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UHANS A6 - Information & Reviews - 5.5" HD | MT6580A | 2GB | 16GB | Aluminum Alloy

UHANS A6 - Information & Reviews - 5.5" HD | MT6580A | 2GB | 16GB | Aluminum Alloy
UHANS A6
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Specs:
Dimensions: 78 x 156 x 10.5 mm
Weight: 198 g
Chassis: Aluminum Alloy + Plastic
SoC: MediaTek MT6580A
CPU: ARM Cortex-A7, 1300 MHz, Cores: 4
GPU: ARM Mali-400 MP1, Cores: 1
RAM: 2 GB
Storage: 16 GB
Memory cards: microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC
Display: 5.5 in, IPS, 720 x 1280 pixels, 24 bit
Protection:
Battery: 4150 mAh
OS: FreemeOS (based on Android 7.0 Nougat)
Back Camera: 3264 x 2448 pixels (8MP), Samsung Sensor
Front Camera: 1920 x 1080 pixels (2MP), GalaxyCore Sensor
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
Colors: Black, White
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Development & Support:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/android/general/uhans-a6-development-support-t3661912
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Reviews:
My own review: Post #6 & #7
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Does this smartphone support 4g?

Michael Melnik said:
Does this smartphone support 4g?
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Unfortunately no.

Looks promising. For those who don't need 4G, it's a good alternative to the Leagoo M8, which has ROM quirks, Android 6.0 and a smaller battery.

Review (part 1)
Introduction
This is the UHANS A6.
Hardware
The device is powered by a Mediatek MT6580 SOC clocked at 1.30GHz, a bit outdated and slower compared to the MT6737, together with 2GB of RAM and 16GB of ROM, and a 5.5 inches HD screen. It can be considered as an A101s big brother, with a much larger battery and a Metal Body. (together with other improvements)
Unboxing
Packaging comes with basic accessories: 1x Micro-USB Cable, 1x 5V/1A USB Charger, 1x Quick Start Guide, 1x Glass Screen Protector with wipes and the Smartphone (of course). A TPU Cover is included too.
Talking about the dimensions, the device isn't the smallest ever made by UHANS, but with its huge internal battery, this was expected, and it is not too thick either. 15.4x7.76x1.05cm, with decent bezels, and weights 204g.
The device feels pretty solid, with the usual great design from UHANS and an amazing back cover almost identical to the one found on the OnePlus One. It isn't the best material for grip though, but i love it. I would like to see the same back cover texture on other devices too.
On the front side there is the usual 2.5D Curved Display and the upper front side of the device features the Front-Facing Camera, an Earpiece, and the Sensors hole that includes Light, Proximity and Gesture Sensors. Unfortunately there isn't any Notification LED.
On the lower front side there is the classic soft-keys zone, with Recents, Home and Back buttons.
On the back side there is the removable back cover, and the battery is removable. The upper rear side of the device features the Camera Sensor supported by a Single-LED Flashlight, with the Fingerprint Sensor below the Camera Sensor.
On the lower rear side there is the UHANS logo with nothing else because the Speaker is located on the bottom.
Device
Screen
The screen is OK, unfortunately due to the HD-only res the pixel density is low thus you may notice some pixels. Its quality is good though, with an overall balanced color accuracy and white balance.
The Light Sensor supports partial light changes, with a sufficient auto-brightness management. This is its maximum brightness.
Viewing Angles matches IPS screen capabilities, nothing to complain about.
Camera
Being the first device i ever test with this Samsung 8MP camera sensor, i must say that the results are impressive. OK, the noise level is high and low-light shots are just awful, but the color accuracy and image detail (without zooming) is great considering the price target. I guess with some OTA updates this can get even better.
As regards the HDR mode, it works decently well but sometimes it adds a blue-tint to the image.
The Single-LED Flashlight is powerful, nothing to complain about.
As regards Video Recording, 1080p videos are recorded at 25fps, with the same noise level i mentioned before and so on.
Unexpectedly, also the Front Facing camera (GalaxyCore 5MP) is decent for random shots and video-chat, just do not expect superb quality.
Audio
Speaker is decent, produces a nice balanced sound, and is loud enough. It lacks low frequencies as always.
In-Call Quality is decent, no complains about it. Everyone was able to hear me perfectly and Microphone Quality seems to be ok.
GPS
GPS quality is mediocre, with a sufficient amount of satellites locked outdoors and almost inexistent signal indoors.
Outdoors on the left, Indoors of 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 ~35mbps, connected at 65mbps, not the best result, neither the worst.
Battery Life
As always, i measure the real battery capacity using my USB Tester, and it seems that the real battery capacity is way higher than the declared value (declared 4150mAh, real ~4620mAh).
Luckily, PCMark run just fine on this device even though it is running Android Nougat. Other Mediatek Devices with Nougat (and also some with Marshmallow) caused the Benchmark to stop by itself after some hours. The result is not superb considering the huge battery inside. an OTA update might be required to adjust the power management.
As regards battery charging times, the 5V/1A charger takes a long while to charge the device completely as expected.
Software
Following the A101s little brother, also this one comes with an almost completely clean Android OS, and most important, based on Nougat 7.0. There is no bloatware pre-installed, and security patches are dated 5th of May 2017.
All Mediatek features are still there such as Gestures, Scheduled Power On/Off, etc…
No Malwares Detected using MalwareBytes Anti-Malware.
The Fingerprint Scanner is sufficiently. I managed to unlock the screen almost everytime (8 out of 10). As regards the unlock speed, it is almost instant.
The device feels smooth enough for almost every task, i am still impressed to see an MT6580 device running Nougat without any major issue.​

