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UMI EMAX MINI 64bit Octa Core FHD 4G Smartphone
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UMI EMAX MINI Snapdragon 615 FHD Octa Core HANDS ON REVIEW- Video by CooliCool.Com
UMI eMAX mini (First Look) 5" Sharp FHD, Snapdragon - Video by s7yler
Umi Emax Mini Unboxing & Review (Italiano)
Highlights of UMI EMAX MINI
- 5.0 Inch Screen, 1920*1080 Pixel
- Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 1.5GHz Octa Core
- 2GB RAM + 16GB ROM
- 13 MP Back Camera + 8 MP Front Camera
- Android 5.1 System
- Band: GSM 900/1800/1900MHz, WCDMA 850/900/1900/2100MHz, FDD-LTE B1/B3/B7, Support 2G & 3G & 4G LTE Network
-3050mAh Battery
More about UMI Emax Mini Specs:

How about battery life?

Worth mentioning that the rear cam is a Sony Exmor RS and front cam a Samsung.
Also, the screen is made by Sharp.
The battery is a 3050mAh and the rom is expendable to 32gb
It's a TCL Meme Da 3S (TCL M3G 3S) clone since TCL and Umi seem to be working together now
Very interesting phone for $150US
I might order one, except that it's only available in white for now. What do you think?

Krystyna said:
How about battery life?
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UMI Emax Mini battery is about 3050mAh.

Oy, this thread died already?
I'm having trouble finding an official section for this phone. I'm SUPER tempted to buy this thing, but I don't want to get stuck on an old OS - need to know that there is development on it... at least to get us to Marshmallow (Android 6).

Where I can get stock firmware for this phone?

Anyone that is interested, the phone will be on sale for just 75$ in about an hour: http://dealsnow.info/2015/10/14/umi-emax-mini-for-just-75/

pazvanti said:
Anyone that is interested, the phone will be on sale for just 75$ in about an hour: http://dealsnow.info/2015/10/14/umi-emax-mini-for-just-75/
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Dang, wish I had seen that sooner!

PS. OP can you put this video up in Post #1 ?

s7yler said:
PS. OP can you put this video up in Post #1 ?
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Ok, Thanks for your share.

in few days it will arrive... and after some days i'll share review & Unboxing!

megthebest said:
in few days it will arrive... and after some days i'll share review & Unboxing!
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Thanks for your share too. We are looking for it.

It's a bit odd that this model doesn't support band 20 LTE (800MHz).
I have read some methods to unlock it, however nobody confirm that it works

marus2 said:
It's a bit odd that this model doesn't support band 20 LTE (800MHz).
I have read some methods to unlock it, however nobody confirm that it works
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Theoretically you can enable any bands on the software side, but it won't work because of hardware limitations.

today is arrived!

Unboxing & Review Received from Coolicool :
Review Umi EMax Mini (Sorry for the translation, i've used Google)
Package, Content, Aesthetics:
The pack is now a classic for the latest products Umi, a square box of a generous size with treatment embossed silver; on the back there is a label with the model and IMEI numbers.
Box contents: Smartphone with pre-applied protective film screen, 1 AC outlet with USB 5V 1A White Italian and 1 USB Cable TV; no headphone is extra protective films.
- External dimensions of the smartphone to be a very compact 5 "; it measures 139.9 x 69.8 x 8.5mm for a little more than 130g weight.
- Construction of good quality, the materials return a good feeling to the touch, the metallic finish of the side frame and processing cover embellish smartphone.
- On the left side we find keys, and the right side we find the volume rocker on the top and the power button slightly lower.
- At the top we are the only audio jack; on the underside there is the Micro USB socket and the speakek (only in the right part, since the symmetrical opening on the left has no speaker inside).
- In the back at the top center we are the 13 megapixel camera from Sony / Samsung f / 2.2, slightly below the flash with dual led to even lower the microphone.
- In the front we find the earpiece at the top, the camera 8Mpixel f / 2.2 and light sensors / proximity.
- The soft touch buttons are three and except the center button circular, the sides are backlit.
- Cover removable; the presence of a knurled machining, allows to obtain very good grip.
- Outer pane with pre-applied film from the house; the glass does not seem to work rounded perimeter.
- Display brightness and good viewing angles; Full HD IPS LCD screen with colors well played, good sharpness for the category, and white balance after all good and very deep black.
- Touch-sensitive and comes with multitouch 5 touches, writing quickly and accurately with both function that Swype typing with two fingers (keyboard used google)
- Two sim slots: Two Micro Sim 4G (with dynamic selection software).
- Presence slot MicroSD up to 64Gb (tested).
- Battery is not removable from 3050mAh declared, to the test with amperomento we found about 2950mAh, which can cover the busy day with no problem.
- Android 5.0.2 without any customization (if we omit icons) and launcher Onetouch (that of TCL M3G 3S).
- Opening apps and switching between apps is not without some small hitch browser .. stock fairly accessible but suggest that Chrome while consuming a lot of ram speeds up navigation.
- Excellent management 16Gb of internal ROM that are available in a 11GB partition for apps and data.
- Good management 2Gb ram by Android 5.0.2 .. more than 930Mb of ram vacated after loading some apps into memory at startup.
Connectivity:
WiFi b / g with no problem hooking stable, good power (presence of dual band).
BT 4 tested pairing with headsets, car and other smartphones without problems
OTG: Properly functioning
GPS: good, the outside has fixato cold in 20 seconds, 12 satellites, with an accuracy of a few meters; GLONASS compatibility and Baidu
Camera:
- Main camera 13Mpixel f / 2.2 that produces good shots in daylight; fast focusing and saving shots; camera interface very well-structured and comprehensive; the flash of good power allows some shots in most light conditions poor. Even without using the flash, the use of high ISO (up to about 1500iso) still allows you to take extreme emergency after all decent.
- Good performance video
- Secondary camera for Selfie 8Mpixel with face detection function, shots and discrete video
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Bench:
Antutu 5.7.1 more than 30000 punti..risultato in line with that of other 615 CPU Snapdragon 1.5Ghz.
Geekbench 3 with 2260 points in multi-core test and 647 in the single-core test.
https://browser.primatelabs.com/user/ 3909297
Geekbench Battery Test (over 5 hours and 30 'screen on time, a little low for a 3050mAh but enough for at least 4 hours of screen on the busy day of work with active data traffic.
https://browser.primatelabs.com/battery3/ 138925
Audio:
Good sound quality, good volumes of speaker and earpiece, the other party has no problem and feel the item is free from noise and interference or metallic effect.
Position of the speaker in the lower apt, although the presence of the second speaker for the stereo effect would have appreciated !.
Good vibe and the sound with headphones.
Conclusion:
PRO:
- Price of 130 € for a terminal with characteristics of medium range 2Gb RAM / 16GB ROM and 5 "FullHD that if proposed by a brand known, would have cost twice as much.
- Full HD screen that shows good brightness, color and viewing angle of the display (bright colors and deep black)
- Good assembly, the materials used, the distribution of weight (130g) and the grip that gives the cover with knurled processing.
- Good reception and good also the audio
- Dual SIM (two slots micro sim) and MicroSD card support (tested support up to 64Gb)
- Android 5.0.2 practically stock of 10 September 2015
- Main camera from 13Mpixel f / 2.2 with good quality if good light and holds well even high ISO.
- Battery 3050mAh from that in spite the snapdragon 615 and the Full HD screen will take you to end the day in an easy way.
- Double tap to wake
- GPS with Glonass + Baidu and presence magnetometer (compass) and Gyroscope
- OTG supported
- Led Notification and keys backlit soft touch side
- Total identical to TCL M3G 3S, then Accessories / cover compatible those of the latter
AGAINST:
- SD card can not be set as memory for the installation of APP (photos and videos can be stored instead on sd)
- Android 5.0.2 with some problems of fluidity of the interface and some acclaimed as the memory leak.
- Presence of Chinese app One Cleaner "cleaning system" that makes the device slowed; simply best to remove it from the app.
- 4G with these bands 1,3,7 (then is absent the band 20 to 800Mhz essential especially with the wind).
- Some uncertainty in the fluidity of the interface and too general, which improves putting in developer mode animations 0.5xe GPU rendering and with the help of alternative launcher like Nova.
- Unfortunately not practicable root trying different tools; Umi had accustomed us to the root of the factory and so in this case we were wrong

megthebest said:
Unboxing & Review Received from Coolicool :
@megthebest Thanks for your share about umi emax mini review, I had add your review video on first post.
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frankandwendy said:
@megthebest Thanks for your share about umi emax mini review, I had add your review video on first post.
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Thanks...
This is the comparison video between Cubot X16 and Umi Emax Mini:
(Italian language Comments)
can you share also this comparison?

