/spg/ - Smartphone General - Pixel XL is the best phone ever edition

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Take the red pill.

I'll just try my luck again. Pls no bully.

I have a Xiaomi RN3P for over 2 months now and it killed my second sim card.
Are xiaomis known to kill sim cards? Why does this happen in the first place? Never had a sim die before. Google doesn't find anything useful about this.

>>59647965
are you sure it's actually dead and not just the simcard slot that's dead?

>>59647770
Does that do VR? If so, how good is it?

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So I said fuck it, and bought the Google Pixel XL 128GB. They said it was on a 5-6 week back order, but then it just showed up at my doorstep in 4 fucking days. I was hoping I had time for buyers remorse to sink in, and cancel the order, but guess not.
Anyway, its the best fucking phone I ever used.

Installed PureNexus on my old Nexus 5, fucking blazing fucking fast. Maybe even slightly faster than the Pixel in response times. Pixel does blow it out of the water app performance wise tho.

Back to the Pixel. Few complaints. The Google branded case is silicony, and attracts a LOT of dirt, and loose fibers. Cant seem to find a better case.
USB Type C is THICC and doesn't curve well.
Not a single screen protects fits well. The glass on this phone is SLIGHTLY curved at the edge, and since no one bothers making a soft malleable screen protector anymore, the glass ones cant come to the edge. I tried the ZAGG one, and Verizon's brand of screen protectors and they are actually SMALLER than the fucking LCD screen. Spent 20 minutes fiddling with one, and it just wont cover the entire display. Fucking retarded.
AliExpress screen protectors just copy the dimension, and have the same fucking problem.
Cant seem to get more than 5 icons in a row, even if I lower all the font, and display size to small, it shows that more icons will fit, but no new grids show up.
Stupid inconstant 7.1 icons all over the place

Fingerprint sensor is amazing, I cant believe I ever talked shit on the concept. I can unlock the phone with one hand and go back exactly where I left off. Its very accurate, and you can add multiple fingers from each hand.
My Anker car charger that never charged my Nexus fast, charges the Pixel fast.

Night light mode in 7.1 is awesome.
Wallpapers are pretty good, but wish they had better resolutions for each screen

Is there a nice ROM for the Pixel XL I can slap on? I really like the custom ROM features.

Anyone ever successfully compile AOSP for your phone? How the fuck did you do it? I always end up solving different errors until I get something that can't be googled.

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Used Samsung Galaxy S5 for 90€.

Should I go for it? My absolute max. limit is 100€ I can spend on a phone. It even has warranty left for few months. The cover for the charging port is only missing, I wonder if I could get that fixed while at it.

Nuh uh, that's the G6 u dummy

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what is /g/'s opinion on our first look on the S8?

imma buy it

pic unrelated

>>59648281
Looks really good, but I have an S7 Edge so I won't get one.

Are all phones botnets

What's the difference of SD820 and SD650 in real life performance? Is it noticeable? Like faster facebook page loading or faster gps fix?

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>>59647770
>tfw you use a giant fucking huawei phone every day

>>59648281
Waiting for the Note 8 so it gets a price drop. Hopefully my V10 doesn't bootloop until then.

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>>59648352

>>59647770
>Pixel XL is the best phone ever edition
False

>>59648352
Gollum?

>>59648448
this really is how i feel every day
you don't even want to see it in its big fucker case

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>>59647770
First for the Best phone ever made

and front facing speakers

>>59648486
damn a zte diehard
that's a rare breed

>>59648337
This shit is completely unnoticeable unless you have both side by side, stop sperging over specs, we're LONG past the time where any of this shit matters anymore.

Oneplus T3 or Pixel XL?

I want black

Are there mediatek phones with good ROM support? I was thinking of getting a Nokia 3.

>>59648531
this, and that's why i buy $100 burner phones like this >>59648352

>>59648538
op
>>59648541
no

>>59648528
As opposed to the Succ shills?

>>59648528
ZTE has paid for literal shills in the past.

Best chink phone under $200 that works with t mobile in the us

>>59648486
I dunno man. My Moto x pure has front facing stereo speakers and didn't come with all that bloatware - maybe 4 or 5 Moto apps and the rest was google shit. Reckon it's about as pure google as one could get without having a Nexus.

>>59648578
ZTE ZMax Pro

>>59648571
I wish ZTE paid me to shill

I'd fucking do it

>>59648187
Anyone?

>>59648936
Dunno m8, all my phones dont come with covers for ports and they've been just fine. It sounds like a dealbreaker desu.

>>59649127
Really don't care about the cover, just wondering if I can get that fixed under warranty once I buy it from him.
Just interested in whether this is the ultimate best bucks deal for a consumer.
I'm super duper poorfag so 90€ for S5 seems pretty good deal after doing some research. In my country second hand variety is pretty bad for other products that aren't iphones and lumias and I want none of those OS phones.

>>59647770
Any decent custom Android versions for a Galaxy s5 or should I stick with Lineage OS? Also does anyone know what kind of battery case I should get? I'm going to be taking a trip through streetshitterland (South Asia) in a few months. I can't imagine that I'll have access to a working electrical outlet more often than every 3-4 days.

>>59647864
Literally why? You can't root it or install a custom OS and it's 100% proprietary. Just get an iShit, you fag.

>>59647965
>buying cheap Chinese phones
You get what you pay for. It's 1000 times better to buy a few years old flagship than a brand new chinkfone.

>>59648187
Definitely go for it. I have one and it's great. It's the first phone I've had that has an SD slot and it's the most amazing feature. I store the OS and a few apps on the internal 16GB flash and everything else on a 128GB micro SD card. I'll never buy another phone without this.

>>59648313
Yes. The modem has poor isolation from other hardware like mics and cameras and runs closed source baseband software. I think it's safe to assume that any smartphone can easily be used to spy on you. This is why I remove my battery when I don't need the phone.

