Xiaomi are I think the 3rd biggest phone maker in china and they make some great phones. As long as you get a phone from a decent seller with the global rom on it it will have all the Google services installed and yes they do get updates. That redmi phone is made by Xiaomi, I just got a mate a redmi note 7 and he loves it.
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Xiaomi are I think the 3rd biggest phone maker in china and they make some great phones. As long as you get a phone from a decent seller with the global rom on it it will have all the Google services installed and yes they do get updates. That redmi phone is made by Xiaomi, I just got a mate a redmi note 7 and he loves it.
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Yeah, got from China.
Biggest in China, fourth biggest in the entire world
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OK, so the Mi 9 I bought in China now has google play installed etc. So, is there now anypoint in installing the global ROM? I know you have unlock the boot loader, but then you can't lock it again else you brick the phone. Is it the case that with the bootloader unlocked some apps wont work e.g. banking, google pay etc? Am I missing anything if I just run with the China ROM?
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Mi Mix 3 is £299 on the xiaomi app from the appstores ios or android
The 128GB version was discounted cheaper but was still cheaper on Amazon so I just got it through there and with Prime got much quicker delivery which is a bonus.
I got the 128gb version, screen protectors, case & a 256GB micro sd for £254 which i'm pretty happy about, most of which will be here on Wednesday!
If you can afford it/want to, i'd say to get the Note 7 64gb version for another £35 as it is much better all round
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Xiaomi-Red...i+note+7+64gb&qid=1563202740&s=gateway&sr=8-3
Comparison:
https://www.gsmarena.com/compare.php3?idPhone1=9513&idPhone2=9498
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From what I remember you're not missing out on much (I think the odd obscure Mi app was in Chinese) and you will also get official updates sooner being on the Chinese ROM. I know a few people in your situation and they've stuck with the Chinese ROM. Plus unlocking the bootloader will invalidate some banking apps etc unless your using Magisk (which is what I do)
Quoting myself there because I am sending my Note 7 back. The battery is awful on it, even with being very conservative with it I am still having to charge it multiple times ad day. My nearly 3 year old previous phone was better.
Not to pick a new phone, again!
I'm looking at Huawei again:
Mate 20 looks good but is double the price
P30 looks really good other than the 3340mAh battery
Has anyone got any other recommendations?
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You can pick up a Mate 20 PRO for £430 at the moment (check out hotukdeals), which is an excellent price if it's within your budget.
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Quoting myself there because I am sending my Note 7 back. The battery is awful on it, even with being very conservative with it I am still having to charge it multiple times ad day. My nearly 3 year old previous phone was better.
Not to pick a new phone, again!
I'm looking at Huawei again:
Mate 20 looks good but is double the price
P30 looks really good other than the 3340mAh battery
Has anyone got any other recommendations?
Id get the Mate 20 Pro or Mate 20 X, i have the X and its an amazing phone for the price, the camera is stupidly good.
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I needed a phone for my mum's birthday to replace her old Galaxy S4. Picked up a new Xiaomi Redmi 7A for the princely sum of £71 inc P&P, it took 8 days to arrive. The basic specs.
Android 9 Pie
5.45"
720x1440 pixels
13MP
3GB RAM
Snapdragon 439
4000mAh
The battery life is amazing as 4000mAh goes really far in a phone of this size and spec.
Android 9 Pie
5.45"
720x1440 pixels
13MP
3GB RAM
Snapdragon 439
4000mAh
The battery life is amazing as 4000mAh goes really far in a phone of this size and spec.
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Do you have a problems with band 20 (800MHz) missing from the China device?
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I have the Global version and I'm on Three and the phone works fine on 4G
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Just to add I've just tested it on Sky Mobile which uses the 02 Network which apparently uses band 20 (800Mhz) for 4G and the phone was working fine using 4G.
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What do you guys think are the best sub £200 chinese phone at the moment?
Redmi note 7, A mate bought one and it is pretty good.
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Thanks.
Just for comparison, 1 more in this price range? It's for a friend, just to give him options really.
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Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite or Honor 10 Lite?
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The Xiaomi Mi A3 is out now. I have one on the way for only £188 I think it was.
I did think that.
I thought the battery had massively improved until I realised that I have had it in battery saving mode for a few days
The Mate 20 would be the upper end of my budget really as i'm saving to move away for a while. Although, I have found the Pro for £449 but it doesn annoy me that the Pro is the only one out of the bunch withouth a headphone jack.
All gone but I have found them new for £449 or the X for £499.
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