Ecoo’s E04 Aurora is arguably the company’s best designed phone. It comes with the very powerful MediaTek MT6752 64-bit, octa-core processor, and has 2GB of RAM to go with the impressive design. What should sound like music to your ears is the fact that the phone now has a ‘Plus’ variant — Ecoo E04 Aurora Plus — which packs in the much needed 3GB RAM.
The rest of the phone remains the same — there’s the same 5.5-inch 1920 x 1080p display sitting on top of the frame, 16GB of on-board storage, and 16 mega-pixel / 8 mega-pixel front and rear cameras besides a 3000mAh battery. Basically, its just the amount of RAM — and the model name — that has changed.
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The price too stays at the same sub-$200 point. Comparing it to the Galaxy S6 is somewhat a far-fetched thing to do, but we here at GizChina have a soft corner for Chinese phones. Resellers such as Geekbuying have listed the phone for the same US$190 as the 2GB RAM version, which should mean that Ecoo are replacing the initial model with this one rather than offering a higher-end option alongside it.
this one vs. jiayu s3 advanced?
personally i prefer the jiayu
The answer is useless without giving us the reasons.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QSK3Spc_RmE
Thats a nice video but the fact that its made by Efox/Coolicool leaves a bad aftertaste. They should spend more energy on giving customer service than on making promotion videos.
I think at my chinese purchases like a poker bet where i´m big favorite 90-10%,if the hardware fails on you just move on,usualy oem are decent and don´t break
Why not increase the internal storage to 32GB. It would have been definitely a plus!
Ever see how expensive smartphones with a lot of storage are? I’d like it if Ecoo released a variety of the Aurora Plus with 32gb of memory that’d be great, just so long as its within the price range of the other versions. :'(
And so what? Did they promise to deliver at least two next versions of the OS? If not then it is going to be the same as Zopo ZP980 2G/32G was – powerful device … which stuck on outdated and full of security holes OS version. Customers will pay for hardware resources which won’t be use …
Every since the 3gb plus version released, they’ve all been shipping with the most up to date version of Andoid, Lollipop, also don’t forget that the Aurora series comes rooted out of the box, which I think is sweet as hell. :’P
Awesome! Maybe I’ll sell my 2GB version and buy this one. I am a person who can’t stand ‘newer versions’ of the same he’s having. One of the (many) reasons I would never buy an iPhone :p
But creating the 3GB version is very probably done to position themselves against the Jiayu Advance (also 3GB). Although I am still not sure how much the extra 1GB of RAM is going to help in performance it’s still a good move from Ecoo. 🙂 I personally think that when I need 3GB of RAM, I will have a newer phone anyway. But since I have to order 4 Aurora’s for friends I will make that 3GB-versions so I can cross-test.
So what do you think of the phone? I am trying to figure out which Chinese brands care about their products and deliver high quality components. (Jiayu, Leagoo from my experience)
My Elephone on the other side, looks great, but Bluetooth barely works at all and the phone connection is terrible.
Hi Mik,
I don’t have much experience with Ecoo yet. The Ecoo Focus was alright, fast and build quality felt fair enough. This Ecoo is a little different; allow chassis and strong plastics. The 2.5D Arc screen gives it a ‘finished’ look. If you would ask if I think some good design meetings have taken place for this phone, I would say yes.
I use bluetooth for my MiBand and that works great. I don’t know anything about the long-term use and quality yet because I only have the phone for 3 weeks now. But the cover stays in place firmly, no sqeecks or cracking-noises when I use the phone: it feels strong enough.
What about the battery? How long it last, power saving mode?Where are you from, does the 4G LTE works in your country?
Please tell me more info about this.
Thank you!
Told many before. The battery life is more than good. It gets me through the day with very intense use. 6 to 8 hours of calling, hours of e-mails and texting. I also use it to listen to music when I walk. I put it on the charger when I get home, most of the time it’s around 40 – 50 %
4G LTE works as a charm. I must say that most China phones don’t support so many bands. But this device does a lot: FDD-LTE:band 1/3/7/20 (800/1800/2100/2600)
Those bands or used by most of the providers in EU.
oh you forget kingzone
Just don’t get the Z1, its sides tend to bend outward because its held together with weak adhesive, and the top and bottom of the phone are plastic. 🙁
lel me too!
