The Honor 7 is on offer again for at £209, from Huawei/Honor's UK retail website vMall...
The phone usually retails for £249, but are offering a £40 discount if you register on the vMall website first and will then email you discount code to use during the purchase to get it down to £209.
(If you have previously registered you should get the automatically have had the email with the discount code emailed to you.)
I think this is the third time they have offered this £40 discount since launch, a few months ago and each time has been very popular, with them selling out quickly. The offer is said to be available till 12 noon on Wednesday 28th October, but if you want the phone, I would order sooner to avoid disappointment.
I have missed out on the two previous offers, and ended up purchasing the Motorola Nexus 6 on a deal offer two weeks ago I found on HUKD. So unfortunately won't be taking up the deal they just emailed me, on this occassions.
For people unfamiliar with the phone, you are arguably getting a flagship specced phone, which could cost £400-500 with one of the big manufacturers... The basic specs are:
Screen - 5.2 inch, 1080p full HD Screen
Processor - HiSilicon Kirin 935 / 2.2 GHz Quad Core + 1.5 GHz Quad Core/ GPU: Mali-T628 MP4
RAM - 3GB
Storage - 16GB with MicroSD/Dual SIM slot
Camera - 20MP Rear Camera and 8MP Front Camera
Battery - 3100mAh
Finger Print Sensor
Android 5.0 operating system, with EMUI 3.1 skin
Metal Body
While I am sure, some will state you can buy similar specced phone for £120-150 on Chinese websites, the warranty offered and your rights are questionable with these products, if something goes wrong as you are dealling with foreign retailer. You could also face customs charges, if your box gets opened when it lands in the UK.
The above offer is from a UK retailer, and are offering 2 year warranty.
Top comments
Sir_Didymus
23 Oct 153#5
O...K. Aside from the 490584095405495840598495084058 Chinese based manufacturers who are releasing bang-for-your-buck devices. There. K3 Note, Elephone P8/7000, Umi Iron, Doogee F5, Meizu M2 Note, Xiaomi Redmi Note 2/Mi4/Mi4i/Mi4c...they're all still a couple of steps behind the bigger brands. If only they left Android OS alone and stopped skinning and trying to be unique.
Sir_Didymus
23 Oct 153#3
It's probably best to wait a couple of days for the release of the Oneplus X. Could possibly offer a similar midrange experience for less. Wouldn't hold my breath though. Most releases this year have been disappointing.
I registered the last time but missed out, wasn't fast enough - do i need to register again to get the code?
Sir_Didymus
23 Oct 153#3
It's probably best to wait a couple of days for the release of the Oneplus X. Could possibly offer a similar midrange experience for less. Wouldn't hold my breath though. Most releases this year have been disappointing.
Makkand to Sir_Didymus
23 Oct 15#4
The Lenovo K3 weren't too bad?
LogicalHarm to Sir_Didymus
23 Oct 15#6
I am scarred from my returns experience after receiving a faulty phone. Never going one plus again! (despite the amazing reviews)
Sir_Didymus
23 Oct 153#5
O...K. Aside from the 490584095405495840598495084058 Chinese based manufacturers who are releasing bang-for-your-buck devices. There. K3 Note, Elephone P8/7000, Umi Iron, Doogee F5, Meizu M2 Note, Xiaomi Redmi Note 2/Mi4/Mi4i/Mi4c...they're all still a couple of steps behind the bigger brands. If only they left Android OS alone and stopped skinning and trying to be unique.
Sir_Didymus
23 Oct 151#7
Lol that's why I wasn't exactly shouting to the rooftops about the Oneplus X. They've been a bigger disappointment to me this year than Google with the 5X. '2016 Flagship Killer'...LOL! Still...the Oneplus X looks a decent midranger albeit with a 32bit SoC if reports are anything to go by. I'll bet the Oneplus will leave out a fingerprint scanner for the X to save a few quid but I'm hoping I'm wrong since it sounds like a decent midranger that I might be interested in.
LogicalHarm
23 Oct 15#8
Well, it seems fingerprint scanners are almost expected now so I guess we will see! you seem pretty in the know, and the honour 7 reviews are decent and not sure how much longer I want to wait for a new phone (well, for my mum and dad!) - for the price the honour 7 seems like a decent bet - what say you?
Sir_Didymus
23 Oct 151#9
Honor 7 is a great phone for the money but the weak GPU put's me off. The GPU in the SD801 that's reportedly going to be in the Oneplus X is definitely better. No support for OpenCL/GL on the Kirin 935. 2160p decoding on the SD801 vs 1080p.on the Kirin 935. If you're not too bothered about gaming I'd go for the Honor 7. Seems to have very good build quality with a really handy physical shortcut button. Or if you don't mind waiting then give it till the 29th to see what Oneplus have up their sleeves. Always good to have options.
LogicalHarm
23 Oct 15#10
Thanks for your input, definitely really useful and very appreciated! The phone definitely won't be used for gaming (my old fogeys barely know how to use google maps!) the Oneplus will be slightly more expensive I suspect? (correct me if i'm wrong!). will need to get two phones so perhaps will go for one of these and then wait it out (aka wait for your advice!) Thanks again for your knowledge and input, people like you make this site what it is :smiley:
kumcy
23 Oct 15#11
HOT.. Thanks ! I missed last this offer last time.
Worth for the money u are paying.
I am not happy with oneplus, so won't buy again !
Sir_Didymus
24 Oct 151#12
Nope. Should be significantly cheaper considering the Oneplus 2 occupies the £200-250 price bracket at £239 for the 16GB model. I think we're looking at around the £150-160 mark for the Oneplus X which sounds about right. If they include a fingerprint scanner they're onto a winner as long as they don't implement that rubbish invite system of theirs.
kumcy
24 Oct 15#13
Add button not shown... anyone help ? or is it out of stock ?
