The Official Chinese Phones Thread

scrivz69 · 15 Sep 2016 at 09:06

Just turn it off in the notifications mate

MichaelAwkward · 15 Sep 2016 at 12:22

I wish Xiaomi would bring out a phone smaller than 5". The Redmi 3 should have stayed at 4.7" like the Redmi 2 ideally, with a smaller battery.

Don't get me wrong, the Redmi 3 is a great phone (especially for the £106 I paid for it) and isn't too big but I still find myself wanting a smaller phone like the iPhone SE, Sony Z5 Compact, etc.

wanderer89 · 15 Sep 2016 at 20:01

Hey guys, just looking for a bit of advice here.

Looking to get the girlfriend a new phone for Christmas and read a little about the Chinese phones, but I'm not sure what would be best for the money. Budget is probably about £100.

She uses the net, Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, watches videos, plays Pokemon.

Any help would be much appreciated.

Thanks!

Scotspaul · 15 Sep 2016 at 20:11

I've been a Samsung note user for years. I am intrigued by these Chinese phones though. Where are people buying them from? Direct from manufacturers in china or what?

MichaelAwkward · 15 Sep 2016 at 22:15

I got mine off eBay. Aliexpress is another common source. You also have dedicated sites like GearBest and honor buy, amongst others.

scrivz69 · 16 Sep 2016 at 07:56

wanderer89 said:
Hey guys, just looking for a bit of advice here.

Looking to get the girlfriend a new phone for Christmas and read a little about the Chinese phones, but I'm not sure what would be best for the money. Budget is probably about £100.

She uses the net, Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, watches videos, plays Pokemon.

Any help would be much appreciated.

Might be a little hard at that price mate, if you could up your budget a little might help. You could get the 2GB ram 16GB rom Redmi note 3 with a flip case and delivery via DHL for £132.83, that's the price today of a little cheaper you could het the redmi 3s. It's worth checking Youtube reviews etc.

Thanks!

Scotspaul said:
I've been a Samsung note user for years. I am intrigued by these Chinese phones though. Where are people buying them from? Direct from manufacturers in china or what?

As above mate, a lot of people including me have bought from Top One On Ali Express, a very good seller.

scrivz69 · 16 Sep 2016 at 07:58

wanderer89 said:
Hey guys, just looking for a bit of advice here.

Looking to get the girlfriend a new phone for Christmas and read a little about the Chinese phones, but I'm not sure what would be best for the money. Budget is probably about £100.

She uses the net, Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, watches videos, plays Pokemon.

Any help would be much appreciated.

Thanks!

Might be a little hard at that price mate, if you could up your budget a little might help. You could get the 2GB ram 16GB rom Redmi note 3 with a flip case and delivery via DHL for £132.83, that's the price today of a little cheaper you could get the redmi 3s. It's worth checking Youtube reviews etc.

Scotspaul said:
I've been a Samsung note user for years. I am intrigued by these Chinese phones though. Where are people buying them from? Direct from manufacturers in china or what?

As above mate, a lot of people including me have bought from Top One On Ali Express, a very good seller.

TheBrooder · 16 Sep 2016 at 10:36

scrivz69 said:
Just turn it off in the notifications mate

I thought I did but it was the wrong 'video'. Sorted now!

scrivz69 · 16 Sep 2016 at 10:37

Lol no worries, used to do my head in as well, glad you sorted it out.

mdaw · 16 Sep 2016 at 11:05

Wanderer89, you should also think about what network she uses. 99% of Xioami phones don't use band 20 (800mhz) 4g. That means it won't get 4g with any network using O2 or Vodafone, I.e giffgaff.

edGfaCTor · 16 Sep 2016 at 13:13

mdaw said:
Wanderer89, you should also think about what network she uses. 99% of Xioami phones don't use band 20 (800mhz) 4g. That means it won't get 4g with any network using O2 or Vodafone, I.e giffgaff.

This is not true o2/giffgaff now in lot of cities offer 4g using different band.

Begbie · 16 Sep 2016 at 14:26

Anyone got redmi note 4 yet?

Offer more over a note 3?

stoosh · 16 Sep 2016 at 16:20

The Honor 8 got delivered today. Having had the Honor 7 for the best part of 9 months the device is leaps and bounds over its predecessor. The screen is vibrant and the colours pop. It's more like an AMOLED screen, the device is insanely fast and hasn't exhibited any of the occasional slow downs that the Kirin 935 exhibited.

It looks great as well and is really well built - yes it costs way more than last years model but this device will suffice as performance wise it's superb and I really don't mind EMUI, just slap on Nova and it'll get rid of the iOS look.

In my short time with the device I'm really liking it.

Midlife Crisis · 16 Sep 2016 at 17:06

A note about top one, my redmi note 3's fingerprint reader has never worked 2 weeks have gone by and apart from being told to flash this rom and that rom, factory reset, bla bla bla, they have been no help at all. So it would appear that as long as you do not get a faulty product you are ok.

scrivz69 · 16 Sep 2016 at 17:12

If that's the case you should have raised a dispute with ali express. Have a read here http://activities.aliexpress.com/adcms/help-aliexpress-com/buyer_protection_contents.php

wanderer89 · 16 Sep 2016 at 20:53

scrivz69 said:
Might be a little hard at that price mate, if you could up your budget a little might help. You could get the 2GB ram 16GB rom Redmi note 3 with a flip case and delivery via DHL for £132.83, that's the price today of a little cheaper you could get the redmi 3s. It's worth checking Youtube reviews etc.

Yeah that shouldn't be a problem, would that be alright for her then do you think?

mdaw said:
Wanderer89, you should also think about what network she uses. 99% of Xioami phones don't use band 20 (800mhz) 4g. That means it won't get 4g with any network using O2 or Vodafone, I.e giffgaff.

I realised after posting that I hadn't included that! She's with Three at the minute so not sure if that alters things at all.

scrivz69 · 16 Sep 2016 at 22:57

I am with 3 and the 4G signal is poo were I live but 3G is still fast. Check out reviews before you commit as it might not be for her. MIUI is not for every one lol.

wanderer89 · 17 Sep 2016 at 10:02

scrivz69 said:
I am with 3 and the 4G signal is poo were I live but 3G is still fast. Check out reviews before you commit as it might not be for her. MIUI is not for every one lol.

I will do. Had a quick look last night, there are so many different ones, I don't know what I'm looking at

It's quite difficult trying to get her something without knowing if it's too big or whether she'll like it

benparker · 17 Sep 2016 at 13:47

So the best 5" phone price for specs is Zuk Z2?

Smithy · 18 Sep 2016 at 23:14

I'm looking for a sanity check; I need a new phone. I like the Redmi Note 4, but people are saying wait for the global rom (whatever that is). I don't like waiting and see that people are still saying positive things about the Redmi Note 3 Pro. Would I be daft buying the latter at this point?

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