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Introduction
Just like most Chinese brands, also CUBOT entered the market of the so-called “Battery Smartphones” starting from the CUBOT H1. The CUBOT H2 is entirely based on its previous model, but with an upgraded CPU, increased RAM and a Better Chassis and some other minor differences. Somehow they have removed the IR Trasmitter but this is something that, in my opinion, almost no one uses nowadays with the diffusion of Smart TVs & Home Appliances.
This is the CUBOT H2 Smartphone
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Hardware
The CUBOT H2 Smartphone features a mid-range SOC, MT6735A, that is able to handle every daily task without major issues. It is supported by a plenty amount of RAM, 3 GBs, improving multitasking and device’s reactivity while running heavy apps. Also, just like the latest Xiaomi MI5, it features a screen supported by an ultra-bright 16-LED backlighting, but its resolution is just HD (1280x720), the maximum officially supported by this SOC. Battery Capacity is just a bit lower than the CUBOT H1, 5000mAh instead of 5200mAh, but it doesn’t mean that battery life has been impacted. Follow my next paragraphs to know more.
Unboxing
Packaging comes with many accessories: 1x Screen Protector (Tempered Glass) with Wipes, 1x SIM/MicroSD tray Eject Tool, 1x OTG Cable, 1x Micro-USB Cable (really nice quality), 1x 5V/2A USB Charger, 1x Quick Start Guide and the Smartphone (of course). No Headset included.
CUBOT has focused its attention on the design, the device feels extremely solid (much better than my Galaxy S4) thanks to the Zinc Titanium chassis, there is no Keys Rattling at all and it is Slim enough considering that there is a 5000mAh Battery inside. Sincerely, this is the best-built Smartphone I have ever tried. Well Done CUBOT!
It is just 15.0x76.5x0.9cm, compact enough and it weights 232 g, not so lightweight but with a Metal Chassis and an Huge Battery inside you can’t expect something lighter.
On the front side there is the 2.5D Curved Display, that makes the usage of the device much more ergonomic. The Glass is enclosed in a Metal Frame, which increases the device’s toughness.
The upper front side of the device features a Front-Facing Camera, an Earpiece, a Notification LED and the Sensors hole that includes Light, Proximity and Gesture Sensors.
Just like many other devices, also this LED is an RGB variant, so it supports multiple colors and you can customize them via the Settings app. It is used as for Notifications and Charging status.
The lower front side of the device there are the Soft-Keys Navigation Buttons (not retroilluminated), and an almost hidden Microphone Hole. A nice idea to keep the whole design the most clean possible.
On the back side there is a Curved Plastic Cover, with a nice texture that makes the whole device feel Premium. This cover isn’t hard to remove, making any future battery replacement much more easier that devices with Glass/Metal back cover.
The upper rear side of the device features a protunding Camera supported by a Dual-Flash (Single Tone) configuration.
The lower rear side of the device features a noticeable Brand Logo, some little words about the Device and a big Speaker hole.
As you can see, CUBOT take care of many details, especially regards the Metal Chassis. It is absolutely perfect, without any little defect. Thanks to the CNC treatment, the whole chassis is made to be the most comfortable possible. I’m really impressed, I hope that CUBOT won’t abandon this extreme attention to the details.
Unlike some other Chinese Smartphones, the SIM Card/Micro-SD tray has been well designed to allow the usage of a Micro-SIM and a Micro-SD without having to replace your SIM with a Nano variant. So you can use a Micro-SIM and a Micro-SD in the same time.
Device
Screen
CUBOT choose to include an innovative IPS screen on this device, I still need to find the brand and the model, but they declare that it has an ultra-bright 16-LED backlighting, just like the Xiaomi MI5 then, and I must admit that under direct sunlight I was still able to see the screen without any issue at all.
Under normal usage, the screen is almost everytime bright, even if brightness is set to low-medium. It’s a pity that its resolution is just HD, but Quality is just awesome, you won’t be able to see any pixel at all, it is really sharp and white reproduction is perfect. Comparing the screen with my Galaxy S4, you can see that CUBOT H2 screen looks much better as regards white reliability.
I have used my Galaxy S4 Light Sensor to measure CUBOT H2 maximum brightness. I don’t have a professional Lumen Meter, so this (Lux) is the only value that I can provide you.
About Viewing Angles, the screen doesn’t suffer any kind of issue, it behaves perfect in every single condition.
As you can see, Image Contrast is accurate while Saturation is a bit too high, so Colors look pretty vibrant, similar to Super AMOLED Screens. This is something pretty personal, so I won’t express my opinion about.
Camera
Back Camera performs pretty well, even if I’m not sure that the resolution is interpolated to 13mpx or not, but, just like almost all Chinese Smartphones, the noise level is a bit high. If CUBOT works a bit more on the Camera software, I’m pretty sure that Photos Quality will be improved.
There are no major issues with low-light photos, HDR makes Photos just a bit brighter.
Under medium sunlight Photos looks pretty good, detailed and with Vibrant colors.
Thanks to the Dual Flash configuration, low-light photos gets improved pretty well. As you can see, my cat looks much detailed here. Even without Flash, quality isn’t too bad.
Auto-Focus speed is decent, nothing extremely fast (no PDAF here), but neither extremely slow. It is as fast as on my Galaxy S4. Under low-light conditions it tends to be a bit slow, but I think this is software-related so it can be improved a lot in the future.
About Videos, there is no Optical Stabilization here, but Software Stabilization (if enabled) does its job (but producing that famous fisheye effect), and there are no major issues here too. Maximum Supported Resolution is 1080p (named as Video Quality – Fine). I can say that this is enough for standard medium quality videos, do not expect ultra-high quality.
Front-Facing Camera is much better than what I thought, Brand and Model are unknown yet though. Again, I don’t know if resolution is interpolated to 8mpx or not, but Photos are pretty good. Here you can find a comparision between front (left) & back (right) camera.
Maximum Supported Video Resolution is 720p, and Quality is just fine as you would expect from a Front-Facing camera.
Audio
Speaker’s Sound lacks a bit of Bass, but it is loud and with a nice clarity.
I have measured its loudness using my Galaxy S4 Microphone, here you’ll see its maximum power.
Unfortunately, it is positioned on the back, so if you place the device on a table you could experience volume issues, but this doesn’t mean that it is a bad thing. What matters here is the quality.
Also in-call, it is pretty loud, sound tends to get distorted a bit at maximum volume, but this device doesn’t support VoLTE (Voice Over LTE) so Call Quality is just the standard AMR-WB (16000 Hz) on 3G Network.
Earpiece is absolutely perfect, its sound is much better than my Galaxy S4, it isn’t extremely loud it produces a clean and high-clarity sound. Probably the device i have ever tested as regards in-call quality.
Device’s microphone is perfect too, I have tested it with many calls, and every single person I have called said me that he/she was able to hear me perfectly, better than how my Voice was recorded using my Galaxy S4.
Summarizing these results, I can say that the Audio Sector has been accurately developed by CUBOT.
Telephony and Mobile Network
Thanks to the 4G Band 20 support (some other Chinese Smartphones don’t have it), I’m almost always and everywhere connected to the 4G Network of my Mobile Network Provider (TIM Italy).
Also 3G Signal Reception is accurate, actually I never managed to get connected to the 2G Network of my Mobile Operator because there was always some 3G Signal available. A good quality Antenna has been used.
4G Network Speed is decent, it highly depends on your Mobile Operator and mine isn’t pretty good. While 3G Network Speed, is just fine. (MT6735 supports maximum 21.1mbps)
Battery Life
When you’ll first charge your device, you’ll find more or less 50% of Charge, I recommend you to charge the device completely before you start to use it. That’s to improve battery calibration accuracy.
Battery Life is just awesome, I managed to reach more than 9 hours of Screen-On Time, with Wi-Fi, 4G, Location & Sync ON. I have also turned on screen-off gestures (double-tap to wake), and during the night I have lost more or less 15% of battery so I don’t recommend to enable them if you are interested in improving battery life.
My second full-charge wasn’t pretty accurate, I have charged the device measuring current with a USB Tester and it recorded just ~4750mAh instead of the 5000mAh declared. I’ll measure this value again after more charging cycles and update this review. I know, declared value is always higher than real value, but nearly 300mAh of Battery Capacity is missing here.
For Daily Usage, even if stressed a lot, this device won’t have any issue regarding battery life, it will be able to reach the end of the day even with some residual charge left.
Also, this device support 5V/2A Quick Charge, so you won’t have to worry about charging time. I can confirm that this is working because the USB Tester measured more or less 2A of charging current.
Software
Even if this is a new device, CUBOT choose to use Android 5.1 release instead of latest Android 6.0 for some unknown reason. Anyway, all seems to work fine. They customized some parts of the software such as Lockscreen, Notification Bar, Launcher and Phone/Contacts app.
Lockscreen reminds the old Android Kitkat, with a Ring to unlock the screen or open Phone/Messaging app.
Launcher is similar to MIUI variant, without App Drawer and with some nice possible customizations.
Notification Bar seems to be similar to TouchWiz variant, with many useful toggles. It is pretty smooth too.
The Phone/Contacts app is something that probably you have already seen somewhere. This is extremely similar to the MIUI v5 variant, just with different colors.