Jetset1981
24 Oct 15#14
Having previous had the nexus 4 and 5 after a month with my honor 7 I'm more than happy. I use Nova launcher and removed or disabled some bloatware initially. Barring the odd bug which were sorted with an update the phone has been faultless. Zero lag, good camera, nice screen, good battery life, premium build and super quick/accurate fingerprint scanner. £210 very well spent!
winchman
24 Oct 151#15
Would this compare well to the Xiaomi Mi4c, i know the screen is 5" rather than 5.2" but similar price.
marc.safc
24 Oct 15#16
OnePlus can't seem to decide what they want. fingerprint scanner on the OP2 but no NFC which put quite alot of people off. so now for the OPX they've apparently brought NFC back but cut the fingerprint scanner :neutral_face:
think i'm just going to go with the Honor after missing out last time rather than play the invite game
thomas25
24 Oct 15#17
useless fone
javz1982 to thomas25
25 Oct 15#41
Useless troll. Elaborate
LogicalHarm
24 Oct 15#18
Thanks again! Do you know how the do the invites? Obviously, people get invited, but how do people get an invite in the first place? Maybe i'll do one honour and one, if i'm able to get one.
IamI
24 Oct 15#19
You can't use the 2nd sim if you want to use a memory card. That is not a good design.
CheapLife to IamI
24 Oct 15#23
2nd sim only runs on 2g anyway so just for convenience not for a heavy user of 2 sims at the same time. I put a 64gb micro usb in mine, love this phone. Runs kodi and the games that im into with no lags
coverco
24 Oct 15#20
One Plus offer no customer support and their software is shocking. Do not buy fromthis chinese company please !
MrPuddington
24 Oct 15#21
Android 5.0? That is already 2 versions behind, and I assume that a number of security issues are unresolved. For a cheap phone that would be ok, but at this price I would expect better.
789HHEELLOO
24 Oct 151#22
:disappointed: The camera isn't as good as the 13mp Sony sensor, that most Huawei devices use. And gpu is pretty average :disappointed:
marc.safc
24 Oct 15#24
for anyone using this phone with Nova Launcher are the soft keys transparent?
dryspuri
24 Oct 15#25
am i missing something, can't buy the phone no email with voucher code as well
radissimo
24 Oct 15#26
IMX230 SONY Exmor RS of 21.5 megapixels and aperture f/ 2.0 must be better than 13megapixel older version, no?
121rich76
24 Oct 15#27
hopefully this is better than the honor 6, which I had to return after 1 month due to over heating issues. From my experience, buy cheap...buy twice..
laughinggravy
24 Oct 15#28
Bought this phone last time the £40 off code was out and more the happy with it.
dryspuri to laughinggravy
24 Oct 15#29
how does this work, do u buy when you get the code,
laughinggravy
24 Oct 151#30
You register on the vMall website and they will email the code to you. Think it took a couple of hours to come through when I did it.
dku
24 Oct 15#31
nice phone, no lags, got it from three. no NFC, can't use 2 sims if u use memory card. loving it.
789HHEELLOO
24 Oct 15#32
Megapixels don't mean it's better. The 13mp is very good, Huawei optimised it really well on the p8. I've used the 21mp on the z1, it's just not as detailed and the colours don't seem as natural.
jamie147800
24 Oct 15#33
No NFC, cold for me.
rohitmkiller
24 Oct 15#34
the camera on this is incredible
boonkoh
25 Oct 15#35
A bit Huawei are only selling the 16GB model on vmall. Would have liked the bigger capacity.
For those thinking Huawei is a tiny Chinese brand - think again. They're only behind Apple & Samsung in China in terms of sales. Expected to ship 100m+ handsets this year in China alone. That's alot of phones.
I fully expect them to roll out Android Marshmallow 6.0 within the next half year, and to roll out constant updates for the Honor 7, as it is one of their best selling models and for a company their size, they should have the engineering capacity to have frequent updates.
kobirulali
25 Oct 15#36
Had this after last offer and OnePlus before that. CPU and GPU are really lacking on Honor as mentioned above. Fingerprint scanner is really good and accurate. Software is junk (even after putting Nova on), it's more to do with the optimisation and ram management. Camera is really good, photo at 20mpx are like 10meg though, camera app is horrible. Finally 16gb is useless, can't use micro SD as it's no replacement for internal storage plus I'm using 2nd sim for o2 priority!
gsusx
25 Oct 15#37
Have they fixed the dodgy notification shade for Gmail notifications.
lidds to gsusx
25 Oct 15#39
Nope, black text on black background ...
Hagmysta
25 Oct 15#38
Dont think I will bother seeing as they still have not released the lollipop upgrade for honor 6. manual install doesnt seem to work either, support from huawei seems to be very slow.
Infiltrator to Hagmysta
25 Oct 15#40
Updated our honor 6 a few weeks ago, download the file from the support website and follow instructions.
wpj
25 Oct 15#42
The Lenovo ZUK1 running Cyanogenmod is currently <£200 on Gearbest (45 in stock ATM). Has the 801 SoC NFC and a big battery. As usual, no band 20. Decent reviews, but the camera could be better.
No in the UK warehouse, so I'm afraid that is a China purchase.
dryspuri to wpj
25 Oct 15#43
can u give me link please, vmall does not give me link to buy
Hagmysta
25 Oct 15#44
downloaded file but phone just wont find it when I select local updates. any ideas?
airdsuk
25 Oct 15#45
Wrong folder name? (Away and read the ORIGINAL post and thread ....this deal is just a copy of that anyway)
sharzam1
25 Oct 15#46
I have an Honor 6 and it is still waiting for Lollipop, you can forget about updates with these. Even took a year for 4.4, so bought one of the Nexus 6 deals and loving Marshmallow. A more battery efficient lollipop.
Very strange, though; it is now showing as £210 when it was £198 last night. Also not showing the stock counter. Admittedly, this is my work computer rather than the home laptop, but same browser. Who knows!
jrawlins28
25 Oct 15#48
have got got the link for this? Want to update mine!
colsey85
25 Oct 15#49
How do you actually buy one? There is never a buy button, I have been trying to get one for a month now.
had anyone had any luck ordering it from the UK website?
Pulse_uk to fenek2003
25 Oct 15#53
The voucher isn't active until Wednesday; Wednesday only! You can add the item to your basket sneakily but the voucher doesn't validate (as it's not open yet) - don't worry!
GigabitEthernet
25 Oct 15#54
But how do you even add it to your basket?
rmonkey100
26 Oct 15#55
Going to go for it I think.. can you not add to basket until the voucher code becomes valid?
punjabi90
26 Oct 15#56
Brilliant phone. I've owned one for over a month now.
