StockDroids.com
Consumer and social
phone buying guide
SHOW HN2016
245points
106comments
#98of 2,264 in 2016
Top 5%of 2016 by points
How HN took it
CuriousMostly questions and neutral comments
7 positive, 22 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 3 critical, out of 33 comments about the project. Thread score +0.14.
Design: 4 for, 0 againstPerformance: 0 for, 3 againstIdea: 2 for, 0 against
The thread, comment by comment
Each row is a top-level comment and its replies, in HN's order. Select a cell to open that comment on HN.
positive neutral or mixed critical about another commenter or something else the maker
What HN said
What people liked
Useful filtering and clean design
From 3 comments
This is fantastic! Both in terms of information provided AND in the way it is displayed and presented. Simple yet extremely functional and easy to use. Very nice
stryk on HNThis is great! I like how the filtering quickly lets you drill down and find phones that meet your criteria. My suggestions for improving this would be to add: - Dual SIM - many…
thedays on HNThat's super useful, thank you. I got the Moto G (which is on the list) and will use this to get my next phone when this one dies (non replaceable battery so I imagine 2 more…
Paul_S on HN
Objections
Site is large and slow to load
From 2 comments
I am all into finding stock Androids, and the replacement for my stock-Android Chinese eBay special phone will probably be chosen through your site. :) But I think you might want…
lewiscollard on HNWhy does a filterable list need a loading splash and 10 seconds to load? D:
andrepd on HN
Requests
Add last update and security patch column
From 3 comments
Needs a "last update" column - my Moto X Style is near stock, but is on 6.0 and a May 2016 patch level.
voltagex_ on HNThanks for making this! Finding myself shopping for a replacement phone, and so far have decided to settle with waiting unless I see a decent deal on a nexus 6p. Would suggest…
seltzered_ on HNAdding a row about the update situation of device would be nice. 1. Updates promised untill X year 2. Only security patches, etc.
dbalan on HN
Add removable battery and fingerprint fields
From 2 comments
Thanks for making this! Finding myself shopping for a replacement phone, and so far have decided to settle with waiting unless I see a decent deal on a nexus 6p. Would suggest…
seltzered_ on HN"Would suggest also adding whether the phone supports a removable battery/extended battery." ``` * Carrier Support (GSM vs CDMA) * "Modes" (Frequencies, bands,whatever you want…
wernercd on HN
Add OLED screen info and battery size
From 2 comments
Great site! I also want to know if a screen is OLED or not, given the battery savings.
lsiebert on HNUseful comparison layout, please add battery size & life
bossx on HN
Questions
Can custom AOSP be run on the device
From 1 comment
The item I'd like to see added to the device infobox is an answer to the question "Can I run my own AOSP on this?", backed up by a link to some wiki or blog post of someone…
carussell on HN
Alternatives named
Google Nexus phones
From 1 comment
Thanks for making this! Finding myself shopping for a replacement phone, and so far have decided to settle with waiting unless I see a decent deal on a nexus 6p. Would suggest…
seltzered_ on HN
Moto X Pure
From 1 comment
A couple of months ago I got a new phone. I had a fairly short list of needs: 1. Micro sd slot 2. Supports sprint in the US 3. Supports cyanogenmod 4. Given those, it should be…
ikeboy on HN