You'll need to used to that after Brexit for everything outside UK.

I used to have the elephone p7000 but was never really happy with it. 5.5" was far too big for my liking, heated up a lot without throttling CPU, fingerprint reader was sketchy. Then one day it just broke horrendously and I couldn't even get into fast boot. It would crash and die after 20 seconds or so when I tried to turn it on etc. Anyway I sent it back to gearbest and to my astonishment it actually got to China (I wasn't holding my breath!) So I exchanged it for one of these

Absolutely love this phone. Perfect size, well build, rapid, nice UI, lightning fast fingerprint reader, Great camera. Granted the screen and camera aren't as mind blowing as high end Samsung's etc but for the price and whole package they're amazing. Oh and battery life is fantastic on this thing! Usually go to bed with over 50% (when I've not been on Pokemon go)

The best feature on this phone however is the IR Blaster, perfect for changing the local pub TV's to babestation :wink:

For anyone considering buying this. Just want to let you know that the Redmi 4 will launch on the 25th of this month. 5" 1080p screen and SD625 I believe. Might be worth waiting for. Unsure on how quick places like aliexpress pick it up.

or a lot of adults have it because part & parcel of being an adult is doing whatever the **** you want...

What, like from European places like China?

Bit late but here you go mate.

I was going through the same problem, but fairly straight forward process in the end.

Im gutted lol

Your username is rather apt then.

Well i just went and broke the screen :disappointed: Checking out my options the now....looks like ill just need to take the hit.

I'm finding this phone great, miui 8 is a great os with some nifty features. The scheduling power on and off is great, very handy for setting your phone to turn on in the morning and the alarm clock to go off.

Phone is going well, i like the MIUI, phones responsive and the battery is a beast :smiley:

could you point me in the right direct to do this please? do you have a link?

my note 3 is getting on now. Would this be much better or can anyone sugest a worthy successor for not much money. (doesnt have to be phablet sized).

I may look to eBay UK sellers. Are there many fakes going around or is it pretty safe? Also, anyway of buying with international ROM already on? Thanks advance

Not really (and you should probably factor the cost in before deciding to buy), although it seems you are more likely to get stung if you use express delivery

Any way of knowing whether I'll be charged import duty or not? I see site have some haven't?

Not sure, but i can say the 616 i got is a good phone :smiley:

which is the better version, snapdragon 430 or 616? I'm confused?

Just used the TSB one there, no problems.

can any users confirm to me if a banking app (NatWest in particular) will work okay on this phone?

my redmi 3 pro came today. ordered on the 20th :smiley:

you don't need to unlock boot loader.
there are 3 ways to put new ROM, system update, via Mi PC suite or flashboot.

Updater app /Mi PC suite doesn't work if the phone has vendor custom ROM.

Use Fastboot method , with miflash tool and global ROM, stable or dev version whichever you like.. I used dev as it is Miui 8, stable is miui 7.5.
all info/downloads available from en.miui.com so authentic ROM. just search for your phone model.

think you would need to unlock the boot loader but I could be wrong.

Ok so a few weeks in now and the phone is still great - battery life impressive and dual sim working well!

Only thing, i'm getting the odd pop-up ad so I want to flash the global rom. From reading, it seems like my bootloader is locked. What do I have to do to flash the global ROM?

Yeah the Redmi Note 4 is junk, it's running an MTK chipset so buggy and poor battery. Basically MTK make junk and throw loads of buggy cores at it to try and make up for it. There's a reason no mainstream phones use them. It will never be sold outside China or have an international rom, you won't really get any custom roms either as no-one bothers as it's not worth the effort.

It's also the reason the [MTK] Redmi Note 3 barely sold outside of China but the [Qualcomm] Redmi Note 3 Pro sold loads internationally. Basically you want the Redmi 3/3S (either 2GB/16GB or 3GB/32GB version) or the Xiaomi Note 3 Pro, or just wait for the new Redmi 4 which is due out soon and should be really good.

