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Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 2gb RAM 16gb ROM £117.99 delivered Gearbest EU Warehouse

£117.99 GearBest2 Jan 16

Source: HotUKDeals | Deals > Mobiles

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bellboys

2 Jan 16

Thought this was a good price, especially from the EU warehouse so no customs and far quicker delivery. Please be aware no SD card slot with the Redmi 3 so if you are someone who likes to put a lot of stuff on your phone the 16gb version is probably not for you!

UPDATE: The silver version is OOS now at the EU Warehouse but the Gray version is in stock at £118.60

Link: http://www.gearbest.com/cell-phones/pp_268449.html?wid=3

Main Features:
Redmi Note 3 retains Helio X10, adds full metal body, fingerprint sensor and massive 4000mAh battery!
13MP/5MP cameras on Redmi Note 3 take gorgeous pictures. Here are some unedited photos.
Redmi Note 3's fingerprint sensor unlocks in just 0.3s. Body has a smooth sandblasted metal finish too.
Redmi Note 3 has a massive 4000mAh battery but is only 8.65mm thick, weighs 164g - just 4g heavier than Redmi Note 2!

Display: 5.5 inch, 1920x1080 Pixel Screen with 403 PPI
CPU: Helio X10 64bit Octa Core 2.0GHz
GPU: PowerVR G6200
System: Android 5.0
RAM + ROM: 2GB RAM + 16GB ROM
Camera: 5.0MP with f/2.0 aperture front camera + 13.0MP with 78 degree wide-angle, f/2.2 aperture back camera
Sensor: Light sensor, G-sensor, Proximity sensor, Hall Sensor
Feature: GPS/ A-GPS / Glonass / Beidou
Bluetooth: 4.1
SIM Card: Dual SIM dual standby, Dual Micro SIM
Network:
2G: GSM 900/1800/1900MHz
3G: WCDMA 850/900/1900/2100MHz
4G: FDD-LTE 1800/2100/2600MHz

Very positive review of the 16gb version here

http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/review/budget-smartphones/xiaomi-redmi-note-3-review-3632081/

Top comments

Wibblefish

2 Jan 16 5 #10

Not an iPhone for £700..... COLD!

submerged to seabs

2 Jan 16 3 #8

Only to folk who need more than 16gb. I for one have never needed an sd card or more than 16gb of space. I currently have just under 6 gb left on my 16gb phone.

seabs

2 Jan 16 3 #7

16gb and no SD slot??? Cold.

All comments (87)

tbon3

2 Jan 16 #1

I assume this is still the China version with no Google play pre-installed?

Great phone for the money but only for someone who is happy to do some tinkering to get it fully functional.

macamask to tbon3

2 Jan 16 #2

Or for someone who doesn't care about apps. Do you know if this is the China ROM version? or did you guess (I presume it's Chinese ROM myself FWIW).

bellboys

2 Jan 16 1 #3

No expert but one of the questions asked was if it has the Greek language and the reply from Gearbest was yes. Doesn't the Chinese version only come with Chinese and English installed?

babylon

2 Jan 16 1 #4

Never bought from Gearbest myself', But I was reading that some had trouble with them and the radio controlled car post from a few weeks back.

submerged

2 Jan 16 #5

Ordered one myself yesterday. Will normally be here within a week from the eu warehouse. It will probably have to have a little work to get the eu weekly rom installed until they release an international rom like they did for note 2.

Kenneth131

2 Jan 16 1 #6

I would personally source the one with 3GB ram and order from China, or possibly hold off for another few weeks if you can as there are at least 2 other phones from xiaomi due to be announced in January. one being a redmi 3, a smaller version of the note 3, Sam build but lower spec and a mi5 but should result in the price settling on the redmi series.

good price for the note 3 through from an EU warehouse :sunglasses:

seabs

2 Jan 16 3 #7

16gb and no SD slot??? Cold.

submerged to seabs

2 Jan 16 3 #8

Only to folk who need more than 16gb. I for one have never needed an sd card or more than 16gb of space. I currently have just under 6 gb left on my 16gb phone.

bellboys

2 Jan 16 2 #9

Ditto. And I did warn in my OP that if you are the type who likes a LOT of stuff on your phone this is probably not for you :smirk:

Wibblefish

2 Jan 16 5 #10

Not an iPhone for £700..... COLD!

