The Official Xiaomi Thread

Fox1 said:
Received the MIUI9 update on the Redmi Note 2 today. The phone runs much smoother than the previous 8.5 update. This should probably be the last MIUI update for the Note 2.
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Still waiting for my update to show :-(

Noticed any changes to battery life ?
 
Anyone particular phone recommended? I'm coming from a Nexus 5x that just bootlooped. Dont want to spend too much (under 3k). I'm thinking of ordering off Gearbest?
 
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The Redmi Note 5A is now available from Takealot and it's R2225.
 
jdido87 said:
Also looking at getting one of this. Are they any good? Or should I get the Mi A1 64GB - Gold
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The Mi A1 is a premium phone. The Redmi Note 5A is a budget device. Just be sure to source a screen protector and cover and you're sorted.
 
I just bought a R5 Plus 4GB/64GB from Gearbest. Will probably be another 2 weeks before I get it.

I can only comment once I have the device in hand. The Mi A1 is also a great option. All depends on what you prefer as the two are almost the same in terms of hardware but very different when it comes to the software - Android version (Miui vs Pure Android 7 or 8).

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Received my red Mi A1 today. Absolutely blown away with this phone and such a massive upgrade from my 2GB Ram Note 3. So glad I chose this, especially the red one!

Also, a flawless Gearbest buying experience. From click to door in 2 and a half weeks.
 
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So I actually stripped my moer for Gearbest and their lack of customer service - I cancelled my order and just decided to buy Huawei Mate 9's from Takealot.
 
CUDlybunny said:
Explain why?
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I have bought many things from them over the years and in the past they shipped quickly and their customer support was decent, but the last 3 or so orders in the past year has been negative - taking 5 days to pack an item which was said to be in stock (when paying for Aramex shipping so you receive it sooner) as well as deciding to change your shipping from the Aramex shipping you paid for to whatever they want to (without even notifying you).

I paid for Aramex shipping on my previous order and after 5 days when at last it was packed (only shipped another 2 days after that) I realised they had shipped it with registered mail - waited for 3 months before it got to the post office.

Simply put, after 5 days of nothing happening I decided to rather just cancel before something like this happens again.

Only way I'll ever use them again is for something I don't mind waiting a few months for.
 
Bluefinllama said:
I have bought many things from them over the years and in the past they shipped quickly and their customer support was decent, but the last 3 or so orders in the past year has been negative - taking 5 days to pack an item which was said to be in stock (when paying for Aramex shipping so you receive it sooner) as well as deciding to change your shipping from the Aramex shipping you paid for to whatever they want to (without even notifying you).

I paid for Aramex shipping on my previous order and after 5 days when at last it was packed (only shipped another 2 days after that) I realised they had shipped it with registered mail - waited for 3 months before it got to the post office.

Simply put, after 5 days of nothing happening I decided to rather just cancel before something like this happens again.

Only way I'll ever use them again is for something I don't mind waiting a few months for.
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I have had good experiences with Gearbest....and tinydeal, banggood etc. I have had about 12 shipments in the past 18 months. All of these Chinese sellers have taken 5 - 7 days before they ship. I don't know what the reason is, but I suspect they want to give it several days to make sure the money is in the bank. It makes no difference whether I pay $ 90 to use DHL, or $ 18 to use Aramex. It also makes no difference if they say it is in stock. They always take around 5 - 7 days before it gets moving.

I use DHL for expensive purchases - DHL is very expensive, but they usually take 2 - 3 days to deliver to my gate in rural KZN from the time they pick up the package. Aramex is the method I like the best. Cheap, good tracking, about 7 - 10 days, and reliable. I will not, under any circumstances, use their "free" shipping method. Life is too short to wait 3 - 4 months to receive an item. I might have emigrated by then...
 
So my dad had a Xiaomi Redmi 4A and has now gotten a new phone.
So we want to give the old phone to someone else in the company.
But when we reset the phone it keeps asking for the old user's details (Gmail, Xiaomi Account, etc.)
It won't let us proceed to set up a new user.
How do I do a complete reset of this phone?

It says "This device is associated with an existing Mi Account" - but I don't ever remember creating that account.
 
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LazyLion said:
So my dad had a Xiaomi Redmi 4A and has now gotten a new phone.
So we want to give the old phone to someone else in the company.
But when we reset the phone it keeps asking for the old user's details (Gmail, Xiaomi Account, etc.)
It won't let us proceed to set up a new user.
How do I do a complete reset of this phone?

It says "This device is associated with an existing Mi Account" - but I don't ever remember creating that account.
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It would appear you need to unlock the bootloader and then flash a custom ROM to get rid of that, which I gathered from a bit of Googling. It's strange that it's locked even though you never set one up? It may be worth a shot to try and contact Xiaomi support and give them the Mi ID and see if they can trace it back to an email address or something?
 
SULACO said:
Morning all Xiaomi experts.

looking for a Mi Max.
Is this a good deal?
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I currently own the Mi Max 1, could not be happier with it, I replaced my Samsung A7 with the Mi Max and from personal experience, Xiaomi is a more open system than Samsung with more useful Apps. :D
 
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