>>103957291
I'll probably ditch the galaxy option and stick to oneplus (got their buds 3 pro and tablet as a birthday gift )

I'M currently enjoying the 10t but it's dying


13 or 13r?

>>103957291
since last thread was dead, ill repeat myquestion
does anyone actually have op nord 4? any problems with it like overheating, bad camera, washed out display etc?
i was thinking of upgrading from samsung s9 plus to exynos version of s24 plus in couple of weeks (hopefully on discount since s25 line is coming out), but after reading the thread, the oneplus nord 4 which is currently almost 50% less does seem tempting

my biggest concerns about oneplus are display quality, camera quality and software. even though im not a heavy user, i've only ever used flagships because i use phone a lot and for a long time so my thinking in the past was might as well go with the best. im wondering if midrangers of today (like nord4), while obviously better than 6 year old flagship, have enough power to last me for 5-6 years without noticeable drop in performance, especially considering that the nord4 doesnt have the top of the line cpu

>>103957515
I can ask a friend of mine who owns the nord4

Just send the questions in a better format

Where to cop a fold 6 under $700

>get phone
>it has a sticker at the back with the IMEI numbers and serial number
What do I do with it, do I need to take it off and keep it safe somewhere?

>>103957662
chinked

Is getting a xiaomi 12s in 2025 a good idea?

unihertz jelly max would be literally perfect if it wasnt for the fact that chinks don't know what 'software updates' are
bitch if i buy a phone i want it updated

is it a pain switching from iphone to an android

>>103958056
You better buy/pirate a 3rd party software in your pc

Can someone redpill me on Xiaomi 14T pro? On paper it looks good, but what about hyperOS? Is it really as bloated and ad-ridden as people say it is? Can it be cleaned, I really dont want to pay 2x more to samsung kikes for basically the same phone with less bloatware

>first time using a phone without a rubber case and glass
>feels nice to the hands
>being cautiously optimistic that I can manage to keep it like this
I think I am going to make it phone-bros.

>>103957662
You are supposed to share it here so we can help you unlock your bootloader.

>>103957798
if you don't like wasting money yes

>>103958056
Switching to Pixel was amazingly easy, it came with a little USB thing to attach the two phones when asked during setup. Messages, music, apps, etc all transferred over pretty seamlessly. It's very doable.

>phone is at 60% battery
>it's 19:45
What do? I have become somewhat paranoid about the batteries. Do I charge it now to start the day full?
Do I wait for the 25% broscience threshold?

>>103957515
If you use your phone a lot and care about camera quality/heating etc, then wait for S25 series to come out. Snapdragon chips are better than exynos and its been leaked that they will be using snapdragon chips worldwide now

>>103958444
turn it off or leave it plugged

Does Android smart lock/extend unlock not work for anyone else? I have location on and extended the diameter to 300m and it still locks when I'm at home.

For the ones with Samsung phones, do you use/create other routines other than the default ones?

Have you taken the fold pill yet anon?

>>103958056
Just back your contacts up to Google and upload photos to Google Photos and use the Move to Android app. I went the other way, and besides some weird message grouping (whole lot of conversations got merged into one, talking to myself... bug) it was easy.

>>103958407
I'm retarded as hell so I'm gonna assume you think it's a good idea

>>103958664
I charged it slow. Even though it went from 60 to 90% in an hour. Is this considered a slow charge in 2025?

>>103959290
Yeah considering lots of phones can do 0-100 in under an hour.

>>103948832
Replace what you nigger? These fucking toys are made to be hard to fix.
I can't even write notes in Emacs and sync it to a real computer with these goy bricks.

>>103958217
I was like this, and then I dropped it twice and then I went back to cases.

>>103959612
I am in bed, hoping that I won't fall asleep before placing the thing on the side table like it has happened before in the past..

>>103957291
sup, old man got a new phone and gave me his old Galaxy J8, its in nice condition so i don't know if theres some kind of option other than just try to sell it for a few bucks, any recommendations?

>>103959797
Trade it in one of those fixed value for any phone programs, then sell the newer phone

>>103959797
keep it as an emergency phone
my old chinkdroid basically died so i pulled a grand prime pro and i've been using it for a while now until i decide what new phone i should get, even had some fun with google play music until it got locked when i connected it to wifi lol
also way smoother and usable than most newer phones i had in hand lately, there's just something so nice about it

will i regret buying a Xiaomi 14 Ultra? i have a pixel 6 that i want to give to a friend, bought it because of the update policy but wasn't too impressed with the camera. i use nova launcher if that makes any difference

>>103960181
At that price just buy the iphone whatever pro

Perhaps offtopic but has anyone else noticed their phone freezing whenever that shitty crypto ad is displayed? it shows up in /v/ but I'm not seeing it here
I sent them feedback to fix it but it's still here slowing my shitposting experience

>>103960163
Thanks for letting me know

POCO M6 PRO 4G 12/512 @ 200
Moto G85 12/256 @ 220
ONEPLUS 12R @ 500

What do I go for?

>>103960250
why are you seeing ads?

>>103960259
Just buy a Motorola G54 and call it a day!

The Motorola G54 is immune to burn-in issues because it has an IPS display! The Motorola G54 is an objectively perfect smartphone, so that's why it's the official /g/ smartphone!

Don't fall for the AMOLED/OLED scam!

https://www.amazon.com/Motorola-Dual-SIM-Unlocked-Smartphone-Midnight/dp/B0CF2PV74C

>>103960344
Too lazy to switch from Chrome since it's synced to my PC but it's time to bite the bullet I guess

>>103960386
>inferior display tech partisan

>>103960259
One of those ones is double the others and would probably be better. All are chinkshit.

>>103957798
I'm using an 11s still, basically the same phone as 12s. It's fine but I wouldn't pay more than $60 for it.

