/spg/ - Smartphone General - Galaxy Note 8 Edition

first for U11, best flagship

I am THIS close to dropping my hard earned shekels on a Redmi note 4x to replace my Samsung galaxy grand. Thoughts? Opinions?

Will there be a G5 Play?
I need a budget phone and would prefer Motorola

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Reminder that biometrics should be thought of as usernames and NOT passwords for any paranoid autists out there

>>62054422
>preferring a manufacturer with a shitty history of OS updates
ok then

>>62054344
Don't, it's crap.

Out of curiosity, is it possible to install iOS on an android device, like a hackintosh phone?

>>62054488
No

>>62054488
might be but why would you want that?

>>62054505
I don't, I said it was curiosity. I was in bed reading and the thought suddenly popped into my mind

>>62054187
>>62054015

God damnit, I almost hope for a new phone reveal from BB.

> ZTE

Aren't these just laggy chinkphones? The fact that it looks like a failed HTC M9 knockoff kinda puts me off. Then again the M9/M8 will never be remade with refreshed specs (I am still jelly of my co-workers having them, those phones look bomb).

>>62054521
Im pretty sure no one tried to do it since iOS is useless

>>62054130
Reposting from the last thread.

$599 would have been a more appropriate price than $699. But however bad you Americans had it, things were even more outrageous in the supposed home market - launch price was $899 Canadabux, unlocked. It made the PS3 look like a great deal in comparison. I paid $399 CAD for mine on a Bell Corporate plan (uncle still worked for Bell at the time so I got an incredible plan), and at that price I could have easily had an iPhone 6s (which would have held its value better and would still be getting OS updates) or a whole bunch of more competitive Android phones. But instead I chose the nationalistic route, and while I ended up liking the phone, it does not mean I don't have a tiny bit of regret. A lot of other people looked at the price - performance trade off and said "fuck that noise" and went with phones that cost the same and offered more.

I heard from insiders at Blackberry that the Priv cost a decent amount to manufacture because of the sliding keyboard and the curved AMOLED screen (which was a bigger deal in 2015 than it was now), but could have still been sold at a more affordable price. The reason it wasn't was due to internal pressure to show a profit on the hardware division and over - optimistic sales projections, so they priced it with a very healthy margin. Problem is, while they (very comfortably) covered variable costs, they could not cover the fixed costs because they just did not get enough volume.

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>>62054281
That anon last thread posted about free phones. I want to get one. What's the catch to it?

>>62054598
theyre absolute trash, had a zte phone with 1 gb storage and half a gig of ram it couldnt barely make calls and never got service.

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>>62053957

>They should have just released a Classic running on a Snapdragon 615
>my dream phone almost made the light of day but didn't

I am so fucking mad. I just want a QWERTY keyboard and physical Answer/Hang-up buttons, it that too much to ask for?

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>>62054626
Couldn't people just buy a better smartphone but keep the free service?

How does anyone keep up with Sony phones? The names are all over the place and there's so many versions, I have no clue what's what.

usa
metro pcs (so i guess t mobile?)
want something with a decent amount of ram since i play mobile games
good camera
not too big, the phone i have now is small and
I would not like something significantly bigger
not too expensive, not looking for flagship phone prices, maybe $400 at the very very most?
basically it does not have to be the fanciest thing ever

can anyone help a poorfag out?

>>62054554
>spending over $300 for a lagdroid
top lel

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>>62054281
>That Note 8 disaster of a design
Seems like U11 will be Phone of the Year

Of course the masses won't agree but they're retarded anyways

How's the battery life on the s8+?

>>62054900
Moto G5+ 4/64.

>>62054963
>"""""design"""""

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Why the fuck doesn't the US get the keyboard cover? The global site shows the keyboard with the Note8, but not the US one.

>>62054963
>>62054310
>no 3.5mm
fuck off HTCrap shills.

>>62055055
> why doesn't the US get something

boo fucking hoo

>>62055062
You can autism all you want about it, but the world is changing. Soon you'll be reduced to $200 chink phones or $1000 exploding Samsung devices for your precious 3.5mm audio jack and SD card slot.

>>62055041
holy shit this looks amazing, thanks. might even go for the 2/32

>>62054344
Xiajomi is serious POS.

What are Nokia like with software updates?
Is going from a OnePlus 2 to Nokia 6 worth it?

>>62055121
The extra RAM is worth it IMO, it's $300 on Amazon without the ads.
https://www.amazon.com/Moto-Plus-5th-Generation-Lockscreen/dp/B01MR2ZFBI?th=1

>iPhone 8 will come with only 3gb of ram
Fucking why, its 2017. Phones should come standard with 6gb by now.
Fucking Apple.

>>62055199
because they don't need 8GB of ram
There isn't any bloat on them

Anyone remember when Nokia and Sony Ericsson phones used to be hot shit?

