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Hi all. I have a chance to possibly buy this phone and wanted honest reviews. How do people like this phone and if I happen to find a good one cheap would it be a good buy?
Any gotchas? Does it run Nougat OK?
Dude dude.. Got it since it was launched and i refuse to buy a new one. This is the most beast phone ever!
Is this enough to you? Ahah
It runs nougat smooth as butter
MrObvious said:
Hi all. I have a chance to possibly buy this phone and wanted honest reviews. How do people like this phone and if I happen to find a good one cheap would it be a good buy?
Any gotchas? Does it run Nougat OK?
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Depends on what price you're getting in.
Everything you throw at this phone runs smooth as f###
hey pal,
you know for these 2-3 years, i didnt bother to see the smartphone market,
i got no reason to change to a new one.. haha
Depends on you and what you want. If you want high-end camera or excellent battery performance then nope it is not. But it has average even good camera-you dont miss any details or photos can be used for social media easily- and this battery can last you for 1 day. Not official but with custom ROMS you can use very smooth and flawless noguat which is the last and newest version of the android. This specs has got me and i am very happy with my OPO and 3gigs of ram really gives you what you want. But if you want official rom support, really high end camera and high end battery life or high and gaming experience or newest SoT well this phone is not for you. Think and know what you want, then you can find your choice.
Thanks guys.
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Thanks guys.
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So What's your final call?
Honestly, in 2017 if you are out in the market, OnePlus One shouldn't even be an option.
Its dated, and not at par with current mid range devices. I would advise you against getting a One even though I love this phone.
It just doesn't make sense to get it 3 years after its launch.
rshbhghelani said:
Honestly, in 2017 if you are out in the market, OnePlus One shouldn't even be an option.
Its dated, and not at par with current mid range devices. I would advise you against getting a One even though I love this phone.
It just doesn't make sense to get it 3 years after its launch.
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You didnt even read it.
He said he can get it at a good price. If he can get it at a good price, this phone is (which is amazing IMO) very usable in 2017.
The only BUT is the camera...but even then the camera is pretty damn good.
Once a Oneplus 4 comes out with IP68, Ill finally drop my Oneplus One.
I'm trying to find an excuse to replace mine but none really justify doing so
There isn't a single rational reason to update this phone (despite what the gear heads claim). With the right custom rom battery lasts for two days (try slim7 or nitrogen os), roms are fluid, apps open quickly and camera is on par with other cams of this size. Low light photography is a pain, and will be for several more years for all sensors of this size. Even 3/4 size consumer cameras out there struggle with this, so it won't be any better for long time.
milomak said:
I'm trying to find an excuse to replace mine but none really justify doing so
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Agreed.
Overall this phone is wonderful. Rough, tough, durable, great battery life, size, quick, good adequate camera (with the right app).
I can't kill this phone (physically or by mucking around with its OS, KitKat to Nougat).
My teen kids loved this phone's looks and performance but hated its size (when I first got it they each took it for a month test run) had they also made this in a 4.7 version, this would have been their phone of choice.
Upon this phone's demise, my next phone will likely be the Oneplus 3T.
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I'm trying to find an excuse to replace mine but none really justify doing so
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My only reason would be IP68 and I do miss OIS sometimes for certain camera shots.
But besides that...this phone is still relevant in 2017, 3 years after its release.
MrObvious said:
Hi all. I have a chance to possibly buy this phone and wanted honest reviews. How do people like this phone and if I happen to find a good one cheap would it be a good buy?
Any gotchas? Does it run Nougat OK?
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It's obvious, MrObvious.
https://www.xda-developers.com/its-settled-the-oneplus-one-has-stood-the-test-of-time/
I have opo from 3 years. If you can buy one i think battery is already dated so the usage will be over limited . for 150 dollars go to xiaomi
It is still a great phone. But battery is aging and is really hard to find "genuine" replacement (after 2 years I am getting around 4h SOT before 6h-9h). Same goes for Back Cover mine is showing that 2 years of using without case and it is impossible to buy replacement. So I am going to wait for OP4 and if OP4 won't by for me I will buy used OP3 for cheap.
Guys, i am really insecure if i should buy this Phone, I heard the camera is just meh, which i could live with (but only if that means medicore) and Software-OS is a huge Letdwown, can someone Tell me how realistic it would be that there will be custom roms? can it also be possible that there will never be custom Roms? and do you think this Phone could be Future proof (Talking about 2-3 Years) I do not want to regret it if i order it since it is a fair amount of money
currently using a nubia 717 mini and sick of it
This phone will never have a custom rom. Better wait the Xiaomi Mi Mix 3 that will launch in october, Xiaomi release kernel sources few weeks/days after the launch. And Xiaomi's camera quality is not bad now
Wahoux said:
This phone will never have a custom rom. Better wait the Xiaomi Mi Mix 3 that will launch in october, Xiaomi release kernel sources few weeks/days after the launch. And Xiaomi's camera quality is not bad now
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Thank you, would you consider the mi mix 2s an alternative, i do not want to wait for a very long time
Night shots is average
Indoors shot is below average
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Fingerprint not usable with my right hand but working with my left hand
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Thank you, would you consider the mi mix 2s an alternative, i do not want to wait for a very long time
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I used the mix 2s and it was a good experience but that LCD display was a let down and i could never live with that horrible selfie camera. Also, apps tend to hang and crash alot, at least when i used it. LCD was bad because of JDI manufacturers, same idiots who supplied oneplus with the displays in their oneplus one models which had the infamous yellow band at the bottom. If you're not OCD and can live with it go ahead. Cant fault that amazing 845 SD
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Thank you, would you consider the mi mix 2s an alternative, i do not want to wait for a very long time
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yes.
