Xiaomi Mi 4i

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rarenick said:
How can I protect and give more grip to the back side of the phone without increasing the thickness much? I just bought a rubbery back casing which is very sticky and gao wei to my palms. I removed it and use naked now. But then now the back is too slippery as it almost slipped out of my palms sometimes.

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i am using jelly casing from qoo10, quite a good grip not slippery, not sticky to my hands, but sticky to my tissue paper wrapper~
 
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Encryption not working. Don't seems to be compatible with google for work device policy. Stay away.
 
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kokitty said:
The reason why nobody is answering is cos very hard to answer... depends on the plan you are signing and how much you're topping up?
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The Recontract subscription is about $50 a month with free mi4, my current plan is only $40, is it worth?
 
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neanea said:
The Recontract subscription is about $50 a month with free mi4, my current plan is only $40, is it worth?
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Assuming old plan & new plan all the talk & data time the same... then you are like paying installment for the phone... $10 x 24 = $240.

I would just buy the phone off qoo10, go without contract since FRUIT is COMING lol.

qoo10, can get ard $257 with coupons and lower if you have q-points. listing down the vendors for you further...

Whymobile http://list.qoo10.sg/g/428627969/Q100100990

J2mobile http://list.qoo10.sg/g/426191011/Q100100990
 
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I have used this phone since its launch, and I am quite disappointed with its firmware.

Firstly, the phone got very hot sometimes. An update fixed this problem but phone still gets hot now and then.
3rd party camera apps displayed blank camera. I had to stick with default camera. Sometimes, 3rd party camera apps can work mysteriously. But the problem still happens now and then as well.
After some firmware updates to fix the "getting hot" problem, I got new problem. Phone battery drained out like crazy. I almost wanted to give up.
Then 2 weeks later (such a long time for fixing this serious battery issue), another update finally fixed it. But it brought another new problem. Sometimes, when I put the phone in the pocket, it auto rejected phone calls or auto sent message such as "I will call you back". I had to use lock screen PIN/pattern to prevent this.
During national day, I recorded the airplan show at Marina Barrage. I started recording and the time was counting, then I stopped recording, the video wasn't saved! I was super angry. Tried recording a few times but unsuccessful, then next day, somehow it was working again. I decided to let it go asap and use back my spare iPhone.

I will not go back to Xiaomi anytime soon. All I need is quality control of the firmware. Not some frequent ******** updates which bring new problems all the time. Dual 4G sim support, 5" 1080p screen, decent battery, all these nice features will not compensate for shitty firmware the Mi 4i has.


* Forgot to mention that the cellular data sometimes didn't work, I'm not sure it was because of the signal or because of the phone. Haizz.
And every time I update, the change log shows "Change log is not ready yet. Please wait for a sec." Seriously? Wait for a sec??? After a week, it still shows the same. Hilarious.
 
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If the problem can be replicated easily. Go SCT to claim back. Thats my plan. Shitty phone!
 
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techiesg87 said:
I have used this phone since its launch, and I am quite disappointed with its firmware.

Firstly, the phone got very hot sometimes. An update fixed this problem but phone still gets hot now and then.
3rd party camera apps displayed blank camera. I had to stick with default camera. Sometimes, 3rd party camera apps can work mysteriously. But the problem still happens now and then as well.
After some firmware updates to fix the "getting hot" problem, I got new problem. Phone battery drained out like crazy. I almost wanted to give up.
Then 2 weeks later (such a long time for fixing this serious battery issue), another update finally fixed it. But it brought another new problem. Sometimes, when I put the phone in the pocket, it auto rejected phone calls or auto sent message such as "I will call you back". I had to use lock screen PIN/pattern to prevent this.
During national day, I recorded the airplan show at Marina Barrage. I started recording and the time was counting, then I stopped recording, the video wasn't saved! I was super angry. Tried recording a few times but unsuccessful, then next day, somehow it was working again. I decided to let it go asap and use back my spare iPhone.

I will not go back to Xiaomi anytime soon. All I need is quality control of the firmware. Not some frequent ******** updates which bring new problems all the time. Dual 4G sim support, 5" 1080p screen, decent battery, all these nice features will not compensate for shitty firmware the Mi 4i has.


* Forgot to mention that the cellular data sometimes didn't work, I'm not sure it was because of the signal or because of the phone. Haizz.
And every time I update, the change log shows "Change log is not ready yet. Please wait for a sec." Seriously? Wait for a sec??? After a week, it still shows the same. Hilarious.
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RIP ... Early adopters
 
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neanea said:
Seems like this **** phone is avoid at all cost ????
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Hardware, design, features are all good but firmware quality control is a disaster. Best is to buy flagships from Apple, Samsung, etc. If you really want this phone, I suggest you to wait until Oct/Nov for all the annoying bugs to be fixed. You can buy either brand new or 2nd hand set with good price then.
 
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techiesg87 said:
Hardware, design, features are all good but firmware quality control is a disaster. Best is to buy flagships from Apple, Samsung, etc. If you really want this phone, I suggest you to wait until Oct/Nov for all the annoying bugs to be fixed. You can buy either brand new or 2nd hand set with good price then.
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Agreed with you. firmware quality need to improve. Otherwise hardware design is good.
 
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