The Official Xiaomi Thread

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Trawled in this thread as I could not remember when I got my 4A.

According to the above quoted post, it was on the 2nd Aug 2017.

And today's the 27th Feb 2021.

So I had my 4A for 3 years 7 months. Simply wow.

My Xiaomi 4X from the same era you got yours is also going still like new.
 

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Trawled in this thread as I could not remember when I got my 4A.

According to the above quoted post, it was on the 2nd Aug 2017.

And today's the 27th Feb 2021.

So I had my 4A for 3 years 7 months. Simply wow.

Have mine for 3 years or so now, but its getting slow and struggle to do simple things. Battery is still good last for a full day no problem with heavy usage on browsing internet and WhatsApp throughout the day.

Would like to buy a newer version, but then see the prices and think to my self nope I am fine will wait another year or two.

Will not settle for anything less than a xiaomi redmi note 9S and not willing to pay R5000 for a phone not yet atleast.
 

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Have mine for 3 years or so now, but its getting slow and struggle to do simple things. Battery is still good last for a full day no problem with heavy usage on browsing internet and WhatsApp throughout the day.

Would like to buy a newer version, but then see the prices and think to my self nope I am fine will wait another year or two.

Will not settle for anything less than a xiaomi redmi note 9S and not willing to pay R5000 for a phone not yet atleast.
Yeah. Note 8 was within my budget. Would love to have the latest and newest, but beggars can't be choosers.... unless I get a sugar mommy....

Mine also got sluggish until I deleted some extra stuff, then it was good again... until I loaded too much stuff...
 

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Oh, anybody succeeded in loading LineageOS on the Redmi Note 8?

I see it is listed as a supported device.
 

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https://www.techinn.com/en/phones-mobile-phones/15806/s#fq=id_familia:11488&fq={!tag=ds}id_subfamilia%3A15806&fq=id_tienda%3A16&sort=div(if(not(eq(descuento_pais_179,0.0)),product(sub(rec,div(product(rec,descuento_pais_179),100)),17.7910),product(sub(rec,div(product(rec,descuento_euro_eur),100)),17.7910)),1.21)+desc&&&start=0&fq={!tag=dm}marca%3A%22Xiaomi%22


Anybody thoughts these outlets? Stuff to watch out for and such.
 

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https://www.techinn.com/en/phones-mobile-phones/15806/s#fq=id_familia:11488&fq={!tag=ds}id_subfamilia%3A15806&fq=id_tienda%3A16&sort=div(if(not(eq(descuento_pais_179,0.0)),product(sub(rec,div(product(rec,descuento_pais_179),100)),17.7910),product(sub(rec,div(product(rec,descuento_euro_eur),100)),17.7910)),1.21)+desc&&&start=0&fq={!tag=dm}marca%3A%22Xiaomi%22


Anybody thoughts these outlets? Stuff to watch out for and such.
Best to stick with the tried and trusted guys as they've got a reputation to upheld.

First time I've ever heard of connectdevices.co.za - what are their returns policy like?
 

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https://www.techinn.com/en/phones-mobile-phones/15806/s#fq=id_familia:11488&fq={!tag=ds}id_subfamilia%3A15806&fq=id_tienda%3A16&sort=div(if(not(eq(descuento_pais_179,0.0)),product(sub(rec,div(product(rec,descuento_pais_179),100)),17.7910),product(sub(rec,div(product(rec,descuento_euro_eur),100)),17.7910)),1.21)+desc&&&start=0&fq={!tag=dm}marca%3A%22Xiaomi%22


Anybody thoughts these outlets? Stuff to watch out for and such.
Best to stick with the tried and trusted guys as they've got a reputation to upheld.

First time I've ever heard of connectdevices.co.za - what are their returns policy like?
Connected Devices is legit, some people on this forum have bought from them with no issues and they were also featured in a Mybroadband article.

 

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Would like to buy a newer version, but then see the prices and think to my self nope I am fine will wait another year or two.

Will not settle for anything less than a xiaomi redmi note 9S and not willing to pay R5000 for a phone not yet atleast.

I went high end for my current phone (Xiaomi Mi10T 5G), but I’m hoping it will still be good to use in three years with maybe just a new battery replacement to pay for.
 

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The interesting thing with Xiaomi is that you rarely read anything bad about their phones on the Internet. No major issues or unhappy customers. And I surf the Internet a lot looking for stuff like that.

The Redmi Go did have this happen though when I was comparing it to the Nokia 1...... I chose the tough Nokia 1. You know tough and all. Mistake. HMD dropped the ball on the Nokia 1 with software updates that basically ruined an excellent phone. Anyway here is the video (not in English but worth the watch):

 

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Just got Android 11 on my Mi 10T, better late than never I suppose.

My budget Mi 10 Lite got it in December...
 

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The interesting thing with Xiaomi is that you rarely read anything bad about their phones on the Internet. No major issues or unhappy customers. And I surf the Internet a lot looking for stuff like that.
Yeah, that's really interesting. Probably one of the few Chinese products (bar COVID) which'll last and last and last....
 

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The interesting thing with Xiaomi is that you rarely read anything bad about their phones on the Internet. No major issues or unhappy customers. And I surf the Internet a lot looking for stuff like that.

The Redmi Go did have this happen though when I was comparing it to the Nokia 1...... I chose the tough Nokia 1. You know tough and all. Mistake. HMD dropped the ball on the Nokia 1 with software updates that basically ruined an excellent phone. Anyway here is the video (not in English but worth the watch):

The poor phone, what did it do to deserve such rough treatment? :crying:
 

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Did you guys notice that call recording is now enabled on Xiaomi preinstalled Google Phone app?
 

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https://www.techinn.com/en/phones-mobile-phones/15806/s#fq=id_familia:11488&fq={!tag=ds}id_subfamilia%3A15806&fq=id_tienda%3A16&sort=div(if(not(eq(descuento_pais_179,0.0)),product(sub(rec,div(product(rec,descuento_pais_179),100)),17.7910),product(sub(rec,div(product(rec,descuento_euro_eur),100)),17.7910)),1.21)+desc&&&start=0&fq={!tag=dm}marca%3A%22Xiaomi%22


Anybody thoughts these outlets? Stuff to watch out for and such.
I've seen techinn advertised before, some decent prices listed but it seems fishy to me.
 
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