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Xiaomi Redmi 4X 5" 3GB/32GB Snapdragon 435 Mobile Phone $116.98 US (~ $148.45 AU) Shipped @ Lightinthebox

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The Xiaomi Redmi 4X is a budget friendly phone from Xiaomi with a premium build. It has a 5" display, Qualcomm Snapdragon 435 Octa-Core CPU with 3GB of RAM, 32GB of Storage and a large 4100mAh battery. As with most Xiaomi phones, this features dual SIMs with an inbuilt fingerprint reade.r

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Specs

  • 5" 1280x720 Display
  • Android 6.0 (MIUI 8)
  • Qualcomm Snapdragon 435 Octa-core @ 1.4GHz
  • Adreno 505 GPU
  • 3GB RAM
  • 32GB Storage (Supports MicroSD upto 128GB)
  • WiFi / Bluetooth / GPS
  • 13.0MP Rear Camera / 5.0MP Front Camera
  • 4100mAh Battery
  • Dual SIM Standy (Micro + Nano / microSD)
  • 3G: WCDMA(850MHz), WCDMA(2100MHz), WCDMA(1900MHz), WCDMA(900MHz)
  • 4G: TDD(B39 1900MHz),TDD(B38 2600MHz),FDD(B8 900MHz),FDD(B7 2600MHz),FDD(B5 850MHz),TDD(B41 2500MHz),FDD(B3 1800MHz),TDD(B40 2300MHz),FDD(B1 2100MHz)
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  • Gomo on 27/07/2017 - 19:39
    +2

    Still rocking out with my Redmi Note 2 .. =P Bit of a classic but can't fault it !

    • [Deactivated] on 27/07/2017 - 19:41

      mine is still going gang busters too - only issue is the battery, did you ever buy a replacement battery for yours? I'm still running the dev firmware that was being updated weekly (but hasnt for a month or two lately)

      one thing to look for is setup your device on your own DNS server and look at the massive amounts of spying the Chinese are doing on your phone, it's un (profanity) believable

      • Gomo on 27/07/2017 - 19:59
        +3

        Hey ! Yeah I'd say the same .. Battery life.. it sucks!

        But for me I use it daily as I'm an Uber driver (It's hooked up to power anyway) I run the stock MIUI on it.. 8 that is.. Apparently 9 will come to it middle of August.. but don't think that will help with battery life

        Yes I have spare batteries 2 of them in fact! and neither of them did anything for me in terms of battery performance, all about the same.. this phone won't last longer then a single day without needing charge, I think it's because of the MTK chipset,

        China is spying on me ?? =o Not aware of it have not put any blocks in place.. got nothing to interesting to show either lol..

        I did try the CM12 builds, they run.. but seem to lag compared to normal stock UI

        • [Deactivated] on 27/07/2017 - 21:25
          +1

          I have a sneaky suspicion that the reason the battery life sucks is because the phone "phones home" hundreds of times an hour to places like chat.apps.xiaomi.com and a bunch of other weird domain names owned by them.

          within 10 minutes I had about 100 requests to connect to various xiaomi servers even though I wasn't using the phone itself. also connects to a few xiaomi associated qq.com urls.

          I tried CM12 and battery life was greatly improved… but the camera really sucks on the third party firmware and like you said its not as fast and polished as MIUI….

          we were meant to be getting android 6.0, but I think Xiaomi are now ignoring that and it's not happening… possibly because of MediaTek

          still no other phone company releases updates weekly for phones that came out 4 years ago

          when I first got the RN2 the battery was fine it was only until a later update that it really started to suck

        • illumination on 28/07/2017 - 00:44
          +4

          @wingwang:

          Still using Xiaomi Redmi Note 2 over here too and can also attest to the absolutely terrible battery life. I estimate I need to charge about 3-4 times a day to be able to last properly (gotten used to it). However I've similarly noticed that whilst the battery life really sucks, charging is now ridiculously fast.

