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You're a power user. Can the Samsung Galaxy Note 8 keep up? Rate this thread to express how "healthy" the development scene is for the Samsung Galaxy Note 8. A higher rating indicates available root methods, kernels, and custom ROMs.
Then, drop a comment if you have anything to add!

Simply the best Samsung I've ever had and I've had quite a few (7) of them, it just leaves something to be desired in the themes segment if it just had some more options and setups in theming department.

I came from note 3 and it seems to me that there was a lot more dev activity there and variety of roms. This might just be because I really miss lineage though but hopefully all this will pick up when oreo comes.

kaos_king said:
I came from note 3 and it seems to me that there was a lot more dev activity there and variety of roms. This might just be because I really miss lineage though but hopefully all this will pick up when oreo comes.
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Agreed...development so far for the Note 8 is decent, but definitely not better than Note 3/Note 4 days. At least not yet

sefrcoko said:
Agreed...development so far for the Note 8 is decent, but definitely not better than Note 3/Note 4 days. At least not yet
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The phone is still recently new and still very expensive. hope to see more devs come on as the phone will get cheaper.

I tried the Pixel 2 xl

Hi all,
Well as the title says I recently bought the Pixel 2 xl and put the mate 9 in to retirement....... For only 5 days !!
I can honestly say if you are toying with buying one don't bother. The mate 9 is an awesome phone which excels in many ways against the pixel. Yes the pixel is buttery smooth with a great camera but that's about it. Definitely not 900 pounds better than the mate 9 so it's going back to Google tomorrow.
I won't bore you with details unless you want me to but be happy in the fact that the latest and greatest android phone ain't all that.
Happily back using the mate 9 now and contemplating the mate 10 pro.

Didgedeem said:
Hi all,
Well as the title says I recently bought the Pixel 2 xl and put the mate 9 in to retirement....... For only 5 days !!
I can honestly say if you are toying with buying one don't bother. The mate 9 is an awesome phone which excels in many ways against the pixel. Yes the pixel is buttery smooth with a great camera but that's about it. Definitely not 900 pounds better than the mate 9 so it's going back to Google tomorrow.
I won't bore you with details unless you want me to but be happy in the fact that the latest and greatest android phone ain't all that.
Happily back using the mate 9 now and contemplating the mate 10 pro.
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Been pretty content with the Mate 9, tried other phones but cant back this one down, sure it may be older than some newer phones (IE Pixel 2, S8 etc) but its still an excellent phone, from software to the hardware, i think Huawei out did themselves on this one, Mate 10, ehh idk I'll wait for like the Mate 11 or something.

XERO_Racer said:
Been pretty content with the Mate 9, tried other phones but cant back this one down, sure it may be older than some newer phones (IE Pixel 2, S8 etc) but its still an excellent phone, from software to the hardware, i think Huawei out did themselves on this one, Mate 10, ehh idk I'll wait for like the Mate 11 or something.
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I had it to do over with, I'd probably would went with the Pixel 2 XL or the S8+ or the Note 8. The US version of the Mate 9 hasn't seen a single update since April 5th. Pretty lame of Huawei if ask me. Not a good way to break into the US market.

XERO_Racer said:
Been pretty content with the Mate 9, tried other phones but cant back this one down, sure it may be older than some newer phones (IE Pixel 2, S8 etc) but its still an excellent phone, from software to the hardware, i think Huawei out did themselves on this one, Mate 10, ehh idk I'll wait for like the Mate 11 or something.
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Do you have any particular issues with the mate 10 pro apart from the lack of expandable memory and headphone jack.?
I must admit I was mildly underwhelmed when it was launched, but for the money it offers a lot in comparison to the pixel 2 xl.

Thunderbolt69 said:
I had it to do over with, I'd probably would went with the Pixel 2 XL or the S8+ or the Note 8. The US version of the Mate 9 hasn't seen a single update since April 5th. Pretty lame of Huawei if ask me. Not a good way to break into the US market.
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Disappointing yes that they lack the updates but to me it doesnt affect me as much, never had a single problem with this device, on occasions the fingerprint reader wouldnt just work and i had to re register the print
Didgedeem said:
Do you have any particular issues with the mate 10 pro apart from the lack of expandable memory and headphone jack.?
I must admit I was mildly underwhelmed when it was launched, but for the money it offers a lot in comparison to the pixel 2 xl.
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No, I just love the fact that the Mate 9 was already good enough as it is, while retaining a headphone jack and the expandable memory, which is a big plus in my books, and also that on the non pro version of the 10 that they moved the fingerprint reader to the front instead of the back which was really great

Which phone would you buy after a Mate 8?

