The "HOTHE H40 PRO" is just another GARBAGE Feature Phone that will make you feel disappointed.

Timestamps are integrated into the video for each segment.
This video turned out to be kind of boring, I thought there would be a lot more features but it is what it is.
If you need to skip through, feel free to use them :)
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Greetings and welcome back to another cheapo phone review.
Another item from AliExpress...what could go wrong?
I found this while casually browsing AliExpress and with the $33 asking price, oddball look and some strange claims on the box I decided to buy it and well...it's honestly not that exciting :(
It's a new brand name we haven't heard of?
Also I am slightly unhinged in this video which is usual.
I hope you get some entertainment out of this one. I tried to make it interesting!
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TIMESTAMPS:
Introduction, Disclaimers & Timestamps: 0:00
Listing, Pricing, The Brand Name & What it looks like: 1:04
Description: 2:13
Around the Box: 3:16
Quick Unboxing: 5:06
Around the Phone: 5:49
Power On, Display Quality, UI & Features: 9:16
The Buttons, Keypad Lights, Some Apps, Video Recorder etc: 10:43
The Beaming LED Torch Test: 11:44
Text to Speech with the Phone Dialer: 13:09
Settings: 14:57
Speaker Test: 16:00
The Camera: 16:37
Camera Test - Photos: 17:28
Camera Test - Videos: 18:30
Camera Quality, File Manager, Happ etc: 19:46
Ringtones: 20:34
More Apps, FM Radio, Sound Recorder, Video Player etc: 21:40
Extreme Gaming: 23:29
Disappointment: 24:31
Teardown & Investigation: 25:41
No worky, full specs & final thoughts: 30:33
This video was a disappointment: 31:26
Be good people!
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Music/Video:
Speaker Tests:
Mick Gordon - BFG Division (DOOM 2016 Soundtrack)
Camera Test Background:
Andrew & Simon Hale - L.A Noire Main Menu Theme
Videos:
Limmys Show - What's Heavier?
Cat Walking on Piano - Spinning Voices
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*All images used in the video belong to their rightful owners but are used under fair use/demonstration.
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#HOTHE #Phone #AliExpress

[@SMOOREZ]

*Big thanks to everyone on the last stream, especially Cobra or Everday Blind for making a HUGE donation. Thank you so much and I know this isn't much but I hope you enjoy it regardless* Another feature phone...I know, I am sorry. But it looked interesting. It's not interesting though. But I tried to make it interesting! This isn't helping. Let me know what you thought of this down below and let me know how you think the name is pronounced! TIMESTAMPS: Introduction, Disclaimers & Timestamps: 0:00 Listing, Pricing, The Brand Name & What it looks like: 1:04 Description: 2:13 Around the Box: 3:16 Quick Unboxing: 5:06 Around the Phone: 5:49 Power On, Display Quality, UI & Features: 9:16 The Buttons, Keypad Lights, Some Apps, Video Recorder etc: 10:43 The Beaming LED Torch Test: 11:44 Text to Speech with the Phone Dialer: 13:09 Settings: 14:57 Speaker Test: 16:00 The Camera: 16:37 Camera Test - Photos: 17:28 Camera Test - Videos: 18:30 Camera Quality, File Manager, Happ etc: 19:46 Ringtones: 20:34 More Apps, FM Radio, Sound Recorder, Video Player etc: 21:40 Extreme Gaming: 23:29 Disappointment: 24:31 Teardown & Investigation: 25:41 No worky, full specs & final thoughts: 30:33 This video was a disappointment: 31:26 Be good people!

[@Yippeee5959]

With all due respect, Do you sell those old clone iPhone 6/7?

[@Kiwi_As]

Nokia 3310 3G has Java and you can bluetooth .jar files and play them and it is amazing.

[@user-r4v9fyq6u7]

INFO: The box seems to be from the Infinix HOT series, around HOT 40s. I can tell because i bought a Hot 40i.

[@fufuyaya990]

No way!!!! They got the fake budget phone version of Infinix Hot 40 Pro 💀💀💀💀💀

[@redcoolc.h4155]

Even budget cellphones have a copy hahah 😂

[@Kuz1945]

same lmao, i was like wtf "garbage phone" those phones are honestly one of the best budget phones out there

[@gabrielv.4358]

whthe hell is that ???? infinix is a hoax in itsefl

[@Kuz1945]

@@gabrielv.4358 How do you think of that, I still use their Infinix HOT 8 budget phone from 2019 with 4GB and 64GB and it's still snappy and quick and the battery lasts a whole day of usage, their older phones are not as durable as they are today but their recent phones have gotten signifacally better

