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[General Questions and Answers] van71:
Samsung GS5 replacement

Hello everyone, I'm so glad I found this website... I smashed my SGS5 accidentally and am now using an SGS2. It freezes up a lot on youtube with it being the only extra app open and I don't know whether it's the 1.1ghz cpu or the 1gb ram that's causing this. I'll get straight to the point.

what I need: price range ( up to $300 since hopefully I can find used ones for ~$200)

Android 6.0 or higher support

2gb ram and/or decent cpu so it doesn't lag under one biggish app running like youtube.

16gb storage

2600~mah battery life

5-inch screen

4g support

micro or nano sim support

charges fast and micro-usb is fine

NFC, Bluetooth

being able to use screen with one hand. I used the display-size-shrinking function a lot

USB OTG support in case the touch is broken

lightweight (140-150g ish) (I would need it to not drop too hard but not too important)

microsd 2gb~ supp

Thanks, I love you guys no homo.
[General Questions and Answers] spiritBreaker01:
I think i read somewhere that the Xiaomi's mix 3 slider is rated at about 600k slides
[General Questions and Answers] TheInfiniteAndroid:
Yeah there's a video on YT of it, just looking for some more in-depth information, thank you for replying though
[General Questions and Answers] mario24601:
How about a OnePlus X?
[General Questions and Answers] 350Rocket:
For $300 you can get OnePlus 3.
[General Questions and Answers] van71:
Thanks for the suggestion :). It's perfect except it doesn't have NFC :(

Thanks, this seems to be enough so got this one for $170 au with a cracked screen (save money).

Is there another option where I don't have to pay for the extra 64-16=48 gb space and 4gb ram but still have the other features? :/
[General Questions and Answers] tinibertex:
Hi im thinking about to buy the pixel 2 XL or the op6t, wich one should i buy and whY?? thx in advance.
[General Questions and Answers] seanspotatobusiness:
I think my Samsung Galaxy S5 is dying so I'm looking at options to replace it but I have criteria which might be hard to satisfy:

User-removable battery

MicroSD card slot

Infrared emitter (for remote control)

Fingerprint scanner

AMOLED screen (for lower power consumption when displaying black backgrounds)

Phone case available with hidden compartment for bank cards (currently using Otterbox Commuter Wallet case; a soft case which is obviously a wallet is not okay)

Not a Samsung phone (I don't like their history of price fixing and I'm still annoyed that they released a phone with an AMOLED screen and white backgrounds; they should have customised the theme to save power; I had to root the phone to achieve this)

I'm flexible on the AMOLED screen for a phone that meets my other needs. Does anyone know any candidates more powerful than the Galaxy S5 from, like, the last two or three years? Thanks!
[General Questions and Answers] Amirk365:
Tough luck.
[General Questions and Answers] Swen83:
I have pixel 2 XL seven days and phone is almost perfect. I was thinking between pixel and one plus, but pixel is winner because design (panda), pure Android, camera, price from 800 to 440 EUR, updates cum first. you will not be wrong if you choose op6t, the differences are very small. Good and happy shopping
[General Questions and Answers] tinibertex:
Very usefull answer!! Thank you

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[General Questions and Answers] van71:
Getting some buyer's remorse as I realise I should have looked at other criteria namely removable battery, infrared blaster and the display size reducing function. Even though I'm out of money I'd love to learn from this mistake, does anyone have suggestions please? :)
[General Questions and Answers] 350Rocket:
I think removable battery is pretty well gone from most of the good phones. Maybe an lg g5 or older but I wouldn't buy one because of the quality control issues they had.

Also ir blaster is almost impossible to find. I keep my HTC M8 just for that feature around the house.
[General Questions and Answers] Ghengis042:
Does the LG V20 qualify as "more powerful"? I've seen a number of places suggest that as the last bastion of flagship performance with a removable battery, though the LG G5 is probably comparable.

