6.5" Phablet that works!

[Sanxion]

When I first encountered these phones, I assumed they were all made by one manufacturer who then sold them to lots of different companies such as iNew, iOcean, Ulefone etc who placed their own logos and software. That would explain why they are all very similar in specification and many seem to have the same problems.

Is that not the case?

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Difficult to find someone who's complained about iOcean. I don't think you can go wrong there.

The iOcean G7 does not have the GPS problem of other MTK phones...

[Sniper47]

Not even close to the case. Only some generic clones and rare cases with a couple different models. And iNew for example may sell phones for rebranding.

They use the same SoC, yes. Same many more popular brands uses Qualcomm SoC. 720p and 1080p are common screen resolutions throughout most all modern mobiles. Same with 1gb and 2gb RAM or 16gb 32gb storage.

Regarding problems. All of my China phones have been nearly perfect. I don't buy cheap clones though either. As mentioned by dirknirk, all the way back to MT6016 SIM signal and WiFi have always been fine.

I rarely have had any issues with MT6582 MT6592 GPS and in any case, problems with GPS are not limited only to China phones. https://www.google.co.th/search?q=samsun...s+problems&oq=samsung+s4+gos+pro&aqs=chrome.1.69i57j0l3.10533j0j4&client=chrome-mobile&sourceid=chrome-mobile&espv=1&ie=UTF-8

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Difficult to find someone who's complained about iOcean. I don't think you can go wrong there.

The iOcean G7 does not have the GPS problem of other MTK phones...

Again, MT6582 and MT6592 are fine with GPS. iOcean or no. No worse or better than many Qualcomm units.

[Sanxion]

Thanks for the information Sniper...I will probably opt for an iOcean G7. Just waiting to hear from Lioaw if they stock them...

[Sniper47]

I think the G7 is a good bet. That's not to say it's a guarantee. I haven't personally tested the G7, I just know they normally make a quality unit.

Also with their 2000mA or 3000mA battery option with their X7 line...such a brilliant concept, but so basic and easy to implement it's astonishing other brands haven't followed suit. Anyways, it shows forward thinking. I like that.

[rihval]

Hi to all
I'm the lucky owner of an Iocean G7. I'm very satisfied with it. I live in Spain and no have problems with GPS/WiFi at all. Indeed the GPS is really fast and accurate.
My advise is go for it and also is really cheap for all that that phone offers (I bought it for only 207 € about 1 month ago). The battery is 3500 mA and I'm gratefully surprised for it longs 2-3 days with average use.
Greetings

[Sanxion]

Thanks Rihval. Where did you buy it from?

[Sniper47]

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[rihval]

Thanks Rihval. Where did you buy it from?

Sorry Sanxion, but I don't want to be treated as a spammer. There is a lot of good shops (including the sponsors of this forum), only have to look for them for a while.
Thanks for understanding me
Greetings

[lookylooky]

Good call with the ocean g7. I always forget about that model because it doesn't support the 850 wcdma I need. I really wish it did. The sponsors on here have competitive prices and good selection I'm sure you'll find out there.

Not to sound disagreeable, but regarding sniper47 mentioning mt6592 all being fine for GPS, I haven't found that to be 100% true. The Newman k2s and zopo zp998 both have unusable GPS and are 2 fairly well known manufacturers. You still have to check in with places like this to double check and get a straight answer from someone that owns the model you're looking at.
Just want to make sure nobody that really need solid GPS gets left disappointed.
: )

I can't speak for the mt6582 as I haven't used it yet.

[Sniper47]

Looky, in this order, I'd recommend leaving the phone out for 15 minutes with gpstest on and screen set to stay on. If that doesn't get a lock, next step would be to run fastergps (requires root) and set your location, if still no lock after 15, then delete mtkgps.dat, reset, and give it another go. If none of these work, it's time to update the ROM if you haven't already done so. In all the China phones I've owned, I've never had one that didn't do fine with GPS. Other than MT6016 which doesn't have GPS onboard.

All MT6592 and MT6582 have the same GPS chip. If it's absolutely not working after following all steps above, then it could be a hardware issue with the antenna not making contact properly.