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>Not an issue if you don't leave static elements on the screen. >you got to seriously miss-use your phone to get burn in orly lads? Phones are chock full of 'static elements' such as the power level, wifi/mobile data, the NFC logo, fuck knows what else. Not to mention if you're playing a game with a HUD on it or have the brightness even moderately high you'll pozz your screen up
The first one I owned was something like a 3310 which was a hand me down from a sibling, the first one bought for me was a Nokia 3200. Back and front covers were see through platic and it came with a special paper cutter that would make cut outs to fit in those sections so your case could be anything you wanted.
What is the least bad phone out of these and are there any alternatives to consider: Nokia 6.1 Mi A2 Lite (the notch irritates me already and the back panel is allegedly very flimsy) Sony XA2
I need stock Android, a headphone jack, good build/durability and ability to perform basic functions without lag.
Nokia phones are built like a brick if you have a high value on durability.
James Peterson
Thanks. I think the durability and ergonomics matters the most for me since I really don't care about camera, games or even video. I use my phone as a podcast player and a GPS device 90% of the time.
Thomas Taylor
Maybe Windows Phone helps? It's mostly dark and simple colors, so less white that burns out everything. Also a very dynamic scrolly UI in general. I assume stuff like the clock/battery would be visible on a full screen grey or white image tho.
Luke Allen
anons pls help. also considering galaxy s7 or lg v20
Luke Wright
Mi A1
Robert Mitchell
Pocoshit has some cheap digitizer, worse build, a fucking NOTCH and a shittier camera. I don't trust them to make good internals at that shitty price
The 808 runs Symbian Belle. WP was the 1020. Part of it is the low resolution of the screen, as large pixels last longer. Part of it is my usage pattern. Unlock phone, do something for a minute, lock it. No drooling at instagram for hours on end.
Joshua Wood
Based XZ1, the camera is much better than the XZ, which was beaten by the fucking pocophone. Can't wait to get it. Should be a good upgrade over my XZ which I broke in April
I did it Jow Forums. I managed to install lineageOS. Works pretty good. But system sounds are bugged for me. Even with custom ones. I play the file in my mp3 player it plays fine. When I set it as my alarm it sounds awful.
Alexander Ramirez
Don't use these shitty OS systems, stick with the stock stuff that comes with your phone. You trust some XDA weebs and pajeets to code something for free, something that's better than what paid experts make for a company? LOL
>wake up >phone is kill was a pixel xl, do i go for a pixel 2 xl or a pixel 3? im trying to get by with an old nexus 5 but it may as well be using a watch battery
Okay yeah. I guess using such a phone basically makes it a dumbphone with a fancy camera. Did you notice the maximum brightness go down over time tho? The oled on my 2012 PSVita went from "oh my god I'm burning my eyes out" to "eh is this really max?" in a few years. (obviously way more intense use than checking on texts for a few minutes every day) Also the battery was fucked and I couldn't find a fresh one, so I had to actually buy a new IPS one from Japan to get the most recent one they manufactured.
Even if there's no burn in, gradually decreasing brightness is also a dealbreaker for me. I don't want to have to worry about that shit. Especially if it degrades significantly before the battery does. And I could actually find brand new replacement batteries for my current phone that's 2 years old (even though mine isn't fucked yet) so if you want to be cheap/environmentally friendly and try to keep a comfy phone for years, the screen should definitely not be a consumable.
Carter Murphy
Are Amazon refurbished phones legit? And will accubattery or something give me a solid idea on how much mah is left?
Samuel Cox
Yes. I won't realise how shitty your OP One is until you upgrade to something better
Ethan Gonzalez
Get a Pixel 3 but be quick before the BF sales end
When phone's screen was crushed. When I plug in the charger, I can feel it vibrant once but can't see/hear anything.
Is it at all possible to recover the internal storage on it? It doesn't show in devices via adb devices.
Jose Gray
Yeah it should give you a decent idea in my experience, but it depends on the hardware of course so YMMV.
