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Q: Is a Xiaomi phone worth the buy?
Is eglisch lessons gud 4 monee? i kan affurd intenet but no afford to luk atit comparizons onlinded
I askid meself wuz yur quessheun wuthit my time 2 respondz maybee yes mayb nosir
Is eglisch lessons gud 4 monee? i kan affurd intenet but no afford to luk atit comparizons onlinded
I askid meself wuz yur quessheun wuthit my time 2 respondz maybee yes mayb nosir
I like them. Best phone I've bought since it doesn't cost much.
What is your starting point
a) do you have no phone
b) do you have a Nokia 3110i (the i is important, because those babies can go online !!!)
c) do you have an iPhone 6s with a broken screen ?
in any of the above cases, I'd say it is a good buy.
I'm on my third xiaomi. I lost the other two and didn't care. Cheap to replace and everything is synched to the micloud. Delivery in the pearl river delta is less than 24 hours.
That said, they are more than adequate for the job and I've experienced no problems whatsoever. Not the best phone you can buy but nothing wrong with it.
My wife just got one too after having expensive Samsungs in the past few years. We bought the TV too. Bitching sound system and nice viewing.
I purchased the Xiaomi Redmi Note 4G which is the lowest end model to test it out. I bought the phone nearly a year ago and I paid ¥799. I didn't expect the phone to last as long as it has and it has been dropped multiple times. Although once the phone was in my back pocket when I sat down and the screen cracked.
The Redmi Note 4G (current) has the following specs:
- Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 MSM8928, Quad-core 1.6GHz processor
- 2GB RAM + 8GB Flash Memory (mine came with 16GB flash memory),
- 5.5" HD IPS display
- 13MP rear camera | 5MP front camera
The camera takes crisp, clear shots and the phone takes great videos too. Although living in China there is a certain stigma attached to owning a phone other than the newest iPhone or Samsung Galaxy. I found this to be true when a taxi driver once made fun of me. However, the Redmi is now only ¥699.
I like the brand and when this phone finally dies I am considering the MI Note starting at ¥2999. Xiaomi's "high end" phones have also been reviewed on CNET.com
Resources
Redmi Note 4G (English): http://www.mi.com/en/note4g/
Redmi Note 4G (Chinese): http://www.mi.com/note4gds/
Xiaomi Note (English): http://www.mi.com/en/minote/
Xiaomi Note (Chinese): http://www.mi.com/minote/pro/
CNET Reviews
Xiaomi Mi 4 review: http://www.cnet.com/products/xiaomi-mi-4/
Xiaomi Mi Note Pro review: http://www.cnet.com/products/xiaomi-mi-note-pro/
Xiaomi Redmi 2 review: http://www.cnet.com/products/xiaomi-redmi-2/
loganwenger:
I would also like to point out that Google Play services is available to download in the Xiaomi App store. Most, if not all, phones sold for the Chinese market block the installation of Google Play services by default. There are workarounds available, but Xiaomi allows the installation by default.
iWolf:
Google Play services doesn't work on mine. Sure, you can download it but that is the end of the game, for me at least. Maybe in a first tier city things are different. TIC>
loganwenger:
@talkword, You're welcome. I was surprised to see reviews on CNET when I first began investigating Xiaomi. Obviously, the brand is huge in China, but I also discovered that India is a huge market as well. With the quality of the product and the low-cost Xiaomi has taken its share of the market.
loganwenger:
@iWolf, that is strange. When I purchased my Xiaomi there was an option to choose "English" or "Chinese". I'm guessing that choosing the "English" version is configured differently. I cannot confirm this, but I was able to add Google Play to my phone right out of the box. That's unfortunate that it didn't work for you.
Interesting that a new troll is followed by a self-promoting newbie. Also interesting, the same people who denounce someone as a troll in one thread fall all over themselves to answer the same troll in another thread.
I really wonder what they teach in universities these days.
iWolf:
Dude, I think you may be confusing the participation in an online forum as having something to do with integrity, common sense, consistency and intelligence.
I do my best to avoid these traits whenever possible online. Psst, because online is not real life.
Sinobear:
@iwolf: yeah, I know. I like the idea of an online community with rules and standards but it seems that others prefer a free-for-all circus.
So it goes.
loganwenger:
Sinobear, what do you mean by "trolls" and "self-promoting" newbies? The question is good, it's relevant. After the first reply in this thread, the answers have been decent as well.
I have an MI3. Decent phone, some cool features such as the auto spam call blocking (that part is in Chinese only), good screen etc. But the sealed in battery started to fail within a few months. It started well, but within a year the phone would be losing charge if you used it while plugged in.
It's still crippled by Chindroid. So no maps in English. Build quality is ok, but the USB connector wore out fast. It became over fussy on what cable I bought to charge it.
I replaced it with a Nokia windows phone. The technical spec of the windows phone is much higher than the MI3, but the performance is lower. I went back to a windows phone simply because it is the only device that works well in China with maps etc other than an iPhone. I can download Nokia maps so it works offline. But windows apps are slow and blocky. No translate on wechat for example.
And more importantly, with the Nokia I got a wireless charger. No rubbish copy USB cables required. I just sit it on the charging mat and it sucks up the juice.
So yes. Xiaomi phones are good. But as always, it comes down to the weakest links. Battery and cable connection. Instead of following the crowd Xiaomi should innovate. Go backwards. A battery you can change. Different capacity batteries. Do a windows version.
Ah, also. With the Xiaomi, lots the the memory was taken up with bloatware I could not delete. I like windows for that. You can delete anything you want. The Nokia is also a lot cheaper to run. The Xiaomi was always connecting to the net when on network. Even with updates set to wifi only, it was always doing data transfer for apps I never used and could not delete. It was an expensive phone to use in terms of phone bills. The Nokia is a lot cheaper to run because I can delete the apps I don't want.
That's my review
expatlife26:
I have a friend back home who swears by their lumia.
People like to pile on microsoft but everybody ive talked to with a windows phone has been perfectly happy with it.
They're all good systems at this point. I have android but im sure if I had ios or winphone i'd be living essentially the same life I do now.
ScotsAlan:
Yeah. Windows phones are not fantastic. But they work well enough. I got a new one to be ready for windows phone 10. I was told by a guy that supplies the phone factories that win 10 is going to be pretty good.
Was considering a Chinese phone but got a Sony Xperia Z3 compact instead...it's around 2000 rmb...killer phone! Never used Xiaomi...many Chinese say they overheat.
expatlife26:
yeah those new xperias are really nice. I have a z4 tablet very happy with it.
Man, I got Asus ZenFone 2, 64GB storage, 4GB RAM for 1890,- from Tmall. it is worth , it is incredibly fast phone, google services not working well - not installed, but can get rid of most preloaded stuff. surely, do not use pre installed email client and other things, but download those you are familiar with already. RECOMMENDING THIS PHONE !!!!
