yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Device Reviews and Information] justdaryl:
Yeah no quick charge. I'm using stock charger and in 15mins it only charged 15%. It took 104mins to do a compete charge from 0%. I will try my Samsung 2.0amp charger.
[Device Reviews and Information] ekagero:
Whats going on?

Hi there,

I ordered a Be Touch 2 at Everbuying but now I´m concerned and thinking of canceling the order and getting a Elephone P8000. Why are all the reviews on Youtube in favor of the Be Touch 2 than the P8000? Would you advise to change to P8000?

Thanks in advance
[Device Reviews and Information] r_kalar_2:
Don't buy Elephone without reviews. I will be totally happy with my be touch 2 if they fix those software issues. I am getting more than 4 hour of screen on time. So I don't bother with the capacity.
[Device Reviews and Information] ekagero:
If they are going to fix them :rolleyes:
[Device Reviews and Information] Rizera:
104 mins is still a very good time, isn't it? Especially if the battery is really 3050mah.
[Device Reviews and Information] stapo101:
I don't see why you rooting would affect your warranty. You can always flash the stock ROM over it again if you ever had to send back.
[Device Reviews and Information] WearySky:
Well, it'll void the warranty if it breaks, and you *can't* flash the stock rom over it again for whatever reason, and they somehow find out that you rooted it (though in all honesty, I can't seem them actually putting in that much effort)
[Device Reviews and Information] Rebel_X:
Whew, I got mine yesterday, and before booting it, I installed Custom recovery and rooted it. Then Xposed and some modules, then restored ~150 apps from Titanium Backup. That was before looking at anything in the phone to judge it.

It is a nice phone, creating/restoring Nandroid backup and Titanium Backup files and the phone is barely warm.

Snappy, frame rate sometime drops, but it is acceptable to me. I used my old trust worthy and discontinued ADW Launcher with 4D Vertical drawer and I can flick 150 apps in one second :) So smooth.

Compass seems to need recalibration after each reboot.

Proximity sensor was driving me nuts, I thought it was not working. But, it appears that it wont work while "in calls" if the dial pad is showing, hiding it makes the proximity sensor works.

Shame I only get 3G with T-Mobile. Although 4G is selected as preferred. And whats up with Cellular Data! I had to dig for that option to enable it!!

I tried to install audio enhancements such as Beats Audio which causes boot loop, and Voodoo sound which is not supported by the kernel :'<

Battery seems OK. I kept the screen on for 3-4 hours while doing backup/restore. I didn't try gaming with this phone yet.

Oh, and yes, the phone vibrates. Someone said it doesn't in this thread. Although it is kind of weak.

Build quality seems solid. Can't beat the price, I bought 3, with coupon discounts for Gearbest, and I got them for $164.99 each :)
[Device Reviews and Information] krotos:
Iff you can't flash rom warranty also could not flash so they have to give new board..
[Device Reviews and Information] seeker007:
Did anybody install the newest official Be Touch 2 rom 2_150702 ? I know there is an official new rom but need to reset the phone so I'm not eager 2 do that without knowing the benefits.
[Device Reviews and Information] WearySky:
It's not new, it's from the beginning of the month. If you have the older June rom, it should improve some of the superheating that the phone suffers from when doing even minor gaming. I didn't notice much else in the way of changes.
[Device Reviews and Information] gary_lankford:
Received notification, today (purchased 7/14 flash sale), from 1949deal that my phone has been shipped. Included in the email is the following statement:

" Please do not try to set update the system when you receive the phone."

No explanation, or alternative instruction is given.
[Device Reviews and Information] degady64:
I want to buy an 64GB EVO Class 10 Micro SDXC Memory Card. It is good for Be Touch 2?
[Device Reviews and Information] r_kalar_2:
Yes you can. Why not sandisk?
[Device Reviews and Information] degady64:
Thanks for your suggestion

I found this Samsung at 23$ and Sandisk is at 45$, both 64Gb.

