The Official Xiaomi Thread

I purchased a Pixel 8a recently, replaced a my Redmi Note 10 Pro. I'm happy with it so far and have no issues with it. The only thing i miss is the fast charging, but battery life is good and lasts around 2 days. I was worried it only had one SIM but got around that by converting my primary MTN number to an E-SIM and use the sim slot for my Afrihost SIM.
 
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Zuner said:
I don't know why people find fast charging to be a spec that means anything, my sammy has 25w fast charge and thats fast enough for me, in fact i switch off fast charging, and only turn it on if I actually need it.

CPU is a huge factor, it determines your experience on the phone.
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It is very convenient.

I had a Poco that charged its 5 000mah battery from flat to 75% in 30 minutes and flat to full in 45 minutes. That was with their supplied 67W charger.

Because it had amazing battery life, which was probably down to the fact that its screen didn't get very bright and that relatively massive battery, I used to put it on charge when I went to shower in the morning. By the time I was all set to leave for work it used to be fully charged.
 
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Fro said:
It is very convenient.

I had a Poco that charged its 5 000mah battery from flat to 75% in 30 minutes and flat to full in 45 minutes. That was with their supplied 67W charger.

Because it had amazing battery life, which was probably down to the fact that its screen didn't get very bright and that relatively massive battery, I used to put it on charge when I went to shower in the morning. By the time I was all set to leave for work it used to be fully charged.
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I used to take luxurious showers like that too, until I got a job and didn't have time.
 
Fro said:
It is very convenient.

I had a Poco that charged its 5 000mah battery from flat to 75% in 30 minutes and flat to full in 45 minutes. That was with their supplied 67W charger.

Because it had amazing battery life, which was probably down to the fact that its screen didn't get very bright and that relatively massive battery, I used to put it on charge when I went to shower in the morning. By the time I was all set to leave for work it used to be fully charged.
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I understand the use case, my point is why is it a spec that people seem to care about, my 25w fast charge is enough when i need it, as mentioned I have it turned off 99% of the time anyway. I wouldmuch rather focus on cpu as that dictates much more.

How often do you actually need it to fast charge, The avergae person does not need it.
 
Zuner said:
I understand the use case, my point is why is it a spec that people seem to care about, my 25w fast charge is enough when i need it, as mentioned I have it turned off 99% of the time anyway. I wouldmuch rather focus on cpu as that dictates much more.

How often do you actually need it to fast charge, The avergae person does not need it.
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The average person does not "need" any modern inventions. However, we gladly use them every day because they make things just a bit better...
 
deesef said:
The average person does not "need" any modern inventions. However, we gladly use them every day because they make things just a bit better...
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I think you are not getting what i'm saying, sure these inventions help and are nice to have.
My point is why fixate on super fast charging when in reality it rarely "makes things a bit better"

How often does 120w charging make a difference compared to 50w or 25w ?

For some people sure but for the vast majority it make near no difference, how often do you only have 5-10 min to charge your phone.

Thus my point is get fast charging fine, but don't make it a decifing factor, CPU is much more important
 
Zuner said:
I think you are not getting what i'm saying, sure these inventions help and are nice to have.
My point is why fixate on super fast charging when in reality it rarely "makes things a bit better"

How often does 120w charging make a difference compared to 50w or 25w ?

For some people sure but for the vast majority it make near no difference, how often do you only have 5-10 min to charge your phone.

Thus my point is get fast charging fine, but don't make it a decifing factor, CPU is much more important
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Why limit yourself to CPU if you can get both? Once you've had it, you won't want to go back...
 
Zuner said:
I think you are not getting what i'm saying, sure these inventions help and are nice to have.
My point is why fixate on super fast charging when in reality it rarely "makes things a bit better"

How often does 120w charging make a difference compared to 50w or 25w ?

For some people sure but for the vast majority it make near no difference, how often do you only have 5-10 min to charge your phone.

