/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 March 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:
ZTE will unveil a bezel-less nubia smartphone on August 31 at IFA
gsmarena.com/zte_will_unveil_a_bezelless_nubia_smartphone_on_august_31_at_ifa-news-20030.php

Android 7.0 Nougat goes out on August 22, Canadian carrier says
gsmarena.com/android_70_nougat_goes_out_on_august_22_according_to_a_canadian_carrier-news-20028.php

New Meizu Pro 7 renders leak online
gsmarena.com/alleged_meizu_pro_7_renders_leak_online-news-20018.php

New Nokia smartphones and tablets coming in Q4
gsmarena.com/new_nokia_smartphones_coming_in_q4-news-20015.php

LeEco Le 2S (LEX720) With Snapdragon 821 Spotted
gizmochina.com/2016/08/18/new-le-2s/

Xiaomi Redmi 4 & Redmi Note 4 hit TENAA, specs revealed
gizmochina.com/2016/08/17/xiaomi-redmi-4-r/

Asus will announce something on August 31, probably the Zenwatch 3
gsmarena.com/asus_will_announce_something_on_august_31_probably_the_zenwatch_3-news-20005.php

Samsung Galaxy Note 7 Durability test
youtube.com/watch?v=571pu66vEBc

ZTE AXON 7 Review - Flagship Wannabe?
youtube.com/watch?v=uttS1QHrSu8

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m.ebay.com/itm/381734353396?rmvSB=true&_mwBanner=1
oppomart.com
ebay.com/itm/LEAGOO-Elite-5-HD-Smartphone-4G-FDD-LTE-5-5-OS-1-1Quad-core-2GB-16GB-GPS-4000mAh-/131577107772?var=&hash=item1ea29b553c:m:mXxs9z-7VWFHt6Ab89RYabg
banggood.com/XIAOMI-Mi4C-5-inch-4G-LTE-2GB-RAM-16GB-Snapdragon-808-Hexa-core-Smartphone-p-1001359.html
geekbuying.com/item/XIAOMI-Redmi-3S-4G-LTE-2GB-16GB-Smartphone---Silver-368626.html
youtube.com/watch?v=DKGfuct01M4
pcworld.com/article/3108574/mobile/intel-praises-killer-usb-c-audio-features-in-war-against-traditional-headphone-jacks.html
flosmall.com/products/lenovo-zuk-z2
wired.com/2016/08/huawei-honor-8-proof-youre-paying-much-phones/
youtube.com/watch?v=SkYl_AH-qyk
twitter.com/NSFWRedditVideo

Is the Note 4 still a viable purchase in 2016?

If you install a custom ROM, yes.

Also, daily reminder for the best deal under $200: m.ebay.com/itm/381734353396?rmvSB=true&_mwBanner=1

what custom rom should be installed?

good chinkphone to laze around on my work?
If it have a 5,5+ screen better, I need it to be scratch-resistant since I wok on a fucking workshop
Also 150€ at most, I barely use phone

I miss my Moto X (2014). What current-gen alternatives are there? Miss the voice features and always listening commands and the ergonomic feel in hand...

How reliable this place is to buy from?
oppomart.com
Any experience to share?

Is the Note 7 worth it? Best Buy has it for $350 plus a free 256GB Samsung Evo memory card. Only catch is you have to be on Verizon or Sprint for two years.

I'm getting the Note 7 later today. Upgrading from a Kyocera Brigadier.

What are the best utilitarian apps to download?
What problems should I foresee?

I got mine today, not really any problems, just the worry about scratch resistance.

Plastic screen tier hardness. Get a tempered glass protector. Get a skin or case for the back.

Otterbox and tempered screen protector should do the trick.

>I don't mind the micro sd lack and 1080p screen.
>What's keeping me from buying the OP3?

What's the recommended tempered glass protector?

ebay.com/itm/LEAGOO-Elite-5-HD-Smartphone-4G-FDD-LTE-5-5-OS-1-1Quad-core-2GB-16GB-GPS-4000mAh-/131577107772?var=&hash=item1ea29b553c:m:mXxs9z-7VWFHt6Ab89RYabg

I've had my eye on this phone since i'm on a really tight budget at the moment. I've watched some reviews, not too sure if it was shill kind of reviews. Should I get it?

Is Otterbox better than case mate toughs?

I'm going to use the film protector that the Defender series comes with.

banggood.com/XIAOMI-Mi4C-5-inch-4G-LTE-2GB-RAM-16GB-Snapdragon-808-Hexa-core-Smartphone-p-1001359.html

is this good?

Is there a new big battery phone at the block? Any news about the k6000premium? Or should I just get a v10 with extended battery 420€..? The housefire can't be worse than my HTC m7, but the price could be better...

The redmi pro with the x25 doesnt look bad but how are the chances to get cm on a mediatek processor?
Import costs will push the price up to a 70€ difference between this and the v10 (excluding the battery) so it doesn't look worth getting chink software support.
Chinkphone or not Chinkphone? Something else to consider?

