With Mediatek’s 4G LTE processor still months away, Qualcomm are closing the gap as more domestic phone makers move over to Snapdragon processors.
Looking over the specs the Yepen G1 is another bargainsmarpthone with a slender design. Features include the aforementioned Snapdragon processor clocked at 1.2Ghz, 1GB RAM, 5-inch OGS display, 5 mega-pixel front camera, 8 mega-pixel rear and TD-LTE support.
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Chances of the Yepen G1 going on sale outside of China are slim, but the fact that prices are now below $200 for this level of phone is quite exciting.
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Since you are saying that sprint uses this form of LTE, is that to say that this phone would function with sprints non SIM card CDMA technology??? Unless the phone is built like the Galaxy Note 3 or galaxy s4 that come with dual radio’s or what have you, I don’t see how this could work with Sprint technology. We’ve had Sprint Galaxy S 3’s & now galaxy note 2’s flashed to boost mobiles $35 a month unlimited everything plan. From what I’m reading in this review and with almost all other phones listed on this website they all have SIM card slots… the Galaxy Note 3 and S4 have SIM slots but also able to be flashed to CDMA networks. I’m sure that there are plenty other phones on the market that have this capability, but with this phone the one of them?
I think you’re right. Please forgive my ignorance, I’m not that familiar with Sprint myself.
If that’s the case, then these phones likely won’t work with Sprint’s LTE (since they don’t even provide SIM card!), even though technically Sprint Spark also uses TD-LTE, the same LTE as the one China Mobile uses for their 4G.
This is similar to Bolt/Internux 4G TD-LTE service in Jakarta, Indonesia, where people would need some sort of a mini router device to access the network (rather than just plugging in SIM cards into their phones).
But I’m sure China Mobile does indeed have a SIM card-based TD-LTE service.
If anybody else has any information on how TD-LTE networks get accessed on other places (such Hong Kong, Japan, Sri Lanka and Australia), you’re welcomed to share it with us 🙂