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Are there any modern smartphones with cameras better than the HTC 10? Comparing it to the HTC U11 It seems like it had way more stuff like panoramic image support, slow motion video recording, serial shot mode, laser autofocus, higher pixel size, etc. It even had airplay. Did HTC just downgrade all their future phones after the HTC 10?
Liam Wilson
i have one (looking to upgrade), doesn't reboot but it does get a bit hot.
Ryder Williams
Looking for a new phone, what should I get that satisfies: >good battery >no overheating >sounds good via headphones jack with nice iems (campfires) while listening to .flac >fm radio a bonus >close to stock android or easy to flash to lineage also a bonus
i don't care about photo quality so much, and i also don't play games.
Got myself a Xiaomi RedMi Note A5 and...dude, there's so much info everywhere and different about how to root it, I don't even know where to begin with it because it's a fucking mess, any of you fine Jow Forumsentomen may lend a helping hand?
Jack Kelly
I had a Z5C. Everything about it is great except for the 810 CPU. That thing would get pretty hot and eat up the battery.
If you can afford it, get the XZ1C. It's the same for the most part, but getting the latest OS updates and this thing barely even gets warm and only for the most intense applications. Battery life is superb; as long as you don't have some stupid battery draining app, you can get 2 days per charge easily.
But yeah, I'd you can only afford the Z5C, that's ok too.
Either way, make sure you get the fingerprint sensor working. That thing is a godsend and it's stupid that it's not the standard method for all phones and it sucks that it's gone in the XZ2 line.
Chase Thomas
What are the best practices for charging a phone to preserve the battery's quality? XA2 if that matters - it has some additional battery preservation features, apparently.
Blake Brooks
Oh and I forgot, make sure to get at least some kind of case for it. The glass back of the phone makes it super easy to crack/break.
Julian Nguyen
Doesn't the ZX1C have a wifi issue? Is there a way to fix or avoid that?
Carter Wright
My XZ1C had a feature where it figures out your typical sleep/overnight charging schedule. It will charge the phone up to 95% (IIRC) then wait until about 30 minutes before you regularly wake up to charge the last bit to 100%.
Ryder Rivera
Boost mobile
Henry James
No idea. I haven't had any wifi issues at all. Sorry.
Parker Miller
I've done other research (just seeing what people do here for comparison) and one thing most guides recommended was capping it at 80% generally. The numbers varied but the averages seemed to be: avoid dropping below 20% when possible, and avoid going above 80% when possible.
The articles were completely split when it comes to the well-known "drain to 0 and go all the way to 100" deal. Some said never do it, some said do it maybe once a month. So I really don't know.
Andrew Lee
Glad to see my phone in the OPa
Julian Barnes
HTC UC11
Ian Ward
bought a Xiaomi Redmi 5 Plus off amazon last night
Trying to get out of pying every month for my phone and am just gonna buy one outright? I want an aux, usb-c, 1080p is fine, would like a big screen if possible, expandable storage FOR SURE, don't really need fingerprint unlock or a notch but am okay with them, wanna spend like $400. What should I buy? Was thinking like a pixel or something by oneplus maybe.
I just double checked. It's 90%, not 95%, if that helps any.
Good news is that with the XZ1C, likely you'll never drop below 20% unless you're particularly abusive with the phone.
Jacob Torres
All depends on who your carrier is
Jace Clark
Tmobile
Colton Kelly
Are textnow phones reliable?
Brody Myers
What's your current phone?
Nathaniel Williams
An iphone 8, wanna change to android cause I need a damn heaphone jack and some expandable storage for once
Michael Jackson
congrats you got meme'd by Jow Forums
z5c looks good but its a shitty phone
Anthony Lewis
I've had a Sony Xperia Z2 for a few years and it's doing wonders even now, but I've noted that there's too much used space even when I barely have big apps or files there. The built-in file explorer has a free file analiser and it found a hidden folder in the DCIM folder that was around 10GB, I've done some search and it seems it's the thumbnail folder. Is making an empty file with the same name the solution to that?
