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iOcean Ou Sheng X7 spotted again, could launch soon!

AbbieFebruary 21, 2013

More leaked images can mean only one thing, the iOcean (OuSheng) X7 is almost ready for launch!

For those of you not familiar with the X7 let me just fill you in on why we are so excited to see this phone! The iOcean X7 will launch with a MT6589 quad-core CPU, 2GB RAM, 13 mega-pixel rear sensor and 5-inch 1080display at a cost of just 999 Yuan ($160)! Now that I have your attention, on to the news!

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The iOcean X7 may not be available to the general public, but there are some lucky X7 users already testing the phone here in China, and they’re not shy about getting the 5-inch 1080phone on film!

The photos don’t really give much away, but they do show us that the X7 probably going to launch with Android 4.1 Jelly Bean, which appears to be close to stock! We can also see that 1920 x 1080HD display showing off it screen real estate, with 56 app icons able to fit on a single screen!

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Abbie
Abbie is a self confessed Chinese phone addict! After cutting her teeth on the Meizu M9 she hasn't been able to keep away from Chinese phones keeping her ear to the ground especially for the latest Shanzhai and clone news!

Whyzor
February 21, 2013
This one is starting to win me over compared to UMI X2, the price is nice. Anyone have experience with older Sheng phones? How is quality? Update support?
basyvava
February 21, 2013
February 21, 2013
Guys, I’ve been reading lots of articles with suggestive prices, but where do I find these devices for these prices? If I google them, they’re usually +20-40% more expensive.
- February 21, 2013
  These prices are the Chinese mainland prices, if you find a Taobao agent you should be able to get similar prices to those we pay here in China. However, the iOcean is not available just yet.
  - anon
    February 21, 2013
    At the end of the day however, it’s usually about the same price and you’re also risking the warranty since the agent may or may not want to honor it.

XrainX
February 21, 2013
These lower prices is just a chinese marketing style.
But in all this marketing war with prices, descriptions and “spy photos” I didn’t understand ONE thing on all these MT6589 smartphones:
if the MT6589 chipset is dual sim active, why in the phone description the dual sim is standby and not active?
Who is lying, Mediatek, or smartphone producers? Because I don’t think a chinese producer is so idiot to disable the active function of the chipset to made it just standby.
Andi, can you enlighten me?
- February 21, 2013
  Many websites already don’t give accurate info on rom, ram etc… so i wouldn’t be surprise that as standard they put dual standby.
  As confirm in another article, the mt6589 has by default integrated dual active capabilties, so i was assuming like many that all mt6589 smartphones whoever produce its a default feature.
  Andi can you also confirm this?
  - February 21, 2013
    Yep, all MT6589 phone’s I have seen till now have dual-sim, however JiaYu were experimenting with making the G4 single SIM at one point so it is possible.
  - PeterP
    February 21, 2013
    I found this about x7 http://t2.qpic.cn/mblogpic/5e00c67369d7d71bc704/460
    - February 21, 2013
      I’m actually about to post this. It’s a low-cost version of the phone (as if the 999 Yuan isn’t cheap enough) 😉
      - PeterP
        February 21, 2013
        Cheers Andi. Was wondering why it was 8mp. Wonder how much it’ll be for the budget version.
Mochiza
February 21, 2013
Tbh, I like this design more than Umi X2. If only it came with a bigger battery, 2750++ or so. Does surfing web + watching videos will eat the battery a lot?
- anon
  February 21, 2013
  Yes of course. But how much is remain to be seen as the Cortex A7 in MT6589 was claimed to be the most efficient ARM ever, but we have no battery test yet.
  - Mochiza
    February 21, 2013
    If only they could have gone with a bigger battery. Though Jiayu has a really big one with 3000mAH. That’s some pleasure using the phone, XD

Harish
February 21, 2013
Hi,
Gorilla glass 2 and F2.0 aperture (or above) rear camera is what I’m waiting for. Does it have those?
waiting desperately to launch in India…. good specs, killer looks…bored of curvy edges mobiles..
Rob
February 22, 2013
I’ll add this one to my shortlist too.
Allanitomwesh
February 22, 2013
Am I the only one who thinks it looks ALOT like the find 5?
Deepak
February 22, 2013
Hi Andi
reading a lot of ur replies lately on the chinese phones. i m from india, can u plz enlighten me on the after sales service of these yet to be launched phones in indian market. moreover wen is the wait gonna be over, any ideas???