Is it possible to root china android phones?
downgrader said:
Is it possible to root china android phones?
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Which phone are you referring too?
Typically there is a method, or if there isn't superoneclick usually work. Otherwise, you could try z4root, gingerbreak, etc.
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Why would you buy a Chinese android phone? once you buy it you have no support and no community to turn to, the only one I would consider is Huawei
rosenbs said:
Why would you buy a Chinese android phone? once you buy it you have no support and no community to turn to, the only one I would consider is Huawei
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Because they're way cheaper than brand name phones.
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Buy at least a brand name Chinese android phone.. Don't get those that have no brand name and are dirt cheap.
Chinese tablets are easily rooted. Phones should follow suit, but research the specific unit.
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Indeed. A lot of them come pre-rooted and some are fully unlocked.
China android....sounds like another game operating system for fake phone
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I was able to root my i9220, wasn't easy but it's rooted. the only problem now is installing custom firmware, a problem i didn't have with actual name brand android phones.
China Android
I recommend that you do not prefer Chinese Android. Though you will get good features in it but it has not such worth and does not contain reliability because you do not get any customer service. More over no warantee exist to which you turn to in case of any defect and China android also highly delicate
rooting a chinese gingerbread phone
gagdude said:
Typically there is a method, or if there isn't superoneclick usually work. Otherwise, you could try z4root, gingerbreak, etc.
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Also need help on a similar matter, so thought about writing my post here.
What I have is a:
JWD
Model Number: E7_V73
Android Version: 2.3.6
Baseband Version: MAUI.11AMD.W11.37.SP.V17, 2011/12/9 19:35
Kernel Version: 2.6.35.7
Build Number: ALPS.GB.FDD2.MP.V4.5
Custom Build Version: 1328504061
If nothing else, I want to root the phone hoping that it would solve a very nasty problem I have (in the 4 phones I own of the same type): It works fine and all, but 1. In-call volume is too low; 2. When recharging, the phone does not respond and does random weird stuff. so can't rely on it for alarm clock, for instance... or even in case I need to make a phone call when charging.
Thanks a lot for your help,
L.
this is fake phone or what??
this is crap.. dont use china phones...
JWD E7 root
jan_set said:
this is fake phone or what??
this is crap.. dont use china phones...
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That doesn't help much.... this is the phone. Does anyone knows how to root it, please?
The phone is a Chinese (as mentioned before) JWD E7, with a MTK6573 650MHz processor.
Thanks!
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By the way.. it ways 650 +400 MHz... I don't know exactly what does this means...
schiobrazil said:
That doesn't help much.... this is the phone. Does anyone knows how to root it, please?
The phone is a Chinese (as mentioned before) JWD E7, with a MTK6573 650MHz processor.
Thanks!
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By the way.. it ways 650 +400 MHz... I don't know exactly what does this means...
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For your 1. Rooting will not make hardware (the speaker) better (louder). For 2. Probably a charger problem. Buy a brand name OEM charger and see if that works.
Either way, if you can install the drivers, superoneclick or unlock root are very good methods.
And about your question about 650 + 400 mhz, they use this as a marketing gimmick to say it is dual core when it is really not. The 400 mhz is either a) the gpu or b) some cpu on every phone that manages the radio
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gagdude said:
For your 1. Rooting will not make hardware (the speaker) better (louder). For 2. Probably a charger problem. Buy a brand name OEM charger and see if that works.
Either way, if you can install the drivers, superoneclick or unlock root are very good methods.
And about your question about 650 + 400 mhz, they use this as a marketing gimmick to say it is dual core when it is really not. The 400 mhz is either a) the gpu or b) some cpu on every phone that manages the radio
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Hey there... now that was useful!
Thank you so much!
If I may learn some more with you (noob here):
1) It's just the in-call volume that is low. Other things, like playing music, tv, ringtones, and all are loud. Is this really a hardware issue? I mean, the speaker is the same for all of these things, right?
2) Right on! Thanks a lot. This was my biggest bummer, and it's solved. I changed the charger and the phone is working fine plugged in!
3) This phone, with this processor, is still faster than my Samsung Exhibit II, which has a processor speed of 1GHz and it is running the same gingerbread of my china. Rooting it made it faster, but still not as fast the china. How can that be?
