Alcatel Pixi 4.5 4G (Locked to Optus) $69 + Bonus $20 Google Play Credit

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  hashtagbargain on 03/11/2015 - 11:29

  More phone info here: http://www.gsmarena.com/alcatel_pixi_3_(4_5)-6934.php

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  aimanmkb on 03/11/2015 - 12:04

  which better this phone or HUAWEI ASCEND Y530 and how to unlock it?

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    scrimshaw on 03/11/2015 - 12:10

    +1

    In terms of raw performance, the MT6735 benches faster than the Ascend's Snapdragon 410

    but this is lower-cost SOC with slightly neutered GPU clock speeds — 600mhz. But performance wise should be better than Snapdragon 410.

    However this phone costs more than the Huawei did.

    Unlock codes usually are on ebay: http://www.ebay.com.au/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p2050601…

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      shaybisc on 03/11/2015 - 12:35

      Yay, team- this one might fit the bill.

      Ascend doesn't have 3G 900.

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      Ronnnie on 03/11/2015 - 12:36

      According to phonearena it comes in a couple of variants and can be faster than the s410 in gpu performance.

      http://www.phonearena.com/news/MediaTeks-MT6735-SoC-beats-th…

      This Alcatel obviously has a lower clock variant.

      I don't know if you were responding to aimanmkb comment or not, but the Y530 doesn't get a s410 anyhow. It gets a dual core s200 according to specs here:
      http://www.gsmarena.com/huawei_ascend_y530-6103.php

      and here

      https://www.telstra.com.au/mobile-phones/prepaid-mobiles/hua…

      I suppose the biggest negative going against the Y530 compared to this is it only has 512 mb of ram, and it appears it's stuck on JellyBean. Really you would like to have at least 1gb minimum.

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        scrimshaw on 03/11/2015 - 12:37

        Mah bad, I thought he was referring to the extremely popular (but sold out) Y550.

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  [Deactivated] on 03/11/2015 - 12:14

  Y550 competitor.

  I wonder if this will be on sale at Woolworths/Coles in the future. (Deleted wrong item)

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  Jackson on 03/11/2015 - 12:34

  +1

  8GB Memory (with 2.5GB end user memory available)

  What are they doing with the other 5.5gb?!

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    scrimshaw on 03/11/2015 - 12:40

    the 5.5GB would contain the following partitions

    /boot
    /system
    /recovery
    /data
    /cache
    /misc
    

    the remainder 2.5GB of user accessible storage will be partition as /storage/emulated which is where you can access things like downloads, photos and media files. The technical nitty gritty behind this though, is that these folders are actually symbolic links and not actually 'folders' as such. But it's easier to understand it by representing them as folders.

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      Jackson on 04/11/2015 - 00:35

      Thanks, I appreciate the answer, I guess I should have asked a more pointed question, which is if the y550 is only 4gb,and has approx 2gb free, why is this using 5.5gb to do practically the same thing

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  Ronnnie on 03/11/2015 - 12:44

  +1

  The Y550 only has around 1.6GB available too. That's a problem with all these lower end phones.

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    edgar28 on 03/11/2015 - 14:05

    put in the mSD card, at storage set all into sdcard (do it before u install any app)

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      Jackson on 04/11/2015 - 00:51

      Even then many apps won't run from sd unless you root and then link2sd, but rooting is not as easy as downloading an app and running it on the y550 afaik, not sure about this phone

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        Ronnnie on 04/11/2015 - 21:48

        When I had the Y550 I just set the storage for all apps to install straight to sd card. Never rooted it and it seem to have no issues doing that. I even installed games like GTA: SA (2.5gb game) on it. Not sure if you can do the same thing with this phone though.

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        Jackson on 04/11/2015 - 22:53

        @Ronnnie: I did this and still ran out in no time. Yes if GTA will run from the card great, but you don't know what will and what won't when you download it

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  dexx on 03/11/2015 - 13:23

  +1

  Would the ZTE Fit Smart be better?

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    [Deactivated] on 03/11/2015 - 13:37

    +1

    In terms of storage, much better.

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    kronicmacstigator on 03/11/2015 - 16:18

    I'd rather the ZTE, I've had a few Alcatel's

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    Ronnnie on 03/11/2015 - 21:22

    The zte is probably better but only for use on optus. I'm only speculating but the Alcatel probably has better camera since the ZTE Fit has a really bad camera even for a budget phone. The main thing this Alcatel has going for it over other similar priced phones is the band support and updated to Lollipop 5.1. Most lower end phones are still stuck on kitkat.

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  shaybisc on 03/11/2015 - 13:33

  What is the model number of this phone? I want to be sure that the unlock code is available on eBay.

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  Thrifty McGifty on 03/11/2015 - 14:51

  This seems almost identical to the Telstra 4GX Buzz available for $79. https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/217741 Although this one for $10 less with $20 Play credit would seem the better deal.

  Comparison:
  http://www.gsmarena.com/compare.php3?idPhone1=6934&idPhone2=…
  (Note that some of those GSMArena specs are wrong.)

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    bashar20 on 04/11/2015 - 08:28

    The Telstra 4GX Buzz though works on the faster 4GX network.

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  Thrifty McGifty on 04/11/2015 - 10:04

  +1

  4GX is marketing speak for 4G 700MHz. Both phones will work fine with that, so will have good reception with any of the Australian carriers.

  Optus call their 4G 700MHz network "4G Plus".