Does cheap Chinese phone reliable?

[anders99]

Hello,

My friends. I wanna catch a new phone, while I prefer a cheap one. So I have do some search.

I come across a cheap Chinese phone which are in promotion, the price is $40, phone name is HTM M3. I think it is unknown brand, but it is really cheap.

Does it worth a try?

BTW, the store I find called geekbuying, they are helding anniversary promotion, many gadgets with nice discount, if you have interest you can read here: http://bit.ly/UgCocg

Thanks

[jmccarty]

Most likley, It will not last very long. My experience with these cheap chinese phones.

[myprcfrog]

You can buy cheap mobile phone, what you are the requirements on the mobile phone to decide whether to buy cheap or expensive point

[anders99]

yes, I just need a phone for backup, and I hope It can last about at least 6 months, after that, I am going to buy a better one.

[Chicog]

Does cheap chinese phone warranty?

[anders99]

there are many Chinese online store, they offer warranty. Just like one: geekbuying, I mentioned in the post, they offer one year warranty.

[muratremix]

For warranty you have to send phone to china, costs 15-20 usd one way trip. 40 usd is promo price and normally it is more expensive than that. You better spend more money and get something costs more than 100 usd if you want something better.

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[anders99]

Thank you. Hm, I am considering this, a more expensive one with discount.

[anders99]

This phone seems good. Can not wait long without a phone: http://www.geekbuying.com/item/Inew-V3-5-0inch-IPS-HD-Screen-MTK6582-Quad-core-1-3GHz-Android-4-2-1GB-16GB-13-0MP-Rear-Camera-NFC-OTG-with-3G-GPS---White-322990.html?utm_source=2ndanniversary&utm_medium=cellphone&utm_campaign=322990

[beau thai]

I bought the Huawei Ascend 511 from lazada- now less than 3k baht I think, delivered c.o.d.

Huawei are the 3rd largest mobile seller after Apple and Samsung and amazing value IMHO.

Good luck with whatever you buy

[YipYipYa123]

This phone seems good. Can not wait long without a phone: http://www.geekbuying.com/item/Inew-V3-5-0inch-IPS-HD-Screen-MTK6582-Quad-core-1-3GHz-Android-4-2-1GB-16GB-13-0MP-Rear-Camera-NFC-OTG-with-3G-GPS---White-322990.html?utm_source=2ndanniversary&utm_medium=cellphone&utm_campaign=322990

practically same spec as a galaxy s4 from china for $169

it will probbaly break inside a few weeks

so far all the no name chinese phones i bought were shit and didnt last

i didnt save money in the end ,the original phones from famous companies

i own have not failed yet

[Sandman77]

Attention the Chinese samsung galaxy s4 clone

Type Star n 9500 has a trojaner installed in firmware , that steal your tans and everything you type in!

Some other china phones also affected!

If you like your privacy , don't buy it or use it!!

[muratremix]

Don't buy replica phones ever. Other real brands such as xiaomi zopo thl is fine.

Just got my Xiaomi Redmi Note (5.5", HD IPS, 8 core cpu, 2gb ram, 13mp BSI camera) and it is great for $200 usd.

Details: http://www.mi.com/en/redminote

[StefanBBK]

If you need inexpensive try imobile etc.

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[YipYipYa123]

Don't buy replica phones ever. Other real brands such as xiaomi zopo thl is fine.

Just got my Xiaomi Redmi Note (5.5", HD IPS, 8 core cpu, 2gb ram, 13mp BSI camera) and it is great for $200 usd.

Details: http://www.mi.com/en/redminote

samsung should sue them for calling it a " note "

apple would have

looks decent spec for 200 usd though but id like to see this 8 core MTK cpu benchmarked against

an s5 or sony z2 etc to see if its as fast as they claim

[muratremix]

Don't buy replica phones ever. Other real brands such as xiaomi zopo thl is fine.

Just got my Xiaomi Redmi Note (5.5", HD IPS, 8 core cpu, 2gb ram, 13mp BSI camera) and it is great for $200 usd.

Details: http://www.mi.com/en/redminote

samsung should sue them for calling it a " note "

apple would have

looks decent spec for 200 usd though but id like to see this 8 core MTK cpu benchmarked against

an s5 or sony z2 etc to see if its as fast as they claim

Comparing 200 usd phone to 700 usd s5 / z2 ?

Note is a generic word, nobody can trademark it and I doubt chinese companies give a f***k about trademarks.

8 core mtk cpu provides decent performance for the buck, it has fast mali 450mp4 gpu at 700 mhz and antutu score is 27,000 compared to 35,XXX of Snapdragon powered S5/Z2 but at less than 1/3 price.

[YipYipYa123]

Don't buy replica phones ever. Other real brands such as xiaomi zopo thl is fine.

Just got my Xiaomi Redmi Note (5.5", HD IPS, 8 core cpu, 2gb ram, 13mp BSI camera) and it is great for $200 usd.

Details: http://www.mi.com/en/redminote

samsung should sue them for calling it a " note "

apple would have

looks decent spec for 200 usd though but id like to see this 8 core MTK cpu benchmarked against

an s5 or sony z2 etc to see if its as fast as they claim

Comparing 200 usd phone to 700 usd s5 / z2 ?

Note is a generic word, nobody can trademark it and I doubt chinese companies give a f***k about trademarks.

