2GB vs 3GB - Ascend Mate 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

How important is the 2GB vs 3GB conundrum. Will there be a noticeable improvement or is it merely future proofing?

I ordered the 2/16 UL-00 and it performs great
Hi,
If you're not a gamer, I believe 2/16 is good enough. I was looking for it's huge screen, big battery and stylish build.
attached an UNTUTU. it works flawlessly with everything i put on. it has great power consumption tool, which let you know about applications in background which consumes more energy and an easy way to control it. also 4G is working in Israel.
I took the 2/16 just because the bling gold color and i don't regret.
If you're a gamer - check another opinion.
cheers,

MosheDrori said:
Hi,
If you're not a gamer, I believe 2/16 is good enough. I was looking for it's huge screen, big battery and stylish build.
attached an UNTUTU. it works flawlessly with everything i put on. it has great power consumption tool, which let you know about applications in background which consumes more energy and an easy way to control it. also 4G is working in Israel.
I took the 2/16 just because the bling gold color and i don't regret.
If you're a gamer - check another opinion.
cheers,
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I'm not a gamer really, no. I don't have time to play games lol.
So you think the 2GB might be a good compromise? I'm torn right now.

skezza said:
I'm not a gamer really, no. I don't have time to play games lol.
So you think the 2GB might be a good compromise? I'm torn right now.
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not compromise - its great for non gamers.
the disturbing is some Chines characters and apps, you can easily solve.
I can't tell about camera much.
the worry is about community and android version upgrade policy of Huawei

MosheDrori said:
not compromise - its great for non gamers.
the disturbing is some Chines characters and apps, you can easily solve.
I can't tell about camera much.
the worry is about community and android version upgrade policy of Huawei
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Software issues do not bother me so much but obviously the RAM issue does.
The upgrade policy of Huawei will be interesting, but I imagine they will have to provide a couple of updates at least.

Very agree with @MosheDrori
For everyday/business use, 2 GB RAM version is good enough. The EU version is sold at a very attractive price on Amazon France. If you are a frequent traveler, consider the Chinese TL00 UL00 Model which gives you an additional SIM slot, a great advantage if you are doing intercontinental business.
In the long run, 3 GB RAM is necessary. The APPS today consumes more RAM than ever and you will notice a difference. A real advantage is that, HUAWEI will release an OTA (beta test version we heard) this month, featuring dual-Android systems, and it is only intended for the 3 GB RAM premium version.
For software/system upgrade in the future, HUAWEI did not do very well in the past and we agree there are such concerns. A few DEV teams are building customized ROM for this machine and the life will be extended, sort of.

getmobilephone said:
Very agree with @MosheDrori
For everyday/business use, 2 GB RAM version is good enough. The EU version is sold at a very attractive price on Amazon France. If you are a frequent traveler, consider the Chinese TL00 UL00 Model which gives you an additional SIM slot, a great advantage if you are doing intercontinental business.
In the long run, 3 GB RAM is necessary. The APPS today consumes more RAM than ever and you will notice a difference. A real advantage is that, HUAWEI will release an OTA (beta test version we heard) this month, featuring dual-Android systems, and it is only intended for the 3 GB RAM premium version.
For software/system upgrade in the future, HUAWEI did not do very well in the past and we agree there are such concerns. A few DEV teams are building customized ROM for this machine and the life will be extended, sort of.
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OK. I think I will go for the 3GB version, but I may wait a few weeks for it to come down in price. I assume the prices are very high right now due to lack of stock.
This doesn't look too bad cost wise:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Huawei-As...12957?pt=UK_Mobile_Phones&hash=item339886f2fd

skezza said:
OK. I think I will go for the 3GB version, but I may wait a few weeks for it to come down in price. I assume the prices are very high right now due to lack of stock.
This doesn't look too bad cost wise:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Huawei-As...12957?pt=UK_Mobile_Phones&hash=item339886f2fd
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In China, that price can barely get one an unit of 2/16 version. That's all we can tell you about.

getmobilephone said:
In China, that price can barely get one an unit of 2/16 version. That's all we can tell you about.
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So you believe this seller is fake. OK, will take note.
Are the prices likely to fall?

skezza said:
So you believe this seller is fake. OK, will take note.
Are the prices likely to fall?
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Keep watching our price. Ours reflect the market situation in China.

skezza said:
So you believe this seller is fake. OK, will take note.
Are the prices likely to fall?
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Yes, the prices will decrease. In Pakistan the expected price of 16/2gb is aroud 500 USD. Where as on vmall.com(Huawei store official) its price is similar. Also in Cambodia state its price is 470$. In hongkong its price is also about 500 USD.

getmobilephone said:
Keep watching our price. Ours reflect the market situation in China.
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OK cool. I'm still tempted by this product, it's just rather expensive.
Do you expect them to fall in a month?

hannanzikrea said:
Yes, the prices will decrease. In Pakistan the expected price of 16/2gb is aroud 500 USD. Where as on vmall.com(Huawei store official) its price is similar. Also in Cambodia state its price is 470$. In hongkong its price is also about 500 USD.
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For 16GB or 32GB?

