r/PickAnAndroidForMe•12 yr. ago

Verizon, the most open phone?

I am looking for the latest and greatest on Verizon and the most developer friendly phone. (Root/Bootloader unlocked/Lots of Mods/ROMs) My ideal would be the Nexus 5 but of course that does not exists. What's the 2nd best or hold off? I had a Droid2 (that made me dislike Motorola). Own a cracked screen S3. Never owned a HTC. Help!

Posted Nov 25, 2013, 7:34 PM UTC

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ATyp3no phone right now :(•12 yr. ago

Moto X. Very close to Nexus with a few addons. Decent phone all around. I don't think it has an SD card slot though.

lostsweboyOP•12 yr. ago

SD card would not be needed but wireless charging and/or removeable battery. theverge.com didn't care for the screen when you can get higher ppi screens.

ATyp3no phone right now :(•12 yr. ago

Probably the Galaxy S4 then. Very popular phone=lots of ROMs. Removable battery.

spunker88•12 yr. ago

Unless you buy a developer edition phone, anything on Verizon is usually locked down. There are often root exploits found, but bootloader unlock exploits are rare and often get patched by the OEM.