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Is this a good upgrade from Nexus 6?

For modability sake, is this a good phone to tinker?
My only concern is that the heavily skinned Android on this phone will make it hard to change the DPI. I'm extremely pleased with my Nexus 6, because well.. It's vanilla, and I can do whatever I want with it.
I had bad experience with MIUI before, I have Mi Pad, and Redmi Note 2, they have horrible support.. But hey they're super cheap. I don't know if I'm gonna get the same experience with Mi Max, because the 4gb/128gb sd652 is at least 430 AUD.. which is not cheap for a toy.
I need something bigger than Nexus 6!
I have Mediapad X2 too, which is also too

Buy 4/32 , has better support and lower cost
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Sorry 3/32
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Size wise, this phone is perfect. Processor is also good with battery lasting forever! For modding, there are some CM based roms but not a lot of developers so getting the latest stuff when you were on the Nexus won't be the same.

Yup true that
But on official developer China ROM I'm getting weekly updates
Not the nougat tho
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Cryonics said:
For modability sake, is this a good phone to tinker?
My only concern is that the heavily skinned Android on this phone will make it hard to change the DPI. I'm extremely pleased with my Nexus 6, because well.. It's vanilla, and I can do whatever I want with it.
I had bad experience with MIUI before, I have Mi Pad, and Redmi Note 2, they have horrible support.. But hey they're super cheap. I don't know if I'm gonna get the same experience with Mi Max, because the 4gb/128gb sd652 is at least 430 AUD.. which is not cheap for a toy.
I need something bigger than Nexus 6!
I have Mediapad X2 too, which is also too
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We have xposed and xposed app settings works so there's no need to worry about the dpi settings. The size is good for daily use.

I'm using MI max and had already set up my dpi to 340. No issues at all. Dpi is to be changed through adb. Very simple.

Confused between Mi 5 & Mi5s

Dear All,
I need to buy a new phone & getting confused between Mi 5 & Mi 5s
Please suggest which one is better over all.
Mi 5 3/32 or Mi 5s 3/64 GB
Price difference is only 30$
Thank in Advance

Mi5s is a upgraded version from the Mi5 with a better build quality, bit faster processor and a better camera. So in my opinion it is really worth those 30 dollar with current custom ROMs making great use of these plus points.

8166uy said:
Mi5s is a upgraded version from the Mi5 with a better build quality, bit faster processor and a better camera. So in my opinion it is really worth those 30 dollar with current custom ROMs making great use of these plus points.
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...And with really sh*tty fingerprint reader. You get better fingerprint reader on xiaomi redmi 3s.

With my phone it's working perfectly (always has btw), and so is with anyone using the latest firmware as far as I know.

8166uy said:
With my phone it's working perfectly (always has btw), and so is with anyone using the latest firmware as far as I know.
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MI5s ultrasonic fingerprint reader was advertised as very accurate and fast and you could unlock phone with wet or dirty fingerprint, but in real life that's not true. From the beginning speed and accuracy wasn't so great and few months ago my fingerprint reader just stopped working.
Google is full of links like this: https://www.reddit.com/r/Android/comments/5glh5l/xiaomi_mi_5s_fingerprint_sensor_the_worst_i_have/
I regret i didn't buy xiaomi mi5 or oneplus 3.

Which were firmware problems. Those were fixed recently.
/EDIT: To be fair I think for most people the Xiaomi A1 is a better choice. Excellent build quality, Android One, much better battery life, more network bands and a nice low price of 180 euro's at the moment. Unless you game a lot, you probably won't feel the difference in speed all that much.
Example (other shops have roughly same prices):
http://www.dx.com/p/xiaomi-mi-a1-android-7-1-2-4g-phone-w-4gb-ram-64gb-rom-black-852481868

8166uy said:
To be fair I think for most people the Xiaomi A1 is a better choice. Excellent build quality, Android One, much better battery life, more network bands and a nice low price of 180 euro's at the moment. Unless you game a lot, you probably won't feel the difference in speed all that much.
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Or if you want better battery life you can go with Xiaomi redmi note 4 or Xiaomi redmi 5 plus, but they don't have band support like A1 and stock Android. If you don't game too much, everything with Snapdragon 625 or similar would be good enough for everyday usage and battery friendly. Also you can consider buying Huawei honor 9 lite or Huawei honor 7x.

