I got the EU Banggood deal on this (delivered in 3 days from a warehouse in Greenford), and I must say I'm astonished at the value for money with this phone.
NOTE: You need to remove a cellophane cover over the battery contacts for the phone to charge/work - I thought I had a DOA unit until I came across a helpful forum member who had mentioned this.

TOP TIP: You can change a host of baked-in settings on the phone, and test the various hardware elements, by accessing the engineering menu - just open the dialler and type *#*#3646633#*#* . Do note you have to know what you're doing with this, you may damage or brick your phone. I used this to increase the max volume over the headphones. For CE certification, Brussels insists on a certain max volume which I find too low on most phones.

Here are my thoughts on the phone so far:

THE GOOD:
-The build, while completely plasticky on the outside, feels surprisingly solid and there's no obvious flex. Joins are smooth, it feels well put together.
- -Runs almost stock Lollipop with very few crappiola baked-in bloatware apps, which can be disabled (e.g. Xender). The installed Lollipop ROM is also a full English ROM, no Chinese lettering anywhere and works perfectly. However I'm so used to running Nova launcher on my phones that I installed it straight away. Running Nova, in real-world use, I cannot tell the difference in speed with my LG G2 which is no slouch. Ran Antutu v5.7.1 after I had installed all my apps and rebooted phone twice - I get around 20,000 which is definitely a mid-range figure. Some reviewers have got over 30,000, not sure how!
- The 720p IPS screen is truly superb. Bold, punchy colours, great viewing angles, VERY bright, good contrast. The brightness sensor works well and I leave it on the auto-brightness setting. Good touch response as well. Really don't see much between this screen and the 1080p screen on the LG G2. Doogee have spent their money where it matters.
-Battery is GOOD, gives me 1.5 days on moderate use. Original Doogee replacements (!!) available on the bay for 7-10 quid delivered. A 1080p screen may not do well on the 2400mAh battery, but 720p appears to be the sweet spot. Thinking of getting a spare battery or two now for later, Chinese vendors aren't known for their product support a few years (or months!) down the line.
-Dual 4G (micro)SIM slots which are dual stand-by. Lollipop has native support for dual SIMs, can select which SIM should be used for voice/data etc. Would be a fantastic utility on holidays.
-The microSD slot is separate from the dual (micro)SIM slots, a nice design feature. Many dual SIM phones have only two slots so one SIM slot needs to be sacrificed to use a microSD card. Works fine with a 64GB Class 10 card, would probably work with a 128GB but I have none to test.
-GSM mobile antennae appear to be more sensitive than those on my LG G2 - I was pleasantly surprised. I now get reception - albeit 1-2 bars - within my office building which is a pretty decent Faraday cage; data slows down to EDGE speed when I'm inside, I had none at all with the LG G2.
-Call quality is excellent through the earphone, there's a single speaker and it's clear without distortion at max volume. Spotify through the headphone port sounds very decent with my Soundmagic E10's, cannot tell the difference against my LG G2 which uses a premium Wolfson DAC and at the time was a favourite amongst audiophiles.
-GPS locks spot on, took about 5 seconds to get an initial fix in my car and Google Maps worked perfectly. GPS does not appear to pick up Russian Glonass satellites, but it doesn't appear to matter and who gives an ass about Glonass anyway! I'm quite impressed by the sensitivity of the GPS on this one - according to GPSTest, I get 10-12 satellites enabling a 3D fix with accuracy to around 10 feet inside my home on a cloudy day. MTK chips appear to have come a long way since their early days when GPS issues were rampant and some phones would not provide a signal accurate enough for in-car navigation.
-No discernible lag. Moves fluidly between screens, between apps and can switch between 3 or 4 tabs on Chrome without lag. Haven't installed any graphics intensive games but I don't game on my phones much. The 2GB of RAM definitely helps, I usually have over 1GB free at most times.
-A full scan with Avast mobile security decreed the phone has no dodgy apps/ security threats. Not sure how reliable this verdict is but is better than nothing.
--Energy sipping Bluetooth 4.0 (LE) works well. Connected to my Android Wear watch first time, connects to the car for music and calls without issues.Good Bluetooth range, hasn't dropped out yet while playing music or calling.