@skezza
We DISLIKE HUAWEI's hungry sale! We DISLIKE any kind of hungry sale. It is close to holiday season and there is rarely a competitor out there in the market now.The price of the premium version likely will not come down in a month.
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hannanzikrea said:
Yes, the prices will decrease. In Pakistan the expected price of 16/2gb is aroud 500 USD. Where as on vmall.com(Huawei store official) its price is similar. Also in Cambodia state its price is 470$. In hongkong its price is also about 500 USD.
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Yes, but it is not open for sale. You cannot add the item to the shopping basket, can you?
Let us give the true answer. HUAWEI release a very small quantity on their website, opening for sale on a certain time and a certain date, and the stock is swiped in 2-10 seconds. The real story is, they have enough stock and release it slowly to us, aka authorized vendors, at a significantly marked up price. We then sell the units to our customers, who deposit with us for a week or so. In this way, the machine is continuously labeled as the hottest machine in the market and the sale's price can stay strong for months, until a better machine is out there, which can compete with Mate 7! Is there such a machine there? Maybe, when Galaxy S6 is released or something else.
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Add one more note:
For the past holiday (900 M USD of online sales generated in two days in China!!!), consumers can buy the Mate 7 under the condition that they buy accessories (i.e., noise canceling headphones, ~100 USD value) or Honor 6 (another HUAWEI phone, over 200 USD value) at the same time, on HUAWEI's official website, AND it is supplied as limited. Wanna buy a Mate 7 alone? No way at MSRP.
Unfortunately, more and more manufactures choose the hungry sale nowadays.

getmobilephone said:
@skezza
We DISLIKE HUAWEI's hungry sale! We DISLIKE any kind of hungry sale. It is close to holiday season and there is rarely a competitor out there in the market now.The price of the premium version likely will not come down in a month.
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Yes, but it is not open for sale. You cannot add the item to the shopping basket, can you?
Let us give the true answer. HUAWEI release a very small quantity on their website, opening for sale on a certain time and a certain date, and the stock is swiped in 2-10 seconds. The real story is, they have enough stock and release it slowly to us, aka authorized vendors, at a significantly marked up price. We then sell the units to our customers, who deposit with us for a week or so. In this way, the machine is continuously labeled as the hottest machine in the market and the sale's price can stay strong for months, until a better machine is out there, which can compete with Mate 7! Is there such a machine there? Maybe, when Galaxy S6 is released or something else.
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Add one more note:
For the past holiday (900 M USD of online sales generated in two days in China!!!), consumers can buy the Mate 7 under the condition that they buy accessories (i.e., noise canceling headphones, ~100 USD value) or Honor 6 (another HUAWEI phone, over 200 USD value) at the same time, on HUAWEI's official website, AND it is supplied as limited. Wanna buy a Mate 7 alone? No way at MSRP.
Unfortunately, more and more manufactures choose the hungry sale nowadays.
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Yeah, hunger market strategy is only good for manufacturers and not for us customers and it all started with Xiaomi....
And after seeing Xiaomi sales more manufacturers are adopting it.

hannanzikrea said:
Yeah, hunger market strategy is only good for manufacturers and not for us customers and it all started with Xiaomi....
And after seeing Xiaomi sales more manufacturers are adopting it.
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The underlying conflicts, there is no law to prohibit them doing such. Even underlying conflicts, we would reserve the opinions for ourselves.
Anyway, come to us if we can meet your needs.

getmobilephone said:
Very agree with @MosheDrori
For everyday/business use, 2 GB RAM version is good enough. The EU version is sold at a very attractive price on Amazon France. If you are a frequent traveler, consider the Chinese TL00 UL00 Model which gives you an additional SIM slot, a great advantage if you are doing intercontinental business.
In the long run, 3 GB RAM is necessary. The APPS today consumes more RAM than ever and you will notice a difference. A real advantage is that, HUAWEI will release an OTA (beta test version we heard) this month, featuring dual-Android systems, and it is only intended for the 3 GB RAM premium version.
For software/system upgrade in the future, HUAWEI did not do very well in the past and we agree there are such concerns. A few DEV teams are building customized ROM for this machine and the life will be extended, sort of.
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Hi,
sounds good, but what is meant with 'dual-Android systems'? Will there be a dual boot kernel like we have it on several other devices (note 2 for example)?
Greetz