Buy MI5s for its camera. FP is okay don't worry not as fast as others but if that is your main point I have to laugh.

Well, the build quality of Mi 5 is a bit worse.
I strongly recommend to buy Mi 5s instead of Mi 5. It's the improved version of Mi 5 with full-metal body, faster SoC, better camera sensor(same as the Pixel).
I'm using Mi 5s and I think fp is ok.

Better buy neither of them, they are both ****y phones, buy something from oneplus or mi 6/mix 2.

Mateusz_gameplay said:
Better buy neither of them, they are both ****y phones, buy something from oneplus or mi 6/mix 2.
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Oh, it's so helpful to writing this without telling any reason.

Battery in this phone is joke, fingerprint scanner works 1/10 of the time, ram management does not exist.

Again, just update the firmware...

It won't help, trust me

Fingerprint working near perfect on my Mi 5s with latest Global stable ROM. I really like my Mi 5s 128GB, only battery time could be a bit better, but that's the CPUs fault mostly.
Also have a look at the Mi 6 which offers optical image stabilizer, which the Mi 5 also has, but the 5s sadly lacks.

I have previously owned both 5s and 5s plus. 5s has good build quality and camera but bad fingerprint reader and mediocre battery life. The larger sibling, 5s Plus is much better IMO. More vibrant screen, slightly faster performance, much better fingerprint reader and battery life. The image sensor on 5s plus is worse but still takes good images if you install the ported google camera mod. I would also consider Mi Note 3 or Mi Mix 2.

flipp0 said:
I have previously owned both 5s and 5s plus. 5s has good build quality and camera but bad fingerprint reader and mediocre battery life. The larger sibling, 5s Plus is much better IMO. More vibrant screen, slightly faster performance, much better fingerprint reader and battery life. The image sensor on 5s plus is worse but still takes good images if you install the ported google camera mod. I would also consider Mi Note 3 or Mi Mix 2.
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Did you have the Mi5S long enough to install the firmware version of the first of March? That one has given the big change. Before that, the FP sensor was indeed not very good.

8166uy said:
Did you have the Mi5S long enough to install the firmware version of the first of March? That one has given the big change. Before that, the FP sensor was indeed not very good.
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No, I sold mine in february this year. I am suprised that they finally fixed the FP-reader (one and half year after the release).

I think everyone is

Battery life and FP reader are solved in Miui Pro BETA by Belorus team. Non beta roms all have bad battery life anyway. I do talk here with gaming and without. Now i freely use it all day

Is it worth buying if you have a redmi note 3?

Is it worth the upgrade. What about battery life and performance. How much of a difference. I'm tempted but would like your advices

fardeenah said:
Is it worth the upgrade. What about battery life and performance. How much of a difference. I'm tempted but would like your advices
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To summarize, the Redmi Note 5 beat the Note 3 in all areas (performance, battery life, speed,...).
One advice though: take the Global or Chinese version

Thanks

no

I owned a RN3 Pro.......it is a very bad phone.....especially camera and network connection.....!!!
My new RN 5 CN is a way better......!!!! Very satisfying......!!!! Go for it.....for sure u will like it.....

Addymore said:
I owned a RN3 Pro.......it is a very bad phone.....especially camera and network connection.....!!!
My new RN 5 CN is a way better......!!!! Very satisfying......!!!! Go for it.....for sure u will like it.....
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Camera improvement is the highlight for RN5PRO.
(Thats really gud compared to RN3)
Rest is kind of same.

bayad said:
To summarize, the Redmi Note 5 beat the Note 3 in all areas (performance, battery life, speed,...).
One advice though: take the Global or Chinese version
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What's so bad about the Indian version? Thought it had better front camera

gozzaa said:
What's so bad about the Indian version? Thought it had better front camera
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The China/Global is better in camera (search for tests on Youtube) and is up to date officially with MIUI 9.5 (android 8.1), unlike Indian version which is officially under android 7 yet (but you can found a leaked 8.1 version )...

fardeenah said:
Is it worth the upgrade. What about battery life and performance. How much of a difference. I'm tempted but would like your advices
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Every areas get better than the 3

I feel that only camera is better.. however it really depends because obviously a 4gb ram has a higher chance to improve ur user experience depending on ur mobile usage. I got a 3gb/ 32ram which is much cheaper

i just pulled the trigger and got the 4gb 64gb variant

No need to upgrade wait for any great update
I also have a rn3 didn't find that much difference

too late i just purchased it, gonna keep it for android P gesture

is the 3gb/32gb worth ? got an RM4 (Global) an is awesome, but looking to upgrade to a phone with better camera. here in spain the only two models available are 3gb of ram or 4gb ram. since i have an RM4 with 3gb i don't know if the 3gb RAM is a good choice.
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is the 3gb/32gb worth ? got an RM4 (Global) an is awesome, but looking to upgrade to a phone with better camera. here in spain the only two models available are 3gb of ram or 4gb ram. since i have an RM4 with 3gb i don't know if the 3gb RAM is a good choice.

bayad said:
The China/Global is better in camera (search for tests on Youtube) and is up to date officially with MIUI 9.5 (android 8.1), unlike Indian version which is officially under android 7 yet (but you can found a leaked 8.1 version )...
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ah good for me, i have the global ;D

Well if you can get the bigger ram / storage version hell yes.
I've gone from the note 3 se 3/32 to the note 5 pro 4/64.
Much smoother, battery life after first couple of days comparable, expect the camera to be better but not stellar.
Up to date official os, better screen. Sure there is more good reasons to.

bayad said:
The China/Global is better in camera (search for tests on Youtube) and is up to date officially with MIUI 9.5 (android 8.1), unlike Indian version which is officially under android 7 yet (but you can found a leaked 8.1 version )...
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mmm am confused seems NOT.
read this detailed review of both phones
http://en.miui.com/thread-2151903-1-1.html

Redmi Note 6?

Hi
I had bought the Redmi Note 5 global version, but lost it since I was mugged. Now I wanted to order a new one since I really liked the one that got stolen from me. But I got thinking, since Xiaomi loves to release new devices very often, is there a Redmi Note 6 coming soon? I'd sure hate to buy the Note 5 only for the Note 6 to come after it with better specs and design.
Thanks!
Edit: Doesn't have to be a new phone from the Note series, any Xiaomi phone that will have a SD SoC, and preferably the same size battery of 4000 mAh. I don't really care much about camera.

Redmi 6 Pro is available. Notched with 5.84" display and 4000maH battery. SD 625 as usual. Check it out.

kbajey said:
Redmi 6 Pro is available. Notched with 5.84" display and 4000maH battery. SD 625 as usual. Check it out.
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This one slipped from me! It looks great tbh, apart from the chin and the notch. I've never had a phone with SD 625, is it noticeably slower than 636 on the note 5?

Silvers91 said:
This one slipped from me! It looks great tbh, apart from the chin and the notch. I've never had a phone with SD 625, is it noticeably slower than 636 on the note 5?
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No difference at all during general usage like playing light games,watching videos and such.
The game loading time will be a little more than rn5 pro.

Silvers91 said:
This one slipped from me! It looks great tbh, apart from the chin and the notch. I've never had a phone with SD 625, is it noticeably slower than 636 on the note 5?
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yap , sd625 slower in big difference than sd636 , but sd625 more battery friendly. suggest you keep on redmi note 5 pro or wait for mi max 3 .

There is a difference.
It is Redmi 6, that is replacing the old Redmi 5 series aka Redmi 5, Redmi 5a etc.
The current 6 is NOT note 6, but plain Redmi 6 pro.
Note 6 pro is expected end of the year with 7xx SoC

Silvers91 said:
This one slipped from me! It looks great tbh, apart from the chin and the notch. I've never had a phone with SD 625, is it noticeably slower than 636 on the note 5?
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In day to day activities, the difference is very very less. May be in gaming, it might be a little significant. My brother has a Note 4 and it flies along well with MIUI 9.

Redmi Note 5 is still a better option than Redmi 6 Pro imo. SD 636 is way better than SD 625.

Thanks guys
I guess if I'm going to wait, I'd better wait for the new Mi Max 3 which is coming with a huge battery and a better SoC.

A3 Let's talk

Here are the specs
https://m.gsmarena.com/xiaomi_mi_a3-9769.php
What is your opinion, is this a good or bad choice ?
That moment when you record with selfie camera 1080p but your display can show only 720p
Do you think there will be A3 Pro ?

In my opinion Mi A3 is a step backwards.
MI A2 has a better display and a better SOC despite the fact that it's an year older. In-display fingerprint scanner and wide lens are good additions but simply it's not enough. Having an HD+ display in 2019 in a mid-range smartphone is crazy. Snapdragon 665 is worse compared to SD 660 in terms of Gpu performance. Very disappointed by Xiaomi.

Totally dissapointed. I will keep my Mi A2 with 6/128 gb.

I'm also disappointed with the A3 specs the cc9 on which it's based gets the 710 processor and 6gb ram so why is the A3 getting less? I'm still running an A1 which I've loved for 2years was hoping this would be an easy choice.
I'm also trying out Havoc on a mi pad 4 might end up with a Chinese market phone that havoc supports......

I have an A1 and was hoping that A3 would be a no brainer for me. I guess i'll stick with it for a while now... 720p screen is a no-go.
Let's wait and see if there will be any "Pro" version of this phone.. Even A2 Lite has a full hd screen.

Mi A1 still a decent device for me. It doesn't really look like an upgrade
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Mi A1 still a decent device for me. It doesn't really look like an upgrade

Best smartphone under 300 PPI

I don't really care about the capacity, S660 is still good for me, but I've expected NFC on Mi A3 for Google Pay... :crying::crying:

victoray said:
I don't really care about the capacity, S660 is still good for me, but I've expected NFC on Mi A3 for Google Pay... :crying::crying:
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They put the stupid infrared port instead of a NFC sensor. It cost nothing. Also 720p display.
It is a 2012 phone for 250 euros!

What about battery life? It must be interesting. 720p amoled display + 4000mah battery + energy-saver chipset must be good for longer battery life. A cant found any battery life test, and sot time info so far...

jlmcr87 said:
Totally dissapointed. I will keep my Mi A2 with 6/128 gb.
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I have the 4/64 variant, but still going to keep, one year and mi a4.

GedeonTaylor said:
I have the 4/64 variant, but still going to keep, one year and mi a4.
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Beware, Mi A4 is rumored to have a 480p display

technoboi1 said:
What about battery life? It must be interesting. 720p amoled display + 4000mah battery + energy-saver chipset must be good for longer battery life. A cant found any battery life test, and sot time info so far...
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This. I'd take one if it has good battery optimization (*cough* mi8 w/ miui 10). I'll take better battery life + super amoled over higher res screen anyday.
Unless your usage revolves around an app/site that doesn't support zooming (ie. gmail), 720 vs 1080p has no noticeable difference.
source: current phones: mi8, a1, axon 7 mini, mi4c, nexus 4.

sipollo said:
Beware, Mi A4 is rumored to have a 480p display
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??

I hope cam2api comes enabled by default this time.

natanfranghieru said:
I hope cam2api comes enabled by default this time.
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Yes its enabled, i saw one video where was checked Manual Camera Compatibilty app
Im thinking about ordering, but i need infos about battery life, but nothing was found yet

Ordered one (64GB)today on Gearvita for 237USD = 212€ with shipping to Germany. If somebody is interested, you get this price only with coupon code "ROMiA364G" wich you enter during checkout. Original price is much higher. I come from A2 and hope for much better Camera (perheps with Goggle Camera if API2 really enabled) and better battery life...

since on GSMarena Mi A3 and Mi CC9e compare almost equal, I wonder if the 128/6 GB CC9e would be able to run Mi A3 Android One and Mi A3 firmware. I also wonder if Mi A3 and Mi CC9e are A/B devices regardless of internal storage size.

@Dior DNA
Like previous generations, the MIUI counterpart (in this case, Mi CC9e) has legacy A-only partitioning scheme whereas the Android One variant has A/B one. Frankenbuilding should be possible, but complete conversion is a complicated job.

i think it's a marketing stunt - and if it's not, i feel real sorry for them. it's still a lousy move on their part.... as soon as they've pushed a first batch of converted cc9e-s (aka mi a3) they will magically release a mi a3 pro based on the standard cc9 which will be an awesome phone. it fixes everything bad in the mi a3. (screen, nfc better soc) while still keeping everything that's nice about the third gen android one. amoled, big battery.
even if they dont release it, if the cc9 gets good developer support (considering the sources are already out i hope it will) it's gonna be my next go to phone.
L.E. they only reason i see that they didnt use the cc9 is politics. with those specs it would directly compete with the pixel 3a at half the price.