Chinese Android Phones 2 - Read First Post!

ED E · 26-12-2017 12:37AM

Customs is Item + Shipping times 0.23 + €10 handling fee.

So 189 shipped free would incur a charge of just over €53.

shrapnel222 · 26-12-2017 11:48AM

had bought the xiaomi mi A1 for my son during the 11.11 sale, and we finally got to see it, as it came out of the box for Xmas yesterday. Holy crap, what an absolutely fantastic piece of kit!

StringerBell · 26-12-2017 12:53PM

Pulled the trigger there this morning, thesolutionshop website was down earlier so found a Mi A1 through geekbuy in a Spanish warehouse. Hopefully will come through without a hitch!

benprater28 · 26-12-2017 04:27PM

Hi Everyone,
We (The Solution Shop) have been getting a fair amount of traffic from this thread. Let us know if you have any questions about the service that we offer.
Thanks,
Ben - The Solution Shop

Soccarboy11 · 26-12-2017 04:52PM

benprater28 wrote: »

Hi Everyone,
We (The Solution Shop) have been getting a fair amount of traffic from this thread. Let us know if you have any questions about the service that we offer.
Thanks,
Ben - The Solution Shop

Great to see a representative for you guys on here! Sister opened her mi A1 from you guys yesterday and it's working great! She loves it. Updated to the December security patch and it's all running well.

Thanks for your service!

Davy · 26-12-2017 05:52PM

benprater28 wrote: »

Hi Everyone,
We (The Solution Shop) have been getting a fair amount of traffic from this thread. Let us know if you have any questions about the service that we offer.
Thanks,
Ben - The Solution Shop

Hi Ben,

If your posting on behalf of the company, can you please contact Boards.ie to verify who you are to continue posting.

Thanks.

Del007 · 26-12-2017 09:17PM

StringerBell wrote: »

Pulled the trigger there this morning, thesolutionshop website was down earlier so found a Mi A1 through geekbuy in a Spanish warehouse. Hopefully will come through without a hitch!

How much did you get it for?

StringerBell · 26-12-2017 11:12PM

Eh, 238 all in I think with the insurance.

ED E · 27-12-2017 01:38PM

https://www.engadget.com/2017/12/27/leeco-jia-yueting-ordered-back-to-china/?sr_source=Facebook

corkie · 27-12-2017 01:52PM

Mi Mix 2 --- Review

Stallingrad · 29-12-2017 01:41PM

My Redmi Note 4X (global version) arrived 3 days after ordering from Honorbuy. Have to say I'm becoming a bit of a Xiaomi fan boy, this is my third and they just get better and better.

Don't know how they make a phone this good for the money, mine was €140. The build and quality are faultless. A couple of Apple die hards were looking at it yesterday and just went quiet when I mentioned the price.

relax carry on · 29-12-2017 11:08PM

Got my first Chinese phone for Christmas. Got the Redmi 4x 3gb ram 32gb memory version. Am very impressed with it so for for the price I paid. Played it safe and ordered from
amazon.de. Paid more for it than if I'd ordered off other websites but I trust amazon. Will be more adventurous the next time.

The only draw back is the camera which is poor so far in anything other than full daylight.
The battery life and speed is amazing though.

Nightman16 · 30-12-2017 03:42PM

Can anyone recommend a good model to get in the 100-150 range? It would be mostly used for browsing, social media and pictures so something with a good-ish camera . I've been looking at the Redmi Note 4x but the camera reviews have been pretty mixed and i've just been falling down the rabbit hole of looking up different brands and committing to nothing.

Appreciate any help lads

elvisn · 31-12-2017 05:53PM

Just bought the Xiaomi Mi A1 in Special Edition Red from HK Goldway for €220 all in. Will update with delivery times (currently estimated at 10 days to process order and 7-15 for delivery) and any customs issues (although I've been assured that with DHL it should avoid customs charges)

I expect the order to be processed in 24-48hours contrary to what it says on the site.

