So i got my Samsung s3 July 2012 it died yesterday. I’m gonna miss it, but time for morning is over. I’m look looking for a new phone something android with a price range of 100-600 usd. I plan to remove the stock rom and flash something better on it, so I don’t mind cheaper devices.
Anyone here a phone expert or have any good phone advice I need a long battery life, and something that can take a bit of a beating.
Nokia 7 plus, Nokia 6, Nokia 8 or Oneplus 5T.
Decent battery life, excellent performance and sturdy build. The Nokia 6 is a built like a tank.
You can put whatever ROM you want on these phones but the Nokia’s come with stock Android and get monthly security updates. The Oneplus has oxygen OS which is very similar to stock Android but is much more tweakable. They all have headphone jacks and all the Nokia’s got SD card slots. All phones are currently on Android Oreo 8.0 except the Nokia 8 which is on Oreo 8.1.
Nokia 8
SoC: Snapdragon 835
Storage: 128/64GB
RAM: 6/4GB
Display: IPS 5,3" 16:9@1440P
Battery: 3090mAh
Dimensions: 151.5 x 73.7 x 7.9 mm
I have this, its by far the best phone I’ve ever had. The camera is stellar, the 6GB of RAM goes a long way. Camera is 24mp.
The Oneplus 5t (above) is probably a comparable match, likely cheaper. Also, I know the Zenfone 4 is out, and pretty nice as well. If you’re multitasking, I’d definitely look into more RAM, but that is me.
What country you from, US? This will greatly influence your selection of phones. A lot of high-end phones (yes, you can get a high-end phone for $600.) have locked bootloaders that can’t be cracked, depending on your country of residence. It’s unfortunate that that some of the best phones out there have been denied to the custom ROM community.
Does company’s country of origin matter to you? I see a lot of recommendations for OnePlus. OnePlus is a Chinese phone manufacturer.
Get a Galaxy S7 from the EU or Asia, the SM-G930F with the Exynos CPU.
The US Snapdragon model’s bootloader can’t be unlocked, on the EU model you only need to flip a switch in the developer option menu.
You can find them new in your price range and Lineage OS tends to support the S models for a looooooong time.
I got my LG V30 on sale from B+H ($650) and I have been more than impressed with it. Battery lasts for about a day and a half with heavy media consumption. I LOVE the earbuds experience, although the speakers can be a bit tinny.
With the speakers being the only drawback, this phone has every other feature a phone could need: sd card slot, fingerprint scanner, small bezels, headphone jack, etc.