@pappschlumpf We have not much detail about that. The internal beta test in underway by selected users (i.e., a confidentiality contract signed) and an open beta test will open to the general public in this month, then official OTA in December.
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And a note to xda member that @pappschlumpf is a member of awesome DEV teams who is building a customized ROM for MATE 7. Let's count on their team.:good:

getmobilephone said:
@pappschlumpf We have not much detail about that. The internal beta test in underway by selected users (i.e., a confidentiality contract signed) and an open beta test will open to the general public in this month, then official OTA in December.
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And a note to xda member that @pappschlumpf is a member of awesome DEV teams who is building a customized ROM for MATE 7. Let's count on their team.:good:
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I'll try to build a custom AOSP ROM if i could get all needed information and sources My golden mate arrives on the weekend We'll see.
Where i could ask for beeing a beta tester?

@pappschlumpf that is selected by HUAWEI directly right now. Open beta test will be announced sometime this month and will drop you a note then. Thanks your contribution!

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Android phones from China.

Hi!
Im planning to buy a new phone, but for me the good ones are too expensive, so I thought I'd give a try a China phone. But are they reliable? I know they can break very fast but maybe there is a sort of good manufacturer. Right now I'm looking at Zopo ZP100 with 1Ghz CPU and stuff, are those any good?
Also what are reliable stores to buy these from? There are some phones like this on Ebay, but I dont know really.
DustyLv said:
Hi!
Im planning to buy a new phone, but for me the good ones are too expensive, so I thought I'd give a try a China phone. But are they reliable? I know they can break very fast but maybe there is a sort of good manufacturer. Right now I'm looking at Zopo ZP100 with 1Ghz CPU and stuff, are those any good?
Also what are reliable stores to buy these from? There are some phones like this on Ebay, but I dont know really.
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No way dude!I would never do it.done it before with some electronic stuff from China (like the legendary sciphone!Lol what a piece of **** it was!!) I would rather save some money and buy a phone when I can afford it,or buy a used phone over eBay
Send from beneath my cloak of magic
He's right.. save your money and buy a proper phone.
Some Chinese developers have stolen Android and sold it as their own OS. I had a friend from China come to America as an exchange student with an Android phone that was called something else.
The Meizu Android Phones Are Great
I am Chinese, I bought my phone from this website, it is famous in China, but I do not know if it support English.
You could search 360buy with google
What the .. ?
First of all - China does not equal ****. Even their unbranded products got quality boost from the recent. Small companies are making their products with almost the western standard and they are pushing through.
ZTE is a company from Shenzhen, China, That has it's range of Android phones that are pretty good, and by the way - they now have more money than Samsung and Apple
Here is a nice example of how chinese phones need not to be total crap:
http://www.malata.com/en/product_detail.aspx?classid=700&id=149
I had the opportunity to check out Malata products with my own hands & eyes and I can tell you that their tablets look better than western makret tablets.
now tell me - is anything wrong with this phone .. ? cant find the price at the moment but I guarantee that it is 1/2 cheaper than new SGS2.
Check the Ainovo or Ainol. They are made in China and cheaper.
Thanks for the many replies!
But seriously? The SciPhone? It is too crappy even when not comparing it to other China smartphones, you should check out the specs first.
That Malata phone looks nice and quite powerful.
Any info on the Zopo ZP100?
I wouldn't doubt they make quality products (after all Foxconn has the largest force of electronics assembly personal the planet has ever seen) but how about that warranty?
Get some ZTE. Or something like that.
Chinese phones tend to have max 4 hours standby.
copynijia said:
China also has their own better phone brands, iphone is produced in China,too. Difference is they don't have their own IOS. But this is not important, because android can be used freely. THL is a new phone brand, a ittle like HTC, you can check it out here http://www.tinydeal.com/thl-40-android-pxqd4o-p-52158.html or you can google it. Worth to buy.
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I took a look at their phones, and the only thing that isn't great is the processor but that can always be overclocked. I'd buy one just to see how it performs.
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swbf2lord said:
Some Chinese developers have stolen Android and sold it as their own OS. I had a friend from China come to America as an exchange student with an Android phone that was called something else.
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Android is Free is it not?
There seems to be a lot of HTC clones on the chinese market.
After reading some posts on the internet and here about these kind of phones I think I might give them a chance after all. I mean theyre cheap, I could buy another one if it breaks.
But the question now is, where to buy one? Which are good shops that wont screw you over?
Meizu
I have to say the Meizu is a good one.
My cousin got one from china and I´ve got it in my hands.
It seems to be a powerful phone w/ fair quality.
All thing working properly, just some issues with the wifi sometimes.
Maybe I´ll get one for my son in the future...
hi
but i think the china phone QC is not good
wwweh said:
There seems to be a lot of HTC clones on the chinese market.
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Eh HTC Produces Alot Of Their 'Clones' For The Chinese Markets
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Igoritza said:
What the .. ?
First of all - China does not equal ****. Even their unbranded products got quality boost from the recent. Small companies are making their products with almost the western standard and they are pushing through.
ZTE is a company from Shenzhen, China, That has it's range of Android phones that are pretty good, and by the way - they now have more money than Samsung and Apple
Here is a nice example of how chinese phones need not to be total crap:
http://www.malata.com/en/product_detail.aspx?classid=700&id=149
I had the opportunity to check out Malata products with my own hands & eyes and I can tell you that their tablets look better than western makret tablets.
now tell me - is anything wrong with this phone .. ? cant find the price at the moment but I guarantee that it is 1/2 cheaper than new SGS2.
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No They Don't
Yes they do Value of a company is not estimated via pure financials but with estimation of market, realestate, workload, location ... ZTE has been a player for more than 20 years in China selling network euipment and their manufacture department is 5-6x bigger than any other company, and they also hold many many departments that do not go into fiscal calculation but still earn a shi*load of money.
they are also suppliers for more than 20 companies and their official sales are less than 10% of total earning.
and for the final conclusion, do the math yourself:
Apple/foxcon - 33.000 workers
ZTE - 90.000 workers
they all work in china where everyone on the same position is payed pretty much the same cash. How come ?
sarahbaby said:
I am Chinese, I bought my phone from this website, it is famous in China, but I do not know if it support English.
You could search 360buy with google
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most smartphone should comes with multi languages support

