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    • scottalanmillerS
      scottalanmiller @Emad R
      last edited by

      @msff-amman-Itofficer said in Xiaomi's New $362 Bests Samsung Galaxy S8 for Half the Price:

      @travisdh1 said in Xiaomi's New $362 Bests Samsung Galaxy S8 for Half the Price:

      I've got a Motorola (why did they have to sell to Lenovo of all companies!) G4 Plus, the one with 4GB ram that nobody reviews. It's been so much better than even my Nexus 5 was.

      True, while Lenovo still are making new phones with the brand like Motto M
      http://www.gsmarena.com/motorola_moto_m-8299.php
      But still it is scary to buy from Lenovo, reviewers said that the Android OS looks and feels like stock like the usual but now we cant be sure, Lenovo have habit for injecting weird crap that you cant remove.

      For me I am liking and loyal to HUAWEI , I actually like their ROM, sure its not anything near Android stock, but I like the extras, I found them professional and helpful and non intrusive.

      Had P8 Lite for 2 years and now NOVA Plus, and happy with the new phone. The only thing it is missing is WiFi ac and dual band but for me that is not an issue

      I wasn't much of a Motorola fan before they sold to Lenovo. Even less of one now. They were great in the 1980s, but the late 1990s were not good to Motorola. I miss the M68000 days.

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      • dafyreD
        dafyre @scottalanmiller
        last edited by

        @scottalanmiller said in Xiaomi's New $362 Bests Samsung Galaxy S8 for Half the Price:

        @msff-amman-Itofficer said in Xiaomi's New $362 Bests Samsung Galaxy S8 for Half the Price:

        @travisdh1 said in Xiaomi's New $362 Bests Samsung Galaxy S8 for Half the Price:

        I've got a Motorola (why did they have to sell to Lenovo of all companies!) G4 Plus, the one with 4GB ram that nobody reviews. It's been so much better than even my Nexus 5 was.

        True, while Lenovo still are making new phones with the brand like Motto M
        http://www.gsmarena.com/motorola_moto_m-8299.php
        But still it is scary to buy from Lenovo, reviewers said that the Android OS looks and feels like stock like the usual but now we cant be sure, Lenovo have habit for injecting weird crap that you cant remove.

        For me I am liking and loyal to HUAWEI , I actually like their ROM, sure its not anything near Android stock, but I like the extras, I found them professional and helpful and non intrusive.

        Had P8 Lite for 2 years and now NOVA Plus, and happy with the new phone. The only thing it is missing is WiFi ac and dual band but for me that is not an issue

        I wasn't much of a Motorola fan before they sold to Lenovo. Even less of one now. They were great in the 1980s, but the late 1990s were not good to Motorola. I miss the M68000 days.

        Toughest phone I ever owned was a little Motorola Startac flip phone.

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        • scottalanmillerS
          scottalanmiller @dafyre
          last edited by

          @dafyre said in Xiaomi's New $362 Bests Samsung Galaxy S8 for Half the Price:

          @scottalanmiller said in Xiaomi's New $362 Bests Samsung Galaxy S8 for Half the Price:

          @msff-amman-Itofficer said in Xiaomi's New $362 Bests Samsung Galaxy S8 for Half the Price:

          @travisdh1 said in Xiaomi's New $362 Bests Samsung Galaxy S8 for Half the Price:

          I've got a Motorola (why did they have to sell to Lenovo of all companies!) G4 Plus, the one with 4GB ram that nobody reviews. It's been so much better than even my Nexus 5 was.

          True, while Lenovo still are making new phones with the brand like Motto M
          http://www.gsmarena.com/motorola_moto_m-8299.php
          But still it is scary to buy from Lenovo, reviewers said that the Android OS looks and feels like stock like the usual but now we cant be sure, Lenovo have habit for injecting weird crap that you cant remove.

          For me I am liking and loyal to HUAWEI , I actually like their ROM, sure its not anything near Android stock, but I like the extras, I found them professional and helpful and non intrusive.

          Had P8 Lite for 2 years and now NOVA Plus, and happy with the new phone. The only thing it is missing is WiFi ac and dual band but for me that is not an issue

          I wasn't much of a Motorola fan before they sold to Lenovo. Even less of one now. They were great in the 1980s, but the late 1990s were not good to Motorola. I miss the M68000 days.

          Toughest phone I ever owned was a little Motorola Startac flip phone.

          My Nokia laughs in your general direction.