[@Hatz-Doctor]

I'm using a Actual Infinix Hot 40 and I'm laughing so hard on this

[@jonapilgrim13]

FINALLY, we've found the phone that people use to take footage of UFOS

[@Ibrahimdude]

Wow Hothe Box Was Just Like Infinix Box🤣

[@Yippeee5959]

Many are copying the same theme style

[@agustinusreynaldi7101]

As like I thought I N F I N I X box copy

[@ZEK-GM]

Ringtone1 - Beyond The Dreams (LG) Ringtone2 - Marimba (iPhone)

[@falapu04]

15:34 That’s the default wallpaper for the Natural Titanium colored iPhone 15 Pro and Pro Max

[@ILoveWomen]

I think it’s from the white one

[@AirknightTails]

14:39 IT Crowd Reference FTW!

[@hakureicirno6059]

"Hothe" is probably the mocking of "Honor" which used to be the sub branding of Huawei.

[@jojojojo4332]

or its to say He is hot.

[@daftbence]

Someone pointed out this is the clone of Infinix Hot 40 phone, so I suppose Hothe = Hot

[@StompySan]

The video test was sublime. That interference sounds like a quality drone.

[@incogninto1124]

The keypad reminds me of the Motorola RAZR that my uncle had back then. Also I am in the progress of hacking the MT6261 and writting drivers. Great video, SMOOREZ.

[@JoanseCastillo]

Some like smartphone reviews, some like festure reviews, some both and then its us liking your videos no matter what they are about

[@aee_2137]

whatever was that background banging sound around 20:45 scared the hell out of me lmao

[@rkrenek1]

between the interference noise while filming the video test, and the TTS voice on the keypad, you could make an awesome numbers station.

[@lowstaar]

There was the Ericsson Hotline, and now there is the HOTHE Garabage.

[@hudde814]

Was hoping someone would make that joke so that I didn't have to and be accused of being a bot

[@deathdogg0]

You should rename this one to SMOOREZ throws a tantrum, especially after the way this one ended haha entertaining as always!

[@OlexanderZnaharenkoUA]

19:20 - You need to record? Record on this! 🤣🤣🤣 Very satisfying and relaxing)))

[@TestECull]

22:34 I'm genuinely tempted to buy one of these just because it picks up FM radio on its own..

[@gabrielv.4358]

Yeah, no antennas needed, very impressive

[@TestECull]

@@gabrielv.4358 Yep. Its sole purpose would be a portable USB-chargeable FM radio.

[@Soundwaiv]

15:30 bro that's the iPhone 15 Pro wallpaper LMAOOOO😂😂

[@gb9727]

20:42 that is Beyond the dream, an LG ringtone

[@nathanlamaire]

Java not available while the icon is literally there is a literal scam.

[@stevenspencer5367]

Wow what a fab video. Lol it looks rather cool. I enjoyed the attempts at the name. I've gone for the same pronunciation as the planet Hoth from Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back. Partly because the number buttons reminded me of a druid but also the camera/video test where it sounded just like it was a communicator from the franchise. Also when you were saying Java java jave I thought you said Jabba Jabba Jabba lol Impressive LEDs they did light up your garden quite well. I could use it to find dropped keys on a dark night. Lol I'm sorry but I had a laugh at the camera test. Sound wise I thought it was quite good despite the small sperker. It seemed less distorted at high volume. Radio sounded good too. I presume sound would be better through headphones. I was disappointed, though not as much as you, when practically none of the apps worked. I thought it might be due to the apps needing a mobile connection to work. However it just could br because it's cheap and they are fake apps. Thoroughly enjoyed the video. Although did miss Miss Ripley but if you did film her how could we tell. Lol

[@Boogie_the_cat]

Java The Hutt

[@dhelmich6151]

nice knife party reference

[@Boogie_the_cat]

even me, a left-handed person, am offended by the arrow keys being on the left. This was designed by a drunk pack of wild dogs who also ate shrooms.

[@EmberwolfXR]

the perfect phone for capturing footage of big foot...

[@elvinhaak]

Nice for parts like the battery and some connectors!

[@wlchek]

You can use this in the train and people will think it's an iphone.

[@paultheretrogamer]

The txt to speech reminds me of when your in a queue and voice over says cashier number 5 pls so depressing 😅

[@IsmaelWensder]

I think it needs network, internet access to play java apps, don't know why but I've seen feature phones do this before. Maybe this apps aren't really installed, only the icon, so the phone need to download and install them first. With that low memory this kind of phone have I don't doubt this. 2G still work here.

[@slapnut892]

I give that phone a NEIN! NEIN! NEIN! out of 10.

