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Switch from N910c to Xiaomi Redmi 5 Plus - is it worth it?

As in the title of the topic - is it worth it? Xiaomi Redmi 5 plus is a mid-range phone but new one. I can not find a comparison of exynos octa vs snapdragon 625.
What is your opinion?

MatthewNS said:
As in the title of the topic - is it worth it? Xiaomi Redmi 5 plus is a mid-range phone but new one. I can not find a comparison of exynos octa vs snapdragon 625.
What is your opinion?
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SD625 is old 2 year same 3gb ram like n4..Video record in fullHD but 30fps(n4 can do it better-fullhd 60fps, and there is 2k,4k), non removable bttry, N4 have 5Ghz and 2.4Ghz wifi band, S styles ...maybe not? :/

Im doing the jump myself from a N910P, i think is worth it, SD625 serves enough power and the battery life is tremendous!

MatthewNS said:
As in the title of the topic - is it worth it? Xiaomi Redmi 5 plus is a mid-range phone but new one. I can not find a comparison of exynos octa vs snapdragon 625.
What is your opinion?
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The camera and the screen will be a downgrade. Battery life will, however, be much better on Redmi 5 Plus. Although SD625 is not a powerhouse Xiaomi is good at optimizing the speed and fluidity on MIUI so I think 5 Plus will actually feel faster than Note 4 in day to day tasks.

Good luck in getting the boot-loader unlocked and getting a nice custom ROM.
Not that it's impossible, but man, that's a pain in the a** hassle.
https://xiaomifirmware.com/guides-and-tips/unlock-bootloader-on-redmi-5-5a/
I (still) have my Exynos N4 since October 2016 - until today no sign of any problem, including battery. And I burned it with quite a bit of custom ROM's and tweaking.

Big nope

Big YES!

Nokia 8 vs Google Pixel XL. What should I choose?

I'm looking to buy a new phone and these two are top of my list because I want a stock android experience. Nokia 8 is around 30 USD more expensive from where I live. Does the Snapdragon 835 really outperform the 821 and is it worth paying the extra bucks? for whose who have used both, which phone is better in terms of user experience in your opinion? also, have you faced any major issues with the Android 8.1 update on the Nokia 8?

The pixel has the better camera and is significantly faster/smoother, gets quicker updates and has AMOLED if you are into that. The sound quality is also better on the pixel compared to the Nokia 8.
The Nokia 8 has expandable storage and longer battery endurance compared to the pixel 2.
Choose which of these things are more important to you.

BoomXhakaLaca said:
I'm looking to buy a new phone and these two are top of my list because I want a stock android experience. Nokia 8 is around 30 USD more expensive from where I live. Does the Snapdragon 835 really outperform the 821 and is it worth paying the extra bucks? for whose who have used both, which phone is better in terms of user experience in your opinion? also, have you faced any major issues with the Android 8.1 update on the Nokia 8?
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I don't have either but from what I have learnt in researching and watching demonstrations is that Nokia 8 has wonderful microphones for recording audio when shooting a movie better than the microphones of the pixel, other than that the pixel is better in everything

After using nokia 8 and pixel xl , both phones are smooth , I noticed after oreo update nokia's screen got much better with the colours , so you wont feel much difference between xl and nokia 8's screen , the camera is better on pixel xl but if you use google camera on nokia 8 the camera will get much better but pixel's camera still better , the battery is better on nokia 8 and nokia 8 is faster opening apps and multitasking , the speaker on nokia 8 might be louder than pixel but pixel's speaker is clear more than nokia , selfie camera a little bit better on nokia , both are smooth but nokia have better processor , pixel get faster updates

BoomXhakaLaca said:
I'm looking to buy a new phone and these two are top of my list because I want a stock android experience. Nokia 8 is around 30 USD more expensive from where I live. Does the Snapdragon 835 really outperform the 821 and is it worth paying the extra bucks? for whose who have used both, which phone is better in terms of user experience in your opinion? also, have you faced any major issues with the Android 8.1 update on the Nokia 8?
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I own the Nokia 8 , it is beautiful device in terms of smoothness , display , sound and speed . the only thing that pixel beats Nokia is in the camera department .
pixel display has Amoled and it sucks because it suffers from a Burn-in . go search google if you don't beleive it .

Nokia has zero modding instead pixel xl has a lot of modding

Apart for the camera, I would say that the Nokia 8 is better in everything, especially reliabilty.
There is so much reports about problems with the Pixel 2.

ben_linux said:
Apart for the camera, I would say that the Nokia 8 is better in everything, especially reliabilty.
There is so much reports about problems with the Pixel 2.
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And there are so much reports about problems with Nokia 8. For me I never buy any Nokia device! I have the 8 and don't use it. No bootloader unlock is for me an unusable phone.

