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[Q] Help and advice for GooPhone I5

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 ???

phoenix10 said:
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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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 ???
gagdude said:
Huawei, ZTE are already established smartphone makers. Xiaomi is getting up there too.
Just don't get something like Goophone.
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:angel::angel:
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 ?
youtube(dot)com/watch?v=5hQSMuTNtbA

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

Planing to buy lenovo vibe x2

guys i am planning to buy lenovo vibe x2 android phone from flipkart . please is this good phone or not . if not suggest me another phone that would cost me 20000 . please guys help me this ..
thanks in advance....

giri.sahu94 said:
guys i am planning to buy lenovo vibe x2 android phone from flipkart . please is this good phone or not . if not suggest me another phone that would cost me 20000 . please guys help me this ..
thanks in advance....
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Lenovo vibe x2 a good looking phone with awesome specs.One doesn't find such awesome android dual sim phones in 20K price range here in india!(however i heard dual sim phones are in great demand in China)I especially like its layered design and its a killer at performance with its 2 GB ram and octacore processor. but i heard in almost all reviews of the device that its camera quality is not great,, however from reviews they also confirmed that poor camera issue can be fixed via a software update from Lenovo. also now that Lenovo has acquired Motorola from Google i guess its going to improve upon its existing models.
But here at xda there is no forum for the device.
This is one of the reasons why I am refraining from buying this phone. no professional guides for rooting and no custom roms etc.

i appreciate your advice bro. but i really need to buy ... suggest me another good phone .. please i don't
wanna regret after buying this phone in any mannner...
thanks in advance

Phone is Superb but support needed from developers at XDA.

i have been using this phone for last 6 days...! everything is perfect but i am not happy about the battery performance !
design & build quality is fine.
and the phone is super fast.

can't we use it for custom rom in future... after expiring the warranty ...?

it is not wise to buy lenovo's phone, it will be difficult to wait official update, but the UI is not beautiful.

then tell me what would be the best phone in 20k if vibe x2 is not gud...?

Go for honor 6 double sim

Here comes the Lollipop update review of Lenovo Vibe X2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9YhDjUpwny0

Kolina K100+, the unknown phone that has almost everything

Just bought amazing phone, Kolina K100+, at incredible price, $179.99, strongly recommend to everyone, check below specs,
Android 4.2
MTK6592T Octa Core 2.0GHz
5.5 inch FullHD 10 Multi-Touch
2GB RAM
32GB ROM (SIN SLOT MICROSD)
Front Camera 5MP
Rear Camera 13 MP Sony Exmor CMOS RS
WIFI
GPS
Bluetooth 4.0
3G 900 MHz
Function Induction of Gravity
Sensor Distance
Light Sensor
NFC
OTG
MICRO SIM Dual
Internal Battery 3200mAh
caseback a choice of three colors: white, gray and gold
Official site: http://www.100.cn/
Kolina K100+ Review: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=of5vgp2XS6Q

Tell us some more details about it.
Does it really have NFC?
Does it has CE Label somewhere (Phone or Package)?
Available space left?
Which bluetooth version is there really? 3 or4?
What is inside the package?
Notification LED?
Backlit on Softkeys ?
Do you have other phones with FHD Screen to compare?

I'm interested in this phone.
Can it be upgraded to Android Lollipop? (by any means necessary?)
As far as I read the very few reviews and details of this phone available in the net the only problem I see with it is that it has a very old version of Android installed.
If it can be updated to the latest android version (In my unprofessional opinion I think the phone specs can well handle it) then it would be perfect for simple users like me.

Does anyone have steps on how to update the operating system on this phone?
I really think it has some decent hardware specs and good price.
If it gets updated to a more recent android version it would be nice.

All specs are fantastic.
The most important thing for me is if it will get update to KK (Lollipop is out of the question) and if GPS is locking satellites fast, cause most chinese phones have problem with that matter.

Unbox/Comparison
Found this review on youtube, posted by a reviewer by the username 'mayiandjay'.
Jay unboxes the Kolina 100+, however still waiting on his actual review, but I've been interested in getting this phone too. A few things to be aware of that he mentions is that some these specs may be faked, (i.e. front camera megapixels).

you can see the unbox review here:
KOLINA K100+ PK ZOPO 3X-Display&Performance
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=IK1zslsyMTo&list=UUUUJEXO13gZthZRPHBVC0Kg

Amazing
This is the cheapest octa core phone with 1080p screen and 2gb ram. Just pure awesomeness :good: Correct me if im wrong but it is possible to flash a custom recovery on this phone right?

paix_keeper said:
This is the cheapest octa core phone with 1080p screen and 2gb ram. Just pure awesomeness :good: Correct me if im wrong but it is possible to flash a custom recovery on this phone right?
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You don't buy a phone only because it's cheap.
Having old OS or don't knowing if there will be support for custom recovery and Rom is a deal breaker.
Unleashed by my Nexus 4

