Hello,
im looking for a new cheap phone and i just asked myself if i should buy one from china.
i looked espcially at this one: just go on dealextreme and write /p/3-5-capacitive-android-2-2-dual-sim-dual-network-standby-quadband-gsm-tv-cell-phone-w-gps-wi-fi-70778 after that into the browser.
I would like to know how it peforms in comparison to a htc magic.
I think i would buy a htc magic or a china phone but i dont really know which one would be better.
i hope you can help me
yours sincerelly
MaasGijsbert said:
Hello,
im looking for a new cheap phone and i just asked myself if i should buy one from china.
i looked espcially at this one: just go on dealextreme and write /p/3-5-capacitive-android-2-2-dual-sim-dual-network-standby-quadband-gsm-tv-cell-phone-w-gps-wi-fi-70778 after that into the browser.
I would like to know how it peforms in comparison to a htc magic.
I think i would buy a htc magic or a china phone but i dont really know which one would be better.
i hope you can help me
yours sincerelly
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From experience I can tell you most but not all of the Chinese knockoffs are heavier and not as good build quality. Also I have always had problems with their capacitive touch screens. Call quality is decent depending on the phone, And it will be real android but good luck finding any dev support for it. Not trying to tell you which to get just trying to give you the facts of my personal experience.
w8 for these type of phones from china
http://miuiandroid.com/2011/08/mi-one-render-what-we-can-expect/
Magic :
MaasGijsbert said:
Hello,
im looking for a new cheap phone and i just asked myself if i should buy one from china.
i looked espcially at this one: just go on dealextreme and write /p/3-5-capacitive-android-2-2-dual-sim-dual-network-standby-quadband-gsm-tv-cell-phone-w-gps-wi-fi-70778 after that into the browser.
I would like to know how it peforms in comparison to a htc magic.
I think i would buy a htc magic or a china phone but i dont really know which one would be better.
i hope you can help me
yours sincerelly
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The Samsung "R" is considered a cheaper version of the S2. It is probably better to get a used S2. The Magic was released two years ago, so a used Galaxy S or S2 would be a better idea. The "R" also has a bigger screen.
China phones are known to be cheaper in quality. Your money, so far, is used better elsewhere. Good luck !
i dont want to spent a lot of money for a smartphone so it will be a cheap normal phone or a china phone.
Could someone tell me more about the performance of china phones?
yours sincerely
ps: thanks so far for your replys
Many of the world's mobile phones are manufactured in China, quality is good, if it is China's domestic mobile phone is more limited, but the quality of foreign trade and price are guaranteed
You need to look for phones that have these names: Lenovo, Zopo, THL, ZTE, Meizu, and Huawei. They have good quality. Check out this site for some of the phone models mentioned and some reviews of China phones: China Phone Review
"Air Phone" vs "iPhone"
I wouldn't be in a hurry to buy one.
I cannot supply the following URL as I am a junior menmber; and very annoyingly I am NOT even allowed to thank people... (serioulsy)
"Youtube" then type the following "/watch?v=TUT39op2Pp8"
I did consider getting the "Air Phone 4" (See above) fortunately this review saved me the money. I'd be looking for a secondhand UK Android smartphone.
That said it is usually the data that is the expensive part; so I would be more concerned by the tarriff.
(HTC Rooted Sensation - ICS - Very happy with the HTC - I wouldn't now buy the iphone by choice)
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Just followed your link - your chosen phone was £105.
According to Play.com (i'm sure they can be beaten on price)
HTC Explorer £100
HTC Wildfire £150
I would rather have an HTC rather than a random cheap deal.
For the best deal you do need to factor in calls/data/texts, say over 24 months usage.
I dont know about a phone, but I got my tablet from there and have had zero issues with it. Got the Novo 7 Aurora and I love it.
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I am looking to buy a Touch Cruise. I can pay with paypal or trade for brand new Touch Dual + $.
Let me know if anyone has them avaliable.
