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HDC Galaxy SIV N9500 - MT6589 Quadcore - Samsung S4 Clone? AKA Star N9500

2013-05-09T12:36:00.001+02:00

The phone: CLICK

Specs:

5 inch capacitive 5-Point Multi Touch Screen

Display 1280x720 pixel resolution - HD Display - IPS (?)

MTK6589 Quad-Core CPU @ 1.2GHz

Android 4.2.1 Jelly Bean

1GB RAM / 4GB ROM - approximately 2.7GB available

TF-card support

Quadband, unlocked, 3G / UMTS / HSDPA+ / WCDMA in one sim slot

Wifi, Bluetooth, G-Sensor, GPS, A-GPS, g-sensor, proximity sensor, light sensor

Main camera: Autofocus, 12.6 MP output, LED flash

Front camera: 5.0 MP output

Dual Sim - Dual Standby

Samsung Galaxy S4 SIV 克隆 Клонирование Κλώνος Clonar Clone Cloner 복제 โคลน ?

HDC One HX9299A Review - MT6589 Quadcore - HTC One Clone? Fastcardtech - ColonelZap

2013-05-08T11:14:00.003+02:00

The Phone: CLICK

The battery life?!? On the left you'll see a pictures from a YouTube video, on the right a picture from my phone. I guess the "truth" is somewhere inbetween, depending on what you are doing with your phone:

Camera test picture: CLICK and CLICK

Specs:

4.7 inch capacitive 5-Point Multi Touch Screen

Display 1280x720 pixel resolution - HD Display - IPS

MTK6589 Quad-Core CPU @ 1.2GHz

Android 4.2.1 Jelly Bean

1GB RAM / 16GB of internal memory

Quadband, unlocked, 3G / UMTS / HSDPA+ / WCDMA

Wifi, Bluetooth, G-Sensor, GPS, A-GPS, g-sensor, proximity sensor, light sensor, magnetic field sensor (compass)

Main camera: Autofocus, 8 MP output, LED flash

Front camera: 2.0 MP output

Single Sim - Micro sim card

Apex Launcher and SPB Shell 3D Launcher installed by ME!

ROOT: Click at your own risk!

HDC One HX9299A & HDC Galaxy SIV N9500 Unboxing - HTC & Samsung S4 Clone?

2013-05-07T16:58:00.003+02:00

The Phones: CLICK 1 and CLICK 2

more information coming soon...

Goophone i9 5.7 Inch Phablet - MT6589 Quadcore - Dualsim

2013-05-03T15:56:00.001+02:00

The Phone: CLICK

Specs:

5.7 inch capacitive 5-Point Multi Touch Screen

Display 1280x720 pixel resolution - HD Display

MTK6589 Quad-Core CPU @ 1.2GHz

Android 4.2.1 Jelly Bean

1GB RAM / 8GB of internal memory (approx. 6.5GB available)

Quadband, unlocked, 3G / UMTS / HSDPA / WCDMA

Wifi, Bluetooth, G-Sensor, GPS, A-GPS, g-sensor, proximity sensor, light sensor

Main camera: Autofocus, 8 MP output, LED flash

Front camera: 5.0 MP output

Dual Sim - Dual Standby

Zopo ZP980 New Firmware / ROM from 2013-04-22

2013-04-29T14:53:00.001+02:00

The firmware can be found here: CLICK

If you have any findings what has changed / improved, please let us know. Thanks :-)

Universal Root for MT6589 phones?

2013-04-28T10:56:00.002+02:00

Check this out:

CLICK

So far it seems to root all the MT6589 phones of users who have tested it :-)

Please leave feedback if it worked for you.

Zopo ZP980 Scorpio - MT6589 Rooting

2013-04-23T16:20:00.000+02:00

For rooting, follow these instructions: CLICK
Edit: Also take a look at this: CLICK

a couple of notes:

Flash the recovery image ONLY (don't be confunsed by the additional images that are included there, you don't need them)

When flashing the recovery mode on MY pc I had to remove the battery from the phone and I had to hold down the vol (-) during the flashing process.

Good luck and

YOU ARE DOING THIS AT YOUR OWN RISK!!!

