Go with the Redmi Note 3 you won't be disappointed. I've had a couple of UMI phones and they always lie about the specs, especially the camera, it is always awful. Got the Redmi Note 3 Pro last month and my only regret is that I didn't get it sooner, excellent phone.

Sorry, you have the wrong site.

You're clearly looking for "Local deals for local people".

Wow, I must be lucky. Mine is working fine :confused:

Yes I saw the new update this morning as well but I haven't updated mine yet.

So basically we have an update with no update :stuck_out_tongue:

I am not too happy with my purchase because:

1. The camera is Rubbish. It has a mind of its own. Sometimes the picture is okay (just okay) but most of times its absolutely shocking.

2. It heats up while on charge and when I am on a call lasting more than 10 minutes.

3. Even though it has a bigger battery compared to my P8 (not light) but the battery life is poor. It hardly gets me through the day with more or less the same usage I had on my P8. I am usually left with around 20% charge at the end of the day whereas on my P8 I would have 30-40% charge left.

4. The GPS, as most of us know is non-existent.

5. The speaker and in-call volume is also very poor even when it is on full blast. If you are in a crowded place, forget about taking a call as you would not hear a thing.

I guess it's more or less all the Chinese phones (sub £200) that look good on paper (and pictures) but they don't offer what they promise. I have owned 3 phones in the past including this one but not one has impresses me much. I wish I could return this phone and get my money back but unfortunately its not going to happen. I will have to fight a WW3 to get my refund or get the issues fixed sooner than later. But hey, that's the gamble we took.

There was an update this morning, released yesterday. Unfortunately it hasn't made any difference to the gps, still can't lock onto a single satellite. As far as I can tell it's not made any difference to the camera or speaker.
My compass was completely out of whack (N was S) and after reseting its still off by 5-10' which is no good for navigation.

​thanks. I've read that mediatek chipset has different charging technology to Qualcomm

Apparently there is a new FOTA update coming this week. Maybe that will help? If not I think I'll have to return mine too. Shame as it seems a good phone apart from the GPS. Is your compass ok? I tried to calibrate mine and its still way off​

Thanks for the reply, I was starting think I had a faulty unit. checking with the GPS status app the phone doesn't lock onto a single satellite, it temporarily gets locations from wifi and mobile networks.
I will have to send mine back (no idea how that works on aliexpress), without gps and handsfree. the phone is useless for me.

Yeah its ok, not sure if it fast charges though. It seemed fast at first but when I timed it, it takes around 2 hours for a full charge. Quicker when the phone is powered off

Yep, GPS is useless :/

Did you order this charger? How was it with the umi super?

anyone have problems with GPS? mine is completely useless continually searching for a signal and only locks on for few seconds when the car is stationary and even then the location is out by half a mile.

no worries. I'd be grateful if someone who would know how to connect to o2's London underground Wi-Fi network (WiFi extra) with this phone? my iPhone connects automatically

​that worked. getting 4g now, thanks so much, never even knew there was a network reset option.

​I've not tried that, I'll give that a go, thanks.

​I'm using o2 but have you tried settings->back & reset->network settings reset

hi, just wondering if there is any owners of this phone are using giffgaff? I can't get 4g on it. I've tried transferring to a newer sim and checked all setting are correct and still nothing.

I think its the screen protector, might be too thick. I'll have to bin it as its already chipped near the top cut out.

As for the phone impressive build quality and very smooth software/processor looks premium, unfortunately the camera is poor every photo appears dull and slightly grey. The speaker is appalling it's useless for phone calls using speaker mode, very quite and and speech keeps breaking up like listening to to a poorly tuned AM station. Take it off speaker and speech is clearer but still very quite, forget about using the phone in the car whilst driving on hands free or parked near little traffic.

Same here. I put it on yesterday and it only works fine if I am holding the phone in my hand. If its on my desk it doesn't respond.

I am not sure if its the screen protector or the phone but I have bought another tempered glass screen protector for Vodafone Smart ultra 6 which should just fit fine on this phone.