Nice! The wait is the worst though :smile:

Can't wait for the redmi 4 international rom to come. I have ordered the redmi 3 pro as well. :smiley:

I ordered that one from the same seller :smiley: It has landed in the UK :smile:

Is there a huge difference between Redmi note 4 and Redmi 3 pro? Also since Redmi note 4 is new I don't there an international rom available yet with google play.
Thinking of ordering redmi 3 pro but from aliexpress https://www.aliexpress.com/item/Original-Xiaomi-Redmi-3-Pro-Prime-Snapdragon-616-Octa-Core-Mobile-Phone-3GB-RAM-32GB-ROM/32641550000.html?aff_platform=aaf&sk=Y7bAZbY%3A&cpt=1472508162468&af=207113&afref=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hotukdeals.com%2Fdeals%2Fxiaomi-redmi-3-pro-5-inch-fingerprint-3gb-ram-32gb-rom-snapdragon-616-octa-core-2493680%3Fpage%3D4&cv=12&dp=12%3A%3A207113%3A%3A06009g1fum1p%3A%3A%3A%3A1472508161&cn=15727&&aff_trace_key=e2a7876e9be843e1ac027ec8b2a09799-1472508162468-05633-Y7bAZbY

Anyone got a car cradle for this?
Can't find an official one, or one that is guaranteed to fit perfectly.

I ordered off eBay from UK, should be here next couple days, I'll let you k oww if it's all done when it arrives

Deciding between this and the struggle to set it up, or the Moto g 4th gen. Wish this was available from the uk, all set up

Good to hear! Hope mines comes soon.....cant wait haha

please see my post 209 just above, very happy customer - havent bought anything above £15 from China sellers but this was very good service.

Took 13 days to arrive, thanks for posting this deal, very nice phone - lovely job!!

ive bought a fair few things from Banggood always received everything although sometimes they took over a month to arrive.

I've only bought from them twice, a Xiaomi Charge pack, twice, and both came in like 7 days i think it was, no hassle.

Sorry, just a couple of questions. How would one buy this phone sealed, would it come like this from Banggood? Also, how well do people rate Banggood as a reseller?

Cheers

I also ordered it via aliexpress few days ago because I want to have the extra bit UK warranty for 1 year. Can you give me some updates of your order status? like how long it takes to get it delivered?

I also have a concern about the validity of the "UK warranty". If you click on the warranty details it only states phone warranty in russia only!?

Cold for Banggood/Xiaomi - my Redmi note 2 died (overheating, constantly rebooting) and they have had it for over a month and it's still not repaired, they initially asked me to get it repaired myself and if the cost was reasonable they would reimburse me!

Price dropped and even cheaper via the app

Had a similar problem on my S7 it took a Samsung repairer and a 3rd Lycamobile CS before I got it sorted. Had to do a manual search, but this is on a dual sim which mine is, you also need to make sure that the right sim is being detected and that the right wave lengths are selected for that sim.

Google: Redmi 3 pro ROM xda

That should get you to the right thing

What carrier are you with? I got a text from Vodafone on first boot, may be worth going to Mobile networks in settings and choosing manually

Cheers for the links however they don't seem to be working....???

£100 for the gold colour via China option if you want to wait the 6-8 business days before dispatch, this is via the app.

Anyone else having problems using mobile data, can't seem to get it to work on this phone. Couldn't rate it highly enough in all other areas apart from this problem, any help would be appreciated.

£108 now. stock in HK but none in China. UK stock being sold on eBay is down to £134.

Cheers.

I did find this page but didn't go any further as I have 32 bit windows. Wanted to see if there was another way before risking bricking it.

This is how I ended up doing mine too

I had the similar problem and done this: http://en.miui.com/thread-254606-1-1.html

Just take your time and follow the steps carefully.

http://forum.xda-developers.com/redmi-3/development/redmi-3-pro-spacex-rom-t3406919

Anyone have a good guide for flashing the new Miui 8 global rom to this please? Ive tried via the updater but it won't work. The phone has lots of extra apps and adverts popping up. Seems to run really fast but until I can get this sorted its not being used.
thanks

You'll have it before you know it :smiley:

Thankyou. going to be the longest wait ever haha

To be fair it is by a mil or two. Not noticeable unless you compare though

Oh I would have said this 5" screen is smaller than a Samsung 5" screen.

