Chinese Android Phones

tallaghtmick

JackD9922 wrote: »

Do ye guys have your chinese androids rooted or not??

Mine is.

Thargor

Generally they all can but worth searching for make/model root before you buy, handy to root them as you can delete all the Chinese bloatware that comes on them.

Google Play is always on them aswell to the guy who asked on the previous page.

JackD9922

I'm struggling to decide between buying the new ZOPO ZP990 or the Nexus 4
Any opinions on which is best??

Inbox

Guys what does rooted mean and why must i do it?

Thargor

Same as jailbreaking an iPhone, you're gaining root access to the phone:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Android_rooting

Wish they'd just get it over with and started making them rooted straight from the factory.

bidiots

Thargor wrote: »

Same as jailbreaking an iPhone, you're gaining root access to the phone:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Android_rooting

Wish they'd just get it over with and started making them rooted straight from the factory.

Ah sure where's the fun in that:-)

eamonnq

JackD9922 wrote: »

Do ye guys have your chinese androids rooted or not??

Yep, bought it rooted though and the only reason for doing that was to make sure I did not get a DOA unit!!

Barr

Baked.noodle wrote: »

Thanks.

Which phone do you think is better value? The Lenovo P770, or the JIAYU G3T. I like the sound of the bigger battery in the Lenovo, and the Jiayu has a higher screen resolution, but are there other considerations I need to think about? Also, will both these phones work properly on Irish mobile networks such as Three. Also, should I buy a second battery off the bat, or grab one later to avoid paying customs on it. Finally, how long will it take to arrive using free post? Should I fork out for postage? Thanks everybody for you help.



EDIT: I just realised the option to buy a second battery on merimobiles.com links to a generic one. Won't be doing that anyway.

EDIT: Do both these phones come with access to the Google Play Store?

The jiayu g3t has a better camera and is quad core.

Barr

Baked.noodle wrote: »

Thanks.

Which phone do you think is better value? The Lenovo P770, or the JIAYU G3T. I like the sound of the bigger battery in the Lenovo, and the Jiayu has a higher screen resolution, but are there other considerations I need to think about? Also, will both these phones work properly on Irish mobile networks such as Three. Also, should I buy a second battery off the bat, or grab one later to avoid paying customs on it. Finally, how long will it take to arrive using free post? Should I fork out for postage? Thanks everybody for you help.

EDIT: I just realised the option to buy a second battery on merimobiles.com links to a generic one. Won't be doing that anyway.

EDIT: Do both these phones come with access to the Google Play Store?

The jiayu-g3t has a better camera and is quad core.

Bobby_D

Anyone selling a chinese brand phone i lost my g2s over the weekend

bidiots

Bobby_D wrote: »

Anyone selling a chinese brand phone i lost my g2s over the weekend

I might let my lenovo go..... even though I'm using it More than my nexus sincei got it

Bobby_D

bidiots wrote: »

I might let my lenovo go..... even though I'm using it More than my nexus sincei got it

Which lenovo is it? And how would you be looking for it if you were to let it go?

bidiots

Bobby_D wrote: »

Which lenovo is it? And how would you be looking for it if you were to let it go?

Just check through my posts, I gave a review on it... you can have it for cost, I can show you paypal receipt for proof

Bobby_D

The p770 ? Just seen a post there saying you got it for 160? Is that what your looking for it so?

bidiots

Bobby_D wrote: »

The p770 ? Just seen a post there saying you got it for 160? Is that what your looking for it so?

I normally play with them for a month and then pass them on again and try another, but if you are stuck you can have it for 150 and collect or cover post...

Edit... this is a fellow boardsie offer only :-)

Bobby_D

bidiots wrote: »

I normally play with them for a month and then pass them on again and try another, but if you are stuck you can have it for 150 and collect or cover post...

Edit... this is a fellow boardsie offer only :-)

Thats really sound I'll pm you now

Bobby_D

Anyone in dublin got a chinese phone for sale i could pick up tomorrow? Thanks anyway bidiots

bidiots

Bobby_D wrote: »

Anyone in dublin got a chinese phone for sale i could pick up tomorrow? Thanks anyway bidiots

No prob, hope you get sorted

bidiots

Jesus, my lenovo has become popular Bobby, it will be gone by tomorrow so I hope you are sorted. At this stage I would only have a Samsung Cobble if you're still stuck;)

Barr

Anyone know if there are flip cases available for the Lenovo?

Bobby_D

bidiots wrote: »

Jesus, my lenovo has become popular Bobby, it will be gone by tomorrow so I hope you are sorted. At this stage I would only have a Samsung Cobble if you're still stuck;)

I have a cobble here, the batterys held in with selotape its killing me haha if I cant sort something half decent today I think i'll hold out for a few days and order the g3st. Worst part about all this is i have 529 set aside to buy the girlfriend a htc one for her birthday yet had to sell my telly to get money for a phone for myself

bidiots

The cobble is like an ant....after WW3 ants and cobbles will be the only thing remaining on the earth!
If you could get you hands on the Nexus 4 now that it can be got for 200, would be another good option...I paid a lot more for mine a while back!

Bobby_D

bidiots wrote: »

The cobble is like an ant....after WW3 ants and cobbles will be the only thing remaining on the earth!
If you could get you hands on the Nexus 4 now that it can be got for 200, would be another good option...I paid a lot more for mine a while back!

Along with the nokia 3310. Yeah I seen they dropped the price there a while back but then that means nexus 5 only around the corner so do you buy now or wait. Just going to hope I can pick something up today. Fingers crossed anyway

dinorebel

Just wondering what peoples opinions are on this?

http://www.merimobiles.com/zte-nubia-z5-mini-qualcomm-snapdragon-600-4-7-inch-hd-8mp-2gb-ram-nfc_p/meri7765.htm

not the cheapest but I have a ZTE and like the brand.

boarsboard

make sure it has 1gb of internal memory 512 does not run android well and ips
screen



http://www.theguardian.com/business/2013/aug/16/china-smartphone-makers-catching-apple-samsung

dinorebel

boarsboard wrote: »

make sure it has 1gb of internal memory 512 does not run android well and ips
screen



http://www.theguardian.com/business/2013/aug/16/china-smartphone-makers-catching-apple-samsung

It's 2gb RAM.

tallaghtmick

Bobby_D wrote: »

I have a cobble here, the batterys held in with selotape its killing me haha if I cant sort something half decent today I think i'll hold out for a few days and order the g3st. Worst part about all this is i have 529 set aside to buy the girlfriend a htc one for her birthday yet had to sell my telly to get money for a phone for myself

Dump her! :pac:

AlmightyCushion

dinorebel wrote: »

Just wondering what peoples opinions are on this?

http://www.merimobiles.com/zte-nubia-z5-mini-qualcomm-snapdragon-600-4-7-inch-hd-8mp-2gb-ram-nfc_p/meri7765.htm

not the cheapest but I have a ZTE and like the brand.

Same (or very similar at least) specs to the Nexus 4 apart from the dual sim and micro sd support. I'd get the nexus, it's a bit cheaper, no risk of getting him by customs which would increase the price of the ZTE by about 25-30% and will get regular updates.

ZeitgeistGlee

boarsboard wrote: »

http://www.theguardian.com/business/2013/aug/16/china-smartphone-makers-catching-apple-samsung

Some of those comments... You'd swear they didn't know 90% of their stuff comes from China. :rolleyes:

blahfckingblah

so my Jaiyu g3s came yesterday. it was rooted even though i didn't pay for it and i didn't get charged by customs so far so good