2WildFirE said:
And there are so much reports about problems with Nokia 8. For me I never buy any Nokia device! I have the 8 and don't use it. No bootloader unlock is for me an unusable phone.
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Which kind of problems ? I don't see a lot of problems on forums, and most of them are due to Android 8.1, and not the Nokia 8 's hardware itself, so...
I can understand that you want an unlocked bootloader but this is not the case of the majority of customers

I have the Nokia 8 (although only since last Thurs) and it upgraded to Oreo 8.1 OTA the day I received it and I have no problems with this phone. It is as close to pure Android as it gets outside of the Pixel series. The camera is a bit quirky but everything else is first class, smooth and fast.

i would say staY clear of both.The pixel has loads of hardware issues coming up in it's life cycle the motherboard issues and mic and wifi issues are pretty common and damaging @BoomXhakaLaca. But if you are going with one go with the 8,there still stays hope of better imaging with the upcoming firmware update,scrolled a lot on chinese sites and the 7 plus holds its own against the good cameras.

BoomXhakaLaca said:
I'm looking to buy a new phone and these two are top of my list because I want a stock android experience. Nokia 8 is around 30 USD more expensive from where I live. Does the Snapdragon 835 really outperform the 821 and is it worth paying the extra bucks? for whose who have used both, which phone is better in terms of user experience in your opinion? also, have you faced any major issues with the Android 8.1 update on the Nokia 8?
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What did you choose after all? I'm in the same situation , between Nokia 8 ,Google Pixel 1 and Sony XA2 . I want Pixel 1 because of the camera but most of them users have problems with hardware side ( motherboard and mic ) and battery draining fast
https://www.theguardian.com/technol...ss-action-lawsuit-defective-pixel-smartphones
Nokia 8 have a decent camera , good specs and a nice battery and Sony XA2 have a better camera then Nokia 8 , decent specs and nice battery .

A question about Device description on XDA

Hey guys, how the title say, i wonder why there is the same description like before the Device released. I mean the OP Text from the Note 9 section on XDA.
"Rumored Specs: The Galaxy Note 9 is a 6.4" phone with a 1440x2960p display. The processor comes in Snapdragon 845 and Exynos 9810 options. The is 6GB of RAM and 64/128/256GB storage options. The main camera is 12+12MP and the selfie camera is 8MP. The battery has a 4000mAh capacity."
Personaly i think, the Specs are official now and not just rumors lol
Its not a big thing at all, but was just wondering why there still stand "rumors". Maybe someome know it better in here.

Treasarion said:
Hey guys, how the title say, i wonder why there is the same description like before the Device released. I mean the OP Text from the Note 9 section on XDA.
"Rumored Specs: The Galaxy Note 9 is a 6.4" phone with a 1440x2960p display. The processor comes in Snapdragon 845 and Exynos 9810 options. The is 6GB of RAM and 64/128/256GB storage options. The main camera is 12+12MP and the selfie camera is 8MP. The battery has a 4000mAh capacity."
Personaly i think, the Specs are official now and not just rumors lol
Its not a big thing at all, but was just wondering why there still stand "rumors". Maybe someome know it better in here.
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Mods aint that free they will change in their free time

The perfect smartphone

Just some fun food for thought....
What attributes of what phones would make your perfect smart phone?
For me,
body dimensions, the height of a pixel 3, width of my old nexus 6p (dont like how modern smaller smartphones are more narrow)
5.5" screen & smaller bezels of the pixel 3
great front facing speakers of my old nexus 6p.
pixel 3s camera
specs & battery of the oneplus 6t
stock android
if I just described a phone that already exists, let me know lol

Give me a Sony Z Ultra with updated hardware.
Wait, isn't that what a Note 9 is ??

One Plus 6T is the best phone right now.

XIAOMI Mi 8 ?

Galaxy S10 maybe?

Roksimusi said:
XIAOMI Mi 8 ?
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Its good value for the price but its far from perfect since Xiaomi cuts corners on hardware. The amoled display on the Mi8 is subpar for instance, and theres comon display issues like color banding, poor led backlighting etc. And theres always the luck of the draw issue with Xiaomi with some people getting better hardware.

The perfect smartphone :
5.5" borderless
B20 & B28
NFC
Fingerprint under screen
Face ID with the same or more secure than iPhone
A little notch for the Face ID and face camera
Please chinese constructor, create this smartphone (Xiaomi Mi9 )

Stock Android Phones are perfect

6” 18:9 1440p Super AMOLED Display
No notch, holes or curves in display
Front facing speakers as loud or louder the the G7 or Razer Phone
Bezels not to big or smalls. My hands wrap around those kinds of phones and mess up things.
16MP Wide angle and standard lenses front and back with Google Camera Port
In display finger print reader
Near stock Android with extra features like AOD
32bit DAC with, oh a headphone jack
Type C fast charging and Wireless charging
SD Card slot
Snapdragon 855 or newer
A large enough battery to power it all for a reasonable amount of time
What else...
To me it sound like the V40 and Pixel 3 XL had a baby

In my case:
No notch. Even if it can be disabled, it's still annoying to have initially.
Nothing bigger than 6" for screen size. My pocket isn't ready for bigger.
Decent camera. I'm not asking wonders here, just decent night shots.
Good battery life. I expect it at least live out 9 hours with intensive use(YouTube, games, etc) on 4G.
At least good mid-range CPU.
NFC.
Front-facing fingerprint sensor, can be under screen.
Capacitive back and menu buttons. Most if not all new phones lack this. I could live with gestures, but this is about the perfect smartphone for me.
Not required, but nice to have: Able to survive most short drops(no more than 30cm) without any damage.

