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Title: What's the worst android phone you've ever had?
Post by: YoshiCaps on Sat, 22 October 2016, 12:11:16
I never owned it but the htc wildfire no dbout.
Title: Re: What's the worst android phone you've ever had?
Post by: SBJ on Sun, 23 October 2016, 08:54:27
The very first one.
The screen was so tiny and so were the buttons it was a nightmare to use.
I don't remember make or model though, so yeah. :p
Title: Re: What's the worst android phone you've ever had?
Post by: YoshiCaps on Sun, 23 October 2016, 09:26:37
g1?
Title: Re: What's the worst android phone you've ever had?
Post by: davkol on Mon, 24 October 2016, 15:20:46
Vodafone 845. It was one of the cheapest smartphones in the market at the time, made by Huawei, and it used some atrocious parts (e.g., terrible, insensitive touchscreen w/ poor resolution; horrible mic, A/D and D/A converters and hp output).
Title: Re: What's the worst android phone you've ever had?
Post by: notbrain on Mon, 24 October 2016, 19:02:19
atrix 4g(?) I think it was called. Motorola was ahead of its time with the dock and large display. As if it had enough power to get any work done.
Title: Re: What's the worst android phone you've ever had?
Post by: hking0036 on Sun, 13 November 2016, 22:33:37
I had a samsung stratosphere I think it was. I got it because I wanted a physical keyboard on my phone but then I realized that it had absolute zero support and that it was going to go the way of the dodo in like 2 months, so I dropped it for an S3. In the time that I had it, it was a pain. There was only one custom rom and it was pitiful, everyone else was onto I think ICS at least, maybe JB and it was stuck on GB with no updates whatsoever, not even any Cyanogen support.
Title: Re: What's the worst android phone you've ever had?
Post by: CSCoder4ever on Mon, 14 November 2016, 10:16:01
My current one, a Samsung Galaxy Core Prime. The last phone at least had a good screen resolution ( moto e ).
Title: Re: What's the worst android phone you've ever had?
Post by: Shapey Fiend on Mon, 14 November 2016, 16:21:33
I've got a HTC Desire at the moment and it's pretty awful. When you take a photo there's a lag of a full second or more before it snaps. The battery life is also appalling.

The worst phone I've used was some Galaxy Mini junker from years ago I borrowed. The worst feature is the garbage touch screen.. are they called capacitive touchscreens or something? Trying to hit anything on the screen was a 50/50 chance.
Title: Re: What's the worst android phone you've ever had?
Post by: vivalarevolución on Mon, 14 November 2016, 21:14:23
I had an Android phone that I thought would be a great Android phone, but it actually did not meet expectations.  Sony Xperia Z1 Compact.  The battery life got ****ty quick, the camera was not as good as advertised, things started going wrong about two years after I bought it (of course), and the software was bloated and buggy.  For a premium price, I got a midrange experience.   And some idiot bought the thing off me for $90.  I hope he likes it, at least.
Title: Re: What's the worst android phone you've ever had?
Post by: chuckdee on Mon, 14 November 2016, 21:23:24
And this is the reason that I'm hesitant about moving from the iPhone.  With that phone, you can be assured of what you're getting.  With Android, not so much.  And being potentially stuck with a dud for a couple of years is worrying.
Title: Re: What's the worst android phone you've ever had?
Post by: Wannabe on Tue, 15 November 2016, 08:45:13
HTC Thunderbolt. First phone with 4G LTE, but battery was atrocious and Sense UI was hot garbage.
Title: Re: What's the worst android phone you've ever had?
Post by: hking0036 on Tue, 15 November 2016, 09:29:11
And this is the reason that I'm hesitant about moving from the iPhone.  With that phone, you can be assured of what you're getting.  With Android, not so much.  And being potentially stuck with a dud for a couple of years is worrying.
If you don't walk in blind then you won't get a dud, I started doing research after my first blunder and it got a lot better. Don't buy Samsung because TouchWiz is hot garbage. I currently have a nexus 5x and it's really great, I don't know how the pixel fares but I'm not in the market for one either.
Title: Re: What's the worst android phone you've ever had?
Post by: Badwrench on Tue, 15 November 2016, 10:10:11
I've got a HTC Desire at the moment and it's pretty awful. When you take a photo there's a lag of a full second or more before it snaps. The battery life is also appalling.

The worst phone I've used was some Galaxy Mini junker from years ago I borrowed. The worst feature is the garbage touch screen.. are they called capacitive touchscreens or something? Trying to hit anything on the screen was a 50/50 chance.

Ha!  That was my second android and by far the worst.  Battery life made the phone useless.  1-2 hours of calls and texts, less if you actually wanted to watch a video.  Pair this with many hours to charge it back up and it basically had to be plugged in all the time.  It was also super slow and laggy.  I went through 3 of them under warranty and on the 4th finally got a different phone on my providers dime. 
Title: Re: What's the worst android phone you've ever had?
Post by: chuckdee on Tue, 15 November 2016, 10:14:05
And this is the reason that I'm hesitant about moving from the iPhone.  With that phone, you can be assured of what you're getting.  With Android, not so much.  And being potentially stuck with a dud for a couple of years is worrying.
If you don't walk in blind then you won't get a dud, I started doing research after my first blunder and it got a lot better. Don't buy Samsung because TouchWiz is hot garbage. I currently have a nexus 5x and it's really great, I don't know how the pixel fares but I'm not in the market for one either.

I actually have two Samsung tablets, and I like the interface.  Which really means that, as with a lot of things, it really depends on the buyer's us case.  But those were inexpensive on specials from Barnes and Noble, related to turning in my old Nook.  With a phone, without the ability to use it for a while and see what it's like, you are depending on others' views, which might not work with your own.
Title: Re: What's the worst android phone you've ever had?
Post by: kiwi99 on Tue, 15 November 2016, 10:26:47
My Moto G 3rd Gen. So this phone is actually really good IF you don't do the stupid thing I did and thought oh, 1 GB of ram and 8GB internal memory? that should be fine for 2015/16  :confused: boy was I wrong it lags, I can barely have my basic apps on the phone that I was used to using on my Nexus 4 (which by the way was an amazing phone) the camera on this is mediocre at best, sometimes producing a decent photo but most of the time its an utter potato. Luckily I bought this phone with the intent of updating within 2yrs so now I am looking the Pixel or the iPhone 7, just want to wait it out a bit longer to see how the pixel holds up for the first few months of release to see if there is any issues.
Title: Re: What's the worst android phone you've ever had?
Post by: vivalarevolución on Tue, 15 November 2016, 13:35:44
And this is the reason that I'm hesitant about moving from the iPhone.  With that phone, you can be assured of what you're getting.  With Android, not so much.  And being potentially stuck with a dud for a couple of years is worrying.

The nice part about Apple is you know they will support the device with OS updates for at least a few years.  Android updates are dependent upon the phone manufacturer.  With my Sony, I was stuck with 5.1.1 and they did not plan on offering further upgrades on the OS.  And this phone was less than three years old.

I'm not sure what the other Android manufacturers are doing, but I was not impressed with Sony.  Too much bloatware, stopped pushing OS upgrades too soon, felt like the phone was built to last only through a contract term. 

People like their Nexus, though.
Title: Re: What's the worst android phone you've ever had?
Post by: kiwi99 on Tue, 15 November 2016, 13:44:39
And this is the reason that I'm hesitant about moving from the iPhone.  With that phone, you can be assured of what you're getting.  With Android, not so much.  And being potentially stuck with a dud for a couple of years is worrying.

The nice part about Apple is you know they will support the device with OS updates for at least a few years.  Android updates are dependent upon the phone manufacturer.  With my Sony, I was stuck with 5.1.1 and they did not plan on offering further upgrades on the OS.  And this phone was less than three years old.

I'm not sure what the other Android manufacturers are doing, butI was not impressed with Sony.  People like their Nexus, though.
I think an important part of getting an Android phone is getting a "Pure" Android OS, some manufacturers bloat their phones so much, I remember using my friends sony which was nice and I heard it had a great camera. After using it to take a few shots the phone was like heating up and lagging, he told me all the bloatware camera features make the camera so slow and dysfunctional although it takes nice photos :(
Title: Re: What's the worst android phone you've ever had?
Post by: davkol on Tue, 15 November 2016, 16:20:44
I'm not sure what the other Android manufacturers are doing, but I was not impressed with Sony.  Too much bloatware, stopped pushing OS upgrades too soon, felt like the phone was built to last only through a contract term. 
Wasn't Sony [Ericsson] actually one of the first vendors to enable unlocking the bootloader through an official channel? I hope it still holds.

Thanks to that, CyanogenMod and legacyXperia, my 2011 xperias are running fairly fresh Android builds.
Title: Re: What's the worst android phone you've ever had?
Post by: Blanched_Almond on Sun, 11 December 2016, 20:35:42
Maybe, I'm just lucky but so far I have Samsung and Asus but both are still working and  do have a great performance. I have both for more than 2 years already. I just hope, it could not be worst in due time.
Title: Re: What's the worst android phone you've ever had?
Post by: happylacquer on Sat, 24 December 2016, 21:34:56
HTC Incredible or HTC Desire 626

Incredible I had when it was new. It got too hot and everything about it was miserable. The ROMs were all terrible. The wifi disconnection problem was never fixed and that was just one of many bugs.

The HTC 626 is when I threw my phone onto a bed and missed and it went crack. Missed the day to return it to Verizon by a day and sold it on craigslist to some kid.

Man I would even take Blackberry's Android support over either HTC. I love my current Android more than any phone I've had thus far though.
Title: Re: What's the worst android phone you've ever had?
Post by: Sterenke on Sat, 24 December 2016, 22:11:22
Xperia play, made for games: barely handles an emulator.

Sent from my SHIELD Tablet using Tapatalk

Title: Re: What's the worst android phone you've ever had?
Post by: Gajible on Sat, 24 December 2016, 23:47:15
My current phone. Sony Xperia.

The touch sensor is all sorts of ****ed. Registers touches wrong, doesn't register touches, registers non-existent touches.

All around crap.
Title: Re: What's the worst android phone you've ever had?
Post by: rabbitfire on Sun, 25 December 2016, 04:26:11
I think it's xperia
Title: Re: What's the worst android phone you've ever had?
Post by: daerid on Thu, 29 December 2016, 00:44:48
Take your pick. They've all sucked for me
Title: Re: What's the worst android phone you've ever had?
Post by: DALExSNAIL on Thu, 29 December 2016, 07:23:24
We should all buy Sidekicks and be happy again.

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Title: Re: What's the worst android phone you've ever had?
Post by: dgneo on Thu, 29 December 2016, 07:51:32
"you've had"

I never owned it


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Title: Re: What's the worst android phone you've ever had?
Post by: tp4tissue on Thu, 29 December 2016, 08:41:16
My current phone. Sony Xperia.

The touch sensor is all sorts of ****ed. Registers touches wrong, doesn't register touches, registers non-existent touches.

All around crap.

I thought japan made the best electronics ?
Title: Re: What's the worst android phone you've ever had?
Post by: DALExSNAIL on Thu, 29 December 2016, 09:15:14
My current phone. Sony Xperia.

The touch sensor is all sorts of ****ed. Registers touches wrong, doesn't register touches, registers non-existent touches.

All around crap.

I thought japan made the best electronics ?

Have had 2 Xperias, and both were very najs
Title: Re: What's the worst android phone you've ever had?
Post by: FlipJanson on Thu, 29 December 2016, 09:52:11
Droid 2. My mom got it for me as a replacement phone because my old broke. Ended up having that phone for 4 years before I finally got an S6. Worst 4 years of my life.
Title: Re: What's the worst android phone you've ever had?
Post by: slip84 on Fri, 30 December 2016, 11:51:26
Honestly, all the Android phones I've had were ****e. I think they were all HTC, though. Maybe that's why. Can't remember the models since the names are amazingly dumb. HTC Pro Premium Edge Pro or something. And then the Diamond Edge Premium Limited. Or something. Inspire? I can't recall.

I had a Nexus 7 tablet, too. It was okay, I guess. Android just always leaves me wanting functionality over customization. The hardware was okay, but the OS always leaved me not feeling like I was able to get anything I wanted done. There were always comprises in comparison to iOS at the time.

The OS I loved the most was WebOS. Don't get me wrong, the Palm Pre was horrible hardware (I had five of them, four of which I had in the course of like... a month?), but the OS was really innovative at the time. Shame HP ****ed it all up.
Title: Re: What's the worst android phone you've ever had?
Post by: Melvang on Fri, 30 December 2016, 12:20:13
Couple things.  Verizon exclusives, and verizon branded phones, including the Pixel are notorious for not providing OS updates.  I think in the entire time I have been using smart phones on Verizon network, first one was a Motorola Droid Maxx about a week before the Droid Maxx HD came out, I have gotten a total of 1 update per phone.  This is not an issue with Android, but an issue with Verizon.  I have heard that Verizon is one of the worst for that.  The reason is because all OS updates have to go through the provider, and that costs money. 

If you outright buy a non carrier locked phone, your updates come direct from Android.  That being said, I have used Motorola Droids since I went to smartphones, and have yet to get a bad phone.  My only regret is not having the cash to outright buy a phone not carrier locked.
Title: Re: What's the worst android phone you've ever had?
Post by: tp4tissue on Fri, 30 December 2016, 12:43:02
My current phone. Sony Xperia.

The touch sensor is all sorts of ****ed. Registers touches wrong, doesn't register touches, registers non-existent touches.

All around crap.

I thought japan made the best electronics ?

Have had 2 Xperias, and both were very najs

I was on the fence about getting an XZ..

But I wanted to get spied on by the NSA so went with something with the fingerprint scanner..


I heard the Jpn version that has the scanner won't let you turn off the camera sound like other japanese fones.... so you don't want that....
Title: Re: What's the worst android phone you've ever had?
Post by: vivalarevolución on Tue, 03 January 2017, 14:59:35
We're back on this?

For the record, I am happy with my OnePlus Three experience so far.
Title: Re: What's the worst android phone you've ever had?
Post by: Hak Foo on Tue, 03 January 2017, 21:18:32
I still honestly preferred the polished feel of Windows Phone 8.  I begrudgingly switched back to Android because I do webdev and was fed up having to borrow co-workers' devices to test rendering issues in mobile browsers.  Honestly, the right answer would be to buy a dead iPhone and random $60 Android handset and leave them in the office, but we're not that organized.

I had a Samsung Skyrocket-- a Galaxy SII with LTE when that was a novelty.  It got virtually no long-term support and putting it on Cyanogenmod just made it less stable.
Title: Re: What's the worst android phone you've ever had?
Post by: FLOCKA on Sat, 07 January 2017, 18:17:56
This might anger some, but the Nexus 5 had horrendous battery life. Definitely couldn't make it through an average day on a single charge, and I got in some inconvenient situations because of that.

For instance: car trouble, and no way to call family or AAA. Had to run inside a pizza restaurant and beg them to use their landline! I've since jumped ship to the 7 plus and it's like day and night with regard to battery life.
Title: Re: What's the worst android phone you've ever had?
Post by: Blanched_Almond on Thu, 19 January 2017, 21:38:12
I can't remember the exact model but it was a Sony Ericsson. The RAM was just a measly 256MB and I had to root it to get rid of the bloatware.
Title: Re: What's the worst android phone you've ever had?
Post by: hoggy on Sat, 28 January 2017, 09:21:02
HTC wildfire, still using it...
Title: Re: What's the worst android phone you've ever had?
Post by: tp4tissue on Sat, 28 January 2017, 09:49:12
HTC wildfire, still using it...

masochistic tendencies detected
Title: Re: What's the worst android phone you've ever had?
Post by: tp4tissue on Sat, 28 January 2017, 09:51:11
This might anger some, but the Nexus 5 had horrendous battery life. Definitely couldn't make it through an average day on a single charge, and I got in some inconvenient situations because of that.

For instance: car trouble, and no way to call family or AAA. Had to run inside a pizza restaurant and beg them to use their landline! I've since jumped ship to the 7 plus and it's like day and night with regard to battery life.


Android went bonkers after 4.0 to 5 transition on many phones..   it has to do with the wifi services being ran in loops..

I heard that clearing the cache helped some phones but not others..

But the only thing that worked for me, was an auto wifi disabler, which FULLY disabled wifi services on android 5.0 when the phone is locked.. I had no more battery problems after that..  The difference was huge..   


Same symptom as you had, couldn't get through the day,  then after I installed the wifi disabler, battery went back to original
Title: Re: What's the worst android phone you've ever had?
Post by: ghostjuggernaut on Sat, 28 January 2017, 09:52:11
This might anger some, but the Nexus 5 had horrendous battery life. Definitely couldn't make it through an average day on a single charge, and I got in some inconvenient situations because of that.

For instance: car trouble, and no way to call family or AAA. Had to run inside a pizza restaurant and beg them to use their landline! I've since jumped ship to the 7 plus and it's like day and night with regard to battery life.

Nobody denies the ****ty batter life, and camera, of the Nexus 5.  For me, the 5 was my favorite device mainly because of its design.  The perfect size and design made up for its obvious downfalls for me.
Title: Re: What's the worst android phone you've ever had?
Post by: FLOCKA on Sat, 28 January 2017, 09:54:24
This might anger some, but the Nexus 5 had horrendous battery life. Definitely couldn't make it through an average day on a single charge, and I got in some inconvenient situations because of that.

For instance: car trouble, and no way to call family or AAA. Had to run inside a pizza restaurant and beg them to use their landline! I've since jumped ship to the 7 plus and it's like day and night with regard to battery life.


Android went bonkers after 4.0 to 5 transition on many phones..   it has to do with the wifi services being ran in loops..

I heard that clearing the cache helped some phones but not others..

But the only thing that worked for me, was an auto wifi disabler, which FULLY disabled wifi services on android 5.0 when the phone is locked.. I had no more battery problems after that..  The difference is huge..

Yeah I experimented with similar jury rig fixes, but with the 7+ I can leave wifi and Bluetooth on all day, along with streaming music and movies, without a second thought. By the time I plug in for the night, I've still got 50% battery left! It's completely spoiled me and I'd need a lot of convincing to go back
Title: Re: What's the worst android phone you've ever had?
Post by: tp4tissue on Sat, 28 January 2017, 10:10:34
This might anger some, but the Nexus 5 had horrendous battery life. Definitely couldn't make it through an average day on a single charge, and I got in some inconvenient situations because of that.

For instance: car trouble, and no way to call family or AAA. Had to run inside a pizza restaurant and beg them to use their landline! I've since jumped ship to the 7 plus and it's like day and night with regard to battery life.


Android went bonkers after 4.0 to 5 transition on many phones..   it has to do with the wifi services being ran in loops..

I heard that clearing the cache helped some phones but not others..

But the only thing that worked for me, was an auto wifi disabler, which FULLY disabled wifi services on android 5.0 when the phone is locked.. I had no more battery problems after that..  The difference is huge..

Yeah I experimented with similar jury rig fixes, but with the 7+ I can leave wifi and Bluetooth on all day, along with streaming music and movies, without a second thought. By the time I plug in for the night, I've still got 50% battery left! It's completely spoiled me and I'd need a lot of convincing to go back

/Tp4 can't fords ipho..
Title: Re: What's the worst android phone you've ever had?
Post by: xtrafrood on Sat, 28 January 2017, 10:26:08
Original iPhone. It was the worst Android phone imho
Title: Re: What's the worst android phone you've ever had?
Post by: Rayoui on Sun, 29 January 2017, 05:15:56
The G1. That thing was a turd.
Title: Re: What's the worst android phone you've ever had?
Post by: krumbprone on Tue, 31 January 2017, 17:14:34
Sony Xperia Z3 Compact.  Loved the speed and the size.  Bought it for being compact and WATERPROOF.  Splashed some water on it while cleaning and it died.  Sony you lied!
Title: Re: What's the worst android phone you've ever had?
Post by: tigersharkdude on Tue, 31 January 2017, 17:45:12
EASILY the BlackBerry Storm ... I went through 8 of them in 1 years time
Title: Re: What's the worst android phone you've ever had?
Post by: tp4tissue on Tue, 31 January 2017, 19:56:57
EASILY the BlackBerry Storm ... I went through 8 of them in 1 years time

Wow, tigersharkdude,  you either haz too many side girls to call or you rip too many people off on drug deals.

hahahahahahahahaha
Title: Re: What's the worst android phone you've ever had?
Post by: tigersharkdude on Tue, 31 January 2017, 21:06:40
EASILY the BlackBerry Storm ... I went through 8 of them in 1 years time

Wow, tigersharkdude,  you either haz too many side girls to call or you rip too many people off on drug deals.

hahahahahahahahaha

Those things couldn't stay connected to the Verizon network fir anything
Title: Re: What's the worst android phone you've ever had?
Post by: tp4tissue on Wed, 01 February 2017, 14:46:56
EASILY the BlackBerry Storm ... I went through 8 of them in 1 years time

Wow, tigersharkdude,  you either haz too many side girls to call or you rip too many people off on drug deals.

hahahahahahahahaha

Those things couldn't stay connected to the Verizon network fir anything

One day.. Tp4 will haz as many females as tigersharkdude, hopefully utilizing the power of At&t ??
Title: Re: What's the worst android phone you've ever had?
Post by: chancellorr on Thu, 02 February 2017, 21:26:48
LG G4 was the worst Android phone I've ever owned because I went through 4 of them in about 3 months.
Title: Re: What's the worst android phone you've ever had?
Post by: D4rk_mVidia on Wed, 08 March 2017, 04:07:21
Honor 8.
Only because the glass which is less hard as from other smartphones.
It scratches easily and after a month it looks very bad and my older smartphones looked after a year still better.

Title: Re: What's the worst android phone you've ever had?
Post by: gallowgeek on Wed, 08 March 2017, 09:09:42
It's not available in Western Countries but I used the Cherry Mobile Flare. It's an inexpensive phone with acceptable features. The only problem was that it has the worst quality ever. The phone died after seven days of use. Fortunately, I was able to get a refund. Will never buy any Cherry Mobile phone again.
Title: Re: What's the worst android phone you've ever had?
Post by: northpark on Mon, 03 April 2017, 01:07:17
Every Galaxy I ever tried to own.  The OS was just...too...damn...bloated.
Title: Re: What's the worst android phone you've ever had?
Post by: Nai_Calus on Mon, 03 April 2017, 07:22:55
My Note 4 was great... Until AT&T force pushed the Marshmallow update and now it's a slow buggy piece of **** that chews through its brand new replacement battery in hours when I'm not even ****ing doing anything. I hate you AT&T. I want my phone back.
Title: Re: What's the worst android phone you've ever had?
Post by: robertdane101 on Thu, 06 April 2017, 02:19:08
All replica smartphones from the Chinese brands
Title: Re: What's the worst android phone you've ever had?
Post by: tp4tissue on Thu, 06 April 2017, 17:07:07
All replica smartphones from the Chinese brands

/racist

hahahahahahaha
Title: Re: What's the worst android phone you've ever had?
Post by: digi on Thu, 06 April 2017, 17:10:59
All replica smartphones from the Chinese brands

/racist

hahahahahahaha

LOL "oriental"
Title: Re: What's the worst android phone you've ever had?
Post by: profanum429 on Tue, 11 April 2017, 16:14:04
My Galaxy Nexus on Verizon. Seemed like after about 6 months it'd just get slower and slower and slower until I did a full reset. It'd work good for a little bit then I would have to go through the same process again. Didn't matter if it was stock or with a different ROM it always seemed to go that way. I was pretty damn happy to get rid of it.
Title: Re: What's the worst android phone you've ever had?
Post by: Rayoui on Wed, 12 April 2017, 08:48:35
My Galaxy Nexus on Verizon. Seemed like after about 6 months it'd just get slower and slower and slower until I did a full reset. It'd work good for a little bit then I would have to go through the same process again. Didn't matter if it was stock or with a different ROM it always seemed to go that way. I was pretty damn happy to get rid of it.

Every android phone I've ever owned suffered from the exact same thing. They just get bogged down after a few months.
Title: Re: What's the worst android phone you've ever had?
Post by: davkol on Wed, 12 April 2017, 13:05:51
Every android phone I've ever owned suffered from the exact same thing. They just get bogged down after a few months.
Maybe it's not Android, maybe it's you (the single common denominator).
Title: Re: What's the worst android phone you've ever had?
Post by: tp4tissue on Wed, 12 April 2017, 13:07:54
Every android phone I've ever owned suffered from the exact same thing. They just get bogged down after a few months.
Maybe it's not Android, maybe it's you (the single common denominator).

no , it's the google spyware..  aka android-kernal
Title: Re: What's the worst android phone you've ever had?
Post by: davkol on Wed, 12 April 2017, 13:24:08
Every android phone I've ever owned suffered from the exact same thing. They just get bogged down after a few months.
Maybe it's not Android, maybe it's you (the single common denominator).

no , it's the google spyware..  aka android-kernal
Google spyware is optional in Android, see Replicant (or even CM or whatever it's called now—without Google Services).

Also, wtf is android-kernal and what does it have to do with Google Services?
Title: Re: What's the worst android phone you've ever had?
Post by: Rayoui on Wed, 12 April 2017, 16:35:08
Every android phone I've ever owned suffered from the exact same thing. They just get bogged down after a few months.
Maybe it's not Android, maybe it's you (the single common denominator).

The common denominator is the Android OS. I've heard way too many people having the same symptoms for it to be just me. Unfortunately, it's just not a good OS.
Title: Re: What's the worst android phone you've ever had?
Post by: tp4tissue on Wed, 12 April 2017, 17:27:28
Every android phone I've ever owned suffered from the exact same thing. They just get bogged down after a few months.
Maybe it's not Android, maybe it's you (the single common denominator).

no , it's the google spyware..  aka android-kernal
Google spyware is optional in Android, see Replicant (or even CM or whatever it's called now—without Google Services).

Also, wtf is android-kernal and what does it have to do with Google Services?



well android uses the linux kernal.

but what happens is, every phone , every manufacturer has to inject their own specialty code..

And much of this code is malicious and espionage like,  because if it was only at the upper software level, people could stop it from running more easily..

Title: Re: What's the worst android phone you've ever had?
Post by: alienman82 on Wed, 12 April 2017, 17:47:00
removed.
Title: Re: What's the worst android phone you've ever had?
Post by: davkol on Thu, 13 April 2017, 04:32:14
no , it's the google spyware..  aka android-kernal
Google spyware is optional in Android, see Replicant (or even CM or whatever it's called now—without Google Services).

Also, wtf is android-kernal and what does it have to do with Google Services?
well android uses the linux kernal.

but what happens is, every phone , every manufacturer has to inject their own specialty code..

And much of this code is malicious and espionage like,  because if it was only at the upper software level, people could stop it from running more easily..
Yeah, it was clear from the beginning, that you were completely clueless.

If vendors include out-of-tree code, Google has no control over it, and it's vendor-specific. In other words, t's not in the upstream, i.e., your post about "google spyware aka android-kernal" (whatever a "kernal" is) is complete and utter bullcrap.

There is a problem with vendor's kernel customizations (not honoring the license) and lack of updates for released products, but it has little to do with surveillance other than vulnerability to targeted attacks. In part because it can be done in user space (see, e.g., Motorola (http://www.beneaththewaves.net/Projects/Motorola_Is_Listening.html)), in part because every cellphone contains a separate proprietary subsystem: the "modem" itself.
Title: Re: What's the worst android phone you've ever had?
Post by: tp4tissue on Thu, 13 April 2017, 05:17:52

well android uses the linux kernal.

but what happens is, every phone , every manufacturer has to inject their own specialty code..

And much of this code is malicious and espionage like,  because if it was only at the upper software level, people could stop it from running more easily..
Yeah, it was clear from the beginning, that you were completely clueless.

If vendors include out-of-tree code, Google has no control over it, and it's vendor-specific. In other words, t's not in the upstream, i.e., your post about "google spyware aka android-kernal" (whatever a "kernal" is) is complete and utter bullcrap.

There is a problem with vendor's kernel customizations (not honoring the license) and lack of updates for released products, but it has little to do with surveillance other than vulnerability to targeted attacks. In part because it can be done in user space (see, e.g., Motorola (http://www.beneaththewaves.net/Projects/Motorola_Is_Listening.html)), in part because every cellphone contains a separate proprietary subsystem: the "modem" itself.

What are you talking about, everything you've said just affirms my statement. hahahahaha
Title: Re: What's the worst android phone you've ever had?
Post by: Giorgio on Thu, 13 April 2017, 05:31:15
Htc one, motorola moto g, all of them are rubbish because they only got updates for a year or so. The next one which will be a nokia 3 or 5 with pure android and updates guaranteed forever (!!??).
Title: Re: What's the worst android phone you've ever had?
Post by: Jaymanlp on Wed, 19 April 2017, 17:51:58
Worst Android phone was a Samsung Galaxy (don't remember which gen). Had it 6 years ago with Boost Mobile and that thing just couldn't do anything well.

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Title: Re: What's the worst android phone you've ever had?
Post by: robertdane101 on Wed, 17 May 2017, 05:40:30
So far I only have on android phone. It is my first. But not the least. I can do most important tasks with it. I think people have a desire to get new phone even when there is no need for it.
Title: Re: What's the worst android phone you've ever had?
Post by: hoggy on Wed, 31 May 2017, 15:47:49
I finally retired the wildfire after 6 years. Treated myself to a one plus 3t.
Title: Re: What's the worst android phone you've ever had?
Post by: mrduul on Fri, 02 June 2017, 08:53:46
Droid X.

Title: Re: What's the worst android phone you've ever had?
Post by: riktors on Fri, 02 June 2017, 22:56:15
That piece of **** HTC thunderbult that verizon instantly regretted and abandoned. Totally not bitter about that /s
Title: Re: What's the worst android phone you've ever had?
Post by: Alline Cliff on Mon, 12 June 2017, 02:35:31
My first even smartphone. A Sony Ericsson. It was really sturdy but the internal storage was so low that i had to root it to free some space.
Title: Re: What's the worst android phone you've ever had?
Post by: mrduul on Sat, 01 July 2017, 17:25:44
droid x
Title: Re: What's the worst android phone you've ever had?
Post by: alienman82 on Sat, 01 July 2017, 19:20:55
removed.
Title: Re: What's the worst android phone you've ever had?
Post by: ArchDill on Sat, 01 July 2017, 19:27:29
I tried Android for the first time when the Motorolla Atrix came out. I had it for a week and returned it for an iPhone. IT was horrible.


2 Months ago I traded the iPhone in for a Galaxy S8+ and I am enjoying it.
Title: Re: What's the worst android phone you've ever had?
Post by: xtrafrood on Sat, 01 July 2017, 20:01:43
Kyocera Hydro C5170 Boost Potato

I figured hey, this should be able to stream Spotify without locking up. Alas, how can an alarm wake you up if your phone is in potato mode? In my defense, I bought it when there were very few water resistant phones (2013). Tossed the thing in the garbage before I had a chance to try out the <OH NO!> water resistance feature. Keeping my ancient unlocked iPhone 1 would have been the better choice if I hadn't accidentally run it over with my car.
Title: Re: What's the worst android phone you've ever had?
Post by: Gajible on Sat, 01 July 2017, 20:50:53
Well I finally upgraded my Sony Xperiass to a Galaxy S8 and the difference is night and day. I used to trash on the Galaxy line-up, but the S8 has come a long was since my S3. It's a great phone!
Title: Re: What's the worst android phone you've ever had?
Post by: tp4tissue on Sun, 02 July 2017, 00:24:27
Well I finally upgraded my Sony Xperiass to a Galaxy S8 and the difference is night and day. I used to trash on the Galaxy line-up, but the S8 has come a long was since my S3. It's a great phone!

i'm still pissed off @ my s7,  no good screen protector


s5 is the best.. flat screen FTW.. perfect glass screen protector fit..
Title: Re: What's the worst android phone you've ever had?
Post by: ArchDill on Sun, 02 July 2017, 02:30:24
Well I finally upgraded my Sony Xperiass to a Galaxy S8 and the difference is night and day. I used to trash on the Galaxy line-up, but the S8 has come a long was since my S3. It's a great phone!

What screen protector and case did you go with?
Title: Re: What's the worst android phone you've ever had?
Post by: Gajible on Sun, 02 July 2017, 03:27:10
Well I finally upgraded my Sony Xperiass to a Galaxy S8 and the difference is night and day. I used to trash on the Galaxy line-up, but the S8 has come a long was since my S3. It's a great phone!

What screen protector and case did you go with?

None and none. I live on the edge.
Title: Re: What's the worst android phone you've ever had?
Post by: OneNightFriend on Sun, 02 July 2017, 16:29:16
Well I finally upgraded my Sony Xperiass to a Galaxy S8 and the difference is night and day. I used to trash on the Galaxy line-up, but the S8 has come a long was since my S3. It's a great phone!

What screen protector and case did you go with?

None and none. I live on the edge.
A fellow lad who lives dangerously! I sport an S6 Edge Plus with no protection. I think I've had it two years now without incident. It's one of the first phones I've had that seems to get better and more performant each software update.

Now that I've said all this I sure I've jinxed myself...
Title: Re: What's the worst android phone you've ever had?
Post by: Shapey Fiend on Sun, 02 July 2017, 17:23:44
I'll be interested to see what Google do with Fuchsia. Developed completely in house. Supposed to be a reaction to all the Android fragmentation. Maybe they'll control the product a bit better?

I enjoyed Windows Phone 8 for a while. Really snappy. Incredible battery life. It really did lack on the old app front but I'm guessing that could be got around with some sort of Android to Fuchsia bridge until developers switched over.
Title: Re: What's the worst android phone you've ever had?
Post by: Alline Cliff on Tue, 11 July 2017, 00:36:54
Except for, Sony Ericsson that I've mentioned. I never had the worst android phones anymore. Maybe, I'm lucky enough to have my Samsung and Asus now.
Title: Re: What's the worst android phone you've ever had?
Post by: Blanched_Almond on Thu, 20 July 2017, 08:08:27
Mine was the Motorola Backflip. https://www.forbes.com/sites/ryanwhitwam/2017/01/16/the-5-worst-android-phones-of-all-time/#27d9fe7c2db3
Title: Re: What's the worst android phone you've ever had?
Post by: fleischverpackung on Fri, 18 August 2017, 12:21:52
HTC Desire X
Title: Re: What's the worst android phone you've ever had?
Post by: glack23 on Mon, 21 August 2017, 21:38:26
asus is the worst i ever had
Title: Re: What's the worst android phone you've ever had?
Post by: tp4tissue on Mon, 21 August 2017, 23:28:42
asus is the worst i ever had

nexus 7 tablets by asus were great.
Title: Re: What's the worst android phone you've ever had?
Post by: davkol on Wed, 23 August 2017, 05:28:14
asus is the worst i ever had
Why do people* even post this rubbish other than to boost their post count?

Asus is a _brand_. I'm sure they've had many products and different generations of them. Was it a specific model/generation? Why? Even if it's the brand, why were they the worst? Customer support? Some shared characteristic (like using inferior parts)? Something else? Geez.

* assuming it's people and not bots; one can never be sure these days
Title: Re: What's the worst android phone you've ever had?
Post by: glack23 on Wed, 23 August 2017, 05:36:18
Worst Android phone. So I mention Asus. Why will I need to dicuss about other Asus product that are not Android build?
Title: Re: What's the worst android phone you've ever had?
Post by: davkol on Wed, 23 August 2017, 05:44:28
According to GSMArena, there are 72 phones with Android from Asus (http://www.gsmarena.com/results.php3?sMakers=46&sFormFactors=1,2,3,4,6,10&sOSes=2) (excluding watches).

Think about what information your post provides to a reader. None.

An asus phone could be your only phone (with Android), then it'd happen to be the worst too, although not necessarily bad. It could be that your other phones were simply better and that one(?) wasn't bad either. It could be that some specific feature like customer support, software support, hardware quality or whatever sucked in one way or another.
Title: Re: What's the worst android phone you've ever had?
Post by: tp4tissue on Wed, 23 August 2017, 17:39:29
According to GSMArena, there are 72 phones with Android from Asus (http://www.gsmarena.com/results.php3?sMakers=46&sFormFactors=1,2,3,4,6,10&sOSes=2) (excluding watches).

Think about what information your post provides to a reader. None.

An asus phone could be your only phone (with Android), then it'd happen to be the worst too, although not necessarily bad. It could be that your other phones were simply better and that one(?) wasn't bad either. It could be that some specific feature like customer support, software support, hardware quality or whatever sucked in one way or another.


why do people even post about people who post about their superficial brand disloyalty/loyalties.. ?

hahahahahahha.


relax davkol,  you're eating too much beef..
Title: Re: What's the worst android phone you've ever had?
Post by: davkol on Thu, 24 August 2017, 12:49:18
relax davkol,  you're eating too much beef..
Did you just assume my diet?

If I eat too much of anything, it's tomatoes these days. Seriously, it's getting out of hand.