>>62055199
Too much RAM will make it hard to get their users to buy the iPhone9 when the new iOS hits. With 3gb 8 users suffer merely coincidental slowdown and lag when it releases.

>>62055218
Yeah, right after Siemens phones

>>62055218
In 10 or 15 years we might be asking that same question about Samsung.

>>62055330
>apple will never run out of business

>>62055213

yeah because the bloat IS them

I got the Pixel XL right now and was looking to get the XL 2 but damn this Oreo update made this phone feel brand new again. Not to say that nougat was laggy butt fucking Oreo man it's so so smooth. I might just keep my OG Pixel XL a little longer.

>>62055404
has it already been released?

>>62055528
It hasn't officially OTA'd but if you sign up for the Beta you actually get the full 8.0. Apparently they are still doing carrier testing despite not being in beta anymore so that's why it hasn't rolled out to the masses.

found my old phone with android 2.3.5
what can i do with it? theres a lot of apps here that i cant install here
https://wiki.installgentoo.com/index.php/List_of_recommended_Android_software

I downgraded to an iPhone 6s and couldn't be happier. Realized all I was using my phone for was texts and random photos of my pets/places I visited with the gf

>>62055199
>le current year

>>62055595

Recycle it or see if it has LineageOS support.

>They're charging an extra $200 to $300 for a Note8 when the S8 exists and is available now

Picked up an S8 the other day and love it. You guys love to shit on everything, go on, whats wrong with it?

How can I get my hands on the Note 7/FE in Europe?

>many threads in a row with the Note 8 in the OP
>no covering of the LG V30
It's like this board is being overrun by Samsung shills.

>>62055795

Try Amazon or ebay.

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In for OP5. Pretty comfy.

>>62055774
No root, touchjizz, inevitable Samsung lag, pointless meme screen, most fragile design ever made even with case and screen protector, less updates for iPhone prices

>>62055805
Because LG is shit. Literally worse than Samsung.

>>62055924
I still really want a V20, it's a strong, irrational attraction.

>>62055199

It's almost as if they are planning it to be unusable when it gets a second OS update. Weird.

>>62055924
-t. Pajeet the Samsung shill

>>62055384
you're thinking of google play servoces

>tfw want to remove all these google apps I'll never use but too paranoid to root
I've rooted without issues before so I know it's mostly safe but I'm always a bit afraid of these things

I'm thankful this is a near-stock android though, my previous phone had tons of bullshit added by Sony and my carrier

Currently on LOS From Sultan, thinking of switching to either PA or RR or maybe VertexOS. Opinions?

OP3.

>>62055904
>1080p
>2017

>>62056150
>1440p
>Having any use other than wasting your battery

>>62056150
>implying you can tell the difference between 1080p and 1440p
Pixel density of 1080p on a 5 inch screen is perfect, literally no need for more pixels on a screen that size.

Is there an image viewer app that lets you hide folders and pics behind a password?

>>62055904
Just bought. Should arrive Friday. Looking forward to retiring my Nexus 6. Fuck this USB port

My friend has the G6 and he says it takes horrible photos and will be buying a samsung next time.

Is he a retard or is it true?

Is an axon 8 comming out? If not. Is axon7 worth still?

Lgg4 in tmobile currently

>>62056618
The S8 takes better photos and the stock camera app is nicer.

That being said the G6 takes good photos still, plenty good for the average person.

>>62056150
This. Selling anything under 1440p should be against federal law in the US at this point.

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>>62054281
I have a Nokia 6 and it's pretty good so far. no UI or web lag like someone was saying in the last thread.

>>62055904

How is the camera quality bro?

guys i have a shattered nexus 6p and it's 165 to get the screen replaced. spend that or get a new phone all together?

>>62056912
Im you, exactly you. Its time to get a new phone.

>>62054344
Yep, but buy the RN4, not the X one.

>>62056912
New phone.

OK /spg/

I have owned flip phones for years now, but I am ready to move on to a smart phone. But I want to be an autist and have a different kind of phone than most people.

I -don't- care about screen resolution or size
I -don't- care about manufacturer or operating system
I -do- care about processing speed and power
I -do- care about battery life
I -do- care about cost

Basically I want a chunky powerful phone with long battery life that doesn't cost over $150. Any suggestions?

>>62056991
OnePlus 5 has a fast cpu and the 8bt of RAM is retardedly snappy. For 550 dollars it's a good buy.

>>62057014
>that doesn't cost over $150

>>62056991
>Basically I want a chunky powerful phone with long battery life that doesn't cost over $150. Any suggestions?
Wait a few more years because that's asking for too much to ask for a new phone right now, either that or buy some old pre owned flagship.

>>62057014
$150 bruh

If that's a stupid number just give it to me straight

>>62057020
Read it wrong. Oh well.

>>62057028
>or buy some old pre owned flagship.
I'd be willing to do that if it's a valid option.

