Full In-Depth Review
Remember to check the video description on YT! I have an index / timestamps there for everything I have tested in the video! So you can jump directly to the part you want to watch!
▽ Camera Samples: http://www.mediafire.com/folder/o1k5gp85uejkf/Leagoo_Elite_1_Camera_Samples
▽ Battery mAh & charger test: http://www.mediafire.com/view/x9f6h5rk1gts9kv/mAh-Charger-test.jpg
▽ Geekbench 3 battery test: http://browser.primatelabs.com/battery3/143263
First Hands-on
DotView Case Test
LEAGOO are soon going to release a new top model, called the Elite 1.
I have pre-ordered this phone, what I especially like about it is that it is a 5 inch phone which is more pocket friendly, and not a 5.5 like from many other brands. It features a fingerprint reader, CNC metal frame and have top specs like JDI Full HD screen, 3GB RAM, and MTK6753 Octa Core CPU.
LEAGOO ELITE 1 MTK6753 Octa Core 1.3GHz Android 5.1 Smartphone 3GB Ram 32GB Rom 5.0 Inch FHD IPS Screen 4G LTE
Will be available in Dazzling White, Midnight Black and Champagne Gold.
More info on http://www.leagoo.cc/mobile/elite_series/20150813/Elite1.html
According to the page it also has Sapphire glass! on the Fingerprint reader. And the screen has Corning® Gorilla® Glass 3. Looks to be the top 5 inch smartphone that I have been waiting for!
- MTK6753 Octa Core 1.3GHz
- 5.0 Inch 1920 * 1080 Pixel FHD IPS Screen
- 3GB Ram 32GB Rom
- 16.0MP Back Camera 13.0MP Front Camera
- Support 4G LTE, WIFI, GPS, Bluetooth, Multilanguage, Play Store, OTG, Smart Gesture, etc
- 2400mAh Battery
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I think it is more than god, the design & materials are very attractive, it is the first of it's kind (5") that also features a front fingerprint reader and the hardware inside is very highend.
I only hope that the camera will be good and that the battery will last at least 1 day.
Then it could maybe be one of the best 5 inch china phones with fingerprint out....
Battery 2400 mAh will be the weak spot. Looking forward to your review!
Got mine today...
PROS
Cost (obviously)
Gorgeous phone absolutely stunning
Fingerprint ID, works really well and can unlock phone from standby without going via lockscreen
Great camera
Dedicated "smart button" / shutter button
Good display
Almost vanilla AOSP
CONS
Battery... just about bearable
No root as yet (which means you can't tweak battery with greenify etc)
Only one ringtone rather than a different one for each sim card
One sim slot is sim or MicroSD... I want dual sim AND MicroSD
If you've got any questions let me know
Very nice phone, good design.
At long last a good spec 5.0 inch screen model ordering one as we speak. :victory:
I just hope they didn't use the goodix touch panel so we can have a fully working touch recovery. :fingers-crossed:
Leagoo seem to have put a lot of effort into this phone so let's hope it pays off.
As said battery could be a problem for heavy users especially driving that nice high res screen
Here what the battery life looks like, for those that are interested.
I can see a custom recovery coming soon as there's an interesting feature in the Developers Options menu called "OEM Unlocking" which is described as Unlocking the bootloader. Excellent!
pjcarrmole said:
I can see a custom recovery coming soon as there's an interesting feature in the Developers Options menu called "OEM Unlocking" which is described as Unlocking the bootloader. Excellent!
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You can pretty much use any mt6732/52 custom recovery - by just switching the kernel. I can run you through if you want. I'd back up the stock recovery with SPFlash first regardless.
HypoTurtle said:
You can pretty much use any mt6732/52 custom recovery - by just switching the kernel. I can run you through if you want. I'd back up the stock recovery with SPFlash first regardless.
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There's not root on the Elite 1 as yet... I would assume that I need root to do this? If not it would be great to find out as I can get a custom recovery and then merely flash the appropriate superuser zip. What do you think?
pjcarrmole said:
There's not root on the Elite 1 as yet... I would assume that I need root to do this? If not it would be great to find out as I can get a custom recovery and then merely flash the appropriate superuser zip. What do you think?
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No need for root. Once you have unlocked the bootloader you can flash it with SPFlash or fastboot.
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I can see a custom recovery coming soon as there's an interesting feature in the Developers Options menu called "OEM Unlocking" which is described as Unlocking the bootloader. Excellent!
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I have seen the "OEM Unlocking" in many of the newer China phones, I think it is a standard setting in Android 5.1. But the Chinese phones are usually not locked.
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You can pretty much use any mt6732/52 custom recovery - by just switching the kernel. I can run you through if you want. I'd back up the stock recovery with SPFlash first regardless.
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HypoTurtle said:
No need for root. Once you have unlocked the bootloader you can flash it with SPFlash or fastboot.
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So which recovery would I use, does it have to be lollipop compatible? Any help would be appreciated as I really need flash root on this to run xposed if possible... and obviously I need a full backup before risking the inevitable bootloops. Thanks in advance.
I'm confused, this phone is supposed to have a MT6753 SoC (hopefully as MT6752 is a huge failure imho). Yet you speak about Elite 1 and MT6752 here. Are there different versions of Elite 1? Please clarify.
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No root as yet (which means you can't tweak battery with greenify etc)
If you've got any questions let me know
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I have a couple of questions. I already know that they lie about the cameras, that it's 8/13 MP interpolated to 13/16 MP, but can you verify that the main camera really has an IMX214 sensor like I read somewhere? (check in MTK Engineer Mode)
They lie about the cameras. What else do they lie about? JDI screen, Gorilla Glass?
Can you confirm that the Elite 1 has a MT6753, not a MT6752 as the name of this thread suggests?
Were you able to unlock the boatloader and get root?
MacArthur67 said:
I'm confused, this phone is supposed to have a MT6753 SoC (hopefully as MT6752 is a huge failure imho). Yet you speak about Elite 1 and MT6752 here. Are there different versions of Elite 1? Please clarify.
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It is the MT 6753 as shown in the screenshot below. The rear camera is listed in Antutu as 16.3 mega pixel, and to be fair it is the best camera I've used (which kind of only makes it better than the Honor 6 and the Lenovo Vibe Shot).
The screen is incredibly vibrant, and I've had to use Lux Auto Brightness in order to tone it down (and it's still really bright). This has boosted the battery a lot.
In MTK Engineering Mode the camera is definitely NOT interpolated. Hope that helps. Feel free to ask any more questions.
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It is the MT 6753 as shown in the screenshot below.
In MTK Engineering Mode the camera is definitely NOT interpolated. Hope that helps. Feel free to ask any more questions.