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          • wirestyle22W
            wirestyle22 @scottalanmiller
            last edited by

            @scottalanmiller said in Xiaomi's New $362 Bests Samsung Galaxy S8 for Half the Price:

            @dafyre said in Xiaomi's New $362 Bests Samsung Galaxy S8 for Half the Price:

            @scottalanmiller said in Xiaomi's New $362 Bests Samsung Galaxy S8 for Half the Price:

            @msff-amman-Itofficer said in Xiaomi's New $362 Bests Samsung Galaxy S8 for Half the Price:

            @travisdh1 said in Xiaomi's New $362 Bests Samsung Galaxy S8 for Half the Price:

            I've got a Motorola (why did they have to sell to Lenovo of all companies!) G4 Plus, the one with 4GB ram that nobody reviews. It's been so much better than even my Nexus 5 was.

            True, while Lenovo still are making new phones with the brand like Motto M
            http://www.gsmarena.com/motorola_moto_m-8299.php
            But still it is scary to buy from Lenovo, reviewers said that the Android OS looks and feels like stock like the usual but now we cant be sure, Lenovo have habit for injecting weird crap that you cant remove.

            For me I am liking and loyal to HUAWEI , I actually like their ROM, sure its not anything near Android stock, but I like the extras, I found them professional and helpful and non intrusive.

            Had P8 Lite for 2 years and now NOVA Plus, and happy with the new phone. The only thing it is missing is WiFi ac and dual band but for me that is not an issue

            I wasn't much of a Motorola fan before they sold to Lenovo. Even less of one now. They were great in the 1980s, but the late 1990s were not good to Motorola. I miss the M68000 days.

            Toughest phone I ever owned was a little Motorola Startac flip phone.

            My Nokia laughs in your general direction.

            I think the actual model was the Nokia Brick

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            • Reid CooperR
              Reid Cooper @wirestyle22
              last edited by scottalanmiller

              @wirestyle22 said in Xiaomi's New $362 Bests Samsung Galaxy S8 for Half the Price:

              @scottalanmiller said in Xiaomi's New $362 Bests Samsung Galaxy S8 for Half the Price:

              @dafyre said in Xiaomi's New $362 Bests Samsung Galaxy S8 for Half the Price:

              @scottalanmiller said in Xiaomi's New $362 Bests Samsung Galaxy S8 for Half the Price:

              @msff-amman-Itofficer said in Xiaomi's New $362 Bests Samsung Galaxy S8 for Half the Price:

              @travisdh1 said in Xiaomi's New $362 Bests Samsung Galaxy S8 for Half the Price:

              I've got a Motorola (why did they have to sell to Lenovo of all companies!) G4 Plus, the one with 4GB ram that nobody reviews. It's been so much better than even my Nexus 5 was.

              True, while Lenovo still are making new phones with the brand like Motto M
              http://www.gsmarena.com/motorola_moto_m-8299.php
              But still it is scary to buy from Lenovo, reviewers said that the Android OS looks and feels like stock like the usual but now we cant be sure, Lenovo have habit for injecting weird crap that you cant remove.

              For me I am liking and loyal to HUAWEI , I actually like their ROM, sure its not anything near Android stock, but I like the extras, I found them professional and helpful and non intrusive.

              Had P8 Lite for 2 years and now NOVA Plus, and happy with the new phone. The only thing it is missing is WiFi ac and dual band but for me that is not an issue

              I wasn't much of a Motorola fan before they sold to Lenovo. Even less of one now. They were great in the 1980s, but the late 1990s were not good to Motorola. I miss the M68000 days.

              Toughest phone I ever owned was a little Motorola Startac flip phone.

              My Nokia laughs in your general direction.

              I think the actual model was the Nokia Brick

              In Soviet Russia, Nokia phone bricks you!

              0_1492706332676_1438979050235.jpeg

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              • wirestyle22W
                wirestyle22 @Reid Cooper
                last edited by

                @Reid-Cooper said in Xiaomi's New $362 Bests Samsung Galaxy S8 for Half the Price:

                @wirestyle22 said in Xiaomi's New $362 Bests Samsung Galaxy S8 for Half the Price:

                @scottalanmiller said in Xiaomi's New $362 Bests Samsung Galaxy S8 for Half the Price:

                @dafyre said in Xiaomi's New $362 Bests Samsung Galaxy S8 for Half the Price:

                @scottalanmiller said in Xiaomi's New $362 Bests Samsung Galaxy S8 for Half the Price:

                @msff-amman-Itofficer said in Xiaomi's New $362 Bests Samsung Galaxy S8 for Half the Price:

                @travisdh1 said in Xiaomi's New $362 Bests Samsung Galaxy S8 for Half the Price:

                I've got a Motorola (why did they have to sell to Lenovo of all companies!) G4 Plus, the one with 4GB ram that nobody reviews. It's been so much better than even my Nexus 5 was.

