I have a LG G3. No issues. I am quite content with it since purchase over a year ago. Not worried about buying a new phone as there isn't anything wrong with this one. Not into changing phones for a fashion/trend piece either. Read all the comments on this page........

Bought the damn phone :disappointed:

​this is a few grams heavier

Some people **** me off on this site their like cockroaches all you will see is them advertised on your local Gumtree for more idiots.....

Anyone looking for the rom to flash to dual sim select the (GRA-UL00) rom

http://forum.xda-developers.com/android/help/firmware-huawei-p8-t3140838

yeah i'm torn between the 2 of which to buy - both i can get for the same price but th p8 online and only has stock photos not photos of actual item seems a good price for the p8 and seller seems to have a few available says used with original box and accessories but i'm wondering if its actually the p8 lite and seller has on purpose left out that its the lite version ... i cba with the hassle of returns if that turns out to be the case esp when you have to pay own returns postage.

the 5x i can get locally used boxed with accessories so at least I can check before hand ...

but for the same price I think the p8 is the better phone just due to having that extra gb ram. i think the performance factor would outweigh the finger print scanner on the 5x
worried the 5x is too big for me

decisions.... -_-

Very similar specs - differences can be compared here.

The P8 has 1Gb more ram & comes with NFC, but smaller screen & smaller overall dimensions. The Honor 5X has a fingerprint scanner & a little larger battery compared to the P8. I also think the main camera & its features on the P8 is superior. Both have nice metallic/aluminium bodies.

how does this phone compare to the honor 5x?

Mine has developed an issue, small white dot on the screen, like potentially something pressing on it from behind. No damage to the external screen surface.
Looking at the CPW website it says they no longer repair Huawei handsets... will they replace it or send it away?

Well, actually after the new update there has been an excellent improvement in the free memory aspect.

With my usual apps opened, there used to be 1-1.2Gb remaining, but after the update there is an average of 1.5-1.8Gb remaining.

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Direct & complete (1.47Gb) update download from Huawei HERE

Above link taken directly from the Huawei site - the URL to the download page is a generic one, so may not always show up there.

nothing for me....

Interesting - no update for me.

Thanks for the tip.
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Guys & gals, a new official Marshmallow update (B317) has been available for a few weeks - it is offered in the phone itself if one checks in: Settings > Update

Manual install instructions & download links if you prefer HERE or HERE.

It let me upgrade from the beta Mm (B313) update someone had posted earlier in this thread.

No noticeable benefits that I can see over the beta version to be honest - view Changelog below:

Turned off Google Auto Sync and phone last for a day and a half on one charge.

9 hours of airplane mode and just 1% battery drop.

Have a Vodafone sim in there now on 2G (EDGE) and is giving me 4 bars of signal instead of the 1-3 on 3G.

My kitkat phones also have Mobile Standby as the largest battery drain. Both have 100% "Time on" which matches how long the battery stats have been tracking since the charger came off. They both last days and days idling. I think its possible that the radio should always be active if you want mobile call connectivity, I don't think its related to 2g/3g/4g data or an unnecessary radio connection.

Mobile Standby is the biggest drain on mine as well, and if I then tap on that it tells me "Mobile Radio" has been on for over 20hrs in a 48hr period! So defo an Android problem, not the phone...

I've seen just over 1% battery drain per hour idling with data off, wifi on. The device wakes up occasionally but nothing much at all. Mobile Standby is the largest user according to the battery stats.

I left it overnight (12 hours) with Airplane mode on and the battery didnt move from 46%. I then used the camera for 5 mins and still didn't see the battery drop. Charged it a bit and it started reporting again.

Doing some more airplane mode now to see how it goes.

According to those reports it's mobile data that causes the radio to stay on once used? If I restart and be in wifi only the whole time it shouldn't be a problem? I know these phones have 2 antenna/radios to combat iphone style death grip and for seamless tower switches so maybe they use more power. Can't see a way to turn 1 of them off permanently in the settings.

I may have found the culprit for the unexpected battery drain of some of the P8's on here, seemed to have been specific to Lollipop, but a fix promised for 6.0 Marshmallow apparently hasn't solved it...

http://www.androidpolice.com/2015/08/21/google-will-finally-fix-the-infamous-mobile-radio-active-bug-in-android-6-0/

https://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=190396

Have spare one for sale if anyone's interested. Will post it in the relevant section.

I fully charged my battery and unplugged it at midnight .I just checked it now at 19.06 and I have 68% remaining.Mine is also run with Bluetooth on in my truck all day.

Love the instant camera function, from the double press down volume button, tskes a photo in under a second :confused:

Well handy :smile:

I couldnt rely on it to get through a day on the pop and taking photos of the rugby in Cardiff tomorrow, so I've taken it back for a refund. Fair play, the staff are CW are totally useless, but accept returns without quibble. Good luck with all those that got theirs, I'm too in love with Cyanogenmod, just need a smaller phone!!

I'm with Vodafone

I can see it bouncing between 3G (UTMS) and 4G(LTE) every couple of mins. Changing it to 2G/3G auto now and hopefully it will not switch at all.

Cheers, going to take some playing around, can't quite figure out how to disable it all, but i'll need to fully recharge before i can see if it's still draining!

Which network are you with? Mine is ee and it looks just like SilverBlack's above.

I've had airplane mode active for the last 2 hours and the battery has remained unchanged at 73%. I have poor 3G coverage here so it's probably auto selecting 3G for voice and boosting the transmitter/receiver power to stay connected.

I'm not sure does everyone do this but I always do in my androids is switch off google auto sync, that will save you lots of battery from background keeps on refreshing.

The p8 battery is no means good I get 5hours 15mins max screen on time and around 16 hours down to 8%

The 6s plus my another daily driver under power saving mode could go on near10 hours screen on time and 20 hours standby still have 20% left.

It is a common problem for battery draining on standby for Android

Mine doesnt have a 2G only option but im on the Three network so 2G is not the best if at all.
Maybe settings are different depending on network.
Oh i like the double tap with your knuckle for the screenshot :smile:

Here ya go... http://www.howtogeek.com/193982/why-is-google-services-draining-so-much-battery-on-android/

Nice one, thanks.

Stupid question; Google services is the most battery draining item. Is it necessary (i have my gmail linked and use maps) can i get rid of it all and do it a different way? Not even sure what Google services is/does...

When I access Wireless & networks - More - Mobile Network - Preferred network mode on my P8 I have 4 options, including a 2G only mode...

First thing to do is go to the Power Saving tab in Settings and enable Smart Mode, it'll make little difference to your experience but save you power.

The following link has a lot of power saving tips for a beginner, it's individual trial and error, some will suit your usage, some not, employ as many or few as you like... but at the very least turn off your Wi-Fi, Data, and Bluetooth when not in use, they're all easily accessible from the Shortcut menu (swipe down from top of screen)...

http://www.androidauthority.com/android-battery-saver-tips-tricks-189882/

I tried again overnight with 3 devices. All had wifi on, data off and the same apps installed.

12 hours idling battery drain and the other phones are 2.5+ years old

Y300: 5%
Moto G 1st gen: 7%
P8: 10%

The battery stats show "Mobile Standby" was the highest at 58% and is similar on my other devices so it seems about right and there are no rogue apps taking over.

The only thing I did notice is that there is no option to select "2G only" for preferred network mode. It has to be 4G/3G/2G auto, 3G/2G auto or 3G only.

Does anyone have the option for 2g only? Settings - Wireless & networks - More - Mobile Network - Preferred network mode

I have the same problem. Was 100% at midnight then 66% at 09:00. I had left 4G on but not used it between 12 and 9. My old Moto G 4G would still have 95% battery if I left it like this. There were no apps running. Could it do automatic updates on 4G during the night ?

I'm new to android and just getting used to all the services etc. that are running, do you know of a decent guide that explains all the little nuances which would cause noticeable battery loss? also if there's a decent android guide in general!
cheers

These battery issues are a little concerning, especially coming from a G2. I should be collecting my 2 tomorrow, but having second thoughts now. Already bought a case though. Damn.

My battery life was pretty grim to start with but its good now that its settled down - used to be down to about 15% at the end of a day with my g2 but can still be around 40-50 with the p8.

Mine is constantly awake... Power cable came out overnight and it lost about 40% and was flat when I woke up. It says wifi is using a massive amount of battery. Might turn it off and see if that helps it.

P8 is clearly not a flagship phone and this is actually the real price for it !

Mine lost 18% battery overnight and spent 95% of that time awake, with data off but wifi on. Is 2% idle drain per hour about what everyone else is seeing? My old phones lose about 2-3% over the whole night.

Ignore the comments below if you got it working with a third-party app - I've tried All-In-One Toolbar app since & downloaded/installed the 'Volume Settings Plugin' from within the app (Toolbox button > Plugins tab), & it works fine now :smile:

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To get around the ringtone & notification volume problem for now...

