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Yes, yes, it's possible to love a phone. Heck, you sleep next to it, don't you? Rate this thread to indicate your love for the Xiaomi Mi Mix 2S, all things considered. A higher rating indicates that the Xiaomi Mi Mix 2S is an incredible phone that you enjoy tremendously. You love it.
Then, drop a comment if you have anything to add!
I like it but I don't love it, especially because videos are horrible in 4k and stabilization is very bad
Tempted by this phone. Currently have a OnePlus 5t, but love Xiaomi phones and MIUI. Not sure whether to jump on this or hold out for a Mi 8 SE.
L0cke said:
Tempted by this phone. Currently have a OnePlus 5t, but love Xiaomi phones and MIUI. Not sure whether to jump on this or hold out for a Mi 8 SE.
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Go for the 2s, no notch and the hardware is the same as the M8
L0cke said:
Tempted by this phone. Currently have a OnePlus 5t, but love Xiaomi phones and MIUI. Not sure whether to jump on this or hold out for a Mi 8 SE.
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I also used to own a 5T and just sold it for a Xiaomi mi mix 2s.
As someone who LOVES stock android, Oxygen OS will always be my favorite mobile OS. After owning 3 different OnePlus Devices, it was hard to go for a Xiaomi....
But the Mi mix 2s has been an AWESOME device so far. Battery life is on par with my 5t. The screen is incredible , the no bezel design is beautiful and I think it is best done on the Mi mix 2s. ( I hate notches). Although it is not amoled, the screen is very good and it works great. MIUI is not as snappy as Oxygen OS, but its still light years ahead of touchwiz and Crapsung experience.
I personally really like wireless charging, and its nice to have it on the Mi Mix 2s. The phone design is my all time favorite. I love the weight of the ceramic and It is hands down the best looking device I have ever seen. However not having a headphone jack is absolute ****.....Dont get me started on that.
The back 2 cameras are stellar and its the main reason I went with the Mi Mix 2s.... As someone who rarely uses the front camera, the quality is really good for a 5mp shooter, but if you are someone who uses it a lot, this phone might not be for you....
Overall, if you can find it for $500usd or less, I think this is the best phone for the price on the market. :good:
I just wondered about something that i saw in xiaomi's forum,i wrote a poat and i was rly angry of this bug collection that i bought(mix2s) and 1 answer just came and said we didnt launch mi mix2s in india and we cant help you????
im not indian, i was just set the region th india th get updates and im from iran!!!!
the phone have just 1 thing, the camera and every thing else about it is disappointing.
i wish i had bought a samsung like always but i wanted to try some thing new, and i made my worst choice in my life.
sometimes when u unlock the phone its take about 5 6 7 secs to load when switch between spaces it will kill u buy laaaags and delay
im really tired if this **** in my hands ????
and i will not ever never post anything on xiaomi forums.
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I just wondered about something that i saw in xiaomi's forum,i wrote a poat and i was rly angry of this bug collection that i bought(mix2s) and 1 answer just came and said we didnt launch mi mix2s in india and we cant help you
im not indian, i was just set the region th india th get updates and im from iran!!!!
the phone have just 1 thing, the camera and every thing else about it is disappointing.
i wish i had bought a samsung like always but i wanted to try some thing new, and i made my worst choice in my life.
sometimes when u unlock the phone its take about 5 6 7 secs to load when switch between spaces it will kill u buy laaaags and delay
im really tired if this **** in my hands
and i will not ever never post anything on xiaomi forums.
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Bug collection??? ?????????? Funny, i bought this phone 5 months ago and no bug whatsoever. I love it, its fast, nice display, great battery, great camera, beautiful and unique design, its the total package for me ??? for 400€ in europe its unrivalled, and right now can be bought for 350€ wich is just incredible compared to everything out there ???
Beautiful phone
yes, looks great!
but recently xiaomi broke modem software and as phone is not much usable
still looks good, especially when You need to use older phone to call someone.
ninikninik said:
yes, looks great!
but recently xiaomi broke modem software and as phone is not much usable
still looks good, especially when You need to use older phone to call someone.
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If only the bezzel (with the front camera) would be on top, it would be a great phone.
I usually give goog things for granted so focusing on the bad:
bottom selfie camera
shiny-way-too-slippery ceramic back (would love a mate version)
no widevine L1 support
no microSD
no 3.5 jack
About the last two dont care so much since i have bluetooth earphones and got an OTG flashdrive (couldnt get the 128 GB version cause out of stock).
ceramic and widevine are not so bad but the selfie camera just kills it. Is such a hazzle to use. if you use it as is you get a massive neck/chin resulting in an awful perspective, and if you rotate the phone say bye to fingerprint shutter and forget whatsapp video call.