bellboys

2 Jan 16 1 #11

As someone who has bought quite a few items from them (aways from the China warehouse) I would agree with all this. To be fair only had a bit of bother with one order which they left unprocessed for 10 days until I got in touch to query. Turns out it was OOS and no idea when would be back in so pushed a bit and got a full refund (I paid by paypal and always have). Major downside is the delivery times but as this is from the EU warehouse delivery should be much much quicker.

topazz

2 Jan 16 #12

Only just noticed it is EU warehouse stock. Delivery will be much quicker and more reliable. I'd guess that as it is EU stock they may have an 'international' rom flashed on them. Be tempted myself if I was in the market for a phone.

Os7

2 Jan 16 #13

I ordered a Xiaomi Redmi Note 2 from these guys (EU warehouse) and it arrived within about two weeks. no issues.

Sprograt

2 Jan 16 #14

I got Doogee phone from the EU warehouse and it arrived in 5 days.

SlpyD

2 Jan 16 #15

Just got mine today from their China warehouse 3gb ram n 32gb storage, ordered early/mid December.

submerged to SlpyD

2 Jan 16 #16

I will be interested to know what the rom is like. No international rom for them as yet, hopefully a few weeks.

theblur to SlpyD

2 Jan 16 #31

Did you get stung by customs?

shabuh to SlpyD

4 Jan 16 #50

do you pay VAT?

davver99

2 Jan 16 2 #17

Shame it doesn't support Vodafone 4g otherwise I would have e 1

audir88

2 Jan 16 #18

Heat. I' m wondering if they will also bring the new Xiaomi Pad 2 tablet

SlpyD

2 Jan 16 1 #19

I'm just charging it at the moment, will post an update once I've had a chance to play with it.

toorkish

2 Jan 16 #20

Can I confirm this doesn't have Google play!!?

totalrecall1

2 Jan 16 #21

Does anyone know if this will have CM13 like the Note 2? Also I'm concerned about the locked bootloader.

adamju592

2 Jan 16 #22

gear best are a disgrace. worst customer service I have ever experienced

gtd65 to adamju592

2 Jan 16 #34

I can't say that they are wonderful but they usually get stuff resolved after going round in circles a few times....

I've had mixed experiences with them - some stuff arrives very quickly, other times it takes forever...

marek13 to adamju592

2 Jan 16 #42

I bought Xiaomi Redmi Note 2 and many other things and gadgets from them, never disappointed.

Proveright

2 Jan 16 #23

Xiaomi are a massive x and well respected make with a large turnover. Ihave other gadgets from them but I dont have this particular phone yet but am keeping an eye on their models . As I understand it with dual sim phones if you dont mind not using the second sim card for another network you can use it for extra storage,
You are also supposed to be able to instal google play your self.
The other issue to check is the bands as to which service provider these phones will work with.
Perhaps someone who already owns one can give us a review?

losdamianos

2 Jan 16 1 #24

yeah thats all nice but OP didnt do its research
this phone does not come with play store rednering it useless as smartphone device as you wont be able to install any apps (not in a easy way that is) I highly recomend waiting few weeks and monitor this webiste
http://xiaomi.eu/community/
to see if global rom with play market pops up
Thanks

submerged

2 Jan 16 #25

If you had read that forum correctly you will also know you can use the weekly rom which does have play store, just need to unlock bootloader etc. Also redmi note 2 was exactly the same to begin with and now has international rom. There is also a custom rom http://en.miui.com/thread-194174-1-1.html you can install which looks very stable from what I read and has play store. No need to root or unlock bootloader either.

losdamianos

2 Jan 16 #26

yes I have read the forum correctly and in fact root is coming in the very near future all of the above does not matter this is not XDA this is HUKD for people expecting product working out of the box no necessary root / unlocking bootloader or installing new ROMS
this phone might be worth buying in few weeks not now

submerged

2 Jan 16 #27

Op should have maybe mentioned it may not have play store but to most who buy these they know they dont always work out of the box but very easily you can unlock the bootloader and install the weekly rom which does have play store and no chinese bloat apps. For me it is worth buying now as was the redmi note 2 when that came out. I used that fine with the weekly eu rom until the international rom came out. The only real difference was it was not rooted so I could use the barclays app othewise they both worked just as good.

deano777

2 Jan 16 1 #28

installing the DEV rom gives you root access.