I usually only ever use 1 notification tune, so I reduced the volume of its equivalent MP3 file (using the free MP3Gain) & placed it in the Internal storage>Notifications folder (via a USB cable connected to my PC).

I then went into settings & changed it to the reduced-volume file.

Now it sounds lower than the ringtone, just as I need it :-)

Could anyone who has upgraded to Marshmallow check to see if the ringer and notification volumes are still linked please

is anyone else having problems with Vodafone 4g? I'm getting no 4g signal on Vodafone but fine on 3. have tried restarting etc

Bought this on second day of offer for the then advertised £149.99, now gone up to an eye watering £299.99!
Many thanks to OP and well done if you got it at the lowest price.

Mine arrived a couple of days ago,love it so far,need recommendations for a tough case and memory card please as I'm too scared to take it to the **** hole I call work,or out with me on my mountain bike.It feels somewhat fragile compared to my nokia lumia 920 that has been bombproof for the last 3 years.
Thanks again to the poster of this hot deal.

I'm struggling to update to Marshmallow 6.0 following (trying) instructions above.

when I click on the marshmallow beta 6.0 link I don't get option to rename or which folder to save it too. it only asks me which app to use to download I.e chrome, Drive.

what am I doing wrong?

also. can I update from lollipop 5.0.1 or do I need to update to 5.1.1?

thanks in advance.

Such an amazing phone. Really enjoy using it!

​Thanks TelicVet. manage to mess about copying to and fro using Google Drive and File manager.

happily on Marshmallow 6.0 now :smile:

I am thinking of returning mine to the store (nothing wrong with it - just finding it a bit too big for my small hands)...
if anyone is interested in buying off me, PM me.
thanks!

Found this as I never thought about this as an annoyance but yeh now you mention it.. anyway

"I contacted Huawei in my home country, and it is indeed not possible to control spotify from the lock screen at the moment without installing another lock screen like Next lock screen, but Huawei said that they hope this will be dealt with in a future update."

Thanks, yeah I saw that. I tried the Multi-screen one but it does nothing with the chromecast and I don't see a specific chromecast one either.

Seems as though the functions I have obviously taken for granted on previous phones have to be added through third party apps on this phone which obviously isn't ideal

Those small problem I could get over it, if you want gaming you shouldn't buy this. Overall I am very happy with it for the price. The built is really great! Is a lovely phone with minor issues like software takes little time to get used to! Wish the vibrating motor is less tacky

Hopefully this will get fixed in the 6.0 update.
As a last resort you could check out one of these apps?
http://www.androidauthority.com/best-android-lock-screen-apps-lock-screen-replacement-apps-565514/

I'd like to know this also. It's so annoying having to unlock to change songs

tried that - doesn't help with the music controls...
thanks anyway!

Can anyone help me? this is driving me up the wall! Is there any way to control spotify from the lockscreen? This is really a must-have requirement for me and i cant believe Huawei have messed around with this...
thanks in advance...

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Got my one now. Seems like a nice phone.

It's really flat on the back and hard to pick up from a table compared to my Moto G which you can roll to get an edge up. The elastic bounce scrolling in the settings menu is annoying and these altered icons on Google apps and rounded corners on every icon isn't something I like.

Video won't do continuous AF while recording unless you enable object tracking and set an object, and then it constantly focuses even if the object is lost. The Google Camera app works (with minimal controls) and does do continuous AF while recording. Seems like a bit of an oversight from Huawei.

The battery notifications about apps using lots of cpu can be turned off which is great.

Not a fan of the recent apps screen layout. Nothing wrong with the default Android 4.0 style vertical list or the 5.0 cards.

Not sure if it's possible to use a phone without an app drawer. I'm using Apex for now simply to have it back

I miss having the "cast screen" tile in my notification menu, have to go into chromecast to do it.

Updated to 6.0, some apps downloaded from Amazon app store don't seem to work (Runtastic Pro & Shazam Encore) had to reinstall a few from play store too (Firefox, instagram, Amazon shopping). Getting the phone to how I want it, nova launcher with Tesla gives me the icon bubbles count badges which is good. Not the huge step up I was expecting from my lg g2 tbh. Will keep it though.

Does the app "slider widget - volumes" help you?

​See reply below. Couldn't reply to this comment at the time as the HUKD app was throwing a wobbly!

I'm not getting music players or large notifications on the lock screen. Does anybody have them working?

Yes you can set the volume with that but as part of the Android system as default the ringer volume and notification volumes are the same.

I want my notification volume lower than the ringer volume and the only way to do this on the P8 is with a third party app. TouchWiz on the Note 2 has this option as standard and also has icon badges as standard which is also not a standard Android function

On the honor 7 if you press the volume key up or down do you not get like a little settings icon on the right, I do, and if I click that I can set ringtone, media, alarms and call volumes to different levels. This is not part of any launcher. I has the 6+ and it was the same, but maybe there are differences between honor and huawei phones which don't make user friendly sense.

I'm using S Launcher which has icon badges with another plugin. Also using volume control to separate ringer volume and notification volumes with some success. All seems to depend on if the app developer wrote the notifications to use the ringer volume or notification volume. Getting a bit more used to it but still prefer the Note 2 setup I had but nothing Samsung can touch this for £150 so will have to learn to like it I think. Next on the list is a decent keyboard similar to the Samsung one on the Note 2

I have an honor 7 and after 5 minutes ditched EMUI and stuck smart launcher on. Has notifications, icon bubbles etc. Works a treat.

Not sure I'm going to get on with mine

Cant get TeslaUnlocked to update the icon bubbles and need the notification volume to be different to the main ringer volume. My Samsung Note 2 had both of these and didn't realise these weren't standard Android options

Played around with mine on the weekend. Didn't like it. Checked the specs and it seems the G3 is somehow better.

Sending mine back unfortunately :disappointed:

nvm got it working in the end, just a new sim cut better and a call to tesco to move the old number across. Bit annoying but could be worse and yeah totally my fault.

Delighted with my purchase, switched from iphone and love it. Highly recommended.

Anyone else having an issue with the notification volume?

Mine seems to be set to the ringing volume which is no good.

Cant find a volume for notifications only and it doesn't seem to be the media volume either

dont think the P8 was ever a flagship - more mid range. Agree that it's not a huge step up from older flagships (it's certainly not blowing my old G2 out the water) but it's a nice all round package :smile:

Thanks. Interesting to see how this "flagship" 2015 phone is behind a 2014 G3 in almost every way on the hardware side.

I put a comment on the last page with the link to the update and instructions.

marshmallow beta is really good - seems a lot zippier than it was on lollipop. Quite liking it now, camera is a step up from the G2 and the build quality is pretty good. Might be a keeper :smile:

Inretrested if it has been sent back yet

I wouldn't say something was wrong with it. Was an impulse buy and then I was to see if it was worth an upgrade over the G3. A lot of comparison websites gave the edge to the G3. It has more pixels, better images and a 3000 battery. Don't get me wrong it was sleek, responsive and the 3gb RAM was very appealing but for a 2015 phone, didn't exactly blow the G3 out the water. Oh the pre installed spiderman game lagged like hell.

Shame really, would have liked any excuse to keep it.

Is 6.0 worththw work?

try it again...i am pretty slow with these things, and i managed to do it with the instructions...

Did you create the folder dload in your phone? I did it using the built in file thing. After that go to update, and local update.

I must be doing something wrong,i cant do this

Gotta love motion controller, draw the letter on blank off lock screen opens that app, how handy is that!!..this phone rocks!!:smile:

Go to

Go to settings, notifications, pick which apps notify on lock screen, banner, notifications or all 3,:smile:

one thing thats really annoying me is that apps on the homescreen dont show notifications such as the little 1 in the corner to show youve got a new message etc. is there a way to fix this or is it only an apple thing?

Sadly I was one of those that didn't act and paid the price (or should I say need to pay the higher price) really disappointed as was going to be a birthday present for someone.

The reviews from most mobile sites tend to be very favourable and its unanimously a lot of phone for the money.

If anyone has one bought on impulse and doesn't want or need it, feel free to pm you, you will have the money back in your account straight away :smiley:)))

try restarting the phone.

Can't get 4G on Vodafone. Is it not compatible? Appologies if its answered already, too many comments to go through :stuck_out_tongue:

this is awesome - going to try it tonight...
thanks

Thank you both, now updated to 6.0 :smiley:

no unlock needed - just download the update file and press update and it does its thing.

I'm following the instructions from Clicky and there's no unlocking required.

​Ah thank you. Good to know. I'll see how this goes for a few days.

I've got mine mostly set up the same as my old oneplus one, not a massive fan of the bloatware or the emui thing. Also not convinced it's small enough for me, but it is a quality piece of kit for the price.
Would like to see marshmallow on this, does anyone know if it's coming?
If I'm not getting on with it then I'd happily let someone on here have it, or take it back to the shop.

