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[UMi ZERO Guides, News, & Discussion] mesang:
This is NOT called strong will, it's called stubbornness...
[UMi ZERO Guides, News, & Discussion] politby:
I ordered one on 29-Dec from geekbuying.com with DHL shipping. They claim 2-7 days to ship and "adequate stock". Anyone order from them?

I suspect the holidays will cause much longer processing time than they say on the website...

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There are two kinds of people. Those who can extrapolate from missing information.
[UMi ZERO Guides, News, & Discussion] LiamCaden:
Got mine in Canada From Geekbuying

I ordered mine from Geekbuying, on Dec 22, and just got it. I paid for TNT, to get it quickly once they had it in stock. When I inquired about my phone they responded pretty quickly (a day or so and considering time zone change)

I would email them or try contacting them through the Chat. They were pretty upfront with me, and I only had a good experience so far. I just ordered the Flip case that became available.

As far as the Phone, it's sexy, people want to see it, hold it. It feels solid in your hand, it gets a bit warm playing games, but it charges so quickly. Still playing with the settings, but the screen is amazing.

Cheers!
[UMi ZERO Guides, News, & Discussion] 06ashiqs:
gel case

Although the two current cases are pretty cool, they would do a very poor job of actually protecting the phone. The aluminium used has been polished to a dark shade so ANY scratch or knick, even the slightest will become visable. JUST LIKE THE IPHONE 5. :(

Both cases dont protect the actual sides, although the flip case does protect one. REALISTICALLY WE NEED A WE DESIGNED OFFICIAL THIN GEL CASE WHICH WRAPS ARROUND THE ENTIRE SIDES AND BACK. IDEALY A MATT BLACK WITH UMI WRITTEN IN GLOSS AT THE BACK.

THAT, OR A PROPER ALL-ROUND BUMPER CASE IN MATT BLACK.

I say matt black because the phones metal is shaded a metallic dark grey. So having the same colour gel would look original, and still pretty sleek. The gel would protect from impact too unlike the current two cases. A silicone case would be too flimsy and or chunky and would ruin the look and feel.
[UMi ZERO Guides, News, & Discussion] peter_90:
I also ordered one from Michele trading on the first sale ( 1st of December i think).

It will be dispatched, don't worry.

Take into consideration the hollidays though... a lot of people take vacations in this period. If ordered on the 24th (Christmas Eve), what did u expect? :)))
[UMi ZERO Guides, News, & Discussion] clubvibe:
I'm using the Umi now for a week. I have to say that i'm impressed by the hardware. But the software is quite a let down. The camera pictures are not great IMHO. I expected more from this camera sensor. Also the battery drains very fast. Since I'm still om 3.01 I would like to hear from you guys if both Camera and Battery got much better in the BETA 3.02. If that's the case I won't wait for the official 3.02 ;)
[UMi ZERO Guides, News, & Discussion] 06ashiqs:
The rear camera takes better low light pics on v3.02. But front cam looks darker.

The battery got better because the extreme heat issue was fixed, but it still drains very fast (fastest from 100% to 90%).

The update is still a beta. The next update should come this month, hopefully making the camera better and fixing the battery drain issue. And any other issues people are having. I hope the new update is a proper release instead of being another beta.

Shouldnt be too long now. Its taking too long for these updades in my opinion.
[UMi ZERO Guides, News, & Discussion] elkosith:
Yea I also think that's why they haven't ship the phones yet, the holidays, and the huge number of orders. They said they check the phones one by one, that certainly takes some time.

I hope when we receive the phone, the update is already available.
[UMi ZERO Guides, News, & Discussion] mesang:
For people who are interested I wrote a review about the phone as well. You can find it here: UMi Zero review

I've had contact with the reseller I got it from and it seems that UMi is having some problems to meet demand. As I ordered mine in October it got postponed twice before recieving it.
[UMi ZERO Guides, News, & Discussion] clubvibe:
Thanks for your reply. I think I'll update to 3.02 BETA than. I've also noted that the sound quality is very VERY bad when using earphones. As long as the volume stay at half power there is no problem. But as soon as you go beyond that point (even before ' ear protection warning') the music distorts heavily in the bass segment. I've used the same earphones I've used in other devices (including my Inew V3) and that was no problem. I hope this is also a software error and not hardware related.
[UMi ZERO Guides, News, & Discussion] Aqz626:
Hello, have little problem whit battery.

