Damn it! So many choices now:
Mi Note 3 - SD660 - RM1199 (6GB/64GB)
Redmi Note 5 - SD636 - RM999 (4GB/64GB)
Asus Zenfone Max Pro M1 - SD636 - RM949 (4GB/64GB)
Mi 6x/Mi A2 - SD660 - RM1000 (4GB/64GB)

Soon, other phone manufacturer will start releasing their phones.

i know it's wrong to ask this kind of question here, but i'm really in dilemma now. Im thinking to get new phone but undecided which one to choose:
1. RN5 (4GB)
-best price vs performance phone
-lowest camera quality compared to below option
-build quality, but acceptable since this is mid 1k phone
-disappointed because no 6GB version after waited for long
-using well known Snapdragon SOC

2. Mate 10 Pro (6GB)
-reduced price, can get brand new for rm2.6k
-proven battery life
-Gen 1 AI with possibility of getting update/port from P20 Gen 2 AI

3. P20 Pro (6GB)
-latest hype in the market, but battery life is slightly shorter compared to M10P
-best camera phone in the world at the moment
-AI assisted image for night mode, no need tripod

I'm very well versed with MIUI and EMUI so user experience will be not that much issue. I know the price is huge difference, I dont mind investing but at the same time if i can save some bucks why not.

my last xiaomi phone was mi3 and RN3, used OP3T for 3 weeks then i switched to honor 6x. i'm a retired flasholic.

This post has been edited by neuromancerx: Apr 26 2018, 03:21 PM

Depends on what is important to you. Camera? Performance? Price? Build-quality? UI?

This is my preference rank (from most to least important):
1. Battery life
2. Price (since its a huge gap)
3. Camera
4. Build quality
5. Performance (i believed for real world usage the difference is barely noticeable)
6. UI

2 different levels of phones.

If i were able to splurge money on phones, might as well just go for high end flagship phone. I'm not exactly into photography, as long i can snap some decent random photos at time that would be fine for me, so I bought RN5 6GB

Xiaomi's Redmi Note series is always the bang for buck phones, well of course there's some drawbacks but for me is fine.

Mate 10 & P20 Pro, their Hi-Silicon Kirin are also very powerful isn't it. Of course, their Leica lenses produces way better pics than Xiaomi Redmi Note 5.

If u have the budget go for the m10p...Second mi note 3..Lastly the terminal note 5

if A2 using android one, then u hv to use Google default camera.
and won't get miui special features camera.

A1 hv a lot of build quality problem, especiallyv related to telco gps.

based on rn5 price, official A2 gonna be priced at least 1150 for 4/64

U still need to flash every time when there is new release right ? Can't be auto update

How is A1's GPS problem related to telco?

im not too sure, a1 thread almost everyday got ppl complaint this gps problem.

i assume the prob lie in agps and telco band related connections
that mean modem problem

This post has been edited by lucaswjk: Apr 26 2018, 05:03 PM

So the GPS problem already existed from the beginning.

My Redmi Note 3 started having unstable GPS problems a few months after the 12 months warranty, while my Redmi Note 4's GPS lately is also very unstable. Is this MIUI's fault?

Anybody has any issue with the GPS for RN5?

It's a global stable rom.

After done all that, can OTA or not. Very curios on this.

im using the telco known to hv gps prb.
but i didnt face any disconnect or hard to lock.

mayb im using mi globe roms,
the roms can set the default satellite locking,
i choose asia satellite

my wife redmi 4x sometimes have gps lock problem with digi, (LTE b3/b7)

Can it be OTA onward ?
If yes might consider get 6gb import version

Bought within 20min of lauching, before 12.20am..
9.09am, packed and handed over to logistic partner.
*all at 25 April

No update yet as of 26-April 7.45pm.


Estimate Get 27 to 3-May

No problem with device. To my knowledge, only devices that comes vendor roms are unable to receive OTA updates, if not flashed to proper rom.

I personally had Redmi Note 3 SD with vendor rom, i unlocked the bootloader and flashed China Rom and Global Rom with out issues.Also receiving OTA updates as i enrolled into Global Beta Rom.

As for this Redmi Note 5 AI 6gb that comes with original China ROM I'm using now, i recently received an OTA update of 300mb.

Just unlocked the bootloader ( 15days waiting period ) and flashed to leaked Global Stable Rom. As this rom just released, i reckon that updates will take sometime maybe a couple of weeks?

i long time didnt tweak, who can help this newbie?
someone pls contribute 🤓

1. unlock guide

2. twrp guide

3. root guide

4. for ap set, global rom guide

5. clean rom guide, (freeze all bloated apk)

6. disable ads guide

This post has been edited by lucaswjk: Apr 26 2018, 08:19 PM

never try with china rom phone and reflash it.

so mean after flash to global stable rom which is the same rom that official redmi phone using here, it can receive ota update onward? and it will be use same like official rom?

mind share how to flash it

same thought haha