Hey I have a s8 that is still working good I'm just looking to see what my next should be. I was bummed not being able to put a ROM on this one, so I'd like the next phone to be able to be modded and bootloader unlocked.
Which phones do you suggest?
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Hey I have a s8 that is still working good I'm just looking to see what my next should be. I was bummed not being able to put a ROM on this one, so I'd like the next phone to be able to be modded and bootloader unlocked.
Which phones do you suggest?
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**DEVICE SUGGESTION THREAD** -- Not sure what device to buy? Ask here! by KidCarter93
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What's your next smartphone / What should I buy by poseidon5213
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**DEVICE SUGGESTION THREAD** -- Not sure what device to buy? Ask here! by KidCarter93
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Thats great but when nobody replies for days...
Just looking for what phones are bootloader unlockable/ROM capable
@JamesRF
Technically, there is a way to unlock the bootloader on any Android phone, but doing so can be very difficult for some models. Their unlocking difficulty depends on the manufacturer. For example, Nexus is unlockable by default. HTC, Xiaomi, Motorola, and OnePlus phones are also fairly easy to unlock.
BTW:
AT&T isn't a manufacturer but simply a shop when it comes to cellphones / smartphones
https://www.att.com/buy/phones/
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You have some great options in terms of roms for the S8, it's still a brilliant phone (Except for OneUI, personally not a fan of it), look into something like a Xiaomi K20 Pro (Top tier performance, good design, very cheap, but has MiUI, which is cancer, fortunately, it's one of the most widely supported devices by custom roms).
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You should be more specific with what you want.
Do you want a budget phone?
Do you want a mid range phone?
Do you want a flagship?
Do you want a small phone?
Do you want a big phone?
Etc.
A lot of phones in each or this categories can be unlocked.
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Ok...i'll be as specific as possible. Its not necessary to have a flagship phone and I'd like a phone around the same size as the s8. I really would like my next phone to be able to put different ROM and customize android.
xSil3nt said:
You have some great options in terms of roms for the S8, it's still a brilliant phone (Except for OneUI, personally not a fan of it), look into something like a Xiaomi K20 Pro (Top tier performance, good design, very cheap, but has MiUI, which is cancer, fortunately, it's one of the most widely supported devices by custom roms).
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There are a lot of ROMS for the s8, however since I have At&t its locked and unable to use them.
I'm thinking a Oneplus* or Pixel*
Thoughts? Other phones you suggest?
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My new job is getting my whole department the verizon phone of our choice. What's the most hackable? Which runs CM the best? Etc?
Thanks in advance!
Rhy
crhylove said:
My new job is getting my whole department the verizon phone of our choice. What's the most hackable? Which runs CM the best? Etc?
Thanks in advance!
Rhy
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Depends on what your options are... The best would be to get a Developer Edition of any of the premium phones. However, these are typically only available online and/or at full retail, so probably not gonna be much of an option there. Otherwise, most of the phones from VZW are gonna have a much smaller dev community for a couple reasons: they are still mostly CDMA and much of the development goes for the GSM versions because they share much more with worldwide phones so it is easier to port or use different mods across the carriers AND VZW specifically asks the manufacturers to lock the bootloader, which creates all kinds of trouble for those wanting custom recoveries and kernels. All of the newer Android flagships are great phones in some manner or another. Everyone has different likes and dislikes. You just have to figure out which features are most important because no phone does everything perfectly and everyone uses their phone differently. Things to consider:
Battery life - Do you HAVE to have your phone make it all day?
Prefer something with a removable battery?
Screen / phone size - How big is too big?
Do you need external storage?
Camera quality / speed
Are you being given a budget or just carte blanche?
Is AOSP / CM a MUST...? Because with the locked bootloader situation for most VZW phones, you'll have to research that for feasibility (and stablity)...
Do you need any other special features like Miracast, DLNA, USB OTG, etc?
Are you an accessories fan? Not all phones have that many aftermarket accessories.
So, that's a good starting point at least to start weighing pros and cons.
