Best phone you can get for £80! Today & tomorrow only (AliExpress have a sale on, after that you can get the 16GB for just a little more.)
This is the global version with band 20, so it'll work on UK networks, and has Google Play, etc.
Reviews generally say it's a good phone with decent camera, but that it's amazing for the price (and they're usually talking about the list price of £110)
Topcashback tracked for me within 5 minutes (but not payable until the phone is delivered, and transaction completed.)
I wanted a Mi Band 2, so I included that, as they had the lowest price for the global version of that too (£16.89)
Standard warnings about AliExpress apply: It's a marketplace similar to ebay, you're buying from a storefront hosted there (named as if it was official Xiaomi, but its not), it'll take weeks to be shipped, if it doesn't arrive you have to wait 60 days before you can get refunded - but if that happens they will refund. Customs usually doesn't apply (I've heard it is more likely if you pay for faster shipping.)
Top comments
madarhin to ihatebingo
29 Mar 1727#15
Ooo I'm up for a game of temperature, place, sailing vessel. I think I'll go with
Tepid Italian Schooner
alexus to ihatebingo
29 Mar 1727#12
Your clearly very insightful. Perhaps you can point me towards a British built smartphone for a similar price and higher quality.
ihatebingo
29 Mar 173#11
cold chinese junk
Latest comments (82)
andersh
19 May 17#82
For those like me, who picked Morocco for the region. I've just noticed the country reverts to GMT during Ramadan. No idea if the phone will change on Sunday 03:00, but worth being aware.
Can anyone help, can't get Google Cloud Print to work? It see's no printers, I have installed it and added it as a service?
Chrisashfield
20 Apr 17#80
Nice one, thanks all.
andersh
20 Apr 17#79
Ditto, I went for Morocco. Same time zone UK believe.
redzarf
19 Apr 17#78
Same, I put South Africa, but had to turn off automatic time/date/timezone updating. Has been fine since.
winchman
19 Apr 17#77
Think a lot of people put the Falklands.. Its just a regional setting, doesn't seem to do anything much. Got mine today too.
For anyone that wants a Redmi 4X, there's one for sale in Fulham. don't know if its the global one with band 20, looks like its the 3gb 32gb version, but it also mentions 2gb..might be worth checking which it is. I guess it might be someone on here. https://www.gumtree.com/p/other-mobile-phones/xiaomi-redmi-4x-smartphone/1233042643
Chrisashfield
19 Apr 17#76
Just got mine today, UK isn't listed in choose your region on boot up? Any advice?
redzarf
14 Apr 171#75
Yes, compass works well. Went into Google Maps and it was a bit wrong, but I did the calibration, and now it's correct.
johnny182726
14 Apr 17#74
Can someone who has the redmi 4a B20 device confirm the compass works ok?
Some reviews say it does not have a compass and some reviews do so need an owner to test and confirm.
badboyofrock
2 Apr 17#73
English is there, don't worry.
leeds85
2 Apr 17#72
Not worrying anyone that it doesn't say English in the language description?
Looking to get a couple of phones and not used this site before.
dreadzone101
1 Apr 172#71
The 2nd SIM becomes 2G only if the 1st SIM is using 4G/3G. http://www.androidbeat.com/2017/03/redmi-4a-faq/ This is the way a lot of dual SIM phones are set up. Although both slots are capable of 4G, it isn't simultaneous. When 1 is being used for 4G/3G data, the other SIM becomes 2G only for calls/texts. Some newer phones allow simultaneous dual 4G+3G. A thread about phones with that ability here. I think the Redmi Note 4X is one of the most recent Xiaomi phones to have it, but the Redmi 4A is the standard type where second SIM becomes 2G if primary SIM is on 4G.
malky39
1 Apr 17#70
Vernee apollo x can be had for $190 at gearbest, maybe slightly cheaper on aliexpress
irradiated
1 Apr 17#69
this is exactly what i did for my daughter, she loves the note and never uses the smart prime anymore, even if its just for the camera apps she loves it to bits
subhi
1 Apr 17#68
I've been put off SD Cards, I am using Sandisk extreme SD Card and this is the second card that has died on me in the phone.
I remember reading that one of the Chinese phone manufacturers complained about Sandisk by dying then people blaming their phones for acting weird so I am trying to avoid Sandisk for now.
WhiteishNoise
1 Apr 17#67
Please could someone confirm if the second SIM slot is 2G only?