          Haven't noticed the high volume of traffic contacting "home" but never looked at it to be honest.

          I never had a huge issue with the camera although when I look relatively (compared to other phones) I can tell the difference, objectively I find it ok.

          I've found it to be quite stable - more stable than at some points in the past.

          Still using MIUI myself, but am rooted. Might've tried a custom ROM or 2 back in the day but not anymore. Never bought an extra battery.

          Personally I'm not sure what I want to upgrade to next. I had been eyeing Xiaomi Redmi Note 4X for a while, which is still a reasonable option I feel, but I've held off as my RN2 just won't die. But the longer I wait the closer I feel I am to another potential awesome value phone. Xiaomi also just announced the Xiaomi Mi 5X yesterday which also looks really good.

          Things I've been considering for my next phone:

          • Dual SIM 4G/3G and microSD slot - although I've come to accept a microSD slot is no longer as crucial
          • Band 28 - even though our RM2 doesn't have this, I've been having terrible reception at home and just kinda wanna see if having band 28 might help even though I do not live in a remote area
          • 5.5" screen - feel like anything smaller just looks too small now!
          • NFC (ideally)

          I've considered Motorola G5 Plus which I think satisfies all of that, but for the price of one you could get an alternative phone with different specs.

          As a result, the hunt goes on..

          Apologies for my essay! Typed a lot longer than I expected..

          Edit:

          TLDR: Still using RN2. Sucks now especially battery but still love it. Won't die fully so I'm reluctant to buy new phone and the longer I wait the more I feel there's another really good bang for buck phone around the corner (like our RN2!). Have been considering potential replacements over the past few months such as Leeco LeTV, Lenovo ZUK, Xiaomi RN3/RN4, Motorola G4/G5 Plus, Xiaomi Mi5/Mi6 but still can't decide.

        • Windows7forever on 28/07/2017 - 05:46
          -5

          @wingwang: Hey Wing, show Xiaomi your Wang!

        • Windows7forever on 28/07/2017 - 05:49
          +3

          @illumination: I enjoyed reading your essay. Your grammar, spacing and vocabulary is impeccable. A+

        • illumination on 28/07/2017 - 13:24

          @87andcry: Haha uhh I can't tell if you're missing a "/s", but if not then thanks I guess..?

        • philart on 28/07/2017 - 17:00

          @wingwang:

          The Redmi 4x already ships with Android 6 Marshmallow with a Nougat 7.01 upgrade announced for the coming months.

          Please note this discussion is not the Redmi note model.

      • KRM123 on 28/07/2017 - 08:27
        +1

        I got one too.

        The battery life does indeed suck. However I replaced it after about 8 months with a Nohon battery which was good. But again after another 8 months, its dying, although still better than the original Xiaomi battery.

        I will likely keep my phone until about next Jan/Feb, which will take me to 2 years and then will upgrade. I'll probably buy another battery this week, to take me through until then.

        2 days battery life should be easily achievable with newer phones these days.

  • GermanGeizhals on 27/07/2017 - 20:19
    +2

    It's a decent phone for an amazing price, gets the job done. Best thing for me is the awesome battery life of 2-3 days. Performance is very usable, however it has some stutters here and there. Only have one major complaint, and that is that chrome keeps crashing, couldn't solve the problem up to now.

    • Gomo on 27/07/2017 - 20:38
      +1

      I think the major feature is the micro SD slot :)

      • Clear on 27/07/2017 - 20:53

        I'm fairly certain all the Redmi phones have microSD slots. Just not their flagships.

        • Gomo on 27/07/2017 - 22:32

          Could be right, So the Mi 5S doesn't have MicroSD Slot

  • savings on 27/07/2017 - 20:54

    Showing as 169AUD does this need a code?

  • anthoneeyz on 27/07/2017 - 21:00

    just a few q before I decide to buy:
    - would paypal cover for lost in transit?
    - any mobile networks which this wont work on?

