Hi XDA,
My ZenFone 6 will be arriving in the mail tomorrow, thanks to ASUS USA. I know there's a lot of interest in this device, so if you have any questions feel free to ask them now. I'll look into it for you as soon as I get my device.
As for custom development support, well, stay tuned
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Hi XDA,
My ZenFone 6 will be arriving in the mail tomorrow, thanks to ASUS USA. I know there's a lot of interest in this device, so if you have any questions feel free to ask them now. I'll look into it for you as soon as I get my device.
As for custom development support, well, stay tuned
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I'm very interested to hear about the following things:
- Display quality, brightness, viewing angles in comparison to AMOLED.
- Battery life comparison. Especially with other sd855 phones like the OP7pro
- How bad is the low light performance of the camera? I'm very impressed with video performance and regular shots.
- ZenUI. Is it any faster? Any smoother? Or does it just look like stock Android and the similarities end there? How slow or laggy is it compared to the OP7pro?
Can u pls extract the stock apps of new zen ui 6.0 which can work without root
Ex: File Manager, Clock etc
Confirm the Zenfone 6 can accommodate two SIM cards and a Micro SD card.
Does zenfone 6 support dual GPS frequency like some xiaomi devices ?
MishaalRahman said:
Hi XDA,
My ZenFone 6 will be arriving in the mail tomorrow, thanks to ASUS USA. I know there's a lot of interest in this device, so if you have any questions feel free to ask them now. I'll look into it for you as soon as I get my device.
As for custom development support, well, stay tuned
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You mentioned thanks to ASUS USA...? Did you order in USA? If so, which variant are you receiving? Where did you order and what carrier are you on? Details please.
Hi,
thank you for that, especially since there are a lot unknown details about that phone or OS.
I have a few questions:
1. Can you customize the Notification LED colors (for example white for emails, blue for fb, green for whatsapp)?
2. Is there any kind of private Gallery? I am not talking about hidden files accessible from the file maaager, but the gallery/messaging (I have found that screen on the internet). On MIUI you just swipe down screen with visible messages/photo albums, then it requests a passwords and displays the protected content along the others.
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3. Have you considered installing GCam inistead stock photo software? Or the pre-installed is good enough?
4. Have you noticed any not so obvious features of ZEN UI 6?
Best regards,
Dominik
May you confirm that is this device only support USB2.0? and also is it still support LDAC? Thanks!
Is Always On Display possible?
How is the headphone jack output for headphones and how do the dual stereo speakers sound?
I read that the camera module rattles when the phone vibration motor is activated? The same reviewer said that the phone module gets very hot when using it in a video chat session. Can you confirm or deny any of these things?
Can you confirm LTE bands? Android Police said it had a hard time connecting to AT&T's LTE.
Which carrier will you be using it with?
Already brought up but I'm curious how the display compares to other LCD displays. Reviews seem to have it pinned as worse than other highend LCD phones like the Mate 20, wondering if it's a considerable difference.
Also very interested in the 3.5mm quality, thanks.
Oh and how is the balance of the stereo speaker with the weaker top speaker? Are Left and Right balanced 50/50? Concerned left audio will be overpowered by the right for music/video where instruments/sounds are spilt.
Superguy said:
Can you confirm LTE bands? Android Police said it had a hard time connecting to AT&T's LTE.
Which carrier will you be using it with?
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I'm interested in this too. I'm not familiar with any of ASUS other phones - were they USA ATT compatible? If so, I'm sure this one would be the same.
What's the haptics like on it, are they pants or actually decent?
Please shows more software, I like this new ZenUI that looks clean as AOSP. Every review of this smartphone people only show the camera, it's so tiring...
Have only had it a few minutes after unboxing it. Will answer some of the easier stuff first.
wreq5 said:
You mentioned thanks to ASUS USA...? Did you order in USA? If so, which variant are you receiving? Where did you order and what carrier are you on? Details please.
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No, I got it from ASUS' US PR. This is the Midnight Black model with 8GB RAM and 256GB storage.
Enderfuzz said:
Hi,
thank you for that, especially since there are a lot unknown details about that phone or OS.
I have a few questions:
1. Can you customize the Notification LED colors (for example white for emails, blue for fb, green for whatsapp)?
2. Is there any kind of private Gallery? I am not talking about hidden files accessible from the file maaager, but the gallery/messaging (I have found that screen on the internet). On MIUI you just swipe down screen with visible messages/photo albums, then it requests a passwords and displays the protected content along the others.
3. Have you considered installing GCam inistead stock photo software? Or the pre-installed is good enough?
4. Have you noticed any not so obvious features of ZEN UI 6?
Best regards,
Dominik
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1: No LED customization.
2: Nope. You can hide albums from view in the Gallery app, but that's just for organization. They're easily accessible and not password protected. The default messaging app is Google's Messages.
3: For the initial review, no. Perhaps after as a follow-up.
4: The screen recorder lets you record the internal system audio. Haven't seen that mentioned anywhere yet.
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Is Always On Display possible?
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No AOD. There's lift to wake and automatic wake for new notifications, though.
Superguy said:
Can you confirm LTE bands? Android Police said it had a hard time connecting to AT&T's LTE.
Which carrier will you be using it with?
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I'll be using it on T-Mobile. Do the online spec lists from GSMArena not give you the information you need? What else can I check?
Liscon19 said:
What's the haptics like on it, are they pants or actually decent?
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Haptics are...not that good. Definitely not the worst I've ever felt, but it's nowhere on the level of the OP7 Pro/Pixel 3 where you can *feel* the area behind where you're tapping vibrate, like when typing in Gboard. Haptic feedback when typing isn't that bad, but when the whole phone vibrates for a notification you can hear the motor and really feel the force of the shake. I made a simple Tasker action to vibrate the phone for 500ms and compared it between the ZF6 and OP7 Pro just to get a feel for it.
jaseman said:
I read that the camera module rattles when the phone vibration motor is activated? The same reviewer said that the phone module gets very hot when using it in a video chat session. Can you confirm or deny any of these things?