Some of the Xiaomi phones have 4G on the second SIM but I can't find anything definitive on this one.
doncoop
1 Apr 17#66
think all the xiaomi phones with band 20 tend to only have 32gb.
i know for the redmi note 3, not sure about the 4, you can get a converter to use second sincerely and SD card as well. so that might help if you really think you'll use more than 33gb of apps and want SD
subhi
1 Apr 17#65
I'm looking for something with 64/128GB with B20. Any suggestions?
andersh
31 Mar 17#64
Ordered to replace my partner's crapola Samsung J5. It would be a decent phone, but with only 8 GB of memory and no adoptable storage, it's crippled. The sales person from EE said the memory will be fine because you can use an SD card.
Probably not a big difference in spec, but hey, she'll have a phone that she can install apps on. Does anyone know if the 4a has adoptable storage enabled?
Bluensa
31 Mar 17#63
Xiaomi phones are excellent value for money
Daleslass
31 Mar 17#62
hi. yes we both did. my daughter has spent hours researching it and we have changed apn and done factory reset. i think it may be just that model, she is using it fine in Australia and my gift gaff SIM is working. Might have to treat myself to the 4 anyway. Thanks for your help folks.
damadgeruk
30 Mar 17#61
Did you delete and redo APN as I noted?
dreadzone101
30 Mar 17#60
Very strange. I can't see what the reason behind it not working would be. Three don't have 2G network so if you say calls and texts are fine then you're already connecting to their 3G network but for some reason aren't able to access mobile data. The SIM being faulty is ruled out considering it works on other phones and the phone itself being faulty is ruled out if it works fine with other SIMs and if it's the same for your daughter who has the same phone. As others have said, it works fine for them. Despite the Redmi 3S being a different model to what others have mentioned, it should work for you too.
Daleslass
30 Mar 17#59
yep, tried everything and so has my daughter who has same phone. The sim works fine in my iPhone and in the cheap mpie I got my nephew. Just checked again mine is the Redmi 3s.
omokent
30 Mar 17#58
Scorching Singaporean Schooner.
I ordered mine yesterday, thanks OP, and thanks for the tips on removing warranty charge and using dual sim + sd card.
alexcanham
30 Mar 17#57
Whatever you do don't drop these! No Gorilla glass and these things crack like an egg on impact.
badboyofrock
30 Mar 17#56
My turn, my turn!
Tepid Taiwanese Tugboat.
dreadzone101
30 Mar 17#55
Have you tried the SIM in another phone to confirm it's fully functional? As others have said, it should be working fine in a Xiaomi phone. I get 4G without any issue on a non B20 Xiaomi phone.
Three use B20 for their Supervoice service which no Xiaomi phone can utilise anyway, so any version of Redmi Note 3 should be fine on Three.
doncoop
30 Mar 17#54
yep on three and mine worked fine. the girlfriend got a redmi 3, and although on ee, didn't need any setting up i think either.
i guess you've tried getting apn settings and adding them manually......that's something you can do i think.
carged
30 Mar 172#53
You can insert both sims and an SD card. Follow this simple guide. piece of cake!
edit - (although this is for a Redmi Note 3)
damadgeruk
30 Mar 17#52
We have 3 Xiaomi phones, all on 3 network and all work (mi max, redmi note 3 and redmi note 3 SE which is the only one with band 20).
I had an issue with no internet on my max though other 2 have been fine, we all get 4G data.
Worth checking your APN settings, mine are...
Will help if I can.
galego
30 Mar 17#51
I live in Germany and I'm on the lookout for a new (cheap) phone.
Apparently this cant be shipped to Germany though :/. Any idea why? Customs?
redzarf
30 Mar 17#50
No, the bangood version for £89.95 Doesn't have Band 20 so won't work on UK networks, and it's only 16GB instead of 32GB
fazzy-bhoy
30 Mar 17#49
Lukewarm Orcadian Coracle
colgrigson
30 Mar 171#48
Yes although it occupies one of the sim card slots. If you want to use dual sim you can't have an SD card as well but if you only use a single SIM card then the other slot can house an SD card.
hkkaxe
30 Mar 17#47
I didnt register when buying the phone and didnt get confirmation email or anything. Would Aliexpress send an email to let me know when its been shipped?
DeanJones
30 Mar 17#46
You'd be better off buying this from Banggood,and it's only £89.95.Banggood by far the best Chinese seller
fatreg
30 Mar 17#45
Freezing English Coracle.
Back at you...
leesadlier
30 Mar 17#44
is there a micro sd slot?
