"Starry metal fuselage, could not hide the colorful"
I'm sold!

Been looking at this phone for a while, i have a LG G3, think its a step up?

Even if you like messing with the roms, you can use roms on G3 to improve its performance significantly.

This will beat G3 basically only in terms of battery. Save your money for now.

Thanks :smiley:

If you like messing with roms or not it's something you will have to do with this to make it work like you want it. Same with am MIUI devices. You will probably have to unlock bootloader (if like note 3) and install TWRP and Miui EU weekly to get rid of chinese bloat on it.

It looks a nice phone just the same.

Hi. Which variant is £114? Many are shown when entering xiaomi note 3 into the search box , some with 2gb and 3gb RAM but cant see one for £114. Am I missing something?

This is not a note 3 this is just regular "small" redmi.http://eud.dx.com/product/xiaomi-redmi-3-android-5-1-octa-core-smartphone-w-5-0-tft-2gb-ram-16gb-rom-silvery-white-844424848#.VsDsjyCLSVM
you can get it for 10£ less from China but risking customs...[/

Thanks for clearing that up :-)

Make sure your network doesn't use LTE Band 20 as this phone doesn't support B20

"Starry metal fuselage, could not hide the colorful"
I'm sold!

Something changed? Had to mess with every miui device I have had. It's no big deal if your used to it. Just no good if you have no idea. Usually takes a few months before they release a global rom unless that has changed with the redmi 3?

Yes they work out of the box but usually not that well imo. I have had a redmi 2, note, note 2 and a note 3.

My mum has an out of the box redmi 3 she's over 70,to my knowledge she doesn't tinker with roms, hasn't complained?

No global rom available for these yet and they come without Google play services installed. That is unless gearbest have installed a rom which includes they as they tend to but its usually a non standard custom rom of their own making.

[quote=Qrunch]My mum has an out of the box redmi 3 she's over 70,to my knowledge she doesn't tinker with roms, hasn't complained?[quote=submerged]

Must have one with a custom rom made by the store that sold it then.

No, bootloader locked on these, custom Rom from vendor not possible , I'm sure you know that, you've had enough of them!
Currently bootloader and any custom Rom not an option...

Miui contains enough security options to prevent any app you don't wish to access the Internet or any aspect of the phone.
Google installed very easily with one apk.
If you want that is...

If you like to tinker, it's actually not a good choice as the locked bootloader precludes any of that!
Best xiaomi I've ever owned, battery life is awesome

No, the only Rom is a stable Rom, most say that can't be unlocked
I have the unlock permissions approved for xiaomi phones and redmi 3 is not currently unlock able.

To confirm I mean bootloader lock.
It's network unlocked / sim free

Out of box it's fine, as I said install Google and either use built in security to stop any apps you want from going online.
Or, root (easy to do) and use an app from Google play to get rid of them altogether.
That's not tinkering in the hard core sense...

I used root genius but there's other ways since also so it's up to you, root genius was fool proof (so ideal for me!)
Then use titanium Backup, I freeze the unwanted apps in case they caused instabilities by being absent.

Have had no problems at all.
And thanks to kunhandi on here, I've done the sd /sim hack he used for honor 7 to get dual sim and sd at same time....

If you need more info just ask, be glad to help.

My mum uses hers out of the box, she just put Google on.

Google install instructions here :
http://xiaomi.eu/community/index.php?threads/29706/
Redmi3 Google Installer

My battery is easily lasting a full day with no concern about needing to charge before bed. Using wifi for several hours, gps for over an hour and several calls. Not very scientific I know sorry.

Edit, sorry, forgot, bought mine from ibuygou, they aren't the cheapest but used them before, no fakes ever from these guys and it arrived on the Thursday, ordered Sunday before.
Came wrapped like a present to make it look even more "gift" like, for customs reasons.

I have a Redmi Note 2 and whilst I quite like the idea of trying different Rome etc, I seriously regret not spending more and buying something a bit more main stream. I have tried different roms but continue to get glitches and freezes. Not voted.

Personally I like removable batteries on my phones..

