Great 5" Inch phone with 3GB RAM with a bigger than average battery capacity, has fingerprint scanner & supports quick charge
This Global version comes in sealed box and has official global rom installed with updates + band 20 (android 6.0.1 marshmallow) and will work out of the box with no messing about. Also supports quick charge
Order via mobile browser (not app) you wont have to pay the extra warranty that is usually added. Always choose the cheapest free delivery method.
Possible 12% cashback from quidco
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TCBneedregulating123 to ukez
1 Dec 165#20
The 100mah makes a difference to you?
Sandy1012
4 Dec 163#74
This one for £108 if you want a 5" screen - its the global version
Or this one here for a 5.5" its the also global version, for £128
Both are really good
doncoop
2 Dec 163#45
Well my gf has had the redmi 3 since January. She's more than happy with it and had no problem. I did the donkey work at the start and unlocked bootloader and flashed the global rom etc.
She came from my Nexus 5, so noticed going from 1080p to 720p, but the screen is still decent imho.
Xiaomi us a good brand and make decent phones. She's very happy with the battery (no surprise there) and performance is what she wants. She's a light to mid user, only really playing games like pokemon go and farm heros type things.
I'd imagine with the extra ram offsetting the slighter worse processor in this it'll be comparable performance wise to the original redmi 3 so 3d games would be a struggle....
I got her a fairly cheap case on aliexpress at the same time so can't comment on how it holds up to knocks. I also added a screen protector, which I think is a given in this day and age.
When you buy a xiaomi redmi there are 4 big things to consider against buying in the UK.
1 warranty. As said, if it goes wrong you've got to know the cost of sending back or cutting your losses.
2 roms. If the phone is sealed and comes with the global rom, fair enough. But my advice is never ask the seller to install it for you. Most will be reputable, but you wouldn't ask someone to install Windows on a hard drive for you. Could be some nasties in there!
3 bands. Band 20 is important for full 4g support in the UK and most xiaomi phones don't have it. Make sure you check your network and whether not having it will be a problem.
4 cameras. Redmi is their budget line, so the camera will be OK. Nothing more or less. So ignore the mp count and expect fine shots in good light and poor in low light.
Hope that helps
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lukec36
1 Dec 162#1
I have the non B20 version of this, it recently updated to MIUI 8.1 and it's great. Albeit a lower midrange SoC but works perfectly well for what I need.
jim157
1 Dec 161#2
I'm deliberating between this and the wileyfox swift 2 plus. On paper they have very similar specs but this has a bigger battery and is £40 cheaper. The swift 2 plus has nfc and some kind of warranty if it goes wrong.
Does anyone have any feedback on this phones camera quality? I'm assuming it won't be very good.
Opening post
This Global version comes in sealed box and has official global rom installed with updates + band 20 (android 6.0.1 marshmallow) and will work out of the box with no messing about. Also supports quick charge
Order via mobile browser (not app) you wont have to pay the extra warranty that is usually added. Always choose the cheapest free delivery method.
Possible 12% cashback from quidco
Top comments
Or this one here for a 5.5" its the also global version, for £128
Both are really good
She came from my Nexus 5, so noticed going from 1080p to 720p, but the screen is still decent imho.
Xiaomi us a good brand and make decent phones. She's very happy with the battery (no surprise there) and performance is what she wants. She's a light to mid user, only really playing games like pokemon go and farm heros type things.
I'd imagine with the extra ram offsetting the slighter worse processor in this it'll be comparable performance wise to the original redmi 3 so 3d games would be a struggle....
I got her a fairly cheap case on aliexpress at the same time so can't comment on how it holds up to knocks. I also added a screen protector, which I think is a given in this day and age.
When you buy a xiaomi redmi there are 4 big things to consider against buying in the UK.
1 warranty. As said, if it goes wrong you've got to know the cost of sending back or cutting your losses.
2 roms. If the phone is sealed and comes with the global rom, fair enough. But my advice is never ask the seller to install it for you. Most will be reputable, but you wouldn't ask someone to install Windows on a hard drive for you. Could be some nasties in there!
3 bands. Band 20 is important for full 4g support in the UK and most xiaomi phones don't have it. Make sure you check your network and whether not having it will be a problem.
4 cameras. Redmi is their budget line, so the camera will be OK. Nothing more or less. So ignore the mp count and expect fine shots in good light and poor in low light.
Hope that helps
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Does anyone have any feedback on this phones camera quality? I'm assuming it won't be very good.