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Re: Android Phones
Reply #150 on: December 04, 2018, 02:04:56 PM
 :tu:  When will it be available?


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Re: Android Phones
Reply #151 on: December 04, 2018, 02:15:49 PM
I ordered it on amazon, there was a sale a few days ago.
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Re: Android Phones
Reply #152 on: December 04, 2018, 02:20:31 PM
Ah.  For some reason I read it as 7.1 plus.  Hope you like it!


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Re: Android Phones
Reply #153 on: December 04, 2018, 02:24:41 PM
Ah.  For some reason I read it as 7.1 plus.  Hope you like it!
They’ve made a bit of a mess of their naming conventions, haven’t they?  :D
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Re: Android Phones
Reply #154 on: December 04, 2018, 02:28:40 PM
Congrats on the phone Pabs :tu:

And now I am trying to track down my wife's old Note 3 so I can put LineageOS on it :ahhh been unsure for over a year and none of us (my wife, myself and our little girl) know where it is :ahhh so may not ba able to do this and I was sure hoping I could :facepalm:

Be nice to just use as a home mini tablet :tu:


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Re: Android Phones
Reply #155 on: December 04, 2018, 02:43:29 PM
I meant the Ressurection Remix instead of Lineage :think: I have already downloaded RRemix :tu: just need to find the silly phone now :ahhh :D


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Re: Android Phones
Reply #156 on: December 04, 2018, 02:46:42 PM
I meant the Ressurection Remix instead of Lineage :think: I have already downloaded RRemix :tu: just need to find the silly phone now :ahhh :D
I hope your note 3 gets a new lease on life.  :tu:
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Re: Android Phones
Reply #157 on: December 04, 2018, 03:18:00 PM
If you are looking for an inexpensive android with a big battery check out the LG Charge X  I had used one briefly before I got my Samsung S7.  I upgraded to the Samsung because I wanted something a bit smaller and also because I got a great deal on it.


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Re: Android Phones
Reply #158 on: December 05, 2018, 03:21:56 PM
I meant the Ressurection Remix instead of Lineage :think: I have already downloaded RRemix :tu: just need to find the silly phone now :ahhh :D
I hope your note 3 gets a new lease on life.  :tu:

That is what I was hoping as well but who knows where it is now :facepalm: if I find it and get it up and running good again I will definitely post about it here :tu:


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Re: Android Phones
Reply #159 on: December 06, 2018, 12:38:34 PM
Soon gonna try android Pie  9.0 version now just running this awesome ROM

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Re: Android Phones
Reply #160 on: December 06, 2018, 11:23:11 PM
If you are looking for an inexpensive android with a big battery check out the LG Charge X  I had used one briefly before I got my Samsung S7.  I upgraded to the Samsung because I wanted something a bit smaller and also because I got a great deal on it.
Wow, that really is a big battery, compared to most of the phones by the big makers! :o
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Re: Android Phones
Reply #161 on: December 06, 2018, 11:32:54 PM
If you are looking for an inexpensive android with a big battery check out the LG Charge X  I had used one briefly before I got my Samsung S7.  I upgraded to the Samsung because I wanted something a bit smaller and also because I got a great deal on it.
Wow, that really is a big battery, compared to most of the phones by the big makers! :o

It was a decent phone I never really gave it a chance because I got it for next to nothing and then the deal came along on the S7 and I couldn't pass on the upgrade.

I still have it sitting in a box as a backup if I ever need one.


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Re: Android Phones
Reply #162 on: December 07, 2018, 10:03:12 AM
I still have it sitting in a box as a backup if I ever need one.
How much?  :pok:  :D


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Re: Android Phones
Reply #163 on: December 07, 2018, 10:10:15 AM
My only experience with budget phones was a Moto G4, and I have to say that it felt great for the price back then.  :)
But now it’s old, and there are better budget phones.
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Re: Android Phones
Reply #164 on: December 07, 2018, 10:23:16 AM
My only experience with budget phones was a Moto G4, and I have to say that it felt great for the price back then.  :)
But now it’s old, and there are better budget phones.
going from the Nexus 4 to Moto G5 Plus hasn't been as bad as I had expected. I guess I was expecting something similar to Samsung bloat where they have their own Samsung apps installed alongside the traditional/Google versions that do the exact same thing  :facepalm:
The difficult we do immediately, the impossible takes a little longer.


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Reply #165 on: December 07, 2018, 06:05:00 PM
That is the only (to me) drawback to Samsung :facepalm: there flagship models suffer less because of good insides but the I would go with other brands for budget models for sure  :ahhh and I did when I had an LG :cheers: I had a Stylo 3 and was very impressed with it overall :like:


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Reply #166 on: December 07, 2018, 06:13:51 PM
Did I mention the K11 is under 400 euros?
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Reply #167 on: December 07, 2018, 06:14:09 PM
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Re: Android Phones
Reply #168 on: December 07, 2018, 06:21:39 PM
That is the only (to me) drawback to Samsung :facepalm: there flagship models suffer less because of good insides but the I would go with other brands for budget models for sure  :ahhh and I did when I had an LG :cheers: I had a Stylo 3 and was very impressed with it overall :like:
I reckon Samsung devices are crippled by their own bloat, and they have the potential to be great phones...
The difficult we do immediately, the impossible takes a little longer.


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Re: Android Phones
Reply #169 on: December 07, 2018, 06:30:28 PM
Bixby is about as stupid as it gets :facepalm: I mean what is wrong with the Google Assistant  :dunno: it is better integrated and understands my country twang much better than Bixby :facepalm:

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Reply #170 on: December 07, 2018, 11:19:29 PM
Gotta say i rooted and changed roms of all my past phones just cause of those bloatwares, i allmost keeped Note 4 but when motherboard went faulty i ordered new motherboard replaced old and sell it. Note 3 is this best Note compared to Note 4, 5, Edge and 7 cause its stable and components wont fail down easily

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Reply #171 on: December 07, 2018, 11:45:02 PM
I wonder how long the hardware on a mid range phone will last...
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Reply #172 on: December 07, 2018, 11:56:05 PM
Pretty long but only downside is that updates wont be on same stage as on higher price range. Usually mid range gets update or two before development stops, custom roms might get bit more updates but it depends on popularity of phone

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Re: Android Phones
Reply #173 on: December 08, 2018, 12:17:31 AM
Nokia phones are part of Android One, which get android updates for two years and security updates for three years, at least.
So, example, the Nokia 7 plus. Released with Oreo in 2018, updated to Pie late this year, and will receive Q as well.
In theory.  :D
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Reply #174 on: December 08, 2018, 01:38:26 PM
Just to say that current Nokia phones are Nokia only by name, so do not expect old Nokia quality or durability...  :dunno:
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Reply #175 on: December 08, 2018, 02:01:36 PM
 :cheers:
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Re: Android Phones
Reply #176 on: December 08, 2018, 06:30:18 PM
No one seems to update any model for long, they want you to buy the new model to get the updated software.

Google seems to neglect their offerings rather quickly, even though they typically run quite vanilla installs.

I think the best you can really hope for is one major update from the version the device came with, then you have to start looking at unofficial sources.
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Re: Android Phones
Reply #177 on: December 10, 2018, 08:54:48 PM
The Nokia is working great so far.  :tu:
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Re: Android Phones
Reply #178 on: December 10, 2018, 09:03:25 PM
Glad to hear it Pabs :tu:  :like:


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Re: Android Phones
Reply #179 on: December 23, 2018, 02:33:27 AM
Just perusing some budget phones...
Noklia 6 (2018)
Oppo AX5
Motorola moto e5


 

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