Old firmware thl t11 4.2. Getting Root THL T11. Front and back camera

Good afternoon, dear readers.
Time passed and I began to think about replacing my Lenovo S650. I honestly admit that the smart is excellent and I was looking for a replacement only because of the games, because the requirements are growing and the games are slowing down. Plus 1 GB of RAM does not allow you to minimize large applications. The budget was modest and almost the cheapest smart with 2 GB of RAM, at least some, but the brand and a more powerful graphics adapter, turned out to be this particular THL T11.

After reading as many as one single review made six months ago by a respected member of the forum, namely this review, I decided to take this smart one. Now that I have it, I am in sorrow, because I cannot understand whether I have a bad copy, or whether it is a new firmware, but smart in video tests lags well behind itself only in the spring. But in Antutu he fled forward noticeably.
I have been shopping in China for more than 8 years, so I know that you can bargain for any product to your advantage and not offend the seller. So, from December 2, I began to whine a discount, throwing various links to other stores as an argument, plus I had an additional motivation to buy in this particular store, because on one resource for the best review of the month I won a coupon to this store in the equivalent of $ 30 ... (in the PM I can tell the administration, otherwise they will be punished for advertising)
In general, on December 10, the support agreed - I used the coupon given to me earlier and the prize coupon code was canceled, when calculating the price became 165.99 USD, if you add a second phone, then the price was 195.99, I'm not a crook, it was just interesting :)

The phone came running within normal terms, and for the New Year holidays even in very good terms, somewhere in 2.5 weeks or about 20 days. Sent by post to the Netherlands.

For track lovers

For those who don't know THL T11 yet, this is a simplified version of the more expensive flagship THL T100s. The camera was cut from 13 to 8 megapixels, the front one from 8 to 5 megapixels, the screen was made not OGS, but GFF (glass-to-film-to-film full lamination) and the resolution was cut from Full HD (1920x1080) to HD ready (1280x720) ... The latter point may even turn out to be a plus, because a lower resolution means a lower load on the graphics, and therefore higher performance and possibly lower power consumption. But not everyone will see the difference between 720P and 1080P on smartphones. And the flagship has a built-in memory of 32 GB, here they left 16 GB.

Learn more about GFF (glass-to-film-to-film full lamination) screens

Thl, like many other manufacturers, often uses the more budgetary and modern technology GFF (glass-to-film-to-film full lamination), rather than OGS (one glass solution).
This means that the glass protects two layers of film that provide capacitive functions. touch screen... In the lamination process, a gel is used to attach the protective glass to the display, which indicates that there is no air gap between them. However, the use of the GFF in production should inevitably make the device thicker compared to the OGS. And the picture will look, as far as I understand, somewhat differently. But to see the difference, it is necessary to compare the displays of devices made using different technologies at the same time.

Specifications from different vendors and extra in bold:

Screen: 5.0 "IPS, 1280 x 720 pixels, 10-point multitouch, Gorilla Glass 3; full G + F + F screen lamination, density 320 dpi(wherever they write OGS is a lie).
Processor: MTK6592, (Cortex-A7, 1.7 GHz, 8 cores);
Video accelerator: Mali-450 MP4; 700 Mhz
Operating system: Android 4.4.2
RAM: 2 GB (free somewhere 1.5 GB)
User memory: 16GB + microSD slot, internal memory is divided into 2 sections 6 GB for programs and 7.57 GB for their files.
Cameras: Main - 8 Mp, backlight + autofocus; front - 5 MP + autofocus;
Communication: 2 SIM-cards, one in microSIM format (GSM / GPRS / EDGE + UMTS / HSPA +);
Additionally: GPS, A-GPS, Wi-Fi, NFC, Ebook, FM, Bluetooth, OTG, microUSB, 3.5 audio, accelerometer, light sensor, distance;
Battery: 2750 mAh; (actually about 2500 mAh)
Dimensions: 144.3 x 70.4 x 8.4 mm;
Weight: 142 grams;

Features from the phone menu

Packaging and equipment.

