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[General Questions and Answers] Fytdyh:
it has versions that deliver with 8 gigs of ram. you said you want good phones, not from Chinese makers. therefore 350$ is a very low budget. good phones not from Chinese are around 700$. at least. thanks to Apple prices.
[General Questions and Answers] sneak:
But I never said anything about a $350 budget.
[General Questions and Answers] Dan33185:
In the market for a new phone, here's what I'm looking for:

-must have expandable memory

-must be rootable

-decent camera

-decent RAM (I'm coming from the J7 which has 2GB, so more than that)

-unlocked (or compatibale with T-Mobile)

-under or around $300 USD
[General Questions and Answers] Fytdyh:
Go for Xiaomi poco x3. use GCAM port if you are not pleased with stock camera.
[General Questions and Answers] Dan33185:
Looks pretty new, do you know if that can be rooted? I'm also looking at this one, anyone have any experience?

https://www.amazon.com/BLU-G90-6-5-Smartphone-Triple-Android/dp/B0876HQCXW
[General Questions and Answers] Fytdyh:
Check their forums. the xiaomi one does have a plethora of guides and custom roms. so far I ve only found 3 threads about the Blu g90 (https://xdaforums.com/tags/g90/). pick which one is more appealing.
[General Questions and Answers] Furymaker:
I am looking to upgrade from Oneplus 7T, i need top line camera and battery, everything can work below S21 Ultra price range, so lets say up to 1000 euros, cheaper would be better, but I really need great camera setup and great battery life as I think those are most important things for me.

Which phone would you guys go for (i live in sweden so it has to be available here)
[General Questions and Answers] bluechipps:
Just had to return my new S21+ since it turns out the bootloader can't be unlocked. I must have root access for work reasons, I do lots of mobile app development and debugging. Other than that I'm just looking for a new powerful device on the latest hardware. Only care about performance really, camera doesn't matter. Any suggestions?
[General Questions and Answers] breacherman:
I'm in USA , on Verizon and need something that has bootloader unlock and root available, along with a somewhat active root / rom etc. community. Hopefully more active than it was for my V30. Also something released in the last year, below $650, whether new from ebay or straight form vendor.

I'm currently considering the pixel 5 and 8t. Disappointed neither has micro sd slots, and I loved the audio portion of my V30, V60 I understand for bootloader unlock and root is not an option anymore, correct?

If any suggestions come through could you provide the exact model of the version that is US compatible with the available bootloader unlock? Thanks
[General Questions and Answers] phaleg:
Poco is a brand for devs, their phone can be modified but that one is brand new model, its community is growing and I start to have a look at here https://xdaforums.com/f/xiaomi-poco-x3-nfc-roms-kernels-recoveries-ot.11531/

About the other model, I have no knowledge, but seems less than the Poco also for the modding part
[General Questions and Answers] Dan33185:
So I actually settled on the OnePlus Nord N10 5G, it seems to have everything I need and I can get it directly from my provider so I can make monthly payments. Picking it up tomorrow, so we'll see if it lives up to my expectations. Thanks for the help everyone!
[General Questions and Answers] phaleg:
Main reason why I am not changing phone, is that newer models are always quite long and narrow to hold :/
[General Questions and Answers] Dan33185:
Yeah, picked it up today and that was the first thing I noticed. I think that's the way they are all going though, so at some point I might as well accept it. I'd love to keep my old one, it's just so slow and outdated at this point.
[General Questions and Answers] asaf400:
Hey everyone, Sorry, I completely missed this thread, and opened my own:

https://xdaforums.com/t/opinions-welcome-rog-phone-5-vs-xperia-5-ii.4252749/

What phone should I buy next? ROG Phone 5 vs Xperia 5 II
[General Questions and Answers] phaleg:
Probably superstitions work more than ever (check post #12,630 )

My Pocophone is dead and I have to replace with something similar, please, would you advice me?