THE BAD
-The plastic body and screen protector are fingerprint/oil magnets, definitely no oleophobic coating here!
-Uninspiring design, resembles a brick but is a perfectly pocketable size. Very plasticky all around and you do feel it, it's one of those phones that doesn't even pretend to be made of metal. Quite slippery in the hand. There are custom cases for this on BangGood. The placement of the power button, on the middle of the right edge of the phone, is actually quite ergonomic for right-handed users.
-The camera - The main camera is 5MP, acceptable in daylight, however colours are muted/ lower saturation than I see from the LG G2 camera. Sharpness could be better. Obviously cannot compare to a flagship camera but it is usable under good lighting and not the blurry, washed out mess some cheap Chinese phones are saddled with. There's significant noise in low light, though the flash does help a bit. The camera app is standard Lollipop. Am impressed by the speed of the camera. There's also a 2MP selfie camera which is adequate for purpose, nothing more. I wouldn't buy this phone if a good camera was a priority. This is the Achilles' heel of most cheap phones.
-Removing the case to insert a micro SD card requires a little patience as you could end up damaging the tabs that hold it to the frame otherwise. Once you get the hang of it it's fine. You obviously don't need to do this often. Had the same problem with my LG G2, in fact that was harder to prise apart.
-Both the microUSB port and headphone ports are located at the top of the device. This position doesn't feel natural, and charging in the car can be awkward with a cable sticking out from the top of the phone. Not a big issue though, you get used to it.
- No 5GHz wifi band, but I don't really see much of a difference in speed with 2GHz. Netflix works perfectly on both 2GHz wifi and 4G
-The three capacitive buttons on the bottom of the phone have no backlighting, but you get used to their positions.
-Had to download some Google Apps but all work perfectly including YouTube, Photos, Gmail etc
-The NatWest banking app refuses to run, not sure if it's rooted out of the box but not too bothered for now. All other apps including the mainstream ones work perfectly e.g. Netflix, Spotify, Viber, WhatsApp, Skye, Flipboard, Outlook, TuneIn, Pocketcast etc.
- Product support - Neither BangGood nor Doogee has a support network in the UK or EU. There was a label on the box stating that the product cannot be returned to their warehouse in Greenford. If it breaks down, I'll have to bite the bullet and keep it as the shipping costs to China will probably be close to what I paid for the phone.
--There was a 2-pin white charger included in the box, however this had an ominous label 'Not to be used in the UK'!!. Not sure why as it was rated 100-240V. Being fairly wary of cheapo chargers in general, I tested my Samsung and Nook 2A chargers and both worked perfectly.

For 50 quid I'm over the moon. Don't miss my LG G2 at all except for the camera. I was planning to keep this for emergencies and holidays but have been using it as my main phone. Truly a magnificent phone for this price point.

You can buy 12 of these for the price of an iPhone 6S, now isn't that incredible.

How much is that Doogee in the window?

I have the slightly cheaper non-4 G version and it's amazing for the money.

Well I'm still waiting for someone to make the hilarious "Doogee = dodgy" joke, a real rib tickler.

Heat from me, I have a Doogee phone and have to say it is excellent (3 months in).

No problems at all. I really do wish people would comment on or compare like for like when they post their feedback - I know they're trying to be helpful, but getting models mixed up does not help matters. I've seen it a number of times where comments have been made on the X5 when the product being talked about is the X5 Pro.

This is the first time I've bought a smartphone from a distributor in China (BangGood) and there were many people saying that they were happy with their phones and some complained about the build quality of the mobiles (such as the plastic case on the back). At just under £50 each for the X5 Pro, the new owners of the mobiles are very happy with their phones and they're a massive step up from the Samsung mobiles they had before. They like the screen size and resolution, the Android installation isn't full of useless (or Chinese apps, as reported with other phone models from China) apps.

For a sub-£50 smartphone, I'm amazed at what you get for your money. I'm also pleased that updates are coming through to fix any bugs and that's something that buyers of other brands of smartphones have complained about and brought to light. In this instance Doogee seem to be on the ball - for how long, I don't know.

Don't expect much from the cameras in the X5 Pro, but they haven't been bought for that particular feature and it's a common niggle with cheap smartphones. The camera is still better than the one in the Samsung phones that were used before.

The new owners of the X5 Pro mobiles were going to renew their 24-month contracts with Three and get a new phone, but I thought the mobile they would get (another Samsung) didn't look as good as the X5 Pro and the screen was smaller and when testing in the shop ran slow and was a little unresponsive. So, I bought a black and white X5 Pro for them and put them onto a SIM only contract in which they will save money compared to renewing their phone contract over a two year term.

Even if the phones only last a year (I expect them to last longer than that), buying them and going onto a SIM only contract has worked out a much better and cheaper option.

EDIT

I placed a pre-order for the two Doogee X5 Pro mobiles on BangGood on the 14th October 2015. They were in stock before the predicted date and were delivered on the 26th October 2015. When the phones arrived and the users were happy with them, I also placed an order for two cases from BangGood and I'm still waiting for delivery for those items.

