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[REVIEW] Star S9500

If you are interested in this phone, you can found it here:
http://www.geekbuying.com/item/Star...mera-Android-4-2-1-OS-3G-GPS-Grey-316069.html​
This thread is ONLY a review of the Star S9500!
The Support topic is here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=45918412#post45918412​
The Review​
The Star S9500 call me to attention because of the Quad Core processor and the 12.6MP camera only with 123€!
In that time I was searching for a new phone, but I won't spend more money than 150€. So I searched a bit, and I wont buy some phone in Portugal because of the low specs at the same price. I was looking to an SmartPhone that I could play great games at low price and with long battery life.
I saw the specs of the Star S9500, and I saw that included MTK6589 1.2GHz x4 processor with a great camera, large display and the 2800mAh battery, which for me was a great buy.
In some reviews of the Star cellphones the general people said that they have an overall good quality. So I bought this phone.
The problem started here: I waited for 3 months to receive the phone! It isn't GeekBuying's fault at all, was my country's customs. I had to pay an extra fee (35€) for the S9500. That wasn't a problem, it was very cheeper than any phone here.
I don't have the box in this city (I received in my holydays), so I can't show some pictures. But here is a picture from the GeekBuying's website:
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It came with quite good Earphones (if you enable Bass Boost it has great quality for stock phones), with a average quality USB cable, an EU USB charger, two 2800mAh batteries and this case, which it seems to be good quality:
I turned it on with my SIM card, and it was easy to configure. Even the 3G network is configured. The MMS service is configured, but I don't know why it isn't working, but I don't bother with that.
There is some pictures taken in my home:
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Don't focus on the GeekBuying's AnTuTu score! The real score is this, which is average, as I installed all my apps and I removed the china apps with MTKDroidTools (I will teach in the support topic):
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It doesn't compare to an Quad Core Cortex-A9, but it is quite good for a Cortex-A7.
The screen resolution helps to the performance. As it is only FWVGA instead of HD, it has a difference of 1000 points, and some FPS improvements in general gaming, as if you change the resolution to 720p in Star S9500 it only decreases 500 points, as I will show later.
As you can see, the front camera is 4.9MP instead of 2MP as claimed in the GeekBuying.
It is very smooth. The battery gets drown if you play more than 12h of Real Racing without stopping, and it can last 2-3 days only with SMS and net browsing, and that makes me satisfied.
The bad point is the ROM. It only has 4GB of rom, which you only can use 1.5GB of them for internal storage and 1GB for apps, and the rest for system. That can be solved with a 32GB Micro SD Class 10 card, which I would buy from 22€.
NOTE: The camera came pre-set at 8MP, but in the camera options you can change to 12.6MP, as I will show in support topic!
Here is two pictures with the rear camera, one at day light (1,16MB) and other at night with flashlight (2,29MB):
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I didn't take any pictures with the front camera, but I used it many times to do video calls from Skype and it has very good quality has expected for a 5MP camera.
Now about the apps. If you don't remove the china apps, it will appear a folder called mtklog in the internal memory that will be raising the size minute after minute, only with system logs until you run out of space! It's secure to remove, but it will appear in less than an hour.
After I solve all my problems with the phone, I can see that I have a good product, but without any support.
You can post here questions about the phone!
I will create a topic for support for the Star S9500, but you can do questions while it isn't created!​
Best regards,
Ivan Santos.

Malware on S9500 at time of shipment!
Hello, I bought my S9500 in Dec-2013. I installed AVG and was immediately warned that OperaService was malware. I thought this cannot be true and ignored the warning. Recently it has been reported that the Star N9500 has been proven to ship with Malware. I have been in touch with G-Data (the company that reported on the N9500), they are almost certain that my phone, S9500 was shipped with Malware installed at the factory.
Bummer, it is a great phone for the money.
So, I got my money back from Amazon, and I think I get to keep the phone. Score!!!
My question (note that I'm new to digging into phones).
If I root the phone, will I be able to remove the OperaService (cannot remove it right now as phone is NOT rooted). I don't care about support anymore, that has obviously gone...
I understand that I may ruin the phone. But with advice from the Forum, I hope to keep it at give it to my daughter.
FYI, I replaced the S9500 with a Nexus 5. Wow, what a great device.