In NO particular order, here are the best phones from VZW to consider:
Samsung Galaxy S4 / S5
Samsung Galaxy Note 3
HTC One M7 / Max / M8
LG G2
Moto X
Moto Droid Ultra / Maxx
Are you sure you want to hack a company phone?
Planterz said:
Are you sure you want to hack a company phone?
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Two words: hell yes. I'm leading towards the note 3 at the moment. Seems like the community is in good shape for that one.
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Greetings. Chris aka Tophie here from Jamaica.
[I know there is an "introduce yourself first b4 spam...I mean posting" around here somewhere but...I'm skipping a bit].
I'm planning to purchase a new device from my current AT&T 2GB RAM S3 with CM13 - I had a Note 2 before that but it was stolen (the sadness ).
Long story short... I really like the G4 (cuz camera) and the V10 (cuz camera and video controls) but at the moment I'm not sure which one to choose. As a amateur/semi pro photog junkie I want either of these.
1. I read something about "international" version of the V10 won't be compatible with LTE (thinking long term for traveling reasons).
2. Still waiting on news about it being modded...because it's a thing to do.
3. The G4 is less expensive and pretty much does what the V10 does...minus the extra beef...and fingerprint reader.
I just need help in choosing. Personally I'm hell bent on getting the V10 just because it's odd and weird...and powerful, but the G4 gives me a sense of security [minus that bootloop thing I also read about here...sigh]
And yes, I'm talking about off-contract devices here.
Hope that gives some picture of my 'dilemma' - any hel/advice would be appreciated.
Thank you!
I have the LG V10, and the need for a custom recovery and bootloader unlock is not really required, custom ROMs are not really necessary either, the stock ROMs keep getting better and better each year, and any features, or UI changes you want to make can just be done with root (which we have already accomplished for all variants, correct me if im wrong. I am happily rooted and have Xposed, Greenify, and G4TweaksBox so I can theme it. Just whatever you do not buy from Verizon, not that I don't like them or anything but it is possible they updated all their phones in their store to Marshmallow which is unrootable atm. The AT&T variant should be fine, they have not sent me a Marshmallow OTA yet, so that should be good. And also, btw personally I was really considering the G4, because of its curved form factor, and amazing development support and great skins, cases, etc. In a nutshell the LG V10 is a LG G4 Pro edition, although the LG G4 should run just fine. The only real advantages the LG V10 has is 1GB more of RAM that really is not that necessary, nice, but not necessary. The G4 also has a much more established XDA forum, with development for every model, here we just got root like a few weeks ago, and we are still scrambling around. Who knows what the future might hold for the LG V10? We don't know. We already know whats in stock for the LG G4 so if you want a more secure option, that you might not regret, the G4 might be for you. The LG V10 is for the adventurous.
Side note, T-Mobile has unlocked bootloader support for the LG V10, so maybe try considering them if your not on a grandfathered plan, I hear they are working on CM 13 for it. The development over there is great as well. Good luck!
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... We already know whats in stock for the LG G4 so if you want a more secure option, that you might not regret, the G4 might be for you. The LG V10 is for the adventurous.
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THIS is all too true.
I'm much more confident in a G4 purchase even with the V10's bells and extra beef to be honest...yet there's something that craves the V10 that I can't explain.
Must be all that power maybe... I've never owned a 4GB mobile device before so I'm rather curious.
All these issues with the different versions however leave me at a bit of a standstill [unless I get the AT&T version and somehow unlock it for use here in Jamaica...or get the Korean variant] - while the G4's international version works all around [yay support!]
All in all I may just get the G4 anyway [the G5 can pass...as awesome as it looks, I'm secretly more interested in the upcoming Note 6].
Thanks for your input
Any other comments are appreciated.
v10 has DAC. G4 has locked down equalizer. v10.
tophiekai said:
THIS is all too true.
I'm much more confident in a G4 purchase even with the V10's bells and extra beef to be honest...yet there's something that craves the V10 that I can't explain.
Must be all that power maybe... I've never owned a 4GB mobile device before so I'm rather curious.
All these issues with the different versions however leave me at a bit of a standstill [unless I get the AT&T version and somehow unlock it for use here in Jamaica...or get the Korean variant] - while the G4's international version works all around [yay support!]