>>59648448
topkek

>>59648538
OnePlus. You get better hardware for less, but get the Pixel if you want software support a decade from now.

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If I use an alternative launcher like Nova Launcher, does it take up more resources than if I had just used the stock launcher? Asking since my GS4 is shitting the bed to the point where I have to turn off nearly all my rice.

>>59649221
Is this still true though? A few years ago, budget phones were truly shit and also everything had a removable battery so you never had to worry about degradation over time.

Now you have budget phones that are 90% as good as flagships for under $200 new, with better batteries, more efficient processors, and all they're missing are stat-sheet features that nobody actually cares about.

>>59649673
Nah, I have nova prime on my shitty blu phone and it works better than the stock launcher

>>59649680
No, buying something with quick charge capability is reason enough for me to buy a midget/midrange device over a flagship from 2015

>>59649673
According to my phone's self-reported memory usage, Nova Launcher uses 16 MB of RAM on average (over the past day). Clover uses 27 MB. It's nothing.

Granted, I use a single home screen and only one widget.

I'm genuinely tempted by the Redmi Note 4X, but I'm apprehensive about the size.

Currently rocking a BB Q10, but the keyboard has gone to shit and I'm plagued by random reboots. BBOS takes fucking ages to restart, and this phone has served me well.

Will moving to a big phone be too jarring for me, usability-wise? I'm also concerned about fitting in jeans pockets. I don't wear skinny jeans but I'm not rocking fireman/rave pants either.

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>he doesn't have a quick circle case

What do I get if I want a non chinkshit 6" replacement for my Nexus 6?

I really don't want to go smaller, I tried 5.7" and it was already too small for me now. I can't go back with my big hands.

>>59649805
What are you, a faggot?

>>59649792
I want a redmi but damn its micro usb.

>>59648028
>Not a single screen protects fits well.
https://www.amazon.com/Spigen-Protector-Tempered-Coverage-Hardness/dp/B01N63XLQ6/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1490847745&sr=8-4&keywords=pixel+xl+glass+screen+protector

I have this screen protector and it's great. I've had it applied since January and it's been flawless.

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>iPhone 6 started acting up a couple days ago
>screen started getting a grainy white tint to it
>screen is now randomly glitching hard
>reminds me of an old malfunctioning CRT monitor from the way it looks and acts
>is as of right now also occasionally not registering taps or swipes and will sometimes select stuff far away from where I tapped
>need to get a new phone
>want to go back to android
>planning on going prepaid because I don't like contracts
>budget of $300
>don't mind chinkshit as long as the battery is alright and the camera is decent
What's the best phone I could get in my budget? I imagine this one will be kill soon.

>>59649891
Also I'm in the US.

>>59649900
Honor 6X
Get it through Jet cause they have a 15% off coupon for the first 3 purchases, and you end up getting it for $212.50

>>59648578
Moto G4

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>>59649717
>>59649689
I just want to see my waifu again, but things keep crashing and taking the wallpaper down with it.

>>59649975
Sounds to me like an old Samsung acting like an old Samsung

Get a new phone

>>59649921
Alright, I'll look into it. Would it be worth it to consider an older Galaxy or Note at all?

>>59650047
I say no because you don't get a quick charge equivalent like you would with newer phones

>>59650047
My one concern with the Honor 6X is that it does not have gorilla glass. The screen scratches very easily. If you're super careful and always use a screen protector, probably fine.

>>59650086
Alright. Looking into the Honor 6x right now and it seems nice. Now I just need to figure out which plan I want. It's [CURRENT YEAR]+2 and It seems like most carriers cover even my nowhere corner of the rural Midwest with LTE so it looks like that won't be an issue. I'd like unlimited data but 10gb or more that gets throttled afterwards is fine too.

>>59650086
Expanding on this, if you're a Prime member, pre-orders for the new G5 Plus are 185 for the 2GB RAM version with lock screen adds, but other wise the specs are pretty sound

>>59650105
H2O wireless has a $50 plan for 10GB and a $60 plan for 12GB, 10% with autopay on AT&Ts network

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Guys it's almost april when does Moto G5 comes out in Canada?

>>59650095
Yeah I'll get a screen protector on it. I haven't used one on my 6 because I haven't needed it.

>>59650120
*10% off with autopay

What is the best phone I can get if I just want a lot of storage space and a good camera?

>>59650332
Internal space or combined?
Budget?

>>59650332
Best camera = Pixel.

If you're on a budget, adjust accordingly. Galaxy S7 is under $400 used and is also very good, and it has a micro SD slot.

>>59650377
Internal space mainly
Budget of around $500, can go over though

>>59650433
Zuk Z2 Pro

>>59649221
Android is almost 100% proprietary these days, any Nexus or Pixel is nothing more than a whole bunch of closed source binaries so your "custom OS" is basically just reskinned Android running the exact same closed source binaries.

>>59650417
And the camera lens randomly shatters. Avoid.

>>59649921
Is the 6x the same size as the regular 6? I'm looking at screen protectors and only see them for the 6 and 6+.

/comfynote4/ reporting in

>No wireless charging
>No expandable memory
>Not water resistant

Fuck the Pixel XL, returned mine after a week. On a Moto G4 now that I got for 50 bucks off CL.

Just Pre ordered the S8+. My only wish is they put front facing speakers like the Axon 7 has.

Are there any water resistant budget phones?

>>59650625
Honor 6X
>Also known as Huawei Mate 9 Lite, Huawei GR5 2017

>>59650665
Preordered it also. S8+ in black. Super tempted by that purple but I had the thought that it might just piss me off after a while, and black goes with everything.

