Elephone p7000 $159 on preorder

NATLOR

They were available on e fox shop for about 3 minutes got as far as the paypal page but dont know enough about the site to actually place the order.Anyone ever bought from them?

boydkev

NATLOR wrote: »

They were available on e fox shop for about 3 minutes got as far as the paypal page but dont know enough about the site to actually place the order.Anyone ever bought from them?

I was the same, Got to a certain point and the website crashed and now showing error 404.
I am not sure but it seems to be a bit of a lottery and to get people onto specific websites.
I am still tempted to buy one the the normal price, Works out to be €250 including delivery using DHL rather than Singapore post. The only thing i am worried about is the actual size of the phone. It is alot bigger that my existing phone.

unkel

€250 for this phone landed is just too much in my book. That kinda money buys you a second hand one plus one, a proven phone that we all know will perform well, or a slightly older HTC / Samsung flaghship model

€150 is a different ball game imho

Tinie

unkel wrote: »

€250 for this phone landed is just too much in my book. That kinda money buys you a second hand one plus one, a proven phone that we all know will perform well, or a slightly older HTC / Samsung flaghship model

You can even pick up a used Xperia Z2 for around €200 nowadays which has very high end specs. Those phones seem to get overlooked a lot.

GBX

unkel wrote: »

€250 for this phone landed is just too much in my book. That kinda money buys you a second hand one plus one, a proven phone that we all know will perform well, or a slightly older HTC / Samsung flaghship model

€150 is a different ball game imho

Exactly .. I see many other phones in around this price, albeit not as good spec but in and around what the P7000 is. But if I got one at €150 id be pleased.

unkel

Looks like I got one. From allbuy.com. Just paid with PayPal, so that gives peace of mind. €142. Hopefully I'll have it in the next month or so

mjquinno

give you 143 for it :pac:

unkel

I'm making a profit already :pac:

coldfire1x

I want one at that price

unkel

Do remember that if the phone gets caught by customs you will pay €0 import duty (value under €150) + 23% VRT (€33) and possibly and admin fee of €6

So €181 all in worst case scenario and €142 best case scenario

GBX

Clicked on "Crewer" ... theyre looking to charge $75 DHL shipping to Ireland - Nooo thanks!

mjquinno

saw that cheeky scuts....

Do-more

Anywhere actually have these in stock and ready to ship?

Smashed the screen of my 1st. gen Moto G last night and was going to spring for a One Plus One until I saw this thread.

GBX

Do-more wrote: »

Anywhere actually have these in stock and ready to ship?

Smashed the screen of my 1st. gen Moto G last night and was going to spring for a One Plus One until I saw this thread.

You'll be doing well to get one at the lower price. Even at the higher price there doesn't seem to be much stock around - it only went on (pre)sale on Monday. It wont fully go into general sales for a few weeks.

Do-more

GBX wrote: »

You'll be doing well to get one at the lower price. Even at the higher price there doesn't seem to be much stock around - it only went on (pre)sale on Monday. It wont fully go into general sales for a few weeks.

Cheers, I wasn't expecting to get it at the lower price, more that if I was going to pay the full price I would like to know that it would be despatched immediately.

I does however bring it a lot closer to the price of the One Plus especially if it gets hit by customs although for me it would be a case of comparing the price of the 64Gb One plus against the P7000 due to its SD card lot which makes it not so bad.

gn3dr

NATLOR wrote: »

They were available on e fox shop for about 3 minutes got as far as the paypal page but dont know enough about the site to actually place the order.Anyone ever bought from them?

Kind of annoying that you got one to checkout stage but had no intention of buying obvously ( you could have checked out the shop before the sale). I wasn't able to get one even to checkout stage and I would have bought it.

unreg999

Tried to snap one up today... just on geek buying now but getting a lovely combination of error messages... only once was i on the actual fone page but it was $229.99 (presume all of the ones on offer sold out!)... & still wouldn't let me add to cart anyway!!

iwantthat

I managed to snap on and added extras like screen protector and cover etc. Waiting on shipping which will start on 25th. Let's see how it goes.

coldfire1x

unkel wrote: »

Looks like I got one. From allbuy.com. Just paid with PayPal, so that gives peace of mind. €142. Hopefully I'll have it in the next month or so

Did you get the phone? How is it? Battery?

corks finest

P8000 on pre order now,p7000 got very lame reviews ,bending,red spots on screen,etc

CreepingDeath

corks finest wrote: »

P8000 on pre order now,p7000 got very lame reviews ,bending,red spots on screen,etc

Yeah, I made the mistake of pre-ordering the P8000 on June 4th.
And http://www.elephone.cc/ immediately took the money, even though it's not due to be released until July 20th.

