yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[General Questions and Answers] Paul in Maryland:
Chinese 6-inch phones: CarPad F6, N9776, and N9880

Great tips, Vinski. I just bought a Star N9880 from Fastcardtech.com and arranged for it to be sent by EMS, which the seller strongly recommends. EMS was at least $15 cheaper than DHL. Here's hoping all goes well. With a spare battery, a case, protective film, and a 4.5 percent Paypal fee (yes, I had to pay it), my total came to about U.S. $275

I had been leaning toward two alternative 6-inchers: The Carpad Note5 F6 and the (Star?) N9776. The Carpad is a class act of design and manufacture; at 256 grams, it's also the heaviest by a good 2 ounces. But in 6577 trim, it would have cost $35 more than the comparably spec'd N9880. More to the point, the F6's designer/developer, "Kay send" (as he's called in the Google translation of the Note5 F6 forum), is continually improving the model (better battery, free second-color back) and hinting at successors. I would have felt like a chump paying a premium for a phone that would soon be eclipsed. The forum members are clamoring for a 6577 version with an IPS display and 960 x 540 resolution, or an MTK6588 version in January with IPS and 1280 x 720. I haven't owned a phone in more than 3 years, and I'm tired of waiting.

Most N9880s come with a slim flip case; that's a plus, since the phone-case aftermarket hasn't caught up with the size of these jumbo phones. In truth, I tried to order an iron-colored N9776 at Rollmid.com. But PayPal reported something like "This seller cannot currently accept payments," and my purchase was automatically canceled. I then almost ordered it from Alibaba for the same price. But on Alibaba it was offered only in white and I saw no way to order the "optional" case. (The case was listed nowhere on rollmid, either.)

N9880s are starting to appear on eBay. But they all use the older, MTK6575 CPU and have only 260,000 colors. The N9776, with 16 million colors, a shorter length, a narrower width, and Dolby 5.1 speakers (don't ask me how), handily beats them. Nearly all of Alibaba's 9880s likewise use the older CPU and claim to have only 260,000 colors.

The 9880 sold by Fastcardtech can't match the N9776's smaller area, but it does match its internal specs: 6577 1.2 GHz CPU, 16 million colors, largish battery (2800). In fact, it has two features the N9776 doesn't: Bluetooth 2.1 (vs. 2.0) and a lithium-polymer battery (vs. lithium-ion). So I bought it. I dunno whether the brand is Dapeng, Star, Telsda, or Viewsonic. When I receive it, I'll report what I find in this thread. I'm hoping the claimed 1GB of RAM is for real.

My only reservation about this model is that, unlike the N9776 and the F6, it currently has no enthusiast forum. But maybe the three phones, and the lesser Dapeng i9800 / Star i9800, are all similar enough that ROM tricks and OS updates will work for all of them.
[General Questions and Answers] Paul in Maryland:
N9880 with MTK6577

Hmmm. FastTech just dropped the price of their high-end N9880 from $234 to $212. I wonder whether they'll credit me the difference. Next to the price, it says, "in stock; ships in 1-3 working days." But in a response to a comment posted today, the company says that it's not yet in stock. A delay no longer than a week or so would be worth it if it means the phone would then come with Android 4.1.
[General Questions and Answers] umgrybab:
4g working?

Does the 4g or 3g actually work in North America? I had bought a Gooapple V5 3G but the 3G never worked in North America because of the band it operated on. It does however work in the UK and Europe which is what I wanted.
[General Questions and Answers] Paul in Maryland:
The 4G and 3G on these phones won't work on 3G networks that use CDMA (Verizon, Sprint), 3G networks that use HSPA+ on 1700 MHz, or 4G networks that use LTE (Verizon, AT&T). But they should work on 3G networks that use HSPA+ at 1900 MHz (AT&T, and increasingly, T-Mobile).
[General Questions and Answers] webdoctors:
Hi Paul,

Can you confirm the CPU (1.2 GHz, dual-core), the RAM (1GB), the screen quality (IPS? wide-viewing angle, 1.6M colors) and camera (8MP) when you receive the device please?

Seeing different specs on sites regarding cores, RAM, 356K vs 1.6M colors and camera (5 vs 8 MP).

Thanks!

I'm planning on getting this to use on the T-mobile network.
[General Questions and Answers] Paul in Maryland:
You bet I will, webdoctors. I'm guessing my N9880 will arrive shortly before September. I, too, will be using my phone on T-Mobile.