My current daily driver is a Moto Z, and while that series has a (very!) non-serviceable internal battery, it does support a Mod system where you can snap extra batteries on the back with magnets. (Of course, depending on where you live, it might be near-impossible to actually *get* said batteries, but that's another matter) That would meet all your other requirements except for IR blaster, I think.
[General Questions and Answers] kedev:
Looking for a new phone

I'm planning on retiring my s7 edge, looking for something with a decent camera as I plan on taking a lot more photos, and I don't use my phone for a whole lot other than watching the occasional youtube video, texting, the basics (I don't really game on my phone), and testing out android dev builds for work. I've been looking around a little bit, and I'm not entirely sure what I should do. It'd be nice to grab something soon, as we're taking a trip in the near future (less than a month), and it would be nice to have the camera for that. I was looking at the Honor View 20, as the camera looks interesting, and I could make due with the sacrifices, but I have no idea when that will even be available globally (I'm in Canada so it's tougher to get), and it seems like the global version might end up being over priced.

Does anyone have any options for something that isn't going to break the bank, maybe like $350 - $550 USD (looking between $500 - $750 CAD or so) but still has a fantastic camera and isn't going to be extremely dated in a year? preferably with 6GB RAM.
[General Questions and Answers] 350Rocket:
What about a used OnePlus 6?
[General Questions and Answers] kedev:
Looking for a new phone. I can buy a OnePlus 6T for $719 Canadian, which is in my wheelhouse. I'd be interested to hear what people think of the camera in the 6T... My wife has a P20 Pro, and the photos are outstanding, I'm not sure if anything can really compare, would love to hear what experience people have with camera in the OnePlus 6T, Xiaomi Mi 8, or anything in that similar range. What got me excited from what I could see from the Honor View 20 was the pixel binning on the camera and how good some of the night shots looked.
[General Questions and Answers] 350Rocket:
From the reviews I watched I'm thinking the camera will disappoint compared to the p20pro. But it's the better phone when it comes to software. Also I think the op6t is cheaper than the p20pro pro?
[General Questions and Answers] kedev:
Yeah, I'm not so much concerned with software as I am the camera performance. I'm not expecting anything to match the p20 pro exactly, just something fairly decent that can take alright low light photos and maybe record decent video.
[General Questions and Answers] 350Rocket:
I think I watched a video comparison that showed the 6t was actually worse than both the 6 and 5t for most shots.

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You can still buy the OnePlus 6 new. I'd rather have it based on price and still having a headphone jack. I'm going to have to keep my OnePlus 5 a couple more years probably though.
[General Questions and Answers] jaybird779:
Which TABLET should I get?

Requirements:

-10" screen

-Fingerprint reader

-longest battery life possible

-MicroSD Card

-Headphone jack - I *might* be willing to forgo this for the right device, but I'd prefer to have it

-ideally a USB-C power connector, but this isn't a requirement

I went to GSMArena to search for my options and narrowed things down quite a bit. I'm wondering if anyone has suggestions though. I'm leaning toward either the Huawei MediaPad M5 Lite 10 or the Lenovo Tab 4 Plus. Neither are getting many OS updates or security patches, which sucks, but I use my tablet nearly exclusively for watching media while travelling. That is, it's on a trusted wifi or on airplane mode. I also have a VPN in case I'm on a public connection, but that would be very rare. So, security patches aren't concerning. I prefer Android 8 to Android 9 on the OS front, though I am excited for the possibilities in Android 10. The Lenovo is stuck on Android 7, which is okay, but not great. In the end, battery life is one of the biggest priorities. It looks like the Huawei is the better choice based on my preferences...when it's released in the US. That should be within a month though. Anyone want to convince me something else is better? I'd prefer to keep it under $500, but I might be flexible for something amazing.
[General Questions and Answers] StardustDroid:
Wich device to buy to support LineageOS MicroG size =~139x70 ?

Hi,

can you recommend me a device with this size to run LineageOS-MicroG ?

My Galaxy A5 SM-A520F is too complicated to patch (Pie) and I can't go back to Nougat, because of issue with Samsung firmware revisions, since 2018, Odin downgrade from Android8 or Android9 to Android7 is not possible :/

I would like a device with good LTE aka 4G support, good wifi chipset, good GPS.

Maybe a LG/Google Nexus 5, one of the most used device from Lineage stats : https://stats.lineageos.org/

But not verry happy for the no sdcard support :/

I don't want onePlus, because the sizes are too bigs.

