Okay what if we get the k30pro zoom edition instead of pocof2p.....will the band work fine here in malaysia...?

I don't have the phone myself but I think it shouldn't be a problem unless our telcos here decide to overwrite previous LTE band with B20. As far as I know we don't use B20 here in Malaysia.

https://www.frequencycheck.com/compatibilit...mi-imi/malaysia

https://www.frequencycheck.com/compatibilit...imipro/malaysia

The video here explains everything if anyone has doubt to choose between k30p and f2p

https://youtu.be/wTITyqekmpk

As for ads that come with the stock China ROM, flashing xiaomi.eu ROM will get rid of those, but that will void the warranty I think? But that's not really a problem to me since there hasn't been a single phone yet that I didn't root or jailbreak from day one once I got them. Screw warranty, never use them anyway 🤣

Didn't know that, thanks for the heads up! Then it'd be troublesome for yes 4g users.

Edit: The B20 is for commercial use? On Wikipedia it says its for trial under Yes 4G.

I see. That'd be quite congested since the government is also planning to initiate and expand 5g network, which is only a matter of time. I find it funny when 5g project is already in the plan while us maxis users are still waiting for VoLTE.

I wonder when the zoom edition will be commercialised here.

Apparently, yes; becoz stock ROM is heavily having "nuisance activities" running in the background....

Ahh, OK. Looks like this EU ROM is quite a miracle worker then. Yeah, that's why I'm not a big fan of stock MIUI, lots of "nuisance activity" in the background as you put it

Its a group of devs deserve the credit here for bringing in the customised EU Rom. Not xiaomi for sticking the ads and bloatful apps in the phone lol.
Globat set?

I think they've moved the Mi branding to premium, leaving the Redmi and Poco branding for the entry level and midrange market. The Blackshark is a niche by itself. The other thing about having so many models is that they end up cannibalising each other, so maybe in places where there is the Poco, the Redmi K series won't be present.
How old is your RN7? Mine is about a year old and the battery is still very good. Standby drain at night is only 3-4%.
Yeah, that's why Xiaomi can't convince me to spend too dollar on their phones yet. I'm not a fan of the bloatware and ads

Correct me if I'm wrong, EU ROM is based on China stable weekly build ROM. You need to unlock bootloader and flash the ROM from TWRP to get it running. It's a customised ROM built by a group of European devs.

Unlike other custom ROMs, it seems that xiaomi and their European distributors have a special policy on this one particular EU ROM when it comes to warranty.

Since warranty is the least bit of worry on my end, you might want to find it out yourself. I don't think warranty policies in Europe and Malaysia are the same when it comes to Xiaomi EU. Perhaps others can shed some light on this?

The real official stock ROMs from xiaomi for European users are either Global ROM or EEA ROM.

(1) Malaysia Set is not having the EU ROM. Malaysia set comes with Global ROM.

(2) The difference as follows :


(3) EU ROM still keeping the following system apps:


As the system apps are still present, I myself take my own initiative to further reduce some "background activities" by tweaking settings below:
(a) Enable Smart Scenes options.
(b) Disable access to Device ID.
© Disable Unrestricted Data for all System Apps.
(d) Disable Usage Access to all System Apps.
(e) Disable Authorization & Revocation for all System Apps.

All in all, the EU ROM has some effects to the background activities but not enough to prevent other nuisance. Therefore, user still need to tweak around further to minimize other background activities.
(1) EU (Europe) ROM is NOT official from Xiaomi; just like other custom ROMs in XDA community.

(2) Yes, the user needs to unlock the Bootloader (the official & legal method via Mi website) in order to be able to flash EU ROM.

(3) As highlighted below :


All in all, MIUI is well known for its rouge background activities since MIUI version 1. If the user can bare the "nuisance", no harm to proceed with the stock MIUI. It's how Xiaomi makes money and sustain the SRP to be "affordable" and reaching the "Flagship Killer" title.

