Any Android devices to avoid for streaming?

[Skyyblaze]

I'm looking to buy a cheap Android phone dedicated solely for streaming with Apollo and Artemis at home. I'm looking to stay in the $100-150 region for the device plus maybe another $50 for a telescopic controller attachment so it won't be anything with a great chipset. Are there any devices to avoid because of known issues for streaming?

[ClassicOldSong]

Samsung devices and MTK chipset devices. Avoid Xiaomi as well.

[Skyyblaze]

Thank you for the suggestion, I'll take a look at it! Is there any easy way to know if a chipset supports AV1 beforehand?

[ClassicOldSong]

Mediatek 8xxx and 9xxx devices support but latency is way too high, then is the SnapDragon 8Gen3 and above.

[Skyyblaze]

Hmm I see, thanks. Sadly the SD Gen 3 devices seem very expensive but I'll look at my local second-hand store tomorrow, maybe I can get something there.

[o10s]

I just wanted to point out I stream to an S9 ultra and never noticed any problem I'm curious about the Samsung issue you were referring here @ClassicOldSong

[ClassicOldSong]

If you search the issues of Apollo/Artemis, you'll find that Samsung devices are mentioned pretty frequently with different weird problems, especially on high end models that have VRR support. Other issues are inconsistent behavior for DeX mode, mouse move/trackpad issues etc.

And as always, YMMV