>>62057051
It would be hard, a lot of people think their 3 year old flagship is still worth a lot, but it would be possible if you looked around a bit no doubt, just be wary of scams/damaged phones.

>>62056991
Leego Shark 1 or Oukitel K10000 Pro

>>62056912
>165 to replace the screen
You can get a decent (depending on your standards) phone for that money, and in any case fuck anyone who tries to charge you 165 dollars to replace a screen. Buy a new phone.

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WHEN IS THE FUCKING MOTO G5S PLUS COMING OUT I NEED TO KNOW IF THE NEW CAMERA IS ANY GOOD FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCK

>>62057078
These look like good places to start. Thanks anon.

I got a Moto G5+

...now what?

>>62057144
Sell it and buy a new one

>>62057087
>unibody
into the trash

>>62057144
call your friends

oh wait

>>62057144
Enjoy it.

Any chance someone knows when the Zenfone 4 Max Pro is coming? I've seen websites say August, September, and January

Can somebody please link me to a place where I can buy a Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Pro Special Edition?

There are multiple Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 variants that I am aware of:

>Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 (Mediatek)
>Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Pro (Snapdragon, comes in variants of 2GB/3GB RAM and 16/32GB Storage)
>Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Pro Special Edition (Snapdragon, 3GB RAM and 32GB storage with special 4G LTE bands)

If you could help out with a good price, that would be great.

Android 8 will be available for my phone

But should I update?

>>62057156
>budget smartphone with good specs
into my pocket it goes

>>62057174

Try here: https://www.ibuygou.com/search/ ?

>>62056150
You know that most peoples' eyes cannot see past 720P, right?

>>62056150
>le current year

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>LG is literally selling a bootlegged S8 and slapping LG branding on it
Defend this

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There is no reason for smartphones to have a resolution higher than 240p, other than to waste battery

Prove me wrong.

>>62057330
G6 was released before the s8 dummy

>>62057078
How about the K6000?

>>62056675
Not sure about the 8 but the axon 7 has some decent deals and can compete with any high end phone out there today

>>62057356
K6000 Plus or Pro version are pretty decent, but the K6000 isnt.

>>62057330
>LG is literally selling a bootlegged S8 that
>doesn't shatter at the first minimal drop
>doesn't have those stupid curved edges
>doesn't force down our throats with a dedicated physical button a stupid AI assistant that literally nobody asked for
>doesn't come with the most bloated heavy lagging UI in the market
Sign me the fucking in!

How come typing Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 doesn't bring up any phones on AliExpress?

>>62057403
>LG
>doesn't come with the most bloated heavy lagging UI in the market

Wrong timeline faggot

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need a new phone i used a galaxy avant because im a poor fag shit is horrible

i recently got a ton of scholarships + already paid off my bills and tuition from working during the summer

i have money to blow what is objectively the BEST phone on the market

>>62057450
>implying anyone can fuck up android more than Samsung
Nice try pajeet.

on a budget after my lg g6 which was meant to replace my bootlooped g4 shit the bed, should i go with the 2gb Moto G5+ or axon 7 mini for 200$?
any other suggestions below 250$ are appreciated

>>62057224
Can tell the difference between 720p and 1080p on 5,5 but not between 1080p and 1440p

>>62057491
as a side note, seriously fuck LG

>>62057491
>>62057504
The G6 came out this year, meaning it still benefits from warranty no matter what. Just get it fixed.

>>62057547
i bought the phone from sprint and they say the warranty is void because my rear camera is cracked

>>62056934
What's worse about the X?

>>62057564
>fuck LG
>rear camera is cracked
If you drop your shit you can't blame the producer.

>>62057603
the rear camera cracking is a common issue, and i never dropped it, i assume it cracked from me placing it on something or just having it in my pocket with something. either way not sure why that would result in the phone not showing any signs of life

Is Blackberry gonna release a Priv with proper specs or what?

>>62056618
>friend has the G6 and he says it takes horrible photos
what kind of photos is he taking?

>>62057182
>budget smartphone with good specs
how much is it gonna be?

>>62057737
300 dollar moto g5 plus

>>62057174
Kimovil.com

>>62057743
Post your review/SOT when you finally get it, anon

>>62057473
what up avant bro

What's the catch with Xiaomi chinkphones?
Yeah, they're cheap, but what at what cost?

>>62057756
I'm not getting it I'm dealing with my shitty s6 until mommy buys me something for Christmas

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Hey guys,
What is the currently /g/ approved meme phone?

>>62057852
MIUI has shit memory management
Root it and change the ROM to LineageOS or something

>>62057903
wait so the chinkphones don't use Android?

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>>62057852
camera is often average to meh (especially for low light conditions)
lack some US bands
have to import so warranty and returns are a pain to deal with
some people don't like miui

>>62056618
>My friend has the G6 and he says it takes horrible photos
He's retarded. The G6 has one of the most comprehensive manual photography modes I've seen thus far, and can keep up with the pictures I've taken with my s8

Is the camera plate scratched/chipped/cracked?

