/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:
>Android Nougat is here
android.com/versions/nougat-7-0/

Android 7.0 Nougat is now rolling out
gsmarena.com/android_70_nougat_is_now_rolling_out-news-20080.php

Android 7.0 Nougat review. Do more on your gigantic smartphone
arstechnica.com/gadgets/2016/08/android-7-0-nougat-review-do-more-on-your-gigantic-smartphone/

Android 7.0 Nougat: a more powerful OS, made for you
android.googleblog.com/2016/08/android-70-nougat-more-powerful-os-made.html

Google confirms LG V20 will be the first smartphone to run Android 7.0 Nougat out of the box
gsmarena.com/google_confirms_lg_v20_to_be_first_smartphone_running_android_70_nougat_out_of_the_box-news-20082.php

MIUI 8 Is Now Rolling Out, Download Links Available
gizmochina.com/2016/08/23/miui-8-stable-version-xiaomi-phones/

Android Nougat Review - Tim Schofield
youtu.be/8PM97Bzgilc

ZTE Axon 7: 5 best and 5 worst things
youtu.be/g4A0ZLahxtg

Other urls found in this thread:

kimovil.com/en/compare-smartphones/f_dp id.206
android.com/versions/nougat-7-0/
gearbest.com/mobile-power-bank/pp_187685.html
youtube.com/watch?v=zZSIKTMsNtE
amazon.com/dp/B01H2E0KVA
youtube.com/watch?v=NNhdQT9Ivu0&list=PLaPvcEA8BA-J9_3mmzhwE5TGRU53q3oux&index=3
kimovil.com/en/compare-smartphones/f_max_d usdPrice.160,fe_bands-lte-800
twitter.com/SFWRedditGifs

Hows Lg with updating their flagships? Is it 2 years max and 6 months wait like with samshit?

I ordered an Elephone P9000 and it arrived in country today. Did I do good?

Third for kill samshit

What's the best helio x20 phone that I can buy?

Is the k6000 premium worth the wait?

What kind of protection do you guys use on your phone?

I'm getting glass and metal phone soon and I'm wondering what's best. I really wish flagships would go back to durable plastics though.

A cheap pain tpu/gel case + a tempered glass screen protector has always worked for me

Announce the new nexus phones already reeeeeeeee

Is there anything under 5 inches that even approaches the S6 photo quality?

webm support for iOS when

Elephone is trash.

kimovil.com/en/compare-smartphones/f_dp id.206

Pick one.

Well shit

Just bought a Redmeme Note 3 from a german vendor. Says in there the MIUI version is MIUI 7 Global 6.5.19 | Beta. Is it legit? Should I flash it regardless?

...

you were all saying n will be nutella,
ahahaha Sup Forums btfo again.

It's faster than Samshit

Oi lads what are are the best value Android phones with AMOLED displays?

I'm getting sick of Samsung or should I stick with them and get Cyanogen?

Why would you want that?
I guess some Z5 compact or SE

Just got:

>Leagoo Shark 1
>160 euros

Pros:
>6 inches
>great screen, colors and brightness are top tier
>great for video playback
>6300 mah battery can last you easily 2-3 days even with maximum usage
>charge takes just 90 minutes from 0 to 100%
>3 gigs of ram, feels super fast overall
>pretty accurate fingerprint sensor
>black color looks ultra premium
>good camera for a chinkphone of its price

Cons:
>kinda on the heavy side (250 grams without the case)
>~31k Antutu, not that amazing for the super demanding games, but I had 0 problems or slowdowns with 3D Final Fantasies so far though.

9.5 phone overall for its price, I'm super happy with it

Is a Note 4 worth 450€?

No get a 6p

Are the new nexus phones going to disappoint this year? What does Sup Forums think?

Because I want a small phone to put in my back pocket on bike rides that is capable of taking camera-tier pictures.
I got memed into a z3c, but the camera is fucking awful, takes blurry grainy photos then sharpens the fuck out of them. Any light play on foliage becomes an indecipherable pixel salad dressed with jpg artifacts.
I need to get rid of that piece of shit and get something that can actually take a picture.

yeah, they are going to disappoint. my aunt is the ceo of google.

I got an SD card for my LG G4. What file system should I format it as?

Nice, I love it when people buy random chinkphones. 6 inches seems awesome and the specs are amazing.

