Chinese Android Phones

FFS, Singapore Post still says Despatched to overseas (Country code: IE), this is getting ridiculous, if I didnt need the phone it would have turned up in about 5 days...

Yeah Ive bought tablets and 360 modding gear from them loads of times, this is Singapore Post at fault though, they had the package for 4 days and now the tracking says dispatched to Ireland for the past week, I know Ill get it eventually its just pissing me off now.

Hey Dan, could you do me a favour please, click on this link on the Singapore tracking page:



It gives you a new screen with a full history of what the package did for every step and how long it took, either screenshot or paste the details in here if you can please or else just tell me what the dates were when it went to Despatched to overseas (Country code: IE), I just want to know how long that step took yours, no worries if you cant do it on a phone or whatever, thanks.

Perfect thanks, not too bad so, hopefully something tomorrow. I'd already have it if they hadn't randomly hung onto it for 5-6 days at the information received stage. Im going to stop going on about it now, its just my current Xperia is getting worse by the day.

Sorry to hear that, front camera will definitely be where they scrimp on parts in these kinds of phone and I see its only 2MP aswell anyway.

More bad news is that the holiday is the Chinese New Year and these Asian vendors are usually backed up for a month afterwards aswell, let us know how you get on but I doubt firmware is going to do much for you, could be wrong though.

Try a factory reset and/or new rom but it sounds like a hardware fault if the screenshots are in colour, there wasnt any kids messing with the settings like this link or anything was there?

http://www.ifixit.com/Answers/View/1148/Why+is+my+display+screen+in+black+and+white+only

Id say take it apart, give the cable going into the screen a shake and make sure its firmly seated, send it back if none of that works.

Thats weird that a software change nearly fixes it, it definitely sounds hardware related. Does it flicker back to coloured mode if you tap it against a surface at all?

Still haven't received my G3, still in transit according to the tracker :mad:

Well Ive been using the G3 since Thursday and I am officially in love with it

Seriously it is one of the nicest phones Ive ever held in my hands and I include the iPhone 4S and Galaxy SIII in that, its just a solid block of phone if you know what I mean, just a black rectangle like a mini tablet, no pointless decoration, lovely weight to it and really well-built feel. I cant believe I got it with rubber case, charger, spare battery, screen protectors, spare cable and a free gift of some nice touchscreen gloves (even the plastic lunchbox sized case it came in will come in handy) for €170, €120 if you count the €50 I got for my knackered Xperia.

By far the best feature has to be the screen which is what I bought it for since I found I was reading way more books on my phone than I was on my Kindle, 4.5 inches and it is glorious, Im still using this stock fruity wallpaper because it looks so good every time you turn it on:



Text and images on webpages is so crisp, it really is like something Apple made or Samsungs AMOLED screens or whatever, I cant fault it, 4.5 inches is the perfect size aswell, I was debating going for a 4.7 or 5 inch phone but I think anything bigger would get annoying.

Menus, games, videos are all smooth as you could want, I use the Apex Launcher on all my devices and you can flick around and hop back and forth between apps with no stuttering and juddering. GTA III and Temple Run II are demanding games and they run flawlessly, downloading Vice City now to see what that's like. 720p video is no problem for MX player on it once you set it to software decoding, smooth as on the laptop, likewise for Youtube and RTE Player in the Dolphin browser (had to track down the Flash apk on the Pirate Bay and manually install it to get the players working but thats Adobe fighting with Google not the phones fault).

Reception for wi-fi and data is perfect as far as I can tell, our router is 2 floors below my room and reception is perfect, Youtube, Filmon, RTE Player all perfect streaming on 3's unlimited data, no dropped calls or missed texts or anything in the last 4 days. Tethering and portable wi-fi hotspot all present and working great.

I stayed on the stock Ice Cream Sandwich ROM, all I did was root it with steps 1 and 2 in this tutorial then manually uninstalled all the Chinese sh1te myself, I was planning on trying out Jellybean but I was enjoying it too much so I never got around to it. I think I am noticing the battery problem with the stock ICS rom though so I will be upgrading to JellyBean ASAP, nothing fatal like on cheap Chinese tablets, it will last for days on standby but an hours browsing or watching videos/games will cost you about 25% of the battery, it takes a few hours for a full charge aswell, its fine though, definitely no need to carry the second battery around or anything, you'll get 48 hours a charge at a stretch.

The camera is grand, cant fault that either, hit the camera icon and its instantly active and likewise hit the shutter and it takes the pic instantly, no delays or slowdowns like you see on other cheap devices, heres a few quick snaps I took on a cycle around Bray this morning, nothing special but nothing terrible about it either, good detail if you click to zoom in:

Gallery

I took some nice panoramic pictures of the Seafront and Bray Head aswell and they work great on the phone, you press the shutter then swing the camera to the right to grab Google Streetview style images but there doesn't seem to be anywhere to upload them, its a great feature and works fine anyway.

I cant really fault it, Ive used a lot of piss poor Chinese ICS tablets and all the problems you get on them just aren't present here, no annoying Chinese text everywhere (once you root and uninstall about 5 Chinese apps and install a launcher like Apex, the dialer and text input is a mess of Chinese out of the box), acceptable battery life hopefully to be good after the Jellybean update, completely smooth and stable, haven't managed to crash it yet, no marketplace problems whatsoever, shows up as a Jiayu G3 and everything can be installed on it, no "not compatible with your device" errors for any apps like you usually get with generic Chinese stuff.

Well that about covers it I think, maybe its because Ive been nursing a half dead Xperia for the last 3 months but I couldn't be happier, I cant put it down and its easily the best phone Ive ever owned, still cant get over the screen quality, its so crisp and bright.

Just bear in mind if you're getting one the G4 is about to be released and theres already talk about the G5 on Gizchina so maybe you might want to hold off and see.

CaSCaDe711 wrote: »

Hi G3 owners Am getting more interested in this phone the more I read, seems really good, especially for such a price.

Have you tried the Dual SIM options on these, and if so, how are they?

Thanks in advance,
CaSCaDe711

I dont use dual sim but read the first page and Bidiots bought it for that feature and says its perfect, seems like an easy swap in the notifications menu from what I can see here with my one simcard.

Dan_Solo wrote: »

BTW, I've stopped "using protection" on my G2 now, and a few days later the screen is absolutely pristine. I never share my phone pocket with keys or coins mind you. Touchscreen is a little better and the IPS is even more gorgeous.
Hope it stays that way!

Im not bothering with screen protectors on the G3 either, still pristine after 5 days, Im using it normally aswell, stick it in any pocket with anything as long as its not a set of keys, not a hint of any damage yet.