Umidigi F1 - user opinions and reviews
- ciciban072
- vaY
techno12, 01 Jul 2019Nice specs, but, along with the F1, has the terrible memory management bug that renders it alm... moreRegarding the idle apps being killed I noticed the same but thought is some kind of feature I.e. overly aggressive memory management. I hope they fix this in the next update. Is this a known issue, something that has been reported somewhere already to make umidigi aware of it?
- ciciban072
- vaY
For those wandering about the wifi speed my f1 is connected to my 5ghz wifi network and reporting 433Mbit/s link speed atm.
- Anonymous
- kZ6
Agreed on Amazon. I've been ripped off on Aliexpress a couple other times, but never Amazon. Their reputation for customer service blows away Aliexpress. I purchased the F1 on Amazon back in February and it still works perfectly. Great device and amazingly long battery life
- zerosava
- rRU
Guys, quick note here: I don't work for Amazon :) I just rarely shop anywhere else because of the prices and the customer service.
- zerosava
- rRU
Poruchik, 14 Jun 2019Got a F1 Play. Garbage phone, garbage company. weak sound, terrible battery drain. The phone d... moreMan, that sucks. I'm sorry you got took AliExpress. They are the worst. I have no idea how word hasn't spread about how terrible they are. If you were excited about the phone you thought you were getting, try ordering it from Amazon. If for some reason the phone isn't to your liking, Amazon will happily take it back and refund your full purchase price. Amazon's whole business model is customer service first, customer service second, customer service third, etc.
- zerosava
- rRU
Right now Amazon.com has the F1 play model for $199USD after applying a $20 on page coupon. This model is only 64gb instead of 128, but it has 6gb ram instead of 4. Well worth the trade considering you can stick a 256gb micro SD card in it. I've also heard that the phone will accept a 400gb card just fine.
- zerosava
- rRU
Tarvos, 04 Jul 2019The "My Device" app reports a remarkable number of sensors in the F1: Accelerometer, Magnetome... moreI want to thank whoever confirmed dual band Wi-Fi on here. I have already ordered the phone and was prepared to just do without 5 gigahertz Wi-Fi. I am so glad I will not have to 😃
- Lol
- nBm
ciciban072, 14 Aug 2019Forgot to mention the call quality is great on both sides of the call and the speaker is decen... moreThanks
- ijcy
- 45M
Fergie, 03 Jul 2019Hi does anyone have problems with Google pay. The NFC works ok with my headphones. All the NF... moreWorks for me here in Canada.
- ijcy
- 45M
Anonymous, 28 Jul 2019Must be your unit, great memory management here.Same here, great RAM management.
- ciciban072
- U2B
ciciban072, 12 Aug 2019I have this phone for several months now and must say I love it, it is a great value for the m... moreForgot to mention the call quality is great on both sides of the call and the speaker is decent. No issues what so ever with the wireless too works same as on any other device I have connected to my network. No complaints about the bluetooth my wireless earbuds pair instantly and they sound same as when paired with my old phone or tablet.
Bought the phone from Banggood and honestly this is the first and last time I buy from this seller. Delivery took more than a month, for some reason came from or via Europe although they said Chinese stock and I am in Australia. The box was opened and tampered with and the phone case looked second hand. So be warn, avoid Banggood!
- ciciban072
- U2B
I have this phone for several months now and must say I love it, it is a great value for the money. No issues in day to day use, it is fast without any lagging, I have multiple apps active all the time, just in the browser have like 40 tabs active. The UI is responsive and the FHD+ screen is good and bright enough in daylight. The huge battery (and pure android 9) is the main reason I bought it in the first place. It lasts me up to two and a half days with normal usage which in my case equals to about 4-5 hours per day of active usage like browsing, emails, chat, watching a youtube video or listening to music. The fingerprint sensor works great most of the time but needs quite an accurate positioning of the finger over the sensor in order to work reliably. The camera is the worst part of this phone, I would rate it 5 out of 10, so if you are after a phone with a good camera this is not the one. Apart from that, I'm very impressed by this phone and would recommend it to others that are after a pure android phone with great battery and performance.
- Haxi
- Kg@
Poruchik, 14 Jun 2019Got a F1 Play. Garbage phone, garbage company. weak sound, terrible battery drain. The phone d... moreDon't buy phones at AliExpress
- Anonymous
- q{n
jakkub6, 11 Jun 2019I bought an F1 Play. The battery life is great. I get good connection to the internet. However... moreAll us GSM/umts/LTE carriers work with this phone.
- Anonymous
- q{n
techno12, 01 Jul 2019Nice specs, but, along with the F1, has the terrible memory management bug that renders it alm... moreMust be your unit, great memory management here.
- Anonymous
- q{n
jakkub6, 11 Jun 2019I bought an F1 Play. The battery life is great. I get good connection to the internet. However... moreThis phone works on any carrier as it has all the bands available anywhere!
- perla
- 8D5
Kiwi, 18 Jun 2019Bought this phone through GearBest. I'm finding that apps (including the settings) keep "stopp... morethis happened to me until it completely shut off and never came back up
- Fenderman72
- 4xt
This is MY experience on my F1 Play. Ymmv.
I picked up the Umidigi F1 Play on Amazon prime days. All in, $240 CAD... Killer deal.
So far this thing is very impressive. Almost no bloatware, stock Android. I threw Nova launcher on it and have it set exactly how I like. The camera app got updated as soon as I had a wifi connection and it made a BIG difference. It's quite good in daytime shots but fairly weak in any kind of low light, even with night mode. Reasonable, but a fair amount of noise. Possibly could be improved with another app.
That's my only complaint at all. The phone is wicked fast for me. My usage pattern is social media, email, books, YouTube, web surfing. I would not say I am a 'power' user. I use the phone a lot but no gaming.
My wifi and cellular (Rogers) connectivity seem good/fine. I was using Spotify on cellular no problem. Speedtest shows my F1 being about 90 percent as fast as my old nexus 6P. Cellular was about the same.
I connected one BT speaker up so far without issue.
Battery life for me is insane (good) so far. Easily 10 hours of SOT.
Memory management seem OK as well. The 'Play' version has 6GB, which is what drew me to this version. I was surprised at one point how many apps I had open (a dozen or more) and there were no slowdowns on the phone. My nexus 6p would seem to be impacted around a half dozen and I had to do some of my own app management.
It comes with a screen protector already installed, so another $20 I didn't have to spend. It came with a nice but basic case, which is good as aftermarket cases seem hard to find.
The LCD display looks good, brightness and colors look good to me.
For context, I have had the phone for 3 days, so new device shine is in full force.
- pinut
- n%r
Poruchik, 14 Jun 2019Got a F1 Play. Garbage phone, garbage company. weak sound, terrible battery drain. The phone d... morejust don't buy phones on AliExpress
- jharrison1185
- q1u
jharrison1185, 17 Jul 2019No doubt. I was seriously considering a Xiomi Redmi Note 7. Then I noticed there was no 700 LT... moreXiaomi just unlock LTE 700 on your Redmi Note models, increase battery size and I promise whether or not you ever do a US launch, your phones will find there way to the U.S. market. We are sick of overpriced pgonesc
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