                True, while Lenovo still are making new phones with the brand like Motto M
                http://www.gsmarena.com/motorola_moto_m-8299.php
                But still it is scary to buy from Lenovo, reviewers said that the Android OS looks and feels like stock like the usual but now we cant be sure, Lenovo have habit for injecting weird crap that you cant remove.

                For me I am liking and loyal to HUAWEI , I actually like their ROM, sure its not anything near Android stock, but I like the extras, I found them professional and helpful and non intrusive.

                Had P8 Lite for 2 years and now NOVA Plus, and happy with the new phone. The only thing it is missing is WiFi ac and dual band but for me that is not an issue

                I wasn't much of a Motorola fan before they sold to Lenovo. Even less of one now. They were great in the 1980s, but the late 1990s were not good to Motorola. I miss the M68000 days.

                Toughest phone I ever owned was a little Motorola Startac flip phone.

                My Nokia laughs in your general direction.

                I think the actual model was the Nokia Brick

                In Soviet Russia, Nokia phone bricks you!

                0_1492706332676_1438979050235.jpeg

                It's also useful for home security. I'm pretty sure you can bludgeon intruders to death with it and then call 911 from the same phone

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                • matteo nunziatiM
                  matteo nunziati
                  last edited by matteo nunziati

                  I own a redmi 4 by xiaomi. Buyed the global version from local import shop. Glass is really sensitive. Anything else in 1.5 month of usage is on par with any other more expensive phone. A collegue of mine has the mi 5. Really good too.

                  Just need few months to get the official global rom out and you can buy it in Europe.

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                  • ObsolesceO
                    Obsolesce
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                    If it would work with the wireless bands in the U.S.... would it be possible to have someone in China buy one and bring it back?

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                    • ObsolesceO
                      Obsolesce @Deleted74295
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                      @Breffni-Potter said in Xiaomi's New $362 Bests Samsung Galaxy S8 for Half the Price:

                      And for a phone that is outside the Chinese market. Look at the OnePlus

                      https://oneplus.net

                      Currently using a OnePlus 3 and have been since October. Great quality phone, delighted with it.

                      Those are pretty nice actually! Are they regular phones that can be used with any carrier?

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                      • matteo nunziatiM
                        matteo nunziati @Obsolesce
                        last edited by matteo nunziati

                        @Tim_G said in Xiaomi's New $362 Bests Samsung Galaxy S8 for Half the Price:

                        If it would work with the wireless bands in the U.S.... would it be possible to have someone in China buy one and bring it back?

                        you can buy. carrier compatibility: have to check, too much different from europe to give advice...

                        PLEASE NOTE: THIS IS JUST A LINK I DO NOT KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THE SHOP, IN ITALY WE HAVE A COUPLE OF TRUSTED IMPORTERS. CHECK WITH THE XIAOMI COMMUNITY!

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                        • matteo nunziatiM
                          matteo nunziati
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                          namely, this is mine

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                          • ObsolesceO
                            Obsolesce
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                            My wife needs a new phone badly. She may get the galaxy 8, but these others look just a great.

                            She loves the camera on my Microsoft 950XL, but there is one photo app on android made by google that is keeping her on Android, that I'm sure google won't make for windows mobile, just go keep her on Android.

                            Anyways, how does the OnePlus compare to the galaxy 8? How about galaxy 8 vs the Xiaomi? I just don't want to get something that requires any work. I know a Galaxy 8 would be a solid choice, so something similarly solid.

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                            • scottalanmillerS
                              scottalanmiller @Obsolesce
                              last edited by

                              @Tim_G said in Xiaomi's New $362 Bests Samsung Galaxy S8 for Half the Price:

                              My wife needs a new phone badly. She may get the galaxy 8, but these others look just a great.

                              I'm eyeing the Asus ZenFone 3 Zoom myself.

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                              • ObsolesceO
                                Obsolesce @scottalanmiller
                                last edited by

                                @scottalanmiller said in Xiaomi's New $362 Bests Samsung Galaxy S8 for Half the Price:

                                @Tim_G said in Xiaomi's New $362 Bests Samsung Galaxy S8 for Half the Price:

                                My wife needs a new phone badly. She may get the galaxy 8, but these others look just a great.

                                I'm eyeing the Asus ZenFone 3 Zoom myself.

                                That's the one I've been shoving in her face actually! Hmm, not the Zoom, the other one.... let me look.

