Original Elephone M2 Android 5.1 Smartphone MTK6753 Octa Core 1920 x 1080 3G RAM 32G ROM Mobile Phone 5.5 Inch 13.0MP Cell Phone
Very nice and cheap phone :smiley:
High performance 64-bit Octa-core MTK6753 1.3GHz processor
Android 5.1 operating system to download apps
5.5" multi-point capacitive IPS touch screen with 1920x1080 resolution
Freely take pictures with the powerful cameras (Front: 5.0MP; Rear: 13.0MP) with flashlights, touch focus and auto focus function
Supports Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS and FM radio
Basic Information
Model: Elephone M2
Band
4G: FDD-LTE: Band 1/3/7/8/20 (800/900/1800/2100/2600)
3G: WCDMA: Band 1/5/8 (850/900/2100)
2G: GSM: Band2/3/5/8 (850/900/1800/1900)
Sim Card: Dual SIM card, Dual standby
Card Extend: Support TF card up to 128GB extended
Service Provided: Unlocked
Style: Bar
Color: Black, Golden(Optional)
Material: Metal
Battery: 2600mAh
Earphone Port: 3.5mm
Package List
1 * Cellphone
1 * Card pin
1 * USB cable
1 * Charger
1 * Screen protector
1 * User manual(English)
1 * KKmoon Phone Stand
Amazon price is £142
to here only £82,99 and shipping UK:)
Enjoy!
Top comments
rdwarr
28 May 167#20
In case you're thinking "This is the phone for me but I'm a bit worried about laggy":
Spark
28 May 164#26
Well last year my girlfriend and I got an Elephone each. Within two months one had developed a fault and had to be returned to China at our expense (and it they didn't actually bother to fix it when it got there, they returned it still broken). The other had battery drain and spyware and adware stealth installed on it as part of an official system update and had to be downgraded (a process that could have easily bricked the phone in the wrong hands).
philphil61
28 May 163#11
Whatever you are using to translate - it's not very good
All comments (72)
wayners
28 May 16#1
Would love to have ago with one.
Jonnyblock
28 May 161#2
Google Play installed?
Biomechanika
28 May 16#3
YES Play Store included:)
Jonnyblock
28 May 16#4
I think I might go for it having posted this and being none the wiser:
that here only battery is low but, power bank to change all:) camera and memory for this price amazing!!
Jonnyblock
28 May 16#6
5.3% TCB also?
Bubuka83
28 May 16#7
Battery: 2600mAh, that says it all...
Biomechanika
28 May 16#8
5,5% TCB :smiley:
Jonnyblock
28 May 16#9
Replaceable?
Biomechanika
28 May 161#10
Elephone M2 32GB calculated battery life is
2600 mAh
Hours in standby (approx.)
72 h
Hours of web browsing (approx.)
9 h
Hours of music (approx.)
46 h
Hours of telephone (approx.)
11 h
Hours of video recording (approx.)
2 h
non-removlably
philphil61
28 May 163#11
Whatever you are using to translate - it's not very good
Bubuka83
28 May 16#12
my battery is 3000mAh (lolipop 5.1) and with WiFi ONLY, it lasts about 2days with one charge. Not good in my opinion, would expect with such usage to last 3 days at least, so imagine a smaller battery, octa core processor and higher usage (data etc)....
robertfrancis1975
28 May 16#13
very tempting, has been given some good reviews
robertfrancis1975
28 May 16#14
have seen some good reviews of the M2, only negative is the battery.
Jonnyblock
28 May 16#15
I'm happy to charge every night so no big deal for me.
elrasho
28 May 16#16
Excellent deal have some heat.
Spark
28 May 16#17
No, don't do it seriously. It will be among the worst purchases you ever make.
Monkeybumcheeks
28 May 16#18
Please elaborate.....
Xeijin
28 May 16#19
Guessing there's no chance of this getting Marshmallow (officially or unofficially?)
rdwarr
28 May 167#20
In case you're thinking "This is the phone for me but I'm a bit worried about laggy":
benjieaj
28 May 16#21
Heat added! this is a great deal, paid £125 for this a few months ago on eBay.
