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[Android General] bthoven:
Oh, I paid $194 net for phone. (registered China air mail to Thailand included).

All the photos of the phone shown on the seller's web seems accurate to me.

I would confirm that my (black) phone is a real Haipad Noble with one LED flash on the left of the back-centered camera.

I had flashed my phone with the great Angelobiz custom roms several times without any problem. June 5th firmware with repartition to 2GB and 512MB separated partiton are what my phone is operating on. Everthing works fine, except a bit weak wifi signal. However my collegue's phone bought from the same seller came with June 4th rom, and wifi strength is better. My collegues just placed an order for another two white units from the same seller, they are supposed to come with June19th firmware.

You can ask the seller to put lower value in the shipping doc, for lower import tax.

The FastCardTech link you posted looks exactly the same that I have ( judge from the photos and spec)
[Android General] tony456:
DO you mean the JUNE 4 and JUNE 5 ROMs ？

There are no JULY roms as yet .
[Android General] bthoven:
Sorry, 4 & 5 June :cyclops:
[Android General] link1227:
Anyone know where to buy replacement parts?
[Android General] HyperEscape:
Can you please share from which website have you purchased a couple of these and what was the price you got them for.

Thanks.
[Android General] ronbo76:
Doesn't look good for getting an original Haipai Noble

@retrochubbs I have not heard back from mixeshop since I PM'ed you about their email informing me that they were shipping a phone with the flash below the camera lens. Some time today, their website changed to show the new picture with that configuration:

Haipai with flash below camera lens

I just sent them an email asking for them to cancel my friend's order as in my order I specifically said in the original order comments box:

Please send me English manuals, an American charging plugs and the Haipai

i9200 Noble as advertised in the pictures with its flash on the left side as

you look at the back.

Sorry if I have caused you to be inconvenienced. Up til last Saturday, they still were supposedly selling the Haipai that I attached to one of my posts. The furthermost picture on this post is what my Haipai looks like. The rightmost one is the new Haipai with the flash below the camera lens.
[Android General] HyperEscape:
So can you please tell , from which site did you purchase your "original" HaiPai i9220 Noble with flash on the right side of the camera.

Thanks.
[Android General] contemptx:
@hyperspace, I purchased from aliexpress for $230... unsure if im allowed to post the link here..

When booting up the phone it shows Samsung GT-I9220. ? (with samsung splash screen / boot logos etc..)

If looking at the back, the camera flash is to the left of the camera & not below.

The packaging shows as: Haipai Noble, this is what the aliexpress listing shows also: Haipai 5.3 inch I9220

I did not take the pictures attached but they are identical to what I have.

I will take some pictures / screenshots on the details and splash screen if that will help.

Firmware details:

Android 4.0.6

Baseband Version : MAUI.11AMD.W11.50.SP.V14,2012/04/20 17:38

Kernel Version : 3.0.13 Tue Jun19 14:19:11 CST 2012

Builder Version : E1809C_V75_LX528_2012619
[Android General] robarnold:
Hi,

There seems to be quite a bit of talk about Fastcardtech and weather the phone advertised is/isn't a HaiPad Noble

The phone I bought from them arrived a couple of weeks ago. It came with June 4th rom and everything works flawlessly - I have rooted it using instructions in first post with no problems. In common with Tony i see no point in flashing a new rom when the one installed has no problems. Gps works fine using Google maps- have also installed Sygic (Aura) which gives me offline maps for when I'm roaming and it works well. WiFi is exactly comparable to that on my genuine Galaxy SII running Samsung stock ICS rom - by that I mean that it cuts out at exactly the same distance from my home router and picks up the same Wireless signals in the same places. However the indicator on the status bar does sometimes show one bar less. On boot once it finds sim card status bar shows momentarily it is Jajahtong ?It arrived exactly 2 weeks after placing the order (I'm in the UK) although they didn't seem to dispatch for about 9 days! It came in a box branded Haipai Noble; The Case is embossed Galaxy Note and the back cover has silver Samsung embossed (not a sticker) Flash on the left

5.3 screen and 8mp rear camera

2 x 2800 mAh batteries; white charger and cable; earphones and screen protector. There was no user manual of any sort. Only preloaded apps were those from google

It was described as HDC Galaxy Note Plus and the link is

fastcardtech.com/goods-7243-HDC+Galaxy+Note+Plus+MTK6575+GT-N7000+I9220+53+Capacitive+Screen+3G+WCDMA+MTK6575+Android+403+Dual+sim+Dual+standby.html

The one there has been several questions about is described by Fastcardtech as Haipai I9220 Smart Phone and from their description would seem to have

5 mp camera and 5.2 screen

This from their description would also appear to be 350 gms lighter than mine also $25 cheaper with free shipping. The question is of course Is it the same phone?

