i got the piston orignal from mi malaysia today.....
according to the xiaomi forum.... with the clip is piston 2.1.

i have plug to mi3.... using "misound enhancer" with be best for it?
i found out only use Piston-1 will product good sound!

is this piston 2.1???

me gain knowledge . thank you very muchi

yes. its the 2.1 version

everyone's ear is diff. thats all i can say

depends how big your palm...if is xiaomi my set, i dont see why not...

Dont use any MiSoundEnhancer is the best.

But Mi3 headphone out is really a bit below average.

Today I dropped my Mi3 from car roof height and it survived. One really bad chip at the back top left, and some smaller chips here and there on the back cover. Really not bad...

On a sidenote, my bro's wife dropped hers and didnt fare well. Shattered screen...

1.) I consider my palm as average still occasionally found a bit difficult to control the entire 5" screen but most of the time still manageable, if u have large palm with long fingers maybe can...lol

2.) Hasn't thought of replacing battery just yet, still new mah, why worry something you only need to do in a year or longer times ? with so many user sure Xiaomi will have solutions, I bet later will as easy as iPhone...lol

which RM50 earphone better than piston? show me la bro..

Got my piston today (2units to avoid shipping fee)
To my ears it's not bad at all - very2 good for it's price.

bagus

Convenient yes, if you have the time.

In the past few days I've noticed that not every time Whatsapp, Facebook Messenger, Viber etc. react to new messages or a phone call. I guess some rather aggressive power saving setting I haven't seen yet? Any idea where to check?

One handed... depends on your hands I would say. But it's a stretch... actually I prefer 4.6". I can reach most corners, but not comfortable, and a bit dangerous. Can't really grip it.

@ngkhanmein: Not complaining about the Pistons, they are fine for the price, though not great. But considering price, even if the build quality were absolute rubbish they'd be good. And the build quality is way beyond what you could expect for RM 50. If it were RM 300 I wouldn't be saying they are overcharging...
However the headphone jack of the Mi3... a bit disappointing. They said it's the same chip as found in some iPhone? Well, either Apple did something better or the iPhone sounds bad. If my old laptop sounds better something is wrong. In 2 weeks I should be able to compare Mi3 and a soundcard costing just as much, I'm curious how the difference will be. I'd say if you're an audiophile, better look elsewhere.

I'm rather impressed by the speaker though, it's clear and reasonably loud, good for listening to podcasts in the bathroom.

Personally I dislike the Mi Sound Enhancer, because everytime I switch to piston/hi-fi speaker/ car aux need to setting back enhancer, very leceh

prefer like other phone, 1 general settings for all!

I've been testing out the Pistons too. I hate the Mi Sound Enhancer as well. I either listen to it flat or use a custom equalizer setting. I like the Pistons so far.

Ok i got a wierd MI Powerbank question.

I remembering seeing somewhere (cannot remember) that you can charge the powerbank and also power up your phone. Any danger in this like overheating?

Also i got this crazy idea of using one powerbank to charge up another powerbank.

Basically daisy chain the power bank. First unit gets power from adapter then plug the output of the first unit to the input of the second unit.

I tried it and seems to work but worry if got any damage long term charging in this way.

I got one at RM15 but you won't be able to buy it.

It's not that hard to find an iem which may well sound better than Piston2 if you look around for bargain. But for lazy people, probably Piston2 is as good as it gets for RM50 I suppose.

About the Mi Sound Enhancer, depends on what type of music u listen ba?

Bro get a proper protection man. The original TPU soft case is gooding. Fits the phone like a glove.

And why would you want to do that? Unless you really need power, else I'd say avoid it! Your powerbank would probably take longer time to charge. So does your phone.

dropped mi3 at car roof height and it survived.

what casing u using bro? care to share? I oso mau. I using aluminium bumper ni now, so the phone will look nice. But I'm also looking for a tough casing.

Well this method is useful when u are travelling, in the hostels where you do not bring extension plug. You can charge up ur powerbank and phone using one socket. But I also don't know whether it pose any danger. Someone enlighten us please.

This post has been edited by jayzshadower: Aug 26 2014, 01:55 AM

For the whatapp, viber and facbook messenger to be able to get instant notification, you need to go to security app (not the security in setting app ) and select permission and then manage app permission, select the app tab and go to those app and add auto start and trust that app. Try it.

This post has been edited by jayzshadower: Aug 26 2014, 01:54 AM

Thanks, I will. Right now I have the security permissions thing off... will see if that works.

I can also see that method as useful if you only have one charger, and want to sleep. Instead of only being able to charge one device (because you won't wake up to swap the device) you'll get to charge them all, more or less.

The PB has been extremely cool to me... my other powerbanks tend to heat up quite a bit while charging and discharging, while the PB stays relatively cold...

I think I've been asked about my screen protector? I bought it at a small shop in a shopping center, mine is by Kemiao. No name one, but it seems to do the job just fine (it could be a bit bigger though, I'd say 0.5-0.8mm more on all sides would be fine, though you'd have to be very accurate). It is rounded at the corners and the cut out, which makes it feel nicer, more pleasant. I haven't had it long enough to see how good it really is.

Btw. I've heard that it's the oleophobic coating that makes the glass so tough and hard to scratch. But the coating wears off...?