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Newman K1

I recently purchased the Newman K1
Does anyone know how to root it?
Does anyone how to install the original android 4.2rom on this, it came with lewa OS4.2 installed
Thanks for your help

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Ηas anyone bought this phone so we can have some general presentation?

A slightly late reply. I've been using the Freelander branded version of this phone (Freelander i30) as my main device for the past month and a half, and I'm pretty impressed: it's the first Chinese phone I've used where everything works without much hassle, including GPS. Camera is also decent by normal standards, and perfectly usable for snapshots.
Its main drawback is limited 3G support, as only the 2100 frequency is supported. A couple other very minor annoyances are the digitizer grid which can be seen in direct sunlight by turning the phone at a certain angle, the tendency of the screen to get dirty, and the average in-call audio quality. They don't pose a problem in use, in fact I bet most owners won't even notice them.
As for the rest, it's pretty great: the screen is very bright with good viewing angles colors and contrast; signal reception is ok, about the same as most other phones I had; firmware support is excellent, with two official ROMs (plain Android and Lewa) and frequent updates; GPS is very quick to fix and usually gets to 5m precision; audio quality through the headphone jack is pretty good, even usable by audiophile standards. Battery life is great, with moderate use I can do more than 3 days, heavy use a full day with something to spare.
For its price it's a very good phone, with good community support (there's an excellent thread on 4pda with English recoveries, custom ROMs, etc.). If you have any questions just ask and I'll try to answer them.

ludoo said:
A slightly late reply. I've been using the Freelander branded version of this phone (Freelander i30) as my main device for the past month and a half, and I'm pretty impressed: it's the first Chinese phone I've used where everything works without much hassle, including GPS. Camera is also decent by normal standards, and perfectly usable for snapshots.
Its main drawback is limited 3G support, as only the 2100 frequency is supported. A couple other very minor annoyances are the digitizer grid which can be seen in direct sunlight by turning the phone at a certain angle, the tendency of the screen to get dirty, and the average in-call audio quality. They don't pose a problem in use, in fact I bet most owners won't even notice them.
As for the rest, it's pretty great: the screen is very bright with good viewing angles colors and contrast; signal reception is ok, about the same as most other phones I had; firmware support is excellent, with two official ROMs (plain Android and Lewa) and frequent updates; GPS is very quick to fix and usually gets to 5m precision; audio quality through the headphone jack is pretty good, even usable by audiophile standards. Battery life is great, with moderate use I can do more than 3 days, heavy use a full day with something to spare.
For its price it's a very good phone, with good community support (there's an excellent thread on 4pda with English recoveries, custom ROMs, etc.). If you have any questions just ask and I'll try to answer them.
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Can you tell me that you have found 2 roms you mention?

You mean where have I found them? Sure
Newman K1 ROMs are released on the Newman BBS (forum) in this thread, they can also be found on the 4PDA thread in the formware section.
If instead you meant if I like them, the Lewa ROM is beautiful and very well done, but I prefer stock Android. They both work very well, rooting is easy with motochopper.

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You mean where have I found them? Sure
Newman K1 ROMs are released on the Newman BBS (forum) in this thread, they can also be found on the 4PDA thread in the formware section.
If instead you meant if I like them, the Lewa ROM is beautiful and very well done, but I prefer stock Android. They both work very well, rooting is easy with motochopper.
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and 2 Forum that suggest it is in non-intelligible languages for me, is there some topik here on xda or some anyway in English;