I completely agree that some of the specs are suspect. Here are the N9880 specs that may be worse than we have led to believe:

- 1GB RAM (will probably be 512MB)

- 16 million colors (may be 260K, like the display on the MTK6575 variants)

- IPS (never claimed, but we all inferred this from "16 million colors"

At the same time, here are specs that may turn out to be BETTER than we had thought:

- Android: Spec says 4.0, but today I saw an N9880 screen shot or video somewhere that definitely said 4.1, with a ROM or installation dated July 30.

- Cameras: Spec says 0.3 / 5.0MP, but I've started to see claims of 2MP / 8 MP.

- Bluetooth: Spec says 2.0 but I'm also seeing 2.1.

- Battery: Spec used to say lithium-ion but now says lithium-polymer.

It seems to me that if you want to be sure of getting a 6-inch phone with the best specs, you go with the N9776 or Carpad Note5 F6. If you want to be sure of getting the lowest specs, get an i9800 or N9880 with an MTK6575. If you want to spin the wheel and take your chances, go for the N9880 MTK6577.

---------- Post added at 09:42 PM ---------- Previous post was at 09:05 PM ----------

To appreciate the size of these phablets, here's the N9880 beneath an iPhone 4. I explain to people that on a 6-inch phone, the glass is about the same size and shape as a 3 by 5-inch index card.

---------- Post added at 09:52 PM ---------- Previous post was at 09:42 PM ----------

Soon there will be a handful of sixes:

1. Note5 F6

2. i9080

3. N9776

4. N9880

5. HiLive [awaiting name]

It was announced 2012-08-04.
[General Questions and Answers] webdoctors:
EMS from China to the USA should be quite fast. From previous experience buying stuff from Taiwan/Japan, EMS is less than 4 days door-to-door.
[General Questions and Answers] webdoctors:
did anyone see the iHTC One X posted at fastcardtech? Is it legit?

Its advertised as having a 4.7 inch IPS screen, 960*540 pixel, 1 GB RAM, dual core 1.2 GHz, and under $200 (199).

Too good to be true? I don't see the model posted at any other stores, so not sure if the specs arae a typo. Not sure of iHTC build quality, it could be some fake company trying to create poor HTC knockoffs rather than their own brand/quality control.:confused:
[General Questions and Answers] cloud4g:
The quality gap between 'cheap Chinese phones/clones' has narrowed

Has significantly narrowed due to the evolution of the wireless chip sets: Microtek has come more up to the 'phone kit' packaged design that Qualcomm has traditionally offered the market. MTK provides the device manufacturers with increasingly inclusive kit designs through their network of suppliers of moldings, software, supplementary circuit components etc. The device suppliers job becomes more of selecting among the suppliers and doing final development and assembly operations. As many experience, the added refinement from the Chinese suppliers often is not much: many simply take the designs and burn the ROMs packaged up with Android software... rushing the products out even while some things do not work or do not work well. That is why GPS, WiFi, motion sensors may not work well until upgrade ROMs are available.. they hack the products to get them to the market in time to meet the window of market demand. XDA and other groups then serve as the talented group of folks that put together the fixes while the Chinese suppliers move on to the next product. That is what happened with many of the MTK 6575 devices. Those are more mature.. the stuff like GPS and WiFi now works and the devices can load up many apps and run most any software on par with expensive name brand devices costing 2-3 times more. Samsung. Apple, HTC maintain a leading edge in interface camera and video, software and hardware refinements that make the clones look second class in comparison but the gap has closed compared to where it was just a year ago.

The next step up for the Chinese suppliers will be improved screen resolution and more refined hardware... for them to stop using their customers as unwitting guinea pigs for pushing out half-baked products on the market. The first MTK 6577 products will be interesting to look at: will this prove to be similar to MTK6575 in which the YouTube videos look impressive but once you get it in your hand, some will find the Wi-Fi reception is weak, the sensors do not work or only work with some programs and not others due to incompatibilities between the ROM and Android or whatever?

Thus far, the MTK6577 products are still in the experimental entry into the market stage where the early adopters serve as guinea pigs to test out what works and what doesn't and for the many experts here to contribute their great skills to fixing the problems that will almost certainly be found.. and adding refinements that the rest of the market never gets or must wait for the operator upgrades.