Still the second best phone overall after the Note 7 and before the Z3 Compact

geekbuying.com/item/XIAOMI-Redmi-3S-4G-LTE-2GB-16GB-Smartphone---Silver-368626.html

Should I buy the Xiaomi mi 5? How is it build quality wise? Is id Chink quality?

is it always that price? or is this something I should snag asap? I've had my eye on the redmi 3s or even the redmi 4 coming out soon.

Seems pretty normal, if you can wait until the 25th for the rumored reveal of the 4/ note 4/ note pro mini that would probably be your safest bet.

Neat! Thank you.

>Oneplus 3
Or
>Xiaomi mi5
Or
>Xiaomi Note 3 pro

I just want an upgrade from lg g2.

Basically I want to know if it makes sense to get anything better then the note 3 and if yes which one

Note 4
> Big screen, QHD resolution
> Removeable battery
> MicroSD support
> 16mp Camera (same as S6 but with older lens)
> IR Blaster
> S-Pen

lol they're all cheap chinkshit

I'm not sure if I should get a Mi5 (300€ on HonorBuy right now) or if a Redmi 3s Prime would be good enough for my needs

No

Exactly, I am not giving more then 400 eurobucks for a phone

why not?

Where do people get the jolla phones they're always out of stock

RN3P.

Reliable but they are not the cheapest.

Sure but not from eBay. also r3s is better like the other user said, unless you really want that 5.5" screen.

Same specs as N5X, not bad for that price.

>In practice, however, I found that the Honor 7 didn't do particularly well, with the battery dropping to 81% after just two-and-a-half hours of moderate use.
>%19 for 2.5 hours
>didn't do particularly well

bribed af

Should I buy a Galaxy S6? If not, what should I buy? I'm looking for a good camera and fast performance (under 400€)

Battery life seems to be pretty bad. Have a look at the note 4.

Not him, but it is only a phone. You faggots need to stop compensating for shit with expensive toys.

>Reliable but they are not the cheapest.
What would be cheaper? Manufacturer or eBay and stuff?

how is that so cheap whats the catch

Anything better for ~5" ? I know Note 4 is better but it's also big.

Are there phones that are compatible with both T-Mobile and Verizon? If T-mo doesn't work put for a family member they'll probably hop over to Verizon and it would be easier to just keep the same phone. I know T-mobile uses GSM and Verizon uses their snowflake CDMA shit, but I have no idea if there are phones that do both well. Or how that all fits together with LTE.

not sure mate. maybe the xperia z3 compact, do some research into it.

What phone? check prices on kimovil. Ali is usually cheaper.

I am pretty excited about the V20.

Is OnePlus3 okay?

Are those reliable?
Also, what are CN vs. EU variants? Language or something more?

youtube.com/watch?v=DKGfuct01M4

Gorilla Glass 5 deniers BTFO

Got a Leagoo Shark 1, I really like it.

Thanks for reading my blog.

I've just swapped my sim from my G3 to an iPhone because the digitizer has broken. Why does the iPhone keep saying invalid fucking sim, please help me.

On Kimovil choose location somewhere in Europe if you want an option for euro stock (recommended).

I buy chinkshit from Spanish Ebay generally, Ebay + Paypal = excellent buyer protection
On the downside though you won't experience the thrill of the hunt of buying chinkshit, as well as expecting to get chinked waiting for your shit to arrive.

I am thinking to buy samsung galaxy s7 for 370euro. Should I go for it?

Hells yeah. I just replaced my Note 4's battery after 2 years of solid service. I would have been fucked if I was using one of these newer non-replaceable-battery phones.

I will be keeping my Note 4 until Samsung realises the error of their ways and brings back replacable batteries. I know that will probably never happen, and in that case I will buy another Note 4 if my one ever fails or breaks. However, I will give Samsung some time, sometimes stupid corporations make bad decisions trying to copy shit phones like the iPhone. They realised their mistake with the SD card, maybe they will realise the battery mistake as well.

Note 4 masterrace is still the best phone avaialble in the entire market in 2016. (Probably 2017 too)

I never understood how you could spend so much money on an attractive phone whose one main feature is 'premium', 'thin', and 'sexy', and then hide it in what amounts to the Burqa of the phone world....

Why spend so much money on a nice phone to encase it in so much bulk and ugliness that you might as well spend a fraction of the cost and get a Samsung Active or other phones that will get as 'tough' as you require.

>in before impoverished pleb who needs a repayment system to be able to purchase a phone.

Should I Cyanogen or is it a meme? Kitkat is driving me mad with it's inability to install apps on SD card.

willmyphonework.net

check any phone there dumbass

and nexus 6p works on both theoretically

Cubot Note S - first impressions/Mini review (sorry for shitty english)
I bought it chinkphone due to my SGS2 dying, the main reason to buy it was that this phone was the cheapest one with 5.5 inch screen and 2gb of ram in my country (about 100$).

