Ultimate quad-core MT6589 resource updated now over 60 phones!

Having trouble keeping up with all the latest Chinese made quad-core MT6589 Android smartphones? Never fear as we have updated our ultimate quad-core MT6589 resource to now include over 60 Chinesephone models!

With so many new phones arriving from Chinesephone manufacturers you might be having trouble keeping up to date with the latest models. Our ultimate quad-core MT6589 resource is here to help and has now been updated to include over 60 new and upcoming Chinese phones!

A few of the phones we recommend you take a look at are:

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Small Cosmic X1: quad-core, 4.5-inch phone for just $128
Newman K1: All new 5-inch MT6589 phone.
Zopo Zp960: Featured packed phone from a well respected Chinesephone maker.
BBK Vivo X1s: Super pricey MTK phone but perfect for music lovers.
JiaYu G4: Amazing spec and great price
UMi X2: Checks every box without breaking the bank.
Neo N003: Worlds cheapest 1080, quad-corephone.

From low-cost models to full 1080, flagship devices and phablets they are all listed in the table below!

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Hans
March 20, 2013
Great post Andi! Is it possible to add which ones support 850/1900 WCDMA Bands? As it gets very confusing ATM for users living in America (The Continent, not what some ppl think is a Country), to choose which mobile works over here. Cheers m8!
Great list, thank you!
mur
March 20, 2013
Hi Andi, thx for the list, good job, but one correction: Zopo Zp 800H = Zopo ZP810 and it´s on sale now.

GS88
March 20, 2013
Boyan
March 20, 2013
Nice table. Could you add a column with the price in EUR or USD? Thanks!
Kaptain
March 20, 2013
ISA A19Q, Star Legend x920, Miz Phone not in the list ..??? because on aliexpe*** already selling today …!!
Freeje
March 20, 2013
Tibor
March 20, 2013
Hey Andi! Maybe you can add the Star S5 Butterfly, it’s just out and there are prices as low as 219 dollars (international)! Maybe I can write a hands-on review about it when I receive it? I think in between 14 and 30 days. Another question, how is Star software and quality wise?
- Spinning cat
  March 20, 2013
  So you ordered it, Tibor? Please review when you recieve it! I’m thinking about buying this phone or the MIZ Z2 instead of waiting forever for the Jiayu G4.
  I’m very curious about stuff like the build quality, camera quality and GPS for the Star S5/MIZ Z2. Is the GPS performance better with MTK6589 phones?
  I followed the thread at xda developers on the Star B94M and it looks like that build quality is not too great: incomplete software (syncing), bad GPS and some compaints about the screen being a little off at registering a touch so a guy always launched an icon next to the one he wanted for instance.
  - Tibor
    March 20, 2013
    Yes I did order it, I also have my fair share of doubts, but I cannot wait for the Jiayu G4 anymore. This just takes too long. About what you say, I think these issues are not that big, accept for the screen issue. I really hope this phone won’t have that problem! The GPS problem can be solved and the camera issue, which I found, can be solved also. It’s just sad the chinees have such bad software! When I receive it I will give a review!
    - Spinning cat
      March 20, 2013
      Would be great if you recieved it before march 26th. That’s when the shopping festival day of aliexpress is. When you enter it you’ll be able to get a max discount of 20 USD on an order if I understand correctly. Started 2 days ago..
      I might order the MIZ Z2. As usual specs differ for every reseller (battery 2000-25000 mAh, ROM 4-8 Gb) so you’re never sure what you’re gonna get. I do like the red so for me would also be a great alternative for the Jiayu G4. Just hope it has IPS and gorilla glass.
      - Tibor
        March 20, 2013
        It will not have Gorilla glass and it should have a 12.6 megapixel camera, although I think it will have an 8 megapixel camera with 12.6 megapixel interpolation. Further, I am almost sure it has 8 gigabytes of Rom, which can be extended with only a 16gb sd card. It also has a 2500 mah battery which is more than enough. These specs are enough for me to pay the 175 euro’s, which is nothing for those specs.
      - Eli
        March 20, 2013
        2 Reviews of this phone already exist on youtube if you guys wanna check it out.
        https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rfef5VblDL8
        http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UKJ_nbKDc4w
        the first is in french so I didn’t understand a lot but the thing that I did understand and bothered me is the 6MP camera.
      - Tibor
        March 21, 2013
        Hey! I cancelled my order, just did not entirely trust the specifications and I did not want to go for less than the Jiayu. I will wait for the G4, which will at least take 2 months I guess! For the camera, I am sure it is at least an 8 MP camera, I think all the sellers copied the information from Pandawill. I do not think it is a real 12MP camera though. By the way, Jiayu will not be delivering at the end of March, the company again has confirmed that there is extra time needed I heard…
- Blumpa Plumba
  March 20, 2013
  - Tibor
    March 21, 2013
    Pandawill, it is a reliable website, only sometimes a bit slow in delivery! Haha, you can trust them, they have always given me a refund when I wanted to cancel an order:).
  - Tibor
    March 21, 2013
    Also be sure to ask questions via the Pandawill.com Facebook, you will get an answer within a few hours!
    - Spinning cat
      March 21, 2013
      I think I will be ordering the S5 next week from aliexpress. There are some sellers with good reviews. Just watched the youtube reviews (thanks Eli): screen quality seems OK, but camera spec is indeed weird: Antutu says 12,6 Mp but the camera itself gives a mx of 6 Mp.Does anybody know how that can happen?
      Does make you wonder about the rest of the specs, for instance the battery capacity since almost all specs on the box are wrong. What’s up with these Chinese? Would it hurt to be a little bit more. precise in the specs? Still, camera is not that important to me and the pictures taken look decent.
      @ Andi: would like to do something in return for getting my info from your site so if you would like me to post a review of the phone I’m up for that.
      - rozakiin
        June 8, 2013
        If you have the phone camera on fullscreen rather than 4:3 then the max is 6mp on 4:3 it it the full 12mp
streetp0wer
March 20, 2013
it would be nice, if there were dimensions too in the table, especially if the phones can be sorted by them.