Zopo ZP980 Scorpio - MT6589 Quad-Core - Full HD Display - Dual Sim Phone

2013-04-16T16:11:00.000+02:00

The Phone: CLICK

OTA firmware update

Camera Test pics:

Specs:

5 inch capacitive 5-Point Multi Touch Screen

Display 1920x1080 pixel resolution - Full HD Display

Zopo claims: OGS - One Glass Solution / LTPS - Low Temperature Poly Silicon TFT Display

MTK6589 Quad-Core CPU @ 1.2GHz

Android 4.2.1 Jelly Bean

1GB RAM / 16GB of internal memory (approx. 13.6GB available)

Quadband, unlocked, 3G / UMTS / HSDPA / WCDMA

Wifi, Bluetooth, G-Sensor, GPS, A-GPS, g-sensor, proximity sensor, light sensor, magnetic field sensor (compass)

Main camera: Autofocus, 12.6 MP output, LED flash

Front camera: 7.3MP output

Dual Sim - Dual Standby (regular size sim card and a micro sim card)

Goophone i5 N2 - All MT6575, MT6577 and MT6589 Overclocking!

2013-04-01T11:20:00.003+02:00

Check this out!!!

Star B94M MT6589 aka B943 rooting

2013-03-26T19:30:00.001+01:00

Just to be on the safe side, this about THIS phone:

Preface:

For the MTK Droid Tools, you need ADB-Drivers. If they are missing, please install PDAnet frist.

For the SP Flash Tool, you'll need VCOM drivers, if you are having problems with it, check this out: CLICK

Download:

This download contains the MTK Droid Tools, the SP Flash Tool, a patched Bootimage and a modded Scatter file: CLICK

Instructions: (The screenshots were taken when I had a different phone hooked up, don't mind that)

MTK Droid Tools: Create a scatter file:

Flashtool: Readback boot image and recovery image (sorry, I'm not going into details) :-(

MTK Droid Tools: Patch the boot image and recovery image (say no to CWM)

MTK Droid Tools: ERROR: Recovery image can NOT be patched (ignore that):

Text Editor: Edit scatter file, change

"__NODL_FAT 0x94f80000" to "FAT 0x94f80000".

Flashtool: Flash the patched boot image.

MTK Droid Tools: Install SuperUser

Re-boot. done :-)

If you are "lazy", you can just flash MY patched Bootimage and use the already modded scatter file ;-)

Thanks goes to tommy0815 for his help :-)

YOU ARE DOING ALL OF THIS AT YOUR OWN RISK!!!!

HDC Galaxy Player N7300 Ex vs Star B94M Quadcore - Benchmark Test - MT6589

2013-03-24T11:49:00.002+01:00

The Phones: CLICK and CLICK

HDC Galaxy Player N7300 Ex Quadcore Phablet - MT6589 - Dualsim Sunle N570

2013-03-23T17:41:00.001+01:00

This is the updated version of the Changjiang N7300

The phone: CLICK

Camera test pictures:

CLICK

Specs:

5.7 inch capacitive 5-Point Multi Touch Screen

Display 720x1280 HD pixel resolution

MTK6589 Quad-Core CPU @ 1.2GHz

Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean

1GB RAM / 4GB ROM - approx. 2.8 GB ROM available, tf-card support

Quadband, unlocked, 3G / UMTS / HSDPA / WCDMA

Wifi, Bluetooth, GPS, A-GPS, g-sensor, proximity sensor, light sensor

Main camera: Autofocus, 12.5MP output, LED flash

Front camera: 5MP output

DUAL SIM - DUAL STANDBY

YouTube playback in HD

Star B94M Quadcore Review Video - AKA HDC B943 - MT6589 - Dualsim

2013-03-22T17:35:00.002+01:00

The Phone: CLICK

Camera test pictures:

CLICK
CLICK
CLICK

Specs:

4.5 inch capacitive 5-Point Multi Touch Screen

Display 960x540 QHD pixel resolution

MTK6589 Quad-Core CPU @ 1.2GHz

Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean

1GB RAM / 4GB ROM - approx. 2.7 GB ROM available, tf-card support

Quadband, unlocked, 3G / UMTS / HSDPA / WCDMA

Wifi, Bluetooth, G-Sensor, GPS, A-GPS, g-sensor, proximity sensor, light sensor, magnetic field sensor (compass)

Main camera: Autofocus, 12.5MP output, LED flash

Front camera: 5MP output

I just realized that this cover doesn't fit right, so forget about it!

