​me too

I got my one from gear best a few weeks ago...it took ages....its a good phone thou....my other half loves the phone and i got a benchmark of 19683...may be one the techs will know if thats good for the money..my oneplus one got 48624. i think its good value for money

keep your iphone 5.

Don't do it stick with Apple

It should do, its unlocked. :smiley:

you can check here http://www.willmyphonework.net/

Looking at specs on ebay it takes micro sims.

No. Generally speaking, drop shipping is where you act as a retailer, sell the product yourself, and to supply it, you order it on the company website using whatever discount you negotiated and ask them to 'drop ship' it for you, which is where they send it out for you in plain packaging with no logo or address on the invoice except whatever you specify and/or agree with them as part of your 'account' beforehand.

thats the normal x5 version

Unfortunately it can happen to anyone regardless of brand there have been cases of it with the the well known brands due to the lithium ion batteries.
Not a nice picture :disappointed:

​No , that was a Thigh - phone...

​obviously talking through her ars3

A ​micro but your SIM will snap out easily, thereby immediately converting into a micro SIM. That's assuming it's been bought within 3 years, give or take.

I had to cut my normal sim down to fit so i think its a micro sim you need

you can buy a cutter that cuts the sim for you, like a hole punch,

Hi eddie_cowie, try putting the latest rom on the phone it might fix it for you : http://www.needrom.com/download/doogee-dg300-stock-rom/

Paypal will supply all your details once payment has been made.

You don't pay import charges from within the EU.

LED Notifications can be used to indicate certain functions by emitting a different light colour.

​got google play store already, no worries..

​with moderate use can just last the day (8am-10pm), standby with no usage I reckon can make it till next morning easy

I'm not sure if this would be a lot better, this review quotes 7h on 3G: http://www.xiaomitoday.com/doogee-x5-pro-review-great-specs-for-a-budget-phone/

Any owner comments will be appreciated.

Item webpage states the phone supports "4G: FDD-LTE 800/900/1800/2100/2600MHz"
So all ok according to http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/how-to/mobile-phone/how-tell-whether-phone-is-supported-by-your-network-3597426/

Black still available

​mine shipped from China and I had it within 6 working days...the problem is if any stock left because they sold quite a lot the last couple of weeks(with a lot of the orders placed a month earlier)

I was quick off the mark too and mine still to update to Despatched. here's hoping.....

Xiaomi is a major, major player in China. They have worked hard to make their name synonymous with decent gadgets in order to become kind of like the Chinese domestic 'Apple.' They're a large volume manufacturer with a dizzying array of products following in a very typical chinese style of using sizeable runs of available components or run-on's from other manufacturing lines to produce frequently updated 'series' of smartphones which depend very heavily on pre-sales to fund the manufacturing run and carry the 'overrun' of the product to strong residual sales on the back of good reviews and very competitive pricing. They don't like to sit on stock for long, which is why the 'ChinaPhone' sites often have very aggressive price points on Xiaomi gear, and why product lines get refreshed frequently.

Xiaomi is not a budget manufacturer, per se, but like many China phone brands does incorporate budget lines into their general offerings, and as I understand it the Redmi Note 2 is a budget line offering from Xiaomi.

In practical terms that means that it will be a good, solid, reliable, well made phone. Like many chinese brands, Xiaomi use their own skinned variant of Android, MiUi, which has been described as extremely iOS-esque. One point to note is that typical of all Chinese brands where US/Europe is not a primary market, the shelf life of an OS/Firmware release is generally the same as the product line. In short, you may find that the manufacturer makes the ROM to run your device, and doesn't make another one until there's a new, updated, revised device to put the new, updated, revised ROM on. You may get an interim update if you're lucky. As with most Android smartphones, there's an active third party developer community tweaking them for rooted/custom installs.

Because of the hierarchy of models offered by Xiaomi and the scale and popularity of their brand, you might note that Xiaomi, like Apple, are not considered a 'bang for your buck' brand. They definitely reserve high end offerings for their high end range, and hold back on features, capacity or performance for the lower range price bands. Nonetheless, their phones are held up in high esteem as being fashionable, eminently usable, well built and reliable.

If you're looking for 'value for money', you might want to check out the offerings from Elephone. There are some stunning deals around at the moment for their P8000 model, which is quite a bit of kit for the money (circa £100). There's also the upcoming M2 which is currently pre selling, and I'm currently busy checking out the Bluboo X Touch, which appears to offer everything the Elephones do, but with Gorilla Glass to boot. Between all these, there are some really interesting options between £100 and £130.

I don't favour any particular retailer, each have their pros and cons, and as reported in almost every thread about buying Chinese tech direct, the process from ordering to delivery is not science, less art, more like voodoo. But the results can be very rewarding, giving you a lot of machine for not a lot of cash.

