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Would you recommend getting the Mi 5???

Hiya everyone,
I've been looking to replace my old Nokia Lumia 630 for some time now, for something a little better this time. Recently I discovered the OEM Chinese phone market quite recently and I found the Xiaomi Mi 5, which looks amazing.
From what I've seen it offers flagship-like specs (Snapdragon 820, 3GB RAM and a fairly decent looking camera) for a ridiculously cheap price, which is great but is also worrying too. Does this mean Xiaomi has compromised the build quality of the phone, the software or even the internals to keep the device as cheap as possible?
In the end you get what you pay for, but do you get that little bit better with the Mi 5???
Thanks,
Roberto

RobertoFarrington said:
Hiya everyone,
I've been looking to replace my old Nokia Lumia 630 for some time now, for something a little better this time. Recently I discovered the OEM Chinese phone market quite recently and I found the Xiaomi Mi 5, which looks amazing.
From what I've seen it offers flagship-like specs (Snapdragon 820, 3GB RAM and a fairly decent looking camera) for a ridiculously cheap price, which is great but is also worrying too. Does this mean Xiaomi has compromised the build quality of the phone, the software or even the internals to keep the device as cheap as possible?
In the end you get what you pay for, but do you get that little bit better with the Mi 5???
Thanks,
Roberto
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There are lots of reviews out there. I think the phone is great especially now cm 13 is available

skoobee said:
There are lots of reviews out there. I think the phone is great especially now cm 13 is available
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Reviewers only tend to use the phone for a couple of days to a week unfortunately, so online reviews aren't always the best to look at if you want to know the long term performance of a phone.
Also is CM13 working well? I'd be worried to try it out as it would void the warranty with the seller I'm looking at and since its only recently just been released, it would be bound to have bugs.

I've been using the MI 5 for about a month now and I really like it. I was coming from a Samsung S6 and I think that the MI 5 is every bit as good. The things that I really like about it are the bright screen, one of the most visible outside that I have seen, and the slim body and the light weight. I say go for it, I don't think that you will be disappointed.,

SamStone said:
I've been using the MI 5 for about a month now and I really like it. I was coming from a Samsung S6 and I think that the MI 5 is every bit as good. The things that I really like about it are the bright screen, one of the most visible outside that I have seen, and the slim body and the light weight. I say go for it, I don't think that you will be disappointed.,
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Is there anything worth noting before buying the Mi 5 such as bad connectivity, buggy OS etc??

Mi5 is innocent one but it's packed with crappy global ROM.

kamrul.auntu said:
Mi5 is innocent one but it's packed with crappy global ROM.
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Have you tried any of the other ROMs such as the Chinese ROM, the xiaomi.eu ROM, or even CM13 ? I think the supplier I'm looking at ships the phone with the Chinese ROM, and to avoid voiding any warranty I'd probably have to stick with that.

RobertoFarrington said:
Have you tried any of the other ROMs such as the Chinese ROM, the xiaomi.eu ROM, or even CM13 ? I think the supplier I'm looking at ships the phone with the Chinese ROM, and to avoid voiding any warranty I'd probably have to stick with that.
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I tried every ROM except CM13. I have downloaded but still not flashed. Still not getting interested until it reaches a reasonable stability. But I am seeing good progress with that dev As yesterday also an updated version released.

kamrul.auntu said:
I tried every ROM except CM13. I have downloaded but still not flashed. Still not getting interested until it reaches a reasonable stability. But I am seeing good progress with that dev As yesterday also an updated version released.
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That's cool, but I would also be a bit uneasy on flashing a custom ROM onto the device. Just out of interest whats xiaomi.eu like? I hear a lot of good reviews on it so, if I do get it, I'd ask the reseller if they would flash that ROM.

RobertoFarrington said:
That's cool, but I would also be a bit uneasy on flashing a custom ROM onto the device. Just out of interest whats xiaomi.eu like? I hear a lot of good reviews on it so, if I do get it, I'd ask the reseller if they would flash that ROM.
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I am wondering why you are quite rigid for installing custom ROM. As long as you are outside China, I wonder how will you claim warranty.

RobertoFarrington said:
That's cool, but I would also be a bit uneasy on flashing a custom ROM onto the device. Just out of interest whats xiaomi.eu like? I hear a lot of good reviews on it so, if I do get it, I'd ask the reseller if they would flash that ROM.
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You won't void the guarantee by unlocking the bootloader / flashing custom rom / flashing TWRP or whatever. You can always flash an official MIUI rom with flash_all_lock.bat script and it will lock your phone and return to factory settings. Nobody will be able to see that you modified your device's firmware.

kamrul.auntu said:
I am wondering why you are quite rigid for installing custom ROM. As long as you are outside China, I wonder how will you claim warranty.
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I live in the UK, so Xiaomi's warranty would be completely useless. I meant the 12 month warranty I'd get of the reseller (which would probably be eglobalcentral.co.uk)

proag said:
You won't void the guarantee by unlocking the bootloader / flashing custom rom / flashing TWRP or whatever. You can always flash an official MIUI rom with flash_all_lock.bat script and it will lock your phone and return to factory settings. Nobody will be able to see that you modified your device's firmware.
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I don't really know how to flash a ROM at the moment, never-mind changing scripts inside of the phone. Knowing my luck I will probably break it xD.
But thanks for letting me know anyway

RobertoFarrington said:
Is there anything worth noting before buying the Mi 5 such as bad connectivity, buggy OS etc??
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No, I live behind a hill that doesn't have the best signal and that's the main reason that I bought the phone, I think that the Snapdragon chip has a much better phone radio than Samsung's Exynos chip that we get in Samsung phones in Asia. With the MI 5 my dropped call problem disappeared. Mine has the global ROM on it and I'm very satisfied with it. I didn't care for the keyboard so I changed that but all of my apps work perfectly as well as notification LEDs, etc.