Best.
L.
Glad to help
1. I think its hardware, since phones usually use different speakers for the earpiece (top of phone on front) and music, games sounds (usually on the back of the phone)
2. Happy it worked, I had the same issue and thought that was yours as well
3. Now that is surprising, but my guess is the touchwiz ui. It shouldn't be slower, though... what exactly do you means by "slower?"
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Custom ROM for the JWD E7 MTK6573, 650MHz
gagdude said:
Glad to help
1. I think its hardware, since phones usually use different speakers for the earpiece (top of phone on front) and music, games sounds (usually on the back of the phone)
2. Happy it worked, I had the same issue and thought that was yours as well
3. Now that is surprising, but my guess is the touchwiz ui. It shouldn't be slower, though... what exactly do you means by "slower?"
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Hey there, great to have your insight!
1. Got it! It's a bummer, though
2. slower = lagging a lot, and sometimes even crashing. What I have in the my Exhibit II is a Peach Sunrise ROM, custom made for this phone. It affected even the kernel, and helped wonders... but my point is that this china is really not that bad after all in terms of processing speed. It does not lag as much, and it boots much faster. Also, it does not crash as the Exhibit II does sometimes.
3. I still want to root my china, though - due to other reasons. I want especially to be able to take out the china bloatware, yahoo messenger and other crap. But I also would like to be able to use voltage control, tether, and other things. I tried a couple of ROMs but they were not accepted by the system recovery. These were "H7300_Bunta_V8" and "update_HD7-3GS_V3.2MOD". I also tried all kinds of otehr things, like superoneclick, Gingerbreak, and other tricks. Do you know of any specific ROM that I could use? And where to get it?
Once more, thanks a lot for your time and insight!
L.
Rooted! Now just finding out what customized ROMs I can use. Maybe CyanogenMod? That would be awesome.
Hmmm, the Exhibit II really shouldn't be slower... it really surprises me. Especially on a custom ROM. Sorry, can't get any insight on that, it has the same CPU and GPU as the Galaxy S phones, should be pretty beast.
As for custom ROMs, there usually isn't much support for china phones, so I wouldn't expect any, but hey-maybe a dev decided to do it. Try googling
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Ok, so I'm pretty new to this whole Android thing, but I'm not daft and know a think or two about computers and software, so I'm not a complete 'noob'...
However, to spare me the drama of trawling through thousands of pages, I have a few quick concise questions, and would appreciate concise answers.
So I bought a generic handset, branded as an Onyx Dragon though AnTuTu benchmark app tells me its a Yusu... details and specs from Chinavision.com (search Onyx Dragon).
I initially bought it because I needed a new phone (been on a Moto V3 Razr for about 6 years!) so got this cos it was cheap and looked good. Runs Froyo on what I have found to be pretty **** hardware (MT6516, advertised as 416MHz but shown to be around 207MHz, but not sure if this is main CPU or radio core...) with not a lot of RAM. I installed an 8Gb SD card to save the apps and keep as much free internal space as possible, in case the OS supports disc memory (?). The wireless is good and screen works well, but the GPS, navigation and camera are rubbish, but they are not why I bought it; I have a decent camera and I can read a map. Its definitely 'entry level' so I'm not too bothered if I brick it.
Since I got it, and seeing the many cheap 'clones' out there, I'm keen to get into them a bit more and start developing. I already rooted it with z4root, BusyBox and Superuser all installed fine. ROM Manager is running but because I don't know the actual brand I'm not yet running ClockWorkMod (doesn't show up in the list). I'm keen to install Gingerbread or maybe even CyanogenMod 7, but cannot flash the ROM without CWM. Can anyone tell me what phone 'model' I should use for this particular handset?
I can't overclock the chipset, but have been looking at other clones to play with, such as htc Incredible G11i Pro clone from etotalk.com and 'CyberStar' 3G handset with MT6573 650MHz chipset (also from Chinavision).
