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OnePlus 3T vs Xiaomi Mi5s

Hi All,
I've bought both the Xiaomi Mi5s (miui 8 global) and the OnePlus 3T (oxygen OS 4.03 Android 7) and am trialling both for a few before I send the loser (if you could possibly call one of these great phones a loser) back. I'm finding it very difficult to chose.
Either phone is a huge upgrade from my previous and very safe and stable iPhone 5s. I hope you can help me resolve my conundrum.
My thoughts so far on the comparison:
Software and interfaces:
Both phones have great software but for me the xiaomi swings it on being more customisable in terms of the interface, being able to easily change themes. As nice as changing themes is however, a lot of the themes are like those Kodi skins with weird phrases like "seize the moment" plastered on the home screen. It is a nice to have though and some of them have added some clever navigation features for app sidetray access.
It has a couple of other features that are nice to haves like 'force touch' and recording calls as a standard option but both of these features I would rarely use and can live without. Miuis second space feature is a bit surplus to requirements considering fingerprint locking is all you need for security I'm not sure why I'd need to hide apps etc on another part of the phone, I also found it a bit slow to switch spaces.
Hardware:
Here the OnePlus wins, more ram more speed, not that noticeable in day to day operations but the fingerprint sensor on the Xiaomi has been disappointing, even after rescanning my thumb a couple of times it still either fails to unlock or takes a long time to unlock. The OnePlus 3T is super quick on the fingerprint unlock like the speed of light and very reliable for me. Screen sizes on both are nice, I prefer the larger OnePlus though. I would also say the microphone sensitivity on the OnePlus 3T is better in picking up the "OK google" commands. Both seem to be quite quiet on phone calls with the earphones plugged in, if you make regular conference calls this is quite annoying and there are lots of complaints on the xiaomi forums regarding this for the global rom.
Camera:
This is where the big let down is on the 3T and probably the reason I am still hanging on to the xiaomi . Despite impressive specs on paper I've found shots low in detail compared to the Xiaomi and poor when shooting moving objects. Low light performance is not great on both but overall I feel the Xiaomi Mi5s is the better camera. Video recording I can't comment, both seem to very similar. I'm not a huge photographer and don't post lots of pictures to social media so maybe I can live without it. I'm hoping something can be done with the OP3T camera to resolve some of the above issues.
Athetics and buttons etc:
I like the feel of the OP3T better but the Xiaomi is easier to hold on accounts of is size.
Anyway I hope you can help me with some thoughts here, would love to keep both but I ain't that rich, ideally I'd merge the two but it just can't happen.

No offense but starting your review (and the software aspect) talking about themes is ..... meh.

felixjet said:
No offense but starting your review (and the software aspect) talking about themes is ..... meh.
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OK so maybe you could suggest what's more important for you personally? Am I too hung up on the themes aspect?

Xiaomi Mi5s has a rear camera sensor with 1.55 um pixels (IMX 378 - As in the G Pixel), yet low light performance is not great? How come?
"Despite impressive camera specs on paper for 3T" - The Mi5S has more impressive specs on paper.

Because sensor is not everything my friend

Is the Camera on the 3T better than the 5? And some other comparison questions

Hello.
I've had a Nexus5 for years now and I'm planning on upgrading very soon. The nearly new 3T market would save me nearly 100 dollars vs the 5. My big question is is the camera on the 3T better than the 5? I like the fact that the 3T has OIS. The pictures I've seen from the 5 are not good to unacceptable in the shadows / hi contrast areas.
I'm not looking for the world in picture quality. I just want a bump from where I've been.
Comparing the 6gb version to the 3T: is the speed difference that dramatic?
I don't replace phones often, so I want to make sure that the phone I get will be worth it.
Thanks
Marsh

Should I buy Oneplus 6T?

I have Huawei P20 Pro now, and OP 6t or 6 is interesting for me I want to find out the Oxygen OS.
But I'll change my phone in fall, to a Pixel 4/4 XL, OP 7T or Note 10.
Camera, software, battery life and teh speakers which is important for me.
Camera is great on p20 pro but Pixel is better in this category, front facing camera is so bad at p20 pro and I like the pixel's more, and OP has ported Gcam. How good is that?
Battery life on this phone is great, and probably the 6T is as good as it, because OP always has good battery life and the 6/6T runs Android Pie which is also better for battery.
Software where is the P20 Pro is bleeding. Emui is the worst I've ever used. I did not use stock android or Oxygen OS. I just saw them on my frieand's rooted phone. I I love the smoothness and the cleanness of the stock android, and the customizations of Oxygen OS. That's why I'm interested in Pixel 4/4xl or OP devices.
Speakers is not too much important but good to have stereo speakers. What is a sad point at OP but Google Pixels has good speakers.
Display is not the best on P20 pro. I used Galaxy Note 8 before and Samsung is the king of the screens. It was sharper, it had better colors. But the screen is just a good point, not necessarily to be better than the Samsung's Amoled display.
I want to try out the OP maybe I'll not like it that much as I expect, but I might help then to chose between Pixel 4/4XL and OP 7T.
So my question is.
Should I chane my P20 pro for this couple of months to a OP 6 or 6t?
Or just wait for Pixel 4/4xl or OP 7t?
Thank you for helping me!