RASTAVIPER said:
You don't buy a phone only because it's cheap.
Having old OS or don't knowing if there will be support for custom recovery and Rom is a deal breaker.
Unleashed by my Nexus 4
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Exactly! Given I'm a flashaholic myself :highfive: That's why I'm asking whether it's possible to get custom recovery installed Still I can see this device being perfect for someone like my girlfriend who doesn't appreciate all the custom roms and mods I'm doing for her nexus 4 :silly:
Unleashed from my OnePlus One

A very big review here.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h7jl2kKUjfg

I just need instructions on how I can install stock Kitkat or lollipop on this phone.
Because out of all the specs, the display brightness and operating system version is the only thing I see that may turn me off from purchasing.

shogrran said:
I just need instructions on how I can install stock Kitkat or lollipop on this phone.
Because out of all the specs, the display brightness and operating system version is the only thing I see that may turn me off from purchasing.
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Did u got it?

RASTAVIPER said:
Did u got it?
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No I'm new to this.
I am waiting for some good guy to post his.

shogrran said:
No I'm new to this.
I am waiting for some good guy to post his.
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I found a site which offers the k100+ offers a pre-install of some "rom" (etotalk mod rom???)
I have no idea what it is... but doesn't this mean it's possible to install stock android kitkat(or lollipop on this thing? )

shogrran said:
I found a site which offers the k100+ offers a pre-install of some "rom" (etotalk mod rom???)
I have no idea what it is... but doesn't this mean it's possible to install stock android kitkat(or lollipop on this thing? )
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Give us the link and we can answer you.

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Give us the link and we can answer you.
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I was about to. But since I'm new to this forum they won't allow me to post a link
The site is the main site for etotalk

shogrran said:
I was about to. But since I'm new to this forum they won't allow me to post a link
The site is the main site for etotalk
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Ok found the product page from Etotalk.
Don't pay attention to them.
Since there is still no official 4.4 version out, there is no way that Etotalk can offer a better Rom.
I only hope that soon there will be the official release.

RASTAVIPER said:
Ok found the product page from Etotalk.
Don't pay attention to them.
Since there is still no official 4.4 version out, there is no way that Etotalk can offer a better Rom.
I only hope that soon there will be the official release.
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What I was hoping for is that since etotalk seems to have a way of installing their own rom, shouldn't someone be able to install stock android on the device? (or does that how it works?)

It looks like the brightness on the Kolina K100 (170$) is not so great. Therefore I'm doubting between this one and Cubot X9 (140$)
or perhaps I will wait for the Dakele 3 (270$)

Does these themes work on P8 Max?

So I want to buy the Huawei P8 Max but I am concerned about the EMUI or wether theme/OS they are using not supporting the themes I really like.
The P8 Max is barely available in the Netherlands so I have to buy it off eBay and then have to find out how to install stock Android on it.
Anyway, could anyone of you try the themes by DualBoot Games? They are on Google Play store to download.
I can't place a link for now but you can typ in Google, DualBoot games and see right the Google Play store developer link.
Kind regards

Yeah it works, but why a moving screen? It only cost battery life

WhySoSeriousJoKer said:
Yeah it works, but why a moving screen? It only cost battery life
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Thanks a lot.
Regarding the battery life, actually not. I have optimized it and still have it on really nice quality and my Samsung GS5 can last up to 2 a 3 days.
There is almost no difference in with and without the moving themes. And I use the Christmas HD btw, awesome theme
I sold my GS5 to my brother so I can save up for the P8 Max. Do you think it is a downgrade or are they on pair or is the P8 Max better?
i won't try to max out GTA, I just want a bigger screensize to watch movies/series and also TV app. (Telfort Online app)
Do you also know why the P8 Max is not officially in Holland?

The P8 Max is realy great and a keeper. Maybe in the future check out the Sony Z5 Ultra if it comes out. I have now idea. I got mine from Amazon.es and the box got a Huawei address in Holland, very very strange

Yeah, I found a lot of those with the address from Amsterdam. How and why... Very odd.
And I do not want any smartphone from Sony due their PS Vita BS. I truley regret buying their complete worthless device, ever.
So only the P8 Max got my interest.