Off topic: I bought the xiaomi mi 4c for my wife, came from the European warehouse of gearbest.com with their custom rom installed on it. It worked fine but later on it started getting popups and random ads. No third party apps were installed, so I suspected it's in the rom. Google it, some Chinese phones from random vendors do come with malware injected into the roms. I think we were unlucky. Not to worry, install twrp bootloader then Cyanogen mod, there are several good guides out there. Now it's working like a charm. Yes, there is no official stable rom but the nightly version from team super something does the job. No major bugs in it and no malware as far 's I can tell. She is a happy bunny now.

If you're after battery life, I recently got Ulefone Power from GearBest - fully English ROM and a 6Amp battery that lasts a teenager more than a day...and they are HEAVY users..

The Chinese are really coming to the UK big style this year. I don't know how anyone is going to be able to justify £500-£650 for an Apple phone made in China when you can buy something as good for about 30% of the price.

Add in error 53 to the mix, I wonder if a backlash against Apple isn't starting to form...

http://www.standard.co.uk/lifestyle/london-life/why-apple-has-cutprice-competition-from-the-chinese-mobile-market-a3178111.html

Yup I was aware of this and have it on my bookmarks as a possible option to buy, as im on the market for a new phone
Hence why i was disappointed to see Jabaltariq's post just prior to mine, I'm a software developer and also a network engineer so very aware of security which is why i look at custom roms with suspicion - quite rightly
So i'll look into the one you mentioned, ta

this or nexus 6 64gb ?????? i have a brand new nexus 6 64gb boxed insurance claim and i dont know if i should sell it or just keep it . its pretty old now right?

Yup apples user base has, and always will be - pretentious idiots
and technologically retarded ones at that

here you go fella http://xiaomi.eu/community/threads/5-10-22.28856/

There will always be some people to whom spending more than a decent laptop or even 50" 4K TV on a mobile phone on which they play candy crush, stare aimlessly for hours at Facebook or Twitter feeds, watch the occasional video, listen to the odd MP3 and deal with some email and occasionally make a phone call - is still a good idea... WE CAN'T HELP THEM!

You said in post #21 that battery life was awesome. I kind of assumed you were talking 2-3 days+. To be getting 24-36 hours really isn't that impressive.
I'm using a Blu HD LTE (£49 Amazon special) which easily gets 1.5 days of battery life whilst streaming Spotify over LTE for at least 6-8 hours, plenty of screen on time & frequent calls/texts. I don't consider the battery life to be 'awesome' though...

Perhaps it's just awesome battery life for Android - but whatever the case, I'm not that impressed.

Nonsense. Apple's ecosystem is richer than any of its competitors. It is also a company that explicitly aims to make money from hardware sales....whereas Google are essentially using Android as a trojan horse to get your personal data.

I personally find it incredible that people willingly give Google such access to their lives. That to me seems 'retarded'.

And a deluded brainwashed fanbase that beggars belief

I'm sure mine was just one in a million but it was a 32gb model as well. Sometimes you just don't get lucky :smiley:

Firstly if you dont think apple is involved in selling your data you're very wrong
Secondly - do you have a facebook account? Hmm
Because they're selling your life story to anyone and everyone

and if that wasn't enough, the nsa gchq are doing this on a colossal scale whether you like it or not - so helloooo?!?!

Wake up !

I hope you don't think that apple has no insight into your daily life along with your fingerprint :wink:

LMFAO. Such naivety - probably what leads to the huge purchase price being swallowed so easily too.

http://www.techtimes.com/articles/28517/20150124/edward-snowden-apple-iphone-with-secret-ifeature-that-allows-government-to-spy-on-you.htm

There is no such thing as privacy at all any more. Your emails are monitored, you're caught on CCTV as soon as you leave the house, your car number plate is read when you drive anywhere. If you're in London your every move on a bus or tube is catalogues. Facebook - bet you have an account.