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Camera module rattling: Haven't noticed it. To test, I set Tasker to vibrate the phone for a good second after opening the front camera. Heat: need to test for more.
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Does zenfone 6 support dual GPS frequency like some xiaomi devices ?
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Doesn't look like it. Used GPS test app and only saw L1 and E1 connections. However, I'm still indoors and SIMless.
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Confirm the Zenfone 6 can accommodate two SIM cards and a Micro SD card.
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Confirmed. It took my T-Mobile + Google Fi SIM + 128GB microSD.
Can you compare the stereo speakers with other devices that have stereo speakers?
MishaalRahman said:
No, I got it from ASUS' US PR. This is the Midnight Black model with 8GB RAM and 256GB storage..
I'll be using it on T-Mobile. Do the online spec lists from GSMArena not give you the information you need? What else can I check?
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Asus US PR as in Puerto Rico? You're also mentioning you're going to use it on TMobile towers so I am wondering if it is possible for me to purchase it yet in the United States? Please provide a link if you can.
As for doing more for speccing out the device you can go to KiMovil.com and check there. I can see that it should work better on TMobile than AT&T.
One more thing, what was total cost with everything included?
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Ok, please post any reviews, hands-on or general Xperia S information and questions here.
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Firstly, I'll start with saying you can download the white-paper here: http://blog.clove.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Xperia_S_LT26i_Whitepaper.pdf
Processor 1.5 GHz Qualcomm MSM8260 Dual Core
GPU Adreno 220
Size 128 x 64 x 10.6 mm
Weight 144 grams
Available colours Black / White
Main screen
Colours 16,777,216 colour TFT
Resolution 1280x720 pixels
Size (diagonal) 4.3 inches
Scratch-resistant Shatter proof sheet on scratch-resistant glass
Memory
Internal phone storage 1 to 1.5 GB
RAM 1 GB
Flash memory 32 GB eMMC
Camera
Camera resolution 12 MP
Digital zoom 16x
Photo flash No
Video recording Yes – HD 1080p
Video chat camera Yes
Front Camera Yes – HD 720p for video chat and 1.3 MP for camera capture
General questions:
Unlockable Bootloader?
Apparently yes!
Is the clear band at the bottom going to be used for notifications?
Apparently it is, but it's unable to do colour at present (although we've seen blue and white in the videos). We don't know if this is a hardware limitation, or a software limitation. If it's a software limitation then it will likely be modded at some point!
What's this about the battery?
Well for one it is indeed not removable
Removing the battery is pretty trivial as demonstrated in this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4lHsfARv_0Y&feature=player_embedded
On the good side though it is supposed to have a new 'fast charge' technology that charges the phone rapidly to 80% and then basically tricle charges it from that point, so if you need a quick boost you're in luck
Micro SIM?
I'm afraid so
Here's how to cut down a standard size sim to a micro sim though: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lb1WvUoEbzI&feature=related
You can also pick up some pretty cheap devices (which look a bit like a hole-punch / stapler) from ebay that will cut it for you, if scissors scare you for some reason.
Micro SD card?
Nope
Release date?
March 5th is most likely
What's so awesome about it?
Looks great, and different from the other phones out there
Has an amazing screen (highest pixel density out there at the moment?)
Is a good size for one-handed operation without becoming tablet-sized
Awesome camera, with its own dedicated button, and can go from in your pocket to taking a snap in around 1.5s (I believe this is the fastest out there?)http://community.phones4u.co.uk/p4u-smartphone-shootout-mobile-cameras-go-head-to-head/
NFC?
Yes - and uses smart-tags so you can automatically setup a profile for home, work etc just by tapping your phone against a tag.
Does it have FM radio?
Yes! It has FM radio with RDS
What about this anti-stain shell I have head about?
Check it out: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EDrJplSYIw8&feature=player_embedded
Reviews
http://www.stuff.tv/review/sony-xperia-s
What about new apps?
All new Xperia phones will have realVNC: http://www.xperiablog.net/2012/02/2...ss-to-be-included-in-2012-xperia-smartphones/
Free 50GB with Box Net: http://androidcommunity.com/sony-xperia-owners-get-50gb-of-free-box-net-storage-20111129/
Hands on videos
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=064xbChx-Yo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JRWqBywlHlo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GSFtzDKPiGQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GSFtzDKPiGQ (this one shows the clear strip glowing blue at the beginning of the video too!)
Video quality tests
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4yoWrP0vDmU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KRf8lGvrIb0
Good thread, eager to see some more reviews.
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Good thread, eager to see some more reviews.
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Thanks. A couple things I'll add to the first post as well:
What about new apps?
All new Xperia phones will have realVNC: http://www.xperiablog.net/2012/02/2...ss-to-be-included-in-2012-xperia-smartphones/
Free 50GB with Box Net: http://androidcommunity.com/sony-xperia-owners-get-50gb-of-free-box-net-storage-20111129/
Hands on videos
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=064xbChx-Yo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JRWqBywlHlo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GSFtzDKPiGQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I2ssmm7wBTc (this one shows the clear strip glowing blue at the beginning of the video too! I had posted the wrong link here previously!)
Video quality tests
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4yoWrP0vDmU
is the information correct ?? unlocked bootloader by default????
fajarep said:
is the information correct ?? unlocked bootloader by default????
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It's not unlocked by default, it is unlockable by default. Someone owning an Xperia S did the test to see if it was unlockable - which is this: *#*#7378423#*#* to access the service menu.
In your phone, tap Service info > Configuration > Rooting Status. If Bootloader unlock allowed says Yes, then you can continue with the next step. If it says No, or if the status is missing, your device cannot be unlocked.
You can see more here: http://unlockbootloader.sonymobile.com/
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It's not unlocked by default, it is unlockable by default. Someone owning an Xperia S did the test to see if it was unlockable - which is this):*#*#7378423#*#* to access the service menu.
