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[Honor 8X Guides, News, & Discussion] aveemashfaq:
For me, it has to be Honor 9 Lite, which I already have. Why?

1. Looks stunning. I have the blue version with the mirror finish in the back. The combination of materials is simply superb. Looks twice the money. No other phone comes even close to looking that great without breaking your wallet.

2. 18:9 Notchless display with very slim bezels. I hate notch because it feels as if the screen is broke at that place. All the other phones in this price point sporting 18:9 have thicker bezels whereas 9 Lite has very slim bezels.

3. Perfect thickness. Some phones are really bulky for the battery life they offer. It takes away from the premium-ness of the phone. Some phones have really thin profiles but with awful battery life. I think Honor 9 Lite balances them perfectly.

4. Perfect size. I don't get why phones need to be too big that you cannot use them with one hand. If we needed a tablet, we would buy a tablet. In this matter, the phone almost fits my hand perfectly with the top notification bar slightly out of reach but who uses notification bar that much anyway during operation. And I have fingerprint scanner gestures for notification bar, so all is well there.

5. Killer processor and memory and RAM combo. This is the most affordable option among phones having the OpenKirin 659 processor. I will admit that development on these phones is not as good as Snapdragon ones but I only use my phone for work, chatting and occasional watching videos and the phone delivers. I miss the custom kernels, the gcam and other stuff but with the Lineage OS build, Openkirin just flies by other similar priced processors.

6. Custom ROM? I know people will trash me for telling this but I feel that as long as the phones are treble compatible and we can get AOSP, all phones are the same to my eyes. I just need stock android without bloatware with a google-less install so that I could claim all my processor speed and battery life. And lucky me, I unlocked bootloader and installed Lineage. Life is good for me.

7. 3.5 mm headjack. I believe that phone companies should not take away our freedom to use the headphones that we like. And so, I stand by them for supplying with a headphone jack. I don't care if it is a micro usb or type-c because I get one day battery and when I put my phone on charge at night, I am the least bothered about charging speed.

8. Dual cameras in the front and back. I know it is a marketing gimmick and I never use portrait mode but I can boast about it to my friends that I have blur effect on the front and the back. I use SLR for photos but the phone camera is OK for casual pics.

I only hate the fact that the phone has single flash.
[Honor 8X Guides, News, & Discussion] borksek:
Huawei P Smart
[Honor 8X Guides, News, & Discussion] dire12wolf:
Xiaomi Mi A1 for Android one and good midrange hardware.
[Honor 8X Guides, News, & Discussion] Sebastian505:
I don't know about you guys

but the best phone with same price of Xiaomi A2 is Nokia 7 Plus it's really good phone with that huge battery and good specs and decent design and nice screen too the price on nokia 7 plus here is about 250$ exactly somedays it get below the 250$ and somedays it's 250
[Honor 8X Guides, News, & Discussion] ThE_MarD:
Heyyo, Asus Zenfone Max Pro M1 gets my vote. Unlockable bootloader and kernel source code is very nice and the device already has a healthy custom ROM device maintainer community and Asus tend to also release updated kernel source code as they go which is quite the boon for the custom ROM community.

Asus also have been really good at releasing official ROM updates which is another great thing about them compared to a handful of years ago.

Of course, the specifications of the hardware are also really impressive for the price.
[Honor 8X Guides, News, & Discussion] Pr0grammansage:
Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro (Whyred) - very fast SoC Snapdragon 636 for this price. Useful cameras, great battery and a bunch of ROMs on xda. Iove also the precursor Note 4 (Mido) which I use now for backup.
[Honor 8X Guides, News, & Discussion] matteo0026:
For that price, surely BQ Aquaris X or eventually Aquaris X Pro, they are 2 awesome phones in every side, I tried Aquaris X Pro and it isn't comparable to other devices of about the same price.
[Honor 8X Guides, News, & Discussion] ggkameleon:
It's the Oneplus 3 or Zuk Z2 with Snapdragon 820 many Rom and mod ;) You can buy one under 250$ now
[Honor 8X Guides, News, & Discussion] sauron.cnp:
xiaomi redmi 5 plus

xiaomi redmi 5 plus
[Honor 8X Guides, News, & Discussion] tilo469:
Lenovo holds up.