The band-problem (800MHz) of the UMI Emax is still not fixed?? Sad, I hoped they would fix it...
Megthebest - great review, thanks for that! But two questions:
1. You wrote, it's not possible to install apps on SD-Card - isn't it pre rooted, so you can use Link2SD for that procedure?
2. Did you test RootJoy? Because UMI said with RootJoy you can install the newest CM on the UMI Emax Mini.

800mhz band is not fixed yet.
Stock rom comes without root, and you may have to install twrp (chinese/english) and try if with sulersu you can work with link2sd and ext partition on sd.
I have not tested rootjoy yet, i will check today

Oukitel U16 Max 6 inch display / Info / review

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The model is going to be named Oukitel U16 Max and will be powered by an unknown octa-core processor and Android 7.0 Nougat as the OS.
But back to the display, it will have HD resolution with 5-point multitouch and being manufactured by Japan Display Inc. (JDI) should guarantee some level of quality. The screen will adopt LTPS technology and feature 2.5D polishing. So in short the display should be pretty good and with such big screen it’s one of the most important things to see.

Oukitel officials expect that U16 Max could make an appearance in exclusive Aliexpress presale event in March as a part of the Aliexpress Anniversary celebration. It should be available with some pretty hefty discount and probably some extra bonuses on top

Oukitel U16 Max. There are not many details leaked now. As of now we know, the new Oukitel U16 Max is going to have a 6.0-inch display Android 7.0 Nougat OS and an Octa-core processor.

It’s not going to be a dual camera device so we have to settle for 13 Mpix rear camera with Micron AR1335 sensor and 5 Mpix front camera with OV GC5005 sensor. No software interpolation for either of them so a small plus for that. It’s worth noting that the camera lens doesn’t have the plain black paint, but micron-grade double axis lines printed using the latest LightScribe technology.
The fingerprint scanner will be on the back of the device and will have some customizable options including audio or video playback control, taking calls or launching a specified app directly.

The rear camera on the Oukitel U16 Max will be 13MP and is listed as a Micron AR1335. The front-facing camera is a 5MP sensor in the OV CG5005 which is also a “straight” shooter with no interpolation. The company also mentioned LightScribe tech on the rear lens as well. While we knew it would have a fingerprint scanner that detail has been confirmed along with an aluminium metal shell with CNC milling.
Oukitel U16 Max Specifications
6-inch JDI display HD 1280 x 720
MediaTek MT6753 processor
13MP rear camera
5MP front-facing camera
Fingerprint scanner, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, 4G LTE
4,000mAh battery
Android 7.0

We still don’t know when the Oukitel U16 Max will arrive, but expect it to be affordable like many of the company’s other handsets. It will début in Gold although more colors could be added before prime time.

Have a look at the new features according to OUKITEL
New features on U16 Max Android Nougat:
• New funny emojis in Keyboard
• Improved humanized voice search
• Mobile Data saver
• Screen saver
• Use two apps at same time
• Quick Multi-tasking
• Clear all recent apps button
• Quick reply in notification bar
• Quicker quick settings
• Editable quick settings
• Suggested settings
• Bundled notifications
• “Cancel “ button for downloading
• Easier settings navigation
• Keyboard shortcut helper
• One hand mode
• Guest mode
• Parallel Space-log in two Facebook accounts
• One hand FloatView
• Float gesture
• View two Chrome tabs
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Kasaq said:
There is another, later thread, it looks like by a spammer. Are more threads on the same phone allowed? it is confusing where to write
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I agree
some new info
Oukitel U16
MT6753
3 GB RAM and 32 GB .
Cameras have 13 Mpix resolution for the rear one and 5 Mpix front
Dimensions of the device are 165,5 x 83,3 x 9,15 mm and 218 g of weight i.
Oukitel U16 Max will be available in Space Grey and Champagne Gold color variants with a price under $150$.

Full specs are as below:
Basic Parameters:
Color: space grey, champagne gold
Dimensions & Weight: 165.5*83.3*9.15m,218g
OS: Android 7.0 Nougat
Chipset: MT6753 Octa-core 1.3GHz Cortex A53 Mali-T720
Memory: 3GB RAM+32GB ROM, 32GB expandable
Screen: JDI brand screen material, 2.5D curved and LTPS tech
Back: aluminum alloy
Display:
Size: 6.0 inch, 5 points multi-touch
Resolution: HD 1280*720 pixels
Camera:
Primary: 13.0MP (no interpolation), flash light
Secondary: 5.0MP (no interpolation)
Battery: 4000mAh, 5V/1.5A quick charger
Connectivity
Network: GSM: 850/900/1800/1900MHz; WCDMA: 900/2100MHz; 4G: b1/3/7/8/21
SIM Card: 1 micro SIM+1 nano SIM, or 1 SIM+ 1 TF card
WLAN: 802.11a/b/g/n/, Support Hotspot
Bluetooth: Yes, Bluetooth 4.0
GPS: GPS/AGPS/GLONASS
NFC: No
Hotknot: yes
USB: Micro-USB 5Pin
Earphone jack: 3.5mm
OTG: yes
OTA: Yes
FM Radio: Yes
Sensors: Gravity sensor/proximity sensor/Light sensor/fingerprint sensor/notification LED
Price: below $150

As OUKITEL announced the full specs during MWC which was held last week, they are now releasing more details about the U16 Max. Here we have got the first hands on video for this 6 inches smartphone.
As we already knew, the OUKITEL U16 Max features a big screen with 6 inch 720p display which is 2.5D curved and processed with LTPS tech. While the battery cover applies aircraft aluminum alloy. The middle frame is also metal with complicated CNC craft to make it slimmer as well as comfortable to touch.
This video shows some features of Android Nougat (7.0) as well as customized features for more a interesting user experience.
Since the screen is big, the one hand mode and one hand float view will be appreciated as it offers some daily functions like screenshot, scanner, lock screen, screen record, gesture unlock and recent apps etc. It also offers dual desktop for choose, one with app drawer, one with all apps on main screen.
It also offers several kinds of unlock way, like fingerprint with password, fingerprint with pin, fingerprint with patterns, etc. The fingerprint is quite fast to unlock device, it also add other functions like use fingerprint to capture photo, to answer phone call, to play music etc. The Camera should be a 13MP made by Micron (AR1337 i guess) with no interpolation.​

