Xiaomi Mi Pad 4 Deals & Offers

How difficult will this be to install Google Play store while still keeping MIUI? I like the Spaces feature of MIUI (hopefully the tablets have it too) which allow different users to login with different PIN codes to get the own custom user profile. Is it only the larger 10" models which have the fingerprint scanner?

I've never had a tab a but had a nexus 7 and an Nvidia shield tablet and this beats them both, I doubt he'd be disappointed

How does this compare to the latest version of Samsung tab A, want one for my 9yr old

Ordered this from AliExpress, Amazfit tech store to be dispatched from Spain. Paid on debit card (stupidly) and had to chase them to see when it would ship, didn't order from China so that I could have what I thought would be speedy delivery. Nothing happened for a week, then finally the tracking updated to say it was awaiting collection. So I nudged the sellers for them to inform me that actually it will not ship, no explanation. They asked me for my paypal address to give me a refund. But I haven't had one come through and I've had no further response from the seller. Now I'm chasing AliExpress to get me my refund but I have to wait a further 5 days before they'll do anything, and then even if they think I am due a refund it will take them 5-20 days to issue it!!! What an absolute joke of customer service. Will, never, ever use any of these Chinese oulets for bigger ticket items So we'll see, hopefully I get my money back after one month

That's not the actual result of the conversation though, I feel you're misrepresenting what happened.

I'm not going to the stock EU rom undating all the underlying stuff like vender image etc to improve touch latency and other things then going to paranoid Android which is ASOP based..

I was planning to do that, but worried I might brick it. Where are clear instructions for installing EU rom? 😁

Same here waiting for the stupid 360 hours are up so I can unlock my bootloader, sent the request last Thursday... Hardware good software terrible but I'll sort that once the bootloader is unlocked..

Mine arrived a little over a week ago. Everything was pristine packaged. Got a microsd card and when I opened the sim tray... Boom, Chinese Sim card. Still, its a great device, so not fussed that it's not that new.

Well done Bat Man. (highfive) Oh wait ... (flirt)

Mr Switch mate :)

Ok, I'm going to ask, Mr Switch or Mrs Witch? Always wondered...

:D Always said it, they are one of the best android tablets available

Fantastic tablet. I have the non LTE 64GB version and it's perfect for me. If you are worried about Chinese spyware, you can flash a custom ROM based on the latest Nexus phone version of Android. Then you only have to worry about Google spyware (lol)

Exactly, they didn't respond to my reply.

Yes, sort of. There are 3rd party sellers on Amazon and eBay that ship from the UK, but I imagine they import and re-sell.

M5 is definitely better, but significantly more expensive. The Mi Pad 4 should be very nearly as good for most people, and is far better value.

No, not yet at least. There is a very good alternative though, based on the official Miui 10 ROM with the junk removed and regionalised for UK - checkout Xiaomi.eu

It does not, no Widevine L1

Nothing, you will need to check the bands on the SIM you put in though as band 20 is missing (I have a mi6 with no band 20 and I'm on BT(EE) no problem, 4g all the time)

"I have never used AliExpress before". Ditto that, as I've heard on here that some AliExpress seller's leave a lot to the imagination ... :-( So wouldn't also mind a head's up in that regard too thanx. :-)

Yep, and I got mine for around £137 odd (or so?), last Year via eGlobal at the time. :-) eGlobal don't sell these anymore though ...

I am referring to the Honor 8X max phone 6gb ran 64GB ram thanks

Thank you very much for your reply can you recommend a seller for this phone. I have never used AliExpress before

I'll let you know in a week or so - though I've bought several high value items from them before, and never once had to pay (including a Xiaomi laptop).

Mine has arrived today, 9 days after I ordered it. No additional costs, free universal power adapter included.

Thank got for that...

This is around the time they said they might be able to ship it, it was two months ago I ordered the device and I had little faith in their dates given they had been lying about stock levels and previous dispatch dates.

Strange. Mine have been shipped today.

Same issue and that was despite the fact the tablet showed as in stock when I ordered and was still showing as in stock when they were telling me they couldn't ship it for weeks.

"Have 128gb version". Do you happen to have a link for that one please?. :-)

Would any techy's know if could use 5g when it rolls in?

No, tracking number does not appear to work. Banggood info says mine shipped on 2 March with eta of 25th. Trying live chat to obtain tracking as email option is greyed. Mofi case and screen protector I ordered has already arrived (Aliexpress).

Has anyones arrived? Mine might be in Belgium! I googled banggood tracking and my tracking number...

Code no longer works.

i tried ordering something off gearbest this mng, but it now asks for passport details with address :/ never used too

If anyone is selling one of these, I would be interested in buying.