'I have stock 3.01

Sometime the battery stop on 58% for a long time whitout discharging. Then drop over 10%

Now the battery increased whitout charging (never seen that - can see on photo)

And when ist the battery about 20% then you can see how quick drop the battery - 1% during 20 second

Have similar problem whit battery?

'Thanks for help....
[UMi ZERO Guides, News, & Discussion] 06ashiqs:
I have had the same issue of the charge staying on 58%. I played a 3d game for 15min and it stayed the same. Then it was on standby for a day and never lost power. Then it began to plummet.

The battery needs sorting out.
[UMi ZERO Guides, News, & Discussion] Aqz626:
Do you thing there is same app that can fix it or have to wait for official upgrade and hope will be fixed?
[UMi ZERO Guides, News, & Discussion] Tarnak:
Update to 3.02. 3.01 sucks battery because air gestures and other things, it was disabled on 3.02.

Start using the phone for a week (extensive usege is ok), battery should calibrate itself. If after week still be wrong, it's probably something wrong with battery.
[UMi ZERO Guides, News, & Discussion] Aqz626:
Thans. I chargred 3x times yet. Will wait and hope will recalibrate. Or update when official comes out.
[UMi ZERO Guides, News, & Discussion] Tarnak:
It should, I had goclever 10" tablet and had similar battery problems, after week and many charging all was ok.
[UMi ZERO Guides, News, & Discussion] politby:
What's up with the available colors? I ordered mine from geekbuying.com where they advertise the color as "dark blue", but the only color I have seen mentioned anywhere else is black.

Does it actually come in any color other than black?

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[UMi ZERO Guides, News, & Discussion] Tarnak:
There is only one color, black (top & bottom of the phone) and aluminium body is dark blue coated.
[UMi ZERO Guides, News, & Discussion] arcatarc:
New Camera App

Here is the camera/gallery extracted from DOOGEE DG550....it raise the jpeg compression from 80% to 95% and file dimension from 1,8 to 3,5 mb:it should give better photos..(comparison are wellcome).

How to:

1 Delete/Unistall stock "Gallery2.apk"&"Gallery2.odex" from system/app(make a backup of it)using Titanium or similar apps.

2 Install (or copy to system/app) the new one.....thatt's all!

...waiting for feedback...

P.s.:tested working on 3.02 firmware...
[UMi ZERO Guides, News, & Discussion] Tarnak:
Make a topic so it'll be easly accessed.thanks
[UMi ZERO Guides, News, & Discussion] Ties(to):
Hi all,

Ordered mine on 16/12 via Aliexpress (MICHELLE TRADING CO., LIMITED), received DHL tracking number only on 29/12 but after that I received it already on 02/01...so time between placing order and hand over to DHL took some time but DHL was very fast!

My experience so far:

1) Battery from 100% to 90% from 07:45 till 08:00 hrs. of reading emails and Twitter

2) Low use from 08.00 till 18.30, only reading / replying Whatsapp, reading emails and Twitter and battery on 51%

3) The light of the soft buttons is not very bright but acceptable

4) I didn't expect that the missing notification led would be a mis but now I noticed it's a plus to have notification led

5) Wifi signal drops now and then and I've to switch wifi off and on

6) GPS signal is acceptable but not 100% secure, when driving my car it was good but with walking / cycling it could be better

7) The vibration function is not great, the phone was close to my leg but still I've missed some Whatsapp messages came in

8) Some apps (like Google+) not compatible with the device

9) It's not possible to change installation location from phone memory to SD card

Any idea when official Umi firmware available and where to download?

Thanks,

Thijs
[UMi ZERO Guides, News, & Discussion] peter_90:
There is an official rom on needrom.com, uploaded on 31st december. http://www.needrom.com/download/umi-zero-2/

Is should fix some of the compatibility issues.

P.S.: This firmware is still BETA version.
[UMi ZERO Guides, News, & Discussion] Ties(to):
I know, but I want to update with the final version not the beta version :eek:
[UMi ZERO Guides, News, & Discussion] :
I may give them a try then, thanks for the reply !
[UMi ZERO Guides, News, & Discussion] Tarnak:
New firmware fixes incompatibilities with allegro and probably other apk's. Worth installing.

Thanks s7yler
[UMi ZERO Guides, News, & Discussion] elkosith:
If you follow the UMi's official facebook page you'll see that Umi official stated many times that the update will come soon, most likely in this January. Hope it's true
[UMi ZERO Guides, News, & Discussion] politby:
I am looking at getting a pouch type case. Anyone know of other, more common brand devices whose dimensions are close to those of the Zero?

