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Considering the Mi Mix. Where to buy/which version?

I've lately been looking at the Mi Mix, and must say it it much more appealing than the S8 that one will be seeing everywhere shortly.
If ordered, it will probably be used with the Epic rom or similar. English or Norwegian language.
This in mind, which version should one order, and from where? I see many advertising with "global rom" and "multilanguage" etc. but I assume this does not matter if a custom rom will be used anyway?
The 256gb 18k is the one that's interesting.

s.hafsmo said:
I've lately been looking at the Mi Mix, and must say it it much more appealing than the S8 that one will be seeing everywhere shortly.
If ordered, it will probably be used with the Epic rom or similar. English or Norwegian language.
This in mind, which version should one order, and from where? I see many advertising with "global rom" and "multilanguage" etc. but I assume this does not matter if a custom rom will be used anyway?
The 256gb 18k is the one that's interesting.
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It depends on what you will do with the device, how app-intensive is your day in the context of the number of apps you have open at any one time.
At this point though, there is little to no reason not to go for the 6Gb RAM/256Gb Storage version.
The Mix has good roms now (RR, Lineage) with no bugs, so if you're thinking about going that way, then the stock rom doesn't matter.
I would recommend going for having the Global rom when you're buying. Why? Because all devices are factory flashed with the chinese roms, but if you want a global one, then the vendor will take care of unlocking the device & they usually leave it that way, without bothering re-locking it again.
This means that you can flash from day 1 & don't need to bother applying for unlock permissions.

adwinp said:
It depends on what you will do with the device, how app-intensive is your day in the context of the number of apps you have open at any one time.
At this point though, there is little to no reason not to go for the 6Gb RAM/256Gb Storage version.
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My apologies for not being specific in my original post. I'll be getting the 256gb Mi Mix, and was attempting to refer to which rom version to choose.
You did however answer that as well, which is much appreciated. Then I'll be looking for one with the global rom.
Have anyone ordered from Goldway on Ali? Lots of places sell these, but I'm not sure which are legit.

If you're in the USA I have an extra new 256Gb version I have decided to sell, was keeping it as a back up in case my daily Mix failed but have since decided I'd rather not have the money tied up in two Mi Mixes.

I'm in Norway, but shipping across the pond isn't that bad with USPS. Send me a PM with model details and a price if you're still interested in selling.

s.hafsmo said:
I see many advertising with "global rom" and "multilanguage" etc.
The 256gb 18k is the one that's interesting.
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global rom supports multilanguage, google play etc

6GB /256GB ... get an untampered one with the Chinese rom, unlock it your self and root it yourself then choose the rom YOU want. There are many complaints here and there about Vendor roms with adds and malware etc. Best way to avoid those is go in stock [Chinese] and do the work yourself to root and rom it.

Thanks! Would you be able to recommend a site where I could acquire one? I see most on Ali (recommended sellers) have the global rom.

I'm also looking to get one, what site do you guys recommend and how much should it be going for these days?

romors666 said:
If you're in the USA I have an extra new 256Gb version I have decided to sell, was keeping it as a back up in case my daily Mix failed but have since decided I'd rather not have the money tied up in two Mi Mixes.
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Hey romors666, I'm interested in your mi mix. I'm in the state. pm me for detail, thanks

I bought mine on AliExpress, including shipping to UK for 256GB model ￡430.08. I got sealed, don`t want anybody to install any ROMs on my phone. I`m not waiting for 72hrs to pass so that I can unlock bootloader and install Global ROM.

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I bought mine on AliExpress, including shipping to UK for 256GB model ￡430.08. I got sealed, don`t want anybody to install any ROMs on my phone. I`m not waiting for 72hrs to pass so that I can unlock bootloader and install Global ROM.
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How do you like it so far? I wish it had nfc so i could use Android pay

I`m loving it. Side by side with S7, S7 looks like garbage. Its like Ford Fiesta vs Bentley
It has NFC and Android Pay in the Global ROM.

I paid £435 from geekbuying no other fee to pay amazing phone this one is a keeper for sure a iconic phone.That screen is just in your face it will turn heads.

I can only agree with above. Whoever sees this phone, they all are wooow, what is this ?! Who makes this, Apple?
Best phone I have ever owned purely due to quality of screen. Switched to EE network from Vodafone - zero issues with data/internet, quite fast.