release date in eu/price

release date in eu/price
i want one with 32gb
http://www.gsmarena.com/asus_transformer_pad_infinity_700-4606.php
Unknown as of yet. Rumors go that, while the 64 GB version will officially go retail in somewhat less than two weeks, the 32 GB version will only start shipping when existing stocks of 32 GB Primes have run out. All predictions I have seen to date have put it somewhere in September, with some suggesting slippage of the release date to the holiday season (i.e., Christmas time).
According to a user in the General Infinity Thread the 32GB with Dock is available in Spain for €619.
Dub Tech said:
According to a user in the General Infinity Thread the 32GB with Dock is available in Spain for €619.
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That'd be great news, at least for the Spaniards. I'm happy with the 64 BGB version, but the price premium admittedly is a bit steep for 32 GB....
Lucky b'stards -- win the world soccer championship, then the European one, and get the cheaper version of the Infinity...
komplett dot ie had 5
(Sorry, no link posting for me yet!)
But they are sold out until the 24th July now.
I think I might wait until the end of the month, as the price might drop slightly with better supply.
philtrick said:
komplett dot ie had 5
(Sorry, no link posting for me yet!)
But they are sold out until the 24th July now.
I think I might wait until the end of the month, as the price might drop slightly with better supply.
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That's for the 64GB version. I ordered it on Monday for €749 and now they've reduced the price to €729 and sold out! I wonder if I'll be refunded €20...
Dub Tech said:
That's for the 64GB version. I ordered it on Monday for €749 and now they've reduced the price to €729 and sold out! I wonder if I'll be refunded €20...
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Have you got it yet?
I'd be interested to see your reactions.
philtrick said:
Have you got it yet?
I'd be interested to see your reactions.
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It arrived today while I'm at work. Very eager to get home and give it a whirl!
It's my first tablet purchase so my perspective may be different to that of a seasoned user.
Will post feedback in the general thread tonight/tomorrow morning.
Dub Tech said:
It arrived today while I'm at work. Very eager to get home and give it a whirl!
It's my first tablet purchase so my perspective may be different to that of a seasoned user.
Will post feedback in the general thread tonight/tomorrow morning.
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I'll be glued to that then!
I would quite like to see your thoughts on using it instead of a laptop, I was thinking of replacing my laptop with a desktop, and using a remote desktop connection to that from the Transformer for heavy work, and quickoffice etc for standard day to day stuff.

