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Hello,
Right now I have Galaxy Note N700, the original Note, and I am considering buying the new Moto G.
Do you consider this as an upgrade over my 3 year old phone specs wise?
When I compare it in GSM Arena, they are almost identical except for the processor which is Exynos 4210 for my old Note and Snapdragon 400 for the Moto G. When I google their differences, it seems that the Exynos chip is still more powerful than the Snapdragon 400 but the former is Dual Core 1.4 GHz Cortex A9 while the latter is Quad Core 1.2 GHz Cortex A7.
So is this a worthy upgrade? Because I do not wana buy expensive phones anymore, I will be needing it for call and texts, FB, browsing and some light gaming only.
Thank you!
Buy Moto G Asap!!
Upgrade Your Phone!! Buy Moto G (2nd Gen) cheap price. and smooth than butter. very fast phone. its feel like nexus phone. Moto G is Awsum device. with upgrade Garenty From motorola. Moto G also will get android lemon pie(5.0) on Jan to Feb. :good:
The Moto G is worth every dollar. Is go for it. It runs smooth, has a nice size and great build overall.
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The Asus ZenFone 5 has piqued my interest. More RAM, faster processor, same display, same with MicroSD slot.
Asus Zenfone 5 may not get the Android L update.
What to buy...
I have a get a "cheap phone" and a "expensive Tablet" attitude.
allansy said:
The Asus ZenFone 5 has piqued my interest. More RAM, faster processor, same display, same with MicroSD slot.
Asus Zenfone 5 may not get the Android L update.
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allansy said:
Hello,
Right now I have Galaxy Note N700, the original Note, and I am considering buying the new Moto G.
Do you consider this as an upgrade over my 3 year old phone specs wise?
When I compare it in GSM Arena, they are almost identical except for the processor which is Exynos 4210 for my old Note and Snapdragon 400 for the Moto G. When I google their differences, it seems that the Exynos chip is still more powerful than the Snapdragon 400 but the former is Dual Core 1.4 GHz Cortex A9 while the latter is Quad Core 1.2 GHz Cortex A7.
So is this a worthy upgrade? Because I do not wana buy expensive phones anymore, I will be needing it for call and texts, FB, browsing and some light gaming only.
Thank you!
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If you are happy with your Note, software is ok and everything els is fine, I would stay on Note
It will probably be an experience upgrade, because the Moto software is very light. I have touchwiz on a Note 10.1 (2014) and the Samsung bloat sucks. That said, my advice is get a first-gen G 16GB model while they are still available cheap. My impression is aside from not having expandable storage, it is a better phone (all same specifications except screen size, but the resolution did not improve). If you are willing to hold-off a bit and wait for a new mid-price phone option, the new Nexus should be out within a month or 2.
It is a worthy upgrade from the original G and the old Note. You will get Android L with this device as well. Read my review here.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=55536919
Just remember this is a budget phone at $180, when the Note came out it was $800. In any case it's still a better phone because of stock Android and useful Motorola additions. The new Nexus will probably be $400. (I don't think it will be $349 this time).
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I have moved from the N7000 to a G and it's great, initially I wanted the bigger screen, but the whole package on the G is faster smoother and generally easier to use, not so much stuff you won't ever use! It also fits in your pocket easily.
At the prices of the G at the moment try it, you will be surprised
I will skip on the original G since I really need the SD Card slot. That is why I am considering Moto G 2014.
I am using SlimKat now on my Note I. It lags but it is acceptable compare to when I flashed a JellyBean stock rom.
What is limiting for me with the G 2014 is the 1GB ram, because right now with my Note, it cannot handle a lot of apps. It will always open a new app and not from where I left it.
e.g.
The Chrome browser is really slow on my Note, not slow because of internet connection but slow because it just lags a lot.
Plays Youtube with stutters.
Facebook after clicking on an external link and returning to FB will start from the top.
I am also looking at Asus Zenfone 5, another value for money device.
I like the specs but there is no dedicated XDA thread for this device. It means no development.
The reason I am still holding on to my GNote and still acceptable for daily use is because there is still few developments happening, I still got Kitkat.
In that case, I would recommend a bigger jump and get a mobile phone with 2GB of ram
At Moto G's price point, do you recommend any other than Asus Zenfone 5?