Lel = laughs energetically loud? 🙂
dunno 😀
How is battery life? I’m thinking about upgrading from my oldie iPhone 4s to china android. Been doing some research and in terms of price and specs this looks more than alright.
Told many before. The battery life is more than good. It gets me through the day with very intense use. 6 to 8 hours of calling, hours of e-mails and texting. I also use it to listen to music when I walk. I put it on the charger when I get home, most of the time it’s around 40 – 50 %
Do you know wich kind of glass your Aurora-Display has?
“The 2.5D Arc screen gives it a ‘finished’ look.”
I got it! 😉
I am afraid not. I doubt it is Gorilla Glass because then they would have used it in their marketing right?
I contacted Ecoo about the screen but received no reply yet. It comes with a screen protector on the screen, put on in the factory which is a big plus. No bubbles or dust between the screen and the foil. That is enough protection for me.
Thanks! 🙂
It’s put in the listing of features the phone has on ECOOs website, last time I checked I remember it saying something about Gorilla Glass.
jiayu s3 – better photos
i dint quite understand?
cna you explain what u say?
Raw photo materials from Jiayu S3 did not make me too happy. iOcean Rock had pretty much better photo’s.
If I compare E04 with the iocean Rock and Jiayu S3 photos, E04 wins from both of them though the Rock is almost the same. E04 has slight better colours.
this one vs. jiayu s3 advanced?
personally i prefer the jiayu
The answer is useless without giving us the reasons.
Thats a nice video but the fact that its made by Efox/Coolicool leaves a bad aftertaste. They should spend more energy on giving customer service than on making promotion videos.
I think at my chinese purchases like a poker bet where i´m big favorite 90-10%,if the hardware fails on you just move on,usualy oem are decent and don´t break
Why not increase the internal storage to 32GB. It would have been definitely a plus!
Ever see how expensive smartphones with a lot of storage are? I’d like it if Ecoo released a variety of the Aurora Plus with 32gb of memory that’d be great, just so long as its within the price range of the other versions. :'(
And so what? Did they promise to deliver at least two next versions of the OS? If not then it is going to be the same as Zopo ZP980 2G/32G was – powerful device … which stuck on outdated and full of security holes OS version. Customers will pay for hardware resources which won’t be use …
Every since the 3gb plus version released, they’ve all been shipping with the most up to date version of Andoid, Lollipop, also don’t forget that the Aurora series comes rooted out of the box, which I think is sweet as hell. :’P
Awesome! Maybe I’ll sell my 2GB version and buy this one. I am a person who can’t stand ‘newer versions’ of the same he’s having. One of the (many) reasons I would never buy an iPhone :p
But creating the 3GB version is very probably done to position themselves against the Jiayu Advance (also 3GB). Although I am still not sure how much the extra 1GB of RAM is going to help in performance it’s still a good move from Ecoo. 🙂 I personally think that when I need 3GB of RAM, I will have a newer phone anyway. But since I have to order 4 Aurora’s for friends I will make that 3GB-versions so I can cross-test.
So what do you think of the phone? I am trying to figure out which Chinese brands care about their products and deliver high quality components. (Jiayu, Leagoo from my experience)
My Elephone on the other side, looks great, but Bluetooth barely works at all and the phone connection is terrible.
Hi Mik,
I don’t have much experience with Ecoo yet. The Ecoo Focus was alright, fast and build quality felt fair enough. This Ecoo is a little different; allow chassis and strong plastics. The 2.5D Arc screen gives it a ‘finished’ look. If you would ask if I think some good design meetings have taken place for this phone, I would say yes.
I use bluetooth for my MiBand and that works great. I don’t know anything about the long-term use and quality yet because I only have the phone for 3 weeks now. But the cover stays in place firmly, no sqeecks or cracking-noises when I use the phone: it feels strong enough.
oh you forget kingzone
lel me too!
Lel = laughs energetically loud? 🙂
dunno 😀
What about the battery? How long it last, power saving mode?Where are you from, does the 4G LTE works in your country?
Please tell me more info about this.
Thank you!
How is battery life? I’m thinking about upgrading from my oldie iPhone 4s to china android. Been doing some research and in terms of price and specs this looks more than alright.
