<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif">The J7 is remarkably close to the S7 in performance making it a rather nice device.<br></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Dec 28, 2016 at 1:31 PM, der.hans <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:PLUGd@lufthans.com" target="_blank">PLUGd@lufthans.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Am 28. Dec, 2016 schwätzte Stephen Partington so:<br>
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moin moin,<span class=""><br>
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The Samsung J7 is actually a good price point. As is the Moto G. and they<br>
are popular enough to have some XDA love<br>
<a href="http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-j7" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://forum.xda-developers.co<wbr>m/galaxy-j7</a><br>
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Had never heard of the j7. Looks good. More expensive than I was planning,<br>
but long-term value might make it worth it.<br>
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Moto G has some better price point options :).<br>
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Is Motorola ( now Lenovo ) still not paying the microsoft patent<br>
extortions?<br>
<br>
Did Motorola change it's stance against unlocking bootloaders? I believe<br>
it did, but don't remember. Haven't looked at anyting Motorola for years<br>
due to Motorola's refusal to support unlocking bootloaders.<br>
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I like that both have microSD card slots. That's the biggest missing<br>
feature for Nexus phones.<br>
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I forgot to mention that I love wireless charging.<br>
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I see there's a Qi wireless charging kit for the j7, but it's 4,000<br>
something. Hope it's a lot less in dollars :).<br>
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ciao,<br>
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der.hans<div><div class="h5"><br>
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On Wed, Dec 28, 2016 at 12:43 PM, der.hans <<a href="mailto:PLUGd@lufthans.com" target="_blank">PLUGd@lufthans.com</a>> wrote:<br>
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moin moin,<br>
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work requires a couple of applications I refuse to install on my personal<br>
phone, so I need a secondary phone.<br>
<br>
Any recommendation considering the following?<br>
<br>
I would like to go with LineageOS[0] once it's up and running or some other<br>
'as free as practical' Android fork.<br>
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I would love a Plasma phone or maybe even an Ubuntu phone, but need to<br>
grab some proprietary apps from the Android app store, so they're not much<br>
of an option for this particular case[1].<br>
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I would prefer a phone with a working FM radio.<br>
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In general, I prefer Samsung hardware.<br>
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Cost is a large factor for this purchase. I will likely be trying to find<br>
someting on the second hand or refurb market. I'm perfectly fine with old<br>
hardware provided I can continue getting software updates.<br>
<br>
Currently using t-mobile, but would prefer something with radios for all<br>
the carriers[2].<br>
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[0] In the midst of forking from cyanogen now that it has closed down.<br>
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<a href="http://lineageos.org/Yes-this-is-us/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://lineageos.org/Yes-this-<wbr>is-us/</a><br>
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[1] There is the possibility of buying a new primary phone and making my<br>
current phone the secondary. I presume this option is more expensive than<br>
I can commit to the purchase.<br>
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[2] Not that Verizon is an option for me until it stops fighting net<br>
neutrality.<br>
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ciao,<br>
<br>
der.hans<br>
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