Daleslass
30 Mar 17#43
thanks for that. we have tried all of those things. it works fine on all other Sims. is yours on 3?
doncoop
30 Mar 171#42
i would imagine you wouldn't notice too much difference in day to day usage but all you say comparison wise is true.
benefit would be 32gb storage and battery to screen resolution ( slightly bigger only powering 720p screen). 5 inch may be better as well?
if you want 5 inch, look at the redmi 4 prime. if you want 5.5, look at the Redmi note 3 se or redmi note 4 with band 20 for upgrades to the su6.
Corranga
30 Mar 17#41
I'm no expect here, but was looking at this as a potential replacement for my wife's Vodafone Smart Ultra 6.
Spec wise, it looks like the SU6 has a better screen (res and pixel density), better CPU, better GPU, same RAM...
doncoop
30 Mar 17#40
the original Redmi note 3 is only missing band 20. so you at the very least should be getting 3g, but there is no reason not to be getting 4g.
my redmi note 3 (admittedly he Kate se version) worked straight out of the box.
without heavily googling the problem, the default is always do a factory wipe (just in case you've bodged a setting), make sure you're up to date ROM wise, then try the SIM again.
because I'm guessing you've gone into the network settings and can see the three SIM and have selected your three SIM for data
Daleslass
30 Mar 17#39
it works fine with calls and text but will not work with internet at all. I've spoken to 3 who cant sort it either. something to do with the using a different wavelength? to other providers in UK. has anyone managed to get them to work on 3? I've bought a giffgaff SIM but i really would like to keep my cheap unlimited date SIM from 3 and not have to keep my iPhone too.
davening
29 Mar 17#16
From the computer topcashback gives 8.6x% cashback and I can see £2 vouchers off as well but prices are about £2 more than the app version.
Also, the flip case and screen protector seems a real markup from the standard option but I really want a perfect fit wallet type case.
Anyone done the sums and jumped the hoops to recommend the cheaper path...?
Just noticed my Xiaomi Hybrid Pro around £18.xx arrived today from Gearbest is £14.6x on the Aliexpress store now. Grrr.
Corranga to davening
30 Mar 17#38
Hmm. I used some Gearbest discount and paid 16 for mine, and they only just arrived.. They are very nice for that kinda money though!
Daleslass
30 Mar 17#36
does anyone know if this will work with 3 network data? my xiaomi redmi 3, which i love, doesnt and no amount of changing settings makes it work.
doncoop to Daleslass
30 Mar 17#37
by doesn't work do you mean data / calls etc in general or just 4g?
three only use band 20 for volte i believe so you should get 4g on the note 3.
zizzles
30 Mar 17#35
I think he was referring to his mode of transpo Hot Panamanian Freighter. Your turn
ozodimal
30 Mar 171#34
Sounds like they've twigged to this get-out and plugged it. Anyone else have any ideas? Sorry, mooch, it worked OK for me on the Redmi Note4 deal. Seems I was lucky!
mooch
30 Mar 17#33
I haven't changed the "ship to" back, its just that when I add, edit or amend a UK shipping address, the warranty cost comes back.
davidom2513
30 Mar 17#32
Is it me or does Redmi 4A 32gb even exist? There is only Redmi 4A 16gb version. I can't find anything on 32gb version
ozodimal
30 Mar 17#31
To be honest I don't think that it has any effect other than dropping the warranty. If you left it set as USA/GBP it would still ship to your UK address and charge you the deal GBP.
mooch
30 Mar 171#30
I'm finding that as soon as I enter a UK shipping address, it adds the warranty back in. Can't seem to work around it.
irradiated
30 Mar 171#29
both my kids have a redmi note and i have a sony z5, i honestly wish i hadnt bothered as there easily as good as the sony and if you lose one of these or break its screen you just buy another, sonys cost too much to just throw away.
The sony might have more regular updates but how long do you keep a phone anyway?
The build quality on these are excellent, screens excellent and even the interface is great (to me at least) its a win win
heat added
andyl111
30 Mar 17#27
Any possibility of letting me know how to order this without the warranty please?
ozodimal to andyl111
30 Mar 17#28
Select ship to USA/GBP at top right, warranty charge then drops out. You proceed without it even if you reselect UK later in the ordering process.
MDL199
30 Mar 17#26
I received the Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 international version yesterday - I'm blown away by it!
The quality of the phone is like something you'd get from a top of the line Samsung or Apple.
This phone isn't quite as good as the one i got spec wise but i bet it beats out anything around the £150 on sale from UK retailers.
MIUI is ok but won't be too everyone's taste but that's fixed with downloading a new launcher from the Playstore.