8 core mtk cpu provides decent performance for the buck, it has fast mali 450mp4 gpu at 700 mhz and antutu score is 27,000 compared to 35,XXX of Snapdragon powered S5/Z2 but at less than 1/3 price.

iirc apple tried to sue samsung or motorola for unlock by swiping your finger across the screen and a few other silly general feautures

but the judge threw it out ............

s5 can be got got about 16k now in thailand so more like double the price than triple but you get what what you pays for

every chinese mobile i bought before died prematurely but originals did not

[muratremix]

Don't buy replica phones ever. Other real brands such as xiaomi zopo thl is fine.

Just got my Xiaomi Redmi Note (5.5", HD IPS, 8 core cpu, 2gb ram, 13mp BSI camera) and it is great for $200 usd.

Details: http://www.mi.com/en/redminote

samsung should sue them for calling it a " note "

apple would have

looks decent spec for 200 usd though but id like to see this 8 core MTK cpu benchmarked against

an s5 or sony z2 etc to see if its as fast as they claim

Comparing 200 usd phone to 700 usd s5 / z2 ?

Note is a generic word, nobody can trademark it and I doubt chinese companies give a f***k about trademarks.

8 core mtk cpu provides decent performance for the buck, it has fast mali 450mp4 gpu at 700 mhz and antutu score is 27,000 compared to 35,XXX of Snapdragon powered S5/Z2 but at less than 1/3 price.

iirc apple tried to sue samsung or motorola for unlock by swiping your finger across the screen and a few other silly general feautures

but the judge threw it out ............

s5 can be got got about 16k now in thailand so more like double the price than triple but you get what what you pays for

every chinese mobile i bought before died prematurely but originals did not

Please name your prematurely died chinese mobile phones.

If you mean replicas with samsung brand in front, they are not the chinese mobile phones we're talking about.

Replica phones are very poor quality and comes with fake specs (fake cpu speed, fake amount of ram etc)

[Turkleton]

Don't buy replica phones ever. Other real brands such as xiaomi zopo thl is fine.

Just got my Xiaomi Redmi Note (5.5", HD IPS, 8 core cpu, 2gb ram, 13mp BSI camera) and it is great for $200 usd.

Details: http://www.mi.com/en/redminote

For that money, it seems to be a decent phone (except the Mediatek SoC )

I am looking for a new phone for my wife.

May I ask you two, three questions:

1. Important: What's about the camera quality, is it usable in darker rooms (flash light?)?
2. Does it come with a "notification LED", for missed calls, messages, etc. (I ask, because my Asus Fonepad doesn't have one for some reasons)
3. How long does the battery last (with a little bit Line/Whatsapp, 30min telephony/day, taking/watching fotos etc)
4. Display brightness ok?

Thanks.

Edited June 18, 2014 by Turkleton

[muratremix]

Don't buy replica phones ever. Other real brands such as xiaomi zopo thl is fine.

Just got my Xiaomi Redmi Note (5.5", HD IPS, 8 core cpu, 2gb ram, 13mp BSI camera) and it is great for $200 usd.

Details: http://www.mi.com/en/redminote

For that money, it seems to be a decent phone (except the Mediatek SoC )

I am looking for a new phone for my wife.

May I ask you two, three questions:

1. Important: What's about the camera quality, is it usable in darker rooms (flash light?)?
2. Does it come with a "notification LED", for missed calls, messages, etc. (I ask, because my Asus Fonepad doesn't have one for some reasons)
3. How long does the battery last (with a little bit Line/Whatsapp, 30min telephony/day, taking/watching fotos etc)
4. Display brightness ok?

Thanks.

I gave redmi note to sister in law for a few days but I'll check once I received phone.

Most of the phones I played with (mediatek cpu) had notification led so I assume this model also has one.

It has good camera (BSI 13mp) but I doubt it can be compared to LG G2 camera or iPhone 5s camera under low light because mediatek soc does not have top notch DSP that performs miracles under low light / high iso. Still, it takes good photos.

Battery should last longer than most phones because it comes with big 3100 mah battery.

Display brightnes was okay thanks to LTPS IPS panel, it is not dim like older chinese mobile phones with ips display.

Here is some photos I've taken with redmi note (at around 17.50 time)

https://www.dropbox.com/s/z81kobdszu6pdw3/IMG_20140614_175103.jpg

https://www.dropbox.com/s/oaa521sbaehpnec/IMG_20140614_175110.jpg

https://www.dropbox.com/s/mzgbpb3slicd5s6/IMG_20140614_175137.jpg

https://www.dropbox.com/s/xgverrao9mouhd0/IMG_20140614_181809.jpg

https://www.dropbox.com/s/mh5x6ovcw4kqvlp/IMG_20140614_181820.jpg

https://www.dropbox.com/s/fjejirb4yxdkxbu/IMG_20140614_181917.jpg

https://www.dropbox.com/s/6lo5mriycb3h4im/IMG_20140614_181934.jpg

https://www.dropbox.com/s/z7mtt7l3n79nlje/IMG_20140614_181947.jpg

https://www.dropbox.com/s/bbhex6mzxchs3sx/IMG_20140614_182018.jpg

https://www.dropbox.com/s/dox77ntjanh7euq/IMG_20140614_182033.jpg