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Is there something like a ThinkPad of smartphones? I.e. can
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Is there something like a ThinkPad of smartphones?

I.e. can buy it second-hand/refurb for a couple hundred bucks, it's durable, has reasonable performance, commonly breaking parts can be replaced by myself, is well compatible with free software operating systems (cyanogenmod or so?), can overall be used for 5+ years?

I'm dreaming, right? It's not how the smartphone market works?
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>>54854199
Xperia
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>>54854222

I presume you're joking and they're the shittiest, or something? Because I remember hearing them to be pretty shitty.

I'm an absolute smartphone noob so don't expect me to get any jokes.

I wonder if a Fairphone would be worth it.
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>>54854199
>I.e. can buy it second-hand/refurb for a couple hundred bucks, it's durable, has reasonable performance, commonly breaking parts can be replaced by myself, is well compatible with free software operating systems (cyanogenmod or so?), can overall be used for 5+ years?
It's really not about thinkpad or any modern laptop.
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>>54854222
Xperia Z3 user here.
Never had any problems :)

>>54854289
A fairphone is about twice as thick as my Xperia Z3. It's a fucking brick :|
However i never tried it long enough to say if it's robust or not.
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>>54854199
Chinkphones.
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>>54854199
My Lumia 435 was cheap as fuck (maybe $100?), has a replaceable screen and outer shell, and decent performance.

The only problem is it's a windows phone - I don't know if you can load another OS onto it, and I haven't tried.
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>>54854199
nexus 4/5 most probably
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>>54854390
My z3 compact crashed spontaneously lying on table
Sony have good software, bad hardware
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>>54854878
lumias are great phones with a bad os
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N900
ARA
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>>54854199
Buy nexus, flash custom
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>>54855009
Nexus 5. Only problem is no replaceable battery and no expandable storage
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Blackberry 9700 bold
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>>54855049
No expandable storage could be a problem. Battery can be replaced easily though not directly. Then again I haven't meant many people switching batteries.
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LG phones are p good
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>>54855524
I just replaced by nexus 5 battery retard.
Why talk shit for.
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>>54854199
Nexus 5 or 5x
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>>54854199
Nexus 5
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>>54854289

Uh... Xperia Z5 is one of the best android phones you can buy. It's been out for a while, should get replaced this year. Assuming it's the Z6 or 7, it will be again one of the best Android phones out there.

I think it's a lot like (newer) thinkpads. But the <T60 era thinkpads don't really have a smartphone equivalent.

I was just thinking, why won't Lenovo release a ThinkPhone? Make it look like a thinkpad and it will sell mega. What it needs to be:

>Black and sleek
>Not too thin
>Top notch components, at least 3GB of ram, but it would be best to straight off have 4GB.
>Vanilla Android (Like Moto phones)
>Option of having a keyboard that attaches to the back and slides down

It doesn't need to be complicated, just a normal black smartphone with everything made well. It can cost a lot but they can market it with the Thinkpad, bundle it with the computer and furiously test that it works 100% with it and companies will of course buy it.
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>>54858463

>ThinkPhone

You should obtain a job at Lenovo and make it happen, anon.
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