Where to buy, where not to buy

So, I thought I'd start a separate thread that will have the places people have seen where this device is available and how much it's being sold for currently. I got this this morning:
http://www.1949deal.com/huawei-asce...b-rom-6-0-inch-fhd-ips-ogs-screen-golden.html
Now, the link and title both say:
3Gb RAM
32Gb ROM
Oh, one thing that is very important. When you create an account with this site, they send you back and email containing both your username and password in cleartext TO THE EMAIL FROM WHICH YOU SIGNED UP. If you aren't understanding why this is important, they pretty much exposed your personal information to anyone doing email sniffing. What I mean by that is if anyone intercepts the email back from these people they have access to your account which most likely, if you've ordered from them, has your credit and addresses/shipping information. Means, they can order stuff on your card and have it shipped anywhere else.
In the end, I wouldn't order from these folks, not only because they seem really bad about specs, but because their site is really insecure in how it handles personal information (PII). Who knows how they handle PCI?
Yet, the price is $369, the specs say that the housing is plastic, and quite a number of other "discrepancies" that make no sense to me, but I'm pasting/sharing this. I imagine, eventually the pricing and the specs and compatibility will shake out based on the units that do get sold. I also speculate that the pricing will drop based on units sold.
Does anyone else think the price will drop of this device?
Could be fake, the price Huawei announced in German is something like 499 or 599 euros
be careful.
The price in China for the 32G/3G ram is around 600 USD/
Think about it before place your order
Being careful is easy, being conned is easier
freefrank said:
Could be fake, the price Huawei announced in German is something like 499 or 599 euros
be careful.
The price in China for the 32G/3G ram is around 600 USD/
Think about it before place your order
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Which is why I'm making this thread for people to post sites and prices they've seen.
As far as this site goes, they take payment through paypal and credit card. Either way, you're not in bad shape, not great, because you'll still have to go through the process of trying to get your money back.
Cavet emptor, right.
sanjsrik said:
So, I thought I'd start a separate thread that will have the places people have seen where this device is available and how much it's being sold for currently. I got this this morning:
http://www.1949deal.com/huawei-asce...b-rom-6-0-inch-fhd-ips-ogs-screen-golden.html
Now, the link and title both say:
3Gb RAM
32Gb ROM
Oh, one thing that is very important. When you create an account with this site, they send you back and email containing both your username and password in cleartext TO THE EMAIL FROM WHICH YOU SIGNED UP. If you aren't understanding why this is important, they pretty much exposed your personal information to anyone doing email sniffing. What I mean by that is if anyone intercepts the email back from these people they have access to your account which most likely, if you've ordered from them, has your credit and addresses/shipping information. Means, they can order stuff on your card and have it shipped anywhere else.
In the end, I wouldn't order from these folks, not only because they seem really bad about specs, but because their site is really insecure in how it handles personal information (PII). Who knows how they handle PCI?
Yet, the price is $369, the specs say that the housing is plastic, and quite a number of other "discrepancies" that make no sense to me, but I'm pasting/sharing this. I imagine, eventually the pricing and the specs and compatibility will shake out based on the units that do get sold. I also speculate that the pricing will drop based on units sold.
Does anyone else think the price will drop of this device?
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I posted this yesterday. It's Aliexpress.
http://www.aliexpress.com/item/Orig...-Fuselage-6-1920x1080P-3G-RAM/2037325619.html
Price listed is $600-647. I think it's only the Gold 3GB/32GB version though. (pic below)
Multiple items, multiple shipments, no single order
Techngro said:
I posted this yesterday. It's Aliexpress.
http://www.aliexpress.com/item/Orig...-Fuselage-6-1920x1080P-3G-RAM/2037325619.html
Price listed is $600-647. I think it's only the Gold 3GB/32GB version though. (pic below)
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Aliexpress is a very reputable site to buy stuff. The only downside is if you bundle a few things together, so, I added a glass screen shield and a clear backed TPU case and each and every one shipped separately. They're like the Amazon of China and while Amazon can give you the ability to bundle all the disparate vendors into a single shipment, i don't think AliExpress lets you do that.
sanjsrik said:
Aliexpress is a very reputable site to buy stuff. The only downside is if you bundle a few things together, so, I added a glass screen shield and a clear backed TPU case and each and every one shipped separately. They're like the Amazon of China and while Amazon can give you the ability to bundle all the disparate vendors into a single shipment, i don't think AliExpress lets you do that.
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I'm still not sure about the bands/frequencies it supports. It shows both FDD and TDD, but the frequencies listed don't exactly match with T-Mobile. I guess i'll have to wait and see.
