Fantastic price. 6.3% TCB too I think?

I am waiting for redmi note 3 pro

I have read a number of warnings about the frequency compatibility "Compatible networks include 2G GSM, 3G WCDMA, and 4G FDD-LTE on LTE bands 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500). The full specifications list can be found on the official Xiaomi page and buyers of any international smartphone should check that the bands are compatible with their major networks."
Is this an issue in the uk?

You won't get 4g if you're on the O2 network (so including Tesco etc). The other three networks are fine though!

Yep,
HUge processors difference, 2gb rom 3gb rom different GPU, pro has SD card feature and Pro has the Samsung Isocell S5K3P3 image sensor.
Snapdragon 650 benchmark results with this phone is awesome making it very very good value for the money. I ll be ordering mine posibly this weekend.

Any custom tax?

How is it compare to Motorola G Moto 3rd Generation?

Good batter, tempted as a backup phone.

is the gold version quite feminine?

I like the sound of this version. I also like the look of the mi5 which I understand to be released this week also. Sounds like the mi5 is in very high demand and about £100 more maybe? Where do you think is the best place to order the redmi note pro 3 from ?

It is just released in India for £126 for the 3GB 32GB version so it is annoying that various other websites asking for £200, I am actually thinking of waiting a bit more to see what happens ! I think I rather pay £150 at tops !


http://www.mi.com/in/note3/

I'm going to get one just waiting for the damn global rom before I order.

[/quote]It is just released in India for £126 for the 3GB 32GB version so it is annoying that various other websites asking for £200, I am actually thinking of waiting a bit more to see what happens ! I think I rather pay £150 at tops ![/quote].
Yes, that's about what I'm thinking £150ish. I've seen a post showing it at gearbest for £165 which is OK but for standard non tracked post this is a bigger item? Also there is the risk of customs charges, probably low risk but still a risk dependent on carrier, says Dutch post which may reduce risk of being pulled.

​Its not the ops decision if you get taxed. Its the competency of the customs department.

​are you for real!!

In this price range it's got to be the Ulefone Power

im seeing the price at £111?

sorry I'm confused! can I use this phone on the three network and still get 4G?

Lots of phone for that money. Sadly this is another one of those dual Sim and no sd card or single Sim and SD card. Just doing my head in with that stupidity design :disappointed:
But if dual Sim isn't important it's a good phone.

PLEASE NOTE it`s NOT a Note 3 but a Redmi 3, which is a smaller 5 inch version (probably a more popular size) :smiley:

what about warranty and service.

​this is what something put me off buying these Chinese phones.. its like a gamble... thanks for the feedback though.

http://www.xiaomidevice.com/xiaomi-redmi-note-3-pro.html

They ll also confirmed the low valuation to avoid customs

Price seems to have gone up to £111 for the gold phone.

Know what you are saying but I take the view that the crazy savings compared to what you can get for the same money here are worth the risks. What %tage of mobiles break down in the first 12 months anyway? Can't imagine it being a high number these days.

agree upto certain degree. with all due respect currently there is a better alternate available for chearper price imo i.e. lenovo k3
http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/lenovo-k3-note-5-5-4g-smartphone-89-71-from-focalprice-2407114
cheaper price,
bigger screen and better resolution
faster processor
and a decent brand.
comparison:
http://www.gsmarena.com/compare.php3?idPhone1=7862&idPhone2=7147

what do you think?

cheers

agree with you to a certain point on the k3 but some not on some.

you'll probably get better benchmark results on the k3 note but real world day to day usage, im not sure you'd notice much as they both have 2gb ram.

yes the screen is better (more ppi) but......

I'm not convinced that 1080p is 100% needed on a phone. the screen panels and build can be very important, sometimes more so than the ppi. The note 3 is a larger 5.5", so could be considered too large for some (the redmi 3 is far more pocketable).

in addition, i think the point of the redmi 3 is to be a long lasting mid range phone. they could have put 1080p in there, but what they've done is put a very nice 720p screen in there (i have this phone and can confirm the screen is very good), together with a 4000mah battery. this puts the battery life to a whole new level than if it was 1080p (more pixels to push).

lastly, i do think 'decent brand' is completely false. this is xiaomi, one of the biggest brands in the phone market. they're decent.

