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[Q]Best tablet around $200?

Hey!
I am interested in buying a "cheap" Android Tablet, and I found this one, but is there any better for around 200 USD?
Rena3 Specs (177 USD):
Google Android 2.2
Dual Core ARMv7 Cortex A9 2x533Mhz
512 MB RAM
4 GB Flash Memory (up to 32GB microSD)
7" TFT LCD with capacitive Touchscreen (800 x 480)
Front facing 1.3 MP camera
Built-in microphone & speaker
HDMI
Neat battery time
Planned to buy it here: http://www.dealextreme.com/p/7-capa...mera-wi-fi-bluetooth-hdmi-4gb-cortex-a9-81345
Found this lovely review: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mzkusBtP9Ps&list=FL75AO3D7eDtgkqQUFxA9Btw&index=6&feature=plpp
It seems like a sexy tablet, should I buy? Or do you know of any better under $200
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How about a B&N Nook Color? Refurbs (with 1 year warranty) can be had for around $170.

Sebz4n said:
Hey!
I am interested in buying a "cheap" Android Tablet, and I found this one, but is there any better for around 200 USD?
Rena3 Specs (177 USD):
Google Android 2.2
Dual Core ARMv7 Cortex A9 2x533Mhz
512 MB RAM
4 GB Flash Memory (up to 32GB microSD)
7" TFT LCD with capacitive Touchscreen (800 x 480)
Front facing 1.3 MP camera
Built-in microphone & speaker
HDMI
Neat battery time
Planned to buy it here: http://www.dealextreme.com/p/7-capa...mera-wi-fi-bluetooth-hdmi-4gb-cortex-a9-81345
Found this lovely review: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mzkusBtP9Ps&list=FL75AO3D7eDtgkqQUFxA9Btw&index=6&feature=plpp
It seems like a sexy tablet, should I buy? Or do you know of any better under $200
Sent from my HTC Desire HD using XDA App
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Go for a refurb Nook Color or Archos.
The tablet you showed has good specs but considering the fact that it's not a common model, you will have trouble finding,
1) rooting procedures.
2) service/repair
3) custom ROMs.
And, the one you showed looks like a Chinese tablet that have crappy hardware and software.

If you took a look at the review they said it was quite neat, and I've only heard good things about it when looking around.
It just worries me a bit, that people says 2.2 is crap and that dual core is worth **** when most things only run one one :/
Nook Color and Archos is e-reader, I don't want that :/
Only 2.3 and 3.0 tablets worth buying?

Nook is fully functional android tablet when rooted... Not just e-reader... And much better than the Chinese tablet you are looking at. A friend at work bought one of those... Very slow and lags like crazy... No good. Hope you find what works for you.
Sent from my PG86100 using XDA App

I found this forum for rooting etc..
http://www.slatedroid.com/forum/204-rena/
Nook Color has an A8 800Mhz, that is worse and consumes way more power

Sebz4n said:
If you took a look at the review they said it was quite neat, and I've only heard good things about it when looking around.
It just worries me a bit, that people says 2.2 is crap and that dual core is worth **** when most things only run one one :/
Nook Color and Archos is e-reader, I don't want that :/
Only 2.3 and 3.0 tablets worth buying?
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2.3 and 3.0 tablets are somewhat worth buying. Archos is not an eReader. It's a PMP/tablet. Nook Color is an eReader and so has an excellent display. Still, it's full touch and can be rooted and made to function as a real tablet.
I wouldn't really call 2.2 crap. It's good but with a Nook Color, you will be able to update to 2.3.5 using CM7.
It's sad that you are making me repeat myself, a Nook Color comes with an American warranty unlike a Chinese product which has no warranty. Even if they advertise one, you can't be sure that they will honor it 100%.
A review can be biased. On the internet, you can easily write a biased review. Nook Color has a huge modding community and, not everyone is going to be biased.
As for Archos, it's more multimedia oriented and so has a dual cam as well.
I wouldn't call dual core ****. Although not a lot of software can utilize multi-threading, you will see better software soon. It might take some time by when, your tablet would become slow and outdated. Dual core is worth it but it's not a smart choice, right now.
dmiller1 said:
Nook is fully functional android tablet when rooted... Not just e-reader... And much better than the Chinese tablet you are looking at. A friend at work bought one of those... Very slow and lags like crazy... No good. Hope you find what works for you.
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Sebz4n said:
I found this forum for rooting etc..
http://www.slatedroid.com/forum/204-rena/
Nook Color has an A8 800Mhz, that is worse and consumes way more power
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Nook Color does consume more battery but it has reasonable life.
Then again, it all boils down to your own priorities. If you don't mind a sub-standard Chinese product as long as it's cheap and has some cool specs, go ahead. If you want a somewhat quality product which is either little expensive or has lower specs, don't buy the model you showed.

