Vodafone Smart ultra 6 Owners Thread- apps, tips & tricks

Alanstrainor

Sasso wrote: »

5.1 screen version due out shortly apparently, that's what I'm waiting for

Where did you hear that? That would defintiely be the sweet spot. But I love mine now, find my S4's 5" screen tiny when I use it now.

BohsCeltic wrote: »

I was going to get the Moto G then read about this phone so not sure what to do now.
The size sort of puts me off aswell especially coming from an iPhone 4 that fits nicely in your pocket.

I would definitely recommend going to a shop and holding one just to see. The iphone 4 is tiny by todays standards though, so I would expect a decent jump in size no matter what phone you get. But this phone is big, it's really big. It took me a couple of days to get used to, but now I find it's fantastic and love the large screen.

Sasso

Other thread here, VF admin have confirmed but not release as yet

http://www.boards.ie/ttfthread/2057467977

grogi

Alanstrainor wrote: »

Where did you hear that? That would defintiely be the sweet spot. But I love mine now, find my S4's 5" screen tiny when I use it now.

I am pretty sure someone said Smart Ultra with 5.1, and someone else understood Smart Ultra with 5.1". And the rumour started...

Sasso

Oh !!!! Android 5.1 so and not the screen size.
Sorry , my bad

GvidoR

Alanstrainor wrote: »

Where did you hear that?

https://community.vodafone.ie/t5/Vodafone-Devices/Smart-Ultra-6-Android-5-1/td-p/185295

vkid

Broke my moto g screen this morning, and really tempted by this rather than getting it fixed. Not as impressed by the second edition moto g. Could do with dual sim again though.
Any other dual sim phones worth looking at before I take the plunge on the Smart ultra?

robwen

If I put a SanDisk Ultra MicroSDXC Memory Card 64GB in the VSU6 will i be able to move/save apps to the memory card or is it just video/photos/music that can be stored on memory card?

Trond

robwen wrote: »

If I put a SanDisk Ultra MicroSDXC Memory Card 64GB in the VSU6 will i be able to move/save apps to the memory card or is it just video/photos/music that can be stored on memory card?

I've the exact same card in mine at the moment and have the majority of my apps on the SD card.

Andy From Sligo

Casshern88 wrote: »

Any developers out there have this phone working with android studio? i haven't been able to find the correct usb driver for adb

wouldnt the ZTE Blade 6 drivers work it?

TM

vkid wrote: »

Broke my moto g screen this morning, and really tempted by this rather than getting it fixed. Not as impressed by the second edition moto g. Could do with dual sim again though.
Any other dual sim phones worth looking at before I take the plunge on the Smart ultra?

There are a few mentioned earlier in the thread that might be worth checking out... e.g.

Coolpad F1 8297W
Lenovo K3 Note
Meizu M2 and M2 Note

grogi

TM wrote: »

There are a few mentioned earlier in the thread that might be worth checking out... e.g.

Coolpad F1 8297W
Lenovo K3 Note
Meizu M2 and M2 Note

Add Xiaomi Redmi Note 2 to the list. IMHO it's a killer...

Trond

grogi wrote: »

Add Xiaomi Redmi Note 2 to the list. IMHO it's a killer...

I heard the EU version doesn't have a SD card slot only the Chinese one does? That's a deal breaker right there imo....

TM

This seems to be the non China (i.e. WCDMA not TD-SCDMA) version and claims to have a tf/sdcard slot:

http://www.geekbuying.com/item/Xiaomi-Redmi-Note-2-Pro-4G-5-5-Inch-FHD-2GB-32GB-Smartphone-64bit-Helio-X10-Octa-Core-MIUI-V7-3060mAh-13-0MP---Gray-351511.html
http://www.gearbest.com/cell-phones/pp_229218.html

grogi

Trond wrote: »

I heard the EU version doesn't have a SD card slot only the Chinese one does? That's a deal breaker right there imo....

A riddle: what is a EU version when it comes to Xiaomi?

Officially they are present only in China, Singapore, India, Malaysia, Philippines and Brasil.

TM

grogi wrote: »

A riddle: what is a EU version when it comes to Xiaomi?

