/spg/ - Smartphone General - April 1st edition

Guys, HTC 10 or S7? Audio vs camera?

>still on my iPhone 4 that I bought brand new when it first came out
>just preordered an S8
What am I in for?

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>TFW /spg/ doesn't own the best smartphone ever made

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>>59687303
shit no bezels meme and a horrible easy to break meme curve display

honestly, anything bigger than 4 inches is already overkill, you're gonna miss out of the 4s for having the perfect size of display, also the bezels made typing easy without my fingers accidentally squishing onto it

have fun with you're shit dimensions and meme display

>>59687442
>4s
No anon. 4.

>>59687412
Is it really though? I've heard battery life was shit on it

Do tablet questions also belong in this thread?

Newfag here. Sorry.

>>59687515
no

fuck off

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Finally! (Moto G4)

Took the Chinks a while...

>>59687442
>Question:
Why are manlets so vocal about having tiny hands?

>>59687151
S7 is overall the better phone. I'd say HTC has the nicer android skin though

>>59687766
Apple
>Hey guys, this is the iPhone. We have established that 3.5 inches is the ideal screen size.
>just kidding, what you want is 5.5 inch phone without a headphone jack.

I'm a happy Oneplus 3 owner, but I agree with those manlets that it is unacceptable that there is not a single phone with top tier specs under 5". I had a Moto G first gen before and it's comfy as hell.

>>59687661

I got tired of waiting for updates and installed Lineage OS with gapps.

Works flawlessly on my moto g4 plus

Looking for a new android phone, currently running an LG G3

Kicker is, I want something with a physical keyboard. Is the KeyOne a dead horse? Are there any other competitive devices that offer physical keyboards?

Can I delete the gapps folder from the rom's zip?
Will it install without issues?

>>59687901
Make this happen
https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/keyboard-mod-a-physical-keyboard-for-the-moto-z#/

>>59687930
>crowdfunding a modular phone accessory
What the fuck do you take me for?

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Hey ricer fags, is there a way to change the amount my wallpaper scrolls when switching between home screens. I'm using Nova but I can't find an option for that

>>59688077
You could probably do something like this with KLWP. Those riced homescreens that completely change the image for each screen? That's how it's done.

I don't have the patience for it but if you split a single wide image into many images and use each one individually it could work.

>>59678992
Let me try again in the new thread

>>59687044
>The Verge: Samsung Galaxy S8 first look!
>[YouTube] Samsung Galaxy S8 first look! (embed)
>
>Samsung Galaxy S8 Hands On: The Infinity Phone
>[YouTube] Samsung Galaxy S8 Hands On: The Infinity Phone (embed)
> (embed)
> (embed)
> (embed)
Idiot.

>>59688213
Greenify. Enable aggressive doze, doze on the go, and then enable greenify for most of your apps. Don't enable it for messaging apps, your launcher, or your music player. Should help a lot.

>>59688266
Thanks, I'll check it out.

>>59687672
I'm not a manlet asshole

I'm 5'6" which is pretty average

>>59688440
are you in the US?
because the average is 5'10''

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>>59688460
>are you in the US? because the average is 5'10''
t.amerimanlet
>The average height of male slaves and convicts in North America was 171 cm (5 ft 7 in)

>>59688674
>male slaves and convicts

>>59688746
Yes, which is preciesely what you are nigger.

>>59688674
well that's the average, i'm 6 ft personally
>that second quote
what did he mean by this

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>>59688753
>>59688674

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>>59688794
comer at me

I would have bought the Huawei P10 if there was a method to root the device.

>>59687901
Why would it be a dead horse? It got delayed but it's not dead. Blackberry is going with a design that it has used for a long time. Honestly, it would be way better if it use BB OS though.

Got opo 3t midnight black. Hope its good

>>59688981
It's a nice phone t. OPT3 owner. Could be a tad smaller though but maybe you have larger hands than me

https://youtu.be/Lm0QkWqMqHQ
Ayy technigger coming in nice and spicy.

>>59687151
HTC 10 much better quality

So I'm replacing my S5, I'm thinking LG v20. Thoughts?

How do you block your ads?
I want something lightweight that doesnt require root.
dns66 doesnt fully work theres still some ads in apps

>>59688243
redditard

>>59688949
>>59687901
>Have Blackberry Priv
>Last Android security patch: March 2017
>Girlfriend has a Galaxy S6
>Last security patch: November 2016
>mfw a dying company that has left the hardware business has a better commitment to updates for a phone that sold a few hundred thousand units than the largest smartphone manufacturer that pushed millions upon millions of S6s


Blackberry was the greatest thing that ever happened to Android. They are the ONLY company that is doing something aove and beyond the standard black slab, they don't bloat their shit up with useless garbage, the stuff is well made and they commit themselves to updates and bugfixes. Only issue is they are expensive. Thankfully, even though they are not necessarily designing the hardware anymore, their software will continue to live on. The KeyOne will be good, I'm sure.

Best chink phone under $200 that works in the us

>>59689689
Samsung is a shit company
When I sold phones, I asked Samsung reps about issues with charging ports and updates and she said "We're in the business of making money"
That's all I needed to hear to never recommend any of their fucking phones

>>59688440
You're in denial you're a manlet. I say this from one manlet to another just accept your manletiness. They're are many advantages to the manletiness lifestyle. Unfortunately small phones with modern specs are not one of them.

>>59689709
G5+ Prime edition

What's a good medium sized phone for under £250?

>>59689797
G5+

>>59688981
If that phone came in a 5 inch variant I would buy it immediately. They're losing out on a really big manlet market. Chikas too if they made a champagne gold in a 5in variant. It would sell damn good.

>>59689433
For phone I use Adaway and Brave browser.
For my mac, I have AdGuard along with uBlock running on Safari.

