ZTE V889M <- cousin?

Depends on how hackable is it lo. My sis's Ideos X3 also got 2-3 ROMs out there

The X5 also quite decent.

But if you say low spec, see the Spice Mi300. Even more ROMs that your U8150..

I've gone through a few hundred (if not thousand) chinese android phones. nothing comes close.

4" IPS
MT6577 chipset
512MB RAM

^ They all share that same spec, but buttons, camera and sensor positions are awfully unique to the BP2.

Try the BP2 first la

Nothing new I've heard so far

But I think I'll try to root first.

if successful, who knows what it can bring later on?

FFFUUU.. 5pm? Mine's 5:15pm wei

I'll try another rooting method from xda.

Let's see.

LDP should be relatively smooth.

Hitting SKVE is okay. Turn off to Mines might be a bit slow.

Cari parking lagi leh

GOT MINE!!!!

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This post has been edited by ericmaxman: Jan 10 2013, 06:46 PM

Patience bro

Rooted liao

Removed all the Go-Launcher stuff, QQ Browser and antivirus

CPU Master PRO

Wait for me to post the guide.

Okay, initial impressions of this phone is not bad at all

The weight of the phone is on the light side, but coupled with the smooth back, it can be a bit slippery at times, as well as attracting lots of finger prints. The camera is an oddity by placing it at the far left corner of the phone. And also the charger/USB port being at the top, not the usual sides or bottom that we're used to see. Power button and volume keys dont feel cheap at all, which is a good thing, considering the price.

Now on to the screen. Compared to my Ideos X5, this one has a less pixel density (246 vs 233 ppi), but makes up by having a much better display technology (IPS). Viewing angles and colors are indeed top notch. The screen has a screen protector preapplied, so you dont have to find one. Also, the screen protector does attract fingerprints again

On to the software part. As you all know, the BP2 comes with Android 4.0, more specifically, 4.0.4. Ninetology has added some subtle changes that I really appreciate. One of them would be the top toggle buttons. Not all stock ROMs has those toggle buttons, and seeing those here is a good welcome. Then there's the audio profiles. Those who has used non-smartphones in the past would sure know the pain when moving to Android. "Where's the silent mode, where's the outdoor mode...?" Yup, those are the questions we all asked (well I know I did) when moving to Android. But this feature makes a return on the BP2. Then after that, there's the Schedule Power On and Shutdown. This is a good feature, as a lot of folks leaves their phone charging/left on the whole night. And with this feature, you can have the phone shut down at a preset time, and power up at another preset time. Cool feature, I must say.

General usage of the phone has been pleasing. Initially, I wasn't expecting too much from the MediaTek MT6577 chipset, but it does manage to provide smooth user interaction so far. I replaced the stock Go-Launcher with my favourite Nova Launcher, which is far more smoother and looks more stock-ish.

I rooted my phone with this pack. Just download, unzip and run the Runme.bat file. Do make sure that USB Debugging has been enabled (Settings -> Developer Options -> USB Debugging). After that, just connect your phone via the USB cable to your comp, and run the file. Follow the on screen instructions (Select Normal), then when asked to restore your phone, just select to Restore. Then your phone will reboot. Once it has rebooted, you'll find SuperSU in app drawer. You can install Root Explorer to start digging into your phone (I wont be held responsible for any misfortune that happens to you).

Here's some tips once you've gotten your phone. If you have rooted yours, you can proceed by deleting the Go-Launcher related widgets and apps, QQ browser, QQ Doctor (antivirus). Also, I've checked from CPU Master, the scaling is "hybrid", and from what I saw, it switches speeds from 1001mhz to 245mhz only. No scaling in between. Battery life has been decent so far too.

Hope my short review helps you to get familiar with your new BP2. Also, ask away if you have any queries at all

Power button + Volume down.

it's a built in ICS feature

Mine didn't come with the simcard

Also, quite a few photos taken

But it's the last unit, so gotta bear with it lol

And onto some niggles I found while using the BP2.

Firstly, no volume wake! If you're used to custom ROMs or some earlier phones, volume wake is a very useful feature. I'll probably need to do some digging around to try to enable this.

Then there's the Youtube app which allows up t HQ playback only. Not exactly a big issue, really.

After that, you'll also realise that there's no light sensor, and the brightness setting is fixed. I have mine set at 20-30%, and it's still very much visible (thanks IPS!)

I'll continue to update my findings with this phone as time goes by.

Apparently new batch no more digi liao

Also, have you registered your warranty using the M-Warranty app? So far, I dont seem to be having the launcher issue. What launcher are you using btw?

Appears to be old batch

Try Nova Launcher and see, a bit more flexible

I uninstalled Go-Launcher liao, so I didnt tinker with it much

Try Nova Launcher and see