OUKITEL U16 Max gets the final product video
As we already know, the U16 Max features a 6 inch HD JDI display with 2.5D curved screen and 3D arc designed battery cover. This is offering high permeability and bright vibrant screen. However, how long could such a big displayed smartphone last for daily usage?
The U16 Max carries the MediaTek MT6753 Octa-core chipset with 3GB RAM and 32GB ROM, and runs the Android 7.0 OS. Considering the hardware and software power consumption, will the 4000mAh battery provide enough power? The answer is YES.
Using SCUD battery with high density tech. this leads to a super thin 9.15mm body compared to other large battery smartphones. Theoretically, the 4000mAh battery of U16 Max is able to support:
Standby: 320hours (13days & 8hours) in lowest power consumption state.
2G talk: 25hours( in black screen)
MP3 music: 36 hours (speaker mode in black screen, highest volume)
FHD Video: 6.5hours (brightest screen state and highest volume)
Surf Internet: 6.5hours (mobile data mode, brightest screen state)
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All the above data are theoretical; may differ according to local network and mobile phone state.
This U16 Max will start the Global First Launch from March 28th, and it is said to have the lowest price available between all devices featuring similar specs. OUKITEL will also start delivery at the same time when the first launch starts. More information will be launched on OUKITEL's official FB page.​

Already got Oukitel U16 Max, i will make unboxing video soon

Introduction
This is the OUKITEL U16 Max.
Hardware
This device is powered by a Mediatek MT6753 SOC clocked at 1.3GHz, the old CPU from Mediatek that seems to be still used by many manufacturers. It features 3GB of RAM and 32GB of ROM, together with a 13MP rear camera and a 5MP front camera. No Camera Interpolation is here, a great move from OUKITEL!
Unboxing
Packaging comes with basic accessories: 1x Micro-USB Cable, 1x 5V/1.5A USB Charger, 1x Quick Start Guide, 1x Warranty Certificate, 1x TPU Cover and the Smartphone (of course). A screen protector is already applied, but i recommend you to replace it. (low quality)
Just like most devices from OUKITEL, also this one has Metal Chassis that seems to be pretty well-built, and unlike previous models, this one features a nice design for the 3.5mm and USB ports, protecting the plug from any scratch.
It is 16.6x8.33x0.95cm, something expected considering the huge 6 inches screen. It weights 226g, again something expected.
On the front side there is the standard (well nowadays almost all devices have it) 2.5D Curved Display and the upper front side of the device features a Front-Facing Camera, an Earpiece, and the Sensors hole that includes Light, Proximity and Gesture Sensors. A Notification LED is here, and seems to be RGB.
Here you can see the brightness of the Notification LED, one of the brightest i have ever found on a smartphone.
On the lower front side there is the soft-touch keys zone, with Recents, Home and Back buttons.
On the back side there is the Metal Back Cover (non-removable), with Plastic Bands on the upper and lower sides.
The upper rear side of the device features the Camera Sensor supported by a Dual-LED - Single-Tone Flashlight, and the fingerprint scanner.
On the lower rear side there isn't anything at all because the Speaker is positioned on the lower side of the device.
Device
Screen
Somehow OUKITEL choose to use an HD-only screen on this device, i do not like this choice due to the disappoiting pixel density and overall screen sharpness.
Light Sensor supports smooth light changes, this is its maximum brightness.
Viewing Angles are not the best compared to other devices i reviewed.
Camera
Similar to previous OUKITEL devices, also this one uses an OnSemi AR1335 13MP Rear Camera sensor that seems to provide a nice overall image quality. Something that i like about the implementation on this device is the absence of any kind of interpolation. The level of noise is a bit too high though.
"HDR off" on the left and "HDR on" on the right.
On Medium Light conditions the camera struggles to keep the noise level low.
Even though there is a Dual-LED Flashlight, it isn't as bright as you would expect.
As regards Video Recording, 1080p30 videos are recorded with a decent level of details, just remember that there is no OIS so you can’t expect stable videos.
The Front Camera is a standard GalaxyCore GC5005 (5MP), with Wide-Angle.
Audio
Speaker Quality is average, with almost inexistent low-frequencies but with an high level of volume.
As regards the Microphone, it is decent, maybe not the best i have ever tried on a smartphone, but still acceptable. In-Call Quality is decent too, nothing to complain about.
GPS
GPS Quality is way better than most newer MT6737 devices i have reviewed, confirming that this MT6753 has one of the best GPS Chipsets you can find on a Mediatek device.
Indoors on the left, outdoors on the right.
Telephony, Mobile Network & WiFi
OUKITEL provides full european bands support, with 4G Band 20 (some other Chinese Smartphones don’t have it). My 4G connection was working just fine, with decent speed and pretty stable signal.
WiFi 5GHz is supported here. Connected at 81mbps, i was able to reach ~38mbps, not the best WiFi speed considering that i was connected to my 5GHz Connection.
Battery Life
I have measured the real battery capacity using my USB Tester, and it seems that the real battery capacity is much higher than the declared one. (declared 4000mAh, real ~4450mAh).
This is the PCMark Battery Test. Minimum Brightness, WiFi On, SIM Card Inserted and Active.
As regards battery charging times, the 5V/1.5A charger isn't enough to charge the device in less than 3 hours, so do not expect any Quick Charge here.
Software
Thankfully OUKITEL continues to use a clean Android OS release for their devices (excluding the U15s, a whole different negative story). There isn't just a clean OS, but there is Android 7.0 Nougat! The first device released by OUKITEL with Android 7.0 pre-installed. It works great, it is smooth and doesn't have any app that can't be disabled or might interfere with daily usage.
Standard Mediatek Features such as Gestures, Tap-to-Wake, etc... are still here. MiraVision is missing.
There is no Gyroscope or Magnetometer, just like all on all OUKITEL devices.
Thankfully there are no Malware pre-installed on this device, scanned using Malware-Bytes Anti-Malware.
As regards the Fingerprint Scanner management, this device has the best Fingerprint Scanner i have ever tried, even better than my daily LeEco Le 2. Well Done OUKITEL!

Benchmarks
I have used 3DMark, AndroBench, Antutu Benchmark, Epic Citadel, GeekBench 4, GFXBench, PCMark (Work 2.0, Computer Vision, Storage & Work 1.0) and Vellamo to stress the device to the limit. I won’t test Games or Video Playback because there are already some related tests included in these Benchmark suites.
3DMark – GPU Performance isn't superb, neither you can expect better results with this GPU.
AndroBench – eMMC Performance is sufficient, Write Speed lower than average.
Antutu Benchmark – I won’t say a lot about this benchmark, this isn’t as reliable as others. I’m providing this just for benchmarks lovers.
Epic Citadel – As you can see, 3D performance is mediocre.
GeekBench – CPU Performance is nearly as good as other CPUs with the same configuration (8x Cortex-A53), enough to handle almost every type of activity.
CPU
Compute
GFXBench – The same GPU lack of power is noticeable here.
PCMark – Standard MT6753 performance here.
Work 2.0
Computer Vision
Storage
Work 1.0
Vellamo – Impressive Android Webview Performance, but everything else is just like other MT6753 devices.
Conclusions
Being the first phablet from OUKITEL it seems that they are on the right way to produce a real competitor that can beat other devices in the same price range. The device isn't perfect, the lack of power is noticeable but at least OUKITEL managed to provide a clean, and smooth, Android 7.0 Nougat experience.
So, do I recommend it? Well, it depends on your requirements. If you are in search of a gaming device, this isn't for you, but if you are in search of a multimedia device, with ultra-light gaming, then this might be a good choice.
Pros:
Good Build Quality
Impressive Fingerprint Sensor
Android 7.0 Nougat out of the box
RGB Notification LED
Huge Battery Capacity
Cons:
Low Screen Resolution for a 6 inches device
Speaker Quality could have been better
No Magnetometer/Gyroscope Support
Still running on the outdated MT6753
Rating: 8.5
Packaging and Accessories: 8.5
Design and Materials: 9
Performance and Heat Dissipation: 7.5
Screen: 7.5
Camera: 8
Sound: 7.5
Battery Life: 9
Software: 9
OEM Support: 10
Price: 9
You can find full-res images (I know, Quality isn't excellent) here: http://imgur.com/a/LEsg6
Official Website: http://www.oukitel.com/products/u/u16-max-65.html
You can buy it on many online shops. Official, and authorized, Retailers are listed in the OUKITEL website.​

Development & Support thread: https://forum.xda-developers.com/android/general/oukitel-u16-max-development-support-t3581740

Just got this phone delivered yesterday and I'm currently in the setup stage. Initial impression is that it's a monster of a phone for it's price (bought it from Aliexpress for just over 103€).
One thing I noticed:
I know that it's sometimes just a number that they set in the specs but I can confirm that my 128gb Samsung Evo is recognized and seems to be working in this phone even though the specs say up to 32gb.

I ordered mine on the 30th. How long did it take to get yours my tracking just updated today.
N-Lite Nougat v4.1

butchieboy said:
I ordered mine on the 30th. How long did it take to get yours my tracking just updated today.
N-Lite Nougat v4.1
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I got it from OUKITEL directly before its official release.

I ordered mine from Aliexpress maybe thats why its taking so long plus im in Illinois
Tmobile Note4 C9Pro Port

Dang still havent recieved this device..lol hate waiting for a new toy.
Tmobile Note4 C9Pro Port

Cubot Rainbow 2: MT6580, Android 7,1+16Gb Dual Camera + Front Led

New Rainbow 2: Cheap, Dual Camera, Android 7
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5 different colors available
Specs:
5" HD
MT6580 1.3Ghz
Android 7
1Gb Ram + 16Gb Storage
2 Sim (micro) + 1 MicroSD slot up to 128Gb (separated)
Dual Back Camera 13+2Mp
Front camera 5Mp with Fill In Flash Led
2350mAH Integrated Battery
Notification Led , OTG.
Sensors: light, proximity, accelerometer
Transparent TPU cover included in Bundle
Price: From 70$ to 85$
Link: CUBOT Rainbow 2 - Take fun of shooting pictures

The device looks solid and well finished, the metal side frame is well matched with the smooth lines of the front glass 2.5D and back cover in painted plastic ..
The screen is really a good IPS HD resolution, very high brightness and good color management and white balance
We find the Android 7.0 update at the end of February 2017 with February Security patch.
really good 10 points Touch , beautiful design that does not reveal the cheap character that the price might suggest.
We start from the hardware, 32Bit MT6580 Quad Core 1.3Ghz with 1GB of RAM and 16GB of storage, are able to make good enough user experience ..
Ram free is approximately 40% of its capacity (400Mb free ram) and internal rom with the free part of over 11.5Gb of 16 (bearing in mind that the rest is not utlizzabile space for the data given that there is a system with appurtenances).
Screen with treatment it 2,5D on the edges, and plastic film supplied already applied, power supply 5V 1A, Micro-USB cable and quick manuals.
Led Notification on the top right, just near the front flash LED, the LED also works being charged, it's just Blue, is not button and can not be managed in the settings (it's just disabled).
Cameras:
13mp Rear f / 2.4 and 2Mpixel flanked by a single LED 1A
The quality of photos and videos is decent, a good sharpness. The use of dual camera mode shutter, tends to create, as seen in other Chinese smartphone, a "blur" / "bokeh" effect very little effective and natural, creating a sort of radial blur, independent of the sense of depth of field dual camera should bring. In the video field, registration is up to max 1080P at 3p fps
Frontal 5Mp f / 2.8 lens with LED flash with excellent brightness
The quality of the selfie is appropriate to the class of the device, sufficient sharpness and front fill flash that behaves well.
Gestures screen off and sensory gesture to better manage the use without hands or with accelerometer sensor. Double Tap for comfortable and functional awakening.
Keys not backlit screen outside, power button and volume to the right and slots for two sim (micro) and Micro Sd positioned under the removable back cover.
Audio discreetly call earbud, quite mediocre speaker, which is giving a disturbed and metallic effect.
good reception, bands for the main sim all necessary for 3G, including 3G 900Mhz .. REMEMBER that the phone is 3G only.
GPS that does a quick fix with about 8 hooked satellites and precision of 4/6 meters; Exceptional signal strength and even Indoor gets along really well !.
Battery that with a 2350mAh rating allows plus 4 hours of heated screen and can be recharged with its 1A power supply in about 2 h and 40 minutes.
Present Sensors: Proximity, Accelerometer, Brightness .. . absent compass and gyroscope.
▲▲PROS ▲▲
- really low price
- construction with aluminum frame, especially the attention to detail and flawless assembly.
- Cpu 4 Core MT6580 up to 1.3GHz which while not excelling, behaves in a dignified manner.
- Good screen colors 5 "HD, Miravision for calibration, good touch to 10 points and 2.5D glass.
- Two SIM (Micro) for full 3G compatibility (3G 900MHz band present).
- MicroSD Slot separate tested with capacities up to 128GB.
- Led for notification and gestures to screen off-functioning and well implemented.
- Dual Camera + 13 2Mp that as an idea is good, but the software implementation creates an unnatural effect.
- Led Flash on the Front; With microUSB OTG compatibility.
- GPS is accurate and with very high reception strength.
- Integrated battery 2350mAh showing a good autonomy.
- Android 7 Nougat with updated patch in February, no malware installed in stagefright vulnerability.
- Presence of transparent silicone cover in the sales package.
- CE, RoHS, REACH and SAR Cubot downloaded from the site.
▼▼CONS ▼▼
- Lack of 4G.
- 1 GB of RAM is limiting in the case of using the Multitasking or social apps in quantity.
- soft function buttons not backlighted.
- Some force closing message app (parallel space) after long standby (software problem probably due to the new Android 7)
- Battery cover and screen protection film attracts fingerprints massively.
- Cover really hard to remove, tenacious joints and each opening shakes for possible rupture of the plastic clips (not occurred after several removals to be honest).

