Hello world,
I'd been interested in buying a dual SIM Android handset for quite a while but since most of them were of low quality or had subpar specs, I hesitated until recently when I ordered a Zopo C2/ZP980 (32GB ROM/2GB RAM version).
The only downside of the Zopo C2/ZP980 for me is its UMTS support which is limited to 850 and 2100MHz, a pretty pointless combination of frequencies as these occur together only in very few markets (afaik Australia, New Zealand, Thailand).
As you guys probably consider buying a dual SIM handset, too, here's my personal list of interesting devices:
- Zopo C2/ZP980
The Zopo ZP980 and C2 share identical hardware, but the later comes with Alyiun OS, a Chinese fork-off of Android, preinstalled which makes it slightly cheaper due to subsidies
+ 5" 1080p IPS screen
+ MTK6589(T) quadcore CPU with up to 1.5 GHz (other versions come with 1.2 GHz)
+ up to 2GB RAM/32 GB ROM (other versions come with 1GB/16GB or 1GB/4GB)
+ microSD slot
+ neat iPhonish design
+ UMTS support for both SIM cards
+ changeable battery
- limited UMTS frequencies and odd frequency combination (850 & 2100 MHz)
- Huawei G700
+ 5" 720p display
+ Cortex-A7 quadcore CPU
+ 2GB RAM
+ 8 or 16GB internal storage
+ microSD slot
+ changeable battery
+ high battery capacity (2150mAh)
+ cheap (~ € 240)
- UMTS support only for SIM1
- only dualband UMTS (900/2100 MHz)
- only triband GSM support (900/1800/1900 MHz)
- ZTE Blade C V807
+ cheap (~ € 90)
+ changeable battery
- no front-facing camera
- no magnetometer (electronic compass)
- only dualband UMTS (900/2100 MHz)
- only triband GSM support (900/1800/1900 MHz)
- generally low specs
- Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini DuoS (I9192)
+ 4.3" qHD sAMOLED display
+ quadband UMTS support (850/900/1900/2100 MHz)
+ microSD slot
+ GLONASS support
- expensive (~ € 380)
- battery not changeable
- low battery capacity (1900mAh)
I appreciate your thoughts and recommendations on these and further Android dual SIM handsets.
Cheers