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Which unlocked phone for the US to buy?

Hi folks,
Looking for a cheap(er) Android 4.0 phone to run on AT&T network in the US, with occasional use in Europe. Which one of the Chinese clone phones has a better reputation/compatibility/service? The basic requirements:
- Android 4.0+
- unlocked
- within $150-$250 price range
- 4.3"-5" screen
- SD card support (ideally, up to 64GB)
- decent battery life (or, at least, not much worse than of the mainstream phones)
- ideally, 1GB of RAM
Also, the question is where to buy? I came across antelife, are they decent/reliable?
So far I've looked at:
- Hero 9300+ MTK6577
- Star i9220 MTK6575
- Zopo ZP300 MTK6575
- Freelander i10 MTK6577
- ThL W1 MTK6575
Is there any preference in this set? Anything else I should consider?
Thanks!

I dont know a good AT&T phone thats cheap but i know the Chinese developed phone, The Huawei Mercury for Cricket is a great cheap phone with very powerful specs, runs better than most other high end phones but it is very underrated...The speed is flawless with a 1.4ghz processor, takes striking pictures with a 8.0 megapixel camera, front camera is decent for a front camera its vga front camera so dont expect something huge. But i would suggest this phone to anyone, only drawback is that it doesnt have very much dev support but that can be changed.

Please see the **DEVICE SUGGESTION THREAD** for all such questions. Thank you. Thread closed.

Review of THL T100S

Specification
Size: 144.2 x 70.4 x 8.8 mm Weight: 146 grama
Display: 5.0” IPS LCD 1920 x 1080, 440 ppi, Gorilla Glass 3
SoC: MediaTek MT6592 CPU: 8x Cortex-A7 at 1,7 GHz GPU: Mali-450 MP4
RAM: 2 GB ROM: 32 GB
Connectivity: 3G:WCDMA 850/1900/2100MHz HSPA+ 4G: - WiFi, WiFi Hotspot, WiFi direct, GPS, Bluetooth, NFC, USB on-the-go
OS: Android 4.2 Jelly Bean /They mentioned possibility of 4.4 Kitkat
Camera: 13 MP/1080p Front: 13 MP/VGA
Battery: 2300 mAh/2700mAh for China market|should be possible to buy
Price: 310$ ~ 230€
Bought at http://www.pandawill.com/catalog/product/view/id/61721 with shipping time around 25 days to Bosnia.
Software
Phone has 4.2.2 android OS with latest update /17 Jan 2014.
Phone is really fast without any "bloatware" applications installed. Android OS installed is basically clean/stock version of Google 4.2.2 with just few modifications in terms of some Icons.
If you are interested in custom rom's, we need to say that for China version of THL T100(S) there is LewaOS so in future we can expect to have LewaOS for our phone since they use same hardware but just different 3G baseband. This rom and others can be downloaded at Needrom website. For recovery there is CWM&TWRP, for flashing SP Flash tool is used. Phone supports different tools like AirDroid, MTKDroidTools which is really nice.
Hardware
Phone has 8-core Cortex-A7 at 1,7 GHz, GPU: Mali-450 MP4, 2GB of RAM, 32GB ROM + microSD kartice, Two 13 mp camera's and battery at 2300mAh. Display is Full HD with Gorilla glass and so called OGS. It also offers Dual SIM with dual standby. It also has following sensors Gravity sensor, Distance sensor, Light sensor, Acceleration sensor. Build quality is really good 4/5. GPS is also really good 4/5.
Testing
Lets start with "synthetic" benchmarks.
AnTuTu score is 26994 which is 400-500 less than Galaxy S4.
T100S has stronger CPU but S4 has stronger GPU.
At NenaMark with FullHD resolution t100s had 57,7FPS.
At Quadrantu score wass 14796 while S4 had score from 12000 to 13000.
If you are interested in Camera quality check this LINK where you can download unedited photos directly from phone. For video test at 1080 at 720p please check following links. I would give 4/5 for this camera, its more than enough for "regular" users in other than "low light" conditions.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o2gqcphSrPk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uWJV56Ak3kw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dAXw50_dpKA
GPS
GPS is very good, you can see precision at following links.
While driving car - https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B83C36WHdJf8dkhRakZkcEplZ0k/edit
While walking and then bus - https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B83C36WHdJf8UEFmdVhWMFV1dWc/edit
Battery
Phone has 2300mAh battery [at china market there is 2700mAh] battery which should be soon available for sale internationally. In my opinion battery is not strongest but nor weakest point of this phone. In my test It managed to produce 5hours of on screen time while streaming first NBA and then movie directly from my PC which you can see under. In my opinion its more than enough for 24h of average use with 3G WiFi etc.
Conclusion
Phone is really really good. You can compare it with other "brandname" phone like HTC, Samsung and other. Only main disadvantage of this phone is weak WiFi signal. When I contacted pandawill support they said that THL said that first batch of this phones has problem in cover where WiFi antenna is located, so they sent me new one. Now we will mention some + and - of this phone
+
GREAT Full HD display with gorilla glass protection
Great CPU, 2GB RAM and 32 GB ROM
Great Speaker
Fast system, very fluid
Very good GPS
-
20-25% Weaker WiFi (will be updated after I receive Wifi patch)
Build quality is really good but phone had some minor problems with dust protection as you can see on image
Weak battery for hardcore users
Length of phone which is 14cm, this is subjective most of my friends liked it since it's really thin and not too wide.
Video review
If you understand Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian there is video review for you Still if you don't understand it please check footage of some games how system works and overall build quality.
First time for me
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LHXx77AeUvI
If you have questions which were probably described in video please ask I will answer ASAP. Btw If you are interested in English review please comment on my YouTube video and subscribe.
Thank you,
Adnan

