Chuwi VX3 phablet (my new toy)

[mitchell4you]

Main Features
Operating System	Android 4.4
Model	CHUWI VX3
Announced	201404
Color	Silver
Shell Material:	Plastic
Display
Size	7 inch
Resolution	1920*1200
Display Technology	IPS Capacitive touch screen
Visible Angle	180°
CPU&GPU
CPU Manufacturer	MTK
CPU Model	MTK6592
CPU Core	Octa Core
CPU Speed	1.7GHz
GPU Model	Mali-450MP4
GPU Speed	700MHz
RAM&ROM
RAM Type	DDR3
RAM	2GB
Hard Drive Type	NAND FAST FLASH
Hard Drive Capacity	16GB
Extend Card	32GB
Other Functions
Camera	2.0MP+8.0MP
HDMI	YES
3G	YES
Bluetooth	YES
GPS	YES
G-Sensor	YES
Software	Youtube/Facebook/Twitter/MSN/Android market/Skype/Calculator/Google Mail/Google maps/iReader/Quick Office/Google store
Media Formats
Video	AVI/RM/RMVB/MKV/WMV/MOV/MP4/DAT(VCD format)/VOB(DVD format)/PMP/MPEG/MPG/FLV/ASF/TS/TP/3GP/MPG
Audio	FLAC/APE/WAV
Speaker/MIC	Built in stereo speakers/Built in Microphone
Picture	JPG/BMP/PNG/GIF
Ebook	WORD/EXCEL/PDF/TXT/CHM/HTML
Power
Battery Type	Li-ion battery
Battery / Run Time(up to)	About 4-7 hours
Power Device Type	AC Adapter, AC 100-240V
Charging Voltage	DC 5V 2A
Communications
Wireless Connection	WIFI
Wireless Protocol	802.11 b/g/n
Others
Language	Multi-language support
Dimensions	---
Net Weight	---
Connectors
Ports	1 x Micro USB/MHL port
1 x Micro SD Card slot
1 x Earphone jack
1 x SIM card slot
What’s in the box	1 x Tablet PC
1 x Micro USB cable
1 x Charger
1 x User manual

Well.. the fridaynight deals..spirit..got me to buy this unit..
-note: with price diffences of 60euro..per site, its worth digging a little
-I used DHL.. So,it could cost me upto 34euro to import this baby.. but thats the risk

Perhaps..
other members can give me advice, share thoughts opinions,
share links to any updates or custom fw out-there..

I will test it in the next few weeks. Will keep you informed.

[mitchell4you]

Well.the unit came yesterday(with tax)
First look and feel... Looks are great, its fast and gps works realy good
But,
The unit Gui is horrible, the 'home' button does not go home.. Sometimes (multitasking)
Browsing is abit..laging while going up/down in landscape mode
Pretty.. But user-unfriendly

I enabled "developer" option "show cpu usage"
-it shows 12.47 in idle (looks high to me.. Most of my tvbox's use 1.00 and my phone 7.00)

Antutu video tester, score 382 with lots of red.. flv,avi/ac3,real4,wmvv2,mpeg and all 2k/4k media

Bugs
-camera only works after reboot (or else : gallerie stopped unexpected)

I think, i need to root this unit.. And disable some stuff

[mitchell4you]

Well..
Geekbuying found a new firmware:

http://www.freaktab.com/showthread.php?14619-How-to-Root-your-iFive-Mini-3GS-MTK6592-Octa-Core-3G-Phablet&p=264338&viewfull=1#post264338

I just installed it...

