Get a S100. You wont be dissapointed
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Well, yesā¦. However, they accepted orders / payments and then ended up being unable to provide the stock.
Itās a tricky one. Their business model is very different from what people may think, and once a payment has been made and it is in motion, they will fill the order - even (unfortunately) if it means substituting the request with a slightly different product.
It has always been this way, but recent circumstances that are not controllable have really highlighted this.
As a general rule of thumb and advice to all, donāt rush to purchase brand new design products. Advice is to always allow 6 - 10 weeks of proven sales before you purchase. It just pays to be patient. 
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Great point. I ordered three watches
CD12 Max W527 chinese version. Recieved a CD12 Max EU version with wifi hardware issue ( well reported ) and unusable firmware
S100 W527 chinese version and recieved S100 W527 chinese version
CD20 Max W527 chinese version. Recieved a CD20 W377 EU version
Full refund recieved for CD12max and CD20 sent in error
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Got the CD20MAX Chinese edition in, and according to ADB itās Unisoc UWS6152 chipped which is W527. The included USB charging cable didnāt have data (has 2 prongs), but I had a DW89 4 prong cable on hand that worked for data (without modification).
The RAM is 4GB and storage is 32GB (ADB reports 24GB, but everything else including AILIFEās tool reports 32GB), and I donāt see any signs that either has been āfakedā.
AILIFEās DW smartwatch developer helper got me USB data connection and wired ADB developer mode (Thank you @AILIFE!): AI LIFE / DW smartwatch developer helper Ā· GitLab
Order was from Shenzhen South Mountain via https://www.alibaba.com/x/B1cz9v
Total cost $85 (via Paypal on Alibaba) + $30 US tariff (via DHL delivery website)
Ordered March 9th, Shipping notice on March 16th, Received in Missouri, USA on March 19th.
USB Drivers working for me on Win11: SPD_Driver_R4.20.4201.zip Download SPD Driver R4.20.4201 (UniSoc Driver)
DW89 USB Charging Cable w/ Data Iām using (choose A2 option ~$5 shipped): https://www.aliexpress.com/item/3256808290674146.html
Device Specifications via ADB:
Processor (SoC)
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Chipset | Unisoc UWS6152 (Spreadtrum) |
| Board Platform | UMS312 |
| CPU Architecture | ARMv8-A (64-bit) |
| CPU Cores | 4 cores (Big.LITTLE configuration) |
| CPU Type | ARM Cortex-A55 (mixed variants) |
| CPU Implementer | ARM (0x41) |
| Features | FP, ASIMD, AES, SHA1/SHA2, CRC32, Atomics, etc. |
Memory
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| RAM | 4 GB (4,000,556 KB / ~3.81 GB) |
| Swap Memory | 3.4 GB |
Storage
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Internal Storage | 24 GB |
| Available Storage | 22 GB (9% used) |
| Filesystem | mmcblk0p42 (eMMC/UFS) |
Display
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Resolution | 412 Ć 502 pixels |
| Refresh Rate | 62 FPS |
| Pixel Density | 249.16 Ć 296.53 DPI |
| Logical Density | 200 dpi |
| Display Type | Built-in, secure touch screen |
Camera
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Cameras | 1 (front-facing/side) |
| Camera App | Android Camera2 |
Sensors (6 Total)
| Sensor | Manufacturer | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Accelerometer | ST | 3-axis |
| Heart Rate | hx3918 | Optical |
| SpO2 (Blood Oxygen) | PIXART | Optical |
| Vascular Pressure | PIXART | Optical |
| Fingerprint/Wheel | Silead | Touch |
| Step Counter | SC | Pedometer |
Connectivity
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| WiFi |  Supported (wlan0) |
| WiFi Standards | 802.11w (Protected Management Frames) |
| WiFi Features | Auto-roam, P2P, Pocket mode, coexist with Bluetooth |
| Bluetooth | Supported |
| Bluetooth Name | CD_Watch |
| GPS | Supported (GPS daemon running) |
| 5G | Supported (persist.sys.5g = true) |
| VoWiFi |  Disabled |
Graphics
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| GPU | Present (DRI render node: /dev/dri/renderD128) |
| GPU Governor | sprd_governor |
Software
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Android Version | 9.0 Pie |
| Android Go Edition | Yes (optimized for low RAM) |
| Android Go API | Level 28 |
| Build | PPR1.180610.011 |
| Device Type | Watch |
| Firmware Version | 13.28.0 |
| Security Patches | June 2018 base |
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@Noispirit How do you root CD20MAX?
it is not possible to root this because the firmware version is too high you need 2025 version
bad news they have also found way to completely disable usb in system and in brom mode too so flashing will no longer be possible in w527
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Ouch!!! Thatās pretty serious prevention going on by the brand.
This is sad news,
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i believe spd dump update will be able to get flashing again but not in near future (start from cd55max)
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Well thatās a little bit of good news - for now.
Just curious @AILIFE - have you managed to build from source for the w527? Or is it not yet possibleā¦?
i havent and will not do it, but someone else have done it prooving it is possible
for my custom system GSI will be used insted
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someone have build the boot from source to get kernel SU
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Sounds good. @Dr_Andy_Vishnu is sending me a CD20 Max that has the EU firmware image and it doesnāt boot after he tried to flash the domestic firmware (Chinese version).
So, Iām hoping to revive it and flash the Chinese firmware. So, Iāll need to get hold of the complete set of images (all signed I guess, which probably caused the failure).
Do you think this may be possible if all the required images are available?
Thanks
both firmware file is available
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Just hoping that I can get it going so I can check out this w527 SOC and have a play with it.
Cheers
Excellent, on T-gram..?
yeah here does not support send file even after rename
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now have openclaw maybe can help organize the firmware files
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Yeah I saw you testing openclaw on T-gram. Seems to be working OK
CD12max 
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@Dr_Andy_Vishnu Sorry mateā¦ yeah - what you said 
I donāt have a Danny at the moment mate, so whatever you say is reality
As far as getting it working again goes though, as with all the CD models, it will be interesting and may not end well. They all seem to have issues of some kind.
It looks like they need to do some work on the board and chip design / layout. To be honest, Iām thinking that these have been released a little early and may not be āproduction salesā ready yet. This could be partly why they are harder to buy, as well as the shocking increase of the prices. I heard that the S100 price has gone up significantly (in last couple of days!)
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