Root This phone IS a dual core phone. (All you have to do is root and find out.)

JoshuaAwe said:

It seems like it's is indeed, but I think it might have been disabled for a reason. (or not)

I set it to a reasonable speed (800mhz on the second core) and the other was set at it's default speed.

What I did find out when leaving the 'on demand' governor on was the battery wouldn't charge because the phone got hot. I don't really think it's a big deal considering it may have been the temperature conditions in my room. (it can get fairly hot)

So I set it to powersave while charging.

It may be cuz I use my phone too much. (I'm a fairly socially connected guy.)

Oh well. I guess you can call this phone a bang for your buck when you find out it's not a single core. (Then again, the upcoming Moto G is an absolute steal...considering the specs.)

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JoshuaAwe said:

It seems like it's is indeed, but I think it might have been disabled for a reason. (or not)

I set it to a reasonable speed (800mhz on the second core) and the other was set at it's default speed.

What I did find out when leaving the 'on demand' governor on was the battery wouldn't charge because the phone got hot. I don't really think it's a big deal considering it may have been the temperature conditions in my room. (it can get fairly hot)

So I set it to powersave while charging.

It may be cuz I use my phone too much. (I'm a fairly socially connected guy.)

Oh well. I guess you can call this phone a bang for your buck when you find out it's not a single core. (Then again, the upcoming Moto G is an absolute steal...considering the specs.)

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tnertb said:

Heck I know the first day I was playing mine it was getting hot right out of the box.

as for bang for the buck. hell yeah. paid $60 for mine, hoping to get $40 of that back on BF and I was able to keep it on my $25 plan. Once I can figured out the rooting process on this one it will be sweet, even better with the info you provided.

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Wpz2000 said:

Did you swap out your phone online? Just wondering how you were able to stay on the $25 plan. What phone did you have before?

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JoshuaAwe said:

So today I took the plunge and rooted my phone.

Usually when I decide to do such a thing, it's to install apps like AdFree or System Tuner, or ES File Explorer (and others)

Well, upon installing the usual apps, I decided to open the System Tuner app and click on the CPU (tap, sorry touch screen folks) button...

Instead of seeing CPU0, I'm seeing CPU0 *and* CPU1 - this means the phone technically has a dual core processor. But the second is turned off.

I then delved into System Tuner's settings area and forced both CPUs online.

After that, I recorded my screen for further proof to show this phone is, in fact, a dual core phone.

Since I'm a new user, I cannot yet post proof (read: links).

So I recommend you search this title on YouTube for my videoroof that ZTE Awe (Virgin Mobile) is dual core.

You're welcome.

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JoshuaAwe said:

So today I took the plunge and rooted my phone.

Usually when I decide to do such a thing, it's to install apps like AdFree or System Tuner, or ES File Explorer (and others)

Well, upon installing the usual apps, I decided to open the System Tuner app and click on the CPU (tap, sorry touch screen folks) button...

Instead of seeing CPU0, I'm seeing CPU0 *and* CPU1 - this means the phone technically has a dual core processor. But the second is turned off.

I then delved into System Tuner's settings area and forced both CPUs online.

After that, I recorded my screen for further proof to show this phone is, in fact, a dual core phone.

Since I'm a new user, I cannot yet post proof (read: links).

So I recommend you search this title on YouTube for my videoroof that ZTE Awe (Virgin Mobile) is dual core.

You're welcome.

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min68 said:

By industrial common sense, this normally means the CPU shipped for this phone manufacture is defective on 2nd core. like not reaching target speed, or totally malfunction.
CPU vendors ship such device with huge discount.

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JoshuaAwe said:

I set the second core to 702 mhz in Android Tuner. And when I ran benchmarks, I set it to the full speed and set the governor to performance.

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giltheissen said:

I don't think the second core (cpu1) is turned off (at least it wasn't on mine), it's just that cpu1 is first one to go "offline" when the system is idling. If you look real quick as soon as you open CPU manager, you can see both cores running, but within a half second or so, cpu1, goes offline. As further proof, try sliding the pullout menu from the left side of the screen. As you slide it back and forth, you'll see both cores engaging.

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JoshuaAwe said:

You paid $60?! I paid $74 plus one-day shipping (99 bucks or something like that.)

That's awesome you got to keep it on your plan.

And if you find the All Things Root section of the ZTE Awe, you can find a program that will help you root it. All you have to do is enable debugging mode on your phone for it to work, and install Super SU or whatever rooting program you use from the Play Store.

If you need help, feel free to PM or contact me via my twitter (@aiden_phelps)

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fugitiveoftime said:

I actually just paid a flat $40 for a brand new one. Also, where can I download the drivers?

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