Does anyone have any knowledge/experience with these clones? They look great and if they work as well as the budget model I have now then there is certainly potential. Sure, they may not be as good as a genuine Galaxy or Nexus, but then the price reflects that. However, as a cheap development platform you can't really go wrong! I'd like to see faster processors and more hardware mod ability such as clocking, just to see what is possible. Anyone tried ICS on one of these? I read elsewhere that if Froyo runs ok on a cheap device then GB should be better. My friend has GB 2.3.3 on a genuine $500 Galaxy S2 and I'd love to show him up with a rooted and clocked clone running ICS for a fraction of the price!!
Well, thats not as concise as I would like, but it covers pretty much everything. One last thing though, I cannot install ES File Explorer 1.6.1, it will download from Market and attempt to install but then fail. The latest version I have is the pre-installed 1.4.2.2. I've tried everything I can think of; downloading on my Mac and copying via USB to install from Astro making sure ES is not running, failed. Tried uninstalling ES with ROM Toolbox having root access and disabled AVG, failed. Tried to launch new version from package options, failed. I have installed ES Task Manager v1.2 but cannot use all the features as it says File Explorer needs to be updated, and needless to say updating it from the prompts failed as well... Any ideas? I'm thinking a flash to GB should include the latest version (or better alternative).
Thanks all in advance!
I don't think it's possible to run ICS on such a low spec'd device. This onyx dragon runs on a 416Mhz ARM9 processor with a 200 Mhz ARM7 GPU. Even the G1 that uses a 528Mhz ARM11 CPU can't run ICS well. I would suggest that you give up on theses crappy chineses devices. If you don't have money you can find a LG Optimus One for 100 bucks on ebay and it is A LOT better than any of these chinese crap phones
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For CWM, take a look at this site http://www.koushikdutta.com/2010/02/clockwork-recovery-image.html and the quote below
Don't see your phone? Email me if you want to help me get it working!
And of course, all the source can be found on Github.
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Hey all, thanks for the feedback. Basically, sure I don't want to spend a lot being a student, I don't have a lot, but I'm keen to get more out of what I can afford, hence the Chinese crap (yes it is crap but if it does what you need...) : ) just a shame I can't clock mine! Does anyone know if ANY MediaTec chips can be?
Sure, I think running ICS is a bit optimistic, but I'd still like to give GB or C-Mod a go, providing I can get CWM installed. I'd like to compile myself and even think about refining my own version, perhaps slimming down a newer version to run on low performance hardware. What's this about a special cable needed with a 3.5mm jack?
And am I right in thinking Honeycomb was only for tablets, not phones...?
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Hey all, thanks for the feedback. Basically, sure I don't want to spend a lot being a student, I don't have a lot, but I'm keen to get more out of what I can afford, hence the Chinese crap (yes it is crap but if it does what you need...) : ) just a shame I can't clock mine! Does anyone know if ANY MediaTec chips can be?
Sure, I think running ICS is a bit optimistic, but I'd still like to give GB or C-Mod a go, providing I can get CWM installed. I'd like to compile myself and even think about refining my own version, perhaps slimming down a newer version to run on low performance hardware. What's this about a special cable needed with a 3.5mm jack?
And am I right in thinking Honeycomb was only for tablets, not phones...?
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Yes you are right about honeycomb. As for the device. Without kernel source which will never be released due to copyright issues you may have a bit of trouble Modding it. CM only supports authentic devices and not clones as the hardware specs as you learned are faked and never true.
droidscope said:
Hey all, thanks for the feedback. Basically, sure I don't want to spend a lot being a student, I don't have a lot, but I'm keen to get more out of what I can afford, hence the Chinese crap (yes it is crap but if it does what you need...) : ) just a shame I can't clock mine! Does anyone know if ANY MediaTec chips can be?
Sure, I think running ICS is a bit optimistic, but I'd still like to give GB or C-Mod a go, providing I can get CWM installed. I'd like to compile myself and even think about refining my own version, perhaps slimming down a newer version to run on low performance hardware. What's this about a special cable needed with a 3.5mm jack?
And am I right in thinking Honeycomb was only for tablets, not phones...?
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Hi droidscope,
Not all the Chinese phones are crap there are a few very capable phones now entering the market and they are catching up the bigboys rapidly.
