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21:9 aspect ratio

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USA
T-Mobile
$600
Want smallest body size of phone
No Sony
No OLED meme
Easy root/custom ROMs

If you buy Sony in 2019 you're dumber than iToddlers

>buy 18:9 phone
>too wide for 16:9
>too short for 21:9
>literally fucking useless aside from fucking youtube videos

Mi Mix 2S

Eagerly waiting for XZ4C news.

what do you lads think of the XZ2 compact

currently using an S9+ but its too fucking big

>Want smallest body size of phone
>No OLED meme
>Easy root/custom ROM
>sub $600
>No Sony when the XZ2 Compact is literally all that

Fuck your carriers, though.

What case to get with a Pocophone? Considering the Ruby Red Ringke thingy.

Best poorfag option in the UK lads? Currently trying to decide between Honor View 10, Honor 8X, Honor Play, and Xperia XA2. Can find them all for

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Waiting for the next Compact to replace this Z1C

Anons I need help.

My phone broke and I´m trying to extract all the data. Problem is I cannot connect the mobile to the computer because the USB mode is stuck on charge only. It is an Android and the USB debugging was not habilitated.
Am I fucked lads? Or there is something I can do?

I don't like it honestly, I find 19:9 being the optimal ratio for me. 21:9 is far too wide when watching videos in landscape.

This more than anything, love my note 8 but i miss small phones.

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How the fuck do you reach the top navigation bar with one hand?

youtube.com/watch?v=XNBP18nrRdw

fuk that is sexy

What are some good cheap earbuds?

Lg g7fit or Asus ZenFone Max Pro m1?

why it has to be so big, my moto g3 was fine

Redmi note 5 or mi a2 lite?

Moto X4 sounds good but why is it such an ugly piece of shit

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>LG
>Asus
Motorola Moto G6

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>Lg g7fit
no support, no root
>ZenFone Max Pro
xda full of pajeets shitskins niggers

damn it

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Poco

>Best poorfag option in the UK lads?
Not getting a phone on a plan. If you can't outright buy the redmi note 5/6, go with the Honor 8X.

Redmi Note 7

Anything to look out for when buying used phones besides the obvious like charging it, checking the IMEI and generally using it for 5-10 minutes?
I'm in the sub-100$ range in my country and all the brand new options are dogshit with 1gb of RAM.
Some dude is selling a Redmi A5 within my budget and so far that looks like the better option. I will check the serial number online to make sure it's not a fake

How much is your budget? Because you can buy a new chinkphone from aliexpress

>recently upgraded from Nexus 6 to pixel 3
>didn't do my research
>found out Google has jewed me with no headphone jack and usb-c to usb-c cable
Boy, I sure feel stupid and angry right now.

Sub 100, ideally sub 80 converted to my regional currency (Mexico), my old phone stopped turning on overnight and it doesn't appear to work.
Honestly fixing this piece of shit Alcatel phone isn't worth it so I'm looking to at least get something better.
Some dude is selling a Redmi A5 for a reasonable price, so I'm just wondering how to make sure it's not fake. He doesn't have the original box so I can't check the SN on the Mi website.
Can phones fake CPU-Z results? that seems like the easiest, fastest way to make sure it's legit.

Wsup yall, tryna buy a Huawei Nova 4 or Honor View 20. Everything I can find is $50-100+ over the MSRP. Going to be using this phone in Canada. Am I safe buying the Chinese version now, or should I wait a month for the global release and hope prices fall to around MSRP?

What's the rush? I'm waiting for View 20 global

I'm coming from a ZTE Axon 7 thats going to shit the bed any day now.

I heard the global version is being bundled with the honor watch at 200 USD more than the China version. I'd rather not buy the watch.

I suppose I can wait another month, but what exactly will I be waiting for?

what email client do you use, my phone has only gmail

>I heard the global version is being bundled with the honor watch at 200 USD more than the China version.
What other kinds of fucked up deals you have in Canada?

Seriously are you just making that shit up to justify early purchase? Don't want the watch don't buy it and wait for a global and possible price drop.

anyone here running their glass back phone without any protection?
>what model
>how long
>did you ever drop it
>are there scuffs, scratches etc
got p20 and dont want to use the case, but i only used plastic phones before so i dont know what to expect

Mofi fabric case

Couldn't tell whether to post here or /stg/ -
What exactly is Touchjizz on samsung phones? Is it simply a launcher or something much more than that? My understanding is that a launcher is pretty much an app that runs your homescreen. If Touchjizz is that, can't you just replace the launcher with Nova and be done with it?

>Is it simply a launcher
yes. it got bad rep because samsung phones were always lagging. even the top of the line galaxy s models. samsung diched touchwiz with s8 i think and replaced it with grace ui. it is basically the same shit but much improved. but if you ask me lagg isn't an issue since s7. sure it sometimes animation wil look jiggly but all the features make up for it. all things considered it is probably best android skin
> can't you just replace the launcher with Nova and be done with it?
you can't change everything with nova and if you decide to use it you will get inconsistent user interface and appart from looking ugly you will not notice difference in speed

this all applies only if you plan to get s7 or newer galaxy s

As someone who likes Sony and has a Z5 and looking to get a XZ1 since it's their last phone to have a headphone jack (which I find important), why do you say this?

i don't

anybody use cricket as a provider? how is it?