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 decent, this is a low-end device with an old Mali-400 GPU so we can't expect something better.
AndroBench – eMMC Performance is maxed out for the SOC capabilities.
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 – Somehow the Work 2.0 test was not able to finish properly due to issues with Video Editing tasks so i guess some codecs are not working properly.
Work 2.0
Computer Vision
Storage
Work 1.0
Vellamo – Browsers Performance seems to be decent, nothing to complain about it.
Conclusions
The A101s big brother...can it really be such? Yes, absolutely. With a bigger screen, bigger battery and overall better hardware, this A6 is, with no doubts, an improvement compared to its little brother. Of course this doesn't mean that the device is perfect, but compared to the A101s, it is way better.
If UHANS keeps supporting the device with software updates keeping Android Security Patches updated and, why not, improving the device update by update, it can be considered one of the best low-end devices. I recommend it to those who are not in search for a 4G device, neither in search for superb performance, just the essential.
Pros:
Solid Metal Chassis
Amazing Back Cover texture
Impressive Back Camera
Decent Screen Brightness
Removable Battery
Cons:
No Magnetometer/Gyroscope
Still using the old MT6580 chipset
No Notification LED
Power Management needs to be improved
GPS Antenna could have been better
Rating: 8.3
Packaging and Accessories: 9
Design and Materials: 9
Performance and Heat Dissipation: 7
Screen: 8
Camera: 8
Sound: 7
Battery Life: 8
Software: 9.5
OEM Support: 8
Price: 9
You can find full-res images (I know, Quality isn't excellent) here: http://imgur.com/a/JFnTt
Official Website: http://www.uhans.cc/index.php/Design/design.html?id=29
You can buy it on many online shops. Official, and authorized, Retailers are listed in the UHANS website.​

Great review. As I expected, this is a great all-round budget phablet for the money. Good to hear the build quality, camera and fingerprint scanner are decent too - something I thought they would skimp on. Sort of thing I would happily give to a friend or family member who doesn't need much but shouldn't need to pay iPhone prices for.
On the other hand, has anyone found a working TWRP recovery for this device? I did a little googling but came up short. Would a recovery for a similar MTK6580 device potentially work?

Finally got my hands on one of these - seems like a great device for the money. Is anyone able to comment on TWRP? There are a number of devices using a MTK6580 that have TWRP already, would it be possible to use TWRP from another one of these devices or is some porting required to avoid issues?

stephendt0 said:
Finally got my hands on one of these - seems like a great device for the money. Is anyone able to comment on TWRP? There are a number of devices using a MTK6580 that have TWRP already, would it be possible to use TWRP from another one of these devices or is some porting required to avoid issues?
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Jemmini already made a TWRP (https://4pda.ru/forum/index.php?showtopic=824829&st=260#entry64019634)

Dev. & Support thread added to the first post.

Sadly that TWRP is in Russian changing the language isn't too hard but it does reset the language if I do full wipes which is annoying. Is there an English version?

DOOGEE Shoot2 - Information & Reviews - 5.0" HD | MT6580A | 1/2GB | 8/16GB | Dual Cam