MikeQu said:
Hello, I bought my S9500 in Dec-2013. I installed AVG and was immediately warned that OperaService was malware. I thought this cannot be true and ignored the warning. Recently it has been reported that the Star N9500 has been proven to ship with Malware. I have been in touch with G-Data (the company that reported on the N9500), they are almost certain that my phone, S9500 was shipped with Malware installed at the factory.
Bummer, it is a great phone for the money.
So, I got my money back from Amazon, and I think I get to keep the phone. Score!!!
My question (note that I'm new to digging into phones).
If I root the phone, will I be able to remove the OperaService (cannot remove it right now as phone is NOT rooted). I don't care about support anymore, that has obviously gone...
I understand that I may ruin the phone. But with advice from the Forum, I hope to keep it at give it to my daughter.
FYI, I replaced the S9500 with a Nexus 5. Wow, what a great device.
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HEllo, just the 3 most important points on chinaphones:
1-Flash Led Power (Compare with another phone if you can, a samsung, an iphone or eben a huawey)
2-Loudspeaker for music/handfree phonecalls
3-GPS (maybe after a root and GPSFix, since 99%of chinaphones are setted on chinese GPS server)
Thank you very much.
I should add that now that you can find a Samsung 3 Neo for €170 I don't know if I would pay more than €100 for this phone

Diomorgan said:
HEllo, just the 3 most important points on chinaphones:
1-Flash Led Power (Compare with another phone if you can, a samsung, an iphone or eben a huawey)
2-Loudspeaker for music/handfree phonecalls
3-GPS (maybe after a root and GPSFix, since 99%of chinaphones are setted on chinese GPS server)
Thank you very much.
I should add that now that you can find a Samsung 3 Neo for €170 I don't know if I would pay more than €100 for this phone
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my phone is hard brick please help me,
HDC S4 S9500 owns a 5.0-inch FWVGA screen with 8 pixel display, and MTK6589 Quad Core 1.2GHz processor, 1GB RAM, and 4GB storage. HDC S4 S9500 installs Android 4.2.1 OS.
Driver OK
FlashTool OK
Download only preloader_e2006_v89_jbla768_asx.bin OK
but other not download

Hdc s4 s9500
my phone is hard brick please help me, only white light
Driver OK
FlashTool OK
Download only preloader_e2006_v89_jbla768_asx.bin OK
but other not download
HDC S4 S9500- MTK6589 Quad Core 1.2GHz 5.0inch FWVGA Screen Android 4.2.1 Phone
Memory
Built-in Memory: 1GB RAM, 4GB ROM
General
Manufacturer: HDC
Model: HDC S4 S9500
Phone Style: Bar, multi-touch screen, 5.0 inch Capacitive touchscreen
Operating System: Android 4.2.1 OS
Processor: MTK6589 Quad Core 1.2GHz
Google Play Store: Support
Display
Screen Size:5.0 inch FWVGA touchscreen
Display reulotion: 854*480 pixel
Color Support: 16 million colors
Screen Technology: Multi-touch screen
Camera
Camera Resulotion: 12.6MP rear camera + 4.9MP front camera, digital zoom
Connectivity
Connectivity Technology: GSM + WCDMA(Dual Simcard)
Network Band: GSM 850/900/1800/1900 MHz + WCDMA 850/2100MHz
Data Technology: EDGE, GPRS
Bluetooth: Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR
WLan: Wi-Fi IEEE 802.11 b/g
USB: USB 2.0
GPS: GPS/A-GPS (Built-in GPS chipset)

2014 Quad core killer,UMi C1 is coming, what do you think?

i heard this smartphone yesterday from gizchina,it looks very good, what do you think? guys here.
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Specs:
- 5.5 inch Screen, 1280*720 pixel
- MT6582 1.3GHz Quad core
- Support 3G network: GSM 850/900/1800/1900 & WCDMA 850/2100 MHz
- 1 GB RAM + 16 GB ROM
- 13MP back camera + 3MP front camera
- The latest Android 4.4.2 System
UMi have had an interesting past. After launching the hugely popular UMi X1 a few years ago, the company hit the spotlight again last year with the UMi X2. But since then the UMi candle has been burning low, despite even the launch of the UMi X3.
The problem seemed to be that although UMi could make a capable flagship, they always seemed to produce lack-luster low to mid-range smartphones.
This is all behind them now and a new mid ranger is about to turn the company around. The UMi C1 is based around the chassis of the flagship X3, so you can be sure it is a great looking smartphone, and hardware has been tweaked to make it more affordable.
A quad-core MT6582 processor and 1GB RAM plus Android 4.4.2 are always a good mix when building a powerful phone on a budget. Throw all that in to a great looking steel chassis with 5.5-inch 720p Gorilla Glass display, micro SD card expansion and 13 mega-pixel main camera and it is all looking very peachy.

