actually.. it depends on how u drop yr phone..
even if u put hard cover on it, if the screen drop face down on top a sharp object, the sharp object will still poke on the screen n crack it..
unless the cover is made from kevlar, then it's a diff story..

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Added on June 13, 2011, 8:02 pmwhere to download B136? thanks.

This post has been edited by shadow111: Jun 13 2011, 08:02 PM

u can download here, but is in chinese forum

All 3 units of X5 has been successfully updated with B160.

eiks... I'm 1/2 banana..

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Added on June 13, 2011, 8:49 pmany benefit of B160 other than the overclocking of the cpu?

This post has been edited by shadow111: Jun 13 2011, 08:49 PM

On standard setting is faster and smoother.
You should try it.

bro, can i know where u download, want to try also

anyone here has the white version and casing?
hows the speed when opening pics, vids, songs and documents like pdf?

will give it a try.. btw, can u try to reflash back to ori rom?
i wanna know whether it's possible to do this after the upgrade..

Yes SDHC

8GB is not enough...

At least this is a decent answer.

What if no sharp object but just fall onto the floor?

if juz fall onto the floor, it also depends on the height of the fall..
the higher itis, the momentum n force of impact is muc higher..
getting a casing is a good choice, but it doesn't guarantee 100% protection to crack/etc.

Anyone have "EXTRA" units to do a test and give you an answer...Piumiu, maybe you can help...LOL

can backup before updating it. Just restore back using the recovery boot. Later I put my own updated instruction.

i know backup is done b4 the updating..
i was wondering whether the backup can really works or nt..
since u got 3 x5, u can use 1 to try..

Yeah, its good if u post up the whole progress in detail for X5 user, will ask TS to pin to 1st page by then.

actually i already answered similar question before but too lazy to find it..ive dropped twice with the screen face down..dropped from my bed and the height is about 1 meters? no scratch at all except for the screen preotector..believe me its built quite strong

Installation step for Custom ROM.

Step 1: Set up Clockwork Recovery:

1. Download clockwork at http://www.multiupload.com/DQGL84P3A5. Unzip and only use the recovery.img from the cust folder.
2. Ensure that there are no Huawei rom updates on your SD-Card in the dload folder and unplug the phone from your computer
3. Boot to bootloader mode by pressing the up and down volume keys and pressing the power button. This will show a plain violet/purple screen.
4. Connect the phone to your computer. In windows it will automatically mount one mass storage device which corresponds to the /cust_backup folder on your phone. If your OS supports EXT3 it will mount multiple devices, look for the one with an images directory and this is the device to use.
(Basically there is a flash drive with a folder that you can rename the current recover.img and paste the clockwork one.)
5. In the images directory rename recovery.img to something else (ie. recovery.bak) and then copy the new recovery image in its place.
6. Exit bootloader mode by pulling out the battery.

Note: You now have the clockwork recovery installed. Boot to recovery by holding the volume up and power buttons to turn the phone on.
To scrol up and down use the volume button. To enter/select use the power button.

Step 2: Set up Clockwork Recovery:

1. Download B160 ROM; update.zip to you pc from: http://www.multiupload.com/0HR8W3BMUR
Don't need to unzip it.
2. Copy update.zip to your sdcard. Either SD card or internal 2GB. Put in root/main directory.
2. Boot to clockworkmod recovery by pressing power button & volume up simultaneously (don't press volume down).
3. In clockwork you can perform a full backup. Go to backup & restore > backup > enter. Wait until it complete (there is a progress report).
Complete the backup.

Reboot back in Clockwork recovery.
4. Apply update from sdcard. It wil state the update.zip file found. Press power button for enter. Wait until it complete (there is a progress report).
5. Reboot to system. First boot will be slow as it rebuilds the dalvik cache so be patient, successive boots will be back to normal.
6. To ensure you are in the new ROM. There is a poweruser icon and its running launcher pro.

Notes

1. By default the kernel is set to the default cpu governor and clock speed. If you would like to overclock I suggest using setcpu: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.p...937&postcount=1
2. Be aware that after applying this you won't be able to restore the full backup unless you either revert to the original rom, or change the boot image. The purpose of the backup is instead to have a backup of /data just in case something goes wrong.

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Added on June 14, 2011, 12:09 amBuy this come with a good screen protector:
http://www.imcc.com.my/store/products.php?...Huawei-IDEOS-X5

This post has been edited by piumiu: Jun 14 2011, 12:09 AM

Are u currently using that white casing now bought from there?

I used same one for my Arc. Is very good. I'm now waiting the stock for my X5.

no stock for that? are u getting the white or black one btw? i prefer it over the other case since its thinner.