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[General Questions and Answers] schwim:
Hi there everyone! So glad I found this thread and I'm hoping to get some much needed advice.

I need an Android phone suited for an active lifestyle. For me, it doesn't necessarily mean an SOS and PTT button but does mean:

1) loooong battery life

2) can take a hit(clipped to a camelback and hitting the ground at 20-25mph if things go pear shaped)

3) clip or holster to hold tightly but allow quick access for pics and communication

4) AT&T(Cricket) compatible

Some restrictions and things to make it easier:

1) $350ish pricepoint. I'm broke and cheap.

2) It doesn't have to be new

3) The phone itself doesn't have to meet all the requirements if there's a case that can extend it's usefulness, like a battery or clip case.

4) No crippling of storage or processing power. Lag, stutter and full partitions are for suckers.

My Nexus 5X running LineageOS was an OK phone except for the abysmal battery life. It caused me to absolutely hate it. Carrying around a batterypack to plug it into while in the woods while trying to use the phone was an absolute joke. Since I buy phones nobody else wants, absolutely nobody made a battery case for it and clip cases are only available from Engrish providers that make cases to fit your phone and avocado.

So I bought a Doogee S60(Not CAT). The hardware specs of the phone was everything I could hope for and more but the a huge number of bugs and the horrific software provided by the MFGR made it impossible to use. Seriously. the last ROM update bricked the phone. . If it had good software, I would have overlooked the non-working fingerprint scanner, SD card slot and wireless charging but since the whole package is flawed, the phone is waiting on a return authorization so I can send it back for a refund.

If I could mix the great OS of the 5X with the hardware specs of the Doogee S60, I'd be the happiest man in the world but while browsing the thousands of offerings on eBay and CL, I haven't found the mix of cheap and durable unless it's another Chinese almostphone.

Any suggestions would be incredible welcome. I'm back to the 5X that I charge 3-4 times a day.

Thanks for your time!
[General Questions and Answers] Char_G:
Good luck :)
[General Questions and Answers] schwim:
Thanks. Perhaps I'll luck out and find some assistance on one of the other forums ;)
[General Questions and Answers] sajeel:
Have you looked at ulephone power 3 ?
[General Questions and Answers] Char_G:
The problem is the amount you want to spend vs all that you require in a phone, unless you pick up a used flagship
[General Questions and Answers] schwim:
Thanks for the suggestions! It's the first I heard of it but it looks like a huge battery phone while not being that durable. I'll do a bit more searching but I don't see any options for rugged cases.

Thanks a bunch for your thoughts although I don't think it's that much of an issue. There's a lot of great phones out there new and used at that pricepoint if you don't mind staying away from the flagships. I just need to do more and smarter research before investing the time and money on another model. My mistake on the 5X was ignoring the complaints regarding the battery and my problem with the Doogee S60 was not spending a little bit of time on the Doogee forums. I've never owned a flagship phone but have owned a lot of phones that I was glad to have in the past. Time hasn't been kind to phone specs, however so I have to find a next great one.

Currently, I'm reading up on the S5, 6 and 7 actives. They look somewhat promising and can be gotten on the cheap.
[General Questions and Answers] zelendel:
The actives will be your best bet. They are made tougher then any other device.
[General Questions and Answers] andon94:
MI6 or Nokia 8?
[General Questions and Answers] $HaGraTH:
Oneplus 5t (6gb), HTC U11 (4gb), Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge or IPhone 7?

I want a Phone which has very good built quality, good SOT, good screen, and which be still good for next 3 years.

Photos, music quality on earphones, mini Jack are not important for me.

Mostly I use Phone for browsing the internet, watching YouTube, sometimes I play some games
[General Questions and Answers] trgz:
Moto E 2nd Gen upgrade time

Hi, I'm looking for a phone to upgrade trusty Moto E 2nd gen (UK). 8 GB internal, 1 GB RAM (with 32GB SD) Qualcomm Snapdragon 410, Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53.

I'm after a phone that's the approx same size; gorilla glass etc; grippy, not slippery; fairly vanilla Android; not too worried about the camera or sound but need a bit more processor grunt/useable RAM for the apps/browser.

Current phone is 2yrs old; lives in back pocket and shows virtually no sign of wear despite it staying there when I drive; and whilst not abused, it's not mollycoddled (no case or screen protector).

