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Dear members,
I am new to android world.(never used an android handset so far) I am thinking of buying Samsung Galaxy S duos. My budget is 17-19k. Looking for an ICS device with WVGA resolution and best possible connectivity. Samsung Galaxy S advance is the other handset in my mind. But S duos looks fresh. I use mobile for facebook, little email and music. I dont play games on mobile phones (neither on PC ) S duos is available at 16.5k & SGS advance at 19.5 k in my city (Mangalore). Which one should I buy?
Let me add one more thing, I dont need dual sim function. But S duos is a new model & an affordable ICS offering from Samsung. So going for S duos. Ur thoughts pls.
You should just get the Galaxy Pocket, Cheaper and much better.
OptimusLove said:
You should just get the Galaxy Pocket, Cheaper and much better.
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Is it so bad? What about SGS Advance?
No, the Galaxy Pocket is Samsungs good phone right now.
Don't buy!!!!! Bro.......
Venkat Esh said:
Is it so bad? What about SGS Advance?
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yes dont buy this piece of ****.... you can get galaxy nexus 7 with that price. its 16k at my place and nexus 7 is 15k .......... it can't play hd videos.... and has a single core processor......
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Hello Guys
am new to the forum and i really need your advice !!
am thinking to buy the new ( Goophone I5 - 4 Inch Screen Quad-core CPU 8MP Camera Android Phone )
did any one bought it ??
also i have some questions ..
1. From were i can buy it? i was looking at android-sale and its out of stock ...
2. does it worth its money ???
3. its safe to buy a Chinese mobile phone ??
4. Goophone supports android 4.0.4 ice cream can i upgrade it to 4.1 Jelly Bean ??
5. were can i buy accessories for this phone ?? are the same as iphones 5 ??
6. any one who bought it has something to tell me ??
Sorry guys for all that questions,
i have so many more
thanks for helping ... :laugh::laugh::laugh:
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You don't want this. Buy a brand name Android phone.
iPhone clone Android are really dumb, because think about it: Android has home, menu (not really on ICS anymore), back, search (again, not on ICS). But the iPhone clones have a single button. So how will you navigate with that single button when you AT LEAST need back and home?
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gagdude said:
You don't want this. Buy a brand name Android phone.
iPhone clone Android are really dumb, because think about it: Android has home, menu (not really on ICS anymore), back, search (again, not on ICS). But the iPhone clones have a single button. So how will you navigate with that single button when you AT LEAST need back and home?
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so this phone not worth ?????
The goophone i5 has a Single Hardware Button wich is mapped with the menukey function. But there are onscreen softbuttons too. So there will be no Problem in Navigation.
The specs of the i5 Sounds good for me, But i haven't test it for myself
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seoknecht said:
The goophone i5 has a Single Hardware Button wich is mapped with the menukey function. But there are onscreen softbuttons too. So there will be no Problem in Navigation.
The specs of the i5 Sounds good for me, But i haven't test it for myself
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Makes it even worse. Why have a single hardware button, along with onscreen keys, when they could just add the menu button into the navigation bar (like AOKP)? It would look awful.
@OP The phone will probably be stuck with its original firmware forever, and most market apps will list the phone as "incompatible." For its price, which I think is upper $200s or even $300+, it would be a better idea to buy a Galaxy Nexus once its price drops, or even a used S2/Gnex
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hmmmm
am still confiuse
i see too that this phone has nice stats
and i dont thing that i will found
quad core android phone with android 4.0
for only 230 euros !!
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any idea for a cheap quad core with android 4.0 ???
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hmmmm
am still confiuse
i see too that this phone has nice stats
and i dont thing that i will found
quad core android phone with android 4.0
for only 230 euros !!
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230 euros = $296
At any rate, it is trying to copy the iPhone 5 so it will attain its unique resolution of 1136x640, thus making pretty much any app unsupported
Also, it's tegra 3. Good, but incredibly overrated. The Snapdragon S4 dual core is on par with tegra 3
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hmmm
i heard that the Chinese companies trying to get out Quad-core mobile phones soon
like
Xiaomi Mi-2
Huawei Ascend D1
ZTE Era
any reviews
does they worth ???
gagdude said:
230 euros = $296
At any rate, it is trying to copy the iPhone 5 so it will attain its unique resolution of 1136x640, thus making pretty much any app unsupported
Also, it's tegra 3. Good, but incredibly overrated. The Snapdragon S4 dual core is on par with tegra 3
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phoenix10 said:
hmmm
i heard that the Chinese companies trying to get out Quad-core mobile phones soon
like
Xiaomi Mi-2
Huawei Ascend D1
ZTE Era
any reviews
does they worth ???
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Huawei, ZTE are already established smartphone makers. Xiaomi is getting up there too.
Just don't get something like Goophone.
