UMi X2 Turbo to be released with updated 1.5Ghz Mt6589T chip, 50,000 available from 15th May!

AndiMay 6, 2013

Breaking news! UMi are planning to launch a faster, more powerful version of the quad-core UMi X2 named the UMi X2 Turbo complete with 1.5Ghz quad-core MT6589T processor!

Umi are reporting on their forum that a new quad-core MT6589T (Turbo) version of the UMi X2 will be launched. The new version of the phone will receive a more powerful 1.5Ghz MT6589T processor which apparently boosts performance by between 35-50%!

The first batch of UMi X2 Turbo phones will be launched with 1GB RAM, 16GB ROM, 13 mega-pixel rear camera with F2.0 aperture, curved tempered glass and 5-inch full 1080p HD display at a lower 1199 Yuan price point ($195).

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A 2GB RAM, 32GB ROM version will also be released in the near future, however UMi are reporting that there are shortages in supply for 2GB RAM units which will delay the launch date.

The UMi X2 Turbo will be available from 15th May, with an estimated 30,000 32GB versions available and 20,000 16GB ROM models up for grabs! There are currently no details regarding the international launch of the UMi X2 Turbo!

UMi X2 Vs UMi X2 Turbo specification

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Thanks to Chinawhzkid for the tip!

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Andi

Why doesn’t UMi make a bigger battery!?
ivo001
May 6, 2013
- TerrorSpawn
  May 6, 2013
  Exactly!
  But I’m waiting for the Jiayu G6!
  5000 mAh, 5,7″ screen with 1080P, with the same Quad Core processor.
  - Simon
    May 6, 2013
    Well, thats likely to be a long wait !!! Unless they release both G4 & G6 at the same time. Hang on G6, wheres the heck is the G5 ?
- May 6, 2013
  Here you go JiaYu G6 Vs UMi X2 Vs UMi X2 Turbo https://www.gizchina.com/komper.php?target=&kpids=6%2C10%2C83
  - Feallan
    May 6, 2013
    - Boris
      May 6, 2013

ChinaWizKid
May 6, 2013
Is / How Curved Tempered Glass is different than Gorilla Glass 2? Have consumers being given wrong information. UMI has earned its reputation b4 product launch but because of their consisterncy in giving false promises will spoil their image in the Global Market.
- MrPsanter
  May 6, 2013
  - atul
    May 6, 2013
    one false promise which I know of is initial promise of umi x2 to be released by 14th April
    - atul
      May 9, 2013
      now, at least it looks like, umi is going to deliver x2. let’s wait and watch.
- Jan M
  May 6, 2013
  Tempered glass has come a long way in later times, and /CAN/ have properties comparable to gorilla glass / dragontrail and the likes. Tempered glass is just that – glass that has been heated high and cooled over long time. It is tough, and if it breaks, it goes into lots of tiny, less sharp peieces (like the rear and side windows on a car). Gorilla glass / dragontrail glass is an alkali-aluminosilicate sheat. Here’s a little explanation, and a few short videos about how its made and how it works:
  http://www.androidauthority.com/corning-video-gorilla-glass-3-145910/

andrew
May 6, 2013
I will never sign up on a plan again. Life’s too short and there are some many great unlocked phones coming out of China.
ChinaWizKid
May 6, 2013
he he he, India FAcebook page says that despite MT6589T, product would be shipped by May 15. Why are they up there to spoil BRAND IMAGE, or does it have that?

Albert
May 6, 2013
Andi why u still writing Umi X2 aperture size F/2.0 ? I told u here many times that this F/2.0 is another false promise of Umi. Fact are: Umi X2 Youth version (1GB Ram, 16GB Rom) has F/2.4 aperture, and 2GB Ram 32GB Rom version have F/2.2 only! This is official Umi site with proof (look at specs described on box real picture):
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=149923345181631&set=a.149923138514985.1073741837.124395347734431&type=3&theater
Also WCDMA has 900/2100Mhz support, not 850/2100
- - - May 6, 2013
      That’s a distributor not UMi. I’m just reporting the facts I have from UMi here in China. http://bbs.91umi.com/forum.php?mod=viewthread&tid=107729. “1300万背照式二代F2.0光圈摄像头”
      - Albert
        May 6, 2013
        Ok, but still the real foto of UMI X2 is telling the true specs.
      - Albert
        May 6, 2013
        F/2.0 is only a failed promise!
      - Albert
        May 6, 2013
        I mean real foto of Umi X2 box. BIG sorry for spam.

