LENOVO S920 RM940


MTK 6589 1.2 GHz Quad Core
5.3" IPS 1280 x 720
Graphics PowerVR SGX544
1GB Ram/4GB Rom
2250mAh
Front: 2M fixed-focus
Rear: 8M auto-focus with LED flash
GSM 900/1800/1900 MHz
WCDMA 900/2100 MHz
Dual Sims

Antutu 12978

Not bad eh?
Especially for those who want a bigger screen, with local support. (Lenovo)

I wonder why Lenovo never bother with the Turbo version... yet.

Does Lenovo not really in the spirit of competition with Shenzhen's?


LENOVO S820 (August)


MTK 6589W 1.2 GHz Quad Core (dunno what W stands for. I do know there's M version)
4.7" IPS Corning® curved glass 1280 x 720
1GB Ram/4GB Rom
2000mAh
Front: 2M fixed-focus
Rear: 12M auto-focus with LED flash
GSM 900/1800/1900 MHz
WCDMA 900/2100 MHz
Dual SIM slots
MicroSD up to 32GB

This post has been edited by MrMocha: Jul 17 2013, 01:17 AM

When the said seller and another seller are putting defamation statement about each other in their respective selling page.

Not only we dont have that many people helping us by bringing in these wonderful phones,
now they are fighting each other somemore.

Oh well...

How about tax? saved from it by luck or...?

though the website shown some ridiculous price before discount.
I read better review about merimobiles and also heard it ships from singapore. Didnt have any experience with both though.

Totally agree with you.

Dual sims FTW. plus i already fed up with the standard Brand who's selling dual sim phone with crappy spec.
And then when they tried to build "a bit" better spec dual sim phone, the price is already ridiculous.

And here is where the fan of All these wonderful Phones come in.
Great spec + Good Quality + Dual Sims + Cheaper

As for LTE, unless they decide to build LTE network over there in the land of these phones soon,
then i doubt they will consider to put this feature in the phone.

Why so angry one.

if feel the phone not good enough, than go for mainstream.


On the side note, suddenly the Xiaomi Red Rice catches my attention.

rumors to have dual SIM support and SD card expansion.

Other of its spec is trying to fight Jiayu G4 Basic.

Downside is the Batt only 2000maH.

Price-wise, the rumors seem to put in sub 1000 Yuan. nice.

HongMi FTW



MTK 6589T Quad-core 1,5GHz CPU
1GB RAM + 4GB ROM
4.7" IPS retina screen, 312PPI
Resolution:1280*720
Samsung/OV camera, 8 MPx back camera, 1.3 MPx front camera, supports 1080p video recording
Dual cards dual standby (TD-SCDMA+GSM)
GPS/OTG/WIFI Direct/MI Sound/Gyroscope/Electronic Compass/Dual mic/Bluetooth 4.0
Running MIUI V5
ANTUTU 14310

Price: RMB 799 (About $130) so... RM425+

But.... TD-SCDMA!!! instead of WCDMA

Yeah, like THL W11 Monkey King FHD 1980*1080 16GB 1GB MTK6589T 1.5 Quad for example.

Xiaomi HongMi is the new "entry-level" phone from xiaomi.
Their next flagship suppose soon to be Mi3.

Without WCDMA, HongMi kind of useless here in malaysia. Hopefully there's a diff spec for internationals.

Luna, what is the expected price you gonna put for HongMi?

Non of the typical online seller is selling these phone.

ZTE v987 $239 (RM773++)
FAEA F1 $174 (RM564++)
FAEA F2 $275 (RM888++)
Vowney V5 $179 (RM580++)

*Price roughly quote from merimobiles

From what i read, these phones got quite a good spec value vs price.

For example vowney v5, minus the problematic GPS, others keep giving a raving review of it.

Luna, can you please roughly translate the price to local standard include shipping/insurance or anythg? Atleast we can get the idea.

tell me again which is the typical brand under around 1k that has a build like htc one?

though i can confirm to you for Jiayu G4, the build quality feel is damn solid in hand.
I played with it a few weeks ago. big batt capacity also. 3000mah which most user reports moderate usage last for almost 3 days.

And yes, I'm gonna get it within these couple of months. been waiting for Turbo version.

Reason for choosing Jiayu G4

-Turbo Version
-Solid feeling of build quality
-big Batt
-under 5" screen
-awesome spec
-good firmware support
-lots of custom ROM choices
-dual sim
-nice value vs price

should be around RM830++

The phone is already out.
The stock is said to be here the middle of this month, August.

I'm just waiting for a bit more.

Your budget is more than enough. There's alot of choices.

Jiayu G4 Basic
iOcean
Zopo c2
Xiaomi (the best for single sim)

Price War = Price Dropped!!!

Meizu vs Xiaomi

Xiaomi anounced that Red Rice goes WCDMA
Woohooooo~
For the same price of $129 (in China)!!!!



Now i'm torn to either pick up Jiayu G4 Turbo 1GB ram/4GB

or wait some more for this hongmi to be available.
Bad news for this red thingy is there already 7.45 million pre-orders. And the 1st batch (100k units) already snatched up within 90sec.

Hmm... looking at things, i might pick up jiayu g4 now,
and perhaps end of next year another better choice from Xiaomi.

Really? hmm... this is the 1st time i heard about it. Thanks for the heads up.
though i'm thinking whether if it gotta do with corrupted SD card or old ROM.
Did you stored the photos in ext sd card?

I also heard that changing sd card without getting the batt out 1st could potentially damages the sd.