oh, tmo, how you make our lives so hard
Techngro said:
I'm still not sure about the bands/frequencies it supports. It shows both FDD and TDD, but the frequencies listed don't exactly match with T-Mobile. I guess i'll have to wait and see.
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Not disagreeing with you at all. I'm in the same boat with T-Mobile. the worst that will happen is that I'll get 3G and no 4G. Most days in most places, I'm on WiFi any way. However, it's nice to have a device that's actually supported.
Same as on 3 UK they use band 3 and band 20 looks like only one band supported
I suggest oppomart.com use them a lot, always get the latest chinese phones first and for good price.
sanjsrik said:
So, I thought I'd start a separate thread that will have the places people have seen where this device is available and how much it's being sold for currently. I got this this morning:
http://www.1949deal.com/huawei-asce...b-rom-6-0-inch-fhd-ips-ogs-screen-golden.html
Now, the link and title both say:
3Gb RAM
32Gb ROM
Oh, one thing that is very important. When you create an account with this site, they send you back and email containing both your username and password in cleartext TO THE EMAIL FROM WHICH YOU SIGNED UP. If you aren't understanding why this is important, they pretty much exposed your personal information to anyone doing email sniffing. What I mean by that is if anyone intercepts the email back from these people they have access to your account which most likely, if you've ordered from them, has your credit and addresses/shipping information. Means, they can order stuff on your card and have it shipped anywhere else.
In the end, I wouldn't order from these folks, not only because they seem really bad about specs, but because their site is really insecure in how it handles personal information (PII). Who knows how they handle PCI?
Yet, the price is $369, the specs say that the housing is plastic, and quite a number of other "discrepancies" that make no sense to me, but I'm pasting/sharing this. I imagine, eventually the pricing and the specs and compatibility will shake out based on the units that do get sold. I also speculate that the pricing will drop based on units sold.
Does anyone else think the price will drop of this device?
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Guess the price is impossible ...
Here it is a store on sale with $569 2GB RAM+16GB ROM: http://www.oiostore.com/huawei-mate7-61-inch-octa-core-4g-mobile-3gb-ram-p-342.html
I found this a few days ago:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=1688200302&pf_rd_i=507846
I think it's so expensive right now... what do you think?
Wait...
Cesantony said:
I found this a few days ago:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=1688200302&pf_rd_i=507846
I think it's so expensive right now... what do you think?
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So, it's not guaranteed to work in the US
it's not guaranteed to be compatible with the LTE networks
it's overpriced.
Conclusion, wait until they release a US-compatible version.
Cesantony said:
I found this a few days ago:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=1688200302&pf_rd_i=507846
I think it's so expensive right now... what do you think?
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I think the price is so expensive because Huawei really hasn't done a full release yet. It seems to just be trickling out. The one person who said they bought one had to go to China to get it. lol. I think once it's officially released that you will see a more reasonable price.
It is up on Amazon.de at a very reasonable €499, no expected stock date though.
EU only...
cathain said:
It is up on Amazon.de at a very reasonable €499, no expected stock date though.
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I just tried it as a lark, won't ship to any US address in my book. This is also from what I can tell, for the 2Gb/16Gb version. Good luck to everyone out there. Gives me hope that the device is expected in stock then. Might be a feeding frenzy until a general release is made. I'd still suggest waiting. It's the difference between having it first, or having it at a reasonable price in my opinion.
You can use mailboxde to order from German amazon and have it forwarded to you.
Thank you
cathain said:
You can use mailboxde to order from German amazon and have it forwarded to you.
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Thanks for that, should have known, i used to use a mail-forwarding site like this when I lived in Central America for my US mail. So, the EU to USD conversion is about ~$632 (give or take fluctuations in economies). Still, to me it's worth it to wait. This version is not compatible with the US-T-Mobile bands (or maybe it is, conflicting answers).
I'm selling mine, can I post in this forum?
already?
freefrank said:
I'm selling mine, can I post in this forum?
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might get better results on swappa on this site.
Out of curiosity, why are you selling it? It's only been released a few weeks.
sanjsrik said:
might get better results on swappa on this site.
Out of curiosity, why are you selling it? It's only been released a few weeks.
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cuz... i like playing with new phone, I bought like 50 phones in the last 10 years
here is the phone i bought will 2011

Will US Carriers Supply the Honor 8?

