Some of you who may have received your iNew v3 recently may have had a frustrating time getting your OTG working. Well there’s a reason for that – It wasn’t included in the first 1000 units that iNew released.
Whether this was planned by iNew, whether iNew didn’t know about it, whether it was a mistake at the factory – we give iNew a giant ‘boo-hiss’ and a digital bitch slap. I’ve recently wrote how much I was liking iNew, however with the recent news of them letting out 1000 iNew V3 without the advertised OTG is a stain that will remain on them for quite awhile – at least in our minds, though you may be more forgiving.
The shops can’t be blamed, as iNew didn’t make them aware. Perhaps iNew themselves weren’t even aware until they’d already been released to the public.
Well, this is part of the risk we take when ordering from China. The sellers and manufacturer’s operate on extremely thin profit margins and along with our getting very nice phones for bargain prices, QC, customer service, and transparency suffers. The best we can do is try to purchase from a shop that will service legitimate warranty issues, at which the cost of shipping still lays at our feet. Again, this is the risk we take. I, for one, have found China mobiles to be enjoyable and well worth it despite the occasional snags.
To finish up, it was only the first 1000 units that iNew released that didn’t have OTG. All MTK6582 iNew V3 should now be of the newer type and will include OTG. Remember to confirm this with your seller prior to purchasing.
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