Camera is average, Speaker is average, Battery life is amazing, Software can be good latest patch is a bit meh but older builds are great.
It comes down to how much money you will lose from the P20 and then on the 6T if that's an issue for you. If money is no problem then go for it :laugh:

Camera is average, but what about ported GCam? Does it help a lot or just a bit better??

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Camera is average, but what about ported GCam? Does it help a lot or just a bit better??
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Just a bit better... Camera sensors are budget Sony sensors.. So yeah nothing amazing going on here in the camera department if you require it at top of your list look elsewhere.

I came from P20 Pro as well. Go for it. You will not regret it.
Camera is really fine. The gcam mod makes it even better, especially portrait shots. You won't miss the P20 camera after a few days.
There is a stereo speaker mod for oneplus devices so you will not really miss that as well.
Battery is about the same usually. I'm getting even better battery life with the 6T with custom kernel.
Oxygen OS is far better than EMUI so you're gonna love it.

Thank you!
I think I give it a try. I'm interested in OP so it will be good for experience. If I like it and the Pixel will have some issues, I might stay with 6T for a longer time.

I would definitely wait for the OnePlus 7. The 6 and 6T are good options but the cameras not great,and no dual speakers, battery life is great on the 6T,I had the 6 also and honestly prefer the 6 over the 6T because its the fingerprint is better and the software is better optimized on the 6.
The only main advantage you would get from switching to OnePlus from where you are now would be the software.It is much cleaned and much faster than anything else with regular updates especially on the open betas.
If you must,go with the 6T if you don't mind ghe slower in screen fingerprint,but has bigger battery.
I would just wait for the 7 at this stage

Actually I don't want to pay for 7, I will be more expensive than the P20 pro, and my main plan is buy a Pixel 4 or 4 XL, so I'll go for 6T which is near same price with P20 pro, and save money for later to the pixel's.

Nightscape pictures

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Was contemplating buying a 8t but from what pictures I've seen taken with it seems very poor quality especially low light wasn't impressed by the 8s camera when first came out and seeing as it's basically the same dated sensor and not improved much I'm on the fence when there are better camera phones around for same price or less like pixel 4a wish oneplus would ditch the stupid other lenses that are practically useless and stick to 1/2 decent performing lenses like on the pixel and iphones think are skip the 8T especially @ £549/£649 there's definitely better out there in the camera department they should of improved camera not keep it the same but then they shoot them selves in the foot as the can't do that as it will then be better than the 8 pro, again not best camera also, ditch the stupid extra lenses and silly T models in between and make a decent 2 lense true flag ship oneplus
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DoobyDroid said:
Was contemplating buying a 8t but from what pictures I've seen taken with it seems very poor quality especially low light wasn't impressed by the 8s camera when first came out and seeing as it's basically the same dated sensor and not improved much I'm on the fence when there are better camera phones around for same price or less like pixel 4a wish oneplus would ditch the stupid other lenses that are practically useless and stick to 1/2 decent performing lenses like on the pixel and iphones think are skip the 8T especially @ £549/£649 there's definitely better out there in the camera department they should of improved camera not keep it the same but then they shoot them selves in the foot as the can't do that as it will then be better than the 8 pro, again not best camera also, ditch the stupid extra lenses and silly T models in between and make a decent 2 lense true flag ship oneplus
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Picture quality is way better than my LG V60. If your expecting professional quality pictures get a DSLR
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How much can pixel 4’s camera be improved with gcam mod?

Hello
My existing phone has been damaged and I need one to use for a few months.
I am interested in the pixel 4 because it has a telephoto sensor.
I wanted to know with a gcam mod such as bsg, can I match the quality from the pixel 5, I am guessing hdr enhanced works, and can the pixel 3 also match the pixel 5 albeit with longer processing?
Thanks

I have pixel 3 and pixel 4, both have pretty much the same image quality (noise, sharpness), I would say its 5% easier to get more detail out the pixel 3 cuz his aperture is smaller (1.8) but in response to you.. yes you can get better pictures compared to pixel 5 image quality (better than stock pixel 5 thats for sure) but you have to really dig in the libpatcher settings