[Discussion] What's your next smartphone / What should I buy

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hi!

Im brand new here but have been lurking around for a few weeks. I've finally decided to give up on my iPhone and try to get out of the Apple Ecosystem.
last time I used an Android phone was in 2012/2013 so I'm not really experienced with the OS anymore, so I guess I'm looking for something as stock as possible, to kinda ease my way into it again.

now, to my problem. what phone should I even get? I'm thinking that my budget is at max $450 USD (im swedish but easier to use USD here I reckon)
I live a pretty "active" lifestyle, gym, work, etc, so I dont want to have to charge my phone very often, I would really like the phone to be able to last 2 days with medium use (bluetooth on when streaming music, texting, light social media use).

The current phone im using is an iPhone 6s, its screen is 4,7" and its honestly perfect for my small hands so I dont really want a phone thats bigger than 5,5" if thats possible today.
another thing is that I dont want it to lag whatsoever when using the phone, im not good with specs but Im guessing snapdragon 630 would be good enough and 3gb ram?, I will do some very light gaming on it, like Oldschool Runescape, not much else than that, other than Youtube.

I realize I might be asking too much, but I'm lost on what to get after looking for weeks for the "perfect" phone. so Im turning to you all here for help!
Get the OnePlus 6T. It's $500 or you can get the new OnePlus 7 when it comes out soon. This phone is buttery smooth and extremely fast. Also it won't get slower overtime. Oxygen Os is amazing. You'll love your android experience with a OnePlus

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epcesp

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Hi!
I have to buy a new phone, and I want to spend about 150 €.
At the moment my choice is the Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite, because it isn't as big as the most of the other phones and it is officially supported by custom roms as resurrection remix or crdroid.
But I don't really like the a/b slot partitions of this phone because I will need to reflash everything at each update of the rom.
There are another phone with similar dimensions and similar price to Mi A2 Lite and officially supported by custom rom?
I don't use the phone for gaming and I want to use a custom rom like resurrection remix to have the privacy guard tool.
Thanks!
 

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any suggestions for :
1) shipped with kk.
2) sdcard slot.
3) removable battery (yeah , i know.
haha)
4) under $350 u.s.
5) rootable with still some custom
rom support.

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epcesp

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any suggestions for :
1) price around 150 €.
2) size not too big.
3) rootable with still some custom rom support.
 

Username95

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Hi can someone help me plz
I want new phone but
I have 200 dollar budget
I want good performance
Good camera and battery
Rom support
Usb type-c
Less bezels if possible
Thanks

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Domin_PL

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Hi guys,
It's high time to switch my Redmi 4X to something new... just due to lack of NFC.
What I need?
- NFC - yes, main reason why I'm switching
- Snapdragon - Must be!
- metal back cover
- good battery

Screen? I'd prefer something about 5 inches but nowadays everything is growing to a tablet size...
Budget? I don't mind, let it be about 300 - 400 USD. I'd rather not spend as much, but if it is necessary I will spend.

I was considering Xiaomi mi 9 se, but it has quite huge screen (5,97") and just 3070 mAh battery...
Any suggestions?
 
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kemdroid

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Hi guys,
It's high time to switch my Redmi 4X to something new... just due to lack of NFC.
What I need?
- NFC - yes, main reason why I'm switching
- Snapdragon - Must be!
- metal back cover
- good battery

Screen? I'd prefer something about 5 inches but nowadays everything is growing to a tablet size...
Budget? I don't mind, let it be about 300 - 400 USD. I'd rather not spend as much, but if it is necessary I will spend.

I was considering Xiaomi mi 9 se, but it has quite huge screen (5,97") and just 3070 mAh battery...
Any suggestions?
One plus 5.
 
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stranger_88

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Dear friends i think to buy a new phone ans expecting your comments about it.It should be a mid-range phone about 300-350 USD max.

-My first priority is performance.I do not use too heavy apps but sometimes i hang out the games like pubg.So i need a good performance phone phone within the price range i mentioned.

-I always like to root the phone, try some custom roms or tweaks.So it should be customizable.

-A 3.5mm headphone jack is a must be.I really use my phone and listen music or videos even while i was charging it.So it is mandatory for me.

-A bigger screen size is preferable.from 5.9-6.0 inch to 6.5-6.6.

i searched some phones and found redmi note 7 and honor play.Also i found samsung galaxy a50 but it seems that its cpu is a little bit weaker than the others to me.What do you think about them?And i am also willing to get the other models you know.Thank you.
 
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I'm thinking of trying Huawei P30. The question is - is the mor affordable version (P30lite) a better option since the prices are always a lot lower than the pure P series. What are your thoughts? I use it primary for emails, social sharing and etc, only 1 or 2 games that are not really that hard for a phone
 

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Are you a Samsung guy? The s8+ is a good bang for buck right now.

I had the OnePlus 5 for almost 2 year's and then accidentally jumped in the ocean with it. I replaced it with an s8 but couldn't get used to the software quirks, worse battery life, memory management and bad fingerprint scanner location. It wasn't that bad but I sold it and am waiting on a used pixel XL I ordered. I wanted to try something different and couldn't afford any OnePlus that was an upgrade from the OnePlus 5.
 

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