I had an iPad Air 2 64GB. I sold it for this tablet... I have used this ALOT nore in one week than I did my iPad in 4 years. I rooted, and unlocked the bootloader. Updated to miui10 used titanium backup to remove all the Chinese apps / store i didn’t want installed and on home screen. Then installe my APKs. While I was on holiday chilling by the pool RCT2 was a dream to play!

I didn't say there's fake mi pads. Maby read my post and don't trol.l. As for Gearbest there fantastic

Have received over 100 things from gearbest. Never lost anything. What are you trolling about?

Just noticed that mine is now in Germany for processing. Hopefully only a few more days 8) Tu, 05.03.2019 09:18 Radefeld, Germany The shipment has been processed in the parcel center Tu, 19.02.2019 17:39 -- The instruction data for this shipment have been provided by the sender to DHL electronically

Most sellers will be back from New Year holidays next week. So would expect it to be shipped later next week.

Yeah I'm in the same boat waiting for mine to ship been 9 days and counting :(

Still waiting for mine to ship 13 days later :| :|

I bought Mi Pad 4 sometime in October last year for my 10 y.o. daughter as an early Xmas present. Great tablet: good screen and battery, no lagging and plenty fast for games like Roblox. She loves it.

Just done the same, they kindly offered to refund into Gearbest wallet.... er no! I think i've learned my lesson, GB is for low value stuff which you don't care if/when it arrives only....Ali Express going forward, never had a problem with them and they are very strict on there sellers

Yeah i have ended up cancelling the order

I raised a ticket to find out when and replied they quoted shipping date of 30-Mar-19! Totally taking the p@s&

When I ordered I think it said despatch by about 15/1, i noticed it chamged to 28/1 later on..... So hopefully soon

Nope - wondering what to do as no one seems to have it in stock.

I've got the 8 inch but wish I'd gotten this. Fantastic tablet just wish the screen was a little bigger.

Can delete all ch apps there's a mi browser. It's amazing tab. Easy to add playstore and has English. Paid 270ish for 128gb and its worth it this is really good. This was on gb a few days ago £226.i like gb

I gather this can do voice calls using Volte, anyone had success in activating and using this?

Anyone know if this is rootable? Does it include Chinese apps you can't get rid of?

@kypsolo

I have received the tablet which was factory sealed. It was very easy to install Playstore and delete Chinese apps. I have been using it for 4 days now and I am really impressed. It is so fast and the battery is really good. I watch Netflix a lot and yesterday I started watching a movie when the battery level was 100% and it was 90% by the time movie finished.

That's true. MIUI.eu isn't official, but to me it's better than the official global roms available for some of the devices. The quality is so good that it is approved in certain eu markets and having it doesn't void your warranty there. Once you go through the slightly complex flashing process, you can keep using the built in standard updater app for the future updates and there are no drawbacks of running this software rather than the official miui.

Thank you for the info. Are you happy with the tablet?

I received mine couple of days back ... No custom charges even though there was a huge label at the front stating Tablet inside

Has anyone received the tablet? I ordered Mi Pad 4 (CN version) from another seller on AliExpress and status of my order is "In Transit" for 1,5 weeks. I am hoping I will not be charged for customs.

For anyone wondering about this tablet, it has now arrived earlier than expected and all i can say is I'm amazed at the performance for the price. 141000 score on Antutu is unheard of in tablets under £200 normally. Very pleased.

Year the exchange rate changed all the time. It have a face scanner option to unlock it. Small one also need to change region to hong Kong and try it out.

Cool, I came across this AliExpress link: https://m.aliexpress.com/item/32911450151.html (Seems to be a bit more than the initial £250 odd I originally bargained for?, lol). Anyways, "Any help adding Google stuff let me k ow mate. Also for face unlock ect. Use hong kong". What's face unlock? - I already have the Mi Pad 4 8 inch (but I don't believe I'm familiar with that one? - or at least, I didn't pay it any mind at the time anyway ... ) Thanx.

Original Xiaomi Mi Pad 4 Plus PC Tablet 10.1" Snapdragon 660 Octa Core Face ID 1920x1080 13.0MP 5.0MP 4G Tablet Android MiPad 4 https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/0y2jziD No before getting pleases know there's no Google apps ect. It's very easy to add them and you get ota The ones on ali there with muti rom are fake roms so no over air updates. Any help adding Google stuff let me k ow mate. Also for face unlock ect. Use hong kong

No problem, thanx. Do you have to have a link to the one you're referring to by any chance?. :-)

I didn’t , and it arrived in less than 2 weeks

Anyone know if you have to pay customs charge on top of the stated price with this retailer?