Do your homework, research the phone, read other peoples comments/experience and decide on your own. Don't end up like the losers on this thread --> http://forum.xda-developers.com/mi-5/how-to/xiaomi-mi5-how-dream-phone-mi5-nightmare-t3365799, They got fished in because of all the hype going around and only to find out that you get what you pay for.
I got the phone because of the cost and I might say its a good phone for the price.

I have run all the roms on my mi5. I too came from a galaxy s6 and I love the mi5. The Chinese Rom works great but obviously there are parts of it in Chinese. I briefly tried the global Rom but had issues with it (can't remember what they were). I am now using cm13 and in my opinion it's currently the best Rom available. Battery life is phenomenal. As for the thread about people having problems with build quality etc, I haven't seen any of that. As with all forums it tends to only be the people with problems that post. As for warranties I think you may have problems claiming no matter who the seller is.
In my opinion you won't regret getting an mi5 and you should put cm13 on it (it's extremely easy to flash roms). Apply for your unlocked boot loader right now (you don't need to have the phone to apply) so you have it if you need it.

flyturbo said:
Do your homework, research the phone, read other peoples comments/experience and decide on your own. Don't end up like the losers on this thread --> http://forum.xda-developers.com/mi-5/how-to/xiaomi-mi5-how-dream-phone-mi5-nightmare-t3365799, They got fished in because of all the hype going around and only to find out that you get what you pay for.
I got the phone because of the cost and I might say its a good phone for the price.
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I've done a bit of research but everyone has really strong mixed opinions on the phone, its almost as if its a gamble whether you get a good phone or a bad one .
Thanks for letting me know though, has your experience with the phone been good though?

skoobee said:
I have run all the roms on my mi5. I too came from a galaxy s6 and I love the mi5. The Chinese Rom works great but obviously there are parts of it in Chinese. I briefly tried the global Rom but had issues with it (can't remember what they were). I am now using cm13 and in my opinion it's currently the best Rom available. Battery life is phenomenal. As for the thread about people having problems with build quality etc, I haven't seen any of that. As with all forums it tends to only be the people with problems that post. As for warranties I think you may have problems claiming no matter who the seller is.
In my opinion you won't regret getting an mi5 and you should put cm13 on it (it's extremely easy to flash roms). Apply for your unlocked boot loader right now (you don't need to have the phone to apply) so you have it if you need it.
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Thanks for letting me know and would you say its risky to flash a custom ROM such as CM13 onto a phone? Do all functions (or most of the important ones) work atm??

RobertoFarrington said:
Thanks for letting me know and would you say its risky to flash a custom ROM such as CM13 onto a phone? Do all functions (or most of the important ones) work atm??
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There is always a risk when flashing any electronic device whether its a phone or not but the risk is minimal. I have done loads of phones over the years and never had an issue. I havent noticed any functions not working with cm13. There have been some posts about soft home button not working but I never used it anyway (not even sure what it is they are talking about TBH) so as far as my use is concerned everything works perfectly. The battery life on cm13 is better than any of the official roms and everything is very smooth. Remember you need to get the bootloader unlocked by requesting it from xioami (think it took about a week if i remember correctly).

RobertoFarrington said:
I've done a bit of research but everyone has really strong mixed opinions on the phone, its almost as if its a gamble whether you get a good phone or a bad one .
Thanks for letting me know though, has your experience with the phone been good though?
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After two weeks of normal usage, I would say no. I originally got the phone with Global Rom pre-installed and have since then installed China Rom (non dev version) and recently flashed it with the latest stable EU Rom. I also have the latest TWRP recovery and SuperSU.
The main reason why I got this phone is because of the ability of flashing other Roms.
Cheers!:good:

Seriously thinking of taking the plunge and buying

Hello I have been looking into buying this beautiful phone since I first seen it. I am in the US and will be buying it online to use on T-Mobile, I would like to know if anyone is here also using it and how is the reception? Do you get LTE? Also I've read in the roms section about a lithium and hydrogen version? Are they from different regions, what makes them different? I'm using a Mate 9 but am ready to own this phone.
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This is phone ONLY ment for Chinese market.
I had it and here in Europe, I am on T Mobile as well but without LTE connection, and I had various problems with it, mostly about not localised and optimised software, very bad camera, handling (very slippery)...etc.About Roms, there are global roms and other roms and I found them pretty unstabile.
Literary, if you speak Chinese, then this is phone for you, if not, from my experiance, for that money better buy Samsung S8+.It is more serious product.
Before you start using Mi Mix you need to create MIUI account which is bounded with your phone number,so eventual reselling is another problem.
Anyway....it is beautiful device but for costs of a lot of headaches.

Here are the specs: http://www.mi.com/en/mix/specs/
The Network Bands supported are:
FDD-LTE: B1，B2，B3，B4，B5，B7，B8
TD-LTE: B38，B39，B40，B41
TD-SCDMA: B34，B39
WCDMA: B1，B2，B5，B8
GSM: B2，B3，B5，B8
CDMA1X/EVDO: BC0
Does your carrier support these?
The official Global Rom has all the languages, so no problem with the language (and it includes Google Play and it doesn't include any chinese-only apps)
There is a also a port of the LineageOS Rom and the RESURRECTION REMIX Rom.
The biggest problem is that you will not have any warranty, no service, no spare parts. If you are willing to resign from these for the best looking device, go ahead!