First impression,
It starts with a wizard in lng ch..
After changing lng..
I found imei code still there
I dont see the 3d launcher (better)
I changed brighness.. it can be set allot lower.. then before (better)
Develop/cpu usage shows 8.18 (alot better idle)
I dont see supersu app (there is no root)(tried the root.zip from ifive and s89 its no go)
Gps works (abit slower..then pre-fw)

Missing a little bit,
The previous radio app was more fance looking
The previous explorer app was more adv with ftp-server support

It looks like this fw.. is better at powersavings

The screen.. is just beautifull using spmc 14 beta2
I also like the gps.. (after first using wifi to get its gps location in life) it works without wifi/sim
Sadly there is navigation apps (only google-maps.. )


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Futher testing needed

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intresstingly found som firmwares..

http://pan.baidu.com/wap/link?uk=1393494388&shareid=1422726641&third=0

And a freaktab custom (thanks rriley )

http://www.freaktab.com/showthread.php?21408-Chuwi-VX3-RileyROM-1-0

[mitchell4you]

to continue.. installed rriley rom,
its the same rom posted by gkb (#3) but tweaked/pre-rooted
main difference: (i can see)
its english from get go
multi user support (did not see that option on gkb fw.. )
root (tweak/backup/freeze.. stuff now works....note:cpu tweaking will not work)
disabling power save, will now ask for a reboot (so, it seems to work...now)
It has a red bootscreen..

Nice work rriley.. (donation send)

offtopic...
the last..nags i still have..
browsing still not smooth scrolling.. tried a few browsers
-no h/w acc it seems..even after tweaking some browsers.. and forcing hw acc..its still not as good as prev.tabled
The home-back-menu buttons..the are not responding sometimes..and not to be seen in the dark (no glow)

Some questions.. came to mind
1.is it possible.. to enable s/w home-back-menu ? (like editing build.prop)

Cheers

[rrileypm]

Try an app called Button Savior from Play Store. It has a tab you can press that brings up navigation buttons.

[mitchell4you]

Thanks rriley.. Button savior works really well..
-great tool to have..

Cheers

[Bosniak]

I have one and it's really a great toy !

I use many Android devices and this one is the most impressive I ever seen!

This phone (okay, big for a phone but not to much for me) is really thin and back is real metal, not painted plastic as often !
Weight is really low, you forget you have it on hands.
Screen is amazing : 1920x1200 is pure imersive experience... hard to go back now!
Good photo capture (sure, better exist), good enough to use it everyday.
Sound is impressively powerfull with the internal speaker. Maybe not as good on earphone output.
OS 4.4.2 with absolutly no lag (swipe between apps is better than I could see on last apple tablets).

Many website are out of stock with this device - I found it at http://www.hongkongeek.com/fr/tablet...ndroid-44.html and I use DHL : ordered on monday morning, at home 2 working days later! that's what I called a express service

Better to put it in a small shoulder bag because in pant, it's not easy (even in baggy worker pant).
Never try a device like this... you will buy one !

[mitchell4you]

So, i decided to upgrade from rrily's rom to cm13 2.2 from 4pda (android 6 based)

To install TRWP : I used the new TRWP app from market \ selecting recovery.img
To boot into TRWP : I used Petrus reboot, boot to recovery
Wiped the devices (except:recovery/sdcard) (sdcard holds the new firmware)
then Home/reboot/reboot to recovery
then Install/select storage sdcard/zip file
few minutes later...done / Reboot

_______ CM13 v2.2
First boot some Russian : select your country and GUI language changes accordingly

nice looking GUI/fast

The bad
No WiFi/BT/camera/FM radio/shutdown timer
titanbackup says no root (developer/root access for apps is enabled)
this ROM looks like a failer...
logedin as owner...yet no permission sometimes to developer options or users? setting made as owner..are not saved on reboot
totalcmd created a map in / is working

will try another rom..tomorrow
PS..under developer options..you can enable : boot to recovery

__________lineageOs
Zip file corrupt...

_______ Cm12.1 based on 5.1
First boot some Russian : select your country and GUI language changes accordingly

nice looking GUI/fast
wifi works! sims online, sdcard working,camera working, radio working

looks like..I will keep using this one...for awhile...
installed : exposed , soundmod ainur, viper4android, some black cm theme...all is looking\souning great

Cheers