Albert
May 6, 2013
Yes, many times.
MTW
May 6, 2013
Is there any solid info about how many GPU cores will MT6589T have? Only one or will they upgrade it to MP2/MP3? Or maybe they will leave 1 core and clock it higher?
Tommi Mäkelä
May 6, 2013
- Albert
  May 7, 2013
Rahul
May 6, 2013
Doesn’t it seem like clocked version of the same chipset … wondering if you tried to get the prices right or some issue with pricing. How does an overclocked version be so significantly less costlier than its counter part ? … and Why does UMI stand down the original design and specs of 6589 … i smell something fishy.
- May 6, 2013
  The $195 price is for the 1GB RAM, the 2GB RAM model is still around $242. These are Chinese prices.

AJAY
May 6, 2013
Hi andi you had done mixtake here you stated kn blog that 1Gb ram 16gb version wt mtk 6589 turbo price 195 $ then in comparision 2gb ram and 32Gb wt MTK 6589 TURBO ALSO PRICED 195$ THIS IS TYPO ERROR LOOKS LIKE BCAUSE OF THIS TYPO ERROR SO MANY GUYS RAISED QUESTION IN UMI INDIA’S FORUM WT YOUR LINK AND THIS MTK 6589 TURBO 2GB RAM AND 32 GB ROM IS CHIPPER THEN PREVIOUS MTK 6589 G 1.2 GHZ PHONE .HA HA 🙂
- May 6, 2013
  Strange anyone would bring up the pricing for the international model when the post mentions “There are currently no details regarding the international launch of the UMi X2 Turbo!”. $195 is for the 1GB version, $242 is the 2GB version for China.
  - anony
    May 7, 2013
    Eh, it’s just the usual braindead phone nerd crowds. Have you ever look at GSM***na? It looks like somehow they found their way here.

flamer
May 6, 2013
Hi Andi, thanks for all the great work. everyone should cut him some slack he is just presenting the information he gets, some of it may be false but its impossible to tell until the product is released.
I really really wish someone with an X2 can run mobile uncle tools and confirm which network bands it supports. 900 or 850 makes a big difference in my country as the primary network provider only has 3g (no 2g at all to fall back on) and it runs on 850 with 2100 used for infill.
So if it is 900/2100 its no good to me, but 850/2100 I would snap this up in a second!
I am 100% certain all the different umi variants (the turbo, the 1gb ram, the 2gb ram models) will all be the same frequency so we just need one unit to get the facts straight for once and all.
- Albert
  May 7, 2013

I'l be waiting
May 6, 2013
Forget the battery, is this dual standby?? I’m a bit disappointed.
ChinaWizKid
May 7, 2013
Does it have Curving Temepered Glass or Gorilla Glass 2 ?
Albert
May 7, 2013
Also front camera has 2 mega-pixel not 3. Proof:
http://ftp.mtrakal.cz/hardware/Umi%20X2%201GB/screenshots/2013-04-29%2009.54.54.png
This is screen is from guy who alredy have this phone. (Youth version, 1GB Ram, 16GB Rom). Youth version released 2 weeks ago, so we dont need to speculate about real X2 specs anymore.