I can't speak for Tmo, but att I rarely get LTE but it is available, mostly HSPA+ though
The camera is a disappointment, but I was coming from a galaxy s6 so I was a little spoiled
If you are comfortable with flashing roms, I'm really enjoying the resurrection remix rom
It's a big usability improvement coming from the chinese stable rom

I have TMobile I get 4G I'm in NY my camera takes good pics I'm on the global stock MIUI rom and get insurance thru 3 party

jr313 said:
Hello I have been looking into buying this beautiful phone since I first seen it. I am in the US and will be buying it online to use on T-Mobile, I would like to know if anyone is here also using it and how is the reception? Do you get LTE? Also I've read in the roms section about a lithium and hydrogen version? Are they from different regions, what makes them different? I'm using a Mate 9 but am ready to own this phone.
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I'm using this on MetroPCS and for the most part it has been very very solid for me. MetroPCS is basically the same network as Tmobile. On EpicRom I have LTE and my calls work just fine. Also, the version of Epic ROM I used had VoLTe support. Not even 100% on what it does but the option was checked off.
If you don't believe me just go to willmyphonework.net and type in Xiaomi Mi Mix and it will tell you exactly what carriers will work.

tin2404 said:
This is phone ONLY ment for Chinese market.
I had it and here in Europe, I am on T Mobile as well but without LTE connection, and I had various problems with it, mostly about not localised and optimised software, very bad camera, handling (very slippery)...etc.About Roms, there are global roms and other roms and I found them pretty unstabile.
Literary, if you speak Chinese, then this is phone for you, if not, from my experiance, for that money better buy Samsung S8+.It is more serious product.
Before you start using Mi Mix you need to create MIUI account which is bounded with your phone number,so eventual reselling is another problem.
Anyway....it is beautiful device but for costs of a lot of headaches.
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THIS GUY AGAIN, seriously though I actually have this phone on T-Mobile US, South Carolina Upstate area. It connects at 4G LTE in almost every place my wifes Samsung S7 Edge does. Durability wise you have to keep in mind its slippery and needs a case if for anything else to keep a grip on it. Screens fantastic, connections on par with US models and the storage /ram is unequalled currently. Had a mate 9 just before it and there really worlds apart. Now the camera is MEH, be prepared for that - its not bad just MEH. Everything else is really good, bonus it has built in equalizer for head phone playback [which means I didn't need to root it to put viper on].
I use the shipped Chinese official, google apps all installed with no issues. You can buy the S8+ if you want to step down in storage, ram and over all screen to phone. Personally the S8+ and the LG 6 are basically the same compromised high price devices. But its your money, both break fast when dropped also.
Haven't had a single head ache out of the Mi Mix or the MIUI [been using it on other devices for years]. Shoot me questions if you want.

Thank you all for your posts they have been helpful. I definitely wouldn't buy another Samesung ever again. I do love rooting and romming my phones, I have been following the ROM section and yesterday when I checked up on it I seen the additions of lineage and RR both I ran on my Nexus 6P and OnePlus 3T. Those were a big deciding factor for me because I can't live without my aosp, and now with the reassurance of LTE working I think I will be jumping in on this beast.
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Nicolfa said:
THIS GUY AGAIN, seriously though I actually have this phone on T-Mobile US, South Carolina Upstate area. It connects at 4G LTE in almost every place my wifes Samsung S7 Edge does. Durability wise you have to keep in mind its slippery and needs a case if for anything else to keep a grip on it. Screens fantastic, connections on par with US models and the storage /ram is unequalled currently. Had a mate 9 just before it and there really worlds apart. Now the camera is MEH, be prepared for that - its not bad just MEH. Everything else is really good, bonus it has built in equalizer for head phone playback [which means I didn't need to root it to put viper on].
I use the shipped Chinese official, google apps all installed with no issues. You can buy the S8+ if you want to step down in storage, ram and over all screen to phone. Personally the S8+ and the LG 6 are basically the same compromised high price devices. But its your money, both break fast when dropped also.
Haven't had a single head ache out of the Mi Mix or the MIUI [been using it on other devices for years]. Shoot me questions if you want.
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Indeed.
But good for you...wait when he try to enter to VR world with Fiit vr2s as I did.
I hope and I am sure he will "understand" all "boxes and houses" and content inside.

tin2404 said:
This is phone ONLY ment for Chinese market.
I had it and here in Europe, I am on T Mobile as well but without LTE connection, and I had various problems with it, mostly about not localised and optimised software, very bad camera, handling (very slippery)...etc.About Roms, there are global roms and other roms and I found them pretty unstabile.
Literary, if you speak Chinese, then this is phone for you, if not, from my experiance, for that money better buy Samsung S8+.It is more serious product.
Before you start using Mi Mix you need to create MIUI account which is bounded with your phone number,so eventual reselling is another problem.
Anyway....it is beautiful device but for costs of a lot of headaches.
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Oh you're back. Good.

Yeah he's back lol.

jr313 said:
Hello I have been looking into buying this beautiful phone since I first seen it. I am in the US and will be buying it online to use on T-Mobile, I would like to know if anyone is here also using it and how is the reception? Do you get LTE? Also I've read in the roms section about a lithium and hydrogen version? Are they from different regions, what makes them different? I'm using a Mate 9 but am ready to own this phone.
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Go for it. It's one of the best device I've ever owned.
Don't worry about it when people say that they are having trouble with softwares that are not "localised or optimised". They don't know what they are talking about. The ROM is not really an issue at all, just flash to third party ROM like EPIC Rom, or you can use Xiaomi's Global Rom.
And don't be misguided, you don't need a MI account to use any Xiaomi device, that includes the MI MIX.

