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Xiaomi Products (including Xiaomi Mi 9 phone)

Going to try and work out the dual sim thing today. Have got a (crap) work phone so going to try sticking that sim card into the Xiaomi :hmm:
 
Ordered lil'Angel a Redmi Note 9 for Festivus during their sale a couple of weeks back. Usually, £180 for the phone alone, managed to get the phone, a 10000mah power bank(£15) and a Mi Band 5 (£20-40 depending on where/when you buy) all for £138. #Cashback

Phone looks great - she'll be made up with 128gb storage which is her main beef with her current Motorola
 
Got a mi-band 5 - using it with the notify+fitness app rather than the official software - seems to be a lot more accurate than the 4.

Quite like the stress monitor - might try taking a few readings when the next Liverpool match is on!
 
mack said:
Got a mi-band 5 - using it with the notify+fitness app rather than the official software - seems to be a lot more accurate than the 4.

Quite like the stress monitor - might try taking a few readings when the next Liverpool match is on!
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I got the mi-band 5 a few weeks ago, having previously had the mi-band 3, and I fucking hate it. :oops: It seems to massively undercount exercise and keeps turning itself off when it's meant to be monitoring me on the treadmill or whatever. With my old mi-band, maybe it came in a bit under what the treadmill calculated in calories burned, but this one can be about 300-400 calories less than the treadmill reading. I am tempted to just buy a new mi-3.
 
Yu_Gi_Oh said:
I got the mi-band 5 a few weeks ago, having previously had the mi-band 3, and I fucking hate it. :oops: It seems to massively undercount exercise and keeps turning itself off when it's meant to be monitoring me on the treadmill or whatever. With my old mi-band, maybe it came in a bit under what the treadmill calculated in calories burned, but this one can be about 300-400 calories less than the treadmill reading. I am tempted to just buy a new mi-3.
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I would try possibly updating the firmware on the band if you haven't already - or a hard reset. (could possibly be a dodgy sensor if its that way off - in which case a return)
 
So, is Xiaomi any more less evil than Huawei?

What's the urban75 consensus? Feel free to position them relative to Apple or Samsung too.
 
I'd say just as evil, and less competent. However they're really the only game in town for a cheap phone that's actually decent now that Huawei has no Google services.
Maybe Honor will make a comeback now that they've sold it.
 
:eek:

Mi Air Charge Technology is a 5W charging system — think of the tiny chargers Apple used to include with iPhones, or slower Wireless Qi charging — that uses 144 antennas in the base station sending millimeter-wide waves to your phone, which receives them on a 14-antenna array of its own. Xiaomi is claiming its tech is “not science fiction,” that will eventually charge multiple devices at once, pass through physical objects, and send power to all kinds of small electronics around your room, from smartwatches to speakers.
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www.engadget.com

Xiaomi's remote wireless charging powers up your phone from across the room

Xiaomi is touting its remote wireless charging Mi Air Charge Technology, which can power up a compatible phone from several meters away, and through objects.
www.engadget.com www.engadget.com
 
I got a new phone recently.

When I was deciding what to get, whether the manufacturer was Chinese was a factor in my decision.

I've read enough about China recently to feel a bit queasy about it. I didn't get a Chinese phone.

Cheap technology is nice but concentration camps aren't.
 
teuchter said:
I got a new phone recently.

When I was deciding what to get, whether the manufacturer was Chinese was a factor in my decision.

I've read enough about China recently to feel a bit queasy about it. I didn't get a Chinese phone.

Cheap technology is nice but concentration camps aren't.
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What did you buy? And I want picturez
 
I bought Xiaomi Redmi Airdots 2 (bluetooth in-ear type airpod thingies) for my wife and upon opening them found they don’t come with the charging cable. What’s the use of that?! Blinking Chinese companies, assuming everyone has micro usb cables laying around at home.
 
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