Poco edition

>What phone has X and Y feature?
Don't ask, use these!
https://www.gsmarena.com/search.php3
https://www.kimovil.com/en/compare-smartphones
https://phonedb.net/index.php?m=device&s=query

Good Resources:
>Reviews
https://www.gsmarena.com
https://www.phonearena.com
https://www.notebookcheck.net

>Frequency Checkers
https://www.frequencycheck.com
https://kimovil.com/en/frequency-checker
https://willmyphonework.net

>Visual Phone Size Comparison
https://phonesized.com/
https://www.phonearena.com/phones/size

>Everything rooting and custom ROM related
>Beware carrier variants with locked bootloaders
https://www.xda-developers.com/

>Debloat your stock ROM
https://github.com/Universal-Debloater-Alliance/universal-android-debloater-next-generation

>Open source Android applications
https://f-droid.org/

>Android App compatibility list for de-googled phones
https://plexus.techlore.tech/

>Custom ROMs suggestions, privacy guides
https://gearjail.neocities.org/

>Recommended phones
https://www.gsmarena.com/smartphone_buyers_guide-review-2036.php

>Try out Android on your iToy
https://trygalaxy.com

>Post a mini-review of your phone
>Anyone aggressively promoting iPhone is an underage micropenis shill who should be ignored
>Discuss upcoming and current models
>Ask for help related to phones
>Tell us how many shekels you spent on a good/bad phone

Previous thread: >>105594186

is there a way to play android games without google play account? i want to play angry birds epic but even the pirated apk asks you to log in

Is pixel 9 worth it? I want a phone on which I can install lineage. Basically any phone that has degoogled open source os, easy to unlock bootloader. I'm on poco f1, could use an upgrade.

>>105622867
Install app, you can bypass with aurora store, in app login cannot be prevented.

>>105622887
good morning saar

iPhone

I'm looking to finally upgrade my S20FE. I mainly use my phone for internet browsing and saving funny memes. Also gacha games (Genshin notably) when the Internet dies or I'm traveling.

Looking at the S25, I can accept the loss of the micro-SD if I go for the 256 GB version (I doubt I can find a 512GB). But I'm worried about battery life, and I also don't want a phone that is noticably bigger or heavier than what I have now (because I want my phone to fit in my pocket like all phones should).

>>105622876
No Pixel is worth anything atm. The battery situation is terrible.

>>105622931
source?

>>105622927
S25 series, S24 Ultra, depending on your budget. Ultra is not that much bigger than your S20FE. It's all fearmongering from manlets.

>>105622935
>4a explodes
>6a explodes
>s-source??

>>105622927
I was about to write a paragraph about how you cant have both small size and great battery life, but then I realized thanks to >>105622949 that the S20 FE is actually fucking huge? Just get the S25+, it will be the same size. The Ultra is way too heavy and thick. 6.7 inch and sub-200 grams is comfy.

>>105622892
Morgen sirs

>Pooco Saarpremacy

Only broke poors in Poolandia buy poorcos

>>105622931
So, what are my options?

>>105623012

>But saaaaaar it’s under $400 saaaaaar it’s in my budget saaaarr!

nigga my Jordan’s coat more lol lmao even

>>105623012
Its like Toyota Corolla of phones.

>>105623031
More like a Kia because Toyota is reliable and poocos are trash

>presenting my masterpiece Liquid glASS good sirs!

everything these jeets touch goes to crap.
Microsoft and Boeing for example.

>saar please stop buying apple get pooco or xiaomeme or lg or motroonola it's the best where i coming from!

>>105622876
OnePlus stuff tends to have an unlockable bootloader and LineageOS support, but you may need to buy a 1 or 2 year old model if you don't want to wait.

>>105622961
ok but pixel 9 doesnt explode

>>105623057

>introducing the most groundbreaking iOS by Crapple devs, truly a work of shART. Liquid glASS on iOS 26

WOW! Ty sirs!

>>105622931
>The battery situation is terrible.
Quick rundown / link?

>>105623067
why is there iphone 16 plus but not iphone 16 pro plus or iphone 16 pro max plus
doesnt make sense

>>105623070
That sux.

>saar vivo, oppo, xiaomi, and poco are the best ignore all scientific data proving otherwise please redeem small monetary savings and do the needful coping and seething

>saar this unknown lower quality device hated by reviewers and scoring lower on benchmarks is the best flagship available

>>105622949
Unfortunately, I am manlet.
>>105622967
The 25+ is slightly wider, but that might be just enough to cause an issue (or not?). It looks like this would help with the battery life, so I'll consider it.
Should I bother with the 512GB?

>having a device longer than 2 years like a broke bum or owning a Poolandia fan favorite like poco, xiaome, vivo etc

>shills exposed as lying fake tech enthusiasts who cant hold a educated knowledge based argument using benchmarks and reviews to justify their false claims lol lmao even

Why is my iPhone from India so bad? Can anyone help me get the better Chinese one? Why can’t India stop fucking things up for everyone? LOL

>>105623084
Nevermind, found this: https://www.androidauthority.com/google-pixel-battery-issues-recommendations-3566778/

>>105623150

>be apple
>open production in india
>50% becomes unusable

great news apple allows you to refuse indian made apple iphones in store you can exchange them for the better manufactured ones.
pic rel is how to spot the one you never want.
avoid all india made trash.