The only down sides are the battery, I get a day of medium usage after root with slight modding.
Went from a s4 to lg g3 to this and am sticking with it. Fingerprint lock is especially handy and unlocks instantly.
karl100100
28 May 16#22
why are so many against Chinese phones? am I missing something?
bigpappa
28 May 16#23
I dont think the issue from these chinese phones is the hardware its the software. So you need to find the make that you can readily get the ROM's.
For the price you pay you take the risk of it breaking down and resale value in return for some excellent hardware.
deanwray
28 May 161#24
@karl100100
I have a nexus 6p by Huawei, google seemed to like the Chinese manuf. So not sure where you draw your statement.
Spark
28 May 161#25
Huawei don't count and neither do ZTE. They are reputable manufacturers who just happen to be Chinese. The likes of Elephone are not in the same league.
Spark
28 May 164#26
Well last year my girlfriend and I got an Elephone each. Within two months one had developed a fault and had to be returned to China at our expense (and it they didn't actually bother to fix it when it got there, they returned it still broken). The other had battery drain and spyware and adware stealth installed on it as part of an official system update and had to be downgraded (a process that could have easily bricked the phone in the wrong hands).
v5535
28 May 16#27
Just get Redmi Note Pro 3
marcantony
28 May 16#28
Excellent deal!
definition
28 May 161#29
And will get through customs easily because of tax evady.
CondoRice
28 May 161#30
I don't know how to put this so that it genuinely helps somebody. Not all Chinese phones are bad but it will be difficult to find a less reliable phone than Elephone. These phones are the pits. Don't say you haven't been warned.
SuperHans82
28 May 16#31
What's the camera like on this? Have a £150 budget and would like the best camera possible.
definition
28 May 162#32
Like this one
And the phone is like this.
Actually both these items will be more useful than this phone once it inevitably fails within a short time. Plus they last for ages.
bellboys
28 May 16#33
I have a Meizu MX4 Pro which cost 130 quid net from Banggood (380 quid from Amazon at the moment lol) and that has a superb 20.7mp Sony shooter (I believe the same as used in the Z3). Only 16GB ROM though and no SD card.
OOS at Banggood but can be had for a ridiculously cheap 107 quid off ebay.
leave elephone alone !! great phones, for a few days then they go downhill. I had a P7000. Paid $220. The screen wasn't working in certain places so i messaged the reseller and asked to send it back as i had 2 years warranty. They asked me to record a video of the problem. They then told me to send it back at my expense !!! Not cheap to return as the closest repair center is Germany. They then told me it would be the factories decision on whether to repair it under warranty or not. I asked why that was, as there was no marks on the screen. They said it might have been dropped. They were full of lies.
Good luck to all, but spend your money on a proper phone, ignore the spec, it certainly doesn't run like the spec says
yeahbutitsnotfree to darrenw88
28 May 16#43
You see, around my local are little repair shops that advertise laptop/ phone repairs etc. sometimes they source the parts for you aswel as charge a small price for quick repairs.
littlebignim
28 May 16#36
Unfortunately, not true. Well in my experience, BeTouch 2 I had and was a horrid experience, for me no different to my S4. These chinese phones boast some 'impressive' specs but fail on the software side. And always seem to mislead the actual OS version, mine said 5.1, it was not.
thedon6915
28 May 16#37
Bought one absolutely garbage stopped working after three months avoid
ryouga
28 May 16#38
Wifi drains battery very fast much like 3G, I have 2 different Chinese phones, the 1st when I used as main lasted 10-12 days when I first got it as long as wifi, mobile data and 3G was sturned off and I made no calls and just used it for the odd text message since I only used it for emergencies as had landline or when someone text me.
Its now 2 years old and lasted 7-10 days doing the same but 2 months ago upgraded to a newer Chinese phone, so its gone back to 10-14 days usage if I never use it and just now and again check battery.
My new Chinese phone is 4G but set to 3G, and data and wifi turned off it lasts about 10-14 days, a few times I turned on data to check an email and left it turned on and even at full charge with it on it lasts about 2 or 3 days if I do so.
Apps logically drain battery fast.
