Hey!
Don't really need much explaining. I just need advice on weather I should switch from the Mi A1 to the 5 Plus? 64 GB variant.
Also, if I should, are there any things I need to look out for before exchanging the phone? Perhaps anything to look before exchanging like weather I can install a custom ROM or not and stuff.
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I am confused about which of these 2 phones to buy can someone please help me and what about future updates in both these phones ?
Go for the mi A1, dual cameras and stock Android with 2 years of updates. It's one of the best midrangers of the year. However, if you can wait, then wait for the redmi note 5. It could come with a SD 660.
Mi A1 is more expensive but clearly superior
Mi A1 has better cameras.
Note 4 has better bettery life.
MIUI vs Stock Android is irrelevant here I think, since both has already had tons of development threads.
You just can just flash whichever ROM you like, whether it's AOSP-based or MIUI-based.
Or just wait for the Note 5, it *might* come with a 630 or even 660. But I predict it would come with a 630 (or even 625 again), since the Mi Note 3 already has the 660.
I will go for redmi note 4, which i am currently using it as a backup.
If you're into tinkering and etc stuffs go for Mido, otherwise mi A1.
godspeed320 said:
I am confused about which of these 2 phones to buy can someone please help me and what about future updates in both these phones ?
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Look, it's simple like if you want better camera and you can manage battery good for mia1. And if you want better battery and avg camera (actually works fine with HDR+) and great development go for rn4.
godspeed320 said:
I am confused about which of these 2 phones to buy can someone please help me and what about future updates in both these phones ?
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If you need custom roms rn4 is better than mi a1 and the stock rom for mi a1 is quite bad:good:
Hi!
Im going to buy new device soon, but I can't decide which phone is more worthy to buy.
I know Mi A1 have stock android, but I hope I can easily install custom roms on Redmi Note 4.
I don't seriously care about camera, and built in storage.
Is there a big difference then?
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Have a look here:
https://www.kimovil.com/en/compare/...l-3gb-32gb,xiaomi-redmi-note-44gb-64gb-global
Mirdeusz said:
Hi!
Im going to buy new device soon, but I can't decide which phone is more worthy to buy.
I know Mi A1 have stock android, but I hope I can easily install custom roms on Redmi Note 4.
I don't seriously care about camera, and built in storage.
Is there a big difference then?
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It depends upon your choice, are you a person who likes pure stock android? Or are you a person who likes customisation?
Android version should not be a case to consider, because redmi note 4x got the android 8.1 within a month of its release. Also if you want performance please note that both phones have same chipset but stock android or custom rom gives upto 10x more performance than stock miui, and i have a whole thread containing bechmarks of different custom roms.
So the main point is that
If you don't really want to root and just want a pure stock android experience with no mods, go for mi a1, but if you are ready to root and want to be a part of the development community, go for redmi note 4x,
Since you said you don't care about the camera i didn't mention it, but if your budget allows go for the 64 gb variant of redmi note 4x with 4 gb ram because it will help with performance in coming years.
Hope this helped
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It depends upon your choice, are you a person who likes pure stock android? Or are you a person who likes customisation?
Android version should not be a case to consider, because redmi note 4x got the android 8.1 within a month of its release. Also if you want performance please note that both phones have same chipset but stock android or custom rom gives upto 10x more performance than stock miui, and i have a whole thread containing bechmarks of different custom roms.
So the main point is that
If you don't really want to root and just want a pure stock android experience with no mods, go for mi a1, but if you are ready to root and want to be a part of the development community, go for redmi note 4x,
Since you said you don't care about the camera i didn't mention it, but if your budget allows go for the 64 gb variant of redmi note 4x with 4 gb ram because it will help with performance in coming years.
Hope this helped
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I think if you want to have a look at an alternative for a phone with root and custom roms, have a look at the LeEco Le Max 2 X820. There is an official LineageOS out for that too. The plus points of that are: uncomplicated unlocking of the bootloader compared to the Xiaomi way. Then it has a SD 820 cpu and Qualcom Quick Charge 3, which the Redmi Note 4 doesn't have with any stock rom and the Mi A1 only with the MIUI9 beta rom.
Also have in mind that you check your carrier frequencies, as there are different models of the Redmi Note 4 and also of the Le Max 2. For me it was important to have the LTE band 3 (1800) and 20 (800). Therefore in my case the Redmi Note 4 Global 3GB/32GB was my choice and I did not find out about the Le Max 2 after I ordered.
Go for the Note4 if you dont care about the camera. Why? The community at xda has faaaar more ROMs to offer and you find here fantastic support.
Check also: (german)
https://www.chinahandys.net/xiaomi-redmi-note-4x-testbericht/
https://www.chinahandys.net/xiaomi-mi5x/ (Mi5x same as Mi A1)
Check out Banggood if you want to go for the Mi. They temporarily have a nice offer. Use the Couponcode: 1BGMIA1RED
gerega
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LeEco is a dead (bankrupt?) company. I wouldnt touch anything from them.
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Go for the Note4 if you dont care about the camera. Why? The community at xda has faaaar more ROMs to offer and you find here fantastic support.
Check also: (german)
https://www.chinahandys.net/xiaomi-redmi-note-4x-testbericht/
https://www.chinahandys.net/xiaomi-mi5x/ (Mi5x same as Mi A1)
Check out Banggood if you want to go for the Mi. They temporarily have a nice offer. Use the Couponcode: 1BGMIA1RED
gerega
P.S.
LeEco is a dead (bankrupt?) company. I wouldnt touch anything from them.