Do you know wich kind of glass your Aurora-Display has?
“The 2.5D Arc screen gives it a ‘finished’ look.”
I got it! 😉
I am afraid not. I doubt it is Gorilla Glass because then they would have used it in their marketing right?
I contacted Ecoo about the screen but received no reply yet. It comes with a screen protector on the screen, put on in the factory which is a big plus. No bubbles or dust between the screen and the foil. That is enough protection for me.
Told many before. The battery life is more than good. It gets me through the day with very intense use. 6 to 8 hours of calling, hours of e-mails and texting. I also use it to listen to music when I walk. I put it on the charger when I get home, most of the time it’s around 40 – 50 %
Told many before. The battery life is more than good. It gets me through the day with very intense use. 6 to 8 hours of calling, hours of e-mails and texting. I also use it to listen to music when I walk. I put it on the charger when I get home, most of the time it’s around 40 – 50 %
4G LTE works as a charm. I must say that most China phones don’t support so many bands. But this device does a lot: FDD-LTE:band 1/3/7/20 (800/1800/2100/2600)
Those bands or used by most of the providers in EU.
Thanks! 🙂
It’s put in the listing of features the phone has on ECOOs website, last time I checked I remember it saying something about Gorilla Glass.
Just don’t get the Z1, its sides tend to bend outward because its held together with weak adhesive, and the top and bottom of the phone are plastic. 🙁
190$ scales WAYYY better than the 200$ iocean were selling their ROCK for…
but build quality and other factors still remain to be considered.
We’ll know, we’re expecting this phone in a couple of weeks.
Brilliant!
jiayu s3 – better photos
i dint quite understand?
cna you explain what u say?
Raw photo materials from Jiayu S3 did not make me too happy. iOcean Rock had pretty much better photo’s.
If I compare E04 with the iocean Rock and Jiayu S3 photos, E04 wins from both of them though the Rock is almost the same. E04 has slight better colours.
190$ scales WAYYY better than the 200$ iocean were selling their ROCK for…
but build quality and other factors still remain to be considered.
We’ll know, we’re expecting this phone in a couple of weeks.
Brilliant!
It is very similar with the Jiayu S3 3GB Ram version.
Only by the flash sensor, Lol!
I kinda dig it. if this supported US frequencies, I’d buy it
Only 3G+, which isn’t half that bad. 4G LTE(FDD) its only supported by towers in China, too bad that doesn’t work here. -.-
It is very similar with the Jiayu S3 3GB Ram version.
Only by the flash sensor, Lol!
I kinda dig it. if this supported US frequencies, I’d buy it
Only 3G+, which isn’t half that bad. 4G LTE(FDD) its only supported by towers in China, too bad that doesn’t work here. -.-
IOCEAN M6752 is better,faster charger.
IOCEAN M6752 is better,faster charger.
can smeone tell hw to get it shipped to india? frm whch site i shud order?
How come that on every news item about the release of a new device there is someone from India asking when and how it can be shipped to India. On Facebook as well, most posts from Meizu contain at least one African and one Indian guy asking for this. Are web-shops really not sending to these regions? I thought I did see India and Ghana as destinations in web-shops, am I right? Just wondering
i was just asking a reliable web shop to order from.
I know. I was just asking why there are always Indian people asking for it 😀 Just find it funny.
3GB version is on 1949deal.com and GeekBuying.com 🙂
can smeone tell hw to get it shipped to india? frm whch site i shud order?
How come that on every news item about the release of a new device there is someone from India asking when and how it can be shipped to India. On Facebook as well, most posts from Meizu contain at least one African and one Indian guy asking for this. Are web-shops really not sending to these regions? I thought I did see India and Ghana as destinations in web-shops, am I right? Just wondering
i was just asking a reliable web shop to order from.
I know. I was just asking why there are always Indian people asking for it 😀 Just find it funny.
3GB version is on
and GeekBuying.com 🙂
Can Ecoo E04 be wirelessly charged? in other words, does it support Qi wireless charging?
It does not. Maybe with external covers like with the Kingzone K1 Turbo. I had that and wireless charging is really useless for me until it becomes integrated in furniture.
That sucks. Do you know any 3Gb RAM phones with wireless charging?