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Thanks! I'm happy it's a MT6753 even if the MT6752 is theoretically more powerful. Too many problems with all MT6752 devices I know of and I have/had several.
Can you check MTK Engineer, swipe to Others and check if there is a menu there for Device Info. Most MTK devices have that menu but some don't. If it's there you will be able to see what camera sensors there are. I think (and hope) it's a Exmor IMX214, which is one of the best 13 MP sensors on the market imo. I also believe that the front camera sensor is a 8 MP OV8858.
Did you get root access?
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Honor 6 have a IMX214 and you say the Elite 1 has a better camera, so it could be true that it has a 16 MP Exmor then. On the other hand the photo quality depends on software and the post sensor processing in the SoC also.
MacArthur67 said:
Thanks! I'm happy it's a MT6753 even if the MT6752 is theoretically more powerful. Too many problems with all MT6752 devices I know of and I have/had several.
Can you check MTK Engineer, swipe to Others and check if there is a menu there for Device Info. Most MTK devices have that menu but some don't. If it's there you will be able to see what camera sensors there are. I think (and hope) it's a Exmor IMX214, which is one of the best 13 MP sensors on the market imo. I also believe that the front camera sensor is a 8 MP OV8858.
Did you get root access?
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Honor 6 have a IMX214 and you say the Elite 1 has a better camera, so it could be true that it has a 16 MP Exmor then. On the other hand the photo quality depends on software and the post sensor processing in the SoC also.
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I've tried the Engineer mode as well as 3 hardware info apps. None of them give the sensor name, but they all give the same information, that the back camera is 16.3 megapixel with continuous auto focus. What you say about the Honor 6 sounds right as the two are almost exact with the minor differences being colour saturation and very fine detail... the differences are noticeable, but so small, they could be down to post sensor processing. If there's decent light tomorrow I will take a photo with each as a comparison for you.
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I've tried the Engineer mode as well as 3 hardware info apps. None of them give the sensor name, but they all give the same information, that the back camera is 16.3 megapixel with continuous auto focus.
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Thanks for info. No hardware info app would be able to extract the info about what sensor it is and would also not be able to tell the real resolution if it's interpolated. If you have root access you can change the build prop (/device/system/build.prop) from user to eng (engineer) and get some more info in MTK Engineer (ro.build.type=user --> ro.buildtype=eng). If you don't have any major complaints on the phone I will probably buy one to play with. I have no MT6753 device yet and the Elite 1 seems like a good candidate to become the first.
Related
UNBOXING
FULL REVIEW
COMPARISON - G4-G5-G6
Camera samples:
http://plus.google.com/photos/10058...s/6082341183852604913?authkey=CMzt_P3wl8PTgAE
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Elephone G6 - Beyond your imagination with 5.0" IPS screen, MT6592 1.7GHz with fingerprint scanner
With ergonomic design, the radian on the phone back can perfectly fit for the shape of the palm of your hand, furthermore, the skin-touch material bring you comfortable hand feeling. 5.0" IPS screen,1280*720 pixels, ppi=293, the parameter configuration is the good basis of amazing visuing effects, we especially did many alignments for the display.
Built in MT6592 cpu, the frequency has reach to 1.7GHz, with Mali-450 MP4 700MHz GPU. Powerful performance make it easy to deal with any app in your daily using, with low power consumption as the same time. Advanced camera with 13 million pixels, f/2.2 larger light-sensing surface area faster focusing speed and higher focusing accuracy, all those improvement will you better photo experience.
G6 is equipped with a fingerprint scanner, which could be used for locking screen or set encipherment protection for apps, that can guard your privacy. Double tab the screen to wake it up; and set your customized gesture as short cut to open certain function when the screen is off.
Highlights
- 5.0 inch HD IPS, 1280*720 pixels
- MTK6592 1.7GHz Octa-core
- 1GB RAM + 8 GB ROM
- 13MP rear camera + 2MP front camera
- Standard SIM card + micro SIM card, dual standby
- Android OS, 4.4.2 KitKat
- Support 3G Network: GSM 850/900/1800/1900, WCDMA 850/1900/2100 MHz
- Support Fingerprint ID, Gesture Recognition, GPS, OTG, etc.
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I like the phone's characteristics but I'm concerned about the battery life. Only 2250mAh for eight cores is a bit weak. What do you think?
Do you expect the phone to have any support for the upgrade to Android L or to any other alternative upgrade?
I just purchased this phone.
I think for 102Eur is a great phone. If it have some problems, it isn't the only one. All chinneses phones have problems everywhere. The thing is if it compensates what you paid for it.
I also ordered it. I'm still waiting for it but I hope I won't be dissapointed. I hope that it will have some support (new ROMs, firmware updates etc.), since there has been a lot of interest in preorder period.
Zer7 said:
I just purchased this phone.
I think for 102Eur is a great phone. If it have some problems, it isn't the only one. All chinneses phones have problems everywhere. The thing is if it compensates what you paid for it.
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rhri3 said:
I also ordered it. I'm still waiting for it but I hope I won't be dissapointed. I hope that it will have some support (new ROMs, firmware updates etc.), since there has been a lot of interest in preorder period.
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I think the official launch is on 9th Oct. We will wait at least two weeks more to put our hands in it.
Elephone p2000 at least seems that has good support and Elephone releases new roms when is needed. Also, every Elephone has been rooted easily, so that's good. Take also into consideration that we're with Android 4.4.2 .. other phones are still with 4.2 or 4.0, so we're updated for a few years with this version.
I think we take a good decision, and believe me, I search the whole internet and this is the best phone I found for this price. :good:
We just have to keep this topic alive, so that we can discuss about the phone once we get it. I already own a chinese phone with MTK6577 and 512MB RAM, Android 4.0 and I've been very satisfied with it. So obviously Elephone g6 should be a big improvement for me. I also like to do some improvements to the phone when possible, that's why I'm hoping for good support.
As far as the price-quality is concerned, I'm sure there is no better phone on the market at the moment. Only the battery still worries me...
Hopefully we'll get it ASAP.
rhri3 said:
We just have to keep this topic alive, so that we can discuss about the phone once we get it. I already own a chinese phone with MTK6577 and 512MB RAM, Android 4.0 and I've been very satisfied with it. So obviously Elephone g6 should be a big improvement for me. I also like to do some improvements to the phone when possible, that's why I'm hoping for good support.
As far as the price-quality is concerned, I'm sure there is no better phone on the market at the moment. Only the battery still worries me...
Hopefully we'll get it ASAP.
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I own a Sony Xperia Neo (1Ghz, 512mb ram, 384mb of memory to apps, 3.7'' and Android 4.0 ... slow as hell!) so this G6 should be a big improvement to me too! the only thing that my Xperia will be better is the camera and flash, so, we will see
The phone should be shipped in 9th, so -2 days!
