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I was thinking about getting the Sony M4 Aqua 16 GB but I've just found out that the Xiaomi Redmi 3 is going to be released next week, it seems to have similar specs with a fucking 4100 mAh battery for only 150$.

What would you guys recommend?

>>52346300
By the way, the M4 would cost about 200$.

Pretty torn between getting a 6P now, or waiting for the snapdragon 820 phones. In particular the next HTC (M10?). 6P is already awesome but i'm afraid the m10, s7 and z6 will blow it out of the water speed and battery wise. Dunno what to do :(

Hello! I'm looking to get a sony xperia Z2, but the only link I can find with a decent price is on Amazon

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00J99NFZK?keywords=z2&qid=1452442383&ref_=sr_1_1&sr=8-1

This link seems sketchy as it's a bunch of home-made pictures, which leads me to believe the phone is used. Also, I'd like to use my phone in the shower. Would the Z2 be a good option? Some people report problems with water getting in the camera.

What's the best i can get under €350?
I was looking at the OnePlus X but i'm kinda meh about the battery.
Can you advice anything that can be rooted and is good under that price?

>>52346300
M4 has a lot of shitty bloat, expect to have problems with internal storage. Xiaomi doesnt support a lot of 4G bands mostly used in US/Europe.
>>52347385
New models will always beat previous ones spec wise. Wait for new flagships, and get 6P when it's price will drop, it's not worth to wait for "latest and greatest".

>>52347694
I'm currently using X Play, similar price, its not a beast, but has a god-tier battery.
You can look at 2014 flagships, ex. LG G3 is dead cheap now.

Should I get a nexus 6 or a 5x?

>>52347740
>Xiaomi doesnt support a lot of 4G bands mostly used in US/Europe.
Oh fuck, that's bad.
>M4 has a lot of shitty bloat, expect to have problems with internal storage
I'll probably install a custom ROM as soon as it's beginning to be annoying on that side anyway, I did the same for my SP. What kind of problems though?
Thanks for the input lad

>>52347385
snapdragon 810 is shit and the 6P bends more easily than the iPhone 6, plus the screen is apparently ultra scratch prone compared to most phones

basically it's just cheap chinese shit

>>52348085
not who you replied to but
>it's 4G LTE
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_LTE_networks

>>52347897
5X, the 6 is way too big

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Opinions on the Lumia 640, /g/?

For $200AUD it seems like a good, cheap phone.

>>52348120
Seems like my operator is using B3 and that's covered by the phone, good. It seems like the better choice I guess then, thanks

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Who OPX here?

>>52347694
What do you consider good battery? I'm getting 4.5-5 SoT with texting, funposting, and light gaming. I could get a bit more if I turned on powersaving mode.

I'm looking for a new phone, since I'm still using my shitty samsung gio from god knows how many years ago and the thing just won't die. It needs to be able to do the following, in order of descending importance: Send texts, receive calls, play videos, show my weeb comics, play music somewhat decently through headphones (the phone speaker won't ever be used for this.). It needs to do this during my 2-2.5 hour commute and then sporadically throughout the day. I'm estimating 3 hours of actual use and about 12 hours between charges.

My budget is around 200 euro. I know next to nothing about smartphones specifically. I could get a iphone 4s for 110 euro right now, but I'm not sure I want an apple/a phone that's that old. I'm open to chinese phones as well so long as they aren't shit.

>>52348195
You too, Anon.
I think I'm gonna get Redmi 3 after looking into it.

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>>52348196
ayy

What's better between
>Snapdragon 615 and 3GB of RAM
>Intel Z3580 and 4GB of RAM
?

>>52348331
try looking up a phone with each

truthfully though, a phone measured by it's SoC alone, otherwise the Galaxy S6 is the best android phone out

Purchase Sony z3 compact for cheap or wait for z6? Coming from z2, too large.

>>52348349
I'm looking at both Asus Zenfone 2 with those specs though. They're pretty much the same outside of that, and I don't really know which is better.

Is there a site or a place I can get my moto g 2014's screen replaced?

>>52348349
should have said a phone isn't measured by its SoC*

>>52348365
I didn't realize the Snapdragon 615 is a mid-range shitter, the Intel SoC is likely better.

Intel doesn't usually match up well to the top-end Qualcomm SoCs though in terms of GPU performance.

Hey, /g/, I have just 2 quick questions:

From a not-so-poor-anymore-fags perspective, does an expensive phone (let us say 400€) really offer a higher return of investment compared to a cheaper phone (200€)?
And what would you recommend a European for both price ranges?

>>52348356
I own both the Z3 and Z3C, I like the Z3C a lot more due to its size. Ever since both devices got updated to Lollipop neither has come close to really needing 2GB of RAM so memory isn't an issue.

I wouldn't expect Sony to make a Z6 compact based on their release history. There's a decent chance they may not even make a Z6 given the Z5 was a monumental failure and they've talked about abandoning the smart phone market for awhile.

>>52348433
>does an expensive phone (let us say 400€) really offer a higher return of investment compared to a cheaper phone
Depends, do you use your phone a lot? If yes, I'd say spend the extra money on a flagship device. Build quality is generally better and the performance and displays are almost always drastically better.

Sony Xperia Z5 or Samsung Galaxy S6?

Unfortunately the LG V10 and 64GB version of the Nexus 6P arent available in my shitty country.

>>52348209
moto g 3rd gen. get the 16gb rom/2gb ram version if it's sold where you live.

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>Nexus 6p looks cool
>Vanilla android 6.0
>Can't tell if the bend/scratch memes matter
>Snapdragon 820 just released
>Hate samshit
>ios sucks dicks

>>52348666
Z5 has a slightly better camera and a better fingerprint scanner but unfortunately the volume rocker is in a bad place and Snapdragon 810 sucks. It's responsible for the battery life on the Z5 being noticeably worse than the Z3.

are there any good alternatives to android or ios? are the canonical phones shit? are those european shellfish phones shit?

>>52348843
>are there any good alternatives to android or ios?
not really, WP10 could end up being a good alternative but I wouldn't count on it

>>52348825
Worse than the Z3? I heard the Z£ wasnt evactly stellar itself?

>>52348900
the Z3 was great when it launched because it had fantastic battery life and pretty high-end specs when it released.

Unfortunately the Z5 doesn't have near the battery life of the Z3, it's thicker, and the SoC throttles because the Snapdragon 810 sucks.

The big improvements are the camera, which is currently the best on a smartphone according to DxOmark and the fingerprint scanner, which is integrated into the power button on the side. Only real problem with this is that it prompted Sony to put the power button and volume rocker way too low on the phone making it awkward to use.

>>52348752
that one costs a good 230-250 euro where I live though, so it's a bit over my budget. Isn't there a lower priced phone that isn't terrible? I'm basically going to use it as a video player/glorified mp3 player to pass time on my commute, so I'm not expecting super high end performance or anything. .

>>52349010
Can you root it? Dont think I'd like to give up my quality of life root only shit.

>>52349034
You should probably look into Xiaomi Redmi stuff (you'll have to root them though) or Huawei then

>>52349087
I'm sure you can but if the Z5 is like the Z3 you lose some of the camera features because Sony has some DRM bullshit on their image processing

>>52349034
if you can save a bit more, it really is worth it.

otherwise, maybe a samsung s4 (not sure on price), or the bq aquaris m4.5. or look at microsoft lumias - but windows phone still lacks a bit.

>>52349112
Any reccomendations of which xiaomi and huawei phones are good? Also, how hard is it to root something and why would it I do that exactly? I've put cfw on a wii and my 3ds and psp before, is it similar?

>>52349158
I'll keep it in consideration, I just don't really want to spend a lot of money on something I'll only use a few times a week. Once I'm home I usually just put my phone in the charger and don't touch it until I leave the house again. What's the problem with windows phones?

Where can I buy a GSM unlocked Galaxy S5 or Xperia Z2/Z3 with a manufacture warranty for under $400 that doesn't ship from hong kong?

>>52349143
So, you lose one of the main reasons to get it in the first place?

>>52349259
it would help to know your country, so i can look around to see if there is anything better.

the ui is 'different' - tile-based, and most third-party apps are poor (i have a lumia 435 as backup). try and go to a store to try it out if you can.

>>52349368
Belgium. We don't even have amazon over here, I have to order from either france or germany for that. UK amazon is out, because of stupid high shipping.

so i bought a 6p and i fucking hate it. it bent once but i bent it back mostly

how could i recoup most of my losses on this? do you think the apple store would take it if i traded it in for an iphone? or would i do better to try and sell it myself?

>>52349399
in that case, go for the 2nd gen moto g. 4.5" screen and micro sd slot.

http://www.amazon.fr/gp/aw/d/B00KGA1PEO/ref=mp_s_a_1_2?qid=1452450414&sr=8-2&pi=SY200_QL40&keywords=moto+g&dpPl=1&dpID=41QPOvUPDUL&ref=plSrch

i do not speak french, but i gather it says sold by amazon (and not a third party).

>>52348201
Which phone?

