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[Q] Tablet off ebay...good or bad? Opinions?

I've been looking buying a tablet for a few months and ive done some research on the matter and what some fair specs on devices are, and ive read good and bad reviews about ebay tablets, and before i buy this one, in the link bellow, I'd like to know what people think about it.
it has a dual camera, capacitive screen, (which means its a glass screen, right?) And it doesnt look like a cheap plastic one-which i originally thought about purchasing for only 200$. However after research, most of the 200$ tablets have plastic screens and.... Ive had plastic touch screen phones, and compared to my htc evo shift, the evo's glass screen is much better. that's my opinion... so this is the product ive been looking at currently.
.... it wont let me post the direct link... so, go to ebay, and this is the item listing "New 9.7" Android 2.3 4GB Cortex-A8 WIFI HDMI M12 Tablet"
sorry for the inconvenience.
I've looked into buying from sites where you get a better price, but have to 'contact the supplier' and ask them questions.... and then after talking to them for 2+ weeks, they say........
"I am not sure if your US customs will hold the package 100%.
But this is such a risk. If US customs pay attention to your package, open the box, then they will maybe.
I tell you this in advance, then it is up to you to choose the risk. If the customs hold the package and you won't get, we could not help any and won't refund you.
You can think about it, if you want to try, then I will check those information you want and send u."
WONDERFUL! so that place is now not an option.
but ebay has some sort of guarantees on their products that they arrive or you get a refund, and that they are as the Lister described. which makes me feel more comfortable in that sense.
any thoughts? Thanks!

Hi, why do you want this particular tablet?
do you have specific requirements for your tablet such as screen size, resolution, cpu speed etc. other than capacitive screen...
Also, do you have price range or are you looking for as chap as possible?
Thanks
RDS

I like the capacitive screen, and for me larger is better, 9in and up.
im not good at the rooting process and changing the software and stuff like that.
but close to 1ghz speeds are good with me, and having usb ports are always a plus, also access to micro sd cards, which i think just about all tablets have that,
I like android 2.3.... when i upgraded my phone from 2.2 to 2.3 it became a lot smoother, less freezes, better battery,
the only thing i dont like so much about that tablet is that the battery is 4500mah, but they claim 6-8 hours of use.
Thanks!

The M12 is a verty good tablet, the are some threads in some forums about it, you might look pandawill or htcmania, there are firmwares and opinions

I can't say specifically for your case since that wouldn't be possible...but I can tell you that I have personally purchased an android based smart phone for a 'work phone' from the far east and did not have any customs problems.
The parcel said 'Gift' as the details and it just got delivered to me. It was send standard mail though an took like a month.

[Q] Android phone up to 200$ - what to buy? Are chineese clones woth the money?

Hello,
I'm looking for Android phone up to 200$.
Not sure if should I buy something kinda outdated (like htc desire with old android) or rather fairly new construct like chineese clones (something like hdc i9300 or something else on mtk6575/6577). with recent android version Those chineese phones have quite good specs, but it's a lot of mess with them (sometime they claim to have ips screen, sometime the vary same model say it's amoled, even single alieexpress auction in one place is stated that it has ips screen while few lines lower says its amoled).
Very hard for me too choose. Are there any reputable reviews of those clones? Lots of reviews look more like commercials saying only good thigs about phone.
What would you choose?
I just want pretty standard things like :
responsive UI (hate lagging)
wifi (really working not just 1m away router)
good screen usable in sunlight (perfect would be ips) between 3.5 and 4.8 inches.
web browsing option
capable of runinng few apps at the time (browser, calendard etc) - don't care about games, although it would be nice to view movies.
and pretty decent battery (so like 2days at least of working)
GPS
decent camera which could replace separate compact camera.
Phone must be new.
Is anyone really happy with clone bought from china? Not only after buying but also after few months of use?
Could you point sellers you've been satisfied with? I know there are ratings with aliexpress, but many users buying barely know what they are buying, and even if phone is lot worse then specs say they give good feedback. E.g. Few months ago on polish auction site (like ebay) there was a guy selling fake pendrives (256mb capacity while claiming to have 32gb - altered somehow to show fake capacity) and most users left him positive feedback.
thanks in advance

Please use the sticky at the top of this section for all phone decision questions. Thank you. Thread closed.

[Q] Chinese TabletPhone Consensus?

I'm seeking a general opinion. What I want to buy is a Tablet Phone (Phablet) and specifically that—less expensive Chinese Clone if possible. An unlocked two-SIM, quad band job, 5-to-5.3" screen, WiFi, 3G/4G, Android 4.x, two camera with the highest resolving at 8 mp, all the currently desirable standard bells-and-whistles—to be used both as a phone and extensively for general tablet purposes, including video (catching up on teevee), audio (music of course), word processing and ebook reading…all formats. Currently I carry two small devices: a feature ClonePhone running Nucleus (Dapeng T8000) for calls and an iPod Touch 3G for everything else. I'm hoping for a Tablet phone that'll do the lot, so I need carry only one toy.
Here's the thing: I just had a disappointing experience with the HaiPai X710D. Out of the box it had problems I learned were common to the model, with firmware (trouble addressing the SD expansion card) and a too-recessed earphone port. I read about the workarounds but didn't want to be compromised before I began, so after playing with it as-was, just to get the feel of the interface, etc. I returned it. I'd like to avoid a hinky model next time.
I do understand that in some ways, any Chinese clone is subject to imperfection, so—that acknowledged—what are the best, work-well-out-of-the-box-without-modification-needed Tablet Phones that meet the general specs of what I've described above. Any recommendations?