The packaging may not always be in an air bag, as I understand it depends on the packing days and shifts, moon phases or the great Chinese randomness. But many stores have now started sending phones in such packages, and the rest of orders in ordinary bubble wrap or foam. But in such an air bag it is much more difficult to damage the phone box, from which the phone box retains its presentation.

Box and packaging

Brief characteristics

Inside there is a rich package bundle, which will be enough for the first time, until the purchase of normal covers. Protective film on the screen, bumper cover and book cover.
The cover of the book did not get into the frame, but in fact it is the same bumper glued to a leatherette lining under corrugated leather.

Read more about the complete set in the photo and short comments

A colorful and long instruction for beginners and in general, to superficially figure out what's what.

Two NFC tags for experiments, well, you must agree now that this is not yet a developed technology and you can only indulge in it. Although some banks are trying to introduce a payment method via NFC, they will be finishing for a long time. But the very fact of the availability of this technology, with the expectation of the future, is pleasing.

Headset with vacuum headphones. The headset is not branded and does not represent anything normal. The sound is just above the level of poop and they pushed it here just so that it was and could talk through it, it is not suitable for music.

Charging branded THL with access to normal USB 5 V 1 A.

The film on the screen is also branded specifically for this smartphone

Attached from above. The holes in the film are clearly aligned.

The dirty blue bumper cover is made with high quality and without flaws. All holes and buttons match perfectly. True, the plastic is very thin and I think such a cover may burst over time.

Book cover with suction cup.

Appearance and battery

There is a shipping film glued to the screen, but under it is glued protective film! And as we remember, the set includes another protective film in the load. The camera does not stick out from the body, so it will not cling or scratch, and even more so in the case.

Photos under the spoiler

I will not take a bunch of photos, you can look on the Internet, so I will write the rest in words. In general, the body of the phone is made of pleasant non-slip and not very easily soiled plastic. Above is the USB connector and open it for headphones, on the right is the power key, on the left is the volume rocker. The rounded edges and pleasant texture make the smart grip comfortable and secure with one hand. But the convenience will only be for right-handers :(

But I will pay special attention to the lower part. There is a cutout for easy prying of the cover and a microphone hole.

And now we look a little lower, and there is a gap !!! Through this crack, you can see the not compressed latch. I tried to gently squeeze it, but even with considerable effort, it does not tighten. In general, I read on the Internet and realized that this is enough frequent problem from this manufacturer (INEW phones are also produced by THL and there is the same song). It is solved quite easily, it is necessary to loosen the screws a little from the side of the slot and then the latch will be clamped. But since I changed my mind to keep my phone, it would not be ethical to turn it around.

Slot for SIM cards and memory cards, in the lower left corner on the screw the tamper seal (blue).

But on the cover there are two antennas with contact pads. If one is exactly NFC and its location on the lid is logical, then the second one seems to me probably Wi-fi (I will not argue), which is not very good, because if the phone's lid is damaged or these contacts do not touch well, this can significantly affect the reception signal. And Wi-fi for a smartphone is much more critical than NFC.

The battery says 2750 mah.

Battery weight 43.17 grams. Based on the rough folk formula that one gram = 50 mah, we get a very rough capacity of 2160 mah.
I decided to charge from the mains charger and measure the USB capacity with a tester. The phone was discharged to 10% and charged to full.

Start and end of charging

As you can see from the results, the phone absorbed 2586 mah + it was charged by 10% minus the losses of all converters and the tester's error. Real capacity the battery turns out to be approximately ~ 2500 mah.
The battery test shows these comparative results.

In my standard mode of use without games, a little internet and infrequent calls up to 1 hour a day, the battery statistics are what they show. Not bad at all. UPD I took out the battery and took a screenshot after that, thinking that the phone keeps general statistics (prompted in the comments, thanks for which).

In the comments, we corrected that the screen is not objective (

Screen

In general, before starting to write about the screen, I want to say on my own that this GFF technology is almost in no way inferior to OGS and the picture is just wonderful, but at a diagonal angle the black color turns into gray, but the price difference closes our eyes at this moment. In 99% of use cases, you will never hold your smartphone in this position, but as the saying goes, "it does not interfere, but the very fact of presence strains."
The screen is protected by a tempered Gorilla Glass 3, a protective film is glued from the factory under the transport film, and one more protective film is given as a reserve. Although even the screen without films will be very hard to damage. All the fears of the paranoid are satisfied.
Here is the grayed out moment.