Budget around 200 EUR (250 USD)

Ratio 16:9 (max 18:9), not more long and narrow than that

Custom ROMs will be great, but probably not in that target

Resistent to water and falling is also a great add-on

Thanks
[General Questions and Answers] barc0de1989:
Looking for a rather cheap phone for my wife who is a bit "tech-illiterate" and picky in terms of phone. She's currently using a Galaxy J3 that we got for free from a friend but the screen is on the verge of fully breaking (screen already has quite a big tear because she dropped the phone one too many times). I considered replacing the screen but the ones I see on aliexpress seem to all have one issue or another so I'd rather spend money on a new cheap but good enough phone:

Budget: Best around 100 Euro, 200 at max

Screen: around 5 inch (wife likes the J3 size and would rather go smaller than bigger)

Small cheap phone that can handle a drop or two but Android shouldn't feel slow. Really only needs to run messengers, make phone calls and do the occasional web surf. Camera isn't that important but would prefer it not be complete trash.
[General Questions and Answers] phaleg:
I had a similar situation right above your post, I ended up taking a Ulefone X8 for 135 from Amazon, shipping included

check specs on this link, it compares my previous PocoF1 that broke, with 2 cheaper options, also X5 PRO (second in the comparison), is a valuable choice. In my case, I preferred the X8, there are many reviews on youtube to get different opinions

Compare Xiaomi Pocophone F1 vs. Ulefone Armor X5 Pro vs. Ulefone Armor X8 - GSMArena.com

www.gsmarena.com
[General Questions and Answers] Pheckphul:
I am looking for a phone to use on AT&T's network and am hoping the community can help me decide what to buy. I am looking for the following features, listed in order of importance:

Works on AT&T's network, including VoLTE

Mid-range processor/price

Battery is reasonably easy to replace (doesn't have to just pop out, but it mustn't have a glued screen that must be removed to get at it)

Supported by Lineage

MicroSD slot

Headphone jack

Thank you for taking the time to read this, and I will appreciate your help.
[General Questions and Answers] andrew2432:
Pixel 4 Series

cant afford a 5, but found a deal on the 4. ROM support on the 4 is really slim on here, unless 4 and 4a ROMs are compatible, I'll only have a few options with the 4. The 4 is sitting at 250 open box, while the 4a I can snag brand new from google for 349.

Pixel 4

-64gb

-5.7inch oled 2280x1080, 90hz

-snapdragon 855

-2800mah battery

Pixel 4a

-128gb

-5.81 inch oled, 2340x1080

-snapdragon 730g

-3140mah battery

Snapdragon 855 vs Snapdragon 730G: tests and benchmarks

We put Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 against Snapdragon 730G to find out which SoC is better. See performance comparison in benchmarks and games.

nanoreview.net

I like gaming, but I'm also going to be messing with the system with ROMs. I love pixel dust and it would be cool to get it. I love the specs on the 4 vs the 4a, but 64gb, less ROM support...what's the crowd think? I like the 4 better, its cheaper and open box, idk I like it better but logic is telling me I'm gonna run into issues with the 4 which I could solve in the forums with the 4a :'(

What do you guys think??
[General Questions and Answers] salimifran:
Could you share the experience so far??
[General Questions and Answers] satyaki_d:
Hi all

I am confused between OnePlus 9 Pro and Samsung Galaxy S21+ (Exynos variant).

Please help me choose.

The S21 is costing me INR 2000 extra, but with the current offer running I am also getting a Samsung Active2 watch fro INR 990.

I would have chosen 9Pro, but I am concerned with the negative feedback about heating issues and camera quality not being up to the mark.
[General Questions and Answers] android-enthusiast:
Hi,

I've modded an android phone many many years ago and am interested in getting back into it. I work in linux all day for my job, so I'm comfortable in that environment.

I'm looking for an inexpensive android device that has wide community support, as I don't want to be messing around with buggy drivers and mods. I'd like something I can compile from source. I'd like to play around with the code that interacts with the LTE radio and tinker with it. I'm not sure if this means messing around with device drivers or firmware flashing or the operating system itself, but I'm looking forward to figuring it out.

Any advice? Something cheap would be ideal, since I don't plan on using this as my primary phone.

Thanks in advance.
[General Questions and Answers] :
Hello,

I am in search for a phone that can be de-googled, like lineage, /e/, or even better, ubports, sailfish;

It would be the first time I degoogle or port an os.

I am wondering, are cheaper, budgety phones easier to work them? or the other way around?, I have seen phones

like ZTE, Alcatel, BLU, etc that are very cheap; I will try my best, but chances are I might brick it, I won't mind if it is not a big

loss.