>My understanding is that a launcher is pretty much an app that runs your homescreen.
It's goes deeper than just the launcher. Menus, additional features, gestures, apps and shortcuts are mostly different than what stock Android has and a simple change of the launcher will only affect a small portion of it.
Satan user here is right when he tells you that "Touchjizz" hasn't been a thing since the S7, and though the current iteration is far from the best Android modification, I'd choose it over the shitfest that is the modern stock Android.

I'm thinking of picking up a OnePlus 6T.
I've read reviews but what's your hands on impressions?
My friends are trying to peer pressure me into an IPhone xr but I haven't bought an IPhone yet, and thinking about their quality especially for the price, is giving me cold feet.

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one plus 6t

Where are user's buying their One plus 6's at if the main site is out of stock, and Amazon is going through 3rd party vendors.

I just wrote an insanely long response to you but accidentally refreshed the page and lost it so I'll give the summary.

Been using the iphone since the 4 and I got tired of it getting slow super quickly and I talked to my friend (cs dude) about some recommendations and he showed me his 3t which was running faster than my less than half a year old iphone so I gave my mah the iphone and got the 6t and it's been dope.

It fucking flys dude above else. Never lag, never force close, never freeze, never hiccup it just fucking flys.

If you worried about photo quality, my friend showed me that people have ported the google camera from the pixel app over to the 6t and dude these fucking photos. There are video comparisons on youtube but the short of it is it looks just as good as the pixel (except for the low light, but that should be fixed as people work on the port), it just comes down to preference with the pixel photo coloring leaning cooler (think blues) and 6t photo coloring leaning warmer (think amber). It's pretty fucking crazy.

And your friends definitely just want you to have face time like my friends did. Download google duo and invite them. It's the same thing plus you can leave video messages when they don't pick up (or whenever) which as been loads of fun in my circle.

Honestly I was afraid to leave the iphone but every time I pick up my phone I'm pleasantly surprised and I'm actually preferring it to iphone after getting used to it.

I'm down to answer any questions you got.

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the 6ts pretty dope if you can swing it

>And your friends definitely just want you to have face time like my friends did.
Nah they just call me a dumb faggot and that I'm not getting the quality their IPhone has.
I'm known for being a poor penny pinching jew; but hey coming from what you're saying it sounds like it's a no-brainer.
If you wanna gush I'm totally down to hear it; but it seems pretty set in stone for me.
This is gonna be quite the upgrade; I've been using the dinky cheapass MetroPCS phones until they break for the last 5 years or so; this is the first technological jump phonewise I'll be taking.
I've been using the LG Aristo 2 up to this point.
I'm gonna be picking up the 8GB Ram + 128 Storage model.

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Just got my pocophone today, really loving the phone

Mix 3 to europe when?

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What is modern stock missing compared to bloatware?

Nokia 3 for 50 bucks yes or no? there's hardly anything in the sub-60 bracket and this looks reasonable that isn't shipped from chinkland.

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Absolutely the best phone you could buy for 50 bucks.

Many thanks user.
I was gonna jump on it, but I still want a headphone jack and the 6T ditched it sadly.

There's also the Nokia 1 for 30 bucks but that looks like absolute dogshit. I don't mind paying 20 extra bucks for double the ram and 720p screen, even if I'm limited to lite.
It will be a Facebook and Netflix phone pretty much so I don't need the fanciest stuff.

My Samsung Galaxy Grand 2 is lagging. Would changing the ROM to another like Lineage OS helped?
I never tinkering with my phone ever.

Now
xda-developers.com/xiaomi-mi-mix-3-europe-spain-italy/

call them faggots for worrying about what phone someone else has and you're gonna love it my dude, especially coming from that, good luck bud

just blast porn through the 6ts loud ass speaker like a true chad

Anyone familiar with Aiwa stuff?
Looks like the chinkiest of chinkphones. They aren't even on GSM Arena

Don't get the Nokia 1, the screen is terrible.
If you want to watch movies on it 720 x 1280 is the bare minimum.

copped nokia 6.1 1045, what am i in for?

i bought the xperia play thinking it would be decent enough for everyday use but meh. i'll stick with my current phone for that. what can i do with this? it came with ancient android 2.x installed on it

what's the best rom to install on it? does it have a cult following anywhere?

also how do you download the PS1 games? just emulate it or is there a way to install the real deal

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Is it possible to make icons big on Android 6 without installing third party apps?

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Horrible. The Lumia 920.. now that was a good screen *sip*.

>christcuck

>also has shit taste

>likely doesn’t have an iPhone

Color me shocked.

