OS MIUI V8
CPU MTK Helio X20 64 bit Deca-core, max to 2.1GHz
GPU Mali T880 MP4 700MHz
ROM 32GB
RAM 3GB
Card Extend Supports an external TF card up to 128GB (VFAT)
Display Size 5.5 Inch
Type Capacitive Touch Screen, 2.5D, 72% NTSC color gamut, support Sunlight Display, Night Display
Brightness 450nit
Resolution 1080*1920 pixels
PPI 403
Multitouch Yes
Ringtones Type Polyphonic / MP3
Audio format PCM, AAC/AAC+/eAAC+, MP3, AMR-NB/AMR-WB, FLAC, APE, WAV
Video File Format H.265 /HEVC(Main profile), H.264 (Baseline/Main/High profile), MPEG4 (Simple profile/ASP),VC-1(Simple/Main/Advanced profile)
Graphical Format JPEG/PNG/GIF/BMP
Earphone Port 3.5mm
Data transfer USB/Bluetooth
Mobile internet WAP/WiFi
Resolution Dual Cameras:
Front camera 5.0MP
ƒ/2.0
Face Beauty, Face Detection
Back camera 13.0MP
Two-tone flash
Support PDAF
5-element lens
ƒ/2.0 aperture
Support 1080p/720p video recording
720p Slow Motion video recording, 120fps
Language This phone supports multi-language.
(More details please refer to the screenshots)
Message SMS/MMS
Keyboard QWERTY Virtual
Input Handwrite/Keypad
GPS GPS+AGPS+GLONASS+BeiDou
WIFI 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, WIFI Display, WiFi Direct
Bluetooth BT4.2, HID
Light Sensor Support
Gyroscope Support
Proximity sensor Support
Accelerometer Support
IR Infrared Support
Hall Sensor Support
Fingerprint Support
OWIFI, GPS, 4G, 3G, Bluetooth, Games, calendar, calculator, clock, camera, etc
Battery(Built-in) 4100mAh / 4000mAh(typ)
USB connector Micro USB
Dimensions 151*76*8.35mm
Weight 175g
Package Included 1 x Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 Smartphone
1 x USB Cable
1 x US Charger
Note: This phone does not include the adapter plug.
Top comments
Picard123 to cargill85
8 Feb 173#19
Miui 8 is actually really good. Some very useful features to it, and its very usable as a UI. The pull down notification / settings / buttons toggle is particularly good. Alot of support and regular updates to Miui as well from Xiaomi with loads of pre-release developer versions and a big user/support community. This is a company that's 'on the ball' in terms of their UI development.
So tempted, been eyeing it for a few days. Shame it doesn't have USB-C.
JimBobJr
8 Feb 17#3
Brilliant specs for the price, BUT if you are willing to go for a lower tier brand such as ZUK (Lenovo) you can get a Snapdragon 820, 4GB and 64GB storage for the same price (or thereabouts)
safc1967 to JimBobJr
9 Feb 17#30
Such as?
louiselouise
8 Feb 17#4
Some more blurb if anyone wants it (was wrestling with screen prints) :laughing:
louiselouise
8 Feb 17#5
craigstephens
8 Feb 171#6
Heat just for it being the most comprehensive post for a long time
Edit: ...Ah, the Redmi 4 Pro is 5", Snapdragon 625 2.0Ghz Octa-Core, Adreno 505, 3GB/32GB.
This one, Xiaomi Redmi Note 4, is 5.5", Helio X20 2.1Ghz Deca-Core, Mali T880, 3GB/32GB.
I get really confused with all the different Xiaomis!
dolanduck
8 Feb 17#9
Excellent price, and the X20 is a very nice chip too, MediaTek are getting pretty competitive. Friend has this phone, it's built really well and feels so premium, MIUI is great too :smile:
louiselouise
8 Feb 171#10
The summing-up of the aforementioned PCAdvisor review says similar - "The Redmi Note 4 isn’t a huge upgrade over the Redmi Note 3 in terms of core hardware, with simply a greater amount of storage and a faster processor, but the design changes are a huge improvement over its predecessor. If you don’t care about looks and can make do with less storage then the cheaper Redmi Note 3 may well meet your needs."
So, depends if you must have the latest and greatest.
BUCKUM2
8 Feb 171#11
the pc advisor review is about the 64gb version not the 32gb version of this post otherwise phone is the same but more importantly they are comparing it to the redmi note 3 helio x10 processor model hence faster processor but the redmi note 3 snapdragon 650 processor model is at least the same or slightly faster here's a link to youtube video comparing the redmi note 4 to the redmi note 3 snapdragon 650 model https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gIibCm1dYSk as you can see the snapdragon redmi note 3 is faster than the redmi note 4 helio x20
litwoojczyznomoj
8 Feb 171#12
Redmi note 3prov 3/32 GB can be bought for £128 from aliexpress and 64 GB version of Redmi Note 4 for roughly £150.
Picard123
8 Feb 17#13
Does this come with the Official Global International ROM, or it is the dodgy developer version China ROM fiddled with by some 3rd party?
Picard123
8 Feb 171#14
Personally, I'd rather pay more from a trusted seller like HongKong Goldway on Ali Express than take a chance buying a phone from BangGood......
cargill85
8 Feb 17#15
Very tempting, anyone had experience with the MIUI o/s?
Picard123 to cargill85
8 Feb 173#19
Miui 8 is actually really good. Some very useful features to it, and its very usable as a UI. The pull down notification / settings / buttons toggle is particularly good. Alot of support and regular updates to Miui as well from Xiaomi with loads of pre-release developer versions and a big user/support community. This is a company that's 'on the ball' in terms of their UI development.
Infiltrator to cargill85
8 Feb 172#21
Yep, love it, and the Mi Max is a lot of phone for £135 delivered as well. Previous phones being Samsung, LG, Elephone and honor 6, can't see me going back to any of those.
damadgeruk to cargill85
8 Feb 171#22
Three xiaomi phones here, all liked by us, mi max 652 and two rn3(650). Used Samsung for years though won't be going there again.
this can run google now launcher right? think im gonna go for it..
Picard123
8 Feb 17#20
Looks like they're doing a limited edition run of different colours in the 4X.....
mistermoneysaver
8 Feb 17#23
On my 2nd xiaomi. Dropped the first one which was a note 3 pro. Insurance paid out enough to buy my mi max which has been faultless so far. Miui is great once you get used to it. You can install other launchers though if you want. Nova being one.
Snoopdowg
8 Feb 17#24
built in trojans
doncoop to Snoopdowg
9 Feb 17#25
if you install the official global ROM and stick a malware checker on it you're fine.
no worse than any other phone I'd say.
the risk is if you don't do a clean install.
Picard123 to Snoopdowg
9 Feb 17#26
Not if it's an official ROM from a reputable seller. Look for the four digits in the Miui version ie 8.x.x.x
BUCKUM2 to Snoopdowg
9 Feb 17#28
not if offical xiaomi rom is installed only get trojans in third party custom roms
BUCKUM2
9 Feb 17#27
hi can you post link to mi max for 135.00 please
Infiltrator
9 Feb 171#29
AliExpress, 32gb model, $185, create new account to get $10 discount, change destination to US, remove UK warranty charge, select free delivery, wait 20 days for phone to turn up.
jimborae
9 Feb 171#31
Shame no Band 20 LTE support, not even the Snapdragon version has either, which means Vodafone users are sort of limited to the excellent Xiaomi RedMi Note 3 Special Edition.
bellboys to jimborae
9 Feb 172#32
Yes, which can be had for 128 quid from Aliexpress. Have to say, after experiencing very poor GPS performance from a MTK chip (not the one in this though) in an Elephone P6000, I would go snapdragon every day of the week.
jimborae
9 Feb 17#33
Yep completely agree wont touch another MTK SoC based phone until GPS issues are verified as fixed. Had the same issues with a Umi Super, which means Pokeman Go is completely unplayable so my kids get very upset.
No issues with the Xiaomi RedMi Note 3 SE, brilliant device for the money.
nige182
9 Feb 171#34
Good deal, but also thanks loads for the post with the Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 vs ZUK Z2 comparison. I have the ZUK Z2 due for delivery this week and it looks like it is the better performer :smiley:.
