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ThL W200C Review - Octacore, 1GB RAM, 5" HD

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Here goes my review about the ThL W200C, a smatphone with 5″ HD display, octacore processor and 1 GB of RAM. It is the third generation of the ThL W200. The phone was kindly supplied from Antelife shop. You can get it with delivery from Germany, duty-free , two years warranty and delivery within 24-48 hours from here.
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First, let's get to the details of the device.
Specifications:
-Android 4.4.2
-5″ HD IPS Display (1280×720)
-Gorilla Glass (according ThL)
-MTK6592 Octa Core processor
-1 GB RAM
-8 GB ROM
-MicroSD-Card slot
-8 MP back camera, 5 MP front camera (both according Thl)
-USB OTG
-2000 mAh battery (according label)
-GPS
-Wifi, Bluetooth
-Dual SIM
-Sensors: Acceleration, Proximity und Light Sensor
About the device:
Already before I actually hold the W200C in my hands, I had quite high expectations, since I used the model of the first generation (the W200) for a longer time as a daily mobile and I was fully happy with it.. untill one fatal day where I placed a crate of beer on my pocket where the W200 was inside and the display cracked. That’s why it died and I was very much interested in the follow ups. According to the specifications, the ThL W200C is a W200S with reduced memory as far as I see.
Unboxing:
First Impressions:
The ThL W200C is delivered in a ThL typical white carton box with silver text. Beside the mobile which is placed in an opaque plastic bag, the following components are also in the box: A halftransparent plastic back case, a USB wall plug (5V, 1A), a USB data/charging cable, a Headset (interesting looks, ribbon cable), an additional pack of screen protectors, a flip cover as well as a quick start guide. A screen protector was already applied bubble-free.
I was surprised and at the same time very interested in the flip cover: I used to have a flip cover for my old W200 (originally from ThL), but never used it, because it stank too much extremely like plastic (no exaggeration here, I had NEVER smelled something that stinks that pungent like plastic). To give a little shortcut here: It stinks remarkably less than my old one, but still strong enough that I do not want to use it at daily base. That is really a shame, since it looks quite nice.
The W200C outer appearance is 1:1 like the original W200. It seems, that the same cases have been used here. The design of the ThL W200C is nothing extra special, it has a black case with a silver stripe on the sides that gives the impression of brushed metal, in which the volume and the power button are embedded. The phone has a nice size in my opinion, that’s why I already got the W200 in the first place.
On the left side the W200, in the right the W200C. The Volume rocker is placed on the top left side, the power button on the top right side. Both have a chrome look. On the back side the camera is in the upper middle, while the speaker sits on the bottom.
The USB port is placed like the headphone jack on the top. Unfortunately ThL did not change this, since it is sometimes unhandy to use the phone while charging.
The W200C uses two normal sized SIM card (mini) and a MicroSD card with up to 32 GB capacity (tried with 32 GB, maybe larger ones also work). To change the microSD card, you do not need to take out the battery.
UI/Android:
The W200C comes, despite the information of many shops, with Android 4.4.2 KitKat, not with the old Jelly Bean. It uses the normal KitKat stock launcher without any special themes or similiar, so pretty vanilla. #Like.
Performance:
Since the stock launcher is used, the menu obviously runs smooth and without any stutters. I did not play especially much with the W200C yet, just the PSX emulator FPSE and a 3D racing game to try out (both can be seen in the review video). Both worked flawlessly and completely smooth. Just the racing game stuttered at the beginning for a few seconds, but then not anymore. To determine the performance a bit more in an objective way, I ran the Antutu 5 benchmark. The result were roughly 27000 points, not bad for a device under 120€.
Memory:
The memory has a capacity of 8 GB according to the specifications. Actually usable is around 6 GB in the receiving state. The division between internal memory and phone storage is about 2 GB to 4.3 GB. By default, roughly 1.76 GB can be used for apps. Comparably just few unnecessary bloatware is preinstalled, no China apps at all. The memory can be extended with either a microSD card (32 GB using myself), or with an external USB memory. I tried the USB OTG and it is working.
Camera:
...check my blog post for the pictures
Display:
The ThL W200C has a 5″ IPS display with a resolution of 1280×720. From the look I would say that it is an OGS. In contrast to the W200, the transition between the border and the display can hardly be seen while turned off display at the W200C. Typically for IPS displays, the viewing angles are stable from nearly all sides (you can see that at the end of the review video). In my personal opinion an HD resolution for a 5″ screen is totally enough, I can not see any pixels. But everyone has different taste .
Sensors:
The ThL W200C has the “typical” sensor equipment of an upper budget smartphones: Light-, proximity-, acceleration- and magnet sensor. Let’s start with my experiences of the light sensor: The same old problem as with my old W200 or the T6S, the sensor itself works without problems, but the function “Automatic Brightness” is not usable. It seems like averaging is made over a too small time base, the brightness changes from bright to dark several times in a few seconds while dusky light. So not really usable. The proximity sensor works without problems, the display turns off reliably while calls. The magnetic sensor has downsides again. Also after initializing it is not really usable. While using navigation apps, the orientation jumps wildly-although driving steadily in one direction. It seems like there is a quite big noise on the signal.
GPS:
Let’s come from the magnetic sensor towards the GPS. This works like I was used from the W200 well, even directly out of the box. The first fix came after less than 5s and the accuracy went down to 3m in the next 15s. I was surprised in a positive about the speed of reactions. While driving with the car, I hardly noticed any drifting while stopping. Except of the compass function, the ThL W200C can be nicely used as a navigation system.
Reception:
I did not notice any special things on the receiption. I do not have less receiption anywhere than I am used to. Also internet via HSDPA works nicely. WiFi and bluetooth receiption also work without downsides yet.
Misc:
The ThL W200C has a red notification LED at the top right (you can see it in the review video), which can be used as a notification for apps out of the box. The mobile was delivered unrooted. I did not try to root it yet. Google Apps are preinstalled. The phone has HW Android buttons, which light up in light blue if touched. The battery has 2Ah according to the label and is enough for me to use a full day while mobile internet, bluetooth and WLAN usage. Often I have more than 50% at the end of the day.
Review Video:
Conclusion:
The ThL W200C is a worthy grandchild of the W200 in my opinion. The phone seems mature and I did not notice any blooper or similiar while using. The octacore in combination with the 5″ HD display suits the W200C well as an everyday phone. Small downsides like the magnetic sensor are due to the small price I guess. All in all it is a well-made budget phone in my opinion.