I'm due for an upgrade.
Will US Carriers sell the Honor 8 or will it strictly be available through Hauwei's online suppliers?
No, they will not.
"Honor 8 is going up for pre-order tomorrow for $399 for the 32GB model and $449 for the 64GB model, and it will be available at Amazon, Best Buy, B&H Photo and HiHonor.com. This is an unlocked smartphone, and is not heading to any carriers, unfortunately. However, the Honor 8 will work on both AT&T and T-Mobile here in the US."
Source: Android Headlines
Christopher11 said:
No, they will not.
"Honor 8 is going up for pre-order tomorrow for $399 for the 32GB model and $449 for the 64GB model, and it will be available at Amazon, Best Buy, B&H Photo and HiHonor.com. This is an unlocked smartphone, and is not heading to any carriers, unfortunately. However, the Honor 8 will work on both AT&T and T-Mobile here in the US."
Source: Android Headlines
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I can corroborate this. Honor is all about selling online, and so like the 5X, the 8 is available unlocked and not through carriers.
Like svetius stated, I guess it will be sold online (meaning it won't be sold through carriers, forever)
The preorder went live yesterday, with 50 dollar in credits. The 32gb (399) will become 349 and the 64gb (449) will be 399..not bad at all
tiguy99 said:
I'm due for an upgrade.
Will US Carriers sell the Honor 8 or will it strictly be available through Hauwei's online suppliers?
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Does it matter? The carriers only charge a middle man fee anyways.
It is better to have it unlocked rather than carrier-locked (you know: bloatware, slower updates...etc)
This phone is only being sold as unlocked (GSM only) through their website and some retailers such as Best Buy, Newegg, and others.
With a locked bootloader and no source code for the Kirin processor, there is a very good chance there won't be any extra (XDA) development for this phone.
jim262 said:
With a locked bootloader and no source code for the Kirin processor, there is a very good chance there won't be any extra (XDA) development for this phone.
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There is also a good chance there will be I know xda is putting the hammer down on Honor to provide us EVERYTHING we need to make development!
Just stay tone
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No, they will not.
"Honor 8 is going up for pre-order tomorrow for $399 for the 32GB model and $449 for the 64GB model, and it will be available at Amazon, Best Buy, B&H Photo and HiHonor.com. This is an unlocked smartphone, and is not heading to any carriers, unfortunately. However, the Honor 8 will work on both AT&T and T-Mobile here in the US."
Source: Android Headlines
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Now wheres the 64gb version at =\ I want that model not the 32gb.
It will be in their best interest to have ROMS etc for this phone....
This could be the killer handset of the year if they play their cards right.
It has so much going for it
tiguy99 said:
It will be in their best interest to have ROMS etc for this phone....
This could be the killer handset of the year if they play their cards right.
It has so much going for it
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It seems this development will happn (Honor and XDA's partnership).
And yeah this will be a beast running pure android nougat.
tiguy99 said:
It will be in their best interest to have ROMS etc for this phone....
This could be the killer handset of the year if they play their cards right.
It has so much going for it
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XDA is pushing forward in making that happens. More developer friendly + friendly developer = greatness for everyone (Honor included)
taphius said:
Now wheres the 64gb version at =\ I want that model not the 32gb.
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It seems is not in supply for now.
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mgbotoe said:
XDA is pushing forward in making that happens. More developer friendly + friendly developer = greatness for everyone (Honor included)
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Honor should deliver anything related to development (bootlaoder unlock, source code and even device tree if possible) to make things great
I'm going to wait and see what Huawei does with the bootloader unlock and doubt they would release source code, they haven't done so with the P9.
vision33r said:
I'm going to wait and see what Huawei does with the bootloader unlock and doubt they would release source code, they haven't done so with the P9.
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I hope they release it, since they have partnership with XDA now.
Hello Valued Customer
tiguy99 said:
I'm due for an upgrade.
Will US Carriers sell the Honor 8 or will it strictly be available through Hauwei's online suppliers?
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Hello tiguy99,
Thanks for your interest in the Honor 8. Here at Honor, we love assisting our customers. You can actually purchase your Honor 8 today through our official Honor website! Please visit the provided link to be one of the first to get the device https://store.hihonor.com/us/honor-...lable now&mc_cid=b7c88fefc0&mc_eid=94c7bc3d9d. Thanks for your inquiry. We appreciate you. (ED)
tiguy99 said:
I'm due for an upgrade.
Will US Carriers sell the Honor 8 or will it strictly be available through Hauwei's online suppliers?
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As with the what everyone has said it won't be through the carriers and I hate to say that will be a huge problem for their us release. Less then 3% of people in the US buy devices full retail. Mainly when you can get other flagship devices for nothing up front. I hope to see it as it this could be a great thing but I just don't think it will happen.

