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[Elephone P7000] DonaJuanita:
Sorry to bother you that much, but when you say it doesn't have a task switcher, if you long press the medium button, doesn't it allow you to switch between your apps? O.o

I still do not get the google search thing (maybe i didn't have it in my last device ), but who really cares! it's not as if i use it all the time!

i'd really appreciate any reviews on music quality with earphones and any feedback on daily use (over-heating, bad battery life, you know things that might negatively affect your experience using the phone).

one last question (i'll try to make it last hahaha):

are the black borders that everyone complains about SO SO bad? i can understand how they seem bad in youtube reviews, but in real life? are they so disturbing?

thanks again!
[Elephone P7000] Taskman:
The task switcher is there when you hold the home button which is wrong(in my opinion). It is not a problem and just my personal opinion about annoying things so will probably not bother to many.

The black bar is there but I don't think of it really. Just after a couple of mins I have not even thought of it.
[Elephone P7000] monakh:
That's odd, my Jiayu S3 has the same camera and it clearly shows it in AIDA64.

Try MTK Engineering Mode:

MTK Settings - > Swipe Left until you hit Device Info. That should show the sensor.
[Elephone P7000] DonaJuanita:
I feel that the back button being on the left will be a bit disturbing at first, since i'm not used to it and you cannot see the buttons to remember it, but, well, it's all about getting used to it. as long as it works hahahaha!

cool, thanks once again for everything! i was also considering the Jiayu S3 (3GB ram version), but the android 4.4 and the 3000mAh battery pulled me off a bit (it's also more expensive). and the extras that elephone offers (which are the most important to me) -> free leather case, free toughened protection film, and obviously 2 years of warranty is really important. you get away with all the extra costs of a new phone and they are really screwed for the next couple of years. broken screen, give it back, get a new one. unhappy with screen, give it back, get a new one. i'm sick and tired of the 3 months warranty of chinese phones.

Generally speaking, I really do not know which phone to get! I get a discount of 140 GBP (roughly 215 USD), so I would be looking at a 200 GBP phone , if it was surely well above the ones we talked about.
[Elephone P7000] Taskman:
I have the following tabs in order from left to right: Telephony > Connectivity > Hardware > Hardware Testing > Location > Log and Debugging > Others.

I can't find "Device info". I also looked under all the tabs/headers and didn't see it.
[Elephone P7000] monakh:
Sorry, Device Info is under Other Extra which is after the Others tab. I would be surprised if you don't have that tab!

The S3 is a very nice device. I have owned many flagship devices and still do. The S3 is my current daily driver until the P7000 comes in. I believe these Chinese guys will kick everyone's ass in the future. I started believing this when I picked up my first Meizu MX32 in Hong Kong almost 3 years ago.

I dropped my S3 in a sink full of water and took almost 5-10 seconds to pick it back up (shock!) I then took out the battery and left the phone in 43 degree desert heat overnight. It was fine the next day.

I won't ever spend over $500 on a phone again. Not for myself anyway!

P. S. Official Lollipop 5.1 iss only days away for the S3.
[Elephone P7000] Taskman:
I don't have any tabs after "Others" unfortunately.

In Others I have the Settings Font, SWLA, Thermal etc. I am using this app.
[Elephone P7000] monakh:
That is seriously weird. I assumed all these MTK6752 were designed the same way. I guess not! Or maybe it's a KitKat Vs. Lollipop thing.

There was some talk of the early P7000 shipments with a lower class sensor but I seriously doubt that is the case. In fact, I think there was confirmation from Elephone (mentioned in this thread) that IMX214 will be the sensor used in the P7000.
[Elephone P7000] DonaJuanita:
Well, which one would you recommend? Elephone P7000 or Jiayu S3?

The design and the 3000mAh , plus the no gifts and no 2 year warranty are the cons.

The no double speaker, and yet unknown performance (battery life, overheating problems) are the cons.

How is your music quality using earphones on the S3? Battery life?

Man, if only they made it in a more elegant design (other colours too).
[Elephone P7000] Sp1tfire:
Well, knowing these obscure chinese brands, it's not unusual to lie about their phones' specs. Obviously aperture is not f/2.0 as they say on their official specs sheet. Sensor might or might not be IMX214. AIDA64 doesn't show the camera sensor on my LG G3 either.
[Elephone P7000] Taskman:
They have confirmed it in a thread and on their page yes so I really hope so but Exif data of the pictures shows F2/8 instead of F2/0 as they said it should be.

