I gave this a 4 star review when it came. The only thing I hated was waiting 13 days not really knowing where it was. I got a Straight Talk Tmobile sims in it now. I have no 3G so far. I would buy this again and would tell people to buy it. It has froze up about 4 time. Other times smooth and fast. Talking and listening are clear, no static. I modify a IPhone 4 case for it. I really think it is worth the money and the time waiting to get it. The fact that it is unlocked with dual sims is a plus.
My buddys with older android os's are jealous of ice cream sandwich, although they can surf the internet 10xs faster, but they're also paying 2xs as much.
Mine came with a chinese browser but with play store. So I was able to load english chrome or whatever, using play store.
Not sure why gps is so bad (slow network?) but it rarely works. No built in compass either so night sky will be useless.All that being said I'm pretty happy with what the phone does do well. I was looking for a "cheap" sim phone to get cheap no contract service and I thought the iphone android novelty was pretty cool.
3/19 visiting Oregon and pleased to see the phone gets the hspa band which is way faster.Pros:
compact size
works with Tmobile SIM cards (voice & text, can't confirm 3G data)
my light usage resulted in 2 days of battery life.
Cons:
bulky charger/converter combo
occasional freezes when exiting app in landscape mode to the Home screen.
Android ICS 3 soft Navigation buttons not present (Hopefully I haven't missed a setting to enable them). Recent apps is the button I needed so I installed "Recent Apps Quick Button" app and placed icon in the Favorites tray.
No default notifications for missed calls/texts when phone is sleeping. Installed NoLED app to show icons on screen.
availabilty of accessories. It takes a lot of trial & error with iphone 4 stuff.
The phone arrived within a week. After a few weeks of use this phone has been perfect for me.
My mobile phone usage pattern is mainly voice and text. I rarely use data, so no need for web browsing, email, content streaming, GPS, camera etc. I didn't need a big GPS screen type phone.
My previous phone was Motorola flip phone with Tmobile Pay As You Go by the minute plan.
I needed a phone for voice and more texting, so I went with this as my first Android phone.
The included manual doesn't provide much information. Based on comments from others I supplemented it with the ICS 4.0 user guide for the Galaxy Nexus from Google.
I inserted my Tmobile SIM in one of the slots and it worked right away.
When the phone is powered on it generates a log entry that a second SIM is not detected.
I have now converted to Tmobile monthly Pay As You Go plan. I also added a G.Skill 16GB MicroSDHC class 6 card.
The screen size may be small but it is OK for me. I have it set to the Extra large font so I can read it without my glasses.
I carry the phone easily in my front pant pocket. I just have to make sure the phone is locked first. If it isn't, it will be on a screen 4 menus deep when I next unlock it.
The USB charger is very bulky. It is the international charger with dual round plugs. The phone includes a converter to dual spaded plugs. I can plug it into a wall plug but the charger keeps slipping out of the converter. It also takes up a lot of room.
I now have it plugged into a power strip so the charger fits into the converter vertically.
Phone was rooted using the TPSparkyRoot procedure.
Most of the apps I have installed were based on recommendations from friends. I have loaded the following successfully so far:
Droidwall firewall program
Titanium Backup Pro -
Comodo Mobile Security anti-virus and malware scanner.
Comodo Battery Saver provides quick access to turning phone features on/off.
Recent Apps Quick Button provides quick access to the open Apps list.
NoLED takes a lot of tweaking to get the settings correct but it is worth it. When a notification is active it increases battery drain.
Swype Beta replacement keyboard. No more pecking at the keyboard.
TouchPal Contacts dialer which allows you to assign gestures to your contacts.
There are a lot of comments on the amazon uk site worth taking a look at.
The phone will occasionally freeze for about 10 secs when transitioning from an app in landscape mode to the Home screen in potrait mode. It runs fine once this is done. It hasn't happened under any other circumstance.
I am having trouble finding a slim case for this phone.
I have tried one of the bumper cases from china. It fit OK around the phone but the depth front to back was too small.
I have an aluminium case on order. The rear of the case with the screws will face forward, but hopefully it fits.
I bought some front/back screen protectors for an iphone 4. They front one was about 1mm too narrow on the width and the back camera opening is a little too high.
Someone on Amazon UK spoke of modifying a flip case, but I am not at that point yet.
The Wireless-G reception is not as good as my laptop. I am not able to compare it to other phones or tablets.I was wondering before I buy this phone can you use any prepaid sim like net 10, at&t, or any of them?I love my new phone I got it in way less time than stated, it was package very secure I almost had trouble getting in the box it was package so tight. I would recommend this phone to anyone I would also recommend this seller to anyone I will also being using this seller again for more products. Thank You, Thank You, Thank You..
JMThomas
Greenville, Ms.,USA
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