iNew decided to buck the trend for the start of 2014 by launching a slender quad-core mid-ranger rather than a fire breathing octacore device. Keep reading for a our first impressions and unboxing video of the iNew V3 smartphone.
We first posted news of the iNew V3 late last year and were both excited by the design and impressed by the attention iNew had put in to producing a well thought out mid-range Chinese Android smartphone. For iNew to actively make the decision to thoroughly plan and design a mid-range phone rather than rushing in to the cotacore minefield speaks volumes for how the company what to be perceved to international Chinese phone fans.
iNew V3 Specifications
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iNew V3 photo gallery
iNew V3 first impressions
We only recevied the iNew V3 on Saturday so have not fully tested the phone, but first impressionsa are very good. For a phone costing less than $180, the iNew V3 is easily one of the best designed, well built and thoughtfully put together phones of the year.
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The ultra-sensiteive 5-inch 720p display is a joy to use, the 1.3Ghz quad-core processor with 1GB RAM offer enough power for what we have tested on it so far, and the camera is much better than something found on a similar priced Zopo phone.
We will continue to play around with the iNew V3 throught out the week do keep posted for updates and more details.
iNew V3 Review coming soon
Thanks to international phone reseller Coolicool for arranging to send us our iNew V3 review phone.
what about battery? it will get over with in half day may be..
I’ll let you know after the full review
I’ve been using mine for 2 weeks now, and never ran out of juice. It’s enough to get through the day.
Is this phone inew v3 have
memory card expansion slot ???
Can anybody tell me the truth !!
And usb otg or
not??
it has micro sd card expansion slot,my friend.
1 sim card slot and 1 mini sim card slot. Dual sim Dual standby
Hi
Inew v3 us very beautiful phone, i want to buy this!
Please tell me
1. It have memory card slot for expansion??
2. Usb otg ??
3. Camera quality??
4. Gps quality??
5. Sound quality??
Please rply !!
1. It has memory card extension
2. Should have OTG, first batch did not have OTG, but this was fixed with new software. Have not tested my OTG yet, Ordered a OTg cable last week.
3. Camera is pretty good. On par with the Jiayu G4 I think.
4. GPS works great. Got a first fix in 10-20 secs.
5. Sound is average, but with headphones it is excellent.
i can not agree more,sir
the battery isn’t very well, not enougth strong to use with internet,mail, sms,gps,etc…
it has 6.5 mm thin body so that the battery life can only support one day’s working
not really one day
i have test it, i think it could use for one day,my friend.
Could you ask iNew, Why while it is supposed to have f/2.0 it has f/2.2? It’s wrong specs, or they add a new camera module instead of the Sony they are advertising?
Correct the main camera has f 2.2 instead of 2.0 (check on the detail pic) i think this is a marketing gimmick , and the over sharpening images also dissapointing. And no OTG either … Geesh this iNew
I think OTG works, the problem was software related for the first 1000 pcs, that’s what I know. @Gizchina:disqus , Andrew could you please check OTG also? Thanks 🙂
You are right. I have mine for a month now. Originaly it did not have OTG and with the latest firmware update (1.03), OTG and NFC work. Its a really good looking phone. I also have an OPPO 5 and I like this more.
i can not agree more, inew v3 is so good.
I am thinking about get this iNew instead my One X (which HTC abandoned…)
it is a good phone with 6.5 mm thin body
No, thats a lie, it is 7,9mm thin, not 6,5mm…that only the metal frame, which is slimmer, than rest of the phone.
yes, i really like it when i hold it, it is so slim.
it is even worse, see this video http://youtu.be/1-COzcqh_bg?t=3m2s – 8.36mm
Except if you have someone to buy your HTC or if your HTC is going to be out of order, I don’t think it is a good move. I would keep the One X and waiting for the next chipsets (MT6592, MT6588, the new Qualcomm, etc.).
Why would you like to change your phone ?
Coz HTC are bunch of *******, i am stick with 4.2.2….and just the same old Galaxy SIII have now 4.3 and 4.4. is just matter of time. I mean official update, no CM, AOKP etc. roms. HW is perfectly capable to run these, but no, it´s so OLD device! Haha
Had mine for a few weeks now.
The camera is f2.2 and produced fairly noisy photos out of the box, however a new rom has been recently released by knew that has improved this a bit and photos are now much better (still room for improvement).
the battery does a fair job of lasting a day (my wifi is on permanently) although there is suggestion that another manufacturers 2000mah battery fits (waiting for test results to come back on it)
Its nice that Inew are actually listening to users and working the kinks out, just hope the phone gets some xda love to really push it!
can you do me a favor to tell me if you open the giveaway thread in forums? my friend.
itll be umi x3 or icoan x8 for me.
i think inew v3 is better,it is so slim and good looking.
specs aside,with 1830mah battery,its dead in the water.
My Razr with same battery,rarely survies the day.
With CM11 installed,it needs to be chardged 2 times.
I have not used it myself but we have resold at least 10 pieces and have a good number in transit for resell. Our customer’s feedback and responses encouraged us to stock more of this phone. It is a very silky phone and is selling fast. The battery life isn’t that bad as it is not far off the 2000mAh mark. I will recommend it for a good mid ranger….
It looks like a budget version of the gionee elife e7.
what’s this smartphone?i never heard it.
it makes phones since 2002, its from India i thing…
Gionee are Chinese
i think so, and almost all smartphones are made in china now. Look apple,samsung,sharp,sony and LG,i never heard that any smartphones are made in India.
How about XOLO, Gionee, Micromax, BLU, Lava Iris, Karbonn…? are these Chinese too? Because i thought they are from India…
i think engineer of this phone is lazy, vivo x3 only 5,79mm has 2000mah battery
The vivo also costs double 😉
Could you please compare it with ZTE Geek V975?
Thanks!
ZTE Geek V975 is single sim card single standby
Aaaand ?!?!?!
169usd
$178.99 with free shipping,my friend.
I was in doubt weather I should by the iNew or the Hongmi. They are more or less the same price. Because of native MIUI support I got the Hongmi in the end, but this still is tempting to buy and try out. Andy, I’d like to know what phone you think is better.
if you want to buy a slimmer smartphone,i think i new v3 is the best with best price,my friend.
Just in case…if you need the ROM for this phone you can get in our blog under the ROMS section multicorechina(dot)com/roms
Bretty gud, except i’m not buying the mediatek phones anymore. their processors are passable but the now ancient cortex a7 needs to go.
2gb ram, full HD and a octacore and this phone would have been top of my list. Looks sweet just wish it had slightly better specs 🙁
it is the best design at this price,only $178.99 with free shipping from coolicool,my friend.
Sorry pal but please stop spamming your site here. I won’t buy this phone because of the sspecs, its gonna be the umi x3 or iocean x8 for me.
sorry,my friend. i am not spam, just want to help people here. i really appreciate your advice.
i compare iNew v3 with iPhone 4s, it is slimmer with bigger screen
the iphone,cace on it.
compare it to the Razr
Awesome design with very average battery and too big (for it’s resolution) screen.
hi everybody, good news! We will have inew v3 stock in Europe! By DHL, no tax! lol
we will have inew v3 stock in Europe! No tax! DHL! lol