I think I'll buy it next month, just to try out a tablet.
I can always buy something else if I like it
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^ Ok. Was assuming you were thrifty or on a tight budget. If you can spare the money, go ahead. =)

Well my budget is 200 Euro / 300 USD MAX.
I found this Hannspad which I think is kind of sexy, especially if you can install custom roms from XDA, I love romin' xD
http://www.hannspree.com/EU/EN/Prod...l.aspx?sort=2&page=1&pattrs=&attrs=&viewAll=0

owsome man,..bt look that can it be upgraded...??
cuz XDA is making owsome roms for smartphones

What do you mean upgraded? Software or hardware wise?

what about this tablet ??? very tempting but idk
http://www.x10.com/promotions/airpad_7_inch_android_tablet.html

Sebz4n said:
What do you mean upgraded? Software or hardware wise?
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Even laptops are hard to upgrade hardware wise, let alone tablets.
He is talking about software. That thing runs 2.2. Most smartphones listed in have custom ROMs. Most phones that have only 2.1 officially have 2.3 ported unofficial by XDA members. He is asking if you can upgrade that device to 2.3 at least unofficially.

casey00 said:
what about this tablet ??? very tempting but idk
http://www.x10.com/promotions/airpad_7_inch_android_tablet.html
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That looks more like a scam. It is impossible to squeeze so much power with such a low price.

What is your primary purpose for this tablet?
I would second the suggestions for Nook&Color.
Also, I hear Amazon's going to launch it's new android based eBook-centric tablet, as "Amazon Kindle" for $250. If you just want to read some ebooks, do a little surfing, and play games like Angry Birds. Then I think this tablet is for you. Keep in mind that this tablet is very ebook-oriented and NOT AT ALL like any other android based tablet. Heck, it doesn't even support some of the google services (Android market). You may want to watch out for that.

sygeek said:
What is your primary purpose for this tablet?
I would second the suggestions for Nook&Color.
Also, I hear Amazon's going to launch it's new android based eBook-centric tablet, as "Amazon Kindle" for $250. If you just want to read some ebooks, do a little surfing, and play games like Angry Birds. Then I think this tablet is for you. Keep in mind that this tablet is very ebook-oriented and NOT AT ALL like any other android based tablet. Heck, it doesn't even support some of the google services (Android market). You may want to watch out for that.
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Nook Color can be rooted and flashed with CM7 and be turned into a full fledged tablet. I believe there's a honeycomb port as well.

