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Hello.

I'm thinking about getting into Android development (custom ROMs and recoveries, that sort of thing) and I've been thinking about getting a second phone for this, because I want my daily driver (an HTC One M8) to be functional while I'm developing a ROM. This will also be a backup phone, in case I brick my M8. I have been looking into Nexus devices, especially the Nexus 4, as I have heard that they're the easiest to develop for. Does anybody have other suggestions? My budget is 200 euros, and I am willing to buy used.

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Hello.

I'm thinking about getting into Android development (custom ROMs and recoveries, that sort of thing) and I've been thinking about getting a second phone for this, because I want my daily driver (an HTC One M8) to be functional while I'm developing a ROM. This will also be a backup phone, in case I brick my M8. I have been looking into Nexus devices, especially the Nexus 4, as I have heard that they're the easiest to develop for. Does anybody have other suggestions? My budget is 200 euros, and I am willing to buy used.

 

Any unlocked phone with new version of android supported will do fine.

 

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Moto G? They're unlocked. Nexus 4 is quite similar, but I doubt you'll find a new one anywhere.

I don't mind buying second-hand. But I'll have to look into the Moto G. Hmm, I wonder if posting a thread on the XDA-Developers Moto G subforum asking them to convince me to buy it over the Nexus 4 is a good idea :P

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Any unlocked phone with new version of android supported will do fine.

 

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I have heard that MediaTek devices are harder to work with

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I don't mind buying second-hand. But I'll have to look into the Moto G. Hmm, I wonder if posting a thread on the XDA-Developers Moto G subforum asking them to convince me to buy it over the Nexus 4 is a good idea :P

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The Asus Zenfone 2 when it comes out would be nice. 200 off contract unlocked. Nice phone too.

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CPU: Dual Xeon E5-2650v2 || GPU: Dual Quadro K5000 || Motherboard: Asus Z9PE-D8 || RAM: 64GB Corsair Vengeance || Monitors: Dual LG 34UM95, NEC MultiSync EA244UHD || Storage: Dual Samsung 850 Pro 256GB in Raid 0, 6x WD Re 4TB in Raid 1 || Sound: Xonar Essense STX (Mainly for Troubleshooting and listening test) || PSU: Corsair Ax1500i

CPU: Core i7 5820k @ 4.7GHz || GPU: Dual Titan X || Motherboard: Asus X99 Deluxe || RAM: 32GB Crucial Ballistix Sport || Monitors: MX299Q, 29UB65, LG 34UM95 || Storage: Dual Samsung 850 EVO 1 TB in Raid 0, Samsung 850 EVO 250GB, 2TB Toshiba scratch disk, 3TB Seagate Barracuda || PSU: EVGA 1000w PS Platinum

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The Asus Zenfone 2 when it comes out would be nice. 200 off contract unlocked. Nice phone too.

Yeah... It's gonna take another 3 months to come to my country, unfortunately.

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HTC HD2 its old but damn can you install every phone os on it apart from obvious few

Looked it up, was disappointed by specs. 512MB RAM and Snapdragon S1 is way too old. I have owned an S1 phone and it was slow as poop.

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