Agalamagugu said:
Guys, i am really insecure if i should buy this Phone, I heard the camera is just meh, which i could live with (but only if that means medicore) and Software-OS is a huge Letdwown, can someone Tell me how realistic it would be that there will be custom roms? can it also be possible that there will never be custom Roms? and do you think this Phone could be Future proof (Talking about 2-3 Years) I do not want to regret it if i order it since it is a fair amount of money
currently using a nubia 717 mini and sick of it
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coming from a glitchy, lagging Samsung S7 Edge with a pink line defect...
The camera is pretty meh. Hardware wise, it should have the oomph, but the software doesn't seem to optimize it. My 2 year old S7 seems to take slightly better pics from stock. Front facing pop up is more of a novelty but I like it.
The lower PPI screen is apparent compared to pixel rich Samsung phones. I'm not talking about the color, I can almost see the pixels. It's like going from a 4k tv to a DLP.
The on-display fingerprint reader works 9/10 times for me on the first try. I don't understand why people are having issues with it. Maybe they have dirty screens or dirty fingers. If it doesn't register it the first time, i give it quick rub with my finger and press down again and it get's it 100% on the second attempt. There might have been one time it wasn't working when my finger was wet. You can also register more fingers, so.....more chances to get it right.
I actually love the FunTouch OS because it is like iOS. Despite android having 10 million themes, iOS may be bland but it just works. Having FunTouch is like going back to that familiar comfort without resorting back to Apple.
I think it's too early on to say NEVER but it will depend how tech savvy you are messing with software internals, and comfortable with the risks associated with bricking your phone. This is not the phone to get if you want to do custom ROMs unless you want to be a pioneer.
No phone is future proof, and that's a good thing. Every year, new innovation inspires better designed phones. Of course, with daily use it will last you a good few years if handled with care. The most current software should also last at least 2 years even if Vivo doesn't get any further updates, as most app developers write programs going back at least one generation of software.
I bit the bullet, knowing well of the NEX's shortcomings but after going through Samsungs S7, S6, and Apple's 6, 5, 4, 3, and OG phones, I wanted to try something else. I wasn't impressed by the latest Note 9 and the upcoming iPhone X successor leaks are not promising as well. Having gone through the NEX and tweaking it to my liking, I am very pleased with this phone. I don't know if it's because I set the bar low, but it definitely surpassed my expectations, despite the negative reviews.
Ok so I bought the phone 3-4 months ago and I felt the same way throughout the entier 3-4 months:
THIS PHONE IS GARBAGE. Like straight up, something has to be wrong with the surfaceflinger, GPU drivers or something.
THE ANIMATIONS, OH GOD, THEY ARE SO CHOPPY IT MADE ME REMEMBER MY OLD LG P500.
WHAT IS THIS? Am I the only one feeling this way?
I have 4 phones that I can compare it to: Huawei P9, Galaxy S6, Nexus 5 and a Galaxy J5. THE RN5 IS THE WORST when it comes to scrolling and other things.
The user experience is the worst. It gave me headaches. I feel dizzy while using the phone sometimes because of the change in FPS while scrolling (like it goes from 60fps to 3fps for 50-100ms).
No, nothing is wrong with my phone. I have tested my own and a friends rn5. Its the same.
Is there any ROM or anything that can save me from throwing the phone out the window?
Robert- said:
Ok so I bought the phone 3-4 months ago and I felt the same way throughout the entier 3-4 months:
THIS PHONE IS GARBAGE. Like straight up, something has to be wrong with the surfaceflinger, GPU drivers or something.
THE ANIMATIONS, OH GOD, THEY ARE SO CHOPPY IT MADE ME REMEMBER MY OLD LG P500.
WHAT IS THIS? Am I the only one feeling this way?
I have 4 phones that I can compare it to: Huawei P9, Galaxy S6, Nexus 5 and a Galaxy J5. THE RN5 IS THE WORST when it comes to scrolling and other things.
The user experience is the worst. It gave me headaches. I feel dizzy while using the phone sometimes because of the change in FPS while scrolling (like it goes from 60fps to 3fps for 50-100ms).
No, nothing is wrong with my phone. I have tested my own and a friends rn5. Its the same.
Is there any ROM or anything that can save me from throwing the phone out the window?
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Roms sure have a look in the roms section there's plenty there for you to look at.
Do you have Redmi note 5 pro or redmi note 5? Because it's not the same device (not even same cpu, RN5 has Qualcomm Snapdragon 625, the RN5 Pro has Qualcomm Snapdragon 636...
You sure you are in the right thread?
PS: My RN5 Pro works fine, not sure what you are referring about.
Hi there.
If you really have the SD636 version (Redmi Note 5 Pro or Redmi Note 5 AI Dual) and if you are using STOCK Rom, then your phones (yours and your friends) are not OK.
I would try a hard reset and after that, without extra apps installed, I would check the performance. If it's the same, then I would consider the following:
-Your software is somehow altered or your hardware is bad. Those are even more probable if you both bought them from the same reseller. In that case, I would check with the reseller...
If you still believe that this is not the case and the model, in general, is bad, check around you. Almost everybody, including myself, is pleased with the phone and we are not experiencing your issues.
The Snapdragon 636 is an above average SOC and together with all the other specs, guaranties that you could not experiencing such issues from a healthy phone.
milro1970 said:
Hi there.
