I have been looking for a new phone for my daughter for a little while...this seems like it might fit the bill although I can't seem to find many online reviews.
Infocus M560 Android 5.1 4G Smartphone 5.2 inch MTK6753 64bit 1.3GHz Octa Core 2GB RAM 16GB ROM 13.0MP + 5.0MP Cameras
Display: 5.2 inch FHD Screen
CPU: MTK6753 64bit Octa Core 1.3GHz
System: Android 5.1
RAM + ROM: 2GB RAM + 16GB ROM. TF card up to 128GB.
Camera: 5.0MP front camera + 13.0MP back camera
Bluetooth: 4.1
SIM Card: Dual SIM dual standby, dual Nano SIM cards
Network:
2G: GSM 850/900/1800/1900MHz
3G: WCDMA 850/900/1900MHz
4G: FDD-LTE 900/1800/2100/2600MHz
Your daughter will be using it to phone "Childline"! It's not an Apple, she'll never be able to show her face in public, never mind school, ever again.
lakshyam
7 Apr 163#12
I got a faulty item and they need me to have a $10 refund. Crazy!!!
Gearbest Reply:
(1)We are able to refund $10 to your GB wallet.
(2)We can resend a new item for you. And you need to pay extra $30 for the resend.
My advise buy from UK not GearBest. Very bad customer service.
Latest comments (53)
little_green
23 Apr 16#51
anyone ordered this and received it yet? would love to hear impressions
shariifi to little_green
23 Apr 161#52
Ordered used bonus points @ £74. heat added.
little_green to little_green
26 Apr 16#53
i've ordered this from an ebay seller apparently being shipped from the uk but their profile says china. now i'm paranoid that it's going to be infected -_- or unsafe :/
adamspencer95
23 Apr 16#50
i'm fairly sure this is both illegal and against Gearbest's own T&Cs. If you bought the item from the EU warehouse, you are covered by EU customer protection law, which protects against unreasonable charges, of which tracked shipping to China will be one.
Nothing in Gearbest's T&Cs state returns must be made to China. It only mentions shipping is from Shenzen, which if you bought from the EU warehouse, this is not the case anyway.
little_green
22 Apr 16#49
Anyone know if this Haas the UK play store?
little_green
21 Apr 16#48
oh also does it which 4g and 3g uk networks will it work on?
little_green
21 Apr 16#47
did anyone buy this? i'm looking at getting it.
it looks nicely built with the metal etc. can anyone confirm how it actually performs and whether it looks as good irl as the photos?
i used an infocus m330 for a month or so and was actually surprised at how smoothly it ran. shove a case on it and tell someone its a galaxy note and ur regular joe wouldnt have known the difference (with a launcher on etc)
raulvibes
21 Apr 16#46
Hi Alice
Why do i have to send RMA in china even though i bought it from EU Warehouse.
Did people use the code M560GB if they ordered from China? Takes it down to £75.02($103.99). Does not work in the EU warehouse..
raulvibes
20 Apr 16#44
Hi Alice,
Thank you for quick reply but response that I received is generic script. I have explained every steps taken before jumping this conclusion. Can you please follow this ticket from begin and sort it quickly as possible.
Thank you
RG
Gearbest1
19 Apr 16#43
Dear raulvibes,
Ok. I have got that... i will look into your ticket again. and give you a reply as soon as possible
Best regards,
Alice
raulvibes
19 Apr 16#42
Hi Alice,
Can you looking into my ticket T16041903952. I loving shopping from GB and have been happy buyer till date. I normally dont jump on returning product until i have done my proper homework.
My order no is W1602050456539714
Cheers
superspeedy
18 Apr 16#41
Yeh I agree, anything close to £100 and you should start looking to get a good brand. Specs look good on paper but i dont think i would purchase this, probably has many bugs they need address which they wouldnt even bother doing.Plus this is something you might want for a while not a quick impulse buy and then dash away at your next bin collection. Been looking for a couple for my parents, was of thinking chinese ones but thought might go for a wiley.
I can vouch for this. The specs are misleading, hardly any optimisation is done on them because programmers are expensive to hire.