I'm in the US, just purchased mine off Swappa. Hardware is incredible, but software is pretty bad. Miui lacks a lot of features I've grown to expect from Nougat phones (safetynet, split screen, double click recent to go to last app, nav bar that doesn't look awful, quick reply inside notifications, ambient display, etc).
Resurrection Remix is very close to being done. Only real issue left is a 2 second delay between when you click power button/double tap to wake/hit fingerprint sensor until screen turns on. MIUI is lightning fast, so it's definitely just software issue that can hopefully get fixed. Everything else is rock solid on RR, and it even passes safetynet. Once this wakeup lag gets fixed, phone will be perfect.

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I'm in the US, just purchased mine off Swappa. Hardware is incredible, but software is pretty bad. Miui lacks a lot of features I've grown to expect from Nougat phones (safetynet, split screen, double click recent to go to last app, nav bar that doesn't look awful, quick reply inside notifications, ambient display, etc).
Resurrection Remix is very close to being done. Only real issue left is a 2 second delay between when you click power button/double tap to wake/hit fingerprint sensor until screen turns on. MIUI is lightning fast, so it's definitely just software issue that can hopefully get fixed. Everything else is rock solid on RR, and it even passes safetynet. Once this wakeup lag gets fixed, phone will be perfect.
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The 2 seconds delay is not likely to be addressed so just get it anyway lol

Will this device work on Verizon, if it does will I be able to get 4glte? I live in KY.
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Just purchased the Xperia X Performance last night!

So I've owned the Sony Xperia X before but not the performance yet the supposedly flagship. I'm excited to see how it compares to the regular X. Has anyone had experience with both. How's the 820 processor in this phone? Oh and one other thing. I live in the US and I ordered the US version. I really want to use the fingerprint sensor. I heard you could flash some European firmware to the US version that will enable the fingerprint sensor. Does anyone know how to do this and could explain to me how I would go about doing it please? I really really want the use of the fingerprint sensor. By the way I found a deal on my Xperia X Performance. Still has a year left of warranty and I got it for $220 dollars!!

Dconn1975 said:
So I've owned the Sony Xperia X before but not the performance yet the supposedly flagship. I'm excited to see how it compares to the regular X. Has anyone had experience with both. How's the 820 processor in this phone? Oh and one other thing. I live in the US and I ordered the US version. I really want to use the fingerprint sensor. I heard you could flash some European firmware to the US version that will enable the fingerprint sensor. Does anyone know how to do this and could explain to me how I would go about doing it please? I really really want the use of the fingerprint sensor. By the way I found a deal on my Xperia X Performance. Still has a year left of warranty and I got it for $220 dollars!!
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Nice price, but would not pay more today, the 820 is absolute bull... Lag and lag
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HellRoot said:
Nice price, but would not pay more today, the 820 is absolute bull... Lag and lag
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What's wrong with the 820 on the X Performance? I've watched several videos on it and it didn't seem to lag any at all. Where is it lagging at? I don't even recall my Xpreria X lagging really at all so I figured the X Performance would be the better device as I had planned on getting another X model until I found this one I got for $215. Felt like for a flagship type phone of 2016 that $215 wasn't bad at all compared to me paying $235 for the X model. I actually got the better of the two devices cheaper but I hate to hear that after I sold my Nexus 6p to buy the X Performance. The Nexus 6p was an awesome device but I did miss having a 5 inch screen or display.

Dconn1975 said:
What's wrong with the 820 on the X Performance? I've watched several videos on it and it didn't seem to lag any at all. Where is it lagging at? I don't even recall my Xpreria X lagging really at all so I figured the X Performance would be the better device as I had planned on getting another X model until I found this one I got for $215. Felt like for a flagship type phone of 2016 that $215 wasn't bad at all compared to me paying $235 for the X model. I actually got the better of the two devices cheaper but I hate to hear that after I sold my Nexus 6p to buy the X Performance. The Nexus 6p was an awesome device but I did miss having a 5 inch screen or display.
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I can just say that I was disappointed, had several issues with my performance. Touch was way off, performance of the quad core was not as expected, it was snappy to begin with though, battery was not that good. I bought an huawei mate 9 pro and it works great.
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I got my X Performance in and the seller tried to take me for a ride. The screen was badly discolored at the bottom so I returned it and just bought the Xperia X model brand new instead. Does anyone know how to download the European firmware to flash my phone to enable the fingerprint sensor? I need some help with that badly. I can't figure how to get it done properly. Can anyone send me links and step me through the process? I would appreciate the help.

