"Spanfeller is a twat" (theaspiringengineer)
04/30/2018 at 15:32 • Filed to: None | 0 | 13 |
RIP
Oh god, this phone lasted exactly four months what with it’s titanium bezel and ceramic back, but the poor front panel is a huge glass affair that could not resist cracking against the asphalt when I accidentally dropped it in the rain. Regardless, I have dragged myself to the office’s tech who said to me “Oh you, always complaining about the company phones, why not have just one!”
So, this afternoon I’m picking up one of the
old
phones that no one wanted, it has been in a box for over a year and it is... a Huawei P8*
Now, I wouldn’t mind having a P8 ! but here in Mexico it’s sold as the “G elite” which packs two gigs of ram instead of three, a 1.2 processor, and a 1200*700 display which would be great! in 2015 when it came out. I know it’s my fault for not taking care of my shit, and in a way I deserve having this phone until my contract is up for renewal and I can pick another less terrible phone with the company in November or buy my own device.
For now I just wonder how I could root this phone with a naked android version so that it doesn’t run android 5.0, the tech dude said he don’t care so... I guess I’m green lit?
Nick Has an Exocet
> Spanfeller is a twat
04/30/2018 at 16:06 | 1 |
Time to start reading: https://forum.xda-developers.com/huawei-p8/development
Spanfeller is a twat
> Nick Has an Exocet
04/30/2018 at 16:13 | 0 |
Yay! though I think the g elite was called p8 lite in other markets and looking at XDA leaves me a bit wanting for more info. :/
Future next gen S2000 owner
> Spanfeller is a twat
04/30/2018 at 16:59 | 1 |
Miss Mercedes does this stuff. That’s probably a good resource. Paging Miss Mercedes.
Nick Has an Exocet
> Spanfeller is a twat
04/30/2018 at 18:00 | 1 |
You may be somewhat stuck. I try to stuck with phones that have wide support on XDA (currently an ancient Nexus 5X). My brother on the other hand, buys weird submodels from walmart, fry’s, and China. He can never get them rooted let alone loaded up with a clean ROM.
Spanfeller is a twat
> Nick Has an Exocet
04/30/2018 at 18:01 | 0 |
I mean... we have a Note Edge (moms old phone) but it has a green bar right across the screen!
Mercedes Streeter
> Future next gen S2000 owner
04/30/2018 at 18:03 | 0 |
*Stops looking at motorcycle classifieds* What? I’m here!
RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars
> Spanfeller is a twat
04/30/2018 at 18:04 | 1 |
Probably incredibly insecure, but I am still daily-using a Samsung Galaxy Core LTE with Android 4.4.3 and it does all I need it to! I think it has similar stats to the phone you mention.
Nothing amazing, and not the fastest in the world, but it works for me! :)
Mercedes Streeter
> Spanfeller is a twat
04/30/2018 at 18:05 | 1 |
I recommend checking out XDA’s forum for P8 Lite development. Now, whether you’ll be able to install a new rom highly depends on what cpu your new to you phone will have.
If it has the Snapdragon chip, there isn’t likely a ROM for it. If it has the Hi6250 chip, looks like pretty much any ROM they have will work. Get one closest to or based on AOSP.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/p8lite/p8-lite-2017-development
Nick Has an Exocet
> Spanfeller is a twat
04/30/2018 at 18:08 | 0 |
Doh! Yeah, barring mechanical faults, that would have maybe been a better candidate.
Spanfeller is a twat
> Mercedes Streeter
04/30/2018 at 18:10 | 0 |
It doesnt have a Snapdragon... that I know for sure.
I want AOSP... defintely
Spanfeller is a twat
> Nick Has an Exocet
04/30/2018 at 18:12 | 1 |
Yeah, thought about taking it to samsung but theyd probably say now and even if they said yes droping a considerable amount of money to fix an old phone is kind of dumb
bwp240
> RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars
04/30/2018 at 18:17 | 1 |
I am still using a LG Optimus G Pro. It was the model right before the G-series became main stream so finding cases and such is damn near impossible. Can’t go higher than 4.4.3 which is lame, but haven’t had any issues other than excessive battery drain with screen brightness (still on its first battery). It has been surprisingly indestructible for the 4 years I have had it. I have considered looking at newer phones, but none notably exceeds the performance that I already have.
random001
> Mercedes Streeter
05/01/2018 at 08:31 | 0 |
I laughed at this.