Xiaomi Redmi Note 3

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So far so good. Haven't had time to assess battery but not worse than before overnight.

I like the update. Snappy. My experience is a well optimised firmware on any Android version beats a crappy buggy one on the lastest. Amazon Fire is on Android 5 but it is efficient and effective on a low CPU/ram. Unless there's a particular Nougat or Oreo feature, I'd say this is the best update so far.

For a sub $200 fone this must be one of the best.
Nice thanks for the review haha. Will just update then.
Lol I didn't pay sub 200 though. Bought in around march 2016 and it was like 319 from challenger when it first came out. But now Redmi note 4x can get from qoo10 for like 169. Damn good steal.
 

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Yes. Excellent upgrade and very snappier . Never notice any battery drain. Seems like memory mgt improve alot over all. 8 always out out memory

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Yes. Excellent upgrade and very snappier . Never notice any battery drain. Seems like memory mgt improve alot over all. 8 always out out memory

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Haha noticed now they dont show the ram usage anymore though. Yeah so far no random battery drain.

But GPS still doesn't work at all. Anybody else have this issue? Cant get a lockon
 

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Haha noticed now they dont show the ram usage anymore though. Yeah so far no random battery drain.

But GPS still doesn't work at all. Anybody else have this issue? Cant get a lockon

Bo. Mine lock perfectly.

Extremely snappy now
 

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Haha noticed now they dont show the ram usage anymore though. Yeah so far no random battery drain.

But GPS still doesn't work at all. Anybody else have this issue? Cant get a lockon
for ram usage display, you can enable it manually.

when you arrange your icons, you see "wallpaper“, “widgets”, “settings” on bottom. you can click settings-> more -> show memory status.
 

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Haha noticed now they dont show the ram usage anymore though. Yeah so far no random battery drain.

But GPS still doesn't work at all. Anybody else have this issue? Cant get a lockon

Think your GPS chip is fried. Had similar prob with a previous fone, tot was software but despite updates GPS still could not lockon.
 

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Funny... Updated the phone but unable to use the split screen mode. I don't see the split screen option over at the app switcher. Anyone having the same problem??
 
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Funny... Updated the phone but unable to use the split screen mode. I don't see the split screen option over at the app switcher. Anyone having the same problem??

Redmi Note 3 no split screen mode for MIUI as still Marshmallow version. Split screen only available on Nougat MIUI.

If you want split screen can download other custom Rom like Lineage OS.
 

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Redmi Note 3 no split screen mode for MIUI as still Marshmallow version. Split screen only available on Nougat MIUI.

If you want split screen can download other custom Rom like Lineage OS.
Oic. Thanks

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After one week on the new firmware, two thumbs up. Feels like a flagship phone :). Too bad this is not my main phone due to camera.

Now wondering if any upgrade to camera sw and quality.
 

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I agree this is by far the best firmware upgrade in terms of performance improvement.
 

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After one week on the new firmware, two thumbs up. Feels like a flagship phone :). Too bad this is not my main phone due to camera.

Now wondering if any upgrade to camera sw and quality.
you can try nitrogen os + gcam.

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Friends with redmi note 3 SD 650, will you upgrade to redmi note 5 pro or redmi 5 for 18:9 display?
 

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Friends with redmi note 3 SD 650, will you upgrade to redmi note 5 pro or redmi 5 for 18:9 display?

Definitely Redmi Note 5 Pro for the overall bump in specs compared to Redmi Note 3. From initial reviews I have seen, the camera on the Note 5 Pro is quite an improvement from past Redmi Notes too.

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Definitely Redmi Note 5 Pro for the overall bump in specs compared to Redmi Note 3. From initial reviews I have seen, the camera on the Note 5 Pro is quite an improvement from past Redmi Notes too.

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I think he meant would we forgo SD650 for the trendier 18:9 look but a downgrade to SD625.
 

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Qoo10 selling brand new export set at 170.
Use cart coupon save another $5.Free delivery.
I bought one set due to my old set 3.5 socket faulty - always showed headphone connected.

I got the same problem. How did you resolve the problem?
 

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I'm still using xiao mi 2, bought in 2012. Yes, still got software updates, although may not be for long since the hardware cant support any further and not many users already.
 

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I got the same problem. How did you resolve the problem?

For me exact same problem just happened about a week ago.
Software solution: Use the app soundabout download from playstore. It allows you to choose where to output the media to, i.e speakers or headphone jack.
Hardware solution: change headphone jack. I still waiting for replacement part to arrive from taobao, but from online guide need solder sia so quite difficult.....

But upon further inspection the problem is cause a metallic part inside the headphone jack chip off (broke) that's why it always detect as headphones plugged in
 
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