Elephone P2000 NFC/MTK6592 1.7Ghz Fingerprint ID 5.5" HD IPS Android 4.4.2

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BigBadBoy

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I just got a P2000 a few days ago. Overall I like it - it's fast, decent display, but the internal memory fills up very fast. It shows two partitions, one about 1.2 gig and the other 12.3 gig. Is there a way to expand the smaller partition so that I can add more apps to this thing, or is there another workaround?
If you check Elephone's forum, you'll find a recent rom for P2000... These last versions already use the "emulated" partitions, allowing full space for apps and data...
See http://bbs.elephone.hk/forum.php?gid=89
Latest rom thread is http://bbs.elephone.hk/thread-3521-1-1.html
 
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harmakhis

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i suffer of fast plug unplugg thing, the vcom usb appears 1 seconds and goes out

i use the method of the whole process on the forum

remove the battery and plug the phone, the vcom appears and instantly disappears

do you succeed to update it?
 

BigBadBoy

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I have managed to install it without problems... You need to follow the tutorial, start the flashing process and only then connect the USB plug... It should work this way... The "battery removal" step is only intended to make sure The Phone is disconnected...
 

moshiachnow

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Thanks BigBadBoy - I tried those ROMs yesterday and each one of them aborted a couple of seconds into installing. I also tried other ROMs specific to this phone, and they all self-aborted. Any ideas on what could be causing this?
 

alfagama

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Is it possible to use the battery from the Mlais phone? it looks like to be the same but with 3100mah.
i have 1 problem.
how can i reset the password for the fingerprint menu, I have forgot it :(
 
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dafcat77

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Hardware Info Issue

Hi!

for some weird reason, my phone shows that the Hardware is MT6582 instead of MT6592. also, the max frequency changed to 1.3 ghz instead of 1.7.

it also shows has 8 cores but only 4 are working.

not sure if this happened after i tried to use Root Booster. Is there anyway the correct info can be restored?

i hope someone here can help me.
 

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    ELEPHONE P2000 MTK6592 1.7GHZ Octa Core 5.5 inch HD IPS Display Android 4.4.3 3G Smartphone

    UNBOXING VIDEO, AND FIRST HANDS ON
    (As a bonus I also unbox the Elephone W1 Elegante Smartwatch)

    FULL VIDEO TEST

    Elephone P2000 vs. Sesonn C1000 (Star C1000) / Quick Comparison
    More info in the video description on Youtube!

    Highlights
    ♦ 5.5 inch Screen, 1280*720 pixel display
    ♦ MT6592 1.7GHz Octa core
    ♦ Support 3G network: GSM 850/900/1800/1900 & WCDMA 850/2100 MHz
    ♦ 2GB RAM + 16GB ROM
    ♦ 13MP back camera + 8MP front camera
    ♦ F/2.2
    ♦ The latest Android 4.4.2 System
    ♦ NFC + Fingerprint ID
    ♦ Notification LED
    ♦ Dual SIM / SDCard slot,

    Bugs/Cons:
    In stocklauncher with stock firmware you can not add widgets. But you can install another launcher, then it will work fine.
    This is soon going to be fixed in a future update according to the manufacture.

    No backlight in the touchbuttons.
    Device will get a little hot around the camera area on the back, when running 3D games.

    Camera could be better, but it is generally ok for the price!

    New Firmware with fixed Widgets & Off Screen Gestures
    http://bbs.elephone.hk/forum.php?mod=viewthread&tid=287&extra=page=1#.U91MXP8cRdg

    MIUI Beta (thanks to N2k1)
    https://www.dropbox.com/s/0dxp1xq3zxj9zkf/Eleohone-P2000_Miui_4.7.18_fullota.zip

    Fingerprint ID/scanner:
    It works okay, but mostly just a gimmick!

    ROOT
    Can be done with vRoot 1.7.8 (from official site)
    Or find pre-rooted firmware on needrom.com (remember to update vROOT to latest version after the flash).

    GPS
    GPS is good, it locks in between 40-55 seconds.

    MIUI Launcher that can be used on the phone
    https://www.dropbox.com/s/7nlb3qm78p513t2/MyUI_Launcher.apk
    http://www.mediafire.com/download/71ry8z0beu3b854/MyUI_Launcher.apk

    Codes: Informations *#*#116#*#*

    Camera foto samples:
    http://peecee.dk/uploads/072014/IMG_20140722_232645.jpg
    http://peecee.dk/uploads/072014/IMG_20140722_201518.jpg
    http://peecee.dk/uploads/072014/IMG_20100101_094035.jpg
    http://peecee.dk/uploads/072014/IMG_20100101_094021.jpg

    DSC04825_big_thumb.JPG

    Original http://peecee.dk/uploads/072014/DSC04825.JPG
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    Original http://peecee.dk/uploads/072014/DSC04831.JPG
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    Original http://peecee.dk/uploads/072014/DSC04829.JPG
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    Thanks for your feedback! I agree that the phone can not be compared to a iPhone 5. But also remember the huge price difference!
    You also cant compare a Porsche with an Audi, both fine cars, but they are not the same class and cost different.

