/spg/ - Smartphone General

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I'm about to purchase my first Android smartphone. Been using a Lumia 520 so far. Dropped that shit quite a few times and it never broke. I liked it, but there's an increasing list of apps I'd like to use and god fucking damnit Pokemon Go just came out and I'm not going out with my tablet.

I'm ready to dump between $125 and $250 on it (500-1000 PLN), but I need to understand what am I paying for. Could you tell me why would I opt for Redmi Note 3 Pro over cheaper solutions? I don't think I need high specs and if there is a more durable alternative in that price range I'm all ears.

I'm open to suggestions, I can't even pick the fucking color for myself. I'd like something that will last for years, I can open that bitch up and replace everything, been building/cleaning/fixing PCs and laptops for quite some time now.

>>55473558
Might help if you specify what you want to use the phone for / what features do you need.

>>55473601
okay, that's the point: I don't know yet. I've been using a brick phone before my roommate handed me down his old nokia, and only then did I realize how handy it is.

I'm sorry for coming out that ignorant, but I don't really comprehend the spectrum of what you can do with your phone. I'd just be glad if it could:

- have a microSD slot, no dual sim needed
- take pictures in moderate quality (just better than my current lumia 520)
- battery for at least one day
- both 5 and 5.5 sizes are acceptable, ill be putting it in a flip cover anyway
- won't break into pieces when dropped from 1m onto soft ground in cover, or tempered glass will secure it
- IPS screen would be nice
- ill be using it to play Pokemon Go, Hearthstone and whatever the new hot shit is
- some lightweight mobile "gaming", no wannabe PSP/3DS performance needed (...though, to be fair, Hearthstone's optimization is laughably bad)
- English or Polish interface, both will do
- preferrably something I can open up and repair by myself after the warranty is over

Are there any other features/questions I should be looking into?

How durable is Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Pro?

nexus 5x or LG 4g?
is there anything better in this price range

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My Z Ultra finally took the biggest hit from my ass and now I'm looking to replace with something from the current gen of Android phones.

I'm currently using my antique HTC Butterfly S as a burner, but the SoT is around 3 hours+, as compared to the 5 hours it had when it first came out.

I've been following up on /spg/ for the past week, and there seems to be a shift in taste when it comes to the S7. I'm an anti-samshit guy, the last phone I had that was Samsung was the S3 and that failed in 6 months. (loose usb port) I know that the Galaxy lineup has been shit, with Touchjizz and whatnot, but /g/ has been warming up to the S7 really well. I'm wondering if it really is as what they say.

On the other hand, I travel alot for work, so I'm also looking at chink phones. All the buzz for the RNP3 has got me to look into the new Snapdragon cores.

My knowledge is up to the Krait series only, so I'm still trying to figure out the housefires and the good chips.

TLDR; what phone should I get? S7 is made by samshit but if it's good, well ok

>>55473703
/g/ seems to like xiaomi, the note 2 and 3 in particular, though I've never used any.

Remember smartphone batteries don't last nearly as long as old brick phones, so get something with decent battery life.

You probably don't need a Full HD screen on a phone, get a lower resolution screen that'll save you battery and improve performance.

I've been doing my own research, and these are some phones I've been looking into, in the 150-200€ range:

>Moto G 3rd gen (2GB version)
>Xiaomi Note 2 and 3
>Samsung Galaxy J5
>Wileyfox Swift (UK only I believe)

A smartphone these days is pretty much a personal computer without a keyboard and mouse, and Android is pretty much a more closed off Linux distro, so there are very few things you can't do with one.

You might want to root your phone or install a custom ROM on it at some point, look into it.

Should I buy the Moto X Pure or wait to see what the Z will cost?

which flagship on stock rom has the best screen time?

>>55472232
/csg/ won't let anyone edit it. too bad, it's really outdated.

iPhone 6 or Nexus 5x?

I have an iphone 4s and Im thinking I might replace it with a moto g 3 as its $250 CAD
Any reason why I shouldn't? Is there something else I should get instead?

>>55473463
I would smack the shit out of your autistic face if I ever saw you

>>55473888
lel
trips for truth

>>55473888
>>55473818
see >>55473463

Nexus 5 is okay phone but not great, it lacks a microsd slot. Get something with a microsd slot, microsd cards are going to hit $20/128GB soon, you won't want to miss out on that.

>>55473713
bump

>>55473411
How the duck do they want to make cm work on the s7? Not even the s6 has working cm yet.

How are Xperia Z5 Compacts? Seems to be mixed reviews everywhere i look.
Interested in:
Reliability
Battery life
Camera quality

P much same as what this anon >>55473703 is asking

>>55473713
5x because muh updates

what's the easiest current-ish smartphone to root? I'm a little spooked about processors committing sudoku if the bootloader is fucked with or something

>>55473972
The speaker on the G4 is shit, I was about to buy one but I tested it at Best Buy.
It's a single mono rear facing speaker.

>>55473830
if you do, for the love of god get the one with 2 gigs RAM

i have one with ONE gig, it's so fucking slow

otherwise, I can recommend the iPhone SE, I got my mom one of them

>>55474017
see >>55473463

>>55473713
LG G4 all the way, it has a 1440p high res screen, a microsd slot, bigger and removable battery and 3GB of RAM.

Jesus anon why did you consider the Nexus 5X at all?

>>55473777
Moto G3 is actually really nice in its 2gb ram / 16gb memory version. My sister is using it and she loves it. Waterproof and shit. But the picture quality in the night is meh, and the screen is not really an IPS.

I think I'll settle for Xiaomi Note 3 Pro just because my thumbs are big and I fucking hate typing on small screens with them.

My friend works part time for samsung and sells a shit tons of J5s. Flashy amoled colors, gotta admit. And removable battery.

Thanks anyway.

>>55473779
>Should I buy the Moto X Pure or wait to see what the Z will cost?