Camaman
March 20, 2013
Great list!
I think you have the most comprehensive grasp on all the specs out there.
That is why I think you should make it interactive web app and include filters so we can combine them. Say >4″, 2000mAh
That is the thing most online shops are only partially doing good. In most of them once you chose one filter many are not available for further narrowing down the choices.
Searching a higher res modern Tablet that has 3G is even more of a pain.
A cool Android app powered by some adds would also be a nice touch in the future.
Maybe with personal profiles and notifications when a device of a searched specs appears in the announcements or rumors. 🙂

kaskuser
March 20, 2013
hi andi, are this phone is real?
just 126 $
http://www.aliexpress.com/item/4-3-smart-phone-ultra-thin-quad-core-mtk6589-4-1-1gram-dual-sim-dual-standby/778832437.html
ivo001
March 20, 2013
Which of these phones actually have gorrila glass?
Im still waiting for the premium Jiayu g4, but if its gonna take a while i want a phone with these specs.
-720P+
-2500mah+
-gorilla glass
-4-5Inch
-1Gb+ ram
-$250 international max
- - ivo001
    March 20, 2013
    There are some alternatives which look good to me, however im not sure which have gorilla glass and which don’t.
    Big Cola 2
    Newman K1
    iOcean X7 Premium
    Neo N003
    I also need a realiable phone, because im importing it to Europe, returning for reparation will be loads of trouble. From what i have read about the Jiayu G3 i think Jiayu offers great quality and reliability.
    - March 20, 2013
      i would very appreciate if x7 premium would have gorilla glass. i would buy it in heartbeat.
- aaa
  March 20, 2013
  this suits my needs in almost every case so i guess the g4 is my target atm

Guest
March 20, 2013
Great post Andi! Is it possible to add which ones support 850/1900 WCDMA Bands? As it gets very confusing ATM for users living in America (The Continent, not what some ppl think is a Country), to choose which mobile works over here. Cheers m8!
Sunil
March 20, 2013
Great Job! Andi Bro

Herrvonschnickenschnackentictactoe-Apfelstrudelsachertorte
March 20, 2013
Tengda s7589 5.8 inch 720p 1g RAM 2×3200 mah 12 mp cam (probably interpolated 8mp) 220-240$ has some pen input features as well.
Galaxy Note type of stuff, looking at the box even popup note software seems to be included. Pen fits into the casing.
Big surprise to me. Merits being listed.
PEos
March 20, 2013
zopo zp810 rocks ! so simple
Guest
March 20, 2013
Great list, thank you!
Guest
March 20, 2013
Hi Andi, thx for the list, good job, but one correction: Zopo Zp 800H = Zopo ZP810 and it´s on sale now.

kutstudent
March 20, 2013
Maybe an extra column with (expected) release date?
mannie
March 20, 2013
great post andi.would you consider making another post about all non mediatek quad cores coming out. would be great
Guest
March 20, 2013
- Guest
  March 20, 2013
Guest
March 20, 2013
Nice table. Could you add a column with the price in EUR or USD? Thanks!

