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>country : India >carrier: Any >features: 1. Decent camera 2. Good Battery life, (will use it for mostly songs, e-mails, office applications, college things etc.) 3. Should have a good life i.e. should not stop working after 1-2 yr., i want the phone to last at least 3 yrs. min
>budget 300$ or INR25,000
Thanks.
Nathan Reed
Redmi Note 5 Pro my fellow pajeet
Isaiah Nelson
are chinkphones good? I've heard bad service reviews and stop functioning after a few months, fellow pajeet.
Thanks.
Jordan Brooks
Is there anything worth upgrading from my Moto g5 Plus for under $400?
Yeah, they're good. Best value for your money you can get. I haven't heard of any major quality issues or defects with the RN5P.
I'd also consider the Nokia 7 Plus for something a little less Chinese.
Luke Brown
Sony XA2 Ultra maybe. OG Pixel XL is also available pretty cheap refurbished.
$400 is kinda a wierd spot for smartphones, there isn't that many good options at that price point. If you could spend a $100 more then I'd be looking at Oneplus 6 or Galaxy S8/S8+.
Robert Stewart
Should I get a Samsung S8 or a OnePlus 5T? Or is there something around that price range or lower that's a better option and still has a headphone jack?
Zachary Lewis
Oneplus 6
Xavier Miller
S8+ is the best high quality for price outside of chinkphones
literally the same screen, battery and storage as s9+ for 400 dollars less, the only "improvements" are on jewish biometrics scanners and meme double camera that only kills the battery life
Tyler Wood
>country USA
>carrier Whatevers good I guess
>features good Battery, runs ok with no issues, wont quit on me after a year etc
>budget Preferably below $210-ish. I'm 18 with no to much cash and just need a phone to last until I get into the AF and make gubbermint shekels
Dylan Thomas
Looking to buy a Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 in the UK. Was told to use eglobalcetraluk.com or alza.co.uk, but a lot of people seem to have a poor experience with both. Is there a proper retailer that ships from UK? Also checked Amazon UK and there's only 1 seller for the black one, and seems like a sketchy one.
Connor Campbell
Looking to buy a new phone for ~$1000 AUD, want something with a solid, premium-ish design that will last well if looked after. Been looking at Iphone 7, but a bit scared to go to IOS after being on android for so long. What would you guys recommend for this price range?
Moto G6 can be had $199 if you buy it through Google Fi. You don't need to actually activate it on Google Fi, just use it on whatever carrier you want. Bestbuy, Newegg etc. also have deals to buy it at $199 if you activate it on a carrier at the store.
Honor 7X / Huawei Mate SE are also worth checking out.
Not him but you live in India for god sake. Buy the Redmi note 5 Pro for $200 Or a 6x. Not sure the price in India tho
Austin Miller
paki means any cunt from asia that doesn't have chinky eyes dumb paki
Julian Thompson
Another chink brand. The cheaper models come with huge ass batteries (5100mAh). The cheap models do suck in almost anything that isn't battery life though, however the more expensive models are mediocre in most fields but don't have huge batteries, so it's basically pointless to buy any of their phones rn.
Leo Perry
I bought a xiaomi redmi note 3 a year and two months ago and now the microphone won't work ,it might be water damage since it's been in a water twice but not recently ,what can I do to fix this myself? Should I just buy another one?
Justin Morgan
Get a new microphone off aliexpress. Or just use a headset when you need to make calls.
Joshua Foster
I actually managed to get my s8 stolen yesterday. It was a first for me, so I am wondering, can that guy really do anything with it? I locked it using that google tracking thing. Couldn't track it most of the time, seems like it has been turned off and on a few times. Even if they factory reset, it asks for the google account passwort, doesn't it?
Eli Richardson
mugged? what happened
Daniel Anderson
I'm being asked for advice on phone purchasing since I'm the "techguy". The budget is 300$, the brands of interest are motorola, samaung and huawei. Give me some advice to hand out and look informed.
Jack Perry
What country/carrier?
Kayden Gomez
thinking about getting a Xiaomi Mi 6 to replace my nexus 4 I've had for years. Any experiences? How do build quality and battery hold up in the long term? Are there issues with lineageOS on this phone?
Bentley Powell
> I'm being asked for advice on phone purchasing since I'm the "techguy". The budget is 300$, the brands of interest are motorola, samaung and huawei. > Give me some advice to hand out and look informed. used s8
Ayden Morales
I need to replace a ZTE axon 7 dropped it and my finger print sensor stopped working also my battery life is horrible now. I don't really have a budget but in thinking of getting a redmi note 5 pro or whatever but not sure if I want it. Is it just like the note 3 in terms of design looks the exact same.
Henry Clark
Setting up my new phone, what is the current best browser? previously been using lightning
Austin Rogers
Brave. Lightning and its forks have been outdated for long. The only traces left on Panopticlick for example were SoC, time zone and language ones.
