New device QCOM U6701
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Hi,
just stumbled across a device called "QCOM U6701" with Ubuntu Touch preinstalled.
Doing a quick search I didn't really find a manufacturer website, but if you search for it, you'll get some hits. Don't know if that's for real, looks kinda scammy...However, just wanted to leave that here.
Maybe someone else knows more...
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@Vlad-Nirky The photos look fake. How can the weather app be the first app in the drawer if the apps are sorted alphabetically?
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Yes... Weird.
An attempt at a scam?
I also noticed inconsistencies in the product description in different parts of the website. -
@Vlad-Nirky No idea. But if in doubt, you might want to remove the link to the listing you found.
Also, when did ROM come to mean Storage?
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@Vlad-Nirky The key words are "MOQ 10,000 units" This phone appears from time to time
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In this Reddit post, there's some "demo video" shown:
https://www.reddit.com/r/UbuntuTouch/comments/1nolhr1/odm_devices/
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@jojumaxx Too bad they didn't show the About Device info. But it does seem like it is a (fresh) install of UT on that device, whichever it actually is.
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@arubislander To be fair, mistakes or wrong things are common in mockups even in legit devices, even Canonical is guilty of showing things that isn't correct or hasn't been implemented yet
Also ROM is pretty common for referring to storage especially with Android devices.I wonder if the foundation is aware of this device. I'd say this has a higher chance of being legit than the UbuTab with 1TB of HDD
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@kugiigi But ROM means the actual opposite of storage... Read Only Memory. If you could not write to it, it would not be much of storage.
I get the meaning (kind of) when referring to different Android "distro's" but for on device storage?
(Although ROM vs RAM is also a misnomer as Read Only Memory is also Randomly Accessible)
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@arubislander That is true but for some reason many really used that term to refer to storage
This is very common at least years ago, I think they now use "storage" most of the time though. -
Just for interest, I've asked them a few questions. They said they'd get back to me tomorrow.
I asked if the device already existed as a prototype, if they were doing the work that a porter does and taking care of it being fully functional, and if it was based on Halium.
I guess I could also ask specifically about VoLTE and how long they'd act as maintainer of the device.
Any other questions?I suspect it's just one of a million prototypey things that could be made by such companies if a minimum order quantity were reached. But if they have an operational device, that's kinda interesting. No harm in asking.
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Being the front camera and flash in the right upper corner, does not allow to see the clock.
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We are a professional OEM/ODM supplier of intelligent terminals.
Even if not a scam, you won't find any smartphone or anything to buy from them.
They sell to others brands.
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