[Question] is worth the buy?

[gesamgr]

hi guys and gizbeat...

I want to buy it , please is it a right choise for a 5" phone?

battery,sound,performance,screen?

root,cwm?

what are the faults it has?
can I have memory for apps like inew i6000?
what about price? what store has the best?

thanks!!

[Burs]

I want to buy it , please is it a right choise for a 5" phone?

For me, it is. For you, it might be, but I'm not sure.

battery,sound,performance,screen?

Sound is decent enough, performace is great considering the hardware and price range, screen is delicios.
Please check out other dedicated threads.

root,cwm?

Please check out dedicated threads.

what are the faults it has?

Please check out dedicated threads.

can I have memory for apps like inew i6000?

Yes you can, but "unfortunately" it's fixed at 14GB in 1.0.4 firmware. For other versions, it can be modded to 3.5/6GB.

what about price? what store has the best?

I could list some of the stores, but they won't get through forum filters because of the website policy. The lowest price I found from a respectable sellers is about $160-$165.

[GizBeat]

The value of the phone is excellent considering the specs. 16GB, NFC, OTG, very nice 720p LCD. No other phone comes close in regards to specs/price.

Quality of components are very good. The external speaker, LED, earpiece, microphone are all above average. GPS is excellent.

The downsides are battery life about 3-4 hours on screen and WiFi signal can be a bit weak.

The cheapest I've seen it is $179 SHIPPED at any of the major somewhat respectable sites I've checked. Some of the major sites are selling it as high as $205. Obviously we recommend you buy from the sponsor of the site. With coupon code it's $182 and free battery. We're waiting for Feb 6 because a couple times a year, China likes to shut down their entire country for weeks on end

[danyno1]

Hi
[Admin: Rude, assuming comment removed. You're more or less giving the same assessment as Gizbeat did. The phone is very good-excellent in all areas except battery. He even took it a step further and dissed the WiFi as well. The money the sponsors pay for advertising here is tiddlywinks. We make literally zero commission from our sponsors, and have repeatedly turned down the offer of sharing commission on sales]

The first and most important question that i want you to think about is, how many hours do you use your phone daily and why? Do you use a lot of apps that always should be connected to internet and are battery killer? Then be sure that this phone ain't good for you at all! Just step away from it.

Body build quality : its good but not perfect. I'm always scared of it sliping from my hand and fall on to the ground. It may break the plastic shell easily.

Camera : is really good for the price that you pay. I love the video recording quality more than it's photos

Performance : so far so good. It can run multiple apps with no lag. Very fluent. And smooth.

Screen : It is pretty decent. Absoloutely great quallity .

Game play performance: not perfect but i can say its great . i played asphalt 8 on it and it was really good.

The Battery ... The most obvious let down : you can check the dedicated topic for this problem here.
For me its the biggest issue that even makes me forget about all of the good sides of the phone. I can say that i only get 3 hours on screen time with normal usage ( whatsapp. Yahoo messenger. Web browising . wifi mostly on . without playing any game ) i use DU battery booster app and it makes it last for about 4 hours on screen time. But not even half enough for me. I also get random on screen times each time that it is fully charged the same way. But mostly around 3 hours .

Conclusion : if you are a heavy internet user like me. I definitely Don't recomond this phone. If your usage of the phone is in the average level. And you want a good camera also. Then this phone is for you

If i had known about the battery issue before i bought it. I would have spent 50 - 60 $ more and checked some other phones which actually are able to take me through a whole day with a single charge. Phones like 8 core zopo zp980 which is around 250 $ with free shipping. There are plenty of other options too.
Unfortunately 99% of reviewers on youtube and all over the internet are doing bussiness. Instead givng us an honest review about all of the pros and cons of the devices.

Final sentence: make up your mind . if you can get along with charging this phone twice a day and not using it while its plugged in to charger. Then go for it. Except the battery everything else of this phone worths the price.

[gesamgr]

thank you for the very helpful post...I am a heavy phone and internet user...so I won't buy it as battery will be a major problem...
and also wifi weakness is worry me also...so I will look something else....have you any proposal (only for 5")

[GizBeat]

As Danyno1 mentioned, the ZP980 may be a good choice. We'll be reviewing it very soon if you can hold off a couple weeks Gesamgr. I think it will be a winner.

[Android-uk]

After careful consideration I think I'm going to give the v3 a miss and get a ZOPO phone, the battery issue is a real let down and there also the Wi-Fi problems. 4 hours or less battery left is unacceptable and while its a good idea, I should have to be calibrating a battery to squeeze as much power out of it as possible.

[gesamgr]

I agree V3 in not worthing to buy...battery and WiFi issues are important....
Gizbeat I am waiting your Zopo ZP980 review in order to make a choise..thanks

[Android-uk]

I agree V3 in not worthing to buy...battery and WiFi issues are important....
Gizbeat I am waiting your Zopo ZP980 review in order to make a choise..thanks

Indeed, I'm also looking forward to it, checked out a few reviews elsewhere and the ZOPO980 looks really good. People do recommend the "Ultimate" 2GB 32GB model if possible however. More RAM is always worth it.