Aren't there just some features the China's variant of the same model can't make up for if it were to be used outside of mainland? Such as Google Wallet etc, on surface, you get Google GMS Play Store, firmware wise, it's still the China's firmware underpinnings. Xiaomi purposely block Global rom from being flashed onto the China's variant.

Iianm, some features are going to be missed out. It's not exactly without compromise

This post has been edited by overlimit: Jan 12 2024, 02:59 PM

Because of ecosystem, it works okay if you were in China, use Alipay, use WeChat pay those sort of Chinese exclusive online services. Oh yeah, that's part of the reasons why Apple and Samsung(iianm HK variant) are so highly sought after in China, not because they are "rich" but they "had to" to avoid the hassles of China's android phones.

This post has been edited by overlimit: Jan 12 2024, 03:06 PM