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but1er

Wombatman wrote: »

Is it the Special Edition version with the Irish LTE bands?

If so the screen is 2mm bigger than the normal Redmi Note 3 Pro. Having a mare here getting screen replaced for the SE. Two repair shops ordered the 150mm screen not the 152mm, even after me explaining in great detail the difference. Still with the second repair a month and a half later waiting for the right screen to come in from China.

tbh ive absolute no idea which model it is. it works 4g on eir. its a 5.1.1 LMY47V

any idea how i find out?

Wombatman

but1er wrote: »

tbh ive absolute no idea which model it is. it works 4g on eir. its a 5.1.1 LMY47V

any idea how i find out?

http://en.miui.com/thread-449310-1-1.html

howdoyouknow

but1er wrote:

any idea how i find out?

You can download an app called droid info from the playstore. It will tell you your if your phone model codename is Kate, kenzo or Hennessy

Iseedeadpixels

https://www.coolicool.com/leeco-letv-x622-3gb-ram-32gb-rom-helio-x20-mtk6797-23ghz-deca-core-55-inch-fhd-screen-android-60-g-45888?utm_source=cm&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=cm170725

Cheap phone for anyone looking.

antodeco

Purchased the Bluboo S1 the start of the month. Should hopefully be shipping end of this week!

Ph03nix89

Looking into getting a Redmi Note 4 Global and after looking around aliexpress seems to be the best price. I've never used the site before so I'm a bit dubious. Can anyone vouch for the site? The sellers I'm looking at are Eternal Team and Xiaomi Online Store.
Also has anyone come across any problems with the Note 4? 4g coverage etc.

bootser

Hi All, looking for a new phone. Thinking of xiaomi 4 or 5, budget to about 200, want fhd screen, good battery and good camera. I think these phones do that but hopefully some of you could share hands on experiance of these handsets(especially the camera!) Or recommend something better?! I have scimmed some earlier pages and read the last week or so, so if this has already been answered Sorry! Thanks :-)

fixXxer

bootser wrote: »

Hi All, looking for a new phone. Thinking of xiaomi 4 or 5, budget to about 200, want fhd screen, good battery and good camera. I think these phones do that but hopefully some of you could share hands on experiance of these handsets(especially the camera!) Or recommend something better?! I have scimmed some earlier pages and read the last week or so, so if this has already been answered Sorry! Thanks :-)

Put your requirements in here https://www.kimovil.com/en/ and see what comes up. There isn't a Xiaomi 4 or 5 (exactly) so you'll need to be a little more specific.

bootser

fixxxer wrote:

and see what comes up. There isn't a Xiaomi 4 or 5 (exactly) so you'll need to be a little more specific.

Thanks for that, had a look at that site it seems very helpful, almost immediately found a comparison of a note 4 and a p8 lite, which was what I was going to get if buying locally! Note4 looks better by a stretch! I had been thinking of a 4x or note4 or a mi5.

Digital Solitude

Ph03nix89 wrote: »

Looking into getting a Redmi Note 4 Global and after looking around aliexpress seems to be the best price. I've never used the site before so I'm a bit dubious. Can anyone vouch for the site? The sellers I'm looking at are Eternal Team and Xiaomi Online Store.
Also has anyone come across any problems with the Note 4? 4g coverage etc.

AliExpress are sound out, its just a hosted marketplace like eBay.

Can't vouch for individual stores but if they have high sales and high ratings you should be okay.

corkie

Ph03nix89 wrote: »

Looking into getting a Redmi Note 4 Global and after looking around aliexpress seems to be the best price. I've never used the site before so I'm a bit dubious. Can anyone vouch for the site? The sellers I'm looking at are Eternal Team and Xiaomi Online Store.
Also has anyone come across any problems with the Note 4? 4g coverage etc.

As long as you get the "Redmi Note 4 Snapdragon global edition" which has the extra bands(eg 20) you will be fine for 4G here.

Also try to get from a recommend store Goldway, for which you can avoid paying vat with DHL express delivery.

Note: - There is no official xiaomi store on aliexpress, despite the name's of some stores.

RasTa

Bah screen protector arrived this morning but no phone. Both posted on the same day

Ph03nix89

corkie wrote: »

As long as you get the "Redmi Note 4 Snapdragon global edition" which has the extra bands(eg 20) you will be fine for 4G here.

Also try to get from a recommend store Goldway, for which you can avoid paying vat with DHL express delivery.

Note: - There is no official xiaomi store on aliexpress, despite the name's of some stores.

Digital Solitude wrote: »

AliExpress are sound out, its just a hosted marketplace like eBay.

Can't vouch for individual stores but if they have high sales and high ratings you should be okay.

Cheers for the info lads, just what I needed to hear!

Ph03nix89

corkie wrote: »

Also try to get from a recommend store Goldway, for which you can avoid paying vat with DHL express delivery.

Quick question, curious as to how the express leads to me not having to pay VAT?

Is it because it arrives with the courier rather than the snail-mail?

GBX

Ph03nix89 wrote: »

Quick question, curious as to how the express leads to me not having to pay VAT?

Is it because it arrives with the courier rather than the snail-mail?

They ship it to a warehouse within the EU and then ship it on from there. Your order being sent then within the EU thus not owing Vat.

abarkie

Ph03nix89 wrote: »

Looking into getting a Redmi Note 4 Global and after looking around aliexpress seems to be the best price. I've never used the site before so I'm a bit dubious. Can anyone vouch for the site? The sellers I'm looking at are Eternal Team and Xiaomi Online Store.
Also has anyone come across any problems with the Note 4? 4g coverage etc.

