The Official Xiaomi Thread

Fox1

Fox1

Executive Member
Joined
Mar 3, 2009
Messages
5,408
wabbit16 said:
You can check which version camera you have by opening the dialer, typing *#*#6484#*#*, selecting Version Information and checking the Front and Back camera values

My RN4 is ofilm_s5ke8 for the front and ofilm_s5k3l8 for the rear, both which are Samsung chips (allegedly)
Click to expand...
I'm getting S5k3M2 and OV5670 on my Redmi Note 2
 
hj2k_x

hj2k_x

Honorary Master
Joined
Jan 22, 2006
Messages
32,115
I wonder if the prices of the Note 4 and Max 1 will come down in price now that their replacements are out. It doesn't seem like it...
 
F

FlashSA

Executive Member
Joined
Oct 19, 2007
Messages
9,633
I have been comparing Note 4/4x to the new Mi A1. Stock Google looks good and the camera should be an improvement. An extra GB of Ram and double the storage is also good stuff Battery life is going to take a knock with the reduction in battery size on the A1. Then there is price. I am trying to find that near $100 extra value in the A1 over a Note 4/4x...

I am really looking forward to a proper GSMArena A1 review, but which one, on face value is the best value?
 
PhireSide

PhireSide

Honorary Master
Joined
Dec 31, 2006
Messages
14,236
I would say the Note 4 is very good value for money and despite the small niggles MIUI has, it's a pretty solid ROM and I much prefer it over stock Android.

There are just too many small features I'll miss if I ever had to return to stock Android.

If you want to see what the Note 4 is like let me know. I'm in your neck of the woods until Thursday/Friday if you want to meet up and check it out
 
Fox1

Fox1

Executive Member
Joined
Mar 3, 2009
Messages
5,408
The MI Mix 2 looks so much better than the iPhone X. Xiaomi played their cards close to their chest by releasing the Mi Mix 2 yesterday.
 
V

voldoverse

Expert Member
Joined
Sep 19, 2016
Messages
1,203
im no iphone fan but i thought they pretty much nailed it while the mix 2 fell flat on its face especially because of the camera.

iphone managed to keep only the space that matters for the cam and earpiece
 
hj2k_x

hj2k_x

Honorary Master
Joined
Jan 22, 2006
Messages
32,115
Fox1 said:
The MI Mix 2 looks so much better than the iPhone X. Xiaomi played their cards close to their chest by releasing the Mi Mix 2 yesterday.
Click to expand...
This. Poor old Apple. They used to set trends now they just try to follow them.
 
F

FlashSA

Executive Member
Joined
Oct 19, 2007
Messages
9,633
wabbit16 said:
I would say the Note 4 is very good value for money and despite the small niggles MIUI has, it's a pretty solid ROM and I much prefer it over stock Android.

There are just too many small features I'll miss if I ever had to return to stock Android.

If you want to see what the Note 4 is like let me know. I'm in your neck of the woods until Thursday/Friday if you want to meet up and check it out
Click to expand...

Thanks, but I don't want to hold one because then resisting a trigger pull will be impossible. I'm slightly leaning towards the Mi A1 because it will be a different experience instead of an incremental upgrade if I went Note 3 to Note 4. I am waiting for a battery result from GSMArena though, before I pull the trigger. I also see that Gearbest pricing is still launch inflated so that needs to settle first as well.
 
AlphaJohn

AlphaJohn

Honorary Master
Joined
Sep 10, 2012
Messages
14,636
FlashSA said:
Thanks, but I don't want to hold one because then resisting a trigger pull will be impossible. I'm slightly leaning towards the Mi A1 because it will be a different experience instead of an incremental upgrade if I went Note 3 to Note 4. I am waiting for a battery result from GSMArena though, before I pull the trigger. I also see that Gearbest pricing is still launch inflated so that needs to settle first as well.
Click to expand...

Also looking at getting Mi A1, but still have to decide as I don't really have a reason to get a new phone (Other than just the geek in me)


Side note: Was worried about battery when moving back from 4100 mAh Redmi Note 4 to a 3000 mAh Mi 5 but the fast charging more than makes up for the loss of 4 days on a single charge.

Mi 5 can make 2 days on a charge (Normally ending a day 1 with about 55-60% battery left). This was with Bluetooth, Data and Wifi being always on. Goes from 0 to 100% in 1h30.
 
F

FlashSA

Executive Member
Joined
Oct 19, 2007
Messages
9,633
AlphaJohn said:
Also looking at getting Mi A1, but still have to decide as I don't really have a reason to get a new phone (Other than just the geek in me)


Side note: Was worried about battery when moving back from 4100 mAh Redmi Note 4 to a 3000 mAh Mi 5 but the fast charging more than makes up for the loss of 4 days on a single charge.

Mi 5 can make 2 days on a charge (Normally ending a day 1 with about 55-60% battery left). This was with Bluetooth, Data and Wifi being always on. Goes from 0 to 100% in 1h30.
Click to expand...

You make a good point re fast charging. With the slow charging of my Note 3, if it never came with the 4000mah battery it would be an issue and top ups would not achieve enough of a charge up.

As I am in and out of my office all day, there are more than enough 30-60min times when a fast charge would fill up the smaller A1's battery. Mooi, that's not a con on my list anymore....

I'm pretty sure Mobile In Africa will take their sweet time to bring in these devices officially so just need to wait for Gearbest pricing to settle before I pull the trigger. If R/$ could go below R13 again that would be great :-/

With the launch in India yesterday, $235 is where we should be seeing pricing at Gearbest. The current $275 for black is too much to stomach - will push the phone into R4k with SARS costs
 
Sumen

Sumen

Expert Member
Joined
Mar 30, 2016
Messages
4,920
FlashSA said:
I'm pretty sure Mobile In Africa will take their sweet time to bring in these devices officially so just need to wait for Gearbest pricing to settle before I pull the trigger. If R/$ could go below R13 again that would be great :-/
Click to expand...

That's why we need Xiaomi to sell their phones directly to us and not through a distributor I'm pretty sure Xiaomi only sells in china and India while the rest of the countries get their phones through distributors
 
The_Librarian

The_Librarian

Another MyBB
Super Moderator
Joined
Nov 20, 2015
Messages
37,650
wabbit16 said:
You can check which version camera you have by opening the dialer, typing *#*#6484#*#*, selecting Version Information and checking the Front and Back camera values

My RN4 is ofilm_s5ke8 for the front and ofilm_s5k3l8 for the rear, both which are Samsung chips (allegedly)
Click to expand...

Mine is s5k312 (main) and s5k5e8_ofilm (sub)
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Top