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Unfortunately NOT gorilla glass!
http://to2cblog.com/notice-umi-c1-doesnt-have-corning-gorilla-glass-3-screen/
Sony IMX 179 8mp-sensor - 13mp is interpolated
but nice phone

Untouched Stock Rom & rooted Rom are available on needrom, I've uploaded 'em yesterday

I don't know what's the price but for €115 euro is this good.
November/December will my HTC One M8 arrive !

Is a good phone.

Great post! So, which ones and how many of these should I be trying to implement? What do you suggest?

Good phone but photo quality is poor and this is not a gorilla glas
Yes this phone is a good phone for the price, but, keep in mind that this phone is not a gorilla glas 3 mobile and that the photo quality is poor, if you want to root it you must use the last Vroot in chinese.

rivaroloc said:
Yes this phone is a good phone for the price, but, keep in mind that this phone is not a gorilla glas 3 mobile and that the photo quality is poor, if you want to root it you must use the last Vroot in chinese.
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I am satisfied with the photos this phone is making, regarding the gg, putting on the screen protector available in the stock package will solve the issue. One drawback is the hd resolution for a 5.5" screen, this is the only thing i found a bit annoying, FHD could have been way better.

rivaroloc said:
Yes this phone is a good phone for the price, but, keep in mind that this phone is not a gorilla glas 3 mobile and that the photo quality is poor, if you want to root it you must use the last Vroot in chinese.
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it is easy to root with 360 root tool. my friend.

Has anyone noticed that screen randomly turns on and that sometimes you don't have internet access on wifi (this is very noticeable on hotspots which require log in) and then you have to turn wifi off, turn it back on and login again?

