Note 4 Global Version will use the same screen as China Note 4X. Just be sure that it's NOTE 4X and not for the smaller Redmi 4X. See here< Honorbuy replacement LCD has it titled for both RN4X and Global Version. On eBay, sellers with UK stock have the LCD/digitiser by itself like this listing<. However, you can get ones which include the frame (same as Honorbuy) from HK/China like this listing<. It will be easier to replace with frame included. In this video< the LCD with frame is removed by 1:16 then they proceed to remove the LCD from frame, which can be seen separated at 4:09. Honorbuy's (LCD with frame) replacement video<

Does pokemon go work on this mobile?

Thanks, do you know if the 64gb with 4gb of ram is ok too?

Fantastic, cheers for that, much appreciated! :grin:

Is there a 12 month guarantee worth having with this or is it just a case of taking a chance with it considering it's unlikely to be worthwhile paying to send it back to China?

you said global and then asked if its band 20... that's pretty much what global means. works globally as its got all the bands.
4gb ram 64gb version is about £145 on ali and its on sale, picked up mine from there at £140 a little while ago but the £ was stronger and its all about conversion.

Is there any deals for the global redmi note 4 4/64gb? Is that band 20?

It changed from all metal to metal with plastic top/bottom and the speaker/microphone grills at the bottom have 1 less hole on either side but overall positioning/dimensions are the same apart from IR blaster so that would be the only main difference when it comes to cases. Positions of the front sensors changed a bit as well though. Something to keep in mind if getting screen protectors with the 3 cutout holes for the earpiece speaker, camera, light sensor. And also if getting a smart cover flip case. The hall sensor shifted so auto wake/sleep function wouldn't work properly with MTK RN4 smart cover..

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Has holes for both types of note 4/4x/4g (yes i can count but 2 body types and 3 phone types) and redirects the sound to the front of the phone.
As to chunkiness I find it a bit slim for my liking but they don't make any massive ones (mybat <3) I have big hands and slim phones are so hard to comfortably grip.
My other half has the same case and likes it as it really doesn't add that much to the phones size.
buttons are a touch harder to hit if I were to pick a fault but its not that bad.

I think they've actually adapted it slightly to fit both the original Mediatek version and the Snapdragon one. Mine does have the now-pointless hole in the middle at the top, but the hole to the right of it has been enlarged so that there's space for both the repositioned IR blaster and the secondary mic. Otherwise I presume the exterior design was pretty identical, because it fits fine. There's nothing I'd want to access that's become inaccessible, the speaker/mic holes at the bottom line up, and the power/volume buttons on the side work.

That case isn't for the RN4 Global Version. The Global Version is a 2nd iteration with Snapdragon. The original RN4 was Mediatek and had a slightly different housing. Cases advertised for just "Redmi Note 4" are almost all going to be for the original Mediatek housing therefore won't fit properly. The Snapdragon RN4 is known as Redmi Note 4X in China, therefore you should look for cases for Redmi Note 4X instead. Example: banggood.com/UCA…tml See 4th image. One of the differences is that the IR blaster moved from the top centre over to the right hand side, so if your case is RN4 and your phone is RN4 Global Version, then your case will have a hole in the middle top edge, that doesn't line up for anything.

Which case was that? I bought this one - amazon.co.uk/gp/…9P/ - which just arrived and on initial impressions I like, but it doesn't redirect the sound anywhere.

I read Note 5 is released in October? Not sure.

I had missed that, nice spot! :raised_hand:

bought the redmi note 3 pro prime version nearly 9 months ago. wouldn't hesitate in buying the 4 , great value for money.

By the way, since the update to Nougat, United Kingdom is available as a region to set for the phone. I don't think it makes any actual difference, but you can change it to that in Additional Settings if you want to.

To other questions above, yes, it should work fine out of the box. You can install custom ROMs if you don't like MIUI or want something else in particular, but I found no real need. There's probably a few apps on there that you wouldn't want if you were starting from scratch, but it's minimal bloatware compared to some major brands over here.

I'd make sure you're getting the Global version, though. Personally I feel much more comfortable with one that's sealed from the factory, rather than had an international ROM installed by the seller.

Like dreadzone101 says its not really noticeably different.
the update was pushed last week, I have mine set to America.

The recent Nougat update for SD RN4 isn't a major update. It's not Global MIUI 9, yet. It's 8.5 so it'll look pretty much the same. If you've updated your phone recently, you might be on Nougat already. If not and you're still on MIUI 8.2, I think updates depend on which region/locale you have your phone set as. Some regions appear to push out them out quicker than others. Try setting it to Singapore and then check updater. It is one of the market regions for the Global Version RN4. If it still doesn't show up, you can download the update from here< and then update it with "choose update package" from the updater app menu (top right 3 dots).