>6 inches seems awesome
that's what she said.

according to the leaks they're gonna lose the front facing speakers, have huge bezels despite of that and be more expensive. So yeah pretty disappointing

Is there any kind of tier list for smartphones out atm?

My contract runs out soon so I'm thinking of getting a new phone altogether but I have no idea where to start looking and know jackshit about what specs are good or bad, so a list of highly recommendeds would be a great help at showing me what works.

So, I bought a LG K10 but kinda sucks. Should I sell it or wait for Android N/Root? He doesnt have root either.

android.com/versions/nougat-7-0/

Now considering that Google gave the V20 a section on the official 7.0 info page, perhaps this phone will be close to stock. Seems like Google is giving it an endorsement so it'll probably a good Android showcase unlike Samsung flagships.

What Motorola phones will be upgraded to nougat?

>just got a new update today for Galaxy s6
>security update for 6.0.1 that has been missing for the past 5 months
hahaha

>Samsung
>Getting Nougat THIS early
See ya next year, Pal.

you might've gotten triple dubs, but expecting nougat on your s6 is ignorant and hilarious.

you're lucky if you get it before summer 2017

iphone se

...any way to run Android on it?

better ask anyway to run iOS on a chinkphone
no MIUI crap

Waiting for the k6000 premium too. The Note pro with the x25 and Note 4 doesn't look too bad but 4000mah is only decent for 5.5" imo. 6000mAh is the sweet spot for me.

Aiming for good battery life and would get a extended battery for the Note. From what I've heard the a6 is the opposite of what I'm looking for.

Fat32

there is a buying flowchart going around. dont have it though

Does Motorola even have their priorities straight anymore? Seems like they have gone full Jew with their new Microsoft bloat deal.

pic


450€ for Note 4 today is retarded. you can get a flagship for $300 e.g. OP3/AX7 and a $16 powerbank.

gearbest.com/mobile-power-bank/pp_187685.html

... anyone?

I'm not sure if I should get the 5X or the Robin
the robin is a e s t h e t i c, but the plastics are kinda shit
The robin will be getting a nougat based ROM in Q4

I asked in an older thread but nobody answered;

Has anyone here ever bought from kyoex? The Japanese smartphones look pretty cool desu

Get rid of it, entrance level is shit, try a poor man's phone (I've been liking Lenovo) or a chink

Nexus 6 nougat when??

Got a Motorola Moto E 2nd gen, what's the best custom ROM to flash to it? Would prefer to have as little space used by the system as possible.

Fuck, I'd kill for a Robin in this color scheme

It's available right now
$300 on their site

I will probably buy a RN3P and root. This LG K10 sucks a lot anyway.

They don't sell to my country (smart of them, I'd do the same)

You won't regret

I'm sorry user
I'm guessing flip east euro?

Brazil :(

...

Wileyfox Swift

Cyagenomod 13
Removable battery
Samsung Camera sensor 13MP
Snapdragon 410
16GB storage 2GB of RAM
SD Slot
2500mah

Moto G3

Stock Android with Snapdragon 410
Waterproof
Sony camera sensor 13MP
Wider acceptance/community
8GB storage 1GB of RAM
SD slot
2470mah

Same price of $150 for both

youtube.com/watch?v=zZSIKTMsNtE
Shows the Swift getting 22740 and the Moto G getting 23032 on the AnTuTu test


I don't use google services at all so having cyagenomod from box is appealing to me, but the fact that its a smaller brand/community is concerning that if I have problems no one else has one, solutions become harder. I don't know what to buy can you help me out Sup Forums

So the Nexus 5X has the same bootloop problems the G4 has?

Go with the Wiley, I have an OPO and having official Cyanogen support is fucking great. Meanwhile if you buy Motorola, expect Android updates a few months after their release and probably no more updates after a couple of years.
Also you really want that 2GB of ram and 8GB storage will be filled in no time.

>1GB RAM
>8GB ROM
>current year
kek

amazon.com/dp/B01H2E0KVA

>Moto X Pure arrives
>oh boy
>headphone jack on the top
>in the middle

there's a headphone jack adapter for the usb port right?