All in all I may just get the G4 anyway [the G5 can pass...as awesome as it looks, I'm secretly more interested in the upcoming Note 6].
Thanks for your input
Any other comments are appreciated.
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And to be completely honest, if the system is well optimized, 4GB wont do much for you 3GB is fine.
Still 50/50 :/
No purchases just yet - waiting on some funds specifically for it.
However I'm still going back and forth (can you blame me?).
Waiting on V10 price drops...and also eyeing it for manual video mode [the audio output on the G4 sounds rather...tinny... I'm a vocalist so I pat attention to these things for overall presentation].
The same confusion with the 4G band for the "international version' bugs me - is there a way to get the AT&T version and "cheat"?
LOL smh
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And to be completely honest, if the system is well optimized, 4GB wont do much for you 3GB is fine.
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Hi guys,
I feel it's really sad to see there are so few options to mod our Xperia phone.
I think Sony made a great phone with pretty good OS and feature set, as well as design, but we have almost zero modding options.
There's no official TWRP, which seems odd since there's an official one for the much similar Xperia X Performance...
Also, no Lineage, no custom ROMs other than a few ones that aren't really famous and well known like Lineage or others.
Do you guys know why is this phone so underrated? Is it so difficult to port ROMs to or are there just a few users?
Cheers
PS Still hope for an official Lineage/TWRP port... fingers crossed for now
Well there are two stock based roms and OmniRom for the xx, which is not too bad. There are also at least two twrp versions around that are not official, but do what they need to do. If you are used to Lineage you'll like Omni!
That said, Sony had hoped to sell double the number of devices in the x-series as they actually did. Unfortunately demand is not so high for midrange phones that perform as good as last year's premium phones.
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Well there are two stock based roms and OmniRom for the xx, which is not too bad. There are also at least two twrp versions around that are not official, but do what they need to do. If you are used to Lineage you'll like Omni!
That said, Sony had hoped to sell double the number of devices in the x-series as they actually did. Unfortunately demand is not so high for midrange phones that perform as good as last year's premium phones.
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I actually think that the demand for mid-rangers are actually fairly high if it was at the right price bracket.
The Xperia X with its $899 or was it $799NZD was actually on par with discounted flagships like the regular 32GB S7 making it a bad buy.
Likewise, I bought this phone when it was on special at $549 and while it's not exactly cheap, that is the price it should honestly be sold at.
It was a touch below the price of the Galaxy A5 2016 making this phone the more appealing premium mid-ranger.
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I actually think that the demand for mid-rangers are actually fairly high if it was at the right price bracket.
The Xperia X with its $899 or was it $799NZD was actually on par with discounted flagships like the regular 32GB S7 making it a bad buy.
Likewise, I bought this phone when it was on special at $549 and while it's not exactly cheap, that is the price it should honestly be sold at.
It was a touch below the price of the Galaxy A5 2016 making this phone the more appealing premium mid-ranger.
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I agree that the xx was too expensive when it was introduced. I also bought it after the price had dropped .
Seriously guys? I actually got mine for a pretty good price (320 euros). That's not a lot for the phone's specs tbh.
Anyway I agree that there's some TWRP around, but how deep can a user trust a dropbox-hosted custom recovery made by who knows...
Not to disrespect by any means the dev behind it, but being this my main phone I'd prefer a more official recovery.
Also gotta try this OmniRom, seems a good project, but still no way of trying it without the proper twrp.
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Seriously guys? I actually got mine for a pretty good price (320 euros). That's not a lot for the phone's specs tbh.
Anyway I agree that there's some TWRP around, but how deep can a user trust a dropbox-hosted custom recovery made by who knows...
Not to disrespect by any means the dev behind it, but being this my main phone I'd prefer a more official recovery.
Also gotta try this OmniRom, seems a good project, but still no way of trying it without the proper twrp.
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I know right? I do not understand how they paid so much for this thing. I payed 320 months ago. Now it goes for as low as 280! For that price, you cannot get a better deal unless you want some chinese stuff. Personally I spent months researching phones at that price and this was the best.
