last year i dropped my Samsung Galaxy S8+™ on my bathroom floor, shattering the lower right corner of the screen
a tragic tale indeed, but it did work just fine otherwise so i slapped a screen protector on it and gave it to my dad lol
i replaced it with the very last good android phone, the galaxy note 9
whose rear glass i apparently broke at some point in the last month or so, don't know exactly when or how it could have happened and didn't even notice until i incidentally removed the case SocksDood;
purely cosmetic damage that was concealed by the case anyway, nonetheless it bothered me a lot but i wasn't about to give s*ms*ng's goons a whole fukken $100 to fix it
instead i took a massive risk and attempted it myself, and also used the opportunity to customize it a bit
(https://i.imgur.com/8teGEzN.jpg)
And now I have what is perhaps the world's only purple AND copper Note 9. AWESOME
from BROKE
(https://i.imgur.com/yMkZwCg.jpg)
to BESPOKE
(https://i.imgur.com/Cmz1ONP.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/2KUrH8f.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/aIkCcrP.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/VwfF1fz.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/jFKILwg.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/9dpoyaH.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/5TIr9Rk.jpg)
the copper variant was never even made available in the us lol
cost me ~$25 total, and it would've been ~$14 if the hair dryer hadn't died 30 seconds in goodjob;
still, the result is a savings of $75, a good learning experience, and a truly one-of-a-kind æsthetic for the last good android shitphone ever nyandood;
damn that looks cool
i could probably use a new phone soon- my nokia 6.1 is starting to get a case of the slows
Tec, real men use an iPhone XR
Quote from: strongbad on July 24, 2020, 01:04:07 PMdamn that looks cool
i could probably use a new phone soon- my nokia 6.1 is starting to get a case of the slows
ikr giggle;
and wow i can't believe that phone is well over 2 years old already
the note 9 just turned 2 too, but thankfully it came with a flagship processor and plenty of ram so i'm hoping to hold onto it until
at least late 2021-early 2022 lol
any potential upgrades you've been looking at y/n
Quote from: ME## on July 24, 2020, 02:52:40 PMTec, real men use an iPhone XR
two things i've learned in my years:
1. never trust a male iphone user
2. never trust a female android user
though i have to say the new iphone se is an extraordinarily enticing offer lol
a far better processor than could possibly be had with android at ANY price, and only $400 O_0
meanwhile lagdroid flagshits with their pitifully inferior processors START at $1200+ lolol
Quote from: Magyarorszag on July 24, 2020, 07:35:27 PMQuote from: strongbad on July 24, 2020, 01:04:07 PMdamn that looks cool
i could probably use a new phone soon- my nokia 6.1 is starting to get a case of the slows
ikr giggle;
and wow i can't believe that phone is well over 2 years old already
the note 9 just turned 2 too, but thankfully it came with a flagship processor and plenty of ram so i'm hoping to hold onto it until at least late 2021-early 2022 lol
any potential upgrades you've been looking at y/n
nah haven't really done any market research but will prob go for whatever will give me the best vanilla android experience for under $300.. maybe $350.. any suggestions?
i got da iphone se
probs gonna pick up the iphone 12, now that u can run emulators p easily on iOS that A14 is probs gonna be a monster. i can already play most gamecube titles fullspeed on my iphone 10 lol
i do kinda want a phone with samsung dex tho not gonna lie lol
playing gamecube games on a phone sounds like hell on earth
Quote from: The Hand That Fisted Everyone on July 25, 2020, 08:41:03 PMplaying gamecube games on a phone sounds like hell on earth
anything after snes on a phone is ridiculous
damn that copper looks really fuckin good
I'm still using my Galaxy S8 until it breaks, at which point I'm considering either a S10e, OnePlus, or Pixel 4a
budget/compact flagships are the way to go imo
Quote from: Hiro on July 28, 2020, 02:54:35 AMdamn that copper looks really fuckin good
I'm still using my Galaxy S8 until it breaks, at which point I'm considering either a S10e, OnePlus, or Pixel 4a
budget/compact flagships are the way to go imo
agreed
my friend who is "into" phones really wants me to get the OnePlus as my next phone. Seems legit
My wife had a oneplus 3 and it was great, she has the pixel 3a now which is also v nice. Most flagships are way too big for me nowadays, and I still need a headphone jack. The oneplus nord seems promising but we'll see
looks dope! i hate android
Quote from: strongbad on July 24, 2020, 08:00:55 PMQuote from: Magyarorszag on July 24, 2020, 07:35:27 PMQuote from: strongbad on July 24, 2020, 01:04:07 PMdamn that looks cool
i could probably use a new phone soon- my nokia 6.1 is starting to get a case of the slows
ikr giggle;
and wow i can't believe that phone is well over 2 years old already
the note 9 just turned 2 too, but thankfully it came with a flagship processor and plenty of ram so i'm hoping to hold onto it until at least late 2021-early 2022 lol
any potential upgrades you've been looking at y/n
nah haven't really done any market research but will prob go for whatever will give me the best vanilla android experience for under $300.. maybe $350.. any suggestions?