I do not think there are any 3GB phones at the moment with build-in Qi wireless charging. you want it that badly? Never really liked it
Android devices all use micro USB. Micro USB has tiny pins that plug into the cord to charge. This action of plugging in takes high accuracy. Any deviation from this ‘perfect fit’ will take a toll on the Micro USB port. After 3 months of use, my micro USB starts to wiggle. After 6 months, the fit is far from perfect. After 1 year, the fit has a 3 degree deviation to each side. This is why I need wireless charging. This is why I love Apple’s thunderbolt port.
I never had those problems but I understand what you say
Your Micro USB ports do not loosen up after repeated charges?
No never had that. I use a lot of different cables. So I do not understand haha
This is off topic, but since you own an ECOO EO4, could you maybe take your take time to answer this question?
Some people have reported that the ECOO EO4 ‘overheats’ when playing intense games such as sky force and have even experienced crashes, which follows by a reboot of the device. Have you ever experienced this?
BTW, this comment is from the Android Authority review of this phone. 🙂
Wow, that doesn’t look good. I only had that once with my Jiayu G3 years ago. I played Shadowrun on my Ecoo E04 with no problems. The phone gets less hot than any MT6592 chip phone I’ve had. The iOcean G7 and Kingzone K1 could get pretty hot after a long time of gaming but even that wasn’t such a big deal.
I will try Sky Force and Heartstone for you and report back.
Anyone have any games/app they want tested? I prefer free but if it’s really really good, tell me 😉
Thank you so much! 🙂 It’ll be interesting to hear your input on this, as this is the only thing that’s stopping me from buying this awesome phone.
Another quick thing, does the fingerprint sensor still work with custom lockscreens such as Go Locker?
It might be a silly question, I’m just very curious about this. 🙂
I will try it as soon as I can. Give me the weekend okay?
I did not forget but I lacked the time. I will try this evening, I promise 🙂
OK then. A little longer than I wanted but now I tried everything I could. I looked for a list of ‘heavy games’ and after 1 second of Google is found this: http://boostandroid.blogspot.nl/2013/09/heavy-games-for-android.html
I bought and/or downloaded and tried all of the games listed there except CSR racing because I already have Asphalt 8. I also didn’t download Real Football because I couldn’t even get myself to play a football game because of the grater good. Instead of Eternity Warrior 2 I downloaded 3 and Blitz Brigade I didn’t either because it’s multi-play and I thought all the other games were enough for a test.
So, in the last 3 days I tried all the games. Most of them run really smooth, some take a lot of time to load. I didn’t keep track really because the issue seemed to be the temperature and crashes. Well, the phone does get warm after half a hour of gaming. Doesn’t really matter which game you play. But it’s not really that hot. Mine didn’t crash once so I think maybe some apps are causing trouble or some people have faulty devices. Or I am lucky. Both work for me 😉
So, in short..doesn’t get hot enough to be irritating, doesn’t stay cool enough to be a premium brand. It’s okay for me.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=b-ix7AsuhlM or maybe this review can help?
Is the battery backul good while playing online games for ECOO E04 Aurora PLUS 3GB MTK6752 1.7GHz Octa Core 5.5 Inch FHD Screen Android 4.4 4G LTE Smartphone
ECOO E04 Aurora PLUS 3GB MTK6752 1.7GHz Octa Core 5.5 Inch FHD Screen Android 4.4 4G LTE Smartphone.
Anyone please send me battery review with very high usage in playing online like Clash of Clans, Castle clash, and hd games with file size like 1GB for this smartphone on my email.
E-mail : joukhum@gmail.com
Thank you in advance
Well done buddy
Can Ecoo E04 be wirelessly charged? in other words, does it support Qi wireless charging?
It does not. Maybe with external covers like with the Kingzone K1 Turbo. I had that and wireless charging is really useless for me until it becomes integrated in furniture.
That sucks. Do you know any 3Gb RAM phones with wireless charging?
I do not think there are any 3GB phones at the moment with build-in Qi wireless charging. you want it that badly? Never really liked it
Android devices all use micro USB. Micro USB has tiny pins that plug into the cord to charge. This action of plugging in takes high accuracy. Any deviation from this ‘perfect fit’ will take a toll on the Micro USB port. After 3 months of use, my micro USB starts to wiggle. After 6 months, the fit is far from perfect. After 1 year, the fit has a 3 degree deviation to each side. This is why I need wireless charging. This is why I love Apple’s thunderbolt port.
