1. Coming from a Redmi Note 4 (RN4) I know Xiaomi/Poco likes to source components like camera sensors, diplay panels and fingerprint sensors from different manufacturers. If you bought a RN4 half a year after release you got a worse camera sensor (Samsung instead of Sony) and display. What can I expect buying an X3 NFC at this point? Did you hear of worse displays and camera sensors being used? I'd like to have a sony sensor.
2. Does the Gcam on Custom-ROMs perform worse than on Stock MIUI (becauses of worse drivers maybe, I've read this somewhere)?
3. Are there 100% stable Gcams for this phone out there? I've always had crashes in bright sunlight with Gcam on my RN4.
4. Can we expect official LOS for this device soon?
Thanks
uiuiuiui said:
1. Coming from a Redmi Note 4 (RN4) I know Xiaomi/Poco likes to source components like camera sensors, diplay panels and fingerprint sensors from different manufacturers. If you bought a RN4 half a year after release you got a worse camera sensor (Samsung instead of Sony) and display. What can I expect buying an X3 NFC at this point? Did you hear of worse displays and camera sensors being used? I'd like to have a sony sensor.
2. Does the Gcam on Custom-ROMs perform worse than on Stock MIUI (becauses of worse drivers maybe, I've read this somewhere)?
3. Are there 100% stable Gcams for this phone out there? I've always had crashes in bright sunlight with Gcam on my RN4.
4. Can we expect official LOS for this device soon?
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1. It's all the same hardware. From the very first reviews to the current point, nothing was changed.
2. I haven't heard that. GCam and ANXCam (stock MIUI camera for custom ROMs) have an own forum, so you may take a look.
3. GCams are pretty stable. If you had crashes in bright sunlight on your phone, you had the wrong version installed.
4. Looks like it. Take a look at the LOS thread.
I got a Poco X3 NFC myself 3 weeks ago to replace my Redmi Note 4X after 4 years or so:
Unlocking the bootloader is the same as for the Redmi Note 4X. Flashing a custom ROM for the first time was a little different than what I was used to but also very easy.
Currently I'm running ArrowOS with GApps pre-installed and I couldn't be happier. Super stable, everything works and has lots of features that are actually Pixel exclusive.
Running ArrowOS, you still get unlimited picture upload in Google Photos, for me example.
The last custom ROM I had on my Redmi Note 4X was AOSiP (Android 10) and ArrowOS feels exactly the same. It's pure Android with the addition of some Pixel features
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1. It's all the same hardware. From the very first reviews to the current point, nothing was changed.
2. I haven't heard that. GCam and ANXCam (stock MIUI camera for custom ROMs) have an own forum, so you may take a look.
3. GCams are pretty stable. If you had crashes in bright sunlight on your phone, you had the wrong version installed.
4. Looks like it. Take a look at the LOS thread.
I got a Poco X3 NFC myself 3 weeks ago to replace my Redmi Note 4X after 4 years or so:
Unlocking the bootloader is the same as for the Redmi Note 4X. Flashing a custom ROM for the first time was a little different than what I was used to but also very easy.
Currently I'm running ArrowOS with GApps pre-installed and I couldn't be happier. Super stable, everything works and has lots of features that are actually Pixel exclusive.
Running ArrowOS, you still get unlimited picture upload in Google Photos, for me example.
The last custom ROM I had on my Redmi Note 4X was AOSiP (Android 10) and ArrowOS feels exactly the same. It's pure Android with the addition of some Pixel features
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1. Incorrect. Poco X3 uses Tianma or Huaxing (TCL) panel. Huaxing is better by rule.
2. In photos, no, it takes much better photos. In video, stock camera is better because stabilization works properly. Anyone who says that Gcam video stabilization is much better than MIUI is deluded. Video stabilization in Gcam works in some ROMs, in some not. It works in some Gcam mods, in some not. But when you get it to work, it works horrible with a lot of judder and motion blur effects which are not present in MIUI camera. Gcam uses ROM camera drivers, but Gcam also uses special libs which makes the photo processing much better.