Link is

fastcardtech.com/goods-7389-Haipai+I9220+Smart+Phone+52+Inch+Multi-touch+Screen+Android+40+++MTK6575+Cortex+A9+10GHz+3G+GPS+WiFi.html

Just to add to the confusion Fastcardtech also list a HDC Galaxy Note GT-N7000 I9220 apparently with flash on the right and built in stylus with yet another set of specs.

I'm not saying that any of these is the right or wrong one to buy just that I am more than pleased with the one I received. Only small gripe could be that for some reason it always seems to think its roaming - fixed by turning off roaming warnings.

I'm not allowed to post complete links so you will have to paste the ones I've given into your browser

Hope this is of some help/interest to others.

Cheers

Rob
[Android General] spiro9210:
My haipai came with a july 4th firmware. I followed the update 4 instructions on the first page, and I cannot get my sd cards to work. Flashed july 5th firmware according to youtube instructions. Entered recovery mode and flashed with angelo 2.0 update from sd card. Reboot and no SD card. What now.
[Android General] tony456:
I shared the same experience . With Goggle Play , Wi-fi , GPS all running smoothly , I can't think of a good reason to flash the rom. A wise man said in the thread " bricking a smartphone is no fun".

As mentioned earlier , I could not access to fastcardtech so I was unable to help you guys finding the genuine Haipai Noble .

All I can say that Haipai Noble is called i9200 , MTK 6575 , 4G Rom , 512 Ram , 5.2 LCD display , with the flash at the

left side of the camera , and with No built-in TV or stylus.

Cheers
[Android General] bthoven:
Should it be i9220?
[Android General] tony456:
Sorry should be i 9220
[Android General] ronbo76:
*Whew*, I got a PayPal refund about an hour ago while I was asleep. I will need to see if I can get a Haipai Noble from another vendor. Too bad it's about 8pm Hong Kong time. . .

To enlighten all, I convinced one friend to buy a Haipai and he got his from mixeshop. Mixeshop has some pretty good reviews from an English website in Great Britian. After this friend got his phone and I rooted him for him, he showed it to another friend at a meeting and I asked this guy if he would be interested in one. He does some smartphone repair on the side and I told him I would buy his if he would do my first repair when needed for free.

I also gave him a PDF of the page someone posted on the Haipai that was taken apart to look at the wifi antenna. At the time he felt that modifying the antenna would not be too big a thing to do but he was cautious in saying that we needed to get the same model. I had mentioned to him about a week ago there are least five versions of the phone and that they have components in different locations.

GRRRRR. . .
[Android General] spiro9210:
Where is the partition fix on the first post? The only partition fix I see is the repartition fix that is part of update #4 and following the flash process for update #4 only leaves with the same problem...no SD card.
[Android General] ronbo76:
Update #4 is part of the first post. I am not sure if the partition fix works without the June 5 ROM being installed. If I remember correctly, angelobiz said in a post that this patch works primarily with the modified firmware which would be the June 5 ROM.

And, I would be willing to bet that all of this is contingent on having a Haipai i9220 Noble. If you have a variant, this is not the thread or firmware for your phone. Flashing incorrect firmware, patches or updates are at your own risk. A bricked phone or invisible SD card are no fun.

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Who was that masked man, Tonto?
[Android General] HyperEscape:
After much searching here and there and getting all the feedback from the fellas in this thread, I am inclined to order from :

http://www.aliexpress.com/product-fm/571416472-new-arrival-MTK6575-Haipai-noble-I9220-N7000-Android-4-smart-phone-5-3-Capacitive-Screen-3G-wholesalers.html

I have asked the seller some queries as mentioned in various posts on this thread, to ensure the authenticity of the HaiPaid i9220 to be an "original" knock off replica. Sounds kinda contradicting :-) but yeah even for a replica as I read across, we have to verify its authenticity.

