Question about GPS

MaLLaiKu

Hello, I am looking for a new phone, and S2 it's on my list, despite the GPS problem in umi plus that I had.
So because of that, anyone having issues with GPS in S2? Works fine?

merlot6230

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UMIDIGI, please: are you going to fix all the problems listed on this post? WE NEED ANSWERS, we have paid to have a full-functioning product.

!!! BUYER BEWARE !!! UMIDIGI S2 FULL LIST OF BUGS:

-Critical bugs-

1) GPS.

GPS does not work at all. 90% of times device can't be found by satellites in every kind of area ( open rural spaces, Urban spaces, driving a car, etc.) . When the satellites can find the device ( VERY rare event ) the GPS just works badly, and i mean VERY BADLY, It offers no real time tracking. I could walk for 200-500 meters without being tracked a single time: the GPS does not track my position, the device thinks that I am stuck into a single place. Sometimes the device is able to track my new position after walking/driving for 600-700 meters, then It freezes again. All these problems have been found with GPS setted on "High precision" mode. Conclusion: GPS impossible to use, you would not be able even to call your Uber car with this piece of trash.

2) Microphone
the microphone is another thing which needs to get a firmware update very quickly. i get too much noise during calls even if i'm just swapping the phone from one hand to the other. People from the other side of the phone hear lot of mess during phone calls.

3) Camera

lot of guys like me are complaining about photo quality which should be far superior than the actual one: we have dual Sony cameras equipped on this smartphone and all we can take for now are some low-quality photos. This is unacceptable.

-Minor bugs-

1) Notifications' LED

Notifications' LED does not work properly. Sometimes it goes, sometimes it sleeps even if I receive notifications. If you lock the screen, the led stucks permanently on a colour or does not show up at all instead of blinking: the led starts blinking again if you unlock the phone.

2) Video Camera Recording

Video Camera recording drops automatically up to 14 FPS n dark places to auto adjust brightness. My old S3 Neo could register at 30FPS even in a bunker with zero light. No Option on Umi S2 Camera App to remove this auto-adjust feature. Only solution at the moment is to download a 3rd party app like MX Camera.

3)Various UI Bugs.

4) Static sound from the media speaker.

Everytime I open an App/a Video/a web page which requires audio to be played, a little static sound comes out from the speaker. The static sound comes out again when the App/video/page gets closed. Not the worst problem but still very annoying.

S2 is a failure, for the moment. i'd give the product 4 out of 10. If you're going to Fix all the Critical problems with firmware updates, i will surely change my mind.

iBeeBaDonka

Meridian replied at 2017-10-20 04:17
You have release dates for the S2 Pro and the silver version? Mind sharing that?

I have already posted this from Alliexpress on a few threads. And the Mercury Silver is probably going to be even later than that. So next year probably. Damn UMI should hire me to deal with customers

never2fast

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iBeeBaDonka replied at 2017-10-19 02:56
Can you write maybe a little review so I can see if it's worth it to wait for the Pro?

Sure:

• Had the phone for almost 3 days, dispatched Friday last from GearBest, arrived in Ireland on Monday and out for delivery on Monday but I missed it so i got it on Tuesday. Speedy enough delivery with DHL
• DHL charged me customs so unlucky this time
• Far more usable than the UmiDigi Crystal which I also got about 2 weeks ago, the Crystal did not have Olephobic coating so a fingerprint and grease nightmare, the S2 had and I am very happy about that.
• Screen is excellent, on par with the S8+ (which I also have) in terms of quality, colors and brightness. But obviously not in resolution which from normal use I cannot tell
• Battery is excellent about on par with the iPhone 7 Plus (for work use) that I have. i.e. the S2 will last a full day of fairly heavy use (15GB of data a month on 4G, Spotify always on, BT always on, checking the phone every 15min etc). 20% left by 10PM
• Bluetooth headphones works but for some reason cannot use it to take calls only music and media
• Very fast OS (Android 6), much much faster than Android 7 on the UmiDigi Crystal (the battery on the Crystal also last half as long, making it unusable as a daily driver). OS Speed comparable to my S8+, no visual differences in fluidity or lagginess
• Build quality better than the UmiDigi Crystal and just (i mean just) below the iPhone 7, S8+ wins by a clear margin
• No bugs experienced apart form the Bluetooth call routing one above
• Got the OTA update which installed without any issue
• GPS works perfectly, no difference to the iPhone 7+ or the S8+
• Camera is ok, again much better than the UmiDigi Crystal, but not as good as the iPhone 7+ or the S8+ (obviously) but perfect for daily uses
• Shipped with android 6, no headphone jack
  
  
  

Worth buying? 100% I feel this is a nicer phone to use than the Samsung (I do not like hte dual curved sides of the S8+), Red looks amazing and the screen and battery life is great. For the price it is a steal. I am gonna buy the pro when it comes out cause this thing is that good.

iBeeBaDonka

You have to wait for someone to actually receive the phone...

never2fast

I got the phone today, running android 6 I just used it tonight for navigation and so far no issue, comparable to my S8 plus.

iBeeBaDonka

never2fast replied at 2017-10-18 04:25
I got the phone today, running android 6 I just used it tonight for navigation and so far no issue,  ...

Can you write maybe a little review so I can see if it's worth it to wait for the Pro?

iBeeBaDonka

Wow,nice! So looks like it is worth it to deal with the marketing of this company and their shipping speeds

iBeeBaDonka

Too bad that the Mercury Silver comes much later. I would have loved to get that one

Meridian

iBeeBaDonka replied at 2017-10-20 03:18
Too bad that the Mercury Silver comes much later. I would have loved to get that one

You have release dates for the S2 Pro and the silver version? Mind sharing that?

MaLLaiKu

Thank you all.
Now i will just wait for the android update :-) if i tcomes....
Android 7 pleaseeeee

SeventyPerCent

I have mine, nice phone. However it will not charge beyond 70%! Any advice to get this sorted?