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UK Flagship release is...

The Mi 8 Explorer.
https://m.facebook.com/xiaomiglobal/
Fml... Guess I'm buying the CN Mix3 lol

https://event.mi.com/uk/launch2018/smartlife
Xiaomi UK Launch Event
November 8th, 2:00PM | London
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tEdtnuyj9zo

idkwhothatis123 said:
The Mi 8 Explorer.
https://m.facebook.com/xiaomiglobal/
Fml... Guess I'm buying the CN Mix3 lol
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Damn. they've posted a pic on Facebook too, it was the outline of a device and it says "Try guessing what device this is". People commented "Mix 3" and Xiaomi replied saying "guess again"...
What a horrible shame.
Do you think a CN Mix 3 will be fully compatible in the UK? I know the Bands for LTE should be fine, but I'm thinking about mobile banking apps, google pay, etc?...

Global availability

Does anyone have any idea when the redmi note 7 pro will be available for other countries besides India and China? I'm waiting for it from Colombia

Daftpowah said:
Does anyone have any idea when the redmi note 7 pro will be available for other countries besides India and China? I'm waiting for it from Colombia
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It could be some time (a couple of months) taking into account that redmi note 7 was released in January but global version was released only few days ago. Could be wrong

Yeah I'm waiting for it too, gonna switch from by mi A1 global.

Any word on availability in the USA?
Would Love to get one here in the USA for use on the T-Mobile Network

techhi said:
Any word on availability in the USA?
Would Love to get one here in the USA for use on the T-Mobile Network
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Maybe check tradingshenzhen.

Daftpowah said:
Does anyone have any idea when the redmi note 7 pro will be available for other countries besides India and China? I'm waiting for it from Colombia
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If it's for Colombia, the phone needs to be FCC-certified, otherwise you won't be able to get it approved for use in the country.
In case of Redmi Note 7, it has already been certified: https://fccid.io/2AFZZ-RMSF7G https://fccid.io/2AFZZ-RMSF7H
Redmi Note 7 Pro is not FCC-certified yet. If it actually gets certified, I'd assume it would happen not long after the global version launch, which would probably happen next month since the China launch is only happening next week.

I'm subscribing to this thread. Looking for availability to UK

It has been released today in China. It will go on sale on March 22nd; that means it will be available on Aliexpress very soon. But i doubt it will have B20

Which device do I buy?
I have a question ... I buy the PocoPhone F1 or I wait for this Redmi Note 7 Pro in my country ???
Note: I am not interested in the camera, only the performance and autonomy. I do not know if the SD 675 is more powerful than the SD 845 since it is more recent. Thanks!!!

AlexRCM said:
I have a question ... I buy the PocoPhone F1 or I wait for this Redmi Note 7 Pro in my country ???
Note: I am not interested in the camera, only the performance and autonomy. I do not know if the SD 675 is more powerful than the SD 845 since it is more recent. Thanks!!!
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If performance and autonomy is most important for you, go for Pocophone. The price difference between the 2 is not really noticeable but performance is. F1 is much more powerful than RN7pro :good:

1375965485501144093271341 said:
It has been released today in China. It will go on sale on March 22nd; that means it will be available on Aliexpress very soon. But i doubt it will have B20
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It's allready available on Ali, i ordered yesterday the 6/128 monster

I'm still waiting for a small price drop. 285USD + shipping is still a little too expensive for me

So the version being released tomorrow 12am in china.. can you put a global update on it? It seems the bands would support AT&T. What is the difference of a global version vs what is coming tomorrow?

seems that will not be a rn7 pro global version

maxionline said:
seems that will not be a rn7 pro global version
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Of course there will But...if there's not it's still OK as it does seem to have all the global bands anyway. It'd be great if it turns out to have Android One but I'm not holding my breath

obvious said:
Of course there will But...if there's not it's still OK as it does seem to have all the global bands anyway. It'd be great if it turns out to have Android One but I'm not holding my breath
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It doesn't have band 20 ( don't care for it in my country ) and it have Pie on it.