>>103960386
I live in Greece and I go outside a fair bit. I need a brighter display than what that Moto offers

>>103960587
>chinlshit
For the past 5+ years I have listened to people praising chink phones as the ultimate value for money. Are they not cool anymore? I have had an S20+ ever since it came out but nowadays everything Samsung offers that I might consider buying seems overpriced to say the least. Like for example, does the 256GB version of the A55 make sense at 360 euro?

Anyway, I will probably get the Moto G85 for the stock Android, whatever that means. I have read complaints about the Motorola build quality though so if anyone here has it, do let me know how it handles

>>103959577
It's a plastic chink phone which means easy to disassemble and all required parts are available at chinkexpress, nigger

>>103959855
>>103959870
both nice recommendations, thanks anons
ill see if theyll accept this, not thaaat optimistic about it but might get a nice deal, either that or selling it right away, i get something
the emergency phone idea is nice, but i think ill repair a p30 and use that, maybe one for emulators and such>>103959870

>>103957662
It's literally in your phone settings just rip it up and throw away

>>103958986
I've never used any. Can't imagine when I'd use them, feel like I'd get annoyed

>>103961201
you'd get annoyed at something that can activate either passively or on command? yeah youre a retard

>>103961449
Yes. Because I don't always want the same things to happen when I do things you tard

Any chance we'll get replaceable batteries in the US when this goes into effect?

>>103957291
oneplus 11 for 400 burgerbucks, good deal?

>>103961559
Why not the 12R? It seems a little better and is also $400.

>>103961518
by replaceable it probably just means a discrete unit not held in with red locktite. The phone is still going to be a shitty glass coffin that needs razor blades to open

>>103960801
Samsung is basically chinkshit to me (I know, they're gooks), you make a good point that Lenovorola actually has a pretty stock version of Android which is a positive, but the length of updates is not as good as competitors.

The thing with your Xiaomis is that you get top of the line hardware ruined by a skin arguably worse than Samsung's. They're cracking down on bootloader unlock, so you're maybe stuck with the bloat.

got the pixel 9 pro XL, so far i'm happy but i've also had a shit camera on all my phones and anything flagship is good, disappointed by no SD card slot but all the big brands got rid of them anyway. and the google launcher is good enough that I think I don't need nova anymore

>>103961623
i thought about buying the 12r but the 11 is the 256+16G version and the cameras seem to be better

>>103958056
Not at all.

>>103958444
charge before sleeping, use some slow 5w charger

I'm gonna get a new phone and while looking at cases/tempered glasses for it I noticed that a glass for the camera lens is also available for it. Did any of (You) ever got anything like this? Seems a little overkill to me.

>>103958444
>>103959290
your phone has a charging limit, just charge it to 80/90. charging twice or 3x to 80 is healthier than charging it once to 100

was the lg v series the only phones with real dacs in them?

>>103960881
Is it worth fixing if I keep activating Google Now by accident? I never had a phone I liked but I'm a learning disability subhuman that needs voice typing and FUTO wont make a desktop port. Why would I fix something I hate? I HATE this phone. I hate it like every other Poo-droid I had over the years.
Why can't I setup a good text editor on a smartphone? I tried for years and can't get a pocket Emacs machine. It's like I'm the only person that thought of using it for something other then shitty games and social media.

>>103957291
I'm currently still using a galaxy s7 and I got to try the s23fe for a few days and was dissapointed the white color and its shades still looks pretty bad. AFAIK theres no fix and the phone won't let you configure it too much, which is a shame because adaptative display sometimes look decent.
Tl;dr Do I have to go for IPS displays for good whites and a decent display in general?

>>103963678
>Do I have to go for IPS displays for good whites
Yes
>and a decent display in general?
No OLED are much better for everything aside from white and burn in

>>103964036
Damn. I might as well go for it for a change. And the deep blacks novelty kinda weared off for me.

Just bought a Oneplus 13...

My V60 died, and no new phones have a headphone jack or SD card slot. Will have to switch over to a USB-C DAC and 320kpbs locally stored audio.

>>103939976
> How do I root an old android phone without downloading sketchy 3rd party software?
Standard root tools aren't sketchy.

Most of the time root requires system folder wipe.

Retarded question but I just want to make sure I'm not gonna waste my time
>amazon listing for chink phone says "only for [carriers that aren't mine]" but also says it's unlocked
>check on frequencycheck and it's 71% for 4g and 66% for 5g
So will it work or not?

>>103957291
>>103960386
just bought this one
https://www.amazon.com/Stylus-Unlocked-256GB-Camera-Caramel/dp/B0D1ZFS9GH

fight me bitch


has anyone used this one from the OP with good results?
>Debloat your stock ROM
https://github.com/Universal-Debloater-Alliance/universal-android-debloater-next-generation

iPhone

>>103964559
>has anyone used this one from the OP with good results?
>>Debloat your stock ROM
Yep, works great. Just don't get trigger happy and start deleting shit you don't know what it does

Galaxy

What do we think of the OnePlus 13r?

>>103964747
You're probably better off getting the 12 for cheaper. Or even better, buy the S24U after Wednesday.

>>103965523
...anon?

>>103965554
shhh

S24 Ultra or OnePlus 13?

>>103964336
Should've just got an Xperia or Zenfone.

>>103965554
What'd he post?

>>103966574
S25U

Is the Nothing Phone 2a a decent choice?

>>103966626
Retard thought he was in /gig/

your guys thoughts on my smartphone? bonus points if can guess what it is

>>103966905
Oneplus

>>103966963
oneplus 12 yah it a really good phone imo, a bit on the spendy side but got it on black friday.

>bought new android phone
>have to go through the entire debloat/adb/manual install of apps song and dance
i am so fucking lazy, i've been postponing it for two days

>OnePlus 13
>Honor Magic 7 Pro
Went with the OnePlus because the honor doesn't support all of my carrier's bands. Did I fuck up?

>>103966748
If you don't expect it to be a gaming powerhouse, sure.

>>103967086
why are you male?