Dconn1975 said:
I got my X Performance in and the seller tried to take me for a ride. The screen was badly discolored at the bottom so I returned it and just bought the Xperia X model brand new instead. Does anyone know how to download the European firmware to flash my phone to enable the fingerprint sensor? I need some help with that badly. I can't figure how to get it done properly. Can anyone send me links and step me through the process? I would appreciate the help.
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I'm in the same boat except that I'm using the performance model but I figured out how to download the firmware. I'm following this: https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=68903483&postcount=3
and this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yGc0qNkZ9nw
Basically, to download the UK customized firmware, use XperiFirm.exe

Ramsey said:
I'm in the same boat except that I'm using the performance model but I figured out how to download the firmware. I'm following this: https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=68903483&postcount=3
and this:
Basically, to download the UK customized firmware, use XperiFirm.exe
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Very much appreciated!! Hopefully I'll be able to figure it out with that. Quick question. Do I download the flashtool to my computer is that correct? Then proceed from there?

Dconn1975 said:
Very much appreciated!! Hopefully I'll be able to figure it out with that. Quick question. Do I download the flashtool to my computer is that correct? Then proceed from there?
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I did it all last night actually. First step is to make sure you have USB debug on and you phone is booted and plugged in with all drivers installed.
While I am grateful that developers take time to build such powerful tools, it was frustrating at first because the developers of Flashtool are geeks like many other devs and usually geeks don't create instructions and make things harder for you.
What frustrated me was that the Flashtool in the download page is NOT the most recent version. You actually have to download an extra file that is on the download page (the last file at the bottom) with no instructions as to where you should install that file. Dev laziness to update their main .exe. That file is needed or the firmware you download doesn't get installed!! Absolutely no indication that it's important and no instructions as to where to install it.
I figured it out on my own by trial and error. Here's where you install it. Go to C: > Flashtool and paste it in there and let it overwrite the current file x10flasher.jar. Then, you launch Flashtool.
I wasted time downloading XperiFirm as a separate copy also as no one mentioned that XperiFirm is included with Flashtool. By downloading a 2.6GB firmware file externally (XperiFirm not part of Flashtool), the installation failed. So after 2 more times of downloading that file, I realized, thanks to a YouTube video, that you should download it as part of Flashtool (you launch XperiFirm from Flashtool, which is the button on the right of the + icon).
Then, download the firmware customized UK. When it finishes, it will automatically unpack. Then, you close that window and you close the XperiFirm window and a pop-up appears in Flashtool, asking you to install or merge something, I forget (again, who would know that that's what you have to do?). You accept that pop-up. Wait, and then do not close Flashtool but unplug the phone.
Shut down the Sony phone, once shut down, hold the bottom volume button and while holding, plug in the phone to your USB cord in your computer. Keep holding that bottom volume button until you see hear your computer connecting to the Sony phone. My X Performance's LED lit up green, and screen was off.
If drivers are installed, you can proceed, if not, follow instructions to install them in the video I sent you or use the Xperia Companion Tool from Sony. Flashtool will let you know if they're installed.
Then, click that lightning icon in Flashtool, the one on the left, keep it as default "flashmode", click OK. Then, follow the video above at minute 5:50.
Let me know if it works out!

Worst purchase of your life, I totally regret I bought this phone.

nobody is working on the ROOT?

nobody is working on the root?