For more info & reviews on the latest Chinese phones check over here http://www.gizchina.com/category/phones/ Try to stick with the branded chinese phones such as Zopo, ZTE, Newman etc because there is at least some support where as the direct copy/clones have no support at all. If buying try to get the phone pre rooted because some of the Chinese phone are getting more difficult to root. I would look here http://www.etotalk.com/ if buying and select the MOD ROM $4.99 for most phones then the phone will come pre rooted with working playstore language etc. They do not 1 to 1 copys although some of the phones have more than a passing look of some of the more famous brands. I have used them a few times and they have not let me down be sure to email them first to ask about stock levels though.
Hi guys
Hope you are all well and my reason for posting is to try and gain feedback or any knowlege before purchasing my new clone phone. I am upgrading from the Hero/Zopo 9500+ Note clone and am off all the new clones out this is the one that takes my interest
Star N9599 MTK6589 Quad Core Android 4.2 OS With S-Pen 5.7 Inch 720P HD Screen 3G Smart Phone
A link is below so you can view the phone/specs
http://www.androidforcheap.com/star...inch-720p-hd-screen-3g-smart-phone-p-748.html
I am aware from these forums a lot of members purchase these clone phones so any advice on this would be very much appreciated.
Thanks in advance
Another video
davidayling said:
Hi guys
Hope you are all well and my reason for posting is to try and gain feedback or any knowlege before purchasing my new clone phone. I am upgrading from the Hero/Zopo 9500+ Note clone and am off all the new clones out this is the one that takes my interest
Star N9599 MTK6589 Quad Core Android 4.2 OS With S-Pen 5.7 Inch 720P HD Screen 3G Smart Phone
A link is below so you can view the phone/specs
http://www.androidforcheap.com/star...inch-720p-hd-screen-3g-smart-phone-p-748.html
I am aware from these forums a lot of members purchase these clone phones so any advice on this would be very much appreciated.
Thanks in advance
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Also here is a video of the phone from fast card tech, im pretty sure its the same one
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9vBBMxUXJFc
Just received mine today
Hi davidayling,
I just received mine today (from: hongkongeek[dot].com since they promised to refund customs and VAT); excellent and quick service btw!
This is the first time I bought one of these china phones; encouraged by the many and mostly positive reports...
About the Phone:
+ To me it does look and feel just like the high quality brand phones
+ NOT A SINGLE CHINA APP!!! Just vanilla 4.2.1 - very good performance; smooth animations, transitions
+ 3800 mah battery - though I'm not sure if it really will deliver that much energy - but it says 3.800 on the label at least
+ Display (likely really an IPS): bright (even outside), wide viewing angle - very close to the front glass; comes very close to Samsung S3 amoled
+ 2nd battery included; additional flip cover included
+ Pen looks like a real S-Pen - no softtip; anyway the capacitative finger-touch recognition is not stopped when using the pen; so that can cause inconvenience when using it
+ GREAT (!) web browsing experience: 5,7" & good performance with JS-rich web-apps (like groupware web-clients)
+ Dual-SIM (with dual standby); however just one line can be used at the same time; and only one is WCDMA capable.
+ Worked on two carrier networks instantly
- no compass; well my last phone had one; I'm not sure if I really need one
- 220g = 170g phone + 50g battery - it's not a feather...
I am actually planning to flash CWM & root it; also I haven't tried out the GPS yet - So I'll be back regarding this later.
Many greet's from the hights of the austrian alps!
lupiro
GPS
...GPS is fast and precise: approx. 4-8m, outdoor satellite fix on a cloudy day (today) in 20-30 seconds...
How to root the star n9599
Just managed to successfully root it following this howto:
http: // droidchina.com/forum/Thread-Auto-Root-MTK6589-One-click-root
(can't post the link yet because I haven't created enough posts...)
Many thanks to the creators of the one-click-rooting-tool!
lupiro
Wow thank you for helping with my buying decision and I think I'm sold. One last question though. What games can it run?
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Though now I have seen this one too.
http://www.androidforcheap.com/star...d-42-os-53-inch-hd-screen-gps-wifi-p-769.html
Choices choices
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Wow thank you for helping with my buying decision and I think I'm sold. One last question though. What games can it run?