>>103967105
>honor doesn't support all of my carrier's bands. Did I fuck up?
no...

was given an iphone 13 after being on an SE 2020. phone is great, it's an iphone so nothing much to say, but it's still very big. I was expecting baseline iphones to be a little smaller. I miss my one handed use but I'd lose money trading it in for a 13 mini. now I hear that the next SE might be a 16e and just be a similar size as any other iphone. SE was comfy, I really miss it though one thing I really like is that battery on the 13 is so much better. plus it's the last physical sim iphone. it's never been so over for the small phone crowd

>>103967213
New se will just use 14 body
Get mini

>>103967152
Don't really play games on my phone much, my main sticking points are a nice screen, a decent (for its price range) camera and a reasonable battery (my mi lite 11 drains like crazy these days).
I'm considering either the nothing or stepping up in price a little and getting a pixel 8a.

>>103967191
Excuse me?

>>103967622
>reasonable battery
>getting a pixel
bruh...

>>103967622
As far as battery is concerned Pixel 8a is gonna get smoked by almost anything at that price point. It has the perfect storm of crap. A chip that likes to chug electricity, a small(ish) battery capacity and ancient charging speeds by today's standards.
There are reasons to get a Pixel but battery is not one of them.

>try to post a meme
>phone opens the default android file explorer
>can't remember how to make it open my preferred gallery app
>mess about with the defaults
>no change
>drives me insane
Guys, every time with a new phone I have the same issue. How do I do this again?

>Use my S23U for a year now
>Use a case but don't have a screen protector
>have had accidental drops and still no scratches or cracks

This Victus 2 Glass is Legit. My next phone will also be without a screen protector

>>103966668
why would anyone get the s25u?

>>103959004
No money

>>103966574
S24U, my dude

>>103960801
>does the 256GB version of the A55 make sense at 360 euro?

Considering all of the things you get for that money, yes, it does

>>103968259
On my phone it is
Settings>apps>default apps, but im running androod 10 so ymmv

I lost my phone and have to buy a new one.
I don't want to spend as much as i did last time, so i'm looking for something basic, which supports a basic amount of apps, without clutter.
But i also don't want a phone that'll get outdated after a year, or something.
Any advice?

I'm seeing this brand "Oppo" is quite cheap, but is it worth it, or s?

>>103968736
Samsung a55 get 7 years of support iirc

>>103968736
Thanks, i'll consider it.
But another question. Do i really need 5G? Would you say 4G is good enough when i'm out and about?
Afaik, the only purpose is faster coverage

>>103968801
imo 3G is enough

>>103968684
Which is the go-to pdf reader for 2025?
Without ads, even if it's paid.

>>103968736
>I'm seeing this brand "Oppo" is quite cheap, but is it worth it, or s?
Oppo, Realme and OnePlus are the same company and it's one of the biggest chink manufacturers. As far as support longevity goes they're... pretty middle of the road. More expensive models last couple of years, while entry level shit gets like 1 update tops, lel.

This is the craziest looking phone I've ever seen

How do I make the camera on the S23U not fuck up the colors/lighting?

>>103968262
I just took off my protector after having the phone for almost a year. The curved screen is a pain in the ass and protectors are too fucking expensive to keep trying to get it on right. I'm just gonna use it naked from now on. I doubt it will have much resale value by the time I upgrade anyway.

How worthwhile is it to buy a 2-year-old flagship? I have a Galaxy M31, and while it works fine I would like something that takes better pictures. The base storage Pixel 8 Pro costs €500 right now, and if I wait until summer (I don't think I will replace my phone before then) it will be even cheaper — though I wonder if by then it will still make sense to pick it over a newer midrange model.

>>103969709
>Galaxy M31
that phone is so trash that whatever you buy next will be a nice upgrade desu
only good thing about it is the battery, so think twice before your next purchase, beacuse whatever you buy will likely not have as good battery

>>103957291
>phone
sure thing buddy

talk me out of nord 4
i want it because of two reasons really
>never had phone with oxygenos
want to try something different. it seems cool and i really like the fast animations
>finally admitted to myself that im not a "power" user nor gamer anymore and that i dont neeed a 1000$ phone for youtube, doomscrolling and shitposting
what i care about is good display, battery life, smooth operation in everyday tasks

i need a great camera phone with good software support (preferably until 2030) for under 700 european paper money (am located in romania, if that matters). what are the top 2 options i have?

>>103970214
>am located in romania
1. stolen iphone 16 pro max
2. stolen iphone 15 pro max

>>103970260
what about something i can pay for? using money from stolen wallets, of course

>>103968908
Bump pls.

>>103970214
>great camera phone with good software support (preferably until 2030)
A Pixel 8/8a or an iPhone 13 or higher. Samsung also has long software support but their photos are an easy 3rd place behind the 2 aforementioned above.

>>103970718
2 foss options
https://github.com/foobnix/LibreraReader
https://github.com/mudlej/mj_pdf
I don't access pdfs too often but the few times I've used librera it hasn't given me any trouble. Firefox mobile can also natively open them instead of automatically saving them like chromium does

>>103970214
S24U, S23U

>>103969769
>that phone is so trash
You are not telling me anything I don't know anon. I bought it 4-5 years ago because it was comparatively cheap but had an OLED screen.

Is the battery in the Pixel 8 Pro that much worse? My girlfriend has an iPhone 13 (14?) mini and its battery lasts less than a fart. I don't want to have to carry a power bank with me at every trip.

>>103968908
https://www.apkmirror.com/apk/google-inc/google-pdf-viewer/

is there an unironic, not shitposty chart or whatever with recommended iOS apps?

>>103969709
>2-year-old flagship?
2 year old flagships have the 8 Gen 2 which is a great SoC for performance and battery, you can't go wrong with most flagships carrying that chip. The P8P is not a bad phone but the battery life and performance won't match up to those phones.

>>103970907
Dang it, so the battery life on the P8P is that bad, uh? If my primary concerns were battery life and photo quality what should I get?

