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  • #302
    peaceboi
    Registered Users Posts: 587 ✭✭✭peaceboi


    Ye only the 1949deal code seem to work, code from elephone website not working even after verification. Finally 1949deal ppl generated a code for me which worked.


  • #303
    Del007
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,613 ✭✭✭Del007


    I did it again with a different email address, this time it worked.

    Looks a nice phone

    Any idea on delivery?


  • #304
    Dravokivich
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Music Moderators, Politics Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 22,360 CMod ✭✭✭✭Dravokivich


    Just want to check with ye if this is something common with Chinese phones...

    I just got the Umi Emax. I can't seem to get my Micro Sim or MicroSD card into their slots.

    They are supposed to be put in from the side, but they don't seem to catch on anything. They just seem to release back out again.

    Is there something I'm meant to do to stop this auto release?


  • #305
    daytob
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,900 ✭✭✭daytob


    Push it in all the way a little more in then should be, it should activate the holding mechanism


  • #306
    Dravokivich
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Music Moderators, Politics Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 22,360 CMod ✭✭✭✭Dravokivich


    daytob wrote: »
    Push it in all the way a little more in then should be, it should activate the holding mechanism

    Cheers, eventually found something narrow enough to push it in.


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  • #307
    2thousand14
    Registered Users Posts: 274 ✭✭2thousand14


    Dravokivich wrote: »
    Cheers, eventually found something narrow enough to push it in.

    I just bought an UMI-Emax on Friday, could you keep me updated on how the phone is going?
    where did you buy it from, and how long did it take to deliver?

    Thanks :)


  • #308
    Dravokivich
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Music Moderators, Politics Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 22,360 CMod ✭✭✭✭Dravokivich


    2thousand14 wrote: »
    I just bought an UMI-Emax on Friday, could you keep me updated on how the phone is going?
    where did you buy it from, and how long did it take to deliver?

    Thanks :)

    I responded to you here the other day:

    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=95823940&postcount=191

    It was dispatched by the seller in the wee hours of Saturday morning and in my work on Friday. however I was out of the office so only getting a hand on it earlier.

    Doesn't come with a UK plug. so be ready to hang onto one you've got. Also, keep a hold of anything long and thin but sturdy, so you can get your Sim Card or SD card into it!

    Wont really know much of how it is until using it a while. but happy enough so far.


  • #309
    Kaiba
    Registered Users Posts: 3 ✭Kaiba


    did anyone buy the Huawei Honour 6?
    Just wondering how it is holding up


  • #310
    uck51js9zml2yt
    Closed Accounts Posts: 18,268 ✭✭✭✭uck51js9zml2yt


    Just bought the umi hammer for my wife from coolicool EU warehouse.
    143 euro.
    Wouldn't mind but I only bought her a Nokia 635 last Christmas which she managed to break.

    On the plus side I've another Chinese phone to play with :)


  • #311
    corwill
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,799 ✭✭✭corwill


    Steven Numerous Flare wrote: »
    Just bought the umi hammer for my wife from coolicool EU warehouse.
    143 euro.
    Wouldn't mind but I only bought her a Nokia 635 last Christmas which she managed to break.

    On the plus side I've another Chinese phone to play with :)

    I'll be interested to hear how the camera and battery on this work out for ye, am on the lookout for an economical replacement for my wife's Moto G.


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  • #312
    Ardennes1944
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,238 ✭✭✭Ardennes1944


    Kaiba wrote: »
    did anyone buy the Huawei Honour 6?
    Just wondering how it is holding up

    Bought one, good phone, no hassle. Have it since the day it was released on Amazon.

    Never bonded with it though, didnt like the interface, but lollipop is coming soon so maybe it will change that.

    Im selling mine as I changed to a Lumia 925 last week


  • #313
    abarkie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,559 ✭✭✭abarkie


    Ardennes1944 wrote: »
    Bought one, good phone, no hassle. Have it since the day it was released on Amazon.

    Never bonded with it though, didnt like the interface, but lollipop is coming soon so maybe it will change that.

    Im selling mine as I changed to a Lumia 925 last week

    Which model please


  • #314
    seanin4711
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,171 ✭✭✭seanin4711


    Customs to be paid 30bucks to Michael Noonan. And I will have my k3 note by Wednesday.