Introduction
This is the CUBOT Rainbow 2.
Hardware
Similar to the previous Rainbow (1) from CUBOT (that i had to refuse due to customs issues, dammit), this one features the same CPU and RAM, but with more ROM and a better overall Camera Hardware. It is powered by a Mediatek MT6580 SOC clocked at 1.30GHz, a bit outdated and slower compared to the MT6737 used in almost all low-end devices nowadays, together with 1GB of RAM and 16GB of ROM. Also, there are two rear-cameras, used to handle the Blur effect. (even though i'm not sure about its real utility)
Unboxing
Packaging comes with some accessories: 1x Micro-USB Cable, 1x 5V/1A USB Charger, 1x Quick Start Guide, 1x Compliance Regulation Booklet, 1x Anti-Shock TPU Cover and the Smartphone (of course). A plastic screen protector is pre-applied.
Talking about the dimensions, the device is pretty compact is comfortable to handle. It is 14.4x8.84x0.88cm, with medium bezels, and weights 157g, maybe a bit heavy for a plastic 5 inches device.
The device looks stylish, with a matte back cover that, ignoring the fact that is a fingerprint magnet, it looks really nice, similar to the old Galaxy S1 from Samsung. There are no Metal Parts, everything is made of plastic.
On the front side there is the usual 2.5D Curved Display and the upper front side of the device features a Front-Facing Camera with a Big Flashlight, an Earpiece, and the Sensors hole that includes Light, Proximity and Gesture Sensors. A Notification LED is here, supporting only one color: Blue.
Here you can see the LED in action.
On the lower front side there is the classic soft-keys zone, with Recents, Home and Back button. Not backlit. You can notice the hidden microphone somewhere between the home and back buttons.
On the back side there is the removable back cover, but the battery isn't removable. The upper rear side of the device features the Dual Camera Sensor supported by a Single-LED Flashlight.
On the lower rear side there is only the Model Name with some Certification Logos. The speaker is positioned on the lower side of the device.
Device
Screen
Unlike some other 5 inches devices i have reviewed, this one features an interesting screen with accurate color reproduction, nice viewing angles and no strange banding issues.
The Light Sensor supports smooth light changes, with a proper auto-brightness management. This is its maximum brightness. Excellent Brightness.
Viewing Angles matches IPS screen capabilities.
Camera
This device features a GalaxyCore 8MP Rear Camera together with a GalaxyCore 0.3MP Secondary Rear Camera, offering some nice shots, but do not expect to see something outstanding. This is still a budget device, don't forget it.
A nice amount of details is here, low-light shots are decent and the level of noise isn't really high.
"HDR off" on the left and "HDR on" on the right. Some improvements are noticeable.
Macros are not great at all, unlike Wide photos. Auto-Focus management needs to be improved.
The Single-LED Flashlight doesn't seem to be powerful for dark shots, but it is acceptable.
SLR/Blur Photos seem OK, i'm not an expert with this kind of photos so i don't know if this is a good result or not.
As regards Video Recording, 1080p videos are surprisingly great, much better than most budget devices i have reviewed. Smooth and with an high level of details.
Front Camera records sufficient photos for video-chat and occasional shots. Also, it seems to be a Wide-Angle variant, and the extra flashlight seem to help a bit. On the right you can see the same photo taken using the front flashlight.
Audio
Speaker's Quality is decent, a low amount of low-frequencies is here and the volume is decent. I don't understand why the second speaker grill hasn't been used at all, considering that the microphone is on the front side.
As regards the Microphone, it works decently well in any case (in-call, VOIP, etc...), and the earpiece is loud enough to be used in any condition.
GPS
Unfortunately the GPS isn't the best part of this device, the signal isn't really high and indoors it costantly loses the signal. For a plastic device, running on a stable MT6580 chipset, this is a bit disappointing.
Indoors on the left, outdoors on the right.
Telephony, Mobile Network & WiFi
This device doesn't support 4G networks, so you have to use your old 3G HSPA+ (42MBps max) connection to use your Mobile Data plan.
Signal Reception is accurate, but 3G coverage is just perfect here where i live so that's something i would have expected. Just like what happens with other devices, 3G Network Speed is low, thanks to my crappy Mobile Network that has lower than average 3G performance.
WiFi 5GHz isn't supported here. With my 2.4GHz network, i was able to reach almost 23mbps, connected at 65mbps, this seems to be the slowest WiFi performance i have ever seen. CUBOT, please take a look at this issue.
Battery Life
As always, i have measured the real battery capacity using my USB Tester, and it seems that the real battery capacity is slightly higher compared to the declared value (declared 2350mAh, real ~2440mAh).
This is the PCMark Work 2.0 Battery Benchmark, the battery runtime is great considering the battery capacity.
As regards battery charging times, the 5V/1A charger doesn't allow any super fast charging, but in just a bit more of 2 hours it gets charged completely.
Software
Following all previous CUBOT devices, also this one comes with a completely clean Android OS, and most important, based on Nougat 7.0. Something rare to find with MT6580 devices, such an old chipset with such a new Android Version, something that i would have never expected from Mediatek. There are some apps that i might recommend you to disable (screenshot attached), in order to get the best performance.
All Mediatek features are still there such as Gestures, Scheduled Power On/Off, etc…
No Malwares Detected using MalwareBytes Anti-Malware.
Even though the device isn't so powerful, it is still able to handle basic tasks, but do not expect to run multiple apps in the same time, some micro-lags are here with some latency issues.​

Benchmarks
I have used 3DMark, AndroBench, Antutu Benchmark, Epic Citadel, GeekBench 4, GFXBench, PCMark (Work 2.0, Computer Vision, Storage & Work 1.0) and Vellamo to stress the device to the limit. I won’t test Games or Video Playback because there are already some related tests included in these Benchmark suites.
3DMark – GPU Performance is decent, this is a low-end device with an old Mali-400 GPU so we can't expect something better.
AndroBench – eMMC Performance isn't the best i have ever seen.
Antutu Benchmark – I won’t say a lot about this benchmark, this isn’t as reliable as others. I’m providing this just for benchmarks lovers.
Epic Citadel – Based on this result, OpenGL 2.0 Games should run pretty smooth here.
GeekBench – CPU Performance is a bit low, there are 4x Cortex-A7 CPUs here that can't provide much computational performance. Sufficient for basic daily tasks.
CPU
Compute
GFXBench – Not the best GPU performance here, but i might have expected something even worse.
PCMark – Well, it isn't possible to get better performance on this MT6580 SOC, low-end performance is confirmed.
Work 2.0
Computer Vision
Storage
Work 1.0
Vellamo – Browsers Performance seems to be decent, nothing to complain about it.
Conclusions
Being a Dual Camera device at a low price it is expected to find something not 100% perfect. This is a good budget device, with the best camera quality for this price range, but probably lower than average performance. Build Quality is acceptable and the availability of 16GB of ROM instead of the usual 8GB is something pretty appreciated.
So, do i recommend this device? Well, if you are looking a budget device that is able to shot some acceptable photos and great videos, yes, otherwise you may take a look at more powerful alternatives available for the same price.
Pros:
Impressive Battery Life
4-points Touch Screen
High Screen Brightness
Great Video Quality
Nice Dual Camera Configuration
Notification LED
Cons:
No Magnetometer/Gyroscope
Still using the old MT6580 chipset
WiFi Performance needs to be improved
Low GPS Performance and Reliability
A bit heavy considering the size
Rating: 8.6
Packaging and Accessories: 8.5
Design and Materials: 7.5
Performance and Heat Dissipation: 7
Screen: 9
Camera: 9
Sound: 8
Battery Life: 9
Software: 10
OEM Support: 9
Price: 9.5
You can find full-res images (I know, Quality isn't excellent) here: http://imgur.com/a/EDiml
Official Website: http://www.cubot.net/smartphones/rainbow2/spec.html
You can buy it on many online shops. Official, and authorized, Retailers are listed in the CUBOT website.​

GRETEL GT6000 - Information & Reviews - 5.5" HD | MT6737 | 2GB | 16GB | Dual Camera

GRETEL GT6000 - Information & Reviews - 5.5" HD | MT6737 | 2GB | 16GB | Dual Camera
GRETEL GT6000
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Specs:
Dimensions: 154.6 x 77.3 x 10.6 mm
Weight:
Chassis: Metal
SoC: MediaTek MT6737
CPU: ARM Cortex-A53, 4 x 1300 MHz, Cores: 4
GPU: ARM Mali-T720 MP2 520MHz, Cores: 2
Network: 4G Cat.4 (150MBps) with VoLTE Support
RAM: 2 GB
Storage: 16 GB
Memory cards: microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC
Display: 5.5 in, IPS, 720 x 1280 pixels, 24 bit
Protection: Asahi Glass Screen
Battery: 6000 mAh, Li-Polymer
OS: Android 7.0 Nougat
Back Camera: 4160 x 3120 pixels (13MP), 1080p30, Panasonic MN34172 sensor, with Secondary 1.3MP Camera.
Front Camera: 2560 x 1960 pixels (5MP) with Flashlight
SIM card: Dual-SIM, Dual-Standby
Wi-Fi: b, g, n 2.4GHz, single-band, Wi-Fi Hotspot
USB: 2.0, Micro-USB
Bluetooth: 4.0
Positioning: GPS, A-GPS
Other Features: Fingerprint Scanner, Mediatek Pump Express
Colors: Blue and Black
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Development & Support:
Coming Soon
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My own review: Post #6 & #7
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princekhan007 said:
Price and which online shop is safe ?
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Does it have a notification led in front ?
or is there an app to make the front camera flash operate like a notification led ?

