EDIT has dropped in price
and says shipping in 3 days (usually means they dispatch in that time may take a while longer to get to you)
Great spec, decent reviews, great price, some mixed reviews on the retailer !
only other down side is doesnt seem to support 4g on o2 and vodafone but will stil have some appeal if you dont use these.
Gained some heat when posted 3 weeks ago at over £200
igh performance MTK Helio X10 Octa-core 2.2GHz CPU
EUI (Based on Android Lollipop) operating system
5.5" multi-point capacitive touch screen with 1920x1080 resolution
Supports OTG, GPS and A-GPS function
Support SD cards for storage expansion (size to be confirmed but at least 32gb im sure)
Supports Wi-Fi for wireless network connection
Comes with built-in Bluetooth for wireless data transmission
Equipped with dual cameras (Front: 5.0MP; Rear: 13.0MP)
Main Features
Brand & Model LETV
Phone Style 4G Smartphone
Phone Standard GSM, WCDMA
SIM Card Configuration Dual SIM card dual standby
SIM Card Type Micro SIM card
Network Support 2G: GSM850/900/1800/1900
3G: WCDMA850/900/1900/2100
4G: LTE FDD 1800/2100/2600MHz
CPU MTK Helio X10 Octa-core 2.2GHz
Operating System EUI (Based on Android Lollipop)
Messaging SMS, MMS
Languages English, German, Spanish, Italian, French, Portuguese, Russian, Indonesian Language, Polish, Thai, Arabic, Turkish, Vietnamese, Malay, Ukrainian, Greek, Hebrew, Czech, Slovak, Hungarian, Dutch, Slovenian, Croatian, Chinese (simplified), Chinese (traditional)
Additional Features
Bluetooth Yes
Wi-Fi 802.11a/b/g/n, 802.11ac
TV N/A
Supported Audio Formats MP3, MIDI, AMR, AAC, AAC+, WAV, FLAC
Supported Video Formats MP4, 3GP, AVI, WEBM
Supported Image Formats BMP, JPEG, GIF, PNG
Camera Front: 5.0 mega pixels, Rear: 13.0 mega pixels
Java Supported N/A
FM Radio Supported Yes
Built-in Games N/A
GPS/A-GPS Yes
G-Sensor Yes
Functions Ebook, Email, Calendar, Agenda, Memo, Calculator, Alarm clock, Voice recorder, Light sensor, G-sensor, Proximity sensor, Gyroscope, Hall sensor
Memory
Built-in Memory RAM: 3GB, ROM: 16GB
Card Slot Yes
Card Included N/A
Screen
Touch Screen Capacitive FHD Touch
Size of Display 5.5"
Resolution 1920x1080
Battery & Power
Battery 3000mAh non-removeable battery
Product Details (without package and accessories)
Dimensions 147.8 x 74.2 x 9.5 mm
Weight 170 g
Top comments
niceguyrichy
2 Nov 158#10
praise whatever deity you believe in for that blessed 'ignore' button :wink:
dothedealnow
2 Nov 157#16
just buy a Voda Smart Ultra. what's the point of a phone if it does not have all 4G bands, where warranty and updates may be an issue, where you may have to load Google play, where it may not have NFC......
Just cut out the beer and cigs, or just don't buy that 20th pair of shoes..... and buy something that will be far less hassle to setup. maintain and will have some valur when you sell it?
mrwhitelabel to ferrarian
2 Nov 157#4
they ship to the uk and we are all here, so whats the issue
they ship to the uk and we are all here, so whats the issue
niceguyrichy
2 Nov 15#5
it's actually a few quid cheaper at GearBest atm, and cheaper still at EverBuying, but i've never used them so unwilling to recommend
£118 at GearBest though seems like a steal
mrwhitelabel to niceguyrichy
2 Nov 15#15
that is good price- i didnt check that site - havent used before either, just saw the mailout on the focalprice one and thought a good saving
ferrarian
2 Nov 151#6
Yes, and please go to ebay China or whatever site they use, copy all the listings over here because they all costs lower than UK prices here. See the problem here?