I had poor signal on GPS. Time to connect is very bad, around 2 minutes even for hot connect.

maharu567 said:
I had poor signal on GPS. Time to connect is very bad, around 2 minutes even for hot connect.
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try to use this :
1. fastergps ( and put continente and country ) in the advance option download epodownloadmediatek.com.
2. gpsfix ( you can use this one too)
you must search on playstore ( free)
I do not have anymore problems with gps only whith weak wifi.

welp
I'm having problem with wifi, it disconnects automatically and then reconnects after some seconds. Any fix to this? BTW, any of you know how to show the full menu of Developers Option? I know how to show the DEV OPT but my question is how to show all the menu inside it.

THL T100S camera pixel quality is not very good.

EvangelineX said:
THL T100S camera pixel quality is not very good.
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Thl camera is very good. There is a plastic film over the lens which needs to be removed.

Hello, did you receive the antenna for the wifi? how is it?
tks

iNew V8 Video Review - MT6591 Hexa-Core - NFC - Oppo N1 Clone? 4.4.2 Kitkat

Specs:
5.5" inch capacitive 5-Point Multi Touch Screen
Display: 720x1280 pixel HD resolution, IPS-Display, OGS - One Glass Solution
CPU: MTK6512 hexa-core @1.5GHz
GPU: Mali 450-MP
Android 4.4.2 Kitkat
1GB RAM / 16GB of internal memory / TF-card support
Quadband, unlocked, 3G / UMTS / HSDPA+ / WCDMA
Wifi, Bluetooth, GPS, A-GPS, g-sensor, proximity sensor, light sensor, magnetic field sensor
OTG - USB on the go
Air Gesture Control
Backside Touch Panel
NFC - Near Field Communication
Camera: 18MP output (13MP real??) ,autofocus, Dual LED flash, F2.0
Dual Sim - Dual Standby (regular size and micro sim card)
Oppo N1 Clone?
camera test pictures to be found on my blog: http://colonelzap.blogspot.de/2014/07/inew-v8-video-review-mt6591-hexa-core.html
Any questions? Feel free to ask

t was just a matter of time before this could actually happen. The Oppo N1 smartphone, which was launched earlier this year with rotating camera, has now been cloned and is available for sale. These clones are now becoming popular among the smartphone industry pretty fast, since most of the flagship devices these days have very high price tag which cannot be afforded by each and every common man. Considering price factor and reliability, the Oppo N1 clone, iNew V8 proves out to be pretty good against the pricey flagship. One should be careful while buying genuine brands.

Just ordered one
$200 with free 16GB card

roy8846 said:
Just ordered one
$200 with free 16GB card
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where did you buy it from? coolicool.com?
i got a coupon from coolicool, it is 40usd,really big coupon, here it is: forum-v8-40

Rotatable camera, typical OPPO N1 feature Looks brilliant

iNew V8 Plus and iNew V8 What is the difference?

Krystyna said:
iNew V8 Plus and iNew V8 What is the difference?
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V8 Plus is a upgrate version of V8; and there isnt big difference between them, some parameter will be upgrate and better,
like frequecy of CPU,

Has anyone been able to get Android 5 or 6 for this phone, I believe its powerful enough to do it but for some reason not many people developed / ported for it. A Hexacore and Octacore device that's slept on.