Can use microSDHC or microSDXC?
[Device Reviews and Information] r_kalar_2:
All 64GBs are MicroSDXC as far as I know. check this link for the sandisk. I am also thinking to buy one. http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00M55C1I2/ref=twister_B00MW5Y0IO?&_encoding=UTF8&psc=1
[Device Reviews and Information] degady64:
I receive my BT 2 since a week, and I am very satisfied for the raport quality/price.

i hope that the new ROM-s will repair the bugs (little lag, overheating, etc) but in rest the phone is worth the money and I am happy with this purchase
[Device Reviews and Information] MUG3NHC:
I just ordered an Elephone P8000.

I will see which one i like better and then sell the one i don't like...

If anyone is interested in a comparison, let me know;)
[Device Reviews and Information] Vincent1974:
Positive review!!!

Hi everybody,

I get my Ulefone be touch 2 close to 3 week ago, as a lot of us, is ran a few benchmark, use the phone and here is my review.

-built quality is really good, the phone look nice with his 2.5d screen

-battery is not as bad

-overheating... Yes, no... I'll explain what I did, it seems the problem is solved but I have no idea the reason why

-fingerprint work 90% first try, I also noticed that it works better with small finger than with the thumb and that if my skin is to dry, it don't work as good, my advise: put sometimes handcream, your girlfriend also will be very happy with that ;)))))

-wifi, Bluetooth, 4g: great, nothing to complain

One good question, can someone give me a good alternative to the Ulefone be touch 2, with the same kind of specs, a a great 5.5 FHD screen for less than USD 200? I don't think so... Then we also have to be realistic... We get what we paid for and the be touch 2 is not a bad option. Personally, I was hesitating between the be touch 2 and the Elephone p7000... Please, have a look on the forums about the P7000 issue... I'm sure you will then be extremely happy with your be touch 2!!! (P7000= overheating, battery drain and rom, huge lags but also a lot of huge built quality problem especially with the screen!)

One more time, if you spend 200$ and espect a phone which work better than a galaxy s6 or iPhone 6... You can be disappointed, but for the value, this phone is for me really good.

BATTERY AND OVERHEATING

I didn't have to complain about the battery but anyway, if I can make it work better... As advised on the Facebook page, I did what I did with all my smartphones before, always with good results as after 2 years I always had an healthy battery comparing to my friends with same phone. It not clear how to take care of a li ion polymer batt... If you look on the web, you'll find exactly opposite theory.

So, then yesterday I use the phone until the batt come to 0% and switch off alone, I turned it on one more time, (not idea why I did that) worked 1 or 2 min and switched off alone one more time. I let the phone rest and batt cool down for 30 min and connect the charger for 3 hours (device switched off) and restart.

Result 16hours after full charge:

2h30 screen time on

1h15 what app call (wifi and 4g)

2h on the web (wifi and 4g)

What app chat...

Battery level is actually 35%... For me, that's more than acceptable

AND for some reason (if someone can explain me... Will be great) since I did that with the battery, I don't have overheating any more?!??! Before, the phone was very hot after call or Internet use, or YouTube... And now, the device remain cold with the same use. I don't understand how that can be linked... Make absolutely no sense And if it will be still the case after I charge the phone... Let see.

Ah, one more thing, yes SDXC 64 gb is ok, I takes the Samsung evo (orange one) which seems to be the better one actually (as divers test on some forums)

Have a nice day
[Device Reviews and Information] gibs:
Which recovery tool have you used please ?
[Device Reviews and Information] Rebel_X:
Carliv Touch Recovery, found in page 8 of this thread by s7yler. The recovery works fine for restoring nandroid backup, which I tried after messing up my phone with boot loops due to beats audio installation.

Just download the official stock firmware from ulefone's oneDrive, and replace the recovery.img with s7yler's modded recovery (don't forget to rename it to recovery.img).

Once in recovery, Power + Vol Up (both pressed until you see the recovery), flash BETA-Supersu-v2.49.zip from here.

But seriously, for me the hardest parts were getting the driver installed correctly and understanding that the phone disconnecting after 2 seconds when you connect it to USB port is very normal. That is, once you "start" flashing, the driver will stop disconnecting the phone, hence, you have to push "START" before you connect it to the computer.

Some threads talk about to install the drivers, you need to disable driver signature verification. The easiest way is to find "DSEO13b.zip" (Driver Signature Enforcement Overrider v1.3b with Watermark remover" to enable Test Mode and remove the water mark of the test mode on Windows wallpaper.