Well first ones gone back due to constant resetting and bootlooping, store ordered a new one there and then

Fingers crossed

Very disappointed that it got out of stock and now back for a higher price as I wanted to get one. Now I will need to wait for a new deal for this or for G4 ( or Moto X Play)

I have a new phone.not the p8 but keep getting stuff crashing that error "gapps has stopped working" or FB or play apps or Googlefrane work. Tried wiping cache and restoring app oreferences. It was display model so I had to factory reset out the box. Therefore are Constantine 3 per min.

Any ideas

Buy a P8.

too right should still be £149.99 and no more

I've been testing it after the advice on here, it's a great feature!

Big cock-up by CPW. £150 about right. £200, OK. £230 is in g4 territory - next level up. No way is it worth £380!

Can anyone say if the video does continuous auto focus when recording or do you have to tap to refocus?

Lol, has anyone tried the"ok emi, where's my phone" feature if you lose it round the house?..

It goes nuts saying " here i am!" Made me laugh!....

​after thinking about it that is probably a lot to do with it :smile:

hi,tryed to get it for £149.99 out of stock now back in stock but £229.99 ?? so the deal was on till 11 feb 2016 ???

Speech Awareness its similar to the motorola style i had you can make calls too.

Awesome, thank you!

After getting used to the phone for a couple of days I do really like it, only problem is the battery draining really fast, tried everything to make it last with no avail, any suggestions?

you could use power saving mode from settings ! there is 3 or 4 option

Anyone found a decent keyboard for texting? Loved my HTC m7 keyboard with arrows and proper emojis?...

Only thing I don't like about it :disappointed:

I have the P8 at £150, and also got the Oppo R7 from Amazon at £99.

Which one should I keep, is better value?

had iphones for years never really liked android but really liked the idea of sd card on phone so went for it.. have to say very impressed.. its probs not as good as iPhone but I was due to upgrade my iPhone 5s and this at £150 against a £550 iPhone is a no brainer.. awfy good

​i can buy one...

​that is a crap piece of kit...
do you wanna sell it for £50 :smiley:

No, they are letting me have the 2nd one for £129.99

Had a voucher for carphone warehouse (insurance) got the Motorola X Force and P8 instead of replacing note 4, the screen on the P8 amazing. Less pixels than Motorola apparently but so much cleaner and sharp even at at £229 amazing bit of kit. So now partner swaped the P8 for her S6 and I end up with Motorola...... Still two great Phones. Thanks op got two for one

Update on me receiving 2 phones instead of 1, I called CPW to advise that I'd received 2 phones but was only charged for 1 so they offered me a further £20 discount on the £149 price...... Results both me and wifey are happy now.

that was a typo that should have been 5:30am lol

^ feel ur pain. my phone can drain that fast too.

how fast ? mine has been used pretty much solid from 8am at 9pm around 18% hows that compare to yours?

Smart launcher pro is the Biz. Like swipe up / down / right . left for all varieties of things. Emui is rubbish. Biggest thing I miss is HTC sense.

* Google Keyboard is about the best you will get ( I had an m7 a few years ago too)

* double tap to wake works on smart launcher. You can try it for free I think. I use it on my honor 7.

It does need enabling in the settings, default is off,

Doesn't seem to work on mine..? Maybe because I've got Nova Launcher?

Lol, I'm on my m7 now, gonna miss it :disappointed: and tbh, there's not much in it, when they thought this thing up way back 3/4 yrs ago it must of been the nuts, and still is!! :smile:..

dont really understand why they have different policies tbh

why? if you dont mind me asking

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OK, just had a look at their return policy - you can swap but not return sim-free phones, I'm afraid.

Return Policy:
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SIM free phones bought in store

You can swap your SIM free phone for a different handset within 14 days of buying it.
You can only swap your phone for a different model once.
You can't return your phone and get a refund.
Items bought at Carphone Warehouse stores can be returned or exchanged at any Carphone Warehouse store, but not at Samsung Experience Stores. Similarly, items bought at Samsung Experience Stores can only be returned or exchanged in a Samsung Experience Store.
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I purchased in store at £149.99 on Thursday but have now managed to pick up LG G4. Just looked on carphone warehouse website and says device cannot be returned for a refund?

I have unpackaged the phone but only used it for about 20 mins. I'm sure I read that others have returned can anyone shed any light on this?

Guess who returned their P8 :confused:

Does anyone want the phone at £150?

PM me !

Thanks! That worked...

Is there a way to wake the screen without pressing the power button (i.e. double tap / swipe)?

This is a beautiful phone, picked it up today happy so far. Anyone know of a good keyboard app with the emoji's etc that is quick as the one i have now is quite laggy?

Just picked mine up today, bloke is shop said its gone up in price. Great upgrade from my Nexus 5. cheers.

Picked mine up today, god it's sexy as **** and the box is so sleek. I got it from Leeds Trinity and the guy in there was saying he had alot of interest as the price went up and people were moaning like mad haha, what a steal that was. Just need a 128Gb SD card now and a case.

Yeah it does work. I had to turn my phone of and on again then 4g enabled...all good

Thought Amazon Consumer Electronics fees were 10%, then plus VAT. So £235 x 10% * 1.2 = £28.50, plus 40p per item fee, then you've got tracked postage on top (I presume you've sent SD), then factor the risk of a customer return, or worse an A-Z and you're not as up as you let on.

you welcome pal! there are generic ones for around a fiver or less, go with this imo it feels more expensive then what it is worth!

Thank you very much.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00WU28YK4?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s01
here you go! studied many cases and go for this the feeling on hand is exceptionally good! I wanted the flip case too but don't see the dotted matrix one available in uk

If anyone here uses snapchat can you tell me if recording video on there is okay? I heard there were problems with this phone. Also is youtube playback OK? Forums online saying that videos keep skipping forward.

I bought one of these Snakehive Huawei P8 cases. Can't complain for £4.95 delivered, and Snakehive typically make good quality cases.

thoughts on this case, official smart view case in white £9.95

http://www.handtec.co.uk/huawei-p8-smart-view-flip-cover-case-white-51990826.html

So it was a pricing error of 380 rrp down to 229 instead of 150. At 229 is still a very nice phone but not as attractive. Given spec I am willing to pay 190 for it to consider it as attractive enough to buy.

Speaking of case I got the official case from Amazon for 9 quid which is a soft touch material thin case very match the phone shame it won't cover the top and bottom

no luck so far on marshmallow update...will definitely let you know if i find out...
cant comment on battery life yet, but the general consensus seems to be that it is reasonably good...

same issue about the 4g on vodafone! does it not support vodafone 4g? that would be sucky...

anyone help me out here? i cant seem to get 4g on the vodafone network with this phone - does it not support vodafone's bands?
thanks!

Went to Currys Crown Point Shopping Centre Leeds. £229.

​£219

zen 5 for 55 is absolute bargain !!

Pretty gutted as I got the message below, is it worth pursuing this, I really should have got one as I bought it at 11am:

Thank you for your email regarding your recent order.

I have looked into your account and can see there has been an internal security check failure. There is no information as to why this has happened, so I wouldn't be able to provide you with any information. As a result of this no sales can be processed at this time.

If there’s anything else I can do to help, please don’t hesitate to reply to this e-mail or call our Customer Services team on 0370 111 6565.

Just to let you know, you may receive a short survey via text or phone call within the next 72 hours. This is to ask for your feedback on how helpful you found this response, and the service I’ve given you. I'd be grateful if you could fill the survey in, as this will help me to ensure I always give the best service possible. Thank you for your co-operation.

mine got delivered today at 11.20am, at 11.23am I received a notifications from Amazon seller that someone has bought it for £235!!!

They reviewed it at £400 ours cost £150 :stuck_out_tongue:

off a friend sorry not a store should have been clearer.

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hey mate where were you offered zen 5 for


hey mate where were you offered zenphone for 55 ? sad they jacked up the price for p8

Did you manage to find your mate? How did you lose him?

i went to currys at berryden and it was back up to 229

hey mate did you pop in store? i dont mind buying one more lol . its a great phone quality wise feels like 500£.

Was going to return my click+collect as bought one instore day before - guy behind counter from day before bought it off me for £149.99 as he missed out on deal.
True hukd- no profit on a deal

Ahh thanks for that, I've got a Blackberry playbook rapid charger somewhere so will try that!

I've not even switched the thing on yet, a bit reluctant to use without a case etc. and im currently sending all my pictures from my iphone to my Mrs phone so I can get her to send them to my new phone!

Hoping the Battery lasts a full day with moderate use as the iphone I have at the moment needs charging every couple of hours!

got mine today and i'm not sure it's much better than my trusty G2 to be honest.....seems a wee bit laggy and it's a bit bigger (although thinner) even though it's the same screen. The camera looks like it might be good though - took a low light snap and it came out great. I'll have a play with it for a few days and see how it goes....

damnit! lol

Anyone else's charger feel quite loose (almost too loose) when connected to phone?

Returned to the feltham store earlier today

I tried Ealing Broadway earlier this afternoon.

Even though they had sold on at £150 earlier today and still had all the POS up, and had the deal in their staff offers printout, they would not have it at that price.