>>103970900
Absolutely not! It's mostly because almost everyone in /g/ hates the Apple's products.

Since you're not allowed to use the uBlock Origin, then the only app that you truly need is the Ad Guard because it's mandatory. Everything else is just optional.

Just go to the Google and search for "the best iOS apps" and I guarantee that you're going to get what you want.

Also, the objectively best iOS video game is the Goblin Sword. It's just an objectively amazing Castlevania clone and it's actually a hard game.

>>103970929
honestly, i find pixel phones incredibly overpriced and overrated. you pay top dollar for mediocre build quality, higher mid range cpu, last gen hardware and atrocious battery life. and to be honest, its not like you get anything solid in return. youtube shills will try to convince you that the camera is the best in the world, but i disagree. it is no significantly better or worse than those from other top players. even the best smartphone cameras will take at least 2 bad out of 10 shots and its easy to cherrypick and construct an argument, which is what google-paid shills are doing in favor of pixel
the next thing that pixel supposedly brings to the table for all those compromises mentioned earilier is optimization and better performance, being google product and all, but that is straight BS. even obscure chinkphones with shittiest, heaviest android skins you can imagine will pull ahead in very demanding tasks simply because of better hardware
maybe you dont care about all that and arent a heavy user so you wont notice it, surely you will appreciate the supposedly best android experience? wrong again. pixel misses so many features that you have on samsung and take for granted. it can feel like ios in that regard, it will drive you insane, i guarantee it

if you want to buy a phone and just forget about it, a phone that youll be able to use for 5 or 6 years and not have to tinker and make workarounds, pixel is just not for you. it's an enthusiast oriented phone for people who like to first to be able to play with objectively useless gimicks that will be removed in couple of updates anyway

>>103971271
id just like to add, if camera is that important to you, the only real outlier is iphone 15/16 pro max. it takes consistently good pictures and video quality is CLASS above all else. pick iphone only if you need phone that takes best videos possible, photo quality alone isnt worth it

>>103971296
iPhone camera is trash, unless you want everything to be smoothed out, completely devoid of any texture.

>>103970780
would you say a pixel 8 pro for 560 euros is a good deal? if there much difference between the camera on the 8 and 8 pro?
>>103970864
over-budget, sadly
>>103971271
chiming in to ask you about my original question here, because you seem to be making quite the compelling case against pixels >>103970214

I've had an iphone 13 pro max for 3 years. I hate the weight of the phone. I don't need a flagship, i just use whatsapp, tiktok, gmail, calendar, that sort of stuff for work. What would you recommend to me? Consider I'd like to have it for at least 3 years

>>103971719
On wednesday they should get cheaper, as S25U gets released.

>>103970214
Pixel 8 Pro
S24U

Never get an iPhone.

>>103971932
S23+

talk me out of getting oneplus 13

>>103971932
>tiktok

red magic 10 that shit tank with 7000mah battery.

>>103973230
nothing phone 3 in march
oneplus post pei is garbage

FUUUUTUUUUREEEEEE

>>103973368
>MFW the Nothing Burger 3 won't have an IPS display once again
Into the trash!

All of the smartphones that DON'T have an IPS display are objectively shitty!

I'm an intelligent objectively superior prestigious patrician IPS master race member!

It feels good, lads.

More people need to learn how to not fall for the AMOLED/OLED scam because they're just going to get burn-in issues eventually.

>>103973514
I'm not planning on using my phone for 10 years so I don't care about burn in

the battery of my cheapo TCL phone is dying and I figured I should upgrade to a big boy phone but I genuinely want to try to future proof myself a bit and not think about phones for 3 years, do I get a refurb S24 Ultra 512gb for $850 or wait for the S25 Ultra?

>>103973535
I see!

I'm trying to find something specific but can't find it
does the oneplus 13 have speakers on both sides of the phone or only on one (bottom) side?
in gsmarena's video he shows the bottom speaker with his finger and goes over what seems like the cutout for calls at the top, but no dedicated speakers at the top? if no speakers on the top? how loud does that cutout get?
video: https://youtu.be/dJqK2lvrZNk?t=144

>>103967213
New SE in March or so. Single camera, 60 hz refresh screen, size about the same as 13/14/15/16. Dynamic Island rather than notch. Prob $499, 128 GB.

>>103971205
For browsing: iCab Mobile can use the same filter lists as uBlock, Orion by Kagi can run the uBlock Origin extension pretty well. Orion is newer, free, ok but I still prefer iCab.

>>103971932
Get the regular 17 plus this fall. It'll probably have a reasonable refresh rate finally and will last -- and be supported -- for much more than 3 years.

>>103973953
They are phasing out the Plus model though

>>103971932
S23, Pixel 8

>>103971932
Unironically side/down grade to either a 13 Pro or 13 Mini and wait until Apple invents notchless screens. Even a 13 Mini is still well supported and better than most Android phones at low price points. Perhaps consider getting a battery replacement at some point.

>>103957291
I just got this in the mail, bought it with an Amazon gift card I got for Christmas so basically got it for free. Posting from it right now, it's crazy how good cheap chink phones are now, for the price anyway. Had an S21 before and I was so sick of one ui, glad I can use stock android again. It kind of reminds me of some of the old Moto's people would recommend on here years ago.

rrrrrrrrrrreeeeeeeeEEEEEEEEEeeEEEEEEeEEEEEEEEEEeeee

Oneplus 13
S24 Ultra
Pixel 8

what buy WHAT BUY WHAt buy what buy WHAT BUY REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

>>103975424
Pixel 9 pro

>>103975422
>he didn't buy the legendary prestigious Motorola G54
Rookie mistake!

Tsk tsk!

>>103975424
S24 Ultra

>>103958056
yes, say goodbye to your imessage and whatsapp mesages cause theyre encrypted by ios and can only be read by ios

I bought a 2nd hand Latitude 5310 10th gen I5 for 200 bucks last November, put more ram sticks and Fedora on it and it becomes a very solid & compact traveling machine. I plan to use it for next 4-5 years. What bang for bucks I could get on /spg/ side with just 200 bucks?

>>103970875
Why isn't this at the Play store?

>>103968908
https://f-droid.org/packages/com.foobnix.pro.pdf.reader/

>>103976035
Just buy a Motorola G54 already!

https://www.amazon.com/Motorola-Dual-SIM-Unlocked-Smartphone-Midnight/dp/B0CF2PV74C

>>103976113
Because Google wants you to use Drive. Googke PDF Reader is a simple application, with no internet access and bloat-free, which goeas against Google's current ideologies. It's honestly unbelievable that Google made that PDF reader.

>>103976133
>>103976237
It doesn't work for me. No share function.
Librera is good but reading/epub bloat.
I will stay with Drive for now.
Xiaomi phones have a nice one that I liked.

>counting in the new phone
>now have 4 phones
>the previous 3 work fine but have busted batteries
This is mental illness. I should sell the 2 oldest ones at least.

>>103976916
I always sell but I'm not as much of an asshole as these chinks and Indians who tend to reply so I don't bargain nearly hard enough. Guess something I need to work on next time I sell a phone.

>>103976902
Pictures aren't depending on the fastest chip, it's just that Google's processing is preferred by many. Similarly, technotubers regularly praise iPhone for video. But with such small sensors a camera will be better, but the best camera is the one you have.

I've previously owned Xiaomi phones, and this year I was forced to buy a new phone due to the botched 3G shutdown in Australia. I "upgraded" to a Samsung Galaxy A15 which has turned out to be a total piece of shit.

Aside from the endlessly buggy touchscreen one of the main annoyances for me has been the Samsung software. It requires me to unlock the phone to turn on my hotspot (I'm currently hotspotting to my old Poco X3 Pro because it's a better phone and logged into all my accounts), with no way to disable this, whereas I could turn on the hotspot from the swipe-down menu on both of my old Xiaomis without unlocking. I can't think of other concrete examples off the top of my head but there have been lots of little annoyances like this. Compared to the Xiaomi phones I've owned before, many tasks seem to take more actions to achieve them.

I'm going to seek a refund under warranty because of the buggy touchscreen, but I still need to get a new phone. Any suggestions for:
>great photos
>decent battery
>relatively smooth software experience
>3.5mm jack
>front mounted fingerprint sensor
>dual SIM
>won't be used for gaming
>doesn't default to 3G for emergency calls on Australian networks
>OK bang-for-buck

>>103977027
I think I will sell them cheap on stores.
I can't be bothered with eBay..

Chuds
S24U
All you need
Peace

Is there a way to turn off the scamsung auto-optimization it does every night
this shit breaks my morning alarm

>>103977947
no sdcard
no jack
no thanks

no, I don't need flagship cameras
no, I don't need flagship screen
no, I don't need double digits ram
no, I don't need flagship chips
It's just a fucking phone. ever since I got galaxy mini in 2011 as my first android. All I do with my phones are mainly browsing, texting, making call, email client, music and media player, navigating with map, rss feeds and checking for weather reports. As long as the camera can read QR codes it's good enough for me.

Why is /g/ schizophrenic about Windows being spyware but will gladly use Android chinkphones with Google's AND CCP's unremovable rootkits?

>>103973787
What is the point of iPhone 16 if the SE is the same and costs $300 less? iPhone 17 must be 120Hz for base models if they want to sell a single unit when the $500 SE exists.

question
back in 2018 i bought a redmi note 8t
basicly it was the best mid tier phone (nevermind the fact that xiaomi since then has literally downgraded the note series not even offering gorilla glass in some)
and i wonder how the poco m4/m4 pro 5g stack up today?
dont care about games or shit and quite possibly its getting a custom rom right away

>>103957372
>13 or 13r?
13

>>103958056
>is it a pain switching from iphone to an android
yep, you will never be inside a woman's pussy ever again

>>103977947
Chads
Zenphone11U
All you need
Peace

upgrading from poco x3 budget 300 dollaroos any ideas

>>103978374
I use Windows 11 and hyperos, thoughbeight

What's your opinion on the Motorola Edge 50 Ultra? The specs are great and it's down to 600 Eurobucks at the moment.

>>103979360
For 600€ I'd say go for it. Unless you really don't like the curved screen.

>>103978374
I use LTSC

>>103975336
>Even a 13 Mini is still well supported and better than most Android phones at low price points.
Why lie to him?

>>103975667
WhatsApp is connected to your phone and can't switched from phone to phone. This is how it works on ALL phones, not just iOS.

But other Androids let you switch your messages from phone to phone. iPhone doesn't let you switch your text messages from one iPhone to a non iPhone? Sounds like a shit phone desu.

>>103978938
>yep, you will never be inside a woman's pussy ever again
Incel hands wrote this.

The battery safety update on the Pixel 4a essentially bricked its usability.
I enjoy the small form factor and was waiting for a worthy successor but alas I must jump ship now.
From what I've looked at, the 8a (or 7pro but it has a curved edge, older chip and fewer updates) seems like a safe bet.
Did I miss an obvious choice? What would be the best sub 400€ thing to buy right now? Ideally to last the longest time possible.

what's even the difference between Note, A series, S series, M series, something something pro.... phones ??
They all rook and work the same sometimes the same exact specs but in a different case and 400$ more expensive

why does every pixel phone get hailed for their camera? I have the pixel 6 and was disappointed cause every pic but especially close up ones look like the the corners are blurry and looking at reviews of the 8 pro it seems to still have that problem or are my eyes just fucked?

is this a good time to upgrade from a s23 to a s24u? only $600 with trade in

My S23 might not get OneUI 7 and Android 15 for another 2 months and I'm incredibly upset about it. My father's fucking Redmi Note 10 Pro with LineageOS has Android 15 god damn it...

>>103980385
are you retarded?

>>103980441
but one ui 7 looks like shit

>>103980444
i don't know, am i? i don't keep up with this shit

>>103980457
the animations look smooth and non linear

>>103980562
it looks like cheap chinkshit compared to current animations
plus didn't they copy everything from iOS? I don't even want to update just for the retarded charging animation, the circle is much better

>>103980083
The Notes are extinct now but they had styluses, bigger screens and sd card slots. Their spiritual successor is the Ultra but those don't have sd card slots but instead have high internal storage. The S series are the flagship phones with an emphasis on build quality, cameras, updates, RAM etc.

The A series is their mid tier to low tier phones. The first number indicates how good the phone is based on chipset, RAM and cost (A0x being the lowest quality, A5x being the highest quality). The second number in the name indicates what iteration it is (A52 is older than the A55).

The M series is the India exclusive phones.

The Z series is their foldable lineup and they're pretty self explanatory.

iPhones :)

>>103980385
S25U would be an actual upgrade. Wait for that instead.

iPhones? >:(

>>103980965
Honestly, the S24U is the best looking phone right now. Sad to see what they did with the S25U.

>>103980857
no i am actually retarded, i was somehow on the samsung employee store
it's still like $1100
i'll wait and see if the price comes down any but i'm not too interested in the s25

>>103980536
the S25 is being announced this month, hold off and wait

>>103980871
No. :3

we need a new xiaomi now that xiaomi is going to shit

>>103981122
it's being announced tomorrow

>>103981163
why would you want a phone that is getting like 2 updates and those pretty late?

>>103981236
for rooting

>>103980142
I noticed that too especially with pictures that had lots of grass in it (most phones seem to have problems with that though) or are close ups like you said

>>103981236
>tfw just looked it up and found out Samsung is now offering the same amount of updates as google
wtf when did that happen? only for the premium range tho

>>103981274
2022

>>103957291
Any opinions on dxomark?

>>103981393
normie garbage. just check gsmarena or notebookcheck for samples.

How is Huawei keeping up? The CIA told me they'd be dead without US technology

>>103981626
Chinks get really good prices on their phones iirc. Like 99% of their market is china. In terms of performance they're lagging behind a lot, but as far as other things go (build quality, cameras, screen, etc.) they're doing well. If they didn't sell them for such high prices in the west I'd maybe be interested since I don't use many play store apps anyway.

>>103979798
>Did I miss an obvious choice?
Yes. It's called lineageos

I lost my phone and had to get a new one.
I've signed in to the Google One app, and see my old phone was partially backed up on the day i lost it

But although it says it has my messages and contacts stored, it's not giving me any option to restore to my new phone
Am i just dumb, or is there some difficult round-about way to do this?

i need a budget phone that shoots good ultra wide video... (1440p 60 fps) yet they all seem to skimp on that
what do

>>103981835
S23 Ultra, S22 Ultra, S21 Ultra, Note20 Ultra

>phone service provider gave me an unlimited calls and unlimited data package for 10€
Weird but I'll take it

Pixel 7 or Nothing 2a? Same price in my region

>>103982477
Neither, they're both ugly

>>103982594
/spg/quality advice

how do you do screen recording properly without fucking up the video if the screen orientation is changed?

>>103978122
any answer?

>>103982477
Pixel 7. Better processor, more updates, better camera, and better custom OS support.

>>103978122
>>103982958
No idea what you're talking about.

>>103983213
Settings > Device Care > Auto optimization
It clears the RAM in the middle of the night and closes all apps leading to my alarms not working until I open the app manually

>>103983246
Turn that off then and go to Modes and Routines and create a routine that shuts down all apps when you go to bed. Or just remember to close your apps before you go to bed.

>>103983246
>>103983414
Or just use Samsung's alarm app.

>>103983414
You cannot turn that off in OneUI 6, they removed the toggle. I don't want it to run at all, I bought an S24U so I wouldn't think about ram at all.

>>103983438
It kills that one too.

is buying a renewed phone off amazon a good idea or not

>>103983203
What about the battery and heating issues? I've heard about them countless times.

>>103982594
Pixel 6-8 series phones are some of the best looking phones ever made

Should I get the S25 Ultra? I have a 4 year old phone and it struggles to survive during the day with the battery dying

>>103983845
yep

should i get the s25 ultra? i have a 2.5 year-old asus zenfone 9 which i hate

>>103983643
It's a really bad idea because there's a high chance that it'll be defective.

>>103983681
Loses 30-35% of the performance during sustained loads and gets completely demolished by NP2a when it comes to battery life. Just check out the notebookcheck review of either and punch in the other model of the phone into the graphs.
If you want a Pixel then get it for GrapheneOS, otherwise it's kind of 'whatever' device.

>>103983798
To me pixel phones look bland and cheap feeling, kinda like those low end plasticky smartphones you give to grandma for Christmas.

>>103982477
I got the Pixel 9 and I love it so much. Only thing I dislike is the power button being on the same side as the volume keys. Pixels can have better roms for a zero bloat experience. I had the 7 before the 9 and it's was honestly pretty great. Zero complaints. I run Lineage. You just want to remove the Google room rom for one of the many many cool oses out there. Takes fantastic pictures. I had a nothing phone and it was fine, but there was a severe lack of quality custom roms for it. It had 3 roms and they all kind of sucked ass in some form or fashion. NothingMuch, OrangeFox, and Lineage. Lineage was totally broken for me. NothingMuch worked but would randomly reboot the phone and was overall buggy. OrangeFox stopped being a rom and instead is just a bootloader these days. Most people who get a nothing phone, root them, remove everything Google, and live like they're homeless. That kind of killed nothing phones for me for the immediate future. Another great phone was OnePlus. OnePlus happens to have pretty incredible devices with an amazing rom community support. I'm getting the op13 soon and I'll let you know but the op12 and op12r are really really decent if you're dead set against giving google a single penny.

>>103983990
No, everything samsung puts out is riddled with ads and spyware these days and they're locked down worse than iPhone.

>>103984109
WHAT FUCKING PHONE SHOULD I GET THEN?

>>103984120
nothing
wait 5 years for this enshittification cycle to end

>>103982477
2a has the shittiest screen in existence that can't into black colour despite being oled. Just google it

>>103984136
i need a new one my current one is dying

>>103984150
Get a pixel 9 and ensure it's not locked to a carrier then, root it and install lineage. If you don't want that, go with oneplus 12 or 13. Whatever you do, don't get Samsung these days, you'll be sorry if you do.

>>103984258
Aren't One Plus phones notoriously shit after the first few months?

>>103984266
Are they? Then you have your answer, get a pixel. I like my OnePlus 12. It's been a decent secondary device. I've been using the Pixel 9 for development and the op12 as my daily driver since it released with lineage. Haven't had a single issue with it. Ymmv.

>>103978122
Theres no way that I see to turn it off but my apps dont get killed? For me it says it did the optimization 6 hours ago yet when i open my browser all my tabs are still there, no refreshing. And my alarm (stock samsung) has definitely never failed. I also just checked the battery settings for Clock (App Info -> Battery) and its set to Optimized, not even Unrestricted.

>>103984266
Samsung phones are shit from day 1 so there's that. Forced full screen 15 second unskippable ads within the os itself baked right in. You can no longer root samsung devices as Samsung now factory locks the bootloaders. If you try you'll brick your device. You'll trip knox and you'll have a $1500 brick. Unlocking the oem unlock on Samsung devices only lets you swap eSIMs. There's reports that the s24 was rooted but it fucks up your device. It will disable wireless charging, limit you to 50% battery, disable access to anything you'd actually want to do etc. it will not be a good time. I tried on my s22 and it was not a good experience. After that, I swore off Samsung for life.

>>103984109
>>103984120
lol that retard is spewing straight lies, probably some salty pixelfag. an s23 or higher are good all around phones. the new op13 is also good.

>>103984354
>muh root
People with lives don't give a shit about this. Get a Pixel if you do, but then you're paying flagship prices for 2020 specs.

>>103984270
dangerously based

>>103984354
you don't need root, you can remove all the stuff you want with ADB
nobody runs rooted phones nowadays as it's pointless and a bad security practice
I wouldn't be surprised if currently there are more active Jailbroken iPhones than rooted Android phones, assuming we don't count ancient phones sitting in a drawer or a landfill

>>103984092
The last OnePlus phone with custom rom support is the OP11 and even that's kinda hacky. Real OnePlus ended with OP9 Pro, now it's just rebranded Oppo.

>>103984637
I tried but ADB won't remove a lot of knox related apps

>>103984490
I paid $599 for my pixel 9. *Shrugs* it's fine for what I do.

>>103983809
It's not a matter of optimization, which is a meaningless buzzword and usually comes down to using a different governor, S8+ Gen 1 is just that much faster than the disgusting waste of silicon that Tensor is. You know what phone is faster than the Pixel 9 Pro XL? A budget iPhone 12 Mini from 2020 or a 3rd gen iPhone SE you can buy for like $160 nowadays.

>>103984664
That's sad. My 12 had lineage but it was not easy. I just remember doing it and not wanting to do it again. I'm not getting the 13 for various reasons. Switching to pixel full-time and it's fine. Unless something changes. I'll use whatever gives me bootloader support.

>>103984763
They're about the same in terms of speed with a slight advantage going to the Pixel 9. You do you boo.

>>103984693
Are you sure? I was able to yeet pretty much everything from my S23 Ultra to the point where when my screen broke and I brought it to a store to have it replaced for free with Care+, they couldn't even do the diagnostics on it or read the S/N or whatever it is they do. I sat there for an hour, eventually they just said they'll do an out of warranty replacement for free because it's something on their end. It wasn't, I saw them testing other phones just fine.

>>103984773
How did you put LOS on it when it's unsupported? https://wiki.lineageos.org/devices/#oneplus
Unofficial build?

>>103984835
Uh-huh... Whatever you say samshill.

>>103984852
The unofficial build over on XDA. Like dont get the phone expecting to do it I guess. I like my pixel 9 phone. I don't game on my devices though so there's that. I'll be looking for a more powerful device that supports roms. I know I'm a dying breed but I enjoy doing it.

>>103984793
>they're about the same in terms of speed
>the video clearly shows they aren't
You're just coping bro. Tensor is universally reviled and every year without fail the first comments about a new Pixel express disappointment that it's a Samsung chip again. It's so bad it's become a running joke. Don't even get me started on the garbage modem that drops connections in places that Snapdragon flagships from over half a decade ago don't.

>>103984891
Whatever you say hoss. I'm not trying to talk you into or out of it. If you want freedom, you'll buy it. The camera is perfection. But you do you.

>>103984911
I'm not hating on Pixel, I'm hating on the Tensor specifically. If Google stopped being retarded and just put Snapdragon 8 Elite in the Pixel 10 it would be the best handheld on the market.

I finally deleted all social accounts after years of not using them. I'm now paranoid about security and privacy. Currently on a Samsung Galaxy, but I want something that takes security and privacy seriously. Are there ANY android phones that fit the bill, or are they all owned by GOOG? Is an iPhone the only real choice here?

>>103984891
Nigger please, my s23 drops calls 8x a day.

>>103984973
grapheneos I guess

>>103984966
The Pixel 11 (skipping 10 for some reason) will have the Tensor G5. The 9a will have a cutdown g4 and the 10 will carry the same g4 for some strange reason. It'll have a 64mp camera bump on the Pixel 10 and an upgraded ai cpu but the core will still be the g4. So fwiw maybe skip the Pixel 10.

>>103984891
That's not a matter of performance, he's scrolling a fucking page. And loads of more complex stuff scrolls smoothly on pixels, but a lot of non-google apps don't.

>>103985047
>not a matter of performance, he's scrolling a fucking page
It's a matter of performance and I want my pages to scroll smoothly when I pay $1000 for a phone. Snapdragons are perfectly smooth so clearly it's a Tenshit issue.
>loads of more complex stuff scrolls smoothly
Like?
>a lot of non-google apps don't
Delusional. You're implying the scheduler treats Gapps differently? Prove it.
Both third party benchmarks AND real world usage show that Tensor is shit and Pixels are laggy. You're high on copium.

>>103985115
Tensor is shit but it's performance isn't so bad that it would cause lag like that. Even much weaker chips can handle it.
As for an example of smooth scrolling, the google news feed you get if you move to the left of your home screen. I don't know exactly what causes it, but software is to blame, not hardware. Tensor causes a lot of issues but you don't need a SD8 to run fucking reddit

>>103985205
Oh no no no... look at the top of his head...

>>103985115
Pixels are at most $699. If you're buying one for $1000 you've done zero research and it shows. There's no difference between the Pixel 9 and 9 pro. So get the 9. Or 8 for cheaper. Stop being such a massive faggot your whole life for starters.

>>103985387
9 pro has a telephoto lens

>>103984976
Sounds like an issue with your carrier/coverage.

>>103975336
doesn't 13 mini have shitty battery life?

>>103985164
>I don't know exactly what causes it
>but software is to blame
So you have no idea and yet you're certain it's software?
>you don't need a SD8 to run fucking reddit
Reddit is bloated as fuck as are most modern websites, you need a lot of oomph for all that JS. Not necessarily 8 Elite but clearly at least a mid-range chip not the budget Xiaomi tier Tensor.
Curious how Pixels underperform in all Electron apps despite Blink V8 being fairly well optimized for ARM64 and not having any Snapdragon specific flags. It's almost as if Tensor is just trash by about any metric and benchmark be it Speedometer, Geekbench, actual use or anything else. Mediatek also runs circles around Tensor. But yes keep coping that's not a Tensor issue, it's just 90% of all Android software being biased against Tensor.
What about graphics test? Tensor 4 in Pixel 9 Pro XL scores 8800 in Wild Life, S8 Gen 3 scores 17900. Mediatek Dimensity 9300 and 9400 similarly smoke Tensor here.

>>103985498
Yes tensor is shit, I don't know why you keep acting as if I'm saying it's not. But it's not as shit as other chips that can run those apps smoothly.

>>103985387
>There's no difference between the Pixel 9 and 9 pro
I like big phones so it's 9 Pro XL or nothing. It's not my fault you're a poor manlet thirdworlder and have to settle for tiny sissy phones designed for women.

Apple is shit
Samsung is shit
Google is shit
Sony is shit
Motorola is shit
Xiaomi is shit
OnePlus is shit
Nothing is shit
Vivo is shit
Huawei is shit
Realme is shit
When will we get a GOOD phone

>>103985515
Tensor G4 is slower than Dimensity 9300 in $400 phones.
It barely matches the S7+ G3 from last year's budget phones like OnePlus Nord 4.
It's a mid range chip you have to pay $1000 for (or $700 for sissy version).

S23Uchads, we are holding out for the 26U for actual meaningful improvements (battery, charging speed) right?

>>103985583
Define a good phone. If your definition includes a 3.5mm jack then don't bother replying.

>>103985660
Late 2025/Early 2026 we get TSMC 2nm. So S23U -> S26U will be two node jumps with late 2025 S8 Elite Gen 2. Apple won't have a monopoly on it because volume production beings in June at the earliest so they'll put it in iPhone 18 not 17.

>>103983845
>>103984120
>>103984150
Ignore the other anon, absolutely nothing wrong with the S25U and anyone who says it's more locked down than the iPhone (which still can't download apps outside the app store) doesn't know what they're talking about.

what phone would you buy rn if you wanted a good display and a good camera (bonus point if it has a good macro mode) and a good update policy?. don't care about gaming or anything like that

>>103985667
Tracfone

>>103984354
>Forced full screen 15 second unskippable ads within the os itself baked right in.
Just bold faced lying eh.

>>103985869
S24 or S24 FE

>>103985869
If you can get a good deal on it, the 24 FE or Moto Edge if you live in the US

>>103985558
It's the difference of 0.5 inches. Pixel 9 6.3 vs 9 pro xl 6.8. it's literally no different in real world use.

>>103985869
Pixel 9. Galaxy phones do strange shit to their photos.
>>103985902
>Bold faced
It's bald faced you dumbass esl faggot. Learn English you dumb goat fucker.

>>103957291
Suppose that I want a phone that's as least connected to China and Chinese software as possible for reasons. Is Apple really the only reliable option?

>>103986888
Pixel 8 or 9 with some rom. I like lineage but there's other roms available. I think nothing phone let's you put open source android roms. I don't game on my phone and just always stuck to my pixels.

>>103985205
damn normalfags are NOT going to like this

my s23u keeps overheating when connecting to android auto in my car. is that normal?

>>103986872
>It's bald faced you dumbass esl faggot. Learn English you dumb goat fucker.
It's actually bold faced lie.

>>103978122
bumping for this this mystery needs to be solved

*fomo buys the s25*
heh showed them chuds

So, with a native terminal coming with android 16, is my phone going to become my laptop if I can use the terminal to install a linux vm and gui?

>>103988080
So tell me anon why haven't you bought the 25 Ultra?

>>103985583
For me? It's iQoo

How easy is it to debloat xiaomi's HyperOS? My old samsung is dying and I found a good deal for a 14T but I lots of people tell me it's got a lot of annoying shit like built-in ads

>>103957291
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>>103957662
literally me

>>103971205
>almost everyone in /g/ hates the Apple's products.
why

>>103989894
And then? Trash? I guess we can get these numbers from the menu or the box of the phones in time of need.