Chinese Android Phones 2 - Read First Post!

cranefly · 10-05-2017 04:52PM

Can someone tell me what i should be looking for with china phones from china warehouses, i ordered a leagoo m8 pro for 73 euro from gearbest. Now i am fairly sure it will work on the three network with a pay as you go sim, but i will not know for sure until i get it, which should be in 3 weeks or so. if everything works out ok i might want to get an upgrade later on and give the leagoo to my nephew. I looked at quite a few models, but i am not sure when they tell you to check if it will work in ireland what i am looking for, some of these phones have khz numbers in 3g i think 2100 khz is ok for 3. or is it 4g. just so long as it can make and receive calls is what i need, but some phones have a different set of numbers and i cant seem to understand these, will they work in ireland.
Could someone tell me what i should be looking for when checking to see if they will work in ireland on 3.

kunst nugget · 10-05-2017 04:54PM

cranefly wrote: »

Can someone tell me what i should be looking for with china phones from china warehouses, i ordered a leagoo m8 pro for 73 euro from gearbest. Now i am fairly sure it will work on the three network with a pay as you go sim, but i will not know for sure until i get it, which should be in 3 weeks or so. if everything works out ok i might want to get an upgrade later on and give the leagoo to my nephew. I looked at quite a few models, but i am not sure when they tell you to check if it will work in ireland what i am looking for, some of these phones have khz numbers in 3g i think 2100 khz is ok for 3. or is it 4g. just so long as it can make and receive calls is what i need, but some phones have a different set of numbers and i cant seem to understand these, will they work in ireland.
Could someone tell me what i should be looking for when checking to see if they will work in ireland on 3.

I was using this site last night when looking at phones.
http://willmyphonework.net/

abarkie · 10-05-2017 07:06PM

RossieMan wrote: »

No list exists.

Make sure when you're buying you buy a phone that has band 20. Pretty much all Chinese phones do not have this, it's why 4g only really works in the cities.

Nothing to do with band 20, it's the 2nd sim defaulting to 2G

So i need a phone that is 3g/3g or 4g/3g

cranefly · 10-05-2017 08:10PM

Kunst nugget. That is a great site, thank you very much for that. will my phone work, so simple and easy to understand, that will make choosing my next phone so simple and give me piece of mind that i will know beforehand if it will work or not. That is why i chose a phone that was not too expensive as i was not sure if it would work or not here on the three network, now i can go looking for a higher spec phone, and a bit more costly with piece of mind. Not that the phone i ordered is any slouch spec wise, i ordered it mainly from watching a guy on you tube, techutopia is his site, after looking at different reviewers, i found him to be a bit more honest with his viewers. thanks again.

X6.430macman · 10-05-2017 09:54PM

I see someone a few pages back linked 'the solution shop' and I went to the website and it looks good..just wondering where they ship from and would I need to pay customs as I can't fimd any of this on their website. Thanks

corkie · 10-05-2017 10:01PM

X6.430macman wrote: »

I see someone a few pages back linked 'the solution shop' and I went to the website and it looks good..just wondering where they ship from and would I need to pay customs as I can't fimd any of this on their website. Thanks

https://thesolutionshop.global/eu-delivery/

Highcontrast1 · 10-05-2017 10:52PM

so I just got my first android phone, xiaomi 3s. will it be ok to install stock android on it or would that brick the phone?
thanks

corkie · 10-05-2017 11:07PM

Highcontrast1 wrote: »

so I just got my first android phone, xiaomi 3s. will it be ok to install stock android on it or would that brick the phone?
thanks

Check here for custom roms and methods to flash them.

You may need to unlock the bootloader first.

fixXxer · 11-05-2017 08:55AM

It's all gone quite on the Mi Max 2 front since that rumored launch with the Mi6 didn't happen :-/

beerbelly94 · 11-05-2017 11:42AM

Not sure where to post this so I'll just ask here. If i order the Axon 7 from Amazon U.S it should work fine in Ireland right? Just want to make sure before I go for it.

corkie · 11-05-2017 11:55AM

beerbelly94 wrote: »

Not sure where to post this so I'll just ask here. If i order the Axon 7 from Amazon U.S it should work fine in Ireland right? Just want to make sure before I go for it.

http://willmyphonework.net/

There is two sub model version for that device.
A2017 which doesn't have band 20.
A2017G which does have band 20.

Why Amazon U.S. and not a European Amazon, where you won't get caught for VAT?

beerbelly94 · 11-05-2017 12:41PM

US amazon is cheaper than UK amazon but I forgot to check the German amazon which is actually the cheapest. Cheers for reminding me .

peteb2 · 12-05-2017 12:11AM

Would anyone suggest going for an elephone 9000 over say a galaxy s5? And can the Chinese do android pay??

GBX · 12-05-2017 01:17AM

peteb2 wrote: »

Would anyone suggest going for an elephone 9000 over say a galaxy s5? And can the Chinese do android pay??

