Chinese Android Phones

jsd1004

http://www.aliexpress.com/item/original-Lenovo-phone-Android-4-4-2-Octa-core-Core-MTK6592-Real-2G-RAM-16G-ROM/2034288433.html

spix

jsd1004 wrote: »

http://www.aliexpress.com/item/original-Lenovo-phone-Android-4-4-2-Octa-core-Core-MTK6592-Real-2G-RAM-16G-ROM/2034288433.html

The specs are all fake...

'Not too bad' means it scored below 15,000 in antutu

Chances are it has an mtk6572 cpu, 512mb ram and 4gb rom. So it's actually pretty bad value as you can get much better phones for the price.

RossieMan

that has to be one of the worst fakes i've ever seen. The pictures are from about 10 different phones.
none of which are from a Lenovo. stay well clear.

you won't get a 2gb Ram phone for south of €150.

Simi

RossieMan wrote: »

you won't get a 2gb Ram phone for south of €150.

Sure you will, your choices will just be extremely limited ;-)

http://dynamic.focalprice.com/categorylist/004001?minprice=&maxprice=190&attr_RAM=2GB

Just ignore the iPhone clones they cone up no matter what search terms you enter. I guess they're desperate to unload them.

RossieMan

with customs and shipping, none of those would be below €150.

I wouldn't even look at any of them anyway to be honest, you'll always be losing something on a budget phone.
Camera, Battery, processor, you'd be as far on to stick with 1Gb of RAM and get a decent phone.
Very hard to beat the Xiaomi 1s or the Moto G for around 150.

CiDeRmAn

An Elephone P8 is around 150!

jsd1004

Thanks guys. I still need a dual sim phone.have up to 250 euro to spend. Liked the opo but it is single sim. What would you recommend?

TGxMister

Anybody know anything about the IUNI U3? Review on GizChina here: http:// www. gizchina.com/2014/09/04/hands-iuni-u3/ (excuse the broken link, apparently I still can't post them)
Looks like an amazing phone, but nowhere seems to sell it

Barr

spix wrote: »

This is an excellent phone for the price

http://www.aliexpress.com/item/Original-HUAWEI-Honor-3C-WCDMA-2GB-RAM-5-0-IPS-MTK6582-Quad-Core-Mobile-Phone-8GB/1583660305.html

Huawei Honor 3c FDD LTE
Kirin 910 CPU
2gb/16gb (full space available for apps, also supports micro sd card with ability to move apps to sd)
and most importantly, double tap to wake!
$191.99

I wonder what the Kirin 910 CPU is like ? Could be a decent enough alternative.

Barr

TGxMister wrote: »

Anybody know anything about the IUNI U3? Review on GizChina here: http:// www. gizchina.com/2014/09/04/hands-iuni-u3/ (excuse the broken link, apparently I still can't post them)
Looks like an amazing phone, but nowhere seems to sell it

Savage phone for the price. Hopefully it will be released outside China. Chances are it will as they have developed an English Rom.

spix

Barr wrote: »

Savage phone for the price. Hopefully it will be released outside China. Chances are it will as they have developed an English Rom.

If it is released outside China it will almost certainly only be other Asian countries.

Barr wrote: »

I wonder what the Kirin 910 CPU is like ? Could be a decent enough alternative.

It's a pretty good cpu, was their flagship last year used on their p6s. Scores about 25k in Antutu.

TGxMister wrote: »

Anybody know anything about the IUNI U3? Review on GizChina here: http:// www. gizchina.com/2014/09/04/hands-iuni-u3/ (excuse the broken link, apparently I still can't post them)
Looks like an amazing phone, but nowhere seems to sell it

Aliexpress have it for sale

oranbhoy67

hi guys bit of advice needed here,

I ordered this fone from this site http://en.comebuy.com/cell-phones-android-cell-phone-4-inch-phones-om12447.html
after my friend in Glasgow ordered it and recommended it as a decent budget smartphone, he ordered it by DHL but he said it was actually the local postman that delivered it to his door and it arrived 7 days after he made his order.

Now ive since started reading up on here and on other forums, and it seems i may have made a mistake ordering thru DHL as they declare everything to customs and so everything from China gets held up their is this correct?

Could anyone tell me roughly the price id be expected to pay by customs if i am invoiced for this ? - the price i paid in total including delivery was just under €82

I ordered it on Tuesday and using tracking on the DHL site their has been no update on its whereabouts since Wednesday

spix

oranbhoy67 wrote: »

hi guys bit of advice needed here,

I ordered this fone from this site http://en.comebuy.com/cell-phones-android-cell-phone-4-inch-phones-om12447.html
after my friend in Glasgow ordered it and recommended it as a decent budget smartphone, he ordered it by DHL but he said it was actually the local postman that delivered it to his door and it arrived 7 days after he made his order.

Now ive since started reading up on here and on other forums, and it seems i may have made a mistake ordering thru DHL as they declare everything to customs and so everything from China gets held up their is this correct?

Could anyone tell me roughly the price id be expected to pay by customs if i am invoiced for this ? - the price i paid in total including delivery was just under €82

I ordered it on Tuesday and using tracking on the DHL site their has been no update on its whereabouts since Wednesday

Your friend might have used the Germany shipping option, which means it was probably sent by DHL/deutsche post from Germany and then delivered by the local post office.