3. Yes, you can check out Gcam thread and try several mods including mine.
4. LineageOS for Poco X3 is developed by gardiol & he said that it won't take anytime soon to get official as he needs to rebase whole device tree for LineageOS 18.1 official. He also did LineageOS 17.1 for which he got approved for official device tree, but not the whole ROM.
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Hi,
How would you compare camera in Mi4c vs Galaxy s4 ? Is there any one who moved from s4 to Mi4c ? I have browsed all pages with pictures and comparison tools however cannot find real user experience. I am currently using sgs4 and camera is enough for me, however with new phone I would like to get a bit more Will I get it with Mi4C ?
Thanks
If I were in your place, I'd wait for mi5. S4 ain't a bad device
The only thing i liked about the S4 was the screen. The camera takes blurry shots 4/5 times and it lagged to no end. The Mi4c is worlds above it.
I had i9505 2 months ago I sold It and bought mi4c I think mi4c has a better camera as compared to s4 and if we talk about features of camera mi4c has awesome manual mode which s4 lacks
I agree with ermacwins. You should wait a little for mi5
hey, as far as camera is concerned the mi4c is miles ahead of the s4 (and it should be, actually, it's a flagship two years ahead !) i wasn't a sg4 owner but i have used it a lot and i'm also a previous xperia z owner (both share the same imx135 sensor) and i can safely suggest the mi4c as a camera update over the sg4. however if you are very interested in night photography mi4/mi note will suit you better (and of course mi5).
mi4c's imx258 is way ahead of s4, IMO the worst thing about mi4c's camera is the MIUI camera app itself - you've got plenty of options, but in worse light conditions it ruins 9 of 10 taken photos - a much simpler google camera takes much better pictures as it uses better exposure parameters and doesn't try to wipe out the higher ISO noise along with all the detail left
and yes, wait for the mi5 to appear - the mi4c price will drop making it even better buy
Hi, I come from a family of S4 owners but used a LG G2 instead.
The Mi4C takes much better pictures than the S4 (main reason being its fast PDAF focus). The processing is mature, it capures much more light in the same conditions as well and shutter lag is much less. Like the other people here, I advise you to wait for the Mi 5 release, but here are some pictures I took with my Mi 4c:
xdadevet said:
Hi, I come from a family of S4 owners but used a LG G2 instead.
The Mi4C takes much better pictures than the S4 (main reason being its fast PDAF focus). The processing is mature, it capures much more light in the same conditions as well and shutter lag is much less. Like the other people here, I advise you to wait for the Mi 5 release, but here are some pictures I took with my Mi 4c:
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I remember reading your comments on the xda portal camera related on cm roms. If you havent tried cm13, try it now because it has a new snapdragon camera and it rivals the miui stock camera.
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mi4c's imx258 is way ahead of s4, IMO the worst thing about mi4c's camera is the MIUI camera app itself - you've got plenty of options, but in worse light conditions it ruins 9 of 10 taken photos - a much simpler google camera takes much better pictures as it uses better exposure parameters and doesn't try to wipe out the higher ISO noise along with all the detail left
and yes, wait for the mi5 to appear - the mi4c price will drop making it even better buy
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actually the miui app has proper manual controls and the g. camera has not. but yes, in auto mode your night shots come out both blurry and full of noise. (who makes the software? the camera picks 1/12 s.s. and 3000 iso ! tons of noise and shake too ! )
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I remember reading your comments on the xda portal camera related on cm roms. If you havent tried cm13, try it now because it has a new snapdragon camera and it rivals the miui stock camera.
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I'm on Team Superluminal's CM13. I'll definitely look into it. The stock camera of CM13 is horrible, it doesn't even support PDAF. At the moment I have to restore a MiUI build when I know I'm going to spend the day taking pictures, and revert back to CM13 afterwards. Thank you for letting me know, camera quality is the one thing that bugs me on AOSP.
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I'm on Team Superluminal's CM13. I'll definitely look into it. The stock camera of CM13 is horrible, it doesn't even support PDAF. At the moment I have to restore a MiUI build when I know I'm going to spend the day taking pictures, and revert back to CM13 afterwards. Thank you for letting me know, camera quality is the one thing that bugs me on AOSP.