Thanks
[General Questions and Answers] oakleyguy89:
Hey guys, my Lg g6 is driving me nuts. I bought it second hand for $100 but the earpiece speaker and the rear firing speaker are toast. If I make or answer a phone call I gotta blow into the earpiece to even hear what the other person is saying and the rear speaker sounds super distorted. So now i'm looking at options for phones. I really want a redmi note 7 but I dont think it'll work in my area as LTE Discovery shows that i'm on band 2. So I was figuring I would look at something around $300 range. I was thinking of the UmiDigi F1, seems like a high spec phone for a good price but don't know much about the company and if they support band 2. Another phone I was thinking of was the Blu vivo xl+ and that's about $315. Anyone have any other suggestions??
[General Questions and Answers] resonant-apex:
Xiaomi Mi A1 vs Xiaomi Mi A2 lite

Hi. I am looking for an Android one phone with a chipset invulnerable to spectre/meltdown/foreshadow with an unlockable bootloader for less than €300.

Excluding the HTC U11 Life (weaker specs) and Motorola ONE (very small xda community) leaves two phones:

Xiaomi Mi A1

Xiaomi Mi A2 lite

Very similar specs and price.

After the warranty & android ONE updates expire, I hope to flash lineage os (or a similar ROM) to keep getting OTA security updates.

The Mi A1 currently has official lineage os support, but 1 year less of android one updates.

The Mi A2 lite has treble support but no official ROMs yet.

Which phone is my best bet to achieve what I plan?

Is the A2 lite likely to get official lineage OS support if it's even possible to predict?

Is project treble important? Do treble ROMs work universally on any treble-enabled device? Do treble ROMs receive OTA updates?
[General Questions and Answers] phazer11:
I'm in need of a new phone as sad as it seems. My current phone (LG G3) has decided it wants to keep eating SIM cards, it came up with a message 48 hours ago about the SIM being invalid and I've since replaced it 3 times with new cards, which work for several hours before needing to be reseated and eventually that stops working. I'm trying to decide between the Pixel 3(or XL), Samsung Galaxy S9(or S9+), or the OnePlus 6T. though I'm open to suggestions. I don't want to spend a lot but... if I have to payment plan it I guess I'll payment plan it. Though I really was hoping to wait to upgrade till phones actually support 802.11ax (and more support for ax in general).

I like taking pictures and video, the Pixel sounds like it has a better experience there, as well as cleaner OS without frills. Like I said this came out of nowhere, so I'm really not as prepared as I'd like to be but I cannot be without my phone.
[General Questions and Answers] LockheedX:
Looking for older tablet

Hey, last tablet I got was a 2013 Nexus 7.

The kids cracked the screen otherwise I wouldn't even consider getting a new one, it still works just fine.

I've been looking at used versions of the same tablet on Swappa, but maybe I'm missing an opportunity to spend about the same amount of money and get even better performance from a tablet.

I would like to spend between $50 and $100 and I don't really care how old the device is as long as it works at about the same speed as the 2013 Nexus 7. I recently got the kids Amazon Fire 7 tablets and they are unbearably slow. I couldn't believe that a tablet could be that slow and honestly wish I had not purchased a new crappy tablet and instead found an older not-so-terrible tablet.

Suggestions? I'm not planning on doing much with this one other than reading and maybe some games. Thanks.
[General Questions and Answers] BarkingPup:
I'm looking for a new phone. Currently have the LG X Power 2. I adore the battery life and would like something that has similar or more. It has 4,500 mAH or something but mAH doesn't always translate to battery life.

Looking for something that can be rooted. No one's figured out how to Root most LG devices :/ All I want is to record my voice while recording my screen and have app sounds.

Not too concerned with performance. I'd prefer similar specs to the X Power 2: 13MP rear camera, USB-To-Go support, 1.5 GB RAM, 1.5 GHz octa-core, 16 GB internal memory. If it's better hooray. If it's the same whatever. But I won't go lower than those specs.

I'm in Canada and solely on the Bell network. I can pick any phone I want as an upgrade as I've been a customer for... like almost two decades now.