>>59689709

G5+, got mine yesterday and it is a fucking steal for the price. don't fall for the flagship meme

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5c owner here
Do I get the s8 when it comes out or an iphone 7 now so I can shit out up to 12 payments on the iphone upgrade program to get the next iphone? I'm assuming it'll crush the s8

Never tried android before but the iphone 7 looks fucking ancient right now

>>59689731
>>59689880
Tell me more about the Moto G5+. Any glaring hardware issues that would make me consider a Moto G4 instead?

Also, is it Lineage-friendly, and/or is it possible to remove the Amazon ads from the prime version?

>>59689937

Only thing I can think of is that the camera in low light isn't as good as the flagships are in that regard. Missing USB-C/NFC if you care about those things. Thats all I can think of. I'm just using stock but I'd imagine flashing this wouldn't be hard once the devs get on top of it.

>>59689937
>and/or is it possible to remove the Amazon ads from the prime version?
I don't know about the g5, but I got the prime g4 and easily removed the ads with a flash. I figured it would be the same with the new one.
I just bought the g5 and should be here tomorrow, and I can't wait.

USA
Walmart T-Mobile

Mainly looking for battery life and decent camera. I don't play games on my phone much and the most resource intensive task I do is probably streaming video

I'd prefer something I can just order off of Amazon (mostly quick, cheap shipping as my phone is quickly dying on me)
I'm looking at the sub $200 price range

I've seen a lot of praise for the Moto g4/5 and the plus versions, as well as the honor 6x. Would those be appropriate choices?

>>59690005

ye just get one of those.

>>59689965
It has an f1.7 aperture camera, it'll do better in low light compared to a ton of other budget devices

>>59690032

true, i think it might have something to do with the moto implementation of the software or something. haven't experimented with it myself, im not a big camera guy

>>59690062
Actually the stock camera app is Google Photos, I wish Motorola had their own on house design

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Are we allowed to talk about tablets here? Looking for a cheap waterproof tablet that isn't some 2 pound monstrosity.

Pic is what I want but costs too much. Before you tell me to use a pouch, I've already tried.

>have a Windows 8.1 phone
>can't change M$ account used on the phone without a hard reset
Truly a meme OS

>>59689357
g6 or s8

>>59689915
just path off the s8 monthly thru your carrier

>>59689714
A friend of mine worked for Samsung Canada's customer service division. His experiences there convinced me never to buy one of their phones. Basically, he was instructed by managers to blame problems on the customer even when it was clearly a defect with the phone, and try and hand out as few warranty repairs as possible... even when they were obligated to do so. They even had internal training sessions that taught employees techniques for getting the company to avoid warranty repairs. OFFICIAL FUCKING INTERNAL POLICY was to blameshift whenever possible. After working there a year working there they offered him a phone "at cost" and he still turned it down based on his experiences, and went out and bought a Moto G instead (this was around 2014). After another 6 months he quit, couldn't sleep at night thinking about all the honest consumers he screwed.

I don't know why people praise and buy Samsung's gookshit.

How's the LG G5 durability? It's got quite the price cut here and the whole G6 deal doesn't look good (Europe..)

what's the general consensus on the Moto G5?
Seems like a good mid range to me, it has decent battery + the fingerprint sensor, and isnt another huge ass 6" phone.

I'm need for a new one, now that my 2014 X has died on me.

>>59689709
LeEco Le Max 2
>Under $200
>4GB ram, 64GB storage
>1440p display
>Snapdragon 820
>USB Type C
>Official LineageOS build
>Fully compatible with AT&T and T-Mobile bands

>>59690504

i like it alot, performs really well so far for me.

>>59687044
Daily reminder that cell phones and Wi-Fi cause cancer and give you brain damage.

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>>59690549
fuck off. We already know that. You posted yesterday. You said you had more important things to do so go do them.

>>59690526
>5.7" display

Jesus Christ why don't companies make 5.2 or lower anymore..

>>59690115
>waterproof tablet
Why?

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>>59690549
lol, no it doesn't

>>59690571
The Moto G5 is 5".

>>59690549
Did you get a full sleep after that 38 hours you were awake?

>>59690569
I already have and have decided to allocate more time to this.

>>59690580
Yes it does.

>>59690549
>Brain damage
You seem to be talking from experience

>>59690572
Children?

Is there a better music player for android than Poweramp?

>>59690572
Want something to use by the pool. Also plan to do some traveling to wet areas with it so it doesn't hurt to have. I don't need IP68 like the Z4 has though which is overkill. IP57 is enough.

>>59690598
~8 hours. It was okay.

Is the Nexus 6 still a good daily driver? Not a heavy user and want a bigger screen. Can cop one for 200$ off AliExpress

>>59687044

Day 2 of my Xiamomeme redmeme notememe 4 primeme it's seriously good, the display is beautiful and MiUI8 is [spoilers]good[/spoilers]

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The Samsung Galaxy S8 Hose edition is on sale today.

It's got a built-in fire hose in case it catches fire.

Should I buy one?

details here
https://www.webhallen.com/se-sv/mobilt/kampanjer/galaxy_s8_hose/

>>59690607
I don't know.

>>59690675
Get a Mi Max then

>>59690679
SD625 version?

>>59690643
>>59690115
>Z4 Tablet costs too much
Get the Z3 tablet then

>>59690781

The 10 core helio meme version. It's fast enough, no lag doing browsing/multitasking which is all I need. I tried out a few 3d games like Vain Glory and it's not bad at that either.

>>59690594
Buts its also the moto g.

>>59690798
The Z3 is a 8inch so it's a little different. So next option would be the Z2 really. Not opposed to it but I was just hoping there would be other options for a chinkpad or something newer.

>>59688202
Thanks, thiis was a pretty simple solution. I just needed to choose the background image and it scrolls to the far edges by default

>>59690813
So...?
You want flagship hardware in it too?

>>59687412
Tell us more about your ZTE Axon 7. Much more. I'm serious. I have been interested in this phone for quite some time because of the supposedly better audio on it and the dual speakers.

