The 38p --> 4xp --> 5xp Track
38p - original "China mobile" branded version
43p - "China mobile" branded version
44p - comes in both generic and "China mobile" branded versions. in 2006 was probably the best version of firmware available. See bottom of page 1 on this thread for source file.
46p - generic version.
Advantages:
• Voicemail bug fixed
• Photos autosave.
Disadvantages:
• Takes a long time to find cellular signal when switched on
46p Spanish – same as 46p, but modified to add support for Spanish keyboard and Spanish language Voice Recognition.
48p - comes in both generic and "China mobile" branded versions. Generic 48P is not available for download. Appears very similar to 44p. Not much posted about it.
Arrow 53P - comes in both generic and "China mobile" branded versions, however only the "China mobile" version is available for download (so if your phone came with generic 53P, it is recommended that you do NOT flash it unless you are really sure you want to go to a new version - as you can not go back]
Advantages:
• excellent battery life (3+ days)
• internet speed is faster
• carrier logo/date are displayed further down on Home screen which many users think looks better.
• more ringtones
• good photo quality. Night shot option
• photos autosave
Disadvantages:
• only comes withe 2 USB modes: Modem and Mass Storage
• Speakerphone function does not work (and can NOT be fixed with seem edit on 53P)
• Voicemail bug issue (can be fixed with seem edit)
• network time issue (can be fixed with seem edit)
• poor video quality
• has limit on size of MMS attachments
• Superman app can be installed - but only backup/restore works - not MPKG or Linloader - these have to be installed separately.
57p - buggy version. Not much is posted about it.
59P - Recent version. Comes in both generic and "China mobile" branded versions but generic 59P is not available for download. Full list of advantages not posted yet, but seems very responsive with good picture quality. Go to here for the file.
Disadvantages:
• Voicemail bug issue (can be fixed with seem edit)
• network time issue (can be fixed with seem edit)
• speakerphone function does not work (can be fixed with seem edit)
• users report poor battery life
The 03p --> 06p --> 08p --> 12p Track
03p - only 2 users have reported having this fw. Nothing known about it - but probably out of date.
06p - outdated version; poor battery life and blurry camera, however speakerphone function works with flip close. Not recommended.
Arrow 08p - popular generic version.
Advantages:
• speakerphone function works with flip close.
• has slower internet connection than 53Pv3
• better camera resolution
• able to transfer large files with bluetooth to your SD card
• reception, generally seems better than the .06p, and .43p
Disadvantages:
• Voicemail bug issue (can be fixed with seem edit)
• photos ask you whether to save each one
• network time issue (can be fixed with seem edit)
• some users report menu touch response is slightly slower and while playing games.
• has a small bug that if language setting is on "automatic" then English keyboard is replaced by nonworking "Turkish Board" . This is easily fixed by changing language from Automatic to English.
• does not have the option "USB net" under USB Mode in setup. This permits your phone to communicate through the cable as a tcp device, i.e. telnet, samba etc.
08p Spanish – same as 08p but modified to add Spanish keyboard and Spanish language Voice Recognition.
12p - recent generic version. Has started appearing on a few phones. Nothing known about it yet. No source file available.
The 19p --> 24p --> 25p --> 30p --> 34p C2 Track
Exclamation IMPORTANT: Once you flash to one of the firmwares on the C2 track, you must stay on this track. You can not flash back to any other version of firmware (eg .8p, 59p, etc).
19p - A1200R generic version. Has started appearing on a few phones. Little known about it yet. No source file available.
Advantages:
• good quality pictures
• real player can hold 500 songs
• can handle 2GBflash card
• has volume fix.
Arrow24p - new A1200R firmware release March 2007 - at the moment only a ChinaMobile branded generic version available. Check the thread for the latest on this, but as of May 2007, the thread reports:
Advantages:
• Faster - especially menu response & mass storage USB mode loading
• Animated icons
• QR barcode reader - see Bint's 59XP below for more info on this app.
• New real player with equalizer & higher resolution
• Faster Bluetooth connection
• Better resolution for video recording (320x240 and 355x288). However fps decrease to 8 with 255 and 9-10 with 320.
• Photos have autosave option
• Better image quality
• Increased volume
• 2 additional USB modes - Media Sync & USB Lan
• Google Mobile Search launch
• Quad band
• 24p has the best Voice Response of the firmware on this track (VR is very poor on 25p and 30p)
Disadvantages:
• Can not install mpkg and linloader - which limits other apps you can install - but can install "Superman" app that does same thing.
• File Explorer is called “My Favorites”
• Superman not installed
• Can only run 1 java applet at a time (30p, 34p can run multiple)
• Network time issue (can be fixed with seem edit)
25p - A1200R firmware released April 2007. Both ChinaMobile and generic versions available. See here or here for download links - but I would probably skip this for the newer 30p.
Advantages:
Has all the advantages of 24p plus:
• Able to change all 4 shortcuts on homescreen.
• Battery life is reported to be better than 24p and 30p
• Has additional low light option for taking pictures at night.
• FM Radio without headphones app (from FAQs) works
• Faster than 24p
• Quad band
• Can install MPKG (Need to flash with yan0's 25p MPKG Installer - see here for instructions)
Disadvantages:
• Some users have reported not very stable
• Voice response does not work very well.
• Superman not installed
• Can only run 1 java applet at a time (30p, 34p can run multiple)
Arrow30p - released May 2007. Both ChinaMobile branded and debranded XP versions available.
Advantages:
Has all the advantages of 25p - but appears to be more stable.
• Camera quality improved over the 24xp
• Can run multiple java apps at same time
• Improved sound quality
• Faster boot speed
• Webcamera option under USB
Disadvantages:
• No equalizer for Realplayer
• Superman not installed
• Poor battery life
34p - brand new firmware released June 2007. Both ChinaMobile branded and debranded XP versions available - latest version is V1 (34PV1 OENT). Early reports indicate few improvements from 30p - so appears no strong reason to flash to it.
Advantages:
All the same as 30p plus
• Has Edge enabled by default
• Speed - same as 30p
• Volume - same as 30p
• Camera - same quality as 24p and 30p
• Autosave: enable by default w/o sound... with flip open and close
• Reported has better VR than 25P and 30P (about as good as 24P)
• Superman already installed
• Language: Chinese (Pinyin and Zhuyin boards) and English
• Business Card reader: working
• Screen 3: working - in Chinese
• USB modes: Modem, Mass Storage, USB net, Webcamera (not working)
• Boot/icons/theme: Xpish (default black theme has CM icons)
• Video: up to 352*288
• Can run multiple java apps at same time
Disadvantages:
• Triband not quadband (quad can be enabled via Seem edit)
• No equalizer for Realplayer
• Battery life same as 30 (poor)
• Webcam not working
• Push email: not installed
MonsterPacks
There have also been a number of modified versions of the firmware (aka "monsterpacks") posted to the forum. These are usually debranded versions of ChinaMobile versions (ie the mod had removed the Chinese icons and other CM added stuff). The most popular are from two talented developers:
- Bint who posts his on a Chinese language site club.ccmove.com - which are then reposted to MotorolaFans and
- Mischka - a developer from Germany who specializes in adding in Spanish/Spanish/Portuguese/French language support to his versions.
