Chinese smartphones - user experiences?

[NiceCupOfTea]

If we're about to start avoiding all Chinese electronics we're going to have a fairly stark choice...

[Spitfire2]

Efbe said:

how did you find the cubot?

Am looking for a phone for around £60 for a 10yo girl, so just want it to be sturdy, hassle free yet stylish enough. Seems there are both Cubots and Oukitels in this price range. Am not expecting too much, hopefully just something ok.

Cubot X15 was very good in the sense that I never found it to struggle with anything. Only changed as I offloaded it to my other half after she broke her phone.

[durbster]

NiceCupOfTea said:

If we're about to start avoiding all Chinese electronics we're going to have a fairly stark choice...

Raspberry PiPhone's all round

https://www.raspberrypi.org/blog/piphone-home-made...

No, I'm not going to check where the components are made.

[Funkycoldribena]

Spitfire2 said:

Efbe said:

how did you find the cubot?

Am looking for a phone for around £60 for a 10yo girl, so just want it to be sturdy, hassle free yet stylish enough. Seems there are both Cubots and Oukitels in this price range. Am not expecting too much, hopefully just something ok.

Cubot X15 was very good in the sense that I never found it to struggle with anything. Only changed as I offloaded it to my other half after she broke her phone.

I've had a Cubot and now moved to Oukitel k10000,why people spend 600 quid is beyond me. 7 days battery from my k10000.

[silentbrown]

Well, this thread (but not the Chinese conspiracy theory FUD) has prompted me to upgrade to my G3 to a Moto G4 Plus

£10 discount code for Moto Maker website is UKWELCOME10 if you're interested. Free delivery, too.

[Spitfire2]

Funkycoldribena said:

I've had a Cubot and now moved to Oukitel k10000,why people spend 600 quid is beyond me. 7 days battery from my k10000.

Agreed. Very impressed with the Oukitel. I think K10000 is same as mine but with bigger battery? Could be wrong.

[patmahe]

Have a one plus 2 as do many colleagues in work, couldn't be happier with it, but then it is my first 'high end' phone. Does everything I need of it.

[TotalControl]

Well, I'm using the Elephone P9000 now. Am very impressed. Hardly any lags (yet) and I no longer have to carry 2 phones around. Build quality is impressive too.

[Funkycoldribena]

Spitfire2 said:

Agreed. Very impressed with the Oukitel. I think K10000 is same as mine but with bigger battery? Could be wrong.

Looks different to me,k10000 is built from reinforced concrete and needs a sack truck to carry it around,but bloody hell the batteries good..I lose the charger regularly because it gets used so little.

[Spitfire2]

Funkycoldribena said:

Looks different to me,k10000 is built from reinforced concrete and needs a sack truck to carry it around,but bloody hell the batteries good..I lose the charger regularly because it gets used so little.

Yeah just saw pics. That's a beast lol.

[AJB88]

Funkycoldribena said:

7 days battery from my k10000.

Guessing you don't use your phone at all?

[Funkycoldribena]

AJB88 said:

Funkycoldribena said:

7 days battery from my k10000.

Guessing you don't use your phone at all?

I'd take a closer look..
Its has the worlds biggest smartphone battery.
It'll reverse charge an iPhone over three times.

Edited by Funkycoldribena on Tuesday 18th October 23:21

[AJB88]

Funkycoldribena said:

I'd take a closer look..
Its has the worlds biggest smartphone battery.
It'll reverse charge an iPhone over three times.

Edited by Funkycoldribena on Tuesday 18th October 23:21

I reckon in my hands that would last maybe 27 hours, my nexus 6P lasts about 15hours max.

[Funkycoldribena]

AJB88 said:

I reckon in my hands that would last maybe 27 hours, my nexus 6P lasts about 15hours max.

You wouldn't.



Your arms would ache too much from the weight of the thing.

[jas xjr]

i always look at online reviews such as on amazon plus youtube videos. i ignore the positive ones . that one with the massive battery was interesting but had quite a few negative reviews. plenty of decently specified chinese phones out there but warranty issues are a concern

[Spitfire2]

jas xjr said:

i always look at online reviews such as on amazon plus youtube videos. i ignore the positive ones . that one with the massive battery was interesting but had quite a few negative reviews. plenty of decently specified chinese phones out there but warranty issues are a concern

Lots of people mention warranty concerns. When you can buy 3 or 4 brand new phones and still have change left over from the price of one Samsung I don't get why it would be a "concern".

[ZesPak]

Spitfire2 said:

Lots of people mention warranty concerns. When you can buy 3 or 4 brand new phones and still have change left over from the price of one Samsung I don't get why it would be a "concern".

As said, get a good spec Moto G for a similar price without warranty concerns. Sill 1/3 the price of an iphone or high end samsung.

[vetrof]

Just bought myself a Doogee X5 Pro Max, sourced it locally for less than any I could find in UK, just a tick over 80quid delivered.
Looks pretty good so far, will be getting a 32gb microSD to bump up the storage from 16gb.
Hopefully the Chinese won't steal all my email conversations with Hillary Clinton.

[Shaoxter]

Just had my Motorola G4+ delivered today, seems a great phone for the price.
4GB RAM, 64GB storage, dual sim cards (if no external storage used), what's not to like?

However the screen can't compare to Samsung's Super AMOLED but then it is half the price!

[Morningside]

vetrof said:

Just bought myself a Doogee X5 Pro Max, sourced it locally for less than any I could find in UK, just a tick over 80quid delivered.
Looks pretty good so far, will be getting a 32gb microSD to bump up the storage from 16gb.
Hopefully the Chinese won't steal all my email conversations with Hillary Clinton.

Even their website comes up with a virus warning!

Which is nothing to be honest as the Chinese phone I had got removed from eBay as it had many viruses and backdoors, keyloggers and other nasties pre-installed.