What's wrong with google translate?
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ludoo said:
What's wrong with google translate?
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ludoo said:
A slightly late reply. I've been using the Freelander branded version of this phone (Freelander i30) as my main device for the past month and a half, and I'm pretty impressed: it's the first Chinese phone I've used where everything works without much hassle, including GPS. Camera is also decent by normal standards, and perfectly usable for snapshots.
Its main drawback is limited 3G support, as only the 2100 frequency is supported. A couple other very minor annoyances are the digitizer grid which can be seen in direct sunlight by turning the phone at a certain angle, the tendency of the screen to get dirty, and the average in-call audio quality. They don't pose a problem in use, in fact I bet most owners won't even notice them.
As for the rest, it's pretty great: the screen is very bright with good viewing angles colors and contrast; signal reception is ok, about the same as most other phones I had; firmware support is excellent, with two official ROMs (plain Android and Lewa) and frequent updates; GPS is very quick to fix and usually gets to 5m precision; audio quality through the headphone jack is pretty good, even usable by audiophile standards. Battery life is great, with moderate use I can do more than 3 days, heavy use a full day with something to spare.
For its price it's a very good phone, with good community support (there's an excellent thread on 4pda with English recoveries, custom ROMs, etc.). If you have any questions just ask and I'll try to answer them.
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That's great, thanks for your input. It's been a nightmare trying to find any community support for this phone (in English anyway!). I've just ordered this from Merimobiles. When you mention about the screen getting dirty quite easily, do you mean smudge marks easily appear or that dirt gets easily trapped at the sides of the screen ? And how average is the audio quality, is it fairly difficult to understand what someone is saying or is the clarity just missing ? Thanks

georger010 said:
That's great, thanks for your input. It's been a nightmare trying to find any community support for this phone (in English anyway!). I've just ordered this from Merimobiles. When you mention about the screen getting dirty quite easily, do you mean smudge marks easily appear or that dirt gets easily trapped at the sides of the screen ? And how average is the audio quality, is it fairly difficult to understand what someone is saying or is the clarity just missing ? Thanks
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What I mean by saying the screen gets easily dirty is that it's pretty easy to leave smudges on it and they are less easily wiped without some sort of liquid (water is fine), as if it was missing an oleophobic coating or had a very weak one. From reading around it's a common issue with most Chinese phones, I guess they save a few pennies by using a weak/no coating. It's not a big issue, especially if you use a screen protector or even if you don't like me, I just clean it more often than other phones I had. You could also try a "diy" coating, there are threads by people using car wax or windshield water repellent liquids.
The audio is ok, now I don't even notice anything during calls. I only noticed it when switching from the Jiayu G3, which had better call quality. You won't probably notice anything out of place. I'm also using a more recent baseband than the stock one, from a Zopo phone using the same chipset (here, flash with cwm or copy modem.img to /etc/firmware then chmod 644) which seems to have improved things, but maybe it's just placebo.
All in all it's a pretty great phone. I installed the latest LewaOS from early June and it's super smooth, and beautiful. A bit bloated, but nothing that can't be remedied by deleting a few apks from /system/app.
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PS - as for community support, there's an excellent thread on the Russian 4pda forum, split into a discussion thread and a firmware thread. You can use google translator and understand most of it, and there are links to all the drivers and ROMs in the firmware thread.
To download software just register, again using google translator. The only apparently difficult part is entering the captcha, but in practice you don't need to type cyrillic characters, just enter the sum of the two numbers displayed.
Another useful thread might be the one I started on the Italian androidiani forum, just search google for "newman k1 androidiani", in the first post I have collected a few useful links. Again, google translator allows you to grasp what you need.

I recently received my Newman k1. It is a very good phone, all works well. The only problem are the speakers:they're not bad, they're just not loud enough.
I have not missed any call because of it, anyway. Sorry for my bad English.
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You can tweak audio levels from the engineer menu, search on google there are lots of threads on how to do it as it's the same process for all mediatek phones.
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ludoo said:
You can tweak audio levels from the engineer menu, search on google there are lots of threads on how to do it as it's the same process for all mediatek phones.
Sent from my Newman K1 using Tapatalk 2
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Ηi Ludoo
you use this application https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mobileuncle.toolbox below to increase the volume and if so can you give us the prices;

paiktaras said:
Ηi Ludoo
you use this application https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mobileuncle.toolbox below to increase the volume and if so can you give us the prices;
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Prices for what???

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Prices for what???
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sorry for my bad english, units I meant

google "mobileuncle volume levels"...

anyone have the newest lewaos rom from lewaos forum?

