Z2 compare to the LG G3? What about the Z2 compared to the Galaxy S4?

Some mention LG over Samsung, Why go for LG over Samsung?
[General Questions and Answers] OfficerJimLahey:
Because of crippling Samsung TouchWiz? :cowboy:

I personally don't like the heavily skinned devices - many of the XPosed modules won't work with TouchWiz, but I find LG's skin (Optimus UI) not too heavy.
[General Questions and Answers] Deathwish238:
Well I surely don't like Touchwiz, but that's nothing an AOSP ROM can't take care of. Anything aside from ROM based issues?
[General Questions and Answers] Planterz:
If you're on AT&T, the GS4 will have a locked bootloader. You'd be better off getting an unlocked T-Mobile one, although there seems to be very little development for that version too. LGs will have unlocked bootloaders and a number of custom ROMs.

Since you're looking at older devices, it's obvious you're looking to save some money. Just get a damn OnePlus One and be done with it.:p Lots of ROMs/kernels, magnesium frame, great camera, big battery, fast CPU, 3gb RAM, 64gb storage, bright and color-accurate screen with high PPI, etc.
[General Questions and Answers] Deathwish238:
I'm surprised to hear there isn't much development for the GS4.

lol I have spent a lot of time looking at the OnePlus One. For $300-600 is there anything that really beats the OnePlus One? I just played with a Galaxy S6 and while it's nice, I don't feel compelled enough to want one. Its biggest draw is the screen and how deep its blacks are, as well as accurate its colors are. Otherwise it now feels like a standard higher end phone with a unibody metal frame.

I liked the LG G3 more than I expected I would when playing with one a few minutes ago. It seems safer to go with it over the OnePlus, but I'm not sure what I would be giving up by getting a G3 over a OnePlus.
[General Questions and Answers] MrTooPhone:
Everything is great except the size. Too bad there is not a OPO mini.
[General Questions and Answers] Planterz:
The G3's main advantages, IMO, are the removable battery and microSD card slot. Comparing the G3 next to a OPO, I think you'd be hard pressed to see any real difference in detail, while the OPO will have the advantage of less battery drain and higher framerates. Beyond that, the G3 will suffer a bit from having a heavily customized ROM. Certainly, some of these features are great. Dual window, IR blaster, and Knock Code being the main ones. With the OPO though you have the benefit of having a OS that's very close to AOSP, whether you stick with CM11/12S, or go with a custom ROM. Of course, some of those same ROMs will be available for the G3 as well.

Really, you can't go wrong with either. You just have to weight your options.

I'm fine with the size. It's not too wide for me to hold (in DIztronic case), and although it's a bit tall compared to other 5.5" screen phones like the G3, height doesn't matter to me. I bought the OPO because I wanted a bigger phone. But I don't disagree that a ~4.7" OnePlus phone would be pretty awesome. I like my big OPO, but I like my smaller Nexus 4 too, for when I don't want a huge heavy slab in my pocket.
[General Questions and Answers] Deathwish238:
Thanks that does help a lot actually, I think if I get something over $300 it will be the G3. Can you compare how you feel about the Nexus 4 vs the G3? What would you get for $220 or less? I need some custom roms, but I'm not going down the flashaholic path again lol, a few good fast stock/AOSP ROMs is plenty.

Why would the G3 suffer from having a heavy customized ROM? Or do you mean simply, the LG customizations on it make the ROM slower than it would be otherwise.
[General Questions and Answers] TechMinerUK:
Hi everybody

I have a Nexus 4 and love it however the lack of 4G is making me want to upgrade.

So does anyone have any ideas on a dev friendly phone that has 4G at a low price ?

Any help is greatly appreciated:)
[General Questions and Answers] Deathwish238:
How fast do you typically get on 3 or 3.5G? I don't find myself often needing more than 10Mbps down, or even more than 5Mbps down for that matter lol.
[General Questions and Answers] TechMinerUK:
I usually get about 3Mbps down and although it's fine I may as well go for 4G since a 4G tariff isn't much more for me so I'd like to take advantage of it.
[General Questions and Answers] nix4ewa:
I am thinking about buying a new phone. My nexus 4 is a few years old now. The main reason is the battery life. I read the last pages and most of the suggestions were about the G3 or OPO. Both are great devices but I'm not sure about 5,5" screens. My hands are quite small. I don't like the S6 or M9. The G4 or one plus two wouldn't be much smaller I guess. The Z3c is also on the list with the first tow, but I don't like the design of sony.

