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Katsunami · 12-22-2017, 07:03 PM

There are some reasons for choosing the Motorola G5.

- It has a _very_ good screen according to reviews.
- It's fast for the price you pay.
- Removable battery: so if the phone is still good enough after 3-5 years, you can just get a battery (hoping it won't be crap like the one for my nexus) and swap it, as I'd been able to do with every dumbphone I ever saw.
- It doesn't need a cover/case. (I don't drop phones regularly...)
- Update to Android 8.x is imminent (January/Febuary).
- Some people are jacking around with LineageOS already, and having success, and all the older Motorola G-series are supported, so there's a chance LineageOS will be ported to the G5 as well.

The Nokia 5 gets good reviews (but no removable battery). Haven't really looked into the Nokia 3, but the MediaTek MT6737 SOC (4 cores at 1.3 GHz) is a lot slower than the Snapdragon 430 (8 cores at 1.4 GHz, and better Instructions Per Second).

The Nokia 5 and the Motorola G5 are basically the same phone, with some differences:

NOK5 <=> MG5
5.2" 1280x720 <=> 5.0" 1920x1080
2 GB RAM <=> 3 GB RAM (in the Netherlands. Both phones have 2GB and 3GB versions in different countries.)
3000 mAh batter <=> 2800 mAh battery
Non-removable battery <=> Removable battery
Both run Android 7.x, with an upgrade to 8.x promised.

Those are (for me) the most important differences. I went for the MG5 because of the removable battery. The Nokia 5 does have a much better/more certain update policy though.

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I can't (don't want) to live without a smartphone anymore. In the last 10-12 years (when I started working full time) I move around a lot more than before, and having a GF again makes this even more so, because of planning dates, visiting family around the country and such... i.e., getting to places where I'd never go or have to go when I was alone.

Google Maps, public transport apps / route planning, and instant news if something goes wrong there, are just too convenient, as is an app such as Whatsapp. (Even though I hate the fact that most of those apps I use are controlled by Facebook or Google...)

12-22-2017, 07:03 PM	#67
Katsunami Grand Sorcerer Posts: 6,111 Karma: 34000001 Join Date: Mar 2008 Device: KPW1, KA1	There are some reasons for choosing the Motorola G5. - It has a _very_ good screen according to reviews. - It's fast for the price you pay. - Removable battery: so if the phone is still good enough after 3-5 years, you can just get a battery (hoping it won't be crap like the one for my nexus) and swap it, as I'd been able to do with every dumbphone I ever saw. - It doesn't need a cover/case. (I don't drop phones regularly...) - Update to Android 8.x is imminent (January/Febuary). - Some people are jacking around with LineageOS already, and having success, and all the older Motorola G-series are supported, so there's a chance LineageOS will be ported to the G5 as well. The Nokia 5 gets good reviews (but no removable battery). Haven't really looked into the Nokia 3, but the MediaTek MT6737 SOC (4 cores at 1.3 GHz) is a lot slower than the Snapdragon 430 (8 cores at 1.4 GHz, and better Instructions Per Second). The Nokia 5 and the Motorola G5 are basically the same phone, with some differences: NOK5 <=> MG5 5.2" 1280x720 <=> 5.0" 1920x1080 2 GB RAM <=> 3 GB RAM (in the Netherlands. Both phones have 2GB and 3GB versions in different countries.) 3000 mAh batter <=> 2800 mAh battery Non-removable battery <=> Removable battery Both run Android 7.x, with an upgrade to 8.x promised. Those are (for me) the most important differences. I went for the MG5 because of the removable battery. The Nokia 5 does have a much better/more certain update policy though. === I can't (don't want) to live without a smartphone anymore. In the last 10-12 years (when I started working full time) I move around a lot more than before, and having a GF again makes this even more so, because of planning dates, visiting family around the country and such... i.e., getting to places where I'd never go or have to go when I was alone. Google Maps, public transport apps / route planning, and instant news if something goes wrong there, are just too convenient, as is an app such as Whatsapp. (Even though I hate the fact that most of those apps I use are controlled by Facebook or Google...) Last edited by Katsunami; 12-22-2017 at 07:10 PM.