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Best Smartphone for audiophile Part II (Updated: Jan 2020)
Hi all, I just bought the Huawei mate 10 (after my v10 boot-looped in 6 months). The huawei is a great phone, display, camera , battery and general performance is top notch. It does have a 3.5mm headphone jack and surprisingly the SQ quality is decent(my reference is meizu mx4 pro , v10 and...- whizard
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Best Smartphone for audiophile Part II (Updated: Jan 2020)
I have Meridian explorer 1 (got it for free along side a and i think SQ is not as good as Mx4 pro but better than V10. @Art is the xplay 6 still worth a buy i can get the black one for £400. Will it be updated to Oreo?- whizard
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Best Smartphone for audiophile Part II (Updated: Jan 2020)
Hi guys, My v10 has failed. I am looking for a new device. I am thinking of getting a vivo xplay 6 but i am not sure if the new one will be out soon? Don't want the Meizu as it lacks the right LTE bands. LG v30 would be the second option but i would like the vivo if the Xplay 7 or whatever...- whizard
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Best Smartphone for audiophile Part II (Updated: Jan 2020)
Hi ll, Honor 9 seems to claim to have hifi capabilities with AKM chip and some equaliser tuning which could be gimmicky.- whizard
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Best Smartphone for audiophile
I bought an mx4 pro last year for £120 GB so 290$ is too much for such an old phone. Sound wise its great but otherwise no so much. The home button malfunctioned, no proper software support and the battery life is terrible. I have an LG v10 now and it is superior to the mx4 pro in every way...- whizard
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Best Smartphone for audiophile
Does anyone have any experience with a Xiaomi mi note 2. I have an LG V10 bu the battery life is appalling.- whizard
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Best Smartphone for audiophile
Hi guys, I upgraded from a meizu mx4 pro to a LG V10. Its still a great phone and a good upgrade for me coming from an MX4 pro. As far as audio is concerned, i would not say its any better but i am no audiophile. -Tested using tidal HIFI ( headphones used fidelio X1, KZ ATE, ROCK zircon)- whizard
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LG V10 : New ESS Chipped Flagship Android Phone from LG
if you have access to a heat gun to rework chips. here is a video guide i found, seems pretty straightforward. You will need thermal paste and pads.- whizard
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Best Smartphone for audiophile
it was reported to be a mixed bag- whizard
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Best Smartphone for audiophile
The boot loop cause in case of the LG v10 is the hardware. Basically the heat sink pads for the processor are useless. ~some thermal paste and new pads after you reflow the chip should be good enough to solve the issue. The nexus 6p seems like a different issue, Its interesting to see this...- whizard
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Best Smartphone for audiophile
Hi i just placed an order for an LG v10 via ebay UK for £210 (brand new) , the seller is from china. V10 will receive nougat and is still a beast of a phone. I know some boot loop issues reported for it. The seller has offered 1 year warranty. For around £200 i think its the best option for...- whizard
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LG V10 : New ESS Chipped Flagship Android Phone from LG
may i ask why you need to root? is there any particular feature you need to unlock?- whizard
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Best Smartphone for audiophile
I have bit the bullet and bought my self a V10 h961n new from ebay. Got it for around £200 on ebay. It is due to receive nougat and it seems like an upgrade in every way to my Meizu MX4 pro. Lets see how it goes.- whizard
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LG V10 : New ESS Chipped Flagship Android Phone from LG
thanks mate, How do you find the phone overall? Does it receive OTA updates?- whizard
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Best Smartphone for audiophile
Jeff, Singapore seems to be the same as Australia the h870DS, should have quad DAC(see propaganda on their site for proof below) http://www.lg.com/sg/mobile-phones/lg-G6- whizard
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