Sebz4n said:
Hey!
I am interested in buying a "cheap" Android Tablet, and I found this one, but is there any better for around 200 USD?
Rena3 Specs (177 USD):
Google Android 2.2
Dual Core ARMv7 Cortex A9 2x533Mhz
512 MB RAM
4 GB Flash Memory (up to 32GB microSD)
7" TFT LCD with capacitive Touchscreen (800 x 480)
Front facing 1.3 MP camera
Built-in microphone & speaker
HDMI
Neat battery time
Planned to buy it here: http://www.dealextreme.com/p/7-capa...mera-wi-fi-bluetooth-hdmi-4gb-cortex-a9-81345
Found this lovely review: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mzkusBtP9Ps&list=FL75AO3D7eDtgkqQUFxA9Btw&index=6&feature=plpp
It seems like a sexy tablet, should I buy? Or do you know of any better under $200
Sent from my HTC Desire HD using XDA App
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This is off topic but have you bought anything from that site before? It seems to offer worldwide free shipping and there are some cool products I'd love to buy. Worldwide free shipping even for items under 1$ seems too good to be true?

Sebz4n said:
Archos is e-reader
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No it isn't : it's a real fully-functional Android tablet.
I own a A101IT (G8, the one running Froyo), and really like (and recommend) it!
... or you should wait for the next version (G9), with a dual-core and Honeycomb-powered.

MTK6577 phones?

Hi All,
Been seeing a lot of china phones running the MTK6577 + SGX531 and was wondering if anyone had any real performance figures on any of these devices, particularly those with screen resolutions greater than 800x480.
There are a lot of knock-off phones running this however there are some china-branded phones sporting them as well.
Ive seen some threads surrounding haipai devices that are running this SoC, however they only seem to have 512MB RAM and WVGA screens (albeit the screens are quite large physically).
I was wondering if there were any phones running MTK6577 with 1GB RAM and a 960x540 or better yet a 1280x720 screen?
I understand that they are cheap and would like to know if they represent 'bang-for-buck' at all?

Well depends who makes it ...xiaomi is great got the mi-1 going to get the two ... look at fastcardtech.com for xiaomi mi-2
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I have the Haipai x710d MTK6577, And so far i love it, Rooted with a custom rom, Super fast and lots of features 2gb of usable space, With the custom rom it fixes the SD card problem so you are able to save all your data and app on it now. very speedy, great screen color yeah its not a super amoled or anything but it looks great to me, It depends on opinion about the screen resolution and the way it looks. Games play great. Battery life is awesome. Camera is awesome. ICS 4.0.9, For me and this is my first second Chinese phone, And so far i love it. recommend to anyone.
Chris

hyperqwest said:
I have the Haipai x710d MTK6577, And so far i love it, Rooted with a custom rom, Super fast and lots of features 2gb of usable space, With the custom rom it fixes the SD card problem so you are able to save all your data and app on it now. very speedy, great screen color yeah its not a super amoled or anything but it looks great to me, It depends on opinion about the screen resolution and the way it looks. Games play great. Battery life is awesome. Camera is awesome. ICS 4.0.9, For me and this is my first second Chinese phone, And so far i love it. recommend to anyone.
Chris
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I am interested in knowing the basics:
How is the phone signal, volume and clarity?
How is the GPS lock? Is it fast enough (under 10 seconds)? Is it usable for google navigation?
How is the camera? Fast enough with good pictures?
Sent from my LG-P999 using Tapatalk

I have been looking at the HaiPai however the low screen resolution is a bit unfortunate.
Was wondering if you had run Antutu on it at all?

tr1p1ea said:
I have been looking at the HaiPai however the low screen resolution is a bit unfortunate.
Was wondering if you had run Antutu on it at all?
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we need an a chinese phone section.
Just got my Amoi n820, trying to figure out how to root it.
Anyway Antutu score is about 5400+ ? its actually a pretty decent performer

It appears that there is an S3 knock-off that has a 1GB RAM and a 1280x720 screen which is pretty decent.
I have also found a "Hero H9500+" which is essentially a Zopo ZP900 but with only 512MB RAM and a 5.0MP camera (8.0MP would be better but ahh well).
Still for less than $200 it has a 5.3" QHD 960x540 screen. Havent been able to find any video demonstrations of it however.
It would be awesome to have a 5"+ phone with 1GB RAM and a 1280x720 screen. I think we will see them soonish.
I understand that MediaTek are bringing out a quad-core (i think its MTK6585?) later this year which should see quad-core china phones boom. The GPU is supposed to be the SGX544 which is used in TI OMAP 4 amongst other things.