How's the audio from the audio jack, and how does it compare to a) other phones b) high-end DACs c) the audio jack on an average hifi stereo / receiver?

And how are all the other aspects of this phone, like battery life, performance, cameras etc?

>>59687672
>Why are manlets so vocal about having tiny hands?

6'4" master race checking in to tell you that there are reasons other to want a smaller phone. I absolutely love my Doogee Y6 MAX 6.5" phone, it's a totally great tablet. It really is. However I do grab the cheap old Huawei Y360 on my way out the door much more often than the Y6. The Huawei is 4" therefore it fits into even the smallest of pockets. It's not heavy and it doesn't take up much space. It is suitable for anything beyond music and phone calls? No, obviously not, 4" is too small to type on with an on-screen keyboard and it's too small for general web browsing and shitposting.. but it sure is easier to drag that 4" along than it is to bring the 6.5". That one requires a bag or a man-purse or something like that.

>>59688440
> 5'6"
> "not a manlet"
Who are you trying to kid, exactly? And don't worry about it, you can always make up for it by working out and/or getting/having a good carrier and/or financial wealth.

>>59690504
Ordered mine yesterday can't wait for it to get here

just ordered an iPhone 7. fuckin fell for the meme

>>59691112
You mean the cell phone meme. Where you render yourself sterile and brain damaged to do what everyone else is doing and have some neat little toy to play with.

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>been a flagshipfag all my life
>keep buying phones that will "last 3 years"
>always under deliver with shit battery life, shit build quality, failing parts
>always end up replacing them after a year and a half to two years, and by that time they are unsupported and never updated
>Nokia 6 comes along, practically everything I could want, does not cost an outrageous amount of money
>has all the features you could ever need if you're not gayman on your phone
>committed to monthly security updates
>low power processor so good battery life
>emphasis on function over form, repairability

Cannot wait for this thing to come to North America. I can finally get off the $700 phone treadmill.

>>59691399
>$700 phone
Addiction.

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I own a Redmi 2 and am looking for a 2nd similar phone.

I'm looking for an Android phone with
- Android version 5.0 or better (custom ROMs ok)
- max. 4.7" in size
- not 320x240 resolution
- RAM 1.5 GB or more
- used ok

I've searched for Redmi 2 on ebay but it's not available anywhere, except for twice the money I paid for mine over a year ago.

Any recommendations on smaller non-shitty phones?

>>59691399
I've read a few tear-downs of the new Nokia like http://www.gsmarena.com/nokia_6_teardown_built_like_a_tank-blog-24253.php

Sounds like it's a very solid phone. Nokia phones used to have very good cameras (compared to what was standard at the time) back in the day so perhaps they deliver there too.

Still, it's kind of a joke seeing a new phone or any phone from them. Nokia used to .. well, make phones. Then the formerly Microsoft CEO decided to only make Windows phones.

Wikipedia sums up Stephen Elop's run at Nokia this way: "During Elop's tenure, Nokia's stock price dropped 62%, their mobile phone market share was halved, their smartphone market share fell from 33% to 3%, and the company suffered a cumulative €4.9 billion loss". Great.. job. Really hard to see any Nokia phone without laughing...

When the fuck is the Moto G5 coming out in Canada?

My Galaxy S2 is starting to dye.
Would a Xiaomi last me this long?

i have a droid turbo 2 running 7.0 and it won't send photos with any sms app
what do?

>>59691399
>5.2 inch phone

I fucking hate nokia for doing this.

>>59691574
>- max. 4.7" in size
Forget it. If you go up to 5" then there's a whole range of phones you can pick and choose from with better specs like 3GB RAM/32GB storage (the minimum you should require/expect in 2017) and fullHD screen.

Below 5" you're looking at pure garbage with the one exception I am aware of: Sony Xperia Compact's. These are all rather expensive but if you can find a used one then go for it. All of them are 4.6". My brother has one and he is really happy with it but he doesn't do anything on his phone beyond make phone calls and take pictures. My personal opinion is that 4.6" is just too small to type on a on-screen keyboard and browse the internet and things like that. Not sure which he has, I think Sony Xperia Z5 compact. they are all the same, though, sony xperia $something compact is just how new it is, $something just changes when they release a new one.

I actually almost bought one of these myself the other day, noticed a local advertisement with a dude selling a used Z5 compact one for $250. I didn't because $250 for a phone from September 2015 with a small notice in the ad saying "Bought through carrier, may be locked to carrier, not sure" seemed a bit expensive. Ordered a 5" Redmeme 4 Pro from Chink Express instead.

>>59691680
Probably last you a month before it breaks. Chinkshit is garbage meme.

>>59690504
G5+ is bretty feckin guud m8

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I really hope this screen ratio thing takes off. I do like the big screen on my OP when I'm looking at it, but holding it feels a bit clumsy for me. The S8 looks just the right amount narrower and slightly shorter too but still has a nice large screen. If I could have a 5.5 inch screen like this it would be perfect

>>59689714
>>59690390
Because you have nothing proving those stories to be true.

>>59691780
'kay, what should I buy then?
I'm quite broke, and I don't really use phones that much.
I just need something to receive calls and take photos if I need, nothing really special

>>59691854
O hai shill

>fingerprint scanner on the S8 is next to the camera instead of below it

Who the fuck though that this would be a good idea?

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>>59691843
Oh yeah and this is the phone I switched from. You can imagine how ridiculous the Oneplus felt when I got it but now it feels only slightly larger than I would like

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>>59691399
My Zenfone 2 has been running great for 2 year now, LineageOS made it into a completely different device

>>59691888
Now they have something to fix with S9. Or they just really want you to use the face scanner instead

>>59690572
>not using a waterproof device in the shower

>>59691598
Apple was a joke at the end of the 1990s and look at them now. I hope Nokia bounces back, past performance should not be indicative of future value.