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Does it have a notification led in front ?
or is there an app to make the front camera flash operate like a notification led ?
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For both questions, the answer is no unfortunately.

Introduction
This is the GRETEL GT6000.
Hardware
Joining the battery-phone area, this GT6000 from GRETEL isn't easy to notice between all the others already available, mostly because there isn't any specific feature that makes it different from others. It is powered by a Mediatek MT6737 (unfortunately not the T variant), with 2GB of RAM and 16GB of ROM, and a 5.5" HD screen produced by SHARP. Of course, as the name suggests, it is powered by a 6000mAh battery.
Unboxing
Packaging comes with some accessories: 1x Micro-USB Cable, 1x 5/7/9/12V USB Pump Express Charger, 1x User Guide, 1x TPU Cover, 1x Plastic Screen Protector, and the Smartphone (of course). A screen protector is already applied, and, unfortunately, it doesn't include an OTG Cable (for power-sharing).
The chassis feels really solid, much better than the GRETEL A9 tested before, with a decent design (not unique, but neither annoying) and an overall clean look.
It is 15.45x7.70x1.12cm, a pretty standard size for a 5.5" inches battery phone, with a weight of 235g, not so light, joining the bulky but long lasting battery phones family.
On the front side there is the standard (well nowadays almost all devices have it) 2.5D Curved Display and the upper front side of the device features a Front-Facing Camera supported by a Single-LED Flashlight, an Earpiece, and the Sensors hole that includes Light, Proximity and Gesture Sensors. No Notification LED is here.
As regards the lower front side, there is the fingerprint scanner (that can't be pressed, works as a soft-touch button) with the menu and back buttons on its sides.
On the back side there is the unibody metal chassis with the usual plastic bands on the top and the button.
The upper rear side of the device features the Dual Camera Sensor supported by a Dual-LED - Single-Tone Flashlight, with an unknown black thing on the left side of the camera. (Laser Autofocus?)
On the lower rear side, excluding the usual GRETEL logo with other certifications, there isn't anything at all because the Speaker is positioned on the lower side of the device.
Device
Screen
As regards the screen quality, it is as good as all SHARP IPS panels. Pretty warm colors, accurate color reproduction, and overall good sharpness. It is still HD-only, and with its size of 5.5 inches the pixel density isn't superb.
Its light sensor supports smooth light changes with a maximum brightness of ~400lux. Probably the brightest SHARP panel i have ever seen.
Viewing Angles are as good as you would expect from a good IPS screen.
Camera
GRETEL choose to include a Panasonic MN34152 for the back camera, together with an unknown secondary camera sensor used for the Bokeh effect. The camera is really good actually, i have been always impressed by the performance of this camera sensor, and also on this device, it does not disappoint.
The software seems to increase the noise reduction a bit too much even in bright conditions, but i think this can be easily improved with an OTA Update.
HDR seems to work great, probably better than most devices with the same camera sensor. Photos taken without HDR do not look that bad either.
The flashlight is really powerful as expected from a Dual-LED config., probably also too much as you can notice.
When it comes to the Dual Camera usage...well...i am not an photographer or any expert in this area. Here you can see some shots using the BOKEH option. It seems like a software effect to be honest.
As regards Video Recording, the camera shots videos at 720p30 with a pretty stable frame-rate. This is the maximum supported by the MT6737 SOC.
Unlike some devices, this device features a really powerful flashlight for the front camera too. It makes the difference when it comes to low-light shots, or selfies. It is still a 5MP GalaxyCore Camera Sensor though, so do not expect superb quality.
Audio
The Speaker Quality is good, still with a lack of low-frequencies, but the overall balance between volume and clarity is sufficient. Not the best, neither the worst.
As regards the Microphone, it works decently well in any case (in-call, VOIP, etc...), and the earpiece is loud enough (not too much though) to be used in any condition.
GPS
GPS Quality is decent, able to lock satellites even indoors even if the number of locked satellites isn't really high.
Indoors on the left, outdoors on the right.
Telephony, Mobile Network & WiFi
Providing full european bands support (with 4G Band 20), the device was able to keep a stable connection to my 4G Network, with decent speeds (considering other devices tested in the same place) and mid-high signal.
WiFi 5GHz is supported (rare on MT6737). Connected at 81Mbps, i was able to reach almost ~45Mbps. I guess this is the maximum for the poor built-in SOC, it is still better than using a 2.4GHz network.
Battery Life
Luckily, PCMark run just fine also on this device even though it is running Android Nougat. Other Mediatek Devices with older releases of Nougat (and also some with Marshmallow) caused the Benchmark to stop by itself after some hours. The result is decent, 16 hours, 100% to 20%, it definitely lasts a lot even on high-usage.
As regards battery charging times, the device comes with a Mediatek Pump Express Charger that goes up to 12V (but only 9V is used, SOC limit). The result is an ultra-fast charging process, but even without it, using a 5V/2.4A charger, it isn't too slow to charge.
Software
Thankfully GRETEL doesn't include any Custom OS on any device, and this one runs on Android 7.0 Nougat with almost-up-to-date (April 2017) security patches. There isn't any bloatware preinstalled, and the device feels pretty smooth while running basic tasks.
Even though most Mediatek Features are there (such as Gestures), MiraVision is missing. Considering the pretty warm color temperature of the screen panel, i guess this is something GRETEL should enable with the next OTA Update.
Unfortunately there is no Gyroscope or Magnetometer/Compass, but it was expected considering the price target of this device.
No malwares detected with Malware-Bytes Anti-Malware using latest definitions.
As regards the Fingerprint Scanner management, it works pretty well with fast unlock times and no accuracy issues.

Benchmarks
I have used 3DMark, AndroBench, Antutu Benchmark, Epic Citadel, GeekBench 4, GFXBench, PCMark (Work 2.0, Computer Vision, Storage & Work 1.0) and Vellamo to stress the device to the limit. I won’t test Games or Video Playback because there are already some related tests included in these Benchmark suites.
3DMark – GPU Performance is as low as all other MT6737 devices.
AndroBench – eMMC Performance is decent, write speed lower than read speed. (as expected)
Antutu Benchmark – I won’t say a lot about this benchmark, this isn’t as reliable as others. I’m providing this just for benchmarks lovers.
Epic Citadel – As you can see, 3D performance is barely sufficient for smooth gaming.
GeekBench – CPU Performance is nearly as good as other CPUs with the same configuration (4x Cortex-A53), enough to handle almost every type of activity.
CPU
Compute
GFXBench – As already said, GPU performance is low, and somehow lower than MT6735. (just like all MT6737 devices)
PCMark – Good Overall performance, the maximum obtainable from this SOC.
Work 2.0
Computer Vision
Storage
Work 1.0
Vellamo – Being an super-heavy benchmark, you can clearly see why this device needs to be considered as low-end.
Conclusions
Well, this is the second GRETEL device i manage to test, and i must admit that compared to the first device release by the company (GRETEL A9), i can notice an huge amount of improvements, especially regarding build quality. Of course this was expected, the first device released by a company, most of the times, isn't perfect.
With its decent camera sensor and massive battery life, i can consider this device as one of the most well-made battery phones for the price target. Something that i do not like though, is the lack of a Notification LED.
So...do i recommend it? It depends on your requirements. If you are looking for a cheap battery-phone with no interest to performance, then yes.
Pros:
Interesting Design (but not unique)
Dual Camera with a good main camera sensor
Really powerful flashlight (front & back)
Excellent Build Quality
Solid Battery Life
Cons:
No Notification LED
No Gyroscope & Magnetometer/Compass
Low Pixel Density (HD-only for 5.5 inches)
Pretty Heavy
Rating: 8.3
Packaging and Accessories: 8.5
Design and Materials: 9.5
Performance and Heat Dissipation: 7
Screen: 8.5
Camera: 8
Sound: 7
Battery Life: 10
Software: 8
OEM Support: 8
Price: 9
You can find full-res images (I know, Quality isn't excellent) here: http://imgur.com/a/2Pm5P
Official Website: http://www.gretel.cc/en/product/GT6000
You can buy it on many online shops. Official, and authorized, Retailers are listed in the GRETEL website.​

Alberto96, your reviews are really great, I have just one comment. I am looking for device with good battery, so I watch PCMark results - but you didn't mention display settings. In another review I have seen that results with low brightness were more than twice longer. Are you using lowest brightness too?

lorderater said:
Alberto96, your reviews are really great, I have just one comment. I am looking for device with good battery, so I watch PCMark results - but you didn't mention display settings. In another review I have seen that results with low brightness were more than twice longer. Are you using lowest brightness too?
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Lowest Brightness, WiFi on, Airplane Mode off, Location set to High Accuracy, Sync on.

Gesture Control:
Gesture Control:
Slide three fingers to get fast screenshot;
Long Press Return key to open the free mode screenshot;
Slide up three fingers to open the camera;
Slide up and down two fingers to adjust the volume;
Double click on the off-screen to unlock your phone;
Tap the power button twice to open camera without unlocking the screen.
Smart Wake Up:
Draw C to open Phone;
Draw E to open the Browser;
Draw V to open Music;
Draw M to control Music;
Move left to play Last Song;
Move right to play Next Song;
Draw O to call SOS or 911;
Draw W to open SMS;
Move up to unlock screen;
Move down to open Camera.

An OTA Update is available, dated 20170717. I guess the server was borked some weeks ago since it took a while to appear here.
Factory Reset recommended after the installation.

GRETEL GT6000 Infinite boot
Hi everyone,
I recently bought a GRETEL GT6000 for it's awesome battery,
sadely this phone is hard to root.
I try many & many solutions but no one root the phone and now my phone is in infinite boot with message "Orange state you're device has been unlocked and can't be trusted Your device will boot in 5 seconds"
I can't connect to adb or fastboot, I can't boot in recovery (volume up and power), in fact I can't do anything.
I try to pull of the battery but it didn't change nothing.
The last thing I was doing before this, is to flash a custom recovery.img (made with both official rom and a TWRP rom).
I'm hopeless & I'll be glad if somenone have an idea to share it here.
Ricardo

m-horse Power 2 - Information & Reviews - 5.5" HD | MT6737 | 2GB | 16GB | 6000mAh

m-horse Power 2 - Information & Reviews - 5.5" HD | MT6737 | 2GB | 16GB | 6000mAh
m-horse Power 2
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Specs:
Dimensions: 155.8 x 77.0 x 10.65 mm
Weight: 235g
Chassis: Plastic
SoC: MediaTek MT6737
CPU: ARM Cortex-A53, 4 x 1300 MHz, Cores: 4
GPU: ARM Mali-T720 MP2 520MHz, Cores: 2
Network: 4G Cat.4 (150MBps) with VoLTE Support
RAM: 2 GB
Storage: 16 GB
Memory cards: microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC
Display: 5.5 in, IPS, 720 x 1280 pixels, 24 bit
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Battery: 6000 mAh, Li-Polymer
OS: Android 7.0 Nougat
Back Camera: 3264 x 2448 pixels (8MP), Sony IMX219, Interpolated to 13MP
Front Camera: 2560 x 1960 pixels (5MP), GalaxyCore GC5009, Interpolated to 8MP, with Flashlight
SIM card: Dual-SIM, Dual-Standby
Wi-Fi: b, g, n 5.0GHz/2.4GHz, dual-band, Wi-Fi Hotspot
USB: 2.0, Micro-USB
Bluetooth: 4.0
Positioning: GPS, A-GPS
Other Features: Fingerprint Scanner
Colors: Titanium Silver, Titanium Gold, Black
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Review (part 1)
Introduction
This is the m-horse Power 2.
Hardware
As a successor to the low-cost m-net Power 1, the m-horse Power 2 (new company name, was m-net in the past) appanrently has been designed to provide some features or to cover more needs such as 4G support and a bigger screen. It is powered by a Mediatek MT6737 instead of MT6580, and with 2x RAM/ROM found on the Power 1, 2GB and 16GB respectively.
Unboxing
After lots of smartphone coming in the usual packaging, this one is different and interesting, with the standard kit of accessories: 1x Micro-USB Cable, 1x 5V/2A Charger, 1x Quick Start Guide, 1x Warranty Card, 1x TPU Cover, and the Smartphone (of course). A screen protector is already applied.
Unfortunately, compared to the Power 1, i notice some degrade as regards the build quality, with a back cover (non-removable) made of a glossy and not 100% polished plastic (especially on the corners) and some minor imperfections here and there. Still, it feels solid enough.
NOTE: Even if it looks dirty (like opaque in some zones), it isn't. That's how the painting has been applied.
Being a device part of the "Power" series, it is clear that it is not meant to be compact, instead it is a classic battery phone: 15.5x7.67x1.07cm with a weight of 238g. Thanks to the rounded back cover, it doesn't feel as bulky as i would have expected.
On the front side there is the 2.5D Glass with an HD IPS panel underneath, and the upper front side of the device features a Front-Facing Camera supported by a Single-LED Flashlight, an Earpiece, and the Sensors hole that includes Light, Proximity and Gesture Sensors. No Notification LED is here.
As regards the lower front side there is the soft-keys touch area with Recents and Back keys, together with a Fingerprint Scanner (can't be physically pressed) that also works as an Home Button.
On the back side there is plastic non-removable cover. Here you can notice how glossy that surface is.
The upper rear side of the device features the Dual Camera Sensor supported by a Dual-LED - Single-Tone Flashlight, and the m-horse logo slightly below.
Hold on! On the m-horse website the phone is shown with a Dual-LED - Dual-Tone (so two colors) Flashlight, as shown below. It isn't true though...
On the lower rear side, excluding the usual certifications, there isn't anything at all because the Speaker is positioned on the lower side of the device.
Device
Screen
I am not sure whether this is a software calibration fault or not, but the panel on my device looks extremely sharp, and with "sharp" (not the brand) i mean that everything looks marked like what you get by enabling the high contrast option in the Settings. This is confusing, since the panel itself offers some decent colors and a good white balance, so i doubt this is a low quality panel.
As regards its maximum brightness, it is sufficient, barely enough for outdoor visibility. (usually all panels made by SHARP provide this level of brightness)
Viewing Angles are OK, as good as you would expect from an IPS panel, but even here you can notice the over-sharpeness issue i mentioned before.
Camera
This is probably where most improvements are noticeable compared to the Power 1. With the Sony IMX219 8MP Camera Sensor, the device is able to capture some pretty detailed photos with excellent color reproduction and not really high amount of noise. As i am always specifying in all my latest reviews, the Dual-Camera setup won't be tested since, as we all know, on Mediatek devices the result isn't as good as it should be.
Here you can see some samples, not bad at all compared to other devices in the same price range.
Also the flashlight is OK, providing enough light (probably even a bit too much) to support the sensor in low-light shots.
Unfortunately all positive thoughts about the camera can't be said for video recording too, since videos are recorded at 720p25, but the frame-rate isn't really stable and sometimes it stutters a lot.
As regards the front-facing camera, it is as good as you would expect from a 5MP camera sensor, not super-detailed, but enough for some occasional video-chats or portraits/selfies. Its dedicated flashlight is not much useful since it isn't really powerful.
Audio
Audio-wise, this device provides a balanced experience, with the usual Speaker that lacks low-frequencies, but a pretty loud Earpiece, so loud that at maximum volume the audio gets distorted.
The microphone instead is just fine, no issues noticed in-call or during VOIP calls.
GPS
GPS Quality is...meh...not good at all to be honest. There is some lack of signal and precision outdoors (but it is stable), and indoors it isn't able to lock any satellite.
Indoors on the left, outdoors on the right.
Telephony, Mobile Network & WiFi
Just like most chinese devices, also this one provides a full coverage of 4G bands for Europe (B20 included), and the signal reception is pretty good, but somehow the speed looks slightly capped (compared to other devices tested in the same location recently).
I am always happy to see low-end devices coming with 5.0GHz WiFi support, but it must also work properly imho. On my unit, even with maximum signal, the maximum obtainable speed looks, again, capped. This result, connected to a 5.0GHz network, isn't quite acceptable.
There must a software issue related to the network management so, as soon as an OTA update gets released, i will redo both tests and see if m-horse worked on it.
Battery Life
Tested with my usual USB tester, the real battery capacity seems to be lower than the declared value, reaching ~5520mAh instead of the declared 6000mAh.
Well...the PCMark Battery Test talks by itself...17 hours is a great result, wouldn't have expected something worse considering the battery capacity and low power consumption from the low-end Mediatek SOC.
This is where i think m-horse made a big mistake, for a device released with a such a big battery, a 5V/2A charger isn't that great, more than 3 hours are required to fully charge the device. m-horse, please choose to include a Mediatek Pump Express charger with the successor Power 3, if there will be any.
Software
Following the Power 1, also this one comes with an almost 100% clean release of Android 7.0 Nougat release (with MTK goodies), with a minimum amount of bloatware and stock-UI. Somehow, the Facebook app has been included in a way that can't be removed (even if uninstalled, it gets reinstalled after a reboot) so i hope to not see it again with a future OTA update (for those who hate that app, is annoying).
Not all Mediatek features have been included, Gestures are here, but MiraVision isn't.
No Magnetometer/Compass and Gyroscope sensors are there.
No malwares detected with Kaspersky Mobile Antivirus using latest definitions. I am testing this new software instead of MalwareBytes just to see which one is more accurate.
Unexpectedly, the fingerprint scanner is really good considering the device value, not blazing fast, but fast enough and also accurate. Well done m-horse.