DOOGEE Shoot2 - Information & Reviews - 5.0" HD | MT6580A | 1/2GB | 8/16GB | Dual Cam
DOOGEE Shoot2
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Specs:
Dimensions: 142.6 * 72.6 * 9.5 mm
Weight: 174.0g
Chassis: Metal
SoC: MediaTek MT6580A
CPU: ARM Cortex-A7, 1300 MHz, Cores: 4
GPU: ARM Mali-400 MP1, Cores: 1
RAM: 1 GB/2 GB
Storage: 8 GB/16 GB
Memory cards: microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC
Display: 5.0 in, IPS, 720 x 1280 pixels, 24 bit
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Battery: 3360mAh
OS: Android 7.0 Nougat
Back Camera: 2560 x 1960 pixels (5MP), Dual Camera (same resolution)
Front Camera: 2560 x 1960 pixels (5MP)
SIM card: Dual-SIM, Dual-Standby
Wi-Fi: 802.11 b/g/n, 2.4GHz, Single-Band
USB: 2.0, Micro-USB
Bluetooth: 4.0
Positioning: GPS, A-GPS
Other Features: Front Fingerprint Sensor
Colors: Gold, Black, Grey
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Review (part 1)
Introduction
This is the DOOGEE Shoot 2.
Hardware
Following the Shoot series, this newer model, Shoot 2, is the little young brother of the Shoot 1, with the same design for the front, still two back cameras, but much less powerful and much more affordable. Something important to mention is that there are two variants of this device, 1GB/8GB and 2GB/16GB. I'm testing the 2GB variant. I don't see the point of getting the 1GB variant nowadays.
The device is powered by a Mediatek MT6580 SOC clocked at 1.30GHz, a bit outdated and slower compared to the MT6737T, together with 2GB of RAM and 16GB of ROM, and a 5 inches HD screen.
Unboxing
Packaging comes with some accessories: 1x Micro-USB Cable, 1x 5V/1A USB Charger, 1x Quick Start Guide, 1x Warranty Card, 1x TPU Cover and the Smartphone (of course). A plastic screen protector is pre-applied.
Talking about the dimensions, the device is pretty compact even though it feels a bit thick due to the big internal battery. It is 14.68x7.32x0.97cm, with medium bezels, and weights 178g. This extra weight is caused by the metal back cover.
As regards the design, it isn't bad at all. I don't appreciate the noticeable plastic bands of the back cover, but everything else looks just fine and without any imperfection. Unfortunately my package was slightly damaged so you may notice a crack near the speaker grill. Luckily everything else was not damaged.
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, an Earpiece, and the Sensors hole that includes Light, Proximity and Gesture Sensors. Unfortunately there is no Notification LED.
On the lower front side there is the classic soft-keys zone, with Recents and Back buttons on the side, and a Fingerprint Scanner in the middle that also works as an Home Button. You can notice the hidden microphone somewhere between the recents button and the fingerprint scanner.
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, bigger than usual.
On the lower rear side there is only the DOOGEE string with some Certification Logos. The speaker is positioned on the lower side of the device.
Device
Screen
Just like the Shoot 1, also this one features a good screen, even better as regards brightness. Color Accuracy is good, the same for the White Balance. Considering the price target, this may be one of the best screens i have ever seen on a low-end device.
The Light Sensor supports partial light changes, with a sufficient auto-brightness management. This is its maximum brightness. Just Excellent.
Viewing Angles matches IPS screen capabilities, nothing to complain about.
Camera
Unfortunately, this is where the difference between the Shoot 2 and the Shoot 1 is noticeable. This device features a 5MP Rear Camera made by GalaxyCore, and quality, in my opinion, isn't superb for a camera-phone. I guess the software isn't 100% ready to handle this sensor, causing some image quality issues especially when it comes to low-light shots.
Photos taken outdoors do not look bad at all, and the 1.5x camera zoom seem to work decently well.
Just like most dual-camera devices i have reviewed, macros aren't the best. I guess this is a technical limit of the dual camera implementation.
The Single-LED Flashlight is barely sufficient to provide enough light, and as a result the camera wasn't able to focus at all.
As regards Video Recording, 1080p videos are recorded at 25fps, with a decent amount of details and no major stuttering.
Front Camera, somehow, manages to shot better photos in the same light conditions where the rear camera isn't able to get a photo as good as this one. Pretty interesting.
Audio
Speaker's Quality is decent, with the usual absence of low-frequencies and medium-high maximum volume with almost no distortion. 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 seems to work pretty well, with an impressive clarity and balanced volume.
Something that requires to be fixed is the Earpiece. At least on my review unit, the volume is too low. I have to increase the volume to the maximum in order to hear the third-party. Luckily this can be easily fixed with an OTA Update.
GPS
The GPS is decent, with a sufficient amount of satellites outdoors, and the possibility to lock satellites even indoors.
Outdoors on the left, Indoors of 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 38mbps, connected at 65mbps, one of the best results ever obtained on a low-end device.
Battery Life
As always, i measure the real battery capacity using my USB Tester, and it seems that the real battery capacity almost matches the declared value (declared 3360mAh, real ~3320mAh).
Unfortunately PCMark Battery Test crashes on this device, so i had to switch to Antutu Tester with its heavy battery benchmark. Maximum Brightness, everything enabled. Not too bad.
As regards battery charging times, the 5V/1A charger isn't the fastest when it comes to recharge a 3360mAh battery, but this is a software limit, so even if you use a better charger, it won't charge faster. More than 3 hours required to full charge.
Software
Following the Shoot 1 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 pre-installed apps that can't be disabled without any issue, so don't worry about bloatware.
All Mediatek features are still there such as Gestures, Scheduled Power On/Off, etc…
No Malwares Detected using MalwareBytes Anti-Malware, unlike what happened with the Shoot 1.
Again, i'm using the 2GB variant, and after using it for a long while, i can say that it is smooth enough for daily tasks. I doubt that the 1GB variant will be as smooth as this one, due to RAM 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
I have to admit that writing some conclusions about this device isn't as easy as you would expect. This device is interesting but in the same time confusing. Being a "Shoot" series device, the camera software should be ready and optimized out of the box, but, unfortunately it isn't. Excluding the camera department, everything else is pretty good. Of course, being a low-end device with a cheap price, it is normal to not expect superb performance, or anything that could be found on more expensive devices.
With an OTA Update, that i hope to see in the near future to improve camera and earpiece volume, this device could become a best-buy for a camera-phone.
So, do i recommend this device? As mentioned before, currently, if you plan to use as a camera-phone, you need to consider all words i wrote in the Camera Paragraph, and if they are OK with you, then i can recommend it. This is a device with a great potential, it just needs to be unlocked
Pros:
Good Battery Life
Great Screen Brightness
Metal Back Cover
Dual Camera
Android 7.0 Nougat with latest security patches
Impressive WiFi Performance
Cons:
No Magnetometer/Gyroscope
Still using the old MT6580 chipset
Camera Quality not as good as expected
Earpiece Volume is too low
No Notification LED
Rating: 8.3
Packaging and Accessories: 8.5
Design and Materials: 8
Performance and Heat Dissipation: 7
Screen: 9
Camera: 6.5
Sound: 7.5
Battery Life: 9
Software: 10
OEM Support: 9
Price: 9
You can find full-res images (I know, Quality isn't excellent) here: http://imgur.com/a/kO5Cs
Official Website: http://www.doogee.cc/detail/Shoot-series/105
You can buy it on many online shops. Official, and authorized, Retailers are listed in the DOOGEE website.​

