Xiaomi Red Rice

[mole]

Hi There

 

been looking at this phone previously only for china market but i see here:

 

Xiaomi hongmi (Red Rice) WCDMA version Android 4.2 MTK6589T Quad Core 1.5GHz 1G 4G 1280 × 720 4.7 Inch IPS Screen Multi-Language Smartphone Red - Wholesale Electronics on AntElife.com

 

it's listed as 900/2100mhz for 3G:

 

Network type: GSM+WCDMA

Frequency: GSM 850/900/1800/1900MHz WCDMA 900/2100MHz

WIFI: 802.11b/g wireless internet

 

So, should this work in UK for 3G or am I being stupid?

[hawc]

What network are you going to use it on? They have different frequencies.

[Arthur]

I thought all UK 3G networks work at 2,100MHz?

 

• 3: 3G 2,100MHz
  
• EE: GSM 1,800MHz, 3G 2,100MHz
  
• O2: GSM 900/1,800MHz, 3G 2,100MHz
  
• Vodafone: GSM 900/1,800MHz, 3G 2,100MHz
  

Sources: kenstechtips.com/index.php/using-your-non-uk-cellphonemobile-phone-in-the-uk & Wikipedia

Edited March 26, 2014 by Arthur

[Dos_Box]

Moving to correct forum.

[Dos_Box]

No GPS on there?

[Arthur]

No GPS on there?

It definitely has GPS.

 

• xiaomi.com/sg/redmi/
  
• negrielectronics.com/xiaomi-hongmi-16gb-dual-sim-unlocked-white.html
  

[mole]

i'm on tesco so o2 I guess:

 

 

Information

Parent Company

Tesco

Year Formed

2005

Website

Homepage | Tesco Mobile

Infrastructure

O2

Frequency Bands

GSM 900/1800 / 3G 2100

[Dos_Box]

I'm waiting on the latest MediaTek chipset to hit phones later this summer: Why MediaTek's MT6595 processor will result in a sub £200 iPhone rival - PC Advisor

Could be a game changer for high spec/low cost handsets.

[mole]

beastly!

[mole]

well took the plunge and bought one, will see how it fairs.

 

i see there's already some octocores availalbe - not sure if wcdma though.

[mole]

Well got it through yesterday and it's all good. 3G is H+ and wifi working, got play store installed and everything's good. Not bad for £119 all in.

Scores 16758 on antutu x which is about the same overall score as a nexus 4 or just under an S3.

[Dos_Box]

How's the GPS? And can you post Pics?

*Big Chinese phone fan me and have brought two so far, however with the new Mediatak 4G SOC that is due in a few months we should be getting very nice affordable smartphones in the UK too. That and better quality control. I've not had a duff one yet, but quite a few have.

[mole]

not problem, will see what i can do in an mo

[mole]

So here are some photos n video.

http://youtu.be/7h1b6nSNe8o

[mole]

Upon using for a bit and why I've bought a case for it is that the camera protrudes and would get stratched eventually. And the back is a bit plasticy, and cheap a bit like a dell inspirion laptop! But the price reflects this and is no different to many other phones. Still cant decide if it has corning gorilla glass, seems to be plastic if i tap it but have no comparision really to be sure.