Bad news guys: http://www.elephone.hk/readNews/1052.html
I'm thinking about cancel my order and purchase another phone ...
Zer7 said:
Bad news guys: http://www.elephone.hk/readNews/1052.html
I'm thinking about cancel my order and purchase another phone ...
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I would just wait, all the new Chinese models will be a little delayed because of the Chinese national holidays. Not only from Elephone but also from all the other Chinese brands. And I think it is good that they tell the truth, and actually do the tests properly before they ship the phones out to all the end customers. So we don't will be having problems in the end.
I agree, just wait for one more week. If you waited that long, one week isn't that much
I look forward to getting a good product, hopefully well tested and with some suport and updates available in the future.
rhri3 said:
I agree, just wait for one more week. If you waited that long, one week isn't that much
I look forward to getting a good product, hopefully well tested and with some suport and updates available in the future.
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I want to wait, but I can't!
We hope that the product is at least good, with good support and few updates.
Still no one received the phone?
Myefox delayed shipments without explain nothing... Look for some hands on until place my order!!
Wonder if anyone has received this phone yet I am looking for a budget smartphone to replace my nightmare Samsung Galaxy ace which is getting near the end of its contract.
My situation is I done a google search for a Blackview Crown review- 5inch Octa core Android 4.4 Smartphone 2GB Ram 16GB Rom and found the following thread on this site -- http://forum.xda-developers.com/android/general/blackview-crown-review-5inch-octa-core-t2844265
Someone on there said he thought this phone would be better and a few other agreed, however I cant really find much first hand feedback on this phone.
I know nothing about rooting phones I am a basic user who just wants a reasonable smart phone but my existing phone does have a huge amount of bloatware that i dont use so would not like that on a new phone.
Just wanted to keep this thread alive as this phones looks perfect I am in the UK where the cost of this is just over £92 or $150 and using the Three network on the 800MHZ band so was hoping people could give it the thumbs up.
Thanks
Ian
I expect to get the phone on monday. I will be able to tell some more then... Finally!
rhri3 said:
I expect to get the phone on monday. I will be able to tell some more then... Finally!
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waiting for your review. specially please post some camera samples. Im worried about the camera performance. thank you very much.
I received the phone. So far it looks good. Touchscreen is very responsive, no other preinstalled apps. OS really is Android 4.4.2 KitKat as stated. It has also already come rooted as SuperSU. Antutu Benchmark score is 29004.
Links to the pictures made with the phone's camera:
http://picoolio.net/image/PDk
http://picoolio.net/image/PDv
http://picoolio.net/image/PDz
http://picoolio.net/image/PDE
http://picoolio.net/image/PDM
http://picoolio.net/image/PDP
And plus a quick overview of the phone. The video is mostly out of focus but this is all the time I had.
http://youtu.be/NCTu6gl_Uhw
Images look pretty good!
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Hi. Can you add some more photos? I'm quite interested in buying this phone to my wife, but I'm afraid about camera quality, and battery life. So can you say something about it? And generally your opinion about whole phone.
Thank you in advance.
rhri3 said:
I received the phone. So far it looks good. Touchscreen is very responsive, no other preinstalled apps. OS really is Android 4.4.2 KitKat as stated. It has also already come rooted as SuperSU. Antutu Benchmark score is 29004.
Links to the pictures made with the phone's camera:
http://picoolio.net/image/PDk
http://picoolio.net/image/PDv
http://picoolio.net/image/PDz
http://picoolio.net/image/PDE
http://picoolio.net/image/PDM
http://picoolio.net/image/PDP
And plus a quick overview of the phone. The video is mostly out of focus but this is all the time I had.
http://youtu.be/NCTu6gl_Uhw
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Im about to order a one too. camera certainly looks pretty good. and your input is highly appreciated and valuble. thank you for that first. and also do all of us some more favor, please include your comment on following points,
1. some more camera pics in low light and normal indoor conditions.
2. mobile signal strength, wifi strength compared to your other mobile.
3. and another most importantly, music quality through a good headset and normal speaker strength for ringing.
4. I found some chinese devices have very low earpiece volume. how's it on the g6?
5. And of course how about the battery time.
thank you again and we all are very grateful for your info I think.
Hey all
The Asus ZenPhone Zoom offers similar specifications to the ZenPhone 2, but with a beefed up camera offering 3x optical zoom. Is this enough for our members to pay the premium?
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Specifications:
Display - IPS, 5.5 inches, 1080 x 1920 pixels (~403 ppi pixel density)
Chipset - Intel Atom Z3580
CPU - Quad-core 2.3 GHz
GPU - PowerVR G6430
RAM - 2/4 GB RAM
Memory - 16/32/64/128 GB
Camera - 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels, laser autofocus, 3x optical zoom, optical image stabilization, dual-LED flash
Secondary Camera - 5 MP
Sensors - Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Connectivity - Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot, Bluetooth v4.0
Battery - 3000 mAh
Dimensions - 158.9 x 78.8 x 12 mm
Weight - 185g
Color Availability - Meteorite black, Glacier white
Source: gsmarena
Asus website lists the zoom's aperture at f/2.7 - f/4.8 for variable aperture. I wonder what the sensor size is?
No hdmi,or ir deal breaker in my book.. The specs are off the chart why slack on the essentials..
very interesting from ASUS, loving both zenphone2 and the zoom(more towards the zoom for the juicy cam it got)...
screen looks good enough
speakers well... look traditional which is very boring.. expecting tiny low sound from them
cpu is new and thats fresh.. hope its not a battery hog when pushed hard enough
i have never dealt with the company in any way...
any users out there wanna give a few pointers as to how they operate in regards to their smartphones and firmware?
coming from a dead lg g2, currently on a sony Z3 and hating it to the fullest (except for its 3000mAh batt and SOT)
plans were to wait for the lg g4 but this is intriguing.. price is right, need to test 1 before confirming anything but the launch is a bit late for the competition
mazroui said:
currently on a sony Z3 and hating it to the fullest (except for its 3000mAh batt and SOT)
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Sorry for off topic but can you elaborate on the Z3 hating? I was thinking about getting one of those.
SecretSauce said:
Sorry for off topic but can you elaborate on the Z3 hating? I was thinking about getting one of those.