They called head office who said it was a promo error and the new POS was already in the branch inbox - looked to be £70 off

Still gutted though

I don't understand. The op says the deal end on the 11th of February - where did this info come from?

Spoke to the guys in Swansea Oxford Street, today at 13:00 (5/2/16).

Could not get them to budge from £229.99.

Apparently it was supposed to be originally reduced by £149.99 making it £229.99 in the first place - the £149.99 price was an error, which is why the price was pulled less than 24 hours from sale. It went up to £229.99 at around 10am.

So unfortunately it seems we'll never see that £149.99 price again. Congratulations to all those who got one at that price.

+1 for the camera, just having a play with it, miles better than my Galaxy S5.

Regretting having mine sent to store as Im going away till Monday :disappointed:
Atleast the impressions sound good and the fact that messed up the price makes it even more of a bargain.

got mine today as well. very nice piece of kit.
can anyone point me to an idiot proof guide to upgrading to 6.0! thanks in advance! And super deal OP!

tried my local cpw but yep its back up.

on the other hand i've been offered a asus zenphone 5 for £55 is that a good price? it lacks 4g so not sure whether its worth is.
i have a p6 and ee kestrel so would it be a step up

Phenomenal phone!!...can't thank the op enough, cheers.:smile: quality is amazing!. And what it came just adds to the experience, stunning!!.

Now to set it up and what to customize with? Any recommendations of what to switch on and off? Or is default pretty much the best?..

4g hasn't shown up yet although gf iPhone 6 is? (same Vodafone)..

Camera is truly stunning of what it can do :confused:

Absolute bargain for £150,i thought the oneplus x was good quality but this is even better.
Only slightly larger too.Ive left the front screen protector on for the time being as you barely notice its there.
Installed Nova launcher as prefer the app drawer,plus now have double tap to switch the screen off.

Anybody got one of these and peeled the protective layer off the screen? Is it supposed to stay on? Many thanks to the original OP for flagging a great deal.

Anyone who's bought phone and is on back order - any email about it being shipped yet? Just trying to get an idea how long we have to wait for it...

bought the white one for my mum yesterday... :smiley:

I have had it since yesterday and I can honestly say it is sensational. I had a OnePlus 2 and this blows it out of the water by a long long way. Even if it is £229 it is still a massive bargain, I couldn't recommend it more!

Friend at work is selling his htc m8 for £125? I know the p8 is newer but would it be worth buying the m8 instead as it seems to have gotten great reviews online or should I keep the p8?

Mine just came through, delivered earlier than expected. I'm kind of excited. This is going to be my first Huawei.

When you click OPs link it shows £149.99..
But when the added to basket it takes price to £229.99.. Sorry.

Refresh the page or use a different browser, it's £229.99 now. You're probably looking at a cached page.

It's back in stock at £229.99 for me

Where?

I've still had no news about delivery ... I did order it just as it was going in and out of stock, so I wouldn't be surprised if they cancel my order.

What cases are people going for?

Like the look of this official Huawei one
Genuine HUAWEI P8 S VIEW LEATHER FLIP CASE original smartphone book cover wallet

Anyone who got the emai l"Your order has been successfully processed, but is currently on back-order. This means that your item is not currently in stock, but we are expecting it to come back into stock soon. " They have stock online at 229 so i rang them up on the number provided and the lady checked and confirmed stock and getting me one sent to store for mondayat the 149 original price so anyone not hopeful of getting theres ring them

For anyone who is quick,CPW is showing the black (same as mine) as in stock..hurry hurry hurry

Do you have to enable 4g, mines not showing up (Vodafone) have just put a new sim in tho as I only had a micro, store sorted me a nano Vodafone..

Sorry the price has gone up but still a good deal

Also, if anyone who got 2 (just in case) has a black sealed unit, would be happy to pay £160 + p&p (please pm me)

For anyone who is quick,CPW is showing the black (same as mine) as in stock..hurry hurry hurry

Back in stock at the "proper" price of £229

Ok DPD arrived on time as usual and Im more than hapy with it on first impressions.The packaging is better than any other phone I have ever had(even iphone).The phone feels very solid and well built.\it looks greatwith the gun metal back it is a beautiful looking phone.I have it on charge and I'll be loading my sim tonight.I justified buying this because Im due for upgrade in 4 months.Now I can go sim only and this will pay for itself in 6 months.this is one of my best HUKD purchases ever and I'd like to thank the Op very much for the post Cheers

Is there much point in even going to. My local shop after work to see if it's still 150? Probably not. Damn :/

I wouldn't keep it if they didn't charge me, I wanted another and they went oos so I'll just call them and pay for it assuming they haven't already charged my credit card

​plol

Wasn't expired when I made the comment that it was OOS ... So your comment was completely unnecessary.

Ordered 1 and received 2

Just had mine delivered. First impressions are that it is a cracking bit of kit. Very impressed.
Doing the backup now.

Have you checked if your current sim doens't actually have the serated edge with the nano sim inside? Most sims sent out over the last few years have all 3 shapes inside of one another.

Just had mine delivered. First impressions are that it is a cracking bit of kit. Very impressed.
Doing the backup now.

Just received, stunning phone and really smart packaging - a joy to open. Have to wait a few days for my Nano Sim to arrive though :disappointed:

The issue that I have with the Nexus 5 is the battery and GPS, it's awful, otherwise I would keep it. Google have agreed to replace it, but the screen is broken and they want that repaired first from an authorised location, which is going to be around £125, might as well just get the new phone. I will certainly inform you, should be here by 5pm.

just got to wait three days for my Nano sim to arrive.

I think I've decided to keep the p8 when it gets here in about an hour and return the Honor 7. If anyone wants that let me know. I'm in London.

I've made the right choice, right?

Does anybody have and recommendations for screen protectors / cases / accessories?

Wouldn't sell me one instore this morning for £149 - price now £229.

Edit: tried another store with stock - same story.

Is it nice? Could u post a photo? Really wanted to see both In person before making a decision but no stores seem to have the white as display model and boxes are sealed

Here's the image again. CPW doing a good job of confusing their customers.

CPW "Black" = Titanium Grey
CPW "White" = Mystic Champagne
The other 2 colours are not available (and 64gb as standard).

I bought a black one this morning @ 10am from elk mill in Oldham (the currys pc world store) for £149.99 and they had a further 3 in stock!

Business seller information
Sunbeam International GmbH
Bin Sun
RM 701 Block 13,ZTE Industrial City,Chuanye Rd.,Nanshan District
518054 Shenzhen
China



Phone:(86)755-26406524
Email:[email protected]
VAT number: DE 281361053

If anyone has one in the Essex or east London area and was thinking of returning it please let me know

All the ones on eBay are the Lite version or used ... This was a cracking price for a very solid phone.

ah, my bad. and their poor listing

Most of those are the lite version check the specs HD 720 x 1280 pixels

just went in to a store to buy one. they have stock at £229

Just to make sure this is absolutely clear, the 'black' that Carphone Warehouse sell is the Titanium Grey 16GB model, it is NOT the premium Black 64GB version, as someone else mentioned I'm even not sure that version was even sold in the UK, and it certainly wouldn't be sold for £149.99!

So, if you're thinking of picking up a 'black' one from Carphone Warehouse thinking it might be a 64GB handset, you're going to be sorely disappointed!

Do u know what color their display unit was?


Did anyone buy the white that could share a photo with me? Torn.... Though probably pointless as by time I finish work be all sold out of back up on price

nope

edit: these were badly listed lites

edited so no one buys one!

just recieved a text saying its out for delivery, never recieved a confimation email...

Must be a cached page im seeing 229 on another browser.

Same instore says special price of £229

Bit concerned about the person who has potentially ordered it eight times, the lack of communication between the stores and online is TERRIBLE, especially when they suddenly change prices on items, etc.

From six months ago, starting at post 34...

http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/sony-smartwatch-3-black-half-price-94-99-carphone-warehouse-2255965?page=2#comments
I

They do have 1 white.

Weird showing as 149 for me.

If I can get to a store after work and they still 150 if get just don't know what color scheme is better to go for. I'd wanted all black or all white but realized that not an option.

ordered last night but never got a confirmation email, didn't take a screenshot either. Don't rate my chances of it going through.

The titanium grey is still showing as £149.99.

Titanium Grey, Mystic Champagne (16 GB model)
Carbon Black, Prestige Gold (64 GB model)

The all black does look the best but is also another step up in spec (64gb). I'm not sure it has ever been sold in the UK.
My black/grey is being delivered around lunchtime.

**** sake :disappointed: I was gonna try go to stores after worl

Just a heads up. Aberdeen union square still has 4 pc left . Bought one.

Now showing online as £229.99 :disappointed:

Was going to get one today from their Swansea store, but won't bother now as their prices probably have also gone up.

7.81Gb free out of 16Gb

Mine should be getting delivered today. I'll be going from a Nexus 5. What cases are you guys getting and screen protectors? Been looking on Amazon and most cases seem cheap/naff. Used to use spigen but not sure they make it for this phone and if its any good.

I ordered one online to be sure, but got one instore too. The online one has shipped, so will return that instore straight away.
There might be a few popping into stock over the next few days.

one left at Wakefield Trinity @ 10:15.

Do you actually receive an email saying "your order is ready for collection"?
The last message I received (yesterday) said "your order has been dispatched to your chosen store. Please ensure you take the credit card..."
Just wondering if it's worth me going to the store now...

this deal hasn't expired. picked one up this morning from Chester. thank you OP

I emailed them asking why this was so and got an automated response
"We're writing to let you know that we have received your email, and it will be passed to a member of our team today.
We'll do our very best to get back to you within the next 2 Days."

"Your order has been successfully processed, but is currently on back-order. This means that your item is not currently in stock, but we are expecting it to come back into stock soon. "

Ordered around 5:30 last night whilst it was going in and out of stock. Not holding out much hope :disappointed:

Can someone confirm the amount of free memory available please?

The ones on Ebay are the P8 Lite. No point in buying something for £150 to sell it for the same price minus 10 -15 % Ebay/Paypal fees and refund claims from scamming buyers who claim the item never arrived ( even when sent by recorded delivery ) or arrived damaged

I had similar issues, CPW have tried to put the order through/take payment 8 times! have 1200 pending on my credit card now! they've assured me they'll only be taking 149.99 though! :confused: (after asking if I ordered multiple!

there are loads on ebay for 150 now so chances are they won't make much on it.

i ordered online but managed to get to a store with stock just before they shut last night. the staff were surprised someone was asking for one (it's a small store) and that they had it in stock.

there are plenty on ebay for this price now too if anyone missed out, so i'll be returning my spare rather than trying to flog it.

Ordered at 2pm yesterday, never got an order confirmation email, but did get despatch/DPD email at 6.30pm so on it's way today.

I ordered it at 11am yesterday, still no confirmation email, just the order acknowledgement.

There is nothing wrong with my trusty note 2 other than the fact it is 3 years old. What difference would I notice with something like this?

Better than Sony Z3?

ordered, thanks

went to local vodafone today and was told they keep coming and in stock and keep selling, he gave me a number of his branch to call n ask every 2-3 days and if there is one he can hold for couple of hours

How much free memory is available out of the box?

I posted earlier saying I'm not very tech savvy and that I had bought it to replace my stolen nexus 6. I was pretty pleased with my decision to see the love that the deal had been getting all throughout the day. I have now have bought the Honor 7 deal too, I didn't want to miss out or hold off until hubby got home to pick his brain in case it was sold out.

Which would you guys keep and which would you send back/sell? The P8 is being delivered tomorrow.

This or the lg g4 from Vodafone?

Why expired if stock is still in stores. It's hardly like a tesco goose chase.

I looked in the city after work but nothing. Actually live in Charlton. Might check Woolwich tomorrow

Anyone found any in London stores?

Titanium grey was the colour on the box. Its black front grey metal back. Quality phone for this money works as good as my partners S6

From my experience honor 7 has been far more stable that honor 6+. Don't know about P8 for android wear

Wild guess here but your local CPW :confused:

Loads left in my local CPW.

Anyone know if this works well with Android wear? Someone on the honor deal said huawei's software didn't play nicely with it.

EXPIRED! n I thought this was on till the 11th of feb?

Just collected mine and now writing this . got mine from Plymouth had another black version in stock

should this be available instore? trusty moto g 2015 is gone :disappointed:

Very slick. Recommend that you install nova launcher from the play store as it's better

Amazing, feels great and screen and software are excellent, still in stock instore just not online.

:neutral_face: missed out,how painful is that,would the impulse buyers wh regretted buying this PM me please,im interested :man:

I've had a text to say being delivered tomorrow. Another text in the morning to confirm the 1 hour window. :smile:

looks to be OOS ... in both colours .

What's the honor 7 deal?

My sincerest gratitude to op. Spotted the deal on here while waiting the demise of a busted iPhone5 that was in for repair assessment. Declined repair costs and popped in to CPW Stockton and collected one. Perfect timing. Picked up another at Teesside Park for the Mrs. Testing them out now and got to say they're an incredibly slick functioning and attractive piece of kit.

Ordered earlier,got conformation email,but just had an email saying there was a problem with my card details.Anyone else had this?

Some people **** me off on this site their like cockroaches all you will see is them advertised on your local Gumtree for more idiots.....

Just got mine and it is very very good!!

My moto g broke the other day and ive just went out and picked one of these up in white, regretting it after seeing the honor 7 deal

Thanks for that,just called my bank who confirmed it was indeed them that had put a stop on the transaction for security reasons.Phoned cpwh who have now put the order through.
Also thanks to the op.

U don't put android 6 on yet. I was easily getting all day before I updated now I have to charge twice a day

​Ordered mine between 17.30 - 18.00 and have just got a confirmation

Did try nova on it like I do on most phones but still the menus were emu or whatever it was called and it was dire. Battery was rubbish too.

nice specs and great value but the curves on the Vodafone Smart Ultra do it for me hence 'I'm out' but heat given to OP

Just had the lite version for about 4 hours and sold it immediately as it was pants. Hope the P8 is better. The os was not nice at all.

I just got my confirmation email,being delivered tomorrow

Just got one of these from the store on Newport road - Cardiff, priced up at 229 but said to the guy the price on website says 149 he said the price is going up tomorrow but still have it to me for 149.

Not sure how many they have in stock but they had black and white, so got the black one.

Just my luck, spotted in my lunch break and though I'd order when I get home, and now it's OOS....

wait so the options are actually black/grey or white/chapaigne
or is the white model full white front and back?

​I think it looks really nice though, if u can find one its more titanium than grey ( I wouldn't call it grey, but it definitely is shiny). :smiley:

Unexpire. Just picked this up for £149.99 in store. Make sure its the non lite version. HOT Thanks OP.

Ordered at 1333, dispatched email at 1509.

Also, it's listed as IPS-NEO which is, if the marketing guff is anything to go by, was supposed to improve up IPS in regards to viewing angles and black levels. Still yet to unwrap mine to see this for myself... :wink:

I ordered mine at 12.23.
And received the dispatch email at 14.10.

Just ordered mine and got confirmation that it is being dispatched to my local store.

wish they had the grey version, only black and white in stock

Huawei GRA-L09
Build gra-l09c432b200
Phone storage 16Gb, 7.81 free
Android version 5.0.1

I didn't pull the trigger. Wanted to feel what it was like in the hand first. Really not going to go store to store.

i wonder if they will get fulfilled. the first store i went into i said i'm looking for the 149.99 p8 and they said "ah its actually up to 239, it was 149 at start of day but changed" then she went onto the system and said "oh looks like it's back down to 149.99 not sure what's going on"
but they had none in stock and sent me to the next store.

If you missed out on this one....I just spotted Honor 7 for £169.99

http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/glitch-honor-7-for-169-99-vmall-eu-honorgb16-for-40-off-tcb-4-04-2389282

so carphone warehouse never stocked the real black version (with both sides black???
that's a pain

Seem to be all gone

serioudly went oos.. luckily i ordered one online for my mum...

I got the gun metal grey one from st johns bedford, asked for black as white was out of stock but when I got home I realised it was gun metal grey :smile: try asking in store

oos

Carphone Warehouse may call them black, but they are officially Titanium Grey. Refer back a few pages and someone has shared a photo with the different colours.

The back is silver and the front is black.

went to my local 2 stores and they have 1 black in stock but i'm confused bc its actually silver/grey and they said all their "blacks" might be that silver grey not actually black all over.
i would go for the black if its full black

but i'd go for the white if the black is the grey finish version

....


or should i say I would went have....now i cant go for any as sold out. *sob*

black still in stock on my ipad mini ... but not on my pc.

Well that's sorted for me then all oos on web site..........now what's for tea.

All gone !

Black is showing as in stock on the website...

Hurry up I need this to go oos so I cant buy it as I don't need one but want one lol.

Not managed to find it in a couple stores in the city of London.

Black still in stock on the website

There were 2 in Llandudno when I phoned earlier, and some in Rhyl. I've clicked and collected thinking they'd take from store stock but they don't, so still some in stock if you're interested.

oos

OOS

For those asking about 4G on o2/giffgaff bands (band 20), the chap in CPW said that they sell this phone on an o2 4G contract so he'd be surprised if it doesn't work on band 20.

If it doesn't, you've got 14 days to return it.

any recommendations for screen protection? or perhaps a bumper?

​hi again I have checked and one port holds a nano sim and the other has my micro SD in the other port it won't hold the nano but maybe will with a adaptor to make micro. or guess could use a nano sim in one and a micro sim in other port?? I will try a micro sim in few hours and let you know?

This or the 5x for similar money?

great deal mine is on its way

If only it had a amoled screen....

​Opinions on black of white front colour? Haven't seen one in person and won't be able to today. From images online I'd say black looks better.