>>59691913
>Using a wireless device

>>59691913
I'm in the shower to wash myself

>>59691928
>he doesn't wash, piss, shave, masturbate, and catch up on the morning news all in the shower
No wonder you're a pleb

>>59691734
Thanks. Yes everything is 5" right now which sucks.

The Redmi 2 is 4.7" and imo it's perfect to type on and it's the perfect size to carry around in my pocket.

>Sony Xperia Compact's
This could be an option, found a few rather cheap ones.
However, I've had a bad experience with an Xperia Z2 (not compact), two friends with Z3 compact, we all had trouble with either broken backcovers or screen. They are a bitch to repair on these.

>>59691399
I'm also really looking forward to the Nokia phones. I'm not sure if I should get the 3 or 6. I like mediatek chips.

>>59691993
Are you looking forward to cancer, dementia, and sterility? How about immune system dysfunction?

Of course it's never real until it's so clearly real, then it's too late. I'm lucky my body made health real very early on, otherwise I might fall into the same mental traps. Who knows.

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>>59692220
I'm going to get dementia or cancer in any case. We'll all die from some kind of cancer if we live that long. Sterility is a good thing if it stops third worlders from breeding so much

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>>59690390
>OFFICIAL FUCKING INTERNAL POLICY was to blameshift whenever possible

I know it's totally outrageous that Samsung does this. It's unacceptable. But don't put too much into the fact that Samsung does instruct their customer support to blame customers for hardware faults in their phones - it's standard SOP for just about every single producer of electronics.

>>59691854
> you have nothing proving those stories to be true

I don't need proof to know that those stories are true because it's so common and such a standard practice that it would be a shock if they didn't.

It should also be noted that there are quite a few internal Samsung documents that do show clear absolute evidence of grave criminal activity by Samsung and quite a few of those taken in the various raids are publicly available (in korean).

>>59692272
>I'm going to get dementia or cancer in any case.
That's more or less what someone says when they feel trapped, or want to keep doing something they know they shouldn't. Claim the downsides are fatalistic and will happen with 100% certainty anyway. Fortunately, that's all bullshit, and it isn't certain.

>Sterility is a good thing if it stops third worlders from breeding so much
Lot to be said about this. Regardless, it won't only be stopping third worlders, it'll be stopping you. Imagine your kid coming out with problems they'll have to deal with for life, autism, deformities. Or simply coming to a point where you want children, but can't.

I feel like the experiment is over, or was contaminated somehow. Now we're being purged. Lot of old sci-fi about that.

>>59692433
>Fortunately, that's all bullshit, and it isn't certain

Both run in my family. I know for a fact I'll die from cancer, or go senile and die from cancer

>>59691919
Perhaps they will, they did get rid of Stephen Elop and mister Eflop was the .. problem.

As said, it's hard not to smile and laugh at Eflop and his stewarding of Nokia.

> stock price drops 62%
> smart phone market share from 33% to 3%
> EUR 4.9 billion loss

I'm absolutely sure they would have done better with a monkey or a drunk off the street as CEO.

> Apple was a joke at the end of the 1990s
Steve Jobs was in charge of Apple in the 1980s. Then he left and it went to shit. He later came back and made it good again. Then he died and now the eyePhone doesn't even have a headphone jack.

How long should I wait before buying a newly-released phone?

Last time I bought a phone shortly after launch, it was a fucking LG G4 and it ended up being bootlooping trash.

How long does it take for the post-launch dust to settle and major issues like this to be revealed?

>>59692497
>Both run in my family.
Which suggests a genetic cause, or predisposition. Which is an unbacked assumption.

Embracing (false) fatalistic mentalities is only a comfort until you start walking into something you realize you could have prevented and having to live it. How do I know? I've done it.

I'm looking at the g4/5, are the plus versions really that much of an upgrade?
I've seen people recommend the 4+ over the 5 and vice versa. Especially with photo quality (comparing chipsets leaves little arguing)

Can anyone give me a rundown of the models?

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>>59691913
>>59691927
>>59691928
>>59691946
I never ever use a phone/tablet in the shower, why would I. And I do have a waterproof phone (BV6000).

I do, however, put a phone or tablet, mostly a tablet, on the side of the bathtub all the time. I have a uncommon one with a "table" surface on part of the side of it for magazines and such where I put it on a stand. It really is nice to soak in the tub with bath salts and bubbles and watch k-pop music videos and that kind of thing.

The tablet I have isn't waterproof and that's never been a problem but it would be a nice feature to have just in case.

>>59692601
Wireless devices cause brain damage, cancer, reproductive problems, and screw up your immune system.

My OP3T just came in and have a few questions.
What do I do first?
>Can it be rooted? etc
>Best OS?

>>59687903
Wich rom are you talking about? I've never seen any rom with gapps included

Huawei Mate 9 represent

what are /spg/'s thoughts on sony's phones? my S5 is starting to shit the bed so im looking for an upgrade

>>59693142
Cancer. The biological kind, not the abstract or sociological one.

>>59691895
How's the phantom touches coming along?

>>59692591
G5+ 2/4GB RAM 32/64GB storage with mSD--$229.99-$299.99
+ has f1.7 aperture on its camera and SD 625
Regular has f2.0 aperture and SD430
Both have quick charge but call it TurboCharge

>US
>Boost Mobile
>$200-300
>tethering/emulation

I'm currently using a Galaxy S4 but my SIM card keeps dying on me. I haven't even had it a year.

>>59693226
Thanks anon, I appreciate it

>>59693154
are you the guy that keeps telling people phones give people cancer or is something up with sony

>>59693257
I'm the guy.

>>59693154
why

i was considering the xperia XA

>>59693282
XA is shit, spend an extra $70 and get the Xperia X from B&H

got rid of my nexus 5X for 180$, is the oneplus 3T the next best thing these days.
Is it as easy the nexus devices when it comes to rooting and flashing custom kernels and roms, or is it as locked down as other brands of android?