Or, similar question, is there a particular brand that is more convinient to give it a try? I am more interested in the learning how

to do it than the actual features of the phone.

I am happy with making phone calls and sim card messages.

Thanks.
[General Questions and Answers] Taranis01:
Hey, i am currently looking to replace my old Galaxy S6 with a new phone that I would keep again for many years.

It should cost <= 300€ and have a big community here in XDA because I hope for a long span of custom rom updates (optionally lineageOS updates) and modification possibilities. A newer phone with a growing community would be good too.

The only phone I found that fulfills these requirements is the Xiaomi Poco X3 NFC.

However since I want to keep it for a long time, 5G would be good and I wouldn't mind an OLED display too.

Can you recommend me something else?
[General Questions and Answers] iguion:
I was looking to get a galaxy s20 ultra, i watched a few videos on it that said the camera is a gimmick and there is blur issues, I dont want an iphone but would like something with a DECENT camera for things like taking pictures of birds and bugs and stuff aswell as nature shots. i like the galaxy phone i had in the past but that was an s4, I currently have a moto z2 force which is crapping out on me so need an upgrade.

things im looking for in it.

Good/decent pictures

Customizability

external storage would be nice but not super needed

nice quality speaker for watching youtube videos or listening to music.

any help would be greatly appreciated. thank you in advance!
[General Questions and Answers] droidvark:
I am looking for a new tablet, but I have some very specific wishes. I am hoping I can get some tips/advise here for things I've overlooked. Thanks in advance!

What this is for:

I want this device to sit in the living room exclusively, it will go nowhere else. It requires root for BubblePNP and its AudioCast Exposed module and some other apps which I consider mandatory on Android. It will also be used as remote controller for a network connected audio/video client/server applications on a MediaPC. I'll use it sometimes for generic web browsing stuff as well, or for reading an e-book. It may also connect to bluetooth audio devices such as a DAC, speakers, headphones or headsets and a keyboard.

The device should be more or less:

- relatively new and fast; snapdragon 650/850 or better, or comparable

- have 64GB or more storage

- have 3GB or more RAM

- Be around 9 or 10" with around 2500x1600 resolution

Now the important stuff:

- be relatively easy unlockable and rootable with Magisk

- Have TWRP and custom ROM support (Lineage / AOSP). If the stock ROM can be debloated and/or doesn't get in the way for my use-case, a custom ROM isn't a hard requirement. Root definitely is.

I care about:

- sRGB or comparable screen mode. Simply put: I like it better and I find it pleasant to work with. Typically, phones and tablet screens are always oversaturated in one way or another, it makes my eyes bleed.

- Good, stable wifi and bluetooth support, also (especially) when running custom ROM (see "what it is for" below)

- Allow for customization of background apps to continue to run with the screen off (ie, continue streaming music over the network towards DLNA). A way around this is to leave the screen on and keep it on the charger but I prefer the former.

I care less about:

- Battery life. It can practically live on a charger but anywhere between several hours and several days is fine.

- Software features in stock ROM

- Camera quality or any camera at all

- Warranty after unlocking

- Encryption (not required if it helps TWRP or custom ROMs)

Optional read: What I don't want (background for the question and my frustration):

A Huawei kind of unlockable/rootable device. I just trashed my MediaPad M5 out of frustration. Having to plug in the USB cable with the device powered off, and having to hold down volume up or down while turning the device on and releasing a button at exactly the right time (no one knows exactly when that is though) to get it to boot a magisk patched part of the recovery or whatever it is its booting, is really frustrating. Not to mention there are hardly any (decent and recent) ROMs available, the device seems to loose root at random as well. The stock ROM has problems in my use case too.

Thanks guys! Appreciate any suggestions you have!
[General Questions and Answers] Fytdyh:
I would suggest waiting for Xiaomi Mi Pad 5. most likely will run snapdragon everywhere, so custom roms are incoming. dont know about Samsung features, but xiaomi has a way to lock apps in background. this way the system doesn't force close it when running out of memory.

no idea why was your Mediapad m5 experience so bad. I own a Mediapad m5 lite, stuck on oreo. had no problem booting generic system images on it. some work, some don't, the experience is relatively OK. I quite dislike that some apps refuse to work with root/unlocked bootloader.
[General Questions and Answers] :
I have Google Pixel 3 and the battery life is complete garbage.

