**** The Official Chinese Phones Thread ****

OhEsEcks said:
I've soft bricked my phone while trying out a custom ROM. I need to download fastboot recovery to get the images for reflashing to stock. However, the speeds are ****ing awful, or the archive I need fails to download. Can someone go here and try downloading the "Redmi 2 Latest Stable Version Fastboot File Download" file (it's at the very bottom of step 2). Just to confirm that it's ****** server speed / connection and not just me?
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Yep, dog awful speed. 10hrs to go right now, must be server.
 
I don't know if anyone is using it, but there's a custom miui 7 rom for redmi note 2, on xda here.

The blurb is
The ROM offers basic Google services like playstore, keyboard, cloudprint and most frameworks.
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Plus optimisations, and weekly updates. It's all In the link.
This might be my tipping point to buy one.
 
A friend of mine just got the Umi Iron, he's raving about it. Think with the price of it I might just have to leap into the unknown world of Chinese phones. I can't think of a single reason I'd spend 3-4x the price to get something comparable from a more well known manufacture. If it lasts a year It's a bargain.
 
The phone has arrived really pleased with it but they sent a black instead of white version. I'm not that bothered as it looks good in black (well grey).
 
Wtf, it's now saying CHILLY MAZARIN in Paris.

So scanned into Oldbury- GB,
then off to Rosie Paris
Then to Chilly MAZARIN Paris.
Now scanned out of Chilly and in transport to who knows where.
 
PinkFloyd said:
A friend of mine just got the Umi Iron, he's raving about it. Think with the price of it I might just have to leap into the unknown world of Chinese phones. I can't think of a single reason I'd spend 3-4x the price to get something comparable from a more well known manufacture. If it lasts a year It's a bargain.
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Just got it. For the price it's amazing!

Screen is great and the OS is nippy, but annoyingly I will be selling it on... took a chance, but 5.5" devices and me just don't get on, I think 5" is my limit, which sucks as so many of these chinese phones are pretty much all using the same 5.5" screen. :(
 
Yeh I'm not overly convinced on the size either, got a Nexus4 at the moment and still find that feels big for a lot of usage, despite fairly big hands using it one handed can be a faff sometimes.
For the price I'm willing to take that gamble I think. Where you selling yours Krooton? Could be interested if via the MM :)
 
Yeah, if I had been transitioning through larger phones like most people, it would probably be ok, but I have been using an S4 Mini for the past 2 years, and an S2 for a year prior to that, so am VERY used to 4.3" screens, lol.

Had a play with my colleague's Nexus 4, which is a similar size to most 5" devices (even though it has a 4.7" screen) and I think that is about right for me.

Yup, will pop it on the MM when I get home this eve.
 
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