I never had those problems but I understand what you say
Your Micro USB ports do not loosen up after repeated charges?
No never had that. I use a lot of different cables. So I do not understand haha
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Wow, that doesn’t look good. I only had that once with my Jiayu G3 years ago. I played Shadowrun on my Ecoo E04 with no problems. The phone gets less hot than any MT6592 chip phone I’ve had. The iOcean G7 and Kingzone K1 could get pretty hot after a long time of gaming but even that wasn’t such a big deal.
I will try Sky Force and Heartstone for you and report back.
Anyone have any games/app they want tested? I prefer free but if it’s really really good, tell me 😉
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I will try it as soon as I can. Give me the weekend okay?
I did not forget but I lacked the time. I will try this evening, I promise 🙂
OK then. A little longer than I wanted but now I tried everything I could. I looked for a list of ‘heavy games’ and after 1 second of Google is found this: http://boostandroid.blogspot.nl/2013/09/heavy-games-for-android.html
I bought and/or downloaded and tried all of the games listed there except CSR racing because I already have Asphalt 8. I also didn’t download Real Football because I couldn’t even get myself to play a football game because of the grater good. Instead of Eternity Warrior 2 I downloaded 3 and Blitz Brigade I didn’t either because it’s multi-play and I thought all the other games were enough for a test.
So, in the last 3 days I tried all the games. Most of them run really smooth, some take a lot of time to load. I didn’t keep track really because the issue seemed to be the temperature and crashes. Well, the phone does get warm after half a hour of gaming. Doesn’t really matter which game you play. But it’s not really that hot. Mine didn’t crash once so I think maybe some apps are causing trouble or some people have faulty devices. Or I am lucky. Both work for me 😉
So, in short..doesn’t get hot enough to be irritating, doesn’t stay cool enough to be a premium brand. It’s okay for me.
or maybe this review can help?
Is the battery backul good while playing online games for ECOO E04 Aurora PLUS 3GB MTK6752 1.7GHz Octa Core 5.5 Inch FHD Screen Android 4.4 4G LTE Smartphone
ECOO E04 Aurora PLUS 3GB MTK6752 1.7GHz Octa Core 5.5 Inch FHD Screen Android 4.4 4G LTE Smartphone.
Anyone please send me battery review with very high usage in playing online like Clash of Clans, Castle clash, and hd games with file size like 1GB for this smartphone on my email.
E-mail : joukhum@gmail.com
Thank you in advance
Well done buddy
The amazing FlymeOS from Meizu has been ported to the Ecoo E04 Aurora. Did by any chance anyone here try it out already? I lack the time to do all the testing and reviewing that I want (maybe next weekend) so I hope someone else tried it 😀
Check it out:
http://chinagadgetsreviews.blogspot.nl/2015/02/download-latest-android-kitkat-444_28.html
The amazing FlymeOS from Meizu has been ported to the Ecoo E04 Aurora. Did by any chance anyone here try it out already? I lack the time to do all the testing and reviewing that I want (maybe next weekend) so I hope someone else tried it 😀
Check it out:
http://chinagadgetsreviews.blogspot.nl/2015/02/download-latest-android-kitkat-444_28.html
When is the assessment of ECOO E04 AURORA PLUS ?
When is the assessment of ECOO E04 AURORA PLUS ?
This reply is a bit late, sorry. Uni has kept me busy. Thank you for your very in depth reply. I’m thinking about buying the ECOO E04 now more than ever, especially because ecoo is now shipping the 3GB ram versions for the same price. Thanks again!
Where do i find accessories for my Aurora Plus.. screen guard, case protector etc.. plz let me know..
The screen guard should come with the phone and be able to be found on eBay with no prob., a case should come with the phone as well, however funding another one might not be so easy. :/
Where do i find accessories for my Aurora Plus.. screen guard, case protector etc.. plz let me know..
The screen guard should come with the phone and be able to be found on eBay with no prob., a case should come with the phone as well, however funding another one might not be so easy. :/