If you really have the SD636 version (Redmi Note 5 Pro or Redmi Note 5 AI Dual) and if you are using STOCK Rom, then your phones (yours and your friends) are not OK.
I would try a hard reset and after that, without extra apps installed, I would check the performance. If it's the same, then I would consider the following:
-Your software is somehow altered or your hardware is bad. Those are even more probable if you both bought them from the same reseller. In that case, I would check with the reseller...
If you still believe that this is not the case and the model, in general, is bad, check around you. Almost everybody, including myself, is pleased with the phone and we are not experiencing your issues.
The Snapdragon 636 is an above average SOC and together with all the other specs, guaranties that you could not experiencing such issues from a healthy phone.
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You are but you cant see them.
After playing CSGO at a low latency(+400fps) and doing many things like that (my home monitor has 240Hz) I can see the lag. My friend does not feel it but I do (and I read some people here did notice the lags too).
Take your phone, look at the screen (concentrate on it) and do something over and over again (like going into the messages app and back). You will see that there are slight lags (duration is between 50-100ms).
Nothing is wrong with my or my friends phone Something is wrong with xiaomis ****ty software.
edit: just installed AOSIP Pie and it feels way better than Miui and any other ROM. Might be placebo and my brain being done with the phone.
I will just sell it. I will never ever buy xiaomi again. My nexus 5 feels smoother than this garbage.
Robert- said:
Ok so I bought the phone 3-4 months ago and I felt the same way throughout the entier 3-4 months:
THIS PHONE IS GARBAGE. Like straight up, something has to be wrong with the surfaceflinger, GPU drivers or something.
THE ANIMATIONS, OH GOD, THEY ARE SO CHOPPY IT MADE ME REMEMBER MY OLD LG P500.
WHAT IS THIS? Am I the only one feeling this way?
I have 4 phones that I can compare it to: Huawei P9, Galaxy S6, Nexus 5 and a Galaxy J5. THE RN5 IS THE WORST when it comes to scrolling and other things.
The user experience is the worst. It gave me headaches. I feel dizzy while using the phone sometimes because of the change in FPS while scrolling (like it goes from 60fps to 3fps for 50-100ms).
No, nothing is wrong with my phone. I have tested my own and a friends rn5. Its the same.
Is there any ROM or anything that can save me from throwing the phone out the window?
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Some people says that treble pie gsi is smoother than any other rom, but didn't test it for now
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Btw some people goes to changing kernels and oc, and i tried that also but didn't notice that difference i was looking for also this isn't a reliable solution in a long term
Well, I would take your word for that but maybe after all there is something you could use to check the issue and perhaps quantify it.
So, If you enable the Developer Options on your phone, you may run the kind of tests you are describing after you select: On Screen as bars, under Profile GPU Rendering in Developer Options.
Long bars above the base line indicate, I think, lag and micro-stutters. If you pinpoint how your lags correlate with the bars you see on your mobile screen, you can take some screenshots (or even a video) and show us what you mean.
Then we could run, more or less, the same tests on our phones and see if there is a difference or not. In the end we may be able to understand the situation better.
Who knows, perhaps you could be on something, the rest of us haven't noticed....
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If you just install Rom and some small apps, Nexus 5 will give you better feeling but with full apps and need battery life, it will be different story
i dont have any issue with the performance of this phone ,its better than my unrootable mate 8/9 , but the build quality and hardware totally sucks , theres ghost image everywhere, and the screen looks so ugly now because of screen retention issue .
Buy phone for 140$ dollars, then cry that its not as smooth as his 140hz monitor. Lmao, trully. Phone is great, it doesnt lag, every reviewer will say the same, and believe me, they have more expirience with phones than you do. Ofcourse, i dont think that its smoother than say iphone for 1000$, but its a god damm 140 dollars device. Ive been on xda many years, and noticed that the cheaper the phone is, the ****tier the forum is. Please, by all means, show me a smoother/better device for for this price, then i can atleast take this rant seriously, because as of now, you just talk nonsense.
You need SoC more than 800 processor phone. Never buy less than that. That is downgrade for you , so you will have some lags. For most people having this phone is better than redmi note 3 or 4x which they already got . So we enjoy this good phone for this prize .
Not Good..
Robert- said:
Ok so I bought the phone 3-4 months ago and I felt the same way throughout the entier 3-4 months:
THIS PHONE IS GARBAGE. Like straight up, something has to be wrong with the surfaceflinger, GPU drivers or something.
THE ANIMATIONS, OH GOD, THEY ARE SO CHOPPY IT MADE ME REMEMBER MY OLD LG P500.
WHAT IS THIS?
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Robert- said:
After playing CSGO at a low latency(+400fps) and doing many things like that (my home monitor has 240Hz) I can see the lag.
I will just sell it. I will never ever buy xiaomi again. My nexus 5 feels smoother than this garbage.
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Just Exactly Are You Trying To Accomplish?...
You are a SENIOR MEMBER.. with over 370 posts..
And you come here and present yourself as a *TROLL*.
With this much time spent here at XDA.. you should be conducting yourself in a much more mature manner.
If this device does not work for you, fair enough.. follow your Own Advice.. and simply sell it.
It's as though you are here looking for some sort of approval.. or, are trying to convince others to sell their Note 5 Pros.
You Are Only Complaining To Yourself... And you are inviting conforntation with other members.
