Thread 106089728

Tri-fold edition

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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: >>106065003

SPG (Shill Phone General)

>stop posting your new phones in SPG
>stop talking about legit phone specs and benchmarks
>stop posting facts about lower end smartphones
>stop posting pictures of your vehicle using different phones to compare the camera
>stop doing stuff that i cant afford
>stop calling out our shill lies and made up bs
>only $500 poorfag phones are allowed to be posted
>stop please i want this to be a poorfag circlejerk

no. the truth will always be posted using reputable sources and not just unsubstantiated bs claims. deal with it. this is not plebbit. soft af shills. if you didnt lie than we wouldnt be here. youre at fault not me. nothing you trolls can ever say matters to me. uneducated 70iq anons itt post misinformation. They don't even confirm the nonsense lies that they posted. must be a 3rd worlder thing.

Apple and Samsung Won.

Samsung Won AGAIN

Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra & the iPhone 16 Pro Max showing us why they are the global sales leaders.
Higher build quality devices with better service and OS support for a few years!

Reminder to keep your phone screens clean and especially make sure your screen protector is applied properly and is clean too. It lowers the quality of what you're seeing if the screen protector has pubes and air bubbles under it.

>post benchmarks and reviews from Versus and NanoReview
>expose all lying shills and trolls for misinformation
>call them out for pushing stuff only scammers would call the "best"
>Post multiple flagships and vehicles the butt hurt shills can't afford
>watch the poos and poverty stricken shills sperg

Anyone who says Versus or NanoReview is wrong is the problem. These lying shills are just trying to feel better about their poor budget friendly mid tier device and refuse to accept the facts.
No amount of shilling will stop us from making this general great again. We will call out false statements and not let scammers trick people into thinking a horrible branded device for $400 could ever match a $1,200 flagship by Apple, Samsung or Google. Don’t give the people (YOU)s they are looking to get you banned. Benchmarks and reviews will keep getting posted. Now the troll is lying calling me Indian. Such low IQ attacks.

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Should i buy a Samsung a05s or a Redmi 14c?

>>106089728 (OP)
Got the latest One UI 8 beta for S25 Ultra, ZYGB. Bootloader unlocking is gone for good. Fuck this shit. I'm moving to OnePlus.

>OEM cockblocks you by locking the bootloader via updates
nothing personnel kid

>>106089728 (OP)
does the left fold for this phone get scratched and fucked up over time?

>>106090899
yes. buy new one when broken :^)

Small phones for people with big peepees like myself?

>>106091102
iphone 16
s25
xperia 10 vi
anything else is chinkshit

any anons who have a galaxy watch ultra? how big is it? how shit is the battery? I have a Samsung phone btw

I have 3 (three) phones:
- one for social media, internet browsing, YouTube and other entertainment media
- one for cooming
- one for outside/normie environment
For each phone I use a different persona, so no one can tell who I am.

>>106089728 (OP)
Xperia has shit software, Fairphone doesn't have the jack anymore, almost no other phones are appealing (ok software update cycles, SD and headphone jack, easy to repair). Wtf do I do?

Also kind of wanting to see if the Pinephone is worth anything.

>>106091632
>Connected to the same networks
>Same/similar GPS and cell triangulations
>Little-to-no overlap between device use
I'm sorry anon they've already linked your three devices to you.

>>106091653
RedMagic

Anyone get the Xperia 1 VII in the US yet? Was a bitch getting the 1 VI to work.
ATT

>>106091632
I just carry them all with me

>>106091562
Slop

only poorfags have phone displays below 144hz

>106091694
>106092281
This is the same impoverished poo with pubes on their phone see:
>>106089778

Only little kids and people who can't afford a proper gaming pc capable of running AAA games at 4k with a monitor over 240hz play on cellphones. No one buys ZTE. Lol.
A iPhone 16 Pro Max beat a RedMagic 10 Poo.
Samsung beat it too with better cooling as well.

>>106091678
I use a mobile sim card from different providers and location is turned off.

Imagine playing games on a mid tier phone covered in lint and pubes, because you're a filthy poo who can't apply a screen protector properly to a phone. At the same time imagine not being able to at minimum buy a rtx 4060ti, get a amd 7000 series, and incorporate it into a PC build with 32gb ram, water cooling and adding a 240hz monitor as well. Lol, lmao even.

Apple and Samsung Won

Total smartphone sales for 2024! Let’s see what 2025 looks like once the year ends. So far similar if you check. I really enjoy my iPhone and Galaxy so I see why they always win. They have budgets and flagships everyone enjoys. :)

KEK your doo doo ccp phones still dont have Android 16. Only devices that are important get the latest updates first.

Xiaomeme best sirs.

OnePlus won!!

Poorco best sirs.

>>106092568
all 3 phones have sim cards? lol
it's over bud the glowies know already

OnePlus best sirs.

>106092672
Incorrect thank Jesus we have no muzzies itt. We unfortunately do have poos and racist zios though. Funny mustache ww2 man was right. The top and baker of the general is a zio and the poos are the ones shilling $300 devices that cost less than some people's shoes.

