Xiaomi Redmi Note2 13MP front back 5MP

roboshatner

http://eud.dx.com/product/xiaomi-redmi-note2-otca-core-4g-bar-phone-w-5-5-wi-fi-13-5-0mp-2gb-ram-16gb-rom-gray-844406470

Here is a great phone for Christmas and shipped from the Netherlands and your phone cannot be stopped by Irish customs officers.

Just don't order hoverboards ha

Xiaomi is a interesting company they release very few of these phones and people buy them up which makes people want them and then they end up being sold out.

Now these phones and all phones are installed with bulk-ware and you will have to tinker with them to remove.

Do leave a comment underneath if you do buy one its a sweet phone to buy for some or yourself this Christmas.

TheSheriff

Anyone have one of these ? Do they stack up well to the likes of the current HTCs/Samsungs?

zeromemory

Waiting for mine to arrive

Here is the status at the moment

2015-12-01 15:59 The item is at the PostNL sorting center

murphm45

Cracking value but how do you know it ships from the Netherlands?

Soarer

Very interesting.

Can anyone tell me the difference between the phone in the OP and this identical one to my eyes?
I can't see any difference except the €20 difference in price.

zeromemory

murphm45 wrote: »

Cracking value but how do you know it ships from the Netherlands?

Don't know actually but I ordered mine from aliexpress and this is it's journey so far.

2015-12-01 15:59 The item is at the PostNL sorting center
2015-11-30 17:36 The item is at the handover point from freight carrier to PostNL
2015-11-30 02:28 The item is ready for shipment
2015-11-28 19:26 The item has left the originating country
2015-11-28 14:40 The item has arrived in the transit airport
2015-11-27 20:00 The item is received by the shipper in the originating country
2015-11-27 03:17 The item is pre-advised
2015-11-26 02:38 The Item is at the shippers warehouse

murphm45

zeromemory wrote: »

Don't know actually but I ordered mine from aliexpress and this is it's journey so far.

2015-12-01 15:59 The item is at the PostNL sorting center
2015-11-30 17:36 The item is at the handover point from freight carrier to PostNL
2015-11-30 02:28 The item is ready for shipment
2015-11-28 19:26 The item has left the originating country
2015-11-28 14:40 The item has arrived in the transit airport
2015-11-27 20:00 The item is received by the shipper in the originating country
2015-11-27 03:17 The item is pre-advised
2015-11-26 02:38 The Item is at the shippers warehouse

Hmmm interesting but this suggests it could be coming from China and will be caught by your friendly neighborhood customs officer

Tweej

Very tempting due to the double sim slot and cheapness.

Will this run on all networks?

mcgovern

Just a word of warning, as far as I know EU Direct with Deal Extreme still ship from China, they just use a European postal partner for faster delivery, so you would still be liable for tax if stopped by customs.

zeromemory

Soarer wrote: »

Very interesting.

Can anyone tell me the difference between the phone in the OP and this identical one to my eyes?
I can't see any difference except the €20 difference in price.

As far as I know there are 2 versions of the 16GB.

http://www.aliexpress.com/item/Original-Xiaomi-Redmi-Note-2-4G-FDD-LTE-GSM-Mobile-Phone-MTK6795-X10-Octa-Core-5/32455806291.html

murphm45

Soarer wrote: »

Very interesting.

Can anyone tell me the difference between the phone in the OP and this identical one to my eyes?
I can't see any difference except the €20 difference in price.

There seems to be a few but the main one that caught my eye was the dearer one has a 2.2 gig processor while the cheaper one had a 2 gig one.

Soarer

murphm45 wrote: »

There seems to be a few but the main one that caught my eye was the dearer one has a 2.2 gig processor while the cheaper one had a 2 gig one.

Shoulda spotted that. Thanks.

wait4me

I got mine from here: http://www.honorbuy.com/44-xiaomi-redmi-Redmi 2 which ship directly from an EU warehouse. I don't know how the prices stack up against others but the phone is quite nice. I have to get rid of a load of pre-loaded stuff but nice

Alanstrainor

How would it stack up against a Vodafone Smart Ultra 6?

TheNewMe

From the overview:

Network Type2G,3G,4GBand Details2G: GSM B2/3/8; 3G：TD-SCDMA B34/39; 4G: TD-LTE B38/39/40/41Data TransferGPRS,HSDPA,EDGE,LTE
TD-SCDMA and TD-LTE are used in China and not here in Ireland. If it was me I'd try and confirm it will work with 3G and 4G here before shelling out the spondoolicks.

The same phone model (but with 32GB) on gearbest shows the following network support:
Network:
2G: GSM 900/1800/1900MHz
3G: WCDMA 850/900/1900/2100MHz
4G: FDD-LTE 1800/2100/2600MHz

Me : I bought a Mlais Mx Base from Gearbest a few weeks ago - it does 2G,3G and 4G in Ireland and ships from within Europe if you choose the EU warehouse option

stevire

Can you run Stock Android on this? I don't have too much faith in the MiUI6 or whatever it's called, the only thing that put me off buying the Redmi 2 (2gb version)

zeromemory

So CPU speeds can go to 2.2GHZ Helio X10(MT6795T) 1.83-2.2GHZ

wolfyboy555

Alanstrainor wrote: »

How would it stack up against a Vodafone Smart Ultra 6?

Would be interested in this as I'm about to pull the trigger on the SU6. Both similar price

jmorrisey

Ive been using this
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Xiaomi-Redmi-Hongmi-Note-Smartphone/dp/B00ODPPIL4/ref=sr_1_2?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1449160736&sr=1-2&keywords=xiaomi+redmi+note+4g
since march and its a great phone

RossieMan

There is no stable asop ROM for this phone yet. Miui is the oñly fully working ROM at present. Cm12 is available but battery life is awful.

D'Peoples Voice

TheNewMe wrote: »

From the overview:

Network Type2G,3G,4GBand Details2G: GSM B2/3/8; 3G：TD-SCDMA B34/39; 4G: TD-LTE B38/39/40/41Data TransferGPRS,HSDPA,EDGE,LTE
TD-SCDMA and TD-LTE are used in China and not here in Ireland. If it was me I'd try and confirm it will work with 3G and 4G here before shelling out the spondoolicks.

The same phone model (but with 32GB) on gearbest shows the following network support:
Network:
2G: GSM 900/1800/1900MHz
3G: WCDMA 850/900/1900/2100MHz
4G: FDD-LTE 1800/2100/2600MHz

Me : I bought a Mlais Mx Base from Gearbest a few weeks ago - it does 2G,3G and 4G in Ireland and ships from within Europe if you choose the EU warehouse option

From http://www.gsmarena.com/xiaomi_redmi_note_2-6992.php
2G bands 900 / 1800
3G bands 2100
4G bands 3(1800), 7(2600)

So for 2&3 g, fine for all networks.
But for 4g, not great for any other provider other than 3Ireland who mostly use 1800 as it was a cheap frequency to purchase. Band 20(800),the most expensive frequency was bought by Vodafone and O2, but as 3Ireland own O2 you would think it should benefit...

ralphie

3Ireland use 800 in rural areas.

CantGetNoSleep

The Redmi Note 3 is out now too although difficult to find, slightly better spec with not much of a price difference

LFC Murphy

I've had the original Note since July 2014 and love it. Next phone will be Note3.

CantGetNoSleep

LFC Murphy wrote: »

I've had the original Note since July 2014 and love it. Next phone will be Note3.

Have you spotted it in stock anywhere?

cashback

Just in case anyone is still looking at this, I bought this model in Hong Kong a few days ago at the official Xiaomi store for 1099 HKD. I wanted to buy it there so that Google Play was installed and it would not be customised to China. I'm impressed with it so far. It's a little big for my preference, but performance seems decent.
I live in China so haven't got to check it if works with 3g/4g at home. Actually would be good if anyone in Ireland could tell me if it works.
Anyway works ok here so won't affect me that much if not.
I had a very cheap android phone before and this does feel like a step up. If someone told me to guess the price, I probably would have said double what I paid. The dual sim is something I've never had before and probably the main benefit is that I have a safe place to keep my sim from home! Nah, I know there's more to it than that.
But yeah, I don't think you could go wrong for the price.

savemejebus

cashback wrote: »

Just in case anyone is still looking at this, I bought this model in Hong Kong a few days ago at the official Xiaomi store for 1099 HKD. I wanted to buy it there so that Google Play was installed and it would not be customised to China. .

What rom is running on it then?

davidom2513

What's the GPS like? That's the only think that puts me off mediatek devices. The GPS doesn't lock on at all

cashback

savemejebus wrote: »

What rom is running on it then?

davidom2513 wrote: »

What's the GPS like? That's the only think that puts me off mediatek devices. The GPS doesn't lock on at all

Rom wise, I believe it's sort of a Xiaomi version of Android Lollipop, but honestly I'm not that great at the specs so there's a screenshot attached, might make more sense.


GPS, I haven't got to test much yet. I don't use google maps that much as it's blocked in China but this evening when I did actually turn on my VPN, it seemed to pick my location up fine, but I didn't really check that it followed me.

wiz569

davidom2513 wrote: »

What's the GPS like? That's the only think that puts me off mediatek devices. The GPS doesn't lock on at all

GPS is spot on for me anyway not like earlier mediatek chips

Martypants1

Alanstrainor wrote: »

How would it stack up against a Vodafone Smart Ultra 6?

Yeah I want to know this.