I like the camera and overall fell and the size of the phone, but even though I am not watching Youtube or playing games, I can barely get one day of usage out of it.

Are there any alternatives? I need a phone that's compact enough to be used one handed, has decent camera (doesn't have to have good selfie camera though), and has good battery.

I was looking at GSM Arena's phone finder, but I got only a few results with my requirements (plus years 2018 or newer).

Oh and I only buy second hand phones, never new, and I don't want to spend more than about €230 equivalent.

I used to have Xperia XZ2 Compact which was great, BUT had absolutely crap camera, which is why I got the Pixel.

My mother in law has Galaxy Samsung S10e which felt pretty nice, but someone elsewhere told me it has even worse battery which I can't comment on.

Any tips? I am out of ideas.
[General Questions and Answers] HalianRonaldo:
The best phones 2021

Apple iPhone 12. Best iPhone to buy in 2021

Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra. Best Android phone to buy in 2021

Samsung Galaxy S21 / S21 Plus. Best Android phone to find a deal for

Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max

Apple iPhone 12 mini

Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra

OnePlus 9

Pixel 4A 5G.
[General Questions and Answers] :
You clearly didn't even bother reading my post.
[General Questions and Answers] RiorraW:
I'm caught between three phones. My priority is to be stable and fluent, the camera is not bad and finally to play the pubg game fluently.

Oneplus 9 - Red magic 6 - Asus rog 5 or ?
[General Questions and Answers] vettayyan:
Hi , I've been using OP 3T for the past 4+Years.. Running still smooth with Lineage and good Battery Backup .. Now I starting to hunt for my next device.. I need a Device with a Niche Display and good battery backup.. My Budget (since from India) around 25-32 K ,, is my plan... (400 USD or 330 EUR)

Also Is there any device which supports this kinda resolution these days ??

This Image taken from Samsung S7

Any Suggestions , Recommendations ?? I plan to change in this May Month,,

,
[General Questions and Answers] Fytdyh:
since you want a gaming smartphone, I suggest you either go for the asus rog 5 or the xiaomi black shark 4 pro. also, do splurge some money on accessories and cooler. personally I would go for black shark 4 pro.
[General Questions and Answers] Fytdyh:
is there a reason you are looking for that resolution? nowadays most phones have at least 4000 mah, so on a moderate usage you can get around 2 days of usage. of course, you can also change the resolution with third party apps. as for a phone, seems the xiaomi note 10 is a good deal. it also comes with a pro and a pro max flavor. see which variant is in your budget, new or second hand.
[General Questions and Answers] Fytdyh:
better cameras, better processors and bigger batteries require altogether a bigger phone. under 6 inch you are stuck with the pixel 5. if you want under 230€, I would suggest to adapt to bigger phones. now a lot of smartphone makers have added an option for the UI to be adapted to one hand usage. had the same option as yours a couple of years ago, when I thought a 5.1 inch smartphone has already huge. now I am comfortably using a 6.5 inch smartphone, from xiaomi. (xiaomi note 8 pro, 250€, quite good photos and battery life) and been thinking of buying even a bigger one, around 6.8- 7 inches. start getting used to bigger phones because small phones with good specs and decent prices are gonna to become scarce and scarce. in the end, you will end up with just iphones se.
[General Questions and Answers] Uniposka:
Hi all, I need advice for buying my next phone. I am coming from a big delusion: Huawei P Smart 2020, a totally unsupported phone, with neither official updates nor bootloader unlocking possibilities, rooting or 3rd-party roms available. Nobody even talks about it on XDA.

I am looking for a new, low budget device, in the range 200-250 EUR, with a good battery life, a decent camera (nothing crazy), 4G, dual sim, fingerprint reader, size around 6"/6.5"(I don't like huge phones). It could also be a second hand device, but still quite recent and with good community support.

Above all, I want to be able to have fun with it, use Gcam ports, install custom roms, customize it, find support in forums online.

For context, before the Huawei I used to have a Lenovo P2 and I was quite happy with it.

P.S. my market of reference is Europe.

