/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:
Exclusive: Google's new phones will be called the Pixel and Pixel XL
androidpolice.com/2016/09/01/exclusive-googles-new-phones-will-be-called-the-pixel-and-pixel-xl/

Report says Google will unveil Pixel phones early next month
gsmarena.com/report_says_google_will_unveil_new_pixel_phones_daydream_vr_headset_and_4kcapable_chromecast_next_mo-news-20295.php

It's official: Samsung is recalling the Galaxy Note7 over battery fire hazard, sales halted
gsmarena.com/samsung_recalls_galaxy_note7_over_battery_fire_hazard_sales_halted-news-20299.php

Google's ambitious Project Ara has been canned
gsmarena.com/googles_ambitious_project_ara_has_been_canned-news-20296.php

Sony Xperia XZ and X Compact are up for pre-order in the UK already
gsmarena.com/sony_xperia_xz_and_x_compact_are_up_for_preorder_in_the_uk_already-news-20283.php

Google is making it harder to root Android 7.0 Nougat
betanews.com/2016/07/20/android-7-0-nougat-root/

Geekbench 4 now available on PC, Mac, Linux, iOS, and Android; also includes GPU compute workloads
geekbench.com/blog/2016/08/geekbench-4/

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Other urls found in this thread:

androidpolice.com/2016/09/01/google-will-announce-pixel-phones-4k-chromecast-google-home-daydream-vr-viewer-on-october-4th/
androidpolice.com/2016/09/01/exclusive-googles-new-phones-will-be-called-the-pixel-and-pixel-xl/
xiaomidevice.com/xiaomi-redmi-note-4.html
wileyfox.com/swift/
twitter.com/SFWRedditVideos

With the X compact being a bust, going to buy the z5 compact, or anything out of IFA that's promising?

I want to swallow the Xiaomi pill.

Two quick questions about the Redmeme Note 3 Pro:
>who has had it more than a month? Does it still hold up?

>will it be good for FPSE(ps1 emulation)? I'm not a heavy gamer I just love playing the old playstation games on my phone from time to time

Anyone with a galaxy S6?

forgot to include:
Google will announce Pixel phones, 4K Chromecast, Google Home, Daydream VR viewer on October 4th
androidpolice.com/2016/09/01/google-will-announce-pixel-phones-4k-chromecast-google-home-daydream-vr-viewer-on-october-4th/

Great phone, even more so that CM13 is mostly flawless for daily use. MIUI is no reason to not have the RN3P now.

It will be good for emulation because it has a modest 1080p display (lower GPU requirements) and has high processing power, especially single threaded (better for emulators). Have not tried but my phones that are 1/4 as fast as this had no problems getting 60fps in PS1 games.

Isn't the Redmeme Note 4 Pro going to be announced some time soon?

androidpolice.com/2016/09/01/exclusive-googles-new-phones-will-be-called-the-pixel-and-pixel-xl/

>calling them Pixel and Pixel XL instead of Pixel and PiXL

fucks sake google its right there

Thanks m8.
I hear rumours but what are the rumoured specs? And what date? My s5 is slowing slipping away from reality and I want to have something ready before she goes

Will they have a micro sd slot or will they be dogshit like nexus phones?

>Pixel phone
That name is friggin horrible, what the hell are they thinking? it's sounds so gay/childish. it's gonna flop big time.

i think they should've called it the G phone and G XL/pro/plus

let me shake my magic 8-ball and get back to you

>micro sd
>2016

phones have enough storage, 6p has 32gb

>"its 2016 goy, use the cloud!"
>"its totally safe and private!"

About to pull the trigger on OnePlus 3

Is the sandstone case any good?

What about this?
xiaomidevice.com/xiaomi-redmi-note-4.html

>implying you have to use the cloud. 32gb is enough for most people. sorry we dont hoard chinese cartoons and hentai like you do

in that size most likely not. I'd go for it, might do the same in the end.. Now that it also has official pa support and cm support will happen sooner or later it should be usable in the next 3 years.

New nexus - now pixel - phones don't look too promising, they will probably cost a fortune.

What would be best update from my lg g3?

Screen can be bigger but phone cant. Idealy it should be just a bit smaller (phone case). It must be snappy which g3 isnt, even though its 3gb version. It must have screen that actually displays colors, which g3 doesnt. Battery could be better too. Last requirement is android os.

Those 32GB turn to ~20GB after you download a few apps. Nigga that's not enough. 128GB would be enough but nobody wants to suck googles cock just for that. You can get a 128GB microsd card for $30 and eventually it will drop to $20.