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...regarding games, I can't help you much since I don't play with it. One hint might be the 13300 Antutu points that it scores...
lupiro
Hi Guys,
I found this thread and I was wondering if anyone can answe my question: has the s-pen any functionality like the original note2? I mean, something like opening the quick-notes on double tap or something like that? If not, does it have any functionality at all?
Thanks
Hi, the pen has no specific functionality; it's basically useful for exact "clicking" in the browser for example, or drawing sketches...
greetings; lupiro
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Hi everyone,
Here are some Pictures of the camera to see it's quality... took them in the 12mpix mode - camera and gallery work very quickly even with pics that large... not sure if the image size is reduced by the forum software.
And yes...
... we still have snow on the mountains, the strawberries are still green and my chihuahua enjoys the sun...
Also I can report that the battery is really as strong as expected, after 3 cycles of complete drain and recharging the indicator works correctly. Even when using it extensively (frequent webbrowsing, phonecalls of a regular business day) it reliably carries me through the day... the weekend left me with 25 % after two days. Standy with wlan on does not consume considerably much... great!
As allready said, it's easily rootable. Also I'm using the apex-launcher so I could increase the number of icons on the homescreens to 5x8, increase the number of screens to 9... it's a pleasure!
Lupiro
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Cool, thanks lupiro
i have the star n9599 since few days. It works great, also bluetooth and usb service is better for me than galaxy s3 (in my bmw the star works very well, S3 works not good).
Display: the brightness is good, the black not so good; No crash, a little bit heavy but a very good battery.
The (s)pen is not so good, too much noise when you write on the screen and i haven't find a good app for note with the pen.
Rooted in few minutes.
I only have 2 problems: i can't update maps app (it seem play store can't install in the original path, i have also uninstalled previous version but the problem remains.
The second one is that i can't see facebook photos (or dropbox photos) in the stock gallery app (any idea?)
The settings app doesn't seem to be complete.
sorry for my bad english
Hi,
Regarding maps - i had this with google search... probably caused by inserting an sd card. I guess it is related to the default data location changing after inserting an sd card. So maybe you could try to set the default saving location to the internal memory in the system settings, then update, and reset the default location to sd-card again.
Let us know, if this helped, pls.
Cu lupiro
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Hi,
Regarding maps - i had this with google search... probably caused by inserting an sd card. I guess it is related to the default data location changing after inserting an sd card. So maybe you could try to set the default saving location to the internal memory in the system settings, then update, and reset the default location to sd-card again.
Let us know, if this helped, pls.
Cu lupiro
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Yes thank you. For all the google apps i have to unmount the sd
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Android 4.1.2 anyone for the N9599 Star
Hello,
I have serious issues with my Start N9599 phone running on 4.2.1 The sound is so bad that with a bluetooth earpiece or carkit that it is totally unusable.
I tried everything but read it is a bug in 4.2.1.
Now i am desperately searching for some time now for the Android 4.1.2 rom that these phones were also running on before.
Anyone knows were i can find it?! how to flash it?
Any answer is much appreciated.
Thinking in buying a clone phone
morning / evening.
I have been working exploring searching the web for the best chinese clone phones out there in the market to begin a small bussiness and I was wondering if you people can guide me if there is a "good reputation " website to which purchase the STAR N9599 or other one with a 64 gb tf storage in it or 32 gb storage ?
Thank you
:fingers-crossed:
what micro sd card you recommend for the N9599
What type of micro sd card would you recommend for the n9599?
Thanks
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What type of micro sd card would you recommend for the n9599?
Thanks
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Hi puentejo,
the N9599 according to specs supports up to 32 GB. I am using a 16 GB - giving me really more than I need for pictures, music, ... take a fast one!
cu lupiro
Hello,
I just noticed this phone too and there is even a thread about it on XDA (yay )
What are your thoughts about this phone?
the only thing im afraid about is because I heard STAR and some chinese branded phones are unreliable and may suddenly stop work one day.. is it true? or STAR is a reliable company?
