/spg/ - Smartphone General

If requesting purchasing advice, please provide your country and what carrier you will be using it with, along with wanted features, budget and size.

Good resources:
>reviews, specs, comparisons
gsmarena.com
phonearena.com
kimovil.com

>Frequency checker
willmyphonework.net
frequencycheck.com

>Post a mini-review of your phone
>Discuss upcoming and current models
>Ask for help related to phones
>Tell us how much shekels you spent on good/bad phone
>Shill your Xiaomi
>Ignore the Cuckitel shill
>PRAISE THE CHINKPHONES

News:
Google I/O 2016 Liveblog - 10 AM Pacific (1 PM Eastern).
techcrunch.com/2016/05/18/google-io-2016-live-blog/

4th Gen Moto G 2016 announced
theverge.com/2016/5/17/11688790/moto-g-plus-play-release-date-prices-specs-features

Other urls found in this thread:

gsmarena.com/sony_xperia_xa_ultra_hands_on-review-1440.php
engadget.com/2016/05/18/nokia-hmd-global-fih-mobile-smartphone-tablet-android/
theverge.com/2016/5/18/11699702/nokia-is-coming-back-to-phones-and-tablets
en.miui.com/thread-249799-1-1.html
youtube.com/watch?v=fQPyc5V1Jfo
youtu.be/rN3RhRCVXvQ
twitter.com/NSFWRedditVideo

your opinion on windows phone?

>Ugly, no apps, dysfunctional, deprecated POS. avoid at all costs.

You should add this to your copy pasta about the moto g.

Hey guys I have a a Moto xpure. I don't like it very much bad battery life, falling apart. I'm gonna get a new phone what should I get or should I wait? I was considering the iPhone 7

>I was considering the iPhone 7
How are you considering something that is not even out yet???

Cause I'll wait and its not going to be bad. Or should I just the 6s

will it be a mistake to get moto g3 now? I want the dual speakers and the curved back

what's pos?

piece of shit.

>Snapdragon 410
>2GB RAM
>720x1280
>will it be a mistake to get moto g3 now?
Yes.

Should I worry about the SAR rate of my honor 7, I mean it's within the FCCs range and I use it for phone calls once a week

You forgot Sony's new phablet

gsmarena.com/sony_xperia_xa_ultra_hands_on-review-1440.php

Maybe, just maybe they will fix their shit camera for once before they release a new flagship in November/next year. At least they're trying.

everything else is expensive or shit
RN3 is just not available between their sale stunts

Anyone knows when the One Plus 3 is gonna be released?

There is really no alternative to the Samsung S7 at the moment.

The HTC 10 is even more expensive, a complete joke given where HTC stands at the moment.

Someone do a latest infographic pls

A cousin of mine had an old lumia model and she hated it.
I got to check a more current lumia at a local phone shop and i had no idea what the fuck i was doing the whole time i had it on my hand.
Maybe i am a retard or the damn thing was so fucking confusing to navigate around.

fucking nailed it

their build quality is still good though, I think NOKIA should go full Android

Well what do you know

>Nokia will return to mobile with Android phones and tablets
engadget.com/2016/05/18/nokia-hmd-global-fih-mobile-smartphone-tablet-android/

theverge.com/2016/5/18/11699702/nokia-is-coming-back-to-phones-and-tablets

You should buy a Google Nexus 6P, fast reliable and not a piece of shit like modern iphones

>No expandable storage
Not everyone likes to rent music.
>sd810
I like the hand warmer feature too.
>Huawei
Getting chink shit without the nice price.

No micro SD or removable batteries

If you're into this kind of cuckoldry might as well just purchase the new Apple iPhone 6S Plus.

Worth it to wait for the new Moto G or should I just buy the 3rd gen?

They are both shite, get something else.

I loved my G2 though, I don't need a 700 euro smartphone.

Google I/O will NOT sure a new Nexus phone holy shit screencap this

Is the Vernee Thor worth it? 110 dollaridos..

Get a chinkphone, they are better for the price.

No shit..? I/O is always for new Android OS, not devices. they will announce Android N and a VR something and that's it.

Pretty good for the price.

g3 is shit. might as well just save up to get a flagship. i loved my moto g1 then upgraded to a moto g3 but the phone feels sluggish compared to the 1st one.

everything was way off. specially without the led notification so even the slightest bump lights up your moto g3 screen. fuck that shit.

have an s7 now, best phone i ever had. followed by moto g1

android flip phones, anyone got any recommendations?

Gionee W909.

guys recommend me a $150 phone that is better than a moto g3.

Redmi 3.

>5.5 screen
also it's not available here

Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Pro with Snapdragon 650

Thoughts?

What are the chances of getting a dud 5x from Fi?
I'm asking my american friend to get it for me (Canadian here) and I don't want to go through the hassle of a shit order

.5 screen
It's a 5" screen. the Redmi Note is 5.5".

>also it's not available here
You can order from Aliexpress to anywhere.

The official /csg/ phone. great value and specs.

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Currenly using freetel musashi but that phone has several issues so i wont recommend it, not until it has an update fixing battery drain while in standby.
This and samsung w2016 are the other options, but their prices are quite premium.

how is this different from redmi note 3?

I did a bit of a research, seems like a great value phone.
I'm still worried about the quality of the firmware tho, I'd definitely use CM13 instead of the stock one. I know there the leaked Qualcomm ROM and an alpha CM build but I don't want to wait.

There's an official AOSP ROM from Qualcomm available but it's still on 5.1:

en.miui.com/thread-249799-1-1.html

A significantly faster Snapdragon processor instead of MediaTek in the non-Pro model.