In all honesty it was a slight impulse buy, as mentioned above I've got a few Mi items so saw this deal did a bit of research and took the plunge.

So that all being said if I was to justify this over the Note then I'd say it comes down to two things. Screen and battery life.

If you want slightly better battery then this phone. If you want slightly bigger screen then the Note. Other than that there seems to be no real difference.

But I will say 5" screen on this phone isn't small it's the same as my old S5 and my wife's S7

http://www.gizmochina.com/2016/03/31/redmi-3-pro-vs-redmi-note-3-pro-pro-versions-compared/

Edit
Worth looking at the Remi 3s too as it's meant to be just a little better than the Pro...

If i may ask, what made you pick this over the Note?

Just a little update after a proper days use. Zero problems with it, the global ROM is working great.
Battery wise I woke up at 9 to it being on 88% it's now on 60% as I type this. Been using it averagely throughout the day so impressed by that!

Also worth noting that I had some Mi earphones prior to getting this phone, the phone has sound settings specific to their earphones if you have some. Sound quality was excellent.

who did you order from?

It sounds like it's wanting flashing, if the symbol that's coming up shows the mobile with the USB being inserted then it's wanting instructions from a PC.

Google Redmi 3 Pro stuck on logo screen.
as an example;
http://en.miui.com/thread-276602-1-1.html

I had this pain last night, leave the phone for a bit it might sort itself out after all mine did. If you aren't so lucky then look into EDL and fastboot options

Good luck

Hi, I need some advice please - I bought a phone from ebay UK seller business seller which arrived today. The phone worked fine to start with. I restarted the phone then it stuck on MI logo it dosen't go ahead.

I have tried to hardreset - came up recovery option which I select - phone restarted but it asked me to plug in usb. I connected this to the laptop but nothing happened.

Can anyone help please? or direct me where I could get help.

Thanks

Well, I'm having to replace my son's digitizer as he dropped it yesterday............. A painful job from the looks of it.

My finally delivery came thru royal mail. They get around the import tax by putting on the packing 'mp4 player' value '£24' pretty nifty way to avoid it

Excellent! Standard or courier shipping?

Well, mine came yesterday. About 8 working days from ordering. No import tax etc to pay which was a bonus!

I only actually bought as i was curious about the phones and recently my S6 was developing a couple of faults.

Really pleasantly surprised. It's really not a great deal different from my S6 for build quality and general running speed. It's not AS quick, but its more than capable. Screen much better than I expected and I actually kind of like the stock ROM, the interface is pretty nice and slick.

For the price, it's absolutely insane compared to the prices we get for similar spec phones!

ow man your making the wait worse :smiley: I ended up just going for the free shipping to try and avoid the extra charges going with say dhl.

Well yeah that's what I thought, it wasn't playing ball last night but this morning held the on button down for a while to reset and bobs your uncle we are in business.

Now running miui 8. It's proper sweet so thumbs up from me

I'm sure it would be easy enough to unbrick it? I ended up buying off hong kong goldway.

mine came yesterday after about two weeks. It came with MIUI 7 Stable running on it but it was a custom one with some app bloats.

The Mi website for updating the Rom is helpful but they lock the bootloader so unless you wait a week for the unlock code you'll try the other options of flashing the Rom.

To cut a long story short it's not simple and the phone is now bricked and it won't unbrick so just a warning to anyone thinking of going down this road who isn't 100% on flashing you might want to avoid.

While it worked though it was a lovely phone.

I ended up just going for this model. now the wait :smiley:

not yet but am thinking of replacing my slightly scratched one plus one with either this or the 5.5 inch note

Anyonelese bought this phone yet?

Well technically if connected to a DC-HSPA+ mast and close to it upto 42Mbps. But in reality it will be much slower.

Much of the time the modem/radio technology and speed on the phone is usually pretty irrelevant. The quality/implementation of the antenna on the phone and the mast closeness and traffic is probably more important.

LTE is useful if downloading large files but most people never (or infrequently) do. 3g is fine for streaming 1080p video which is the most taxing thing general users do.

Did you use DHL or courier?