>>59693456
Its pretty easy to root/unlock
As far as it being the best, eh
There are other phones that you can get similar specs with for cheaper

>>59693482
any links to guides for rooting and other important stuff for the 3t?

>>59693482
I'm open to suggestions, I really liked the nexus devices for their flexibility when it comes to software and modding, they're basically unbrickable, sad about LG's bootloops though.
I like stock a rooted android with an adblocker and a custom kernel.

Is there any app that allows you to browse and transfer files from your PC to your phone via WiFi instead of having to dick around with USB and Dropbox and shit?

>>59693175
I have never experienced anything of that sort, figured it wan an iPhone problem

>>59693565
fx filebrowser

just my got Huawei honor 6x : sweet phone but how do i clean all the chink bloat in the fastest and easiest way ?

>>59693566
I had 2 and they ended up having phantom touch issues, one on CM12.1, and another on stock ZENUI

>>59693525
Check XDA, look under the device

>>59693533
Axon 7 has same specs and Lineage OS support, but I've heard people raving about stock ROM after the Nougat patches
Moto XPE, old but has support in the modding community
I can't recommend HTCs because they're overpriced
Xperia X, fairly new but I'm sure they'll be support for it, decent hexacore too
Other than these I'm sure there will be anons who have their own recommendations

What are the first things you guys do when getting a new phone?

Root?
Remove bloat?
TWRP?

>>59693987
Put in a SIM card and make sure it works

>>59692540
6 months to a year. 6 months should be enough to reveal most problems. A full year will give you a better sense of the extent of the problems.

the new samsung phone looks so ugly
I mean the glaxay s8?
I will have to wait till phones become actually bezel-less
or they come up with something that looks good and is practical
not this almost bezel-less ugly ass shit

and the edge display is the biggest meme in smartphone history
it's like the 3D in the nintendo 3DS, no one uses it, no one needs it but they put it in anyways because $$$ I guess

>>59693584
Go to XDA developers and search for your phone there. There are guides.

How significant would a jump from 1 GB of RAM to 2 GB be with identical processors?

>>59694389
Pretty decent, but its still a shitty quad core

Why aren't there any 4 inch android phones like the iPhone se

>>59694507
Girls won't use Android.

Zuk Z2 vs LG G5+?

>>59694507
Smallest decent one is the Xperia X Compact at 4.7

>>59694555
Wouldn't purses make it easier to carry around a big one? I can barely bend down at work to pick stuff up with almost every android phone being 5.5"

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>>59687044

>>59693565
any file browser with ftp

>>59694555
Mine has a G5+, the fuck you on about? Her friend ricks an S6

>>59694389
Massive. I went from a first gen Moto G to a third gen. They aren't the same processor but similar. The 1gb one was unusable, couldn't listen to music and use a browser at the same time. The 2gb is not a speed demon but it's totally fine.

>>59689689
That's your carriers fault, my s6 is on February 2017 security patch

>>59694167
I use the 3D for my 3DS

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Normie as fuck question, but S8 or G6?
>Current phone
3.5 year-old GS4
>Carrier
AT&T
>Desired features
-Good camera with good low-light/indoors performance
-Battery life

Edge screen has me worried though, will I have any problems with it? I play a fair bit of アイドルモバゲー and I don't know how the edge screen will impact that.

>>59687661
tfw still no update for the moto g4 play

I dont think its ever happening

>>59695592
Just flash lineageOS.

S7 or V20? Is the battery life that much worse on the V20?

How is the battery life on the Moto G4?

>>59695701
Yeah its what i was going to do anyway, i just waited because i liked the idea of getting an official update on an android phone for once.

>>59690276
Windows Phone is on abandonware levels by now...

>>59693142
Bump, I'm looking at the XZs

>>59694389
>How significant would a jump from 1 GB of RAM to 2 GB be
It really makes a difference if you use more than one app, specially if you are using memory-intensive apps. Modern phones all have 3GB RAM or more in 2017, it's not 2015 or something so don't even consider phones with 1 or 2 MB as worthy alternatives. They are not.

On phones with little RAM background apps are either closed or swapped out. On a phone with enough RAM you can use one app a little and jump to another app and a third app and jump back to the first app and it's all instant with zero delay. I still have a cheap 7" tablet with 1GB RAM and a Intel Atom CPU (the worst mobile CPUs imho). Going from one app to another on that thing takes ages. On my modern mediatek SOC phone with 3GB RAM it's instant.

For some silly things it kind of matters. I played Chimpokoman Yo on a phone with 2 GB a bit. Jumped out from the game and into the browser to view the map like someone I played together with did. When I jumped back to the browser the game app was closed and had to be reloaded - which took ages.

There are a bunch of $120-150 cheap phones out of China with 3GB RAM/32GB storage. Don't accept anything less. I've seen local stores offering phones with 2GB RAM and 16GB storage for twice as much, not sure who actually buys that.

Which one to charge my phone with?

https://www.anker.com/products/A1107011

http://www.mophie.com/shop/powerstation-plus-mini

>>59696227
Anker
Good shit

>>59696227
The "powerstation plus mini" has a $60 price tag. I'm not sure if that's a joke or not but a 10000mAh powerbank with a built-in flash-light costs $20 most places. That powerstation thing just has 4000mAh which barely charges a modern phone one time.

That anker ultra-compact charger at $14 is atleast fairly priced. It's only rated 3200mAh which isn't enough to fully charge most modern phones but it's very small and at that price it's probably worth it. My powerbank (10000mAh) is about the size of a pack of cigarettes so lip-stick size is much easier to carry around.

>>59691112
Should've gotten 6s

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is there a good android tablet

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So now that the dust has settled, can we all agree that the sharp aquos is the best phone ever made?

So my G4 finally succumbed to the bootloop issue today... I was lucky enough for it to last two years.
What should be my replacement?