I've heard people not having to pay customs with DHL from HK though, so its not a certainty you'll have to pay. If you do (and its based on how much you actually paid and not sellers declaration) it'll be 23% plus handling fee. This would be 33 euro, 15 handling + 18 vat. Using DHL from China is not the best choice for low value items.

oranbhoy67

spix wrote: »

Your friend might have used the Germany shipping option, which means it was probably sent by DHL/deutsche post from Germany and then delivered by the local post office.

I've heard people not having to pay customs with DHL from HK though, so its not a certainty you'll have to pay. If you do (and its based on how much you actually paid and not sellers declaration) it'll be 23% plus handling fee. This would be 33 euro, using DHL from China is not the best choice for low value items.

thanks for the reply, no he didnt use the Germany option as he never even knew about it when i asked him, wish id read this thread first now

So will i receive an email/letter from DHL or will i be expected to pay the driver normally in this situation?

spix

oranbhoy67 wrote: »

thanks for the reply, no he didnt use the Germany option as he never even knew about it when i asked him, wish id read this thread first now

So will i receive an email/letter from DHL or will i be expected to pay the driver normally in this situation?

Not sure as I've never used DHL

Tbh, you probably should have gotten a Moto E if you're paying around 80e for a budget phone but its not the end of the world

oranbhoy67

suppose its too late to try and cancel & get a refund now thru paypal?

spix

oranbhoy67 wrote: »

suppose its too late to try and cancel & get a refund now thru paypal?

If its already dispatched you wouldn't be able to cancel it, but you could always try to refuse delivery. They should return it to the seller then you could try get a refund and make up some excuse with paypal.

spix

Pandawill have added an 'Insurance policy'

Import Tax & VAT Insurance Policy
1, For additional 5% of the total cost of the order value, Pandawill will cover any inccurred Import tax and VAT on this order. Customers could choose this coverage at the payment step when placing orders.

RossieMan

that's a brilliant deal. can see them getting a lot more customers because of that.
Really cuts out the need for using the likes of Xaiomi shop or the likes.

Thargor

I really think we need a separate thread for postage/customs discussion. Look at the last few pages, thats all this thread is now, endless customs discussions and then the minute one person buys a phone the whole thing takes off again, 3 more pages of customs customs customs...

corwill

Thargor wrote: »

I really think we need a separate thread for postage/customs discussion. Look at the last few pages, thats all this thread is now, endless customs discussions and then the minute one person buys a phone the whole thing takes off again, 3 more pages of customs customs customs...

It'd be a magnet for the ban-hammer!

Missymoohaa

Thargor wrote: »

I really think we need a separate thread for postage/customs discussion. Look at the last few pages, thats all this thread is now, endless customs discussions and then the minute one person buys a phone the whole thing takes off again, 3 more pages of customs customs customs...

Have to agree Thargor, I really find the customs discussions very boring on an otherwise fantastic thread.

Anyway pulled the trigger on two of these for the kids for Christmas, no delivery charges no customs. What ya think?

http://www.coolicool.com/-presell-time-april-4th-inew-v3-mtk6582-13ghz-quad-core-50-inch-hd-screen-android422-3g-smartp-g-33210

RossieMan

A customs thread will be closed instantly.

Its part of the chinese phone experience, don't see why it'd need its own thread.
It gives people a true idea of some of the problems faced when ordering from China.

Iseedeadpixels

A sticky on the OP might help.

eamonnq

It does mention it in the OP, but I think you will always have newcomers to the thread asking how much will I have to pay etc.

oranbhoy67

as the latest poster to ask about customs i apologise, it must seem tedious to regular readers of this thread seeing the subject brought up again and again, after i posted last night i suddenly (after a few good years on boards - doh) realised you could search the thread, so did so using "DHL & Customs" and found out a lot more helpful info & experiences.

I do agree though that it could be stickied and whilst the first post on this thread does mention customs it doesn't go into great detail about it.

Anyway thanks to spix for answering my queries and giving helpful advice

Iseedeadpixels

oranbhoy67 wrote: »

as the latest poster to ask about customs i apologise, it must seem tedious to regular readers of this thread seeing the subject brought up again and again, after i posted last night i suddenly (after a few good years on boards - doh) realised you could search the thread, so did so using "DHL & Customs" and found out a lot more helpful info & experiences.

I do agree though that it could be stickied and whilst the first post on this thread does mention customs it doesn't go into great detail about it.

Anyway thanks to spix for answering my queries and giving helpful advice

No need to apologise at all, ignore anyone that moans on this thread, as far as I remember we have only had a mod post once so we must be doing something right

Discodog

RossieMan wrote: »

that's a brilliant deal. can see them getting a lot more customers because of that.
Really cuts out the need for using the likes of Xaiomi shop or the likes.

Do you think that they will honour it & give a prompt refund ?

SherlockWatson

Right so I've a phone being delivered that's currently in customs hands.

What's the procedure? Just email them proof of purchase and price of p&p and then it'll be released?

Also, does the extra customs tax have to be paid on delivery? or can it be a few days later?

uck51js9zml2yt

Maybe a banner in the title "READ THE OP Before POSTING" might reduce the number of customs questions.
Of course there will always be muppets who think they know better....we can report those for derailing the thread