UMIDIGI S2 Pro

Has anyone started to work on ROM for this phone, looking at the spec of this phone looks promising, it has a large battery capacity which is great but look at battery test for this phone it looks like stock software is not optimized, so just wondering if the community is willing to help optimize or any advise

Bi1a11979 said:
Has anyone started to work on ROM for this phone, looking at the spec of this phone looks promising, it has a large battery capacity which is great but look at battery test for this phone it looks like stock software is not optimized, so just wondering if the community is willing to help optimize or any advise
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the review of low configuration umidigi S2 you can see on Youtube

I've got the regular S2 for a couple of weeks now. It's a good phone with some downsides. Camera is not fantastic but good enough for everyday stuff. If you want amazing photos buy a flagship. Proximity sensor doesn't turn off screen properly while in a call, maybe fixed in future version. One of the major networks in Germany does not work for mobile data in most cases (O2 and Eplus joined and the phone can't handle the "data roaming").
Tech support is non existant. They will point you to their half chinese forums with barely any members that is spammed with press releases. Posting takes dozens of "money" that you must unlock with posts. Very unprofessional but maybe expected for such a relatively small company. There are no service addresses for repairs and the accessories market for that phone is very very limited. Barely any cases or screen protectors out there. If you break anything on this phone expect to get a new one. I have not tried yet but to get replacement parts for this seems near impossible at this point.
Other than that, screen is great for the resolution. Battery life is absolutely brilliant. I can get through a full day with using <40% battery and it lasts easily 3+ days on pure standby.
Wifi has become much better I think after the last firmware update. They are updating the phone but I wonder for how long. This is not a manufacturer that can or wants to support all of it's devices like big ones do.
Materials are good, maybe a bit slippery in the hands but all microblasted aluminium phones are like that.
Screen has a <1mm bezel between the side of the phone and the display surface but I don't care about that.
Build, to me, feels very good. Fingerprint sensor works well and fast. Android is 6.0.1 but I hope they will have an update to 7 or 8 at some point.
I don't care about benchmarks so I can't talk about that, my apps work well. Video streaming is fluid. No idea about 3D gaming I don't use my phone for that.
For that price it's a great phone imho.

Have just pre-ordered this device. Will wait to see what comes, hopefully able to unlock the bootloader and remove any bloatware that comes pre-installed.

It exist a custom rom for s2? I'd like
It has poor camera, other things are very good
What kind of custom could fix in it? Paranoid android?

esclusoilcane said:
It has poor camera, other things are very good
What kind of custom could fix in it? Paranoid android?
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Apparently it's possible to install TWRP on this Umidigi S2 :
https://www.getdroidtips.com/root-twrp-umidigi-s2-s2-pro/
I don't have Umidigi S2 to test but I'm very interested by the S2 Pro.
Perhaps it is possible to install Lenovo SNAPit Camera in order to improve the photos by flashing it with TWRP ? :
https://forum.xda-developers.com/android/apps-games/app-lenovo-snapit-camera-redmi-note-4-t3608065

Does it support volt in india (to call using jio)

PJKO said:
Apparently it's possible to install TWRP on this Umidigi S2 :
https://www.getdroidtips.com/root-twrp-umidigi-s2-s2-pro/
I don't have Umidigi S2 to test but I'm very interested by the S2 Pro.
Perhaps it is possible to install Lenovo SNAPit Camera in order to improve the photos by flashing it with TWRP ? :
https://forum.xda-developers.com/android/apps-games/app-lenovo-snapit-camera-redmi-note-4-t3608065
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This post was a cut and paste from another phone.
Now the link for the custom recovery is available. I will probably give it a try just to be able to root the phone.
As of today, there is no available custom ROM available for the umidigi s2, although you can find posts on how to revert back to the stock ROM. Those posts are also just cut and pasted from other phones sharing the same cpu
Sent from my S2 using Tapatalk

mine is out for delivery on the 23/11 not bad delivery from gearbest HK to UK ordered 16/11 shipped 18/11 dhl express paid £5-70 then a further £26 import duties from dhl , Reg S2 hopefully shipping with android 7.0 buy now but doubtful , hope the phone gets it's own section in the development department ,,
Sent from my Moto G4 using Tapatalk

Does this phone have NFC?

PJKO said:
Apparently it's possible to install TWRP on this Umidigi S2 :
https://www.getdroidtips.com/root-twrp-umidigi-s2-s2-pro/
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I just tried that and while the recovery installs my phone wouldn't boot afterwards. Maybe because I have the main partition encrypted but maybe for another reason.
Also for me the screen was flipped 180 degrees probably due to a backwards display in this phone.

hellrokr said:
Does this phone have NFC?
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I think only pro has nfc I don't see it on mine
Sent from my S2 using Tapatalk

DoobyDroid said:
I think only pro has nfc I don't see it on mine
Sent from my S2 using Tapatalk
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Could not find it anywhere. Nowhere is it mentioned even for the pro version.

r0ckarong said:
I just tried that and while the recovery installs my phone wouldn't boot afterwards. Maybe because I have the main partition encrypted but maybe for another reason.
Also for me the screen was flipped 180 degrees probably due to a backwards display in this phone.
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Still early days I wouldn't personally try it but I'm sure in time this phone will get Dev support , I had some feed back from umi on there FB page regarding update to 7/8 they said there waiting on MediaTek's to release source or sdk as this P20 chip was built around Android 6 at the time and the P25 around 7 that's why pro ships with 7 that's what they said , also mentioned an update coming with a week but more likely bug patch still on Jan 2017 security , not the best look on a 2017 phone 2015 os
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hellrokr said:
Could not find it anywhere. Nowhere is it mentioned even for the pro version.
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I'm sure I read somewhere some regions got nfc how true that is
Sent from my S2 using Tapatalk