This is the second phone I have ordered through HK Goldway both times excellent service.

I recommended that you opt for the Note version as for a little more you get so much more phone.

Didn't get stung for import tax? I seem to be every time for everything

Does anyone have any experience of what mobile data speeds on O2 are like on this? I know I will not be able to receive 4G due to the band 20 not being part of the firmware but I have read comments suggesting that they have "fast" 3G on this. I am not sure such a thing exists unless they really mean HSDPA connection just wanted to clarify anyones experience on O2 as I like the idea of this phone but mobile reception where I live limits network choice to O2 only for decent reception.

Thanks

Different model than the one posted? As the Note part :smiley:

I checked it was not a fake. It wasn't.

My headphones were not being recognised - after a ROM update they were.

Phone was charging very slowly. I then used the charger it shipped with and it charged quick again.

Was expecting miui 8 stable Rom to be released yesterday but looks like its been delayed.

Enabled gpu rendering for 2d as it was some jittery scrolling.

Overall some small easily solvable gremlins. Phone performance and quality is amazong at the price point. MIUI global really seems like a fast uncluttered clean Rom.

Thanks for sharing. First impression?

Just received my Redmi Note 3 Pro. So took about 12 days from ordering using their free service which is Singapore post for Hong Kong Goldway.

They ship via DHL for an extra $11 but there is a higher chance of getting customs fees but it would have been here in 4-6 days.

Phone is on stock global rom and has no spyware as a good sign is that it was auto updating to the latest MIUI build. Retailer ROMs dont will usually not allow you to update OTA.

Yeah, I think I didn't give it enough time to boot after the reflash tbh, I panicked at around 10 mins of loading screen. I flashed it a second time (as it was playing up due to all the restarts etc) using the "download" mode in the boot menu, took about 15 mins to restart once flashed and runs perfectly now :smiley:

Can someone please explain to me the process you would have to take to get this phone to work correctly? I've seen a lot of jargon and technical speak about Roms and Bootloaders and as someone who has 0 experience with this it's made me very apprehensive of buying what looks to be a nice cheap phone

Xiaomi redmi note 3 pro is only £30 more and has better specs and performance, it scores 79000 antutu where as this only gets around 50000. The note 3 pro also has 4000MaH battery which lasts 11 hours screen on time and nearly 2 full days of normal use

It definitely looks to be an improvement, but never in a million years will the Redmi 4 come in at $105 / £81 at launch. That article is waaaaay off in that regard. If anything Xiaomi are pushing their brand upwards and targeting the middle tier of the market. Look at the Redmi Pro that's just been released. That's $299 at release. I'd be very surprised if you could get the Redmi 4 for less than £150.

you guys think this would be an upgrade over my lg g3? also do you think they will release a new model at this price point soon? thanks all just trying to gather opinions before I purchase :smiley:

​i got +22.00GBP added to mine when i got it from Gearbest making it 140.00GBP
But its a solid Pokemon Go Phone because of the 4200mAh battery & 5" 720p Screen ( the screen is nearly Samsung quality in saturated colours and looks soo sharp that i think its actually a 1080p panel inside) - hard to root though with issues with storage size
Typing on the phone as we speak
just a Solid Plain phone with Tonnes of battery and still thin.

Yes I did that, the updater app said it wasn't recognised. Sorted now anyhoo

Fair point. The Redmi Pro does seem to be priced higher than I expected it to be.

I think the Redmi Pro is in a different category price wise - its a far better specced phone and is mroe than this when this came out. The note Pro is about $167 and the cheapest Redmi Pro is $260.

Trying to install MIUI 8 on this, the updater app doesn't recognise the ROM, it's the official dev one from Xiaomi, where am I going wrong?

Would the 3 network work on this?

bet this phone has lots of issues. Gonna buy my self an LG G2 as they last ages.

Just be cautious using glass screen protector. Uses claiming it to make screen touch buggy. I confirm this

​Its being replaced by the new Redmi Pro.

Any comments on the quality of the camera? Really want to go android after iPhone but pic taking ability is a must for me

Great phone, great price. Just avoid using the China ROM version.