Great review!
I need some method to rooting this device.
Can you help me?
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UHANS Note 4 - Information & Reviews - 5.5" HD | MT6737 | 3GB | 32GB | 4000mAh

UHANS Note 4 - Information & Reviews - 5.5" HD | MT6737 | 3GB | 32GB | 4000mAh
UHANS Note 4
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Dimensions: 71.2 x 143.5 x 9.5 mm
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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: 3 GB
Storage: 32 GB
Memory cards: microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC
Display: 5.5 in, IPS, 720 x 1280 pixels, 24 bit
Protection: Asahi Glass Screen
Battery: 4000 mAh, Li-Polymer
OS: Android 7.0 Nougat
Back Camera: 4160 x 3120 pixels (13MP), Sony Sensor
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
Colors: Elegant Black, Luxorious Gold
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http://www.uhans.cc/index.php/Design/design.html?id=30
Development & Support:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/android/general/uhans-note-4-development-support-t3661914
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Review (part 1)
Introduction
This is the UHANS Note 4.
Hardware
Advertised as a Xiaomi killer, this Note 4 is basically a low-end clone of the well known Redmi Note 4, with some differences, i guess, required to not get sued by the company. Of course it can't compete with it so easily. This "Note 4" is powered by a Mediatek MT6737, with 3GB of RAM and 32GB of ROM, with 4000mAh of battery.
Unboxing
Just like the A6, also this one comes with a black package and some accessories: 1x Micro-USB Cable, 1x 5V/1A Charger, 1x Quick Start Guide, 1x TPU Cover, 1x Plastic Screen Protector, and the Smartphone (of course). Say goodbye to the glass screen protector, no more included since the A6.
As you might expect, the chassis looks pretty similar to the one used by the Redmi Note 4, but it is less rounded on the corners, slightly thicker, but still solid and well-built. Something i need to report though is the plastic frame between the glass and the chassis, it doesn't look premium neither feels so.
It is 15.26x7.67x0.98cm and weights 191g, slightly larger and heavier than the Xiaomi, but similar to other chinese devices i have reviewed in the past with similar specs.
On the front side there is the usual 2.5D curved glass 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. There is no Notification LED, but there is a Charging LED instead (indipendent, can't be used for notifications).
Here you can see the Charging LED in action, it supports only one color: Red.
As regards the lower front side there is the soft-keys touch area with Recents, Home and Back keys.
On the back side there is the Unibody Metal Chassis with Plastic bands on the upper/lower sides.
The upper rear side of the device features the Camera Sensor supported by a Single-LED - Single-Tone Flashlight, and the Fingerprint Scanner just below it.
On the lower rear side there isn't anything important at all because the Speaker is positioned on the lower side of the device.
Device
Screen
Unlike the Redmi Note 4, this one features an HD-only 5.5 inches screen that, obviously, can't be used as comparision. The screen itself is decent, with an acceptable color accuracy and white balance. Some backlight bleeding is noticeable though on the corners.
Its light sensor supports smooth light changes with a maximum brightness of ~360lux, sufficient for outdoor usage.
Viewing Angles are as good as you would expect from a good IPS screen, nothing to complain about.
Camera
It's been a long while since i reviewed a device with a Sony IMX135 camera sensor, and the results are pretty good actually. For those who don't know, the Sony IMX135 sensor was one of the most used sensors in 2013, firstly used on the Galaxy S4. It was a great sensor years ago, and it is still able to maintain its quality nowadays.
Outdoor photos with medium-high level of light look sharp and with a decent amount of noise, BUT, there is something important to report. Under direct sunlight, there are issues with reflections probably due to the lens used for the camera.
The Flashlight is powerful enough, and synced with the shot.
Also Macro photos seem to be decent, no focus issues noticed.
As regards Video Recording, with the quality set on "Fine", videos are recorded at 720p30 but the frame-rate isn't stable, it is rare to get 30fps even with acceptable light conditions.
The front-facing camera is decent, it is just the usual GalaxyCore GC5024 5MP camera sensor that is enough to handle video-chats, just do not expect great selfies.
Audio
When it comes to audio quality, UHANS devices has some difficulties in the past, but on this device i can notice the difference. Speaker's Quality is good, with a medium maximum volume and a small amount of low-frequencies.
As regards the Microphone, it works decently well in any case (in-call, VOIP, etc...), nothing to complain about.
GPS
GPS Quality is interesting, with a sufficient amount of satellites outdoors and an outstanding amount of satellites indoors.
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 no issues at all as regards the connection speed.
The same can't be said for the WiFi, it doesn't support 5GHz Networks just like most MT6737 devices, but 2.4GHz networks are not handled 100% properly, and as a result the speed isn't as high as i would have expected. This can be improved with future OTA updates.
Battery Life
Battery Capacity seems to match the declared value, something i appreciate on all devices, since it isn't a good habit to declare something unreal. (declared 4000mAh, real ~4050mAh)
Just like what happened with another MT6737 device, the PCMark Battery Test provided a barely sufficient result, meaning that this MT6737 CPU is pretty power-hungry even if it doesn't have superb performance (Lowest brightness, WiFi on, Airplane Mode off, Sync on).
As regards battery charging times, due to limited 5V/1A charger, it takes a lot, and i am not kidding. Consider to charge the device during the night, or get a more powerful charger (uses up to 1.5A, luckily it has not been limited to 1A via software). Expect more than 3 hours of charging time.
Software
Following all previous UHANS devices, also this one comes with FreemeOS, but it isn't anymore customized with third-party apps or similar, so basically it is now pure Android, pixel-like experience. It is based on Android 7.0 Nougat, with July 2017 security patches, and in order to avoid the GPU bottleneck, they choose a 32-bit Android Variant. This is the only way to avoid all the known lags unfortunately caused by a poorly optimized Mediatek BSP for this CPU. Well Done UHANS!
Features like MiraVision, Gestures and so on are present.
As expected, there is no Magnetometer/Compass and Gyroscope.
No malwares detected with Malware-Bytes Anti-Malware using latest definitions.