Once you start getting towards £100 it really doesn't make sense to risk one of these Chinese brands, go for a Vodafone Smart Ultra or a Wileyfox or something.
Sound advice. Teenagers can kill batteries quicker than you'd think is possible. Mainly sending stupid pictures of themselves to each other on Snapchat.
wpj
18 Apr 161#34
Unfortunately, it is a blue one (Mi4c) which looks a bit too much like a 5S, which is the reason for the transparent case (just had to buy more to show off the colour better!). Still, not too cheap at £180, but a fine piece of kit anyway.
Yes, still is an individual (one of the parents was a bit disturbed by her "racy" friends ie, normal youths). Yes, she doesn't go with the crowd, which is good (but I'm glad she has stopped going "anti-blond" and dying her hair black- it was really messing up the bathroom with the stains as well as not looking great).
bellboys
18 Apr 16#33
This phone seems to have several names - the V5, i808. m808. There's a very good review of it on youtube (called V5) by some German dude. He describes the feel as 'premium' and that's after coming to it from an iPhone 6Splus!
plodging
18 Apr 161#32
That web domain is already taken ..unlucky
bellboys
18 Apr 161#31
Too long.
M1sterDeeds
18 Apr 161#30
hmmm, banggood, gearbest, i'm gonna start a company called, cheapestbestgreatesteverythingintheworldandnotdodgywithbettercustomersupportthanBTbuybuybuytodaysalepricescheeseisnice.com
buttonmoonfan
18 Apr 16#29
Yep, that is backed up with this video review. Apparently heating issues have been reported by some users, but this fella didn't encounter them whilst doing his review.
Excluding the few .. It ain't ever going to happen .. Since when do kids yearn to have the latest "cheap" phone ? .. Or anything else for that matter . The " value for money" theory doesn't compute until they have to pay for it themselves .. Coupled with the " taking care of it" approach .. There now that's my sweeping generalisation for today.
bellboys
18 Apr 16#27
Only downside would appear to be the battery doesn't live up to its stamina claims. Incidentally, the discount code quoted at the end of the review (M560GB) knocks 72P off the asking price :laughing:. But still cheaper at Banggood, and by quite a bit if the topcasback comes through...
008
18 Apr 161#26
>>>>>
HEAT!
Brilliant phone for the money and spec!
Superb, no fluff, help you make your mind up review here:
Excellent! Must fill you with pride that your daughter is an individual and not a sheep! It's not like Xiaomis (especially the new metal bodied ones) don't look every bit as nice as iPhones anyway, is it? I welcome the day when a Chinese giant like Xiaomi launch here and the kids pick up on them like they did (bizarrely) with Blackberry. At least the parents wouldn't have to worry about shelling out hundreds on a vastly overpriced fashion accessory. OK, probably won't happen but t'would still be great :stuck_out_tongue:
Editmonster
18 Apr 16#23
Look like a good price for the phone but be careful with Gearbest. It some of the worst customer service I have dealt with. I got a Mlais M4 Note from them. The screen just stopped working one day and I return the product. Did not hear anything from them for a long time.
Then got my phone back which seem to be fixed, Then the issue happen again and I ask for my money back and all they wanted to offer me was 30 dollars. The phone cost 100 Dollars. I spend at least two weeks sending emails and waiting for a long time for replies from customer services and it was always the same rubbish refund. Look for this phone from a UK seller. At least if it break you can return it and get a new one or repair in a week or two. Not the two months I waited for Gearbest to sort it out.
wpj
18 Apr 162#22
My daughter carrys her Xiaomi with pride and has to have a clear case so that every at school can see that it's not an Apple (it's that sort of school to be honest). Same reason she wears her DMs.
wpj
18 Apr 161#21
Do a charge back from your credit card- they can't stop that. Your card then takes the money from Paypal and Paypal take it from them.
tinca
6 Apr 166#6
Your daughter will be using it to phone "Childline"! It's not an Apple, she'll never be able to show her face in public, never mind school, ever again.
plodging to tinca
18 Apr 16#20
So true .. The amount of kids having therapy because they didn't have the latest iPhone is going to to cost the NHS a fortune in years to come . If they didn't have Nike Airmax and something with Superdry Emblazoned on it gawd help us.
bellboys
18 Apr 16#19
On checking, slightly cheaper asking price at Banggood who seem to have a better rep for CS (certainly on here and they did get my Meizu MX4 Pro to me much quicker than any Gearbest order). Plus cashback of 6.3% from TCB (mine paid out VERY quickly and the reviews on TCB suggest I wasn't in the minority)...