Aiden Smith
LG G6 is about $400 if you have Amazon Prime Nokia 6.1/Moto X4 are good choices for under $300
Andrew Garcia
Will check out the G6 thanks fampai
Josiah Thomas
redmi note 5 is good. there, my job is done in this threads
Yeah, that's the battery care feature my XA2 has. I guess it's useful if someone does overnight charging, but the articles I read also said that overnight charging is a terrible idea regardless. Also if 80% really is the recommended upper limit then having it stop at 90% is pointless.
That's really what I'm trying to figure out here.
Adrian Garcia
Thanks for recommending the 5T guys Had it for 6 months now and I love it so much, its perfect
Articles and "smart" people like to exaggerate. The reality is that battery tech is better than ever and unless your plan on keeping your phone for like, 5+ years, you'll likely not even notice the small degradation that occurs. Misbehaving apps and longterm bloat has a bigger impact than battery memory loss.
Don't sweat it.
Hudson Jackson
Also, those 20%-80% numbers are just guidelines. Actual numbers can vary between battery tech, manufacturer, and day-to-day use, and other factors.
Joseph Young
Thanks, I don't want to sound obsessed about it or anything. It's just that this is the first phone I've had which doesn't have a removable battery - except my Moto G4, but that thing's overheating issues are to blame there for sure.
The battery life on this XA2 is brilliant (not XZ1C brilliant but still close) and I don't want my own bad habits to ruin that, is all.
Jace Young
They won't ruin it. It's like all that hubbub about SSDs failing because of too many writes.
Yes, typical phone use/charging habits will degrade battery life, but were talking like losing 20% capacity in like, 5-10 years.
Just use that 90% overnight charging feature and don't drain the battery to
Brandon Collins
Oh also, there's a documentary on Netflix called "Search for the Super Battery". It's alright, but it shows some examples of how battery tech has changed over the years and the science behind it. I think a lot of the fear, uncertainty, and doubt around batteries, degradation, and charging are largely overblown and influenced by past experiences with obsolete battery tech.
Andrew Robinson
Funnily one of the articles I looked at was going somewhat in the opposite direction of fearmongering.
It was stating that batteries nowadays do have the potential to be really good and long-lasting, provided you take proper care of it.
$250 phone just as useful as last year's flagship besides camera with better battery life. Unlocked without any bullshit. Easier to unlock bootloader and install other ROMs because they don't care if you do this and actually provide tools for it while US phones usually lock shit down.
Nathan Harris
But won't it break sooner? Because it's chink.
Angel Myers
They're all chink. Most of my family is still using 3yo chinkphones atm (xiaomi mi4c)
Christopher Scott
>Australia >TPG Mobile Budget is nothing above $400, would like a decent size.
Mainly using it for normie shit like half screening web browser and youtube.
There are higher failure rates of chink-brand phones because they use lower binned parts, but not much higher than US/Korea branded phones.
Gabriel James
wait for the pixel 3 to come out, pixel 2 prices will drop
Charles Lewis
>Australia >Vodafone >Decent camera for pictures and video >Anything under $1500 because I'm not paying up front anyway Honestly probably just going to use it as a phone primarily. It'd be neat to be able to actually use modern apps though.
Lately every time I am thinking of purchasing a new device I ask myself would the new device do the things I usually do on the old one any better and I stop myself because the 3-5 apps I use 90% of the time work fine on my budget device so even if I upgrade I won't experience any difference but that is just my opinion
Jaxson Perez
where to buy these Xiaomi phones in australia? lots of shady ebayers and Kogans always sold out. help me bros my phone sucks.
>because I'm not paying up front anyway You're still paying for it... You also shouldn't lock yourself into a contract unless it actually turns out cheaper. I'd recommend getting an off-contract phone because then, you actually own the phone instead of renting it from your provider. This allows you to change to a different plan from the same provider if your situation changes in the next year or two. Moto G series, Xperia XA2 are very good, or you could get a chink phone.
>there's so much info everywhere and different about how to root it No, there aren't. All Xiaomi phones follow the same procedures. It's no harder than posting on this site.
Jeremiah Torres
HK Goldway from aliexpress. No idea how they're doing the tax though.