I'm a T-Mobile sales rep so I'm sort of considering it a work expense? I did fucking fabulous on my commission check for March (enough for three S8s) so I guess I'm kinda treating myself, too.

I'm excited.

>>59649883
Awesome, thanks anon

>>59647770
That's a beige phone

>>59648486
Would have bought it if it didn't have such poor software and the back is ugly as fuck.

Axon 7 and htc 10 were the only decent phones for audio..hopefully htc will give us stereo front speakers with the ocean

>>59650912
inb4 the ocean is another colossal fuck up like the ultra

>>59650912
The software is much better now on Nougat 7.1.1. Just use a case to cover the back

Samsung a9 pro or moto z play? Both are same price

>>59651006
A9 Pro has better specs, Moto Z Play has stock android. If you don't mind touchwiz then A9 Pro is the better choice.

>>59650904
UUUU

Is Net10 any good? I'm looking at a comparison of most prepaid plans and on paper they look pretty good.

>>59650744
I'm in California. Want to pre-order, so I guess I could shoot some commission money to a fellow autist. Problem is I'm hearing AT&T is offering $750 off a second s8 purchase. Seems like T-mobile has shit for deals right now. Will they match AT&T? Is it better to go through Costco or vest buy or some shit? T-mobile also had a by one get one free for the s7 phones in December. Should I just wait for that same shot with the s8? I have an s7 edge now.

I'm going to buy an S8 at launch. That thing looks sexy as fuck.

>>59651162
It overcharges for what you can get elsewhere

>>59651200
Vest, by, shot
Best, buy, shit
*

>>59651064
>>>59651006 (You)
>A9 Pro has better specs, Moto Z Play has stock android. If you don't mind touchwiz then A9 Pro is the better choice.

I guess I'll go with the a9 pro then, I've used a note 5 of a friend and the interface was alright, he was using nova tho, he did uninstall some of samsung's/carrier bloat as well

>>59651242
I thought (you) was (me).

>>59651307
>>>59651242 (You)
>I thought (you) was (me).
Was you (you) or was (me) me

>>59651242
>>>59651064 #
>>>>59651006 # (You)
>>A9 Pro has better specs, Moto Z Play has stock android. If you don't mind touchwiz then A9 Pro is the better choice.
>>59651307
>>>59651242 #
>I thought (you) was (me).
>>59651327
>>>59651307 (You) #
>>>>59651242 # (You)
>>I thought (you) was (me).
>Was you (you) or was (me) me

I'm talking about a (you) within a (you).
>Inception? It's impossible.
>You didn't! Did (YOU(you))!?
>*gasp*

>>59650481
You have absolutely no idea of what you’re talking about

>>59649843
http://www.gsmarena.com/results.php3?nYearMin=2016&nRamMin=3000&fDisplayInchesMin=5.9

Anyone has a V20? In fucking love with the phone's design and I don't want to spend a lot of money. Any alternative you guys would suggest?

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Okay I'm a massive weeb and really want this phone but it looks like the only way to get it is with a Japanese plan. Is there any way I could get one and have it work with US prepaid networks?

OK /spg/, tell me why I shouldn't buy the LeEco Le Pro3.
I am planning on installing an AOSP based ROM and don't often use 3.5mm jacks.

>>59651628
What's special about it? Looks like any other phone. Japan has completely different network bands than the US so I doubt it would work there anyway.

>>59651718
I just like the design. I could just get an Xperia but the XZ has a shitty cheap design and I can't find a Z5 Premium that isn't from Hong Kong.

>>59651698
Because ZUK Z2 Pro exists

>>59651743
I am a burger and need T-mobile Band 12.

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>>59648281
I was thinking about buying it when I heard the fingerprint sensor wasn't in the home button anymore, but apparently it got the iris scanner feature from the note7
I aint giving my biometric data to the amerifats or the chinks

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>>59651731
>tfw the glory days of Xperia are not coming back
>tfw there will never be a Z2/Z3 2017 with the same body but updated specs and RAW support finally

Anyone have any experience ordering stuff from banggood into the UK? I'm interested in the ZUK Z2 PRO but feel like customs might charge for it, in which case I might as well pick the Huawei P9 Lite or P8 Lite 2017.

>>59650107
>with lockscreen ads
That sounds annoying as fuck.

>>59651628
>doesn't even know Japanese

end your life

>>59647864
The Classic (Q20) is arguably better than the Q10

>>59652127
quality post matey

Who mi6 hype here?

>>59652225
uh oh lads we got ourselves an alpha

>>59652105
With the previous Prime Exclusive phones the ads were pretty easy to remove

>>59652254
You think that'll be the case with the G5? Also how is Motorola on updates? It looks like a pretty nice phone and the Prime exclusive price for the 4gb of ram version is pretty hard to beat.

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I know for most people aesthetic are not as important as specs but crazy that you could buy pic related for sub $200 (Im only paying 3.40 a month for it for a 24 month contract)

Also its got a decent spec.

>>59648028
The Pixel is the biggest rip off, no wireless charging, no SD card support, no water proofing. You would think the price would reflect its lack of features but the phone is flag shipped priced. A S6 blows it away, hell the new LG is a much better buy.

are there any non shit no root firewalls?

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Anyone can help me? I have some maybe odd requests for my next phone.

Price: £200-300
Camera: Anything better than an iPhone 5s or the same as a 5s
Display: Any size, but would love a curved glass feel - see pic related
Resolution: prefer full 1920x1080 or higher or around that res
Must have: USB type-C

>>59652523
Not sure how much the One plus 3T there but I would recommend that.

What are the benefits of USB type C?

>>59652523
ZUK Z2 Pro

Was this a good buy? My main concern is the battery.
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/5-0-inch-YS6pro-Quad-Core-smartphone-MTK6580-2GB-RAM-16GB-ROM-13MP-camera-Dual-Sim/32802031294.html

Gonna probably post a mini review when it arrives

Hey im considering to buy a moto G4 for about 120€ - would that d worth the price?