The last customized part of the OS is the Recent Apps screen. It included a Task Killer button and a Used/Free RAM Indicator. It works extremely well.
Just like other last-gen Mediatek Devices, there are some typical features such as Gestures (Somatosensory), Scheduled Power On/Off, etc…
The pure and clean Android Experience hasn’t been impacted so much, only some parts of the OS are not like Stock Android, but nothing that can make its usage harder than usual.
Something that I have really appreciated is that CUBOT doesn’t install any third-party app (except Clean Master, removable), and there are no Chinese words anywhere, so the software has been properly developed for foreign markets. Really nice Company Policy.
Also, the UI is always responsive and smooth, with no lags at all. It’s nice to see that a Chinese company focuses its attention on the software, and I can confirm this because they are also providing frequent OTA Updates for their models.
Benchmarks
I have used 3DMark, Antutu Benchmark, Epic Citadel, GeekBench 3, GFXBench, AndroBench, PCMark (Work) and Vellamo (Browser & CPU Tests) 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 extremely good, OpenGL 3.1 & 3.0 tests require lots of power, and this is where the GPU falls.
AndroBench – eMMC Performance seems to be pretty high, especially as regards Reading Speed. Pretty good considering that this isn’t the last-gen of eMMC (4.5 instead of 5.0)
Antutu Benchmark – I won’t say a lot about this benchmarks, this isn’t as reliable as others. I’m providing this just for benchmarks lovers.
Epic Citadel – As you can see, Gaming performance isn’t extremely low, there is enough power to handle games without major issues, you just won’t get ultra-high framerates.
GeekBench – CPU Performance is as good as other CPUs with the same configuration (4x Cortex-A53), decent for daily tasks.
GFXBench – Well...GFXBench score is low, really low. This benchmark suite is even more heavy than 3DMark, so you can’t expect a better score here.
PCMark – As you can see, only Video Playback score is a bit low. Pretty good.
Vellamo
Browser score tends to be a bit lower than expected, but Chrome score is just behind another device with an Octa-Core CPU, so this isn’t something that should be ignored.
The same for the CPU score, the device is just behind others with Octa-Core CPUs.
Summaring all results, I can say that this device provides enough power to handle daily tasks and light gaming. You can’t expect more from a Mediatek MT6735 CPU.
Conclusions
Unlike most of all Chinese companies, CUBOT publishes CE, FCC & ROHS certificates about each device, so if you’re interested about CUBOT devices safety, you can just go here: http://www.cubot.net/support/ and read them. This is something rare to find in China, and it makes you think how much a company is interested in foreign markets where Safety comes first. This doesn’t mean that China isn’t interested in Safety, but there are many users that want to know SAR Values, Certificates and so on about a Smartphone before buying it, so this is something pretty useful.
Summarizing all results, I can say that this is one of the best mid-range device available on the market. Great Quality Chassis, Bright and Sharp Display, Superb Battery Life and Excellent Call Quality are the major positive features about this device and I can really recommend it if you are searching for something that satisfies these qualities.
Price is pretty low, the device is sold by almost every shop that sells Chinese Smartphones and it has been certified to work on other markets than China.
Rating: 8.7
Packaging and Accessories: 8.5
Design and Materials: 9.5
Performance and Heat Dissipation: 7.5
Screen: 9
Camera: 7
Sound: 9
Battery Life: 9.5
Software: 9
OEM Support: 8
Price: 10
You can find full-res images (I know, Quality isn't excellent) here: http://imgur.com/a/84ZmJ
Official Website: http://www.cubot.net/smartphones/h2
You can buy it on many online shops.
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wow, nice review, do you have video review?
PetaX8 said:
wow, nice review, do you have video review?
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I don't make Video Reviews yet.
Does Cubot H2 have a notification LED?
Starzi said:
Does Cubot H2 have a notification LED?
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Sure, it has been written.
Battery Updates.
5000mAh Battery Capacity is confirmed.
About Battery Life, i used the device for two days without charging it, and this is the result. (4G On, WiFi almost everytime Off, Used as WiFi Hotspot, Medium/High Signal). I have rebooted the device 2 times, and starting for the first reboot it stopped recording the Signal stats, so don't worry about it. I haven't used Airplane Mode.
Looks good.
20160328 Stock ROM provided by CUBOT:
https://mega.nz/#!NNRHjY4Z!NU1BwEfZ-DlCN_iZgemweFPtsc0UL73bdFqBbRUjksU
Camera, eMMC and other Real Specs (taken from my H2):
It seems that this device won't be updated to Android 6.0.
Have you managed to get your notifications to show up on lock screen? As this is most frustrating and Cubot don't seem to have a fix...
Phr33ky said:
Have you managed to get your notifications to show up on lock screen? As this is most frustrating and Cubot don't seem to have a fix...
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No, that's because they are using a custom lockscreen.
Alberto96 said:
No, that's because they are using a custom lockscreen.
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Is there anyway to rectify this at all?
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Is there anyway to rectify this at all?
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I need to check it, but it would take time because this is something implemented in the framework.
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I need to check it, but it would take time because this is something implemented in the framework.
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Would be really interested to see if it's possible, as it's had me tearing my hair out, and Cubot seem to think the notifications should be popping up with no solution themselves.
Is there any possibility to instal cm on H2?
Can someone confirm if encrypt phone option (settings>security>encrypt phone) is available? thanks
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Is there any possibility to instal cm on H2?
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Nope, unless someone works on it.
luks333 said:
Can someone confirm if encrypt phone option (settings>security>encrypt phone) is available? thanks
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Yes, it is.
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Great device, How about battery life and screen on time?
Mine arrives in a few days
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Great device, How about battery life and screen on time?
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very good.. at least 8/10 hours of screen on time with heavy use!
My Unboxing & First Look (Italian Language comment)
Arrived yesterday for me. Great phone but i did not find backlight and notification led. Am i missing something?
This is also a comparative video between K6000 Pro and other two hot smartphones with similar specs (Italian comment):
@zenix123456: no backlight and no notification led on K6000 Pro
Review
Introduction
Following their previous battery-phone flow, OUKITEL decided to upgrade their well-made K6000 with major differences. The OUKITEL K6000 is entirely based on its previous model, but with an upgraded CPU, increased RAM/ROM, a better screen and some other minor differences. Somehow they have removed the Notification LED, but they have added an useful Fingerprint Sensor. They probably had to remove something in order to keep its price low.
This is the OUKITEL K6000 Pro
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Hardware
This device is powered by a Mediatek MT6753 SOC clocked at 1.3GHz, with a plenty amount of RAM (3GB) and ROM (32GB). It shares the same Rear Camera sensor used by the Huawei P8 Lite (13MP OmniVision OV13850), not bad at all, while the Front Camera sensor is an excellent 5MP OmniVision OV5670. Another interesting hardware component on this device is the Screen, it is made by AUO and provides an excellent viewing experience, with superb brightness and color reproduction. Follow my next paragraphs to know more.
Unboxing
Packaging comes with many accessories: 1x TPU Cover (transparent), 1x Screen Protector (Plastic-made), 1x SIM/MicroSD tray Eject Tool, 1x Micro-USB Cable, 1x OTG Cable, 1x 5V/7V/9V USB Quick Charger, 1x Manual and the Smartphone (of course). No Headset included.
Just like the K6000, also the K6000 Pro has a Metal Chassis, with a Metal Back Cover. The device feels absolutely solid, it doesn’t feel too heavy too even if there is a 6000mAh battery inside. All is supported by a nice design.
It is just 15.5x7.8x1.04cm, not so slim, but don’t forget that there is a 6000mAh battery inside, and it weights 214g, not so much.
On the front side there is the 2.5D Curved Display, that makes the usage of the device much more ergonomic. The Glass is enclosed in a Plastic Frame, which increases the device’s toughness, while 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. Unfortunately No Notification LED is here.
On the lower front side of the device there are the Soft-Keys Navigation Buttons (not retro-illuminated).
On the back side there is metal back cover, but on the upper and lower sides of the back cover there are two plastic covers, probably used for the antenna stuff.
The upper rear side of the device features a slightly protunding Camera supported by a Dual-Flash (Single Tone) configuration, and the small rounded Fingerprint Scanner.
The lower rear side of the device features the Brand Logo and the Speaker hole.
Unlike some other Chinese Smartphones, the SIM Card/Micro-SD tray has been well designed to allow the usage of a Micro-SIM and a Micro-SD without having to replace your SIM with a Nano variant. So you can use a Micro-SIM and a Micro-SD in the same time.
Device
Screen
OUKITEL, even if they do not declare it, choose an high-quality IPS screen on this device, made by AUO. Probably one of the best screens I have ever tried, with a nice balance between brightness and image quality.
Brightness is great, without no issues at all under direct sunlight. The Light Sensor works great too, and supports smooth light changes making auto-brightness much better.
About Viewing Angles, the screen doesn’t suffer any kind of issue, it behaves perfect in every single condition.
Camera
Even if the Rear Camera has some of the best technical specs available as regards mid-high end sensors, the camera software hasn’t been optimized at all. Even if you play with the settings, you won’t be able to take photos with no noise or with just low noise, you’ll always take extremely noisy photos that doesn’t look pretty well. OUKITEL, please work on it because this Camera Sensor can work much better.
As you can see, HDR makes photos brighter just like it should.