The sub-£50 price reference to the X5 Pro was achieved with a 10% off code when bought through the BangGood app. However, there's currently a 6% off code for BangGood (banner at the top of their website) and you may be able to get cashback through Quidco or TopCashback which could bring it into the sub-£50 bracket. On the subject of cashback, other items bought from BangGood by going through TopCashback have had quick payouts - much quicker than many of the other companies listed on TopCashback.

​​received phone, but there was no headphones in the box, thought you should get headphones with all new phones. have other people received headphones with their doogee x5 pro

Anyone had WiFi issues with this phone?

​thanks anyway, sorted

sorted it , virgin super hub, I changed the WiFi security settings from auto to wpa

If you read my post properly you will see I left Virgin for Lycamobile.

​you may need to manually set up the phones network settings. You will find how tos on net. Contact virgin mobile for the settings if like me you find conflicting information. I had to do this with tesco mobile as the auto settings were wrong

So this or wileyfox swift? anyone tried both?

just upgraded mine , updates work fine.

Is anyone getting more than 36 hours of battery life?

I had a few problems with Virgin as of late after many years of no problems from when they first started out. Anyway I got fed up with their excuses and reasons dropped them and now on Lycamobile and no problems + extra minutes for no reason I can figure put on my account and still on my account after their supposed expiry date.

Mine arrived yesterday, three system updates, latest was around the 2nd December this year.

Get them installed.

So, which side is the sim card slot that is only 2g??

Mine arrived today. 2nd one o have bought

So am guessing custom charge?

Mine arrived yesterday, no import duty, less than impressed with gearbest updating .NL tracking site, never showed up on there at all. impressed with phone though.

got £40 and my friend cant sell it everyone offering £30 lol

i decided to keep to decent brand didnt like the software or camera

That's how I'm understanding it too, though I have been told the Nokia Lumia 640 DOES give the second sim card a 3g signal so a 3 sim would work as secondary, i'm waiting someone to confirm this:)

From what I can gather, only one SIM card can be 3G or 4G and the remaining slot must be used by a network SIM card that has a 2G signal. As Three (3) only has 3G and 4G signals, the second SIM card would not, as far as I am aware, work with another Three SIM card. I suspect it would work with other providers that have a 2G signal - e.g O2.

So, to summarise and from what I've heard: One SIM card for 3/4G and one for 2G.

If you have a Three SIM card as your main number, the other SIM card would, I guess, have to be on a different network that has a 2G signal. I've not read anywhere that says multi-SIM card phones have the ability to pull in two 3/4G signals on both slots. I have read elsewhere that the second slot is for 2G only though.

I have the Doogee nova y100x and sure a three sim works just fine UNLESS you set it as the non data sim, in which case the phone sets it to 2g which 3 sims seem unable to handle as they need 4g or 3g to work.

So does this Doogee work differently in that it sets the SECOND sim card to 3g or 4g whilst the main data sim is 4g ?

Yep I agree as my wife has one of these phones also and she has a Virgin sim in one and FreedomPop in the other and she has the same issue that if she activates data on the FreedomPop sim she can only receive a 2G signal on the Virgin sim. This is regardless of which slot they are in, so 3G can be received in the 2nd slot but then the 1st slot is reduced to 2G so it would appear that they can't run 3G in both slots :-(

Mmm, maybe not, I've just swapped my SIMS around and still get 3G (occasionally 4G, poor signal here) on the 3 SIM now in the second slot, still only 2G on the Voda SIM . So for me it's more likely a band or cell problem here with Vodaphone. Not conclusive, will have to find another SIM to try later.

Edit:... and indeed I do have a Giffgaff (O2) SIM in an old 6310 (don't laugh, it's still going strong), needed some scissors to get it into the X5. A bit of experimentation later it appears all 3 of MY SIMs will work at 3G in either SIM slot, BUT only the one designated as the data SIM gets the 3G signal, the other SIM falls bag to 'G' (2G).

If I have the Vodaphone and O2 in, I can swap 3G between the 2, the other falling back to 2G regardless of which slot they're in, but if I have the 3 and O2 combination I can still swap data between the SIMs, but the 3 SIM gets no coverage at all unless it's the one designated as the data SIM.

So looks like you're out of luck wanting to use 2 3G only SIMs.

Hard to say if it's a hardware restriction or a Lollipop quirk, or a combination of both.

I suspect it is a chipset issue, it was common in older generation Chinese phones, pre-4G, that only the first SIM would support 3G.

I've recently received my X5, bought from an e-bay reseller in the UK rather than the bangbest shops. I can only get 2G on a Sainsbury's (Vodaphone) SIM in the second slot.

It's not really an issue for me as I don't 'need' data on the second SIM, it's just useful as an emergency call/SMS backup when out in the wilds. And yes I am aware that Sainsbury's are pulling the plug in Jan.

