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mp001 wrote:

I believe the phone has a MINI Sim. I am using a Micro Sim. How to get my SIM working on the new MI.
Sorry, I am not a Phone Buff, so am not aware of this. Just saw a post from a fellow Dimer and was wondering what I have to do once I recieve mine.

Thanks in advance

nope buddy…its normal sim…not mini sim.

meetcrazydude wrote:

akshat2912 wrote:

reena77 wrote:

akshat2912 wrote:

wolverine20 wrote:

@akshat check pm bro
I think the update has bugs. Do tell us about it after completion.

checked your PM

The OTA is huge ~618 MB !!!! And sadly due the heavy rains my net is patchy today

i am updating and will let you know once it is done !!! Just migrated all my stuff from Nexus to Xiaomi Will now start checking details one by one !!

Akshatji, How much internal memory in there out of the box?
I cancelled my order and now waiting for the 64gb version.:roll:

exactly 12.2 GB’s + I removed all the other Crap stuff to finally increase it to 12.6GB !! Also disabled system level logging which save me ~150MB of space ! So you get 12.6GB for usage . In 12.6GB i have already included entire set of Google Applications (google drive , Playstore , Keep , Playstand , G+ , Book stand .. etc etc) + FB (Around ~80mb space ! ) .

how to disable system lvl logging ? you removed playstore as well ????

Nopes what would i do if i removed the playstore itself

meetcrazydude wrote:

mp001 wrote:

I believe the phone has a MINI Sim. I am using a Micro Sim. How to get my SIM working on the new MI.
Sorry, I am not a Phone Buff, so am not aware of this. Just saw a post from a fellow Dimer and was wondering what I have to do once I recieve mine.

Thanks in advance

nope buddy…its normal sim…not mini sim.

its Mini – SIM right ??

meetcrazydude wrote:

mp001 wrote:

I believe the phone has a MINI Sim. I am using a Micro Sim. How to get my SIM working on the new MI.
Sorry, I am not a Phone Buff, so am not aware of this. Just saw a post from a fellow Dimer and was wondering what I have to do once I recieve mine.

Thanks in advance

nope buddy…its normal sim…not mini sim.

FYI Normal Sim = Mini Sim

meet1211 wrote:

meetcrazydude wrote:

mp001 wrote:

I believe the phone has a MINI Sim. I am using a Micro Sim. How to get my SIM working on the new MI.
Sorry, I am not a Phone Buff, so am not aware of this. Just saw a post from a fellow Dimer and was wondering what I have to do once I recieve mine.

Thanks in advance

nope buddy…its normal sim…not mini sim.

FYI Normal Sim = Mini Sim

yup i know that .. but micro SIM wont work until and unless you use an adapter !!! So what i was asking is do Vodaphone , Idea , etc etc provide a normal SIM instead of a micro – SIM

SHIVAA wrote:

ankitbhutoria wrote:

h4. As promised UHQ Pics of Mi3

http://www.desidime.com/forums/product-reviews/...

which camera you took all those pic ? because great clarity, Canon 600D ?

You are absolutely right. Its Canon EOS 600D.

akshat2912 wrote:

wolverine20 wrote:

@akshat check pm bro
I think the update has bugs. Do tell us about it after completion.

checked your PM

The OTA is huge ~618 MB !!!! And sadly due the heavy rains my net is patchy today

i am updating and will let you know once it is done !!! Just migrated all my stuff from Nexus to Xiaomi Will now start checking details one by one !!

It was around 60-70 mb not 618mb !
For those who are confused phone comes with mini sim tray (standard sim size) . Today went and tried the micro sim adapter from store the tray did not go in properly and i did not want to take the risk of pushing it in people who are having micro sim its better to replace the sim at the respective network care centers i guess they do free of charge.

intoxicated3 wrote:

akshat2912 wrote:

wolverine20 wrote:

@akshat check pm bro
I think the update has bugs. Do tell us about it after completion.

checked your PM

The OTA is huge ~618 MB !!!! And sadly due the heavy rains my net is patchy today

i am updating and will let you know once it is done !!! Just migrated all my stuff from Nexus to Xiaomi Will now start checking details one by one !!

It was around 60-70 mb not 618mb !
For those who are confused phone comes with mini sim tray (standard sim size) . Today went and tried the micro sim adapter from store the tray did not go in properly and i did not want to take the risk of pushing it in people who are having micro sim its better to replace the sim at the respective network care centers i guess they do free of charge.

~620MB for me

Are you guys able to view 4000 themes in the store. I for one am not able to view more than a couple of 100’s

akshat2912 wrote:



~620MB for me

R&D has begun!

I think your work will help a lot of people.

akshat2912 wrote:

intoxicated3 wrote:

akshat2912 wrote:

wolverine20 wrote:

@akshat check pm bro
I think the update has bugs. Do tell us about it after completion.

checked your PM

The OTA is huge ~618 MB !!!! And sadly due the heavy rains my net is patchy today

i am updating and will let you know once it is done !!! Just migrated all my stuff from Nexus to Xiaomi Will now start checking details one by one !!