Motorola best sirs

Mold is a feature of Poorco sirs!

sirs buy Android mid tier plastic cope phones like many other poverty stricken shills, because they can not afford anything over $1,100 and than come here to lie about how "great" they are. Lol, lmao even.

Can't wait for the doo doo sir cpu!

Every time some poor shill spergs and says I'm brown makes me laugh so much! I couldn't ever imagine being so silly, but i remind myself this general is full of lying 70iq poos and shills spreading misinformation about smartphones and recently tablets.

Apple and Samsung WON.

feel like shit just want them back

>>106089728 (OP)
Take the fold pill and start foldmaxing

>>106092886
>He bought a piece of glass

>>106092182
give me those wallpapers anon

>>106092952
https://yande.re/post/show/1102226
https://yande.re/post/show/1012527
https://yande.re/post/show/1112409
https://yande.re/post/show/1010983
https://gelbooru.com/index.php?page=post&s=view&id=11054210

What would I need more than 256gb for?

>>106094322
Your mom is big.

>>106092781
Nature is healing

>>106091632
>one for cooming
What does this even mean? Like, a phone thats whole purpose is to watch porn in it?

>>106094322
Music, movies, TV shows, and video games! It just depends if you're a data hoarder!

>>106092724
huh? is it that bad? i have an edge 20 pro and I love it, it's basically barebones android and I also got an usb-c to hdmi cable with it
the fingerprint scanner has been acting up however, I hope it doesn't break

>>106094816
movies, tv shows and games is better on a TV/PC.
Music and photos sure but I don't know if my collection will ever get that big.
Wondering if I should really spend 100 euro more for 200 more GB

>>106089728 (OP)
No one answered anything last thread because spammers. Would I be better off replacing my moto stylus from 2022 with a new one or should I look at other stylus phones for Verizon?

>>106094934
Why does Motorola release the same phone with only 1 chip changed under a different name for the international version while they gimp it with a weaker chip for the American one. The g line and the edge line both do this, why is there a chip difference when they cost the same. Why are the edge 60 stylus and g stylus 2025 like this still. Got I miss my memeshit moto z sometimes.

>>106095346
I dunno but yeah in usa the edge 20 pro was called like edge 2022 or something
And of course I can't find any good cases for it since most of them were for the usa model...

>>106095410
For every Gen after the body and features are 1:1 so if you did upgrade you would have that. I only want to upgrade cause the battery.

Flagshipfags lost.
Pocochads get the 90% of the performance for 90% less...they won

>106095481
Lmao no stop trying to lie to everyone. You can't afford a real quality device and had to purchase the knock off CCP plastic meme version. All reviews and benchmarks confirm you're a lying poor poo. No one buys those phones made for sirs, because nobody wants to have the devices popular in Saarlandia.

Apple and Samsung Won.

>Flagship performance sir!

A Galaxy S24 FE beat a pooco F7/11

>>106095446
Yeah I was looking at upgrading, if I see it right the best one is the Edge 60 pro now, there is no edge 60 ultra yet
and the edge 50 ultra is pretty expensive, and only has a gen3s which is a binned gen3 if I remember right
also the edge 60 pro has mediatek lol

Benchmarks and reviews from reputable websites will be posted in SPG.
This is our only defense we have against people that come in to this thread and lie. It's nothing personal against anybody's favorite device. It's just the simple facts. Nobody is out to get you, but when you're openly coming into this thread and lying and then getting upset when you get called out for it that's just ridiculous.

It's actually really interesting being the only person that is openly posting screenshots from two reputable websites consistently that is being targeted by multiple people that are posting false information. I wonder why? Shills are strange. This is smartphone general and I'm literally posting about phones. Imagine posting lies itt and expecting us to never check Versus or NanoReview. Never blindly trust these shills. Most of the people itt are lying about a cheapo budget friendly device being a high quality phone. It's a problem unfortunately with lower IQ individuals.

>>106095650
Yeah I have the same issue. Simultaneously waiting for either an ultra of the existing model or a 2026 version of the stylus since those keep headphone jacks on all models and I actually use the stylus. Still I wonder if there's even an alternative at this price range, these phones are cheap enough and have been reliable compared to Samsung and more gimick phones I have owned.

Non googlel smart phone preferably good performance that has official lineage or other good os support.

>>106096318
go to devices page and pick something with kernel 5.10 or above

Is IPhone more secure than Android out of the box? I can't install GrapheneOS.

>>106096682
yes

>>106095626
>le reddit
Lol. Lmao even

>>106096694
So I guess instead of waiting for S26 Ultra I'll go 17 Pro Max?
Both are pozzed, but which one is less?

>>106096705
apple

>106096700
>70 IQ reply with typical poo tier reading comprehension

Way to ignore everything else itt sir! Typical misinformation spreading lying shill. This is too easy. I'll just keep posting the facts and you will continue to react like a typical low IQ sir. Seriously $2,000 is nothing and you're here defending a $500 plastic meme tier device. Phones should be your very last worry if you don't have a few extra grand lying in the bank. Grow up little guy.
See:
>>106095642
>>106092747
>>106092671
>>106092629
Poorco Lost. Lol, lmao even.

iPhone Won

Apple Won

Official iPhone 17 Lineup

Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra Won

>>106096838
>>106096850
S Pen Won

Apple Chads and Samsung Chads We Won AGAIN.