I saw it being sold for 213$ for the mtk 6589T version..so.. overall, should I get this phone? how is its size compared to the note 2 ? is it much larger? or about the same? will it be hard to grip it? I mean it's 5.7.. even the note is 5.5 lol
Thanks!~
Hi,
I recently bought this phone and its great
(specs, performance, screen...). However,
one thing bothers me a lot. I think its the software problem, not hardware. Screen latency is normal and it isnt a problem but it feels like it keeps the touch respond longer than I kept my finger on it. For example: if I touch screen for 100ms, it will act as I touched for 200ms. Its just an example, not a real time. In other words it lates to follow my finger much more than other phones. Can someone help me, can I just root my phone and edit some system files? Or is it really a hardware problem? Are there any custom roms that would work on this mt6589t device?
Thanks!
Root via framaroot app. I think is hardware problem , my touch is good
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Root via framaroot app. I think is hardware problem , my touch is good
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I would have thought my touch is good too but then i compared to other phones, it seems slower, but not really less responsive.
If you have time, please download dead trigger(free on play store) and tell me if it "lags" when you aim slower and when you aim quickly its smooth
Thx
im looking at ZTE Nubia Z5S (NX503A) got some nice specs for 400$ price tag.
5.0 inches, Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 Quad-core 2.3 GHz Krait 400, 2GB ram, 16GB, 13MP camera, andriod 4.2.2 etc..
i have never used android phone before so im hoping u guys can help me. i did some googling and didnt find any roms or any other modifications usually go with a andriod device.
i would like to know if this is a worth buying since this phone only available in china.
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im looking at ZTE Nubia Z5S (NX503A) got some nice specs for 400$ price tag.
5.0 inches, Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 Quad-core 2.3 GHz Krait 400, 2GB ram, 16GB, 13MP camera, andriod 4.2.2 etc..
i have never used android phone before so im hoping u guys can help me. i did some googling and didnt find any roms or any other modifications usually go with a andriod device.
i would like to know if this is a worth buying since this phone only available in china.
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Is this phone sold in country, or are you going to import it from china? Because if not, I would not recommend you a chinese phone. If it is defective you'll have a hard time returning it (if you can at all) etc.
Btw, if you come from iPhone, I strongly recommend you Google-listed devices (assume you live in the US, it would be HTC One, Nexus 5, SGS4) that come with the stock Android UI. They are updated as soon Google pushes out updates, which is closer what you experience on the iPhone.
Since chinese phones except for Huawei ones are rarely supported in XDA (they lack documentation, source etc) I would not recommend you a chinese phone if you want to try out new ROMs.
If you are ready to take the risks there you go. But as a first time Android user, no way I would go with that phone.
My recommendation for you is the Nexus 5. Hope this helps.
i have to import from china. im a symbian user im sorry i forgot to mentioned where i live. im from sri lanka and no play store available. no way to get a nexus 5. even if somehow managed get my hands on a nexus 5 it would costs me around 550-600$.
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i have to import from china. im a symbian user im sorry i forgot to mentioned where i live. im from sri lanka and no play store available. no way to get a nexus 5. even if somehow managed get my hands on a nexus 5 it would costs me around 550-600$.
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If it has to be a chinese phone then I suggest you the Xiaomi Mi3. Great User Interface (MIUI), great update support and best hardware for little money. Xiaomi is also highley popular, it is being regarded like Apple in china.
Go straight for Nubia, it has the best specs out there and far away the best price. I just order it btw.
jasonx3 said:
im looking at ZTE Nubia Z5S (NX503A) got some nice specs for 400$ price tag.
5.0 inches, Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 Quad-core 2.3 GHz Krait 400, 2GB ram, 16GB, 13MP camera, andriod 4.2.2 etc..
i have never used android phone before so im hoping u guys can help me. i did some googling and didnt find any roms or any other modifications usually go with a andriod device.
i would like to know if this is a worth buying since this phone only available in china.
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Good question, in deed I just got a Nubia z5s 3 weeks ago.
(I used to be a Moto supporter, but got disappointed by Moto's sales policy - however, CDMA users can hardly have so many choices as others. forget HTC, bad quality.)
Somebody mentioned Xiaomi, I don't think it's a good option. Nubia's hardware spec is almost the same as Xiaomi, but Xiaomi's shipment and sales policy will drive you crazy. You have to attend to a luck draw first, then could have a chance to buy one!
