Xiaomi officially arrives in France and Italy this month Comments
- Anonymous
- S37
Redskitter, 09 May 20184G+ is working well in Philippines Telecom so it works too in France and Italy. We have the sa... moreNot true at all! There are many 4G+-combinations used in different countries. That one combination happen to work in the Philippines say nothing.
- AnonD-298375
- myv
DaXiong, 08 May 2018It "works" just like a phone from 2012 would work on 4G. Now it's 2018 and there is no reas... moreSweet cheesy peas!!
- Redskitter
- HBI
4G+ is working well in Philippines Telecom so it works too in France and Italy. We have the same bands around the world except the U.S.
- DaXiong
- S37
Bailey, 08 May 2018Well that's not true as I live in the UK and it works if you use it on 3 which is great for me... moreIt "works" just like a phone from 2012 would work on 4G.
Now it's 2018 and there is no reason not to have it work properly with 4G+ as supported by the SoC (and even supported on the Chinese versions in China). 4G+ gives better speeds, stability and coverage. Now the "global" phones are second class to compared to the Chinese models in China.
- Bailey
- myd
DaXiong, 08 May 2018Without LTE band 20 and without European carrier aggregation combinations they can't pretend t... moreWell that's not true as I live in the UK and it works if you use it on 3 which is great for me since they will officially be coming. And if they are selling in France and Italy they will have the band's.
- DaXiong
- S37
trilulilu, 08 May 2018Band 20 is included in every Xiaomi phone.. With "Global version" sticker.. They sell global v... moreBut they didn't care much about 4G+ outside China, that must be improved.
Just adding bands 4 and 20 and then calling it a day isn't that impressive, nor does it make the phone global... RN3SE was much more global, but no 4G+ at all (even though the Chinese version had it).
- trilulilu
- mi6
DaXiong, 08 May 2018Without LTE band 20 and without European carrier aggregation combinations they can't pretend t... moreBand 20 is included in every Xiaomi phone.. With "Global version" sticker.. They sell global versions in the past 2-3 years.. Real problem with Xiaomi phones was availibility in EU, now i guess it won't be, anymore.
- DaXiong
- S37
Jimbob of Jonestown, 08 May 2018Borders never stopped Germany before, right? I imagine this is the preface to a large expan... moreWithout LTE band 20 and without European carrier aggregation combinations they can't pretend to be a serious handset manufacturer in Europe. Also it's common that China only phones don't work properly in Europe.
- DaXiong
- S37
Time to fix proper 4G+ support for countries outside of China then! (No, that some phones support 3+3 or 3+7 and a few more combinations isn't good enough)
- Jimbob of Jonestown
- NUV
AnonD-754294, 08 May 2018these phones are trashFor the amount of money one pays.... I have to admit I am actually very pleasantly surprised regarding the quality of Xiaomi's handsets. I will admit that being Canadian I may be somewhat biased seeing as our cellphones cost a ton for very little featurewise, relative to what actually exists out on the market.
However, even a budget handset like the Redmi 4A performs admirably for just $130 Canadian pesos when it's on sale. If I didn't like top-specs-near-flagship phones (I'm into this tech, so I like the powerful ones) I would be very tempted to take a look at their offerings.
Hell, I still probably would, if Chinese handsets had better expected compatibility with Canadian networks.
- Jimbob of Jonestown
- NUV
german_turk, 08 May 2018What about Germany?Borders never stopped Germany before, right?
I imagine this is the preface to a large expansion throughout the EU. Not really much work if you think about it, unlike NA, EU already employs most of the same frequency bands China does. They can basically just ship the stock they already make for their domestic market instead of having to retool or make significant software modifications to accommodate NA's choice of wireless.
The availability/compatibility of Chinese handsets with European networks is something I will fully admit to be a bit jealous of. Canadian cellular choice is abysmal and it's rare I can find one that works with my carrier, least of all because my carrier is niche among niche....
Still waiting for xiaomi to open a physical store in my country. That would be sweet.
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