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Should I buy Lenovo Z2 Plus ??

Hey guys
So I'm here asking about the question in the title
I want to know whether the kernel sources are released by OEM or not ?
And I'm getting this phone for only 15K INR
Is there any android developement like custom roms possible on this phone ?? OR should I buy redmi note 4 which has a better support ??
I don't want to switch devices for few more years
Please help me here

That are two phones hard to compare.. snapdragon 820 vs 625, 5inch vs 5.5inch etc, fingerprint on front vs on the back etc... how should we know what you need or want?
Both are great..
And for custom roms > how about if you look into the roms, kernels, recovery.. section? Dont be so lazy man

Modder001 said:
Hey guys
So I'm here asking about the question in the title
I want to know whether the kernel sources are released by OEM or not ?
And I'm getting this phone for only 15K INR
Is there any android developement like custom roms possible on this phone ?? OR should I buy redmi note 4 which has a better support ??
I don't want to switch devices for few more years
Please help me here
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Warning: Very long story
My purchase of 3Gb variant of Redmi Note 4 was final but could not buy it (everything happens for a good) as delivery was not available by flipkart in my area. I was very sad and finally decided to buy a new, seal packed Redmi Note 3 from ebay at Rs. 9300 (Rs. 10400 was listed price, after applying coupons it became Rs. 9300) as it had performance and recently got franco kernel too (previously available only on Pixels, Nexus and One Plus devices). Finally saw Lenovo Z2 Plus on Snapdeal for Rs. 12000 and immediately purchased it (was hesitant at first reading reviews on Amazon but could not resist SD 820 at this price).
The phone is great, no heating issues and was much better than Redmi Note 3 (Screen quality, camera quality, general performance, looks) when compared side by side as my friend had one. Battery is also good, I get 5-6 hours Screen on time on 4G network with hotspot on and around 7-8 hours SoT on WiFi.
About development, both devices have great roms but Redmi Note 4 has no custom kernel as kernel source codes are not released currently but may or will get them in future when sources are released. Also if you want to be like a trickster and change TV channels of any TV in lobby of any hospital/Hotel, go for Xiaomi phones as they have IR blaster.
The Z2 Plus recently got official Nougat whereas Redmi Note 3 and 4 are still on Marshmallow but that does not matter as you are planning to use a custom rom and all three have 7.1.2 Nougat custom roms.
Conclusion
If you like very good developer support with some good performance, go for Redmi Note 3
If you like development with superior battery life, go for Redmi Note 4
If you want a phone with sheer raw power and the one that does not slow down even after 3 years and a great value for money and brag among friends, go for Z2 Plus.
Currently Z2 Plus is available at Rs.13000 at Snapdeal but wait for amazon sale on 11th, previously at an Amazon sale, it was available for 12K and if you get any bank discount (sometimes 10 to 15% off on SBI Card etc during sale), you can get it for 10-11K too.
Go for the black one, it looks very good
Hope this helps
You can also watch reviews and comparison of phones on youtube for better decisions.

hp5942 said:
If you like very good developer support with some good performance, go for Redmi Note 3
If you like development with superior battery life, go for Redmi Note 4
If you want a phone with sheer raw power and the one that does not slow down even after 3 years and a great value for money and brag among friends, go for Z2 Plus.
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I am absolutely agree with hp5942's statements. Development for Z2 is only growing, it will be awesome in a few months. Note 3 has one of the best dev support and will have it for a long time. Note 4 is better looking and feeling than Note 3, but it is less speedy device.

I'm fine with front mounted finger print sensor
I want to use device for at least 2-3 years
Which one do you suggest me ?

Modder001 said:
I'm fine with front mounted finger print sensor
I want to use device for at least 2-3 years
Which one do you suggest me ?
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For long run always go with the phone with more performance.
My friend still has no performance issues with his Mi4 (SD 800, flagship at that time) even after 2.5 years.

if u cant get more money .. get it .. if u can get a bit more.. get oneplus 3t

thebiggboss180 said:
if u cant get more money .. get it .. if u can get a bit more.. get oneplus 3t
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I don't have much if a money ... Should I buy lenovo z2 plus ?