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hyperqwest said:
I have the Haipai x710d MTK6577, And so far i love it, Rooted with a custom rom, Super fast and lots of features 2gb of usable space, With the custom rom it fixes the SD card problem so you are able to save all your data and app on it now. very speedy, great screen color yeah its not a super amoled or anything but it looks great to me, It depends on opinion about the screen resolution and the way it looks. Games play great. Battery life is awesome. Camera is awesome. ICS 4.0.9, For me and this is my first second Chinese phone, And so far i love it. recommend to anyone.
Chris
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Hi,
How to root this phone?
Thx

kasimxp said:
Hi,
How to root this phone?
Thx
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You can root it using TSsparky

Can some one please tell me which is the better processor b/w MTK6575 and MTK6577? Thanks.

MTK6575 - single core
MTK6577 - dual core
The MTK6577 is better.

tr1p1ea said:
It appears that there is an S3 knock-off that has a 1GB RAM and a 1280x720 screen which is pretty decent.
I have also found a "Hero H9500+" which is essentially a Zopo ZP900 but with only 512MB RAM and a 5.0MP camera (8.0MP would be better but ahh well).
Still for less than $200 it has a 5.3" QHD 960x540 screen. Havent been able to find any video demonstrations of it however.
It would be awesome to have a 5"+ phone with 1GB RAM and a 1280x720 screen. I think we will see them soonish.
I understand that MediaTek are bringing out a quad-core (i think its MTK6585?) later this year which should see quad-core china phones boom. The GPU is supposed to be the SGX544 which is used in TI OMAP 4 amongst other things.
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how can i root this Hero H9500+?

Try getting the HDC Galaxy S3 Original, Plus, or Pro. They are almost perfect Samsung Galaxy S3 copies and I believe they have a 1.2ghz dual core processor in there and an 8 megapixel camera. I just don't know if there is a way to root it or install custom ROMs on it.

tr1p1ea said:
MTK6575 - single core
MTK6577 - dual core
The MTK6577 is better.
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Oh I just bought a phone from a chinies seller on ebay
Which said it's a dual core. But it has mtk 6575. It's N9880
With a 6 inch screen, 2gb Rom n 512 mb ram. Any body has that phone here? Looks realy nice in the videos. Should be getting it in a week or 2. Will do a review once I get it. here Is the lInk .... now I cant see dual core wrItten any where In the description, strange...... item.mobileweb.ebay.com/viewitem?itemId=320959704275&cmd=VIDESC

shri080 said:
Oh I just bought a phone from a chinies seller on ebay
Which said it's a dual core. But it has mtk 6575. It's N9880
With a 6 inch screen, 2gb Rom n 512 mb ram. Any body has that phone here? Looks realy nice in the videos. Should be getting it in a week or 2. Will do a review once I get it. here Is the lInk .... now I cant see dual core wrItten any where In the description, strange...... item.mobileweb.ebay.com/viewitem?itemId=320959704275&cmd=VIDESC
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Please do the review cuz i was looking at this same phone..

exynos said:
Try getting the HDC Galaxy S3 Original, Plus, or Pro. They are almost perfect Samsung Galaxy S3 copies and I believe they have a 1.2ghz dual core processor in there and an 8 megapixel camera. I just don't know if there is a way to root it or install custom ROMs on it.
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Be very careful. Many shops advertise 1,2 Ghz but they do send you a 1.0 Ghz phone. Afaik there is no 1.2 Ghz variant around.
I own one of the "1.2ghz" MTK 6577 and the fact that they have a sticker with "quadcore CPU" on it should tell you something about how the chinese advertise their products.
That being said i knew that i am buying a 1.0 GHZ dualcore phone and i am very happy with it. It's really fast and powerful enough to do some gaming if one likes to.
It's the Tinji I9300 S3 clone 4,7 inch. It's getting sold under all sorts of names aparrently.