Got mine, but I can't seem to get 3G/4G on both sims. I am using a Three sim in one and FreedomPop in the 2nd but can only have one activated at a time as the 2nd sim will only recognise 2G which isn't supported on Three or FreedomPop(that also uses the Three network). Anyone else had this problem or has a solution?

Should get mine today

Says mine at Heathrow

just says on royal Royal Mail Signed For™ items are only scanned when the item has been delivered. Depending on whether the item was sent 1st or 2nd class, this may be a few days after posting. Please try again later.

I give them till Friday then open a case saying I haven't got it

mine still says The item is at the PostNL sorting center

Is it saying Pre-advised? I think it means in a container from China to Holland. Mine was at that stage from 5 days after the dispatch email & stayed there for 9 days. Very badly handled (not explained at all, hence the concerned posts all over the net). Should be OK.

ordered on the 9th, still not on .NL site even though says despatched.

Just ordered mine too from eu warehouse for 54.15

For those still wanting one, I've just ordered one from gearbest best EU warehouse for approx £55 via PayPal.

Mine same as yours

just asked gearbest can i cancel my order cant be bothered waiting longer as it still says pre advised so im hoping they cancel the order

Yes - mine took 2 weeks in the black hole - 5 days unrecognised + 9 as pre-advised. Now 24 hours at postNL sorting center.

just been given tracking from them saying its shipped

if 2nd sim is damaged or missing they must of rushed the product contact them saying the problem never know you might get another phone for free

so it's not 2 SIMs handset? or you mean 2nd SIM doesn't work in your one?
on both threads (this one and Banggood) people are waiting long.....

getting beyond a joke mine still shows The item is pre-advised from 11th of november

II've noticed people are waiting a long time.
This phone has a really nice quality feel about it. OnLy problem is th 2nd sim, its missing ll

Ha no your not its easy done, wish I'd bought the Y100 now, fed up of waiting for the X5

I think you may be right! I'm a woman but I'm still a nob

Any problems with the THREE network on these. I saw someone complaining earlier?

I ordered mine the day the deal was posted, pretty quick considering where its from

when did you order yours mymymy

Mine has just arrived!
I've just put it on to charge.
1st impression? It looks and feels very nice. It comes with a rigid clear case which covers the corners. Its very hard to see the protective case. Ive got this for my daughter to replace her Honor Holly she smashed. This is half the price of the Honor!

I use an S4 mini and i may get myself one as a spare.
It comes with 2 plugs and a usb/hdmi lead

When I put in the promo code in, it changes the phone to a much higher price???!!!

Hehehehehe, lol. :-)

Generally, it seems to be pot luck. However, the larger / more expensive a package looks, the greater the chances of it being inspected.

This equally applies to anything you purchase using DHL etc as the courier - you receive it and think you've got away with the duty, then the annoying fe.ckers send you an extortionate bill for the duty a few days later.

No none. IMHO i think custom charges only apply to people who order quite regularly (Addresses get flagged). I May be wrong, just a thought :smile:

So is a total of the two fees then? Customs + royal mail charge (who do nothing for the money, even thoe delivery has been already paid for)

Lol, no wonder why people are using other providers with there pricing structure these days

You don't have a choice unfortunately it was a £11.37 charge which they aid included their fee, no option not to pay. I used Post Nl thinking it would avoid it all, but not this time. Can't complain first time been hit.

That is a yodel number (the JD is familiar). EDIT: Any customs charge?

I got it from the china warehouse but i did pay an extra £2 for something called "British Express" The tracking number was this JD000225****146383

Did you pay for expedited delivery or get it from an EU warehouse? What were the letters on your tracking reference?

What delivery option did you go for? Nkt sure how royal mail can justify there charge. What did they do to be paid that then? O yea nothing. Lefs just rob them them sone more. I wondef what happens t
If you pay customs charge but not royal mail. As delivery was already included kn yout purchase

Did any of you guys get charged import duty, or by the royal mail for delivery then?

How is the gps on this? Looking to buy one as a cycle computer

Thanks for the info. If GearBest would only have explained that. Also I have had eBay purchases arrive in about 6 or 7 days, probably averaging 2 weeks, so while I don't expect a week, I do wonder how it takes so long.

Thanks again for setting my mind at ease!

shipped on nov 7th and says undefined and when I check tracking code on the Netherlands post says The item is pre-advised

I searched and says Pre-advised means we haven't received it yet

so that means gearbest haven't shipped at all

as postnl don't have it that's what pre=advised means

I am sorry to say that having ordered this phone from GearBest I must say that I am not impressed & I am in fact worried whether my order has been sent!

