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[Device Reviews and Information] s7yler:
Mstar S700 (Review) 5.5" HD, Touch ID, MTK6752, 4G LTE, Android 5.0, 2GB RAM/16GB ROM

The Mstar S700 is the EVIL twin to the Mlais M7 :) it is very similar in design and specifications, but the Mstar is up to 40 USD cheaper. But does not have touch buttons with backlight like the Mlais M7 does. Also the rear camera is only an OmniVision OV and not Sony IMX135 like in the Mlais M7. And last but not least, the S700 comes with 2GB RAM, where the M7 has 3GB RAM. So they are not exact the same.

UNBOXING

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REVIEW

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Notice: The GPS actually seems more stable and accurate on the Mstar S700 than on the Mlais M7.

To check if the Mstar S700 works in your country and with your carriers network check it on: http://www.willmyphonework.net

Geekbench 3 Battery Test: http://browser.primatelabs.com/battery3/68036

AnTuTu Score: 47.222

Camera samples here: http://www.mediafire.com/folder/xbnnqx6qc7828/Mstar_S700_Camera_Samples

Highlights

5.5 inch IPS OGS, HD 1280x720 pixels

MTK6752 Octa Core, 1.7GHz

GPU: Mali-T760

Android 5.0 OS

2GB RAM + 16GB ROM

Dual SIM card dual standby

Fingerprint Touch ID on the back

CNC Metal Frame

13.0MP back camera, 5.0MP front camera

Support FDD LTE/4G/3G/GPS/Wifi/Bluetooth

Networking:2G: GSM 850/900/1800/1900MHz, 3G:WCDMA:850/900/1900/2100MHz, 4G:FDD LTE:800/1800/2100/2600MHz

Source: s7yler
[Device Reviews and Information] split52:
i am looking for a rom, some link??

thanks
[Device Reviews and Information] Krystyna:
I like this phone's design. :)
[Device Reviews and Information] ColonelZap:
I also have this phone :)

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Camera sample pictures etc. on my blog: http://colonelzap.blogspot.de/2015/06/mstar-s700-review-mt6752-64-bit-octa.html
[Device Reviews and Information] bephithes:
Beautiful phone. Is it possible to root it ?
[Device Reviews and Information] split52:
mstar and mlais have the same rom?
[Device Reviews and Information] s7yler:
No, as cameras (and then also drivers) are different, also only the Mlais have backlight in the touch buttons, also controlled by software.
[Device Reviews and Information] s7yler:
Have anyone found the original stock ROM yet for the phone?
[Device Reviews and Information] split52:
rom

we have a big problem with mstar, mstar not give support for rom, i have spoken with mstar with email,facebook, skype and my wife(chinese)call mstar and only ota support, crazy company, my s700 dont arrived yet, dhl said 06/16, so, to late for not buy this phone, all brands smartphone you can find rom, but mstar no,i will try make a copy from a rom when i get the phone for make a recovery and root.sorry my bad english:silly:
[Device Reviews and Information] bephithes:
Hello,

I can not flash with SP Tool (for custom recovery and root). Phone is not detected... Driver problem ? (Win 7). One idea to solve the problem ? Thanks.
[Device Reviews and Information] split52:
hi, where did you find the recovery and boot for s700?? can you give me the link?? about drivers try this one..http://www.mlais.com/service/download/Driver_Auto_Installer.rar
[Device Reviews and Information] bephithes:
I received this mail by XDA developpers :

Guide & files needed to ROOT & install Xposed

1. Download the needed files here. mediafire.com/download/7rewklgf9jo78y5/ROOT_Xposed_for_Mlais_M7_with_Android_5.0_s7yler.rar

2. Unpack the rar file, start with 1, flash the custom recovery with SP Flash Tool

3. Enter the Custom Recovery on the phone and install BETA-SuperSU-v2.49.zip

4. Reboot, ROOT done! check now with root checker!

5. For Xposed enter the Custom Recovery again and install xposed-sdk21-arm64-20150430.zip

6. Install the APK XposedInstaller 3.0-alpha2
[Device Reviews and Information] split52:
mlais and mstar is not the same, before you flash something that you dont know, make sure that you have a stock rom from mstar, but that moment mstar dont have it for customers, so, you can brick the phone, first make a copy from your boot and your recovery with adb and than you can flash first the recovery from mlais, only recovery first, if works, maybe yes, you can root without the boot, by the way, my mstar arrives tomorrow and i can make more test.
[Device Reviews and Information] s7yler:
Yeah actually I wrote these steps. But before we do it like that we need the original scatter file and original recovery.