So disable wifi, data, 3/4g unless you realy need to
jut351
28 May 16#39
well I moved from HTC to the doogee F5 and I can't sat a bad thing about the Chinese phones. brilliant phone for the money, and everything is working great.... and for 80 quid...
jaydeeuk1
28 May 16#40
Every phone is chinese, isn't it? I think its the seller that people are against. Ali, DX, gearbest, banggood. All utterly sh*t places to order from, unless the item is over £100 and you use a credit card, especially amex.
Saying that, most of these cheap and cheerful chinese brands are crap. Excellent hardware, usually poor, buggy and untested software, plus most have mediatec chips, and most never see another update. Usually safe with huawei, ZTE, xiaomi. I find elephone, kingzone, jiayu, mlais are all brands to walk, sorry, run away from.
assface2000
28 May 16#41
because of laggy.
badheadday
28 May 16#42
My Elephone P7000 has been good in general and the large battery lasts well. But they seem to bring out new models so often and the support for the P7000 started to wane less than six months after release.
darrenw88
28 May 162#44
This is just one of the issues.The phone does as it pleased towards the end. Speaker went distorted. Sometimes i clicked to ring someone and it selected the person above/below
And to all the people who say its crap because the chinese made it, you are wrong. Yes it was made in China by Chinese people. Its the company that is crap. Elephone dont want to know when you email them. They tell you to to reseller.
These phones dont last. Never thought i would say this but it was a relief to get the iphone 5s as a replacement. Runs 10x better than the new elephone
Infiltrator
28 May 16#45
Had my P7000 almost a year now, still working fine, was a gamble buying it ($149) but after the early bugs were sorted it's been stable - guess I'm one of the lucky ones. Tempted by the M3 if the camera gets decent reviews.
yeahbutitsnotfree
28 May 16#46
Everyones experience with chinese phones is different. I started with a jiake (pronounced yay-ki) and recently owned a cubot which lasted me over 2 years and still works. The hd screen and octacore processor was always upto speed with the latest commercial phones. The reason a company is crap usually has a reason too.
My logical thinking is that every company is a certain step of the ladder and companies with a big capital to invest usually come out top. A giant like Apple for e.g has the money to make one chinese company source a good camera and make one company source a good touchscreen and another to source a good battery. The smaller companies will always have to make do with what they have but will hardly ever be recognized for it. It's just a shame that these companies that make the mainstream never ever or hardly ever mention their source for each component but rather make out the new iphone has this this and this. The chinese company is still not mentioned or recognized. In these circumstances you must decide which you choose. A phone blatently over priced or a one that is underpriced but is upto par with most components it offers. There is a balance required between both and that somehow has to do with corporate greed as with most problems in society.
youchoose
28 May 16#47
If this is coming from China via Ali express there will be 20% duty plus a collection fee of around £8.50. Just be aware :smiley:
polly69
28 May 16#48
I bought 2 elephone p8000s at launch about a year ago one for me and one for my daughter and both are still working perfectly i have a SGS6 edge so mines a backup but their was a time i used it all the time i even took it on holiday and it was great watched videos all the way back on the plane for 4.5 hours and still had 40% battery i no its a different model but the p8000 did very well loads bought them off here. My daughter loves hers so much she bought the p9000 last week off ebay from a UK seller, i also bought a elephone W2 smartwatch and loved it, it looked really smart but after just 4 weeks it stopped working the one button to track sleep or steps wouldn't register. This is a great price and is the same specs as the p8000 just a much smaller battery but if you buy this take it as a risk as if it breaks its a throw away and you loose your money but if you get a good one youve scored a cracking cheep phone.
I'm just about to sell my year old Elephone P7000, its been a good phone, but the battery only just about lasted a day.
I've recently replaced it with a Ulefone Power which blows it away in every respect, screen is better, faster, and the battery has lasted 3 days with heavy use. Outstanding phone for £110 from Banggood, highly recommended :wink:
dezontk
29 May 16#53
Ali Express are seriously terrible when you need to resolve issues, I mean pure dodgey. Good luck.
Spark
29 May 161#54
No. Most phones that people buy here are either American or Korean.