The Samsung Note 4 is close but not quite.

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[UMi ZERO Guides, News, & Discussion] ivatv:
this phone is very very weak! very thin and nice,... BUT : only ring and vibration makes it move on a table!!

it slips all the time even from you hand, it falled down on the table just in front of me 20 cm high, and now volume button doesn't work anymore, and scratches as if i let it down from the 2nd floor.

i really regret it even if it is nice, good battery and so responsive!
[UMi ZERO Guides, News, & Discussion] apurvapatel:
I've already read on this thread that the phone doesn't have a notification led. But the guys at geekbuying.com confirmed multiple times that it does have a notification led which blinks to notify missed events.

Maybe the new batch of the UMI Zeros have the led? Please shed some light on it.
[UMi ZERO Guides, News, & Discussion] arna1958:
I followed your instructions and it works.
[UMi ZERO Guides, News, & Discussion] mightystorm:
UMI Zero bricked :((

Guys, I am desperate !

I tried to flash the latest ROM(3.02), as it improves the battery life. I followed the tutorial from needrom.com to the letter. The flashing didn't even start and a message popped-up saying " USB Device not recognized". I tried than to re-boot the phone and nothing :crying:

I tried to plug it in the charger and the charging animation doesn't appear. I tried to get in recovery / download mode but nothing… Nothing responds.

I am truly desperate. Please help me!
[UMi ZERO Guides, News, & Discussion] XynanXDB:
Where to buy?

Hi everyone, I'm quite interested in this phone, and UMI has so many online vendors, so which vendor should I choose with

1. better reputation

2.better trust

3. near to South East Asia or Malaysia to be exact

4.price lower than 250 USD

Any help will be appreciated, I have ZERO knowledge for online purchase:p

Thanks.
[UMi ZERO Guides, News, & Discussion] politby:
Answering my own question. The HTC One M8 is very close in size. Height and width are almost identical with the M8 a couple of mm thicker so a pouch designed for the M8 should work fine.
[UMi ZERO Guides, News, & Discussion] Tarnak:
You are sure that you didn't had thicked preloader? If you didn't you should do the whole process again with official 3.01 and see what is going on.
[UMi ZERO Guides, News, & Discussion] mightystorm:
I am sure I had the preloader un-ticked. But the donwload didn;t even started. The issue is that my phone is not recognized anymore by the PC. It is listed as "Unknown USB device" so I can't retry the flashing :(
[UMi ZERO Guides, News, & Discussion] nnexuss:
New firmware:

Y800_UMI_20141231_044242-s7yler.zip = UMI firmware from 31/12-2014

Changelog:
[UMi ZERO Guides, News, & Discussion] s7yler:
Does anyone by now have the original flipcover for the UMI ZERO? I could not wait and found another solution. I found out that the flipcover for the WICO S100 (also called Axgio Neon N2Q or Mlais M9 - a budget model, that has this cover included for free) actually fits the UMI ZERO. Size of these 2 phones are nearly the same. (just had to remove the rear plastic from the cover, as that was originally made for the WICO, and then just attach the UMI ZERO with doublesided tape, it holds well)

What do you think? personally I think it looks pretty awesome. :D

More hi-ress pictures here

https://plus.google.com/photos/100582382505207418108/albums/6101345707513079505

Only the hole on the back for the rearcamera is not perfect, I guess I need to cut a little hole. But I could live with that.
[UMi ZERO Guides, News, & Discussion] 06ashiqs:
Did you install the mt6592 vcom drivers? Without them the usb device not recognized will happen and the phone wont enter download mode. Check google on how to install vcom drivers manually (normal installer never worked for me). The drivers are the same for mt6577 and up. Once the drivers are properly installed, then just hope that it will go into download mode by following the instructions. Hopefully your device isnt totally bricked.
[UMi ZERO Guides, News, & Discussion] Ties(to):
Do you've Windows 8 on your pc? If yes, try again on a pc with Windows 7 or lower!
[UMi ZERO Guides, News, & Discussion] mightystorm:
Yes, I've installed the VCOM drivers. But it is still saying "Unknown USB device" when I connect the phone to the PC :crying:
[UMi ZERO Guides, News, & Discussion] JankyLV:
Don't order from antelife

Okay.. I gave antelife time to answer.. But nothing!

So here is my story:

- I ordered on pre-sale, 3rd of November. (with Express shipping)

- A month later, 5th of December, they gave me a tracking number.