The only option I believe I get here with a slightly higher price (maybe around 10USD or so) is to choose between white or black color. While if I order from Fasttech (as mentioned in my previous posts for 180USD) I am only getting the black one.

Lets see if the inquiry sounds reasonable enough, then I would order with AliExpress.

Any ideas or final moment advices ? though already have a ton of em on this thread.

Thanks.
[Android General] spiro9210:
IF YOU ARE HAVING PROBLEMS WITH SD CARD AFTER FLASHING JUNE 5TH FIRMWARE AND ANGELO 2.0 FIX, THE ABOVE WILL HELP YOU.

Unfortunately, the first post has been edited and makes no mention of this vital step. I had to search the thread to find a solution. If original OP can take note of this, it will help a lot of new i9220 owners. Thanks
[Android General] silvacrest:
thank you so much :D this is the fix i was looking for ever since i got my i9220, everything finally works plus i have the 2.5gb internal storage AND auto rotate, my problem was one worked and one didn't or vice versa

this should definitely be put on the first post :)

and thank you to the original poster and the guys who put all this stuff together
[Android General] ronbo76:
Thanks zbeyuz for starting this thread

Funny that I should mention zbeyuz. He updated the first post yesterday and it only took me 12 seconds to find the change.

Considering all he has done, only 19 users as of today have thanked him on that first post. EVERYONE WHO HAS READ THAT POST SHOULD THANKED HIM THERE!!!

On xda, you can thank a post by clicking the button at the bottom of the post.
[Android General] gadgets4u:
I don't know if its just my install of Chrome but the "Thanks", "Mult-Quote" & "Quick Reply" buttons aren't visible only the "Quote" button is. I had to use IE to see them. Perhaps this is why the "Thanks" button hasn't been used as it definately should've been. Perhaps the XDA Mods/WebMaster could check this out? Again it could just be my Chrome install.....
[Android General] silvacrest:
like you said, he updated the post YESTERDAY......considering how large the first post is, its not surprising that people missed it, especially when there is no mention of this fix after some 100 pages

but your right about him and others not getting enough thanks
[Android General] jlbmdm:
What do you think about this other also from AliExpress:

aliexpress.com/product-gs/557281659-Rooted--Free-shipping-FREE-IGO-map-MTK6575-Haipai-noble-I9220-Android-4-smart-phone-5-wholesalers.html

It looks like the same one, and same price, but free shiping. It includes an extra leather case and has 97.7% of positive feedback instead of 85.7%. And it doesn't say a confusing "/N7000" in the title. Of course I don't know if both are the 'original' Haipai i9220...
[Android General] ronbo76:
If you click on my user name, and find all my posts by clicking on that link you will see I have mentioned it in least six posts with the most recent coming about two days ago. angelobiz has mentioned it at least as many times if not more.

BTW, zbeyuz updated the last section about Moborobo. The repartition fix update has been there for least two weeks.

Before I received my phone, I went through the entire thread and noted each post or procedure I thought might apply to me. They all exist as email links I've sent myself. In addition, I've noted the more important Resquer and angelobiz posts which went into a separate directory.

No, any user updating a new phone needs to read and heed the entire thread unless you enjoy being behind the power curve sweating bullets because you potentially bricked your brand new toy.

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It could be a Chrome issue. If you are using a feature like Adblock Plus and updated it with someone else's subscription, xda might be blocked by "blanket permissions or denials". I had to modify my Firefox's Adblock subscription because it was blocking several frames.

The way I see it, is angelobiz, Resquer and zbeyuz should be thanked for all their major posts and probably should have at least 100 thanks by now at the very minimum.
[Android General] silvacrest:
I read the first post numerous times and did not see my specific issues mentioned (accelerometer and/or sd card not working) I asked twice about it but didn't get any where, the original sd repartition just breaks my g sensor, I didn't see the updated one until today

What's the problem anyway? Others complained about the sd/g sensor issue and another user made sure everyone knew about the latest fix

He and those involved got my thanks
[Android General] ronbo76:
The first post while it contains a lot of great info, by the nature of xda cannot contain every issue that comes up. Some issues have been "self-inflicted" not following all the downlinks or procedures.