Viewing angles very good color inversion almost none (except for black in the position above). I specially made a gif for clarity. FOR GIFTS TO EARN CLICK ON THE PICTURE.

Photo of the viewing angles under the spoiler

Performance testing

Latest firmware based on Android 4.4.2
Here's what the Antutu Info device shows

Testing gave unexpected results and the THL T11 even outperformed the Xiaomi Redmi Note a little. Although on firmware 4.2.2 and on old version Antutu, he gave out a little less than 28 thousand.

Multi-touch everything is clear 10 touches - 11 does not work :)

WIFI reception, transmission and antenna sensitivity are very good. On another smart, it drops to -70 dbm in the same place.

GPS found satellites in about 15 seconds. But in the area where I live there are few of them and the signal is not very good, but it works well. On the left is a photo on a glazed balcony (6th floor), on the right in the same place just below in front of the house.

3dmark results

CPU Prime Benchmark

The compass works in a horizontal position, so that it tunes smart, you need to twist it around a little.

The stability test was passed successfully and with good performance. No overheating.

And now the sadness in the form of graphics adapter tests.
Nenamark2

Epic citadel

Antutu Video Tester 2.2 (despite the results, the videos were played without brakes)

I can't understand why the processor scores are higher on the new firmware, and the test scores on the graph are worse by 15%. Either I came across an unsuccessful copy or all these tests are not objective and in collusion with manufacturers to sell phones.
In games, I did not feel any discomfort.

Photo with a lot of objects

Front and back camera

The front camera is 8 megapixels with possible interpolation up to 13 megapixels with autofocus, in the camera settings I set it to 13. I will not upload all the photos, but on my own behalf I will say that the camera is good, but it was washed a little. As a separate plus, I want to note the abundant number of interesting operating modes.

Examples of photos of the main camera

Daylight

Snapshot in HDR

Artificial lighting

HDR

In total darkness

Fun modes
You put horns on yourself or someone else and the camera takes pictures automatically

Auto photo when smiling

The rest of the modes such as panoramas and so on have already been described a bunch of times, I will not repeat.

The front camera for selfies with autofocus 5 megapixels takes quite decent pictures, quite a bit worse than the main one.

Filming

The video shooting in this model is good, but there is a little sadness. The humor lies in the fact that with excellent focusing when taking photos, in the video mode there is no focusing to infinity, that is, constant autofocus. Or rather, not even so, it is there, but you have to constantly point your finger at the screen for focus, it's terribly inconvenient !!! For example, while filming video reviews, you cannot just put the phone on a tripod and bring or remove objects from it ((( This point was the main disadvantage for me.

I focused manually, the picture after the focus is gorgeous. In general, it is noticeable that it focuses a little by itself, but quite a bit.

Pros:

Nice and juicy screen with excellent images, no worse than OGS;
The processor is very good in its segment;
GPS, OTG, OTA, Compass and all sensors all work flawlessly;
Good gaming performance don't look at benchmark results;
Photo and interesting camera modes.

Doubtful:

An under-pressed latch, although you can fix it, but still I would like to be better;
Poor autofocus during video recording can most likely be corrected by firmware;

Cons or minus:

Function keys, well, it's very hard to get used to, the platform is large and to hit exactly the key, so that it does not always work to light it up, and so that it works, you need to press it again. As a result, you get chaotic poking in the desired area 2-3 times.

Conclusions:

Maybe I, of course, described everything in vague colors, do not take it to heart. In fact, the phone is very good for its price, I just wanted it for little money, but so that everything would be like a more expensive device. For most users, I can recommend this device and I am sure that it will only delight.
As a person who is looking for an ideal, I will look for it further. The parameters are the same, I don't want Full HD resolution, since it will be too heavy for this processor.

P.S.

