Cheapest I've seen this now the exchange rate has caused a price rise in Chinese phones.
GOLD colour only at this price!
EDIT: GOLD COLOUR SOLD OUT SO THREAD EXPIRED.
Please note: the Redmi Note 3 DOES NOT have a SD Card slot so if you tend to load a lot of stuff onto your mobile this is probably not the version for you (there is a 32GB version with 3GB RAM but you do pay a premium).
Usual caveats apply about potential Customs charges, of course.
Please also note this doesn't cover the full spectrum of UK 4G networks so DO check compatibility before ordering!
SUPERB Spec for the asking price.
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
Top comments
scousethief
3 Feb 166#22
Wife and Daughter has the Xiaomi Note 2, these phones are completely insane value for money versus what we have as "main brand" offerings.
Just let me say, a Xiaomi note 2 (£94) with a £3 metal case and a £1.47 toughened glass screen protector went down 3 flights of concrete steps.............dented the metal case.............thats it.
My other daughter knocked her Sony off the arm of the couch.................shattered the screen.
My £8 Xiaomi powerbank is excellent quality and charges my devices quickly.
My £20 Xiaomi router extends further than my Netgear and was AC.
Horses for courses, of course, but i cant find fault with Xiaomi products
reptilemonkey1
3 Feb 164#4
Unless someone knows a surefire way of avoiding customs then I think people need to start adding import tax and handling costs to these Chinese deals. This could easily cost you £30-40 more...
Elevation
3 Feb 163#10
4000mah battery!!
Octacore 8xsuperfly TNT guns of navarone
........16gb :laughing:
kwasny2000 to reptilemonkey1
3 Feb 163#6
Still 1/3 of the price against phones at our market compering the performance if you get software right. Owning Note 2 from Goldway no Vat being charged and hardly heard anybody being charged unless you get via DHL
Latest comments (47)
hukduserr
6 Mar 16#47
try taobao if you want to buy something on aliexpress. both taobao and aliexpress belong to the same boss, jack ma. so why buy from aliexpress if taobao is cheaper. you will need an agent to buy from taobao.
stubbs
11 Feb 16#46
would this phone work on the 3 network??
paulsmith288
4 Feb 16#45
Dont turn on child mode!
FTCom
4 Feb 16#44
Is dealsmachine any good? I've been thinking of ordering a phone and noticed their doing a good price on the K3 Note.
dazigster
4 Feb 16#43
Personally I'd go for the meizu mx4 pro which has more ram, better camera and NFC (for Google pay, it ever arrives in UK)
Only 10 quid more if you buy through the banggood app which gives you a 10% discount. There is both a CM13 release for it and an expected eventual flymeos lollipop upgrade.
Banggood are also amenable to quoting much lower prices than that paid on the customs form...(just say want price you want declared on PayPal note)
great-deals
4 Feb 16#42
JUST GOT MY 1+2 and getting the hang of it without an SD slot as it is 64gb built-in... different and this was £250!
dragonline77
4 Feb 16#41
bs, they have terrible support, the MiPad 1 hasn't had its kernel source released yet.
Paddzr
3 Feb 162#33
WATCH OUT! Really look into what you're buying folks, this phone CAN have serious issues in the EU, XIAOMI has never released proper support for it last time I checked, it does not have access to play store and requires little work to get around it. If you don't want to do all that hassle? Avoid.
simonwl to Paddzr
3 Feb 161#40
Not true re comment about Play Store. I bought the 32GB version from GearBest and Play Store was pre installed.
ahmisterbond
3 Feb 16#39
this is a lot of phone for the money. but with the lgg4 coming down in price I'd rather pay the extra. heat though as its a great deal and Ive been happy with all my xiaomi stuff
David23
3 Feb 161#36
If this phone had an SD slot I would be all over it, I can't believe that any Chinese manufacturer wouldn't include it seeing as it's one of the most disliked things about smartphones.