Regarding the experience, herein I only talk about my experience.
1. BATTERY:
From 7am to 10pm, medium use, about 75% is consumed.
2. DISPLAY:
Much better than MOTO X :laugh: , 1080p. Also, the color is not so cold as Samsung.
3. VOICE&MESSAGE:
Fairly clear, however the location of Mic is just under USB port. sometimes your finger could swipe it when picking up.
As CM user, very delighted to see vibrate setup in "settings", SMS also designed with popup
4. CAMERA
I didn't test too much. However, the respond speed is satisfying.
5. SOFTWARE
a. I have to acknowledge that the UI design is lower than my expectation, especially the icons. Styles in default apps and system UI are not actually unique. But most Androider will change the launcher at soonest, am I right? (ps. I really hate Samsung's UI and the screen density!)
b. Furthermore, the system compatibility...there's no surprise, also no fetal bugs.
c. Seemed Nubia team learnt a lot from CM team. They just released source CODE on their website.
d. It can be ROOTED easily.
e. Some local team has ported CWM RECOVERY on it. Nice job!
f. It's said MIUI by local team is on the way. Also, some guy is working on its AOSP now.
6. AUDIO
Sorry but I never play songs via cell phone. Somebody has idea?
7. DESIGNING
I spent almost one week to get familiar with the weight - it's too light
8. NETWORK
GSM/TD/CDMA, not sure if it can be used in Verizon network?
In conclusion, it didn't disappoint me. I'd be delighted to see more improvements or 3rd party's works on ROMs in near future.
Guys, is this phone suitable for the dutch network and.if flashed with multi language you can use dutch language?
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canizares said:
As CM user, very delighted to see vibrate setup in "settings", SMS also designed with popup
In conclusion, it didn't disappoint me. I'd be delighted to see more improvements or 3rd party's works on ROMs in near future.
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thank you. this answered lots of questions i had. specially custom roms.
and im assuming "As a CM user" u meant cyanogenmod? can u provide me with the links. i've been searching google, here and cyanogenmod site for sometime now and all i was able find was how to root it. its it was all in chinese
Guys, is this phone suitable for the dutch network and.if flashed with multi language you can use dutch language?
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Z5s supports following bands
2G: GSM 850/900/1800/1900MHz
3G: WCDMA 2100MHz TD-SCDMA BAND 34/39
CDMA2000 1X EVDO: 800MHz
TD-SCDMA: 1900M/2000M
as for the netherland bands depends on which carrier you are using so check them with what frequency they use. below is the list of bands used in your country (source gsmarena)
2G capabilities GSM 900, GSM 1800
3G capabilities UMTS 2100
4G capabilities LTE 800, 1800, 2600
Great news guy's! Get mine this weak bought at liaow ( great service they root it before shipping)
Grtz Ballgear
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how do you root the zte nubia z5s
Hi could you show me how you rooted the zte nubia z5s?
and how you installed clockworkmod on it
thanks
As far as i know there is no cwm for it ( not yet)
To root it search for vroot I
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ballgear said:
As far as i know there is no cwm for it ( not yet)
To root it search for vroot I
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how is your experience?
and ZTE just released upgraded Z5sn 32GB model
Hey Jasonx3
Its a great phone i think the hardware is a good mix Meizu/Xiaomi
The software/firmware could be beter but thats something Zte is working on, had the phone for a day & there was already a update available ota
The n version is i think the best model of the nubia $600,- ( liaow.com) Must say im very happy with it
Grtz Ballgear
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Hi there,
I just bought mine . But I can't put a CWM recovery into it Does anybody have any ideas...?
Thank you very much!!!!
Ssamf said:
Hi there,
I just bought mine . But I can't put a CWM recovery into it Does anybody have any ideas...?
Thank you very much!!!!
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Hi,
Do you like it? Will you let us know about your experience with the phone? Things like battery usage, performance, camera, gps speed etc etc
Thanks!
Tinus81 said:
Hi,
Do you like it? Will you let us know about your experience with the phone? Things like battery usage, performance, camera, gps speed etc etc
Thanks!
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Oh, I do like it I just don't have any idea how to root it ....
