Newman N2 is a $240 Galaxy S3 alternative with quad-core CPU, 13 MP cam and 720p scre

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Hello Everybody,

Although it’s still not where some thought it could get, China’s “affordable mobile revolution” has brought some pleasant surprises of late. Tech manufacturers like Huawei, ZTE, Oppo or Xiaomi, which didn’t say much to Westerners a few months ago, have come a long way, teasing us with an entire series of budget-conscious super-phones.

We aren’t going to get into the whole limited global availability debacle, which doesn’t allow phones like the MI-Two or Find 5 to reach all the people that are literally drooling over them, but we are going to bring to your attention a new name to join that above list.

Newman is not exactly a major player in China, but their new N2 phone might help the company get there. This is a 4.7-incher set to go on sale pretty soon for the low price of 1,499 yuan ($237) off contract, and for the most part has an identical spec sheet with Samsung’s hugely popular Galaxy S3.

The slightly tinier display has a 1280 x 720 pixels resolution, under the hood there’s the same quad-core Exynos 4412 processor (actually clocked higher, at 1.5 GHz), coupled with the 1 GB of RAM found on the “international” version of the S3.



Source : http://www.androidauthority.com/newman-n2-samsung-galaxy-s3-cheap-alternative-123732/
 

sudhanshu123

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so samsung has begun licensing it's exynos SoC?looks like they want to earn big bucks,what with their latest "galaxy" smartphones milking non-techy consumers...
 

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Oppo isn't exactly your run of the mill Chinese firm. They have made a name for themselves as having pretty much THE BEST BlueRay Disc player, bar none.
 

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Oppo isn't exactly your run of the mill Chinese firm. They have made a name for themselves as having pretty much THE BEST BlueRay Disc player, bar none.

I see. I haven't heard about this brand ever before, so assumed it's just another Chinese firm (though admittedly better than others at designing phones).
 

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Yep, Oppo DVD and BD players are pretty much legendary for their peformance. Going by that, the phone should be a quality offereing.
 

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The trouble with buying a non-standard phone is that you find no accessories in the market. Imagine finding a good quality case for this phone.
 

kippu

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and people tell me all chinese do is imitate the designs,who cares ! i am totally buying this one
 

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The price is not 240$ though. Saw 2 sites putting them for pre-order with expected delivery / availability in December. One has priced it 280 as special pre-order Price while the other at 300 which is the normal price. Both of them offered free shipping via Airmail with tracking. Beware of taking that route though - it'll have to pass through customs who are likely to charge duty at 40% :| They also have expedited shipping through FedEx, DHL etc which is charged extra
 

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The price is not 240$ though. Saw 2 sites putting them for pre-order with expected delivery / availability in December. One has priced it 280 as special pre-order Price while the other at 300 which is the normal price. Both of them offered free shipping via Airmail with tracking. Beware of taking that route though - it'll have to pass through customs who are likely to charge duty at 40% :| They also have expedited shipping through FedEx, DHL etc which is charged extra

Custom duty on phones is just 2%
 

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Custom duty on phones is just 2%

Not if you order through Airmail / Post - you're technically not allowed to import phones and if you do, it is treated as commercial unless it is carried in person. When treated as commercial, you're supposed to furnish an import-export code / license and other relevant documents barring which postal customs will not clear the delivery.
 

shank21101985

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Not if you order through Airmail / Post - you're technically not allowed to import phones and if you do, it is treated as commercial unless it is carried in person. When treated as commercial, you're supposed to furnish an import-export code / license and other relevant documents barring which postal customs will not clear the delivery.

Thanks for enlightening me ! I might have ordered one.. but now i would take caution, Thank you