  • #315
    manutd83
    Registered Users Posts: 324 ✭✭manutd83


    seanin4711 wrote: »
    Customs to be paid 30bucks to Michael Noonan. And I will have my k3 note by Wednesday.

    Its a good Phone iv had mine for 2 weeks nows,screen is very good,it eats the battery on full,so auto is the way to go,I will also say I had a generic micro SD card lying around,tried it,phone didnt like it at all but when I put a San disk in it worked perfectly so go with a branded SD card


  • #316
    Ardennes1944
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,238 ✭✭✭Ardennes1944


    abarkie wrote: »
    Which model please

    Black


  • #317
    eamonnq
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,012 ✭✭✭eamonnq


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

    Did you advise the seller that you got 2 ??


  • #318
    Casshern88
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 806 ✭✭✭Casshern88


    Can anyone advice me on a good Chinese phone, that fits following specs
    • looking for 2gb ram
    • internal storage not too important as long as has a SD slot.
    • a good screen , i have a S4 so i dont want to "downgrade" in terms of screen quality. eg i have a friend who has a zen phone and i think screen looks very dull.
    • Decent front and back camera
    • Size wise i want to go bigger than my S4, anything between 5.1 and 5.7(size of note 4)
    • willing to spend up to 350
    • 4G not vital


  • #319
    Digital Solitude
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,397 ✭✭✭✭Digital Solitude


    Casshern88 wrote: »
    Can anyone advice me on a good Chinese phone, that fits following specs
    • looking for 2gb ram
    • internal storage not too important as long as has a SD slot.
    • a good screen , i have a S4 so i dont want to "downgrade" in terms of screen quality. eg i have a friend who has a zen phone and i think screen looks very dull.
    • Decent front and back camera
    • Size wise i want to go bigger than my S4, anything between 5.1 and 5.7(size of note 4)
    • willing to spend up to 350
    • 4G not vital

    64gb one plus one had everything but the SD slot


  • #320
    Casshern88
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 806 ✭✭✭Casshern88


    Digital Solitude wrote: »
    64gb one plus one had everything but the SD slot

    If i were to go down that route i may as well hold off for a bit with the new one plus one out in July (i think i read that anyway could be mistaken)


  • #321
    Digital Solitude
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,397 ✭✭✭✭Digital Solitude


    Casshern88 wrote: »
    If i were to go down that route i may as well hold off for a bit with the new one plus one out in July (i think i read that anyway could be mistaken)

    The OPO is still a good bit ahead of any other phone IMO. Doubt the two will be much of an upgrade or the same value for money

    I didn't think it had even been announced

    *Edit * Shows how out of the loop I am, July indeed for the release


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  • #322
    savemejebus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,571 ✭✭✭savemejebus


    Casshern88 wrote: »
    Can anyone advice me on a good Chinese phone, that fits following specs
    • looking for 2gb ram
    • internal storage not too important as long as has a SD slot.
    • a good screen , i have a S4 so i dont want to "downgrade" in terms of screen quality. eg i have a friend who has a zen phone and i think screen looks very dull.
    • Decent front and back camera
    • Size wise i want to go bigger than my S4, anything between 5.1 and 5.7(size of note 4)
    • willing to spend up to 350
    • 4G not vital

    For that sort of cash you could just go for an LG G3 and eliminate alot of the fun/
    /risk of the chinese android phones http://www.amazon.co.uk/LG-G3-UK-SIM-Free-Smartphone/dp/B00KMZ07J2/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1434448272&sr=8-1&keywords=lg+g3


  • #323
    tuborg_man
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 454 ✭✭tuborg_man


    Iseedeadpixels. Where did you get your thl 5000.had a thl4000 and battery was amazing but the phone was standard enought. the 5000 looks just the ticket.


  • #324
    Curb Your Enthusiasm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,481 ✭✭✭Curb Your Enthusiasm


    Casshern88 wrote: »
    Can anyone advice me on a good Chinese phone, that fits following specs
    • looking for 2gb ram
    • internal storage not too important as long as has a SD slot.
    • a good screen , i have a S4 so i dont want to "downgrade" in terms of screen quality. eg i have a friend who has a zen phone and i think screen looks very dull.
    • Decent front and back camera
    • Size wise i want to go bigger than my S4, anything between 5.1 and 5.7(size of note 4)
    • willing to spend up to 350
    • 4G not vital

    Christ, don't spend 350 on Chinese no-warranty phones, please!!