Hi
About 2 years ago I bought my mate 8 on a business trip in Guangzhou/China. I loved the phone, I did not rebrand it, because I liked it to get faster updates and could live with most of the chinese textes. In two weeks I travel again to china and it's time for a new phone. Not because my mate 8 is not good enough anymore, I still love it, but my son want's a phone and I planed to give him mine and I buy a new one for my self as a christmas gift.
Unfortuantely it's hard to decide which phone should be my next daily driver. The following phones are on my list:
- Mate 10 or Mate 10 pro
- Mi Mix 2
- Oneplus 5t
Each of this phones have advantages and disadvantages. I like MIUI, therefore the Mi Mix 2 would be a good choice, but the camera is not so good. I like the stability of the Mate series, but EMUI is not really my favorit, but the camera seams to be very good. The Oneplus 5t has a nice UI as well and also the camera seams not to bad.
Which phone would you choose?
Mike

CoolMike said:
Hi
About 2 years ago I bought my mate 8 on a business trip in Guangzhou/China. I loved the phone, I did not rebrand it, because I liked it to get faster updates and could live with most of the chinese textes. In two weeks I travel again to china and it's time for a new phone. Not because my mate 8 is not good enough anymore, I still love it, but my son want's a phone and I planed to give him mine and I buy a new one for my self as a christmas gift.
Unfortuantely it's hard to decide which phone should be my next daily driver. The following phones are on my list:
- Mate 10 or Mate 10 pro
- Mi Mix 2
- Oneplus 5t
Each of this phones have advantages and disadvantages. I like MIUI, therefore the Mi Mix 2 would be a good choice, but the camera is not so good. I like the stability of the Mate series, but EMUI is not really my favorit, but the camera seams to be very good. The Oneplus 5t has a nice UI as well and also the camera seams not to bad.
Which phone would you choose?
Mike
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Mate 10 or V30 are the only real choices
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Leo_83 said:
Mate 10 or V30 are the only real choices
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Battery, battery, battery! screen size/resolution, update history, build quality, CPU/RAM, XDA support, price point.. probably in that order.
I'd never go backwards in terms of battery life. Everything else would then be considered.
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HTC u11 plus.

CoolMike said:
Hi
About 2 years ago I bought my mate 8 on a business trip in Guangzhou/China. I loved the phone, I did not rebrand it, because I liked it to get faster updates and could live with most of the chinese textes. In two weeks I travel again to china and it's time for a new phone. Not because my mate 8 is not good enough anymore, I still love it, but my son want's a phone and I planed to give him mine and I buy a new one for my self as a christmas gift.
Unfortuantely it's hard to decide which phone should be my next daily driver. The following phones are on my list:
- Mate 10 or Mate 10 pro
- Mi Mix 2
- Oneplus 5t
Each of this phones have advantages and disadvantages. I like MIUI, therefore the Mi Mix 2 would be a good choice, but the camera is not so good. I like the stability of the Mate series, but EMUI is not really my favorit, but the camera seams to be very good. The Oneplus 5t has a nice UI as well and also the camera seams not to bad.
Which phone would you choose?
Mike
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mate 10 pro is best in battery, screen size and preinstalled software (oreo). however, it lacks a headphone jack and sd card slot and the 6" screen is actually smaller than the mate 8 due to different ratio (18:9 vs. 16:9). also, if the mate 8 is any indication, huaweis update policy is a bit lackluster...
mi mix 2 is king when it comes to small bezels, however screen size and battery capacity are not acceptable. no idea about miui, from what ive seen its quite similar to emui though. just hope that xiaomi is a bit better than huawei when it comes to android support of their phones.
OP5T would ne king in terms of pricing and xda dev support. however, since the OP left his mate 8 stock, this will probably not be a valued point in this regard...
out of the above, i would probably go for either mate 10 pro or OP5T. however, ive been eyeing the mi max 2 because of its humongous screen size and battery lets see what 2018 will bring to the table, ill keep my mate 8 until then...
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LG V30!!