Please.. Keep Your Complaints and Dissapointments of the Note 5 Pro to yourself.. and just move on. :angel:
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Buy phone for 140$ dollars, then cry that its not as smooth as his 140hz monitor. Lmao, trully. Phone is great, it doesnt lag, every reviewer will say the same, and believe me, they have more expirience with phones than you do. Ofcourse, i dont think that its smoother than say iphone for 1000$, but its a god damm 140 dollars device. Ive been on xda many years, and noticed that the cheaper the phone is, the ****tier the forum is. Please, by all means, show me a smoother/better device for for this price, then i can atleast take this rant seriously, because as of now, you just talk nonsense.
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Dude, I compared it with my OLD NEXUS 5 and my ****ing GALAXY J5, phones with bad processors. Im NOT CRYING that my cheap phone is bad, im crying that xiaomi is doing something wrong.
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i dont have any issue with the performance of this phone ,its better than my unrootable mate 8/9 , but the build quality and hardware totally sucks , theres ghost image everywhere, and the screen looks so ugly now because of screen retention issue .
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Same. Also bad signal.
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On bootleggers 2.3
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Finaly someone sees the problem..holy ****..
RaiderWill said:
Just Exactly Are You Trying To Accomplish?...
You are a SENIOR MEMBER.. with over 370 posts..
And you come here and present yourself as a *TROLL*.
With this much time spent here at XDA.. you should be conducting yourself in a much more mature manner.
If this device does not work for you, fair enough.. follow your Own Advice.. and simply sell it.
It's as though you are here looking for some sort of approval.. or, are trying to convince others to sell their Note 5 Pros.
You Are Only Complaining To Yourself... And you are inviting conforntation with other members.
Please.. Keep Your Complaints and Dissapointments of the Note 5 Pro to yourself.. and just move on. :angel:
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Your post doesnt make sense either buddy. Are you here just to cry about me crying about the phone? What am I trying to accomplish:? Its simple: im trying to look for an answear and also maybe some help.
for everyone that is crying:
1) Im comparing the 140$ to a 30$ nexus 5 with a 32Bit snapdragon 800. The problem is not the phone or price, its the laggy experience. Its a little bit hard to see but after you see it you cant unsee. There was a guy in the pixel experience extended who started crying that his phone is lagging now and it wasnt before (using miui and other roms). His phone is fine, its just the fact that he saw the lag.
2) Stop crying about **** like „REVIEWERS SAID THE PHONE IS FAST!!! BEST PHONE FOR 140$!!!!!!”. I couldnt care less about what random paid reviewers said about a phone.
3) I just tested a Nokia with a snap 636 and a Zenfone 5. Both of them were way smoother, it felt a lot better than this garbage.
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Dude, I compared it with my OLD NEXUS 5 and my ****ing GALAXY J5, phones with bad processors. Im NOT CRYING that my cheap phone is bad, im crying that xiaomi is doing something wrong.
Same. Also bad signal.
Finaly someone sees the problem..holy ****..
Your post doesnt make sense either buddy. Are you here just to cry about me crying about the phone? What am I trying to accomplish:? Its simple: im trying to look for an answear and also maybe some help.
for everyone that is crying:
1) Im comparing the 140$ to a 30$ nexus 5 with a 32Bit snapdragon 800. The problem is not the phone or price, its the laggy experience. Its a little bit hard to see but after you see it you cant unsee. There was a guy in the pixel experience extended who started crying that his phone is lagging now and it wasnt before (using miui and other roms). His phone is fine, its just the fact that he saw the lag.
2) Stop crying about **** like „REVIEWERS SAID THE PHONE IS FAST!!! BEST PHONE FOR 140$!!!!!!”. I couldnt care less about what random paid reviewers said about a phone.
3) I just tested a Nokia with a snap 636 and a Zenfone 5. Both of them were way smoother, it felt a lot better than this garbage.
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Well just shows how little you know about phones, if compared to nexus 5, redmi note 5 is **** for you. Because it just happens that i also posses nexus 5, and that device is piece of ****. Horrible camera, even more horrid battery, cheap plastic build. Come on.. You are bashing this phone because damn animations arent smooth enough for you, LMAO. Im not even gonna keep arguing, because its useless and not even funny anymore. Then sell the device and enjoy your nexus 5. Oh, and you probably are more qualified and proffesional than the rest of whole fu***** world, because every reviewer praise this phone, and it just happens to be best selling device of low/mid range.
Wow, what's this XDA?
Simple as that, if you are not satisfied, sell the phone. I have a S7 here next to me and my redmi note 5 global is as good or in some points better than the S7. I've had every S1 to S7, except the S4. I had a Nexus 5, Oneplus One etc. etc Ok I don't play games on it, but camera and batt wise I am more than triple satisfied over the S7.
The redmi note has micro stutters, guess what. the S7 is sometimes worse.
Just sell it, it's not worth arguing with people. If this is your last Xiaomi, then yes so be it. The Oneplus One was my first and my last Oneplus, it was a fantastic phone which I personally recommended to a lot of people but someone I recommended one to got absolute **** after service and I refuse to buy another one because of this.
If other people are satisfied then let them be satisfied, you don't have to be.
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Wow, what's this XDA?
Simple as that, if you are not satisfied, sell the phone. I have a S7 here next to me and my redmi note 5 global is as good or in some points better than the S7. I've had every S1 to S7, except the S4. I had a Nexus 5, Oneplus One etc. etc Ok I don't play games on it, but camera and batt wise I am more than triple satisfied over the S7.
The redmi note has micro stutters, guess what. the S7 is sometimes worse.