The secondary sim is not able to be used for additional memory thats only on Meizu and oppo off the top of my head

Installing google play and services on this phone takes 2 minutes. If you can't manage that get a Nokia.

The 3Gb / 32Gb version is a far better device.

submerged to deano777

2 Jan 16 #30

When you say the 32gb one is far better, in what ways? I know it has more storage which I don't need and an extra gig of ram but just how much difference does it make?

qualar

2 Jan 16 #29

I purchased a Redmi Note 2 just before Christmas and love it. Great interface and very smooth. If anyone has any questions just ask.

losdamianos

2 Jan 16 1 #32

it doesnt matter whether it takes 2 minutes or 10 seconds, this ANDROID phone should have access to PLAY market out of the box period, anything else is a device for enthusiasts not your average joe

submerged

2 Jan 16 1 #33

And it would have it was actually meant for the UK market but it is not. It is meant for a Chinese market hence why it has not got it. I am not actually sure why your even on this deal thread to be honest if not interested.

I for one like many here buy many Chinese phones without play store and add it once I get it. The average Joe will not even look at phones like these as they will be on the Iphone and Samsung deals as they feel they are the only 2 phone makes worth having lol.

boomstick69

2 Jan 16 #35

Nice phone, nearly bought this but got a nearly new Oneplus one.
Love it!

SlpyD

2 Jan 16 1 #36

It's alive! My 32gb model came with play store pre-installed and also works with my o2 4g sim (which I wasn't expecting). Great phone, very zippy, finger print sensor sign in works a treat. After installing standard Google apps with a couple games and a few other apps, I'm left with about 25gb of storage space left. Posted this using the xiaomi.

nikc0069 to SlpyD

2 Jan 16 #38

Did you buy it on this deal or elsewhere? Is it running the global rom?

stephen0205

2 Jan 16 #37

spectacular price for a best of a phone

bellboys

2 Jan 16 #39

It'a also approx £30 more expensive (and that's if you order from the China warehouse). You pays yer money......

bellboys

2 Jan 16 #40

His/her previous post on here seems to suggest they got it from Gearbest's China warehouse. If the ones from there have play store pre-installed, it's very hopeful for those from the EU warehouse...

SlpyD

2 Jan 16 #41

I got it from Gearbest (their china warehouse) - it did take a couple emails for the order status to change from "processing" to "dispatched", but delivery time wasn't too bad considering the status got changed on the 23rd December.

deano777

2 Jan 16 #43

Errrr no Xiaomi release phones for the Chinese market and some of them they make a global rom for. The Note 3 is only released for Chines market why would it need the play store, which can't be accessed in China any way. If you want a Xiaomi phone with play included by one of the international versions, Mi4,Mi3,Mi4i, Mi note etc etc

wildestpixel

3 Jan 16 #44

Has this device passed GMS certification process given it lacks GMS ?

wildestpixel

3 Jan 16 2 #45

Android does not include the play store as standard in any way shape or form. Whilst it is the norm for a device to have it it is not part of Android, it is merely an application with dependencies that run as a system app on android. It also (by legal definition) requires the device to be GMS certified in order to be installed upon it.

gubro

3 Jan 16 #46

Paypals currency exchange is ridiculous. Is there any way to avoid their conversion?

Update: answering maybe just to myself: Click here

submerged to gubro

4 Jan 16 #53

I agree the robbing *******. Mine was £115 with some gearbest points I had and paypal converted it to £122 with a 3 quid odd fee in that.

shabuh

3 Jan 16 #47

How is the picture quality?

smershspy

3 Jan 16 1 #48

Good luck getting a refund when it doesn't turn up. Dreadful company, still fighting to get a refund after something didn't turn up in November.

eggymandoo

3 Jan 16 #49

JulY[b][b]Your text here[/b][/b]

shabuh

4 Jan 16 #51

What is the quality of the pictures?

submerged

4 Jan 16 #52

Mine has been shipped via hermes so should be here in a few days.

littletime

4 Jan 16 #54

Does anyone know if the Barclays Banking app runs on Xiaomi devices?

submerged to littletime

4 Jan 16 #56

It will not work if rooted. My last redmi note 2 it would not work until the international rom was released as I was using the eu weekly before which is rooted. It is a pain as it is about time barclays let it work on rooted devices too.

shabuh

4 Jan 16 #55

I have just bought the last one form the EU store.

gubro

6 Jan 16 #57

This or the Mi 4C?

shabuh

7 Jan 16 #58

Has someone from the group received the phone?

