Sounds to me people are ordering things that don't even exist yet, like they say a fool and their money.

I agree that you can get a lot of spec for a fraction of the cost with these Chinese devices. Two points though. Gearbest currently have a terrible approach of advertising goods they don't physically have in stock and keep making excuses as to why the goods remain as processing on your account. Hopefully the EU warehouse might be slightly better. Lastly, how can you change the ROM? Not sure as yet whether there is custom ROMs out there supporting this device.

Talking about spelling mistakes on the phone box - what about this little beauty from Gearbest...

last time I purchased one of these Chinese handsets the battery was advertised as 3000 but it was in fact 1800. the packaging had spelling mistakes. just be careful and stick to the main brands

Is the camera actually any good.??

I got the doogee f5 after 2 months from gearbest. Apart for the **** postage. The phone is absolutely amazing all the spec and antutu results are real. It's a amazing phone got the price

amazing. would ha e got the Mrs one of these but need it in time for Xmas

Hi. Has anybody who has received their doogee F5 please give their views on it as I would be interested to know if real world experience of the phone lives up to the impressive on paper specs. I would be particularly interested in views on the camera as if it has a poor camera I would have to give it a miss. Thanks.

Still yet to receive anything from Gearbest (3 orders, 3 paypal refunds). Never again.

"Unfortunately, we are very sorry to inform you that the item DOOGEE F5 Android 5.1 5.5 inch 4G Phablet cannot be sold anymore on our website due to supplier's issues.

Could you please visit our website again and choose suitable replacement(s)?"

The Banggood dates changed for restock (if any stock at all)
It's now "Expected restock on 1st November 2015"
I don't mind a few kick backs on presale release dates but I might start to worry if on 30th October we see "Expected restock on 8th November 2015". Then it will seem the dates are just blindly advancing a week with out any clue when they might get some stock.

just received this after abit of a wait. its a amazing phone especially for under £100. highly recommended

It came with a free case also, which was nice! It's like a hard clear plastic case that protects the back of it.

Not really just this :P

​Lucky you. Got Any evidence to confirm that?

I've bought a takee 1 from tiny deals for £72...it's an absolute bargin. I watched the reviews on YouTube 1st. it's not as good as my old galaxy note 3 but not far off...I've can 3g no problem and it's got a 3d video player....well impressed

Sounds to me people are ordering things that don't even exist yet, like they say a fool and their money.

how can you install fresh ROM pls

I ordered one of these on the 27th September, then I found they money out of my account straightaway all though it says on their that they don't take money until sent.
When I queried this they never answered why money was taken, although I asked 3 times. Then yesterday I was told I would have to wait until at least 25th of October!!! that was the last straw , so now asked for a refund , I will see how long that takes!!!!

Better off ordering from aliexpress..

Been there done that, owned an Elephone, UMI Iron which was much more popular than this. These phones seem good from a distance only, they have lot of things in common, the chipset, memory on offer, the screen and all. So far so good as it seems to be a bargain. That is until the phone arrives. Things you will notice at first sight,

- Plasticy
- Not quality finish. Screws not aligned
- Might have bloatware on it.
- Might not have all the promised LED's

Stil ok, who cares about this for 100£ quid phone.. right? Then other things become apparent after a few days.

- No 4G
- No Compass
- No Wifi 5G only 2.4 Ghz band
- Screen heats, phone heats
- Some apps just do not work (I have struggled with Banking apps, games, even standard national rail app)
- Viewing angles are not great
- LED and screen light leaks through back.
- Not all the firmware features actually work and there is always a new version that supposedly will fix it.
- Screen behaves strangely, calibration goes weird
- paint starts to come off edges

Still can not be worse...right?

- You will soon realise that Android firmware maintenance might not be biggest priority for firm because they are already focusing on releasing another flash sale version which is ever so slightly different than yours.

Still I am not completely against these phones, I think they have a place. I would buy them for kids or for stuff where I might not need it after 6 months. For day to day use, I would stay away from these.

Well to be honest I am not surprised. The reason for my previous comment relates to the Teclast X98 Air 3G. I ordered it from Gearbest on 2nd October. It said it was in stock and paid for expedite shipping. It remained in processing for days, so when I contacted them, they said the National holidays caused delays, which is fair enough. Then they gave me three different dates. I told them I would refer the matter to paypal and immediately my money was refunded. When I telephoned and finally managed to speak to someone at Gearbest, they confirmed that they should have marked the item out of stock, as I told them to and they now have. They also said, no stock will be available until November.

I agree that you can get a lot of spec for a fraction of the cost with these Chinese devices. Two points though. Gearbest currently have a terrible approach of advertising goods they don't physically have in stock and keep making excuses as to why the goods remain as processing on your account. Hopefully the EU warehouse might be slightly better. Lastly, how can you change the ROM? Not sure as yet whether there is custom ROMs out there supporting this device.

https://youtu.be/phLN8dOIlWc
quick review.

So close to being perfect for my needs, but it looks like it has no NFC, gyro or accelerometer. QI charging would be a nice luxury, although I rarely use it. Might hold out for a usb type-c phone.

Heat added though. Awesome specs for the price!

I ordered F5 from bangdood on presale for 83£ and 2days back I get dispatch notification. 4G will work on all mobile networks.

Software will be rubbish and buggy, and specs often don't match up with whats advertised, and good luck if you need to send it back. If you're lucky, it won't be filled with malware. If amazon fulfilled can send a phone full of crap, some dodgy HK/chinese site can.

I think its only 3 that works on 4G with these phones.

Does anyone know if 4g will work on O2 UK?

How about this for £52? :confused:

http://www.gearbest.com/cell-phones/pp_234312.html?currency=GBP&gclid=Cj0KEQjwqZKxBRDBkNmLt9DejNgBEiQAq8XWPsI97r7_cl0d-lyZXNpm9XeXSvQh1wf87wmRKIvz3YAaAmZr8P8HAQ

I've had lots things go missing from UK companies and very poor support, I've bought lots of goods from international ones, The only time I had an issue was with bang good, and they resent the item. I cant see anyone saying they were never offered a replacement or refund. some of you people are just scare mongers that have no idea what you are talking about.

About the presale status of the Doogee F5: I've one on presale order from Bang good, they are suggesting a stock date delay from 15th Oct to Friday 23rd Oct, The website says restock, but they havn't had any stock yet, but I've noticed that PompMail have suggested 3-4 weeks which wont be til November. http://www.pompmall.com/doogee-f5-4g-lte.html .

Me neither Dean, I'm probably just too cautious!

Avoid Gearbest as I ordered someonething which was supposed to be shipped on 1st October but they haven't dispatched yet. Moreover, they aren't replying to my email regarding refund.

Gearbest has only recently been approved; I was told off on here (with almost the same response) about 6-8 weeks ago when I tried to post the K3 Note from the UK warehouse.

The only Chinese phone manufacturer with a European service centre is Siswoo, which is based in Spain.

I wish they would sell these in UK and have UK warranty service as I think they would do really well. I would def buy with UK protection as you get so much phone for your money and it could maybe force manufacturers here to lower prices with competition like this.

Talking about spelling mistakes on the phone box - what about this little beauty from Gearbest...

I'm guessing Gearbest has a decent affiliate programme.
Tried to post a good deal for Dealsmachine the other day, and got this...
Sorry your deal has been removed as the merchant is not a site approved non UK based merchant. Therefore, they are not eligible to have their offerings posted.
Please do not repost the deal or for the merchant.'
Anybody know where the approved list can be found? Where do we stand with DX and Focalprice?

Got the P7000 too, excellent phone. Less laggy than my Note 4. Not paying for a 'brand' again.

Excellent specs apart from apparently the battery once again

the brand name almost says "dodgy" - caveat emptor ;-)

Dodgy?.

I think the clues are there :smile:

As others are saying, all is not what it seems with the specifications of these phones.

Also, keep in mind, you are most likely stuck with the version of Android installed at the time of purchase.

I think these chinese android phones are amazing, why spend 5x as much for anything else.. buy 5 of these

Hot

Specs on these phones don't translate to real world performance. I have had a few Chinese phones and they are what they are, a cheap phone.

They claim to have fast processors and loads of ram but they will be laggy and bug ridden.

Yep, fully agree. Best wait for some verified user reviews. Don't want to end up like one of those first Elephone P8000 customers who were informed by the company that the fancy notification LED ('breathing light' in Chinglish) was never installed because the company had to scramble to meet the release date on the first batch of 5000 units..nice!!

http://www.elephone.hk/P8000_Notice.html

The poor sods however did receive a discount off their next amazing phone, the Vowney!!!

Ordered from here with free delivery from china warehouse, took 7 days to arrive.

Cheapest octa-core is ~£40, wondering if its worth it (currently have a non working blackberry as my mobile )

last time I purchased one of these Chinese handsets the battery was advertised as 3000 but it was in fact 1800. the packaging had spelling mistakes. just be careful and stick to the main brands

Still waiting for mine i've give them 2 more weeks or i'll want a refund...

£92.02.

I've experienced delays only on pre-order items from Gearbest.

Ordering from their UK warehouse meant next day, free delivery. Insane given the small premium (~3%) they were charging from the EU.

Looks good.

Still waiting for mine from BangGood.

have anybody actually got it in his hand or is it still pre-sale??