So I e-mailed and they offered to cancel... still haven't got official confirmation that they are cancelling yet... I sent an e-mail on Thursday.

Also, the P8000 has worse specs...
No "OTG" support - I'm buying a "Seek Thermal" infrared camera and it won't support that.
Also not gorilla glass screen etc, slower CPU, etc.

So I'll be going for the P7000.

unkel

coldfire1x wrote: »

Did you get the phone? How is it? Battery?

Yes got it earlier this week. Because of a production delay by Elephone, Allbuy.net gave me a $10 voucher AND they paid me back $10 into my PayPal, even though it was not their fault.

I also got lucky that the phone was not intercepted by customs

I'm no fan of Android, but performance of the phone is excellent, almost on a par with Samsung S5 / HTC One M8 / Oneplus One

And build quality is pretty decent. For a phone that didn't cost me much more than €100 that is simply amazing! Battery seems to last very well too.

unkel

Just did the AnTuTu benchmark and got 40,000

coldfire1x

After the voucher and refund, that's a cracking deal. Does battery lasts easily for a day?

unkel wrote: »

Yes got it earlier this week. Because of a production delay by Elephone, Allbuy.net gave me a $10 voucher AND they paid me back $10 into my PayPal, even though it was not their fault.

I also got lucky that the phone was not intercepted by customs

I'm no fan of Android, but performance of the phone is excellent, almost on a par with Samsung S5 / HTC One M8 / Oneplus One

And build quality is pretty decent. For a phone that didn't cost me much more than €100 that is simply amazing! Battery seems to last very well too.

unkel

coldfire1x wrote: »

Does battery lasts easily for a day?

Sure looks like it. Playing with it for a few hours at the moment and battery is still at 93%

Unbelievably there is also decent support and forums for this phone. I've already rooted it, stuck on CWM and flashed a custom ROM. And I hadn't done any of that stuff in about 5 years

This phone is a bargain at €200 shipped. At just over €100 it is unreal value for money...

CaSCaDe711

Hi Unkel, any site(s) you'd recommend for info on the rooting and flashing custom ROM etc..?

Thanks

unkel

The Elephone forum

Linky

CaSCaDe711

Thanks, I should have thought to look in there :rolleyes:

Just noticed when I'm charging the phone, the fingerprint scanner doesn't work when I'm trying to unlock it. Anyone else have this happen?

unkel

Elephone have released a flash app. Aptly called "EleFlash"

It lets you backup your phone, download a rom and flash your phone. Cool stuff!

(phone must be rooted)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IKpimmTxrPY

Have installed it and it seems to work too, although I haven't gone through with flashing as the only rom it has is the one I have already currently on the phone (29/06/2015). Their support and regular release of roms etc. is pretty comforting

corks finest

Citizenpain wrote: »

Green save I think ! I stopped right there
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hi,ref above,for e 141 via gearbest,i purchased a k3 note,impressive specs,good reviews,dual sim etc,13 mp camera,android 5,was trying for a p8000,glad i changed my mind,as the p7000 has better specs,but went for the leonovo,as ppl all over the globe have problems getting their elephones delivered,most v late,if at all

stephenbrett

My black P7000 finally shipped with DHL yesterday so should have it by the end of the week, glad I never cancelled now. Looking forward to getting my hands on the phone after weeks of waiting. If anyone is thinking of ordering one - think stock levels finally ok now. The other options in the price bracket are the Ulefone Be Touch 2 and Mlais M7 - both have great reviews and similar specs.

dedaw

stephenbrett wrote: »

My black P7000 finally shipped with DHL yesterday so should have it by the end of the week, glad I never cancelled now. Looking forward to getting my hands on the phone after weeks of waiting. If anyone is thinking of ordering one - think stock levels finally ok now. The other options in the price bracket are the Ulefone Be Touch 2 and Mlais M7 - both have great reviews and similar specs.

