Definitely a good deal, my gf loves her honor 7 and I'm digging my p8 too. For £150 you'll struggle to get much better without importing imho.
rasdonny
4 Mar 16#3
Huawei phone and it EMUI 3.1 is a problem with some apps like xposed framework, so price not bad but be informed :smiley:
shifty18 to rasdonny
5 Mar 16#37
5.1 just been released...
tparker140785
4 Mar 16#5
Very good offer!!
billericaymicky
4 Mar 161#6
I agree with parasitemol.
pat-w
4 Mar 16#7
I've got this phone & the only thing I am disappointed with is the lack of otg. I installed Nova as I didn't like not having an app drawer. Well worth the price. Oh, & it's difficult to find a UK seller for a case. Still waiting for one to be delivered from China.
LadyMystica to pat-w
5 Mar 16#27
Yeah thats the downside having these "no name" phones, on the other hand, we save money :smiley: I've ordered a case from Amazon yesterday, said it would be here around 15'th, time will tell.
submerged
4 Mar 16#8
Just ordered one for my son to replace his Moto G 3rd gen 8gb as he found 8gb not enough and always saying low on storage.
Rjm123 to submerged
4 Mar 162#11
You should have bought a 32gb sd card for 9 pounds.
ryanfitz1981
4 Mar 16#9
This or the Moto X play?!!!!!!
rev6 to ryanfitz1981
4 Mar 161#10
The Play. That battery! And stock Android.
spannerzone to ryanfitz1981
4 Mar 16#14
Agreed, very pleased with my MotoX Play, battery life is good, 2 days of medium usage and good performance....but it's more than this price of course.
submerged
4 Mar 161#12
He has one in as do I but hardly any apps will actually move to sd card so it's useless imo. Same in marshmallow too. He has all the apps moved that will actually move already moved.
Rjm123
4 Mar 16#13
I thought marshmallow would have solved all that with internal storage but maybe not.
ferrarian
4 Mar 16#15
Honour
Gollywood to ferrarian
5 Mar 16#24
No. It's definitely HONOR.
rev6
4 Mar 161#16
It would have if they set it up to use the micro-sd card for internal storage.
submerged
4 Mar 16#17
The sd card is set up correct from the start as internal storage but it still does not work as it should. It is still dependent on app makers to include the option.
If it was done correctly by android in the first place it would be great but it's not.
ghenio
4 Mar 16#18
Any idea whats the cheapest price for a Moto X play,,thanks
rev6 to ghenio
4 Mar 16#19
£209 before cashback.
ghenio
4 Mar 16#20
Many thanks...but i couldn't find that peice ..where is it sold at 209.?!
Oh I'm so happy now, I've been after this phone for a while and for this price it's nothing to hesitate about. Ordered it yesterday (before the thread got deleted, why ?) and got a mail after 2 hours that it's been dispatched.
This is a very good price for a phone that actully has dual sim AND SD-slot. Been looking into other phones too, but so many of them would req the second sim slot going to SD card, how retarded isnt that ?
Thanks for the tip, finally I will get it :smiley:
ahayre1982
5 Mar 16#28
Can someone confirm if it supports 4g 800hz. for the three network? It seems it doesn't.
mrfishey to ahayre1982
5 Mar 16#30
It supports band 20, which I believe is 800MHz
seattle
5 Mar 16#29
had the same issue, as of two weeks ago marshmallow had not reached my handset so i could take advantage.
I take the bands here are different to the frequencies I.e. band 3 doesn't equal 900 mhz
brooky_agn
5 Mar 16#32
Really like the look of the Honor phone but really put off by the buggered about OS.
ahayre1982 to brooky_agn
5 Mar 16#33
ive got the mate 7 and too be honest the os ain't that bad. for the price this phone seems really good
hardstylemw
5 Mar 16#34
I would personally give this phone a miss. Better phones can be had for a similar price. Camera is pretty poor and the processor is not very strong. The Vodafone Smart ultra 6 eats this for breakfast!
rev6 to hardstylemw
5 Mar 16#35
Out of curiousity. How does the Smart Ultra 6 eat this for breakfast? All in all they look very similar specifications wise. The Honor 5X looks to have a much better build quality. The only negative I can see apart from being more expensive is that it comes with EMUI. What else?
