The Official Xiaomi Thread

[sbarker]

Awesome thanks.
Very encouraging knowing they are official Xiaomi distributers.

 

[deesef]

Best place to buy Xiaomi?

Hi guys,
Only found this thread over the weekend, awesome to see such a strong Xiaomi community! I'm looking to replace my Redmi 3S (been using it for 3 years now I think!), so thought I'd ask here. At the moment I'm leaning to the Redmi 9, and was about to purchase it from mia.africa.com, but then saw some not so great reviews on hellopeter. Anyone bought phones from them before? Thanks

If you want good after sales service, buy from Take a lot, of they have stock. They provide one of the best warranty support services within online South Africa...

 

[Crusader]

Thinking of getting a Xaomi phone to use mainly as a photo snapper to upgrade from my Galaxy S4 camera. Any recommendations for which one to go for with decent indoor photo capability. Looking at the Note 8 at less than R3K it seems a good deal.

 

[ands45]

Thinking of getting a Xaomi phone to use mainly as a photo snapper to upgrade from my Galaxy S4 camera. Any recommendations for which one to go for with decent indoor photo capability. Looking at the Note 8 at less than R3K it seems a good deal.

I haven't personally tested it but for the price think it is prob the best in that range

 

[Crusader]

I haven't personally tested it but for the price think it is prob the best in that range

I could of course go for the Note 9 Pro, but not sure if the price premium would be worth it for something I want to use as a glorified camera. Most likely wouldn't even add a SIM.

 

[IceQB]

Have the Redmi Note 8
Great phone, unlocked with EU firmware

 

[Crusader]

Have the Redmi Note 8
Great phone, unlocked with EU firmware

How is the indoor/low light photo image quality?

 

[IceQB]

So far I haven't had any issues, I'll take some pics later

 

[Crusader]

So far I haven't had any issues, I'll take some pics later

Awesome. Would appreciate that. Especially if you can throw in a book cover or two.

 

[gottagoon]

Might have to phone your network to reprovision the service again. I used to have Volte active on my personal number, but it stopped working for no apparent reason. Vodacom had to reprovision the service again.

Contacting Vodacom seems impossible. I've a new Vodacom SIM that is already RICA'd but I cannot seem to speak to a human. No options. A run around. Cannot enable 4G or anything else on the card.

Please post here what number I should dial. Thanks

 

[gottagoon]

^ @Ockie

 

[ands45]

How is the indoor/low light photo image quality?

You can see some images here https://m.gsmarena.com/xiaomi_redmi_note_8-review-2040p5.php

 

[ands45]

I could of course go for the Note 9 Pro, but not sure if the price premium would be worth it for something I want to use as a glorified camera. Most likely wouldn't even add a SIM.

Not too sure, I would just do look up some camera comparison reviews and make a call from there

 

[ands45]

Not too sure, I would just do look up some camera comparison reviews and make a call from there

https://m.gsmarena.com/piccmp.php3?idType=5&idPhone1=9814&idPhone2=10217 maybe this helps

 

[Crusader]

You can see some images here https://m.gsmarena.com/xiaomi_redmi_note_8-review-2040p5.php

Already checked those out, plus the comparisons. They don't have any images which matches my use case of indoor photos, so it's a bit tough to make a decision.

 

[gottagoon]

Note 8 on special at Takealot

 

[ands45]

Note 8 on special at Takealot
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At that price it definitely worth it. Wow

 

[SureThing]

At that price it definitely worth it. Wow

Pity 128 Gig version not on sale then its worth it.

 

[ands45]

Pity 128 Gig version not on sale then its worth it.

Can just add sd card, pretty sure this one has a separate slot

 

[joshuatree]

Are there ads baked into the Miui 12 operating system? Do you get system ads on phones like the Redmi 9C/A?

If so, how annoying is it?