The problem is the vmall customer service. My phone was faulty upon arrival. The screen keeps flickering & displaying some grey lines & sometimes looks like the static screen on old tv sets for a split second. It still happens now & then.
After explaining the problem to their customer service guy on the phone, he kept on saying "Sir, have you dropped your phone, if you have dropped your phone & the results show you have dropped your phone, you will have to pay the fee to get your phone delivered back"
I didn't drop my phone once! Only had it for 2 days when I phoned them up.
I had a feeling the guy was setting me up to send my phone back to them & them not bothering to do anything about it, which turned out to be the case.
They said there was no problem found & I'd have to pay to get it back, which of course I had to!
The screen flicker still occurs, and I've looked it up on the internet, with people experiencing this sort of problem on other Android phones. There solution was to turn hardware overlays off developer options. I have tried that, but the flicker still happens.
I'm hoping an update will fix it, but I'm not holding my breath. The phone is brilliant, other than the problem my one has, which according to them, it doesn't have!
fenek2003
26 Oct 15#57
Thanks for your reply. I cannot add anything to the basket. I have tried it with Firefox and Safari.
alien_jiggy
26 Oct 15#58
How do you add to basket, no option
Pulse_uk
26 Oct 15#59
You have to make a request directly to their systems bypassing the mobile's sale page. I doubt you can order the phone this way as their backend system is probably smarter than this. I was just trying to check if the code would validate, I would just wait till Wednesday and see what the state of play is then.
Seems that way.
rmonkey100
26 Oct 151#60
I got onto live chat with them, they have closed the buy function until the voucher becomes active at noon on Wed!
alien_jiggy
26 Oct 15#61
Sorted thanks
Quoasis
26 Oct 15#62
I can't decide on this for £210 (if I can get it) or the Wileyfox Storm at £200
Sure I can help 2 different phones in all fairness. Firstly the storm is much larger at 5.5 inch screen size so if you want a bigger screen you know which to go for on the other hand if you want something small more manageable get the honor. The processor is also difference the snapdragon 615 in the storm is good but I think the Kirin 935 in the honor is better for most task but in real world performance there may not be a vast difference. The build quality in the honor will be better for sure due to the material choice the storm being wholly plastic. The storm is running cm 12.1 built on lollypop and cm work on android updates and stock android has a better track record on updates than huawei and honor sub brand. If you are looking at future proof with the latest software the storm will be a better bet. The camera uses the same sensor so images may come out similar and not the same due to post processing. Other similarity include dual sim on both 3gb ram on both micro sd card. The storm has more storage with 32GB on board while the honor has 16gb but the honor has a much larger battrey and probably give much better battrey performance due to a smaller screen and larger battrey. I don't know if the storm has quick charging but the honor does have it and a fingerprint sensor which the storm is lacking and the honor has a programmable smart key. Other differences as well in terms of software extras but it's too long to list this is just a basic comparison. Also honor is probably a better brand than wiley fox so in terms of after sales support and warranty at this moment huawei may be better.
LogicalHarm
26 Oct 15#64
Hellloooo! One additional question- worth waiting for the oneplus x or going for the oneplus two?
Sir_Didymus
27 Oct 15#66
It depends what the Oneplus X is offering and at what price. If they include an 801, fingerprint scanner, waterproof coating or some sort of water resistance and a decent camera at around £150-160 it would probably be a decent buy considering 2nd hand Nexus 5 2013 are going for that price and it's not far off the other budget king at the moment the Smart Prime Ultra 6.. Fingerprint scanner is looking less likely the more we get closer to the date. In fact there was a new picture leaked today which doesn't seem to indicate the use of a fingerprint scanner. New information about the possible use of an oled screen which is probably also not likely to be true. Anyway it's literally 2 days from now and you can judge for yourself which will be a better buy. My personal opinion is that Oneplus shot themselves in the foot with the Oneplus 2. No NFC or quick charge. I think the Nexus 5x will soon be in the exact same price bracket as the Oneplus 2 as well which makes it obsolete since the 5X has guaranteed OS updates. One of the best cameras currently around. Quick charge. I suppose you could then argue that the 5X hasn't got an SD slot or dual sim feature. Then you've got phones like the LG G4 which was posted today I think for £289 or something which is a brilliant phone with a fantastic camera with OIS. There's also the Moto X Pure which isn't far off those prices and will probably see a drop soon. Pah horses for courses and only you can decide what best suits your needs my good man. I think I'm just going to wait for all the Xmas, Black Friday deals to come flooding in unless the Oneplus X has all the modern features. Hopefully one of them is a winner with a 5.0" - 5.2" screen max. 5.5" far too inconvenient for me personally.
Hmm maybe they didn't upload a picture that shows the bottom half because they're hiding a fingerprint scanner? Or a booty like POW?! Your guess is as good as mine.
Sir_Didymus
27 Oct 15#67
Expecting Q1 but it will probably be Q2 2016 before you get it. It's just a matter of when I suppose but it's great to hear their relationship with Google is improving. The more we see handsets with this kind of feature set and build quality at this price the better.
ssjinzo
27 Oct 15#68
From the leaks I don't think it will cost 160 I would say more like 180 to 200 1699 yuan conversion come to about 175 and since we always get screwed here it probably be 180 plus I would say ( this could be for a base 16gb model if they have 2 different storage options ). I think it will probably have a 801 with 2gb ram if it comes with expandable storage it will have 16gb and if it don't have a sd slot I would say it has 16gb and 64GB options like the one plus. I would prefer if they did a Sony have have 2 models and have a larger and smaller but back same spec apart from screen. Manufacturer have best spec version being the larger screen sized and the smaller ones having worse specs. The smart ultra is a good price but the phone is a monster but it has a snapdragon 615. Also the zte blade which it is based off cost more so I don't know how they can sell it for that price? Would you be happy with a 615 instead of a 801 on the X ? also having waterproof coating and fingerprint scanner will just raise the price due to component cost. If it had all that it would cost 200 upwards I would say.
