Okay, so I'm eligible for an upgrade from T-Mobile tomorrow, and can choose any phone I want, and I am wondering which one would be best for me. Obviously, I'm looking for some sort of smartphone but I'm wondering what you guys think. With my last purchase, I found out how quickly I got outdated (yeah, G1) without root. So, what do you guys think?
(I've had my eyes on the G2 for a while. Opinions on it?)
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I want to get an android phone, although i have no idea as to which one to get. I have T-Mobile, and price really isnt an option. Ill be getting it around early november, so you can suggest one if it comes out between now and then. I do have my eyes set on the Vibrant right now.
Hi All
Before i start i apologise if this is covered else where but i was unsure where to look and after searching the best i could find was:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=692387&page=2
Which is a bit out of date.
I have a HTC Sensation which i have rooted, but still running the standard ICS, i havent flashed it or put a custom ROM on.
I recently got a HTC One S for work and much prefer it.
Therefore I am looking at selling my Sensation, i cant cancel my contract but would benefit from the extra cash.
Therefore I would like to buy a cheap smartphone that is reasonably easy to Root & Flash with a good selection of Custom ROMs available.
Now i know i could probably find this out with plenty of research but I would like peoples opinions on this one.
I would like to pick up a Smartphone for under £100, Root it, Flash it, run what ever ROM i like just so i can use all my minutes etc and keep my personal phone separate.
I would also like a reasonably small phone for this.
What do you all recommend?
I do not understand. You already have that Sensation, want to sell it, but can't. So, you are going to buy a 3rd phone?
UPDATE: Nevermind... I get it. You are stuck in the contract and want to sell your Sensation and replace it with some other phone.
To be realistic, I am not sure you will actually make money doing this. After you compare the going rate of the Sensation vs an older phone, it might just not be worth it to sell. You should definitely make sure this deal makes sense before you go selling your old phone.
I have a Nexus One and I know they released it for the EU market as well. Nice phone. Not too big. Not enough internal flash, but if you are going to root and mod it, you can format the SDcard with ext2/3/4 and move your /data/ mount to the SDcard. Not sure what the going rate for them might be though.
Good point, I was looking on ebay and forgot how to take note that the ones going for reasonable money for the XE and XL.
Mine is only going for £100-£150
I will potentially reconsider.
I will also look into your suggestion, If i could pick up a second hand one and make £100 it may be worth it
Thank you
hey folks,
xda has been great. I have used info found to root and flash three different devises.
now I'm looking to up grade with Verizon. I'm grandfathered in on good rates. So, I come to the folks who know with this question, what phone would you all recommend?
I want to root and from as soon as it comes in, leave the Verizon junk in the trash bin and gain control before they lock me out of my own phone.
thanks in advance,
Donald Norman
I'm obviously biased, since I have a Nexus, but right now, that's the direction I would recommend. The Galaxy S3 sounds great, really, and it probably will be. But you know that updates for the Nexus will be fast and you know the development will keep going until you'd want a new phone. Might be the same for GS3, just don't know yet. The couple of complaints people have had about the Nexus have generally been fixed or can be tweaked with ROMs or, in the case of the camera, are personal preference. I do quick point and shoot with my phone, not expecting DSLR quality, and I have great results for my expectations.
Hope that helps a little.
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using Tapatalk 2
Get the NEXUS.
dwnorman58 said:
hey folks,
xda has been great. I have used info found to root and flash three different devises.
now I'm looking to up grade with Verizon. I'm grandfathered in on good rates. So, I come to the folks who know with this question, what phone would you all recommend?
I want to root and from as soon as it comes in, leave the Verizon junk in the trash bin and gain control before they lock me out of my own phone.
thanks in advance,
Donald Norman
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You should totally get the Samsung Nexus, I mean they already have a way to root it, the update to ICS, and etc.
Hey everyone, was hoping to get some honest advice on a phone choice. Currently I have a galaxy s4, I've had it for about 8 months now and just don't like having it anymore. I un-rooted it (after having some trouble) and upgraded to lollipop from 4.4.2. I'm still bleh about it. Don't like touchwiz at all, got sick of it back when I had an s2. So I'm looking to get a new phone in a week or two and can't decide on what to get. There's not too much to choose from, I have AT&T as my carrier so any of the droid phones are out of the question. Anyways, was just hoping someone could help me out. Thanks.
Hello,
First a litttle background (skip to the 2nd paragraph for the question): My first experience with Android and XDA came with the Galaxy S5... On AT&T. As you know, its not the most friendly phone when it comes to the development community but thanks to Safestrap, I was at least able to do some tweaking. But, shortly after I bought it, the Note 4 was released and I immediately wanted it... it became my dream phone. But, of course, on AT&T, its locked down just like the S5 (maybe even more so?). I then bought a Tab S 8.4 and had a much better experience with being able to customize the tablet how I wanted. When it came time to upgrade, I was going to buy the Nexus 6 so I could have complete freedom and once my upgrade date came, both AT&T and Best Buy both promptly stopped selling the Nexus 6. So, I decided to just say screw it, and bought the Note 5. While its a fast phone and Touchwiz is night and day better on it than it was on my S5, I really miss my root.
So, here's my question: I have been monitoring the forums and have seen that AT&T users with the Galaxy S6/S6 Edge and the LG G4 have been able to successfully root. Ironically, I almost bought the G$, but bought the Note b/c of my desire for the Note 4. Anyway, if I were to buy a S6 Edge or G4 at Best Buy today, would it come with the stock firmware that is rootable (with Pingpong for the Samsung or flashing with the LG) or will they have been updated to one of the newer un-rootable firmwares? I'm not trying to get into an OEM debate here, I just want the best Android experience possible in my current situation and, unfortunately, that means buying an AT&T phone. I don't know if it matters, but If I buy the G4, it would be the silver H810 as I'd buy the leather back anyway and if I buy the S6Edge, it would be gold version with model number of SM-G925AZDAATT.
Thanks for reading and for any advice you can give!
PS.. There may be other rootable AT&T phones I don't know about and I'm open to them as well but at this point, I'm restricted to buying an AT&T phone through Best Buy. Thanks again!
Go with G4 I might be a little subjective but just start with the removable battery and micro sd card...
There's a thread for this.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1620179
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