2024 Winners and losers: Xiaomi
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- Anonymous
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- 29 Jan 2025
AlexPP, 29 Dec 2024They public fake sales in China to make good looking on the... moreYeah, everything is fake for you. Then why USA and Europe so eager to impose tariffs on Chinese EVs that no one wants to buy?
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- MiniTaipan
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- 07 Jan 2025
Nameisnotimportant, 03 Jan 2025I've been using Xiaomi 14 for like 6 months or more, b... more"Wall of Text" crits for 1,000,000 damage: you die.
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- Rezfa
- tuh
- 06 Jan 2025
As a Xiaomi user for more than 2 years, I can't deny this. HyperOS definitely does battery drain more than MIUI14. Still, Xiaomi still leads the top being the big 3 of smartphone brand because it offers a great phone with great price that can easily on par with Apple and Samsung, tge other 2 giant tech company
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- 04 Jan 2025
Unfortunately Xiaomi won't be able to sell phones in Australia until their modems support Emergency 000 over LTE, and confirm these specs with our 3 carriers. I loved my redmi note 8T, with global rom, and was in the market for a new one. But latest Redmi and Pocos are not guaranteed to meet this new mandate, therefore I chose a Motorola edge pro instead.
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- Nameisnotimportant
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- 03 Jan 2025
I've been using Xiaomi 14 for like 6 months or more, before that a Redmi and I trust Xiaomi as a company, I trust it to do good, and I even bought a Xiaomi grooming kit recently. I'm even considering getting their smart watch, I also use Redmi buds. Like I said I trust the brand but everything in this article is very true, battery life is an issue if you are a heavy user like me it's a nightmare. Even if you're not using your phone but your mobile data is connected your battery will drop like crazy, it doesn't feel like it can even do half day before reaching 30 or 20%. I expected more from hyperOS 2 but it's not much of an improvement, as a Xiaomi user I want much much more than that. I dislike Samsung as a brand, I think Samsung is terrible, I think it's over priced, I don't like it's design even but I think Samsung has a really good OS, overall features are very good, I think if Xiaomi focuses more on software it can beat Samsung very easily, it might even cross apple in global sales, their ecosystem is amazing and they are reliable, smooth but not impressive, Xiaomi needs to focus on software side now, their build quality is amazing. If I was given an option to choose top of the line iPhone and top of the line Xiaomi device for free or even paid I would pick Xiaomi over iPhone. It might not be the best right now but it's very close and I expect Xiaomi to see the opportunity and take it while they can, if these issues are not taken up as a priority Xiaomi will be done as a smart phone company especially in the flagship segment. Redmi can survive as a budget option, the price you're paying for a Xiaomi flagships can't be justified unless the OS is on par with Samsung and iPhone.
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- 02 Jan 2025
Dave, 31 Dec 2024Why do they need to produce so many smartphones instead of ... moreI never understood this...
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- Anonymous
- QIP
- 01 Jan 2025
I was so impressed with my Xiaomi i bought 1 for my husband and son. It is worth every penny with the features and accessories. We are finish with Samsung.
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- andrei
- mAP
- 01 Jan 2025
Yeah, but a Poco F6 8/256 for 310 euros is not a bad deal at all. We can get over its shortcomings for that price.
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- Anonymous
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- 01 Jan 2025
For me, Xiaomi is a huge loser in 2024 and I will never buy a Xiaomi phone again. My first Xiaomi phone was the Redmi 4X which I got in 2017 and I was blown away by the incredible value for money of this phone. For the price, I got amazing performance and a flawless software experience (MIUI 7 at the time).
Since then, I consistently and faithfully bought a new Redmi Note phone every year, and now I have the Redmi Note 13 Pro Plus.
What I have observed during all these years of owning a Xiaomi phone is that Xiaomi is a typical Chinese scam brand that wants to make quick and easy money. With every phone from I got from them, I have steadily noticed:
1) Less and less value from money from generation to generation: the prices are increased, yet the phone is worse
2) Worse and worse software: MIUI was good up until MIUI 9 I would say, and afterwards it became steadily worse, leading to the abosolute dumpster fire that HyperOS is
3) Steadily more and more ads in the software each year
4) Steady increase of bugs and rough edges in the software with each new release
5) Steady performance reduction with each new Redmi Note model
My current Redmi Note 13 Pro Plus lags and freezes in an unprecedented level, especially when I open the camera. The video taken from this phone is full of inexplicable stutters and lags.
In the end I strongly advise people to stay away from Xiaomi and all Chinese brands even. They are nothing but scams. My next phone will be a flagship from a reputable brand
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- Roamer
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- 01 Jan 2025
Well i care more about cheap yet speedy performance than a luxurious camera. So lang as it comes with gyro, 1080p 60fps, good Mp, so long it prioritize speed and ofcourse battery must be able to handle 8hrs before it goes 20% it is a winner for me. Besides the expensive ones already covered the all in one package with all the superior stuffs. Yours trully, I-aint-cameraMan
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- Dave
- Jy3
- 31 Dec 2024
Why do they need to produce so many smartphones instead of focus on 2-3 units and better software....
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- Anonymous
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- 31 Dec 2024
Rasheed jnr, 31 Dec 2024My Redmi note 12 pro 4G is winning Redmi Note 12 Pro 4G came out in 2023 and is literally just a lazy rehashed Redmi Note 10 Pro from 2021 😂😂
Sorry bro, your phone's a loser from the very start.
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- 31 Dec 2024
Anonymous, 29 Dec 2024Well said bro the shit these so called ' techies'... moreExactly. Before i bought my current daily pone Motorola Edge 40 pro which i have for 18 months now had Mi 11 Lite 5G with old MIUI it wasnt perfect but served well and was able to turn off all adds and bloatware on a first time setup.
Had no issues for whole 2 years i had that phone.
Had in my hands many xiaomi phones and have to say Hyper OS is even better than old MIUI but a pure android experience is y thing. Less bloatware better the feel of a phone.
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- DeepIn2U
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- 30 Dec 2024
"The European Commission is allowing the sales of new electronic devices without a new charger. The goal is to prevent excessive waste, which results from buyers owning too many duplicate chargers that go unused and often end up in the general trash, as they are rarely recycled.
This means phones will no longer come with a charger in the box in the 27 countries that are part of the European Union. The EC expects the user base to adapt to the new directive over time and will make it slightly easier, providing a graphic on the retail box of the mobile device, revealing whether it comes with a charger."
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- DeepIn2U
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- 30 Dec 2024
Anonymous, 28 Dec 2024You sound like a far right voter, nobody is stopping you to... moreBetter check your facts on that!
Check out latest article on this b very site released this morning. The an come back and exit your post.
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- 30 Dec 2024
"Midrange phone with a flagship chipset" as if that wasn't the exact thing I wanted out of my phone
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- 30 Dec 2024
Anonymous, 28 Dec 2024Some EU countries don't get a charger from Xiaomi in b... moreThis is NOW going to change in 27 EU countries as of today.
They must support PD chatging else pulled off market.
Latest GSMArena article out this morning.
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- 30 Dec 2024
[deleted post]What you mean it's just a they're review it doesn't mean it's what's right to you
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- Anonymous
- Sr6
- 29 Dec 2024
Xiaomi is only looser whenever they remove 3.5 mm audio jack and micro sd card slot and when they replace the excellent IPS LCD technology that is very good for the eyes with the cheap mediocre OLED that will make you go blind. Also removing FM radio is a no go. All these steps make Xiaomi a looser like Apple, Samsung and the rest of the looooooser companies.
If Xiaomi want to be a winner again like a natural born winner that they are, they must include all those special features or else NO BUY!!!
And keep the bootloader unlock or else NO BUY!!!
And work some more on that HyperOS firmware. It needs some serious work. Even MIUI was better than this.