>>52348594
Thanks, I guess I'll try.

>>52349440
How did you manage that?

>>52349357
basically, yes

someone may have cracked the DRM keys by now, I haven't kept up on it at all

>>52348331
Snapdragon 615 for some reason causes random lag and hesitation. I suggest avoid it anon.

>>52349763
not him, but despite no 64-bit, is the 801 okay-ish?

>>52349871
The 801 is defenitely better. Just lookup video comparisons of the two processors. The 801 is way faster than the 615.

>>52349871
>>52349903
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iLD5VeZ7ADY
This one for example

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a better phone for 120€ or less?

>>52349937
thank you.

If I were to root my phone could I unroot it by doing a simple factory reset or would I have to go through the whole unrooting process?

>>52349983
I N D I A
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from pajeet import my_son
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>>52349983
there isn't one. android isn't great on 1gb ram, and are there even any android phones for that price?

>>52350064
the latter.

>>52349595
I ran up some stairs and it was in my pocket, pulled it out and it was bent

Just want to cut my losses at this point

Does anyone consider there to be an objective "best" smart phone at the moment? I've been out of the smart phone market for over 5 years and have a load of cash to spend, so what would people recommend, the Z5 or S6 or something?

>>52350272
IPhone

>>52350272
Sadly it's probably the iPhone 6s right now as Samshit devices are garbage and the Z5 was ruined by Snapdragon 810 and Sony's poor button placement.

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I want to flash Cyanogen on my Galaxy S5. What are the disadvantages of tripping KNOX?
I already have no warranty.

I'm trying to flash the regular Cyanogen Mod on my OPO as opposed to the Cyanogen S bullshit that it comes with by default (especially now that they're pushing that Microsoft/Cortana update). I'm following Heisenberg's directions from the XDA post.

I'm up to the part where I'm supposed to run the command in the prompt that's supposed to show connected devices and it's supposed to show my phone. But when I run it nothing comes up.

Yes, I've turned on developer options in the phone. And yes, I installed the universal driver. Any suggestions?

>>52350367
in that case, there are no disadvantages.

>>52350483
Also, nothing Android related comes up in Device Manager when I connect the phone.

>>52346255
Note 4 snapdragon or exynos?

My current phone is a sub 150 euro samsung that I bought like 4 or 5 years ago. Its battery is going so I'm looking to replace it. As you can probably guess, I never really did much with it since it's too shitty to run any kind of app or browse the net with any kind of decent speed. Still, It did what I wanted from a phone so I'm looking to get something new in the same price range. Currently I can get an iphone 4s for about 150 euro, get a lumia 550 for 130 or a redmi note 2 for 120-125. Are any of these options decent or should I look at other phones. I'll use it to send texts and watch videos on the train, not much more. The iphone/android could have some neat apps I suppose, but then again I haven't used any apps these past four years and I don't feel like I missed out terribly. Suggestions?

>>52350550
are you running as admin? try a reboot.

>>52350600
Im in the same situation, feels like lumia would get the best support moving forward. I care about battery so iphone 4s has me worried there. Redmi has the best specs but I don't know much about the brand.

>>52350654
Yeah, I was thinking the 4s could be nice, maybe jailbreak it and get lots of neat apps to play with. Since I do like a good puzzle game now and then. But the no microsd slot has me worried most, along with the battery. I need my phone to last at least 2 hours intensive use + around 8 more hours of screen off+texting.

>>52350812
>>52350654
4s has a horrible battery life. especially if you update it to later OS's
Personally, I'm waiting for the Redmi 3, as mentioned above in the thread. Amazing battery life, and pretty good hardware for the price

>>52350633
I'm pretty sure I'm running as admin. It's the one account on the computer so I imagine it's admin by default. If I shift+right click to open command prompt does it open as admin by default or do I have to right click the icon and run it as admin then?

>>52350600
Don't get an iPhone 4s. I used one a few months ago for a month to see what all the hype about iOS is. The phone was super slow, even for texting. I was running iOS 9.

>>52350929
>>52350950
Looks like the iPhone is already out then. Thanks for the warning. Now it's back to deciding between cheapo lumia or cheapo chink android. is this Redmi 3 you mentioned the same as the redmi note 3? Any idea on how much it will cost?

>>52350950
right-click the icon.

>>52348165
For $200AUD you can get a used flagship.

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>>52346255
Samsung Galaxy S3 finally broke.

What should my new phone be?

