​I knew that merely by going to school

​300 calories

You must have missed the semester that introduced "is"

Just install Nova Launcher or Google Now Launcher - problem solved. Did this with my wife's P8 lite and other than the notifications, it's much like stock Android.

The phone itself is a bargain. She got it for £79 from Vodafone and then unlocked using DC unlocker. Runs quick with the 2GB RAM. No lag at all. Camera is good. Not flagship good, but certainly miles better than gen 1 Moto G she is upgrading from. Way better than all of these cheap import 13MP cameras I've tried.

As for the keyboard problem mentioned above. Install Google Keyboard, again moving closer to stock Android. Absolute bargain for £79 or £89.

Does it come loaded with Vodafone bloatware?

no bloatware

apart from huawei's own iphone copy interface.

no preinstalled facebook or twitter, etc, which is a nice change. at least my p8 came without them.

I have a Moto G 3rd gen, is it worth swapping to this?

Brought this phone on the Vodafone offer and its an great phone. would recommend this phone to anyone

For the money, its an excellent phone. Have seen it criticised for being "laggy" but it does all I want it to do without issue - it makes calls, it receives SMS and with Firefox installed browses the web easily enough. Video playback is fine for me, both from the SD card and via Kodi. How it is for games I don't know as I don't use it for any.

Just bought it on Vofafone for £79 last week and its great phone for the price! Leaving it as a spare one. Works very fast and everything looks like it's an iPhone

Can anyone comment on how good/bad the camera is on this please?

If you after aluminium body go for Huawei P9 you won't regret it

Carphone Warehouse PAYG phones come already unlocked, the only exception I believe are iPhones.

Our phones are unlocked!

Most of the phones we sell aren't locked to a network, including almost all of our SIM free phones. That means you can put any UK SIM card into your phone and enjoy the benefits of whichever UK network you prefer.

cheers op, good price :smile:

whats the battery like compared the moto g?

was waiting for this to go to 89.99 + 10 top up, as it does once every few weeks, but its £10- cheaper than before, will buy it now.

don't forget TCB at £5 too

and yes all CPW phones are unlocked (except Apple) and no bloatware

just ordered one, can confirm TCB tracked at £5.25

is this particular model dual sim?

Thanks OP ordered for my sis.

is there any way to avoid the 10£ top-up?

To answer a couple of the points raised:

Feedback from a family member (who got this on the PAYG upgrade deal) is that
- the keyboard is a bit laggy and prone to intermittent bouts of annoyance (I have a budget Huawei which does similar - must be something to do with their software)
- battery life could be better, but isn't terrible (usually overnight charge sees her through the day with moderate-high screentime).

She was comparing with her previous HTC One and Samsung S4, so primarily these minor issues are easily compensated by the price point for the P8 Lite (which is the reason I suggested it to her).

Given that Xiaomi's MIUI comes in for a fair bit of criticism for being a poor clone of iOS, it's probably worth pointing out that Huawei's EMUI is basically a poor clone of MIUI :smirk:

​apple phones do come unlocked, but apparently lock to the network once you install a sim card, I might be wrong but that's what I have read before

are they defo unlocked ? how to be totally sure before buying online ?

because all apple phones lock to the first network sim card put in them. it is a feature of apple.

I know your link takes you too it. But how did you or does anyone know how you find it as when I look at the Huawei phones there is no Payg suggestions as I want to check the P8 too thanks :wink:

What's the differences between the lite and normal? Cheers in advance for any helpers

How does this compare against Cubot S550 on a current lightning deal at Amazon?

Got one before, walked in and paid cash. cracking bargain should get hot this deal as Vodafone is full of bloat and needs unlocking. loads of Gel cases on ebay http://www.ebay.co.uk/sme/so.html?_sid=2048038&_soffid=5000799100&_ssn=e_cell&_sacat=0&_nkw=p8+lite+gel&_sme=Buy-1-get-1-at-50-off&_seedid=-1&_pgn=4&_skc=144&rt=nc

Be warned, upgrading to MM is a nightmare, and I'm talking about the official upgrade.

had this phone for about four months. Great performance for the money, but the battery has now started to drain much quicker (to the point where im considering a new phone)

Do people prefer this or the Wileyfox Swift for a sub £100 mainstream smartphone?

