Have been checking out some Greek stores as in EU so maybe dodge import, no luck so far but if anyone can point me in the right direction.
LlewynX to Maskarova
6 Sep 17#13
Xiaomi only announced the A1 the other day and no official release date or global pricing yet. But since it's going to sell in "Europe", we might get competitive price and quicker delivery.
The A1's specs are mostly the same as the Note 4 though :smile:
rev6 to LlewynX
7 Sep 17#61
It's a shame the battery took a hit.
lmulli to LlewynX
7 Sep 17#67
I read it's released September 12th. In any case, the Xiaomi Mi 5X is virtually the same phone and available now. Qualcomm must be making a killing with all of these SD625 phones that keep popping up out of China!
natlor to lmulli
7 Sep 17#77
Not quite the same the A1 is global version with band 20 and running stock android
ElgyVeeten to LlewynX
7 Sep 17#70
$233
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Gentle_Giant
6 Sep 17#2
Delivery times, even on free standard, is more like 10 days from the reputable Ali Express dealers; some of the less reputable ones dont actually have the phones in stock, so it can be 3 weeks before it even gets dispatched.
Photo quality isnt just down the the camera itself - which uses a decent set of hardware; but the SOFTWARE. I used to be reasonably happy with the photos on my elderly Note 3G, but the update from MIUI 5 to MIUI 6 completely screwed it up - everything was out of focus. It was MIUI 7 before they managed to fix it again.
i ended up using a 3rd party camera software suite to replace the MIUI 6 version, and that worked much better (and gave me 36fps burst photo speeds).
Even on the Global ROM, a few bits of Chinese get through, several times I have found some weird apps and games appear after an update, that only offer Chinese text, but they deleted easily enough.
Xiaomi is a reputable brand, never had a spyware issue and I have used mine for Amazon and for banking (and iZettle), without worrying.
muttyhc
6 Sep 17#5
code not working? expire?
Swf77MiUk
6 Sep 17#7
It's almost 100%same as note 4x . Only older bt. Camra is a punt as this can be messy with a Samsung or a Sony Camera it's pot luck what o e you get
phatbhoy to Swf77MiUk
6 Sep 17#8
what are you talking about?
Swf77MiUk to phatbhoy
7 Sep 17#59
The phone. What part don't you understand? Bt is Bluetooth and this is the only difference from the Redmi note 4x (on global version) hope that helps
EN1GMA
6 Sep 17#9
I don't know what peoples gripes are with spyware. We have no privacy. Whether it's the cia, gchq, Russia or Chinese, we have no privacy.
Thinking of buying this for the OH but she has bad track record with looking after phones.
For the price, the phone is top value. Xiaomi are one of the top tech companies in the world. I've got the xiaomi yeelights, fitness band. Cheap but quality products.
frish to EN1GMA
7 Sep 17#72
So you'd be fine with broadcasting your entire life because you have no privacy anyway? There are clearly different lengths you can take to protect your privacy and there are safeguards against invading privacy. Issues against government surveillance are understandable, but things could get worse and as I said, there's different levels of trust you must place. Firstly you're trusting google with your data, you're also trusting the government, then the third piece is that you're trusting the Chinese (not that I'm trying to say that Xiaomi is untrustworthy). It's understandable to be concerned with how many people you put your trust in. I mean you'd be a fool to put trust in a dodgy knock off because "you have no privacy anyway".
Infiltrator to frish
7 Sep 17#73
What do you mean by 'dodgy knock off'?
North Korea must have intercepted the nuclear ICBM plans I mistakenly sent on WhatsApp rather than the sticky toffee recipe I meant to send - oops.
frish to Infiltrator
7 Sep 17#74
I wasn't referring to Xiaomi from that comment for the record. Phones can be the most personal device we have and not just stuff people use to look up recipes. It's not something that should be taken lightly.
Infiltrator to frish
7 Sep 17#75
Completely agree that personal digital security shouldn't be taken lightly, but please enlighten us what a 'dodgy knock off' is?
frish to Infiltrator
7 Sep 17#78
Cheap tat from non know brands that are likely infected. We're getting a bit off topic though.
MaximusRo to EN1GMA
7 Sep 17#80
Still, some brands and makes are more likely to be affected than others.
The problem is not with banking apps, where you cannot lose much (banks will give you your money back usually) but what about cryptocurrency? If you get hacked in any shake or form, your money will be gone, with no possibility of getting it back. No authority to report too either.
johnf007
6 Sep 17#10
Bought mine from AliExpress for £115. Phone is perfect, but no notifications from apps
chrisgw3 to johnf007
6 Sep 17#11
You need to turn on notifications in settings.
asl3312
6 Sep 17#12
Change the photo quality to high in the camera app swings and the daytime pictures aren't actually that bad especially with the HDR Pro option. Not very good at night or dark though.
keebb9
6 Sep 17#15
Heat added a lot of phone for the price
bogdan_lm20
6 Sep 17#17
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The A1's specs are mostly the same as the Note 4 though :smile:
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Photo quality isnt just down the the camera itself - which uses a decent set of hardware; but the SOFTWARE. I used to be reasonably happy with the photos on my elderly Note 3G, but the update from MIUI 5 to MIUI 6 completely screwed it up - everything was out of focus. It was MIUI 7 before they managed to fix it again.
i ended up using a 3rd party camera software suite to replace the MIUI 6 version, and that worked much better (and gave me 36fps burst photo speeds).
Even on the Global ROM, a few bits of Chinese get through, several times I have found some weird apps and games appear after an update, that only offer Chinese text, but they deleted easily enough.
Xiaomi is a reputable brand, never had a spyware issue and I have used mine for Amazon and for banking (and iZettle), without worrying.
Thinking of buying this for the OH but she has bad track record with looking after phones.
For the price, the phone is top value. Xiaomi are one of the top tech companies in the world. I've got the xiaomi yeelights, fitness band. Cheap but quality products.
North Korea must have intercepted the nuclear ICBM plans I mistakenly sent on WhatsApp rather than the sticky toffee recipe I meant to send - oops.
Lenovo just got fined £3.5 million: bbc.com/new…214
The problem is not with banking apps, where you cannot lose much (banks will give you your money back usually) but what about cryptocurrency? If you get hacked in any shake or form, your money will be gone, with no possibility of getting it back.
No authority to report too either.
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