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Quad Core Android phone for €85 delivered

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  • #52
    Doff
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 736 ✭✭✭Doff


    Cool, I went ahead and ordered it. A month does seem quiet a long time, its already been shipped and just about to leave Hong Kong according to the tracker, must be taking the scenic route :P


  • #53
    Blankety
    Registered Users Posts: 174 ✭✭Blankety


    Hi, going to order this Cubot S208 of Tmart as it comes out of the UK warehouse. about €93 but no customs or waiting....

    can someone who has bought the S208 confirm that high speed data is available on Vodaphone network here in Ireland? H or H+ appearing on the display.
    The description details 3G WCDMA 850/2100MHz which is the US standard , we use 900/2100 in Europe AFAIK. Selecting EU standard in the product config doesn't change anything in the description.

    http://www.tmart.com/CUBOT-S208-1-16GB-Quad-core-Processor-Android-4.2.2-Cellphone-with-5.0-Screen-EU-Standard-Black_p249327.html


  • #54
    smoochie06
    Registered Users Posts: 268 ✭✭smoochie06


    I have the 208 but got mine from amazon. The H and H+ is on mine. I'm with Vodafone.


  • #55
    chopsey
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 226 ✭✭chopsey


    Blankety wrote: »
    Hi, going to order this Cubot S208 of Tmart as it comes out of the UK warehouse. about €93 but no customs or waiting....

    can someone who has bought the S208 confirm that high speed data is available on Vodaphone network here in Ireland? H or H+ appearing on the display.
    The description details 3G WCDMA 850/2100MHz which is the US standard , we use 900/2100 in Europe AFAIK. Selecting EU standard in the product config doesn't change anything in the description.

    http://www.tmart.com/CUBOT-S208-1-16GB-Quad-core-Processor-Android-4.2.2-Cellphone-with-5.0-Screen-EU-Standard-Black_p249327.htm

    +1 on that i have had this phone for almost two months or so and i really cant fault it except for the apps installing on the 1Gb system disk.

    great job


  • #56
    MayoSalmon
    Registered Users Posts: 2,325 ✭✭✭MayoSalmon


    2+ months with this phone now....its OK.

    Screen scratched up a bit, didn't take much for that to happen so phone must go into pocket on its own now.

    SD card reader failed so back to ****e 1GB.

    Will be changing phone after a year max.

    Still decent phone for the price all things considered.


  • #57
    Ibetit
    Site Banned Posts: 180 ✭✭Ibetit


    MayoSalmon wrote: »
    2+ months with this phone now....its OK.

    Screen scratched up a bit, didn't take much for that to happen so phone must go into pocket on its own now.

    SD card reader failed so back to ****e 1GB.

    Will be changing phone after a year max.

    Still decent phone for the price all things considered.

    Thanks MayoSalmon. maybe I will get one tonight:cool:


  • #58
    ozmo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,876 ✭✭✭ozmo


    I bought the Cubot S208 last month through Amazon - just got an email from them that the power supply with it is being recalled

    They say the usb cable is ok - but sent two big warnings Not to use the power part and to throw it away (I will do an autopsy on mine see how bad it is first)

    Fair play to Amazon they gave me 10 pounds credit to buy a new one.


    Just forwarding on the warning for anyone that may have bought same elsewhere....

    “Roll it back”



  • #59
    MayoSalmon
    Registered Users Posts: 2,325 ✭✭✭MayoSalmon


    ozmo wrote: »
    I bought the Cubot S208 last month through Amazon - just got an email from them that the power supply with it is being recalled

    They say the usb cable is ok - but sent two big warnings Not to use the power part and to throw it away (I will do an autopsy on mine see how bad it is first)

    Fair play to Amazon they gave me 10 pounds credit to buy a new one.


    Just forwarding on the warning for anyone that may have bought same elsewhere....

    Funny that mine didn't work from day one so went out a bought a new one.


  • #60
    ozmo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,876 ✭✭✭ozmo


    Tested the voltage and on a scope there is a 400mV ripple in it - thats pretty high and cannot be good for the health of any phone.

    Took it apart... Oh my....

    1. First it opened far too easy - one tiny screw
    - normally its heat sealed together and impossible separate.

    The plastic is really light and could very easily separate into two just removing it from the wall - exposing some dangerous wiring...

    2. Inside it was a horror show - the mains 220v AC voltage is rectified to DC with four simple diodes to a lethal 320 VDC voltage.

    3. This is passed through some very dodgy soldering with microns clearance between the circuit board traces.

    4. The High and 5v side do not have good physical separation - there is a component (capacitor) linking the high voltage and the low voltage USB output - if that were to fail as a short -you would get 320 volts DC coming out the usb port!

    No CE mark - so never tested in Europe.


    definitely one for the bin.

    “Roll it back”



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  • #61
    kkelly77
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,673 ✭✭✭kkelly77


    ozmo wrote: »
    Tested the voltage and on a scope there is a 400mV ripple in it - thats pretty high and cannot be good for the health of any phone.

    Took it apart... Oh my....

    1. First it opened far too easy - one tiny screw
    - normally its heat sealed together and impossible separate.

    The plastic is really light and could very easily separate into two just removing it from the wall - exposing some dangerous wiring...

    2. Inside it was a horror show - the mains 220v AC voltage is rectified to DC with four simple diodes to a lethal 320 VDC voltage.

    3. This is passed through some very dodgy soldering with microns clearance between the circuit board traces.

    4. The High and 5v side do not have good physical separation - there is a component (capacitor) linking the high voltage and the low voltage USB output - if that were to fail as a short -you would get 320 volts DC coming out the usb port!

    No CE mark - so never tested in Europe.


    definitely one for the bin.

    Fantastic analysis ozmo and safety warning to other boardsies. Fair play.


  • #62
    MayoSalmon
    Registered Users Posts: 2,325 ✭✭✭MayoSalmon


    Phone is dying a death at this stage, won't charge now unless powered off which is really strange.


  • #63
    ozmo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,876 ✭✭✭ozmo


    MayoSalmon wrote: »
    Phone is dying a death at this stage, won't charge now unless powered off which is really strange.

    This can be a sign the charger is not capable of delivering enough amps.

    Could it be you have switched to using a lower powered charger recently? It might not be capable enough to charge And power it at the same time.

    If not the charger may have become faulty - try another.
    Look at the max amps on the sticker to find one powerful enough.

    “Roll it back”



  • #64
    MayoSalmon
    Registered Users Posts: 2,325 ✭✭✭MayoSalmon


    ozmo wrote: »
    This can be a sign the charger is not capable of delivering enough amps.

    Could it be you have switched to using a lower powered charger recently? It might not be capable enough to charge And power it at the same time.

    If not the charger may have become faulty - try another.
    Look at the max amps on the sticker to find one powerful enough.

    I have tried loads of chargers to be fair HTC, Samsung etc, all which charge their respective phones fine. I am fairly sure the problem lies within the phone.


  • #65
    ozmo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,876 ✭✭✭ozmo


    MayoSalmon wrote: »
    I have tried loads of chargers to be fair HTC, Samsung etc, all which charger their respective phones fine. I am fairly sure the problem lies within the phone.

    Yeah - sounds dodgy so - keep an eye out for it or the charger getting overly hot!

    “Roll it back”



  • #66
    MayoSalmon
    Registered Users Posts: 2,325 ✭✭✭MayoSalmon


    ozmo wrote: »
    Yeah - sounds dodgy so - keep an eye out for it or the charger getting overly hot!

    Yeah, be getting rid i'd say so. The phone itself gets really hot from time to time and then loses all its charge rapidly. I've discovered a quick restart sometimes cools it down.

    Anyone ever seen this?


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