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

[Guest yaqh]

Hy guys.

What do you think, wich from this two phones to choose:

http://www.merimobil..._p/meri9016.htm

http://www.merimobil..._p/meri7600.htm

I see that Lenovo A820 have many positive reviews and sedj(from this topic) bought one of this and they are very happy with this

i like the lenova but its not got flash.

[Guest SG8]

anyone bought from http://dealsprime.com/

Dealsprime are just Chinagrabber under a different name (one of their many), steer well clear would be my advice (from experience!!)

[Guest john91919]

I have found a JIAYU G3S for £120 shipped.

Is this a good deal?

Cheers

John

[Guest john91919]

Out of stock!

Any thoughts on this one...

Cubot ONE 4.7 Capacitive HD LTPS 1280x720 Android 4.2 Quad Core MTK6589 1.2GHz 3G Smartphone Android Phone with Wi-Fi, 5.0MP & 12.0MP Dual Camera & GPS/A-GPS (1GB RAM & 8GB ROM) (Black)

[Guest Muse91]

Since this is a moding forum after all I have a question for developers(if you know someone good pls tell him to take a look at this). There is Haier W910 which is specced pretty standard, almost identical to HTC One S C2 version. I was wandering how difficult would it be to port CM or any other JB rom to Haier? It comes with 4.0.4 stock but there is jelly bean rom for it(4.1.2 I think). Any info would be appreciated. If it can be done I think Haier would be very viable in sub 150$ range. I think it's 120$ on banggod with discount.

From what I've seen on xda so far there is a pretty straightforward guide to porting roms that are same version(for example 4.0.4 from one device, to 4.0.4 on other device with very similar specs). Would it require some major changes/programming?

[Guest dakok]

http://bbs.dospy.com/thread-16387191-1-706-1.html

http://pan.baidu.com/share/link?shareid=1088718287&uk=3943067978

[Guest Costy88031]

Guys I sold my phone and need to quickly find one until $ 200 with delivery Dhl

[Guest kyan31]

Since this is a moding forum after all I have a question for developers(if you know someone good pls tell him to take a look at this). There is Haier W910 which is specced pretty standard, almost identical to HTC One S C2 version. I was wandering how difficult would it be to port CM or any other JB rom to Haier? It comes with 4.0.4 stock but there is jelly bean rom for it(4.1.2 I think). Any info would be appreciated. If it can be done I think Haier would be very viable in sub 150$ range. I think it's 120$ on banggod with discount.

From what I've seen on xda so far there is a pretty straightforward guide to porting roms that are same version(for example 4.0.4 from one device, to 4.0.4 on other device with very similar specs). Would it require some major changes/programming?

ROM ports rarely work and require a lot of bug fixing. Ports also usually have poor performance so there is no point attempting it. Compiling from source is the way to go.

[Guest dakok]

Guys I sold my phone and need to quickly find one until $ 200 with delivery Dhl

Newman K1 (bit pricey for the $200 target)

Amoi N828

Lenovo A830 (220 ppi)

ZTE v967s (220 ppi)

Xiaocai x9

or

if you feel lucky, try this offer:

http://www.pandawill...?current=friday

Edited August 19, 2013 by dakok

[Guest metal.mickey]

im expecting the newman (newsmy) K1a arriving soon so if you can wait for a review, its the 5.3 inch version of the K1 from merimobiles, its awaiting fulfilment at the moment so im on tenterhooks for a big fone at the moment. apparently there is rom support via xda forums if you require a commumnity

mm

[Guest dakok]

Penguin aka Faea brings in a new model - F2s is hitting stores soon at retail price of $210.

Compared to Faea F2, SoC is 1.5GHz MT6589T now,

Internal memory space 4GB went to 16GB.

It has FHD 5" IPS screen, OGS laminated,

2300 mAh battery, supports NFC technology.

It has OTG, too.

Like F1, F2S HOME button incorporates colorful breathing lights.,

Body size is 141 * 71 * 9.6 mm.

On August 21st first batch of only 2,000 units will be out,

starting with the black version.

source:

http://bbs.faea.com....xtra=#pid511846

Edited August 19, 2013 by dakok

[Guest john91919]

Looks like the Jiayu G3T is favourite.

Can anyone recommend a trusted seller?

