Aliexpress are one of the best far eastern suppliers to order from.
Your funds are not released to the seller until you have taken delivery and confirmed all is well.
Picked up a Oukitel K4000 for 67 quid just before christmas and it is an excellent cheapo phone.
This is a good price but it is a pity it's not a 4G model.
Heat added.

Positive, detailed review on youtube CLICK HERE made by a guy who knows his stuff. These competent, well built bargain price Chinese phones just keep on coming. Factor in UK shipping and there's nothing to not like if you are in the market for a budget phone. Hot.

I was looking for something like this for a friend but the lack of 4G was a bit of an issue and I found this, also from the same UK warehouse mods deleted my post! and thought I'd post to see what people thought.

Oh, ok, I posted a deal from the same seller using the same warehouse and it was marked as spam and deleted - seems your face has to fit - cheers mods!

True, no 4G if that's a dealbreaker. Mind you, comes in the box with a free clear silicone plastic back cover and a factory applied screen protector. Be great if the established UK brands did the same.

Cubot is one of a few phone makers whose phones are actually solid, reliable and well built, I've found

so hows this phone guys? thinking of going for it. or is there another in the same price range which is better?

I'm on 3, and Vectone which uses the EE network it works OK. Have you tried both slots?

Are you on EE? Haven't managed to get it to work with my SIM yet :disappointed:

Mine didn't arrive either. Waiting for a refund from Ali Express.

how does this compare to the bluboo picasso?

Yes mine arrived 2 days ago, very happy with it :smile:

Same here. Has yours arrived? Mine just arrived and been charging for over 30 mins, screen hasn't turned on yet.

EDIT: Ignore me, you have to open up the back and remove something from the battery.

Ended up buying from Oxfordstreet on Amazon @ £64.99 it did ship from within the UK

Ordered mine two weeks ago from aliexpress, still hasn't arrived and this was supposed Uk based stock "2-5 days for delivery" If it hasn't come by tomorrow I'll claim my money back. I doubt I'll use this site again. Scam.

Refunded £1.80 or so less than I paid. Because of exchange rates apparently. Will never use Aliexpress again. Shambles.

Can I ask which seller? I tried best offer on a couple but they declined..... have you received yours yet?

thanks

I gave up on getting this phone through AliExpress. There's lots on eBay around the £65 mark or best offer. I got one for £58 (best offer) ! UK stocked

​install anti virus such as Lookout

This phone is a 3G phone isn't? How does it compare to the Cubot Z100 4G?

Also, what do people do to fresh phones to check for malware and viruses etc before putting their SIM in and using?

I’ve ordered small value stuff from Aliexpress, Ledshoppe and DealeXtreme delivered from China and it’s OK.

Sorry l would not go near this now! It's sometimes worth wait time to see how people get on with all! And it's not good. By the sound of it!!

Guess what “this phone is out of stock in your country please cancel the order with reason"others" or "i don't want to buy", than we will accept it and refund you. ” :disappointed::disappointed::disappointed: Will only be buying low value items from AliExpress in future.

http://i.imgur.com/fnWFzaE.png

Amazing stuff.

right ok got my china phone today from uk seller.
box was unsealed but the excuse for this could be that the seller removed the original charger and put in a uk adaptable charger.
have ran malwarebytes and came back clean. ran 360 security and found something "fradulant messanger" or sth but allowed me to click on the resolve button.
i've browsed through the app list under settings and the only one I see which I'm not sure what is is something called "pandora's box" and pandora's box service 3.6mb and 86kb respecively.
under app permissions for the second it basically lists everythings phone calls, texts, camera , audio gps, contacts, set alarm , screen lock, add move acounds, change system settings, change network connections, control flashlight.....

neither can be uninstalled from the phone just force stopped.

does anyone have any idea.

i have googed pandoras box which comes up to be an app BUT in my app tray it doesnt appear so it's NOT the actual app I have installed.

Yeah, but a lot of us purchased when it was showing as in stock in the UK. So there's that.

Atleast you got told, I had to contact them. They keep refusing my cancellation requestion when I select "the seller is unable to ship my order by selected shipping method". Telling me I need to request it by "I don't want this item anymore". So I'm attempting to go through AB customer service. These cowboys deserve to get my negative rating.

To take over 1 week to tell me that it is out of stock is unreasonable. I am sure that they have a dynamic stock system that ties orders up with the number available as posted on listing. I seriously doubt that anyone got a phone dispatched from the UK. It is just a con to get you to order then hopefully you will agree to have it shipped from China at 20-55 day wait. Even then whether you will get anything is questionable. If AliExpress is trying to be China 's answer to Amazon it has along way to go. AVOID.

To be fair the deal posted was available with UK shipping, it just ran out of stock.

