/spg/ smartphone general discussion thread

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
>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

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

New Zuk Edge Special Edition leaked
gsmarena.com/zuk_edge_ii_special_edition_images_leak_showing_dual_rear_cameras_and_a_curved_screen-news-23440.php

New Oukitel big battery phones, slimmer and lighter than before with upgraded specs.
androidheadlines.com/2017/03/oukitel-k10000-pro-k6000-plus-jet-black-u20-plus-announced-at-mwc-2017.html


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en.miui.com/thread-417055-1-1.html
forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=71422573&postcount=83
reddit.com/r/Xiaomi/comments/5zwb9y/why_the_hell_is_xiaomi_ignoring_the_mi5s_users/
notebookcheck.net/BQ-unveils-Aquaris-X-and-Aquaris-X-Pro-handsets.207188.0.html
cnet.com/news/the-iphone-is-the-worst-phone-in-the-world/
twitter.com/SFWRedditImages

i need a phone sorter than 145mm
i want it cheap
i dont want motorola or lenovo or any other chinese brand unless they have very good custom rom support
what are my options?

>i need a poorfag manlet phone
okay

Best < 5.0" phones? Doesn't need to be cutting edge, just want to be able to run Lineage smoothly. I don't mind chink phones.

>inb4 hurr manlet hands

Why won't xaiomi chinks release source codes for their phones on time?
REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

I have mipad2 and mi5s and i cant install latest lineageos in them. I am stuck with their outdated shitty miui chinkroms!

Is the Mate 9 Lite worth considering as an option? I'm looking for a phone in the $300 range, and a p8 is more or less around that price so what should I make of it? What other brands offer good phones at around that range?

What's the difference between all the lines of Xiaomi phones?

Galaxy A3 2017 or X compact.

price range and specs

Why would you buy Xiaomi when Zuk exists?

STOP SHILLING THAT FUCKING PHONE YOU SHILL!

Honor 8.

>why would you buy familiar well known brand when chink shit on alibaba exist

Found the goophone user

Zenfone 2 died
Latvia
Would like the same size as zenfone
>budget
20 euros per month(480 euros), if without a carrier 150 to 300 euros
>features
Would prefer a non android OS due to vault 7
But android is fine too

I liked the specs, but it seems most models don't support SD cards. I haven't checked them all, though.

>Would prefer a non android OS due to vault 7
Oh STFU.

OP3T.

Why can't anyone replicate the ZTE ZMax Pro's specs and price? I loved my chinkphone but I'm not in a MetroPCS area. I bought a used LG G3 and it's absolute garbage.

I just want a $100 phone that isn't garbage!

If you think the CIA is worried about you in Latvia, you're wrong. Nobody gives a shit about Latvia.

Was looking at it
But no carrier offers it

More like
>why would you buy a brand that's known to have poor qc on their budget line when good brands like Lenovo offer competitive prices

nah mate
the fact that some fags have that data
is kinda worrisome
I agree but, still, i would like something a bit more secure
jewgle still has my data
I dont want jewgle having my personal info

So??? buy it directly from oneplus.net

>if without a carrier 150 to 300 euros
Then it is out of my range

Then get an Honor 8.

424.94 in a plan
Good price?

Yeah. check P9 too.

any red flags about lg k3?

540 euros in a plan
This or honor 8

>1GB RAM
>MT6737M
Yeah, it's shit.

Honor 8 is better value.

>want to buy Moto G5 3/32
>Only for sale in Europe
>No one will ship to New Zealand
>my usual forwarder won't ship Li-ion batteries from Europe for some reason

cucked

And if you want stock android check HTC 10 or Lenovo P2.

5 euros a month diffrence
is not that much
Not minding the price
P9 or Honor 8

They released the sources for the Redmi today, maybe they released for those as well? Like a batch release.

nothing wrong with 1gb ram for my use case
also there is a qualcomm version

Honor 8 for the superior battery

Hey, anybody here use google voice? I'm considering porting my number to switch carriers more easily. I think I would have to flash gapps to use the app tho.

He suggested zuk not lenovo
I'm not saying xiaomi is a good brand but compared to the suggestion it definitely is

Zuk is Lenovo you Xiaomishit shill.

All LG's budget phones are shit, without exception. What's your budget?

>good brands
>like Lenovo
Kek, good one

Anything new on the s8+ and mi mix 2?

Zuk, like Motorola, are Lenovo brands you fucking idiot.

Most popular products on Sup Forums are usually Lenovo. Moto phones, Zuk phones, Thinkpads, etc.

Lg k4 immeasurably bad. I got best version of lg x power but it's boost mobile locked

Chinks are pissing me off dude!

en.miui.com/thread-417055-1-1.html

forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=71422573&postcount=83

reddit.com/r/Xiaomi/comments/5zwb9y/why_the_hell_is_xiaomi_ignoring_the_mi5s_users/

Try looking into Chinese phones if you are poor.

What's a good LinOS supported sub $200 phone for the US AT&T?

Hey Sup Forumsuys, I was thinking about buying a Xiaomi Redmi Note 4, someone here knows if there is going to be a Lineage OS version for it soon?

(Also, did they fix the charger thing?)

Xiaomi Redmi Note 3

He said good...

Why? What's the problem with it?

Locked phone sux but boost unlimited 4g for 10-15 less, 120$ less per year, don't need unlocked that bad except as device.

Great specs for the price, but unlikely to make it past a year for a lot of users.

Stupid issues caused by poor qc that allows Micro SD cards and OTG adapters to kill them, or some have reported that they wake up one morning and their redmi just refuses to turn on.

I wouldn't call it a terrible phone, but I also wouldn't call it a good one.
Also that god awful camera.

Did you know rotating the camera module will slightly improve image quality?

Moto G4.

Plus I cracked screen on it so that sux. 400$ phone that's like omfg

Oh, ok. I didn't know about those problems. What about the Xiaomi Redmi Note 4? Did they fix them? how is it?

How is it compared to the play or plus models? I'm looking as cheap as I can go since I wasn't planning on buying a phone right now but need one for work and my current one shit itself.

Slower SoC and still shitty.

Worth it over the g4 play that has a gimped SD410. no need for the +.

100€

Redmi note 4 and note 4x seem to be pretty good for now, much less complaints, but they're also newer and less popular.

Personally though, I do like the redmi 4 prime and the note 4. Nice design, nice specs, and it looks good for the price. Around that price though you have other options too. Zuk Z2 LeEco Le Max 2 and Le 2 x520, vernee mars, etc.

Have a look around, check reviews and see what you like.

Faster cpu, weaker gpu.
And it honestly seems less shitty.

Mi4c.
3GB RAM
SD808
Good camera.

Redmi 4 with band 28 when?

Shit battery life, old as fuck SoC, only 2GB ram 16GB rom at that price, no SD.

At least recommend the redmi 4, meizu m5, or Oukitel C5 Pro you dip.

where would i get any of these?
also meizu m5 is too big

I have a Moto G4 and want to install LineageOS. Is the nightly suitable for everyday use at this point or should I wait for the snapshot? Also is it still necessary to flash the nougat soak test before installing if you haven't received the official update?

Still far better than that piece of shit LG K3 you mongoloid nigger.

>meizu m5, or Oukitel C5 Pro
>Mediakek
Hang yourself, retard.

is there any good smartphones with a good dac? and or 4k recording with good battery

Why would you want to install a pajeet tier rom with shitload of bugs when the G4 is already running a 99% stock android?

Anyone discussing the new BQ phone?
notebookcheck.net/BQ-unveils-Aquaris-X-and-Aquaris-X-Pro-handsets.207188.0.html
including galileo, glonass and gps. must be one hell of a precise navigation.

So family, tell me why does the iPhone 7 with an 1960mah batter last longer than an 4000mah android phone? Is it really because of the optimisation meme?

What can I do about an android phone (Honor 7) that can't have more than 2 apps open without closing them when not in use, and then restarting them when I go back to it?

It's a RAM issue, I think, but the 'RAM available' notifier hasn't really changed much compared to before this issue. The keyboard's also laggy as fuck too now.

Any way other than resetting the phone?

>tfw lagdroid wasn't just a meme

But it doesn't.

cnet.com/news/the-iphone-is-the-worst-phone-in-the-world/

It's literally branded as the "worst phone in the world".

Buy a new phone ya wanker.

Nothing wrong with Mediatek

>5.2 inch is too big
What the fuck?

I know, which is why I'm kinda puzzled by the iPhone7 outlasting my HTC 10 in battery time with comparable usage.

redmi 4x is good?
should i order one from fearbest?

bump

why
that's a good phone

Axon 7.

No. avoid Xiaomi and their subpar QA.

What phone do you have? Are you happy with it? How long are you going to keep it?

I'm still using my Nexus 5x and I'm gonna keep it until I can get a pixel 2

What's an app to record calls that won't spy on me?

The Vernee mars looks good, but it doesn't seem to be a Lineage OS version for it right now. Did they realese the source code? Are they going to?

nexus 5. period. no x. just nexus 5.
thing does everything i want, fits in my hand properly.
*just werks*

>2h SoT

Is the HTC 10 worth it?

a tape recorder

I came to a 5x after having a 5. I still have my 5, what a phone it was. I don't miss the battery life though, or the camera.

forces you not to drone on your phone all day.
its definitely not the best phone. never was.
it just does what i want. it works for me, and my needs. no need to spend money on a new one.

on god. the camera is so bad.
i think the n95 is had before made better pics.

can't find it, link?

>axon 7
thank you friend

V20 also.

I'm interested in the Huawei P9 lite, but I would like to de-botnet and de-bloat it as much as possible (off the Google ones I would probably only use the Play Store and the Gmail one) . Can I do that or I have to buy a different phone? Does the possibility (in this case, inability) to install Lineage OS on it have any influence on this matter?

Like I said, I don't miss it. If they did ONE thing right on the 5x, it's the camera.

Still better than the mi4c.

No custom roms, get another phone that is not Huawei if you want stock android.

What went so right?

Hey guys I'm looking for some advice:
Country: Canada
Carrier: Freedom Mobile (Used to be Wind Mobile)
Budget: $400-$500 CAD
Size: Not an issue

OnePlus 3T

>OnePlus 3T
It's $599 CAD