Flashlight is extremely powerful, unfortunately it isn’t dual-tone, but it helps a lot in almost every condition.
As regards Video Recording, there are no major issues. 1080p videos (Video Quality – Fine) are recorded with a decent level of details, just remember that there is no OIS so you can’t expect stable videos.
V Just check my sample here V
Front Camera is good, probably better than rear camera as regards noise level.
Audio
Speaker isn’t loud, a bit poor as regards its power, it lacks low-frequencies but there are no issues with Sound Clarity. You can’t expect more for this price.
Unfortunately, it is positioned on the back, and, as I have already said for many other devices, if you place the device on a table you could experience volume issues, but this doesn’t mean that it is a bad thing. As always, what matters here is the quality.
Nothing negative to say about the in-call/telephony quality.
Telephony, Mobile Network & WiFi
Thanks to the 4G Band 20 support (some other Chinese Smartphones don’t have it), I’m almost always and everywhere connected to the 4G Network of my Mobile Network Provider (TIM Italy).
Also 3G Signal Reception is accurate, actually I never managed to get connected to the 2G Network of my Mobile Operator because there was always some 3G Signal available.
4G Network Speed is decent, it highly depends on your Mobile Operator and mine isn’t pretty good. While 3G Network Speed, is just fine.
This is a Speed Test taken using my poor 4G internet connection, unfortunately I won’t be able to show a better one. (poor mobile network operator)
There is no WiFi 5GHz support here, but WiFi 2.4GHz speed isn’t extremely low, I managed to get connected to my network connection at 65mbps, and Speed Tests reach more or less 40mbps.
Battery Life
I have measured the real battery capacity using my USB Tester, and as you can see it is almost correct. (declared 6000mAh, real almost 5850mAh)
I’m able to reach more than 10 hours of screen-on time with everything on (Sync, Location, 4G, WiFi…), and this GeekBench Battery Benchmark made without 4G on (only WiFi), confirms it.
If you are worried about charging times, you don’t have to. OUKITEL provides a Quick Charger (with MTK Pump Express Plus tech.), similar to Qualcomm’s Quick Charge tech., that allows you to charge the device completely in more or less 2 hours.
Software
OUKITEL choose to use an almost completely clean Android 6.0 release and it works much better than many other devices I have tried. It offers the same Nexus experience, just with some add-ons that you can choose to enable or not.
Just like other last-gen Mediatek Devices, there are some typical features such as Gestures, Scheduled Power On/Off, etc…
The UI is extremely responsive and smooth, with no lags at all (except the screen rotation animation). I didn’t managed to find any software issue, so...well done OUKITEL!
As regards the Fingerprint Scanner management, it can be configured via the Settings apps and it can be configured easily, unlike other Android 5.1 devices. Also, it gets unlocked pretty fast without major accuracy issues (it isn’t perfect, but pretty good).
Benchmarks
I have used 3DMark, Antutu Benchmark, Epic Citadel, GeekBench 3, GFXBench, AndroBench, PCMark (Work & Storage) and Vellamo (Browser & CPU Tests) 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 extremely good, OpenGL 3.1 & 3.0 tests require lots of power, and this is where almost every mid-range GPU falls. OpenGL 2.0 tests are pretty good though.
Other 3DMark tests can be found on my Imgur album linked at the bottom of the thread.
AndroBench – eMMC Performance seems to be decent, especially as regards Reading Speed. Writing Speed isn’t as good as other devices though, but still good.
Antutu Benchmark – I won’t say a lot about this benchmarks, this isn’t as reliable as others. I’m providing this just for benchmarks lovers.
Epic Citadel – As you can see, 3D performance isn’t so high, but still enough for almost all games.
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. It could have been better though.
GFXBench– GFXBench score is low, but you can’t expect something better with this CPU.
PCMark – As you can see, only Writing score is a bit low. Pretty good.
Work
Storage
Vellamo
Browser score is probably lower than expected.
The same for the CPU score. Multicore score is nice though.
Performance could have been better, but i’ll wait next OTA Updates to express a final opinion about it.
Conclusions
Even if there are some issues with the Camera Software, everything else is almost perfect, so I can clearly say that if you need a device that features an huge battery and has high-quality components inside, then this is probably the best choice.
Just because I know that this device could work even better, please stay tuned to this thread so that if I manage to find any improvement with the next OTA updates, I will specify them and update the review.
Pros:
High-Fidelity & Bright Screen
Battery Life
Lightweight
Cheap
Cons:
No Notification LED
Camera Software (needs huge improvements to reduce noise)
A bit Heavy
Rating: 8.6
Packaging and Accessories: 8.5
Design and Materials: 8.5
Performance and Heat Dissipation: 8
Screen: 9
Camera: 7
Sound: 8
Battery Life: 10
Software: 8.5
OEM Support: 9
Price: 9.5
You can find full-res images (I know, Quality isn't excellent) here: http://imgur.com/a/9JQ0C
Official Website: http://www.oukitel.com/products/k/k6000-pro-45.html
You can buy it on many online shops.
Excelent review!
Opty2 said:
Excelent review!
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Thank you
Great review! How accurate is the GPS?
beginner73 said:
Great review! How accurate is the GPS?
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Uhm....sincerely I forgot to test it.
I'll add a GPS test ASAP.
beginner73 said:
Great review! How accurate is the GPS?
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In my K6000 pro, gps is one of the best i have ever seen. Very high accuracy, high signal strength. Only missing compass and gyro are the bad things in my opinion (plus no notification led and no backlighted soft kays).
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bugs on oukitel k6000 pro
Please look into oukitel k6000 pro, cameras which picture taken should more sharp and able to snap well indoor and front camera should be corrected, flash light is not upto dual , blurry n whitish display of screen, passed off with the display very blurry. gaming issue, always lagging on any game being played on oukitel k6000 pro. charging efficiency too, try and off oukitel k6000 pro and charge it will be lagging when charging, my oukitel k6000 pro is a week old.. Not able to play games, get hot sometimes, we need update
I can hardly understand the meaning of your message. Camera and charging bugs ? Mine seems to have none of these but i'll check again
Thread Closed as it is a XDA Rule Violation. OP, check your PM.
LEAGOO ALFA 2 MTK6580A
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- 5.0-inch screen 2.5D, 1280 * 720 pixels
- MTK6580A 1.3GHz Quad Core
- 1 GB RAM + 16 GB ROM
- Supports fingerprint sensor on the back
- 13MP main camera + 5MP front camera
-Android 5.1 system
-Network: GSM 850/900/1800/1900 MHz, WCDMA 900 / 2100 MHz, supports 2 G & 3 G network
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Review:
Sorry guys, my written review is in italian language. I don't post it here ...
While the video review is Italian SUB ENG. Hope you appreciate it...
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Review from me too
Hey everyone,
I bought my own Leagoo Alfa 2 too, in golden color. A few things and thoughts which you should know before buying:
Pro
- backplate Ion Touch Technology: you can turn it off at all, if it disturbs you, but its worth using it to shoot photos (selfies mainly). However, when using the phone for general stuff, it can be quite disturbing. Waking with double tap on it work crappy, it doesnt recognize double tap many times. I like the function however.
- front side LED flash: its not very strong, but it certainly helps a lot when you have low lights around.
- Leagoo Xender app: you can connect the phone with a PC, Mac, or WP in less than a minute. I dont even understand, why this app is not part of the marketing, it's one of the best apps, I've ever senn. You get a complete file manager through your browser on PC. I dont use cables since I found this app.
- Leagoo OS 1.1: based on Android 5.1 its quite fast until you download all your favourite apps, and pack a lot of things on the phone. Then it can start thinking quite a lot at more hardware demanding operations. For example, when you have more apps running in the background, and you press home button, first you see no app icons, then it starts loading them on the screen one by one. This takes about 2 seconds at most, but still. Otherwise the OS is quite nice, I like it.
- Nice screen, sensitivity and colors.
- No SIM-plate, so you can use 2 microSIM cards and a microSD card at the same time.
- 16GB ROM.
- its cheap
Contra:
- weak battery: screen on time is only a few hours at most.
- very bad camera quality on both sides. However there is a flash on the front side to make selfies, the cameras shoot quite low quality photos.
- Weak hardware, high consumption compared to this.
- Backplate feels crappy and weak.
Conclusion: I'd still recommend the phone, if you need a front side flash, or dont want to buy a more expensive one, or if you like new things like Ion Touch Technology, and the Xender app. Some photos of my stuff:
You can reach the whole album here. And a few previews here:
Good job man
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Review
Introduction
Low-End smartphones are nowadays common in the Chinese market, but LEAGOO with the Alfa 2 managed to create a nice compromise by adding some features that almost all other low-end smartphones are missing.
This is the LEAGOO Alfa 2.
Hardware
The device features a low-end SOC, MT6580, that is just enough for basic tasks and for ultra-light gaming. Also the RAM isn’t high, just 1 GB, reducing multitasking efficiency. But, there is also something that can’t be considered as low-end. Rear Camera is a Sony IMX219 (13mpx), Soft-Touch keys are retroilluminated and there is a nice TouchPad on the back. Maybe we shouldn’t consider it a real low-end device, should we? Follow my next paragraphs to know more.