>>59696941
Surface Pro running an Android virtual machine

>>59695042
S8, I don't listen to /g/'s contrarian shit or zuk, moto g shilling

are screen protectors a meme

>>59696986
iPhone 6S+

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>tfw Samsung Galaxy core prime

Handlet here, any recommendations for phones ~70mm and under?

moto g5+ or le max 2

>>59697136
~70mm wide I mean.

>>59696941
Nexus 7 2013 is okay still, have to run a custom rom for nougat tho

Who would win?

le tv le 1 vs. HOMTOM

>>59696941
$50 Kindle fire? Solely because of the price

>>59696973
I love it. It was so stylish and had quirks that are starting to show up in other phones now.

If they upped the specs, I'd buy one today. I tried buying one for my current phone(went with mlais Mx instead) but getting it in Canada was too pricy.

>>59697126
Android preferred, please.

>>59697057
I agree the shilling for xaiomi and zuk are annoying, but between those 2 phones, the normie choice is obviously the s8... So /g/ should recommend the g6. Specs are maybe 5% weaker, but there's no TouchWiz, no stupid curved screen, and it's probably going to be $200 cheaper when the s8 launches.

If you're not getting it via a contract, get a chunk phone tho. Z2 or le max 2.

G5 vs G5+?

>>59697085
They protect your screen

What kind of SoT should I expect from a Moto G5?

(Not Plus. Don't care about plus.)

>>59697157
Kind of jealous, my 2012 Nexus 7 is fucking useless because the onboard memory is so fucking slow

System hangs galore no matter what ROM you use

>>59697245
>subpar battery life, software bloat, shit customer service and questionable long term durability
>company known for shit hardware QC and a penchant for cheapening components to the point where bootlooping becomes synonymous with their brand, also shit customer service

Gee, I don't know which hell I would rather live in.

I picked up a Redmi Note Pro 3 from chinkbest about two months ago. Cost me sub two hundred smackos. The shifty slants had flashed a non-genuine rom that had ads plastered on everything and any attempt to remove that voids warranty and because the bootloader is locked by Xia, you have to do a bunch of hacky bullshit to get it up and running.

That being said, after you remove ricenoodle it's actually pretty decent for what it is and what I paid. It's not fucking magical and Ling Ling didn't suck me off like I was expecting but overall I'm happy with it. It replaced my samsungu note 2 and it does fine. The lineage rom is a steaming pile of shit so I just went back to the global rom and threw freedom/lp onto it. It's pretty comfy.

>Chinkbest

Once or twice, like experimenting in college. It seems like a good idea but you know you're going to end up getting fucked in the ass.

>>59697487
I have the G5 + haven't used the normal one but I am very happy with it. Better processor, larger screen, better camera, etc.

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LG G4 bootlooped again and this is my 4th phone. Sadly I'm going to have to do a payment plan for a new phone for now, but I got a $400 budget. What should I get?

>>59698218
le tv le homtom dogee

>tfw no merge to spread the glory of xiaomi

>>59688440
I think I know about 12 men under 5'8", you're at least two standard deviations below the mean.

what is with the curve screen hate?

Turkey
a phone that will satisfy my social media needs only, i dont play games
~$300
size doesnt matter

advice please?

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>>59698218
Lg V10 could be had new for that much. If you don't mind somewhat older phones, look around for a Nexus 6P, or a Motorola Moto X pure edition.

Anyone ITT planning on getting the S8? Have specs for the phone been officially released? Everywhere I look seems to be conflicting on internal storage, ram, etc.

>>59698593
I mean, I don't mind an older phone. As long as the camera is still near quality as the G4 and a sdcard option I'm fine. I thought about a pixel

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>/spg/
>No one's talking about the unboxing video of the Xiaomi Mi5C
Seems like it's all zukkshills here.

>>59698701
>complains about nobody posting the video
>doesn't post the video ximself

>>59698681
Pixel is eh. No microSD slot so far as I know. I mean I know you just got past the whole boot looping BE, but It's can be had for around $450 now. The boot loops were pretty much local only to early G4's and V10's. I have a late model V10 and have had it for around 7 months now without a single issue.

Pretty much all LG phones have great cameras and microSD storage.

>>59698910
Fucked up and deleted half my text.

Just got past the whole boot looping mess on the G4, but a G5 can be had for around $450. Although the whole modular battery thing seems gimmicky to me now that I think about it.

>>59698855
>He doesn't immediately know where to find it
>Needs spoonfeeding

Lurkmoar zukkshill. Or just buy a Doogee SHiit 1.

>>59694777
>posting white nationalist hate symbols
But those sick trips.

>>59694777
check'd

Near mint v20 for $300

Yay or nay

>>59698508
Glass screen protectors that fit the entire screen don't exist.

>>59698218
Honor 8. Id check on swappa where they sell for around $250 for someone willing to give you a copy of the receipt for warranty

>>59693237
It's just a common fault with the Sim reader/holder. Replace it
It's cheap

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>>59698593
>>59698910
>>59699371
I might just get a Moto X pure and use that for the next 1-2 years. I've noticed there aren't many phones I want right now and I can get one off ebay for less than $200

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Slightly off topic, but has anyone used a OTG adapter to move files from an SD card to a thumb drive? Does OTG allow that?

>>59699574
Yeah, very easily depending on if your file manager is good or not. Some file managers have fucking bloatware ads and shit

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What's the phone on the right?

RN4?RN4X?

>>59699601

I just use ES pro.

Does OTG allow you to see the USB drive and SD card at the same time? I'm seeing contradictory info about that.

>>59695592
Nigga, it had a nougat port a week after release and stable nougat courtesy of RR in september last year, why the fuck did you even wait so long?

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>>59699652
I have pic related. Has microusb on one side and regular 3.0 type A on the other. I use Solid explorer pro and yes, it sees both my microSD card and OTG at the same time.