If bought with a EE sim (which I won't use) is there any bloat? Seems like vodafone one does.

Pronounced "Wah-Wei"

I bought this a few months ago and for the money I think it's a great buy. The camera is excellent, with light use I'm still on 50% battery at the end of the day. Loads of space with 16GB internal memory for apps. Feels good quality and I put Nova Launcher on it (and Swiftkey) to make it much smoother and easier to use. Found the stock keyboard laggy. The screen could do with being brighter in direct sunshine. For light to medium users on a budget it's well worth considering.

excellent phone

​I knew that merely by going to school

Sorry I didn't go school lol

And do they answer "We are Huawei"?

What was the lightning deal price as seems to have ended, now?

Unless you buy SIM free direct from Apple.

As should anyone, but for me this more of a professional obsession.

I've purchased two of these in previous deals and the software can be updated to support dual-sim. The process is well documented online but is only really for people who are confident flashing (multiple) new roms on their phones.

I've found battery life to be good, have replaced the EMUI launcher with Nova and am pretty chuffed for the price. Built in tools for backup and optimisation are good too.

Another NO!

Or from Three - all Apple phones from Three are unlocked and remain unlocked. Just had one for my son and been abroad and used local SIM no problem

You must have missed the semester that introduced "is"

I didn't realize one could major in linguistics without passing "Is It Really Necessary to Draw Attention to Typos 101?".

Ha ha, do you mean this IS more?

I believe that they never lock to three if that it is used first. Not sure if a subsequent SIM would lock it.

Got one yesterday. It's a decent phone for the price. Is it just me or did anyone else have problems putting the sim in? Anyway, nice looking bit of kit, bit slippy in the hand which is a worry but the specs are impressive and they bung in a pair of headphones. Happy days

any recommendations for cases?

I dnt really like android smart phones . But I have to say that the price is awesome on this one

Its not a "feature" there is absolutely zero upside to that.

Now reduced by another £10 at CPW. £79 plus £10 top up. Temped. This or the Wileyfox?

Forgot to say they're unlocked, got my giffgaff sim in.

Activate link on #13 and find out for yourself.

I bought this phone before Christmas last year and its a great phone. It works as it should and is not to big either

just received mine, it looks much nicer than on pics, feels solid in hands, am very happy considering the price.

That says...

"iPhone is unlocked when you buy it SIM free but Apple's software means it locks to the first network you use it with."

and doesn't help me much :disappointed:

I still wonder, why...

Then you are beyond redemption, go to your local pawn brokers and vsee what they can help you with.

I knew that merely by not having simpletons for parents.

anyone knows anything for marshmallow update for this phone cause I haven't got it yet over ota. thanks

cheers SilverBlack yes I am an xda fan but Probably we need to wait for the official ota cause some other countries have got it already like BG, Italy etc.

what size phone provider sim (not for the sd sim) does it take?? as different sites say different, thanks.

has anyone received their order yet, i received a confirmation email on Thursday immediately after ordering and nothing else

normally CPW are quick, not on this occasion

Bought this in store at the weekend, it's an absolutely cracking phone with 2 caveats the first being that it doesn't support otg and there is no option for a guest or additional user if these aren't a deal breaker l would highly recommend it.

LG G3 32 GB 3 GB Rom or P8 lite?

After having this for 7 weeks and using it for about 4 of those, I decided it wasn't for me. Don't get me wrong, it's an unbelievable phone for the price. I just couldn't get used to the Android OS compared to iOS, the size of it at 5" after using an iPhone 4s for years and there were just a few minor irritating things about it like button placement, having to use glitchy 3rd party apps to personalise it, nothing major. I suspect I'd have the same issues with a flagship Android phone like a Samsung S7 I guess?

Anyways, the purpose of this post is to say that I sold the phone in used (albeit immaculate condition) on eBay Sunday just gone for £115, cash on collection and the unused £10 SIM for £7. So after all the maths/fees, I've actually made a profit... :sunglasses: !! Okay only about a tenner but I won't grumble. I'm sure a new sealed one would sell for more than £115. Madness.

I'm getting an iPhone SE 64gb in Space Grey next week as my replacement, can't wait but obviously the £439 price is slightly more eye watering than the staggering cheapness of the P8 Lite.