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Added a picture taken with the front camera.

[Review] iNew V3 Plus

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The iNew V3 Plus is the improved version of the iNew V3. It has an octa core processor, 2 GB RAM and a 5″ HD Display. The mobile itself I kindly received from Antelife Shop. It can be bought for roughly 140€ plus sending from here.
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Specifications:
-Android 4.4.2
-5″ HD IPS Display (1280×720, OGS)
-Second Generation Gorilla Glass (according to iNew)
–MTK6592M 1.4GHz Octa Core Processor
-2GB RAM / 16 GB ROM
-MicroSD Slot
-5 MP front camera, 16 MP back camera (according to iNew)
-USB OTG
-1.85 Ah (according label)
-GPS
-WiFi, Bluetooth
-Dual SIM
-Sensors: Light, Proximity, Acceleration, magnetic field
Items delivered:
The iNew V3 Plus is delivered in a slightly brown box. Beside the mobile phone itself, the following things are given beside: A flipcover with window, an additional pack of screen protector foils (one is already applied), a white headset, an USB wall plug (5.5V, 700mA), an USB charging/data cable and a user manual. The user manual is the first manual I have seen since a long time at smartphones, which actually live up to the expectations of an user manual. It has about 60 printed pages explaining the phone. Although probably it won’t be used too much by the most people, it is still a refreshing contrary to the usual 5 pages of “Quick Start Guide to Android”. What’s all in the box:
Unboxing Video:
First Impressions:
Since I never owned an “original” iNew V3, I can not really compare the newer version to the first one. Based on other experience reports it seems to be that the case of the new version is identical to the old one. The iNew V3 Plus has a very valuable looking outer appearence. The back is pleasently smooth, while the sides are a special highlight, since they have a metal bordering. It feels cool when touched and gives the phone a very high-quality character in my opinion. The power button is placed in the left upper third. It is round and also made out of metal. A Small engravings of the On/Off Symbol adds up to the valuable character of the phone.
On the opposide side, the volume rocker is placed. This is also from metal and is surrounded by small letterings.
Both controls have a nice pressure point. In the turned off state, the front does not have any visible control elements. The transition between display and frame is hardly noticeable. If the display is turned on and touch at the bottom, the Android controls light up (Menu, Home, Back, from left to right). Here I like very much that the Home button is not a standard home symbol, but a kind of light blue rhombus (can be seen in the review video).
The camera, the flash, a loudspeaker as well as a iNew lettering can be found on the backside. Also several small symbols are on the bottom part, like for example the CE-Symbol.
The phone uses two SIM-Cards (“normal” (mini) and micro size) and a MicroSD-card. The battery is supposed to have capacity of 1850 mAh.
On the bottom some kind of openings are placed, which resemble a bit to the loudspeaker of the iPhone. But I guess that these one are fake, since the actual sound is coming from the loudspeaker on the back.
Flipcover:
A bit unusual, but I thought I would lke to devote a small chapter just to the flipcover included . The flipcover has a relatively big transparent window. Additionally a magnet is placed in the cover, so the phone automatically turns on respectively turns off while opening or closing. The flipcover fits well and it does not let the iNew V3 Plus appear much bigger. However, the accessoire is not fully thought through. The flipcover on the picture has still the protection foil applied, is is not a screen graphic. Because one like that does not exist. The system is not modified for the smartcover (excepct the wake-up function). When the phone is woken up with closed cover by the power button, then the normal home screen is shown. Since this screen can be partly configured, this is not too bad. But calls are a bit annoying. If you get called, the normal calling screen (…which is not suited to the window place/size) appears on the screen, also when closed. So you can not really see through the closed cover who is calling you. Then already the next hurdle is appearing: The window is made out of relatively thick plastic, so the touch is not getting to the screen. So even if the UI would be modified, you would be still not able to pick up calls through the cover. You have to open the cover and answer like usual. Here one of the major keys of having a flipcover with window is lost in my opinion. Anyhow, since the flipcover is given with the phone for free it is still a nice gesture.