Lenovo's Moto G6. But I can't afford it right now. My buddy has one and it's awesome. For the most part technology is given birth by the minute. Great job guys.

XDA ROCKS. THANKS FOR LETTING ME USE THE KNOWLEDGE THAT YOU GUYS SO MUCH ENJOYED.
[Honor 8X Guides, News, & Discussion] Abhay Rane:
Best Phone Under 250$

Design-wise , the Motorola G6 is best .

For performance I think MI A2 takes the lead (its worst because theres no headphone jack:laugh:)

For build quality - Nokia 5 series is better if you are daily user .

Overall best performance smartphone that satisfies your soul is the Realme 2 Pro (Coming soon:cool:)
[Honor 8X Guides, News, & Discussion] nemesisexsp:
Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro. Why? Good design, performance and battery life. Also, no notch.
[Honor 8X Guides, News, & Discussion] MrMagicPotato:
Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro. For sure. Amazing battery life, 14 nm sp 636. Google Camera HDR+ compatible.
[Honor 8X Guides, News, & Discussion] claviger:
Moto G5 is still a strong contender with an Oreo 8.1 update coming, great battery life, and even developer enabled treble support!
[Honor 8X Guides, News, & Discussion] trsix:
Bootloaders

My favorite phones are any with unlockable bootloader's. So honor or huwaei is out.
[Honor 8X Guides, News, & Discussion] heindrix:
Without a doubt, if i only have $250 in my pocket to choose, i'll go with Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite 6/64GB.

Okay, let me get it straight, first, talk about the popular things nowadays, it's full display! with 82% screen-to-body ratio, well that phone have modern looks!

It have modern screen ration 19:9 with FULL HD+ resolution, 1080x2280, 6.26 Inches, great isn't it! Now you can watch your favorite shows with super nice quality, and your eyes won't get tired of it.

Talk about the weight, girls, please don't get offended, this phone is only 169 g! How about that! It's so light, feels like a leather light, your hands won't get tired holding it, and don't forget this, it's slim too, with 75.8cm width, it's very sliiimmm~~~~

Now, do you ussualy use 2 sim cards on your country? Don't worry, this phone can handle it just fine, Dual Stand-By sim cards is already here.

Okay, now do i just hear camera? Well okay, Behold, this phone have Dual Camera on the back with great aperture and big sensors, that means you can take landscape or city view or night scene with great light sets in your pictures, yesss. Plus, with HDR settings on the camera app, your pictures gonna have more lively colors just like the real thing! And don't forget that of course this phone have LED Flash on the back.

Love to selfie? Don't worry, here we single 24MP camera on the front, yes that's a big resolution! What, you love 2 cameras? Why? 1 is enough if you can have the same bokeh effect with Portrait Mode set on camera app, nice isn't it?

Let's get to the performance, we have Snapdragon 660 Octa-Core Kryo with Adreno 512, 6GB RAM! With that specs, shot videos with 2160p@30fps and 1080p@120fps is so easy, launch apps faster, boot faster, playing games more fluid, so basically it's the best budget phone for photo-enthusiats, gamers, and even regular users! You won't waste your time waiting for an apps to launch or your games is lag as hell, no no, not anymore.

Now the complementer, we have Type-C USB Port that can handle Quick Charge 3.0, yes, you don't have to wait so long to get your phone charged fully.

And other things like fingerprint, sensors to complete everything else.

And the closing words, who doesn't know Xiaomi for its very user friendly software service? For you customize-maniac, Unlock bootloader is supported, long-term support MIUI, Kernel Code release very fast. Xiaomi is one of the best of that matters.

Please choose your favorite color before buying, Twilight Gold / Dream Blue / Deep Space Gray. Thanks and ciao!
[Honor 8X Guides, News, & Discussion] pokeguy4:
Xiaomi mi A2 hands down!

first off all i dislike "skins" on android phones so the fact that the mi a2 is part of the android one program makes it already a great option. Next up the soc, the SD660 is more than adequate in this price range and just flies through everyday tasks and even medium gaming is no problem. the camera's a really good as well. in today's world a "bad" camera doesn't really exist anymore even on budget phones, but i was really surprised with this one. and withthe fingerprint scanner and up to 6gb ram and 128gb storage this phone is actually quite future proof! the only few only downsides i have are the brightness of the display (in outdoor use) and the size of the battery could be bigger imo (even tho it does get through almost 2 days). i'm not gonna whine about the lack of nfc or the bezels because i still think the phone is more than worth the money.