dogsballs
2 Nov 151#7
nice phone
effingandjeffing
2 Nov 151#8
the chinese are here buying up what they like. tit4tat
aa64xyz
2 Nov 154#9
and the iPhone is built where
genkk to aa64xyz
4 Nov 15#53
in the states?
niceguyrichy
2 Nov 158#10
praise whatever deity you believe in for that blessed 'ignore' button :wink:
pete_l
2 Nov 151#11
The review a xda-developers (from 4 months ago) reckon you have to install Google Play and other Google services yourself. Is this a big deal?
niceguyrichy to pete_l
2 Nov 15#12
if true, no
those things are quite often store specific, most good shops will send you a handset fully set up & ready to go for the country you're from, so that was prob just early sample or something that they reviewed
buying from somewhere like gearbest i'd be very surprised if it didn't have Play etc all done for you when you got it tbh
edit: and even if it doesn't, it's a piece of cake to sort for yourself just btw
mrwhitelabel
2 Nov 151#13
you can go to ebay uk and buy from china so whats the issue
there have been other deals and companies from china posted before.
cambargins
2 Nov 15#14
I agree - looks like every single one chinaese import product landing on HUKD as a potential hot deal. our own retail ripping us off nicely.
dothedealnow
2 Nov 157#16
just buy a Voda Smart Ultra. what's the point of a phone if it does not have all 4G bands, where warranty and updates may be an issue, where you may have to load Google play, where it may not have NFC......
Just cut out the beer and cigs, or just don't buy that 20th pair of shoes..... and buy something that will be far less hassle to setup. maintain and will have some valur when you sell it?
niceguyrichy to dothedealnow
2 Nov 153#18
that's exactly the kind of thinking that got the whole fecking world buying iPhones you know...
mynameisthehulk
2 Nov 151#17
Items from sellers outside the UK did not used to be permitted but HUKD seems to have slackened off recently on this and a number of other quality issues. I don't understand why anyone with experience of Mediatek powered devices would ever want to experience it more than once. Yes all smartphones are made in China but the quality control will be entirely different when you compare these types of brands against the more established.
polly69 to mynameisthehulk
2 Nov 151#21
The CPU in this phone is a powerhouse so i think you should do your home work, a lot of phones will be using it like the phones we buy here like HTC, Samsung.
you should really research or better yet try this years mediatek processors before saying such things, take it from a guy who has used 2 medium end mediateks this year, and one highend from last years batch, the mtk6752 and mtk6753 are better in every single way over what was the highend mtk6792, the helios X10 should give you snapdragon 80x performance
Tones to mynameisthehulk
3 Nov 15#33
I have the umi iron which has mediatek processor. it's a fantastic phone
ferrarian
2 Nov 153#19
This is a free market, you can buy from anywhere. But how about warranty? What happens if the phone is dead on arrival? If something goes wrong? How about customs import duties when you buy from outside the EU? All these are risks you have to factor in when buying from overseas.
pwel to ferrarian
3 Nov 15#24
you are right, a lot of people got defective phones or develop a problem after a month or two and then got all the hassle to deal with that...personally,I think this looks like a good deal but I wouldn't buy smth more expensive this way..
hardstylemw
2 Nov 15#20
Wonder how good this phone is? Specs are great and I've seen a benchmark where it was only beaten by the S6, but several forums slate the Helio X10
lapsap_c
2 Nov 15#22
nice phone :0
msaquib
2 Nov 15#23
I have ordered Elephone P8000 but not sure now.
Comparing this with P8000 - which one will be best to order?
mrwhitelabel to msaquib
3 Nov 15#25
Depends what network you want
I considered the same but need o2 and Vodafone so went for p8000 originally.
Had to return as faulty though so went for moto x play dual.