@topjohnwu hey there, can I ask if you think rooting the Huawei Mate 20 pro will be done at any point? I'm really hoping so! I've checked your twitter but couldn't seem to find an answer to this. Thanks
Update - I'm sending you a more detailed email, would really appreciate a response whenever you can

For me it is as well very important. Looking forward Huawei Mate 20 rooting. I will buy this phone only if there is root. Otherwise, Samsung Note 9

e-huseyn said:
For me it is as well very important. Looking forward Huawei Mate 20 rooting. I will buy this phone only if there is root. Otherwise, Samsung Note 9
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I've preordered it and it'll arrive this Friday and I'll claim the free watch and wireless charger too. I'm gonna enjoy the device for as long as I can, but in all honesty if I miss root too much then I'll sell it all and switch (from my current pixel 2 xl) to either the 6T or Pixel 3 xl. I'm very curious of the 6T, I know it will have amazing rom development which is a big thing for me normally, but also the camera may not be as good (though the Google cam port may solve that!). And the Pixel 3 xl doesn't seem like much of an upgrade from the 2 XL, so hell I may even end up just getting the 2 XL back again lol

cd993 said:
I've preordered it and it'll arrive this Friday and I'll claim the free watch and wireless charger too. I'm gonna enjoy the device for as long as I can, but in all honesty if I miss root too much then I'll sell it all and switch (from my current pixel 2 xl) to either the 6T or Pixel 3 xl. I'm very curious of the 6T, I know it will have amazing rom development which is a big thing for me normally, but also the camera may not be as good (though the Google cam port may solve that!). And the Pixel 3 xl doesn't seem like much of an upgrade from the 2 XL, so hell I may even end up just getting the 2 XL back again lol
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Are you in my mind ??

Reuben_skelz92 said:
Are you in my mind ??
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Ahaha seems there's quite a few of us geeks in this predicament!!

cd993 said:
Ahaha seems there's quite a few of us geeks in this predicament!!
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Yup. The mate 20 pro is an expensive phone so think it will hold its value for at least a year so plenty of time to sell on.

Reuben_skelz92 said:
Yup. The mate 20 pro is an expensive phone so think it will hold its value for at least a year so plenty of time to sell on.
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.... If I even wait that long haha I reckon I'll give it a month or 2 and hopefully we'll here about root, as if not and if I'm not happy enough and other devices sway me ill jump ship lol

cd993 said:
.... If I even wait that long haha I reckon I'll give it a month or 2 and hopefully we'll here about root, as if not and if I'm not happy enough and other devices sway me ill jump ship lol
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I'm the same but I don't like to step backwards so wouldn't go for the pixel 2 XL again. The OnePlus 6t will be decent but the not as good screen and camera always hold me back. And the 3 XL which although is a great phone I hate the notch and 4gb ram and a few other things are disappointing. It will hard be after having the mate 20 pro which has so many things to go back to something with less lol. But yeah emui isnt my favourite but if we can at least root and debloat it I'm happy. Same with my Samsung tablet (not really a Sammy fan) I can at least have root and disable all the bloat

Reuben_skelz92 said:
I'm the same but I don't like to step backwards so wouldn't go for the pixel 2 XL again. The OnePlus 6t will be decent but the not as good screen and camera always hold me back. And the 3 XL which although is a great phone I hate the notch and 4gb ram and a few other things are disappointing. It will hard be after having the mate 20 pro which has so many things to go back to something with less lol. But yeah emui isnt my favourite but if we can at least root and debloat it I'm happy. Same with my Samsung tablet (not really a Sammy fan) I can at least have root and disable all the bloat
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Very good points.
Plus if we can root and possible twrp, then maybe if/when xposed comes to Pie then I'd settle for now custom roms

cd993 said:
Very good points.
Plus if we can root and possible twrp, then maybe if/when xposed comes to Pie then I'd settle for now custom roms
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Yeah exactly. Although I will always flash a rom I'm not as fussed as I use to be, ROMs are great but think stock is very good these days on my most phones . Shame I will never get to see DU PIE on the pixel 2. But at least root is a must, don't use xposed haha. Just order the same film screen protectors as you and a spigen style case from eBay, want to be prepared. The glass protectors might be useless and don't want to be without one

Reuben_skelz92 said:
Yeah exactly. Although I will always flash a rom I'm not as fussed as I use to be, ROMs are great but think stock is very good these days on my most phones . Shame I will never get to see DU PIE on the pixel 2. But at least root is a must, don't use xposed haha. Just order the same film screen protectors as you and a spigen style case from eBay, want to be prepared. The glass protectors might be useless and don't want to be without one
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I'll miss some things though, like adding extra buttons to the navbar and extra functionality (I have an additional power button there that turns the screen off with a tap, shows the power menu on long press and double tap takes a screenshot) plus I love having long press back button to kill apps, but perhaps with a gesture app I can replace such things

cd993 said:
I'll miss some things though, like adding extra buttons to the navbar and extra functionality (I have an additional power button there that turns the screen off with a tap, shows the power menu on long press and double tap takes a screenshot) plus I love having long press back button to kill apps, but perhaps with a gesture app I can replace such things
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Yeah I like expanded desktop mode and some of the extra qs tiles

is there an update about a working way to root for 20 pro available?

