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iNew V3 Unboxing video and hands on

AndiJanuary 20, 2014

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 Unboxing Video

iNew V3 photo gallery

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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.

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- I’ll let you know after the full review
- Ivo001
  January 20, 2014
  I’ve been using mine for 2 weeks now, and never ran out of juice. It’s enough to get through the day.
  - rabi
    January 20, 2014
    Is this phone inew v3 have
    memory card expansion slot ???
    Can anybody tell me the truth !!
    And usb otg or
    not??
  - rabi
    January 20, 2014
    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 !!
    - Ivo001
      January 20, 2014
      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.
tonio93
January 20, 2014

RomanosN
January 20, 2014
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?
- Xtraterrestial
  January 20, 2014
  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
  - RomanosN
    January 20, 2014
    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 🙂
    - Oz
      January 22, 2014
      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.

Zbyněk Polívka
January 20, 2014
- Porky
  January 22, 2014
  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 ?
  - Zbyněk Polívka
    January 22, 2014
    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

Shanos
January 20, 2014
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!

Coolicool
January 20, 2014
can you do me a favor to tell me if you open the giveaway thread in forums? my friend.
toioioio
January 20, 2014
- - toioioio
    January 22, 2014
    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.
Lawal Mohammed
January 20, 2014
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….

Qwerty
January 20, 2014
- - - - January 22, 2014
        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.
        Zbyněk Polívka
        January 22, 2014
        How about XOLO, Gionee, Micromax, BLU, Lava Iris, Karbonn…? are these Chinese too? Because i thought they are from India…
antidumb
January 20, 2014
Kristian
January 20, 2014
Could you please compare it with ZTE Geek V975?
Thanks!

Eddy Bruin
January 21, 2014
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.
- January 21, 2014
  if you want to buy a slimmer smartphone,i think i new v3 is the best with best price,my friend.

Multicorechina.com
January 21, 2014
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
Ace
January 21, 2014
Bretty gud, except i’m not buying the mediatek phones anymore. their processors are passable but the now ancient cortex a7 needs to go.
china fan
January 21, 2014
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 🙁