Andybro
9 Feb 17#35
+1 on this. I am on my first. Xiaomi (redmi note 3 se) and though I have Nova premium I stick with Miui as it works and is clean. The downside is you cannot auto sort your apps which gets very frustrating. However in the last 5 months of ownership. Miui has been upgraded several times and so agree with Picard.
Andybro
9 Feb 17#36
As I have the redmi note 3 se on Vodafone thought I would just mention 4g performance has been as good with this phone as with my previous big brand ones. Don't know why I am watching these threads to be honest as very happy so far!
fluff45
9 Feb 17#37
Right really like the look of these but can anyone advise me on which one to get? Think I'm right in understanding there's 2 versions of this what sort of price will I be looking at & who's the most reliable site also would this work on 4g on the 3 network?
wpj
9 Feb 17#38
I now have an 18 month old K3 Note with the MTK chip and, with the latest MM ROM it locks on within 10-20 seconds from cold. Also now picks up all the Glonass signals as well (still not as good as my wife's Vibe Shot which is Snapdragon, though).
dwl99
9 Feb 17#39
+1 for the Redmi Note 3 Pro special edition, I would go for that as it has a Snapdragon cpu and band 20. Quite straightforward to install Cyanogenmod 13 without having to unlock the bootloader.
vulcanproject
9 Feb 171#40
More funny life to you with built in camera
The_Hoff to vulcanproject
9 Feb 172#41
Made me smile when I saw that pic, so I guess the slogan is correct.
MOAR FUNNEH!
phead
9 Feb 17#42
err still no 800 band?
vulcanproject
9 Feb 17#43
I like the integrated metal flavour after 30 procedures. Slightly worrying.
On a serious note (hah!) I ordered a Redmi for my father as gift because his Moto Razr broke last month. Yes, really, a V3i lol. He does have an android tablet though so he should be fine with that.
My only concern is with the auto light sensor again as the blurb points out on this, I read they can be a pain and constantly changing the screen on Miui7 (and you can't deactivate it) but I haven't checked if they have made it optional in Miui8. I guess it's a warning, I would find a solution rooting or something but if anyone has any further info that would be good.
swfarrington
9 Feb 17#44
Got the RN2 and I'm sure you can turn on/off the auto brightness. Although I've always left it on and never had a problem. Only issue with all of these phones is the camera which is sub par against the more 'traditional' manufacturers outside China. Generally OK in good light, but dismal if it's not.
frogbog
9 Feb 17#45
A WORD OF WARNING.......None of the Xiaomi phones support 800mhz 4g, so if you've got your on o2 network or have giffgaff or tesco, then there is no 4g.
Andybro
9 Feb 17#46
Redmi note 3 se. Made for Taiwanese market but covers all 3 UK frequencies.
badboyofrock
9 Feb 171#47
Incorrect. This doesn't but some do.
The_Hoff
9 Feb 17#48
All I see is "BLAH BLAH BLAHHHH" mate, do you really think he'll care when you've already bought so much moar funneh to his otherwise miserable existence?
The NHS should be giving these out instead of happy pills.
Rather posting tons of photos (which is unnecessary), you really ought to make it clear to people what the position is regarding the ROM supplied with the phone (or if you're unclear on the position), and if it's a 3rd party customised China ROM, that they'll need to bear in mind that they'll have to flash this ROM were they to buy this particular phone. Lots of people on here who have bought from BangGood have said that they received a dodgy customised version of the China developer ROM with no OTA updates etc.
bambulus
9 Feb 17#51
I've been looking at the Mi Max from gearbest. Anybody have experience with that phone from that supplier? Any ROM issues?
badboyofrock to bambulus
9 Feb 17#53
Not that phone, but I bought a Mi4i from Gearbest which was factory sealed and all good.
dreadzone101
9 Feb 171#52
As badboyofrock said, this deal doesn't have band 20, but some do. That PC Advisor review is incorrect as there are 4 Xiaomi phones which have "Global" versions that support band 20. These 4 phones. The Redmi Note 3 SE mentioned by Andybro, and Redmi 3S band 20 models have been posted on HUKD multiple times. Some HUKD members have bought and confirmed they work fine with O2/GiffGaff and Vodafone. This comment for example. Even the PC Advisor review for the Redmi Note 3 is wrong/outdated as it also says no band 20, when the Taiwan "Global" version does.
louiselouise
9 Feb 171#54
I try my utmost to make my posts as impartial and as informative as I can - but I have no obligation to "do" anything - surely an informed buyer researches before they purchase?
I have never bought a bona fide "Chinese" phone till recently (the Nubia Z7 Max, also Banggood) and was reassured to read from HUKDers and other buyers that the phone supplied works out the box with Google Play installed. So, my assumption (naive perhaps) is that all phones supplied by this vendor are similar. If I'm wrong, it's not my intention to mislead.
Rather than moaning, you could have spent that valuable time finding out about ROMs yourself - I am not always at home or able to spend ages searching the internet, with the best will in the world!
Picard123
10 Feb 17#55
Jeez. Nobody is saying that you're "under an obligation". What I'm saying is that your post doesn't help buyers at all, particularly those who don't know any better about this (which seems to include you!). You haven't even flagged up things that they should be wanting to clarify with the seller ie ROM version, returns etc
Less photo spam, and more useful information next time please.
louiselouise
10 Feb 171#56
I have no desire to learn about ROMs, but that doesn't mean I don't want people who purchase this phone to be well-informed.
So what if I'm unaware? Is it a crime? I'm grateful to people's informative comments on here - comments such as yours are just rude.
nige182
10 Feb 172#57
I completely agree, I have always found your posts good and your comments informative and fair. Why should you have to learn the full details of something just because you are posting it? Let others do that if it doesn't interest you. I might find a good deal on a new car, doesn't mean I should be adding details about how easy it is to access the headlight bulbs for maintenance or what the best aftermarket stereo is for the car, or how to change the air conditioning condenser. If I post a washing machine deal should I say how easy/hard it is to change the bearings and where to get them from when they fail?
Not just that, but you probably posted before receiving it, how would you know the ROM version before you have held it in your hands anyway?
louiselouise
10 Feb 17#58
That's just it, my sis was so against getting a Chinese phone I wanted to know absolutely everything about it before I purchased (the Nubia Z7 Max). She still has her doubts, but we'll see.
I'm not buying this phone, and I haven't really been at home, so I haven't been able to watch and read reviews till my eyeballs fall out and re-edit my posts full of more info!
But I'll leave the ROM-talk to those who are more capable.
Edit: I added xda threads:https://forum.xda-developers.com/redmi-note-4 to Post #1 which is my tiny contribution to the subject. I can't offer user experience as I've never personally used any ROMs (apart from a Cyanogenmod-ed Nook HD+ which eventually crawled so slowly it was unusable - think that happened to everyone eventually though!).
12StepFree
11 Feb 17#59
bum, I've bought this and am on giffgaff....is there no chance this will work?
doncoop to 12StepFree
11 Feb 17#60
youll get 3g signal but no 4g.
if you want 4g you'll have to move provider. three would work. I think there is one other provider that would (can't remember sorry).
louiselouise to 12StepFree
11 Feb 17#65
I posted this on the ZTE Nubia Z7 Max (from Banggood) thread 8 days ago, (I'm on GiffGaff and this phone, similarly, doesn't have Band 20/800MHz, but I'm also in a city, am going to report back on the thread once I get it)
Infiltrator
11 Feb 171#61
EE, so BT mobile as well - I'm on BT with my Mi Max.
12StepFree
11 Feb 17#62
so could I use ee or virgin mobile sim for data and giffgaff for calls at same time?
nige182 to 12StepFree
11 Feb 17#64
How much data do you need? If you are a low user, you could go Freedompop for data and GiffGaff for calls. With Freedompop you can get 400MB per month free 4G data.
Thanks for all the comments, however I'm a little lost in the sea of information pouring in.
What's the best xiaomi phone to get then? Note4, 3s, pro or mi max? Looking to spend £175 max. A link would be greatly appreciated.
Infiltrator to samkiani
11 Feb 17#68
You'll need to give some more info.
Xiaomi Redmi phone brand is more price focused for the general consumer market, Mi brand use better spec components so are more expensive.
Screen size? Xiaomi phones have 5.0, 5.2, 5.5, and 6.44 inch screens, there's a 5.7 inch screen but I'm pretty sure that's only on the Mi5s plus which is outside your budget.
Screen size and battery size were my main criteria, so I went for the Mi Max - lot of phone for the money.
Anybody know a phone they could recommend which has NFC functionality and would work on Virgin 4g? My budget is £200 and would prefer 64gig storage. My dad has a Nexus 4 currently and needs an upgrade.
lhwjud to ankit84
15 Feb 17#71
Try MI5? 64gb version should be around the £200 mark.
Anyone know how good is the warranty for buying phone from Banggood / Aliexpress ?
Thanks.
stev412
27 Feb 17#75
Welp, my phone arrived this morning, it has the global rom on it 8.0.3.0, now updated to 8.0.4.0 which was done via the settings menu.. About phone... Update... Seems great so far, coming from lg g3. I am missing the feature to double tap the screen to wake, although the fingerprint scanner is nice and quick and a novelty for me.
stev412
27 Feb 17#76
Lol, i just found the double tap to wake option...
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Opening post
Model Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 (3GB+32GB)
Style Bar
Color Black
Network Band
2G: GSM 900/1800/1900MHz
3G: WCDMA 850/900/1900/2100MHz
TD-SCDMA B34/B39
4G: FDD-LTE B1/B3/B5/B7/B8
TDD-LTE B38/B39/B40/B41: 2555-2655MHz
Sim Card Dual SIM Card Dual Standby
Card Slot 1 supports Micro-SIM Card
Card Slot 2 Supports Nano-SIM Card/ TF Card (MicroSD)
Shell Material Metal
OS MIUI V8
CPU MTK Helio X20 64 bit Deca-core, max to 2.1GHz
GPU Mali T880 MP4 700MHz
ROM 32GB
RAM 3GB
Card Extend Supports an external TF card up to 128GB (VFAT)
Display Size 5.5 Inch
Type Capacitive Touch Screen, 2.5D, 72% NTSC color gamut, support Sunlight Display, Night Display
Brightness 450nit
Resolution 1080*1920 pixels
PPI 403
Multitouch Yes
Ringtones Type Polyphonic / MP3
Audio format PCM, AAC/AAC+/eAAC+, MP3, AMR-NB/AMR-WB, FLAC, APE, WAV
Video File Format H.265 /HEVC(Main profile), H.264 (Baseline/Main/High profile), MPEG4 (Simple profile/ASP),VC-1(Simple/Main/Advanced profile)
Graphical Format JPEG/PNG/GIF/BMP
Earphone Port 3.5mm
Data transfer USB/Bluetooth
Mobile internet WAP/WiFi
Resolution Dual Cameras:
Front camera 5.0MP
ƒ/2.0
Face Beauty, Face Detection
Back camera 13.0MP
Two-tone flash
Support PDAF
5-element lens
ƒ/2.0 aperture
Support 1080p/720p video recording
720p Slow Motion video recording, 120fps
Language This phone supports multi-language.
(More details please refer to the screenshots)
Message SMS/MMS
Keyboard QWERTY Virtual
Input Handwrite/Keypad
GPS GPS+AGPS+GLONASS+BeiDou
WIFI 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, WIFI Display, WiFi Direct
Bluetooth BT4.2, HID
Light Sensor Support
Gyroscope Support
Proximity sensor Support
Accelerometer Support
IR Infrared Support
Hall Sensor Support
Fingerprint Support
OWIFI, GPS, 4G, 3G, Bluetooth, Games, calendar, calculator, clock, camera, etc
Battery(Built-in) 4100mAh / 4000mAh(typ)
USB connector Micro USB
Dimensions 151*76*8.35mm
Weight 175g
Package Included 1 x Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 Smartphone
1 x USB Cable
1 x US Charger
Note: This phone does not include the adapter plug.
Top comments
All comments (76)
Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 Pros and Cons/Bad&Good sides/Features/Impression/Thoughts:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e0zWSZuFQ2s
Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 vs ZUK Z2 speed test/gaming/camera/comparison(Helio X20 vs SD 820)MIUI vs ZUI:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2RSFEit4b_0
This Youtuber (TechUtopia) has lots of Xiaomi Note 4 (X20) uploads if you want to watch more: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnM3Zz5cc2KkrWu_tnj0C7g/search?query=redmi+note+4
xda threads:https://forum.xda-developers.com/redmi-note-4
Review (3GB, 64GB Version Reviewed):http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/review/android-smartphones/xiaomi-redmi-note-4-review-eye-catching-upgrade-on-redmi-note-3-3647041/
Edit: ...Ah, the Redmi 4 Pro is 5", Snapdragon 625 2.0Ghz Octa-Core, Adreno 505, 3GB/32GB.
This one, Xiaomi Redmi Note 4, is 5.5", Helio X20 2.1Ghz Deca-Core, Mali T880, 3GB/32GB.
I get really confused with all the different Xiaomis!
"The Redmi Note 4 isn’t a huge upgrade over the Redmi Note 3 in terms of core hardware, with simply a greater amount of storage and a faster processor, but the design changes are a huge improvement over its predecessor. If you don’t care about looks and can make do with less storage then the cheaper Redmi Note 3 may well meet your needs."
So, depends if you must have the latest and greatest.
http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/review/android-smartphones/xiaomi-redmi-note-4-review-eye-catching-upgrade-on-redmi-note-3-3647041/?p=2
no worse than any other phone I'd say.
the risk is if you don't do a clean install.
No issues with the Xiaomi RedMi Note 3 SE, brilliant device for the money.
MOAR FUNNEH!
On a serious note (hah!) I ordered a Redmi for my father as gift because his Moto Razr broke last month. Yes, really, a V3i lol. He does have an android tablet though so he should be fine with that.
My only concern is with the auto light sensor again as the blurb points out on this, I read they can be a pain and constantly changing the screen on Miui7 (and you can't deactivate it) but I haven't checked if they have made it optional in Miui8. I guess it's a warning, I would find a solution rooting or something but if anyone has any further info that would be good.
The NHS should be giving these out instead of happy pills.
I have never bought a bona fide "Chinese" phone till recently (the Nubia Z7 Max, also Banggood) and was reassured to read from HUKDers and other buyers that the phone supplied works out the box with Google Play installed. So, my assumption (naive perhaps) is that all phones supplied by this vendor are similar. If I'm wrong, it's not my intention to mislead.
Rather than moaning, you could have spent that valuable time finding out about ROMs yourself - I am not always at home or able to spend ages searching the internet, with the best will in the world!
Less photo spam, and more useful information next time please.
So what if I'm unaware? Is it a crime? I'm grateful to people's informative comments on here - comments such as yours are just rude.
Not just that, but you probably posted before receiving it, how would you know the ROM version before you have held it in your hands anyway?
I'm not buying this phone, and I haven't really been at home, so I haven't been able to watch and read reviews till my eyeballs fall out and re-edit my posts full of more info!
But I'll leave the ROM-talk to those who are more capable.
Edit: I added xda threads:https://forum.xda-developers.com/redmi-note-4 to Post #1 which is my tiny contribution to the subject. I can't offer user experience as I've never personally used any ROMs (apart from a Cyanogenmod-ed Nook HD+ which eventually crawled so slowly it was unusable - think that happened to everyone eventually though!).
if you want 4g you'll have to move provider. three would work. I think there is one other provider that would (can't remember sorry).
What's the best xiaomi phone to get then? Note4, 3s, pro or mi max? Looking to spend £175 max. A link would be greatly appreciated.
Xiaomi Redmi phone brand is more price focused for the general consumer market, Mi brand use better spec components so are more expensive.
Screen size? Xiaomi phones have 5.0, 5.2, 5.5, and 6.44 inch screens, there's a 5.7 inch screen but I'm pretty sure that's only on the Mi5s plus which is outside your budget.
Screen size and battery size were my main criteria, so I went for the Mi Max - lot of phone for the money.
https://m.aliexpress.com/item/32622650061.html
Thanks.