I reckon battery starting to age (I'm handy with an 'iron' etc but not really interested in swapping it out).

Would consider 2nd hand (maybe a Nexus 5 D821 32GB?); tried a G5 but just too big, slippery and delicate feeling - I don't exect a phone to double as a pin hammer (!) but it shouldn't live in cotton wool.

Any suggestions in the £100-£140 range please?

Thanks
[General Questions and Answers] MaPBe:
Definitely HTC U11 is the one for you.

Great sound, great display, better camera, sense, awesome build quality... It fits perfectly what u are looking for

Enviado desde mi LEX722 mediante Tapatalk
[General Questions and Answers] $HaGraTH:
I'm not sure everybody understand me, sound and camera aren't important for me :P
[General Questions and Answers] Abdo004:
Hello, I have currently Galaxy S5 and I want to switch to a newer better phone but I am confused between two : The Galaxy A7 17 and the Huawei GR5 17, what do you think is better, mainly the smoother and the better camera and battery life and latest android? Thanks!
[General Questions and Answers] 350Rocket:
I would probably go with the OnePlus 5t. All of your choices would work but the iPhone 7 would be probably the most expensive and no benefit to having it if you don't care about camera or audio. I assume it's camera is probably slightly better than the other 2 but could be wrong. The 5t is the fastest phone which is good for keeping it long term.
[General Questions and Answers] $HaGraTH:
How about display in 5T I read that some "burns (died)" I dont know how to say it. Are there a problems with getting a change durrng warranty with Oneplus Phone?

These phones are on that same price in my country, all of them
[General Questions and Answers] farfetch:
I'm not sure about my next phone. 2 weeks ago I was sure about GOOGLE PIXEL 2, but now also SAMSUNG GALAXY S8 is teasing me.

I like compact phone, so my daily driver is a Xperia X Compact but, at home and for go in "cute places", I use my Nexus 5X for take good pictures, but 2 weeks ago a client supplied me a Galaxy S7 and I'm really liking the Samsung suite (mainly the UI) but, again, I always experienced slow down after a couple of months with Samsung and also I'm an Andorid developer, so slow updates could be a bad point.

The only thing stopping me from buying a Pixel are big bezels, that I think are unacceptable for an 2017(2018 maybe) high end phone.

Most important things for me are: fast updates (Pixel won without fight), camera (same as before), battery life, compactness and good design (exterior ad UI, S8 won hands down just for the display).
[General Questions and Answers] $HaGraTH:
If I was You I would go with Pixel.
[General Questions and Answers] farfetch:
May I can cut the bezels? [emoji23][emoji23]
[General Questions and Answers] jr866gooner:
My colleague has an S8. In fact I narrowed down my upgrade early in the year between an S8 and IP7.

The S8 though is lovely to look and and does have a nice display. The camera is good too. The only thing that lets it down is updates.

The pixel has a mighty fine camera and gets the updates. Only drawback is the screen, not a bad screen at all but it’s no Samsung panel.

The pixel is expensive, so is the S8. If I were putting that much money down I’d probably go pixel. But I’m kind of torn because the Samsung does offer water resistance and wireless charging on top. Hmm actually I’d go Samsung despite the lack of updates!
[General Questions and Answers] farfetch:
Pixel 2 HAS a Samsung panel, Pixel 2 XL doesn't.
[General Questions and Answers] ev1lchris:
I would ask there but the thread is closed.
[General Questions and Answers] farfetch:
Where?
[General Questions and Answers] 350Rocket:
If you're talking about "burn in" on the amoled display, I haven't heard of it on the OnePlus 5 / 5t. I've had my 5 for several months and have a screen burn app to check for burn in and so far there is absolutely no sign of any burn in on a white screen. Reviews of the 5t have mentioned no burn in unlike the pixel 2 xl.

I don't know about support because I haven't had to use it and I don't think there have been a lot of defects with the OnePlus 5 judging from the forum's here. The shipping time and feedback from the company when I ordered the phone from them was awesome however and I'm in Canada.
[General Questions and Answers] sma_support:
iPhone 6s for 320$ ))))))
[General Questions and Answers] maxander:
Hello everyone !