I paid with Paypal. First they wanted my identity card , I refused, finally the idea of Paypal it's just this.
Second the number of the transaction , I gave it to them as confirmation that it's me.

And I receive this:
"We are sorry that we cannot accept this transaction via credit card. If you like the items, please replace the order and pay via western union.
Then we will cancel the order and issue you a refund. Please check your account later.
Please note: For credit card refund may take up to 10-15 days to process and appear in your account.
The exact length of time is dependent on your card issuing bank. Please check your account for more details.
Any issues regarding this order please feel free to contact us .
Best Regards.
liufangbing"

Do you think it's serious?

bellboys

7 Jan 16 #59

Sounds a bit dodgy to me. You get way more protection with Paypal. In fact I've always paid by paypal when ordering from Gearbest.

shabuh to bellboys

7 Jan 16 #60

This is the reason to pay with Paypal - the protection, this is my first order on this site.
And after the my bad experience this Black Friday with John Lewis - no phone lost by the Courier?!?!?!? still no refund and then I paid directly with my card so this time - Paypal.

I suppose that just the protection is the reason to refuse the order.

lumsdot

7 Jan 16 #61

think hukd should ban these gearbest deals

submerged to lumsdot

7 Jan 16 1 #63

Why? Because your scared?

submerged

7 Jan 16 #62

Mine just arrived. Really high quality build, just as good as wife iP6+ easily. Finger print scanner unlocks immediately too. Has latest china stable rom on it by looks of it and play store is already installed and works perfect.

Edit it is some sort of custom rom probably customised by gearbest. Gonna install a custom international rom instead.

Kozzy118

7 Jan 16 #64

Recently bought this aswell. Ordered it on the 26th of December. Still haven't got it. I will be asking for a refund, so that I can purchase the 32GB version. When installing the rom etc, it will use like 9GB - so be very careful when ordering the 16GB version. I probably won't be ordering from GearBest, depending on the lack of support they have provided me.

submerged

7 Jan 16 #65

My 16gb has over 12 gig left after rom install. This is my 10th phone from gearbest.com now. 3 from eu warehouse rest from China. You will have no issues if you buy phones that have been in stock a while and stay clear of pre sales as they always take an age.

paulsmith288

11 Jan 16 #66

STAY AWAY FROM THIS PHONE

bug in the child mode has made mine useless. With no recovery available.

bellboys

12 Jan 16 #67

The previously rare Golden version is now £114.99 from the EU Warehouse.

http://www.gearbest.com/cell-phones/pp_269048.html?wid=3

Gachupinski7

14 Jan 16 #68

is there any difference with the 2 version in terms of specs or is it just the unobody metal vs removable back plastic?

The note 2 doesn"t have the fingerprint scanner... but neither has NFC. Do people find a fingerprint reader more useful than NFC??

Xiaomi is notorious for malware tho...so mind that. Hot anyway!!

gtd65

14 Jan 16 #69

Gearbest are fine as long as everything goes to plan.

I've had three recent orders with problems and I'm currently getting the run around with regards to refunds they have promised me since the end of December.

After asking nonsensical questions ad naseum you get the standard "please wait 3 to 5 working days for us to automatically process your refund"..

There's FA "automatic" about it other than their robot like patter of trying to fob you off! :wink:

robertwilliams30

19 Jan 16 #70

Ordered a 32GB note 3 from gearbest on 13th December (at that time they did not have any stock) so order was left "processing" for a while after messaging them they tell me it was on "Presell" and would get stock on the 30th Dec, i paid a bit more for express shipping and arrived with DHL from China (no customs charge surprisingly) on the 5th Jan, so i'd advise to pay for the express shipping for quickness and tracking purposes.