>>105623075
yet

Only devices that matter, any other phone is bought by impoverished uneducated consumers. Be smart by flagships from Apple, Samsung or Google only. No amount of cope is going to make your mid tier better. If your mid tier was so nice it would be global and not only popular in Saarville.

>/spg tech saaaaaarport reminder

Anyone shilling for one brand or device without backing up the claims with benchmarks or user reviews is a liar. Don't trust poorfags who have to make up fantasies about a $300 device matching up with a globally sold and admired flagship over $1,100. These same fake tech enthusiasts will than tell you to ignore benchmarks so you reply to them using reviews backing up the benchmarks. Don't let these impoverished people trick you into buying devices only sold in a specific region full of people who can barely afford to spend $400. These lying shills are subhumans from a lower consciousness. lol lmao even

>>105623171
proof?

>>105623175
why would i want a big phone if i have a pc
i use my phone with a single hand

fresh out the box iphone made in india coming damaged out of the box.
it's very interesting how a brand can move to a certain place full of people who will ruin everything they have accomplished to be the most popular smartphone and are only able to sell 50% made there due to faults in manufacturing
avoid all phones from places like this and shills who say otherwise

>>105623203
A pc and smartphone are two completely different devices poojeet

hello saaaaaaaars please telling me which mobile to redeem for best selfie camera to take pics with white females visiting india. i promise not to say i touched their bobs or vagenes*
should i redeem pooco, vivpoo, oppoo, onepoo, xiaomeme, LeGay, motr00nola or railme and do the needful and install gaypeen os?


>i dont promise btw* ;)

>remind the mid tier owners they have the oldest Android OS out
>shills, jeets, poors and they/them start copium maxing out saying not all improvements are a big deal

Still no Android 16 on your "flagship" device? Funniest thing is how these shills and poorfags have to flash roms for a better experience on mid tier trash and use the google camera app cause its better than the trash their phone comes with.
Notice why no one really ever talks about Android 16? Reminder it's because of the doo doo phones you all own. The Android 16 os is super legit too. Sucks you guys cant use it on your lower end phones. Cost of wanting to save a few rupees!

Not even in the country of origin do these mid tier low end phones out sell Apple or Samsung. They are not quality goods and don't last as long. Shills are in here lying and spreading false information. No amount of cope from a region that can barely afford to spend $400 on a phone should change your mind. Only flagships that matter are Apple, Samsung and Google. The ones living in poverty will ignore all the facts just to feel better about their mediocre device.
Don't engage the shills!
These fake tech enthusiasts are posers, they most probably are paid shills notorious from the region these horrible devices are shilled from.
The issue too is brainwashing, 3rd worlders are fed lies and lack the cognitive dissonance to decipher between fact and fiction.

>Galaxy S25 Ultra Supremacy

All poos and shills kneel.
Reminder see:
>>105614776

Jeets lie itt, just post the proof to make them stfu. These poor broke kids can’t even afford to drop $1,200+ on a phone. That’s chump change bro lol lmao even

Got a Xiaomi 15 recently. Feels good SAARS

I wonder if the smensung schizo is aware that samsung is among the most popular brands in India. A LOT more so than moto, which he seethes over a lot for some reason.

>>105623337
Sucks you can’t afford the better phone.
lol lmao hahahahaha typical loss to the S25 Ultra as usual

Apple foldable in the works!

>>105623403
It's been in the works for a while, I think they delayed it a few times though.

>>105623381
>implying brandfaggots do any research

Imagine buying or owning a motr00nola

>>105623415
Meanwhile I’m posting benchmarks and reviews proving your jeet poor man phones are pure trash though hahahaha keep ignoring the benchmarks poojeets

>>105623012
>>105623024
>>105623298

>>105623392
I don't want such a big phone. Regular S25 is worse than the 15

Has anything topped the X3 Pro when it comes to budget value on the used market yet?

>>105623031
Corollas are known for being boring but reliable. I would say that it is more like a BYD: cheap, has some cool features but has some software problems.

>>105623012
if you're posting in this thread, debloating should not be an issue for you

>56 posts
>33 filtered
when will the Indian shizo get perma banned?

Best phone to run caseless? I have yet to see a case that doesn't look ugly as fuck and doesn't ruin the whole aesthetic.

>>105623852
Stfu bro why should I get banned?
Because I post the truth about how India ruined apple and many other companies? Or because I’m exposing how you Indian shills lie in the thread about phones being better than another with reviews and benchmarks? Or because I own phones you can’t afford and you’re super butt hurt? You’re a lying shill super mad you can’t post bullshit in here to make yourself feel better about your mid tier trash phone.

^

Look at the butt hurt chump and laugh at him! Kek!

>>105623852
That guy is definitely eligible to get IP ranged banned permanently at this point!

>>105623857
Motorola G56!