>what is music
I don't even watch anime you nerd

Oh cheers. hmm never heard of that processor.. usb c and 64gb storage though. Tempting

G5

>G5
>sd 820

Isnt that processor the one with overheating problems? My g3 is burning hot most of the time, if g5 will be too, its a dealbraker.

810 is the heating processor

Looking at Asus Zenfone 3 deluxe.

AT&T, USA.

>mediakek
RN4P will be out in January.

>Buy a moto G3 from Amazon
>open it and notice the seal that usually sticks before opening is not there
>Boot up the phone
>It's asking me to verify the phone with an account that has been used in it before
Did i get duped?

Is the CPU (Helio X20) any good from what you know?
And, will the pro have 4GB of RAM?

X20 CPU is a little bit faster than the SD650 on the RN3P, but the GPU is slower and since it's mediatek no one makes rom's for it and there are no global rom either because it's only sold in China.

I've heard the the Pro will have SD652 and 4GB RAM. it should launch by new years.

The LG G5 is one of the better high end smartphones you can get for cheap currently. Sup Forums just likes to give it shit because a select few early models had boot loop issues.

>Snapdragon 820
>4GB Ram
>USB Type C
>Still has Audio Jack
>Removable Battery
>Gorilla Glass

$400 for GSM Version and $500 for CDMA Version on Amazon.

Its ugly tho

So I know USB-C is tricky as hell and you can't just use other people's chargers or chords or whatnot.

What about microUSB?
I'm using a BLU phone (inb4 kill yourself) temporarily and they provided a 5.0V-1.A wall plug. It's slow as fuck.
Can I use a better, higher voltage plug?

>higher voltage plug

>Pixel phone

Now that the new Google phones are out of the question, would buying the 6p with the definite price drop be a good investment? I'm coming from the Nexus 5 and that's what I need out of a phone but I don't mind having front facing speakers / Nougat.

My main concern is : how is the heat management on the 6p?
Fuck Pokemon Go because that game is dying anyways, so how is it on typical apps like Snap YouTube Spotify / Multitasking / etc

Anyone with a galaxy s7 (not edge meme)
How is it? Does it lag?
Kinda want to get one for the good camera and nice looking phone in general but worried about touchjizz lag and samsung switching to usb-c

Why not the 10?

hey boys, I'm looking to get a phone that won't be used for anything except looking up prices on ebay for things i find in pawn shops, thrift store, etc. basically the only feature i want is a well functioning web browser, or ebay app and the ability to get a prepaid amount of data or whatever. never had a 'smartphone' before so I don't know anything about any of them

recommendations?

If you're on the fence about buying a xiaomi redmi note pro 3 just fucking pull the trigger and buy the best value phone of 2016 - you won't regret it.

Hey Rick.

Shitty US LTE support

So, no

Xperia Z3 or Nexus 5x? I was told Z3+ isn't a good idea.

Is the 5x battery really bad or was user just memeing?

pixel

The viscous cycle of the flagship buyers reminds me of bipolar disorder, they have manic episodes where their mood is extremely elevated when they're getting hyped about the newest product up until they get it, then they have a short honeymoon phase of using the phone. It all ends when they read about the glaring flaws their phone has, they can't justify the amount of money that they paid for it and they regret it. They spend the next year or two saying how they won't get jewed again but they just fall into the same viscous cycle. Constantly cucked by the flagships, enduring no support, bloated preinstalled apps, laggy UI and lackluster screen on time. They are beings who are actually fooled by marketing.

Then you have the average chinkphone buyer (pic related) who knows what they want, how to get it and how much they want to pay. A superior being who has surpassed the flagship drone, a fully self actualized alpha male who takes what he wants and leaves his beta brethren in the gutter like with the discarded syringes and rats.

Why do Android phones shit the bed twice as much as Apple even though they have double the specs?

Every smartphone has bad batteries.
Don't expect a smartphone to last more than a day without charging with moderate usage

t-tips

Yeah but I heard 5x not even lasting a day. Like, charger by 5pm bad.

Because freedom isn't free. Not all costs have a dollar sign affixed, the costs with android are the costs to your time to figure out how to optimize your device the best, the apps to use and when/what to upgrade.

If you don't spend a little time researching and learning then you'll be disappointed. With Apple you don't really have that choice, they have a baseline that is 'pretty good' but you sacrifice your freedom for that which is a choice that you need to personally make for yourself.

why are they out of question? afaik they still come with android stock, don't they?

Is that the single thing that matters when you're buying a phone?

I don't get it either, if it supports cyanogenmod or if it has the OS that motorolla phones have then it's completely fine and usable.

no but everyone thought they would be regular nexus phones, now they aren't but they are still from google and get direct updates. I don't see the problem here. Explain please.

I'm on 5x mashmallow, everything stock, i get like 6 hr SOT.

What new phone would a Galaxy S4 be about equivalent to?

^garbage

Lurk leddit and everyone loses their shit when anyone gets over 5 hrs.
It's a rarity bc most of these 6+hrs users don't fucking do anything but visit text-based websites and don't use any social media

wileyfox.com/swift/ has similar specs.

Battery, ram and screen size are the same.

Serious question and memeing aside, how the hell do the xiaomi phones get such good battery life?

Like, I know they have huge batteries.. but why don't the phones you can buy at a store in a white country have big batteries?

Just ordered a Huawei P9 Lite. What am I in for?

I mainly text, visit text based website, but occasionally watch YouTube and play vidya like brave frontier and kancolle. What kind of battery life am I looking at?

Yes and yes. Its a great phone except for the camera

Heard it overheats and i live in a hot place

you're gonna realize you're missing out on having a xiaomi redmi note 3 pro

Only had it for a week. Has been decent, battery life is insane, it's fast, screen is nice and was easy to root.

It would easily deal with ps1 emulation, phones from 2013 could play ps1 games flawlessly.

I would probably fall for that meme if my supplier sold those. Huawei was the only chinkphone option I had.

good value and communist spying

>Easy to root.
Nah. Had to unlock my bootloader first which takes up to a couple of days. That being said I'm pretty dumb and only worked with Samsung phones till now

just signed my brother up for a Moto G4 Play and i'll be getting an Xperia XA next month. did i screw up or did i get the best cheapfones?

I fucking hate my ZTE Supreme. The piece of shit is always crashing, overheating, and locking up. I'm waiting for it to finally break for good so I can get a new one, but somehow it has managed to not break all this time.
I don't know if I should be impressed or angry.

>communist spying
Spooky. Is it rootable?

xa is ultra trash, wtf are you doing user

Had the edge meme. Still do. Lagwizz is alive and well. I've been using an Honor 8 I just got over it.

still seems like an upgrade from Xperia M2 which after 2 years decided to shit the bed.

So is the 6P still worth getting? It's a whole lot cheaper than the S7, does the 6P have any big competitors in its' price range?

huh, yeah probably. But you could have done better I think.

You can unlock it without applying for the bootloader with minimal effort, you just need to follow a set of instructions.

You can also apply to unlock the bootloader before you even get the phone so you can instantly unlock the phone as soon as you get it.

What's the best compact phone ? Should I wait for the Compact X?

a xiaomi redmi note 3 pro

>compact

>tried flashing an older firmware to my device for root
>get android.process.acore has stopped working messages
>keeps repeating until it says Contacts has stopped as well
>phone crashing, immediately restarts and repeats

How badly fucked am I? How do I fix this?

Just bought the HTC 10 for £470 (Summer Discount)

How did I do?

am i correct in assuming that the snapdragon 801 still outperforms contemporary midrange CPUs?

That's not compact

maybe. The z5 compact is still fine I think. The 810 housefire still heats up like a bitch if you do demanding stuff like playing games tho.

Fug. Is the 810 that bad?

nigga why would you even bother with that chinkshit?
your fault for even buying it

Feels good in the hand. Good build quality

>Sailfish and Marlin won't even be announced until Oct. 4

Fuck. It'll be at least November before they ship then.

apparently yes, no reallife experience though. I will see it sooner or later I guess since the z5 compact is on my possible-new-phone list

Is there an equivalent phone to the BLU Life One X that isn't chink / better battery?

It's very reminiscent of the nexus 5 but the 5 is dead now

BLU is a just brand of chink company Gionee. it's as chink as it gets. they just use the BLU brand to sell in America.

Also the specs on it are generic as fuck.
MT6753
2GB RAM
etc there's a million phones like that.

Tmobile option

~$250 used
Wifi text/calling

what's the best phone I can get?

What's the best low-cost windows phone?

What's the best sub 5 inch phone on the market these days?

Nexus 5X.

z5

nexus 5x, new even.

the thing is, this phone doesn't heat up like a mofo like the 5x/6p does.
The reason why i compared it to the 5.

perfection.

ARE OTHER PHONE MANUFACTURERS EVEN TRYING!?