Xiaomi are clearly a quality brand.
coldo
30 Mar 171#22
Pretty standard price for a Chinese phone with 2 GB ram , if you have a good look most of the oukitel phones and Ulefone can be had for around the same price with 3gb ram if not cheaper .
damadgeruk to coldo
30 Mar 171#25
Xiaomi are considered to be better than the other Chinese brands, this is reflected in the heat. Have a look, majority of hot Chinese mobiles here are Xiaomi.
chrisgw3
30 Mar 17#24
Ooooooo, another game: the "rearrange random words into a meaningful sentence" one.
I like this site.
uk3g
30 Mar 17#23
Sounds like a great deal and I do like this phone. You do need to check that the phone is an original when you get it however as Xiaomi devices are being copied. Aliexpress are good in my experience of refunding your money should anything go wrong.
davening
30 Mar 17#21
I looked at Amazon for the 4a case for this version but couldnt find a match..
My understanding is this global/international edition differs in size from standard 4a and I assume standard 4a case will not fit.
Did I get it right?
danj303
29 Mar 17#14
Buy it on the app and it's only £82
damadgeruk to danj303
29 Mar 171#18
Just ordered via web using $ and Halifax Clarity CC, cost was £82.03 though TCB hasn't tracked yet.
redzarf to danj303
29 Mar 17#20
I checked that, but seemed like the coupons were only giving me £2 off. If topcashback pays out then it's more than any of the coupons, so I'll stick with that.
Krinkle
29 Mar 171#7
It's £84.45 without the warranty (...it ain't worth having is it if you have to ship it back to China?) What is the Mi Band 2 like...will it work especially well with this phone as it's from the same maker...there are some problems with sync issues on the amazon reviews.
Also, how can you go about adding say the phone, the Mi Band and a flipcase and film option? ...or is it just as cheap to get those from amazon? :smiley:
redzarf to Krinkle
29 Mar 17#19
Don't know yet about the sync, but I guess a Xiaomi phone is going to be most likely to work.
I didn't get the flipcase as there's a few on amazon for a fiver, which is less than the combo deal.
davening
29 Mar 17#17
Have had family owning a fleet of them, he must have been a coolie as that was lucrative cargo, might have got a little wet behind the ears in a storm but hey, you cant please them all.
ihatebingo
29 Mar 173#11
cold chinese junk
alexus to ihatebingo
29 Mar 1727#12
Your clearly very insightful. Perhaps you can point me towards a British built smartphone for a similar price and higher quality.
madarhin to ihatebingo
29 Mar 1727#15
Ooo I'm up for a game of temperature, place, sailing vessel. I think I'll go with
Tepid Italian Schooner
omokent
29 Mar 172#13
:smile:
davening
29 Mar 17#9
I saw an entry for £82.48 standard plus £4.xx warranty.
It said if I spent £91.xx I will get a £4 voucher.
I hadnt looked at topcashback yet.
I suspect if that was done via computer...
Any opinions on gps?
damadgeruk to davening
29 Mar 17#10
Do you mean does it work? Yes, GPS is good on all three of our Xiaomi phones, they're not known for gps issues.
Still, unsure if the hassle of buying from abroad is worth it, considering you might be able to get something UK sourced for 20 quid more. :smirk:
Torkijo
29 Mar 17#6
Is this better than the LG K8 thats come out recently at less than this?
wayners
29 Mar 17#5
Heat from me
ShroomHeadToad
29 Mar 17#4
Xiaomi provides OTA patch updates to their phones, other brands only provide updates for their mid/high end phones beyond the first 12+ months of release.
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Opening post
This is the global version with band 20, so it'll work on UK networks, and has Google Play, etc.
Reviews generally say it's a good phone with decent camera, but that it's amazing for the price (and they're usually talking about the list price of £110)
Topcashback tracked for me within 5 minutes (but not payable until the phone is delivered, and transaction completed.)
I wanted a Mi Band 2, so I included that, as they had the lowest price for the global version of that too (£16.89)
Standard warnings about AliExpress apply: It's a marketplace similar to ebay, you're buying from a storefront hosted there (named as if it was official Xiaomi, but its not), it'll take weeks to be shipped, if it doesn't arrive you have to wait 60 days before you can get refunded - but if that happens they will refund. Customs usually doesn't apply (I've heard it is more likely if you pay for faster shipping.)
