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Xperia Z5 Dual Sim. ¿Any performance difference with single sim?

Hi everyone.
I have always been keen on the Z5 and I wouldn't mind getting my hands on one even now, two years after its release, price is fairly decent nowadays and I have never been one to have the latest super-duper phone.
The best price for now is for the Dual Sim version. I wanted to ask you guys if this version has been known to be any more problematic than the Single Sim one or not. I don't particularly care for having the Dual Sim option, it's not a necessity for me, I'd get it just because it's cheaper at the moment.
Many thanks.

No problems, but keep in mind that (unlike the single sim version) it does not support LTE-Advanced (aka 4g+).
By the way, I always recommend Xperia X over Z5. It's 6 month newer, doesn't have heating issues, has better camera and I assume it'll receive Android 8.

reza_v said:
No problems, but keep in mind that (unlike the single sim version) it does not support LTE-Advanced (aka 4g+).
By the way, I always recommend Xperia X over Z5. It's 6 month newer, doesn't have heating issues, has better camera and I assume it'll receive Android 8.
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Undestood, reza, many thanks, I'll have a look at the X as well.
Enviado desde mi Redmi 3S mediante Tapatalk

Gorlomi said:
Undestood, reza, many thanks, I'll have a look at the X as well.
Enviado desde mi Redmi 3S mediante Tapatalk
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nooo ...xperia X? iaaaaaks...is like u buy a E1 ))

Bixby

Hello! I just wanted to know that if we Redmi Note 4 Snapdragon users can get Bixby on their devices. It is pretty cool with the lens feature. I use Google Assistant but still want to know.
Thnx

Absolutly. Just buy a Samsung phone and a Xiaomi logo on the phone. Done.
No, you cannot get Bixby on our phone

Broberg said:
Absolutly. Just buy a Samsung phone and a Xiaomi logo on the phone. Done.
No, you cannot get Bixby on our phone
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But won't it lag. Xiaomi phones are better.
Ok thnx

MightyMithil said:
But won't it lag. Xiaomi phones are better.
Ok thnx
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Buy an S8 it wont and its better than xiaomi

Gautham Asir said:
Buy an S8 it wont and its better than xiaomi
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True.... It's better than any Xiaomi phone
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MIUI camera on Android P beta 2

Have someone installed the miui camera app on the android p beta?

Beta 2 ?

Do you mean the only one official version with android P?

jayxiao171735 said:
Do you mean the only one official version with android P?
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Yep

I've been thinking this for a long time if it's possible to get miui camera in Android p.

racerider said:
Yep
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I guess it needs official signature which could be put in september

Mi camera app has a lot of dependencies on miui system, won't run without it. You can hope for a port from mi a2, it's already working on oreo roms on sagit.

Also came here to ask this. Mi A2 seems like a good bet.

My Mi A2 should arrive next week so I will have both devices. If there is anything I can do to help, please let me know.

https://forum.xda-developers.com/re...miui-stock-camera-portrait-mode-dual-t3816069
Did someone try this?

Does that module work for mi mix 2s?

Ryan Mixed said:
Does that module work for mi mix 2s?
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Try it and find out.

tested it might be possible but im getting this error thing it says /data/adb/magisk_merge.img mount failed so i cant install it.

Our Mi A2 arrived. My god, this is a great device. I forgot how much better Stock Android is than the abomination that is MIUI.
And the camera is fantastic - as good as my Mix 2s. It uses the same camera app as the Mix 2s, but the UI is slightly different. It looks the same but switching between photo / portrait / selfie works more intuitively. And the gallery thumbnail links to Google Photos.
If anyone can advise on how to extract the app I will happily have a go.

mike freegan said:
Our Mi A2 arrived. My god, this is a great device. I forgot how much better Stock Android is than the abomination that is MIUI.
And the camera is fantastic - as good as my Mix 2s. It uses the same camera app as the Mix 2s, but the UI is slightly different. It looks the same but switching between photo / portrait / selfie works more intuitively. And the gallery thumbnail links to Google Photos.
If anyone can advise on how to extract the app I will happily have a go.
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Do the following via ADB. Get the list of the packages available:
Code:
adb shell pm list packages
Get the path of the APK of the specified package name:
Code:
adb shell pm path com.example.package
Get the APK with the path returned from the previous command:
Code:
adb pull <path_returned>

Has anyone tried this:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/redmi-note-5-pro/themes/magisk-mi-a2-ported-camera-custom-roms-t3822082
Camera in the A2 is the same module as the Mix 2s I think.

teaken said:
Has anyone tried this:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/re...gisk-mi-a2-ported-camera-custom-roms-t3822082
Camera in the A2 is the same module as the Mix 2s I think.
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It is not the same module, mix 2s has IMX363 + S5K3M3, the mi6x/miA2 has IMX486 + IMX376.

ArctiX said:
It is not the same module, mix 2s has IMX363 + S5K3M3, the mi6x/miA2 has IMX486 + IMX376.
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aw crap, not sure where I got the idea they were the same. Any idea what has the better specs? If the A2 camera can perform as well as or nearly as well as the 2s it looks like a great bargain.

teaken said:
aw crap, not sure where I got the idea they were the same. Any idea what has the better specs? If the A2 camera can perform as well as or nearly as well as the 2s it looks like a great bargain.
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Mix 2S has way better specs, it's a flagship after all. Mi A2 is a high-mid tier Android One phone. You can compare the specs along with average antutu score for both here: https://www.kimovil.com/en/compare/xiaomi-mi-a2,xiaomi-mi-mix-2s

As someone who owns both, I can honestly say that the Mi A2 camera is really close. Like, I'm not sure I could tell the difference between the shots taken under the same conditions. In fact this weekend we were using both, and in a poorly lit environment, the A2 did a better job so we ended up using that one indoors. I guess it is a software difference perhaps.

Why is there no forum section for Xiaomi Mi 9 (there is only one for the SE and 9T)

Hello, I wanted to buy the Xiaomi Mi 9, but my requirement for phones to buy, is that there has to be decent custom ROM support.
Either I am blind or there really is no Xiamoi Mi 9 forum section, but only there weaker phones like 9T and 9 SE. Is that true?

hallohallo222 said:
Hello, I wanted to buy the Xiaomi Mi 9, but my requirement for phones to buy, is that there has to be decent custom ROM support.
Either I am blind or there really is no Xiamoi Mi 9 forum section, but only there weaker phones like 9T and 9 SE. Is that true?
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forum.xda-developers.com/Mi-9
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Xiaomi mi 11 Pro

please a question, the xiaomi mi 11 Pro will not be released globally? I researched and would like this information please.. a seller Aliexpress said he can change the language, because the chinese version has only chinese and english .. maybe flash another rom. he said that doing this will take another 15 days to send. saw a tutorial that make the global flash rom in minutes. work 5g in Brazil?

There is another problem, when you use not global version, chinese changed soft you will not have netflix on HD etc

Xiaomi Mi 11 Pro can be very easily converted from Chinese Version to Global or EEA.

PanNet said:
Xiaomi Mi 11 Pro can be very easily converted from Chinese Version to Global or EEA.
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Whatever, but chinese version dont have wideline certificate in partition perst. Then netflix wont work in HD. On xiaomi global rom too

so it doesn't worth to get the pro variant on Europe, no?

PanNet said:
Xiaomi Mi 11 Pro can be very easily converted from Chinese Version to Global or EEA.
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How to do this? Do you have any links?
I am planning to buy Mi 11 pro CN since Xiaomi 12 does not seem to have an IP68 rating

Hi,
All information you can find at this forum but first you must unlock bootloader (official unlock through Xiaomi) and it takes 7 days. After that you can choose right for you ROM (Global - hevily based on Google Apps, EEA - less Google Apps, EU Custom - close to original Chinese ROM). I sold my 11 Pro but now I regret it.
Just buy it and after that contact me again. In meantime you can register to Xiaomi.
Regards

PanNet said:
Hi,
All information you can find at this forum but first you must unlock bootloader (official unlock through Xiaomi) and it takes 7 days. After that you can choose right for you ROM (Global - hevily based on Google Apps, EEA - less Google Apps, EU Custom - close to original Chinese ROM). I sold my 11 Pro but now I regret it.
Just buy it and after that contact me again. In meantime you can register to Xiaomi.
Regards
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Why do you regret it? The camera it's awful, no Desktop Mode, USB 2.0 instead of 3.1....

robi101012981 said:
Why do you regret it? The camera it's awful, no Desktop Mode, USB 2.0 instead of 3.1....
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Camera isn't awful - most flagship smartphones have similar cameras now, they all perform really good
Which global Xiaomi smartphone has desktop mode? MIUI+ is still in beta and only available in China (MIUI+ doesn't even have english interface)
And no Xiaomi phone has USB 3.1 - they all have USB 2.0, including the recently announced Xiaomi 12 phones..

That's why I've said that Xiaomi phones are awful. About the camera, I can disagree with you, even a P30 Pro that's a 3-year-old device is performing better than a Mi 11 Pro....

robi101012981 said:
That's why I've said that Xiaomi phones are awful. About the camera, I can disagree with you, even a P30 Pro that's a 3-year-old device is performing better than a Mi 11 Pro....
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Sorry, You are wrong about the camera. Just got my 11 pro which I also had before and then sold it (just had to return to it ) In the meantime I had p30 pro, p40 pro, S21 Ultra, Find x2 pro...The Xiaomi is better than those smartphones, at least in my eyes.

mkovnet said:
Sorry, You are wrong about the camera. Just got my 11 pro which I also had before and then sold it (just had to return to it ) In the meantime I had p30 pro, p40 pro, S21 Ultra, Find x2 pro...The Xiaomi is better than those smartphones, at least in my eyes.
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Why do you say it's better? The zoom's awful, night photos are pretty bad, and daylight photos are not ok. Also, no Desktop Mode, USB 2.0, and software with bugs, you need to complicate with Xiaomi.EU rom to solve this...
I really hate that Huawei doesn't have GMS anymore, otherwise I would pick a P50 Pro/Mate 40 Pro with my eyes closed cause my S20+ sucks.

I have the Pro-version. Have also had standard Mi 11 and Mi 11 Ultra. For some reason I get clearly better battery life on 11 Pro compared to both 11 and 11 Ultra. Not sure why. I think the better battery life is the biggest advantage for me with 11 Pro over the standard Mi 11. The GN2 sensor on 11 Pro is really good but not that much better than the HMX-sensor in Mi 11. Sometimes I think that the 27MP binned photos from Mi 11 may be preferable since I like detailed photos.