/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

>Chinkphone news
gizchina.com/
gizmochina.com/

>Recommended Chinkphones $80-$300 as of May 2016
wiki.installgentoo.com/index.php/Chink_shit_general/Phones

>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
>PRAISE THE CHINKPHONES

News:
>OnePlus 3 launch date confirmed for 14th June
gizchina.com/2016/05/25/oneplus-3-launch-date-confirmed-14th-june/

>OnePlus 2 and OnePlus X price drop, OnePlus 2 Now Just $299, OnePlus X Now $199
gizmochina.com/2016/05/25/oneplus-2-oneplus-x-price-drop/

>Samsung's next phablet will be called Galaxy Note 7 instead of Note 6, new report claims
gsmarena.com/samsungs_next_phablet_will_be_called_galaxy_note_7_instead_of_note_6_new_report_claims-news-18408.php

>Vernee Thor Review – Simple But Fast
gizmochina.com/2016/05/23/vernee-thor-review/

>Third party CM13 OS for Vernee Thor on the way?
gizchina.com/2016/05/25/third-party-cm13-os-vernee-thor-way/

>Prototype Oppo has 7-inch folding display
gizchina.com/2016/05/25/prototype-oppo-7-inch-folding-display/

>$70 Off UMi Super Flagship Featuring Helio P10 & Aluminum Design
gizmochina.com/2016/05/25/70-off-umi-super-flagship-featuring-helio-p10-aluminum-design/

>Microsoft To Cut 1,850 Jobs From Its Phone Business
androidheadlines.com/2016/05/microsoft-cut-1850-jobs-hardware-business.html

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independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/bendable-flexible-smartphone-china-moxi-first-release-date-a7047816.html
youtube.com/watch?v=3Zt2j8lFbJQ
twitter.com/NSFWRedditGif

Still happy with my Nexus 5. Who needs a model post 2013 anyway? These things run fine and are a quarter of the price.

How's your SOT? my old N5 would barely last 2h.

I feel that I was using an HTC thunderbolt untill a few months ago and got a Nexus 6. That HTC lasted me a decent 4 years

Thanks to op for not being a faggot and not hating oukitel

Moto X Pure or One Plus2. Looking for a phone under $300 that supports Tmo LTE.

Thoughts on this?
independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/bendable-flexible-smartphone-china-moxi-first-release-date-a7047816.html

youtube.com/watch?v=3Zt2j8lFbJQ

This is stupid

OnePlus2 is a bit better.

Until Samsung does it

iphone se is like your qt petite gf

i saw this transformer case for RN3 and now i want it at any cost. Before i was obsessed with moto g3 but it's older version literally made my dick soft.

Asking again here
so I'm looking at galaxy s5 on amazon. what's the difference between T-Mobile and unlocked. I'm on T-Mobile btw so it doesn't matter right now. Would it affect my ability to switch to another provider? Does it affect the bootloader or android version? I heard the s5 got android N on it recently

newer version *

Alright guys, looking for a smartphone:
- Phone size limit is Samsung S7 (non edge), can't go bigger than that.
- No bloatware
- Good battery life
- Price doesn't matter
- Good performance

Any suggestions?

HTC 10?

Unlocked version is potentially easier to root.
You mean M not N. It will almost certainly never get N.

I think smartwatches are stupid too

Is it worth getting a Z3 compact still? How's the camera?

Until apple does it

Yeah it's still a decent phone if you're wanting something sub 5"
the camera is average at best as with all Sony phones, somehow everyone else implements Sony sensors better than Sony themselves.

I only own a seven years old iPod and they already did it.

I'm looking for a new phone. Help would be appreciated.
I'd like:
>microSD
>good screen
>good performance, I mainly want to download/play music and browsing, no gaming.
>not that expensive

would also like it to have a decent camera.
I was considering LG G4, thoughts?

the s5 mini is fine, camera is rather meh. Costs around 200€

Why won't Google sync any of my important shit, i.e, contacts, drive, gmail? Just a blank play store and a constantly loading gmail. I had this issue before factory resetting my phone, and then it was fine until today.

On a stock G4 by the way.

G4 is very good for the price of a one year old flagship and has a top-tier camera. You can get it one for $200 on ebay. Just have to ask around to to see which ones were made after september to get around the bootloop issue.

I wanted one myself but I don't like the size.

Xiaomi Mi4 with 3GB of RAM.

Is there a way to know if it was made past September? Model number or something?