Unboxing
Packaging comes with some accessories: 1x Screen Protector (Plastic) with Wipes, 1x SIM/MicroSD tray Eject Tool, 1x Headset (not in-ear, but still better than nothing), 1x Micro-USB Cable, 1x 5V/1.5A USB Charger, 1x Quick Start Guide, 1x Warranty Certificate and the Smartphone (of course).
LEAGOO choose to give to the device a nice and clean design, similar to devices with Metal chassis, but this is made of Plastic. It feels pretty solid though, even better than my Galaxy S4.
The Alfa 2 is 14.4x7.3x0.7cm and weights 149 g. A compact device that can be handled easily in your hands.
On the front side there is the 2.5D Curved Display. On 5 inches smartphones this feature is now becoming pretty common. The glass is enclosed in a Plastic Frame, while on the upper front side of the device features a Front-Facing Camera supported by a Flashlight, an Earpiece and the Sensors hole that includes Light, Proximity and Gesture Sensors.
The lower front side of the device there are the Soft-Keys Navigation Buttons (retroilluminated), and the Home Button (circle key) works as a Notification LED. Sincerely i love this feature, I hope that also other smartphones from LEAGOO will have it.
On the back side, there is the Plastic back cover. The upper rear side of the device features a slightly protunding Camera supported by a dual-tone flashlight, and a particular TouchPad used to interact with the UI.
The lower rear side of the device features a noticeable Brand Logo and a large Speaker hole.
Chassis is Slim and well-built with all keys on the right side. There is no key rattling here.
Device
Screen
The device has an IPS Screen made by Himax, and it seems to be pretty good. Screen Brightness is decent, good enough to be used under direct sunlight.
I have used my Galaxy S4 Light Sensor to measure its maximum brightness. I don’t have a professional Lumen Meter, so this (Lux) is the only value that I can provide you.
About Viewing Angles the screen behaves pretty well, one of the best screen I have ever tested as regards this area.
Image Contrast and Saturation are accurate, you can use the MiraVision menu to customize this values.
Camera
Back Camera (Sony IMX219) seems to work pretty good, but, just like almost all Chinese Smartphones, the noise level is a bit high. As I always say, if a company works a bit on the Camera Software this issue can be easily fixed.
With (left) & Without HDR (right), photos under direct sunlight aren’t pretty bad.
Flashlight works pretty well on both sides. Yes, this device has also a front flashlight.
Back Camera
Front Camera
About Videos, there is no Optical Stabilization here. Maximum Supported Resolution is 1080p (named as Video Quality – Fine). Even if it reaches 1080p, quality isn’t good, the software needs to be optimized a lot.
Audio
Speaker isn’t extremely loud, lacks low-frequencies but there are no issues with Sound Clarity.
Unfortunately, it is positioned on the back, and, as I have already said for many other devices, if you place the device on a table you could experience volume issues, but this doesn’t mean that it is a bad thing. As always, what matters here is the quality.
Nothing negative to say about the in-call/telephony quality.
Telephony, Mobile Network & WiFi
Being a low-end device, there is no 4G support. 3G Signal Reception is accurate though, with no issues at all with Mobile Data speed or Signal Stability.
Built-in Wi-Fi supports 2.4GHz networks, and using my Home internet connection I managed to get decent speed. (I have a 100/20 VDSL connection, WiFi gets connected to 135mbps – probably not real -)
Battery Life
Battery seems to be enough to get at least one day of medium-usage, unfortunately PCMark crashes after a long while (probably due to low RAM).
This is the GeekBench Battery Benchmark result: https://browser.primatelabs.com/battery3/298994
Anyway, built-in Battery Real Capacity seems to be a bit lower than declared value (2600mAh vs 2313mAh).
Software
Almost everything has been customized. LEAGOO OS, based on Android 5.1, seems to have some nice features that help users to enjoy Android even better. (just like Xiaomi does with its MIUI ROM). I’ll show you some customized parts of the system with some screenshots.
Just like other last-gen Mediatek Devices, there are some typical features such as Gestures, Scheduled Power On/Off, etc…
The UI is always responsive, but there is a serious software issue. Screen Refresh rate has been set to 43hz, so the device doesn’t fell smooth at all. I have already asked LEAGOO to fix this bug, because using the device with this Refresh Rate causes headaches. It is like slow motion.
As regards the Rear TouchPad management (called Ion Smart Touch), it can be configured via the Settings apps and its configuration is extremely user-friendly.
Even LED Notification Light can be configured easily. You can even disable the Hall Sensor if you are using a Flip Cover.
Benchmarks
I have used 3DMark, Antutu Benchmark, Epic Citadel, GeekBench 3, GFXBench, AndroBench and PCMark (Work) 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. I won’t be able to show you Vellamo benchmarks because this device isn’t able to handle it. (low RAM issues, it keeps crashing after some minutes)
3DMark – GPU Performance isn’t too bad, but you have to consider that there is no OpenGL 3.0 support here so only OpenGL 2.0 tests can be executed.
AndroBench – eMMC Performance is much better that expected, pretty good considering the low-end SOC.
Antutu Benchmark – I won’t say a lot about this benchmarks, this isn’t as reliable as others. I’m providing this just for benchmarks lovers.
Epic Citadel – As you can see, Gaming performance isn’t extremely low, there is enough power to handle games without major issues, you just won’t get ultra-high framerates. Consider also that there is the screen refresh rate bug that limits FPSs to 43 maximum.
GeekBench – CPU Performance is as good as other CPUs with the same configuration (4x Cortex-A7).
GFXBench – GFXBench result is….ultra-low. You have to forget heavy games on this device.
PCMark – Except for Video Playback Score, it isn’t pretty bad.
Summaring all results, I would have expected lower performance but I was wrong. Device’s performance is good enough for basic tasks, and it can be used also for some light gaming without having to deal with major issues.
Conclusions
This is my first time that I have to express an opinion about a low-end device. LEAGOO managed to add some mid-range features on a cheap device, something pretty rare to find nowadays.
I can recommend it if you want a cheap, but complete, device for basic usage.
Pros:
Sharp and Bright screen
Thin bezels
Decent Sound Quality
Lightweight
Cheap
Cons:
Declared battery capacity doesn't match real capacity
Serious Software bug regarding Screen Refresh Rate
It doesn’t come with Android 6.0
Camera Software needs huge improvements
Rating: 8.2
Packaging and Accessories: 8.5
Design and Materials: 7.5
Performance and Heat Dissipation: 6.5
Screen: 8
Camera: 8
Sound: 8.5
Battery Life: 8.5
Software: 8.5
OEM Support: 8
Price: 9.5
You can find full-res images (I know, Quality isn't excellent) here:
http://imgur.com/a/Q8n7P
Official Website
http://www.leagoo.com/mobile/Alfa_Series/Alfa_2.html
The device is now on sale on many e-shops.
Very informative review Alberto96. Have you had a chance to hear if Leagoo fixed the screen refresh rate? Latest firmware is from July 15 but as usual there's no information on what has been fixed. Would also like to hear how you experienced the RAM issues, say if all a user will do is take photos, calls, text and really not much else the RAM will be fine? Thanks for feedback.
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Very informative review Alberto96. Have you had a chance to hear if Leagoo fixed the screen refresh rate? Latest firmware is from July 15 but as usual there's no information on what has been fixed. Would also like to hear how you experienced the RAM issues, say if all a user will do is take photos, calls, text and really not much else the RAM will be fine? Thanks for feedback.
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Unfortunately no, it seems that it has been abandoned leaving more space to new devices such as the T1.
RAM Issues are here while running benchmarks or using heavy websites with Chrome. Normal usage doesn't seem to be affected too much.
Alberto96 said:
Unfortunately no, it seems that it has been abandoned leaving more space to new devices such as the T1.
RAM Issues are here while running benchmarks or using heavy websites with Chrome. Normal usage doesn't seem to be affected too much.
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Ok, yes I've been wondering why it never seemed to really get off the ground. Thanks.
LEAGOO Venture 1 - Information & Reviews - 5.0" HD | MT6753 | 3GB | 32GB | Leather
LEAGOO Venture 1 (V1)
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Specs:
Dimensions: 148.5 * 71.8 * 11.1 mm
Weight:
Chassis: Metal Body with calfskin on the back
SoC: MediaTek MT6753
CPU: ARM Cortex-A53, 4x1300MHz + 4x1300 MHz, Cores: 4 + 4
GPU: ARM Mali-T720 MP4 600MHz, Cores: 4
Network: 4G Cat.4 (150MBps)
RAM: 3 GB
Storage: 16 GB/32 GB
Memory cards: microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC
Display: 5.0 in, IPS, 720 x 1280 pixels, 24 bit
Protection:
Battery: 3000 mAh, Li-Polymer
OS: Sec OS 1.0 (based on Android 5.1 Lollipop)
Back Camera: 3264 x 2448 pixels (8MP), interpolated to 13MP
Front Camera: 2560 x 1960 pixels (5MP), interpolated to 8MP
SIM card: Dual-SIM, Dual-Standby
Wi-Fi:
USB: 2.0, Micro-USB
Bluetooth: 4.0
Positioning: GPS, A-GPS
Other Features: Fingerprint Scanner
Colors: Black, Brown, Red
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Leaked News:
LEAGOO V1 Comes with Good Specs and Different Design
Maybe the LEAGOO T1 gained most of the media attention lately, but the company has already a new device ready for release, the LEAGOO V1, a device that differentiates from most current smartphones in terms of design.