UI/Android:
The iNew V3 Plus is delivered with Android 4.4.2 KitKat. It uses a slightly modified launcher. The style resembles a bit to the newer versions of iOS with its flat icons. I personally like it, since it is not too colorfull. The browsing through the menu works without stuttering.
Performance:
I expected a kind of high performance from the iNew V3 Plus, since from just looking at its rough specification it looks like it should score high results in benchmarks. But here I was surprised by an Antutu 5 result of roughly 20000 points. This is obviously not a bad result and the device is fast enough for the majority of most available applications, but it seems to be that something went wrong in the finetuning of the system components. To compare, the ThL W200C which basically uses the same SoC (just not the “M” version), but only has 1 GB of RAM, scores 7000 points more. This is roughly 35% more. Anyhow, benchmarks are also just limited to a specific degree to determine the performance of a device. I did not notice any lags or similiar while using.
Memory:
According to the specification on the iNew website, the V3 Plus is supposed to have a memory of 16 GB. In the default state about 13.1 GB are available. Here I was surprised positively, since there is no division between internal and phone memory. There is only one partition which can be fully used also for apps. The memory can be extended with a microSD-card (according to specs up to 32 GB, just tried this size). It also supports USB OTG, which I tested successfully.
Camera:
...Check out my blog post for the camera pictures and rating
http://klonom.com/inew-v3-plus-review/
Display:
As I already wrote, the iNew V3 Plus has a 5″ display with a resolution of 1280x720p with IPS-technology. As typically for IPS displays, the viewing angle is quite constant. The colors of the display are very strong and make a decent picture. When I took the phone the first time in my hand, I was actually impressed by the combination of the nice display and valuable-feeling outer.
Sensors:
The V3 Plus has four different sensors according to the specifications: Light, Proximity, Acceleration and magnetic field. Additionally to these, the app “Sensor Box” shows a gyroscope sensor. This one did not have really any output and I guess it is maximum an emulated gyroscope by the magnetic field sensor. I tested all “official” sensors successfully (not tried the automatic brightness yet). Strangely Google Maps does not connect to the magnetic field sensor, so there is not automatic orientation. I do not really have an idea what could be the cause of this.
GPS:
The first GPS fix was relatively fast with about 12s. In the next half minute the accurancy rised to 5m. Shortly after that, the connection was lost, but picked up again automatically after that. I just noticed this behaviour once, since that the navigation works for chinaphone-levels quite good. I did not notice any connection losses and just a very small drifting of the signal while fast stops. I used the GPS out-of-the-box, no GPS tweaks or similiar.
Reception:
The mobile reception as well as the WiFi reception works for me without problems. I did not notice any connection losses or similiar.
Misc:
The phone has a notification LED in the upper right corner in the colors red and green (you can see them in the review video). They work out of the box as a notification led for apps etc. I received my V3 Plus unrooted and with Google Apps preinstalled. The battery seems to be kind of small with 1850 mAh. In general, the battery is enough for one day usage in my case. Although, the battery shows a kind of unpredictable behaviour at less than 10%. Occasionally, the 10% were gone in less than 5 min. The iNew V3 Plus does not have NFC like the first V3, although this is not a problem for me, since I am not a fan of NFC .
Review Video:
Conclusion:
In total I like the iNew V3 Plus for its kind of low price very much, since it make a very high-valuable impression and its display has intensive colors. Anyhow, I can not get rid of the feeling, that it is a kind of “show-off”-mobile, beginning with the nice but not really thought-through flipcover, the good sounding camera chip, which at the end makes nice, but not outstanding pictures, to the senseless “loudspeaker-openings” at the bottom. But all in all the iNew V3 Plus has still a good price/performance ratio, since the enumerated things a not really drawbacks.

