The Official Xiaomi Thread

enerdude said:
The MIUI 12.0.3 just came through for my Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite and must say the phone is really performing more snappy than before. I also like the slight UI changes they made.
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I'm already looking forward to MIUI 13
 
I suppose it would be a different story if 500 people bought it at that price.
 
beans100 said:
On the verge of buying a Note 9. I see it's a Mediatek CPU. Will it get updates for a few years? I know some Chinese phones with Mediatek in the past, only got like one update. Really would like to get the buds for free. Or should I just pay extra and get the Snapdragon 9S without the buds?
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So no-one with a Note 9 Mediatek?
 
beans100 said:
On the verge of buying a Note 9. I see it's a Mediatek CPU. Will it get updates for a few years? I know some Chinese phones with Mediatek in the past, only got like one update. Really would like to get the buds for free. Or should I just pay extra and get the Snapdragon 9S without the buds?
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If you're looking at the Note 9 from MIA, it only has 3GB Ram. Note 9S 6/128 the sweet spot IMO.
 
FlashSA said:
If you're looking at the Note 9 from MIA, it only has 3GB Ram. Note 9S 6/128 the sweet spot IMO.
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Thanks. I closed my eyes and took the 9S, albeit, the 4/64GB one....sweet spot enough for me. Just that Mediatek CPU that put me off of the 9.
Will get buds at a later stage.
Now to get my Mi Max 2 speaker fixed and sell it.
 
beans100 said:
Thanks. I closed my eyes and took the 9S, albeit, the 4/64GB one....sweet spot enough for me. Just that Mediatek CPU that put me off of the 9.
Will get buds at a later stage.
Now to get my Mi Max 2 speaker fixed and sell it.
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I ordered the same phone for my son last night. Where did you get it from and what did you pay?
 
Spizz said:
I ordered the same phone for my son last night. Where did you get it from and what did you pay?
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mia.africa.com R4299. Was going to buy last night from Takealot as the price was the same, decided to wait till this morning. But the price went up on Takealot, so took the cheaper MIA one.
 
beans100 said:
mia.africa.com R4299. Was going to buy last night from Takealot as the price was the same, decided to wait till this morning. But the price went up on Takealot, so took the cheaper MIA one.
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Ah okay, I got the R4199 from Takealot and chucked some ebucks in as well. Nice price and as you say, hits the sweet spot.
 
Sads-1-zn said:
Well done MIA SouthAfrica
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Not that he needed it. He is a tech journalist for Android Authority, so I'm sure he's got a drawer full of phones. I guess MIA was scared he might cause a bit of reputational damage to them with his influence and they used the opportunity to score browny points only after he tweeted and they realised who he was.
 
Recently got the Note 9s, 128gb version for R4699. from mia.africa.com (even got a free hat and shirt)

Honestly I feel this is crazy bang for the buck, I am really impressed so far. Battery life is out of this world.

Its a tad bulky to my taste, but I guess Ill adjust over time, also the bloatware is overwhelming and super kak. I removed all the bloat via ADB.
 
Tman* said:
Recently got the Note 9s, 128gb version for R4699. from mia.africa.com (even got a free hat and shirt)

Honestly I feel this is crazy bang for the buck, I am really impressed so far. Battery life is out of this world.

Its a tad bulky to my taste, but I guess Ill adjust over time, also the bloatware is overwhelming and super kak. I removed all the bloat via ADB.
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Care to share the ADB procedure/link to page?
Got my delivery now. Play time tonight. Also got a nice Xiaomi cap. No T-Shirt though :(. (Also, impressive delivery time, ordered yesterday afternoon. Gauteng to Worcester)
 
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beans100 said:
Care to share the ADB procedure/link to page?
Got my delivery now. Play time tonight. Also got a nice Xiaomi cap. No T-Shirt though :(. (Also, impressive delivery time, ordered yesterday afternoon. Gauteng to Worcester)
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There is loads of generic YouTube videos on the subject, just choose one and the rest is history.

I even removed the Google apps
 
Where can one get xiaomi phones from, previously bought from gearbest, but I see now aliexpress and gearbest are not delivering to South Africa, I was looking for the Poco X3
 
peanutbunny said:
Where can one get xiaomi phones from, previously bought from gearbest, but I see now aliexpress and gearbest are not delivering to South Africa, I was looking for the Poco X3
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I recently ordered from www.giztop.com Pricing is good and delivery was quick with DHL, but see they are out of stock of the X3, not sure if any others you were looking at.
 
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