This is my second Xiaomi phone and I'm running off the stock Chinese Rom which I have no issue with. There's no need to create a MI account to use this phone.

Here is my opinion->
- The phone is great in build quality with the most premium material(ceramic);
- It has huge amount of storage(I have 256GB);
- It has a lot of RAM(6GB for me);
- It has the best Android iteration - MIUI;
- It has quite some innovations brought at once in terms of tech;
- It has great battery life;
- It is too big;
- It has the worst camera I've had for quite some time;
I will stick to mine for the good reasons, but really regret for the camera.
Make your math and good luck.
P.S.
If you buy one, install Camera FV or some other app. You will get far better shots.
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Don't mind the comments about that this is for chinese market only, or the MIUI account is bad....etc. The phone works perfectly on most places(but still do a check for your country) and MIUI is great performer with lot's of cool stuff. I am using their system since my Samsung Galaxy Nexus

The problem with MIUI is not that it doesn't perform well.
It may still be on Android 6 and it is missing the enhancements of API 24 and API 25 but it has other additional features that compensate for this.
The problem is that it is closed source and you cannot know what the code does in the background, and whether it sends data back home. But thank god, there are now ports of LINEAGE and RESSURECTION REMIX roms. So no reason not to get the device from a software perspective.

Well, you got a lot ppl here telling you some good, some, but here my 2 cents. I love the phone! I love the big screen, I dont use the camera so I dont care, I like the call quality. Its cool being that there is no earpiece yet, you can still hear the ppl youre talking to. You may have to turn the volume all the way up in certain situations, but its fine. I love the fluidity, moving around the phone is very snappy, I never have any issues. I do play Pokemon Go, a lot, and that isnt as smooth as it is on the iPhone, but its not bad. It did freeze on me when I dropped a lucky egg and went through to try and evolve as many Pokemon as I could. The battery life is the BEST IVE EVER HAD on a phone before... well, maybe the battery life on the Nokia Lumia 1520 was better, but I cant recall. Now, EMUI as a whole isnt bad, it really isnt! I am currently using stock, chinese ROM. and as far as I know, im on the latest firmware. But, as soon as I get my hands on a Windows based computer, im going to root it and install a custom ROM. Ive heard Epic is supposed to be the best, but im the type of guy that will flash a few ROM's before I settle. I could go on and on about this phone as a daily driver, but, I really do like it. If you have any specifics, hit me up and id be more than willing to answer your questions. But long story short, I love the phone.

Don't do it!
You're gonna get addicted, especially to the screen and build materials! Have seen tear-down videos, and even the inside is beautiful! I rotate to different phones often and you will find yourself wanting when using phones after this one. Questions will subconsciously creep into your head when you go back to a different phone; ie. "why is there a bar at the top of this phone?""why does the back of this phone scratch so easily?" Its like seeing a slice of the future in a dream and then waking up to a disappointing reality as you grab that iOS or Pixel device. You've been warned.
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I recently picked one up, I have the Chinese Rom version, 256gb 6gig of ram. I've been using it for a month now in CA and NY and I can say without a shadow of a doubt that this is the best device I have ever owned, hands down, nothing comes close. I honestly haven't had a issue with the camera but I don't take many shots with the phone so I don't care. As for MIUI I really like it, as a 1st time user of it, it has a very different feel and look to regular stock android which is very refreshing to me. You end up purchasing one, you will not regret it.

I've also had the phone great phone but I'm one of those people who likes to change phones every few months.
MIUI was great to use and if you get board just us a different launcher, now only thing you need to know if your staying on Chinese build is disabling a few power saving features to get push notifications like what's app, email etc
My only issue letting it go was I wanted the 7.0 to use 2 app support and I really didn't like the notification tray, tried exposed but couldn't change it the way I wanted. Again this will probably not bother you but overall it's a great phone once you fiddle around the software.
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Pros and cons
I've had my Mi Mix (International stock rom, 6gb, 256gb) for a few days. I got it on sale on Gearbest for $606! Here's some pros and cons so far:
Pros:
-I'm on AT&T and I get 4g LTE all the time in my area.
-Insane amount of storage. I can't imagine ever maxing this thing out.
-A very good screen (though not as colorful or as sharp as what you'll find on Samsung's new phones).
-Excellent performance (though again, not quite as snappy as the S8+, which my wife owns).
-The most beautiful device I have ever held! Pictures do not do it justice. It is simply exquisite.
-The camera is plenty good for my purposes (taking pictures of my kids when we're on outdoor adventures).
-Watching videos and playing games on that bezel-free screen is awesome!
Cons:
-MIUI does have a bit of a learning curve.
-You have to change battery and notification settings quite a bit to get push notifications working properly (though this only takes 15 minutes to do).
-I had issues with text messages for a couple days before I found a fix. Now they work perfectly.
-The phone is very slippery.
-Ceramic, while very scratch resistant, shatters easily. (I'm using the provided leather case most of the time.)
-Despite the tiny bezels, the phone is still big and heavy. There's no way to make a 6.4 inch screen feel small in the hand.
-Call quality, while adequate, is nowhere near as clear as on my Moto Z or my wife's S8+. It sounds like the other person is on speaker phone.
-The camera, while fine for me, would never be good enough for my wife (she has a blog and needs professional-quality images, which she really can get with her S8+).
All in all, the pros definitely outweigh the cons FOR ME. But they might not for everyone. I hope this helps.