Brief Newman K1 and Affiliates
paiktaras said:
Ηas anyone bought this phone so we can have some general presentation?
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:good:Newman K1/K1A/K1W in black, white, black/white
MTK6589
Depending on whre you buy it from they ship either the K1, K1A (labled as K1W), and as K1A panda under the name "Newsmy" Panda
K1 has 5 inch screen / K1A/W is 5.3 inches, though they share the exact specs, so any mods for one goes for the other. From what i had translated on their CHINESE forum, http://bbs.newamn.mobi, one is referred to the K1 area for flash, tweaks, ROMS, etc. Google does an OK job translating, you can get the general idea, but those Chinese characters, Whew! Pre-rooted from http://merimobiles.com (all their items are pre-rooted).
Onto the phone as a device for use, its a great device to start out with for tweaks and adjustments. The 5.3 screen is large enough to clearly see, The LEWA ROM is very smooth and though some say bloated, any apk's can be removed. Just do your research before making any adjustments.So yeah, smooth ROM out of the box. Simple font, based on android 4.2.1 though some options are in different places. Sound wise, it needs work, the headphone level is loud enough for inside listening but low enough to get drowned out by NYC traffic. As stated on other threads, this can be fixed..http://http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2248396. The screen can easily be scratched, it is thinly coated, and might do well with a DIY method or a screen protector. The memory leaves to desire however. They market it as having 1 g RAM//4gb Rom but its only a 2 gb ROM of which 1.5 is taken up by the OS. An external SD is a must, just got to Settings>Storage> and chose save to SD and SD for internal memory. You should be fine then.CAMERA is 8 mp main/ 2 mp front. Camera quality is good on this phone. Clear crisp, natural looking pictures in daylight. Flash is too bright.Audio is good quality, suitable for most, though not Sony. It will run on T-mobile/ATT in the USA but only at 2g speeds through EDGE/GSM/GPRS. If your texting and phone calls, your fine and may be settled. If its internet browsing, then its a bit slow to load. I use a VOIP program with Google voice to make free calls over WIFI. WIFI and Bluetooth connectivity is excellent. GPS locks in within 1 minute max, though better positioning may be had by a window. MTK 6589 chips are known for their poor GPS signals, and though even though its not a 6589T chip, it still works fine.
Any further questions, please ask...

How to validate a Genuine or Fake G3

Hi All, Is there any app to validate a fake/clone LG G3 ?
I will get a hands on before I buy it so whats the most fool proof way to check it's originality?
Thanks!

I would say the resolution and the dpi.
Also ask the seller if the unit has a custom rom, recovery, rooted, or whatnot. Test reboot, shutdown, calls, sms, 4g, etc

keithleyson said:
I would say the resolution and the dpi.
Also ask the seller if the unit has a custom rom, recovery, rooted, or whatnot. Test reboot, shutdown, calls, sms, 4g, etc
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Hey! Thanks for your reply. I am assuming i should be able to tell the difference between a QHD vs the 720p's on the Clones.
But is there any app i can use ? or some more effective way to confirm ?
Thanks again!

Dpi screen info app in playstore

hi, watch this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QceQP1B7_rQ

keithleyson said:
Dpi screen info app in playstore
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hi, watch this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QceQP1B7_rQ
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Thanks, The storage is 8gb but emulated to show 32. so Im wondering if the DPI will be spoofed too ?
@twisted_twice - The video is good but i need some key indicators to test the phone.
The laser focus and IR blaster are always fake.. what is the best way i can test them ?

if you are allowed install this apk :CPU-Z , by the way how much is the phone?

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if you are allowed install this apk :CPU-Z , by the way how much is the phone?
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Cool, thanks for the APK.
It's being sold by an individual.. For 20000 Rupees(USD 340)

you could also run a benchmark... Antutu will give you details and the benchmark should be between 36000-40000.

Im telling you, they can clone everything except the screen. If you see jagged or blurry icons on the screen, there is a big chance that it is fake. Walk away.

bryjenko said:
you could also run a benchmark... Antutu will give you details and the benchmark should be between 36000-40000.
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Thanks i'll try that.
keithleyson said:
Im telling you, they can clone everything except the screen. If you see jagged or blurry icons on the screen, there is a big chance that it is fake. Walk away.
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Thanks, I'm assuming it should be easy to tell a 720 vs a QHD
screen. But i doubt they will be blurry or jagged. Right? Sometimes this can be tricky if you're not comparing a device side by side. But perhaps i can test side by side my Nexus 5. Text should be equally or sharper.

Try this app from playstore
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.peamoon.phoneproductioninfo

are there 16gb fakes?
some one offert me a exchange for my oneplus one
for a 16gb lg g3. i wanted a 32gb, but at the end a g3 is way better than a oneplus one.
just want to be sure it can't be a fake

im planning to swap my LG g2 32gb to a Lg g3 3gb also.
does the clone/fake LG g3 runs Lollipop or Kitkat only?
sorry for my bad english.

It is reasonably easy to replicate exterior of the phone, but to make fake camera and display that would be closely similar to the original is something else.
Also, replica would have to be equipped with appropriate CPU and RAM, sensors, storage, dual flash...
Regarding software, fake G3 would have to be equipped with a a fake ROM that is almost identical to official LG ROM... Also, fake LG would not be able to get OTA updates.. Fake G3 would also have to have a knock on / off feature which is not so easy to implement..
So, it is not realistic to have fake G3 that would be hard to recognize.. If someone produce it, it would be very easy to see that it is not an original, and i there any counterfeiters that are capable to produce fake premium smartphone with all the components, usability and performance of the original, than they can made their own brand

Christ just tell us what it says under the build number in system software
You cant fake system software versions. The fake ones always have some obscure build number that immediately shows up as fake if you type it into google
Its so simple and all of you make it so complicated

i just swapped my g2 to a g3 32gb.
i think the fake ones runs Kitkat 4.4.2 (not sure)
what i did is i look at first the display panel and compared it to my xiaomi redmi 1s with 720x1920 resolution.
and i perform also some antutu benchmarks and CPU-Z.

I've investigated a little bit about those clones, and after seeing review at Youtube I am quite impressed with the quality of build (both hardware and software wise) and and also with efforts those guys actually put into making fake G3 even in small details.
So, after watching G3 clone review, some conclusions:
1. If you buying G3 online:
- It is virtually impossible to tell the difference between real and fake G3 only by looking pictures on-line
- So, if it is advertised as a genuine G3, and the price is suspiciously low, this is cause for alarm. Maybe that's not a fraud but...
2. If you can test a phone before you buy it, you can quickly determine are there some reasons for suspicion:
- Look for a IR laser range finder at the back. It is there in both cases, but with clone G3 it is not working. With original G3, blinking red light is visible while back camera is activated.
- Take a screenshot of the screen(volume down+power), and then from the gallery look for the details of captured image. LG clone has HD resolution (720x1280), while original G3 has qHD (1440x2560). Resolution of captured image matches the resolution of the screen.
Apart from this, accessories (charger, headset, usb cables) are so badly made, that is is clearly visible that they are fake.
More on this at YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=fake+lg+g3

How can I check lg g3 is original or fake? Please help me

Allegedly, New AI Camera and Vision AI being release for all LG V30

Reports starting to come out that state that, allegedly, the new LG V30 being released in a little over a week will have minor, if any hardware enhancements, and that the major focus will be in introducing software to support Camera AI and Vision AI. This is part of LG's new foray into the AI side of the business. Allegedly, because the changes will be largely software based, LG is considering introducing the new features as part of a software update for all previously released LG V30s. This would also mean changes into the software that operates the cameras, as they will get AI support to suggest settings and process pictures, (a much needed area that needs to be addressed). It is just going to depend on how they correct the present issues with LG's version of HDR, IMO.
Worth keeping an eye out on.

I was just wondering about this. Sadly, if LG's past support for previously released devices is any indication, I don't think we'll be seeing any AI updates. The G5 is a shining example.

It won't be released soon from what I have seen. It will be shown off at MWC2018 and is called, the V30s. 256GB of internal storage and the AI processor are the only things actually confirmed. Other than that, it looks like it will still use the SD835 and will more than likely only be available in South Korea when it launches.

Wolfsbane58 said:
This would also mean changes into the software that operates the cameras, as they will get AI support to suggest settings and process pictures, (a much needed area that needs to be addressed). It is just going to depend on how they correct the present issues with LG's version of HDR, IMO.
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None of the articles I've read mention anything about helping to take better pictures. That may be true, but they seem to all talk about this "lens" will suggest for stuff for you to buy. I don't need any help doing that.
http://www.techradar.com/news/lg-v30s-tipped-to-finally-bring-the-upgrades-the-v30-needed
The new camera platform is said to allow users to shop for household items by using the camera, and as*Android Authority*notes, it will be able to translate foreign languages natively and will go big on augmented reality, perhaps bolstered by the phone’s dual-rear lenses.
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Ah, found it:
http://www.trustedreviews.com/news/lg-v30-2018-voice-ai-vision-ai-3393700
The new Vision AI technology automatically analyses the scene to recommend one of eight shooting modes.
LG says the angles, colours, reflections, backlighting and saturation levels are measured against a database of 100 million images when automatically selecting portrait, food, pet, landscape, city, flower, sunrise, or sunset modes.
As rumoured in recent weeks, the new system will also have the ability to scan QR codes and recognise items for a new visual shopping feature that provides users with the lowest price.
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Moto G5 (XT1676) in 2020

Hello everybody.
I'm looking to buy this phone (new) as a daily driver. I know its kinda old, so I would like to ask is it still worth it to buy this phone? I don't use much apps and use my phone for texting, browsing, reddit, calls etc...
I see that there are a lot of roms for this phone, so i would like to ask are they reliable and up-to-date? Or have they been abandoned? I would like to buy a phone and be set with it for next 5+ years.
I would like to buy a phone with removable battery so my other option is Samsung xcover 4s.
Thanks in advance.

crocodilehun said:
Hello everybody.
I'm looking to buy this phone (new) as a daily driver. I know its kinda old, so I would like to ask is it still worth it to buy this phone? I don't use much apps and use my phone for texting, browsing, reddit, calls etc...
I see that there are a lot of roms for this phone, so i would like to ask are they reliable and up-to-date? Or have they been abandoned? I would like to buy a phone and be set with it for next 5+ years.
I would like to buy a phone with removable battery so my other option is Samsung xcover 4s.
Thanks in advance.
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If you buy an 3GB RAM model, I think you're OK.

crocodilehun said:
Hello everybody.
I'm looking to buy this phone (new) as a daily driver. I know its kinda old, so I would like to ask is it still worth it to buy this phone? I don't use much apps and use my phone for texting, browsing, reddit, calls etc...
I see that there are a lot of roms for this phone, so i would like to ask are they reliable and up-to-date? Or have they been abandoned? I would like to buy a phone and be set with it for next 5+ years.
I would like to buy a phone with removable battery so my other option is Samsung xcover 4s.
Thanks in advance.
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Custom 64bit roms for this device currently have a bug with the camera
If you can get your hands on one look at the Moto g7 play on ebay
It's updatable to stock android 10 and probably just as cheap as this device second hand or refurbished

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Custom 64bit roms for this device currently have a bug with the camera
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If I may ask. Does this bug affect 3rd party cameras?

R1ffR4ff said:
If I may ask. Does this bug affect 3rd party cameras?
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Effects any camera app
May have slight green tint in photos
May only be be able to take a certain amount of photos before phone/app needs restarting
Video recording may not work in some apps or may not save file correctly
QR code scanning may not work correctly
The above list is a rough bug list and may vary on a device by device basis & rom version & apps being used

TheFixItMan said:
Effects any camera app
May have slight green tint in photos
May only be be able to take a certain amount of photos before phone/app needs restarting
Video recording may not work in some apps or may not save file correctly
QR code scanning may not work correctly
The above list is a rough bug list and may vary on a device by device basis & rom version & apps being used
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Thank you for the excellent reply. I'm quite happy at the moment with the Stock Oreo on my G5 which I recently got A-grade refurbished at a decent price as my old Moto G3 is getting a bit tatty. It seems that my old G3 is better supported at the moment as I'm running 3 different Android 10 Custom roms all working good(Floko/crDroid/Havoc).
It's a shame that crDroid seem to only cover the G5 Potter and Sanders
https://crdroid.net/dl.php

TheFixItMan said:
Custom 64bit roms for this device currently have a bug with the camera
If you can get your hands on one look at the Moto g7 play on ebay
It's updatable to stock android 10 and probably just as cheap as this device second hand or refurbished
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If you buy an 3GB RAM model, I think you're OK.
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Thank you guys. Moto G7 is a bit too large for me as i would like something below 5.5. All the other phones that i've looked at are upgradeable to Oreo or Pie at best. Xcover 4s is upgreadable to Android 10, so i think ill go with that one. And all of the custom roms for other smartphones i've looked at, like LG G3 or G5 seem to have some bugs, or they are not up to date. I don't know is there a point in installing something like LineageOS 14, if that rom is out dated and has security holes in it.

crocodilehun said:
Thank you guys. Moto G7 is a bit too large for me as i would like something below 5.5. All the other phones that i've looked at are upgradeable to Oreo or Pie at best. Xcover 4s is upgreadable to Android 10, so i think ill go with that one. And all of the custom roms for other smartphones i've looked at, like LG G3 or G5 seem to have some bugs, or they are not up to date. I don't know is there a point in installing something like LineageOS 14, if that rom is out dated and has security holes in it.
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Moto g7 play screen is 5.7 Inch but probably worth the extra screen size compared with other options
LineageOS 14.1 for this device (along with stock rom) is only 32bit so you are limited to only arm-eabi armv7 apps as apposed to later devices which are armv8 and support arm64 (64 bit) out the box

TheFixItMan said:
Moto g7 play screen is 5.7 Inch but probably worth the extra screen size compared with other options
LineageOS 14.1 for this device (along with stock rom) is only 32bit so you are limited to only arm-eabi armv7 apps as apposed to later devices which are armv8 and support arm64 (64 bit) out the box
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I've done some research and G7 for European market does not have removable battery, and there aren't any i can buy locally. I would like to buy locally because the shipping adds to the price. What about LG G5, would you recomend it if i put some stable and official rom on it?
Thanks in advance.

crocodilehun said:
I've done some research and G7 for European market does not have removable battery, and there aren't any i can buy locally. I would like to buy locally because the shipping adds to the price. What about LG G5, would you recomend it if i put some stable and official rom on it?
Thanks in advance.
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Never used it so can't comment - have a read of reviews etc

General What would be your one more feature?

So we pretty much know everything about the Google 6 Pro, but if you could have had one more feature which is not there, what would it be?
Returning to the Google phones from OnePlus, the face unlock alongside the in screen fingerprint reader will be the one thing I miss. Just for its added convenience.
What about you, what would be your request? Just a bit of fun whilst we wait for deliveries and the full reviews to arrive.

Drone control and flying capabilities...

For sure face unlock. It was fast and thoughtless. After that would be higher screen brightness. It always seems to be and issue with my pixels.

It should be rooted and de-Googled out of the box with Magisk pre-installed.

ggreenwood334 said:
For sure face unlock. It was fast and thoughtless. After that would be higher screen brightness. It always seems to be and issue with my pixels.
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I second that. I'm sure it could be done securely only using 1 camera using Google's technical knowledge.

taxidirect21 said:
I second that. I'm sure it could be done securely only using 1 camera using Google's technical knowledge.
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Exactly. I don't even care how secure it is. Just want the convenience. And I'm never wearing a mask.... So..... Lol.

It was rumoured it would have face unlock, so disappointed when it was not listed. Its software driven, so hopefully it will come. Its probably how 70% of the unlocks happen on my Oneplus 6T and means I keep the screen switch off set at the minimum.

ggreenwood334 said:
For sure face unlock. It was fast and thoughtless. After that would be higher screen brightness. It always seems to be and issue with my pixels.
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The face thing on Pixel 4 XL has been pissing me off since the day I bought it. Half the time it unlocks when I don't want it to. Good riddance if it's not there any more.

Dolby Atmos

Higher battery capacity especially now that the 13 pro max has set such a high standard.

MicroSD slot. I know, never happen, but you asked.
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Higher battery capacity especially now that the 13 pro max has set such a high standard.
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Even higher than already? Pixel 6 Pro 5005 mAh vs. iPhone 13 Pro Max 4352 mAh

I'd like to see a "Secure Folder" feature like my Samsung Notes had.

Secure folder. I am looking for something to replace this and have found nothing

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Dolby Atmos
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There is no mobile Dolby Atmos (headphone), it's all just some fake spacial audio algorithm that makes those two speakers appear to give you a spacial experience. And that spacial algorithm runs on ordinary codecs like aptx or LDAC; ergo e.g. the Pixel 6 will also offer Sonys "spacial audio" mumbo jumbo. There is no dedicated "Dolby Atmos" compatibility or codec on phones.
There is only one Dolby Atmos and that's a dedicated speaker setup with height speakers and several (2 at least) subwoofers plus a dedicated (big) receiver/amplifier (the sort that can actually handle more than/ or at least 11 channels), the rest is fake and sounds ****ty. I'd always advise people to just get a good pair of headphones and then run viper4android with a decent custom tailored ddc, convolver and equalizer (some ddcs/convolvers are free, some are sold here on xda for a couple bucks by people who know their ****, tailored to a specific product) and that way they can actually improve their listening experience (you need root for that, though, but it's worth it 100%), instead of being sound-dumb'ed by some fake spacial schmakery.

Basically an SD Card or Headphone Jack - Can't really think what else I would want from a Hardware PoV.

Morgrain said:
There is no mobile Dolby Atmos (headphone), it's all just some fake spacial audio algorithm that makes those two speakers appear to give you a spacial experience. And that spacial algorithm runs on ordinary codecs like aptx or LDAC; ergo e.g. the Pixel 6 will also offer Sonys "spacial audio" mumbo jumbo. There is no dedicated "Dolby Atmos" compatibility or codec on phones.
There is only one Dolby Atmos and that's a dedicated speaker setup with height speakers and several (2 at least) subwoofers plus a dedicated (big) receiver/amplifier (the sort that can actually handle more than/ or at least 11 channels), the rest is fake and sounds ****ty. I'd always advise people to just get a good pair of headphones and then run viper4android with a decent custom tailored ddc, convolver and equalizer (some ddcs/convolvers are free, some are sold here on xda for a couple bucks by people who know their ****, tailored to a specific product) and that way they can actually improve their listening experience (you need root for that, though, but it's worth it 100%), instead of being sound-dumb'ed by some fake spacial schmakery.
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I must say Apple's implementation of spatial audio on my AppleTV4K and my iPad Pro using Airpods Pro is pretty amazing. With the head tracking the sound always appears to come from the front even when you turn your head. Action scenes in movies is impressive. It may be an algorithm but they did it right.

sllong said:
Secure folder. I am looking for something to replace this and have found nothing
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Google's Files app has a Safe Folder

So does X-plore File Manager, but I wish there were a general Android solution, and one easily transferable from an old phone to a new one.

Not a folder just for files. One that can have apps that don't show up in regular phone searches. On my current phone I keep banking apps as well as versions of other apps that run seperate from the main phone such as outlook. And if you search for these in the app drawer or phone settings they do not show up.

sllong said:
Not a folder just for files. One that can have apps that don't show up in regular phone searches. On my current phone I keep banking apps as well as versions of other apps that run seperate from the main phone such as outlook. And if you search for these in the app drawer or phone settings they do not show up.
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Yes, it's almost like having a 2nd phone.