Ordered 31st October
Supposedly sent 5th November
Tracking not working - advised to wait 3-5 days
Today (5 days later), advised to wait 3-5 days
Threatened paypal dispute if not tracking within 48 hours
Tracking now says "10-11-2015 09:12 The item is pre-advised"
Now to me that looks like:
Item not sent when said (not even sent yet perhaps)
Suspiciously it went "pre-advised" just after I threatened a paypal dispute

What is the consensus, should I be worried?

I payed for this phone on the 12th October still waiting says pre-advice on post nl since the 30th October, I have told them if it doesn't arrive soon I will take out a pay pal dispute, don't buy from this company nothing but poor service and agro.

what company do they use to deliver is it royal mail

When u say shipped, was that per postNL or gearbest email?

Is it better than Nexus 4?

Great review h cheers

I got the EU Banggood deal on this (delivered in 3 days from a warehouse in Greenford), and I must say I'm astonished at the value for money with this phone.
NOTE: You need to remove a cellophane cover over the battery contacts for the phone to charge/work - I thought I had a DOA unit until I came across a helpful forum member who had mentioned this.

TOP TIP: You can change a host of baked-in settings on the phone, and test the various hardware elements, by accessing the engineering menu - just open the dialler and type *#*#3646633#*#* . Do note you have to know what you're doing with this, you may damage or brick your phone. I used this to increase the max volume over the headphones. For CE certification, Brussels insists on a certain max volume which I find too low on most phones.

Here are my thoughts on the phone so far:

THE GOOD:
-The build, while completely plasticky on the outside, feels surprisingly solid and there's no obvious flex. Joins are smooth, it feels well put together.
- -Runs almost stock Lollipop with very few crappiola baked-in bloatware apps, which can be disabled (e.g. Xender). The installed Lollipop ROM is also a full English ROM, no Chinese lettering anywhere and works perfectly. However I'm so used to running Nova launcher on my phones that I installed it straight away. Running Nova, in real-world use, I cannot tell the difference in speed with my LG G2 which is no slouch. Ran Antutu v5.7.1 after I had installed all my apps and rebooted phone twice - I get around 20,000 which is definitely a mid-range figure. Some reviewers have got over 30,000, not sure how!
- The 720p IPS screen is truly superb. Bold, punchy colours, great viewing angles, VERY bright, good contrast. The brightness sensor works well and I leave it on the auto-brightness setting. Good touch response as well. Really don't see much between this screen and the 1080p screen on the LG G2. Doogee have spent their money where it matters.
-Battery is GOOD, gives me 1.5 days on moderate use. Original Doogee replacements (!!) available on the bay for 7-10 quid delivered. A 1080p screen may not do well on the 2400mAh battery, but 720p appears to be the sweet spot. Thinking of getting a spare battery or two now for later, Chinese vendors aren't known for their product support a few years (or months!) down the line.
-Dual 4G (micro)SIM slots which are dual stand-by. Lollipop has native support for dual SIMs, can select which SIM should be used for voice/data etc. Would be a fantastic utility on holidays.
-The microSD slot is separate from the dual (micro)SIM slots, a nice design feature. Many dual SIM phones have only two slots so one SIM slot needs to be sacrificed to use a microSD card. Works fine with a 64GB Class 10 card, would probably work with a 128GB but I have none to test.
-GSM mobile antennae appear to be more sensitive than those on my LG G2 - I was pleasantly surprised. I now get reception - albeit 1-2 bars - within my office building which is a pretty decent Faraday cage; data slows down to EDGE speed when I'm inside, I had none at all with the LG G2.
-Call quality is excellent through the earphone, there's a single speaker and it's clear without distortion at max volume. Spotify through the headphone port sounds very decent with my Soundmagic E10's, cannot tell the difference against my LG G2 which uses a premium Wolfson DAC and at the time was a favourite amongst audiophiles.
-GPS locks spot on, took about 5 seconds to get an initial fix in my car and Google Maps worked perfectly. GPS does not appear to pick up Russian Glonass satellites, but it doesn't appear to matter and who gives an ass about Glonass anyway! I'm quite impressed by the sensitivity of the GPS on this one - according to GPSTest, I get 10-12 satellites enabling a 3D fix with accuracy to around 10 feet inside my home on a cloudy day. MTK chips appear to have come a long way since their early days when GPS issues were rampant and some phones would not provide a signal accurate enough for in-car navigation.
-No discernible lag. Moves fluidly between screens, between apps and can switch between 3 or 4 tabs on Chrome without lag. Haven't installed any graphics intensive games but I don't game on my phones much. The 2GB of RAM definitely helps, I usually have over 1GB free at most times.
-A full scan with Avast mobile security decreed the phone has no dodgy apps/ security threats. Not sure how reliable this verdict is but is better than nothing.
--Energy sipping Bluetooth 4.0 (LE) works well. Connected to my Android Wear watch first time, connects to the car for music and calls without issues.Good Bluetooth range, hasn't dropped out yet while playing music or calling.