If you're on the fence about purchasing one, I'd say go for it. Dip your toes and if you like it, great. If not then you can sell it and quite likely make a small profit, well at least while CW are currently selling them for £79 (I paid £89) and the P9 Lite is under wraps...

Ttfn :smiley:

Wow, £89 for a phone that's upgradable to Android 6.0 ...

??? Take it you haven't been reading the comments about upgrading.

A link to the comments you are talking about would be helpful. As I've just bought one that I'm happy with it but now worried if you are suggesting that there should be something I should be aware of.
Thanks in advance for any help you can provide.
All the best.

Yeah is there a problem updating?

Well what a shambles :disappointed:

Ordered last Thursday, ring CS on Monday, no record of my order

Ordered again on Tuesday, ring CS wed, no sign of order

Ordered again today for payment and then store pickup, arrive at store and guess what, no history of order!

Can’t understand what the problem is as have ordered many PAYG phones from CPW with no issues, I had also received conformation emails on all 3 orders

Eventually i purchased from the store, but obviously no cashback for a store purchase, although all 3 orders immediately tracked on topcashback, so will wait and see what happens to them

​Sorry on my phone, so a pain to copy and paste, look at page 3 for my post on subject, I've had this phone for 4 months now, but I'm stuck on 5.0 because the phone will not update using the Huawei software on the phone. There is an official upgrade to MM out there but God it's a midfield to get.

Try :
1. Back up your phone,
2. Do a factory reset,
3. Do the update again ...

I did it on my Honor 7 without any issue. Maybe it will help with the P8 Lite.

​OMG if only that would work,
http://forum.xda-developers.com/p8lite/general/huawei-p8-lite-android-6-0-marshmallow-t3309796

And remember this is to get an official ROM!

I like modding my phones, if I had known about the limits of this phone regarding ROMs I would not have got it, but I can't afford to buy a new one at the moment.

got one of these the last time it was the same price on CPW,

its comes single-sim but can be changed to dual-sim via firmware change,

if you use 'xposed framework' dont buy as it doesnt work with Huawei EMUI 3 without alot of messing about and even then some apps still dont work.

got this for my lad but no sign of the 10 quid o2 credit ? looks nice and doesn't feel cheap. ordered a case and screen protector as my son has managed to break 2 phones in 7 months !!

I got mine sim with topup with the same package

I have had a very similar experience. I ordered two phones separately on the 11th and received an order number for each. Come Friday no sign of either despite the deliveries supposedly being 'next day'. I decided to call support to see what was going on and they told me that the phones had only just come back into stock and that I should expect my first order to be fulfilled on Monday. They could find no evidence of my 2nd order even though I was given an order number. I simply cannot see how this could be possible. How can they generate an order number with the correct details if it is not on their system? On checking my card account I see that £89 has been deducted so I guess that I will get one of the phones but do not have a lot of faith in cpw customer support's suggestion that the 2nd order may appear after the first one has been delivered. I suppose I could order another one if it doesn't but I have a nasty feeling that if I do then by Murphy's luck the missing order will appear magically demanding I have to pay for that phone as well.

I had the 'no record of order' too. Ordered again over the phone and arrived when they said. I just hope I don't end up with two phones! CPW assured me I wouldnt, but we shall see.

really like the P8 lite, but already bent it in my pocket, so be careful with it guys. I have a feeling it's not built to last :/

With all the reports of phones bending it amazes me the number of people that put the phones in pockets do people not read and understand?

​If a phone cannot withstand the loads of being in someone's pocket then it is simply not fit for purpose.

The purpose is to make phone calls etc. not to withstand stupidity.

So where exactly should people be storing their mobile phones safely

I'm sure you can find a suitable location but if not why not try a breast pocket or a hand/man bag.

T shirts hoodies etc don't have breast pockets and not everyone carries a handbag or Man bag. It's not unreasonable tto expect a phone to be able to be OK in a pocket

LOL that looks bloody complicated just to upgrade.
I upgraded my P8 (not Lite) and it was easier than that.
In fact MM had a gmail bug so i downgraded back to 5.1 then upgraded again once it was fixed.
Although these are official roms they are not OTA updates,still no sign of the official MM OTA update for the P8.