Any ideas of other devices or the fear of getting a bigger phone?

Sent from Germany from my Nexus 7 using XDA Free mobile app
[General Questions and Answers] Planterz:
Well, the Z3 Compact is definitely the king of small Androids. Flagship specs and unmatched battery life. I don't know what you don't like about the design (a bit fragile, perhaps), but waterproofness, front facing speakers, and microSD card slot are a boon.

Second to the Z3 compact is the Samsung Galaxy Alpha. Despite the small battery, it reportedly has great battery life. Especially if you keep your theming dark, the AMOLED screen means you can save some juice that way. No microSD slot, but at least you've got a removable battery.

Anything else, and you'll have to go back a year or two. The LG G2 isn't a small phone, but it's remarkably compact for having a 5.2" screen. It might be a good middle ground phone for you. Very good battery life, and very cheap these days. Then there's the Moto X 2013. Specs aren't the the most impressive, nor is the battery life (it'll last longer than the Nexus 4 though), but I've never heard anything about lag, stutter, or slowdowns with this phone, and it's compact and wonderfully comfortable to hold.

As for going to a bigger phone like the LG G3/G4 or OnePlus One/Two, that decision is really one that only you can make. Perhaps you're able to easily use the Nexus 4 with one hand, and if this is an important factor, then you should maybe stick with something that size or smaller. Anything bigger, and you'll definitely need to use 2 hands, in which case, I say go as big as your pocket will allow. Use a phone with a nice, big screen for a few days, then go back, and you'll wonder how you got by with such a tiny screen. I have 3 phones: A Galaxy Light (4" screen), a Nexus 4, and a OnePlus One, which I only just got a couple weeks ago. For months, my Nexus 4 was my "big phone", since it was so much bigger than my 4" phone, but now my Nexus 4 feels small. Again though, the Nexus 4 is a one-hand phone, whereas the OnePlus One is without a doubt a two-hand phone.
[General Questions and Answers] UltraRoboto:
Hey guys! As I am the "Last Of The Mohicans" (catch that one?)UltraROM(my rom) Developer for the LG Optimus L9(all variants), I would like to reach farther in my developing career, however, my current phone (Lg L9) isn't near the power that phones have nowadays...what phone should I turn to?
[General Questions and Answers] rgnr:
Teclast x98 Air vs Chuwi v89 vs Onda v989 A80T

The purpose is gaming/multimedia. Windows or Android doesn't matter. What matters is screen, sound, speed, stability, product support, battery life. Also it would be nice, if I can use it for studies. Thanks in advance :)
[General Questions and Answers] rellim113:
Currently running an S4 that I bought the week of release, rooted as soon as I got home, and never upgraded since. It's getting old and the wifi is getting flaky (sometimes it disconnects for no reason and immediately reconnects). I've also gotten a bit jealous of a feature or two that came with the iphone6 I was issued for work :o I'm looking for a replacement that meets a few criteria:

Must be rootable without tremendous difficulty (I have rooted every android phone I've had, I've managed to use Odin, but I need step-by-step guidance--I only do this once per phone so I forget in between. I'm a set-it-and-forget-it guy)

Must have fingerprint unlock

Must work with Verizon (they're the only one that has decent coverage at home and at work)

Must have dedicated back and home buttons like my S4 (the iphone lacks this and I hate it)

Must have a decent GPS after rooting

External SD card and IR signaler are pluses but not dealbreakers as long as internal storage is large.

