Xiaomi Poco X6 Pro
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- Anonymous
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- 15 Jan 2024
Im gonna buy this phone next week, just asking can it keep up with me for 4 years till im done with college? I don't have the luxury to change my phone every once in a while sadly and been keeping alot to buy a new one, so are poco phones reliable to keep for such time?
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- JimmyTheGreatest
- SH7
- 15 Jan 2024
Spanky, 14 Jan 2024I DO! I use the IR to control the air conditioner because I... moreIt is vanishingly small proportion of phone users that use the IR blaster in their smartphones. These users are usually nerds or techies. It's just like the compass that comes with the Poco F5 for instance, how many people use it or even care about it do you think. Now compare that to the lifesaving FM radio in case of emergency. Internet/telephony can easily be knocked out.
Don't get me wrong, I'm not against all these interesting features, I'm just annoyed and disappointed that manufacturers remove a crucial feature like the FM radio, that's being used by the majority of the adults in vast regions of the world. I personally do not suffer from the absence of FM radio, because I've had an affordable and unlimited data plan for more than 25 years. I've been watching web TV and listening to web radio on my smartphones for free, from hundreds of stations allover the planet. I almost never use the FM radio while residing in the EU, but once travelling abroad, I get cut off from the outside world, because mobile internet is not readily available in most countries, and when they occasionally do, it's extremely slow and expensive. In those circumstances, the FM radio become a gift from heaven if you want to listen to some classical or exotic music.
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- MeSamie
- CbE
- 15 Jan 2024
Brendan Michael, 14 Jan 2024You actually just helped me out! Thank you! I appreciate pe... moreLol, dear, this is all new better and cheaper than F5 for all yours usage + 3 years of android support for daily get going
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- JimmyTheGreatest
- SH7
- 15 Jan 2024
Optional, 15 Jan 2024You are missing one of the strongest points of SD Memory ca... moreI personally don't need SD card, but I always wondered what will happen if you lose control over your phone. Do you encrypt the card? If so, what software do you use?
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- JimmyTheGreatest
- SH7
- 15 Jan 2024
OpposedScroll75, 15 Jan 2024Dongles and/or Type-C headphones are your friend.I haven't tried them yet, but I heard that these types of wired earphones are not always compatible with all phones, and here's the nasty part, there's no way to find out prior to buying them. So you have to risk more than €20 to get an answer, it's more of a hit and miss. Unless you know someone who tried the same earphones with the same phone.
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- ois
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- 15 Jan 2024
Spanky, 15 Jan 2024It uses OIS in photos and EIS in videos, so it has both. It... moreSo the phone isn't using the same lens with OIS for photo and for video. Otherwise I don't get it. :) I mean, you cannot disable OIS, either it is there or not.
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- Optional
- LiQ
- 15 Jan 2024
Anonymous, 13 Jan 2024Do you really need more than 512 GB?You are missing one of the strongest points of SD Memory card. They can easily be swapped between other devices, for example putting it into a photo camera or a TV.
I know this comment is like a fart in the wind lol.
Pointless.
Enjoy your 512GB of non-removable storage, but that's where SD Memory card would be better for some cases.
It's okay if you don't need it. But some people do. Some people need it for easy swapping memory between other devices. They need SD memory card for store media not apps and watch them on other devices. So they don't need a blazing fast UFS speeds like we have for internal storage. They just need ot to be removable because they want to use them with other devices.
Peace out!
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- pl2rts
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- 15 Jan 2024
OpposedScroll75, 15 Jan 2024Dongles and/or Type-C headphones are your friend.No they are not. I have tried the dongles and these are not good.
Adding more gadgets is not a solution. Just like you wont like to use type-c usb stick to replace microSD card slot. Also there are not a lot of choices to get type-c headphones and why is it always solution to buy more new gadgets or headphones ?
It just makes no sense. Never mind that i have Poco F5 with headphone jack and it was the cause i bought the phone as otherwise i would of gone with x5 Pro.
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- 15 Jan 2024
Izumiyamura, 15 Jan 2024I find it hilarious that it has really powerful performance... moreXiaomi doesn't want that because it will increase its price it but if you want something with 4k60fps with dimensity 8300 wait for Vivo
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- OpposedScroll75
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- 15 Jan 2024
pl2rts, 14 Jan 2024The negative for X5 Pro was that it come with Android 12 an... moreDongles and/or Type-C headphones are your friend.
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- OpposedScroll75
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- 15 Jan 2024
Anonymous, 15 Jan 2024Nothing Phone2 costs 50% more than X6 pro 512gb/12gb varian... moreI feel like this isn't talked about enough.
Buying a phone with a great chipset doesn't only mean you get better performance, you also get a better ISP (Image Signal Processor) to make better use of the sensors, the latest Bluetooth and WiFi standards (the Bluetooth one being highly important since a vulnerability was discovered in BT 5.3 and lower) and very fast memory (most midrangers nowadays still use UFS 2.2 storage, which is already slower than UFS 3.1, which is only half as fast as UFS 4.0).
Basically, besides just being fast now, these kinds of phones can futureproof you for years and years both in terms of speed and connectivity.
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- JimmyTheGreatest
- SH7
- 15 Jan 2024
Pag, 15 Jan 2024I used IR blaster and it is very handy when remote is not a... more"Radio industry is closing down soon."
You don't live in Africa, Asia or Central/South America.
Not everyone can afford web radio in large parts of the world. FM radio will be around for decades to come because it's the safest way to convey emergency information to the citizens.
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- Spanky
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- 15 Jan 2024
Lenny Robredo, 15 Jan 2024Is it OIS or EIS? The specification shows its OIS but the r... moreIt uses OIS in photos and EIS in videos, so it has both. It is on the official Poco website.
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- 15 Jan 2024
Aaaaaaaaaa, 14 Jan 2024Sad how the tech community has gone from "look at all ... moreTrue.
Also android manufacturers locking bootloaders.People are oblivious?I don't think so, it's stupid ignorance of consumers, that is so convenient for corporations.
If this erosion of basic rights of ownership continues..
So what's next?
Bootloader lock on laptops, PC mainboards?
Extra subscription fee for smartphone functionalities? Just imagine having 2000 $ iphone, but you can't utilize camera until you pay 10$ monthly subscription fee. Why not?Slowly companies can change behavior of such ignorante consumers and literally scam them, erode their ownership rights...
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- 15 Jan 2024
JimmyTheGreatest, 14 Jan 2024How and where do you use the IR blaster? I've never se... moreI used IR blaster and it is very handy when remote is not around with you.
Radio? Nah. Radio industry is closing down soon.
None of us care about radio since 10 years ago
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- Izumiyamura
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- 15 Jan 2024
I find it hilarious that it has really powerful performance, but still no 4k60.
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- Anonymous
- AJj
- 15 Jan 2024
ThatOneWeabo, 14 Jan 2024phone 2 is much better than this in terms of camera and power.Nothing Phone2 costs 50% more than X6 pro 512gb/12gb variant. For such a big price gap, all Phone2 offers is a better camera! X6 pro has better battery, faster charging, better resolution, better gorilla glass, comparable processor, support till android 17, bluetooth 5.4, ufs 4.0 and ddr5x.
As others have pointed out, the main aim of X6 pro is gaming not camera. If camera is the only thing you care about go for Phone2 but overall X6 pro is so much better it is a joke. And it is not like Phone2 is that old, 6 months after release a much cheaper phone is providing better features than it.
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- Anonymous
- AJj
- 15 Jan 2024
ThatOneWeabo, 14 Jan 2024phone 2 is much better than this in terms of camera and power.Nothing Phone2 costs 50% more than X6 pro 512gb/12gb variant. For such a big price gap, all Phone2 offers is a better camera! X6 pro has better battery, faster charging, better resolution, better gorilla glass, comparable processor, support till android 17, bluetooth 5.4, ufs 4.0 and ddr5x.
As others have pointed out, the main aim of X6 pro is gaming not camera. If camera is the only thing you care about go for Phone2 but overall X6 pro is so much better it is a joke. And it is not like Phone2 is that old, 6 months after release a much cheaper phone is providing better features than it.
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- yaya
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- 15 Jan 2024
if it can run pubg with 90 fps without any frame drop then its a winner!
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- Lowemon
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- 15 Jan 2024
Aaaaaaaaaa, 14 Jan 2024Sad how the tech community has gone from "look at all ... moreThat's easy to answer. Technology companies realized they can sell millions of phones and lower the manufacturing costs by removing simple features (Removing the sd card slot and the 3.5 mm jack saves them millions, believe or not) so then, Why would they bother keeping these features if they're gonna sell like hotcakes even without these features?