>>52351157
5 inch, idk how big the note is.
Im thinking 150 euros in western Europe

also read the posts about the 4g LTE up top in the thread

>>52351326
also, the redmi 2 was 110 dollars when it came out

the redmi note 3 is 5.5 inch. so its half an inch smaller

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>tfw was bullied in school back when I was using a Galaxy Captivate which had a 4 inch screen when ifags had iPhones with 3.5 inch screen. Calling my device fuckhuge

>recently updated my Captivate to 5.1.1 while their iPhones are in the trash with old as fuck ios on em

>fuck u normies now you have the fuckhuge phone

>Blu Vivo 5, Honor 5X, Letv LeMax Pro

I hope Letv releases an inexpensive phone in the US too

Are there good smartphone with an ACTUAL physical mid "home" button ? I have a GS3 and I was thinking of getting a new one since it's stating to get old and I'm feeling it, but everything I see is full digital, and I really don't like having to switch on the screen with the side button (or the worse top button)
Sorry for my autism

>>52351487
s5 and s6 have it

>>52351581
too expensive, and samsung a shit t.b.h
iphones need not apply too

>>52351326
150 is pretty good. Where will be able to buy it? Also, I don't quite understand that wikipedia article about 4g lte. What does it mean for me as a belgian?

>>52350950
do you have adb tools properly installed? try doing it again.

Zenfone 2 Lazer has some great specs

>>52351635
you're out of luck then.

>>52351648
read the thread anon

>>52348120

you probably wont be able to acces the 4G network with that phone.
But I think you'll be able to use the 3G one just fine, which is why I'm getting one. Im fine with 3G
(I think) I was gonna ask /g/ about that...

>>52351714
Oh, thanks for explaining. I don't use 4g right now, so I guess I'm okay with that.

>>52351712
well fuck
why did they remove them ? There is literally no reason not to keep them

>>52346255
What's a cheap and good tablet ? keep it under 250$

>>52351767
muh space saving.

i'm going to install cyanogenmod on my Nexus 5, but on the cyanogen website there are options for install for hammerhead-CAF or hammerhead. how do i know which one i need? also do you need to install the recovery file as well or do I just need the OS zip?

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I have a WileyFox Swift
When ever I walk outside listening to music with my phone in my pocket after a while it randomly turns off and on again. First I thought it could be a security thing after typing the wrong password in the pocket, but that's not it. It's also very cold outside (around -20 Celsius / -4 Fahrenheit) if that matters
Anybody know what could be causing this and how to fix it?

>>52351783
they're worried about space yet they build fucking half meter long phones
Fuck them

>>52351860
yeah the problem is you bought a cheap OnePlus One ripoff from australia

>>52351878
i agree.

>>52351923
I'm pretty sure it's from England and I honestly don't care enough about phones for it to matter whether it's a "ripoff" or not.

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Whats does /g/ think of this phone?

>>52351975
well you should considering your ripoff is now rebooting randomly

>>52352038
No I'll rather ask advice and then fix the problem myself

>>52351998
Really good IMO waiting for walmart or some normie US store to stock it. Otherwise B&H has it for $199 16GB free ship no tax

Just bought a G4 and looking to root, does anyone have experience doing this? I also got a LG G pad x8.3 and wouldn't mind rooting that as well. Should I be worried about tripping anything?

>>52348433
I just got a z5c, up from a galaxy Europe. It's like night and fucking day

So I've been thinking about getting a winblows phone. Anyone here got one that could chime in before I get buyers remorse?

>>52352197
i'm going from a galaxy ace ii to a z3 compact tomorrow. had this shit phone since may 2013. slow as fuck, and would be even slower without cm 11. can't wait to put it in a drawer.

>>52352069
Don't listen to him he's basically an iFag who thinks brands are important

>>52352199
I've been looking at the lumia 550 and the 640, so I'd love to hear what people have to say about those as well.

>>52352199
Gf had a lumia someshit and hated it, so if you're a normie or semi-normie you won't have all the apps your friends do, and a lot of the ones you can get will be buggy. I haven't found a reason to choose one over android yet

>>52352289
no just someone smart enough to not buy blatant knockoffs of problematic chinaphones

I have some shitty carrier brand GS4 Mini with no custom ROMs available.
What can I do to make it usable/less slow/bloated?
What can I do to improve battery life?

>>52352572
disable any system app you don't use. turn off sync. set keep wi-fi on during sleep to never. put display timeout to 15 seconds. disable auto brightness.

check xda to make sure for certain your phone cannot be rooted/custom roms, in spite of the carrier rom.

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>>52350600
150EUR = 163 USD
>prices limited to $175 USD maximum
>storage limited to 16GB minimum
>RAM limited to 2GB or higher

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Just a heads up, Xiaomi is releasing their Mi 5 phone early next month. It's holding the Snapdragon 820, may be quad HD with 3000-3600mAh battery.