The scatter I included in the RAR file is only for the Mlais M7 not for the Mstar, so please don't use that on the Mstar. Only the recovery is needed to flash, not the boot.
[Device Reviews and Information] split52:
i am starting a forum for mstar users, is for spanish people but english is welcome too.

www.mstar.es
[Device Reviews and Information] bephithes:
Right ! I'm waiting... The problem with this phone is the little space in internal for installing applications (1,94 GB). We need to root for move applications on SD card with SDlink or others.
[Device Reviews and Information] split52:
whith fastboot you can copy the recovery, works fine
[Device Reviews and Information] hanuma:
Backup firmware

Backup firmware MT67xx http://www.china-devices.com/topic/3484-how-to-backup-the-new-64-bit-mtk-mt6795-mt6752-mt6595-mt6753-over-adb/
[Device Reviews and Information] bephithes:
Can you please give more details ?
[Device Reviews and Information] split52:
well, after some issue with recovery i will flash again with mlais preloader and my boot, recovery, system and works,,,,now we have a stock rom flasheable
[Device Reviews and Information] SUMMERBREEZE:
yes i actualy ment the setting is missing in the rom. i couldnt test the case with the rom cos i didnt have it yet :)

and i dont know how to add the setting into the rom :D

plus

Another way to get longer battery life...

download setcpu app (search on google) and set the cpu as 1287 mhz (as same as MTK6753 :) and the governor as ondemand..) believe me you dont feel any performance lose in real life usage but battery goes %15-20 better! and the phone still very fast and smooth. and you can change the cpu speed whenever you want when you really need (for gaming for example))
[Device Reviews and Information] Solutionman:
Max. CPU and other settings

As I said: The S-View-Case is working fine (even for showing incoming calls etc.) - but only the setting is missing as you said... If anyone has an idea to add this by flashing some tool for example, please let me know.

I changed the max. CPU-Speed to 1287 MHz now as well (I thought of it earlier too, but I had only about 8 % of the time 1690 MHz anyway) - we'll see how much more battery-time I get.

But for all these settings I use and recommend Kernel Audiutor. Because you can check the usage of the frequencies, change the max. and min. CPU-Speed as well as the the read ahead values and many, many more settings! All with just one clean and simple app.
[Device Reviews and Information] SUMMERBREEZE:
I failed with Kernel Audiutor because even i changed the speed as 1287 mhz and later checked the times of usages of frequencies, it showed me still 1690 mhz used a lot (?), i mean, that app pretended like it set the clock but doesnt keep the the cpu speed :eek:

But later i installed the setcpu app(my all time fav overclock-downclock app) and set it to 1287 mhz and governor on demand. now when i check the times of cpu, i dont see 1690 mhz used at all. it also has a lot of good options. and if you follow here, you can see the times of cpu frequencies.

http://dc458.4shared.com/download/b_TYJB5O/SetCPU_CPU.jpg

But maybe it is different for you.

And when i use youtube, mxplayer app etc, the phone always works at max cpu speed, this is one of the reason of low battery performance.
[Device Reviews and Information] Solutionman:
Downclocking CPU

Kernel Audiutor works perfect for me... And Deep Sleep as well... ;)

You might want to check the screenshot I made...

Sorry - wrong screenshot... Because there is no Deep Sleep while charging the battery...

I'll post the correct screenshot tomorrow...
[Device Reviews and Information] okayasu:
My battery is drained. Mstar dont produce new batteries.

I think a samsung battery will fit. Do you know which ?
[Device Reviews and Information] Mouratti:
Did you check on aliexpress?
[Device Reviews and Information] Solutionman:
Battery for Mstar S700

The batteries for the Mlais M7 are definetely the same...
[Device Reviews and Information] Mouratti:
Here it is battery for Mlais

http://www.aliexpress.com/wholesale...065938&origin=y&SearchText=mstar+s700+battery
[Device Reviews and Information] cetfire:
Overall Impression from daily user.

I have a S700 now for about 4 months , I bought it knowing it would have limits but felt the pros outweighed the cons and I don't believe in spending enormous money on a phone that's only going to last a year or so anyway. Spec is good , battery is definitely an issue , so I will order a higher capacity spare. Bluetooth streaming was originally terrible but has seemed to sort itself out over time, I use the Sony music app and that sounds good , a four euro headset from Lidl really sounds good , 64 GB class10 expanded memory gives me plenty of storage , CPU does get hot , fingerprint sensor is getting worse but I don't use it much. Screen is fine but can get pressure marks , I'm not interested in rooting it , although I would like marshmallow but I think that's unlikely, camera serves its purpose fine , the main reason I chose it over equivalent models was vanilla android as I have a nexus 7 which I love . I restart it every morning and it functions quite well most of the time.