Reebok Ron
29 May 16#55
Of these sellers such as Banggood and Ali express etc., are there any that have good after sale support?
And is there a website that tells you how long a particular phone will last under normal usage (I want to go for one that has excellent battery life when watching videos)?
phox
29 May 16#56
Cold, this is the going rate for them on AliExpress, and blatant self-promotion from the seller
cmcd69
29 May 16#57
cheers... ordered one. this will be grand job for Oneplus2 to Oneplus3 interim :smile:
amyp88
29 May 16#58
Say what?
icavak
30 May 16#59
Thinking of getting an Ulephone Power - definitely recommend it?
definition
30 May 16#60
Don't you mean, pure Doogee? :smiley:
definition
30 May 161#61
lol
VeedubyaGTi
30 May 16#62
Definitely recommended, unbelievable value for money :wink:
mudlover
31 May 161#63
Thanks, ordered. Anyone know if a gel bump case comes in the box? If not any recommendations for case from a UK supplier*, anything except those side opening wallets that flap in your face! Thanks.
*Don't want to wait a month or more for a case
VeedubyaGTi
1 Jun 161#64
Mine came with a decent gel case in the box. It also came fitted with a plastic screen cover, and a tempered glass version in the box. I took off the plastic one on the phone, as it offers no protection to the screen, but when I fitted the glass one, it did`nt seal properly around the edge, and has an odd blue tinge to it?! I`ve left it on for now, but have had to order another one.
mudlover
1 Jun 16#65
Many thanks.
PeteBest
8 Jun 16#66
Just got one of these, anyone else having issues with poor signal strength? Get 1-2 bars on my Huawei P8, but can't even register properly on the 3 network inside the house with the M2.
All OTA updates have been done, might try another ROM before I send it back, just wanted to check to see if it's a common thing
rmantech
10 Jun 16#67
Does it have malware?
PeteBest
10 Jun 16#68
Not noticed any malware, but mine is going back anyway. -6dBm difference on U2100 network compared to my old phone, no wonder I struggled to get a signal with 50% less RSL. So will get to test the Alixpress returns service, this may be fun...
PeteBest
15 Jun 161#69
Still trying to return this device, seller isn't exactly co-operating and the "Easy Return" service on provided on domestic deliveries isn't helping. Maybe I've just got unlucky, but I'd advise to avoid this seller
kristylou51
29 Nov 16#70
silly question (maybe) but can i use any sim with this?
kristylou51
29 Nov 16#71
silly question (maybe) but can you use any sim with this phone?
ZaGaZ
30 Mar 17#72
i would take 2 days with any modern smartphone :smile:
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Opening post
Very nice and cheap phone :smiley:
High performance 64-bit Octa-core MTK6753 1.3GHz processor
Android 5.1 operating system to download apps
5.5" multi-point capacitive IPS touch screen with 1920x1080 resolution
Freely take pictures with the powerful cameras (Front: 5.0MP; Rear: 13.0MP) with flashlights, touch focus and auto focus function
Supports Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS and FM radio
Basic Information
Model: Elephone M2
Band
4G: FDD-LTE: Band 1/3/7/8/20 (800/900/1800/2100/2600)
3G: WCDMA: Band 1/5/8 (850/900/2100)
2G: GSM: Band2/3/5/8 (850/900/1800/1900)
Sim Card: Dual SIM card, Dual standby
Card Extend: Support TF card up to 128GB extended
Service Provided: Unlocked
Style: Bar
Color: Black, Golden(Optional)
Material: Metal
Battery: 2600mAh
Earphone Port: 3.5mm
System
OS: Android 5.1
CPU: MTK6753 Octa Core
ROM: 32GB
RAM: 3GB
Screen
Display Size: 5.5 Inch
Type: Capacitive touch screen
Resolution: 1920*1080 pixels
Screen: FHD
Data Transfer & Connectivity
Data Transfer: USB / Bluetooth
Mobile Internet: WAP / WIFI
Bluetooth: 4.0
Other Information
Product Size: Approx. 15.5 * 7.7 * 0.735cm / 6.1 * 3.03 * 0.3in
Product Weight: Approx. 166g / 5.85oz (Including Battery)
Package Size: Approx. 18 * 9.5 * 6.6cm / 7.1 * 3.7 * 2.6in
Package Weight: Approx. 400g / 14.1oz
Package List
1 * Cellphone
1 * Card pin
1 * USB cable
1 * Charger
1 * Screen protector
1 * User manual(English)
1 * KKmoon Phone Stand
Amazon price is £142
to here only £82,99 and shipping UK:)
Enjoy!