>>105623900
Motorola is trash
See: >>105623416

>>105623882
I agree with anon to an extent. This is /spg and if you can’t handle discussing why something is better or worse and need to see a disagreeable person banned than that’s you being a hypocrite. Make a mid tier phone general if you don’t want people commenting about better phones. Simple as.

I'm on Google Fi in the US with a Pixel 7a. I got zogged by having one with the fucked up battery. I'm going to have to get it replaced for free, they at least have the courtesy to fuck me softly.


It's left a bad taste in my mouth and I probably won't get another Pixel unless everything else is AIDs. Not looking to break the bank, just a phone for texting/web/music in car and photos/youtube occasionally


I was thinking an iPhone because I want something that just werks and has good battery life, but, the Liquid UI shit looks like the writing on the wall that Apple is also fucked at this point.


So what options do I have that aren't china-phones like Xiaomi. Samsung is one of the few phones "built" for Fi, but I haven't used a galaxy in years. Galaxy A55 looks alright?

>>105623978
You said here: >>105623936
you got a 6a. Now it’s a 7a. Hmmmmm

>>105623987
Yeah, I made a typo. What about it? idgi

>>105623994
There’s a lot of lying shills in /SPG so I have to be careful and make sure it’s not some jeet bullshitting.
Test out the iPhone and Samsung in person. Like myself you mentioned you live in the United States so there’s multiple carrier stores that you can visit just to test out the devices.

>>105623278
>>105623427
based

>>105623403
God foldable ''tech'' has been the most shit ass thing to exist in this timeline of ours
The fact we're about to have a 7th iteration of a Z Fold at this point physically makes me sick

this shithole is unusable

>>105624224
Go to plebbit if you can't handle spg little bro

imagine being so poor you can't own all 3 new flagships

>post benchmarks and reviews
>ignore giving (YOU)s to shills and trolls
>call them out for pushing cheap stuff only poors from impoverished nations would call the "best"
>the jeets, shills, poors and they/them crew start sperging

No amount of shilling will stop us from making this general great again. We will call out false statements and not let poorfags trick people into thinking a horrible branded device for $400 could ever match a $1,200 flagship by Apple, Samsung or Google. It's popular in a region full of people living in poverty, yet shills cope and seethe. Benchmarks and reviews will keep getting posted.

>>105623978
I am a fellow burger who is test driving a Poco X6 Pro, so if you want to get a Galaxy A55, just know that if Google Fi has N41 bands, you will be good with 5G.

>>105623209
you completely missed his point retard

>>105623882
because you mindlessly spam the same shit every thread and it takes up like a third of the total posts
you are a cancer to this thread

>>105623857
i would normally buy a case for all my phones but the x7 pro yellow one just speaks to me so much i probably wont put a case on it (disclaimer i havent bought it yet, still waiting for a possible discount when f7 launches, which looks hideous imo)

>>105623967
you must be either a newfriend or a samefag because this obviously goes way beyond any sane level of expressing opinion or debate,
spam is spam

>>105624681
No I didn’t moron stfu you got tiny hands that’s a you problem faggot

>>105624713
>>105624790
Portage jeets mad. Can’t shill here in peace and spread lies and that’s why you’re both mad simple as.

I could care less what some impoverished 3rd Worlder thinks about what I have to say just because the things that I say upset them about their mediocre, poor man lives. Kys.

I’m here to post benchmarks and call out you jeets and shills. Keep being pussies and claiming spam and whatever nonsense lies you tell yourself to feel better.

currently have the A35 5G but used have a pixel. is it gonna be better to wait and see how the pixel 10 does or should I go with nothing phone when they release in the US

>>105624827
>you got tiny hands that’s a you problem
lol yeah because thats the only reason people want a smaller phone
>>105624827
i hope for your sake youre just a bot and not a highly schizophrenic person because spending this much time fighting windmills is quite frankly just sad

Nothing phones are trash.

>>105624944
>>105624920
Wait for pixel 10. Prices will drop by than on other devices too. Read the reviews on Nothing phones before buying.

>>105624754
The yellow leather heats the phone more, it can get dirty and also saw some people say that it can unstick itself from the phone. Also the silver Poco F7 is just a limited edition, there are also normal colors.

>>105624924
You sound upset that you can't post lies and shill here anymore. You're gonna have to deal with me posting the truth. Benchmarks are always going to be posted especially when someone is lying to another anon here.

>>105624965
Lol jeet phones falling apart. Typical.

This might be the worst thread on this board. Some of you need to be medicated and seen by mental health doctors.

>>105624965
i'd be ok with slightly worse temps for aesthetic reasons but it getting dirty or coming loose would be bad
thanks for pointing that out, ill have to look into it a little more
>>105624982
benchmarks arent everything brah

>>105624965
lol poorco falling apart. Amazing manufacturing guys!
>>105625005
4chan arm chair doctors lol lmao even

>>105625010
Benchmarks and reviews are the core to learning about the device retard

can i opt out of ios updates?
this glass shit is worse than most jeet skins i found back in the day

>>105625005
>some of you
it's a samefag

>>105625116
Turn automatic updates off in settings…

>>105625275
>SAAR it's same fag saar, not everyone hates jeets saar

>>105625275
>It's a same fagging curry eating poor butt hurt retard!
FTFY!

