Chinese Android Phones 2 - Read First Post!

Harika · 30-03-2017 03:11PM

MightyMandarin wrote: »

Are they that bad? :pac:

I know they've a sketchy past on this site, and read some bad reviews but also some decent ones.

Problem is, that they use their HK warehouse, so if caught add 40 Euros to the bill for tax.

ED E · 30-03-2017 04:14PM

lafors wrote: »

I've not really read anything about the uncertainty of future updates bar on here but that doesn't bother me. I don't tend to hold on to phones too long for that to be an issue Anyway there's custom roms available for it.

Not really. Souces havent been released so ROMS are just just settings tweaks on the stock ROMs, not proper releases.

If LeEco go under the community will die fast.

mikeoneilly · 30-03-2017 04:40PM

Is there anywhere selling genuine xiaomi parts or are they all clones?

I bought a replacement usb board but it needs replacing again after 6 weeks, connection is loose.

Highcontrast1 · 30-03-2017 05:24PM

Harika wrote: »

What are you looking to do with this phone? Playing, texting, facebooking, photos ... ?

bit of texting, watching video lectures, some www browsing and viewing pdfs.
not much really.

Highcontrast1 · 30-03-2017 05:27PM

Iseedeadpixels wrote: »

https://www.coolicool.com/stock-in-europe-gigaset-me-pure-3gb-ram-32gb-rom-qualcomm-snapdragon-615-17ghz-octa-core-50-inch-2-g-44194

https://www.coolicool.com/stock-in-europe-umi-touch-3g-ram-front-fingerprint-metal-unibody-4000mah-mtk6753-13ghz-octa-core-5-g-43504

thanks. I'm sold on the Gigaset one! Do you know how long shipping takes?

MightyMandarin · 30-03-2017 05:28PM

Harika wrote: »

Problem is, that they use their HK warehouse, so if caught add 40 Euros to the bill for tax.

Don't most of the sellers do that though? Aside from a few, like Coolicool but they charge a premium for that aswell. I ordered my current phone off Hongkongeek last year and it came from HK without issue.

I live in germany now though, so I've no idea what their customs issues are like, although I've bought a few things off aliexpress and the only difference I noticed is everything arrives much quicker.

X6.430macman · 30-03-2017 07:35PM

Anyone on here using the laegoo shark 1..has a 6300 mah battery so an option for me baecause of that

ED E · 31-03-2017 03:16AM

X6.430macman wrote: »

Anyone on here using the laegoo shark 1..has a 6300 mah battery so an option for me baecause of that

So they've got 1.8x the energy density of everyone else? When everyone buys from Sanyo etc....Hmmm. I'd be very skeptical of that figure.

smilerf · 31-03-2017 07:53AM

X6.430macman wrote: »

Anyone on here using the laegoo shark 1..has a 6300 mah battery so an option for me baecause of that

Yes I have it. Great phone never kicked up once

Harika · 31-03-2017 08:07AM

MightyMandarin wrote: »

Don't most of the sellers do that though? Aside from a few, like Coolicool but they charge a premium for that aswell. I ordered my current phone off Hongkongeek last year and it came from HK without issue.

I live in germany now though, so I've no idea what their customs issues are like, although I've bought a few things off aliexpress and the only difference I noticed is everything arrives much quicker.

Some sellers have EU warehouses where you are not charged with customs, but their customs is already included in the price, so this explains why it is so much cheaper.

Iseedeadpixels · 31-03-2017 08:29AM

MightyMandarin wrote: »

Are they that bad? :pac:

I know they've a sketchy past on this site, and read some bad reviews but also some decent ones.

Hit and miss, I wouldn't spend much on them tbh, make sure you use paypal.

Highcontrast1 wrote: »

thanks. I'm sold on the Gigaset one! Do you know how long shipping takes?

Quite quick actually, sent a few of mine the next day.

Iseedeadpixels · 31-03-2017 08:39AM

smilerf wrote: »

Yes I have it. Great phone never kicked up once

Where did you buy yours?

smilerf · 31-03-2017 08:44AM

Iseedeadpixels wrote: »

Where did you buy yours?

off Amazon. Got it in a lightening deal for 130

Iseedeadpixels · 31-03-2017 08:53AM

smilerf wrote: »

off Amazon. Got it in a lightening deal for 130

Ah nice looks good may add it to the wanted list :pac:

smilerf · 31-03-2017 09:12AM

Iseedeadpixels wrote: »

Ah nice looks good may add it to the wanted list :pac:

Its never outta my hand. I'm a divil for the games too and I still get a good 2 days.

fixXxer · 31-03-2017 09:53AM

MightyMandarin wrote: »

Don't most of the sellers do that though? Aside from a few, like Coolicool but they charge a premium for that aswell. I ordered my current phone off Hongkongeek last year and it came from HK without issue.

I live in germany now though, so I've no idea what their customs issues are like, although I've bought a few things off aliexpress and the only difference I noticed is everything arrives much quicker.

Gearbest were caught selling fake items as far as I remember. Not phones, but its not a great thing for a shop to do. Also, anyone dealing with their return/refund processes has had a nightmare.

