[Aliexpress] Umidigi A5 Pro smartphone ~$120

BobSagget wrote: ↑My GPS works fine.
However I did run into a bug finally with the phone. Phone won't charge over 95%. Software bug perhaps?

First day I got it, it was at 85% charge. I plugged it in and it charged up all the way to 100%. Today it was around 40% charge, so I plugged it in to charge it back up. However doesn't matter how long it stays plugged in, it won't go above 95%. It says it's charging, but the battery always remains at 95.

Obviously this isn't a huge deal, but this is the first bug I've noticed with the phone. I am going to allow the battery to fully drain down to 0% next time and then charge it back up and see what happens.
Edit: After posting this I checked the phone again and it now shows 100%. I swear it was showing 95% for way longer than normal though, so that is weird. I think rebooting the phone fixed it. I guess ignore my previous comments, lol.

Also not a bug, but when you reboot the phone, even before the phone boots into the android lock screen, you have to input your pin/pattern to even allow it to boot Android at all (then do it a second time at the lock screen to get into the phone).
Does anyone know how to turn that first requirement off? I don't want to have to enter the pin/pattern twice every time I reboot. It should go directly to the lock screen.
Edit2: Figured out how to turn this feature off. in settings -> security & location -> screen lock, set a new screen lock pin/pattern/password (can be same one as currently in use) and on the next screen it asks if you want to further secure the device by asking for pin at boot. Say No and that's it.

Zoughi1 wrote: ↑ Enabling VoLTE is the same as enabling wifi calling, you just would select Mobile Network as preferred. Choosing wifi as preferred means wifi calling.

jake123 wrote: ↑ Got my phone through free shipping, ordered may 25th.

In general solid phone for $130:
Nice screen,
Glass back
ResponsiVe
Seems to be stock Android 9
Free case
Free protector
Fingerprint reader
Accurate gps

Heavier
Camera is pretty bad
Some dark areas near rounded corners
Got Chinese charger not NA charger
Glass scratches finger when swipe down for notifications

Zoughi1 wrote: ↑ My phone charges up to 93% when it's on. When I switch it off it charges to 100%.

BobSagget wrote: ↑ Good to know it's not just me. It's still happening too. Must be a bug in the firmware? This time the battery was stuck at 92% until I restarted it.

Zoughi1 wrote: ↑ No need to restart. Once it hits 92%, just turn the phone off for 5 minutes and it will reach 100% then turn the phone back on.

BobSagget wrote: ↑ I am wondering if it's just a bug with the battery percentage shown. I intentionally tried to drain the battery a bit when it was stuck at 92%. Turned on bluetooth, was watching a video at max brightness, etc. Basically just did everything I could to try to use up some of the battery. Despite this, It still remained at 92% even after 15 minutes. I feel like it should have at least dropped by 1% during that time.
I am guessing the battery must actually be at 100%, it's just not displaying it correctly, which is why it appeared to not be going down at all when I was trying to drain it.

Constellation wrote: ↑ OK, mine arrived yesterday as well. A couple of thoughts:

- there's a software update for the built-in ROM that will keep beeping until you update it. annoying if you don't have it set to vibrate
- dimensions are really identical to my OnePlus 6
- the film screen protector it came with is really thin and wasn't applied well (there's dust stuck underneath in mine, which is pretty annoying). might get a glass screen protector for this phone but i don't really want to any more money on it
- case has a nice feel and grip to it, super super thin though, i doubt it'll protect the phone other than scratches
- wifi signal seems good
- seems to struggle with retroarch snes emulation + shaders. without shaders it's totally fine
- camera is absolutely awful, i'm not even sure if i can blame the software for this. it's having a hard time focusing on anything but the brightest environment. kind of makes sense since all the camera samples i see online are all blurry and out of focus
- wide angle camera seems to have some sort of viewfinder delay
- i really don't think it's the software since the image quality is just piss poor, it might be a combination of a misrepresented sensor and really cheap lens + unoptimized camera software
- also tried the version of gcam that works for this phone and it's the same issues
- no complaints about general performance with web browsing and app usage

Overall, it's a pretty good phone considering it's a $100. I'm mostly using it as an iPod touch + portable emulation device to be honest, considering it has a microSD slot. I'll probably use it as a travel or backup phone in the future because of dual SIMs. I wouldn't buy this phone if you need to use the camera though, it's really bad

BobSagget wrote: ↑ Another software update just dropped. My phone just updated. Camera optimization was mentioned. Haven't tested anything yet though.

Phils wrote: ↑ Other than the battery calibration issue, how long does the battery charge last with medium usage?

BrianTanH wrote: ↑ A5 pro is advertised as having a 4150mAh battery, but cpu-z reported it as 3450mAh. Can anyone confirm this?

gabuser wrote: ↑ Do you get 2 days of usage out of this phone though ?