Sir_Didymus
27 Oct 15#69
If companies like Elephone, Ulefone, Umi, Doogee etc can incorporate fingerprint scanners for around the £110 mark and less I don't see why OnePlus cannot seeing as they'll be charging more than that for either a SoC from 2014 in the 801 or a current gen MTK Helios X10. In fact I recall reading the X might have a side tap feature like the Xiaomis. Possibly built by Xiaomi to keep the costs down? Also you'd expect Gorilla Glass for the premium over the cheap octacores already available from China. The waterproof coating isn't the most expensive thing in the world and the original Moto G proved that. It won't be near the £200 mark either because it makes no sense for a company to price a midrange device so close to the 16gb version of their flagship. At most I reckon it will be £170 and that's dependant on the type of screen they're going to use. Also SD 615 can go to hell. Rubbish GPU and mediocre CPU. No point speculating on the OnePlus X anyway seeing as we're about a day or two from seeing the device. If it turns out to be a load of crap then it's nothing new. That's been the story all year with all the underwhelming releases. Here's to hoping.
ssjinzo
27 Oct 15#70
True most Chinese phones cost much less, but they also have less support both after sales and software support. Also cost for marketing and advertising and QA ups the cost for the phone. That's why you carnt compare Chinese import phones to UK/European spec branded phone sold in these markets. If you don't care for support Chinese phones are definitely the way to go. But I don't like when people complain like when the phone breaks or it doesn't get updated or the QA is not up to standard or when they advertise something that is wrong you get what you pay for and you should fully understand what you get before you purchase any Chinese phone as this is common practice . Regarding the waterproof coating yes it doesn't cost much but the moto g 3rd gen has weak specs so cost saving has to be made to get to the price. It only has a 410 I would say it should have a 615 at the price they are selling but that where the cost is being saved. This principle could the same for the fingerprint scanned. The one plus is a Chinese brand but it services ect are priced accordingly to a western seller. Most western phones comes with snapdragon not with mediatek processor and only in rare cases it has one. I don't see it being less than the advertised process which on conversation cost around 174 / 175 which is a odd price they probably round it up than down and make a loss. One plus doesn't have the same aggressive pricing anymore. But like you said we will see what happens. Just hope they don't have invites for it but iam sure they will :smirk:. Expect the phone to be made available after January for common release due to invites
seanireland72
27 Oct 15#71
These are a very nice phone except when I had one for a day from ThreeUK network I had some Play Store issues. I had everything updated but many top apps like Facebook Messenger,Instagram & What's App said 'not compatible' with this phone. Sent it back to the shop
flibbledede
27 Oct 15#72
Hi all
Can someone who has this phone help me out?
Been interested in this phone since release but today I went to 2 separate '3' stores which had the phone on display and there seems to be significant delays in apps opening. Mostly this was on things like gmail, youtube, etc - so possibly related to these not being set up?
However there was also what felt like a couple of seconds delay opening the dialler and unlocking the screen took a number of swipes.
I would mark this down as a handset issue but because two separate handsets were the same I wonder if anyone who has the handset could comment (I am comparing speed of response to sony z2, lg g flex 2, vodafone smart ultra, and other handsets ive just messed around with in shops).
Thanks
Sir_Didymus
27 Oct 15#73
I was on about the first generation Moto G...
It had waterproof coating and Gorilla Glass way back in the ol' days. The good ol' days. The rumours were suggesting a waterproof coating for the OnePlus X as opposed to being IPX7 rated like the 3rd gen Moto G you're on about. Anyway enough speculation. A fiver says it will be a flop. If only the Honor 7 had a better GPU...tut.
ssjinzo
27 Oct 15#74
What's wrong with the Gpu in the honor? I know it benchmark lower but it seems okay it's most 3d gaming and apps that require Gpu rendering at this price range?
I saw a few videos on YouTube with gaming over 10 minutes and it seemed fine? Also it didn't heat up as much as the snapdragon variant for long sessions of Gpu work. I will link you to the videos
You know the old saying you can't have everything :stuck_out_tongue:
Jetset1981
27 Oct 151#75
I have had the phone a month and is pretty much instant opening all apps. It is way smoother than my nexus 5 I came from. As for the scanner it is extremely fast. Almost instant and very accurate. Works first time 95% of the time.
csf to Jetset1981
27 Oct 15#76
Hi Sir, does Whatapps work okay? bloke above reckons it doesn't? cheers, charlie
Jetset1981
27 Oct 151#77
it's fine with the new update which has been rolling out or you can manually do easily. Before that occasionally the contact names would sometimes only be phone numbers, that's all.
alien_jiggy
27 Oct 15#78
Who's would be better Silver or Grey
alien_jiggy
27 Oct 15#79
Jetset1981
27 Oct 15#80
Personally I have and prefer grey.
rmonkey100
28 Oct 15#81
Website getting very slow.. going to have to be quick when it goes live!
fragilegorillaz
28 Oct 15#82
You can now add them to the basket but the code is not live yet.
rmonkey100
28 Oct 15#83
managed to add to basket... error validating voucher code :/
fragilegorillaz
28 Oct 15#84
The site is already collapsing. Not loading at all now. I'm already giving up hope of ever gettting one of these phones.
Shouldn't have cancelled my original pre order!
rmonkey100
28 Oct 15#85
Don't know why they don't release the add to basket & code at the same time, saves everyone hassle
subzero1234
28 Oct 15#86
Some may order without the voucher, then contact them to say the voucher didn't work...
rmonkey100
28 Oct 15#87
Hopefully it goes live at 12.. seems Silver is out of stock though already..
LogicalHarm
28 Oct 15#88
eek, not working!
fragilegorillaz
28 Oct 15#89
My code doesn't work.
rmonkey100
28 Oct 15#90
what a shambles it is already.. want the silver.. but out of stock already.. only grey seems to be in stock & probably be dispatched asap hmm :/
faisalqau
28 Oct 15#91
Code is not working. Did it work for anybody?
LogicalHarm to faisalqau
28 Oct 15#92
No! Does anyone know if the codes are unique?
fragilegorillaz
28 Oct 15#93
Still not working.
I particularly like the irony of the "Click here to be informed when the next exciting promotion is (un)available" message beneath the add to basket icon.
Third time unlucky with the terrible vmall site.
jamespitcher37
28 Oct 15#94
I am still waiting for a code. I assume that it is via e-mail.
alien_jiggy
28 Oct 15#95
Choose not working, also telephone number not recognised!!! Worst one plus one saga
alien_jiggy
28 Oct 15#96
fragilegorillaz
28 Oct 15#97
Just spoke to them. The IT people are trying to fix it.