    Thanks OP for the post

    • [Deactivated] on 27/07/2017 - 21:05
      +8
      • any mobile networks which this wont work on?

      yeah it wont work on the Orange CDMA network

      • PainToad on 27/07/2017 - 21:36

        What about Three 3G?

        • Jackson on 28/07/2017 - 08:56

          It definitely works on that

        • PainToad on 28/07/2017 - 10:33

          @Jackson:

          So a time machine is included?

        • surethang on 28/07/2017 - 18:20

          @PainToad:

          Can confirm - phone comes with a Delorean and Mr Fusion

    • Polak on 28/07/2017 - 09:19

      Paypal inflates the exchange rate.

      • philart on 28/07/2017 - 17:04

        But still quite reasonable compared to banks. Paypal adds 3% to Interbank trading rates.

        • illumination on 28/07/2017 - 18:48

          I think most banks add about 3% too so it's no more reasonable than a bank really.

  • agame on 27/07/2017 - 21:13

    They just released the xaiomi 5X which could be of better value

    • lachiem on 27/07/2017 - 21:33

      Will the price drop any further on this phone when the 5X starts shipping?

      • donkeydoc on 27/07/2017 - 22:43

        better off getting SD 625 redmi 4 if theres a sale on it

    • philart on 28/07/2017 - 17:08
      +2

      5.5" v 5" is generally the difference between a phone fitting a shirt pocket or not.

      • nocure on 28/07/2017 - 17:22

        Who puts their phone in a shirt pocket? I find the note so much better.

  • Iggemo on 27/07/2017 - 21:17

    will this run poke-no with the new gyms without overheating in 10 minutes?

    • PainToad on 27/07/2017 - 21:37
      +1

      You might have issues with Safety Net depending on the rom.

      • Iggemo on 05/08/2017 - 13:32

        i had no idea what safety net is, but as luck would have it, within a few days of your post my current phone (Bluboo Mini) ceased being able to run Poke-go due to failing safetynet (it had worked for months) so, unfortunately, i now know what you meant. Anywho i bought this phone so im hoping it doesnt have that issue

  • rgr on 27/07/2017 - 21:28

    how do you get rid of the default chinese firmware?

    • [Deactivated] on 27/07/2017 - 21:32

      download the universal rom if it isnt installed already

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

      • PainToad on 27/07/2017 - 21:39
        +2

        No, no, no.

        Go with https://xiaomi.eu/community/forums/miui-weekly-rom-releases.…

        And even if it comes pe-installed, you should still reflash to wipe any potential malware the seller might of snuck in.

        • BadGiraffe on 27/07/2017 - 23:37

          I have questions.
          * Do these have OTA updates, or do I have to keep flashing?
          * How is this better than the regular ROM? Won't the regular ones get these updates eventually?
          * Isn't it risky being an early adopter?
          * Will this still have all that Chinese spyware?

        • PainToad on 28/07/2017 - 05:48

          @flaminglemon:

          • Yes they get OTA, though I think they might be full images. I use to use ADM to speed up the downloads and just flash with TWRP.
          • Benifits are here https://xiaomi.eu/community/threads/7-7-20-last-miui-8.40847…
          • I guess, I've never heard of major bugs but.
          • That's the point of these ROMs. Not only do they remove some Chinese crap, they actually decompile APK to translate stuff even Xiaomi are to lazy to do. These are much more polished than official ROMs.

          These guys have been around for yeaaaaaarrrsss.

        • BadGiraffe on 28/07/2017 - 10:37

          @PainToad: "So we decided to STOP OTA support at all.. you have to download ROM manually and install via Updater - menu (…) - Select installation package - reboot (You will not loose your data)"

          It's great that you can just update via the updater tool. That's handy!

          But rooting and flashing is something I haven't done in ages. With my Samsungs, that was pretty easy. With my HTC's, it was painful. So painful it turned me off the whole root and flash thing.