LadyMystica to hardstylemw
5 Mar 16#36
Spec on Vodaphone seems to be very similar to Honor x5, but one really big thin that is missing: no Dual Sim, so imo this cant be compared really. I personally dont understand why anyone would choose a non dual sim phone these days.
smelladeal
5 Mar 16#38
$200 (£140) on amazon.com, shows how we always get shafted in the UK. :disappointed:
rev6 to smelladeal
5 Mar 16#39
That's not including state tax (some are exempt).
smelladeal
5 Mar 16#40
Get a mate to buy it from Amazon in a non-tax state, and ship it to you cheaply. :laughing: Highest state taxes are about 10% , I still think us Brits pay much more than our American cousins :disappointed:
rugman
5 Mar 16#41
Got this from Amazon a couple of weeks ago when on £149 offer
If you after a dual sim, sd card, full HD screen, metal body, fingerprint scanner (that works well), 5.5 screen, great battery,and no dodgy chinese firmware, it is simply fantastic for the money.
I too was looking at the Moto X Play (dual sim import from France/Germany), but for £70-80 less this is a steal.
Can see myself running this for a long time as it simply does everything I need in a smartphone
One thing, cheap cases for this are thin on the ground as the phone is so new (launched about just over 1 month ago), have ordered a fitted one from China on ebay but will take a few weeks to arrive. In the meantime, got a £3 pouch style one with pull up tab to protect it. It comes with a factory fitted screen protector, but I have ordered a tempered glass one to fit later
Forgot to add, as others have mentioned, get google now launcher on it from the go
ahayre1982 to rugman
5 Mar 16#42
get a gel case from ebay for £3.
seanmckenna
5 Mar 16#43
agree with last comment. I have the 5x and my son the ultra smart. ultra smart is a fantastic phone, make no mistake but isn't a patch on the 5x. the 5x has a premium feel and although its not perfect it is excellent value for money. the camera could but better but is much better the SU6. voting hot for what is a good deal.
submerged
5 Mar 16#44
Got my son one of these cases as had 3 of em already. Its for the iphone 6 plus but this phone is almost the same size it should fit well. Only good if you like pouches though but they are really high quality leather.
TWENTY FLIPPIN QUID!! :confused: For a flamin pouch! Bloody heck, you ought to put that towards buying a higher spec`d phone rather than buying a what looks like a cheap purse for your granny.
submerged
5 Mar 16#46
LOL. The look nicer in the flesh. Wife has her 6plus in one and loves it. They are great for protection and yes they are over priced. I go naked myself ha. My son drops his phone all the time and it has saved his iphone 6 several times in one of these pouches.
mrfishey
5 Mar 16#47
Frequency 2600MHz = Band 7
Frequency 1800MHz = Band 3
Frequency 800MHz = Band 20
ahayre1982
5 Mar 16#48
cool
LadyMystica
5 Mar 16#49
I bought this one. It is some cases on Amazon for a ok price.
I bought one of these and after a week the MIC stopped working can omly hear me if i put on speaker
rev6 to flashjmp
5 Mar 16#51
Return it for a replacement.
hardstylemw
5 Mar 16#52
Because it is £50 cheaper and has a near stock android interface and better battery. The Xiaomi Mi 4c and mi 4 can be had for a similar price.
seanmckenna
5 Mar 16#53
have you actually seen any if these phones in the flesh? None of these phones are a comparable really either.
indiegirl
5 Mar 16#54
I've been out of the phone market for ages... how does this compare to the P8 lite?
alcurtis93 to indiegirl
6 Mar 16#64
Way better
hardstylemw
5 Mar 16#55
Build quality is better with the 5x. I agree they are not comparable as the Xiaomi's are superior but you have to take the risk of buying via gearbest and the like. The camera on the 5x is very poor though worth spending a bit more for a better camera. My one gripe with my Nexus 4 is the camera which is quite frankly awful and this is a major function for me.
