The Official Chinese Phones Thread

"andy" · 30 Dec 2015 at 00:45

what about the mi4 though ? the non i

it has a faster cpu , is made of better material , far far better rom support.

obviously the C is faster still but stuck with miui for now

one thing confusing about xiaomi is the amount of phones and different names ! youd think the i would mean it was an upgrade but nope that just means india

AndyCr15 · 30 Dec 2015 at 23:00

I can't lie, this LeTV Le 1s feels like a great device.

I'll do the Redmi Note 3 review tomorrow, then move over to this. I'll try and do some comparison video's too.

AndyCr15 · 31 Dec 2015 at 12:25

Video comparison...

ChroniC · 31 Dec 2015 at 13:02

What is the chinese equivilent of a gs4/5? Phones broken and considering picking up something cheap of a similar spec, since I am on a sim only.

edit/// should have read a few post up shouldn't I. Seems this Redmi note 3 is a good option.

krooton · 31 Dec 2015 at 13:05

Even though the Redmi does better low-light visibility, it's at the cost of motion/fps, so LeTV is the winner there imo, even though it's low-light videos are darker, those can always be touched up in post-production, lost frames cannot be created.

AndyCr15 · 31 Dec 2015 at 13:16

ChroniC said:
edit/// should have read a few post up shouldn't I. Seems this Redmi note 3 is a good option.

Although I've not used the LeTV Le 1s properly yet, I would hold off on ordering a Redmi Note 3. I'm thinking at the minute the 1s might be the better device at pretty much the same price (a few £££ cheaper for me).

loltim · 31 Dec 2015 at 13:21

andy can you include some GPS tests with these MTK equipped handsets?

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.eclipsim.gpsstatus2&hl=en_GB

ChroniC · 31 Dec 2015 at 13:24

Ok, i'll have a look at that too.
I've read these don't work on some gsm bands. Will this work on a 3g connection? I don't have 4g.

AndyCr15 · 31 Dec 2015 at 15:03

loltim said:
andy can you include some GPS tests with these MTK equipped handsets?

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.eclipsim.gpsstatus2&hl=en_GB

Will hopefully be recording Redmi Note 3 vs LeTV Le 1s this afternoon/evening which always includes a GPS test.

ChroniC said:
I've read these don't work on some gsm bands. Will this work on a 3g connection? I don't have 4g.

I'm on EE and got 4G no problems on the Redmi Note 3. I've not put a SIM in the LeTV yet.

Mobius 1 · 31 Dec 2015 at 16:14

Just got the honor 7 in the post today. Fantastic build quality. And fantastic bit of kit. Especially for the price it is going for on Amazon. Can't comment on the battery life yet. It was on 60% when I got it. Installed a load of apps etc and now it's down to 54%

MrBlobby · 31 Dec 2015 at 16:31

loltim said:
andy can you include some GPS tests with these MTK equipped handsets?

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.eclipsim.gpsstatus2&hl=en_GB

Yes please I second that and compass tests too

AndyCr15 · 31 Dec 2015 at 16:37

Compass test wont really work for me. I can tell you I just calibrated them both and they both look to be correct within 5 to 10 degrees as far as I can tell.

AndyCr15 · 31 Dec 2015 at 17:34

Really impressed by the LeTV Le 1s so far. Might end up keeping it!

loltim · 31 Dec 2015 at 18:17

Good vid as always, thanks Andy.

Looks like mediatek have sorted their gps issues.

AndyCr15 · 1 Jan 2016 at 16:14

My actual Redmi Note 3 review.

Bradmax57 · 2 Jan 2016 at 01:24

spotted the letv 1s and have to say I was impressed until I saw no microsd support can you confirm Andy?

AndyCr15 · 2 Jan 2016 at 07:53

Correct. I think most unibody designs make it hard to allow a MicroSD.

**EDIT** Do we have an LeTV owners in this thread? Is it possible to get any widgets onto the lock screen?

Mobius 1 · 2 Jan 2016 at 09:12

Honor 7 has micro sd support. 209 on Amazon atm

-Ad- · 2 Jan 2016 at 10:30

Great reviews Andy, really useful and informative. Was about to order an letv but will wait for the full review.

Also my only other reservation about the phone is being stuck with 32gb storage. The honor 7 covers that base, but it costs more and I dont like the look of their apple type OS, which looks to be a bit pish. How are you new owners finding it?

Back onto the letv, how did you remove the central home screen button that as default takes you to chinese tv stuff? Like the way the note 3 home screen looks with the minimalist silver icons, could something similar be done on the letv ?

Cheers

AndyCr15 · 2 Jan 2016 at 11:10

Thanks for the comments.

I simply installed Nova Launcher. Can't stand just an array of icons, I really don't know how iOS users cope. Same layout could easily be achieved on the LeTV with an icon pack and wallpaper.

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