I wanted this as benchmarks scores v good but didn't support my network
alrnvv
3 Nov 152#26
Just don't buy it! Too many chinese bloatware built in. Almost impossible to flash other roms or even root. This phone is also very fragile and has poor WiFi connection. It's currently £80 in China.
adc055 to alrnvv
3 Nov 15#29
It's around 1000RMB in China. It's a quality-built phone by one of the best TV media company in China. Bloatware can be uninstalled easily and google play service can be installed to get gmail, play book etc working. 4g only works in EE and Three
I love these Chinese phones but I always just buy from Amazon as they seem to stock most of these cool Chinese phones albeit a slightly dearer price, but it's worth it paying an extra tenner to get the peace of mind should anything go wrong.
Available for £130.08 from eu warehouse from shopgizchina
twist to willevans716533
3 Nov 15#36
dont they charge a fortune for postage?
chrisbass
3 Nov 15#37
Specs on these phones don't always translate to real world performance.
You might be lucky, you might not!
willevans716533
3 Nov 15#38
Sorry hadn't noticed it was that much ($35) as I had a free shipping voucher for them.
kg1986
3 Nov 15#39
same here - had it nearly a week and I'm pretty impressed actually - I've thrown quite a lot at it and it hasnt complained at all. have you got the 1.6 firmware on yours? only looked quickly at root joy, but all I was getting was roms for the umi zero
mcseguy
3 Nov 15#40
Does any one know how to remove viruses installed on chinese phone.
Default search option goes to Baidu automatically. Lot of ads appearing here and there.
Phone crashes more often.
I bought Lenovo K3 Note phone from Ebay. It has some chinese bloatware installed on it.
There is no option to update the phone too. When I contacted Lenovo helpdesk, it says Lenovo doesn't support phones on UK.
mrwhitelabel to mcseguy
3 Nov 15#41
That's a lenovo issue. You'll have to root it and remove them. There maybe another rom you can flash check the xda site
You can get them on Aliexpress for about £115 with free delivery.
mr3dd123
3 Nov 15#43
Is literally the only thing wrong with this the fact that it's not a well-known brand?
I might have missed something, but it looks like identical specs to the 16GB version of the OnePlus Two.
Am I right in saying if any big-name brand had produced this @ this price, it'd be ridiculously hot, or ???
ZoroBandit
3 Nov 15#44
£122 is insane for this phone.
helllraiser
3 Nov 15#45
excellent price for the spec, has 11 million pre orders in China in a week so must be doing something right
twist
3 Nov 15#46
Bunk Baidu SDK puts backdoor on millions of Android devices
The difference is, the phones are quite good quality.
I wouldnt dream to buy anything else.
sunil237
3 Nov 151#49
just bought it.. came to £118... please tell me I didn't order the wrong phone :smile:
It's showing at 50% discount not 48%
mrwhitelabel
3 Nov 15#50
nope its had a price drop !
lucky you.
as long as you dont need 4g on o2 or vodafone youll be happy... :wink:
jackjones69
4 Nov 15#51
looks a decent phone and I love the screen on this. it's like the sharp one I saw.
I am tempted also as had looked at these few months back. The company are China's version of Netflix and very reputable company.
good find.
sunil237
4 Nov 15#52
nice, thanks.
nope, I don't think I ever use 4g tbh..
now time to wait for 2 weeks.
MaximusRo
4 Nov 15#54
Seems like it scores quite poorly though, last or second last on each test? Or am I missing something?
r4do
4 Nov 15#55
Any ideas i both sim card slots are 3g/4g? for example my Honor7 and Umi Iron is one slot 4g, second only 2g unfortunately. Thanks!
sunil237
4 Nov 15#56
anyone got a case for this phone? doesnt seem to be many available from what i see
niceguyrichy to sunil237
5 Nov 15#58
never are for these kinds of phones
if there's one available from whichever store you buy from, grab it at the time
john175bramley to sunil237
5 Nov 15#60
Just ordered a Mofi case from banggood for just under £4.