Given Lenovo's history with design/innovation (Yoga tablets, for example) I'd say it's a good idea to wait and see. Z can flop, but if it works, it can be really neat.

Is Nexus a meme?

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What is the best budget phone right now and why is Oneplus 3?

>>55474017
is the Iphone SE 250 dollars?

How's the amazon moto g4, it shows for me 150 but are the ads that bad?

>>55474121
The announcement is only 6~ days away, but sadly the unlocked version is a bit gimped from the Jewrizon version and won't be released until the fall.
However, I look forward to the price, and some of the molecularity reminds me of the LG G5 and looks fairly nice as well.

>>55474137
I heard the battery was shit on the moto g4, compared to the g3.

>>55473463
>overpriced
Literally the same price as any other high-end phone, the iPhone SE is cheap as fuck for the performance

>no mSD slot
Ever heard of the cloud? If you care about muh privacy, just get a NAS

>can't torrent on them
You can watch your animes at home

>shit res screen
Does however have high pixel density

>shit camera
That's just a false statement

>shit battery life
See above

>shit mobile OS
Reasonable argument, not very customizable out of the box. Jailbreak is a thing, though

>no native file browser
How awful

>can't use phone as a flash drive
How about you use a fucking flash drive then

>have to use lagtunes to access one
Literally what

>can't share files other than photos/videos over wifi
Literally what

>can't share jack shit over bluetooth
Go back to 2005

>no back button
That's a matter of preference, doesn't make a difference

>shit multi-tasking
Literally the same as Android

>less apps
I know, there's a severe lack of Chinese botnets and shitty labyrinth games in the App Store

>encryption is full of backdoors (see fbi breaking into "encrypted" iphones)
Also not true, at least not anymore. There's a difference between brute-forcing and backdoors

>>55473730
>touchwizz
no

>>55474126
>postulating an initial open ended question then changing the question to one that seeks validation for your own opinionated answer to the initial question disregarding that the initial question is open ended and has no definitive correct answer

>>55474126
>What is the best budget phone right
ZUK Z2 by far.

>United States
>T-mobile
>$100-$150
Don't really care about size. I just want it to be more powerful than my old S3. Any suggestions? Refurbished is fine too.

>>55473981
Qualcomm

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>>55474285
Look guys we got a smart one over here. Be careful around him he looks like he takes no shit.

>>55473983
My gf has one. It seems pretty decent. It's got a long list of features that no other Android phone can match.

>>55474315
>budget
>ZUK Z2
>US$439.90
$1000 must be peanuts to you

>>55474373
>gf
>my
jej

>>55473799
cmon guys nobody has anything for me?

>>55474394
It's $299
http://www.oppomart.com/zuk-z2.html
Google must be hard for you :^)

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>>55474315
>lenovo

Into the trash it goes.

Bruhs.
Is the AMOLED screen of the S7 worth getting that over the G5 with removable battery and better camera?

Alternatively, is there a better option than the G5 for Verizon right now? I'm not seeing it.

>>55474125
>no microsd slot
pretty much

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>>55474593
pic mildly related

>>55474126
>no msd slot
into the trash it goes

>>55474603
>>55474630
>limiting yourself to shitty phones because no msd slot

Nexus is the only phone worth having. Everything else is garbage.

>>55474194
>"you don't need thing"
>sour grapes
>"it's good enough"
Thank you ipajeet, 5 rupees have been deposited into your apple positivity account.

>>55474194
Congrats, you made a serious reply to the shittest troll on /g/

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>>55473411
Anyone have any experience with the goophone i6? I really really want to get it to troll everyone I meet. especially millennials I work with. From what I read the v6 is a really good octa core.

The only thing I cant tell for sure is 3g compatibility with t-mobile.

>>55474194
>y-you don't need this
>lol who uses this in the current year
>it's good enough as it is
>"opinions"

3/10 for making me reply you icuck.

>>55474651
>>limiting yourself to shitty phones because no msd slot
I don't think you understand how crucially important this is. We still can't upload and download 256GB worth of stuff 24/7 everywhere we go at 1Gbps to the cloud for a 1 time payment of $200.

You let us know when that happens and we'll consider phones without a microsd slot.

>>55474712
Crucial indeed

Whats a good site to get roms?

>>55474734
4chan

>using anything but amoled
top kek

>>55474734
http://www.roms.gov/

>>55474734
XDA what do you think?
It's sad though that recently there are way too many idiots, pajeets and other 3rd world "people" asking the most retarded question everywhere, all in broken english of course.

>>55474658
>>55474710
>hurr you dont have a floppy disk reader?
>durr sour grapes

>>55474763
The only sour grapes here is you ipajeet. Microsd cards have 90MB/s and 256GB of storage.

>>55474762
How important is it to find the exact model root file?
I can't seem to find my exact model root anywhere.

>>55474630
MicroSD support in newer version of Android is so neutered, it's not even worth having.

>>55474803
Post your phone and it's model.

>>55474802
Too bad you are too poor to buy one.

>>55474824
How so? You put apps in the internal storage and movies, tv shows, music, usb storage in the microsd slot right? On top of this any phone with a SDXC micro sd slot is REQUIRED to accept up to 2TB microsd cards.

>>55474837
Actually already bought it, just waiting for it in the mail.

>>55474826
Galaxy Grand Prime SM-G530
Bootloader G530HXXU2BPC2
Android 5.0.2

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>>55474880
I'm sure you did, pajeet. Does it work on your galaxy J1?

>>55474418
>using the smiley with a carat nose

>>55474913
Not him but the J1 has an SDXC msd slot so that card would work with this phone with 0 problems. You should have used an Android phone that doesn't support SDXC cards like the 2010 ZTE Blade instead.

>>55475003
I own an iPhone you dumbass. I was just pointing out how retarded your insult was. Christ you make us all look like uninformed dipshits.