I currently have a LG G5 and I really disapointed because the coimmunity is not really interested in this phone.

I'm looking for a new phone, with jack, sdcard and that will be highly backed by the community (Custom rom, kernels, ...)

I want to keep my phone for about 2 years.

Thanks a lot for your help !
[General Questions and Answers] ajgriffin:
Any recommendations for a phone that I can tether on a grandfathered unlimited data plan with Verizon?
[General Questions and Answers] Xenjz:
Hi

should i buy samsung c9 pro for 450$ or add bit more and buy note fe for 610$ is it worth it what are the pros and cons any help will be appreciated
[General Questions and Answers] mr_rodge:
Hi

Looking for buying advice, criteria as follows (I'm in the UK):

- Looking to spend as little as possible, but must be improvement over the LG D855/OnePlus One/iPhone 6 we have in the house already.

- Must be Android, as we're Auto users.

- New, it's a gift.

- Camera is absolute priority. Particularly speed for stills.

- ROM available (or OTA stock upgrade) to Nougat/Oreo.

- Min 32GB storage, or smaller and expandable via SD.

- Minimum FHD screen, 5 inch. OLED/HDR would be great but not essential.

- USB Type C would be nice, but not essential.

- Flashable for stable, alternative ROM without bloat, such as Lineage.

- Good VR experience prefereable but again not a priority.

We're currently using Lineage OS ROMS on our Android phones which are snappy, stable, look pretty and ticks all the boxes but the cameras mean we're losing out on great moments. Whole reason for upgrade is that Android Auto is better than Apple CarPlay, but the cameras on our Android phones are pants in comparison to the iPhone 6. They're shocking in low light and to get a sharp picture you need still subjects and a tripod. Whilst the iPhone's shots aren't really any better under those conditions, it's the fact that when the shutter button is pressed, the picture is snapped and there's no lag or blur, regardless of conditions, even with Auto HDR. Whilst low light shots are grainy on it, the subjects are never lost and the memory of the moment isn't ruined!

I've read about how good the pixel is, but it looks out of my price range. I'm thinking about the Galaxy S6 or S6 Edge, with some other ROM on it. What's your thoughts? Camera better than LG's G5/G6? Also not averse to chinese alternatives, as long as the camera is up to scratch and it's ROMmable.

Thanks!
[General Questions and Answers] pogretaomaka:
So I have just purchased a domino dm368 plus smartwatch (from gearbest.com I cant post link) and after having it for a few days I regret buying it because of the poor battery life it can't even last a day!

so I am thinking of returning it and getting another watch I would appreciate it if you could recommend me another smartwatch with better battery life (preferably 2+ days) and I don't really care what OS it haves I would just like it to have Bluetooth, pedometer, heart rate monitor, message notifications and if possible GPS, WIFI.

and if it is possible please keep it under 150€

Thanks to anyone that replies
[General Questions and Answers] Sizzlechest:
Looking for a phone in the $50 range that works on T-Mobile for a teen. Had the BLU that had the Amazon ads, but the screen cracked.
[General Questions and Answers] SealedGecko:
I'm looking to upgrade from an LG G3. My price range is about $200. Refurbs don't both me at all. Must be android.
[General Questions and Answers] zizou_:
Hi,

i have also to buy a new device. originally i wanted to buy a 5 or 5,2 inch device, but the development und userbase is more important. I don't want to spent more thant 150-200 Euros, the device does not have to be a new one. Xiaomi seems to be a good adress for active development on XDA. So my focused switched to the Note 3 and Note 4. Note 4 has many downloads in LineageOS Statistics, but my impression is, that the Note 3 has overall more and better support? Am i wrong?!?!

I'm very thankfull for help : )

Sorry for my bad english.

Thanks in advance!
[General Questions and Answers] juanq214:
Note 3 has a Snapdragon 650, which is more powerful than the snapdragon 625 on the note 4. Either of those is a great choice.

---------- Post added at 03:00 PM ---------- Previous post was at 02:48 PM ----------

Be a bit more specific on your requirements, so we can better suggest what to buy. Under $200 I'll go for the Xiaomi Mi A1

I'll go for the Xiaomi mi band 2. It fullfills all your requirements, the battery can last up to 15 days, and it only costs $30. I have used different smart watches, but always end up returning to the Mi band 2. You can also consider the Samsung gear fit 2. Great band, but the battery is a joke!