  • #325
    n1ck
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,084 ✭✭✭n1ck


    So after a week of use i'll give the Elephone P7000 a brief review.

    Screen:
    Screen quality to me is really nice, i've moved from an iPhone 5S and the screen is really vibrant and the screen size I love. It's great for viewing videos, streams etc. on and it doesn't kill the battery.

    Battery Life:
    Battery life for the screen size is pretty outstanding, i'd usually have to charge my iPhone daily as it would die overnight if I didn't but with this, even with a lot of use, videos/streams being played, it is always at around 50% after a full day which to me is excellent.

    Android Use:
    Going from iOS to Android wasn't that big a jump to me because i'd previously used Android prior to my iPhone but now I realise how much more options you have available with Android. Like I had an issue with slowdown on the dropdown task bar and notification bar but I was able to fix this by changing the animation timings and its flawless now. An issue like this generally doesn't arise on iPhone but having the option to be able to change it without having to root/jailbreak the phone is really nice.

    Pros:
    Big Screen
    Vibrant colours
    Cheap+++
    Fingerprint scanner

    Cons:
    Issue with slowdown on notification bar, android issue so not just on this phone but easily fixed.
    ???

    I really love this phone and I would recommend it to anyone, I like it so much so i've gone and bought one for the girlfriend who also loves it after having a mess around on it. :pac:


  • #326
    Iseedeadpixels
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,567 ✭✭✭Iseedeadpixels


    tuborg_man wrote: »
    Iseedeadpixels. Where did you get your thl 5000.had a thl4000 and battery was amazing but the phone was standard enought. the 5000 looks just the ticket.

    I bought it from a poster here.


  • #327
    daytob
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,900 ✭✭✭daytob


    @ N1ck, whats the camera like?


  • #328
    eamonnq
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,012 ✭✭✭eamonnq


    daytob wrote: »
    @ N1ck, whats the camera like?

    Did some of them ship with a lower quality camera in them, as in different from the specs advertised ?


  • #329
    Casshern88
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 806 ✭✭✭Casshern88


    n1ck wrote: »
    So after a week of use i'll give the Elephone P7000 a brief review.

    Screen:
    Screen quality to me is really nice, i've moved from an iPhone 5S and the screen is really vibrant and the screen size I love. It's great for viewing videos, streams etc. on and it doesn't kill the battery.

    Battery Life:
    Battery life for the screen size is pretty outstanding, i'd usually have to charge my iPhone daily as it would die overnight if I didn't but with this, even with a lot of use, videos/streams being played, it is always at around 50% after a full day which to me is excellent.

    Android Use:
    Going from iOS to Android wasn't that big a jump to me because i'd previously used Android prior to my iPhone but now I realise how much more options you have available with Android. Like I had an issue with slowdown on the dropdown task bar and notification bar but I was able to fix this by changing the animation timings and its flawless now. An issue like this generally doesn't arise on iPhone but having the option to be able to change it without having to root/jailbreak the phone is really nice.

    Pros:
    Big Screen
    Vibrant colours
    Cheap+++
    Fingerprint scanner

    Cons:
    Issue with slowdown on notification bar, android issue so not just on this phone but easily fixed.
    ???

    I really love this phone and I would recommend it to anyone, I like it so much so i've gone and bought one for the girlfriend who also loves it after having a mess around on it. :pac:

    Looks good, i might get one a those myself, what site did you go for to purchase?

    Did you get hit with customs if so how much?

    what was shipping time?

    also like another poster asked what is quality of front and back camera like


  • #330
    n1ck
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,084 ✭✭✭n1ck


    Quality of the camera is really good, I've attached two pictures the girlfriend took while messing with it. It really shows the vibrancy that it captures, there is a bit of shake in the picture of her shoes but you get the idea!

    Shipping time was 3 days once processed but it took about two weeks to process because they hadn't got it in stock when I ordered which is not their fault.

    I got hit with €30.92 customs so it came to €253~ for the phone.


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  • #331
    Digital Solitude
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,397 ✭✭✭✭Digital Solitude


    n1ck wrote: »
    I've attached two pictures the girlfriend took

    Didn't live up to expectations.