With the phone you get the basic things like quick start guide, usb cable and charging brick plus case and pre-installed screen protector

The phone is mainly made with soft, smooth plastic,bezel is... Well, meh, it's metal but easy to be mistaken for plastic... But what matters is that the phone seems to be made using a good plastic - it doesn't make any unpleasant cracks while touching or pressing it. It's also a bit heavy due to big battery, but i don't take it as a bad thing - i like when phone has its weight

The rear cover is removable, under it you find two sim card slots and one microSD card slot


Phone runs Android 5.1. I cannot really tell about it's performance in it because flashing Android 6.0 was the first thing i did. All i can tell is that it has installed custom launcher and clean master. Also, trying to flash TWRP on this phone with installed 5.1 makes the screen in recovery unresponsive. this bug doesn't appear in TWRP installed in 6.0 though

Anyway, in 6.0 this phone works wonderfully. since i got it i didn't suffered any lags or other problems

The most notice thing that you can see in that phone is big battery - 4150 mah, and it does good to this phone, it can easily stay a day of normal usage and few hours of playing games/anything other heavy

And yes, games. Mediatek 6850 does decend job at running games, in GTA san andreas it handles stable 30fps on high settings with classic shadows

Now, they are few bad things - Lack of LTE, Meh quality speaker but the worst thing in it is Terrible camera - if you want to make a photos without a good light, good luck for you.
Still. This phone costed me around 100$, so i can't really complain about it
tl;dr its a great low budget phone

>Android Marshmallow has a built-in file explorer
Why hasn't anyone told me this?

Just bought a moto g4 for my mom. Is it any good?

Nice. do you notice any lag or is it smooth? in menus and apps and general usage etc.

How's the call quality?

Also, post your SOT.

Got it yesterday. Pretty happy.

So the Note 7's screen is really soft. What protector should I use? Just buy a ZAGG and be done with it?

>two year contract
>worth it

Do not use tempered glass on a curved screen phone.

It works smoothly but i can guess that it will lag a bit if you spam shitload of apps on it

does anyone here own any of the one plus phones?

are they a meme?

pic not really related

banggood.com/XIAOMI-Mi4C-5-inch-4G-LTE-2GB-RAM-16GB-Snapdragon-808-Hexa-core-Smartphone-p-1001359.html

or

geekbuying.com/item/XIAOMI-Redmi-3S-4G-LTE-2GB-16GB-Smartphone---Silver-368626.html

From what i'm hearing the redmi3 is more reliable?

R3s is more future proof, has a bigger battery and Android 6.0
Yeah SD808 on the Mi4c is faster but that's about it.

3S has an SD slot, Mi4c doesn't. That and the battery make it better.

WTF is this shit about removing audio jacks and replacing with usb C

pcworld.com/article/3108574/mobile/intel-praises-killer-usb-c-audio-features-in-war-against-traditional-headphone-jacks.html

you'd get a slimmer phone but then youd have more expensive earphones.

What launchers are those?

Alternately, what happened to the old Sup Forums phone ricing threads of old?

...

Thanks.

Can you tell I haven't browsed Sup Forums in 3 years?

Lg g4 or moto plus or nexus 5p or some chink phone?

Heard nexus is just OK and moto overheats too much. $300 budget.

>$300 budget.
flosmall.com/products/lenovo-zuk-z2

Works on AT&T and Verizon, not sure about t-mobile.

What's a good case for my new Note 7?

ZTE Axon Elite or Oneplus One?

all them work hours of wasted life just to look like another faggot advertising drone who paid for that phone ;^)

Urban Armor Gear

What does Sup Forums think of the honor 8?

Should I get an honor 8 Sup Forums
Will chinamen try and blackmail me?

>The Huawei Honor 8 Is Proof You’re Paying Too Much for Phones

wired.com/2016/08/huawei-honor-8-proof-youre-paying-much-phones/

Overpriced shite.

But that article says all the other phones are overpriced, not the honor 8.

Did you actually read the article?

No, I just looked at the title 2bh. brb gonna sudoku myself.

Being retarded, the post

I'm gonna get the Mi5 32GB for 300€, will I regret it?
Someone pls halp

whats the comfiest smartphone Sup Forums ?

>chinkshit
Yes you will regret it.

You probably wont unless you're afraid of a botnet

Galaxy s7, has curves in the right places and is smaller than a fucking tablet

Go for OP3, brilliant support from the developers...

It doesn't exist yet

Any Samsung phone, just the best brand ever

No love for the xperia m5? Was thinking of getting it. It's just the chink tier mediatek CPU holding me back

when will xiaomi redmi note 3 pro (snapdragon) get global stable miui 8 update?

>holding me back

in what?

watching porn on toilet?
calling your mom?

>can't set up my note 7 without wifi

...uh, what?

yeah, at the end of the day, samsung makes the best phones.
you can pretend to be autist with your nexus phone like having the freshest image of android from factory really means anything. but the flasgship phone for android has really been the nexus and note this whole time

i think google is trying to downgrade autists by tricking them into buying these lower-tier nexus phones and making them fools for doing do

the only other phones besides samsung that are worth getting for android is probably the one plus series

youtube.com/watch?v=SkYl_AH-qyk


>he thinks he paid allready

what phone that looks the closest to that?