Matt
[email protected]
bump.
anyone have one? or a good source in the US?
i buy from here : http://www.elite-electronix.com/pocket-pc-s-50/htc-176/htc-touch-cruise-unlocked-1372.html
wildbillwest said:
bump.
anyone have one? or a good source in the US?
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Call Raisa at OnTheGoSolutions.com and tell her Richard S. in Ohio referred you. I beleive they currently have them in stock. You may pay them a little more but they stand behind and service what they sell. They are in Chicago. Good luck.
Regards,
Raskell
I used On the go solutions too. I paid more...i think the prices have dropped too. But they seem to be a quality company. There is Raisa and then Dovid, you can talk to either one. Dovid, was shocked about me asking about the video driver issue.
I would test it before, because I'm really disappointed. I owned a p3600 before and a lot of other htc-devices and as far I can say the cruise is the worst device I have ever used (to be honest, this will be my last one, too).
I'm not sure, if only my device is that crappy, because it is so damn slow. For example if I want to load the start-menu (the small default one) I have to wait about one minute. To open the program-folder I wait another 30 seconds. Everytime I can watch the cruise painting line after line...
Yesterday I hard reseted the device and I have the same results again.
km
I just sold my HTC TyTN II (aka Kaiser) and bought the HTC Touch Cruise (aka Polaris).
It kicks ass
wildbillwest said:
I am looking to buy a Touch Cruise. I can pay with paypal or trade for brand new Touch Dual + $.
Let me know if anyone has them avaliable.
Matt
[email protected]
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If you're happy with what you have and want to remain happy, then, don't buy it. Otherwise, you'd become like us, scrambling everywhere, looking for something that could make this sucker run, at least, decently the way it was designed for.
look here
http://www.jr.com/JRProductPage.process?Product=4217394
J&R is a large standard company and they can price match the online store's price too. Try them.
I stumbled over this site: www.ecplaza.net (they're chinese)
the prices are crazy !
for example: HTC X7510 for 325$ or HTC touch HD for 370$...
is this for real ? can you count on them to get an original working piece ?
anybody ever deal with these guys ?
Tourist! said:
they're chinese
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And there's your answer right there.
Original working piece?
The only thing you can count on them is to get a very nice useless device which isn't HTC or anything else
Not original... beware
um, i would say... No.
Just go on ebay, thats already very cheap.
these are usually known to be big SCAMS...beware!
nir36, in this sticky, explains that essentially it's better to buy a more expensive whatever when you know it will work and know that you're getting exactly what you paid for rather than buying uncertainly from unreputable dealers, only to get scammed and buy the more expensive on and the cheaper one.
So my advice, buy from somebody who doesn't have the words MEGA CHEAP SUPER DEVICEZ in it's domain name, or in this case, don't buy an unreasonably cheap device from a country that's known for its knockoffs.
Dave
I bought a Ipod from japan,
It had some weird firmware....
Stick with USA if you want a nice electronic
thanks for your feedback guys ! BUT... does anybody have actual experience with stories like this ?
Hi!
Im planning to buy a new phone, but for me the good ones are too expensive, so I thought I'd give a try a China phone. But are they reliable? I know they can break very fast but maybe there is a sort of good manufacturer. Right now I'm looking at Zopo ZP100 with 1Ghz CPU and stuff, are those any good?
Also what are reliable stores to buy these from? There are some phones like this on Ebay, but I dont know really.
DustyLv said:
Hi!
Im planning to buy a new phone, but for me the good ones are too expensive, so I thought I'd give a try a China phone. But are they reliable? I know they can break very fast but maybe there is a sort of good manufacturer. Right now I'm looking at Zopo ZP100 with 1Ghz CPU and stuff, are those any good?
Also what are reliable stores to buy these from? There are some phones like this on Ebay, but I dont know really.
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No way dude!I would never do it.done it before with some electronic stuff from China (like the legendary sciphone!Lol what a piece of **** it was!!) I would rather save some money and buy a phone when I can afford it,or buy a used phone over eBay
Send from beneath my cloak of magic
He's right.. save your money and buy a proper phone.