Also for those on MM maybe check if the P8 Lite has the hardware to support Doze.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/android/apps-games/app-check-doze-support-t3374265#post66742641

The P8 doesn't.

I can't get the included £10 sim to work with the phone anyone else have this trouble?

​Brest pocket (as someone has already suggested) or front jeans pocket.

I had the same problem with mine, I was using my existing 3 sim and couldn't figure which way was up until I studied the instructions with a magnifying glass (There are small). Once I figured it out it still wasn't recognised, BUT after a restart everything was fine.
Good luck.

If you want to upgrade for Android 6 (P8 Lite Firmware ALE-L21C432B551 single SIM, Android 6.0, EMUI4.0 or P8 Lite Firmware ALE-L21C432B550 dual SIM, Android 6.0, EMUI4.0 ) you can easily from the
http://consumer.huawei.com/hu/mobile-phones/support/downloads/huawei-p8-lite-hu.htm this is the Hungarian Huawei website, and these Firmwares useable for all European Countries.I did one hour ago and everything works well. Note: if your Huawei P8 lite is single sim do not upgrade for dual sim firmware because it will be not working. If you did download the proper firmware extract the WinRar Firmware then double click on the ALE-L21C432B550 or 551 file,then double click on the Software file, then you need to copy the dload file into your Sd-card or your internal storage but prefer to use Sd-card. Final steps go to click Settings in your phone,click Update, click Menu, click Local Update and follow the instructions, or typing the *#*#2846579#*#* click the 4. Software Upgrade then click 1. SDCard Upgrade and finally click the ok . Enjoy(_;) one more thing, the upgraded version will be same English, you do not need to change nothing.

Yeah gave it a reboot and all working now cheers :smiley:

Omg you people are unreasonable.... Has it ever occurred to you that someone might wear clothes that don't have a breast pocket eg a t shirt or hoodie and likewise not everyone wears jeans all the time...second tto the fact have you seen ladies jeans these days the front pockets are often fake and stitched closed and when they are not your be lucky to fit a lip balm in there never mind a 5inch phone.
I can't be bothered arguing this case any more if you people think that's too much to ask for a phone to be sturdy enough to survive being in a pocket that's your opinion

Nice find, now running Marshmallow.I ran it from the the phone storage /sdcard0 as I haven't even had chance to buy extra storage, for anyone else who may wish to try it please bear in mind that the .rar download is 1.52gb and the extracted folder 2.85gb so you will need at least 4.37gb of space before you can delete the. RAR file
.
Thank you very much for posting your find and instructions.

PS Do you know which folder or file should be placed in the root directory in case I need to revert back?

Whilst I accept you not being bothered to argue any more have you not reasoned that it might be you that is unreasonable.

Double click on the ALE-L21C432B550 or 551 file then double click on the HUAWEI
ALE-L21 EMUI4.0+Android6.0 rollback to EMUI3.1+Android 5.0 file( the first file when you open the ALE-L21C432B550 or 551 file ) there is the dload file ,after same steps which I wrote for the upgrade. You will found there as well the Word file ( HUAWEI ALE-L21 EMUI4.0+Android6.0 rollback to EMUI3.1+Android 5.0 Operation instruction) for more information. I hope this will be help.

And, for the simple people amongst us, me included, once again please, but in English this time
:smiley:

My first post was for the upgrade the second for the downgrade ( answer for Sstar1919 ) Thanks for reminding me that my English is so bad, but I am so diligent and I can promise you that i will improve it.

Many other people updated to marshmallow yet? Thoughts or problems yet? Was wondering if this fixed the problem with the BBC Iplayer not working properly.

Good go no,
I wasnt by any stretch of the imagination reminding you about your english. Mine is dreadful!
What i meant was, for the non teccy peeps around here, me included, your explanation was beyond me.
Nothing more than that.
You have my apologies

have you noticed its

https://beta.carphonewarehouse.com/mobiles/pay-as-you-go.html?intcmp=HPBETA_QUICKLINKS_PAYG_180416#!/sort/relevance/tab/upgrade

£75 on the beta site link above

Just clicked the link and its on carphone warehouse for 299 quid... sorry but how do I get it for 79? Thank you.

Price has gone upto £120 with top up now.

what does "TBC" MEAN?

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