Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 (/pro) [WHYRED][China/Global] ***(Please read first post)***

Andy From Sligo

My Redmi Note 5 32GB Global has only 21.7GB - I know OS has to take up space but 10GB thats quite bloated ! - looks like I shall have to root soon to take off some stuff.

biebiebie

Andy From Sligo wrote: »

My Redmi Note 5 32GB Global has only 21.7GB - I know OS has to take up space but 10GB thats quite bloated ! - looks like I shall have to root soon to take off some stuff.

But do you really need to store > 21.7GB?
What about an SD card? Or are you using 2 Sims?

Andy From Sligo

biebiebie wrote: »

But do you really need to store > 21.7GB?
What about an SD card? Or are you using 2 Sims?

yeah your right - i should really get meself a SD card in there seeing as I am only using 1 SIM

mobfromcork

thehamo wrote: »

for anyone interested, im selling my 4gb 64gb rose gold note 5. Only a month old. Prestine condition:D

Hiya,
I'm interested in buying if you still have it please. Give me a shout by PM.
Thanks
Mark

sumtings

Has anyone had an issue with yellow marks? I have a yellow mark, very visible on a white screen over by the volume keys almost as long as the keys. If you did how were three on repair/returns.

I searched the thread for yellow but only found DHL mentioned.

biebiebie

I don't have that yellow colour showing on mine.
Did you damage it by dropping by any chance?

Snake Plisken

sumtings wrote: »

Has anyone had an issue with yellow marks? I have a yellow mark, very visible on a white screen over by the volume keys almost as long as the keys. If you did how were three on repair/returns.

I searched the thread for yellow but only found DHL mentioned.

Is it like this? It looks like glue between lcd and touch is coming off or damaged by heat See link below

https://in.c.mi.com/thread-1720313-1-0.html

sumtings

Snake Plisken wrote: »

Is it like this? It looks like glue between lcd and touch is coming off or damaged by heat See link below

https://in.c.mi.com/thread-1720313-1-0.html

Yes thats exactly it but on the other side, it's getting worse too.

The comments and story don't hold out hope.

Snake Plisken

sumtings wrote: »

Yes thats exactly it but on the other side, it's getting worse too.

The comments and story don't hold out hope.

If you bought it from 3 I would drop into your local store looks like it's a known defect

Invincible

4/64GB version available from eglobal.eu in red for €134.63 including shipping insurance presently.

stockshares

Invincible wrote: »

4/64GB version available from eglobal.eu in red for €134.63 including shipping insurance presently.

Would this be better value than the redmi note 7

Invincible

stockshares wrote: »

Would this be better value than the redmi note 7

Was looking at the Note 7 & Mi 9 SE but this is hard beat at the pricepoint.

biebiebie

That's excellent value for the Xiaomi Note 5 (posting from mine!)
Afaik the note 7 pro isn't officially being sold outside of India / China?

Invincible

biebiebie wrote: »

That's excellent value for the Xiaomi Note 5 (posting from mine!)
Afaik the note 7 pro isn't officially being sold outside of India / China?

Yes, according to article on Android Authority, we won't be getting the Pro version.
Did you get a good case for Note 5?
Saw a 360 case mentioned earlier in this thread from aliexpress.

biebiebie

Invincible wrote: »

Yes, according to article on Android Authority, we won't be getting the Pro version.
Did you get a good case for Note 5?
Saw a 360 case mentioned earlier in this thread from aliexpress.

I bought my cases from GearBest. Cheap as chips yet still great quality. You'll find the 360 case there too.

I'm using a slim carbon fibre one currently which is my favourite. Barely even notice it, but somewhat less protection. I've had my phone just over a year now so I find I get less overprotective with my phones as they get older

Andy From Sligo

I'd quite like one of these vertical flip cases this time for my Redmi Note 5 Pro .... but of course I want to go further and have it with a 'window' on the front so I can see any messages through the window



- but I cannot find one with a window in vertical flip case .. I can find plenty in the side flip case variety with a window...

b.gud

I've switch my rom to Pixel experience and I'd like to get Google camera working. Does anyone have a link to a good howto on this? I've been looking but haven't found a good one yet

corkie

b.gud wrote: »

I've switch my rom to Pixel experience and I'd like to get Google camera working. Does anyone have a link to a good howto on this? I've been looking but haven't found a good one yet

Getting a working GCam Mod for your rom and Android version, will require testing a few of them and seeing which has the most features (or your required) working.

See this post, almost a year old now, but links should have been updated.

ActingDanClark

Posted here and in several other forums seeking advice on loss of audio in calls and video without success. Formatted phone to no avail and it was only the expectation that I'd never see it again that stopped me returning it to eglobal.
Anyhoo, discovered the solution by accident- turn off Bluetooth!!
Hope this helps someone!

Discodog

Any problems with using an sd card ? Asking for a friend.

ryaner777

Great price in Argos at the minute - €120 64/4GB version

https://www.argos.ie/static/Product/partNumber/8674012/Trail/searchtext%3EXIAOMI.htm

Invincible

ryaner777 wrote: »

Great price in Argos at the minute - €120 64/4GB version

https://www.argos.ie/static/Product/partNumber/8674012/Trail/searchtext%3EXIAOMI.htm

€113.53
Didn't last long.

Kamili

doesn't seem to be much stock of it.

Andy From Sligo

my redmi note 5 (global) updated by itself today to miui 10.3.1.0 -

changelog:

updated android security patch to apr 2019

fix ending calls took longer time than expected

status bar shortcut & floating notification for calls appeared at the same time

Lockscreen status bar notification shade
you can restrict opening notification shade on the lockscreen now

Fix: LED didn't blink when battery was low

Fix: Low battery warning did not appear in landcscape mode

Fix: Notification shade went black on the lockscreen when new notifications were received

Homescreen
Fix: Notification badges were displayed incorrectly on the whatsapp icon

Settings
Fix: Sync page couldn't be refreshed whenever sync was turned on or off in the notification shade

Recents

Optimisation: App names were truncated when text size was set to large

Mi Cloud
Optimisation: We redesigned Mi clouds start page it looks much better now

biebiebie

Can you confirm please.
Is that Android 9 Pie?

(I'm on MiUi.eu Pie Beta. Think I'll change back to stable)

Andy From Sligo

biebiebie wrote: »

Can you confirm please.
Is that Android 9 Pie?

(I'm on MiUi.eu Pie Beta. Think I'll change back to stable)

no, phone is still on Android 8.1.0 - the update just updates XIAOMI MIUI software to 10.3 stable

biebiebie

Ok cheers Andy.
The Pie stable update is due soon.

Andy From Sligo

biebiebie wrote: »

Ok cheers Andy.
The Pie stable update is due soon.

oh good - thanks for the info...

biebiebie

Redmi Note 5 Starts Receiving MIUI 10.3.1 Stable Update with Android 9 Pie (China ROM)

Available already on MIUI.eu

I'm going to remove Beta Pie and install stable pie tonight.
Full wipe here we come; fingers crossed!

biebiebie

Running latest stable pie android 9 now.
All good so far.
Google camera working great still.

Too early to assess battery life yet (and I can be a heavy user anyhow!)

Andy From Sligo

biebiebie wrote: »

Running latest stable pie android 9 now.
All good so far.
Google camera working great still.

Too early to assess battery life yet (and I can be a heavy user anyhow!)

so thats just China version ROM is it? - there doesnt seem to be any android 9 Pie OTA at the moment

biebiebie

Correct its the China ROM which usually gets released first.
But the fact that it's the stable release means that the global OTA isn't too far off.

I'm on my first full charge.
1 day 5 hours and battery is at 37%
3 hours 35 mins screen on time.
With the battery saver switched on.
That's unusual for me as I'm usually running down the battery playing PUBG!

south

Mine got updated to pie today.

Andy From Sligo

Got a message on mine couple of days ago about update to pie OTA but I havent downloaded it or installed it yet. Will do this weekend tho

Andy From Sligo

Updated to 9 pie now on mine. Cannot see any difference . can see though when you plug it in USB to charge it has a weird graphic now on screen and much preferred the graphic when it was on 8 where it said 'fast charging' and said how long to charge.

wilser

Andy From Sligo wrote: »

Updated to 9 pie now on mine. Cannot see any difference . can see though when you plug it in USB to charge it has a weird graphic now on screen and much preferred the graphic when it was on 8 where it said 'fast charging' and said how long to charge.

That was the only difference I noticed as well

biebiebie

Andy From Sligo wrote: »

Updated to 9 pie now on mine. Cannot see any difference . can see though when you plug it in USB to charge it has a weird graphic now on screen and much preferred the graphic when it was on 8 where it said 'fast charging' and said how long to charge.

Tap on the new charging animation. That should bring up the old charging screen with the fast charge wording etc. Tap on that and you get the battery stats.
Hth.

Andy From Sligo

biebiebie wrote: »

Tap on the new charging animation. That should bring up the old charging screen with the fast charge wording etc. Tap on that and you get the battery stats.
Hth.

ah right , thanks for that. i shall try that tonight when I put it on charge.

Anyone else noticed anything else significant ? - I cant see anything.
Maybe its because it runs on the MIUI system and is not stock 9 PIE ?

0lddog

Now €120 at Argos Irl for 4/64 version.

Still great value

https://www.argos.ie/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Search?storeId=10152&catalogId=14551&langId=111&searchTerms=redmi+note+5&authToken=

long_b

Has anyone played Fortnite on this? Looking at it for the young fella who's a fanatic

corkie

long_b wrote: »

Has anyone played Fortnite on this? Looking at it for the young fella who's a fanatic

The RN5 doesn't have the specs required to run it, so doubt anyone has.

OS: Recommended Android 8.0 or higher, 64 bit
RAM: 3GB or higher (Recommended 4 GB)
GPU: Adreno 530 or higher, Mali-G71 MP20, Mali-G72 MP12 or higher

biebiebie

Don't think it will work for this phone by default.
I signed up back in the day and to-date the phone isn't supported as far as I know.
(There might be some workarounds to circumnavigate this, but I could be bothered).

It does however play PUBG nicely (although the young fella probably just wants FN).

Andy From Sligo

0lddog wrote: »

Now €120 at Argos Irl for 4/64 version.

Still great value

https://www.argos.ie/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Search?storeId=10152&catalogId=14551&langId=111&searchTerms=redmi+note+5&authToken=

Yep I see that its not physically any stock in any of the stores , but it is available for collection for this weekend or early next week.

Silent Running

Quick question, I don't see it mentioned. Does this have wireless charging?

Basq

Silent Running wrote: »

Quick question, I don't see it mentioned. Does this have wireless charging?

Nope, don't think so.

Andy From Sligo

Nope - hasnt even got NFC (well mine hasnt) - I dont know if NFC or Wireless Charging goes hand in hand or connected in any way , but just letting you know the redmi note 5 has no NFC like most of the other androids on the market now these days

jclack

Just ordered one from Argos. Would a 5 pro case fit this one?

biebiebie

Silent Running wrote: »

Quick question, I don't see it mentioned. Does this have wireless charging?

Definitely not, as it has a metal back.
Wireless charging requires a glass back and then also the wireless tech inside to enable it.

Andy From Sligo

biebiebie wrote: »

Definitely not, as it has a metal back.
Wireless charging requires a glass back and then also the wireless tech inside to enable it.

yeah, i never thought of that but correct it has to have glass back - has the note 5 got a metal back though? because my 32/3gb feels like its got a plastic back - not metal

biebiebie

Note the model sold by Argos is the note 5 plus, and not the note 5 pro.
You can Google the difference.
Plus v Pro
Snapdragon 625 v 636
3GB ram v 4GB
Camera could be different.
In general the Pro is somewhat better than the Plus.