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well TBH... its working good and nothing bad really with the factory rom.
some signal issues where its having a hard time staying on 4g-LTE compared to LG-g2 and galaxy s5.. even on 3g it would drop to 2g when those 2 would have a strong 3g connection
connection speed is good when it feels like it but feels like its being throttled when you have a few apps using the internet at the same time.. for example i have 2 bbm apps running at the same time, whatsapp, instagram, snapchat...
instagram wouldnt load as fast as it should be and same goes for snapchat... it just feels slower compared to the other two phones i mentioned..
loud speaker on calls only uses the 1 of the 2 speakers, which makes it completly useless, but theres a mod to fix that without boosting the max volume value
i always had better luck with cm-aosp but things are moving painfully slow in the development section, cm12 is in nightly stages with an 80% complete build with a few bugs still not ironed out so that ruins it for being a daily driver.
managed to root the phone without unlocking the bootloader which is great but feel like im missing on a lot working with the factory rom
depending on how cool the phone is, 4k video is time limited due to over heating of the phone. yes you do get a message about that from the factory rom when u switch on 4k video camera . so if u were using the phone prior to taking that video time is slashed to 3-5 mins before it stops..
videos taken on 4k or 1080/60 fps sometimes look like slow motion videos not running as fluid as they are supposed to...
never had a phone with so many things id comment about or couldnt help fix with the community but i guess theres a first time for everything...
anyways this has been my first sony mobile and being the latest android phone on the market, it only made sense to drop my broken lg g2 for it but i guess i was wrong
guess i could of been happier with the lg g3 but might as well keep the sony till either the lg g4 comes out or try those new Asus
well, intel procesor hard to install custom rom/custom kernel, am i right?
sorry my english bad
Yatango
You can pre-order this phone on yatango for a cool $729.
https://yatango.com.au/shopping/asus-zenfone-zoom-zx550-16gb-4g-lte.html?_ref=auto&search=zenfone
Very nice phone zenfone zoom
It's a very nice phone with good camera. I really want to have this one. But i'm still saving money to buy this.
Folks, any news when Zoom will be released? As i could not find any hint on that. Besides, i also was able to find info that Zoom might get Z3590 CPU instead of more slow Z3580. But in any case, that's only unofficial info.
Got my Zenfone Zoom (Z3580 model 64GB) for a few days now. So far pretty nice phone, fast and good UI. Only downside is the battery going fast. Have to find out what is causing that. Not lasting a whole day so far.
Got mine too - First Impressions up plus camera samples. Part 2 live tomorrow with camera shootout with iPhone 6S Plus
My post below also lists the correct specs. Some errors on first post. Any questions , just ask away
http://gavinsgadgets.com/2016/01/14...impressions-and-camera-samples-review-part-1/
gavinfabl said:
Got mine too - First Impressions up plus camera samples. Part 2 live tomorrow with camera shootout with iPhone 6S Plus
My post below also lists the correct specs. Some errors on first post. Any questions , just ask away
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Which errors?
You have the Z3590 model, there's 2 models in which the CPU varies. Z3580 & Z3590.
Also there are 3 different localized versions: WW (worldwide), CN (China) & TW (Taiwan).
Mine didn't come with a headset tho. (WW Z5380 4GB / 64GB)
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Which errors?
You have the Z3590 model, there's 2 models in which the CPU varies. Z3580 & Z3590.
Also there are 3 different localized versions: WW (worldwide), CN (China) & TW (Taiwan).
Mine didn't come with a headset tho. (WW Z5380 4GB / 64GB)
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Ah ok. I thought they were all 4gb and either 64/128gb only.
Anyway. Asus Zenfone Zoom vs iPhone 6S Plus
http://gavinsgadgets.com/2016/01/15/iphone-6s-vs-asus-zenfone-zoom-camera-shootout/
Tomorrow I added the Sony RX100 into the mix
Are both SIM slots LTE capable?
warfab said:
Are both SIM slots LTE capable?
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The Asus Zenfone Zoom is a single sim device. It has just 1 simslot and 1 MicroSD slot.
Can you do direct 2-way-Call-Recording???
Can you compare it with the Zenfone2, ZE551ML QUAD CORE 2.3G ?
Good luck with your gadget though!!!!
seeraeuber said:
Can you do direct 2-way-Call-Recording???
Can you compare it with the Zenfone2, ZE551ML QUAD CORE 2.3G ?
Good luck with your gadget though!!!!
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Basically it's a Zenfone2 with better camera. No other real differences. (
There's a dedicated record button, but they haven't shown any video recording specs. What gives??
Anyone recommend a cheap case for the phone?
ECOO E04 Aurora, MTK6752 64-Bit 1.7GHz Octa Core, 4G, 2/3 GB RAM, 5.5" FHD Arc Screen
UNBOXING & HANDS-ON
CAMERA VIDEO SAMPLE/TEST
FULL REVIEW
ECOO E04 Aurora Plus, 3GB RAM [ANDROID 5.0 LOLLIPOP ROM]
Geekbench 3 Battery Test here:
http://browser.primatelabs.com/battery3/24520
Original raw camera sample:
http://peecee.dk/uploads/022015/IMG_20150210_211224.jpg
More camera samples can be found here on my blog:
http://s7yler.blogspot.com/2015/02/ecoo-e04-aurora-mtk6752-64-bit-17ghz.html
Highlights:
- MTK6752 64-Bit 1.7GHz Octa Core
- 4G / LTE
- 2GB RAM, 16GB ROM (3GB RAM on ECOO E04 Aurora Plus)
- 5.5 Inch Full HD 1920*1080, 2.5D Arc Screen
- Fingerprint ID scanner
- Android 4.4.4
- 16 MP Rearcam f/2.2 + 8 MP Frontcam
- OTG & OTA support
- 3000 mAh Battery
- Networks: GSM 850/900/1800/1900MHz, WCDMA 900/2100MHz, FDD-LTE B1/B3/B7/B20
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I'm waiting for mine , i buy one and i hope i can root him .... more 12 days to wait
on your battery test ,the processor is a 6732 : Processor ARM MT6732 @ 1.69 GHz
1 processor, 8 cores , but on 8 cores is the MT6752 no ?
vikman53 said:
I'm waiting for mine , i buy one and i hope i can root him .... more 12 days to wait
on your battery test ,the processor is a 6732 : Processor ARM MT6732 @ 1.69 GHz
1 processor, 8 cores , but on 8 cores is the MT6752 no ?
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Yeah, but many apps are still not recognizing the 6732/6752 chipsets correct, so I guess the Geekbench app somehow doesn't show the correct info about the chipset. Because of course only the MT6752 has 8 cores.
is it normal for all batteries of this phone(including yours) to have the same serial number s/n:na1b105os/4-b-c63-b?!
regards,
Ron.
ron_hyatt said:
is it normal for all batteries of this phone(including yours) to have the same serial number s/n:na1b105os/4-b-c63-b?!
regards,
Ron.
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Normally I would say a S/N should be unique, but regarding batteries or if it is important I have no idea.
I also see that some phones or devices are using universal S/N, meaning they have no real S/N, maybe because it is not that important?
s7yler , do you know this rom ?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eH4aHoepNqY&feature=youtu.be
vikman53 said:
s7yler , do you know this rom ?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eH4aHoepNqY&feature=youtu.be
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I only saw the video, haven't tried it. I don't think it is 100% bugfree yet.