>>105625346
You're the poor person itt, we didn't forget your torn up shoes kid

>>105625374
lol the poorfag that was fake flexing in a trash EV! I remember that bitch! Hahaha!

i think my moto g power 2025 is better than the iphone 15 pro max and the galaxy s24 ultra. no other phone (in the country that matters) is this green

>>105625433
That is true

>>105625433
>>105625540
Nice try but not even close lol

>>105625027
ok heres your benchmark

>>105625647
Both of those are significantly less green than the moto g power

>>105625433
>>105625540
And that's a Motorola from 2025 losing to 2024 models. Here it is getting destroyed with the current years phones.

>>105625648
Heres a review. Returned the trash for the better s25 ultra. Lol

>>105625653
Less green but performance is above the moto g poower

>>105625658
I don't know why you revere a site that can't even get prices right so much.

>>105625676
Performance is an irrelevant metric compared to greenness

>>105625685
They have many prices listed from different stores under the ones you see in my pics

>>105625690
Moto G Poower lost.
See:
>>105625647
>>105625658

>>105625668
sure but according to your metric, the xiaomi won
it has more ram, more battery and more antutu
who tf cares about gestures lol

>>105625709
Yet you neglected where it says the xiaomeme has the worse camera for pics and vida and trash OS lol lmao even

>>105625701
It won in the greenness contest which is the only one that matters

>>105625709
I guarantee you don't own either one of those phones too, just a poor shill

>>105625723
kek most of these jeets talk about devices they could never buy desu like it’s in their possession

>>105625716
you should know how to debloat by now
i already mentioned gestures
and read his review again, he said the camera is excellent
opinionated does not mean bad, its just not his preference
the only point you win on is slightly worse video
if you want professional grade photos and videos, a smartphone cam will never be that good
>>105625723
i bet you kiss your s25 ultra cardboard cutout goodnight every evening

i'm a third worldie and my country is about to implement internet censorship and monitoring
the ccp even sent a consultant to help them
whats a nice phone that can be customized to avoid/circumvent the censorship and the spying? currently i have a samsung m52

>>105625742
Nope he said the cameras is hit or miss not excellent you’re lying and shilling and don’t even own either of the two phones in question lmaoooooo and he said the video is poor not slightly worse

Pic rel my phones poor little kid.
Where’s your trash mid tier let’s see it?
You won’t post it though it’s garbage.

>>105625742
Post your phone jeet, let's so that trash. You don't have s25 ultra or xiaomeme 15 ultra money.

>>105625761

>>105625771
How poor are you that you think $1000 is a lot of money?

>>105625772
Post the part he said he returned the 15 ultra for the s25 ultra lol lmao

668 reviews for the xiaomeme vs 62,000 for the s25 ultra

>>105625772
>>105625775
Post your phone shill we are waiting.
$1000 is chump change.

>>105625772
>>105625775
Post your phone shill

>>105625761
>clear cases
>visible magsafe

>>105625796
thanks for the (You)s keep going

This jeet ain’t gonna post his device cause it’s trash and he’s in here shilling for shit he can’t afford hahahahahahhaahah

>>105625810
youre the only shill in this thread

>>105625810
typical poorfag talking about shit they don't even have ownership of.

>>105625816
do you have the xiaomi?

>>105625822
Poorfag I got a s25 ultra id never get jeet trash. You don't have any of the phones in your benchmark post. You're poor af lol shilling for shit you don't own lmaooooooo

>>105625837
ok so youre talking shit about a phone youve never tried and accusing me of the same while i never even said a bad thing about the s25

>>105625822
Post a pic of your phone bro why are you embarrassed? We all know it’s a old piece of shit from probably 2+ years ago

>>105625848
6 years actually

>>105625845
Not gonna post a picture of your phone I see hahahahahahahaha shill bitch

>>105625852
Nigga don't give me YOUs anymore lol

>>105625852
Lmaooooooooooooo gtfo here bro you’re shilling for phones and your shits from 2019 hahahahahahahaha

>>105625856
i have nothing to prove to your mentally deranged ass, im here to look for a new phone and youre the only retard consistently getting in the way of discussion

>>105625870
Bro you shopping for phones and talking about stuff you can't afford. You're a shill poser stfu

>>105625878
top kek

>>105625869
im already bored of this samefagottry, not responding to you any further because i dont want to contribute to shitting up this thread
i suggest you do the same

i took a pic of the summer triangle of stars with my smartphone
>up from center - Vega
>left from center - Deneb
>down right from center - Altair

>>105625886
Bro stfu don't ever talk to me about phones you can't afford or own ever again poser shill bitch

>>105625886
Your piece of shit phones 6+ years old don’t YOU anybody shilling about stuff you could never buy kid you’re getting shit on by two different people also schizo

>>105625890
nice

>>105625433
based

>>105625647
>>105625658
>>105625761
>>105625890
based thread saviors

oneplus won

Sony lost

will poco f7 come with energy efficiency sticker?

i slapped ubuntu touch on a pixel 3a today
its neat and runs much smoother than a pinephone pro, and the drivers for the device actually work! (except for GPS)

these threads were shit before but now they're outright schizo
what the fuck are you guys doing

>>105624316
based

>>105623852
he was banned a few times so if the spam continues he will get more than a 3 days ban for sure. Or he will just continue getting 3 days bans. At some point it makes no difference.