And a slightly better camera, but it's still shit.
That's what I was talking about. There's no hope for updates tho.

>Android v5.1 OS with MiUi 7 and 1.8GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 650 hexa-core 64-bit processor with ARM Cotex-A72 lead cores, 3GB LPDDR3 Dual-channel RAM, 32GB eMMC5.0 internal memory and dual SIM (4G+4G) (Micro + Nano(Hybrid))
which one is this?

>There's no hope for updates tho
Not necessarily, MiUi 8 with Android 6.0 is coming soon and the custom ROMS will probably come shortly after.

Pro

Sweet. Initially I wanted to get a refurbished iPhone 5s but this Xiaomi phone looks like such a great deal.

it's listed as the non-pro version and a 16mp camera
>xiaomi and their scam

Avoid at all costs, it sports the shittiest camera in the world.
youtube.com/watch?v=fQPyc5V1Jfo

is that indian faggot really in control of the company? or is he being tywin lannistered just to show how progressive jewgle really is?

i doubt kikes would really leave that much power to a minority.

Anyone use Action Launcher 3?

Q1 can you change icons without buying Pro?
Q2 how do you pirate it? Is it simply though installing an. Apk?


Are their any good launchers that have A-Z App drawer tracking? Nova doesn't, Apex doesn't... Only action and Google? Wtf.

>have Droid turbo
>1440p 5.2" oled
>3gb ram
>8 core snapdragon
>6 hours screen time battery life, 2 days of casual use
>solid build quality, no bloat in the rom
>18 months later and not a single phone is a straight up improvement

I know I should be happy that I like my phone but the consumer and techphile in me is mad there's nothing to look forward to. Closest thing I want in an Xperia X but I'd be trading oled for camera and weight. Fuck, guess I'll wait for Sony to get on the oled meme.

oled is trash

you are the one who got meme'd

I've had this phone since release and color quality has been superb the whole time. The perfect black levels on apps that utilize it is absolutely insane.
If this image looks like shit to you it because your screen is terrible.

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LG G4 or Moto X Style?

youtu.be/rN3RhRCVXvQ

E V E R Y
D A Y

and your oled screen is going to turn yellow eventually, they all do

subtle

>y... Your screen is shit! Trust me!
Good one. Stick with your 0.5 black level ips garbage

>minority
there's literally a billion of us

I used to go for oled phones too until I stopped listening to Sup Forums and started using my eyes instead

G4 users, have you got official Marshmallow update? If so, is it worth upgrading to it?

If you haven't use a Motorola oled then you don't know what you're talking about

Samshit will always be Samshit. The Vita was straight trash from the get go as well. Good oleds are literally perfect screen exempt from criticism.

there are billions of indians in america?

>caring about camera that much

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Can I easily order/cancel Fi over the internet? I'm doing it from Canada.

just buy it on a prepaid card

How to into pirating launchers?

I want Action Launcher 3.

Get Google play rewards app, answer a few surveys, buy anything you want legit off the store with the free credits.

that't easier said than done, i've been able to answer only 3 surveys in like 5 months

This . Maybe because I'm in Canada but I got exactly 3 surveys since February.
I really don't want to pay $6 for a launcher I might change my mind in a month. I jsut want to try its full features.

What's the difference?

you can always try lucky patcher

Is this the Google I/O general?

>You need a rooted device to install this.
>Please note that you can't download paid apps for free !

they can't charge you any more money than what you have on the card even if you can't manage to cancel the service

I hate the era of smartphones. Ten years ago money bought you different functionalities and genuine quality. Now I have to fork over cash just not to have my phone fall apart after a year of use.

And I blame apple and iPhone. They upped the ante so everybody jumped into the ship that is android.

It's sad that you can't install android on the lumia 950. That phone is so dirtcheap now, those specs with android would be bretty good for that price.

no
there's no reason for it to be either

new to android, not really 100% happy with any of of the sms apps i've tried so far(google, motorola)

what do you guys use?

Oukitel K10000

It's a literal fucking tank made of steel and screws

>You can order from Aliexpress to anywhere
can't wait a month for the phone to arrive

anons i'm indecisive

Good point. If I buy a prepaid VISA/MC in Canada, it should work in US right?
Im porbably going to buy it online now andapply it to Google Fi. I need a US Gmail though...

by Google, do you mean Messenger? Hangouts is awful so try that.

I use Disa to have all my FB/WhatsApp/SMS chats all in one place, and have all my convo's with 1 person in one 'folder'.

Should be fine. Make sure to throw a couple extra dollars on it over $229 because they will do a charge authorization first

Is there anything like the Oukitel K10000 that works on American bands (specifically T-mobile/Ting GSM). Preferably with a really nice camera?

yeah i meant messenger

Sure, why not.

Order from gearbest, they have an EU warehouse if your'e in Europe.

>350 gram
Might as well carry a literal brick in your pockets.

What was your issue with it?

Ignore the fucktard of op. He is right, but get the k6000 pro. It's solid as duck doesn't look like a transformer like the k10000 and has a decent 1.5ghz processor. In october the k6k premium is going to be released, with a up to 2.5 ghz cpu. They weigh 200 gram instead of 350. Check if it's compatible with your provider on willmyphonework.net

Solid as fuck*

the way it looked i guess, i prefer a more utilitarian aesthetic

i do like color though, and moto messaging lacked there

>In october
Nobody got 5 months to wait for that. what's taking them so long? there are already phones with X20 on the market and a few launching next month - Vernee Apollo, Doogee F7 , Homtom HT10, Zopo Speed 8 and more.
They're gonna miss the mark.