I would look into the following options:

Oneplus 5 / 5t. Does all what you require, plus it's hardware is impressive. Also Oxígen os is quite near to Android stock.

Xiaomi mi 6. Great camera, good development support and can be found under $300. Also it has great hardware specs.

Moto Z2 play. Android stock, good camera, excelent battery life. Price is appropriate.

---------- Post added at 03:02 PM ---------- Previous post was at 03:00 PM ----------

The one plus 5 seems to be the option for you, except that it does not have sd card port, something that seems to be becoming trendy in new smartphones
[General Questions and Answers] zizou_:
Thank you.

Is in that price sector a great 5 or 5,2 inch device existing, which has also great support an xda?!
[General Questions and Answers] Blafasel2017:
Cheap VR-Smartphone?

Hi,

anyone who can recommend a Smartphone that works well with atleast a Homido-VR-headset? I have a Honor6X though that Gyro is a joke, I think

they faked it completely with the G-sensor.

I must admit i haven't had much need to actually upgrade yet, just the camera is a bit more crappy than my earlier Galaxy S5.

Any recommendations? Not really into paying about 900€ for a new S8 or similar.....

My must-haves, more or less, are:

- good camera, should work also in lowlight-conditions

- MicroSD slot (or atleast 256GB memory, everything lower is just a joke either)

- proper batteryruntime comparable to the Honor6X

- works well in a VR-headset

Nice2have: some camera-foo that would make it possible to make 3D-scans of the room/area or something similar.
[General Questions and Answers] runninghamster:
Need help for new phone

Hi, I live in Australia and I'm looking to buy a new phone for around under $350 AUD.

I've been stuck between a couple options and needed some help.

I've been looking at the Oppo A57, Oppo A73, Moto G5 Plus and the ZTE Axon 7.

Any help in which phone I should go for?

I'm looking for a couple main features such as

- good battery

- decent processor that won't slow down with use too much

- decent camera

- fingerprint sensor (optional, but I prefer one)

- at least a 1080p screen

-screen larger than 5 inches

I've been leaning towards the ZTE Axon 7, but if anyone has any other suggestions I'm open to hear them.

Thank you! :)
[General Questions and Answers] cdub1984084:
I'm looking for a new phone and my budget would be around $300 and under. My S5 has options I don't want to let go of tho, NFC, infrared, screen mirroring, and things like that. Also I need it to be CDMA. The search I did came up with an LG v20, Samsung Galaxy note 4, and a OnePlus as good alternatives. Any good advice is much appreciated and needed! Please and thank you!
[General Questions and Answers] v.marc:
In my opinion note Samsung notes has better life and performance
[General Questions and Answers] wajjaw:
Phone with good camera 200ish would rather not go higher if possible, good for custom ROM support, removable battery, or ability to modify it so battery can be removed. GSM capable. And not a phone that requires you to set up an account to unlock the bootloader, ie motorola. I know people are concerned about LG V20 having the bootloop issue, but I have considered it.
[General Questions and Answers] theandroidguy:
I want a phone with 18:9 display, 4gigs of ram, SD625 or any other better SD processor, dual camera, and Android Oreo out of the box(I want Treble Support), so as the redmi note 5 and moto g6 plus/X5 leaks are already there which one do you suggest will be a better device in terms of community support(custom roms, kernels & mods)
[General Questions and Answers] niC00L147:
Hello,

I'm looking for a new phone. The main thing I care about is Project Treble and Custom Rom support.

Other features I want in my phone are NFC, Dual SIM, fullHD display and good camera (OIS would be awesome). My budget is 350 euros. Thank you for suggestions
[General Questions and Answers] Vesanius:
Good day.

Since my Galaxy S7 has a damage on the glass back and lost battery power, I would like to know early on favorable options from the East (also referred to as "China Phones").

