Who is longer or a surprise from Xiaomi 2.5 mm

It all started with the fact that I was asked to pick up a "normal smartphone at an affordable price," sold in the shops of my city. My choice fell on Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Pro. And somehow I twisted it in my hands and decided to replace my old Lenovo P780 too. Especially found cheaper in the online store. I will not advise the store, about it further



On w3bsit3-dns.com I read that there is in nature also the Special Edition version, which is not intended for the Chinese market, its differences are minimal:

• out of the box android 6.0 instead of the 5th
• unlocked band20
• slightly longer 2.5 mm (152.5 mm instead of 150 mm)

Okay, Special Edition, what's the problem? The problem is just this 2.5 mm. The Chinese do not have any covers or protective glasses for aliexpress, even if you break the screen, there will be a big problem to find. In addition, there are no accessories anywhere. People excel as they can .



On the store's website, the description featured a regular version. Good. Ordered. Paid Received. Opened at home. Android 6? Measured with a ruler. Boom! 152.5 mm. Special Edition ...

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It must be said that Xiaomi is simply a master at confusing everyone with the names of their smartphones: Redmi 3, Redmi 3S, Redmi 3X, Redmi Note 3 Pro, Redmi Note 3 Pro SE, Redmi Note Pro. Stop!



No wonder sellers themselves do not know what they are selling Special Edition, which is 2.5 mm longer. There is no word on the box. All difference boxes in the absence of hieroglyphs. Coherent, for example, bought covers for the normal version and sellers themselves are surprised when the cover does not fit. And even on Ali, the Chinese did not know about these 2.5 mm.



Obviously, the right way would be to send back to the store. Wait again. Again lose on delivery. Scored. Yes, and there is hope that everything will soon appear. The Chinese are now up to date and are already drawing sketches for future cases.



In the meantime, I'm waiting, you need to make a temporary version of the cover. And this is where 3D printing comes to the rescue. Experience printing case for a smartphone already. The story was similar: there is a smartphone - there are no covers.



Based on such a case.



Simulated. Renders look good, but in reality this quality is not achieved on an FDM printer. On the powder can.







Typed. All print flaws can be nullified with the help of skins and putty. The question is patience and desire.





Zashpatleval / Sanded / Primed. Not ideal. Patience was not enough :) The inner side did not touch, because still not visible.





Painted. Everything. You can use.











Conclusion. Probably had to be ordered immediately from China. But scary, and wait a long time. And there are cases that the Special Edition still came. Again a 3D printer helps me out. And as I used to live without him.



The very 3D model can be downloaded here. Since Printers and plastics are different for everyone, you may have to fix the model for your printer. I have achieved the coincidence of all the cuts from the 3rd time.