Gigabyte GSmart Maya M1 V2 user review

liamtech

Got this new phone two weeks ago and wanted to report on my progress with it - Its a fantastic spec for the price (175Euro Sim Free in DID Electric)

Basic Spec: http://www.gsmarena.com/gigabyte_gsmart_maya_m1_v2-5551.php

1.2GHZ MT6589 Quad Core 1.2GHZ
1GB RAM
2.7GB available for user storage - (1GB Internal/1.7GB Phone Storage)
MicroSD Compatible (Iv installed 32GB Class 10 UHS1 which is working splendidly)
Android 4.2
4.5" Screen
8MP Camera

Anyway ive benchmarked using passmark and it scores consistently +2240 Points overall - with over 8400 on the CPU benchmark -

So, just wanted to see if anyone else had gotten one and what they thought!
Happy to answer any questions on it for perspective buyers!

beauf

How are you getting on with it. Like the idea of one with a dual sim.

hal9550

I have this phone too! Was curious to see if anyone else has it in Ireland: In a word: Fantastic!

1: I successfully rooted the device allowing me to remove the bloatware that came with the phone - Rooting allowed me to install Root-App2SD, and Root Uninstaller - Removed a tonne of stuff that was eating space and RAM!

2: Once Rooted I used Battery Doctor to customize what apps are allowed to run continuously in the backround - aside from system components, only Viber and Whatsapp are no allowed to run - the rest will be shut down after innactivity - my battery life has effectively TRIPLED! 58 Hours of general use including listening to music, browsing, checking emails, etc

3: CWM Recovery! I was able to create a modified version of the stock recovery using MTK Tools and flash it to the phone - This enabled me to create a backup of the unit in its most functional state - in case i run into any problems

4: Repartitioned! Using MT65xx app i altered the storage configuration of the unit. When purchased it comes with 2.7GB of usable storage but this is divided into 1GB Internal (Data + App) storage, and 1.7GB of phone storage. However using a MT65xx repartition tool i changed this adding 1.5GB to the Data storage partition - this seemed logical seeing as how i have a 32GB SD Card!

havent encountered any issues - VERY pleased!

tallaghtmick

For that price I got a phone with much better specs, as usual getting ripped off in shops.

beauf

tallaghtmick wrote: »

For that price I got a phone with much better specs, as usual getting ripped off in shops.

What dual sim phone did you get and in what shop.

tallaghtmick

beauf wrote: »

What dual sim phone did you get and in what shop.

Ordered it online, its not dual sim but similar phones can be gotten dual sim, ive no need for 2 sims, atm im using a Jiayu G3ST for 150 inc delivery it has much better specs and is dual sim

beauf

Do you have a link to one that's dual sim with superior specs? and I assume cheaper then €175

No del charges or tax from customs?

Does it have full Irish play store with out messing around with rooting and roms.

tallaghtmick

beauf wrote: »

Do you have a link to one that's dual sim with superior specs? and I assume cheaper then €175

No del charges or tax from customs?

Does it have full Irish play store with out messing around with rooting and roms.

Yes to all the above and google is your friend.

liamtech

I fail to see how this Jiayu Phone is much superior - As far as i can see its the same basic spec except its a MT6589T which is slightly faster - the screen resolution is slightly better - and thats it!

Fair enough though it sounds like you got a bargain - But i prefer to have a better branded phone - i have used Gigabyte for Motherboards, Graphics cards, laptops, heatsinks, etc - they are a great brand - granted they are not Samsung, or Asus - but to me Gigabyte is a recognizable brand -

Hum... Rooting it sounds interesting but il wait i think - its a decent phone as it is so

beauf

If you have to drag information out of someone, its rarely worth the effort.

hal9550 wrote: »

I have this phone too! Was curious to see if anyone else has it in Ireland: In a word: Fantastic!...

