the only thing i hate about Xiaomi phone is the ROM. MIUI is juz not my taste. i am buying because of the hardware and price.

i got a Mi3 previously. the hardware is out of this world for the price i pay. the software is just not up to par. MIUI is one of the very early ROM and copy heavily from iOS (the menu, the icon). until today that neva change.

much like the mipad i have. from day 1, i install Google Now launcher. if i do get Mi5, i am sure launcher is the first i install.

yea yea im still a proud owner of Mi3, not much problem, except slow processing on high end games.

google now launcher is for what actually?

its the launcher. u dun get the MIUI iOS-like launcher. Google Now Launcher is the stock launcher in Nexus phone.

go back install on yur Mi3. its not gonna whack yur phone. dun like then juz uninstall.

if you are into theme den dun bother trying. the MIUI theme dun work on GN.

This post has been edited by demio121: Mar 22 2016, 02:12 PM

i duno why u say slow... my iPad mini 2 retina (since 2014) upgraded to latest firmware... no problem at all...
maybe you factory reset the set in see... i don see any problem...
yes with my mum iP4 with its latest firmware it is slow... but she is ok with it coz it is easy to use...
but the battery is not good already, she already change twice...

not launcher, MIUI takes too much ram at start up also...
so it is taking more resources, where as if you use google now it is more lighter...
actually MIUI is the concerns which makes me to ditch Mi3 after use for a year...
i hope for Android v5.0 (L) which makes it lighter to run but unfortunately...
it doesn't come when i want to sell off...

Sony firmware is the best as it is near to Vanilla but with skinning...
HTC is also not far behind... my Desire 820s is serving me well for a year dy..
but the battery is giving up soon, i think, cos it doesnt last already...

i sold my Mi3 about a year ago... how is the android v5.0 running, smoothly???
well i do not expect my phone is do wonders on games, as long as it can run CoC smoothly i'm fine with it...

This post has been edited by michael9413: Mar 22 2016, 03:30 PM

aiks mine MIUI 7, still on android v4.4. It's smooth, only slow processing on high end games.

I also play COC with it only now, but if too many witches, it gets lag

The price we pay for a xiaomi is the reason why they dont have enough supply. They skimp on marketing, warehousing and production thats why we get those super low prices.
Actually people cant afford Samsung or Sony is why ppl get a xiaomi, i mean if i could afford the Z5 now i would rather get it then Mi5.

A good example, Mi3 specs SD800 & 2gb ram exactly same as S4 and Nexus 5. From what i see, people with Mi3 and S4 either changed phone or stuck with a laggy phone. Im still using Nexus 5 Android 6.01 and it still runs laps around newer phones and still performs like a new phone. It shows just how heavy Miui and Touchwiz is.

This post has been edited by metaloid: Mar 22 2016, 04:27 PM

Using Mi3 with Miui dev rom, no lag, no battery problem.

I think many people who can afford RM1. 5k for a xiaomi flagship can afford to top up another 1k for a Samsung or Sony if they really want to but many don't think it's worth it to pay so much.

Xiaomi has saved a lot on marketing cost but they cannot keep this flash sales SH1T going on for too long.

There are more and more options, some not as good though like Huawei or even the Samsung A series but at least you can get it...

Yes those paying 1.5k are in the middle, either can easily afford a 2.5k phone or eat vege for a month but ppl buy xiaomi coz its really bang for buck.

They are also relatively new as a company so they just dont have enough production capabilities yet but they are expending factories from foxconn & india so they should improve in the coming years...so i expect mi phones to get more expensive as well. Honor is a good example but compare the size of Huawei to Xiaomi...

still on Androidv4.4???? Bloody LIAR!!!!
they said they will update it to Android v5.0..
shits all the long wait... luckily i sold it off around March last year...

i agree with you MIUI is SHITZ heavy and a lot of fanboy doesnt agree about this...
my HTC or my wife Sony with midrange chipset still working fine with Lollipop and 2GB RAM...
my Lumia 535 even best... 1GB RAM the system is as smooth as Mi3...
i don see why Mi3 will have heavy multitasking problem and laggy, thats why i sold it off...


yup.. but again, if this kind of lack of stock goes on it will hurt themselves...
XiaoMi is poor on update firmware, so it is depends on user what they expect from this device...


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Pls go vote and trust your eyes...
then you can see which photo you like...
no label which photo is taken by which brand... so check out... we know tomorrow...

http://www.gsmarena.com/galaxy_s7_vs_iphon...review-1414.php

This post has been edited by michael9413: Mar 22 2016, 05:20 PM

Im also waiting for HTC M10... rumour 5.15" same specs as Mi5 and good camera. Although A9 already 2.1k, Htc price is

HTC and Huawei is smoking weed together.

http://www.lowyat.net/2016/99088/iphone-se...has-2gb-of-ram/

lol 2gb .

don blame HTC... Samsung S7 Edge already 3k++...
Sony also near there... all due to currency exchange... actually phone price nv increase....
so u know what to do next year...

if they said same inside with iPhone 6S then it is 2G...

Xiaomi Mi5 AnTuTu

I was think to buy g4 too,the price after discount from lazada coupon is very tempting,do a quick read on g4 forum and kaboom,most of the user doesnt want another lg product,because claim even from zitron set is too slow,even latest batch got mobo bootloop problem,in short its a time boom.

Imho,i think older g3 is a great deal,else,just wait for mi5,or just grab cheaper redmi note 3 pro

uhhh I'm using marshmallow, miui 7 for mi3 went from kitkat straight to marshmallow

eu version miui v7 consider official?

yeah it's just china dev rom with some of the bloat removed + added languages

How stable is it?