Jequan said:
Be very careful. Many shops advertise 1,2 Ghz but they do send you a 1.0 Ghz phone. Afaik there is no 1.2 Ghz variant around.
I own one of the "1.2ghz" MTK 6577 and the fact that they have a sticker with "quadcore CPU" on it should tell you something about how the chinese advertise their products.
That being said i knew that i am buying a 1.0 GHZ dualcore phone and i am very happy with it. It's really fast and powerful enough to do some gaming if one likes to.
It's the Tinji I9300 S3 clone 4,7 inch. It's getting sold under all sorts of names aparrently.
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Out of curiosity what's android like on it? A TW knockoff or AOSP? How was rooting etc?
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R1ptide said:
Out of curiosity what's android like on it? A TW knockoff or AOSP? How was rooting etc?
Sent from my Nexus 7 using Tapatalk 2
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Sorry it's my first android phone. Switching over from an iphone 4.
I don't know TW or AOSP.
Rooting went with a nice script and very easy (thanks to a nice thread on here).

Jequan said:
Sorry it's my first android phone. Switching over from an iphone 4.
I don't know TW or AOSP.
Rooting went with a nice script and very easy (thanks to a nice thread on here).
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Could you post some screenshots of the home screen and app drawer?
Sent from my SPH-D710 using Tapatalk 2

TW is TouchWiz (from Samsung Galaxy phones, look a screenshot of the home screen up on Google.) and AOSP is Android Open Source Project, and the design of that is found on the Galaxy Nexus (stock Android, no changes made to any icons.)

[Q] ZOPO ZP980? Anyone?

Hello everyone.
I was surfing the web yesterday and I discovered pretty weird android phone and wanted to share it with you guy. I don't know if you have heard about the phone ZOPO ZP980. If yes, please can you provide with more info, because i couldn't find any benchmarks or additional info.
So, the phone is 5 inch, Full HD, 13.1MP + 5MP front camera.
It has some kind of 4core CPU: MTK MT65891.2GHz, Cortex-A7 quad-core
GPU: Power VR SGX544
It looks pretty handsome and I kind of like it
It comes with 4/16GB ROM and 1GB RAM + sdCard support.
The best part is that it costs only 250$
So, everything looks like a high end expensive spartphone. But sounds too good to be true, so whats the problem with it?
I don't know what to expect from that phone as it is made in china. But sounds pretty cool.
Here's the official website link: http://www.zopomobileshop.com/en/10...d-13-mp-camera-mt6589-android-smartphone.html
Do you know about this phone? May be anyone owns it? Can you provide more info?

toka1232010 said:
Hello everyone.
I was surfing the web yesterday and I discovered pretty weird android phone and wanted to share it with you guy. I don't know if you have heard about the phone ZOPO ZP980. If yes, please can you provide with more info, because i couldn't find any benchmarks or additional info.
So, the phone is 5 inch, Full HD, 13.1MP + 5MP front camera.
It has some kind of 4core CPU: MTK MT65891.2GHz, Cortex-A7 quad-core
GPU: Power VR SGX544
It looks pretty handsome and I kind of like it
It comes with 4/16GB ROM and 1GB RAM + sdCard support.
The best part is that it costs only 250$
So, everything looks like a high end expensive spartphone. But sounds too good to be true, so whats the problem with it?
I don't know what to expect from that phone as it is made in china. But sounds pretty cool.
Here's the official website link: http://www.zopomobileshop.com/en/10...d-13-mp-camera-mt6589-android-smartphone.html
Do you know about this phone? May be anyone owns it? Can you provide more info?
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It is a cool phone, but there are tons or articles AND youtube hands on reviews of this phone so I can;t believe you didn't find any info.
http://www.gizchina.com/komper.php?target=&kpids=16
Keep in mind its currently available for purchase now, but with 1gb ram, they are releasing a premium version with 2gb/32gb rom ram very soon:
http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.494882840561689.1073741827.426235970759710&type=3