Just as someone said before, like it, yeah, love it, NOPE
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Yep, I needed to to that several times before to be connected before discovered that this was broken in early 2019 ROMs.
Phone with regular OTA updates and stable official ROM is just unusable, that forced me to unlock and flash. It's shame to brake main functionality of device :/ You can't expect from users to force them to flash phone. You should not force them to use old ROM to make or receive call.
I replaced my old phone to get decent camera, speed and B20 connectivity, but was sure to still have basic gsm, bt and wifi fuctionalities. Yep, cam was not broken
For $300 brand new I have no complaints. Was looking for a notch less phone with a decent camera and good battery life, this phone hits the spot. I rarely take selfie so I don't mind with its front camera. Oh and it has snapdragon 845 chip.
help me anyone mix 2s user
my phone is brick with lockbootloader i tried to flash via miflash (point test) but unlucky have no authorized account someone please help to fix my mix 2s >.<:angel::crying::crying:
I'm very happy with this phone. I bought it new two months ago at a very good price (128gb version), and I'm using it with Nova Launcher and all the Google apps I can manage to install on it instead of the Xiaomi ones (I don't like them). I have no complains so far: no lag, good amount of RAM to keep my apps working in the background, nice screen (right now I still prefer a good IPS versus any Amoled), nice cameras.
And for the odd placement of the selfie camera, I just have installed a little app called 'Rotation' and with a touch in a widget, it forces full rotation so I can turn the phone it to put the camera in the upper, and all will rotate accordingly (android himself, and all the apps). If anything, the selfie camera himself could be better (more angle and better resolution, like the Mi 8 one).
I purchase Mi9se, I use for 2 months and I return it to amazon, because the screen lag...
I write fast and every time the phone just do nothing...
I remember the POCO, I use like a week and I return it....
With mi9se almost have the same issue... Is not software is the screen...
So, I buy this Mix 2s, the only think I don't like is the weight but I understand it...
The poco was 180g, the Mi9se 155g and my old Mi5 127g , Mix2s 190g is heavy but with the weight the you will have to take care more your phone every time...
I don't like Notch, I prefer water drop or nothing..
I like a phone the size of your hand not more.... Like the new phones, are very BIG..
Is like to have to DICKS °lol sorry
Its been 3 days with my Mix2s and I feel fine
I obviously liked it better Mi9se(6gb/64gb) $ 350USD less weight and better cameras, AMOLED...
But I don't care, for the price I pay is fine... 6gb/128gb - $ 312 USD mexico
Mi Mix 2s 6/64
Is this still worth it in 2020? Its currently around €150
AleksandarAce said:
Mi Mix 2s 6/64
Is this still worth it in 2020? Its currently around €150
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Could you please send the link?
Yes, yes, it's possible to love a phone. Heck, you sleep next to it, don't you? Rate this thread to indicate your love for the Huawei P30, all things considered. A higher rating indicates that the Huawei P30 is an incredible phone that you enjoy tremendously. You love it.
Then, drop a comment if you have anything to add!
The 'If Only' phone of the year.
The things that Huawei have removed in comparison to the pro ruin what could have been one of the phones of the year especially at the price.
I love the reduced size and flat screen but I always get a sense I am using a compromised device when I pick it up. The model that Samsung adopted with the S10 IMO makes more sense.
Shame.
....humm, do you need 10x zoom? in real life No. Time-of-Flight(TOF) for Ultra Boken effect, No. Wireless Charge.... Cool, but No. And IP68: I never broke a smartphone in my life because of water, but broke too much on the ground!!
Saving 200$ USD and I have better battery life, all the main spec of the Pro and I can Hook and use it in ONE hand!!
I compare with Samsung S10 and try it. But, cost me 300$ USD more than the P30 and battery life pain to last one day... No. Hole in the screen not compatible to many app... and Bixby!!!
If someone speak french, there's a link here: youtu.be/5yCJ8o85fXI
I've been using the P30 for a month now.
I need the headphone jack more than wireless charging or 10x zoom. I also prefer the smaler form factor and I drop my phone every now and then and I don't think curved displays like this a lot.
I am coming from a Galaxy S7 so it was a bigger jump and I am completly happy with this phone. Great performance, great screen - but the two most important things are for me - impressive camera and impressive battery life. The Galaxy S10e was an option but then I read about its mediocre battery life, and to my expierience Samsung always looses in this department.
No faults or bugs so far. I've been using Nova Launcher for years so I am not bothered with EMUI. I like the dark mode and the gestures, though. The Huawei software seems a bit too nosie for my taste so I deactivated most of it and I did not activate the Huawei-cloud. But in general I consider this phone the best deal for me at the moment.
