7.2 onwards Antutu benchmark score increase by 20-30%. 7.1 is not as smooth as 7.2 so basically you trade battery life for performance

i heard the google installer cnt install play store now? earlier can but now cnt.

I don't feel the performance lacking actually, satisfied with it as a light user.

I had it installed, no problem whatsoever. I'm on 7.1.3 by the way

This post has been edited by Casey Joo: Apr 11 2016, 01:51 PM

i already update. but i dont know why my miui version is settings shows as MIUI 7 6.4.7 Beta. is this normal? or should i flash a new rom? can guide?

You can follow this guide first, flashing ROM without using PC:

http://en.miui.com/download-298.html

If it's not able to flash for whatever reason which is what happened to mine, where the software doesn't recognise the ROM file, use this manual flash guide. Do click the link to go to youtube website, cause the video description contain all the necessary download.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ffytnVrBc9E

The video didn't show the most vital step though. First have to install Mi PCsuite, as it'll install USB driver, or else your PC cannot detect your phone. Another problem is you MUST use 64bit windows (according to guide on MIUI forum) though, or else will give you "not enough memory" problem, happened to mine, and it soft bricked my phone. You can try use 32bit windows to do it, if really flash unsuccessful, don't panic, just unplug the USB cable, press and hold power button, your phone will restart and enter boot loop (keep restart but won't get past MI logo), hold the volume up+down and you'll see the phone stop boot loop and looked like it's shutdown (but it's actually entering download mode again), connect USB, flash again.

i'm torn between this and mi4c...

redmi3
- metal
- bigger battery capacity
- can expand storage via microsd

mi4c
- better processor
- reversible usb type c
- better screen resolution
- dual led flash

This post has been edited by axxer: Apr 12 2016, 07:22 PM

Depends what you want. You might be disappointed with the camera and gaming experience. Otherwise, the battery alone can be the sole reason to get this phone. I'm now 3hr sot (chrome and FB and WhatsApp) and my battery 76%, unplugged 9am this morning.

damn nice
my current phone would die already after 3h sot lol

In real life, nobody gonna use flash anyway.

i cant live without phone led flash tho. living in somewhat rural area, its a glorified torchlight

Torchlight I can see the purpose, but for shooting photo, flashing are ugly.

Yup... camera phone flash still have a long way to go.

Dunno how to describe my feeling towards the battery life. Totally amazed, I feel like I'm using iPad level of battery life. Browsing, FB, WhatsApp, some music and YouTube. When watching YouTube even 720p will only eat up 1% battery every 6mins. And I don't dim my display, left it at auto brightness slider right at the middle. Never off WiFi and GPS, too lazy to toggle them on and off.

It's not a performance car, rather like a small boring car that you get you to wherever you want to go, with extreme fuel efficiency, and dependable reliability. No crash or restarts so far. Very happy with it.





This post has been edited by Casey Joo: Apr 14 2016, 12:09 AM

I want to ask what firmware/MIUI version you using now? Also, why your battery stats got missing gap? You shut off your phone?

Stock china ROM 7 .1.3 stable. Nope phone not shut down but somehow it just displayed that way...

Also I don't use any battery profile, just lock screen put away and sleep. Overnight it lose about 2-3 percent. If I don't install Facebook and messenger I probably get better standby.

anyone know when this phone gonna get here officially? in sirim database yet?

or is there anyone here wanna let go their set cheap2?

some local seller already cut throat, saw selling around rm650+.. fucking scalpers

To those who bought this phone from local seller, strongly recommend you to flash the phone with official ROM.

The phone from local seller (unofficial), the Rom is tampered causing the rom to be bloated with ads and bloatwares. The battery is better thou surprisingly

Yeah. When willl it comes. This is better of you want smaller phone compared to rn3

I wonder did you leave your Sync ON all the time?

Nope, I don't sync anything...thats what contribute the battery life I think. My ex s7e no where near that battery life with same usage