I am very interested in the new 6 inch 'Phablet'/'car pad' devices - but will likely wait until others report how well they work and that there is a support group that is interested in supporting the ROM upgrades, etc. beforehand. I would like to see higher resolution 6"-7" models which would more aptly serve needs for both a tablet and a SmartPhone.. the 'one device' solution for personal and road use. qHD to HD quality screen with a mini HDMI output would be hot imo.
[General Questions and Answers] andymac66:
N9776 - Where to buy?

The N9776 looks like the best of the 6 inch phones to me. Does anyone know a reputable place to buy it from? The only place I can see that sells it is Aliexpress and none of the sellers that are offering it there fill me with confidence.
[General Questions and Answers] iPmanu:
IMHO, I think CarPad note5 F6 is better than N9776. It has 8MP real camera and 2MP front camera. And they have their own forum for support of ROM update or custom ROM, although it is in Chinese. However, if you can wait, you may want to wait for 6-inch 540x960 resolution version, as I think 400x854 is still not good enough. ;)
[General Questions and Answers] mengfei:
I'm giving this a try :silly:

http://www.androidforcheap.com/note...3-os-wcdma-3g-gps-wifi-smart-phone-p-310.html

or this :eek:

http://www.androidforcheap.com/i930...-pixel-camera-micro-sim-card-phone-p-453.html

amazing what they can produce here :cyclops:

check out some china phone reviews

http://www.chinaphonereview.com/
[General Questions and Answers] iPmanu:
You may want to consider Haipai Noble I9220 or X710D as both phones has support thread in this XDA forum, http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1646544 :D
[Asus Transformer TF700] Ausmike:
it Seems if you want to Download VLC Player for Andriod ( in beta still)

The GPlay store = wont let you..............

So am Wondering if someone from ELSE where can download it in

ENGLISH LANGUAGE VERSION

Pleaseee...

and upload it to somewhere - anyone in USA can download it eg > Jumbo files , etc

VLC is great and i love it - even in Windows format ! ... Linux and MAC its a breaze and plays jsut about anything thrown @ it

Thanks thanks thanks in advance !!!
[Asus Transformer TF700] hellalucard:
Here you go

http://db.tt/pZi8i9LC
[Asus Transformer TF700] Ausmike:
THANKS

Thanks a lot

Downloading now ................ someone juz told me ( from another forum) that it might not work ... Grrr

cant waite for VLC to get a TRUE ANDRIOD release !

thanks again >>> your thanks meter = now up by ONE <<<
[Asus Transformer TF700] hellalucard:
No problem let me know how it works out for you.
[Asus Transformer TF700] FrontRowJoe:
Thanks for sharing this. Installed and runs just fine so far in my Infinity.
[HTC Flyer, EVO View 4G] JB1971:
This has probably been asked many times (sorry, I'm quite new here).

HTC hub is very poor, the skin selection is crap so is there any custom skins out there?

By the way, I'm running non-rooted on honeycomb.

Any pointers would be appreciated:)
[HTC Flyer, EVO View 4G] mcord11758:
Non that I know of

Flyer
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] M0D1441:
[UCLF6/Android 4.0.4 Ice Cream Sandwich]

Features

-AT&T UCLF6 (Ice Cream Sandwich 4.0.4)

-CyanogenMod 9 and AOSP inspired

-Debloated to OVER 9000 (9001)

-Deodexed

-Zipaligned

-ToggleMod

-Tethering

-Legit battery life

-Crazy Fast

-Minimal Touchwiz apps

-CM9 Ringtones

-AOSP MMS/Messaging

-CM10 Boot Animation

-Apex Launcher

Screenshots

​

Like my ROM? Hit thanks! It takes great dedication get off my lazy, quitting, deserting and deceiving ass, and a simple thanks can show that you appreciate what I do ;)​
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] M0D1441:
Important Note: ALL UPDATES include the entire ROM, just flash the latest update if you are first adopting NexusMod. No need to flash them in successive order

How to Install NexusMod

1) Download ROM

2) Place on SD Card

3) Boot into ClockWorkMod Recovery Touch (Hold Volume Down + Volume Up* + Power until first SAMSUNG logo disappears) *If on AT&T

4) "wipe data/factory reset"

5) "wipe catch partition"

6) Go to "mounts and storage" and "format system"

7) Go to "advanced" and "Wipe Dalvik Cache"

8) "install zip from sdcard" then "choose zip from sdcard" and navigate to the ROM and install