I thought this phone can't rooted due to the locked bootloader and no way to unlock it as Huawei no longer offer that service.

Anyone tried to use google to find the solution???
https://androidresult.com/how-to-install-twrp-recovery-and-root-huawei-mate-20-pro/

3NDL3R said:
Anyone tried to use google to find the solution???
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And, did you follow what your link states and have your M20Pro unrooted successfully ? I doubt it because it links to the Huawei Unlock-request page that no longer exists

Hi all. You could unlock your bootloader at link below for $55. Then, you could root via ADB command. Problem solve. Suppport all latest model. Hope this helpful.
Click here for link.

alya84 said:
Hi all. You could unlock your bootloader at link below for $55. Then, you could root via ADB command. Problem solve. Suppport all latest model. Hope this helpful.
Click here for link.
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If the unlock bootloader option under developer tools is greyed out there is currently no way to unlock the bootloader even if you get a code from funkyhuawei - and they mention this on their page as well. So if you want to loose 55$ feel free and do so.

Tokolosh said:
If the unlock bootloader option under developer tools is greyed out there is currently no way to unlock the bootloader even if you get a code from funkyhuawei - and they mention this on their page as well. So if you want to loose 55$ feel free and do so.
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My bad. Just wanna help out. I didnt know about the greyed unlock bootloader. Just verified it and yea, greyed out. I guess anyone got a huawei phone without greyed one could try out that website.

Is Nokia 7 plus still worth to buy

I want to buy a new phone and I know that 7 plus is one of best option in my country Egypt right now (4555 egp = 261.75$) and the things that i was think have the same price Realme 2 pro and Mi A2
https://www.gsmarena.com/compare.php3?idPhone1=9058&idPhone2=9140&idPhone3=9345#diff-*,mi-a2
and I think it's the best option right now and has a positive reviews so what do you think about it and what is Negatives about it and what about the pie update because I hear you talk about problems after the update
Thank you so much guys

ahmedvip2008 said:
I want to buy a new phone and I know that 7 plus is one of best option in my country Egypt right now (4555 egp = 261.75$) and the things that i was think have the same price Realme 2 pro and Mi A2
https://www.gsmarena.com/compare.php3?idPhone1=9058&idPhone2=9140&idPhone3=9345#diff-*,mi-a2
and I think it's the best option right now and has a positive reviews so what do you think about it and what is Negatives about it and what about the pie update because I hear you talk about problems after the update
Thank you so much guys
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It depends what you are looking for.
Im a happy N7+ user, will keep the phone at least 2 more years. Running on pie, zero problems, battery up to 48 hours.
I just dont play games. A lot of photos (thanks GCam) , social, internet, i like the Android 1 concept. Now its price is dropped i think its a good deal.
For the Mi A2 i can just tell you build quality is not comparable with the N7+ and i read about the screen, if you wear sunglasses you cant see it well.
About the Rεalme, test the OS ... i come from EMUI and MIUI and still prefer stock android one.

Tomar777 said:
It depends what you are looking for.
Im a happy N7+ user, will keep the phone at least 2 more years. Running on pie, zero problems, battery up to 48 hours.
I just dont play games. A lot of photos (thanks GCam) , social, internet, i like the Android 1 concept. Now its price is dropped i think its a good deal.
For the Mi A2 i can just tell you build quality is not comparable with the N7+ and i read about the screen, if you wear sunglasses you cant see it well.
About the Rεalme, test the OS ... i come from EMUI and MIUI and still prefer stock android one.
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I also prefer android 1 but i hear about problems in charge , what about that
https://community.phones.nokia.com/...lus-usb-c-charging-port-fail-in-build-quality
and do you think it's a good deal or wait for something like mi a3 or pocophone 2 or something
I am also change my phone every 2-3 years

there are cases that report this problem and other little things now and then, its true.
But i think the majority doesn't have them, and since you buy a new device you have warranty, so if something comes up you bring it back and demand a repair.