​this is really disappointing. i hear bad things from gearbest. looked at aliexpress shipped from uk and thought they might be better. but seem bad too. i agree should be reviewed and maybe banned fron hukd if they keep messing up as it isn't fair on reliable deals if we keep thinking yeah that thing is good but i can get something better and cheaper at gearbest or aliexpress. for example. i was waiting to get a smart watch with hr monitor from gearbest but the e ink one with 30 day life was only in china so i didn't buy. then we had the 20 quid off amazon warehouse offer so i bought a garmin hr watch from there for 80 quid. so we need know which companies fulfill deals and which are dreams

Similar story - after 7 days showing payment received and order 'processing'. No response to emails - from my experience and that of others listed above this website is not to be trusted and should be avoided. The post should be delisted as a Hot Deal so that no more people fall for the con .

The new order I paid 2 days ago, with a 3 day processing time and 2 to 5 days Delivery Time.
But the processing time is now showing as 3 days 12 hours 2 days after I ordered :neutral_face:

​looks.like they rejected my cancellation yet again. I've resubmitted as 'other reasons' and now they've accepted the cancellation. Guess that's their way of nor getting negative feedback. they say 10/working days for a refund. let's see what happens ..

No not yet but it does say 10 to 15 days for the refund?

I've just attempted to cancel mine as well. But they keep refusing cancellation and changung it to "awaiting shipping".
Have you had your refund yet ?

I bought a cheap item off Ali express and received it successfully if that helps. Wasn't as phone or anything though

Is Aliexpress a safe company to deal with? I've dealt with Banggood and Gearbest in the past so are they as secure or reliable as those 2? I've actually got an order outstanding with Banggood but the despatch date keeps disappearing into the future...first it was 15th April, then 21st, 24th, 27th and now 7th May....so i'm looking to cancel that order and get the Cubot instead.

Thanks have ordered.

I've just been told the phone is no longer in stock in Spain(?!?) but they can ship it from UK but will take 20-50 days to get here! Complete cowboys, cancelled order.

Status:Fund Processing. At last refund processing

Received another e-mail saying phone out of stock, and offering to send from China again. If this is not acceptable I can cancel, I keep trying to cancel but they keep refusing my request :disappointed:

After some info regarding these dual sim phones and in particular the elephone p9000, basically do the uk banking apps work, Barclays in particular apparently doesn't work on rooted phones.

I'm currently using a Lumia 930 which I like and hate in equal measures, I've tried so hard to overlook the lack of apps and incompatibility problems such as videos in the bbc sport apps.

Having started my own business I'm looking to combine work and personal phones in one device but personal / business banking apps are essential for me so anybody have real experience of this?

thanks

Ordered mine early Thursday.

Status:The supplier is processing your order

Dear Friend,
Thanks for your order.
After checking your payment
We will arrange your order color as you ordered ,100% original and new phone ASAP.
We will check it in good condition and pick it well for you
When send out,add tracking number for you
Any problem pls contact us by leaving message here.
Thanks for your understanding and patience again.
Regards,
CUBOT OFFICE

The seller has rejected your request to cancel Order? On the status page now saying shipped.

it's apparently in stock in the UK from this seller for £59.05.

http://s.aliexpress.com/e2iQ36RB

Not good, tbh.

Dear
Thank you for your order
But sorry to tell you the phone is not is stock now May I send the white one from China
The delivery time is 15 to 60 days
And it is with a eu charger
Is that ok?
Waiting for your reply
Regard

I’ve cancelled my order, what a shambles :disappointed:

Why would Chinese phones be more likely to have that on than any other?

for everyone buying these phones & chinese phones in general how can you be shure they dont have malicious spyware etc?

Amazing price for that phone

I've just received mine this morning after ordering on Wednesday and I am very happy with it so far. I've imported my contacts, images and apps from my old phone and everything is running smoothly. The camera is a little pants and the rear speaker sound quality is poor but I'll let it slide at this price point at 1/10 the cost of an iphone.

They're now saying it's out of stock in the UK and can't fulfill my order unless they send from China instead. No chance I'm waiting a month. There were about 100 more orders after I placed mine too, what a mess

Aliexpress are one of the best far eastern suppliers to order from.
Your funds are not released to the seller until you have taken delivery and confirmed all is well.
Picked up a Oukitel K4000 for 67 quid just before christmas and it is an excellent cheapo phone.
This is a good price but it is a pity it's not a 4G model.
Heat added.

I like the look of that other one too, this seems a good deal though - you haven't found a nice metal case for this one have you by any chance? (bad as it sounds I'm more concerned what it looks like than specs tbh)

you can buy on gearbest and use GB0419 and get extra 8% off

Thanks OP.