...Added the Unboxing Video .

Thanks for the review. This was really helpful!

Thanks for the feedback !

Inew V3 Plus support NFC?

Krystyna said:
Inew V3 Plus support NFC?
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No, unlike the previous version, the iNew V3 Plus does not support NFC.

NO.1 Mi4 Review - A budget Xiaomi Mi4 Clone

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Like the name already implies, the NO.1 Mi4 is a clone of the popular Xiaomi Mi4, but it costs less than the half of the original price. It has an MTK 6582 SoC, 5″ HD display, 1 GB ROM and 16 GB ROM. The NO.1 Mi4 is available for around 115€ plus tax and sending costs here at the eFox shop. At the end of the post you can find like usual the video review.
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Like usual, lets start with the specifications of the device.
Specifications:
-MTK 6582 SoC with quadcore processor (each up to 1.3 GHz)
-Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean (KitKat is fake!)
-1 GB RAM, 16 GB ROM
-8 MP back camera (13 MP interpolated, camera chip OV8225), F/2.4
-5 MP front camera, F/2.4
-5" HD Display (1280x720)
-GPS
-Sensors: Light, Proximity, Acceleration, Magnetic Field
-1800 mAh battery (measured)
-WiFi, Bluetooth
-2G & 3G WCDMA (for the bands look at section "Reception"
-USB OTG
-IR-Blaster
-Single SIM (micro SIM)
Items delivered:
The NO.1 Mi4 comes with two boxes: One white glossy and one matt brown. The content of the white box is a collection of several accessoires: A tempered glass foil, a normal screen protection foil, a flip cover (to be sticked on the back) and a flexible, half transparent silicon case. Here an overview:
The phone is in the second box, together with a printed manual (on English), a USB wall plug (5.3V, 1A) and a tool for opening the SIM tray. Here's also a small overview from this box:
Unboxing Video:
First impressions:
One thing I noticed immediately while unpacking the phone: This thing was damn cold ! The combination of metal frame and cold delivery truck cooled down the temperature of the fingers in the first moments. After giving it some time to warm up, just the metal frame feels pleasently cool when touched. In general the NO.1 Mi4 gives a very valuable impression for its price: The one piece metal frame is processed smooth and very nicely, also the side buttons are made from metal. The capacitve menu buttons Menu, Home and Back (all lighted) are placed on the bottom of the front side. On the top of the fron side the light and proximity sensor are placed. Below the Home button a notification LED is placed, which is not noticable when not lighted.
The volume rocker and the power button is placed on the right side. Both are made out of metal and have a nice pressure point.
The SIM tray is placed on the left side which can be opened with the delivered SIM-tool. At first I had some troubles inserting the SIM card into the phone, since the tray sticked out probably a half millimeter after I placed the SIM card in. After some careful grinding of the back from the SIM-card and slightly pushing the tray towards the back of the phone while inserting, the tray finally was flush to the device.
The micro USB is placed on the bottom beside the loudspeaker. The openings for the speaker are nicely processed.
On the top side the 3.5 mm headphone port and the IR-Blaster are placed. The IR-Blaster is not a mock up, it is fully functioning (see the review video).
UI/Android:
The NO.1 Mi4 comes with a preinstalled MIUI launcher, although no real MIUI. I personally like the launcher, even if it is not a full MIUI, since it mostly includes all Android features. Also no lags or crashes were noticed.
The Android version is a bit surprising: According to the specifications it should have Android 4.4.2 KitKat, but clicking several times on the model name reveals another version: Android 4.4.2 Jelly Bean ! Well, that's a bit refreshing . So obviously it is a fake version. The supposedly Android 4.4.2 KitKat is an Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean in reality.
Performance:
To get a rough idea about the performance the Antutu benchmark version 5 was executed. The benchmark returned a score of roughly 19500 points. Obviously this score can not be compared with the original Mi4, but still a good score for the combination of MTK6582 and 1 GB RAM. The NO.1 Mi4 should be fast enough for the majority of apps.
Memory:
The NO.1 Mi4 has a 16 GB memory. This memory is divided into internal and phone memory. The internal memory has a size of 1.06 GB, while the internal memory is 13.6 GB big. The internal memory is chosen kind of small and will be filled up quickly with apps. Right now Link2SD is enough for me, otherwise the memory can be partitioned new.
The phone does not have a microSD card slot.
The NO.1 Mi4's memory can be extended using external memory since it supports USB OTG (tested with an pendrive).
Camera:
You can see the camera pictures on my blog :
http://klonom.com/no-1-mi4-review/
Display:
The NO.1 Mi4 has a 5" IPS HD display (1280x720 resolution) which is an OGS. The display has vivid colors and a good constant viewing angle (see video review below).
Reception:
The reception is good and does not show any extraordinary problems. It supports the following bands (SIM1 & SIM2):
Sensors:
The Mi4 clone has four sensors in total: Light, proximity, magnetic field and acceleration. All are working and tested fully functional. Especially the light sensor worked exceptionally fast, without noticeable lag. Also the proximity sensor works reliable, the screen always turned off while calling.
GPS:
The first GPS fix out of the box was done after about half minute. After another half minute the accuracy went up to about 5 m. While using it for navigation, the GPS connection was lost several times. I will try to improve the GPS with some tweaks like adjusting the EPO etc. and report if it improved and working for navigation.
Misc:
The NO.1 Mi4 has a notification LED which supports the colors red, cyan, green, yellow and white. It has Google Apps preinstalled. The preinstalled MIUI launcher has root-access by default. The build-in battery has a capacity of 1800 mAh (the capacity was measured). The NO.1 has a working IR-Blaster (see the review video), also the remote control app is in English. The silicon case has a dust stop for the headphone and microUSB port.
Review Video:
Conclusion:
I am very convinced by the NO.1 Mi4. Not really much by the performance: For this price you can easily get a phone with better hardware specifications. But the Mi4 clone offers a very high valuable outer appearance - the complete outer feels like a flagship. And in 99% of my everyday use I do not need an octa core with 2 GB RAM. Also it is delivered with a generous collection of accessoires. All in all I can definitely recommend the NO.1 Mi4 for people searching for a budget price phone, but with the appearance of a high price phone.