Anyone ordered through HK Goldway on AliExpress lately who have had delivery/customs issues? Or issues with the phone?

harpstilidie · 31-12-2017 05:57PM

elvisn wrote: »

Just bought the Xiaomi Mi A1 in Special Edition Red from HK Goldway for €220 all in. Will update with delivery times (currently estimated at 10 days to process order and 7-15 for delivery) and any customs issues (although I've been assured that with DHL it should avoid customs charges)

I expect the order to be processed in 24-48hours contrary to what it says on the site.

Anyone ordered through HK Goldway on AliExpress lately who have had delivery/customs issues? Or issues with the phone?

I ordered from HK Goldway. No issues at all. Was about 10 days from order to delivery.
Phone is quality. Absolutely loving it.

NATLOR · 31-12-2017 06:04PM

elvisn wrote: »

Just bought the Xiaomi Mi A1 in Special Edition Red from HK Goldway for €220 all in. Will update with delivery times (currently estimated at 10 days to process order and 7-15 for delivery) and any customs issues (although I've been assured that with DHL it should avoid customs charges)

I expect the order to be processed in 24-48hours contrary to what it says on the site.

Anyone ordered through HK Goldway on AliExpress lately who have had delivery/customs issues? Or issues with the phone?

I ordered from AliExpress Global store using the same delivery method. Phone was processing for 7 days, delivery took 3 days once dispatched. Got 2 tracking numbers, H/K to UK and UK to Ireland. No customs issues

corkie · 31-12-2017 07:27PM

elvisn wrote: »

Just bought the Xiaomi Mi A1 in Special Edition Red from HK Goldway for €220 all in. Will update with delivery times (currently estimated at 10 days to process order and 7-15 for delivery) and any customs issues (although I've been assured that with DHL it should avoid customs charges)

I expect the order to be processed in 24-48hours contrary to what it says on the site.

Anyone ordered through HK Goldway on AliExpress lately who have had delivery/customs issues? Or issues with the phone?

Goldway stopped advertising that DHL Express avoids vat. (Changed sometime between 11/11 and Christmas). So you may still get charged!

NATLOR · 31-12-2017 07:49PM

corkie wrote: »

Goldway stopped advertising that DHL Express avoids vat. (Changed sometime between 11/11 and Christmas). So you may still get charged!

They are still charging €20 for the DHL option which is the standard price for the no customs delivery. The last time they dropped the option the DHL cost dropped to €10 so reckon OP should be good

suave.4u · 31-12-2017 08:27PM

Took the plunge and bought this yesterday:
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/Original-Xiaomi-Redmi-Note-4X-4-X-Pro-Prime-Mobile-Phone-4GB-RAM-64GB-ROM-MTK/32828027536.html?spm=a2g0s.9042311.0.0.mt7wLf

Could not find anything cheaper for 4 GB RAM and 64 GB ROM. The processor could have been better, but I do not play any games etc. just basic browsing and whatsapp etc.
Used revolut + Quidco cashback...final amount EUR 157-161

corkie · 31-12-2017 09:04PM

@suave.4u

Hope your living in a city, that RN4X device doesn't support Band 20 (800) for LTE use here.

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

suave.4u · 01-01-2018 06:38PM

corkie wrote: »

@suave.4u

Hope your living in a city, that RN4X device doesn't support Band 20 (800) for LTE use here.

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Thanks.
Yes living in Dublin. Was using Redmi Note 3 before this and that was working fine.
5 days back, it shut down due to zero battery and then would not switch on even after recharging.
From what i read, I need a deep flash cable now. So planning to order one.

adaephon · 02-01-2018 05:16PM

suave.4u wrote: »

Took the plunge and bought this yesterday:
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/Original-Xiaomi-Redmi-Note-4X-4-X-Pro-Prime-Mobile-Phone-4GB-RAM-64GB-ROM-MTK/32828027536.html?spm=a2g0s.9042311.0.0.mt7wLf

Could not find anything cheaper for 4 GB RAM and 64 GB ROM. The processor could have been better, but I do not play any games etc. just basic browsing and whatsapp etc.
Used revolut + Quidco cashback...final amount EUR 157-161

Hey Suave.4u, you might be better off with this one here, as it has band 20 and a qualcom chipset. Means better coverage and also better gps etc (chipset is in general better too)

This is also the larger note 4 not 4x and has, in my opinion, better spec for price?

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/Xiaomi-Redmi-Note-4-4GB-64GB-ROM-Mobile-Phone-Snapdragon-625-Octa-Core-5-5-FHD/32829158301.html?ws_ab_test=searchweb0_0,searchweb201602_4_10152_10151_10065_10068_10344_10342_10343_10340_10341_10084_10083_10304_10307_10302_10059_10314_10534_5790011_100031_10604_10103_10142,searchweb201603_25,ppcSwitch_5&algo_expid=d8a11047-d50d-4bae-b97a-bea36ad7a77d-5&algo_pvid=d8a11047-d50d-4bae-b97a-bea36ad7a77d&transAbTest=ae803_5&priceBeautifyAB=0

corkie · 02-01-2018 05:34PM

adaephon wrote: »

Hey Suave.4u, you might be better off with this one here, as it has band 20 and a qualcom chipset. Means better coverage and also better gps etc (chipset is in general better too)

This is also the larger note 4 not 4x and has, in my opinion, better spec for price?

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/Xiaomi-Redmi-Note-4-4GB-64GB-ROM-Mobile-Phone-Snapdragon-625-Octa-Core-5-5-FHD/32829158301.html

The above phone you linked also doesn't support Band 20 (not listed in description). Which is odd for the named version of the device.

The Snapdragon RN4 and RN4X both have multiple version of the device mostly the exact same device with different Band support. (Depending on the country the phones are sold in).

It also not relevant to him since, he already ordered and probably to late to cancel.

Rumor: Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 to launch in Q2 2018 with Qualcomm Snapdragon 632 SoC

adaephon · 02-01-2018 07:52PM

corkie wrote: »

The above phone you linked also doesn't support Band 20 (not listed in description). Which is odd for the named version of the device.

The Snapdragon RN4 and RN4X both have multiple version of the device mostly the exact same device with different Band support. (Depending on the country the phones are sold in).

It also not relevant to him since, he already ordered and probably to late to cancel.

Rumor: Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 to launch in Q2 2018 with Qualcomm Snapdragon 632 SoC

My bad Corkie, must have went back in to the wrong item! Yeah aware there are multiple versions both in coverage, chipset, processor and ram/rom size, not sure how I missed it on this one.

As an aside, what do you think of the news on the RN5 you just shared?

corkie · 02-01-2018 07:59PM

adaephon wrote: »

As an aside, what do you think of the news on the RN5 you just shared?

If it is true, gets a release and initial reviews are positive (+ Custom Rom support). I might consider updating my RN3 to it, sometime in the Summer.

suave.4u · 03-01-2018 10:03AM

Thank you guys. Yes, I already ordered; I hope it works fine.

suave.4u · 03-01-2018 10:06AM

Does anyone have any experience using the deep flash cable to flash the bootloader:

http://en.miui.com/forum.php?mod=viewthread&tid=316728&highlight=deep%2Bflash%2Bcable

My old redmi 3 ran out of juice and would not start. The red LED keeps blinking.

Thargor · 03-01-2018 10:19PM

suave.4u wrote: »

Does anyone have any experience using the deep flash cable to flash the bootloader:

http://en.miui.com/forum.php?mod=viewthread&tid=316728&highlight=deep%2Bflash%2Bcable

My old redmi 3 ran out of juice and would not start. The red LED keeps blinking.

Try leaving it plugged in overnight, although tbh it sounds like you should be ordering a new battery not a cable.

but1er · 03-01-2018 10:44PM

Going to upgrade the r3 to the mi A1 red special edition one, anyone got the best link, I've the r3 but it's a bug Rom, anyone ended up with that mi A1 to Like that before

howdoyouknow · 04-01-2018 01:14AM

suave.4u wrote:

Does anyone have any experience using the deep flash cable to flash the bootloader:

suave.4u wrote:

My old redmi 3 ran out of juice and would not start. The red LED keeps blinking.

Full charge should fix it if nothing else happened. It that doesnt work reflash the soft ware via miflash using edl mode. Google and xda will guide you. You shouldnt need a deep flash cable.

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