Review (part 2)
Benchmarks
I have used 3DMark, AndroBench, Antutu Benchmark, Epic Citadel, GeekBench 4, GFXBench, PCMark (Work 2.0, Computer Vision, Storage & Work 1.0) and Vellamo to stress the device to the limit. I won’t test Games or Video Playback because there are already some related tests included in these Benchmark suites.
3DMark – Pretty standard 3D performance for this GPU (Mali-T720MP2) on the MT6737 platform.
AndroBench – Confusing result, preetty low write speed with really high read speed, usually it is more balanced.
Antutu Benchmark – I won’t say a lot about this benchmark, this isn’t as reliable as others. I’m providing this just for benchmarks lovers.
Epic Citadel – Barely reaching ~30fps, the GPU is just enough for some light gaming.
GeekBench – CPU Performance gets impacted slightly by the 32-bit OS.
CPU
Compute
GFXBench – Well...heavy benchmarks on a low-end GPU can't provide any better result.
PCMark – Balanced Result for this CPU/GPU, with an higher than usual Work 1.0 result.
Work 2.0
Computer Vision
Storage
Work 1.0
Vellamo – Nothing to say about this benchmark, low-end SOC = low-end performance of course.
Conclusions
As a successor to the Power 1, this Power 2 provides some impressive improvements and it can only get better with some software updates (not sure about the GPS signal though). In 2017, 3G-only smartphones should not exist at all, and that's why now most companies decide to go for the MT6737 SOC instead of the outdated MT6580, and i appreciate that, at least for low-cost devices.
The device itself is decent, if it was built with an higher attention to details and released with a more polished, or more optimized, Android OS, i think it could have been declared as one of the best low-end devices released in the past few months.
So, do i recommend it? Yes, and hopefully m-horse will release an OTA update as soon as possible to make it even more worth the consideration.
Pros:
Decent Camera Quality
Loud Earpiece in-call
Fast enough Fingerprint Scanner
Excellent Battery Life
Nice rounded ergonomic design
Cons:
No Notification LED
Low GPS Signal
Issues with Network Speed Management
No Quick Charge supported
Over-sharpness issues with the screen
Rating: 7.9
Packaging and Accessories: 8
Design and Materials: 7
Performance and Heat Dissipation: 7
Screen: 6.5
Camera: 8
Sound: 8
Battery Life: 10
Software: 8
OEM Support: X (don't know yet)
Price: 9
You can find full-res images (I know, Quality isn't excellent) here: https://imgur.com/a/OjZTR
Official Website: http://www.mhorse.com/en/product/power2
You can buy it on many online shops. Official, and authorized, Retailers are listed in the m-horse website.​

Just few days back upgraded my phone from Redmi 3 to Power 2 , till now experience is good.
seems like i got value for money device because compared to my previous phone extra things are
1. Bigger battery -which is very good for more since i travel a lot.
2. Finger print sensor- easy to unlock the phone
3. Bigger screen - display is quite good and big so it gives good experince while watching movies and videos
4. Camera- At least better than Redmi 3 and it is giving nice shots thanks to dual camera system
I hope this phone gets development soon that i can try Custom ROMs fingers crossed

rajveerSingh said:
Just few days back upgraded my phone from Redmi 3 to Power 2 , till now experience is good.
seems like i got value for money device because compared to my previous phone extra things are
1. Bigger battery -which is very good for more since i travel a lot.
2. Finger print sensor- easy to unlock the phone
3. Bigger screen - display is quite good and big so it gives good experince while watching movies and videos
4. Camera- At least better than Redmi 3 and it is giving nice shots thanks to dual camera system
I hope this phone gets development soon that i can try Custom ROMs fingers crossed
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Not an upgrade, the Redmi 3 is way more powerful and made with better components than the Power 2, you probably meant downgrade (and a serious one...)
Comparison here: https://www.devicespecifications.com/en/comparison/9c1ce5f26 (or choose any other website to compare specs, but all of them will confirm the huge gap between these devices)

@Alberto96
If you are comparing in terms of performance than I agree low end CPUs from Qualcomm is better than Mediatek but considering its Bigger battery , Dual Camera setup is leading factor here when it comes to Redmi 3 vs Power 2 , dont you think ?
Redmi 3 is indeed a good phone but for those who are looking larger display and bigger battery phone then Power 2 is a good buy, dont you think ?
Are you planning to give a try for Custom ROM development for this phone ?

rajveerSingh said:
@Alberto96
If you are comparing in terms of performance than I agree low end CPUs from Qualcomm is better than Mediatek but considering its Bigger battery , Dual Camera setup is leading factor here when it comes to Redmi 3 vs Power 2 , dont you think ?
Redmi 3 is indeed a good phone but for those who are looking larger display and bigger battery phone then Power 2 is a good buy, dont you think ?
Are you planning to give a try for Custom ROM development for this phone ?
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1) the Dual Camera implementation on the Power 2 is fake, as on 99% of all Mediatek Devices. That's why i do not provide anymore samples taken using the "Bokeh" mode. (i hope you were aware of this otherwise you paid for a feature that doesn't exist for real)
2) Power 2's screen is bigger but miles away from the quality found on the Xiaomi.
I still don't know how you can appreciate this upgrade from the Redmi 3, unless there are hidden reasons that make you do so (in the last few months too many false or paid users appeared here on XDA, constantly banned of course). If you like it, that's fine, but do not call it an upgrade, because it isn't at all. (bigger screen but worse quality + bigger battery but less efficient processor = downgrade)
Waiting for m-horse to release its official ROM, the website seems to be slightly work-in-progress with no downloads page.