In your phone, tap Service info > Configuration > Rooting Status. If Bootloader unlock allowed says Yes, then you can continue with the next step. If it says No, or if the status is missing, your device cannot be unlocked.
You can see more here: http://unlockbootloader.sonymobile.com/
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Great news
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Great news
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Yea, hopefully it helps get some devs on board. Sony really seem to be doing all they can for the dev community at the moment.
I think Sony has learnt from the X10 and have started to be a bit more open towards the developer community; they tried to keep the X10 locked out and in the end watched the guys on here push that phone quicker and further than they could themselves (even without the bootloader unlocked)! If it was still Sony Ericsson I probably wouldnt get the Xperia S... but it isn't; so I am!
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Yea, hopefully it helps get some devs on board. Sony really seem to be doing all they can for the dev community at the moment.
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Would really like to see that, the only thing I'm worried about coming off a Desire, and swapping a Galaxy Nexus for this phone - They both had/have unreal dev support.
If Sony continues like they've pledged with their entire Xperia line, then it's likely we'll not only see Gingerbread, ICS, but also Jelly Bean by the end of the year.
How readable does anyone think Kindle will be on this phone? I have a Kindle myself, but the phone is ever so more portable in some situations.
why is micro sim a problem? its the new standard.. why have extra space for plastic. The non removable battery would be a moot point if they made docks for the phone.. but I assume its impossible to make nice ones with hdmi and usb on opposite side of the phone and covered by those plastic flaps.
miann said:
why is micro sim a problem? its the new standard.. why have extra space for plastic. The non removable battery would be a moot point if they made docks for the phone.. but I assume its impossible to make nice ones with hdmi and usb on opposite side of the phone and covered by those plastic flaps.
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It's not much of a problem, it just means two cuts to a standard sim. A minor inconvenience at most.
With regards to kindle on the phone, I'm sure you'll be fine. I use Aldiko to read all my books on the Arc S at the moment with no problems at all.
I'm excited that Sony are releasing the alpha and beta versions of their releases too. Another good sign for the devs!
Just wondering is there anything in that bit under the transparent light strip?
Or is it just some extra bit of plastic there to waste space?
zoobzone said:
Just wondering is there anything in that bit under the transparent light strip?
Or is it just some extra bit of plastic there to waste space?
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I believe that's where the antenna is (from the translucent strip down)
I believe that the microphone is also located in the lower piece.
This means Sony would have had to find a way to run very thin/fine wires through the translucent bar. If thats the case pretty cool.
If your suggestion is correct that its purely decorative it would be a design feature with no function which indeed would be lame.
This a screenshot from Xperia U promo, where you can see lower bit removed. I know, it is U, but possibly same thing is on S as well. But I think you can see that definitely there is something there. I also hope, putting antenna there will increase signal reception.
The antenna is for sure in the lower part. You can see it on some close up pictures as thin wires within the clear strip...
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For anyone who has a hard time remembering, *#*#7378423#*#* spells out *#*#SERVICE#*#*. Much easier, no?
Sony has pledged to provide major Android version updates for at least 1.5y after release, so we will definitely be seeing whatever comes after ICS.
Ambroos said:
For anyone who has a hard time remembering, *#*#7378423#*#* spells out *#*#SERVICE#*#*. Much easier, no?
Sony has pledged to provide major Android version updates for at least 1.5y after release, so we will definitely be seeing whatever comes after ICS.
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Thanks, I had no idea!
UNBOXING
FULL REVIEW
COMPARISON - G4-G5-G6
Camera samples:
http://plus.google.com/photos/10058...s/6082341183852604913?authkey=CMzt_P3wl8PTgAE
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Elephone G6 - Beyond your imagination with 5.0" IPS screen, MT6592 1.7GHz with fingerprint scanner
With ergonomic design, the radian on the phone back can perfectly fit for the shape of the palm of your hand, furthermore, the skin-touch material bring you comfortable hand feeling. 5.0" IPS screen,1280*720 pixels, ppi=293, the parameter configuration is the good basis of amazing visuing effects, we especially did many alignments for the display.
Built in MT6592 cpu, the frequency has reach to 1.7GHz, with Mali-450 MP4 700MHz GPU. Powerful performance make it easy to deal with any app in your daily using, with low power consumption as the same time. Advanced camera with 13 million pixels, f/2.2 larger light-sensing surface area faster focusing speed and higher focusing accuracy, all those improvement will you better photo experience.
G6 is equipped with a fingerprint scanner, which could be used for locking screen or set encipherment protection for apps, that can guard your privacy. Double tab the screen to wake it up; and set your customized gesture as short cut to open certain function when the screen is off.
Highlights
- 5.0 inch HD IPS, 1280*720 pixels
- MTK6592 1.7GHz Octa-core
- 1GB RAM + 8 GB ROM
- 13MP rear camera + 2MP front camera
- Standard SIM card + micro SIM card, dual standby
- Android OS, 4.4.2 KitKat
- Support 3G Network: GSM 850/900/1800/1900, WCDMA 850/1900/2100 MHz
- Support Fingerprint ID, Gesture Recognition, GPS, OTG, etc.
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I like the phone's characteristics but I'm concerned about the battery life. Only 2250mAh for eight cores is a bit weak. What do you think?
Do you expect the phone to have any support for the upgrade to Android L or to any other alternative upgrade?
I just purchased this phone.
I think for 102Eur is a great phone. If it have some problems, it isn't the only one. All chinneses phones have problems everywhere. The thing is if it compensates what you paid for it.
I also ordered it. I'm still waiting for it but I hope I won't be dissapointed. I hope that it will have some support (new ROMs, firmware updates etc.), since there has been a lot of interest in preorder period.
Zer7 said:
I just purchased this phone.
I think for 102Eur is a great phone. If it have some problems, it isn't the only one. All chinneses phones have problems everywhere. The thing is if it compensates what you paid for it.
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rhri3 said:
I also ordered it. I'm still waiting for it but I hope I won't be dissapointed. I hope that it will have some support (new ROMs, firmware updates etc.), since there has been a lot of interest in preorder period.