          Might do this if I ever replace my Redmi Note 3. I doubt it'll have much resale value, so it'll be perfect for a bit of flashing.

        • movieman on 18/08/2017 - 05:52

          Hello PainToad,

          What is the process to reflash?

          I've haven't done such a thing since jailbraking early editions of the iphone.

          Do you have a detailed guide with exact steps so I don't stuff it up?

          Thanks

  • frostman on 27/07/2017 - 21:36
    +3

    Bought some ceiling lights from this mob once, was missing screws.

    • Windows7forever on 28/07/2017 - 05:50
      +2

      Because those 'missing screws' were port holes for the hidden cameras ;)

      • BadGiraffe on 28/07/2017 - 10:39

        Ah. So it was missing the hidden cameras. frostman should go get his money back.

  • [Deactivated] on 27/07/2017 - 21:42
    +1

    This phone is really good, Lasts 4 days easy.

    I had wifi connection issues when I got mine and I upgraded OS and it works fine now. Not sure who makes custom roms for them but I will wait and see, the chinese one is decent but I don't trust the chinese with my personal details after the xiaomi scandal a few yrs ago

    • cheepwun on 27/07/2017 - 23:17
      +4

      but I don't trust the chinese with my personal details after the xiaomi scandal a few yrs ago

      As opposed to good ol' USA (Google,NSA), the protectors of your privacy. Which is why the license agreements for android basically tell you that they own your android device. All of them are crooks. The OS manufacturers. Chipset manufacturers. Phone manufacturers. And the those making apps.

      • Windows7forever on 28/07/2017 - 05:52
        -3

        Everyone owns us. If you are serious about protecting your privacy stop using the internet and go back to the 1950s.

        • cheepwun on 28/07/2017 - 11:37
          +2

          If you are serious about protecting your privacy stop using the internet and go back to the 1950s.

          https://www.ghacks.net/2016/02/08/windows-10-phones-home-eve…
          https://www.rt.com/usa/optic-nerve-yahoo-webcams-050/
          https://www.rt.com/news/379839-cia-listen-samsung-tvs/
          https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5IO1nVWWq2Q

          So what you're saying - essentially - is that we should put up with taxpayer-funded dragnet surveillance as a condition for being allowed to use the internet? If we want to use the intenet in TVs, phones, tablets and computers and "IoT" devices, we must accept surveillance that is the most pervasive and detailed it has ever been in history. Surveillance that is every central planner's and marketers (and targeter's) wet dream. Unparalleled access to every personal detail of our lives with no fightback to ensure some privacy is left for us? Is that how you want to operate?

          Full surveillance is simply a condition of using the internet?

          Will your opinion change if you are fighting against a government or policies which you believe are oppressive? A State which is silencing your free speech and right to privacy?

          Incidentally, the 1950s would be good to me overall (less tainted vaccines, no chemtrails, no phone towers, no commonly-used microwave radiation (wifi/bluetooth/phone towers). Far more cash, far less electronic. Far less central control. Far more independent retailers. No major concern about GMOs in the food supply. Far less diabetes. Far less fast food. Far less heart disease & cancers. Far cleaner food and land. Far less extinct animals, far less cars on the road, cleaner oceans, far less waste, no plastic everywhere, more wildlife. The big downside would be that I'd have to live with more backward thoughts and probably wouldn't be able to generate my own electricity off-grid…but I think I'd be far happier and healthier overall.

        • Windows7forever on 28/07/2017 - 18:25
          -1

          @cheepwun: I will check out those links in good time. Sorry can't read everything now. Call me a pessimist but I envisage a 1984 dystopian future for us all. The Illuminati have already started turning the wheels. Good luck trying to stop it. In summary, we're farked.

