Chinese Android Phones 2 - Read First Post!

Digital Solitude · 12-06-2015 3:16pm

Does Titanium have an option to lock installs or something? If not, they could be reflashed by the recovery, trying installing TWRP or CWM then uninstalling them

wiz569 · 12-06-2015 3:21pm

Should be able to freeze them with titanium,might be a pro version option only though

Digital Solitude · 12-06-2015 3:41pm

Link2SD and Gemini App Manager booth freeze apps

KerrySurfer · 12-06-2015 5:32pm

seanin4711 wrote: »

Hi how long were you waiting for the delivery of tablet once you knew it went to customs?
thanks
John

It was with customs for 2 to 3 days max, not too long to be fair.

Del007 · 12-06-2015 6:28pm

joei wrote: »

Just received my jiayu s3, I scanned it with malwarebytes and it found 20 malware apps, none of which it could remove. I installed titanium backup and removed them but when i restart the phone they're back! They have names like ios7, petal, waterdrop, galaxy5.. Any ideas?

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How u finding the phone?

yogidc26 · 12-06-2015 9:54pm

I ordered a KINGZONE Z1 last Sunday from CooliCool from the European warehouse it came on Wednesday morning, great service.

So far so good it a cracking phone.

Del007 · 12-06-2015 9:57pm

yogidc26 wrote: »

I ordered a KINGZONE Z1 last Sunday from CooliCool from the European warehouse it came on Wednesday morning, great service.

So far so good it a cracking phone.

BB

What made you go for that phone instead of a phone with say 3gb of Ram? I'm looking to get a phone soon but don't know too much about them

Digital Solitude · 12-06-2015 10:04pm

2gb is enough to manage Android. 3gb is nice but realistically never going to be used, on AOSP I'd have 40-50 background tabs and programs open with almost half a gig left, that's on 2gb

Del007 · 12-06-2015 10:32pm

I presumed that if a phone had extra ram then it would be automatically faster. You'd recommend it so over the other Chinese phones?

savemejebus · 12-06-2015 10:40pm

joei wrote: »

Just received my jiayu s3, I scanned it with malwarebytes and it found 20 malware apps, none of which it could remove. I installed titanium backup and removed them but when i restart the phone they're back! They have names like ios7, petal, waterdrop, galaxy5.. Any ideas?

Where did you order it from that it came with all this stuff?

Digital Solitude · 12-06-2015 10:50pm

No, that isn't how RAM works. If the phone was never rebooted and cache never cleared and you had tonnes of programs running in the background, then yes.

Unless you're going to fill the RAM, adding more is a gimmick. You'll do well to fill 2gb in my experience

uck51js9zml2yt · 12-06-2015 11:25pm

There is a flash sale on the elephone p8000 starting on the 15th june on various sites.

The sites release codes which must be verified on elephone.hk.
IF successful a coupon code is provided which is redeemable on the sellers website for $40 off.
How it works http://www.1949deal.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/elephone-p8000-promotion.png

Meanwhile
1949deal.com are offering a $20 discount on the p7000 20COUPON20150312

michael999999 · 12-06-2015 11:37pm

wiz569 wrote: »

Should be able to freeze them with titanium,might be a pro version option only though

Installed this on my Jiayu g3 tonight. Its gone on a boot loop ever since.

Turns itself on then crashes.

Can't even get it into recovery!

joei · 12-06-2015 11:50pm

Del007 wrote: »

How u finding the phone?

Only just got it so not fully tested everything out yet but it seems like a very good phone. Only thing that's kind of bothering me is the size! I didn't realise how big a 5.5 inch screen was for carrying around, I suppose it will just take a bit of getting used to. The phone itself is flying!

joei · 12-06-2015 11:55pm

savemejebus wrote: »

Where did you order it from that it came with all this stuff?

One of the no customs sellers from aliexpress that was linked on here. Think a few others here have bought from him.

Got them removed by flashing a new rom.

stevek93 · 13-06-2015 1:27am

This seems cheap http://www.etotalk.com/elephone-p6000_p7293.html

RossieMan · 13-06-2015 8:53am

Joei, I presume you bought the 3gb version? What did it work out as after p+p? Really interested in getting one.

savemejebus · 13-06-2015 9:19am

joei wrote: »

One of the no customs sellers from aliexpress that was linked on here. Think a few others here have bought from him.

Got them removed by flashing a new rom.