- A week later they gave me another tracking number, saying it would be faster.

- I followed the tracking number (first update - 16th of December), and

got the package

on 30th of December.

Best part is - THERE WAS NO PHONE!!

In the package was a car navigation

. And a poor one at that.

I am writing them in skype and e-mails, all they are saying - we will look into it.

A week has gone by, and they still haven't gotten to a conclusion - what the hell happened?

Obviously it was a mix up in the warehouse, but why is no one helping to figure this out?

They didn't even apologize, they just asked for pictures of it. I sent the pictures - aaand no answer after that.

I wrote to UMI, they will also look into it, and get in contact with antelife.

But for the time being - DON'T BUY FROM ANTELIFE

You've been warned.
[UMi ZERO Guides, News, & Discussion] MiguelferraZ:
I already ordered about 5 phones from antelife, and they all arrived in time. Just the UMI Zero is causing some problems. I didn't received mine either, but they emailed me today saying that it will be shipped tomorrow, and that it would arrive in 1 or 2 days. Let's see if I receive the phone this week once for all.
[UMi ZERO Guides, News, & Discussion] mucip999:
Main thing you need is buyer protection, like it aliexpress, i bought mine from aliexpress on 1st january and recently shipped yesterday to Malaysia using DHL
[UMi ZERO Guides, News, & Discussion] XynanXDB:
So you are a Malaysian buyer? Aliexpress offer it at 299.99 USD (Michelle Trading Co. Limited) with is more than RM1000,that has exceed my budget. Is there other cheaper offers?

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Geekbuying offer it at 219USD. Safe to buy?

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Which one did you ordered? The 199 USD one?
[UMi ZERO Guides, News, & Discussion] mucip999:
Yes im a malaysian buyer, i bought 200usd one not sure which seller. Still i cant recommend it first since i still haven't received my UMI ZERO yet, so if i received it and all went well, Id recommend it to you
[UMi ZERO Guides, News, & Discussion] mirchichamu:
My humble request for those haven't bought it yet, to buy something else as many more better choices have already landed in the market. I wanted to buy this one but now I have changed my mind.
[UMi ZERO Guides, News, & Discussion] XynanXDB:
Is there any other handset with such monstrous power that comes with that reasonable price? Cuz most phones under 250USD wont have that kind of hardware.
[UMi ZERO Guides, News, & Discussion] mirchichamu:
Right now I am thinking of buying Jiayu S3. But rather more choices like coolpad F2, Nubia z5s etc etc. Go to to2c, coolicool and 1949deal, you will find many choices.

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This hand set contrary to it's beautiful body is not trouble free.
[UMi ZERO Guides, News, & Discussion] XynanXDB:
Sounds like you ordered it from Antelife. Someone in this forum was pissed off by it LOL.

How long have you been waiting for your order?

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What handset do you recommend? Before I stumbled upon UMI Zero, I actually want to get a Yotaphone but by today's standards it is underpowered.

Oneplus One is also a great phone but it cost ~RM1400 (1 USD=RM3.50) which is quite costly. There is another phone that caught my eyes too- Meizu M1 Note.

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Since you are a Malaysian buyer, is there other handsets that you recommend that meets the requirements I have listed earlier since buying the Zero is a big trouble.

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Umi Zero is offered at 219.99USD at to2c. It seems a number of people placed their order, Im not sure it is legit.
[UMi ZERO Guides, News, & Discussion] mucip999:
I thought ive told you already, i bought it from Aliexpress on 1st of January, and they ship it on 6th since theres new year stuff and weekends, it think they ship pretty quick.

If you care just about the looks and size (5inch) maybe Oppo Find 5 is the best. Because thats my 1st choice and when it arrives, my mom fell in love with that phone and i gave it to her. So i think UMI ZERO is the 2nd best looking phone for me
[UMi ZERO Guides, News, & Discussion] XynanXDB:
I care about the overall feel. I like the looks and Im a heavy user, gaming and modding stuffs. Planning to replace my laggy Galaxy Note 2.
[UMi ZERO Guides, News, & Discussion] JankyLV:
Yes, the 199 one on pre-sale. And now i have a cheap car navigation and no phone..

They just keep asking for new pictures of the item I received, and not actually doing anything..

best I can do -

DON'T BUY FROM ANTELIFE
[UMi ZERO Guides, News, & Discussion] XynanXDB:
Wow,you should ask them to refund else threaten them lawsuit XD
[UMi ZERO Guides, News, & Discussion] JankyLV:
I asked them - what are the options. And all they said: probably a mix up in the warehouse, we will investigate. A week has gone by, and still no solution!