>>55474593
Bump

>>55474351
But it says that it is for the exynos version.

>>55475019
What insult, pajeet? I was just asking if it works on your phone. If it does, fine. No need to get defensive.

>>55475051
I'm an iPhone user, I'm your side you dumbass.

>>55475059
why are you mad though

>>55474826
Yeah I can't find anything that seems to be up to date, should I just try oneclickroot or would that only fuck me?

>>55473463
>the salt everytime this image is posted

Umi touch or vernee Thor? Which One is better? Is there other phone in the 100-120€ range with good battery, decent camera, LTE B20 (800MHz) and a not so shitty user experience?

>>55475283
It's because it's a microcosm of how shitty and infested /g/ is with 19 year old neet faggots

How come I'm flashing twrp but recovery mode still shows the default android one?

>>55473463
so i get how these new microSD cards are a big deal, but fuck man, i paid that much for my G4. holy shit.

Is a high DPI overrated in a phone? Some on /g/ are saying DPI=snake oil.

>>55475972
Because you're doing it wrong.

>>55475393
K6000 Pro.

>>55476066
Only applecucks would say that.

>>55476080
What am I doing wrong

>>55475059
>iPhone
>taking side

iCuck

GSM900GSM1800FDD-LTE 1800WCDMA850WCDMAGSM1900FDD-LTE 2600WCDMA2100FDD-LTE 2100CDMA2000GSM850CDMA

Which one of these spectrums will get me 4g on t-mobile in the US. i cant believe this fucking shit so hard to understand.

>>55476066
1080p should be the feasibly highest
But they're all going higher since vr is the hip new meme know
Sony seems the only sane manufacturer in this regard.

>>55476028
The price will go down soon. It's $230 right now because of how new this amount of storage is and the blistering fast V-NAND it uses. I can see it dropping to $160 on black friday. Maybe ~$120 by 2017 as more Micro SD manufacturers make 256GB variants of their own.

Xth reminder for Asus Zenfone 3 to kill all smartphones

>purposely beat the shit out of my v10 to prove a point and shill to friends.
>Never breaks
>Drop it on grass
>Screen shatters (But in such a good way I dont notice any of it.

This right here is a good reason to kill myself. I threw this bitch at a fucking brick wall ffs

Now Im getting an oppal blue one to do it all over again

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>>55476243
You have literally have autism don't you?

>>55476243
Cuck

My Moto X Style just got the same issues as the moto g 3rd gen I had before (rice grain looking things on the backlight) and I might get to swap it in completely for a different phone. What should I get ?
Was thinking of getting a LG Nexus 5x 32 GB since it was nice and light and was fun to hold, the 6P was a bit too big for me though.

>>55476487
see >>55474097

>>55473713
LG G4 has a shit mono speaker

>>55476548
And people should give a shit why? It's not worth sacrifice a microsd slot and a high res 1440p screen.

>>55476548
I'm getting a portable speaker so i don't care about the mono speaker

>>55474593
bumpppppp
:'^(

>>55476690
>using the smiley with a carat nose

>>55476690
It's never worth buying a samshit phone.
The only phones you should be considering are the nexus 6p, or moto x pure.
Ideally you would wait for this year's nexus devices and buy the higher end one.

If you really have your heart set on the G5 make sure you can unlock the bootloader and root it.

>>55476548
Who the fuck use the speaker, are you one of those shithead chavs that sit at the back of the bus forcing everyone to listen to your shitty music?

>>55476735
this lmao

>>55476285
I thought we all had it

Being autistic is a requirement for boards like this.

>>55476324
In what context?

>>55476591
>>55476611
Theres always the Moto X Pure which essentially is the same.
>>55476735
>not using your speaker at home or with friends

>>55476690
Any and everything with a removable battery should take priority.
If it lacks the expansions then its fucking worthless.

get the g5 or wait for something cooler.

>>55476721
So the G5 is a no go? What are some good reasons to avoid it? I've never had an issue with LG.

>>55476750
>literally being autistic

>>55476789
G5 is a relatively nice phone, but your first option should always be nexus devices for a few reasons.

>stock android
>fastest updates
>monthly security updates
>huge third party dev support

Basically nexus devices will keep getting updates for a long time, and once they stop getting official updates there will be tons of people to unofficially port updates to it. The nexus devices are the most future proof in terms of software you can get.

What's more is that you don't get any shitty skinned version of android that slows down over time. If the G5 can be rooted and you can flash cyanogenmod on it or something then it's fine, but if it can't you really don't want to get stuck with an oem's custom skin.

>>55476832
The lack of micro sd slot puts me off the nexus phones, can't be arsed with streaming music.

>>55476793
Come on anon Why buy a durable phone if not to abuse it? If I put a case on it I can demolish the thing without a thought.

Plus I get more for free.

My OnePlus 3 just arrived today. I leave work in 1 hour. I know that 4G with Verizon doesn't work on it but 3G does. Can I just take the sim our of my note 4 and put it into my OnePlus 3 and run on 3G until I get my prepaid ATT sim next week?

Or do I have to get a new sim? Or does it have to be activated in store? The note 4 is nano sim and so is oneplus so I see no issues here.

>>55476522
Is the skin an issue though, I dont tend to put a custom rom on my phones at all, that's why I considered the 5x.
It would be nice to keep using my SD card though.

>>55476900
You can just swap the sims. Should work fine.

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>>55476832
>should always be nexus devices for a few reasons.
While they're good phones, You're basically buying a slightly less retarded iphone.

Priorities are expansion and removable battery

>>55476900
you are good to go albeit slower speeds

>>55476927
Ty bruv.

>>55476548
I only use the speaker to play some music while I'm having a shower. don't care much about it. However I'm concerned about the boot loop issue, is this still a thing?

>>55476931
if those are your priorities, then yes the nexus phones are disappointing.