I'm looking at potentials right now but would appreciate any input.
[General Questions and Answers] Toasted Meat:
Looking for a new phone

Currently using a Samsung S3

Main Uses (Listening to Music, Web Browsing, GPS Navigation)

Budget of <$200USD (USED price)

2016-2019

Easy to flash custom ROMs, recovery, and root

Headphone jack that doesn't have an issue

SD card expansion

6" screen max but I prefer smaller phones

No Samsung or LG

I'm aware of the Redmi Note 5.
[General Questions and Answers] 350Rocket:
HTC one M8, m9 (I have owned both) or maybe an HTC 10 although I'm not sure that's in your budget.
[General Questions and Answers] riahc3:
I dont understand why there isnt a section where you can post a thread asking for recommends for a new phone....posts in a 1000+ page thread get lost quickly.
[General Questions and Answers] phazer11:
As I mentioned in my earlier post my LG G3 is no longer usuable. I was hopeing to wait to upgrade until 802.11ax or other energy efficiency improvements had been included in phones but it looks like that is not an option.

I would like to avoid spending more than $600 USD preferrably less though. I'm on AT&T and a Pixel 3 or S9 are looking like the best options with a OnePlus 6T and the XL versions of the Pixel and S9 being considered. Though I'd probably take a Pixel or Pixel 2 if I could find one new.

I like taking pictures and video and for that, the Pixel sounds like it is the better experience, as well as the fact I dislike bloat quite a lot; my favorite Linux distributions are Arch and Gentoo if that helps you any.

Also, I do a LOT of audio recording so any phones with exceptionally good exterior recordiing microphones would be welcomed as well.
[General Questions and Answers] IronDude:
I'd like to buy a phone for my dad and I'd like some recommendations as what to buy. Only things that are a must is the phone must be cheaper than 250USD (used would be ok as well), it has to be "very well" supported by LineageOS, battery should be replaceable either as it has been in ye good olde days or without to much work and a real rugged case should be available like Otterbox, iBlasson etc. but with a build in screenprotector.
[General Questions and Answers] HelloWorld_007:
Samsung Galaxy S9+, Xiaomi MI MIX 3 or Huawei Mate 20? All of them cost 450€

I care about display quality and battery life the most. The design of the Mate 20 is a drawback for me, though.
[General Questions and Answers] kristofthewise:
Long Time Lurker Needs A New Sprint Phone

Hello sirs!

You all are great Im a big fan of the community and what you do. I need a sprint phone to take advantage of the year of free service they are offering. I am a privacy guy and have not had cell service for over a year but the free price tag has me coming back. Ive often said that with all the money the cell carriers make selling off our private data they could at least give us the service for free. Well it seems sprint was monitoring that conversation because theyve decided to do just that. So what the hell Ill give it a go.

This is my ideal list of features in order of importance. I am prepared to be disappointed but please do your best. :good:

1. Heavy community support making it easy to install and maintain an open source/no spyware Kernel/OS

2. Removable battery

3. No front facing camera

4. Love to spend $100 but up to $250 is acceptable

5. No GPS

6. No internal microphones (plugin mic only)

7. Whatd I miss? No fingerprint/Retinal scan/Blood test/Anal plug/DNA collection "features" either please.

Brand name/cool factor mean less than nothing. I am after privacy and value and I realize thats like wanting ice cream without getting fat, I do. I also know I am a dirty dinosaur but please humour me as much as possible.

Thank you all.
[General Questions and Answers] jacopastorius:
hi guys. At the moment i have a s6 rooted and being really satisfied with it but i need a bigger display. I was wondering what could be a nice substitute. What i need is:

1. double tap to wake or wake with just fingerprints

2. tap to sleep to be configured in someway

3. display 6 - 6.2"

4. usb type c

5. at least 4gb ram

6. max 250 euros

I do not care about notch. Do you think with s8 plus (used) i go for a secure buy or can you suggest something alternative?
[General Questions and Answers] DexterRufer:
It's worth buying a LG V20/V30 used on eBay?

Hi people, i want to buy a LG V20 or V30 (i am not decided yet) but because my budget i think buying it used on eBay, do you think it's worth it buying it used or not? i don't care really about scratches and things like that, i am only worried about the durability and functionality of the phone. What do you think? Thank you :)
[General Questions and Answers] Paresh Kalinani:
HTC One V v/s MicroMax A110 (Repairing v/s New Phone)

OK, I'm really confused now.:confused::confused::confused:

Got the HTC One V for me and I'm not happy with it.:( It's laggy, non-responsive, slow, FPS is not good and even the Benchmark is too bad.:crying:

And now, after all this the speaker is gone:(. Don't know what happened with it, but the sound is very, very low.