>>52352882
What does PASR/PAUR/GAFC mean?

>>52352896
And will be literally impossible to get until a few months.

>>52352935
If you download the Complete mobile device guide and hover over the cells, you will see the comments I listed.

PhoneArena Staff Rating
PhoneArena User Rating
GSMArena Fan count

Just a way of quantifying how much users ended up liking or disliking a phone for whatever reason.

https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BxMugiNgJ2qtYWwxSk9HZl9Vamc

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>>52347897
It should be 6P vs 5X, the Nexus 6 is a complete piece of shit

>>52351664
I thought I did. I uninstalled it a while ago (as in literally, earlier today).Will restart the whole process all over again (as in, like, next weekend)

>>52352199
Yeah, get a 635 when it's on sale on eBay. If you hate the OS then you didn't lose that much.

>>52346255
What is the best browser for android?

>>52353429
They're all garbage tbqh
I just use Firefox for muh plugins and muh freedumbs

>>52353429
i really liked the pre-4.4 stock aosp browser. it was so lightweight. fucking google ditching it for chrome.

>>52353060
6P is too expensive for chinktrash

How easy it is to get phone replaced for sruck pixels? I have warranty left.

I'm having doubts when it comes to buying a phone. I've never gotten a smartphone and I don't want to spend too much, 350€ is my current budget.

I'm trying to pick between an LG G3 and an Asus Zenfone 2 and I got a couple of questions.

Is the Zenfone really a memephone?

Is the G3 overheating problem fixed?

How are the battery lives for both if I want to listen to music a lot?
Any way to extend them if they don't last for long?

Can I pirate emulators onto them to play my pokeymans and gayrpgs?

>>52353994
>Is the Zenfone really a memephone?
Yes.
>Is the G3 overheating problem fixed?
No.
>How are the battery lives for both if I want to listen to music a lot?
Battery life sucks on both, but G3 has removable battery. Motorola phones are the battery life kings atm, Moto X Play and Moto G3rdgen.
>Any way to extend them if they don't last for long?
Airplane mode?
>Can I pirate emulators onto them to play my pokeymans and gayrpgs?
Sure, there just aren't many that support your freedoms though. Most of them are paid too but I guess if you pirate, then it doesn't matter.

>>52354312
How hard does it suck? Will I be able to listen to music on my headphones for 6 hours or so?

>>52348209
Moto g 3rd gen. You don't want an iPhone that old. Great battery life and much better dac than previous Motos.

Opinions on the OnePlus X? What's the battery like? I need something that will last at least 1 day with texting once in a while and browsing

>>52354708
a moto 3rd gen does cost a solid 250euro where I live though, when I factor in shipping. That's just a bit more than I was looking to spend. I've heard some good stuff about the BLU life one X, but I can't seem to find it anywhere in europe

>>52354891
5 to 5 1/2 SoT with heavy shitposting and web browsing throughout the day. I get through a heavy day with 15% left. Marshmallow will increase this, or once Sultan ports his ROM.

Build quality for price of phone is out of this world but it picks up finger prints (and scratches, although I don't use a case or screen protector) easily, handles multitasking just fine.

Overall I'm happy for what I paid.

How is the lumia 550 for a csual user who isn't interested in social apps? It's dirt cheap, I can get it cheaper than even a redmi note 2 over here. So since I don't really trust those chinese phones it seems like a nice alternative.

Dear Anon, I need band 12 on Tmobile, and my only real options are 6p, 5x and Moto X Pure. I'm leaning towards the Moto X, but is it a dead phone now that Motorola is gone. Should I just wait for this year's phones to be announced?

>>52353057
would date

>>52353000
Why?
They seem to be pretty easy to get pretty early on chinese websites like ibuygou.
You're scaring me because I intend to get the Redmi 3 as soon as the first reviews are out.

>>52353429
I just use Lightning, it uses WebViews so if you're running old Android you will be full of vulnerabilities
Some anons like Naked Browser

>>52354993
>BLU phones
Those things are troll phones, right?

>>52355991
They are cheap chinkphones, unfortunately there's literally zero support
They usually are just rebrands from other chinkphones, pretty decent spec wise

>>52348196
me

>>52352871
Wait, these are files from the z5?? But I thought the "algorithms" made the z5 camera shitty even if it has the best hardware.

Will I ever need to upgrade from my god tier M7?

>>52355299
>but is it a dead phone now that Motorola is gone
Motorola isn't gone, they're just dropping the branding name from packaging and advertising. They're staying with just Moto.