I'm waiting for the turbo version for this very reason, not that only because i hope the extra 1.5Ghz vs 1.2Ghz would somehow help multitask.
but also for a new batch of the phone. Hopefully some of the Bugs been cleaned up.

And the new Lewa OS 5. I wish they installed that latest version. I know it is wishfull thinking. Might need to flash it myself.

Another step i'm waiting is for the official MIUI V5 for this jiayu g4. As we know, RedRice is MTK6589T and also dual sims. Its ROM can be the base for porting unofficial version.

Can we discuss whether a 1GB RAM phone is all we need instead of 2GB phone?

I know that more RAM the better. But let say the diff in price is more than rm200++.

Will it be worth it?

From a vid in youtube, it showed to us that a 1GB Ram phone will auto kill some of the background apps in order for latest apps to run. While the 2GB ram ain't killing anythg just yet.

This raise a question of how many tabs can i open when i surf internet. As those will hogged the RAM and subsequently reload the page.

What do you guys think?

JiaYu S1 soon... and by soon... i mean after you are tired waiting ang go bought other phone. yeah... that's jiayu...

The problem with jiayu is that they seems to announce way too early and then keep delaying the sale.

Jiayu G4 is announce since way back 2012? i think. and by june-july we got a steady basic version, and now still waiting a steady production of advance version.

But for those who like the design of Jiayu G3S, can already go buy it. Yeah it came with MTK6589T 1.5Ghz.
RM680+- if i'm not mistaken.

Snapdragon 600 cost quite a bit.
By the time it came out, the price will be comparable with Nexus 4.

Not to mention the confirm rival Xiaomi Mi3.


now, for this spec... and for the price of RM1099
What do you guys think? (I'll withhold the brand and model 1st. just wanna see you guys unbiased opinion.)

4.8″ Super AMOLED Plus HD display (1280X720)
1.2 GHz quad core MediaTek processor
16 GB internal memory (expandable microSD slot up to 32 GB) + 1 GB RAM
Powered by Android 4.2 “Jelly Bean” OS
13 megapixel rear camera, 2 megapixel front facing (720p) camera
10 mm thin, weighing only 160 grams
2,200 mAh removable battery (up to 8 hrs 3G talktime)
Connectivity : Dual SIM, HSPA+, WiFi, Bluetooth 3.0, GPS

The Spec the other day is for Ninetology U9X1



the price of RM1099 is for me is quite a bit on a high side due to only 1GB Ram.

The plus side is, it being sold directly here in malaysia and so better warranty and all.

I heard it is not like their original product, but more like a re-branding those china-phone.

The time almost come for me to choose one.
So within these couple of weeks, it is crucial for me to reassess which one is the most suitable.
By suitable, I mean that it can hold up with my need and demand (smooth buttery, heh), and at the same time, not making me overpaid for something that I never really need and use.
Cough*cough*touchwiz* premium paid air gesture, smart stay, smart scroll*cough*cough*

What we “think” we need is totally different than what we actually use daily.


So the condition would be as listed:

-Dual Sims.

-The price versus value is good. (No point paying premium for extra things that I never gonna use. And most of those extra features, we can get it for free. There really are apps for those thing. Thanks to XDA)

-It is smooth to operate even when I open lots of tabs during web surfing.

-it has awesome batt life. Yeah more than a day is a must awesomeness.

-it has a good level of gaming capability. (The thing is, I’m not really a heavy gamer. But it would annoyed the hell out of me if even the simple but perhaps a slight demanding graphic will made the phone lagged. I tried on a different platform which has antutu mark 17000++ and 2GBRam but still failed to operate smoothly Minion Rush? WTH? Now how can I expect a good experience with higher 3D games?)

-Solidly build. So a good build quality like Jiayu G4 is the benchmark.

-to have OTG function would be great. MHL is not really needed for me.

Though I am in a dilemma, could I live with the Basic Turbo version or would I wish I waited for the Advanced Turbo version? 1GB Ram vs 2GB Ram.
Will paying an extra RM200+- for 2GB Ram be worth it?
If i took the basic one, i still need to buy sd card rm20-40.

I have short listed these phones for now.
HongMi and Neo N003 sadly isn’t ready stock to be considered at the moment. If not these two can be a serious contender in my list.

All these phones have the same SoC. MTK6589Turbo 1.5Ghz. Cortex-A7 quad-core process
GPU:Power VR SGX544
Antutu standard around 13k-15k.

-JIAYU G4 3000mah 1GBRam/4GBRom (RM820+-)
4.7 Inch Retina screen, Resolution: 1280x720p. 312PPI, IPS screen, Corning II Gorilla Glass
Dual Cameras, front camera 13.0MP, back camera 3.0MP

-THL W11 Monkey King 2000mah 1GBRam/16GBRom (RM890+-) 2GBRam/32GBRom (Rm1070+-)
5.0 Inch IPS, Resolution: 1280x1080p. 441PPI, OGS technology
Dual Cameras, front camera 13.0MP, back camera 13.0MP

-Zopo C2 2000mah 1GBRam/16GBRom (RM950+-) 2GBRam/32GBRom (Rm1100+-)
5.0 Inch IPS, FHD, Resolution: 1280x1080p.
Dual Cameras, front camera 13.0MP, back camera 5.0MP

Thanks dude. Really help to reconfirm some of my thoughts.


The premium version is still not available locally as far as i know. But the price should be 950-1099.
Heard that most online sellers keep bringing the price for premium version higher and higher due to demand.
Check the price when it came out and decide again. I personally wouldnt want to spend more than i should for something that has a high price due to the high demand instead of value.