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[Android General] januszzbych:
Hi, i dont have it but my colleague has one and i tested this toy i will say for 3 h and never again ;) look down at photo made by umi x2 and special those strange change of colors ;;) Like i was saying toy for 225 euro ;) and please that gps test from chinese website ;) tested yourself you will se how really orkd gps, takes aroun 5 minuts to get fix when i put phone to the car signal is lost, and i`m saying using gps not gps with wi-fi only GPS !!!
[Android General] Tohelo:
Antelife orders?

has anyone get yet umi x2 from antelife ??
[Android General] JBrandtner:
I ordered mine at chinapadmall.com. It hasn't arrived yet, but look at the specs... I hope these are correct!

btw. has anybody an idea how to root?
[Android General] bgdwiepp:
you will have to wait until the 25th for the T to ship.
[Android General] top115:
umi x2

I ordered at chinapadmall too and already got mine!

Its 2gb ram 32gb rom BLACK and 1,2ghz I realy doubt you will get 1,5ghz I ordered 1,5ghz too and had a long discussion with the support...

I wanted my money back, they said impossible already shipped it... but I should take the 1,2 ghz because I can overclock it and then it

would be the same then the 1,5ghz version,... also the 1,2 ghz would be optimized and faster already and the 1,5 ghz version would be buggy...

you know salesman talk...

now If got my 1,2 ghz UMI X2 with a deffective vibrator a field of pixels which are deffective (its a tiny bright point but if you know it you'll see it everytime) and the keys are not lit correctly in my opinion...

anyways I did a nice little video already:

on my youtube channel /top115 or just search for umi x2 and uploaded today: "UMI X2 2gb ram 32gb rom black version detailed first loo" is the video title, its filmed with an DSLR so nice 1080p detailed video... longer version will follow and bigger review too!

despite the issues I described early its a pretty nice phone with an impressive screen and a fast eanough processor for "normal daily use"
[Android General] JBrandtner:
Received mine yesterday. Its the 1,2 GHz, 2/32GB Version. Unfortunately they didn't send the second battery I ordered. So far I'm pleased. Good photos, great display, good haptic feeling (a little bit heavy) and ROOTED (SU preinstalled and working).

Unfortunately I don't know how to install a custom Recovery, perhaps anybody can help me with that.

The thing that is incorrect is the lighting of the capacitive buttons They are lighted only partially.

In my personal impression the screen is not as responsive as my HTC One X+, but anything else seems to work, although I had no chance to test GPS until now (bad weather).

More to come!
[Android General] rubens30:
I hace rooted mine with shuame
[Android General] JBrandtner:
I received mine rooted, but with a chinese custom recovery that i can't read... where can i get an english CWM/4EXT/TWRP for this phone and how do I install it?
[Android General] ghager:
X2 recieved

Hi, I have recieved my phone from Antalife, sended very quick, within 3 days at The Neterlands. Phone is rooted and works okay, besides some Chinese programms I can't read. The only problem is to get my GPS working! I tried a lot, several apps, When Itry to set ntp-server with Fasterfix, it says 'failure, please try again. Does somebaody has a clue???

Thanks!
[Android General] top115:
Did anyone get the X2 in black with hardware keys lighted corectly? Im also trying to fix the GPS... But most annoying is my dead pixels and not working vibration :'(
[Android General] bgdwiepp:
I ordered 2 from an Aliexpress seller, I'll find out how they turn out when they arrive.
[Android General] constantinp:
3G freq?

Hello,

Does it work on 900/2100 @ 3G ?
[Android General] MGREX:
I cant believe how many manufacturing errors this thing has despite so many delays in production

Has anyone received one from pandawill? How did it go?
[Android General] gelisob:
I strongly suggest not pre-ordering and last I asked pandawill, they never had any X2 stocked, just kept telling me to "go ahead and order, it will stock fast, like few days". Few days later, pretty much same reply. Use sites with live support and check for stock before putting your money in.
[Android General] MGREX:
Got it, thanks for the tip, btw any store suggestions?
[Android General] bgdwiepp:
I have seen versions listed with 900/2100 and others with 850/2100, the two that I ordered are 900/2100, i'll tell you if they are actually 900/2100 when they arrive.
[Android General] januszzbych:
stock

chinapadmall has umi x2 on the stock
[Android General] JBrandtner:
I got mine from there, too. Shipping to germany took 5 days. Seems very trustable :)
[Android General] zeppelin_:
[MENTION=4900080]JBrandtner[/MENTION]

Did you test GPS?