Seriously, if you buy Apple devices because you think your data / privacy is somehow safer, you are very very deluded indeed. Not having a go, you buy what you want with your money, but be aware your privacy is of no more concern to Apple than it is to Google. Their only concern is taking as much money as they can off you. And then silo-ing it away from any tax or anyone's economy.

i am user around 3 months of this phone..i got 2 of them when they just came in china... sorry but battery only 1 day keeps for me..and main user of battery is screen 85%!!! no other problems found with this device...love him

Funny how it went from "hey look a chinese phone that's pretty cheap" to "screw Apple, Android is best"

now i am waitink for MI5 ..launch in uk february 28.....phone beast..in all aspects..price will be 250 only

You've just proved my point. Well done. :stuck_out_tongue:

That's because the apple fanboys are so petulant that they come on an android phone thread to start arguments

Well you would get that kind of battery life - 5 inch screen at 720p for a start, and a slow quad-core processor and Adreno 306 GPU. Should last 2 days plus as you say. But not a comparable handset..

I won't buy this because it doesn't have unofficial eu rom support. Note 2 I got recently from gearbest had torjan malware. Also no LTE 20 in which case limited 4G. (only works partially in three & EE)

+1

The only thing that puts me off buying one is the Snapdragon 616 chip. Don't expect a racehorse, more like the one that pulls the milk cart!

You put the Hermes on this?
I hadn't heard of that

The iPhones at home won't last a day.
My old s4 might make it till tea time.
This goes into evening with over 50% left.
Sorry I disappointed you

here you go fella http://xiaomi.eu/community/threads/5-10-22.28856/

I'm considering a Xiaomi phone so reading this thread with interest. Barbiegirl, I've just had a look at the Hermes rom you linked to but when clicking on the TWRP link it won't open. Any other sources for this?

I got my son a Redmi note 2 for christmas

I installed CM12.1, xposed, gapps etc

Runs great, battery life is great

I personally have an LG G4 best phone of 2015 imho

These xiaomi phones are great value for the money and I would happily use one as my daily driver

As for the 'installing roms' comment i have installed 3 roms on my sons phone since I got it in November and two of those were CM upgrades from the original rom

BUT it was a pain to initially get it rooted/CM on it etc

Just be aware that DX have no European warehouse ALL their products are shipped from China and therefore are potentially liable for customs charges. See here

I don't use Facebook.
Apple doesn't sell your data on an industrial scale (though it is of course convenient for your argument if that were not the case).
http://techcrunch.com/2015/06/02/apples-tim-cook-delivers-blistering-speech-on-encryption-privacy/#.iommdnl:kVGu

“I’m speaking to you from Silicon Valley, where some of the most prominent and successful companies have built their businesses by lulling their customers into complacency about their personal information,” said Cook. “They’re gobbling up everything they can learn about you and trying to monetize it. We think that’s wrong. And it’s not the kind of company that Apple wants to be.”

Once again, it's convenient to paint all tech companies the same...but Google explicitly sell your data to anyone that wishes to buy it. Apple do not.

I don't personally own or use an iPhone. I wouldn't do on cost reasons alone. But I find it utterly ridiculous that people paint Apple device owners as 'sheep' or idiots....when in fact they own the devices with the best ecosystem, most cohesive user experience (in comparison to Android at any rate), and the device that is most likely to protect your privacy.

It was actually DellB0y with comment #41 that decided to shoot some nonsense about Apple users. There's nothing wrong with wading in with comments that paint a more accurate picture.

Apple users aren't deluded. They just can't be bothered with all the ROM flashing nonsense that Android users have to put up with....and I dare say they also wish to avoid the data raiding of the Google overlord.

If I had the money, I'd buy an iPhone. Constant updates that aren't tied to the whims of the OEM...the best quality apps...and a better overall package. (How's Google's equivalent of Apple Pay coming along :wink: )

I have this phone, I don't mess with ROMs and I love it. Had to toy with the settings a little bit to iron out a few quirks but I can't recommend this phone enough. For the money it is an absolute steal.

I got the redmi note 2 and at the time, thought better get a second battery in case the battery life sucks, never did use that second battery and the one that came with it is still giving me silly good battery life, not to mention how well this phone performed and how nice the screen was and the OS on the phone is great, better than stand alone Android

Wow you really are deluded aren't you, who gives a flying Fu** about apple pay, probably as secure as the cloud I reckon, the fact that this post is about a Android phone and here you are spouting your crap opinion about apple, go back to your field sheep, if you can't contribute anything decent to this post, then leave

Constant updates? can you elaborate on this please

Rom flashing - apple users will never have the luxury of rom flashing they are tied to the apple updates whereas we have a million different flavours to test out

Adaway, xposed, greenify - 3 reasons alone why Android works for me

You can easily purchase a G4, S6, Nexus etc if you want the premium feel

Plus you dont have to download itunes and enter your email address if you want to put a song on your phone - think about it

You sound nice

Yep I am, a lot nicer than you it seems, I'm certainly not a arrogant Apple fanyboy the way you clearly are.