[Elephone P8] MTK 6592 - Full HD - China phablet - Review

Hey guys, today i want to share my review of the Elephone P8 from coolicool.com with you.
It´s definitly really similar to the Orientphone N3 which i already reviewed, but the software is better and also some little parts are different.
lets talk about the specs :
Highlights
♦ 5.7 inch Screen, 1920*1080 pixel display
♦ MTK6592 1.7GHz Octa core
♦ Support 3G network: GSM 850/900/1800/1900 & WCDMA 850/2100 MHz
♦ 2GB RAM + 16GB ROM
♦ 13MP back camera + 5MP front camera
♦ The latest Android 4.2 System
♦ Air Gestures
♦ Clearmotion (video motion enhancer)
the main "highlight" is definitly the 5.7" IPS Screen. Its really big, has good viewing angles and also provides a sharp picture. But be careful, you can easily crack such a huge phone, i already cracked my black orientphone n3, but i wasnt really careful Big Grin (and drunk..)
I´ve now used the phone for 5 days with the latest 4.4.2 android software. It comes with a really clean rom , no malware or bloatware and also its fast as hell.
Performance:
I think everybody knows the MTK 6592 Octa core SoC with 2GB of ram. For now the flagship from mediatek. But its still battery hungry. Powersaving mode and downclocking is a must ! It also prevents overheating of the phone and battery. It can easily overheat if you dont clock it down while playing modern combat 2.. But it´s really fast and perferct for performance freaks
Quality:
Definitly much better than HDC.. it´s slimmer than the Note 3 and original parts like battery do not fit. Maybe the flip cover fits, but it wont close perfectly. The screen quality and the overall quality of the frame is amazing. Just on the top i found a very small gap between frame and glass, so in dark areas you see the led shining trough.. if you charge it.. But i would rate the quality with 9/10 points !
Camera:
13mpx back camera which is much better than on any other phablet. Autofocus could be faster and it could have a better camera app. 13mpx only in 4:3 mode so i would give 6/10 points.
Network:
GSM 850/900/1800/1900 & WCDMA 850/2100 MHz Quad band.. works in 90% of the countries on the world. But always check the bands with the bands which your provider uses !
Dual Sim works perfectly in austria and connection is great. Just shows roaming but thats normal. 10/10 points.
Battery:
Great batterylifetime, i can pass one day with a 100% charge. But N3 batteries dont fit !! the batteries from the elephone are much slimmer , so you have to order one if you need 2.
Benchmarks:
Antutu 27000
All sensors are working.
Cant post Video link right now, because of to low posts. But will post it soon.

[Q] JIAYU

Hey guys , any help would be appreciated.
I'm definitely thinking about buying the JIAYU s3 but I need some help.
1. Are jiayu phones reliable and trustworthy for daily use?
2.Are the cameras good and is the quality of the build good?
3.Are there any legit sites that sell Jiayu phones? Because I was looking at some websites with suggestions but there all not working anymore........
4. How do Jiayu phones live up to other great brands?
The Jiayu s3 that i'm talking about has a 5.5inch ips fhd screen with 2/3gb of ram, a 16gb rom -and the new mtk6752 64bit processor with mali t-760 and scores around 45000 on antutu at a price of 170 dollars.

It probably is my “next" phone, but because I don't own one I can't answer your number 1, and 2 questions. For third there is a web site www.ibuygou.com where I saw it was on stock. Now I have Xiaomi mi2a which is Chinese phone too and I'm completely satisfied. The only thing that bothers me is the processor, especially GPS. But when there are some reviews I would buy it. Price is very nice.

My friend has ever bought a Jiayu G6 smartphone from http://www.pompmall.com/jiayu-g6-mtk6592-octa-core-android-4-2-smartphone-2gb-32gb-5-7-inch.html moths sgo, and she said it is really in high quality especially with the 8MP front and 13.0MP back dual camera specs. But i also prefer to but the new Jiayu S3 mobile, and waiting for the avialable.

1.&2. - Yes
3. http://www.ejiayu.com/en/Store.html
I can not decide what version to buy , 2 or 3 Gb - does it any matter? Do not need NTFC.

Chinese people do not give a source. with a complete set of new firmware will be a problem that's for sure. exception lenovo.
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