[Review] JIAYU G2F WCDMA

The JIAYU G2F WCDMA was announced really long ago and after long delay if was finally available on June . it was ordered from Banggood and arrived after 16 days
Compering to JIAYU F1 - it's very beautiful device and look much more premium.
I have also made custum CWM recovery for it vie MTK DroidTools you can download it from NeedRom:
http://www.needrom.com/mobile/cwm-for-g2f-wcdma/
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Hardware
OS: Android 4.2.2
CPU: Mediatek MTK6582 1.3Ghz Quad-core
GPU: Mali400
Memory: 1 GB RAM / 4 GB Storage
External Storage: MicroSD up to 64GB
Screen:4.3” (800×480) display - GorillaGlass2
Notification LED
Rear-facing Camera: 8MP with 1080p video at 30fps
Front-facing Camera: 2 MP
Wireless: Bluetooth 4.0, 802.11 a/b/g/n
Battery: 2200 mAh (removable)
Appearance and build quality:
The JIAYU G2F seems well built, feels solid in hand and looks really good, on the sides it's real metal frame painted in black (unlike in F1) that contribute to the premium appearance.
The dimensions are almost the same like at 4" JIAYU F1- but in G2F you get 4.3" OGS display .
On the top you got the Power button + 3.5mm headphone jack.
On left it's the volume rocker -doesn't feels loose.
On the button there is microUSB port+ Mic
The back of the device - you can see the regular Sim slot+ microSD slot (+comparison to JIAYU F1):
Actual device weight- 132.5g
Size comperrison VS JIAYU F1:
Call Quality and Speaker:
The call quality is Good even little bit better then JIAYU F1 , the speaker is loud enough with average quality.
Android "4.2.2"
JIAYU G2F comes with android JB 4.2.2, some chines apps were pre-installed that I have deleted them after gaining root access with Frameroot app :good:.
The Ui is nice, and it smooth and I hope JIAYU will release Android 4.4.2 KitKat fir this device.
I must menttion that this rom forces you to get SD-card since all the free ROM (2.3GB) from built-in 4GB is used for app partition- so you must get SD-Card if you like to use camera and etc'.
Display:
JIAYU G2F uses 4.3" 480P IPS OGS panel, the colors are vivid, great viewing angels and good brightness for outdoor use.
The touch screen is responsive and accurate- I have no complaint about the screen & digitizer quality .
Some user were unhappy that the resolution was downgraded to 480P from 720P on TD-SCDMA model, but for my opinion it is OK PPI for 4.3" display + the OGS panel looks better.
Camera:
The JIAYU G2F comes with 8MP OV8825 back camera sensor and 2MP front camera sensor:
Compering to its cheaper brother -the F1, this camera quality looks nice, for ~105$ device it performs really good.
Here are some Samples images from the back camera- Click for 100% size:
GPS:
I have tested the GPS over short trip- had no problems, the First fix can take up-to 30sec but afterwords the fix is fast and GPS performs OK.
Wi-Fi:
Wi-Fi reception is average - not the best I have seen - but I had no problems even in The most distant point in the house..
MTK 6582 Performance:
The MTK6582 Quad-Core got really popular , replacing the good old MTK6589/T and now we can find this Quad -Core in devices under 100$!
MTK6582 offers really good performance in very affordable price, now you can find this SOC in smartphones running Android 4.4.2 KitKat under 100$ with free shipping!.
For 480P/720P displays this SOC offers fluid experiences and lag free UI Transition Animation.
AntutuX:
GFX Bench
NenaMark
Basemark OS2
Battery:
The JIAYU G2F comes with 2200mAh battery, it looks that the capacity rating is legit- it weighs 43.3grams:
The interesting thing is that the G2F battery is identical to F1 battery and only the chemistry is different (3.8V for F1/3.7V for G2F).
The battery life is good, with such spec's it can last 2 days of normal use.
Conclusion
THe JIAYU G2F looks like really nice device, it has great design, solid build, great performance and really nice 4.3" OGS display ,
I just wish JIAYU used 720P OGS dispaly and it could be really great Smartphone.
My Score: 9/10 .
IF you liked my review - you are welcome to hit "THANKS" button

Thanks for the great review! I'm looking for new phone to replace my GSII and this could be interesting.
I'm having trouble finding the 4.4 Kitkat rom, is it officially available?

sjaakfaal said:
Thanks for the great review! I'm looking for new phone to replace my GSII and this could be interesting.
I'm having trouble finding the 4.4 Kitkat rom, is it officially available?
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No, unfortunately there's nothing beyond JB now.

Perfect Review! Thanks. Now i know that the Xmas surprise for my wife works, she likes the size of her F1 but not the camera, and you said that g2f cam is better.

My wife has it now a few days. The Cam, the Display is better and it looks much more nice, not so thick. I rooted it. Yesterday the LED was from ghosthand shining and after the phone was freezing. Only put the Batterie out was the way to start it new. Today it freezes while writing whatsapp (Touchpal keyboard). If there are more hangouts i must flash the Stockrom or another Rom again i think...?

Great phone, but the freezing during charging is annoying, happens almost every night, in the morning the green led is on and the phone is dead until you take the battery out.
Wife is pretty pissed as she uses the phone as an alarm clock...
Checked with Jiayu, found several identical complaints on their store page, all of them followed by a note from Jiayu saying they will contact the person via Email with a new ROM that would fix it...
Wrote a comment, I'll update if I get the new ROM.

The freeze on charging issue is a problem of the 0.36 firmware version, that I also have.
I ask with many mail to jiayu the same firmware or upgrade that you talking about: in his FAQ it talking that send in mail some correction or that it have posted on his site (??? WERE ???) the firmaware.
If anyone know were, or have the firmware please send a link.
Meanwhile to solve the problem, the solution is very simple: once put in charge the phone performed a reboot. This will free the ram (I think it's all over them the problem: the RAM dont refresh) in the morning you will find the phone on and not freeze. To reboot I found convenient install reboot widget (i can't post url, search in play store) with a tap will reboot the device.