LEAGOO markets the device as both a luxurious as well as a secure device. The security comes from two directions. The first is the fingerprint sensor that comes on almost low-to-mid devices and ensures that the device gets unlocked only by the fingers of the user. The second is its OS, called Sec OS (from Security) and is based on Android. No further details are known about it.
But what about luxury? To achieve a certain level of luxury, the company has decided to use real calfskin to dress the exterior of the device. Unlike other devices that had pseudo-leather back covers, the LEAGOO V1 is a combination of metal and leather.
On the hardware side, its main specs are:
- Octa-Core SoC
- Support 4G
- RAM + ROM: 3G+16G / 3G+32G, 128GB microSD support
- Fingerprint sensor
- LGQC 5V/1.5A (LEAGOO Quick Charge)
- 5’’ HD Display
- 8.0MP + 13.0MP front/back camera
- 3000mAh battery
- Sec OS 1.0 (based on Android 5.1)
More information can be found on www.leagoo.com
Reserved
Maybe the Leagoo T1 gained the most attention of the media lately, but the company has already a new device ready for release, the Leagoo V1 (or Venture 1), a device that differentiates from most current smartphones in terms of design.
From now to 18th October there will be a presale of the LEAGOO Venture 1 on AliExpress, with a nice discount.
Leagoo markets the device as both a luxurious as well as a secure device. To achieve a certain level of luxury, the company has decided to use handcrafted first-class calfskin to dress the exterior of the device.
And the security comes from two directions. The first is the fingerprint sensor that comes on almost low-to-mid devices and ensures that the device gets unlocked only by the fingers of the user. The second is its OS, called Sec OS (from Security) and is based on Android 5.1 (or maybe 6.0?, i'll ask a confirm for this)
UPDATE: Confirmed, Android 5.1 is here.
LEAGOO Venture 1 is here to against Vertu Aster T
Vertu is the company that does not need a further introduction when it comes to luxury devices. But recently LEAGOO Venture 1 also catches lots of attentionsdue to its similar luxury leather materials and design. Leagoo Venture 1 is here to challenge Vertu Aster T.
Why they are similar?
Both of them are used handcrafted first-class calfskin to dress the exterior of the device. Both of them can support the latest and faster 4G network. Both of them can be customized by customers’ need and can been crafted as an exquisite expression of refinded aesthetic. But depending on the different material, Vertu Aster T price will*also be different.
As for the specifications, Vertu Aster T is featured with 4.7 inches screen with a*resolution of 1080 × 1920 , 2.3GHz quad-core processor, 2GB of RAM, 64GB of storage, 13MP*rear camera with LED flash, 2.1MP front camera and it will be running Android 5.1.
Leagoo Venture 1 features a 5.0-inch 720p display and is powered by a MediaTek MT6753 octa-core chipset clocked at 1.3GHz. It also packs 3GB of RAM, 16GB of storage and 128GB maximum memory expansion. It adopts rear 13MP Sony camera with true-tone flash and an F/2.0 aperture. 8MP front camera with 84° wide angle adds more interest. The fingerprint sensor has become almost essential on today’s smartphones. Leagoo Venture 1 adopts it but Vertu Aster T does not. LQC v1.5 fast charging technology is used to charge the large 3000mAh battery on Venture 1, for a faster, safer and cooler charging. But Vertu Aster T is just only 2275mAh. Both of them are based on Android 5.1.
Besides, Venture 1 adopts Dual Secure OS to protect its security. It is possible to switch from the personal OS to business OS freely. Using hardware encryption, two separated OS should be able to work perfectly with no chance of info-leaking. All files are sealed in a private storage space and to ensure the safety of all files, the Venture 1 monitors every access, showing all history record of unlocking th Deata protection. In addition, by setting password, all Apps in the device can be locked and no one can get in without a password. (unless you manage to hack it).
I bought one!
Just to say that I've bought one of these Leagoo Venture 1 (V1) 'phones (16Gb, in the Amber Brown if you're interested...). I found information about them hard to come by so I thought I'd post a few thoughts a few days into ownership. If you have any questions, I'm not the person to ask as I don't visit XDA very often.
So, I took the plunge. I happened to be browsing AliExpress, looking for another item, when I spotted an advert for this 'phone. I was intrigued with the looks, that combination of leather and metal is hard to ignore. I clicked on the ad. and thought how striking looking the 'phone was, I also was rather taken by the looks of the launcher, with it's almost entirely black and white theme, I liked the simplicity.
Then, the price caught my eye. Just over one hundred pounds. At that price, I could almost afford to throw it away I reckoned. A few seconds later it was ordered. Delivery for me took eleven days although it was estimated at up to fifty days. Perhaps I was lucky in delivery? Other orders from AliExpress have taken sixty days, so maybe I was just lucky?
And what of the 'phone itself? It came in a reasonable quality cardboard box with a sleeve cut into a 'V' shape to highlight the 'Venture' brand on the front. Inside there was a SIM tray removal tool, charger with European pins and 100V - 240V capability, a micro-USB cable, headphones and quick-start guide. The 'phone had a screen protector fitted but this picked up so much grease and fingerprints I took it off after a day.
In use the screen is very clear, very bright and very sharp. As the resolution is only 1280x720 I wasn't expecting something this good. I've found no dead pixels so far either. The 'phone is very quick and responsive in general use, web sites load much much quicker than my previous Oppo R5 or Huawei P6 and I've noticed no slowdowns in use, nor any issues with excessive heating - again, both the Huawei and Oppo could get rather warm in use. The fingerprint scanner does take some time from putting the finger on the scanner to unlock the 'phone, though I suspect that the scanner works quickly, and the delay is in the unlocking as once or twice I've tapped my finger on quickly then removed it yet the 'phone has still unlocked with my finger off the scanner. The rear camera resolution seems average, it is claimed to be 13MP, pictures taken are ~4Mb in size and do look rather heavily compressed, the P6 and R5 possibly were both better in this respect. I don't suppose the camera is any worse than any other similarly priced 'phone though. For a while I had a Huawei P9 (Leica dual lens) and BlackBerry Priv, both had better cameras, I liked the BlackBerry Priv the most of all my 'phones for camera quality. I have an excellent Pentax camera for taking pictures with, I only use my 'phone if I've forgotten the Pentax or my reserve Ricoh cameras. If you use your 'phone for photography, perhaps consider something else? If I could add one thing, it would be NFC. I had a couple of 'phones for a short period which both had NFC and I really liked using 'Tap n Pay' so I would have liked to see this but it seems as though a minority of China made 'phones offer NFC as it reportedly isn't widely used in native China.
In the physical metal, glass and leather the 'phone looks very well made. It is rather heavy but this weight seems uniformly distributed and it feels 'right'. The metal on the sides has a quality finish to it and again, feels lovely. The metal surrounding the fingerprint scanner and camera lens looks to my eye to be cast aluminium and slightly lower quality but still very good. I can't say whether the leather is indeed calfskin as Leagoo claim, but it does look good. You probably could get some jealous looks from other people who might assume it is a Vertu (assuming they know what a Vertu looks like) as the two do look similar.
The 'phone has dual SIM capability, I haven't tried this only having one SIM and a microSD card in the 'SIM2' slot. It certainly works on the Virgin network in the UK (EE), again, I only have a standard 3G data plan so can't vouch for 4G capabilities.
Battery life so far has been excellent. Having used it more than I would during any normal day while setting it up, restoring apps, text messages, adding widgets and the like, I've still had around 70% battery by bedtime. In comparison, the P6 would be flat, with less use, in about eight hours. I could eke the R5 to about thirty six hours with very light use. If I remember, after my first week is over, I'll update this thread to give a more thorough report on the battery life. [Update] I've now had the 'phone for around four weeks and I'm getting very good battery life. I'm only having to charge the 'phone after three days of use. I recently had a BlackBerry Priv and before that, a Huawei P9 (not the P9 Lite), both of those managed from 8am on day one to 10pm day two before needing a charge. The V1 can easily go from 8am on day one to 10pm day three before needing a charge, if I stretch it, I can just squeeze 10pm on day four. This is without needing to select the low power battery saving mode. I am a light user, but I'm not using this any more or less than the previous 'phones yet still getting great battery life.
[Update] The stock launcher is a little unusual (even for a Chinese 'phone) in that widgets can't be resized from their original dimensions. Usually long pressing on a Widget brings up some resize arrows that can be used to stretch widgets into custom sizes, the Venture 1 launcher doesn't seem to have that option at all (or at least I haven't found it if it exists). Similar to other Chinese 'phones, there is no App drawer. All the Apps are located on the home screens. There seems to be no way of selecting which screen is designated as 'Home', the first screen is seemingly fixed as the 'Home' one. I have also found a few other 'inconsistencies' in some of the Apps. Leagoo include their own App store which appears to be a close clone of the native Android Play Store, but with the addition of being able to indicate the version number of an App along with an option to not update that App, or to skip an update. I haven't used the App myself other than to see what it was and if it differed from the Play Store, so I might have misinterpreted the way it works a little. The Leagoo Email App again appears to be a clone of an earlier version of the Android Gmail App. It has a black theme which better fits the overall theme of the 'phone so I use it in preference to the Gmail App. It requires all senders to be individually given the right to display pictures which I'm sure an earlier version of the Gmail App did. It is seemingly classed by Google as an 'insecure' Application so isn't allowed to access a Gmail account unless permission for insecure Apps is granted. This initially makes it appear as though the Email App isn't working. When it is setup with your user name and password, it reports that it can't connect and your username or password are incorrect. This had me confused for some time, when I logged onto my Gmail account on my iMac I could then see the warnings about an insecure app trying to access the account. Once permission was granted on the iMac, the Leagoo Email App worked as expected. The Leagoo Messages App has one other 'gotcha' which I'll pass on. If you are trying to save an attachment, long press on the attachment, select save from the menu and you are sent to a screen with a thumbnail of the attachment with what looks like a back arrow, a tickbox by the attachment, and nothing else. Going back doesn't save, long pressing the thumbnail doesn't save. Hmmm... Looking really closely on the top right of the screen reveals two OK and Cancel options - written in black text, over a black (leather texture) background. Clicking the OK option saves the attachment. Aha! Three days on and off it took me to realise that!