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                                • ObsolesceO
                                  Obsolesce @Obsolesce
                                  last edited by

                                  @Tim_G said in Xiaomi's New $362 Bests Samsung Galaxy S8 for Half the Price:

                                  @scottalanmiller said in Xiaomi's New $362 Bests Samsung Galaxy S8 for Half the Price:

                                  @Tim_G said in Xiaomi's New $362 Bests Samsung Galaxy S8 for Half the Price:

                                  My wife needs a new phone badly. She may get the galaxy 8, but these others look just a great.

                                  I'm eyeing the Asus ZenFone 3 Zoom myself.

                                  That's the one I've been shoving in her face actually! Hmm, not the Zoom, the other one.... let me look.

                                  It was a ZenFone 3, 5.2"... I thought it was the Deluxe but now I'm not so sure. I also showed her the Selfie version lol, not so sure about that though.

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                                  • scottalanmillerS
                                    scottalanmiller @Obsolesce
                                    last edited by

                                    @Tim_G said in Xiaomi's New $362 Bests Samsung Galaxy S8 for Half the Price:

                                    @scottalanmiller said in Xiaomi's New $362 Bests Samsung Galaxy S8 for Half the Price:

                                    @Tim_G said in Xiaomi's New $362 Bests Samsung Galaxy S8 for Half the Price:

                                    My wife needs a new phone badly. She may get the galaxy 8, but these others look just a great.

                                    I'm eyeing the Asus ZenFone 3 Zoom myself.

                                    That's the one I've been shoving in her face actually! Hmm, not the Zoom, the other one.... let me look.

                                    Zoom is delayed for some update. I really want the camera from the Zoom but in a 5.2" form factor.

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                                    • Reid CooperR
                                      Reid Cooper @Obsolesce
                                      last edited by

                                      @Tim_G said in Xiaomi's New $362 Bests Samsung Galaxy S8 for Half the Price:

                                      @Tim_G said in Xiaomi's New $362 Bests Samsung Galaxy S8 for Half the Price:

                                      @scottalanmiller said in Xiaomi's New $362 Bests Samsung Galaxy S8 for Half the Price:

                                      @Tim_G said in Xiaomi's New $362 Bests Samsung Galaxy S8 for Half the Price:

                                      My wife needs a new phone badly. She may get the galaxy 8, but these others look just a great.

                                      I'm eyeing the Asus ZenFone 3 Zoom myself.

                                      That's the one I've been shoving in her face actually! Hmm, not the Zoom, the other one.... let me look.

                                      It was a ZenFone 3, 5.2"... I thought it was the Deluxe but now I'm not so sure. I also showed her the Selfie version lol, not so sure about that though.

                                      Isn't that only like $199? Cheap and looks pretty nice.

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                                      • GreyG
                                        Grey @dafyre
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                                        @dafyre said in Xiaomi's New $362 Bests Samsung Galaxy S8 for Half the Price:

                                        @scottalanmiller said in Xiaomi's New $362 Bests Samsung Galaxy S8 for Half the Price:

                                        I've still never seen one of those in the real world. Very rare to get phones that are not provided by carriers in the US market.

                                        Yeah. Most of us are content with the offerings of our carriers. I've had the Pixel XL for about 2 weeks now and absolutely love it! I don't even carry my tablet around any more.

                                        How does that work on a belt holster? Do you have to wear cargo pants instead? Maybe you've adopted a murse approach? Asking for a friend.

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                                        • Mike DavisM
                                          Mike Davis @Deleted74295
                                          last edited by

                                          @Breffni-Potter said in Xiaomi's New $362 Bests Samsung Galaxy S8 for Half the Price:

                                          And for a phone that is outside the Chinese market. Look at the OnePlus

                                          https://oneplus.net

                                          Currently using a OnePlus 3 and have been since October. Great quality phone, delighted with it.

                                          What is a "Dash Type-C Cable"? Is it proprietary? Now that I'm used to inductive charging, and being able to charge with any old micro USB cable if I'm away from my home/home office, I don't know if I could deal with a proprietary cable.

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                                          • ObsolesceO
                                            Obsolesce @Mike Davis
                                            last edited by

                                            @Mike-Davis said in Xiaomi's New $362 Bests Samsung Galaxy S8 for Half the Price:

                                            @Breffni-Potter said in Xiaomi's New $362 Bests Samsung Galaxy S8 for Half the Price:

                                            And for a phone that is outside the Chinese market. Look at the OnePlus

                                            https://oneplus.net

                                            Currently using a OnePlus 3 and have been since October. Great quality phone, delighted with it.

                                            What is a "Dash Type-C Cable"? Is it proprietary? Now that I'm used to inductive charging, and being able to charge with any old micro USB cable if I'm away from my home/home office, I don't know if I could deal with a proprietary cable.

                                            I'm assuming it's a standard USB 3 type-c cable... the good kind and only kind I will use for a phone going forward.

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