Use code MI5A1FS at checkout to bring price down to £169.11 rose gold colour Price dropped tp £162.16 using same code as above rose gold colour code GB10% working on all colours 10% off
Main Features: Xiaomi Mi A1 4G Phablet 5.5 inch Android One Snapdragon 625 2.0GHz Octa Core 4GB RAM 64GB ROM 3080mAh Battery Dual 12.0MP Zoom Lens Touch Sensor Display: 5.5 inch, 1920 x 1080 Pixel LTPS FHD screen, 450nit brightness, 403 PPI CPU: Snapdragon 625 2.0GHz Octa Core System: Android One RAM + ROM: 4GB RAM + 64GB ROM Camera: 5.0MP front camera + 12.0MP + 12.0MP back cameras Sensor: Accelerometer, Ambient Light Sensor, E-Compass, Gyroscope, Hall Sensor, Infrared Radiation, Proximity Sensor, Touch Sensor SIM Card: dual SIM dual standby. Nano SIM + Nano SIM Feature: GPSA / GPS / GLONASS / BEIDOU Bluetooth: 4.2 Network: 2G: GSM 850/900/1800/1900MHz 3G: Band B1/B2/B5/B8 4G: FDD-LTE B1/B3/B5/B7/B8/B20 TDD-LTE B38/B40
Latest comments (40)
lmulli
7 Sep 17#9
Best shipping method then from Gearbest? The Priority and Flat Rate are reasonably priced, but the default appears to be unregistered Air Mail. Thanks.
Ka11ran to lmulli
7 Sep 17#10
Pay any upgraded delivery service, you're increasing the likeliness of being charged customs fees. I once paid £12 for my replacement tempered glass, the company was supposed to send from their EU warehouse, instead, was sent via USP from their warehouse in USA. Got charged £18 fee as they declared it £55 pounds. Lol
utdmorgan to Ka11ran
13 Sep 17#40
Yup I've always had stuff at standard delivery from China. Never been hit with charges (3 phones, 2 boxes, tablet etc.). Sister in law has done 2 orders. Been hit both times cos they were express delivery. Waiting on my note 4 now. Touch wood no charges. No rush....
vaderag
12 Sep 17#39
Has anyone managed to confirm that these phones coming from Banggood/Gearbest etc have band 20 for definite?
What's the trade off in real life terms between this and the Note 4 regarding battery?
I can see that this is 3080 and the Note is 4100, but the Redmi would be running a different OS with Miui (sp) In real terms, does the optimisation of the pure Android on this make up much of the difference in battery life does anyone know?
If we called the Redmi the benchmark at 100% in terms of real battery life, does anyone have a decent idea where this would sit in % relation?
BUCKUM2 to steevio_uk
11 Sep 17#38
Here is techradar review of battery One of the big differences between the A1 and the Redmi Note 4 is the battery on the phone. The Redmi Note 4 made a name for itself with its hulking 4,000mAh battery which would never run out of juice, however, on the Mi A1, there’s a smaller 3,080mAh battery which a pretty standard affair these days. That being said, even here Xiaomi has worked with Google to optimise things and the end result is very good battery life which is more than the average phone with a 3,080mAh battery life.
In days to day usage, admittedly we just tested the phone for 3 days, we got around about 15-18 hours of charge time, which basically means that the phone easily lasts an entire work day. Thankfully, the phone also comes with USB Type C charging and it charges quickly thanks to fast charging tech being embedded in the phone.
and here is link to the full phone review techradar.com/rev…-a1 the bit about battery is on page 3
BUCKUM2
11 Sep 17#36
xiaomi this morning launched 2 new phones the Mi Mix 2 and the Mi note 3
The Mi note 3 comes in 3 models a 6gb / 64gb for about £290 a 6gb / 128gb for about £337 black and 6gb / 128gb for about £348 blue colour
Highlights: - 5.5" display with reading mode - 4 sided curved glass - 16MP Front Camera with Adaptable AI Beautify - Rear dual camera, 2x optical zoom with 4-axis OIS - 6GB RAM, Snapdragon 660 - Facial recognition unlocking 3500 MaH battery with quick charge 3 multi functional NFC
Shame it doesnt have the 4100mah battery of the Note 4, or I'd be all over this.
bellboys to Thefajitakid123
11 Sep 17#35
So would i but that battery in the Note 4 is a massive selling point. My wife's Note 4 goes 2 days between charges on pretty heavy use (OK, no proper gaming but forever texting, calling, facebooking, whatsapping and playing Words with Friends) and has been known to go three days.
ken218
9 Sep 17#34
voucher code: XMA1GJ will reduce price of the gold model to 162.16.