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Looking to upgrade my ancient phones but out of the loop wrt display screens. What matters:
>easy night time reading - ability to lower screen brightness a lot and good colour
>good ppi
>reliable long term - no red lines etc
>ideally small < 5" but i'd be willing to comprimise this for best viewing quality

I had an old AMOLED (HTC desire) which i really liked but have been suffering with a TFT LCD which blinding even at the lowest setting. Leaning toward OLED as they're emissive not backlit

Additionally the phone must have:
>3.5mm jack
>no notch
>4GB+ RAM
>must be supported by lineage OS
>z3 compact size would be perfect but i'm willing to forgo this
>camera that can shoot high fps would be cool but not essential

I've found phones (used or new i don't mind) but that match one but one thing:
>OP 3T
Bigger than i'd like but i can accept as it meets everything else
>Moto X4
Not sure about IPS LCD and battery life
>Google Pixel
Small battery
>Lenovo P2
Camera doesn't seem as good as others and rare in the UK
>Sony compacts
IPS screens and potential loss of camera quality if installing ROM

Any other suggestions or your picks from those listed?

they will need to copy Samsung's One UI which is highly unlikely. Google needs to redo the UI for android for larger displays

Call them dirty poorfags for recommending you a toy instead of the XS.
Good gesture implementation, easy access to key features, customizability and multitasking that doesn't look like it came out of 2015. I used to be all about the stock experience and debloated roms, but by Nougat I realized it was seriously starting to lag behind in terms of user experience and the lagdroid bloat was no longer a thing with the power of modern hardware.

>and multitasking that doesn't look like it came out of 2015
Any examples?

Yeah, one of the games is bandori and the other is mirishita. How's the notch when playing those games? Is it still in fullscreen or do they cut it on the notch part?

Same, got a Nokia 6.1 for €200

Only with Pie has Google finally adopted the iOS-style recent apps screen that is much easier to navigate than the horrid vertical carousel, switching to split screen still needs optimizing and supports less apps compared to some other skins I've seen. God knows if and when they'll copy Xiaomi's solution that makes the most sense on modern screens with tall aspect ratios.

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I see. Guessing no custom roms pull this off then?

planning to take advantage of the Best Buy sale and pick up the LG Stylo 4. Apparently its running 8.1 and not 9. I've never had an Android before is there any real issue with running the previous version or does it take a while before apps stop working?

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You are the epitome of pathetic.
Gay and fagpilled.

I can't honestly tell you as I've only used three custom roms in the last few years so I lack the scope. I only know Xiaomi.eu roms have it since they are based off MIUI. Also I can see Samsung implementing a similar solution in the future, it would play into their new ease of one-handed use perfectly.
I think versions all the way down to 4.4 haven't been dropped yet, so you don't have to worry about that. What is more important is that the phone gets regular security patches.

where from, fren?

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How is Hauwei as a brand? I'm happy with my Note 9 phone but I'm in the market for a new tablet and it seems every major company in the US has given up on making decent Android tablets. I really don't want to spend $600 on a fucking Samsung tablet.

Best Buy has the Sony Xperia XA2 for the same price. Comes with a better CPU (SD 630 vs 450 in the Stylo), and Sony's support is historically better than LG's. Plus, the Xperia XA2 has good ROM support behind it.

Mi Pad 4

What's a good, cheap smartphone with a ton of storage? I just want to watch anime and read manga all day on my phone, but any phone with big storage usually costs way too much.

Anything with a MicroSD slot

Get a phone w/ microSD card support. Then dump anime/manga onto the microSD card. It's easier to transfer from phone to phone that way.

Sorry, I forgot to mention that I can't really buy a microSD card at the moment. I know they're cheap, but my budget just doesn't really allow it. That's why I typed a cheap smartphone, because I don't really have a good budget. Should've specified, sorry.

What is your budget? You realise you can get 64gb MicroSD for like $10 and 128gb for $20?

You don't have $6?
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~$300 is my budget. It's horrendous, I know.

>XZ# gets bigger every iteration

Where do you live? If in the US, Best Buy has a ton of phones on sale now for

My s7 edge is giving up the ghost. The pink line keeps reappearing, and while it will go away if I press the corner of the device, it will reappear after I put it back in my pocket.

The battery appears to be dying quickly, and I've had a couple of random crashes which I had never had before.

Also, today I went to take a picture and found the glass on my camera lens was shattered. At least that's a really easy and cheap fix... still, I really liked this phone, but I feel like it's just crapping out all at once.

My carrier is Verizon and I dont really have a price point. Previously I was always happy with samsung but the pink line issue (and their lack of owning up to what seems to be purely an assembly issue) really has soured me on them. I'm just glad this phone has lasted as long as it has.

I've never had an LG, htc, or moto smartphone. Any model from them or anyone else out there that punches in the same weight and feature class as the s8 or s9 at a reasonable price?

USA, but I just came here.
>yes i'm an immigrant pls no bully, but I'm legal
Thank you so much though.

>no Sony
fucking nigger, Sony phones are great and nothing beats their compacts. Nothing.

lol at amerishits who get cucked by their carriers this bad

Sony compacts will not lose image quality after Pie anymore. Not sure if it'll magically make older Compacts work fine with Pie, though.