/spg/ - Smartphone General

But the price.
Will not
go
fucking
down.
Is it going to stay $600 forever????

I have the Zenfone 2e coming in later today. I've checked xda-developers and RussiaNBeaR seems to be the most stock rom. Is there any other rom out there though that might be more suitable for it? Mostly used for browsing, music, videos and contacting people

Personally I like oukitel designs more.
They don't try to look like android and put more focus into durability and battery life.

youtu.be/mnYhWGis7Uk

Currently i still have an old Sony Ericsson so this will be my 1st goyphone, so please be gentle..

>Location
Germany
>Budget
Preferred under 300€, but flexibel.
>Size
Min. 4.8", optimum 5", max 5.5", i don't want a 6" brick as a phone.
>Usage
Standard browsing, chat, youtube, music, work/uni (documents, etc.), no games
>Battery
The bigger the better (just like your mom likes it)
I do not want any trash that dies within a day from just browsing, opening some docs and listening to music.
Removable battery is a bonus, but not a must have.
>Camera
No priority, but at least decent picture quality. Video is irrelevant.
>Audio.
Speakers are irrelevant, but good audio quality via headphones is a must have.
>Other
I'd say at least 2GB RAM and 16GB if SD slot is available, otherwise 32 GB.
At least decent chipset. Something like SD 616, 808, 650 should be fine, i guess?
LTE is bonus, but not a must have since i have wifi wherever i am.

I already looked into some options like the Redmi Note 3 Pro, but 5.5" is not optimal, camera is mediocore and i don't know about the audio quality, otherwise this looks like a good option.
What do you say, what should i get, should i wait until later this year, maybe for the 1+3?

Redmi 3

Oukitel phones look sexy, but I'm worried about how long it'll last after buying it.

I took a chance and ordered one. Looks decent in the hands on videos, I can't resist the bezel-less meme.

The last cheap chinkphone I had was a UMI Zero, and that had a smooth stock UI but shit build quality and weird bugs, so hopefully Ulefone does better than that.

>but I'm worried about how long it'll last after buying it.
It looks like the chinkphones are finally starting to drop the MT6753 and move on to P10, X10, and X20 CPU's in their designs. I'd say wait a bit more, there are already few phones announced like pic related that will offer much better performance for the money. it's only a matter of time before Oukitel Ulefone UMI etc will follow through.

Problem is I'm looking for god tier battery life, coming from a nexus 4.

My budget is 200 aud, can push to 230 aud.

Oukitel is working on the k6000 premium with x20 and 6gb ram, but it doesn't sound cheap. The ulefone future looks nice but I hate the knock off apple designs they use.

>back button on the wrong side
Dropped.

Additional tempered glass is mandatory for the Redmi 3, or does it have decent protection? Couldn't find anything precise.