The Official Xiaomi Discussion Thread

[sandynator]

Your point is very true too,it reminds of the Intel Q6600 days when we were all in dilemma as to what to buy Quad or Dual when in actuals those days hardly any application needed quad cores!!!

If any one has one in cart and won't need it please COD to me.

I'll let you know about note in next 20 to 30 minutes but do accept any offer if you get in between. I'm note able to connect with my bro
My bro is confused between Note 3g, Asus Zenfone 5 again [but when back to 10k] & Microsoft lumia 535[my suggestions].

Will update you soon

 

[Minion]

[MENTION=82407]sandynator[/MENTION] agree with you on Snapdragon. But aint octacore and mali 450 better over snapdragon 400 and adreno 305? I want your views on the chipset and proccy.

Though Antutu doesn't reflect real word perfomance Mediatek Octacore will score 28k while Snapdragon 400 will score around 17k so yes it surely is better.

 

[The Incinerator]

And then paying Rs 10,000 for a phone which Xiaomi themselves sell at Rs 6000 as the Redmi1s with the same chip set is making me iffy.They could have priced both note 3g and 4g same,would have looked more rational IMO. Paying Rs 4000 more for just a larger screen and 4G which is yet to take off is putting me off. I think the 3G with octacore and a much better Mali 450 ( over adreno 305) will be a better bet and save me Rs 1K. What do you think?

 

[kamikaz]

Ah it was just my point of view,
But what matters is the preference of the buyer if you are happy with it, then that's it

 

[Rajesh345]

Nope I am using and its running perfectly anyway what kind of issue you're facing

I was using Both sims in my old phone (samsung galaxy music duo and Nokia phone ) Both working perfectly

After purchasing Redmi , i inserted BSNL SIM from Nokia to Redmi -- WORKING OK
Inserted 2nd BSNL sim from samsung phone to Redmi Sim not detecting

Inserted back sim to samsung it is working

 

[ravi847]

guys also consider the high capacity battery of redmi note...That is one feature every one needs and appreciates

 

[setanjan123]

Guys do you think with the launch of redmi note 3g the redmi 1s feels a bit overpriced??. I feel they should have launched it at 5k. Considering all the issues at launch

 

[setanjan123]

guys also consider the high capacity battery of redmi note...That is one feature every one needs and appreciates

The higher battery capacity will benefit the 4G version more Imo if you don't use 4G. SD 400 is quite efficient. But the Mediatek octa core otoh will consume alot more power resulting in not so good battery life.

 

[setanjan123]

Though Antutu doesn't reflect real word perfomance Mediatek Octacore will score 28k while Snapdragon 400 will score around 17k so yes it surely is better.

In day to day usage, the Mediatek won't make much of a difference. 8 cores aren't even used except in a few games. But the deal breaker is the gpu . Mali 450 far outperforms the adreno 305. But as a gamer who mostly plays retro titles or casual games, snapdragon would offer better battery life and dev support.

 

[tkin]

OT/
More people are black marketing the Xiaomi note than the actual number of people who purchased it

 

[Rajesh345]

I was using Both sims in my old phone (samsung galaxy music duo and Nokia phone ) Both working perfectly

After purchasing Redmi , i inserted BSNL SIM from Nokia to Redmi -- WORKING OK
Inserted 2nd BSNL sim from samsung phone to Redmi Sim not detecting

Inserted back sim to samsung it is working

I tested another Sim, it's working perfectly, so one of my old Sim might be using some older technology, that might be the issue


Phone is Dual active right? I get incoming calls from both Sims?

 

[Minion]

And then paying Rs 10,000 for a phone which Xiaomi themselves sell at Rs 6000 as the Redmi1s with the same chip set is making me iffy.They could have priced both note 3g and 4g same,would have looked more rational IMO. Paying Rs 4000 more for just a larger screen and 4G which is yet to take off is putting me off. I think the 3G with octacore and a much better Mali 450 ( over adreno 305) will be a better bet and save me Rs 1K. What do you think?

Exactly! That is what i think.Yes 3G with octacore is better option No point in going for 4G here in India At least until they become mainstream.

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I was using Both sims in my old phone (samsung galaxy music duo and Nokia phone ) Both working perfectly

After purchasing Redmi , i inserted BSNL SIM from Nokia to Redmi -- WORKING OK
Inserted 2nd BSNL sim from samsung phone to Redmi Sim not detecting

Inserted back sim to samsung it is working

Have you enable 2nd sim on phone.Go to settings->Sim management enable 2nd sim.

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The higher battery capacity will benefit the 4G version more Imo if you don't use 4G. SD 400 is quite efficient. But the Mediatek octa core otoh will consume alot more power resulting in not so good battery life.

Nope you are wrong Mediatek Octa core will not consume much battery it will only enable 1 or 2 cores during IDLE.It will enable core according to load.
Read this
*gadgets.ndtv.com/mobiles/features/octa-core-processors-real-advantage-or-marketing-myth-497615

 

[setanjan123]

Exactly! That is what i think.Yes 3G with octacore is better option No point in going for 4G here in India At least until they become mainstream.

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Have you enable 2nd sim on phone.Go to settings->Sim management enable 2nd sim.

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Nope you are wrong Mediatek Octa core will not consume much battery it will only enable 1 or 2 cores during IDLE.It will enable core according to load.
Read this
Octa-core processors: Real advantage or marketing myth? | NDTV Gadgets

Oh my bad then. Good news for redmi note users

 

[SaiyanGoku]

OT/
More people are black marketing the Xiaomi note than the actual number of people who purchased it

Leechers trying to rip people off. story of Indian shopkeepers (no offence to anybody)

 

[Nanducob]

Like someone said "NO FREE ICECREM 4-u"

 

[ravi847]

So guys I used the note for some time and all I can say is its a great phone.
Only thing that bothered me is its large size but phablet so acceptable.
Display is crisp ...no pixels visible anywhere..colour reproduction is good...30% brightness is enough.
Camera is not that great. Front camera is good though.
I am yet to try any heavy games..played jumpy tile which played smoothly..no biggie there though.
Also ram usage reduced significantly after the first update.

 

[_prabhat]

^^ Have you tried installing custom ROM? Being MTK Soc,does it have developer support?

 

[sandynator]

Anyone having Redmi 1s in their cart?

 

[The Incinerator]

^^ Have you tried installing custom ROM? Being MTK Soc,does it have developer support?

MTK never release Kernel Source , hence custom ROM support is bleak.

 

[AndroidFan]

^^ Have you tried installing custom ROM? Being MTK Soc,does it have developer support?

Developer support is non-existant at this point. But we will see something in the future...

I got the Redmi Note today for my sister, replacing her aging Galaxy S3. Phone is huge... heavy... fat... very fast... less than average screen quality (compared to Galaxy S3 superamoled) but good brightness.

Overall, a worthy phone for 9k...

Main con is only 8 GB internal memory, out of which 6.5 GB is available and only around 4.1 GB left free on a clean phone with MIUI and assorted crapware... I would have been happy to pay 10k for a 16 GB version. Such a powerful phone hampered with low internal memory.