ps. gave the mi a2 as a present to my mom this year. she calls it a breath of fresh air after coming from her old galaxy s4
[Honor 8X Guides, News, & Discussion] sudoxd:
i bought a refurbished HTC 10 (flagship, i know, but from most places a refurb one comes under $250) and i couldnt be happier for what i got for the price. i paid $150 for mine and had little to no issues whatsoever
[Honor 8X Guides, News, & Discussion] amonapophis:
Maze Alpha X. I have nothing significant against it. It's fast and overall stable.
[Honor 8X Guides, News, & Discussion] dwjp_78:
I want to toss up another vote for the Redmi Note 5 Pro. One of the better devices I've owned at any price point (so far anyways).
[Honor 8X Guides, News, & Discussion] engineer000:
Mi A2 is the best one for me. It is good and running Android One.

I have Honor Play and using Mi A2 as a backup phone. It is solid but honor play is a more premium one when it comes to looks. I hope Honor will also join the Android One and I will be buying more Honor devices in the future.

More power, Honor!
[Honor 8X Guides, News, & Discussion] Alessandro999:
mi a1 is the best complete overall phone under 250$ because it has official support of lineage os and lots of development, dual camera (2x optical zoom, wide angle and eis), 3.5 mm jack, infrared for tv, stock android, 4gb ram ( the perfect amount) 64gb for lots of apps and videos, a very efficient processor+ lipo battery ( almost 2 day with normal usage)

never overheating, powerful speaker 10v output with bass, ltps screen( no burn in and consume 20%less than a normal ips), design similar to iphone 7 plus, type c fast charge, sdcard/2sim slot, fingerprint, and double tap to wake

best buy ! never see a fully complete phone like this
[Honor 8X Guides, News, & Discussion] wihzard:
I really like my Moto E5 Plus. The combination of a vibrant 6 inch 18:9 hd+ screen, 5000mAh battery, 1.4Ghz octacore Snapdragon, 3GB memory, 32GB rom, 12MP laser af camera, fingerprint reader, turbo charger, and premium design are key features that you might find in other phones but not all together in one package. It is a really awesome phone and it's from a brand I've always been a fan of, go Motorola!
[Honor 8X Guides, News, & Discussion] btw_i_use_arch:
My vote is definitely going with the original Wileyfox Swift. The thriving community of developers, mixed with the very low price (~£60 on eBay at the time of writing) makes it my favorite phone on the market right now.

What's more, being released in 2015 it has all the essentials like a headphone jack and removable battery.

Thanks to the wonderful community on XDA, we now have official LineageOS 15.1 offering Android Oreo, Project Treble has been ported and LineageOS 16.0 is in the making (as soon as the issues have been fixed, I will be quick to install it!)

The only downsides are: the specs come from the mid-range in 2015 and there is no fingerprint scanner.
[Honor 8X Guides, News, & Discussion] this.guy.lol:
best phone period for the price point is the razr 2 v9. yes it is old af, like 2008, however the sleek design and overall battery life is just wow! i was seeing anywhere from 24-36 hours ona single charge and with little to no use, almost a week and 3 days! dated software and a piss poor camera ops makes for an excellent phone if your one for nostalgia. best part is .....bluetooth compatible. has noise cancellation software that rivals todays budget and flagship devices. sure it doesnt have FP or iris scanner but who needs all that when you have the best damn phone period!

price is around $100 new on ebay and amazon. maybe less. this is my #1 favorite phone and best phone ever aside from the nokia 6030, but we wont talk about that $120 at the time greatness...

and NO, this is not a troll post, i am over 9000% serious when i say this phone is amazing! the razr 2 v9 is the iphone of todays age.
[Honor 8X Guides, News, & Discussion] manjunathsdm:
My Pick would be RealMe2 Pro

RealMe2 Pro is the best choice under $250 which has all the specs with SOC Snapdragon 660 , Water Drop Notch, Big battery and best design.
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries,] Shahan_mik3:
/*
* I'm not responsible for bricked devices, dead SD cards, thermonuclear war, or you getting fired because the alarm app failed (like it did for me...).
* Please do some research if you have any concerns about features included in the products you find here before flashing it!
* YOU are choosing to make these modifications, and if you point the finger at me for messing up your device, I will laugh at you.
* Your warranty will be void if you tamper with any part of your device / software.
* Same statement for XDA.
*/

LineageOS is a free, community built, aftermarket firmware distribution of Android 8 (oreo), which is designed to increase performance and reliability over stock Android for your device.

