Help needed in tracking down a Chinese phone

[Once Bitten]

My wife has been using her i-Mobile IQ X SLIM 2 phone and its been great , she has recently broken it and would like to buy a new exact same i-Moble model.

http://www.siamphone.com/spec/en/i-mobile/iq_x_slim_2.htm

Unfortunately the IQ X SLIM 2 , looks like its no longer sold , we have asked at the local mobile phone shops , but no luck , the phone cost about 4,000 Baht a year ago, the phone it self is Dual Sim / external memory card/ hot spot / and very light.

I’m thinking this phone must be sold some where else under another name as its a Chinese manufactured phone.

Ive had no luck finding a Chinese phone web site that lets me enter the exact specification as the IQ X SLIM 2 , so I can find the same phone / specification under another brand .

Any one have an idea how to find the IQ X SLIM 2 under another brand ?

My wife only wants to pay around 4,000 Baht for the new phone.

[masuk]

e-bay sells a lot of Chinese produced phones, and shipped from Hong Kong. You could also try Lazada.th or Alibaba.

[guzzi850m2]

You can get better spec phones for 4000 baht and the above mentioned phone has only 4gb of rom and was released in 2014 so it's basically obsolete. A lot has happened in 2 years so if I was you I would be looking at something else.

[Once Bitten]

masuk , thanks for the advice

Ive all ready checked the places you mention , but no luck

The problem is trying to find a phone with the nearest specification to the i-Mobile IQ X Slim 2 the original cost around 4,000 Baht and the phone has a decent specification and my wife fell in love with the phones lightness ( only 120g ) and how thin the phone is ( only 7.2 mm ) and for her a perfect screen size of 4.7 inches .

The i-Moble phones seem to be sold in the Philippines under the brand name of Starmobile

http://www.starmobile.ph/smartphones/

But there does not seem to be an equivalent starmobile to the IQ X Slim 2 .

Ive found a few Chinese phones with similar specifications , but they are thicker and heaver and cost more

I wish I could find some where I could just put in the phones specification I am looking for and it comes up with a list of phones that have the required specification , instead of having to individually check each phone advertised to see its full specification



I’m sure there must be a phone with the exact same specification as the IQ X Slim 2 out there some where

[tifino]

...yeah - just what phone is the Chinese one - a copy of???

[Once Bitten]

You can get better spec phones for 4000 baht and the above mentioned phone has only 4gb of rom and was released in 2014 so it's basically obsolete. A lot has happened in 2 years so if I was you I would be looking at something else.

Thanks for the advice

Ive searched for an updated phone that has a similar specification as the IQ X Slim 2 , but so far Ive not managed to find one that has the following ..

Touch screen 4.7 inch max ( 720x1280 pixels )

Weight 120g or less

Thickness 7.2 mm or less

External micro SD slot

Dual SIM

12 megapixel primary camera + flash

Hotspot option

for 4,000 Baht or less

[Dexlowe]

Check out the Samsung Galaxy J7, it might be twice your price, but it's a ripper.

[guzzi850m2]

There is one here but 4600 baht and 133 gram but quite good specs for the money.

http://www.gearbest.com/cell-phones/pp_204058.html

[Avrock]

Check out Asus zenfone 2..it's got some really good specs for the price..I think it's around 4k now..

[Once Bitten]

Check out the Samsung Galaxy J7, it might be twice your price, but it's a ripper.

Thanks , my wife pays for her own phones so that phone is above her budget , but still a very nice phone.

[Once Bitten]

Check out Asus zenfone 2..it's got some really good specs for the price..I think it's around 4k now..

Thanks , I will check it out

[Once Bitten]

There is one here but 4600 baht and 133 gram but quite good specs for the money.

http://www.gearbest.com/cell-phones/pp_204058.html

Thanks for the reply

Yes it is a nice phone and a decent price but and with my wife there’s nearly all ways a but . She seems to be fixated with her now broken phones weight and how slim it is, and I must admit its one of the nicest phones ive held, my own phone has a 5.5 inch screen and weighs 158g and is 8.2 mm thick, when I used her IQ X Slim 2 in the past , I realized that it was just nice to hold and use . So I can understand her enthusiasm for such a slim and light phone , even if it is an old out dated specification.

I have just found this phone

WIKO Highway Pure 4G

its lacking in several areas that my wife’s IQ X Slim 2 has , but the weight is only 98g and only 5.1mm slim and priced ( Jaymart ) at 4,990 Baht

http://www.gsmarena.com/wiko_highway_pure_4g-7102.php

My wife pays for her own phones , so the original 4,000 Baht cost of the IQ X Slim 2 was in her budget .

I will keep searching

[taotoo]

my wife fell in love with the phones lightness ( only 120g ) and how thin the phone is ( only 7.2 mm ) and for her a perfect screen size of 4.7 inches .

My kind of phone - would like to have one myself - I find my Samsung J2 at 130g-ish, 8.x mm and 4.7" screen is very comfortable, but low spec.

[Once Bitten]

my wife fell in love with the phones lightness ( only 120g ) and how thin the phone is ( only 7.2 mm ) and for her a perfect screen size of 4.7 inches .

My kind of phone - would like to have one myself - I find my Samsung J2 at 130g-ish, 8.x mm and 4.7" screen is very comfortable, but low spec.

I had used my wife’s 4.7 inch slim and light mobile phone on several occasions , and although the screen was smaller than my current 5.5 inch phone , the lightness and slimness made it a joy to use .

I think that may be apart for different specs , a 4.7 inch phone with a smaller thickness and lighter weight , you would soon notice straight away how nice the phone feels to use , no heavy lump in your pocket , no hand ache after holding a heavy lump for several minuets , easy to use one handed .

The Wiko Highway Pure 4G may not be a well known brand in Thailand and its reliability sketchy , but I can’t wait to physically pick one up and see what phone with a 4.8 inch screen , weighing only 98g and a thickness of only 5.1mm feels like in the hand .

The IQ X Slim 2 may now be old , but it still feels ( or it did ) a joy and pleasure to use.

[skippy]

Any update on the Wiko Highway Pure OB ?

[siam2007]

WIKO is a French company and they have a great and friendly software-update policy, so chances are you can have the latest android for at least 2 years or so. Though their phones are no exactly slim

[mtls2005]

The IQ X Slim 2 may now be old , but it still feels ( or it did ) a joy and pleasure to use.

 

Presumably when it isn't "broken"?

 

she has recently broken it

 

You could look for a second hand i-Mobile IQ X SLIM 2, they may not be too hard to find. And cheap too.

 

Or just use one of the many phone finder sites: enter your requirements (dimensions/weight and price seem most important to your wife, and/or you). Then look for one of those.

 

Alternatively your wife could just go look at phones? Should be relatively simple for her to find a phone she likes without asking you, to ask everyone else?

 

[ThaidDown]

If you really want an IQ X slim 2 it's available from Lazada at a cost of 1999 thb (COD available)

 

http://www.lazada.co.th/i-mobile-iq-x-slim2-4gb-white-7565321.html

 

[ThaidDown]

If you really want an IQ X slim 2 it's available from Lazada at a cost of 1999 thb (COD available)

 

http://www.lazada.co.th/i-mobile-iq-x-slim2-4gb-white-7565321.html