I don't know how you tell for sure. It's the GF's, so it's not in front of me. If I had to guess I'd say it's at least 720p and it looks plenty sharp on an 8" screen.

Good to know, even if they did I’m sure a Adblock app like AdGuard will be rid of them, bought 3gb for my mother, felt extra 30 or 40 quid is too much for the extra gig not on sale

I haven't seen any, After turning notifications off

Better than apple.

My 2yr old got a Samsung tab pro early 2014 and the battery is screwed on that. I have to admit though, the only reason both still exist is the otterbox defender. They are like new inside the case, despite multiple bounces down the stairs etc.

WOW!!, you're one brave Parent indeed?!. At the age of 4 I was 'experimenting' with alllll the boy's my Parents EVER bought me ... I don't even know the head count of what I inevitably DESTROYED!. Yeh sure the 'Computer Age' at the time of when I was 4 wasn't in any way which or form like anything like that of what it is now, etc?, but ... But still, £200+ for arguably an elaborate (dare I say, expensive) toy (for something that may have more realistically been totally levelled before their fifth birthday and such?. Lol, well done the pair of you. :-)

I'm constantly anti Apple but have to admit I got my 4yr old an iPad mini retina and now he's 9 and it's still spot on with a great battery.

Similar is also to be said with GearBest, and BangGood too.

I'm guessing it's SD but honestly it looks great.

Just received this today - seriously good piece of kit. 720 hour wait time to unlock the boot loader is a bit of a pain but that aside easy to install the play store on the China rom. Ordered from xiaomi tech store from Spain - took approx 5 days £150 with case and pre applied screen protector.

Does your Netflix play HD or only SD?

I ordered this and did have to pay customs shipped from China, just a warning for anyone still thinking about buying. Was listed under so paid £15.

Yeah that should do although I received no customs charges from China and I've never had them on any of my orders.

Just cancelled my order for the 3/32gb one!!! no explanation..

Going on previous experience, English will be selectable as the language, along with about 4 other Asian languages. Whether or not this is a problem depends on the user. The only selectable region will be China. This affects the pre installed apps, and also the shortcuts on a new tab when the browser is opened. Again, whether it's a problem depends on the user, although the shortcuts are only shortcuts, and most if not all of the apps can be uninstalled. There will be no Google goodies of any kind, but they can be installed from the Mi Store or side loaded, although once you have Google services and play store installed, you're golden. The global rom is in beta so it's on its way, but how easy it will be to install I don't know. Do these have locked bootloaders? Is it necessary in a tablet?

Also Chinese rom not global one, maybe somebody can confirm the impact of that

OK, either misinformed or age catching up. I fear the latter tho!

It defiantly has been released, just everyone seems to be slow in stocking it

Where is the best / fastest place to get the 4G 64GB WIFI only or + LTE model from please? If need this to ship to the UK and received latest by 22nd of Oct. any help would be great

I bought one of these tablets a couple of weeks back. Unbelievable value for money. I bought the 4GB/64GB version from eGlobal (which you can now get for £163). Its quicker than my LG G6, battery life is brilliant, im averaging around 10+ hours from a single charge. Ive been using it for social media apps, ebay, youtube, web browsing (chrome) and running emulators, it breezes through all of this stuff with ease, its really quick. If your on the fence just buy it, you wont be disapointed.

Voted hot, excellent price for the spec. I have had a Xiaomi Mi Max 2 for a while on a Chinese rom with no problems with Google apps installed. Easy to setup it is simple as uninstalling chinese apps and running the google installer (link below). Takes only a few minutes literally and you will have play store etc. xiaomifirmware.com/downloads/download-google-installer-apk-miui-android/

Thanks. sounds like a bit of manual setup needed. Hopfully they release an international ROM soon.

Huawei MediaPad M5 10 (Pro) looks good,but why there is no trust for this China gadgets... (skeptical)

Thank you :)

Dont let the haters dishearten you, I think this is a fantastic post - If I had the money I would be all over this.

Yep! Never mind, I knew it would go cold if I'm honest, but it doesn't stop me posting if I think it's a good deal. :)

Didn't make much difference, went to minus 44 and now it is minus 50 so this is tanking! Sure if someone wanted all the devices it would be a good deal.

(lol) (y) Er... Thanks?

No. West Wing, 2/F, 822 Lai Chi Kok Road, Lai Chi Kok, Kowloon Tel: +85281990575

Is this a UK based company?

For anyone thinking of ordering this, I ordered this and received it a week later. No import taxes... Enjoy!

Only if the manufacturer can be bothered. Chinese companies like Chuwi and Xiaomi almost never bothered in the past so I can’t see that changing now.

That can be fixed https://www.xda-developers.com/android-netflix-hd-amazon-prime-video-hd-drm/