What can you do with a top-of-the-line smartphone that you can't

nothing

>>56038645
Good meeting everyone.

i can do like 7 things at once and then run it under some cold water to cool it off

>>56038637
Use it longer than 3 months without having to factory reset it and clear the cache

>>56038637
Top-of-the-line phones:
-Better camera
-Can handle heavy applications better
-Possibly higher res screen
-Depending on the above, possibly longer lasting battery
-Significantly larger e-penis
-Higher authority when engaging in e-penis competitions
-Lighter wallet, allows you to walk with more swagger

If your mid-range camera is good, and you do not have a lot of heavy applications, a mid-range phone is perfectly fine.

There aren't really things you CAN'T do, it's just it does everything better.

Higher res screen (yes you can console yourself that it doesn't matter as much at such a size but there is a difference and you'll certainly appreciate it if you can afford it)
Better build quality (generally)
Better cameras, speakers, DACs, screens, etc.
Often more aesthetic, bells and whistles, maybe customizability (e.g. Droid turbo 2)
Bells and whistles that others don't have

>>56039020
I don't have any complaints about the functionality but it would be nice if they actually fit in your pocket.

>>56039087
What kind of pocket is less than 6" deep?

>>56039098
The ones in my jeans.

high end japanese and korean phones have more third party support allowing you to install custom OS's and dangerous malware. Where our cheap chink shit gets thrown at a wall because of the slow processor and shitty touch screen.

>>56038637
Why is a pure-bred lab begging for change with a homeless person out on the street?

That dog must have escaped and the homeless person who found it didn't try to return it to its owner.

>>56038637
since android a shit, in a mid range Android headphone (sometimes even in a totl phone) invariably there will be showstopping bugs. things just won't fucking work, and you can't really tell what it will be in advance.
with a flagship you've at least had other users beta
test it before you buy it.

>>56038837
This
But I never do it

>higher quality build
>better camera sensors
>better specs (ensuring it lasts long)
>possibly better software support - you'll actually get updates
>if you pick a decent one, you can also have a better battery life

You are what you consume.
Remember to always buy expensive brand name clothes and top end phones for this reason.
People will like you more if you own expensive things.

>>56038637
You get dev support, extending the life of the device many times more and getting BETTER performance over time. Except Samsung, it stays shitty after s5.
>but I only call and text
Then buy a dumbphone, fitting for you and your tasks.

They get updates.

You can find excellent phones that are $1-200 but they don't get updates and nobody is maintaining a ROM for that model.
That is why I put up with paying a premium for shitty phones I don't really like.

>>56040863
>>56040873
>They get updates.
The Moto G, like other budget phones officially supported by CyanogenMod, has more than adequate "dev support" and updates. Also good battery life.

>>56040881
Moto g's CPU is inadequate even for web browsing. Plus it's more of an exception, you won't find many cheap phones with such dev support.

>>56038637
It doesn't really matter. There are people who think it's super important that they have the latest and greatest for no particular reason. Most of the features that get added to smartphones are just gimmicks with debatable use and usually trickle down to the midrange in two years (but only if they are actually useful). Most of the other stuff has pretty much stagnated in the last few years (camera) or progress is irrelevant for typical use cases (processor, display).

>>56040881
that still doesn't change my point:
You are limited to the phones the developer owns.
So you befriend a developer for the ROM you prefer and then buys what he buys.
You can hope that he has good taste in future phones, but you don't have control over these things.

>>56040801
>>possibly better software support - you'll actually get updates

unless it's a nexus, forget about it.
android is terrible in terms of updates, no matter how much you pay.

More expensive phones tend to be officially supported for longer by their manufacturers.
They usually do everything better overall vs the so called "flagship killer" tier which will always cut corners in some ways to meet a price point i.e. camera/screen/build quality/accessories... SOMETHING will be sacrificed. Usually it's the camera module. Only the most expensive phones have the best cameras [for a cell phone].

>>56040894
>>56040907
3rd party/CM support has nothing to do with price and everything to do with popularity.

But anyway, CM is often buggy, especially current builds, to the point that it might not be an advantage.

>>56040996
Maybe for your phone it is.

>>56038637
Use a stylus.

>>56041040
Tell me your phone model and I'll find a few bugs in 5 minutes.

>>56040826
this, goy. consume more and more...

>>56041040
lol CM is fucking garbage, the fact that you think its ok just means you got shafted by your phone maker so you don't have a choice.

>>56038900
>-Possibly higher res screen
>-Depending on the above, possibly longer lasting battery

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

>>56041051
D802

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>>56041077
Yeah, cm is bare-bones. Derived ROMs are good.

>>56038637
Well let's see
>better camera
Only if you're somewhere between "I don't give a Fuck how my pics look" and "every phone camera is shitty, I'd rather carry a compact"
>better screen
Only if you're somewhere between "I can see some shit and it's fine" and "I get so mad squinting at porn on a 5" screen that I'd rather jerk off in the fucking living room with my whole family there"
>faster speed
Only if you're somewhere between "oh well, a half second lag didn't kill anyone" and "this shit is so fucking slow I'd rather check Facebook on my 32 GB of ram Alienware"
>status symbol
Only if you're somewhere between "computers, no matter how small they are, are tools" and "I know this phone won't make my dick bigger, I'd rather invest in penis augmentation surgery"

All in all I'd say flagships are a niche product...

>>56041316
Just glanced at the last few pages of this thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/lg-g2/orig-development/rom-official-cyanogenmod-13-lg-g2-t3264508/page381

Basically it's always the same on every new CM release of every phone. Nightlies always have some bugs.

And if you don't use nightlies you don't get security updates.

>>56041409
ROM not booting is almost always user error, especially on such a finicky device(imagine, it depends on exploits to bypass locked bootloader). There is a tried and true way but people just don't read shit. The only legitimate issue is "it doesn't connect to WiFi unless you unlock the screen". Like, I didn't even know it should. But apparently it's an issue.

I have a $200 phone with a 1080 screen. It looks nice.

I've seen the 2560 or whatever LG screen and they look amazing.

But I still don't care because I've just lowered my DPI to about 300. And websites still look like shit.

Midrange phone all the way. Spending $700 on a phone is dumb. Unless that 700$ phone can plug into my monitor, keyboard mouse, a USB hub, and also charge while running a full fledged os and not being raprd by battery life, I'll stick to my $200 phone. Its lasted me nearly 2 years so far, I'm still happy with that.

>>56041545
Old flagships are a way to go.