i'm w/ hiro, in that price range i'd def. be following the pixel 4a and the oneplus nord, and the s10e is potentially a good choice too
maybe the note 10 lite if you're interested in a stylus lol (though the note 9, the last good android smartphone, is better and cheaper)
Quote from: silvertone on July 25, 2020, 05:58:26 AMi got da iphone se
how does it make you feel y/n
Quote from: C.Mongler on July 25, 2020, 03:25:32 PMi do kinda want a phone with samsung dex tho not gonna lie lol
i thought this feature looked to have incredible potential but in my 3+ years of samsung flagship ownership, i've never once even attempted to use dex lol
i do very much like the idea though, and it certainly does have its use cases, just none that apply to me in any obvious way lol
Quote from: Hiro on July 28, 2020, 02:54:35 AMdamn that copper looks really fuckin good
Quote from: Travis on July 28, 2020, 03:39:54 PMlooks dope!
thx boyos
agreed that that copper is gorgeous, i probably would have bought the copper model had it been available for the us market, though purple is cool too
but now i have both giggle;
Quote from: Travis on July 28, 2020, 03:39:54 PMi hate android
agreed
i'm curious as to what exactly you hate about it lol
Quote from: Snowy on July 30, 2020, 09:32:59 AMHow did the repair go? I've wanted to do that for a while but it always scares me that I'd rip a ribbon or something
at least with the note 9, it's surprisingly straightforward
i used a heat source to soften the adhesive holding the rear panel in place (i had borrowed mother dearest's hair dryer for this purpose but OF COURSE it died 30 seconds into the job so i bought a proper heat gun on amzn for like $13 and now i owe mother a new dryer), then used a suction cup and a spudger to carefully spudge the rear off completely
the only ribbon cable to worry about is the fingerprint scanner's, which is the sole electrical link between the motherboard and the rear cover
but even if you're unaware of or completely forget about that (as i did), it pops right out of its socket effortlessly once the rear is separated
just gotta be careful not to cut or damage it with whatever tool you're using to pry the back panel off lol
after that it was just a matter of ensuring the interior was COMPLETELY cleared of any old adhesive or other debris, removing the fingerprint scanner from the camera lens assembly and placing it back in its socket on the motherboard
then you carefully align the new rear with the scanner and the rest of the phone, squeeze it all together, heat the margins heat once more and apply even pressure for a few minutes lol
the replacement rear i purchased for ~$13 on ebay even came with all the necessary tools to complete the job EXCEPT the heat source
of course, before i did anything at all, i made sure to watch a tutorial to see if it was feasible for me at all lol
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rz32o6We5bA
fortunately, it was, and i'm sure most anyone could do it with the correct tools, a video guide and some patience
took me $26 and maybe ~30 min total, go for it it's totes worth it wrench;
well damn the sony xperia 5 II looks great: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_SBuUHoMOGE
headphone jack, 120hz refresh rate, microsd, sized for human hands, no notch/hole punch, 4000mAh battery, fingerprint sensor on the power button, front-facing stereo speakers, dedicated camera/shutter button, only thing I'd like is wireless charging
I suspect my phone won't make it another full year so my next phone will probably either be this, galaxy s10e, or pixel 4a