You are clueless fella.

And to think you actually posted this deal just days ago :stuck_out_tongue:

Previous thread about this phone: http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/infocus-m560-4g-smartphone-78-gearbest-2426641

Review: http://www.xiaomitoday.com/infocus-m560-review/
Video review: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UFH7r32CIR0
Another video review: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RLX2cmjjniI
Unboxing/hands on: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iStQijaSMYg

Code Edinm6 applied in Basket (Code only works with 16GB, Chinese option):

From Gearbest email:




Dimensions 147 x 73 x 7.5 mm (L x W x D)
Weight 158g
Languages Afrikaans, Bahasa Indonesia, Bahasa melayu, Dansk, German, English, Spanish, French, Italian, Magyar, Dutch, Polish, Portuguese, Vietnamese, Turkish, Greek, Russian, Hebrew, Arab, Thai, Korean, Chinese (simp), Chinese (trad), Japanese
Colors Silver or Champagne
SIM type 2x (4G/WCDMA/ GSM) SIM card slot – 2x Nano SIM
Operating System Android 5.1
Chipset MTK6753
CPU 64Bit Octa Core 1.3GHz
GPU Mali-T720
Display size 5.2 Inch
Display resolution FHD 1920×1080
Multi-touch Support 10 Point
RAM 2GB
Internal storage 16GB
External storage Support up to 128GB MicroSD card
Front camera 5 Megapixe
Rear camera 13 Megapixel Rear Camera
Flash LED Flash
Network 2G: GSM 850/900/1800/1900MHz, 3G: WCDMA 850/900/1900/2100MHz; TD-SCDMA:B34/B39, 4G: FDD B1/B3/B7/B8/B28; TDD B38/B39/B40/B41
WLAN Wi-Fi: 802.11 b/g/n
Bluetooth Bluetooth 4.1
GPS yes
USB Micro USB
Audio 3.5mm Audio Jack
Battery 2450mAh Removable Battery
Continuous Usage Time: About 4 to 5 Hours
Battery Standby: About 72 Hour
Sensors Proximity, Accelerometer, Gravity, Gyroscope, Light, Linear acceleration

EU Warehouse option available £78.63
though code doesn't work. http://www.gearbest.com/cell-phones/pp_331964.html?wid=3

32GB version (Rose Gold) is £82.89
http://www.gearbest.com/cell-phones/pp_347051.html (code doesn't work with this option)

A rather generic Chinese phone but not bad for the price

Battery Capacity (mAh): 2450mAh
Battery Type: Non-removable

never used mtk CPU before, is it good?

Not too bad spec for the price, 4G won't work on O2, giffgaff etc

good spec for the price though i wouldnt be too optimistic of the durability and after sales support.

bee eyeing this up for the past 3 days. soooo tempted it looks a very nice design.
ive use an infocus before briefly and was actually very smooth

The screen has 424ppi IIRC. Great spec for the price.

The previous thread (mentioned on Post #1) was just over 2 weeks ago - the code makes it a cheaper price. http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/infocus-m560-4g-smartphone-78-gearbest-2426641 (the price then was £78).

The promo code was via a Gearbest email received yesterday.

FHD - Great price with extended TF card too and metal body

I actually edited my post when I saw your link to the earlier thread.

No bother :smiley: Personally, if I was in the market for this phone I'd go for the 32GB. A few sites say the battery is removable, some say it's not (hate unremovable batteries so that would be a dealbreaker)!

why is hukd flooded with these cheap phones
not really a deal as these are going to break within a few months of use
rather buy a branded phone with better software that this generic non branded nonsense here

nope
just analysing your deals like what hukd is about

LOOOL never heard of infocus :laughing:

And to think you actually posted this deal just days ago :stuck_out_tongue:

LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL
yh my mind changed recently

Phone is rootable http://forum.xda-developers.com/elephone-p7000/development/rom-t3355842/post66400449#post66400449 though I'm trying to find more detailed discussion of this.

​Lol, Google the name and you will see they are in the projector business, didn't know they were in the smartphone business.

​they are crap at projectors too. The irony of an 'Infocus' projector when theres broke all the time is amusing.

To be fair, the reviews I've seen for this phone have been decent, some even calling it one of the best $100 Chinese phones available. The battery life is the main issue, though.

ordered! ^_^ hope its as good as it looks.
as I said i used an infocus briefly before (for about a month) sold it on as was 5.5 inch screen too big. I did a lot of reading prior to getting it as had never heard of the brand and was a bit anxious but it actually ran smoothly. I popped a launcher on it and it was as good as. If i'd put a case on it and asked an average joe to use that and a galaxy note they probably wouldnt have known the difference. Camera wasn't dire either.
Fingers crossed this on doesn't disappoint.

would love to hear anyone else who has ordered or who has it.

Non-removable battery and it does have Band 20 4G LTE. Good luck trying to find a fitted case.

now i'm concerned it has malicious spyware etc.
....
-_-

Can't see any mention of this with Infocus - I know there were concerns about Lenovo a few years ago? Have you got an article/forum thread link?

Can we just post a link to Gear Best so HUKD can get even more revenue from them? It's China, no VAT (tax evasion/fraud), no warranty to write about, it's a risk.

So I cant use this phone with an o2 sim card then?

It doesn't, according to this reviewer https://youtu.be/RLX2cmjjniI?t=947 (at 15:47).
You can, you just won't get LTE (4G) speeds. http://www.4g.co.uk/4g-frequencies-uk-need-know/
There are a total of 5 different frequencies used in the UK used by the mobile networks to deliver their 2G, 3G and 4G mobile services.
800MHz (Band 20)
900MHz (Band 8 )
1800MHz (Band 3)
2100MHz (Band 1)
2600MHz (Band 7)

It's fairly clear that they are jealous you're getting heat for a good deal whereas their deal was slammed cold. 'Analysing your deals' on HUKD seems to mean voting cold on anything that competes with their deal and criticising if they didn't spot it first, happens in all threads.