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 – Thanks to the 32-bit OS, GPU Performance is higher than some other MT6737 devices.
AndroBench – eMMC Performance is probably the maximum you can get on this SOC.
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 – Reaching almost 30fps, 3D performance is barely sufficient for smooth gaming.
GeekBench – 4x Cortex-A53 CPU Cores clocked at 1.25GHz, similar to other MT6737 devices.
CPU
Compute
GFXBench – Mali-T720, no go for this heavy benchmark.
PCMark – Average Results, comparable with most low-end devices. Nothing that excels here.
Work 2.0
Computer Vision
Storage
Work 1.0
Vellamo – Well...it is clear that you can't expect superb performance with this CPU.
Conclusions
The Xiaomi Killer, this is what UHANS declares, and this is what they are trying to do. Can it really considered as such? Definitely no, but i might consider it the little step-brother. They tried to get the same design, more or less the same specs (just as regards the numbers such as RAM/ROM/Megapixels), and most important, the same idea (price/quality ratio).
Recently got a Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 so i had the possibility to compare both devices in real-life, and i can say that the UHANS isn't any killer. Excluding this war between two devices, the "Note 4" itself is a good device for the price target. It isn't perfect, but it is probably one of the most balanced device made by UHANS.
So, do i recommend it? If you are here hoping to have found a device that can replace the Xiaomi, then no, otherwise, if you are looking for a decent device for this price target, then yes.
A video-comparison may be released as soon as i manage to find some extra spare-time
Pros:
Great Storage Configuration
Clean Android 7.0 OS
Charging LED (not so useful but it is still a plus)
Interesting indoors GPS performance
Overall Smooth UI experience
Cons:
No Notification LED
No Gyroscope & Magnetometer/Compass
Mediocre WiFi connection speed
Not so powerful MT6737 CPU
Some backlight bleeding noticeable
Rating: 8.3
Packaging and Accessories: 8
Design and Materials: 8
Performance and Heat Dissipation: 7.5
Screen: 8.5
Camera: 8
Sound: 8
Battery Life: 8
Software: 9.5
OEM Support: 8
Price: 9
You can find full-res images (I know, Quality isn't excellent) here: http://imgur.com/a/J65AN
Official Website: http://www.uhans.cc/index.php/Design/design.html?id=30
You can buy it on many online shops. Official, and authorized, Retailers are listed in the UHANS website.​

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CUBOT H3 - Information & Reviews - 5.0" HD | MT6737 | 2GB | 16GB | 6000mAh