Edit: sort of agree about the potential battery life for a childs' expected normal use but iPhones aren't excatly over-endowed in the battery department...
Further edit: according to Kimovil, the screen has a pixel density of 424!! Correct??
Antutu not too shabby at almost 37,000 either!
lukec36
18 Apr 16#18
2450mAh battery on a 1080p screen means your kids would need to charge this about 3 times a day if their use is anything like my kids'.
The Redmi 3 (not note) would probably be the best bet, seems a decent enough device all round but a huge 4100mAh battery on a 720p screen should get even the biggest social media addict through to bedtime, and a Snapdragon processor is always a bonus, albeit at about £25 more than this device.
M1sterDeeds
18 Apr 16#17
What else is there in this price range? Or is this the best.
bellboys
18 Apr 16#16
Made by the people who put together the iPhone for Apple, I believe. Yet another amazingly priced Chinese mobile. Heat added.
komi
9 Apr 16#15
Heat for FHD!!
wayners
7 Apr 16#14
My headphones jack broke on my lg g4 and for £2 and 5mins work was an easy fix to swap part. Doogee spares maybe hard to come buy but have a look because they just pull off board,then new part pushes on
lakshyam
7 Apr 163#12
I got a faulty item and they need me to have a $10 refund. Crazy!!!
Gearbest Reply:
(1)We are able to refund $10 to your GB wallet.
(2)We can resend a new item for you. And you need to pay extra $30 for the resend.
My advise buy from UK not GearBest. Very bad customer service.
Gearbest1 to lakshyam
7 Apr 16#13
Dear lakshyam,
Alice here.
If you are not satisfied with this outcome, please feel free to let me know.
What's your order number ? (you can PM me)
I will check it again and check whether i can apply for a special offer to you
wayners
6 Apr 161#8
Doogee f5 for similar spec or the cheaper doogee x5 pro at £60 is a better buy for me. Both have all the bands. I have bought 2 x5 pro phones for family as presents and would consider the f5 for myself if my current phone died
blackanchorage to wayners
7 Apr 16#11
My duaghter's Doogee X5 Pro seems pretty good, though the headphone socket did fail. I'm still tempted to buy it as a replacement for my Moto G 2nd gen.
GAVINLEWISHUKD
7 Apr 16#10
Dual sim and microsd slot (getting rare these days), Screen will be a LG one that didn't quite make the grade. Made by Foxconn. What is not to like.
If my current phone broke this would defenatly be a contender for a replacement.
finnmaccool
7 Apr 162#9
You must have dainty little lady hands.
tinca
6 Apr 16#7
Import duty and VAT??
uzairfajandar
6 Apr 16#5
scam scam scam
andyroo1303
6 Apr 16#4
How big are your daughters hands......this is a big phone. I would say im a fairly tall man and even a 5 inch phone is a bit awkward at times :smile: !
superspeedy
6 Apr 16#2
It says £80.09 for me....still hot though, im looking for 2 for my parents. But not sure how reliable these phones are.
dataco to superspeedy
6 Apr 16#3
I used google to do the conversion, maybe that offered a more favorable exchange rate.
balu_sw
6 Apr 161#1
Only issue appears to be no support for lte band 20, which is used by O2 and Vodafone... Otherwise, hot
Opening post
Infocus M560 Android 5.1 4G Smartphone 5.2 inch MTK6753 64bit 1.3GHz Octa Core 2GB RAM 16GB ROM 13.0MP + 5.0MP Cameras
Display: 5.2 inch FHD Screen
CPU: MTK6753 64bit Octa Core 1.3GHz
System: Android 5.1
RAM + ROM: 2GB RAM + 16GB ROM. TF card up to 128GB.