We'll see if I can find it out in some other way.
[Elephone P7000] Sp1tfire:
I think these info apps might show more about phone's specs only if you have root.

Sent from my LG G3-D855
[Elephone P7000] monakh:
I don't have my P7000 yet (shipping on the 10th like everyone else's) so I cannot comment on this yet. Although, I am quite impressed with my S3's performance, I am less enamored with its build quality. For example, in 16 years of owning smartphones and PDAs, I have never scratched a device (I am not super careful but I am not careless either). Well, I don't know if the S3 really has Gorilla Glass 3 as claimed because my phone is scratched smack in the middle of the screen. My glass is also cracked in at least 3 locations. Thankfully, the cracks (glass is definitely breaking) are all on the side of the glass. I have no clue how these occurred. The cracks are a complete mystery.

I use Bose headphones for 5-7 hours to listen to RadioTunes on weekdays. I use the 320K stream but it's compressed audio and my untrained ears cannot tell the difference. The music sounds great to me.

You may be right. I didn't think of that since I do have root.
[Elephone P7000] DonaJuanita:
Well the screen thing is not a big problem if you use a really good screen protector and a case for the phone (which i always do and had no problems with it - my previous chinese devices did not have a gorilla glass).

As you see , I do care mostly about every day problems , performance, and music (audiophile here).

I would consider getting the Meizu MX4 Pro since it has HiFi if it wasn't that extremely expensive.
[Elephone P7000] monakh:
Well, I also used screen protectors but I did not on this phone. I also never used a case on my OnePlus. That Bloody thing is built like a tank! But I guess you get what you pay for in the end.

The battery recharging on the S3 is a *****. It takes ages to recharge unless you couple it with a high output charger (such as the one for the Note 4--I own the dual-SIM Chinese variant). Even then it takes many hours to fully get to 100%
[Elephone P7000] Taskman:
Agree the OPO that I have is built like a tank.

Even using the OPO charger to my P7000 it takes around 4 hours to charge it fully which is far to long.
[Elephone P7000] Sp1tfire:
Damn, 4 hours is ages when it comes to today's technology.

Sent from my LG G3-D855
[Elephone P7000] monakh:
I don't think I would purchase a phone with this 'problem' again. My OPO and N4 get to 100 percent in about an hour and half. My G3 used to take a bit over two hours. Hell even my Surface Pro 3 charges to full capacity in less than 3 hours!
[Elephone P7000] Emmago:
I use 1hr 45mins to reach full charge from 0% to 100%...I am using elephone p7000 and also using the elephone charger
[Elephone P7000] DonaJuanita:
Well, guys, consider that Elephone P7000 has a 3450 mAh battery capacity. It obviously takes more time than a phone that has 2600 mAh, for example.

I do not care at all about the charging time, as long as it lasts a good 2 days, at least 1,5 day. Either way, I always charge my phone at night, when I go to sleep.

Plus, as good as your phone may be, always get a protector film and a case. You never know. You may slip, you may throw it, you may do numerous things. It's not always the phone's fault. I've had a good phone that never got a problem, up until it slipped on my granite floor.. See what I mean?
[Elephone P7000] quejo:
How could you charge that fast if telephone charger is 1A rated and takes at least 4 hours to fully charges a 3450mAh battery

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[Elephone P7000] Taskman:
As the supplied charger only does 5V 1A it is impossible to charge that fast.

Using a charger that have 100% efficiency it takes 3hrs 45min to charge it fully.

I used the OPO charger which is 5V and 2.1A and also a Samsung charger that is 5.1V 2.3A and it still takes around 4hrs to charge.

This proves it doesn't support quick charge(also confirmed by MediaTek) but under 3hrs is practically impossible.
[Elephone P7000] johnstavrou:
hello guys,

I have a question about p7000. As i understand the phone has one normal size sim card and one micro sim card? Can both be used for 4g internet?

How long does battery last for all of you?

thanks
[Elephone P7000] DonaJuanita:
Both work, but not at the same time. You have to switch them each time in settings.

Battery is still unconfirmed by most, a week has to go by to see some results. You can't get a review on battery since most people here have it for 2 days.
[Elephone P7000] hichaam:
selling Elephone P7000 @159$

Edit: the deal is done :)

Hi, I bought a black Elephone P7000 in Wendsday flash sale in FocalPrice, and it's not yet shipped.

