Tmart CUBOT dual sim 3G 16GB 5" from UK warehouse €96

kn

On sale for the next few days. Select UK warehouse so as to have no Customs worries and quicker delivery. Its €3 dearer from the UK warehouse but worth it. Reviews across a range of sites are good. A budget dual sim phone. Some of the prices quotes on Irish sites such as ebay.ie are double. There are other CUBOT's on offer on Tmart but I selected this one as its is under €100 and from the UK warehouse.

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

chopsey

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2057240472&referrerid=530355

i wrote about the same phone a few months back. i own one for about 6 weeks now.

great phone highly recommend it to all

melekalikimaka

ordered, has the old acer e2 duo i got off here a year or so ago, finally kicking th bucket so this will do

encore1

I was looking at one of these in a shop and the guy was asking for €200 for it!

Its a nice phone but the size put me off. Its like having a tablet in your hand. Way too impractical for me but like i say, its a nice phone

Akrasia

I got this phone for the wife. It's a lovely phone. Battery life isn't great. Also, it's not dog proof. After 3 days the dog ate it and killed it.

1 star review (also windows 8 sucks)

kn

Akrasia wrote: »

I got this phone for the wife. It's a lovely phone. Battery life isn't great. Also, it's not dog proof. After 3 days the dog ate it and killed it.

1 star review (also windows 8 sucks)

Its a 'lovely phone' but a 1 star review? Can you elaborate?

OldRio

Bought the same phone from Amazon 3 weeks ago. Paid about £85 plus shipping. Incredible phone for the price. Highly recommend.

Akrasia

kn wrote: »

Its a 'lovely phone' but a 1 star review? Can you elaborate?

Sorry, I was doing a parody on Amazon reviews where they say it's a great device but give it one star because of something completely unrelated to the product on sale (like their opinion of windows 8)

It's actually a very good phone from what I've seen, and it's a good price too. I spent 130 euros on it only a few weeks ago.

kn

Akrasia wrote: »

Sorry, I was doing a parody on Amazon reviews where they say it's a great device but give it one star because of something completely unrelated to the product on sale (like their opinion of windows 8)

It's actually a very good phone from what I've seen, and it's a good price too. I spent 130 euros on it only a few weeks ago.

PS get it again on Tmart for the wife.....and buy a bullet for the dog.....Tmart is a one stop shop......;)

KoA-Ollie

going to order one of these but just two questions, does it have expandable storage and have people bought cases for it and if so where? thanks!

kn

KoA-Ollie wrote: »

going to order one of these but just two questions, does it have expandable storage and have people bought cases for it and if so where? thanks!

Can be extended to 32GB. Cases can be bought on Amazon and I think the white version on Tmart comes with a case - the black one does not specifically state that it does but I do not see why it would not. Might be best to buy it and only order a hard case if it does not come with the phone. But the online unboxing reviews show a hard case included in the box.

TheBigGreen

Might buy this for the father. Hmmmmmm.

Akrasia

kn wrote: »

PS get it again on Tmart for the wife.....and buy a bullet for the dog.....Tmart is a one stop shop......;)

I've already ordered another phone. This time I got the Iocean X8 Mini which is a similar specced phone except it has gorilla glass 3, android 4.4 (for a better battery life) and 32gb instead of 16gb ram

it cost £105 stg though so its a good bit more than the cubot (which as a real genuine bargain at less than a hundred euros.)

Akrasia

KoA-Ollie wrote: »

going to order one of these but just two questions, does it have expandable storage and have people bought cases for it and if so where? thanks!

The black one I got had a case already in the box, but it was rubbish and is probably the reason why the dog ate it (it was a kind of foamy rubbery case that felt good to chew

^ my personal opinion - If you like cases that open up to the side, and have a hole in the middle so you can see the top half of the screen, you might like it.

thms.kelly

How do I select UK warehouse ? I don't see an option
Thanks

kn

thms.kelly wrote: »

How do I select UK warehouse ? I don't see an option
Thanks

Click on the drop down arrow key next to where it says 'Ships From: Hong Kong warehouse - €93.68' directly under the price.

kkelly77

Watching these Cubot threads lately.

Can these phones be rooted & flashed with custom ROM (Cyanogenmod)?

bigboss1986

They are rooted already

melekalikimaka

kkelly77 wrote: »

Watching these Cubot threads lately.

Can these phones be rooted & flashed with custom ROM (Cyanogenmod)?

doesnt look like theres much on the rom front sadly

omahaid

I put in an order but selected the wrong warehouse. I asked them the change it via a ticket and now they want a photo of my passport and credit card? Feck that. Are tmart a bit dodgy?

Little A

How does the S208 compare to their ONE phone? The one is a little dearer but is it better?

Thinking of getting one of these in the next couple of days.

Also, can anyone recommend a decent cover as the one supplied looks abit flimsy and the few on amazon don't seem much better!!

ralphie

The UK Warehouse option seems to be gone now.

johnnykilo

ralphie wrote: »

The UK Warehouse option seems to be gone now.

Ah Crap, it does too Was hoping to get this for my Father. I presume if you order from the Hong Kong site you'll be hit with customs charges?

Akrasia

You can get it from amazon.co.uk for £85 delivered, which works out at about 108 euros. It's a little bit more expensive, but it will arrive faster, and you won't have any customs charges, and if it is faulty, the returns process is much more straightforward

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00K0BDHWC/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=AWWN4CE6X8FF4

TerrorFirmer

Little A wrote: »

How does the S208 compare to their ONE phone? The one is a little dearer but is it better?

The S208 seems to have pretty decent reviews but the ONE got incredible reviews when it was first released, perfect imitation of the HTC.

kn

Have people got the email confirmations yet? As I haven't although I have an order no.

Trhiggy83

anyone have any issues with the microphone on these phones. Had an earlier cubot and the echo down the phone was brutal.....eventually gave up on it.

Akrasia

Trhiggy83 wrote: »

anyone have any issues with the microphone on these phones. Had an earlier cubot and the echo down the phone was brutal.....eventually gave up on it.

The call quality was fine on my wife's one. no issues at all.

Little A

AAAGGGHHHH - Ordered & delievered via the standard post for my son

He was setting it up, screen was a bit unresponsive & next thing it cracked across as he was tapping/swiping....just went. It was not dropped or banged, I reckon it could have been damaged in transit as standard post know known for delicate handling. Then as he was tapping it went. Def didn't drop it as I was in the room with him & there is no damage to the rest of the phone.

I emailed them & got the following response:

Dear Valued Customer,

Thanks for your email, it is our honor to help you.
We are sorry for inconvenience caused.

For this issue,would you like reset it to have a try?

Have a nice day.

Anyone have any dealing with them and advice on best way to proceed??

bmm

Plenty of iphone 4 fones can be purchased second hand now for around 100 euro on donedeal and adverts.ie . Wouldn't waste my time with allot of these "China fones".

Petetkd

can you use apps like showbox and mobdro on this phone?

Cantona's Collars

Petetkd wrote: »

can you use apps like showbox and mobdro on this phone?

I have a phone with similar spec & both apps work fine.

Alanstrainor

bmm wrote: »

Plenty of iphone 4 fones can be purchased second hand now for around 100 euro on donedeal and adverts.ie . Wouldn't waste my time with allot of these "China fones".

Any Iphone 4 devices I've seen still in use with the latest supported iOS version are slow and annoying to use. It may be iOS, or it may be aging hardware, I don't know, but there are plenty of better budget, new options (moto g...) to consider before going this route imo.

KoA-Ollie

Hi I cracked the screen on my cubot and looking for a replacement screen and digitizer for it checked ebay and Amazon but no luck anyone have any ideas?

Ghost Train

Cost of new screen and time to fit it, it probably hardly worth the cost vs price of new phone. I.e mightn't be much of a market for replacement screens

aidanic

Ghost Train wrote: »

Cost of new screen and time to fit it, it probably hardly worth the cost vs price of new phone. I.e mightn't be much of a market for replacement screens

For my Nexus 4, I got a replacement screen for €50* on eBay, and replaced it in about an hour - there are many YouTube guides about replacing screens on an N4.

* There are cheaper screens/digitisers available, but I was looking for one which was shipping from within Europe to avoid a visit to the customs office.

For the CUBOT, that might be different...

Irishvillian

What's this like to take video with and does it have a zoom option also does it support slow motion video?

statto25

Ghost Train wrote: »

Cost of new screen and time to fit it, it probably hardly worth the cost vs price of new phone. I.e mightn't be much of a market for replacement screens

+1 on this. Wife's sister also cracked her Cubot screen. By the time a new screen and digitizer was fitted and sourced, it was working out the same as a new phone.

Kristopherus

Try Alieexpress for replacement screens/digitizers. Customs are a bit of a risk, but you could be lucky too.