LadyMystica
5 Mar 16#56
Better battery? Both have 3000mAh, or are you referring to something else?
hardstylemw
5 Mar 16#57
Yeah but better Android version = more economical battery usage.
lol, that seems a bit farfetched haha. So in other words, battery specifications is the same, 3000mAh. I can't really tell what's in the link you posted.
Before I decided to go for Honor X5 I did look at a LOT of phones {low/mid budget) and this is the only one that has what I want. Dual Sim and separate sd slot. 5.5', fingerprint plus a very sexy look, very important :smiley:
So far the phones you mention don't have this, hence why I feel it's not an option for me, or something that can be compared to honor x5
hardstylemw
6 Mar 16#61
Plwase refer to my previous comment.
Yardbird
6 Mar 16#62
Is this 4g on both slots anyone pls? ta
iainmann to Yardbird
6 Mar 16#66
Yes it is, but not at the same time. You can swap data capability between them individually.
alcurtis93
6 Mar 16#63
Marshmallow is way better than lollipop which was a disaster. Buggy as hell from Google
LadyMystica
6 Mar 16#65
Yeah might be, haven't used marshmallow my self yet. But I haven't encountered anything in Lollipop that scares me off either. If I could find a phone exactly like this one with marshmallow I would go for that. What this one wins on is dual Sim, SD slot, 5.5' and fingerprint, and ofc for this price. So far no phone meeting that criteria has been posted in this thread.
LadyMystica
7 Mar 161#67
Got it today and seriously, I'm so pleased with it so far. It feels, look wise, like a much expensive phone. Setting it up and get everything started was a breeze. £149 for this is really nothing to complain about. Only "nuisance" is i had to order 1 nano Sim from 02 since its 1 nano /1 micro sim. Thank op for the tip :smiley:
Yardbird
7 Mar 16#68
ok mate cheers so both 4g multi band thank you
marek13
8 Mar 16#69
1.5 GHz octa-core Snapdragon 615 (which is 2014 model) looks a bit old, so probably this is shelves cleaning before newer Snapdragon 616 models of Honor x5 will arrive. Hot anyway.
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If it was done correctly by android in the first place it would be great but it's not.
This is a very good price for a phone that actully has dual sim AND SD-slot. Been looking into other phones too, but so many of them would req the second sim slot going to SD card, how retarded isnt that ?
Thanks for the tip, finally I will get it :smiley:
I take the bands here are different to the frequencies I.e. band 3 doesn't equal 900 mhz
If you after a dual sim, sd card, full HD screen, metal body, fingerprint scanner (that works well), 5.5 screen, great battery,and no dodgy chinese firmware, it is simply fantastic for the money.
I too was looking at the Moto X Play (dual sim import from France/Germany), but for £70-80 less this is a steal.
Can see myself running this for a long time as it simply does everything I need in a smartphone
One thing, cheap cases for this are thin on the ground as the phone is so new (launched about just over 1 month ago), have ordered a fitted one from China on ebay but will take a few weeks to arrive. In the meantime, got a £3 pouch style one with pull up tab to protect it. It comes with a factory fitted screen protector, but I have ordered a tempered glass one to fit later
Forgot to add, as others have mentioned, get google now launcher on it from the go
http://mediadevil.com/index.php/browse-by-device/apple/iphone-6-plus/artisanpouch-leather-pouch-case-apple-iphone-6-plus.html
Frequency 1800MHz = Band 3
Frequency 800MHz = Band 20
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B018QQU234?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00
£30 more
http://m.gearbest.com/m-images-a-goods-goods_id-241903.html
Before I decided to go for Honor X5 I did look at a LOT of phones {low/mid budget) and this is the only one that has what I want. Dual Sim and separate sd slot. 5.5', fingerprint plus a very sexy look, very important :smiley:
So far the phones you mention don't have this, hence why I feel it's not an option for me, or something that can be compared to honor x5