Jiayu G2F display problem.
Nice phone. But 4 months after the purchase and decent usage, the display starts to lose its brigthness.
Just two days ago, brigthness dramaticaly lowered, and now it is almost imposible to read it on the daylight.
The problem is caused by hardware, because I had tried many ways, reseting, changind the settings. I even bootloaded factory test menu in chinese, and there is no help with that at all.
What can I do ? Phone was bought in China, i doubt there is a waranty.

[SPECS] LG G Flex 2 Specifications

Hey all
This is LG's second attempt in the flex series of smartphones. This version features an updated 1080p screen from the outgoing 720p display found in the first version, but LG has made the decision to reduce the display size to 5.5 inches from 6 inches, making the device a little more pocket friendly. LG have also increased the curve from 2 points to 4, they claim making the device feel even more natural in the hand. The device is also one of the first to boast the snapdragon 810 chipset, which offers 64 bit instruction set and access to LPDDR4 RAM. The processor itself is made using a 20nm process, increasing the devices power efficiency. The flex 2 also offers the latest Adreno™ 430 GPU, offering 30% better performance, 20% less power usage than last generation of snapdragon chipset. Coming in with 2 versions, a 16 GB with 2 GB of RAM and a 32 GB offering 3 GB.
But the standout feature is that curved display, what do members make of it, useful feature, or just another gimmick?
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Display - Curved P-OLED, 5.5 inches, 1080 x 1920 pixels (~403 ppi pixel density)
Chipset - Qualcomm MSM8994 Snapdragon 810
CPU - Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & Quad-core 2 GHz Cortex-A57
GPU - Adreno 430
RAM - 2 GB/3 GB dependent on version
Memory - 16/32 GB
Camera - 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels, laser autofocus, optical image stabilization, dual-LED flash
Secondary Camera - 2.1 MP
Sensors - Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Connectivity - Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot, Bluetooth v4.0
Battery - 3000 mAh
Dimensions - 149.1 x 75.3 x 7.1-9.4 mm
Weight - 152g
Color Availability - Platinum Silver, Flamenco Red​
Source: gsmarena

Im surprised they didnt upgrade the camera from 13mp.
sent from Canada via my Note 4, 3 or 2

Ihe ram is said to be DDR4 RAM as well.
Looking forward to this device.

force70 said:
Im surprised they didnt upgrade the camera from 13mp.
sent from Canada via my Note 4, 3 or 2
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just another useless phone from LG

seems like it could be an interesting toy

Wonder if there's any chance it'll get wireless charging.
Silly to ask for, but it's become so convenient that I think I'd miss it.

roy5000x2 said:
Wonder if there's any chance it'll get wireless charging.
Silly to ask for, but it's become so convenient that I think I'd miss it.
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Doubt it, if you flex it a bit now and then it would break the coil.

To be honest, the phone curving is really note useful.

rumactifin said:
To be honest, the phone curving is really note useful.
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Maybe not for you, but for us who owned or used a G Flex mostly loves it. There are millions of other flat phones, you didn't need to come here and waste time.

I am disappointed in the RAM. They should be offering 3 standard, with an option for 4. Other than that, it is impressive.

why are they showing a photo of the first g flex in this forum? also it looks like a nice device but i may stay clear of any devices that release with the s810 until they revise it because of overheating.

fix-this! said:
why are they showing a photo of the first g flex in this forum? also it looks like a nice device but i may stay clear of any devices that release with the s810 until they revise it because of overheating.
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Any person on XDA would read reviews before buying a device. We'll see by the end of the week, when south Korea gets the first batch, if there is any problem and if so how bad it is. My guess is it's not as bad as media rumours make it sound.

Awesome phone. Will buy soon.

kibmikey1 said:
I am disappointed in the RAM. They should be offering 3 standard, with an option for 4. Other than that, it is impressive.
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Totally man. Current LG G3 is the 3GB RAM with 32GB storage. So cool that they made that option.
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4ndroid4Life said:
Totally man. Current LG G3 is the 3GB RAM with 32GB storage. So cool that they made that option.
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Here in Korea, at least, the only option is color. I ordered a 32GB Platinum Gray and it comes with 2GB. Oh well.

spectator02 said:
Here in Korea, at least, the only option is color. I ordered a 32GB Platinum Gray and it comes with 2GB. Oh well.
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Do you know when the first in Korea goes out to costumers? LG said 30th, but not a single unboxing online, it did all go to people who don't use the internet?

