Xiaomi Redmi 9 Pro £229 - Amazon.co.uk

Treppen · 13-07-2020 7:28pm

copeyhagen wrote: »

she works in IT and i STILL have to do all that ****e.

Maybe buy it for her and give it to her just before you head off for a long weekend away... Where there's no WiFi.

the whole year inn · 15-07-2020 10:54pm

Is there wireless chargering on this I can't seem to get this to work ?

Atlantic Dawn · 15-07-2020 11:02pm

the whole year inn wrote: »

Is there wireless chargering on this I can't seem to get this to work ?

No wireless charging.

Stallingrad · 16-07-2020 8:40am

Note 8T arrived yesterday via Parcel Motel from:

https://mobile.mi.com/uk

Very nice phone, NFC, camera is superb and at €120 unbelievable for the money.

Del007 · 16-07-2020 8:59am

Stallingrad wrote: »

Note 8T arrived yesterday via Parcel Motel from:

https://mobile.mi.com/uk

Very nice phone, NFC, camera is superb and at €120 unbelievable for the money.

How did you manage to purchase from the Xiaomi UK site? I've tried numerous times but it won't accept my Irish Bank cards. Do you have a UK bank card?

Superfin · 16-07-2020 10:49am

Del007 wrote: »

How did you manage to purchase from the Xiaomi UK site? I've tried numerous times but it won't accept my Irish Bank cards. Do you have a UK bank card?

This. Cant even get it to take the BT364pe postcode or the Northern Ireland office phone number to go in

cuculainn · 16-07-2020 11:30am

Phone arrived yesterday.

nice sise and feel.

Bloatware is annoying. There is a cleaner app and security app and a few others that i really want to get rid of

Not sure the battery is as good as i thought it would be.

the MiUI is annoying so changed to POCO launcher which doesnt have the google feed so switched back to the MIUI.

havent tried the camera,

fingerprint unlock is deadly

over all i like it but not sure what I was expecting coming from a 4 year old Moto, but a bit underwhelmed

Invincible · 16-07-2020 11:46am

cuculainn wrote: »

Phone arrived yesterday.

nice sise and feel.

Bloatware is annoying. There is a cleaner app and security app and a few others that i really want to get rid of

Not sure the battery is as good as i thought it would be.

the MiUI is annoying so changed to POCO launcher which doesnt have the google feed so switched back to the MIUI.

havent tried the camera,

fingerprint unlock is deadly

over all i like it but not sure what I was expecting coming from a 4 year old Moto, but a bit underwhelmed

If you're not happy with it, amazon have a great return policy!

Stallingrad · 16-07-2020 1:05pm

Del007 wrote: »

How did you manage to purchase from the Xiaomi UK site? I've tried numerous times but it won't accept my Irish Bank cards. Do you have a UK bank card?

My daughter ordered it using an Irish AIB Debit card.

the whole year inn · 16-07-2020 1:22pm

cuculainn wrote: »

Phone arrived yesterday.

nice sise and feel.

Bloatware is annoying. There is a cleaner app and security app and a few others that i really want to get rid of

Not sure the battery is as good as i thought it would be.

the MiUI is annoying so changed to POCO launcher which doesnt have the google feed so switched back to the MIUI.

havent tried the camera,

fingerprint unlock is deadly

over all i like it but not sure what I was expecting coming from a 4 year old Moto, but a bit underwhelmed

I have it 3 days now and the battery is very good , I like the screen and camera. The max volume is poor tho, that would be my only issue.

Invincible · 16-07-2020 1:33pm

the whole year inn wrote: »

I have it 3 days now and the battery is very good , I like the screen and camera. The max volume is poor tho, that would be my only issue.

You can change the maximum volume by going in to "Developer options".
Some eu regulations on volume that has been preset.

cuculainn · 16-07-2020 1:41pm

Invincible wrote: »

If you're not happy with it, amazon have a great return policy!

Nothing wrong with it. And I need a phone!

I guess it's a case of "through a chink too wide there comes no wonder"

the whole year inn · 17-07-2020 8:57am

Invincible wrote: »

You can change the maximum volume by going in to "Developer options".
Some eu regulations on volume that has been preset.

Where in the Developer options can you change the settings . I dont see it.

LizardKing · 17-07-2020 9:13am

go to about phone and tap miui version 7 times to enable dev options.

Then the dev options are under settings - additional settings - down the end - Developer Options

Not sure what setting relates to Max Vol though??

Davexirl · 18-07-2020 7:47am

My huawei mate 20 pro screen was cracked and in a bad way so I bought this phone last week to give it a go. It arrived on Tuesday and I am more than happy with it, the battery is lasting me about 40 hours, the phone is fast and so far I have had no issues, charges fully in just over an hour.

I see it's now down to £206 on Amazon.

Discodog · 18-07-2020 8:23am

I bought a Note 8 from Amazon Spain. Good price especially with 48 hour delivery, warranty & no customs issues. I chose the 8 over the 8T & Pro because I need a notification light - yes really

Seems to be an excellent phone. My old Note 5 is three years old & still perfect.

Mad_Mike · 18-07-2020 8:57pm

The 9 also has a notification light/led located on top in the earpiece although it's very small and just plain white

Discodog · 19-07-2020 11:14am

Mad_Mike wrote: »

The 9 also has a notification light/led located on top in the earpiece although it's very small and just plain white

Mine works fine for charging but I can't get it to work for notifications - I am sure that I have everything turned on.

Mad_Mike · 19-07-2020 11:33am

If you go into settings and search for LED, make sure both are ticked

Discodog · 19-07-2020 11:49am

Mad_Mike wrote: »

If you go into settings and search for LED, make sure both are ticked

Yes they are. I got it working by using a third party app

route66 · 20-07-2020 1:09pm

Now that a few people have them, hopefully nobody will mind if I ask again

:

Does the Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro (as currently on sale in Amazon here) have FM radio?

If somebody who has the Pro version (not the 9S, I know that has) could have a look, I'd be very grateful !

Davexirl · 20-07-2020 1:17pm

route66 wrote: »

Now that a few people have them, hopefully nobody will mind if I ask again :

Does the Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro (as currently on sale in Amazon here) have FM radio?

If somebody who has the Pro version (not the 9S, I know that has) could have a look, I'd be very grateful !

Yes, just had a look on mine and it does.

wassie · 20-07-2020 2:00pm

Amazon currently doing the 6GB/128Gb in grey for £203.90 - from Xiaomi Smartphone Store. Note this seller only - Back in stock 25/07, Delivery on 01/08 if ordered today (20/07).

Reading about wifi issues - Looks like temporary fix is to disconnect & reconnect every 10 mins, but a permanent fix is in the making with MIUI 12 update, although that website Ive linked is an Indian website so not sure how it relates to this version.

route66 · 20-07-2020 3:14pm

Davexirl wrote: »

Yes, just had a look on mine and it does.

Thanks!

I saw the Amazon purchase link you posted from a page back and that's the exact model I'm considering. Have you actually tried the FM radio out? I'm guessing it needs the headphones plugged in for it to work?

This phone looks like it ticks all my boxes:

Very good battery life
Decent performance
Decent Camera
NFC
FM radio
IR
Fast fingerprint reader

If I was being picky, I might knock it down a point for not having some degree of water resistance ...

Davexirl · 20-07-2020 9:36pm

route66 wrote: »

Thanks!

I saw the Amazon purchase link you posted from a page back and that's the exact model I'm considering. Have you actually tried the FM radio out? I'm guessing it needs the headphones plugged in for it to work?

This phone looks like it ticks all my boxes:
Very good battery life

Decent performance

Decent Camera

NFC

FM radio

IR

Fast fingerprint reader

If I was being picky, I might knock it down a point for not having some degree of water resistance ...

I tried the FM radio today after you asked, yes you do need headphones in. Great phone at a great price, also I have experienced no WiFi issues.

route66 · 21-07-2020 9:24am

Davexirl wrote: »

I tried the FM radio today after you asked, yes you do need headphones in. Great phone at a great price, also I have experienced no WiFi issues.

Thanks Again!

Order placed yesterday for the Grey 128/6GB model. It was priced at £202 at the time, the price this morning is £228.43 !!! I opted for a 1 week trial of Amazon Prime for 99p to get the faster delivery "free" instead of paying £6.

Now, I just have to wait ...

wassie · 21-07-2020 10:33am

Are you aware that you can buy this for £200.88 from the Xiaomi Smartphone Store on Amazon?

If your not familiar with Amazon, if you look under the main price, you will see a link for "New & Used from..." which will show all sellers and prices. Amazon is a platform for sellers, one of which is Amazon itself. You can cancel this order if it hasn't already shipped.

Atlantic Dawn · 21-07-2020 10:52am

wassie wrote: »

Are you aware that you can buy this for £200.88 from the Xiaomi Smartphone Store on Amazon?

You would need an adapter for the fast charger as it would have EU plug, not the end of the world but a bit of a pain.

wassie · 21-07-2020 6:59pm

I checked that before purchasing on Amazon and its definitely UK version so it comes with UK plug - Thanks for the heads up though.

route66 · 22-07-2020 2:04pm

wassie wrote: »

Are you aware that you can buy this for £200.88 from the Xiaomi Smartphone Store on Amazon?

If your not familiar with Amazon, if you look under the main price, you will see a link for "New & Used from..." which will show all sellers and prices. Amazon is a platform for sellers, one of which is Amazon itself. You can cancel this order if it hasn't already shipped.

Thanks Wassie,

That's who I bought my phone from. As I mentioned, the price varied a bit over the day - I paid £202 and it's £220.88 from Xiaomi Smartphone Store today. That's dynamic pricing for you!

zell12 · 22-07-2020 2:24pm

The 7a is only £49 + pm/pw/ap, unlocked
https://www.o2.co.uk/shop/xiaomi/redmi-7a

Is the 9 worth four times the price?

wassie · 22-07-2020 3:05pm

Decide for yourself: https://www.gadgetsnow.com/compare-mobile-phones/Xiaomi-Redmi-7A-vs-Xiaomi-Redmi-Note-9-Pro

For me:

1 Year newer
6GB/128GB vs 2GB/16GB
Faster CPU/GPU
Fingerprint sensor
Android 11 vs Android 10
Higher spec cameras front & back
Wifi ac
Bluetooth 5 vs 4
4K recording
Gorilla Glass
USB Type C
Amazon Warranty

Stallingrad · 22-07-2020 4:37pm

zell12 wrote: »

The 7a is only £49 + pm/pw/ap, unlocked
https://www.o2.co.uk/shop/xiaomi/redmi-7a

Is the 9 worth four times the price?

Odd comparison.

7a is fine for a kids first phone, or if you don't need decent photos. Otherwise the 9 is certainly worth the extra.

Discodog · 22-07-2020 4:41pm

zell12 wrote: »

The 7a is only £49 + pm/pw/ap, unlocked
https://www.o2.co.uk/shop/xiaomi/redmi-7a

Is the 9 worth four times the price?

I really looked at the 9 Pro & the 9. I ended up buying the 8 & I have no regrets. Yes there are differences but not ones that I would notice in everyday use.

ralphie · 22-07-2020 5:09pm

zell12 wrote: »

The 7a is only £49 + pm/pw/ap, unlocked
https://www.o2.co.uk/shop/xiaomi/redmi-7a

Is the 9 worth four times the price?

This looks like great value for somebody who doesn't need all the specs,but does it have band 20 and is it unlocked?

the whole year inn · 25-07-2020 4:54pm

On the sound issue ,it was very low and even on wireless head phones was low. I changed the region to USA and now it's working correctly.

Thanks Trump!

route66 · 27-07-2020 12:41pm

I got mine on Friday - £202 from Amazon here

The price does vary here a lot. I understand it went as low as £200 last week and it's now £230.

The Xiaomi replaced a Samsung S8 that I'd had for 3 years. So far, I'm really liking:

The battery life from the 5020 mAh battery
FM radio (Am I the only one who uses these ?)
NFC (Had it on my S8, but it's not standard on all phones)
Built in IR (It works, currently playing with alternative apps)
Tons of storage and RAM
Decent speed - Specs say faster than my S8 - link (Details as per identical 9S model).
Super fast fingerprint sensor that doubles up as power button
Build Quality
Supplied phone cover (I also have a few on order)
2 SIMM slots (I'm only using 1) and a Micro SD card (I have a 256 GB installed)
Configuration that allows double click on power button to toggle led light on/off
Configuration that allows one-handed mode to be selected with horizontal swipe from home button
Configuration that allows double click on empty space on home screen to lock phone (& switch off screen). This is a feature of the Xiaomi Poco Launcher.
More of an Android 10 comment - I had some old Android apps that I manually installed from an apk that I initially couldn't get to work. In the default configuration, a long press on the menu key brings up the menu (Newer apps have the "hamburger" / "3 dots" menu on the top RHS) so all good now.
Supplied charger is a 33W fast charging UK/Irish 3 pin - format device. It's like the Samsung equivalent with a folding 3rd pin.

Not liking:

Not quite as polished as Samsung's offerings (but close - just some minor wrinkles in operation that I would hope to be sorted with updates)
MiUI has no app drawer. I installed Xiaomi's Poco Launcher and that works ok.
I went out hiking and lost my data connection at one point. That's no problem, but data didn't come back when I came back into coverage. I had to toggle flight mode to get it back. I haven't noticed a problem since.
My S8 has somehow shrunk massively in the last few days and is now tiny. I previously thought it was too big Or maybe the Xiaomi is a bit big and heavy

route66 · 27-07-2020 12:47pm

the whole year inn wrote: »

On the sound issue ,it was very low and even on wireless head phones was low. I changed the region to USA and now it's working correctly.

Thanks Trump!

Would that cause any other issues? Default time format, auto daylight saving switchover, etc?

The Ayatolla · 27-07-2020 4:43pm

Xiaomi Redmi has an app drawer in production now. I searched the APK for it and was able to install.

route66 · 27-07-2020 5:02pm

The Ayatolla wrote: »

Xiaomi Redmi has an app drawer in production now. I searched the APK for it and was able to install.

I saw that, but would be very slow to install apks unless I was able to 100% verify the source - i.e. if it was from a Xiaomi website in this case. This is because some APKs carry unwanted "payloads". The poco launcher is ok and I also understand that MIUI 12 will have this feature but I might have to wait for a month or 2 before that is made officially available.

Del007 · 07-08-2020 8:07pm

I got this phone for my dad but I picked up the Google pixel 3a since.

The phone hasn't been open and is even still in the Amazon box if anyone would like to buy it.

I paid £200 for it. I'll send it back to Amazon otherwise.

I'm in Cork city

wassie · 07-08-2020 9:58pm

I did the same. Happy with the Pixel 3a.

The Ayatolla · 09-08-2020 12:36am

Del007 wrote: »

I got this phone for my dad but I picked up the Google pixel 3a since.

The phone hasn't been open and is even still in the Amazon box if anyone would like to buy it.

I paid £200 for it. I'll send it back to Amazon otherwise.

I'm in Cork city

What colour and capacity?

Del007 · 09-08-2020 8:25am

The Ayatolla wrote: »

What colour and capacity?

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B088FQRW9Y/ref=ya_aw_od_pi?ie=UTF8&psc=1&th=1

Invincible · 09-08-2020 4:14pm

Del007 wrote: »

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B088FQRW9Y/ref=ya_aw_od_pi?ie=UTF8&psc=1&th=1

Good price you got it at, I got same colour in 64GB for £189 returned yesterday unopened.

johnnyryan89 · 01-09-2020 6:35pm

Has anyone else had issues with their speaker when on a call. About two days ago anytime I'm on a call they can hear me but I can't hear them unless they're on loud speaker or have head phones in.

cuculainn · 10-10-2020 11:13am

Anybody have dust in the camera between the lens and the outside glass?

Seems to be a known issue with these phones. Getting mine repaired by Xiaomi...bit of a pain having to send back the phone

cuculainn · 24-10-2020 4:17pm

cuculainn wrote: »

Anybody have dust in the camera between the lens and the outside glass?

Seems to be a known issue with these phones. Getting mine repaired by Xiaomi...bit of a pain having to send back the phone

Further update for anyone interested. Xiaomi have not contacted me since with how to return.
Now there is really bad ghosting on the phone, so getting a refund from Amazon. Battery life and performance have degraded also in the last few weeks

Fann Linn · 26-10-2020 12:45pm

Redmi note 9 3/64gb €139 in todays Amazon sale.

Jet Black · 26-10-2020 4:59pm

cuculainn wrote: »

Further update for anyone interested. Xiaomi have not contacted me since with how to return.
Now there is really bad ghosting on the phone, so getting a refund from Amazon. Battery life and performance have degraded also in the last few weeks

Haven't have any noticeable problems in the last while with the exception of the battery draining faster than it should. Don't have ghosting with this one yet but I had a note 5 that was really bad. I find with the Xiaomi phones they're great for the first while but performance drops quite fast and just turns slow beyond usable after 1.5-2 years.

Xiaomi Redmi 9 Pro £229 - Amazon.co.uk

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