They've been told to tell customers to order at the full price then ring back twenty minutes later, to give time for the order to show on the system, then get the refund for the voucher applied.
rmonkey100
28 Oct 15#98
Right order full price it is then!..
rmonkey100
28 Oct 15#99
What colour is everyone going for?
Just gone for Grey since its in stock & don't wanna wait around for weeks for silver.. already ordered a black case for it anyway
jamespitcher37 to rmonkey100
28 Oct 15#104
Let me know how you get on with the refund. I've still seen no promo code come through, so reluctant to place an order at full price without this as back-up.
fragilegorillaz
28 Oct 15#100
God their site is bad!
I ordered it at full price, went through the card authorisation thing, have an order number from the final page. Then no confirmation email so I go to "my account" and into recent orders on the site and...nothing.
Why can't I buy anything in this country? My Forza Xbone is still missing in action from Tesco direct because their site is just as chaotic as vmall and now this!
alien_jiggy to fragilegorillaz
28 Oct 15#103
Same here.. Ordered via PayPal but nothing in order history!!
alien_jiggy
28 Oct 15#101
I just paid via PayPal but on PayPal site it shows payment made to Samsung.com!! It's that correct?
rmonkey100
28 Oct 15#102
I have no confirmation email yet either.. sigh. not closing the order page until I get one
Jetset1981 to rmonkey100
28 Oct 15#110
You might be waiting a while. My page update and order confirmation etc was a good 7 hours after my order last month and everyone on here the same issue. Fear not they will have caught up by evening this is normal it seems.
subzero1234
28 Oct 15#105
Check your junk
mattu
28 Oct 15#106
my payment also went through to "Samsung Electronics (UK)" seems rather strange. :neutral_face:
jamespitcher37
28 Oct 15#107
Nothing in my junk folder & I marked vmall.eu & Honor e-mails not to go to junk to minimise the chance of that happening.
alien_jiggy
28 Oct 15#108
This is just great...
MatsyLR
28 Oct 15#109
Ordered the silver one.
They have disabled the chat though because of the traffic.
Talked to them before they closed it and they said just to order full price and they will manually deduct the £40 discount.
Just called them on 0800 048 8994 to confirm everything, you will need to give them your Order Number + Voucher code and they will add a note for it to be applied when everything is sorted.. They said the IT system has gone into meltdown basically and they can't handle all the orders and that's why the voucher isn't working and nothing in order history for anyone. Its basically a waiting game now.
They said once the IT system is fixed the orders will show up.
mattu
28 Oct 15#111
phone number seems to be inactive also. been trying for a good 25 minutes. No order showing on my vmall either.
MatsyLR to mattu
28 Oct 15#115
The number doesn't work from some lines it seems, I tried on my landline, said its not available, tried my mobile and it worked, talked to some Indian guy.
fragilegorillaz
28 Oct 15#112
This is so bad it's comical.
I've just recieved 4 confirmation emails! They're like buses, none for ages then four come along at once.
I ordered the Grey/black one. I was also reluctant to order and ring back in case it went wrong. I wanted to do it while I was on the phone but the girl said it takes about 20mins to show up on their system so holding for that long isn't an option. It's not ideal but I think it should be OK.
fatfingers73
28 Oct 15#113
I've just ordered the grey at full price. Emailed them my order/discount code requesting £40 refund.
My paypal receipt also quoted Samsung UK Ltd :smiley::smiley::smiley:
faisalqau
28 Oct 15#114
My paypal also quoted Samsung UK Ltd and that is weird... Which company we are dealing with?
LogicalHarm
28 Oct 15#116
i'm doing the same thing....but having doubts. A little fed up with trying to get this notorious phone!
rmonkey100
28 Oct 15#117
Anyone who ordered silver & spoke on phone, did they say if they are in stock, or going to have to wait for them? if in stock & I'm going to change my order from grey to silver
MatsyLR to rmonkey100
28 Oct 15#118
Its in-stock, the site is just a mess atm
reddivas
28 Oct 15#119
Their toll free number is not working now
reddivas to reddivas
28 Oct 15#124
Now it started working; I spoke to them and placed an order online while they are on the call and provided the voucher code; it has been applied; £209.99 silver phone; all sorted
Jetset1981
28 Oct 15#120
I bet a few vmall employees pulled a sicky today after being mobbed by the HUKD faithful twice before with this promotion! :sunglasses:
fragilegorillaz
28 Oct 15#121
It's all worked OK. Just spoke to them using the order number in the confirmation email and they applied the voucher manually. They did make me read the voucher code out to them though before they'd apply it.
It's now showing the voucher having been applied to the order. The order is showing up only if I follow the link in the confirmation email though.
Now I just have to ring Tesco to see if anyone there knows where my Xbone is.
rmonkey100
28 Oct 15#122
Did you get through on the phone? number still not working for me..
fatfingers73
28 Oct 15#123
I've just ordered the grey at full price. Emailed them my order/discount code requesting £40 refund.
My paypal receipt also quoted Samsung UK Ltd :smiley::smiley::smiley:
jamespitcher37
28 Oct 15#125
Very disappointing. Still no promo code & was looking to get this phone to replace my ageing Nexus 4. Will try customer care, now that the number is working again. Noticed that the phone cases are also out of stock, so might try to get one on back order at the same time.
rmonkey100
28 Oct 15#126
on phone now, applying the voucher code for me :smiley: and she checking if silver is indeed in stock, thenshe will change my order from grey to silver!
edit: she confirmed silver is out of stock.. so would be waiting until new stock comes in, so grey it is!..
rmonkey100
28 Oct 15#127
After all that hassle.. seems to have gone through okay now! shame about Silver out of stock though. oh well
kam123 to rmonkey100
28 Oct 15#139
Got the same as notification as you earlier. Mine now showing as shipped but i haven't been refunded £40 in my PayPal. How about you?
MatsyLR
28 Oct 15#128
Been updated on My Order shows as £209.99.
Hopefully everything sorted.
jamespitcher37
28 Oct 15#129
OK, just got off the phone with customer care (Teddy). Nice laddie, but it turns out that the offer was only for new account holders that registered in October, so no code for me, even through I have never ordered from them before. Very poor, as I can find no clear message that states that the promotion was only for new accounts. Very disappointed...