Hi. I probably would have bought the Mi Mix but decided on the Huawei Mate 9 because it has more LTE bands that work in US (e.g. although the Mix has band 4 it is missing band 12 that would improve LTE service for tmobile) and there were enough complaints about the Mix's camera to scare me away. Indeed the Mate 9 is a good device overall but I do like the bigger screen on the Mi Mix and there appears to have been a little more development on the Mi MIx. Probably cause the Mix uses the Snapdragon chip while Hauwei has its home grown Kerin. Anyways, to cut to the quick. Has there been any interesting information released about the Mi Mix 2 as I may consider it when released (in the fall?). In particular will the camera be significantly improved and will it improve its LTE capacity among other things. Thanks!
The Mix has been a much better device for me than the Mate 9 was when I had it. The Mate 9 felt like more of the same old design idea just slightly bigger. Camera focused device that ran reasonably well, the Mix has everything but camera focused design and so fits me better. There's really no comparing the screens or screen realestate ... in addition the difference between Emui [more or less a clone of Miui] are striking not the least of which theme control and various other personal controls.
Bands wise band 12 is more of a support band not a main one, my device has worked on LTE the whole time I've had it [anywhere T-Mobile had LTE for the Mate 9]. No idea on the Mix 2 but i am not seeing a compelling reason to buy it over the Mix itself when it does come out.
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Hi. I probably would have bought the Mi Mix but decided on the Huawei Mate 9 because it has more LTE bands that work in US (e.g. although the Mix has band 4 it is missing band 12 that would improve LTE service for tmobile) and there were enough complaints about the Mix's camera to scare me away. Indeed the Mate 9 is a good device overall but I do like the bigger screen on the Mi Mix and there appears to have been a little more development on the Mi MIx. Probably cause the Mix uses the Snapdragon chip while Hauwei has its home grown Kerin. Anyways, to cut to the quick. Has there been any interesting information released about the Mi Mix 2 as I may consider it when released (in the fall?). In particular will the camera be significantly improved and will it improve its LTE capacity among other things. Thanks!
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The mix does not have a bigger screen than mate 9 due to their screen ratio. The mate 9 have a considerable larger screen area with a better camera.
If you're in for custom rom, etc go for xiaomi but if you're someone that doesn't tinker with roms and just need a good daily driver with good camera then a Huawei mate 9 is good for that.
Nicolfa said:
The Mix has been a much better device for me than the Mate 9 was when I had it. The Mate 9 felt like more of the same old design idea just slightly bigger. Camera focused device that ran reasonably well, the Mix has everything but camera focused design and so fits me better. There's really no comparing the screens or screen realestate ... in addition the difference between Emui [more or less a clone of Miui] are striking not the least of which theme control and various other personal controls.
Bands wise band 12 is more of a support band not a main one, my device has worked on LTE the whole time I've had it [anywhere T-Mobile had LTE for the Mate 9]. No idea on the Mix 2 but i am not seeing a compelling reason to buy it over the Mix itself when it does come out.
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Appreciate your thoughts here. I think Band 12 can be helpful for inside building reception. Many people at my job complain cause their indoor reception is poor while mine is quite good. It always comes down to the person has a different carrier that does not support Band 12. Also camera is very important to me. Unfortunately I did not have a Mi Mix to test for myself so I basically had to go by reviews which more or less said that Mix's camera was it's weak point. I may still get a Mi Mix as the price is down to about $600. Just seeing how things play out. The other phone I might get in the fall is the Note 8.
Leechoonhwee said:
The mix does not have a bigger screen than mate 9 due to their screen ratio. The mate 9 have a considerable larger screen area with a better camera.
If you're in for custom rom, etc go for xiaomi but if you're someone that doesn't tinker with roms and just need a good daily driver with good camera then a Huawei mate 9 is good for that.
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Hi. I do not understand how you conclude that the Mate 9 has a bigger screen. The Mate 9 screen ratio is 16:9 and the Mi Mix is 17:9. The diagonal is 5.9" on Mate 9 and 6.4" on Mi Mix. Assuming I did the math right, that implies that the Mate 9 area in square inches is about 14.9 and the Mi Mix is about 16.9. Please check the width and height of the Mi Mix screen. My estimate is that it is about 2.99 inches wide and about 5.656 inches high. Could someone confirm? Thanks!
