Thanks WD40. I think I will buy the 4A model (unfortunately goldish = no go for me), still I am going to see it first with my own eyes.Wd40 wrote:Redmi 4X is for the China market. There is no original global ROM for this. So I think it will come with a vendor modified ROM. It will have playstore and all that but it could be laggy and may crash as well. How I know there is no global ROM for this, I see the link below, it has China ROM only for download:
http://en.miui.com/download-323.html
In case of 4A, you see there is both China ROM as well as Global ROM for download:
http://en.miui.com/download-319.html
So unless specificationwise or featurewise you see something very special about 4X, avoid it. You could flash original China ROM on it but it wont have google apps and playstore but you can install it using APK. The only other downside is that it will come preinstalled with lot of China specific apps like Mi wallet, yellow pages etc.
It is better to buy a export set of 4A. I saw in little india for like $140 I think. You have the option of installing original global ROM on it, in case it has a vendor modified ROM.
Here is an export set of 4A on Lazada:
http://www.lazada.sg/xiaomi-redmi-4a-16 ... =1&rb=6116
the Nokia 6 runs a stock android and it is quite cheap. i use a 73$ Lumia 540 atm and i upgraded it from windows 8 to windows 10 .. its a bit slow but for a device with 1GB RAM its pretty decent.x9200 wrote:I am not going to use any Android phone for any sensitive information. In general, I don't trust any mobile device for that, but for the very rare occasions I may need to process some sensitive data on a mobile device, I still carry an Ipad in my backpack.
A smart phone for me is a gsm phone (voice + txt), plus a functional backup to the Ipad and a camera (I also have a full blown regular camera in my backpack). Very occasionally I may post some stuff on FB, take photos, and that's roughly it.
IIRC the Nexuses are pricey.
Nokia 6 is in the $300 price range. The xiaomis we are talking about are in the $150-180 range.rajagainstthemachine wrote:the Nokia 6 runs a stock android and it is quite cheap.x9200 wrote:I am not going to use any Android phone for any sensitive information. In general, I don't trust any mobile device for that, but for the very rare occasions I may need to process some sensitive data on a mobile device, I still carry an Ipad in my backpack.
A smart phone for me is a gsm phone (voice + txt), plus a functional backup to the Ipad and a camera (I also have a full blown regular camera in my backpack). Very occasionally I may post some stuff on FB, take photos, and that's roughly it.
IIRC the Nexuses are pricey.
Windows ... eeee... but I see somthing like this that lacks any details:rajagainstthemachine wrote:the Nokia 6 runs a stock android and it is quite cheap. i use a 73$ Lumia 540 atm and i upgraded it from windows 8 to windows 10 .. its a bit slow but for a device with 1GB RAM its pretty decent.x9200 wrote:I am not going to use any Android phone for any sensitive information. In general, I don't trust any mobile device for that, but for the very rare occasions I may need to process some sensitive data on a mobile device, I still carry an Ipad in my backpack.
A smart phone for me is a gsm phone (voice + txt), plus a functional backup to the Ipad and a camera (I also have a full blown regular camera in my backpack). Very occasionally I may post some stuff on FB, take photos, and that's roughly it.
IIRC the Nexuses are pricey.
I don't believe in buying expensive smartphones anymore, they are all the same crap in a year or two's time.
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