Chinese Android Phones

honda boi · 11-05-2014 8:36pm

Im gonna order two phones and some other stuff off aliexpress and planning on using dhl for the phones and free shipping on other items..Im wondering if its better to order them altogether or separately when it comes to customs?

Barr · 11-05-2014 9:14pm

very cheap 4G phone

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/zte-red-bull-v5-5-snapdragon-400-MSM8926-quad-core-Dual-SIM-LTE-TDD-4G-13mp-/181400668559?pt=Cell_Phones&hash=item2a3c52898f

tallaghtmick · 11-05-2014 9:18pm

Barr wrote: »

very cheap 4G phone

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/zte-red-bull-v5-5-snapdragon-400-MSM8926-quad-core-Dual-SIM-LTE-TDD-4G-13mp-/181400668559?pt=Cell_Phones&hash=item2a3c52898f

Trustworthy seller?

Barr · 11-05-2014 9:29pm

They seem to have a lot of positive reviews so look ok to me.

The Cuban · 11-05-2014 9:32pm

Barr wrote: »

very cheap 4G phone
ebay.co.uk/itm/zte-red-bull-v5-5-snapdragon-400-MSM8926-quad-core-Dual-SIM-LTE-TDD-4G-13mp-/181400668559?pt=Cell_Phones&hash=item2a3c52898f

Doesnt have/support google play store

pajor · 11-05-2014 9:36pm

Barr wrote: »

very cheap 4G phone

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/zte-red-bull-v5-5-snapdragon-400-MSM8926-quad-core-Dual-SIM-LTE-TDD-4G-13mp-/181400668559?pt=Cell_Phones&hash=item2a3c52898f

Not WCDMA though and wrong 4G bands for here too unfortunately.

Barr · 11-05-2014 9:38pm

pajor wrote: »

Not WCDMA though and wrong 4G bands for here unfortunately.

Ahh crap .. looked like good value at first viewing

RichT · 12-05-2014 6:24am

Anyone have any luck getting one of these Chinese phones repaired?

I have the same phone and problem as blackwaves below. I dropped it on pavement couple of weeks ago (landed flat on its back)

I took it into a couple of repair shops in Galway, but they don't touch Chinese phones.

blackwave wrote: »

I have this problem on my Jiayu G3 screen however it isnt quite as bad as the guy in the video, as shown here its only in the top left of the screen. anyone have suggestions or know where I could possibly get it repaired? dont want to send it back to china as it will take ages if I can help it.

pickarooney · 12-05-2014 9:48am

irishproduce wrote: »

Question for those in the know.
With the dual sim functionality, is it possible to have one sim running for data and one as normal for general contact?
I will be travelling in France soon. I notice there are french operators that do good french data deals. Could I have two sims running simultaneously?? I have a Elephone P6s

FWIW, I'd recommend Prixtel for call/data packages

tallaghtmick · 12-05-2014 10:39am

Simi wrote: »

The fact that it's a Galaxy S5 clone aside, this is an unbelievable spec for the money http://www.mixeshop.com/tengda-s5-mtk6592-octa-core-51-inch-fhd-ogs-screen-2gb-16gb-android-42-gesture-sensing-smartphone_p4124.html 1920x1080 IPS screen with Gorilla Glass for ~€155 delivered with the no customs delivery option!

Right lads am I going for this or the Jiayu G4? Cant decide need you guys to vote

Barr · 12-05-2014 11:21am

tallaghtmick wrote: »

Right lads am I going for this or the Jiayu G4? Cant decide need you guys to vote

I’d go Jiayu all day long. They are well tried and tested on here. I never even heard of Tengda as a brand.

pajor · 12-05-2014 11:27am

tallaghtmick wrote: »

Right lads am I going for this or the Jiayu G4? Cant decide need you guys to vote

Besides the usual GPS issues, I can't fault mine.

tallaghtmick · 12-05-2014 11:31am

Barr wrote: »

I’d go Jiayu all day long. They are well tried and tested on here. I never even heard of Tengda as a brand.

pajor wrote: »

Besides the usual GPS issues, I can't fault mine.

2 for the Jiayu:D I kind of want a 5 inch screen hence the other brand but I really shouldn't be thick and stick with what I know.

pajor · 12-05-2014 11:40am

tallaghtmick wrote: »

2 for the Jiayu:D I kind of want a 5 inch screen hence the other brand but I really shouldn't be thick and stick with what I know.

Or else up your budget and go for a 5 inch Jiayu.

corpo3030 · 12-05-2014 11:44am

I bought this phone, just got it last Thursday. Overall, decent speeds when playing games, fast accessing apps. But the battery life is not great, and the audio quality from the earpiece on calls is below average. It will do until my thl is delivered.

Cubot X6

http://cubot.cc/cubot-x6.html and a short video of it I found on youtube too.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=thMIrm0JMWY

Just ran Antutu, score is 26832, Open GL 3D benchmark score of 3096.

tallaghtmick · 12-05-2014 11:47am

pajor wrote: »

Or else up your budget and go for a 5 inch Jiayu.

Ive a low enough budget, feck it ill go for the Jiayu.