>>105623882
I don't like India, but there should be some natural hate toward them by many different people. Just one people spamming 50 posts about "muh India" is a shizo behavior no nazi did even 15 years ago with the "muh jews". yes, hating bad things is not a bad thing, but do it in a sane way. At some point what you post is nothing but spam. I do not want you to get banned for hate speech or memes like that, but I want you to get a few 3 days bans for spam.

Goddamn that's a lot of shit to filter, but thank god the general is usable again
Anyways, what's your opinion on wireless earbuds? i was thinking of getting the Buds 3 Pro, but i'm open for any other suggestions and any experiences you guys have with other models

>>105626795
why would you want this on your phone?

Also i just ran GB6 on my honor magic6 pro and it still looks quite good

>>105627182
>he actually "filters" things because he doesn't know how to ignore the dumb shitposters!
>and to make things worse he actually wants wireless earbuds!
>in the year 2025!
You're dumb! ;p

Also, just buy these wired in-ear monitors! Wireless headphones/IEMs are objectively shitty!

https://www.amazon.com/HiFiGo-Quatio-Diaphragm-Silver-Plated-Audiophile/dp/B0FBWGD472

Moto G »Falcon« — still my daily driver after 11 years.
Fuck all those overpriced and bloated spyware phablets.

Currently using an old LG Velvet since my OnePlus12 screen was destroyed and prohibitively expensive to fix. Any phones under $300 someone can recommend that's an upgrade over the Velvet?
I'm gonna miss the fuck out of LG phones.

>>105627350
3g, why? I have it, I stopped getting os updates, 3g, so upgraded. Poco f1 still works, 6 years I think.

>>105627350
3G doesn't work in my area anymore

anyone buying the nothing phone 3?

The One UI is amazing. Holy shit. I just updated my phone.
I fucking love you, Samsung.

>>105628297
>One UI 7
FIx'd.

>>105628297
>I just updated my phone
see you in a few days when you get 20% less screen on time

>>105628297
Better than Nova Launcher?

>the year of our lord 2000+20+5
>still no way to control whether and app is "fullscreen" on android
Fuck you, I should get to decide if I see my status bar or not.

>>105628317
One UI ain't a launcher iirc. But all I know is that they have an option to still use the old school Recents view I last saw on Android 4.X versions.

Poco

>>105628531
OxygenOS won

>>105628531
Download Fulscrn on PlayStore.

>>105628743
No lol, I don't think I will

>buy Poco
>unlock bootloader
>install custom ROM
>perfect phone for the next 5 years
why aren't you doing this?

>>105628531
>app hides status bar
>punchhole is now obvious
hmm nyo I don't think I want that feature
modern android phones only work because the AMOLED Black status bar hides the hole in the display

I have a Nothing 2a and the camera fucking sucks. I take like 1 photo a month and photos always look like shit, especially when the forced image processing takes effect. It does nature scenes fine but anything with a person looks aged and washed out.

What should an ausfag buy ~650aud, willing to go refurb.

Why am I seeing this shit all of a sudden? Jewtube Revanced worked fine 5 mins ago. Tried updating it to the last prepatched APK on their github (19.16.39) but I'm still getting this shit
No i'm not installing the retarded revanced app and patching it myself, it's 2025

>>105629149
>isreal
that's weird, it worked yesterday

>>105629159
It was working for me until literally 15 mins ago, I just closed and reopened the app and got that message

which music player app on Android? default one sucks ass. I run de-googled, so preferably through F-Droid.

>>105629193
VLC

>>105629193
Musicolet is my go-to

>>105629184
I uninstalled the app, got a fresh YouTube APK, patched it with the Revanced Manager, installed it, and it just works. I think YT just stopped supporting older versions of the app so we have to update to a newer one. I just got the recommended one by Revanced.

>>105629211
that looks way too fancy and feature rich, and I just know FOSS niggers want the most barebones ugly featureless shit possible KWAB

>>105629229
>and I just know FOSS niggers want the most barebones ugly featureless shit possible
https://youtu.be/8DYje57V_BY

Best phone under $300 if I don't really care that much about smartphones and I've been using a [spoiler]R*dmi N*te 7[/spoiler] until now?

S24u bros
Any magsafe case that doesn't fuck up the spen?
I got this esr case but my pen doesn't work most of the time

>>105629471
>best
Moto Edge 50 Neo
>inb4 US
Moto G Stylus, either 2024 or 2025 works fine.

>>105629471
used? the 8gb poco f3 (non-gt) is still pretty good

>>105629508
>>105629513
Better than the Poco x7 Pro?