THE BAD
-The plastic body and screen protector are fingerprint/oil magnets, definitely no oleophobic coating here!
-Uninspiring design, resembles a brick but is a perfectly pocketable size. Very plasticky all around and you do feel it, it's one of those phones that doesn't even pretend to be made of metal. Quite slippery in the hand. There are custom cases for this on BangGood. The placement of the power button, on the middle of the right edge of the phone, is actually quite ergonomic for right-handed users.
-The camera - The main camera is 5MP, acceptable in daylight, however colours are muted/ lower saturation than I see from the LG G2 camera. Sharpness could be better. Obviously cannot compare to a flagship camera but it is usable under good lighting and not the blurry, washed out mess some cheap Chinese phones are saddled with. There's significant noise in low light, though the flash does help a bit. The camera app is standard Lollipop. Am impressed by the speed of the camera. There's also a 2MP selfie camera which is adequate for purpose, nothing more. I wouldn't buy this phone if a good camera was a priority. This is the Achilles' heel of most cheap phones.
-Removing the case to insert a micro SD card requires a little patience as you could end up damaging the tabs that hold it to the frame otherwise. Once you get the hang of it it's fine. You obviously don't need to do this often. Had the same problem with my LG G2, in fact that was harder to prise apart.
-Both the microUSB port and headphone ports are located at the top of the device. This position doesn't feel natural, and charging in the car can be awkward with a cable sticking out from the top of the phone. Not a big issue though, you get used to it.
- No 5GHz wifi band, but I don't really see much of a difference in speed with 2GHz. Netflix works perfectly on both 2GHz wifi and 4G
-The three capacitive buttons on the bottom of the phone have no backlighting, but you get used to their positions.
-Had to download some Google Apps but all work perfectly including YouTube, Photos, Gmail etc
-The NatWest banking app refuses to run, not sure if it's rooted out of the box but not too bothered for now. All other apps including the mainstream ones work perfectly e.g. Netflix, Spotify, Viber, WhatsApp, Skye, Flipboard, Outlook, TuneIn, Pocketcast etc.
- Product support - Neither BangGood nor Doogee has a support network in the UK or EU. There was a label on the box stating that the product cannot be returned to their warehouse in Greenford. If it breaks down, I'll have to bite the bullet and keep it as the shipping costs to China will probably be close to what I paid for the phone.
--There was a 2-pin white charger included in the box, however this had an ominous label 'Not to be used in the UK'!!. Not sure why as it was rated 100-240V. Being fairly wary of cheapo chargers in general, I tested my Samsung and Nook 2A chargers and both worked perfectly.

For 50 quid I'm over the moon. Don't miss my LG G2 at all except for the camera. I was planning to keep this for emergencies and holidays but have been using it as my main phone. Truly a magnificent phone for this price point.

You can buy 12 of these for the price of an iPhone 6S, now isn't that incredible.

And make sure you remove the cellophane tape over the battery terminals, almost returned mine when it wouldn't turn or or charge before reading a comment about this on here!!

How do you get the back off these phones? Just got mine delivered.

guess we might be waiting a month

well if mine not shipped by Saturday I just going to get paypal to get my money back as I not waiting a month or when ever they decide to send it

Nope, my 'sent' on 5th took until 10th to even recognise on postnl.post (just after I threatened them with PayPal - by coincidence I am sure) - still showing pre-advised (which I took to mean 'not yet shipped' as that is what it says). If I was running a business on tight margins, delaying sending an in stock phone for 12 days would I believe be a great way to improve cashflow. Not happy.

Yes, the two X5 Pro phones that I've set up both work fine on 3G and 4G on the Three (3) network. The phone shows if it's got a 3G or 4G connection.

I believe it means "the actual costs they claim they suffer in processing it... but I don't believe them"! I certainly fail to see how it costs £8 to hand over a few pounds & claim it back a few days later. £3 would be more believable! I think parcelforce are worse (I seem to have the figure £13 in mind - I certainly remember a colleague being disgusted).

Hi, did it pick up the Three 4G signal OK? Thanks

Do you think this phone or the DOOGEE Y100 Pro is best?

Have you tried to manually enter the APN, sometimes the Sim doesn't pick it up. You should be able to Google it

If they would be honest & say that, they would have a world less pain! I hope you are right.

took a punt , time will tell.

I can only comment on my experience (which have been fine but slow), there is a flaw in their notification process as the first email says shipped and it hasn't it's just had a shipping reference allocated it still then takes a few days to process the actual order.

Don't get me wrong, not complaining about the time (though for an 'in stock' phone, I would have thought it would ship in under 11 days, no matter how much they charge). My concern is the apparent dishonesty - if they say they sent on 5th, but actually sent on the 10th or after. Do you think this is the case? I read people talking about fake tracking references - googling "GearBest fake tracking reference" scared me!

