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I was one of those looking forward to Verizon getting the actual Z3 and was disappointed when that didn't really happen. Couple months ago went with the Nexus 6, dealt with the preorder nightmare for weeks before getting one. Liked it a lot, liked lollipop, but didn't love it. Decided to sell mine and try out the Z3v due to the amazing reviews. WOW, I wish I went with this in the beginning. Better camera, more manageable size, I'm assuming better battery.
Very pleased with this phone, can't wait for the next Xperia on Verizon.
Any great tricks I should know?
I did the exact opposite. Got the Z3 didnt really care for it much. Bought a Nexus 6 and haven't looked back. Absolutely love it!!
ericdmiller said:
I was one of those looking forward to Verizon getting the actual Z3 and was disappointed when that didn't really happen. Couple months ago went with the Nexus 6, dealt with the preorder nightmare for weeks before getting one. Liked it a lot, liked lollipop, but didn't love it. Decided to sell mine and try out the Z3v due to the amazing reviews. WOW, I wish I went with this in the beginning. Better camera, more manageable size, I'm assuming better battery.
Very pleased with this phone, can't wait for the next Xperia on Verizon.
Any great tricks I should know?
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One of the best phones I have had thus far, battery life is just insane.
Now if we could get root and some custom ROMs I would be elated. :good:
1linuxfreak said:
One of the best phones I have had thus far, battery life is just insane.
Now if we could get root and some custom ROMs I would be elated. :good:
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Same here! I don't see it happening though. I'm also worried it will be forever before we see Lollipop due to Verizon's history with releases.
However, even coming from the Nexus and losing Lollipop I don't mind.
I went from my Z3, tried the Nexus 6 for a few days, then went back to my Z3 and couldn't be happier. I'm a fan of Nexus devices (had all of them since the Nexus S), but I just love my Z3 too much. From the size, super bright screen which kills the N6 or any other phone, front speakers, camera button, battery life is nuts, overall feel and it's waterproof is all a plus over the N6 for me.
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I went from my Z3, tried the Nexus 6 for a few days, then went back to my Z3 and couldn't be happier. I'm a fan of Nexus devices (had all of them since the Nexus S), but I just love my Z3 too much. From the size, super bright screen which kills the N6 or any other phone, front speakers, camera button, battery life is nuts, overall feel and it's waterproof is all a plus over the N6 for me.
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I have been a huge nexus fan myself. I made the jump from the Nexus 4 to this. I love it. The audio quality is great with headphones. I tried droid turbo note4 then settled on this. Small form factor for the win. Honestly feels like a slightly larger snappier nexus4.
1linuxfreak said:
One of the best phones I have had thus far, battery life is just insane.
Now if we could get root and some custom ROMs I would be elated. :good:
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Root w/ locked BL available.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=58591838&postcount=1054
Can also do a sweet mod to your spearkers:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/z3/development/z3-speakers-incoming-call-headphones-t2889964
Try Xposed Framework to replicate many custom ROMs.
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Root w/ locked BL available.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=58591838&postcount=1054
Can also do a sweet mod to your spearkers:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/z3/development/z3-speakers-incoming-call-headphones-t2889964
Try Xposed Framework to replicate many custom ROMs.
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Are you sure this is for the Z3v, the Verizon variant? D6708?
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Are you sure this is for the Z3v, the Verizon variant? D6708?
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Wondering the same
munsabin said:
Root w/ locked BL available.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=58591838&postcount=1054
Can also do a sweet mod to your spearkers:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/z3/development/z3-speakers-incoming-call-headphones-t2889964
Try Xposed Framework to replicate many custom ROMs.
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The guy who posted this doesn't have our version of phone if you check his profile. Please don't take this post too seriously until someone posts evidence of the Sony Xperia Z3v with this mod. If I have time tomorrow I will try to get some more info unless someone beats me to it.
That's what I thought. There's no way our phones will get root anytime soon, especially not before lollipop.
@brucelee @GigaSPX . sorry lads. you're right. not confirmed.
I decided to get a mint black HTC 10 from swappa, sooo much smaller and everything else is just as great. miss HDR+ but love everything about it. thanks for all your help everyone!
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So I love my 6P, battery life if not so great but I absolutely love the camera! as do most friends and family always saying my pics look amazing!