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Are you on the latest build because it was added with the ROM. I'm on a older build and had to flash the camera. There was some flickering but apparently fixed.
Hello guys,
Have anyone tried google camera on the Z4? Any successful results?
Edit again. Since we have same sensor (Samsung GM1), we can use gcam developed for Redmi Note 7. I found Bulkin043's pretty good. Here is the link to his telegram: https://t.me/s/googlecamera_mod
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Edit, the sensor used on this device is Samsung GM1. So the Gcam mentioned below is not a good fit. Thus, explaining the crashes.
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I have been using ports from Arnova8G2 and configs for Asus Zenfone 6 since it has the same main camera sensor IMX586. The port can take good pictures however both portrait and slow-mo mode fail to work. You can find the link to the port here:
https://www.celsoazevedo.com/files/android/google-camera/dev-arnova8G2/
ahalol said:
Edit again. Since we have same sensor (Samsung GM1), we can use gcam developed for Redmi Note 7. I found Bulkin043's pretty good. Here is the link to his telegram: https://t.me/s/googlecamera_mod
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Edit, the sensor used on this device is Samsung GM1. So the Gcam mentioned below is not a good fit. Thus, explaining the crashes.
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I have been using ports from Arnova8G2 and configs for Asus Zenfone 6 since it has the same main camera sensor IMX586. The port can take good pictures however both portrait and slow-mo mode fail to work. You can find the link to the port here:
https://www.celsoazevedo.com/files/android/google-camera/dev-arnova8G2/
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EDITED:
Got the perfect version!!
https://www.dropbox.com/s/wyucfrr9x649vk8/MGC_6.2.030_NoiseVersion_V15.apk?dl=0
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Just use Sanity's latest one https://www.celsoazevedo.com/files/android/google-camera/dev-san1ty/
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Why? mi 9t, mi 9t pro, k20, k20 pro all have IMX586 whereas we have GM1.
ahalol said:
Why? mi 9t, mi 9t pro, k20, k20 pro all have IMX586 whereas we have GM1.
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Yeah just realized it doesn't play well with Night Sight.
After testing version all day, this is by far the best and most stable one for our device, it's 95% perfect.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/wyucfrr9x649vk8/MGC_6.2.030_NoiseVersion_V15.apk?dl=0
Portrait mode works, night sight works, 60fps video works, everything seems perfecto.
TigerCourage said:
Yeah just realized it doesn't play well with Night Sight.
After testing version all day, this is by far the best and most stable one for our device, it's 95% perfect.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/wyucfrr9x649vk8/MGC_6.2.030_NoiseVersion_V15.apk?dl=0
Portrait mode works, night sight works, 60fps video works, everything seems perfecto.
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Thanks for the link. I have downloaded and tested your apk in different ways. I do not see any improvement over the stock camera in terms of feature and quality. For even Portrait and Night mode the stock camera performed better than google cam. I think I will stop looking for custom camera and stick with the stock version.
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Thanks for the link. I have downloaded and tested your apk in different ways. I do not see any improvement over the stock camera in terms of feature and quality. For even Portrait and Night mode the stock camera performed better than google cam. I think I will stop looking for custom camera and stick with the stock version.
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Lol there's a huge difference in night sight. Even front facing portrait mode is way better. Back camera portrait mode is good enough on stock.
I'm incredibly torn over whether I should root to LineageOS on my OP 7 pro. I really miss all the stuff that comes with rooting, but at the same time OxygenOS is so damn smooth, and I know OP have spent years on making it this way.
For people that have already made the jump, how does the responsiveness compare between the two?
I think lineageOS is a little bit fasther. But a lot of features are missing, so not good enough for daily use.
You know you can root and use OxygenOS?
colecr said:
I'm incredibly torn over whether I should root to LineageOS on my OP 7 pro. I really miss all the stuff that comes with rooting, but at the same time OxygenOS is so damn smooth, and I know OP have spent years on making it this way.
For people that have already made the jump, how does the responsiveness compare between the two?
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Both are fast and smooth can force 90hz all the time on OOS. To be inline with Lineage as OnePlus uses adaptive refresh where as Lineage is forcing 90hz all the time.