There is a Thread in place that can assist you:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1846277

[Q] Reliability of unbranded Android phones vs 'original' Samsungs

Hi everyone,
After my Samsung S2 suffered water damage, I now need to buy a new smartphone, and I had almost decided for the S3, which now costs only GBP40 less than the S2. Until I stumbled upon this: http://www.amazon.co.uk/S7189-MTK6589-Android-Smartphone-UNLOCKED/dp/B00BG8F9G0
I have no problem with the idea of owning an "unbranded" phone, but I'm just worried that it might later turn out to be of substantially lower quality than the original. A colleague of mine owns a previous model of this Star phone (N7100), and he's been happy with it for the past year or so. After playing around with his phone a bit, it seemed fine to me, however I didn't get to test it in more detail (e.g. compare image quality of camera output with that from the S2, or see how stable the GPS fix is).
I'd have really liked to read a proper review for it (with benchmarks etc), or at least see a believable amount of user ratings. The Amazon product page has some good user reviews, but only 22 of them, and you can't really find much information about this model (or about the Star make in general) on the Internet.
What do you guys think? Is there reason to believe this phone would perform (visibly/audibly) worse than its closest Samsung equivalent, or that its life expectency would be shorter? Many thanks in advance for any help, I really appreciate it!

longtalker said:
Hi everyone,
After my Samsung S2 suffered water damage, I now need to buy a new smartphone, and I had almost decided for the S3, which now costs only GBP40 less than the S2. Until I stumbled upon this: http://www.amazon.co.uk/S7189-MTK6589-Android-Smartphone-UNLOCKED/dp/B00BG8F9G0
I have no problem with the idea of owning an "unbranded" phone, but I'm just worried that it might later turn out to be of substantially lower quality than the original. A colleague of mine owns a previous model of this Star phone (N7100), and he's been happy with it for the past year or so. After playing around with his phone a bit, it seemed fine to me, however I didn't get to test it in more detail (e.g. compare image quality of camera output with that from the S2, or see how stable the GPS fix is).
I'd have really liked to read a proper review for it (with benchmarks etc), or at least see a believable amount of user ratings. The Amazon product page has some good user reviews, but only 22 of them, and you can't really find much information about this model (or about the Star make in general) on the Internet.
What do you guys think? Is there reason to believe this phone would perform (visibly/audibly) worse than its closest Samsung equivalent, or that its life expectency would be shorter? Many thanks in advance for any help, I really appreciate it!
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Please use this thread
[Discussion] What's your next smartphone / What should I buy
or this
**DEVICE SUGGESTION THREAD** -- Not sure what device to buy? Ask here!

immortalneo said:
Please use this thread
[Discussion] What's your next smartphone / What should I buy
or this
**DEVICE SUGGESTION THREAD** -- Not sure what device to buy? Ask here!
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Please use one of ^^^^^these^^^^^^ threads. Otherwise the General forum would be full of these kinds of threads. One important difference that is independent of build quality is that branded phones have better OEM support and there is likely to be a lot more development on a branded device.
Thread closed.

Help With Finding A New Phone

Dear All,
I recently replaced my Moto G (1st Gen) with an Oukitel K10000 as I need very long battery life and a recent eyesight diagnosis required a larger screen (At least 5.5"). Sadly I have had to return the K10000 under warranty as an official OTA Update soft bricked the phone and the MTK Chipset from these chinese phones was hard for me to deal with, there was no recovery installed and the drivers for their flash tool dont work with my computers OS. I'm back to using my Moto G (With a Battery Jacket) and now have back my £139.00 (UK Pounds) spent on the Oukitel but I need another phone but I have a list of requirements that I would be grateful if anyone could suggest a phone to suit my requirements, apologies if I have posted in the wrong place I have only posted a few times before.
I'm looking for
- 5.5" Screen (Resolution not to much of an issue)
- 4G Compatiability in United Kingdom
- A LARGE battery or a phone that is efficient (24 Hour medium-heavy Use)
-2GB Ram (The Moto G struggles with multitasking with 1GB)
-Don't care about internal storage as long as there is a micro SD slot
- A phone that is well known to the forum with lots of development options like the Moto g with good availability of cases, screen protectors etc (I realised this was a drawback of Chinese phones)
- A gyroscope for use with my google cardboard, I was very disappointed to find the K10000 did not have one (and few other sensors for that matter)
- Android 5.01 + or with good ROM releases
-Dont Care about looks/build quality or cameras or unnecessary features
I don't mind spending maybe £20 or £30 more so a budget of Approx £160 UK Pounds, if need be I would be happy with a used handset if I had to
Is there anyone aware of a phone that I would be happy with? I have found ebay descriptions and websites can be unreliable (Such as being told the K10000 had a Gyro) so thought I would ask here.
Many thanks in advance to anyone who may have a suggestion

Lots of opinions to be had in this dedicated thread for such questions,
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1620179
So I'll close this thread. :good:
Thanks,
Darth
Senior Moderator