Jackson Edwards
This doesn't hold much water, especially keeping in mind the fact that Samsung of all companies has used low quality EMMCs in Galaxy Note 1, 2 and 4. The dual camera variant of the Redmi Note 5 offers the best camera performance in this range. Besides, the best camera is the one you have with you.
Jose Sanders
Good recipe for being a useful idiot for any company.
Jason Price
I'm buying a Redmi 6 pro or a Mi A2 lite, because I need the smallest Xiaomi I can get.
Are they really the same phone with different bands and MIUI vs Android One? Is there any other difference? I can't get good info.
Isaiah Cox
>Samsung of all companies has used low quality EMMCs in Galaxy Note 1, 2 and 4 Yeah, and guess who is using even lower bins of parts?
Gavin Wilson
gsmarena seems to think they are.
Andrew Reed
I was only saying it doesn't mean much, when Samsung has used low quality EMMC chips as well and those devices weren't cheap on launch.
Eli Parker
Sellers on Ali say the bands are different, but gsmarena doesn't Guess I'm waiting until the official "launch" on the 24th.
Nolan Wilson
Is there a guide to debloating MIUI 9?
Julian Richardson
I think the same as any other Android distro. adb and remove unnecesary apps/services
Jacob Morris
Galaxy S8 from dick Smith, or Oneplus 6 from gearbest, or Mi 8 from gearbest?
Adam Stewart
>dick Smith I thought that was dead..
Isaiah Morgan
Austfailian checking in. I was about to buy a grey import lg g6 but it seems I can get a v30 for not much more. Im just worried about the shit reviews for the screen. Is the shitty lg amoled screen going to be worse than LCD on the g6? Is there any big drawback to a Hongkong model if you intend to use it in Australia? Should I get a chink phone instead?
Christopher Jones
It's just the kogan site with a boomer related logo in the top corner
Grayson Flores
>a chink phone instead Yes
Camden Walker
Me too, but apparently they have s8 for 650 aud. I think they just got bought out
Michael Walker
Oh, so they're just an online store under a parent now... You might as well just buy from the Kogan parent site. I wouldn't trust the warranty process going through a proxy company.
Justin Taylor
Is it worth to wait for the Nokia 6.1 Plus or just go for the Xiaomeme? Right now I'm phoneless, but that doesn't mean I can't wait for
Dylan Jones
bought my mother a Letv LeEco Le 2, good value good shit. shes old and just uses it for photos and calls/txt and her current phone is so bad she needed this.
I'm thinking of getting this thing. It's to replace my 2013 Moto G which is dying. Apart from being a phone I really just need something with a micro SD card slot so I can put 60GB of music on it to listen to on public transport. I'm scratching my head to think of why I would need more than a low/mid range phone and I can't think of anything. Any thoughts? I don't want to do the Chinese phone thing I don't think it's worth the hassle for what my needs.
>I don't want to do the Chinese phone thing I don't think it's worth the hassle for what my needs What hassle? If it doesn't support your carrier's network bands, there's nothing you can do. Unlocking the bootloader and flashing a custom ROM is no harder than posting on this site. The phone you've linked isn't even close to price/performance ratios Chinese manufacturers offer.
Caleb Thompson
Which one? >5.5 screen min >SD slot >decent camera >decent battery >headphone jack
Jack Green
>Thanks also how long will it be supported for? You don't have to worry about that, but your brother would have to worry about a 2770 mAh battery and especially for the apps you've listed.
Caleb Johnson
Yeah, I'll keep that in mind, anything else in your opinion that I'm missing about that phone?
Aaron Baker
Bought the Oneplus 6 Red as my first phone not through my carrier. Should be coming in today.
Is the Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 any good? I'd like something with a decent battery life, and I found one in the local classifieds for around €100
Cooper Peterson
Recieved a Redmi Note 5 6GB a week ago, absolutely incredible phone. Yesterday I recieved another one. Definitely didn't pay for two. What do? Thanks, China.
Julian Russell
Is there any point in asking for advice in this thread if you don't want chinkshit?