Camera: 5.0MP front camera + 13.0MP back camera
Bluetooth: 4.1
SIM Card: Dual SIM dual standby, dual Nano SIM cards
Network:
2G: GSM 850/900/1800/1900MHz
3G: WCDMA 850/900/1900MHz
4G: FDD-LTE 900/1800/2100/2600MHz
>>>>>
No fluff full review here:
http://www.xiaomitoday.com/infocus-m560-review/
- 008
Top comments
Gearbest Reply:
(1)We are able to refund $10 to your GB wallet.
(2)We can resend a new item for you. And you need to pay extra $30 for the resend.
My advise buy from UK not GearBest. Very bad customer service.
Latest comments (53)
Nothing in Gearbest's T&Cs state returns must be made to China. It only mentions shipping is from Shenzen, which if you bought from the EU warehouse, this is not the case anyway.
it looks nicely built with the metal etc. can anyone confirm how it actually performs and whether it looks as good irl as the photos?
i used an infocus m330 for a month or so and was actually surprised at how smoothly it ran. shove a case on it and tell someone its a galaxy note and ur regular joe wouldnt have known the difference (with a launcher on etc)
Why do i have to send RMA in china even though i bought it from EU Warehouse.
cheers
Raulvibes
http://www.gearbest.com/cell-phones/pp_331964.html?wid=3
Did people use the code M560GB if they ordered from China? Takes it down to £75.02($103.99). Does not work in the EU warehouse..
Thank you for quick reply but response that I received is generic script. I have explained every steps taken before jumping this conclusion. Can you please follow this ticket from begin and sort it quickly as possible.
Thank you
RG
Ok. I have got that... i will look into your ticket again. and give you a reply as soon as possible
Best regards,
Alice
Can you looking into my ticket T16041903952. I loving shopping from GB and have been happy buyer till date. I normally dont jump on returning product until i have done my proper homework.
My order no is W1602050456539714
Cheers
http://www.vernee.cc/product/thor/
Once you start getting towards £100 it really doesn't make sense to risk one of these Chinese brands, go for a Vodafone Smart Ultra or a Wileyfox or something.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=RLX2cmjjniI
http://www.gearbest.com/cell-phones/pp_347051.html
Yes, still is an individual (one of the parents was a bit disturbed by her "racy" friends ie, normal youths). Yes, she doesn't go with the crowd, which is good (but I'm glad she has stopped going "anti-blond" and dying her hair black- it was really messing up the bathroom with the stains as well as not looking great).
Worth a watch if you're interested in this phone:
M560 video review
HEAT!
Brilliant phone for the money and spec!
Superb, no fluff, help you make your mind up review here:
http://www.xiaomitoday.com/infocus-m560-review/
Then got my phone back which seem to be fixed, Then the issue happen again and I ask for my money back and all they wanted to offer me was 30 dollars. The phone cost 100 Dollars. I spend at least two weeks sending emails and waiting for a long time for replies from customer services and it was always the same rubbish refund. Look for this phone from a UK seller. At least if it break you can return it and get a new one or repair in a week or two. Not the two months I waited for Gearbest to sort it out.
http://www.banggood.com/InFocus-M560-5_2-inch-FHD-2GB-RAM-16GB-ROM-Metal-MT6753-Octa-core-4G-Smartphone-p-1045877.html?admitad_uid=61ed613085eeb37fe246b5eb971122f3
Edit: sort of agree about the potential battery life for a childs' expected normal use but iPhones aren't excatly over-endowed in the battery department...
Further edit: according to Kimovil, the screen has a pixel density of 424!! Correct??
Antutu not too shabby at almost 37,000 either!
The Redmi 3 (not note) would probably be the best bet, seems a decent enough device all round but a huge 4100mAh battery on a 720p screen should get even the biggest social media addict through to bedtime, and a Snapdragon processor is always a bonus, albeit at about £25 more than this device.
Gearbest Reply:
(1)We are able to refund $10 to your GB wallet.
(2)We can resend a new item for you. And you need to pay extra $30 for the resend.
My advise buy from UK not GearBest. Very bad customer service.
Alice here.
If you are not satisfied with this outcome, please feel free to let me know.
What's your order number ? (you can PM me)
I will check it again and check whether i can apply for a special offer to you
If my current phone broke this would defenatly be a contender for a replacement.