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I know right? I do not understand how they paid so much for this thing. I payed 320 months ago. Now it goes for as low as 280! For that price, you cannot get a better deal unless you want some chinese stuff. Personally I spent months researching phones at that price and this was the best.
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Yeah it's a damn good deal at 300, and keep in mind i bought it some months ago when it was even better.
That being said the development behind it is terrible
JoeWan said:
Hi guys,
I feel it's really sad to see there are so few options to mod our Xperia phone.
I think Sony made a great phone with pretty good OS and feature set, as well as design, but we have almost zero modding options.
There's no official TWRP, which seems odd since there's an official one for the much similar Xperia X Performance...
Also, no Lineage, no custom ROMs other than a few ones that aren't really famous and well known like Lineage or others.
Do you guys know why is this phone so underrated? Is it so difficult to port ROMs to or are there just a few users?
Cheers
PS Still hope for an official Lineage/TWRP port... fingers crossed for now
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to answer you question, you have to consider SONY's health as business entity! the company had 2.3+ Billion losses in 2015 even with z5 and z5p on their side! (there are many reasons for that)
1. they don't usually link their devices with careers (like samsung does)
2. only gsm
3 poor marketing (the biggest)
4 drmkeys concept (for developers)
now when Xperia X was launched when sony dumped whole Z project and never released Z6 , (may be XZP is another name of z6p) . also X was never released in many countries! in my country there is no Xperia dealer and i order them from dubai.
when extremely talented devices gets extinct, you don't see much activity in developer world also! , If you wana see the most successful and popular ever xperia! , in my opinion Xperia Z (C6602/03 ) is the king. there are so many roms, tweaks, recoveries, for that device! Sony was down very well that time!
now, coming back to X, i have X, its nice phone, today got 7.1.1 from sony. so they haven't completely abandon it; its just its not a very popular device in developer world
I got my XX almost a year ago. Used it like 4 months as my only phone, then as a jukebox when I got a Honor 8 and then an OnePlus 3T, those are good phones but there's something I like of my Xperia X, that's why I installed an Android 7.1.2 concept ROM and I'm using it again. Can't believe the screen is sharper and clearer in the sunset than the OP3T! Also, audio and video recorder is superior than Honor 8 and OP3T.
Even if I hate the fingerprint scanner location, I like my Xperia and I'm currently using it as my daily phone again, while I'm experimenting with the OP3T.
Too bad developers don't have too much interest on this nice piece of phone.
Hello guys ,
As the the title indicate it , I'm about buying a LG G5 from a friend and i want to know, do you recommend me this phone to use it for at least another year.
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Hello guys ,
As the the title indicate it , I'm about buying a LG G5 from a friend and i want to know, do you recommend me this phone to use it for at least another year.
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Depends on your needs, the price, and weather or not it's bootloader unlockable, and whether an accurate GPS is crucial for you.
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Depends on your needs, the price, and weather or not it's bootloader unlockable, and whether an accurate GPS is crucial for you.
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The phone is still clean , no scratches at all , you know the weather here in Morocco is not very cold and not very Hot, for the bootloader i don't plane to flash something and the price is good , 170 usd
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The phone is still clean , no scratches at all , you know the weather here in Morocco is not very cold and not very Hot, for the bootloader i don't plane to flash something .
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If you don't depends on GPS alot and don't mind image retention (ghosting), this is a fantastic phone, the most feature packed phone I ever owned. BTW, at what price is he offering you it?
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If you don't depends on GPS alot and don't mind image retention (ghosting), this is a fantastic phone, the most feature packed phone I ever owned. BTW, at what price is he offering you it?
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it's 1700 Moroccan dirham the equivalent of 170$
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it's 1700 Moroccan dirham the equivalent of 170$
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That's a steal. Get it right away. Just make sure the it is the G5, not the G5 SE.
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That's a steal. Get it right away. Just make sure the it is the G5, not the G5 SE.
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i know it's a real Lg G5
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i know it's a real Lg G5
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Then get it right away. (Just so you know, no root method has been released for those with locked bootloaders.)
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Then get it right away. (Just so you know, no root method has been released for those with locked bootloaders.)