Some Chinese developers have stolen Android and sold it as their own OS. I had a friend from China come to America as an exchange student with an Android phone that was called something else.
The Meizu Android Phones Are Great
I am Chinese, I bought my phone from this website, it is famous in China, but I do not know if it support English.
You could search 360buy with google
What the .. ?
First of all - China does not equal ****. Even their unbranded products got quality boost from the recent. Small companies are making their products with almost the western standard and they are pushing through.
ZTE is a company from Shenzhen, China, That has it's range of Android phones that are pretty good, and by the way - they now have more money than Samsung and Apple
Here is a nice example of how chinese phones need not to be total crap:
http://www.malata.com/en/product_detail.aspx?classid=700&id=149
I had the opportunity to check out Malata products with my own hands & eyes and I can tell you that their tablets look better than western makret tablets.
now tell me - is anything wrong with this phone .. ? cant find the price at the moment but I guarantee that it is 1/2 cheaper than new SGS2.
Check the Ainovo or Ainol. They are made in China and cheaper.
Thanks for the many replies!
But seriously? The SciPhone? It is too crappy even when not comparing it to other China smartphones, you should check out the specs first.
That Malata phone looks nice and quite powerful.
Any info on the Zopo ZP100?
I wouldn't doubt they make quality products (after all Foxconn has the largest force of electronics assembly personal the planet has ever seen) but how about that warranty?
Get some ZTE. Or something like that.
Chinese phones tend to have max 4 hours standby.
copynijia said:
China also has their own better phone brands, iphone is produced in China,too. Difference is they don't have their own IOS. But this is not important, because android can be used freely. THL is a new phone brand, a ittle like HTC, you can check it out here http://www.tinydeal.com/thl-40-android-pxqd4o-p-52158.html or you can google it. Worth to buy.
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I took a look at their phones, and the only thing that isn't great is the processor but that can always be overclocked. I'd buy one just to see how it performs.
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swbf2lord said:
Some Chinese developers have stolen Android and sold it as their own OS. I had a friend from China come to America as an exchange student with an Android phone that was called something else.
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Android is Free is it not?
There seems to be a lot of HTC clones on the chinese market.
After reading some posts on the internet and here about these kind of phones I think I might give them a chance after all. I mean theyre cheap, I could buy another one if it breaks.
But the question now is, where to buy one? Which are good shops that wont screw you over?
Meizu
I have to say the Meizu is a good one.
My cousin got one from china and I´ve got it in my hands.
It seems to be a powerful phone w/ fair quality.
All thing working properly, just some issues with the wifi sometimes.
Maybe I´ll get one for my son in the future...
hi
but i think the china phone QC is not good
wwweh said:
There seems to be a lot of HTC clones on the chinese market.
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Eh HTC Produces Alot Of Their 'Clones' For The Chinese Markets
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Igoritza said:
What the .. ?
First of all - China does not equal ****. Even their unbranded products got quality boost from the recent. Small companies are making their products with almost the western standard and they are pushing through.
ZTE is a company from Shenzhen, China, That has it's range of Android phones that are pretty good, and by the way - they now have more money than Samsung and Apple
Here is a nice example of how chinese phones need not to be total crap:
http://www.malata.com/en/product_detail.aspx?classid=700&id=149
I had the opportunity to check out Malata products with my own hands & eyes and I can tell you that their tablets look better than western makret tablets.
now tell me - is anything wrong with this phone .. ? cant find the price at the moment but I guarantee that it is 1/2 cheaper than new SGS2.
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No They Don't
Yes they do Value of a company is not estimated via pure financials but with estimation of market, realestate, workload, location ... ZTE has been a player for more than 20 years in China selling network euipment and their manufacture department is 5-6x bigger than any other company, and they also hold many many departments that do not go into fiscal calculation but still earn a shi*load of money.
they are also suppliers for more than 20 companies and their official sales are less than 10% of total earning.
and for the final conclusion, do the math yourself:
Apple/foxcon - 33.000 workers
ZTE - 90.000 workers
they all work in china where everyone on the same position is payed pretty much the same cash. How come ?
sarahbaby said:
I am Chinese, I bought my phone from this website, it is famous in China, but I do not know if it support English.
