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Just got my Elephone P9000, only found out about it from this forum, so thanks for that
I pre-ordered on Feb 4th and it got deliveryed yesterday (5 day express delivery). I half didn't expect it to turn up after the release date came and went together with emails from the retailer promising dispatch in 1-2 business days.
Well it seems the wait was most certainly worth it, about £175 delivered including customs charges is an absolute bargin. It's really light, fast enough and has a great screen
Also the audio quality via the headphone socket is very good.
I pre-ordered on Feb 4th and it got deliveryed yesterday (5 day express delivery). I half didn't expect it to turn up after the release date came and went together with emails from the retailer promising dispatch in 1-2 business days.
Well it seems the wait was most certainly worth it, about £175 delivered including customs charges is an absolute bargin. It's really light, fast enough and has a great screen
Also the audio quality via the headphone socket is very good.
Edited by Mr_Yogi on Wednesday 4th May 12:44
Mr_Yogi said:
Just got my Elephone P9000, only found out about it from this forum, so thanks for that
I pre-ordered on Feb 4th and it got deliveryed yesterday (5 day express delivery). I half didn't expect it to turn up after the release date came and went together with emails from the retailer promising dispatch in 1-2 business days.
Well it seems the wait was most certainly worth it, about £175 delivered including customs charges is an absolute bargin. It's really light, fast enough and has a great screen
Also the audio quality via the headphone socket is very good.
Mines been despatched, just waiting on delivery, been about a week so farI pre-ordered on Feb 4th and it got deliveryed yesterday (5 day express delivery). I half didn't expect it to turn up after the release date came and went together with emails from the retailer promising dispatch in 1-2 business days.
Well it seems the wait was most certainly worth it, about £175 delivered including customs charges is an absolute bargin. It's really light, fast enough and has a great screen
Also the audio quality via the headphone socket is very good.
Edited by Mr_Yogi on Wednesday 4th May 12:44
i considered a P9000, but bought a Ulefone Power. Most of the phone spec is fairly mid range, with no complaints. The battery life on the other hand, is utterly fantastic (as you would expect with a 6000mah battery) The lowest i've managed to get the battery down to in a days usage was 58%, including playing games, texting, phone calls, using spotify and bluetoothing the audio, and using the GPS. Worth it for the battery alone
hab1966 said:
Those of you with Elephone P9000's,
Where did you buy them from?
I've read reports of malware etc being loaded on the phones when buying from certain Chinese sites and id like to try and avoid this.
Elephone did have one software release which had adware (and possibly other stuff) built in. People complained by the bucket load and within a couple of weeks they released another version which was totally clean (and has been ever since). This was on the P8000, but I assume it could have been the same/similar situation on the P9000? I got the P8000 through Amazon, reseller called Oxford Street (Hong Kong based), but fulfilled by Amazon (so prime next day delivery). Not sure if they have the 9000 in stock though.Where did you buy them from?
I've read reports of malware etc being loaded on the phones when buying from certain Chinese sites and id like to try and avoid this.
Got mine from www.elephonestore.com.
If you go to the Elephone website it lists many of the websites which retail their phones.
If you go to the Elephone website it lists many of the websites which retail their phones.
hab1966 said:
Those of you with Elephone P9000's,
Where did you buy them from?
I've read reports of malware etc being loaded on the phones when buying from certain Chinese sites and id like to try and avoid this.
Got mine from Gear Best, arrived 2 days ago and no Malware. Just waiting on my case and glass protector, then I'll start using it full-timeWhere did you buy them from?
I've read reports of malware etc being loaded on the phones when buying from certain Chinese sites and id like to try and avoid this.
What are these Chinese phones like with updates? I've currently got a Nexus 4 which I am planning on changing this year, was originally going to wait until this years handsets come out, and was going to look at the new Nexus 5(or whatever the new one will bne called), or the Moto X play replacement.
ZesPak said:
What you see is what you get, don't expect any updates.
Low end handsets of the big manufacturers aren't much better though.
Nothing will beat the Nexus devices on that front. Main reason for the 6p for me.
I switched my P9000 on and after 10 minutes, was greated with the latest Marshmallow update, which I have only just got on my Sony.Low end handsets of the big manufacturers aren't much better though.
Nothing will beat the Nexus devices on that front. Main reason for the 6p for me.
Following the XDA threads, they seem to be quick at sending out but fixes, whereas the larger companies take forever
But a Nexus device will get them quicker, one thing I liked about my Nexus 5
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