Cell Phones Dedicated Discussion (Market Prices/ Troubleshooting/ Advice/ Recommendations)

[usman_arooq2]

I made the owners of all Xs I sold install a transparent paper on the chrome edges (cut carefully with blade and a bit of flame), those are really soft to scratch that one can't put the phone just in and out in one go (for those who might say accumulated dust might cause scratches) of the original apple's $32 covers without scratching em.

[crossfirex]

Bro please read once what u write
It's very difficult to understand from ur posts what you want to say

[farazking78]

[zia1288]

which phone to keep? I have option of Iphone 6s and Samsung S6? Both in pristine condition and being used in family.

[zia1288]

which phone to keep? I have option of Iphone 6s and Samsung S6? Both in pristine condition and being used in family.

[512a]

I would recommend 6s coz s6 has very very bad battery life

[tintin1]

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[wolfkhan]

Which one is best: main use camera n battery..!! (Fast charging will be a plus)
1- huawei mate 10blite
2- huawei honor 9 lite
3- galaxy s7

[asharab.butt]

I think it depends if you can find a good s7 and are willing to live with complete glass phone s7 it is but in the huaweis i think mate 10 lite is better. Been using it for about a week now seamless performer and good battery time. Doesn't have fast charging but still pretty quick. Camera is very awesome but probably not as good as s7. @s15 will probably guide better

[vagabondpiper]

Finding a non refurb good condition LG V20 will be a good option
1. Battery life is average but QC 3.0 do wonders
2. Excellent cam setup
3. Fast processor and GPU
4. Sufficient on board storage (64 GB) with expandable memory option (dedicated slot)
5. QHD display
6. Secondary display can be considered a gimmick
7. Very good audio setup

[512a]

You just can't compare mate 10 lite,s camera with s7,s. I have compared cameras of both phones side by side.

[v9sDEF]

1. I was talking about fingerprint unlock in those phones which is faster than touch id. FACE ID in its first iteration, with all those fancy dots and scanner is in two words, lame to use (aligning phone with face and waiting minimal of 1.5 sec) and not accurate. it can have a trillion point projection but if it isn't more convenient, faster or accurate, its trash.

Well, i'm no fan of face ID either, but for tech to get better, it needs to be adopted. The next iteration will probably be better.

1. With 3rd party apps and limited access and even more limited file format support. Android can mount storage if it were its internal and can be set to do it automatically with conditioning (mount storage when connected to xx wifi)

Yes, 3rd party apps are required. But that's what they are for right?
You're incorrect about limited file format support. Most apps have equivalent support that Android's BS Player or MX player does. I use such an app everyday, and i've used the android apps you're referring to.

Why would I need to mount network storage? App based network storage access is enough for me - if I need to transfer any file among apps I can use a file manager app to do so.

1. Chromecast requires you to purchase a dongle and on iphone, you'd be able to stream only the videos and audio which could be opened in that specific 3rd party app (which usually has a safari based browser + a media browser / pretending to be filemanager with limited file format support)

There you go again about limited file support. I have used iOS apps to cast mkv movies from network storage on my chromecast! That app can also access my iOS music library and photos/videos which I can cast.

I don't need multiple media apps that can play file - I have one that does it all. I fail to see the advantage you're touting here.

e.g. you can't play real racing 3 on your tv without lightning av adopter, most TVs, projectors and Windows PCs and laptops come with Miracast,

Well you can do so via airplay. While I don't see the utility in casting a mobile game to TV, even android requires Chromecast or a Google cast supported TV to be able to do this.

(which is available on iphone but through 3rd party apps, again, limited file format support and not so good connectivity with all devices) where as on android, you can browse dlna libraries of all devices present on a network, and stream to any of the dlna players (whether tvs, stereos, windows media player on pc, media player on media center, kodi, steam machine etc).

I don't know when you last used iOS, but i've been able to browse dlna since iOS 6 (probably before that too) via an app with excellent file support (flac, mkv, subtitle support, etc, etc)

1. You wrote that just to have something against my point right? Or can safari open specific links that other browsers can't?

Eh no. Usually I don't stream online videos because I have a NAS that auto downloads whatever shows i've set, but streaming online shows on iOS has never been a problem - yes the links open in safari and start streaming. But of course, it helps to know the right websites to visit. You realize apps like showbox and popcorn time are just a front-end right? All the media is sourced from links online or torrents.

[crossfirex]

Bhaion this is too long a debate with no fruitful results

[asharab.butt]

Face id in its current is nowhere as good, fast or reliable as touch id. I really thought that apple would give a fingerprint scanner on the back to give users option. Build it up for a couple years and then when it would be better, then they could go without fingerprint scanner.

[wolfkhan]

You just can't compare mate 10 lite,s camera with s7,s. I have compared cameras of both phones side by side.

Share your experience plz..!!

[wolfkhan]

Finding a non refurb good condition LG V20 will be a good option
1. Battery life is average but QC 3.0 do wonders
2. Excellent cam setup
3. Fast processor and GPU
4. Sufficient on board storage (64 GB) with expandable memory option (dedicated slot)
5. QHD display
6. Secondary display can be considered a gimmick
7. Very good audio setup

Afraid of LGs bcz of the bootloop issue in it.!

[wolfkhan]

I think it depends if you can find a good s7 and are willing to live with complete glass phone s7 it is but in the huaweis i think mate 10 lite is better. Been using it for about a week now seamless performer and good battery time. Doesn't have fast charging but still pretty quick. Camera is very awesome but probably not as good as s7. @s15 will probably guide better

I can live with a glass phone as long as it serves me better for atleast a year..!! Can you plz post some picx of your huawei mate 10 as a sample ? Just wana compare the quality..!!

[512a]

Well I liked s7 edge,s camera more coz it got 4k recording, optical image stabilization. Apart from that you can install Google camera to improve its camera quality many folds. Also apart from camera it got quick charging 2.0, Qhd screen etc. I would only recommend mate 10 lite in two situations, first if you like 1:2 screen size, secondly only go for mate 10 lite if you don't know how to buy used sets I.e : what to check when buying a used phone.

[wolfkhan]

Thnx 🏻

[vagabondpiper]

Gone are the G4 days
Nevertheless one should be careful