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.

code not working? expire?

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

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.

Bought mine from AliExpress for £115. Phone is perfect, but no notifications from apps

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.

Heat added a lot of phone for the price

Another best price so far for Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 Black/Gold using Code 9BGESRN432

Normal price £124.51 - £104.59 using code

Thanks to dealabs

In the process of ordering, thank you. Am I likely to get hit by customs charges?

I've got this phone and I love it! Tempted to buy another!

Cracking deal, got one recently and love it!

Hot

Which colour???? Decisions, decisions!!!

Love the Redmi Note series, but might worth holding out for the Mi A1 with stock Android.

What android version and will it get future updates of Oreo and P

Anyone used these with success? I've just had a big letdown from Ali~Express & won't ever use them again.
I can't find any half way decent phones for under £100 in UK though...so tempted to try a Chinese again - even though I had such a nightmare last time....Stupid I know, but maybe it was just bad luck, plenty people say they've had grrat experiences.

"The daily limit for this coupon has been reached. Please try again tomorrow."

code not working, it says daily limit has been reached

How 'Chinese' are these phones. Am I likely to be shunned by my mother for offloading her with one? I've currently got a Moto c plus on order but could cancel as on the face of it, this is a far superior device

What's the camera quality like on this? I only criticism I can give to towards the xiaomi redmi note 3 pro is that the camera isn't very good.

Looking through some YouTube videos, looks like there's very little difference. Shame, the phone (apart from the camera) is absolutely flawless.

Is it safe to use banking app on this?

code not working " the daily limit for this coupon has been reached"

Waiting for mine to come, ordered a few days ago for £113 :thinking:

I also think a big plus is the GPS works well on the Snapdragon version of this phone.

will be unlucky to get hit with customs
go 300 quid drone off banggood no customs charges at all

legendary phone that is , for that price is an absolute steal

Excellent phone, ive had mine a few months.

thinking of getting this for the other half... we have had the samsung note 3 for the last 4 odd years. How is this compared to the UmiDigi Z1 pro?

Fantastic price and phone.

Just be sure to unlock the bootloader and install official lineage OS. Doesn't have NFC so you can't lose android pay anyway. Plus stock lineage isn't rooted so it's literally like having stock android on it, banking apps included.

Also download the Google pixel camera port APK. Far better than any non Samsung phone camera app.

Catchy name

Expired code

Never had problems with banggood. Excellent price for the best version of that phone. If you want an in depth review watch VoloKin Project on YouTube.

OP this phone is now £118.28

Anyhow it looks from the youtube video like a £300+ phone so I bought @ £118.28, I'm in no rush so 14 days is fine.

Could someone please recommend a thin cover to protect back and best screen protector.
thanks

These Redmi Note threads do attract a few oddballs, don't they?

Can I get Topcashback if I order on my mobile?
What about if using the mobile app (not through the browser) ?

its not broadcasting your entire life. they have access to our info whether we publicise or not. if you think we are truly safe and secure and our privacy is safe then then theres not much I can say. you think apple products, or Samsung products keep your privacy safe?

When trying to enter the code, I get "This coupon is not available for limited offer products."

Is the code still working for others?

thats why the deal is expired.

The black one I have ordered, from this link at £118 has a black bazel (front).
So the white bazel you refer to must be Note 3 Pro

This phone is awesome. Everyone should get it.

comparison to note 3 anyone, thanks P)

Note 4 is not really a major upgrade from the Note 3 apart from the build quality and some minor details.

You could argue that Mi A1 is also a minor upgrade however the stock Android support from Google is a huge deal.

Much better battery life, surely? The SD625 may not be as speedy as the SD650 but is far more efficient...

Damn missed the boat again, if anyone finds the grey for sub £120 please shout!

Will this get the Oreo update?

They are mate, on both apps, eBay and BBC news. Absolutely NO notifications on the bbc news app and random ones on eBay app

I purchased one for £120-ish on August 16 from Aliexpress...still waiting for it to arrive!

This should help - the problem is the aggressive battery preservation: forbes.com/sit…mp/

Speak of the devil, the post man just rang the door and it's the phone! Elated.

just used code and got it for 98 pound

Same! Thank you!

Code working again. Deal should be unexpired. Ordered. Thankings OP.

just tried - not working for me.

code not working but signed up with new email address and got 11% off code only valid today worked out at £109 through paypal, thanks OP

As long as you get lineage OS on it, you won't need a new phone for a good few years. MIUI is awful so it's best avoided.