Just ordered using Cubot Express for my Mum - links here I hope it helps anyone keen on buying, it has UK stock as of 9:30pm on 21st. Cheers!

http://www.aliexpress.com/store/product/Original-Cubot-Note-S-4150mAh-Battery-Cellphone-5-5inch-1280X720-Android-5-1-Smartphone-3G-WCDMA/1849475_32588020867.html

how does it compare to this:
http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/infocus-m560-4g-smartphone-78-gearbest-2426641

prefer the aluminium build and think 5.5 is just a bit big for me.

This or the doogee x5 pro

£52.94 on dealmachine
http://www.dealsmachine.com/best_299377.html?currency=GBP&gclid=CjwKEAjw9OG4BRDJzY3jrMng4iQSJABddor1ZqB134RKo_sqS6Zm2o2W9VentJXgMEZnQ7XNK0BUFxoCvA3w_wcB

also I got 8gb on my last phone but only 4gb was accessible. is this the same?
and hows the camera, also crap

Ah my M2 gets 337 and 1122 ulti core score on geekbench. The camera footage was terrible too.
Guess its fine if I lost my real phone, but its not going to make me feel fuzzy inside like a new sony

Ordered because of the youtube review, the screen looks really good and the big battery. But order processing Time:7 Days?

Seller's Shipping Method - UK
Free Shipping
Estimated Delivery Time:2-5 Days
Processing Time:7 Days

I have a Sony M2. Is this an upgrade as im running out of space.
I bought a dual sim Chinese two years ago and it was rubbish

if you don't need 4g then its a good deal for an entry level phone.

Only area of coloured pixels.

does it only wake up that area of coloured pixels or does it wake up the whole screen? just thinking about how battery efficient it is

I had a couple of Cubot phones, I wouldn't buy another. They were OK for a while but there were slight issues initially and bigger issues eventually. I've had a little more success with Doogee but there was a really good offer on here recently for a Xoamii (possibly spelled wrong).

Defin thumbs up for Cubots ..
Wifeys had a P9 for a couple years now, its survived a few drops .. and is still going strong..cost about 61 quids then .

Definitely a good deal, assuming 4G isn't a requirement.
It definitely a good phone too for its price point, I bought this for my sister couple weeks back & its pretty well built and she loves it. (saying that she was using an ancient clam Samsung thing - so anything would of been an improvement lol) She's kinda in her 60's & new to the smartphone world, so she wanted something cheap but capable for a non demanding user that she is.

Got this for one of my parents. Only concern is the lack of 3g but given it'll be used 90% on wifi, shouldn't be a big problem

Seems to have changed again!

Maybe stock levels up and down or something else!

OK, having checked again I can see more than one listing for the Note S from Cubot Office, one has black/white options and only ships from China/Germany, another has black/white/gold and has white available for shipping from UK!

Hmm, a lil lacking on the bands and not 4G so your money should be on the doogee deal

This available now in Black despatched from UK at £56.... Wasn't yesterday evening

The only shipping options I see from Cubot Office are China and Germany, selecting Germany gives a message saying the product cannot be shipped to your country.

wow thanks for the info this sounds right up my street.
and i dont use a cover so no issue there!
going to check this out :smile:

Biggest downside of those cheap phones are cameras, i use my galaxy as a replacement for any compact cameras, Cubots, Xiaomis and other £100 smartphones are few years behind in the camera department.

Just beat me to it!

Works by displaying icons on the screen. Can fully customise colours, different apps etc. Still not ideal for those with a fold over case that covers screen but better than nothing.

NoLED lights up a different colour pixel on the screen for missed calls messages and so on.

Display custom notification icons/dots on the screen. It was developed for the Samsung Galaxy S which lacks a physical dedicated LED.
Supported notifications:
-Text Messages
-Voice Messages
-Missed Calls
-Google Talk
-A Charging indicator
-Calendar events
-Emails (K9 and Gmail can have their own custom settings)
-All other 3rd party apps. For example, Whatsapp, Yahoo Mail and Hotmail. You can enable these via the Monitored Apps feature.
-A charging indicator

well i'm not sure if it has an led notification icon at all. for everything even charge the only thing that ever lights up is the blue circle in the middle. so not sure if its capable of producing other colors from somewhere else

Heat added. Superb price for the spec (no 4G notwithstanding).

Don't see why not.

Aha! This new fangled technology thing is beyond my poor age addled brain!

Anyone concerned about Not having a notification LED, you can install the NoLed app from the PlayStore

me too. saves a lot.

I still think its better to pay 14 times more and get Apple iphone as it has "better user experience".

hot

the only problem with these cheap android phones is you don't get the upgrades from google. so you're kind of stuck on old OS.

Not a bad phone for the money. Hot!