Harry12346
4 Nov 15#57
How does the manufacturer compare to other chinese brands? And anyone had experiences of the seller?
john175bramley
5 Nov 15#59
Been endlessly looking at reviews for a phone for my girlfriend's christmas present. After a lot of research I decided to go for this model. Only downside seems the weird OS, wish it was just pure android.
Seems a smashing piece of kit for the price though.
helllraiser
5 Nov 15#61
yep you are. the fact that the other SOCs are in phones that are three times the price, and this SOC is marginally slower on a lot of the tests. Also some nice features such as 480fps recording!
steed
6 Nov 15#63
no good unless you want to stick one of the tailored roms on it - no google play installed, no way of syncing with google - so not a good choice for anyone wanting a phone to work straight out of the box.
sunil237
6 Nov 15#64
Thanks, I ordered a silicon case from ebay, and might get a flip case later
ipmanwck
7 Nov 15#65
this looks like a great phone. been wanting a xiaomi mi note 64gb for ages at a decent price but can't get hold of one. no idea about the software on this but with the huawei and xiaomi phones they usually come with good skins and English options out the box not to mention Google services which I have no idea if this phone would have any of those.
mrwhitelabel to ipmanwck
8 Nov 15#66
It doesn't have Google out of the box but its very easy to add
sunil237
8 Nov 15#67
I have seen somewhere that if you update the rom, it will get rid of google services. Apparently no more major fix updates are needed though, just minor things. Either way when i get the phone I'll put on google services and update, just to test.
Also I have found that you can install an ASOP rom from XDA forums for this phone. I'm not entirely sure how to go about doing all that so won't be posting more info because I don't want to be responsible for bricking someones phone when I won't be able to help fix either lol
john175bramley
4 Dec 15#68
I finally got delivery of this phone from China and it seems a really nice phone. However the stock rom is getting on my wick, plenty of bloatware and annoying Chinese bits and pieces.
Anyone rooted this and found a good ROM? I haven't got a clue.
I've bought the phone for my girlfriend's Christmas present and she's used to a first gen Moto G and I'd like the LeTV to be as similar as the Moto G in use.
I've tried sticking Nova Launcher on it but it keeps crashing.
Give this company a wide berth, YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED, whether you get the item you order or not is a LOTTERY!
Infiltrator
17 Dec 15#73
Typing this on my elephone p7000 that was a focalprice pre-order, was dispatched very shortly after they became available in early June. Only downsides with the p7000 being that it'll be stuck on android 5.0 as for some reason mediatek have never released the firmware. That said, it runs fine on 5.0, there's a couple of decent custom roms but the factory rom suits me fine. For it's price pre launch ($149) there's still not much with similar specs that can touch it. To date, there's been about 5 small ota updates that have sorted the majority of the issues.
Buying the p7000 was a pure gamble, the most reliable part of the purchase was focalprice, have to say it turned out well.
goombahxxx
17 Dec 15#74
How can the most reliable part of a purchase be from a company sending an item from Asia? Better thank your lucky stars it came out good for you...they now want me to provide local post office proof that I DID'NT receive my phone!!! Did you ever hear anything as ridiculous? You pay your money and take your chances with this mob.....
sunil237 to goombahxxx
17 Dec 15#75
I agree, they are horrible to deal with. My phone was on an infinite loop of crashing. they asked for a video, so sent a youtube link. "youtube doesn't work in our country".. ok, sent a vimeo link + an attachment of mp4 in the email.. "we cannot open that format".. through paypal they agreed that I can send it back for a refund, but I have to pay the return. I have a feeling they will not get the phone. I am luck I paid through my CC and through paypal, no matter what I'm going to get my money back.
How did you pay? if you used a credit card, tell them they want documented proof the item didn't arrive and the post office said they can't give that
Infiltrator to goombahxxx
18 Dec 15#76
Maybe 'reliable' wasn't the right word, what I meant was that when I ordered the phone I had no experience of elephone, the p7000 hadn't been launched so no proper reviews, but at least I'd heard of and used focalprice. Yes it was a complete gamble, but at least the purchase cost was covered by credit card guarantee. I'd been wanting to try a phone from one of the fledgling Chinese manufacturers for some time and I did as much research as I could.