New at Xiaomi Phones...will buy a Mi9, so, im introducing myself, and ask some tips!

Hi guy's, so im new at Xiaomi devices for myself...yes, look strange to me that i have recomended all kind of Xiaomi devices to my family and myself didnt have one, so that is about to change.
Long story short, Xiaomi fan since 2016 and buying all kind of things (Powerbank's, selfie stick, mi band 1S and Mi Band 3, Mi Speakers and so on) but never going for a phone...all recomended by me then, my girfriend buy a Redmi Note 4 almost 2 years ago, my mom a Redmi 5 last year, my brother a Mi A2 last christmas, my father a Mi A1 in May, and my cousin a Redmi Note 7 in May too.
I see everyone happy with their phones so i will go for a step above and buy a Mi9 cause i only can live with a "higher spec" one - dont compare with expensive one, cause i never buy expensive ones (more than 500 euros).
Now, im here and a Mi 9 should arrive within 2 weeks, i only have one choise: 6Gb/128Gb cause, storage for me is a must and since this phone cant handle a microSD, i be sure that my 25Gb of FLAC audio need to go somewhere big and i need space for more and more, and videos and pictures.
The color is a black one, cause i want straight and simple, elegant but i need to admit i already touch and use a Mi9 at store in blue color and i love it so damn too but for me is all black. Why my choise about Mi 9? easy, im usually buying phones with IR blaster cause i need it, and love to have it (trolling mode, and my job at repair store is a easy for me).
In search for a need of a phone with wireless charging, is a no brainer to chose a Mi 9, i want to try out that on display fingerprint scanner and i already did, and fall in love too, is a quick and easy step in technology in general.
Overall, Mi9 have it all, all i need and want.
So my questions to Mi 9 users and to try improve my experience with my device are:
1 - what the best method to debloat the phone without unlocking the bootloader? - in my LG G6 have a cmd list and then debloat by using it, they are not deleted but is deativated in the phone so they wont run and save memory. - are something similar to do with Mi 9?
2 - for who use wireless charging: do the phone gets too hot that you are affraid of glass back to look like or you think it will break?
3 - right now, the stock rom have some "big deal" bugs?
4 - the back scratch easy? i mean, you do the first 2 or 3 cleans and they already have scratches?
5 - best glass screen protector? i see a lot of 3d, 4d or so new type of screen protectors but im afrraid because of the corners will not adhere fine or lift when the phone be inside a case. Nillkin someone? - i usually use that brand for my G6 and until now is perfect.
6 - for people who are in Global ROM, there still ads all over stock apps or is gone?
For now is everything, sorry for this long text but im hype right now, is a new toy coming and i need to threat them right.

As a Mi9 user, I only can answer 3 questions properly;
3.- Stock rom doesn't have any major bugs (Not that I have found) but they're updating it pretty slow.. we're a couple of versions behind other devices like the redmi ones.. Although, I always see flashing a xiaomi.eu rom as a "must do", because is debloated, has better ram optimization, many extra options, etc. But that's just preference.
4.- I don't see the back panel scratched till today, I've been using this phone since a couple of months, but I would recommend using a case just in case.
5.- I use hydrogel screen protectors on almost all my devices, you can search what are those if you want, but I recently found one from the brand "Jasinber" on Amazon, it feels premium and it's pretty cheap, includes all the usual installation kit and 2 pieces, it has a black border but doesn't "eat" that much from the screen tho.

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Daenjel said:
As a Mi9 user, I only can answer 3 questions properly;
3.- Stock rom doesn't have any major bugs (Not that I have found) but they're updating it pretty slow.. we're a couple of versions behind other devices like the redmi ones.. Although, I always see flashing a xiaomi.eu rom as a "must do", because is debloated, has better ram optimization, many extra options, etc. But that's just preference.
4.- I don't see the back panel scratched till today, I've been using this phone since a couple of months, but I would recommend using a case just in case.
5.- I use hydrogel screen protectors on almost all my devices, you can search what are those if you want, but I recently found one from the brand "Jasinber" on Amazon, it feels premium and it's pretty cheap, includes all the usual installation kit and 2 pieces, it has a black border but doesn't "eat" that much from the screen tho.
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thanks for your reply, as about the xiaomi.eu ROMs, you can flash it right away or need to unlock bootloader in order to flash them?

sun_is_shinning said:
thanks for your reply, as about the xiaomi.eu ROMs, you can flash it right away or need to unlock bootloader in order to flash them?
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need to have bootloader unlocked to flash xiaomi.eu or ROS etc.
If you have the global version you can jump between the europe and global version ROMs with bootloader locked using XiaomiMiTool V2 but never to china rom

PriPhaze said:
need to have bootloader unlocked to flash xiaomi.eu or ROS etc.
If you have the global version you can jump between the europe and global version ROMs with bootloader locked using XiaomiMiTool V2 but never to china rom
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so, obvious i am gettin a Global version...i am reading with, with MiTools v2 you can flash .eu firmwares without unlocking bootloader?
if so, thanks...i will do it sure, only thing i dont want is unlock the bootloader for now, i will give time, 3, 4 months until i do that cause im affraid of the phone have some kind of issue and let me down with booloader unlocked and my guarantee is void after that.

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Xiaomi ADB Fastboot tools is the easiest way to debloat IMHO, you can choose to disable/delete apps from a preconfigured list. https://github.com/Saki-EU/XiaomiADBFastbootTools
SirTAVARES considers a lot more things "bloat" but has a great list you can use with ADB to delete things
https://forum.xda-developers.com/Mi-9/themes/xiaomi-mi9-debloat-root-root-t3910021
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No, but I haven't got the 27W charger so it's not going that fast. It does get quite hot playing games while fast charging using a cable, but it's just uncomfortable, I'm not worried about it breaking
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Was happy enough on stock, but there were a bunch of quirks that weren't quite "dealbreakers". I tried out xiaomi.eu and am much happier, it's pretty much stock but outright better. Not sure about the current state of stock, but notifications missing from the status bar was the worst.
4
Glass back does scratch, but not through just cleaning. I think I have faint key marks but it still looks amazing and you wouldn't notice.
5
Am using a Cafele that came free with their cheap case.
+ Has a front camera cutout
+ Has this edge solution that works great, and can be used to hide existing scratches
- Not 3D, doesn't feel as nice doing edge gestures
I read the drawback of some (all?) of the Nillkins was the camera hole gets dusty or if you misalign it it's in photos. Ones with cutouts are probably better

So, im learning and reading something around i have seen a lot of people complaining about audio latency on bluetooth headset and low volume problem, anyone can confirm is general or affect only few devices?
its software related and if it is, how to solve that?

Bluetooth hasn't been a problem for me in xiaomi.eu. (I use LDAC/APT-X codecs only though) Low volume is software, if you forget the device and repair it should get it's normal volume back. It only happened a couple of times for me.

1. you have a tool to debloat it via fastboot, a java app is available in this subforum, called Xiaomi ADB/Fastboot tools. You can manually select what to remove.
2. Phone doesn't get hot while fast charging, though I am using a 5w Samsung wireless charger.
3. No major issues in the stock rom, other than the fact that the notifications only briefly show on the bar. Easy to solve without root by installing NotchTest from the playstore.
4. Have no scratches on the back and I also don't use any phone cases most of the time.
5. I bought this case because it looks typical spygen and only have good things to say about it.
6. I've never seen an ad on this phone.
By far the best phone I ever used. Super fast and smooth, incredible camera, MIUI is not really bloated imo, overall a great experience.

How customizable is 9T pro Global

How customizable is the 9T pro global version ?
I would like to just use the global software that comes with the phone but read there's just standard google apps installed on the 9T pro
Does this mean that useful mi apps are not there, particularly the dialler,I'm interested in using the call blocking features of Miui,
Are all other features there,ie,second space,AOD and customizations,
Thinking of importing this guy from Hong Kong 8/256
Don't have time for flashing the EU rom and having to maintain that consistently,
Slightly concerned what the global software will be like

That's kinda what I'm wondering, myself
I'm waiting for the 9t pro 8/256 to arrive, & one of
the highlights to me, would be the already built-in call
recorder. Now some users report the lack of miui dialer,
which suck big time, because you're stuck with the vanilla
dialer (with disabled call recorder). There are definitely
some 3:rd party recorders that will work, but since there's
one already built in, it seems so riggin' unnecessary....
Well, I'll know for sure in a week, when it arrives.
My Nexus 6 has served me well for 5 years, but
the battery is no longer what it used to be....

Televinken said:
That's kinda what I'm wondering, myself
I'm waiting for the 9t pro 8/256 to arrive, & one of
the highlights to me, would be the already built-in call
recorder. Now some users report the lack of miui dialer,
which suck big time, because you're stuck with the vanilla
dialer (with disabled call recorder). There are definitely
some 3:rd party recorders that will work, but since there's
one already built in, it seems so riggin' unnecessary....
Well, I'll know for sure in a week, when it arrives.
My Nexus 6 has served me well for 5 years, but
the battery is no longer what it used to be....
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Yep,kinda unsure what to expect,going for the same variant myself,dont think the call recording Wil be present in the global version ,but would be useful.
Could you update on this when you get it,
when do you expect to arrive ?
How confident are you with your purchase ?

Well I'm sure this phone will blow me away, especially coming from
a five year old Nexus 6. And 427€ with shipping & even a pu leather
wallet case included, must be considered a true bargain, I think.
I will keep you posted, and report whatever you want to know
as soon as it has arrived. I placed the order on friday 13:th, so
it will hopefully be processed tomorrow (monday)....
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Televinken said:
Well I'm sure this phone will blow me away, especially coming from
a five year old Nexus 6. And 427€ with shipping & even a pu leather
wallet case included, must be considered a true bargain, I think.
I will keep you posted, and report whatever you want to know
as soon as it has arrived. I placed the order on friday 13:th, so
it will hopefully be processed tomorrow (monday)....
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Did you order from Eglobal by any chance ?
I have the item in my cart at the moment for roughly the same price,yes,looks like big upgrade for you, I'm coming from a Oneplus 6 so only a small upgrade(or downgrade to some)

Correct, Sir! Here's where I ordered the phone:
https://www.eglobalcentral.eu/xiaom...or-and-folding-case-black-carbon-black-1.html

manus31 said:
Did you order from Eglobal by any chance ?
I have the item in my cart at the moment for roughly the same price,yes,looks like big upgrade for you, I'm coming from a Oneplus 6 so only a small upgrade(or downgrade to some)
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oneplus 6 is quite a ugly phone with a notch , wanted to try oxygen os , hate the notch ,lol

Aimara said:
oneplus 6 is quite a ugly phone with a notch , wanted to try oxygen os , hate the notch ,lol
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Yes the notch isnt great,only advantage is notification light and fast face unlock,think I would like the full screen display though

Televinken said:
Correct, Sir! Here's where I ordered the phone:
https://www.eglobalcentral.eu/xiaom...or-and-folding-case-black-carbon-black-1.html
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Decided to go for the regular Mi 9T, figured I don't need 8/256 anyway and the 730 is more power efficient,the pro for me would probably be Overkill and I've saved €100,
Though no doubt the pro is a beast,was very close to getting it and google apps are still useful plus saw video today and all other Mi apps seem to be there on the pro.
Still don't know what apps are on the global regular 9T but haven't seen anyone complaining about the Mi apps on that.
Anyway best of luck with your order,I got mine off Honor buy because of quicker shipping,hope I don't run into problems with them

manus31 said:
Decided to go for the regular Mi 9T, figured I don't need 8/256 anyway and the 730 is more power efficient,the pro for me would probably be Overkill and I've saved €100, Though no doubt the pro is a beast,was very close to getting it and google apps are still useful plus saw video today and all other Mi apps seem to be there on the pro. Still don't know what apps are on the global regular 9T but haven't seen anyone complaining about the Mi apps on that.
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Hehe.....of course it's an overkill to me as well, but you only live once.
In five years I haven't managed to fill the 64 gig rom on the Nexus 6.
And I've played it quite well with the 3 gig of ram on the phone.
Still, if you purchase phones at my pace, I thought "go for it"
The included apps are the same in both 9T & the Pro. The key
seems to be the true "global" version. That goes for the LTE
bands as well. Same on all versions, if it's the global one.
Let us know what you think of your new phone, as I will do
the same in a week or so. :good:

Televinken said:
Hehe.....of course it's an overkill to me as well, but you only live once.
In five years I haven't managed to fill the 64 gig rom on the Nexus 6.
And I've played it quite well with the 3 gig of ram on the phone.
Still, if you purchase phones at my pace, I thought "go for it"
The included apps are the same in both 9T & the Pro. The key
seems to be the true "global" version. That goes for the LTE
bands as well. Same on all versions, if it's the global one.
Let us know what you think of your new phone, as I will do
the same in a week or so. :good:
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Yes,I suppose in your case,your coming from a pretty old phone,Ive got a bit of a problem with buying phones. I bought the Nokia 7 plus last year which turned out to be trash,sold that and got the Oneplus 6,Was gonna keep that till next year on a 2 year cycle but here I am now,figure the 9T will be good enough for a year at least and if I want the Oneplus 8 next year I'll get that.
I'm excited for the 9T,Im bored of Oneplus and MIUI has plenty of features to play with,now just have to get my least favorite things with new phones,case and screen protector

General Just got mine in Hong Kong

Good news for people looking to buy some international version, the device is finally available in Hong Kong! (Where I live)
First impression of the device is obviously good(We all read the reviews). A few remarks:
Coming from an S9+ I really feel the device is heavy. To the point that holding it for a while feels a pain. Holding a minute or two it feels like kind of "Premium weight" but installing all my stuff on it and handling if for an hour or so I really feel it's too heavy. I was expecting it to be ok, but really it's a bad surprise to the point I have some regrets.
I was hoping that since it's in HK (China) we'd get the latest update with the "DXO Firmware" but it's not available yet. Not a big issue it will obviously become available at some point
I understand the finger print sensor has been praised for being one of the fastest in the industry. I am really left unimpressed comparing with my S9+ or Pixel 3a. Not only does the finger sensor in the back feels more natural, they are also both faster (But personally I don't care)
The phone will need a better case than the one provided in the box if it is to survive a drop from your pocket (Luckily there seems to be lots of cool choice on Aliexpress
Not sure about elsewhere, but the HK version is dual sim (Standard for all flagships here). Quite convenient for frequent travelers (Well once Covid goes away....)
Coming from Samsung One UI and Google's clean android implementation I don't really like MIUI for now (No big deal)
I find the DPI a bit large for my taste, but it's easy to adjust through developers options (It's set at 411 and I find so far 500 to be nicer)
Obviously all the good stuff like the screen quality, camera, etc.... are a real enjoyment

Alcibiade said:
To the point that holding it for a while feels a pain. Holding a minute or two it feels like kind of "Premium weight" but installing all my stuff on it and handling if for an hour or so I really feel it's too heavy. I was expecting it to be ok, but really it's a bad surprise to the point I have some regrets.
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If you are unable to hold a phone below 300g in hands for 1 hour...oh man, No pain no gain

What's the price in hkd?
What is the dxo firmware?
Thanks.

veimus said:
If you are unable to hold a phone below 300g in hands for 1 hour...oh man, No pain no gain
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Well... I am sporty and exercise a lot... The things not about being capable of, it's more that the feeling is unpleasant. This is an expensive phone and if the experience of holding the phone for a while is not pleasant compared with competing phones then Xiaomi has a problem...
In the end the extra weight is coming from the ceramic back and Xiaomi should probably have offered several options

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What's the price in hkd?
What is the dxo firmware?
Thanks.
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The price in HKD is 8,500 (Roughly 1,100 USD)
The latest firmware from the Chinese ROM is 12.5.4 (While this one is on 12.0.1). DXO gave an amazing mark to the Xiaomi camera and seemingly was using this firmware in its tests (It literally blows way the S21 Ultra and scores slightly ahead of the Huawei Mate 40).
If you look at other reviews, DXO ranking has been challenged, many reviewers saying they see too much inconsistency in the colors they get from the Xiaomi plus a few other issue including some focus issues and video jitter. It seems this is related to a difference in firmware and this latest firmware makes a very big difference.
It's just a matter of time before it reaches the international version, but it's a little bit frustrating to buy this phone with mostly photography in mind and having to wait before it lives to its potential.
Makes me feel I might have fared better going with the Chinese version of the phone (Which on top of it offers more memory and storage space). Living in HK make sit easier and I didn't do my research properly... (Except in the camera department). That being said an unlocked bootloader does create issues with some banking apps and some professional apps as far as I remember, so maybe no regret to have...