Are these refurbs sold by Amazon or by 3rd party sellers? I'd at least email them about the battery being new or not if you're not sure.
Oliver Nguyen
>use usb otg connect to mouse then backup your data.
Adrian Gutierrez
Absolute boomer here. First phone dates back to comfy 1997. Bought this bad boy used. Battery would last 3-4 hours. Couldnt even send messages, stored a few contacts and made calls. Thats it.
p.s. i was a kid back then and used my saved money to buy this shit. I grew up in post soviet eastern yurop so when I went to school with this phone and was the only kid there with a mobile phone everyone thought I was pretty cool guy :^)
Jordan Evans
>connect to mouse then backup your data. How's that gonna help when the screen doesn't display anything?
Adam Williams
At least it didn't have a notch.
Zachary Campbell
p.p.s. oh yeah and 1 minute back then cost around $1 so i would spend my weeks lunch money to make 3 minute call to my friends house. Totally worth it.
Jordan Evans
best unlocked phone you can get for less than $300 this black friday? whatever works in america works in my shithole
This is because I had Viper4Andrpid installed. I forgot to mention that.
Evan Morgan
Every complains that the XZ1 camera is horrendous but from what I see it's still upper-end. And you can even use gcam with Hdr+ if you flash the AospExtended rom available for it.
Yeah it was this color. Really not bad at all tho. >sd card slot >2.5mm jack but acceptable earphones were included for 12 year old me >I could make custom themes for it with decent software (I think made by motorola but this might not be true) >worked as usb flashdrive, no bullshit retarded media protocols, used glorious mini usb >had an always on clock display, also texts and such
Not bad desu. Those j2me apps never worked tho lol.
A friend broke his S7 Edge. What chinkphone would you recommend around 300€ ?
Dylan Parker
POCOOOO
Gabriel Lewis
Google Fi is having some great deals on their phones: Moto G6 $99 ($150 off) Moto X4 $149 ($250 off) LG G7 $349 ($400 off) LG V35 $499 ($400 off) Pixel 3 $599 ($200 off + $200 Fi bill credits) Pixel 3 XL $699 ($200 off + $200 Fi bill credits)
The phones are unlocked. Activation on Google Fi is required, but there is no minimum activation time so you can immediately cancel the service and only pay the $20 activation fee. If you decide to stay on Fi remember to use a referral code (easily found online) to receive $20 Fi credits.
Joseph Miller
What's the go to phone for 500-600€?
And unrelated, how is the Mi Mix 2S? I'd go for the Redmi Note 5, but I was wondering if spending something more for the Mix would be worth it. Inb4 poco
Anyone who flashed theirs recently help me out? Dont want to brick the device
James White
Wait for Mix 3 global release
Juan Bell
Is there any good comparison between Xiaomi Redmi Note 6 Pro and Mi A2 out yet? I can only find pajeet videos on the Note 6 Pro, with shitty camera comparisons. My little cousin wants to buy the Note 6 Pro for some reason, I think A2 might be a better alternative since you can actually buy the A2 here (EU) instead of getting it from China or India without warranty
Sebastian Taylor
If you're flashing an AOSP based custom ROM without a firmware, the protection software doesn't activate. If you decide to flash a firmware (and this is done to speed up the fingeprint sensor usually), just don't flash the one before that certain number. This is a 60 MB file, to avoid any confusion. If you're reverting back to MIUI, the same applies - don't revert to MIUI below that certain version. Also, don't attempt to relock the bootloader, because this only ends badly, rollback protection or not.
Alexander Morales
I'm looking at GSMarena and while the XZ1 has better picture quality in low light, the 7 Plus destroys it in bad lighting conditions.
Mi A2 is trash, no headphone jack, no expandable storage, battery is only 3000mah, throttling issues with the SD660. Just get a Redmi Note 5, it's the same phone as Note 6 Pro, just without the notch. And you can get the Note 6 Pro in Europe: geizhals.eu/?fs=Redmi note 6 pro
