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[Q] Best substitute for Galaxy Nexus?

What's the best alternative for a Galaxy Nexus?
My wish list:
- full support and documentation of phone HW and kernel drivers (better if source code of HW drivers is available);
- An active community of 3rd party kernel build/patches/mod and AOSP ROMs. I'm not a fan of Cyanogen and customized ROMs. With my GNex I'm a fan of ShinyROM and FML, I like Fancy Kernel and Franko Kernel;
- LTE ready;
- SuperAMOLED or similar display technology;
- better battery life;
- same dimensions;
- price under 300 USD/EUR;
- European warranty and/or European GSM model (I live in Europe);
- vanilla AOSP Android like Nexus devices. I don't like Touchwiz or vendor ROMs;
- ideal for development and hacking;
Possible candidates, actually, are Motorola Moto G and LG Nexus 5.
Any suggestions?

Moto G, Moto X, or Nexus 5. If you can handle a bigger phone the Nexus 6 is pretty sweet too. It reminds me a lot of my Gnex, but twice the size.

Face_Plant said:
Moto G, Moto X, or Nexus 5. If you can handle a bigger phone the Nexus 6 is pretty sweet too. It reminds me a lot of my Gnex, but twice the size.
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Moto X and Nexus 6 and Nexus 5 are too much expensive.
I can buy Moto G 2nd gen LTE for about 180 EUR (200 USD) minus a cashback of 30 EUR.
What do you think?

Wait for moto g 3rd gen then. Same price, better specs, coming in a week or two...

Rayaxe said:
Wait for moto g 3rd gen then. Same price, better specs, coming in a week or two...
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Maybe in USA...
Will be the same story for Europe at the same time? I doubt

LG G2...
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I wait for Oneplus 2 reviews but i think that also Xiaomi Mi3 is a best buy at 166,46€

Moto M (Nougat 7.0) Update confirmed

Lenovo-owned Motorola recently launched its first all-metal smartphone - Moto M, in India. Priced at Rs 15,999, the handset runs Android 6.0 Marshmallow out-of-the-box. But now, the company has confirmed that Android 7.0 Nougat update will be hitting the Moto M soon.
Motorola announced the news via a tweet but did not reveal the exact time frame of the OS' release.
"The phone is out there, and the Nougat update will be out soon," tweeted Motorola India.
It is worth mentioning that the Lenovo-owned company has already started rolling out Android 7.0 Nougat update for its Moto G4 and G4 Plus smartphones in India.
Android 7.0 Nougat is claimed to improve the overall experience of the OS. It brings enhanced multitasking features and better notification controls. It also introduces better data saving and battery conservation features.Some of the productivity-centric features included in the Nougat update are quick switching between apps, multi-window view and work mode (for users of Android for Work). In terms of performance, Android 7.0 Nougat brings features like Data Saver, Doze on the Go and other stability improvements.
In addition, features such as custom quick settings, quick settings bar, improved navigation, suggested settings, lockscreen wallpaper, improved system backup coverage and new emojis also come as a part of the new update.
In India Moto M will be available on open sale exclusively via Flipkart from December 14, 11:59PM.
Flipkart is offering exclusive launch day offers on the Moto M. Users who buy the handset on the day of launch will get special exchange offer of up to Rs 2,000 on their old smartphone. Citibank credit card users can get Rs 1000 off on the handset. Other offers include Rs 1000 off on the Moto Pulse 2 headset and EMI options starting Rs 776 per month.

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hey ,
when we r going to get new update any idea in moto g5 ?

ayushmantiwari95 said:
hey ,
when we r going to get new update any idea in moto g5 ?
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1st April 2018

TheFixItMan said:
1st April 2018
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I'm talking about new update it's July now no new update still on Moto g5

ayushmantiwari95 said:
I'm talking about new update it's July now no new update still on Moto g5
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Yeah and he said when ? (it's a joke)

ayushmantiwari95 said:
I'm talking about new update it's July now no new update still on Moto g5
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In first Moto G era they only have few ( perhaps only 2 -5 ) line up of phones, and now they have 5 generation moto g, 4 generations moto e, moto x, x play, z, z play, x ist gen...bla bla bla....many phones.... I suppose the human resources who handling this software update increases now if we compare with the first generation of Moto G. The problem is could they handle all of it??? I don't know what they are thinking....Why they dont make it more simple, so they can focus on more after sale services....
I was angry before about this condition but let take a positive side in here. An update does not always make the phone better, probably they learned from last year update....let talk moto x play, after recent update a lot some or most of user faces SD card problem and the solution is changing the motherboard, so the update killed the motherboard . I think they are not ready to support all their phone's line up.
This is the line up for 2017 phone : Moto C , Moto E4, Moto G5, Moto G5 Plus, Moto GS , Moto GS plus, Moto Z2 play, Moto Z2, Moto Z2 Force, Moto X

ayushmantiwari95 said:
hey ,
when we r going to get new update any idea in moto g5 ?
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May security patch should be rolling out soon.

ayushmantiwari95 said:
hey ,
when we r going to get new update any idea in moto g5 ?
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Nobody here knows, no point asking.
Closed to avoid adverse comments in that regard.