CUBOT H3
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Dimensions: 145 x 71.8 x 11.2 mm
Weight: 209g
Chassis: Metal + 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: 3 GB
Storage: 32 GB
Memory cards: microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC
Display: 5.0 in, IPS, 720 x 1280 pixels, 24 bit
Protection:
Battery: 6000 mAh, Li-Polymer
OS: Android 7.0 Nougat
Back Camera: 13MP (4160 x 3120), OmniVision OV13850, interpolated to 13MP
Front Camera: 5MP (2560 x 1960), OmniVision OV5024, interpolated to 8MP
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, Notification LED (blue)
Colors: Titanium Silver, Titanium Gold, Black
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https://www.cubot.net/smartphones/h3/
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Review (part 1)
Introduction
This is the CUBOT H3.
Hardware
As a successor to the well-made and unique CUBOT H2, this H3 comes with a smaller display size (unknown reason, a bit non-sense) so it may not be considered as a real successor but more like an H2 Mini 2017 edition, since it comes with the upgraded MT6737 SOC instead of the MT6735 used in H2, plus it comes with more internal storage: 32GB instead of 16GB; a battery capacity upgrade (6000mAh instead of 5000mAh) and the addition of a fingerprint scanner complete the upgrade.
Unboxing
Compared to the H2, there is a minor upgrade when it comes to the included accessories, since it lacks an OTG Cable for power-sharing, but the standard set is still included: 1x Micro-USB Cable, 1x 5V/2A Charger, 1x Quick Start Guide, 2x Certifications Booklets, 1x TPU Cover and the Smartphone (of course). A screen protector is already applied, but i have removed mine since it wasn't in the best conditions.
Even though CUBOT choose to keep the Metal Chassis, on this H3 they had to go for something lighter and probably less sturdy in order not make the device really heavy, since with a 5 inches screen, the extra weight would be noticeable due to the lack of weight distribution.
The device feels solid-enough, no imperfections noticed and the chassis has been slightly rounded in order to make it more ergonomic.
It is 14.55x7.21x1.15cm and weights 209g, probably one of the most compact battery phones i have ever reviewed, and the weight isn't too high considering its battery capacity.
On the front side there is the usual 2.5D curved glass with an IPS panel underneath, 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. The usual mono-color (blue only) Notification LED, common on CUBOT devices, is here.
Here you can see the LED in action.
As regards the lower front side there is the soft-keys touch area with Recents, Home and Back keys.
On the back side there is the removable plastic back cover that, at least on my unit, was slightly marked here and there.
The upper rear side of the device features the Camera Sensor supported by a Single-LED - Single-Tone Flashlight, and the Fingerprint Scanner just below in the center. Here you can notice some scratches on the camera lens, scratches already found and not made by me. Pretty odd.
On the lower rear side there isn't anything important at all because the Speaker is positioned on the lower side of the device.
Device
Screen
Following the CUBOT H2 with its superb screen, also this H3 features an high-quality IPS panel with good color accuracy, proper refresh rate and decent white balance. Unfortunately the oleophobic coating isn't excellent though.
Its light sensor supports partial light changes with a maximum brightness of ~422lux, pretty good for outdoor usage.
As regards its viewing angles, there is nothing to report about, perfectly comparable to other high-quality IPS panels.
Camera
Since my camera lens is almost completely scratched, i decided to avoid to take some outdoor shots since the direct sunlight isn't the best when combined with scratches. That's a pity since the OmniVision 13MP camera sensor is able to take some pretty decent shots, at least this is what i was able to notice on other devices featuring the same sensor. Only low-light results will be considered.
As expected from a Single-LED flashlight, the amount of light provided to the sensor isn't really high, so the camera sensor might struggle slightly in low-light conditions.
Even with the low-end MT6737 SOC, this device is able to record 100% smooth videos at 720p25 (probably 720p30 max) with no stutters or lags, and the quality is also pretty good. Impressive.
Photos taken using the front camera are just sufficient, the GalaxyCore GC5024 5MP camera sensor can't do miracles in taking better shots. It is still a 5MP camera sensor.
Audio
Audio Quality is disappointing unfortunately, since the speaker is pretty quiet and lacks mid/low frequencies, plus the Earpiece sounds treble boosted and under-powered. Not the best for voice calls in loud environments.
Luckily the Microphone is fine, pretty average and with no issues to report.
GPS
The GPS works as bad/good as most other devices without GLONASS support, high accuracy outdoors.
Indoors on the left, outdoors on the right.
Telephony, Mobile Network & WiFi
The device comes with full support for European 4G Networks and the antenna, even if the signal is a bit low, is able to provide an excellent data reception with high speeds, even higher than my Redmi Note 4 somehow
As regards the WiFi hardware, it works great even if it doesn't support 5.0GHz networks, reaching almost 48Mbps in download on my 70Mbps VDSL connection, a result that, at least from smartphones, is almost impossible to reach. Well Done CUBOT!
Battery Life
Even though the device is declared to feature a 6000mAh battery, i can't confirm it. Using my USB Tester, the result obtained of ~5492mAh means that ~500mAh of capacity is missing. Weird, especially considering that all CUBOT devices i tested in the past never faced such a serious issue with battery capacity. I may open the device later and check the battery label to be sure.
Running the usual PCMark Battery Test (with WiFi on, Sync on, Airplane Mode off), the result of 18 hours and 23 minutes is quite acceptable for such a large battery, wouldn't have expected a worse result.
This is where CUBOT, just like what happened with another battery phone reviewed recently, made a big mistake in my opinion, since, with such a large battery, they should have provided a Quick Charge (aka MTK Pump Express) charger and not a standard 5V/2A one. As a result, it takes quite a long time to fully charge the battery, more than 3 hours.
Software
Just like most CUBOT devices, and unlike the H2 that was slightly customized, also this one comes with a fully clean Mediatek distribution of Android Nougat 7.0 with September's Security Patches (not the latest, but can be updated with an OTA update). There is no bloatware at all, but there is something funny that i guess has been added by mistake: Power-Saving Mode app! I don't get why, on a battery phone, you would need something like this...
Anyway, the OS runs smooth enough considering the low-end SOC, and there are no customizations at all.
Mediatek Features like MiraVision, Gestures and so on are present.
No Magnetometer/Compass and Gyroscope are here unfortunately.
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.
It is nice to see the addition of a fingerprint scanner, not present on the H2, and it works reasonably well, not super-fast (takes a while to recognize the finger) but at least it is accurate.