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I think the official launch is on 9th Oct. We will wait at least two weeks more to put our hands in it.
Elephone p2000 at least seems that has good support and Elephone releases new roms when is needed. Also, every Elephone has been rooted easily, so that's good. Take also into consideration that we're with Android 4.4.2 .. other phones are still with 4.2 or 4.0, so we're updated for a few years with this version.
I think we take a good decision, and believe me, I search the whole internet and this is the best phone I found for this price. :good:
We just have to keep this topic alive, so that we can discuss about the phone once we get it. I already own a chinese phone with MTK6577 and 512MB RAM, Android 4.0 and I've been very satisfied with it. So obviously Elephone g6 should be a big improvement for me. I also like to do some improvements to the phone when possible, that's why I'm hoping for good support.
As far as the price-quality is concerned, I'm sure there is no better phone on the market at the moment. Only the battery still worries me...
Hopefully we'll get it ASAP.
rhri3 said:
We just have to keep this topic alive, so that we can discuss about the phone once we get it. I already own a chinese phone with MTK6577 and 512MB RAM, Android 4.0 and I've been very satisfied with it. So obviously Elephone g6 should be a big improvement for me. I also like to do some improvements to the phone when possible, that's why I'm hoping for good support.
As far as the price-quality is concerned, I'm sure there is no better phone on the market at the moment. Only the battery still worries me...
Hopefully we'll get it ASAP.
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I own a Sony Xperia Neo (1Ghz, 512mb ram, 384mb of memory to apps, 3.7'' and Android 4.0 ... slow as hell!) so this G6 should be a big improvement to me too! the only thing that my Xperia will be better is the camera and flash, so, we will see
The phone should be shipped in 9th, so -2 days!
Bad news guys: http://www.elephone.hk/readNews/1052.html
I'm thinking about cancel my order and purchase another phone ...
Zer7 said:
Bad news guys: http://www.elephone.hk/readNews/1052.html
I'm thinking about cancel my order and purchase another phone ...
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I would just wait, all the new Chinese models will be a little delayed because of the Chinese national holidays. Not only from Elephone but also from all the other Chinese brands. And I think it is good that they tell the truth, and actually do the tests properly before they ship the phones out to all the end customers. So we don't will be having problems in the end.
I agree, just wait for one more week. If you waited that long, one week isn't that much
I look forward to getting a good product, hopefully well tested and with some suport and updates available in the future.
rhri3 said:
I agree, just wait for one more week. If you waited that long, one week isn't that much
I look forward to getting a good product, hopefully well tested and with some suport and updates available in the future.
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I want to wait, but I can't!
We hope that the product is at least good, with good support and few updates.
Still no one received the phone?
Myefox delayed shipments without explain nothing... Look for some hands on until place my order!!
Wonder if anyone has received this phone yet I am looking for a budget smartphone to replace my nightmare Samsung Galaxy ace which is getting near the end of its contract.
My situation is I done a google search for a Blackview Crown review- 5inch Octa core Android 4.4 Smartphone 2GB Ram 16GB Rom and found the following thread on this site -- http://forum.xda-developers.com/android/general/blackview-crown-review-5inch-octa-core-t2844265
Someone on there said he thought this phone would be better and a few other agreed, however I cant really find much first hand feedback on this phone.
I know nothing about rooting phones I am a basic user who just wants a reasonable smart phone but my existing phone does have a huge amount of bloatware that i dont use so would not like that on a new phone.
Just wanted to keep this thread alive as this phones looks perfect I am in the UK where the cost of this is just over £92 or $150 and using the Three network on the 800MHZ band so was hoping people could give it the thumbs up.
Thanks
Ian
I expect to get the phone on monday. I will be able to tell some more then... Finally!
rhri3 said:
I expect to get the phone on monday. I will be able to tell some more then... Finally!
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waiting for your review. specially please post some camera samples. Im worried about the camera performance. thank you very much.
I received the phone. So far it looks good. Touchscreen is very responsive, no other preinstalled apps. OS really is Android 4.4.2 KitKat as stated. It has also already come rooted as SuperSU. Antutu Benchmark score is 29004.
Links to the pictures made with the phone's camera:
http://picoolio.net/image/PDk
http://picoolio.net/image/PDv
http://picoolio.net/image/PDz
http://picoolio.net/image/PDE
http://picoolio.net/image/PDM
http://picoolio.net/image/PDP
And plus a quick overview of the phone. The video is mostly out of focus but this is all the time I had.
http://youtu.be/NCTu6gl_Uhw
Images look pretty good!
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Hi. Can you add some more photos? I'm quite interested in buying this phone to my wife, but I'm afraid about camera quality, and battery life. So can you say something about it? And generally your opinion about whole phone.
Thank you in advance.
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I received the phone. So far it looks good. Touchscreen is very responsive, no other preinstalled apps. OS really is Android 4.4.2 KitKat as stated. It has also already come rooted as SuperSU. Antutu Benchmark score is 29004.
Links to the pictures made with the phone's camera:
http://picoolio.net/image/PDk
http://picoolio.net/image/PDv
http://picoolio.net/image/PDz
http://picoolio.net/image/PDE
http://picoolio.net/image/PDM
http://picoolio.net/image/PDP
And plus a quick overview of the phone. The video is mostly out of focus but this is all the time I had.
http://youtu.be/NCTu6gl_Uhw
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Im about to order a one too. camera certainly looks pretty good. and your input is highly appreciated and valuble. thank you for that first. and also do all of us some more favor, please include your comment on following points,
1. some more camera pics in low light and normal indoor conditions.
2. mobile signal strength, wifi strength compared to your other mobile.
3. and another most importantly, music quality through a good headset and normal speaker strength for ringing.
4. I found some chinese devices have very low earpiece volume. how's it on the g6?
5. And of course how about the battery time.
thank you again and we all are very grateful for your info I think.
