China phones are famous for being cheap.And do you have a china phone?What do you think about it?Which phone do you prefer?

I think xiaomi phones are good, may get one in the future. First post!!!

I also hear a new Chinese phone, Smartisan T1. You know about it?

would not a china phone break easy ? would be heavy a lot heavier than a plastic phone.. what would be the advantage ?

My phone [mobile] is a Nokia very light and 410 baht..

would not a china phone break easy ? would be heavy a lot heavier than a plastic phone.. what would be the advantage ?

My phone [mobile] is a Nokia very light and 410 baht..

I don't think he wants to call Jesus on the porcelain telephone.

The new Oppo Find 7 looks a good phone. I'm tempted to get that or the LG G3.

I would see the price is good, and there are phones (smartphones) are light.

Yes, there are many brand phones: Like zopo, thl, huawei, lenovo, ZTE,etc

I bought, used and sold over 30 chinese phones. They are much better than chinese tablets in terms of quality and durability. Xiaomi is nice but also check thl and zopo brands. And dont forget lenovo!

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iPhones are made in China. work down from there.

Never bought any

Fact that akku pack is also a fake

In smartphones makes risk of explosion high!

I not want play lottery with my life!

About 4 months ago I bought a THL dual SIM smartphone online from Chinavasion and am still very happy with it.

yes, to buy Chinese phone is one aspect, and a reliable store is also important. Now I am dealing with the service people of geekbuying. They are kind and professional to answer the questions.

Thanks for the tips above. I'm now checking out those names, but of course there is an array of models for each brand - meaning confusion for a tech-fisted person like myself. So, when looking for a new phone, obviously you sit yourself down and have a good heart-to-heart about just what you need it for and what facilities it should have. I carry an iPad around with me, but I do not have a SIM card installed because I very rarely want to access the net while out. It's useful because of the amount of information I can access at certain times - dictionary, pix (when you want to explain something to a sales assistant, for example), to-do lists and so on. I also carry a standard mobile (pre-paid) which is now falling apart. To upgrade, I am thinking of something a little more advanced and I guess that steers me towards mobiles that are in the smart phone category - that would give me the phone capacity and those features of the iPad (see above) that I find most useful when out and about. But I'm really not interested in net access. So it's kind of like a phone with PDA. I want to stick with pre-paid (I make about one call a month on my mobile) unless there is no choice in the matter.

So, any pointers as to the style or make of phone that would suit? (Under 10k if possible.) I'm making progress in my own search of mobiles, but of course the wise man casts a wide net and seeks advice from everywhere. From other wise men like yourselves, of course.

(Why not buy another simple phone and just keep using the iPad? It's a more visible target for thieves - I've already had one snatch attempt - and sometimes it's cumbersome/bulky with both iPad and phone.)

I poked around a little bit at "geekbuying" and "chinavasion".

For me it seems, that they offer almost only cheap "Mediatek SoC" powered phones (like most I-Mobile phones).

For me a no go, since MTK is well known for NOT providing upgrades to a higher Android Version. (SoC drivers).

With a little bit luck, you may find some custom firmwares at xda-developers, but if not, you will stick with an Android version, which was already outdated at

the time of purchase.

That's the reason, why I would never buy an I-Mobile with MTK chip again.

(IQ1 from end 2012 and still ICS 4.0)

MTK offers OS upgrades, Phone makers don't release new OS roms thats why.

Needrom.com contains lots of custom and official rom updates.

Lenovo S650 / P780 has Android 4.4.2 for example.

For 10K baht, you can buy Xiaomi Mi3 from Aobmobile or directly from china. It is high end model with Snapdragon 800 cpu.

If you want cheaper, Zopo ZP980+ or THL T11 good choice.

If you want big battery, Lenovo P780 is about 200 usd in China (free shipping)

Lenovo S650 / P780 has Android 4.4.2 for example

Lenovo S650 and p780

are sold with Android JB 4.2 (and MTK chipset)

NOT Kitkat.

4.2 has been released Dec. 2012

I don't know, if there are any official Kitkat (not custom) Firmwares available.

But I highly doubt it....

But nothing wrong with that, if you don't care about Updates, the phones will work with 4.2 too .

I didn't check the other two mentioned phones, but as always in life:

You get what you pay for.

Lenovo S650 / P780 has Android 4.4.2 for example

Lenovo S650 and p780

are sold with Android JB 4.2 (and MTK chipset)

NOT Kitkat.

4.2 has been released Dec. 2012

I don't know, if there are any official Kitkat (not custom) Firmwares available.

But I highly doubt it....

But nothing wrong with that, if you don't care about Updates, the phones will work with 4.2 too .

I didn't check the other two mentioned phones, but as always in life:

You get what you pay for.

They are not the newest phones and yes they ship with 4.2 but now 4.4.2 is available, officially.

Check needrom.com

Soon, other mobile phones will receive 4.4.2 update if manufacturer is a known brand. I doubt imobile will bother to release new roms for older devices, they'll keep selling new models.

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Pre-installed Uupay.A/Uupay.D spyware on some Chinese phones

For the German speaking people:

HEISE

GOLEM

Pre-installed Uupay.A/Uupay.D spyware on some Chinese phones

For the German speaking people:

HEISE

GOLEM

as if google arent spying on everyone who uses android anyway lol

Although the reputation of Chinese products is not so good, but some one gave me a Chinese made 7" inch android tablet 2 years ago and amazingly its still working fine.

as if google arent spying on everyone who uses android anyway lol

Utter nonsense in this context...

Do THEY (Google) have criminal intentions?

Do THEY (Google), send Premium SMS's from your phone?

Do THEY (Google), go shopping with your Credit Card data, or sell them to other criminals?

Or do THEY (Google), log every key press when you use your Online-banking app, to hack your banking account?

YES, NO?

But all this is possible with this trojan.

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