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 as low as all other MT6737 devices.
AndroBench – Internal Storage performance is excellent considering the CPU.
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 light 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 basic activity.
CPU
Compute
GFXBench – The same thoughts said for 3DMark are valid here.
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
The CUBOT H3, or H2 Mini 2017 as i call it...a device that confuses me slightly when compared with the predecessor H2. I appreciate that companies still work on 5 inches devices in order to cover all kinds of users, but a 5 inches device with such a big battery...isn't the best idea in my opinion, especially because by decreasing the capacity to, let's say 4300mAh, you can make the device way slimmer and lighter.
Still, as is, it is not a bad device, since it features a great back camera, strong battery life and high-quality screen panel. If an OTA Update improves both earpiece and speaker quality, it may be considered as one of the best 5 inches mediatek-based battery phone.
Something sure is that, if you are a CUBOT H2 user, unless you want a smaller device, then i can't recommend it at all, otherwise, if you are looking for a long-lasting 5 inches low-cost device and nothing better is available for the same price, then i can say that it can be considered.
Pros:
Notification LED
Real Dual-SIM (indipendent slots)
Excellent Screen Quality
Clean Android OS with no bloatware
High-End Antennas Reception (WiFi & 4G)
Cons:
No Gyroscope & Magnetometer/Compass
Real Battery Capacity doesn't match the declared value
Some quality issues here and there (at least with my unit)
Non-sense downgrade from 5.5 inches to 5 inches (compared to the H2)
Disappointing audio quality
Rating: 8.2
Packaging and Accessories: 7.5
Design and Materials: 7
Performance and Heat Dissipation: 7.5
Screen: 9
Camera: ?
Sound: 6
Battery Life: 9.5
Software: 9.5
OEM Support: 9
Price: 8.5
You can find full-res images (I know, Quality isn't excellent) here: https://imgur.com/a/LSt6WN
Official Website: https://www.cubot.net/smartphones/h3/
You can buy it on many online shops. Official, and authorized, Retailers are listed in the CUBOT website.​

I bought this phone and for the price I am very satisfied with it. Though I'd like to switch from stock Android to some custom ROM. Are there any ROMs available for the cubot H3?

Hi ... I have this phone and am (was) very happy with it. Unfortunately I have in an attack of ignorance flashed the nvram, so the imeis are lost. I think I have tried all and everything now with sp_flash tools, android tools, sn_write and engineering mode to get the imeis back but to no avail. The last resort I see would be would be, if somebody were willing to let me have his nvram.bin such that I could use that to restore nvram and THEN try to change the imeis back to my own (happy, of course to receive an "edited" nvram with dummy imeis). Or if there were somebody here who has succesfully solved that same issue and can tell me which of the 99 methods out ther would really for for exactly this phone. Short of that I will buy a second one, grab the nvram off that and the resell it.
I.

iLA X - Information & Reviews - 5.5" 640p | MT6737 | 3GB | 32GB | iPhone X Design