In summary, I love it, at the price there can't be many other 'phones that look anything like it, the fact that it performs far better than I expected is the icing on the cake. I couldn't give it a higher recommendation.
There is a video review which can by found by searching for: Leagoo V1 (Venture 1) Review English [4k] which I thought rather informative.
Review (part 1)
Introduction
This is the LEAGOO Venture 1.
Hardware
This device is still powered by the pretty old, but rocking stable, Mediatek MT6753 SOC clocked at 1.3GHz, but thanks to the HD-only screen, there are no performance issues at all. It features 3GB of RAM, 32GB of ROM and a 8MP Rear Camera, unfortunately interpolated to 13MP.
Unboxing
Packaging comes with many accessories, just like all LEAGOO devices: 1x Micro-USB Cable, 1x 5V/1.5A USB Charger, 1x Quick Start Guide, 1x Warranty Certificate, 1x SIM Card Tray Eject Tool, 1x 3.5mm In-Ear Earphones (...cheap...) and the Smartphone (of course). A plastic screen protector (high-quality) is already applied and no TPU Cover is included.
Following Vertu's Design, this Venture 1 has a Leather Back Cover that looks amazing, together with a Full-Metal Chassis and Glossy Borders. In my opinion, the design is great, just like its build quality. This is probably the best built LEAGOO Smartphone after the T1 Plus.
It is 14.84x7.17x1.15cm, bigger than most 5 inches devices but it doesn't matter with this type of device. It weights 209g, considering the amount of Metal and the Leather Cover, it couldn't have been better.
On the front side there is the Standard (no 2.5D) Display and the upper front side of the device features the standard set of things: a Front-Facing Camera, an Earpiece, and the Sensors hole that includes Light, Proximity and Gesture Sensors. Is the Notification LED here? Yes, it is. (RGB)
The notification LED isn't the brightest you can find on a smartphone, and unfortunately, it isn't customizable. At least it is here though, still better than nothing.
On the lower front side there is the Soft-Touch Keys zone with Menu, Home and Back buttons, together with the Microphone in the Center.
On the back side there is the Leather Cover (non-removable).
The upper rear side of the device features the Camera Sensor, a Secondary Microphone for Noise Suppression, an Unknown Hole that i don't know what it is used for, a compact rounded Fingerprint Scanner and the Dual-LED - Dual-Tone Flashlight.
On the lower rear side there is just the LEAGOO logo, the Speaker is positioned on the left side of the device.
Device
Screen
LEAGOO choose to use an HD-only screen for this device, and considering the CPU, this is the best choice, but is it a good panel too? So and so. Color Accuracy and White Balance is OK, nothing to complain about, but there is a slight banding issue (visible in the Viewing Angles test).
Light Sensor supports partial light changes, this is its maximum brightness.
Viewing Angles are as good as you would expect from an IPS screen. Notice the Banding Issue i mentioned before.
Camera
Just like the T1 Plus, also this one features a Sony IMX219 Camera Sensor for the Rear Camera that is an 8MP Sensor, advertised as 13MP due to interpolation, and the result is as good as you would expect from an 8MP Camera, but with an issue.
Photos Quality is OK, especially while focusing near objects or for Macros with a great image details and low level of noise, but there are issues with the Auto-Focus, because i wasn't able to take a properly focuses shot for Panorama or any long-distance type of Photo. Somehow, this issue isn't here if you enable HDR mode so...this is funny.
"HDR off" on the left and "HDR on" on the right. HDR processing seems to work just fine.
Photos taken on medium light conditions are decent.
Macro Photos, as already said, are great.
As regards the Flashlight, it is sufficiently powerful to take some nice shots indoors, but not enough for outdoor shots.
As regards Video Recording, somehow LEAGOO capped the maximum resolution to 720p30 (why?). Anyway, the quality is decent and the frame-rate is stable enough.
Front Camera is a Standard Wide-Angle variant GalaxyCore GC5005 (5MP), something you will find on almost all Chinese Devices with this price target.
Audio
Speaker's Quality on this device is lower than average (no low-frequencies, low-medium volume), but i think this is due to the fact that the device is Waterproof so there may be an Water Filter that might be reducing the quality.
As regards the Microphone, the quality is great, but it couldn't have been worse thanks to the Dual-Microphone Configuration. In-Call quality is average, nohing to complain about.
GPS
Just like all MT6753 devices, the GPS is good with almost instant satellites lock and decent signal.
Indoors on the left, outdoors on the right.
Telephony, Mobile Network & WiFi
LEAGOO provides full european bands support (and also American, if you buy the "Version A" variant), with 4G Band 20.
3G Signal Reception is accurate too, actually I never managed to get connected to the 2G Network of my Mobile Operator because there was always some 3G Signal available. (luckily there are no coverage issues here)
4G Network Speed is low, lower than other devices i have reviewed in the past, meaning that there is a Software Issue somewhere in the Mobile Data management. I hope that this gets fixed with the next OTA update.
Somehow WiFi 5GHz is not supported here. Connected at 65MBps to my 2.4GHz network, i managed to obtain a maximum of 36mbps, with medium-high signal.
Battery Life
I have measured the real battery capacity using my USB Tester, and it seems that the real battery capacity is just slightly compared to what LEAGOO declares. (declared 3000mAh, real ~2930mAh).
This is the PCMark Battery Test. Minimum Brightness, WiFi On, Sync On, Airplane Mode Off. Considering the Battery Capacity, this is a great result.
As regards battery charging times, the 5V/1.5A charger is good enough to charge the battery in almost 2 hours.
Software
Just like all LEAGOO devices, this one doesn't have a Clean Android OS with AOSP-like GUI, unfortunately, but they choose to personalize the old Android 5.1 release, naming it SecOS. (i guess secure os)
What to say, the OS is smooth, but it feels a bit unpolished. Check some pictures attached below.
Just like other last-gen Mediatek Devices, there are some typical features such as Gestures, Scheduled Power On/Off, etc…
Luckily LEAGOO choose to include a Magnetometer/Compass here.
MalwareBytes Anti-Malware analysis seems to detect some malwares on this device, two of them can be removed (disabling the app), but one is built-in (SystemUI)
The Fingerprint Scanner isn't one of the best i have ever reviewed, but it is still usable and accurate enough. Being an Android 5.1 device, the implementation isn't native so this is a limitation.
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 – GPU Performance is mediocre, something expected when this MT6753 is stressed to the max.
AndroBench – eMMC Performance is superb, comparable with high-end devices.
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 – 3D performance is acceptable considering the GPU.
GeekBench – CPU Performance is nearly as good as other CPUs with the same configuration (8x Cortex-A53), multi-core score is impressive though.
CPU
Compute
GFXBench – Well OpenGL 3.0 benchmarks are pretty intensive, and this is where an outdated GPU lacks power.
PCMark – Common MT6753 Performance here, not the worst neither the greatest.
Work 2.0
Computer Vision
Storage
Work 1.0
Vellamo – Just like previous tests, there are no gains compared to other MT6753 devices.
Conclusions
Summarizing all results, it is clear that this device isn't perfect, there are some minor issues here and there that can be fixed via an OTA Update. I consider this as a cheap reply to Vertu's Expensive devices.
This device has some great potential that can be easily unlocked. I know, it is still powered by the old Android 5.1, together with the old MT6753 chipset, but if you are not looking for the latest technology in your hands, and if LEAGOO fixes some issues (including the removal of Malware!), it might be one of the best choices for those who are in search for elegant and business-like devices, at a reasonable cost.
In the current state, i can't recommend it, unless you really like it.
Pros:
Impressive Build Quality
Fast eMMC Internal Storage
Dual Microphone
RGB Notification LED
Compass/Magnetometer is here
Cons:
Still running on Android 5.1
MT6753...just outdated nowadays
No Gyroscope
Bugged Rear-Camera Auto-Focus
Muffled Speaker Sound
Rating: 8.0
Packaging and Accessories: 9
Design and Materials: 10
Performance and Heat Dissipation: 7.5
Screen: 8
Camera: 7
Sound: 7.5
Battery Life: 8
Software: 7
OEM Support: 8
Price: 8.5
You can find full-res images (I know, Quality isn't excellent) here: http://imgur.com/a/5x6GD
Official Website: http://www.leagoo.com/mobile/V_Series/Venture1.html
You can buy it on many online shops. Official, and authorized, Retailers are listed in the LEAGOO website.