Thanks, it could be worth naming them, even without a link, so others don't get caught though. I was looking at a Nubia from one of those guys. Not everyone would scan a phone for malware. Actuall, without googling I don't even know what program you'd scan it with

joei · 13-06-2015 10:52am

I scanned with malwarebytes, now i'm not sure what those apps were doing but i do know they shouldn't have been there!
Yes i got the 3gb version. All in it was about €190. It was cheaper to get it delivered through parcelmotel, uk delivery $8 vs ireland $25.
I bought from here. Delivery including parcel motel took 9 days, which is quite good. All in all i'm happy with the purchase.

wiz569 · 13-06-2015 11:44am

michael999999 wrote: »

Installed this on my Jiayu g3 tonight. Its gone on a boot loop ever since.

Turns itself on then crashes.

Can't even get it into recovery!

Did you try remove the battery then hold volume + button and power button

pickarooney · 13-06-2015 4:13pm

pickarooney wrote: »

So, for anyone who remembers Chinese Android Phones 1, I finally got satisfaction from dealsmachine. They backed down and sent me a new phone with no extra charge and it arrived in 9 days with no customs fee, so fair play to them (eventually!)

I haven't had much chance to play with the P3000S yet but it seems nice and fast, bright and light.

Here's a turnip for the books. A second (or first) phone showed up in the letter box this morning.

michael999999 · 13-06-2015 4:19pm

wiz569 wrote: »

Did you try remove the battery then hold volume + button and power button

Ya. Won't let me into recovery mode!

Digital Solitude · 13-06-2015 4:22pm

pickarooney wrote: »

Here's a turnip for the books. A second (or first) phone showed up in the letter box this morning.

Do you have two now?

pickarooney · 13-06-2015 4:55pm

Digital Solitude wrote: »

Do you have two now?

The camera on my wife's phone have up the ghost yesterday so we have one each now.

wiz569 · 13-06-2015 4:55pm

michael999999 wrote: »

Ya. Won't let me into recovery mode!

Does SP Flashtools recognise it?

michael999999 · 13-06-2015 5:03pm

wiz569 wrote: »

Does SP Flashtools recognise it?

I'll try that later.

daytob · 13-06-2015 6:54pm

Steven Numerous Flare wrote: »

There is a flash sale on the elephone p8000 starting on the 15th june on various sites.

The sites release codes which must be verified on elephone.hk.
IF successful a coupon code is provided which is redeemable on the sellers website for $40 off.
How it works http://www.1949deal.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/elephone-p8000-promotion.png

Meanwhile
1949deal.com are offering a $20 discount on the p7000 20COUPON20150312

Thanks for this. It might be my next purchase

Iseedeadpixels · 13-06-2015 7:28pm

pickarooney wrote: »

The camera on my wife's phone have up the ghost yesterday so we have one each now.

Pffft I'd be selling it and telling the missus where to go :pac:

Digital Solitude · 13-06-2015 7:31pm

Iseedeadpixels wrote: »

Pffft I'd be selling it and telling the missus where to go :pac:

And have you ever tried to tell a woman what to do before Isee? :pac:

Del007 · 13-06-2015 8:13pm

Steven Numerous Flare wrote: »

There is a flash sale on the elephone p8000 starting on the 15th june on various sites.

The sites release codes which must be verified on elephone.hk.
IF successful a coupon code is provided which is redeemable on the sellers website for $40 off.
How it works http://www.1949deal.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/elephone-p8000-promotion.png

Meanwhile
1949deal.com are offering a $20 discount on the p7000 20COUPON20150312

On facebook they told me that they sent me an ELE code but I didn't receive any. Did that happen anyone else?

uck51js9zml2yt · 13-06-2015 9:24pm

Del007 wrote: »

On facebook they told me that they sent me an ELE code but I didn't receive any. Did that happen anyone else?

If you go onto the various facebook pages you will find ele codes

Iseedeadpixels · 13-06-2015 10:51pm

Digital Solitude wrote: »

And have you ever tried to tell a woman what to do before Isee? :pac:

Yes.....my ex

pickarooney · 14-06-2015 9:01am

Going to need a cover to distinguish between these phones now... white elephone owner's problems

Fakman87 · 14-06-2015 11:08am

Lads I'm considering getting a Chinese phone. Is it worth it?

Digital Solitude · 14-06-2015 11:38am

Fakman87 wrote: »

Lads I'm considering getting a Chinese phone. Is it worth it?

