Xiaomi Redmi Note Prime: Full Specifications, Pictures

sd card slot

then i would say SD card + local support.With the Redmi Note 2 you have to go through resellers.

I guess you haven’t realized how demanding are Indian customers.

Go take a look at any Facebook post of MI.com and you see only Indian customers complaining:

” bring this phone here, price it not more than 9999, release the source code of redmi 1s, put the sd card slot on it…. ”

what i have learned so far is that resellers are not a viable option for Indian customers.

(and why would that be considering the huge selection they have?)

Resellers aren;t the best option for Indian customers. I have a few friends in India and they always have trouble getting phones off resellers or with Indian customs, they usually have me bring them phones when i go there for business.

I was hoping I would be wrong and India would get a SD616 or something similar.

All prayers ON for Mi5…hoping for simultaneous release in India as well…and hoping its a complete package,not like…all good except this,that etc..reqt is onlky great camera and good SoC(808 will also do if not rumoured 820)

also the major Chinese companies already have a presence there so would someone go for a reseller? 😀

if They lift the ban then you can be sure that Xiaomi would start selling the Note2/3 there too without going into the trouble of making a phone specific for that market.

i really doubt they are going to launch it simultaneously.

And that’s because of limited supplies / big demand.

people have been waiting for too long and the first batches will be gone in matter of seconds.

I’m afraid you guys have to wait extra 6 months.

Hope I’m wrong though.

Lol. I’ll only charger you an extra 99.50 for it

Asians are stubborn.

I remember Samsung losing the trial with Apple and ended up paying $1M of pennies 😀

because you (and me) have no other options so we don’t mind paying an extra.

other friends like Yasir have to pay crazy custom fees so it becomes almost impossible to buy from resellers, and i bet he would be happy just to don’t pay custom fees.

our Indian friends instead can get most of Chinese phones locally and that’s why they are more picky than me or you.

nothing wrong with them, we would probably act the same in that conditions.

Asians are all about the concept of “face”. This can cause some of the worst business decisions and also some truly laughable moments like the pennies example.

Hi MaxPower, I need your help. I need to buy a phone and am hesitating between the models below:

– black wcdam version of the Xiaomi MI4 is again available on Ibuygou and I could get it at 195€ without shipping costs (this phone looks amazing even its SOC is old but still very powerful, its dowside is the storage and the missing LTE frequencies; there is a white version with LTE but I hate white color)

– Xiaomi MI4C advanced version at 240€ without shipping costs (this phone looks amazing too it has 32gb storage

and some LTE frequencies, built quality is not premium as the MI4 and I have seen some reviews saying that if the phone is used intensively for gaming for example the SOC 808 is throttling which explains the random scores in antutu)

– Redmi Note 3 avanced version (never had a 5.5

inch phone but this one is very competitive for the price, and with the

time I could adopt its size even if it is bulky)

– Meizu Metal (width is 75mm which is nice, wondering if 2gb of Ram is enough for the system)

I am not a huge gamer but I will play a few ones like Fifa. I want to keep the phone for at least 1.5 years or more. Of course camera is really important for me, storage is important too. I am really lost, if the Black MI4 (wcdma) had 32gb storage I would have gone it without hesitation. That being said, I am not going to install tons of applications or games. I don’t care about 4g connection at all, it could be nice to have it but I can live without it. The MI5 will be anounced soon but after resellers price will be around 380€ without shipping costs which is above my budget.

In your opinion what is the best investment in the list above?

I have asked the same to Balco. Thanks in advance!

this question is actually pretty hard.

all phones you listed are great phones so you have to figure out which one suits your needs better.

“i would keep my phone for 1.5 year…”

then forget the MI4 (in actually writing you with my MI4)

it’s a great phone that could last years but you’ll get tired of it due a lack of recent features (LTE, fingerprint scanner) and also you need storage.

so we are down to 3.

Meizu is a nice phone but i hate the rom, you either love it or hate it.

I’m sure Balco told you to go with the Meizu (he’s a big fan).

That wouldn’t be my choice due to the software…but again, you might like it instead.

down to 2…

Note 3

good battery, fingerprint scanner,bigger display

MI4C better camera, double tap feature, side tap.

the MI4c didn’t feel cheap at all, even if it doesn’t have metal.

I personally would go with the Note3 because i grew tired

of 5″ and i’d like to get fingerprint scanner and a bigger battery.

if camera is your priority and you don’t want a big phone then the MI4C is your choice.

the Note3 is a great deal, I’m still waiting to see how the camera performs though.

They can deal with Ericsson any day like any other Chinese brands. Moreover it’s not even remotely related with that famous ban affair.

You are wrong about that your “nothing available from Qualcomm at this price” claim. At worst case they could get the SD610 (quadcore model of the SD615) cheaper than Helio P10 and put it in Redmi Note 2/3.

I’m not over yet, that Prime is just good old Redmi Note 4G. It was great for the price at the date for sure. Now it’s too bulky and ugly comparison to new budget phablets. It replaced with smaller and beautiful budget phablets including Xiaomi’s own Redmi Note 2 not to mention Redmi Note 3. Worse, price is far from great for such an outdated handset.

Indians have every right to be outraged when Xiaomi feeding them with that overpriced and outdated product.

BTW I’m not Indian if you don’t get that.

It’s more about Xiaomi being cheap. I am one of their biggest fans but they are wrong here. They can negotiate with Ericsson just like every other company does that used MTK chips in India. Xiaomi just signed a new deal with Qualcomm to continue using their 3G and 4G patents, no reason they couldn’t do the same with Ericsson.

Also if they really wanted to make a Note 2/3 for India they have their choice of newer 6 models from Qualcom. They also could use a mid level Exnyos chip. And a phone with either of those could and would sell at the same price as the Note 2/3 in other markets.

The hate is warranted this was a horrible PR move by Xiaomi. Especially in the worlds most competitive smartphone market. China and America have just about leveled off as far as smartphone growth is concerned. India is the hottest market available, Xiaomi needs to do all they can as more and more companies are starting to set up shop in India.

With that SoC, 720p is best. That SoC is incredibly underpowered and lags with FHD screens.