Elephone p7000 $159 on preorder

cojomo2

http://www.elephone.hk/

Excellent value...

specs include:

• octacore processor
• 3GB RAM
• 1080X1920 display
• 3450 mAh battery

soirish

That's an anonymous brand, how does it compare to OnePlus One?

Update:
Website registered less than a year ago by Mr. Ji Jinggui, Shenzhen, China 1674118@qq.com. That's a joke lads.

Excellent customer support?

2 months ago they started hiring English translators with salaries around 600 euro.


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cojomo2

soirish wrote: »

That's an anonymous brand, how does it compare to OnePlus One?

So is one plus one - more or less.
This phone is a lot cheaper (presale only), is thinner, dual sim, ships with lollipop 5.0, has 8 cores, has expandable storage, bigger battery , has fingerprint scanner...worth a punt I reckon.

Del007

Wasn't one plus one anonymous this time last year also?

loki7777

soirish wrote: »

That's an anonymous brand, how does it compare to OnePlus One?

It is not, well know brand.

Sono

What store are people choosing to purchase? Don't need this but it looks a steal!

stanley1

what shop is recommended (reliable).

Sono

Went with elephonestore but it's out of stock

cojomo2

Won't be available to purchase until May 11. The only store on that list I've heard of is Focal Price.

alksander

stanley1 wrote: »

what shop is recommended (reliable).

Same question here. I have only dealt with Gearbest out of the bunch (with small value transactions) and heard about Pandawill, geekbuying and focalprice before.

loki7777

coolicool,gearbest, hongkong goldway(i took coolpad f1 of it - took about 2 weeks to del to ireland from HK - vat to be paid).

stanley1

will customs come into play here.

loki7777

stanley1 wrote: »

will customs come into play here.

Most of the time;)

Mezcita

loki7777 wrote: »

coolicool,gearbest, hongkong goldway(i took coolpad f1 of it - took about 2 weeks to del to ireland from HK - vat to be paid).

Gearbest are on the naughty list. Although I never had a problem with them.

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2057399212

Very high chance of getting hit for customs on this. It's still a great price though.

soirish

loki7777 wrote: »

It is not, well know brand.

How about a link to GSMArena or Gizmodo product review?

cojomo2

soirish wrote: »

How about a link to GSMArena or Gizmodo product review?

Phonearena.com ok for you?

http://www.phonearena.com/news/Elephones-flagship-P7000-available-for-international-preorder--fingerprint-scanner-powerful-hardware-low-price-tag_id68639

mass_debater

cojomo2 wrote: »

So is one plus one - more or less.
This phone is a lot cheaper (presale only), is thinner, dual sim, ships with lollipop 5.0, has 8 cores, has expandable storage, bigger battery , has fingerprint scanner...worth a punt I reckon.

Not exactly true, Oneplus is a sister company of Oppo who'd been making decent phones. We know zero about this one, what they've made before or how much support it will get. A smartphone is only as good as the ongoing support it's given.

I bought 2x ZTEs for the kids before, terrible decision, no support, no updates and they didn't work for very long

Mezcita

mass_debater wrote: »

Not exactly true, Oneplus is a sister company of Oppo who'd been making decent phones. We know zero about this one, what they've made before or how much support it will get. A smartphone is only as good as the ongoing support it's given.

Not exactly true either. Elephone have been widely discussed over on the Android forum for some time. Check the Chinese phone thread:

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056851139

soirish

cojomo2 wrote: »

Phonearena.com ok for you?

http://www.phonearena.com/news/Elephones-flagship-P7000-available-for-international-preorder--fingerprint-scanner-powerful-hardware-low-price-tag_id68639

That's not really a hands-on review. All results on Google are somewhat dodgy too.

Mezcita

soirish wrote: »

That's not really a hands-on review. All results on Google are somewhat dodgy too.

You know this hasn't been released yet right?

soirish

Update:
Website registered less than a year ago by Mr. Ji Jinggui, Shenzhen, China 1674118@qq.com. That's a joke lads.

Excellent customer support?

2 months ago they started hiring English translators with salaries around 600 euro.


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mass_debater

Mezcita wrote: »

Not exactly true either. Elephone have been widely discussed over on the Android forum for some time. Check the Chinese phone thread:

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056851139

So if they're that good at making and supporting their phones why aren't they as well known as OnePlus?

Mezcita

soirish wrote: »

Update:
Website registered less than a year ago by Mr. Ji Jinggui, Shenzhen, China 1674118@qq.com. That's a joke lads.

You're thread spoiling because you have never heard of the brand.

http://www.gizchina.com/?s=elephone

This is fairly straight forward. There are multiple Chinese brands out there which most people have never heard of. That doesn't mean that they are total rubbish or that they don't sell huge volumes of phones in China every year. They frequently have the same specs as well known brands but cost a lot less.

I suggest you go spunk €600 on a Samsung if would make you feel better.

