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Device characteristics

At the end of August 2012, sales of a new budget smartphone from a Russian manufacturer, Explay Advance, will start on the Russian market. Explay devices have long been popular in Russia due to their technical characteristics and low cost. The new smartphone is no exception to these rules. So, if you are looking for an inexpensive but functional phone, then Explay Advance will definitely suit you. True, you should not expect anything special from him, do not forget that it is still a budget smartphone.

Smartphone Explay Advance is equipped with a four-inch TFT touch screen with a resolution of 800 pix x 480 pix and supports 16.7 million colors. The phone is made of black plastic. Form factor candy bar.

Smartphone Explay Advance is running the operating system Android 4.0. The single-core processor installed in the smartphone has a clock frequency of 1 GHz.
Smartphone Explay Advance works with two SIM-cards simultaneously. Although today this is hardly anyone can be surprised. The use of two SIM cards in smartphones is already becoming almost the norm. Manufacturers know that users are almost accustomed to divide the communication into personal and work, as well as simultaneously use the tariffs of different operators, selecting the optimal conditions for communication, each for themselves. It is worth adding that switching between sims is easy and fast. It is possible to choose a SIM card when calling.

The smartphone has two cameras. The main 5 Mpix VGA-camera is equipped with autofocus and will allow the user to take quite high-quality and clear pictures and shoot MPEG4 video. A Front camera of 0.3 Mpix, in addition, the same functions still allows video chatting, for example via Skype.

For wireless data transmission smartphone Explay Advance is equipped with Bluetooth version 4.0, Wi-Fi, GPS, MMS, Bluetooth A2DP profile.

The Explay Advance smartphone has a micro SD card slot up to 32 GB. So you can increase the size of the internal memory.

A battery installed in the phone with a capacity of 1500 mAh will allow the device to work in standby mode for up to 200 hours and up to 5 hours in active use mode.

The dimensions of the smartphone are: height 124 mm, width 64 mm, thickness 10.95 mm, weight of the device 143 grams.

The smartphone audio player supports 3GP, M4A, AAC, FLAC, MP3, MID, XMF, MXMF, RTTTL, RTX, OTA, IMY, OGG, MKV, WAV formats. The video player supports 3GP, MP4, MKV, WEBM, AVI formats.

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Frequently asked questions (FAQ)

F:How to get root access?
Q: And this: You can get root-rights on our device using the following instructions.http://chinagsm.forum24.ru/?1-11-0-0000000...-0-0-1340304251Verified
Just remember that you do receive rights at your own risk;) If you don’t know why you need it, don’t.

F:How to remove the root?
Q: Reflash the phone. They say that you can still through the superuser.

F:The phone does not determine the number of the subscriber. What to do?
Q: Reflash with fresh firmware.

F:The battery quickly sits down. What to do?
Q: If without the included Wi-Fi, bluetooth and third-party programs in the standby mode, the phone sits down at a speed of about 7-10% per hour, during the night it is discharged by 50%, etc. - Carry back to the store, change to normal. Verified :)
If the battery charge "jumps", it is displayed incorrectly - update the firmware for the one that is here:http://www.explay.ru/catalogue/mobile-phon...e/?devicetabs=1

F:Phone spontaneously sends SMS to China !! What to do?
Q: Disable, block, delete (ideally) the SMSREG application. There is evidence that it helps. This can be done by getting root rights in android. Also, according to the manufacturer, the problem is solved in a fresh firmware.

F:How to upgrade firmware? Are there any new firmware?
Q: The manufacturer’s website has firmware and instructions on how to flash, the firmware restores the display of unknown numbers, SMS is not spontaneously sent anywhere, and judging by the reviews, the headset bug has been fixed. The phone displays as v1.02. The site is called Advance v1.02 20121012.Click here.
Before flashing it is also strongly recommended to make a wipe (reset to factory settings in the same menu as shown in the instructions using thewipe data / factory reset
Plus, at the top of the header there is a separate topic about the firmware, please look there ...)

F:Screen - glass or plastic? Is it scratching?
Q: Glass, according to the results of mini crash tests - it's not so easy to scratch it! The author of these lines tried to scratch the screen with keys - did not work.

F:Can I buy a more capacious battery? Are there compatible batteries?
Q: According to technical support, there will not be any more capacious batteries for our device. But in the service center you can buy the second one the same :) If someone sees a compatible larger capacity battery, write to the topic :)

F:How to install the driver?
Q: Driver is being downloadedoff sitethe manufacturer and then through the device manager is installed ... In the device manager we find unknown devices, right-click on the device, select the folder with the drivers and install from this folder. If that just doesn't work, see the next tip.
(advice from yotunn) Explay Advance - Discussion (Post # 16180134)

F:What to do to the buttons are highlighted longer?
Q: Downloading the program adjbrightness (available in the market), requires root. In the settings, check the box next to Lock on button light.