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Okay thank you for this conversation
Yeah, I'd say this is a great phone, unmodified or modified. I was worried at first that the module design would make it fragile, but mine took a long tumble in a clothes dryer and the modules still lock perfectly. The glass has no visible scratches. The stock ROM is the best, most customizable stock ROM I've ever used. The Kryo chipset is still very advanced. Many newer phones are taking a step backwards with their chipset and other specs, which makes me want to return to the G5 again if I lose mine.
hi i'm also a moroccan and i recommand the lg g5 but you must be careful you now we live in morocco , but it's a great phone
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Not all models have FM radio
I've had my G5 since Oct. 2016 and haven't seen any newer phones I'd prefer. Be aware that not all G5 models (RS988, e.g.) have FM radio.
i would´t recommend this phone. The GPS issue is really annoying, bootloader impossible to unlock makes the device unrooteable, and the update frecuency is horrible.
I want to change it for another phone already.
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i would´t recommend this phone. The GPS issue is really annoying, bootloader impossible to unlock makes the device unrooteable, and the update frecuency is horrible.
I want to change it for another phone already.
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Never had problems with GPS.
Yeah, locked bootloader is a problem for people who prefer rooted device with magisk & other tweaks. Either way, device is good even without root.
I do, however, agree that frequency of updates is horrible for almost any variant of LG G5.
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Never had problems with GPS.
Yeah, locked bootloader is a problem for people who prefer rooted device with magisk & other tweaks. Either way, device is good even without root.
I do, however, agree that frequency of updates is horrible for almost any variant of LG G5.
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My H860 received the November security update over a month from now, and received android N October- early November 2016. (Which is very good). However, android Oreo is scheduled for Mid 2018 ?
Using LG G5 RS988 since OCT2017... And going fine.
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If you don't depends on GPS alot and don't mind image retention (ghosting), this is a fantastic phone, the most feature packed phone I ever owned. BTW, at what price is he offering you it?
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I use LG G5 dual H860 and what you said it's right. However this phone is my biggest disappointment since i had my first smartphone.
Image retention can be hid "temporarily" using application called SFILTER in Google play (the opacity must be at 30%). The main idea of this application is to hide the ghosting image but it will appear again if you uninstall it (tried several blue light filter apps and this one worked to remove ghosting image).
The worst defect in LG G5 is the bad power management. I could not see my battery charging while i was using the phone at the same time. I had to leave it charged without using it if i want my battery full (i used 2.4A charger which should be enough).
GPS sucks. I have no other words to describe it.
Other than what i mentioned above, everything is nearly flawless, especially to play games with high definition graphic. Thanks to the advanced GPU, Adreno 530.
I sold my samsung s7 and got a used lg g5 at half of the price s7 was sold. Despite the lack of wireless charging (which I solved by using nillkin's magic tags) and the cardio/stress/O2 meter I am really very pleased with the overall performance and quality of this specific device i 've got, tbh it's surprisingly faster than the s7 (with better camera also) and very close to my s8 in terms of response and fluidity. I am not major fan of customizations, since in the past most i have tried caused mostly sideeffects in each device tested (of course there are also some that work really well), and always prefer to have some warranty as backup. I hope not to sound biazed, i really try to be as neutral as possible always from my personal point of view.
As of this morning, the LG g5 (mine, anyway) is still better than 83% of all other phones in terms of gaming power and performance. This one's running Fulmics, bootloader is unlocked. I bought it new on eBay for 147.00 us. It's about a month old. I think it's still worth it to buy an LG g5.
I think you can try the Tecno Spark 7P. It has a triple camera setup which is actually really good and not to forget the mediatek chipset, satisfactory for gaming. Overall, I think we got a decent device here.
After some thinking, I decided to hop off the LG boat, and swim to somewhere else.
I've been using LG phones ever since the G2, and I'm just sad for them - they failed miserably every time since the G4 fiasco. I can't root my model (H870DS) and the updates seldom come, and just downgrade the phone with every new one.
