HTM M3 Mi3 1.3 Ghz MTK6572 5inch 3G/DUAL SIM - XIAOMI Mi3 clone?
I have used this phone for about 1 week now as my main phone. So far it has run good and been reliable. What I have liked about it has been the compact size, the fact that it is pretty thin, have a big screen and a sleek but simple design. The screen is not HD, but still the screen has vivid colors and is pretty sharp. Google apps and Youtube runs fine and smooth on this device.
Some may think HTM, wtf? but actually the phones does the job good. The build quality and materials are also better than seen on many other cheap China phones. So I was surprised about the phone. The weak spots in the phone is the camera and the fact that it is not good for heavy 3D games. Smaller games runs okay, and especially the backspeaker have great pure sound.
The main reason to get the HTM M3 is the design and because it has good quality for the very low price you give for it.
Here are some HI-RES pictures of the phone:
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More highress pictures here:
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Antutu score:
10800 (phone was not made for gaming, still it does all basic things good enough)
Issues
None so far, wifi signal can be a bit weak, but is still fast!
Hacks
Can be rooted easily with Framaroot 1 click tool
Pros & Cons
- Very nice design, a really good imitation with a 5" screen
- The materials are in a good quality, even if the back cover is just plastic
- Very precise shapes and cutouts, unlike some other cheap models
- Good screen with vivid colors
- Touchscreen is pretty responsive, 1 click is normally enough
- The 3 touchbuttons on the front have white clear backlight
- The volume rocker and power button is located on the same side of the phone
- UI and the phone overall is fast, only a few hiccups
- The soundquality in both the earphone and backspeaker is great and loud
- Youtube runs perfect and smooth
- Supports SD cards & Dual SIM
- Super good price, and you get a lot of extra accessories also
- Has a good weight in the hand
- Viewing angle could be a little bit better, but I am not complaining
- The WiFi is fast, but it doesnt always show full signal
- The battery is only avarage even though it should be 2600 mah, but luckily there are 2 included
- The camera is also only avarage, and only usable for fun pictures
- The phone only has a half GB RAM, not enough for the bigger games, on the other side, why would u play big games on this phone?
- The storage could be bigger, but it also support SD cards
- No Gorilla glass, but you cant really expect that from a 84 USD phone, still the screen doesnt scratch easily
Looks nice.
Would probably buy it, if it had more of a dev community and/or cyanogenmod support.
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When every top smartphone manufacturer is focussing on releasing flagships that approach the phablet space, here’s Elephone with its newest and an smallest Android smartphone, Elephone Q – you might mistake it to be a normal smartphone, however, features like activity tracking and pedometer makes it a perfect pocket sized phone to double as your phone and your fitness tracker.
The Big – tiny specs
Elephone Q packs a 550 mAh battery, a single SIM slot, measures at 90x 43x 11.5mm with a 2.4-inch TFT display and a resolution of 432×240. Like most of the smartphones these days it features a front camera of 0.3 Mega Pixels and rear camera of 3 Mega-Pixels that will be extended to 5MP using software support, SD memory card support up to 64GB, Wi-Fi, 3G WCDMA, 1GHz MediaTek MT6572 Chipset and with Android 4.4 KitKat as its Operating System.
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Elephone Q according to the official specs boasts of 110hours of standby time or 4hours of talk time which is pretty good for a palm sized smartphone. The back cover is made of plastic which can be swapped to other colors.
Elephone Q is one of those unique devices that target the lower-entry level smartphones, it will be really interesting to see what type of market Elephone is trying to target and see if we can see this trend being continued in the future. The pricing of the device is yet to be disclosed. We feel it will be priced around $40.
Does it have GPS and digital compass?
Its chinese brother melrose S9 has no GPS and digital compass.
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Does it have GPS and digital compass?
Its chinese brother melrose S9 has no GPS and digital compass.
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I ordered one. it does have GPS but no compass.
550mAh
lol.
