Chinese Android Phones

jimjamcoolio

Hello again, I bought a Jiayu g3s a year or 2 ago but it failed on me a few months back. I'm looking for a worthy replacement around around the €150 mark. Could i have a few suggestions?
I was looking at the Elephone p6000 but the 5" screen is a bit of a deal breaker. It's just too big!
I want a 4.5" (could even stretch to 4.7") screen with decent resolution. Preferably 2gb ram. Decent ROM support. Not too pushed with 4g compatibility or even dual sim for that matter. And don't really care about the camera.
Cheers!

Trond

jimjamcoolio wrote: »

Hello again, I bought a Jiayu g3s a year or 2 ago but it failed on me a few months back. I'm looking for a worthy replacement around around the €150 mark. Could i have a few suggestions?
I was looking at the Elephone p6000 but the 5" screen is a bit of a deal breaker. It's just too big!
I want a 4.5" (could even stretch to 4.7") screen with decent resolution. Preferably 2gb ram. Decent ROM support. Not too pushed with 4g compatibility or even dual sim for that matter. And don't really care about the camera.
Cheers!

If you were willing to go with Jiayu again the G4S fits the bill

http://www.jiayu-store.com/jiayu-g4-mtk6592-octa-core-4-7-inch-ips-screen-dual-camera-android-smart-phone.html

corwill

jimjamcoolio wrote: »

Hello again, I bought a Jiayu g3s a year or 2 ago but it failed on me a few months back. I'm looking for a worthy replacement around around the €150 mark. Could i have a few suggestions?
I was looking at the Elephone p6000 but the 5" screen is a bit of a deal breaker. It's just too big!
I want a 4.5" (could even stretch to 4.7") screen with decent resolution. Preferably 2gb ram. Decent ROM support. Not too pushed with 4g compatibility or even dual sim for that matter. And don't really care about the camera.
Cheers!

I know its over budget, but I'd still at least have a look at http://www.pandawill.com/iuni-u2-smartphone-3gb-32gb-47-inch-sharp-fhd-screen-quad-core-22ghz-160mp-green-p94945.html

eamonnq

Digital Solitude wrote: »

I got a text today demanding duty an item that was delivered last May! Dhl can sod off with that

I got one of them too today!! Was fairly sure I had sorted it out at the time though as there were a lot of emails back and forth and I think they sent me a credit note to cancel the invoice.

eamonnq

RossieMan wrote: »

here you're living in the past, that crap hasn't worked well in the last few years. they've coped on and ask for receipt most of the time. obviously some get through, but 99% are caught.
can we get off the customs talk again? its been done to the death. I'm usually on the other side of this argument but it was only done a couple of weeks ago.

and posting ways of avoiding it on the thread could get us all in trouble!!

seamusmct

umi x3 would b a good replacement,should be in your budget.

hoody

Hi all,

Looking for a new phone & don't fancy spending over the odds for something here but have no experience of buying in from China. My budget would be about €250 and ideally would like something that will last ~2 years. Have had serious lag on my current phone (Arc Xperia S) so any improvement would be great! Any suggestions?


Thanks

eamonnq

BobbyPropane wrote: »

This is the best I could find: http://www.aliexpress.com/item/New-Lenovo-Phone-MTK6592-Octa-Core-Android4-4-4-5-HD-3G-GPS-dual-sim-card/32261676486.html

You might want to double-check that one!! Looks a bit dodgy to me.

jimjamcoolio

eamonnq wrote: »

You might want to double-check that one!! Looks a bit dodgy to me.

mmm.. cant find any reviews or sources of specs anywhere else on that.

horse7

Trond wrote: »

If you were willing to go with Jiayu again the G4S fits the bill

http://www.jiayu-store.com/jiayu-g4-mtk6592-octa-core-4-7-inch-ips-screen-dual-camera-android-smart-phone.html

How did you like the jaiyu s3,if just ordered the 3gb ram one?

AlanS181824

My Elephone's tracking finally says item received in Dublin and as of yet does not say it's been sent to Customs.

Wish me luck haha.

GristlyEnd

AlanS181824 wrote: »

My Elephone's tracking finally says item received in Dublin and as of yet does not say it's been sent to Customs.

Wish me luck haha.