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I've been using the P30 for a month now.
I need the headphone jack more than wireless charging or 10x zoom. I also prefer the smaler form factor and I drop my phone every now and then and I don't think curved displays like this a lot.
I am coming from a Galaxy S7 so it was a bigger jump and I am completly happy with this phone. Great performance, great screen - but the two most important things are for me - impressive camera and impressive battery life. The Galaxy S10e was an option but then I read about its mediocre battery life, and to my expierience Samsung always looses in this department.
No faults or bugs so far. I've been using Nova Launcher for years so I am not bothered with EMUI. I like the dark mode and the gestures, though. The Huawei software seems a bit too nosie for my taste so I deactivated most of it and I did not activate the Huawei-cloud. But in general I consider this phone the best deal for me at the moment.
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hi!
same situation , s10e was an option, but battery in samsung is something annoying, same with not symmetrical front camera...
p30 is great choice for me!
Just got my P30 2 days ago. It's also my first Huawei phone. No regrets. I absolutely love this. I'm coming from a Pixel 2, and although I prefer stock Android any day, I found it so hard to ignore the hardware innovation from other manufacturers. I didn't want to wait for a miracle and hope Google would design their next Pixel up to modern standards and have more than 4GB of RAM.
EMUI isn't perfect, but it's honestly not as bad as YouTube and tech reviewers say it is. To me, slapping on Hyperion Launcher made it so much better.
Don't even get me started with the battery life of this thing.
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Just got my P30 2 days ago. It's also my first Huawei phone. No regrets. I absolutely love this. I'm coming from a Pixel 2, and although I prefer stock Android any day, I found it so hard to ignore the hardware innovation from other manufacturers. I didn't want to wait for a miracle and hope Google would design their next Pixel up to modern standards and have more than 4GB of RAM.
EMUI isn't perfect, but it's honestly not as bad as YouTube and tech reviewers say it is. To me, slapping on Hyperion Launcher made it so much better.
Don't even get me started with the battery life of this thing.
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Did you notice a blue tint when going into the recents screen? Happens to me when using ANY third party launcher, right now i'm using Smart Launcher. Had to remove Huaweis Launcher to get an older, unaffected recents screen back. Quite annoying.
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Did you notice a blue tint when going into the recents screen? Happens to me when using ANY third party launcher, right now i'm using Smart Launcher. Had to remove Huaweis Launcher to get an older, unaffected recents screen back. Quite annoying.
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Yes, I did notice that. It's likely how EMUI handles app switching, so any third-party launcher we use will always have that effect.
Though I wish it didn't have to happen, it doesn't bother me very much.
Hello,
I got this device for free. I had a Oneplus 6t , and a Mate 10 Pro before.
I can tell, scrolling on this phone is smooth as hell. Compared to the Mate 10 Pro, this is really a complete different level. Oneplus is known as one of the fastest and smoothest phone out.. But really, this phone beats Onplus 6t in scrolling smoothness... Really amazed and surprised after having Mate 10 Pro... Huawei has done its job well! This phone is really fast
The camara is nice and is probably good enough for most of the people out there... but the camara of the Pro model is the way to go if you want to have the best.
I thought battery would be to small for me after having Mate 10 Pro with 4000 mha and Oneplus 6t with 3700. But i m really pleased by the battery life of this phone.. its comparable to the other devices! Nice!!!
Emui isnt that bad as everyone says... And it has improved a lot compared to my Mate 10 Pro. I m sure you wont regret it if you buy this phone, i prefer it over my Oneplus 6t.
Good job!!
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Yes, yes, it's possible to love a phone. Heck, you sleep next to it, don't you? Rate this thread to indicate your love for the Huawei P30, all things considered. A higher rating indicates that the Huawei P30 is an incredible phone that you enjoy tremendously. You love it.
Then, drop a comment if you have anything to add!
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Whats gonna happen to the P30 now with Google pulled out.....Just happened, like today! Google is done with Huawei.....It says the only way to get google on it now is through open source (AOSP) but do this mean we will still be able to sign into our goolge accounts and get play store updates???
https://www.theverge.com/2019/5/19/18631558/google-huawei-android-suspension
theeagleeye said:
Yes, I did notice that. It's likely how EMUI handles app switching, so any third-party launcher we use will always have that effect.
Though I wish it didn't have to happen, it doesn't bother me very much.
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Okay. It really boggles me how they implemented it in their launcher. I guess it gets closed by their aggressive RAM management and that causes this issue. Pretty dumb and a problem for atleast a year now. I did contact them though so they know about this issue and explained it as thoroughly as possible. They told me that they don't need any further information for now, maybe they'll have a fix ready for the next update. That's the only downside to Huawei phones for me: Their UI and software changes aren't really done well, causing issues that shouldn't exist.
Between P30 and P30 pro, for me, my biggest concern is losing is OIS which is helpful in night mode. Having 5X optical would be nice, but not at the expense of suffering with digital between. The 3X optical is probably more useful. Gaining the headphone jack is great and I prefer not having a curved screen. And I prefer a smaller phone. Though at that point, I start to wonder if I should get a S10.
I owned P20-pro and P30.
Except for battery life and camera, everything else is better with S10.
Camera quality is good enough, but battery life is not good.
Sent from my Galaxy S10 using XDA Labs
Well, they are both OLED's and I think the resolution is "good enough". Both are better than my current phone so I guess I wont know what I'm missing. As for one UI vs EMUI, I'm not certain how much it matters. I use nova launcher + lineage right now. I'm unsure how much I'd be affected by the mfr skin. One HUGE thing is that the S10 series can be rooted, the P series can't even be unlocked let alone rooted. So If I don't like EMUI, I can't just install lineage. More importantly, after 2yrs, if it hasnt been unlocked, I won't be able to prolong the life of the phone by installing a newer UPDATED rom. That is probably the big thing that is making me lean towards the S10 series. The other things all seem minor.
But P30 vs P30 pro, its mainly the camera. In reality, I'm not sure how important all the night shooting is to me. I just know that the most frustrating thing about every past phone camera has been its inability to take a phone when lighting is poor so I'm tempoted to go towards the P30.
P30 is probably the best phone I've ever had but it has few downsides. For example scrolling lag in youtube while watching video, while searching for bluetooth devices(probably software bug that will be fixed in near future). That doesn't bother but autofocus is pretty bad compared to my old s8+. I often get blurry images when taking shot on the go sometimes even on steady shots. It's strange that 2yr old samsung phone can do better autofocus. Phone is super fast with amazing battery life(I don't remember ever getting 7hours SOT on 48hours usage with 10% left), the photos that are not blurry are super gorgeous. Call quality, wifi connection.... are excellent. Overall I'm pretty satisfied with my purchase.
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P30 is probably the best phone I've ever had but it has few downsides. For example scrolling lag in youtube while watching video, while searching for bluetooth devices(probably software bug that will be fixed in near future). That doesn't bother but autofocus is pretty bad compared to my old s8+. I often get blurry images when taking shot on the go sometimes even on steady shots. It's strange that 2yr old samsung phone can do better autofocus. Phone is super fast with amazing battery life(I don't remember ever getting 7hours SOT on 48hours usage with 10% left), the photos that are not blurry are super gorgeous. Call quality, wifi connection.... are excellent. Overall I'm pretty satisfied with my purchase.
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Can u share what is yr phone's setup?
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Can u share what is yr phone's setup?
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128gb, 6gb ram, resolution auto, brightness auto, location on and disabled almost every gestures except do a screenshot with knuckle. System firmware: 9.1.0.178. Mostly using instagram, facebook(and messenger), snapchat, spotify and some not heavy games.
Ok
Do I love this phone? Yes!! It has the performance of a flagship without having an out of this world price. Unfortunately, Huawei support is a cluster****, you need to register your phone with Huawei ID for warranty purpose but there's no link on their Canadian webpage. Also, they advertise support for Huawei Cloud backup but it's unavailable in Canada.
Worst Android device I have owned since 2011, possibly ever
Yes, yes, it's possible to love a phone. Heck, you sleep next to it, don't you? Rate this thread to indicate your love for the Redmi Note 8 Pro, all things considered. A higher rating indicates that the Redmi Note 8 Pro is an incredible phone that you enjoy tremendously. You love it.
Then, drop a comment if you have anything to add!
I love my RN7,now falling in love in my RN8 pro..
It's amazing..and yes.. you can love your phone ?
Love speed, camera, battery. For me personally it's far better then my former phone (Mi Mix 2s)
Little cons:
- notification LED is far too small
- backside is too slippery (I won't use it without a case)
Display.. this is the perfect size and I love this phone..
Battery.. ?
I have ordered the phone 6/128 variant, will get tomorrow or day after. I'm excited but worrisome about the camera result at the same time. Let's see
Mine should also arrive tomorrow. I went with 6/64 variant, but that's good enough for me. Will report after a couple of days of use.
This is a really good phone at a really good price.
I just love the battery charging speed in this price segment.
I got my phone today and reading mode is turned off still at night, my display seems yellowish.
Check the screenshot.
This phone is everything I expected and more. The only few cons are overshadowed by it's price. Guess everyone was wrong about G90T. No oveeheating, smooth peeformance all the way. Also... more than decent primary shooter, great battery life,... Glad I went for this over P20 Lite. And cheaper too. Now only thing left is the wait until MIUI 11.
my good old Samsung Note 4 broke down, now I also have a Redmi Note 8 Pro, I love the phone too xD
Phone is awesome
Note 8 Pro Love
Had my phone a couple of days - upgraded from redmi note 7. So far loving it, seems really quick and glad to now have NFC. Face unlock is very quick and the main camera seems to be good - more testing needed though. Only annoying thing is lack of HD playback on Netflix.
Ian
I like this phone. Good quality, very fast, and battery life is amazing. My biggest downfall is lacking immediate bootloader unlock and lack of ROMs. I am hoping this phone will become more free and capable of customization.
The phone is really good and fast, apart from few problems, everything else is love. Camera is having some real issues and those for sure are due to software. Hardware for the main camera is the same as Realme XT then why improved video quality for XT? Xiaomi needs to improve the camera software so that you can rate this phone 10/10.
USA version that works with AT&T
Can any verify if RN8 / Pro will support AT&T LTE?
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Can any verify if RN8 / Pro will support AT&T LTE?
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If your carrier have LTE, phone support it.
I have 4G+ with my provider. Telenor
By far the best 230$ I've ever spent on a device. Just updated to miui 11 they def made some great improvements. My gf has a big gig note 9 she's like I want a RN8 pro her daughter has a S8 plus she's ordering one today. The camera and fluidness with this phone is amazing. Say what you want but this mediatek soc gets things done. There's rumors of a SD 730g series RN 8 pro but it's not going to happen it's a rumor so people are waiting for that variant to come out. Lol enjoy your wait.
Hello! Do you have information when the pixel experience firmware comes out on Redmi Note 8 Pro?
Bought it online China set China rom with installed Google 8/126, tried to find indian version due to dedicated sd card but not available. Previously owns mi max prime with global rom and it was easy to play with because google is available.
With RN8P china set/rom i had to explore deeply especially when using the browser which automatically give us several option either using baidu or sm (dun know what is this). Even cant use in app purchase at first which makes me feel little disappointed and ready to unlock and install global rom :laugh: and already download the software to start the operation
Luckily, after exploring in the phone i can change the browser in english permanently (unless i reset it) and also watched in youtube how to enable in app purchase if using china rom.
Now i feel happy because the replacement of my loyal mi max prime is up to my standard
Camera: Excellent with lot of option (i'm not expert but it looks great) dont need gcam...for now
Speed/Charging: Fast response
Network: Sometime I've got 4+ even though my line is supporting up to 4g only
Memory: Great, 126gb is my minimum standard requirement, can expand it using sd card
Keyboard: I'm using xperia
Gaming: Not a fan for heavy games for android. Got only Clash of Clans and Candy Crush...yeah just 2:laugh: but kind noticed the changing in temperature at back body.
Sound: Loud and clear, need to memorized that the ear speaker hole is just at the top edge
Processor: MTK? SD? nah....i'm not an expert
Satisfaction: Human never satisfied..just call it enough to sustain at least 2 years from now
When you hand your phone to granny to take a photo of you, can she get the job done? Rate this thread to express how you deem the Redmi Note 8 Pro's camera software. A higher rating indicates that the software is easy to use, fast, uncluttered, and inclusive of advanced features for when you need them.
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On MIUI 11, camera carousel can only swipe one mode at a time, tapping on a mode allows for a jump but going to pro requires 2-3 taps, which is annoying.
Other than that, I think the camera is easy to use.
As a plus, it has focus peaking in manual mode!
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After upgrading to MIUI-12, the background blur editing option in camera has gone. How to get it back??
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Wrong thread.
Try questions and answers, or discussion, there's a whole thread about the global miui12 and I started one about the Indian just this morning..
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my grandma can easily use it. except she accidentally dropped it. thank god that day i decided to use a sturdy case for it. i normally have my phone naked with just a screen protector.
Used for over a year. During this time, the smartphone rebooted on its own and went into perpetual download. I tried to update the firmware, so after that Google payment did not work. It was global version. In the end, I got tired and switched back to Samsung.
Yes, yes, it's possible to love a phone. Heck, you sleep next to it, don't you? Rate this thread to indicate your love for the Xiaomi Poco X3 NFC, all things considered. A higher rating indicates that the Xiaomi Poco X3 NFC is an incredible phone that you enjoy tremendously. You love it.
Then, drop a comment if you have anything to add!
Ok , I come from Davinci, Whyred and Violet and just got my Poco X3 NFC 6/128 ...
Originally I don't like mememui, I always go for light custom roms + custom gapps ... sometimes testing Masik or EU ...
