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I ordered mine Cubot GT99 on 19. July from Banggood for 137.99$ (with a coupon which can I share in Idea).  Current price is a little higher, around 150$.

Specifications of phone

Before ordering I knew nothing other than that what was written on paper, not any reviews or there was review which say “everything is fine with Cubot”. This is an Android phone with a 1.2Ghz quad-core processor, hardware is from Mediatek-MTK6589, and graphics processor is strong PowerVR SGX544. 1GB of RAM ensures fluid operation in Android 4.2.1 which comes with the device. It has two cameras, front 5Mpx and rear of 12Mpx. Works on all GSM/2G frequencies while 3G is working only on European 2100MHz. Only one SIM slot is working on GSM and 3G and other one is only 2G/GSM. IPS screen is quite large, with outstanding resolution of 1280x720p. The screen size of 4.5 inches is just right. If it was more I wouldn’t  like it. Mobile phones with 5 inches or more cant go in to the pocket, I think it makes no sense to buy larger devices because it is then a Tablet. While the difference from 4 inch and 4.5 are small, just a few millimeters. Believe me, at first you will think that CUBOT GT99 is large phone but after one day you will get used. There are three colors of cover which you are choosing when you buy, black, white and red. The front side is always black.

Unboxing

A mobile phone is well protected in the packaging and Cubot arrived undamaged. In package is phone, battery, power adapter, USB cable and headset. Although the cell phone is black, all accessories is white. Placing 2200mAh battery in the device and placing the cover I became convinced that the case does not creak, leaves no cheap feel and it seems to be very good quality.

I must mention that phone might slightly slip from sweaty hand because of the smooth plastic and it is better to keep it in the protective case which came with the phone. After pressing power button phone is ready to use after about 15 seconds. While starting there is annoying white background and animated text Cubot and irritating sound.

Unfortunately, someone in China or Sweden has done horrible job when it applied screen protective and left me big air bubble. By mistake I left my phone in car for couple of hours and when I came back I noticed that the bubbles are gone. There, problem was solved. It comes with pre-installed Google applications like Gmail, Google Play and others, and there is no unnecessary applications that require root to be removed.

Performance

 as you already know have quad processor and 1Gb of RAM, but how does this look in real life? Phone is awsome in the most demanding 3D games, like the Despicable Me, CSR Racing, Temple Run 2 etc…

Opening all applications is quick, there is no freezes. Screen precisely accepts commands and response is excellent, even if you slightly touch response is there even with protective screen. Some benchmark results are on photos.  Antutu score on the stock Android is around 13500, and after installing applications like Facebook and some games it is around the 13000. Here it can be compared with known branded phones in middle and high price range which cost more than $500. It’s really incredible.

Camera; photos and videos

12Mpix Canera and FullHD video is amazing. Details of the photos are stunning, the pictures aren’t blurry, the colors are there, HDR option offers even better pictures. Hand does not have primjerto be calm when you are taking a photo, 1080p video (FullHD) is the same quality, so good that at a distance of fifty yards you can see license plates on cars and you can even read the numbers on them. Video doesn’t have auto focus every few seconds that on the other Chinese phones means blur. Here it is not noticeable, and at any time in the video you can touch the screen to focus on a specific spot.

The new iPhone 5S seems to be a simple update of the "old " iPhone 5, but reveals significant surprises after just a couple of days of use. In this article we list 20 little details and trivia that you probably have not noticed, but the eye of a designer and a careful user can not escape !

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The increase in performance thanks to the new chip A7 is much more important than you might expect, as well as the photographic industry , the effects of the interface, and overall experience that are significantly improved due to increased processor power. Below we express some thoughts and observations on the details of the update hardware and not the new iPhone 5S(Lenovo A760) . Some of the points below apply only to the Model Space Gray, which will be compared with an iPhone 5 in black .

To clarify the first two points of this list, you should know that the new Home button is composed of two parts: the inner one, where the touch sensor ID , and the exteal , represented by a small metal beveled edge that connects ' inteal area of ​​the button with the exterior case .

Detailed observations on the iPhone 5S

    The exterior of the new home button is exactly the same size of the buttons on the numeric keypad of the app and phone numbers of the code to unlock the lockscreen in iOS 7. These in tu are identical in size to the holes in the back of the new homes rubber iPhone 5C .
    The inner part of the new Home button is exactly the same size of the circle that found in some app like the App Store itself.
    The hole for the microphone on the back of the phone(THL W300) is a perfect circle instead of having an oval shape .
    The text " iPhone " on the back of the phone is engraved with the character Myriad Light .
    The glass of the front and back of the iPhone 5S Space Gray is much darker than that present in the iPhone 5 . In comparison, the glass of the latter seems almost dark gray instead of black .
    The metal edge around the screen and chamfers are more of a gray color than the iPhone 5 .
    The camera of the new iPhone 5S is significantly better than the 5, but this is not entirely due to the improvement of the camera itself , but especially all'A7 , which is about 200% faster A6 . Taking a photo is even more immediate than it is on the iPhone 5 , and HDR photos require about 500 - 800ms for processing compared to about 2-4 seconds the iPhone 5 .
    The launch of the app camera from the lock screen takes less than 1 second on the iPhone 5s and sometimes up to 2-4 seconds on the iPhone 5 .
    Camera within the app , the live image on the screen is much smoother than the previous generation . In fact there is no lag while moving the device trying to find the right position for the shot.
    The metal rim around the camera on the back is significantly smaller than it was on the iPhone 5 . The lenses themselves , however, appear to be identical in size (but this could be an optical illusion ) .
    While the flash of the iPhone 5 appears aesthetically as a perfect piece of curved glass below which there is the LED flash of the iPhone 5s are behind are Fresnel lenses, vaguely reminiscent of the old cameras disposable : a set of concentric circles around the light source that help focus and diffusion .
    The icon of regulation in the shape of an exclamation point on the back of the phone seems to be about 2-5 % larger than the iPhone 5s . Presumably this change is to make the circle a fraction mathematically perfect than the other wheels used in the new Apple design .
    The sensor Touch ID works as it should , though with a delay of approximately 1-2 seconds. This makes the unlocking procedure slightly cumbersome because you have to place your finger on the sensor of the Home button , press and release the button while keeping your finger still leaning on it.
    The icon on the Home button is no longer present on the iPhone 5S , even if every other iOS device maintains it. This presumably to indicate the presence of the fingerprint sensor .
    The metal frame of the device is no longer so easy to scratch as the iPhone 5 .
    Surprisingly, the Touch Sensor ID is only 5 times safer than a 4-digit PIN , although this is actually somewhat misleading. The Touch ID requires a number of attempts 5 times higher to achieve a " false positive" , which means 50,000 different and distinct fingers . So , the Touch ID is much safer than a 4-digit PIN .
    The screen is absolutely identical to the iPhone 5(Lenovo S750 ), but they are more signs of our fingers . This could be due to a change in the oleophobic coating .
    The Touch Sensor ID does not work when your hands are wet or sweaty .
    The bevels of the headphone jack and connector port for the Lightning are shiny instead of the iPhone 5 .
    The engine of vibration seems to be identical .