2020 Winners and Losers: Xiaomi

27 December 2020
Xiaomi continued its meteoric rise in the smartphone world so let's see its best and worst moves of the outgoing year.

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  • 28 Dec 2020

MrPong, 27 Dec 2020Honestly I think the Mi 10 Ultra is overrated. 120W adverti... moreWe trust Gsmarena over opinion of tr^lls lyk u

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    • Jasper
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    • 28 Dec 2020

    Xiaomi's models are confusing. Like it's a lot to choose from and the naming makes them more complicated.

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      • James
      • tu6
      • 28 Dec 2020

      Mi 10 youth and redmi 10x pro as mid range champion

        Would buy mi 11 pro if it were flat

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          • 28 Dec 2020

          Anonymous, 27 Dec 2020No excuse. Brands should make two different sizes with sam... moreA bigger phone gives more space for internals and not adding extra features in that space would be a waste

            k30 pro or poco f2 pro should be winner on something.

              Alex 94, 27 Dec 2020In my country is 180€, 6/64gb. On their official Europe sit... moreHow in the world? This is sad. There's only one variant here in my country and it's the more expensive one that costs not more than $291 or €215 for 4/128GB so I'm sorry Poco X3 it is which only costs here at only a price of £168.80. (◠‿◕)

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                • 28 Dec 2020

                Anonymous, 27 Dec 2020Iphone 11 Pro and 11 Pro Max are equal. Just different size... moreErm.,...the article is about xiaomi winners and losers, guess who missed that.

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                  • 28 Dec 2020

                  Lucas Miller, 27 Dec 2020What about Realme 6S? I think it's able to beat Poco M... moreThis article is about xiaomi winners and losers, how is realme relevant to this article? Any realme firmware updates mess up their phones so will never buy one of them again.

                    Lucas Miller, 27 Dec 2020What about Realme 6S? I think it's able to beat Poco M... moreClose but no. Realme (and oppo for that matter) doesn't hold a candle to xiaomi.

                      NoLongerQuiet, 28 Dec 2020Wow, you are trying very hard to promote Realme. Weaker bat... moreThis is note site for u. Where I promote Realme everywhere? This is one of my 2-3 comments about all Realmes. Believe me, I know much more than u. Phone is not just what is on paper. Maybe u will realize one day what optimisation means. But probably not. For u I'm Tesla about phones. U can believe or not, but that is the truth. PS, don't write 2 comment and pretend that are two different people. U blaming yourself.

                        And since Xiaomi "knows" that they already conquered 2020. They are planning to go with the way Apple did with their phones by removing the chargers. I've been a fan since 2012 and got the mi 3 way back 2014, and got a redmi note 5 pro as a secondary phone on 2018. I guess 10 years is already enough for them to be a fan favorite and start looking to join the bandwagon of other companies.

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                          • 28 Dec 2020

                          We should see more of the foldable phones rather than these highly priced Premium phones

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                            • 28 Dec 2020

                            MrPong, 27 Dec 2020Honestly I think the Mi 10 Ultra is overrated. 120W adverti... moreCurrent tech limits are still there and if there's not enough competition in the market, there won't have new heights.
                            Moreover charging at that high wattage is also risky....thus perhaps there's a fail-safe if that fast speed is not needed.

                            Last but not least, camera specs wise, i feel the market leaders are still Huawei, Samsung and iPhone in terms of camera tech, color-balance and video works respectively.
                            The other brands are still doing catch-up and hopefully with the crazy 2020 year coming to an end, there won't have much unfair competition between them to bring new heights.

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                              • 28 Dec 2020

                              Alex 94, 27 Dec 2020Yes, and in reality realme 7 is better performer. Why? Xiao... moreWow, you are trying very hard to promote Realme. Weaker battery last longer how? Smaller capacity means more frequent charging. Frequent charging means faster degradation. For someone who claimed to have used many phones, you sure don't know a lot.

                              12nm last longer how? By being bigger? Then 14nm or 28nm should be the best then if follow your logics. Please, stop showing you know better than other people. You are clearly biased. And it's not cool calling others stupid because the price in your country in not the same as other countries. We are not all in Europe, capeesh?

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                                • 28 Dec 2020

                                Alex 94, 27 Dec 2020Yes, and in reality realme 7 is better performer. Why? Xiao... moreStarting to think are you working for Realme because you are promoting Realme everywhere. You said Realme no bugs but that was not the case when I used Realme 6 for 6 months. Screen ghosting on 90Hz and phone started lagging and stutters after 2 months (returning a few days after factory reset). That was on top of cost cutting such as no oleophobic screen coating and plastic back that scratch easily.

                                I know you will reply you tested many phones, so I am curious you are so rich to buy all these phones or you working at a phone shop?

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                                  • Anonymous
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                                  • 27 Dec 2020

                                  No Poco f2 pro?

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                                    • MrPong
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                                    • 27 Dec 2020

                                    Honestly I think the Mi 10 Ultra is overrated. 120W advertised charging that actually charges at 80W, and that also runs hot. 50x zoom is enough, 120x is too much and shots gets blurry anyway (retain the camera module).

                                    The Poco F2 Pro is excellent and a budget king with the cool popup cam. No unnecessary features except useless macro camera. 60Hz OLED is sufficient and better than the Mi 10T's 144Hz LCD (that has slight touchscreen delay issues and black area). That's my choice for Xiaomi.

                                    MIUI also needs more attention too. Some bugs are not being paid attention and the ads are horrendous.

                                      I think note 9 pro must be in this winner list below poco X3 NFC
                                      Arguably better design phone with glass back.

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                                        • 27 Dec 2020

                                        Really looking forward to the Pro or Ultra 11. The Ultra 10 is a bit bulky and not waterproof. Oh yeah and I couldn't be bothered to import it.