Great review, thanks a lot. I love the MIUI-Rom and will give this clone a try. Did you find other ROMs for the NO.1 MI4?

dzendeh said:
Great review, thanks a lot. I love the MIUI-Rom and will give this clone a try. Did you find other ROMs for the NO.1 MI4?
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Thanks ! But no, I think there are no alternative ROMs yet for the NO.1 Mi4 ...

I have a Question
What type of sim card i need for this phone? i am a Straight Talk user

ChrisO23 said:
What type of sim card i need for this phone? i am a Straight Talk user
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It uses a micro SIM card.

NO.1 N4 Review - Note 4 Clone, 5"HD, MT6582, 1GB RAM, Metal Frame

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The NO.1 N4 (also known as the NO.1 Note 4) is a clone of the popular Galaxy Note 4 with an MT6582 SoC, 5.7″ HD Display, 1 GB RAM and 8 GB ROM. We kindly received the N4 from the GearBest Online Shop. It is available for about 109€ from here with the voucher code NO1JY .
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Spezifications:
-MTK 6582 SoC with Quadcore Processor (each up to 1.3 GHz)
-Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean (KitKat is fake)
-1 GB RAM, 8 GB ROM
-8 MP back camera (13 MP interpoliert), 5 MP front camera
-5.7″ HD Display (1280×720)
-GPS
-Sensors: Light, Proximity, Acceleration
-1200 mAh battery (measured, supposed 2800 mAh is fake)
-WiFi, Bluetooth
-2G & 3G (WCDMA)
-USB OTG
-IR-Blaster
-Heartbeat Sensor
-Integrated Stylus
-Single SIM (micro SIM)
Items Delivered:
The NO.1 N4 comes within a white box with a NO.1 logo on it. Beside the actual phablet the following accessoires are included: An additional screen protection foil (one is already applied, bubble free ), an USB charger (5.3V, 1A), an USB data/charging cable and an User Guide on English. You can see an overview in the next picture:
Unboxing Video:
First Impressions:
First of all we were surprised to see the actual phone wrapped in a seperate bubble wrap bag in the box. Thumbs up here for the safe transport ! The device feels very valuable with a neat quality of manufacturing. Just like the original it has a metal frame and metal buttons. At our white version the frame also has been covered with white polish. The metal frame has been manufactured well and is flush at the borders. In direct comparison with the original phone nearly no significant differences can be found, also the weight is similiar. Just the backcover has a bit more grip than the original, which is more smooth,
On the bottom of the frontside the physical Home button can be found. Left and right beside this button the softkeys Back and Menu are placed. The Home button has a nice pressure point and sits tight in the socket. The softkeys have a white back illumination. On the top part the front camera, the light sensor and the proximity sensor can be found.
Like at the original Note 4 the Power button is also made from metal and placed on the right side. Like the volume rocker it hast a slight space in the socket, but still feels valuable in our opinion. No reason to be afraid that it will become more loose or similiar .
On the top side of the N4 the 3.5mm headphone jack and the IR-blaster are placed. This is just as in the NO.1 Mi4 not a mockup, but an actual (quite well) working IR-blaster. More on that in the later parts.
The bottom side contains (also just like the original) the MicroUSB port and the “S-Pen”. More details on that S-Pen imitation later.
On the backside of the phone you can find the camera, the flash, the heartbeat sensor and the speaker. “Original-backcovers” are fitting.
Below the backcover you can find the detachable battery, the MicroSIM as well as the MicroSD slot. Also contacts for Smartcovers are available. If these have the same functionality as with the original phone have not been tested.
All in all the the manufacturing looks very nice, thumbs up!
UI/Android:
According to the specifications, the NO.1 N4 is delivered with Android 4.4.4 KitKat. Similiar to the NO.1 Mi4 this is not true: The actual OS is Android 4.2 JellyBean, the KitKat incl. animation is fake.
The clone has a TouchWiz-(Copy?)-Interface. In a direct comparison to the real Note 4 it looks surprisingly similiar. Also the launcher itself runs surprisingly smooth, at least unless not too many background applications are opened. Of course the real launcher on the Note 4 runs way smoother – the cheap MT6582 can not compete with it. Alternative launchers like for example the Nova Launcher run very smooth, no lagging or bad performance could be noticed. Here are some impressions.
Performance:
The Note 4 clone is delivered with the well-tried MT6582 SoC and 1 GB RAM. This is also reflected by the Antutu Benchmark result. In the Antutu v5.6 benchmark the N4 returns a score of roughly 20000 points. For its price this is a medium score. For users with high demanding applications this will probably be not enouh, but for “average” user this performance should be enough for everyday use.
Memory:
According to specifications in the shop the NO.1 N4 has an 8 GB memory. Again, NO.1 tried to artifcially improve this a bit if you look closely at the Storage info in the settings:
Wow, over 12 GB of storage ! But wait, something’s weird with the division. A bit more clear picture is shown through the App Storage Partitions:
The main partitions are /data and /storage/sdcard0. In total these are roughly the parts (system partitions not included):
-/data Partition: 2,018 GB (1,777 GB usable)
-/sdcard0 Partition: 4,493 GB (full usable)
-Total: 6,511 (6,27 GB usable)
So the specifications given in the shop are correct. The N4 also supports external storage extension via USB OTG. Beside it also has a MicroSD slot.
Camera:
...check my Blog Post for sample pictures of the camera and a conclusion of them
http://klonom.com/no-1-n4-review/
Sensors:
In the App “Sensor Toolbox” the following sensors are shown: accelerometer, light, orientation, proximity, sound and magnetic field. But the magnetic field sensor and the orientation sensor do not return any values, probably these ones are actually not existent sensors. All other sensors have been tested successfully.
GPS:
One of the two major drawbacks of the NO.1 N4 is the GPS. A fix was just successful after several tries and a long time – and then still everything beside stable and exact. At its best the GPS can only be used for a rough locationing, not for navigation.
Battery:
As just discussed the GPS, the battery is the second drawback of the N4. Officially it has a battery with a capacity of 2800 mAh, also the label on the battery states this. But already the relatively short battery runtime lets you have doubts about the correctness of this specification. Two times measuring reveals the actual battery capacity of roughly 1200 mAh. With this capacity the battery barely enough for a day with low usage. Who is ready to invest roughly 15€ more can try a Galaxy Alpha battery: This one has a battery of about 1800-2000 mAh and should be fitting after a small fixing.
Supported Bands:
The following frequency bands are supported by the NO.1 N4:
Other Features:
The number of implemented features actually surprised us. For example the “Air Gesture” which is supported in the home screen and menu works reliably well (see review video). Also “Smart Wakeup” is included: From a predefined list of patterns you can choose the linked app, which is started when you draw the pattern on the display when the phone is in standby.
Also the already mentioned IR-blaster convinced us with its strength. We could not make a difference between the N4 and the original remote control: from all angles and distances they worked the same well. Even the “Learning function” works. If you can not find your wanted device from the actually quite long list, the N4 can “learn” from the original remote. Therefor just point the original remote at the IR port of the N4 in the learning mode while pressing the button.
The NO.1 N4 also has a heartbeat sensor. At this point we are still not 100% sure how reliable the actual data from this sensor is. Anyhow, after several test measurings the sensor seems to return reasonable values (manually counted were similiar). Since this could still be the result of random occasion, we do not want to give a guarantuee here that the sensor has to be real, but at this point we take it as existent and working.
Beside that, the N4 also comes with an S-Pen Imitation. This can be used as a normal stylus, but it does not reach the sensibility and accuracy of the original one.
Misc:
The N4 has a notification LED with 3 colors (red, green and blue) at the top left which works out of the box as a such. Google Apps are preinstalled. The smartphone is delivered in a not rooted state, but can be easily rooted via Framaroot (Barahir method).
Review Video:
Conclusion:
If you are interested in a Note 4 clone, meaning you’re into the design and feeling of the original Note 4 but do not need the same performance (and are ok with a bad GPS and battery), then we can definitely recommend the NO.1 N4. It has its downsides at the GPS and battery, but offers great quality in manufacturing and haptic. Of course there are phones with a higher performance for the price of the N4, but for clone ratios the N4 has a decent quality.