EDIT: The only news/rumours I've heard is that the Mix Mix 2 will have a 18:9 screen ratio, the sound is improved using new piezoelectric based technology, and Snapdragon 835 (not surprising)...
mscion said:
Hi. I do not understand how you conclude that the Mate 9 has a bigger screen. The Mate 9 screen ratio is 16:9 and the Mi Mix is 17.9. The diagonal is 5.9" on Mate 9 and 6.4" on Mi Mix. Assuming I did the math right that implies that the Mate 9 area in square inches is about 14.9 and the Mi Mix is about 16.9. Please check the width and height of the Mi Mix screen. My estimate is that it about 2.99 inches wide and about 5.656 inches high. Could someone confirm? Thanks!
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I measured the screen and came up with about 2.28 x 4.2.
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I measured the screen and came up with about 2.28 x 4.2.
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Thanks for your input but I think you have made a mistake in your measurement or you are measuring the wrong phone. According to the Pythagorean theorem a width of 2.28 and height of 4.2 (all in inches) would give you a diagonal of less than 4.8 inches! The specs for this phone say the diagonal should be 6.4 inches...
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Thanks for your input but I think you have made a mistake in your measurement or you are measuring the wrong phone. According to the Pythagorean theorem a width of 2.28 and height of 4.2 (all in inches) would give you a diagonal of less than 4.8 inches! The specs for this phone say the diagonal should be 6.4 inches...
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OMG I think i really have a bad measuring tape it was about 5.68 x 2.95
I think you are right about the total area!
16:9 ratio using a2+b2+c2
16 x 16 + 9 x 9 = 337
√337 = 18.36
5.9inch = 149.86mm (Mate 9 diagonal screen size)
149.86/18.36 = 8.16
16 x 8.16 = 130.56
9 x 8.16 = 73.44
Total area = 130.56 x 73.44 = 9588.33mm2 or 95.88cm2
17:9 ratio using a2+b2+c2
17 x 17 + 9 x 9 = 370=c2
√370 = 19.23
6.4inch = 162.56mm (Mi Mix diagonal screen size)
162.56/19.23 = 8.45
17 x 8.45 = 143.65
9 x 8.45 = 76.05
Total area = 143.65 x 76.05 = 10924.58mm2 or 109.25cm2
Leechoonhwee said:
OMG I think i really have a bad measuring tape it was about 5.68 x 2.95
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lol. Thanks, that seems about right. It's a little wider than my Mate 9 but a bit taller (Mate 9 is a little less than 5.25 inches). Looks like the Mi Mix is about the same width as my Note Edge. I hope when Xiaomi makes the Mi Mix 2, with presumably the 18:9 ratio, they do not sacrifice the width. I really like the wider screen when reading.
EDIT: Just saw your additional calculations. They pretty much match mine given round off error. Good job!
On band 12, I get the same level of reception as the Samsung Edge 7 my wife has in the same places, not sure how much band 12 actually helps in most areas :0
Nicolfa said:
On band 12, I get the same level of reception as the Samsung Edge 7 my wife has in the same places, not sure how much band 12 actually helps in most areas :0
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Interesting. (I'm assuming your are on Tmobile). As I understand it, tmobile has bands 2, 4, and 12 for LTE (maybe HSPA+ and others). So you could both be using 2 or 4 which the Mi Mix has.. Certainly the Samsung Edge 7 should work fine with all of tmobile's LTE bands (or indeed at&t). Band 12 was introduced to our area a couple of years ago. When they turned it on I could get data in my building. I couldn't before. In fact, several years back, the windows were replaced in all our buildings. The windows were supposed to be energy efficient and blocked some radiation out to reduce energy costs. As it turned out, for many folks, they also blocked out phone signals as well including mine. But once Tmobile turned on band 12 (700mhz) I could get data again.
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Interesting. (I'm assuming your are on Tmobile). As I understand it, tmobile has bands 2, 4, and 12 for LTE (maybe HSPA+ and others). So you could both be using 2 or 4 which the Mi Mix has.. Certainly the Samsung Edge 7 should work fine with all of tmobile's LTE bands (or indeed at&t). Band 12 was introduced to our area a couple of years ago. When they turned it on I could get data in my building. I couldn't before. In fact, several years back, the windows were replaced in all our buildings. The windows were supposed to be energy efficient and blocked some radiation out to reduce energy costs. As it turned out, for many folks, they also blocked out phone signals as well including mine. But once Tmobile turned on band 12 (700mhz) I could get data again.
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I'm using my Mi Mix in the UK with EE Network, always top signal 5/5. Wi-fi amazingly fast, 4g coverage also great.
kanej2006 said:
I'm using my Mi Mix in the UK with EE Network, always top signal 5/5. Wi-fi amazingly fast, 4g coverage also great.
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Sounds great! I'm pretty sure using the phone in the greater Washington area would be fine. Just a little concerned about its use indoors at my job. My employer provides wifi at work but I'm a little wary of using it.
mscion said:
Sounds great! I'm pretty sure using the phone in the greater Washington area would be fine. Just a little concerned about its use indoors at my job. My employer provides wifi at work but I'm a little wary of using it.
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Hmmm, if other colleagues are having good reception then so should you. Compared to my previous LG V10, the Mi Mix has much better reception, far better then expected...
kanej2006 said:
Hmmm, if other colleagues are having good reception then so should you. Compared to my previous LG V10, the Mi Mix has much better reception, far better then expected...
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Well, I don't think it is quite that simple as it depends on carrier's band. I just looked up EE's LTE bands and you are probably using Band 3 at 1800MHz and/or Band 38 at 2600MHz. Neither are used in US.. LTE on Tmobile is bands 2, 4 and 12 (the primary bands are 4 and 12) and AT&T is 2, 4, 5, 17 (17 is the primary LTE band) so you are probably in good shape with Tmobile and maybe ok with AT&T although not sure. Bands 12 and 13 are at 700MHz and, as I understand, do best in buildings. Neither of them are on the Mi Mix but, fortunately, bands 2 and 4 are. So I think I will be ok and am looking into buying Mi Mix if price is right.
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Interesting. (I'm assuming your are on Tmobile). As I understand it, tmobile has bands 2, 4, and 12 for LTE (maybe HSPA+ and others). So you could both be using 2 or 4 which the Mi Mix has.. Certainly the Samsung Edge 7 should work fine with all of tmobile's LTE bands (or indeed at&t). Band 12 was introduced to our area a couple of years ago. When they turned it on I could get data in my building. I couldn't before. In fact, several years back, the windows were replaced in all our buildings. The windows were supposed to be energy efficient and blocked some radiation out to reduce energy costs. As it turned out, for many folks, they also blocked out phone signals as well including mine. But once Tmobile turned on band 12 (700mhz) I could get data again.
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Yeah band 12 is an assist band, better building /object penetration aspects. In our case the buildings we work in kill just about all band penetration in the center of the structure and some more hardened areas of the building. This includes almost all carriers. With that said out side those kinds of areas I haven't found band 12 to be the deal breaker for non US model phones. Been using T-Mobile for close on 10 years now, and it works perfectly with the Mix.
mscion said:
Well, I don't think it is quite that simple as it depends on carrier's band. I just looked up EE's LTE bands and you are probably using Band 3 at 1800MHz and/or Band 38 at 2600MHz. Neither are used in US.. LTE on Tmobile is bands 2, 4 and 12 (the primary bands are 4 and 12) and AT&T is 2, 4, 5, 17 (17 is the primary LTE band) so you are probably in good shape with Tmobile and maybe ok with AT&T although not sure. Bands 12 and 13 are at 700MHz and, as I understand, do best in buildings. Neither of them are on the Mi Mix but, fortunately, bands 2 and 4 are. So I think I will be ok and am looking into buying Mi Mix if price is right.
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You were right bro. EE use Band 3-1800MHz & Band 7-2600MHz. Excellent coverage for me both indoors and out.
When will Xiaomi Mi Mix 2 be released?
Why are you guys so eager with Mix 2??? First one's awesome and just a few months old, come on...
albertoduqe said:
Why are you guys so eager with Mix 2??? First one's awesome and just a few months old, come on...
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I'm not really interested in the Mi Mix 2. And even if I purchase one, it'll be after 4-6 months after release for price drop.
Only just had my Mi Mix for 3 days. Got upto 7 hours Screen On Time so far. Not bad since it was only charged twice. After several more charges, I'll aim for 8-10 hours.
Once the Mi Mix 2 is released it'll be just barely better, perhaps not even worth upgrading to.
It'll have the Snapdragon 835, slightly better camera and 2% or so even better screen to body ratio. Very minor differences.
There are rumours it may have an AMOLED screen. Should this be the case then I'm not interested.
In the past I've had Samsung phones with Amoled and really hated it. At extreme angles the colours are washed out, that ugly yellow and blue tint and the whites are yellowish not to mention I've had dead pixels in almost every phone having Amoled.
Yeah, it would really be a ****er if they go for Amoled...
As in the title of the topic - is it worth it? Xiaomi Redmi 5 plus is a mid-range phone but new one. I can not find a comparison of exynos octa vs snapdragon 625.
What is your opinion?
MatthewNS said:
As in the title of the topic - is it worth it? Xiaomi Redmi 5 plus is a mid-range phone but new one. I can not find a comparison of exynos octa vs snapdragon 625.
What is your opinion?
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SD625 is old 2 year same 3gb ram like n4..Video record in fullHD but 30fps(n4 can do it better-fullhd 60fps, and there is 2k,4k), non removable bttry, N4 have 5Ghz and 2.4Ghz wifi band, S styles ...maybe not? :/
Im doing the jump myself from a N910P, i think is worth it, SD625 serves enough power and the battery life is tremendous!
MatthewNS said:
As in the title of the topic - is it worth it? Xiaomi Redmi 5 plus is a mid-range phone but new one. I can not find a comparison of exynos octa vs snapdragon 625.
What is your opinion?
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The camera and the screen will be a downgrade. Battery life will, however, be much better on Redmi 5 Plus. Although SD625 is not a powerhouse Xiaomi is good at optimizing the speed and fluidity on MIUI so I think 5 Plus will actually feel faster than Note 4 in day to day tasks.
Good luck in getting the boot-loader unlocked and getting a nice custom ROM.
Not that it's impossible, but man, that's a pain in the a** hassle.
https://xiaomifirmware.com/guides-and-tips/unlock-bootloader-on-redmi-5-5a/
I (still) have my Exynos N4 since October 2016 - until today no sign of any problem, including battery. And I burned it with quite a bit of custom ROM's and tweaking.
Big nope
Big YES!
So being a huge note fan I have been saving for a new note since my Note 4.
Finally pulled the trigger on a Note 9.
The wife has a One Plus 6 my dad a Poco F1. Both 845 chipsets.
The fact that I did not get an 845 chipset with my note 9 is the one thing that spoils my experience and joy of owning the phone. We in asia seem to get the crappy Exynos chip set for some reason.
So now thinking off selling my note and importing one from the USA.
What are your thoughts on this insanity off offering the same phone with different chipsets. And why would Samsung do something like this.
Benchmark tests cant be trusted because I know Samsung cheats.
So just how different is the experience between the chip sets. I know its pretty rare that somebody would have exposure to both. As far as I can see my wifes 845 based One Plus 6 is faster. Never lags.
My reason for getting the note was best display, has a sd card slot which is critical for me.
Why would Samsung do this ?. Is it because they want to offer a cheaper exp to people in Asia ?.
RonChinoy said:
So being a huge note fan I have been saving for a new note since my Note 4.
Finally pulled the trigger on a Note 9.
The wife has a One Plus 6 my dad a Poco F1. Both 845 chipsets.
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Why would Samsung do this ?. Is it because they want to offer a cheaper exp to people in Asia ?.
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https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-note-9/help/difference-snapdragon-exynos-galaxy-t3834607/
This phone seems so much better for a better or the same price or lower price
108MP an AMOLED display 120hz even the phone looks much better especially the camera module
good enough chipset
god i regret getting the redmi note 9
historys said:
This phone seems so much better for a better or the same price or lower price
108MP an AMOLED display 120hz even the phone looks much better especially the camera module
good enough chipset
god i regret getting the redmi note 9
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Fortunately, I keep thinking that I'll go for either Redmi Note 9 Pro or POCO X3 NFC from last months. But thanks for my "patience skill" so I could save my money to consider this phone.
Edit: Fixing some typos.
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Fortunately, I keep thinking that I'll go for either Redmi Note 9 Pro or POCO X3 NFC from last months. But thanks for my "patience skill" so I could save my money to consider this phone.
Edit: Fixing some typos.
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i'll probably upgrade in 2 or 3 years to the newest redmi phone if they keep getting out phones like this
this phone is absolutely amazing for the price hopefully redmi note 11 will also be the same if not even better
also poco x3 users are absolutely SEETHING
Using redmi note 7 from 2019, was looking for a good option for upgrade. I guess I got the perfect one, Redmi Note 10 Pro.
historys said:
i'll probably upgrade in 2 or 3 years to the newest redmi phone if they keep getting out phones like this
this phone is absolutely amazing for the price hopefully redmi note 11 will also be the same if not even better
also poco x3 users are absolutely SEETHING
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I wouldn't say many poco x3 are seething. spec wise is practically the same except the AMOLED and camera. I'm happy with good panel LCD screen on the x3- won't need to worry about burn-in/bleed if one is a heavy gamer. x3 is still one beast of a phone for the price!
Well Redmi Note 10 Pro (Global) and Xiaomi Mi 10T Lite (Global) are the two phones I'm looking for which for the 6/128 GB variant seem to cost just about the same (~265 €). My focus is on:
DualSIM, dedicated microSD, good stabilized video 1080p and possibly also 4k, very good day and ok night pictures, fast cpu/gpu (Antutu over 250k), Fast LTE with Bands 3,20,7,1,32 (8,38,28a), 3.5mm-Jack.
Both devices have those features. Unfortunately no Snapdragon 8 series devices with dedicated microSD and 3.5mm-Jack exist, so I need to stick to this lower mid-range class.
Redmi Note 10 Pro real advantage of 108 Mpx Samsung5K HM2 f/1.9 over 64 Mpx Sony IMX682 Exmor RS f/1.89 needs to be proven by side by side dedicated picture and video test. With GCam probably because of the slightly better processor in the Mi 10T Lite (Snapdragon 750G) it seems possible to activate EIS for 4k Videos. With Snapdragon 732G this seems unlikely to be possible. Also Mi 10T Lite has 3 of the 4 important 5G Bands in my area, could not find info that a Note 10 Pro Snapdragon Upgrade to 5G will be released (Global, the Note 10 5G is based on MediaTek).
So the advantages of Note 10 Pro (AMOLED, 108 Mpx, Radio FM) currently seem less important then those of Mi 10T Lite. I will wait until detailed camera comparisons are available, possibly with GCam for both devices.
EDIT: I need to correct that Mi 10T Lite (Global) according to several reviews on YouTube has no dedicated microSD (only hybrid DualSIM). Many techsheets online seem to have dedicated. This is a bummer and will leave only Redmi Note 10 Pro (Global) as candidate for my next buy.
5x optical zoom would have sold me, guess ill have to wait for another phone
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I wouldn't say many poco x3 are seething. spec wise is practically the same except the AMOLED and camera. I'm happy with good panel LCD screen on the x3- won't need to worry about burn-in/bleed if one is a heavy gamer. x3 is still one beast of a phone for the price!
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Been using xiaomi devices since redmi 2 prime, their phones are either hit or miss. Sometimes they absolutely cheap out on hardware. My current redmi note 7 has a LCD panel and it shows signs of screen burn. These manufacturers are pumping out phones without worrying about quality and overall experience.
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god i regret getting the redmi note 9
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Just sell it, buy Redmi Note 10 Pro and be one of the cool kids.
DoritoPower said:
Been using xiaomi devices since redmi 2 prime, their phones are either hit or miss. Sometimes they absolutely cheap out on hardware. My current redmi note 7 has a LCD panel and it shows signs of screen burn. These manufacturers are pumping out phones without worrying about quality and overall experience.
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i had the lg v20 and it was supposedly a "flagship lg phone" but it was just a mess the two screen design didn't look at all and there was a lot of burn in
i didn't even know LCD panels can get burn in until i got that phone
Thing is the redmi note 9 variants have good, stable roms by now but it took months and months to get there, which was an exercise in frustration I'm not going to go through again, so I'm perfectly fine with my 9s and will get this one once/if there are solid roms available with all bugs squashed. Not interested in smelly Mi Ui.
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Thing is the redmi note 9 variants have good, stable roms by now but it took months and months to get there, which was an exercise in frustration I'm not going to go through again, so I'm perfectly fine with my 9s and will get this one once/if there are solid roms available with all bugs squashed. Not interested in smelly Mi Ui.
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The first stable (GSI) ROM was from sooti. Other non GSI ROMs weren't maintained long before you had to switch to another ROM. That's a pain.
I hope the Redmi Note 10 Pro or newer Poco phones will get better community support.