Thanks for the wonderful and detailed review.
I want to know if you have an idea when The V1 will be getting the android 6.0 marshmallow update? OR if it will get any updates at all..
Thanks
gykes said:
Thanks for the wonderful and detailed review.
I want to know if you have an idea when The V1 will be getting the android 6.0 marshmallow update? OR if it will get any updates at all..
Thanks
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I'll ask LEAGOO and let you know ASAP.
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I'll ask LEAGOO and let you know ASAP.
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That would be great.
Looking forward to hearing from you
Any update as regards my question concerning marshmallow upgrade for the V1?
OR would it be possible to flash in a 6.0 ROM and keep the stock Dual Sec Os 1.0 launcher?
I just wanted to add an update to my comments on the Leagoo Venture 1.
I bought mine in February, at the start of June, I started getting pop up adverts appearing in my notification area. All the ads I saw were for Uber, every one. I tried to get rid of them but couldn't, they'd almost instantly reappear again. If I opened the 'recent apps' area, it would close again by itself, and if I tried to rearrange apps in the app drawer, any apps I was dragging and dropping would be dropped in odd places as the screen redrew itself every few seconds.
It took me some time to find out what was going on so I thought I'd mention it here so that should anyone else suffer the same fate they wouldn't struggle as I did.
I looked in: System > Device > Apps > All
I found I had two copies of 'Shell', one was ~750kb in size, one was ~30Mb in size. Selecting the ~30Mb one, I force closed it and then uninstalled it. This stopped the popup adverts. I then installed "No Root Firewall" and set it to run at boot. Watching the apps that then attempted to access the network, I only enabled access for essential services, I prevented the app called "Software Update" which claims to be written by com.rock.gota from accessing the network/internet at all and if I see it running, I close it. I can't disable or delete it as I haven't rooted my Leagoo.
Since doing this I've had no further problems. It could have been another app causing the popups, if they return, I'll update this post.
For those interested in getting a cleaner ROM that SHOULD not have the adverts issue, try this one: https://mega.nz/#!0U1wQJQD!qaUwFmjffsmDVJSMp95Y37wQnH0lGNCautRg4vOiyhY (Flash via SP Flash Tool)
It is made for the ikimobile kf5 bless (Venture 1 rebrand), but i adapted it to work on the Venture 1 just by replacing the scatter and preloader. 100% working fine here, tested.
Enjoy.
Alberto96 said:
For those interested in getting a cleaner ROM that SHOULD not have the adverts issue, try this one: https://mega.nz/#!0U1wQJQD!qaUwFmjffsmDVJSMp95Y37wQnH0lGNCautRg4vOiyhY (Flash via SP Flash Tool)
It is made for the ikimobile kf5 bless (Venture 1 rebrand), but i adapted it to work on the Venture 1 just by replacing the scatter and preloader. 100% working fine here, tested.
Enjoy.
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Hello there ,, i know this a very old thread but i have one Leago v1 and i want to ask you what are the proper steps to flash this rom.
I just flashed and the phone its not starting at all .... black screen. I am now on the official rom and the adverts issue its there.
propably i have to unlock boot loader ....
So if you please guide me step by step ...
Thanks in advance
colossus_r said:
Hello there ,, i know this a very old thread but i have one Leago v1 and i want to ask you what are the proper steps to flash this rom.
I just flashed and the phone its not starting at all .... black screen. I am now on the official rom and the adverts issue its there.
propably i have to unlock boot loader ....
So if you please guide me step by step ...
Thanks in advance
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https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1NJcDBkLk8zMwyv2BTqRjn2NB_ZOWKjP1fRpSVr44Oxk/edit
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https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1NJcDBkLk8zMwyv2BTqRjn2NB_ZOWKjP1fRpSVr44Oxk/edit
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Thank alot m8. Really appreciate your help.
Oukitel K10 - Information & Review - 6.0" | Helio P23 | 6GB | 64GB | 11,000mAH
OUKITEL K10 4G Phablet 6.0 inch Android 7.0 MTK6763 Octa Core 2.0GHz 6GB RAM 64GB ROM 11000mAh Battery Quad Cameras Fingerprint Recognition
Display: 6.0 inch 2160 x 1080 pixels FHD+ screen
CPU: Helio P23 Octa Core 2.0GHz
System: Android 7.1
Storage: 6GB RAM + 64GB ROM
Cameras: 21MP + 8MP dual back cameras and 13.0MP + 8MP dual front cameras
Sensors: Gravity Sensor, Ambient Light Sensor, Proximity Sensor, E-compass, Gyroscope
Features: GPS
Bluetooth: 4.0
SIM Card: dual SIM dual standby, 2 x nano SIM card and a TF card can be inserted at the same time
Networks:
2G: GSM 900/1800/1900MHz
3G: WCDMA B1/B8
4G: FDD-LTE B1/B3/B7/B8/B20
Video review from me
Review (part 1)
Introduction
NOTE: This review has been almost completely unified with the K6 review since, basically, they are exactly the same device just with a different body and battery. Hardware-wise, everything is identical.
This is the OUKITEL K10.
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Hardware
Just a little white after the K6 release, this big brother K10 can be defined as the K6's big brother, just with a massive 11000mAh battery, a 5V/5A ultra-fast charger (similar to OnePlus Dash Charge technology) and packed in a plastic body, probably to save on weight. Other specs are identical to the K6.
Unboxing
Following the K6 package, this K10 features a similar set of accessories: 1x Type-C USB 3.0 Cable, 1x 5V/5A USB Charger (new gen of Pump Express?), 1x Type-C to Headphone Jack Dongle, 1x User Manual, 1x SIM Card Removal Tool, 1x Warranty Certificate, 1x Plastic Screen Protector, 1x OTG Cable, 1x TPU Cover and the Smartphone (of course). A screen protector is already applied.
As mentioned before, this K10 features a full-plastic body that, of course, doesn't provide the same solid feeling that a Metal chassis does, but it is well-made, no imperfections noticed and it is curved-enough for ergonomics. Something worth to be reported is the fact that it is really easy to leave some marks on the plastic, so i highly recommend to keep the TPU case even though it makes it even more bulky.
Unfortunately, the same design flaw about the USB connector is present on this K10 too, thus you need to use the included USB cable only to charge it properly, otherwise most other cables would not work. If interested, you need a pretty long USB-C connector in order to get a stable connection.
Well it is useless to discuss about its size and weight, a device with such a massive battery can't be slim neither light. It is 16.7x7.841x1.43cm with a weight of 290g. Hard to judge, this is the compromise to accept in order to get such a big battery.
On the upper front side there is pretty much everything you would need: Light/Proximity Sensors, Flashlight, Notification LED (RGB), Earpiece and Camera.
Also the Notification LED is exactly the same as on the K6, here is one of the colors it supports, but it is RGB.
On the lower front side there isn't anything at all.
As regards the back side, there is the plastic non-removable cover featuring a "leather" (doesn't feel real leather to me) pattern that adds some grip if used without any cover. I really like the shape used for the camera/fingerprint frame, even though it looks a bit not proper for such a stylish design. Odd.
The upper rear side of the device features the Camera Sensor with a Dual-LED - Single-Tone Flashlight on the left, and a Fingerprint Scanner just below.
An iconic OUKITEL logo on the lower back side ends the unboxing ^^.
Device (taken from the K6)
Screen
Compared to the MIX 2 5.99" 18:9 screen, the one used on the K6 is, in my opinion, not as good as i would have expected. Colors look slightly washed out even after some calibration using MiraVision, and i can notice a minor smearing effect while scrolling menus. It seems to be a common issue for this kind of rounded screens, since i found a similar issue on another device reviewed some weeks ago, so it might be a software issue or just a limit of this first gen of panels. Hopefully in the future this will only get better.
Nothing to complain about the light sensor, and the screen brightness is high enough for a sufficient visibility under direct sunlight.
The rounded corners do not seem to affect viewing angles at all, as good as they should be on a IPS panel.
Camera (taken from the K6)
Identical to the MIX 2, this K6/K10 features a Samsung 16MP rear camera sensor that, together with the new Helio P23 ISP (Image Signal Processor), does seem to provide some great shots. HDR works decently, and the amount of image noise is not too high, as long as the available light is high enough of course. An overall good result.
Also the Flashlight seems to work properly, no out-of-sync issues neither lack of light. Powerful enough, maybe a dual-tone variant would have been better.
Excellent results as regards the Camcorder. Videos are recorded in 1080p30 with a really stable framerate, no stuttering and high image quality. Currently the best Mediatek device ever tested in this area.
The front-camera sensor is, unfortunately, unknown (was not able to obtain the codename) but it should be an 8MP camera sensor interpolated to 13MP. Thanks to the Flashlight, it is possible to obtain some pretty decent shots even in low-light conditions. Pretty average quality.
Audio (taken from the K6)
It is pretty common for most smartphone to not feature a really powerful speaker, especially with latest models where, due to the bezels reduction, the space for a big chamber is slowly decreasing. This K6 is not exception. It doesn't feature a really loud speaker unit, but the sound is clean and there is a minor amount of low frequencies.
Unfortunately though, just like on the MIX 2, the Earpiece seem to produce a slightly distorted sound at highest volume. This is where the lack of a proper sound chamber is noticeable. Anyway, it is loud enough.