Thus my point is get fast charging fine, but don't make it a decifing factor, CPU is much more important
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I have my fast charger in my living area and find it quite useful. I often give my phone a 10min boost before leaving to go somewhere in the evening. We live in a country where a flat phone can be a big safety issue.
 
deesef said:
Why limit yourself to CPU if you can get both? Once you've had it, you won't want to go back...
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Like i said I only have 25w fast charging and I disabled it there is no need for my use case, which is the common use case.
B-1 said:
I have my fast charger in my living area and find it quite useful. I often give my phone a 10min boost before leaving to go somewhere in the evening. We live in a country where a flat phone can be a big safety issue.
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Each to his own i guess, I charge my phone overnight, and I have it limitting to 80% charge, this lasts me easily through the entire day, on top of that I can charge the phone literally anywhere I go, whilst in the car or at the office or via powerbank, I never need to though since my phone comfortably lasts the full day.

So if i had to choose I'd choose CPU.
 
The Xiaomi 15 Ultra looks really nice, but I see the ultras are not usually being released offially in South Africa?
 
NO Redmi Smartphone models are currently shipping to SA with NFC. Xiaomi don't seem to care. They have done it to cut costs, but some customers are being caught as the spec sheets sometime display it as being present! Buyer Beware!
 
dbnnet said:
NO Redmi Smartphone models are currently shipping to SA with NFC. Xiaomi don't seem to care. They have done it to cut costs, but some customers are being caught as the spec sheets sometime display it as being present! Buyer Beware!
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I don't think Xiaomi even has an official channel in SA anymore since Mia closed
 
Lupus said:
Yup, not cheap anymore and they're not anywhere near flagship like they used to be
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The 14 was crap because they used Dimensity instead of Snapdragon. The cameras on their latest phones are ahead of most of the competition.

The issue is that like most of the other Chinese manufacturers, you're paying flagship prices for a flagship phone. Not like the past where they were heavily discounted. Then you may as well just go with Samsung...
 
Mike Hoxbig said:
The 14 was crap because they used Dimensity instead of Snapdragon. The cameras on their latest phones are ahead of most of the competition.

The issue is that like most of the other Chinese manufacturers, you're paying flagship prices for a flagship phone. Not like the past where they were heavily discounted. Then you may as well just go with Samsung...
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Not sure if the cameras really were better, had the note 10 and 11, apparently had 108mp cameras and quality wasn't as good as my p30 pro 48mp
 
Lupus said:
Not sure if the cameras really were better, had the note 10 and 11, apparently had 108mp cameras and quality wasn't as good as my p30 pro 48mp
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Yeah but since we're talking flagships, their flagships use Leica lenses...
 
Lupus said:
My Nokia 8 had Zeiss lenses, was still crap. The underlying hardware makes the photo.
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Over in camp Samsung, the most compact flagship device you can get is the Galaxy S25. It is similarly equipped to the Xiaomi 15 in most areas, like the triple rear camera setup. Though, you don't get nearly the same camera prowess here. At least the 6.2-inch AMOLED is comparable in performance. Plus, at current pricing, the Galaxy S25 falls comfortably below the €1,000 point.
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m.gsmarena.com

Xiaomi 15 review

The Xiaomi 15 is globally available in black, white, green and silver in two memory configurations - 12GB/256GB and 12GB/512GB. As we said, neither the...
m.gsmarena.com m.gsmarena.com

Pretty much what I said. Better cameras than most, but if you're paying flagship prices then you may as well go with Samsung for better local support...
 
Mike Hoxbig said:
m.gsmarena.com

Xiaomi 15 review

The Xiaomi 15 is globally available in black, white, green and silver in two memory configurations - 12GB/256GB and 12GB/512GB. As we said, neither the...
m.gsmarena.com m.gsmarena.com

Pretty much what I said. Better cameras than most, but if you're paying flagship prices then you may as well go with Samsung for better local support...
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As long as you make sure the Samsung is an SA version :)
 
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