Zopo is good phone

toka1232010 said:
Hello everyone.
I was surfing the web yesterday and I discovered pretty weird android phone and wanted to share it with you guy. I don't know if you have heard about the phone ZOPO ZP980. If yes, please can you provide with more info, because i couldn't find any benchmarks or additional info.
So, the phone is 5 inch, Full HD, 13.1MP + 5MP front camera.
It has some kind of 4core CPU: MTK MT65891.2GHz, Cortex-A7 quad-core
GPU: Power VR SGX544
It looks pretty handsome and I kind of like it
It comes with 4/16GB ROM and 1GB RAM + sdCard support.
The best part is that it costs only 250$
So, everything looks like a high end expensive spartphone. But sounds too good to be true, so whats the problem with it?
I don't know what to expect from that phone as it is made in china. But sounds pretty cool.
Here's the official website link: http://www.zopomobileshop.com/en/10...d-13-mp-camera-mt6589-android-smartphone.html
Do you know about this phone? May be anyone owns it? Can you provide more info?
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zopo zp980 13mp camera vs iphone 5
http://forum.zopomobileshop.com/forum.php?mod=viewthread&tid=188&fromuid=13374
zopo zp980 review gps skype camera sim card 3g review
http://forum.zopomobileshop.com/forum.php?mod=viewthread&tid=248&fromuid=13374
I hope it useful

lands rizumm
Zopo 980 is actually a really good device for those looking to switch from iPhone. It's obviously physically similar - making it easier to adjust versus typical phablet type devices.
Try the Official Zopo 980 Product Page for more details.

There is already a thread @xda:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2234265
I have it, nice phone, but still some bugs even in the newer roms.

amacg said:
Zopo 980 is actually a really good device for those looking to switch from iPhone. It's obviously physically similar - making it easier to adjust versus typical phablet type devices.
Try the Official Zopo 980 Product Page for more details.
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Thanks for responce. I wonder how it actually works in everyday use? I have galaxy S3, can you compare them? How about graphics, benchmarks etc?

toka1232010 said:
Hello everyone.
I was surfing the web yesterday and I discovered pretty weird android phone and wanted to share it with you guy. I don't know if you have heard about the phone ZOPO ZP980. If yes, please can you provide with more info, because i couldn't find any benchmarks or additional info.
So, the phone is 5 inch, Full HD, 13.1MP + 5MP front camera.
It has some kind of 4core CPU: MTK MT65891.2GHz, Cortex-A7 quad-core
GPU: Power VR SGX544
It looks pretty handsome and I kind of like it
It comes with 4/16GB ROM and 1GB RAM + sdCard support.
The best part is that it costs only 250$
So, everything looks like a high end expensive spartphone. But sounds too good to be true, so whats the problem with it?
I don't know what to expect from that phone as it is made in china. But sounds pretty cool.
Here's the official website link: http://www.zopomobileshop.com/en/10...d-13-mp-camera-mt6589-android-smartphone.html
Do you know about this phone? May be anyone owns it? Can you provide more info?
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I was in the market too for this phone, but in the end I decided otherwise. I've ordered the UMi X2T.
Here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NtEzLsxd178 you have some extra info.

Been using the Zopo C2 (1Gb Ram 4Gb ROM) for the last 2 weeks. Frankly love the phone. The display is just amazing. 441 PPI.My colleagues have HTC One n Butterfly n Samsung S4 the display is just as good if not better viewing angles are amazing too. I've been playing Subway surfers n temple run with out any lag. Heavy games like Contract killer2 which gets stuck on my S3, works seamlessly on this. Antutu benchmark is a little under 12k. For the price $220 its much more than worth its price.
Rhut Patel
Zopo 980 C2
HTC HD2
HTC Desire
Samsung S3
Sent from my ZP980 using xda app-developers app

Hello
I am thinking about buying the Zopo 980 2gb ram version.
Is the software stable? Are their OTA updates for ZOPO?
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The thread new zp980 is open again!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2234265&page=94
Many thanks to the moderators!