I don't want it anymore, and I'm going to cancel my order, but if someone here in the forum is interested in it, I can ask FocalPrice to change the shipping address, and he sends me the money in Paypal, if someone is interested, please PM me before 10th June.
[Elephone P7000] DieterW91:
i'm interested!!
[Elephone P7000] monakh:
Yeah, I have to call utter BS on that post. No major flagship charges in less than an hour and half on quick charge (with batteries ranging from 2800 to 3200 mah).

Anyone who spreads such misinformation should be immediately discredited. Why should we take anything he says seriously? He could be a shill for Elephone for all we know.
[Elephone P7000] lena cui:
If you have already got your P7000, maybe you can try their CM12.1, though it still has some bugs,

here are some bugs been discoveried now, http://bbs.elephone.hk/thread-5155-1-1.html#.VXadVPRQpFk

the cm12.1 download link: https://mega.co.nz/#!loR0GaKC!e_smIsEY-nZJJ4hRqA886NbtkCr8s3GZ1kxqxw7qDC4
[Elephone P7000] Taskman:
I will try that when important bugs are worked out and root works on it.

Also TWRP can't restore roms you backup at all on the P7000 at the moment.

They have quite a bit to go before it is even usable imo.
[Elephone P7000] Sp1tfire:
Here's a P7000 teardown video. Apparently the camera sensor seems to be a Sony214. Build quality not so great and screen problems on some units. Nothing out of the ordinary for a cheap chinese phone.

https://youtu.be/BYmT33GiYXs

Sent from my LG G3-D855
[Elephone P7000] Taskman:
I think the problem is on the software side which was the problem with the OPO till they fixed it.

Hopefully Elephone will do the same but only time will tell.
[Elephone P7000] Sp1tfire:
Possibly. From what I read, official software behaves more like a beta rather than a finished ROM.

Sent from my LG G3-D855
[Elephone P7000] Elephone1:
the grey is in stock

Now the grey version is in stock, you can contact your reseller to trail your P7000.:)
[Elephone P7000] Zachsdad:
Updating via OSX or Ubuntu

Hi Guys

I would really appreciate some help please! I apologies if this is not the correct place to post. I have signed up for the sole purpose of seeking help on this one topic. I am not a developer or budding developer...just a man seeking assistance.

I was very happy to recieve my p7000 yesterday. Upon first turning the on I recieved notification that a lollipop update is availible, however when trying to download via OTA wireless update I recieved the error message "Your system was damaged, wireless update is disabled"

I went on the Elephone forum looking for a solution and saw an earlier message from ethan (elephone staff) that he pinned on an OTA thread stating that certain build numbers could not be updated via OTA and to instead flash.. For clairifcation my build number is 20150521 and is included in this category!... so it seems i am not lucky to be able to update lollipop via ota.

My problem.... I am afraid i have no idea what "flashing" is and no idea how to do this! Can anybody assist in straightforward terms (non technical)

1) Can anybody please give a simple step by step guide on what do I need to do to update my p7000?

2) I do not have access to a windows computer, I use a macbook pro with OSX yosemite and my wife has an asus notebook with ubuntu. Am I able to update my p7000 with either of these computers? if so how?

3) I am willing to make a financial donation for any assistance to the person directly or a charity of their choice - for any tutorials that allow me to solve!

Any simple, clear and step by step guidance would really be greatly appreciated. Again, I am sorry for being very untechnical with phones and any instructions in laymans (clear and basic!) terms would be appreciated.

Basically I am just a general user and wish to update my new phone to an unbuggy experience that works properly! I am not expecting to become a developer or rooter, I just want to update to latest rom.

Thank you in advance!

Cheers

Grant
[Elephone P7000] KURT.Beadles:
Gee, yet another phone that has major quirks. Just don't know which one to buy or actually staying with my Zopo C2.
[Elephone P7000] Sp1tfire:
[MENTION=6750531]Zachsdad[/MENTION] I'm not familiar with Elephone phones, but you should follow the instructions from the official Elephone. From what I've noticed on their forum they have a flashtool available for Windows. The latest firmware for P7000 should be available on their forum as well. Don't think you will be able to do it without a Windows PC or laptop. Here is the thread to guide you:

http://bbs.elephone.hk/thread-1037-1-1.html#.VXcYvkYpq2Q

Sent from my LG G3-D855
[Elephone P7000] matteo2:
If you want to flash a rom without windows there is ele flash app:

http://bbs.elephone.hk/thread-4380-1-1.html#.VXcfC4luvJs

but Android 5.0 is not supported at present (how you can read).

This will be very useful and easy to use...

Inviato dal mio GT-I9100 utilizzando Tapatalk
[Elephone P7000] PJBXDA:
Wanted this but a little concerned at some of the negativity flying around, do I get this, Zenfone 2, G3 or One Plus One or something else, what do you guys think???
[Elephone P7000] Zachsdad:
Phone looks great, for the price i am happy. A couple of things don't work out of the box as expected. Compass shows east whichever direction I go, camera freezes, screen gets lines going across it at times - and in my case, i am unable to update via OTA as i get an error message.
[Elephone P7000] thehobit:
Thanks Taskman, which ROM version you are using? did you try CM 12.1?

http://bbs.elephone.hk/thread-5152-1-1.html#.VXdG4EaNeUk
[Elephone P7000] fabokid5922:
Got my unit two days ago..the camera is really disappointing but will fortunately be fixed via updates..generally the device is responsive, touch ID works great, games quite well with no lag..am still on the factory ROM so my opinion is not final
[Elephone P7000] mancycro:
Damn.. im glad i saw this posts. Based on your experiences about your phone. Should I cancel the order and buy Xperia Z2
[Elephone P7000] maxdozie:
Don't Cancel it.. U won't Regret Buying This Device.. Trust me

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I hate Seeing Untrue Comments Flying around .... You Guy Bought a phone of 200$ an expect it to Work like a Galaxy of 500$..

Think!!

You get what you pay for!...

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Am More Concerned about Rooting this Beast and Tweaking it
[Elephone P7000] Elephone1:
OTA update will come soon

Now the camera has bugs below: red when taking picture, the resolution is not good, the two main bugs, right? Elephone engineers are fixing them now, hope you have a good experience for the coming OTA update. :D

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The OTA only supports the version after 20150523, maybe your version is 20150521, so you need to first flash it manual, then the later version, you all can OTA it. :)

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Hi, now the flash tool Elephone offered only support Window systerm, you may find a computer with Window, then the process of flash is not hard, you can find some tutorials in Elephone forum. Three processes, first install the driver, then restart computer, second download the flash tool, the third, download the rom file you need, the use the tool to choose it. hope this will help you. The tutorial also offer the photos of the process. :)
[Elephone P7000] Bogeyof:
If you have informations direct from Elephone, could you provide us with a guide how to get root on P7000. There are so many things (backup utilities, adblocker and so on), which need root, so it´s basically necessary....
[Elephone P7000] Elephone1:
Hi, you can enter the compass systerm, click the menu, then choose help, then it will help you how to calibrate it. The bug of camera will fix for tomorrow's OTA update. :)
[Elephone P7000] Sp1tfire:
[MENTION=6750142]Elephone1[/MENTION] Are you somehow linked to Elephone company or just a fan?

Sent from my LG G3-D855
[Elephone P7000] Bogeyof:
I got root on P7000, see

http://bbs.elephone.hk/forum.php?mod=viewthread&tid=5211&fromuid=9724

(出处: Elephone forum,Elephone service,P10,P7Mini,P9,P8,P7)
[Elephone P7000] Zachsdad:
Please help update.

Please help.

I have spent literally hours today trying to update my p7000. I have no idea how. I have checked this forum , Ethans previous step by step guide and various other forums and websites, however I am just very confused and I am stuck with no idea how to proceed.

I will willingly pay somebody (or donate to charity of helpers choice, to give me clear step by step directions, all the files, drivers i need etc to update my phone in one place.

Please do not just give links to other previous pages or tutorials, because these have not helped me, or are incomplete.

1) Tomorrow I have access to a windows XP machine.

2) I have no other access to any other windows machines

3)I need a full "idiots/fool proof" guide on how to update my rom via SP flash tools

4) full instructions from very beginning on how to proceed each and every step - what exact files I need to use and how exactly to load drivers etc.

5) Full process instructions, with pictures if possible.

I thought i was getting close today, however every time I loaded SP flash tools and the "scatter " file, i received an error message saying drivers could not be loaded.

Anyway, I am very serious in paying someone to help (happy to pay via paypal) or donating to charity of helpers choice. I purchased this phone to use for everyday use, not to have to update or play like this. .I am not a developer, I am just an everyday user. So someone, please have mercy and please help!

