Quad Core Android phone for €85 delivered

Mmmm_Lemony · 28-07-2014 2:06pm

Eurovisionmad wrote: »

I'm not going to go for the Cubot, I ended up finding this ZTE one, which a fantastic bargain and ZTE is a very good brand behind a lot of good phones, like the old Orange San Francisco.

Fair enough. Looks like a nice phone. Different story for customs on this phone compared to the Cubot, as it's sent from China though.

chopsey · 28-07-2014 9:31pm

chopsey wrote: »

Arrived this morning, no extra charges from anyone YAY

So far so good I just unboxed and am charging it up.

For 85 euro it looks like a great bargain but time will tell.

I ordered this back in June when I first posted the link, it arrived last week so it took nearly 4 weeks but it never got stopped by customs just came straight through. Looks like it came from Singapore?

After nearly a week with the phone i'm very happy with it. Still only on one sim but will get the second one soon.

Battery life is OK, wouldn't say its any better or worse than any other smartphone but I'm still using it a lot cause its new but I'll settle down soon and may get longer but you would get the day out of it no bother.

I will be looking for a better ROM for it though cause the android folder is only 1Gb and it is filling up quickly the other 12Gb is there but apps install on the 1Gb

chopsey · 28-07-2014 9:32pm

chopsey wrote: »

Arrived this morning, no extra charges from anyone YAY

So far so good I just unboxed and am charging it up.

For 85 euro it looks like a great bargain but time will tell.

I ordered this back in June when I first posted the link, it arrived last week so it took nearly 4 weeks but it never got stopped by customs just came straight through. Looks like it came from Singapore?

After nearly a week with the phone i'm very happy with it. Still only on one sim but will get the second one soon.

Battery life is OK, wouldn't say its any better or worse than any other smartphone but I'm still using it a lot cause its new but I'll settle down soon and may get longer but you would get the day out of it no bother.

I will be looking for a better ROM for it though cause the android folder is only 1Gb and it is filling up quickly the other 12Gb is there but apps install on the 1Gb

MayoSalmon · 19-08-2014 10:36am

Tracking website says "2014-08-19 09:55, ITEM SENT TO CUSTOMS, DUBLIN MAIL CENTRE, DUBLIN 12"

Does this mean I will have to pay customs??

Moneymaker · 19-08-2014 11:00am

Probably not. Everything goes there. It's possible but you should be grand.

MayoSalmon · 19-08-2014 12:13pm

Moneymaker wrote: »

Probably not. Everything goes there. It's possible but you should be grand.

Grand thanks fingers crossed so

MayoSalmon · 21-08-2014 6:00pm

Moneymaker wrote: »

Probably not. Everything goes there. It's possible but you should be grand.

Looks like I'm getting hit by customs. Want me to send on the purchase receipt before they make delivery.

Purchase price comes to about 90 Euro delivered. Any idea on how much duty i will pay plus VAT?

Kenny Logins · 21-08-2014 6:12pm

MayoSalmon wrote: »

Looks like I'm getting hit by customs. Want me to send on the purchase receipt before they make delivery.

Purchase price comes to about 90 Euro delivered. Any idea on how much duty i will pay plus VAT?

23% VAT + admin fee.

MayoSalmon · 21-08-2014 6:14pm

Kenny Logins wrote: »

23% VAT + admin fee.

Cheers, around 30 euro so. Not that bad I guess

MayoSalmon · 28-08-2014 1:48am

Hey guys,

Having trouble installing my sim into this phone, regular size sim.

Any ideas?

Whenever I turn it on it is not recognizing the sim, getting no sim installed message very frustrating.

Mmmm_Lemony · 28-08-2014 10:56am

MayoSalmon wrote: »

Hey guys,

Having trouble installing my sim into this phone, regular size sim.

Any ideas?

Whenever I turn it on it is not recognizing the sim, getting no sim installed message very frustrating.

Make sure its facing the right way. Contacts should be faxing away from phone for first sim.

MayoSalmon · 28-08-2014 11:06am

Mmmm_Lemony wrote: »

Make sure its facing the right way. Contacts should be faxing away from phone for first sim.

First sim??

I take it from your comment that I need 2 sims for this phone to work?

Is that a regular sim and a micro sim?

L1011 · 28-08-2014 11:11am

MayoSalmon wrote: »

First sim??

I take it from your comment that I need 2 sims for this phone to work?

Is that a regular sim and a micro sim?

No, it can take two but you only need one.

MayoSalmon · 01-09-2014 3:04pm

What SD card did ye get, the 1gb of storage is terrible

Mmmm_Lemony · 01-09-2014 7:47pm

MayoSalmon wrote: »

What SD card did ye get, the 1gb of storage is terrible

You can move most (not all) of the APPs from the phone to external storage. No discernible difference if the external card is a good quality high speed one.

Instructions here

MayoSalmon · 07-09-2014 12:23pm

Anyone have a hard to getting the SD to mount?? The phone is not recognizing that I have put in the card.

Doff · 20-09-2014 6:38pm

Did anyone get this phone from the site OP linked?

Haven't been able to order one off Amazon because of some error it gives when trying to proceed to checkout, unless anyone knows a way around it?

Been looking into getting one of these.

Eurovisionmad · 21-09-2014 12:15am

Doff wrote: »

Did anyone get this phone from the site OP linked?

Haven't been able to order one off Amazon because of some error it gives when trying to proceed to checkout, unless anyone knows a way around it?

Been looking into getting one of these.

Ordered a different phone from them, placed the order Monday morning, dispatched by the afternoon and with me by the Friday (I choose the DHL option though!) they even threw in a free US to UK adapter!

Another time I ordered the same phone again, there was a delay in the dispatch because they were out of stock, and they didn't tell me until I emailed them which was a little annoying however they were more than willing to refund me when I requested.

Overall I'd say they're quite reputable!

Doff · 22-09-2014 9:41pm

Eurovisionmad wrote: »

Ordered a different phone from them, placed the order Monday morning, dispatched by the afternoon and with me by the Friday (I choose the DHL option though!) they even threw in a free US to UK adapter!

Another time I ordered the same phone again, there was a delay in the dispatch because they were out of stock, and they didn't tell me until I emailed them which was a little annoying however they were more than willing to refund me when I requested.

Overall I'd say they're quite reputable!

Perfect thats what I wanted to hear!

I'll be ordering this cubot!

chopsey · 23-09-2014 9:15pm

Doff wrote: »

Did anyone get this phone from the site OP linked?

Haven't been able to order one off Amazon because of some error it gives when trying to proceed to checkout, unless anyone knows a way around it?

Been looking into getting one of these.

hi,

i ordered the phone from the link (it was my link

)

great phone so far, really do need to sort out the space issue on it though

it took about a month to arrive and i got through customs with no extra charge

Doff · 26-09-2014 6:07pm

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

Blankety · 23-10-2014 9:46am

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

smoochie06 · 23-10-2014 12:48pm

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

chopsey · 23-10-2014 3:12pm

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

MayoSalmon · 08-11-2014 12:48am

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.

Ibetit · 08-11-2014 9:31am

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:

ozmo · 20-12-2014 8:16pm

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....

MayoSalmon · 20-12-2014 11:49pm

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.

ozmo · 21-12-2014 5:13am

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.

kkelly77 · 21-12-2014 10:13am

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.

Quad Core Android phone for €85 delivered

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