Full Review
The F3 looks a lot like the Galaxy S6, but seems different enough to not be called a clone. Specifications of the phone include a 5-inch HD display, the new MediaTek MT6753 octa-core processor, 2GB of RAM and a 2200mAh battery. Cameras, or at least the 13 mega-pixel main camera on the rear, will be a Samsung unit — a far cry from the usual IMX214 that you get to see.
Pricing is set at US$149, which although isn’t crazy impressive, does sound good for a phone with a decent set of specs and more importantly, good build quality, which we hope will be the case with the Doogee F3. Surprisingly, there’s no mention of a fingerprint scanner which seems to have become stable for Chinese phones. (Source: http://www.gizchina.com/2015/06/26/doogee-f3-launch-specs)
Highlights
- 5.0 inch HD IPS OGS 2.5 d Corning Gorilla glass screen
- MTK6753 64 bit octa core
- 2 GB RAM + 16 GB ROM
- 13MP 8MP main camera + front camera
- Android 5.1 system
- CNC aluminum-zinc alloy frame
- Network: GSM 850/900/1800/1900 MHz, WCDMA 900 / 2100 MHz, FDD-LTE FDD-LTE B1/B3/B7/B20, supports 2 G & 3 G & 4 G LTE network
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How is the battery?
DOOGEE F3 Pro review: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1arR_SeYxCs
Post #1 updated with a full review video!
- Battery On Screen Time Test: http://browser.primatelabs.com/battery3/143065
- Camera samples: http://mediafire.com/folder/3ftqxbj6etrww/Doogee_F3_Camera_Samples
Hi there,
I hear some complaints about Doogee F3 Pro seems to classify quite a lot of apps as incompatible with this device. Does the normal F3 also having these issues?
FJP84 said:
Hi there,
I hear some complaints about Doogee F3 Pro seems to classify quite a lot of apps as incompatible with this device. Does the normal F3 also having these issues?
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Not a lot, but some I guess, for example the Google Plus app. That also don't work on the F3.
s7yler said:
Not a lot, but some I guess, for example the Google Plus app. That also don't work on the F3.
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Ok, any idea how to solve that? Some people are talking about flashing
GAPPS. But for that you need to have root I suppose.
is there anyone who rooted this phone? (and how, with which app?)
There are 2 variants stated by google.
One using SuperSU, the other srsRoot or something like that.
I'm sorry i can't post links since i'm a newbie.
I also have issues with the camera apps.
Will try testing it and see what logcat has to say on the issue.
I had a chinese recovery mode, so I can't install SuperSU from zip
SuperSU installed form Google Play has "no SU binary installed... you need to manually re-root"
srsroot isn't have connection with ADB device
aplications like KingRoot says that there is a problem with root and break
I don't know how I should to do...
which store you recommend to buy this phone, I much prefer the doogee F3 pro.
MichaelLeon said:
which store you recommend to buy this phone, I much prefer the doogee F3 pro.
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Depends on where you're from.
I'm from the EU, so i picked EU-direct DealExtreem. However, if you prefer that the phone has a longer warranty time than 6 months, like DX offers, <- okay i was wrong here. Just spoke with the CS and they told me it ha 1 year of warranty.
then i'd recommend you go here and pick a store you find good.
I see you get 12 months of warranty at DealsMachine.com, banggood.com, pandawill and Gearbest. I believe most of these stores are good, if you're willing to get shipped from china, i think banggood also has overseas warehouses.
DaMachk said:
Depends on where you're from.
I'm from the EU, so i picked EU-direct DealExtreem. However, if you prefer that the phone has a longer warranty time than 6 months, like DX offers, <- okay i was wrong here. Just spoke with the CS and they told me it ha 1 year of warranty.
then i'd recommend you go here and pick a store you find good.
I see you get 12 months of warranty at DealsMachine.com, banggood.com, pandawill and Gearbest. I believe most of these stores are good, if you're willing to get shipped from china, i think banggood also has overseas warehouses.
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thanks for your recommendation, I think dx and banggood are good, I will take a look on their oversea warehouse.
FJP84 said:
Hi there,
I hear some complaints about Doogee F3 Pro seems to classify quite a lot of apps as incompatible with this device. Does the normal F3 also having these issues?
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Any specific apps you want to check?
So far everything i tried worked.
s7yler said:
Not a lot, but some I guess, for example the Google Plus app. That also don't work on the F3.
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Downloading Google Plus app...
Installing...
Opened and working fine...
Doogee F3 Pro, R19 update.
DaMachk said:
Any specific apps you want to check?
So far everything i tried worked.
Downloading Google Plus app...
Installing...
Opened and working fine...
Doogee F3 Pro, R19 update.
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Thanks for this info. I have noticed that a recent OTA update will resolve these issues. Unfortunately I cancelled my order already because of continuous postponement of shipment. Now I ordered an Umi Emax Mini. Maybe I will try the Doogee F3 Pro in the near future.
I am an owner of a doogee f3 pro. It was true that the phone classified quite a lot of apps as incompatible, but this problem was completely solved with the recent (17/11/2015) OTA update. Benefits of the phone: OTA updates anailable. Very fast, very nice full hd display and also very good camera and video. Beautiful phone with metal frame and glass back. The gsm network signal is also very good. In fact, its the best i have ever seen!! I could even made phone calls in some places where with other phones i would only get "emergency calls only." Now, the not so good things: Battery is not impressive at all. I think it was needed a bigger battery for an octa core phone. You can make out a whole day with medium use only (ex only phone calls and limited use of internet and games). GPS locks quickly on 19, even on 20 satellites (GPS+GLONASS) with very good signal and gps accuracy of 2, sometimes even 1 meter! The gps performance on an android device can be measured easily and with great accuracy using gps tools from google play store. This is the best gps performance i have ever seen on a smartphone!!! an. Wifi signal is, however, lower than other android phones. Tested with plenty of 2.4 ghz wifi routers. If you are near the router, no problem. But if you are, for example, in a place where with other phones you are connected with only one or two wifi signal bars, with this phone you will have lost signal completely. Back speaker volume is loud enough, but sound quality could have been better. Front speaker is fine. And a last thing that it does not have a magnetic field sensor. If you are not using any apps that need a compass (ex google sky), then not a problem at all. Otherwise, you cannot use this kind of apps. In conclusion, its a great phone with only limitations battery life and the lo wifi signal. Could lo wifi signal be fixed with an OTA update? Lets see if doogee will take some action.
any solutions for the low wifi power?
xbrunox said:
any solutions for the low wifi power?