>>106096887
>samsungchads
>a16
>a06
Kek. We are not the same, Rajesh.

>106096906
You can't afford the phones little jealous racist lying troll. You're a impoverished poo shill. We know you're projecting.

tim cook is going to retire soon and his successor is going to be a jeet. look forward to a bunch of refugees coming in here asking what android phone to buy

Imagine thinking Android is not poo tier. Check the CEO of Google lol.

>>106096998
I have an iPhone 16 PM buddy. Best in class. Will be updooting to the 17 PM as well. Meanwhile you're looking forward to the Samdung A17 lmfao

>106097313
>Updooting
Don't (YOU) me with that 70iq troll nonsense bait ever again kid.

Spg doesn't like the facts and truth being posted about smartphones. These haters want you to buy mid tier phones like them, because it is all they can afford lol, lmao even. You posers only got one new handset. You could never buy 3 new flagships every year. Stop it. Can't wait to upgrade to the iPhone 17 Pro Max, Galaxy S26 Ultra and the Pixel 10 Pro XL. I upgrade every year with cash in hand. It's not a problem for me. I'm blessed and I like smartphones. I couldn't imagine not being able to buy 3 new phones every year unlocked and with cash too, it's so sad some of you have to take a budget conscious approach to buying a phone. Work harder and get better jobs.
:)

>>106097774
Based Chad

>>106097774
>camera screen protectors
Lmfao you actually baby these things don't you? No wonder you make owning these your whole identify, loser LOL

>106097857
>owning these your whole identify
Nice ESL speeging sir.
You actually think I would care about a poor trolls opinion? Kek!

>>106097894
Nta but camera screen protectors is actually a sign of very low IQ.

>106097912
Nice 70iq convo kiddo. Don’t (YOU) me I’m ignoring trolls. I won.

Only the very best glass protection for your phone camera good sir

>>106095261
8gb ram is necessary if you want a stable phone

so over 50% of the posts in this thread are from the same retard and its not considered spamming?

>>106089728 (OP)
I would rather have a two-screen folding smartphone than a single-screen folding screen smarthphone

Imagine thinking posts about smartphones in a smartphone general is spam.
Lying troll shills are still sperging.

People always lie itt. Just get a good quality camera lens protector and it won’t really make a huge image quality difference. Shills don’t even know what they are talking about here.

Sirs, grok said its OK to put chink lens protectors on the phone!

>>106098469
nobody likes you here just like irl, you fucked up the general congrats. my only solace is you'll die alone like the miserable faggot that you are

>>106092182
>>106093693
>>106092952
Serious question, how do you unironically go out with those wpp's and not feel utterly ashamed? Do you not care that others will think your weirdo fucks having underaged anime girls plastered all over your screens?

>>106092568
>location
>off
:^) I see you

>>106096822
>Orange
Holy fuck please.

>106098736
Find somewhere else to lie about mid tier xiaomeme phones sir. You are fine with all the other trolls itt and only mad at me, because you're a poor poo.

Silly misinformation spreading poverty stricken poo shills. Do better research about smartphones and their compatible accessories.

>>106098736
Lol what a weak minded person

>>106098826
Sirs, this protector is perfect for gorgeous looks, and best of all its only $7.99 plus tax plus tip for a 3 pack! I am not getting commission on this review no Sir, I am just doing the needful!

Anyone else got the new Google Photos? It has some nice features like Ultra HDR but the image expansion thing refuses to work with anything even slightly nsfw

>>106096625
Will see if some new device gets added for poorco, xiaomi, oplus or nothing.

>>106098954
kek

>>106098954
The same way you sirs shill plastic CCP phones is how most of us interpret the post

>>106099033
>rp as a richfag on es pee gee
>installs cheap chinkshit lens protectors on his phones
Pfffft

Look at all the poor poo shills and trolls sperging, because $1,100+ is too much money to spend on a smartphone. Kek!

Apple and Samsung Won.
Screen protectors and camera lens protectors Won.
You can't even buy a new flagship sirs!

what's better overall, a SD8sGen3 or the galaxy/leading SD8Gen2? isn't the adreno 735 measurably worse than the 740?

>>106099422
When you check what the reviews say the
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 is better for gaming and Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 is gonna give you better battery performance.

>>106099470
>>106099484

NanoReview Won

>>106099470
>>106099484
did they literally pick the bottom of the barrel 8gen2 for those scores?

>106099580
Samsung Won Again.
You used a chart leaving out the Galaxy S25 Ultra. Kek.

>>106099610
S25 Ultra Supremacy

106099610
whoever coded this spam bot should realize that you can't control what geekbench displays
if it recognizes your phone as x brand it's only gonna show vs x brand
if it doesn't it's gonna show vs the next step up & down

>106099781
No one buys ZTE siiiiiiir! Samsung Won.

>106099799
I live in NY in a house you can't afford lying troll shill. Keep projecting poo, youre impoverished. Sperging over the fact you can't handle simple comparison site charts and graphs is low IQ behavior. You're racist too.