Perfect timing, thanks Op :smile:

Ok I bit, shame i picked pick up from store thinking it would be faster (like it would be delivered to them tomorrow rather than me messing about doing the postman dance) and its going to take 2 days :disappointed:

How much of an upgrade am I getting from the S4? The spec looks pretty similar?...

Wow, serious bit of kit for the price - not worth shifting from my Z1, but looks like it compares well with it...

Planned upgrade to Marshmallow (according to GSMarena)
Camera a bit less than the Z1 - 13MP vs 20, but has OIS (optical image stabilizing).

TBH, haven't been as impressed as I hoped with the camera on the Z1, maybe I need to use a flipcase to keep the lens clean, as my old C902 had an integral lens cover.

So damn tempted but I have no reason to buy this. Heat anyway, great price.

I owned this. For those who questioned about battery life. I can say the battery performance is very good. I play Clash of Clan, and I never force to close the application to safe the battery. I charged in the morning, and I never need to recharge in the day.

tempted but wanted 5inch or below.

Cracking deal!!

​Hiya well mine has 2 ports on right hand side and I have my sim in bottom one and my SD in other. checked online and says Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)?? I got the white one( mystic champagne and from CPW you could get and if not happy just return I guess

In two minds. So close to buying this. Got to the payment screen then changed my mind. Moto G first gen still working fine although a bit laggy!

Thanks OP , hope everyone that orders one gets it

recently got Moto g 3rd gen.. tempted to get this and return that one?

How does this compare to the Honor 7?

not sure on the battery on this one seems to be mentioned on a few sites. not sure if firmware or software updates have boosted it. I need a day of good use kids play videos /games for brief moments when they nab it!

I almost bought the Xiaomi redmi 3 note last night from China,same price,but it being Chinese new year I held back,I just ordered this instead to replace my(very small crack)cracked screen on my HTC1 mini2 ..any excuse to get a new phone lol

have got the galaxy note 2 at present,will this be a better upgrade!

Would this work with Tesco (O2?) 4G? I presume so but I think I may bite after having a Moto G forever..

Is voucher code works?

So, this or the LG G4 (Vodafone)?

Nice cases long delivery time tho...Ebay Item No 121864925468

This one's free :smirk:

ouch. thanks for the reality check

I can confirm that it isn't a dual sim one.

anyone know the model number?Looking on KI Movil there are different ones with higher and lower scores,

Would I be uncool if I was to buy this and sell my iphone 6 plus? lol

really tempted but cant justify upgrading from a perfectly fine HTC M7.

Marshmallow is 6.0 and the official beta works great on mine as I posted earlier. More details here in case people also want to try it...

Are you 100% sure? Have you tried 2 sims at once? If you don't have a second sim to try, if you go into mobile settings do you have options for 2 mobile networks?

Only making 1000% sure since there is a lot of conflicting information around, some say you can get dual sim by flashing a custom rom, others say its completely locked, and a few claim it is dual sim out the box???

Thank you!

HEAT!

Had one of these [now passed on] for over 6 months last year and until went through this post, did not realize
it only has Wi-Fi N speeds, such a stunning bit of kit, but using 10 year old wifi speeds, thought it was
dual AC at least!!!

I wanted a 5.5 inch screen....will I notice much difference?

Lol me too dont need another phone note 4 is great! But bought the damn phone as well! Is a damn good phone for the price from packaging and feels.

I really cant remeber when last I bought a phone this brilliant for the money.

I have been using like 1 hour the kinetic scrolling is so smooth better then the note 4!

5.1

Compared to su6 Better build, better processor, more ram, far better camera 13mp with ois, marshmallow update as well and a more manageable size su6 is just too big even for a 5.5 inch screen size. Also I think this has dual sim/ sd slot too but don't quote me on that. i think for 50 extra well worth it over su6

I just remembered it existed after seeing random people asking questions about their SIM sizes... Google is your friend!
Well, it's not really, Google just want all your personal data. But hey, you can search stuff on their site... :smile:

Hopefully this will get marshmellow

ucd

I paid £190 for the Honor 7 at christmas for my dad and for some reason I feel compelled to buy this phone!

Top notch phone worth every penny.For the price it can't and won't be beaten.

People still use that?

The Honor 5x has a bigger battery and fingerprint reader but is larger, heavier and performs worse in benchmarks. It also lacks a gyro.

The only advantage I see is that it has a better gpu (adreno vs mali)

Told myself I wouldn't spend anymore money this month, then you go and post this OP...

But this is too good not to buy as an upgrade for my aging Galaxy S3.. RIP bank balance! :disappointed:

I had a honor 6 which replaced my LG g3. I found the g3 laggy and I got the honor 6 as a stop gap untill I get a better phone but I sold the g3 and kept the honor 6. Funnily enough sold the honor 6 got a honor 7 and then got a g4. Sold the g4 kept the honor 7 as the feel in hand was too good and on the fingerprint scanner was super quick to get into the phone and use.

I have a LG G3. No issues. I am quite content with it since purchase over a year ago. Not worried about buying a new phone as there isn't anything wrong with this one. Not into changing phones for a fashion/trend piece either. Read all the comments on this page........

Bought the damn phone :disappointed:

IF you flash it to a different ROM, so make that a 'It can be, but you have to do a bit of work to make it dual SIM, work that will probably invalidate your warranty...'

Just so that the guy gets the full answer! :wink:

is it DPD next day delivery??

Thanks. Tempted by the fingerprint ID though....

This or Honor 5X for £169 (with code)?
https://www.vmall.eu/uk/honor-5x-16gb-silver-uk-287386/

I had the specs up on a comparison and was similar in a lot of ways, but now seeing the price too, there is no comparison. Thanks for the input

Just ordered one - hope people can hear me on it not like the Huawei G620 :disappointed:

Just ordered for the father in law...
Anyone recommend a good case...nothing too expensive

Typical - I bought the P8 lite last week from here. Anyone know what there return\swap policy is like?

Thanks, I thought it was unlikely to be dual sim...if anyone picks one up and can post 100% confirmation that would be highly appreciated!

I still want one but i dont need one lol, tick tock tick tock tick tock.................long afternoon......... just have another look at reviews on Youtube again.............................no.............no..............dont do it.

Does the P8 really have superior build quality, because I've handled the H7 and I find it to be pretty premium!

Good find heat added! Was decide between this and the honor 7 given the price i go for this! Got to be some of the quickest £150 spend. Go on HUKD see the deal and 10 mins later come back with the phone lol!

Anyone looking for the rom to flash to dual sim select the (GRA-UL00) rom

http://forum.xda-developers.com/android/help/firmware-huawei-p8-t3140838

P.S fab phone!!

just bought the black one and has been shipped already. reviews are pretty good - will post back with impressions although i am keen to flash marshmallow on it so need to do some research.

thanks!

Is this dual sim... doesn't say on the Carphone Warehouse website.

Tempted over the chinese models I had been looking at.

Anyone know if I need to change the SIM from my Iphone 4S? I'm with TPO from a monthly SIM only deal on here.

This or the Honor 5x which is being released today?

omg I paid £300!!

I returned the p8 lite as the bluetooth was horrendous and the EMUI ate most of the ram rendering it slow as hell, wonder if this fairs better? I picked up one of the cheap LG G4 but could still return it and save a few £££

now just hope her in-doors likes hers lol, she's used to something a bit bigger than 5.2 inches lol

Bought one in store ticket price showed 279.99 but till price was £149.99

It's definitely available at the online price in store, I've purchased one with no fiddling whatsoever, the price rang up on the till at £149.99!

Yes I did the same 2-3 years ago, took a couple of minutes and no cost involved.

O2 swapped my SIM for me in less than five minutes a good few years back, no charge, no cutting, just sorted a new SIM on their system and within an hour or so the number was transferred through the network. Worth a try, I don't believe there's any need to tell them who you have your contract through, they're only interested as to whether you have an O2 SIM card, they wouldn't be able to do it if you had a Tesco Mobile or Giffgaff SIM.

I would love one of these but im still using iphone 4 from new and its never let me down or glitched once so maybe next time. Voted hot though. Just cant justify it yet.

​It was over in the contract bit of the shop, Huawei P8 handset only £149.99 amongst other contract offers :smiley:

Good stuff, they never mentioned it was relatively 'no quibble'!

I use Nova on my Moto G 4G, never had any issues to the point that I forgot I was using it!

just bought 2 of these Little Gems, 1 on-line and picked up one in Bretton Shopping Centre Peterborough, still had one more in stock so be quick if you want it.

very impressive camera and slim metal design imo.....

Anyone know about getting a stock Android ROM on this?

Also, does anyone that uses the Huawei frontend get annoyed with the lack of an app tray (as I read in a review)?
I don't like the idea of multiple home screens containing all the apps... I suppose I may get used to it when I actually use the phone, but I've got very used to a stock Android experience over the years!

Any current P8 users that can chime in on this would be appreciated!

