edit 2 Sorry, I think this should have been in the Q&A thread? I can't see any option to move it there, or delete this post, and make a new one there. Sorry
Hey guys,
Have been looking on ebay at phones released around 2-3yrs ago for a new(used) upgrade from my current HTC ONE X... but I'm not familiar with all the smartphone tech, or issues, or what's decent/bad etc..
Originally I looked at the LG NEXUS 5X, then read it's got a fault that causes it to fail/Bootloop (eventually). Few people said, there's other phones in similar price range that would be better, though none suggested any (yet). Then I looked at the NEXUS 6P, but, I read again, these have a bootloop fault too ??
Are there any phones that have gotten a good reputation, probably 2014> that still perform well today, but aren't plagued with hardware faults? I don't mind if I have to repair / reflash firmware etc.. as one reason I look at ebay, hope to pickup a phone for cheap (due to broken.. ie screen, not starting up), then fix it.
Price range, around $100, but obviously price for phone will vary depending on phone and condition etc..
[edit] I should have noted, I'm from Australia, so phone prices vary here. Maybe, if you can, throw some suggestions my way, and I'll look around based on what I can spend.
Suggestions on what to look out for ?
Thanks in advance,
Le Widget said:
edit 2 Sorry, I think this ...
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Ask here my friend , you'll have answers :
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1620179
RaiZProduction said:
Ask here my friend , you'll have answers :
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1620179
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Hi there,
I'm considering buying this phone: chinaecarts com/samsung-galaxy-s3-12ghz-dual-core-48inch-mtk6577-android-40-16gb-phone-p-3095.html
However I've never bought from them before. So, has anyone else had any experience with them before? Are they safe to buy from?
Thanks in advance.
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It is an impressive device... Really amazing for its price!
Does someone have infos about "chinaecarts"?
I am very tempted to buy this device...
Regards
kalo86 said:
It is an impressive device... Really amazing for its price!
Does someone have infos about "chinaecarts"?
I am very tempted to buy this device...
Regards
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I'm will buy this phone now, and then I will make a full review and post it on here.
PLEASE BE GOOD
jaw2floor said:
I'm will buy this phone now, and then I will make a full review and post it on here.
PLEASE BE GOOD
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Ok, thank you very much!
This device rocks! I'm sure!
Anyway, did you pay the device with Moneygram or with Bank money transfer?
Please write more info, thanks!
kalo
kalo86 said:
Ok, thank you very much!
This device rocks! I'm sure!
Anyway, did you pay the device with Moneygram or with Bank money transfer?
Please write more info, thanks!
kalo
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Unfortunately I decided not to order, because I looked at other reviews and many other people said that they got scammed by Chinaecarts. Also many people have mentioned that they are unable to contact their customer support at all once they have purchased(/been scammed).
Moneygram specifically say on their website not to use it to pat for items, and that it could indicate a scam.
A real shame because Chinaecarts appear to be the only seller selling this phone. I may still buy a MTK6577 device (now I'm looking at the Haipai X710d) so long as it is the best I can get in my budget of £190.
tl;dr: I wouldn't recommend buying from them.
The general rule of internet is usually, if it's too good to be true, it is. I guess that even if they would send something (which I doubt) you'll get a "fake" replica or something like that. I'm glad you decided not to order there, since it would be sad if you'd lose your money.
YellowSloth said:
The general rule of internet is usually, if it's too good to be true, it is. I guess that even if they would send something (which I doubt) you'll get a "fake" replica or something like that. I'm glad you decided not to order there, since it would be sad if you'd lose your money.
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http://www.engadget.com/2012/07/10/kirf-galaxy-s-iii-designed-for-cheapskates-inspired-by-samsung/
OP here is the thread to get assistance: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1846277
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Hi guys,
I've bought my HTC One XL directly from Australia, through Telstra. But now I live in Brazil
Well, I bricked my phone pretty hard. I even bothered reading all the topics about my stituation to see if there was any available solution. Turns out there isn't.
Well, at least through the community. From what I gathered, HTC is able to refurbish it and send it back - or at least exchange for another one.
The problem is, since this device is not sold in Brazil, HTC-Brazil simply don't do any kind of repair on it. So, my only hope lives in a good australian soul accepting to receive my phone and do me this big favour of checking if HTC-Australia would help me - even if I have to pay some technical fee.
I know this forum is not exacly for something like this, but I'm out of ideas. And since my investment was pretty big and I can't afford another one right now, I'm here begging for some help.