I nearly bought on of these before the p8 deal on carphone warehouse came up.I did a lot of searching around and was ready to buy the gold coloured one.I don't think you will get a better new phone for this money.kimovil is a great compare site

Not getting into into Apple vs Android debate. I'm use both and they both have their merits.

On another note. I purchased one new from a reseller on ebay for my mother which I just returned today.

I have to say I'm impressed by the build for the price but not sure if it was just a dud but the screen was blotchy and the camera app kept crashing and rebooting the phone. Also, the Mi Gallery app didn't want to load up at first but after a couple of resets it started working again.

Anybody experienced this? I'm not sure whether to get another or get a Redmi Note 3 instead for only a little more.

There was a girl on S.H.I.E.L.D with an iPhone that lasted over 3 months on a single charge. :stuck_out_tongue:
SO you're wrong. :stuck_out_tongue:

Haha cheap Chinese phones = Fail

This or Redmi Note 3 3GB RAM with 32GB ROM ?

It is a a SW issue as my galaxy note used to do this after installing Google camera app etc, If you kill all the tasks and try again you ll find it should work !

5.5 is the size I prefer but the surround and the frame lets it down on most handsets. Redmi Note 3 Advanced is about £180 EU delivered no taxes or customs to pay !

Under £95 on Aliexpress from high rated long term sellers, poor deal.

I have an IPhone 6s Plus
I win

Winner Winner Chicken Dinner !

how good are the camera's on these?

It's there, but "Estimated Delivery Time: 39-60 days"

Thanks! Yes I think it's a software issue too. I did check if there any updates for the phone but there were none. Glad to hear you of your positive experience with your note 2 though. I think I will go for the note 3 since its at least been out long enough to iron out bugs. The Redmi 3 is still fairly new. I returned it anyway due to the screen issue.

​Nice, very good for the price then.

I didn't check unfortunately but I doubt it was a clone as the seller is a high volume top rated shop and that it was just recently launched (But of course there's always a possibility). I believe it was a firmware/software issue with it. Thanks for the heads up though. I didn't know you can update via the mi suite.

Be honest, can trolls really handle a smartphone?
I'd think a smartphone does not go well with a trolls mental capacity...

Not entirely true. Apple have been cutting their factory orders recently - which suggests demand for their iPhone's is dropping.

Try this: https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=24052804347847623

​ooooh man you just fed him ...

Hmmm, proper tempted

Hi , excuse my ignorance , but do we download this straight to the device ? And then ...? And what are the ' mirrors ' ? Thanks.

got this phone when it was first released a couple of months ago, works ok, but when I downloaded Malwarebytes from play store and ran it, it detected 2 malware/Trojans in the Chinese pre-loaded apps which I can't get rid of, neither can Malwarebytes, have had to disable and isolate them in a folder, avg anti-virus didn't detect them, and It makes me wonder what else is buried deep, not gonna risk connect it to my computer!

If you buy one of these, download Malwarebytes (free) from playstore, run it, and see if any of the preloaded Chinese apps has any malware/Trojans buried deep in them, mine has 2, which I can't remove! Malwarebytes can't either, and AVG anti-virus didn't detect them, I've had to isolate them in a folder! not going to connect it to my computer, don't know if it will transfer anything unwanted over! Be warned!

Just got one of these from DX - it took 6 weeks to arrive. The main thing to be aware of is that there is currently no official global (English with google play etc) rom available for this phone currently. Mine came with an unofficial english rom installed and sure enough MalwareBytes found a couple of things in the system apps (a file dropper and a banking trojan in the MiPay app).

Fairly easy to reflash with clean version of MiUi from xda developers though (if you do this you dont need to unlock the bootloader). Hopefully Mi will release an official version for this phone soon though.