IMEI Invalid
Hey Guys
So my Ecoo E04 is here, but serious problems making or receiving calls, get text sometimes, and can get online, but no calls
I tried using MTK Droid Tools to reinsert the IMEI numbers, but that option is grey (most likely not up to speed yet for 64bit)
Mobile Uncle wont support IMEI restore yet, I even created a Bak file but cant use it.
So if anyone has an idea on how to get the IMEI numbers back on this device please tell me
Typing *#06# shows both are invalid
Sim 1 shows radio OFF
sim 2 Shows radio ON
But cant make/receive calls in either Sim slot?
Thanks
percymama said:
Hey Guys
So my Ecoo E04 is here, but serious problems making or receiving calls, get text sometimes, and can get online, but no calls
I tried using MTK Droid Tools to reinsert the IMEI numbers, but that option is grey (most likely not up to speed yet for 64bit)
Mobile Uncle wont support IMEI restore yet, I even created a Bak file but cant use it.
So if anyone has an idea on how to get the IMEI numbers back on this device please tell me
Typing *#06# shows both are invalid
Sim 1 shows radio OFF
sim 2 Shows radio ON
But cant make/receive calls in either Sim slot?
Thanks
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From where did you buy it? what does the shop say? Maybe the shop can get some code where you then can input the IMEI numbers to the phone. Does your box show the IMEIs? or on the back behind the battery.
It was a gift, and I believe it came from E-Fox Shop EDIT -(it came from Pandawill)
The IMEI numbers are both under the battery, but when I checked them they both came back as belonging to an old Nokia
Tried using MTK Engineer app to put them back into the phone, but nothing changes from "Send Command"
MTK Droid Tools needs updating, as I would normally be able to use that (nice and easy) Mobile Uncle needs updating too
Not sure what else to try right now?
I found your backup Rom on needrom do you think flashing that with SPFT would help S7yler?
when I checked them they both came back as belonging to an old Nokia
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like me, but i don't have problems for making or receiving calls.
Well I managed to get at least One of the IMEI Numbers back on the device
I used "MTK Engineer" app from the store as "Mobile Uncle" wont support IMIE restore yet
Same method but you have to input the number between the quotation marks and leave a space between AT+ so it would be AT + then the usual number and letters, but where the quotation marks are at the end, make a space between these, and input the IMEI number, press send command, reboot, and check *#06# and now I have One IMEI number back, I did try to use the same method to get the second number in there, but it just changed the Phone 1 number again? perhaps as I dont have a Sim in slot Two right now.
But at least its working again
percymama said:
Well I managed to get at least One of the IMEI Numbers back on the device
I used "MTK Engineer" app from the store as "Mobile Uncle" wont support IMIE restore yet
Same method but you have to input the number between the quotation marks and leave a space between AT+ so it would be AT + then the usual number and letters, but where the quotation marks are at the end, make a space between these, and input the IMEI number, press send command, reboot, and check *#06# and now I have One IMEI number back, I did try to use the same method to get the second number in there, but it just changed the Phone 1 number again? perhaps as I dont have a Sim in slot Two right now.
But at least its working again
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Great to hear! thanks for telling us how you did.
Hi,
I just found this phone, and it looks like it could be a good alternative to the Jiayu S3, if not better
It looks like they have both pretty much the same hardware and features - except that the Ecoo has a 16mp camera, and the S3 only has a 13mp camera.
Plus, the Ecoo has a fingerprint scanner (which the S3 doesn't have).
I took a look at this video, and it looks like the Ecoo has a better display with better colors:
What I'm also interested in - how does the Ecoo compare to the Umi Zero?
So far, I've only found a Geekbench comparison:
http://browser.primatelabs.com/geekbench3/compare/1986989?baseline=1995618
Could you do a comparison between the two? Possibly even a video comparison?
What can you say about the cameras in the two phones?
Rooting ECOO E04 Aurora
Has anybody succesfully rooted this device yet?
cdfa said:
Has anybody succesfully rooted this device yet?
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It comes pre-rooted from ECOO.
Kazama Levi said:
Hi,
I just found this phone, and it looks like it could be a good alternative to the Jiayu S3, if not better
It looks like they have both pretty much the same hardware and features - except that the Ecoo has a 16mp camera, and the S3 only has a 13mp camera.
Plus, the Ecoo has a fingerprint scanner (which the S3 doesn't have).
I took a look at this video, and it looks like the Ecoo has a better display with better colors
What I'm also interested in - how does the Ecoo compare to the Umi Zero?
So far, I've only found a Geekbench comparison:
http://browser.primatelabs.com/geekbench3/compare/1986989?baseline=1995618
Could you do a comparison between the two? Possibly even a video comparison?
What can you say about the cameras in the two phones?
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The ECOO and UMI ZERO are 2 different phones, they have almost nothing in common. Hardware is different, materials are different, the size of the phone and display type is different. The ECOO is huge compared with the UMI ZERO, as it is just 5 inch and the ECOO is 5.5. Also the ECOO is made of all plastic, while the UMI ZERO is all metal and glass. Cameras are good on both, if you get a ZERO without camera problems, then the camera is a little bit better on the ZERO, but the camera on the ECOO is also very good in daylight. But all also depends on the eyes that look at it. The screen is better on the ZERO as it uses SuperAMOLED. And yes feature wise the ECOO has more to offer but is also thicker than the ZERO, which is pretty thin. But again, the ECOO has a better GPS and support for GLONASS, while the ZERO don't. So both have pros & cons.
Kazama Levi said:
Hi,
I just found this phone, and it looks like it could be a good alternative to the Jiayu S3, if not better
It looks like they have both pretty much the same hardware and features - except that the Ecoo has a 16mp camera, and the S3 only has a 13mp camera.
What I'm also interested in - how does the Ecoo compare to the Umi Zero?
So far, I've only found a Geekbench comparison:
http://browser.primatelabs.com/geekbench3/compare/1986989?baseline=1995618
Could you do a comparison between the two? Possibly even a video comparison?
What can you say about the cameras in the two phones?
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The Ecoo makes good photo's but the 16MP is interpolated. It's very probably a 13.2MP. Sensor is finally know, it's a OV-something. The last firmware changelog gave it away.
I've had the UMI Zero from the very beginning and used it until firmware 3.06, after that I gave up and sold the phone to someone who was prepared to test and wait until the device became usable for daily life. The Ecoo does have an alloy body with plastics on the back. Front is glass mostly. UMI Zero does use Gorilla Glass 3 on the front and on the back but the glass on the back made it feel cheap. UMI Zero could have been a great phone but too much was wrong with it. And no notification-LED which I found out bothered me a lot every day.