As soon as I found it out I will let you know!
Ssamf said:
Oh, I do like it I just don't have any idea how to root it ....
As soon as I found it out I will let you know!
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Look for Vroot ore htcui.com, cwm recovery is also available...
Like this phone very much!
Grtz Ballgear
ballgear said:
Look for Vroot ore htcui.com, cwm recovery is also available...
Like this phone very much!
Grtz Ballgear
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And do you have Play Store installed?
im still waiting for my phone to arrive, but i have seen CWM and Rooting on official Nubia forums. everything is in Chinese. if someone can translate and post here.
Google play works just install gapps 4.2.2 ( you need google framework )
For the Chinese forums use google translate thats how it works 4 me !
The kingnubia rom is recommended it got it all in 1 rom !
Grtzz
So I bought a fantastic new phone when my windows one had a hard fall... for £40!! Epade S90 Branded 'Jcomm NEO' (A what??) Dual sim, dual core, fm radio etc.
Still cant get over the value, but im now wondering if its flashable/moddable?
Its completely unlocked, no network, even the serial is 123456789ABCDE
Has some sort of semi stock rom on there, no branding
How would I know if it is?
Runs really nice but im always tinkering
current details:
BASEBAND version MAUI.11AMD.W12.22.SP.V5.P3,2012/09/10
Kernel:
3.0.13
[email protected] #1
SMP PREEMPT Thurs MAr 11:42 CST 2013
Build Number
V11M_NEO_F02
I'm currently useing the same mobile phone, it's flashable, you can bulid your own CWM recovery using MTK Droid tools. There is even a TWRP recovery v2.4.1.0. at this forum. CWM gave me some backup problems, TWRP seems to be stable.
There are some custom ROMs on some chinese forumse, use Google.
Lewa seems to be pretty good.
I have terrible battery life on my N002, how's yours?
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I have terrible battery life on my N002, how's yours?
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Thanks for that - what model are you listing it by - I try to search google etc. using the above info but i just get Chinese sales websites. im guessing as mines a Jcomm, its rebranded accordingly but the underlying phone is a neo, epade s90
The battery is fine on mine, much better than the Windows phone I smashed by accident and hence this replacement. I have an 1850mah but ive seen 2200+ on ebay, maybe grab one of those?
Impressed for £40! Others are buying them now they've seen mine
It should be NEO model N002.
Are you using one or two SIM cards?
Can you please provide a link for that 2200+ battery, I would appreciate it.
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It should be NEO model N002.
Are you using one or two SIM cards?
Can you please provide a link for that 2200+ battery, I would appreciate it.
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Are you just lobbing the rom onto your sdcard and flashing with CQM then?
I can see I can get into recovery mode ok.
its all rooted and unlocked so not much else I need to do I don't think, just make sure I have a backup (it takes ages)
im not finding any roms on that site - are there no decent english sites?
Im trying to find roms for generic mk65777...
may give up!
cyanogenmod says device unsupported when i run the install
I've also just brought a Neo N002 for £40.
The "Epade S90" referes to a discontinued model but the battery fits the Neo.
Or something like that
Ive now got half a dozen different n002 Roms on my SD...
Just Google "neo n002 Roms"
You will get a lot of Chinese sale sites selling the phone in the Google results but there are at least a dozen good sites (in Chinese) that have various Roms for this great phone.
Best one I've tried and am currently using is a BBk OS.
Looks a bit like cyanogenmod.
There is a good Sony ROM, and a Samsung/touchwiz rom that I found very laggy.
Just be aware that some Roms take ages to download from these sites and some are unflashable in cwm due to code 7 errors.
Couple of points-The makers advertisments claim the Neo has a 1.2 GHz dual core processor and 1gb ram.
It actually has a 1.0 GHz dual core processor and 442 mb (335 usable) ram.
Why the makers need to fib is beyond me.
One the back cover of my Neo, it says "with neo team sense"
This is obviously a reference to some people claiming the Neo to be a "clone" of an HTC ONE X.
The Neo looks nothing like an HTC one.
I'm more inclined to think the Neo is more like a Moto G IMHO.
Anyway, Good luck with the ROM hunting
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Here's my Neo N002
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