Anyone buy this screen protector and find the screen unresponsive? I'll have to bin it if there's no way to fix it.

Does anyone have experience with Singapore post in relation to customs declaration in the uk? It's been 2 weeks since I ordered my umi super but Seller messed up my order and is now sending it via Singapore post

That charges should be fine. Anker are good quality.

Does anyone know if this charger would be ok to use with this phone?
https://www.amazon.co.uk/PowerIQ-Anker-Charger-PowerPort-included/dp/B01CJ9OEZG/ref=sr_1_13?ie=UTF8&qid=1466541565&sr=8-13&keywords=anker+usb+c+to+usb+c+charger

Yes it was delivered on Friday but I haven't had chance to open the box yet :smile:

Have you received yours yet? If so, how are you finding it?
Does anyone know where I find the setting to enable/disable fast charging on this phone?

Nice. Mine says its processed in the destination country. Hopefully it will arrive tomorrow.

Yes, you would need to complete a few charge cycles to get the best out of your battery.

Mine arrived this morning. First impressions are good. I've been having a play around for a couple of hours. Only slight negative so far is the battery - hopefully this may improve after a couple of charges?
I've got a couple of questions regarding the umi super/android, i'll post that in the ask section

Ditto. Looks like I was given the wrong info, I tweeted PostNL. Still, i'm not complaining. Hopefully we will see the phones this week :smile:

Mine says the same (Ordered from bangood) i hope this means its on its way here from Holland rather than just setting off from china. If so I would hope we would have it by the end of the week :smile:

Same here but I was told the PostNL sorting centre is there centre in China, its not in the Netherlands yet

Latest status of my order in bold:

Origin Country - Tracking Consuming: 1796 ms
2016-06-12 20:14: The item is at the PostNL sorting center

2016-06-10 10:57: The item is ready for shipment

2016-06-08 09:10: The item is pre-advised

Camera Update: My son says the camera is a big improvement on his previous phone, a Nexus 5. I know that's not saying much but at least it's encouraging. Either way he loves the phone and is dead chuffed with it, as am I.

When peeps receive there's, please can u confirm if the sim tray cover is loose on the phone like mine is.

I contacted them as I was a bit confused about the tracking info. Mine is still in China at their sorting office - Tracking info is a bit misleading

ordered from http://www.aliexpress.com/item/UMI-Super-Smartphone-4G-LTE-5-5-inch-FHD-1920x1080-IPS-MTK6755-Octa-Core-Android-6/32665869869.html?spm=2114.10010108.1000014.2.MhHB8i&scm=1007.13338.33078.0&pvid=133e76a0-5efa-46ed-8448-9e96a1d408f0&tpp=0 £126

It says "item is ready for shipment" which was updated yesterday morning. So yes mine is also still in Netherlands.

Has yours been shipped yet from the Netherlands? Mines still there. Can't see it been here monday/tuesday

Um bit difficult to tell really as:

A. I've already given the phone to my son
B. I didn't test the camera after yesterdays update i think.

But here's what I would say, it's nowhere near as good as the my S6 or LG G4 but it is significantly better than comparable Chinese landfill phones that i've seen recently. Also the test shots I did were indoor with very little knowledge of the camera, literally point & shoot. Also when you zoom in on the image there's still an incredible amount of detail in the picture unlike other phones where it just becomes a jaggy mess. (the LG G4 is prone to this some times)

How would you rate the camera, I have seen a few posts saying it over saturates the yellow and isnt the best quality (But i believe an OTA update was released yesterday that may fix this)

Would anyone recommend this over the Xiaomi Redmi Note Pro Prime?

my phone arrived this morning though I got it from a different vendor on ebay. Phone looks very nice, pretty much standard android as well. For the money I'm well happy, much better than a VF Smart Ultra 6 and the like. :sunglasses:

Seems to be getting good reviews. I noticed there are a couple of reviews on youtube now aswell

Should get here by Monday/Tuesday.

So did mine. I wonder how long it will take for delivery. Another week or so maybe?

