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It would be great to know about Mi 3 . I have heard about this company last year in December. This company producing affordable smartphones but some peoples has created blunders such as phone stuck, battery, heating and touch not working properly. so anyone there who has been using this phone or used before Kindly, explain about pros and cons in detail ?
I have been using this phone for the last 1 year, and so far it has been exceptional for its price, it has all the specs of a 2013-2014 flagship. There are MANY reviews of Mi 3 on YouTube so I am not gonna elaborate much, you could watch one by a reviewer 'C4ETech' he as great reviews and comparisons on this.
Bottom line: Great screen, good camera (Same sensor as Moto X 2014), great performance (Same CPU as Nexus 5), unique design, great battery life.
Its camera is made by Sony, Screen by LG, Battery and memory probably by Samsung, so all internals are quality parts.
The heating issues etc. have been faced by n00bs who don't understand what it means to have s CPU like SD800 in phone and to what extent these are software issues that can be fixed. I really couldn't expect any part of it to perform better than it does.
The only downside I've felt is that the device seems a little fragile, My friend's S4 has faced some really bad drops from his bike and survived, I don't think my Mi 3 would have been able to survive that, dropped it 2 times and there were significant dents, the screen has no lip covering it and I feel had I dropped it at an odd angle, it would've broken its screen, so use a TPU cover on it. Also the phone did get hot while using 3G data, GPS and Google Maps, though I think every phone would do the same. Still it gets warmer than it should with just Mobile Data on.
Also, sound quality isn't that great, its fine if you use earphones, but I use ATH M50X headphones with my devices, and the difference in sound quality is clear when comparing it to my older Xperia SP.
It is the first phone which I was fully satisfied with, because it was my first experience of a 'flagship phone' and that too for a price in my budget.
Xiaomi is a great company, I have 6 of their devices at home including their tablet, and after using Mi 3 for 1 year I upgraded to Mi 4. Their service center isn't in my city and I've seen more negative reviews about its service than positives, so I can't comment about that. It had no problems while it was with me.
PROS:
1) Cheap
2) Good value for money
CONS:
1) Screen quality is very cheap
2) After sale service pathetic
3) OS Upgrades are weekly but still running on Kitkat
4) Xiaomi does not release full Kernel sources on time, resulting in buggy third party ROMs
PROS:
1) Cheap
2) Good value for money
3) nice screen colors
4) nice battery life (better than my n5)
5) 64 gb-no sd slot
CONS:
1) no sd slot
2) plasticky
3) a grid of dots on the screen
4) android 4.4 (easy to fix just install CM)
5) touchscreen problems when charging
6) huge, bulky but I have small hands
Would I buy it again? Too bulky for me, I'd go for mi4 32gb. Other than that great phone for a great price.
Pros have been fairly well explained but I'll add some more cons to the list.
Cons:
1. Radio is rather weak in these phones. I often times get no signal or it likes to sit at the 2 to 3 bar spot in my area on average.
2. They try and cram to many phones into the same rom causing loss of confusion and frustration in both the user and devs sides.
3. The speaker in this phone is really weak so don't count in hearing a call in your pocket unless you tweak the kernel or mixer_paths.xml which is going to make your phone distort listening to music.
4. Phone vibration is extremely weak as well and you won't feel it in you're pocket at least I can't even after cranking it up in a custom kernel.
I could list more but I don't really feel I have to.
Could I have done worse for $300? Yes I could have.
Would I buy it knowing what I know now? Probably not.
For $300 I would probably get the 64gb zenfone 2 or the oneplus one.
I just bought my brother a 64gb oneplus two and despite all the negative reviews I love that phone compared to this 1 as I do not ever want nfc and 64gb with otg support is more than enough. The speaker in the oneplus two isn't great either but it's louder than this one and if you just download a couple of louder notifications and ringtones it's great. The radio also runs circles around this phone giving 4 to 5 bars compared to my 2 to 3 bars of service. Oneplus also beats it in battery life compared to my phone.
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a.broken.star said:
PROS:
1) Cheap
2) Good value for money
CONS:
1) Screen quality is very cheap
2) After sale service pathetic
3) OS Upgrades are weekly but still running on Kitkat
4) Xiaomi does not release full Kernel sources on time, resulting in buggy third party ROMs
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Agreed :good:
PROS:
1) cheap
2) camera isnt the worst
3) easy to root
4) decent battery life
5) 64gb max
CONS:
1) no gorilla glass
2) camera can record slow motion, but the quality is [po op]
3) i personally think miui is ugly, miui is still in kitkat and xiaomi dont wanna release full kernel source
4) phone is hot when using
5) no sd card slot
I am considering either getting A2 or Nokia 7 Plus.
The A2 has the same hardware platform but is considerably cheaper but there are a few things/questions that I am considering:
1. the updates on A1, if I read comments or on the A1 forum seem to be late and buggy. This is one of the major drawbacks for me as I want a stable device and I am afraid the same thing will happen with A2
2. on Nokia there seem a way to enable gcam without doing root on the device, on A2 I saw that root is needed... this would be a drawback as gcam seems to improve picture taking on many devices
3. How does the device feel in hand? Is it slippery? Is the camera bump annoying?
4. Any software/hardware issues reported so far? I read something about proximity sensor but other than that not much.
The reviews for the device aren't stellar. Most complain about nfc, jack and sd card. None of this are important to me, I care about updates and camera.
So, should I get the Nokia (better build, bigger battery, stable and fast updates, probably a bit better camera, gcam working, better screen, no PWM for brightness)
I'd like to hear your advices. Thank you for your time.
It'll be better if you buy the Nokia 7 plus Android One version! You'll get most the things needed in a flagship phone (not all) and it's better than Mi A2 in most of the time except the camera!
You should also bear in mind that Nokia phones have no official way of unlocking bootloader for now, so there won't be lot of custom development for their devices until HMD decide to provide way to unlock bootloader. And according to HMDs head twitter, they won't do it because of security (proof: https://twitter.com/sarvikas/status/910421837661790208)
There certainly are a ** lot ** of things to consider when buying a phone now-a-days.
One of the very first things I look at is appearance, and weight. So right off the bat, 2 knocks on the 7plus; it's gaudy looking with the faux gold trim, and it's 183 grams (and I thought 165 gram phones were heavy!).
I'm shocked you would say an issue with the Mi A2 would be build quality? I don't have mine yet, but the unibody construction of these devices, like the Huawei Mate SE, are as good as it gets. Could not feel more solid. There's a marked difference to how a device with a unibody and 2.5D raised glass feels compared to how a device (like the 7plus) that has a 'flat' band all around it, holding the top and the bottom panels together.
I much much prefer the rounded unibody, way more comfortable in the hand, less likely to slip. And the metal body of them isn't slippery.
Yes, the A1 has had some issues with updates / bugs. But the A2 already has the ota security patch / bug fixes for August available. Someone mentioned they seem to be doing better with the A2 and it may well be because it's Project Treble.
As someone else mentioned; Is the bootloader unlockable? That's right near the top of the list for me, if not the top. If the Nok is locked down (as said), it's off my list. At some point, and you might keep the phone that long, updates will stop. If you can't unlock it, then the phone is basically done.
As far as reviews go, actually the ones i've read, are stellar. Yes, the lack of nfc, expansion, no jack, are mentioned. They all mention it. I guess they have to or it won't be considered a decent review. But to me, I can live without them, not that much of a big. What is a big, and it's mentioned a lot in the reviews I've read, are the cameras. The f1.75 cams on the back will let in a ** lot ** of light. All reviews indicate they do well in low light (as you would expect), some even say the great cameras make up for the loss of the other items.
So what's important to you? I"m going with Android One is big, good cameras is really big, unlockable bootloader is huge, not too heavy helps to keep me from constantly pulling my pants up, available in black... I like black (not gaudy pls).
We all have our criteria don't we...
Build quality of the A2 is amazing. Feels like a flagship device. I was afraid how it would compare to my light Nexus 5x but man was I wrong. I loved it from the start
Custom roms were my main deciding factor compared to Nokia or bq even if there is no NFC or RGB notification LED. So I am ready to use the hardware until it breaks.
Headphone jack I don't care too much, get a fiio btr Bluetooth headphone amp and you are smartphone independent and can use your cable headphones which I won't change to anything purely bluetooth based unless Sennheiser comes out with some usb-c based ie80s.
SD card? You really need more than 64GB or 128Gb even? I am happy with the 64GB but depends a lot on what you are planning to do.
Oh I forgot the amazing camera. You can find some of my pics in the gcam thread. Guess I will upload a little camera showcase soon.
Thank you all for your thoughts.
@AsItLies I did not say there's an issue with build quality on A2. As you say, I am kind of convinced that it will fell better in hand as it is rounded, and that matters on big phones a lot. What I have noticed is that the camera bump is really big and that could make it wobble on the table.
So to set the list of pros and cons
A2
+ good feel in hand
- no way to use gcam without root and bootloader unlock which is something I don't want to do.
- no double tap to wake
+/- the software remains to be seen... A1 wasn't really great in that department
7Plus
+ double tape to wake
+ better screen quality
+ stable software with quick updates
+ google camera works without root
- like 25% more expensive
- not sure the looks in live preview with the copper accent.
- finger print scanner seems a bit too high, but A2 kind of looks at the same spot
- no notification led and glance uses battery since it has LCD
- bulkier and heavier
To be honest, I don't care for rooting the device. In 2 years, after no more updates, I am sure there will be other cheap alternatives to get.
Looks like you're not power user, doesn't need rooted device or custom ROM, etc. Based on this I recommend the 7 Plus, I think it's better than A2 for general usage. A2 to me strong in the community support and development since it has better value for budget phone.
7 Plus wins in many aspects, but A2 is slightly better at camera department based on some reviews I read. 7 Plus prices is very high compared to other mid range devices, I think if you have the money and can add few bucks more, you can buy flagship phone with Snapdragon 8XX instead of 7 Plus.
I care about:
1. updates - I have my concerns on updates given the previous history with A1.
2. camera - some say nokia is better, some say a2 is better. Probably nokia with gcam is better
3.handling- a2 seems to be more rounded, slimmer but has that huge camera bump what probably makes it wobble on table. Together with no double touch to wake makes it no so ergonomic.
Nokia kind of ticks most of the boxes really, however, a2 is 25% cheaper and may have life after 2 years with the community. At the price of 7plus, I could get a used pixel 2 for instance and that has better camera and updates.
Tough choice to make.
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I care about:
1. updates - I have my concerns on updates given the previous history with A1.
2. camera - some say nokia is better, some say a2 is better. Probably nokia with gcam is better
3.handling- a2 seems to be more rounded, slimmer but has that huge camera bump what probably makes it wobble on table. Together with no double touch to wake makes it no so ergonomic.
Nokia kind of ticks most of the boxes really, however, a2 is 25% cheaper and may have life after 2 years with the community. At the price of 7plus, I could get a used pixel 2 for instance and that has better camera and updates.
Tough choice to make.
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Well hopefully you won't mind my version of your concerns, but always remember, these things are evolving and changing, due to experience. It's only natural with complicated things like this.
1. updates - While the A1 did run into a few issues, I'd say remember, this is a new thing for them. They'll probably get it right soon, evidenced by the August patch available now... and it's August! That's almost unheard of in itself.
2. Camera - I certainly like the Zeiss optics on the Nok, but Sony is no slouch either. Keep in mind the aperture of the 2 rear cameras on the A2 are f1.75. The Nok are f1.8 and f2.6 (for the optical zoom one). I don't know exactly, but the diff between the 1.75 and 2.6 is a Full Stop, if not more. That means, if u don't know, that the 1.75 will let in TWICE the amount of light. That's a huge difference, resulting in much better pictures.
The other thing re the GCam. I have a port on my LG G6 now. It's very good. Except it doesn't have all the features the OEM app has. For instance; taking a selfie in portrait mode, there is no timer. Also note the GCam ports won't use both lenses, as the pixel phones only have one lens. Some OEM apps use info from both lenses to create bokeh effects etc.
3. Handling - it is an individual thing for sure. My take on the camera bump is - I'd prefer it didn't have it, but I just don't set the phone down on the back (unless it's in a case). If I set it down I'll set it on the front. It's usually just in my pocket.
All cameras (except the G6!) have a bump, the A2 is just a bit bigger. Oh well. As far as double tap, for me... I've never used it, even once. Just use the finger print scanner.
Again! not knocking your concerns, they are valid for you, that's all that matters. Just giving a different perspective on them. Tomorrow, I may think differently! Haha, phones, they've become so complicated it's more and more time consuming to evaluate them. I've bought and sold so many lately, I never thought I would do that! I think I have a new addiction
About the handling, if you don't use a case with Mi A2, it is a bit slippery for me. The device is actually round but it is also thin. The metal at the back is very smooth and could be slippery for some.
And I think the cameras between two are not so different, depends on your taste. But the sensor with Nokia 7 Plus is larger so it should produce better images in low light.
@AsItLies thank you for your detailed info. I am very glad to receive info from an owner.
@Marciano09 thank you. To be honest, my comfort zone ends around the sizes of pixel 2, but the trend now is to have phones bigger and bigger so I guess I need to get used to it. So, bigger and slippery is not something that sounds comfortable. Nokia seems to have some ceramic back cover which probably improves handling but has rougher edges.
I saw some comparison videos on camera samples, sometimes I liked A2 ones, sometimes the Nokia ones. Nokia with gcam has some really nice photos where on xiaomi I depend on the OEM camera.
Really tough choice to make.
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I care about:
1. updates - I have my concerns on updates given the previous history with A1.
2. camera - some say nokia is better, some say a2 is better. Probably nokia with gcam is better
3.handling- a2 seems to be more rounded, slimmer but has that huge camera bump what probably makes it wobble on table. Together with no double touch to wake makes it no so ergonomic.
Nokia kind of ticks most of the boxes really, however, a2 is 25% cheaper and may have life after 2 years with the community. At the price of 7plus, I could get a used pixel 2 for instance and that has better camera and updates.
Tough choice to make.
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1. they're both android one devices, sure, the nokia may not have as much dev support but it will get the same 2y official treatment because of android one.
2. both good cameras yep, the a2 will probably take some better nighttime pics, the nokia might be better at portrait mode.
3. forget about the double tap to wake... it's so much nicer to use the fingerprint to wake up instead! and yes, the a2 isn't stable on a flat table. even with the tpu case it still wobbles. the case helps, but it's still not standing nicely.
if you care about the price difference, go for the a2. but be aware that the a2 will drop in price over the next few months. this is the most expensive it will ever be. the nokia may have started to drop in price already.
the features that may point you to the nokia:
- nfc
- bigger battery
- 3.5 jack
- sd card support
- sturdier
a2:
- slimmer, lighter
- maybe better dev support (on the long long run however it's probably irrelevant since both phones are android one supported) - see LE
- maybe better night shots (it's still a phone however, and anything but the highest end flagships pale in comparison to real cameras - if you ask me never pick a phone based on cameras)
- cheaper (however expect the price to drop over the next months! this is the launch price)
did you consider/looked at the redmi note 5 pro (whyred)?
- already has some good custom roms (lineage)
- better battery
- 636 is a 660 running at a lower clock speed (even better use of battery)
- way cheaper
L.E.
- yes, the proximity sensor on the a2 seems a bit wonky, but not as bad as some reviews describe it
- updates are always a bit weird at first, android one is the fix for that (on both phones), only difference is the nokia had the time it needed to fix some already
- without a case yes, the a2 is slippery. use the included case from the moment you unbox it.
- yes, i own an A2, i love it and dont regret getting one, i recommend it to anyone looking to buy one.
- dev support...
*yes, it's very possible the a2 will get better unofficial support. however, and i don't know how i'm gonna say this without getting the full wrath of the forum thrown at me... that's irrelevant.
*you get a android one so you don't have to worry about the official support! you get one of these to be able to stay on the stock rom.
*either way you look at it, and in all honesty i really appreciate the work all the devs pull of unofficially for devices, thank you all and keep up the good work!
*however you cannot expect a handful of devs to be able to compete with google or big oem's. - again, this may seem like i am ungrateful, that's not the case. (only exception is when those oem-s choose to drop support). with android one they cannot do that even if they wanted to.
*both phones will get security patches and android updates for a minimum of 2 years. by then, regardless which one you buy you'll want a newer one that supports 6g or vr over lte or 5 cameras or a bendable screen. or whatever else gimmick they pull out of the hat by then. (if anything, i would be sorry for having to dump the nokia more)
I personally was debating between this or the 6.1 plus. I don't recall off hand what the deciding factor for me was. But I went with the a2 and it will be here Tuesday.
Nickdroid86 said:
I personally was debating between this or the 6.1 plus. I don't recall off hand what the deciding factor for me was. But I went with the a2 and it will be here Tuesday.
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now that's a better comparison!
picked the a2 for the large screen and better cameras?
enjoy the new a2! and piece of advice... dont switch away from the standard android one for as long as you can. unlike the other xiaomi-s with miui, it's actually not a bad idea to stick to stock.
if you find the time share your opinions about it after a few days
Doing a little research and found on gsmarena u can not only compare phones, but also photo comparisons;
There are 3 categories it compares them in: Lowest ISO, Good Light, Low Light. There's some explanation of how they got their results, but they seem a bit vague (but at least they have SOME control they're doing).
An issue that comes up when comparing Cameras is some think it has to be an apples to apples comparison; Same ISO, Same Aperture, Same exposure time. They think that's the only way to have a true comparison.
But here's the thing; A comparison really should be 'take the best picture possible' for ea camera under the exact conditions and exact subject matter. That way, if one camera has pixel binning, it can use that. Or another camera has a wider aperture it can use that, etc.
But this does give 'some' idea of how the 2 phone cameras compare, it's pretty cool to fool around with, click in the design on the left to change what's focused on. Also note, the pictures do seem to indicate when a lense has a wider angle than another, noted by what's captured in the 'viewing box'.
https://www.gsmarena.com/piccmp.php3?idType=5&idPhone1=9140&idPhone2=9058
I think the build quality of A2 is very good but the metal back is really slippery. I have to use the TPU cover provided. After using the cover, the camera bump is not a big issue. The bump becomes much smaller.
I also considered Nokia 7 Plus but I think it's too bulky and heavy for me. As I don't need NFC and SD card because it's not my main phone, I can live with it.
The screen is vibrant and crisp. I really didn't expect that in such a low price phone.
Thank you all for your valuable informations. The price of Nokia 7 plus is around the same as a Pixel 2 (the smaller one) and I think I'll keep an eye on the market for a good deal. Pixel is more compact, has great camera and another 2 years of software updates.
Thank all again you for your time.
laviniu_c said:
now that's a better comparison!
picked the a2 for the large screen and better cameras?
enjoy the new a2! and piece of advice... dont switch away from the standard android one for as long as you can. unlike the other xiaomi-s with miui, it's actually not a bad idea to stick to stock.
if you find the time share your opinions about it after a few days
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I will for sure. I love Android One software. I had it with my regular Nokia 6.1
Comparing 7 plus and a2 is like comparing apples to oranges (both are phones). In terms of price there is a stellar difference, if you can afford the 7 plus, better go for a pixel 1 (you said you wanted updates and camera), i personally bought a2 because it's cheap as hell and even if i'd be the richest person on the planet i would not pay more than 300 dollars for a phone.
Android is made for SD8XX, nomatter what these cheapsters hide under the lid (SD6XX) they will always hang, lag, overheat and die fast.
Component wise the a2 feels like a joke (sorry, copying the iphone x in this manner it's way beyond shame) and a toy for kids with the ir blaster (come on it's 2018) and the lack of nfc (if you're european you'll understand).
If you have the money buy the pixel 1, if you're a cheapster like the a2, go for it. I don't se the reason to buy the 7 plus.
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Comparing 7 plus and a2 is like comparing apples to oranges (both are phones). In terms of price there is a stellar difference, if you can afford the 7 plus, better go for a pixel 1 (you said you wanted updates and camera), i personally bought a2 because it's cheap as hell and even if i'd be the richest person on the planet i would not pay more than 300 dollars for a phone.
Android is made for SD8XX, nomatter what these cheapsters hide under the lid (SD6XX) they will always hang, lag, overheat and die fast.
Component wise the a2 feels like a joke (sorry, copying the iphone x in this manner it's way beyond shame) and a toy for kids with the ir blaster (come on it's 2018) and the lack of nfc (if you're european you'll understand).
If you have the money buy the pixel 1, if you're a cheapster like the a2, go for it. I don't se the reason to buy the 7 plus.
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Android is made for SD8XX? Each phone is optimized for it's precessor, among other hardware. Some better than others. The sd660 in my mi a2 is hanging in there up against my sd845 in my s9+ and the sd835 in my pixel 2 xl..
Hey guys, I owned the pocophone f1 and liked it a lot but since it had a severe touch input issue I had to refund it and stick with my RN3.
The past couple of weeks fixes started to emerge for the touchscreen with lots of positive feedback about them which made pocophone f1 a viable choice again.
But in the meantime, I was looking at the mi8.
Although it's very compelling I have some questions in my mind before I end up getting it or not.
Your answers will help determine which phone I pick in the end.
1) Is the battery of the mi8 enough for day to day usage?
Using my device mainly for browsing and chatting.
2) Is it safe unlocking the bootloader and flashing let's say HavocOS?
I read it had rollback protection and you could screw up your phone, can this happen easily?
3) Is the development good enough? I saw LOS16 is not official which is never a good sign, same for twrp, two kernels available, and 5-6 roms.
The RN3 that I use is from 2016 and has 5 kernels, well over 10 roms, overall good development strength.
Do you think the mi8's development strength will increase over time?
4) Does the stereo speaker mod work on custom roms or in miui only? I really won't stay on miui long no matter what device I have.
If it doesn't work is the single bottom firing speaker loud? Does it have good quality?
5) Is 64gb of storage limiting? The lack of micro sd may force me to get the 128gb version. What about the lack of headphone jack, does that annoy you?
6) Does the device thermal throttle to the point that annoys you?
Is there any mod for that?
Feel free to answer anything you want, and add anything I missed if you see something important not mentioned.
Thanks to anyone involved in this.
I will reply to what I know I can answer to : battery life is absolutely superb and pretty much unbelievable, anywhere from 7 to 9 hours with extra high usage (8 hours screen on time with plenty of browsing, YouTube, messenger, and one of the most battery consuming games imo, fate grand order and on mobile data enabled 100%).
It's easily a one and a half to two days phone for average to high usage and for high usage it's around one day to one day and a quarter / half.
The single speaker is pretty loud and very clear, I enjoy how it sounds.
For me at least I'd say the 128 is the best buy since that's what I got and I couldn't see myself surviving with less but then again I'm a hoarder : I keep all the photos, videos, games, apps and most of the games I have are pretty big too.
And the screen is incredibly gorgeous and a joy to use too
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I will reply to what I know I can answer to : battery life is absolutely superb and pretty much unbelievable, anywhere from 7 to 9 hours with extra high usage (8 hours screen on time with plenty of browsing, YouTube, messenger, and one of the most battery consuming games imo, fate grand order and on mobile data enabled 100%).
It's easily a one and a half to two days phone for average to high usage and for high usage it's around one day to one day and a quarter / half.
The single speaker is pretty loud and very clear, I enjoy how it sounds.
For me at least I'd say the 128 is the best buy since that's what I got and I couldn't see myself surviving with less but then again I'm a hoarder : I keep all the photos, videos, games, apps and most of the games I have are pretty big too.
And the screen is incredibly gorgeous and a joy to use too
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Thanks for your contribution.
1) Battery life is good enough for a full day without worrying how much you use the phone
2)You'll always have to pay attention, no matter the device you buy. Read carefully and you'll be fine
3)I tried 3 early roms, now I'm back on Miui. They were overall pretty good, ready to be used on daily basis despite being published days before. I would say that you'll have good alternatives to Miui.
4)Don't know, I'm satisfied with the speaker, but I hardly use it to listen music. It's enough for me to listen audiobooks when I'm under the shower tough, and it's way better than my 24 inch philips monitor speakers. Btw the bluetooth is dope and super stable, I can go around the house with my bluetooth earphones while the phone is charging in my room. I think it's relevant if you're interested in music quality.
5)I went for 128GB. Better safe than sorry. It's not something you can fix later.
6)The phone is cold even when I play for a long time, and even if is charging. I may have read somewhere that after multiple benchmark tests one after the other the scores may go down, but it's an unrealistic scenario in normal usage.
Agorina, if you are a flashaholic, then the clear choice is the Pocophone. Having to wait 15-30 days to unlock the bootloader was a torture (Luckily i flashed Global Dev Rom in the meanwile and it was a night and day difference on many aspects).
Coming from an S8, i couldn't imagine my self going back to an IPS display.
Headphone jack is not an issue, the type c to 3.5mm is always attached on my earphones, so it doesn't really bother me.
I personally have the 64GB and untill now i am satisfied (totally depentant on your personal needs).
I haven't noticed a thermal throttle, but i only play light games (no PUBG).
i am currently on a custom ROM (Havoc OS), custom kernel (Sphinx btw made from a fellow Greek dev) and have dual speaker mod running.
Long story short : If you base your selection solely on the rom and general tweak availability then the Poco is a clear winner. Also, if you are tight on your budget, then the Poco is a good pick.
In any other case, i think Mi 8 is the winner.
Now we're really making progress.
Thanks guys, I really appreciated your comments!
Hello guys.
I sold my MI8 due to some undesireable circumstances, but it was one of the best phone i ever used
But now i am willing to buy MI 9 Lite and needs reviews from users of this device.
I saw a lot of videos on youtube with mixed remarks, some says good device, some says bad sound etc.
But as you use the device by yourself, what you guys think.
- Its performance / day to day and gaming
- Display quality
- and Most importantly Audio quality
- Is it still worth buying?
Thank you guys.
After 8 months of use, the impression is the same as on the first day, I have no problems. Super Amoled Display with Gorilla glass is extremely good I don't even have protection on the Display. I don't know what sound you meant, for listening to music or for talking. He's great for conversation. I don't play games so I don't know, but for everything else the processor is great. I don't know if I helped you but you have my recommendation
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I've bought one of these in December to replace my ageing Moto G4, and I've got to say that this is the best phone I've used so far. The performance is great for the usual web browsing and texting that I do. I can't say much about gaming because I'm playing just one game with some anime girls (Love Live!), but I guess it could handle PUBG or whatever people are playing nowadays. The display is excellent: AMOLED, 1080p, the notch is much smaller compared to the one on the Mi 8. Regarding audio quality... The speaker is decent. Not the best, but not bad either. The headphone quality over the 3.5mm jack is also very good, but the built-in equalizer app leaves a lot to be desired.
If it's available in your country, I would also suggest you looking at the Mi 9 SE. It's a smaller handset, but it has a slightly better CPU. But if you eventually go for the Mi 9 Lite, you would still make a good purchase.
Speaker poor on Miui, music sounds way better on Aosp with dual speaker mod, display great(72hz) stable for half a year, performance great, motor for vibration piece of crap, battery great 6-10 hours depend on usage, thermal performance great, camera great. Mi -rom, Masik, and all other have some new bug or glich in every release, they fix one bug and add two or three more so better stick with stock stable 11 or flash Evo x ?
ammaralidj said:
Hello guys.
I sold my MI8 due to some undesireable circumstances, but it was one of the best phone i ever used
But now i am willing to buy MI 9 Lite and needs reviews from users of this device.
I saw a lot of videos on youtube with mixed remarks, some says good device, some says bad sound etc.
But as you use the device by yourself, what you guys think.
- Its performance / day to day and gaming
- Display quality
- and Most importantly Audio quality
- Is it still worth buying?
Thank you guys.
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I love it.. A car killed it before 3 days ill replace the screen for 180 euro.. The only damage is the screen after a car on it.. thats the only con.. original screen price.
-Performance is great with no lags
-Display is perfect in all aspects
-Audio is clear but not extra loud.. still very good for me
-ofc is still worth buying
I am looking for new phone from past 4 days and I am not able to find better option than this K20 Pro, due to sd855 present in it. For the price it's available right now I couldn't find another. My main priorities are:-
1) it should handle game fluently
2)good rear cameras (not for printing photos but uploading on instagram)
3)have a good community for custom rom development (this phone have that)
4)have decent battery backup as i am not going to game whole day but yeah approx. 2hrs game session
5)last but very important for me a HEADPHONE jack is a must thing.
I wanna ask is that, is it worth to buy this phone even when its 1year old. Also, I wanna know if there is an alternative to this phone or should I go with it without having any thought.
Earlier I considered realme x3 pro(due to sd855+ but there was no headphone jack, no custom roms) and ONeplus nord( i think it's overpriced and without headphone jack).
I am gonna use new phone for atleast 2yrs, so what are your thought about this phone? is it worth to buy or to wait to for another flagship killer(which is very hard to see in near future)?
prakharayush31 said:
I am looking for new phone from past 4 days and I am not able to find better option than this K20 Pro, due to sd855 present in it. For the price it's available right now I couldn't find another. My main priorities are:-
1) it should handle game fluently
2)good rear cameras (not for printing photos but uploading on instagram)
3)have a good community for custom rom development (this phone have that)
4)have decent battery backup as i am not going to game whole day but yeah approx. 2hrs game session
5)last but very important for me a HEADPHONE jack is a must thing.
I wanna ask is that, is it worth to buy this phone even when its 1year old. Also, I wanna know if there is an alternative to this phone or should I go with it without having any thought.
Earlier I considered realme x3 pro(due to sd855+ but there was no headphone jack, no custom roms) and ONeplus nord( i think it's overpriced and without headphone jack).
I am gonna use new phone for atleast 2yrs, so what are your thought about this phone? is it worth to buy or to wait to for another flagship killer(which is very hard to see in near future)?
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Don't think too much now, go for it. I had similar questions before buy it, but for me they were: no notch, fm radio, jack, custom roms, a fair battery (4000 is the minimum). I didn't care too much about the cpu but this one is a beast. The cameras are just fine since I'm not a photographer. The only con for me is not having an external sd card. The biggest pro for me is not having to look at a f#cking hole or notch. We already have an aosp 11 rom if you need it & we'll probably have some more android os versions. This phone is worth to buy & if you ask, I would bought it again without think twice.
I kind of regret it. There's noting really wrong with the phone, it just leaves a lot to be desired.
-The screen is very small and narrow & the bezel is quite large for a modern phone.
-Battery life is pretty good, but not great.
-The screen quality/resolution is not good. I find it quite distracting, although you get used to it somewhat.
-The back camera is not good compared to other devices.
-There might be no more support for Xiaomi. Meaning we may never get Android 11 for the device. As we've technically had our 2 updates. Which is pretty bs.
The screen size of the Pocofone F2 or the Mi 10 Ultra is where I'd probably put my money.
Turbine1991 said:
I kind of regret it. There's noting really wrong with the phone, it just leaves a lot to be desired.
-The screen is very small and narrow & the bezel is quite large for a modern phone.
-Battery life is pretty good, but not great.
-The screen quality/resolution is not good. I find it quite distracting, although you get used to it somewhat.
-The back camera is not good compared to other devices.
-There might be no more support for Xiaomi. Meaning we may never get Android 11 for the device. As we've technically had our 2 updates. Which is pretty bs.
The screen size of the Pocofone F2 or the Mi 10 Ultra is where I'd probably put my money.
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First time I've heard of a 6.4" screen described as too small???
The aspect ratio is identical to almost all current phones, so it's certainly not narrow compared to anything else. The resolution of FHD+ is absolutely fine. The human eye cannot distinguish higher resolutions, at typical reading distances. This is why going to QHD is pointless and a waste of money.
Currently almost all phones with the SD865 and SD865+ have jumped in price by quite a margin over the previous SD855 phones. So this phone still represents very good value for money. It's certainly better value than the current SD7xx midrange phones, that are similar in price.
However the K30 Pro/POCO F2 Pro came with only a reasonably small increase in price, so is not much more expensive and is probably the best value SD865 phone currently available. This would be my choice if I was buying a 'budget flagship' today. If this is stretching the budget too much, then this (K20 Pro/Mi 9T Pro) phone is definitely still worth buying.
Turbine1991 said:
I kind of regret it. There's noting really wrong with the phone, it just leaves a lot to be desired.
-The screen is very small and narrow & the bezel is quite large for a modern phone.
-Battery life is pretty good, but not great.
-The screen quality/resolution is not good. I find it quite distracting, although you get used to it somewhat.
-The back camera is not good compared to other devices.
-There might be no more support for Xiaomi. Meaning we may never get Android 11 for the device. As we've technically had our 2 updates. Which is pretty bs.
The screen size of the Pocofone F2 or the Mi 10 Ultra is where I'd probably put my money.
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Sorry to sound rude, but what the f*** are you talking about?? small screen??? quality not good??? Bro its 6.4" 1080p Super AMOLED panel! And android 11 is confirmed for this phone and we got 1 update to android 10 not 2. Do you even know what you are talking about??
I would absolutely recommend buying this phone.
bilal.fanatic said:
Sorry to sound rude, but what the f*** are you talking about?? small screen??? quality not good??? Bro its 6.4" 1080p Super AMOLED panel! And android 11 is confirmed for this phone and we got 1 update to android 10 not 2. Do you even know what you are talking about??
I would absolutely recommend buying this phone.
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Robbo.5000 said:
First time I've heard of a 6.4" screen described as too small???
The aspect ratio is identical to almost all current phones, so it's certainly not narrow compared to anything else. The resolution of FHD+ is absolutely fine. The human eye cannot distinguish higher resolutions, at typical reading distances. This is why going to QHD is pointless and a waste of money.
Currently almost all phones with the SD865 and SD865+ have jumped in price by quite a margin over the previous SD855 phones. So this phone still represents very good value for money. It's certainly better value than the current SD7xx midrange phones, that are similar in price.
However the K30 Pro/POCO F2 Pro came with only a reasonably small increase in price, so is not much more expensive and is probably the best value SD865 phone currently available. This would be my choice if I was buying a 'budget flagship' today. If this is stretching the budget too much, then this (K20 Pro/Mi 9T Pro) phone is definitely still worth buying.
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yes dude I agree with you K30 Pro came with reasonably small price increase, but it's not available in India. If it was launched here I would definitely go for K30 Pro, that is why I was considering this K20 Pro. Well thanks for the help bro I got my answer. Going to get this phone on upcoming sales with exchange and bank offers.
bilal.fanatic said:
Sorry to sound rude, but what the f*** are you talking about?? small screen??? quality not good??? Bro its 6.4" 1080p Super AMOLED panel! And android 11 is confirmed for this phone and we got 1 update to android 10 not 2. Do you even know what you are talking about??
I would absolutely recommend buying this phone.
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yeah 6.4 is sufficient for me, and now I have decided, I am gonna buy this phone in exchange of my very old Moto G turbo. Thanks a lot bro for giving advice about this device
Turbine1991 said:
I kind of regret it. There's noting really wrong with the phone, it just leaves a lot to be desired.
-The screen is very small and narrow & the bezel is quite large for a modern phone.
-Battery life is pretty good, but not great.
-The screen quality/resolution is not good. I find it quite distracting, although you get used to it somewhat.
-The back camera is not good compared to other devices.
-There might be no more support for Xiaomi. Meaning we may never get Android 11 for the device. As we've technically had our 2 updates. Which is pretty bs.
The screen size of the Pocofone F2 or the Mi 10 Ultra is where I'd probably put my money.
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worth considering you points bro that you told, but I think it's gonna a huge upgrade for me as I will be switching from my Samsung Galaxy S7. May be screen quality will not be that good compared to samsung, but I currently I use my device on 720p to reduce battery drain.:good:
bro can you tell how are the pictures captured with google camera mod is? (compared to stock camera)
mauam said:
Don't think too much now, go for it. I had similar questions before buy it, but for me they were: no notch, fm radio, jack, custom roms, a fair battery (4000 is the minimum). I didn't care too much about the cpu but this one is a beast. The cameras are just fine since I'm not a photographer. The only con for me is not having an external sd card. The biggest pro for me is not having to look at a f#cking hole or notch. We already have an aosp 11 rom if you need it & we'll probably have some more android os versions. This phone is worth to buy & if you ask, I would bought it again without think twice.
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thanks for the help bro.
Turbine1991 said:
I kind of regret it. There's noting really wrong with the phone, it just leaves a lot to be desired.
-The screen is very small and narrow & the bezel is quite large for a modern phone.
-Battery life is pretty good, but not great.
-The screen quality/resolution is not good. I find it quite distracting, although you get used to it somewhat.
-The back camera is not good compared to other devices.
-There might be no more support for Xiaomi. Meaning we may never get Android 11 for the device. As we've technically had our 2 updates. Which is pretty bs.
The screen size of the Pocofone F2 or the Mi 10 Ultra is where I'd probably put my money.
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What you are talking about are phones from 2025. The K20P/Mi 9T Pro is an amazing phone. The screen is actually quite large, but not oversized (the phone's dimensions are about as equal to the OnePlus 3). The bezels are thin enough to not be annoying, but not too thin for you to accidentally press the screen while holding it (looking at you, Samsung phones with edge display. Even though there's a rejection algorithm in place to solve this).
The battery life is decent with 4Ah, but we already see that the next-gen phones have a capacity of 4.5Ah to 5Ah. 4Ah is still enough to last a day, the problem I face with MIUI is that idle drain is a lot.
The 1080x2340 screen is pretty good, especially in terms of PPI (I mean, you shouldn't complain if you compare this to your desktop monitor, laptop, or television). Color space is also pretty good with D3 color space when you use the "warm" preset.
The main rear camera is superior (IMX586) and gcam modders are busy with unlocking the full potential of the sensor by modifying the driver.
The only thing you are correct about is the support from Xiaomi (or should I say, Xiaomeme), with not only lack of updates, but lack of security updates. The latest MIUI 12 EEA v12.0.2.0 rom came with a 1-month outdated security patch. It's a shame to see that they simply don't care about their flagship phones, or they have too many devices and rom variants to maintain, so they rather focus on the China beta roms and push completed changes over to stable Global, EEA, CN, RU and IN.
If you have no issues with MIUI (MIUI 12 is actually pretty good, I prefer it over stock android, because of the split notifications), I'd suggest staying on it till Xiaomi decides to end the support and then switch to a custom rom.
Go for it, good phone overall no notch and cheap.