Please dont use this site anymore and do your own research to find cheap deals. You'll find it so much more invigorating

Anyone got any recommendations / links for a cheap and cheerful case for this?
Something black and flip or wallet style.
Around £5.
I'm asking mainly cos I don't want to select the wrong case due to so many variants of this phone.

There are many reviews available for this phone...

I'm guessing 9 1/2 then.

no, but my age does consist of those two digits. & i am probably more knowledgeable than you. also what does age have to do with Pokemon Go?

Indeed. I had a couple of very minor issues on my new Xiaomi phone this week but their support staff via the MIUI forum bent over backwards to help me. You don't even get that kind of service from Samsung most of the time.

Always thought there was no thing as a stupid question.That is, until I came on here. Ffs.

I used to have the elephone p7000 but was never really happy with it. 5.5" was far too big for my liking, heated up a lot without throttling CPU, fingerprint reader was sketchy. Then one day it just broke horrendously and I couldn't even get into fast boot. It would crash and die after 20 seconds or so when I tried to turn it on etc. Anyway I sent it back to gearbest and to my astonishment it actually got to China (I wasn't holding my breath!) So I exchanged it for one of these

Absolutely love this phone. Perfect size, well build, rapid, nice UI, lightning fast fingerprint reader, Great camera. Granted the screen and camera aren't as mind blowing as high end Samsung's etc but for the price and whole package they're amazing. Oh and battery life is fantastic on this thing! Usually go to bed with over 50% (when I've not been on Pokemon go)

The best feature on this phone however is the IR Blaster, perfect for changing the local pub TV's to babestation :wink:

Seems I may have been wrong, giffgaff do also get access to 4G on 1800MHz but coverage on o2/giffgaff is minimal.

I wouldn't buy a phone that doesn't do 800MHz if you want 4G on o2's network.

tempted to just buy one but will wait for more opinions

Glad you got it working in the end, the updater app wasn't working for me either. Like someone else said I think it's the dodgy custom ROM they put on there. Fastboot + flash tends to do the trick.

Sarcastic? Reviews from reputable sites and looking at forums and Xiaomi financial numbers would say they are a safer bet than other makes.

Helpful.

I own a DSLR but the ability to take a decent enough photo when I don't have it with me would be nice on a lower end mobile

Good for you you can tell build quality from looking at internet sites.

http://www.gsmarena.com/xiaomi_redmi_4_leaks_via_geekbench_runs_on_snapdragon_625-news-19851.php

You will always find any of the Redmi series at a budget price. Given the low cost, the SD625 is a nice little upgrade. Notable features like Quick Charge 3.0, FHD, build on 14nm process etc.

good phone but Bluetooth link and screen mirroring doesn't work .

For anyone considering buying this. Just want to let you know that the Redmi 4 will launch on the 25th of this month. 5" 1080p screen and SD625 I believe. Might be worth waiting for. Unsure on how quick places like aliexpress pick it up.

Not sure but I'm not a fan of MTK chipsets tbh. They tend to throttle easily and get very warm and don't perform that well.

That should work.

I looked at a few phones- there are loads of makes and models but I decided to go with Xiaomi due to build quality and the regular os updates. Also might be wrong but are Mediatek based phones impossible to boot unlock?

Due to falling exchange rate this is getting dearer every hour so if you want it get in there quick, the exchange rate won't improve anytime soon.

Thank you for the information.​

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6iDPLoJuamM

I will just do that.

The one time that I ordered a phone from there it took them over a month to send it. In fact they only conveniently sent it when I got tired of waiting and wanted a refund. The same phone also failed after a month but I guess that could have happened with any vendor (Elephone P8000).

Banggood is usually 24 hours after placing order in case you decide to cancel but it's usually 14/21 days if you use standard delivery. I know because I shop a lot there. I'm in Spain were that includes a in them timings the maniana method of delivery ( we'll deliver it when we want ) but todate I have not had any taxes to pay on delivery, have I just put the mockers on myself?

I have no idea about it, but it apparently is pretty good with his high end headphones so I don't think that it would help with your ringtone.:wink:

Seems that Lenovo struck some sort of deal with Dolby and so it is only available on their phones. The Lenovo K3 Note was only £100 when bought and can now be had for £70 so yes, it is annoying!