F: How to install programs on a USB flash drive?
Q: It is necessary that the phone began to perceive our flash drive - as a built-in memory (although it will then perceive the small "built-in flash drive" as an external flash drive, and you will not be able to install anything on it :) Here is a small memory exchange manual (by AgressionGoD), we do everything at our own fear and risk! So...
First, you need root and the program Root Exploer. In this program we find the file vold.fstab (path system / etc). In the upper right corner put r / w right. Open this file through a text editor.
And here we see the lines: ## Example of a standard sdcard mount for the emulator / Dream
# Mounts the first usable partition of the specified device
emmc @ fat / devices platform / mtk-sd dev_mount sdcard / mnt / sdcard 0 mmc_host
dev_mount sdcard / mnt / sdcard2 auto / devices / platform / goldfish_mmc. 1 / devices / platform / mtk-sd. 1 / mmc_host
So, the bottom line is that you need to swap this number "2". It will look like this:
dev_mount sdcard / mnt / sdcard2 emmc @ fat / devices platform / mtk-sd. 0 mmc_host
dev_mount sdcard / mnt / sdcard auto / devices / platform / goldfish_mmc. 1 / devices / platform / mtk-sd. 1 / mmc_host
And then we will make the default external SD card. Oh yeah, save the changes and reboot.

Reviews

Video review which has answers to many questions;)http://youtu.be/jTeJ__rsWvI
Review as text with photos:http://www.mobile-review.com/review/explay-advance.shtml

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Post has been editedMagnifikus - 03.01.17, 13:56

Reason for editing: Curator

[satur7]

@[email protected], 20:10

nuts removed at 3-4 cm

And this is good! Thank you, delighted.

[@vasbin]

[email protected], 18:23

And this is good! Thank you, delighted.

Pardonte, but it's chestnut))) he just figured out;)
http://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9A%D0%B0%...%82%D0%B0%D0%BD
and not only in the garden, it just grows along the streets ... but in the garden, usually falls from 5-7 meters in height, it’s a terrible thing to get one on the top of it :(

In the botanical garden in the city of Krasnodar has collected and here is a photo ...

Post has been editedtsc - 15.09.12, 13:29

Reason for editing: spoiler

[vilok83]

Everything ... I made up my mind ... tomorrow I will go to take it. By the way, to whom it is interesting, I asked questions: Hello. I would like to get an honest answer to the following questions in technical support: 1. Why does the battery discharge quickly in standby mode (or are these isolated cases)? In general, the charge drops more than 50% per night, although nothing (!) Is running in it + sim. one card. 2. What is the minimum frequency of the processor (maybe due to an overestimated minimum frequency)? 3. Where to purchase a more capacious battery for explay advance. 4. Is support for software update explay advance supposed?


Here they answered (by the way, quickly!, you’ll get tired of waiting for Alcatel): Good afternoon. Thanks for the question! Answer:

1. Is wi-fi, bluetooth, GPS enabled? If not, then this is not the norm.

2. It can not be because of the increased frequency, if no applications are running.

3. There is no more capacious battery.

4. There will be updates, but there are no firmware release dates yet.


Spit a long time in his hands, compared the ZTE 880 (like a bit more expensive), so here ZTE only upset. His camera lights up everything! This one is all good. The camera and the build quality were pleased in general. Tomorrow I will rape this device on the Internet, connection with the interlocutor and the RPS.

Post has been editedvilok83 - 14.09.12, 21:15

[@vasbin]

[email protected], 22:09

Spit a long time in his hands, compared the ZTE 880 (like a bit more expensive), so here ZTE only upset. His camera lights up everything! This one is all good. The camera and the build quality were pleased in general. Tomorrow I will rape this device on the Internet, connection with the interlocutor and the RPS.

He himself was leaning for a long time ... our device, such troubles do not shine ... well, as they describe ZTE;)

[vilok83]

While ... does not shine))) Curved hands will find troubles !!! (rule gimlet, wherever you turn, there will still be a hole)

[@vasbin]

[email protected], 22:42

While ... does not shine))) Curved hands will find troubles !!! (rule gimlet, wherever you turn, there will still be a hole)

I meant ZTE and its troubles;) we do not suffer the benefit!