Just sell it, it's not worth arguing with people. If this is your last Xiaomi, then yes so be it. The Oneplus One was my first and my last Oneplus, it was a fantastic phone which I personally recommended to a lot of people but someone I recommended one to got absolute **** after service and I refuse to buy another one because of this.
If other people are satisfied then let them be satisfied, you don't have to be.
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Someone with a working brain. I made the thread asking for help, not for idi.. to tell me that i have a problem with my device or anything like that.
I just asked if anyone is experiencing this (and yes, someone people has ).
I didnt start the thread to fight with randoms on the internet. Its like I attacked their family and they have to protect it..
I am just asking for some help. Maybe a proper ROM, kernel, anything that would make my experience better. What did I get? Randoms from india crying that this is the best device and a guy talking about battery and camera while my problem was user experience.
I will just share my experience regarding this, I agree about the part of speed but there are a few points here, For example when we talk about Nexus 5 as the OP mentioned you must keep in mind that you’re talking about pure android system, no extra modifications, no custom UI, no custom apps…etc and that makes a huge difference when it comes to speed that’s for sure, in the case of nexus 5 and the similar phones which come with stock android (from the manufactures) the ROM is bug free or with the minimal bugs, on the other side the ROMs which have their own UI like Xaiomi, Sony, HTC…etc, no doubt it won’t be smooth as the pure android due to the UI modifications and the custom apps, you can easily flash a custom ROM to enjoy the speed but what about stability and the features that you will lose? I will talk about my previous device which was Sony Xperia Z2, I flashed all the custom ROMs which were available, much more speedy than the stock ROM but here are SOME of the issues I had, can’t use WIFI 5GHz, Mic issues and echo (good enough reason to rollback to stock), overheating, can’t select the network manually, some games can’t start at all…and much more.
The problem is how to find a ROM which balances between the speed and stability and this isn’t easy, the solution for the people who are looking for the speed and don't care that much about UI is to choose a device which comes with a pure android system.
Again, I’m just sharing my experience and no offense to anyone
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I will just share my experience regarding this, I agree about the part of speed but there are a few points here, For example when we talk about Nexus 5 as the OP mentioned you must keep in mind that you’re talking about pure android system, no extra modifications, no custom UI, no custom apps…etc and that makes a huge difference when it comes to speed that’s for sure, in the case of nexus 5 and the similar phones which come with stock android (from the manufactures) the ROM is bug free or with the minimal bugs, on the other side the ROMs which have their own UI like Xaiomi, Sony, HTC…etc, no doubt it won’t be smooth as the pure android due to the UI modifications and the custom apps, you can easily flash a custom ROM to enjoy the speed but what about stability and the features that you will lose? I will talk about my previous device which was Sony Xperia Z2, I flashed all the custom ROMs which were available, much more speedy than the stock ROM but here are SOME of the issues I had, can’t use WIFI 5GHz, Mic issues and echo (good enough reason to rollback to stock), overheating, can’t select the network manually, some games can’t start at all…and much more.
The problem is how to find a ROM which balances between the speed and stability and this isn’t easy, the solution for the people who are looking for the speed and don't care that much about UI is to choose a device which comes with a pure android system.
Again, I’m just sharing my experience and no offense to anyone
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I compared LineageOS 15.1 on my old N5 and LineageOS 15.1 (and other ROMs) on RN5. Something is wrong but I dont know what..
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Do you have Redmi note 5 pro or redmi note 5? Because it's not the same device (not even same cpu, RN5 has Qualcomm Snapdragon 625, the RN5 Pro has Qualcomm Snapdragon 636...
You sure you are in the right thread?
PS: My RN5 Pro works fine, not sure what you are referring about.
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some ppl must stop saying those things )
we are not in an indian forum so no ..... i have Redmi Note 5 with SD636 , there isn't any device with name RN5Pro outside of India .... in the whole world (except india of course) the device with the SD636 is the Redmi Note 5 (put also the AI if you want, doesn't matter) , the device with the 625 is the Redmi 5 Plus .-
The title.
I am going to buy this phone soon.
Edit. I will skip this phone and get myself a redmi note 7 once it is released globally.(or a poco f1, once the software bugs are fixed.)
Android Pie is coming, sooo
Good development, ****ty community.
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Good development, ****ty community.
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Explain please?
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Explain please?
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Atleast for me, forum seems to be full of people spamming, asking same questions over and over again, not using search. Also crying non stop about everything, having bought the phone for 150usd, and expecting it to be better than say Pixel for 1000usd. I also agree that community is bad. But development is good, a lot of custom roms, been using Pie rom Pixel Experience, runs like stock, no bugs, great performance and battery life. But if i were you, i would wait for redmi note 7.. much nicer design, a bit better soc, and probably better camera. And its gonna cost basically the same, well maybe 10euros more. Its not really logical buying redmi note 5 at this time, when you have newer devices for the same price. Even redmi note 6 costs the same and is newer, but the only upgrade on it is notched screen. RN7 is a real upgrade tho
Ive been on xda forums since 2008 or so, and i would usually buy flagship devices for a ****load of money, and community was always nice. My last 2 devices, were cheap ones from china, leeco le pro 3 and RN5, and in both cases community was way worse.. So i came to conclusion, the cheaper the device is, the ****tier the community is.
The Restless Soul said:
The title.
I am going to buy this phone soon.
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go for poco f1
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The Restless Soul said:
Explain please?