  • johnyBgood on 27/07/2017 - 22:54
    +1

    Thanks OP bought one. I'm impressed with the reviews so far, didn't know it is also water resistant, even better compared with S8 on this video: https://youtu.be/lguRaVTpRi8

  • morgs640 on 27/07/2017 - 23:01
    +2

    Good deal but would prefer the Redmi Note 4x for $30 More

    • [Deactivated] on 27/07/2017 - 23:17

      i wonder the difference between SOT

      • morgs640 on 28/07/2017 - 00:57
        +1

        GSMARENA says the Note lasts longer. Assuming this is because the RN4x cpu is the Snapdragon 625 which is extremely battery friendly.

        • [Deactivated] on 28/07/2017 - 01:24

          Oh snap, probably worth the value then!

        • Jackson on 28/07/2017 - 09:02

          People saying 4 days with one of these is probably plenty for most of us

        • donkeydoc on 28/07/2017 - 09:19
          +1

          SD 625 much better than 435

        • Kikkoman56 on 28/07/2017 - 11:40
          +1

          Yea comes down to the fact that the 625 is 14nm but the 435 in this stuck with the old 28nm process.

  • Helmuth on 27/07/2017 - 23:55
    +1

    The XDA forum on this phone is not very active. There is a TWRP recovey available, but nothing in the way of custom or AOSP ROMs https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/xiaomi-redmi-4x

    • greenie4242 on 28/07/2017 - 10:15
      +1

      Do you know if the phone is rooted by default, or if it's easy to root? If I can't root a smartphone it's of no use to me.

      I have a whole bunch of really useful apps paid for and installed years ago that aren't available anymore on the Play Store, so it's completely impossible to re-install them. Simply backing up then re-installing the APK doesn't work as they are "Pro" apps so they won't function without first performing some sort of verification from the Play Store that you've paid. Some apps verify themselves once then store the confirmation somewhere in their data files. Even some free apps required some sort of download before they work, and if their Play Store link is removed they can never be re-installed. Titanium Backup can backup paid market links and app data, so re-installing the apps is super easy. But without root, that's not possible. Without those apps, I may as well just use an old Nokia dumb-phone, as my smart-phone becomes a useless brick.

      I also use root to change user interface idiocy such as using default sans-serif fonts for all default and productivity apps. It's so much fun receiving an email like "Here is your temporary password required to set up your account - for security reasons it includes lower-case, upper-case and numbers - 1lLiI10Oo" which in many sans-serif fonts simply looks like a bunch of lines and circles. At one stage I had to continue carrying around an old Android 2.3 device for about eight months because every single note that was written for a particular project became completely illegible due to the default sans-serif fonts included in all later versions of Android. It's almost criminal that the exact same version of a particular app might look completely different on five different Android devices and be impossible to use on some of them simply due to something as stupid as default fonts that can't be changed.

  • CVonC on 28/07/2017 - 01:35

    Looking for a replacement phone for my mum as her Sony E4G was dropped.

    What do you guys reckon of the Note 2 for $80USD? Or not worth the battery issues?

    How about the Note 4A for $85USD or $95USD for the global version (and what's the difference?)?

    The Leagoo M8 Pro looks quite good @ $79USD too.

    Or is this 4X really worth the extra 20-40USD?

    • paulaus on 28/07/2017 - 08:54

      The leagoo looks good for the money 5.7 inch all the reviews are good.

      • morgs640 on 28/07/2017 - 13:23

        I have one on the way got it from dx for $100 aud

        • CVonC on 28/07/2017 - 13:55

          yeah I'm quite liking it. how's it been going so far? any pros/cons you can mention?

        • morgs640 on 28/07/2017 - 14:00

          @CVonC: It hasn't arrived yet. probably 2 weeks away still

        • morgs640 on 28/07/2017 - 14:01
          +1

          @CVonC: I would have got the Note 2 had i seen that deal most likely especially if your willing to install custom roms etc.

          Edit: Given its for your mum you probably would rather leave it stock.

        • CVonC on 29/07/2017 - 01:33

          @morgs640:

          yeah.. so based on stock roms, you'd still pick Note 2 over the M8 Pro at the same price point?

