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Chinese Android Phones 3 - Read First Post!

  • 17-07-2018 6:41pm
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    Registered Users Posts: 17,848 ✭✭✭✭Thargor


    10k posts on the old one so making a new thread :D

    I think people are a lot more familiar with Chinese phones these days than when we first started doing these threads 5 or 6 years ago. Buyer beware but generally the quality level of phones like Xiaomi are on a par with the traditional flagships nowadays.

    Most people buy from the following but there are many others:

    Aliexpress (Check each sellers feedback) - http://www.aliexpress.com/

    Honorbuy - https://www.honorbuy.com

    Banggood - http://www.banggood.com/

    Pandawill – http://www.pandawill.com/

    Dealextreme – http://www.dx.com/

    and of course most of these phones are on Amazon aswell, check Amazon.fr, .es, .de etc for better deals. Also a lot of stores have European warehouses for quick delivery/no customs fees:
    GBX wrote: »
    Honorbuy EU store being one of the more favoured sites of late for quick delivery. https://www.honorbuy.com/28-eu-direct

    Xiaomi is probably the king of high quality Chinese bargains but there are a lot of tempting options at the minute from Huawei, Lenovo etc.

    https://www.gizchina.com/ is a good place to see whats being released currently, every month they do a Top 5 Chinese phones under $500/$250/$100.

    https://www.gsmarena.com/ is a great resourse for comparing specs between models or just ask here, enjoy.

    EDIT:
    GBX wrote: »
    Does it come with band 20 :D
    Oh yes, make sure it has Band 20 if you want full 4G coverage all over the island and not just in urban areas.

    Anything else to add while I can still edit the OP?

    EDIT2: Good call Corkie:
    corkie wrote: »
    You forgot to mention https://www.kimovil.com/en/ in the op?


    https://www.kimovil.com/en/

    ^^^ Another good site to compare phones, you filter for things like snapdragon, LTE bands and whole lot of other things.


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  • Registered Users Posts: 11,881 ✭✭✭✭GBX


    Does it come with band 20 :D


  • Registered Users Posts: 11,881 ✭✭✭✭GBX


    Honorbuy EU store being one of the more favoured sites of late for quick delivery. https://www.honorbuy.com/28-eu-direct


  • Registered Users Posts: 7,017 ✭✭✭corkie


    You forgot to mention https://www.kimovil.com/en/ in the op?


    https://www.kimovil.com/en/

    ^^^ Another good site to compare phones, you can filter for things like snapdragon, LTE bands and whole lot of other things.





    Warning! Xiaomi MIUI 10 Oreo's Anti-Rollback Protection!

    ^^^ Xiaomi has started to implement this, Be careful updating Xiaomi devices.
    There is methods to check the rom, before updating to see if it has been implemented.
    Check the Redmi Note 5 thread for more information.

    "He tasks me. He tasks me and I shall have him! I'll chase him round the moons of Nibia and round the Antares maelstrom and round perdition's flames before I give him up!" - Khan quoting Moby Dick (Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan)



  • Registered Users Posts: 6,283 ✭✭✭fixXxer


    Welcome back everyone :)


  • Registered Users Posts: 1,116 ✭✭✭dougm1970


    xiaomi mi max 3 gets official unveiling today. really excited by thought of it. might be a while before global version though.


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  • Registered Users Posts: 6,283 ✭✭✭fixXxer


    Not phones, but Chinese and phone dependent.

    Has anyone tried the Mi Band 3 or the Amazfit Bip?

    The Bip looks almost Pebble like and has 30 days on a single charge. The Mi Band only gets 20 days but looks more unobtrusive.


  • Registered Users Posts: 1,170 ✭✭✭Bahanaman


    Got the Bip a few weeks ago for the wife. She loves it. Small, light and has an unbelievable battery life. Has a few basic smart notification features. Decent app with it and GPS also. Got it from geekbuying for something like €65. For what you get it seems to be great value.


  • Registered Users Posts: 100 ✭✭LJ3103


    Just wondering if anyone is using a Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 with the Virgin mobile network and if they have experienced any coverage issues

    thanks


  • Registered Users Posts: 5,949 ✭✭✭TheMilkyPirate


    Girlfriend coming back to Android from iPhone and I'm a bit out of the loop so looking for some recommendations. Budget is -E500 wants a fast good looking phone with good memory fingerprint sensor and facial recognition if possible and also fast delivery so nothing that will take 2-3 weeks from China. Also a good camera.


  • Registered Users Posts: 6,283 ✭✭✭fixXxer


    Girlfriend coming back to Android from iPhone and I'm a bit out of the loop so looking for some recommendations. Budget is -E500 wants a fast good looking phone with good memory fingerprint sensor and facial recognition if possible and also fast delivery so nothing that will take 2-3 weeks from China. Also a good camera.

    Kimovil for comparing specs in your price range.


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  • Registered Users Posts: 11,881 ✭✭✭✭GBX


    fixxxer wrote: »
    Kimovil for comparing specs in your price range.

    And Honorbuy EU store for quick delivery. 2-3 days.