>>105629594
Not in terms of specs, but I assumed you wanted a break from the ol' Xiaomi chinkware OS with bloat and ads

>>105629594
No, it's just still a solid phone for cheap
>>105629598
xiaomi.eu MIUI is fine, can't say anything good about HyperOS

>>105629598
everything has bloat
ads are disableable in 20 seconds

F7 green lines on camera looks stupid

>>105629764
thought they were supposed to be LEDs? is it just some green shit?

my redmi note 9 pro is slowly losing battery health, it’s currently at around 75%. i’m planning to replace it, and one of my options is a used samsung a54. my budget is around $200. i’m not really a phone enthusiast so i just need a reliable device for basic daily tasks like browsing, staying connected with friends and family, and watching videos. i don’t play games at all. what do you think about this choice?

>>105629895
Samsung bloat on a cheap phone is brutal

>nothing 2a plus for 250 eurobucks
tell me why not

Why is ReVanced suddenly demanding I update?

I just realized the Poco X7 Pro doesn't support eSIM
Why

>>105629924
what else should i get then?

>>105622931
Im on my pixel 6. Yes there is a battery swelling problem. Ny battery swelled at 2 5 years. Google gave me a refurbished phone in exchange.

>>105629895
I got my mom a Poco X6 for 180 euro on Ali. 8gb one. mainly cause of snapdragon and camera.
it works well after configuring, not sure how reliable it is really but it's been like a year and it's been fine.
couple times revanced starts consuming too much power but I think that's a revanced problem cause it happens on my phone too. and restarting the app fixes it.

>>105630007
cause that functionality almost exclusively reserved for the main brand xiaomi

>>105629972
so that your current app can lose more functionality

>>105629202
heh, it was actually this obvious. thanks anon.

>>105629934
Looks ugly

>>105629505
No one is using s24u anymore: (

>custom ROM update
>can't make calls with my phone anymore
Okay I think I need to stop using them. Does anyone still use this?

https://github.com/0x192/universal-android-debloater

>>105630161
i think i won't buy any chink phones anymore.

>>105630852
op has maintained fork

>>105629972
youtube dropped support for older 19.xx versions

Pixel 9 Pro XL was available for 550€. What's the excuse for not owning it?

>>105628938
i want to suffer through hyperos until updates run out for the authentic chinkphone experience

>>105628938
hyperos is fine

>>105629104
a standalone camera or an expensive samsung if you want the best quality you can get
if you just want a decent camera, idk look up video reviews of the most talked about phones around your budget and skip to the camera section for example pics

>>105629193
i use foobar2000, its pretty straight forward

oua

>>105629193
Black Player

>>105629471
ayy fellow note 7 chad
im gonna miss that phone, it has served me well. prolly keeping it as a backup because it seems to be immune to damage
moto g stylus looks like the best direct upgrade to it but i heard it has a poor battery and i cant get it in the eu anyways, moto g56 also looks like a solid replacement with a jack and sd slot.
personally i want a bit more juice on my new phone so im about to pull the trigger on the x7 pro

>>105629764
could have looked cool if they had made a green version (to compete with the moto g power 2025)

>>105629149
the most recent supported version is 20.12.46

Moto G Stylus. Yay or Nay?

>>105631375
I had the Note 8 Pro back in the day. Great phone. Crazy value for money considering it was sub-250 euro for the 6/128 variant. Modern Redmi Note Pro phones SUCK and are way too expensive. Back in 2019 MIUI was even praised for being feature-rich, while nowadays it's shamed for having ads and bloatware, that's how different the times were.
In 2019 it actually felt reasonable to have a few ads on my phone (that I disabled easily) and the UI to have some chinky quirks like not having an app drawer, in exchange for the amazing battery life, great performance (on par with SD 835), bright 1080p screen (albeit IPS 60hz, but that was the norm for 2019), and so on.
Modern budget phones just have way too many compromises. A friend of mine "upgraded" from the Note 8 Pro to a Note 13 (non-Pro) a year ago and is disappointed how shit the battery, camera and general UI responsiveness/performance are. I myself have long since moved past Redmi Note phones, but I do miss the incredibly battery life. None of my subsequent phones have been able to match it.

What's the best browser for android nowadays
I remember firefox being pretty mediocre

>>105631571
i use via, it's just fancy webview with userscript support and adblock
it's not AMAZING but it's neither bloated nor completely barebones

>>105631375
Yeah I ordered the X7 Pro
Debating if I'm going to return it though. The lack of eSIM compatibility sucks for me since I would make use of it every year

>>105631705
yeah lack of esim is also the main drawback for me
it does have 2 nano sim slots though so maybe a 9esim adapter would work

>>105630927
had the same sentiment when I was using Samsung a decade ago and switched to a redmi so I get it.
though I have a friend that hates Xiaomi and is using realme phones, they're a lot cleaner os wise and hold battery better. they also have a lot better cameras.
I think 14 pro plus has the same soc as Poco X6 but flagship tier cameras, think it's more expensive though. but I'd get it from ali anyway.
for non china brands I don't even know what phones are good at that price point, they're always underpowered and overpriced, it's mainly why I'm using Chinese phones.

