/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 a long time ago
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 unless you live in America you shits

>News:
Huawei P10 review
gsmarena.com/huawei_p10-review-1588.php

G G6 to be launched in the US on April 7, no white color option
gsmarena.com/lg_g6_to_be_launched_in_the_us_on_april_7_no_white_color_option-news-23908.php

Xiaomi Redmi Pro 2 Rumored as Launching This Month
gizmochina.com/2017/03/13/xiaomi-redmi-pro-2-rumored-launching-month/

More Xiaomi Mi 6 Details Revealed: Camera Specs, Two Screen Variants
gizmochina.com/2017/03/11/xiaomi-mi-6-details-revealed-camera-sensor-two-screen-variants/

Meizu M5s review
gsmarena.com/meizu_m5s-review-1586.php

Honor V9 coming to Europe as the Honor 8 Pro
gsmarena.com/the_honor_v9_is_probably_coming_to_europe_on_april_5_under_the_honor_8_pro_moniker-news-23889.php

Moto G5 is now available in Europe for €199
gsmarena.com/moto_g5_is_now_available_in_europe_for__euro199-news-23899.php

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verizonwireless.com/smartphones/
theandroidsoul.com/unlcok-bootloader-zuk-z2-pro/
floens.github.io/Clover/#fdroid
twitter.com/search?f=realtime&q="green bubbles"&src=typd
twitter.com/tanakayasan
twitter.com/NSFWRedditImage

Are the Redmi 4 pro and prime the same thing?

Yes

One Plus phones are literally street-shitting Pajeet tier

>same op image for 5 straight threads

G4 or J5 or something else in that price range?

Redmi 4 Prime

Are there any good Android apps you won't find on Play Store? Non rooted.

not looking to get chink'd
pls

G5 or Nokia 5.

wow i didn't even know nokia had android devices now
seems like a nice phone, thanks

Clover (best Sup Forums browser)
Newpipe (botnet-free youtube client, can play videos in the background, download them)
Mobdro (free live TV)
Terrarium TV (free TV shows and movies)
Popcorn time (same as above)
Showbox (same as above)
DNS66 (root-free Adblock)
Tachiyomi (FOSS manga reader)
MiXplorer (a great file explorer)
Mikandi (app store for "adult" apps)
Fildo (stream and download music)
Akhyou! (Stream anime)
AnYme (same as above)

STOP MAKING 6" PHONES
FUCK

Oh shit exactly what I was looking for. Thanks user.

START STERILIZING MANLETS
FUCK

LG G6 starting price is 750€ in Europe. No one wants to pay 750€ for a last gen phone.

Press f to pay respects.

>hands are able to grip a 6 inch phone
>hands are able to grip the average penis
>people who use large phones are inherently designed for gay sex
Hey, can't argue with the numbers.

Honestly, I hate the Samsung Edge phones.
I have to fight when I try to type in a Q or a P or ETC.
What's the fucking purpose of the edges, because so far it seems they're only there for a appearance at the cost of functionality

I'm thinking about turning my old Note 4 into a sort of desktop to use on my second monitor to keep resource drain on my desktop to a minimum.
Is Samsung's Smart Dock Multimedia Hub the best option for a dock to do this with? the only real competition to it is some shaddy chinese knock off with shit reviews
pls respond

>big screen?
>no
>HTC 10
When I got my M7 I thought it was huge. When I got my 10 I thought it was huge. Now you're telling me it already doesn't qualify as big anymore? Fucking horseshit I swear.

Can we just assume that all AMOLED are the same as Super AMOLED these days, or are there still distinctions?

I've read that Super AMOLED is just a marketing term by Samsung, but that it does reflect 1/5th the light of the original AMOLED. I know Samsung sells this tech but doesn't lend the Super AMOLED name out to anyone.

Where can I find the info that confirms what version of AMOLED a screen is? I love the screen on my Droid Maxx, since I can see it easily in broad daylight, but I'm really fucking confused.

All you think about is gay.

You could just use a MHL to HDMI cable

Thanks user. Also moar or someone make thread, please. It's okay if you don't.

>Moto G5 supposed to arrive tomorrow
>"due to stock availability issues shipments are delayed for an undetermined time"

I went to download the pico version of opengapps and I notice that the release for March 3 is 114 MB but then after it's suddenly 79 MB. Does anyone know what happened?

What do my fellow Pajeets think of the ifixit iopooner?

Looks like a fucking board game.

Good phone for 600 dollaroos? Preferably with a fingerprint scanner and stock android, or at least support for flashing a custom rom.

Different DPI versions of Play Services in the 114mb one. 74mb one has Play Services that supports all DPI sizes. So nothing got removed.