[Resolved] Need input

Hey guys, I need some on trying to find an android phone for about $200. I've already looked up the Moto G and unfortunately it didn't meet up to my total expectations. I am looking for a device that has:
A 4.5 - 5 inch Display with about 720p HD Capabilities and maybe around 250 - 330 PPI.
Dual or Quad Core Processor (Starting from 1.2Ghz and please try not to post any mediatek cpus)
512 - 2GB of Ram
Good internal storage for some apps.
Android OS 4.1.2 - 4.4 KitKat
Good battery life (something that would last for about a day or so)
Stable.. Smooth (No Chinese Generics)
At least some support from the dev. community.
Any help would be much appreciated. thanks!
Sorry guys, there was a device suggestion thread...

Soapy! said:
Hey guys, I need some on trying to find an android phone for about $200. I've already looked up the Moto G and unfortunately it didn't meet up to my total expectations. I am looking for a device that has:
A 4.5 - 5 inch Display with about 720p HD Capabilities and maybe around 250 - 330 PPI.
Dual or Quad Core Processor (Starting from 1.2Ghz and please try not to post any mediatek cpus)
512 - 2GB of Ram
Good internal storage for some apps.
Android OS 4.1.2 - 4.4 KitKat
Good battery life (something that would last for about a day or so)
Stable.. Smooth (No Chinese Generics)
At least some support from the dev. community.
Any help would be much appreciated. thanks!
Sorry guys, there was a device suggestion thread...
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well since the moto g is out of the picture, i think one of the many BLU phones would be good for you, i have heard good and bad reports about the battery, most of them have 1g or higher gigs of RAM, its seems that lots of their devices (even with small screens) have a great cpu clocked at 1.5ghz dual core or bigger, i think most of their phones are 4.2 and up. lots of choices with 4.5" and up. as for development support, i think they only have root.

Trozzul said:
well since the moto g is out of the picture, i think one of the many BLU phones would be good for you, i have heard good and bad reports about the battery, most of them have 1g or higher gigs of RAM, its seems that lots of their devices (even with small screens) have a great cpu clocked at 1.5ghz dual core or bigger, i think most of their phones are 4.2 and up. lots of choices with 4.5" and up. as for development support, i think they only have root.
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Thanks for the recommendation. Though, I have heard of the blu phone series (life, studio, etc.) but there are many negative reviews on them and the ones that are mostly positive are supposedly framed. So, from what I heard was that some of these BLU labelled phones come DOA, other complaints relate to dead pixels, insta-brick (after a week or so of moderate to heavy usage), unresponsive touchscreens, and of course as you stated, battery life.

Soapy! said:
Hey guys, I need some on trying to find an android phone for about $200. I've already looked up the Moto G and unfortunately it didn't meet up to my total expectations. I am looking for a device that has:
A 4.5 - 5 inch Display with about 720p HD Capabilities and maybe around 250 - 330 PPI.
Dual or Quad Core Processor (Starting from 1.2Ghz and please try not to post any mediatek cpus)
512 - 2GB of Ram
Good internal storage for some apps.
Android OS 4.1.2 - 4.4 KitKat
Good battery life (something that would last for about a day or so)
Stable.. Smooth (No Chinese Generics)
At least some support from the dev. community.
Any help would be much appreciated. thanks!
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I was stuck in the exactly same position. But I also needed a removable battery and an external micro SD card slot. So the moto g was not a good candidate. I ended up going with the optimus f7. It has specs similar to gs3. You should check out the reviews and see what you think.
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jmindset said:
I was stuck in the exactly same position. But I also needed a removable battery and an external micro SD card slot. So the moto g was not a good candidate. I ended up going with the optimus f7. It has specs similar to gs3. You should check out the reviews and see what you think.
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Ahhh yes, I forgot to include external microsd expansion capabilities. Oh yes and thanks, the F7 may not have good dev support but I guess root access is all I need. All I'm really planning to install is Su, viperfx, and some closed modules. Also btw is it possible to skip the boost mobile activation process?

