Xiaomi Products (including Xiaomi Mi 9 phone)

[skyscraper101]

Most people would consider that a good thing for sound quality. Apple's earbuds have historically been horrible on that front.

If you want to hear outside sound as well as your music, get those bone induction things that the cyclists use.

I dunno, I've always been a bit sceptical of those things. For me at least, I do want to hear a bit of peripheral sounds, but I also don't want something that sits around my neck either. Wireless buds are great because they don't get caught on anything, and I can sleep with them, and they're more portable.

The problem with any rubbery tipped earbuds for me is they block out so much noise I don't get any sense of the street, or any bus/tube announcements, and I can hear myself breathing, swallowing, and all those other internal noises which I don't want to listen to. They're entirely counterproductive. Personal preference obvs.

 

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Online Shop Original Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 3GB 32GB Snapdragon 660 48MP Dual Camera 13MP 6.3'' Water Drop 19.5:9 Screen Mobile Phone 4000mAh | Aliexpress Mobile

Interesting

 

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Also

Redmi Note 7 Pro in the works with the 48MP Sony IMX586

Today was the reveal of their first smartphone under this sub-brand, the Redmi Note 7, but they also mentioned the Redmi Note 7 Pro is in the works with the 48MP Sony IMX586 image sensor.

 

[Saul Goodman]

My Mi8 should be arriving tomorrow

 

[Saul Goodman]

My Xiaomi Mi8 arrived today. It's an amazing bit of kit, especially so considering the price.

I haven't had time to mess with the camera yet (which is supposed to be outstanding), as I've been moving everything from my old phone, but I ran Antutu benchmark to see how it compared to other phones.

Those lowly Galaxy S9+ things come in at #19, while the iPhone X isn't even in the top 50

 

[Badgers]

Is that a Pro?

 

[Badgers]

Mine is still not set up need to cut the SIM card down or get a replacement sorted.

Note 4 - Micro SIM
Mi 8 - Nano-SIM

 

[Saul Goodman]

Is that a Pro?

It's not a pro, it's the 6GB/256GB version.

 

[Saul Goodman]

Mine is still not set up need to cut the SIM card down or get a replacement sorted.

Note 4 - Micro SIM
Mi 8 - Nano-SIM

Get a new one. They're free

 

[Saul Goodman]

960 fps video coming in the next update

 

[Saul Goodman]

I've installed Google Camera from here:
[Mi 8]Google Camera Mod(STABLE)

Very nice

 

[butchersapron]

My Xiaomi Mi8 arrived today. It's an amazing bit of kit, especially so considering the price.

I haven't had time to mess with the camera yet (which is supposed to be outstanding), as I've been moving everything from my old phone, but I ran Antutu benchmark to see how it compared to other phones.



Those lowly Galaxy S9+ things come in at #19, while the iPhone X isn't even in the top 50

What price?

 

[yield]

What price?

Recommend me a new(cheapish) mobile phone - Android

 

[butchersapron]

Recommend me a new(cheapish) mobile phone - Android

Ta. Tbh i was just hoping he'd say 500 quid or something then i'd post pocophone benchmarks and laugh.

 

[tommers]

Ta. Tbh i was just hoping he'd say 500 quid or something then i'd post pocophone benchmarks and laugh.

Team Pocophone.

 

[butchersapron]

Team Pocophone.

...and we're on pie already...

 

[Saul Goodman]

What price?

€367. Probably about 800 quid sterling.
Xiaomi Mi8 Mi 8 6.21 inch 6GB RAM 256GB ROM Snapdragon 845 Octa core 4G Smartphone

Ta. Tbh i was just hoping he'd say 500 quid or something then i'd post pocophone benchmarks and laugh.

Feel free to post them. I'd like to see how it scores.

...and we're on pie already...

So am I.

 

[Chz]

I'm gonna say at this point in time, SD845 phones over £350 aren't appealing. For high end, either get a Huawei 980-powered device or wait for SD855 coming very soon. Or spend a lot less for something that still has enough power for any sane use.

 

[butchersapron]

€367. Probably about 800 quid sterling.
Xiaomi Mi8 Mi 8 6.21 inch 6GB RAM 256GB ROM Snapdragon 845 Octa core 4G Smartphone


Feel free to post them. I'd like to see how it scores.


So am I.

I take it you mean about £320. Fair enough then. My point was if you spent £500 then you wasted your money. poco 128+ 256gb card = £300. Or the one you got.

 

[editor]

I take it you mean about £320. Fair enough then. My point was if you spent £500 then you wasted your money. poco 128+ 256gb card = £300. Or the one you got.

This guy is a fan.

 

[editor]

But no NFC for fuck's sake. That sucks. Really sucks because the NFC on my phone has saved my arse several times when I've forgotten my debit card. Shame, but I'm out.

 

[Chz]

It's just not A Thing in China. Huawei's the only big Chinese maker with a real eye on the world market, so they're they only ones with NFC (in all their phones).

 

[butchersapron]

But no NFC for fuck's sake. That sucks. Really sucks because the NFC on my phone has saved my arse several times when I've forgotten my debit card. Shame, but I'm out.

That seems to the thing that people are buying/not buying on. I can understand that. But that's the deal for a phone doing that price and not that. For me, never an option, just don't need it. For others, def need it.

 

[butchersapron]

I'd leave off the camera - i don't want or need it.

 

[Saul Goodman]

I take it you mean about £320. Fair enough then. My point was if you spent £500 then you wasted your money. poco 128+ 256gb card = £300. Or the one you got.

I was weighing up the Pocophone when I bought this. There was about a tenner difference in the price at the time, but a Super AMOLED screen with Gorilla glass 5, a better camera and NFC was well worth a tenner to me, and I wasn't overly keen on the design of the Pocophone with its plastic back. It felt a bit cheap. It would have been a different story if the Mi8 was still €500+. I'd probably have gone with the Pocophone then.

 

[butchersapron]

I was weighing up the Pocophone when I bought this. There was about a tenner difference in the price at the time, but a Super AMOLED screen with Gorilla glass 5, a better camera and NFC was well worth a tenner to me, and I wasn't overly keen on the design of the Pocophone with its plastic back. It felt a bit cheap. It would have been a different story if the Mi8 was still €500+. I'd probably have gone with the Pocophone then.

If you pay all that money you surely want a plastic not glass back so you watch stuff in bed without being frozen. Falling asleep to music/lectures/podcasts etc Them things are freezing.

 

[butchersapron]

It's just not A Thing in China. Huawei's the only big Chinese maker with a real eye on the world market, so they're they only ones with NFC (in all their phones).

This one chinese via india. That looks like a huge market - not just india.

 

[Saul Goodman]

If you pay all that money you surely want a plastic not glass back so you watch stuff in bed without being frozen. Falling asleep to music/lectures/podcasts etc Them things are freezing.

It's only the Mi8 Pro that has a glass back. I'd have bought one only for the glass back. I think it's a stupid idea. The standard Mi8 has an all aluminium chassis, but it comes with a thin cover for the back and sides, to afford it a bit of protection. I prefer to fit it for peace of mind.

 

[Badgers]

I was weighing up the Pocophone when I bought this. There was about a tenner difference in the price at the time, but a Super AMOLED screen with Gorilla glass 5, a better camera and NFC was well worth a tenner to me, and I wasn't overly keen on the design of the Pocophone with its plastic back. It felt a bit cheap. It would have been a different story if the Mi8 was still €500+. I'd probably have gone with the Pocophone then.

So the Mi8 does have NFC?

Not that I have ever used it and probably won't but it is never bad to have these things.

 

[Saul Goodman]

So the Mi8 does have NFC?

Not that I have ever used it and probably won't but it is never bad to have these things.

The standard Mi8 has it but I don't think Mi8 lite has it.