>even Poco doesn't bother with headphone jack anymore
It's so fucking over

>>105623112
>saar vivo, oppo, xiaomi, and poco are the best
I want something with good camera for my mom, other specs are not important. Is vivo actually good or it's just paid shills and advertorials?
I'm too poor for high end zamzung/sony.

>>105631934
yeah that sucks. dongle is alright too I guess. I just leave it on the iems.
been using this one and it's good. even has a peq built in with memory.
I don't even know any decent music apps with peq. and this lets you have it globally.

POCO is King.

Should I get a Xiaomi 14T instead of the X7 Pro? I just want eSIM compatibility and I'm trying to find something similar

>>105632285
I know one of the pocos has an unintended esim compatibility because it was rebranded from a model of redmi that does have it, but I'm not sure which. might be the X7, which is worse.
either way try to look for those on Ali cause it's a bunch cheaper.
and you can check esim availability on kimovil

>>105632311
what are you guys using esim for?

Why haven't you boughted a Poco X7 Pro yet?

Are Linux phones there yet? If not what's the cleanest, least invasive OS to run on smartphones?

>>105632634
was going to post this as well kek

>>105632623
Travelling every year to a country where I don't have free roaming because it's not part of the EU, and my company charges extra (a lot) if I use it there unless I use free wifi or a paid sim. An eSIM makes it easier

>>105632634
I did, the debloating process was annoying

>>105632660
Even dumbphones let the government listen in on your calls. Stop selling drugs and you'll be fine.

>>105632660
>Are Linux phones there yet?
no.
>If not what's the cleanest, least invasive OS to run on smartphones?
AOSP + root + termux. atm it doesn't get any better than that. you're still in google's botnet, but at least you somewhat own your phone.

>>105632634
I’m not indian and that post is curry-coded to fuck

should i wait for the edge 60 fusion to drop in price or just get a x7 pro?

>>105633054
Edge 50 Neo is better than the 60 Fusion in every way except raw screen size. You can still get the X7 Pro if you want to tho, just saying you shouldn't be considering the 60 Fusion in the first place when the 50 Neo exists.

>>105633084
unfortunately not available in indonesia, we only have the g45 and the edge 60 fusion here.

>>105632623
I don't.
I just buy a SIM card locally and put it into the 2nd slot.

>>105632738
you learn it once and every new phone, any brand, you use that knowledge to do it again. you can do it in a minute then

>>105622832 (OP)
My sister got me a Galaxy A25 (8GB/256GB) for my birthday, I using a much older smartphone with 4GB/64GB and it's rough, she saw that I wasn't going to buy a new one and try to force it, so she got me this, saying it's the latest Samsung with both a microSD slot and headphone jack, without being underpowered. I don't always get along with her, but she was so cool this time.

What am I in for?

>Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra Supremacy

Poorco Lost
Onepoo Lost
Xiaomeme Lost
Oppoo Lost
Vivpoo Lost

See:
>>105623012
>>105623024

>>105633579
It should feel nice coming from such an old phone. It's not the best, obviously, but it's got your 2025 smartphone basics covered like
>8GB RAM
>1080p OLED 120Hz screen
>4 years of updates (3 left)
>4K recording capable camera
>decent chip for daily usage
>decent battery life
>okay charging speed
In reality the latest Samsung with SD card slot and 3.5mm jack is the A26, but other than raw chip speed (~30% better benchmarks) and different build materials (glass back) there isn't a huge difference between them.

I've tried every famous browser available for mobiles that exist and the original Opera (not the mini nor the GX) is the best one there is. Brave comes in second place.

>>105633784
I like iceraven

>>105633722
I thought the A26 had removed the headphone jack though?

>>105633943
oh... i may be stupid but at least i'm not smart

>>105633950
>>105633722
No problem, anon! I still appreciate the insight, I think this will be a great upgrade afterall.

I fell for the x7 pro meme. fucking medianiggertek chipset, no custom roms and stock rom. I wanna throw this thing in the sea. The memory management is so aggressive, can't keep more than 3 apps suspended before clearing. What is the fucking point of having 12GiB of ram then?

>>105634285
You should've researched first before buying. Anyone who loves custom roms know snapdragons are the only way to go.

>>105631091
Pixel 10 is coming out with a chip that doesn't suck

>>105622832 (OP)
Is there anything that can run pmos decently yet?

>>105633591
based

>>105631461
>>105633943
>>105633950
Just buy a Motorola G56, you chumps! :3

>>105631571
They all kind of suck, sadly.
Used to go with firefox/fennec but it went to shit for some reason. First it got a bug with audio output, it was all stuttery and weird, big deal since i use browser for youtube. Got fixed, but now pages can fail to load on first try.
Switched to chromium again. But there's only 2 more or less decent options: edge and vivaldi.
Edge has extensions support and there's finally ublock available globally in stable. But i don't really like the ui changes and some telemetry you cant turn off easily. Sticking to vivaldi for now. It's pretty neat, fully functional chromium without breaking tweaks, nice customization options, available for sideloading if you want without .xapk bullshit, honest business politics. The only con is very basic adblocker, but it's getting job done for me.
>inb4 brave
I don't want to use something with aggressive marketing where browser base is treated as a platform for advertising.