Is there any other problem except capacity buttons lighting?

What about battery life?

Do you have any tip before order?

Thanks!

:)
[Android General] JBrandtner:
I tested GPS, see the following screenshots for settings and results (without any further mods!).

First GPS-fix takes about 5-10 mins OUTDOOR, next fixes some seconds...

My phone has no further problems, even the camera seems to work pretty good.

The only thing is the capacity button lighting and in my opinoin the screen is not as responsive as on my "old" HTC One X+ (which was stolen...)

Batterylife is around 2 days at normal use, If you are careful with usage, I think 3 days are doable...

Tip: Order prerooted phone at chinapadmall.com ;)
[Android General] Gavii:
I'm waiting for mine from pandawill
[Android General] top115:
JBrandtner mine also took 5 days to germany but I had a lot of trouble with chinapadmall.com before the order...

I once ordered a Iocean X7 and paid the preorder in front with paypal. After 2 weeks I still hadnt a update on my order status

so wrote the support. The support told me they never got my money I had to write 10 mails and than use the paypal dispute function to get my paid money back...

after that I gave them another chance and ordered the UMI X2, on the 20.05 I canceled my UMI X2 order via mail... and the next following days I repeated to write mails that I want to cancel my order (because on that point I had information that the 1,5ghz version wont be delivered anytime soon) on 24.05 they answered all my mails: its too late --> already shipped the phone... on the 25.05 they actually shipped my phone and

SURPRISE ive got it with dead pixel errors, wrong illuminated keys and a not working vibration motor...

now I had to write over 12 mails until they agreed to refund (and not replace) the phone,... I ONLY have to pay for the shipping back to china an

customs If there will be any...

GREAT SERVICE....

NO MORE AGAIN CHINAPADMALL.com

seriously...
[Android General] JBrandtner:
that's really bad!

But I only can describe my experience with this shop, and so far, it is really good. Perhaps we will be lucky and some more customers will write their experiences..
[Android General] mtrakal:
Which OS and version do you have? I have one of 100 first pieces (1G/16GB version) and I does not have options in ROM which you have on screens :(.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/tydrbcljimm4p5k/2013-06-03 21.13.05.png
[Android General] JBrandtner:
Phone-Version: 2/32 GB RAM/ROM, here's my Android-Version. It seems that there is a modified one available on needrom.com, but I didn't try as I can't read the recovery as it's Chinese or so...
[Android General] JBrandtner:
Btw yesterday I asked chinapadmall.com for an english cwm/installinstructions for X2 and 2 hours later they responded to put it on their blog as soon as it's available from the devs...
[Android General] JBrandtner:
right now i reconized a problem that was mentioned before... vibration does not work. Is ther anyone out there with working vibration?

If not - is it a systematic hardware issue or just a software bug? Who can help us?
[Android General] Batfink33:
Just took the plunge and ordered an Umi X2 from Chinapadmall. I already have a Star N9589 which is great but I really like the look of the 1080 screen with 2GB ram. I'm hoping that I get one that doesn't have dead pixels and build quality is good.
[Android General] Animal_Chin:
I ordered the grey version from pandawill.com last Friday. It is scheduled to arrive today. I used DHL Express shipping method. Pretty impressive shipping time IMO. I'll post back here after I test and let you guys know how it is.
[Android General] gelisob:
Impressive promises are not something to write about really :) If you get tracking information and it's really shipped, then you can start to feel good about it. Atm you just look like you try a weak promo post :P

Mine is coming from sciphone.fr, ordered friday, was prepped on sunday and shipped monday, today 3 days later tracking shows it arrived to my country. Will see how quickly they will process it. Used EMS/DHL that added like 20 eur to price. Their web also reflected stock, if it wasnt available, the menu didnt let you order it. They communicate in semi-english france mix tho. Nothing google translate cant handle.
[Android General] -Jonnis:
Can somebody who has alreary got the umi x2 confirm that this phone supports 900mhz 3G? Some sites say it is 850/2100 and others 900/2100 :confused: .
[Android General] Animal_Chin:
I find your lack of faith disturbing.

Anyway, phone arrived as scheduled. I made an unboxing video in case there were any problems I would have a leg to stand on. So far though, it's all good.

No dead pixels, vibrate works, buttons light properly.