Only

if I remove out the back cover at the bottom, I can hear the sound. Remove the back cover and the Signal goes down.:crying: HTC Service says that I'll have to keep my phone for about a week but they're not sure if it'll come even in a month.

:mad: I just can't keep the phone even for a single day.

(Personal problems! ;))

NOW, I'm really impressed with the specifications and price of Micromax A110 and the Google Nexus 4.:D

I have 2 options now : :)

1) To give this phone for repairing in a mobile repairing shop.:) (not to the HTC Service 'cause I don't think I'll get it back soon.:( The Service Center is far away from me and they say the phone will first go to Chennai, then it'll get repaired and then some day it'll come back to me.:(). I'll give it to a nearby mobile repairing shop and pay the charges and void my warranty. Then I'll root it (ya it's still unrooted on Stock ROM and Stock Kernel:cyclops:), flash a good Custom ROM and Kernel and enjoy.:victory:

2) OR, I'll sell it if I get around Rs.10,000 from anywhere and buy Micromax A110 (forget about Nexus 4, my mom's not going to give me a single penny more:p).

SO, I'd like to get some advice that what should I do? Option 1 or 2?:confused:

AND, Who wins if One V v/s A110?:confused:

AND, What are the pros and cons of A110?:confused:
[General Questions and Answers] Dhiraj:
Don't go for micromax . First of all you will not get any support from company ; no future update . 2nd they provide fake info like chipset config for their publicity ; until u root your device and check build.prop ; what you actually have. On the other hand HTC has great support . I have mmx and HTC both.
[General Questions and Answers] ocelot4ark:
Hey guys - looking for some direction on tablets. I am starting a 2 year rotation for my job that will require me to travel a lot. I normally just travel with my laptop, but since this is a work thing I'll have to bring THEIR laptop. So I need something a little more usable for personal entertainment at night in hotels and on airplanes and such...something that's more portable and lighter than my macbook pro, hence tablet search. I don't want to lug 2 laptops through airports in addition to luggage.

I'm interested in any tablet between 7-9". Price range up to $300 unless I can be convinced something more expensive is ABSOLUTELY perfect.

On paper, the Nexus 7 immediately grabbed my attention, but I was somewhat turned off by the lack of HDMI output. I really want HDMI output for connecting to Hotel TV's to watch Netflix. But if the Nexus 7 doesn't have a worthy opponent, I can always use my Galaxy S3 for HDMI videos. Also, I'd prefer if the tablet had expandable storage via micro SD. Finally, I'd like to be able to type out blog posts (400-500 words) comfortably using a bluetooth keyboard. Youtube videos make me think this should be fairly easy to do on any of the newer tablets. Oh, and I'd also need a front facing camera for video chatting back home.

To be honest, the Kindle Fire HD 8.9" looks perfect (specs), but the damn software looks horrible. I'd give anything if you could really root/customize it with CM10. Obviously Nexus 7 wins on software, but are there any other options that have strong developer/ROM support that are more fully featured hardware wise?

To recap: 7-9" tablet, up to $300, HDMI out preferred, Micro SD slot, good performance with a bluetooth keyboard, front facing camera

Thoughts? Thanks in advance.
[General Questions and Answers] cybervibin:
Dude u disgrace HTC one v

Man I had ur same problems, once I rooted I had no complains at all now I think I can use it for more than 2 years also :D

It's over clocked the best fps ,I can play shadow gun without lags...so and if u decide to repair don't give it to the normal shops cause once the warranty is void ur selling rate reduces
[General Questions and Answers] Paresh Kalinani:
Could you please tell me One V can be overclocked upto what speed? Highest one? And can I increase RAM using SWAM Partition?:confused: Also, which ROM are you using? When I play Shadowgun on my completely Stock HTC One V, I can just play a new game, it doesn't resume the saved games and shuts down.:crying:
[General Questions and Answers] mfsr98:
Nexus 7 ain't slow. Nexus 7 is really fast! Does your friend have an alpha custom ROM or stock ROM? cause that can be the problem (although it's not normal on stock, but flash a ROM and you'll be good ;) )

I do prefer the Nexus 10 over the 7, because of the badass display :D
[General Questions and Answers] xmixmaster:
Sony Xperia S with P.A.C. ROM is awesome!!! no lags!! and price is low