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I'm between buying the Samsung Galaxy S10e and Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro. Their prices in my country are 400€/330€ respectively.
The things I mostly care about in order: Display/Battery/Camera.
I don't care about games much, I use the phone for media consumption/creation and for professional use (web dev).
The reason I haven't already pulled the trigger is because I don't like the 9T's size. It's too big for my liking and the S10e is just a tad bigger than my previous phone.
However, I've read some really bad stuff about the Exynos variant battery. Plus the camera differences are noticeable.
The extras like camera OIS, expandable storage, IP certifications are all nice but if the battery sucks then it's not worth it, especially at a higher price.
Can I expect at least 6,5hours SoT with medium use?
I think 5 to 5.5 hours is more realistic. You can squeeze out a bit more in power saving mode, but performance will be less. Small phones also have small batteries...
M1chiel said:
I think 5 to 5.5 hours is more realistic. You can squeeze out a bit more in power saving mode, but performance will be less. Small phones also have small batteries...
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I've read that the snapdragon version lasts for about 45 minutes longer than the exynos version which is my main concern. Would you recommend the 9T Pro in that case? As far as I can tell it has just as good cameras (as the exynos version at least), a much better battery life, a great display.. and it's cheaper. Having a bigger phone vs a mediocre battery life.
I guess you would have to be able to accept the Xiaomi software.
I avoid them because of that.
The S10e has a lot of good business grade stuff but a bigger battery would be nice. Mine was fine, had surprisingly good battery life even after updating into Android 10 but the latest security update seems to have damaged battery life, not sure why. I really hope they sort that out.....
So I can't advise you on your decision at this point, but the S10e is a nice phone with a lot of capability. Mine is a work phone.
I still enjoy my personal Axon 7 though, it's like a diamond in the rough. Hits the spot, although the OS is so much simpler.
RobboW said:
I guess you would have to be able to accept the Xiaomi software.
I avoid them because of that.
The S10e has a lot of good business grade stuff but a bigger battery would be nice. Mine was fine, had surprisingly good battery life even after updating into Android 10 but the latest security update seems to have damaged battery life, not sure why. I really hope they sort that out.....
So I can't advise you on your decision at this point, but the S10e is a nice phone with a lot of capability. Mine is a work phone.
I still enjoy my personal Axon 7 though, it's like a diamond in the rough. Hits the spot, although the OS is so much simpler.
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Thanks for your input. How much SoT would you say your S10e gives you currently?
Hatelessm said:
I'm between buying the Samsung Galaxy S10e and Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro. Their prices in my country are 400€/330€ respectively.
The things I mostly care about in order: Display/Battery/Camera.
I don't care about games much, I use the phone for media consumption/creation and for professional use (web dev).
The reason I haven't already pulled the trigger is because I don't like the 9T's size. It's too big for my liking and the S10e is just a tad bigger than my previous phone.
However, I've read some really bad stuff about the Exynos variant battery. Plus the camera differences are noticeable.
The extras like camera OIS, expandable storage, IP certifications are all nice but if the battery sucks then it's not worth it, especially at a higher price.
Can I expect at least 6,5hours SoT with medium use?
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Sold a 9T pro a couple of days ago... There some things that are very bad with that phone. The speaker is super bad quality. Very tinny compared to the s10 speakers. The screen is not on par. The build is OK. MIUI is not my kind of software, but there is Pixel experience... I think s10e is a better choice.
e34v8 said:
Sold a 9T pro a couple of days ago... There some things that are very bad with that phone. The speaker is super bad quality. Very tinny compared to the s10 speakers. The screen is not on par. The build is OK. MIUI is not my kind of software, but there is Pixel experience... I think s10e is a better choice.
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Thank you for your input. I really appreciate it mate. I'm almost sold to the S10e. Will decide today. Thanks again.
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Thanks for your input. How much SoT would you say your S10e gives you currently?
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I really couldn't tell you. I just go by the ease of getting my day out of it and it used to do fine but just after the last update it nosedived and now I look at settings, uninstalls etc. Even went back to stock launcher in case that was the issue.
Next is backup, reset and set up again but really, I don't want to do that **** with a work phone.
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Thank you for your input. I really appreciate it mate. I'm almost sold to the S10e. Will decide today. Thanks again.
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I had both phones for a couple of days. Got the Mi 9T Pro to flash Pixel experience ROM and replace my S10e, but I couldn't do it. Xiaomi really cheaped out in some areas. The only thing better is the battery.
And I don't think the Exynos in S10 is bad. The single core performance is pretty good. The multi core is not bad. I personally am satisfied with the battery, for a compact phone.
I'm considering the Oneplus 7 pro. Just can't get past the huuuuge size.
With the latest update, my S10e with Exynos battery is pretty good. Only lost 2% overnight with Wifi on! OneUI 2.0 is one of the best Android Experience now, much better than buggy MIUI. Glad I switched from MI 9T.
lamqhoang said:
With the latest update, my S10e with Exynos battery is pretty good. Only lost 2% overnight with Wifi on! OneUI 2.0 is one of the best Android Experience now, much better than buggy MIUI. Glad I switched from MI 9T.
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What update, january or february?
Just received my oppo find X2 pro this morning from EE.
Brilliant phone!
I recently had the Samsung S20 ultra (exynos) and wow this is miles better ? 12gb ram 512gb storage what a beast?.
I did think it was a dual SIM phone unpon ordering even tho I don't use 2 Sims it seems weird how they removed this feature.
Disappointing not dual SIM.
Lovely piece of kit almost as good as Huawei p40 pro.
It's a very nice screen and very quick but the camera is very underwhelming so far
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It's a very nice screen and very quick but the camera is very underwhelming so far
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What issues do you have? You seem to be in the very tiny minority of people disappointed by the camera. According to the online reviews, I can't stop loving it.
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What issues do you have? You seem to be in the very tiny minority of people disappointed by the camera. According to the online reviews, I can't stop loving it.
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The images are too cool. My 18m old mate 20 pro takes sharper pics and my iPhone 11 takes better video and warmer pictures.
Unfortunately I will be returning it unless gcam significantly improves it
andywright1982 said:
The images are too cool. My 18m old mate 20 pro takes sharper pics and my iPhone 11 takes better video and warmer pictures.
Unfortunately I will be returning it unless gcam significantly improves it
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That's strange, Find X2 Pro is overall praised for its excellent color reproduction. Detail is also top tier, actually even beating P40 Pro by a very slight margin (in ideal lighting conditions).
My advice is: don't return it. ColorOS 7.2 is about to come (I'd give it 2-3 months before it reaches us) and, among other nice improvements, it releases Oppo Camera SDK allowing other apps (such as Snapchat, Instagram, gcam) use all its lenses.
So if you're willing to wait with maybe a little bit less top-tier camera (perfectly top-tier and well-rounded in my opinion though) by then, you will get a very capable gcam rather soon.
Nah, I will return it. If 7.2 improves it enough I will buy it again at a reduced price
Welcome to England where you can buy things use them and again use them, then you feel disappointed and sen it back, then after couple of days you buy it again but this time cheaper
The phone is good stop whining
I've had the S20 ultra and the iPhone 11 pro and p40 pro this year and I'm impressed with the camera on this phone compared to them and I'm not saying there crap as there all good shooters and there's many strengths and weaknesses in all of them, I think it's very similar to the p40 pro but I prefere the colour this phone produces rather than the p40 pro as the p40 seems over saturated a lot of the time to me where this phone seems more life like.
It's a brilliant phone and I will certainly be upgrading to the next oppo find x next year regardless to what apple and Samsung, Huawei, Google bring out in the future.
Holding this phone compared to anything else, you get to realise how premium this phone is.
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Welcome to England where you can buy things use them and again use them, then you feel disappointed and sen it back, then after couple of days you buy it again but this time cheaper
The phone is good stop whining
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The phone is good. But for £1100 I expect more than just good. My 18m mate 20 pro is better in every way except refresh rate and processor. Gone back to that and haven’t looked back
Wouldn't have another SoC other than Snapdragon hence why I didn't get a Samsung or Huawei, Kirin & Exynos will forever be inferior
Out of interest, what firmware version is the EE supplied handsets running?
My SIM free from Amazon is currently at CPH2025CPW_11_A.30
It has CPW in the name which is not showing in the name of the version on their website. ROM versions get a bit confusing! I think Vodafone is VF but not sure if EE has its own version.
Also whilst I remember, if you are in a 5G area, does it work OK and show 5G in the top? I've got 5G enabled but when I do a manual search for providers it doesn't show anyone with 5G but I know the local 3 mast is 5G! I thought that would be in the list
Cheers
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Out of interest, what firmware version is the EE supplied handsets running?
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EE is CPH2025EE_11.A.30
I hope this is the correct forum for this type of discussion. If not, mods please move it to a more appropriate location.
What confuses is me is that there seems to be so little interest in this phone with both average consumers and tech enthusiasts. I'm curious you guys think that is?
Because it seems to me there are a lot of reasons why there should be. I'd like to lay them out. I'm by no means a Xiaomi/Poco fanboy, but I feel these are more of less objective points.
I paid €300 for my Pocophone F1 shipped from within EU, about a month after launch, and €350 for my Poco F2 pro about 2,5 months after launch. Taking into account inflation, the fact that the price might come down even more and the fact that you’re getting an objectively better hardware package, I’d say the F2 Pro is at least as good a deal (if not better) as the F1. And the F1 had a huge hype/interest surrounding it. It was basically the new One plus, as far as people were concerned.
What do I mean by better hardware package? Not taking into account the better chipset (which as far as I’m concerned is more a function of which smartphone generation we happen to be at) it’s the 4700 vs 4000 mah battery (I’m getting about 30-40% more battery life), the better screen (max brightness is quite a bit higher, as is color accuracy.. and it’s amoled), the much improved camera setup (including ‘nice to haves’ such as a macro camera), the housing which looks way more premium (even though all glass has downsides as well.. but the F1 back coating is pitting/scratching like crazy). And then there’s stuff that’s just plain cool, like the sliding selfie cam, the in screen fingerprint reader, IR blaster etc. Not to mention some weird omissions the Poco F1 had, such as no nfc.
I’d say getting this phone is kind of a no brainer, whether it’s for the tech enthusiast or the budget constrained android user who still wants the latest and greatest. Miui (though it has it quirks) is also getting to the point where it can compete with the other android skins out there.
So why is there so little interest?
I think because Xiaomi did not release the phone in India officially
For people into photography the Mi 10 range has better appeal. These handsets have much better cameras with OIS and 108MP or Omnivision lenses.
Here its due to Xiaomi not releasing full kernel source meaning that developers have a really hard time creating alternative ROMs.
In the "real" world, are sales bad? I dont know.
I wonder if there is any chance of getting custom roms for this device. I'm considering purchasing it but the lack of custom roms if putting me off. I'm curretly using a oneplus 6 and the poco f2 pro feeld like a nice and cheap upgrade.
I would like to add another imho huge pro-point for this (and other Xiaomi devices): unlocking the bootloader and rooting does NOT void the warranty!
(at least it's true for Singapore where Xiaomi confirmed this via email).
I am not aware of any other company (Samsung, Huawei, Realme ....) which allows this
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I wonder if there is any chance of getting custom roms for this device. I'm considering purchasing it but the lack of custom roms if putting me off. I'm curretly using a oneplus 6 and the poco f2 pro feeld like a nice and cheap upgrade.
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Xiaomi.eu is a kind a custom rom. Apart of that its true, not much other options available...
shadow78 said:
Xiaomi.eu is a kind a custom rom. Apart of that its true, not much other options available...
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It's not, it's the OEM ROM with a few mods on top, nothing special.
grt67DFqyu said:
It's not, it's the OEM ROM with a few mods on top, nothing special.
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I think you are wrong sorry. OEM means "original equipment manufacturer" normally the manufacturers provide OEM firmware\rom. As you said its modified "with a few mods on top" and its not by the manufacturer, then its a custom firmware. I fully understand what xiaomi.eu does and I know they use the official Chinese firmware but it is still modified.
no call recording on F2 pro. So bye bye Xiaomi.
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It's not, it's the OEM ROM with a few mods on top, nothing special.
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Technically, Xiaomi.eu ROM is a custom ROM.
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I think you are wrong sorry. OEM means "original equipment manufacturer" normally the manufacturers provide OEM firmware\rom.
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I know what OEM means Hence the phrase "OEM with a few mods on top". I just think it's not enough to call it a proper custom ROM.
As long as xiaomi.eu maintains this device, I absolutely love it
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As long as xiaomi.eu maintains this device, I absolutely love it
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Me too. I've been an AOSP guy ever since but TBH, I'm not complaining with MIUI this time, especially with Xiaomi.eu ROM. Plus, Magisk and EdXposed are perfectly working on it so I'm satisfied so far.
Poliarinis_eziukas said:
no call recording on F2 pro. So bye bye Xiaomi.
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Google announced Phone apk beta with call recording option (on some global versions of RN8 Pro is alread available)... So very soon will be on all xiaomi devices
popoyaya said:
For people into photography the Mi 10 range has better appeal. These handsets have much better cameras with OIS and 108MP or Omnivision lenses.
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We have OIS, and the IMX686 is no slouch either. Gcam still has a ton to get out of that sensor. For context, the Pixel's sensor has barely changed for the last 3 and a half years, and they still made massive quality improvements.
What is the advantage of Omnivision lenses ? Don't they make sensors ? The general rule is that Sony sensors are better, isn’t it ?
Poliarinis_eziukas said:
no call recording on F2 pro. So bye bye Xiaomi.
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Unlock and flash xiaomi.eu it's has that feature by default...
Wysłane z mojego POCO F2 Pro przy użyciu Tapatalka
jmase said:
Here its due to Xiaomi not releasing full kernel source meaning that developers have a really hard time creating alternative ROMs.
In the "real" world, are sales bad? I dont know.
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We all need to keep asking for the full device tree and kernel source etc. on Facebook and Twitter. I've tweeted POCO and Xiaomi this week whilst I wait for my new F2 Pro.
Sent from my Mi A1 using Tapatalk
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I know what OEM means Hence the phrase "OEM with a few mods on top". I just think it's not enough to call it a proper custom ROM.
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I guess this is your personal choice you call it what ever you like. I can also say green is yellow but its still will be green for everybody else .
Going back to the subject I have also seen a significant price drop since I bought this about 2 months ago. Not sure why is this though I think its a very good phone.
I may unlock my phone and give a shot on the xiaomi.eu rom if everyone saying its great.
Well compared to my mi note 10 it has worse screen, worse in screen fingerprint reader, build quality feels worse, camera setup is nowhere near, battery time is about same on miui 12 (poco f2 got worse, note 10 better in miui 12).
So the only real pros for poco f2 is performance and popup camera.
I kept note 10 as main phone
Hello
I'm interested in buying this phone. I plan to import it from china but have many questions if anyone is kind enough to help:
1. How will network connectivity be in the UK? I'm on EE & only really use 3g & 4g. I don't use 5g. Is signal strength strong? Data speeds fast?
2. How is the overall camera experience? YouTube & online reviews are giving mixed opinions. Some are saying the colour is off, some are saying it's perfect & the best camera phone atm.
3. Is the front camera really bad? I know it doesn't have 4k which is actually ridiculous considering this is a high end device, but, how's the overall performance of the front camera?
4. How is the battery life? Especially when compared to the likes of s22 ultra, mi11 ultra, vivo x80 Pro etc?
5. Have Xiaomi released any significant updates for the 12s Ultra? Any updates that have made the experience better, whether it's for battery life, performance or camera?
6. As the 12s ultra is a china only device, does Google services work properly? Do notifications work properly? Banking apps? I don't use Android auto so not fussed about that. Are there any services/apps that won't work in the UK on this phone? Or does Google services run perfectly?
7. Are you happy with your 12s ultra? If you could swap your 12s ultra for any other phone of the same value, would you do it or would you say that for the price range, the 12s ultra is the best in it's class?
Finally, am I better off getting the 11 ultra or waiting for the Xiaomi 13 or just going for the 12s ultra? I heard that the 11 ultra has horrible battery life, is this true or have recent updates made the 11 ultra battery life better ?
I'll try to give you a complete answer as I can I have this phone since last month, I live in Israel and I use 5G but 5G here is awful in my area (same speed as 4G) even though I have a 5G plan but that is a different conversation,
I have the Verdant Green 12/512 Version I bought it for $1225 from Aliexpress:
1). I don't live in the UK so I cannot say, here the signal is good, even on 4g and 3g (there is no 2g in my carrier so I can't test that), I do have an issue of calls suddenly dropping for no reason (bug in software I assume)
2). The main camera is awesome, the camera experience is super fast and launches very very quickly and snaps shots very fast, also the camera is very detailed, the ultrawide and telephoto are of a lesser sensor and quality is lower obviously, if you don't mind the quality difference between all 3 then it is great camera, front camera is decent too
3), The camera is decent, does the job, yeah it's max 1080p30fs but it's enough for video calls and still selfie (most use of selfie camera), unless you are a phone vlogger you won't mind the resolution and quality
4). Battery life is great for android flagship type phone, why I write android flagship type phone? since there are tiers in phones with different battery life between all of them, iPhone 13 pro max for example is killing with battery life compared to android flagships, only android Midrangers can compete with iPhone 13 pro max, if you come from android flagships you will be satisfied, if you come from recent android Midranger or lower tier, the battery life is worse, to be expected since this chipset is very powerful but also power hungry, I have the mi 11 ultra before this phone, it was decent with battery life and not too good, the reason is the 120hz screen was very power hungry and 888 chipset not efficient,
5). As of writing, I am using latest stable version 13.0.7 and it has issues, camera sometimes laggs a tiny bit when opening, caller id doesn't always work, and even saved contacts show up as numbers, keyboard gets reset to chinese keyboard with every reboot, developer settings get reset with reboot, wireless charging is limited to around ~20w and doesn't work with 50w wireless car charger pro (I have official 80w, 100w desktop chargers and 50w wireless car charger and all don't work well with this phone and they work perfect with mi 11 ultra)
6). Google is available but there are location issues in GPS sometimes, Google Pay doesn't work at all for me personally some had it work, I couldn't, google location history is not working sometimes, issues here and there
7). I am currently okay and a bit happy with the phone due to the above issues, is it perfect? no, is any phone perfect? also no, this is a china import and you need to know what you are doing in order to use it, I plan to unlock bootloader and flash Xiaomi EU rom to fix all these issues above, it should all be fixed with a custom rom that adjusts the OS to locations outside of china and with full google support, I would not swap the phone since it is very good, just needs more fixing of the above.
The Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra can be bought for less but you have many more issues with it, the phone drains faster and overheats allot, it has proximity sensor issues so taking calls using earpiece and listening to voice messages is a pain, the 888 chipsets is a mess of overheating and battery draining, you will lose battery fast even with basic use, and video calls for long make the phone lag and very hot, I would totally not recommend the mi 11 ultra over the 12s ultra since they fixed all these issues with the 12s ultra,
Basically if you don't like messing around with phones don't get this phone since you will have to do tinkering with it to fix the issues, if you don't mind tinkering like I do it's a great phone and very good competition wise, it has great cameras too, and battery life is wonderful,
I would give it a 9/10, and I only lower its score due to the software issues stated above, after flashing a custom rom and fixing the issues above the rom will be better and it will be a 10/10 in my opinion,
this phone is an ultra phone it focuses on camera, chipset, screen and overall quality and it nails all those points great! I would totally recommend it to phone tinkerers
Mitoraf said:
I'll try to give you a complete answer as I can I have this phone since last month, I live in Israel and I use 5G but 5G here is awful in my area (same speed as 4G) even though I have a 5G plan but that is a different conversation,
I have the Verdant Green 12/512 Version I bought it for $1225 from Aliexpress:
1). I don't live in the UK so I cannot say, here the signal is good, even on 4g and 3g (there is no 2g in my carrier so I can't test that), I do have an issue of calls suddenly dropping for no reason (bug in software I assume)
2). The main camera is awesome, the camera experience is super fast and launches very very quickly and snaps shots very fast, also the camera is very detailed, the ultrawide and telephoto are of a lesser sensor and quality is lower obviously, if you don't mind the quality difference between all 3 then it is great camera, front camera is decent too
3), The camera is decent, does the job, yeah it's max 1080p30fs but it's enough for video calls and still selfie (most use of selfie camera), unless you are a phone vlogger you won't mind the resolution and quality
4). Battery life is great for android flagship type phone, why I write android flagship type phone? since there are tiers in phones with different battery life between all of them, iPhone 13 pro max for example is killing with battery life compared to android flagships, only android Midrangers can compete with iPhone 13 pro max, if you come from android flagships you will be satisfied, if you come from recent android Midranger or lower tier, the battery life is worse, to be expected since this chipset is very powerful but also power hungry, I have the mi 11 ultra before this phone, it was decent with battery life and not too good, the reason is the 120hz screen was very power hungry and 888 chipset not efficient,
5). As of writing, I am using latest stable version 13.0.7 and it has issues, camera sometimes laggs a tiny bit when opening, caller id doesn't always work, and even saved contacts show up as numbers, keyboard gets reset to chinese keyboard with every reboot, developer settings get reset with reboot, wireless charging is limited to around ~20w and doesn't work with 50w wireless car charger pro (I have official 80w, 100w desktop chargers and 50w wireless car charger and all don't work well with this phone and they work perfect with mi 11 ultra)
6). Google is available but there are location issues in GPS sometimes, Google Pay doesn't work at all for me personally some had it work, I couldn't, google location history is not working sometimes, issues here and there
7). I am currently okay and a bit happy with the phone due to the above issues, is it perfect? no, is any phone perfect? also no, this is a china import and you need to know what you are doing in order to use it, I plan to unlock bootloader and flash Xiaomi EU rom to fix all these issues above, it should all be fixed with a custom rom that adjusts the OS to locations outside of china and with full google support, I would not swap the phone since it is very good, just needs more fixing of the above.
The Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra can be bought for less but you have many more issues with it, the phone drains faster and overheats allot, it has proximity sensor issues so taking calls using earpiece and listening to voice messages is a pain, the 888 chipsets is a mess of overheating and battery draining, you will lose battery fast even with basic use, and video calls for long make the phone lag and very hot, I would totally not recommend the mi 11 ultra over the 12s ultra since they fixed all these issues with the 12s ultra,
Basically if you don't like messing around with phones don't get this phone since you will have to do tinkering with it to fix the issues, if you don't mind tinkering like I do it's a great phone and very good competition wise, it has great cameras too, and battery life is wonderful,
I would give it a 9/10, and I only lower its score due to the software issues stated above, after flashing a custom rom and fixing the issues above the rom will be better and it will be a 10/10 in my opinion,
this phone is an ultra phone it focuses on camera, chipset, screen and overall quality and it nails all those points great! I would totally recommend it to phone tinkerers
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Thank you very much for this detailed reply. I will hold off from buying it until the eu ROM is out. Can you please update your experience on here once you've flashed the EU ROM?
My opinion. I did cleared cache and data of System launcher and after restart developer mode still stays with 13.0.7 MIUI. Need to clear AOD cache and data to have notification on AOD and lock screen.
I had before Samsung S8 Active, Gsmarena says 111hours of battery juice, no way. Ultra 12s is two times more efficent with everything on performance and max.
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Thank you very much for this detailed reply. I will hold off from buying it until the eu ROM is out. Can you please update your experience on here once you've flashed the EU ROM?
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hi, sorry for late reply, sure I can update, currently on 13.0.8 (latest stable as of writing) phone is working great for the most part, but only xiaomi eu rom will fix all these issues
Hi, I have both the 12s Ultra and Mi 11 Ultra.
Color balance is better on 12S Ultra but to my dissappointment the Mi 11 Ultra has a better camera. Big surprise to me but how much I WANT the 12S to take better pictures that is not the case.
Having a hard time deciding if I shall sell it or if I shall keep it and hope that they will fix it in future SW releases.
It should win hands down when they bring their c2 chip online. Let's hope it's not too long.
Hey guys,
I have just ordered myself the HONOR Magic Vs (Live in the UK) so I'll be able to do some comparison between the two devices.
Just from the spec sheets, they do look quite similar with the Thinness aspect going to the Mix Fold 2 and the Battery size going to the Magic Vs...
The biggest plus of the Magic Vs is the "Global" factor. It has full Google support, and no Chinese bloatware (which is a little strange for a Huawei... aahhh sorry HONOR device )
For more specific impressions, after I receive it. Should only take a couple of days (I hope) It is a local UK delivery after all...
Another thing to consider is the price! Currently, it is "only" £1199 with the £200 discount promo code they give you when you register at the hihonor.com website. The standard price after 25.05 will be £1399 or 1599 Euro in some EU countries...
If you would like to know anything specific, just ask. I'll answer all questions when I get it.
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Hey guys,
I have just ordered myself the HONOR Magic Vs (Live in the UK) so I'll be able to do some comparison between the two devices.
Just from the spec sheets, they do look quite similar with the Thinness aspect going to the Mix Fold 2 and the Battery size going to the Magic Vs...
The biggest plus of the Magic Vs is the "Global" factor. It has full Google support, and no Chinese bloatware (which is a little strange for a Huawei... aahhh sorry HONOR device )
For more specific impressions, after I receive it. Should only take a couple of days (I hope) It is a local UK delivery after all...
Another thing to consider is the price! Currently, it is "only" £1199 with the £200 discount promo code they give you when you register at the hihonor.com website. The standard price after 25.05 will be £1399 or 1599 Euro in some EU countries...
If you would like to know anything specific, just ask. I'll answer all questions when I get it.
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I thought about buying the Honor Magic Vs or Tecno Phantom V Fold. But the Honor inner screen is max 90Hz and has a camera hole. Tecno is not really known yet.
So i bought the Xiaomi Fold 2 in sale (€1000), unlocked the bootloader and rooted it. I made it more global with Magisk modules.
Before the Xiaomi Fold 2 i had the Vivo X Fold. It has great camera's, loved the two in-display fingerprint readers and mute switch. But thinks like Android Auto didn't work and Vivo doesn't want you to unlock the bootloader.
I skip the Oppo Find N2 and maybe also the Google Pixel Fold because i don't like it in size.
Still curious what you think about the Honor Magic Vs.
Since you asked it here on XDA forum, of course I will recommend Xiaomi devices over Huawei/Honor ones. I will never take a device with non-unlockable bootloader into account!
I have both.
TBH I prefer the Xiaomi. Even though the Honor magic vs has full GMS /Android auto so you dont need to root, it lacks basics like wifi calling/volte
If it didn't have the internal selfie camera, I might have been more inclined. This is one of the deciding factors for the Mix Fold 2 too. Completely un-interrupted inner screen.
m1key said:
I have both.
TBH I prefer the Xiaomi. Even though the Honor magic vs has full GMS /Android auto so you dont need to root, it lacks basics like wifi calling/volte
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And what about the camera's comparison?
m1key said:
I have both.
TBH I prefer the Xiaomi. Even though the Honor magic vs has full GMS /Android auto so you dont need to root, it lacks basics like wifi calling/volte
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Mine got delivered today so I'll check this tonight but according to other people in the Honor forums, WiFi Calling/Volte work fine...
WhySoSeriousJoKer said:
And what about the camera's?
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Cameras are 50MP Main, 6MP Telephoto with 3x optical zoom, and 50MP Wide angle. Should be able to produce quite reasonable results.
xiaomifolduser said:
If it didn't have the internal selfie camera, I might have been more inclined. This is one of the deciding factors for the Mix Fold 2 too. Completely un-interrupted inner screen.
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Yeah, the camera hole can be annoying but all other foldables I've owned had it (except the Mix Fold 2) that I'm used to it. If the software can be made to ignore it, I'll be reasonably happy...
Hey guys,
I've been playing for a while with the Magic Vs and here are some initial thoughts of mine:
1. Everything just works! Global ROM is a blessing that you can only fully appreciate after you had several years of Chinese ROMs on Devices not made for Global use. Even some apps look a little different than the versions I have in the Mix Fold 2. All google services are happily running, Android Auto is integrated into the software.
The only thing that makes me miss Root a little bit is AdAway. It still works but with Root it works better. All My banking apps work flawlessly, Fingerprint is not iffy with them (have an issue with it in the Lloyds Banking App on the Mix Fold 2)
2. Hardware and build quality wise it is quite nice. It feels as good as the Mix Fold 2. The camera hole on the internal screen is not that bad although I know some people will hate it. Battery life seems better for now but it is too early for that. I'll have to use it at least for a week to give you more accurate notes on that.
The sound is on par and maybe a little bit better sounding... Most probable because there is a little bit more space inside for better speaker chambers... Don't know... A lot nicer rind and Alarm melodies BTW
On that note, the device does not feel any thicker than the Mix Fold 2. Both screens are a couple of mm smaller but the difference is negligible...
3. No notification issues so far... The is one strange thing that all app notifications are not enabled by default but the first time you start the app, it will ask for all needed permissions like in a normal phone for the Global market.
Google Assistant is fully integrated and working. "Hey Google" works even on a locked phone.
The always-on display shows all notifications. NetFlix is fully supported with HDR10...
Basically, it shows what the Mix Fold 2 could have been if it had proper Global software.
One more interesting thing I found just now is that due to some Honor... Magic... the Gboard keyboard switches from a normal one to the split type the moment you go to the big screen... and stays like that in both portrait and landscape... Miracle
I'm doubtful to buy the Honor Magic vs. The 12GB/512GB global model now only costs €1005 at pdaplaza, but i've now got pretty much everything working on my Xiaomi Mix Fold 2. Choices.