    :D:D

    Being serious, the camera does look sharp, seems like a great deal for the phone


  • #332
    Casshern88
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 806 ✭✭✭Casshern88


    n1ck wrote: »
    Quality of the camera is really good, I've attached two pictures the girlfriend took while messing with it. It really shows the vibrancy that it captures, there is a bit of shake in the picture of her shoes but you get the idea!

    Shipping time was 3 days once processed but it took about two weeks to process because they hadn't got it in stock when I ordered which is not their fault.

    I got hit with €30.92 customs so it came to €253~ for the phone.

    nice, camera quality looks solid, just doing some googling the P8000 is being released in the coming weeks, will hang on and see what thats like


  • #333
    Thargor
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,964 ✭✭✭✭Thargor


    Those are very sharp pics.


  • #334
    n1ck
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,084 ✭✭✭n1ck


    Digital Solitude wrote: »
    Didn't live up to expectations.

    :D:D

    Being serious, the camera does look sharp, seems like a great deal for the phone

    Hard luck :pac:

    I really like it, I wouldn't be mad for the camera as I don't actually use it that much but the quality is good as you can see.

    Specs specify that it's a Sony camera so I was expecting it to be pretty good!


  • #335
    GBX
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,018 ✭✭✭✭GBX


    n1ck wrote: »
    Hard luck :pac:

    I really like it, I wouldn't be mad for the camera as I don't actually use it that much but the quality is good as you can see.

    Specs specify that it's a Sony camera so I was expecting it to be pretty good!

    It does look quite good. Unfortunately the norm has been for manufacturers to state "Sony" camera when its not often been the case.


  • #336
    nedd
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,027 ✭✭✭nedd


    I was just on the elephone.hk site and there is some confusing coupon system in place for pre-orders of the P8000.


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  • #337
    dedaw
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 320 ✭✭dedaw


    @n1ck how's the GPS on the p7000?

    Best of luck with it!


  • #338
    n1ck
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,084 ✭✭✭n1ck


    dedaw wrote: »
    @n1ck how's the GPS on the p7000?

    Best of luck with it!

    I haven't used it much at all, i've used it once and it was good, it uses Google Maps and the location was accurate!


  • #339
    T-Bird
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,343 ✭✭✭T-Bird


    nedd wrote: »
    I was just on the elephone.hk site and there is some confusing coupon system in place for pre-orders of the P8000.

    Can't remember where I read it, but P8000 has no OTG or gorilla glass among other things.


  • #340
    Raoul
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,791 ✭✭✭Raoul


    Guys, would really appreciate if someone could recommend me a phone or a couple to choose from with the following vague specs:
    Good screen
    32 gb storage (internal storage isn't important if it has a micro sd slot)
    4g
    A really good camera
    2 day battery life if possible on moderate use (not a dealbreaker though.
    A screen around 5 inches
    And my budget is probably around 200 euro.

    I know it's vague but I really have no idea what value for money can be gotten on the Chinese phones. Any help is appreciated!


  • #341
    johnybean
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 372 ✭✭johnybean


    Just a quick update/review

    Received the K3 Note on Tuesday evening and had a quick play Tuesday night and fiddled around with it all day yesterday (in between sporadic bouts of work!)
    Have to say, its a nice phone. Not as big in the hand as I thought it would be. I am coming from the Landvo L200 and the Lenovo doesn't feel much bigger and actually feels a bit lighter than the Landvo. Screen is really clear as would be expected with a 1080P screen. Camera seems to be pretty good. Build quality is good.
    Main issue with the phone was that the software was a bit buggy as well as having chinese text in some places such as when receiving a call the callers name would appear along with some chinese writing underneath. To sort this out I rooted the phone and flashed AOSP build that was linked in the XDA thread. Have flashed and rooted a few phones before so I have to say that this was fairly straight forward and the phone has been flying since I changed the ROM (Rooting also allowed me to remove all of the bloatware that was on the phone)
    All in all its a good phone for the money (€163 delivered through Aliexpress, thanks spix :)) I haven't been blown away by it (The specs suggest that it should be a massive jump up from the Landvo, 5.5"/1080P screen/64 bit processor/2 GB RAM etc) but if it lasts me for a while then I cant complain because the phone feels fast and solid and for €160 ish I cant complain.

