I have been shopping round at various of these Chinese smartphones and this comes out on top with performance and build quality. Ive ordered one as they look excellent. Its only in white but I prefer that over the gold version at least anyhow. Bargain price and im tired of brands like HTC and Samsung letting me down.
Here is a bit of spec -
CPU 64-bit, Qualcomm Snapdragon 820, Quad Core, 1.8GHz
GPU Adreno 530, 510MHz
RAM 3GB LPDDR4 1333MHz
ROM 32GB UFS2.0
Screen size 5.15 inch
Screen resolution 1920*1080 Pixel FHD
Network
Wireless connectiveity CDMA, GSM, 4G, 3G, GPS, WiFi, Bluetooth
Frequency 2G: GSM 2/3/5/8; CDMA (BC0 / BC1)
3G: WCDMA B1/2/5/8; TD-SCDMA: B34/39, CDMA (BC0 / BC1)
4G: FDD-LTE B1/3/7(1800/2100/2600MHz), TDD-LTE:38/39/40/41
Bluetooth Yes, 4.2, Bluetooth HDI
WiFi Yes, Dual Band WIFI, 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, MU-MIMO techniques have, WiFi Display, WiFi Direct
GPS Yes, GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou Navigation System
Camera
Camera type Dual cameras (one front one back)
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mickrick
15 Jan 174#4
I have an LG G4 and I can honestly say that I haven't seen a phones yet that would persuade me to change. None of the 2016 "flagships" impressed me, it was all art for art's sake with them with eye watering prices attached. When I do decide on a change it will need to be something special and at a realistic price. So far I'm looking towards the the Chinese market again, after a 4 year break. The UMi Z looks pretty good and under £200 as well.
SpaceChip
15 Jan 173#45
A 7.25mm thick phone bends in half a lot more easily than a 10.9mm thick phone, what is your point? Who actually tries to bend their phone to check if it's a keeper? xD
simplicity96
15 Jan 173#2
Well you see I checked and struggled to find it anywhere else much below £200 and even on here its time between when it gets this low in price for this model in particular.
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bozy09
15 Jan 17#1
for this phone it seems like a pretty average price to me
simplicity96
15 Jan 173#2
Well you see I checked and struggled to find it anywhere else much below £200 and even on here its time between when it gets this low in price for this model in particular.
litwoojczyznomoj
15 Jan 171#3
Roughly same price at aliexpress with official global ROM which would update OTA. Banggood put their custom ROM on xiaomi phones.
mickrick
15 Jan 174#4
I have an LG G4 and I can honestly say that I haven't seen a phones yet that would persuade me to change. None of the 2016 "flagships" impressed me, it was all art for art's sake with them with eye watering prices attached. When I do decide on a change it will need to be something special and at a realistic price. So far I'm looking towards the the Chinese market again, after a 4 year break. The UMi Z looks pretty good and under £200 as well.
pspr33 to mickrick
15 Jan 171#10
... until it bootloops.
lidds to mickrick
15 Jan 17#27
I liked the look of the umi z but it's a pretty average camera they have put in it
tonksy18
15 Jan 171#5
I've had a Xiaomi Mi5 phone since October last year and can honestly say it's the best phone I've ever owned. The specs are top end and the build quality to me is what you would expect from a phone 3 times the price. as someone pointed out though, you would be better to order from Aliexpress which most sellers on there ship it with the official global ROM so you can be sure you get regular updates.
Oh and also before the B20 brigade jump in I'll tell you it doesn't support Band 20 for 4G if that kind of thing bothers you. I'm on Three network and personally I've never used 4G on any of my phone's as I find 3G perfectly fast enough for my day to day use.
Badongkadong to tonksy18
15 Jan 17#37
The thing about 4G isn't just speed but that it eases congestion and can have more range. with 4g, even a poor signal can give decent transfer speeds.
theg
15 Jan 171#6
Totally agree. I was a bit apprehensive about ordering this phone due to being Chinese and possible issues etc...... but I went ahead and brought the Global Edition from Geekbuying for 175 and it really is the nuts. I was so impressed that I ordered one for the missus who also loves the phone.
Quality is excellent, runs extremely fast and I'm on Three network so the 4G works fine and have constant speeds over 50Meg.
bazza7676
15 Jan 17#7
How does this phone compare to my Sony Z3? My phone really overheated while in Florida, while my battery no longet lasts a day, so thinking of what phone to get next.
solid to bazza7676
15 Jan 17#8
I was looking at either the zuk z2 or the mi5. Went with the zuk, as it was small and a better price
Both great alternatives to the z3, I reckon you'll be be happy with either.
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Here is a bit of spec -
CPU 64-bit, Qualcomm Snapdragon 820, Quad Core, 1.8GHz
GPU Adreno 530, 510MHz
RAM 3GB LPDDR4 1333MHz
ROM 32GB UFS2.0
Screen size 5.15 inch
Screen resolution 1920*1080 Pixel FHD
Network
Wireless connectiveity CDMA, GSM, 4G, 3G, GPS, WiFi, Bluetooth
Frequency 2G: GSM 2/3/5/8; CDMA (BC0 / BC1)
3G: WCDMA B1/2/5/8; TD-SCDMA: B34/39, CDMA (BC0 / BC1)
4G: FDD-LTE B1/3/7(1800/2100/2600MHz), TDD-LTE:38/39/40/41
Bluetooth Yes, 4.2, Bluetooth HDI
WiFi Yes, Dual Band WIFI, 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, MU-MIMO techniques have, WiFi Display, WiFi Direct
GPS Yes, GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou Navigation System
Camera
Camera type Dual cameras (one front one back)
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Oh and also before the B20 brigade jump in I'll tell you it doesn't support Band 20 for 4G if that kind of thing bothers you. I'm on Three network and personally I've never used 4G on any of my phone's as I find 3G perfectly fast enough for my day to day use.
Quality is excellent, runs extremely fast and I'm on Three network so the 4G works fine and have constant speeds over 50Meg.
Both great alternatives to the z3, I reckon you'll be be happy with either.