    Regarding the WiFi, it is strange, because I have not experienced any problems with the WiFi on mine. It always works stable. But I agree that the camera could have been much better, its not super good. Just ok for fun pictures I would say.

    Battery in standby mode is good for me, several days, but when I use it, only max 1 day. But try to disable GPS and Googles location service, it uses a lot of extra battery! And if it doesn't help, turn the brightness of the screen 10% down.
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    excuse me guys...it's vroot secure for unlock the elephone? i read about a malware in vroot process....

    Just flash this ROM with Spflashtool from needrom http://www.needrom.com/mobile/elephone-p2000-3/
    After that you will have ROOT, not with vROOT but with normal SuperSU (not in Chinese). Also this ROM fixes the widgets and gives you wake gestures, so you can for example draw a C when the screen is off and it starts the Camera, or you just double tap to wake the screen.

    I did not try the MIUI beta, because some features still don't work.
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    Hi,

    Great start of new topic/model, and nice links to possible fixes.
    I just received my Elephone P2000 and after a few days I am still in doubt about it.
    It is a lot of phone for little money, but looking at the specs I had my expectations set a bit higher.
    Okay, maybe I am a bit prejudiced as I use this phone to replace my iPhone 5s

    I ran into the same issue with adding Widgets, so I am glad there is a fix. Thanks for that !
    The main problem I am still facing (and on bbs.elephone.hk I read that I am not the only one) is the Wifi connection. It keeps dropping at random. This makes the phone utterly useless for me since push mail, whatsapp, newsflash, etc are simply unreliable

    I think the 720p screen is not as bad as some reviewers state. Even for a big 5.5" screen it is quite okay. Still in doubt if 5.5" is the right size for me :)
    The camera however is a real disappointment, 13MP but grainy and unfocused.
    Battery runs out quite fast. Even without WiFi, Bluetooth and GPS I managed to run out within 4 hours of fiddling around.
    Although memory seems plenty, I ran out of memory quite rapidly when installing software, and found that adding a microSD card and using APP2SD solved my problem.
    It took me a while to figure out how to place the 2 SIM cards (1 regular and one micro) and the microSD memory card, but once I managed to fit them this really works fantastic.

    I hope Elephone will come up with more software updates since this could really be a nice phone for a nice price, and 5.5" is really in the demand at the moment.

    Keep up the good work with adding updates and user experiences! Thanks !
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    excuse me guys...it's vroot secure for unlock the elephone? i read about a malware in vroot process....

    Hi,

    I used VRoot 1.73 from vrootdownload.org and mgyun.com/en/GetVRoot since this was supposed to be in English. The newer 1.7.8 seems to be available only in Chinese, and my Chinese is quite limited :)

    Installation is quite easy (start the setup on your Windows machine/virtual-machine and do not choose all the extra software and browser add-ons, start the VRoot program, hook up the phone to your system, press ROOT...and wait..phone reboots and windows software states 'rooted'). After installation I found 2 Icons with chinese text on the phone, 1 containing (chinese) advertisements and links to other software from the developer mgyun, and one supposedly something to do with the rooting/super-user proces (also most text and choices in chinese). The rooting proces is quite simple...and appears successful (apps requiring root access do start).
    However, chinese pop-ups keep coming up when a proces requires root/superuser access and I have no clue what choices to make.

    This made me decide to 'unroot' and remove the software. The chinese advertisement link remains on the phone, but this can easily be uninstalled.

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    Thanks for your feedback! I agree that the phone can not be compared to a iPhone 5. But also remember the huge price difference!
    You also cant compare a Porsche with an Audi, both fine cars, but they are not the same class and cost different.

    Regarding the WiFi, it is strange, because I have not experienced any problems with the WiFi on mine. It always works stable. But I agree that the camera could have been much better, its not super good. Just ok for fun pictures I would say.

    Battery in standby mode is good for me, several days, but when I use it, only max 1 day. But try to disable GPS and Googles location service, it uses a lot of extra battery! And if it doesn't help, turn the brightness of the screen 10% down.

    I completely agree that this phone is in another league and cannot be compared to iPhone. The price is incredible for this phone, plus the huge 5,5" inch screen (bigger screens seem to be the current 'fashion'), dual sim, and the fantastic specs made me buy it. Without looking at the specs (octacore, memory, fingerprint, ips, etc) I would have been amazed...simply because of its price and neat design.

    I have seemed to narrow the WiFi problem down to problems with DHCP. When I assign a fixed address the phone disconnects (according to wifi fixer) and reconnects, but when using dhcp things appear to go wrong. At home of course I can assign a fixed address, but at work and public places this is no option. There seem to be multiple users on the elephone forum that experience similar wifi problems, so I hope there will be a fix.

    Interesting to see if there will be a stable and supported version of MIUI rom for the P2000, did you try the beta ?

    Thanks!