The Chinese phone thread is a good place to start if you want to do some research.

Mezcita

mass_debater wrote: »

So if they're that good at making and supporting their phones why aren't they as well known as OnePlus?

I don't know. Ask their marketing team.

mass_debater

mass_debater wrote: »

So if they're that good at making and supporting their phones why aren't they as well known as OnePlus?

Because OnePlus have distributors outside of China. Elephone are a well known brand. Maybe not in your country, but they are highly regarded.

soirish

Mezcita wrote: »

You're thread spoiling because you have never heard of the brand.

Fine, I'm out of this thread. Let's all be positive this is an awesome phone which will last for many, many days.

mass_debater

Mezcita wrote: »

I suggest you go spunk €600 on a Samsung if would make you feel better.

I have a OnePlus which I bought after I researched the build quality and ongoing support it's getting. Not saying this might not be a good phone, it's a pig in a bag at the moment. I certainly wouldn't buy a zero day anything.

Mezcita

mass_debater wrote: »

I have a OnePlus which I bought after I researched the build quality and ongoing support it's getting. Not saying this might not be a good phone, it's a pig in a bag at the moment. I certainly wouldn't buy a zero day anything.

Plenty of people bought the OnePlus before any reviews had come out. But I suppose anything which has not been reviewed could potentially be total rubbish. Based on their previous phones I think it's far from a pig in a bag.

http://www.androidauthority.com/elephone-p6000-review-582563/

http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/reviews/mobile-phone/3598594/elephone-p5000-review-tested-phone-with-four-day-battery-life/

For the money, this is potentially a very good deal.

mass_debater

Mezcita wrote: »

Plenty of people bought the OnePlus before any reviews had come out.

Yes and plenty had to return them because of the yellow band screen issue

MrStuffins

If I decided to take a punt on this phone, which of the stores would be the most trusted to get it shipped from?

the_syco

alksander wrote: »

Same question here. I have only dealt with Gearbest out of the bunch (with small value transactions) and heard about Pandawill, geekbuying and focalprice before.

Have used Geekbuying multiple times, but Customs does charge you.

Am surprised it's not on DX.com, as they sell plenty of Elephone phones.

soirish wrote: »

Update:
Website registered less than a year ago by Mr. Ji Jinggui, Shenzhen, China 1674118@qq.com. That's a joke lads.

I'm very suspicious of the very new site, but only as I never used it before.

GeekBuying.com have the price as $159.99 (€144.18). Bought an Android box off GB for about €80, and got hit with a €20 customs charge.

user2011

MrStuffins wrote: »

If I decided to take a punt on this phone, which of the stores would be the most trusted to get it shipped from?

A thread from Android forum. http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056851139

All about Chinese phones. Sure someone there can point you in the right direction..

pleasant Co.

mass_debater wrote: »

Not exactly true, Oneplus is a sister company of Oppo who'd been making decent phones. We know zero about this one, what they've made before or how much support it will get. A smartphone is only as good as the ongoing support it's given.

I bought 2x ZTEs for the kids before, terrible decision, no support, no updates and they didn't work for very long

Funnily, the one thing I knew about oppo before the 1+ was announced was that they absolutely did not support their products, they release and then drop it like a hot potato as soon as a replacement is released.

mass_debater

pleasant Co. wrote: »

Funnily, the one thing I knew about oppo before the 1+ was announced was that they absolutely did not support their products, they release and then drop it like a hot potato as soon as a replacement is released.

Which is why Cyanogen and a vibrant community is a major selling point for the OnePlus over any other Chinese brand.

unkel

stanley1 wrote: »

will customs come into play here.

The phone costs less than €150 shipped which means no import duty is owed on it

VAT is payable though @23% plus there might be an admin charge (I was charged €6 iirc the one and only time I got stung importing a tablet from china)

So worst case scenario this phone costs €187 landed. Less than half of what the oneplus one costs landed...

Mezcita

mass_debater wrote: »

Which is why Cyanogen and a vibrant community is a major selling point for the OnePlus over any other Chinese brand.

Great news!

http://www.gizchina.com/2015/04/21/elephone-port-cyanogenmod-12-1-to-mediatek-phone/

Tinie

I doubt thus will work with Irish LTE bands or am I wrong?

Oat23

edit: Nevermind, someone else replied to the thread spoiler already..

I hate when people in this forum jump in and claim something is a scam/con without knowing that they are talking about. He probably turned a good few off this great deal with his stupid posts.

mass_debater

Mezcita wrote: »

Great news!

http://www.gizchina.com/2015/04/21/elephone-port-cyanogenmod-12-1-to-mediatek-phone/

Yes, great news. Your not helping the argument that this is a good phone to buy right now. Yes it may be a great phone in future, if after it's been reviewed it is seen as being solid build quality, flawless and working well. Yes there is the possibility of Cyanogen working properly on it some time in the future. I didn't buy a OnePlus for months for the very same reason I argue it would be foolish to rush out and buy a zero day one of these, there were lots of problems with the OnePlus for the first few months as they ironed out the kinks in their production and fixed the bugs in the software.