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I believe it came across here already but does anyone tried the FlymeOS on the Ecoo E04?
http://www.1949deal.com/blog/index....l-download-and-install-from-1949deal/#respond
I lack the time to root my E04 (didn't came rooted) and try it out. Forgot how to do the whole recovery flash thingy, does anyone have a good link with the lastest CWM or the TW..something?
s7yler said:
It comes pre-rooted from ECOO.
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Well, mine is not. 2 root checker apps say so and I also tried navigating to the "/root" directory and that didn't work.
cdfa said:
Well, mine is not. 2 root checker apps say so and I also tried navigating to the "/root" directory and that didn't work.
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Try to re-root it on the PC with http://www.mgyun.com/en/getvroot
Do like in my guide here from time 4:44 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m1WGNan1p88
Bluboo Xtouch (Real Review/Unboxing) 5.0" FHD, MT6753, Sony IMX214, Front Fingerprint
First look & Unboxing on the final version of the BLUBOO XTOUCH aka X500
White Version & Q&A / Gaming
Full Review
Bluboo Xtouch vs. Leagoo Elite 1 (Live GPS Navigation Road Test)
Official Cover
Geekbench 3 battery test (On Screen Time):
http://browser.primatelabs.com/battery3/150985
Camera samples here:
http://www.mediafire.com/folder/ggcz0m229o19c/BLUBOO_Xtouch_Camera_Samples
I would say they are "okay" not super, but also not bad. I guess they are about what I expected for a phone in this price class. But in low light the camera is not the best.
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This month Bluboo are going to release the Bluboo Xtouch, you already may know some of the Xtouch specs.
Main Features:
BLUBOO XTOUCH
Display: 5.0 inch FHD Screen
CPU: MTK6753 64bit SoC
GPU: Mali-T760
System: Android 5.1 Lollipop
RAM + ROM: 3GB RAM + 32GB ROM
Camera: Front 8.0MP + Rear 16.0MP cameras (Sony IMX214)
Sensor: Light sensor, G-sensor, P-sensor, Gesture, HALL, Gyro
Bluetooth: BT4.0
GPS: GPS/A-GPS
OTG: Support
SIM Card: Dual SIM dual standby, one standard card, one micro SIM card
Network:
2G: GSM 850/900/1800/1900MHz
3G: WCDMA 850/900/2100MHz
4G: LTE 800/1800/2100/2600MHz
Latest news about the Bluboo Xtouch is that it will be customized for Aircel to enter the India market.
Bluboo Xtouch appears in front of our eyes again with exciting news after a period of silence. According to the latest news, Bluboo is going to cooperate with India operator Aircel to sell Xtouch in India market.
Bluboo Xtouch is the 2015 annual flagship android phone of Bluboo, we have gotten much news report about this amazing 4G device but seems it is still on the road of official release.
Xtouch advertise itself "the best 5 inch smartphone so far". That make us much eager for how this device performs.
Aircel is the third-larggest network operator in India.
They roll out 4G network service in 2014 and put more energy on 4G network developing in 2015. This is the first time that they cooperate with Bluboo.
The latest news report: Aircel has finished the quality eveluating of Xtouch. This model is going to be sold in India soon. Aircel chooses to keep the name of "Xtouch", this is the signal of Bluboo enter India market?
Another interesting news is that Xtouch’s ROM will be increased to 32 GB from previous 16GB for the Aircel model, but we still don’t know if the RAM of Bluboo Xtouch would be double.
Xtouch is going to be sold in India at the price of 14999 rupee($229). We can not make sure if they would launch both Bluboo Xtouch and Xtouch Pro.
Specifications of Bluboo Xtouch so far:
Bluboo Xtouch
MT6753 cpu
5 inch FHD JDI
3GB + 32GB
8MP + 16MP
2.5D + 3D back
3050mAh battery
Great device, I can't wait to buy it.
I got my Bluboo XTouch already from pompmall, here: http://www.pompmall.com/bluboo-xtouch.html , but my phone does not recognize the SIM card, need to restart the phone, how to solve this annoying problem? thank you in advance
Krystyna said:
Great device, I can't wait to buy it.
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According to Bluboo the final version will be released in next month. So we still have to be a little patient.
I have no received the final version of the Bluboo Xtouch, all videos so far shown on Youtube have been from the engineering sample only.
Post #1 is now also updated with an Unboxing & First Hands-on video. If anyone have questions, feel free to ask.
Hi when the device will be on market?
Any in unboxing video?
Hey s7yler,
I think that you are in a closer contact to Bluboo than me and that's because I have 3 questions.
1. Will it have WLAN ac standard support?
I'm asking because people are irritated. If you look on the data sheet on Bluboos website, you won't find ac supported. But if you click on description and scroll down to the motocycle, you will see that Bluboo guarantees 802.11ac wireless. Also in this video on youtube you can see that ac is supported.
2. Will it have a gyroscope?
Same thing. The data sheet says it will have a gyro but in your video there's no gyro.
You write it's an engineering sample - but it isn't an early one. What we don't like is the black frame between the border and the display. You can't see this "feature" on any pictures on the website. Do you know if Bluboo will improve that?
It would be much appreciated if you helped us out here because I know many people who ordered the phone and if they would know that there are some features they would miss, they have a chance to cancel the order :silly:
Keep up your work and thanks!
djgholum said:
Hi when the device will be on market?
Any in unboxing video?
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Look up in the original post (post #1) can't you see the Unboxing Video I inserted? Will be on the market from mid November.
bofbaz said:
Hey s7yler,
I think that you are in a closer contact to Bluboo than me and that's because I have 3 questions.
1. Will it have WLAN ac standard support?
I'm asking because people are irritated. If you look on the data sheet on Bluboos website, you won't find ac supported. But if you click on description and scroll down to the motocycle, you will see that Bluboo guarantees 802.11ac wireless. Also in this video on youtube you can see that ac is supported.
2. Will it have a gyroscope?
Same thing. The data sheet says it will have a gyro but in your video there's no gyro.
You write it's an engineering sample - but it isn't an early one. What we don't like is the black frame between the border and the display. You can't see this "feature" on any pictures on the website. Do you know if Bluboo will improve that?
It would be much appreciated if you helped us out here because I know many people who ordered the phone and if they would know that there are some features they would miss, they have a chance to cancel the order :silly:
Keep up your work and thanks!
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Hi
Can you tell me how I can test WLAN ac? that is 5Ghz or? Because my WiFi router here at home doesn't seem to support 5Ghz, so I need a way to check on the phone or via an app if 5Ghz is then supported by the phone. So far I can only confirm that the WiFi is good on the phone. Link speed says 135 Mbps on the phone, I am unsure if that will confirm something on the phone or if that is just the speed that the router sends out?
