[General Questions and Answers] LaZiODROID:
UPDATE - resolved - I finally found the correct rom for this unit. Filename is "Iphone-6-Plus-Clone-SPFlash-Tools-and-MTK-Droid-Tools-Flash-Files.rar" and was grabbed from http://www.needrom.com/download/sp-flash-files-for-goophone-6-plus/

It was posted by needrom user asrikerex and the rar contains 2 roms:

Iphone 6 plus clone (MTK6572)ForFlashtoolFromReadBack.rar

and

Iphone 6 plus clone (MTK6572)MTK DROID TOOLS.rar

The one I flashed was Iphone 6 plus clone (MTK6572)MTK DROID TOOLS.rar and the phone now boots with display and everything.

SIM card / phone and data connection also works now! When I first received the phone, it would not connect to my carrier. The IMEI was expressed in the info page in a strange format (with spaces between some of the numbers). Now, after flashing, the IMEI is different and shows as a solid 15-digit number. Connects to Bell OK!

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Hello everyone.

Short story: I flashed a few incorrect firmwares with SP Flash Tool. They each resulted in the phone booting with a black screen - but I can tell it's loading and boots. The phone responds to touch and volume change, and I can even shut it down based on where I remember the slider to be. My most recent flash, which I truly thought was the correct stock rom for this POS, was "iPhone 6 plus mtk6572.rar" from one of the many pages I viewed. This flash was the best so far, because the screen actually lights up now, but it shows nothing but some lines. It still responds to touch commands so I can shut it down without using the emergency button on the back.

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Long story:

I acquired this fake iPhone 6 Plus from a disappointed online classifieds user that got scammed. A lot has been learned about this device, but a lot hasn't. I wonder if any clone or MTK experts can help me get this working again. Things I know:

- My latest flash has the phone booting, but with no display. It responds to touch commands and ringer volume changes via the buttons.

- The battery charges, and I am still able to flash it with SP Flash Tool. I just don't know how to identify this properly so that I can find the correct stock firmware.

- Bonus problem: It doesn't work with my (Bell) SIM card. When I first used the phone, I could see that it sees the Bell network - just that it would not join it (and wouldn't say why). I did some reading on this and it could have been due to an invalid IMEI. And there is a tool that will allow me to inject a new IMEI, so this problem isn't high priority. Also, the phone's IMEI at the time didn't match the IMEI on the back of the phone's case, and neither of those 2 IMEI's matched the one that was printed on the back of the box (haha!! sketchy).

It's been tough identifying the exact make and model of this phone. It has a 5.5" screen and the exterior looks pretty close to an iPhone 6 plus. The closest thing I can match it to is the "Goophone I6 Plus" (http://www.goophoneshops.com/100019). OR - the "Goophone I6S Plus" low-end model (http://www.goophoneshops.com/83/100027).

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I was able to confirm that it has 512 mb of ram, so I assume that this model has the MTK6572 CPU. It's also slow as hell... so that helps me believe it's the MTK6572, with 3G capability only (no LTE). Anyway the rest of the specs they list match this phone.

I got tired of using the fake iPhone UI and installed Nova Launcher. It was a little better... but ultimately I was hoping there would be some resources to get this phone running something as close to AOSP as possible. During that adventure, I noticed that this phone would randomly try to launch websites via the Safari browser. I'm pretty sure that wasn't Nova Launcher doing that, so I decided this phone's software was no good as-is and wanted to flash a fresh clean firmware.

After learning how to get it into VCOM / flash mode, I installed the drivers (which was fun, or annoying... whatever you call it).

I then began the flashing journey... from flashing "Goophone-i6.zip" (which I believe to be for the regular goohpone i6 - not the large-screened phone like I have. Then flashing "Goophone i6 plus mtk6592 HD.rar", which I know now doesn't match my CPU - woops. Then flashing a variant of s7yler's "Kiphonei6lte-s7yler.rar". Last flash was "iPhone 6 plus mtk6572.rar", and that is the best so far. The display lights up now, but just shows lines like shown in the pic above.

Thta's where I am... I would appreciate any info and advice (except "throw that POS in the garbage" - I think eventually that will happen anyway :D)

Thank you for reading