Others come from issues that might be a recent development. Again, none of the prime users get paid for what they are doing and it's incumbent upon every user to fully read the entire thread before screaming for help because they have an issue that "supposedly hasn't been discussed".

The repartition fix issue was identified by angelobiz's post on the June 5 ROM update post which I linked in my XPFlash procedures. This is his post dated June 13, 2012 and subsequent posts later clarified it that week:

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=27345865&postcount=690
[Android General] silvacrest:
i have received some info that clears up alot of things so i wont go on
[Android General] ronbo76:
Haipai i9220 in stock and price will be matched

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Alice just emailed me that if you do a bank transfer, her shop will sell it for $170. Again, you would have to chat with Alice Wang at the link I provided and then send her a copy of the other seller's link.
[Android General] bthoven:
I see some photos showing camera on the left with two leds. Some photo shows LED in the middle below the camera. Both models are not the Haipad Noble we are talking about.

Please confirm this point with the seller before you decide to buy.

See my post #1116 in this thread again. All the photos shown are what you will get for Haipad Noble i9220.

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=28215441&postcount=1116

ps. I have no business connection with the seller. Just that I have two units ordered from this seller. I myself had rooted the phone and update my own unit with angelobiz firmware/repartition without problem (5th June rom, 2GB main partition, 512MB secondary partition (original/stock main partition). Another two units are on the way from the same seller.

I'll stop posting my comment on any seller from now on, to avoid misunderstanding on my motive.
[Android General] bthoven:
zbeyuz,

To avoid misunderstanding about Haipad Noble Model, it would be very helpful if you could post at least the front and back photos of Haipad Noble on your excellent first post.
[Android General] ronbo76:
How does yours look in comparision to mine several posts ago?
[Android General] bthoven:
Mine looks the same as yours.

screen size: 130mm or 5.2" if divided by 2.5; or 5.12" if divided by 2.54

back camera: center, and on upper part

LED flash light: on the left of the camera, one LED
[Android General] ronbo76:
Mine's looks better!;)
[Android General] bthoven:
okay, same same....:cyclops:
[Android General] ronbo76:
Which ROM are you on?
[Android General] bthoven:
Same as yours, 5 June
[Android General] tony456:
I am using the 4 June ROM . Wifi signal is fine. Many compliants about the weak reception of wifi signal but I am quite satisfied.

I would give a PASS to the wifi performance of Haipai Noble
[Android General] bthoven:
My friend's phone wifi on 4June rom are better too. If angelobiz can give us partition expansion script for 4 June rom, I will definitely downgrade to it.
[Android General] robarnold:
Just for info. my version of Chrome (which includes Adblock) shows thanks buttons Ok

Cheers

Rob
[Android General] bthoven:
I'm using Chrome latest version on Win 7, no such problems at all.
[Android General] tony456:
This is a real Haipai Noble , for sure...:)
[Android General] ronbo76:
CWM Recovery a good reason for flashing new ROM

Normally I'm one of the first people to say that upgrading to a new ROM should not be done so early after its release BUT there is something to being able to actually do it successfully and know that you can do it.

The biggest benefit is CWM recovery. What is that? Here is how it is described by What Is ClockworkMod Recovery And How To Use It On Android [Complete Guide]:

ClockworkMod, abbreviated as CWM, is a popular custom recovery for Android phones and tablets developed by Koushik Dutta (Koush), a well-known name in the Android dev community. ClockworkMod recovery allows you to perform several advanced recovery, restoration, installation and maintenance operations on your Android device that aren’t possible with the stock recovery, and is one of the most common ways used to gain root access, back up device data, install a custom ROMs, kernels, themes, mods and more.
​

Recovery is a big selling point amongst Android users and supposedly one reason why an Android phone can't be bricked. If you read that guide, you will get a great idea of what it can do and what all the recovery screens do.