Two reasons, number one, I'm poor, number two, I am in the US going to Europe soon, for some god damn reason phone in Europe are anywhere between $100 and $200 more than their US model, so many phones we'd consider reasonably priced in the US don't have the 4G bands to work in Europe or become so pricey that it makes sense to buy a iphone for $400. Prices in Europe are wacky and on top of that there are regional differences and it becomes very difficult to order a phone from one state into another state because reasons(??) they won't ship it or want to be paid with a credit card from that state only.

Then get a Remdi 3s, it works in Europe and is better than wiley and moto.

>not knowing this before hand
>youaskedforthis.jpg

>Current phone
Note 3
>Price range
Whatever I have to
>Carrier
Verizon Wireless in the USA
>Wanted features
Big screen size ~5 in
Most powerful specs at any cost
Would be nice if the bootloader is unlocked or can be unlocked

My brother told me that the phone market is a bit stagnant right now and that all the real shit comes out in October. Is that true or is there anything worth getting now?

4G LTE in Europe is Band 3, Band 7 and Band 20.

The Redmis have band 3 and that's it.

Both the Moto G and Wiley have all three.

> follow guide to flash redmi note 3 pro
> "seems simple enough"
> 'adb devices' doesnt recognize phone
> stuck on first step

such is life

>4G LTE in Europe is Band 3, Band 7 and Band 20.
Depends where. works here.

Wut? Nougat was pretty obvious all the time. Nutella juat happened to be a bit of a meme last year.

Moto G3. Nice no bloat OS.

okay so the guide says

> Download and install fastboot and adb drivers
> Enable USB debugging
> Connect your phone to your PC and launch the installed drivers

what does it mean by "launch the installed drivers"? When I installed them I just pressed y on the command page that appeared and that was it

Wish your graph was like mine.

PS
Send some of your fatties over this way.

google the fucking problem?

install android usb drivers

What guide are you following?

Follow rootjunky tutorial it's easy as it gets:
youtube.com/watch?v=NNhdQT9Ivu0&list=PLaPvcEA8BA-J9_3mmzhwE5TGRU53q3oux&index=3

Man when will all the chinkphones pack in all the bands for Europe and NA?

kimovil.com/en/compare-smartphones/f_max_d usdPrice.160,fe_bands-lte-800

>Doesn't have a credit card so can't buy a phone from ebay

Why go from two already obscure cell phone brands(yes motorola is obscure) to a even more obscure brand to save $15? Plus I don't want a phablet.

Well then get the wiley. you WILL regret buying moto g with 1gb ram. this shit is so slow nowadays it's not even funny.

>~5"
>unlockable bootloader
wait for Nexus sailfish

Alright lads, I want to get rid of my memefone 2.
>€500
>Bright 5"-5.5" screen (tired of shitty dim panels which are basically impossible to use outdoors)
>3gb or more RAM
>Goodish camera
>mSD slot
>No mediatek
>Good build quality
Been leaning towards the axon 7, but it's out of stock everywhere with no date for when it's available again so I kinda need more choices.

Does every 16GB Lenovo Moto G 3rd Gen have 2GB of RAM while every 8GB version of the same phone has 1GB or I googled wrong?

bruh just import it

is that ice cream sandwich?

I know, I should have payed more attention...
Really stupid placement for it though

HOLLY SHIT, THAT'S A BEAUTIFUL PHONE, can you give me more information?

Can't find a trustable seller, the ones I found don't ship to Brazil

Use um daqueles serviços de redirecionamento, esqueci o nome. Que eles recebem nos EUA e mandam pra cá.

Should I get a Redmi Note 3 Pro for 180€ or (used) S5 for 150€?

G5 or HTC 10.

Whats a close or slightly better android equivilant to the lumia 640 LTE in the UK? My contract with EE is almost done on this thing and I may aswell sell it and go back to android.

Bonus if its under £100 new or used.

>HTC 10
700 euros, so no.
>G5
Kinda skeptical because of that bootloop problem. Is it common/fixable?

That was G4. G5 doesn't have a bootloop problem...yet.
Anyway mSD slot kinda limits your options.

Pensei nisso já, mas tou vendo que o negócio mais prático vai ser pedir pra algum amiguinho ou parente trazer de fora

I thought the G5 was having the same issues?
>no mSD limits your options
I'd be willing to go for a phone with at least 64GB of internal storage if it still falls within my price range.

People are having the G5 bootloop. Same with the 5X and V10.

Reship (dot) com

V20 better not have the same issue.