[Help] Getting New Android

[redsquirrel0249]

So I've never had a real smartphone believe it or not. No, my name's not Ripley.

 

I've used an iPod Touch for the longest time for music and I used an iPad mini for work for a few years. I've built my own computer, jailbroken the iPod, and am relatively familiar with these kinds of products, but there's clearly lots of differences between my experience and the experience that would be an Android. I'm switching because buying an iPhone is the technological equivalent of being a scientologist: sounds intersting being part of an exclusive group at first, but then you realize you're in way over your head, your pockets are empty, and you have basically nothing to show for it after a year.

 

I used an iPod primarily for the experience of iTunes, and in not getting an iPhone, these are the things I need to have:

• Price < $400
• Respectably high specs for longevity
• Some way to efficiently manage music. This may require some query into the audio forums, because syncing and whatnot generally requires two cooperating programs on each side of the operation, which may not be possible. At any rate, I'd like to not have to recopy my entire library every time I make minor changes, or have to remember what I changed so as to copy that specific section.
• At least the capacity to store 64 GB of data
• The ability to install/use a custom equalizer
• Headphone jack (obviously)
• Moderately respectable DAC/AMP (though this is much more difficult to measure, so I'm more lenient on this)
• The ability to put a case on the phone (not sure where I would go for obscure models)

 

I feel confident in my ability to install custom firmware and root androids, but I'm completely unfamiliar with different variations of android and how firmwares interact with different hardware. I'm aware of certain incompatibilities, but how far they reach and to what extent I should learn about them is unknown to me, which scares me a bit. If you know some helpful tips or have links to resources about this topic, please share them.

 

As far as specific models, I saw Linus' video on the pocophone (linked here)

This seems like a wonderful choice, but I'm unsure about how something like that might fare with my attempts to enable a custom equalizer and music management. Maybe I'm just being ignorant and any android could manage these things perfectly. I don't know. I'm also not familiar with android's operating querks either, so any other recommendations are welcome. Thanks in advance for reading and contributing.)

[xdeathshot20]

so i would personally look at some of the cheaper motos like the g6.  they are usually excellent budget android phones.  if you can spread that budget a little bit further then i would go for a one plus 6t.  amazing android phone for the price

[LogicWeasel]

Poco F1 doesn't have any LTE support in the US (wish they had bothered to mention that, it's basically junk for Cell data outside of Asia).

[redsquirrel0249]

1 minute ago, LogicWeasel said:

junk for Cell data

Good to know, though using at college, it's almost always more advantageous to use wifi, so it doesn't seem like that would matter much, right?

 

@xdeathshot20 why those models? What about those do you think might be valuable?

 

 

[xdeathshot20]

9 minutes ago, redsquirrel0249 said:

Good to know, though using at college, it's almost always more advantageous to use wifi, so it doesn't seem like that would matter much, right?

 

@xdeathshot20 why those models? What about those do you think might be valuable?

 

 

so the one plus 6t has flagship specs for a realtivley decent price compared to other phones with the same specs and the moto g6 is just overall an amazing budget phone.  there should be plenty of reviews on both devices out there that you could look at

[Darkseth]

But no headphone jack on the Oneplus 6t, and it's a good bit more expensive than Pocophone or Moto G6. Basicly, 2.5x as expensive compared to G6 lol, with 550+ bucks.

 

Oneplus 6 can be pretty cheap, below 400 bucks but it will mostly be the Import from gearbest etc.

But you might want to check the supported Bands, beause it's often the Chinese version, reflashed to International  Firmware.

 

 

Still, Oneplus 6 and 6t are very decently priced flaggships, with the best Android Firmware there is. It's the "better stock android" tbh.

[TJ10]

Nokia 6.1 is available for the same price as the G6, Maybe even lesser. I've seem to heard about connectivity issues with T-Mobile though. 

 

Trade-Of's when compared with G6 - 

• You Miss out on Dual Camera
• You miss out points on design of the phone(if that matters :p)
• Moto G6 is more mangable in one hand than the Nokia 6.1 (Again, Subjective)

 

[Darkseth]

To be fair, the secondary Camera of the G6 is useless anyway. Only there for Depth information.

That's what annoys me on the Oneplus 6/6t also. It's basicly a single Main camera, with a second dummy as decoration.

 

It's more worth mentioning, that the G6 has a f/1.8 aperture, while the Nokia 6.1 only has f/2.0. G6 will let more light in.

f/1.8 will let a bit more light in.

 

Also: G6 has 1.4µm pixel-size on the sensor, while teh Nokia 6.1 has 1.0 µm size.

 

The Pixels on the G6 sensor are almost double in size (PLUS, the Aperture lets more light in).

 

These 2 difference will make a much larger impact.

 

If you took away the 5 MP depth sensor of the G6 away, and put it inside the Nokia 6.1, Moto G6 will still make alot better pictures.