As for me, all of my phones have had expandable storage and I've never really felt the need for it. Maybe it's one of those things I'll miss when it's gone, but I'm really looking to get a nexus as my next upgrade.
Currently running a moto x pure and it's a great phone, but the support from motorola is disappointing. Looking to upgrade to the nexus devices releasing in 2018 probably.

>>55474593
Anything that isn't waterproof shouldn't even be considered
That SD slot is just a bonus

>>55476979
Of course it is. Why would LG fix it, when they want you to buy the G5?

>>55476832
Thanks for the good reply. I am not terribly bothered by the lack of mSD slot. Can I use a Nexus device with Verizon? Do I have to buy an unlocked phone and bring it into the VZW network?
>>55476991
Examples?
>>55476784
See this is what I was thinking. I don't need a flagship phone necessarily. Just build quality and to be somewhat futureproof[sic].

>>55477015
Nexus devices are only sold off contract, but they are compatible with all US carriers.

>>55477013
well fuck, I honestly don't know what to get. I was torn between the g4 and the nexus 5x, the g4 is superior in almost everything, but the nexus is a fucking nexus, you get the updates, custom roms and kernels but they don't age well hardware wise.

>>55477026
That's pretty steep overhead
$500+ is a lot of money

Is it worth more than double the G5?

>>55477051
not for full price.
If I were you I would also look into the Moto X Pure.
I got mine for $300 and it's basically a nexus 6p with slightly weaker hardware.

If the specs aren't to your liking then the G5 is also a solid choice.

>>55477015
>somewhat futureproof

Any flagship you buy will last for 3 years at least. That is unless another crippling android malware comes out and you're using anything except a nexus.

>>55477048
The 6P is aging extremely well because Huawei needed to prove to the US they could make a not shit phone. The 5X is not, namely because LG wants you buy a goddamn G5. They were also very mad to lose the premium nexus contract to Huawei in the first place.

If I was you, if you were to get a nexus I'd say only the 6P is worth it. I'm honestly reticent to recommend any other android phone because carriers and manufacturers stop caring about the phone the second after you buy it.

But the OP3 or Redmeme may also be options to consider.

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Help me /g/
My Moto X Pure screen shattered, along with the digitizer.
Right now I'm using a mouse to use it and back things up. The mouse is connected from male micro-usb to female usb.
I can't get the files onto the computer because whenever it's plugged in, it automatically goes to the "charging" mode instead of being "connected as a media device". Can;t change that because I can't plug the mouse in and have it connected to the computer at the same time.
Any ways to get it to default to media device?

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Guys, got a little issue here, my moto g (first gen) just died and obviously, I need a replacement soon.

What are the current /g/ approved smartphones?, if there's any at all, I thought about getting one of those xiaomi with the 4000 mha battery, because it sounds like it will last for days and the price is alright, i don't need to fucking watch 3d imax on it, just battery duration, LTE and decent characteristics is more than enough, like the moto g back in the day.

oh, and being easy to root is a massive plus too.

So which is better for the LG G4, leather or plastic back?

>>55477144
Same thing happened to me a while back when my sister dropped my phone down the stairs.
You need to boot into twrp and then it will automatically enable the "connected as a media device" thing and you'll be able to drag and drop all your files.

>>55477169
Country/carrier is important

>>55477048
5x only has 2GB ram which is unacceptable in 2016. It's literally just a crippled G4 with muh stock featureless android meme.

>>55477144
Use a usb hub?

>>55477171
Plastic
Leather is a meme that gets dirty easily and also gets darker over time. It really only looks nice in the beginning when you get it.

>>55477144
>>55477169
Do Motorolas just attract clumsy careless users or are the builds just shit?

>>55477137
the 6p is awesome, but I don't have the deniros for it

>>55477169
Best upgrade for you without breaking the bank would be a Boost S4.

https://www.amazon.com/Samsung-Galaxy-SPH-L720T-Tri-Band-Mobile/dp/B019S654DO

It's still $129 and has a removable battery you can replace with an extended zerolemon or anker battery.

Stay away from chinkshit if you value your hard earned money.

>>55477089
I can get the G5 for $200 from Verizon. People shit on contracts, but I don't see the real hurt. They save me money and I don't spend a dime with them more than I would have anyways.

>>55477137
>using anything except a nexus
Yeah this is the only thing that scares me with Android. I've been a long time Windows Phone user, and I'm just sick of Microshill and Jewrizon's shitty relationship screwing me in the middle.

I have a Gen 1 Nexus 7 tablet that was perfectly fine up until a certain Android was rolled out. It's practically unusable now. I'm not sure if the phones are better taken care of by Google, but I haven't had any personal experience seeing the benefit of Google phones.

I'm leaning towards the G5.

>>55477179
I'll try this, thanks anon
>>55477192
Don't have one on me, and I'd rather not go and buy one just for this
>>55477089
I wouldn't recommend the MXP unless it's bought for like $200. Nothing but issues from mine, and Lenovos customers service is pretty awful

>>55477202
I was leaning towards leather because I figured it would be better for grip, but I hadn't thought of wear and tear.

>>55477250

Get the black leather rather than brown at least.

>>55477244
>people shit on contracts, but I don't see the real hurt
If you're on verizon it is cheaper to be off contract. The monthly payment is significantly less per line, and the only thing more expensive is buying phones at full price.

I buy a $300 phone every 3 years and it is so much cheaper than being on contract and getting a $200 phone every 2 years.

>>55477245
>I wouldn't recommend the MXP unless it's bought for like $200. Nothing but issues from mine, and Lenovos customers service is pretty awful
I have a MXP as well. Out of curiosity, what issues have you had? my phone has been pretty much flawless with no issues at all. Luckily I've never had the misfortune of dealing with Motorola/Lenovo customer support, but the phone itself has been very good to me.

>>55477250
If you're getting a case the back material doesn't matter anyway.