Moto X Pure

Serial number starts with 509+

>Tfw 505 serial number
Living on the edge

First 3 digits of serial number on the box. ie 511 =2015/11
Same applies to all LG phones.

Nexus 6 user here. I love pretty much everything about this phone except for the size and camera. I miss my old G2's form factor.

Is the 5x as good as it gets now at 5 inches? Should I just wait til the new nexus phones drop?

5x for $229 through fi is as good a deal as you'll get on a Nexii

If you can afford it, the closest thing to LG G2's format factor right now is the S7.
I used a 5X for a while and it was just too big and awkwardly shaped.

It's 510 and above you want.

There was a never used 511 one last night with a case that sold for $202. Ridiculous

I'm currently using the Droid Turbo 1. How good is the LG V10 in comparison? Or if you can't compare, how good is the V10?

LG tribute. $50
Flashed it with cyanogen mod 11 and it runs like a much higher end phone but still a cheapo.

It has no gapps installed. Completely degoogled it. Uses magic jack for calls.

Cons: camera is not supported by my ROM but that's OK because it sucked anyway.

I have an lg lucid and i'm upgrading to a galaxy s4

Does anyone have the image reference for Sup Forums approved apps. I used it to set up my lucid and it was a lot of help/ I was wondering if there was an updated version.

I just read about OnePlus dropping the prices on their entire lineup, might be worth checking if someone wants a capable phone on the cheap. My OPO was pretty cool, but I couldn't keep my hands off my N5.

ZTE Warp Elite. Only $100 on amazon. It's carrier locked to Boost so check for coverage first. I have it and it seems like a pretty good phone. 2 gigs of ram and 16 gigs of internal + micro sd slot, 720p screen, and 3k ah battery.

What's the cheapest phone that allows IMEI changing?

onplus phones don't have a microsd slot.

Is there any chance the oneplus 3 will have CDMA, or should I just get a nexus 6p right now?

Reporting in with a Blu life one x
pros
-always end day with at least 30% + battery life
-200$ CAD
-feels good
-little to no stutter
-micro sd slot
-2 sim cards slot
-camera is serviceable

Cons
-relatively big chin and that's it for me.

Is the Gear VR worth it? If looks like fun and I'd like to watch videos or emulate games with it

The nexus 6p doesn't have a microsd slot and it's very likely the onplus 3 won't either.

No i'ts fucking shit. Which is understandable since the gpu on the Samshit 7 has AMD A4 APU gpu performance at best.

Save your money for an AMD card with Async compute + VR headset instead.

>54744101
If you got the phone I would pick it up. Worst case scenario you return it after 2 weeks. Nothing to lose

Mobile VR is only worthwhile for the porn senpai

I couldn't care less about a micro SD card slot, that wasn't even a part of my question

That's a shame, you're going to regret getting a phone without a microsd slot (I know I did, I'm an ex-nexus 5x user). Samsung is days away from releasing their 90MB/s 256GB microsd and word is they're already working on a 320GB version for next year.

Is the porn worth 60 dollars?

mine lasts 3.5-5 hours, battery is very temperamental.

Ordered a redmi 3 pro though, looking forward to that 10+ hours SoT.

That phone also has a microsd slot, good job user.

The oneplus x has an SD Slot

Yeah, thats lame, but maybe for the average user, a micro SD slot is an afterthought?

Galaxy S7.

>but maybe for the average user, a micro SD slot is an afterthought?
Not anymore. Every since normies discovered they could torrent their shitty yify movies and normies of thrones episodes onto their phones to watch on bed microsd cards have pretty much been the rave for the last few years. Also because pic related exist.

>inb4 someone recommend those chink microsd cards that corrupt your data in a few weeks

How is that sd card is it actually good? I have a 64GB one my mother got me but it's a cheap chink one corrupts everything and doesn't work so I don't use it.

That was another reason for ordering it.

I know the SoC is weaker than my SD800, but I'll be fucked if this time I don't prioritise battery life.

Get a shark from aliexpress. They're legit, cheap, and fast.

Some user broke one open and it had a Samsung chip inside.

>user broke one open and it had a Samsung chip inside
pics? seems almost too good to be true

Good enough I guess. I bought one for a tablet and no problems even after about a year of use on it. I paid like $50 for mine though.

Avoid these at all cost. I bought a 32GB shark from aliexpress for shits and giggles and all data was corrupted in less than a month and I could not mount it anymore. Last time I ever get a microsd card from chinks.

N is not even out how would you get that?

