UMi Iron announced: Full specifications listed

Actually the specs we were sent say 35, but the image above says 53…. Both chips exist which makes things a little annoying. I’ll double check

Haha .. I was already walking in the opposite direction, away from this but the specs now made me run faster 😛

Exactly what I’m thinking: why the 6753 was ever released? It’s so underpowered, and the so called world wide LTE is never used: just look at the FDD support of Umi Iron. And Gionee E8 has 6″ 🙂

Yes I tend to agree with you, the X10 could be a bit weaker for 2K. And the Allview is cheaper at preorder, I know ’cause I’m from Romania. I’m not gonna order it though, because I bought an Xiaomi Mi Note this year, and I’m very happy with it 🙂 The AMOLED screens of Note 4 and S6 are very good though… I’m tempted to search for an AMOLED screen, for my next phone.

can u tell me differences ?

hmm… then i’d like moar cheap phones with 6752 rather than 6753 (blech!) !

It will work in Austria, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Latvia, Estonia, Hungary, Lithuania, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Russia, Spain, Ireland, Belgium, Croatia, Czech Republic,Iceland, Poland, UK and Sweden. All of those have at least one network that operates on Band 7 (2600) or Band 3 (1800). Several of them have multiple of those networks.

It will work in Austria, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Latvia, Estonia, Hungary, Lithuania, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Russia, Spain, Ireland, Belgium, Croatia, Czech Republic,Iceland, Poland, UK and Sweden. All of those have at least one network that operates on Band 7 (2600) or Band 3 (1800). Several of them have multiple of those networks.

In the UK the 1800 & 2600 MHz bands are only available in large city’s almost anything smaller than Newcastle will be covered by the 800mhz band on any UK network. This is because the 800mhz band transmission range is much larger than the 1800 & 2600 MHz bands, might be the same for other countries mentioned it is vital for 800MHZ band for good 4G coverage in the UK

That doesn’t change the fact their 4G will work in Europe and most of the European sales they are targeting is most likely people in large cities.

“their 4G will work in Europe” is an unnecessary generalisation. The bands (and their reception) differ with each service provider; in the largest city in Estonia only 800MHz reaches me inside the house. Furthermore, would you assume their ‘most likely targets in the large cities’ stay at home all the time? If they want home-based internet it is better to get cable.

Considering the fact that the MT6753 chip supports 800MHz it is plain silly they chose not to implement it.

That’s just theory. In fact, in most larger European countries Band 20 (800) is the only one that is covered nationwide by the major providers. Other bands are not rolled out completely and have big reception gaps, also in cities.

Moreover, the European Parliament has passed legislation that forces member states to free up 800 Mhz for LTE. See: http://goo.gl/NKgDX1

This became possible because analog television, that made use of that band before, has been abolished in the EU. Admittedly, not every European country is up to speed, but the European Commision is pushing to enforce the EP legislation in order to establish 800 Mhz as the pan-European baseband for 4G. All the more reason for phone makers to pay attention to Band 20.

And that is mainly was Umi is targeting the large European cities. When launching a product in a new country the very first place you launch it is the largest cities in that country, because typically that is where the most money/sales will be.

“they have to use an extra radio to pick up that band”

No they don’t – the radio is inside the SoC, antenna and I/O pins come out of it.

I’ll wager they save an amount in the order of $1 by excluding that frequency, if even that. It is a known fact manufacturers impose artificial limits on frequency bands in software, because there are custom ROMs to unlock those bands. Not the most rational part to cut costs from in my opinion, I would rather leave the heart rate monitor out. A heart rate monitor stuck on a phone is among the most useless sensors; a gimmick.

If you want to go into semantics:

It may work in Europe (‘s large cities) and it may not work in Europe (‘s large cities) – it is not guaranteed due to differences in band utilisation. Therefore you can say it will not work in Europe and it will work in Europe, because both are true (each in certain regions, for indeed neither can apply to all regions). That makes the statement “to say it won’t work in Europe is false” false, because in this particular case ‘won’t work’ and ‘will work’ are not – and cannot be – exclusive when speaking to Europe as a whole or even its large cities.

If this was a knowingly made targeting decision, then they are targeting people who live in certain large cities in Europe and do not travel. Kind of goes against the point of having a mobile phone.

And my point was that it will work for several millions Europeans who live in large cities. We are both right and wrong.

From a mobile phone one would expect reliable connection while on the go; at least within a city as you keep repeating. However, often the high frequency bands do not cover an entire city. I have personally witnessed it and I am not the only one; one infamous problem with Zenfone 2 was locked bands on CN version (there was no indication back then which version a retailer is selling) and several people reported unstable connection, or only able to connect in certain regions – and that happened within a city not traveling far away. That is where lower frequency bands such as 800MHz one come into aid. Without it you can expect to lose connection or even most of the time lack 4G connectivity. I hope this brings clarity.