[OFFICIAL] Android O upgrade confirmed for Moto G5 Plus

Motorola has just confirmed that Moto G5 Plus will be updated to Android 8.0 (Oreo).
So, just relax. And wait. Good things come to those who wait

Motorola announces Oreo updates: Moto Z and Moto G5 lines, starting this fall [Android Central]

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Motorola announces Oreo updates: Moto Z and Moto G5 lines, starting this fall [Android Central]
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Might as well just link the official source... https://blog.motorola.com/2017/09/14/say-hello-android-oreo/

So does this mean moto will release the sources for 8.0 maybe? Not sure of their track record

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So does this mean moto will release the sources for 8.0 maybe? Not sure of their track record
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Yes, they are required to release the kernel source (only) per license for using the Linux kernel. Moto has a really good history of releasing the relatively quickly after an update.

Now this is awesome news
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Another security update in April(no oreo update yet)

We're waiting for the Oreo update but it doesnt seem to be coming anytime soon.
Just another security update.
Maintenance update: https://motorola-global-en-uk.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/126135

Last night my XT1670 retla was updated to the security patch of January 1st. Still Android 7.0, but waiting for Oreo...

And I received january security patch today (XT1671 RETLA)

Di you notice any changes in behavior?

On reteu also the same update

I already got the march patch some days ago, retbr

Maybe Android Oreo will be released in April 19th, 2018. It's the announcement date of Moto G6 Play, Moto G6 and Moto G6 Plus.

Ramonms98 said:
Maybe Android Oreo will be released in April 19th, 2018. It's the announcement date of Moto G6 Play, Moto G6 and Moto G6 Plus.
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That's really bad news because if we don't get the update before G6 launch we'll probably never see oreo on the G5, it's going be forgotten by lenovo.

XJeFX said:
That's really bad news because if we don't get the update before G6 launch we'll probably never see oreo on the G5, it's going be forgotten by lenovo.
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They will update the Moto G5 Series to 8.0.0.

Today i've got march security update in Germany. Two security updates in 3 weeks, but no oreo

Ramonms98 said:
They will update the Moto G5 Series to 8.0.0.
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they said the same for the G4 series and then didn't even updated to nougat as of today, 2 years+ later.

They updated Moto G4 series Unlocked variants to 7.0 and 7.1.1

The worst ever software update service i ever had. Thought samsung was the worst. But its non other than Moto. I bought this phone just because... Thinking that it will be stock Android, it will update quickly.. and will have better support. Moto used to be ahead of evey other , right behind nexus / pixel devices in terms of software update. But soon after Lenovo acquired moto, software update is a nightmare for every single moto phone.
You may have seen xda portal news about moto g6 series. Well they too wont be getting much support either.
I bought this phone as my secondary phone... I will give this to mom and will buy something like xiaomi note 5 or Zenfone pro m1 . I have a pixel 2 xl as primary.. evey time it gets update notification... I desperately check software update on this too. Now its on march 1 security update. I am looking forward to 64bit official os. Hope Lenovo will do it atlest in two years.
Btw.. i had only one phone from Lenovo ever before. A6000 just 3 days after i bought it its vibration motor stopped!! And when i searched for the reason , i figured out that it was one of their common problems. So i thought to put in some local vibrator motor from local market.. as going and waiting for service is too time consuming. When i opened the phone. I was literally shocked by the quality of the pcb construction.. it was like cheep chineese phones.. soo bad construction .. lol.. they dont even care to put rf sheilds and cheep quality wires and speakers. Literally... Some Chinese manufacturers make better pcb.. If you compare that pcb with something like nokia 1110 ( ya a phone from almost 10 years back) . Nokia's pcb is still the winner. !! Generations ahead.. still .. That day i decided.. i will never buy a Lenovo product again. And I didn't even care to go to local market and buy a vibration motor for that phone.. i closed it. And after a week, gifted to a friend.
Lol.. p20 and p20 pro.. good they sealed it. Donno what will be inside.

I also bought moto to get quick updates and I think, best solution to get oreo is installing custom rom and voiding warranty. That's so funny, lenovo can't still release oreo, but custom roms are on 8.1