Which one has best camera? They cost more or less the same.

1) OPO installed with Oppo camera APK
2) Samsung S5 (excellent good lighting photos but abysmal low light shots)
3) LG G3

Huawei Honor 4x vs Meizu M1 Note. Looking for an affordable phablet. Main use will be GPS, browsing, camera. Like the 4x's SDcard and Note's FHD screen but can't have best of both worlds I guess.

I've tried many phones. I've had an iPhone 6 as my daily driver for 4 months, but due to iOS restrictions, I've always had an Android with me as well. This year alone, I've tried G2, G3, Redmi 2 (non-enhanced), Honor 4X, Honor 6, S4 (before the switch to iPhone), S5, Note 4, OnePlus One, Moto G (first gen)... some used for days, some for months. My wife uses an Oppo Find 7a which I am very fond of and runs beautifully for its price.

All of the phones I've tried have some sort of issues or limitations based on my usage. The most ideal phone for me is likely the Note 4 or G3 ori, if price is not a concern. However, in weighing the price vs feature factor, I finally sold my daily and is now using another S4. Yes it is a 2-year old flagship, but it has great features and can easily compete and win against any of the newer budget phones. What was great 2 years ago will not suddenly become pathetic now just becos there are newer (not necessarily better) phones.

I'm not a heavy user, but I do a lot with my phones, like reading (Aldiko, Flipboard, etc), GPS (Waze, Runkeeper, etc), Hearthstone, Facebook, Whatsapp, uTorrent, Mi Fit, stream radio (DI.FM, etc), record expenses, sync notes, record audio, record video, take pics, edit pics, view videos, email, sync calendar, etc etc.

Have to agree with some things here, like 2GB RAM is enough for most people, and if the option is available at the same budget, go for Snapdragon. Also buy older flagships. Can't comment on the budget becos I almost always buy 2nd-hand phones, very good value there.

But, there are some budget phones with excellent customer service, like Huawei. Of course, this is from reading user experiences in their individual official threads. Xiaomi should be quite good as well. And Oppo does not invalidate warranty due to flashing, rooting, etc.

To be fair, I too stay away from Mediatek process. Reading user posts about GPS lock problems, etc, is enough to steer me away (especially Meizu branding). No doubt they are powerful procs at budget price, though, so they are always attractive options to other people.

I disagree with customer service is always bad. Some are bad, from reading other people's input. Meizu's warranty is as bad as DirectD, which means almost non-existent. Huawei is good (especially with the 1-to-1 replacement for first 6 months, which they honor). Samsung is good (replaced my S4 motherboard when I complained about battery drain even with Knox tripped and custom recovery). Even with AP, there are good and bad AP after-sales service, for example Seven Mobile vs DirectD.

The chances of lemon are also higher with some manufacturers. My colleague's MI3 screen ghosting problem, some Meizu users' units being at the SC longer than being in their hands, etc. Samsung has lemons too but with better service, you could have reliable parts and repair. I had a tough decision between the M1 Note and Honor 4X, both being around the same price, but with the Meizu having better specs and Honor having better service, I went for the Honor.

I'm not saying people should avoid budget brands, but please be an informed and educated consumer. If budget is #1 priority, by all means buy the cheapest best specced phone available. Otherwise, there are other things to consider too.

And that's what this phone subsection of the forum is all about - sharing opinions and hopefully learning from each other on things we may not have thought of.

Wow. Been eyeing the LG G3 used, but at that price, can get a new Find 7 now!

Two questions:
1) What's the latest stable firmware? Kit Kat ah? Shop can help upgrade?
2) How's the battery life with the latest stable firmware? Saw the GSMArena review, battery life is bad, but that was like 1 year ago.

Additions:

Oppo Find 7 over Oneplus One
1. 2K screen over 1080p (not a big deal)
2. Removable battery
3. Micro SD card slot, non on Oneplus One
4. Much louder speaker.
5. Fast charging supported + fast charger
6. Skyline notification
7. Better camera

Oneplus One over Oppo Find 7
1. 64GB vs 32GB internal memory.
2. Slightly larger battery, but much longer battery life, due to lower resolution screen, better battery management.
3. Maybe the simple UI close to stock Android appeal to someone, which make the phone actually feel faster. Lesser bloatware. (Personal preference through)
4. More custom ROMs (meaningless for normal users)

Find 7 has official stock Android firmware.

1.9k to 1k must be something? If new model, you will be right. But its a one year old model, any issues also known already, so the rational explanation will be to clear stock.

Huawei Honor 4X. RM619. Selling today at vmall.my. SOT easily 5 hours. Camera decent with bright lights. Main drawback is 8GB internal storage (expandable, though). One of the best budget phones I've tried.

What's your requirement?

Find 7
+ excellent camera
+ fast charge
+ expandable memory
+ removable battery
+ 2K res screen

OnePlus
+ 64GB storage
+ more ROMs to flash

Find 7 SOT is around 3 hours only. If that is OK with you, it's the best bang for the buck... if you can still find it.