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No solution so far. I cannot know if it is a hardware or software issue. I send message to doogee official and they told me that they will solve it with a software update. Lets see if its indeed a software issue and if they can solve it with an OTA update. Except this small issue, it seems to be a very good phone. I am generally very satisfied.
This phone pre-installed goole play store?
Zunera M said:
This phone pre-installed goole play store?
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Yes google app are installed yet
Envoyé de mon ME302C en utilisant Tapatalk
Elephone S7 (Real Reviews & Discussion) 3000mAh, 5.5", Fingerprint ID, Helio X20
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Specs:
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Product size:150.4*73.2*7.6mm
Product weight:148g
1 x Phone
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1 x AC power charger adapter ( 100~240V / EU plug)
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1 x Silicone case (Exclude S7 Mini)
1 x English user manual
Official Site: http://www.elephone.hk/elephone-s7-...am-64gb-rom-bezel-less-shiny-back-cover/Other
Italian Reviews:
First Look of 4G+64Gb Black version (Italian audio comment only):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nC-B4aa1oSQ
English Reviews:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7rfXfH96_ms
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lPcYLVdQO58
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JJjYDc1infU
Stock Roms: https://forum.xda-developers.com/elephone-s7/development/elephone-s7-stock-roms-t3514644
hey guys can you tell me which smartphone can i buy ? Vernee apollo lite or elephone s7 4gb ?
Does the S7 have capacitive menu + back keys either side of the home button ?
doorgesh said:
hey guys can you tell me which smartphone can i buy ? Vernee apollo lite or elephone s7 4gb ?
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It depends on you, but please wait first review of S7 to have more clear picture of the situation..
silverblack said:
Does the S7 have capacitive menu + back keys either side of the home button ?
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I hope it will have same configuration of P9000, so only external button E-touch 2 or on screen keys with also with working capacitive external button E-touch 2
Sent by Mi5 64Gb
The Elephone S7 does not have capacitive buttons. You can either use on-screen buttons or the home key. Tapping it once is back, tapping it twice is home. Pressing it once is home, pressing it twice is feature key.
chinamobilemag.de said:
The Elephone S7 does not have capacitive buttons. You can either use on-screen buttons or the home key. Tapping it once is back, tapping it twice is home. Pressing it once is home, pressing it twice is feature key.
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So, it's like what i said. Have a nice weekend
Sent by Mi5 64Gb
Nope, it is not. There are no capacitive buttons next to the home button.
That's what I say. Maybe I got something wrong in your post, sorry. I thought you meant two capacity buttons next to the home key.
I have it too, but I am not impressed at all right now. Touch screen is ****, software is buggy, it runs slow and camera lenses are screwed up - again!
Let's see what they can fix with software updates. The worst thing is the touch panel. The resolution seems too low. Scrolling is very laggy, accuracy is kinda bad and I also had some ghost touches when I went from the house into the cold. I hope its just the calibration like on a couple of Elephone devices before.
Camera sensor seems good, but as I said, they use a cheap module like on previous phones. The lenses are ****. Pictures are blurred on the lower area. You can check samples here: https://goo.gl/photos/8mchLbuuZAqPqw596
SmartPhonesFan said:
but there should be screen calibration in settings no ?
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No, modern phones don't have that anymore. With calibration I don't mean that old thing you had on phones years back, where you had to tap on a moving cross. I am talking about the touch panel configuration which is part of the touch IC firmware. This one is a lot more complex and can only be updates with firmware updates, except you got a special tool to write it into the touch controller.
SmartPhonesFan said:
I have checked pictures and they are very good.. I thought they will be even worse.
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Well, I told you the sensor is good. Just the lenses are not. Check the landscape shots and look at the bottom of the pictures. You will see heavy blurring there which is caused by bad lenses. Almost all Elephone devices have this and it's a shame they never invest a few cents more into their camera modules. Optics and software optimization are far more important than the camera sensor itself after all.
SmartPhonesFan said:
I think you are higher demander..
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Nope. At least I don't think so. Demanding that basic stuff works flawlessly doesn't have anything to do with high demands IMHO. I guess having tested more than 200 Chinese phones in my life qualifies me to judge what's good and what's bad, uh? :laugh:
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Try restore phone completely .. Email elephone straight away like WTF is going on ele tell 'em..
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That actually was the first thing I did. And I am in close contact with Elephone. All bugs and flaws are forwarded to them and I actually get beta builds of the firmware for testing already. Currently running the beta build of the upcoming OTA which should arrive next week. Few bugs have been solved already, but the big ones are still there. The S7 has a long way to go. Just like the P9000 had. Right now it's not suitable for daily use I think. They released it too early. Or their software guys have been too slow. See that in whichever way you want, haha.
which version u have 3GB RAM or 4GB?
chinamobilemag.de said:
I have it too, but I am not impressed at all right now. Touch screen is ****, software is buggy, it runs slow and camera lenses are screwed up - again!
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which version you have 3GB RAM or 4GB?
what about battery autonomy?
thank u !!
@SmartPhonesFan: Calibration won't help with bad configuration. The resolution is too low. @flayer75: 4GB version. The phone right now scores around 5 hours screen-on time at lowest brightness in PC Mark battery test with the CPU profile set to balanced. Not the best for a Helio X20 / 3,000mAh combo.