Cheers

John

[Guest Frankish]

from the link in my post http://dealsprime.co...-gps-8-0mp.html

it has quite a few of the Chinese roms like lewaOS, MIUI etc. scores around 14000 to 15000 in antutu if that matters.

official site:

http://bbs.coko.com.cn/forum-68-1.html

Rom list: (Le frog = LewaOS)

http://www.romjd.com...ai-x9/new/all/1

Tillaz is this any good could you do a mini review?

[Guest dakok]

Looks like the Jiayu G3T is favourite.

Can anyone recommend a trusted seller?

Cheers

John

http://www.banggood....ml?currency=USD

There are some 3-10 USD discount coupons, too

Tillaz is this any good could you do a mini review?

There is a bunch of photos here

Edited August 19, 2013 by dakok

[Guest Frankish]

I think I'm going to buy the Xiocai x9 has anyone got an pros/cons about it? Is there MIUI available?

[Guest roy8846]

Anyone got the Star B6000 (Bluebo B6000) ???

Network Frequency

• 2G Network: GSM 850/900/1800/1900MHz
  
• 3G Network: WCDMA 850/2100MHz
  
  
  • Dimension: 160 x 83 x 9mm/6.3 x 3.26 x 0.35 inch
    
  • Net Weight: 222g ( Included one battery)
    
    
    • Type: Capacitive IPS multi-touch screen, 16000K Colors
      
    • Size: 5.7 Inch IPS QHD 1280*720 Pixels Full Vision Angle Resolution Screen
      
      
      • Alert Types: Vibration; Support MP3 ring tone; 64 chord music ringtone; Speakerphone with stereo sound; Ring tone amount depend on the storage size
        
      • Audio: Support MP3/MP4 background play
        
        
        • Phonebook: Can store 500 groups of phone books; Number of contacts depends on the memory size
          
        • Messages: 1000
          
        • RAM: 1GB
          
        • ROM: 8GB （ Display 5.65GB )
          
        • Card Slot: Yes, Supports Micro SD / TF card up to 32GB in size (not included)
          
          
          • USB, Bluetooth, WiFi, WAP, GPRS, FM, GPS
            
            

          Camera

          [*]Dual Cameras, front camera: Picture Size Maximum 5.0MP; back camera: Picture Size Maximum 12.0MP HD CMOS color with flash light

          [*]Video: MP4/3GP/MOV/MPEG/MKV/FLV, support to play in full screen, forward and pause

          Main Features

          [*]Brand & Model: B6000

          [*]Color: White

          [*]Service Provide: Unlocked

          [*]Shell Material: Plastic

          [*]Type Brand: New

          [*]Operating System: Jelly Bean Android 4.2.1

          [*]Keyboard: Touch Screen

          [*]Data Transfer: GPRS, 3G,WIFI 802.11b/g support,EDGE,HSDPA,HSUPA

          [*]SIM Slot: 2

          [*]SIM Type: Ordinary SIM

          [*]SIM Card: Dual SIM dual standby

          [*]WiFi: Yes, 802.11 b/g/n, WiFi hotspot

          [*]GPS: Yes, built in, also support A-GPS, with EPO assistance to speed up postioning

          [*]Processor: MTK6589T, Cortex A7 Quad Core, 1.5GHz;

          [*]Flash: Yes

          [*]Bluetooth: Yes, Bluetooth 2.0

          [*]Built in the one-handed operation function, experience to use the keypads easily with only one hand

          [*]Interface: Earphone3.5mm, SIM slot, Micro USB

          [*]FM: Yes

          [*]TV: No

          [*]Sensor: Gravity Sensor

          [*]Multi-media Format: Voice: MP3/WAV/AMR/AAC; Video: 3GP, MPEG4, AVI, RMVB; Picture: JPEG/BMP/GIF; eBook: TXT, PDF, MS Office Word, PPT, Excel. ( Some formats may require additional apps support.)

          [*]Software: Google play, E-mail, calendar, mobile phone QQ, file management, wireless keyboard, news and weather, music, camera, atlas, browser, calculator, clock, tape recorder, video wallpaper, UC browser, etc.

          Battery

          [*]Type: Built in 2800mAh lithium battery; Charger: 100/240V 60Hz, USB/Travel Charger

          [*]Stand-by time: Up to 210 hours

          [*]Talk time: Up to 4 hours

          Package Contents

          [*]1 x Cell Phone

          [*]2 x 2800mAh Battery

          [*]1 x Travel Charger

          [*]1 x USB Cable

          [*]1 x User manual

[Guest dakok]

For that size, 5.7", Goophone would be a better choice:

http://www.etotalk.c...h-hd_p3811.html

and consider:

http://www.buysku.co...-dark-blue.html

I think I'm going to buy the Xiocai x9 has anyone got an pros/cons about it? Is there MIUI available?

