[OFFTOPIC] China Phone Discussion - UPDATED 30/10/2013

[Guest Rico_89]

Just saw this: http://www.expansys.com/lg-optimus-4x-hd-p880-black-229927/

LG Optimus 4X HD P880 for £250.

Nvidia Tegra 3

Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A9

4.7 inches

microSD, up to 64 GB

8 MP Camera: Geo-tagging, face and smile detection, image stabilization.

Basically this has reaffirmed my view that anything over £150 just isn't worth it. If you spend £200 on a quad core from China, it's a good price but add an extra £50 and you get something a little different. With the Chinese phones you basically get stock android but with something like the LG you get more integrated features like, Image stabilization, TV out etc.

[Guest bryfly]

Still itching to get a phone from China, this seems good price for the Newman K1, what do you think guys, waiting for umix2 or Jiayu G4 seems for ever... and will be more expensive

http://www.merimobil..._p/meri8126.htm

£119 OGS Display

http://www.fastcardtech.com/VOWNEY-V5

Agree with Rico_89 about cost so Think I will get one of these at the low end, not sure which one, can get the Newman K1 for £123.68 with discount so not much different to the Vowney - V5 @ £119, also is it best to get it rooted within the order?

[Guest Wacky.ddw]

Goophone has really good clones but i dont like the idea of having a clone :)

There finally is an english unboxing video by gizchina.

I hope they will also release a full black version where the capacitive buttons light up. Guess i will wait till next week to decide wich one comes out best the Jiayu or the umi.

http://www.gizchina....hands-on-video/

Edited May 12, 2013 by Wacky.ddw

[Guest PCTechRoss]

Just saw this: http://www.expansys....0-black-229927/

LG Optimus 4X HD P880 for £250.

Nvidia Tegra 3

Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A9

4.7 inches

microSD, up to 64 GB

8 MP Camera: Geo-tagging, face and smile detection, image stabilization.

Basically this has reaffirmed my view that anything over £150 just isn't worth it. If you spend £200 on a quad core from China, it's a good price but add an extra £50 and you get something a little different. With the Chinese phones you basically get stock android but with something like the LG you get more integrated features like, Image stabilization, TV out etc.

My friend has that phone, it is very good

[Guest tillaz]

Tillaz.........you mentioned you bought your parents a couple of dual core phones H7500........how are they performing...........from memory they were made by Star...

yeah they both perform really good, i built Team Win Recovery for them and rooted.

not sure who makes them, its the HERO H7500

[Guest bryfly]

yeah they both perform really good, i built Team Win Recovery for them and rooted.

not sure who makes them, its the HERO H7500

Can get the Newman K1 for £123.68 with discount so not much different to the Vowney - V5 @ £119, also is it best to get it rooted within the order?

cheers for the info, read on a forum that they were actually made by Star,

Given your experience in mobiles and China purchase what's your take on the two phones above, Newman K1 and Vowney V5 + is it best to get it rooted when buying, only costs about £2..........

[Guest kieranswhite]

GizChina Jiayu G4 unboxing . oh and its in english which is always good.

http://www.gizchina.com/2013/05/12/gizchina-exclusive-jiayu-g4-unboxing-and-first-hands-on-video/

Edited May 12, 2013 by kieranswhite

[Guest tillaz]

cheers for the info, read on a forum that they were actually made by Star,

Given your experience in mobiles and China purchase what's your take on the two phones above, Newman K1 and Vowney V5 + is it best to get it rooted when buying, only costs about £2..........

i would choose the Vowney V5 as its has a a much better OGS display, i couldn't go back to the standard displays.

and it supports more bands from what i can see.

Vowney V5 WCDMA 850/1900/2100MHz

Newman K1 WCDMA 850/2100MHz

the rest of the specs look the same.

about rooting, search google and see if there are any easy guide to root ether phone, if not pay extra for root

also, its best to look at a few videos of a phone on YouTube before you buy it

Vowney V5

Newman K1

[Guest bryfly]

i would choose the Vowney V5 as its has a a much better OGS display, i couldn't go back to the standard displays.

and it supports more bands from what i can seen.[

Cheers tillaz.............

Been looking into the Vowney V5 and found two phones on fastcardtech which appear to be the same phone and price

VOWNEY V5- MTK6589 Quad Core 1.2GHz 5.0inch OGS HD IPS Screen Android 4.2.1 Phone

ALPS VOW V5- PowerVR SGX544 Quad Core 1.2GHz 5.0inch HD IPS Screen Android 4.2.1 Phone

then found another phone called Verne v5 which appears the same and is highlighted as a possible rival for Jiayu G4, found it @

http://www.gizchina.com/gizchina-forum/topic/verne-v5-jiayu-g4-rival-launched-today/

Wonder if the Vowney V5 is the same as the Verne V5 as they appear to be the same company, not sure I would get a straight answer from china

Found Vowney web site here http://translate.google.co.uk/translate?hl=en&sl=zh-CN&u=http://bbs.v5zn.cn/space-uid-1.html&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dvowney%26rls%3Dcom.microsoft:en-GB:IE-Address. you can navigate to their forums from there

Edited May 12, 2013 by bryfly

[Guest aliaird]

OK, I'm like a number on here and a bit fed up (and confused!)

I had hoped to get the 2GB Jiayu (and have even pre-ordered one with Mentoo) but I need something soon (my Jiayu G2 has a cracked screen and is basically being held together by the protective screen I put on it) and I can't wait for ever.

I mainly use my phone for social media and browsing so I am thinking I can do without the 2GB, but want the 3000 mAh battery ideally as I never feel I have enough juice. The Jiayu G2 is about all I can handle size wise (the G4 seems similar external dimensions) and I think a 5 inch display would be too big for one handed operation for me.

So, is the Jiayu G4 1GB phone available yet with the 3000mAh?

Are there others I should look at?

Thanks!

[Guest akarana]

You could rilly rilly confuse yrself at http://www.gizchina.com/2013/05/09/top-15-quad-core-mt6589-phones-you-can-buy-right-now/

Note he says you can buy right now, no spy photo, no rumours and no promised launch dates.

[Guest Wacky.ddw]

This phone looks good to, looks a little like iphone 4s like the metal band around it to bad that it only has 4gb ROM (and 1GB ram :P)

Edited May 12, 2013 by Wacky.ddw

[Guest ChrisPNE]

Does 4GB ROM hold these phones back?

How is the space divided up?

[Guest tillaz]

i like the design of this

http://lightake.com/...4GB_Black-64090

[Guest Rico_89]

i like the design of this

http://lightake.com/...4GB_Black-64090

Oh man that is nice.. and the price is pretty good too. Are there any disadvantages with a clone phone as opposed to something that isn't trying to be something else?

One question; do these phones, Goophone, G4, X2 etc. support HSDPA, or are they just 3G?

[Guest blaster99999]

I made my attempt on a chinese phone. After all the talk here i decided to start with this one.

http://www.pandawill...ack-p74583.html

Hopefully Tillaz will buy the same and have a rom :D !!

ive ordered 2 of these for my lads looks a lot of phone for little money, looks good on youtube reviews, just a bit chunky but is a big screen at 4.7 inch and is ips

[Guest Gagas1]

ive ordered 2 of these for my lads looks a lot of phone for little money, looks good on youtube reviews, just a bit chunky but is a big screen at 4.7 inch and is ips

One of the comments on the video says that its not an IPS, but as far as i know none has received this phone yet. Mine should come around begining of June from the tracking. Hopefully it will be good enough.

At least it will be easy enough to resell it as the price is so low.

Also if someone is intresteed i found it cheaper here

http://www.diytrades...hone-black.html

But their website shows an anonymous proxy, so maybe is a fraud. I'm not technical.

Edited May 13, 2013 by Gagas1

[Guest Rico_89]

I don't think I'd buy a clone phone ;) Check out this video of the Goophone X7. It looks a bit laggy to me for a quad core and why are they using an HTC rom lol.. Crazy. Anyway an interesting thing to note is when he puts the UMI X2 next to the X7.. :D those screens look so damn good I just gotta get a 5 inch screen now for sure.

[Guest blaster99999]

One of the comments on the video says that its not an IPS, but as far as i know none has received this phone yet. Mine should come around begining of June from the tracking. Hopefully it will be good enough.

At least it will be easy enough to resell it as the price is so low.

Also if someone is intresteed i found it cheaper here

http://www.diytrades...hone-black.html

But their website shows an anonymous proxy, so maybe is a fraud. I'm not technical.

ive bought from pandawill before got sister a iphone clone , delivery took 3 weeks, ive used a discount code i found and got 5% off the code is pandaforyou5 and is for new sign up customers. I just rejoined and got the discount, the screen looks good on youtube review ive seen and looks fast ui too. Only few things that bothered me was only having 3 bands 900/1800 and 2100 , but i think that covers all uk 2g and 3g signals , and also its a bit chunky almost 12mm think.

Edited May 13, 2013 by blaster99999

[Guest PCTechRoss]

UMI X2 ^ Unboxing

[Guest dakok]

Source: http://www.phonedog.com/2013/02/01/what-is-the-perfect-smartphone-size/

[Guest tillaz]

Oh man that is nice.. and the price is pretty good too. Are there any disadvantages with a clone phone as opposed to something that isn't trying to be something else?

One question; do these phones, Goophone, G4, X2 etc. support HSDPA, or are they just 3G?

I don't think I'd buy a clone phone ;) Check out this video of the Goophone X7. It looks a bit laggy to me for a quad core and why are they using an HTC rom lol.. Crazy. Anyway an interesting thing to note is when he puts the UMI X2 next to the X7.. :D those screens look so damn good I just gotta get a 5 inch screen now for sure.

I'm a bit confused, what is the Goophone x7 supposed to be a clone of ?

can't be an iphone as i'v never seen a 5 inch iphone or one with capacitive buttons :huh:

and from the screenshots i have seen its just branded Goophone (on the back)

[Guest Rico_89]

I'm a bit confused, what is the Goophone x7 supposed to be a clone of ?

can't be an iphone as i'v never seen a 5 inch iphone or one with capacitive buttons :huh:

and from the screenshots i have seen its just branded Goophone (on the back)

It's trying to be a Xiaomi M2. I thinks it's the most sold phone in China or close. http://www.gizchina.com/2013/05/04/goophone-x7-1080-quad-core-xiaomi-m2s-wannabe-goes-on-sale-for-250/

Edited May 13, 2013 by Rico_89

[Guest bryfly]

Decided to order a Vowney v5 ,(Verne V5) im on the three network at the moment which I believe uses 2100MHz, the phone spec says WCDMA 850/1900/2100MHz, so hopefully that is fine??, however if I changed to another UK network in the future would the phone still be ok?

[Guest tillaz]

Decided to order a Vowney v5 ,(Verne V5) im on the three network at the moment which I believe uses 2100MHz, the phone spec says WCDMA 850/1900/2100MHz, so hopefully that is fine??, however if I changed to another UK network in the future would the phone still be ok?

i think most uk networks use 2100MHz, t-mobile works fine with the china phones i got my parents (same band support)