It'd be an improvement .. the S5 is a 2015 phone p9000 2016. Newer phone available with better specs though

peteb2 · 12-05-2017 06:02AM

But no android pay though. Am I right? Most these Chinese brands have issue with it

Cossax · 12-05-2017 09:13PM

peteb2 wrote: »

But no android pay though. Am I right? Most these Chinese brands have issue with it

A lot of the Chinese brands don't seem to have NFC.

I'm not sure whether I'm enjoying kimovil or if it's making decisions harder. :pac:

rejkin · 13-05-2017 12:04PM

Looking at getting the redmi note 4 here
https://www.mishop.ie/product/xiaomi-redmi-note-4-64gb-rom-3gb-ram-smartphone-silver/

Or this:
https://thesolutionshop.global/product/redmi-4-pro-3gb-ram-32gb/

Anyone using either of these phones? Just want to make sure the 4g will work on them,can't seem to see band 20 listed on them

howdoyouknow · 13-05-2017 12:16PM

Neither of those two phones has band 20 which is what you want. The second one of the two is probably the better phone due to the qualcomm snapdragon processor. Battery life will be better and there is more software support for Qualcomm devices.

Here is the model you want band 20 for 4g and parts are available should you ever need them
honorbuy.com/1095-redmi-note-4x-official-global-32gb-black.html

rejkin · 13-05-2017 12:20PM

howdoyouknow wrote: »

Neither of those two phones has band 20 which is what you want. The second one of the two is probably the better phone due to the qualcomm snapdragon processor. Battery life will be better and there is more software support for Qualcomm devices.

Ok cool,that's what I thought. Have you heard any feedback on this phone?
https://www.kimovil.com/en/where-to-buy-xiaomi-redmi-4x-global

Has band 20 but can't seem to find much reviews on the phone itself.

howdoyouknow · 13-05-2017 12:22PM

rejkin wrote:

Ok cool,that's what I thought. Have you heard any feedback on this phone?

Yeah that will work or on my last post I've linked to the note version of same phone. You just need to add www. As I can't post links from my mobile app

rejkin · 13-05-2017 12:27PM

Excellent,gonna get that one then. Thanks for the help

*Edit* Actually looking at the spec of the redmi note 4x it doesn't include band 20..

corkie · 13-05-2017 12:52PM

rejkin wrote: »

*Edit* Actually looking at the spec of the redmi note 4x it doesn't include band 20..

Redmi Note 4 Snapdragon Global version is the same phone with Band 20!

WhiteMemento9 · 13-05-2017 01:17PM

Decent deal post on HUKD yesterday for that phone.

http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/xiaomi-redmi-note-4-band-20-global-version-3gb-32gb-5-5-snapdragon-625-grey-colour-2689388

X6.430macman · 13-05-2017 01:40PM

Do you need band 20 to get 4g or what is all the fuss about because I was looking at getting that particular phone

ED E · 13-05-2017 01:47PM

X6.430macman wrote: »

Do you need band 20 to get 4g or what is all the fuss about because I was looking at getting that particular phone

You get 50% 4G coverage without it.

WhiteMemento9 · 13-05-2017 01:55PM

X6.430macman wrote: »

Do you need band 20 to get 4g or what is all the fuss about because I was looking at getting that particular phone

I think it is Band 3 and 20 that are used. In built up areas you will have no problems without Band 20 generally but I think in rural areas you will have problem. There is some code you can stick in your phone to check what band you are currently using. In any case just buy the model of the phone with Band 20.

rejkin · 13-05-2017 03:01PM

That redmi note 4 global edition looks ideal. Anyone know a reputable site selling it from Europe?
Has anyone used www.honorbuy.com before? They have it in stock

fixXxer · 13-05-2017 03:09PM

rejkin wrote:

That redmi note 4 global edition looks ideal. Anyone know a reputable site selling it from Europe? Has anyone used

I've used them a good few times and never had a problems. Pretty quick on delivery from the EU store if an item is in stock

howdoyouknow · 13-05-2017 04:30PM

Mr.S wrote:

What's the best way to setup a family account, do we all need to share the same address?

rejkin wrote:

That redmi note 4 global edition looks ideal. Anyone know a reputable site selling it from Europe? Has anyone used

I've used them to. No problems with them. They have the Global versions with band 20 of the redmi 4x and redmi 4x note.

I'd take the note 4x over the note 4 because replacement screen are readily available for it should you ever drop your phone.

The note 4 global version is on paper the exact same phone as the note 4x global version but I can't find anywhere online that does parts for it or that could confirm that both phones parts are interchangeable

X6.430macman · 13-05-2017 05:46PM

howdoyouknow wrote:

I've used them to. No problems with them. They have the Global versions with band 20 of the redmi 4x and redmi 4x note.

So some devices that are the same model may have band 20 and another may not?

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