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Hello everybody, I'm looking for a new smartphone to fit my needs. I actually own a Lg G Flex 2, and I'm unhappy with it. You may ask "why?". Well, because I'm very addicted to modding and all of these things. The locked bootloader etc. on the G Flex 2 made me really sad about this phone. Do you think it's worth to switch from a G Flex 2 to a Zenfone 2 (+ 30€)? Let me know, please. And most of all, this is not a "which one is better" so please don't argue too much. Thank you all!
My Opinion
gicifix said:
Hello everybody, I'm looking for a new smartphone to fit my needs. I actually own a Lg G Flex 2, and I'm unhappy with it. You may ask "why?". Well, because I'm very addicted to modding and all of these things. The locked bootloader etc. on the G Flex 2 made me really sad about this phone. Do you think it's worth to switch from a G Flex 2 to a Zenfone 2 (+ 30€)? Let me know, please. And most of all, this is not a "which one is better" so please don't argue too much. Thank you all!
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My Opinion
1) If you want to buy Zenfone 2 then I suggest you to buy 4GB Ram version Only.
2) If you are interested in latest android only then go for Nexus (e.g: Nexus 5X)
3) 4GB RAM versions are also available in Oppo,Vivo,etc. (Search for it)
4) In Sony you can get waterproof smartphone. (Search)
Some Mid Range Great Smartphones:-
1) Lenovo Vibe X3
2) Samsung Galaxy A8
3) Huawei Honor 7
4) Nexus 5X
5) Nexus 6
6) Sony Xperia M5 Dual
7) Sony Xperia Z3+
8) One Plus 2
9) VIVO X5 PRO
10) and of course ASUS Zenfone 2.
But do whatever you want to do...
The Zenfone 2 is not going to knock your socks off, and I don't think it was ever supposed to. The Zenfone 2 is a nice hardware package (not big time, but nice) and the price tag on it is LESS than my first car. The development community seems to love this phone and we were promised android 6 this quarter. Just make sure you get the 4GB model, and don't make the mistake of ordering one online that seems cheaper than everyone else is offering one for (a lot, and I mean A LOT of people got hosed thinking they were buying the WW version, and instead got a chinese model that someone flashed WW software on it and can't get LTE). I ordered three of these from ASUS and all three work great. I love mine and this is the first phone that my son or daughter have not complained about, and they complain about EVERYTHING
gicifix said:
Hello everybody, I'm looking for a new smartphone to fit my needs. I actually own a Lg G Flex 2, and I'm unhappy with it. You may ask "why?". Well, because I'm very addicted to modding and all of these things. The locked bootloader etc. on the G Flex 2 made me really sad about this phone. Do you think it's worth to switch from a G Flex 2 to a Zenfone 2 (+ 30€)? Let me know, please. And most of all, this is not a "which one is better" so please don't argue too much. Thank you all!
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i'm in ur same position ...i have xperia sp with GREAT deve community ....but i need to move since it's very old now(2013 phone) though it runs 6.0.1 with no bugs at all
gonna buy zenfone 2 after a month (till my exams are finished ) and i searched alot like VERY VERY alot
screen : it's not brightest nor the best IPS display but for the price u can't complain
volume : as i saw it's not that great...it's somehow little loud but it's muffled and tiny
hardware : 4g ram and quad-core 2.3ghz equal to SD801 or SD805 with only 300$ ....u sure can't complain about that
and ofc it got a great deve community with great ROMs and good official cm13 base
In all honesty, there are better options, I would go with the nexus or opo, I'm sorry I purchased the ZenFone 2.
From the current user of Zenfone 2, don't waste your money for it, you buy it as it is, no one care after that, more update bring more bugs, Intel has abandoned Intel Atom mobile CPU so if we are lucky, Android 6.0 is the lastest android version we could have on our phone, and if we are not, we stucked with 5.0 forever :3
Still great value for the $. It's not perfect but it's very functional.
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Just buy a phone with Qualcomm inside instead of intel inside.
Thank you all for the answers!
What phone are you going onto next? I was considering the Galaxy S8 but the rear fingerprint scanner has spoilt it for me. I understand the reasons... Small bezels etc... But still...