In my case focalprice were fine, I had a second ordered through gearbest that I cancelled as they were very slow at getting stock after launch.
I guess my point is that buying largely unknown new model phones from Chinese retailers comes with risks. Would I do it again? - possibly not, I'd maybe wait for reviews before ordering, unless there was another big discount for a presale and the manufacturer had some form.
goombahxxx
21 Dec 151#77
Well, here's a wee update....the phone arrived today ( yes, embarrassed) big sigh of relief, because I paid by debit card, let me tell ya, it was way over 2 months!! Unsure if I'll take the chance again, but if I do it'll be a credit card!!
hartswood
24 Dec 151#78
The X600 version is available via jd.com for $108 (£73) 16gb $125 (£84) 32gb using coupon JD588. Free delivery and comes rooted. I ordered 32gb.
hartswood to hartswood
16 Jan 16#79
Coupon no longer available. Received my phone rooted with google play. Very impressed.
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Opening post
and says shipping in 3 days (usually means they dispatch in that time may take a while longer to get to you)
Great spec, decent reviews, great price, some mixed reviews on the retailer !
only other down side is doesnt seem to support 4g on o2 and vodafone but will stil have some appeal if you dont use these.
Gained some heat when posted 3 weeks ago at over £200
igh performance MTK Helio X10 Octa-core 2.2GHz CPU
EUI (Based on Android Lollipop) operating system
5.5" multi-point capacitive touch screen with 1920x1080 resolution
Supports OTG, GPS and A-GPS function
Support SD cards for storage expansion (size to be confirmed but at least 32gb im sure)
Supports Wi-Fi for wireless network connection
Comes with built-in Bluetooth for wireless data transmission
Equipped with dual cameras (Front: 5.0MP; Rear: 13.0MP)
Main Features
Brand & Model LETV
Phone Style 4G Smartphone
Phone Standard GSM, WCDMA
SIM Card Configuration Dual SIM card dual standby
SIM Card Type Micro SIM card
Network Support 2G: GSM850/900/1800/1900
3G: WCDMA850/900/1900/2100
4G: LTE FDD 1800/2100/2600MHz
CPU MTK Helio X10 Octa-core 2.2GHz
Operating System EUI (Based on Android Lollipop)
Messaging SMS, MMS
Languages English, German, Spanish, Italian, French, Portuguese, Russian, Indonesian Language, Polish, Thai, Arabic, Turkish, Vietnamese, Malay, Ukrainian, Greek, Hebrew, Czech, Slovak, Hungarian, Dutch, Slovenian, Croatian, Chinese (simplified), Chinese (traditional)
Additional Features
Bluetooth Yes
Wi-Fi 802.11a/b/g/n, 802.11ac
TV N/A
Supported Audio Formats MP3, MIDI, AMR, AAC, AAC+, WAV, FLAC
Supported Video Formats MP4, 3GP, AVI, WEBM
Supported Image Formats BMP, JPEG, GIF, PNG
Camera Front: 5.0 mega pixels, Rear: 13.0 mega pixels
Java Supported N/A
FM Radio Supported Yes
Built-in Games N/A
GPS/A-GPS Yes
G-Sensor Yes
Functions Ebook, Email, Calendar, Agenda, Memo, Calculator, Alarm clock, Voice recorder, Light sensor, G-sensor, Proximity sensor, Gyroscope, Hall sensor
Memory
Built-in Memory RAM: 3GB, ROM: 16GB
Card Slot Yes
Card Included N/A
Screen
Touch Screen Capacitive FHD Touch
Size of Display 5.5"
Resolution 1920x1080
Battery & Power
Battery 3000mAh non-removeable battery
Product Details (without package and accessories)
Dimensions 147.8 x 74.2 x 9.5 mm
Weight 170 g
Top comments
Just cut out the beer and cigs, or just don't buy that 20th pair of shoes..... and buy something that will be far less hassle to setup. maintain and will have some valur when you sell it?