Comes down to personal preference I usually prefer AOSP/CAF but OOS is running very well on 7 Pro and obviously everything is working so pick which you like best.
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Both are fast and smooth can force 90hz all the time on OOS. To be inline with Lineage as OnePlus uses adaptive refresh where as Lineage is forcing 90hz all the time.
Comes down to personal preference I usually prefer AOSP/CAF but OOS is running very well on 7 Pro and obviously everything is working so pick which you like best.
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You can force 90Hz on OxygenOS as well...
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You can force 90Hz on OxygenOS as well...
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I wrote that...
Not much difference... OOS for the win!
LOS is junk.
Stock OOS is the best you can get right now for OP7Pro. I have tried AOSP roms such as Official Lineage 16, HavocOS,Pixel Experience etc and apps are not as smooth compared to stock OOS even with 90hz forced all the time (these are apps like facebook,twitter,instagram etc). They are so smooth with stock OOS but not with any other AOSP roms. Also, do note that using aosp this early on OP7Pro, you'll be sacrificing a lot (90hz optimization including 3rd party apps, low speaker volume, low display brightness,fingerprint unlock that flashes light on the whole screen,, proximity sensor on calls, unpolished pixels at the edge of displays as oneplus has this trick to correct them by using an overlay etc.). After the release of pixel 4, maybe aosp roms will be optimized or at least better for this type of display and much more.
I've tested all the roms out for the OP7 Pro and currently the Android 10 open beta rom is the smoothest and the best this device has ran for me.
Hi all,
I am thinking of buying a new Smartphone. In my country Realme 5 Pro 8GB/128GB and Redmi Note 8 Pro 6GB/128GB are similarly priced. I am really really confused between these two.
Which one should I pick?
You expert opinions are required.
Thanks in advance.
No-one yet?
I am more inclined towards Realme 5 Pro basically due to SD712, Sony Camera Sensor and 8GB Ram Variant.
Currently I am using Realme 3. I don't like Color OS and Camera App. But I have heard that Realme will be providing its own UI with stock like experience. Is it true? And is there any changes in Stock Camera App expected?
Well that's a tough decision. I just bought RM5P 8/128 GB. Have used Xiaomi for about 4+ years and was happy with performance and software. Xiaomi provides lot of power packed software feature and highly customizable UI. But having used for more than 4 years, I was bored with MIUI, so I thought of switching to something relatable.
After I got my hands on RM5P, I was disappointed with the software and less customizable UI, but man, I have no words for the performance and camera. I am glad I made a good decision switching to this as this one has power packed hardware features which no brand has given in this price range. Hopefully, the software will be improved progressively.
My advice: If you have never used Xiaomi, go for Redmi Note 8 pro. Else go for RM5P. You will be happy with both.
Currently using Realme 5 pro(6GB Variant). To be honest, Redmi Note 8 pro looks more premium with its glass back. Realme 5 pro does look somewhat premium but nowhere close to Redmi Note 8 pro. The Redmi has a faster CPU and GPU but I heard some issues with overheating( and I don't have faith in Mediatek). In the realme, I have not encountered any overheatiing isues till now. But playing PUBG for longer periods makes the phone a little bit warm which is completely normal. If you want a phone for heavy gaming go with POCO F1, this phone is way better in terms of performance but looks kinda outdated( I regret not buying it). If you want a premium feeling device go for Redmi Note 8 Pro & if you want a overall better device go for Realme 5 pro.
Thanks, and what about Camera performance?
Wolverinedd2 said:
Currently using Realme 5 pro(6GB Variant). To be honest, Redmi Note 8 pro looks more premium with its glass back. Realme 5 pro does look somewhat premium but nowhere close to Redmi Note 8 pro. The Redmi has a faster CPU and GPU but I heard some issues with overheating( and I don't have faith in Mediatek). In the realme, I have not encountered any overheatiing isues till now. But playing PUBG for longer periods makes the phone a little bit warm which is completely normal. If you want a phone for heavy gaming go with POCO F1, this phone is way better in terms of performance but looks kinda outdated( I regret not buying it). If you want a premium feeling device go for Redmi Note 8 Pro & if you want a overall better device go for Realme 5 pro.