I bought the Mate 9 about 3 months ago. The 8, replaced my 2....
I'll probably get the 10, about this time next year. (I sell them after I buy a new one).

I was thinking about Xiaomi Mi Mix 1 not 2
SD 821 is still a beast , 6.4 inches in a 6 inch body is appealing , humongous battery , and I don't really care much about the camera , the only thing that worries me about the Mi Mix is the phone speaker which is impeded in the screen itself and has mixed reviews about it , some good some bad
Sorry for the bad English ...

i did it, made the plunge and got myself the mi max 2. not regretting it! already used to the huge phone size, the 6.44 inch screen is absolutely lovely and the battery life...insane. seriously.
i got lineage os 14.1 installed based on android 7.1.2 and my first battery charge is heading towards 24h sot (yep, you read correctly, thats twenty-four!!!! hours of screen on time ) currently, im at 42% battery and already have 14h8min sot tucked under my belt... so thats around 24.4h sot for 100% charge
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jbmc83 said:
i did it, made the plunge and got myself the mi max 2. not regretting it! already used to the huge phone size, the 6.44 inch screen is absolutely lovely and the battery life...insane. seriously.
i got lineage os 14.1 installed based on android 7.1.2 and my first battery charge is heading towards 24h sot (yep, you read correctly, thats twenty-four!!!! hours of screen on time ) currently, im at 42% battery and already have 14h8min sot tucked under my belt... so thats around 24.4h sot for 100% charge
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Booooooo we will miss you around here.
I was also going to upgrade my phone this fall but mostly because I dropped my Mate 8 in water last spring. Battery and screen took some damage but after replacing the battery it has been running like a charm.
I actually went so far as to having the Mate 10 in the hand before my gf stole it from me so now I will wait for next year's flagships. Very curious about OnePlus 6 hopefully with fingerprintscanner under the screen and Treble. Also the new line from Sony, who is finally getting a new design looks very interesting, the leaked renders with front facing speaker looked exactly what I am looking for.
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Leo_83 said:
Booooooo we will miss you around here.
I was also going to upgrade my phone this fall but mostly because I dropped my Mate 8 in water last spring. Battery and screen took some damage but after replacing the battery it has been running like a charm.
I actually went so far as to having the Mate 10 in the hand before my gf stole it from me so now I will wait for next year's flagships. Very curious about OnePlus 6 hopefully with fingerprintscanner under the screen and Treble. Also the new line from Sony, who is finally getting a new design looks very interesting, the leaked renders with front facing speaker looked exactly what I am looking for.
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yep, its definitely about time that sony trimmed their HUGE bezels around the screen
btw, also keep an eye out for the xiaomi mi max 3, it will follow the new 18:9 display ratio trend, but sporting thin bezels, 7 inch (!!!) screen diagonal and a whopping 5500 mAh battery. could very well be the perfect successor phone for us mate 8 lovers plus, itll also sport upgrade performance with potential SD 630/660
links:
https://www.xda-developers.com/xiaomi-mi-max-3-rumors/
https://www.notebookcheck.net/Xiaom...5500-mAh-battery-Snapdragon-660.274350.0.html
https://www.gsmarena.com/xiaomi_mi_max_3-8963.php

7X Does Serious Damage To Xiaomi's New Redmi Note 5 Pro !

Ok... 1 Down.. 1 To Go...
Honor has now impressed me with this Honor 7X.
The 7X is already going Head to Head with the shiny new Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro.
And it's Kicking It's Ass.
ROUND 1: Memory Management ... Winner The Honor 7X
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PKDhb1CZ29M
ROUND 2: Camera Comparison... Winner The Honor 7X ( For Outside Shots.. IMO ) Inside? you may chose the N5
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VULfz1LXFxY
Round 3: Screen: Winner Note 5 Pro * ( If you like saturation, there is a little more in the N5... you can see it in the screen icons in the Memory Management Vid )
Round 4: Style Points... Winner Honor 7X.. Bezels are clearly slimmer...
Winner 3 Rounds To 1... * The Honor 7X*.. :highfive:
Now..... Let's See What The Moto G6 Plus Will Bring To The Party.