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Incogn said:
Atleast for me, forum seems to be full of people spamming, asking same questions over and over again, not using search. Also crying non stop about everything, having bought the phone for 150usd, and expecting it to be better than say Pixel for 1000usd. I also agree that community is bad.
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And don't forget: In this community we have like 5-6 type of people:
- The PUBG user: how's the pubg gameplay plz anyone?
- The SOT lover: I have bad SOT plz dev fix asap
- The random reporter: I have X bug plz dev fix it see the screenshot
- The updates guy: Next update when plz?
- The normal user: we all know them.
Incogn said:
Ive been on xda forums since 2008 or so, and i would usually buy flagship devices for a ****load of money, and community was always nice. My last 2 devices, were cheap ones from china, leeco le pro 3 and RN5, and in both cases community was way worse.. So i came to conclusion, the cheaper the device is, the ****tier the community is.
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Well, in my experience the worst community was with my old S7 edge, that was... my god, a little example: random people building kernels/roms full of bugs and crap, and stupid users paying to be able to use them.
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go for poco f1
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I would go however i don't like the notch design. I can get used to it but why would i want to buy a phone so i can change the software right away?
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Atleast for me, forum seems to be full of people spamming, asking same questions over and over again, not using search. Also crying non stop about everything, having bought the phone for 150usd, and expecting it to be better than say Pixel for 1000usd. I also agree that community is bad. But development is good, a lot of custom roms, been using Pie rom Pixel Experience, runs like stock, no bugs, great performance and battery life. But if i were you, i would wait for redmi note 7.. much nicer design, a bit better soc, and probably better camera. And its gonna cost basically the same, well maybe 10euros more. Its not really logical buying redmi note 5 at this time, when you have newer devices for the same price. Even redmi note 6 costs the same and is newer, but the only upgrade on it is notched screen. RN7 is a real upgrade tho
Ive been on xda forums since 2008 or so, and i would usually buy flagship devices for a ****load of money, and community was always nice. My last 2 devices, were cheap ones from china, leeco le pro 3 and RN5, and in both cases community was way worse.. So i came to conclusion, the cheaper the device is, the ****tier the community is.
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I noticed that most of the people who are on xda are mostly indians. No offence to them but they are extremely dumb (not all of them, only the ones who ask retarded questions about this and that.). I can wait for note 7 however the 48mp camera is a gimmick.
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I noticed that most of the people who are on xda are mostly indians. No offence to them but they are extremely dumb (not all of them, only the ones who ask retarded questions about this and that.). I can wait for note 7 however the 48mp camera is a gimmick.
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Its not a gimmick. Its a really good sensor from samsung, and it uses pixel bining technology. Combining 4pixels into 1, resulting in waaayyy bigger pixels and way more light coming in, resulting in good quality 12mpx photos. RN7 is a midrange device for a budget phone price. You cant get sd660 with all the other goodies for this price anywhere else.
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Its not a gimmick. Its a really good sensor from samsung, and it uses pixel bining technology. Combining 4pixels into 1, resulting in waaayyy bigger pixels and way more light coming in, resulting in good quality 12mpx photos. RN7 is a midrange device for a budget phone price. You cant get sd660 with all the other goodies for this price anywhere else.
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Interesting. I can go with this phone but the glass back, not my cup of tea.
Yes it can be replaceable, but why add a glass back if your phone has no wireless charging?
Also i found a discount on a note 5 pro in my store for just 100 bucks. It expires on 17 january. So what should i do? Buy it or wait?
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Interesting. I can go with this phone but the glass back, not my cup of tea.
Yes it can be replaceable, but why add a glass back if your phone has no wireless charging?
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Because design wise it looks much more premium than aluminium. Also they follow design line of other xiaomi phones. They released mi 8 series with glass back, and if you look at mi 8 light, youll see its the same design as RN7. So, you get new, modern design, and design wise it didnt cost xiaomi anything, because research and development was already done on mi 8 series. If they released another metal phone, looking just like RN5, people would be crying non stop.. They already were crying, because RN4, RN5, RN6 had basically same design..
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Because design wise it looks much more premium than aluminium. Also they follow design line of other xiaomi phones. They released mi 8 series with glass back, and if you look at mi 8 light, youll see its the same design as RN7. So, you get new, modern design, and design wise it didnt cost xiaomi anything, because research and development was already done on mi 8 series. If they released another metal phone, looking just like RN5, people would be crying non stop.. They already were crying, because RN4, RN5, RN6 had basically same design..
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Alright. Strangely that in my country it will cost double but alright. I will look and see how this phone will go.
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Also i found a discount on a note 5 pro in my store for just 100 bucks. It expires on 17 january. So what should i do? Buy it or wait?
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Well, 100usd is a joke of a price. For this hardware, its a bargain. If you dont need that extra 10% performance, better low light photos and more modern design, go for it. You wont find rn7 for 100usd thats for sure.
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Well, 100usd is a joke of a price. For this hardware, its a bargain. If you dont need that extra 10% performance, better low light photos and more modern design, go for it. You wont find rn7 for 100usd thats for sure.
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Alright. I will look and see what i will buy.
The Redmi note 7 seems once again to be a very good phone for the price.
I am very happy with the RN5, updates are regular and I don't matter about dumb people who are always complaining about nothing. I'm not ready to change because I hope Android pie update as announced on the forum ( perhaps increasing photo and video mode) , but I am a bit afraid to loose call recording feature which is a very important functionality for me. As far I know, Android 9 doesn't allow it andI hope it will be still there thanks to Miui.
This is my first Xiaomi and I'm really impressed by the great quality of this smartphone.