I too have zero problem with Pie (no charging/battery/wifi/bt/usb/screen problem which you can read from some peoples here in some n7p threads)...
Only problem is no officially way for unlock bootloader, but if you buy with nonupdated (security <= august) and you dont install ota, is possible unofficially unlock (payed service(generating signature file based on your imei/sn) per 4$ and you unlock it with this file)...
Device with newer update is need downgrade before unlocking (another payed service 6$? Is need remote to ypur pc with vonnected phone)

ahmedvip2008 said:
I want to buy a new phone and I know that 7 plus is one of best option in my country Egypt right now (4555 egp = 261.75$) and the things that i was think have the same price Realme 2 pro and Mi A2
https://www.gsmarena.com/compare.php3?idPhone1=9058&idPhone2=9140&idPhone3=9345#diff-*,mi-a2
and I think it's the best option right now and has a positive reviews so what do you think about it and what is Negatives about it and what about the pie update because I hear you talk about problems after the update
Thank you so much guys
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The phone is from late 2018 it's not even half a year old so I don't understand what you mean with 'still' worth. I come from a Droid Turbo (XT1254) and I spend around a week to carefully select the right phone, I also did this when I made the decission for the 7+.
The upsides in daily experiences:
Battery lasting (disable the Evenwell batterysaver for more durance),
Camera (on gcam it's crazy good quality)
Speed
Sound (loud and good)
Memory slot
The downsides I have discovered:
USB-C connection (could also be dirt, or the cable)
Screen is no amoled, and in sunlight performs like most devices
After rooting, not that much mods as I am used to like Droid Turbo
I am very happy with this device, it's a very good follow up to my Droid Turbo although I miss the IR-sensors that Motorola put on the Droid Turbo. At meetings it was like "how did you do that" when I wave to see the incoming messages. It was fun

ahmedvip2008 said:
I want to buy a new phone and I know that 7 plus is one of best option in my country Egypt right now (4555 egp = 261.75$) and the things that i was think have the same price Realme 2 pro and Mi A2
https://www.gsmarena.com/compare.php3?idPhone1=9058&idPhone2=9140&idPhone3=9345#diff-*,mi-a2
and I think it's the best option right now and has a positive reviews so what do you think about it and what is Negatives about it and what about the pie update because I hear you talk about problems after the update
Thank you so much guys
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Very happy with the phone also.
No issues on Pie.
Min. 2 days battery (no gaming, YouTube or Facebook).
If this phone would have been smaller (like 5.6" pixel 3) it would have been perfect.
Xiaomi phones are cheap, but with a reason.
Not sure about realme, but Android one is worth it.
Good luck.

If you don't use NFC, buy Redmi Note 7 (Pro).

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I too have zero problem with Pie (no charging/battery/wifi/bt/usb/screen problem which you can read from some peoples here in some n7p threads)...
Only problem is no officially way for unlock bootloader, but if you buy with nonupdated (security <= august) and you dont install ota, is possible unofficially unlock (payed service(generating signature file based on your imei/sn) per 4$ and you unlock it with this file)...
Device with newer update is need downgrade before unlocking (another payed service 6$? Is need remote to ypur pc with vonnected phone)
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What is the benefit for unlocking bootloader is it for root or something else?