Unboxing from Elephone :
https://youtu.be/8KbMLlL7Vhw
Violence test:
https://youtu.be/G76l8YCI_UM
Got a new firmware build for testing today. Touch panel is a bit more responsive now but still not perfect. System performance is a little better but also not perfect yet. They also fixed a bug which randomly reverted the keyboard back to the default one, wen using a third party keyboard. Good to see them taking care about my bug reports. Let's hope the touch will be fully fixed with the next release!
By the way: If anyone in here owns an Elephone S7 as well, feel free to report bugs here. I will forward it to my contact at Elephone right away.
chinamobilemag.de said:
Got a new firmware build for testing today. Touch panel is a bit more responsive now but still not perfect. System performance is a little better but also not perfect yet. They also fixed a bug which randomly reverted the keyboard back to the default one, wen using a third party keyboard. Good to see them taking care about my bug reports. Let's hope the touch will be fully fixed with the next release!
By the way: If anyone in here owns an Elephone S7 as well, feel free to report bugs here. I will forward it to my contact at Elephone right away.
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many thanks for your test and repport did you test GPS and tracker? I hop helio x20 be exeption
best regards
Yeah GPS and tracking works flawlessly. I tested both navigation and Google fit. GPS accuracy is between 1 and 3 meters.
chinamobilemag.de said:
Got a new firmware build for testing today. Touch panel is a bit more responsive now but still not perfect. System performance is a little better but also not perfect yet. They also fixed a bug which randomly reverted the keyboard back to the default one, wen using a third party keyboard. Good to see them taking care about my bug reports. Let's hope the touch will be fully fixed with the next release!
By the way: If anyone in here owns an Elephone S7 as well, feel free to report bugs here. I will forward it to my contact at Elephone right away.
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Thanks a lot for your effort!
Maybe in some days i will be a new owner of S7, so i can also share with you my thoughts..
I'm wondering also about TWRP porting if firmware is already available.. :good:
Regards
chinamobilemag.de said:
Got a new firmware build for testing today. Touch panel is a bit more responsive now but still not perfect. System performance is a little better but also not perfect yet. They also fixed a bug which randomly reverted the keyboard back to the default one, wen using a third party keyboard. Good to see them taking care about my bug reports. Let's hope the touch will be fully fixed with the next release!
By the way: If anyone in here owns an Elephone S7 as well, feel free to report bugs here. I will forward it to my contact at Elephone right away.
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Hi,
Nice you are active at XDA-Developers as well now
People reached out to us, asking to support elephone s7 with our software.
We now created a poll, and added s7 as option:
https://m.facebook.com/MediatekAndroidDevelopers/
But I didn't get any information about elephone planning to release source code. Maybe you know something?
Cheers
Thanks for the warm welcome!
I don't have any information regarding the source code yet. I asked my contact, but she doesn't know anything yet but promised to inform me once she does.
Hello everyone,
I'd really like to buy this phone, I know it's about 4 years old.
I have some questions about the compatibility with different apps.
Does the Nova Launcher works on this ? I don't care about Gestures ....
What about the YouTube Vanced and AoD Notify ?
Are there some custom ROMs ?
What are the cons right now, here in Europe ( Germany ) with this mobile phone ?
I do not care about 5G. 4G should be more than enough for me.
Any advices are welcome, thank you
Get the Note 10+ instead; better specs, more ram and up 1tb expandable storage. The Exynos variants can be rooted but the Snapdragon variants are faster. Excellent build quality and it's a running machine.
6 GB ram and 128 GB memory should be okay for me
nex_t said:
6 GB ram and 128 GB memory should be okay for me
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Never can have too much ram or storage, 256/12gb is the base model. One of the best displays out there. Best display to bezel ratio of anything out there. Very good cams.
Personally I take One UI over Nova; faster, capable, more efficient and very stable.
Only possible deficiency is no 3.5mm jack.
No variable refresh rate and ones with no 5G get very good SOT once optimized. These will run extremely well stock and as such the UI is very customizable.
Excuse me ,I'm not talking about Samsung mobile phones here
You are off topic
nex_t said:
Excuse me ,I'm not talking about Samsung mobile phones here
You are off topic
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Excuse me.
To be concise; I don't think it's worth it.
Okay, thank you
nex_t said:
Hello everyone,
I'd really like to buy this phone, I know it's about 4 years old.
I have some questions about the compatibility with different apps.
Does the Nova Launcher works on this ? I don't care about Gestures ....
What about the YouTube Vanced and AoD Notify ?
Are there some custom ROMs ?
What are the cons right now, here in Europe ( Germany ) with this mobile phone ?
I do not care about 5G. 4G should be more than enough for me.
Any advices are welcome, thank you
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Nova works, at least on global version.
I bought a second hand mate 20x after a Xiaomi mi mix, and it's the best choice for sure. There is no other screen like this. And everything works all right, all the software, cameras, battery for 2 days long... It's unbeatable in every way.
even with foldables you get a smaller video in 16:9 ratio and you always enjoy the full screen.
i have a book case and it's like a foldable but without the problems of battery, breakable, etc
xjesus said:
Nova works, at least on global version.
I bought a second hand mate 20x after a Xiaomi mi mix, and it's the best choice for sure. There is no other screen like this. And everything works all right, all the software, cameras, battery for 2 days long... It's unbeatable in every way.
even with foldables you get a smaller video in 16:9 ratio and you always enjoy the full screen.
i have a book case and it's like a foldable but without the problems of battery, breakable, etc
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Nova launcher works, at least on global version.
I bought a second hand mate 20x for 250€ after owning a Xiaomi mi mix, and it's the best choice for sure. There is no other screen like this. And everything works all right, all the software, cameras, battery lasts for 2 days... It's unbeatable in every way.
With current foldables you would get a smaller video in 16:9 ratio and with mate 20x you always enjoy the full screen.
i have a book case and it's just like a foldable but without the problems of battery, breakable, etc. It has dropped several times and no problems so far. Huawei book case is very good for this phone.
Vanced YouTube works as well. FNG gestures works perfect without root.
