Quote:Price: about $180

ALLURE 64 LTE Specifications:
- Android Lollipop - 64-bit sweetness, right out of the box
- 5.5 Inch TRU HD (720x1280) IPS Display with “2.5D”curved glass edges
- One Glass Solution - Zero gap, full lamination between touch and display panel, allowing for an ultra thin device profile and increased viewing angles and ‘crispness’ to your display
- Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Ultra Scratch and Damage Resistant Glass
- CPU: 8 x 1.7GHz GHz Ultra Octa-Core 64-bit ARMv8 Cortex-A53 MT6752
- (Note we opted to go for the full speed 8 x 1.7GHz MT6752 rather than the slower 1.5Ghz MT6752m processor like some other brands. It’s our belief a phone of this level should not hold anything back.)
- GPU: Mali-T760 MP2 @ 700 MHz Graphics Processing Unit
- 3GB RAM 800MHz LPDDR3 (6.4 GB/sec)
- 16GB Flash Memory (expandable to 128GB via microSD)
- 13MP SONY Exmor RS IMX214 Non-interpolated AF BSI Main Camera (Stacked CMOS image sensor)
- 8MP BSI Front Camera (with flash!)
- Dual sim dual standby: Micro SIM + Standard SIM
- Bluetooth 4.0
- OTA - Over The Air software updates
- OTG - USB On-The-Go, USB host-capable
- GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS Satelite Positioning/Navigation
- Magnetometer/Digital Compass, Accelerometer, Ambient Light, Proximity Sensors
- 360-degree biometric “Touch” Sensor
- Wi-Fi a/b/g/n/ac (Dual-band 2.4GHz/5GHz) + Wi-Fi Hotspot Capable
- DUAL 4G FDD-LTE, 3.75G HSPA+, GSM, etc
- GSM: 850/900/1800/1900 (band5, band8, band3, band2)
- WCDMA: 850/900/1900/2100 (band5, band8, band2, band1)
- FDD-LTE: 800/1800/2100/2600 (band20, band3, band1, band7)
- Aircraft-grade Aluminium-Magnesium alloy edge frame construction with an anodized color coating
- 2900mAh Removable Lithium-Ion Power Cell (Keep in mind that our ARMv8 CPU is about 20% more power efficient than the typical ARMv7 CPUs in the market now. In other words, the name of the game is not the size of your gas tank, it’s all about fuel efficiency.)
- FAST Charge Capable + FAST Charger (Texas Instrument adaptive-fast charging design that enables 0% -> 35% charge in ~15mins)

Quote:Despite being a powerful phone, the Allure 64 LTE is saddled with a very big issue – Android 5.0 Lollipop. While the phone has the distinction of having Android 5.0 on board, this iteration of Lollipop is buggy as heck. There’s definite lag on the UI of the phone which should not be present considering the phone’s rather powerful hardware.

Aside from the lag issues, we also encountered quite a few bugs as well. Downloads via Google Play were sometimes slow and sluggish, even though our internet connection was stable and more importantly, fast. While the issue went away, it came back after a phone restart, which is annoying especially since the Allure 64 LTE is a great phone for playing resource heavy Android games.

Other bugs include disconnecting WiFi issues and sluggish performance with games like NBA 2K15. In short, Android 5.0 is a bug ridden mess, and the Allure 64 LTE’s overall performance suffers because of the problems with the OS. Thankfully the issues are fixable since it’s a software problem though the big question now is Firefly Mobile’s track record in providing timely OTA updates for problems with their phones.

Quote:Verdict: A very good bang-for-the-buck phone if you’re willing to overlook its flaws
Firefly Mobile’s Allure 64 LTE is one of those phones that defy expectations. The 3GB of RAM would already have been a killer deal – the fingerprint scanner, 64-bit octa-core processor and LTE capability is just gravy on top of an already killer deal. While the Allure 64 LTE has flaws (and it has many), they’re not deal breakers and can be solved by a simple OTA update from Firefly Mobile. If you’re willing to live with some of the bugs in the phone and are unwilling to wait until Firefly Mobile fixes the software bugs, then the Allure 64 LTE may just be the phone for you.

(06-26-2015, 04:41 PM)Eclipse Wrote: $180? Seems a little too good to be true. I don't recognize the manufacturer though, and the quality of a phone is more than just the specs.

In terms of only the specs, yeah, they're good. Very good.

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Source: http://www.unbox.ph/gadget/firefly-allure-64-lte-review-ultimate-bang-for-the-buck-despite-a-few-bugs/

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I'd say root it and install a custom firmware. (If supported) That should get rid of any native 5.0 bugs.

(06-27-2015, 03:02 PM)mothered Wrote: Pretty good specs for $180.

Although this Is not as good (and on a different platform), you can't get a better deal for $39:
http://www.neowin.net/news/microsofts-lumia-532-will-soon-be-available-for-just-39-off-contract-in-australia

(06-27-2015, 04:43 PM)Lux Wrote: Lumias are great entry-level and basic use 'smartphones'. A year back I did some product testing for Nokia and really enjoyed the phones. Not for power usage, though.