WiFi range can be poor , 4g works well.

Overall as a budget phone with good specs and construction I would recommend it , especially if you don't want to get too fancy with mods.

I am looking at a doogee f5 next or a xiaomi redmi note 3 which looks very impressive for sub 200 euro.
[Device Reviews and Information] selmandeli:
Hi, how to turn on the OTG function? I can't see the external usb flash memory.
[Device Reviews and Information] cetfire:
I'm not sure , I will dig out my otg lead and see , I don't normally use otg .
[Device Reviews and Information] Solutionman:
Hi, OTG worked right away for me (rooted phone though...)

You might want to try a different manager...?!

....and in my experience, the OTG-adapters are very often of poor quality as well...!!!
[Device Reviews and Information] pim:
I've been using this phone for 10 months now and I'm very satisfied. Battery life is good using some tricks like xposed and amplify.

I usually don't keep a phone for "so long". I'm looking now for a new phone but I can't find any that fit my needs : 5.5" to 6" screen, dual sim AND micro sd, removable battery.

Any idea ?
[Device Reviews and Information] cetfire:
Definetly Xiaomi redmi note 3 , 32 GB version has Helio x10 2ghz octa core , 3 GB ram as opposed to 2 GB on the

16 gig model , spec is very impressive, check it out on gearbest.com, I will be ordering sane next month I think.

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Although I think micro SD takes up the secondary sim slot on these . most other similar spec phones to the mstar have the same board inside so you are not getting an improvement there. Try the Huawei g7
[Device Reviews and Information] Solutionman:
I really have big problems to fast charge my Mstar S700 (rooted)!

With almost all AC-chargers it only loads the battery with about 400 to 450 mAh (and up to 690 mAh with the Mstar-charger).

Luckily I found a charger from DELL that charges the battery with uo to 1330 mAh!

But I still can't find a car-charger that loads the battery with more than 390 mAh (no matter how powerfull the car-charger is).

And this is not enough to even use navigation without draining the battery!!!

The problem must be the poor charging-control of the Mstar - and every solution or hint is welcome!
[Device Reviews and Information] selmandeli:
How did you measure the capacity of the battery? I can only see the voltage (e.g. 4066 mV). Did anyone find a stronger replacement battery for our phone?
[Device Reviews and Information] Solutionman:
You can buy special devices that are plugged between the charger and the phone and they simply messure the voltage and the current (in the moment and in total) that is taken by the phone....
[Device Reviews and Information] Oldhamzion:
Hello,

For the first time, I tried to connect this phone to my PC, but it wasn't recognised by windows.

- I tried with Windows 7 64 bits, Windows 10 64 bits

- USB debogging activated on the phone

- I tried with different USB cables

my ROM : c218v13_jbl_a228_hd_3m_mstar_20150624

Is there a trick or anything I didn't think of ?
[Device Reviews and Information] selmandeli:
Spontaneously the screen turns on

I'm with c218v13_jbl_a228_hd_3m_mstar_20150624 ROM. I notices that the screen turns on spontaneously when I carry the phone in my pocket. Although the phone is locked it can dial emergency numbers. I found that this happen when the bottom part of the screen rub the fabric. I tested it several times. The solution I found is to turn on the main switch in Off-Screen Gesture menu "on" and leave the others "off".
[Device Reviews and Information] iBlackZero:
Good day to all...

Im a new user of Mstar S700 and im looking for a Stock ROM...

All I can see is c218v13_jbl_a228_hd_3m_mstar_20150624...

My model have c218v13_jbl_a228_hd_4m_p8p...

Build Number is c218v13_jbl_a228_hd_4m_p8p_20151216...

Does anyone have a stock ROM for this?

thanks in advance
[Device Reviews and Information] bephithes:
I'm sorry, but it's not clear for me. Is there just any method to root this phone ?