9) "reboot system now" and enjoy! First boot will take longer than usual

Important Note: If coming from Android 2.3 Gingerbread, it is highly advised you flash the UCLF6 Radio in the Download section before Step 4

Even More Important Note: If you come from Android 2.3 to this ROM and are having issues, I recommend you follow this to return to AT&T stock UCLF6 and re-root, then flash Unnamed

How to Update NexusMod

[If already on an NexusMod/Unnamed v1.x.x Build]

1) Download ROM

2) Place on SD Card

3) Boot into ClockWorkMod Recovery Touch (Hold Volume Down + Volume Up* + Power until first SAMSUNG logo disappears) *If on AT&T

4) "wipe catch partition"

5) "install zip from sdcard" then "choose zip from sdcard" and navigate to the ROM and install

6) "reboot system now" and enjoy!

NexusMod Changelog

[CENTER][U][B][I]UN1[/I][/B][/U]

[U][I][B]UN v1.0.0[/B][/I][/U]
+Initial Release

[U][I][B]UN v1.0.1[/B][/I][/U]
+AOSP Lockscreen
+No Swipe to unlock text on keyguard
+GPS fix

[U][I][B]UN v1.0.2[/B][/I][/U]
+NexusMod Theme Revamped
[Working on update]
[/CENTER]
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] boobah204:
You can't leave m0d. It's in your bones.

sent from my part of the problem
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] Illnevertell:
Yay mod
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] midgetzombiekiller:
Right on! IMO your gb rom is still one of the best out there! :good:
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] IEatKittys!:
Fcuk yes mod!!!!!!!!!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] hitekredneck:
Great to hear you are still with us.

Long Live ROM DoucheDev v.XX.XXX !!

Sent via Tapatalk 2
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] jookdakang23:
im new to the skyrocket but i have heard so many great things about you mod! hopefully you will upload soon. Would Be Awesome To Have Theme Chooser Included. THanks
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] Fortune090:
Unnamed? Saw the title and just thought you should name it SlimFast, haha. After the diet brand.

Might have to check this one out with my cousin's phone. He's running SkyICS and has been running into problems for awhile now.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] rajeevmbhat:
ok..

now where do I download this? :)

the other abandoned rom has an issue with 3rd party notifications - fb, text+. hope thats working on this..
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] onealvideo:
Give him a minute...

He is still creating the thread and getting his post together... links, etc... I am sure he will have it up really soon!

:cyclops:
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] hitekredneck:
You just need to wait patiently for Mod to populate the OP with the download links, like the rest of us must do.

Sent via Tapatalk 2
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] plwalsh88:
Thadda boy m0d! Definitely gonna give this a whirl. Been getting a little bored with CM9 lately.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] skrambled:
Oh, hell f#%$+9g yes!!! Been waiting long time for a kickass lf6 rom from an OG sr dev like MOD. Something tells me that this will rock a fat ass. Thank you MOD! I'll dl when links go up and report back...
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] vincom:
you lazy sob douche bag.......lmao, thanks for coming back, really
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] M0D1441:
Ran into a bit of an issue with the general public release build, something involving the default wallpaper. Will upload toDAY however.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] SupaKid:
Where did that awesome wallpaper come from, anyway?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] jaythaovadose:
Omg I just shatted myself I can't believe. Mod I freaking love u bro flash city flash flash city trick.

Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I727
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] ItsDon:
Man I hope GPS works on my phone with this rom. It will not lock on SkyICS and I've tried everything. Locks instantly on CM9 and AOKP. Not sure whats up with that but I do miss the smoothness of the ATT rom, just need my GPS. Will give this a whirl when its fully baked!

EDIT - Hey Mod, just realized you reside just a couple miles from me in Austin, gonna have to give the rom a try now fo sho. Actually downloading now and looks like I'm download #1, I feel special :)
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] konga056:
Anyone else having this same issue where your unlock screen shifts so that not all the number pad is visible to unlock the phone? I keep having this happen to me.

