Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 pro [Threads Merged]

tharmor · 08-06-2016 09:20AM #1

Guys thr is a good deal ongoing for â‚¬160 eur for this phone...any idea if u wud be hit by customs ?

08-06-2016 09:26AM

I bought it, got charged about 35 in customs duty.

Dudda · 08-06-2016 09:29AM

Have the phone about 6 weeks now. Paid $179 or about €160 in AliExpress. Didn't get any custom issues but chose slow mail. They marked android phone and a €20 value on the front. If you get DHL or similar you will get hit for customs.

08-06-2016 09:30AM

Dudda wrote: »

Have the phone about 6 weeks now. Paid $179 or about €160 in AliExpress. Didn't get any custom issues but chose slow mail. They marked android phone and a €20 value on the front. If you get DHL or similar you will get hit for customs.

How has your 4g/3g been? Mines been pretty **** if I'm being honest.

Dudda · 08-06-2016 10:26AM

Deleted User wrote: »

How has your 4g/3g been? Mines been pretty **** if I'm being honest.

Ya not as sharp as my last phone. Phone vibrates when it loses signal even if only for a few seconds and I've noticed it a lot. Last phone didn't alert me to not sure how often it lost signal when driving around the country.

Rockin · 08-06-2016 12:12PM

Dudda wrote: »

Ya not as sharp as my last phone. Phone vibrates when it loses signal even if only for a few seconds and I've noticed it a lot. Last phone didn't alert me to not sure how often it lost signal when driving around the country.

It's missing the 800 Mhz band I'm pretty sure. Few operators use it so might be the issue !

Rockin · 08-06-2016 12:12PM

Dudda wrote: »

Have the phone about 6 weeks now. Paid $179 or about €160 in AliExpress. Didn't get any custom issues but chose slow mail. They marked android phone and a €20 value on the front. If you get DHL or similar you will get hit for customs.

how do you find the camera ?

( got a phone recently marked 20€ and phone - still stung ! Not sure how they decide which ones to query!)

KCAccidental · 08-06-2016 01:13PM

Damn, back to the drawing board so! how bad is 3g connection on this? or is H+ reception decent?

tharmor · 08-06-2016 02:20PM

So u get stung with customs....not sure if i want to take a chance...

Dudda · 08-06-2016 02:27PM

Rockin wrote: »

how do you find the camera ?

( got a phone recently marked 20€ and phone - still stung ! Not sure how they decide which ones to query!)

Good. It's no DSLR but I find it fine and I do use the camera a lot for work so needs to be of a decent quality.

No idea on the customs. I've purchased a good bit of stuff over the years and never got hit.

Bawnmore · 09-06-2016 09:42AM

I just bought one from AliExpress that guarantees no customs charge. They ship with DHL, but ship to Germany 1st, then on to Ireland. Have plenty of Irish reviews saying that no one was caught by customs. Bought here on the back of a poster on the AliExpress thread in Bargain Alerts receiving theres with no charges. Here's hoping all received ok.

HamsterFace · 09-06-2016 12:51PM

I am almost about to buy this from Oppomart but the OnePlus X is holding me back.... any real differences to the average user?

13-06-2016 10:11AM

The front camera on snapchat is absolutely awful.

If I'm being honest, the phone is good, definitely better than my last (Huawei Ascend G7) but the issue with connectivity is quite annoying, I can regularly get no coverage/3g/4g even in the city centre, when I'm as far out as blancherdstown I really struggle for data and getting a good connection.

But I'd struggle to suggest it over a OnePlus, the phones very light, has a good screen, and if you use Google now as a launcher works even better.

The camera isn't great, but its acceptable, its very quick and the battery is incredible.

Pixelbastardo · 13-06-2016 04:38PM

I got one of these from (eglobalcentral, 220e), it arrived today. But the battery wont charge on it though.., stays at 0% with no animation that its charging or anything, just an empty battery symbol with the lightening strike symbol in the center. Been plugged in for hours, tried different cables, adapters, and tried through usb on the laptop.. nothing will move the battery from 0%.
I can turn it on when its disconnected to any power, but i get a warning saying battery @ -2% and to connect the charger immediately.

Do you think its a battery issue or the small usb connection on the phone could be faulty ?.

When i try to charge though the laptop when i connect the phone up with usb, i get a message on pc saying faulty usb connection or something, although the phone still draws power and i can use the phone fine when connected. Im just thinking, If it was a battery issue, wouldnt it not be able to turn on at all when not plugged in?

tnegun · 13-06-2016 05:19PM

Posting from mine now.. I love it flashed Cyanogenmod 13 on it last week and worked through the few bugs and its great. I'm with Vodafone and on Miui I never had coverage issues it jumped from H+ to 4g whenever available and the battery is great. With CM13 I had to limit data to 3g only to get reliable coverage. Miui is ok but it has its bugs too so would recommend CM13 if you're comfortable flashing

danko82 · 14-06-2016 03:47PM

Hi guys, anyone with three and xiaomi?
I have redmi note 2 prime, I would like to know if for you is working billing with credit from sim, in the playstore.
Thanks

tharmor · 15-06-2016 05:44PM

Took the plunge and bought....

danko82 · 15-06-2016 07:14PM

tharmor wrote: »

Took the plunge and bought....

what does it mean?

tharmor · 15-06-2016 08:14PM

danko82 wrote:

what does it mean?

bought this phone...was waiting for one plus 3...but gave it a pass...

Bawnmore · 24-06-2016 11:47AM

Just a quick update from me - phone landed on Tuesday of this week - very happy with it. Went for the latest Redmi Note 3 Pro Prime with 32GB ROM, 3GB RAM, the newer Snapdragon processor and the 16MP camera and it came to just shy of €200 all in (no customs as shipped through Germany) for:

- Phone
- Charger
- Soft Case
- Hard Case
- Screen Protectors
- Adapter to allow for use with either 2 sim cards, or a sim and a microSD simultaneously.

Have to say I'm delighted with it and would recommend it to anyone. OH has a Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge and to me it feels better in the hand than that, but that's obviously personal preference. Fingerprint scanner works 100% of the time and I honestly didn't think I'd like that feature as much as I do. Very snappy and camera quality is fine for what I use it for. Again, would recommend for sure.

KCAccidental · 24-06-2016 07:40PM

Bawnmore wrote: »

Just a quick update from me - phone landed on Tuesday of this week - very happy with it. Went for the latest Redmi Note 3 Pro Prime with 32GB ROM, 3GB RAM, the newer Snapdragon processor and the 16MP camera and it came to just shy of €200 all in (no customs as shipped through Germany) for:

- Phone
- Charger
- Soft Case
- Hard Case
- Screen Protectors
- Adapter to allow for use with either 2 sim cards, or a sim and a microSD simultaneously.

Have to say I'm delighted with it and would recommend it to anyone. OH has a Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge and to me it feels better in the hand than that, but that's obviously personal preference. Fingerprint scanner works 100% of the time and I honestly didn't think I'd like that feature as much as I do. Very snappy and camera quality is fine for what I use it for. Again, would recommend for sure.

hows the LTE reception?

tnegun · 24-06-2016 08:11PM

LTE is a bit patchy but is ok in towns and Dublin on Vodafone

reni10 · 24-06-2016 11:15PM

Just ordered one of these as my next phone!

Hows the 4g reception on meteor does anyone know?

tharmor · 22-07-2016 05:56AM

Jist update to miui 8 and its brilliant....ayone got.links for a good tampered glass ?

Bawnmore · 22-07-2016 07:15AM

tharmor wrote: »

Jist update to miui 8 and its brilliant....ayone got.links for a good tampered glass ?

I'm checking for system updates but it's coming up as "No updates available". Is there anything you need to do to update?

reni10 · 22-07-2016 01:58PM

Bawnmore wrote: »

I'm checking for system updates but it's coming up as "No updates available". Is there anything you need to do to update?

You need to download the global developer ROM to get to miui8 and then manually install it from the updater app.

tharmor · 23-07-2016 12:08PM

Just rooted and installed twrp....very easy new method on miui forums....happy chappy !!

reni10 · 23-07-2016 07:36PM

tharmor wrote: »

Just rooted and installed twrp....very easy new method on miui forums....happy chappy !!

Can you please link to this new method?

tharmor · 24-07-2016 05:51AM

Cant post links Google

[MIUI Device Team] FLASHER TOOLKIT V1.05 for TWRP, Stock Recovery ROM flashing

Use option 4 in the tool...also follow instruction around laptop certificates properly..

ifeelstupid · 26-07-2016 11:15AM

Just got email from AliExpress to say mine has been shipped - any idea how long before I get it?

Bawnmore · 26-07-2016 12:15PM

ifeelstupid wrote: »

Just got email from AliExpress to say mine has been shipped - any idea how long before I get it?

Depends who you bought from I'd say. If it's from Top One with DHL shipping, then 9 business days.

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