I came across this phone, both slots are 4G compatiable..
http://www.banggood.com/UMI-Max-5_5-inch-Fingerprint-3GB-RAM-16GB-ROM-Helio-P10-Octa-core-4G-Smartphone-Gray-p-1075353.html

Does Vodafone 4g work on these anyone thanks

Be careful with that though. The global rom they pre-flashed to mine was a weird custom build so I ended up re-doing it myself anyway. It is fairly simple though as long as you follow the instructions and can read between the lines on a few things (I learned that one the hard way).

yeah i hate it when circa £100 phones don't have dolby atmos, or even DTS:X on, feel am missing out on hearing my ringtone pan about from above, behind and to the side of me.

In theory, but I've never yet got stung for duty on anything form the far east, only country it seems to happen with is the US

Thanks, oddly I started trying this, then after putting it in fastboot for the millionth time it randomly booted into the new IU :/

how regular are updates on these Chinese phones. how long after google releases new version does it become available to download??

Well it's this ROM I'm trying to flash: http://en.miui.com/thread-322962-1-1.html I've used the fastboot method, but once complete it's just been stuck on the loading screen. So I've tried again, and I'm getting "device is locked" error on MiFlash. Have I just bricked it? :disappointed:

From what I have read it all depends on the ROM installed. If its a retailer rom then they cant be updated via the app. You need to use Fastboot method and put the phone into EDL mode. How do you know you have a retailer ROM - somewhere I read (might be wrong) that they usually have an extra 0 at the end of the firmware version.

Boot unlocking is only required if you want to put a non Xiaomi Rom such as CM.

I ordered mine on the 4th late and they shipped on the 6th. Its left China and is on the plane to the UK. So lets see how long it takes for the phone to arrive.

Most sellers on AliExpress will wait usually 24 hours after the order is placed to start order fulfillment as people can cancel orders within that 24 hour period.

I had them install a global EU rom on mine. They were selling two versions - one for $174.99 with Global EU and for $169.99 without. HK Goldway said just go for the cheaper version as puttin on the ROM is easy. So that's what I did then I got a messag saying they installed the global Rom anyway.

Brought 3 of these phones they're excellent. Originally got one for my son from AliExpress for around £115 and by time I paid shipping (express) it came to £120ish. Had to mess about with flashing firmware because it came with malware on it.
The last two I brought from Ebay. They were £135, only had to wait 3-4 days for delivery and didn't have to mess about with flashing as someone else had done it. Honestly wasn't worth the hassle ordering from China, plus I know I can get easy 12 month guarantee claims support if needed.

Edit: Just to note as another commenter said, the 7.3.2 version that came with this does suffer really badly from "Authorization required" notices from the Play Store. I had to update both to MIUI 8 but it was pretty straight forward.

1. Download the official product (for the drivers), 2. Download the flashing tool. 3 Download the right MIUI version for the phone, one I used was called "ido_xhdpi_global_images_6.7.29_20160712.0000.26_5.1_global"

But yeah been using this phone for Pokemon Go lasts a full day with about 6-7 hours of solid use (map up and walking about).

I always get tempted by these style of phones but I always do a quick check on google vs LG G3 and they never trump it :disappointed:

I bought a phone from them yesterday and they sent it within 1 working day of the order being placed. With the likes of BangGood and GearBest you can be waiting for weeks for them to send it.

Well that's why I bought from Hong Kong Goldway who seemed to be very professional and prompt in their communication and order processing.

Install the banggood app on your smartphone and get a 10% discount coupon.

Not sure the xiaomi authorised store is actually authorised by xiaomi but there are other rated sellers on there like Dreami and Hong Kong Goldway.