Depends how much you're willing to spend. For €150 or less, probably not, for €150 or more then yes, definitely

Fakman87 · 14-06-2015 11:46am

Digital Solitude wrote: »

Depends how much you're willing to spend. For €150 or less, probably not, for €150 or more then yes, definitely

Thanks! I'd be willing to spend between 200 and 250. What would you recommend for that price range?

Digital Solitude · 14-06-2015 11:52am

Fakman87 wrote: »

Thanks! I'd be willing to spend between 200 and 250. What would you recommend for that price range?

64gb Xiaomi Mi3 is a fairly high end phone, specs lie between Galaxy S4 and S5, I have one and I love it, couldn't rate it highly enough.

It's about €230-240 from most sites

Others will give different recommendations but that's mine

Iseedeadpixels · 14-06-2015 12:12pm

Fakman87 wrote: »

Thanks! I'd be willing to spend between 200 and 250. What would you recommend for that price range?

THL 5000 I got this a few weeks ago and love it.

corwill · 14-06-2015 12:29pm

Digital Solitude wrote: »

64gb Xiaomi Mi3 is a fairly high end phone, specs lie between Galaxy S4 and S5, I have one and I love it, couldn't rate it highly enough.

It's about €230-240 from most sites

Others will give different recommendations but that's mine

As long as you don't need 4g, the Mi3 is a great phone. I miss mine:(.

Digital Solitude · 14-06-2015 12:33pm

You don't need 4G, sure haven't I been living on 2G :pac: Yeah that's probably it's one shortfall

smilerf · 14-06-2015 12:35pm

Iseedeadpixels wrote: »

THL 5000 I got this a few weeks ago and love it.

how long does the battery last u

Iseedeadpixels · 14-06-2015 2:43pm

smilerf wrote: »

how long does the battery last u

I haven't even tried but guessing from day to night battery level 2.5-3 days.

Mezcita · 14-06-2015 3:48pm

Iseedeadpixels wrote: »

I haven't even tried but guessing from day to night battery level 2.5-3 days.

I've got one and get two days out of it easily enough.

One thing I've yet to sort out is the GPS though. It's fine at pinpointing your location but next to useless if your're in a car.

Despite that it's a good phone. Dual sim feature is handy.

RossieMan · 14-06-2015 5:26pm

Slightly off topic, But does anyone have a link to a decent aliexpress seller for men and womens shoes? running shoes if possible.

Kaiba · 14-06-2015 7:15pm

I was reading alot of the posts here going back to the previous one as well. I have noticed quite a few of the phones I posted below aren't really mentioned.
I am looking to buy a new Chinese Smartphone.
The one I have now is a THL T100S and was awesome, liked it alot (until my brother broke the screen to it)
I actually ordered a new screen and replaced it but I can't get signal anymore and the speaker is broken so it's pretty useless now.

I want a phone the is 5"

I was looking at the following phones -
Xiaomi MI4
onePlus One
Huawai Honor 6
Vivo xShot
Zte star 2
Lenovo Vibe x2
Elephone s2
Elephone p3000s
THL 2015
THL 5000

Was gona get the OnePlus one but it is 5.5"s which is too big.

I want a decent battery (roughly 3000 mah) or higher
dual sim
2 GB RAM or higher
1.5Ghz CPU or higher
5" display
1080HD screen. Might settle for 720 if everything else is perfect.
a fingerprint scanner would be cool but can live without.

Any recommendations or help here would be great as I just can't decide.

Kaiba · 14-06-2015 7:19pm

It won't let me edit my post for some reason but just want to mention my budget -
Budget = 200€ - 300€

Kilboor · 14-06-2015 7:58pm

Kaiba wrote: »

It won't let me edit my post for some reason but just want to mention my budget -
Budget = 200€ - 300€

Mi4 is great apparently

Del007 · 15-06-2015 6:16am

Steven Numerous Flare wrote: »

There is a flash sale on the elephone p8000 starting on the 15th june on various sites.

The sites release codes which must be verified on elephone.hk.
IF successful a coupon code is provided which is redeemable on the sellers website for $40 off.
How it works http://www.1949deal.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/elephone-p8000-promotion.png

Meanwhile
1949deal.com are offering a $20 discount on the p7000 20COUPON20150312

Did anyone else try this?

I managed to get a code but it's not working on any of the sites

uck51js9zml2yt · 15-06-2015 9:34am

Del007 wrote: »

Did anyone else try this?

I managed to get a code but it's not working on any of the sites

The only one that sent me an email was elephone.cc which I used.
I'll pm you the code I used.

Del007 · 15-06-2015 9:42am

It's the code that elephone sent me that doesn't work

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