The Lenovo K3 Note looks interesting for that price, but the right comparison is the Xiaomi Redmi Note 3: http://www.gsmarena.com/compare.php3?idPhone1=7862&idPhone2=7147&idPhone3=7769
I like the smaller Redmi 3 because of (a) small dimensions, (b) great battery life, which is helped by (c) a sensible screen resolution ("only" HD) and (d) a Snapdragon processor.

I find all this craze about larger more ppi screens a bit odd. I have large hands and found anything >70mm wide uncomfortable to handle with one hand. And I probably couldn't take such a large phone out of my pocket whilst sitting.

That said I'm tempted to give a cheap 5.5" phone another try, so the K3 Note or Redmi Note 3 is interesting.

solid phone

I am on tesco mobile and have Korean version on Galaxy s5 (smg706k) and it does get 4g hope this helps

how is the camera on this? usual rubbish along with the cheap phones (love my SU6 but phone quality is poor). anyone can comment on this camera?

I have had a Xiaomi Mi4i for past 6 months, great bulid quality, superb gui, will never stray from Xiaomi in future... Gonna sell this very soon and grab a Note pro or Mi5

I am not buying anything that is made in China or made by a China brand. Simple as.

It's back on sale.

well that put down could be applied to 99% of posts on this site, if only we were all as clever as you...

​He has a point though, these phones aren't easy to put Google Play services on etc etc

perfect phone..no complains..bought 2

Anybody know where to get a case for this? I have searched the whole known Internet, Amazon and EBay!

​thankyou, don't know why I couldn't find them. I searched eBay for "xiaomi redmi 3 case" but it didn't bring them up! anyway, I got this phone for my 8 year old daughters 9th birthday. She wanted a phone with specs like this but wanted a bright green case for it. Can I push anybody any further into finding one in bright green?? :smiley:

​if not then the gold or pink case will probably do.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_odkw=case+redmi+3&_osacat=0&_from=R40&_trksid=p2045573.m570.l1313.TR0.TRC0.H0.Xcase+%22redmi+3%22.TRS0&_nkw=case+%22redmi+3%22&_sacat=0

might find what you're looking for by following this link, many pages of cases :smiley: but make sure to tread the descriptions thoroughly to check that it's for the right phone!

​why can you find them, but I can't? what am I doing wrong?

I can see them from your link, just not when I search for them

I don't know haha, while looking for a case for you I discovered that when you put the name of the phone in " " it makes it much easier to find stuff for it, as it searches only for that specific phone.

Just install Google Installer from the Mi market.
http://en.miui.com/thread-17910-1-1.html

​THANKYOU, YOU HAVE HELPED TO AN UNBELIEVABLE EXTENT!! :wink::wink::wink:

Anyone got the 3 pro yet? Still waiting for mine!

Hi. Gearbest. Still waiting!

Thanks, sounds a beast of a phone for the mobey. Maybe time to upgrade from the redmi note 2!

Running mine now for couple of weeks, got it on the £95 deal from Everbuying few weeks back, added a bit more to get the grey and black one plus had to pay duty but at £113 delivered I am not complaining. Took two weeks on the free delivery option.

Google play was pre installed and it's a dream phone comparing with my Nexus 4(which I shifted on the bay for £50). Battery on my usage need charging e erythema 5 days and that's before setting any extra power savings options in the power profiles.

Fast phone as well so happy bunny here.

I ordered this but the gallery would not open, Over air updates would not perform, it would not connect to Mi Suite and now it is unresponsive in Fastboot mode

Any ideas anyone ??

Just got one of these from DX (took 6 weeks to arrive!). Great phone but be aware that there is currently no official global (English with google play etc) rom available for this phone. Mine came with an unofficial english rom installed and sure enough MalwareBytes found a couple of dodgy 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.