Anyway, I really hate having a large brick (nexus 6p) in my pocket. I thought in time I would adjust but it's been over a year and I still dislike how large it is -__- so question is simple.... what phone 5 inch ish would you switch too? as far as camera's go, right now I think Moto G5 Plus is the closest thing (with wide pixels 1.4um) but it seems the phone is kinda big also.
Fire away and help a brother out with phone recommendations! Thanks!
I've had my eyes on OnePlus, but I'm waiting for the 5.
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I don't think I could go back to a screen any smaller than 5.5 inches now. It can be unwieldy for sure, so I get that it isn't for everyone. I did love my s6 edge size wise though, and that was only 5.1 inches.
iPhone 7 and no I'm not trolling
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I've had my eyes on OnePlus, but I'm waiting for the 5.
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seems like it may be same size as the oneplus 3t which is pretty tall also
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I don't think I could go back to a screen any smaller than 5.5 inches now. It can be unwieldy for sure, so I get that it isn't for everyone. I did love my s6 edge size wise though, and that was only 5.1 inches.
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yeah, i like that about Samsungs phones but that's where it starts and ends. GS7 camera can't compare to the 6P
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iPhone 7 and no I'm not trolling
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If apple had a more open system like android then maybe....
The regular sized Google Pixel, if you can get you hands on one. LOL!
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seems like it may be same size as the oneplus 3t which is pretty tall also
yeah, i like that about Samsungs phones but that's where it starts and ends. GS7 camera can't compare to the 6P
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What? You're joking right? The 6p camera is only alright, while the s7 is one of the best. I'm pretty sure you're being facetious though.
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The regular sized Google Pixel, if you can get you hands on one. LOL!
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I honestly thought about that but I'm not paying that much for any smartphone,that's like iPhone prices chill.. lol!
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What? You're joking right? The 6p camera is only alright, while the s7 is one of the best. I'm pretty sure you're being facetious though.
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well, I have 2 people close to me with the S7 and having used their phone camera, 6p is a lot better.
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I honestly thought about that but I'm not paying that much for any smartphone,that's like iPhone prices chill.. lol!
well, I have 2 people close to me with the S7 and having used their phone camera, 6p is a lot better.
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Well every single review says otherwise, and as someone who takes a lot of photos in different conditions, even my s6 edge blew it out of the water. You can subjectively feel how you want, but you're factually wrong.
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Well every single review says otherwise, and as someone who takes a lot of photos in different conditions, even my s6 edge blew it out of the water. You can subjectively feel how you want, but you're factually wrong.
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Had a feeling you were one of those, look. i made the thread to get help searching for a smaller phone. if u wanna be all sensitive about Samsung cameras do it somewhere else.
thanks.
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Had a feeling you were one of those, look. i made the thread to get help searching for a smaller phone. if u wanna be all sensitive about Samsung cameras do it somewhere else.
thanks.
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I have no horse in this race, I obviously ended up getting rid of the edge for a reason. I don't stick to any company tbh. I'm just pointing out that what you said is bs lol
I played with the s8+ it's not a bad phone but I'm still on my Nexus 6p
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I played with the s8+ it's not a bad phone but I'm still on my Nexus 6p
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any thoughts on any phones near the 5 inch mark?
drago10029 said:
any thoughts on any phones near the 5 inch mark?
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Pixel, htc 10, s7
lg g5 is actually still a pretty nice phone as well and you can get them for dirt cheap.
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Pixel, htc 10, s7
lg g5 is actually still a pretty nice phone as well and you can get them for dirt cheap.
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well already mentioned the pixels waay too expensive. any idea where the HTC 10 can be bought outside of eBay?
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well already mentioned the pixels waay too expensive. any idea where the HTC 10 can be bought outside of eBay?
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Did you try swappa?
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well already mentioned the pixels waay too expensive. any idea where the HTC 10 can be bought outside of eBay?
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Amazon or directly from HTC.
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Did you try swappa?
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i have not, forgot about it actually. what's your experience with swappa if any?
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Amazon or directly from HTC.
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i did see it on htc website but hoped it coups be had for cheaper considering i paid $450 for my new nexus 6p last year
if u can afford a google pixel then go ahead if not i advice with the Nexus 5x, it has a wonderful camera especially with the HDR+ . but if u want a bigger size then go for the Oneplus 3T. but staying in google phones would be better to keep having the latest software updates.
After my Axon got wrecked, my service center replaced my whole device under warranty, so I didn't unseal the box and managed to sell it for 200€.
I'm getting paid in the end of the month and will pick up the Pocophone F1 in the Axon's place.
