Phone Brands You Recommend

[Demon_skeith]

With LG out of the phone business, anyone here knows the next best brand of phone to get?

 

[PGen98]

I like Samsung and Xiaomi products, would recommend either.

 

[Demon_skeith]

I like Samsung and Xiaomi products, would recommend either.

Don't think I've ever heard of Xiaomi before, is that sold in the USA?

 

[Ashlynn S]

Xiaomi have a great price/features balance, you get a lot for your money.

Personally I love Sony phones and have used them for years and years, well first Sony, then Sony-Ericsson when that was a thing, and then plain old Sony again. Great for photos, good cameras and software in my opinion.

 

[Smokey]

I'd say Samsung or One Plus for android. I would've recommended HTC's "One" lineup if they were still around but sadly they no longer produce phones.

 

[PGen98]

Don't think I've ever heard of Xiaomi before, is that sold in the USA?

Yep, they're sold in the US and are growing to become quite popular . As @Ashlynn S said, solid phones for decent money!

 

[Demon_skeith]

Are those brands pretty good for playing music? I use my phone more for music than anything else lol.

 

[Ashlynn S]

Are those brands pretty good for playing music? I use my phone more for music than anything else lol.

I'd imagine any modern mid-range up phone has pretty good audio capabilities. Surely the thing that makes the difference there is the speakers or headphones that you are using.

 

[Laifot]

i had Sony/Samsung/Xiaomi, and all of them had their pros/cons.

Sony has the best RAM and CPU, but the prize is not that great, so it might be a better chance to get the Samsung instead.

Xiaomi is pretty cheap but also has limits talking about camera and sound systems, honestly an old Samsung S7 takes better pictures and records better videos.

 

[Ash]

For me, it's between Samsung and Apple, to be honest. There are a few other brands that are good but none are as good as the big two. Samsung is probably the more affordable out of the two considering how many promotions and offers they have even on the new releases.

 

[Demon_skeith]

I'd imagine any modern mid-range up phone has pretty good audio capabilities. Surely the thing that makes the difference there is the speakers or headphones that you are using.

I think LG had a bit more going on, though a lot of times I just play music through my phone speaker.

 

[Ashlynn S]

Samsung is probably the more affordable out of the two considering how many promotions and offers they have even on the new releases.

I think that depends on where you are maybe. Where I live I could get an iPhone 13 for about £100 less than a Samsung S22 right now.

 

[Grungie]

Maybe it’s just my cybersecurity instinct job instinct, but idk if I’d trust a Chinese phone for privacy. Though I guess you can’t say much when Google isn’t that great at it either…

 

[Ash]

I think that depends on where you are maybe. Where I live I could get an iPhone 13 for about £100 less than a Samsung S22 right now.

I always count their trade-in offers so I guess that's why I always assume the Galaxy smartphones are cheap. They have a pretty good recycling programme as well and you don't even have to buy another Samsung to use it which is nice.

 

[Demon_skeith]

Maybe it’s just my cybersecurity instinct job instinct, but idk if I’d trust a Chinese phone for privacy. Though I guess you can’t say much when Google isn’t that great at it either…

Removing the bloatware installed should solve that issue, right?

 

[Grungie]

Removing the bloatware installed should solve that issue, right?

China usually hides it deep in the OS, so unless you can reverse engineer Android, you’re fucked. Their switches and firewalls are pretty bad at this stuff.

Also something I found on Google:

Is Your Xiaomi Phone Spying On You? Yes – Here's The Proof

Xiaomi phones are cheap. But it isn’t just the RRP of the phones that is low, Xiaomi’s ethical approach to data and tracking is too – and this should concern

www.knowyourmobile.com

Security audit raises severe warnings on Chinese smartphone models

The audit red-flagged Xiaomi and Huawei phones but gave OnePlus a pass.

arstechnica.com

Lol

 

[Lee]

I used to be die-hard android, but I got an iPhone 12 as a special offer from my network and it is the best phone I have ever had by far.

 

[Ashlynn S]

Of course if you are not loving Android or ios then there are always mobile linux or Sailfish (if you are feeling brae)

 

[Demon_skeith]

China usually hides it deep in the OS, so unless you can reverse engineer Android, you’re fucked. Their switches and firewalls are pretty bad at this stuff.

Also something I found on Google:

Is Your Xiaomi Phone Spying On You? Yes – Here's The Proof

Xiaomi phones are cheap. But it isn’t just the RRP of the phones that is low, Xiaomi’s ethical approach to data and tracking is too – and this should concern

www.knowyourmobile.com

Security audit raises severe warnings on Chinese smartphone models

The audit red-flagged Xiaomi and Huawei phones but gave OnePlus a pass.

arstechnica.com

Lol

Yesh, guessing a root wouldn't make a difference either.

 

[Grungie]

Yesh, guessing a root wouldn't make a difference either.

If it’s just the OS, you might be fine by flashing a different version of Android on it, but if it’s built into the SOC, it’s better off in the trash.