Xiaomi awares users can flash stock ROM to other custom ROMs and loses the cash from the "background activities" in stock MIUI. There was a time they block the unlock Bootloader to prevent user flash custom ROMs. But backlash from their fans reverse that decision.

As for me, for the past 5 Xiaomi devices, I only flash EU ROM immediately once the ROM is released. No turning back and won't try other custom ROMs. You can nominate me as the No. 1 Fan for EU ROM...LOL...

No trading apps in my F1 EU ROM.

You may try the following :
(1) Search for "System Apps" menu to disable their access to cellular Data.

(2) Disable Device ID access:
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(3) Enable Smart Scenes:
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(4) Disable all Authorization & Revocation :
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All the above tweaking are to reserve the resources to your Trading Apps. Rather than the System Apps taking all the resources, tweaking above will free up some resources for your Trading app to continue running happily.

On top of that, do the followings:
(1) Set "No restrictions" to the Trading App
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(2) Lock the Trading App so that it can constantly running in the Background
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(3) Enable "Auto Start" to the Trading App
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(4) Turn on "Unrestricted Data" to the Trading App
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Realme is getting better, while xiaomi is slowly following oneplus footstep.
I'm hoping op8 will drop a lot more, cause I find op7 pro is holding their own price pretty well.
I bet people won't talk about it much if they put the price above rm2.5k.

In terms of pricing I mean. They are just getting more expensive.

Yeah, it's a sickening trend to most consumer. I just hope realme won't step into premium price zone but I cant see that won't happen.

Phones are just going to keep getting pricier every year I guess. The best deals will be to buy last year's flagship phones this year
Ok ma, shows that a lot of people interested in the phone
I agree, the Realme 6 is such a big step up from the Realme 5. Looking forward to their X3 Super Zoom launch next week. I'm guessing it will be around 2499-2599, as a successor to the X2 Pro. OP phones generally don't drop that much in prices until after the next gen ones are released. The 8/256 OP7 Pro is quite a bargain now for RM2399. But the loyal and old time supporters remain unhappy with OP for losing their flagship killer mojo and joining the premium players

I'd love to try the OP8 Pro at some point too. But not at the current RRP!
Well, Realme hasn't released a RM3k phone yet, so that's good!

Inevitable, as manufacturers keep improved on design/quality etc, xiaomi even without stupid-Qualcomm-forced-5G, already near flagship phone price last year.
Same as OnePlus, build quality, features and camera etc keep getting better.

Ya, a big part of the reason why SD865 phones are so pricey is Qualcomm forcing 5G down everyone's throat with that chipset

Yeah, true. Hopefully it'll stay that way
Good point. If more phone makers start going with Mediatek as a cheaper option then it will be interesting. But to the mind of many consumers, flagship = SD8** series chipset

Yep, totally agree! With the right pricing, I find the realme x3 super zoom has a quite specific market segment. Its like a playmaker/keyplayer that will push realme higher in the smartphone competition.
Inevitable indeed. I'm blaming Qualcomm here for dominating the flagships market but there's no denying that their performance is leading against the competition. Us consumers have always to milk more money 💸💸 to keep up with the trend.
Hope mediatek will do better in future. Eventhough the performance is quite good, their current lineup is just not flash friendly. But thats just me and a bunch of modders who just love to fully utilise and customise our android phones to a wider extent, and I think our percentage in the market is almost negligible.

As for me, I can't accept MTK becoz GCam is not 100% compatible ... So, still relying on Snap series in the end, and especially the ones that Google Pixel 5 is rumored to use (Snap 765G or 768G)...

MediaTek has been around for quite some time so I highly doubt that is going to happen anytime soon. Maybe not in the next 5 years. They don't even have fastboot mode in case when the device goes wrong. Hopefully they will change this soon.

True. Let's see how the trade war unfolds. Trump really enjoys to give people a lot of headaches doesn't he . If things go well then this might be a good chance for mediatek to step up to show what they are capable of

I thought the manufacturing cost in the state is higher, no?

issit ? why those manufacturer not in US ?
owner pocket is very honest ....