Update: There is MIUI version for the NO.1 N4 which seems quite smooth and reliable after the first testing. I will upload impressions and informations on the battery life soonish.

I made a short video where you can see a rough overview of the MIUI ROM:
In general I like the MIUI ROM way more than the original TouchWiz clone one. It works pretty nice and (nearly) everything is implemented (except of the IR-Blaster), also the Home button.

Hi
You wrote try to use Galaxy Alpha battery? Why not use NOTE 4 original battery or Replacement battery for Note 4?

[REVIEW] Lenovo lenovo Vibe X2: octa-core, 4G, 5" HD, 2GB RAM, lightest metal phone

[REVIEW] Lenovo lenovo Vibe X2: octa-core, 4G, 5" HD, 2GB RAM, lightest metal phone
Last the September 2014, the Chinese giant Lenovo launched a new phone with 5.0 inch screen called Vibe X2, which became also the flagship smartphone on IFA exhibition of Berlin.
To have a better idea of the level, this phone was sharing stage with the almighty Samsung Galaxy Note 4, Sony Z3 and Huawei Mate7 ect
Are you maybe willing to know more about what can this Vibe X2 offer? Lets start with this review
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Unboxing Video:
As seen the video, the package of Vibe X2 is very different and I would even say more creative than others. As we usually see, it presents a double level design, in the first one we have X2, slot needle, warranty card and user manual. In the second have USB cable, special attention to the 1500mA charger (normally they are just 1000mA) and earphone. We have already told before that now many smartphones do not bring earphones in box, something very inconvenient for the users, but Vibe X2 has it and it’s appreciated.
Appearance
After unboxing it, we will see the Vibe X2 is a very elegant terminal:
No matter if we have chosen the gold, red or white version, the front part is completely black, occupied mostly by the 5” screen.
Once turned, it's completely flat, I love it!
On the side body, Lenovo Vibe X2 uses a very unique four layer design, different than other smartphones that use to bring a more integrated design... With only one color.
Talking about the dimensions of X2, they are 140.2x68.6x7.27mm, very close to the 4.7 inch iPhone6 dimensions (138x66x6.9mm), with the difference of screen size on favor of the Lenovo model.
The thickness is also once of its strengths, specially because the camera does not protrude as we’ve seen on the iPhone6 or other phones.
Lenovo has used an aluminum and magnesium alloy for the structure, which is around 45% lighter than stainless steel. So the Vibe X2 only weights 120 grams, being 1 gram lighter than its predecessor Vibe X S960.
By the other side, power and volume buttons have a very nice non metal feeling when you touch.
Lenovo Vibe X2 has a dual SIM card slot in one tray on the left side, where we can put together a micro Sim, and a nano Sim. And what is more interesting, both slot support GSM/WCDMA/LTE networks.
Hardware
CPU MT6795 Octa Core 2.0GHz
GPU PowerVR G6200
RAM 2GB
ROM 32GB
Extend card No supports SD Memory Card (TF-Card)
Display Size 5.0 inch FHD
Screen Resolution 1920×1080
Screen Type IPS-LCD, Multi-Touch Capcitive Screen
Display Colour 16 Million Colors
Front Camera 5.0 mega pixel, supports Skype Video Calls
Rear Camera 13.0 mega pixel / Auto Focus / Flash Light
OS Android 4.4 with Vibe UI 2.0
Battery Built-in Battery 2300mAh
It’s equipped with the MTK MT6595M Octa Core CPU from the well known Mediatek and 2 GB of RAM, running perfectly with a resolution of 1080p on the 5.0 inch LCD screen.
With this hardware, it scores as high as 45000 in Antutu tests, so no matter what normal use, video or game we play, it goes with speed and high quality image experience. Adhering to MTK always probes quality experience for media, so Vibe X2 can play 4K videos incredibly smoothly .