LineageOS is based on the Android Open Source Project with extra contributions from many people within the Android community. It can be used without any need to have any Google application installed. Linked below is a package that has come from another Android project that restore the Google parts. LineageOS does still include various hardware-specific code, which is also slowly being open-sourced anyway.

All the source code for LineageOS is available in the LineageOS Github repo. And if you would like to contribute to LineageOS, please visit out Gerrit Code Review.

What's working :

Boots

Volte

RIL (Calls, SMS, Data)

Fingerprint

Wi-Fi

Bluetooth

Camera

Camcorder

Video Playback

Audio

Sensors

Flash

LED

GPS

Known issues:

You Tell me

XDA:DevDB Information

LineageOS, ROM for the Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro

Contributors

Shahan_mik3, vasishath

Source Code: https://github.com/LineageOS/android_kernel_xiaomi_sdm660

ROM OS Version: 9.x Pie

ROM Kernel: Linux 4.x

Based On: Lineage OS

Version Information

Status: Alpha

Current Beta Version: 1

Beta Release Date: 2018-09-17

Created 2018-09-17

Last Updated 2018-09-17
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries,] vasishath:
Reserved..

WIP....Build will be up in sometime in the below folder

Download Link:

https://www.androidfilehost.com/?w=files&flid=282636
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries,] CyanGreenMod:
Thank you ???
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries,] s0ulst3aler:
where is download link?
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries,] neokragu:
Great
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries,] Lhanathel:
Thank you. For this LOS. I wish I can donate to become official build.
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries,] Ashutosh:
Will be up In sometime
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries,] vasishath:
it wont be official till lineage 16.0 is ready and is announced by the team. The development pace is good so wouldn't take much time i assume
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries,] Lhanathel:
It will support OTA? Or Can support dirty flash or needs Clean flash if theres a update or not?
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries,] Kapiljhajhria:
Alpha build and WIP, answer is yes for all the questions but it will take time. for now its NO.

only yes for dirty flash.

---------- Post added at 10:54 PM ---------- Previous post was at 10:40 PM ----------

looks like new build is up. downloading and waiting for changelogs
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries,] dustmalik:
Can the vendor from LineageOS 16 be used to boot 9.0 custom rom GSIs?
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries,] Shahan_mik3:
U can try and report back
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries,] Shahan_mik3:
Build up...will update changelog morning
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries,] Kapiljhajhria:
Read their xda thread. Some xda thread clearly mentions u need 8.0 vendor or 8.1 vendor. Just read their threads and try various vendors if nothing is mentioned
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries,] SSfalcon:
Guys what does unofficial mean and what does official mean. Are unofficial builds dangerous and what about stability , safety
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries,] Kapiljhajhria:
Both are same. Official follows release schedule, part of a team, specific features fixed. Unofficial follows maintainer rules... Thats it. From what u asked both are same... There could be some difference or many but the stuff that u asked about.. Thats same
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries,] venezolano69:
The file is in the same place of the first one?
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries,] GuestD0601:
Is hardware encryption working on this rom? I'm really looking forward to flashing it
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries,] Ashutosh:
Encryption is working. You can go ahead and flash. If it ain't boot report back here.
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries,] GuestD0601:
I'll try to do it tomorrow (10 pm here), if anything will go wrong I'll report it for sure
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries,] sgspluss:
Oh wow just because any dev got any new phone it doesn't mean the "old" one is not interessting anymore... He and some other spend their free time into the projects and every project has the same priority, doesn't matter which phone they have because of bugs and stability just give them time and be patient.

Read page 3 there you will get your answer.

