This post is not meant to rubbish or enhance anyone's views of the Xone Phone..
It is my personal experiences only.
Ordered on 20th October - it got to the UK 13th Nov with import duty which was not mentioned or referred to at all.. After complaining on the Chat forum they said I could refuse to accept it at the PO and they would refund on its return or get 10% refund: I got a 10% discount refunded to my C/Card. The import charge was £19.65p.. I'll get back £15.54 refunded.. (I'll gladly accept that for reason below)
The phone was advertised as having a large battery and reasonable size screen (compared to my Sony XA) The battery in it is NOT 3350 Mah.. it say 3250 Mah... It is still larger than my Sony (2300mAh) and acceptable to me.
The Dual camera is not 16Mp but 8.. I asked about this and was told they did not have enough 16Mp version to supply.. I'm guessing they upped the spec because of that (still a little underhanded IMHO... they should have asked me if i would accept.. and i would have.. for reasons below.
It was supposed to be Android 8.1 but it has Android 9 (does it matter to me?... not much i don't think.. I didn't notice much difference with the other iterations of KitKat etc etc) Re-sale may be helped perhaps.
It was advertised as 2Gb/16Gb .. I just about got away with that on my Sony XA, so was ok with it.. It turned up with 3Gb/32Gb.. more than pleased.
Camera.. I found the Sony camera files larger than i wanted and not that good quality or more likely not in focus where I'd like.. even on a landscape!.. This one at 8Mp was a bit of an unknown.. However i can actually see it focus where i touch on the screen and it does take the photo, in focus, where i touched focus.. Will it set the world alight..? As a photographer.. probably not, but it is fine for its purpose. It does have a plethora of options.. beaty/bokeh BW etc.. a lot more fun than the Sony (but admittedly it was an older phone/version)
Naivety: It was a whim purchase.. broke my own rule there. Will it suffice? Yes.. The two main thing generally .Android 9 (for added value) Screen is excellent (thought the Sony was really good too) Memory .. errr WOW.
Value.. I guess you could get another Chinese phone with similar specs...but I'm pleased
The Case? I posted another thread in the lounge about that.. I can't say that all phones come with the gel case but this one did although I stupidly didn't included it in the original order and could not find one online anywhere. Would it have been worth the asking price of £15. NO!.. but any protection os better than none.
USB port. No it is not USB C.. but the ubiquitous standard (older) Micro USB (B?)
Sound: Someone complained (on YT) about the volume being too low and no good for music... I found I could have my Sony neckband Bass boost Bluetooth in ear phones.. on the Sony i could stand the max volume and go a bit more if there was something recorded quiet.. not on this one... 2 step below max is very loud. Perhaps this is a different model. Sound from the little speaker.. much better than my 'tinny' Sony although as you'd expect Headphone use is a totally different experience on both.. a personal thing here; but both are/were, good in that dept
Can't think of anything else presently.. Hope this puts some light on a future purchaser's decision to buy or not. I think I'd buy again despite the difficulties; but that's me.
It is my personal experiences only.
Ordered on 20th October - it got to the UK 13th Nov with import duty which was not mentioned or referred to at all.. After complaining on the Chat forum they said I could refuse to accept it at the PO and they would refund on its return or get 10% refund: I got a 10% discount refunded to my C/Card. The import charge was £19.65p.. I'll get back £15.54 refunded.. (I'll gladly accept that for reason below)
The phone was advertised as having a large battery and reasonable size screen (compared to my Sony XA) The battery in it is NOT 3350 Mah.. it say 3250 Mah... It is still larger than my Sony (2300mAh) and acceptable to me.
The Dual camera is not 16Mp but 8.. I asked about this and was told they did not have enough 16Mp version to supply.. I'm guessing they upped the spec because of that (still a little underhanded IMHO... they should have asked me if i would accept.. and i would have.. for reasons below.
It was supposed to be Android 8.1 but it has Android 9 (does it matter to me?... not much i don't think.. I didn't notice much difference with the other iterations of KitKat etc etc) Re-sale may be helped perhaps.
It was advertised as 2Gb/16Gb .. I just about got away with that on my Sony XA, so was ok with it.. It turned up with 3Gb/32Gb.. more than pleased.
Camera.. I found the Sony camera files larger than i wanted and not that good quality or more likely not in focus where I'd like.. even on a landscape!.. This one at 8Mp was a bit of an unknown.. However i can actually see it focus where i touch on the screen and it does take the photo, in focus, where i touched focus.. Will it set the world alight..? As a photographer.. probably not, but it is fine for its purpose. It does have a plethora of options.. beaty/bokeh BW etc.. a lot more fun than the Sony (but admittedly it was an older phone/version)
Naivety: It was a whim purchase.. broke my own rule there. Will it suffice? Yes.. The two main thing generally .Android 9 (for added value) Screen is excellent (thought the Sony was really good too) Memory .. errr WOW.
Value.. I guess you could get another Chinese phone with similar specs...but I'm pleased
The Case? I posted another thread in the lounge about that.. I can't say that all phones come with the gel case but this one did although I stupidly didn't included it in the original order and could not find one online anywhere. Would it have been worth the asking price of £15. NO!.. but any protection os better than none.
USB port. No it is not USB C.. but the ubiquitous standard (older) Micro USB (B?)
Sound: Someone complained (on YT) about the volume being too low and no good for music... I found I could have my Sony neckband Bass boost Bluetooth in ear phones.. on the Sony i could stand the max volume and go a bit more if there was something recorded quiet.. not on this one... 2 step below max is very loud. Perhaps this is a different model. Sound from the little speaker.. much better than my 'tinny' Sony although as you'd expect Headphone use is a totally different experience on both.. a personal thing here; but both are/were, good in that dept
Can't think of anything else presently.. Hope this puts some light on a future purchaser's decision to buy or not. I think I'd buy again despite the difficulties; but that's me.
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