>>62057912
They use Android as the OS
But they have their own UI on top
MIUI is Xiaomi's one
HTC has Sense UI, Samsung uses Touchwiz etc

>>62057876
She is so cute moar

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Can anybody else even source phone OLED screen this big?

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>>62057912
they run android, but, like samsung, xiaomi adds their own interface on top of it.

How do I make apps to stop installing themselves on the SD card?

Is the Nokia 6 any good? I have the LG Stylo 3 right now, is it any better than that?

>>62057087
lol why is this wojack so fat for PC? i've seen more obese consolefags than pc bros.

what do I get to block ads on android? None of the built in adblockers for any browser I get stop popups.

>>62054422
Moto G Plus (5th gen) is a solid motorola budget phone. I have one, the camera in lowlight is eh, but other than that no issues with the phone.

Anyone still using an iphone 5s? What's your SOT like now?

I still have my S5, just waiting until the new flagships get released next year so I can buy the current ones for a lower price. I'm itching to get a new phone so it's going to wear me down until then. Feelsbadman

>>62055904
Legit jelly, im getting mine in two months..

>>62055986
I want one too anon, I like the secondary screen

I live in Chinkland. Should I just buy a chinkphone?

>>62055190
So far, they've been very good. They got last month's security updates out before Google did for their Nexus/Pixel phones, and August's security updates on the same day as Google. Hopefully they're as quick with Android Oreo.

>>62055805
It's because the Note 8 just launched. When LG V30 is launched in a weeks time then it'll be covered

>>62057603
It's a design flaw, the glass on the rear camera on the G5 also had this issue.

>>62056618
I've seen a blind camera comparison between G6 and S8 cameras and I actually found that I preferred the G6 as the photos it took looked more natural. S8's photos were so sharp and vibrant they almost looked artificial. But I guess some people prefer the it the other way.

>>62056991
Redmi Note 4 Global

>>62057174
That's the old version, it's been discontinued. Get the Redmi Note 4 Global.

>>62057447
It's discontinued

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They fixed the lag, right?

That must be a top priority for the Android developement team, right?

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>buy new phone
>use it for a couple weeks
>put a 16GB Kingston class 10 SD in it because I'm not a hoarder and that's enough for me
>format it as internal and move some apps to it
>update some apps today on both play store and FDroid
>happen to launch my browser on the SD for something
>it keeps crashing
>all apps on SD keep crashing
>oh fuck
>reboot phone
>it aight things work again
Is my phone going to explode or melt?

>>62059013
That requires at Least 3 more diversity hires man
Minorities don't grow on trees anymore

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What's your record /g/?

which phones come with the bootloader already unlocked and let you install any OS?

>>62059107
None, all phones come with locked bootloaders. The difference is if the manufacturer allows you to unlock or not.

Just bought a T-Mobile Revvl after my LG G4 bootlooped Monday when I was surfing the web. It's alright. For $125 I really can't complain. It's snappy enough and the only thing that bugs me is the screen is some cheap glass or plastic.. idk, my finger doesn't slide smoothly over it all the time. Going to try and get LG to fix my G4 but that'll take time and this is a pretty good stand in.

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What is the most open source phone?
Unrelated note
Say i was trying to make a ai that runs on your phone and install viruses onto other networks on command...what would be the greatest limiting factor. Purely hypothetical

>>62059133
the fuck? nobody cares?

>>62059145
What's the practical difference between and phone with an unlocked bootloader and a unLOCKABLE bootloader? With some phones it's enough to simply boot into fastboot and type "fastboot oem unlock". That's literally it.

>>62059098
How? :O

>>62059141
your stupidity and incompetence

>>62059176
and you void your warranty?

is GSM unlock the same as bootloader unlock ?

Should I buy honor 9?

>>62059237
Hey a phone from a company that respects your choices.

>>62059237
Certain manufacturers don't void warranty for unlocking warranty

>>62059347
Get* I'm sorry I'm phoneposting, I'm at work.

>2017 almost over
>still no good phones in the <=5 inch range that aren't fucking expensive
Fuck this year. Not even Nokia delivers with the Nokia 7.

>>62059013
>he doesn't use touchwiz which is good now
>he can't scroll capture a whole thread
>he doesn't have grace UX
>he doesn't have bixby
>he can only pay at terminals that use NFC
>he doesn't have curved edges
>he doesn't have the most futuristic phone on the market

>>62059393
>touchwiz
>good
>ever

>>62059365
*Unlocking bootloader

>>62059382
>Being a manlet

>>62059262
No

>>62059382
Stop being a manlet and stop being poor

Are all reviews of the essential phone paid for? Tried to watch reviews on youtube to see what its like and they're all the same. They all talk about the same shit in the same way, they're all like commercials for the fucking thing.

hey, anybody who has had a note in the past; does the s pen actually get use? i'm thinking about the note 9 bc i've the s8 now but doubtful there'll be groundbreaking s pen changes

>>62059393
Every fucking year the samshills say the same thing. "Touchwiz is good now, trust me goy". And yet it's still the same laggy and ugly PoS skin it always was.