Arbk66 to jamespitcher37
28 Oct 15#130
Bad show JP37, I thought the code/discount was more about the 1st Anniversary of Honor rather than new accounts.
jamespitcher37
28 Oct 15#131
Thanks. I'll take a snapshot of that & see if I can get the discount from them. Not letting them off too easily.
airdsuk
28 Oct 151#132
Hhh-mm, not sure that is true. Here is what they posted to Facebook, 21 October at 17:00
Hey honor fans! As you may know we will celebrate our 1st honor anniversary in one week in Berlin. For this occasion we would like to celebrate with you by handing out some cool gifts! Starting today you can sign up on http://www.vmall.eu to get your sign-up bonus for all honor smartphones (honor 7 -50€, honor 6 -50€ + free Flipcase, honor 4X -30€ and honor 6+ -100€!) You can register until the 28th of October at 10:00am to make use of this amazing offer (subject to availability). Those of you who are already vMall customers will get an e-mail concerning this offer within the next days. You know the drill: Share and like this with your family and friends! smile emoticon #honor #forthebrave
And as previously registered customer, my email did contain the code
airdsuk
28 Oct 15#133
sorry that first one was for the 4X, see my next post re their Facebook post 21st
vb90
28 Oct 15#134
I added the phone in my cart at 12 and could not apply the discount code. Gave up and forgot about it. Thought to try it again now, but the phone was not available to buy, surprisingly, my cart still had it, so I ordered it from there and applied the code. Seems to have worked.
Does anyone know how long it takes for the phone to be delivered?
Jetset1981 to vb90
28 Oct 151#135
Mine arrived by parcel force next day. Didn't get tracking info til about 10pm after my order.
GigabitEthernet
28 Oct 15#136
Damn it I missed it
Sir_Didymus
28 Oct 15#137
If anyone is interested in the OnePlus X it's about to launch in 13 hrs with a warm-up launch event in about 50 mins or so. Here's the link to the Twitter post.
dansis
28 Oct 15#138
OOS
mrhavana
29 Oct 151#140
I ordered the phone for my wife. Had to phone up yesterday to get the voucher code applied and got through after a couple of attempts. Phone arrived this morning and I am very impressed with it.
I have an LG G4 personal phone, which I love for the removable battery and excellent camera. I have my old Galaxy S5 as a backup phone albeit with a cracked screen that I never seem to get round to fixing. And I have a ZTE Blade S6 as a work phone, which is a mid range phone costing around £160 and apes the design of the iPhone 6.
The Honor 7 is charging right now, but the design and build quality is second to none. It exudes quality and makes the ZTE Blade feel like a toy. I know it performs well as my sister in law has one, which is what prompted me to get this for my wife. I just need to find a case for it now as my wife has a propensity for dropping and generally abusing phones. The Honor flip case looks great and I enquired about stock when I phoned to get the voucher code applied. Unfortunately, they have 400 units on backorder, but no ETA.
Does anyone have a recommendation for a case to suit the Honor 7?
vb90 to mrhavana
29 Oct 15#141
Around what time did you call them and confirm? I have been waiting for a confirmation of dispatch, and it is not even showing me that.
Arbk66 to mrhavana
29 Oct 15#142
Cheers on the feedback :wink: went against my fears about updates/support and took the plunge myself, I'd also be interested in any case suggestions :smiley:
airdsuk to mrhavana
29 Oct 152#143
Check the earlier thread from about a month ago.
marc.safc
29 Oct 15#144
don't know what to do now with the order sitting waiting for stock
the OnePlus X looks great, is slightly cheaper and will have excellent developer support
vb90 to marc.safc
29 Oct 15#147
I have the same problem, they say there are 60 orders and only 6 phones left. I was told I am in the middle of the list, and will get delivery by mid November. I cancelled my order, as I do not want to wait.
mrhavana
29 Oct 15#145
I called around 12:30. They don't seem to be updating the order tracking on the website, but I had an order acknowledgement email with a tracking link (on vmall website), which in turn had a Parcel Force tracking link. Hope this helps.
Arbk66
29 Oct 15#146
Made for a good read that thread, mucho info over and above the cases :wink:
marc.safc
29 Oct 15#148
i haven't cancelled yet as the Honor 7 won't be sent until Monday but have signed up to the OnePlus X reservation list
don't know what to do but leaning towards the OnePlus X due to the AMOLED panel and the fact the modding community will be all over it with updates
alien_jiggy
29 Oct 15#149
Has anyone got phone delivered?
rmonkey100
29 Oct 151#150
I got mine today! very nice on the outside.. just charging up now. surprised to see it was already fitted with a nice screen protector too!
Arbk66 to rmonkey100
29 Oct 15#152
You sure its not the screen delaminating :stuck_out_tongue:
fatfingers73
29 Oct 15#151
mines with a neighbour. will update shortly :smiley:
dryspuri
29 Oct 15#153
Yes I am loving it, have not charged it yet, set it up in morning.
Torn between this and one x. I dont know if this one has native android rom
very impressed with fingerprint sensor, just touch it and you don't see lock screen, aka nexus
alien_jiggy
29 Oct 15#154
My tracking says "loaded for delivery" since 7am but nothing delivered or any text messages!!
kam123
29 Oct 15#155
Mine arrived at around midday today. Will be on the phone to them again tomorrow to ask what is happening with the £40 discount that hasn't been refunded to me yet.