How have you got the sims set up, I assume only one sim is enabled for data.

liamtech

well from my point of view- the secondary sim slot is 2g only - i tried a second sim in it and it worked fine - i intend to use the feature if im ever in the UK - could be handy

tallaghtmick

beauf wrote: »

If you have to drag information out of someone, its rarely worth the effort.



How have you got the sims set up, I assume only one sim is enabled for data.

Well considering I was on my phone it was impossible but ill show you now

Better screen and resolution

• 4.5 inch HD IPS; Retina, 326PPI, Corning Gorilla Glass
• Capacitive Multi-Touch Screen, 1280*720 pixels

Faster processor



MTK6589T Cortex A7 Quad Core 1.5GHz


Better battery

• Battery:
  • Removable Battery 2750mAh

The GPS on the MT6589 which you guys have has many bugs.


The Jiayu has

• Gravity Sensor
• Proximity Sensor
• Light Sensor

Anything else you wanna get butt hurt about?

beauf

beauf wrote: »

Do you have a link to one that's dual sim with superior specs? and I assume cheaper then €175....

^

tallaghtmick

beauf wrote: »

...

So clearly specs aren't enough? Well here you go http://www.merimobiles.com/jiayu-g3st-mtk6589t-1-5ghz-4-5-hd-inch-ips-gorilla-glass-screen-android-4-2-1-dual-sim-smartphone_p/meri7839.htm?setCurrencyId=33

Link check

Dual sim check

126.77 plus 20 euro delivery and customs(If caught) of about 25= 171.77 so under 175 check

Better specs check.

Is that enough?

Milkybarkid7

liamtech wrote: »

I fail to see how this Jiayu Phone is much superior - As far as i can see its the same basic spec except its a MT6589T which is slightly faster - the screen resolution is slightly better - and thats it!

Fair enough though it sounds like you got a bargain - But i prefer to have a better branded phone - i have used Gigabyte for Motherboards, Graphics cards, laptops, heatsinks, etc - they are a great brand - granted they are not Samsung, or Asus - but to me Gigabyte is a recognizable brand -

Hum... Rooting it sounds interesting but il wait i think - its a decent phone as it is so

That phone has literally double your RAM size and easily makes the phone quite superior and that is excluding the faster processor, ROM size and factory unlocking by default.

Enjoy your 'better branded phone.'

beauf

beauf wrote: »

...No del charges or tax from customs?...

tallaghtmick wrote: »

Yes to all the above...

tallaghtmick wrote: »

...plus 20 euro delivery and customs(If
caught)....

Have ever returned one. How did that work and how much did that cost?

tallaghtmick

beauf wrote: »

Have ever returned one. How did that work and how much did that cost?

Nope the build is quality, when better specs come out I buy that.....so thats the best you can do? Returns.....lol at least admit I was right cmon be a bigger man.

beauf

Milkybarkid7 wrote: »

That phone has literally double your RAM...

Are they not both 1GB?

beauf

tallaghtmick wrote: »

Nope the build is quality, when better specs come out I buy that.....so thats the best you can do? Returns.....lol at least admit I was right cmon be a bigger man.

If you are only interested in specs there are better phones. Especially with regard to camera, sound quality and software. So the only reason to buy to from China is to save money. Considering mobile phones fail a lot. Then you have to consider returning them is a significant factor in the total cost of ownership. Which was the whole point of buying a chinese phone in the first place.

Other wise its like buying a car and ignoring depreciation in your costs.

The last 2 new non smart phones I bought, I still have. The last 3 new smart phones I've had have all failed under warranty and been returned, and I've got refunds on two of them So it may not be important to you, but its important to me.

RossieMan

this phone is fine if you want warranty.

Is it the best phone for the price available?
No chance.


much better phones available, it just depends whats important to the buyer. This isn't a place to say your phone is better, its whats important to each customer.

no need for this "my phone is better than yours" crap.

liamtech

Milkybarkid7 wrote: »

That phone has literally double your RAM size and easily makes the phone quite superior and that is excluding the faster processor, ROM size and factory unlocking by default.

Enjoy your 'better branded phone.'

it does not have twice the ram

it has a factory overclocked version of my chip

it has the EXACT same rom size

Honestly if your going to get antagonistic, you should probably get your facts straight first -

i stated clearly that yes its better , but hardly far superior - if one is interested in performance than proximity sensors and other funstions, along with screen resolution are irrelevant

The only PERFORMANCE related feature that the fone has is the MT6589T being slightly faster - fair enough - as i said you got a bargain -

But im happy as ifr i have a problem i can bring it back to DID Electric - as long as i dont root it of course :D:D:D

tallaghtmick

beauf wrote: »

If you are only interested in specs there are better phones. Especially with regard to camera, sound quality and software. So the only reason to buy to from China is to save money. Considering mobile phones fail a lot. Then you have to consider returning them is a significant factor in the total cost of ownership. Which was the whole point of buying a chinese phone in the first place.

Other wise its like buying a car and ignoring depreciation in your costs.

The last 2 new non smart phones I bought, I still have. The last 3 new smart phones I've had have all failed under warranty and been returned, and I've got refunds on two of them So it may not be important to you, but its important to me.

Hold on you asked me to prove it and I did at least admit I was right, I had a S3 before the Jiayu and theres no difference in sound or camera quality, the video quality is a improvement on the S3

liamtech

tallaghtmick wrote: »

Hold on you asked me to prove it and I did at least admit I was right, I had a S3 before the Jiayu and theres no difference in sound or camera quality, the video quality is a improvement on the S3

Hey man - i was responding to the other guys obviously condescending remark about the Jiayu fone being far superios - he stated clearly that it has twice the ram - now assuming the links and the model numbers provided are correct, than this statement is not true - they have the exact same Ram/Rom (Mind you its not really a ROM so to speak)

Anyway im not trying to argue with anyone

tallaghtmick

liamtech wrote: »

Hey man - i was responding to the other guys obviously condescending remark about the Jiayu fone being far superios - he stated clearly that it has twice the ram - now assuming the links and the model numbers provided are correct, than this statement is not true - they have the exact same Ram/Rom (Mind you its not really a ROM so to speak)

Anyway im not trying to argue with anyone

Yeh I seen that dunno how he mixed it up either.....hopefully he admits his error :pac:

liamtech

tallaghtmick wrote: »

Yeh I seen that dunno how he mixed it up either.....hopefully he admits his error :pac:

to be honest ive been looking at Jiayu for a bit since u brought it up - its a really good fone - to be honest these mt6589/6589t phones are all excellent

Have you seen the MT6592 Octa Core phones? When they go into mass production im nabbing one ASAP! Im not mad into features like GPS, sensors etc - i just love having a decent bit of processing power! To hold an 8 core system in my hand - BLISS!!!!

Bring on the MT6592!!!!!! They are on ebay but im waiting for the price to come down and some UK suppliers to appear

tallaghtmick

liamtech wrote: »

to be honest ive been looking at Jiayu for a bit since u brought it up - its a really good fone - to be honest these mt6589/6589t phones are all excellent

Have you seen the MT6592 Octa Core phones? When they go into mass production im nabbing one ASAP! Im not mad into features like GPS, sensors etc - i just love having a decent bit of processing power! To hold an 8 core system in my hand - BLISS!!!!

Bring on the MT6592!!!!!! They are on ebay but im waiting for the price to come down and some UK suppliers to appear

Im the same not mad for gps etc, ordered a Lenovo K860i there, its single sim but had 1.6 quad core samsung exyonos chipset 2gb rom and 16gb ram, cant wait to get my hands on it!

liamtech

tallaghtmick wrote: »

Im the same not mad for gps etc, ordered a Lenovo K860i there, its single sim but had 1.6 quad core samsung exyonos chipset 2gb rom and 16gb ram, cant wait to get my hands on it!

Sounds decent - that will be obviously far superior - do you mind me asking what you paid for it - and where? If you prefer to PM me a link like? Lenovo is a brand i trust massively - id be interested in that one myself if the price was right!

tallaghtmick

liamtech wrote: »

Sounds decent - that will be obviously far superior - do you mind me asking what you paid for it - and where? If you prefer to PM me a link like? Lenovo is a brand i trust massively - id be interested in that one myself if the price was right!

200 on merimobiles that includes delivery, I assume ill get stung on customs hopefully not too much.

liamtech

tallaghtmick wrote: »

200 on merimobiles that includes delivery, I assume ill get stung on customs hopefully not too much.

class - thats a great price - fairplay - Il definitely keep an eye on it so!

beauf

tallaghtmick wrote: »

Hold on you asked me to prove it and I did at least admit I was right, I had a S3 before the Jiayu and theres no difference in sound or camera quality, the video quality is a improvement on the S3

Er no I didn't, I simply wanted a link. Any competition with me is your head.

I wasn't saying the Jiayu has a bad camera. I was saying if you are chasing the best specs, then there are better phones. Also there considerations beyond simply the spec, if you are trying to reduce overall costs.

I'm not really sure what the point of buying one chinese phone after another. You're not buying the best spec or saving money. It sounds more like a hobby. Bit like those watch guys buying 20 different russian watches.

tallaghtmick

beauf wrote: »

Er no I didn't, I simply wanted a link. Any competition with me is your head.

I wasn't saying the Jiayu has a bad camera. I was saying if you are chasing the best specs, then there are better phones. Also there considerations beyond simply the spec, if you are trying to reduce overall costs.

Its not competition, you clearly got annoyed when I said I had better specs for price etc, in fact you quoted your own post and in bold asked for a link to prove better price,specs and dual sim so er yeh you did.

beauf

I bolded it because it was my third time asking for a link. How can someone buy it, or find out whats involved in buying it if you don't provide a link ???

tallaghtmick

beauf wrote: »

I bolded it because it was my third time asking for a link. How can someone buy it, or find out whats involved in buying it if you don't provide a link ???

Google? As I said I was on my phone, but still you asked for the better specs did you not?

beauf

Actually I originally asked for dual sim and what shop. You posted single sim and no shop. But as you're fixated on specs you missed that. Even when I bolded a number of things you still only thinking about the specs as its the only thing you're interested in.

I'm currently on a Windows Phone I hadn't realised how fixated Android was on specs and lag. Its not an issue on Windows Phone. But there's no dual sim. Which I used to have. Not sure I could face going back to Android.

I don't get your comment about being on a phone.

tallaghtmick

beauf wrote: »

Actually I originally asked for dual sim and what shop. You posted single sim and no shop. But as you're fixated on specs you missed that. Even when I bolded a number of things you still only thinking about the specs as its the only thing you're interested in.

I'm currently on a Windows Phone I hadn't realised how fixated Android was on specs and lag. Its not an issue on Windows Phone. But there's no dual sim. Which I used to have. Not sure I could face going back to Android.

I don't get your comment about being on a phone.

Boards.ie app on android, its limited on what you can do i.e no copy and paste.

beauf

Ah, Windows phone here. Use the mobile site. TBH I assumed you'd link to Deal Extreme, which I'd kinda stopped using of late.

tallaghtmick

beauf wrote: »

Ah, Windows phone here. Use the mobile site. TBH I assumed you'd link to Deal Extreme, which I'd kinda stopped using of late.

Never heard of it, is it like ibood etc?

beauf

Maybe you call it something else.

http://dx.com/s/europe

tallaghtmick

beauf wrote: »

Maybe you call it something else.

http://dx.com/s/europe

There goes me bank balance what are the products like, not looking at phones just gadgets etc.

beauf

Well cheap. Cables and connectors I didn't find lasted that long and the lights I bought (for cycling) were similarly hit and miss. But to get the same brightness I'd have to have spend x4 times as much. Delivery from the main site takes a very long time. They have a European site now, but Amazon is almost as competitive now with many items, and a few people I know got hit with duty on more expensive things. So I've stopped using it now.