Soapy! said:
Ahhh yes, I forgot to include external microsd expansion capabilities. Oh yes and thanks, the F7 may not have good dev support but I guess root access is all I need. All I'm really planning to install is Su, viperfx, and some closed modules. Also btw is it possible to skip the boost mobile activation process?
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Yeah it is, i learned that when i bought the stupidest phone in the world -_- LG Venice.

Soo.. Yeahh.. I do like the F7's colorful notification light, its 4.7 inch display, and its "4G" capabilities for now... There will always be new contenders to take the belt but for now, Thank You for your help!

Soapy! said:
Soo.. Yeahh.. I do like the F7's colorful notification light, its 4.7 inch display, and its "4G" capabilities for now... There will always be new contenders to take the belt but for now, Thank You for your help!
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Enjoy! I to am using an f7. There is an awesome rom that I'm using that I highly recommend. If you got any questions ask me or check out the androidforums f7 threads. Xda doesn't have much f7 support but androidforums has a bunch!
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Soapy! said:
Hey guys, I need some on trying to find an android phone for about $200. I've already looked up the Moto G and unfortunately it didn't meet up to my total expectations. I am looking for a device that has:
A 4.5 - 5 inch Display with about 720p HD Capabilities and maybe around 250 - 330 PPI.
Dual or Quad Core Processor (Starting from 1.2Ghz and please try not to post any mediatek cpus)
512 - 2GB of Ram
Good internal storage for some apps.
Android OS 4.1.2 - 4.4 KitKat
Good battery life (something that would last for about a day or so)
Stable.. Smooth (No Chinese Generics)
At least some support from the dev. community.
Any help would be much appreciated. thanks!
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Try Sony xperia M my frirnd
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[Q] Please suggest a better phone among the listed ones

I've been getting confused with which mobile to go with. My phone specs are Quadcore processor, 5MP Camera/ I've shortlisted some. Here they are: Lenovo p780, Lenovo s820, Sony Xperia C, Blackberry z10. Please check these and suggest a better phone which has better service and performance. Awaiting a quick and useful reply.

avinashs551 said:
I've been getting confused with which mobile to go with. My phone specs are Quadcore processor, 5MP Camera/ I've shortlisted some. Here they are: Lenovo p780, Lenovo s820, Sony Xperia C, Blackberry z10. Please check these and suggest a better phone which has better service and performance. Awaiting a quick and useful reply.
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Nexus 5

Lots of phones are better than that... Which I suspect is the problem the sony xperia SP offers a very good price to spec ratio
Programming is a race between engineers striving to build bigger and better idiot-proof programs, and the Universe trying to produce bigger and better idiots. So far, the Universe is winning.

Moto G? It is most popular smart phone of Moto.
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Lots of phones are better than that... Which I suspect is the problem the sony xperia SP offers a very good price to spec ratio
Programming is a race between engineers striving to build bigger and better idiot-proof programs, and the Universe trying to produce bigger and better idiots. So far, the Universe is winning.
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Looking forward to your list.. I would suggest Lenovo P780 would be the best phone for you.. As per my experience.. I've used it personally & as per performance it's pretty good at that price.. P780 is best known for its battery life.. Currently unbeatable.. As compared to other phones in the list.. But before buying P780 just keep one thing in mind.. There are two models which are available in the market right now.. 4GB & 8GB.. 4GB one has internal storage shortage as half of the memory is used by the OS.. So go for the 8GB one.. If you need any more information please revert back..
Hit Thanks if I helped you.. :beer:
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