With China phones it's generally the variant that has WCDMA support rather than TD-SCDMA.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/W-CDMA_(UMTS)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TD-SCDMA

vkid

Thanks folks. Will check some of them out first

Andy From Sligo

DanC90 wrote: »

Can anyone tell me how to flash back to the original firmware? (MR01c)......

Heres where you can download stock ROM for VFSU6 but I dont know if its the MR01 firmware:

http://www.ztedevice.com/support/eccd1567-5b37-4f94-b0d9-8000363ff831.html

DanC90

Andy From Sligo wrote:

Heres where you can download stock ROM for VFSU6 but I dont know if its the MR01 firmware:

Thanks for the link Andy.

Curb Your Enthusiasm

Smart Ultra 6 now just £99 on the UK Vodafone site.

Use your Revolut currency card and get it for €135 + €3.95 ParcelMotel fee = just under €139

http://shop.vodafone.co.uk/shop/pay-.../sku86605-grey

After you get it unlocked via eBay for under €4 the total comes to under €143 all in - an even better bargain at that price

Current ship time is 1-2 weeks. Still, for a €32 saving, worth it I think

Mantis Toboggan

Techmaster wrote: »

Smart Ultra 6 now just £99 on the UK Vodafone site.

Use your Revolut card and get it for just under €135 + €3.95 PM fee - just under €140

http://shop.vodafone.co.uk/shop/pay-as-you-go/vodafone-smart-6-ultra-payg/sku86605-grey

After you get it unlocked the total comes to €145 - even a better bargain at that price

Jeez that's some bargain, it's an unbelievably good phone

Andy From Sligo

Techmaster wrote: »

Smart Ultra 6 now just £99 on the UK Vodafone site.

Use your Revolut card and get it for just under €135 + €3.95 PM fee - just under €140

http://shop.vodafone.co.uk/shop/pay-as-you-go/vodafone-smart-6-ultra-payg/sku86605-grey

After you get it unlocked the total comes to €145 - even a better bargain at that price

Story of my life that, when i buy something - its spotted somewhere cheaper after I have just bought it!

GvidoR

And also you can get a white one.

If only I knew...

grogi

TM wrote: »

With China phones it's generally the variant that has WCDMA support rather than TD-SCDMA.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/W-CDMA_(UMTS)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TD-SCDMA

In other words, there isn't such a thing as a Xiaomi EU version.

There can be a WCDMA version, and those phones come with various WCDMA bands (850, 900, 1900, 2100; 1700/2100 is [virtually] non-existent outside US and Xiaomi never supported it) and some of those phones work in Europe.

Alanstrainor

I wonder if we'll see a price drop here soon. What a steal! It's incredible to me just how good they can produce this phone and sell it for a profit at less than 150euro.

TM

grogi wrote: »

In other words, there isn't such a thing as a Xiaomi EU version.

I suppose so if you want to be pedantic.
But the key point is that anybody buying a "China phone" should make sure to buy the WCDMA version and not the TD-SCDMA version where applicable.

Trond

grogi wrote: »

In other words, there isn't such a thing as a Xiaomi EU version.

There can be a WCDMA version, and those phones come with various WCDMA bands (850, 900, 1900, 2100; 1700/2100 is [virtually] non-existent outside US and Xiaomi never supported it) and some of those phones work in Europe.

https://www.ibuygou.com/p-xiaomi-mi4-smart-phone-snapdragon-801-quad-core-2-5ghz-3gb-ram-16gb-rom-5-inch-screen-13-0mp-3080mah--wcmda-version--6189.html

this is the one that's sort of known as the EU version...

Stallingrad

Alanstrainor wrote: »

I wonder if we'll see a price drop here soon. What a steal! It's incredible to me just how good they can produce this phone and sell it for a profit at less than 150euro.

I really don't need it, am concerned it is too big, yet so tempted to buy one!

Kenny Logins

Anyone bought from Vodafone UK > PM successfully yet? (I haven't even tried)

Lucas Hood

Kenny Logins wrote: »

Anyone bought from Vodafone UK > PM successfully yet? (I haven't even tried)

Wouldn't let me do it this morning.

grogi

Lucas Hood wrote: »

Wouldn't let me do it this morning.

What was the issue?