Received mine today. Its pretty decent but definitely has bezels. Not sure how to change the launcher on it as it behaves like an iphone in its default state
EDD
11 Aug 17#49
Ordered mine July 10th on pre order, shipped August 4th and delivered this morning. Very good free delivery service. Phone looks very good also.
aceshigh to EDD
13 Aug 17#51
What shipping method did you use?
EDD to aceshigh
18 Aug 17#54
Standard free shipping. I didn't actually specify what I wanted, left it to them.
thelatics
16 Aug 17#53
Finally had my delivery message, Netherlands express? No idea why that is what they use, but if it avoids import duties I'll be happy.
mynameisjon
14 Aug 17#52
I've asked for a refund, hopefully I get my money back into my PayPal soon so I can buy an alternative (probably xiaomi) from a more reputable retailer (probably aliexpress)
brenglo
11 Aug 17#50
Do these phones receive the Google updates
aceshigh
8 Aug 17#46
I've had a despatch email for my order
misterbigalow to aceshigh
9 Aug 17#47
When did you order? I ordered July 16th and I'm still waiting.
aceshigh to misterbigalow
9 Aug 17#48
Ordered on 13th July
Bhooska96
6 Aug 17#45
Sorry, someone posted a link for the Doogee Mix on Amazon.de, which looks identical. The post was then deleted and so I looked like a mad b*stard.
If it helps, I ordered the Doogee Mix, but it received three 1 star reviews the day I was meant to get it. Delivery then attempted and could not be attempted again for a week, which seemed very odd.
I cancelled and went for a Xiaomi Mi Max 2 from eBay at a shade over £200.
Sorry to get your hopes up.
Bhooska96
31 Jul 17#43
That sounds like a much better deal.
720p screen so longer battery life, 6bg ram and with Amazon's customer services if anything were to go wrong.
I have cancelled my order through Gearbest as well and opted for this. All in all, came to £190 delivered in 2-3 days, as I inexplicably had some vouchers to use on Amazon.de.
Ta very much
tomcoker to Bhooska96
4 Aug 17#44
Sorry new to this site and have a question about your comment. What seems like a better deal and where do you go to get Amazon customer services? Would feel much more comfortable making a purchase with Amazon customer services
mfactor
31 Jul 17#42
Any thoughts on the Bluboo S8 5.7'' Dual Rear Cameras Android 7.0 3GB RAM 32GB ROM MTK6750T Octa-Core 4G, just got a email offer of 50% off , so £58
So what's your thoughts on the phone? They still don't have stock
Tweedie
23 Jul 17#39
Just had an email from gearbest offering a white version for the same price, so if anyone missed it, maybe worth check junk email
Glynevans101
23 Jul 17#36
I ordered on 28th of June and it arrived two and a half weeks later
Tweedie to Glynevans101
23 Jul 17#38
What is the photo and camera like? Any chance of a sample?
realdeals
23 Jul 17#37
Google services is spyware it know everything you do, everywhere you go and who you talked about it to, with whom you did it with. That a bigger heads up.
pintxo_21
23 Jul 17#34
£123.56 for me.
Tweedie to pintxo_21
23 Jul 17#35
Hmm, just noticed email only price.
mysticus
23 Jul 17#33
price 200$ so no more discount, probably pre sale at limited amounts...
Tweedie
23 Jul 17#32
Says 33 prices left at 150 dollars and time of remaining is 0:00. When add to basket, price is 200 dollars. Tried different device and browser.
Tweedie
23 Jul 17#30
I think flash sale is over now. At full price. Expire?
pintxo_21 to Tweedie
23 Jul 17#31
I do not think so, still showing at £123.56 for me.
alsat1
23 Jul 17#29
On that video posted above
is not a Real phone, time on screen not changing. Same time 8:16 is on the papers in the box if you watch carefully this video. Also I spotted on the back of that fake phone logo s2 not s1 in this video, guy cover it quckly with his thumb. There is a unboxing video on YouTube with Real phone.
Ordered mine about 10 days ago :thumbsup: I dont expect miracle, but for that price cant be bad.
Yeah saw that, but I think the phone is one of those fake ones with no screen but just a picture on it.
hcc27 to topup
23 Jul 17#27
The guy says it has 6GB Ram but the spec lists 4.
Tweedie to hcc27
23 Jul 17#28
I wouldn't be surprise if there is a 6/128mb version in the pipeline which is what that guy is referring to, but this deal is the 4/64 version.
iRomek
23 Jul 17#19
can't see if it has a headphone jack???
ahotukdeal to iRomek
23 Jul 17#24
one revirew says there isn't
hysun
22 Jul 17#1
Don't believe in the picture on the website actual product will have bezels
ahotukdeal to hysun
23 Jul 17#23
Looking at video on their page yes there is a bezel but no worse than other phones of this spec
Glynevans101
23 Jul 17#20
I actually received mine about a week ago, I got on them through customer service and I guess they thought one less uppity brit to deal with was worth the hassle! If it's any consolation it's very good I think you'll like it!