Traditional bonus (photo taken with this phone)

For those who have just become a beginner or are not an expert in the huge world of Android and are not particularly familiar with the concept of how - Root Android, and also why it is needed, what can be done after obtaining Root rights or how to get rid of them later if they are no longer needed, all this can be found in the detailed article -!

First of all!

There are no "left" links or unnecessary actions in this article! If you really need Root Rights, then read carefully and follow it step by step, this is a guarantee that you will do everything right! This article on obtaining Root rights is divided into two parts: The first part is Required components and conditions, the second part is Instructions how to get root rights using the received files and programs. If, in the process of getting root rights, Android constantly reboots or in the process of eternal loading (it happens extremely rarely, but still), then it's worth it. Now let's get down to getting Root rights!

Android manufacturers sometimes release new firmware, on which it is impossible to get Root using one of the proposed methods, if the article contains more alternative ways, try them. Doesn't it work all the same? Indicate the Android version and the firmware version in the comments (do not write malicious shit comments, you will not put yourself or others with this). Android hangs (does not load), read and re-read from the very FIRST paragraph, all the necessary links in the article are present!

Still have questions?

Still have questions or can't root your Android? Leave comments about what you did or failed, or you did differently.

On this page, you will find the official link to download THL T11 Stock Firmware ROM (flash file) on your Computer. Firmware comes in a zip package, which contains Flash File, Flash Tool, USB Driver and How-to Flash Manual.

How to Flash
Step 1: Download and extract the THL T11 stock firmware package on your computer.
Step 2: After extracting the package, you will be able to get the Firmware File, Flash Tool, Driver and How-to Flash Guide.
Step 3: Install the provided USB Driver on your Computer, and if in case USB Driver is already installed, SKIP this step).
Step 4: Follow the How-to Flash Manual to Flash the Firmware on your THL T11 Device.

Readme Once :
[*] Take a Backup: If you are going to flash the above Firmware on your THL T11 device, then take a backup of everything as because your personal data will be deleted after flashing the stock firmware.
[*] The firmware shared on this page is officially released by the company and helps you to recovery your device if you ever got bootloop, software error, update error, hanging and dead issue.

In this page you will find the instructions to root THL T11 (running on android 4.2) using Root Genius Application on Windows Computer.

Requirements: If you are using any Antivirus Application on your computer then disable it first then after follow the below tutorial.

How to Root THL T11

Step 1: Enable USB Debugging on your Smartphone. To enable USB debugging, Open Settings > Developers Option > USB Debugging > Tick to Enable.

(Developers Option is hidden for Android 4.2.2 or above, to show this option Go to Settings > About Phone > Built Number(Tap on it for 5-8 times).

Step 2: and Open Root Genius Application on your Windows Computer.

Step 3: Once Root Genius Application is launched, connect your smartphone to the computer (with USB Debugging enabled).

Step 4: Once Your Smartphone is connected successfully to the computer, Root Genius will automatically detect your Device.

Step 5: Now, Click on the “ Root Now”Button to begin the rooting process.

Step 6: Now, Root Genius will automatically “ Root”Your THL T11 smartphone and install the KingUser Application.

Step 7: Now your THL T11 smartphone is Rooted. To check whether your phone is rooted correctly, open Applications Menu, there you will be able to see a new app installed, called KingUser... If this app exist then it means you have successfully rooted your device.

Optional: You can also verify the root status of your device by using the Root Checker Application.

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[*] No data loss process: Your THL T11 Phone Data like contacts, pictures, videos, music and etc will be not affected with this method.
[*] Warranty Void: Your THL T11 Device Warranty may be Void after following the above tutorial.
[*] How to unroot: To unroot your Device, Open KingUser on your Device> Settings> Remove Root Permission.
[*] THL Stock Firmware: If you are looking for the original firmware for your device then head over to for all devices page.
[*] THL USB Driver: If you are looking for the original USB Driver for your device then head over to Download THL USB Driver for all devices page.
[*] Credits: Root Genius Application was created by SJRoot (Developer).