Nothing to complain about the Microphone, it is properly calibrated, and the lack of a secondary microphone does not seem to affect much the quality. Perfectly usable for calls and video recording.
GPS (taken from the K6)
Excellent results for the GPS. An high amount of satellites gets locked, even indoors.
Indoors on the left, outdoors on the right.
Telephony, Mobile Network & WiFi (taken from the K6)
The device is meant to be used with European Networks (Band 20 included), just like most Chinese devices that are sold with EU Plug chargers. As regards the signal, i was not able to find any issue or lack of network connection, and the speed test run on 4G confirms it. Not a bad result.
For some reason, Mediatek keeps providing a WiFi N-only card even for last-gen mid-range chipsets, thus there is no WiFi AC support on this device. Still, 5GHz WiFi N networks are perfectly working. Connected to my home network, the device is able to use my internet bandwidth completely.
Battery Life
Due to its battery design, it is kinda messy to measure the real capacity, so i am cycling the battery before measuring it with my USB Tester. Meanwhile, i disassembled the device in order to provide you some info about its battery cells. Technically it should contain 2 x 5050mAh cells in parallel, but i can't confirm it yet. Cells made by BAK, Serial Number shown in photo.
Considering the result obtained on the K6 (22 hours), 38 hours and 7 minutes based on the PCMark Battery Test might confirm the 11000mAh battery capacity. Test run at minimum brightness, Sync On, WiFi On.
Just like on the K6, this K10 features the same charging technology, but with an higher amperage to compensate the extra battery capacity, using a 5V/5A Charger. Still, based on my measurements, the device doesn't use more than ~4.2A, probably the cable is not able to handle so much current.
Software (mostly taken from the K6)
Different from previous devices reviewed in the past, this is the first one that comes with Android 7.1 instead of 7.0, probably due to the newer BSP provided by Mediatek for the Helio P23. Unfortunately it isn't Android 8.0 Oreo, but i guess it will be updated really soon.
The OS is clean, there is no bloatware pre-installed excluding a third-party keyboard that can be disabled, and it runs pretty smooth with no lags neither slow-downs.
Both K6 and K10 feature an NFC antenna, but again i can't test Android Pay here in Italy so...i need your user feedback about its compatibility. On the K6 it wasn't working at the time of the release but it has been fixed after a while, the same may happen for this K10.
All Mediatek Goodies such as MiraVision, Gestures (double-tap to unlock included) and others are included.
An extra feature has been included with this model: Face ID/Face Unlock. How does it work? It just uses the front facing camera to recognize your face, do not rely on it if you care about your device's security. Period (also clearly written in the warning).
Both Gyroscope and Magnetometer/Compass are present.
No malwares detected with Malware-Bytes Anti-Malware using latest definitions.
As regards the Fingerprint Scanner, it is really accurate, but slightly slow. Personally, i prefer accuracy more than speed, but if an OTA Update will be able to speed-up the reading process, it would be even better.
Review (part 2)
Benchmarks (taken from the K6)
I have used 3DMark, AndroBench, Antutu Benchmark, GeekBench 4, GFXBench, PCMark (Work 2.0, Computer Vision, Storage & Work 1.0), V1 - GPU Benchmark Pro 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 – Even though this Helio P23 comes with a new-gen Mali-G71 GPU, it is less powerful compared to the one found on the Helio P25. Not a bad result, but pretty average.
AndroBench – No words about this result, it is just outstanding for an eMMC 5.1.
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.
GeekBench – For some reasons, it fails to get an internet connection. To know more: http://support.primatelabs.com/discussions/geekbench/23518-not-internet-connection-detected
GFXBench – This benchmark is just too much for not high-end devices.
PCMark – Somehow this benchmark gets higher results compared to the Helio P25. As i always say, software optimizations are more important compared to raw performance, and this is the proof.
Work 2.0
Computer Vision
Storage
Work 1.0
V1 - GPU Benchmark Pro – Using the Snapdragon 820 preset, 3D performance seem to be a bit low for really heavy games. Consider to reduce graphics quality for a smoother experience.
Vellamo – Overall good results considering the CPU, somewhere in between the MT6750T and the Helio P25.
Conclusions
After having tested the K6 i was already pretty satisfied of what OUKITEL managed to obtain considering previous devices from the same brand, and the same applies for this K10, since both hardware & software are almost exactly the same. Sadly they kept the same downsides found on the K6, but at least there isn't any extra negative aspect.
So, the first question that someone might have is: "Why should i choose the K10 over the K6?". Well, this highly depends on your requirements. If you don't mind about the size, weight and build quality, then the K10 is a good choice to get that extra battery life, and i can recommend it.
This is quite an achivement for OUKITEL considering that this is the smartphone with the biggest REAL battery ever released, after the K10000 Pro released some months ago. A battery king.
Pros:
Android 7.1 instead of the usual 7.0
Equipped with everything (NFC, Gyroscope, Notif. LED...)
Excellent Fast Charger
Powerhouse and power-efficient
Easy to disassembly
Cons:
No 3.5mm Headphone Jack (adapter-only)
Not released with Android 8 Oreo
Plastic Chassis
Requires longer than standard USB plugs
Rating: 8.6
Packaging and Accessories: 9
Design and Materials: 8
Performance and Heat Dissipation: 8.5
Screen: 7.5
Camera: 8.5
Sound: 7.5
Battery Life: 10
Software: 9.5
OEM Support: 9
Price: 8
You can find full-res images (I know, Quality isn't excellent) here: https://imgur.com/a/0ieTE
Official Website: http://www.oukitel.com/products/k/oukitel-k10-84.html
You can buy it on many online shops. Official, and authorized, Retailers are listed in the OUKITEL website.
thread closed as per OP request
Video review has get up from me.
Final battery result, not good. It doesn't match the declared 11000mAh battery capacity.
Alberto96 said:
Final battery result, not good. It doesn't match the declared 11000mAh battery capacity.
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yes that's right.
I thought they are using a pair of 5.500mah batteries. Waiting for the phone shipped to me.
Anyone has any experience rooting and flashing custom rom yet on this device?
I am concerned about spyware.
Planning to flash lineage OS as soon as i got my hands on this device.
Has this phone a locked bootloader?
(if yes, is there a unlock method?)
There is, around internet (need......), a ported TWRP for this phone.
The istructions to install it say to flash (using flashtools) twrp.img and also boot.img (why also boot.img ?).
In other internet sites say that first need to unlock bootloader......
Is there anybody that successfully installed twrp (and root)? Please say how to.
Anybody knows custom rom(s) for this phone?
Inviato dal mio Redmi Pro utilizzando Tapatalk
Where to Buy Oukitel K10 LCD Screen?
KevinX89 said:
Where to Buy Oukitel K10 LCD Screen?
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If OUKITEL doesn't solve your issue via the support email (contact them via FB too just in case), and AliExpress doesn't sell any replacement part yet, then it is not possible to buy it.
Alberto96 said:
If OUKITEL doesn't solve your issue via the support email (contact them via FB too just in case), and AliExpress doesn't sell any replacement part yet, then it is not possible to buy it.
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Thanks, I found the Oukitel K10 Original screen, here: https://www.oukitel-store.com/screen-replacement-for-oukitel-k10.html
Is it the oukitel official website?
KevinX89 said:
Thanks, I found the Oukitel K10 Original screen, here: https://www.oukitel-store.com/screen-replacement-for-oukitel-k10.html
Is it the oukitel official website?
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Nope, possible scam.
icpu said:
I thought they are using a pair of 5.500mah batteries. Waiting for the phone shipped to me.
Anyone has any experience rooting and flashing custom rom yet on this device?
I am concerned about spyware.
Planning to flash lineage OS as soon as i got my hands on this device.
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I have FIND a SpyWare into my K10 ROM:
Thread: Found a SpyWare in my OUKITEL K10
--> https://forum.xda-developers.com/android/help/spyware-oukitel-k10-t3792176
Now I try to find other ROM because the spyware is directly in System APPs (SystemUI and Settings) and other app like PhotoAlbum ...
I have (think) find a workarround to crash the spyware, but I m NOT removed it permantly yet ...
FukTheRegister said:
I have FIND a SpyWare into my K10 ROM:
Thread: Found a SpyWare in my OUKITEL K10
--> https://forum.xda-developers.com/android/help/spyware-oukitel-k10-t3792176
Now I try to find other ROM because the spyware is directly in System APPs (SystemUI and Settings) and other app like PhotoAlbum ...
I have (think) find a workarround to crash the spyware, but I m NOT removed it permantly yet ...
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Well done, i think this is a new one since MalwareBytes was not able to find it. We should send a report to all major anti-virus/anti-malware companies so that this crap will be detected in the future.
Hi! Could anyone with this phone test something for me?
If you take a photo of a white piece of paper like a book page, manual, ID card, receipt, etc with the flash enabled, does the camera under exposure after the flash and capture a blurry, overexposed photo?
You should use comodo antivirus for Android as well as eset antivirus, not just Malwarebytes anti-malware and you will see that beautysnap, aiwinn photo album and quite possible the keyboard app facemoji.lite keyboare is malware and viruses. I would suggest blocking them or uninstalling them as the antivirus apps I mentioned are very good at detecting Chinese malware and viruses,the comodo and eset apps.