Is there such a thing as a budget smartphone with great, above average battery life?
I don't need it to be fast or run games, I just want it for web browsing, emails and of course calls. I am most interested in good battery life but I don't know if that's possible without spending a gorillion dollars.

>>59652591
>orders: 1
>D***s N., Lithuania

>>59652694
Well yeah, that's me.

>>59652701
Denis?

>>59652705
Džiugas. I'm not Russian.
Btw they changed my surname initial to a random letter, it doesn't even start with N

>>59652483
>What is software optimization

>>59652641
Yes, worth it

>>59652591
Specs look fine for that price

>>59652672
Sure that exists, You can get a Redmi 4 with a 4100mah battery for 100€ for example.

>looking at reviews of phones
>tfw too autistic to not get discouraged by every little con that the person reviewing the phone brings up

>>59652730
>Software optimizations can make the phone water proof, have a SD card slot, and support wireless charging

>>59652773
Exactly this.

Moto G4 here, not really happy with stock nougat

What's a decent ROM for it, since I keep hearing Lineage is a bit random and buggy

>>59652818
Wireless charging is shit, phone is splashproof and waterproof phones aren't covered by warranty if they get water damage. Don't need SD card slot if I can have all my photos and videos on cloud

>know jack shit about phones
>only have a few requirements I think a phone needs to meet
>decent camera, waterproof, wireless charging
>ONLY A FUCKING HANDFUL OF PHONES HAVE THIS

The phone market really has been standing still over the past 5 years, right? Just chasing bigger screens and a quicker processor?

Fuck.

>>59652865
>Wireless charging is shit

No

>splashproof and waterproof phones aren't covered by warranty

Meaningless to the conversation. Any other flagship will survive a dunk were the pixel will die

>Don't need SD card slot if I can have all my photos and videos on cloud

So you are retarded

>>59652870
>wireless charging
it's a gimmick, you think you need it but you don't

>>59652931
It's not that I want it because it feels futuristic. I want it because I've grown tired of its alternative. Years of fumbling with fucking cables, I'm done. Fuck cables.

Even my fucking TOOTHBRUSH, which has a fucking BRUSHED MOTOR in it has wireless charging which isn't shit.

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>>59652865
>I don't need thing/I'm delusional so I think I don't need it, so no one else is justified in wanting it
>water damage isn't covered by warranty so you can't want a waterproof phone, just like bullets still kill you if they get through your bulletproof vest so no one should ever wear one

>>59652918
Wireless charging would charge the pixel not in half, but in 1/4 of the time, since it supports fast charging. Pixel won't die with ip53. SD card in 32gb phones aren't that useful and they slowdown phones, even if you buy higher classes. Google offers you unlimited space for videos and photos

>>59652931
Plopping your phone down on a changing pad is so much nicer then plugging it in.

>>59652977
>What is fast wireless charging

The rest of your post is not even worthy of a green text because of how retarded it is

>>59652983
Still shit

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>wanting to ever store your personal files on the internet

Go ask Jennifer Lawrence how great it is.

>ridiculous fingerprint sensor
>shitty mono speaker
>last-gen camera

The S8 is a fucking failure, the only thing it has over the S7 is muh bezels.

>>59653001
Not Apple's fault if she falls for phishing and she doesn't use two factor authentication

>>59652315
>You think that'll be the case with the G5?
Most likely yes. How long it'll take for people to hack past whatever measures Amazon has implemented against it is another question.

>how is Motorola on updates?
They used to be great with updates but that changed after they got bought by Lenovo. Motorola phones run near stock android so there really is no excuse for how slow they are with the updates.

>>59653025
Between the Honor 6x and Moto G5+ which would you go with? I'm leaning a bit towards the Honor for that battery life.

>>59653110
Honor 6X has better camera than Moto G4 plus. But it probably will lose to the Moto G5 plus camera.

>>59653110
Don't buy phones with EMUI shit, go with Moto

>>59652987
Not as shit as the Pixel

Any swecucks here?

I've had the same contract for years, paying around 6usd for it.

I'm looking for a new one with 4G, but they are all so god damn expensive.

Simply want a 1-5gb plan but I see prices of 25-40usd.

Compared to what I have already, that's way too expensive.

God any tips?

>>59653175
actual western europecuck here

You lucky anon.Those prices get me exactly jack shit here.

>>59653125
Actually a lot of the Moto G5 Plus reviews were saying that the camera is a downgrade from the one in the G4 Plus

>>59653136
This
And it doesnt look like the honor 6x has much of a modding community. EMUI is the worst.

>>59653175
>>59653198
In the [censored] caliphate we have a provider called Deutschlandsim.

https://www.amazon.de/DeutschlandSIM-Micro-SIM-monatlich-LTE-Internet-Datenautomatik/dp/B01K9GNK2O/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1490871610&sr=8-1&keywords=deutschlandsim&th=1

idk if sweden has a similar provider that offers relatively cheap contracts like this. Don't you have a website where you can compare shit like that?

>>59653198
Really?

Well there are 100gb plans for like 60usd.
It's all unlimited speed too.

>>59653297
Oh damn youre right, I never thought the price comparison site would have phone plans.

>>59652567
Reversible, won't break in 2 months

>>59652483
Wireless charging is garbage
Don't need a sim, 128gb is enough. Never needed a sim back when I had 16gn phones
Waterproofing ads bulk. Don't be a retard.

looking for a smartphone within the $200 range, but with the best camera in its price segment. chinktech not an option. so far it looks like the moto g5 is the one, but you guys know more about this shit than I or the reviewsiteshills do.