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*Dead* lmaooo:silly:
Im gonna get Xiaomi Mi A1 because there is no much difference between redmi note 4 (4/64 variant) and Mi A1 in price at this moment, and i prefer stock android and Mi A1 looks much better. Thanks for all answers
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but mi a1 battery is lower than rmn4.
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*Dead* lmaooo:silly:
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Show me that they have survived. Last info I have is that they are selling all sma rtphones that are left and not going to produce anything new. At least that part of Leeco is dead. Correct me if I am wrong.
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Mirdeusz said:
Im gonna get Xiaomi Mi A1 because there is no much difference between redmi note 4 (4/64 variant) and Mi A1 in price at this moment, and i prefer stock android and Mi A1 looks much better. Thanks for all answers
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No big price difference? At least gearbest offers the 64 GB variant regularly for around 130€. The Mi A1 is sold there temporarly for 185€. Check the german Website above to find the coupon code. https://www.chinahandys.net/xiaomi-mi-a1-angebot/
Hint: You need to be logged in with your account to have the code working.
Go rn4
Bigger battery n community better than phone looks and dual camera gimmick.
With the new mods we have hdr+, potrait mode like dual camera, etc... If you're lucky, you get sony / samsung sensor... Its better compared to a1 omnivision sensor.
You always can go pure android using any los/aosp based custom roms. It have no bloatware like stock android one rom.
Hello! Im new here i need your suggestions what to buy 4 or 4x as the two comes w/ snapdragon variant?? Do they have major differences? Bugs or what?? Also, are snapdragon roms are compatible to 4 or 4x as long as its snapdragon? Sorry for my bad english. Any help is appreciated. Ty.
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Hello! Im new here i need your suggestions what to buy 4 or 4x as the two comes w/ snapdragon variant?? Do they have major differences? Bugs or what?? Also, are snapdragon roms are compatible to 4 or 4x as long as its snapdragon? Sorry for my bad english. Any help is appreciated. Ty.
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It's the same phone. It simply has different names in different countries. Just make sure it's the Snapdragon version.
Depending on where you live, you may want to buy the Global version of the phone which supports more LTE bands (like band 20 in Europe).
But to be honest with you, I wouldn't buy the Note 4X anymore.
The Note 5/Note 5 Pro is already out.
The MI A1 ist basically a Note 4X with pure Android instead of MIUI and dual camera.
The Redmi 5/Redmi 5 Plus is basically a Note 4X with a 18:9 display instead of 16:9.
The new Mi 6X came out recently with a better CPU, dual cameras and MIUI.
The MI A2 (the same phone as Mi 6X but with pure Android instead of MIUI) will be announced soon.
So all roms and kernels of snapdragon will be compatible to both 4 and 4x as long its snapdragon? Thank you for the suggestions. I'll look for redmi note 5 pro
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So all roms and kernels of snapdragon will be compatible to both 4 and 4x as long its snapdragon?
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Correct.
So, is it good to buy 4x cause it's more updated than 4?
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So, is it good to buy 4x cause it's more updated than 4?
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You need to buy the phone with Snapdragon 625. Depending where you life, it's called either Redmi Note 4X or Redmi Note 4 Global Edition.
Just make sure that you buy the phone with Snapdragon and not MTK (MediaTek) processor
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It's the same phone. It simply has different names in different countries. Just make sure it's the Snapdragon version.
Depending on where you live, you may want to buy the Global version of the phone which supports more LTE bands (like band 20 in Europe).
But to be honest with you, I wouldn't buy the Note 4X anymore.
The Note 5/Note 5 Pro is already out.
The MI A1 ist basically a Note 4X with pure Android instead of MIUI and dual camera.
The Redmi 5/Redmi 5 Plus is basically a Note 4X with a 18:9 display instead of 16:9.
The new Mi 6X came out recently with a better CPU, dual cameras and MIUI.
The MI A2 (the same phone as Mi 6X but with pure Android instead of MIUI) will be announced soon.
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That is good to know, However there is one thing I would like too add:
Xiaomi is very bad in the development scene, they do not provide kernel source and devices trees for developers to build custom roms or kernels, and currently the Redmi Note 4 has both, while new devices probably don't.
If you care about custom roms/kernels ( and everyone here at XDA probably do) check the device respective development threads before purchasing the device to see if there is any activity.
Since basically in my opinion MIUI is a version mess.
Check for the processor. Don't buy the Note with mediatek chipset.
I am looking for a cheap phone for rooting purposes as well as installing custom ROMs. I have boiled the choices down to 3 phones.
1. Redmi Note 7s
2. Mi A2
3. Redmi 7
I like Redmi Note 7s a lot. But there probably isn't a thread on this phone on XDA. Are the Indian Note 7s and the global Note 7 the same phone? Are they both codenamed Lavender? Basically, can I run ROMs designed for Lavender on a Note 7s?
If not, should I go for Mi A2? Redmi 7 does not appear to have a lot of ROMs.
Should I consider other phones for this purpose?
Sorry if this question sounds like a noob, this is my first time. Thanks in advance for your help.
Still using it as a solid daily driver. Been looking on the market for something similar but I cannot find one.
Maybe the Pixel6a could be a winner but it seems it has a lot of problems.
Also I bought Mi a3 in 2019 with 142 euro. Cannot find a good phone at this price anymore.
i have come to same conclusion, it's difficult to find good alternative.
I think pixel 6a is great with A13.
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I think pixel 6a is great with A13.
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yes thinking solid of getting this one. Maybe I'll wait for winter discount.
I would go for Xiaomi redmi note 10 pro. Its a solid phone. Straight up an upgrade form the mi a3. If you go for the pixel you will loose SD Slot and 3.5mm audio jack
plus IR
I don't like the size of the Note.