I don't think he means the manufacturer, they tend to be pretty reputable. It's more that he is worried the seller will flash the phone with dodgy firmware or install spyware before shipping, which is a very real risk depending who you buy from.

I do remember the Infocus projectors I saw didn't look too bad but they did seem to break too easily after not much use.

​the older ones internal transformers used to go a lot. they were fugly too lol

There was some strange shizzles going on in the Gearbest threads last night (maybe related to the weird comments I was getting on my threads?). I have only ever bought Chinese electronics/tat from DX or ebay but of course we have to be cautious when buying from these sites.

Rest assured if Gearbest/Banggood etc mess me around, I'll be such a pain in the behind they'll be glad to give me my refund back! :stuck_out_tongue:

wont use these again after they ripped me off £140!! brought phone was faulty asked to return so did at a cost of £20 shipping and they didnt give refund not happy :-(

Can't quote the offending post, but the mt6753 chip is the big brother to the mt6735 and does have WorldMode 4G LTE including band 20

pity some of these Chinese phones are not on gsmarena, as the main thing i always want to know about these phones is whether it has NFC?

Saw that question asked a few times on reviews, apparently it doesn't :disappointed:

NFC isn't supported by the Mediatek chips that most of the cheapo Chinese phones use. Mediatek have their own implementation called Hotknot but it's not compatible. NFC isn't widely used in China I believe.

The EU Warehouse 16GB version is out of stock now, unfortunately http://www.gearbest.com/cell-phones/pp_331964.html?wid=3

32GB (China) is still available http://www.gearbest.com/cell-phones/pp_347051.html
Looks like the promo prices run out in 2 days.

thanks for your response...pity it doesnt though :disappointed:

Very interesting, now i know to look first if the phone has a Mediatek chip and will then know straight away it doesnt have NFC...thank you for this info :smiley:

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 :/

If you're worried about the possibility of a dodgy third party rom you can try to flash a stock rom direct from the manufacturer, that way you're getting the phone exactly as it came from the factory. People post stock roms on forums or blogs, but if you're paranoid you should only download from the manufacturers own website, although you'll probably have to break out google translate. There may also be community roms for the more popular phones, take a look on xda-developers for example.

A stock rom probably won't have the play store or any google services and may have pre-installed China specific apps. Some manufacturers market their phones outside China in which case they are more likely to offer a 'global' or 'international' rom with the Chinese apps removed and probably google play store installed.

I don't know much about Infocus phones but it looks like they retail them in India so presumably they have stock roms without the Chinese stuff for that market.

The link via xdadevelopers (from Post #24) has an Infocus Android 5.1.1 ROM link.

Just under 4 hours left for this phone :smiley:

recieved mines today from this ebay seller http://www.ebay.co.uk/usr/iampioneer?_trksid=p2047675.l2559
have it charging now before i boot up and play around.
going to run full scans.
box was unsealed (not impressed) though they could explain this due to removing the eu charger and putting in a uk one but is that a reason or excuse.
will try testing for spyware/malware best I can - malware bytes, 360 security - can anyone recommend any other security apps I can try

Running Avast and Malwarebytes scans should be fine. I keep CCleaner on my phone like I do on my PCs/tablets though some prefer Clean Master, but as far as I know they both do the same thing.

malwarebytes came back clean :O
downloading others now.
did you order this phone? first impressions of build & desing = very nice. so hoping its clean lol

No, but I'm in the market for one for mum soon - as I said on Ask, she hates her Blade L2's battery life, so I will get her one for Xmas. Bit soon at the moment :smiley:

Hope you're happy with the Infocus :smiley:

Strange, there was a timer on this price earlier on - now it seems to have reverted back to another 24 hours! Weird! The promo code still works.

​Talking rubbish I'm afraid, u have no idea just how good these phones are these days.

Out of interest little_green, which network are you using?

This is what confuses me about Chinese phones. I'm on GiffGaff (I know they piggyback on O2's networks so I assume they're the same frequencies). Mum is with Talktalk Mobile who "currently uses Vodafone, but it will soon be switching to O2 as part of a new multi-year deal."

updated:


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.

Not sure, Pandora's Box is on the Google Play store and I don't see anything unusual going on, judging by the reviews. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.sugart.pandorasbox&hl=en

I remember the story about Pandora (music app) years ago, which had privacy concerns but I'm guessing that's a different developer. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1373692/Pandoras-box-Smartphone-app-developers-federal-investigation-sharing-YOUR-information.html

Fraudulent Messenger (?) no idea! Sorry I'm not much help.

If you're really worried, maybe an Ask thread or posting on Android Central might reassure you. They're a helpful bunch on there. http://forums.androidcentral.com/

Yeah but the actual app from the play market isn't what's installed as it doesn't show in my app tray it point showed under settings - all apps and shows can't be installed or disabled in any way

Looks like the price for the 16GB has went down again, the Flash Sale price now is £74.04, but with code Edinm6 it comes down to £71.20.

The price £71 is not for EU warehouse. It comes from China and you have to wait 4 or more weeks.

honestly i wouldnt buy this i'm having nothing but problems.
even after rooting the device I cannot get rid of this strange "pandora's box services" i can freeze it using titanium backup pro but it automatically defrosts on restarting the device, it seems it deeply embedded in the software of the phone, basically its baked into the software.
No way to get rid of it.
i bought mines of ebay uk stock but apparently chinese seller and they wont accept return ssay their engineer will talk with me.

I did update this thread a while ago to say the EU Warehouse option is out of stock.