Edit: To all who complain about the battery, did you try draining it? For me, the last 1% took literally 45 minutes, hitting exactly 4 hours minus some few seconds spent on screen time. Using youtube, calls and lots of downloading.. Wifi was on all the time (around 12 hours). I consider that very good.

My only complaint about this phone is the speaker.
[Device Reviews and Information] justdaryl:
Hey buddy? How the performance of the User Interface and animation after rooting and installing xposed? Was it smooth as butter? Cheers in advance:)
[Device Reviews and Information] degreatone:
A link to working exposed framework pls
[Device Reviews and Information] Rebel_X:
I would say it is about the same, the main reason for me to root any phone is to remove ads (AdAway ftw :)). All the following modules in Xposed works: Greenify, Wanam Kit, System progress bar and lucky patcher. :angel: I didn't try Gravitybox or other modules yet, I feel that the phone doesn't really need anything, it is pure stock with root, that's it.

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xposed-v67-sdk21-arm64.zip from the official thread here

Notice v21 (LP5.0) not v22 (LP5.1), also arm64 bit.

Install Xposed v3.0 alpha 4 apk too, try to grant it SU permission once installed (try to reboot in the Framework tab), so you

can manage installed modules.
[Device Reviews and Information] r_kalar_2:
Guys I am using Next 3d launcher. It's smooth as butter. But Apex, Nova etc stutter. Try that launcher.
[Device Reviews and Information] BloodRose:
Yes please. My girlfriend has a Be Touch 2 but I've ordered a P8000 for myself. Where did you buy your P8000 from if you don't mind me asking? I ordered one from GeekBuyīng yesterday but I'm starting to think that may have been a mistake. Their reputation seems a bit questionable.
[Device Reviews and Information] MUG3NHC:
I always buy from Aliexpress. I like their protection policy.

It cost me £108+£5 for dhl shipping.

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There should be no stutter on any launcher really...
[Device Reviews and Information] BloodRose:
That's a good price. How long will it take them to send it? Because that's the crucial thing for me and always seems to be the biggest dice roll when buying a device from china.
[Device Reviews and Information] MUG3NHC:
Thats a good question my friend cos i have no idea:D

Geekbuying will be the same tho, if they say that they will ship it soon, they most likely dont know when they will have them either.

I mean, if you ordered white, i know they have that in stock, but the grey ones are on the way to the resellers.
[Device Reviews and Information] antonduys:
Hi Guys,

After reviewing and experimenting with the contents of other images of similar phones I came to the conclusion that the rom of the p7000 and the be touch 2 are interchangable (except for the preloader :p).

This enabled me to install the brilliant cyanogenmod 12.1 image created by s7yler (who also created the recovery image used in this thread) when selecting the preloader file supplied with the be touch 2 image in SP flash tool. The rom works really well and is feels extremely "snappy" compared to the stock rom. (plus it seems to be a real android 5.1.1. rom)

But it is not all roses and sunshine, during the experimentation (not because of the cyanogenmod rom) I messed up something (I think?) since the back button is no longer working. I was wondering if someone over here might have a clue on how to fix this (flashing the stock rom does not fix the issue).
[Device Reviews and Information] BloodRose:
Damn, I ordered the black one. Maybe I should try to change my order to the gold one if that's going to speed things up a bit.

I've just had a look on AliExpress and a lot of the sellers on there are quoting a 30 day processing time which is just far too long for my tastes. Surely they must understand that if you're paying extra for 5 day courier delivery then that's because you don't want to wait for a month or more to receive your goods. :)
[Device Reviews and Information] MUG3NHC:
The situation with the gold one is the same as with the black. They only have the white one in stock at the moment.

Quite often it is not up to them when they will get the delivery, but i think that it will be much faster than 30 days. I understand tho. You need something quick.

I bought it as a back up phone, so i have a different one as my daily driver. No rush here;)
[Device Reviews and Information] BloodRose:
I don't super urgently need it, it's to replace my 2 year old Nexus 4 (which still works) but if they're going to drag their heels over it then I might just go back to my original plan and buy an Isai rebranded LG from Japan later this year.