wargreymon89 said:
Do you know when the first in Korea goes out to costumers? LG said 30th, but not a single unboxing online, it did all go to people who don't use the internet?
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It was a strange situation... I preordered on the 23rd, but my order was canceled. I ordered again today. The first time, the 공시지원금 (not sure how to translate...) was missing. The second time, it was added (so the phone was MUCH cheaper!!). I think all the preorders were canceled to add the 공시지원금.
I think the phone was also available in a few stores starting today, so there should be some unboxings soon.

force70 said:
Im surprised they didnt upgrade the camera from 13mp.
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More mp doesn't = better camera
Infact in many cases it will give worse shots in anything but ideal lighting conditions.

Brac20 said:
More mp doesn't = better camera
Infact in many cases it will give worse shots in anything but ideal lighting conditions.
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Thats generalizing saying more mp doesnt equal a better camera and true to a point only.
My note 4 takes far better shots than my note 3 or 2 and guess what..more mp.
In your thinking it should be worse lol. We all know there is much more to a camera than mp dude...goes without saying pretty much.
Perhaps i should have just said im surprised they didnt improve the camera lol?
sent from Canada via my Note 4, 3, 2 or S3

force70 said:
Thats generalizing saying more mp doesnt equal a better camera and true to a point only.
My note 4 takes far better shots than my note 3 or 2 and guess what..more mp.
In your thinking it should be worse lol. We all know there is much more to a camera than mp dude...goes without saying pretty much.
Perhaps i should have just said im surprised they didnt improve the camera lol?
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Sorry I didn't mean to sound like it's the only factor, it just seemed that you really wanted more mp. Apparently they have made some improvements to the ois and the software so it may well give better images than the g3 anyway.

Mlais M7 1.7GHz MT6752 3GB RAM 13mp IMX135 camera :D

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Mlais just released their Mlais M7 which comes with some awesome specs for just under $190 dollar. Looks like a decent piece of equipment, though I don't have any idea how the Mlais smartphones normally perform (never had one) and my biggest concern is the battery, will it be enough? What do you guys think, is this a good buy or not?
Specifications
5.5" inch 720p IPS
1.7GHz Octa-core MT6752
3GB RAM
16GB ROM
13 megapixel Sony IMX135
4G
Fingerprint ID
2,600mAh battery
Source: Chinese-smartphones.com Mlais M7 article

Looks pretty much like the Ulephone Be Touch and in the same way seems to be trying to compete with Elephone's current time market dominator or rather "pioneer" P7000.
Pricewise, you pay for what you get in terms of sacrificing battery life (only thing ive spotted so far - so maybe 1 or 2 more things) to get it a bit cheaper than current price of P7000.
Personally I'd skip this and try my luck with the P7000 as they have sales on wednesdays or something.
this article sums things up nicely as they stand at the moment:fingers-crossed:
http://www.gizchina.com/2015/05/11/elephone-p7000-vs-mlais-m7-vs-ulefone-be-touch/

Ordered one in presale. When it arrives, I will let you know how it stands against Be Touch.

some recovery modded for this phone?

@mesang OP could you add the video to post #1?
Here my FULL REVIEW of the MLAiS M7
(Timestamps are in the video description on Youtube)
Camera samples:
http://www.mediafire.com/folder/ibl218hjzp74l/MLAiS_M7_Camera_Samples
AnTuTu score:
47.200
MLAiS M7 ROM update here:
http://www.mlais.com/html/201506/content_183.html
Source: MLAiS
Source: s7yler

I also got this phone
Camera sample pictures / Geekbench 3 Battery Test: http://colonelzap.blogspot.de/2015/06/mlais-m7-review-mt6752-64-bit-octa-core.html

@s7yler : hi I saw you're tested P7000, and can you tell us, if there is a great gap between these phones about the camera? Also about the battery. Thanks
"Envoyé depuis mon CUBOT ONE avec Tapatalk"

fennec91 said:
@s7yler : hi I saw you're tested P7000, and can you tell us, if there is a great gap between these phones about the camera? Also about the battery. Thanks
"Envoyé depuis mon CUBOT ONE avec Tapatalk"
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One thing I can clearly say is that the battery is much better in the P7000, I think it lasts double the time of the M7. Regarding the cameras, the gap is not that big. On the P7000 they still need to optimize the camera (imx214) some more, and on the M7, the sensor is a smaller version (imx135), but still does take some decent pictures.