Jace Lopez
If you're coming from a Samsung phone you will probably miss some Samsung-only features if you get a OnePlus 5T. If you aren't, just get a 5T. Better long-time support and battery life. Also great custom rom support if you're into that.
Evan Howard
Is there a big difference between snapdragon 636 and 625? Here in italy the redmi note 5 plus is way over 200 euros and I'm searching for a redmi 5 under 200 euros
Carter Ortiz
Does Mi A1 have better audio quality vs iPhone SE? Really thinking about picking up one of these two, kinda leaning more to the SE since it's really compact, fast and has higher resale value.
I don't play games on my phones, mostly web browsing, whatsapp, reddit and all that jazz, nothing too demanding.
Will the SE battery hold for a whole day?
Justin Fisher
What kind of features? I'm about to change from S4 to OnePlus6
Connor King
Is the S9 worth it? all it seems to do is upgrade the camera to 60fps on video. For double the price of the S8 (where I live, not sure on the US), it kinda seems overpriced
Brandon Young
expanding on this a bit How well does it compare to the OnePlus 6? (processing wise) They seem to be equivalent in camera and the OnePlus does have a "bigger" battery (although idk if it consumes more power), so I find it hard to justify buying an S9.
Ryan Wright
Any opinions on the Moto G5S Plus? I keep seeing it get good ratings, but there are forum posts that say 'bad phone' without giving any parameters for 'bad' phone.
Also, coming from an iPhone to an Android phone, is there significant difference between 3GB RAM and 4GB RAM on a 2Ghz octacore for a non-power user? $50 for 32 more GB of space and 1 more GB of RAM may not seem much but it is when you're on a budget.
Location: USA Carrier: AT&T Postpaid
Matthew Howard
>country USA >carrier I use Ting, and I think they are compatible with Tmobile. >features Removable battery, IR blaster, SD card slot, rugged, wireless charging and good ROM support are nice to have but not mandatory. >budget Literally as low as possible, Ideally under $150.
Sebastian Adams
Nokia 7+
Luke Moore
>1280x720 KEK
Dominic Rivera
>tfw ZTE never released a successor to the Axon 7 I loved that phone.
Aiden Wright
>Removable battery, IR blaster, SD card slot, rugged, Go back to 2012 then.
Adam Martinez
Fine, is there anything sans IR blaster then? And I suppose I can always get a case for it to make it more rugged.
Aiden Rivera
>removable battery No. The last flagship with one was the LG V20. That has everything you want except wireless charging. And the ROM support exists but is mediocre.
Isaiah Gomez
Good buy? I don't care in the least about a phone's camera, speakers, or wireless charging.
Dum Dum question here. Is flashing custom ROM's on devices still a thing and priority? I know XDA exist but it's been years since I've used an android.
I would prefer the s8 since they are basically the same phone outside of screen size.
Jace Johnson
Custom ROMs still exist but they're not as big as they used to be because A) normalfags are the main android phone buyers and not enthusiasts, B) pretty much every manufacturer and Android itself has implemented most every feature you used to be only be able to get through custom ROM, natively, and C) a lot of apps people like/need to use nowadays have root and custom ROM detection and won't boot anymore.
Jack Scott
> Finland, preferably Amazon.de > Max 250€ > Decent camera, not huge ( about Iphone 6 size). Android.
Levi Allen
Second dum dum question. Does anyone use a VPN all day or most of the day on their phone?
I plan to keep mine running on an OpenVPN connection home but it KILLS my iphone 4s battery.
Anthony Myers
Pixel 2/Pixel 2 XL
Oneplus 6
S8/S8+
Which would you choose? They all seem so similar
Nathan Gutierrez
S8 started lagging for me after 3 months. S9's SD845 has kept it 100% smooth for me and I've had it since a week after launch.
Kevin Williams
Thank you user!
Aaron Peterson
Is that by any chance you? That is 24 bucks below Oneplus.com, and for a different sku (128 vs 256) than what I would buy. Yes I do need 256gb.
Jose Moore
Yeah, I'm doxxing myself on Jow Forums. Fucking niggerfaggot.
Joshua Johnson
Asus Zenfone 5 ZE620KL, can be had for under $400 and is definitely an upgrade over the Moto G5+
Luke Bennett
Will probably buy that xiaomi redmi next week. Before I use it, do i need to install some custom shit? Also, I'm reading on forums that updating the MiUI every time there's a new update available ruins the phone features in someway. Is this true?
Dominic Cooper
So I've heard that some phones have shittons of bloatware, how do people get past this w/o custom ROMs?