I'm looking for a new phone, but I need recommendations: It needs to have Wireless charging, FREQUENT software updates and a good battery (Proud Pokémon GOer )
Budget is 790$, but selection may be limited because I live in Israel. Any suggestions will be welcome
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After some thinking, I decided to hop off the LG boat, and swim to somewhere else.
I've been using LG phones ever since the G2, and I'm just sad for them - they failed miserably every time since the G4 fiasco. I can't root my model (H870DS) and the updates seldom come, and just downgrade the phone with every new one.
I'm looking for a new phone, but I need recommendations: It needs to have Wireless charging, FREQUENT software updates and a good battery (Proud Pokémon GOer )
Budget is 790$, but selection may be limited because I live in Israel. Any suggestions will be welcome
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How about Mi 9? Or if you can find a mix 3 5G?
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5G ain't available here yet \/'-'\/
I currently consider Galaxy S9 or GALAXY S10e, but am open for ideas.
WIth your budget the best you can go eighter Mate 20/P30 Pro or Mi Mix 3/Mi 9 for sure...
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5G ain't available here yet \/'-'\/
I currently consider Galaxy S9 or GALAXY S10e, but am open for ideas.
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My experience with Samsung UI is really....bad (you can look at my signature to know I did use many samsung flagship phones).
Before I got my Mi Mix 2S, I gave S9 plus a try for several weeks, but microstuttering drove me nut (the lag was not very noticeable, but it's always there).
I used to both G6 and S8 Active, I would say G6 is smoother than S8 Active.....
Unless you will put Linage OS on, skip all Samsung phones.... Their UI and stock kernel whatever causes micro lag, micro stuttering....
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I'll consider that
For me though, ANY UI is better than LG's one. Well, maybe except MIUI (Almost had a seizure from the color burst, ain't gonna lie)...
The cheapest stuff available with Wireless Charging here are Xiaomi Mi Mix 2 and 3, and the said S9.
As long as they update their phones frequently, I don't mind so much - and if I can root them.
*cough*LG*cough*
Thanks for the help
I've did some thinking, and I'm gonna buy the Pocophone.
Wireless Charging is not that important to me now that I think about it, and I don't use NFC anyway so I don't mind.
Thanks
Zryxeon said:
After some thinking, I decided to hop off the LG boat, and swim to somewhere else.
I've been using LG phones ever since the G2, and I'm just sad for them - they failed miserably every time since the G4 fiasco. I can't root my model (H870DS) and the updates seldom come, and just downgrade the phone with every new one.
I'm looking for a new phone, but I need recommendations: It needs to have Wireless charging, FREQUENT software updates and a good battery (Proud Pokémon GOer )
Budget is 790$, but selection may be limited because I live in Israel. Any suggestions will be welcome
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I'm also leaving LG pretty soon, I made myself a spreadsheet of things I need (not very similar to your requests though, so it isn't of much use to you) but I will probably head over to a Pixel 3 XL (though that notch is awful) I absolutely NEED support for Band 13 (as I use Verizon and that band has the best service in my area), an unlocked bootloader and voLTE on stock ROMs, I hate just about every custom android skin that manufacturers ship with their phones, for me this means Samsung and LG are gone as they have proprietary voLTE implementations that don't work on AOSP (stock android) ROMs. I also need something with a modern SOC (845/855/670) and I really want my OLED screen back. Basically I ended up with a Pixel 3/Pixel 3a or Mi Mix 3, both of which can be had for <$500, Google phones will have the fastest updates, if you need wireless charging as mentioned the Pixel 3 (non a) has that and water resistance but no SD card or headphone jack. If you are fine with Samsung's Touchwiz or whatever it's called now you could go for a s9/s10 but they probably won't get fast updates so I wouldn't recommend it (tough it has just about every hardware feature)
TL;DR
Samsung has the best hardware but their software is IMO awful and won't release many updates
Mi Mix 3 5G is within your budget and is more future-proof because of it's 5G but updates probably will be very minimal (without custom ROMs of course)
Google doesn't quite have the same level of Hardware and features as Samusng but you will get updates and as long as you buy Unlocked you will have everything (bootloader, root ability, carrier) unlocked.
Basically from your requests, I recommend a Pixel 3/Pixel 3 XL