I would buy the Note 3 pro prime which you can get for about £135 (due to poor exchange rate)

GOLD ONE £105.30 FROM ALIEXPRESS!


http://www.aliexpress.com/item/Redmi-Note-3-Pro-Snapdragon-650-Redmi-Note3-1080P-2G-16G-5-5-Screen-4050mAh-FDD/32641719341.html?spm=2114.01010208.3.13.1Nf5MB&ws_ab_test=searchweb201556_0,searchweb201602_5_10057_10056_10055_10049_10017_10059_10058_10060_10061_10062_10064,searchweb201603_3&btsid=9fd6dc3f-7f5e-4687-a909-e3790abee23e

I note that the AliExpress store is also selling the special edition Note 3 which has band 20 included (a version for Taiwan). Only 2Gb/16Gb though.

http://www.aliexpress.com/store/product/International-Version-Xiaomi-Redmi-Note-3-Pro-Smartphone-5-5-Inch-FHD-2GB-16GB-64bit-Snapdragon/2178148_32683398479.html

Brilliant phone have had mine for about 1 month, love it

GOLD ONE £105.30 FROM ALIEXPRESS!

16GB version


Estimated Delivery Time：20-40days

Hi, Where to buy Banggood or Ali Express?

not bad, but redmi note3 is better, waiting for that deal...

I have purchased this phone from Aliexpress from the Xiaomi authorised store and it cost me £120 for the grey global version (so English user manual, package, EU charger, official global ROM) and one year replacement warranty in the UK.

http://www.aliexpress.com/store/product/Original-Xiaomi-Redmi-3-Pro-Prime-Mobile-Phone-Snapdragon-616-Octa-core-4100mAh-Battery-Fingerprint-ID/2178148_32679430782.html

I have placed the order on Sunday, and now the price has gone up to £122 - but you get cashback through Topcashback.

or a lot of adults have it because part & parcel of being an adult is doing whatever the **** you want...

Users who bought Umi Zero in the past should get their money back, as phone had 100 faults. I'm still annoyed I spent £150 on it

Looks good. Heat added from me thanks :smiley:

WONDER WHAT the best colour is..why can't they do blue etc damnit

eBay UK seller £149 or best offer

This or the xiaomi redmi 3s, which has the new snapdragon 430 and faster gpu adreno 550?

Lots of parents have Pokemon Go on their phones so their kids can play it.

Had mine for a few weeks and a great phone for thw price,although i have the 2gbRam 16gb version.Rock solid phone,great battery life and fingerprint scanner is easy to use.I was on O2 but didnt get any 4g coverage in my local town.In the process of moving to 3 to hopefully pick up a 4G network.

Yes. This is world's apart from that. Like comparing a Ford Focus to a Chinese knock-off Little Tikes Sit 'n' Ride.

Does the Play Store still need to be sideloaded?

You don't need an unlocked bootloader to flash a Xiaomi phone. Either their Mi Suite software or built in Download mode will do it. You only need an unlock if you want root but even then there are ways to bypass it.

But why?

Read the MIUI/Roms section here:
https://www.reddit.com/r/Xiaomi/wiki/index

Hi we've had reports the thread has derailed into a Brexit discussion - can we please keep those type of chats to 'MISC' and keep comments in this thread related to the actual listed smartphone. Thread tidied, thanks all.

if only they support band 20, i am on vodafone

Aha, I like xiaomi 5. About the quality good or not, it just related about the your budget to the phone. If you want get iphone 6, you enjoy good service and good quality. But if you want buy a cheaper one, the quality is not good as iphone 6. It is normal.

Is it so much better than the HOMTOM HT7 Pro 4G at £65?

4000 mAh battery for £114 comaper to the Samsung note 7 with 3000 mAh battery for £700+

How do you do this? I'm tempted to buy but keep seeing comments about adverts popping up and other issues. If I can get rid of that and get standard Android on it then I'm in. I've never done this before though.

hardware seems solid. heat

so why dont they just start using it?

Gyroscope?

Worthy upgrade from my Z3 Compact? Looking for better camera and battery life.

This or the p9 lite if it comes down in price?

Is there any 64gb version/better model with 64gb of storage?

I need the dual SIM but also need storage...

so 4g wont work with giffgaff?

any good deals from amazon ?