Reaper
May 7, 2013
See this image from an UMI x2 1gb version..
http://ftp.mtrakal.cz/hardware/Umi%20X2%201GB/MobileUncleTools/2013-05-07%2011.05.52.png
Shows quad band GSM and WCDMA 850/900/1900/2100!!!!!!!
*excited face*
can this really be true?
Albert
May 7, 2013
I think that its possible but not with standard (original) software. For example UMI X1 support WCDMA 850 and 900 (but I heard that it was with some not original software probably).
Anuj
May 7, 2013
UMi Posted on their facebook page for indian users that all customers who booked UMi X2 will now get UMi X2 turbo at same price tag and with no delay…!

ChinaWizKid
May 7, 2013
Latest Specs as per UMI is
OS
Android 4.2.1
Phone Size
141mm (length), 70mm (width), 8.9mm (thickness)
Display
Corning Gorilla 2.5D curved glass screen, the IPS 5.0 inches wide viewing angle, resolution of 1920X1080 pixels, the 441PPI retina screen
CPU Model
MTK6589T
CPU Frequency
Quad-core chip 1.5GHz
GPU
SGX544MP
Memory
32GB ROM+2GB RAM, 16GB ROM+1GB RAM
Extended Capacity
Support maximum 64GB MicroSD card
Battery
2500mAh replaceable
Camera
Front: 200W pixels, after: 1300W pixels second-generation back-illuminated, AF
Bluetooth 4.0
Indusctor
Gravity, distance, light, three-axis gyroscope, magnetic sensor
Navigation-GPs
Network Type
Dual-card dual-mode
Support band
2G: GSM 850/1800/1900
3G: WCDMA 850/2100Mhz
Data services
GPRS EDGE 3G WIFI
Multimedia formats
MP3, MP4, 3GP, audio, video, FM radio
Data interface
Micro USB v2.0
Headphone jack 3.5mm
Multilingual – Support
Wifi-Display
Support
Available colors
The titanium gray marble white (starting only provide the limited edition custom marble white)
Built-in applications
Baidu custom quality rice cloud services (15GB Cloud disk, backup sync photos, contacts, text messages, etc.)
Brush support
, Brush, Brush Wizard a key support, a key Brush your phone faster and easier to use
Mobile security
Bottom of the system integration LBE security master, Tencent mobile phone housekeeper security components
Available ROM
Le Frog OS, the Baidu cloud-ROM, Ali cloud OS, MIUI V5, grand ROM
- flamer
  May 7, 2013
  can you provide a link to this? these specs are different to the picture of the UMI box that was shown.
  I am going to believe the antutu and mobile uncle tools screenshots as they are taken from real UMI x2 which also match your specs listed.
  I think the picture of the box are lies…
  - ChinaWizKid
    May 8, 2013

Manos
May 7, 2013
flamer
May 7, 2013
So the question is, where can I pre order the 32g/2g turbo version? I will happily pay in full now so long as I receive the turbo version when its released. oh and I am outside of India…
where to buy this phone in india
wangs
May 8, 2013
Liars….have been hearing about umi x 2 launch since FEB…but nothing yet. Now they say UMI turbo
- May 8, 2013
  Now they say umi turbo with 1 GB ram minus gorilla glass for same price will be launched in India for same price.what about those buyrs who have payed eying for 2 GB ram etc ?
  - Flamer
    May 8, 2013
    The turbo does have gorilla glass: Corning Gorilla 2.5D curved glass screen
    and if you paid for 2gb model you get 2gb model (turboed at no extra charge) if you paid for 1gb model you get 1gb model (turboed for no extra charge)

May 8, 2013
Anyone here from India? Who bought a phone from any vendor? Is there anyone who offers Free International Shipping?
And If any of you have Shipped to India, did you have to pay any Customs?
Thanks in advance.

Geodex
May 8, 2013
Andi just complimenting you on the aliexpress link for the Turbo. Best prices so far I’ve come across. Hope they get at least 1000 of the 50,000 pieces because I don’t want to be left out. I need a phone badly.
Cheers.
- Geodex
  May 8, 2013
  Not yet ordered waiting for 15th May as only 67 orders has been placed with that store on aliexpress anyway. No rush
- Peter
  May 9, 2013
Simon
May 8, 2013
- Geodex
  May 8, 2013