Klaus69 said:
It doesn't have band 20 ( don't care for it in my country ) and it have Pie on it.
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Settings seem to indicate B20

obvious said:
Settings seem to indicate B20
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Hmmmm.... i was talking about the bands listed online, my phone it's still on its way.
But if the chinese version have band 20 activated, it will be a huge boom for Redmi and no need to release a global version, because, from what i saw online, ppl was waiting for global versions mostly for band 20

Anyone knows if the global version is going to have NFC? If it doesn’t, that would be a dealbreaker for me.

Dezeman said:
Anyone knows if the global version is going to have NFC? If it doesn’t, that would be a dealbreaker for me.
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No Redmi Note has NFC.

MI CC9 vs MI 9 LITE - WHAT ARE THE DIFFERENCES?

It took me a while to come to the conclusion that the next upgrade to my Whyred (redmi note 5 Ai)
will be Mi CC9 no thanks to Xiaomi who keeps confusing us with a range of similar phones in the same bracket.
So, while I just made my decision I head that Xiaomi are launching Mi CC9 globally as Mi 9 lite and it doesn't it
get more confusing or cast some doubt about me getting the CC9? whats the difference in hardware/cost?
Well, having threaded this part while deciding to buy Redmi Note 5 ai about a year ago, I think I have learned
some few things I might want to share here:
HARDWARE DIFFERENCES
There are no hardware differences but Mi 9 lite has additional FDD LTE Bands
B1,2,3,4,5,7,8,20,28 TDD B38, 40.
That's about all it and I think it's more of a modem difference as it is with most Xiaomi phones.
COST DIFFERENCE
that's a bummer! At ~$352 makes you wonder why I wouldn't pick Mi 9T ( you lose IR, gain & enjoy no notch and no Micro sd) but then, there is no sane person that won't choose SD 730 over the Older SD710. It makes no sense at all.
I paid extra $25 dollars to get the Global variant of Redmi Note 5 Ai only to realize that the China version gets better/quicker firmware updates. To make it worse, I waited 720 hours, unlocked my bootloader and has been using custom Roms on the phone since then so, why exactly did I pay extra $25 for?
FIRMWARE DIFFERENCES
I think both phones will likely not get Android 11 but will certainly get Android 10. Following Xiaomi trend, Mi CC9 may be the 1st to get the new firmware. Mi 9 lite firmware will most likely be flashed on Mi CC9 with an unlocked bootloader. Xiaomi.eu ROMs are already available for Mi CC9.
CONCLUSION
I would normally have picked Mi 9 lite over Mi CC9 but the ~$100 difference is not worth it. I mostly use custom Roms, my main
language is English (available in both) and my data network LTE is Band 3 ( also available in both) so I think I will be fine.
There are a sales in Aliexpress where Mi CC9 is $245 I've already put in the cart but something is telling me the price could go further down bc of Mi 9 lite. So, while I wait for the deal of the year, I will be rocking my whyred for some few weeks.
Let me hear from you if you are already Using Mi CC9. What do you think about the new Mi 9 lite?

thanks for the post
$245 is a pretty good price for cc9 considering it's selling for around $239 in China with discount.
However, you said that the bands are different. I wonder if it's software enabled, or are there hardware differences?
i.e. Can I get the same bands using a cheaper cc9 and flash it with EU rom?
Personally I'm in the same dilemma. I love the cc9 or even the cc9e/a3, but can't stand how they priced it for overseas markets. So I'll probably get a Chinese version, but can't be sure if they will be compatible with global ROM. cc9 seems promising with EU compatibility, but no word on whether cc9e can take an a3 rom yet.