I wud like 2 play gta san andreas in it
someone has played San Andreas on it, well a version of it, the Posh Mobile Micro x S240. (both based off the Alps S240B I believe)
I just got one of these (The Posh Mobile one) today. so far its interesting, paid 50 dollars US for it, wanted to see what it was all about. yes its small REALL SMALL lol, only dual core 1 ghz, 4gb storage, 512 mb ram, 2.45 inch screen. but funny thing, at least in benchmarks, its not as bad as I expected lol. I read about the screen size and was still surprised when I opened the package today. it reminds me of a old Samsung MP3 player from like 12 years ago. a very slim one (YP-T9, but without the dpad). Been loading various tools and such on it to see how it does. the Camera is nothing special lol. but I can deal with that
Does somebody have it? If so, can you please confirm if Pokemon Go runs on it both through 3G connection and hotspot from other device? It is for a project I've got in mind. Thx in advance!!
Hey all
This thread is for general discussions on the specifications and design features of the Motorola Droid Turbo 2. On the surface, this looks like a good device, how do owners rate it?
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Specifications:
Display - AMOLED, 5.4 inches, 1440 x 2560 pixels (~540 ppi pixel density)
Chipset - Qualcomm MSM8994 Snapdragon 810
CPU - Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & Quad-core 2 GHz Cortex-A57
GPU - Adreno 430
RAM - 3 GB
Memory - 32/64 GB, microSD
Camera - 21 MP, 5248 x 3936, phase detection autofocus, dual-LED (dual tone) flash
Secondary Camera - 5 MP, LED Flash
Sensors - Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Connectivity - Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot, Bluetooth v4.1
Battery - 3760 mAh
Dimensions - 149.9 x 78 x 9.2 mm
Weight - 170.1 g
Color Availability - Black/Soft-Grip, Black/Pebble Leather, Gray/Ballistic Nylon, Winter White/Soft-Grip
Display: 4/5 - i dont have or see many of the problems people have complained about regading this. My display is crisp, sharp and bright. My only small complaint is that it can be prone to scratches from what I hear. With a user-replaceable front, this isnt a huge deal
Performance: 5/5 - This phone is fast, snappy and is a joy to use and scroll thru menus. No lag at all
Battery: 4/5 - Coming from a droid maxx, I am getting about a day and a half on this with moderate usage. On my maxx I was easily able to get 2. With turbo charging though this is not a problem or issue
Customizability: 1/5 - Since there is no root nor does there seem to be ANY dev interest in the DT2, this gets rated very very low. Only reason I gave 1 point is because I am able to disable MOST vzw bloat.
Feel: 4/5 - Coming from the Maxx, this is definitely a larger and lighter phone. I perfer my devices a bit on the heavy side as it feels sturdier to me. However, I am getting used to the size and feel. I just wish I could use it comfortably with one hand.
Does any owner of the Turbo 2/X Force know if this device has front color LED notification that gives different color for different apps?
TIA.
None for the Turbo 2. Just the Moto display. Now it would be nice if you could change the color of Moto Display.
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I came from a LG G3 and so far the phone has been an upgrade! Screen is about the same. 0.1in is not noticeably smaller. Screen seems always brighter than my G3. Brightness all the way down is bright for laying in bed at night.
Performance is great. I feel if root is an option it'll only get better. Debloating it will be huge for performance upgrades. But the hardware is certainly there.
Battery so far has been great. Typically 30% when going to bed, when on the G3 I'd have 30% aroind 5pm. So I'd have to charge at least once before bed. With the turbo 2 it'll last all day.
No root, and maybe none is saddening. Biggest fit at first was the dpi, which I changed, but some apps parts are broken and it sucks. No big deal but it just looks worse. With root I'll be much happier with this device, but I can't blame the device.
Feels good as a device. It's sturdy and doesn't feel like it'll break easy. Especially with the shatterproof screen. I am using a UAG case and its sort of bulky, but no big deal.
Overall, I enjoy this phone and do not regret trading it. An upgrade to marshmallow or root will be huge for the future of this device. But that's all software and not hardware.
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None for the Turbo 2. Just the Moto display. Now it would be nice if you could change the color of Moto Display.
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Thanks for the reply.
I was hoping these 2 would have color front LED.
Hey guys... Here is my another real review of cost effective (Just US$80) smartphone HOMTOM HT7 Pro. It is an amazing camera phone which I am sure you guys fall in love with this price range device.