It's all quite confusing and a bit of a mess. Although the phone has a USB-C port, it doesn't support Power Delivery (which is the standard for charging larger USB-C devices like tablets and laptops). The Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 (which the Mi A1 has) supports Quick Charge 3.0 but apparently the phone itself doesn't actually support Quick Charge 3.0 but does support "fast charging" in that the supplied charger delivers 5V at 2A rather than the usual 1A.
If you're not using the supplied charger you therefore have to be careful what you use. If you were to use a Quick Charge 3.0 USB-A charger (which dynamically alters voltage/current depending on the device that is plugged in) you may find that some chargers would default to 5V at 1A which will charge the phone slowly. You therefore need to use a charger which supplies 5V at around 2A (most new USB chargers offer 5V at 2.4A). The other alternative is a USB-C charger some of which offer 5V at 3A. Without testing the phone with various chargers there is no way of knowing how it will respond. The best bet would be to go for a charger which has all options, for example:
The implementation of USB charging and USB-C is a huge mess and it's a shame that hardware providers haven't implemented interoperable standards.
AgentDaleCooper
9 Sep 17#27
No fast charging :cry:
BUCKUM2 to AgentDaleCooper
9 Sep 17#28
Yes it does support fast charging
AgentDaleCooper to BUCKUM2
9 Sep 17#30
Does it? I couldn't find anything to support that, only it supports fast data transfer.
davening to AgentDaleCooper
9 Sep 17#31
I read somewhere it comes with a fast charger for the Indian market that dealt with India specific electrical spikes. But, I didnt doublecheck this version.
BUCKUM2 to AgentDaleCooper
9 Sep 17#32
Have a read here full review here techradar.com/rev…1/3 I believe it supports fast charge 3
davening
9 Sep 17#29
Did MI5A1FS and GB10% stack? I hope I did it right. [I checked. No, doesnt stack] I got it at £162.16 plus British Express plus Shipping Insurance. I will try to contact them to set it as Drop Shipping.
A bit of searching found GBMBP gives 8% off black. Add this to your discription also?
BUCKUM2 to dames
8 Sep 17#26
GB10% gives 10% off all colours black £167
Tragedy
8 Sep 17#22
I've been refunded via paypal. :smile:
tiring_day
8 Sep 17#21
Ordered, stock android is a good selling point for me. Saves my unlocking the bootloader and flashing a custom ROM where nearly everything works. Just hated the miui layer.
Tragedy
8 Sep 17#15
In pictures that's not stock Andriod. Think i made mistake ordering this phone. I've asked for refund,got message back saying i can choose another item but i just want my money back. :disappointed:
tiring_day to Tragedy
8 Sep 17#17
It is stock android, that's the Android One program.
AgentDaleCooper to Tragedy
8 Sep 17#18
Pictures are of Mi 5x
DanyH to Tragedy
8 Sep 17#20
They're using the pictures of the Mi 5X which is basically the same phone but with MIUI. If they can guarantee that you'll receive the Mi A1 then there's no mistake here.
GearBest is a pain to deal with in terms of refund, you might need to open a case with Paypal or charge back from your bank.
Joefez
8 Sep 17#16
Thinking of taking the plunge as phone looks great for the money. Does anyone have any preference here for Gearbest over Geekbuying. Havent used either. Any experience / advice would be greatly appreciated, thanks.
tiring_day to Joefez
8 Sep 17#19
I've only ever used Gearbest but had no issue with them and have made several purchases. It takes forever to get here but it's always been worth it for the savings.
dave5675
7 Sep 17#11
So many mobiles around the same spec now, hard to make a choice.. If I buy is payment taken at time of purchase or when dispatched?
jeffjack to dave5675
8 Sep 17#14
True, hardware is all comparable. Major difference is in software. This has its OS managed by Google so it's in a class of its own, huge advantage.
jeffjack
8 Sep 17#13
Best phone on the market. Android Oreo
ruudy
7 Sep 17#12
What are people's experiences with these phones when they run into problems during the warranty period?
davening
7 Sep 17#7
Is there an Aliexpress equivalent?
BUCKUM2 to davening
7 Sep 17#8
There are 6 sellers on aliexpress offering this on pre-sale but lowest price is the rose gold for £194 here is link to one of them aliexpress.com/ite…tml
Daverobeo
7 Sep 17#1
What are people's reasons for voting this cold?
finnmaccool to Daverobeo
7 Sep 17#3
It's the Note 4 in a new suit.
Daverobeo to finnmaccool
7 Sep 17#4
Isn't the key thing that you're getting stock android instead of the Chinese OS and it's 4gb whereas the majority of deals on the note 4 are 3gb?
BUCKUM2 to finnmaccool
7 Sep 17#5
apart from dual camera with 2x optical zoom and pure android and usb type c
damadgeruk
7 Sep 17#2
£174 depending on exchange rate for black at Geekbuying...(heated this though) geekbuying.com/ite…907
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Opening post
Price dropped tp £162.16 using same code as above rose gold colour
code GB10% working on all colours 10% off
Main Features:
Xiaomi Mi A1 4G Phablet 5.5 inch Android One Snapdragon 625 2.0GHz Octa Core 4GB RAM 64GB ROM 3080mAh Battery Dual 12.0MP Zoom Lens Touch Sensor
Display: 5.5 inch, 1920 x 1080 Pixel LTPS FHD screen, 450nit brightness, 403 PPI
CPU: Snapdragon 625 2.0GHz Octa Core
System: Android One
RAM + ROM: 4GB RAM + 64GB ROM
Camera: 5.0MP front camera + 12.0MP + 12.0MP back cameras
Sensor: Accelerometer, Ambient Light Sensor, E-Compass, Gyroscope, Hall Sensor, Infrared Radiation, Proximity Sensor, Touch Sensor
SIM Card: dual SIM dual standby. Nano SIM + Nano SIM
Feature: GPSA / GPS / GLONASS / BEIDOU
Bluetooth: 4.2
Network:
2G: GSM 850/900/1800/1900MHz
3G: Band B1/B2/B5/B8
4G: FDD-LTE B1/B3/B5/B7/B8/B20 TDD-LTE B38/B40
Latest comments (40)
I've always had stuff at standard delivery from China. Never been hit with charges (3 phones, 2 boxes, tablet etc.). Sister in law has done 2 orders. Been hit both times cos they were express delivery.
Waiting on my note 4 now. Touch wood no charges. No rush....
English site lists it: mi.com/en/…cs/
Russian site lists it: mi.com/ru/…cs/
HK site lists it: mi.com/hk/…cs/
But Indian doesn't: mi.com/in/…cs/
I can see that this is 3080 and the Note is 4100, but the Redmi would be running a different OS with Miui (sp)
In real terms, does the optimisation of the pure Android on this make up much of the difference in battery life does anyone know?
If we called the Redmi the benchmark at 100% in terms of real battery life, does anyone have a decent idea where this would sit in % relation?
One of the big differences between the A1 and the Redmi Note 4 is the battery on the phone. The Redmi Note 4 made a name for itself with its hulking 4,000mAh battery which would never run out of juice, however, on the Mi A1, there’s a smaller 3,080mAh battery which a pretty standard affair these days. That being said, even here Xiaomi has worked with Google to optimise things and the end result is very good battery life which is more than the average phone with a 3,080mAh battery life.
In days to day usage, admittedly we just tested the phone for 3 days, we got around about 15-18 hours of charge time, which basically means that the phone easily lasts an entire work day. Thankfully, the phone also comes with USB Type C charging and it charges quickly thanks to fast charging tech being embedded in the phone.
and here is link to the full phone review techradar.com/rev…-a1 the bit about battery is on page 3
The Mi note 3 comes in 3 models a 6gb / 64gb for about £290 a 6gb / 128gb for about £337 black and 6gb / 128gb for about £348 blue colour
Highlights:
- 5.5" display with reading mode
- 4 sided curved glass
- 16MP Front Camera with Adaptable AI Beautify
- Rear dual camera, 2x optical zoom with 4-axis OIS
- 6GB RAM, Snapdragon 660
- Facial recognition unlocking
3500 MaH battery with quick charge 3
multi functional NFC
full information here en.miui.com/thr…tml
Credit: couponsfromchina.com/201…st/
If you're not using the supplied charger you therefore have to be careful what you use. If you were to use a Quick Charge 3.0 USB-A charger (which dynamically alters voltage/current depending on the device that is plugged in) you may find that some chargers would default to 5V at 1A which will charge the phone slowly. You therefore need to use a charger which supplies 5V at around 2A (most new USB chargers offer 5V at 2.4A). The other alternative is a USB-C charger some of which offer 5V at 3A. Without testing the phone with various chargers there is no way of knowing how it will respond. The best bet would be to go for a charger which has all options, for example:
amazon.co.uk/gp/…SH7
The implementation of USB charging and USB-C is a huge mess and it's a shame that hardware providers haven't implemented interoperable standards.
But, I didnt doublecheck this version.
I got it at £162.16 plus British Express plus Shipping Insurance.
I will try to contact them to set it as Drop Shipping.
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Might be just for gold. I was ordering black.
Add this to your discription also?
Think i made mistake ordering this phone.
I've asked for refund,got message back saying i can choose another item but i just want my money back. :disappointed:
GearBest is a pain to deal with in terms of refund, you might need to open a case with Paypal or charge back from your bank.
geekbuying.com/ite…907