Wiko Iggy Dual SIM Android phone

tdenson · 12-11-2014, 16:28

Just bought one of these from Amazon for about £120. I do a lot of work in Africa and thought it would be useful to have a dual SIM phone as I am forever swapping SIMs in and out while there. Must say I'm very impressed so far. Seems a perfectly adequate Android handset, pretty nippy, good battery life, reasonable display. The SIM management couldn't be easier.
What I will probably do is leave my UK SIM card in it as well as a local one, as I am forever getting caught out by things like banks wanting to send me a verification code, or my Apple account needing two factor authentication. It also means when out and about I can carry a cheap and cheerful handset rather than a flagship phone.

tdenson · 30-11-2014, 14:15

I've bumped this thread particularly to report back on how good the battery is. I am away travelling at the moment and I have two SIM cards in the thing. I am not using it as my primary phone, but I have had it switched on for the last week, with occasional use of it for texting and tethering. It is now down to 50% without any charging in that week. I find with my HTC One that even if I don't use it much it is flat within 24 hours or so.

alanwarwic · 05-12-2014, 08:40

Seems expensive for a no name, though I get the impression that from mine(now nearing 2 years old), Chinese phones are still optimised for 2G.

When the '2G only' option got removed from certain phones I thought it was to pander to the network but it turns out that the most likely reason they get removed is that the 2G reception on some is absolute pants. No one reports(the anti consumer trade bias press?) how completely useless (and thus battery draining) some of the premium phones are in this aspect.
My Chinese phone on a quiet week manages a weeks battery life too, and that is with an older less efficient chipset. I will also expect a 'week at best' with my LG G2.

At the top end the Samsung S5 is way ahead of the rest with its clever Ultra Power saving mode allowing you 24 hours per 10% of charge for those times when you need it.
http://www.geek.com/android/65-hours...-mode-1591751/

I'm not quite sure what is best one to have for battery, the S5 or the YotaPhone2.

12-11-2014, 16:28	#1
tdenson Forum Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 4,214	Wiko Iggy Dual SIM Android phone Just bought one of these from Amazon for about £120. I do a lot of work in Africa and thought it would be useful to have a dual SIM phone as I am forever swapping SIMs in and out while there. Must say I'm very impressed so far. Seems a perfectly adequate Android handset, pretty nippy, good battery life, reasonable display. The SIM management couldn't be easier. What I will probably do is leave my UK SIM card in it as well as a local one, as I am forever getting caught out by things like banks wanting to send me a verification code, or my Apple account needing two factor authentication. It also means when out and about I can carry a cheap and cheerful handset rather than a flagship phone.

30-11-2014, 14:15	#2
tdenson Forum Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 4,214	I've bumped this thread particularly to report back on how good the battery is. I am away travelling at the moment and I have two SIM cards in the thing. I am not using it as my primary phone, but I have had it switched on for the last week, with occasional use of it for texting and tethering. It is now down to 50% without any charging in that week. I find with my HTC One that even if I don't use it much it is flat within 24 hours or so.

05-12-2014, 08:40	#3
alanwarwic Forum Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: the wild world web Posts: 28,132	Seems expensive for a no name, though I get the impression that from mine(now nearing 2 years old), Chinese phones are still optimised for 2G. When the '2G only' option got removed from certain phones I thought it was to pander to the network but it turns out that the most likely reason they get removed is that the 2G reception on some is absolute pants. No one reports(the anti consumer trade bias press?) how completely useless (and thus battery draining) some of the premium phones are in this aspect. My Chinese phone on a quiet week manages a weeks battery life too, and that is with an older less efficient chipset. I will also expect a 'week at best' with my LG G2. At the top end the Samsung S5 is way ahead of the rest with its clever Ultra Power saving mode allowing you 24 hours per 10% of charge for those times when you need it. http://www.geek.com/android/65-hours...-mode-1591751/ I'm not quite sure what is best one to have for battery, the S5 or the YotaPhone2.

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