It was around 60-70 mb not 618mb !
For those who are confused phone comes with mini sim tray (standard sim size) . Today went and tried the micro sim adapter from store the tray did not go in properly and i did not want to take the risk of pushing it in people who are having micro sim its better to replace the sim at the respective network care centers i guess they do free of charge.

~620MB for me

kartikoli wrote:

akshat2912 wrote:

intoxicated3 wrote:

akshat2912 wrote:

wolverine20 wrote:

@akshat check pm bro
I think the update has bugs. Do tell us about it after completion.

checked your PM

The OTA is huge ~618 MB !!!! And sadly due the heavy rains my net is patchy today

i am updating and will let you know once it is done !!! Just migrated all my stuff from Nexus to Xiaomi Will now start checking details one by one !!

It was around 60-70 mb not 618mb !
For those who are confused phone comes with mini sim tray (standard sim size) . Today went and tried the micro sim adapter from store the tray did not go in properly and i did not want to take the risk of pushing it in people who are having micro sim its better to replace the sim at the respective network care centers i guess they do free of charge.

~620MB for me

You are downloading 620MB at a speed of 1.2kb/s … lol

ahahah my Wifi just went down Heavy rains causing lots of troubles

kartikoli wrote:

akshat2912 wrote:

intoxicated3 wrote:

akshat2912 wrote:

wolverine20 wrote:

@akshat check pm bro
I think the update has bugs. Do tell us about it after completion.

checked your PM

The OTA is huge ~618 MB !!!! And sadly due the heavy rains my net is patchy today

i am updating and will let you know once it is done !!! Just migrated all my stuff from Nexus to Xiaomi Will now start checking details one by one !!

It was around 60-70 mb not 618mb !
For those who are confused phone comes with mini sim tray (standard sim size) . Today went and tried the micro sim adapter from store the tray did not go in properly and i did not want to take the risk of pushing it in people who are having micro sim its better to replace the sim at the respective network care centers i guess they do free of charge.

~620MB for me

You are downloading 620MB at a speed of 1.2kb/s … lol

6 din mein ho jayega bhai

@lootbaba 6 din Shifted to my photon 400kbps downloads now

akshat2912 wrote:

@lootbaba 6 din Shifted to my photon 400kbps downloads now

1.2 kBps ke hisab se 6 din bante hain

akshat2912 wrote:

meet1211 wrote:

meetcrazydude wrote:

mp001 wrote:

I believe the phone has a MINI Sim. I am using a Micro Sim. How to get my SIM working on the new MI.
Sorry, I am not a Phone Buff, so am not aware of this. Just saw a post from a fellow Dimer and was wondering what I have to do once I recieve mine.

Thanks in advance

nope buddy…its normal sim…not mini sim.

FYI Normal Sim = Mini Sim

yup i know that .. but micro SIM wont work until and unless you use an adapter !!! So what i was asking is do Vodaphone , Idea , etc etc provide a normal SIM instead of a micro – SIM

akshat2912 wrote:

@lootbaba 6 din Shifted to my photon 400kbps downloads now

I am also downloading it, don’t know whether the update is worthwhile or stable. Whoever runs to the finish line first shall share his findings.

lootbaba wrote:

akshat2912 wrote:

@lootbaba 6 din Shifted to my photon 400kbps downloads now

1.2 kBps ke hisab se 6 din bante hain

Agar 1.2kbps hi aati rahe toh shaayad yeh phone 6 din tak hi tik naa paaye

@akshat2912 Tell me about the themes, Bro. Are you getting a decent collection along with Paid options. Because for me there are only a handful of free themes.

ankitbhutoria wrote:

h4. @akshat2912 Tell me about the themes, Bro. Are you getting a decent collection along with Paid options. Because for me there are only a handful of free themes.

Did not get a chance to visit the Theme store !! I will just check it out !! I received the phone today @11:00 am so was still figuring out other aspects !

akshat2912 wrote:

ankitbhutoria wrote:

h4. @akshat2912 Tell me about the themes, Bro. Are you getting a decent collection along with Paid options. Because for me there are only a handful of free themes.

Did not get a chance to visit the Theme store !! I will just check it out !! I received the phone today @11:00 am so was still figuring out other aspects !

meetcrazydude wrote:

akshat2912 wrote:

ankitbhutoria wrote:

h4. @akshat2912 Tell me about the themes, Bro. Are you getting a decent collection along with Paid options. Because for me there are only a handful of free themes.

Did not get a chance to visit the Theme store !! I will just check it out !! I received the phone today @11:00 am so was still figuring out other aspects !

akshat do we need to download all OTA updates ?

I mean to ask another 620 MB would be used form our free storage ?

akshat2912 wrote:

ankitbhutoria wrote:

h4. @akshat2912 Tell me about the themes, Bro. Are you getting a decent collection along with Paid options. Because for me there are only a handful of free themes.

Did not get a chance to visit the Theme store !! I will just check it out !! I received the phone today @11:00 am so was still figuring out other aspects !

Bro just browsed through the Popular category !! Their loads and loads of free themes !! I may have browsed through roughly ~300-400 . Did not care to scroll down further !!

meetcrazydude wrote:

meetcrazydude wrote:

akshat2912 wrote:

ankitbhutoria wrote:

h4. @akshat2912 Tell me about the themes, Bro. Are you getting a decent collection along with Paid options. Because for me there are only a handful of free themes.

Did not get a chance to visit the Theme store !! I will just check it out !! I received the phone today @11:00 am so was still figuring out other aspects !

akshat do we need to download all OTA updates ?

I mean to ask another 620 MB would be used form our free storage ?

It depends on you whether you want to update or not . Not its not like 630mb more will used from your system. Its an update to MIUI. It will replace your existing system files only. May be 30 – 40 MB more !
It standard Over the Air updates .. the ones which you get in any android phones !!

deals_crazy wrote:

desistar wrote:

mystguy wrote:

there must be a sim tray ejection pin included.. check the box properly.

S got that trick.. Thank u

You got Sim adapter in box ?

akshat2912 wrote:

desistar wrote:

akshat2912 wrote:

meetcrazydude wrote:

akshat2912 wrote:

Mitra let me use it for a day ! Things like battery etc etc can only be determined after a day’s usage with sufficient charge cycles . I will update the detailed review in Dost and Dimes

my ram shows 600 MB max. all facing the same ??

lol thats 600mB used 1200MB is remaining !! look closely

Mine shows 69% used: 1.26G/1.81G used.. Checked properly. No doubt..
@ Akshat, how did u check it? I’m using Go launcher and it shows the used RAM.

yup checked !! My normal usage RAM is ~650 MB !!! Why are you using the Crappy and cluttered Go Launcher ?? Go Launcher sucks the RAM like anything !! Plus it has loads of crappy GO utilities !! Try some uncluttered launcher !!!

desistar wrote:

akshat2912 wrote:

desistar wrote:

akshat2912 wrote:

meetcrazydude wrote:

akshat2912 wrote:

Mitra let me use it for a day ! Things like battery etc etc can only be determined after a day’s usage with sufficient charge cycles . I will update the detailed review in Dost and Dimes

my ram shows 600 MB max. all facing the same ??

lol thats 600mB used 1200MB is remaining !! look closely

Mine shows 69% used: 1.26G/1.81G used.. Checked properly. No doubt..
@ Akshat, how did u check it? I’m using Go launcher and it shows the used RAM.

yup checked !! My normal usage RAM is ~650 MB !!! Why are you using the Crappy and cluttered Go Launcher ?? Go Launcher sucks the RAM like anything !! Plus it has loads of crappy GO utilities !! Try some uncluttered launcher !!!

Dude, I uninstalled Go launcher. Installed Dodol launcher. Even then it shows the same.
Tried with MIUI without any launcher installed, still its ~1.2GB used. Wondering whats wrong..

akshat2912 wrote:

meetcrazydude wrote:

meetcrazydude wrote:

akshat2912 wrote:

ankitbhutoria wrote:

h4. @akshat2912 Tell me about the themes, Bro. Are you getting a decent collection along with Paid options. Because for me there are only a handful of free themes.

Did not get a chance to visit the Theme store !! I will just check it out !! I received the phone today @11:00 am so was still figuring out other aspects !

akshat do we need to download all OTA updates ?

I mean to ask another 620 MB would be used form our free storage ?

It depends on you whether you want to update or not . Not its not like 630mb more will used from your system. Its an update to MIUI. It will replace your existing system files only. May be 30 – 40 MB more !
It standard Over the Air updates .. the ones which you get in any android phones !!

desistar wrote:

akshat2912 wrote:

desistar wrote:

akshat2912 wrote:

meetcrazydude wrote:

akshat2912 wrote:

Mitra let me use it for a day ! Things like battery etc etc can only be determined after a day’s usage with sufficient charge cycles . I will update the detailed review in Dost and Dimes

my ram shows 600 MB max. all facing the same ??

lol thats 600mB used 1200MB is remaining !! look closely

Mine shows 69% used: 1.26G/1.81G used.. Checked properly. No doubt..
@ Akshat, how did u check it? I’m using Go launcher and it shows the used RAM.

yup checked !! My normal usage RAM is ~650 MB !!! Why are you using the Crappy and cluttered Go Launcher ?? Go Launcher sucks the RAM like anything !! Plus it has loads of crappy GO utilities !! Try some uncluttered launcher !!!

Dude, I uninstalled Go launcher. Installed Dodol launcher. Even then it shows the same.
Tried with MIUI without any launcher installed, still its ~1.2GB used. Wondering whats wrong..

Don’t think too much!!!
after-all its a Chinese Mobile

P.S – I have also bought one!!

Updated to 18.0

After a couple of restarts RAM usage will decrease. Also, not the whole of 2GB is available because a part is set aside for Display. Precisely 1.81 GB is available and I am able to free upto 1.15 GB.