Hopefully one of the vendors will release Android 4.1 as known as Jellybean soon and we will see it here on xda.
[Android General] tony456:
I do understand that the guys who flash their phones must have very good reasons to do so : wifi signal too weak ; machine not running smoothly, etc .

Unlike other well-established phone - makers like Samsuxx or H#C , this phone is made by a small factory in Shenzhen , of with design , QC and standard of finishing cannot be compared with these giant phone-makers.

Afterall MTK 6575 is still new to the market and I am confident that many new good roms for Haipai noble will come out soon.

I will keep you guys well informed of any developments of any new roms from mobileuncle.

Cheer
[Android General] silvacrest:
so does anyone know where to get accessories or spare parts for the i9220? my back plate never really fitted well so i would like to replace it
[Android General] jopereira:
Applicattion not installed

I'm getting lots of "Application not installed" (normally apk direct installs).

Since there no written reason, I cannot get what is causing this.

(examples; Beyond Ynth HD, Elastic World, Pacific Navy Fighter, Tank Recon 3D, Train Crisis HD, X-Plane)

Anyone has this problem?

ps - I have these applications running on my Asus TF101 (tablet) so I guess is not ICS incompatibility related
[Android General] bthoven:
See my post no.1116, the seller sell back case with integrated front leather cover at $10.-. If just a back case, it is cheaper. You have to chat with Tim.
[Android General] ronbo76:
Accessories

Good luck getting accessories being that this is knock-off clone. I agree that the connecting plastic clips are the worst and will probably break off in time. My plan is to cut off the leather holder's plate when that happens.

About the only accessory I have seen was for batteries at aliexpress about a month ago. I just did a generic "Haipai i9220" search there and nothing came back for the batteries. On eBay, which I checked yesterday, there are only Haipai variants.

If I were you, I'd contact Alice Wang at the URL that follows and see if she has any recommendations or can get batteries again. She has been really responsive to all my emails and I wish aliexpress used PayPal as I would have bought from her store:

Haipai i9220

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What ROM are you on and is the phone rooted?
[Android General] jopereira:
4 June, not rooted. (original)
[Android General] ronbo76:
Manual installation or through Google Play? In internal memory or external SD card?
[Android General] glim59:
Linking i9220 to PC

Hi Guys

As I’m first time working on Android OS, I had some questions in my Process connecting I9220 to my Window XP PC:

MT6575 USB VCOM drivers zipped in C:\MT6575

MT65x3 USB VCOM drivers zipped in C:\Android USB drivers

Turn On your phone set and set the following ON:

1.	USB debugging

2.	Mock Locations

3.	Stay Awake

Connect your phone to PC via the USB cable

PC display prompted “USB Device not recognized”

Your XP computer should now find new hardware that needs to be installed.

Manual setting go to C:\MT6575\2K_XP_COM\usb2ser_2kXP

Question, usb2ser_2kXP is a setup information file, how am I going to set it?

Next go to C:\Android USB drivers, execute Installdrive.exe, prompted successful.

Disconnect the Phone and reboot the PC

Once it ready, connect the Phone to PC, but the display prompted “USB Device not recognized” again and don’t check the file in the Phone memory.

Could some one point in my mistakes in the process and advises

Thank-you in advance
[Android General] jopereira:
Manual installation. Both internal and USB storage.

ps - just tried to install Train Crisis Lite HD from market, same problem. So both Manual+Google Play
[Android General] amitmali:
they are have 2 lil but important diff

if u have HDC note it is more responsive and have 5.3" as original samsung note have as other haipai is 5.2" ,other is hHDc note have 8 mp autofocus where haipai has 5 mp camera ..
[Android General] tony456:
HDC Note is having MTK 6573. whilst Haipai Noble MTK 6575:D
[Android General] bthoven:
If the HDC model can use most Galaxy Note accessories, eg. case, battery, then it would be a good selling point. However, now Haipad has more advantage on the custom roms and support from the xda/mobileuncle community.
[Android General] richardkemp:
chris9220, I would recommend contacting wherever you bought it from and asking if they have any details they can give you. I wouldn't expect a 'local' repair shop to know anything about an off-brand device, especially when it's so hard to figure out what device it actually is (e.g. Star vs Haipai).