All mail that enters the United Kingdom may be examined by customs, but normally letters, postcards and packets containing only documents or similar forms of correspondence are excluded.

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Remember and download Kaspersky straight away and remove and Chinese fake preinstalled Virus Apps....

Happening too often now :wink:

maxmix

Huh?, what's that mean in English please ..... lool.

Can anyone tell me, do these phones take any SIM card? Thanks

Non profit processing charge...apparently.

Kinda wondered similar too funnily enough ..... lol.

Thanx, you mean the 'Ship too' ('Country Flag') Symbol/Drop-Down Menu Box option, etc?. :-)

Interesting link there?, lol.

Your welcome, I hear you ...

Thank you again, I'll give it a try.

Thanks for your reply, no it doesn't make any sense and Virgin have not been any help! Yeah, I've tried EE, 3, O2 and vodafone all of which work. I didn't want to make this mistake again so I thought I'd ask about Virgin!

Excellent phone. I bought mine for about £85 when it came out. I think i bought from Gearbest as well.

No issues so far. Yes, photos are not great unless I go HDR mode but you can't always do that. I have Vivo phones where the photos are just fantastic.

For about £50, I would recommend it.

Customs charge was only £3, Royal Mail add £8 charge irrespective.

With light use on a G2 I can get 3+ days (maybe 4 or 5 I can't remember). I do turn of data/wifi/BT when not in use (most of the time).

The non-4G version is fine in this respect. 4G might make the pro version a bit more demanding on the battery but I wouldn't dismiss it until you try it.

You may be disappointed with the camera though.

ordered from amazon £67 as you cannot fault their returns policy, most of the time they just send me new things without me having to send anything back.

try using this https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mtorres.phonetester&hl=en to find out the actual battery size not sure if it will say or not never really tried it to see if it says the true battery power

well I going to resell mine when i get it as I like to have battery life that will last a full day of using internet etc

Mine arrived today. At first I thought that it was dead, as it wouldn't power on!

Be aware that there is a little cellophane cover over the battery terminals that need to be removed before use :smiley:

Got mine from Gearbest via post nl. First time got customs charge but only £11. Ordered 17th Oct, shipped 26th, in UK 5th November, notification at post office for collection today, 9th. So 22 calendar days. All in £63. My kids go through one every six months, can't complain at this price.

Not yet, I have a pile in the loft to send off at some stage.

How'd you change the $Dollar amount to £Pounds Sterling please?, on Gearbest's Web Link of:

http://www.gearbest.com/cell-phones/pp_234312.html?utm_campaign=5835937&utm_source=cj&utm_medium=affiliate&from=affiliate_cj

Thats a bit ironic really?, as Virgin piggybacks off of the TMobile backbone (what i'm assuming by what your now saying, you undoubtedly used a TMobile/EE SIM too right?, or ..... ) so I have no idea at all as to why this should have a reason not to work with a Virgin SIM Card?, makes no sense?.

If you are after a cheap phone you could do worse than this.

but remember, it is a cheap phone, ignore the claimed specs, it will be slow and laggy but that is why it costs £50!

Could anyone please confirm if this works with Virgin mobile? I recently bought an Elephone P6000 pro and although the bands were right and it checked out on http://www.willmyphonework.net/ I have yet to get it to work. It works on all other sims but virgin.

send it back wont be worth doing lol

It's from China tho, you would have to send it back to China

Bought one, let's see how it goes.

Try looking up pixi 3 - think there are 4 models - 3.5", 4", 4.5" & 7"!

Thanks for that. These phones have too complicated model names and it is hard to look up the specific spec (I try to crosscheck with trusted sites, not just ordering page).

Looking at the bands, this phone does not have the O2 4G band of 800 MHz. Am I correct?

Brilliant, thank you for your reply. That tells me all I need to know thank you. I will check UK stock tomorrow, and order from China if no UK stock. Many thanks!

I purchased the two X5 Pro mobiles from BangGood in China. There wasn't any stock in the Eurorpean or UK warehouses when I placed the order last month and I know that ones that were available in the UK/Europe went quickly. If memory serves me right, I think that the predicted re-stock date in China was about the 25th October 2015, but they came back into stock sooner than that and I received the phones on the 26th October.

I've found that for recorded delivery items, it's usually 7-10 days from the date the parcel gets to this stage in the shipping process: Processed Through Sort Facility - FLYTEXPRESS-CN

The cases are taking longer to arrive than the phones.

BangGood (China) currently shows the X5 Pro phones as being in stock, so I would expect delivery in the next two weeks if you placed an order today. However, there really are no guarantees on that front and there are no guarantees that stocks will be shipped to the UK/European warehouses.

You mean "thanks, bubblibbw"

Hi, did you buy from China when you used BangGood? Another link on HUKD has buying from UK and they are currently sold out. Not worried about time factor, just wondering whether to wait for UK site being back in stock, or order from China.

Had a mini turbo f1 phone before with an inbuilt Trojan in the firmware that sent texts back to China. I presume all doogee phones have the same issue.

no just shipping number

good phone for going out and not giving a fk about losing/dropping, and is this unlocked?

It was the Three mobile app that wouldn't install on the phone that wasn't updated and I spent some time trying to work out if there was a problem with the Google account. I went through all of the settings on the web version of the Play Store and then it dawned on me that I'd downloaded but not installed the update on the second phone. As soon as that phone was updated, the apps downloaded and installed fine.

Thanks for mentioning this. The BT Mobile app wasn't compatible last time I checked but I've been able to install it now.

Got it for around £46 with the other deal being eligible for Quidco cashback. Still a good price, so have some heat<3!

Many thanks for the assurance simes / meeeeee
You guessed it, I'm with Three

well If they try avoiding to give me a refund if I don't get it in 2weeks I will just open a case with paypal

Further to my post earlier about the long shipping delays from gearbest for the doogee F3 pro. I got an automated reply giving same excuses as a month ago. However they did offer a different colour which I've accepted. So we'll see how long before I get it! Unfortunately it doesn't give me any confidence in buying from them again!

Read a couple of reports this won't work on the Three Network

Can anyone confirm?

£48.21 for me.

went via topcashback also, so lets see

x5 works on Tesco and giffgaff which are on the 02 network so hoping the pro is the same

cov007 did in the post above that one!

well I ordered one as I got the x5 too I fine the phone works fine so gone for the pro this time. there the only phone company that I find that does firmware updates I had 3 so far and I know if you have a update it means you have a software bug but at least they sort it out and not leave you high and dry

cheap tat get an iPhone

I ordered the doogee f3 in September and still no phone! Keeps getting delayed for some undefined reason! At what stage do I give up waiting and request a refund? This is the problem with buying from a Chinese agent as there's no one that'll give you an believable answer!

How much is that Doogee in the window?

I have the slightly cheaper non-4 G version and it's amazing for the money.

elaborate

I'm hoping the camera on rear is decent as some with 5meg don't look good such as the speed 6 vodafone

Its only £60 on Amazon is it worth the extra hassle to get it from China?

or am i missing something

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Upgraded-X5-Pro-Bluetooth-Gestures/dp/B015QVI0U4/ref=sr_1_4?s=telephone&ie=UTF8&qid=1446858770&sr=1-4

How long will it take to be delivered..

all this good hardware gonna be held together by chewing gum. lets see where they managed to cut the costs...

Thanks

Bought this phone from Banggood was surprised it arrived in just 9 days with basic delivery, I didn't use much as it's a gift for friend, the only thing disappoints me is the casing which is cheap and cover is very flimsy, also I have tried different network and noticed its not picking up 3 network signals, overall I would it's a lovely phone at this price, call quality is good also, taking micro sims on both slots

That processor worries me a little bit - I know it's quad-core, but 1.0GHz?

Is it one of these?

I had also ordered the f3 in black, when it was showing in stock. I enquired after about 4-5 weeks to be told they had sold out and were expecting stock in 7-15 days, so I waited and still no update. I then contacted them again and was asked if I wanted to swap for another item, so I did for the same phone but in white. It was dispatched a few days later and should be due on Tuesday. I've been charged £20 import tax, but apparently thats because I went with the expedited delivery. I've heard you don't get charged it if you go with their standard postal services.

I got a moto 3rd which I will most likely keep as they releasing 6.0 I just wanna see if they any good then resell it

Thanks accyuklad I've requested a delivery update via their automated messaging system. But agree it's taking too long!

well I give them 2weeks if not here I ask for a refund

Also have a Doogee phone. It is every bit as good as the wife's Samsung at a third of the price.

just hoping screen colour and pixel is decent and hope sound quality is good

Was that this one or the original X5? I waited that long too but it was mainly because I ordered the phone in August and it wasn't released until October.

just ordered but mine came to 50pound

.

Well I'm still waiting for someone to make the hilarious "Doogee = dodgy" joke, a real rib tickler.

Heat from me, I have a Doogee phone and have to say it is excellent (3 months in).

The Ad says 'Worth every Penny' I have to say I totally agree for once.

yes i mentioned that its now out of stock tho

This was on here last night as well

http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/doogee-x5-pro-5-inch-4g-lte-android-5-1-mtk6735-64bit-quad-core-smartphone-49-71-2316340