I pretty much never buy anything but the Samsung EVO/PRO sd cards, never had a problem.

You get what you pay for, really.

Newfag here. Is there any one click rooter for 5.1.1 that ISN'T hacks/data collection/a paid cash grab?

one plus x or two camrea on the x is ok

why SHOULDN'T i buy a nexus 6p?

i'm on tmobile and need a new phone

the x does one of the reasons im getting one

you should buy it

i most likely will tomorrow at a local B&M like bestbuy cuz my old phone is dead

I just dropped my zenfone 2 on the freeway and need a new phone that is similar in its accessibility(roots, roms, popularity) and high in performance. Release must be recent. What should I get?

Because it doesn't have a microsd slot. You can LITERALLY buy non-chink 128GB microsd cards with 70MB/s transfer speeds for $30 and sometimes less when they go on sale.

By next year you'll be stuck with 16/32GB of storage while samshit unveils their 320GB microsd card that can be used on $30 android phones.

You're literally cucking yourself to death if you get a phone without a microsd slot. The cloud is a piece of shit and spies on you 24/7.

i don't care about storage though because i'm not a huge autist

Another zenfone 2 I'm afraid. You won't get all those good specs and a battery that can be charged in under 60 minutes for $300 (less now I think).

Oh welp.
I guess I can always try to find it on the side of the road tomorrow and buy a new screen for it. Certainly still somewhere there, it accepted an active sync remote wipe.

Is Moto E worth it? I wanted a Moto G but poorfag
The display res puts me a bit off, is it good enough?

I've had my 128GB for 2 months now with no problems.

It comes with 30 years warranty, get a replacement.

not him but I used to think exactly like you. Thought I could tough it out with my nexus 5x. Then my music library started growing and I wanted to watch movies on my phone offline. Space was very limited, only had 8GB to work with after system and apps used half the storage space.

Finally accepted defeat last year and sold my nexus 5x and got a Sony Z3 + 128gb microsd card. Best decision of my life.

Thing is it's always good to have the microsd slot just in case.

>sony shills have spilled over from Sup Forums not only to /p/ but to Sup Forums as well

fucking kikes

>manlet screen

When Will They Learn?

Nope it lacks camera flash, has a 2.4 Ah battery, 1GB of RAM, and has a tiny 4.5" screen, very bad idea.

Instead get a zte warp elite, it's only $100. Basically a moto g with a bigger battery capacity.

upvoted

shibbolethed an assblasted manlet

What video player for Android sucks the least? I'm not digging VLC's performance on my Redmi 3.

So it seems that my N5 is finally ded. Wanted to delay a new phone purchase until this year's Nexus came out, but it looks like my hand is being forced.
Thinking about 1+2 or N5X, but I'd like like to know if /spg/ has any other suggestions.

I like MX Player personally

MX Player on HW+ mode.

Though honestly some video codecs do not have hardware acceleration and must be decoded by the CPU alone so if you have a shit phone CPU there is not much you can do. VP9 and 10-bit H264/HEVC can only be decoded by the CPU for example so playback will suck no matter what if your phone has a shitty CPU especially if resolution is above 1080p.

Get something with a microsd senpai.

Get a second hand G4 or M9 off swappa or craigslist imo they're both cheap and pretty great

G4:
>(+)Great camera
>(+)Great performance
>(N)Okay audio
>(-)Mediocre build quality
M9:
>(+)Sturdy build quality
>(+)Great audio and speaker
>(N)Screens smaller
>(-)Mediocre camera

If it counts for you the M9 has better support on xda, and you can convert any of the gsm phones to a dev edition for fast updates.
But if you want that the M8 would be cheaper and has a dev community triple the size of the M9 or G4

get a chink phone dude try xiaomi or meizu

I'm getting some mixed signals. Everything I'm reading says the Redmi Note pro 3 has very poor band support for t-mobile, but people on Sup Forums say it works fine.

Are Chinese shills this persistent or am I missing something here?

Xperia Z1 master race

...

Do I need to root my s7 to hook up a ps3 controller to it? Can you even root it? Don't really want to buy another Android specific controller

I am super tempted to buy some super cheap 4000+mah China phones but am really put off by the last gen mediatek processors. I'll probably wait for more X20 phones to come out. Right now my only option is the Redmi 3 Pro (or note) which at least has a snapdragon.

Now that the one plus x had a price drop. Should I buy that one or the redmi note pro 3?

>implying more than 5% of phones support over 64gb

Elite is also bigger and much less comfortable