There is no Gyroscope, I checked with Sensor Box and also Google Cardboard (not working).
The black border I believe will stay, it looks different on the white model of the phone. On the white the outer frame is white, while the display itself then have a thin black border around. On the all black version this just looks like 1 thick black border. The border seems to be qual thick to the one on Ulefone Paris (if you measure the grey border with). But fact is that the Leagoo Elite 1 (which is the nearest competitor) has smaller bezels when I compare them side by side.
Hey s7yler,
thanks for your (p)review and the given further information on the awaited xtouch.
Though i also still have some questions about it:
- Could you please give final size specs of the phone, because they vary from shop to shop and manufacturer's information
- Saw the led notification menu in the settings, so it definately has an led for notifications? If so, where is it located at?
- Finally, could you please check if it really has OIS camera, just shaking telephone like shown here
- Have you yet checked the quick charge feature with the included charger?
Thank you very much for your effort!!!
chuckiebronco said:
Hey s7yler,
thanks for your (p)review and the given further information on the awaited xtouch.
Though i also still have some questions about it:
- Could you please give final size specs of the phone, because they vary from shop to shop and manufacturer's information
- Saw the led notification menu in the settings, so it definately has an led for notifications? If so, where is it located at?
- Finally, could you please check if it really has OIS camera, just shaking telephone like shown here
- Have you yet checked the quick charge feature with the included charger?
Thank you very much for your effort!!!
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Real measured phone size is: Width: 71,9mm / Height: 146mm / Thickness: 7.7mm (in the center of the phone)
It has a multicolored notification LED, located in the top near the front camera.
OIS is not present (no such setting, also not EIS) in the stock camera app for video and also not when I test to record videos with the camera. But if the camera is capable of it I don't know. For pictures only it has "Anti-shake" ?
Doesn't seem to have any quick charge, it charges like a standard phone.
Thank you for the given information s7yler.
If you click on the network you are connected with, it'll show on which frequency you are. You should also check I if the connection speed is above 54 mbit/s.
If yes, you are connected to a 5 GHz network
bofbaz said:
Thank you for the given information s7yler.
If you click on the network you are connected with, it'll show on which frequency you are. You should also check I if the connection speed is above 54 mbit/s.
If yes, you are connected to a 5 GHz network
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When I click on the network I'm connected with, it doesn't show any info and also no frequency or connection speed. It only shows "Forget network" or "Modify network" nothing else. In Advanced WiFi there are also no such informations, only the MAC and IPv4 adresse.
But as told Link speed says 135 Mbps on the phone, that I can check with CPU X and see under Network.
PS. Post #1 updated now also with camera samples and Geekbench 3 battery test results.
Thank you
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thanks for the review and for photos - I ordered mine yesterday, but as far as I see, the sharpness on the left side of every photo is a disaster or the lens wasn't quite clear
the battery seems also not exactly 3000mAh - the rundown test time seems nearly equal to leagoo elite one's results that is said to have a 2400mAh battery and similar hw specs
adamuadamu said:
thanks for the review and for photos - I ordered mine yesterday, but as far as I see, the sharpness on the left side of every photo is a disaster or the lens wasn't quite clear
the battery seems also not exactly 3000mAh - the rundown test time seems nearly equal to leagoo elite one's results that is said to have a 2400mAh battery and similar hw specs
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Yeah I see it also on the left side, I think maybe it is the Anti-shake option that I had enabled. I have just tried to make pictures with it disabled and the left side was then always clear and sharp. Not sure why this happens. Regarding the battery, not sure. Because I tried to make a test on the capacity with a measurement tool and let it charge from 0-100% and it gave the 3000mAh according to the tool. Maybe the ROM/Firmware is not so good optimized and the battery drains faster than it should or something like that....
thanks for the updated post and further information.
Can you upload some HDR-shots please? Maybe the original camera app isn't as good as it should - but fortunately, there are several alternatives I'll try.
Thanks for the photos, seem quite ok so far, except the mentioned left side. Anyways i'd recommend to always shoot photos in the camera's native resolution, which would be 13MP in this case. 16MP is interpolated, so this might not be the best option for good shots. HDR samples would be appreciated here, too.
@s7yler so the reviewed one isn't the final version,right?
euplio said:
@s7yler so the reviewed one isn't the final version,right?
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It is the final version, but can not exclude that they are going to tweak the firmware or add more features via an update soon.
CUBOT X18 Plus - Information & Reviews - 6.0" FHD+ | MT6750T | 4GB | 64GB | Oreo 8.0
CUBOT X18 Plus
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Specs:
Dimensions: 73.6 x 158.5 x 8.55 mm
Weight: 178g
Chassis: Metal + Plastic
SoC: MediaTek MT6750T
CPU: ARM Cortex-A53, 4 x 1500 MHz + 4 x 1000 MHz, Cores: 4 + 4
GPU: ARM Mali-T860 MP2 650MHz, Cores: 2
Network: 4G Cat.6 (300MBps) with VoLTE Support
RAM: 4 GB
Storage: 64 GB
Memory cards: microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC
Display: 6.0 in, IPS, 2160 x 1080 pixels, 24 bit, 18:9 Aspect Ratio
Protection: Gorilla Glass
Battery: 4000 mAh, Li-Polymer
OS: Android 8.0 Oreo with Treble
Back Camera: 4608 x 3456 pixels (16MP), interpolated to 21MP
Front Camera: 3264 x 2448 pixels (8MP), interpolated to 13MP
SIM card: Dual-SIM, Dual-Standby
Wi-Fi: b, g, n 2.4GHz/5.0GHz, dual-band, Wi-Fi Hotspot
USB: 2.0, Micro-USB
Bluetooth: 4.0
Positioning: GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS
Other Features: Fingerprint Scanner
Colors: Black
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Official Website:
https://www.cubot.net/smartphones/x18-plus/
Development & Support:
Coming soon.
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Reviews:
My own review: Post #2
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Review (new format)
For those following my reviews you will notice that this one (and all other that might be released in the future) is different. Why? I don't want my reviews to be all the same anymore, so i am adopting this new format that is shorter, easier to read and without lots of photos.
Starting from the packaging, just like all CUBOT devices also this one features the same bundle of accessories with no extras. The TPU cover is shock-proof (reinforced angles). Unfortunately there is no screen protector preinstalled neither included in the package.
The device is well-made with a relatively nice glossy plastic back cover (really easy to scratch). It is easy to handle thanks to the 18:9 aspect ratio and a limited weight, plus it doesn't feature really big bezels, a bit smaller compared to the X18 (not Plus).
