For Those Of You Who Have Bought A Chinese Branded Smartphone, Would You Buy Again ?

RoadsterUK

The Asus Zenfone 2 looks like a great phone especially now that unofficial CM 12.1 Nightlies (Android Lollipop 5.1) have been released:

http://forum.xda-developers.com/zenfone2/orig-development/rom-unofficial-cyanogenmod-12-1-nightly-t3164144

Can be bought from:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Asus-Zenfone-2-ZE551ML-4G-LTE-4G-RAM-64GB-Z3580-2-3GHz-Silver-Ship-from-UK-G0272-/281749923284?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_77&hash=item41999aa5d4

Dave X

The same seller has the 32GB version cheaper if cost is important. Secondly, he doesn't specify which variant he is selling, probably worth asking the question and making sure it's the WW Global version.

Link to the 32GB version:
Asus Zenfone 2 ZE551ML LTE 4G RAM 32GB Z3560 1.8GHz Silver Ship from UK K0231 | eBay

There is an even cheaper 2GB RAM version if the budget is even tighter (usually around £180).

RoadsterUK

Another link to buy the Asus Zenfone 2, this time through Amazon Italia:

Asus ZenFone 2 Smartphone 5.5 pollici Full HD, RAM 4 GB, 32 GB, 4G/LTE, Silver: Amazon.it: Elettronica

Make sure you choose sold by Amazon as opposed to another seller. You can sign in with your Amazon UK credentials too.

Dave X

£225 isn't a bad price either, especially with the security of buying direct from Amazon.

Schreck

I'm after a phone mainly for taking decent photos and using Twitter/Youtube etc. I have an iPhone 6 but have decided I want a change.

Like the look of the Huawei Honor 6 - does anyone have any further recommendations? Would an Honor 6 be easy to adjust to after using an iPhone for years?

Cheers

TylerDurden

I got my wife one of those recently, was able to buy it from Vodafone online without the top up, unlock code from eBay was < £4. Not sure if I'm going to get one for myself.

I've been looking at the Chinese imports, I'd want one with a 5" screen, most of the ones I've been looking at are 5.5", also would want a good camera with optical image stabilization, with a price of < £150

goldshirt9

Swapping from Apple to Android isnt straight forward, their different O/S.
But after a while you get use to it.

Have a Inew V3 for sale lol

TylerDurden

You have one for sale? How much?

Member 718031

If you're looking for a lower budget phone than the ones discussed above, I can recommend the Siswoo C55 Longbow. Just did a AnTuTu test, see below. If you want us to apply the AnTuTu benchmark test on a Chinese phone, just let me know. I can run it on most Doogee, THL, Ulefone, VKWorld etc brands, so you can consider the score before you buy any.
                                                                                                                                               
Source: Siswoo C55 AnTuTu Benchmark Test

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