Any recommendations? thanks!
[General Questions and Answers] natenkiki2004:
Hey all, long time lurker here. Yesterday my trusty daily beater Fusion 2 gave me some frustration and wouldn't turn on no matter what I tried. I bought it 2.5 years ago for $30 so I can't complain much. It was my first leap into Android and since getting it, I've gotten a tablet (Hisense Sero 7 Pro) for more functionality. However, with the issues yesterday, I'm trusting the phone less and less, it's just time to upgrade. I'm thinking of getting a phone that will replace my 7" tablet as well, obviously I'll take a hit on screen size but that's ok. I don't game much but general performance should be as good or better than the Tegra 3 in the tablet.

Not long ago I recommended a friend get a Moto G 2014 since they're a reputable manufacturer and the specs seemed good for the price. Plus there's a mind-numbingly large amount of 3rd party support for it. Having had the chance to play with the phone a few times, I'm thinking it would be a good fit for me and I'm ok with the price. It doesn't have 4G but I live in a rural area that barely has 3G in so me spots, often times I'll be on EDGE when out driving. My provider is Airvoice, an AT&T MVNO and I'm on the unlimited monthly plan with 500MB of data. I don't use much, it's just nice to have some on the go sometimes but I'll probably upgrade the plan. I use more WiFi at home than anything else and being that it will replace my tablet, I'll want to use YouTube & Netflix on it.

So I guess, compared to the Moto G 2014, are there other phones that I should be considering with similar or better specs for the price?

Things that are important to me;

Larger screen, 720p HD resolution, SD card slot, decent speakers and a good camera would be nice.

Thank you in advance :)
[General Questions and Answers] UltraRoboto:
I think if you want a Pretty decent screen, I would go with the One Plus One. Either that, or even the Moto G. Lg phones are also on point.

Sent from my P769 running UltraRom 4.2
[General Questions and Answers] Nekeniehl:
Nexus 6 vs Galaxy S6

Hi guys, as the title already says, which one you would buy, and..why?

I'm always worry about the future, I mean, the nexus would have much support on android than the Galaxy (yeah, I know I can root it, but I prefer the latest stock rom than a custom rom, in some points of course, and here the nexus clearly win). And this point is important because the improvements and bugs would be fixed in days or weeks and not in months

So I want your opinion about it, I don't care about the camera (s6 wins), the chip for the s6 is an octa core, but I read about it and says that will not use 8 core at the same time, so the battery life would be better also for the nexus (because is bigger and use a quadcore).

Both desing are great, but S6 wins again in terms of protection (IP68), wirless charging make another point for the S6 but it can be done also with accesories in the nexus.

Any opinion would be great, thanks in advance!
[General Questions and Answers] aktentasche:
Hi guys,

since two weeks I am working in one country but live in another country right next to it, therefore I need to replace my LG P880 / 4X HD with a dual sim cellphone. Currently I am running Omnirom with a custom Kernel. My preferences would be:

Rootable (!)

Decent custom ROM support but I'd go for stock too if fast enough. Are there even custom ROMs for dual sim cells?

<5" display, technology doesn't really matter

1.5+GByte RAM

LTE not important

Cheap China stuff would be ok too

I already checked the Moto G and I do not like it and the S5 mini duos but there seems to be little activity in the subforum.

Any suggestions?
[General Questions and Answers] UltraRoboto:
I would definitely go with the Nexus. Its line-up has been great so far, and the Nexus 6 is no exception. on the other hand, Samsungs phones aren't that amazing, especially this S6. its like an Iphone so to speak. Nothing new is really done, and the battery is quite small. 2600 mAh (really!?!). Nexus 6 will continue to get upadates far into the future, so thats not a problem. Samsung, on the other hand, drops phones quite quickly. This my opinion, but Im not a fan of TouchWiz Interface, Nexsus stock is way better.
[General Questions and Answers] Artasdmc:
Is S4 (I9506, model with snapdragon 800) the fastest smartphone with snapdragon 800/801?

In futuremark it beats even the normal S5 and any other phone. Is this for real? I'm looking for a phone for gaming, game streaming, emulation and more so I want the best performing phone I can get in a budget.

http://www.futuremark.com/hardware/mobile
[General Questions and Answers] peanutsy:
New phone for the mrs

I am looking for a new phone for the mrs. She has had a Samsung Galaxy 3 Mini for 3-4 years, that she is reasonably pleased about.

I am looking for an android device with:

- Better camera

- Comparable battery life

- The closer to stock android the better

- Size less than 5 inches

- 16GB storage is fine

- Price is irrelevant

If I had been able to buy her a Nexus 5, I think I would have done that, although the size is at the absolute max for her tiny hands. However, they are no longer in stock locally. :(

Advice?
[General Questions and Answers] Andi17:
Ciao peanutsy,

i can recommed you the Samsung Galaxy alpha. This is a very good phone for a women. :) My girlfriend bought this phone before 3 weeks and is very happy with it.
[General Questions and Answers] Hannah Stern:
Recommendations

If you want

Waterproofity (IP68) + Robust Design

4K-Camcorder

Processing Power like a Premium(Flagship)-Smartphone

Bright Display

4.6 Inches

UKW-Radio

Physical Shutter Button + Camera Quick Launcher

And you're ready to pay for it,

The best Possible recommendation is Xperia Z3 Compact.

Well, there's also Z1 Compact. Look at the GSMArena-Specifications.

The Downside is, that the Battery is not changable and Sonys User Interface isn't the Darling TouchWizUI from the S3 Mini.

If you want

Full-HD Video Recording + Video Stabilisation

8 Megapixel Intelligent Zero-Shutter-Lag Camera

Ergonomical Design + Changable Battery

HD-AMOLED-Display with 306 ppi Pixel-Density and Superior Colour Quality

Lower Price

Many Software-Features

4.7 Inch Screen

Still Good Processing Power for Smooth Usage

Lovely TouchWiz-UI

, then my best recommendation is a Galaxy S3 GT-i9300.

There's also the S3 LTÉ i9305 with 2GB instead of 1 GB Ram for better Multitasking, but it has no UKW-Radio.

Features of both Phones:

MicroSD-Card

Good Scratch-Resistant Glass

Nice HD-720p Displays

If those recommendations aren't OK, you can Ask me anytime - feel FREE.

If you want 1080p-Display, you can also feel free to ask me.

Another Nice Phone:

Galaxy Alpha.

Has no MicroSD-Card and not such a good Battery Runtime, but:

Changable Battery

Good 12-Megapixel Camera with 4K, 1080p@60fps and Slow Motion 720p@120fps Recordage.

Bright Colorful 720p-Display

Fast Boot Time

VERY ROBUST Gorilla Glass 4 Display :)

If you like the Design of the Phone, you have to decide yourself.

Hope this helped. ;)

---------- Post added at 20:05 ---------- Previous post was at 20:02 ----------

Aaaah, you already Mentioned Alpha. ;)
[General Questions and Answers] :
Tablet

I'm in need of a new tablet since I lost my recent tablet which was the Nexus 7 so I'm looking for something similar or better. These are what I'd like to prioritize from greatest to least.

- Great battery life (mainly for video playback) for 720p 8bit anime, (Blu-Ray rips) movies, and shows.

- Portability hence why I emphasize the battery life I will be using it a lot outside of home so I need the battery life to be quite good.

- Expandable storage (microSDslot)

- 2-3 GB RAM

- Stronger chipset than the Nexus 7 if possible.

- Device has decent has at least one good rom for it. I don't want to stock firmware.

- Has decent performance mainly good enough to run most videos. I will not be using it for any games whatsoever.

- IPS or Amoled screen

I was going to purchase the Nexus 9 but sadly there is no microSD slot, such a pain and I don't really want to resort to using an OTG cable just to store extra stuff.
[General Questions and Answers] Planterz:
LG G Pad 8.3. Barely bigger in size than your Nexus 7, but with a bigger screen.
[General Questions and Answers] :
I appreciate the suggestion but the battery life for that is quite mediocre from the stuff I've just read online now. Portability is another thing I'm emphasizing since I will be using it outside of home as well and I hate charging devices when I'm using it.
[General Questions and Answers] extrem0:
What about galaxy tab S 8.4?
[General Questions and Answers] v7:
Can someone suggest me a mid range gaming laptop under 1000$.

THANKS

Tapped from my furious ZR ;)