iLA X - Information & Reviews - 5.5" 640p | MT6737 | 3GB | 32GB | iPhone X Design
iLA X
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Dimensions: 153.7 x 71.2 x 7.95 mm
Weight: 143g
Chassis: Plastic
SoC: MediaTek MT6737
CPU: ARM Cortex-A53, 4 x 1250 MHz, Cores: 4
GPU: ARM Mali-T720 MP2 520MHz, Cores: 2
Network: 4G Cat.4 (150MBps) with VoLTE Support
RAM: 3 GB
Storage: 32 GB
Memory cards: microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC
Display: 5.5 in, IPS, 640 x 1280 pixels, 24 bit
Protection:
Battery: 2500 mAh, Li-Polymer
OS: Android 7.0 Nougat
Back Camera: 4208 x 3120 pixels (13MP), Samsung S5K3L8
Front Camera: 2560 x 1960 pixels (5MP), GalaxyCore GC5025
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: Black, White
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Review (part 1)
Introduction
This is the iLA X.
Hardware
After having reviewed a smartphone with an Apple-like OS, this iLA X seems to follow the same trend, just in a different way. Instead of featuring an iOS-like UI, it features directly an iPhone X design (or at least this is what they wanted to achive).
Specs-wise, it is a pretty low-end smartphone, featuring a Mediatek MT6737 chipset, with 3GB of RAM and 32GB of Storage. Also, it comes with a 5.5 inches IPS screen that isn't qHD neither HD, but something in between (1280x640 resolution, wut?).
Unboxing
Finally i see a different type of packaging, premium and good-looking. A pretty standard set of accessories is included: 1x Micro-USB Cable, 1x 5V/1A Charger, 1x User Manual, 1x Plastic Screen Protector, 1x SIM-Card Tray Remover Tool, 1x TPU Cover, and the Smartphone (of course). There is no screen-protector pre-applied to the screen.
Unlike the real iPhone X, this is one is completely made of Plastic, with no Metal Parts at all. The solidity is mediocre, as solid as you would expect from a slim plastic device, and the build quality is actually excellent. No imperfections noticed, something rare for plastic devices.
It is 15.36x7.11x0.75cm, pretty interesting dimensions, especially as regards its thickness, and it weights only 144g! It feels empty in hand haha.
On the front side there is the 2.5D glass with the IPS panel underneath, and the upper front side of the device features a Front-Facing Camera, an Earpiece, and the Sensors hole that includes Light and Proximity Sensors. No Notification LEDs available.
As you can notice, they tried to reproduce the so-called "notch", but the real screen doesn't fit the black spots.
Something that i really don't understand is the lower front side. For some reason, they decided to place only a physical button, that also works as a fingerprint reader, but there is lots of wasted space on its sides. Weird choice, the button isn't even aligned.
On the back side there is the plastic non-removable cover featuring a pretty nice glossy surface. I am not a fan of glossy surfaces, but this one is pretty oleophobic.
The upper rear side of the device features a protruding camera sensor with a decently sized Single-LED - Single-Tone flashlight, and the iLA logo in center.
As regards the lower rear side, there isn't anything important all excluding some certification logos.
Device
Screen
Even though the screen features a weird resolution, it looks unbelieably good. Color Accuracy is quite decent, probably a bit over-saturated, and the White Balance seems to be properly calibrated.
Its brightness is not that great though, only ~309lux, barely sufficient for outdoor usage.
Viewing Angles are as good as you would expect from a good IPS screen.
Camera
Camera Performance is slightly unbalanced, but not unexpected. The Samsung 13MP sensor used for the rear camera is known to not be excellent on Mediatek Devices, but on this one i can also notice a green-ish tint for every shot. Considering that some shots look great, there may be a software issue causing it.
The same issue can be noticed with the flashlight that isn't weak at all, pretty good considering the Single-LED config.
As regards Video Recording, it is as good as most MT6737 devices with videos recorded at 720p25.
The front-facing camera is decent, with no green-ish tint. It is just enough for some random shots and video-calls.
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 quite OK outdoors, with high accuracy even without GLONASS support, but indoors it isn't possible to lock any satellite.
Indoors on the left, outdoors on the right.
Telephony, Mobile Network & WiFi
The device comes with full support for European 4G Networks (Band 20 included). I was expecting something more from the speedtest considering the signal, but it gets pretty near to what other devices are able to reach in the same point of my room.
I am not sure whether Mediatek is now providing MT6737 with 5GHz WiFi Networks support or not, but this is one of those featuring it. As i always say, this is a rare feature for devices coming with this chipset. The speedtest result is OK, nothing to complain about considering the case.
Battery Life
Real Battery Capacity seems to be slightly higher than declared (~2670mAh vs 2500mAh). Always appreciated.
With a 2500mAh battery it is pretty normal to expect a pretty low PCMark Battery Score, but it isn't really low to be honest, reaching 5 hours and 6 minutes (WiFi on, Sync on, Min. Brightness). I reviewed some devices with a bigger battery that got a similar result so this is not a bad one.
iLA choose to provide a 5V/1A charger with this device, able to fully recharge the device in more or less 2 hours and a half, do not expect blazing fast charging times.
Software
Thankfully, the device doesn't feature an iOS-like UI. It runs the usual Mediatek Release of Android 7.0 Nougat running on latest Android Security Patches (5th January 2018!), the most updated device i have ever reviewed, and there is not bloatware at all. Due to the 2:1 aspect ratio, some apps do not run properly or feature some layout issues. This is not a standard resolution unlike HD+/FHD+ so that was expected.
The only Mediatek feature present on this device is the MiraVision Menu. No Gestures available.
Unfortunately, there is no Magnetometer/Compass and Gyroscope.
No malwares detected with Malware-Bytes Anti-Malware using latest definitions.
Here you can see how fast the Fingerprint Scanner is. Accurate enough, but the position is a bit uncomfortable.

Review (part 2)
Benchmarks
I have used 3DMark, AndroBench, Antutu Benchmark, GeekBench 4, GFXBench, PCMark (Work 2.0, Computer Vision, Storage & Work 1.0), V1 GPU Benchmark 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 – Apparently, the 32-bit OS helps the poor Mali-T720 GPU in providing some extra performance.
AndroBench – eMMC Performance is sufficient as regards the Write Speed, good as regards the Read Speed.
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 – 4x Cortex-A53 CPU Cores clocked at 1.25GHz, lack some performance due to the 32-bit OS. (GPU gains some though, interesting).
CPU
Compute
GFXBench – Can't expect anything better from this chipset, struggling to run any benchmark.
PCMark – Somehow the Storage Score is pretty low even though AndroBench showed a decent result. The CPU must be the bottleneck here.
Work 2.0
Computer Vision
Storage
Work 1.0
V1 GPU Benchmark – Running on the Snapdragon 410 preset, this result matches other MT6737-based devices.
Vellamo – I guess those results talk by themselves...low-end chipset = low-end performance obviously.
Conclusions
I am not an iPhone design fan, just like most XDA users, so it is pretty clear that i do not like the device's design, but at least the build quality is pretty good for a full-plastic device. Still, this model is full of weird choices, like the screen panel that doesn't cover the whole black surface and the wasted space near the not aligned fingerprint scanner.
Considering the price target, i would have expected something more, at least on the performance side. I can recommend this device only to those looking to get an iPhone X at of tenth of its price, otherwise, look for something else.
Pros:
Good Build Quality
WiFi 5GHz support
Really slim
Clean OS with no bloatware
Cons:
No Notification LED
No Gyroscope & Magnetometer/Compass
Weird design choices
Low price-performance ratio
Rating: 7.9
Packaging and Accessories: 8.5
Design and Materials: 8
Performance and Heat Dissipation: 7.5
Screen: 8
Camera: 6
Sound: 8
Battery Life: 7
Software: 10
OEM Support: X (don't know yet)
Price: 7.5
You can find full-res images (I know, Quality isn't excellent) here: https://imgur.com/a/iULnN
Official Website: http://www.ila.net/product-x
You can buy it on many online shops. Official, and authorized, Retailers are listed in the iLA website.​

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