T-Bird

Their promo video suggests that there will be a choice of 2 android variants,... ;-)


(Not going to post link because it comes from one of their retailers, someone might accuse me of affiliation...)

eamonnq

I think that people may be assuming that they will actually get one at that price once they reserve one, but according to the website, you 'qualify for the rush to purchase'.

From the website: MAY11: First round of Pioneer purchase
"Customers who made reservations qualify for the rush to purchase Pioneer event on May 11th."


I don't think everyone will get one at that price.

T-Bird

Agree, there are already over 46,000 signups. Chances of being successful I this limited release are getting very slim. These sites are just going to crash I think.

Mezcita

mass_debater wrote: »

Yes, great news. Your not helping the argument that this is a good phone to buy right now. Yes it may be a great phone in future, if after it's been reviewed it is seen as being solid build quality, flawless and working well. Yes there is the possibility of Cyanogen working properly on it some time in the future. I didn't buy a OnePlus for months for the very same reason I argue it would be foolish to rush out and buy a zero day one of these, there were lots of problems with the OnePlus for the first few months as they ironed out the kinks in their production and fixed the bugs in the software.

Jesus though, you could apply the same logic to literally any phone which is about to be released. Apple's next IPhone could be a piece of tat, liable to explode after a day's use. But based on their previous phones I'd make a guess that it will be ok.

You've never heard of the company so therefore assume that the phone is rubbish. That the operating system will be pants even though it's running stock Android initially. The OnePlus was their first phone but you seem happy to ignore the fact that these guys have been making phones for a while now.

Equally your buying behaviour is to wait and see what the reviews are like and to see if there any problems with the phone. Nothing wrong with that in my book. What is wrong though is the assumption that the phone will be useless just because you've never heard of it.

eamonnq

Tinie wrote: »

I doubt thus will work with Irish LTE bands or am I wrong?

You are wrong.

Keith186

T-Bird wrote: »

Agree, there are already over 460,000 signups. Chances of being successful I this limited release are getting very slim. These sites are just going to crash I think.

It says 48,151 when I load it up.

How many could they afford to sell at this price? Do you only get charged when shipped?

PS: they've another phone supposedly shipping in May with a version B possibly with a dual OS of Android and Windows 10. Specs are a little better than this one but the front of the phone is not as nice looking as this one.

GBX

The presale will only have a certain amount available. AFAIK you buy at the $229 and if you're lucky you get the presale price, if not you pay the higher price.

Muahahaha

anyone know what happens if you route one of these via ParcelMotel? Will they pay customs and then bill you or just send it back?

itsnotmyfault

Muahahaha wrote: »

anyone know what happens if you route one of these via ParcelMotel? Will they pay customs and then bill you or just send it back?

Well that's a game of Russian Roulette as they say that will refuse anything that there is duty owed. I specifically e-mailed them and they told me that they'd refuse to sign for it and let me know about the duty and i could sort it out with royal mail and then they would accept it second time once duty is paid.

It is very risky but i played the game twice and they both got through without duty so i was delighted. Not that it matters but i ordered from gearb***.

T-Bird

Keith186 wrote: »

It says 48,151 when I load it up.

How many could they afford to sell at this price? Do you only get charged when shipped?

PS: they've another phone supposedly shipping in May with a version B possibly with a dual OS of Android and Windows 10. Specs are a little better than this one but the front of the phone is not as nice looking as this one.

D'oh yeah it's 50,000 now. I'm dyslexic but that shouldn't be an excuse..


The dual OS is the one to get. Android for everyday and Windows for the stuff it's good at. It's meant to be have 4gb ram as well.

Keith186

T-Bird wrote: »

D'oh yeah it's 50,000 now. I'm dyslexic but that shouldn't be an excuse..


The dual OS is the one to get. Android for everyday and Windows for the stuff it's good at. It's meant to be have 4gb ram as well.

Think I will pass on this phone but see if it lives up to expectations, and I'd it does, then get the dual OS one.
Seen a comment on a site about them making up specs about previous phones then being caught lying after release.

Dual OS isn't definitely confirmed for that, still mention of it being one or the other OS but not both.

Muahahaha

itsnotmyfault wrote: »

Well that's a game of Russian Roulette as they say that will refuse anything that there is duty owed. I specifically e-mailed them and they told me that they'd refuse to sign for it and let me know about the duty and i could sort it out with royal mail and then they would accept it second time once duty is paid.

It is very risky but i played the game twice and they both got through without duty so i was delighted. Not that it matters but i ordered from gearb***.

thanks for that. When you spoke to them did they say the item would be sent back to China or only back to Royal Mail? If it gets stuck with Royal Mail is there a way to pay Royal Mail the duty online?