OP3T

Yeah I'm aware, but I would like it to be a dock type of deal with usb in ports on it

I broke my phone. Should I wait for Nokia 5 to come out or is it better to get Moto G5 right now?
Note that my old phone was an ancient Nokia Lumia with Windows Phone and that I haven't owned a good phone in ages.

Kek, you don't own one, right?

It is literally the best phone on the market if you can miss some features like a mSD slot or removable battery.

Spending money on meme phones like is what is really pajeet tier.

There isn't much of a difference between the two, I'd get the G5.

Anyone got experience with using this,
>mobilefun.com/48629-samsung-galaxy-note-4-case-compatible-hdmi-charging-dock.htm
,and ordering from the site?

I dropped my Mi Max for the first time today. Even the slam when it fell flat on its back was huge. Not even a scratch somehow. Fell from 1.4 meters I think.

still a nice meme desu

holly balls and I thought that apple was overpriced

is 16 GB internal storage enough, given a 64 GB or larger microSD?

I don't play games or use social media on my phone. I do use OsmAnd with Gigabytes of maps though I assume those can reside on the microSD?

Aim for 32, Android takes up about 6 extra gigs of that, so it's more like 10 gigabytes

people with huge screen phablets as your main phone:

what do you do with all that screen space? you actually run multiple apps shitposting and watching something at the same time? or you just like being able to watch stuff from a big screen?

watch anime

Why clover over dashchan? Nice list BTW

not a botnet.

As an adult, in a solitary sort of career with a new baby, I've avoided smartphones for about a year after my Nexus 5 died. I traveled to Europe often and it was a great unlocked phone but the baby kept me home so I just used a burner since 2015.

Anyway, I got a new Galaxy S6 for cheap and need to set it up. Should I root it? I rooted my Nexus and used Cyanogen but I don't feel like wasting time now.

Can anyone give me suggestions for what apps to use for contacts management, texting, dialing, etc.

Pretend that I'm simple.

Poor slav here, what should i buy moto g4 play 123$ or Redmi 4 prime for 172 or 211$ if i wont get lucky at customs?

see

Anyone have a old android capable of running PoGo that they'll part with for cheap?

>have chink phone with EMUI 5.0
>the stock weather app and widget are really good
>but doesn't work on Nova Launcher
>spent the entire week looking for a good replacement
>the ones with good widgets have a shitload of ads in the app that make it unusable
>the one with a usable app have ugly as sin widgets that don't match with the rest of my phone theme
>give up
>download a normal digital clock widget called "Digital Cock Xperia"
>looks nice
>can customize it
>notice that it also displays weather
>Can link my stock weather to it
>works flawlessly

How can third party weather apps even compete when they filled to the brim with ads and other useless features that clutter the app?

>Digital Cock

Anyone here with an Honor 8 tried getting your bootloader unlocked? How did it go?

I'm having trouble with mine. I keep getting "verification code error"

I need to get a new phone. I'm on verizon and my iPhone 5S is done, before that I had a Samsung Galaxy S3. I'm sure any of the phones Verizon offers are fine for me, I don't use it in the ways you guys do. So what would be a basic-tier phone, and what interesting things can be done by customizing a smartphone?

verizonwireless.com/smartphones/

in that case i'd go for an S7, it'll last for a while and is a solid piece all around.

customizing can help you do basically anything. if you don't wanna run a custom rom you can always do a lot of fun stuff by just rooting and using xposed mods alone. easy and tons of options.

Holy shit are you guys retarded or something? Meizu makes phones that are hundreds of dollars less than your piece of shit and it runs better lol.


Get fukt cuks

Just got my ZUK Z2 from Gearbest, want to unlock and install ZUI 2.5

I'm guessing I unlock via someting like this theandroidsoul.com/unlcok-bootloader-zuk-z2-pro/

After it's unlocked, how do I install ZUI 2.5?

zukfans.eu/community/forums/zuk-z2.5/

im a Note 5 user. I use S pen actively, watch videos and play some vidya. i sold my s7 to buy a note 5.

>do you think I can get by with just using GPS every once in a while when I'm driving?

For driving, definitely. They work fine if you mount it close to the wind shield -- no need for a mobile plan covering that, but keep in mind the battery gets drained pretty quickly, so plug the car charger in.

Hey boyos

How do I install FDroid.apk on my non rooted smartphone?

zte blade v6 that is

Never done this stuff before

>non rooted
impossible.

That's... strange

'Cause I just installed it

Doesn't it request root at startup?

No

And I just followed the instructions given on this page and everything went well
floens.github.io/Clover/#fdroid

When do you guys think they're going to have more Pixels so I can buy one? I'm a handlet so I can't do the Pixel XL

Because they've been out of stock for MONTHS

Next time save yourself the trouble.

>Settings
>Security
>Check unknown sources
Done

Is there an online shop selling phones without GAPPS? and with a custom rom?

Nexus 6p or OP3T?

This evening my 5X drown, now I'm waiting to see how much my operator will ask for a Pixel.

>wanted to buy g5 plus
>Video: 2160p (US version), 1080p (EMEA version)

WHY WOULD YOU DO THAT

WHY THE FUCK WOULD YOU DO THAT

I just turned on my 5x for the first time in a few weeks since trying out the Honor 8.

The speed difference is going to make it hard to go back, but the lack of dev support on the Honor is a deal breaker.

In short, nothing really "works." No good, working ROMs for the Honor 8, no working recovery...it's a hassle to unlock the bootloader...I'm returning it.

I'm gonna miss the screen and speed of everything, but I think it's only solidified my choice of a pixel for my next phone

Why do you need more than 1080p on a phone? Are you referring to resolution?

Why would I buy a phone if I get less than someone else who bought the same phone, most likely for cheaper.

My autism doesn't allow it.

But why the fuck would they do this I don't understand?

I'm getting off my cellular plan and looking to go pre-paid. How many of you Sup Forumsoofs go the prepaid route and how does it hold up? I mainly just use my phone as a glorified GPS and shitposting while on my home Wi-Fi.

The 1080p version probably has longer battery life.

Why? It's video resolution, not screen.

>Moto G5
>Has Micro USB
DROPPED

Engineers this days are trying to reach the point between a fucking television and a handheld, wtf is a 6 inches phone? How the heck this thing would look like in my ear while I'm in a call? fucking holding a giant brick or a fucking roof tile.

There's absolutely nothing wrong with microusb

Would I be a retard for picking up a nexus 5 for around £100, flashing minimal gapps, installing linageOS and rooting it and using it till it dies?

Owner of a Nexus 5 here. Its a great phone on LineageOS. I'd recommend trying out a new kernel because while I really like the phone, the battery life is utter garbage. You'll get maybe an hour and a half SoT

>Company pushes old standard to force people to shell out for what should be the new standard

I can't go back, I won't go back!

Still, the moto g5 offers few drawbacks

twitter.com/search?f=realtime&q="green bubbles"&src=typd

Moto G4 pleb phone. Honestly pretty good for the ~150 I paid for it.
Nova Launcher, Lines Free for icons

I use prepaid that costs $13/mo, unlimited sms, $25 for 500min and $30 for 1gb data, indefinitely rolling over as long as the $13 plan is active.

Minutes last me 3 months and my current 1gb data is going on 5 months. Works out to about $20/mo or so. Last year I paid about $250 for the whole year.

QUESTION-
are there any chinkshit phones that work on Verizon?

What would Sup Forums recommend for Verizon that isn't an iPhone or Samsungtrash

Whats the best oneplus 3/3t case/bumber and tmpered glass?

also, how important are they?, i dont know how well built the oneplus 3t is, and assuming a lot of you guys have or had one i guess you could tell me about the durability of the phone.

Is note 3 pro the greatest piece of technology for its price

Meizu

Intredasting.
Any particular models?

I ordered the Mate 9. The only flaw is that it's not water resistant, right?

>Xperia z3 compact screen is coming off the glue is shit
>have to press hard on center of screen because the sensor is fucked and screen goes dark

Getting Samsung s8 will I notice a difference?

Meizu x and mx6

semen demon
who

twitter.com/tanakayasan

REDMINOTPRO 3 PRIME PROEST still the best PHOEN IN 2017 WTF AFTER 2 YEARS SOMSFSGSGSGSDFSDGSfg

Yes. Shit camera but the third party support as well as constant Xiaomi updates outweigh the advantages of going with something gayer like a zuk z2, which probably still has a shit camera

Get the 3gb version though

>Huawei P10 review

It's not that long ago that I bought the P6 on sale. It was a totally great phone at the time.

>STOP MAKING 6" PHONES
I strongly disagree, my Doogee Y6 Max 6" really is the best around-the-home tablet that I've ever owned. It's absolutely the perfect size. I pick that up a lot more than the 10" tablet, I barely use that one.

Take a look at the 7" tablet offerings and their garbage specs and, if you see one in person, their horrible screens and cameras.

Do I drag it around as a daily driver? No. But I sure am glad they make very good cheap 6" phones because the 7" and 8" tablet offerings are absolutely worthless. 10" is a bit too big for many uses and when I do want to use something that big then I just grab a laptop. 6" is totally perfect for watching cute Asians on Periscope in bed. Do not stop making those!!!!

Post a better phone camera than the pixel's.

So what's the verdict on G5? it has no gorilla glass (unlike the regular G4), but that aside, it seems like a great deal, especially with the removable battery

what's the verdict /g, what's the catch