Sure if you build it by yourself otherwise do not ask for eta and be patient for an newer one.
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries,] azuleo10:
wifi hotpost does not work on this version. You can edit it at the next version
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries,] Luigi_2:
Why do I still have vertical multitask UI, build 28-Oct-18
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries,] ManuelLima1994:
The ROM has the section of Digital Wellbeing?

---------- Post added at 04:44 PM ---------- Previous post was at 04:34 PM ----------

@Shahan_mik3 Currently I have MIUI 9.5.6.0 (I have not updated since I bought it 3 weeks ago to not have Anti 4, I am currently in Anti 3), when I receive the bootloader's unlocking permission, what wipes should I do before installing your LOS ROM 16? (I see that the configuration my phone is encrypted)

Thanks in advance ?
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries,] Ashutosh:
Wipe all except micro SD and internal storage.
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries,] ManuelLima1994:
The partition of Data too? No problem bro? Thank you
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries,] Ashutosh:
Yeah no problem only if you clean flash it
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries,] RKStyles:
Have you changed your launcher and deleted the default one?

In Pie, recent panel is attached with the launcher. To keep the horizontal recents, just change the launcher, don't delete the default one.
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries,] Luigi_2:
That could be the reason. I installed LOS and the pico open gapps, the Quickstep launcher just keeps crashing nonstop, luckily I got nova through the restore process or else I couldnt even open the Play store.
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries,] ///Manuel:
Yes you can... by doing this:

[...]Open the Settings menu from the notification area, then Apps & Notifications, Google Play Store, expand Advanced, and Tap App details... it opens the app and we can search for a launcher there.
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries,] cRaZyzMaN:
that must be a futuristic build
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries,] tony3574:
Yeah, you can safely wipe all that partitions but remember to just wipe data, not to format it. That was the procedure for Lineage 15, don't know if something changed for Lineage 16.
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries,] Goose-T:
Please add exFAT support! This and the Pixel Experience were the only Pie ROMs that made it to the launcher after installation on my phone. I have hw encryption turned on and a 128GB SD card formatted with exFAT file system, most ROMs don't like this combination.
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries,] rEsonancE_0404:
Hopes down, they're busy on their lives

Maybe they'll start working if first LOS builds will pushed
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries,] ManuelLima1994:
I was installing LOS 15.1 and opengapps, and during the installation of the gapps the recovery was restarted, now I can not mount the partition of Data and I can not install LOS again

what should I do? Thanks
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries,] vctrmtlnd:
This issue does not exist in Pixel Experience ROM.
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries,] fokus222:
Is the project dead?

Or devs just work on Lineage 16 without publishing unofficial builds?
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries,] sgspluss:
I don't think that its dead, and if its be i am sure the devs let it know us. ;)

Be patient, they takes their time for family, friend and other hobby's also.
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries,] 1emrys1:
Dev got a free Poco F1 from Xioami. He is working on that device now. Good for the dev and Poco F1 users who got a talented dev. Bad for us.
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries,] pratick Singh:
Yes he got new poco f1 from xioami, I dont know why Xioami did this , they choose almost all Best devs from whyred community for their poco device they just ruined whyred community . I bought whyred after involving these Awesome devs with whyred community and now xioami did this. Too bad for us.

Its almost 1 Month since he replied here and few days back he bring NOS to Poco Device ;)
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries,] stealthmaster:
Xiaomi wanted people to buy poco f1 over redmi note 5 pro, targeting especially the power users.
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries,] htchd2sucks:
Surely! Now the other question is why there's only 1 dev for LOS16?

We certainly rely on one and get blocked. No one else can take over or contribute?

:confused:

PS: As I said many times on LOS15.1, I'm not a dev, I did all I could on the "ops" side, until I got fed up with the lack of response and considerations. I was hoping some others still had motivation to contribute, apparently not. I gave up on LOS16, i'm trying Pixel Experience ROM now, it has support and it evolves rather well.
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries,] in_out:
Both dev's are from india and its a festival season for indians they are busy with family and friends, have some patience
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries,] sgspluss:
Whats going on [MENTION=5162591]Shahan_mik3[/MENTION] and [MENTION=5579787]vasishath[/MENTION]? Are you still in the game whyred or out for now?

If you are out and/or busy with other phones and/or for any time reason, would try to take this over if its ok for you...