The Mi 10 5G  and Redmi Note 9 have been available now for a little while from Xiaomi’s Mi Store, however, if you are not one to buy them from an online store and prefer to get them on your local high street you can do that very thing. Xiaomi has chosen 3 to launch the phones with in the UK and they have just announced the tariffs that the phones will be available on.  They are available as you are reading this and from what i have been reading about them on the interwebs these are pretty good phones.

Mi 10 5G

The Mi 10 5G comes with a very impressive 108MP camera that uses Pixel binning technology to get you some very high detailed shots. It also beat Samsung to the punch with the ability to shoot 8K video from its rear sensors. Add that to a 90Mhz curved AMOLED panel at 6.67″ and you have a pretty nice package. The Specs can be found here

Xiaomi Mi 10 5G

With unlimited data and minutes

• Upfront cost: £49
• First six months half price, each month £27
• Monthly charge after the first six months: £53

With 30GB data and unlimited minutes

• Upfront cost: £49
• Monthly charge: £53

With 12GB data and unlimited minutes

• Upfront cost: £49
• Monthly charge: £49

With 4GB data and unlimited minutes

• Upfront cost: £49
• First six months half price, each month £21
• Monthly charge after the first six months: £42

One-off cost: £799

Redmi Note 9

As for the Redmi Note 9 true to the Redmi brand, this phone is aiming a little bit lower in terms of the target market but dont let that fool you as it still packs a hell of a punch for the money.

We still have a good size screen although it is not an AMOLED this time around instead we have got 6.53 “FHD+ DotDisplay, equipped with Corning® Gorilla® Glass 5 and it doesn’t have a notch but instead uses a “hole punch” camera. On the back, we find a Quad camera which consists of a more standard 48MP camera alongside a 2MP depth sensor and 8MP Ultrawide, rounded off with a 2 MP macro number. This will give lots of flexibility in terms of camera functions for the casual photographer.

The phone also features the “legacy port” in the form of a 3.5mm headphone jack which is nice to see particularly when the target market is taken into account. I feel that the emphasis placed on this phone is it is being aimed at those who need a good phone with a long-lasting battery that doesn’t cost the earth. it is a phone I think my wife would have been happy with had i not already replaced hers with a Moto One Macro. You can find all the specs here

Xiaomi Redmi Note 9

With unlimited data and unlimited minutes

• Upfront cost: £19
• First six months half price, each month £16
• Monthly charge after the first six months: £28

With 30GB data and unlimited minutes

• Upfront cost: £19
• Monthly charge: £27

With 12GB data and unlimited minutes

• Upfront cost: £19
• Monthly charge: £23

With 4GB data and unlimited minutes

• Upfront cost: £19
• First six months half price, each month £11
• Monthly charge after the first six months: £20

One-off cost: £169

Both devices are also available on mi.com/uk. Or you can pop into your local 3 store and get them today.

Here are a few more images to tickle your interest…..

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My Vodafone SIM-only plan has been absolutely perfect for my needs over the last few years. I don’t make many calls or send SMS texts, so when I originally took the deal, 500 minutes of calls was fine. I was never going to make 8 hours of calls per month.

This sort of deal isn’t exactly the “norm” any more. You’ll get so used to unlimited texts and calls in your package, however it’s worth reviewing your plan to see if you’ve got a limited amount of texts or calls because this is what tripped me up recently.

Due to my sudden and quite scary onset of cancer, I found myself in a hospital making a lot more phone calls than normal. If I’d been “on the money” then I would’ve perhaps used WhatsApp to keep in touch, but I wasn’t exactly “with it” and it cost me a lot extra.

The result then, and this isn’t something Vodafone can do anything about (as it’s classed as “valid use”) is that my usual £7-ish monthly bill now has £90+ of additional charges..

It’s a bit of a tricky one because I can’t really moan at Vodafone about it. I busted the 500 minutes in my plan and I’m paying the extra usage. At the same time, cancer and a load of extra phone calls wasn’t something I could’ve foreseen.

So, what I’d definitely recommend doing if you’re looking at a new mobile phone deal, is to ensure that you always plumb for Unlimited Texts and Calls in your plan. Just in case. You really never know when you might need it.

Sure, there’s the other option (which is to ensure that your plan doesn’t allow you to go over your allowances), but in this case I really did need those allowances to be exceeded.

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