I can't root or install any different firmware. I thought I was going to miss it from my Xiaomi mi mix, but not so much. I just can't use Titanium backup and can't get rid of all the ads, but I can use dns.adguard.com as a private DNS and it avoids quite some ads.
It's running EMUI 12 and Huawei is still updating its kernel...
Even if I could spend 2000€ in another phone and 20x would cost the same I would choose 20x any time just for the aspect ratio and big unbeatable screen, speakers, robustness and battery optimization.
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nex_t said:
Hello everyone,
I'd really like to buy this phone, I know it's about 4 years old.
I have some questions about the compatibility with different apps.
Does the Nova Launcher works on this ? I don't care about Gestures ....
What about the YouTube Vanced and AoD Notify?
Are there some custom ROMs ?
What are the cons right now, here in Europe ( Germany ) with this mobile phone ?
I do not care about 5G. 4G should be more than enough for me.
Any advices are welcome, thank you
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I still rock mine with long battery life of 7 - 9 days under medium use.
My global phone at one point had Nova launcher but eventually it was uninstalled because Nova eats away at battery. Besides, the phone is faster and snappier without it.
Vanced still works on it which is crazy cool.
For installing custom roms, downgrading to 9.0/9.1 is a necessity. But doing so may render newer apps inoperable. Personally, EMUI 12 is better than any version before it - even though its bootloader is locked and installing custom roms is a no no.
Cons for Germany? I cant say since I'm not in Europe.
The only 2 idiotic annoyances with the phone are: 1) auto brightness is enabled at startup and 2) notifications to update to network time. Although the notifications dont happen a lot theyre still annoying. Had there been none of these issues, the phone would be perfect.
At one point, I was thinking of selling it and buying the Note 20 ultra which can be upgraded to One UI 5.1, a very nice UI upgrade touch. But in the end I found myself keeping my 20x because of its wide aspect ratio (which unfortunately phone makers have abandoned as I'm still scratching my head over that) and bigger screen even though the Note 20 Ultra may have sharper resolution. However, if one day my 20x does become broken I will not buy another 20x. Instead I'll buy the N20U.
If you have more questions let me know.
xjesus said:
Nova launcher works, at least on global version.
I bought a second hand mate 20x for 250€ after owning a Xiaomi mi mix, and it's the best choice for sure. There is no other screen like this. And everything works all right, all the software, cameras, battery lasts for 2 days... It's unbeatable in every way.
With current foldables you would get a smaller video in 16:9 ratio and with mate 20x you always enjoy the full screen.
i have a book case and it's just like a foldable but without the problems of battery, breakable, etc. It has dropped several times and no problems so far. Huawei book case is very good for this phone.
Vanced YouTube works as well. FNG gestures works perfect without root.
I can't root or install any different firmware. I thought I was going to miss it from my Xiaomi mi mix, but not so much. I just can't use Titanium backup and can't get rid of all the ads, but I can use dns.adguard.com as a private DNS and it avoids quite some ads.
It's running EMUI 12 and Huawei is still updating its kernel...
Even if I could spend 2000€ in another phone and 20x would cost the same I would choose 20x any time just for the aspect ratio and big unbeatable screen, speakers, robustness and battery optimization.
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How did you get this update? Mine doesnt have Jan 2023 patch still? (5G version though)
Kernel and Security patch is from 2022, but Mainline software update is now "2023-02-01 Q"
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Kernel and Security patch is from 2022, but Mainline software update is now "2023-02-01 Q"
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Is that for the 5G version?
zlaer said:
Is that for the 5G version?
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No, mine is 4G Global version.
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No, mine is 4G Global version.
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Are you sure? My phone is EVR L29-C636 which is 4G... and the last update was from last year in Jan or Feb of 2022. Do you have the same model?
zlaer said:
Are you sure? My phone is EVR L29-C636 which is 4G... and the last update was from last year in Jan or Feb of 2022. Do you have the same model?
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As I said before, and as you can see in my "Spanish screenshot" above, kernel and security patch from Huawei are from February 2022, and mainline software update (Android update from Google) is from 2023. It's already 2023-02-01
Android Project Mainline: Everything you need to know
Android Project Mainline directly updates core OS components with "critical code changes" from Google Play, accelerating Android updates.
www.hexnode.com
My phone is L29
xjesus said:
As I said before, and as you can see in my "Spanish screenshot" above, kernel and security patch from Huawei are from February 2022, and mainline software update (Android update from Google) is from 2023. It's already 2023-02-01
Android Project Mainline: Everything you need to know
Android Project Mainline directly updates core OS components with "critical code changes" from Google Play, accelerating Android updates.
www.hexnode.com
My phone is L29
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Appreciate that. I have 2 questions..
1) If you could get the Note 20 Ultra brand new in exchange for the 20x would you exchange it?
2) I keep getting notifications on "network time unavailable" to enable location. How do I disable this annoying notification?
1) Not even a S23 Ultra. Why? Mainly because I'd lose almost 1cm width and 1cm height of screen with the same weight. I'm sure the battery wouldn't last as long, the fingerprint wouldn't work as well, and most probably the UI would be a little faster with 120Hz but again, with a lot of battery drain, I'd miss the 3.5 audio jack and the super speakers from the Mate 20X. I'm not a gamer, but gaming would be something that probably would run faster in the S23 Ultra compared to the Mate 20X. I don't use a Stylus. Phone camera sensors are limited by their size. For the rest I'm sure there is no real gain. Whatsapp, Youtube and Chrome are my main usage of the phone and all I need is the biggest screen and better sound as possible.
2) No clue
xjesus said:
1) Not even a S23 Ultra. Why? Mainly because I'd lose almost 1cm width and 1cm height of screen with the same weight. I'm sure the battery wouldn't last as long,
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Got to say you're wrong about the battery comparison. The s23 ultra"s battery greatly exceeds the one in the 20x by far.
Maybe...
From:
https://www.kimovil.com/en/huawei-mate-20x/battery
https://www.kimovil.com/en/samsung-galaxy-s23-ultra/battery