I had an ota update this afternoon. No change for me. Very small space to install applications...
[Device Reviews and Information] split52:
yes, now i have full root and insecure boot, give me one day more for finish my tests and i will give to you full flash rom, xposed not work
[Device Reviews and Information] split52:
i cant ota update, i lost stock boot and stock recovery
[Device Reviews and Information] Morisse.Shop:
thanks to topic

i also own MSTAR S700 :(

is there a way to work Xposed ?

do you have completed the test ?
[Device Reviews and Information] split52:
for the moment no, i want too;), but need more time, rom work very fine and battery good, another big problem is the recovery, you cant restore, if you do, device dont boot, another problem that i need work, you can flash my rom but imei lost, no problem because the rom is rooted and you can write imei again.

this is the link.

https://mega.co.nz/#!M8FnzaQb!mps005npVhOHzIy6TM94jdqEWkYIb7mZIpwaGYFdmNU
[Device Reviews and Information] ekihd:
Official MSTAR S700 rom found on needrom.com

see needrom.com/download/mstar-s700/

Official ROM MSTAR S700 version: c218v13_jbl_a228_hd_3m_mstar_20150612 – LRX21M
[Device Reviews and Information] Sweep29:
Am I reading your post wrong? How can I try your rom if device doesn't boot? How would I flash it anyway as no recovery for S700?
[Device Reviews and Information] madsurgeon:
Mstar s700: rooted with custom recovery

Hey Guys,

Installing a custom recovery and getting root is a snap. I am currently rooted with Beta SuperSU 2.49 and Carliv Recovery, with busybox installed.

This is how I did it:

1. Downloaded the latest update for s700 from needrom: http://www.needrom.com/download/mstar-s700/

2. Did a firmware upgrade using SP flash tools v5.1520: http://www.needrom.com/download/sp-flash-tool-v5-1424-00/

3. Extracted the recovery.img from the link in post #12 and replaced the one within the extracted folder from step 1.

4. Downloaded Recovery only using SP flash tools again.

5. Reboot the phone - adb reboot recovery

6. flash super su and busybox and reboot

7. Use any root file explorer and change the extension of the file 'recovery.from.boot.p' found in /System to 'recovery.from.boot.bak' this will ensure that your recovery sticks.

Enjoy
[Device Reviews and Information] Sweep29:
Thanks for the info but I'm a little bit lost... Nooby.!

Can you break it down into simple steps please so I can try this myself? Much appreciated....

Also, will the recovery software alow successful restore and boot up of ROM?

Sorry for the question if it sounds silly butbut a previous post elsewhere states phone doesn't boot up after restore.

Thanks again in advance
[Device Reviews and Information] madsurgeon:
Right,

1. Have you any experience with SP flash tools? If you don't, i suggest you DL the latest version and familiarize yourself with it, not many options in there so it's easy to work with.

2. The two main things that are needed for SPFT are the download agent which goes something like MTK.all.in.one.bin which is included along with the tool, and the scatter file. A scatter file is something like blueprint of sorts, a master key that determines where each bit goes (recovery, boot, system, etc...).

This is located within the update.zip you would have DL from needrom(you'll see it when you extract it).

Before you proceed, know this: You can't backup and restore your current rom using MTK droid tools if you're running lollipop. Best you can do is to note down your imei numbers for both slots and keep it safe. Prepare to set up your phone from scratch. If you are worried, don't go forward (having said that, unbricking an mtk is easy anyways)

Open SPFT v5.1520, choose the download agent, then choose the scatter file, you'll have all boxes ticked at this point. Under options, choose DA with checksum, leave the rest be. On the main screen choose firmware upgrade from the drop down menu.

(By this time you should have all the necessary drivers installed, do it first if you haven't)

Pull out the battery and connect your phone to your PC, let the SPFT and the phone initiate a 'handshake'. Now unplug your phone from the USB cable.

Click on the download button on the main screen. Now put your battery back into the phone and plug in the phone to your pc using the usb cable. If all goes well at this stage you should see a progress bar and it should say OK' at the end. Unplug your phone.

Rename the recovery.img within the extracted update.zip to recovery-ori.img or something. Extract the modified recovery.img from the mediafire link and place it within the folder containing the extracted update.zip files.

Now in SPFT, choose the same scatter file, but, ENSURE that ONLY the RECOVERY partition is ticked. Choose download from the drop down menu and click on Download, connect your phone again and now the new recovery should flash. Disconnect your phone and reboot.

Using the adb interface do adb reboot recovery. Once in recovery flash the supersu.zip and busybox.zip which you should have on your sd card. Then reboot. You're done
[Device Reviews and Information] Sweep29:
Thank you madsurgeon .

Very clear instructions....

One more thing if I may... Will I be able to increase the phones internal storage area to more than 1.94gb to allow more apps to be installed, or by using your instructions, will the phone be rooted to allow Apps2SD or similar?

