No.1 have lined up a whole new range of smartphones and a smartwatch just in time for the holiday shopping period. Take a look at the new devices complete with specifications.
Just in time for the holidays, Chinese smartphone and now smartwatch maker No.1 have announced 3 new phones and an Android watch. Take a look at the specs and see if you can spot the similarities with other phones currently on the market.
No.1 Mi4
No.1 haven’t even bothered to hide the fact that the No.1 Mi4 has been inspired by the latest flagship Xiaomi phone, but don’t let that put you off as the specs and pricing seems pretty good.
The 5-inch phone enjoys a machined metal body for a better overall feel and even has a built-in IR blaster so you can control home appliances. Keeping the cost down while not hurting performance is the job of the quad-core MT6582 processor which runs Android 4.4.2 Kitkat on the 720p HD display.
Other specs include a 13 mega-pixel main camera, 8 mega-pixel front and 2250mAh battery. The No.1 Mi4 is available in white or black and we have seen pricing from as high as $160 to as low as $130 on this phone so it will pay to shop around.
No.1 Plus
Next up is the OPO, oh wait the No.1 Plus sorry. This 5.5-inch phone has the same quad-core MT6582 Mediatek treatment and 3G WCDMA as the Mi4 but wrapped up in a familiar 5.5-inch phone.
The display is a HD 720p IPS, OGS which allows for a thinner panel, better touch and all round viewing, and sits above a recessed bezel to protect it from hard surfaces if dropped on its corner.
The No.1 Plus only has 8GB memory (the Mi4 has 16GB), but you do get Mediateks HotKnot file sharing protocol, dual LED flash, Bluetooth camera control and Android 4.4.4 Kitkat.
No.1 Note 4
The biggest of the 3 new No.1 phones is a 5.7-inch 720p HD Note 4 device. Again No.1 have gone for a cheap and cheerful quad-core MT6582 SoC with 1GB RAM and Android 4.4.4 Kitkat set up.
13 mega-pixel F2.2 rear camera and 5 mega-pixel front for shooting, large 2800mAh battery with fast charging and included stylus are the main features of this phablet.
[ No.1 Note 4 Specifications ]
No.1 G2 Watch
Last up is the N0.1 G2 waterproof smartwatch. This 1.54-inch wearable runs one of Mediateks wearable specific MT250A chips and has Bluetooth 4.0 for syncing to your Android smartphone.
A build in 2 mega-pixel camera means you have a 007 style spy camera on your wrist, but the real features are to act as means to keep track of your health and fitness and receiving notifications from your phone.
[ No.1 G2 Watch ]
So that’s No.s new product finallie for the end of 2014. Is there anything which catches your eye or will you be holding out for something else?
Just because they aren’t original doesn’t mean they are “crap”. No. 1 and Goophone (the two top clone makers) have very good quality and offer mid range specs at mid range prices. I am not a fan of clone phones personally but they do offer a good value for those who like the looks of a flagship but can’t afford it.
MT6582 is hardly good for midrange and doesn’t even support LTE networks. These are just disposable smartphones.
Considering most of the countries that they actually market to don’t have reliable LTE networks that is not really a concern. For basic smartphone use (which is what you expect out of a budget/mid range phone) the MT6582 is more than capable.
if they look for a flagship phone, then they should buy the original. Otherwhise the market is plenty of very good original phones (Coolpad, Lenovo, Huawei and so on). I’m pretty doubtful those clones offer the same quality of those brands, every clone I’ve compared with my Coolpad f1 (which is a 130€ phone) pales in comparison, in every aspect! Just don’t be fooled by the look, because that’s the best thing they have!
Not everyone has hundreds of dollars to buy the original. Just because you are in love with your Coolpad doesn’t mean everyone is. I work with Chinese phone suppliers and there are only so many OEM’s that make the parts. All these companies whether they make Clones or “original” phones source their parts from the same 3 or 4 OEM’s. Why do you think so many of them end up looking very similar in appearance and spec?
As for quality most clone phones don’t come close to the major brands, but that doesn’t mean they all fall into that category. Both No 1. and Goophone have very good quality which is why they have become two of the biggest and most well known clone makers.
I know that oems are just a few, and that’s why I prefer to buy from a trusted brand rather than some cheap-a*s one, since the crucial difference is usually in building process, a few components (usually better cameras and screens on biggest brands), software optimization and future updates to fix issues.
I myself don’t have money for samsungs and apples as well, but I always found it quite embarassing to have the look of a porsche and the engine of a daihatsu, I’d rather buy the original daihatsu instead of trying to impress my friends with the poorman’s galaxy s5 (which is something also against the law, at least regarding models which also clone the brand, usually the worst ones in quality terms).
Everyone has his own opinion and this is mine, obviously everyone is free to spend his money in every way he wants, I’m always pro-original stuff and will never buy one of those, since (even without this whole clone thing) the ones I’ve seen were very cheap made… maybe those n°1s and Goophones could be better, and I really hope it since at least the money will be invested in a usable device!
I will never buy a clone phone either, I agree with wanting something original. Although I have purchased Blu phones before which are rebranded Gionee’s but that is a little different. But the reason I mention OEM’s is because most of these phones (and other products) are built by the same factories. Very few of the large well known brands actually make their own products. So the build quality is often very similar. Just look at perhaps the most popular of them all Foxconn. They build phones for companies such as Nokia, Apple, Huawei, and Motrolla but also for a lot of the lesser known brands. As far as software, it all depends on who is making it. Some of the larger brands have crap software and some of the smaller brands offer stock android. It is hit or miss in the Android world when it comes to software.