>>106096625
Or, might just get a pixel 9.

>Larger Samsung Fold 7 released July 25
>Google Pixel 10 line up with TSMC. manufactured SOC being released August 13.
>Apple iPhone 17 with new design & models being released September.
>Physical keyboard bros have Unihertz Titan 2 5G shipping October, Android on Passport project, Zinwa Q25 BlackBerry Classic upgrade project, and Clicks available for Pixel, S25 and Razr.
>iOS 26, Android 16 & OneUI 8.
>Fairphone 6 released.
>OnePlus phones being investigated for transmitting users data to China without permission.
>Google Pixel 6a's catching fire.
>Xiaomi developing it's own XRING O2 chip with TSMC.

There is literally no reason to be spamming the thread with your
>poo sir samsung apple won
garbage. Go touch grass.

>>106100243
>Unihertz Titan 2 5G
oh i wonder if it's any goo--
>mediatek
sigh

xiaomi bros, not like this

>>106098763
Honestly they don't mind, some think it's cute. Others tell me they loved the show, those people tend me be weird though.

bros i... i don't get HRRs.
i enabled 120hz mode and it's just... meh? like yeah it's smooth*er* but when did 60hz ever feel laggy? is it just a cope from poorfags who've been stuck with mediateks?

Love seeing these poor poos lying and soerging.
Stay mad about phones that are out of your budget more little kiddos!

Apple, Samsung and Google Won.

Samsung S26 Ultra News

>>106100756
>samsung foundry
yikes

how true are the rumors of jeets delivering phones covered in shit? i don't doubt that it happens i just want to know if it was ever caught in an unboxing video or something

>>106100839
Very. Never buy an indian-made phone. If by chance you get one delivered, return it w/o unboxing the thing and get the full refund.

>>106099580
It's a garbage website. n 8-core CPU will always get better rating from them compared to a 6-core for instance. By their logic a Snapdragon 600 would be better than Apploo's A17 for instance.

so like when did this general become unusable?

>>106101100
It's never been great but Moh is the spergiest sperg we've had in a while. He at least uses very consistent phrasing and words so it's very easy to filter his posts. Also reuses images a lot so you can filter the MD5s on them. It's only a matter of time before he gets bored or has an actual melty and gets banned.

>>106101338
>It's only a matter of time
That day can't come soon enough.

about to buy a Pixel 9a with GrapheneOS.

how usable is it? I don't want to play games or pay with my phone.

>>106102559
Everything works except NFC payments. You can have as much or as little Google on the phone as you like.

>106101338
>106101807
Stay mad lying poverty stricken shills. I won and you flame war starting trolls are super jealous. I’ll be here posting facts about smartphones, buying the better flagships you try and lie about. You don’t even know my name and act like you do. You won’t ever post pics of your phones or stuff like me. Too embarrassed to do so obviously!

Versus and NanoReview won!

>106103591
Samsung is WAY better than Xiaomeme mid tier wannabe knockoff flagships lying shill. Lol, lmao even. You just can't afford a phone over $1,200 and are coping like all the other sperging broke trolls.

Apple and Samsung Won.
Glad the entire world isn't suffering the repercussions of having a low IQ and low income, because for the past 5 years until now they prefer Apple and Samsung over Xiaomeme. Kek!

>106103746
Lol shills are still sperging. Your jobs only allow for $400 mid tier plastic ccp phones though poverty stricken lying poo shill. Dont worry about me I'm living way better lol!

Kek the sperging trolls are btfo. Can't handle my factual posts about smartphones, because they expose your lies and mediocre devices. Replying with 70iq nonsense is a sign you can't engage in intelligent discussions about phones in this general. Such sad people living such poverty stricken lives. Work harder and get better jobs kiddos.

You mumble when you speak, not when you type out words and it's read by another. Learn the proper definition of words first lying shill. That's why your opinions on phones are always wrong. Makes sense now.

>paying over 300$ for a phone
K E K A R O O O O

This gets more attention than pretty much any $1000+ flagship

Who allowed these arrogant cocksuckers to sell phones without a charger?

hello buddies
I'm considering the Xiaomi note 14 pro (5g)
was going to get the poco x7 pro based on the gsmarena guide but i heard the camera is doo doo
my budget is 250$ all i care about is camera and social media
thoughts? recommendations?

>>106096822
Why bright orange? Why not bronze or tan?

>>106105823
A good digital camera and photo shop. You shouldn't use your phone if you want to really make it.

28 Years Later dropped on torrent sites in 4k HDR10. Shot on a iPhone 15 Pro Max and it looks AMAZING!
No Xiaomeme will ever accomplish this.

>>106105070
10 vii soon!

everyday i pray the s26 has a 144hz display

>106107813
Reminder the 144hz impoverished poo spammer is the same person here with the dirty phone: >>106089778

Also reminder phone gaming is for little kids and impoverished people who can't afford a proper PC gaming setup.
Imagine not have $1,500 for a decent gaming setup and instead you buy a ZTE. LOL. A iPhone 16 Pro Max beat a RedMagic 10 Poo. Samsung beat it too with better cooling as well. Lmao!

>>106092561
>>106092607

Galaxy S25 obliterated the Xperia 10 vi which has the lowest ratings out of any android I have seen on Versus so far. LOL!

Based Linus

>>106089728 (OP)
>fold meme

Can iOS read cbz files?

every new iPhone has a 3B local LLM model preinstalled you can talk to using shortcuts, if that's not enough you can also run offline image generation, if that is not an enough of an argument to buy an iPhone I don't know what is

>>106108242
>s25
>better battery than 10 vi
fucking lol, braindead specsheet comparer

>106110100
Sperging because the truth proved the Sony is a failure compared to the S25. Cope more.
NanoReview Won.

>>106110226
Samsung Won AGAIN.

>no sir please ignore obvious statistical data comparing devices hardware and don't care about specs and just listen to me, because just so sir!
>Posts Versus and NanoReview comparisons

NO. Versus and NanoReview Won.
/thread

>>106089728 (OP)
What happen to chinese phone? They used to be such good values, did they lose their value edge to lose this much marketshare?

>>106111050
Chink phones are good value still. What are you talking about?

I hate reboot phone for updooting

>>106111139
Sauce? Also, why did everyone suddenly buy Samsung and iPhone?
I do think they are good phone, do you any recommendation for chinkphone to tinker with? I want to be able to flash rom, tinkering with npu, and play games on it (like MLBB pls don't judge). Thanks anon.

>>106111215
ESLfag

Is anyone here planning on getting the pixel 10? Why is there never any talk about it?

Oh god, I want the Flip 7 but I lose out on $400 trade-in credit compared to buying a Fold 7. Why can't they just give it to me for $200, fucking asian kikes

>>106112100
>Why is there never any talk about it?
Pixels are trash. Swollen batteries, shit CPU, unusable modem, buggy software, etc.

my mi 9t pro is still going strong with the latest android 16 update, sometimes i want to look at myself but cant because the front camera is broken

Is the modem fuckin dogshit on pixel 9a real or made up. If it's real what do I buy instead

Can anybody recommend me a decent tablet to fuck around on? I don't want it to be bigger than 8 inches.

>>106113550
depens what you plan to do on it
watch videos only?
play games?

>>106113665
Mostly videos and socials, chatting with friends, maybe an occasional game of like Pokemon Unite but I doubt I would do any major gaming on it.

>>106112752
Don't fortget atrocious displays with crippling PWM.

>>106108242
>>106110226
>>106110243

Whoever writes these is either a bot or retarded, of course a phone more than double the price will do better in benchmarks.

>>106106981
I heard it was launching sometime this autumn. I bought my 10vi in December because the lock button came off my j5 2016 (battery was also starting to go, but there was no use investing. Still did everything I needed otherwise). Just like that phone, I'll keep it until it falls apart.

>>106113096
The modem on Pixels hasn't been dogshit since Pixel 6. Anons still thinking it's 2021.

Should I wait for the S25 FE or just get the A56 now?
If it's going to be 2x the price of the A56 I might just be better of with A56.
I just want to have a general use reliable phone and it seems the A56 can emulate psp games too.
S25FE is "rumored" for august/september.

Well, I've ordered 3 S25 Ultras. Surely one of them has to be made in South Korea?? If they're all made in India, I'm taking that as a sign to buy an iPhone.

I can upgrade to an S25 Ultra from an S23 Ultra, is it worth doing it or just wait for the S26?

>xhe shills for samshite
Lol

>>106112100
because we are waiting for review benchmarks
claims were extraordinary like so much more performance by shifting to tsmc

cmf phone 1 is on aliexpress for 155 euro
perfect phone for grandparents

new buyer here
i wanted to buy an s25 as a present for me being an awesome idiot

so naturally i started to see videos about it
then i heard the s26 is coming and from what i gathered its not even worth thinking about it if you go to s25

HOWEVER
besides the new antiglare i dont see the s25 having anything remotely significant that it could be considered as an a worthy upgrade from s24
if anything the fact that they dumbed down the pen functions seems like a downgrade really

so its better to wait till christmas to get an s24 or should i try and see other flagships?

what is the black circle i just ripped taking the battery out for? and what is it made of?
sorry im retarded. it looks like an antenna. it's very thin and papery and has a large surface area right, but also metal.

it's also weird to me theres no visible cable between sub board and main board, and the battery ofc plugs into the main board only.

>>106114712
you are lucky if it was made in Vietnam

why isn't nothing phone supported by grapheneOS isn't being able to unlock the requirement or maybe they're too new still?

>>106108140
Redmagic (1tb storage) tops out at 1k USD, while the iPhone 16 pro (128gb storage) starts at 1k. For the equivalent storage capacity, price difference, and performance difference, why would you spend so much on a phone that will degrade over time anyway? Batteries don't live forever

anyone know about lens replacement on xperia 5 III or in general? i have the replacement lens. should I try some tools or just give up and replace the entire back plate later. the suction cups i tried are too big and i only have a hair dryer not a heat gun. what kinda prying tool should i use?

>106112752
>106113734
>106113878
>106115642
>106117552
These are all uneducated lying poverty stricken shills spreading misinformation. They are either disregarding actual facts or never even did any research. People who complain about prices think everyone is poor? Lol.
Imagine being presented information based on factual data about a devices hardware and performance than neglecting scientific data. Kek!
The redmagic 10 poo shill won't even accept the s25 ultra is first followed by the iphone 16 pro max in second and the redmagic 10 poo being last in the 3 phone comparison.
Imagine not having enough reading comprehension to decipher such easy words and have it explained to you.
If you can't understand phone comparison charts and if you dont have a few grand lying around in the bank for real quality devices than this general should be the last of your worries. Lmao!

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

>>106117979
Fresh out the box iPhone 16 Pro made in india damaged. Many unfortunate cases.
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. You should avoid all phones from places like this and shills who say otherwise.

>>106117979
>>106117990

>Be Apple
>Open production in Jeetlandia
>Horrible manufacturing
>50% becomes unusable
>Let sirs design the new iOS26 UI
>After 1 year of development Liquid glASS is released and is universally mocked
>Apple begins to shut down indian iPhone factory due to failures in manufacturing

Great news Apple allows you to refuse indian made Apple iPhones and in store you can exchange them for the better manufactured ones from China. Soon Indian made iPhones will be less in production too. Thank Jesus!
Pic rel is how to spot the one you never want.

>>106117979
>>106117990
>>106118007
Good thing Apple is moving to shut down all the factories in Saarlandia, because poos are terrible at making a smartphone. Lol, lmao even. These same poos are sperging in the thread that we won't let them turn this general into a lying shill safe place for CCP mid tier trash under $600.

Should I get the S24 to save some money or is the S25 worth it?

Is pixel the last phone to support lineage os? Why is it like this anons?

why does truecaller refuse to install on lineage

>>106119086
takes a few years to get official, people behind los are too autistic about device trees being perfect

>>106119387
Try after installing microg.

>>106119086
Pixel phones and Lineage OS are objectively shitty anyway!

>>106119553
:( I wish I could get xiaomi 15 or one of the top chink phones, but forced to buy pixels. Xiaomi 13, F5, 2 year old phones? Not really attractive buys desu.

>>106119635
i wanna see how fast they gonna support pixel 10 without device trees straight from google

>>106119614
i did nano what is it missing
google play works

hows that linux phone coming

>>106119671
driver binaries are withheld as well, its dead

i'm used to troubleshooting samsung phones.
for motorolas, specifically the 2025 razr, they don't use a cache partition, right?

Got a new chink phone after five years, what should I do first to not hate my life

Motorola is objectively worse than iPhone, Galaxy and Pixel sir!

Ignore poverty stricken price complaining shills.

Need a cheap piece of shit phone which works fine for regular stuff and has eSIM (need it for work) any recommendations?

i dont care about ultra capacities or gaming, need something that just werks for years

>>106117362
Would you say Vietnam is a fair compromise?

>>106121164
yes

>>106120911
Xiaomi

I dont want to risk getting an indian iphone

I held Xiaomi 15 today and it feels too long. Its unnatural

>>106089728 (OP)
Nah, Bi-Fold Clamshell™ forever.
https://i.4cdn.org/g/1754183959959340.mp4

>>106089728 (OP)
Should I get the a56 or the x7 pro, considering that I only gayme on PC and never on phone?

>>106112100
No because my 6a and 9 pro still do 125% of the things that I need.

>>106119804
waiting on fairphone 6 ubuntu touch...

you actually don't need a smartphone for anything besides consuming slop.

>>106120911
Nokia 235

>>106121873
Don't buy Samsung or Apple then

I will ride out my trusty S23 until it breaks

>>106124353
It's a great phone.

Switched to iPhone because Pixel is going to be locking their bootloaders and the chinese keep nerfing the batteries of their international phones.
Any settings I should know about?

>>106114712
>>106117362
>>106121164
Okay, 2 of them are Vietnam. 1 is India.
No Korea sadly :(
Should I just settle for a Vietnam one rather than keep playing the lottery?

>>106122355
Both are fine

recommend a keyboard that doesn't suck
yandex works really well but it bugs out when switching apps and at random when dismissing it, it leaves half the screen black
futo is bloated as fuck and actively drains my battery (without the transformer shit active and without voice dictation), something i've never seen a keyboard do
heliboard can't keep up with my typing for some reason and has the same bug as yandex
using swiftkey right now, had the same bug once or twice but overall it's smooth sailing, i just wish i had the same editing features as yandex
that and i don't want ms to read my loli proompts

Am I stupid for considering an S25 Edge? I work at a phone store that has a demo of it. At first I shit on it so much, saying "who would want this, this is a worthless phone" but actually getting to hold it makes me like it a lot

I recently bought a Honor Magic 7 pro
It has the snapdragon 8 elite what apps should i try to really stretch its legs out?

>>106127007
switch emulation seems like a safe bet

Why do my photos appear on google photos even though my backup is off? I don't want jewgle holding anything related to me. Using the Sony Xperia 1 V and android 15.