How did you get the update? When I go to the updater it says no updates available

I went with the 4gb ram 64gb storage option.
I really couldn't say how it stacks up against the nexus 4 as I never had one.
I have bought 2 of these and no mic issues.
If you buy one ensure it is Global version as Global has full support for our networks, If you get a non Global version you won't get 4g.
It has compass.
It got the android 7 update last week so you can now update it to 7 without a custom rom.

Some of the pics I have taken people have assumed have been done with a good camera. however I'm not an average joe when it comes to photography as I did take photography at college and so I understand the limitations of the camera and the best ways to get a good pic, my other half cant get a pic as good with this phone but even with a good camera cant outmatch me in most circumstances using this phone. I think my verdict would be don't use auto settings on camera for anything but well lit subjects and don't expect to take good selfies in a nightclub (luckily I'm too old and ugly to go out clubbing and/or take selfies).

nail on the head. its my one gripe with this phone.
luckily I like having a case on my phone as I find phones without a case too slim for my hands, the great thing about the case I got is it redirects the opening for the speaker and now I don't accidentally cover it anymore.

hey, last time someone was saying things like this it turned out they had thought they had the global version however they didn't, have you checked both the rom and the processor?

in setting/about phone;
Is miui version listed as global?
Is cpu deca or octa?

And just to check in settings/sim cards &mobile networks, do you have VoLTE on or off?

Please don't take offense to my questions (so many bad HUKD experiences in the past) my only intention is to help.

Does this have a digital compass, darlings? I'm a navigator, you see.

will this work out of the box or will I need to install a custom rom? I do everything on my phone, from banking, gaming, Netflix etc so needs to ideally work out of the box. never rooted a phone and used a custom rom and don't ideally want to start now :grin:

if I buy this via paypal and it does not turn up, paypal will refund me? haven't bought from AE. Have bought from GB and BG but they were small value items so wasn't really that fussed if they got lost. value of this is abit more so want to know my refund options if I end up buying this.

Have?
Yes they do.

Do these sd card slots?

I fancy buying one of these but there's so many versions of the phone. I don't want to root the phone as I'm not sure how easy it is to do and don't want to brick the phone.

I'm on the 3 network and ee network so phone needs to be able to pick up those frequencies.

Any ideas the major differences in these versions? By the way, I'm a massive fan of xiaomi. Got their fitness bands, yeelights, really impressed with the quality of their products.

Bought this phone for £113 July 29th, it arrived 17th August. Very impressed with the tracking service, and will be getting another for the wife.
By the way, you can change the country and currency easily on the web site.

Hi, it's a few months ago, but if memory serves these are the steps:
1. Identify which specific model you have (Kate/Kenzo) as each have different bits e.g Snapdragon, Mediatek processors
2. Unlock the bootloader.
3. how to install TWRP Recovery and root Redmi Note 3 see also TWRP 3.1.0-0 for Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 This was the tricky bit and took me a few go's to get TWRP installed.
4. Once you have TWRP installed, pick a custom ROM. I picked Pure Nexus but you can try others.

It's a faff, but once you get a custom ROM on you won't really look back. It's just the initial effort required to get the bootloader unlocked and get TWRP installed. If you are a PC user it should be a doddle. I have a MAC which meant I had to borrow a PC which took me a while getting used to.
Good luck.

I dropped mine and broke the screen. Finding it difficult to source a screen, can anybody link me to a screen they know will fit for definite? Googling brings me lots of conflicting info :disappointed:

will you include free shipping as well? :laughing:

I believe it's going to be set for launch tomorrow.

The 5 versions coming out this week so hopefully v4 price will drop

Bought this from Banggood and been using it for a week or two now and very impressed. No issues with my mic, for what that's worth. Haven't really used the camera yet so can't comment on the quality there (but it's not a priority for me anyway). Only thing I'm not particularly impressed by is the sound, which comes out of one small speaker at the bottom (and is easily covered by a finger you might be using to hold the phone). But you don't really buy a mobile phone for the audio quality, and I was spoiled by the stereo speakers on the Moto G 2nd gen.

Otherwise it all moves very smoothly and has handled anything I've thrown at it. It is a pretty big piece of equipment as phones go, though. Make sure you actually want to carry around something with a screen this big.

In probably 40+ orders, only had one no show (a Redmi 4A ordered for a work colleague). OK, it's a bit of a wait but the refund request went very smoothly - got a response within hours to say yes, we will refund. Quite pleased/surprised...

​Change the camera photo quality to HIGH instead of the default option and it takes a pretty decent picture in the daytime, especially with the HDR Pro feature selected.

I was in the same boat 2.5 months ago. I was running a custom ROM on my Nexus4 though (M). The phone is absolutely brilliant (mind you I am a light user - News, email, LinkedIn, WhatsApp, TV cast). Battery is a dream, for me it can last ~ 3x days (again light user). I bought the 3/32 when it was £133 (with 12.5% quidco already paid) and it was an excellent deal IMO. Two weeks ago bought the 4/64 for my wife (fantacy flash sale £141 black model - 8% quidco tracked) and she is very impressed (light user).

I upgraded because my N4 was struggling to hold battery charge and wanted a bigger screen. N4 was 4+yo and I could justify the upgrade.

Upgraded my wife's 2.5yo Sony Z2, because I will recycle it to my dad.

If you have the money, I'd definitely upgrade your N4. If not flash it with Lineage ROM which I've done and keep it as spare phone/car satnav.

HTH

Is the 64gb version a good buy at the moment or is it worth holding off a bit?

Bought this for £111 on AliExpress on 7th July, albeit from a different seller. Not received. Awaiting the FULL 40 business days to pass, then will start the refund process which takes another 20 business days.
Loads of good stories, and loads have been delivered fine, but buyer beware!!!

There are many comparison sites out there.

I'm not sure why you've waited so long. Overall it is a huge upgrade.

Hehehehe, thanx. :-)

It's the mic on the hands free that can be an issue (the other person can't hear you properly), if you don't use a hands free then you shouldn't have a problem.

Ok guys,I'm gonna ask this,have been looking at these Chinese phones for a while.and I'm totally confused as to what model to get.

Apart from 5.5" 1080p screen,,3gb ram, more memory 8gb Vs 32gb ,,are these note 4 phone a big upgrade from the nexus 4 phone? processor is better, its camera I'm not sure about?, software I'm on 4.4.4 this seems to be on 6, better.

I've only just been alerted to the mic issue, so that's a little off putting.

I'm also looking at the Moto G5 plus,, but I guess I want a compass for maps which I use often,but the Moto has near vanilla android. Not a big deal a skinned version,, also the honor 6x..how does this compare to them?

Thanks in advanced. :smile:

Can change the lock screen notifications settings for each app in the security app

That is dependent on your definition of good. Camera is fine IMO(in good light) though I don't expect DSLR quality from my phone. YMMV.

Bought this phone from aliexpress 2 weeks ago, it arrived really quickly and having used it for about 3 days i really am amazed at how good it is for the price i paid (£119 at the time)

It has alot more features that i would actually use not just gimmicks and the battery life is just wow! 2 days easily on one charge.

Cant say ive experienced any issue with anyone not veing able to hear me during a call, maybe i got lucky with that.

Only thing i dont quite like are some of the UI features, for example the way notifications are displayed on the lock screen but it was easy enough to use a launcher and custom lock screen.

Quite often the microphone issue is a hardware fault with the microphone itself. The USB port module that the mic sits on is quite easy and cheap to replace.

Scandalous suggestions! : )

Available cheaper m.aliexpress.com/s/i…tml

Yep got the 4gb/64gb thru the deal the other week, no problems at all, amazing phone for the price, battery fantastic so much so I have fallen out of the habit of charging it every night...

this is the best phone ever, its so good its actually annoying considering how much it costs lol. dont know about others but mine has no issues whatsoever works like a dream, software is quick build is amazing and in black looks the business too although its a fingerprint magnet. its on the large side though, but for the price up its unbeatable.

Is the camera any good?

This exact problem occurred on my xiaomi redmi note 3. I did not know it was a more general or recurrent problem.

are these better or on par with the galaxy s6, looking at changing mine as battery is crap.

Just a heads up Note 5 is due end of the month
But prices won't be like this anyway

XIAOMI is cheap and good quality.

The Xiaomi redmi note 4 has a major problem with the other party not being able to hear you clearly at all, unless you you only talk using a car kit or some other method. To add to this the customer service from AliExpress is dreadful, they have failed to help resolve my issue. I can say this with personal experience.

How does the phone handle GPS? Having a workable Sat nav on the phone is a deal breaker for me.

Bought one of these about a month ago. So far so good. Really pleased with it. A couple of days ago it updated itself to Nougat and the latest MIUI. Excellent value.