Please share some thoughts and advice. Thanks.
[General Questions and Answers] vettayyan:
So I have 3 Options for Indian Market ,, 1. Oneplus 9 R

2.IQOO 7

3.MI 11X .. Which will be good ???
[General Questions and Answers] Fytdyh:
the difference between oneplus and xiaomi is the infrared. pick whatever you prefer. personally I would go with xiaomi, since it allows a lot of customization out of the box.
[General Questions and Answers] K1st3n:
Hey people,

sorry I think I posted this in the wrong thread on saturday.

I hope you can help me, because currently I'm a bit lost. I'm looking for a new phone since my Nokia 7 plus is dying.

I live in germany and I'm looking for something with a good or at least decent camera and not more than 800€

It would be nice to be able to install a custom rom but it's not my main point.

Currently I looked at the vivo x60 pro plus, xiami mi 11 pro, xiaomi mi 10 ultra, oppo find x2 pro but can't really decide. Can anyone pls help me or has an idea that I forgot to think about?

Thanks in advance
[General Questions and Answers] Fytdyh:
Go with xiaomi, in Europe they come with Google dialer/contact/messages. Xiaomi mi 11 pro and xiaomi mi 10 ultra are strong options, but if time is not an issue, you could wait for Xiaomi mi 11x pro. seems to bring more to the table.
[General Questions and Answers] Fytdyh:
see xiaomi note 8 pro or 9 pro.
[General Questions and Answers] Ev0luti0n_:
Hey guys. Can't decide between the two. Not a great fan of Samsung One UI and I think it looks too childish and not professional for a phone of that price. But I love the specs and design and the pen. Also expandable storage. You can also root and magisk.

On the other hand, I have the idea that oneplus 8 is amazing to modify with roms and clean android and it has dual SIM, which I need and want. Also love the purple color. Specs are also very good to excellent....

Which one would you choose and what would you say to me to help me decide? I played a bit with the ultra in store but would like to mod it a lot. I use exposed, xprivacyLUA, root and magisk, adguard and vanced as well as afwall+.

Thanks (trying this here in this section, because i posted initially on the OP8 pro and got no reply)
[General Questions and Answers] Fytdyh:
you forgot to specify which Samsung ultra we talking here, so I am going to assume the Samsung s21 ultra. now, between Samsung and oneplus, the first tends to clutter their devices with knox. oneplus heard is easier to mod, plus they come with snapdragon everywhere, not just USA. choosing between 2 flagships is easy, pick the one you like most. both are good, both are expensive. both won't disappoint you.
[General Questions and Answers] Uniposka:
Thanks for the suggestion. But it seems that they don't support LineageOS, according to what I could find.
[General Questions and Answers] Fytdyh:
Well, sorry about that, you didn't specify you want lineage os compatibility. here is the list of all lineage os official supported devices https://wiki.lineageos.org/devices/
[General Questions and Answers] Uniposka:
No problem at all. Thanks for the list of LOS compatible models.
[General Questions and Answers] somendra211:
what phone you should buy it totally depends on the few factor what matters to you while buying a phone:-

Do you wanna use the phone for long term

what is your usage of phone

what kind of work you usually perform on your phone

what matters to you more design, brand loyalty, technologies, or pricing.

these are few factors that you should weigh in your case this will help you to choose the best phone for your requirements.

you can check some of the best devices from Samsung, Xiaomi, Oneplus, Apple, etc.
[General Questions and Answers] workdrojd:
What phone would you recommend me today for $350? I'm coming from Huawei P30 (accidentally just broke it) and I don't mind gaming performance that much, but I do appreciate a good camera. Realme? Vivo? There are new models all the time and I'm unable to keep up.

Ideas?
[General Questions and Answers] Dan33185:
Well, kind of...I had it for about a week and decided it just wasn't for me. It's a nice phone, but it's just so long (tall), and the camera wasn't the best IMO, which is something I had been looking for in an upgrade. It ran really smooth, fast, so it's a nice phone, just not what I was looking for. I ended up going with a S9+, and love it so far. $275 on Swappa, so right in my price range.
[General Questions and Answers] lance_gk:
Recently they launced mi11x mi11x pro(poco F3 in europe) or poco X3 pro, check those out best hardware specs, flash any custom roms you like- will be great in both hardware n software