Star B94M & HDC Galaxy Player N7300 Ex Unboxing - MT6589 Quad-Core

2013-03-21T17:46:00.004+01:00

The Phones: CLICK and CLICK

How is the battery life of the…

2013-03-16T17:20:00.000+01:00

…is probably the questions I've been ask the most when it comes to my phone reviews.

What people really mean is: "How long does the battery last before the phone needs to charged again"

I can totally understand that this is an important issue but I never really know how answer it?!?

Here's the problem: The standby time depends on COUNTLESS factors, it can be extremely short but it can also be quite long, depending on what you do with the phone, what the settings are, what the (external) conditions are.

Here are SOME factors that influence the "battery life":

- Screen brightness. Is it set to minimum, maximum, auto brightness or something in between?

- Wifi, Bluetooth, GPS, 3G or 2G data connection. Are the on or off? Are they only on when used?

- Signal strength. How good or bad is your Wifi / 2G / 3G signal? Does your phone have to "fight" all the time to get a reception or is the signal strong?

- Any kind of push services: Are you updating data constantly? Mails, Whatsapp, weather forecasts, facebook, twitter, etc.?

- What are you doing with your phone? Are you watching high-res videos? 3D-gaming?

- Is your phone going into a "deep sleep" when not in use or is some app maybe waking it up regularly?

- How many charging cycles has the battery gone through, has it developed its full potential, yet?

Bottom line: All these thing and probably many more factors have a MAJOR influence on how long a charge will hold, I am SURE I can drain a battery in an hour but it might also last several days, always depending on the circumstances.

So, what do I tell people when being asked about the "battery life" of a phone? I really don't know!

What's "normal usage" to me might be completely different from what's "normal usage" to somebody else, my Wifi / GSM / 3G signal strength might be completely different from yours, etc.

Do you see my dilemma?

Here's a good example of what I mean: The following screenshot was taken on my Goophone i5 N2. I've read several times that people are complaining about a "weak battery" this phone has IN THEIR EYES. Well, not from my perspective, I can't complain at all :-)

Goophone i5 N2 Battery Drainage Problem Solved?

2013-02-28T19:23:00.002+01:00

I am talking about this phone: CLICK

I have noticed that my phone didn't go into deep sleep, which can cause a lot battery consumption:

I eddited the build.prop following these instructions: CLICK

The result was that my phone finally went into deep sleep:

I would very much apprciate if you guys could test this as well and leave a feedback. Thanks :-)

YOU ARE DOING THIS AT YOUR OWN RISK!

Goophone i5 N2 Launcher Hands-on - Apple iPhone 5 Fake / Clone / Copy? MT6577 ColonelZap

2013-02-23T16:47:00.003+01:00

The Phone: CLICK

This is my freedom to choose MY style :-)

iLauncher (stock launcher)
Launcher 8
Next Launcher
Stock ICS Launcher ("pure Android" firmware)
3D Home
SPB Shell 3D

Goophone i5 N2 Pure Android ICS Firmware

2013-02-20T20:28:00.001+01:00

The Phone: CLICK

The Firmware: CLICK

The firmware was kindly provided by the CECT-SHOP.COM , thank you so much :-)

Hint: When flashing the firmware, please don't flash:

PRELOADER and

DSP_BL

and if you already have a custom recovery on your phone, you also shouldn't flash:

RECOVERY

UPDATE: Navigation bar tweak:

by Rumpelstilchen - Thank you so much for this!

Your phone needs to be rooted!

Download and unpack this: CLICK

Copy and replace the: system/framework/framework-res.apk

Change the permissions:

reboot your phone.

Update 2: Network location fix:

right here: CLICK

Thank you, patimon :-)

YOU ARE DOING THIS AT YOUR OWN RISK!!!!

Goophone i5 N2 - Rooting, Recovery, Firmware, Rom, etc.

2013-02-04T11:32:00.003+01:00

The Phone: CLICK

Rooting: CLICK

Mobileuncle Tools: CLICK

Custom Recovery: CLICK

"slide to un(c)lock" fix by xvekix: CLICK

Slide to unlock in English, no matter what system language you have set: CLICK

Firmwares:

mayiandjay first release: CLICK

mayiandjay firmware v2: CLICK

mayiandjay Mod by xvekix (?): CLICK
(see here: CLICK)

Firmware from ??? (Flashtool included): CLICK
alternative link: CLICK

Firmware mod by Manuxo: CLICK

Hopefully tbc

Goophone i5 N2 Change Bootanimation how-to tutorial - MT6577 - iphone 5 Clone? - ColonelZap

2013-02-01T11:10:00.003+01:00

The Phone: CLICK

Star S7180 Note 2 Epic Citadel Benchmark Test - MT6577 - dual-core - dual-sim - 4.1.1 - ColonelZap

2013-01-30T11:07:00.003+01:00

from the Play Store: CLICK

Goophone i5 N2 - Play Store Fix Tutorial

2013-01-26T12:09:00.003+01:00

First of all, your phone needs to be rooted: CLICK

Download this package: CLICK

Use the ES File Explorer to copy the APKs to the system/app folder and change the permissions to this:

Re-boot the phone and hope that everything is working now :-)

P.S.: In order to be able to copy the apks to the system/app folder, you'll need to give the ES File Explorer root privileges, this looks somethig like this:

YOU ARE DOING THIS AT YOUR OWN RISK!!!

Thank you mayiandjay for providing the missing Google apps :-)

Goophone i5 N2 Review Test - MT6577 dual-core - iPhone 5 Clone?

2013-01-24T16:36:00.002+01:00

The Phone: CLICK

Play Store can be fixed:

Camera test pic: CLICK
Test pic 2: CLICK
Test pic 3: CLICK

Specs:

4 inch capacitive 5-Point Multi Touch Screen

Display 960x540 pixel resolution

MTK6577 Dual-Core CPU @ 1GHz

Android Ice Cream Sandwich

512 RAM / approx. 2.5 GB ROM available, 16GB tf-card built in

Quadband, unlocked, 3G / UMTS / HSDPA / WCDMA

Wifi, Bluetooth, G-Sensor, GPS, A-GPS, g-sensor, proximity sensor, light sensor, magnetic field sensor (compass)

Main camera: Autofocus, 8MP output, LED flash

Front camera: 2MP output

HDC Galaxy Note 2 Lord N9588 Phablet - MTK6577 - Dual Sim - Dual-Core - Android 4.1.1. Jelly Bean

2013-01-23T16:49:00.000+01:00

The Phone: CLICK

Camera Test Pic: CLICK

Specs:

Is it a phone? Is it a tablet? It's a Phablet ;-)

5.7 inch capacitive 5-Point Multi Touch Screen

Display 1280x720 pixel resolution

MTK6577 Dual-Core CPU @ 1GHz

Android 4.1.1 Jelly Bean

1GB RAM / approx. 2.2 GB ROM available, tf-card support

Quadband, unlocked, 3G / UMTS / HSDPA / WCDMA

Wifi, Bluetooth, G-Sensor, GPS, A-GPS, g-sensor, proximity sensor, light sensor

Main camera: Autofocus, 12MP output, LED flash

Front camera: 5MP output

DUAL SIM / DUAL STANDBY

Google Now demonstration, SPB Shell 3D launcher and the Next launcher were installed by ME. Interesting Bacon number and who knew that Google suggests amnesia medicine when you ask for your name, LOL ;-)

Star S7180 Note II Review Video - MT6577 - dual-core - dual-sim - 4.1.1 Merimobiles.com - ColonelZap

2013-01-08T17:40:00.003+01:00

The Phone: CLICK

Specs:

5.3 inch capacitive 5-Point Multi Touch Screen

Display 854x480 pixel resolution

MTK6577 Dual-Core CPU @ 1GHz

Android 4.1.1 Jelly Bean

1GB RAM / approx. 2.2 GB ROM available, tf-card support

Quadband, unlocked, 3G / UMTS / HSDPA / WCDMA

Wifi, Bluetooth, G-Sensor, GPS, A-GPS, g-sensor, proximity sensor, light sensor

Main camera: Autofocus, 8MP output, LED flash

Front camera: VGA output

DUAL SIM / DUAL STANDBY