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gagdude
you are my man !!
so you believe that this phones are worth the money ???
are they save ...
and something else they will have the official google play store or a chinese version ???
and something last which is the best from this three ???
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Huawei, ZTE are already established smartphone makers. Xiaomi is getting up there too.
Just don't get something like Goophone.
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My advice: don't buy it.
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What I'm trying (unsiccessfully) to understand is: is there anybody who successfully use the knock-off chinese phones in USA and get 3g internet working? It looks like anywhere I go, they list non-USA 3g frequencies
goophone rom problem
hi there i am new in this forum.
i have bought this phone(goophone i5 4'screen) and i have a problem with rom (android 4.04).it cant open it so i need this rom again and i cant find it...
thanks anyway
loukfra said:
hi there i am new in this forum.
i have bought this phone(goophone i5 4'screen) and i have a problem with rom (android 4.04).it cant open it so i need this rom again and i cant find it...
thanks anyway
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Anyone know something about it?
Who really bought it on adroid-sale ?
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Doubts about goophone.
Hello,
I've this phone (Goophone I5) and the goophone y5 (iphone 4s clone).
In this post i'll do a review of both.
Goophone Y5
Unboxing:
Brings earphones, iphone data cable and charger. Even the manual is the same as iphone 4s.
Look:
Looks exactly the same as iphone 4s. It has the same aluminium structure, back case in glass and retina display with 960x640 pixels as the original iphone.
It came with a micro sim slot as the iphone 4s. So, you must cut your regular sim card to fit on this phone as you do with the real one.
OS Look
It looks exactly the same as iphone 4s. It comes with an default launcher that is 99,99% the same as the iphone 4s.
All the S.O was edited to look as the iphone 4s. And to be honest i'm really impressed with their work. It's very well made.
Performance:
This is a very good phone. It is fast, it runs all the most played games with no lag at all. I was expecting it to be some kind of slow and laggy, but it isn't. It does it job very well.
But you must take a point in consideration. This is an android based software, so it will not be as fast as an iOS phone. iOS is made in objective C and android is java based. so.. iOS is faster than any android based cellphone.
Camera
It has an 5.0 MP Camera with flash. The quality is good when you take pictures at day light. Night pictures aren't that good...but as any phone you get more quality with day pictures than night.
The video recording is good. The format is 3GP but is ok. The camera recording is fast and its quite reliable.
Overview
For that people who love android (like me) i recommend you to buy this phone. It's so similar, than if you have a real iphone 4s you can replace some parts from the goophone y5 (Screen and Battery).
I got mine from thecheapchoice.com
Here is the link: http://www.thecheapchoice.com/en/smartphones/13-goophone-y5-.html
The price is around $200 USD. But it worth every penny.
I bought mine from here. They have 3 options of shipping.
- Free shipping (15 -30 days).
- Registered air mail (Tracking code: 10 - 20 days )
- DHL, EMS, Fedex (5 - 10 Days)
Payment:
They only accept Paypal. But is okay! This way you have your order secured. If you don't get it in 45 days you can ask the refund.
This website is reliable, they don't lie to you, you get what you buy and their service is also good.
Goophone I5 Lite
Unboxing
Brings earphones, iphone data cable and charger.
Look
Looks exactly the same as iphone 5. It has the same aluminium structure with only 7.6mm , back case as the iphone 5 and display with 960*540 pixels (not retina display) but it has good quality. It is very very similar to retina display, you won't see the difference.
It came with a micro sim slot as the iphone 5. So, you must cut your regular sim card to fit on this phone as you do with the real one.
OS Look
It looks exactly the same as iphone 5. It comes with an default launcher that is 99,99% the same as the iphone 5. I think that the company took the launcher from the goophone y5 and just improved it.
All the S.O was edited to look as the iphone 5. It's more iphone like than the Y5
Performance
It is really fast. It brings a dual core processor and 1GB ram so you will notice that every move you make on it will be fast.
Camera
It has an 8.0 MP Camera with flash. The quality is good.
The video recording is also good.
Overview
The phone is good, is well made, good touch screen and it's fast. And the most important thing: It is ANDROID based. It's not heavy so it don't look like a brick in your pocket.
If i recommend it? Of course. Instead of paying more than $600 USD for a iphone 5 i can have this one for more than half a price, with the same look and with a good performance.
Link of the website: http://www.thecheapchoice.com/en/sm...n-dual-core-cpu-8mp-camera-android-phone.html
For the ones who say that chinese phones don't worth it, it's because you don't know how things are. China is currently the biggest smartphones productor of the globe.
There are hundreds of different phones, brands and models. So before buying one, you must search a lot until you find the correct one.
Some phones are exactly the same apparently, but then there are many brands making it..so, inside chinese clones are clones of clones..
Before buying a Goophone I5 or another Goophone, try to look for genuine ones and not clones like thunderbird, etc.