Alcibiade said:
The price in HKD is 8,500 (Roughly 1,100 USD)
The latest firmware from the Chinese ROM is 12.5.4 (While this one is on 12.0.1). DXO gave an amazing mark to the Xiaomi camera and seemingly was using this firmware in its tests (It literally blows way the S21 Ultra and scores slightly ahead of the Huawei Mate 40).
If you look at other reviews, DXO ranking has been challenged, many reviewers saying they see too much inconsistency in the colors they get from the Xiaomi plus a few other issue including some focus issues and video jitter. It seems this is related to a difference in firmware and this latest firmware makes a very big difference.
It's just a matter of time before it reaches the international version, but it's a little bit frustrating to buy this phone with mostly photography in mind and having to wait before it lives to its potential.
Makes me feel I might have fared better going with the Chinese version of the phone (Which on top of it offers more memory and storage space). Living in HK make sit easier and I didn't do my research properly... (Except in the camera department). That being said an unlocked bootloader does create issues with some banking apps and some professional apps as far as I remember, so maybe no regret to have...
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if you don't use it for work, the cn rom is actually quite good with unlocked bootloader and eu rom. Plus you will get faster updates and the 8gb version works out to be cheaper.

fustyler said:
if you don't use it for work, the cn rom is actually quite good with unlocked bootloader and eu rom. Plus you will get faster updates and the 8gb version works out to be cheaper.
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Indeed. I am quite jealous of that Especially the updates.
Unfortunately I need to use it for work too.

fustyler said:
if you don't use it for work, the cn rom is actually quite good with unlocked bootloader and eu rom. Plus you will get faster updates and the 8gb version works out to be cheaper.
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what do you mean for work? i got the CN version

Hello, can you tell me where I buy it? and if I can order it online? the model number on the box can you tell me? I have a friend in mainland China who wants to go to Hong Kong to buy international version And send it to me, thanks for the information

serllito said:
Hello, can you tell me where I buy it? and if I can order it online? the model number on the box can you tell me? I have a friend in mainland China who wants to go to Hong Kong to buy international version And send it to me, thanks for the information
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I bought it at Xiaomi shop (In Causeway Bay). You can also find it in Fortress and other big electronic shops in Hong Kong.
Expansys Hong Kong seem to be selling the global version online (But they are charging quite a premium...). They also have the Chinese one. I ma sure many shops offer the phone online here since it's widely available.
Not sure where you live but if it's in the EU, you should wait, it's going to be available pretty soon.

I am from South America country Peru A supplier from china is going to give me the phone as a gift ,The problem is that in my country they ask for certain requirements for cell phones to enter,Only some model codes must be approved, the model accepted for me 11 ultra is M2102K1G ,Can you please check the box and verify the model number?

Alcibiade said:
Good news for people looking to buy some international version, the device is finally available in Hong Kong! (Where I live)
First impression of the device is obviously good(We all read the reviews). A few remarks:
Coming from an S9+ I really feel the device is heavy. To the point that holding it for a while feels a pain. Holding a minute or two it feels like kind of "Premium weight" but installing all my stuff on it and handling if for an hour or so I really feel it's too heavy. I was expecting it to be ok, but really it's a bad surprise to the point I have some regrets.
I was hoping that since it's in HK (China) we'd get the latest update with the "DXO Firmware" but it's not available yet. Not a big issue it will obviously become available at some point
I understand the finger print sensor has been praised for being one of the fastest in the industry. I am really left unimpressed comparing with my S9+ or Pixel 3a. Not only does the finger sensor in the back feels more natural, they are also both faster (But personally I don't care)
The phone will need a better case than the one provided in the box if it is to survive a drop from your pocket (Luckily there seems to be lots of cool choice on Aliexpress
Not sure about elsewhere, but the HK version is dual sim (Standard for all flagships here). Quite convenient for frequent travelers (Well once Covid goes away....)
Coming from Samsung One UI and Google's clean android implementation I don't really like MIUI for now (No big deal)
I find the DPI a bit large for my taste, but it's easy to adjust through developers options (It's set at 411 and I find so far 500 to be nicer)
Obviously all the good stuff like the screen quality, camera, etc.... are a real enjoyment
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I assume the Global Variant in HK is the same as in Europe etc? So 256GB is the max?

RX1337 said:
I assume the Global Variant in HK is the same as in Europe etc? So 256GB is the max?
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Yes it is 256Gb. Unfortunately no option to buy larger (I specifically asked the Xiaomi shop staff)
I suspect down the line the 512Gb may become available internationally. But not yet.

Alcibiade said:
Yes it is 256Gb. Unfortunately no option to buy larger (I specifically asked the Xiaomi shop staff)
I suspect down the line the 512Gb may become available internationally. But not yet.
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Please could you confirm the phone model code for me? I need it to be M2102K1G Thank you very much, it will be very helpful to me.

serllito said:
Please could you confirm the phone model code for me? I need it to be M2102K1G Thank you very much, it will be very helpful to me.
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Yes that's the model number