Chinese no-name phones
Discussion
ZTE and Huawei - though fairly recognizable now - were unheard of on the UK high street just a few years ago, but back in their native China there are a multitude of domestic phone manufacturers that we've never heard of. Star, Zopo, Changhui, Guophone - there are many more, knocking out all sorts of Android-based phones that sometimes look similar to popular phones from the likes of Samsung and LG.
That being said though, ultimately most of the premium brand phones from the likes of LG and Asus are made in China anyway, and these Chinese brands tend to use mass-produced off the shelf parts. And for the money some of them are surprisingly good, spec-wise at least. Take a look at this random example:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/New-inew-i2000-Android-4...
This is the Inew I2000. It's a 5.7”, Quad-core 1.2ghz phablet/phone with dual SIM slots, 1Gb RAM, 8Gb storage, 2800mAH battery (two of them), a 1280x720 screen, which runs Android 4.1.1 Jellybean. The price? £189. If this had an Asus or LG badge it’d probably be more like £400.
What do you think? Would you run a mile or is there anything to these?
That being said though, ultimately most of the premium brand phones from the likes of LG and Asus are made in China anyway, and these Chinese brands tend to use mass-produced off the shelf parts. And for the money some of them are surprisingly good, spec-wise at least. Take a look at this random example:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/New-inew-i2000-Android-4...
This is the Inew I2000. It's a 5.7”, Quad-core 1.2ghz phablet/phone with dual SIM slots, 1Gb RAM, 8Gb storage, 2800mAH battery (two of them), a 1280x720 screen, which runs Android 4.1.1 Jellybean. The price? £189. If this had an Asus or LG badge it’d probably be more like £400.
What do you think? Would you run a mile or is there anything to these?
Edited by Eidolon on Thursday 14th March 01:17
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