As for the ROM and playstore, Yes mine came with playstore (no shrink wrap on the box so assume it's been opened to load it on) and comes with a host of European languages and UK English, I believe the non play store ROM only has Chinese and English US

Rumors now are they are bringing out a redmi note 3 PRO (same shape/size 1080p) with a Snapdragon 650 and a 16Mp camera

bellboys

19 Jan 16 #71

Don't think its a rumour anymore as several sites have it up for presale already.

batmanbatgirl

19 Jan 16 #72

How is this a deal, a Chinese phone with a bad screen, no guarantee, pay import tax, and when you get it it will be inferior to any thing you've ever seen. Oh well, you pay what you get? If your dint want to pay then I can only assume you want this lucky packet phone?

robertwilliams30 to batmanbatgirl

19 Jan 16 #73

The only problem I agree with is the guarantee, But that is the risk you take.. Never heard of anyone paying import tax (To be fair you can't even purchase Xiaomi products in the UK officially anyway, So would taxing be really justified?) As for the screen, Yes it may not be up to standards of your 2K 4K displays of today. But what it excels at is battery life, The 1080p Display screen plays a part of that...

bellboys to batmanbatgirl

20 Jan 16 #74

Does johan have yet another username? :stuck_out_tongue:

aleeming

27 Jan 16 #75

Just to point out. This is the XIAOMI REDMI Note 3 (MediaTek) NOT XIAOMI REDMI Note 3. Subtle difference in nane/model, but has slightly different hardware

swblue

28 Jan 16 #76

Well I bit the bullet and have ordered the 32GB 3 GB RAM version. Cost £30 more but after reading lots of reviews decided it worth while. Decided not to wait until 19 Feb when the Pro version is available. That itself would costs another £30 but with a snapdragon 650 processor which is even faster.

robertwilliams30

1 Feb 16 #77

By this do you mean the Xiaomi Redmi 3? (No note in the name) , It is almost the same design as the redmi NOTE 3 but has a slightly smaller screen (5 inches), A diamond shaped pattern on the back and the camera is placed off-centre to the left side of the phone, But it does have support for a Micro SD Card and is £114 at Gearbest

jeannot18

1 Feb 16 #78

Bear in mind that even if bought from an EU warehouse, the phone will have to be returned to China if there is a problem with it, as I found out the hard way
J

robertwilliams30 to jeannot18

2 Feb 16 #79

What is the service like?

jeannot18

2 Feb 16 #80

it took a couple of days between email, the phone arrived very quickly but the reception was not great indoors. So instead to send it back all the way to China, I agreed to get a partial refund and keep the phone. Saying that I bought an elephone P7000 from them, and did not have any trouble with it. My opinion in buying from a Chinese company is, if you don't have any problem, it's great, but if anything arises, then you are stuffed really. Better off paying a little bit more maybe and sticking to a company like Amazon or similar, at least you can speak to them and they tend to be pretty with their after sales services (for example I bought a steaming mop, and it broke (plastic body), and Amazon just supplied me with a new one, no question asked, no P&P too. The cost of sending something in recorder delivery to China is not cheap

robertwilliams30

3 Feb 16 #81

So basically not much different than dealing with a main smartphone manufacturer directly here in UK. On average a fortnight for service/parts with emails exchanged backwards and forwards. From previous experience with LG/Samsung

Probably better buying 2 at once. 1 to keep as a spare (with the prices going down all the time it makes more and more sense)

jeannot18

3 Feb 16 #82

That's up to you really. I am not the only one to say that buying a mobile phone from China is a bit of a gamble, I am happy with my elephone P7000, would i buy again? Not sure, my elephone cost me £120 when I bought it, the phone is great and I would have had to spend at least £200/£250 to have the same specs. But with my initial post, i just wanted to point out that if you are buying from a EU warehouse, it does not mean that you are not dealing with China anymore, that's all, I did not know at the time myself
J

bluesw

28 Feb 16 #83

Received my 32GB version with 3GB RAM yesterday. Fantastic. Got the Life 6 quid Sim for voice and the EE 25GB 15 pound Sim for data. It works incredibly fast . Came with Playstore installed and no Chinese apps at all. Worked straight out of the box. This is a serious piece of kit for the money. Ignore it it your peril.

Proveright

28 Feb 16 #84

16gb is £143.59 now .

I should have bit the bullet and bought .

zermattbusby

18 Mar 16 #85

£104.00 now

EU Warehouse

Link

bellboys

18 Mar 16 #86

That's the Redmi 3, different beast altogether.

zermattbusby

18 Mar 16 #87

ahh sorry