If this good soul exists, please, PM me so we can go through details.
Thanks in advance!
I feel you man..what'd you do to your phone? And when you get on the phone with HTC Australia tell them the truth I've seen them take pity on some people for flashing the wrong thingss and making it free to recover
a box of kittens said:
I feel you man..what'd you do to your phone? And when you get on the phone with HTC Australia tell them the truth I've seen them take pity on some people for flashing the wrong thingss and making it free to recover
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Thanks man. Well, I was absolutely used to the HOX with Tegra 3, once I got the XL I thought I know almost everything. It worked well for a while, but things went sour when I tried to downgrade. I think it corrupts some stuff on the phone, and after that I think it's not possible to install a RUU. Well, I tried to anyway and found out that the hard way.
I was already pretty honest with them. I talked to them online, told them the whole story, but they said they could do nothing for me since I was in Brazil. And, as I said, HTC-Brazil was completely useless, since they don't sell this device here.
That's why I'm trying to find some help from an australian mate here at the forum. 'Til now, I had no success.
I found a guy who does JTAG here in Brazil. Since I'm having a hard time doing it trough HTC, I think I'll try this one last resort. I think I got almost nothing to lose by now.
What exactly do you need someone to do for you?
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timmaaa said:
What exactly do you need someone to do for you?
Sent from my One XL using XDA Premium
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Hey timmaaa!
I'd need that person to give me an address to send the device, and after that I'd use this address to ask HTC what should I do.
Possibly I'd need it to be sent to HTC or Telstra.
But it's ok, by now I took the second possibility. I sent it to be used in a test with Riffbox. Now all I have to do is pray, as much as I can.
Anyway, thanks for replying!
Hey radjan! Check out mobiletechvideos.com they do jtagging service for about 80$ ...and its an honest site
a box of kittens said:
Hey radjan! Check out mobiletechvideos.com they do jtagging service for about 80$ ...and its an honest site
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Thanks man. I found int while I was doing my research yesterday.
Anyway, I found another site, a brazilian one (amigoandroid.com.br) which does the same service. I called him, and he sound pretty good technically, even explaining to me why jtagiing the Tegra version is a no-go. Also, I found some pretty good reviews about him in some brazilian forums.
He also explained to me that this process for the One XL is still in beta testing. But, as I said, I got pretty much nothing more to lose. For me it's ok if it ends up bricked if it makes future bricked devices come back to life.
Beside that, the price is basically the same, but I save money from the shipping and save some time I'd use to explain brazilian customs that the device was already mine, that I was sending it for repair and yadda yadda.
Anyway, thanks for the help. Will keep posted and, in cade anyone ends up screwed like me, they may fin a light at the end of the tunnel.
Hi
I took the plunge and bought the S4 clone/knock off No1 S6. It arrived in the UK from Hong Kong (day after it was posted! great service from Android-Inside). First impressions are that it is a good phone with a great screen. I wanted to post a reply in Manuxo's thread but as a newbie I'm not allowed. If anyone has any (basic) questions about the phone/spec etc please feel free to post.:laugh:
jw54 said:
Hi
I took the plunge and bought the S4 clone/knock off No1 S6. It arrived in the UK from Hong Kong (day after it was posted! great service from Android-Inside). First impressions are that it is a good phone with a great screen. I wanted to post a reply in Manuxo's thread but as a newbie I'm not allowed. If anyone has any (basic) questions about the phone/spec etc please feel free to post.:laugh:
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Hi jw54,
Can you use a normal s4 case on this phone?
Does the battery last long?
Hope you do a review on it.
Thanks
No1 S6 initial view
cubergamer said:
Hi jw54,
Can you use a normal s4 case on this phone?
Does the battery last long?
Hope you do a review on it.
Thanks
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Had this phone a week now but will be trying to get a replacement for two main reasons:
1. Phone constantly freezes and reboots. I've done a factory restore but has made no difference.
2. Phone will not connect to mobile data - tried everything suggested by my network (vodafone UK) but nothing fixes the bug.
If the phone did the basics correctly I would be more than happy.
The next part of the adventure is to see what kind of customer service I get from Android-Inside
In response to your questions - battery lasts OK but obviously due to restrictions I've not used the phone at full throttle. I bought a cheap case from Ebay - the fit is not great but that's probably due to the case. I think better quality S4 accessories would fit fine.
jw54 said:
Had this phone a week now but will be trying to get a replacement for two main reasons:
1. Phone constantly freezes and reboots. I've done a factory restore but has made no difference.
2. Phone will not connect to mobile data - tried everything suggested by my network (vodafone UK) but nothing fixes the bug.