My phone has arrived in Netherlands this morning.

Very tempted. Are there any reviews for this phone?

Moto used to be quite good but Lenovo has been crap for updates.
Remember that Umi is stock Android so it would be quite quick to update if they can be bothered.
I will get the Super for my son as soon as N is available to replace his Nexus 4.

I think Motorola head the queue of devices to get updates first and that's after the Nexus devices as well. Fair play to Umi for trying but I think they might have to up their build quality first before Google would trust them to be at the bleeding edge of Android updates.

Go with this if you want Android N soon ... Umi & Google have been working together to get Android N on an Umi phone. Source

They are super easy to apply and comes perfect all the time, unless you buy the cheap 99p ones :-)

Have a look here. Its not the same phone or screen protector but this is how it works.

The tempered glass ones are dead easy, not like the old plastic bendy ones.

I would have bought a screen protector but I always struggle to put them on

I bought these:

Hard case for £4.15

Another hard case in case I don't like one of them for £1.34

Tempered glass screen protector for £3.52. I know it doesn't need one but I still like to have that peace of mind :smiley:

Thanks. Is that a reliable site to order from?

Does anyone know if there are any cases available yet for this phone?

I've received today my XIAOMI Redmi Note 3 Pro 16GB 4G SILVER from gearbest, which I bought 24/5. Delivered by Yodel, no notes about any additional cost (like VAT).
Price: $182.19 (£130) plus some extras:
TPU Soft Protective Cover Case for Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 / Note 2 Pro Color:TRANSPARENT $2.48
ASLING Tempered Glass Screen Protector for Redmi Note 3 Color:TRANSPARENT $3.84
total: $188.51
Excellent value for money. I had Redmi Note 2 before (the same price but months ago) and I never complained. You can check Huawei phones as well, it's a similar high quality.

Short range data transfer. Same idea as contactless debit or credit cards.

I'm a ex UMI Owner. My experience was not good. I owned the UMI Zero. It was at the time their flagship phone. It's looked great, but was awful. An average of 6 reboots a day! Dropping 50% of calls made, awful battery life. YouTube and gaming made the phone uncomfortable to touch due to how hot it got. The GPS was shocking. For the 6 months I used it had to pull out my 6 year old sat nav as Google maps/Nokia Here and Waze refused to work. The rom was rooted, not made clear when buying. Better Chinese companies out there for phones,

What is NFC? I've never heard of it

Agree, but it is missing NFC(android pay, getting bigger) and 800Mhz band for O2/giffgaff.

Mine got dispatched this morning as well. Should get here within two weeks, hopefully.

This is the first time i've ordered from AliExpress. My order has been dispatched already. Does anyone know how long it takes to arrive (roughly)? I think it said its being sent via PostNL

Go for xiaomi redmi note 3 pro. Excellent phone

ordered it up as the specs seem good enough for that price, not paying Samsung/Apple prices for a sim free phone anymore.

Thanks, would have, but the Redmi Note 3 (+Redmi Note Prime & Redmi Mi5 I was also considering) are not compatible with some 4G UK networks, like O2 & Giffgaff for example as the 4G 800Mhz (Band20) is missing.

Ah cool, hope it works out - let me know, I might get one :smiley:. It does look rather nice!

Thanks. Yes will post it there but I also have a Samsung Galaxy S5 that I can use in the meantime :-)

Might be interested if the price is right.

When ready (perhaps when new phone arrives), you should consider posing a new 'for sale' thread in the For Sale / Trade section.

Took the plunge via Quidco. Thanks OP.

By the way, is anyone interested in two months old Huawei P9? :wink:

I've got an HTC10 as daily driver, RAM doesn't compare to processing power for phones (unless you have 1 gb or under). When I sent my LG G4 away for repair I realised I don't have a solid backup or something to take on holiday so this might just fit the bill. GizChina says some of these have started shipping.

Yes agree. Hotknot is a result of some pretty impressive 'out of the box' thinking by MediaTek. That company has a long ways to go. Cheap as chips compared to an NFC implementation, and the uptake in China should spread out to other countries shortly.