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All comments (72)
http://www.hotukdeals.com/ask/which-mobile-phone-should-buy-2453617?p=28080989
2600 mAh
Hours in standby (approx.)
72 h
Hours of web browsing (approx.)
9 h
Hours of music (approx.)
46 h
Hours of telephone (approx.)
11 h
Hours of video recording (approx.)
2 h
non-removlably
The only down sides are the battery, I get a day of medium usage after root with slight modding.
Went from a s4 to lg g3 to this and am sticking with it. Fingerprint lock is especially handy and unlocks instantly.
For the price you pay you take the risk of it breaking down and resale value in return for some excellent hardware.
I have a nexus 6p by Huawei, google seemed to like the Chinese manuf. So not sure where you draw your statement.
And the phone is like this.
Actually both these items will be more useful than this phone once it inevitably fails within a short time. Plus they last for ages.
OOS at Banggood but can be had for a ridiculously cheap 107 quid off ebay.
http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/meizu-mx4-pro-4g-lte-5-5-inch-16gb-139-13-banggood-2k-qhd-lte-no-800mhz-16gb-storage-2372988
Good luck to all, but spend your money on a proper phone, ignore the spec, it certainly doesn't run like the spec says
Its now 2 years old and lasted 7-10 days doing the same but 2 months ago upgraded to a newer Chinese phone, so its gone back to 10-14 days usage if I never use it and just now and again check battery.
My new Chinese phone is 4G but set to 3G, and data and wifi turned off it lasts about 10-14 days, a few times I turned on data to check an email and left it turned on and even at full charge with it on it lasts about 2 or 3 days if I do so.
Apps logically drain battery fast.
So disable wifi, data, 3/4g unless you realy need to
Saying that, most of these cheap and cheerful chinese brands are crap. Excellent hardware, usually poor, buggy and untested software, plus most have mediatec chips, and most never see another update. Usually safe with huawei, ZTE, xiaomi. I find elephone, kingzone, jiayu, mlais are all brands to walk, sorry, run away from.
And to all the people who say its crap because the chinese made it, you are wrong. Yes it was made in China by Chinese people. Its the company that is crap. Elephone dont want to know when you email them. They tell you to to reseller.
These phones dont last. Never thought i would say this but it was a relief to get the iphone 5s as a replacement. Runs 10x better than the new elephone
My logical thinking is that every company is a certain step of the ladder and companies with a big capital to invest usually come out top. A giant like Apple for e.g has the money to make one chinese company source a good camera and make one company source a good touchscreen and another to source a good battery. The smaller companies will always have to make do with what they have but will hardly ever be recognized for it. It's just a shame that these companies that make the mainstream never ever or hardly ever mention their source for each component but rather make out the new iphone has this this and this. The chinese company is still not mentioned or recognized. In these circumstances you must decide which you choose. A phone blatently over priced or a one that is underpriced but is upto par with most components it offers. There is a balance required between both and that somehow has to do with corporate greed as with most problems in society.
Example, this one: http://www.banggood.com/UMI-Super-5_5-inch-Fingerprint-4GB-RAM-32GB-ROM-Helio-P10-MT6755-Octa-core-4G-Smartphone-p-1054938.html
I've recently replaced it with a Ulefone Power which blows it away in every respect, screen is better, faster, and the battery has lasted 3 days with heavy use. Outstanding phone for £110 from Banggood, highly recommended :wink:
And is there a website that tells you how long a particular phone will last under normal usage (I want to go for one that has excellent battery life when watching videos)?
*Don't want to wait a month or more for a case
All OTA updates have been done, might try another ROM before I send it back, just wanted to check to see if it's a common thing