>>106126976
Buy what you like.

a week ago i bought an S25+ and it's nice and all. faster than my old phone. but it really doesn't do anything new or special. can't even use my old 4 digit pin to auto accept, it now needs a 6 digit pin to enable that feature.

>>106111215
> Sauce
Domekano

>phone close to dying
>charging port connecting and disconnecting
>bought new phone due to anxiety and the phone dying
>did not transfer all my data instantly after being able to charge it back up to 100% again
>now its finnicky and not even charging and losing charge constnatly even when connected after I dropped the charge one day to nothing so it shut off
>now the anxiety battle begins of transferring data over before it dies
>try to transfer some data off fresh new phone from usb to pc
>transfer just hangs up and showing 19 hours remaining for some files
are you just not supposed to transfer files from phone to pc or what? because android it never fucking works it just transfers some files then locks up and expected time to transfer then later shows 100000000000000 hours left
what the FUCK Is wrong with android unironically?
is this normal?

keeping data on a phone is fucking totally doa you are just supposed to use that shit like a trash disposable arent you
they arent real devices

Any recommendaitons for a small smartphone? Most phones on the market are huge. Coming from a Sony Xperia XA2

>>106128070
>>106128097
is it because my trash phones are usb 2.0 or some garbage?
this is literal insanity

>>106128070
welcome to MTP anon
worst fucking file transfer protocol ever created (also made by jewgle)
you have four options:
a) move shit to the sd card if possible
b) if you don't have an sd card slot get an otg adapter for an sd card reader or USB drive
c) download a file manager with ftp support and transfer shit via ftp, material files just works (make sure your pc client connects via passive mode)
d) use pairdrop.net (tedious, might crash some webview browsers when transferring large files)

>>106128070
>>106128097
>>106128154
trying to transfer 2gigs from phone I got about 128gb+100gb microsd on other phone
am I supposed to wait a hypotethical 64 days for a 128gb transfer? phone wont survive it

>>106128160
>a) move shit to the sd card if possible
yeah this was my first thought now
I just want my phone to survive without discharging totally
maybe we should just be free of our goon data
I am tired, I don't even care anymore
why cling on to imaginary data after all

>be me
>upgrade phone from Galaxy A14 to Iphone13
>keep old phone as my "outdoors phone" for maps or gps when backpacking or just hiking
>have some photos and documents I should get out and store somewhere incase this thing breaks finally
>keep putting it off
>ffw yesterday
>friends invite me to a casual river day
>at some point phone gets wet
>do the usual turn off, take apart, let dry
still wont turn on after a full day infront of a fan
>tfw now have to spend wayy more to get this thing repaired than what its worth because I was too lazy to transfer some files over
Always back up your files people, dont suffer like me

>>106128196
spray some isopropyl down your phone's usbc port or try fishing some lint out with a needle
also obviously try other cables

>>106128160
I hate our personal tracking devices so much it's unreal btw, not real devices
you are not supposed to do anything real on them
making them the primary device of our lives was nothing but a mistake

>>106128240
>spray some isopropyl down your phone's usbc port or try fishing some lint out with a needle
half the screen is hanging, detatched from the main body, kinda hanging on by connectors, face down obviously, pressing in and out on it kind of connects/disconnets the usb, kinda weird
you think that will help? idk maybe
also tried different cables
goes and comes I guess
man I hate phones so much it's unreal

>>106128282
treat the tracking device better next time

>>106128301
I haven't done anything particular with it just used it for years, shit wears down
when it decides to off itself be sure not to keep your shit on it because it will die with it

>>106128323
>I haven't done anything particular with it just used it for years, shit wears down
>half the screen is hanging, detatched from the main body, kinda hanging on by connectors
anon... this doesn't happen with normal wear and tear

>>106128349
it does when the adhesive to the screen comes loose on a xiaomeme
also had it happen to an xperia

>>106128373
funny because i also ditched a shitsperia and xiaomeme in that order (the latter also refuses to charge now)

>>106128417
never used the xperia as a main phone though
all my recent ones has been xiaomemes and they have either stopped charging, like one port fried out totally and did not charge and it was a countdown until it decharged
one poco just blackscreened one day and died in the middle of using
this is the third xiaomeme

I currently rock an iphone XR (2018) and I was offered a free Iphone SE (2nd gen, 2020) from a family member. The thing is the XR is now just starting to glitch and slow down a bit (havent replaced the battery) but overall its still chugging along just fine so it feels like a bit of a waste to jump only to (2020)

I fucking hate phones and would go to flip phones if I could , do you think I should keep going with the XR until it craps out OR make the modest bump to SE and get a smaller screen , less features to ultimately use it less and slightly faster apps / hardware?

>>106127086
> Why do my photos appear on google photos even though my backup is off? I don't want jewgle holding anything related to me. Using the Sony Xperia 1 V and android 15.
Turn off properly in google photos.

There is no google photo in my country, so I can't buy a plan to save photos, so I had to disable copying.

>>106128070
Skill issue. I transfered my 400 GB goon games and vids between my Pixel 8 Pro and PC in 50 mins.

>>106128149
Unihertz Jelly XX whatever verison.

Going on vacation for a week, should I grab a Backbone One to game on my S25U when I get bored?

I have to travel out of country by end of September. I'm looking to pick up a phone that won't raise any suspicions at my port of entry. I'm thinking a modernish Samsung or Motorola device. Whats my best option under $250? Its only going to be used for about a week, but I will need to use it for everything during that time.

>>106128070
how come normalfags haven't learnt about ftp in 2000+25
turning it on is behind 5 clicks in explorer

I am moving back to Android from iPhone.

Currently, I'm eyeing an S25 Ultra (s26 leaks dont mean anything to me), after a LOT of deliberation on getting a Z Fold 7. Before I make my purchase, I want to see the release of the new Pixel phones, but I also don't quite understand Pixel's place in the current Android market.

What makes them better than Samsung phones?

>upgrade from moto g 5g g 5 g5 plus g 5g to moto razr 40 ultra super mega
>go from being at 15% battery by 3pm to having 65% left after 24 hours
technology is amazing

why does everything autobackup

has anyone replaced the screen protector on a foldable?
any tips?
seen some ones that require manual installation, ifixit do a kit that comes with a jig to put the phone into and posts to align the protector, is it needed?

Best rugged phone for being out in the wild for a few days? I've been looking at the Oukitel WP56 because my s10 only lasts for a few hours and needs charge. I only need to do some basic browsing, twitter, 4chan maybe watch a film or 2. Not even bothered about a camera but can't find one with Internet and no cam.

>see goodloking girl
>iphone
always. Moreover, I don't live in western country where there are more than 50% of iPhones.

>>106130493
> why does everything autobackup
People are stupid

>>106131015
It means she sold her body for money

I don't know anything about phone specs so how bad is MediaTek Helio G37 processor, 3GB of RAM

>>106131619
That CPU is still passable, but that amount of RAM isn't!

Jesus christ watched a video about the new iphone. Aluminum, fat camera, logo off center. Abhorrent design

>>106089728 (OP)
is there any way to remove Factory Reset Protection ? I found a phone left behind at the movies, in my city if no one claims it for 6 months they give you the lost item, anyways so I have the phone but I'm stuck on the PIN screen and obviously I don't have the person's email to login with either. Should I just accept my new paperweight or is it salvageable?

What's a decent phone to get for under 200 bucks? I dropped my phone off an escalator by accident and now I need a new one cheap...

>>106131349
> It means she sold her body for money
So?

Read this thing, it's very sobering.

>>106113665
bump, I'm also interested but I only need the tablet to run basic apps, I'm mostly going to stock up on stuff to read (comics, books etc) and leave it in my car for long trips.

>>106125479
>Switched to iPhone because battery
holy kek

>>106131955
Iprefer the iphone 16 pro to any 17

>good haptics
>good cpu
TALK ME OUT OF BUYING AN IPHONE 16/17

What do I buy for a big battery? Something from oukitel?

How are the fold phones for typing? Better than typing on a normal phone ?
I'm considering getting one to ssh into my server and do some programming on the go if it's a nice experience

>>106134003
S25 Ultra, S24 Ultra

>>106134030
this bad boy has a 33000 mah battery

>>106132044
If you can wait, get a cheap Sony refurb on Aliexpress or something

>>106134969
Too heavy. I was thinking wp56, it is kinda heavy too, but I think it is a good balance.

>>106135251
to heavy for 33Ah? u on crack or something? that's almost car battery tier. Not sure how the ingenious Chinese have pulled off this feat of engineering but I would definetly get it. Plus I could always use it to throw against the heads of dumbasses like you.

>>106135382
I am not saying the weight is not justified, I just don't think it is practical at this point.

I need a replacement battery for my SE 2020. No I won't upgrade phones I like this one. What's the best battery that will last a while with good battery health and not overheat and explode?

>>106135124
hm, I'll keep that in mind ty. I'm gonna give all the info links a read before considering my purchase, didn't even realize those were there lol.

>only flagship with audio jack and memory card slot
is that why xperia 1 VII costs that much?

>>106130159
>I don't quite understand Pixel's place in the current Android market
stock android experience with a long support life was my reasoning tbqh. you can also install grapheneos if you're a privacy schizo, so that's a bonus.

Does it make sense to swap an iphone 14 pro to a samsung? Getting a bit tired of ios after 8 years.

>>106089728 (OP)
>pixel has battery issues
>poco has shit everything else aside from performance
>xiaomi has ads
>samsung has performance issues after a few updates
what the fuck am I supposed to get for 500-600$?

>>106137942
Samsung doesn't have performance issues after updates.

I can wait 5 more months for the s26u

Lying uneducated 70iq poverty stricken shills really do straight up post lies in this general. My S25 Ultra is running fine after every update, but the latest update did fix some issues that they listed. No phone is ever free of software bugs, but that's why updates exist. Feels good having Android 16 and One UI 8.

>>106137942
>pixel has battery issues
just found out about this and claimed the 100 bucks from google for my 6a

what now? i need a phone that lasts me 5-10 years and doesnt annoy me
my only real needs are messenger and banking apps

>>106089728 (OP)
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