Modder001 said:
I don't have much if a money ... Should I buy lenovo z2 plus ?
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yeah..this phone worth what u paying for.

Why do you guys confuse much. Its good phone for the price. For 13k you are getting snap 820
Its like for the price of audi you getting buggati
Why to get confused. There are minor software hiccups. As you are familiar with xda you can always use custom roms
Hardware wise there are no issues. Build quality is damm solid. I have thrashed my phone many times, but it still survives.
Back glass is lil fragile.

Should i buy lenovo z2 plus now at 12k?

Guptasar98 said:
Should i buy lenovo z2 plus now at 12k?
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This phone was a worthy buy @18K, it's definitely a steal @12k, but if you can wait, BigBillionDay/GreatIndian sale is around the corner, you might get an even sweeter deal.

Guptasar98 said:
Should i buy lenovo z2 plus now at 12k?
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I bought z2 plus(4,64gb) @ 9.5k from amazon
(Actually 11k - 1.5k cashback)
So wait for any amazon sale
May be buy it on Diwali

For those not used to pimp their phones (unlock bootloader, flash rom etc...), i think Zuk Z2 is not a good choice as the original version is not perfect. But if you like to flash and customize your phone, so yes, 10 times yes,it's a very good phone (have it for almost 1 year and still happy with it).

Oneplus 5T vs Mate 10 pro. Which should i buy?

I've been having a dilema. I want to buy a new phone and i was given 2 phones : Omeplus 5T and Mate 10 pro.
Issue : I want a phone to last me in the long run (3 years+ in terms of reliability and support). I got these 2 phones on my.list because i want a good multimedia phone. I am not a gamer and not a pro photographer.
I want you people to tell.me your experience with oneplus 5T and recommendations. You can leave your negative comments if the phone is bad in a part (camera, battery etc).
Thank you!

the oneplus 5t is better but with root and roms
if you will not root or not planning then get the mate 10 pro
also bare in mind that you will not be able to root or modify the mate 10 pro by any mean as no bootloader unlocking for it
I was in the same place as you a year ago and I went for the 5t

AlMaghraby said:
the oneplus 5t is better but with root and roms
if you will not root or not planning then get the mate 10 pro
also bare in mind that you will not be able to root or modify the mate 10 pro by any mean as no bootloader unlocking for it
I was in the same place as you a year ago and I went for the 5t
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To OP, I agree with this guy's reply to your post, as you are on XDA the 5T forum will entertain you more. But the mate 10 is still an awesome phone it can't be denied.

Thanks for the feedback.

If you ask here, you'd go with 5T.
Huawei is ****

I guess oneplus is my next phone. Huawei's mate 10 pro is pretty nice but they locked down the software. Thanks for the feedback!

Is the Redmi Note 8 Pro still a good choice in October 2020?

Hey guys. I hope this is the right place to ask.
Need to buy a phone for the wife. And I don't want to spend big bucks.
Here the Redmi Note 8 Pro costs 150 euros. I think is a great purchase, but my concern is about security fixed by Xiaomi.
The phone is 1 year old, how long can I expect to receive security updated and general updates from Xiaomi?
Ideally I want a 9S, but stupid Xiaomi did not include NFC on it and the 9 Pro is still too expensive.
Thouhgts? Ideas? Thanks!

kwanbis said:
Hey guys. I hope this is the right place to ask.
Need to buy a phone for the wife. And I don't want to spend big bucks.
Here the Redmi Note 8 Pro costs 150 euros. I think is a great purchase, but my concern is about security fixed by Xiaomi.
The phone is 1 year old, how long can I expect to receive security updated and general updates from Xiaomi?
Ideally I want a 9S, but stupid Xiaomi did not include NFC on it and the 9 Pro is still too expensive.
Thouhgts? Ideas? Thanks!
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You might get better battery life on the 9 Pro.
The 8 Pro has an 20mp f2.0 (better low light) selfie camera when the 9 Pro has an 16mp f2.5, Does your wife like to take a lot of selfies, lol
Anyway below is a comparison.
https://www.gsmarena.com/compare.php3?idPhone1=9812&idPhone2=10217#

I don't think anything else comes in even remotely close in terms of value for money if the Note 8 Pro is only 150 for you.
However, as far as the security updates go, they aren't great. My phone is updated at the July Security Patch, so a few months behind.

Thanks. The problem with the 9pro is that is much more expensive. I think I am going to go for the 9S and if there is no NFC f*ck it. I like Xiaomi very much but I don't understand why do they like to make 500 phones per year instead of doing 5 well balanced ones.

Question Oneplus 9 pro worth it

Is the oneplus 9 pro any good as was going to buy one and they have told me to go buy a Samsung or pixel phone instead as they are cheap Chinese phones same as oppos so not sure if to buy or not any advice would be great please if to buy or not

I moved from Samsung to OP this year. OP 9 Pro and love it.

Someone told me on a telegram group that they are cheap Chinese phones I have galaxy s10 lite at minute need upgrade but not sure what

TheGhost1951 said:
I moved from Samsung to OP this year. OP 9 Pro and love it.
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I got tired of waiting for Samsung not allowing bootloader to be unlocked. I like custom fonts systemwide and custom bootanimation.

Hi, Here's recent similar thread comments:
Also the 9 Pro is an overall great device for my usage...
One plus 9 pro worth buying ?
Looking at upgrading and was wondering if it's worth buying a oneplus 9 Pro what is battery life like how long it last
forum.xda-developers.com

Was looking at custom roms for oneplus 9 pro but it looks confusing wouldn't no where to start

The only flagship Samsung I would reccomend is the N10+ Snapdragon if you can live without a variable refresh rate display and 5G. These features have caused many problems since their implementation including outright hardware failures.
The OP phones are a viable alternative if you want a newer flagship. None of the new Samsung flagships have expandable storage and suffer from poor design balance. You may want to wait 6-8 months and see what comes next if you can. Waiting costs you nothing. It gives you more and better user input of existing models.

I was looking at s22 plus but not really sure but oneplus 9 pro was the phone I was going to get until I got told don't buy it

Jason6416 said:
I was looking at s22 plus but not really sure but oneplus 9 pro was the phone I was going to get until I got told don't buy it
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I left a Galaxy Note 10 for this OP 9 Pro and have not had any regrets....staying on stock OOS11, tried the 12 and didn't like it for the bugs and downgraded back to eleven.

Jason6416 said:
I was looking at s22 plus but not really sure but oneplus 9 pro was the phone I was going to get until I got told don't buy it
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The 9 pro is a great phone. Lots of customization, the screen is really nice, and the camera is awesome too. IDK if you're into rooting and custom roms but there's a ton of options with that too (which you can't really get on Samsung phones.) To say that these are just cheap Chinese phones just isn't true.

Someone told me that the phone was constantly rebooting itself so that's why they told me not to go with it as they said software is not good I have a s10 lite at minute and need a new phone

MudaTrucka said:
The 9 pro is a great phone. Lots of customization, the screen is really nice, and the camera is awesome too. IDK if you're into rooting and custom roms but there's a ton of options with that too (which you can't really get on Samsung phones.) To say that these are just cheap Chinese phones just isn't true.
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I've looked at the custon roms but they seem a little complicated not too sure I have a laptop to do it but not sure if I would

Jason6416 said:
I've looked at the custon roms but they seem a little complicated not too sure I have a laptop to do it but not sure if I would
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It isn't a necessity to use custom roms, you can make similar modifications to the stock rom. If you read the instructions very carefully not much can go wrong, and if something does you're almost always able to recover it with msmtool

Jason6416 said:
Someone told me that the phone was constantly rebooting itself so that's why they told me not to go with it as they said software is not good I have a s10 lite at minute and need a new phone
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Aw, go for it....

Jason6416 said:
Someone told me that the phone was constantly rebooting itself so that's why they told me not to go with it as they said software is not good I have a s10 lite at minute and need a new phone
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That was one person, no telling if the constant rebooting was due to something he did....hummm

So will I notice a difference to what I'm using now ( samsung s10 lite ) just don't want to make bad choice

What do you want from a phone????? Features etc!!!

Just something for social media and general Internet

Then go for the OP 9 Pro.....good choice...my wife uses the FitBit sense watch connected to her phone OP9P....

TheGhost1951 said:
Then go for the OP 9 Pro.....good choice...my wife uses the FitBit sense watch connected to her phone OP9P....
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How long you have op9pro is battery life good

Question [CLOSED] Opinion About 9 Pro And Is It Better Than 8 Pro ?

Is this device worth buying right now with OOS13 already released ? Is battery timing fine on OOS 13 ? How will you rate OnePlus 9 Pro as compare to OnePlus 8 Pro ? I also heard that camera of OnePlus 8 Pro is better than OnePlus 9 Pro but I don't know if it is true.

I wouldn't recommend any oneplus phone anymore. What they did with the "merge" with oppo and their garbage color os is unacceptable, for me that was the nail in the coffin.

A13 is fine. OP9 is the last OPs with a public MSM, so it'll probably have the most support long into the future unlike the newer OPs.
If you want to buy a OnePlus device, this is pretty much it.

Guest902379028 said:
Is this device worth buying right now with OOS13 already released ? Is battery timing fine on OOS 13 ? How will you rate OnePlus 9 Pro as compare to OnePlus 8 Pro ? I also heard that camera of OnePlus 8 Pro is better than OnePlus 9 Pro but I don't know if it is true.
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Yes, it is, despite what the cryers and naysayers have to say about OnePlus (some of which is valid, I'll admit). Stay away from the 10 series, as it doesn't have a publicly available MSM tool to recover from bad flashes, which is why there's no custom ROM development for the 10 series. Might also apply to the 11 series, too, we'll see. The 9 Pro, by contrast, has healthy third-party support, so it'll be usable for a long time to come. (I'd be inclined to say the same about the 8 Pro, though I've never used it.)

MJPollard said:
Yes, it is, despite what the cryers and naysayers have to say about OnePlus (some of which is valid, I'll admit). Stay away from the 10 series, as it doesn't have a publicly available MSM tool to recover from bad flashes, which is where there's no custom ROM development for the 10 series. Might also apply to the 11 series, too, we'll see. The 9 Pro, by contrast, has healthy third-party support, so it'll be usable for a long time to come. (I'd be inclined to say the same about the 8 Pro, though I've never used it.)
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I wasn't going for 10 series anyway. I asked which one is better between 8 pro and 9 pro. I have decided to buy a 9 pro.

Guest902379028 said:
I wasn't going for 10 series anyway. I asked which one is better between 8 pro and 9 pro. I have decided to buy a 9 pro.
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Good choice. I know you were deciding between the 8 Pro and 9 Pro; I only mentioned the 10 series just to contrast it with the 9 Pro's healthy third-party development. I was personally hoping to get a 10 Pro a little while back, but its lack of third-party development pushed me away from it (I got a refurbished 9 Pro off Amazon for a good price instead).

The 9 Pro still rocks on XDA with Development. I sold my 10 Pro since it had no development at the time...

I have both, I bought the 9 Pro because the 8 pro broke the screen, I can say that Only I noticed difference in the cameras, the 9 pro is better in this matter.

Just bought a used OnePlus 9 Pro for 340 USD in clean condition.

Thread closed at the OP's request.