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JLLE said:
The Redmi note 7 seems once again to be a very good phone for the price.
I am very happy with the RN5, updates are regular and I don't matter about dumb people who are always complaining about nothing. I'm not ready to change because I hope Android pie update as announced on the forum ( perhaps increasing photo and video mode) , but I am a bit afraid to loose call recording feature which is a very important functionality for me. As far I know, Android 9 doesn't allow it andI hope it will be still there thanks to Miui.
This is my first Xiaomi and I'm really impressed by the great quality of this smartphone.
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I am kinda skeptical about it. Besides, when it arrives in the globe?
JLLE said:
The Redmi note 7 seems once again to be a very good phone for the price.
I am very happy with the RN5, updates are regular and I don't matter about dumb people who are always complaining about nothing. I'm not ready to change because I hope Android pie update as announced on the forum ( perhaps increasing photo and video mode) , but I am a bit afraid to loose call recording feature which is a very important functionality for me. As far I know, Android 9 doesn't allow it andI hope it will be still there thanks to Miui.
This is my first Xiaomi and I'm really impressed by the great quality of this smartphone.
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Yeah its not worth upgrading. But if you are buying, it makes more sense to go for RN7.
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I am kinda skeptical about it. Besides, when it arrives in the globe?
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Perhaps in Q1 2019.
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Hello, I'm thinking of continuing with this old wizard. So I'm thinking if buying a new extended battery. Can you people please share with me about your views? Zerolemon 10000 vs iBestwin 10000 vs TQTHL 11800? Please let me know which one will be the best option? Thanks in advance.
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Hello, I'm thinking of continuing with this old wizard. So I'm thinking if buying a new extended battery. Can you people please share with me about your views? Zerolemon 10000 vs iBestwin 10000 vs TQTHL 11800? Please let me know which one will be the best option? Thanks in advance.
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At the end of the day I do not think it is worth buying an extended battery for this phone anymore as I think the battery may outlast the phone or you will simply stop using it and switch to a newer phone.
If you are still willing to buy an extended battery then I definitely do not recommend zerolemon as they are so old meaning the battery will probably degrade very quickly, and very expensive nowadays due to the lack of availability.
I bought the iBestwin one and I'm pretty sure it's the same as the TQTHL with a different label, bought it from amazon. Battery calibration will be a problem and the best way is to flash a kernel with zerolemon support like flashpoint but I have been running stock kernel (I guess I am worried about bugs and things and just haven't bothered). Unless you will keep the battery in and do full charge/discharge cycles but to be honest it is not worth doing it this way because as soon as you remove it the battery the calibration will be lost.
I remember initially getting 10hr SOT over like 3 days and now I am not too sure. Bought it in October.
I actually bought a normal sized battery yesterday as I miss the light, slim (mainly slim) design of the phone and will probably switch to this when watching videos or something else that is battery consuming.
If you are considering this for gaming then I really do not recommend it, because gaming on this phone will shorten its lifespan due to the heat generated which contributes to the dreaded EMMC error that will render your device useless without replacing the motherboard.
Don't get me wrong, the note 4 is a beast and my favourite smartphone of all time. Unfortunately time has passed enough for us to say goodbye. I only got this in April 2018 and will continue to use it for hopefully at least a year.
It is time to give up on removable battery and IR blaster, would get OnePlus 7 but not 7 Pro because of moving camera part. I am still a teenager so won't be getting anything any time soon and I wish I got the note 4 earlier but I am still having a great time with it.
Good luck, also you will not want to have it chilling in your pocket since it is a big visible annoying bulge. Solution is to get those pouch bags even if it makes you look like a drug dealer
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Wow you only posted this 3 hours ago, you are really lucky I saw this post:laugh:
Oooh also very important it has NFC and works great but it won't fit in for example in the mcdonalds card reader when using Google pay or something, you know those big screens which are touchscreens where you can select what you want? Basically anything with plastic shielding the number pad to enter your pin.
The way to get around this at mcdonalds is to stand in que/line where you can use your device because you have to place it on the screen of the card reader. As long as you have access to the display part where the phone can actually touch it you should be fine. The other obvious workaround is to just use your card but I did not have one until recently.
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Hello, I'm thinking of continuing with this old wizard. So I'm thinking if buying a new extended battery. Can you people please share with me about your views? Zerolemon 10000 vs iBestwin 10000 vs TQTHL 11800? Please let me know which one will be the best option? Thanks in advance.
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Oh btw havoc os seems like a good rom, maybe even more stable than resurrection remix. Although if you won't the most stable experience and not care too much about the latest then stock rom is the way to go. I would have been on kitkat but many apps now require you to be at least on lollipop so I'm on marshmallow using a debloated stock rom
Here you go: https://forum.xda-developers.com/no...4-devbase-multi-csc-safe-bloat-t3033881/page1
That's the one I'm on now, I'm on devbase 4.6 though, latest one only has some security updates or something. I am tempted to try havoc os so may do that soon but now I'm testing modules which are meant to improve battery life and maintain good performance like FDE and LKT. Currently trying LKT since FDE seems to use turbo boost all the time so now I'm on LKT which seems alright so far.