Everything seems fine. One thing that bothers me is

low presence on chinese mobile forums but

it is a brand new product so it is not so weird.

MIUI v5 for x9 is available at miui.com, which is a good sign,

although it is a semi-official release.

Miui for Xiaocai X9

Check other models on that page, too.

This

As the matter of fact, there is no official miui support for

mtk dual-sim phones.

But it will appear very soon, since Xiaomi (Miui) launched

it`s first mtk phone (Red Rice).

My phone (v987) has already two MIUI developers at miui.com

releasing independent builds.

Few more notes:

Xiaocai has it`s obvious role model - XiaoMi

They even made their own OS - Cai OS

Xiao Mi+UI

Xiao Cai+OS

Edited August 20, 2013 by dakok

[Guest Costy88031]

Guys I found here in my country a STAR S9500 at 240$ with 2 years warranty. Do you think it is a good deal?

Somebody knows something about GPS on this phone?

Edited August 20, 2013 by Costy88031

[Guest roy8846]

For that size, 5.7", Goophone would be a better choice:

http://www.etotalk.c...h-hd_p3811.html

and consider:

http://www.buysku.co...-dark-blue.html

Everything seems fine. One thing that bothers me is

low presence on chinese mobile forums but

it is a brand new product so it is not so weird.

MIUI v5 for x9 is available at miui.com, which is a good sign,

although it is a semi-official release.

Miui for Xiaocai X9

Check other models on that page, too.

This

As the matter of fact, there is no official miui support for

mtk dual-sim phones.

But it will appear very soon, since Xiaomi (Miui) launched

it`s first mtk phone (Red Rice).

My phone (v987) has already two MIUI developers at miui.com

releasing independent builds.

Few more notes:

Xiaocai has it`s obvious role model - XiaoMi

They even made their own OS - Cai OS

Xiao Mi+UI

Xiao Cai+OS

Any reason why i9 is better than B6000??

Camera on b6000 is better as is the CPU + GPU??

[Guest dakok]

I will check it later...

:)

[Guest vegadrc]

roy8846 and Costy88031

At the risk of getting kicked again I would just like to say that the 9500 I have is very good even if it is a "clone".

Simalar to the one you asked about roy8846 except for the screen size.

The camera is exellent as is the video, the battery life is good for a big phone and there is no lag from the 4.2 o.s.

I have had no trouble with the gps so far but I know some phones using the MTK6589 chips do have.

I can only speak as I find and would recomend it to all.

Cheers.

[Guest GTRX3]

The lenovo a850 is apparently in stock on etotalk:

http://www.etotalk.com/lenove-a850_p4143.html

Costs $189.99 + shipping

Seems decent apart from the screen res.

[Guest Maringer]

The basic Xiaocai X9 only has a qHD screen, I believe? I'm of the opinion that if you're going to have a phone with a screen of 4.5(+) inches, it should have 720p resolution at the very least.

The FAEA F1 is a pretty decent device but remains a little buggy. I've not installed the latest ROM release as yet (too much stuff going on at the moment to risk being phoneless in the case of a catastrophe!), but I understand you need to install a (third party) bugfix to resolve location/Store/GPS issues, even with this new release though the problem has been known for weeks!

Pretty ridiculous that such an important firx for an error didn't make it into a new official ROM...

Also, FAEA haven't released any source code as yet and are very quiet on the issue. Wonder if this is down to Qualcomm as they don't seem to be particularly eager to release source for their other devices, including the new Nexus 7?

[Guest tillaz]

The basic Xiaocai X9 only has a qHD screen, I believe? I'm of the opinion that if you're going to have a phone with a screen of 4.5(+) inches, it should have 720p resolution at the very least.

540 x 960 seems fine on 4.5inch, probably would agree if any bigger,

but remember the human eye can generally not differentiate detail beyond 300 PPI... (the so-called "retina display")

so even 720p on 4.7inch devices is slightly over the top at 320PPI

the G300 & Y300 have a 4inch screen and look fine with 800 x 480 (233ppi)

xiacocai x9 has 4.5inch with 540 x 960 and looks fine (245ppi)

my nexus 4 has 4.7inch with 768p resolution (320ppi) and i honestly fail to notice any difference over the other three in terms of "visible pixels" or pixalation.

[Guest Frankish]

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Edited August 20, 2013 by Frankish