The Official Xiaomi Thread

Bliksis said:
I've updated but I wish I rather didn't. Too many little niggles, like not able to change WhatsApp notification tones, apps reverting to default notification tones, apps not autostarting, etc.
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Seems OK. Yes notifications are strange now.
 
Rouxenator said:
I don't think my Note 9T will go that high.
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Yeah, the Note 9T shipped with Android 10 and Xiaomi only promise upgrades through 2 Android versions (MIUI 14 is based on Android 13).

You should still get security updates for maybe 6-12 months depending on when exactly the phone was released.
 
I can no longer recommend buying a Poco M3 or buying a cellphone from Takealot.

Short version:
The Poco M3 has a known battery fault and Takealot still won't refund me after over a month.


Long version:
My Poco M3 had a dead boot issue, which I now know is quite common on this phone. It was in warranty and I initially tried the Xiaomi store in Canal Walk, Cape Town. While they claim to do warranty repairs, they don't have an on site technician.

I then logged a return with Takealot, who were willing to take it back. The Poco M3 failed twice more while I transfered to a new phone and factory reset the Poco M3.

I returned the Poco M3 within Takealot's requested return window and within the 1 year warranty period. I also made sure to return the entire package including the charger and plastic case. Despite this, the return was originally rejected for "not returning all accessories". When I queried which accessories were missing they took days to check and eventually admitted that nothing was missing. They then agreed to do the return process again.

Next up I was told that they could not test my phone, as it was sent back to me. Since I hadn't received my Poco M3, I asked them where it was. Later I was told that it had never left the warehouse and that Takealot made a mistake.

Finally they try to check the phone and say that since it switches on, it's not faulty. I tried to explain that the battery issue is intermittent and well documented in Takealot comments, GSM arena and Reddit, but they again reject the return.

Next up they agreed to have a technician call me. I ask them to set a time and date ahead of the call, but I only get radio silence. Yesterday I get a call from Takealot, just ahead of a client meeting. I tell the Takealot employee that the call needs to be set up in advance and they should email me a request. Once again my return has been rejected as "the client doesn't want to talk to Takealot ".

Takealot has done a disservice to itself, Xiaomi and Poco. Quite honestly Takealot should not be selling the Poco M3 anymore, due to how common the dead boot issue is. I was disappointed to see that Takealot was still selling the model yesterday.
 
cr@zydude said:
I can no longer recommend buying a Poco M3 or buying a cellphone from Takealot.

Short version:
The Poco M3 has a known battery fault and Takealot still won't refund me after over a month.


Long version:
My Poco M3 had a dead boot issue, which I now know is quite common on this phone. It was in warranty and I initially tried the Xiaomi store in Canal Walk, Cape Town. While they claim to do warranty repairs, they don't have an on site technician.

I then logged a return with Takealot, who were willing to take it back. The Poco M3 failed twice more while I transfered to a new phone and factory reset the Poco M3.

I returned the Poco M3 within Takealot's requested return window and within the 1 year warranty period. I also made sure to return the entire package including the charger and plastic case. Despite this, the return was originally rejected for "not returning all accessories". When I queried which accessories were missing they took days to check and eventually admitted that nothing was missing. They then agreed to do the return process again.

Next up I was told that they could not test my phone, as it was sent back to me. Since I hadn't received my Poco M3, I asked them where it was. Later I was told that it had never left the warehouse and that Takealot made a mistake.

Finally they try to check the phone and say that since it switches on, it's not faulty. I tried to explain that the battery issue is intermittent and well documented in Takealot comments, GSM arena and Reddit, but they again reject the return.

Next up they agreed to have a technician call me. I ask them to set a time and date ahead of the call, but I only get radio silence. Yesterday I get a call from Takealot, just ahead of a client meeting. I tell the Takealot employee that the call needs to be set up in advance and they should email me a request. Once again my return has been rejected as "the client doesn't want to talk to Takealot ".

Takealot has done a disservice to itself, Xiaomi and Poco. Quite honestly Takealot should not be selling the Poco M3 anymore, due to how common the dead boot issue is. I was disappointed to see that Takealot was still selling the model yesterday.
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A family member had the similar but after the phone turned back on it was 100% again. So I can understand where TAL is coming from.
 
cr@zydude said:
I can no longer recommend buying a Poco M3 or buying a cellphone from Takealot.

Short version:
The Poco M3 has a known battery fault and Takealot still won't refund me after over a month.


Long version:
My Poco M3 had a dead boot issue, which I now know is quite common on this phone. It was in warranty and I initially tried the Xiaomi store in Canal Walk, Cape Town. While they claim to do warranty repairs, they don't have an on site technician.

I then logged a return with Takealot, who were willing to take it back. The Poco M3 failed twice more while I transfered to a new phone and factory reset the Poco M3.

I returned the Poco M3 within Takealot's requested return window and within the 1 year warranty period. I also made sure to return the entire package including the charger and plastic case. Despite this, the return was originally rejected for "not returning all accessories". When I queried which accessories were missing they took days to check and eventually admitted that nothing was missing. They then agreed to do the return process again.

Next up I was told that they could not test my phone, as it was sent back to me. Since I hadn't received my Poco M3, I asked them where it was. Later I was told that it had never left the warehouse and that Takealot made a mistake.

Finally they try to check the phone and say that since it switches on, it's not faulty. I tried to explain that the battery issue is intermittent and well documented in Takealot comments, GSM arena and Reddit, but they again reject the return.

Next up they agreed to have a technician call me. I ask them to set a time and date ahead of the call, but I only get radio silence. Yesterday I get a call from Takealot, just ahead of a client meeting. I tell the Takealot employee that the call needs to be set up in advance and they should email me a request. Once again my return has been rejected as "the client doesn't want to talk to Takealot ".

Takealot has done a disservice to itself, Xiaomi and Poco. Quite honestly Takealot should not be selling the Poco M3 anymore, due to how common the dead boot issue is. I was disappointed to see that Takealot was still selling the model yesterday.
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Did you know about this issue before you bought the phone?
 
cr@zydude said:
No I did not.
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Correct me if I'm wrong. You were excited by the value the phone provided @ that price point and hardly did any research? Even if you had found about the issue, you were going to roll the dice?
 
Gudnews said:
Correct me if I'm wrong. You were excited by the value the phone provided @ that price point and hardly did any research? Even if you had found about the issue, you were going to roll the dice?
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I think that I did a fair bit of research. I would not have rolled the dice had I known how prevalent the issue is. As time moves on, more phones are showing the issue.

I did think that the phone provided good value, but it does not override the dead boot issue. That is why I did not buy another Poco.
 
Meh, too many small issues with MIUI 14. Occasionally, sound (for example reels or videos) only plays via the phone speaker (soft).

So I will be researching on how to get MIUI 13 installed again. Damn, to set everything up again. What a schlep.
 
Updated my Poco x3 GT yesterday. I like the update. Phone is still fast. New look and feel. Pretty decent.

Still in love with this phone. Google pay still works well. Battery life is still good after all this time.
 
Updated my phone to miui 14 but really don't notice a difference. Checked my old Redmi Note 9 Pro and noticed it got Miui 13 which is nice suprise since I thought they discontinued updates for it.
 
JustJack said:
Note 11?
Nope does not have. Bought one BEFORE doing enough due diligence.:rolleyes:
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Yes note 11..sorry I'm new to the xiaomi brand.. Being using a huawei p30 lite for the last 4 years.. But looking to upgrade but ph must have nfc
 
STORMERSFAN said:
Yes note 11..sorry I'm new to the xiaomi brand.. Being using a huawei p30 lite for the last 4 years.. But looking to upgrade but ph must have nfc
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The Note 10 Pro has NFC, and all in all a better phone. But I dont like the larger size
 
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