>>55477189
Virgin

>>55477219
the thing is like 4 years old and endured a lot of shit, it certainly did its part

>>55477239
thank you

I've heard good things about chinkshit though, why so against it?, any evidence, proof?

>>55477302
Virgin operate in dozens of countries. Chink shit is great IF it works on your network, which is less likely if you're American.

>>55477244
That nexus was shit because Asus cheaped out on the mmc module because they needed to save cost for that low price
Meanwhile the Note 8 with higher quality components would last a lot longer, as it is with the 2nd gen nexus 7

>>55477302
>I've heard good things about chinkshit though, why so against it?, any evidence, proof?
Because all those "reviews" on chinkshit websites aren't legit. At least on places like amazon you know the "verified purchase" reviews are legit because the customer literally bought the thing he's talking about.

You have to be careful with your money. You're not a child anymore anon.

>>55477269
Oh I was gonna get black anyway, the other colours look shitty, but now I'm worried about wear and tear, guess I'll have to do some research

>>55477298
I've actually gotten used to not using a case on my current phone so not really planning on getting a case.

>>55477298
Major light bleed, shoddy micro-usb port. Tried RMA'ing it but they refused since the bottom left corner was cracked. Also took them like 2 weeks to respond.

>>55477344
Oh I know, I just don't want to rule out any alternative because of prejudices and the like, I'll take my time choosing a good smartphone.

that's why any and most input is valuable, thanks anon.

>>55477325
Oh sorry, but yeah it's USA/Virgin

>>55477298
>I buy a $300 phone every 3 years and it is so much cheaper than being on contract and getting a $200 phone every 2 years
3/3 = 2/2
Your math works out literally 1 to 1...so?

Except I get a 17% off my monthly bill for being on contract and working for a major industrial company.

I think it's a case by case basis, and I think for me contracts are harmless.

>>55477402
Lmao why are you on Virgin? Boost gives you more data for the same money. Do you enjoy getting cucked? They even use the same networks (sprint).

>>55477419
oh that discount might be why
When I switched to off contract I saved like $25 per line which amounts to a lot more savings than you calculated.

>>55477419
People who buy the phone outright usually get much much cheaper sim only deals or just pay as you go. But you have a good deal from your job it seems.

>>55477467
Oh I didn't know this.
Yeah I may be only one out of many, but between the discount and combining my plan with about 6 other people, we all come out pretty solid.

>have to choose between an LG G4 and a Nexus 6
>both phones are relatively the same except that Nexus 6 doesn't have a removable battery nor expandable storage
>G4 is almost guaranteed to boot loop
>Nexus 6 is no longer manufactured and probably not supported

What do

>>55477443
Never bothered to change really, maybe this is a good opportunity to do it though

>>55477514
Why not the moto x pure?

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Got a galaxy s6 64GB cheap.

I can't believe /g/ was so against this phone.

It's freaking fast, the screen is amazing, the camera is absolutely fantastic, the storage is really fast with opening apps etc, and it easily gets me through 2 to 2,5 days without charging.

>touchwizz

I got nova strapped onto it and a stock android theme and it pretty much functions exactly like stock android now.

Remind me to never listen to /g/ again

>>55477514

LG will fix the bootloop for free if it's under warranty

>>55477514

>guaranteed to boot loop

u wot? I've had it for 9 months and it's literally the smoothest phone I ever owned (coming from the goat g3 and galaxy s4)

it's the perfect smartphone. if anything it is the safe bet / boring option.

>>55477566
the problem with touchwizz is the shit memory management and how it slows down over time.
Trust me, you will not be seeing the same performance out of that phone in a year or two.

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>>55477585
Tfw rainbow screen in 2 months and replacement bootlooped in 3 months. It'll happen eventually. It's literally the same as Xbox 360 RROD (lead free solder and whatnot).

>>55477722
The Apple iPhone 6S Plus doesn't have this problem.

>>55477598
>the problem with touchwizz is the shit memory management and how it slows down over time.


Memory management was a problem of android 5, I had it on other android phones too.

Everything as well now with android 6.0

Oh and I forgot to mention, the speaker on this thing is amazing, easily the best one I've ever had on a phone

you guys shit on the iphone for all the obvious reasons, but name one android phone that's durable as the iphone with a shitty chink rubber cover and a 5$ screen protector, that will stay relevant and still get updates 3-4 years after its release date

pro tip: you can't

>>55477868
>ioShils have been reduced to defending the iPhones terrible build quality

I've seen many more people with cracked iphone screens than cracked android screens.

>>55477900
at least it still works, unlike the LG and a bunch of other devices where you have to replace the whole thing and it's digitizer.

>>55477951
are you seriously such a child that you are in danger of dropping your phone?

I have owned 3 smartphones and none of them have been dropped from a height significant enough to damage them in any way.

This is a non issue as far as I'm concerned for anyone with a hand eye coordination better than a 6 year old's.

>>55477792
>>55477868
see >>55473463

>>55478002
that image would be a lot better if it wasn't Piss Chan. Someone should really photoshop his trip out of it.

>>55477900
>>ioShils

I'm literally trying to buy a new mid range android phone(don't want to shell a fortune on a fucking phone), just look at this thread, there's a fucking defect one way or another in everyone of them.

>>55478039
there's plenty wrong with iphones as well. There's just no attention brought to these issues because there are no alternatives.

>>55478019
>Piss Chan.
No, that's not her.

>>55478060
woops, you're right.
Thought it was that Be Awesome fag.

>>55477722
Next time don't get a 505,506 or 507 SN unit.
:^)

>>55478079
Would that it were so simple!

>>55478019
I can make a weeb version if there's demand

>>55478085
It is. My G4's are 509, never had a issue with them and me and my fiancé used them daily for more than 6 months until we got S7 edges

>>55478079
The Apple iPhone 6S Plus doesn't have this problem.

>>55478146
>different memory brands lottery

>>55478135
How about your fiancé's son?

>>55477985
>mfw i dropped my z3 on concrete and it was fine
>mfw it fell off a table and broke on linoleum
; _;

>>55478163
He's busy fucking your gf, cuck. :^)

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Did I do good, /g/?

$650 - $300 = $350 over 24 months, so $14.58 per month but I get a $25 credit per month for using a device payment plan

>tfw $10 cheaper per month to get a free phone
neat

Also employee discount is not from working at Verizon, they have discounts for lots of companies.

Also goodbye locked/bootloop G4!

>>55478242

>upgrade fee

what the fuck

>>55478242
>$350 over 24 months
>being poor

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Is the Z5 compact the perfect <5 inch phone (with a micro sd slot)?

>>55478135
>fiance
>my
>we
jej

>>55478283

It's a bit fragile, but yes.

>>55478279
>>55478242
>>55478276
This is what I was saying before about going off contract.
Off contract is much cheaper with the exception of the actual phone.

>>55478283
yes

>>55478079
>>55478181
>using the smiley with a carat nose

Is the Oneplus 2 still a decent choice for $300?

>>55478279
$350 over 24 months but they give you $600 in account credits over that period

Also it doesn't extend your contract

>>55478335
op2 was a failure

>>55478308
XDDe

>>55478349
What was so bad about it? Other than the whole no NFC thing, I thought it was supposed to be a half decent smartphone.

>>55478402
throw in an extra $50 and get the 5x.

>>55477868
The Nexus 5 I'm currently using would like a word with you

>>55478335
Overheating, throttling piece of shit

Honest opinions on Xiaomi Redmi Note 3?

GSMArena comments seem quite mixed, with lots of complains if you sort my most liked opinions.

http://www.gsmarena.com/xiaomi_redmi_note_3-reviews-7863.php

>>55478556
Bad meme
Get the Z3 Compact instead

Is oneplus 3 worth of buying?

>>55478630
Purchase the new Apple iPhone 6S Plus instead.

>>55478630
>no msd slot
Nope. Get an LG G4, it also has a removable battery and 1440p screen.

Huawei is fucking slow. I just might switch back to my Xperia Z because the difference is staggering. Why is it that slow? Should I root it?

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>>55478646
see >>55473463

You're actually doing this on purpose aren't you? :^)

S7 Edge now or note 7 edge in 2 months?

>>55478675
Note 7E nigga. Fuck you gonna buy a flagship phone that's gonna be outdated soon?

>>55478630
no
Get the moto x pure or nexus 5x or G4.

>>55478664
>using the smiley with a carat nose

>>55478675
>touchwizz or touchwizz
neither

>>55478750
caret, not carat.

https://www.reddit.com/r/lgg4/comments/4dibyz/bootlooped_post_your_info_here_megathread/

kek, good phone this lg g4

What are the top smartphones that are not new? Like more than 2 years old?

>>55478763
Latest version is fine, stfu you memester.

>>55478848
>"fine"
>bloatware
>laggy
>planned obsolescence
>shit memory management
>ugly
>unnecessary duplicate apps (see "bloatware")
>"fine"

>>55478843

http://web.archive.org/web/20140708041217/http://www.carphonewarehouse.com/

>>55478843
S7 Edge
HTC 10
LG G5

Everything else is garbage

>>55478914
>s7 edge
what's wrong with the non edge versions or the s6

I managed to buy SM-G930FD instead of F one. I'm not even in Southeast Asia. Are there any differences between phones despite FD being dual-sim? How well they are updated?

>>55478843

The Apple iPhone 6S Plus is objectively the best mobile computing device by any possible metric.

>>55478914

THAT ARE NOT NEW

>>55478970

MORE THAN 2 YEARS OLD

>>55478930
S7 flat is godly.
S6 is a bit shit.

Do cameras still potato under AOSP ROMs or does the new camera API fix that?

Obviously referring to non-Nexus devices.

>>55478914
>touchwizz
it's garbage

>>55479039
>old memes
I hear that epic fail guy is really hot right now

>>55479062

Hello I am a cat please may I have a cheeseburger~

>>55478970
see >>55473463

>>55478843
Xperia Z2

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lol lagdroid, and icucks
when will there be any reasonably priced god tier phones like the nokias of the good old days

http://www.gizmochina.com/2016/07/08/zui-2-0-brings-one-click-over-clocking-to-lenovo-zuk-phones/

>his phone doesn't overclock with a click of a button
stay pleb.

Are any of the Xperia phones worth getting? Should I grab one of the upcoming ones? Or is it a shit brand

>>55473983
A lot of people seem to say it's less impressive battery-wise than the Z3 Compact, and that the camera is still shit.

My perfect phone is a Z3C with a better camera, but that phone doesn't exist!

>>55479229

They all seem to be decent little phones with a different glaring flaw.

>>55479229
The Xperia X is, especially the model that starts with 64gb

>>55479229
They have shit aesthetics like holding a sheet of glass

>>55479229
>>55479315
>Xperia X
It's shit.
see
>>55459677

>>55478630
Ignore these nerds. If you're desperate for expandable storage just get a USB C flash drive. The phone has 64GB as standard so there's more than enough room to move files around. Really don't understand the /g/ipster mentality of bitching about things that become too mainstream for them

>>55477985

lol I drop my g4 4-5 times inside the house and I dropped it like 5 times on concrete. not a scratch on the screen. this corning gg 4 is no meme

>>55479421
>If you're desperate for expandable storage just get a USB C flash drive.
SNAP CITY
N
A
P

C
I
T
Y

>>55479421
Lol
Literally asking for shit to break

>>55479490
I dropped a key literally 3 inches onto my S7's GG4 screen and have 2 nice deep scratches. It's just a matter of luck, it's far from indestructible.

>>55479560
The Apple iPhone 6S Plus doesn't have this problem.

>>55479062
>old
>memes

>>55479726
Yeah true, that shit would have just spiderwebbed instantly.

>>55479790
LMFAO this

>>55473463
>not updating it with UFS SD cards

Question time: why doesn't Huawei P9 Lite allow for playing 60fps videos in 720/1080p? Is there a way to turn that option on, or is the CPU too weak for the job?

P8 Lite does that just fine.

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>>55479867
They're a meme. UHS-II micro sd cards already exist and are backwards compatible with UHS-I micro sd slots present today in like 90% of Android phones.

Pic related is 32GB UHS-II micro sd card capable of 270MB/s transfer speed.

Max UHS-II bus speed is 312MB/s btw.

>>55479900
>Huawei
>not shit software

pick one

>>55480027
http://www.anandtech.com/show/10475/samsung-rolls-out-its-first-ufs-cards-ssd-performance-in-card-formfactor

>Samsung intends to offer UFS cards with 32, 64, 128 and 256 GB capacities. The top-of-the-range 256 GB UFS card will offer sequential read performance up to 530 MB/s and sequential write performance up to 170 MB/s.

>As for random performance, then Samsung declares 40,000 read IOPS and 35,000 write IOPS for the 256GB version.

>>55480027
They literally just announced the UFS cards nigga

http://www.theverge.com/circuitbreaker/2016/7/7/12115616/samsung-ufs-removable-memory-cards

>>55480068
>>55480082
Yeah too bad it's already DOA. By the time they sell UFS cards UHS-III will already be out.

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What do you guys think about the Xiaomi Mi4? I got one for $150.

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>>55480313
shoo shoo stinky chinky

>>55480352
OK, but can you tell me if I screwed up? I can still cancel my order.

Anticipation is killing me, any idea how much the Unlocked Moto Z will really cost?

>>55480395
Why care? It's DOA.

>>55480426
k

>>55480313
>>55480361
Should have gone with Mi4c or Redmi 3s instead. Mi4 is too old.

>>55480395
>no headphone jack
Who gives a a shit.

>>55474194
>Ever heard of the cloud?
This is going to blow your dick off, but I want to access my files all the time, not just when I have internet. Plus an SDcard is much faster than wifi.
I'm a cloud developer btw.

I started replying to all of your points, but they were variations of "well I don't need X" or "well but I can do X in some other way". Learn to understand when you're wrong.

>>55474837
This was just sad, dude.

>>55480514
I didn't see that. BRB seppukuing. Going with the X Pure then.

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>>55473411
Moto X is fucking on its last legs, I'm getting a free phone Sunday. What should I buy?

Pic unrelated, but nonetheless qt

>>55480499
The differences are very minor (every phone is overkill nowadays), and I fucking love the Mi4's design. For $150 I couldn't not get it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6vGCr2aH1pU

>>55480603
http://www.theverge.com/2016/6/10/11900992/moto-z-specs-no-headphone-jack

Maybe they'll change their mind when no one buys it.

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I have the original Zenfone 2 and want to upgrade.

Should I get the Zenfone 2 Laser or wait until Zenfone 3 comes out. It is about to come out in the east but there still is no release date for the west.

>>55480632
>I'm getting a free phone Sunday
Free phone? Get an iPhone S6 Plus, sell it, get what you want and enjoy free money.

>>55480643
Won't the adapter have to have a built in dac? Ie it'll be total shit?

>>55480638
>the differences are very minor
>SD808 vs SD801
>Adreno 418 vs. Adreno 330
>Better camera
>USB type C
>Dual sim vs. single sim
OK buddy.

>choosing design over functionality
>>>/fa/
>>>/lgbt/

>>55480706
If you do actually look at the video you will see that the only major difference is the Mi4c manages memory better. The Mi4 is a bit slower in practice, daily use, but the looks are much more important to me there.

I do miss the USB type C.

Also you are an immature and rude piece of shit.

Can I get a phone for around $200 that has a pretty good camera + microSD card slot?
Has to work on Canadian networks (without a contract) so I don't think chinese phones are an option.

>>55480731
Kill yourself

Digitizer is kill on my (2013) Nexus 5. I REALLY don't want to buy a new phone, everything is either expensive, shitty bloatware/layer, or has no support.

Is there anything that DOESN'T suck shit at the $300 or less price point?

I'm really leaning towards the Moto X Pure cause I have a 25% off coupon but then Lenovo

The Nexus 5X is a bag of shit
The LG G4 is perfect except LG makes an ugly ass skin layer

wat do!? USA and Sprint(ugh)

>>55480742
LG G3/G4.

>>55480731
They cost the same and yet you choose the 2 year old model with inferior specs.. because you like the "looks" more? kek. that's absolutely retarded no matter how you slice it.

Enjoy the 6 months it will work before it becomes too slow and deprecated when Xiaomeme stops supporting it.

hey /spg/ i just inherited a perfect condition galaxy s3 from my mom, since I recently upgraded her from that to an s7. What are some cool things that i can do with it? I was thinking of just loading music onto it and using it as a bluetooth player for my car, however it won't be activated so there will be no data. Can you guys think of anything else besides trash it? Ecoatm only would max out at $10 if i traded it in there, which I'd like to avoid. The glass is in stellar shape as is the rest of the phone, hence why I want to keep it so badly

Do you guys know if Amazon PrimeDay on the 12th gonna include phones?

Also Htc 10 or S7 edge?

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Are the tempered glass films anough protection or are they just a meme?

I'm sick of using cases they ruin the aesthetics of my phone.

>>55481037
not a meme Anon. I've had them on just about every phone since they've come out. They don't suck shit like the plastic ones and are waaaay easier to install.

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Just got an s7

Is fast charging a meme? I heard it's unhealthy for your battery and that regular charging is better

Also how the hell do I make it so that my wallpaper takes up the unseen home pages to the left and right. What I mean is you scroll to home page 2 and you see a little more of the wallpaper

>>55481173
Nova launcher+goodlock.