You could search 360buy with google
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most smartphone should comes with multi languages support
Hey guys. Over the last few weeks i've been debating over whether i should buy myself an S4 or HTC One. They're both awesome phones, which is making it all the harder for me to decide which one to get. So i decided to ask which one you guys would suggest.
I would mainly use the phone for heavy internet browsing and listening to music.
Also I will most likely put a custom rom on the phone so I dont really care about what software features it has.
Over here in Australia the HTC One costs $750 whereas the octa core galaxy S4 costs $699.
If you suggest a phone make sure to let me know why it's better than the other one.
Not sure what to buy next?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1846277
"To err is human, to forgive is divine"
Sent from my SGS II
Thanks for the link.
Responded in the official thread
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nicb1 said:
Hey guys. Over the last few weeks i've been debating over whether i should buy myself an S4 or HTC One. They're both awesome phones, which is making it all the harder for me to decide which one to get. So i decided to ask which one you guys would suggest.
I would mainly use the phone for heavy internet browsing and listening to music.
Also I will most likely put a custom rom on the phone so I dont really care about what software features it has.
Over here in Australia the HTC One costs $750 whereas the octa core galaxy S4 costs $699.
If you suggest a phone make sure to let me know why it's better than the other one.
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$750 is ridiculous for the nexus 4 when it really should cost $300. Can you buy it in eBay from us seller? At that price difference definitely Samsung or the n new HTC. Newer more advanced phone, cheaper.
I replied in the official thread, but wanted to let you know that im not talking about the nexus 4, im talking about the Samsung galaxy s4 and the HTC One
HTC One is much cheaper you can get is for about $720 (second hand on eBay probably costs ~$500) and the quality that you get is pretty good. For example if you compare the quality of the pictures taken with both HTC One and Galaxy S4 there are almost no difference. However, if you are looking for a long battery life definitely S4 is better but more expensive though.
If I were you I would buy the HTC then use it for a couple of months and then buy another new phone
1st theres like a million of these threads. Second:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2230505
Third:
Go visit the s4 forums.
Then visit the htc one /m7 forums.
Use your new found knowledge to make a yoda like decision.
And now:
Thread reported, it is
Since this has been asked in the "official" thread, I am going to close this one...
Hi,
I need to buy a good basic Chinese mobile phone.
Not big, not small...something that you hardly feel it in the pocket (maybe 4" is the best?).
For: 3G + GPS + calls + sms/whatsapp.
It much be a model with a reliable GPS component (read bad things on the GPS in Chinese phones.
Not a clone names...which brings me to ---- ZTE, huawei, lenovo, meizu and xiaomi....any others??
I you heard/sen on a good deals right now - would love to hear.
Thanks for your help & time!
Best buy prepaid is the way to go!!! I have gotten some good deals in the past time to time.
Are you in the US???
Why get a Chinese or knock off with good deals under $50.00???
Here is some examples of deals that I got in the past. ------>
Zte Score Cricket. 29.00
Samsaung Rush 19.99 Boost Mobile
Huawei Prism II 29.00 Tmobile
Picked up 3 phones in the past for Gps, mps' s and projects.
From 19 .99 to 29.99
They have the Motorola G for
49.99 for Verizon. Hope that helps you out that's the best bang for your buck!!!
Here the link Best Buy prepaid.
http://m.bestbuy.com/m/e/catalog/list.jsp?id=pcmcat158500050014
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No i am not.
I leave in Israel.
Actually both of me & my father own the Nexus 5(me) and the Nexus 4(father).
We love it so much.
But he:
1. Dont want them "big".
2. Dont want them "too easy to drawning to".
What about the JIAYU F1?
In the biggest Israeli forum there is a huge thread on the JIAYU F1.
Looks like a grat vlue for 70-75 usd...
Just wana some other options to hear.T
Thanks!