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Tepid Italian Schooner
Latest comments (82)
https://www.timeanddate.com/time/change/morocco/marrakech
For anyone that wants a Redmi 4X, there's one for sale in Fulham. don't know if its the global one with band 20, looks like its the 3gb 32gb version, but it also mentions 2gb..might be worth checking which it is. I guess it might be someone on here.
https://www.gumtree.com/p/other-mobile-phones/xiaomi-redmi-4x-smartphone/1233042643
Some reviews say it does not have a compass and some reviews do so need an owner to test and confirm.
Looking to get a couple of phones and not used this site before.
http://www.androidbeat.com/2017/03/redmi-4a-faq/
This is the way a lot of dual SIM phones are set up. Although both slots are capable of 4G, it isn't simultaneous. When 1 is being used for 4G/3G data, the other SIM becomes 2G only for calls/texts. Some newer phones allow simultaneous dual 4G+3G. A thread about phones with that ability here. I think the Redmi Note 4X is one of the most recent Xiaomi phones to have it, but the Redmi 4A is the standard type where second SIM becomes 2G if primary SIM is on 4G.
I remember reading that one of the Chinese phone manufacturers complained about Sandisk by dying then people blaming their phones for acting weird so I am trying to avoid Sandisk for now.
Some of the Xiaomi phones have 4G on the second SIM but I can't find anything definitive on this one.
i know for the redmi note 3, not sure about the 4, you can get a converter to use second sincerely and SD card as well. so that might help if you really think you'll use more than 33gb of apps and want SD
Probably not a big difference in spec, but hey, she'll have a phone that she can install apps on. Does anyone know if the 4a has adoptable storage enabled?
I ordered mine yesterday, thanks OP, and thanks for the tips on removing warranty charge and using dual sim + sd card.
Tepid Taiwanese Tugboat.
Three use B20 for their Supervoice service which no Xiaomi phone can utilise anyway, so any version of Redmi Note 3 should be fine on Three.
i guess you've tried getting apn settings and adding them manually......that's something you can do i think.
piece of cake!
edit - (although this is for a Redmi Note 3)
I had an issue with no internet on my max though other 2 have been fine, we all get 4G data.
Worth checking your APN settings, mine are...
Will help if I can.
Apparently this cant be shipped to Germany though :/. Any idea why? Customs?
Back at you...
benefit would be 32gb storage and battery to screen resolution ( slightly bigger only powering 720p screen). 5 inch may be better as well?
if you want 5 inch, look at the redmi 4 prime. if you want 5.5, look at the Redmi note 3 se or redmi note 4 with band 20 for upgrades to the su6.
Spec wise, it looks like the SU6 has a better screen (res and pixel density), better CPU, better GPU, same RAM...
my redmi note 3 (admittedly he Kate se version) worked straight out of the box.
without heavily googling the problem, the default is always do a factory wipe (just in case you've bodged a setting), make sure you're up to date ROM wise, then try the SIM again.
because I'm guessing you've gone into the network settings and can see the three SIM and have selected your three SIM for data
Also, the flip case and screen protector seems a real markup from the standard option but I really want a perfect fit wallet type case.
Anyone done the sums and jumped the hoops to recommend the cheaper path...?
Just noticed my Xiaomi Hybrid Pro around £18.xx arrived today from Gearbest is £14.6x on the Aliexpress store now. Grrr.
three only use band 20 for volte i believe so you should get 4g on the note 3.
Hot Panamanian Freighter. Your turn
The sony might have more regular updates but how long do you keep a phone anyway?
The build quality on these are excellent, screens excellent and even the interface is great (to me at least) its a win win
heat added
The quality of the phone is like something you'd get from a top of the line Samsung or Apple.
This phone isn't quite as good as the one i got spec wise but i bet it beats out anything around the £150 on sale from UK retailers.
MIUI is ok but won't be too everyone's taste but that's fixed with downloading a new launcher from the Playstore.
Xiaomi are clearly a quality brand.
I like this site.
My understanding is this global/international edition differs in size from standard 4a and I assume standard 4a case will not fit.
Did I get it right?
Also, how can you go about adding say the phone, the Mi Band and a flipcase and film option? ...or is it just as cheap to get those from amazon? :smiley:
I didn't get the flipcase as there's a few on amazon for a fiver, which is less than the combo deal.
Tepid Italian Schooner
It said if I spent £91.xx I will get a £4 voucher.
I hadnt looked at topcashback yet.
I suspect if that was done via computer...
Any opinions on gps?
Still, unsure if the hassle of buying from abroad is worth it, considering you might be able to get something UK sourced for 20 quid more. :smirk: