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>Xiaomi redmi 4 prime >Xiaomi redmi note 4 >Xiaomi redmi pro
please help
Isaac Foster
Mi5
Jaxon Thompson
any reason to upgrade from the Nexus 5 besides battery (and the fact its EOL now) ?
Feel like there is no more middle-priced phones around 400-500USD and the majority of features have been memes
The only good things that would come out of an upgrade would be: -water and dust resistance -larger screen (with very little other benefit in screen tech) -better battery life
A phone that comes close to that is going to be in the 700USD+ mark. Really doesn't seem like a worthwile upgrade.
Grayson Rogers
Is there any reason to get a Zenfone 3 deluxe over a OnePlus 3T. The only thing I really see is the camera, and that I like ZenUI, other than that it's shitload more economical to get OnePlus comparatively for specs.
Leo Rivera
Why not zuk z2 pro or 1+3t or mi5s?
They're all pretty big upgrades without costing a fuckload
John Bailey
150 dollar phone for the US? Currently looking at the Blu life one x2. Has a 1080p screen, decent battery and a fingerprint scanner. It seems to be the best phone to get ASAP.
Any other suggestions?
Jack Ortiz
>tfw you buy a Moto G4 32 GB for only 175 burgerbucks
Camden Ramirez
Zuk z2 or a LeEco for you Mr Satan
Brandon Flores
eh, rather get a US """flagship""" device because I just want to ride out support for the longest time possible.
I'll trade high end specs for long mainstream OS support. I've stopped being a mobile power user long ago. Currently run stock root with UI customization and don't want to fuck around with roms or have any trouble with the phone that I have to learn Chinese to fix
Hunter Peterson
gonna ask again, this time with an attention grabbing image. how's the xiaomi redmi 4 prime (not the note version)? anyone has it? been thinking about buying it, but I'm afraid it doesn't have rom support yet. should I just buy a RN3P?
Easton Lewis
>dat Lamy Safari
Gabriel Diaz
are there good phones with amoled/oled screens besides samsung ones
James Rivera
OnePlus has pretty good OS support and for a few dollars more you can get added protection that includes if you go retard mode and drop it in your toilet for 18/24 months
Sounds like the nexus 5 is still an ideal device for you.
Jayden Miller
I think I qualify for the option of trading in my galaxy s5 for an lg v20 with t mobile. plan on joining my brother's one plus plan. should i do it? lg v20 are the best phones currently out, right?
Levi Ward
When will you fucks stop recommending cheap Chinese trash?
Jayden Cooper
Axon 7 for $350 Honor 8 for $240 Xperia X Compact for $370 HTC 10 for $500
Looking for a smaller phone with decent long term support. Need an upgrade from my POS Zenfone 2.
Tyler Rodriguez
Shut up dumb Yankee pig.
Joshua Sanchez
>he thinks phones are made somewhere other than China
Thomas Adams
Also, is the Zuk 2 decent on T-mobile? It's missing a couple bands.
Jacob Richardson
When they actually start being trash :^)
Aaron Myers
So, is the Pixel any good or just a $800 fashion accessory?
Gabriel Nelson
was considering it I would say that brand is the continuation of the price:performance ratio of the now gone Nexus line. Definitely good mainstream hardware. Hope the company focuses on one flagship line that it can support for longer instead of fragmenting its line and fading into obscurity.
Camden Baker
Doesnt have 6GB of RAM. Its trash.
Jaxon Gomez
I would stick to it without bitching here if it wasn't for a mobile network connectivity issue that I can not seem to fix (reflashed older bands, tried factory resets, with no help). There is no fucking way that it's a coincidence that my N5 was working fine since my release day purchase and all the sudden has mysterious connectivity issues right after the EOL date
waste of money, the 6P is close to the same. No difference in specs makes it worth it over the Pixel.
Joseph Jenkins
>He skips over the word "trash" I'm pretending to be smart xdd
Dominic Cook
What actual feature are you waiting for until you upgrade?
I want a reasonably priced (500-650USD) OLED phone, 5.5 in, with certified water resistance. It's going to be a while isn't it?
Cooper Reed
get a 6P, Pixel is a fucking meme and it's like Google is trying to hard to fail.
Colton Phillips
>he thinks they are not made from the same parts and factories as Samsung and Apple etc.
Angel Wright
So you want a S7 Edge?
Jason Wilson
Recieved it a few days ago, already have xiaomi.eu running, so far so good
Aiden Russell
How long did you wait for unlock permission?
Brody Jackson
Rather not have to pay out the ass to have the privilege of debloating my Samshit from day 1 and waiting for Samsung to bless me with an update three years after official release. Also, doesn't Amoled still need time to mature? Aren't there still quality problems with even the newest highest grade panels?
Oliver Hernandez
Dude just flash purity rom lmao.
Name 3 smartphones not made in China that have 6GB ram.
Daniel Rivera
>Dude just flash purity rom lmao. yup, that's the next step. Is that the best ROM for the 5? I haven't fucked with ROMs since the Galaxy Shit 2.
Ryder Lee
Thing is, I really want it but I also feel shitty about upgrading so soon.
It's just me being autistic I guess.
Also, what are some similar priced phones with good Cameras and battery life?
Zuk z2 pro seems to get 6-8 hours depending on where you check.
Gavin King
Samsung are actually good with updates now, nougat is due out in a few weeks. AMOLED is plenty mature as long as it's not b-grade gentile shit like in op3.
Samuel Parker
I don't know whether to ask this here or in /sqt/, but I have a Sony Xperia M4, and it's complaining that internal storage is getting full. I've only put a few songs and pictures on it; most of the storage is just shitty apps I can't delete that came with the phone. However, my phone is charging from my PC now and I'm looking at all the internal storage folders, and I wonder: are the apps stored in one of those folders? Can I just delete them this way?
Jace Hill
>Pixel XL and Ishit 7 Plus are both exactly 769 USD MSRP
I fucking love this meme. Google now thinks it's in the same realm as the ifashion accessory that has years of master marketing under its belt.
I'm going to go ahead and dump my consumertard blogpost here:
was seriously considering an ishit until I saw what the 7 had come to be.
I have used Android for a long time and dev subsidized lines like the Nexus were a good value since they had good hardware and the largest degree of customization and software optimization
I liked Android at that point because I used my phone for media consumption and an array of other things that required fine grain control. It was also cheap and had decent hardware.
Presently I have stopped using my phone for media consumption and heavy internet browsing. I find myself dependent mostly on the stock features of the phone.
I stopped having a need for various levels of adblocking, an open file system, UI tweaking etc (things Android was perfect for)
I value a consistent UI and a non fragmented software release community and don't mind paying a bit extra. Since the Nexus line is gone there isn't much choice left for price:performance in the Android ecosystem unless you get some obscure gookphone and anyone that leaves the basement more than once a month doesn't want to deal with that.
Landon Bailey
From the freedom perspective: Phones are proprietary tracking devices so from that perspective Android is the same as Apple. Actually, Apple has gained more respect in my eyes with the recent hard stance the company took, especially compared to Google, which has no regard for its users.
I was seriously considering an iphone but Apple seems to be going in a completely wrong direction after the iphone 5. Removal of the jack, no matter how much COURAGE it took was a stupid move for a market that is not ready. Not including the new wireless technology with your 700USD+ imeme is an insult to the consumer (it's like Apple wants to see just how much they can abuse their customers). Another thing is the lack of a quality display on the phone and the lack of good battery life (although shit battery life has been a standard feature on the iphone)
tl;dr I would have gotten an ishit if they didn't actually remove features from it
Ayden Fisher
Pretty fast, 2 maybe 3 days. You can do it while waiting for the Phone to arrive, Just write something decent when they ask for the reason
Cameron Bell
Just letting you know your post was pure autism.
Owen Green
welcome to gee
Alexander Ramirez
Seriously guys, I'm more of a programmer/Linux autist and I don't know very much about smartphones (this will be my first one). As an American, what are some objectively good phones around $200? I'm open to the chinkphones but will they really work on AT&T or will I be fucked?
Liam Russell
Yeah I applied 3 days ago and have my phone now, still nothing. Hopefully won't take too long.
Adrian Roberts
Opinions on the Xperia X compact?
Sebastian Baker
Zuk z2.
Brandon Phillips
It's shit
Colton Kelly
Low end specs at mid-high end prices. Fuck Sony X series, it's awful.
Christian Jenkins
It's great for the price
Jordan Morgan
name a better sub 5.2" phone
Nathaniel Ramirez
Zuk z2
Jayden Cook
Z5 compact
Jacob Perez
galaxy s7 Xiaomi mi 5
Leo Harris
Poorfag me got a free Moto G 2nd gen as a gift. Should I root it and install Nougat or just stick with Marshmallow? Only asking since I had some issues in the past with CM being really buggy.
Luis Martin
zuk z2 is 400 fucking €, no chinkie is worth that amount of money
Evan Stewart
Where the fuck are you looking? It's 280 aud online here.
Joseph Perez
Mi5.
Ayden Cruz
Is it just one guy trying to bash Chinese manufactured phones ITT? Does he not realise there's no such thing as a smartphone not made in China? Is he getting paid for it?
Angel Ramirez
What is the better meme iOS or Android?
Samuel Wood
Why does Lenovo say "the Zuk is just for China"? What does that mean for American usage?
Brody Taylor
Root and install official builds of CM on it, iirc theyre up to 13.1 in stable releases.
Never had a problem with official CM being buggy except on a chinkphone with fingerprint scan that refused to work, and even then it fixed itself after installing Xposed and a week of use.
Where do you live? Moto G4 and G4 Play are half price just about everywhere and they're pretty fucking good for their price, I snagged a G Play for ~100 dollars and it's much better than my old-ish Note 4 even though it's vastly less powerful, must be lagwizz' fault.
Chase Price
13.1 is just Marshmallow isn't it? What would be the point?
I had a Moto E before and it served me just fine but I got this for free. I don't feel the need for anything better except for maybe Daydream support but none of the flagships have interested me much at all to bother.
Xavier Peterson
That you have to order online instead of through a local phone shop.
Thomas Reed
>Where the fuck are you looking everywhere
Ryan Wood
What's a good email client for Android? The one I used became a subscription one.
Nathan Hill
Sounds like trash Albeit I buy used and got my 16gb for $80 cdn
Matthew Williams
Disadvantages of N are: no Xposed, roms still in beta, no root on some phones, it has no real advantages over M sans some cosmetic changes unless your phone is a $799 flagship, case in point, my phone will get the nougat upgrade in February at worst but there is no reason to upgrade as all I get is forced doze (something I already have with greenify and Xposed) and a prettier status bar, meanwhile I lose a fuckload of things.
CM 13.1 is marshmallow yes, but the official builds are optimized for your phone, you won't get something like this out of a pajeet "bugs: you tell me :)" nougat cm14 rom.
Also correct me if I'm wrong but every moto g2 got stuck on L 5.0, didn't even get L 5.1 or M.
Asher Brooks
Phone died so I'm looking for a new one, tmobile, budget is flexible (prefer under $400), but it has to have a physical keyboard. Priv is the only phone I'm aware of, but I'm also willing to use a keyboard case or other kind of addon keyboard on a different phone if the keyboard is any good.
My main issue with the priv is the lack of rooting, am I right to be concerned about that?
Matthew Powell
I got it with Marshmallow installed. Wiki says that's the latest ver.
>but the official builds are optimized for your phone
But what's the point of going CM over AOSP?
I'll probably stick with stock now and try CM14 once it's stable and developed then.
You can opt out of Google apps for F-Droid, MicroG and ApkTrack, gapps is a real battery drainer, I've used mine for an entire day without charging and it still has ~20% or so of battery left, couple that with turbocharge (one hour for 0% to 100%) and it's insane how much this thing lasts.
There's also customizing your status bar with the toggles, screen density, turning on hidden LEDs etc, all the little overlooked features of CM that stock android doesn't have.
Colton Wright
Alright you convinced me. I'll give it a shot.
Brayden Bell
That's not pro meaning it doesn't have lte 20 meaning it doesnt work in fucking europe so get aids and rot, nigger cunt
Still using my 6, waiting to see what happens with the 8 or if it's time to make the switch to android.
Eli Foster
No, but I do miss my iPod touch 4g, especially ios 5.
Brayden Carter
I followed user's suggestions of switching to google keyboard
Lincoln Foster
I use TouchPal 5.7.8.8, everything after that is an ad ridden mess. It's the only good gesture keyboard out there unfortunately ;_;
Jonathan Miller
it's a fucking disgrace to the compact line. Z3 Compact was god tier, Z5 Compact was good (despite some overheating issues if you tried to record 4k video or play shit video games). This is low specs, no water proof, feels cheaper all around. It's like a compact cheap version of the X instead of being a proper compact of the ZX which is the flagship.
Kevin Phillips
will an axon 7 mini be able to screen cast with a blu-ray player? If I'm correct in this, Wifi Direct is what lets you do this, and it has that.
Benjamin Nelson
>blu-ray It's almost 2017, isn't it?
Nicholas Bennett
I've been considering switching to iOS. I kinda want something that just works and iMessage is very prevalent where I live
James White
considering similar, plus op3t. so far i've heard the axon 7 is fine on tmob. do you know about the others?
Jayden Garcia
>dolphin enjoy having all of your information sold
Jacob Hughes
>Xperia X Compact for $370 forget it. It's not worth that much, it's the same or worst than a Z5 Compact in every aspect.
Austin Cruz
I started with android, went though the whole swapping roms, rooting stuff but in the end I always had something buggy that would be irritating. Priorities change and I wanted something that just worked and got reliable updates, went to iPhone and haven't looked back.
John Green
Any good less than $140 phone?
I'm thinking of either RN3P 2GB or K6000 Pro or probably a Le 2 X520 or Mi4c or Xperia Z1 Compact.
Jackson Gutierrez
>switched to systemless root >didn't know I had to tick a checkbox in Adaway >keep getting update errors fuck
Benjamin White
Le 2 x520 or k6000 pro would be my recommendations. Don't settle for less than 3GB ram, it's almost 2017 and with 6GB flagships already mainstream, ram requirements are going to skyrocket.
Chase Cook
Same, however I started off with iOS, iPhone 3gs, but mostly an Android guy. On Nexus 6p atm. I think I'm at that point where my priorities have changed and the little things of iOS keep attracting me, I might go back.
Joseph Martinez
do you think 4 gb ram isn't worth it at this point? about to pick up a phone for around 350 with 4 gb ram.
Evan Sanchez
3GB and up should be fine imo, but 2GB just won't cut it for long.
Especially with an already bloated Android rom like miui.
I usually have ~400-600MB free on my k6000 pro and I multitask quite a bit. My nexus 5 was only 2GB and apps would close all the time on android 5.1 and up and reopen when I pulled them from my recents.
Luke Morgan
Honor 5X or Moto G Plus?
Anthony Morgan
The reason I've stayed are better quality apps, iMessage, and find my phone which helps keep track of my kid and even got the phone recovered when some kid stole it out of her backpack on the bus. But most of all everything works as it should and I dont have to spend time trying to make it work, I don't have time and am willing to accept the limitations.