Thargor · 12-05-2014 11:49am

Are GPS issues still present in the quad and octa core phones? Jiayu 4/5/6 specifically but in general?

tallaghtmick · 12-05-2014 11:49am

corpo3030 wrote: »

I bought this phone, just got it last Thursday. Overall, decent speeds when playing games, fast accessing apps. But the battery life is not great, and the audio quality from the earpiece on calls is below average. It will do until my thl is delivered.

Cubot X6

http://cubot.cc/cubot-x6.html and a short video of it I found on youtube too.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=thMIrm0JMWY

2200mAh Battery, I have that on my Xiaomi now and I agree its terrible size for the processors now, hence why I want the Jiayu its 3000mAh

pajor · 12-05-2014 12:03pm

Thargor wrote: »

Are GPS issues still present in the quad and octa core phones? Jiayu 4/5/6 specifically but in general?

Essentially yes on G4 quad. But in the past couple of weeks it has been much faster in locating (but not actually locking on) and pretty accurately too.

corpo3030 · 12-05-2014 12:35pm

tallaghtmick wrote: »

2200mAh Battery, I have that on my Xiaomi now and I agree its terrible size for the processors now, hence why I want the Jiayu its 3000mAh

I am waiting on delivery of a THL T100S, it comes with 2700mAh battery, the reviews say you can get all day from it without needing a recharge, which will do for me. It's not going to blow anyone's mind, but the price is right.

Here's a review video of it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7sbtkD5guyI

Lucas Hood · 12-05-2014 12:51pm

corpo3030 wrote: »

I am waiting on delivery of a THL T100S, it comes with 27mAh battery, the reviews say you can get all day from it without needing a recharge, which will do for me. It's not going to blow anyone's mind, but the price is right.

Here's a review video of it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7sbtkD5guyI

I have that phone , When I first got it I'd get home from work at 5.30 with still 50% left on the battery which was great but the last week or 2 and it's after dropping big time it be lucky to make it home with 20%.

Probably something easy I can do to fix that though.

tallaghtmick · 12-05-2014 1:30pm

Ordered the Jiayu G4 octa core from Mixeshop with the non customs option

Never ordered from them before so had a to leave a message saying to make sure play store was on it 181.56 in total and ill prob sell my Xiaomi for about 100.

eamonnq · 12-05-2014 1:40pm

tallaghtmick wrote: »

Ordered the Jiayu G4 octa core from Mixeshop with the non customs option Never ordered from them before so had a to leave a message saying to make sure play store was on it 181.56 in total and ill prob sell my Xiaomi for about 100.

I saw a very cheap Lenovo on adverts...........

http://www.adverts.ie/other-mobiles/lenovo-k860i-smartphone/5347794

eamonnq · 12-05-2014 1:42pm

tallaghtmick wrote: »

I think ill wait until later in the summer for a new phone, ill be using etotalk as I want their rom.

tallaghtmick wrote: »

Ordered the Jiayu G4 octa core from Mixeshop with the non customs option Never ordered from them before so had a to leave a message saying to make sure play store was on it 181.56 in total and ill prob sell my Xiaomi for about 100.

Later in the summer was not long arriving!!

tallaghtmick · 12-05-2014 1:42pm

eamonnq wrote: »

I saw a very cheap Lenovo on adverts...........

http://www.adverts.ie/other-mobiles/lenovo-k860i-smartphone/5347794

Yeh the poor chap bricked it, we both took big losses on that phone tbh felt sorry for him as he thought I ****ed him over which I didnt, when selling again im gonna make sure the buyer checks everything.

tallaghtmick · 12-05-2014 1:44pm

eamonnq wrote: »

Later in the summer was not long arriving!!

Hehe, I needed money to fix my car but I'm gonna leave it until next month as I'll be getting a small bonus in work.

eamonnq · 12-05-2014 1:48pm

tallaghtmick wrote: »

he thought I ****ed him over which I didnt, when selling again im gonna make sure the buyer checks everything.

This ad ?

http://www.adverts.ie/samsung/lenovo-k860i/5260515

Where he says: ' If phone is working ok ill give 110 for it ' and you ignore the question and just say it is in 'perfect condition' ?? :P:P:D:D

tallaghtmick · 12-05-2014 1:50pm

eamonnq wrote: »

This ad ?

http://www.adverts.ie/samsung/lenovo-k860i/5260515

Where he says: ' If phone is working ok ill give 110 for it ' and you ignore the question and just say it is in 'perfect condition' ?? :P:P:D:D

Perfect condition means perfect working order

Barr · 12-05-2014 2:01pm

tallaghtmick wrote: »

Ordered the Jiayu G4 octa core from Mixeshop with the non customs option Never ordered from them before so had a to leave a message saying to make sure play store was on it 181.56 in total and ill prob sell my Xiaomi for about 100.

I'm not sure if anyone else on here has got the octocore version of the G4 but I am looking forward to hearing a review on it in time.

I thought you were going through etotalk ? What made you change your mind.

tallaghtmick · 12-05-2014 2:04pm

Barr wrote: »

I'm not sure if anyone else on here has got the octocore version of the G4 but I am looking forward to hearing a review on it in time.

I thought you were going through etotalk ? What made you change your mind.

Customs :pac: I knew I'd pay more with DHL on etotalk plus the Jiayu ROM isnt so bad tbh.

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