On that website, they only sell genuine Goohphone's. So if you want to buy one i think is the right place to go.
I hope i helped you out.
Regards
Goophone i5 Area
Hi,
i've created a zone with all the information about Goophone i5 for those users that already have it.
Here's the link
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=37286591#post37286591
Hello! I think this Galaxy S4 clone with Air Gestures named No.1 S6 is interesting. It has quad-core MT6589T 1.5GHz CPU, 2GB RAM, 32 GB ROM, 5.0-inch HD IPS screen, 13.0 megapixel back camera, and reportedly compatible battery and accessories with the original Samsung Galaxy S4. View the complete specifications of the phone here: http://www.budgetandroidphones.com/no-1-s6-with-gesture-control
But the most amazing thing is it also has the so-called Air Gesture like the original S4. Here is a video of the phone:
Well, you might notice in the video that the logo was covered. It was done because of copyright issues. No.1 S6 is an exact Galaxy S4 clone that even its boot animation and UI is identical with the real thing.
This phone's performance may not completely match the genuine S4 but for a price that's just a fraction of the real thing, it's really worth considering.
Best shop to order it is http://www.chinapadmall.com/no-1-s6. They also have good after sales support afaik
gerstavros said:
Best shop to order it is http://www.chinapadmall.com/no-1-s6. They also have good after sales support afaik
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don't buy anyitem from this website. a very stupid website with bad service
brady56 said:
don't buy anyitem from this website. a very stupid website with bad service
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i ve bought many times from there with no problem, and also i had sent a tablet for service, and they were fine
brady56 said:
don't buy anyitem from this website. a very stupid website with bad service
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All sites have this phenomenon. I bought a THL W8S black mobile phone on http://www.thlmobilestore.com/ , and after a few days, their customer service said black no goods, so I replaced the white, I agreed, but after a dozen genius shipped to me.
Well, let's not talk about the best shop to buy this phone. Let's discuss the phone itself. Anyone of you tried the No.1 S6 Plus? How is its performance? Is the Air Gesture any good?
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Well, let's not talk about the best shop to buy this phone. Let's discuss the phone itself. Anyone of you tried the No.1 S6 Plus? How is its performance? Is the Air Gesture any good?
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Is that available? i think it's not yet on sale
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Is that available? i think it's not yet on sale
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Only the MT6589 1.2GHz version is available for now. But it also has Air Gesture.
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Well, let's not talk about the best shop to buy this phone. Let's discuss the phone itself. Anyone of you tried the No.1 S6 Plus? How is its performance? Is the Air Gesture any good?
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the No.1 Company never produce the No.1 s6 plus.i can be sure you see this phone on fastcardtech.com website,that website always made a fake name on the products.that site is a **** damn website ,very very bad service
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the No.1 Company never produce the No.1 s6 plus.i can be sure you see this phone on fastcardtech.com website,that website always made a fake name on the products.that site is a **** damn website ,very very bad service
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In fact No.1 S6 is an oem device. It's released with No.1 brand name, and also as hdc galaxy s4. It's the same device from the same factory, and btw the factory may release the plus version with 2GB RAM
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In fact No.1 S6 is an oem device. It's released with No.1 brand name, and also as hdc galaxy s4. It's the same device from the same factory, and btw the factory may release the plus version with 2GB RAM
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HDC and No.1 total two different Company in china.HDC in china the company Name is huaxing,the No.1 name is ruojiayuan ,and the No.1 Never prepare to produce the No.1 S6 plus.from its phone list,the only prepare to No.1 N3.No.1 M3, No.1 5C,No.1 5S, never heard they prepare to produce a 2G RAM no.1 S6,..see the picture from No.1 Company prepare to made phone;s list.
the other phone is No.1 5S it is clone iphone 5S.don't trust fastcardtech.com 's fake inforamtions.that website always made the name by itsself.but the original factory never produce.
HDC galaxy S4 legend is the same device with No.1 S6. Ok? The only difference is the back cover. The devices are made in the same factory. Just fastcardtech and other shops give the oem device without the back cover with No.1 S6 brand name, but with place for logo stickers. No.1 just design phones and gives pattern orders to oem factory
You are wrong,total wrong,.you only head these names from fastcardtech only,in fact HDC never produce HDC galaxy s4 legend,as i know HDC company only produce HDC one,last year,it has HDC one S, HDC one X, besides these phones the HDC never has other phones.and on May the HDC company and dapeng Company has been closed ,becasue its phones won't sell well.in fact.so don't belive these fake name which the official website won't upload .these names are only the website made by itself and want to make it sell
Does anyone has the phone who can post some feedback , at the moment the only website that the description of the phone matches with the N0.1 website is merimobiles , but the phone does not come with the T version of the MTK CPU .
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Do these support 4G/LTE/HSPA...? Looks like they are only 3G?