Jacob Watson
What's the best reader app for Android? I want one that shows covers but doesn't make me pay
Connor Carter
What apps dont work on root/custom rom? The only thing i heard of was when snapchat had issues with magisk but even that's been worked around (i think, i dont use snapchat)
Landon Martinez
Either root and delete those apps, or if not available, go into settings and disable those apps
Angel Richardson
>Country USA >Carrier Verizon >Features Android >Budget $200
Christian Taylor
Moto G5+
Ian Hall
After 5 years of faithful service, got a crack in the glass on my Nexus 4. I think it's about time I got a new phone. What is a Jow Forums-approved, < 5in smartphone? Needs to be able to run Lineage, or any other Freedoms™-respecting OS. Ideally not that expensive.
Anyone? Bumpan. The reviews made a 'big deal' on a .5 second camera shutter, which is about what I'd clock my iPhone 6 that I'm leaving at, so.... it doesn't seem like a dealbreaker. And random app crashes happen regardless of OS.
Ian Myers
Curious as well moving from an iphone.
Asher Bailey
The knock on the G5S+ is the camera setup is worse than the G5+, that's about it Otherwise it's the same phone with slightly better hardware And no, there's not really a noticeable difference between 3GB and 4GB RAM for a non-power user
Ryder Edwards
Do you care about having a headphone jack?
Luke Evans
If the dongles are small then I don't see why a headphone jack is necessary
Colton Reyes
Get the 1+6
Charles Williams
Yeah, from what I was reading the camera shutter was really the only complaint from most reviewers. That and a couple of app crashes, but... that happens with any system. I've had it happen on damn iphones.
I'm mainly looking at this right now 'cause it's on sale at Best Buy. $229 unactivated for 32GB/3GB or $279 unactivated for 64GB/4GB.
Lincoln Anderson
If $50 is a concern to you then go buy a poverty phone and a second job.
Thomas Watson
If you dont like what's going on with the camera in the G5S+, there are GCam Mods available Fuck off nonce
Brody Thomas
Just saw the Bestbuy deal myself.
Jace Robinson
If I'm not getting any use out of the extra $50 worth of machine, what's the point of spending it?
Yeah, I was given a spare ZTE Blade Spark by a friend to hold me over after the iPhone stopped charging, and I've played around with apps and such and found a couple of non-stock cameras I liked for it, so I'm sure I'll mess with those on the Plus. I have used very few stock things that I use all day (a lot of it revolves around music players that don't fuck up my playlists, really).
They using the same screens from the Essentially Trash factory? Looks identical
Angel Murphy
I'm gonna buy the Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 64go/4go Snapdragon 636. I found it on Gearbest and with a promo code I can have it at ~170€ . Is this the cheapest I can get it for ? Is Gearbest alright for an online shop ?
Well the GCam Mods are a bit more involved than just downloading one off the Play Store Familiarize yourself with this: forum.xda-developers.com/moto-g5s-plus
Daniel Brooks
No, these are basically the Aquos S2 but without the stupid cutout corners and they're 17:9 The screens are actual SHARP screens, nothing to do with Essential which are 1440p anyways The main advantage to this is it's a 5.5" screen in a phone about the size of a 5" screen
The camera on the Note 5 is also better vs. Redmi 5 Plus.
>removable battery LG G5 or V20. Galaxy S5 or Note 4 if you don't mind getting something older.
There is an Axon 7 on the way, unless ZTE canceled it after Trump's ban.
Zachary Edwards
so is there really no way to root a snapdragon s9+?
Lucas Brown
It is though, the SD820 has better battery life than that How does it feel to shill shitty Samsung tech that gets BTFO out by Qualcomm SoCs from two years ago?
David Moore
I've been using SailfishOS for the past few months on my xperia x. Now I'm thinking about switchign back to android, anyone here using omnirom? Is it foss like LOS? I mean I can degoogle it which is probaly the most important part desu. Problem is that there is no official twrp support for the xperia x, only for the x performance. I'd have to use a version from some xda dev called chippa.
I have a dying Moto G4 Play. Looking for a new phone. I am. It picky but I want it to run smooth. $200-300 budget. I prefer good value over top tier specs.
Many banking apps, Android Pay, Pokemon Go and some other games, Netflix. Though you can hide your root status with Magisk.
You can remove e system apps without root using ABD
The phones I mentioned here, other than the Honor and Huawei which don't work on Verizon.
You don't *need* to install a custom ROM. MIUI is completely fine to use as is. Some people just prefer to use Android that's closer to stock rather than MIUI which is rather a heavy skin.
>I'm reading on forums that updating the MiUI every time there's a new update available ruins the phone features in someway. Is this true? Well, new updates do sometimes introduce bugs, but that's something that happens with every phone, not unique to MIUI. But saying something breaks after every MIUI just sounds like over-exaggeration.
Elijah Stewart
>You can remove e system apps without root using ABD Only if the OS allows it, ZTEs is notorious for only giving ADB read-only privileges