OnePlus 6 on sale

Perhaps OnePlus 6 isn't selling as well internationally. The device is already on sale at GearBest for $499. Unusual for a brand new phone from OnePlus to already be on sale.
Gearbest? The site that sells factory faulty phones? Ok lmao
fuarkgl3 said:
Gearbest? The site that sells factory faulty phones? Ok lmao
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That doesn't change the fact that they're trying to move slow moving stock.
jim262 said:
Perhaps OnePlus 6 isn't selling as well internationally. The device is already on sale at GearBest for $499. Unusual for a brand new phone from OnePlus to already be on sale.
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its there fastest selling phone
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OnePlus has revealed that they managed to sell more than one million units of its latest OnePlus 6 flagship smartphone in less than a month. Specifically, the company achieved the feat in 22 days.
Here's what CEO Pete Lau said:
Since before OnePlus launched, we've always taken care to listen closely to our users and deliver smartphones which combine design and power. The OnePlus 6 is our most balanced handset yet, combining style and speed for a unique experience. Our approach has been rewarded by returning users and new customers alike, and we're grateful to the OnePlus community as the OnePlus 6 has become our fastest selling handset ever
For comparison, both OnePlus 5 and 5T took around three months to cross the one million milestone. The company also revealed the 256GB OnePlus 6 has proven to be the most popular variant of the device, although sales figure for the model wasn't revealed.
OnePlus also shared some other OnePlus 6-related tidbits, like over 15,000 people queued across 26 pop-ups in 11 countries across the world, and the OnePlus 6 launch event sold-out with over 1,000 tickets bought in under 10 hours.
"This year, OnePlus has added a number of retail partners with major operators in Europe; Telia (Sweden), Three (Denmark), and Belsimpel (Netherlands), and most recently signing a deal with Bouygues (France). In addition, the OnePlus 6 is available on Amazon in Italy, Germany, France and Spain."
strikerdj2011 said:
its there fastest selling phone
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OnePlus has revealed that they managed to sell more than one million units of its latest OnePlus 6 flagship smartphone in less than a month. Specifically, the company achieved the feat in 22 days.
Here's what CEO Pete Lau said:
Since before OnePlus launched, we've always taken care to listen closely to our users and deliver smartphones which combine design and power. The OnePlus 6 is our most balanced handset yet, combining style and speed for a unique experience. Our approach has been rewarded by returning users and new customers alike, and we're grateful to the OnePlus community as the OnePlus 6 has become our fastest selling handset ever
For comparison, both OnePlus 5 and 5T took around three months to cross the one million milestone. The company also revealed the 256GB OnePlus 6 has proven to be the most popular variant of the device, although sales figure for the model wasn't revealed.
OnePlus also shared some other OnePlus 6-related tidbits, like over 15,000 people queued across 26 pop-ups in 11 countries across the world, and the OnePlus 6 launch event sold-out with over 1,000 tickets bought in under 10 hours.
"This year, OnePlus has added a number of retail partners with major operators in Europe; Telia (Sweden), Three (Denmark), and Belsimpel (Netherlands), and most recently signing a deal with Bouygues (France). In addition, the OnePlus 6 is available on Amazon in Italy, Germany, France and Spain."
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According to who, their CEO Pete Lau. What do you expect him to say?
jim262 said:
That doesn't change the fact that they're trying to move slow moving stock.
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First, it's not a fact. It's you opinion.
Second, gearbest does that all the time with all phones. I get that you are not familiar with Gearbest and other Chinese sites.
That's not a sales price IMO. That's a ****y price to pay for something that you won't get any warrant.
Third, who cares if they are selling or not? Why are people so invested on how many phones the company they bought something from are selling? See this discussion all the time. It's funny and sad at the same time.
They could go to bankruptcy tomorrow I would still be happy using my phone.
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According to who, their CEO Pete Lau. What do you expect him to say?
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ok then
on one side we have the ceo of one plus who will know
on one side we have a guy thats guessing and hasnt a clue
i know who i would believe
strikerdj2011 said:
ok then
on one side we have the ceo of one plus who will know
on one side we have a guy thats guessing and hasnt a clue
i know who i would believe
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How about showing some actual sales numbers from an independent source versus company propaganda? In the land of the blind, the person with one eye is King. Meaning, those that can't see clearly are easily fooled.

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