The Unofficial Speak Out Wireless Canada Consumer Page - Topic: Huawei Ascend Y215 Root, Bootloader Lock, and SIM Lock https://www.speakoutwireless.ca/speak/phone-features/huawei-ascend-y215-root-bootloader-lock-and-sim-lock/ Simple:Press Version 5.7.5.3 dajhorn on Huawei Ascend Y215 Root, Bootloader Lock, and SIM Lock https://www.speakoutwireless.ca/speak/phone-features/huawei-ascend-y215-root-bootloader-lock-and-sim-lock/#p31354 Phone/Device Issues and Features https://www.speakoutwireless.ca/speak/phone-features/huawei-ascend-y215-root-bootloader-lock-and-sim-lock/#p31354 I bought a Huawei Ascend Y215, model U8687, directly from 7-Eleven SpeakOut. Some important technical information that I couldn't find online before buying this phone is:

  • It was shipped SIM Unlocked and can be used with any carrier.
  • It was shipped Bootloader Locked.
  • DC-Unlocker can open the bootloader; the Y215 is recognized as a Huawei MSM8X25 series phone.
  • Framaroot can root the stock firmware through the Gandalf exploit.

This phone is indeed overpriced, even if you buy it with a top-up discount. Walmart currently sells a rebrand of the same hardware for $90 at retail.

The camera in the Huawei Ascend Y215 is especially bad, and the user interface is laggy and artifacted because the video driver and/or touchpad drivers are half-baked. The Y215 is the kind of phone that you keep as a spare if you can get it inexpensively or if you need something right now.

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