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One plus 4? Or 5 if OP skips the 4. The dev community is why. My other phone is a note 5, there aren't many roms available , and there are so many variants of the phone that most of them don't work on mine. While people here are whining that OOS is only on 7.0 I can't even get a stable nougat rom for my 920w. With 1+ I can get two seperate ROMs from OP plus many custom ROMs some of which are bleeding edge nightlies. It's also about half the price of a Samsung device, and the dual sims are a must for me.
ephumuris said:
What phone are you going onto next? I was considering the Galaxy S8 but the rear fingerprint scanner has spoilt it for me. I understand the reasons... Small bezels etc... But still...
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No Oneplus any More. They dispoint me... Cz now they are not Friendly with devs... The don't publish Camera bolbs/ right source ? bla bla bla.. They think their phone camera best!! so they don't publish it.. Every Custom rom lost camera Quility!! AND many bugs!! Its not our devs problem.. its a problem of oneplus now a days
Next OnePlus phone, most likely
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Going to Pixel XL I have blue on pre order releases on Friday here. Won't buy OnePlus again
Probably the pixel 2 but never gonna buy oneplus again
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I'm not sure I see what the problem is with OnePlus? It would be nice if they released camera blobs but that's their choice if not.
The OP3 is a great phone. I liked the idea of the Pixel but not for the price. Being waterproof might have swayed me but it's not
Not sure when OP will have another phone.
I'll still likely get the S8! A lot of phones seem to have rear fingerprint sensors now. Huawei, LG, New Samsung and even pixel.
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I'll take it from another perspective and tell you which I'm not going to consider:
- Samsung (for trashy closed-system)
- Pixel (for marketing efforts to play Apple prices while still offering a dull-looking device), and very negative community
- ZTE (for sleezy behavior when it came to offering bootloader unlock exclusive to US at the beginning)
- Any overpriced phone with gimmicky features/functions (iris scanners, double cameras, quintillion-pixel density screens, etc.)
Soo... that doesn't leave much to choose from anyway.
Would someone who owns this device please confirm if...
Zenfone 5/5Z has a metal (aluminium) or glass back?
Zenfone 5/5Z has a notification LED (one color or multicolor)?
Zenfone 5/5Z has an FM radio receiver?
Thanks in advance.
temporarium said:
Would someone who owns this device please confirm if...
Zenfone 5/5Z has a metal (aluminium) or glass back?
Zenfone 5/5Z has a notification LED (one color or multicolor)?
Zenfone 5/5Z has an FM radio receiver?
Thanks in advance.
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ZenFone 5
1. Glass
2. Yes - mine is flashing green right now for a text I just received
3. Yes it does.
gtchs said:
ZenFone 5
1. Glass
2. Yes - mine is flashing green right now for a text I just received
3. Yes it does.
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How did you have FM radio working please?
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EMJI79 said:
How did you have FM radio working please?
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Strangely I don't think there is an app listed for it but there is an icon on the pull down quick settings. Run it from there and it should load. You have to have headphones plugged in for it to work.
You're right, it works.
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hi! i have a question. the Zenfone 4 LCD screen has A LOT of motion blur and smearing while web browsing and with 2d Games like sonic and Mario Games. Do someone see these problems on the Zenfone 5 LCD screen ? Thanks ( Note that my Sony XZ1, Huawei P10 Plus , Idol3, Nexus 5, LG G4 dont have this problem, only the Zenfone 4) im Very interested to Buy a ASUS Zenfone 5 and root it , but i cant live with the Zenfone 4 motion blur and smearing, it was really too much
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hi! i have a question. the Zenfone 4 LCD screen has A LOT of motion blur and smearing while web browsing and with 2d Games like sonic and Mario Games. Do someone see these problems on the Zenfone 5 LCD screen ? Thanks ( Note that my Sony XZ1, Huawei P10 Plus , Idol3, Nexus 5, LG G4 dont have this problem, only the Zenfone 4) im Very interested to Buy a ASUS Zenfone 5 and root it , but i cant live with the Zenfone 4 motion blur and smearing, it was really too much
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I haven't noticed this problem. I don't play games so I'm not sure how well it works with them but mine works fine with browsing and other apps.
6:25 of mostly youtube and chrome browsing, bluetooth is always on paired to my smartwatch, as well as wifi and 4G.
(Zenfone 5 SD636)
EDIT: sorry wrong thread
Hi.
Does lg g7 support this feature?
I would like to connect to a external monitor.
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I tried my USB to HDMI that I use with my switch and it didn't work. It comes up with a message telling you to use the casting feature.
Shozuki said:
I tried my USB to HDMI that I use with my switch and it didn't work. It comes up with a message telling you to use the casting feature.
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Is it possible that LG is so stupid to remove this feature?????
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LG didn't support this on the G6, and I had hoped they would include it here, but I guess they're all in on streaming.
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Idon12no said:
LG didn't support this on the G6, and I had hoped they would include it here, but I guess they're all in on streaming.
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But, it is not the same, if you want to play with your smartphone in the tv, you need hdmi, streaming has much lag.
Lg v30 support this feature.
Lg g7 is fantastic, but without this, it can not be comprared with galaxy s9, p20 pro, iphone x...
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This was 100 percent not on the G6
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Idon12no said:
This was 100 percent not on the G6
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Yes, I know it. But it was on LG v30.
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ricxgp said:
Yes, I know it. But it was on LG v30.
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Oh. Makes sense that they would've just kept it then. Sadly, LG is not known for it's logical actions. Haha
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I'm experiencing the same issue on G7 Thinq and suspected the USB-C to HDMI cable. Is this really just not supported on the G7? They're trying to force us to use a streaming device by excluding this very basic and reliable functionality?
ra990 said:
I'm experiencing the same issue on G7 Thinq and suspected the USB-C to HDMI cable. Is this really just not supported on the G7? They're trying to force us to use a streaming device by excluding this very basic and reliable functionality?
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LG has disabled this feature by software.
As you can see in the attached screen, the smartphone detect a displayport adapter, but the tv out is disabled via software.
I have been researching into the kernel source, and I have discovered how they have disabled this feature, I have uploaded the hdmi_Kconfig file from LG v30, and Samsung Galaxy S9, both of them support HDMI out, and LG G7.
There you can see waht I have explained.
If it would have some developeres interested in this device, they could take back this feture to LG G7.
usb c to hdmi cable
When it comes to technology, I think I'm pretty up to date but I was a little behind the curve when it came to HDMI cords and cell phones. I absolutely love my Samsung S8+ and being able to watch videos that I have recorded, pictures I've taken on my television has opened me to a whole new world...... use easyacc usb c to hdmi cable watched movies from my Netflix app from my phone on the television screen. I'm stoked if you can't tell!!!
ricxgp said:
LG has disabled this feature by software.
As you can see in the attached screen, the smartphone detect a displayport adapter, but the tv out is disabled via software.
I have been researching into the kernel source, and I have discovered how they have disabled this feature, I have uploaded the hdmi_Kconfig file from LG v30, and Samsung Galaxy S9, both of them support HDMI out, and LG G7.
There you can see waht I have explained.
If it would have some developeres interested in this device, they could take back this feture to LG G7.
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Had I known this single fact before, I swear I would have never bought LG G7. This is passed Apple's stupidity. I mean what the f LG? Wake the hell up. No more LG **** for me anymore.
ricxgp said:
LG has disabled this feature by software.
As you can see in the attached screen, the smartphone detect a displayport adapter, but the tv out is disabled via software.
I have been researching into the kernel source, and I have discovered how they have disabled this feature, I have uploaded the hdmi_Kconfig file from LG v30, and Samsung Galaxy S9, both of them support HDMI out, and LG G7.
There you can see waht I have explained.
If it would have some developeres interested in this device, they could take back this feture to LG G7.
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So now, is there any developer who had successfully unlocked this feature?
harysviewty said:
So now, is there any developer who had successfully unlocked this feature?
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The feature is directly disabled in the kernel. While we have the kernel the source doesn't work.
So does this mean there is a way to enable this feature on the g7. I just updated from an iPhone and have no wifi where I play videos etc for my students. I had the adapter for the smart phone and bought one to fit the USB c but when I plug it in to the HDMI it only charges does not show the screen
ricxgp said:
LG has disabled this feature by software.
As you can see in the attached screen, the smartphone detect a displayport adapter, but the tv out is disabled via software.
I have been researching into the kernel source, and I have discovered how they have disabled this feature, I have uploaded the hdmi_Kconfig file from LG v30, and Samsung Galaxy S9, both of them support HDMI out, and LG G7.
There you can see waht I have explained.
If it would have some developeres interested in this device, they could take back this feture to LG G7.
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Hello!
I am interested in enabling hdmi also.
Any news?
I'm offering a reward! ?
Hi guys, it must be rooted the phone for make the change in the kernel to activate the feature? Or there is an alternative way to enable it?
There is no way to enable it at the moment.
Snapdragon 845 have HDMI as option- vendor have to open HDMI with paid key (same as Windows Home to Windows Pro). Qualcom understand the power of money.
So it is a SW issue-but You can't just change n to y in kernel. It's a clear case for LG. Maybe they can offer a paid solution - but I doubt it.
Regards Per Vangli
It seems someone with g710ulm on v10i firmware has managed to connect with a TV using this lenovo usbc to DisplayPort adapter 4X90Q93303.
Can someone with this firmware confirm this? ???
Hello everybody,
I would like to ask whether this is the official xiaomi product for mi pad 5 and if anybody has bought it, i would appreciate it if he could give us his opinion about it.
Thank you
Xiaomi Pad 5 does not have an official keyboard cover, only the pro model have one.
The one from the link looks as the one provided with the Pad5 PRO, but in the details area are only two images, i cannot say if is compatible or not, please note the side pogo pins which power the keyboard, the provided mages does not show them on the keyboard.
konstaim95 said:
Hello everybody,
I would like to ask whether this is the official xiaomi product for mi pad 5 and if anybody has bought it, i would appreciate it if he could give us his opinion about it.
Thank you
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from what i know the official keyboard case is compatible with all Mi Pad 5 versions. I'm using the most basic Mi Pad 5 with the official keyboard, the 1 you linked.
this reviewer also uses Mi Pad 5 with keyboard.
OnceHeaven said:
from what i know the official keyboard case is compatible with all Mi Pad 5 versions. I'm using the most basic Mi Pad 5 with the official keyboard, the 1 you linked.
this reviewer also uses Mi Pad 5 with keyboard.
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How do you find the keyboard? Thinking about that since a while, but can't make my mind
maddler said:
How do you find the keyboard? Thinking about that since a while, but can't make my mind
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I really like it. Sometimes I wish I had more opportunities to use it. The key travels are ok IMHO. Build quality is good. It does feel snug with the tablet inside.
OnceHeaven said:
I really like it. Sometimes I wish I had more opportunities to use it. The key travels are ok IMHO. Build quality is good. It does feel snug with the tablet inside.
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I might give it a try... I'd be able to replace my laptop most of the times.
I have a keyboard for my tablet (no pro), it works just fine.
OnceHeaven said:
I really like it. Sometimes I wish I had more opportunities to use it. The key travels are ok IMHO. Build quality is good. It does feel snug with the tablet inside.
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Apologies for going seriously off topic, but an iPhone? That really stands out. What caused that side trip?
mikefnz said:
Apologies for going seriously off topic, but an iPhone? That really stands out. What caused that side trip?
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Sorry, I don't follow...
OnceHeaven said:
Sorry, I don't follow...
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Apologies, I was reading your signature list of past loves...
"Past loves: XDA II, HP 6818, Atom, Atom Life, Xperia X1, HTC HD2, HTC Desire HD, Iphone 4, Samsung Galaxy Note, Asus PF2, Asus NPFI, Samsung Galaxy Note 4 SM-N910G, Samsung Galaxy Tab S2, Redmi Note 3, OP3, OP5, OP5T, OP6, OP7Pro, SGS20, MI11, Mi11U
Current : SGS22U & Mi Pad 5"
mikefnz said:
Apologies, I was reading your signature list of past loves...
"Past loves: XDA II, HP 6818, Atom, Atom Life, Xperia X1, HTC HD2, HTC Desire HD, Iphone 4, Samsung Galaxy Note, Asus PF2, Asus NPFI, Samsung Galaxy Note 4 SM-N910G, Samsung Galaxy Tab S2, Redmi Note 3, OP3, OP5, OP5T, OP6, OP7Pro, SGS20, MI11, Mi11U
Current : SGS22U & Mi Pad 5"
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Ohh... Yes. That was because I wanted to play infinity blade which was only available on ios. But so i stopped playing games altogether.