>>105634845
cromite and vivaldi

>>105635055
None of those can block ads on "educational websites". Updooting the plugins for adblocking ended up breaking said websites.

>>105634661
>wifi 802.11ac
grim

why

>>105635026
good thing I've been overaged for a good while now

i hate this

>>105635243
Shill stop lying itt. Nothing phones are trash. You really think people are going to trust your nonsense post bro? Like who is this random ugly fat bitch? And why are her ugly selfies important you retard? Literally the most horrible low tier post, underneath jeets shilling phones they can't afford.

See:
>>105624944
>>105624960

>>105634845
Firefox + uBlock Origin = Prestigious Master Race.

>>105635161
No you!

UBO works with edge for now so I'm fine with it.

What is the official site for revanced stuff again?

>>105635361
revanced dot app

>>105635301
I'm not insulting the Moto. I'm just disappointed.

Also, Firefox mobile is a resource hog and feels sluggish.

t. 8gb/256gb/D8300 slop user

>>105635149
educational websites?

>>105635243
what am I supposed to see here

>>105635361
github

>>105635975
the woman

>>105634661
I'm loving my Galaxy A25 though, my sister knocked it out of the park with this choice, nothing against Motorola, I loved my Moto G3, which oddly enough my sister gifted me aswell back then, but now I'm more of a Samsung guy.

>>105636025
ok, and?

>>105635243
Dumb lying shill literally so many people have uploaded pics and vids of the front facing cameras on the iPhone 16 Pro Max and the Galaxy S25 Ultra. Yet you posted this on obviously staged photo of some hideous chick as proof of how stupid you're.

>>105635243
You're a retard for trying to lie to us itt

>>105636247
thats it

When will Huawei become google again?

>>105635285
>>105636370
>>105636381
based and shill slayer pilled

>>105622832 (OP)
Is there anyway to emulate an IoS environment on windows for testing purposes

>>105636383
so what's the point of the comparison?

>>105635975
> what am I supposed to see here
Shills like this >>105635285 >>105636370 >>105636381 are already seething. That's what you have to see.

>>105637138
You're a retard and don't need to give out any further (YOU)s. If you're the retard who posted the ugly chick selfies don't be so butt hurt just learn to not be a idiot. I'm not a shill for literally exposing your attempt of lying to us here for some weird reason. Everyone will never trust some anon, we use places like GSMArena and you posted a ugly af chick with fake selfies. I feel bad you shill for Nothing. Even more pathetic than a Poco shill from India.

>>105636819
to make you look at her pretty nails

>>105637138
Dumb jeet kys

>>105637219
it's a fucking retarded jeet for sure, only a subhuman would try and make you think some random selfies from only 1 person is the universal result for everyone using those phones.

I've got £500 to spend, should I buy an IPhone 15 Pro Max? (I can find a deal for that) or get another phone

>>105637255
Nah bro get the Nothing phone. Didn't you see the fat ugly cow selfies? Only the Nothing shows off how ugly one truly is in stunning crystal clear quality as per the retarded shill itt

>>105637255
does it have all the features you want? do you like how it looks? in that price range if both of those are a yes then its a buy imo
ignore this schizo >>105637268 he has severe mental problems

>>105637278
calling me a schizo for no reason what a faggot

>>105637316
just stop bringing your own problems into other peoples discussions and people might tolerate you a little

>>105637328
Bro stfu! I exposed that lying shill for trying to bullshit us. You're sucking his dick or are the retarded shill that posted the fake selfies. Kys faggot

>>105637222
but I don't want to look at her pretty nails, I want to look at my pretty nails

>tfw the counterfeit revanced ran youtube faster than the official revanced

>>105622832 (OP)
>NEW THREAD
NEW THREAD
>>105637984

>NEW THREAD
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>>105637984

>NEW THREAD
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>>105637984

>>105637989
fuck off shill

>>105638160
dumbass

>>105637354
youre so easily butthurt about nothing lmao, i dont have anything to do with those anons and i dont care about the shitty selfie
anyone with functioning eyesight can see that the nothing phone has the worst pic in that comparison, but its a crappy comparison in the first place
please seek help

>>105640460
don't reply to me with that drivel ever again

>>105640560
seek help i mean it

Just realized I've been using my Galaxy A10e for exactly 5 years now. Anyone else here /cheap/?

>>105641375
if it makes you happy its not bad anon

>>105629508
>Moto G Stylus, either 2024 or 2025 works fine
How's the actual writing experience? I've been considering getting a phone with a stylus to take notes when I don't have my tablet handy and I don't really care for most of S25 Ultra's premium features to justify paying 3-4x the price.

>>105641375
I used a Galaxy M30 until this year.

I get your mentality, sure I could afford something newer and better, but why? Is my current one working? Does it do everything my usecase asks of it? If the answers are "Yes" then it's a bit of a waste, I'd rather keep the money, or spend it on something I'll genuinely need that I don't already have, or have, but it's not good enough. I only switched it up because it was a birthday gift, but if no one had bought me a new one, I probably would've kept my M30 for as long as possible, still 5 years was pretty good.