No, they're not dead.

Do you guys use any SMS replacements? Just got an S4 and dislike how outdated it looks. Looks like a third-party email app.

Really miss the Motorola SMS UI. Gorgeous and simple.

>>52355141
It's an okay phone.
Also it does have social apps, but better go for the 3rd party ones since some of the official ones are buggy and/or lacking some features.

>>52348825
fuck you! thumb activated volume rocker > figertip rocker...

Deciding between the OnePlus X ($370AUD) and Lumia 640 ($200AUD).

Advice?

>>52352896
Will it have US bands?

I'm looking for a phone in a price range of Huawei P8. I won't say the dollar amount, cause I don't know prices in USA. Anything better than P8? I must have: 3.5mm jack, SD card slot. I've noticed the CPU in P8 (eight A53, four with 1.5Ghz, four 2GHz) is a bit slower than some others with similar prices (e.g. those with Snapdragon 810). does this make a lot of difference. Performance-wise I'd only like to be able to play PS1 games (including those hard to emulate like Tekken 3).

>>52355759
Shipping and they have preorders that are delivered on first-come basis. So basically the first shipment is accounted for when the retailers only receive ~2,000 thousand units each. Then you wait weeks for the next wave, and then a month plus for shipping and delivery.

>>52358041
Textra

Looking to replace my broken S4 for something in the range on 250 USD or less.

I think the only specific thing I'll miss is the IR sensor, since it turned my phone into a universal TV remote. What phones should I be looking at?

>>52361353
another s4

memes aside, what phone should I get? that is not apple. I'm a collegefag, I need an affordable phone with a pretty good camera and HUGE internal memory and is really fast, doesn't lag and shit. I've only ever had Samsung but I'm thinking about trying something else.

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http://www.phonearena.com/news/Xiaomi-Redmi-3-all-the-official-images-and-camera-samples_id77331
http://www.phonearena.com/phones/Xiaomi-Redmi-3_id9856

how to improve battery life on htc one m8

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First for mi5 leak

>>52351807
You need to be rooted and have a recovery installed, TWRP or ClockworkMod

>>52353057
Is that male or female?

>>52353429
Naked browser, it runs butter smooth, no crashes, lightweight, plenty of advanced controls and the developer is slightly autistic. It's /g/-tier.

>>52361353
Nokia 3210

Need a good Dual-SIM phone. Any idea which one I can take?

Should be at least as good as my Xperia Z2 that I currently have and not too expensive (500 max)

I'm thinking of getting a new phone under 400$
The nexus 5X seems like the best option, but the lack of SD slot disturbs me.

Maybe I'll have to use more Google Drive I guess.

Xiaomi or Oneplus?
How much bloatware do they come with? If its less than Samsung's it's all good and gonna bag one from aliexpress

>>52363189
I recommend One Plus.

Should I get a redmi note 2, wait for the redmi 3, get a lumia 550, or save up double what those three cost and get a moto g 3rd gen? Europe btw.

>>52363278
mediatek shit cpus have locked bootloader,so i go with redmi 3

>>52351250
No you can't

>>52348165

If you're with Telstra, I think you can buy one of the prepaid (network locked) ones for only $179.

>>52353036
>filthy frank memes on /g/

>>52359209
wth thats a pretty big disparity, i guess go with the cheaper one if you arent going to use it extensively

>>52346255
Windows Phones are quite nice, but WP 10 is not ready yet, and should have spent another 3-6 months in development, so try an 8.1 phone. Unlike Android, the budget options are quite nice to use, the only real flaws are the shit camera, lack of flash in the lowest models, and the sub 720p screen making some websites not work 100% (this is very very rare, but when it does happen it's very frustrating)

>>52363691
8.1 solid as a bunker.

My phone came with 3gbs of space so I got a microsd card, and when I mounted it, my phone dosent have an option to save on an SD card. What should I do? It says I can take photos on my SD card but nothing else. It's frustrating to have only 2 apps max

Trying to get a phone for under 400€, was looking at the Nexus 6, G3, Galaxy S5 and the Zenfone 2. Any ideas on which one I should get and why? Battery life and durability are important but I also like to read a lot on the move.

Should I get the Nexus 6P? My hands are pretty big so size shouldn't be too much of an issue.

>>52363404
any idea when the redmi 3 will get an europe/english language/global release?

>>52364551
Probably never. Just get a chinese one and use it in english

http://www.xiaomidevice.com/xiaomi-redmi-3.html
Is the 64GB version a fake or something?

>>52363944
I've personally can't fault it in any way. Despite having the S810, it's ran consistently cooler than any phone I've had before and the battery life is fairly decent. The screen is great once you turn on sRGB, the size is hardly daunting. The only negative is the price, which is a little bit much for what it is, in my opinion - but most phones are nowadays anyway.

>>52363944
I waffled between the Note5 and 6P. Had the 6P for a week and just wasn't too impressed.

Got the Note5 and been enjoying it a lot. I also go the GearVR for VR porn, so that certainly helps the coolness factor for me anyway.

>>52349440
haha serves you right for choosing shitty nexus.
I sold my 5x and went str8 for the iphone 6s plus. I couldn't be happier and I don't have the samsung chip either <3

>>52362902
I'll take "slightly autistic" any day. Thanks, man!

Help me out here, what are the best places to buy a redmi 3 when it comes out when I live int he EU? I've got no idea what chink sites are reliable and if there are alternatives.

>>52366586
Ibuygou or spemall are very good.

>>52363789
You could probably get the G4 for that money

>>52366782
spemall has it up for 130 euro with free shipping. Somehow this seems like too good a deal, since that ibuygou site has it for 145 and it's only a preorder. How trustworthy are these sites? I'm a bit paranoid about this.

>>52355103
Thanks for commenting on that. I'll still use a cover case to protect it and clean it everytime i get home so it's not an issue for me. I might actually buy this

>>52361651
Seems like they didn't put their ugly brand logo on the top of the screen thank god

>>52366962
Ibuygou also has freeshipping. They're both totally trusthworthy, you can try googling them or checking xiaomi forums

>>52348165
I do Advanced Tech for a cellular company.
Don't buy a Lumia anon, Windows phones thus far have all been trash.

>>52367208
spemall gets a lot of negative review and has a bad rep, as far as I can see.

>>52367461
Really? I found 3-4 links with very positive feedback that didn't look like shilling so I just assumed. My bad then

I am thinking about OnePlus X and LG G Flex 2 (sadly only the 2GB option is available to me).

I plan to stick with it for the next couple of years. Which one do you think is better? Thanks.

>>52367534
I don't know, I've read some bad reviews. It's hard to really get a good look from those review sites though, since the good reviews could be shills and the bad reviews could just be trolls/whiny bitches. I've also read a few things about people getting malware installed ont heir device when buying them from spemall. Ibuygou has pretty decent reviews across the board though, so I might go with that.

>>52367830
I personally ordered on ibuygou a few times and it was perfect so I'd also go with that anyway

Recently switched to a S5 and its fucking godawful. Assuming Verizon doesn't fuck me in the ass really hard on an upgrade, what is the best phone with the following features/specs?
>Rootable
>720p to 1080p screen
>Decent specs
>Decent battery life
>No touchwizz or preinstalled trash
>4.4-5.1 inch screen
>Somewhat cheap

Finally giving Android a try, what do you think I should pick up for my first Android device? I'm leaning towards a Nexus 5X for the pure stock experience, but I'm curious as to what ya'll anons think.

>>52369186
V10

What phone could I get that has an unlocked bootloader and will get android 6.0 that runs on verizon's network for a reasonable price? My Moto x 2014 is fine, just wondering for the future

what phone bellow 120 usd has the best camera?
was thinking on getting the xiaomi redmi 3

>>52370455
Same here, I'm torn between the redmi 3 or the lumia 640/550

WHY NO CM 13 FOR THE MOTO X PURE?!!!!

REREEEEEEEEEEEEAAHHHH

What's a good china phone that gets custom rom support? 4G in the US would be nice as well, but I'm not expecting a lot.

>>52371280
OnePlus One has a lot of custom roms. I'm not from the US so i can't tell about the 4G.

I want to go from:

OPO -> Z5

But I know it's a bad time to do it, so I'm just going to wait til next year.

Phone market is shit RN, and anyone arguing phones is pretty much deluding themselves into believing smoke and water bullshit marketing.

>>52371944
I know right. I've been waiting 1 year already and i kept using my old flip phone and i'm starting to lose patience

I'm not sure what to here. The new redmi 3 seems pretty dope for the price, 2gb of ram and what seems to me like a decent screen and processor. But I'm not sure wether buying a chinese phone can give me a lot of problems in terms of software or not. I don't know an awful lot about smartphones, but the moto g 3rd gen that someone also recccomended me looks pretty similar and it costs 100 euro more over here. Would I be making a huge mistake in getting a redmi 3?

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Hey /g/,

my nexus 5 died (wlan doesn't work anymore)
and I'm now looking for a good smartphone with the best price/performance ratio

One plus X, Samsung galaxy 5 neo and One plus 2 16gb (currently not avaible) are on my watchlist

Any recommendation or thoughts? budget ~350€

>>52368431
Get CM13 on it, combined with Greenify it's pretty bearable.

>>52373039
Do not get a low-end samsung phone unless you want no updates and terrible performance. Oneplus X and the OP2 are pretty good, also look into moto's low end ones.

Why lumia 950 blows the phone camera competition. I want that camera, but I don't trust windows on phone. Are there anything even close to God tier lumia cam?

Need a recommendation for cheap, second phone that can be used with freedom pop and under 40 bucks

>>52354993
Yeah, I posted Moto G as a ref before I'd seen you say you were in Belgium. I'd still recommend saving up for it if possible, or just grabbing a cheap Moto E from 2015 and adding an ad card. Those blu phones always look great but are never rootable it seems, although they are getting good about updating them. I think they're really just rebranded Chinese phones though. They don't exactly develop anything themselves.

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Who UMI Rome master race here?

>>52373173
I thought the bootloader on the S5 was locked by Verizon? I could be wrong of course, but different sources say the G900-v models are pretty much fucked if the phone is on Lollipop.

Greenify seems interesting though, Ill check it out.

What's a decent phone thats at most 4.8"? I really hate how the best phones are 5+ these days

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>>52373393
UMI Emax

My iphone 4 is starting to die and my contract/plan finish next month. I'm want to go with android but I don't know which phone. I picked some that I'm interested:
-z5
-moto x play
-lg g4
-nexus 5x
-htc one m9

I'm looking for a phone that has a microsd slot, a battery that can hold for the day and not a huge ass phone.

What should I buy /g/?

>>52374033
see
>>52373992

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My mother and I want to get new phones. So far I've been a Samsung fan since the note came out(I like to draw, doodle and shit). We both have note 3 phones and I want to move towards the iphone 6s plus. I really haven't used android to its full potential and I want to see how apple phones are.

So far my phone has been glitching like a bitch lately(I don't root, mod or download anything outside the playstore) and for an unknown reason it factory reset itself in my pocket while I was working, deleting everything.

So I really not sure about the iphone. Between the 6s plus and the note 5, I can do either. I just need to get a new phone. I paid our phone bills this past week and it feels like it could go towards better phones.

Thoughts?

>>52374079
>UMI Rome
is that a joke or it's legit?

>>52374207
>my phone has been glitching like a bitch lately
>I don't root, mod or download anything outside the playstore
Well there's your problem. Install a good rom and some stability patches.

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>>52374225
>UMI Rome
What?

Hey /g/, would you consider the galaxy grand prime as a good phone? I'm considering getting it since kinda poorfag

>>52374271
>kinda poorfag
Get a Note II and install a modern ROM on it.

>>52374271
>>52374298

this
the Note 2 is cheaper than the Grand Prime, has MUCH better specs, and still has an active developer community

what's up with umi phones? are they good?

Why all the custom roms for galaxy ace suck?

>>52374519
Had mine about a month so far it's amazing

Daily reminder Lumia 640 is best poverty phone. Can be had for ~$50 US off contract.

I'm really regretting my S4 purchase. Fucking worst software I've ever used on a phone.

>>52374623
the camera is good, it feels not as cheap as it should? is the audio good enough? I'm very curious about it. also, rome or emax or iron?

Anyone got any advice for a soon to be new android user? I've played around with tablets but soon i'll be getting an android phone as a daily driver (Nextbit robin) and I want to know if there's anything important i should do before i switch from IOS.

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I just bought a sony z5 premium, had a note3 before. I've noticed that if I am playing videos the edges look squarish, like it needs anti-aliasing or something. anyone have the same issue?

I'm looking to replace my galaxy s5. It's gotten insanely slow as of late and has also stopped charging. I know what I'm looking for I just need help dwindling down the choices. Preferably for 400 or less. I really like the design of the one plus 2, I like the simplistic design of it. I'd really prefer a snapdragon and it needs to have a front facing camera. A fairly long battery as well. If I could choose one feature to stand out I guess I'd want it to be powerful in itself. I'm no expert so that's why I came here for help. Any suggestions will be nice.

How do i root android 4.4.4 xcover 3 kernel 2015 june?

>>52350483
Your carrier won't let you root your phone
That happened to me with Verizon

My nexus 6 has been lagging a lot, it was fine a couple weeks ago. Should I try flashing a custom ROM? I've always just been on stock but 10 seconds to open my camera is unbearable.