Chinese Android Phones

gripcasey · 15-11-2013 9:10am

eamonnq: I think I am going to order the G4 like your own from mixshop. But did playstore work out of the box or had you to flash it.
thanks

pajor · 15-11-2013 10:48am

gripcasey wrote: »

eamonnq: I think I am going to order the G4 like your own from mixshop. But did playstore work out of the box or had you to flash it.
thanks

When ordering ask them to root the phone and add Google Play.

Well.. it's what I just did.

eamonnq · 15-11-2013 11:07am

gripcasey wrote: »

eamonnq: I think I am going to order the G4 like your own from mixshop. But did playstore work out of the box or had you to flash it.
thanks

?? I don't have a G4

tallaghtmick · 15-11-2013 11:20am

eamonnq wrote: »

?? I don't have a G4

Subliminal advertising he wants you to buy one

eamonnq · 15-11-2013 11:30am

tallaghtmick wrote: »

Subliminal advertising he wants you to buy one

I might have to!!

ZeitgeistGlee · 15-11-2013 11:39am

loyatemu wrote: »

ordering from China is a deal breaker for many people, especially if there is a comparable phone for comparable money available locally - look how popular the G300 was. I'm pretty sure the Moto G will come with full Google Apps so no need to monkey around flashing zip files, and 16GB is enough for most users.

Sure, and I have no issue with people considering it to be one. I genuinely do think the Moto G is a nice bit of kit, but for me personally, as someone who likes to have their full music library to hand (and some movies/tv episodes) the space available would prevent me from buying it. It will, however, as you say be a very attractive option for people who want a slick Android experience on a budget.

tallaghtmick · 15-11-2013 11:44am

eamonnq wrote: »

I might have to!!

How are you finding the Lenovo? Any luck with flashing?

Barr · 15-11-2013 11:59am

Mixshop seem to charge extra for the black colour G4 - is it worth an extra $8.58

pajor · 15-11-2013 12:07pm

Barr wrote: »

Mixshop seem to charge extra for the black colour G4 - is it worth an extra $8.58

Not to me. I ordered a green case with mine for an extra $4. :P

eamonnq · 15-11-2013 12:09pm

tallaghtmick wrote: »

How are you finding the Lenovo? Any luck with flashing?

Am struggling with a few things on it, but have not had time to sort them out yet.

Does not seem to be a file manager on it, so can't explore the storage through the phone (or install apps that way).

Wifi does not want to seem to connect at work, but I don't think that is an issue with the phone as it worked at home fine.

Might have to brush up on my Chinese and use the recovery software that is on it. I know I came across a guide a while back explaining it, but I am hoping I don't need to go down that route! Will keep me busy for a while anyway!!

tallaghtmick · 15-11-2013 1:22pm

eamonnq wrote: »

Am struggling with a few things on it, but have not had time to sort them out yet.

Does not seem to be a file manager on it, so can't explore the storage through the phone (or install apps that way).

Wifi does not want to seem to connect at work, but I don't think that is an issue with the phone as it worked at home fine.

Might have to brush up on my Chinese and use the recovery software that is on it. I know I came across a guide a while back explaining it, but I am hoping I don't need to go down that route! Will keep me busy for a while anyway!!

Thats strange but use the Aptoide app to get one.

Redriddick · 15-11-2013 3:39pm

Lads,
Which will i pull the trigger on gt3 or g4 thick battery???

loyatemu · 15-11-2013 4:35pm

loyatemu wrote: »

anyone else encounter this - my phone arrived with Play Store installed, but not most other Google apps. I can install Gmail, Maps etc, but not any apps that require the maps API - eg Next Train/Bus, UlsterBank, Atooma.

I think I've found the necessary files to copy over but wanted to see if anyone else had had the same issue?

I've fixed this by flashing full Gapps from CWM - hadn't planned to do any sort of modding with this phone, another possible reason for non-techies to avoid these phones...

Mick Murdock · 16-11-2013 12:18pm

Received my THL W200 on Thursday. It's my first android phone in a while as I've been using iPhones for the past 5 years. Very happy with it so far, but still getting to grips with it.

Pros: Price (cost €200 delivered from Wales - €182 for the phone itself), Build quality is excellent (for the money), very responsive - better than my 4s, came with Play Store and all Google apps installed (no Chinese apps), 5 inch Screen, dual sim, seems to hold 3G better than my iPhone. I'm on the Three network.

Bearing in mind I only have it a few days

Cons: While the screen size is great, video/image quality I would consider pretty average, audio quality with headphones is acceptable but not great - my iPhone was much better (understandably), it's charging EXTREMELY slowly (I'd guess 3 hours for a full charge - i'm using a genuine Apple USB plug charger with the cable provided - not sure if that has anything to do with it?), GPS non existent so far - hasn't been able to find my location.

I will report back if any of the above improve.

Overall, I would definitely recommend it for the money. GPS isn't all that important for me so that doesn't concern me too much and other than the ridiculous charging time I am delighted with it.