Is there any way, to distinguish REAL Mi 9 Lite (especially EU variant) from CC9? Many unofficiall resellers already sell eg. china version of Mi 8 Lite with rebranded Global ROM as REAL Global Mi 8 Lite, but they don't tell that China version does not support eg. LTE B20. And as far as I know, there is little chance to "catch" that devices. Is it the same with Mi 9 Lite? Can one sell CC9 with such rebranded Global ROM, that is seen as Mi 9 Lite?
P.S. Was the CC9 available ONLY in China, or in other Asian countries as well eg. Indonesia?

obiwanbartek said:
Is there any way, to distinguish REAL Mi 9 Lite (especially EU variant) from CC9? Many unofficiall resellers already sell eg. china version of Mi 8 Lite with rebranded Global ROM as REAL Global Mi 8 Lite, but they don't tell that China version does not support eg. LTE B20. And as far as I know, there is little chance to "catch" that devices. Is it the same with Mi 9 Lite? Can one sell CC9 with such rebranded Global ROM, that is seen as Mi 9 Lite?
P.S. Was the CC9 available ONLY in China, or in other Asian countries as well eg. Indonesia?
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If you are buying online there is no way you can tell till you get your hands on the device.
If the price is way cheaper than the global version then that could be a great indicator
that you are buying rebranded Chinese version.
If you are buying from let's say Aliexpress, state it clearly in your order notes then use it as evidence to open a dispute against the seller.
If you have the device:
1) Use fastboot to check the bootloader status.
2) Check the Widevine Level (L1 is global L3 is Chinese models)
3) Check and compare the Rom name and build numbers with official xiaomi records in MIUI forum.
From the 3 above you can verify if the hardware is CHina or global version.
I paid an extra $25 to get the global version of Redmi Note 5 Pro and have been using custom ROM with it since I unlocked it. could have gone for the Chinese version then.
I've move my choice of next upgrade from Mi cc9 becasue of poor dev activity here.
I got a better deal for Realme X2 with SD 730G and a better AMOLED screen. Still looking at the Dev community response on that one.

Bolumstar said:
If you are buying online there is no way you can tell till you get your hands on the device.
If the price is way cheaper than the global version then that could be a great indicator
that you are buying rebranded Chinese version.
If you are buying from let's say Aliexpress, state it clearly in your order notes then use it as evidence to open a dispute against the seller.
If you have the device:
1) Use fastboot to check the bootloader status.
2) Check the Widevine Level (L1 is global L3 is Chinese models)
3) Check and compare the Rom name and build numbers with official xiaomi records in MIUI forum.
From the 3 above you can verify if the hardware is CHina or global version.
I paid an extra $25 to get the global version of Redmi Note 5 Pro and have been using custom ROM with it since I unlocked it. could have gone for the Chinese version then.
I've move my choice of next upgrade from Mi cc9 becasue of poor dev activity here.
I got a better deal for Realme X2 with SD 730G and a better AMOLED screen. Still looking at the Dev community response on that one.
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I have the device with me, already purchased. And I want to check if it is legit Mi 9 Lite or rebranded CC9.
1) Bootloader is locked, checked both in fastboot and in developer options.
2) Widevine is L1
3) Official build numbers looks the same.
So I probably have a legit Mi 9 Lite

obiwanbartek said:
I have the device with me, already purchased. And I want to check if it is legit Mi 9 Lite or rebranded CC9.
1) Bootloader is locked, checked both in fastboot and in developer options.
2) Widevine is L1
3) Official build numbers looks the same.
So I probably have a legit Mi 9 Lite
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where you bought it?

holymoz said:
where you bought it?
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In one of the local resellers (unofficial) in Poland. Xiaomi Product Authentication website shows that the phone was delivered to Indonesia. That's why I asked.

why dev activity for this phone is so poor?
is it gonna change or i should consider another Xiaomi model?

alirezajalilii said:
why dev activity for this phone is so poor?
is it gonna change or i should consider another Xiaomi model?
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This device is too new, why users can't understand this ?