I've just grabbed one of these Doogee X5 Pro's for my fiancé's mother in Eastern Europe, having previously (and very successfully) had a Cubot P9 for her aunt. I've supplied at least six Lenovo A820's to customers and friends. The Ainol MiniPC is an astonishing bit of kit, soon to be joined by a Voyo V2 and a Tronsmart X5, not to mention a whole load of active 3D glasses, both DLP-Link and Bluetooth courtesy of the Voyad brands.

I was terrified of 'Chinese tech' at first, but when you realise that much of what you buy from the 'brands' is made by these exact same manufacturers and either rebadged or built into different chassis, and these guys are bold enough to actually make what people can afford to buy casually, instead of making tech a ridiculously expensive hobby.

This (what you've already mentioned above):
XIAOMI RedMi Note 2 32GB 4G Phablet-175.89 and Free Shipping | GearBest.com Mobile
http://www.gearbest.com/cell-phones/pp_229218.html

Or this:
XIAOMI RedMi Note 2 32GB 4G Phablet-176.99 and Free Shipping | GearBest.com Mobile
http://www.gearbest.com/cell-phones/pp_229219.html
Other than one being obviously more expensive than the other, whats the difference?, lol

And/or is this one better instead:
Lenovo K3 Note k50 - t5 4G Phablet-149.30 and Free Shipping | GearBest.com Mobile
http://www.gearbest.com/cell-phones/pp_180346.html

Whhaattt!!! Surely I was the first to buy this & mine hasn't been dispatched yet :disappointed:

Ah well. Hope you enjoy!

Yes perhaps! Mine was white. Just had my shipping email anyway :smile:

Thanks pal, just bought another in White

Keep checking back, as they went OOS a couple of days ago but showed back in stock this morning (about 20 of each colour) They in turn soon went OOS

If you mean accelerometer then yes. Gravity Sensor.

Yes to both, no problem

Warranty- not sure.

http://www.gearbest.com/cell-phones/pp_261574.html?currency=GBP&gclid=CILR3bK8-sgCFVZAGwodEdUMVw

I ordered this case and glass screen protector for £2.76 delivered from China. If you ordered the phone from the EU Warehouse I presume it will have 12 months warranty.

It's possible. I read a forum post saying they'd contacted Doogee and that there was a significant update coming soon. as this phone is already on 5.1, it would imply 6.0.

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=63498191&postcount=92

No it isn't. Not UK stock.

Lucky old you. If you had a relief postie, it probably would have been stolen :wink:

Thanks as I too thought I got a dud!!

Yeah I did as well. Mine had a sticker on it that said "not for use in the uk"!! Not terribly encouraging lol. I've got plenty of plugs though so will keep for European trips

Tell them they have made the sale within the UK and under our consumer law they are obliged to pay for the cost of damaged goods or you will take further action.

They should swop instore, however you could also buy a sim for about a pound on Amazon & then call to get your number / plan ported across if that's easier

It's so easy to cut the sim to size, just look on you tube and you will see it takes 2 minutes and job done.

Just 2nd class. No signature

Have you checked PO ?
Checked junk mail in case order was delayed or cancelled?

Failing that you could email them.

I think you are right the screen protector is badly scratched, I am just removing it now as the screen might be ok.
Fingers crossed.
Yes all seems to fine with the screen with that removed.

Is the clear film still on the screen?

Was the box damaged?

It does show 4G networks listed but II can't get it to pick up the signal . Then again I've never used 4G before.

I certainly hope so?, as would hate to know that I paid the best part of £50 for yet another 3G Phone ..... :-(

I know as I checked this before buying too but it definitely isn't working and I've no idea why.
When is yours coming?

?? How did you get it for £50.82 pre Quidco if the code is not valid? And plenty of others on this thread have used it successfully so a bit of a bizarre comment really ...

Not received mine yet
Is the factory screen protector still in place?
Maybe its not designed to be a 'usable' protector and that's causing the lag

Might be worth giving nova launcher a try. Can result in an improvement performance wise compared to stock ui

I took the screen protector off mine and it made a difference. The protector is quite thick or it was on my phone.

See post #118 here

I'm on Tesco, but no 4g as if yet. It is a 4G phone though, and the option is selected and data is on. Will wait and see, my local signal ain't great.

Hi thanks for the review on this very helpful and reassuring.

Thanks for the update, but can you test the GPS is working.

Turn off Data, and turn off Wifi.

Only turn on the GPS.

You getting a back hander ftom Doogee? lol
Seems strange you getting 4g as I'm in what Three call a super strong area and like the others I'm only getting 3g on this phone but 4g on other phones we have no problem.
As soon as the case we've ordered comes we will remove the cellophane from the screen as I'm pretty sure it's not a screen protector for use with the phone. It's just the usual plastic to protect the phone in transit. Glad you are pleased with it its always nice to get a bargain, I just wish there was a usable warranty as I doubt they will be very helpful if there are any issues with the phone. It's a risk you take with these phones I guess.

Stuff from China normally takes anything from 14-30 days.
Have you fixed this yet? Did you reboot it?

Yes I posted a link to it earlier in the thread.

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