I think FocalPrice have already shipped preorders from all 3 colours and To2c say that they have the white and gold ones available now and will have the black ones after the weekend. GeekBuying are stating 2-7 day processing time on all 3 colours but obviously that could be a lie. Unfortunately the launch flash sale prices end tomorrow too.
[Device Reviews and Information] MUG3NHC:
Maybe just wait a few more days and see what happens. I have a phone, but on the other hand im very impatient so...;)
[Device Reviews and Information] r_kalar_2:
Yes, should be. But that's not the case for me.
[Device Reviews and Information] MUG3NHC:
For me neither bro. Hopefully they will fix it soon.

They did say end of July ~ beginning of August.
[Device Reviews and Information] BloodRose:
Yeah I will. I did send them an email shortly after I ordered it yesterday to request a dispatch estimate but I haven't received a reply yet and you never know if you can actually believe what they say anyway unfortunately.
[Device Reviews and Information] MUG3NHC:
I never believe them. Got scammed once:(
[Device Reviews and Information] BloodRose:
It does always feel like you're running the gauntlet with these people unfortunately. They're all just so lazy, untruthful and incompetent that it's worrying at times. The reason that I'm forced into ordering the P8000 now is because I was burned by a Umi Iron pre-order this week.
[Device Reviews and Information] MUG3NHC:
What happened?

Cos i was considering it as well...
[Device Reviews and Information] BloodRose:
I preordered it instead of the P8000 early this month with a promise of dispatch on 20/07. They then unapologetically held it back twice before admitting yesterday that it wouldn't be available until at least the middle of August. I've since cancelled it and now I'm trying to scratch around for a decent P8000 provider who can send one out in good time. Ironically if I had opted for the elephone to begin with then there would probably be one on it's way to me now. :(
[Device Reviews and Information] MUG3NHC:
At least you didnt lose any money:)

Just get one from aliexpress and if its taking too long just cancel it.

They dont get your money til you mark it as order received.
[Device Reviews and Information] BloodRose:
Well I've always been quite careful with things like that. I use PayPal for everything whenever possible. I think that's what worries me about AliExpress tbh, it's the fact that any refunds are up to the discretion of them and otherwise you're left arguing the toss with your credit card company. PayPal has it's faults but their buyer protection system does seem to be fairly reasonable.

Plus the ones I have seen on aliexpress so far have quite high costs for express delivery.
[Device Reviews and Information] MUG3NHC:
Aliexpress is better than ebay imo. If you open a dispute the seller always need to respond cos if not, after 4 days the case is close in your proposal.

Check their policy.

From a seller called Goldway you can get one with cheap dhl shipping.

I ordered mine from there.
[Device Reviews and Information] BloodRose:
Are they easily contactable online? The keg thing is that I need it sent within a few days, I'm not prepared to wait until early August for someone to bother to send something that I've already paid for. I ideally want a colour other than the white one as well really. The grey one is my first choice but I don't mind the champagne coloured one all that much.
[Device Reviews and Information] ferbulous:
Got 50 off, for a second there I thought I missed it already

Guess we'll just have to wait till July then, hopefully everything goes well without any shortage supply issues that's been plaguing elephone phones. Most buyers complain they either get their orders delayed or get refund.

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I have a ZTE nubia z7 with dual sim mode that works similarly, I think there's still no dual sim android phone that supports 3g 4g dual standby yet.
[Device Reviews and Information] nate1975:
When some of you start receiving your phones, can you post what sort of issues you are having, and what actual hardware is present in the phone?

I owned an Ulefone Be Pro and it was very disappointing, but I'm curious if this phone will live up to expectations.
[Device Reviews and Information] DonaJuanita:
Would you say that Elephone P7000, Elephone P8000 or Ulefone Be Touch 2 is the best?

All 3 have similar specs, similar price and similar dev support at the moment (CM 12.1 is also out for the Elephone P7000 and FlymeOS for the Elephone P8000).

Which will be a better choice long-term? Which will have better support?

I am really leaning towards the 2 Elephones, as they give 2 years of warranty. I hate the 3-month warranty, and then see that my phone doesn't last a year but the warranty has expired.