If the phone did the basics correctly I would be more than happy.
The next part of the adventure is to see what kind of customer service I get from Android-Inside
In response to your questions - battery lasts OK but obviously due to restrictions I've not used the phone at full throttle. I bought a cheap case from Ebay - the fit is not great but that's probably due to the case. I think better quality S4 accessories would fit fine.
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You can ask your phone to be replaced but every phone with this version of android installed (4.2.1) have this issues so i think it is better to wait an software update.
If you ask for a replacement you can wait for a lonnnggg time until you have your phone back.
regards
No.1 S6 thread
Does anyone know where the original thread started by Manuxo has gone to???
jw54 said:
Does anyone know where the original thread started by Manuxo has gone to???
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Seems the mods have gone on rampage and deleted alot of threads and closing them lately.
news
kaitoudark said:
Seems the mods have gone on rampage and deleted alot of threads and closing them lately.
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Hello,
dont worry manuxo set up a new forum for Chinese Phones:
nanou770 said:
Hello,
dont worry manuxo set up a new forum for Chinese Phones:
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Where??
manuxo website
ArnoJeroen said:
Where??
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GO TO http://www.mychinesephone.com/index.php
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If you like my posting, please hit the "THANKS"-button. :good:
So is there a custom rom for this phone or at least root instructions? I'm not very familiar with the android environment, so I wouldn't want to brick the phone. Not to mention that its customer support would be pretty much non existant... :/
New stock software available
Hello!
There is an updated firmware here -> www.mychinesephone.com
It will fix every issue related on this thread.
Regards
where did you buy?
jw54 said:
Hi
I took the plunge and bought the S4 clone/knock off No1 S6. It arrived in the UK from Hong Kong (day after it was posted! great service from Android-Inside). First impressions are that it is a good phone with a great screen. I wanted to post a reply in Manuxo's thread but as a newbie I'm not allowed. If anyone has any (basic) questions about the phone/spec etc please feel free to post.:laugh:
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Did you buy from "CHINAPADMALL"
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No - i bought mine from android-inside.com which is now called anybuying.com????
Just a word of warning - after much tweaking and messing about it's now working reasonably well. However don't expect this to be a genuine alternative to a Galaxy S4 or iPhone, there are too many issues and problems. the best place to look is 'mychinesephone.com' where you will find loads of info. they also have a shop where you can buy the phone if you still want one
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Did you buy from "CHINAPADMALL"
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Best shop to order it is http://www.chinapadmall.com/no-1-s6.
Android-inside (ex android-sale) or anybuying are scammers, very bad reputation
mazanostra said:
So is there a custom rom for this phone or at least root instructions? I'm not very familiar with the android environment, so I wouldn't want to brick the phone. Not to mention that its customer support would be pretty much non existant... :/
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here you found roms for this phone
http://www.mychinesephone.com/viewforum.php?f=18&sid=b7c7c60b1974999d97dc74a9e3f1186b
S6 No.1 not start, bought the 24/09/2013
I have bought 2 phones to chinapadmall
The first cell is fine but the second I turn on the second day and will not start. I sent an email but they have not answered.
Does anyone know how to claim the phone?
Do you have warranty?
jimeno28 said:
I have bought 2 phones to chinapadmall
The first cell is fine but the second I turn on the second day and will not start. I sent an email but they have not answered.
Does anyone know how to claim the phone?
Do you have warranty?
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Wait, they ll answer. Notice that till Oct 5-7 they have holidays. They had sent me the return address of chinapadmall, i don't see any reason they ll not help you. If they don't answer even after holidays in next week, open a dispute in your paypal transaction
chinapasmall
gerstavros said:
Wait, they ll answer. Notice that till Oct 5-7 they have holidays. They had sent me the return address of chinapadmall, i don't see any reason they ll not help you. If they don't answer even after holidays in next week, open a dispute in your paypal transaction
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thanks for the reply, I'll wait a bit
why scammers?
ntta regnum
I received good service from them. I can only speak from personal experience and don't regard them as scammers.
No1 S6 not turn
jimeno28 said:
I have bought 2 phones to chinapadmall
The first cell is fine but the second I turn on the second day and will not start. I sent an email but they have not answered.
Does anyone know how to claim the phone?