I used these and paid £137 GBP, No customs to UK

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/Global-Version-Xiaomi-Redmi-Note-4-Mobile-Phone-4GB-RAM-64GB-ROM-Snapdragon-625-Octa-Core/32802373992.html

Dec4

Dec4 wrote: »

Took a chance on this from Eternal Team via DHL and will let ya know for how much I get stung by for VAT & Handling....
Has anyone bought this Redmi 4X lately and if so, does it run Android 6 or Android 7 ?
TIA
Dec4

Ordered on 17/7 delivered today 27/7
€40 Vat & handling brings total to €162 incl Silicone Case.
If I were buying again I might chance normal China post, I think DHL will always try to get their "handling fee" and ensure VAT/customs are paid.
HK Goldway via DHL was €157 for same phone via their UK "customs free" route.

GBX wrote: »

Thats showing as MIUI 8.2 which is based on android N / 7.

Incidentally the Redmix 4x updated straight away to MIUI 8.2 but runs Android 6 not Android 7

carefulnow100

Bit confused lads, should I be looking to get RedMi Note 4 or RedMi Note 4X?
Best to order from Goldway on Ali or another seller?

X6.430macman

carefulnow100 wrote:

Bit confused lads, should I be looking to get RedMi Note 4 or RedMi Note 4X? Best to order from Goldway on Ali or another seller?

Note 4 I think is the one, remember checking it up and the 4x didn't have something the 4 had

NATLOR

carefulnow100 wrote: »

Bit confused lads, should I be looking to get RedMi Note 4 or RedMi Note 4X?
Best to order from Goldway on Ali or another seller?

Quite different phones really
The note 4 has a 5.5 inch full HD screen with a 625 snapdragon (or mediatek) processor

The 4X has a 5 inch 720 HD screen with 425 snapdragon processor

Geekbuying have a few European warehouse options,prices seem decent enough. Delivery from the Italian one with DHL is cheap

ED E

carefulnow100 wrote: »

Bit confused lads, should I be looking to get RedMi Note 4 or RedMi Note 4X?
Best to order from Goldway on Ali or another seller?

NATLOR wrote: »

Quite different phones really
The note 4 has a 5.5 inch full HD screen with a 625 snapdragon (or mediatek) processor

The 4X has a 5 inch 720 HD screen with 425 snapdragon processor

Geekbuying have a few European warehouse options,prices seem decent enough. Delivery from the Italian one with DHL is cheap

From Kimovil the Snap 4X, MTK 4X and Snap 4 all miss out on band 20. Thats a big hole in the feature set.

NATLOR

4X with band 20

http://www.geekbuying.com/item/Global-Version-XIAOMI-Redmi-4X-3GB-32GB-Smartphone-Black-383257.html

Squiggle

Thinking of buying Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 Pro from Goldway. Anything I need to look out for or will it work out of the box in Ireland?

kiddums

Squiggle wrote: »

Thinking of buying Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 Pro from Goldway. Anything I need to look out for or will it work out of the box in Ireland?

You're better off getting the version with the global version (The snapdragon CPU), as the MTK CPU is missing one of the bands we use for 4G so you'll be missing some 4G coverage.

Like this version.
I can't vouch for that seller, I just searched for that.


Edit:
This is the one I bought, and it worked right away.
From the DE warehouse, had it in about a week, no customs.

RasTa

Oh joy

2017-07-26 11:10 DUBLIN MAIL CENTRE, DUBLIN 12, ITEM RECEIVED
2017-07-26 11:10 DUBLIN MAIL CENTRE, DUBLIN 12, ITEM SENT TO CUSTOMS

Ph03nix89

GBX wrote: »

They ship it to a warehouse within the EU and then ship it on from there. Your order being sent then within the EU thus not owing Vat.

Last question, is this something that Goldway themselves setup or would this also be the case with any seller on AE that uses DHL Express as an option?

Squiggle

kiddums wrote: »

You're better off getting the version with the global version (The snapdragon CPU), as the MTK CPU is missing one of the bands we use for 4G so you'll be missing some 4G coverage.

Like this version.
I can't vouch for that seller, I just searched for that.


Edit:
This is the one I bought, and it worked right away.
From the DE warehouse, had it in about a week, no customs.

Ok thanks for that information. What's the difference between "Official Global Version" and "Official Global ROM" ? TIA

GBX

Ph03nix89 wrote: »

Last question, is this something that Goldway themselves setup or would this also be the case with any seller on AE that uses DHL Express as an option?

Others do this - not even on AE - online vendors. But unless the specifically state it is the case you wont know till it either arrives or you get the word from customs.

kiddums

Squiggle wrote: »

Ok thanks for that information. What's the difference between "Official Global Version" and "Official Global ROM" ? TIA

The ROM is the software installed. Global Version (Snapdragon CPU) will have the Global Rom by default. Global ROM can mean either CPU, so you'd have to check to be sure.

Munsterbhoy

Hi all hoping to pull the trigger on a redmi note 4 with snapdragon 625 3GB ram 32GB global version rom. Coming from aliexpress Inc dhl express for €144. Will this work from the box and is there anything else I need to look out for? Love the thread & thanks. .