I agree I've been a Xiaomi fan for a while but swapped to a 7x a month or so ago.
Glad I did, it's more stylish smaller slimmer and lighter than the 5 pro & I got a 64gb for the same price.
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That's Great..
nickzeptepi said:
I swapped to a 7x a month or so ago.
Glad I did, it's more stylish smaller slimmer and lighter than the 5 pro & I got a 64gb for the same price.
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Good Deal Sir...
You will not get the same Developer Support you had with the Xiaomi.. but I feel this is the 1st phone I've owned that does not required Root Access..
I personally don't see any apps that I would use that I'm not using right now without root.. Now A Days, with No Root Adaway, Themes with Customized Theme Managers, Extreme Battery Saving options, Screen Tempeture adjustments, DPI adjustments, Floating Docs etc.. nothing else is needed.
It's a new day.. times have changed.. Customization as well as Personalization can be had right out of the box.
Enjoy Your 7X Man... You scored a great deal.

I've rooted mine. But I agree I always had to put cyanogen or lineage to replace MIUI but with this EMUI its nice and with root it fills in a few gaps that a full Lineage would provide.
If OpenKirin team release AOSP or lineage I probably won't replace EMUI

Kool..
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I've rooted mine. But I agree I always had to put cyanogen or lineage to replace MIUI but with this EMUI its nice and with root it fills in a few gaps that a full Lineage would provide.
If OpenKirin team release AOSP or lineage I probably won't replace EMUI
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Did They Ever Get That One Running At Full Capacity?
Since I 've chosen not to Root, I don't follow the thread.
I know they were having some Bluetooth & Camera issues...
I wish the team the best!
It's nice for you guys that have rooted to have something to play with.. enjoy.

my root a twrp runs fine. no issues.
rot for adaway titanium backup, even got Xposed running

RaiderWill said:
Ok... 1 Down.. 1 To Go...
Honor has now impressed me with this Honor 7X.
The 7X is already going Head to Head with the shiny new Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro.
And it's Kicking It's Ass.
ROUND 1: Memory Management ... Winner The Honor 7X
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PKDhb1CZ29M
ROUND 2: Camera Comparison... Winner The Honor 7X ( For Outside Shots.. IMO ) Inside? you may chose the N5
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VULfz1LXFxY
Round 3: Screen: Winner Note 5 Pro * ( If you like saturation, there is a little more in the N5... you can see it in the screen icons in the Memory Management Vid )
Round 4: Style Points... Winner Honor 7X.. Bezels are clearly slimmer...
Winner 3 Rounds To 1... * The Honor 7X*.. :highfive:
Now..... Let's See What The Moto G6 Plus Will Bring To The Party.
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Can I know the name of the Theme of you are using ?
I can change the navigation bar , icons , settings style and locations but I'm unable to change the position of the status bar icons .
If it's a personalized theme can you upload the theme or atleast systemui file please :angel:

RaiderWill said:
Ok... 1 Down.. 1 To Go...
Honor has now impressed me with this Honor 7X.
The 7X is already going Head to Head with the shiny new Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro.
And it's Kicking It's Ass.
ROUND 1: Memory Management ... Winner The Honor 7X
ROUND 2: Camera Comparison... Winner The Honor 7X ( For Outside Shots.. IMO ) Inside? you may chose the N5
Round 3: Screen: Winner Note 5 Pro * ( If you like saturation, there is a little more in the N5... you can see it in the screen icons in the Memory Management Vid )
Round 4: Style Points... Winner Honor 7X.. Bezels are clearly slimmer...
Winner 3 Rounds To 1... * The Honor 7X*.. :highfive:
Now..... Let's See What The Moto G6 Plus Will Bring To The Party.
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But am shifting to note 5 pro because of the processor and HUGE DEVELOPER SUPPORT....i have been waiting for the support for this device and cant wait anymore...no oreo update still....even note 5 pro wont get oreo update any time soon but developers somehow work very hard for mi devices....i have seen huge support for note3,note4 and A1 devices. So BYE Honor forever

Can't Blame You..
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But am shifting to note 5 pro because of the processor and HUGE DEVELOPER SUPPORT....i have been waiting for the support for this device and cant wait anymore...no oreo update still....even note 5 pro wont get oreo update any time soon but developers somehow work very hard for mi devices....i have seen huge support for note3,note4 and A1 devices. So BYE Honor forever
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Hey Kiran.. Hate To See You Go...
But.. I understand why you are making the switch to the Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro.
YES.. in time..( you'll still need Kernel Source or a port of Project Treble ) Developer Support will outstrip the 7x 5 to 1...
There Really Is NO Guarantee The 7x Will Get Anymore Than Base Support.
It's funny how everyone just assumes...
People rooting their devices left and right... throwig their warranty out the window and don't even have a stock image to flash should they need it.. or like you are ready to move on from it.. and need to return it to stock.
At first, I thought root and rom for the 7x was still the way to go..
But this is 2018.. And if a person does their research, they'll see there is NOTHING one can't now do / have with the stock setup that a Custom ROM can do.. Especially when it comes to the 7x.. Outside of just being different to be different.. ( And YES That Is What XDA Is All About )
I wish you all the best with the Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro.. That Snapdragon 636 is GUARANTEED to get LOTS of attention.
For Me *100% Stability & Functionality* are the PARAMOUNT requirment at this stage of the game.
I did not pay hard earned dollars to see Exclamation Screens & "Android has stopped unexpectedly" Screens along with hearing there's a fix coming for this and a fix coming for that...
No Thanks.
Only stock ROM's (even debloated.. don't really care for Deodexed.. slows things down just a wee bit..) are the way to go for the forseeable future IMO..
Again especially with the 7x.. it's just feature rich right out of the box..along with so many mods now that don't even require root.
It's been weeks now since the 1st B192 (Face Unlock / AR) update was released.. and only 20% of the planet has gotten it.. at this pace.. full rollout of B192 and EMUI / OREO 8.0 won't be completed until Mid / Late Summer.
Anywho..
Goodbye & Goodluck with your Xiaomi Mr. K !

One Final Question..
kiran G. said:
shifting to note 5 pro because of the processor and HUGE DEVELOPER SUPPORT....i have been waiting for the support for this device and cant wait anymore... BYE Honor forever
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Hey Kiran.. 1 Question Sir,
Did you root? if so, are you going to sell it as a "Rooted Device" ?
And... If you did root.. don't you have to go through some proceedure with Honor to get a code to unlock the bootloader? so now there is no warranty.. and it's been Permenantly registered with Honor as a unsecured device?
Just wondered if facing these possible conditions, will it cause you to lower your selling price if selling publicly.
Thanks if don't mind sharing.. Feel Free To P. M. Me If you Like...

Should I trade my 6 / 128 Mi 9T for a Mate 20 Pro 8 / 128 ?

Someone offered to trade... it looks like a better phone but no root :/
Wondering what you guys think.

vibraniumdroid said:
Someone offered to trade... it looks like a better phone but no root :/
Wondering what you guys think.
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The following points come to my mind spontaneously:
1. The Mate 20 Pro is already almost 2 years old. It has received an update to Android 10, but who knows how long it will continue to receive updates...? The Mi 9T has an advantage here, because it is almost a year newer.
2. As you said, the Mate 20 Pro can't be rooted. So no custom ROMs if Huawei decides to drop the Mate 20 Pro from update support.
3. The Mate 20 Pro is faster and has cool features like Face ID and reverse charging. But it has this ugly notch (the Mi 9T is muuuuch more beautiful).
4. The battery of the Mi 9T is better according to several tests. Considering the fact that the Mate 20 Pro is almost 2 years old, it will be even worse.
5. You can extend the storage of the Mate 20 Pro, but you have to buy Huawei's own memory cards
Conclusion: If you just want a faster phone and Face ID/reverse charging, then go for the Mate 20 Pro. If you want to root/use custom ROMs, have better battery and a cool design, keep the Mi 9T

I'm on iPhone xs and looking closely at this forum to make a decision about picking up this phone cause I'm tired of notch and it's a good value, I'm not considering a phone without xda support. That's just my opinion, gl to you mate

I do not recommend. I had it too. Very closed, nothing extra.