For me, the perfect phone is:
a display no larger than 4.7 inches, this is best in my hand
good camera around 12.0 Mpix
built-in memory min. 32 GB
iOS 7 or newer operating system
For me the best phone I've ever had is Iphone 6s, light and comfortable and most importantly indestructible

For me the perfect phone is,
5.5 inch display of samsung
speakers of razer phone 2
Camera of pixel 3
Battery capacity of POCO
flagship processor
Build of an iphone
price of xiaomi

6" Screen
1440p screen
5g connectivity
dual band GPS
wireless charging
triple camera array

No phone is perfect every brand lags somewhere.

I have lots of mobile/tablet due to my work on mobile development.
Still iPhone gave the best UE imo. Now I'm trying the Huawei Honor 10, the design it pretty great.
Much better than Pixel. I'm not sure the very high end mobile for now, iPhone still being my main mobile since all my information was saved on iCloud.

Moviphone with hd

Build of an iPhone
Display of samsung
Battery like Nokia(3310)
Performance like Oneplus
Pricing like Redmi.
Camera like Pixel.

5" or 5.3" borderless display (no notch)
amoled screen with decent ppi
good camera with zoom, must shoot perfect photos also at night
good battery
good gps, must sync in max 2-3 s
android stock pre-rooted and without crapware
some additional physical buttons (to use with pbmc). Volume buttons like in LG G2 would be nice.
no lags, all apps must start instantly

iPhone XS max.

oh, here we go....
7" 16:9 3D (glasses not needed, similar to what vizio made years ago and 3DS) 4k (8k if possible) dolby vision screen with bezels so a thick and heavy duty case can go on it...
high megapixel cameras (with led flashes) with good lenses that have sliding covers to cover the lenses when not in use...
Dual large and clean sounding speakers with dolby atmos
ufs 3.0 1TB storage
16GB Ram
855 plus processor
clean install of android with root support
10000mah battery
usb c 4.0
3.5mm jack
hdmi out
capable of passing 3D out the hdmi to a tv or projector
LTE bands 2, 4, 5, 12, 66, and 71
5G support
AX aka wifi 6 built in
I would be satisfied with all that

Question Asus Zenfone 9

Hoping the zenfone 9 keeps more or less same form factor 5.9 inch and upto 16 gigs of ram but put in a bigger battery. Which prevented the 8 from being a great phone.

I would love to see a 6.2" screen with better screen to body ratio and just a little bigger body to accomodate a 5000mAh battery. Zf8 is so compact, that it can grow a milimeter or 2 in every direction.

I would love to see a Zenfone 9 mini with the dimensions of iPhone 13 mini, Cam with OIS, midrange soc, stereo speaker, Amoled.

I would settle even for the size of the iphone 8 / SE 2020.

... i would love to see a zenfone 9.

That's not so easy. If you aim for a bigger battery, they need to make the phone larger. People calling for a larger battery are missing the point that you actually want to improve durability, not size of the battery. It can also be solved with more efficient SoCs, or more efficient software. This is the only way we can keep the small form factor. Also note that smaller phones need less battery due to smaller display, so the mAh are not comparable between compact and regular sized phone.
16 GB for Zenfone 8 is already available, just costs a few extra dollars.

Mario545 said:
That's not so easy. If you aim for a bigger battery, they need to make the phone larger. People calling for a larger battery are missing the point that you actually want to improve durability, not size of the battery. It can also be solved with more efficient SoCs, or more efficient software. This is the only way we can keep the small form factor. Also note that smaller phones need less battery due to smaller display, so the mAh are not comparable between compact and regular sized phone.
16 GB for Zenfone 8 is already available, just costs a few extra dollars.
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The battery would actually be better if the SoC wasn't so inneficient at idle/low loads. Hopefully the wait for the Zenfone 9 is because Asus is waiting for Qualcomm to release the rumoured TSMC-built 8Gen1 which should be much better than the Samsung-made chips like the current 8Gen1 or 888

Asus Zenfone 9 official product video leaks revealing phone design and specs - GSMArena.com news
Asus Zenfone 9 official product video leaks revealing phone design and specs - GSMArena.com news
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Seems like Asus is about to release another proper compact phone.
I like that they ditched the under display fp sensor.
I've already decided to buy one, after the release.

pecholino said:
Asus Zenfone 9 official product video leaks revealing phone design and specs - GSMArena.com news
Asus Zenfone 9 official product video leaks revealing phone design and specs - GSMArena.com news
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Seems like Asus is about to release another proper compact phone.
I like that they ditched the under display fp sensor.
I've already decided to buy one, after the release.
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Will definitely get one, given the fp sensor.