>>59653591
Huawei P8 Lite 2017

>>59652977
>Pixel won't die with IP53
Bait. IP53 literally means "not waterproof"

If you buy a phone via ebay or gearbest or w/e that wasn't released in your region, do you automatically forfeit the right to a warranty? Like if I buy a LG phone that didn't come out in my area, can I not send my phone to my regional LG support center?

>>59649891
Get the Moto g5 it's comes out the 31 and has a 64gb 4gb ram model for 300

>>59653605
>Huawei
>Not chinktech

>>59653591
Moto G4 Plus has a better camera that the G5 Plus

>>59653632

the g5 plus is also not within the price range I am looking for (phone for a casual friend). does the same thing apply for the g4/g5 (non-plus)?

>>59653605
gonna check it out rn, thanks

Do 3 and 4g networks only use one network band? Like if it says the phone uses B1 does that mean that your network only uses band one or is it in conjunction with others?

>>59653657
Don't know about that. I've seen almost nothing about the base G5. The base G4 has a typical mediocre camera; the G4 Plus's camera is the biggest improvement.

>>59653726

does the g4plus still hold up against current stuff like the g5 or the huwai p8 lite? camera seems really good of course, but you know, all the other "stuff".

Thoughts on the Note 4? I've had mine for a while now and it's starting to slow down a bit. Serious battery issues too. Is that normal for old notes or is this thing just shit as far as life span goes? My parents both have one too and theirs straight up died.

>>59653617
>Lenovo Moto G5
>Not chinktech

>>59647770
>pixel XL is best phone
>downward speaker
>thicc bezels for no reason

Nah

>>59653811
You have a phone with a removable battery, why not take use of that feature and replace the battery? Factory reset or install a custom ROM if the phone is slowing down.

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>>59653859
give me ur gf bitch

>>59653835
I did actually. I bought the zero lemon super battery and the issue has transferred to the new one. It was fine ay first but got progressively worse.

>>59653612
If you want to use it underwater buy a fucking $10 waterproof case, if the pixel falls in water and you pull it off quickly it won't get damaged

>>59653916
Have you tried a factory reset? Or installing a custom ROM? If neither fix the issues I'm guessing it's a hardware problem then

>>59647983
It doesn't work in my old phone either.

>>59649221
>You get what you pay for.
I guess that's true. But what is the reason for this happening? Isn't it weird that it kills the damn sim card?
>It's 1000 times better to buy a few years old flagship than a brand new chinkfone.
I guess I am learning that, but old flagships still cost more than what I can, or rather want to, afford. So I tried a budget variant since the specs and ratings looked good for the price. The only real problem I found in the ratings was some connectivity issue that was always solved after a reboot.

>>59653961
I just found something about calibrating the battery in case the phone is reading the levels wrong, which I did also read is an issue with these extended batteries. I'm gonna try that.

>>59652523
im in a similar position and am about to cave into the zuk z2 pro shilling

pros:
5.2" super amoled
decent camera
snapdragon 820
all the sensors
decent build quality
800HMz LTE so compatible with O2 and any MVNO that uses their infrastructure
£225 on banggood with voucher

cons:
skinned android, although its supposed to be bearable
no sd card
probably backdoored because it's a chinkphone
bad dev scene

>buying a Pixlel

jesus. what has google ever really done for you? do they pay you?

what a useless piece of overpriced hardware

>>59654331
>skinned android
I don't know why this matters when people use launchers
Is it the settings menu that upsets you? Other than that, if its running a ROM based off at least 6.0.1, I believe its a non-issue

Any launcher out there that has a similar layout to that of them iPhones?

I mean applications directly on pages rather than the app drawer.

>>59649206
S5 was the last good Samshit phone

>>59654488
Is this b8? Literally any chinkphone

>>59654480
because they come with things like background services and dodgy intent handlers that remain regardless of using another launcher

i've been using vanilla since 2.3, and it suits me and like i said, i'll probably deal with the chink skin for a while until i decide to find some way to build aosp for it

>>59651162
get cricket. its also on ATT, cheaper, better phones

>>59654488
Just download Nova Launcher, put every app on the homescreen and hide the app launcher.

>>59654530
Nah, I have a Moto G4

Not bait, I just don't want to install some MIUI shit or anything like that. But I don't want to keep dragging every single program on my drawer to the desktop.

What's a decent smartphone under £250? Looking to buy one to replace my Note Edge.

>>59654560
Check "add icon to homescreen" from the Play Store settings and every app you install will be added automatically

>>59654536
What do you think the chinks want out of you m8? Get over yourself

>>59654560
The only thing incan say is google them, I've never been interested so I have no clue

>>59654583
i don't give a fuck about what the chinks want from me, i have standards - which from your reaction you clearly don't have. Either that or you generally have lower expectations, which is fine, just don't measure me against your sub-par yardstick

>>59654640
Stop downloading CP and you wouldn't have to watch your back, and unless your a member of government, worrying about the Chinese spying on you is dumb, don't do anything bank related with your phone and you have literally nothing to worry about

>>59654658
-guy with $0 to his name

Chinese version of the Oneplus 3T 64GB available for $399.99 / 365€ from Gearbest with the coupon OP3TS
http://www.gearbest.com/cell-phones/pp_592336.html?wid=21

Network support:
2G: GSM 850/900/1800/1900MHz
CDMA EVDO: BC0
3G: WCDMA Bands 1/2/5/8
TD-SCDMA : Bands 34/39
4G: FDD-LTE Bands 1/3/5/7/8
TDD-LTE Bands 38/39/40/41

>>59654658
Not into kids, or anime, drugs or any of your other vices.

Don't do anything bank related? You do realise probably about 60% of the developed worlds poulation use app based banking? And their utilities, their shopping, everything.

Again, I don't give a shit if data about how i use my device or run my life ends off in chink hands, it's going to end off in my governments hands and sold off to the chinks anyway, but if i can prevent them getting it for free, why wouldn't i?

Is mate 9 a meme?

I'm getting G6 because I want to shitpost while diving in a pool. I'll also get a smart watch with it as a """"present"""" so I can fap to anime pictures on it's screen.

>>59651476
This.

Aside from a handful of proprietary bits for the hardware, Android is largely open. The few things that are proprietary on some phones often have their firmware re-written by the ROM development community anyway. The only phones where this is a difficulty are the occasional HTC phone, but even those aren't much of an issue if it's a popular enough phone to draw the talented devs.

>>59654679
Uhhh no?

>>59654704
Yes I realize, but you do realize you can exercise some constraint as well? Use your laptop for banking or actually go to the bank, my point is if you want what you want for the price you want, you're going to have to sacrifice something, if that means that you might be sending data to Beijing, then that's what you might have to put up with for the screen size, SoC, camera, and price that you want

You can't have your cake and eat it too, mate

how long till the galaxy S6 price drops on the secondhand market since the S8 got announced?

I honestly couldnt give a shit about the battery since it will either be in a battery case, or plugged up while driving or at work.

>>59650986
There was never a single good thing said about the software and at times would even hinder certain things. That's all been fixed? (Unlikely)

Does anyone know if they progressed with the CM/Legacy build?

>>59654811
>You can't have your cake and eat it too, mate
I'm aware of that, that's why I've given into the shilling and will be buying one in a couple of hours

I'm still not going to make do with the situation though, if i can improve it I will

What's the OnePlus One of phones in 2017?

>>59654935
Oneplus 3T

>>59654930
You can always go used

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>>59654971
i like my phones like i like my women, cheap, chinese and virgins

>>59654899
just a few examples
https://www.reddit.com/r/Axon7/comments/60i8mn/71_is_so_good_i_think_ill_keep_it_stock/
https://www.reddit.com/r/Axon7/comments/5wnh3g/this_phone_is_awesome_dont_be_deterred/

There's also an official LineageOS build
https://download.lineageos.org/axon7

>>59654994
I laughed harder than I should of

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>>59654998
>linking Plebbit

>>59654994
well i like my phone like my women, old, busted and korean.

>>59647770
I actually had this phone on the pic, it was good for 2013-2014.

is there any chance of buying an unlocked version of S8 in the first week of launching?

my brother will go to USA and I WANT A S8, how can i do this?!

>>59655476

Call Samsung, tech nigger

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>Have same Thinkpad T500 I bought for university in 2009, only change is upgrade original hard drive to an SSD
>Drive same Toyota Camry my dad bought new in 1994
>Have same Seiko quartz dive watch since eighth grade
>Have same Toshiba 32" TV I bought in second year university
>Use same SanDisk Sansa mp3 player I had in High school
>Have not gone more than 12 months without changing phones since 2011

What is it about these devices that brings out the worst consumerist whore tendencies hiding within me?

I have an Xperia Z2. It works fine apart from the fact that the speaker is busted, one of the plastic things on the side fell off and nobody can hear me when I talk to them. So I decided to get a new phone.

I bought Z2 3 years ago when it first came out so naturally I looked for the flagships again but they seem way too expensive and gimmicky. I'm willing to spend 300-350 bucks.

I basically only use the regular apps and watch shit on my phone so good battery life, good sound and a screen are my priorities. Don't care for gaming on phones, that's fucking stupid.

What are my options?

>>59656064
Xperia X
B&H is selling them for $270

>>59653011
>Not Apple's fault if she falls for phishing and she doesn't use two factor authentication
still retarded to keep any cuntfiles on internet

What do you think of Lenovo ZUK Z2?
http://www.gsmarena.com/lenovo_zuk_z2-8125.php

Got my Zuk Z2 today.

Delivery took 13 days from China. The package looked a bit roughed up, presumable from transportation.

The screen came pre-fitted white a matt screen protector. I also noticed the phone isn't running the stock ZUI ROM, but a custom "international" ROM with Android 6.0.

I guess I'll have to flash the stock ROM.

$300 budget. Should I get an older gen flagship phone or a new chinkphone?

>>59656153
How good is the construction quality?

>>59655585
I know that feel bruh.

I was using a toshiba laptop from 2007 before upgrading last year to a desktop. And that was only because it died. I never buy anything unless I really need it and even then I look for used stuff when I can.

But phones? I've had more phones than all my friends combined. I'll sometimes get a new phone and not have any real reason to besides being kinda bored of what I was using.

should i buy a second hand samsung s7 edge for £400 or is that a rip off?

Does it make sense to buy a mid tier phone and a solid camera for the price of a flagship, maybe even less? I feel like no matter how good the cameras on a phone are, they are never THAT good.

>>59656217
To be honest, the construction quality feels solid as fuck. Doesn't flex in the slightest, and it's pretty heavy (probably because of the 3,5k battery). Definitely doesn't feel cheap. The edges are slightly trimmed diagonally so it doesn't feel sharp in the hand.

>>59647770
Handlet here, what's the highest spec phone under 70mm wide?

Nexus 6P still worth buying? Any notable widespread hardware flaws?

>>59656272
rip off

>>59656356
Galaxy S8

>>59656405
I thought so, what do they go for?

>>59656379
bootloops and battery shutdown issues
https://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=230848
https://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=227849

>>59656151
Overshilled

There are other good phones at that range but they're being violently downvoted by zukshills.

You can also try Doogee Shoot 1.

>>59654865
Trust me you don't want the s6

>>59647770
it's really tempting to get an x compact right now.

But I'm not sure if there will be any other compact phones in the near future.

http://www.ebay.de/itm/Sony-Xperia-X-Compact-F5321-schwarz-Android-TOP-ZUSTAND-VOM-HANDLER-/382023132635?hash=item58f25a65db:g:O9AAAOSwdGFY3RLA

>>59656304
How much did it cost? I found it at 180€ (30% off)

>>59656504
I'd look to pay around 300-350gbp for one in good condition and long warranty left. for 400gbp you can find it brand new in sealed box.

S7 Edge or HTC 10?

>>59656612
I bought mine for like $174 on Gearbest + tracking code

>>59656564
>being downvoted

>>59656612
https://www.kimovil.com/en/where-to-buy-zuk-z2-4gb-64gb

>>59656564
ZUK Z2 is better than that dogee.
4GB vs 2GB
quadcore 2.2ghz vs quadcore 1.4ghz

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>>59647770
I'm posting from the exact same smartphone as in your pic, op. (Huawei Ascend Mate)
I think its really really good. 4000mah battery is pure heaven, I will never be able to switch to anything lower than that.
Same goes for the 6" screen. Everything lower is a toy to me.
Bought it some months after release for 300€, they stopped rolling updates after 18 months or so (which is a total bummer)
Over all 9/10 smartphone, would buy again.
I'm using it for console emulators with bluetooth gamepad a lot.

Any worthwhile phones under $100 (in the US)?

Is the Moto G5 Plus worth it? My G2 is dying and I want something under 230$.

>>59656701
get one of the Prime Exclusive phones off Amazon
Moto G4 Play is $99, BLU R1 HD is $59 for the 2GB ram version. The new Alcatel A30 is also $59, but with that I'm not sure if the ads can be removed.

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>>59656701

Reposting from the sqt because I somehow missed this thread:

I need some advice on midrange android phones.
I currently have a Galaxy S 3, rooted and running Ultimamod, but it's finally starting to crash and die on the regular. I don't want to get a top of the line phone, just something that will be noticably better than my current one.

Any advice on what brands to look at and where to buy in the UK? I'm on O2, I need a microSD slot and that's about it, though I would be interested in trying pokemon GO.

>>59656821
nice, thanks anon. i'll probably grab a g4.

>>59656851
i don't think i can order uber on this

>>59656917
Check XDA on how to remove the lockscreen ads

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>tfw my phone is almost dead, but there is still no bezeless chink phones around.

>>59652865
>Don't need SD card slot if I can have all my photos and videos on cloud

good goyim

Samsung S5 or LG G4?

Both 100€ in second hand, 'mint' condition.

>>59647770
how good is the huawei p8 lite?
microsoft fucked me over on my lumia 520 and besides the fact that it's a shit OS to begin with, now there's no more support for facebook messenger.
along with no webm on that crap internet explorer, the phone is pretty much useless now so I'm thinking of buying a huawei p8 lite.

are there any other good phones at that price range?
is the p8 lite any good? or is it just chink shit that is gonna shit itself in a few months?

tl;dr lumia 520 is useless as of now, is the huawei p8 lite any good?

>>59657338
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2017/03/class-action-lawsuit-targets-lg-over-legendary-g4-v10-bootloop-issues/

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>4 gb of internal memory
>3.5 of them are preinstalled apps you can't delete unless you root
>can't install apps directly to SD
>with the lastest
update you can't root for some reason

Is there a way to root this shitty phone?

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Alright it's time for a new phone and I can't decide what to get.

>Android
>T-Mobile
>5.2 inches max
>needs NFC
>FM radio optional

I was thinking about either a sony or a motorola.

>>59657743
I don't think any Sony has Band 12.

does the redmi note 4 really have a lipo battery?
arent these really shitty compared to li ion?

>>59654445
t. mad poorfag

>>59657743
Honor 8

HTC one M8 or LG G4? Or spend a bit more and get the OnePlus 3T? I only really use my phone for music and occasionally memes.

Also, what's the consensus on buying brand new of ebay?

>>59656779
Yes for the 625 and quick charge alone its worth it

>>59657720
If you have the ZE551ML, yes check XDA
I had one that was running CM12.1, and I believe there's Lineage support for it as well

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>>59657379
someone pls respond I'm devastated

>>59657861
Just realised that the OnePlus 3T and HTC use a nano sim and I currently have a micro and I don't want to change. So looks like it's decided, unless you guys know any good competitors to the G4.

>>59657937
B O O T L O O P

>>59657903
>ZE551ML
My phone is GO, not 2 (ZC500TG)

Is mate 8 a good phone if you don't give a fuck about playing games?

I liked mate 9 but it's too expensive. Also is 4k a gimmick?

>>59657953
I thought that was just a meme? No reviews seem to talk about it. Should I risk cutting down my sim to nanosim sized?

>>59657937
Just ask your provider to send you a new sim card. Don't choose inferior based on the sim card.

>>59658093
Of course they don't mentioned. The reviews were done before the problem was widespread. Just read >>59657385 and think again whether you want a LG phone

Also you should be able to go to your carrier's store and have them give you a new sim, it's often free of charge.

>>59658079
2K is a gimmick, 4K is a bigger gimmick. Mate 8 is great phone if you like massive phones.

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>Mi5c - $239
>Mi5 - $235
>Mi5c is arguably worse than the $99 Mi4c

What the fuck is Xiaomi doing

>>59657379
What is the price range you depressed loser?

>>59658155
>>59658172
Woah damn, thanks. Might go for the OnePlus 3T then, but I'll think on it for a while. Defo won't go with LG.

>>59658060
Tried this?
https://forum.xda-developers.com/android/help/asus-zenfone-zc500tg-root-request-t3282861

>>59658202
like sub 200 euros, same as the p8 lite

>>59649891
It's touch Disease. Google it.

t.repairfag

Looking to upgrade from the Note 3.

Price doesnt matter. Prefer no bloatware.

>>59657379
>>59658259
Are you talking about the Huawei P8 Lite 2017 or the original P8 Lite? Anyway check out

ZUK Z2
Redmi Note 4 Global / Redmi 4 Pro
Moto G5

>>59658331
Pixel XL

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>>59658259
Gonna have to recommend the Nokia 5. Moto g5 is a good choice too.

Nokia is the better build, better looking, Fingerprint scanner, and promise of better support with a clean android build.

>>59658350
original I guess?
I was wondering if huawei actually makes good phones, everyone that has a p8 lite told me they haven't had any problems with it.
>>59658373
I'm gonna stay clear of nokia for a while but thanks for the recommendations mate

>>59656272
I saw them going for 350 on eBay recently

>>59658426
Don't get the original P8 Lite, it's old tech. The Huawei P8 Lite 2017 is a huge improvement over it. It is also sold as Huawei P9 Lite (2017), Huawei Honor 8 Lite, Huawei Nova Lite or Huawei GR3 (2017) depending where you live. I know, it's fucking ridiculous.

>>59658237
Thanks, I'll try it later

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>>59658492
wow wtf, alright bro, thanks for the info

Does anyone know if the Nokia 3/5/6 will work on Verizon? Not being listed on the frequency sites and I don't really know what I'm looking for otherwise. Just want to know if I should even be looking at it while I'm shopping around for a new phone.

>>59658173
Does it matter if it's 32 gb or 64 gb? The 64 gb has 4 gb ram while 32 gb has 3 gb.

>>59656259
The T500 actually replaced a Toshiba Tecra 8200 from 2001 or something (dad bought it and I used it through high school). I didn't know their later stuff lasted that long though.

The pone feel is so bad, because I know how much money I waste on this and I normally hate wasting money, but I keep doing it. Since 2011, I have had:

>Blackberry 9300 (technically bought in August 2010 but kept it till November 2011, gave it to my mom to replace her ancient Sony-Ericsson dumbphone)
>iPhone 4, liked the phone but not so much iOS, sold August 2012
>HTC One X, fucking hated it, sold June 2013, almost went back to iOS after this
>Samsung Galaxy S4, sold May 2014
>Nexus 5, started the famed LG Bootloop™ after 10 months, replaced under warranty, immediately sold unused replacement
>Back to Samsung, Galaxy Note 4, 2big4me, sold December 2015
>Sony Xperia Z3 compact, first phone I have ever genuinely liked, great battery, camera, waterproof etc, this one may be a keeper
>December 2016, Xperia X compact has been out for a bit, decide "what the hell" and buy it
>Had the Z3C exactly 360 days, not even a year, absolutely nothing wrong with it but still replaced it, just because I was slightly bored and thought it was ancient since I had not kept a phone so long since my old Blackberry

The last one really hurt because I did not sell my Z3C, so the cash outflow was really felt, but aside from the iPhone I have lost at least 30% of the original purchase price on each phone.

>>59647965
I have a redmi 4 prime and it gets better with every month. At first the mp3 jack didn't work. Now it works just fine. GPS used to be malfunctioning when riding a bike, now it works with no problems.

So I know fuck all about cell/smartphones, my grandparents set me up with an iphone 4 and a plan, I'm from Canada and will be going with the same plan with Rogers (I need to figure out what they got, I assume its unlimited calling and texting)
Should I get an unlocked phone? I don't mind spending 400-500 bucks, the whole pay 50 bucks per month for 2 years seems iffy as fuck to me
I like to use spotify alot also, and I could care less about mobile games and having internet on the go, I use spotify and discord mostly and prefer to use the internet only at home or at work

What are things that the new purchaser of a cellphone should look for or keep in mind?

How to gauge the benefits of a line package? What is meant by a device purchase being required for a free phone?

regards,
had a nokia cellphone until it was lost at sea a decade a go and now researching plans and cellphone offers/ cellphones

>>59658717
if you plan on getting a chink phone, look at what bands are supported and what bands are in your country to see if you even get coverage.

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>>59657720
Should have bought the Acer Liquid Zest

>8 GB internal storage, 4 GB available, plus SD card expansion
>Preinstalled apps can be removed
>Basically stock Android already at Marshmallow

Not bad for a sub-$100 throwaway

>>59658551
too early to tell

>>59658746

should I worry about which phones have greater transmission strength?

>>59658867
It's hard to know that without testing yourself.
Pretty sure that in 2017 all phones >$100 are pretty similar in that aspect anyway.

>>59658364
are you memeing me???

why would i get a botnet phone?

>>59658919
>botnet
just like every other android phone

>>59658919
Copperhead OS doesn't have this problem and is available for pixel xl iirc.

Explain why you aren't getting an iphone 7 without memes

>>59658972
/g/ is too poor.
Also impossible to rice apart from wallpaper.

>>59658972
I don't want to be labeled as a retard with bad financial management

What aftermarket lock screen apps do you guys use?

>>59658919
sorry, I thought you meant you wanted a smartphone

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>>59658665
pls pls PLS respond

>>59659436
get an iPhone SE or an Oneplus 3T

>>59656567
besides battery life what is the big problem?

>>59659436
Someone make a new thread

>>59656379
battery isnt for shit, signal drops and bootloops.

>>59650433
buy the lg g6

How do you activate new phones when you get them in the mail? I only ever buy phones in store and they activate them on the spot, but decided to pre-order on Sprint's website.

I want to buy a refurb Nexus 6 for 200$. Go? I'm not a very heavy user and just want a good daily driver with a big screen.

>>59654714
No, get it its a nice phone

>>59658800
I'm using it right now and it's the slowest piece of shit

NEW BREAD:

>>59660067

>>59660067

>>59660067

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>>59647770
Is this a /g/ approved phone
i want to get one last blackberry because nostalgia but I also want a decent phone