Mine is still showing as and I think it was posted before yours

Date Time Event Processed by Notes
Mon 16.02.2015 19:21 Mailed Asendia Asia
Mon 16.02.2015 19:21 Arrival at border point of origin country Asendia Asia
Mon 16.02.2015 19:21 Departure from border point of origin country Asendia Asia

AlanS181824

DarrenG wrote: »

Mine is still showing as and I think it was posted before yours

Date Time Event Processed by Notes
Mon 16.02.2015 19:21 Mailed Asendia Asia
Mon 16.02.2015 19:21 Arrival at border point of origin country Asendia Asia
Mon 16.02.2015 19:21 Departure from border point of origin country Asendia Asia

Ah hopefully you'll have yours soon enough then.

Mine has the same 3 bits if tracking as yours except for the 17th, I checked the tracking on An Post and it says country of Origin is Switzerland.

So I'm really hoping I won't get hit with Customs and I'll soon have a shiny new piece of China Tech to play with :pac:

Iseedeadpixels

Anyone got a 4G phone with good battery they want to sell?

eamonnq

Iseedeadpixels wrote: »

Anyone got a 4G phone with good battery they want to sell?

Have you given up on the Elephone ? or is it for someone else ?

Iseedeadpixels

eamonnq wrote: »

Have you given up on the Elephone ? or is it for someone else ?

Given up tbh, decided to see how fast it drains to 1% as I usually charge it on work and it was at 1% by 7.30 and didnt even turn off by 12.30, I prefer having a battery thats normal!

eamonnq

Did you try 'battery doctor' or any of the other battery apps to see if they were of any help ?

Am planning on getting the Ulefone BePro shortly, just can't decide where to buy it. I might try TINYDEAL to see how I get on !!

spix

Iseedeadpixels wrote: »

Given up tbh, decided to see how fast it drains to 1% as I usually charge it on work and it was at 1% by 7.30 and didnt even turn off by 12.30, I prefer having a battery thats normal!

Take a look at the honor phones, either 3c 4G or honor 6. You can easily get 10+ hours screen on time over 2 days. I've gotten 10 days on a single charge with the 3c with very light usage.

BobbyPropane

eamonnq wrote: »

Did you try 'battery doctor' or any of the other battery apps to see if they were of any help ?

Am planning on getting the Ulefone BePro shortly, just can't decide where to buy it. I might try TINYDEAL to see how I get on !!

Speaking of, mine is in Ireland. Probably at customs

Iseedeadpixels

Who has the best european warehouse with good stock?

eamonnq

BobbyPropane wrote: »

Speaking of, mine is in Ireland. Probably at customs

That was fairly quick, they did not ship until Feb24/25th if I am not mistaken.

Am going to order one and get it by DHL !!

Iseedeadpixels

http://www.etotalk.com/jiayu-s3-2gb_p7545.html Tempted now

spix

Iseedeadpixels wrote: »

http://www.etotalk.com/jiayu-s3-2gb_p7545.html Tempted now

http://www.aliexpress.com/item/Original-JIAYU-S3-FDD-LTE-4G-WCDMA-Android-4-4-MT6752-Octa-Core-1-7Ghz-2GB/32251122929.html

Same price, fast delivery with no customs. Feck etotalk

Looks like a great phone, pretty similar to the Meizu m1 note.

Iseedeadpixels

spix wrote: »

http://www.aliexpress.com/item/Original-JIAYU-S3-FDD-LTE-4G-WCDMA-Android-4-4-MT6752-Octa-Core-1-7Ghz-2GB/32251122929.html

Same price, fast delivery with no customs. Feck etotalk

Looks like a great phone, pretty similar to the Meizu m1 note.

Good man Spix

Iseedeadpixels

Seller has no paypal option, good luck to him.

spix

Iseedeadpixels wrote: »

Seller has no paypal option, good luck to him.

Aliexpress has never used paypal. You pay them, aliexpress holds the money until you confirm everythings ok, then you release the payment to the seller. It's good as you can usually find something to complain about and get a small discount.

Iseedeadpixels

spix wrote: »

Aliexpress has never used paypal. You pay them, aliexpress holds the money until you confirm everythings ok, then you release the payment to the seller. It's good as you can usually find something to complain about and get a small discount.

Paypal all the way for me sorry.

AlanS181824

Tracking on my Elephone P5000 hasn't been updated since about 7am this morning so I'm hoping it's avoided Customs altogether.

spix

Iseedeadpixels wrote: »

Paypal all the way for me sorry.

Fair enough but I don't really see any advantage to using paypal for buying Chinese phones unless its a dodgy site. The very best you could hope for if something goes wrong with paypal is you're told to return it,same as aliexpress http://www.aliexpress.com/buyerprotection/

RossieMan

have you used that seller spix? are they guaranteed no customs?