W10M on Mi4: How is it?

[suikosensei]

I'm looking for reliable feedbacks from actual users of the Mi4 running latest w10m preview builds because I'm weighing my option between that unit and going for 930. I am currently using 640 LTE, really want a 950 but that's not in my budget range at all, besides I can only afford upgrading to a second hand unit anyway and here in our country they are almost at the same price (2nd hand). My eye is currently at the Mi4 because it's a bit cheaper and with a better specs than 930 so I would really want to have honest user feedbacks first. Thanks!

 

[Zoomelliott]

Bought a Xiaomi MI4 2 weeks ago and I am running 10.586.318, My previous phone was lumia 735.
The phone build is excellent, screen is beautiful (1920x1080). Updating to windows 10 was easy once I uninstalled all the lumia drivers and. recovery app from my pc.

Everything is very fluid, apps load very quickly. Battery is great. Everything works as expected except for skype app which is very buggy and has issue with the video since the last version.

Front camera has an amazing definition, back camera is a bit more difficult to use with the autofocus, but brings HDR. No filming in 4k as in android.

No tap to wake up or glance.

Sell for less than 150 euros, still need to be aware some are fake.

 

[ali80]

Bought a Xiaomi MI4 2 weeks ago and I am running 10.586.318, My previous phone was lumia 735.
The phone build is excellent, screen is beautiful (1920x1080). Updating to windows 10 was easy once I uninstalled all the lumia drivers and. recovery app from my pc.

Everything is very fluid, apps load very quickly. Battery is great. Everything works as expected except for skype app which is very buggy and has issue with the video since the last version.

Front camera has an amazing definition, back camera is a bit more difficult to use with the autofocus, but brings HDR. No filming in 4k as in android.

No tap to wake up or glance.

Sell for less than 150 euros, still need to be aware some are fake.

I have some question Zoom and anyone who can answer:

I decided to get Xiaomi mi4 LTE to flash with W10M and skip Lumia 650 but there are some versions in the market:

mi4 (16gb, 2.5GHz Quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 801)
https://uae.jadopado.com/product/JM00029781/xiaomi-mi4-16gb-lte-white

mi4i (Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 & Adreno 405 GPU - Dual Sim)
https://uae.jadopado.com/product/JM00056972/xiaomi-mi-4i-16gb-dual-sim/

mi4s (Qualcomm Snapdragon 808)
https://uae.jadopado.com/product/JM00123299/xiaomi-mi-4s-13mp-64gb-4g-lte-smartphone

mi4c (Snapdragon 808 Hexa-core)
https://uae.jadopado.com/product/JM...b-snapdragon-808-hexa-core-smartphone/474904/

the rest are 32gb but how do I know if the rom will work with the last 3 not just the first version?

- how do I know if it's fake phone before I replace an order?

- did anyone flash one of the xiaomi other versions?

thanks

 

[Zoomelliott]

You can only install windows phone on MI4 LTE, so forget about anything else, the cheap one are actually models sold for the Uicorn Chinese operator. Which country are you in and what is your operator, as the phone is not compatible with all the western frequencies. So better check before.
As for the fake, mine is legit and comes from geekbuying.com 2gb white model.
Cheers

 

[ali80]

You can only install windows phone on MI4 LTE, so forget about anything else, the cheap one are actually models sold for the Uicorn Chinese operator. Which country are you in and what is your operator, as the phone is not compatible with all the western frequencies. So better check before.
As for the fake, mine is legit and comes from geekbuying.com 2gb white model.
Cheers

I'm from UAE and this the one I'll get and it works in my country but it's 3gb ram with 16gb storage.

https://uae.jadopado.com/product/JM00029781/xiaomi-mi4-16gb-lte-white

thank you for the reply:smile:

 

[Zoomelliott]

Sounds good you should go for it!

 

[badelhas]

You can only install windows phone on MI4 LTE, so forget about anything else, the cheap one are actually models sold for the Uicorn Chinese operator. Which country are you in and what is your operator, as the phone is not compatible with all the western frequencies. So better check before.
As for the fake, mine is legit and comes from geekbuying.com 2gb white model.
Cheers

That's very insightful info, thanks. Are you happy with windows 10 on your xiaomi?

 

[djblitz]

are these available with more on board storage?

 

[badelhas]

are these available with more on board storage?

I believe there's a 64gb model