        • morgs640 on 29/07/2017 - 15:27

          @CVonC: I think I would but the battery life probably wont be as good as the m8 pro.

        • CVonC on 29/07/2017 - 18:14

          @morgs640:

          For what reasons though?

        • morgs640 on 01/08/2017 - 22:36

          @CVonC: faster cpu and being a Xiaomi device it should be good quality and have better software updates. Also 1080p screen vs 720

      • rogerm22 on 28/07/2017 - 16:18
        +1

        But bear in mind it doesn't support WCDMA 850MHz, so it can't be used with Telstra.

        • philart on 28/07/2017 - 17:11

          The phone has both 850 WCDMA and LTE, so good for Telstra 3G and Vodafone 4G as well. What it doesn't have is LTE700Mhz which can be key frequencies for both Optus and Telstra in regional areas.

        • rogerm22 on 28/07/2017 - 18:48
          +1

          @philart:
          The Leagoo doesn't support 850MHz (but the Xiaomi phone does).

        • CVonC on 29/07/2017 - 01:36

          @rogerm22:

          But it does support 2100MHz so that should be okay for Telstra 3G provided there's coverage?

        • rogerm22 on 29/07/2017 - 13:24
          +1

          @CVonC: Yes, if you get coverage from a tower with 2100MHz. But, it won't be any good if you're only getting signal from a 850MHz tower.

    • morgs640 on 01/08/2017 - 22:38
      +1

      You should post up a deal for the Redmi Note 2 (paying in USD is cheaper) really great price.

  • AustriaBargain on 28/07/2017 - 02:09

    Does it have nfc?

  • Windows7forever on 28/07/2017 - 05:53

    Enticing deal. Currently using Android 6.0 with a measly 1GB of RAM and it's a struggle.

  • Brianqpr on 28/07/2017 - 08:02
    +1

    Great price for a very decent phone. Paid about $215 for mine.

  • taurenpally on 28/07/2017 - 09:03

    anybody know if these phones work with pokemon go? Thanks :)

    • morgs640 on 28/07/2017 - 14:07

      They should do

      • taurenpally on 28/07/2017 - 14:23

        thanks Morgs was hoping for someone who has one to comment rather then risking it XD

        • morgs640 on 28/07/2017 - 14:30

          True i don't know for sure but as far as i know Pokemon go only doesn't work if your phone fails safetynet eg if you unlock the bootloader etc. since these come with the stock rom i'm pretty sure you should be fine but can't guarantee it.

        • morgs640 on 28/07/2017 - 14:31

          Anyway get this instead

          https://www.aliexpress.com/item/Xiaomi-Redmi-Note-4-Snapdrag…

        • taurenpally on 28/07/2017 - 14:34

          thanks XD

        • tajid on 01/09/2017 - 10:46

          @morgs640: Dumb question, what's the difference between that and the one in OP?

  • morgs640 on 28/07/2017 - 14:32

    Or this if you don't mind a little less battery life for a better faster phone

    https://www.aliexpress.com/item/brand-new-Xiaomi-Redmi-note-…

  • Ronnnie on 28/07/2017 - 20:14
    -1

    pretty good deal for a phone with a snapdragon 625 and 3gb of ram.

    • nathan-drake on 28/07/2017 - 23:29

      this is the 5inch phone with SD435 and 720p display. Its basically a budget iphone and its surprisingly amazing!

    • morgs640 on 29/07/2017 - 18:35

      Even cheaper if you get it from Ebay now with the $20 off. The Redmi Note 4 not 4x model is better (Faster CPU than the 625) and better build.

      • CVonC on 29/07/2017 - 20:53
        +2

        Link?

      • Iggemo on 01/08/2017 - 18:28

        from where?

        • morgs640 on 01/08/2017 - 22:37

          Ebay just find one for 189 and use the thankyou20

        • Tehcookiemonsta on 02/08/2017 - 14:19

          @morgs640: There isnt any for $189… unless if im blind how about u post a link

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