  • Registered Users Posts: 6,283 ✭✭✭fixXxer


    If she's willing to spend €500 then a Oneplus 6 might be the most pain free option.


  • Registered Users Posts: 17,848 ✭✭✭✭Thargor


    fixxxer wrote: »
    If she's willing to spend €500 then a Oneplus 6 might be the most pain free option.
    Check out the Samsung S9 thread in Bargain Alerts aswell, people were getting them for around 500 from Spain.


  • Registered Users Posts: 8,589 ✭✭✭corks finest


    dougm1970 wrote: »
    xiaomi mi max 3 gets official unveiling today. really excited by thought of it. might be a while before global version though.
    Have the old mi Max 2 going strong,never misses a beat


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 5,596 ✭✭✭Hitman3000


    My wife's Samsung j3 is giving up the ghost. Heard good things about the Xiaomi brand. So I jumped and bought the Red Mi 5 32 gb off Honourbuy . Hopefully someone knows if I made a good decision.


  • Registered Users Posts: 3,799 ✭✭✭Iseedeadpixels


    Hitman3000 wrote: »
    My wife's Samsung j3 is giving up the ghost. Heard good things about the Xiaomi brand. So I jumped and bought the Red Mi 5 32 gb off Honourbuy . Hopefully someone knows if I made a good decision.


    Really cant go wrong with Xiaomi tbh.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 5,596 ✭✭✭Hitman3000


    Really cant go wrong with Xiaomi tbh.


    Thanks for the reply. Hopefully herself agrees.


  • Registered Users Posts: 470 ✭✭sleepysniper


    fixxxer wrote:
    The Bip looks almost Pebble like and has 30 days on a single charge. The Mi Band only gets 20 days but looks more unobtrusive.


    Had the Mi Band 2, ended up leaving it behind me in the gym last night so decided to order the Bip. Hearing good things about the battery life, and was very happy with the Band 2, especially the alarm.


  • Registered Users Posts: 6,283 ✭✭✭fixXxer


    Re: ordering the Bip, I see a regular version, a Youth version and a Lite version...

    Yet they all seem to be the same device.


  • Registered Users Posts: 6,893 ✭✭✭allthedoyles


    Had the Mi Band 2, ended up leaving it behind me in the gym last night so decided to order the Bip. Hearing good things about the battery life, and was very happy with the Band 2, especially the alarm.

    I have the Mi band 2 and love it. Use the app on a Mi phone and it works brilliant - Lots of info in there .
    My favourites are the alarms , the alert to start walking , the sleep pattern , and the heart rate .
    I get at least 2 months out of a full battery . Mine might be a basic model as I only paid 27 dollars for it on Ali .


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  • Registered Users Posts: 11,881 ✭✭✭✭GBX


    fixxxer wrote: »
    Re: ordering the Bip, I see a regular version, a Youth version and a Lite version...

    Yet they all seem to be the same device.

    They only have one bip listed on their site - https://us.amazfit.com/shop


  • Registered Users Posts: 6,283 ✭✭✭fixXxer


    GBX wrote: »
    They only have one bip listed on their site - https://us.amazfit.com/shop

    Must be a translation issue then, cheers.


  • Registered Users Posts: 470 ✭✭sleepysniper


    I know they're not held in the highest regards round these parts but I bought mine (Bip) from GearBest based on an offer I found on HUKD...got it for E53.50 all in.


  • Registered Users Posts: 7,017 ✭✭✭corkie


    Is https://www.kimovil.com/en/ broken for anyone else?

    Can not seem to filter by price or anything else at present. Tried desktop chrome and firefox.

    "He tasks me. He tasks me and I shall have him! I'll chase him round the moons of Nibia and round the Antares maelstrom and round perdition's flames before I give him up!" - Khan quoting Moby Dick (Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan)



  • Registered Users Posts: 6,283 ✭✭✭fixXxer


    None of the sliders or option boxes are working for me either.


  • Registered Users Posts: 11,881 ✭✭✭✭GBX


    Yeah. Filters are not working. Searched Xiaomi and many others thrown in the results.


  • Registered Users Posts: 7,017 ✭✭✭corkie


    Must have been a hiccup with Kimovil, back working again.

    "He tasks me. He tasks me and I shall have him! I'll chase him round the moons of Nibia and round the Antares maelstrom and round perdition's flames before I give him up!" - Khan quoting Moby Dick (Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan)



  • Registered Users Posts: 6,893 ✭✭✭allthedoyles


    Was looking at the Meizu M6 and it looks a decent phone . Anyone have one ?


  • Registered Users Posts: 7,017 ✭✭✭corkie




    This is the Ulefone Power 5. It's a 13,000 mAh smartphone
    capable of close to a week of battery life.
    It's the highest capacity smartphone I've ever featured on Unbox Therapy.

    "He tasks me. He tasks me and I shall have him! I'll chase him round the moons of Nibia and round the Antares maelstrom and round perdition's flames before I give him up!" - Khan quoting Moby Dick (Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan)



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  • Registered Users Posts: 6,893 ✭✭✭allthedoyles


    I cant understand how apple still manufacture phones with 2,600 battery when this is such a crucial feature nowadays .


    For me battery capacity is ahead of camera .


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