I would forego the adapter and just get a duo drive from whatever company is cheapest.

Looking for a phone for Metro PCS or T Mobile

I'm in the US.

Budget isn't a huge factor but I'd like the higher price to be justified.

Currently looking at the ZTE Zmax Pro. Large screen is most important to me bigger the better. Doesn't seem like any of the higher end phones offer appreciable increases in specs to justify being 3-4 times the price but I'm open to suggestions.

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>>59699844
Pic also related. I do 90% of my browsing and shitposting on this site from tablet. This way I'm easily able to transfer anything I download and move it over to my desktop. Then again, I could always connect to my server via FTP module in solid explorer, but eh.

>>59699862
LG V20. I have the V10 and the 20 just expanded on and improved all of the good things about the V10. Great camera, removable battery, microSD slot, 1440p 6.0" screen, and the second day screen for push notifications, turning certain features on and off on the fly, and not having to turn the big screen on all the time to change music or check the time/date.

Also a T-Mobile customer.

>>59699844
>>59699652
Don't use ES, it's legit chinese botnet though if your phone is a xiaomi running official miui then forget i said anything and stick with it, they already know everything about you.

Either Solid Explorer (playstore) or Ghost Commander (fdroid if you went full freetard), Amaze is also good but it doesn't support OTG iirc.

He also forgot to mention that you need to buy OTG support for solid explorer from the store in order to do that, the license for solid alone won't let you view the contents of your OTG, both cost less than a dollar so it's no problem but if you're a poorfag you might want to pirate from somewhere.

My GF's phone is breaking down and she put a bid aside for a new one.
I got myself the Moto G 4th recently and I would have recommended the same to her, but she says it's way too big. her current is some HTC One mini with complete Metal housing, the dimensions are 13x6x0,9cm and she said it should be either that small or possibly even smaller, she prefers to keep it in her pocket.
it's gotta be android and not too costly. she uses it for communication and a bit of gaming. her needs are mostly a half-decent display that doesnt give her eyecancer and a long battery life, she commutes a lot. Also shouldn't break at the slightest touch. A pricepoint isn't fixed yet, but she prefers to keep it below the 250€ if possible

So, any recommendations?

>>59699883

I'd briefly looked at it. I know I'm in the minority but I wish the screen was bigger. I'm pleasantly surprised it still has a removable battery that's a major boon. Does it have similar audio focused features to the V10?

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>>59699941
Yes I don't use ES. I'm the solid explorer anon. And I bought the pro version of Solid explorer and OTG worked out of the box without having to purchase anything else so I'm unsure what you mean about solid explorer requiring separate OTG to be bought. Pic related. I only have solid explorer pro and the free FTP module.

>>59700043
Yes it has an internal DAC. Some people were reporting a DAC firmware bug in the V20 but I believe it has been patched. Whatever the problem was.

>>59698218
Oneplus 3T, Axon 7

>>59698593
>LG G4 bootloops
>recommends a phone with the exact same hardware defect

>>59698541
Moto G5

>>59699326
Yay I'd say

>>59699609
>61k
That's a SD625 I think

>>59699862
Huawei Mate 8/9

>>59700014
Sony Xperia Z5 / X Compact
Galaxy A3 2017

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Comfy

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>have a Note4
>still runs perfectly fine
>good battery life
>it doesn't fucking have an official CM/lineage build
>have to rely on Poojet OS 0.1 "You tell me :)" edition
Reeeeee.

my mom is looking for a new phone. shouls have a 5.5" screen and shouldn't cost more than 200 bucks - the less the better, but it shouldn't lag

Is there something better than Redmi Note 4?

>>59700394
Lumia.

why set ur mum up with lagdroid

>>59700394
Get her a Redmi Note 4 (the Snapdragon version) or a LeEco Le Max 2.

>>59700350
>wanting basic bitch: the custom rom on a legend like the note 4

Snapdragon or exynos? Stick with pajeet roms and throw a kernel at it, Lineage most likely won't support either the fingerprint, stylus or both.

I've got an old beat up Samsung S3, and I can feel it breaking on me soon. Thing is that, I use it about 20 minutes a day, mostly Messenger, or rarely an e-book.

So to the point, how good would a $100-150 second hand blackberry work out for these purposes? I value a bright display, nice feel to it, not being impractical and of course battery life.

im lookign to replace my dead s2 and the general seems to be out of date.
recommend me something cheap i don't mind chinkshit too.

>>59700697
How cheap is cheap?

>>59700482
Because she doesn't like windows mobile

>>59699941
How's FX?

>>59700482
>suggesting windows phone

nice joke my friend

>>59700697
in order of cheapness: redmeme note 4, moto g5+, oneplus 3t

actually just get the redmi

>>59691598
don't blame only microsoft, nokia was already doomed to fail at the time microsoft got their hand of it.
They ignored the touchscreen wagon for too long and paid the ultimate price.

>>59700060

Good to know. It's at the top of my list now. I don't mind spending the money I just want something for it.

>>59701208
ZTE Blade V8 Pro
$229.99, 5.5" 1080P screen, won't lag

Was considering buying a Redmi Note 4X but apparently the process of unlocking the bootloader on newer Xiaomi handsets is a pain in the ass and not always possible.

Particularly read about a "10008 API error" on particular handsets (including Note 4X).

Is this true? Anyone have experience with this. I have no interest in using MIUI and would only buy the phone if I could flash a different ROM (There seem to be many available).

>>59693175
>>59693677
Other Zenmeme 2 owner here. I got the same issue. It's unrelated to firmware because it fucking happens in the recovery.

Getting a Le Max 2 and hoping for the best.

>>59699609
The Mi5C kinda looks good but it looks like a Zuk Z2 copy.

>>59702575
I watched the unboxing and the back looked too iphonish. And the low light pic looked acceptable.

>>59691913
Hot water soften the waterproff adhesive.