Thanks for the concern, but mine was factory sealed (as requested), and I installed Google apps myself :wink: Good to know the global rom is available now though, albeit I've grown to like the random Chinese miui updates :smile:

Cheaper at Allieexpress
http://www.aliexpress.com/premium/category/5090301.html?site=glo&g=y&attrRel=or&shipCountry=UK&needQuery=n&pvId=2-200658765,200006205-201452262,200001047-100019035&isrefine=y
... + 7.5% quidco

The original rom doesn't come with any google apps or even the Google Play Store. You're probably on a vendor rom, most of which are buggy, don't get updates and some include spyware. I'd get off it asap.

The official global rom is out for this now so I'd flash that or unlock the bootloader and flash the xiaomi.eu rom.

I've been running one of these for a month now and it's been excellent :smiley: With reasonable use the battery lasts three days, which is amazing. Plus I've got the original ROM installed which kindly tells me how well the Chinese Olympic team are getting on (it's literally plonked their medals tally on my home screen :smile:). The only annoying thing I've found so far with the original ROM, is that the Google maps voice is American :/

Can you use android pay on this?

not this model antutu scores redmi 3 around 40,000 htc m8 46000 but the xiaomi redmi note 3 pro/ prime knocks spots off it scoring 78000

no NFC

By the way pound for pound you cannot buy a better phone in my opinion. Performance is rock solid, screen is great, battery is awesome, fingerprint reader is fast, call quality is great etc

most of these phones come with a fake ROM. The ROM is 7.3.2.0.0 it includes Google play but this stops working after a reboot. The best way to alleviate this is to install the miui 8 dev rom. It's not an easy process though however it can be done without unlocking the bootloader. once done though the miui dev rom gets OTA updates and Google play works perfectly. just something to bare in mind.

better than an HTC m8 ??

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Yep pretty much this.

You either ask the seller to install the global rom or you do it. If you do it you'll need to unlock the bootloader (form to xiaomi) then flash the rom.

Either way it'll then have a few miui apps but not really any bloat and Google play stuff installed.

One caution is think about whether you want someone to install the rom for you. It's much easier this way but you do then leave yourself open to the possibility they have done something sinister / installed something they shouldn't.

Doubtful if you but from a recognised seller but I went for sealed box for this reason.

This or an s6 for £200 ono2 refresh ?

Very solid phone, voted hot.
I have not noticed much difference between 4G and 3G when I use the internet with a Moto 4G phone.

is it safe to pay with paypal on these ?

Stupid question probably but will this run 4G on O2 network ok? TIA

yes it ie android 5.1.1 but xiaomi have their own miui 7 interface running on top. i bought the redmi note 3 pro/prime back in February and bought it factory sealed so it came with original xiaomi chinese rom because i wanted regular updates, at the time there was no mi global rom the third party sellers were putting their own custom roms on hence people getting lots of bloatware the xiaomi chinese rom came with some chinese apps on 90% of which i got rid off by just dragging to the bin the apps that remain are all xiaomi mi apps that you cant get rid off like theme's, games, mi home,mi app store they cause no problems what so ever other than notifications that updates available or that they have been updated i had to put google play services and play store on myself easy to do there's online tutorials miui now have a unofficial global rom that some third party sellers supply it with this rom does come with play store and get regular updates but lots off supplier still put custom roms on which you cant update this seller dose not say which rom is on it so id check with them before you buy . these are fantastic phones hope this helps

I'm looking to upgrade from my LG G2. I need a good camera. Is the camera as good as the G2 which I'm happy with?

Does this with SD slot? Because somone tell me one of xiaomi phone without SDslot. But not sure which model.

Any more compact Chinese phones comparable to the z3 compact?

Yes wouldn't mind knowing this myself

hmmm yes 5.5 sounds better to me.
any deals on this one ?

I have an 6 and love the camera but don't fancy paying out £500 for another phone. I'll give this a punt, I think

Worth paying more for the Note 5.5 with Snapdragon 650?

Is it easy to get the bloatware off?



Says Android 5.1.1 - confirmed by anyone?

Do they do quicker delivery than the 7-20 day one?

If anyone has used this site before, how long does delivery really take?

possible import duty on top of price

That price is for the gold version. White/silver looks to be £116.80

Seems to be those two colourways only.

Voted hot! :smiley: