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Offline D4rk_mVidia

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Re: What's the worst android phone you've ever had?
« Reply #50 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.


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Re: What's the worst android phone you've ever had?
« Reply #51 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.

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Re: What's the worst android phone you've ever had?
« Reply #52 on: Mon, 03 April 2017, 01:07:17 »
Every Galaxy I ever tried to own.  The OS was just...too...damn...bloated.

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Re: What's the worst android phone you've ever had?
« Reply #53 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.
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Re: What's the worst android phone you've ever had?
« Reply #54 on: Thu, 06 April 2017, 02:19:08 »
All replica smartphones from the Chinese brands


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Re: What's the worst android phone you've ever had?
« Reply #56 on: Thu, 06 April 2017, 17:10:59 »
All replica smartphones from the Chinese brands

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Offline profanum429

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Re: What's the worst android phone you've ever had?
« Reply #57 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.

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Re: What's the worst android phone you've ever had?
« Reply #58 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.
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Re: What's the worst android phone you've ever had?
« Reply #59 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).

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Re: What's the worst android phone you've ever had?
« Reply #60 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

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Re: What's the worst android phone you've ever had?
« Reply #61 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?

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Re: What's the worst android phone you've ever had?
« Reply #62 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.
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Re: What's the worst android phone you've ever had?
« Reply #63 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..


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Re: What's the worst android phone you've ever had?
« Reply #64 on: Wed, 12 April 2017, 17:47:00 »
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Re: What's the worst android phone you've ever had?
« Reply #65 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), in part because every cellphone contains a separate proprietary subsystem: the "modem" itself.

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Re: What's the worst android phone you've ever had?
« Reply #66 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), 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

Offline Giorgio

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Re: What's the worst android phone you've ever had?
« Reply #67 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 (!!??).

Offline Jaymanlp

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Re: What's the worst android phone you've ever had?
« Reply #68 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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Re: What's the worst android phone you've ever had?
« Reply #69 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.

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Re: What's the worst android phone you've ever had?
« Reply #70 on: Wed, 31 May 2017, 15:47:49 »
I finally retired the wildfire after 6 years. Treated myself to a one plus 3t.
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Re: What's the worst android phone you've ever had?
« Reply #71 on: Fri, 02 June 2017, 08:53:46 »
Droid X.


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Re: What's the worst android phone you've ever had?
« Reply #72 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

Offline Alline Cliff

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Re: What's the worst android phone you've ever had?
« Reply #73 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.

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Re: What's the worst android phone you've ever had?
« Reply #74 on: Sat, 01 July 2017, 17:25:44 »
droid x

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Re: What's the worst android phone you've ever had?
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Re: What's the worst android phone you've ever had?
« Reply #76 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.

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Re: What's the worst android phone you've ever had?
« Reply #77 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.

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Re: What's the worst android phone you've ever had?
« Reply #78 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!

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Re: What's the worst android phone you've ever had?
« Reply #79 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..

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Re: What's the worst android phone you've ever had?
« Reply #80 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?

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Re: What's the worst android phone you've ever had?
« Reply #81 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.

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Re: What's the worst android phone you've ever had?
« Reply #82 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...

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Re: What's the worst android phone you've ever had?
« Reply #83 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.

Offline Alline Cliff

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Re: What's the worst android phone you've ever had?
« Reply #84 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.
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Re: What's the worst android phone you've ever had?
« Reply #86 on: Fri, 18 August 2017, 12:21:52 »
HTC Desire X

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Re: What's the worst android phone you've ever had?
« Reply #87 on: Mon, 21 August 2017, 21:38:26 »
asus is the worst i ever had


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Re: What's the worst android phone you've ever had?
« Reply #89 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.

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Re: What's the worst android phone you've ever had?
« Reply #90 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?

Offline davkol

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Re: What's the worst android phone you've ever had?
« Reply #91 on: Wed, 23 August 2017, 05:44:28 »
According to GSMArena, there are 72 phones with Android from Asus (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.

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Re: What's the worst android phone you've ever had?
« Reply #92 on: Wed, 23 August 2017, 17:39:29 »
According to GSMArena, there are 72 phones with Android from Asus (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..

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Re: What's the worst android phone you've ever had?
« Reply #93 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.