Now there is not price difference between CC9 and Mi 9 Lite both ~ 230 $ for 64GB version and ~250$ for the 128 GB

marc2800 said:
Now there is no price difference between CC9 and Mi 9 Lite both ~ 230 $ for 64GB version and ~250$ for the 128 GB
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The Price difference now between CC9 and Mi 9 Lite ranges from $30 to $60 which is good I am now seriously eying Realme X2 - the only significant thing i will miss is IR blaster which I don't use much nowadays but the things to be gained
Extra 2GB of RAM
Dedicated SD card slot
SD730G > SD710
VOOC 4 30 watts charger
The of Realme Global version 8/128 is similar to Mi 9 lite 6/128 not more than $15 difference for the best deals.
I am seriously Worried about Development for both as the Older Mi CC9 has attracted more Devs and Realme X2
is newer but then, I have to go with the one that has more future proof...

I'm considering getting this phone next

I was surprised how well this phone is supported on XDA and it looks quite good on paper, i have 1 question i cannot find answer to:
Does this phone support Carrier Aggregation in Europe? (4G+)

It you buy EU version then yes. If you buy India, China (RMQ) or any other version than EU then definitely not. So I heard.

greenys' said:
It you buy EU version then yes. If you buy India, China (RMQ) or any other version than EU then definitely not. So I heard.
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It's a small world.. lol.

k3lcior said:
It's a small world.. lol.
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I am also planning buying this mobile in Pakistan. Here mostly Global Version are released. Is eu global version?

waqar bukhari said:
I am also planning buying this mobile in Pakistan. Here mostly Global Version are released. Is eu global version?
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Yes i think so, homever i got Mi 9 Lite (got really nice deal 6/128GB variant for $205)

k3lcior said:
Yes i think so, homever i got Mi 9 Lite (got really nice deal 6/128GB variant for $205)
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Nice. But in my country mi 9 lite 6gb and realme xt 8gb are similarly priced. If I decides to increase my budget then I will go for realme xt. Sd712 over sd710.

According to realme support no it doesn't.
Also I'm based in Italy and can confirm you there is no sign of 4g+ even though I live near a Tri-Band bts (3-7-20) and my place is full of two and three bands bts.
Considering to return the phone for exactly this reason. My old op3t had full 4g+ in the same position

k3lcior said:
It's a small world.. lol.
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Indeed, friend.
Ormad said:
According to realme support no it doesn't.
Also I'm based in Italy and can confirm you there is no sign of 4g+ even though I live near a Tri-Band bts (3-7-20) and my place is full of two and three bands bts.
Considering to return the phone for exactly this reason. My old op3t had full 4g+ in the same position
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I still can't believe eu version doesn't support 4g+. I mean did you check sites if they show whether or not this device supports it or not? I mean I definitely did before buying but I only see which bands does the device support. Not the technology (3g and 4g is present but I don't see 4g+). If you didn't check for it then why did you buy? If you did check but it was written to be present but it is not, shouldn't you get s full refund or device return + refund??

greenys' said:
I still can't believe eu version doesn't support 4g+. I mean did you check sites if they show whether or not this device supports it or not? I mean I definitely did before buying but I only see which bands does the device support. Not the technology (3g and 4g is present but I don't see 4g+). If you didn't check for it then why did you buy? If you did check but it was written to be present but it is not, shouldn't you get s full refund or device return + refund??
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I can't believe it either, it was a BIG surprise to see it lacks it. In 2019, ANY and i mean ANY device you buy got a form of CA, even a Huawei MTK I just bought for dad for 99 euros. Of course this is also specified, for example as you can see there is mention for LTE-A (which is LTE+)
https://www.gsmarena.com/realme_5_pro-9801.php
I couldn't believe it so I sent an email to Realme customer service asking if the phone indeed supported LTE-A like specified and like supported by its chipset (snapdragon 712 is a 3*20mhz capable chipset) and they replied "realme 5 pro doesn't support LTE+"
Then, after more than TEN days, they replied again to the same email by saying that they were sorry for the previous reply and that the phone DOES support LTE+ (is this a professional service?)
I asked them how I can check which bands gets aggregated and why there is no sign of a 4g+ or lte+ icons like all other phones and... they never replied
I've read around that Realme support is a total crap, but I really tried and hoped they can answer about specs of a phone they produce and sell directly.
To dig further another guy here on xda sent some network guru screenshots where it is clearly shown that it only can catch a single band and not multiple.
So at this point I'm thinking about it. I've got until 31/01/2020 to be able to get a full refund but kinda I still like the phone speed, but this network problem and the camera (which is the worst 48Mpixel sensor I've ever tried, but it seems to be a software issue) kills my willingness to keep it. I was also waiting if any new update can fix either of the problems so I guess I'll wait a lil more, but still I can't advice to buy this phone. Xiaomi on the same price level doesn't have any of these major issues even though their chipsets are a little behind.

Ormad said:
I can't believe it either, it was a BIG surprise to see it lacks it. In 2019, ANY and i mean ANY device you buy got a form of CA, even a Huawei MTK I just bought for dad for 99 euros. Of course this is also specified, for example as you can see there is mention for LTE-A (which is LTE+)
https://www.gsmarena.com/realme_5_pro-9801.php
I couldn't believe it so I sent an email to Realme customer service asking if the phone indeed supported LTE-A like specified and like supported by its chipset (snapdragon 712 is a 3*20mhz capable chipset) and they replied "realme 5 pro doesn't support LTE+"
Then, after more than TEN days, they replied again to the same email by saying that they were sorry for the previous reply and that the phone DOES support LTE+ (is this a professional service?)
I asked them how I can check which bands gets aggregated and why there is no sign of a 4g+ or lte+ icons like all other phones and... they never replied
I've read around that Realme support is a total crap, but I really tried and hoped they can answer about specs of a phone they produce and sell directly.
To dig further another guy here on xda sent some network guru screenshots where it is clearly shown that it only can catch a single band and not multiple.
So at this point I'm thinking about it. I've got until 31/01/2020 to be able to get a full refund but kinda I still like the phone speed, but this network problem and the camera (which is the worst 48Mpixel sensor I've ever tried, but it seems to be a software issue) kills my willingness to keep it. I was also waiting if any new update can fix either of the problems so I guess I'll wait a lil more, but still I can't advice to buy this phone. Xiaomi on the same price level doesn't have any of these major issues even though their chipsets are a little behind.
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Wow... Just wow. All these bits and pieces of info are priceless and shocking to me. Thank you. Me too, I prefer the speed of the phone, the battery and ufs file storage, furthermore vooc charging. Amazingly conformable for my hand as well. Overall I'm really in love with it but kind of hate it at the same tine. My major problems are camera and connectivity. Both are extremely crucial when you take a look at a smartphone. Btw even oneplus uses the same sensor as our device. A developer of rm5p guessed that perhaps the difference is using different lens, not the sensors. I'm not sure. Anyway, we know more now at least. It's a start.

waqar bukhari said:
Nice. But in my country mi 9 lite 6gb and realme xt 8gb are similarly priced. If I decides to increase my budget then I will go for realme xt. Sd712 over sd710.
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They are not similarly priced at all, mi 9 lite was on sale for 45,000 which is much cheaper than xt 54,000, sd712 vs sd710 very slight difference but 9 lite has its own advantages such as better selfie cam.
If you are looking to buy mi 9 lite box pack you can contact me, I can get you a good deal.

Coming from a Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G

Just got this beauty of a phone. 12GB/512GB Version. It is the 2001J1C Version. Only thing I miss about my Mate is that I could buy data from Huawei Anywhere in the world with the eSim, does this phone have a similar feature? This is the Chinese Variant.