Antutu Score: 15919

ZeitgeistGlee · 16-11-2013 1:24pm

Mick Murdock wrote: »

it's charging EXTREMELY slowly (I'd guess 3 hours for a full charge - i'm using a genuine Apple USB plug charger with the cable provided - not sure if that has anything to do with it?)

Could be a cable issue, using a Samsung one and I'm getting full charge in about 90 minutes or less. What % is the batter normally when you start a charge?

Mick Murdock · 16-11-2013 3:08pm

ZeitgeistGlee wrote: »

Could be a cable issue, using a Samsung one and I'm getting full charge in about 90 minutes or less. What % is the batter normally when you start a charge?

Interesting. The cable provided looks pretty much like the ones you can buy in €2 shops but I assumed they would ship it with a half decent cable? Could very well be the problem. Battery is generally between 10-15% when I start a charge.

ZeitgeistGlee · 16-11-2013 3:22pm

Mick Murdock wrote: »

Interesting. The cable provided looks pretty much like the ones you can buy in €2 shops but I assumed they would ship it with a half decent cable? Could very well be the problem. Battery is generally between 10-15% when I start a charge.

Yeah, I wasn't that impressed with the cable to be honest and I always have a couple of spare ones knocking around from all the different Samsungs we've had in the house. Usually charge at around that % as well, so I'm not really sure why there's such a big difference.

gripcasey · 16-11-2013 8:32pm

What do people think of the NEO N003 MTK6589T was just about to order Jiayu G4T when I came across this.
http://www.mixeshop.com/neo-n003-mtk6589t-quad-core-5inch-fhd-1080p-screen-android-42-2gb-ram-32gb-rom-3g-gps-130mp-3000mah-battery-smartphone_p2838.html

ZeitgeistGlee · 16-11-2013 8:39pm

gripcasey wrote: »

What do people think of the NEO N003 MTK6589T was just about to order Jiayu G4T when I came across this.
http://www.mixeshop.com/neo-n003-mtk6589t-quad-core-5inch-fhd-1080p-screen-android-42-2gb-ram-32gb-rom-3g-gps-130mp-3000mah-battery-smartphone_p2838.html

http://www.gizchina.com/2013/09/02/neo-n003-review/

Generally trust their reviews.

gripcasey · 16-11-2013 9:09pm

ZeitgeistGlee wrote: »

http://www.gizchina.com/2013/09/02/neo-n003-review/

Generally trust their reviews.

Thanks' for that. gets good review. But now I am really confused as to what to order.

RaggyDays · 16-11-2013 11:25pm

gripcasey wrote: »

Thanks' for that. gets good review. But now I am really confused as to what to order.

Don`t overlook the UMI X2 t its a really good phone aswell :P

phunks · 17-11-2013 11:17am

gripcasey wrote: »

eamonnq: I think I am going to order the G4 like your own from mixshop. But did playstore work out of the box or had you to flash it.
thanks

I got the G4 from mixeshop and it came rooted with the play store installed.

tallaghtmick · 17-11-2013 12:15pm

Anyone with the G3S or G3ST model have a dead pixel problem?

pajor · 17-11-2013 1:29pm

tallaghtmick wrote: »

Anyone with the G3S or G3ST model have a dead pixel problem?

I did read about that though. Bottom left of the screen?

Shapey Fiend · 17-11-2013 2:21pm

My girlfriend just smashed her phone I've got a G3 myself but think that might be a bit on the big size wise. What's good in the 4 to 4.3 inch form factor that isn't on the expensive side? The G2 is a bit plasticy looking for my taste. I see there's a G2F coming out that looks good but who knows if that'll be out by Christmas.

tallaghtmick · 17-11-2013 2:36pm

pajor wrote: »

I did read about that though. Bottom left of the screen?

Top left.

ZeitgeistGlee · 17-11-2013 9:05pm

Shapey Fiend wrote: »

My girlfriend just smashed her phone I've got a G3 myself but think that might be a bit on the big size wise. What's good in the 4 to 4.3 inch form factor that isn't on the expensive side? The G2 is a bit plasticy looking for my taste. I see there's a G2F coming out that looks good but who knows if that'll be out by Christmas.

Am in a similar position. Lot of smaller phones seem to have quite poor specs as we move ever closer to carrying 6' phablets around.

Rock Paper Scissors · 17-11-2013 11:27pm

Just took delivery of a Neo N003 advanced on Friday

Wow.... What a phone.....Its absolutely superb !!

Im suffering from food sickness right now but will post a full review over the next day or two

Mick Murdock · 17-11-2013 11:41pm

Any recommendations for a launcher to use on the W200? Prefer something that doesn't divide the apps into categories.

@zeitgeistglee - how do you find the battery life? I have the screen set to brightest, not sure if that's big drain on the battery?

gripcasey · 18-11-2013 12:12am

Rock Paper Scissors wrote: »

Just took delivery of a Neo N003 advanced on Friday

Wow.... What a phone.....Its absolutely superb !!

Im suffering from food sickness right now but will post a full review over the next day or two

Please do gonna order it or Jiayu G4T in the next few days. So would like to hear your thoughts on the Neo 003.
And hope the food sickness clears up for you.

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