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  • 16 Feb 2021

Durarara, 09 Feb 2021I thought I wanted to move on to another phone when the upd... moreGreat and very detailed review! I have been using this phone for more than 3 years. And yes I want to hold on for at least 1 more year. I am not so much into custom ROMs. But may be I can use one in near future. So just curious about why you chose EVO X OS on any other custom ROM? How this one is better than others? Hope you are still active here!!

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    • ib4
    • 09 Feb 2021

    I thought I wanted to move on to another phone when the updates had stopped. Then I tried my luck installing Evo X OS and it was my first time with a custom ROM. I feel like I might hold on to Mi A1 for another year. The news about the highest radiation phone did make me rethink.

    3-year review:
    I wanted a phone that is minimal all around hence the Android One. I did peruse the GPS a lot through Mi Fit almost every day (without a fitness band) and Waze minimum 3 times per week. There were very few occasions the GPS gone mad but negligible. It happened because I turned on Battery Saver while running, or suddenly switching Wi-Fi/data for Waze, or starting a drive from a poor GPS signal to begin with (but self-adjusted along the way).

    I wasn't a camera person, so no comment. I was the kind of person who Google everything and randomly too, so browsing was pretty solid except for a very few unoptimized website (I expect them either bloated WordPress or JS framework). Social media were fine as I was more of consuming rather than posting online. Video calls were fine too. I only played casual games, everything was fine.

    FYI, I've never changed the battery partly because I'm aware not to overcharge or 'boot-charge' the phone.

    Evo X OS on Mi A1 review:
    Last year besides the lack of update, the phone's hardware keys started to fail. With Evo X, we can customize so many things besides the good score among the custom ROMs. I really love my newfound experience with Evo X:

    1. I make the long-press on the home button to summon the volume control. Double tap on home for sleep. Double tap anywhere to wakeup. I also set up face recognition besides finger prints. You can even customize some button gestures to launch a specific app.

    2. I can know the specific charging performance like how many amps, volts and even temperature. You can be objective which cables had seen the better days and which can still perform well. I noticed the battery lasts longer on Evo X but not sure if I'm biased.

    3. The camera app (I assume GCam? Because I installed the Google package when flashing the ROM) is overall better but I'm not sure whether it's objective or it's just me increasingly using the cam during pandemic.
    I also bought DroidCamX so that I don't need to buy a webcam for my custom PC. With a proper lighting (natural light and a ring light), my online sessions look really good. I'm thinking of posting more pics online after experimenting with lighting and photography in general.

    4. Just because the official support has ended, I'm considering to root the phone. Currently, I'm experimenting with Termux, Andronix, and VNC Viewer with Taskbar by Braden Framer to see how far I can go to replicate a desktop experience. My advice, restart your phone after messing with the 'desktop' environment,
    Even just with Taskbar to make apps windowed, aside from the lagging cursor over chromecast (but keyboard is okay), it looks really nice when you set the minimum width setting higher to sort of 'scale up' the display.

    Why I might move on:
    I'm actually considering iPhone 12 Mini right now but I can't rationalize the purchase given Mi A1 is still kicking. However, I just read the news about the highest radiation phone and it got me to reconsider changing my phone.
    Not to mention the 135g lightweight iPhone Mini that would do me good for reading. I bought an e-book almost every other week and read them using iPad and Mi A1 interchangeably though Play Books.

    Thanks for reading!

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      • Ankit
      • 7ke
      • 06 Feb 2021

      SONIKA, 24 Aug 2020i tried to rest my device bt it shows this message and my s... moreI am facing same problem

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        • Dkq
        • 06 Feb 2021

        Anonymous, 24 Jan 2021in my phone showing tower as triangle in top corner has an ... moreYou have not given much information about your problem. So as I understood.. A cross on triangle icon means "mobile data is turned off."
        I have dual sims in my phone. The sim which is using data is showing 4G on triangle.
        The other sim in which data is turned off is showing x on triangle.
        The other possible reason of cross is when there is no network on your phone.

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          • XTM
          • 31 Jan 2021

          The only problem is a battery life. 3000 mAh for 5.5 screen is a joke (Mi A2 much worse). Unless you're a light user this phone still hold a day. Camera is great. Performance is average in 2021. (Btw I'm using this phone to play genshin XD). Scored 103.000 on AnTuTu v8. Overall pretty nice phone.

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            • SiJ
            • 26 Jan 2021

            After warranty expiration its wifi speed dropped to 2 MBps only.
            Cannot fix it with updates or factory reseting

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              • utW
              • 24 Jan 2021

              in my phone showing tower as triangle in top corner has an intimation X. what will be remedy to this problem

                Anonymous, 19 Jan 2021Are you sure about that? And are you talking about Mi A1 (s... moreLet me clarify.
                Mi A1 being stock Android phone doesn't have an inbuilt call recorder. You need to install 3rd party app from Google Play for the purpose. Then it works fine.

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                  • Anonymous
                  • gPX
                  • 19 Jan 2021

                  Just googled phone with highest radiation and this phone came up crazy

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                    • Anonymous
                    • Dk}
                    • 19 Jan 2021

                    Vic4BBM, 18 Jan 2021Call recorder works fine even on Android 9. Are you sure about that? And are you talking about Mi A1 (stock android) ? May be those phones who have different os such as one ui, miui, color os etc.. they can still record calls. But as much I googled, there is no way to record calls on Android Pie (at least on stock android). Those call recorder apps are recording only your voice but not the other person voice.

                      Mi A1, 15 Jan 2021Actually No! I am still using Android Oreo and my friend is... moreCall recorder works fine even on Android 9.

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                        • Dkq
                        • 15 Jan 2021

                        Anonymous, 11 Jan 2021Perhaps your phone has been updated to current Android One ... moreActually No! I am still using Android Oreo and my friend is on last supported android update (pie, I guess) I really need call recorder. So I didn't update my phone.

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                          • Anonymous
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                          • 11 Jan 2021

                          Anonymous, 28 Dec 2020I checked OS size on my phone. I don't know why but it... morePerhaps your phone has been updated to current Android One version for that phone, but your friend's hasn't.

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                            • Anonymous
                            • Dk}
                            • 28 Dec 2020

                            Vic4BBM, 28 Dec 2020System / OS takes up at least 9.3 GB. Rest all is free spac... moreI checked OS size on my phone. I don't know why but it's showing 12-13 GB even after factory reset. But yours is around 9 GB. May be that's why 4 GB space is missing in my phone! Anyway, I appreciate your help.

                              Mi A1, 27 Dec 2020Can somebody please help me? My phone is showing Total memo... moreSystem / OS takes up at least 9.3 GB. Rest all is free space.

                              So what you see is absolutely ok.

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                                • 27 Dec 2020

                                Can somebody please help me? My phone is showing Total memory as 50 GB only. I have checked it on different file managers and storage analyzer apps. But in my friend's Mi A1 it shows around 54 GB. I did hard reset 2-3 times already. But no luck. Can you please check and confirm how much total storage do you have in your Mi A1? And what should I do to get actual storage?

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                                  • YUU
                                  • 27 Dec 2020

                                  After owning this phone for 3 years, i can says it give me endless headache, battery bloated after 1.5 years, i replaced it, power button failed after 1.5 years as well, GPS totally can't function properly, phone in low light is a jokes, LCD screen spoilt after 2 years, currently the phone lying in my drawer along with other dead phone i used to own.

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                                    • nNH
                                    • 26 Dec 2020

                                    I have been using it since May 2018. It's still perfect, I can't complain about anything. Just the video quality has never been very good. But it's a very good phone for its price, the battery still holds a full day and I like the picture it takes, especially with the portrait camera. OS and apps work quick.

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                                      • shaaz
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                                      • 26 Dec 2020

                                      I am using this phone since 2017 Dec. its a nice phone. I don't face any huge issues with this till now. In some cases, my phone got heat while charging, and also a little hard to press the volume button. other than that this phone is very good for me and I love it to use.

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                                        • hpguru
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                                        • 24 Dec 2020

                                        Phone is 2,5 years now, gave it my brother. He did not like it.

                                        Battery is a joke does not hold... Power button hard to press...

                                        No security updates... Junk phone after 2 years... never again.

                                        As soon as he trades Sasmung phone in offer which may come, this will be sent to warranty. DNA mobile provider gave 3 year full warranty for every phone purchase at them.

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