I am also on a redemption plan with o2 through mobiles.co.uk

I have just been on to o2 chat and ordered a nano sim to my billing address for free

Just had a look at the phone in the Swansea Oxford Street branch. Priced up at £299.99 but after asking a staff member if it's reduced he did a quick check and it was indeed £149.99.

Played with it for five minutes.

Camera is fantastic, comparable (if not better!) than my iPhone 6. Similar interface. Quick to shoot a photo, minimal focusing time. Starts up in under a second.

User interface (Emotion UI) is VERY similar to iOS. It's basically iOS' Springboard but with widgets. No complaints there. Don't like it? Install Google Now launcher or Nova Launcher etc. The pull down notification centre looks a lot like the one in iOS and so does the pull up quick settings one which is accessed from the lock screen.

Responsiveness - good. Not quite as quick as my iPhone 6 but certainly fast enough. No noticeable jitter or lag. Nice transitions and animations when changing screens or flicking through the inbuilt apps.

Screen. Gorgeous. Puts my iPhone to shame. Very high resolution and deep inky blacks, almost looked like an AMOLED screen. Gets nice and bright, too. Great viewing angles.

Build. Fan-bloody-tastic. One of the best, if not the best feeling phones in the hand. And I've held a few in my time. Prefer it to my slippery iPhone. Particularly like the squared off edges which allow for better grip when taking photos. The iPhone 6/6s is a slippery beast if used without a case.

What I didn't like:
The built in music player. Too basic. Install another like Poweramp or Google Play Music and you'll be fine.

Placement of the camera. It's too close to the rear edges so can be obscured by your fingers, so you will need to hold it differently.

Find an independent phone shop to cut it for you for a couple of pounds- don't go to CPW as they will charge £15!!!

They will also cut it for you as I found out when I needed to go from standard to micro not realising that it was already perforated....... In the phone in 2 pieces now!

I'm with mobiles.co.uk on a redemption plan. Would I be able to go in an O2 store to get a Nano sim and sort it that way or would I need to contact mobiles.co.uk Thanks

Great deal, thanks OP.

My sim is currently in a Samsung S4 and it is O2. Will my SIM fit and work in this phone??

Does anyone know if any other company is matching the price? I'm out of the country at the moment and they won't deliver overhere.

Actually had no issue at all - 14 day no quibble return policy.

The lite was a nice phone but the difference in quality is like night and day - the P8 is a beautifully made phone and just feels nice in the hand. Even the box it comes in is a step-up. For anyone sitting on the fence just order!

Stock was available in most shops around me:
Colisseum - 1 left after me!
Chester - 5+ in each store
Wrexham - 2
Birkenhead - 5
None in E.Port

It seems most of the bigger stores have at least some stock....... for now!:smiley:

A friend is popping into a large Tesco store with a phone shop and was going to see if he can grab a nano SIM for me, might be switched over quicker than I thought I would be... (without chopping up my current SIM!)

Thanks. I spoke to a live advisor on the site who said it was strictly online. Will go to the store after work. I assume if I buy this CPW will cut my simcard for me to make it a nano sim.

I went to vodaphone for a SU6 this morning but they wouldn't sell me one without me buying a sim as well so I bought this instead.
Terrific phone it is too,they had 1 left in stock

Heat added

Is this online only?

xiaomi note 2 has dual sim AND sd slot (3 slots) altogether, while xiaomi note 3 and this P8 do not have

Just tried the camera on this instore - very impressive - I still have an S4 which is more than adequate but this is def a bargain.

The Xiaomi doesn't support LTE Band 20 (800Mhz) as used by O2, and only O2 provide decent coverage where I live.

Is this online only?

opinion please - this P8 or Xiaomi note 2? dual sim with sd I'd a must for me. Xiaomi is about £35 cheaper but P8 is UK base. what else is important here? thanks

Just got the dispatch email from CPW delivery tomorrow.

Just go into a Tesco's and pick-up a Nano Sim from the counter (just tell them you have swapped phones). You then change your SIM card using text messaging, link here

I bought my dad the honor 7 (which I love) but I'm tempted to get one of these for my sis.. Which is better?

Just placed an order online, getting the people on chat to verify everything is ok. (delivery tomorrow)

Tried to find honor 7, but it's normally around £100 more i.e £250 and for that, I would consider the LG G4.

Hopefully should be a good upgrade to my Nexus 5, i'll miss the stock vanilla but not too fussed about these things now. As long as the battery is over a day and pictures are ok, then I will be happy.

Any link to this non-UK rom? All I could find was that the P8 Lite is the one that can be converted to dual sim, not this one.

3 left in Truro Trelisk branch.

maybe a daft question but is it possible to shoehorn this into a gearVR mount or is that hardwired to samsung only phones?

specs wise i believe this phone has everything the S6 has?

edit... aside from screen res, but then i have an oculus rift DK2 so no problem with the low res

Just took my SU6 back for a refund and placed an order for this, hope it's worth the extra £50

Just went to Asda to Buy Ultra 6 for 99 pounds instead !!! Not opened yet any ideas ?

Only thing that puts me off is that the battery is non removable. How long do they usually last ?

Any links to a reasonable silicone/rubberised skin? I always like to chuck one on my phones for a bit more grip when they're in your hand.

I agree.
Although CPW lists this as 'black' it is actually known by Huawei as Titanium Grey.

so can any one confirm if i can place 2 sim and sd at the same time?

Confused .. is the black one 64gb then?

Where do you add the voucher code?

​Already comes with a screen protector on mate. Was impressed that it did

Surely with no lite, it will be a bit darker.

My C+C has been dispatched :smiley:

couldn't resist - hopefully a wee upgrade from my trusty LG G2

How's to build quality compared to say my wife's HTC One M7? We still love the M7 but the camera is leading me to the need to replace it.

Shame about the fingerprint sensor or else I would have jumped. The IR blaster is a good shout too, love having that on my MTC One M7!!

It does have Corning Gorilla Glass 3, my Moto G with Corning Gorilla Glass is almost pristine, and I've had it for a good while now, but I do have a sleeve case thing for it which has protected the phone from my keys when they're in my pocket. I'm guessing no need for a screen protector...

Thanks for the post have some 'Heat'.
Ordered for collection.

Was thinking of getting the LG G4 for £75 more and also waiting to see the price of the Honor 5X which is being released today... and now this for £150!

Which one to get???

out of stock in Camden store - wanna try it first :smile:

Sounds like a good phone for the price, will pop down and have a look at lunch time

Hopefully this means good riddance iPhone 4! :smiley:

Thanks OP!!!!!

Bought 2 for my gf and I :smiley: I haven't had a new smartphone in years (was still on my S3 till recently)...... are screen protectors still necessary? I was thinking of buying a wallet style case for it so the screen would be protected that way anyway.....

ordered, great phone wanted to buy one while on holiday in China but price was dearer than in UK!

A launcher would probably do the trick for me, but like you said, I'd probably get used to the lack of app drawer after a wee while of use... Think of it as an almost autistic resistance to change! :wink:

Glad to hear that it's not a terrible OS implementation, I have terrible memories of previous phones with slow, bogged down in-house frontends, it's those phone that have given me a resistance to anything but stock (which my current Moto G runs pretty well).

OMG sooooooo tempted!!!!!?

I've had one of these great handset except short battery life and it can get rather hot at times too.

The hardware on this phone is the same globally to enable dual sim simply flash the rom from UK Huawei P8 (GRA-L09) to (GRA-UL00)
Rom links here

Hi bellboys, would you be able to advise on whether installing this case caused any scuffs to the sides of the phone. I was looking at this earlier but am aware that Huawei phones are notoriously easy to scuff due to their use of soft aluminium.

Many thanks

Got one instore in Dundee. Cheers op

I placed an order about 2 hours ago and they said there was about 410 in stock. So get in and buy one quick before they go out of stock!

Just bought the SU6 for £99 and openend it but not used, think I should return it today and then order this?

I have placed an order online for the white one. hopefully mum would say yes to it tomorrow.. or it goes back to the shop :smiley:

bf just bought me a samsung galaxy j5 two days ago. so cannot really use this myself (otherwise i would) lol

This or elephone p8000?

I had it in my head that nano SIMs had a different configuration with the contacts, I'm probably completely wrong as I haven't ever had to look into nano SIMs! Tesco swapped my old SIM for a micro a good while back, just need to go to a store with a phone shop. I'm not in a rush... But I'd like to give the phone a test run by Saturday! Or take some scissors to my current SIM :wink:

Review (based on its previous 359 price)

http://www.trustedreviews.com/huawei-p8-review

Cheers OP. Ordered

Cheers op, went to Falmouth CPW no stock as small store, so took a punt anyway as, hopefully an upgrade from my lg g2.