The rear camera with 13.0Mpx and front camera with 5.0Mpx bring high quality images in this smartphone.
One of the main point on this Vibe X2 is not only that the dual SIM slot support 4G LTE, but both can be active simultaneously (it means your calling party will never hear "Not reachable" message if he calls you on second mobile number when you are busy on talking on first number. He will be just on "waiting" that time ....), very useful!
About the storage it has two versions, so we can choose between 16GB and 32GB, what a pity is that it doesn’t support micro SD card extension.
Finally the 2300mAh battery makes delivers a good time of endurance.
Note: Official ROM only has Chinese and English languages. However some sellers like Etotalk (http://www.etotalk.com/lenovo-vibe-x2-x2cu_p6697.html) customize the ROM so it comes with many other languages and Google Play installed.
Screen
I have already mentioned about the 5.0 inch screen, capable of offering 1080p resolution with a pixel density that reaches 445ppi; in addition it uses LTPS technology, which means low power consumption.
Lenovo Vibe X2 screen support customized parameters like custom color and saturation ect.
As usual on almost every phone, it brings a “Smart bright mode”function, capable of auto detecting the level of light and enhance the visibility of the outdoor and indoor environments instantaneously.
Camera
As you can see on the samples below, the photo quality is excellent with the main camera thanks to the color reduction technology. Showing colors close to true even with very different light levels.
The camera app includes Quick Shot technology for still camera and video, improving the users shooting experience. Of course, these results rely on “Super Camera 4.1” Function developed from own Lenovo labs.
Note: When the phone is on sleep mode, we can activate the quick shot function by doing double click on the "home" button, very useful.
Battery
About time of endurance, because of the ultra-thin body of this phone, the battery is only built-in 2300mAh, facing the MT6595M CPU and 1080P screen, it is kind of stressful demand.
After running some tests:
 Watching 30 minutes online video, power dropped by 10%
 Playing Asphalt 8 game for 20 minutes, made the battery drop by 6%
 Standby time during the night (so 8 hours with Bluetooth and GPS disabled but keeping WIFI on) and the power only dropped 4%
 After one day of standard use, we still had 24% of battery
With this figures, one charge per day should normally be OK. We must also think that I was simulating normal use, so I didn’t enable“Ultimate Power Saver Mode”during the tests.
Other says that opening it, the phone should be fine for 2 days of use, even 3 days some say, although I consider it too optimistic.
Conclusions
From my side, no questions the main point of Lenovo Vibe X2 is its cools and elegant appearance, with that colorful layer design that breaks the common practice of smartphone side design.
The aluminum and magnesium alloy frame keeps the phone weight very tight, in a way that having the terminal on the hand feels very light, even lighter than iPhone5 despite the different size,
To be honest, we cannot look only to the design, I wouldn’t be practical at all for a smartphone review. The powerful hardware brings us speed, then, but also the quick shot function, dual full active SIM with 4G LTE support
And about places to buy it. I have already a wide experience dealing with Asian sellers, and sincerely have been cheated (not same product, low quality, long delay, orders canceled, excessive customs costs...) so lately I prefer to go to those ones giving me more confidence like Etotalk (which as I said also modify the ROM to include more languages) who in addition uses VIP DHL shipping, so normally it takes less than 5 days to have the goods on my home.

What about Lollipop for this phone?

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