M_w_B said:
The phone is from late 2018 it's not even half a year old so I don't understand what you mean with 'still' worth. I come from a Droid Turbo (XT1254) and I spend around a week to carefully select the right phone, I also did this when I made the decission for the 7+.
The upsides in daily experiences:
Battery lasting (disable the Evenwell batterysaver for more durance),
Camera (on gcam it's crazy good quality)
Speed
Sound (loud and good)
Memory slot
The downsides I have discovered:
USB-C connection (could also be dirt, or the cable)
Screen is no amoled, and in sunlight performs like most devices
After rooting, not that much mods as I am used to like Droid Turbo
I am very happy with this device, it's a very good follow up to my Droid Turbo although I miss the IR-sensors that Motorola put on the Droid Turbo. At meetings it was like "how did you do that" when I wave to see the incoming messages. It was fun
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yeah the N7+ is released in march 2018 and now we are in 2018 so its one year old now
and there is other devices in nokia like nokia 6.1 plus(3,900egp = 224.45usd) , nokia 7.1(5000egp=287.75usd), nokia 8.1(5990egp=344.73usd)
yeah nokia 6.1 and 7.1 lower than 7+ put 8.1 is higer in cpu
https://www.gsmarena.com/compare.php3?idPhone1=9178&idPhone2=9354&idPhone3=9342#diff-61-plus,*,*
the other thing i want ask about what do you mean by that down side (USB-C connection (could also be dirt, or the cable)) because I don't get it
Thanks

XunSuslo said:
If you don't use NFC, buy Redmi Note 7 (Pro).
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I have bad experience with redmi note 2 so I don't know if i will go with device from xiaomi again
I think my next device will be android one from any company that give me best specification with good price

ahmedvip2008 said:
What is the benefit for unlocking bootloader is it for root or something else?
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Yes, for me, for TWRP, rooting with Magisk, Magisk mofules, Greenify in better root mode, TitaniumBackup, access to all apps data, F-Droid privileged (instakl/update direct without need manualy confirm all packages install)...
For others is also benefit try others roms (also GSI pissible), others kernelm etc...
edit: also with unlocked is possible downgrade to any previous Pie /Oreo

ahmedvip2008 said:
the other thing i want ask about what do you mean by that down side (USB-C connection (could also be dirt, or the cable)) because I don't get it
Thanks
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It's loose on several Nokia devices due to a designflaw at production. The port is too big and gives room for the cable to move/get loosen. One solution is to 'fatten' the cable through knife, or to just use a docking station.
Sending a loose USB-C for warrenty will just fix the problem temporarly and a lot of phone fixing companies take days/weeks + may return your device with new scratches.

ahmedvip2008 said:
I want to buy a new phone and I know that 7 plus is one of best option in my country Egypt right now (4555 egp = 261.75$) and the things that i was think have the same price Realme 2 pro and Mi A2
https://www.gsmarena.com/compare.php3?idPhone1=9058&idPhone2=9140&idPhone3=9345#diff-*,mi-a2
and I think it's the best option right now and has a positive reviews so what do you think about it and what is Negatives about it and what about the pie update because I hear you talk about problems after the update
Thank you so much guys
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Presonally I would not recommend at all.
Why? This phone is stupidly unstable. Few days ago I wanted to delete history in Chrome from the last 7 days, my phone freezed during the delete process.
Also uninstalling apps is for some reason slow, even when uninstalling or disabling some apps can cause also phone to freeze. The list could be even long, you can find issues I find on my posts through my profile.
Really tired of this phone, and dissapointed because I am emotionally connected with the Nokia brand, having now Nokia phone was a must, but unfortunately I regret.
I am still on older build, 32CC, I saw there are much newer builds where they maybe fix those issues, but I cannot even manually sideload those updates.
I don´t know what is the situation with other phones like 8.1, 7.1, do they have similar problem? Can anyone confirm this?
Also you can see that HMD struggles with the software, Nokia 9 which was supposed to came out back in August last year and which came 7 months later, still have software issues, probably everyone at HMD is all in to fix software issues for Nokia 9, also literally not a single Nokia device did not get March update, which shows that HMD is really poor with the software engineers.

hi, i bought my Nokia 7 plus on April 2018 for MYR1600. Phone good on paper but bad in implementation.
Frequent screen freezes (power off n on to fix issue) n loose USB port after 6 months. Sent to service center n they replaced usb port n motherboard. update November 2018 update n screen blank off when making receiving calls.
they replace the same thing again. RUN AWAY FROM THIS PHONE

Bad sides is Speed and Usb-c port issue for me. It has all aroung good stuffs

There's no lineageOS and 60fps video (and official bootloader unlock, not even a recovery tool!). If you don't care about those, then its still a great buy from what I've known so far. Heard that the camera is good. It's included in my shortlist.
Spend a bit more and you can get the Xiaomi f1 and even xz1 (bit old but not bad).

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