[satur7]

@vasbin,
1. How long does the battery charge?
2. LED charging indication is?
3. After disconnecting the charger - shows 100% charge?

They forgot about the most important thing about the phone:
1. How does the connection, how does the network catch? Say, compared to another phone.
2. Is it good, legible, audible interlocutor and him to you?


Here are good photos of the device.

[kastKV]

Interestingly, I can not hear about the bug with a discharge of 8-10% per hour. Probably the case in the firmware. All updated wi-fi?

[@vasbin]

[email protected], 08:24

1. How long does the battery charge?
2. LED charging indication is?
3. After disconnecting the charger - shows 100% charge?

They forgot about the most important thing about the phone:
1. How does the connection, how does the network catch? Say, compared to another phone.
2. Is it good, legible, audible interlocutor and him to you?

Battery:
1. In about two hours
2. There is no. Only on the adroid screen.
3. Yes 100%

Communication (as already said):
1. The network catches perfectly (on both SIM cards) compared to the HTC Radar
2. Audibility is good on both sides.

All the same, the lid creaks a little: (although the buttons are like a glove.



Posted on 09/15/2012, 10:37:

[email protected], 11:21

Interestingly, I can not hear about the bug with a discharge of 8-10% per hour. Probably the case in the firmware. All updated wi-fi?

This is a fake, there is no discharge. I had a 25% hung all day, just in standby mode, without the Internet.
Wifi works smartly, but it discharges the battery smartly too. Like all phones;)

Post has been edited@vasbin - 15.09.12, 10:40

[Ivan_aka_LeitO]

And about the display? Mineralized glass? Protection is what thread? And how many ticks of the touch?

Post has been editedIvan_aka_LeitO - 15.09.12, 11:12

[kastKV]

@vasbinThank. You can safely take) for such a price. Yes, and Vidoc Nitsche so prettier Highscreen Alpha GT.

Post has been editedkastKV - 15.09.12, 11:04

[satur7]

@[email protected], 13:37

All the same, the lid creaks a little

And if you put a folded piece of paper on the battery: rolleyes: ...

And how well does the touch screen work?

Post has been editedsatur7 - 15.09.12, 13:36

[@vasbin]

[email protected], 14:18

And if you put a folded piece of paper on the battery ...

And how well does the touch screen work?

It does not squeak so much as to enclose something;)
on the sides a bit, but this is barely perceptible ... for now :)

My HTC Radar was hypersensitive in terms of sensor,
On this device, the sensor just works well, :)
as said, requires a bit of accuracy and fixation.

Posted on 09/15/2012, 2:11 PM:

[email protected], 12:03

@vasbin Thank you. You can safely take) for such a price. Yes, and Vidoc Nitsche so prettier Highscreen Alpha GT.

You are talking abouthim? : D

[@vasbin]

Ivan_aka_LeitO @ 09/15/2012, 12:02

And about the display? Mineralized glass? Protection is what thread? And how many ticks of the touch?

completely unaware of the ABOUT

[@vasbin]

Still a bit of photos

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Post has been editedtsc - 15.09.12, 14:46

[Dimonxxx0]

I noticed one bug when someone calls to you, writes "unknown subscriber", and if you have it in the list, names are displayed. I found the caller ID setting, but strangely enough, it is “blocked”, although if you click on the “dial the number” button, the numbers are indicated there

Post has been editedDimonxxx0 - 15.09.12, 14:59

[MoyLogin]

[email protected], 14:57

when someone calls you, the "unknown subscriber" writes, and if you have one in your list, names will be displayed.

Here I already read about it on another site. Owners, do you all have this bug? Is it treated by installing third-party dialers?

[@vasbin]

[email protected], 15:57

I noticed one bug when someone calls to you, writes "unknown subscriber", and if you have it in the list, names are displayed. I found the caller ID setting, but strangely enough, it is “blocked”, although if you click on the “dial the number” button, the numbers are indicated there

MoyLogin @ 09/15/2012, 16:53

Here I already read about it on another site. Owners, do you all have this bug? Is it treated by installing third-party dialers?

Just checked, displays the caller's number. And no, you "Unknown subscriber" on both sims!
Everything is as it should be, it seems to me that the model simply troll: D then the battery messes up, then the subscribers are unknown: rofl:

[kastKV]

@vasbin
Well, yes, about this Highscreen Alpha GT, and what is it?

[@vasbin]

[email protected], 18:06

Well, yes, about this Highscreen Alpha GT, and what is it?

That device looks better :) in terms of performance ... although the price is certainly higher