But this Poco X3 with Android 10 MIUI 12 is a fuc#*ing mess ...
I don't know even if Xiaomi is going to fix it, there are so many devices and other and other , every month...
Ok, this MIUI 12 comes with Poco Launcher , it's different from other stock MIUI 12 A10, the animation gestures on poco launcher(going home) don't work smoothly (like if you needed quick step magisk module), you have to use virtual buttons, exactly it feels like the first MIUI 12 A9 not A10 ...
Half baked apps/options inside MIUI , ok you know depending on the region you choose it's the bloat you get , I'm from Mexico , it comes with games , ads in system apps , and the casual trackers joyose, MSA and friends, ok we can debloat it a little via Fastboot command or tool , but there are things that don't make sense, there's app vault app that you can actually update , but it's inexistent in the OS... Like some remaining of a cropped software and a lot like this , hide apps don't work, etc...
Like wallpaper carrousel, is there , it updates , but you can't use it ... the themes don't make sense , poco launcher use classic icon packs from playstore...
120hz... I don't feel them... Performance it's also a let down ... Games run good , scrolling inside apps not that good.
Gestures are really bad, animation+behavior ...
This strange MIUI 12 android 10 trying to be another thing it's horrible , maybe because we don't have a Chinese Dev Rom behind, it's a pure global device ...
I bought this phone like all my xiaomis , just for custom roms , I hope we can get aosp based roms or CAF like paranoid android , my faith is on it ...
But really , my Davinci/Whyred/violet 100% stock wipe the floor with Poco X3 ...
And all the publitubers hype (all those selling tech channels) just raising the hype for $$. This is a true rant , good hardware for the price , but the software is steps behind average.
Let's wait for AOSP ROMS MASTER RACE !!
I second this.
This is my first Xiaomi phone and I have the same feel: good hardware and a messy software.
I came from a Motorola and Android stock is 2 or 3 steps ahead miui (12 at least, maybe v11 is better).
I hope in modding as you.
Cheers
Still have my Note 5 Pro (Whyred) and with Google Experience Rom on it it absolutely flies.
Hope to see the same rom come to the Poco X3, which I agree feels like a great device just being a but hampered by its software.
I also feel the X3 is just a bit too heavy and big really. The Note Pro 5 was pretty much as big as I want to go, but will keep the Poco X3 as a kind of tablet.
Got the phone 2 days ago, experience overall is very pleasant.
* Battery - love it - SOT I get about 9h, WiFi and mobile data connections smooth. I just charge 30 minutes every day, from around 30% up to 80% again
* I'm getting a case with camera bump cover (nillkin)
* Gaming - NO complaints, all praise for CODM playing
* Ads - And surprisingly no intrusive ads experience
Changes made so far:
* Launcher - Replaced Poco with Nova and Nova PRIME, Double tap sleep, icons with no labels
* GCAM 7.3 by Arnova8G2, to supplement the stock cam (thanks to Komger's post)
* Whicons
* started incremental debloating (thanks to Szaki for the incredible tool - I used this debloater on my Redmi note 4x and note 7, too)
* Blokada v5 DNS
* Vanced (I removed the Youtube that came with the phone using the debloater)
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And all the publitubers hype (all those selling tech channels) just raising the hype for $$. This is a true rant , good hardware for the price , but the software is steps behind average.
Let's wait for AOSP ROMS MASTER RACE !!
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SO TRUE! Almost 9 out of 10 youtube reviews I watched for Poco X3 those reviewers just repeat and repeat hardware specs. They never go deep on the software aspects.
Joakin2k said:
Ok , I come from Davinci, Whyred and Violet and just got my Poco X3 NFC 6/128 ...
Originally I don't like mememui, I always go for light custom roms + custom gapps ... sometimes testing Masik or EU ...
But this Poco X3 with Android 10 MIUI 12 is a fuc#*ing mess ...
I don't know even if Xiaomi is going to fix it, there are so many devices and other and other , every month...
Ok, this MIUI 12 comes with Poco Launcher , it's different from other stock MIUI 12 A10, the animation gestures on poco launcher(going home) don't work smoothly (like if you needed quick step magisk module), you have to use virtual buttons, exactly it feels like the first MIUI 12 A9 not A10 ...
Half baked apps/options inside MIUI , ok you know depending on the region you choose it's the bloat you get , I'm from Mexico , it comes with games , ads in system apps , and the casual trackers joyose, MSA and friends, ok we can debloat it a little via Fastboot command or tool , but there are things that don't make sense, there's app vault app that you can actually update , but it's inexistent in the OS... Like some remaining of a cropped software and a lot like this , hide apps don't work, etc...
Like wallpaper carrousel, is there , it updates , but you can't use it ... the themes don't make sense , poco launcher use classic icon packs from playstore...
120hz... I don't feel them... Performance it's also a let down ... Games run good , scrolling inside apps not that good.
Gestures are really bad, animation+behavior ...
This strange MIUI 12 android 10 trying to be another thing it's horrible , maybe because we don't have a Chinese Dev Rom behind, it's a pure global device ...
I bought this phone like all my xiaomis , just for custom roms , I hope we can get aosp based roms or CAF like paranoid android , my faith is on it ...
But really , my Davinci/Whyred/violet 100% stock wipe the floor with Poco X3 ...
And all the publitubers hype (all those selling tech channels) just raising the hype for $$. This is a true rant , good hardware for the price , but the software is steps behind average.
Let's wait for AOSP ROMS MASTER RACE !!
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I was wondering if i was the only one but no, i'm relevés?. This phone has super hardware for the price, battery is pretty good but software is killing everything. I bought this device for future dev and custom roms (dream would be a nice oxygen Os port) but until then I won't use it as a daily driver for sure.
Joakin2k said:
Ok , I come from Davinci, Whyred and Violet and just got my Poco X3 NFC 6/128 ...
Originally I don't like mememui, I always go for light custom roms + custom gapps ... sometimes testing Masik or EU ...
But this Poco X3 with Android 10 MIUI 12 is a fuc#*ing mess ...
I don't know even if Xiaomi is going to fix it, there are so many devices and other and other , every month...
Ok, this MIUI 12 comes with Poco Launcher , it's different from other stock MIUI 12 A10, the animation gestures on poco launcher(going home) don't work smoothly (like if you needed quick step magisk module), you have to use virtual buttons, exactly it feels like the first MIUI 12 A9 not A10 ...
Half baked apps/options inside MIUI , ok you know depending on the region you choose it's the bloat you get , I'm from Mexico , it comes with games , ads in system apps , and the casual trackers joyose, MSA and friends, ok we can debloat it a little via Fastboot command or tool , but there are things that don't make sense, there's app vault app that you can actually update , but it's inexistent in the OS... Like some remaining of a cropped software and a lot like this , hide apps don't work, etc...
Like wallpaper carrousel, is there , it updates , but you can't use it ... the themes don't make sense , poco launcher use classic icon packs from playstore...
120hz... I don't feel them... Performance it's also a let down ... Games run good , scrolling inside apps not that good.
Gestures are really bad, animation+behavior ...
This strange MIUI 12 android 10 trying to be another thing it's horrible , maybe because we don't have a Chinese Dev Rom behind, it's a pure global device ...
I bought this phone like all my xiaomis , just for custom roms , I hope we can get aosp based roms or CAF like paranoid android , my faith is on it ...
But really , my Davinci/Whyred/violet 100% stock wipe the floor with Poco X3 ...
And all the publitubers hype (all those selling tech channels) just raising the hype for $$. This is a true rant , good hardware for the price , but the software is steps behind average.
Let's wait for AOSP ROMS MASTER RACE !!
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Same mate, I run Miui 11 only a week with my Rn7 and jumped to Google experience directly and never went back, on my previous device ( Mi5 ) I did 2 years with Miui and 2 with custom roms, mainly LineageOS.
I agree with what you said, doublon apps between Google and Xiaomi ones, bloat apps like facebook netflix chrome and games preinstalled, messy menus, unclear features, no new gestures because of Poco launcherw, MIUI doesn't feel professional at all.
For the moment I went with fluid gestures + debloat what is possible for the moment through adb.
But I must disagree with you according the 120fps mode, it's just that we get easily used to it and don't feel it, reactive the 60 fps and you'll right away see the difference.
To find some pros it's true that the UI is cleaner than it used to be, it's quite beautiful to be honest
Never a Xiaomi phone again. I thought my Motorola G7 sucked, but now I'm missing it.
This phone feels like it's not tested at all. Just created, let's sell it and we'll see what will happen.
The sot sucks. Hotspot sucks. Bluetooth sucks. It feels slow as.... Not snappy at all.
Coming from the Motorola G7, it feels like a downgrade, although apps open a bit quicker (and the last isn't even true in a lot of situations!).
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Never a Xiaomi phone again. I thought my Motorola G7 sucked, but now I'm missing it.
This phone feels like it's not tested at all. Just created, let's sell it and we'll see what will happen.
The sot sucks. Hotspot sucks. Bluetooth sucks. It feels slow as.... Not snappy at all.
Coming from the Motorola G7, it feels like a downgrade, although apps open a bit quicker (and the last isn't even true in a lot of situations!).
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Agree with you, i have passed from an A2 with pixel extended, it was simply better in everything
This phone feels like it's not tested at all. Just created, let's sell it and we'll see what will happen.
The sot sucks. Hotspot sucks. Bluetooth sucks.
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screen on time ? Mine has been nuts, I've been out in the garden, streaming video news over WIFI/4G at medium brightness for hours and reading stuff in the browser when back inside and getting to the end of the day with 60% left.
bluetooth Im having issues with yeah, audio breaking up on a headset and my pebble watch disconnecting when its been solid on 2 other much older phones BUT Ive known this to happen at launch on other handsets, some bluetooth glitches that get ironed out quickly so Im not concerned yet
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screen on time ? Mine has been nuts, I've been out in the garden, streaming video news over WIFI/4G at medium brightness for hours and reading stuff in the browser when back inside and getting to the end of the day with 60% left.
bluetooth Im having issues with yeah, audio breaking up on a headset and my pebble watch disconnecting when its been solid on 2 other much older phones BUT Ive known this to happen at launch on other handsets, some bluetooth glitches that get ironed out quickly so Im not concerned yet
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Is that the device which is v5.1? I'm using v5.1 Bluetooth headphones, I didn't face anything as you said. I will check with the lower version then.
Things i love:
1.price
2.price
3.price
Its all about the price, so stop complaining..
Anyone experiencing delayed messages like the FB messenger? It took time for me to received messages on time compare to my other phone.
Overall a good device.with the battery life and fairly good display its the best in its range.just some basic softeare optimizations here and there needed. It has the latest chip from 2020.
Having used a Mi Mix 2s I found myself at home with Miui on the Poco X3. In between I had a Samsung S10 plus which honestly I just didn't like. This phone hasn't disappointed me at all. The battery life is great, plays games, screen is pretty good (not Oled but still good). Stereo speakers while not as good as the S10 + are still pretty good. I don't take a ton of pictures but the camera does fine for me. Really the best description I can give is "Good". This phone really doesn't do anything great, but everything it does good enough. It's not a flagship (which I sold to buy this one) but for the price you get a lot of good.
Super disappointed. The display is terrible, the SW is just..bad. Camera? Mediocre at best. Battery life just average(zero games played). Coming from an OP 6T, Samsung S9+, Samsung A71(but it for the battery, the S9+ had issues with it). It's just decent for it's price, that's all. All those youtube reviews, man...cannot trust them anymore.
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Super disappointed. The display is terrible, the SW is just..bad. Camera? Mediocre at best. Battery life just average(zero games played). Coming from an OP 6T, Samsung S9+, Samsung A71(but it for the battery, the S9+ had issues with it). It's just decent for it's price, that's all. All those youtube reviews, man...cannot trust them anymore.
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The display isn't terrible, it's a normal display for this price range, haven't noticed anything weird, battery is clearly in the top notch, camera I don't know and I don't care, + it has 120hz, wish phones at 1000$ still don't have
Really amazing device for me, coming from ZTE Axon 7 and I love it! It's a full package of features phone. Interesting design, good build quality, great speakers, good 3.5mm port, amazing battery life, micro SD card support, NFC, IR Blaster, great WiFi reception... and don't forget 120Hz which brings the most fluidity into the phone for this price range! Just wow.
Only grip for me is worse camera quality, but that's bad MIUI camera optimization, I'm waiting for GCam solution.
Also MIUI has some visual bugs which doesn't bother me much. Waiting for bootloader unlock and flashing xiaomi.eu as I really like MIUI as a first time user.
So now that there are several custom roms out what do people think about this phone? I can pick one up for about $200 new here in Colombia (global version) but if people are still having issues with the phone even with Gcam and custom roms I might just pass and wait on something better to be releases.
I am still using my old but reliable Essential PH-1 with Android 11 recently installed and I don't want to downgrade.
Personally I rly like it. Custom rom is always the choice for me anyway. Coming from poco F1 before I rly like the display (still no oled but way better), with the hifi sound mods great speakers, I did just review on battery life with 16h SOT and may still improvements possible. Cam is quite good (except known garbish macro cam). In comp. to f1 i am happy to finally have space in statusbar again.
Of course one have to consider, its rly cheap, there are better displays, better cams, miui is a topic for itself, some like it, some not, had to wait 1 week instead of 3d for F1 to unlock, it's only mid range soc though all games run fluid depending on graphic settings, it's quite the big phone and take a look into Ergonomics - its not lighweight. But no downsides for me, its def a great phone if one likes all its specs. Like f.e. (F2 Pro with way higher price has Oled, HE SOC, Ufs 3.1 but other than X3 no) microsd. Further 3.5 Jack and Ir port though the Mi App wont recognize my tv or my stb, will look for alternatives.