>>62059428
They get a sheet with talking points welcome to 2017
>>62059430
It's quite good but yeah it's a gimmick in the end,.

>>62059428
It's not that they're paid (other than getting a free phone), it's just that most of them are more of "hands-on" videos than actual reviews so they basically just read the specsheet and show off the phone's features. Just wait for some more in-depth and critical reviews to come out.

>dont want an iphone
>essential phone is shit and missing essential features
>pixel 1 and 2 are bezle filled monstrosities or lack a headphone jack
>lg bootloops
>HTC dropping jack as well
>chinkshit doesn't work on CDMA carriers

guess im getting another samsung?

What are some nice <5.5 inch Android phones for my fragile manlet hands?

>>62054963
Your opinion means nothing anon. Post over there if you want to be stroked and fondled.

>>62055027
Very good.

>>62059573
HTC 10, pixel
>>62059591

>>62059573
Budget/country/carrier/wanted features?

>>62059134
Fucking LG strikes again! Bravo!

>>62059446
It's still a skin on top of the mess that is android. What did you expect?
Buy the pixel then. Less layers.

i just got s8 plus
must have settings options / tweaks / apps?
already have fdroid and clover, mpv and a 128gb samsung sd card

Best powerbank for the price?

>>62059560
Wait for G5S+

>>62059602
No budget, Canada, no preference, 1080p minimum and better battery life than the 3 hour SoT from my Galaxy S4

>>62054281
>$1000

Has anyone else noticed that MediaStore on Android Nougat can't read the date/year field in audio files using VorbisComments tagging system? All my albums show the year '0' on Nougat where before on Marshmallow they had their correct years. The files haven't changed and I've confirmed it's an Android issue by going back to Marshmallow where the tags show properly again.

It's related to VorbisComments because it occurs on FLAC and Ogg files (whether Vorbis or Opus), but doesn't occur with MP3 or AAC files which use ID3 tags.

>>62059634
Xaomi 10,000mah

>>62059661
>chink powerbanks

10,000mAh advertised.

5,000mAh in practise.

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>>62059628
S8 plus here too.
This is what i rock.

>>62059638
You honestly have no options apart from the new Nokia phone or the new pixel they stopped making small phones I upgraded from an s4 to a opx for this reason.

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>the screen on my iphone 5 is literally detaching itself
>apple wants $130 to fix

I was hoping I could use this as a backup hone after I get my new, but I guess I will have to just trash it. I would take a picture but I don't have another camera.

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>>62059661

>>62059678
You seem to be new to the xaomi deal , they make quality power banks, you could get one plus one if chink brand is an issue

>>62059678
>buying fakes
xaomi is reputable.

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>>62059613
Even other manufacturer's skinned phones have better performance

https://www.sammobile.com/2017/06/27/samsung-ui-fluidity-problem-needs-fixing

>Of all the current generation high-end phones that I have used (and I’ve used most of them), the Galaxy S8 and S8+ have the worst performance when it comes to scrolling and smoothness of UI. Even though the LG G6 and the Google Pixel have the previous-generation Snapdragon 821 processor, they fare better in this regard. Much cheaper phones from Xiaomi have a smoother UI as well.

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2017/04/samsung-galaxy-s8-review-shiny-new-hardware-meets-old-software-habits/5/#h2

>Actual in-app performance on the Galaxy S8 is not great. The Google Pixel raised the bar for what smooth Android performance looks like, and the Galaxy S8 just can't keep up. In the above picture you see Android's built-in GPU profiler mode. Each vertical line is the time it takes to draw a single frame, with the horizontal green bar representing 60FPS. Bars under the green line rendered in time, resulting in smooth 60FPS scrolling. Bars that overshoot the line took too long to render, resulting in a stutter in the UI animation.

>Even in the lowest resolution possible—1480×720—the Galaxy S8 still drops a ton of frames when scrolling complicated apps like the Play Store. The highly optimized Google Pixel—at its full 2560×1440 resolution—is easily getting frames in on time. And even if things do slow down, there's a sizable amount of render time still.

>No matter what resolution you pick on the Galaxy S8, scrolling (especially scrolling slowly) has this weird stutter to it and a slight ghosting effect. Not everyone is sensitive to small performance issue like this, but if you are, you'll find the S8 a little unpleasant to use. I wish Samsung focused more on optimizing the whole display and GPU stack to hit 60FPS and run more smoothly, rather than adopting the raw benchmark focus the company seems to have now.

>>62059684
why do people use nova? it looks more bloated than touchwiz

>>62059701
yes yes quality 200% ultra best xoami

>>62059678
http://www.mophie.com/shop/universal-batteries/powerstation-USBC-XXL

there you go senpai only $149.95

>>62059706
Hasn't there been 3 major updates since then?

>>62059706
carmack already said no phone runs at 60fps
that said though, how do they know their pajeet fps software isnt the culprit

>>62059709
Nah. I just can't style for shit.

>>62059709
Take a pick
http://www.gsmarena.com/results.php3?nYearMin=2016&nDisplayResMin=2073600&fDisplayInchesMax=5.4&nBatCapacityMin=3000

>>62059747
i meant it looks/feels bloated underneath the visuals, ive used it once on another midrange phone and the default google whatever felt better and sized things perfectly

>>62059634
https://www.gearbest.com/mobile-power-bank/pp_203523.html
Is this any good?

>>62059720
>everyone one on the internet is lying
>>62059726
>149$ for 20k mah
Wew

>>62059706
Tested a S8 in a store and even just opening the app drawer was enough to make it lag. Tried many phones (some much cheaper than the S8) and most were much smoother.

>>62059784
what kind of fud is this? im on latest update and everything is super smooth i can make a video and show you

>>62059824
I have an s8, its alright nothing special the midrange program perform equally well just less bloated

>>62059688
Appreciate the help anyway, anon

>>62058696
Find something that has an S820 and buy it, they're quite cheap now

>>62059824
>everything is super smooth
no, it ain't
> i can make a video and show you
no, you aren't gonna

>>62060057
show me exactly what to open and scroll

>>62059844
Don't you have anything that sells the Z3 Compact in your area? I'm sure eBay has some that are still new

>>62060093
Only online, but am willing to go eBay. Thanks

>>62054281
spending $1000 for a phone and use it to shitpost and make calls

My Moto G5 Plus arrives tuesday. It's my first Android and the first phone I ever bought when it was released. I'm not too interested in becoming an app whore however I do want my phone to look distinct. How do I go about doing this?

>>62057852
Crappy batteries too, my dad's crapped out in 9 months, barely held a days of charge even without touching it, after a factory reset. Lasted a week when new on a charge.

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Wish me luck bois

>>62060242
What free item did you chose with the pre order?

>>62059678
I got the 10kmAh pro one, it is very good

>>62060259
mSD and charger is really the only option unless you have a hard on for 360 videos.

>>62060300
Wait, so you were able to get both?

>>62060242
Gonna wait a few months for the price to drop, maybe March next year. Been itching to go back to the Note, not being able to draw on my iPhone sucks.

>>62060329
It's 128GB mSD AND wireless charge
OR
the 360 gear camera.

>>62060343
256gb sd you mean? Or did they change it to 128gb?

>>62060259
free exploding battery

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>>62060335
I preordered the Note5. AT&T Next @ $28/month It's eligible for free upgrade with a trade in (or I can pay $180 to keep it).

Bestbuy also pays $100 off the upfront cost of the Note8 making it $849.99 (the same cost as my Note5 64GB).

So total cost is $57 tax. $25 upgrade fee. $28/month. So my bill remains the same (both note 5 and note 8 are $28/month AT&T Next).

So out of pocket costs are $82 and i get 2 year newer phone and a wireless charger and a 128GB microSD card


>>62060349
yea it's 128GB, got a picture and everything

>>62059824
In being 100% honest here. It could be that the store display phone has a ton of shit running on it but it did noticeably lag opening and closing the app drawer.

>>62060072
Enable "profile GPU rendering" in developer settings and 1. repeatedly open and close the app drawer 2. Open play store, search for something and scroll the list up and down. If the phone manages to render everything at 60fps there'll be no bars above the green as in the pic here >>62059706

>>62060122
Z3 Compact is pretty old, there is the X Compact which is more recent and XZ1 Compact is coming out soon with proper flagship specs

>>62060374
$1499 here in Aus. It's gonna fucking hurt.

>>62060422
Or maybe I'll just go another plan and just dual carry my iPhone 6s+ and buy an older Note for just drawing.
But
>carrying 2 giant phones

>>62060343
Nice! I'm gonna wait for a batter drain test though. The 3300 battery is the only thing worrying me. If it was at least 3600 I would dish out the full $930 on the spot.

>>62060438
I'm already used to my Note5 with it's sealed 3000mAh battery, i'm sure going from 28nm to 10nm and DDR3 to DDR4 will help keep battery life at least in the same realm as the Note5, and probably even better considering it's got an extra 300mAh anyway.

If you have a Verizon Note5 Best buy will give $480 towards a Note 8 upgrade with a Note5 trade in.

That's $480 for a 2 year old phone you can buy for $200.

>>62060374
>>62060343
>wireless charging
If they have made such a meme come true, why not make phones charge with sunlight?