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That's the APK for the camera port.

As for it only being as good as the hardware, sadly that's never the case even with high end phones. The software makes a camera awesome 9 times out of 10. Just look at Sony as a prime example. They make the best camera hardware for smartphones, yet they have no idea how to make software that'll allow their own phones to compete with the top tier.

The ported Google camera makes a huge difference because of how well HDR+ works. Plus it works like a pixel, no lag at all, instant pictures. All the processing done in the background.

Unfortunately that apk doesnt seem to work on my Redmi Note 4 - thanks anyway

It only works on the snapdragon variants.

Just got the e-mail confirming despatch.

thats what mine is - get "Camera has stopped" message when try to open

Sorry for hijacking this thread but I cant find the original one. I bought the 137 4gb note 4 from xiaomi retail store and only now after 10 days they are shipping it. singapore post tracking only has a few options leaving host country arriving uk. Can anyone say roughly how long it gets to you once you see it arriving in the uk as I have dodgy neighbours.

could be another week.

I already have one from a deal a while back but want to know if others can confirm that if headset is plugged in, on taking a call, volume cannot cannot be reduced less than 20%?
It also happens to me when headset is not plugged in.
I am running standard Miui.

My phone arrived today! 11 days since ordering - impressed

Hi, can anyone confirm if they can turn down volume when taking call below 20%?

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Hi mate, did you just use the free post option. I ordered same day as you for £98 but nothing in the post, yet ⏳

still waiting for mine, ordered on the 8th Septemeber. Shipping says "consignment has left the origin border point" on the 15th. I'm not patient enough...

Mine was shipped on the 8th, still showing as Swiss post . Consignment left the border point on the 12th!

Also still waiting, ordered on the 7th.

Mine says Swiss Post too. I think lots of parcels bound for Europe go through Swiss Post so hopefully it's nothing to worry about. I'm feeling impatient too.

Hahahahaha, exactly ... lol. :-)

still. waiting.

Me too, I'm becoming a little obsessed with checking the tracking website

I got mine today and just so you know, the tracking site still doesn't know I've received it. Mine was ordered 7th or 8th I think. The phone is good but as someone said earlier, there is no UK region in the setup. Strange.

Ordered on the 7th and got it today, tracking still showing nothing and as not changed, as for the setting about the UK that was my comment (Just removed it) after setting it up went back to the region and UK was then showing, odd.

Will also add when I put the sim card in no contacts were showing, you have to change the settings .......

I assume you updated it? MIUI didn't have UK as a region until more recently. It has been mentioned quite a lot on older Xiaomi deals< and also on previous deals for this phone<. I think the Nougat update for RN4 was when they started including UK as a region but out of the box, it would still be an older MIUI version hence you didn't see it during initial setup

I'm still waiting . Have you got yours yet?

No, still waiting, its been 21 days today since the purchase, time to harass customer service

Mine has finally changed from Swiss post to Royal mail (although it's slightly worrying that it says that it's at their International Mail centre, ready for despatch overseas!) so fingers crossed it will be with me in the next few days. Hope it's worth the wait ☺

There seems to be a lot of comments on recent Banggood phone threads in which buyers state they got hit with customs fees. Let us know if you happen to be the same. The common factors seems to be that Swiss Post is mentioned and a card from Royal Mail for £11.42 charge (due to Banggood declaring it at a lower value). I wonder if it's the same for everyone who has ordered from them recently.

I've ordered 2 of these phones from AliExpress and no additional charges whatsoever. Banggood seems to be the problem.

Yeah, the recent Gearbest and AliExpress deals haven't had people mentioning any charges so it's specific to Banggood. I think they changed to Swiss Post delivery at some point within the past month or two since comments about charges never appeared on older Banggood phone threads unless it was related to expedited delivery.

Mine came Swiss post no problems

There are no customs charges on goods below £135

‌ gov.uk/goo…uty

Oops Customs is the wrong term. I meant VAT then. I've just always thought of additional charges as being called customs fees.

Here are some of the comments I was referring to though:
hotukdeals.com/com…569
hotukdeals.com/com…029 Not sure of the likelihood of it happening though since someone above, said theirs had no problems and not everyone would comment upon receiving it.

Mine arrived Monday, no VAT to pay, tracking on Banggood is still showing ...

• The consignment has left the origin border point
• Sep 11, 2017 17:58
• Arrival at origin border point
• Sep 11, 2017 17:58
• Mailed
• Sep 11, 2017 17:58

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Mine arrived today. £11.52 to pay to Royal Mail.

Tracking info hasn't been updated since it left Hong Kong

My 'There's a customs charge' card arrived today - although mine is for £11.42 so maybe I should feel like I got a good deal!

The card royal mail leave calls it a customs charge.

Mine showed delivered on the tracking yesterday, but it was today that I got the card from Royal Mail telling me I had an £11.42 fee to pay. I'm assuming that 'delivered' means that it's with Royal Mail and awaiting a fee to be paid. Boo.

Anyone know what happens if you don't pick your parcel up? Is it just a straight return to sender and a full refund?

unfortunatelly £11,42 to pay for me at least the wait is over and I have the phone
anyone know if you culd add uk to the region settings?

UK will be added as a region after you update: hotukdeals.com/com…789

Guess some of were just a lucky in dodging the additional Customs Fee.

Should I be worried??!!

Someone else is in the same situation: hotukdeals.com/com…969

I would assume 28th is the date is was passed from Swiss Post to Royal Mail and that "despatch overseas" is just a generic automated message for international post. I'd give it a bit more time before worrying since it has only been 2 days.

Thanks.

Tracking said the exact same thing for me 2 days ago & I then received a card delivered today notifying me there's a customs charge of £11.42 which needs to be paid before I can collect or arrange delivery of the phone. Pretty much everyone has had the exact same thing happen unfortunately so you should expect a 'Unfortunately we can't deliver your item because there is a fee to pay' card to arrive in the next day or two (after the weekend obviously). You might be somehow luckier than others on here but everyone in the last day or two seems to have reported having been charged.

Can you go to the post office to pay & collect the phone straight away?

I think so but you need to take the card with you & you need to pay cash to pick it up as they don't accept cards apparently.

Must depend on the individual PO as I paid by card in mine. Be aware that you also need to take ID (Passport or Driving License are accepted).

I'm only going by the wording on the card which says 'if you are planning to pay an outstanding fee on collection, credit /debit cards cannot be processed at delivery offices'. I guess if it's being held at a post office then you should be ok tho.

Fair enough. Our parcel collection office had a contactless card machine. I took cash just in case but ended up paying by debit card.

£11.42 charge here as well..oh well, still seems like a deal !!

Can anyone recommend a decent screen protector and case?

And also is it best to leave as is or root ? Any advice appreciated.

No recommendations but if you're looking for cases and screen protectors, be careful of the housing differences otherwise you might buy ones that won't fit. More info here: hotukdeals.com/com…899

Have had a card saying that there's £18.03 to pay!! Don't know why it's so different to everyone else's!

Whenever you get it, check what is written as the value on the customs label. That charge would suggest yours was declared at around £50 ($66) whereas everyone else's seems to have been declared at $22.

They put that it was an mp4 player with a value of $62.56 unfortunately :thinking:

Other were marked as mp4 player too but valued at $22, so their 20% VAT was around £3.30 whereas yours would have been £10, and then the £8 handling fee which doesn't vary. Strange that they put yours as 3x the value of everyone else's though.

Story of my life unfortunately!!

Is there any reference to banggood on it i didn't have to pay customs on a Mi6 i bought about 3months ago Now on the top of mine where it says from it has THIS FASHION printed in it then where it says if undeliverable please return to it says ASENDIA HKG 0000921 so there don't appear to be any reference to banggood so i wonder if that could be the difference has yours got the same or different

Same here, I've been charged £11.42 custom fee

Mine was marked as gift.

I thought that might have been the difference for people not getting charged but someone else who had theirs valued at $22 and marked as a gift still got charged, even though gifts below £39 apparently won't have VAT applied:
hotukdeals.com/com…741
hotukdeals.com/com…331

Mine is the same, no reference to Banggood at all. It was also marked as a gift.

Ah well, stumped up the £11.42 and had a brief look at the phone. Looks decent

Ok, so I know that people discussed this before but I am not really experienced with this: How exactly do you upgrade the camera (or software for the camera)? Cheers in advance

Hi,
Question of the day. My old Wileyfox used to kick into wifi mode whenever it found my home or work network. But my new Note 4 seems to stay on my 4g data signal even though the Wifi is on and in reach. I have to click a manual connect in Wifi settings. Is there a way to make it connect to Wifi networks automatically when they are in reach?
Thanks in advance.