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What is the best 16gb android phone that I can custom rom?

Rick Woodman said:
170 just about
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Ok that's a really hard budget to find phones with your requirement. If you can squeeze $200 then the Motorola G7 Power is a great phone with good specs. It comes with android 9 and is on the list to get android 10.
https://www.bestbuy.com/site/motoro...ne-blue/6324289.p?skuId=6324289&intl=nosplash

Motorola lets you unlock the bootloader on most of their phones right from their website.

Here's a good rom for the G7 Power:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/g7-power/development/rom-lineage-os-16-0-t3969341

Here's the specs. It's a lot of phone for only $200.
https://www.gsmarena.com/motorola_moto_g7_power-9527.php
 
GameTheory said:
What is the max you're willing to pay. That would help narrow down the search.
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GameTheory said:
Ok that's a really hard budget to find phones with your requirement. If you can squeeze $200 then the Motorola G7 Power is a great phone with good specs. It comes with android 9 and is on the list to get android 10.
https://www.bestbuy.com/site/motoro...ne-blue/6324289.p?skuId=6324289&intl=nosplash

Motorola lets you unlock the bootloader on most of their phones right from their website.

Here's a good rom for the G7 Power:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/g7-power/development/rom-lineage-os-16-0-t3969341

Here's the specs. It's a lot of phone for only $200.
https://www.gsmarena.com/motorola_moto_g7_power-9527.php
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Thank you I will be will to pay around an extra 30-40 for this. And thanks for sharing custom rom link.
 
GameTheory said:
Ok that's a really hard budget to find phones with your requirement. If you can squeeze $200 then the Motorola G7 Power is a great phone with good specs. It comes with android 9 and is on the list to get android 10.
https://www.bestbuy.com/site/motoro...ne-blue/6324289.p?skuId=6324289&intl=nosplash

Motorola lets you unlock the bootloader on most of their phones right from their website.

Here's a good rom for the G7 Power:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/g7-power/development/rom-lineage-os-16-0-t3969341

Here's the specs. It's a lot of phone for only $200.
https://www.gsmarena.com/motorola_moto_g7_power-9527.php
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Just avoid Verizon and Amazon branded, for bootloader unlocking.
Oh yeah, I know SyberHexen too. We talk on TG once in awhile.. He's been in on Moto X4 (payton) too, great guy. I'd recommend his work any day, good choice.
:cool:
 
bcrichster said:
Just avoid Verizon and Amazon branded, for bootloader unlocking.
Oh yeah, I know SyberHexen too. We talk on TG once in awhile.. He's been in on Moto X4 (payton) too, great guy. I'd recommend his work any day, good choice.
:cool:
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what's the best brand to maybe get?
 
Rick Woodman said:
I want a 16gb android that has custom rom and root before I buy, asking first because not sure which phone is best?
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It seems the previous posts did not answer specific in what you asked. You ask for custom rom and root before you buy the phone. I will answer you question but there are a few things I should address beforehand.
First, There is a differents between an carrier unlocked, factory unlocked and bootloader unlocked.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.androidauthority.com/what-is-an-unlocked-phone-960359/amp/


Is your carrier GSM or CDMA? Is you plan Post payed or Pre Paid?

Ok, back to your question in this post. It is my understanding that no OEM manufacturer sell a phone that is pre-rooted with a custom rom. The way I see it is you have two options aside from what I previously mentioned. One, look on Ebay for a complete rooted phone. Second, would be to buy a newer phone and root it yourself.

Ps. Be aware that Ebay sellers will post phone that say in the title "Sprint sm-n910p" but the hardware of the listing states sm-n910v. That means it is a Version phone that was flashed with Sprint firmware. Yes it will work but no your will not have LTE.
 
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MrJavi said:
It seems the previous posts did not answer specific in what you asked. You ask for custom rom and root before you buy the phone.
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Actually his questions were answered. He wanted a phone that he can install a custom rom on. So he was provided a link to a brand new carrier unlocked phone that also allows bootloader unlocking on the manufacturer's website. He even received a link to a solid working rom for the phone.

I wouldn't buy a phone on ebay, there's much better places to get phones like Swappa. Also a Note 5 is old already and may not get android 10. The current android 9 rom for it has bugs.
 
MrJavi said:
It seems the previous posts did not answer specific in what you asked. You ask for custom rom and root before you buy the phone.
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Perhaps they didn't answer that part because buying a rooted phone from some stranger on the Internet is, in my opinion, an extraordinarily bad thing to do. :o

Who knows what their custom ROM and rooted filesystem might contain? The person who rooted it could have put all sorts of privacy-invading things on the phone, that the clueless user would have no idea about.

It's safer to do it the way outlined in this thread: buy a new phone, then root it yourself (preferably not with a 1-click root app).
 
GameTheory said:
Actually his questions were answered. He wanted a phone that he can install a custom rom on. So he was provided a link to a brand new carrier unlocked phone that also allows bootloader unlocking on the manufacturer's website. He even received a link to a solid working rom for the phone.

I wouldn't buy a phone on ebay, there's much better places to get phones like Swappa. Also a Note 5 is old already and may not get android 10. The current android 9 rom for it has bugs.
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I am on the web and not thr app and it possible I miss understood the original question. I quote from what is posted as I see on web "I want a 16gb android that has custom rom and root before I buy,". I interpret that as mean buying a phone with root and custom rom already installed.
 
MrJavi said:
I am on the web and not thr app and it possible I miss understood the original question. I quote from what is posted as I see on web "I want a 16gb android that has custom rom and root before I buy,". I interpret that as mean buying a phone with root and custom rom already installed.
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It's rare for someone to want to buy a phone with a custom rom already installed. That's a security risk.

Here's the title of the thread which suggests he wants to install the rom himself...
"What is the best 16gb android phone that I can custom rom?"

After talking to him in the thread he never suggested he wanted a rom pre-installed. Hope this clears things up.
 
MoodyBlues said:
Perhaps they didn't answer that part because buying a rooted phone from some stranger on the Internet is, in my opinion, an extraordinarily bad thing to do. :eek:

Who knows what their custom ROM and rooted filesystem might contain? The person who rooted it could have put all sorts of privacy-invading things on the phone, that the clueless user would have no idea about.

It's safer to do it the way outlined in this thread: buy a new phone, then root it yourself (preferably not
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GameTheory said:
It's rare for someone to want to buy a phone with a custom rom already installed. That's a security risk.

Here's the title of the thread which suggests he wants to install the rom himself...
"What is the best 16gb android phone that I can custom rom?"

After talking to him in the thread he never suggested he wanted a rom pre-installed. Hope this clears things up.
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GameTheory said:
It's rare for someone to want to buy a phone with a custom rom already installed. That's a security risk.

Here's the title of the thread which suggests he wants to install the rom himself...
"What is the best 16gb android phone that I can custom rom?"

After talking to him in the thread he never suggested he wanted a rom pre-installed. Hope this clears things up.
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I see your point, I guess I thought that

"I want a 16gb android that has custom rom and root before I buy"

I view that as a very statement that suggests pre-installed. Hope that clears it up for you as well.
 
GameTheory said:
It's rare for someone to want to buy a phone with a custom rom already installed. That's a security risk.

Here's the title of the thread which suggests he wants to install the rom himself...
"What is the best 16gb android phone that I can custom rom?"

After talking to him in the thread he never suggested he wanted a rom pre-installed. Hope this clears things up.
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Thank you

Your explanation is valid and your manner is
courteous and professional.
 
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