I'm completely stock

http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/827/screenshot2012080409201.png/
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] ipaq_101:
Time to root!
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] jrwingate6:
Whoa. I never even knew you could get the number pad to show up on the lock screen. I have had my lock screen sift before. It happened once about 2 weeks ago. I just reset the phone and it hasn't happened since. Is this something that keeps happening to you?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] konga056:
Unfortunately this happens quite often and requires me to reboot the phone to unlock it.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] vlcano57:
I had this issue once with the pattern lock as well. Shifted up and right leaving only the lower left exposed and had to reboot.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] SpydaPig:
+1 it's happened to me a few times. Had to restart phone to get it properly aligned again.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] spodie:
Yup.happens here to..... once in a while
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] lordazoroth:
This has never happened to me on the lock screen personally, but my girl had this happen to her phone randomly one day at work and afterwards she found out her IMEI code on the phone had been blocked, had to send it back in for a replacement.

It's possible if you lose your data connection under certain conditions this may happen. I'm assuming this might also occur if the screen turns on while trying to change it's orientation as this has happened to me in certain programs which required a reboot to fix (this occurred while reading during the 5 second period between the screen shutting off automatically and the screen locking therefore the screen had not yet locked before it was turned back on).
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] ronin4740:
Yes, have had it happen to be as well. Am rooted. Reboot seems to be the only solution.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Shayd93:
Happened to me once too, and I'm stock, just a glitch
[HTC One S] jboy15:
I have hboot 1.06 and running axiom s 2.0.
[HTC One S] ultimul:
download from here

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=29701101&postcount=7

and flash it in recovery like any other zip
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] capt8210:
What is the best method and safest method to root the phone
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] droidstyle:
for new users flashing a stock rooted image via odin is the easiest...just a bigger download~
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] capt8210:
Have any links
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] mustbepbs:
Doesn't get much easier than Noxious Ninjas script. You just follow the directions and it's just a command prompt script like Moto phones. Plus you don't have to flash anything in Odin if that kind of stuff scares you.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] mustbepbs:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1792342

Sorry.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] JBO1018:
Yeah I have to say noxious ninjas script as well. It's extremely simple and I don't really see how there could be any kind of risk to your phone. Plus you don't lose your data.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] droidstyle:
try the link in my sig :good:
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] capt8210:
Next what recovery to use to flash with ?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] droidstyle:
everything is in the link in my sig...click on it!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] michael*:
+1

This is the easiest around. Just rooted today.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Joey22688:
yeah I would feel more comfortable with the script rather then using odin to flash something
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] droidstyle:
please explain?
[Galaxy S II General] stopro:
hi cos im freshe i cnt go stright to thred thatsway im posting here and sorry for my bad language

i have issue with new kernel i knw its beat and everything can happen ok

after flash that kernel wifi tethering is gone showing error when i try thick it dnt matter wot i do still error i knw its beta

yes before flash i clean stuff even fix permission and still error but wots funny i try flash previous kernel syiah 3.5.2 cos i thought will work but still showing error i knw i can reflash rom again to tethering start work but i dnt wnt in last few days i flash to many times :D

im on kaffee4Eck jb v4

by the way that kernel is smooth i think even more than 3.5.2
[Galaxy S II General] Gotcha007:
Where did you found the version 4.0 ? It's not on the Dev site...
[Galaxy S II General] stopro:
on syiah thread last page u will find i cnt post link cos im freshe

that verification txt is pain in the ass
[Galaxy S II General] kilometers4:
The latest Siyah kernel version is 3.5.2...
[Galaxy S II General] ephraim:
It is on siyah dev thread. Gokhanmoral released a test kernel before publishing it in his site.
[Galaxy S II General] rolfer8:
I think there's 3.4.1 now
[Galaxy S II General] hikarugo:
It's just a test kernel so bugs should be there. Tried it yesterday. It is smoother and stabler than 3.5.2. Battery life seems better. But there is 1 bug that made me went back to 3.5.2, it's the not working accelerometer in JB ROMs
[Galaxy S II General] cimmicola:
have link?? I can't find where it is
[Galaxy S II General] prbassplayer:
Test kernels are meant to test not ask for help when something doesn't work. If you can't help the developer out then don't test it. Thread locked
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] ferndom:
I'm interested in a CD slot Mount, or even a cup holder mount, to place my gnex in my car. Does anyone know if there's a CD slot that mounts your phone vertically. Any suggestions guys?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] mbh87:
http://www.amazon.com/Mountek-Unive...Motorola/dp/B004G1L52Q/ref=zg_bs_2407778011_3
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] alxrock:
I definitely recommend Mountek's CD mount. It's the best build quality I've seen in a mount.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] shreddintyres:
+1 ive had one for over a year and have nothing but good things to say about it.