Guest
March 20, 2013
ISA A19Q, Star Legend x920, Miz Phone not in the list ..??? because on aliexpe*** already selling today …!!
Guest
March 20, 2013
How about a list of phablets bigger than 5.5 inches, Andi?
- Guest
  March 20, 2013
  Yep there are a few, I’ll add them. Poss make another post later this week
- Guest
  March 20, 2013
  How about a list of phablets of Chinese brands with qualcomm quad processor.

R.V.RAJU
March 20, 2013
wow that’s really a gr8 work done by u,,,,,plz put 1 more box and aware all of us about the quality of after sale service by those brands in china,,,,,so that we can know who give the best product and service.
Guest
March 20, 2013
- Guest
  March 20, 2013
Blumpa Plumba
March 20, 2013
Andi!! could you make a poll listing some of the well known chinese online stores. and we could like vote on what store we have ordered from and received the phones in good quality. that way we would know which stores to trust. ….

Guest
March 20, 2013
Hey Andi! Maybe you can add the Star S5 Butterfly, it’s just out and there are prices as low as 219 dollars (international)! Maybe I can write a hands-on review about it when I receive it? I think in between 14 and 30 days. Another question, how is Star software and quality wise?
- Guest
  March 20, 2013
  So you ordered it, Tibor? Please review when you recieve it! I’m thinking about buying this phone or the MIZ Z2 instead of waiting forever for the Jiayu G4.
  I’m very curious about stuff like the build quality, camera quality and GPS for the Star S5/MIZ Z2. Is the GPS performance better with MTK6589 phones?
  I followed the thread at xda developers on the Star B94M and it looks like that build quality is not too great: incomplete software (syncing), bad GPS and some compaints about the screen being a little off at registering a touch so a guy always launched an icon next to the one he wanted for instance.
- Guest
  March 20, 2013
  Yes I did order it, I also have my fair share of doubts, but I cannot wait for the Jiayu G4 anymore. This just takes too long. About what you say, I think these issues are not that big, accept for the screen issue. I really hope this phone won’t have that problem! The GPS problem can be solved and the camera issue, which I found, can be solved also. It’s just sad the chinees have such bad software! When I receive it I will give a review!
- Guest
  March 20, 2013
  Would be great if you recieved it before march 26th. That’s when the shopping festival day of aliexpress is. When you enter it you’ll be able to get a max discount of 20 USD on an order if I understand correctly. Started 2 days ago..
  I might order the MIZ Z2. As usual specs differ for every reseller (battery 2000-25000 mAh, ROM 4-8 Gb) so you’re never sure what you’re gonna get. I do like the red so for me would also be a great alternative for the Jiayu G4. Just hope it has IPS and gorilla glass.
- Guest
  March 20, 2013
  It will not have Gorilla glass and it should have a 12.6 megapixel camera, although I think it will have an 8 megapixel camera with 12.6 megapixel interpolation. Further, I am almost sure it has 8 gigabytes of Rom, which can be extended with only a 16gb sd card. It also has a 2500 mah battery which is more than enough. These specs are enough for me to pay the 175 euro’s, which is nothing for those specs.
- Guest
  March 20, 2013
  where did you order from??
- Guest
  March 21, 2013
  2 Reviews of this phone already exist on youtube if you guys wanna check it out.
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rfef5VblDL8
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UKJ_nbKDc4w
  the first is in french so I didn’t understand a lot but the thing that I did understand and bothered me is the 6MP camera.
- Guest
  March 21, 2013
  Hey! I cancelled my order, just did not entirely trust the specifications and I did not want to go for less than the Jiayu. I will wait for the G4, which will at least take 2 months I guess! For the camera, I am sure it is at least an 8 MP camera, I think all the sellers copied the information from Pandawill. I do not think it is a real 12MP camera though. By the way, Jiayu will not be delivering at the end of March, the company again has confirmed that there is extra time needed I heard…
- Guest
  March 21, 2013
  Pandawill, it is a reliable website, only sometimes a bit slow in delivery! Haha, you can trust them, they have always given me a refund when I wanted to cancel an order:).
- Guest
  March 21, 2013
  Also be sure to ask questions via the Pandawill.com Facebook, you will get an answer within a few hours!
- Guest
  March 22, 2013
  I think I will be ordering the S5 next week from aliexpress. There are some sellers with good reviews. Just watched the youtube reviews (thanks Eli): screen quality seems OK, but camera spec is indeed weird: Antutu says 12,6 Mp but the camera itself gives a mx of 6 Mp.Does anybody know how that can happen?
  Does make you wonder about the rest of the specs, for instance the battery capacity since almost all specs on the box are wrong. What’s up with these Chinese? Would it hurt to be a little bit more. precise in the specs? Still, camera is not that important to me and the pictures taken look decent.
  @ Andi: would like to do something in return for getting my info from your site so if you would like me to post a review of the phone I’m up for that.
- Guest
  June 8, 2013
  If you have the phone camera on fullscreen rather than 4:3 then the max is 6mp on 4:3 it it the full 12mp

Arnold
March 20, 2013
How about a column indicating launch date. Probably 90% of the ones listed are just not available.
I wasted a month waiting for Pandawill to get one in stock (wanted the Cubot A6589 or iNew i2000) but was constantly lied to about delivery dates. It was only when I spoke to the manufacturers that I found out neither had been released! Needless to say I demanded a refund and chose a phone that was in stock from another supplier (Chinapadmall, Star N9589). Waiting for it to turn up any day now. Hopefully.

Guest
March 20, 2013
it would be nice, if there were dimensions too in the table, especially if the phones can be sorted by them.

Guest
March 20, 2013
Great list!
I think you have the most comprehensive grasp on all the specs out there.
That is why I think you should make it interactive web app and include filters so we can combine them. Say >4″, 2000mAh
That is the thing most online shops are only partially doing good. In most of them once you chose one filter many are not available for further narrowing down the choices.
Searching a higher res modern Tablet that has 3G is even more of a pain.
A cool Android app powered by some adds would also be a nice touch in the future.
Maybe with personal profiles and notifications when a device of a searched specs appears in the announcements or rumors. 🙂

Guest
March 20, 2013
hi andi, are this phone is real?
just 126 $
http://www.aliexpress.com/item/4-3-smart-phone-ultra-thin-quad-core-mtk6589-4-1-1gram-dual-sim-dual-standby/778832437.html
Guest
March 20, 2013
Which of these phones actually have gorrila glass?
Im still waiting for the premium Jiayu g4, but if its gonna take a while i want a phone with these specs.
-720P+
-2500mah+
-gorilla glass
-4-5Inch
-1Gb+ ram
-$250 international max
- Guest
  March 20, 2013
  sounds like you want jiayu g4 😉
- Guest
  March 20, 2013
  this suits my needs in almost every case so i guess the g4 is my target atm
- Guest
  March 20, 2013
  There are some alternatives which look good to me, however im not sure which have gorilla glass and which don’t.
  Big Cola 2
  Newman K1
  iOcean X7 Premium
  Neo N003
  I also need a realiable phone, because im importing it to Europe, returning for reparation will be loads of trouble. From what i have read about the Jiayu G3 i think Jiayu offers great quality and reliability.
- Guest
  March 21, 2013
  i would very appreciate if x7 premium would have gorilla glass. i would buy it in heartbeat.
mannie
March 20, 2013
which phone is it on the photo? must say it looks great!
Guest
March 20, 2013
Great Job! Andi Bro

Guest
March 20, 2013
Tengda s7589 5.8 inch 720p 1g RAM 2×3200 mah 12 mp cam (probably interpolated 8mp) 220-240$ has some pen input features as well.
Galaxy Note type of stuff, looking at the box even popup note software seems to be included. Pen fits into the casing.
Big surprise to me. Merits being listed.
Vink
March 20, 2013
.
Newsmy NM890 MT6589 U$ 186 Great price
Coupon Code: AFF7OFF
Review NM890, Big Easy W1, 大易W1
http://mobile.zol.com.cn/353/3535055.html
.
zopo zp810 rocks ! so simple
Guest
March 20, 2013
Maybe an extra column with (expected) release date?

Guest
March 20, 2013
great post andi.would you consider making another post about all non mediatek quad cores coming out. would be great
Guest
March 20, 2013
wow that’s really a gr8 work done by u,,,,,plz put 1 more box and aware all of us about the quality of after sale service by those brands in china,,,,,so that we can know who give the best product and service.

Guest
March 20, 2013
Andi!! could you make a poll listing some of the well known chinese online stores. and we could like vote on what store we have ordered from and received the phones in good quality. that way we would know which stores to trust. ….
Guest
March 20, 2013
How about a column indicating launch date. Probably 90% of the ones listed are just not available.
I wasted a month waiting for Pandawill to get one in stock (wanted the Cubot A6589 or iNew i2000) but was constantly lied to about delivery dates. It was only when I spoke to the manufacturers that I found out neither had been released! Needless to say I demanded a refund and chose a phone that was in stock from another supplier (Chinapadmall, Star N9589). Waiting for it to turn up any day now. Hopefully.

Guest
March 20, 2013
which phone is it on the photo? must say it looks great!
Guest
March 21, 2013
.
Newsmy NM890 MT6589 U$ 186 Great price
Coupon Code: AFF7OFF
Review NM890, Big Easy W1, 大易W1
http://mobile.zol.com.cn/353/3535055.html
.
Chav
March 21, 2013
What will be most appreciated:
An article “Who is who” for chinese gsm makers.
Like – size, manufacturing capacity, “brandness” …
Ben Wong
March 21, 2013
Any advice on which phones has better support, that would really help buyers narrow sown the choices. UniX2 or Neo N003 … ?

Henry
March 21, 2013
Hold up! What website is selling a quad-core ZoPhone i5??? The one i ordered from AndroidForCheap claims it has a dual-core MTK 6577 processor. Help!
Guest
March 21, 2013
What will be most appreciated:
An article “Who is who” for chinese gsm makers.
Like – size, manufacturing capacity, “brandness” …

moon
March 21, 2013
*Newman K1 screen: 1080 or 720?
*Wich one could have better quality: neo n003, newman k1, Umi x2, iOcean X7 Youth, or Koobee max ???
thanks
Guest
March 21, 2013
Any advice on which phones has better support, that would really help buyers narrow sown the choices. UniX2 or Neo N003 … ?
sweetu
March 21, 2013
great work andi.
which of these phone has the highest antutu benchmarking?
Guest
March 21, 2013
Hold up! What website is selling a quad-core ZoPhone i5??? The one i ordered from AndroidForCheap claims it has a dual-core MTK 6577 processor. Help!

Guest
March 22, 2013
*Newman K1 screen: 1080 or 720?
*Wich one could have better quality: neo n003, newman k1, Umi x2, iOcean X7 Youth, or Koobee max ???
thanks
Guest
March 22, 2013
great work andi.
which of these phone has the highest antutu benchmarking?

gino
March 22, 2013
I will go to Shenzhen next monday (just for 3 days).
Which of these phone could i find in store for sure?
iOcean X7 Youth?
Jiayu G4?
Small cosmic x1?
or in other words
Andy,if you were to go to china next week which of the (available) smartphone would you buy?
thank you in advance
mannie
March 22, 2013
Still want to know which phone it is on the photo can’t find it so andi since you posted it i supose you know?
- dbeats
  March 23, 2013
  Hey Mannie it is the newman n3. I doubt it’ll have a mt6589 chip though as the n2 had a samsung one.
- Dbeats
  March 24, 2013
  Hey mannie, that’s supposedly the newman n3. But I dont think it will have a mt6589 chip. Most likely samsung.

Guest
March 22, 2013
I will go to Shenzhen next monday (just for 3 days).
Which of these phone could i find in store for sure?
iOcean X7 Youth?
Jiayu G4?
Small cosmic x1?
or in other words
Andy,if you were to go to china next week which of the (available) smartphone would you buy?
thank you in advance
Guest
March 22, 2013
Still want to know which phone it is on the photo can’t find it so andi since you posted it i supose you know?
- Guest
  March 23, 2013
  Hey Mannie it is the newman n3. I doubt it’ll have a mt6589 chip though as the n2 had a samsung one.
- Guest
  March 24, 2013
  Hey mannie, that’s supposedly the newman n3. But I dont think it will have a mt6589 chip. Most likely samsung.

What you say about MIZ Z2 or STAR S5 butterfly?
Alen
March 24, 2013
Hi! Can someone please tell me What is the speed of internet in these phones? I have read somewhere that wcdma is only 384 kbps. I hope it is faster. I cant believe it could be so slow.
Guest
March 25, 2013
What you say about MIZ Z2 or STAR S5 butterfly?

Guest
March 25, 2013
Hi! Can someone please tell me What is the speed of internet in these phones? I have read somewhere that wcdma is only 384 kbps. I hope it is faster. I cant believe it could be so slow.
rickz02
March 26, 2013
Hi, would you recommend HDC quad core phones?
Guest
March 26, 2013
Hi, would you recommend HDC quad core phones?
zunaphone.com
March 27, 2013
hello from where i can buy with the price in table???
Guest
March 27, 2013
hello from where i can buy with the price in table???
Sunil
March 28, 2013

March 28, 2013
The list is amazing! That´s a hard work! If you don´t mind, i would like to take part of the content to make a post on my blog in spanish. Of course i will put the source link and give you all the credits. But first, of course, i need your authorization. Thanks!
- Guest
  March 28, 2013
Guest
March 28, 2013
The list is amazing! That´s a hard work! If you don´t mind, i would like to take part of the content to make a post on my blog in spanish. Of course i will put the source link and give you all the credits. But first, of course, i need your authorization. Thanks!
- Guest
  March 29, 2013

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