Nexusfifth to David23
3 Feb 16#38
The problem is if you want a metal back it is far too easy to crack if you open it to access the SD slot, look at S6 for example, you think Samsung just converted to no SD cards as a fluke? You could in theory design a port like for sim cards but that takes up more space so it is more of a manufacturing issue.
parekh
3 Feb 16#37
Thanks
cobrastang
3 Feb 16#35
There is a you tube video of this phone versus the I fone 6 and there is not a lot of difference between the two exept for price
cobrastang
3 Feb 16#34
Always take the freepost option and most of the time you'll get away with the duty.The volume of parcels is just vast to search.DHL and UPS etc is a much smaller volume so its more likely you'll get stung for charges.
s50m3
3 Feb 16#32
Shame no SD Card slot, will stick to my Smart 6 Ultra
djbenny1
3 Feb 161#30
I'm waiting for the new snapdragon 650 version - will be a good £50 more tho and probably more difficult to get a hold of for a while
bellboys to djbenny1
3 Feb 16#31
Yes, personally in 2 minds whether to wait for the Pro to come down in price or get a Redmi Note 2 or 3 now. If Kimovil are to be believed the Pro's Antutu score comes in at 77000 :confused:
Whatever i go for, pretty certain it will be a Xiaomi to replace my almost 1 year old elephone P6000 now I know more about the Chinese phone market (which is not to say the P6000 hasn't been great as it has).
morrig
3 Feb 16#29
Partner has similar spec with a Elephone P8000 and has never gone below 50 % battery usage in a day.Great spec for this as well.
DonkeyKonk
3 Feb 162#28
Shows how easy UK Customs is to get through. Concerning really. Worth asking if they can pop in some cocaine or such (?)
sunil237
3 Feb 16#27
yes it was the 32gb version with 3gb.it was on presale at the time
reptilemonkey1
3 Feb 164#4
Unless someone knows a surefire way of avoiding customs then I think people need to start adding import tax and handling costs to these Chinese deals. This could easily cost you £30-40 more...
kwasny2000 to reptilemonkey1
3 Feb 163#6
Still 1/3 of the price against phones at our market compering the performance if you get software right. Owning Note 2 from Goldway no Vat being charged and hardly heard anybody being charged unless you get via DHL
sunil237 to reptilemonkey1
3 Feb 16#26
don't pay for fast delivery and its highly unlikely that you will get hit with customs duty.
I've had 3 phones and not had to pay extra. its part of the risk yes, but a very very small risk, and usually if someone doesn't know about the customs duty issue, they will read either on the sellers website or through own research.
Its why i chose the note 2 over waiting the couple of weeks for the newer note 3 internal space and external SD was more important for me then the metal frame and finger print scanner.
cobrastang
3 Feb 16#23
$172.99 is closer to £119 than it is to £112
scousethief
3 Feb 166#22
Wife and Daughter has the Xiaomi Note 2, these phones are completely insane value for money versus what we have as "main brand" offerings.
Just let me say, a Xiaomi note 2 (£94) with a £3 metal case and a £1.47 toughened glass screen protector went down 3 flights of concrete steps.............dented the metal case.............thats it.
My other daughter knocked her Sony off the arm of the couch.................shattered the screen.
My £8 Xiaomi powerbank is excellent quality and charges my devices quickly.
My £20 Xiaomi router extends further than my Netgear and was AC.
Horses for courses, of course, but i cant find fault with Xiaomi products
ollie13239
3 Feb 16#19
If it is as good as note 2 then a great deal, though im happy to stick with my 2=)
bumbaclart to ollie13239
3 Feb 16#21
Yeah I still think the redmi note 2 is better than this model as you have the option of adding 128gb SD card on top of the 16/32gb internal storage plus the internals are virtually identical
mattmerch
3 Feb 16#20
thats the drawback
yes you will have to send it back at your cost
the warranty are really not worth anything
parekh
3 Feb 16#18
Sorry to ask this question but i am keen on this deal, however worried about 'What happens if the handset develop a fault how do you get support, do have to send it back to china?'
johankirchner
3 Feb 161#17
Hi, just to give you info, Vodafone Smart Ultra 6 - £99.00 instore @ ASDA. a UK deal you can trust. Go to asda, great UK Deals
seanmckenna
3 Feb 16#16
very tempted to go for a note 2/3 but also tempted by the latest the asda vodafone deal. How good are these xiaomi's compared to say a vodafone smart ultra?
sunil237
3 Feb 16#11
not a good deal. if this were the 3gb version at that price it would be a deal
I bought the 3gb one at £8 more a month ago
seanmckenna to sunil237
3 Feb 16#15
where? Is it not the 32gb model that has 3gb of ram.
seanmckenna
3 Feb 16#9
Good deal. What are AliExpress like compared to GearBest?
mattmerch to seanmckenna
3 Feb 161#14
AliExpress unlike gearbest are more like ebay aliexpress is the site hong kong goldway is the vendor
johankirchner
3 Feb 16#13
Cold
komi
3 Feb 16#12
Good price but since I've got the Note 2 - standard version (£85) I'm gona hold out for the Note 3 Pro (Snapdragon 650!!)
