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Jo Satan

Is the ZUK Z2 still a good buy?
I like the size and the look of it, similar to the oneplus x??

Does it make any difference if it is a CN version?

Has anyone ordered from onedigitals.com? It's hard to find the phone in black elsewhere.

https://ie.onedigitals.com/products/lenovo-zuk-z2-dual-64gb-4g-lte-titanium-black-z2131-unlocked-cn-version

Glen_Quagmire

Lads, what is the best price a Xiaomi Mi5 can be got from EU Warehouse?

I don't fancy ordering from China due to the long delivery times.

Also, how much better is the Mi5 over the Redmi Note 4 or Redmi Note Pro as the three of them seem to be getting good reviews.

Anyone have any experience with these phones?

RossieMan

https://www.kimovil.com/en/ is all you need.

depends what you want it for

Glen_Quagmire

I was looking on Kimovil but specs will only tell you so much.

Anyone have any hands on experience with these phones?

Iseedeadpixels

Wombatman wrote: »

I've been avoiding Mediatek because of poor GPS. Where did you find the info about separate GPS chip? Looks like this phone still has GPS issues.

http://community.umidigi.com/thread-2674-1-1.html

Check the ad itself, on the pictures there's something about GPS.

kunst nugget

My current phone has developed a problem with the power button so I decided to pick up a cheap interim phone to last me a couple of months until I can get something decent. Decided to go with the Leagoo T1 plus from GearBest as it was going for 99 dollars in a flash sale (It's out of stock now) from their EU warehouse.

http://www.gearbest.com/cell-phones/pp_415740.html

Not an amazing spec on the screen but the 3GB RAM will more than do me for my light usage.

I'll let you know how I get on delivery-wise and how well the phone works.

irishgeo

anyone with a honor 8 or 8 pro willing to give a review?

Thargor

irishgeo wrote: »

anyone with a honor 8 or 8 pro willing to give a review?

Search for them on Gizchina, their reviews are about as reliable as it gets for Chinese stuff...

54and56

Wombatman wrote: »

I've been avoiding Mediatek because of poor GPS. Where did you find the info about separate GPS chip? Looks like this phone still has GPS issues.

http://community.umidigi.com/thread-2674-1-1.html

I've an UMi Z Pro with the MediaTek Helio X27 (MT6797X) chip and I haven't experienced any GPS issues at all. I had the same concerns as you as my son had an UMi Plus which had terrible GPS performance but the Z (and Z Pro) have a new chip which seems to play nice with GPS and I rely on it a lot for Navigation etc.

abarkie

What are people's opinions of lenovo p2?

Dual SIM but available via 3 in the uk

lafors

Liking this....
https://www.kimovil.com/en/where-to-buy-xiaomi-mi-max-2

Rocks a 5300mah battery running a snapdragon 625! It'll last days with that! :eek:

fixXxer

lafors wrote: »

Liking this....
https://www.kimovil.com/en/where-to-buy-xiaomi-mi-max-2

Rocks a 5300mah battery running a snapdragon 625! It'll last days with that! :eek:

€300 odd though, the first one was a bit cheaper when it launched

eagle eye

Got the Oukitel k6000+ two weeks ago. It's extremely fast, like instantly opening apps all the time. Battery is superb too.

The apps that come pre-loaded are not so great, had to out a good bit of effort in to get it as I like it.

Overall I'm very happy I have to say.

Iseedeadpixels

eagle eye wrote: »

Got the Oukitel k6000+ two weeks ago. It's extremely fast, like instantly opening apps all the time. Battery is superb too.

The apps that come pre-loaded are not so great, had to out a good bit of effort in to get it as I like it.

Overall I'm very happy I have to say.

I loved mine until the it started charging reallyyyyyyyy slow, hopefully that doesn't happen to you.

Glen_Quagmire

About the pull the trigger on a Xiaomi Mi5, looking on Kimovil here and I don't see 800 Mhz in connectivity.

Does that mean it doesn't support 4G?

Networks

2G

1800 MHz
1900 MHz
850 MHz
900 MHz

3G

1700/2100 MHz
1900 MHz
2100 MHz
850 MHz
900 MHz

4G LTE

1800 MHz
2100 MHz
2600 MHz

ED E

Glen_Quagmire wrote: »

About the pull the trigger on a Xiaomi Mi5, looking on Kimovil here and I don't see 800 Mhz in connectivity.

Does that mean it doesn't support 4G?

50% 4G coverage. Full 3G coverage.

Glen_Quagmire

ED E wrote:

50% 4G coverage. Full 3G coverage.

Would it be safe to assume good 4G coverage in Dublin?

Also, is 3G sufficient these days for streaming etc without buffering?

ED E

Glen_Quagmire wrote: »

Would it be safe to assume good 4G coverage in Dublin?

Also, is 3G sufficient these days for streaming etc without buffering?

Stephens Green? Yes. Malahide, Clontarf, The Naul? Maybe maybe not.

Totally depends on how busy the cell is.

Glen_Quagmire

ED E wrote:

Stephens Green? Yes. Malahide, Clontarf, The Naul? Maybe maybe not.

ED E wrote:

Totally depends on how busy the cell is.

So would I be better off going with something that has full 4G coverage?

Anything better than the Xiaomi Mi5? The Mi5 is 250 euro delivered from EU Warehouse

smilerf

Lads my Leagoo Shark fell from the counter and is gone to heaven. Need a replacement. Looking for opinions please

I've bad hands so I need big phone 6 inch plus
3gb ram
Good screen
Bigger battery the better
Good 4g
Can go to 250
Eu warehouse

Thanks lads

Glen_Quagmire

Lads any thoughts on the Motorola Motorola G5 for 190 euro?

Specs don't look amazing but seems to be getting good reviews and it's predecessor the G4 was very popular.

Mainly be used for browsing, YouTube, Spotify very little games

RossieMan

It's nothing special, poor enough cpu.

It's the best you'll get from a bricks and mortar store here.
Much better spec from China tbh.

Glen_Quagmire

RossieMan wrote:

It's nothing special, poor enough cpu.

RossieMan wrote:

It's the best you'll get from a bricks and mortar store here. Much better spec from China tbh.

Any chance you could name a few please?

I've been on Kimovil and other sites looking non stop and my head is busted.

I have read that looking at specs can be misleading, for example, one of the top rated phones on Kimovil is the LeEco Pro 3 with 9.7 satisfaction rating, however I read the operating system isn't good and a Lenovo P2 would be a better choice.

But by comparison the P2 looks a lot weaker than most top rated phones on Kimovil

RossieMan

What exactly are you looking for?

Glen_Quagmire

I'm after ordering a Lenovo Moto G5 Plus from Amazon Germany for 280 euro.

I was going to go with the Lenovo P2 which is very similar spec to the Moto G5 Plus but the G5 has Android 7 Nougat so that's what swung it for me, although the battery on the P2 looks impressive.

I know some of the Chinese phones such as Xiaomi Mi5, Zuk Z2, LeEco etc have better specs on paper but the G5 Plus should work straight out of the box without messing around with flashing ROMs etc.

The G5 Plus looks good from the specs and it's getting very good reviews for a mid priced phone so hopefully I made the right decision.

RossieMan

I understand it'll work out of box, but that's oneplus territory. Very expensive for the spec you get.

Also not Chinese so no point discussing it here

Digital Solitude

RossieMan wrote: »

I understand it'll work out of box, but that's oneplus territory. Very expensive for the spec you get.

Also not Chinese so no point discussing it here

Come on now, at the very least stating why someone chose a viable alternative to a Chinese phone is on topic

Glen_Quagmire

RossieMan wrote:

I understand it'll work out of box, but that's oneplus territory. Very expensive for the spec you get.

RossieMan wrote:

Also not Chinese so no point discussing it here

I was on this thread because I was researching and considering a number of Chinese phones but decided to go with an alternative and explained my reasons for it so my post fits perfectly into this thread for other people to see who may be on the lookout for a new mid range android phone.

If the G5 Plus is expensive for the spec, what would you have chosen yourself instead if you don't mind sharing?

RossieMan

I just fecking hate the Moto range. It's just so easy, people paying for.crappy spec'd phones just because they have stock android.

It's fierce hard to link from the phone, but a simply search of Ali will find you 5-10 brands which have much better spec for the money. Xiaomi, meizu, leco, oneplus,there's literally a field of choices.

Glen_Quagmire

RossieMan wrote:

It's fierce hard to link from the phone, but a simply search of Ali will find you 5-10 brands which have much better spec for the money. Xiaomi, meizu, leco, oneplus,there's literally a field of choices.

Yeah a quick search of Kimovil will tell you all the popular brands, what specific model would you choose instead of the G5 Plus?