I haven't had a chance to test gps or actual phone service. I'm heading to walmart after work and try their family mobile plan. I'll post more details later.

This is my second order from pandawill and so far I've been lucky.

One thing I did notice though, and it's not a big deal at all, is the screen protector they send in the package is kind of blurry and it covers over the front camera. So with this screen protector the front camera is unusable. I guess a hole puncher would make quick work of it though.
[Android General] bgdwiepp:
I will confirm when mine arrive; they've been sitting in a local sorting center for the past two days. I am planning to use on the optus australia network which is 900/2100, I know which towers are which so I can test.
[Android General] Batfink33:
I'm not sure if it's possible with this phone but I'd love to get a AOKP Rom on it with Hybrid settings etc. It would look great.

P's, i bought mine from Chinapadmall just waiting and hoping now that my order gets dispatched.
[Android General] bgdwiepp:
See, this is were the problem starts, because other official resellers websites state 850/2100, and then there is screenshots from the phones engineering menu showing a far more vast frequency selection. This combined with them being a Chinese company with not-so-strict obeying of regulations and you have a lot of questions.

I believe the phone is capable of the following frequencies;

UMTS

IMT 2100Mhz

PCS 1900Mhz

900Mhz ("GSM re-farm")

CLR 850Mhz

800Mhz (NTT DoCoMo)

However, the phone has probably only passed regulatory testing of the 850/900/2100 bands and is marketed as 850/2100 and 900/2100 depending on the market, without disabling other bands.

When I get back home I will test my phone (sold as 900/2100) on the 3 individual bands using specific sim cards and cell towers.
[Android General] theanimatedman:
Till now all is Fine!

Hey hi Friends. Congrats to all d ppl who has Recieved the Unit...and really sorry for the people who are facing problems with the phone..i know how sad it it..:(

Got my Umi X2 2gb version today in india! :) i bought it from a seller on aliexpress as India's Umi Team has been going through basd management and false promises! i bought it for 290$ with Fedex shipping!

Till now the Phone is Working gr8 and Looks gr8. i Wanted to ask that which of the SIM slots supports 3g? and is there any way to increase the Wifi reception? coz i feel the phone is not able to catch the wifi signals properly! its needs to be in direct sight of the router. i have a THL w3+ too that one can connect properly without any drop, where is UMI is Dropping frequently! What could be the problem? is there any way to rectify this? by engineering menu or anything else?

any help will be Appreciated... :)

thanks and all d best to all!:good:
[Android General] gelisob:
cases

As acquisition is currently still a hot topic, can anyone post links to sites selling cover cases for umi X2 ?

None have reached ebay yet it seems. only x1 stuff..
[Android General] amishcrusader:
Umi X2 english recovery

I like many others it seems have not been able to find english recoveries for the Umi X2 (It's not great, and it's not horrible. I bought it mainly for the 1080p screen and miracast capabilities, it is the perfect update to my Gnex).

Anyways, I made my own recovery (using MTK droid root and tools) and I will gladly share.

Install instructions:

[requires root, mine was pre-rooted]

I can't link things properly just yet, so download

h**p triple 'w' .mcmsys.com/~amish/umi_x2/umix2cwmrecovery.img

from your phone.

Go to play store and download 'Mobileuncle tools', this is a pretty neat multipurpose app for MTK65xx and other Mediatek phones. Go to 'Recovery update' and flash the recovery. THIS SHOULD NOT BE FLASHED ON ANYTHING OTHER THAN UMI X2 2GB RAM/32GB ROM (non-turbo version).

Some people want visual proof / versions:

h**p triple 'w' .mcmsys.com/~amish/umi_x2/umix2recoveryproof.png
[Android General] bgdwiepp:
Here is a different, newer recovery, it is from the shuame program, but is in english.

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/677635/UMIX2/recovery.img

Also, If you flash a chinese rom and you get a chinese root management program, just delete it and then flash http://download.chainfire.eu/331/SuperSU/UPDATE-SuperSU-v1.32.zip
[Android General] srajeeb:
I've also seen some videos on Youku, to place silver foil near antenna to improve GPS signal

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2 days of Moderate usage or heavy usage. like games, audio, video, youtube, browsing, mails, 15 - 20 calls etc..

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How is the call quality, on some forums i heard that call quality isn't great & they face call drops
[Android General] S4X:
Good info. Few questions: in what country you are, since Tmo and Walmart operate in many? Do these frequencies OK for data and calling without considering them as roaming? Roaming has limit in the US at around 200M per month after which you have pay steep charges, i learned that traveling with Tmobile phone last year

Have you tried the Speedtest? Interesting what you get if you live in US.
[Android General] bgdwiepp:
Finally got around to testing my 900/2100 unit. I can confirm it works on all 3 bands, 850/900/2100. Can't test for 1900 or 800 but I assume because it is marked as only 900/2100 but 850 works the othre two will too, as they are shown as being enabled in the engineering menu.

I checked speeds on all 3 bands and were very good, probably limited by the carrier(5-11mbit down). Tested using telstra (850/2100) and optus (900/2100) in australia.

Whether your usage is considered roaming or not is generally up to the carrier, not the phone. On Tmo all 2g is covered, only 1 band of non roaming 3g (1900), 1band of roaming 3g (at&t 850) but not the main tmo 3g freq (1700up/2100down[a device must suppost BOTH freqs to work, this only supports one, 2100 but not 1700]).

Screen brightness in sunlight isn't great but everything else seems A-OK, the notification LED is bright and clear, much better than my One X, the rear speaker is also quite loud and clear, the few calls i made have also been quite clear.

I never thought 1080p would make much of a difference but WOW, I have been watching twitch.tv on it and it looks beautiful. The screen seems to be a pretty neutral as far as colour balance goes - it isn't cool or warm.
[Android General] S4X:
bgdwiepp,

Is it due to too high reflection or too small brightness? What's its brightness compared to HTC One or iPhone which have 500-600 nits or versus SGS3 which is twice less bright and basically is unusable in direct sunlight?
[Android General] bgdwiepp:
It was a bit of both, but I just took off the screen protector and it is MUCH better. Outside it is quite cloudy/overcast but at max brightness on both the htc one x and umi x2 have similar brightness with the colors on the htc one x being warmer. I am very happy with this phone so far.

I can say the capacitive key backlights are uneven but still bright enough to make out, with a bit of use key position is just instinctive. The uneven-ness is a complete non-issue. Also the vibration motor on mine works well, however I turned it off since I personally dislike vibration in general.
[Android General] brady56:
No need to doubt ，the UMI phone is a very nice phone. compare with dakele MC002 ,the dakele phone is a rubbish .i bought the H920+ turbo phoen with MTK6589T 1.5G Quadcore from androidexport website .i need to say this website is trustfull .
[Android General] S4X:
Can anyone in US run the Speedtest?
[Android General] broczkymary:
Help gps issue

Hello everyone, I have received 3 days ago UMI X2 Turbo by Aliexpress. Everything works fine except the GPS. The first time after using GPS Status with "conf" modded it worked well. Since then he connete more?

Please help me I can do? thanks :crying::crying::crying:
[Android General] S4X:
Damid, no one has this phone in US. May be you know other similar phone with the same radio bands being tested on US Tmo and AT&T by Speedtest dot net ?
[Android General] AP756:
Did you try http://www.chinasmartphonereview.com/fix-gps-questions-from-fastcardtech/ ? Should work. HTH ;)
[Android General] broczkymary:
:good::good:

thank you very much! I'll try and then tell you. But apk was written in Chinese?
[Android General] pablisman:
ill try

i also will try to fix Gps with that. Thanks
[Android General] Animal_Chin:
gaovernment rnallopp

I've ran it with bad results. I don't think I'm picking up any 3g bands. I think the most I've hit is .3mb.

Like I said before I'm on t-mobile. Their coverage here isn't very good. They rank 4, out of 5 of service providers.

Phone calls are clear though.

Caller ID comes in as Chinese, anyone know how to fix that?
[Android General] pablisman:
guys, do you know if someone will make some roms for our X2??
[Android General] S4X:
Thanks. I think it is because 1700 band is missing, so it's only running 2G speed. T-Mo has one of the best speeds among all telcos if 3G bands are there even without LTE. You may try other places or locate the tower on their coverage map and try again nearby just to make sure that this is not distance or location problem

Interesting is also to try AT&T SIM, may be then it will run full 3G speed. You may then switch to Straight Talk AT&T instead of Tmo version (i've heard they do not sell ATT SIMs anymore though, but may be some friends still have it) or other MVNO which runs on ATT network - it is total absurd to be postpaid ATT customer
[Android General] broczkymary:
:good::good::laugh:

Thank you very much! The situation has improved a lot!!

