Emoto

[nesetceri]

Emoto 5.3" 8GB Android 4.1 Mobile Phone Smartphone Unlocked Touch Screen Black | eBay

What do you think? Anybody got one ?

 

[breadnatty08]

It's a Note 1/2 knock off. I wouldn't go near it personally.
Not sure it has Play Store access, processor is suspect, screen resolution is pretty bad. If you're looking to save some money, I'd look at a used Note 1 or perhaps an S3.
Do you have a budget?

 

[Hadron]

^this.

Look at the detailed specs further down the page. That's a rock-bottom spec in terms of cpu & RAM. It only has 2G, so I hope you don't intend to use mobile data, and the screen has the pixel density of a 3.2" QVGA budget phone of a couple of years ago or a first-generation e-ink reader. And then there's the things that you can't tell from the spec, such as whether "5 MPix camera" is of a usable quality.

But on top of that, consider that they are selling it at a profit for

 

[nesetceri]

http://www.amazon.co.uk/STAR-N9770-...&qid=1368278969&sr=8-1&keywords=android+phone
This one STAR_N9770 5" "Made in China" is from Amazon (return it within seven days, get your money back) for

 

[ardchoille]

STAR N9770 - 5.08 inch MTK6577 1.2GHz dual core CPU android 4.0.4 ICE CREAM SANDWICH 3G smartphone dual sim 8MP camera WIFI GPS, new google play store and flash player supported, with flip case (black, white): Amazon.co.uk: Electronics
This one STAR_N9770 5" "Made in China" is from Amazon (return it within seven days, get your money back) for

 

[hughbissell]

I'm quite surprised about the coments in regard to this phone, I bought 3 of its siblings the youpu which has a 4.3" screen for family members they all love it which has led me to now buy this one due to arrive on tues, I will give my verdict on it, 2g doesn't bother me as I'mwth giffgaff

 

[nineacres]

I also have a Youpu - the U6 model. As mentioned above, no 3G. Completely noob question - does 3G compatibilty depend of the actual build of the smartphone or can it be obtained through firmware upgrade?

Also, I've tried without success trying to root this thing, but after hours of searching and trying just about every rooting app out there I'm still at square one. Here are the phone specs:

CPU: MT6517/ 2 cores (some apps on the phone report this as MT 6577)
Android vers. 4.1.1
Baseband Version: MAUl.11AMD.W12.22.SP.V5.P7
Kernel Version: 3.0.13
Build Number: ALPS.ICS2.MP.V1

I would really appreciate any assistance you can give on this. I'm on the verge of eBaying it and getting a more recognized brand :-(((

 

[nineacres]

Panic over. I have finally managed to root my Youpu U6 using Root_with_Restore_by_Bin4ry_v18_2. I had tried using this tool previously but without success on my Linux Mint 14 PC. I was getting a raft of "permissions denied" messages. Suddenly overcome by a bout of clear thinking I decided to investigate further and checked the permissions on the Root_with_Restore folder on the PC. Applying the correct permissions solved the problem. Needless to say, I am very relieved.

 

[geezeral]

Just acquired the emoto 5.3" phone -- "phablet" !! does what it says on the tin apart from trying to access google on the search -- tells me the site has moved or is not available, just like to get a user guide instead of the two page leaflet that doesn't tell you anything

 

[geezeral]

Emoto 5.3" 8GB Android 4.1 Mobile Phone Smartphone Unlocked Touch Screen Black | eBay

What do you think? Anybody got one ?

-- Just posted, bought one recent it does what it says, you can't expect top gear for that price, my only moan is that I can't get the browser to open google for me

AND no user guide, the leaflet they send is no use at all
Any help or ideas ???

 

[grumpyalan]

any one know how find the gps setting as iv looked all the way through the settings and nothing got wifi ok just the gps to turn on
on a emoto 5.3"
thanks

 

[Rukbat]

You won't get the browser to work realistically unless you haven't started school yet. It's running on 2G speeds. The Google page (which is about as minimal as you can grt, should take a few minutes to load.

Phones from the Shenzhen Copy Machine may look like they're worth the money, but it's 2014. They were worth those prices in 2004 - just barely. (We sold single camera phones back then for under US$100 - with internet. In fact, the Motorola W385 was free with a one year contract.)