All comments (79)
useful to check if your network will work http://www.willmyphonework.net/
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£118 at GearBest though seems like a steal
those things are quite often store specific, most good shops will send you a handset fully set up & ready to go for the country you're from, so that was prob just early sample or something that they reviewed
buying from somewhere like gearbest i'd be very surprised if it didn't have Play etc all done for you when you got it tbh
edit: and even if it doesn't, it's a piece of cake to sort for yourself just btw
there have been other deals and companies from china posted before.
Just cut out the beer and cigs, or just don't buy that 20th pair of shoes..... and buy something that will be far less hassle to setup. maintain and will have some valur when you sell it?
http://gsminsider.com/2015/07/exynos-7420-vs-snapdragon-810-vs-mediatek-helio-x10-turbo-mt6795t-vs-hisilicon-kirin-935-benchmark-scores/
Comparing this with P8000 - which one will be best to order?
I considered the same but need o2 and Vodafone so went for p8000 originally.
Had to return as faulty though so went for moto x play dual.
I wanted this as benchmarks scores v good but didn't support my network
http://www.geekbuying.com/item/DOOGEE-F5-5-5Inch-FHD-Screen-Android-5-1-3GB-RAM-16GB-ROM-Smartphone-64bit-MT6753-Octa-Core-Touch-ID---Gold-357273.html
Esp with the BIG difference in price?
http://digital-wear.com/xiaomi-redmi-note-2-prime-the-ultimate-affordable-android-phone-349/
You might be lucky, you might not!
Default search option goes to Baidu automatically. Lot of ads appearing here and there.
Phone crashes more often.
I bought Lenovo K3 Note phone from Ebay. It has some chinese bloatware installed on it.
There is no option to update the phone too. When I contacted Lenovo helpdesk, it says Lenovo doesn't support phones on UK.
I might have missed something, but it looks like identical specs to the 16GB version of the OnePlus Two.
Am I right in saying if any big-name brand had produced this @ this price, it'd be ridiculously hot, or ???
http://www.engadget.com/2015/11/02/bunk-baidu-sdk-puts-backdoor-on-millions-of-android-devices/
I wouldnt dream to buy anything else.
It's showing at 50% discount not 48%
lucky you.
as long as you dont need 4g on o2 or vodafone youll be happy... :wink:
I am tempted also as had looked at these few months back. The company are China's version of Netflix and very reputable company.
good find.
nope, I don't think I ever use 4g tbh..
now time to wait for 2 weeks.
if there's one available from whichever store you buy from, grab it at the time
Seems a smashing piece of kit for the price though.
Also I have found that you can install an ASOP rom from XDA forums for this phone. I'm not entirely sure how to go about doing all that so won't be posting more info because I don't want to be responsible for bricking someones phone when I won't be able to help fix either lol
Anyone rooted this and found a good ROM? I haven't got a clue.
I've bought the phone for my girlfriend's Christmas present and she's used to a first gen Moto G and I'd like the LeTV to be as similar as the Moto G in use.
I've tried sticking Nova Launcher on it but it keeps crashing.
I did a factory reset on the phone and it broke the stock launcher.. plus the battery barely lasts a day with extremely light use.
I've placed a return order.. and i'm back on my nexus
Try this to root it, http://www.needrom.com/download/letv-x600-twrpadb-driver-easy-way/
Buying the p7000 was a pure gamble, the most reliable part of the purchase was focalprice, have to say it turned out well.
How did you pay? if you used a credit card, tell them they want documented proof the item didn't arrive and the post office said they can't give that
In my case focalprice were fine, I had a second ordered through gearbest that I cancelled as they were very slow at getting stock after launch.
I guess my point is that buying largely unknown new model phones from Chinese retailers comes with risks. Would I do it again? - possibly not, I'd maybe wait for reviews before ordering, unless there was another big discount for a presale and the manufacturer had some form.