Do you have warranty?
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I've opened a paypal dispute, and see what happens, but they're informal I have replied to the email
Hello,
I finally got a z3 compact and don't want to brick it. I'm way new to this (read: virgin). I read http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2920630 but that was a year ago and didn't tell me much anyway. I'm just looking for a good phone to learn/experiment on - I know there are many but if someone has any particular recommendations or could steer me towards a few that are more suitable, that'd be great. Also, if I should post this in any other forums or sites?
Thanks for any advice you can offer...
trstew said:
Hello,
I finally got a z3 compact and don't want to brick it. I'm way new to this (read: virgin). I read http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2920630 but that was a year ago and didn't tell me much anyway. I'm just looking for a good phone to learn/experiment on - I know there are many but if someone has any particular recommendations or could steer me towards a few that are more suitable, that'd be great. Also, if I should post this in any other forums or sites?
Thanks for any advice you can offer...
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I'd recommend a Nexus 4. You can get one for very cheap these days, but it's still a competent device; nearly 3 years old but with hardware that outperforms the "budget" devices that cost more. There's a massive amounts of development, and it's practically impossible to brick. You might want to get a new battery for it though. It's not terribly difficult, but it does take some tools, patience, and confidence. A Nexus 5 would obviously be the better device, but it'll cost more.
trstew said:
Hello,
I finally got a z3 compact and don't want to brick it. I'm way new to this (read: virgin). I read http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2920630 but that was a year ago and didn't tell me much anyway. I'm just looking for a good phone to learn/experiment on - I know there are many but if someone has any particular recommendations or could steer me towards a few that are more suitable, that'd be great. Also, if I should post this in any other forums or sites?
Thanks for any advice you can offer...
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1846277
Hi everyone, (I know its not really the good section to ask this but the topic for this seems to be dead ([Discussion] What's your next smartphone / What should I buy)
1. I'm looking for a new device since my Moto G 2014 as ended :/
I was very happy with it because I love to tweak my phone and the community around it was pretty decent. I like to have the choice to install rom I want etc...
Its the most important thing for me.
2. I can put more this time on the new device. (~300€)
3. I'm not against to buy a phone who have 1 or 2 years old until he is still decent on performance and again with a good community around it.
4. I was looking for a moto X 2014, nexus 5x, LG G3 (D855) but I can't find it anymore in shop :/
5. I tried to look what can I have for 300€ at this moment and I only see phone with disappointed soc on it.
So I think you have all information you need to maybe help me to find the one
PS: I don't care about quality of screen, battery life, sound, Photo etc... I just want to stay with a 5"/5.2"/(5.5"max) with good performance better than my old Snap 400 and be able to run some games.
Again thanks if you can help me.
plopingo said:
Hi everyone, (I know its not really the good section to ask this but the topic for this seems to be dead ([Discussion] What's your next smartphone / What should I buy)
1. I'm looking for a new device since my Moto G 2014 as ended :/
I was very happy with it because I love to tweak my phone and the community around it was pretty decent. I like to have the choice to install rom I want etc...
Its the most important thing for me.
2. I can put more this time on the new device. (~300€)
3. I'm not against to buy a phone who have 1 or 2 years old until he is still decent on performance and again with a good community around it.
4. I was looking for a moto X 2014, nexus 5x, LG G3 (D855) but I can't find it anymore in shop :/
5. I tried to look what can I have for 300€ at this moment and I only see phone with disappointed soc on it.
So I think you have all information you need to maybe help me to find the one
PS: I don't care about quality of screen, battery life, sound, Photo etc... I just want to stay with a 5"/5.2"/(5.5"max) with good performance better than my old Snap 400 and be able to run some games.
Again thanks if you can help me.
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That thread isn't "dead", it gets posted in quite frequently. You're being impatient, give it time, it's not like people are standing by to answer your questions immediately. It isn't anyone's job to answer posts here, everyone here helps voluntarily.
Droidriven said:
That thread isn't "dead", it gets posted in quite frequently. You're being impatient, give it time, it's not like people are standing by to answer your questions immediately. It isn't anyone's job to answer posts here, everyone here helps voluntarily.
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I totally understand what you mean. I'm without phone it's why I'm kinda "impatient" like you said
Sorry
plopingo said:
I totally understand what you mean. I'm without phone it's why I'm kinda "impatient" like you said
Sorry
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I'm closing this one up, please ask in the thread you linked
Thanks for understanding
Sawdoctor