Thank you in advance

Grant
[Elephone P7000] Emmago:
I don seem to understand your method.. Can you please explain with pictures? Anytime I run the root p7000.bat it says device not connected!. Whereas if I run the command adb devices it says device connected. What should I do? I have opened my command and don't know what to type in.. Teach me like a novice
[Elephone P7000] Bogeyof:
Sorry, cant see what happen to you. What about if you run "adb shell". Does it connect and you get a prompt? Can you run some commands like "ls -l" in shell? If not you not proper connected to your phone...
[Elephone P7000] Emmago:
AT last am rooted.. Thanks man
[Elephone P7000] thehobit:
If it is a driver issue, I suggest to find a way to switch to windows 7 somehow. It would be much more difficult to isolate the problem with windows 7.

Then get the computer into test mode (pressing F8 on boot, select test mode in the lower part of the menu) in order to overcome the fact that the driver is not signed.

Then follow the process as you found it.
[Elephone P7000] DonaJuanita:
Alright, Grant, let me help you, since I've seen you've having major problems.

First of all, since you will be having access to Windows XP, this makes things easier (with Windows 8/8.1 you would need to do some steps further).

So first, you need to download the drivers for your device, the SP Flash tools and the ROM you are trying to flash.

Links for that:

SP Flash Tool: https://mega.co.nz/#!BkBggLpa!uwmLfEOTC7_yNNNmJlWiJ_VN-tmzit7Ul4Y_zXiOIKc

Drivers: https://mega.co.nz/#!55BQkKiR!OPBrnj7SXxsUbuchAjV8orT9SMAOMpbDesYTMO2DDHY

ROM: https://mega.co.nz/#!F0JxxYKY!wCvtgpvdPx3RTp7FMc-w_oVxVPyy3FlHf-IHMNi8n-k

What you need to do, is :

Go to Device Manager (you can search for it when you click start, I cannot remember where it is located on a Windows XP machine).

Turn off your device and take the battery out. Connect it with USB WITHOUT THE BATTERY. You will see a MTK65xx Preloader in the Device Manager, QUICKLY double click on it, because it will disappear after a few seconds.

Once you have double clicked on it, go to Driver tab and then Update Driver. "Browse my computer for driver software", then you can "Browse" it (select the drivers you downloaded and the folder with the right version (XP 32bit or 64bit, you have to choose the right version of the PC you will have).

Then click next, next, next, and it will be done.

Disconnect your phone from the USB.

Open SP Flash tools folder, double click on Flashtool.exe

Click the first button.

on scatter loading, select the scatter file in the ROM folder you downloaded: it should look something like this MTK6572_Android_scatter.txt

Make sure everything is ticked in the SP Flash Tools. EVERYTHING.

Make sure it is set to DOWNLOAD ONLY.

Click Download and now you have to be very fast.

Connect phone without battery.

It will load a red bar in the program SP.

When you see the red bad, QUICKLY put the battery in without disconnecting the phone. Just put it in.

It will load, wait patiently as it might take some time.

Then you will see a green check button.

Close the program, Disconnect the phone. Put the battery out and in again.

Turn on the phone. You should be done. First time will take ages to load, so don't worry.

If you want to install TWRP and then Root your device too, please say so and I will give a guide for that too (similar to this).
[Elephone P7000] Elephone1:
How to root P7000
[Elephone P7000] keteflips:
This phone has serious screen flicker.

I bought two phones and the two have a severe screen flickering.

Do not buy this phone, it's a waste of money.
[Elephone P7000] Bogeyof:
Did you update to newest firmware, this is a known and old issue, should be better now?
[Elephone P7000] keteflips:
I update the two phones to the last "20150608_c218v13_jbaol_3m_fhd_elephone" and the bug stay.

The first impression strongly influence your opinion about a product and this has not been good.
[Elephone P7000] Bogeyof:
Weird thing, I have the Phone too, I have no Screen flickering, but I have massive issues with battery, won't charge...
[Elephone P7000] Zachsdad:
Thank you

I just wanted to say a big thank you! I got the job done thanks to your help and guidance. Greatly appreciated
[Elephone P7000] Emmago:
How can we get a compatible xposed framework for this device? The ones am seeing online are for arm v7 devices
[Elephone P7000] DonaJuanita:
No worries, I am glad it worked fine!! Enjoy your phone, I am gonna buy this phone also soon :)

If you need to root it or install the TWRP recovery, let me know!
[Elephone P7000] HypoTurtle:
I posted the problem and fix on your thread: Only recovery available was a TWRP - that wasn't using busybox symlinks.

This recompiled TWRP should work better (it's default themed as material design).