To top it all of - I got in trouble at customs, for trying to declare that there was a phone in the package..
[UMi ZERO Guides, News, & Discussion] XynanXDB:
Sorry for asking noob questions cuz I have 0 knowledge regarding online purchases. Arent the customs are well informed that its a phone?
[UMi ZERO Guides, News, & Discussion] mirchichamu:
If you have paid by PayPal, you can place a dispute in PayPal.
[UMi ZERO Guides, News, & Discussion] JankyLV:
Yes, it was written on the package, that it's a phone! But at the customs they opened it, and there wasn't a phone inside.

I haven't checked, but if it's the same as ebay purchase protection - it expires after 45 days. And as I ordered on 3rd of November - the time to open the case should have passed.
[UMi ZERO Guides, News, & Discussion] XynanXDB:
Well that's their fault but I'm sure they will play deaf.
[UMi ZERO Guides, News, & Discussion] peter_90:
http://www.jiayu-store.com/jiayu-s3...080p-screen-dual-sim-4g-lte-mobile-phone.html

Oh well... too late now. I already spent my budget....
[UMi ZERO Guides, News, & Discussion] elkosith:
I just cancelled my order at aliexpress. Now I'm really interested to ZTE Nubia Z7 mini. The main feature that interests very much me is its CDMA/4G dual sim, along with its snapdragon 801 CPU and a such low price. Currently I'm using ZTE N986 with CDMA/GSM dual sim. If I stick with umi zero I have to give up my CDMA..

The issue is, Z7 mini is more expensive than Umi zero, and I need to buy 2 of them, for me and my wife. So I have to wait a little until my money is enough to buy them.

Just look at the specs of Z7 and its price, you'll be tempted.
[UMi ZERO Guides, News, & Discussion] mirchichamu:
As you are using ZTE phone already, would you like to say something regarding quality, support and updates of ZTE phones.

I am also highly interested to buy ZTE Z5s. Very tempting. I will never think of umi zero seeing the problems people face. I don't need only the external appearance but quality of hardware and software both.
[UMi ZERO Guides, News, & Discussion] uledu:
for free is ok, looks nice and clean, except the camera hole, but if I had to buy it I will go with the original flip cover.

By the way s7yler what is your opinion about the numerous users that have some sort of problems with the phone? I haven't receive mine yet, ordered on 16.12, but now I wouldn't order it. I will make a video of the first unboxing.

uledu
[UMi ZERO Guides, News, & Discussion] mirchichamu:
Yaaaaaaaa, these unboxing people and reviewers are receiving their copies free. Good business.... ? ? ? ? ?
[UMi ZERO Guides, News, & Discussion] elkosith:
My ZTE is an OEM marketed as Andromax V by one of the carriers here, so the update and support is provided by them, not by ZTE. The software update and support is quite good. Each time they release a new update, something is fixed. The biggest issue with the original software is the storage partition and the back key's poor responsiveness. These had been resolved in the latest update. I use a custom rom since the very beginning, so I never actually use the official updates, i just read about them in a local forum.

About the build quality, it's just average (for my device). It's mostly plastic, and no gorilla glass. However, I've been using it for more than a year and never dealt with any hardware problems.

EDIT: I forgot to mention that the GPS of my phone is not very good. I think it's because of Mediatek's chip
[UMi ZERO Guides, News, & Discussion] Ties(to):
Hi again,

It's getting worst and worst :(...

1) I connected my Umi Zero to my car audio system using blue tooth and played some music, after every 15-18 sec. the sound dropped for 2-5 sec.

2) Update about battery use (see above), from 18.30 till 22.52 hrs. the power dropped from 51% to 3% without using it very heavy

I'm really hope the update of the firmware will be released very soon, by the way can anyone explain to me why latest beta version on needrom.com (20150104) is 3.01 and not 3.02?

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Y800_UMI_20150104_1849-s7yler.zip = UMI firmware from 04/01-2015

V3.01 (This is a Beta ROM from UMI, but still under development & testing)

1. Added, touch buttons will flash when notifications received for example SMS/email

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Y800_UMI_20141231_044242-s7yler.zip = UMI firmware from 31/12-2014

V3.02 (This is a Beta ROM from UMI, but still under development & testing)

1. Better compatibility with some Play Store apps (Google Plus now works etc.)

2. Small bug fixes

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Thanks,

Thijs