Where did you buy from and how long did delivery take?
Post a review when you get her up and going....best of luck with it!

CreepingDeath

I just received my P7000 from FocalPrice yesterday.
I had express shipping, so that usually means going through customs.
So I had to pay an extra €57.20 for the $229 phone & $10 shipping.

I mostly trusted FocalPrice before, from multiple small gadget purchases.

First impressions... good.
Although I haven't put a SIM in it yet, but all the WiFi/internet functions work fine without one.

Pros:

• Camera seems good, nice detail in the 13Mp photos. I tried a panorama photo, but I had moved a little as I took it, so there were some minor visible image issues, part of a car repeated where it shouldn't.
• Once connected to WiFi it immediately downloaded its updates
• Seems fast enough although my battery went from around 70% to 15 after a full day of setting it up, downloading updates, configuring etc
• Seems solidly built and free of the usual rubbish from the likes of Samsung. It had over 11Gb free to start with.
• The manual is surprisingly well written in English despite being from China
• Seems to support 5Ghz Wifi mode, but I don't have a 5Gb Wifi router
• It's fast. Scrolling through a large Dropbox photo album it downloads and displays the thumbnail photos with only a slight delay in realtime
• Case was included, and has a circular cutout where a nice analog clock can be displayed on the screen
• It's at least half the price of a Samsung S6 !

Cons

• I can't find where to turn off the phone vibrate when I hit a key.
• The menu and back buttons are not printed or lit at the bottom of the phone, they're there... but invisible and you just have to hit and hope !
• When I had multiple applications downloading/installing from the Google playstore, it seemed to crash once
• No UK plug for the charger
• They give you a sheet of Gorilla glass separately, but you have to install it yourself
• The camera is located right at the top of the phone, which is awkward for holding the phone with two hands
• The "TouchPal" keyboard, if you like installing it, seems to show a tiny keyboard which can't be increased in size

That's first impressions after 12 hours if it helps anyone.
No buyers remorse so far.

unkel

No customs charges so? The $300 you paid is very good value for the phone, although I paid less than half that for mine

Very impressive piece of kit for the money, I got a 44k antutu score, which is on a par with the current flagship phones from the major manufacturers (only the oneplus one and a few others score a little bit higher). Also got over 60mbps wifi, bog standard Lollipop, didn't use any app to improve wifi speeds, which was pretty good I think! Lots of support for the phone, I rooted the phone, installed CWM and flashed a newer ROM from a zip on my sd card soon after I got the phone. All worked fine.

You'll get used to the non displaying buttons very quickly. A UK plug for the charger would set you back a couple of quid on eBay (or just force the EU plug). Touch with the Gorilla glass attached was not great.

serarra

I bought mine in gearbest, from the UK warehouse, delivered to parcelmotel.
I had it delivered to Dublin in 4 days. And as it was coming from UK, no customs.

209 dolars. (Yes, dolars) plus 11 for shipping or so.
An it came with plug adapter from european to UK.

The charger it comes with is crap, it is only 1A, better spend some money and get at least a 2A one.

The glass it comes with is not the gorilla. the gorilla is in the phone. That one is a screen protector. It comes with an extra screen protector (old style, plastic one) to be installed, and one already installed.
I only flashed osremix (can be found in xdadevelopers or in the elehpone forums) as it is almost the stock, but with root.
Rooting it, it falied, so had to flash it. The other roms have problems (camera, fingerprint reader, etc)

Very happy with phone for the moment...

davidom2513

Can everyone who bought these comment on the GPS. Does it work properly?

I had a Jiayu G4 with Mediatek processor, but have veered away from Mediatek processors since the GPS was unusable.

I opted instead for Xiaomi Redmi 2 with Snapdragon cpu.