Something worth to be reported is the fact that the gorgeous screen, with a FHD+ resolution, is covered by the classical Gorilla Glass but it lacks AT ALL an oleophobic coating so be ready to say hello to fingerprints. A proper screen protector with an oleophobic coating pre-applied is almost necessary.
Anyway, it is still a really nice screen, with an excellent color calibration and sufficiently high brightness, nothing to complain about its quality.
Thankfully some companies are finally starting to ship Mediatek Devices with Oreo preinstalled and, as far as i know, this should be the second Mediatek device ever released with it, or at least available to be purchased outside China.
Of course the most important question is: does it support Project Treble?
The answer is: Yes, BUT it has been released without any GMS certification so i am not sure whether this is a false alarm or not. CUBOT said me that it is under certification so...we need to wait. Currently there isn't any Stock ROM available either so it would be impossible to "play" with the ROM without risking to soft-brick it.
Honestly i don't think the software is quite ready yet for the public since, at least both review units i got (the first one was faulty) have a really annoying touchscreen bug that causes it to stutter while scrolling vertically. If you scroll a menu (or anything else) slowly, it won't happen, but if you increase the speed it starts to appear. This bug has been already reported to CUBOT and i am waiting for a solution, it may be one of the reasons why the GMS-certified firmware is not available yet (maybe).
As regards its performance, the device feels really snappy but the really high resolution with this chipset really make the GPU to struggle while doing some intensive tasks. Sometimes animations are not 100% smooth, but it is not a software issue, just a performance limit.
Benchmarks are, well, just OK. Some of them are slightly higher than what i got with the same chipset on Nougat thanks to some nice optimizations provided with Oreo.
Follow this link to check all benchmarks: https://imgur.com/a/zvUGBgp
For some reason, CUBOT decided to ship this device without a Magnetometer/Compass and/or a Gyroscope. Considering that this screen would be almost-ideal for VR, this is a bit disappointing.
Nothing to report about the GPS quality, it is accurate and supports GLONASS. (indoors on the left, outdoors on the right)
The device's WiFi chipset supports 5.0GHz connections (no WiFi AC though) and it is able to reach the maximum speed possible from my internet connection. Also the 4G connection is well-handled, with reasonably high speeds (considering my area) and really-high signal.
Following most Mediatek devices released in the past few months, also the X18 Plus comes with a Samsung 16MP rear camera sensor that provides some decent shots as long as you don't turn on the HDR that i found to be bugged (colors get washed out and the noise gets really high). A software update is required to optimize the camera.
Finally, the battery. CUBOT declares a battery capacity of 4000mAh and, at least based on my testing, it appears to be real. I know that the result provided by PCMark might not seem really high, but the chipset is not power efficient plus it is heavily stressed due to the high-res screen so i find it to be a reasonable result. Of course it can't be compared with Qualcomm devices, a whole different world.
In conclusion, is the X18 Plus a real upgrade to the X18 (not Plus)? And, is it worth to be considered? Well, it is a really big upgrade compared to the first X18, that's for sure, but CUBOT, in order to not lose the oppurtunity to be one of the first brands to release a Mediatek-based Oreo device, placed on the market a device with a questionable software quality.
I was expecting to receive an OTA update while reviewing the device in order to see some fixes, but unfortunately nothing happened. In this precise moment, i can recommend this device only to those who want to risk in getting something that is not really ready yet. Since the Project Treble thing is really interesting, i won't stop following this device.
Maybe it will become the most-affordable and most customizable device ever released? Hopefully yes.
Device Rating: 7+
Pros: Android Oreo; Great Screen; Solid
Cons: Immature Software; Not certified yet; No Magnetometer/Compass & Gyroscope
nice review op:good:
cubot x18 plus root
Hello, it's here the right place to ask for TWRP and root for cubot x18 plus? I'm searching on the web without result from two weeks.
m.cappo said:
Hello, it's here the right place to ask for TWRP and root for cubot x18 plus? I'm searching on the web without result from two weeks.
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How can you expect this kind of material right now if the company still has to release the Stock ROM?
Good news.
http://forum.cubot.net/viewtopic.php?f=21&t=2211
lemaxxx said:
Good news.
http://forum.cubot.net/viewtopic.php?f=21&t=2211
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Hehe, i sent a request for it directly to CUBOT today
Already done [emoji16]
http://forum.cubot.net/viewtopic.php?f=59&t=2208
Inviato dal mio PRO 7 utilizzando Tapatalk
lemaxxx said:
Already done [emoji16]
http://forum.cubot.net/viewtopic.php?f=59&t=2208
Inviato dal mio PRO 7 utilizzando Tapatalk
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Haha awesome, 2 requests in the same day.
Anyone brave enough to flash a GSI yet?
EmptyArea said:
Anyone brave enough to flash a GSI yet?
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Why not? We can restore the device if anything goes wrong from now on so I will certainly try as soon as possible
Exactly. My main hesitation is backing up all my data; been so impressed with this device it's been my daily for a while now. Reckon I'd go to the hassle if you report back sufficient functionality for daily use
EmptyArea said:
Exactly. My main hesitation is backing up all my data; been so impressed with this device it's been my daily for a while now. Reckon I'd go to the hassle if you report back sufficient functionality for daily use
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Tested phh-treble real quick, it doesn't boot.
Hopefully just a minor issue.
Did your try both 8.0 and 8.1?
EmptyArea said:
Hopefully just a minor issue.
Did your try both 8.0 and 8.1?
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In theory the 8.1 v17 build should be compatible with 8.0 ROMs so...
Anyway, no. I had the time to test that v17 build only.
Alberto96 said:
In theory the 8.1 v17 build should be compatible with 8.0 ROMs so...
Anyway, no. I had the time to test that v17 build only.
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Did you try both partition. A and A/B?
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Did you try both partition. A and A/B?
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The X18 Plus is A-only so i tested that variant.
UPDATE: same issue with the V9 A-only phh-treble build, bootloop. This treble supports is starting to look fake.
Ok, now we have stock rom, but someone is able to "build" a TWRP for this phone? and can you share it with us?
A few months back it was posted here on XDA that @phhusson had ordered this phone. I'm sure he would be able to answer questions on TWRP or GSIs if the phone arrived.
I can't link directly to the post as vbulletin is complaining. It is on page 123 of the main trebble thread. I purchased this phone and have been very happy so far. So I would be interested to see how things progress.
xda-developers > Project Treble > Treble-Enabled Device Development > [AOSP 8.1] [2018-04-24] Phh-Treble by phhusson
[AOSP 8.1] [2018-04-24] Phh-Treble
Did anyone have an opportunity to install the latest ROM release from Cubot? If it is now offically Google certified then surely as a requirement of Oreo it must be Trebble compatible? Perhaps the shipped ROM did not everything in place to fully support Trebble on release?
Cheers guys