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After 2 days of extensive use of this device I will give 9.5 out of 10 points for this camera. For very little price you will get a good specified device which runs on MTK6735 1.3 GHz Quad Core Processor with 2GB Ram/16GB ROM and HD 720x1280 pixel 5.5 Inch IPS, G+F lamination screen . The front camera is 2.0 Mega Pixel (interpolation 5.0MP) and rear camera is 8.0MegaPixel (interpolation 13.0MP) with flashlight and auto focus. It is included by massive 3000 mAh battery which can easily take out your day.
On the front side, top is equipped by a 2.0 MP camera alongside sensors, led notification light and on the down, capacitive touch buttons. The back side of the device is made of plastic (brushed metallic finish which gives a premium look), top equipped with 8.0 MP camera with flash light and at the bottom "HOMTOM" logo printed.
The frame is made of Aluminium metal which gives a nice look in this price range. The volume rockers and power buttons are place on left side of the device (trend is right side). Bottom is equipped with two speaker grills (one is just for symmetry) with normal USB point and a 2.5 mm jack hole on the top.
HOMTOM HT7 Pro runs on Android 5.1 lollipop version with near stock vanilla AOSP. You will get approx 11 GB out of 16 GB ROM usable and almost 1 GB free RAM always which makes this device faster and smoother. I had played ASPHALT 8 game and it was buttery smooth.
On the Antutu Bench mark it scored 24735 and Geekbench 487 on single core / 1392 multi core. The screen is 5 point touch screen and only Accelerometer, Light and Proximity sensors are supported. It comes with some pre-installed apps like Applock, Bagan Myanmar and Go keyboards. It support FM Radio and you need an earphone to use as antenna.
Sample Photographs snapped by HT7 Pro :
Its dual sim LTE device and also support SD card upto 128 GB. Expecting more..................... think again Overall it is a cheap and best smartphone under US$80 price tag.
More about Homtom HT7 Pro : Mod Edit by @Darth : Link removed for promoting selling sites. Not on XDA thanks!
I have this phone and the camera is quite good. But it's far from being a camera phone - te macro is not good at all and the focus is not very fast(not bad also).
The battery is nothing special.
UMi Diamond: Toughness and style
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UMi Diamond is the most recent product from UMi, a compact and tough 5 inches phone which is available in pre-sale at the stunning price of 99.99$. It’s not only tough, but it also presents a clean and classy design: resistant but also polished and with a sober and elegant appearance, shiny as a diamond in its black, white and gold variants.
One of the main focus of the product is the resistance: the glass used by the UMi Diamond offers scratch-resistant and shock-resistant protection to a high degree.
As the video shows, the UMi Diamond survives the two side drops and the flat screen one without problems, the phone is fully working and has taken no damage to its vital parts, thanks to the combination of a strong metal frame, a resistant polycarbonate back cover and the patented Dual T2X-1 glass.
Also, the materials used for the metal frame and the back cover help to reduce the damage caused by random impacts, helping to preserve the functioning of the phone.
After the laboratory tests made some days ago, UMi wanted to show a video where they perform some real-life drop tests at 1.2 and 1.5 meters, to simulate those bad drops that may happen when pulling out the phone from the pocket or form the bag while in the street.
So, for just less than 100 dollars you can bring home a phone powered by the powerful Octa-Core processor MT6753 clocked at 1.5 Ghz, with 3GB RAM and 16GB of internal storage with support up to 128GB Micro-SD Card.
Main Shooter is an 8mpx Camera (up to 13mpx through software) and Selfie shooter is a 2mpx unit, the battery is a 2650mAh unit and everything is moved by Android 6 Marshmallow.
Win one UMi Diamond free here: http://www.umidigi.com/
UMi Diamond durability tests: over 10k drops and it’s still alive!
From previous news, we know that UMi Diamond will be a tough phone, able to resist to bump and scratches better than common phones.
One of the main focus of the product is the resistance of the display: Strengthened glass must be scratch-resistant and shock-resistant, and the T2X-1 glass used by the UMi Diamond offers both qualities to a high degree.
Also, the materials used for the metal frame and the back cover help to reduce the damage caused by random impacts, helping to preserve the functioning of the phone.
