At this price point (£120-£130) you can get the Meizu M2 Note or the Lenovo K3 note , both have slightly better specs and 1080p 5.5inch screens.
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joshdavies
29 May 16#54
This is all fake.
pat-w
27 Nov 15#53
I'm sending mine back. GPS keeps losing signal, & it would only let me make voice calls on one sim. And yes, I did go into settings, sim cards, voice calls & change the default call sim but no matter how many times I changed to "ask me everytime" it would only make voice calls using the sim I wanted to use for data only. Plus when it did connect the call audio was terrible.
Not impressed, going back to two handsets.
DirtyQwerty
18 Oct 15#52
I've seen a few posts complaining about the USB port. I have three cables to hand and they all fit it fine. If none of your other cables fit, what's the issue with using the provided one?
mudlover
18 Oct 15#51
Oops they have now deleted it. It was awful. Avoid this company. The usb port is non standard and only the usb cable supplied will fit the swift. When a customer queried it and complained that it was non standard they where told, suck it up buttercup!
Have to say I've not been impressed with the lenovo note phone. I have the rest of world Rom on it but I find it freezes more than expected and apps just stop for no reason. I might consider this new phone...
bdt_1978 to adamdroitwich
9 Oct 15#49
Isnt that a custom ROM? not lenovos fault then
illegalmigrant
9 Oct 15#48
does or have 4g for o2?
stoodstill
7 Oct 15#47
had a swift phone, not a Wileyfox tho, said 8 core only worked on 2, be careful, check it out first!
snowplay
7 Oct 15#46
I have been looking at Wileyfox's website and have been put off a little by the lack of any info updates, now that it is meant to be up for sale. I would have expected some press comments and customer feedback, plus more info on being able to buy it from their website. Nothing has changed for over a month.
mikeyrobbo
7 Oct 15#45
16gb....nope
bluepeter11
5 Oct 15#44
snapdragon 400 and 615 on the bigger model isn't great but what kills these phones for me is the battery, most cheap Chinese handsets have at least 3000 mah and i am talking no name Chinese phones, not even meizu, lenovo, xiaomi etc, only thing that stands out here is cyanogen which might be enough for some
jwruk
5 Oct 15#43
I was tempted by one of these, but as they missed the release date and have no contact details on their website and they're vulnerable to the Poodle from running SSL3 on their website and yadda yadda
I'd have emailed them asking why they're allowing SSL3, but they don't have a 'Contact Us' form or email address
mirko77
5 Oct 15#42
Good phone, but 2500 mah battery only?
lainux
5 Oct 15#41
Was thinking of the Nexus 6P, but might go for this which will last me until something better comes out next year!
Gollywood
5 Oct 15#40
Might look into this
RebTheRebel
4 Oct 152#39
Yeah I know. I think you've misunderstood. I mean a phone of SU6s quality is easily worth double it's price when comparing it to others in the £250+ price range. But at £125 it's the mobile deal of the decade. :wink:
tomdavidrichards
4 Oct 151#38
Double the price? Its £125 on Amazon
rev6
4 Oct 15#37
Not unofficially no, not yet anyway.
MrPuddington
4 Oct 15#36
Given that the forum is empty, I take it this means no support, no upgrades?
RebTheRebel
4 Oct 15#35
Plus the fact that SU6 also has the option to control Apps permissions means that Cyanogenmods App control is obsolete in this point. This is a great phone for the price, but I'd seriously consider the SU6 if this is your price bracket.
Edit: in fact I'd seriously consider the SU6 if your budget is double this price. Pound for double pound, nothing touches it.
steford
4 Oct 15#34
I'm firmly in the budget phone camp these days and would have to think hard about paying over £149 for anything. Cyanogenmod though is a must for me so these look decent along with UK 4G bands. With proper payment apps just around the corner the lack of NFC would put me off though.
tomdavidrichards
4 Oct 15#31
This or a smart ultra?
blitzmmccv to tomdavidrichards
4 Oct 15#32
Smart Ultra
MrPuddington to tomdavidrichards
4 Oct 15#33
The Smart Ultra 6 beats this one in every respect but Dual Sim and Cyanogenmod. The former is great if you need it, the later a mixed blessing.
mrtomtom07
4 Oct 15#30
my nexus 5 died at the end of august I gave the swift a go (due to lack of funds atm) and so far I'm happy with it, ok its not a £200+ smartphone and you can tell the difference, but for the price point I'm more than happy with it.
btw I got it for £120 using flubit & offered £125 on bespoke (sadly no cash back offers at the time of ordering). if you want a smartphone and haven't got the money for a £200+ one, give this a go.
iainmann
4 Oct 15#29
Yes. Wileyfox will have a say in components as long as they fit the overall generic design of the phone.
seacam
4 Oct 15#28
A super phone at a great price. Had the opportunity to play with one for a week or two. Build is nice, plenty fast, good battery life and good warranty options, this is well worth a punt.