The Mediatek phones are brilliant value, but the lack of GPS keeps me from buying until they fix that issue

unkel

GPS is fine. I used it with Viewranger app with Irish OSI maps for hiking.

reklamos

Is the phone stable?
Does it freeze or reboot?
What about battery life?

thanks

davidom2513

unkel wrote: »

GPS is fine. I used it with Viewranger app with Irish OSI maps for hiking.

Hopefully they've fixed all the issues on the latest chips so

CreepingDeath

Anyone else notice that connecting to a Wifi network is taking approx 10 seconds?
Just seems a little longer than my old Samsung S4.

And the dialer app (making calls) was acting up a little too just now.
I was in a call, but it sort of hung, but I was able to go back into the app and return to the call in progress, to hang up.

Also, I had to put my SIM card in SIM slot #2, because it wasn't recognised in Sim slot #1. Would've thought you need to use slot #1 first.

Sometimes when I wake up the phone/turn on the screen, sometimes the fingerprint reader doesn't seem to want to response, have to use the alternative pin.

A few little gripes so far, on day 2 of real use.
Nothing that can't be resolved via software updates I imagine.
( I did get the latest updates when I first connected to Wifi )

unkel

You flashed the latest firmware? I tested both sims in mine (after the flash) and both worked. Had to program in the imeis for both sims in engineering mode first though after I flashed because that made them disappear

CreepingDeath

unkel wrote: »

You flashed the latest firmware? I tested both sims in mine (after the flash) and both worked. Had to program in the imeis for both sims in engineering mode first though after I flashed because that made them disappear

No, I didn't.
I just connected the phone to Wifi and let it download the updates.
I'm using the stock os/ui.

unkel wrote:

I rooted the phone, installed CWM and flashed a newer ROM from a zip on my sd card soon after I got the phone.

I see you've been braver than me at installing alternative roms.
I need a working phone at the moment, so was more risk averse to installing CWM.

unkel

I just used the official Elephone ROM (just a newer version than was on the phone), but indeed I bought the phone to have a play with it, rooting etc.

CaSCaDe711

Fingerprint scanner seemed to be giving me hassle soon after receiving the phone, so decided to delete the scans I made, and scan my 2nd last finger a few times (right hand) as it seems only my thumbs and 1st 2 fingers manage to get cuts from work :rolleyes: Works every time now

Regularly check for OTA updates, have had 2 so far, none lately, am stuck on 5.0, want to update further as miss being able to move my apps to the card.

If I go down the root route, will I miss anything from the latest original Elephone update ?

Tinie

Rooting a phone doesn't change the rom or layout persay, it just gives you greater access to android and to use specific apps.

CaSCaDe711

Major issue with the battery the last few days. It just dies, 100% flat, after showing at 99% a few mins beforehand.

First happened midweek, wasn't sure if I left wifi on overnight, so charged it up to 100%, data off, wifi off, bluetooth off. Left it unused (using another phone in the meantime).

Following morning, dead.

Yesterday I went through all permissions for the 130+ apps installed, set all to Always Deny, charged fully, left at PC not being used. Still 100% today after work. Just checked now, dead again, and takes 5 mins or so before the battery image appears to show it's charging.

Anyone else having this problem? Hopefully it's just the battery and not the phone. Haven't rooted or modified in any way, and have the latest OTA update installed (last week).

Will contact Gearbest now

little foot

Hopefully just the battery. Sounds like it anyways

CreepingDeath

CaSCaDe711 wrote: »

Major issue with the battery the last few days. It just dies, 100% flat, after showing at 99% a few mins beforehand.

I haven't had that issue.
But my phone did abruptly shutdown at 15% battery level on the first charge.
Seems others had that problem, some turned off the "intelligent battery saver" feature in the battery settings.

I started with a full charge this morning, and it's at 93% now after about 20 mins web browsing and 30 mins with bluetooth on (paired with the car). It's predicting 1 day & 10 hours power remaining.

So I think the battery statistics are settling down, and I'll probably just get a day out of a full charge.

Curb Your Enthusiasm

Ah the joys of buying Chinese phones..

CaSCaDe711

Thanks for the replies.

Will charge 100%, disable the battery saver setting and see if there's any positive change.