[@emem666]

Currently it wasn't available but did you try it later? Maybe it became available, you will never know for sure.

[@imeakdo7]

Hey it looks like those concept renderings for a new nokia feature phone

[@tigersusyt]

I've played that car game so much in uhh 2018 and 2019 i think (i had an mtk feature phone as main back then)

[@KoleckOLP]

Is there a phone that can do java (j2me) on aliexpress?

[@FranklyPeetoons]

Gee whiz. In the USA, I recently got a new/old stock Samsung Galaxy J3 (2019 revision) smartphone for $19.99. These feature phones just don't add up with that kind of competition

[@Holycurative9610]

Maybe they were going for a Spartan war vibe (Hot gates, entrance to Hades Etc.) and a Star Wars theme with the Hoth battle.

[@danielivanov930]

12:36 I know the scene which a person shouts nein nein nein in Inglorious Basterds 🤣

[@georgesteele23oct]

Hi Smoorez.. what inventory App do you use for your smartphones ?

[@SMOOREZ]

Stock and Inventory simple by Chester Software on Play Store :)

[@SquishySenpai]

You should get a hold of an AT&T TILT (aka TyTnII, aka HTC 8925). Great little phone. Java works. I wouldn't recommend disassembly though.

[@RXID624]

Ok the 1st ringtone was from lg. I don't remember what is the name

[@kacperjestfajny]

Dude, you should do like annual top10 best & worst crapphones

[@antonioZaRasFiNaLbOsS]

18:46 The interference sound broo😭😂🤣🤣

[@antonioZaRasFiNaLbOsS]

Sounded like a nuclear alarm

[@JeffisWinning]

I wonder if the Hothe phone will work on Hoth?

[@I_am_Allan]

My apartment building was just built, and opened October 2023. I invited two friends over, and their first comment was as we exited the elevator... "The elevator sounds so depressed. Even more depressed than Eeyore." 😅

[@mrbedford]

I'm writing this as I watch so I remember, the screen is not bad at all and that voice. The camera though, even I can draw better than the pictures look! The annoying thing like u said it was a bit boring, I always enjoy the ripping it apart bit but there wasn't much in it either! it looked far better than it was.

[@aky5396]

I, for one, like everything you post.

[@joenathanz7474]

21:08 actually that's from iphone ringtone too 😂

[@AversaS2]

Maybe it’s pronounced Hot-he, sounds like hottie.

[@SammyRenard]

...I kinda want one of those lol it looks like the kind of phones I'd see in my dreams

[@AmadarianArkwing]

That camera array has almost same arrangement with my Winds A1915 tablet that masquerading as Samsung Tab.

[@addas4]

Any clue what OS it is running? I am a dev and I am interested in learning those unknown OSes

[@SMOOREZ]

MediaTek MAUI I think it's called. Or NucleusOS something or other?

[@gtrxAC]

Nucleus RTOS is the operating system/kernel and MediaTek MAUI is the user interface running on top of it. You can develop VXP apps in C/C++ for some MediaTek MAUI based phones (though not this one).

[@Gato303co]

18:30 ..... definitely the camera quality people need for making analog horror videos to post on YT

[@felitsu3772]

Watching this video with the Infinix hot 40 pro, not sure what they were going for but it's hilarious to see what they were going for

[@jacktheripper6716]

Finally a phone to replace my iPhone 13 pro

[@Latintendo]

20:41 LG “Beyond the Dream” ringtone. With the second part cut off.

[@astedneyfuicproducxion2005]

Hothe: He's a hot phone

[@ardcollectsphones]

ring 1 is "beyond the dream" on the lg optimus l3

[@Veta_YT]

They took just a "bit" of inspiration from apple

[@gtrxAC]

With those Opera Mini and Twitter icons on the main menu, I was at least expecting VXP app support if not Java...

[@SMOOREZ]

Yeah I tried that vxp file you sent and it's just a "?" File.

[@Kamifox1]

Maybe for Halloween, you could wrap your hands in those strip band-aids you're supposed to cut to length like a mummy.

[@razvanschuster5058]

13:27 kinda sounds more like a depressed austrian painter

[@LilwillieThomas]

Good video

[@lmlnx1]

The box is looking something like infinix phone boxes. And yeah, designed like infinix hot series, can't remember what, but yeah

[@tomaszdrozdowski1113]

"Hodor"

[@greglost2841]

Your thinking about the name to hard it just hot he 😂😂

[@AngusYoung1973x]

The interference sounds like bfg division gone wrong 😅

[@barneyDcaller]

The packaging is similar to Infinix entry level phones

[@JustAPersonWhoComments]

15:33 That's from an iPhone 15 Pro wallaper lol

[@gregsmith9183]

Must be a market for these kind of phones. Though not for long since 2G GSM is dead or shutting down in most countries around the world. Even 3G is soon to be non existant as well.