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:good::good::laugh::laugh:

Thank you very much! The situation has improved a lot!!
[Android General] bgdwiepp:
as far as i can tell UMI translates to quality rice
[Android General] MarvinFS:
The community needs a Chinese speaking developer and separate thread! :) Anyone?! I don't believe the Chinese developers don't use xda!

there are a lot of excitement in our local russian forums about the phone - a lot of new owners, but also lack of firmware infoz.

for now only root+gps fix is working for sure.
[Android General] MarvinFS:
custom fws

found one site by the suggestion on russian forum

http://www.needrom.com/phone-roms/umi/umi-x2/

english versions...
[Android General] bgdwiepp:
In all honesty, for me, specifically, when i look for a ROM i look for one as close to AOSP as possible, without vendor customization and whatnot. As it turns out, the build of android on the Umi X2 is very close to AOSP, with vendor customization being minimal so i am not overly bothered by the lack of custom roms.
[Android General] MarvinFS:
You're right! but still there are some major bugs and issues. which were solved by custom developers - that's the point!

i saw some chinese fws change logs!
[Android General] srajeeb:
Try Aluminium duct tape or Silver foil on the antennae under the back cover, few forum shows people had better reception after doing so...
[Android General] HungryEmperor:
Hi when I send a text it says that I am roaming when I am not, I am on a 3G Ireland.

Any ideas how to change this?
[Android General] ben770:
Cancelling X2 order or not??? - help

Hi everyone!

I ordered my UMI X2 from Pandawill,

but i am a bit concerned about what i read on the net

like the Dead pixel, the Vibrator that doesn't work, and the iluminated buttons that are not that iluminated...

If you got your X2, can you please tell me about your device?

if you have these flaws?

and precise color/model (1G or 2G - T or not T) and from where did you bought it.

I am thinking about cancelling my order since it's not shipped yet, maybe your answers will help me decide...

Thank you very much
[Android General] Deivijs:
Hey guys, I have a question. I've decided to get myself an Umi X2, and I see that the 32GB/2GB version costs $60 more.

Is there any other difference besides that?

And another thing - I see it clicked everywhere as 1.2Ghz, but I noticed that an upgraded version has been released quite recently, that has the MT6589T processor clocked at 1.5Ghz on top of it all.

Is it all noticable?

And how noticable is the 1GB vs 2GB difference? I honestly don't care about the ROM, since I can just use my old flash card.
[Android General] MarvinFS:
well it's Chinese quality... nowadays they became almost as good as large brands but still some times you can find some factory defects (but show me the product without a defects)

As for X2 ia ordered myself one on a spemall.com

As for the current owners reviews it's worth a try anyway (for that price)

The performance, build quality and screen are perfect, the battery life is also very good.

in our russian forums i've heard about one dead pixel screen (which actually is not a very big problem (taking into account FHD res.)

also i've heard one time major screen issue, but still unknown whether is was a shipping damage or not.

Illumination of the home button is solved by software patch in latest FW

for now you want 2G of cause.... it's MUCH more effective of that screen size... so it's 2G/32GB model... the color is up to you! :)

for T version (MK6589T) it's the same CPU but is running overclocked to 1.5Ghz... so no difference really... considering the battery stayed thee same i chose the model without "T"

for the availability... currently there are very few left in stock in Chinese e-shops due to large demand... and the T models will arrive to the shops on 21-25 of June... for now it's only in pre-order....

anyway on large shops like alibaba and spemall you got full protection against low quality goods... the only thing u'll loose is time!

it's all IMHO!
[Android General] MarvinFS:
you need a 2G/32GB version for sure! 1G will be noticeably slower on that hi-res screen!

for the T version explanation see my prev. comments....
[Android General] TheCAAS:
are roms avaible?
[Android General] Animal_Chin:
I think you're right. This phone doesn't seem to have the 1700mhz band (they don't claim it has this band). With t-mobile I read you have to have both 1700mhz and 2100mhz in order to use their 3g.

AT&T's 3g runs on 850mhz and 1900 mhz which UMI does claim this phone has. I've found those sim cards on Ebay for $55 that will let you use the $45 unlimited everything pre-paid cards. Seems like this would be the way to go considering AT&T has much better coverage here.

I would love to know if anyone has tried the AT&T network in the states with good 3g results.....