MrPuddington
4 Oct 15#26
Do CM have any current release or support strategy? That used to be their great advantage, but recently I just can't follow them any more.
rev6 to MrPuddington
4 Oct 15#27
It depends on the developers that support the devices.
FTCom
4 Oct 15#24
Was looking at this phone to replace an existing Android phone, interesting comments.
Zub
4 Oct 15#23
It's main difference/advantage is that it is running Cyanogen and allowing you to set app permissions with Privacy Guard. This is what makes it worth buying for me.
protegeone
4 Oct 15#22
Tweaks you mean changing the CPU ? Micromax has Snapdragon 415, while this has 410 only
The problem with that review is that they are only comparing it to overpriced handsets from Sony and Samsung. They should have compared it to a chinese brand like the xiaomi redmi note 2. I am guessing it would have a hard time competing with a typical Chinese phone.
MasterAK
4 Oct 153#20
At this price point (£120-£130) you can get the Meizu M2 Note or the Lenovo K3 note , both have slightly better specs and 1080p 5.5inch screens.
pazuzu17
4 Oct 151#18
Don't (if possible) cut corners when buying a smart phone. Yes, the price and specs sound good, but guaranteed you will get burned. A Moto X (2014) or Nexus 5 are still available to buy at a sub £200 price point if you look. Older phones but neither sluggish or unprepared.
iainmann
4 Oct 15#17
Yes it is but with a few tweaks here and there. Not a bad phone for the price but it's not going to rock the budget-phone market.
fishmaster
4 Oct 15#16
Buy cheap, buy twice.
titchyyyyy
4 Oct 15#15
Same processor as the LG G4c and Moto G(3), decent speeds but suffers with wifi issues in or outside of the home.
I was under the impression this phone is a rebranded Cherry Mobile One G1, which is itself a rebrand of the Micromax E455.
cowsindahouse
4 Oct 152#11
snapdragon 410...ewwww
24M451
4 Oct 15#7
Received mine yesterday. Had a quick play and seems ok, keyboard is a little on the small side for me. Also doesn't come with mains plug, just micro usb charger lead, so bear in mind you'll need a plug if you don't already have an android charger.
RiverDragon8 to 24M451
4 Oct 15#8
Download swift keyboard from the app store you can have the keyboard any size you like if you adjust it in settings.
DARKSABER to 24M451
4 Oct 15#10
Well it's going to take you a lot longer to charge then im afraid.
Adidas Addict
4 Oct 151#6
This is just a rebrand of a chinese phone with UK bands and CM added. That's not a bad thing, just don't think your buying something other than what it is.
Uridium to Adidas Addict
4 Oct 15#9
They are actually UK designed but manufactured in China. A small difference to rebranding but only the same as what Apple/Samsung etc...do...
Its not been on sale yet AFAIK. Sale channel is via Amazon, should have some security right?
sn809
4 Oct 15#3
Anyone know if it has NFC??
littel helper
4 Oct 152#2
good spec. but some of the reviews not great. one says...
''The other thing which concerns me and prevents giving a higher than 3 stars is the lack of any kind of feedback mechanism to Wileyfox. Their website has no support forums, no obvious support email address or phone numbers. It also is still full of "coming soon" type info, despite the fact that they have supplied at least an initial batch to customers''
i would not touch.. cold
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Not impressed, going back to two handsets.
I'd have emailed them asking why they're allowing SSL3, but they don't have a 'Contact Us' form or email address
Edit: in fact I'd seriously consider the SU6 if your budget is double this price. Pound for double pound, nothing touches it.
btw I got it for £120 using flubit & offered £125 on bespoke (sadly no cash back offers at the time of ordering). if you want a smartphone and haven't got the money for a £200+ one, give this a go.
http://www.cmxlog.com/12.1/crackling/
''The other thing which concerns me and prevents giving a higher than 3 stars is the lack of any kind of feedback mechanism to Wileyfox. Their website has no support forums, no obvious support email address or phone numbers. It also is still full of "coming soon" type info, despite the fact that they have supplied at least an initial batch to customers''
i would not touch.. cold
https://m.reddit.com/r/Android/comments/3ifzuo/wiley_fox_new_phone_brand_2_phones_with_cyanogen/