Tweedie to Glynevans101
23 Jul 17#22
What's the camera + video like? I am desperate to know! Any chance of a couple of samples? Pleeeeeeaaase!
ganon
23 Jul 17#21
When did you order and how long did it take to ship to you?
ssjinzo
22 Jul 17#14
Just a heads up watch out for spyware
thekanester to ssjinzo
22 Jul 17#15
Do you know it to have spyware, or are you speculating that it may have spyware?
jaydeeuk1 to thekanester
22 Jul 17#18
No, he's saying you should check for spyware. Not just running some anti malware software (which won't pick baked in stuff up or disable it), but look at services running, check firewall logs for outgoing connections from your phone's IP, reverse look up addresses etc. Most people don't know how to do that hence phones from gearbest, banggood and even Amazon fulfilled can be riddled. I had a jiayu S3, friend had some kingphone or something, both were phoning home to China.
pintxo_21
22 Jul 17#6
It does not have NFC I believe
carsick77 to pintxo_21
22 Jul 17#17
I don't think it matters as Android Pay etc don't normally work on these Chinese phones - at least none that I have seen
jaydeeuk1
22 Jul 17#12
Bluboo. Haha Cold.
baldude to jaydeeuk1
22 Jul 17#16
Why? I got Bluboo XTouch bought from here for £100 nearly 2 years ago and still going strong. It was dropped on concrete floor twice and regularly use as sat nav in my car without data and works like a charm.... Build quality wise I highly recommend bluboo. Cannot be said the same about camera quality though.
litwoojczyznomoj
22 Jul 17#13
Xiaomi mi5 has ois. I'm happy with the picture +video quality.
robertfrancis1975
22 Jul 17#11
I was tempted by the Zenphone 3 deal.
crusaderrabbituk
22 Jul 17#3
It will be a loooong wait, as i ordered 1 over 2 weeks ago and still waiting for dispatch. I've contacted gearbest and no reply. Usually gearbest delivery ia good, bit this phone supplier is a pisstake. I got the similar doogee mix from ali express and will say ot doea actually have a bezel, slim bit ita there, not ybe way they describe it.
noirnaranja to crusaderrabbituk
22 Jul 17#10
And did you type this on the Doogee Mix? If so not sure the keyboard is that great.
Joking aside this is exceptional value for money based on the spec but I expect it will be compromised somewhat, probably terrible camera, poor battery life and slightly iffy build quality.
asl3312
22 Jul 17#9
Contact Customer Services and tell them you wish to cancel. I did this and the Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 I ordered went from being on 5 - 10 days back order (their words) to being packed and shipped within 24hrs. I did actually want to cancel though tbh and I have got 2 identical phones on their way from Gearbest and BangGood respectively! :astonished:
ganon
22 Jul 17#8
I ordered the vernee mars pro 2 weeks ago and it was supposed to ship today but the date has been changing everyday and now 3rd August. You can contact gearbest with livechat
robertfrancis1975
22 Jul 17#7
Any of these Chinese smartphones have good cameras? Most don't have Optical Image Stabilization. My 4 year old LG G2 does.
pintxo_21
22 Jul 17#5
Ships between Aug 9 - Aug 14
EDD
22 Jul 17#4
On presale only until the end of this month.
IRONM4N_UK
22 Jul 17#2
So this has 800, 900, 1800, 2100 and 2600 so all bands for all UK networks?
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Bluetooth: BT4.0
GPS: GPS / A-GPS / GLONASS
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If it helps, I ordered the Doogee Mix, but it received three 1 star reviews the day I was meant to get it. Delivery then attempted and could not be attempted again for a week, which seemed very odd.
I cancelled and went for a Xiaomi Mi Max 2 from eBay at a shade over £200.
Sorry to get your hopes up.
720p screen so longer battery life, 6bg ram and with Amazon's customer services if anything were to go wrong.
I have cancelled my order through Gearbest as well and opted for this. All in all, came to £190 delivered in 2-3 days, as I inexplicably had some vouchers to use on Amazon.de.
Ta very much
banggood.com/Blu…010
They still don't have stock
That a bigger heads up.
Ordered mine about 10 days ago :thumbsup:
I dont expect miracle, but for that price cant be bad.
youtube.com/wat…nIw
Cold.
Cannot be said the same about camera quality though.
Joking aside this is exceptional value for money based on the spec but I expect it will be compromised somewhat, probably terrible camera, poor battery life and slightly iffy build quality.