Xiaomi Redmi Note 3

[amazingone]

Why does the Xiaomi SG online store seem to have nothing in store? Is there some update that I'm missing?

They switched their sales channel to Challenger, Lazada(seller name is Finis) and telcos~

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[ZhuTou!]

Found an interesting thing about miui8 calculator
Not sure is it all along have liao or only on miui8

The calculator can switch to many pattern one
Can even calculate mortgage loan lol

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[Adelyte]

how to update miui 8?

how to update miui 8 on redmi note3 mtk? currently running miui7 global rom.

 

[amazingone]

Found an interesting thing about miui8 calculator
Not sure is it all along have liao or only on miui8

The calculator can switch to many pattern one
Can even calculate mortgage loan lol

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This calculator feature is one of the key highlight of MIUI 8~

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[tomb]

Found an interesting thing about miui8 calculator
Not sure is it all along have liao or only on miui8

The calculator can switch to many pattern one
Can even calculate mortgage loan lol

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Wah didn't know this. Have always been using Realcalc. The unit conversion function will be useful.

 

[kelvinti]

Found an interesting thing about miui8 calculator
Not sure is it all along have liao or only on miui8

The calculator can switch to many pattern one
Can even calculate mortgage loan lol

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2006's old news.... Kekeke.

Having laughed at that... The Miui8 calculator is that awesome.

Thanks for sharing... Kekeke.

 

[ZhuTou!]

I use the mortgage loan calculator to calculate car loan

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[ZhuTou!]

2006's old news.... Kekeke.

Having laughed at that... The Miui8 calculator is that awesome.

Thanks for sharing... Kekeke.

2006?

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[molecule]

Updated to MIUI 8, so far so good...no problem detected.

updated to MIUI 8, smooth process. Slick phone with nice design.
After owning this phone for a day, very impressed. Can't see why I or anyone should need to pay $$$$ for Apples, Samsung and other overpriced Androids.

 

[xiaoyuer89]

My WhatsApp messages are not automatically downloading and I have to open the app to receive messages, anybody have the solution to the issue?
thanks

 

[molecule]

Anyone got idea where to get Redmi Note 3 Gold 32GB local set?
With discount etc? Qoo10 or lazada?

Found Kasia Mobile at Suntec sells local set with 1y warranty. Check their website.

But prefer buy fr Lazada export set without warranty. Take the chance as significantly cheaper.

 

[kelvinti]

updated to MIUI 8, smooth process. Slick phone with nice design.
After owning this phone for a day, very impressed. Can't see why I or anyone should need to pay $$$$ for Apples, Samsung and other overpriced Androids.

It is indeed a speedy and smooth phone. No need to spend $1000 for Apple, LG and Samsung unless that you need a solid camera for low light and night shots.

Having said that. The day light shots of this phone is simply awesome.

 

[kelvinti]

I use the mortgage loan calculator to calculate car loan

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Still calculating!? ... New car ahh? Kekeke.

 

[kelvinti]

My WhatsApp messages are not automatically downloading and I have to open the app to receive messages, anybody have the solution to the issue?
thanks

Check if your WhatsApp is in the Autostart?

> Security App > Autostart.

If not, put it into Autostart and reboot the phone.

That should solve your problem.

Any apps that doesn't work or receive no notifications, you can put them into Autostart for them to work, in most cases.

 

[tanchoo1]

Export set vs local set

This is an interesting discussion on export (China) set vs local (sg) set.

http://en.miui.com/thread-339226-1-1.html

I don't agree with everything in that thread (I still prefer Global ROM vs china ROM). But it's a good discussion.

I also want to add a few things.

(1) It is easy to flash an export set to the official Global ROM if one wants to do so. "adb reboot edl" and the latest Mi Flash Tools plus the .tgz containing the ROM. This will deal with all export sets where the seller installs google play store plus some other strange bloatware. Basically you start from a completely clean slate.

(2) Local warranty is over-rated. Anecdotal evidence suggests that some people have encountered terrible service at the official XM service centre. Plus, if you drop your phone and the screen cracks, that is not covered by warranty anyway (screen replacement costs $150 at XM service centre).

Don't forget the export set can be $80 - $100 cheaper as well! (For example, RMN3 Pro 32GB local set is selling at $319 in Challenger, the export set is $215 in Lazada before discount codes.)

(3) Do you need local warranty? It depends on you. If you are a careless user who doesn't take care of his/her phones well, by all means go for it and waste $80 - $100. If you are a careful user like myself, you don't need it. I bought all my export sets from Lazada (about 10 sets for myself and family / friends, which means I saved between $800 - $1000 so far) and none of them have given me any problems. Even if some of the sellers do not provide 6-12 months warranty, Lazada has a minimum of 1-week no-questions-asked full refunds anyway.

(4) Most phones, if they are faulty, will spoil within the first few days. If they are solid, they will easily last past the warranty period. So the Lazada warranty is good enough for me.

 

[batniss]

The redmi note4 is somewhere disappointing. I was expecting at least 6GB ram to steer me away from note3. Looks like im gg to keep it for another year

 

[Shutterbox]

Found Kasia Mobile at Suntec sells local set with 1y warranty. Check their website.

But prefer buy fr Lazada export set without warranty. Take the chance as significantly cheaper.

Which merchant sells a SD model with global rom?
Also, do these export models let us do OTA updates?

 

[Shutterbox]

Check if your WhatsApp is in the Autostart?

> Security App > Autostart.

If not, put it into Autostart and reboot the phone.

That should solve your problem.

Any apps that doesn't work or receive no notifications, you can put them into Autostart for them to work, in most cases.

Bookmark this one.

 

[tanchoo1]

Which merchant sells a SD model with global rom?
Also, do these export models let us do OTA updates?

Personally I would not trust any seller with an export set. Even if they appear sealed or shrinkwrapped.

I would just flash the recovery .tgz for the Global ROM myself. Wipes everything in the existing phone. You start from a clean slate and peace of mind that there will be no weird bloatware or "custom" ROM with strange features.

Once you have the official Global ROM installed, they will of course allow OTA updates.

Caveat: Because the RMN3 Pro bootloaders are locked, you need to use the "adb" tool to reboot the phone into "edl" mode first before using the latest MiFlash tools.

 

[amazingone]

The redmi note4 is somewhere disappointing. I was expecting at least 6GB ram to steer me away from note3. Looks like im gg to keep it for another year

6GB RAM will likely appear in the Mi Note 2 first, since 6GB RAM is more for flagship now.

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