Bought it on early 2018, and it's been 7 years now and still alive, though, the performance are really bad nowadays even running on custom ROM already (RevengeOS, Android 9), but still better than MIUI (read: Meme UI) that stuck on Android 7.
Using GCam 5.1, the shot quality are quite good in my opinion and get worse on low light condition. But it's really slow so you have to wait a few seconds to capture a single shot. For video recording, you better not record a longer than 2 minutes otherwise you might experience inconsistent fps.
Battery life is enough for 1 day use, I got like close to 5 hours screen on time with no gaming. The reason on why this phone is still alive until now because how easy it to replace the battery even by yourself with the right tools. So you just need to buy the battery for $7 and replace it by yourself. Mine got replaced 3 times. Yeah, about once per couple years.
Also this phone has community that is still active until now, at least here in Indonesia.
And you might be wondering why don't you just throw away this phone and just buy a new one? Well there's a lot of reason and the main reason is there's a little choice to compact smartphone these days, especially a budget one. The closest to what I wanted is Pixel 5, but battery replacement seems not as easy as this phone at least for me (for future proofing) and most in the market is used phone.
Red Wings, 25 May 2024Can you teach me how to do this update, or give me a reference link or video that I can follow... moreTry lineageos.org / Do not rush, learn first.
CyNote, 11 Mar 2024The best Xiaomi smartphone I had so far. Bought it €100 and still running perfect, now with Li... moreCan you teach me how to do this update, or give me a reference link or video that I can follow, please?
I have never done that, my phone is not even rooted, only has the official updates, that stopped a long time ago... I'm a little bit noob! 😅
Thanks!!
In my Redmi 4 sometimes the call does not come.Strange thing is when the same person calls, the call comes through sometimes, and sometimes it does not ring at all (this happened within a few minutes. so thers no question about network overage.) And sometimes the phone rings but theres no sound. (the volume was full!)
When i put the SIM in other phones and used for some days this problen was not there.
I tried restarting the redmi 4 phone
i tried factory reset
I went to Phone settings & cleared cache
Im so frustrated. I dont know what to do.
Can someone help me PLEASE.
My first xiaomi i ever have
The best Xiaomi smartphone I had so far. Bought it €100 and still running perfect, now with LineageOS 21 (Android 14).
This phone still good in 2024 love it , Easy to handed
Working fine. Memory managment is decent that phone. Phone gets hot if you play games for a long time.
Tom, 25 Oct 2023Great phone. Still using from 2017 to today without a single repair. and what about battery its charging slowly takes ages to be charged fully it has no type c or like dat
Bro i love those phone so much when i play roblox "3008" its not get lag but my friend that the phone is more expensive get lag
Salam, 18 Oct 2023Hi, can you please give details of the android 7 to android 13 upgrading process...TQsearch this phone's forums in telegram, you'll get help there. i dont have this phone anymore but crDroid was my favorite rom.
Great phone. Still using from 2017 to today without a single repair.
shareef, 04 Jun 20231. unlock boot loader 2. install twrp recovery 3. install the custom rom which ever you wan... moreHi, can you please give details of the android 7 to android 13 upgrading process...TQ
Redmi 4x wow great phone now in 2023
greatest phone ever
amazing phone
I have a problem with the power on button/switch. It is worn out. I really struggle to switch it on. Original battery got used up and replacement battery drains fast. The flash light is a battery draining feature in this phone.
Hello, 20 May 2022Do you Know if it has offline GPS? Or it ONLY works with A-GPS? Thanks.Yes offline GPS works
JonniFillipBorges, 20 May 2022Hello! Anyone Knows if this phone GPS navigation works without internet connection? Thanks. Lo... moreYes, GPS works without Internet. With Internet the GPS works faster.
bitquino, 13 Feb 2021Best phone i've ever had. Still use it in 2021 with no issues. I already repaired a lot ... moreYou should consider replacing the charging cable as it is damaging the charging port.
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