Yup the Snapdragon 820 hasn’t appeared in a phone yet, but that isn’t stopping rumour about the Snapdragon 830 and its insane RAM support.
Take this news with a pinch of salt, but sources in China have already started to discuss the possible specs of the Snapdragon 830 processor, codename MSM8998, and its the fact it will be able to support 8GB RAM!
Snapdragon 830
This year we have seen phones launch with up to 4GB RAM, and 3GB RAM is the norm, but at the end of 2016 we could see phones released with as much as 8GB RAM. Apparently the Snapdragon 830 will be build around a 10nm manufacturing process which will improve efficiency and speed.
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So 8GB RAM, do you really need it? In a word no, well at least not today and not for the near future. There are phones on the market today that run just fine on 2-3GB RAM, and even 4GB is seen as excessive to some users. 8GB RAM sounds great on paper and is sure to earn you bragging rights but its not necessary, yet.
I have been using a blackberry 8900 until now (my phone doesn’t work anymore) and I never had a
chance
to use a smartphone under android. I am right now hesitating between
the MI4C Advanced version and the Redmi Note 3. I am wondering if I will
get used to a 5.5 inch screen
phone. Note 3 has a 76mm width, Mi4c
almost 70mm. I could get the Advanced Mi4c at 227€ and the Redmi Note 3
at 184€ without shipping costs of course. I know that the MI5 will be
anounced soon but I can’t wait until Feb 2016. Regarding the
battery,
it will be more easy to remove the back cover of the Mi4c if I have to
replace it in the future. Don’t know how the battery survive inside
these phones. That being said, I do not have small
hands too (I would say normal). Hope to see a Redmi Note 3 review soon so I could decide which phone to buy.
Which
phone will have a better life? I think components used for the MI4C is a
lot better compared to the Note 3. What do you think? After seeing some
reviews screen and camera is a lot better on the MI4C.
Thanks.
Camera and display of the Mi 4c will be better.
Size is up to you. You can find out which is better for you at local stores with similar sized phones.
I can say handling of the Note 3 won’t be so easy. Metal build phones tends to be slippery. It’s wide and thick. It has rounded edges which helps handling, but back is flat. Arched backs fits your palm better.
Both has sealed batteries so if your battery need replacement you need to find a service center can repair it assuming at the time Xiaomi still didn’t enter your country. I don’t think first 3 years you will need a battery replacement, if you didn’t get a faulty unit. Otherwise it depends on amount of charge cycles.
If you are gonna nearly discharge it twice in a day it will wear out more quickly than average user’s. There are articles about to slowing down your battery’s degradation.
Thanks for your help, I would love to wait for the MI5 but I really don’t know when it will be available for international buyers. Some analysts says that the phone will be anounced this month and it will be released around February 2016 through resellers. I mean the wait could be longer to see the Xiaomi MI5. That being said, according the news I got reading some articles around the price for the basic version for the MI5 will be around 400$ for the 16GB version. It is above my budget, moreover resellers tend to add a premium then I have to pay shipping costs too. I mean Xiaomi will not sell the MI5 at 350$ which is already above my budget.
I don’t need the fastest phone in the market but the pretty decent phone for the price paid (performance/price paid). The Redmi Note 3 is really tempting me but like you said I will have to buy a silicone case cover for better handling which will make the phone wider. Some users recommended me the Redmi Note 2 which has similar specs to Note 3 but the later one offers more options and has a better design. Wish the Xiaomi MI4C was 5.2″ but I can live with its screen size. Wondering if MI4C has heating issue? I just saw a video on youtube to disassemble the MI4C which is not very complicated. Might be useful we never know. To remove the battery of the Note 3 it will be more difficult I think.
Helio X12 appeared on some news, writers extrapolate that it will be used in the next Redmi 3 phone which will be a 5″ inch phone. Wondering when it will be released and if it is really true regarding the specs. I mean that I don’t want to wait cos new phones are coming all the time.
What would you do if you were me?
The Mi5 most definitely will be equipped with the Snapdragon 820. Qualcomm revealed that the SD820 phones will be available on the market at Q1 2016. So February is a good guess for the first SD820 handsets. Mi5 might be among the first adopters of it, moreover Xiaomi has not released a real high-end device for a long long time. They need it soon.
But this year Xiaomi was the first announced a SD810 phone if I remember right, but it’s actual launch came many months later and other brands released their own SD810 devices before Mi Note Pro.
About the price, usual price for the Mi flagships was starting from 1999 yuan ($320) and 2499 yuan ($400) for the 64GB model. Keep in mind yuan lost its value a bit this year.
This year I’m involved some heated debates here about the prices of new Xiaomi phones. For an example Mi Note Pro 64GB announced with 3299 yuan price tag which was way above Xiaomi’s traditional flagship price range. Before its actual launch price dropped to 2999 yuan.
At first half of the year new Xiaomi phones priced unwisely IMO, but at second half I think they recognized their mistake. Mi4c, Redmi Note 2 and now Redmi Note 3 is great, cost wise.
So I’m more optimistic about upcoming Mi5’s price now. Mi5 with cheaper than 1999 yuan is unlikely, though you can never know.
They have released Redmi Note 2 and Redmi Note 3 cheaper than original Redmi Note. They can make a cheaper variant of Mi5 with Helio X20 and/or some other different components.
16GB base model without external memory won’t work for high-end devices anymore IMO. If they are smart enough they won’t come out with it.
Assuming its starting point will be 1999 yuan, until a couple of months after its initial release reseller prices will be around $400 at least I guess hence strong demand and weak supply.
Traditionally Redmi is cheaper and slower than Redmi Note counterpart. If there gonna be a Redmi 3, that rumored Helio X12 won’t be in it. Moreover I’m not sure there is a dire need for Redmi 3 right now.
Starting price of the Redmi Note 2 is the same with the original Redmi and Redmi 1s. Of course its in a smaller form factor, but I’m not sure that the size is a major selling point for Chinese Redmi purchasers.
It’s a hard question to answer what I would do if I were you. Mi5 likely gonna be expensive for your budget. You have doubts about the size of the Redmi Note 3 too as I understand. Mi 4c seems a safer bet for you to me.
I think I will follow your advice, I will go in a shop and compare 5 and 5.5 inch phones in order to get a proper idea regarding the size. I am really tempted to wait for the MI5 but I will have to wait for at least 3 months until its availability. Maybe you are right, Xiaomi will probably different variants of the MI5 with different components. I think that I will go for a mid range phone now and use it until the availability of the MI5 and its variants. Thanks Guaire!