Android Firmware

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ThL T11 works under control operating system Android 4.2... Its performance is rated 3 out of 5 (in its segment). This smartphone is quite productive. Here are the characteristics of the device, instructions on how to reset the settings, flash the device and, of course, how to get root rights to the THL

Specifications

Standard: GSM 900/1800/1900, 3G
Type: Smartphone
Operating system: Android 4.2
Case type: classic
Body material: plastic
SIM card type: regular + micro SIM
Number of SIM-cards: 2
Multiple SIM mode: alternate
Weight: 146g
Dimensions (WxHxT): 70.4x144.2x8.8 mm
Screen type: color IPS, 16.78 million colors, touch
Touchscreen type: multitouch, capacitive
Diagonal: 5 inches.
Image size: 720x1280
Automatic screen rotation: yes
Scratch-resistant glass: yes
Ringtone type: polyphonic, MP3 ringtones
Vibration alert: yes
Camera: 8 million pixels, LED flash
Camera functions: autofocus
Video recording: yes
Front camera: yes, 5 million pixels.
Audio: MP3, WAV, FM radio
Dictaphone: yes
Headphone jack: 3.5mm
Interfaces: Wi-Fi 802.11n, Bluetooth, USB, NFC
USB-host: yes
Satellite Navigation: GPS
Internet access: WAP, GPRS, EDGE
Protocol support: POP / SMTP, HTML
Processor: MediaTek MT6592W, 1700 MHz
Number of processor cores: 8
Video processor: Mali-450 MP4
Built-in memory: 16 GB
Volume random access memory: 2 GB
Support for memory cards: microSD (TransFlash), up to 32 GB
Additional SMS functions: text input with dictionary
MMS: yes
Battery capacity: 2750mAh
Notebook in the device: 500 numbers
Book search: yes
Exchange between SIM-card and internal memory: there is
Organizer: alarm clock, calculator, task planner
Package contents: phone, battery, headphones, USB cable, Charger, case, protective film, instructions
Features: glass - Corning III gorilla glass

Firmware for ThL T11

Official firmware Android 4.2 [stock ROM file] -
ThL custom firmware -

You can find firmware for ThL T11 in the branch In addition, first download the necessary software for flashing

What information do you need to know for flashing?

Brand / Model [desirable] - ThL / T11
Processor - MediaTek MT6592W, 1700 MHz
LCD Driver (version)
Kernel (version) [desirable]

Before flashing and in the process of selecting the firmware, check the basic TX (technical characteristics) through the program

What custom firmware are there?

CM - CyanogenMod
LineageOS
Paranoid Android
OmniROM
Temasek's

AICP (Android Ice Cold Project)
RR (Resurrection Remix)
MK (MoKee)
FlymeOS
Bliss
crDroid
Illusion ROMS
Pacman ROM

ThL Smartphone Problems and Disadvantages and How to Fix Them?

If the T11 does not turn on, for example, see White screen, hangs on the screen saver, or the notification indicator only blinks (possibly after charging).
If it freezes when updating / freezes when it is turned on (needs a flashing, 100%)
Doesn't charge (usually iron problems)
Doesn't see the SIM card (SIM card)
The camera does not work (mostly hardware problems)
Sensor does not work (depending on the situation)

For all these problems, contact (you just need to create a theme), specialists will help for free.

Hard Reset for ThL T11

Instructions on how to Hard Reset on ThL T11 (factory reset). We recommend that you read the visual guide, which is called on Android. ...

Reset codes (open the dialer and enter them).

*2767*3855#
*#*#7780#*#*
*#*#7378423#*#*

Hard Reset via Recovery

Turn off the device-> go to Recovery
"Wipe data / factory reset"
"Yes - delete all user data" -> "Reboot System"

How do I log into Recovery?

hold down Vol (-) [volume down], or Vol (+) [volume up] and the power button
a menu with the Android logo will appear. Everything, you are in Recovery!

Reset settings on ThL T11 can be done in a very simple way:

Settings-> Recovery and reset
Reset settings (at the very bottom)

How to reset your pattern

How to reset graphic key if you forgot it and now you cannot unlock your ThL smartphone. On the T11 model, the key or PIN can be removed in several ways. You can also remove the lock through a factory reset, the lock code will be deleted and disabled.

Reset graph. blocking -
Password reset -