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>>62060487

>Pixel 128GB for 730 bucks
>S8 64GB for 645 bucks

I'm using a three year old Nexus 5. Can I flash Lineage or whatever on S8 and get rid of all the samshit?

>>62060530
No. Also if you're thinking of buying a Pixel wait until Pixel 2 / 2 XL launches in September/October

>>62060530
the hell do you need 128gb on a phone for?

>>62060417
Didn't even know that. Thanks, anon. I guess I'll wait and take a look at my options then

>>62060446
Do you know what type of SD card samsung is giving away? Is it UHS perhaps?

>>62060572
No microSD slot in the Pixel, and it's either 32gb or 128gb internal storage

>>62060645
They claim it's the new 2017 UHS-1 U3 Evo Plus Micro SD, so minimum 30MB/s write speed. Though specs sheet says up to 90MB/s.

>>62060417
>>62060577
Z3 is 35 months old, has a flagship CPU (at the time), 2GB RAM, waterproofing (IP68), ridiculously good battery life, 0.9mm thinner, MHL

X Compact is 11 months old, has a mid-range CPU, 3GB RAM, USB Type-C, Fingerprint (non-US)

I didn't mention the Z5 because it has a Snapdragon 810 (heating/throttling issues)
Also, they didn't make a Compact version with the Snapdragon 820

Let's hope that Sony doesn't screw it up with the XZ1 Compact

>>62054310
>No 3.5mm port
What a piece of shit.

>>62060721

cry more

>>62060721
I don't want obsolete technology wasting space on my smartphone

Adviced Sell Price is 999 Euros, Nigga I wonnt pay 999 for a phone

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>>62060769
Not too bad in the US if you've got a Note5 or S7 to trade in.

Full price is retarded though.

>>62060750
Then why didn't they provide 2 type c ports, one for audio?
>Can't listen to music while transferring files or charging your phone
>Have to use a dongle just to listen to music

Also why does the type C audio only work with their proprietary adapter or earphones?

It's a piece of shit.

>>62054598
This is fucking socialism, so of course it's going to suck.

Can anyone recommend a decent but low priced phone for just texting and browsing? Dont need any fancy apps or games. I am a Canadian if that helps. My shitty windows 10 phone just broke.

>>62060795
Appledrones are used to using adapters for everything because the special snowflake company decided to not use the global ports standards

>>62060837
g4 play

>>62060837
>Can anyone recommend a decent but low priced phone for just texting and browsing? Dont need any fancy apps or games. I am a Canadian if that helps. My shitty windows 10 phone just broke.

Huawei and Xiaomi have some great phones for low prices

What would happen if I connected my phone to a USB splitter and connected the splitter to separate chargers? I'd fuck it up, right?

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> Be me
> live in 3rd world shithole
> buy a Zuk Z2 from banggood for $200
> buy a cheap $2 tempered glass
> pay another $4 on two cases of different styles
> pay $70 of tax when it gets here
> sells it on local site for $500 (That's almost twice the minimum wage here)
> tells them that it's faster than a S7, has better battery and more storage space and comes with tempered glass
> customer even gets to decide which case they want
> someone bought it
> my face when

>>62060544
Well that sucks. I'm not particularly interested in the Pixel 2 though.

>>62060530
HTC 10

>>62060883
Very well. You are mastering the ancient art of chinking.

>>62060795
>Can't listen to music while transferring files or charging your phone
>what is bluetooth

>>62060837
Moto E4 or Redmi 4A (Global version if you want LTE)

>>62054281
About fucking time they made 64GB standard, though 128GB should be standard today with the advent of 4K video. However, 64GB is MUCH better than only 32GB of storage.

They should of made 64GB the standard
the moment these dipshit manufactures decided to remove expandable storage.

>>62061025
>Redmi 4A
A is for anus raping?

>>62061013
>What is Bluetooth
An unnecessary hassle. How many items do you want me to charge? Most barely make it past 3 hours music playback before the battery craps itself.

>Charge earphones twice a day
>Charge phone once or twice a day
>Charge power back once a day
>Can't listen to music for the 2 hours it takes earphones to charge up

Yeah I'm going to have to pass on that, if I wanted a phone that didn't just work out the box and came with a fuck tonne of unnecessary hassles I'd buy an iPhone simply for that sweet sweet single thread performance.

But fuck that shit I'll probably end up going for the Nokia 8.

>>62056150
Fuck off, anything past 400 PPI is overkill for anything besides VR

>>62058793
Speaking of jelly...

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Just got this phone

https://www.boostmobile.com/#!/shop/phones/lg-x-power/features/


Probably the best bang for buck I've ever gotten in a smartphone. Highly underrated for broke people.

>>62060837
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5EQrrXIXofM

There you go.

>>62061214
4,100 mAh? What the fuck?