>>55478930
>what's wrong with the non edge versions or the s6

Not edgy enough.

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when?

>>55481284
>rebranded htc m8
nice meme

>>55479260
Huh, a lot of the reviews said that the battery and camera were pretty good
I had a play around on a friends z3c and really liked it, it's just that a lot of providers aren't stocking it anymore. Thanks for the help

>>55474373
How does your gf find the camera and battery? Also has dropping it/general use damaged it at all? Thanks!

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>>55481284
I hope the 6GB/128GB version comes to Canada and isn't insanely overpriced.

>>55481621
Fido will probably pick up a mid range version of it and it'll be critically flawed like every Axon phone they brought over here.

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what's the best phone to get if I have a lot of money

Is Homtom HT7 Pro the best real budget phone? I can get it for 83€. Also, I see that there are two variants, one that is 7,2 mm and other that is 9 mm but 1,3 GHz instead of 1 GHz, why.

>>55480865
Just repair your N5 you cuck. You can do the G2 battery mod while you're at it.

>>55481811
Yes, but you should get the X5 Max Pro with updated specs if you don't mind it being 5".

http://www.aliexpress.com/store/product/spg/823792_32685342012.html

>>55481811
>>55481853
Cheaper on tomtop btw

http://www.tomtop.com/cell-phones/doogee/p_181072.html

>>55481797
S7E.

>>55481797
nexus 6p.
If you have a lot of time also wait until the new nexus phones come out at the end of this year.

>>55481797
S7 Edge if you want the latest in state-of-the-art technologies such as displays, flash memory and SoCs.

Nexus 6P if you're a poorfag neckbeard 4chan beta loser cuck who wants a second-rate product with B-tier hand-me-down discarded Samsung displays and crappy flash memory as well as pathetic chink Wah Wee build quality.

Can't wait for HTC Nexus 2016 bros where we at?

I have my perfect condition Galaxy S6 ready to sell, but not sure what the resale value would be.. Probably around $400 or $500, correct?

Flat S7 or HTC 10 if I want good battery life and a phone that can last for a few years if I don't want to upgrade?

>>55481990
S7 is a better bet desu

>>55481972
AFAIK they're gonna be metal unibodies so the repairability will be pathetic. However if the phones can be easily torn down I'll be interested.

>>55482020
>repairability
he drops his phone!
hahaha everyone laugh at this faggot!

>>55481946
>touchwizz

>>55481990
Samshit
HTC will be dead soon anyway

>>55482038
Actually it's so that I can easily replace the battery once it's deteriorated.

With the Nexus 6P you have to wreck the visor and even risk fucking up a lot more just to get to the battery.

>>55481853
I think the one I have right now is like 4", so 5-6-7" is irrelevant for me, I just want a nice dpi (+500p, 720p if possible).
I'll take a look on the X5, thanks anon.

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Probably a dumb question, but is there a way to use Pokemon GO without GApps?

>>55482049
It's unironically the best non-stock Android skin right now. You can even get Good Lock if you really want the full Nexus UI. LG's UI is way worse

>>55482066
Yeah they're all 720p. doogee/homtom is the same company, just a different brand. X5 Max is a better HT3 Pro. I assume they'll have a new 5.5" model soon to replace the HT7 as well.

>>55482079
https://github.com/microg

Try this.

>>55481836
show me a place to buy a screen & digitizer that isn't shady as fuck....

>>55482061
>I can easily replace the battery once it's deteriorated.
he deteriorates his battery because he's a NEET who uses his phone 10 hours a day! Haha! Everyone laugh!

>>55482127
Why would a NEET use their phone for 10 hours a day?

>>55480865
>>55482125
The display on the Nexus 5 is almost impossible to replace. Speaking from experience. You have to take out literally everything before getting to the screen. If you don't believe me, watch some YouTube videos that walk through the screen replacement process.

Either get a repair shop to do it, or just buy a new phone.

>>55482119
Ooh, I will.

Bump limit
New thread here:

>>55482149

>>55482149

>>55482149

>>55482111
I really want to change my phone. I don't know what to do becuase the X5 has a bigger border and it bothers me. I'll check this week for more cheap as fuck phones. Since my current one is an almost broken Xperia E1 I shouldn't care because any phone will be better.

>>55482106
>best
jej
>good lock
>samshit app store
>why are there two fucking app stores, two voice command apps, and all this ugly bloatware
>"unironically the best non-stock Android skin"

>>55482153
Check
http://www.kimovil.com/en/compare-smartphones

Put price, battery, and 2/16 ram/rom filters, there's plenty of cheap phones to choose from.

Oukitel K4000 / Leagoo Elite 5 / UMI Touch X etc. are good <$100 choices.

>>55477868
>iphone
>durable
Wut, its really not that hard to crack the screen on the iphone

I have a Note 5 I purchased for 200 bucks from a friend.
Its ok, but the back is cracked and sides scuffed because he dropped it once before selling it to me.
I want a new new phone, is the OnePlus3 a viable upgrade?

>>55482301
>>55482151

>>55482264
This. Those things are more delicate than a baby with severe osteoporosis. In fact anyone that has a broken phone screen is likely to be an iPhone user.

That's not really the bad part though. iPhones fucking spiderweb when the screen breaks instead of splintering into a few cracks like a normal phone.

>>55482301
>touchwizz to no touchwizz
yes

How good is https://www.fastcardtech.com?
There is a phone there for like 40 less shekels and it says shipping between 1-3 working days, so I should get it the next week. What do?

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I haven't had an adroid phone since 2013. Just coming back from winblows phone.

Just what exactly IS goodlock? Is it a samsung launcher? Or does it completely replace the touchwizz ROM? I am so confused bros. All my ricing knowledge only applies to phones from 3 years ago. My last android phone had a texas instruments processor ffs