I personally would consider it for a next phone, though I'm not sure if the TWRP image for the S2 works on the S2 pro.

r0ckarong said:
I've got the regular S2 for a couple of weeks now. It's a good phone with some downsides. Camera is not fantastic but good enough for everyday stuff. If you want amazing photos buy a flagship. Proximity sensor doesn't turn off screen properly while in a call, maybe fixed in future version. One of the major networks in Germany does not work for mobile data in most cases (O2 and Eplus joined and the phone can't handle the "data roaming").
Tech support is non existant. They will point you to their half chinese forums with barely any members that is spammed with press releases. Posting takes dozens of "money" that you must unlock with posts. Very unprofessional but maybe expected for such a relatively small company. There are no service addresses for repairs and the accessories market for that phone is very very limited. Barely any cases or screen protectors out there. If you break anything on this phone expect to get a new one. I have not tried yet but to get replacement parts for this seems near impossible at this point.
Other than that, screen is great for the resolution. Battery life is absolutely brilliant. I can get through a full day with using <40% battery and it lasts easily 3+ days on pure standby.
Wifi has become much better I think after the last firmware update. They are updating the phone but I wonder for how long. This is not a manufacturer that can or wants to support all of it's devices like big ones do.
Materials are good, maybe a bit slippery in the hands but all microblasted aluminium phones are like that.
Screen has a <1mm bezel between the side of the phone and the display surface but I don't care about that.
Build, to me, feels very good. Fingerprint sensor works well and fast. Android is 6.0.1 but I hope they will have an update to 7 or 8 at some point.
I don't care about benchmarks so I can't talk about that, my apps work well. Video streaming is fluid. No idea about 3D gaming I don't use my phone for that.
For that price it's a great phone imho.
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Hi
Please check and correct me If I am wrong. According to UMI claimed that the first batch of S2 v1 come with non up gradable processor and hence, you can only maintain at Marshmallow version ie. Android 6 while S2 v2 (so called 2nd batch) can be upgraded to Android 7 (no idea to Android 8???). So guys, please check directly with UMI on this issue. I am thinking of getting the S2 Pro but would like UMI to confirm whether same issue with S2 v1 ???? Cheer s -

NDbluewee said:
Hi
Please check and correct me If I am wrong. According to UMI claimed that the first batch of S2 v1 come with non up gradable processor and hence, you can only maintain at Marshmallow version ie. Android 6 while S2 v2 (so called 2nd batch) can be upgraded to Android 7 (no idea to Android 8???). So guys, please check directly with UMI on this issue. I am thinking of getting the S2 Pro but would like UMI to confirm whether same issue with S2 v1 ???? Cheer s -
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I did get sim info from umi regarding diff chips that are built on certain version of Android v1 Android 6 V2 Android 7 they won't answer the question weather V1 can update to 7 all I got was there waiting for MediaTek to release source but unless big demand that will very unlikely happen as they have no need to probably
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DoobyDroid said:
I did get sim info from umi regarding diff chips that are built on certain version of Android v1 Android 6 V2 Android 7 they won't answer the question weather V1 can update to 7 all I got was there waiting for MediaTek to release source but unless big demand that will very unlikely happen as they have no need to probably
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Below is the info extracted from Umidigi Forum lately .......
"Quote" They said the first batch of S2 will keep on Android 6 (there will be some updates, but nothing of update to Android 7). So the second batch of S2 and the S2 Pro will come with UMI OS Android 7. Anybody received handset with android 7.0 what date are the V2 or is that just referring to the Pro , mine is due 23/11 ordered 16/11 wondered if it will be V2 model with 7.0. Seems odd 2017 handset shipping with 2015 software .... Phone i received week ago got Android 6 so its V1. That will not work on the first v1 of Umidigi S2 sadly. It's made for MT6757D (S2 v2).
How ever there are phones out there already with MT6757 (Not MT6757D) will be on Android 7.0. "Unquote"
Hope this clear some of your thoughts. Thank you.

Bit of a con from umi
Won't be keeping it long then
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DoobyDroid said:
Bit of a con from umi
Won't be keeping it long then
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This is what I got the reply from UMI moderator
S2 version 1 coming with Android 6 and can't be updated to higher android version.
S2 version 2 will be coming with Umidigi OS based on Android 7. Further updates are not confirmed.
S2 pro is coming with Umidigi OS based on Android 7. Further updates are not confirmed.
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