I got the cubot H1 for the Mrs a couple of days ago via Amazon....really surprised how good it is! and this is from someone who has a note 4.....it's really making me think hard about whether I actually need a flagship phone from any of the big four android phone makers......might just get a sim only deal and buy a Chinese takeaway :wink:

Is the Play Store preinstalled?

59.49 now

can someone tell me the cheapest chinese phone with released sources? I'm trying to find one around £150 mark I'm bored with android lollipop.

how does this compare to the infocus m560
not sure if its a chinese brand think indian but either way sells on the same sites.
it looks aesthetically pleasing and seems to have similar specs

i sold my su6 and kinda regretting it but reminding myself it was far from perfect my messaging app didnt work properly and i dislike that it didn't really have led notifications only one blue circle in the middle for all. it was also huge -_- i mean the bezels didnt need to be as big as they were really screen to body ratio could have been better but i guess that's to expect on a budget phone. i love how easily and cheap it was to unlock though.
would be nice to see a smaller phone as budget phone of the year this year. when to they usually come out anyways? no word as yet of what we can expect. hopefully no great jump in price either like moto g have done with their most recent version taking it out the budget catagory.

yes my ask was ambitious but like i said not impossible pretty impressive really to get a phone with those specs from a uk retailer at that price. i'm just not loving my p8 which is somewhat disappointing having came from 2 huawei's previously oh and i guess i'm not overly bothered about it having marshmallow

Yeah all that please with marshmallow for £100
Will interesting if Vodafone match the Ultra 6 later this year with another zte handset. Possibly they might rebrand ZTE axon mini.... Just a guess

Nice find op, amazing what you can get for your money now.

I would had bite if it had android 6

yeah i'm on the lookout for a 5-5.5inch handset with 2gb ram 16gb memory 13mp & 5/8mp cameras for under 100 nearer the 80 mark .... probably dreaming (though my p8 lite was 85 and fits that spec & from uk -cpw)

Cubot always seems to make really decent phones. My three year old Cubot GT99 is still going strong and lovely to use.

No you're right! Just tried to purchase myself.... Only Italy and China as you said... Sorry!

​I'm not getting it. Just China and Italy. I've just checked again now. That's both within the app and following the 'get deal' link from here. Maybe it's going in and out of stock and I need to keep trying. Cheers for the reply.

Only shipping from Italy or China via the mobile app, am I missing something? Lot of phone for the price though wouldn't mind something like this as a back up.. Anyone know of any similar alternatives?

Loads of 5 star reviews on Amazon BUT they are all 5 STAR reviews!!!!!

Looks like most have been given the phone for free or very cheap

Still seems good for the money but dubious about the battery and how long the phone would last in reality

Thank you. I just checked it doesnt but another seller sold at the same price through mobile app so ordered one from them.

Thank you anyway.

Can anyone confirm that returns are back to the same UK warehouse when it comes to faulty gear/warranty issues? I'd assume so but I've come across a lot of threads referencing gearbest forcing customers who've had issues to send them to China at their own cost, even though they were bought from the EU warehouse - that's really underhanded!

This phone looks pretty good for the money. It's obviously gonna have a few little niggles, but what do people want for £55?! Heat from me

no longer shipping from uk

Any marshmallow update expected?

You're right. An excellent review :wink:

very decent

Have this phone.i love it

Just ordered from here as it's out of stock from the store in the OP.

http://www.aliexpress.com/item/Cubot-Note-S-Mobile-Phone-MTK6580-Quad-Core-4150mAh-3G-WCDMA-5-5-inch-HD-Screen/32608956111.html

Also on Amazon UK and eBay for £64.99.

I'm looking forward to getting this phone as a replacement for my ageing S3 mini.

does it open as a russian page for everyone?

I was looking for something like this for a friend but the lack of 4G was a bit of an issue and I found this, also from the same UK warehouse mods deleted my post! and thought I'd post to see what people thought.

Oh, ok, I posted a deal from the same seller using the same warehouse and it was marked as spam and deleted - seems your face has to fit - cheers mods!

Many thanks for this deal. Only two in white were available for UK and I ordered both. :sunglasses:

True, no 4G if that's a dealbreaker. Mind you, comes in the box with a free clear silicone plastic back cover and a factory applied screen protector. Be great if the established UK brands did the same.

No 4G though .

Tempted but I just missed out in a su6 for 60 yesterday off gumtree (because the seller was oh so lovely) and isn't that a better Phone ?

2GB Ram, Android 5.1 and shipped from UK. What's not to like? Hot.

I got this for my dad a couple of months ago, it's quite a nice phone for the price.

Positive, detailed review on youtube CLICK HERE made by a guy who knows his stuff. These competent, well built bargain price Chinese phones just keep on coming. Factor in UK shipping and there's nothing to not like if you are in the market for a budget phone. Hot.