I'm pretty impressed you keep a phone with 4GB RAM as a spare. Out of interest, how much RAM does your daily driver have?

Not for me it's not.

£126.12 is what I see.

Great deal OP.

7.5% Quidco as well. Worth a punt :smiley:

http://www.aliexpress.com/store/product/UMI-Super-Smartphone-4G-LTE-5-5-inch-FHD-1920x1080-IPS-MTK6755-Octa-Core-Android-6/712948_32665869869.html
Same price at Black Peach, $179.99.

Thanks.

For some reason it wasn't showing the discount for me earlier.

Showing as £126.12 in Cart for me hukdlr

Isn't it something to do with not wanting to pay licence fees for NFC?

$40 off doesn't bring it down to £124 unless you've got some special exchange rates from somewhere that I don't know.

You have to add it to the cart to get 40$ off to make it £124

Its £154.15 now. I was this close of buying it this morning. Infact I put it in the basket but didn't complete my order as I wanted to think about it. Its not that much of a deal now for this new price.

NFC just isn't a big standard in China. A lot of phone over there have Hotknot instead which is a competing standard.

Go for the redmi note 3 pro

Excellent spec. Several Chinese brands are releasing mid price phones with similar specs. The one that interests me is the Ulefone Future available mid-June. It's spec is almost the same as the Umi Super and Elephone P9000 but comes with a cool looking bezel free screen. Common to all three phones is that although the hardware is top notch value for the money, it's the implementation of the software that has a big influence on whether it's just ok or great. The Elephone is already out there and getting rave reviews but as for the Ulefone and Umi, we will have to wait and see. Great choice to have.

Worth a punt, vanilla Android and a spec similar to iPhone 6, I chose shipping that takes up to 60 days!!!

why do most of the 'China' phones have NFC missing?

If this had NFC, I'd buy it in a heartbeat. Looks good. No ugly software skin. Top specs.

However, I'll be damned if I'm buying a phone without NFC now Android Pay is finally out in the UK.

Possibly "UMI Super" will have better camera as it have Panasonic 13MP.
"UMI Touch" comes with Sony IMX328 13MP.

Anyway - bought one. I'll let know how good or bad it's.

Revolut exchange rate is brilliant.

I have the Umi Touch. It's a great phone (as was my Umi e-max before it), but the camera is terrible on both. I suspect it is likely to be the same on this one. :disappointed:

Er, vary!!

Never had a problem with emax camera, but guess it can very from model to model

Can't decide between this or elephone p9000 lite at this sort of price? The latter is quite a bit lighter (similar to my umi emax) with similar specs.

I prefer corned beef 4.1 its got physical keys.

Go with the Redmi Note 3 you won't be disappointed. I've had a couple of UMI phones and they always lie about the specs, especially the camera, it is always awful. Got the Redmi Note 3 Pro last month and my only regret is that I didn't get it sooner, excellent phone.

Yes it comes with the latest version- baked beans 3.0.

Wow it's running pure Android as well, looks a bit chunky tho https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AKUxF2b5jcQ

Sorry, you have the wrong site.

You're clearly looking for "Local deals for local people".

well this definitely isnt a UK deal so umm wtf is it doing here?

Seems ideal for me but I can't find any reviews for it online, would rather wait til they show up..

ive been looking at the xiaomi redmi note 3 pro but very tempted by this. what are the chances of having to pay import duty from this seller?

anyone know if the can is any good on this? I have the umi touch and its cam is poor

Anybody else having trouble paying. Do they take Paypal? The specs is good, will like to try it out.

Seems strange for a phone so well specced not to be able to record in 4k.

Impressed! These Chinese phones seem to be getting better and better.

No mention of NFC, looks like a great holiday/spare phone.

this looks really good. I'm tempted...

Very nice looking and superbly spec'd phone for the price

Here is the link to the official page aswell http://umidigi.com/page-umi_super_overview.html