I have an LG G4 and the feel and build quality of the Honor 7 blitzes it completely.
rmonkey100
29 Oct 151#156
Nope its a proper screen protector! as i'd already bought one for it..but I'll keep it as a spare now ;P just need my case to turn up.. already dropped it once :/
Arbk66
29 Oct 15#157
You had a play around with it yet? I'm on back order :disappointed:
rmonkey100
29 Oct 151#158
yep all set up now & apps installed from old phone! (Moto G 3rd Gen) much nicer build, faster & snappier, very pleased so far!... unlucky about the back order, hopefully get it soon
Arbk66
29 Oct 15#159
Good stuff, Moto G here too 2nd Gen though dual sim version. Glad your pleased with it, how you finding the EMUI overlay/interface? been using Nova launcher for yonks but I'll run it stock for a while and see how it goes.
rmonkey100
29 Oct 15#160
I'm finding it fine tbh, moved all the apps off the first homescreen so its nice and clear, with just a small folder of my main used ones, n the rest are on the 2nd homepage to the right! all good so far :smiley: just need my case so I don't drop it again..
rmonkey100
29 Oct 15#161
Just been testing video recording out.. anyone else have like fuzzy noise in the audio after recording a video? :/
Seems interesting hopefully she will fix huawei emotion ui
moose7777777777777777
30 Oct 15#163
any one else had order problems ? on the day i rang them to say i couldnt appply the voucher..... they said order then ring back.. did that ... she told me order ok and voucher applied so this will be refunded - all done via paypal....
paypal statement show money gone - samsung ?
anyway .. login in my vmall acount and theres no sign of my order .... just my old honor 6 i cancelled months back , pleaced an order and 3 weeks later no arrival - so i got it canceled
fatfingers73
30 Oct 15#164
Really impressed with this so far. Lightning fast and smooth. Didn't like the standard launcher so downloaded Nova.
Ordered a cheap case of ebay, as I don't think this would survive a drop!
ssjinzo to fatfingers73
30 Oct 15#165
You will probably be surprised what abuse this phone can take watch this
Anyone hace problem with notifications when app is closed, snapchat etc only send notifications if its open in the background :/ swipe up & close it completely then no more notifications! ?
pjnwilliamson to rmonkey100
30 Nov 15#171
Did you get this sorted? thanks.
DNA
30 Oct 15#167
Now I have a dilemma which handset should I upgrade it to?? OnePlus X £199 or Nexus 5X £350 or this handset? Need some help and advice please :smiley: thx
vb90
30 Oct 151#168
Same, I am so confused what android phone to go for. Nexus 6p looks great BUT is clearly overpriced
OnePlusX is good, but is it really an upgrade over my fast Nexus 5
Oneplus 2 is great, but cannot get an invite, have been waiting since it launched and do not trust the ebay sellers.
DNA
31 Oct 15#169
I think I'll get the OnePlus X for now and wait until the Nexus 5x and 6p are reduced than exchange to either the 5x or 6p next year.
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The phone usually retails for £249, but are offering a £40 discount if you register on the vMall website first and will then email you discount code to use during the purchase to get it down to £209.
(If you have previously registered you should get the automatically have had the email with the discount code emailed to you.)
I think this is the third time they have offered this £40 discount since launch, a few months ago and each time has been very popular, with them selling out quickly. The offer is said to be available till 12 noon on Wednesday 28th October, but if you want the phone, I would order sooner to avoid disappointment.
I have missed out on the two previous offers, and ended up purchasing the Motorola Nexus 6 on a deal offer two weeks ago I found on HUKD. So unfortunately won't be taking up the deal they just emailed me, on this occassions.
For people unfamiliar with the phone, you are arguably getting a flagship specced phone, which could cost £400-500 with one of the big manufacturers... The basic specs are:
Screen - 5.2 inch, 1080p full HD Screen
Processor - HiSilicon Kirin 935 / 2.2 GHz Quad Core + 1.5 GHz Quad Core/ GPU: Mali-T628 MP4
RAM - 3GB
Storage - 16GB with MicroSD/Dual SIM slot
Camera - 20MP Rear Camera and 8MP Front Camera
Battery - 3100mAh
Finger Print Sensor
Android 5.0 operating system, with EMUI 3.1 skin
Metal Body
The Phone is receiving some very favourable reviews:
http://9to5google.com/2015/10/23/honor-7-review-video/
http://www.pocket-lint.com/review/135024-honor-7-review-brilliance-on-a-budget
https://www.androidpit.com/honor-7-review
While I am sure, some will state you can buy similar specced phone for £120-150 on Chinese websites, the warranty offered and your rights are questionable with these products, if something goes wrong as you are dealling with foreign retailer. You could also face customs charges, if your box gets opened when it lands in the UK.
The above offer is from a UK retailer, and are offering 2 year warranty.
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Worth for the money u are paying.
I am not happy with oneplus, so won't buy again !
think i'm just going to go with the Honor after missing out last time rather than play the invite game
For those thinking Huawei is a tiny Chinese brand - think again. They're only behind Apple & Samsung in China in terms of sales. Expected to ship 100m+ handsets this year in China alone. That's alot of phones.
I fully expect them to roll out Android Marshmallow 6.0 within the next half year, and to roll out constant updates for the Honor 7, as it is one of their best selling models and for a company their size, they should have the engineering capacity to have frequent updates.
No in the UK warehouse, so I'm afraid that is a China purchase.
Patience is a virtue!
Android Marshmallow 6.0 Makes Its Way Into Huawei P8, Mate 7, Ascend Mate 7, G7, G7 Plus, Honor 6 and 7
Very strange, though; it is now showing as £210 when it was £198 last night. Also not showing the stock counter. Admittedly, this is my work computer rather than the home laptop, but same browser. Who knows!
Oh - and read and understand the process before attempting it! The 'Honor 6 Software Update Guide.pdf document for a previous version, first orange icon, 7 downloads below in the list, http://www.hihonor.com/en/pages/support#?view=downloads
had anyone had any luck ordering it from the UK website?
The problem is the vmall customer service. My phone was faulty upon arrival. The screen keeps flickering & displaying some grey lines & sometimes looks like the static screen on old tv sets for a split second. It still happens now & then.
After explaining the problem to their customer service guy on the phone, he kept on saying "Sir, have you dropped your phone, if you have dropped your phone & the results show you have dropped your phone, you will have to pay the fee to get your phone delivered back"
I didn't drop my phone once! Only had it for 2 days when I phoned them up.
I had a feeling the guy was setting me up to send my phone back to them & them not bothering to do anything about it, which turned out to be the case.
They said there was no problem found & I'd have to pay to get it back, which of course I had to!
The screen flicker still occurs, and I've looked it up on the internet, with people experiencing this sort of problem on other Android phones. There solution was to turn hardware overlays off developer options. I have tried that, but the flicker still happens.
I'm hoping an update will fix it, but I'm not holding my breath. The phone is brilliant, other than the problem my one has, which according to them, it doesn't have!
You have to make a request directly to their systems bypassing the mobile's sale page. I doubt you can order the phone this way as their backend system is probably smarter than this. I was just trying to check if the code would validate, I would just wait till Wednesday and see what the state of play is then.
Seems that way.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Wileyfox-SIM-Free-Smartphone-Cyanogen-MicroSD/dp/B014UUQM52/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1445762111&sr=8-1&keywords=wileyfox+storm
Anyone care to weigh in???
Hmm maybe they didn't upload a picture that shows the bottom half because they're hiding a fingerprint scanner? Or a booty like POW?! Your guess is as good as mine.
Can someone who has this phone help me out?
Been interested in this phone since release but today I went to 2 separate '3' stores which had the phone on display and there seems to be significant delays in apps opening. Mostly this was on things like gmail, youtube, etc - so possibly related to these not being set up?
However there was also what felt like a couple of seconds delay opening the dialler and unlocking the screen took a number of swipes.
I would mark this down as a handset issue but because two separate handsets were the same I wonder if anyone who has the handset could comment (I am comparing speed of response to sony z2, lg g flex 2, vodafone smart ultra, and other handsets ive just messed around with in shops).
Thanks
It had waterproof coating and Gorilla Glass way back in the ol' days. The good ol' days. The rumours were suggesting a waterproof coating for the OnePlus X as opposed to being IPX7 rated like the 3rd gen Moto G you're on about. Anyway enough speculation. A fiver says it will be a flop. If only the Honor 7 had a better GPU...tut.
I saw a few videos on YouTube with gaming over 10 minutes and it seemed fine? Also it didn't heat up as much as the snapdragon variant for long sessions of Gpu work. I will link you to the videos
https://youtu.be/R5BXtPERXkw
https://youtu.be/HYvxl-Y2dUI
You know the old saying you can't have everything :stuck_out_tongue:
Shouldn't have cancelled my original pre order!
I particularly like the irony of the "Click here to be informed when the next exciting promotion is (un)available" message beneath the add to basket icon.
Third time unlucky with the terrible vmall site.
They've been told to tell customers to order at the full price then ring back twenty minutes later, to give time for the order to show on the system, then get the refund for the voucher applied.
Just gone for Grey since its in stock & don't wanna wait around for weeks for silver.. already ordered a black case for it anyway
I ordered it at full price, went through the card authorisation thing, have an order number from the final page. Then no confirmation email so I go to "my account" and into recent orders on the site and...nothing.
Why can't I buy anything in this country? My Forza Xbone is still missing in action from Tesco direct because their site is just as chaotic as vmall and now this!
They have disabled the chat though because of the traffic.
Talked to them before they closed it and they said just to order full price and they will manually deduct the £40 discount.
Just called them on 0800 048 8994 to confirm everything, you will need to give them your Order Number + Voucher code and they will add a note for it to be applied when everything is sorted.. They said the IT system has gone into meltdown basically and they can't handle all the orders and that's why the voucher isn't working and nothing in order history for anyone. Its basically a waiting game now.
They said once the IT system is fixed the orders will show up.
I've just recieved 4 confirmation emails! They're like buses, none for ages then four come along at once.
I ordered the Grey/black one. I was also reluctant to order and ring back in case it went wrong. I wanted to do it while I was on the phone but the girl said it takes about 20mins to show up on their system so holding for that long isn't an option. It's not ideal but I think it should be OK.
My paypal receipt also quoted Samsung UK Ltd :smiley::smiley::smiley:
It's now showing the voucher having been applied to the order. The order is showing up only if I follow the link in the confirmation email though.
Now I just have to ring Tesco to see if anyone there knows where my Xbone is.
My paypal receipt also quoted Samsung UK Ltd :smiley::smiley::smiley:
edit: she confirmed silver is out of stock.. so would be waiting until new stock comes in, so grey it is!..
After all that hassle.. seems to have gone through okay now! shame about Silver out of stock though. oh well
Hopefully everything sorted.
Hey honor fans! As you may know we will celebrate our 1st honor anniversary in one week in Berlin. For this occasion we would like to celebrate with you by handing out some cool gifts! Starting today you can sign up on http://www.vmall.eu to get your sign-up bonus for all honor smartphones (honor 7 -50€, honor 6 -50€ + free Flipcase, honor 4X -30€ and honor 6+ -100€!) You can register until the 28th of October at 10:00am to make use of this amazing offer (subject to availability). Those of you who are already vMall customers will get an e-mail concerning this offer within the next days. You know the drill: Share and like this with your family and friends! smile emoticon #honor #forthebrave
And as previously registered customer, my email did contain the code
Does anyone know how long it takes for the phone to be delivered?
I have an LG G4 personal phone, which I love for the removable battery and excellent camera. I have my old Galaxy S5 as a backup phone albeit with a cracked screen that I never seem to get round to fixing. And I have a ZTE Blade S6 as a work phone, which is a mid range phone costing around £160 and apes the design of the iPhone 6.
The Honor 7 is charging right now, but the design and build quality is second to none. It exudes quality and makes the ZTE Blade feel like a toy. I know it performs well as my sister in law has one, which is what prompted me to get this for my wife. I just need to find a case for it now as my wife has a propensity for dropping and generally abusing phones. The Honor flip case looks great and I enquired about stock when I phoned to get the voucher code applied. Unfortunately, they have 400 units on backorder, but no ETA.
Does anyone have a recommendation for a case to suit the Honor 7?
the OnePlus X looks great, is slightly cheaper and will have excellent developer support
don't know what to do but leaning towards the OnePlus X due to the AMOLED panel and the fact the modding community will be all over it with updates
Torn between this and one x. I dont know if this one has native android rom
very impressed with fingerprint sensor, just touch it and you don't see lock screen, aka nexus
I have an LG G4 and the feel and build quality of the Honor 7 blitzes it completely.
Seems interesting hopefully she will fix huawei emotion ui
paypal statement show money gone - samsung ?
anyway .. login in my vmall acount and theres no sign of my order .... just my old honor 6 i cancelled months back , pleaced an order and 3 weeks later no arrival - so i got it canceled
Ordered a cheap case of ebay, as I don't think this would survive a drop!
https://youtu.be/QZdnaAHb7oU
OnePlusX is good, but is it really an upgrade over my fast Nexus 5
Oneplus 2 is great, but cannot get an invite, have been waiting since it launched and do not trust the ebay sellers.