But UMi today wanted to show a video where they show a few examples of the tests which the UMi Diamond undergoes in reliable lab tests to prove its strength, showing how much it can be tortured.
So, in the video we saw the example of the tests, but let’s have a look to the full datas emerging from the tests:
So, what do you think about the resistance of the UMi Diamond? Is toughness an important aspect when considering the purchase of a smartphone?
Learn more details about UMi Diamond here: http://bit.ly/presalesdiamond
http://www.umidigi.com/page-umi_diamond_overview.html
Official Review from UMI:
As it seems that this phone has an Trojan/Adware installer built into its systemui.apk just like the umi london has, is there any way to port any other rom to this device ? i would even live with an android 5 version as long as i can use a clean phone
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This came in the mail a while ago and thought I'd share a small review and open a thread for discussion.
Let's start with some basic specs:
CPU: Celeron N4100 @ 1.1Ghz
RAM: 6GB
Storage: 128GB onboard flash
Quite boring I know, but it seems pretty adequate for a small form factor 2 in 1 tablet. There is no point in running bechmarks in this kind of hardware, but surprisingly it is quite snappy on daily use. I've had no problem doing photo editing work on the device with Adobe's usual suspects. I expected Photoshop to be fast, but not Lightroom ( that one tends to struggle a bit in a big library, no matter the hardware), it was a pleasant surprise to see it working fine. Daily coding/writing/web browsing is a breeze with the addon keyboard and the battery while I could not find the specs on it, it seems to last a good 3 hours of heavy use with brightness set high.
Things worthy of mention on this device:
Trackpad really doesn't like water or sweat
Big battery + all aluminum construction= a top heavy device when in laptop mode. Also a giant heatsink, which is good
Cameras: both are decent enough for video calls, but nothing else. specially in low light conditions
Speakers: yes.
There's pen support and the Hi3 pen from the same guys is actually quite good
Touchscreen IPS Panel: Impressive colors and touch seems very good. Way too glossy for any outdoor work in bright sunlight
Limited range on wifi reception: It pretty much requires a direct line of sight with the AP or it will probably drop out, if connect at all. No speed issues. Probably related to the all aluminum construction and the antenna placement
Build quality: very good. Device feels solid and nice to use. Some corners are a bit sharp on the keyboard though.. not sharp enough to cut, but to irritate you while typing. I suppose some sandpaper can fix that quite easily
Some final thoughts: Very surprised with the performance/price index on this one and the size and packaging makes it perfect for a small walkaround laptop that you don't need to be too powerful or too expensive. The display stands out for me, as the color accuracy is pretty high and while vivid, not oversaturated. I'd like it to be a little lighter in total, but it's not a complete burden to carry. The charger situation is a bit weird as well, since it's using a 12v 2amp psu on a usb c hole, so you can't just plug it in any charger. I mean you can, but it will probably not work as intended. The two USB A ports on the keyboard dock albeit usb-2.0 they have been a lifesaver, since the device itself only has usb c ports.
Oh and I almost forgot. Windows 10 tablet mode is.. not good. It's certainly improved, but ux is horrible and inconsistent when you have to switch between tablet friendly apps and actual software you have to use. Most atrocious example is when trying to use Chrome with the touch keyboard. You tap on the location bar and the keyboard pops up. in full screen. and no, you can't see what you're typing. Thanks Microsoft!
On a more serious note: Cheap, solid build, x86 based small form factor 2 in 1 tablet with more than decent performance
Oh, did I mention the BIOS is quite open to config?
Maybe I'll try formatting and throwing linux at it. We'll see
Hi, did you try to install linux or Android x86? Thank you
does it have the necessary hardware requirements for windows 11?
yeahman45 said:
does it have the necessary hardware requirements for windows 11?
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Yes it does meet windows 11 requirements.
Hi!
I'm testing Zorin from a live USB in this device (mine with Intel Celeron N4120 CPU) and the screen rotation works in the other way around, when I put the tablet horizontally, the image is vertical and upside down. Also the resolution looks very small and all available resolutions look even smaller. I do not decide to install it because of what I comment.
I have searched about this without finding anything. Can someone help me to make it work 100% with linux?
Thank you!