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Oh btw havoc os seems like a good rom, maybe even more stable than resurrection remix. Although if you won't the most stable experience and not care too much about the latest then stock rom is the way to go. I would have been on kitkat but many apps now require you to be at least on lollipop so I'm on marshmallow using a debloated stock rom
Here you go: https://forum.xda-developers.com/no...4-devbase-multi-csc-safe-bloat-t3033881/page1
That's the one I'm on now, I'm on devbase 4.6 though, latest one only has some security updates or something. I am tempted to try havoc os so may do that soon but now I'm testing modules which are meant to improve battery life and maintain good performance like FDE and LKT. Currently trying LKT since FDE seems to use turbo boost all the time so now I'm on LKT which seems alright so far.
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Oh that was everything what i wanted to know. Sorry i replied late. Got busy with life.
I cannot tell you enough that how much i love this phone. Mainly because of its S pen and removable battery. My phone cam started having this focus issue from 2018 maybe. Still i was using it. I'm using this for 4 years now. 4 years! Bought this after my wedding on 2015. Sometimes i myself can't believe that I'm using this for so long. Oh i repaired my cam in Samsung service center a few months ago, but they screwed up my S pen sensor. Now i have ordered a new S pen sensor, will try to fix this. If they can fix it, maybe then I'll buy a new extended battery. I just can't justify spending another few hundred dollars when i have a phone which can do pretty much everything, the new phones can. But problem is the Snapdragon 805 can't keep up with the newest and latest Android versions. On Resurrection rom, sometimes it becomes unbearably and painfully slow and laggy. I thought a lot about replacing this with Asus ZenFone 6 or Redmi K20 pro, not OP7 though. But i really love this phone. I was thinking if i can continue with this after fixing the Spen sensor, then why not.. maybe I'll revert back to something stock, like the one you suggested. Stock roms are most stable, every time i flash newest roms, i end up going back to the stock ones. Have you tried the Apocalypse one? I looked into havoc. All the pie rooms have some bugs, i really hate it. Or maybe i can use Resurrection 5.8.5 Nougat, I've heard some good things about it, used it before, was stable. If you want to change the looks, you can try and keep that, if you want. Thanks for your reply.
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Oh that was everything what i wanted to know. Sorry i replied late. Got busy with life.
I cannot tell you enough that how much i love this phone. Mainly because of its S pen and removable battery. My phone cam started having this focus issue from 2018 maybe. Still i was using it. I'm using this for 4 years now. 4 years! Bought this after my wedding on 2015. Sometimes i myself can't believe that I'm using this for so long. Oh i repaired my cam in Samsung service center a few months ago, but they screwed up my S pen sensor. Now i have ordered a new S pen sensor, will try to fix this. If they can fix it, maybe then I'll buy a new extended battery. I just can't justify spending another few hundred dollars when i have a phone which can do pretty much everything, the new phones can. But problem is the Snapdragon 805 can't keep up with the newest and latest Android versions. On Resurrection rom, sometimes it becomes unbearably and painfully slow and laggy. I thought a lot about replacing this with Asus ZenFone 6 or Redmi K20 pro, not OP7 though. But i really love this phone. I was thinking if i can continue with this after fixing the Spen sensor, then why not.. maybe I'll revert back to something stock, like the one you suggested. Stock roms are most stable, every time i flash newest roms, i end up going back to the stock ones. Have you tried the Apocalypse one? I looked into havoc. All the pie rooms have some bugs, i really hate it. Or maybe i can use Resurrection 5.8.5 Nougat, I've heard some good things about it, used it before, was stable. If you want to change the looks, you can try and keep that, if you want. Thanks for your reply.
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No problem man I just happened to stumble upon your thread and after I replied I realised it was on the same day you posted!
I just tried havoc only for like an hour and it's good but made me really miss features on stock. Yes I remember I was initially going to flash apocalypse rom, this was like last year when "Migrate" came out. I tried to use that but it didn't work. Flashed the rom and tried migrate but didn't work? So I think that app does not work on note 4 stock rom, I think I tried on non touchwiz rom and it worked.
Anyway one thing is the developer of that rom, star53 if I remember correctly (lol no clue how I still remember, I guess I also remember this name: stang5litre who developed a galaxy s4 rom for verizon with locked bootloader) he created multiple roms and I think it would be a good idea to look at which one is the stablest which I imagine would be the latest? He did stop continuing one of his latest roms if I remember correctly?
I really like the two names of his roms I've seen, batman and apocalypse, I remember thinking what the difference was between them and it was the base. No clue tbh need to do more research on that.
I did mention that pie rom based on great feedback, however I found camera bug within 15 minutes lol.
Do you know what I hate the most about stock rom? No flashlight toggle, which sucks! Like how tf could you forget that?
I think you (and I) will enjoy the apocalypse one however it bugs me that I don't really know the difference between them all, like which is the most stable?!?
Definitely the hardware is starting to show it's age unfortunately, I wish I could just switch out the processor lol, that's what I kind of liked from the idea of a modular smartphone which I think google tried to do. Especially with the display but that was later built into frame and then project died : (
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Unfortunately I think it's time for a new phone which will not have a removable battery or IR blaster or even a headphone jack!
LG V10/V20/V30 are good from my research, too late to buy now though. So you should base your search on V30, I don't know about latest LG V phone though because I haven't researched that.
An extended battery has been a bit of a pain (can't lie) mainly battery calibration but then the fact that it is the size of a frcking brick gets you eventually especially if you have it chilling in your pocket.
Even a galaxy s8 but I don't know how annoying the fingerprint placement is and if you are looking for a tempered glass screen protector then that may be an issue (not only for curved screen on samsung).
It's pretty annoying how much a new flagship costs nowadays which is why you are looking at other less known brands. But I have not researched those yet so can't and won't comment on those until I do my homework:silly: