Best Android Phone

[ThePointblank]

I'm starting to look for a new phone to replace my current one, as it's approaching 4 years. This is what I'm looking for overall:

 

Needs to have:

1. Strong battery life - it needs to last me the entire day without needing charging for moderate usage

2. Water resistance, and decent physical durability; I work in materials handling

3. Either very high memory capacity, or expandable memory

4. Excellent performance

5. Good manufacturer update policy; I tend to keep phones around for more than 2 years, and I would rather like that the manufacturer push out updates fairly quickly

6. Close to stock Android if possible; don't like unnecessary apps that clog up screen space and performance

7. Good typing experience; it needs to be comfortable to type on, as I do lots of e-mails

 

Would like to have:

1. Wireless charging, but not required

2. Decent camera, but doesn't need to be stellar. I've got a DSLR for that

3. Decent sized screen, but nothing phablet like

 

I'm fairly flexible with the budget around $600 CDN would be the goal; and I'll be getting the phone unlocked. What are my options? Thanks.

[GTechGeorge]

So here's my thought:

I literally just made a video outlining my first month with the LG G6 and why I decided to choose it over something such as Samsung, Google, or Motorola. Sorry if I seem like I'm trying to self-advertise as I know the video itself sucks, but if you take a look you can see my opinion.

 

Needs:

1. Strong battery life - I managed to get about 10 hours screen on time with constant Pokémon GO playing; something that's very battery demanding. 3,300mAh battery would probably get you through your whole day, but QuickCharge 3.0 ensures you get very fast charging over USB-C.

2. Water resistance/decent physical durability - IP68 dust and water resistance, the phone is nearly entirely Gorilla Glass but has a strong metal frame. Case optional IMO.

3. Either very high memory capacity, or expandable memory - 32GB storage base model with expandability up to 2TB. I believe international models have up to 64GB.

4. Excellent performance - Snapdragon 821, 4GB RAM. It's never skipped a beat on me and is very smooth and efficient.

5. Good manufacturer update policy - This is my very first Android phone so I can't really say much about ALL LG phones, but I got an operating system update the 2nd day of owning the phone.

6. Close to stock Android if possible - Again, can't really say much for comparing LG's UX 6.0 to stock Android but I haven't had too much bloatware.

7. Good typing experience - I have semi-small hands so the stock keyboard is good for me, but I hear Google's Gboard is great.

 

Wants:

1. Wireless charging - US model has it, international does not.

2. Decent camera - Dual 13mp rear cameras with one being wide angle (personally one of my absolute favorite features).

3. Decent sized screen - 5.7" 18:9 screen. 16:9 video content has small black bars, but they're barely noticeable if you get the black version.

 

NOTE: LG just recently announced the LG G6+ which comes with 128GB on-board storage, wireless charging, the quad-DAC headphone jack found only on the international model, and comes in 2 more colors. Although this probably has a hefty price over the default G6.

 

TL;DR I believe the LG G6 is an excelent phone that hits all of your check boxes for the most part. Depending on your carrier or whether or not you purchase unlocked, you can find the LG G6 for as low as $410 which is unfortunate for LG as it's a wonderful flagship and the best quality phone they've made so far. Anyway, hope this helps.

[The Sloth]

7 minutes ago, StrikerX1360 said:

So here's my thought:

I literally just made a video outlining my first month with the LG G6 and why I decided to choose it over something such as Samsung, Google, or Motorola. Sorry if I seem like I'm trying to self-advertise as I know the video itself sucks, but if you take a look you can see my opinion.

 

Needs:

1. Strong battery life - I managed to get about 10 hours screen on time with constant Pokémon GO playing; something that's very battery demanding. 3,300mAh battery would probably get you through your whole day, but QuickCharge 3.0 ensures you get very fast charging over USB-C.

2. Water resistance/decent physical durability - IP68 dust and water resistance, the phone is nearly entirely Gorilla Glass but has a strong metal frame. Case optional IMO.

3. Either very high memory capacity, or expandable memory - 32GB storage base model with expandability up to 2TB. I believe international models have up to 64GB.

4. Excellent performance - Snapdragon 821, 4GB RAM. It's never skipped a beat on me and is very smooth and efficient.

5. Good manufacturer update policy - This is my very first Android phone so I can't really say much about ALL LG phones, but I got an operating system update the 2nd day of owning the phone.

6. Close to stock Android if possible - Again, can't really say much for comparing LG's UX 6.0 to stock Android but I haven't had too much bloatware.

7. Good typing experience - I have semi-small hands so the stock keyboard is good for me, but I hear Google's Gboard is great.

 

Wants:

1. Wireless charging - US model has it, international does not.

2. Decent camera - Dual 13mp rear cameras with one being wide angle (personally one of my absolute favorite features).

3. Decent sized screen - 5.7" 18:9 screen. 16:9 video content has small black bars, but they're barely noticeable if you get the black version.

 

NOTE: LG just recently announced the LG G6+ which comes with 128GB on-board storage, wireless charging, the quad-DAC headphone jack found only on the international model, and comes in 2 more colors. Although this probably has a hefty price over the default G6.

 

TL;DR I believe the LG G6 is an excelent phone that hits all of your check boxes for the most part. Depending on your carrier or whether or not you purchase unlocked, you can find the LG G6 for as low as $410 which is unfortunate for LG as it's a wonderful flagship and the best quality phone they've made so far. Anyway, hope this helps.

3

and Bootloop comes free

OP avoid LG, "best" is subjective, IMO s8 seems to fit everything, you can also wait for the new Note 8 or pixel 2. 

[GTechGeorge]

1 minute ago, nerdslayer1 said:

and Bootloop comes free

OP avoid LG, "best is subjective, IMO s8 seems to fit everything, you can also wait for the new Note 8 or pixel 2. 

See, I've never seen that problem happen recently. I know multiple people with the LG G5, G6, and V20 respectively and never once have I heard them have problems with the phones let alone boot looping. Didn't something just recently go into effect to pretty much eliminate that? 

[The Sloth]

1 minute ago, StrikerX1360 said:

See, I've never seen that problem happen recently. I know multiple people with the LG G5, G6, and V20 respectively and never once

good for them, class action lawsuits doesn't lie 

-https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2017/04/lg-bootloop-defect-lawsuit-expands-to-cover-g5-v20-and-nexus-5x-devices/

-https://www.xda-developers.com/lg-bootloop-lawsuit-adds-nexus-5x-lg-g5-v20-case/

-http://www.androidauthority.com/lg-bootloop-class-action-lawsuit-add-devices-763117/ 

 

LGG6 was newly released, i would avoid it due to LG bad quality control. 

4 minutes ago, StrikerX1360 said:

Didn't something just recently go into effect to pretty much eliminate that? 

no idea, they had this problem since lgg3, it seems like LG really doesn't care anymore. 

[VioDuskar]

can i interest you in a oneplus 5 before people shit on it?

[The Sloth]

Just now, VioDuskar said:

can i interest you in a oneplus 5 before people shit on it?

"best" Android phone is one plus 5? 

[VioDuskar]

1 minute ago, nerdslayer1 said:

"best" Android phone is one plus 5? 

good battery life, not bloated with bloatware, decent size screen without being huge, decent camera. 

it's got loads of RAM and Storage with the 8/128 model. 

it's all metal. 

updates will be so-so on it, but so is every phone after about a year. 

 

not water resistant though. 

some people can't deal with the "jelly" effect, as some are more affected than others. 

 

it isn't the best phone. there is no best phone, but it might work for OP. plus it works on lots of carriers because it's unlocked and it's not 800+ dollars like a galaxy. 

and if the screen breaks the screens arent 300 bucks to replace on parts cost alone. 

[Nena Trinity]

Something like this maybe? http://www.blackview.hk/blackview-147/

 

If not a tank then the phone that is made from old soviet tanks, maybe the Nokia 6?

[ThePointblank]

Should I consider a last generation high end phone? Been looking at the Sony Xperia XZ, which was Sony's top of the line phone from last year. Seems to fit most of the requirements.