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Do these support 4G/LTE/HSPA...? Looks like they are only 3G?
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only 2G/3G/3G+
brady56 said:
You are wrong,total wrong,.you only head these names from fastcardtech only,in fact HDC never produce HDC galaxy s4 legend,as i know HDC company only produce HDC one,last year,it has HDC one S, HDC one X, besides these phones the HDC never has other phones.and on May the HDC company and dapeng Company has been closed ,becasue its phones won't sell well.in fact.so don't belive these fake name which the official website won't upload .these names are only the website made by itself and want to make it sell
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U didn't take my point. I told, hdc s4 legend and no.1 S6 are the same devices, manufactured in an oem factory. What don't you understand? I didn't tell anything about HDC, just read again what i m writing!
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Does anyone has the phone who can post some feedback , at the moment the only website that the description of the phone matches with the N0.1 website is merimobiles , but the phone does not come with the T version of the MTK CPU .
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check chinapadmall
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Do these support 4G/LTE/HSPA...? Looks like they are only 3G?
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HSPA+ rel.8, 42.2 Mbps/11.5 Mbps
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check chinapadmall
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Yes you are right , Chinapadmall has the right description and got good feedbacks as well .
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HSPA+ rel.8, 42.2 Mbps/11.5 Mbps
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So is HSPA like LTE or 4G? I'm not that knowledgeable about this stuff, I just know that the phone I have now is 4G/LTE.
Do you know if that phone would work with a prepaid phone plan? I was looking at those, and it looks like their data plans only work with 3G phones.
Can someone help me . I'm looking for a octa core (mtk6592) note 3 clone with a built in stylus . I looked online but couldn't find out without the samsung logo. If you know where I could buy one that would be great
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Can someone help me . I'm looking for a octa core (mtk6592) note 3 clone with a built in stylus . I looked online but couldn't find out without the samsung logo. If you know where I could buy one that would be great
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Don't you like the logo?
what is the problem with samsung logo..lol
And by the way I suggest you to stay away from these clones. They modify the inbuilt apps to show it as octa core, but actually turns out to be a dual core..
So stay alarmed while you get around some of those
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Can someone help me . I'm looking for a octa core (mtk6592) note 3 clone with a built in stylus . I looked online but couldn't find out without the samsung logo. If you know where I could buy one that would be great
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http://hdcmobile.com/hdc-galaxy-note-3-sunny-6592-octa-core.html
Hi,
I looked for one earlier. I found that the Vifocal V8800 is one of the cheapest. Resolution is not bad but not really good either, so that is a personal thing.
The HiLive Hi6 is a really good one but a bit more expensive, but with those specs...
Others worth looking into: OrientPhone N8800 and the GooPhone N3
And many more come out every day
Good luck
*Edit: the HDC above my post is also a good choice btw!
Hi all, would appreciate if anyone can give me recommendations for a dual sim android phone.
Here are the main things I care about, more or less in order of importance:
1. Great battery life (or ok battery life with removable battery and spare battery readily available to buy)
2. Powerful/fast - lots of memory, fast processor, preferably up-to-date android OS
3. Pre-loaded with android play store and upgradeable (if I understand correctly some of the Chinese dual sim phones have issues here)
4. Decent camera & resolution
That's about it, not asking for much then
I care less about weight, thickness, screen size (although less than 4" would be a pain), funky features & bloatware etc.
I've looked at a few choices like samsung galaxy grand 2, huawei g700, htc one dual sim, but reviews seem mixed and most seem to do badly in one or more of the above.
My only experience with dual sim was the samsung galaxy grand 1, and I didn't like it because I thought the battery life was pretty bad, underpowered and screen quality surprisingly awful.
If you know of any phones that fit the bill or you're using one that you think would be good please let me know.
Thanks!
Hmm, maybe what I'm after doesn't exist.
If anyone is using a dual sim android phone please let me know your experience so I can make some choice.
Anyone using the samsung grand 2? If that's like the one with better battery life and runs smoothly might go for that
The Best SmartFone available in Its Range is Gionee Elife E6.
You can have a try at that..!
Thanks, I'll check it out
Nokia X ideal for you
vedran.cvetkovic said:
Nokia X ideal for you
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But the Nokia X doens't come with google play store, right?
I heard note 2 has a dual sim version, good phone.
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I heard note 2 has a dual sim version, good phone.
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Note 2 would be great, 3 even better, but seems they're released in China only
KK43 said:
Note 2 would be great, 3 even better, but seems they're released in China only
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You could consider galaxy S5, or S4, or HTC Desire 816, I wouldn't recommend a no name brand even thought it might seem a deal price - specifications, notice how all got 4.2.2 Android and will probably stay that way for good, too many compromises, I know from experience..
Purchase the Videocon A24... Thats a superb phone for you.. And also for me
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