Are there any YouTube videos I could check out before starting....

Thanks again.
[Device Reviews and Information] Sweep29:
Anyone tried this?

http://playfuldroid.com/how-to-root-mstar-s700-in-less-than-an-hour/
[Device Reviews and Information] s7yler:
Its just a scam fake site, and nothing what they write on that page is true. Frameroot can NEVER ever root Android 5
[Device Reviews and Information] Morisse.Shop:
thank you for all the efforts we have reached to many solutions

jerry experiment Crown return

but there is a question xposed Does it work a the final ROM ????
[Device Reviews and Information] Sweep29:
Dont mean to be rude but....

Dont mean to be rude and no dis-respect intended, but.......has anyone apart from madsurgeon successfully completed the ROM change and were you able to increase the phone app memory from 1,9gb?

Just a little scared to try it myself on my new phone :confused:
[Device Reviews and Information] madsurgeon:
This is what shows for me, I've got a 16gb micro sd card in there. Don't see any 2gb partition
[Device Reviews and Information] bephithes:
Drivers problem...

Thank you for the links and tutorial ! But...

The ADB drivers do not work and SPFT does not detect my phone. Yet I installed PdaNetA4150... One idea to solve this ? I am on windows seven...
[Device Reviews and Information] Phonememe:
I think it can be done but not easy, thats why I stay away from internal storage partition phone, and this one comes with only 1.9GB...
[Device Reviews and Information] Sweep29:
Madsurgeon... Here is my internal storage screen dump.

This is where the apps are installed and it's only 1.9gb.

Can this be increased and can you show yours?
[Device Reviews and Information] madsurgeon:
No idea what Jerry crown means but xposed works, no issues.

Post #36: my storage, like i said, I've got a 16gb card in there, don't see any 2gb partition
[Device Reviews and Information] Sweep29:
Sorry madsurgeon... I missed your 1st pic which shows your internal memory.

I see yours is over 4gb where stock is only 1.9gb.

Did this increase when you flashed ROM and were you given the option to chose your own size..? Cheers
[Device Reviews and Information] Sweep29:
Here's your pic
[Device Reviews and Information] jahrs001:
Phone Not recognized by SPFT

Ive follow the tutorial mentioned on the last page but im stuck on the part where u have to get the phone and spft to "handshake". to be honest not even sure what that means but I connected it and it did nothing. and no matter what I do I cant get the spft to even get the red loading bar. ive installed the necessary drivers for my phone and all the sdk files and tools. I got my phone to be recognized by my cpu and device manager when the batteries out even if its only for a few seconds. but still the spft doesn't even see my phone. can anyone help me out
[Device Reviews and Information] madsurgeon:
Disconnect your phone from your pc. Switch it off.

Choose scatter file in spft and hit download

Connect switched off phone to PC with battery still inside.

What happens now?
[Device Reviews and Information] jahrs001:
When I connect it with the battery in. In device manager it shows up as the preloader but when I input adb devices into the cmd window it doesn't show my phone. And in spft it doesn't do anything even if I click download and then plug the phone in as you mentioned. The screen just goes into waiting for devices mode where its all white and doesn't let you click anything. Then just stays there doing nothing, no loading bar or anything. Although if I disconnect my phone it shows a window that says error device may have boot up to early.
[Device Reviews and Information] bephithes:
it is necessary to flash the rom when you have a 1.94 GB storage, because the scatter file is different. Otherwise, you need to have the message "pmt exchange for this ROM must please download it". Choose "Firmware upgrade", with all options checked (preloader, lk, boot, etc... you can change the revovery with the custom recovery if you want...) plug the phone turned off, and click "download". And wait... After the flash: Storage Space 4.84 GB !!!
[Device Reviews and Information] madsurgeon:
Didn't check what my internal storage was before i flashed the update. That's what it shows after the update from needrom.com.
[Device Reviews and Information] s7yler:
I checked it, it is normally 2GB, after the ROM (20150612) it has changed to be about 5GB internal storage for apps. The Mlais M7 has the same, I guess Mstar changed it to be the same as the Mlais M7 now.
[Device Reviews and Information] jahrs001:
Well my phone does have 1.94 gb of storage but I don't think that will change until spft actually recognizes my phone which it currently still does not. What driver is everyone using for the preloader I got Mediatek preloader usb vcom port(com3)

Btw the error I get when I disconnect my phone is a "BROM ERROR: S_BROM_CMD_STARTCMD_FAIL (2005)"