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The UMI X2 is a quad-core, 5-inch 1080p smartphone for $260

27 February, 2013 | Read the news | Post your comment
The UMI X2 is a quad-core, 5-inch 1080p smartphone for $260 - read the full textRecently, the Micromax Canvas HD has been making some serious noise in our specs page, as being a very competitively priced device with an impressive specs sheet to boot. Now, Chinese company UMI is giving them some competition, as they're slated to release their own flagship, which joins the...

 

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> In reply to popye @ 2013-02-28 01:40 from t7Xk - click to readIt flew 2 meters above your head, didn't it? The point is buying this is also supporting low salaries and terrible working conditions suffered by quasi slaves in Asian sweatshops. However it isn't any different when you get an Apple/Samsung/HTC/Sony product, except you pay a much higher markup, benefiting a small group of people and making them filthy rich, supported by the legally hired quasi slaves in sweatshops.

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  • 2013-02-28 02:39
  • Ps}{

Would definitly buy one for that price!

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  • 2013-02-28 02:30
  • 8QUa

I can see a Samsung on that design...

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  • 2013-02-28 02:05
  • PxcP

Finally, the official phone of Yasiin Bey aka Mos Def:
"UMI said shine your light on the wor-orld!
Shine your light for the world to see-ee!"

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  • 2013-02-28 01:56
  • saRA

SGX544...lol

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  • 2013-02-28 01:43
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> In reply to dheerajmehta @ 2013-02-27 23:06 from YTFm - click to readThere is a big difference between an American product being assembled in China and a Chinese product. The manufacturing of the iPhone 5 follows certain American quality control. The Chinese products don't.

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  • 2013-02-28 01:40
  • t7Xk

> In reply to Dee @ 2013-02-28 00:22 from PWng - click to readWhen will fandroids learn that it's not only spec that counts. There are many things : customer support, warranty, service center & spare parts availability, software updates, and many more. I'm more than sure that this phone won't get any OS update at all. Talk about spec sheet, recently I bought a chinese dual-core tablet for $75 . Although it's pretty decent at spec sheet, its actual performance was horrible. I will never buy a device from non-reputable manufacturer again even their price tag is attractive.

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  • 2013-02-28 01:38
  • U}}x

Quality nowadays is more expensive than the specs. For a phone with mammoth features to be priced this low, the quality must be subpar.

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  • 2013-02-28 01:35
  • t7Xk

The only things that can hold these phones back are quality, durability and customer support/service. The 5 inch 1080p market is heating up. It is looking increasingly likely that the Samsung Galaxy S4 won't be able to best the sales of the S3 due to all the other competent 5 inch 1080p phones like Oppo Find 5, HTC, Pantech, ZTE, etc. It (GS 4) is already kind of late to the 1080p party.

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  • 2013-02-28 01:27
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> In reply to bruce lee @ 2013-02-27 20:50 from 8xaR - click to readyou're right. am doing some research and some very low priced SP coming out of china in the next month. the newman n2 has already been released which wipes the smile off the s3 bar the looks of it. the Jiayu G4 an G5 look top notch and not forgetting the UMI X1S 4.5" QD 2gb RAM this will come out same time as UNI X2. Waiting for the Jiayu G5 myself

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  • 2013-02-28 00:59
  • 9FxQ

This is just like a protest against big manufactures out there, that they are ripping the consumers off big time! Smartphone can as cheap and packed with features....Get the message you greedy b a s t a r d!

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  • 2013-02-28 00:22
  • PWng

> In reply to McKnully @ 2013-02-27 19:24 from mKYv - click to readall the top manufacturers also use the same cheap labour and dreadful conditions to produce phone.
The iphone is an shining example of this..no wonder they make their phone in china and sell it commercially at 8 times the price

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  • 2013-02-27 23:06
  • YTFm

> In reply to Vegetaholic @ 2013-02-27 20:38 from StUK - click to readXperia Play - that's a great device.

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  • 2013-02-27 23:02
  • Fv4$

It's a very nice product as compared to the new 5 inch 1080p smartphones.............

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  • 2013-02-27 22:56
  • utw0

still better option than my Neo V !

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  • 2013-02-27 22:51
  • Jynk

now this umi is going to take the market starting frm india \m/

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  • 2013-02-27 22:46
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  • Muhammad Shadab Alam
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UMI is doing a brilliant job.. better than all mobile company in this world.. a good competition with micromax. Fool people will boy overprices porducts but rational and intelligent people will UMI X2 and micromax kind of products..
if the current specification is true, then UMI X2 is the bestest mobile in this world..

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  • 2013-02-27 22:41
  • tt8s

Paying 14,000 inr($260 usd) for this and then COMPLAINING about customer service, and no updates is IDIOTIC! at that price just buy it and BE happy with it! if you want customer service, and timely updates, then go buy a SAMSUNG, but be prepared to pay nearly THRICE that amount!! Are you willing to pay extra 28,000 for customer service AND timely updates? I THOUGHT SO!!! So SHUT your mouth and appreciate what this company is doing!

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  • 2013-02-27 21:51
  • 4bF2

> In reply to [deleted post]Your repectless attitude towards other proves that you only deserve this kind of sh*tty devices.

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  • 2013-02-27 21:46
  • q{Nf

Whats the point of inventing wheel again and again? How come it makes sense to introduce a device just with different wallpaper? Tons of this kind of crap has already been made. Even cakes in Bakery has some what innovation or fresher look.

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  • 2013-02-27 21:40
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