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vinitsorte said:
Well that's a tough decision. I just bought RM5P 8/128 GB. Have used Xiaomi for about 4+ years and was happy with performance and software. Xiaomi provides lot of power packed software feature and highly customizable UI. But having used for more than 4 years, I was bored with MIUI, so I thought of switching to something relatable.
After I got my hands on RM5P, I was disappointed with the software and less customizable UI, but man, I have no words for the performance and camera. I am glad I made a good decision switching to this as this one has power packed hardware features which no brand has given in this price range. Hopefully, the software will be improved progressively.
My advice: If you have never used Xiaomi, go for Redmi Note 8 pro. Else go for RM5P. You will be happy with both.
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I Have used Redmi Note 4 a very long time ago and I don't really hate MIUI that much. Color Os is totally on other level of crap.
waqar bukhari said:
I Have used Redmi Note 4 a very long time ago and I don't really hate MIUI that much. Color Os is totally on other level of crap.
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I agree, MIUI is a little better than ColorOS except the ads.
Wolverinedd2 said:
I agree, MIUI is a little better than ColorOS except the ads.
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I don't think there are any ads in my country. And There is an option to turn off the ads as well.
waqar bukhari said:
I don't think there are any ads in my country. And There is an option to turn off the ads as well.
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Then MIUI is definitely better but would you prefer it over stock android?
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waqar bukhari said:
Thanks, and what about Camera performance?
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Realme 5 pro has very capable cameras but the 48MP images doesn't look that sharp. Normal 12MP is better( I think).
Don't know about the note!!
waqar bukhari said:
Hi all,
I am thinking of buying a new Smartphone. In my country Realme 5 Pro 8GB/128GB and Redmi Note 8 Pro 6GB/128GB are similarly priced. I am really really confused between these two.
Which one should I pick?
You expert opinions are required.
Thanks in advance.
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I just bought Realme 5 Pro 4/128 variant after (and still) owning Realme 3 Pro 6/128. I have considered Redmi Note 8 Pro before buying, but at the end I chose Realme. Here is why:
- Photography is the most important factor for me, thus I was looking for a phone with Qualcomm SOC because it will have Gcam mod for it. But then I saw on youtube lately that gcam mod also has been made available for RN8 Pro with mediatek chipset, but unfortunately the stock camera is still better than the Gcam on that phone. In case you don't know, the right Gcam variant with the right settings on Realme 3/5 Pro is amazing. I have compared it with my friend's Galaxy S9 and S10 and it put them both to shame when you examine the detail side by side at 1:1 zoom. Gcam on realme even manage to equal or beat my mirrorless M4/3 panasonic gx85!
- I read that RN8 Pro has touchscreen issues that still has not been fixed till now.
For me, ColorOS is ok. It has very aggressive RAM / battery management that often closing running apps eventhough there is still plenty of available RAM. So I just turned off the power saving feature (called 'Smart Power Saver') and use 'custom power saver' that allows you to set background running permission individually for each of your apps that you know shouldn't be close automatically like gps sport tracking app in my case. In app management setting screen you can also specify that certain apps are allowed to do auto start. You can also locked the app in the recent app screen so that it won't be closed. Unfortunately that setting is not persistent and only work until the next restart.
I'd never prefer an mtk powered device over an SD one. Just look at rm8p xda development forum and here. Words are quite unnecessary.
greenys' said:
I'd never prefer an mtk powered device over an SD one. Just look at rm8p xda development forum and here. Words are quite unnecessary.
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You are right. But I am not into rooting and stuff.
Gnusvol said:
I just bought Realme 5 Pro 4/128 variant after (and still) owning Realme 3 Pro 6/128. I have considered Redmi Note 8 Pro before buying, but at the end I chose Realme. Here is why:
- Photography is the most important factor for me, thus I was looking for a phone with Qualcomm SOC because it will have Gcam mod for it. But then I saw on youtube lately that gcam mod also has been made available for RN8 Pro with mediatek chipset, but unfortunately the stock camera is still better than the Gcam on that phone. In case you don't know, the right Gcam variant with the right settings on Realme 3/5 Pro is amazing. I have compared it with my friend's Galaxy S9 and S10 and it put them both to shame when you examine the detail side by side at 1:1 zoom. Gcam on realme even manage to equal or beat my mirrorless M4/3 panasonic gx85!
- I read that RN8 Pro has touchscreen issues that still has not been fixed till now.
For me, ColorOS is ok. It has very aggressive RAM / battery management that often closing running apps eventhough there is still plenty of available RAM. So I just turned off the power saving feature (called 'Smart Power Saver') and use 'custom power saver' that allows you to set background running permission individually for each of your apps that you know shouldn't be close automatically like gps sport tracking app in my case. In app management setting screen you can also specify that certain apps are allowed to do auto start. You can also locked the app in the recent app screen so that it won't be closed. Unfortunately that setting is not persistent and only work until the next restart.
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I have used gcam with my LG G6 and the results very stunning. But on my Realme 3 gcam is not as good.
Thank you very much for a detailed reply. I also feel the same.
I have also made the similar thread in RN8 pro forum and no-one has yet replied ?.
Wolverinedd2 said:
Then MIUI is definitely better but would you prefer it over stock android?
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Realme 5 pro has very capable cameras but the 48MP images doesn't look that sharp. Normal 12MP is better( I think).
Don't know about the note!!
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I have never used stock Android Before. I have heard a lot of praise though. I am not sure if I would like it or not.
I have seen the camera Comparison of both these devices on youtube and dynamic range of Realeme 5 Pro is really much better.
waqar bukhari said:
You are right. But I am not into rooting and stuff.
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Well, as you wish but rooting and custom stuff can noticeably lengthen your device's life span and raise performance, lower battery consumption. Idk why would anyone willingly not want these but it's up to you. Even if you don't count these a SD powered device is mostly better choice for base lifespan of chipset is longer and features to add later are most of time more available for SD devices rather than mtk.
greenys' said:
Well, as you wish but rooting and custom stuff can noticeably lengthen your device's life span and raise performance, lower battery consumption. Idk why would anyone willingly not want these but it's up to you. Even if you don't count these a SD powered device is mostly better choice for base lifespan of chipset is longer and features to add later are most of time more available for SD devices rather than mtk.
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I have also come to know that Xiaomi Has released Source Code or something like that which will be very helpful for development. Actually I read it on XDA review. They also wrote that they have shipped few RN8 Pro to devs for active development. Although Development Section of RN8 Pro seems very inactive as compared to Realme 5 Pro section.
Most Probably anyone buying phone is this range will be buying a new phone after one year so Longer Life Span of phone is just not required if it can live for one year with its performance intact (Which I have doubt about due to mediatek).
Most of the people will never use Rooting and stuff on their phones even if the stuff is available for their phones (I Guess). But it is always nice to have support for your device. It is a plus but not a negative in my view.
Gnusvol said:
I just bought Realme 5 Pro 4/128 variant after (and still) owning Realme 3 Pro 6/128. I have considered Redmi Note 8 Pro before buying, but at the end I chose Realme. Here is why:
- Photography is the most important factor for me, thus I was looking for a phone with Qualcomm SOC because it will have Gcam mod for it. But then I saw on youtube lately that gcam mod also has been made available for RN8 Pro with mediatek chipset, but unfortunately the stock camera is still better than the Gcam on that phone. In case you don't know, the right Gcam variant with the right settings on Realme 3/5 Pro is amazing. I have compared it with my friend's Galaxy S9 and S10 and it put them both to shame when you examine the detail side by side at 1:1 zoom. Gcam on realme even manage to equal or beat my mirrorless M4/3 panasonic gx85!
- I read that RN8 Pro has touchscreen issues that still has not been fixed till now.
For me, ColorOS is ok. It has very aggressive RAM / battery management that often closing running apps eventhough there is still plenty of available RAM. So I just turned off the power saving feature (called 'Smart Power Saver') and use 'custom power saver' that allows you to set background running permission individually for each of your apps that you know shouldn't be close automatically like gps sport tracking app in my case. In app management setting screen you can also specify that certain apps are allowed to do auto start. You can also locked the app in the recent app screen so that it won't be closed. Unfortunately that setting is not persistent and only work until the next restart.
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There is a 4/128GB variant? Btw which gcam version did you use?
Gnusvol said:
I just bought Realme 5 Pro 4/128 variant after (and still) owning Realme 3 Pro 6/128. I have considered Redmi Note 8 Pro before buying, but at the end I chose Realme. Here is why:
- Photography is the most important factor for me, thus I was looking for a phone with Qualcomm SOC because it will have Gcam mod for it. But then I saw on youtube lately that gcam mod also has been made available for RN8 Pro with mediatek chipset, but unfortunately the stock camera is still better than the Gcam on that phone. In case you don't know, the right Gcam variant with the right settings on Realme 3/5 Pro is amazing. I have compared it with my friend's Galaxy S9 and S10 and it put them both to shame when you examine the detail side by side at 1:1 zoom. Gcam on realme even manage to equal or beat my mirrorless M4/3 panasonic gx85!
- I read that RN8 Pro has touchscreen issues that still has not been fixed till now.
For me, ColorOS is ok. It has very aggressive RAM / battery management that often closing running apps eventhough there is still plenty of available RAM. So I just turned off the power saving feature (called 'Smart Power Saver') and use 'custom power saver' that allows you to set background running permission individually for each of your apps that you know shouldn't be close automatically like gps sport tracking app in my case. In app management setting screen you can also specify that certain apps are allowed to do auto start. You can also locked the app in the recent app screen so that it won't be closed. Unfortunately that setting is not persistent and only work until the next restart.
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Which GCam version did you use?
waqar bukhari said:
I have also come to know that Xiaomi Has released Source Code or something like that which will be very helpful for development. Actually I read it on XDA review. They also wrote that they have shipped few RN8 Pro to devs for active development. Although Development Section of RN8 Pro seems very inactive as compared to Realme 5 Pro section.
Most Probably anyone buying phone is this range will be buying a new phone after one year so Longer Life Span of phone is just not required if it can live for one year with its performance intact (Which I have doubt about due to mediatek).
Most of the people will never use Rooting and stuff on their phones even if the stuff is available for their phones (I Guess). But it is always nice to have support for your device. It is a plus but not a negative in my view.
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Absolutely agree. Although even with released source code and free gift devices to developers indeed xda seems way more inactive if we compare redmi note 8 pro and realme 5 pro. I'm absolutely glad I bought this device instead of rm8p especially as you said custom stuff support and help. Probably mtk devices aren't the favorite of developers either so rm5p getting faster development with delayed source code reveal and even without gift devices to devs.
Wolverinedd2 said:
There is a 4/128GB variant? Btw which gcam version did you use?
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Yes there is in Indonesia.
This version MGC_6.1.021_MI8_V2e.apk
In addition to the instruction there to set the saturation, I activate HDR+ enhanched mode which gives much better result in settings > general - advanced > HDR+ control = on and then set to hdr+ enhanced in the camera main screen.
Hi, I'm considering getting a pixel 3 as the prices have come down quite a bit.
From my experience with oneplus and Sony the cameras aways take a massive hit when you flash a custom Rom. Given the gcam apk is available does the pixels have this or the gcam performance is the same whether or not it a stock Rom?
When you Install the gcam the quality is the same.
And when you Install an magisk modul the gcam has the same Performance, But even without this Module the Performance is Almost equal.The difference in speed is barely noticeable.
I am thinking of applying Pixel Experience Custom ROM or LineageOS ROM in my PIXEL 2 when they will be available with Android 12. Should I be concerned with the chance of the degradation of Pixel's camera quality? Does a Custom ROM harm the pixel photo capturing capability? Do the HDR+ work?
tanvir2694 said:
I am thinking of applying Pixel Experience Custom ROM or LineageOS ROM in my PIXEL 2 when they will be available with Android 12. Should I be concerned with the chance of the degradation of Pixel's camera quality? Does a Custom ROM harm the pixel photo capturing capability? Do the HDR+ work?
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I've had much the same question, from what little bit of experience I have, there seems to be very little difference.
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