[Device Reviews and Information] Surfeur-des-Reves:
Hey There,

16x pcs ordered (8x white, 8x black units) from GearBest, 16x perfect screens, not a single white blotch on ANY of the 16 units. All rooted, customized to speed up things a little bit, installed the fantastic Go Launcher (5.08 version, which works better than all the other launchers I have tested out there), had a few problems with the fingerprint scanner when ONLY ONE fingerprint scanner was registered, but no more problems when 3-4 fingerprints from the same finger with different angles were registered. One quick hard-press on the home button, then l leave the finger on it for a second and it lets me enter the system without any problem, 9 times out of 10, if not more.

Ordered custom market cases for this phone too, with the transparent circular window on the front case, but contrary to the Be Pro, Touch 2 doesn't seem to recognize (yet) whether the front case is closed or opened (probably just an app to add, or maybe a system app in the upcoming factory ROM).

Not had any problem playing any 3D games at full-speed, no slow-down! Not had any problem watching 1080p videos at all, screen is bright, vibrant and pleasant to watch. Hi-Res photos look amazing on this screen! Compared to Be Pro, the screen is a little bit better (but I have to say Be Pro screen was already AMAZING for a 5.5" HD-only screen! Touch 2 is just, naturally, a lil bit better...).

Speaking of batteries, I don't have to complain at all (COMPARED TO DOZENS OF OTHER CHINESE PHONES I TESTED, MOST BRANDS INCLUDED). Standby mode does not consume battery faster than most other phones, only when screen is ON at full luminosity, then YES, it sucks battery, but not to the point of being a PROBLEM. Some people here should probably remember we are talking about a SUB-$200 phone with incredible build quality & hardware for the price... I tested (and sold) many other brands, including Elephone, Ainol, Ampe, Star, Bluboo, iNew, Umi, iOcean etc. , and, believe me, this phone is actually better than all the other units I had in hand. I may agree that speed / smoothness can probably be improved, as Umi Hammer units I had in hand for testing were better on that point, with lower CPU (but HD screen only, and Android 4.4.4, which is the fastest of all Android systems I've been lucky to play with!)

Camera is great, and definitely lives up to the hype! It HAS to be used, as most other phone camera sensors, with APPROPRIATE lighting conditions. At night, or in dark rooms, do NOT expect much of it. However, in daylight conditions, or at night with enough light, it takes very nice snapshots, a LOT better than UMI sensors, for example!

Hearing what some said here concerning the speaker, I was expecting MUCH worse than it can actually render! Yeah, no bass, but it is perfectly OK for phone normal use, and anyway, those who would want to watch a movie, hi-quality Youtube videos or listen to some nicely encoded MP3 musics would go for a good wired or bluetooth headset anyway, so I don't see any problem here.

As I am a little bit disappointed in reading so many bad comments & reviews here about this phone, I decided to give my 2 cents. I would have probably avoided doing so if there were more positive reviews of this phone, and I believe most comments posted on this forum are written by people who are comparing this phone with units 3/4 times the price (had them for $179 each, which I believe is GREAT for what I get in hand!).

Cheers :)

Nick.