    P.S.
    I can do instructions or links to rooting and ROM if needed.


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  • #342
    corwill
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,799 ✭✭✭corwill


    Raoul wrote: »
    Guys, would really appreciate if someone could recommend me a phone or a couple to choose from with the following vague specs:
    Good screen
    32 gb storage (internal storage isn't important if it has a micro sd slot)
    4g
    A really good camera
    2 day battery life if possible on moderate use (not a dealbreaker though.
    A screen around 5 inches
    And my budget is probably around 200 euro.

    I know it's vague but I really have no idea what value for money can be gotten on the Chinese phones. Any help is appreciated!

    Not as much choice at 5", C.A.P.s are mostly 5.5"ers lately. If you can go a bit higher, the ZTE Nubia Z9 Mini ticks all the boxes. The camera has been getting high praise around the web.

    The 64gb Xiaomi Mi3 might be worth a look, if you can do without 4g. The Mi4i only comes in 16gb with no SD slot, and seems to be having overheating problems, I think they might have overclocked the cpu.

    On the budget end of the spectrum, the Umi Hammer looks like great value for money - http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/review/android-smartphones/umi-hammer-review-cheap-but-incredibly-tough-budget-4g-phone-3612472/. Tatranska, a poster on here, picked up one for his missus, so we'll see how they get on.


  • #343
    Raoul
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,791 ✭✭✭Raoul


    Cheers for the suggestion! On holidays at the moment and it is hard to do proper research into it. Do you know if the nubia has gorilla glass and is it possible to get a cover for it? Also where can you buy it?

    It's annoying that the Asian market prefers phablets. My hands are too small to manage a 5.5 incher singlehandedly.


  • #344
    Digital Solitude
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,397 ✭✭✭✭Digital Solitude


    Fairly sure the Nubia has Gorilla Glass. There's a heap of stores in the OP


  • #345
    Iseedeadpixels
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,567 ✭✭✭Iseedeadpixels


    Raoul wrote: »
    Cheers for the suggestion! On holidays at the moment and it is hard to do proper research into it. Do you know if the nubia has gorilla glass and is it possible to get a cover for it? Also where can you buy it?

    It's annoying that the Asian market prefers phablets. My hands are too small to manage a 5.5 incher singlehandedly.

    Hehe :pac::D


  • #346
    Digital Solitude
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,397 ✭✭✭✭Digital Solitude


    Iseedeadpixels wrote: »
    Hehe :pac::D

    We've all got our heads in the gutter the last few days :pac:


  • #347
    Iseedeadpixels
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,567 ✭✭✭Iseedeadpixels


    Digital Solitude wrote: »
    We've all got our heads in the gutter the last few days :pac:

    The bigger the phones have gotten the bigger kids we've become :D


  • #348
    Fabio
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,262 ✭✭✭Fabio


    HI lads,

    I'm searching for a replacement for my Xiaomi Redmi 1s with a budget of about €150.

    Something with...

    - 4.7 - 5.0 inch screen.
    - 720p or full HD display (Redmi 1s pixel density is 321ppi so something like that or better would be good).
    - Would like to it have a community behind it that develops stuff (I had Cyanogemod 12 with Android 5.1 on the Redmi 1s and that phone performed far better than its spec would suggest).

    I'm leaning toward the Redmi 2 (I think there's a Cyanogenmod build on the way for it in the future) but anyone else have any suggestions?


  • #349
    abarkie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,559 ✭✭✭abarkie


    Ardennes1944 wrote: »
    Black

    I meant is it hl6-02

    Just want check what bands the phone can do


  • #350
    Ardennes1944
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,238 ✭✭✭Ardennes1944


    Ah sorry, its the H60 L04, whatever one Amazon in France are selling it.


  • #351
    Logic deficit
    Registered Users Posts: 8 ✭Logic deficit


    Hi, been following this thread for awhile now since I became aware of the excellent value in Chinese phones. Just had a couple of questions:
    Which phone would you guys consider a significant upgrade on a HTC one m7?

    Also, coming from a 32gb phone I've noticed that a lot of Chinese phones are 16gb with sd card slots...it's space for apps not an issue with 16gb phones or can more or less everything be installed to the sd card?

    Thanks in advance


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