>>62061341
That ain't nothing, check out Oukitel K10000

>>62059107
nextbit robin

My mom said I can't have the Note 8 because I got the S8 already.

What are some arguments that I could use to convince her otherwise?

>>62061348
Probably takes ages to recharge. my x power goes from 0 to 100 in 2 hours and 30 minutes with qc 2.0

>>62054422
Don't fall for the Moto trap. They are not what they used to be. You won't get updates and probably bad community support.

>>62061374
>mom, I'm a fag and nobody will want to pound my boipucci if i have the s8

>>62061374
"mom, i know i already have a shitsung phone, but i really really want a shittier phone"

>>62061374
"bend over, mom"

>>62061410
K10000 pro charged up in like 2 hours iirc.

>>62056872
What phone did you have before?
How does it compare?

>>62061058
I got a 64GB OnePlus 2 and I've never regretted it
Meanwhile, my girlfriend and sister with their 16GB iPhones are CONSTANTLY complaining about never having space.

Hey, I'd appreciate a bit of purchase advice.
Country: UK
Carrier: 3 mobile
Budget: £300 (flexible)
Main priorities are a solid battery and camera; right now I'm using an original moto G so anything is an improvement. Ty in advance.

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I love emulators so much. Games on those handhelds are a trillion times better than 99.9% of mobile games.

>>62061685
Zuk Z2 Pro, honor 8, Meizu Pro 6s are 3 great value ones off the top of my head.

I think the Xiaomi mi5s might also be in that price range too...

>>62057480
desu LG and ASUS's Android is much, much worse.

Since Samsung dialled back on fucking ChatON and most of their useless crap, Samsung's TouchJizz has improved a fuckton.

>>62061838
What's wrong with LG? Customizable as fuck

>>62061847
Bloated as fuck too. Not buying LG again after the fuck up that was the LG G3.

Bezels were great but that's about it...

>>62061778
Agree, but most times playing a game on a touchscreen is a real pain in the ass. Also, shoulder buttons become literally unusable.

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>>62061896
Use this is you don't mind looking like a dip in public

>>62061817
Thanks senpai. What does /g/ think of buying used/refurb phones? I like the look of the LG G5…

>>62061847
Pretty much that it's own interface lags with time, the camera has really fragile glass on the lens and the screen, for the price that it has, is quite lacklustre.

The fucking Nokias with their IPS panels have better brightness.

>>62061912
I personally wouldn't buy a refurbished phone unless it comes from Apple or Samsung. Mostly because those two companies actually check the refurbs in their facilities.

Which phone should I go for a nice and stable usage? Is 7+ good, and will 128gig be enough ?

is this worth?

OUKITEL K6000 Plus 4G Phablet

whats the most performance phone

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Can't decide between gold or black for note 8.

Only two phones I've had were black.

Leaning towards gold because dem gold rims.

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i have a sony z3 and for some retarded reason i never rooted it and i've left it on android version 4 forever

do i really have to update to android 7.X? Cant I just do cyanogenmod or lineage or something or all those shit

>>62061977
same price as redmi Note 4 but the battery is way better
go for it

>>62061983
OP5

>>62062005
but mediakek vs. snapdragon 6xx

>>62062031
Dunno about the K6000 Plus, but the K6000 Pro actually gets worse battery life than the Redmi Note 4 because SD625 is so much more efficient than the Mediatek SoC

>>62062003
>do I really have to
no

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>>62062044
Sorry, should have been more clear. Certain apps like Snapchat are broken now and I just think my android version is too old for everything to work

I really hate Android 6, which is the latest for my phone, is my best bet cyanogenmod (an older one like 13)?

>>62060072
Where's the video dude?

>>62061967
Thanks for the answers.

>>62062055
Cyanogenmod 13 IS Android 6.0. LineageOS 14 is 7.0.

>>62062042
that's what I thought, so it's again at the xiaomi

>>62062055
Z3 has been officially updated to Android 5 and 6
http://www.gsmarena.com/sony_xperia_z3-6539.php

>>62061904
Is it an android controller like that expensive?

>>62062026
not pixlel?

>>62062094
$15-25?
you can spend more, and you can spend less

NEW

>>62062123

>>62062123

>>62062123

>>62062123

>>62062120
No, Pixel has SD821 and OP5 has SD835

>>62054281
I definitely wouldn't buy it, but the Galaxy Note8 is sexy as fuck!!

What's the best 4chan app for android?

Bought the Nokia 5, camera is shite but everything else is fine

Are windows phones over? I heard Nokia is done with them.

>>62062339
Clover, google it

>>62062441
Even Microsoft is done with it

>>62057360
>wifi problems
>decent

Huawei Mate 10 was the last thing that kept me from getting a note 8.

Seeing as the mate 10 will be 6" 1080p, Note 8 is so much better.

Preordering right now, help me god.

>>62059430
It's primarily for wiring Asian characters. All the other features are bonus.