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greenhulk:
Actually u don't get Samsung or iPhones on Nigerian shelves for the official price, it's always slightly higher unless u order online. Xiaomi phones are not sold here but people order online. I have a feeling this phone will sell out as soon as the global version becomes available. The redmi note series are already selling in numbers, this one right here is going to be a HIT.

Of course I know, am just saying we might get for higher than $300 for now(definitely be way cheaper as soon as time passes like all xiaomi products). It will be listed on alixpress from tomorrow, so we will have an idea of what prices these resellers will sell it.

There is going to be just a version(slightly different bands for different market) as this device won't launch in China according to the Poco product manager.

seaboyzen:
go for redmi 6pro

Not advisable unless you want him to be stuck with Chinese ROM forever. He should get the note 5 3/32gb since it will fit his budget.

EvilMetahuman:
who cares about gimmicky stuff like glass back that no one gets to see cos it has been covered up or gets shattered and takes another money to repair..

Although a bit of water resistant won't be such a bad idea, but with the spec I'm seeing, that's just asking for too much ...

300dollars? Seriously? Still don't think that would be possible.. may be it is just to draw people's attention to the phone and will eventually retail for around 450 to 500 like one plus.

The notch though, yuck!




I just googled the phone now, it has everything you will find on a 1000 dollars flagship device .. I mean literally everything except may be the build quality. Heck it even has water cooling heat pipe and infrared facial recognition hardware.. like for real? 300dollars?

They supposed to stone apple and Samsung if this device actually turns out to be real. I mean common? Profit of 700 dollars on a phone? No wonder apple hit trillion.

You can trust the device because it is xiaomi sub-brand. We might not get it for $300 in this part of the world because of seller's inflation but we should still get for like $400 or slightly less.

CuteMaro:
Lol..is that what you do?

Abi na just be hopeful. This custom fee is pretty random, na God hand e dey.

CuteMaro:
One last thing...avoiding custom duties on phones ordered..

What do i need to do to avoid extra charges?

Fast and pray.

kings1942:
any thing bad about the china version ? coz meh that tin is so cheap

Nothing bad in it, you can buy and give us feedback if the deal turns out to be real.

CuteMaro:
Thanks for clarifying this. I will now go ahead & get the chinese version since its cheaper..seller even unlocks bootloader for u after flashing global rom

Nice, go for it.

lilclin:
I heard flashing twrp on redmi 5 plus wipes internal storage. How true is this? Want to root asap...no strength to backup

Yes because the phone is encrypted, you would have to format data which automatically erases all your data.

CuteMaro:
Exactly. Because i have seen some pipo getting updates on d chinese version global rom+Ota.

So lets say somehow seller flash a fake shop rom on ur chinese version, what do u do to fix that and be eligible for updates?

You would have to go back to the official Chinese/global rom and that would require you to unlock your bootloader. See this thread for anything related to that.

https://www.nairaland.com/4694106/xiaomi-thread-tweaking-phones-spot

Acidosis:
'Add-ons', aesthetics and camera/performance

Lollllllllll, you mean the kirin 970 outperforms the sd845?Can you share a link to the camera performance of both by a reputable tech tuber so we can compare both?

Acidosis:
ALL:

1. Performance [not a serious/heavy user, no gaming, no movies on phone] Performance for me includes the 'add-ons', excellent camera, display quality, pixels, pixels, more pixels please!

Small but mighty [I would probably pick a 4-inch phone with a 500 ppi over a 6.5 inch with a 300 ppi]

2. Design: aesthetics.

3. Above all, budget! owo ni koko bruv

So why did you then rate Huawei Nova 3 above Mi 8?BTw by pixels do you mean 40MP, 30MP?

gwkid:
when the phone arrives ill ask more questions,, Thanks

There is a dedicated thread for that.

https://www.nairaland.com/4694106/xiaomi-thread-tweaking-phones-spot/1#4694106.51

bigtt76:
Exactly what I thought too about the changing from Chinese Rom to the Global Rom ....no OTA if you switch is that right?

You would get OTA with Chinese rom or global rom(same update as global version), the only time you won't get any form of updates is if the seller flashed a FAKE/SHOP rom.

gwkid:
so if i can download that, and flash it, everything would be okay abi bro

You will need to unlock bootloader and flash a fastboot ROM.

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Screen notch
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Gptech:
Hahahahaha, I also have a C902 that is almost dying on me now, you mean the phones you just talked about outperforms the Redmi 5 plus, why not simply do a camera comparison with any of these again the Redmi in same condition before making your conclusions. I have seen someone complaining of the poor picture quality of a FULL HD Tv compared to an SD Tv years back .

U sef ehn, like watching a video in 240p and complaining it's not as clear as 2k.

gwkid:
howfar i saw somewhere about miui 10 update 8.7,, does it have anything to do with Global Version or Chinese??

That's the global/Chinese developer rom.

Acidosis:
Lol @ poco


Mi8 can't beat Huawei nova 3 (another eye popping and magnificently fanciful device).

How do you rate a phone? Design? Hardware? Software?

macbeyland:
.. It's not an argument bro (depends on how you take it though) . It's just a worthy point of note. We all learn everyday and should be open minded to it...

In fact I have been able to pick one or two stuffs from the discussion here within the past few days.

lollllllllll, if you know you know.

Ifedith:
I'm in a global market ma, it's global obviously.

You funny o, so because you are in the global market you should know better right? Taiwan version don't necessarily mean "non global" version(eg the redmi note 3 SE ) it just supports more LTE bands like glo band 28.

You will do well to go look up the products you sell on google thoroughly and their different versions/variants.

Ifedith:
Which one be sg and sh? Na global version 64gb 4gb,

Afaik SH is the Taiwan variant while SG is the global version.

gwkid:
my mistake, but the phone now already left the country, heading here,... but does the global version suck?

Officially there is no global version for the phone, the global version is the mi a2 lite. So the room the seller is flashing is a fake ROM and will definitely be filled with bugs.

gwkid:
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my mistake, but the phone now already left the country, heading here, so what can i do now?

You would have to find a way to go back to the original chinese rom if you want to get OTA updates, if not na so you go use without updates till you sell am or upgrade.

gwkid:
just ordered for Xiaomi Redmi 6 pro and got this from seller
HI friend,
It is install with a customized global firmware , so not support OTA update.
But support multi language and google play store

anything wrong with this? ?

Haa, you should have asked before proceeding. There is no global rom for redmi 6 pro, the global version is the mi a2 lite. You can tell the seller to leave it as chinese version as you wouldn't get any update with that rom he is flashing

Gptech:
I don reach there

Aurevoir.

genius43:
Which Xiaomi phone currently supports Glo 4G?

Mi mix 2s and Mi mix or you can check Amazon for Taiwan redmi note 5.

macbeyland:
The guy's review is full of sentiments. Seems like he was taking it personal.

No, he says it the way it is. Watch his other videos too.

honsule:
I Just created a thread for that.

Good, people should move their flashing, rooting and modding talks to that thread.

honsule:
am thinking of getting this phone: Redmi 5 plus: 4/64g 60k(global version)....

what is the major difference in comparison to RN 4?

I don't think there is except for the design, I would suggest you upgrade to the note 5.

Somerville:
I need a tempered glass for Xiaomi Redmi 5 asap.

Location is Abuja area 1.
Anybody?

But you bought your phone from alixpress, why didn't you order for glass at the same time?

Somerville:
Post office never call or SMS me ooo

Go to the PO.