DoritoPower said:
Been using xiaomi devices since redmi 2 prime, their phones are either hit or miss. Sometimes they absolutely cheap out on hardware. My current redmi note 7 has a LCD panel and it shows signs of screen burn. These manufacturers are pumping out phones without worrying about quality and overall experience.
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you are right
same here
i faced problems with my redmi note 7 screen burn and the battery too
i change it twice but seems not as good as the original
accubattery show me the capacity at 2000mah i cant find where is the problem with those new batteries
i ordered this new note 10 pro and i hope it will be a good choice
if not i will never buy xiaomi phones again
Need to rant again: I do not understand why in every series and also other brands with a better CPU (Snapdragon 8 series) they omit the microSD slot (not even shared) and in most cases also the 3.5mm-Jack. Is Google enforcing this?
The Redmi Note 10 Pro with Snapdragon 888 (865 also ok) and maybe better RAM specs would be awesome.
Don't worry. Exchange it with note 9 pro, you'll get a wholesome discount of 100$ or 9000₹.
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Need to rant again: I do not understand why in every series and also other brands with a better CPU (Snapdragon 8 series) they omit the microSD slot (not even shared) and in most cases also the 3.5mm-Jack. Is Google enforcing this?
The Redmi Note 10 Pro with Snapdragon 888 (865 also ok) and maybe better RAM specs would be awesome.
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this is not a flagship
this is a budget-ish phone
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this is not a flagship. this is a budget-ish phone
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Yeah, but why has it more interfaces-expansion-ports/connectivity then Xiaomi top phones? I would pay more and think the CPU, microSD slot and Jack alone would not make the phone much more expensive (like 600 $ or more). At least Redmi K40 Pro with Snapdragon 888 does cost only ca. 460 $ but has no microSD slot and no 3.5mm-Jack. Since everyone, not only Xiaomi, is doing it I do not understand it: why not use the integration of those two features as advantage to the competition? There must be some hidden policy behind this IMHO
Hah: It almost seems Xiaomi did use the strategy I wanted at least for the Poco X3 Pro (PX3P) presented yesterday! It has a shared/hybrid microSD slot and 3.5mm-Jack paired with a Snapdragon 860 - Antutu ~486k. By comparison the Snapdragon 732G in the Redmi Note 10 Pro (RN10P) has Antutu ~288k - Snapdragon 865 has Antutu ~615k and Snapdragon 888 has Antutu ~730k - so not top flagship performance but solid medium/premium territory, while the Snapdragon 732G now seems more budget level: even the Snapdragon 678 in the Redmi Note 10 (available for under 200$) delivers Antutu ~277k.
In addition PX3P has the advantage of UFS Storage 3.1 against UFS Storage 2.2 in RN10P. But it lacks FM Radio, AMOLED and also has no 5G. The "better" POCO F3 also presented yesterday by comparison is a rebranded Redmi K40 Pro (for Global) with Snapdragon 870 and 5G but no microSD (some sheets say it has Independent SD slot) and no 3.5mm-Jack and also good prices. The Poco F2 Pro at least has the 3.5mm-Jack.
Of course the camera in the PX3P seems disadvantaged with 48MP, f/1.79 IMX582 Exmor for the main lense, but fast CPU and memory are attractive for fast video editing etc. I will try to compare reviews with a focus on 4k EIS and 1080p EIS Video.
It's crazy how Xiaomi is coming up with these phones. Xiaomi is just competing with itself for 350USD and below phones right now
ushgaga said:
It's crazy how Xiaomi is coming up with these phones. Xiaomi is just competing with itself for 350USD and below phones right now
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I agree. Some small competitors like Realme and Vivo try to deliver similar price/performance, but because much less models will be selled, much lower community support regarding GCam, CustomROMs (like Xiaomi.eu/mi-globe, AOSP/LOS based, etc.) will be available and so in my case much less attractive at similar price.
OnePlus has left this price territory and other interesting devices from Asus, Google, Samsung, Motorola just miss features and/or cost too much in comparison.
The thing I would like to see on sub 350$ Xiaomi phones is OIS (optical image stabilization) paired with gyroscope EIS stabilization to get top notch videos at 1080p or even 4k and at the same time less shaky/blurry images. But it seems Megapixel of the sensor are the stronger (selling) argument for the time being. In my case a top quality 12-18 Megapixel image is more then enough, I dislike the washed out details at zoom 1:1 of Smartphone best resolution pics on a Monitor screen.