MightyMandarin · 31-03-2017 11:32AM

fixxxer wrote: »

Gearbest were caught selling fake items as far as I remember. Not phones, but its not a great thing for a shop to do. Also, anyone dealing with their return/refund processes has had a nightmare.

I read a pretty recent review on reddit of a guy who bought a Mi Mix, nothing happened for 2 weeks, then they told him the order was cancelled and he'd be refunded, so he bought a pixel instead. Then 10days later a Mi Mix shows up at his door and GB wouldn't take it back.

fixXxer · 31-03-2017 11:43AM

MightyMandarin wrote: »

I read a pretty recent review on reddit of a guy who bought a Mi Mix, nothing happened for 2 weeks, then they told him the order was cancelled and he'd be refunded, so he bought a pixel instead. Then 10days later a Mi Mix shows up at his door and GB wouldn't take it back.

I'm not saying that good things don't happen now, just that in previous days a fair bit of bad things happened hence why people are sour on them here.

MightyMandarin · 31-03-2017 12:39PM

fixxxer wrote: »

I'm not saying that good things don't happen now, just that in previous days a fair bit of bad things happened hence why people are sour on them here.

Well they were caught sending shills here weren't they? And now they have a sponsored forum lol.

eamonnq · 31-03-2017 12:47PM

MightyMandarin wrote: »

Well they were caught sending shills here weren't they? And now they have a sponsored forum lol.

Turning existing users into shills. Users got banned, company that did it got their own forum in the Bargain Alerts section.

RossieMan · 31-03-2017 12:51PM

In the boards justice system, shilling based offenses are considered especially heinous.
In Boards York City, the dedicated detectives who investigate these vicious felonies are members of an elite squad known as the Special Victims Unit. These are their stories.

Lucas Hood · 31-03-2017 12:56PM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gP3MuUTmXNk

Iseedeadpixels · 31-03-2017 01:39PM

MightyMandarin wrote: »

Well they were caught sending shills here weren't they? And now they have a sponsored forum lol.

I love the fact they made such a big deal about it with a thread and a long angry post......caves to the money

eamonnq · 31-03-2017 02:15PM

They haven't gone away, you know.

RossieMan · 31-03-2017 03:30PM

Most users seem to either forgot or don't seem to care about the shills.

People buying from GB all the time. I laugh each time i see someone now complaining about a product they've bought from there. It's completely their own fault at this stage. A simple Google search shows you all the **** about GB, from many different forums.

Iseedeadpixels · 31-03-2017 04:55PM

RossieMan wrote: »

Most users seem to either forgot or don't seem to care about the shills.

People buying from GB all the time. I laugh each time i see someone now complaining about a product they've bought from there. It's completely their own fault at this stage. A simple Google search shows you all the **** about GB, from many different forums.

I bought a android box for 25 euro and Jesus I love it, I wouldnt spend over 50 euro on them though.

GBX · 31-03-2017 04:58PM

Iseedeadpixels wrote: »

I bought a android box for 25 euro and Jesus I love it, I wouldnt spend over 50 euro on them though.

That's really all I've bought from them. Stuff around or under that price. No issues. As been stated many times - people have their reasons for not buying from them. They never shilled to me and I agree its a bad practice but they do have good value.

wiz569 · 31-03-2017 05:08PM

RossieMan wrote: »

In the boards justice system, shilling based offenses are considered especially heinous.
In Boards York City, the dedicated detectives who investigate these vicious felonies are members of an elite squad known as the Special Victims Unit. These are their stories.

Feck ya there goes my tea all over the keyboard pmsl

crossvilla · 01-04-2017 06:38PM

Hi all, looking to buy the Huawei Honor 8 Lite. Kimovil has suggested Flosmall to buy it on but have not any experience using this site? Any thoughts?

https://www.kimovil.com/en/where-to-buy-huawei-honor-8-lite-4gb-64gb

abarkie · 01-04-2017 09:03PM

abarkie wrote: »

Looks like the "problem" is this:

When the data is set to 3 Sim all is fine

When the data is switched to another sim - in this case O2- then 3 goes to emergency calls only or no service.

Any fix to this?

i use the O2 sim for data as that is work sim and only use my data when away / out of UK

It looks like this problem is known about:

http://en.miui.com/thread-335643-1-1.html

TESTED ON: Redmi Note 3 Pro/Kenzo

Problem: phone does not connect to 4G (sim 1)
The phone has no 4G signal in two sim cards
the network is falling or not connect at 3G mode (H+)
Explaining the problem:
Some CHINESE vendors to distribute SHOP ROM, install a modified QCN (Chinese baseband)
The QCN is the phone's IMEI file that has data and other information related to RADIO.
what happens ...
This QCN is blocked 4G in main IMEI (not know pq not the secondary IMEI) or cause issues, block calls, etc ... for most non-Asian countries
For this reason, when configuring the unit to another location (eg, Brazil, Europe, etc) this block 4G / LTE networks access

Has anyone had this problem and resolved it?

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