[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] wozhere:
So today I just managed to buy in a flash sale the ZeaPlus M7 which has, quote from a tech site:

For $150 in their first flash sale, plus $30 for fast tracked courier (DHL). Apparently they say from Euro warehoiuse so it should be fast and tax free for me. It also has a fingerprint scanner at the back. The camera is the new Sony 13MP which is apparently running low on stock for newer models due to demand. Also the display is FullHD (1920 x 1080). Unlike the Elephone flash sales for the same spec and price this was fairly easy to buy, just after paypal I had to hunt around for the dispatch method as it gave error (no dispatch method chosen) but the button was there, remember this bit if going for their next flash sale. And I had to log into paypal again.

Anyway since some of the best android devs are here as we all know, I'd like to ask some to buy one in a flash sale for $149 or normal price of $199 and do a custom mod ROM of the high quality often found here for some phones. I.m not asking for a cyanogenmod level job, just a good job as many guys do here often. If you got good reps here, why not ask them for a free sample to send to you? They might do it if thery are smart enough.

Anyway keep an eye out for the next flash sales, much easier than elephone p7000 and same specs and components (might be same mother company owns both) but in fact more stylish and maybe even thinner than the elephone. I found out via these sites, the famous gizchina guy site, probably best for phone news:

http://www.gizchina.com/2015/06/14/zeaplus-m7-offered-at-149-during-limited-sales/

and the new small knockoff site:

http://www.gizmochina.com/2015/06/14/zeaplus-m7-to-be-available-at-just-149-during-flash-sale/

This was the flash site, was 9p.m. June 18th, so that code is dead, sold out in about an hour. Better than elephone codes which usually do not work as other sellers do not honour them as stage two at a later date, here you can buy from them in one stage and the window was quite long, about an hiour before sold out. Check for future sales, I do not know if they will have more but should hopefully:

http://www.zeaplus.com/m7-flash-sale

Check Beijing time to make sure you are on time if they do more flash sales as I did:

#http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/china/beijing

If a dev is already getting this delivered next week, here is the original ROM their forum admin just linked, something to start work on:

http://forum.zeaplus.com/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=669

Once I get this hopefully next week, I'll give my impressions. Whatever phone you're getting, these days I'd go for a good Octa processor, 3GB RAM (for mucho apps), FullHD (1920x1080), the 13MP Sony cam (another company is also just starting 13MP knockoffs) and a good display and fairly knock proof/bender. I also think 5.5" is minimum now for some websites and also time saving.

I can not give you the phone I bought, I only bought one and can not afford to buy another to give away. ;) If someone is already starting work on this ROM, please let us know here, much apppreciated. Modifying ROMs from similar spec recent phones which already have Modded ROMs might be the fastest route.

Thanks for reading.