It's been a wonderful journey owning this phone, great dev support, wouldn't have used it this long if it wasn't for that.
A big thank you to everyone in this forum, I'll miss you.
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After my Axon got wrecked, my service center replaced my whole device under warranty, so I didn't unseal the box and managed to sell it for 200€.
I'm getting paid in the end of the month and will pick up the Pocophone F1 in the Axon's place.
It's been a wonderful journey owning this phone, great dev support, wouldn't have used it this long if it wasn't for that.
A big thank you to everyone in this forum, I'll miss you.
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Nice work re: new phone
Time and life moves on and so do we all, it was great to see your input here and I hope that your new phone journey is a great one.
Syberclone said:
Nice work re: new phone
Time and life moves on and so do we all, it was great to see your input here and I hope that your new phone journey is a great one.
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Thanks a lot man.
I saw at the poco thread that a lot of roms and a couple of kernels exist, plus vendor support for gsi flashing so I should be fine.
Well goodbye again, it's been fun here.
nfsmw_gr said:
Thanks a lot man.
I saw at the poco thread that a lot of roms and a couple of kernels exist, plus vendor support for gsi flashing so I should be fine.
Well goodbye again, it's been fun here.
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Thank you for all your support to the community.
Hope you will have some good time with your new phone.
I am using Xiaomi devices since one year and I love the battery life.
Unfortunately the Axon became unusable as a daily driver, because newer ROMs have terrible battery life. So it became more a multimedia device for usage at home.
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Thank you for all your support to the community.
Hope you will have some good time with your new phone.
I am using Xiaomi devices since one year and I love the battery life.
Unfortunately the Axon became unusable as a daily driver, because newer ROMs have terrible battery life. So it became more a multimedia device for usage at home.
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I'd like to have one as a backup as well but I couldn't keep mine since I'm pretty low on cash. :/
If I come across a cheap used one I may pick it up next month because I'm using a Cubot Note S right now (yikes ).
Good to know xiaomis have great battery life, some poco users reach 8 and 9 hours of screen on time
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After my Axon got wrecked, my service center replaced my whole device under warranty, so I didn't unseal the box and managed to sell it for 200€.
I'm getting paid in the end of the month and will pick up the Pocophone F1 in the Axon's place.
It's been a wonderful journey owning this phone, great dev support, wouldn't have used it this long if it wasn't for that.
A big thank you to everyone in this forum, I'll miss you.
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It was a pleasure mate! :good:
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It was a pleasure mate! :good:
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Likewise bro, hope I meet you in another forum some time
Thanks for your work and good luck.Sorry for my toxic comments.
Maybe i see your work again on pocophone,because im gonna buy it too -_-
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Thanks for your work and good luck.Sorry for my toxic comments.
Maybe i see your work again on pocophone,because im gonna buy it too -_-
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Hahaha, made me laugh, thanks man.
I did ended up bought zenfone 5z mainly for the performance and battery life. I'm gonna keep the axon 7 for backup and sometime use for multimedia device. The dual speaker on axon 7 is one of the best feature I ever use.
For the headphone jack performance. At first, the jack output on 5z was low compare to the axon 7. But after update the output was much better and maybe on par with the axon 7.
The same case for our global axon 7 way back on android marshmellow when headphone output was limited because the EU law and it was fixed on nougat.
nfsmw_gr said:
After my Axon got wrecked, my service center replaced my whole device under warranty, so I didn't unseal the box and managed to sell it for 200€.
I'm getting paid in the end of the month and will pick up the Pocophone F1 in the Axon's place.
It's been a wonderful journey owning this phone, great dev support, wouldn't have used it this long if it wasn't for that.
A big thank you to everyone in this forum, I'll miss you.
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See ya man, thanks for your contributions towards this device's community. Been shopping around myself, but think I may hold out a little longer for the next gen phones.
Oh thanks for the offer by the way... :silly:
Great choice.
I have a Samsung Galaxy S9 inbound, to replace the 2016 ZTE Axon 7. After doing some research, it came down to the LG G7 ThinQ or the Samsung Galaxy S9. I had been holding off to wait and see the new Google Pixel 3, but I just cannot see paying $ 800 for the base model and most of the reviewers still prefer the S9. Amazon sells the 64 GB black Galaxy S9 for $ 620, and that was as good a price as I could find, with the added bonus of more points on the Amazon credit card. This is for the unlocked version, good for GSM and CDMA US carriers, and has a US warranty. I will initially switch my Cricket SIM card into it, while my wife looks into adding it to her Verizon plan. Verizon has much better service in this area than does AT&T/Cricket, and she thinks she can get some sort of family plan or discount. I wanted to have the option of a phone that I could switch between Verizon, AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile and their resellers as needed.