Concerning my requirements: Also with a new device I want to surf with 4G (Salt CH). The display resolution is not extremely important to me, but the more are brightness and color saturation. The device should last up to two days without charging (WhatsApp, music and occasional surfing) and be chargeable with Fast Charge (and optimally also with an inductive charging station). Next I need for various applications such as headphones, sound boxes and Chipolo is Bluetooth. NFC is optional because Android Pay has not yet been established in Switzerland. I'm also a fan of rooting. Consequently, it would be an advantage if the device were as easy as possible rootable. On custom ROMs, I only resort if there are no updates or basic things to tweak. The size of the substitute should be similar to the Galaxy S7. The ability to simply change the battery would be a nice treat. USB-C would be great. Cameras must be fine. The last thing: SD card with 128GB should fit in and work.

I'm looking forward to your suggestions.

Greetings, Vesanius
[General Questions and Answers] sajeel:
http://m.ulefone.com/products/power3/features.html
[General Questions and Answers] flknbry:
Phone for Verizon MNVO

Hi i just activated a HTC 526 For Verizon on Boom Mobil, Now i can make calls, Send and Recieve standard texts but i cannot change the APN. Apparently Verizon restricts

the proccess.I am looking to find a 4g lte phone which would allow this to be done.Suggestions will be appreciated.I am curious as to whether a Straight talk phone might

allow this.

Thanks
[General Questions and Answers] Kuba11p:
I like:

- features like glove mode, ultra battery mode, fingerprint scanner

- camera, it should at least shoot natural colours, sharp images and manage to shoot "pro" photos if you give it to someone with photo talent

- Good sound, I like listening to music so phone should play good music trough headphones

- It would be cool if it would be waterproof

- System interface it's important too, I don't like UI like xiaomi or Asus, which feels cheap and childish and just like a copy of IOS, it should look pleasing.

- Phone which doesn't overheat while recording a video, I own Xperia x now and I hate recording videos with it (it usually gets hot after 5 minutes of recording..)

- Phone should look and feel solid, it shouldn't feel like cheap Chinese aluminium

-Battery should be good, at least able to survive one day.

- Display should show natural, vivid colours, doesn't need to be 4k or something, full HD will satisfy me

- And of course it shouldn't be very slow

What smartphone would you recommend me?
[General Questions and Answers] DodoGTA:
I need an Android smartphone

Price: ~100€ (or even under 100€)

Location: West/southwest Lithuania

Condition: New (or like new), but not used

Features needed: SD card slot, USB-OTG, removable battery (this feature is kind of optional though)

Optional features: NFC, fingerprint scanner, headphone jack...

Features that aren't wanted at all: Glass back

Some other things needed: 8 GB+ of storage, 1 GB+ of RAM, 4-5 inch screen, decent/great performance, great/decent battery life, decent camera, decent/great development support (or at least an unlockable/unlocked bootloader and kernel source)

I've been looking into the J3 2016 (still trying to find a deal for it), but are there any other options? :p
[General Questions and Answers] XERO_Racer:
Hi all, just carrying my thread to this one since theres multiple ones out about device suggestion, I am helping the wife look for a new device, she is a long time iPhone user and shes had enough with the recent issues with iOS. She fell in love with her brothers S8 but i was suggesting the OnePlus 5T as a cheaper alternative and most of all basically close to vanilla android, I suggested the Mate 10 Pro since I am a Mate 9 user and have been very impressed with this device, I also suggested the V30 and the upcoming Honor V10, however I know theres more alternatives to the OP5T I do want to give her a wide variety of options thats why I come to you guys for help....

Her budget is $800 or $900

-Anything top tier

-Excellent Battery life is a must

-Stock android experience or equivalent if possible (She does not like the Pixel line up unfortunately)

-Great camera

-Quality finish and water resistance(Not really a main must have but would be nice to have as an addition)
[General Questions and Answers] mr_rodge:
For anyone interested, managed to land a brand new S7 Edge 32GB for £280. Considering the grade B/used Pixel XLs I were looking at were going for £350, I consider this a bargain.
[General Questions and Answers] alucke:
Nexus 6P or Google Pixel 2 XL

I currently have a Nexus 6P, that I am using without a problem. I love the phone, but they are going to stop supporting the phone in late 2018. Should I keep the phone or upgrade to the Pixel 2 XL, which is kind of expensive, at close to $1000. any advice would be appreciated

alucke
[General Questions and Answers] andreiutzu000:
[MENTION=3101291]alucke[/MENTION]

I suggest you to keep the phone until the end of 2018, as the Pixel 2 XL's price will go down and it will be more accessible.