I liked this phone.

@styler : thanks for your analyze. I like the M7 because dimensions are smaller than P7000 for the same screen size. But, if battery seems to be not efficient, I am prefer waiting an other model.
"Envoyé depuis mon CUBOT ONE avec Tapatalk"

Is it already available for delivery and where's the best shop to buy it ?
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phones to buy....
Good to everyone ;
I hereby request information, to solve what to buy to replace my UMIZERO, which as everyone knows has problems with battery (up to 12 hours of normal use);
the My phones are like now:
Elephone p 7000;
ulefone be touch;
mlais M7 ...
I intend;
1º- battery,
2º- photography,
3º-screen....
I ask the help of someone who has, and who has already reviews ....
thanks to the help , and the phone is to PORTUGAL,,,....I have to buy in eu warehouse.....

Does Mlais M7 supports 3G/4G on both SIM1/SIM2 card slots?

Hi guys, what you get as SOT on this phone? 4/5hours maybe? is the battery fake in this one or not?
How is the support for customs roms and such? any issues with touch responsiveness and updates from Mlas?

Own one
Phone is great, looks really good, I think it's one of the smallest 5.5" phones, like there is a difference yet still it gives us nice screen to body ratio, also thickness is very, very comfortable you can carry it in tight jeans in front pocket. Design and dimensions of this phone are it's biggest pro.
Display is HD resolution 720x1280 covered by gorilla glass 3, yes you can get higher resolution screens but they will put more stress on cpu&gpu, lower resolution is better performance and that equals less power needed from 2600mAh battery, so in my opinion (almost three weeks) it's not that bad (could be better, as usual). Front facing camera 5Mp works, 13Mp sensor of back camera is paired with LED flash and can shoot great photos and videos (samples provided).
Specs are as expected MT6752 64Bit octa-core with 3Gigs of ram, splitted in two partitions 16gb memory and Mali T760 GPU. Multitasking on this device is sweet, you can have 20+! apps open in memory without any problems! Actually I don’t have enough apps to use all memory! GPU is fast, hmm I've played some games, games work with high frame rate, without problems. LTE works on both sim slots, (probably not at the same time did not tested). I don't know what's the highest supported capacity of MicroSD card slot, 64-128 maybe more? Fingerprint sensor is present and works without any problems phone unlocks fast. Did not noticed any problems with any wireless connectivity Wi-Fi, bluetooth, LTE (in europe)...
Also happened that I've opened M7 it looks like it shares P7000 motherboard. And that bring us to only one problem with this device. It sucks and it’s lollipop I'm looking for a way to port KitKat to it or find fix for current version. Phone works great but problem is that it's performance is inconsistent. Mlais M7 sometimes start loosing frames in UI elements animation, then reboot or patience helps, I don't have installed any apps on this device (problem testing) and concluded that software needs help.

There is new firmware that removes internal sd card so memory is merged. . Battery sucks but I didn't have any problems so far.
Firmware can be downloaded form mlais support site or can be downloaded from their forum
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a very very small battery. physically M7 is too close with my P7000

The new M7 Plus looks promising.

strange torch and camera problem
SirDigitalKnight said:
The new M7 Plus looks promising.
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Hello, a friend of mine have buyied this phone two weeks ago. From the very first moment he have a strange problem: if turn on the torch the led light it's norma. But after using the torch if he try to take any picture with the main camera the screen look totally black. But the frontal camera work normally. He need to reset the phone with a factory reset. If he nenver use the torch both the cameras work well with andwithout the led flash opened. But the first time he need to turn on the torch ...boom! The camera phone became crazy! Now he have done all the OTA updates (now it's at the last version M7-20150727 with android 5.0) but the problem persist.
The phone is under warranty but if anyone know an alternative rom that can resolve the problem, please give us an hand! Thankyou!

Hey Guys i Just relased my Custom rom for Mlais M7 based on Android 5.1.1 (real SDK 22)
You can find more info there
5.1 Rom
Hope to see you with my rom
SpaceX