This will be my first Samsung phone, but the people I know who have that brand seem to like them. I am keeping the Axon as a backup and media device.
I'll make the switch after the Axon 9 is released in the US. At that point it will either be the A9 or the Galaxy Note 9. I've heard good things about both, it's a close tie. I'm accustomed to Samsung Android, having owned several of them, but the Note 4 was the last. I'd really like to give ZTE another chance. I just had my A7 returned from a warranty repair, working good as new. There is no real need to get rid of it, but I like to have the latest. The A9 will need to be bootloader-unlockable, rootable, and TWRP available before I'll consider it. I'm sure there will be some good Treble ROMs for both devices.
Nooo!!! Ty for everything
After a lot of trouble with my oneplus6 reseller i become my money back and sell all my phones and now all in my Familie have now xiaomi.we have the 5plus,pocof1, and mi8 bro nice too See you too in xiaomi Familie this the best phones ever i used
Kranoner said:
After a lot of trouble with my oneplus6 reseller i become my money back and sell all my phones and now all in my Familie have now xiaomi.we have the 5plus,pocof1, and mi8 bro nice too See you too in xiaomi Familie this the best phones ever i used
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It's a beast to be honest but I miss the axon.
I'm facing a very annoying touch latency issue which is to be resolved soon hopefully by a software update, but until this gets solved the axon performs better.
U left right before official oreo released
Official b20 itself isn't so great but hopefully everything else from it will help with development
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U left right before official oreo released
Official b20 itself isn't so great but hopefully everything else from it will help with development
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Eeh, **** happens some times in life.
I'm most likely going to refund the poco and get an Oneplus 6, I 'll be losing some features but at least it will be fast with good battery life and no problems.
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Eeh, **** happens some times in life.
I'm most likely going to refund the poco and get an Oneplus 6, I 'll be losing some features but at least it will be fast with good battery life and no problems.
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I did hear of it having some touchscreen problems and connectivity in the US. Isn't the 6t out soon?
I really hope there is active development for this device.
Yes, It's a good device, but it is hard to buy it now. I think there will be a big group of users choose this device.
Hope more developers working on this.
then we can get more useful 3-rd party ROMs soon.
xigou said:
Yes, It's a good device, but it is hard to buy it now. I think there will be a big group of users choose this device.
Hope more developers working on this.
then we can get more useful 3-rd party ROMs soon.
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i dont think its hard to buy. you can find it in tradingshenzhen is anyone is looking to buy this phone.
Good device, but battery kinda sucks. Im flashing xiaomi.eu today to see if it helps.
I highly suggest just getting the non-pro version, camera is a little worse, and the performance is slightly less but the better battery and price tag is definitely worth it. I wish I got the non-pro or poco f3.
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i dont think its hard to buy. you can find it in tradingshenzhen is anyone is looking to buy this phone.
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I bought mine off giztop, took 10 days from the day I ordered to get here in Canada. Tradingshenzhen had cheaper shipping but they said it would take a month overall.
lemon07r said:
Good device, but battery kinda sucks. Im flashing xiaomi.eu today to see if it helps.
I highly suggest just getting the non-pro version, camera is a little worse, and the performance is slightly less but the better battery and price tag is definitely worth it. I wish I got the non-pro or poco f3.
I bought mine off giztop, took 10 days from the day I ordered to get here in Canada. Tradingshenzhen had cheaper shipping but they said it would take a month overall.
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hey man did the xiaomi.eu rom help with battery?
Need some feedback from people who actually have this device. Is the battery life and camera performance good?
Poco F3 is great but If this one delivers vastly better camera performance and even better speed I may buy it.
I concur, but an actual fingerprint sensor instead of this optical fod crap make it very attractive.
+1 I also want to know about the camera performance as it doesn't have OIS as far as I know.
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+1 I also want to know about the camera performance as it doesn't have OIS as far as I know.
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I have ordered a Mi 11i now. Will report back when I get it. However, I have seen some camera reviews on youtube and on gsmarena. The camera seems to be mediocre. Clearly worse compared to Mi 10/10T Pro/Mi 11. Less detailed photos and worse low light performance. This is probably due to the smaller sensor size and lack of OIS. I will install gcam on mine to boost the camera performance.