[@Veta_YT]

We at slovakia rely on 2G at fridays :D

[@tomleech9753]

isnt the case diffusing the leds?

[@SMOOREZ]

I did the led test outside with no case on so that's probably why it looked a bit better.

[@AguevadoConCaraDeSonso29]

Was expecting to see this have a NES emulator of some sort on this due to the keypad layout, also, I heard that some MT626x-powered phones can do Java

[@SMOOREZ]

My memory is terrible but didn't the DJ1000 do Java on the same chipset?

[@AguevadoConCaraDeSonso29]

@@SMOOREZ Unfortunately, the DJ1000 didn't do Java, but it rather did NES emulation via XNES, a NES emulator built into the operating system of some Spreadtrum-powered devices which in turn is based off the InfoNES emulator, whereas the other DJ1000 used Spreadtrum's proprietary "WRE" platform

[@tigersusyt]

15:34 that's iphone 15pro/15pro max

[@memeconnect4489]

it gives me Nokia 7610 vibes for some reason the black/red one

[@gabrielv.4358]

What are "Feature Phones"?? I dont get it (not a native) d

[@Veta_YT]

they are not super smart, but they have more features than just calling and texting

[@Boogie_the_cat]

Have you all played Resident Evil Survivor on the PS1 ? The T-Virus outbreak is canonically caused by escaped guinea pigs. There is a scientist diary you read, and one of the scientists writes that a bunch of infected guinea pigs escaped, and he told his commander that there was actually a guinea pig mass suicide, to cover up the fact that the guinea pigs escaped. It's a riveting plot. Just brilliant and masterful.

[@SMOOREZ]

I have played the first half hour of it. The controls are so janky that for once I actually preferred normal tank controls. I'd happily go back and play RE2 over Survivor. Although I have watched speedruns of it and the plot also seems very...well as you put it lol

[@Hider_2232]

LA NOIRE Main theme for camera test lol

[@DMDMDM7]

the 2G only is a big no no. can't use phone without 4G. really weird that such phone are still made and sold.

[@BadlyPlaying]

Kind of reminds me of a blackberry classic idk why

[@arbolmaldonado877]

Mr. Smoorez, please understand that sometimes the budget in some countries is limited, therefore we have to buy these devices.

[@JeffCD77]

Limited budgets are totally understandable, but that doesnt mean that someone needs to buy these junky devices. There are plenty of decent, budget-oriented phones from name-brand companies that are equal in cost to this.

[@sketchiecool]

15:33 that’s a iPhone 15 Pro/ Pro Max Titanium wallpaper

[@junhaong5229]

23:36 hey. Wut music is dat

[@TweeterMan287]

That is one of the ugliest phones I've ever seen

[@SniOmii]

that wallpaper is iPhone 15 Pro but flipped

[@saaaaaaaar]

13:27 "Nein! Nein! Nein!"

[@Nayanavia]

At first, the box remind me to infinix hot 40 box😂

[@SugnessBaw]

5:33 MY FAVORITE FOOD!!!! Yum yum YUMMMMM!!!!!!!!!

[@gabrielv.4358]

18:59 BRO's IN 2001!

[@djesky1]

It's like saying Hose with a lisp.

[@1talianPh0n3sArchiv3]

HAHAHAHA SUPER FUNNY THE DESING OF THE PHONE! ME AND A ITALIAN BOY LIKE ME WE ARE FANS OF MEDIATEK

[@TommyCrosby]

IT HAVE JAVA!!!! *looks at the video runtime: no it doesn't*

[@janchapman3445]

IMEIs show as an M/S Brothers Communication Pro, whatever the flip that is

[@TeraunceFoaloke]

It should have been named the Coldhe as the most interesting part was the mic interference.

[@mikailulum2540]

HotThe animation from Xperia 2013 wave animation

[@JustAPersonWhoComments]

11:36 It's actually pronounced "Hauthe"

[@stguten]

17:30 Gore videos cam kakakakaka

[@tools.shoe.country.quickly]

that shitty recording was remarkable

[@GAMERIN-rn6dj]

Am i the only one who read it as “HOTY H40 PRO” 😅

[@prasod7974]

I GOT A MINI PHONE

[@SickOfU101]

Better than the pipi m3 pro😂 17:29

[@jamesroviezzo7924]

It’s look like a that has been modified with Apple software

[@komishirouke]

aint no way im seeing a rip off infinix phone right now