>>59690625
No

S8 Bootloops too
https://recomhub.com/blog/how-to-fix-galaxy-s8-and-galaxy-s8-plus-stuck-in-bootloop-or-recovery-booting/

>>59699652
I use solid explorer, and it CAN NOT move files from the internal memory to the SD card... So maybe stick with WAS(pro. The free one is junk now.)

>>59699883
Shame about the v20 looking cheaper than the v10 tho, eh? V10 looked so sexy and sleek. V20 just looks like a bland generic mutation of a g5...

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I want to replace my 3 years old One M7 and I hesitate
>HTC 10
>Samsung S7
I need a phone that will last at least 3-4 years and a good battery to play LoveLive without dropping from 100 to 60 in 15 minutes.

Or maybe, can changing the battery of the M7 be a good idea ?

>>59700595
Used to have an S3 like you. Got myself a rn3p on sale and absolutely love it. Giant screen to fit more book on screen, colors look great, giant battery, and lineage works great.
Although I suppose if a really fast/amazing camera is necessary, you should look elsewhere. Oh and if you're not ok with dealing with roms. In that case Moto or Huawei is the route to take.

Don't bother with the second hand blackberries.

huawei p8 y/n
or what else should i get for around $150? dont have xiaomi here.

>>59703292
>don't have xiaomi here
Order one from the chinks like everyone else does

>>59703244
ZTE Blade V8 Pro

>>59700394
wait for the Nokia phones to drop

>>59703292
What other options are in that range?

>>59703325
>ZTE Blade V8 Pro
>156 x 77 x 9.1 mm
>185g
I asked for a phone not a fucking brick

>>59690625
phonograph

>>59703244
Xperia x compact.

>>59703537
I guess that would do if it wasn't inferior to the M7.

>>59703381
Better than the ancient POS you got faggot

>>59687044
who is this very sexy anime?

>>59703580
Check filename

>>59703598
no whats the name of the girl

>>59703643
She's in the show

>>59687412
I wish mine wasn't such a piece of shit

>almost set itself on fire from the included usb cable
>they just replace whatever motherboard the usb is on, sending back my original phone instead of replacing it
>can't use it to tether anymore (over usb or wifi)
>battery loss is noticible
>included "case" gets extremely dirty and holds marks from everything
>poor transfer speeds over wifi (it fucking supports wireless ac)

Otherwise it's a great phone for everything else it offers. I convinced my brother to get it and his has zero problems so I'm going to guess it's all me in this case. Might have to use my warranty for the second time to see if I can't fix the tethering issue because it's probably going to become a bigger issue at some point.

I'm also disappointed that they didn't bother to just replace my phone, but oh well. Then again I feel like I've had bad luck with my other phones- 1st gen moto g, zenfone 2 (intel -heh), samsung galaxy s4. Get a new phone and a year later it's already having some charging issue or just plain fucking doesn't work.

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>>59692946
»AOSP 7.1.1 Nougat 64bit

Jesus Christ. Can't find a decent ROM for Oukitel K6000 Pro
AOSP I can't install it and some users say the mic isn't working, CM14.1 camera doesn't work.

REEEEEEE

>>59703891
Should have bought a Xiaomi

>>59703900
I would have if the battery was 6000mhA

>>59703891
>buying a no-name chink phone
>expecting any kind of custom ROM support
anon pls

>>59703187
I can. You must either have a corrupt SD card or a permissions issue.

I'm thinking I'm going to hold off another generation on getting a new phone. Any news on the Galaxy S9?

>>59703940
Redmi 4 Pro / Note 4 get the same battery life with 4100mah as the Oukitel gets with 6000mah because the SD625 is a much more efficient SoC than the MT6753 is.

Guys what's the best phone for Ricing (under $600 pls)

>>59704087
Oneplus 3T by far.

>>59703571
>M7 ancient POS
Fucking ZTE shill
M7 and M8 are the best smartphones ever built

>>59703245
>Giant screen to fit more book on screen
lol. After using Doogee Y6 MAX at 6.5" for a whole those 5.5" phones look so tiny. Then again 5.5" was like awesome after using a 4".

Gear VR versus Google Daydream?

>>59704256
>shill
Shieet I wish I was getting paid
>inb4 he does it for free

>>59704794
Any mobile VR isn't worth investing a lot of money into so daydream.

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Should I buy a used Galaxy S7 for $400 CAD? A OP3T is $700 CAD new and I care about having a good camera.

Unlike the USA, we got the Exynos version if that matters.

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>>59687044
Hello folks, I have pic related (http://www.gsmarena.com/huawei_ascend_y300-5386.php).

I'm looking to root it, but everything I have found about Android 4.1.1 is very old and scares me into thinking I might ruing my phone. I know it's not a very good smartphone by today's standards, but I can't afford a new one. Could someone well versed please point me out to still valid resources regarding older android versions' rooting? Thanks in advance.

>>59705276
>man using his S7

Anyways sure. If used condition is good enough.

what's the best app for weather/home screen widgets?

>>59690763
Mi Max Pro?

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Figure I'd come here before making a new thread, but my LG Optimus F60 just got caught in a bootloop. I'm wondering if there's a way to get saved files off of it or if I'm fucked and lost everything on it.

>>59705287
go to xda

>>59694428
>>59694874
>>59696221
Thanks senpai

>>59706580
Do you have an unlocked bootloader? If so, you potentially could flash a new OS version and keep your files.

Are the files on an SD Card? You should be able to retrieve them if this is the case.

Otherwise, you might be out of luck. Make sure to keep backups next time so you don't get screwed again by LG's bootloops or hardware failure.

>>59706679
I don't recall unlocking the bootloader, so that probably won't help.

I had some stuff on an SD card and my contacts backed up with Lookout, but a lot of shit saved on board the phone that I thought I set to save to the SD card.

>>59706389
regular Mi Max has better custom ROM support.

What are some flagship tier phones that you can feel comfortable not using a case?