Just trim it with a sharp pair of scissors, plenty of guides and templates online

My wife got one of these cases for hers and it's pretty good

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Fuse-Metal-Bumper-Perspex-Back-Hybrid-Case-Cover-for-Huawei-P8-Lite-Gold/151846529544?_trksid=p2141725.c100338.m3726&_trkparms=aid%3D222007%26algo%3DSIC.MBE%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20150313114020%26meid%3D7c76017ae439476cb14752f46147f352%26pid%3D100338%26rk%3D1%26rkt%3D9%26sd%3D151846515004

Of course they are much cheaper from China but take a while to get here.

I remember the original P8 Lite 12 month deal. CPW made a right mess of the specs on its website and it was completely unclear what people would be getting.

That was my logic, what with the Argyle Street branch only having two in stock (in black anyway, didn't ask about other colours) I figured I'd buy it and do my research after. Asking the guy about returning if I kept it sealed in its packaging, he pulled a face but stated it's 14 days for returns. Only probs is that I need to get my Tesco Mobile micro SIM changed to a nano SIM before I can put it through its paces. Bah to SIM size changes! :smile:

This or Honor 5X?

Ordered one still have a case from the ID Mobile deal that fell through as well :laughing:

Yes, unless they have huge stocks these won't last long. Maybe best to buy now and return if not needed?

thin phone.metal chassis....nice

At retail price I'd go for the Honor 7 over this, but I'd say that this is hands down the best phone available for £150, ever, period!

And those who say 'go for x or y from Gearbest/Banggood/Ali Express etc' you can't put a price on peace of mind, I've bought 3 phones from Chinese import, 2 have been fine but my wife's Nubia Z9 Mini has some awful adware ROM that brings up full screen adverts all the time and factory resetting it does nothing. Tried complaining to the retailer but they don't care, and flashing it to put on a new ROM runs the risk of bricking it.

I'd much rather buy a device with a UK ROM from a retailer that I can deal with.

Having done more research, it seems that this is definitely single sim and no option to unlock dual sim capability by flashing (which is possible on P8 Lite).

For dual sim P8 you need the GRA-UL00 model.

I guess I'll just wait for the Honor 7 to drop in price then...

Think so to from the hunting around ive done :
Titanium Grey, Mystic Champagne (16 GB model)
Carbon Black, Prestige Gold (64 GB model)

I think there is a reasonable chance these will be out of stock within 24 hours.

Ordered the black. Cracking deal.

my mother doesnt like dark colours anyway (but not too bright like bright pink lol), so white seems safe?
shes going to ask her colleagues if this phone is good. wonder if it will still be in stock if i wait for her answer in 24hours time? lol so anxious

Yeah it says on the website that it's grey back, black front.

thanks for your opinion. i was thinking the same about the colour too. black is only available in 64gb.. but i am not huawei expert.

i agree.

is it worth buying this for my mum? i will only be meeting her this june. do you think the price will drop further between now and then?

her current 30 quids phone (when i bought it) is 2 year old and battery has problems.

I'm so tempted to order!

Smoking hot deal OP

Great price currently have a Oneplus X but may sell it for this.
Better camera, battery plus UK shop if anything goes wrong.

BTW i couldnt find where to enter that voucher code so ordered without it. Not sure where it is so if anyone else can point it out for the rest of us..

Easily a whole day.

Time for a new phone! Thanks :smiley:

just got one from carphone warehouse in longton. does anyone who has this know what software they are on? I checked for updates but there isnt any. seems strange to still be on 5.0.1

How would this compare with my Sony Xperia Z2, noticeable upgrade if at all? Or would I regret it? Thanks

Ordered, thanks OP. Perfect timing my Nexus 6 was nicked yesterday. I'm not best clued up on tech but seems a good buy.

I have always had Ringke fusion cases (first heard of them through hukd) and they're almost bomb proof. My nexus 6 (and previously the 4) survived anything my toddler through at it. Ringke sadly don't seem to do one for the P8. Any suggestions? One with a rubberised bumpers would mean that when my toddler gets hold of it and invariably drops it I don't have to have a mini heart attack. Any suggestions would be welcome.

Almost overlooked this as i thought it was for the p8 lite! Good find- ordered one in black!

Thanks OP! :smiley:

Thanks, I bought one.

this is a good phone, great camera and great screen. it is definitely not dual sim, there is a work around but if you want a dual sim phone dont buy this one as I bet you will be messing around with it for days trying to sort it out.

This phone is a bargain for £150 writing this post on one now.

is it worth selling my unlocked su6 to buy this.

Must be your finger. Agree with earlier posters - the fingerprint scanner on the H7, is brill. Could be an earlier version of that sensor? Couldn't live without now. H7 scanner acknowledged as best in class - if not overall. And you can set gestures to favourite/ most used Apps too - setting swiping up & down, long press, etc. Always works with me.

I have a nice cheap Nillkin 'rubberised' shell type case and it's slight increased depth and with the cut out, makes the fingerprint scanner sensor even easier to locate and operate. Tip of the Day: I've 'registered' both my fore & second fingers on both hands, so it'll operate just about anyway you pick it up or hold it :-)

Brilliant, thanks OP. My Galaxy S4 contract has just ended and I've been going back and forth between keeping the S4 with a sim only deal or getting a new contract for an S6 or similar. This phone ticks all of my boxes for a new handset and if I sell my S4 for £100 it will only cost me £50 for a brand new handset. Excellent. :smile:

Have this phone and has been awesome what a bargain at this price

Check on click+collect for local stock.
Order online anyway if you definitely wnt one

Glasgow Argyle Street has two black P8... Well, had! :wink: Should be one left right about NOW!

If it was in EU warehouse, I would just buy it !

I can't get on to check stock locally on either my phone or iPad. Anyone else having any joy?

[quote=koalauk]Very tempted on this as well http://www.gearbest.com/cell-phones/pp_230567.html

Looks good

Had been looking at this phone for my upcoming upgrade but ordered this and will just go SIMO upon contract renewal - voted hot !

Uk version doesn't have dual sim.

Do stores have stock? I see it can be ordered to/collected from store, but I might see if I can pick one up while I'm out today.

is this definitely dual sim? I can live with no SD card but need dual sim, thanks!

Ordered, thanks OP

​Not really the case with the latest sensors. The IPhone 6s and Honor 7 seem to unlock instantly with whatever crud you have on your fingers.

Lots more differences than that! :smile:

http://www.gsmarena.com/compare.php3?idPhone1=7201&idPhone2=7006

Cool, thank you.

Have read it wrong, this is actually the better version then :smiley:

can anyone briefly summarise what difference no Lite will make?

Thanks

Ha, okay. that's what i thought! :wink:
But does anyone actually know?

This or stick with my S5?

I totally agree, I think Amazon did it for £170 lightning deal, brand new. I can't recommend it highly enough. Ticks all your boxes.

It is ticking all the boxes for me expect the finger scanner, I hate typing passwords to unlock !!

Daughter wanted this for her birthday today but best i could find was £170 refurb off ebay with 14 day warranty.
Ordered- but going in to town to see if i can get my hands on one today.

Thanks OP

One left in bradford forster square which i think staff will buy

Nice. Was just looking at various Chinese phones as an upgrade to my K3 Note (great phone but want something with a gyro to play with Google glass). This is not much more money than ordering something with similar spec from HK, so heat from me and have ordered one.

I have had this since a crazy cheap deal on ID network several months ago and it's a great great phone with a brilliant optical image stabilised camera and I always have over 1GB RAM free even when leaving lots open! Also if you look on xda forums you can have this running on Android 6.0 via the official beta Huwaei 313 ROM very easily and it's been rock solid for me and my daily driver' as they say for several weeks now without issues.

Hot. I do wish Huawei would be consistent in offering dual band wireless on their high end models. Some have, some don't (like this).

Topcashback £5.25

Very tempted on this as well

http://www.gearbest.com/cell-phones/pp_230567.html

good find op. I wanted to get this before,but on vmal it was £360 afaik. anyway not sure it worth to swap for lg g3 I've bought

Does this work with O2 LTE bands? Can't find a definitive answer.

Great phone and really good battery life on the B200 software build.

I'd still get the SU6 @ £100, better battery

Finger print scanner?

The audio quality on this from the speaker is the best I've ever heard on a mobile.

That's a good deal, can't think of anything better for the money.

Very good price, reading the review, I am sorely tempted by this for the price!

Wife has one (from the ID Mobile deal) and this is one beautiful phone. HOT!

Link to (excellent!) specs

http://www.gsmarena.com/huawei_p8-7006.php

Sorry yes that too just too many features over the su6 sorry I may miss a few out :smile:

Good find. Hot

See previous CPW P8 deal for details on the dual SIM sd card capability, I seem to remember someone got it to work with a physical mod but not standard on the UK version.

This will get hot!

Thinking about selling my iPhone 6 and getting this, and banking the change. Sure, I'll miss some iPhone-specific features such as Touch ID and 'tap to top' scrolling, but I'll live.

Good find, heat! :smiley:

For a moment I thought this was for the P8 Lite and was about to vote cold as it can be had for less than £100, until I re-read the title to discover this is the full blown P8.

Hot!