Elevation
3 Feb 163#10
4000mah battery!!
Octacore 8xsuperfly TNT guns of navarone
........16gb :laughing:
kwasny2000
3 Feb 16#8
Same but would only buy well checked and supported mobiles that is why I picked Xiaomi after 2 months of consistent reading and not all their models are perfect and only few brands in China are commited to build customer base. Would not buy Elephone for example.
bellboys
3 Feb 16#7
Totally agree. I guess it all depends on if you are prepared to work a bit to save arguably 200+ pounds. I am a recent convert to Chinese mobiles and now would never buy a mainstream UK-sourced phone again. But Xiaomi are much less of a risk than the smaller supliers given the fact they are one of the world's biggest mobile companies and seem to support their products really well.
submerged
3 Feb 163#5
Never paid duty from china on over 10 handsets. Pure luck maybe but if sent via normal tracked post you usually don't get stung. If you choose DHL then much more likely.
go for the silver version of you don't want the plaid design on back.
I had the note 2 for a short while and it was great, supports otg so memory wasn't as bad as it could have been, only real problem is the heavily laden os, bloatware galore, first thing anyone should be doing is browsing xda forums for a better rom
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Opening post
GOLD colour only at this price!
EDIT: GOLD COLOUR SOLD OUT SO THREAD EXPIRED.
Please note: the Redmi Note 3 DOES NOT have a SD Card slot so if you tend to load a lot of stuff onto your mobile this is probably not the version for you (there is a 32GB version with 3GB RAM but you do pay a premium).
Usual caveats apply about potential Customs charges, of course.
Please also note this doesn't cover the full spectrum of UK 4G networks so DO check compatibility before ordering!
SUPERB Spec for the asking price.
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
Top comments
Just let me say, a Xiaomi note 2 (£94) with a £3 metal case and a £1.47 toughened glass screen protector went down 3 flights of concrete steps.............dented the metal case.............thats it.
My other daughter knocked her Sony off the arm of the couch.................shattered the screen.
My £8 Xiaomi powerbank is excellent quality and charges my devices quickly.
My £20 Xiaomi router extends further than my Netgear and was AC.
Horses for courses, of course, but i cant find fault with Xiaomi products
Octacore 8xsuperfly TNT guns of navarone
........16gb :laughing:
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Only 10 quid more if you buy through the banggood app which gives you a 10% discount. There is both a CM13 release for it and an expected eventual flymeos lollipop upgrade.
Banggood are also amenable to quoting much lower prices than that paid on the customs form...(just say want price you want declared on PayPal note)
Whatever i go for, pretty certain it will be a Xiaomi to replace my almost 1 year old elephone P6000 now I know more about the Chinese phone market (which is not to say the P6000 hasn't been great as it has).
I've had 3 phones and not had to pay extra. its part of the risk yes, but a very very small risk, and usually if someone doesn't know about the customs duty issue, they will read either on the sellers website or through own research.
Just let me say, a Xiaomi note 2 (£94) with a £3 metal case and a £1.47 toughened glass screen protector went down 3 flights of concrete steps.............dented the metal case.............thats it.
My other daughter knocked her Sony off the arm of the couch.................shattered the screen.
My £8 Xiaomi powerbank is excellent quality and charges my devices quickly.
My £20 Xiaomi router extends further than my Netgear and was AC.
Horses for courses, of course, but i cant find fault with Xiaomi products
yes you will have to send it back at your cost
the warranty are really not worth anything
I bought the 3gb one at £8 more a month ago
Octacore 8xsuperfly TNT guns of navarone
........16gb :laughing:
http://www.aliexpress.com/item/Xiaomi-Redmi-Note-3-Case-100-Original-iPaky-PC-TPU-w-Frame-Silicone-Case-Back-cover/32563027989.html?spm=2114.30010308.3.20.cLEbIW&ws_ab_test=searchweb201556_9,searchweb201644_5_505_506_503_504_502_10001_10002_10016_10005_10006_10003_10004,searchweb201560_8,searchweb1451318400_-1,searchweb1451318411_6452&btsid=81798020-25d4-43ef-8f56-11bdb2f4e179
I had the note 2 for a short while and it was great, supports otg so memory wasn't as bad as it could have been, only real problem is the heavily laden os, bloatware galore, first thing anyone should be doing is browsing xda forums for a better rom
heat given :smiley: