why UMI promise updates and they do not ?

DANIBOY77

- UMI EMAX
- UMI HAMMER

why UMI promise updates and they do not ?

I am really satisfied with my purchase , price and quality , but why put in the specifications Rom kitkatt and lollipop 5.0,5.1 , and why announce things one is unable to hold ?

or interest except annoy customers !


which puts me uncomfortable , I feel I have only 90% of my purchase ... unfortunate and a little irritating

I do not say that I would buy more UMI , but I am less Fan !

there is a concrete response from UMI ?

bencebacsi

I agree with DANIBOY77. Look at Apple. They release just one model (ok, last year in two sizes) every two years and an upgraded version in every second year, and they're still the worlds greatest cell phone maker.
In UMI's portfolio still the eMAX offers the highest performance and the longest battery life. These are two very strong selling points, much stronger than a fingerprint sensor or a colorful notification light.
From the view of profit and costs, that would be still much cheaper to make developed a lollipop or moreover a marshmallow upgrade for an existing and very good phone and that could open new markets for that model.

ladrodibestiame

Hi DANIBOY77,
There are two schools of thought:
the first is that I finds himself having to renegotiate agreements with developers who have failed. In this case it is not positive in that it is a clear lack of precise programming.
The second is that the dominant thought is a marketing strategy aimed at the acquisition of more customers, with its large sales numbers, promising updates that will not come true. Marketing studied but obviously not very fair.
My thought is that however modest, hardly Umi will respond to your question (which is the question of many users of products Umi).

DANIBOY77

it seems better to sell a lot longer than a lot in a very short time ! but it's an opinion !

DANIBOY77

I would like to promote UMI with my friends, I did at first, all tell me " I'll wait to see if the product is good ," and there are actually some shortcomings as here, it's pity , I would to buy a new anyway, but without being able to brag this product :-(
hope for the future of UMI by arranging these gaps...

tothemax

I don't expect that you will find anyone on this forum to disagree with this!  
I guess it's difficult for many companies to compare with Apple - it's just phenomenal brand recognition and loyalty , and it seems to be a lifestyle statement. But if you are umi or elephone or doogee, cubot etc how do you get your company into that position ?
They're all relentlessly releasing new devices , we consumers always want the 'latest '- so none of them can afford not to ,  After all , would any of us be likely to buy a one year old umi, even with the latest android version?  

DANIBOY77

I do not compare UMI other brands, they are more reliable for me , but the minimum would not we lie and do not announce false promises.

tothemax

\n\nHi BB - I did get your point . And I agreed with you . I was trying to explain that apple can release so few devices because of who/what  they are, and the position they have gained in the market .
Umi is not in position to do that - it doesn't have the same brand awareness , it doesn't have people clamouring for its products (except in flash sales ) . It needs to keep pumping out new phones because everyone else is. Apple does what apple does - but if mtk or qualcomm bring out a new chip , it becomes a must-have for consumers , so manufacturers use them , and it becomes a selling point .in fact , when was the last time 6752 was used in a new phone ? Remember back when you discouraged buying an infocus phone because it's ' obsolete'- it's the same idea .

DANIBOY77

Yes, I agree to the race at the last processor and the best cheap, but with the quality of its products UMI can make the difference ( if they are all like the ones I have had) , provided that they do not lie and I especially really insist , but it seems important not to no make false promises like now !!!

bencebacsi

I'm sorry to say that, but you didn't. So, some explanation. UMI's portfolio is very similar to the current Apple one. In this year they produce bigger phone (5.5 inches: eMAX, Hammer, Hammer S, Iron, Iron Pro and Rome) and smaller phone (5.0 inches: Fair and eMAX mini). So these are eight different models announced this year but in fact, they're almost identical in price and performance. They targeted almost the same customer group. There are eight similar phones but no entry level small phone (4.0"-4.5") or waterproof and shockproof phone for example. Moreover, as a really weird thing, the recent flagship (Iron Pro) is built with a significantly lower performance processor than its half year older predecessor. So, there are a lot of similar devices following an irrational marketing strategy. A lot of money spent on developing new hardware while that can't give real benefits. For a such small manufacturer, that would be quite enough to release only one flagship a year but with the best support, plus cheaper and special devices with only one, but working software. So, the flagship could build up the brand and sell the cheaper phones as well.
Since I've already got an eMAX Mini and could test it in many ways, I can confirm that, the Snapdragon 615 CPU is obsolete,except if you build it in an entry level phone. However, the eMAX mini is just a few bucks cheaper than the normal eMAX. It's overall performance is identical to the one that the MT6735 SoC can produce.