To @ nate1975 : Why was Ulefone Be Touch 1 disappointing? Can you point out the issues?

Thanks.
[Device Reviews and Information] nate1975:
There were multiple issues. Here's my long story about the Ulefone Be Pro.

First, the camera was said to be a Sony chip, 13MP, but was actually a Chinese brand, 8MP, 13MP interpolated (and the quality of the pictures was only so-so).

The audio jack (headphone jack) was generally unusable because it was seated too deeply in phone case. Some were going through different headsets and jacks to find one that would work, others (like myself) ground into the case to resolve it (which obviously didn't look great, but meant it worked with any plug).

There was an update from kitkat to lollipop that was pushed to everyone's device, but was actually an internal test release that was very buggy and did not even work correctly with many applications, but unfortunately the test release did not have a working recovery mode, so they couldn't even push a fix... Imagine general consumers trying to figure out how to install the mediatek flash tools and install the phone drivers and then flash a corrected build just to get their phone working again.

The final straw was the power button. When I first got the phone it was just sort of stiff, others reported the same. Within a month it had to be pushed extremely hard to unlock the device or power on/off. Eventually it wouldn't do anything. I read of fixes for it, which involved partially disassembling the phone to re-position the switch. That didn't work for me, as apparently the switch was simply broken.

So, I had my Ulefone Be Pro, pre-ordered in January, arrived in February, and by early April I'd thrown it in the trash.
[Device Reviews and Information] DonaJuanita:
Damn, that sounds horrible.... Thanks for your input , it is highly appreciated.

I do understand that Elephone has its flaws too and customers are unhappy too, so it is really hard to choose between these too. However, I really lean towards Elephone P7000 in this case... What would you suggest?
[Device Reviews and Information] mkdonald:
Got my grey Ulefone Be Touch 2 delivered this lunchtime by DHL today from etotalk bought 27/6 sent 1/7 at $180 with $20 for air freight. Had to pay DHL £3.xx VAT on the $25 item - they sent a text about it on 1/7.

Still charging up (arrived with 76% battery) after removing plastic blanker from battery terminals and adding SIMs/memory card.

FYI:

- The bundled USB charger is 1.5A

- The bundled micro USB cable is a flat white one with 'bare' terminals at the USB A end ie decidedly naff.
[Device Reviews and Information] nate1975:
I would suggest waiting for input from others that have this phone before jumping in. These Chinese manufacturers are notorious for promising all kinds of things and not really delivering. I have not owned an Elephone, but the P7000 does look tempting.

I'm holding out for actual info from real owners about problems they are having. There is a Ulefone facebook page and Ulefone Community facebook page where you can get a feel for the disaster that was the Be Pro, and I assume we might see something there for this phone also.
[Device Reviews and Information] DonaJuanita:
This sounds about right. Let's hope both phones are good. :)

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Please, report on the phone as soon as possible :)
[Device Reviews and Information] mkdonald:
Simplest if you have some specific questions/concerns to list them out and I'll see if I can reply/comment.

Subject to Wimbledon should be looking at it more today...
[Device Reviews and Information] Thetega:
Really considering buying this phone, any review and information from users will be great, thank you
[Device Reviews and Information] ferbulous:
Woah, that was really fast. I'm still waiting for mine.

Well, the charger is pretty much expected based on the ads

How's the quick charge btw? Does it really give you 35% in 15 minutes?
[Device Reviews and Information] ferbulous:
Ulefone Be Touch 2, 5.5 Inch Full HD, Metal Frame, MT6752 64-bit, 3050mAh Bat...

How long did take for a full charge for you?
[Device Reviews and Information] mkdonald:
I don't know as was asleep, but looking at the Battery graph started charging around 0:20 and by 2:00 was 100%, with a 70degree line for first 1.5hrs to c85% - ie "52% at 1am (c40mins in) with 54 mins until full on AC" and by look of graph it was 80% by 1:30, 90% by 1:45 and 100% by 2:00

I'm tying out some bedtime Bluetooth listening and in the morning will a charge up while awake.

FYI: at 1:14 battery is "41% approx. 7 hours left" from 100% at 3pm (ie 10hrs ago)