Hi.
I really tempted by this phone but I see a few threads were people are having issues. These are bad battery, bad screens, bad fingerprint reader, overheating.
I see that the New Edition is out now. I wonder if this is an admission from Xiaomi that the original was flawed.
The original is now £329 and will soon be OS and the NE is £399.
Would it be crazy to buy the original now?
Warren_Orange said:
Hi.
I really tempted by this phone but I see a few threads were people are having issues. These are bad battery, bad screens, bad fingerprint reader, overheating.
I see that the New Edition is out now. I wonder if this is an admission from Xiaomi that the original was flawed.
The original is now £329 and will soon be OS and the NE is £399.
Would it be crazy to buy the original now?
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Hello!
Personally, i like this phone.
I think his design is really cool looking, and the battery life is AMAZING.
Personally, i'm using the Pixel Experience ROM with android 11, because the 12 is in alpha, and battery sucks with it on my phone.
The display isn't that bad, but there is a post already talking about the fact that there is two types of screen. Please, take that in consideration before purchasing!
The photo quality isn't that bad either, but, my friend having a Pixel 4a makes better photos than that. You may even be able to get a Pixel 5 for cheap, nowdays.
I don't know anything about the "NE" model that has been released by Xiaomi, but maybe it has a better camera and battery. You may check review on the web.
By the way, never had bad fingerprint reader issues, and no overheat even in the worst case cenarios. Battery maximum was at 32°C.
Lolo280374 said:
Hello!
Personally, i like this phone.
I think his design is really cool looking, and the battery life is AMAZING.
Personally, i'm using the Pixel Experience ROM with android 11, because the 12 is in alpha, and battery sucks with it on my phone.
The display isn't that bad, but there is a post already talking about the fact that there is two types of screen. Please, take that in consideration before purchasing!
The photo quality isn't that bad either, but, my friend having a Pixel 4a makes better photos than that. You may even be able to get a Pixel 5 for cheap, nowdays.
I don't know anything about the "NE" model that has been released by Xiaomi, but maybe it has a better camera and battery. You may check review on the web.
By the way, never had bad fingerprint reader issues, and no overheat even in the worst case cenarios. Battery maximum was at 32°C.
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Quick question, how much of SOT do you usually have with your Pixel experience ROM?
Is this phone slippy without a case?
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Is this phone slippy without a case?
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Yes, sometimes it is slippery so I wrapped it with carbon fiber skin and now it gives me a good grip.
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Yes, sometimes it is slippery so I wrapped it with carbon fiber skin and now it gives me a good grip.
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If you bought skin from AliExpress, please give me a link.
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If you bought skin from AliExpress, please give me a link.
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No, I bought it from Gadgetshieldz because one of my friend suggested it. AliExpress takes a month to deliver for me so I went with this. Here's the link check it out,
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No, I bought it from Gadgetshieldz because one of my friend suggested it. AliExpress takes a month to deliver for me so I went with this. Here's the link check it out,
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I can see they deliver to my location. Please give me a link in pm of your order, there are many variations.
I cannot find pixel experience for mi 11 lite 5g.
Is it unofficial release?
stivakos said:
I cannot find pixel experience for mi 11 lite 5g.
Is it unofficial release?
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No GSI rom
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I can see they deliver to my location. Please give me a link in pm of your order, there are many variations.
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I customized the phone full-back with black carbon fiber and the camera with black grunge. I shared a link for you but Moderator removed it so check out some customization you like too.
Warren_Orange said:
Hi.
I really tempted by this phone but I see a few threads were people are having issues. These are bad battery, bad screens, bad fingerprint reader, overheating.
I see that the New Edition is out now. I wonder if this is an admission from Xiaomi that the original was flawed.
The original is now £329 and will soon be OS and the NE is £399.
Would it be crazy to buy the original now?
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Instead of the original one, you can buy the new 11 Lite NE 5G which is better in all aspects. I'm using it for a month now and it is smooth compared to the old one, also the performance is good.
steveroysston said:
Instead of the original one, you can buy the new 11 Lite NE 5G which is better in all aspects. I'm using it for a month now and it is smooth compared to the old one, also the performance is good.
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The NE is the exact same phone relaunched with a less powerful SoC - 778G instead of 780G - in response to global chipset shortages. The real-world performance difference is negligible (for graphics intensive tasks the original 780 is superior).