Need to upgrade my huawei p smart 2021 badly (xiaomi?)

pudzey101 · 05-03-2021 07:29AM #1

Not being able to acesss the play store etc I hate it. I absolutely love the fast charging that's about it.

I have gone back to my Samsung j6 but looking for something better.

Does the likes of Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 phones etc have playstore etc?

Sorry for noob questions but I wasn't told in the three store that the huawei 2021 doesn't support playstore etc.

Thanks in advance.

pudzey101 · 05-03-2021 07:36AM

Also see the galaxy A12 can anyone recommend that? Really just interested in a good battery fast charging and at least 3 or 4gb ram

morgana · 05-03-2021 07:43AM

I got the Xiaomi Poco X3 NFC. Fantastic phone with large battery and fast charger. All Xiaomi phones have the playstore. They come with MIUI an android version which I quite like. There is a thread for this phone with buy tips etc.
In the android devices forum.

pudzey101 · 05-03-2021 07:59AM

morgana wrote: »

I got the Xiaomi Poco X3 NFC. Fantastic phone with large battery and fast charger. All Xiaomi phones have the playstore. They come with MIUI an android version which I quite like. There is a thread for this phone with buy tips etc.
In the android devices forum.

Hi thanks for the reply. What exactly is MIUI? just looking for something that charged as fast as my p smart 2021 the 22.5w fast charging is amazing but cannot use the phone for my needs.

I'll read up some tips etc on this forum I should have done that before I went into store and was half pushed to buy the huawei

GBX · 05-03-2021 09:03AM

Yes the Redmi Note 9 has play store. Using it for a few weeks. Great phone. Decent battery life - 2 days average use. Has fast charging if you have a fast charging plug.
Miui is the skin Xiaomi place on their version. It's a bit like Huawei having their take on Android on their phones.

pudzey101 · 05-03-2021 10:26AM

GBX wrote: »

Yes the Redmi Note 9 has play store. Using it for a few weeks. Great phone. Decent battery life - 2 days average use. Has fast charging if you have a fast charging plug.
Miui is the skin Xiaomi place on their version. It's a bit like Huawei having their take on Android on their phones.

Thanks gbx, yeah I'm liking the redmi note 9, I have the huawei supercharge plug output is 2.25a with 22.5w max if that makes any sense. Is the camera etc and processing speed good etc on it was just comparing it to other phones around that price range seems very good.

GBX · 05-03-2021 11:09AM

pudzey101 wrote: »

Thanks gbx, yeah I'm liking the redmi note 9, I have the huawei supercharge plug output is 2.25a with 22.5w max if that makes any sense. Is the camera etc and processing speed good etc on it was just comparing it to other phones around that price range seems very good.

Camera is very good. I came from a Nokia 7 plus that had a super camera. Its an adequate replacement.

pudzey101 · 05-03-2021 11:37AM

GBX wrote: »

Camera is very good. I came from a Nokia 7 plus that had a super camera. Its an adequate replacement.

Thanks man great help. Last but most stupid question where is best to buy these phones. The redmi 9 Pro has actually caught my eye due to the 6gb of ram

GBX · 05-03-2021 11:39AM

pudzey101 wrote: »

Thanks man great help. Last but most stupid question where is best to buy these phones. The redmi 9 Pro has actually caught my eye due to the 6gb of ram

No probs:

https://www.amazon.de/s?k=redmi+note+9+pro&crid=6QACLY01J5WE&sprefix=redmi+not%2Caps%2C162&ref=nb_sb_ss_ts-doa-p_1_9

Or if you dont want to feed Bezos kids

https://www.honorbuy.com/317-redmi-note-9-pro-global-version

Have bought from Honorbuy before. Delivery is generally 3-5 days. Never had any issues with them.

pudzey101 · 05-03-2021 12:27PM

GBX wrote: »

No probs:

https://www.amazon.de/s?k=redmi+note+9+pro&crid=6QACLY01J5WE&sprefix=redmi+not%2Caps%2C162&ref=nb_sb_ss_ts-doa-p_1_9

Or if you dont want to feed Bezos kids

https://www.honorbuy.com/317-redmi-note-9-pro-global-version

Have bought from Honorbuy before. Delivery is generally 3-5 days. Never had any issues with them.

Thabks for all thats trouble GBX appreciate it. Would i be right getting this one? Obviously global version means u can use play store etc ys .

https://www.honorbuy.com/1929-redmi-note-9-global-version-128gb-black.html

GBX · 05-03-2021 12:38PM

pudzey101 wrote: »

Thabks for all thats trouble GBX appreciate it. Would i be right getting this one? Obviously global version means u can use play store etc ys .

https://www.honorbuy.com/1929-redmi-note-9-global-version-128gb-black.html

That's the standard version - non pro. This is what I have.

The one I linked above is the pro 6gb version. Both will be global and have the Play Store on it.

The pro has slightly bigger screen, camera specs, Snapdragon processor & Fast charging 30W (non pro has 18W charging)

https://www.gsmarena.com/compare.php3?idPhone1=10192&idPhone2=10217

pudzey101 · 05-03-2021 02:29PM

GBX wrote: »

That's the standard version - non pro. This is what I have.

The one I linked above is the pro 6gb version. Both will be global and have the Play Store on it.

The pro has slightly bigger screen, camera specs, Snapdragon processor & Fast charging 30W (non pro has 18W charging)

https://www.gsmarena.com/compare.php3?idPhone1=10192&idPhone2=10217

Is there much difference in your one and the pro? Except price and bit better hardware and battery etc. In other words is it worth the extra money?

GBX · 05-03-2021 02:50PM

pudzey101 wrote: »

Is there much difference in your one and the pro? Except price and bit better hardware and battery etc. In other words is it worth the extra money?

Its a bit - IMO its not huge. I got mine from Vodafone with the porting offer. Ended up only costing me €99. So that swayed me. I havent found any faults at all. The only thing is if you are into flashing different roms, the Pro version might be better with the Snapdragon processor.

All depends do you want to spend an extra few quid. Bearing in mind on the Honorbuy link for the non pro note 9, its showing out of stock.

Stacksey · 05-03-2021 03:22PM

You can pick up a Huawei P30 pro for cheap enough now, a great device and has the playstore

TheDriver · 05-03-2021 03:50PM

I'd go for a realme, fab phone and made by same company as OnePlus.

pudzey101 · 05-03-2021 04:59PM

Stacksey wrote: »

You can pick up a Huawei P30 pro for cheap enough now, a great device and has the playstore

I was actually looking at that but think the xaoimis and oneplus out do them personally

pudzey101 · 05-03-2021 05:03PM

TheDriver wrote: »

I'd go for a realme, fab phone and made by same company as OnePlus.

Yeah decision made I'll purchase when in stock
Was looking at oneplus phones ages back but hadn't a clue, so many different ones to choose from , liking the looks of xaomi though. That mi10t looks sweet but looking to keep it under €250

TheDriver · 06-03-2021 09:54AM

pudzey101 wrote: »

Yeah decision made I'll purchase when in stock
Was looking at oneplus phones ages back but hadn't a clue, so many different ones to choose from , liking the looks of xaomi though. That mi10t looks sweet but looking to keep it under €250

I've the 5 pro and it's fab for the orice. Everything works well.

pudzey101 · 06-03-2021 07:07PM

GBX wrote: »

No probs:

https://www.amazon.de/s?k=redmi+note+9+pro&crid=6QACLY01J5WE&sprefix=redmi+not%2Caps%2C162&ref=nb_sb_ss_ts-doa-p_1_9

Or if you dont want to feed Bezos kids

https://www.honorbuy.com/317-redmi-note-9-pro-global-version

Have bought from Honorbuy before. Delivery is generally 3-5 days. Never had any issues with them.

Thanks went ahead with honorbuy:)

GBX · 06-03-2021 07:42PM

pudzey101 wrote: »

Thanks went ahead with honorbuy:)

Nice one. Enjoy

pudzey101 · 07-03-2021 08:05AM

GBX wrote: »

Nice one. Enjoy

Cheers for the help bud , how long would expected delivery and is the 2 year warranty actually genuine

morgana · 07-03-2021 12:13PM

Used Honorbuy before and it was very fast - just a couple of days. Never had reason to make use of the warranty xD.
MIUI is Xiaomi's Android user interface - it did not use to have an app drawer (apps separate not all on home screen) but since v 11 it does, you may have to enable it in settings though.

corks finest · 07-03-2021 04:44PM

pudzey101 wrote: »

Hi thanks for the reply. What exactly is MIUI? just looking for something that charged as fast as my p smart 2021 the 22.5w fast charging is amazing but cannot use the phone for my needs.

I'll read up some tips etc on this forum I should have done that before I went into store and was half pushed to buy the huawei

Miui is a skin over android

Silent Running · 07-03-2021 04:52PM

Can the Huawei P smart be flashed with another, less restrictive Android version?

I used to flash ROMs years ago. Dunno if it's still a thing.

Need to upgrade my huawei p smart 2021 badly (xiaomi?)

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