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Good day. The reason for this post is that i considered to buy the Mi Max after 4 years using my Z Ultra. And needed some opinion on how the experience of using one....comparable to Z Ultra, i think this is a nice upgrade to my old phone considered the screen size and camera.
I also like to know hows the support from dev for Mi Max....
martin132014 said:
Good day. The reason for this post is that i considered to buy the Mi Max after 4 years using my Z Ultra. And needed some opinion on how the experience of using one....comparable to Z Ultra, i think this is a nice upgrade to my old phone considered the screen size and camera.
I also like to know hows the support from dev for Mi Max....
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Being someone who had a Z Ultra as well (only for a few weeks though) I can say that any of these phones are better than the Z. The camera had no flash so in low or no light the camera on the Z was useless. The speaker was very low and tinny on the Z. The Z had huge bezels and the battery life was not all that good. Once Xiaomi releases the kernel sources we should have more roms. The Redmi Note 3 had the sources released and seeing as the Mi Max is almost the same phone but larger I would assume we would get the kernel sources soon. I would definitely upgrade your Z Ultra to a Mi Max.
Max price and size as well as decent specs puts it in for a long life of dev
There's Miui.en, Miui.eu, and cyanogen mod already. It's a great buy for 6+ devices. The device has THE best battery life in the whole world.
One criticism is average camera, but that's really it.
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I had lenovo K3 Note very good device lots of support paid twice as much for the miui max for nothing too bulky and 0 support so I wish I had not bought it now just buy the Redmi note 3 pro it s cheaper better support I think cm14 is out for that device already but do your search it s not a as great as you might hear and that is just my opinion
Oukitel K10000 with its 10k mah battery is biggest battery in the world, but you never worry about the Mi Max battery anymore, especially if you have a quick charger plug, it lasts for a long time.
hi every one
i want to buy a new smart phone
i have some questions abut mi 5
1)so i watch youtube video its was so bad.... is this phone bending?
2)price in my country is 300 for mi5 and 325 for mi5 s .... witch one is better?
3)best antutu benchmark on mi5 and mi5s?
thank
1)so i watch youtube video its was so bad.... is this phone bending?
Mi 5S is thought to be sturdier than the Mi 5. But with a good quality hard case I really doubt you'll ever get as far as bending it, especially not by accident.
2)price in my country is 300 for mi5 and 325 for mi5 s .... witch one is better?
Mi 5S is the updated version with faster chipset and new fingerprint scanner etcetera. Some people argue the software support is better on the Mi 5 though, as it is sold more. Hard to make a hard case of that argument as it is mostly speculation from people who don't have both and cannot see in the future.
3)best antutu benchmark on mi5 and mi5s?
Almost certain the Mi 5S as it has the superior specs.
so mi5s is not bending right?
and its faster?
how much difference it has with mi 6?
tanx for answer bro:fingers-crossed:
It will definitely not bend. I've never put a cover on mine and almost every time I sit on my sofa to play PS4 I end up sitting on top of it haha.
Yes the Snapdragon 821 is definitely faster than the 820 I've had both the mi 5 and mi 5s.
The mi 5s (not plus) share the same camera as the Google Pixel, which Google claim is the best camera available on a smartphone today.
Finally the fingerprint is wayyy better than mi 5
As for the mi 6, that's a beast of a processor it has (Snapdragon 835). Camera setup is a dual telephoto camera. The only drawback (for some, I personally use a pair of letv cdla headphones) is that it lacks the audio jack.
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tnax i go buy the mi5 s ...ops just buyet
Dear All,
I need to buy a new phone & getting confused between Mi 5 & Mi 5s
Please suggest which one is better over all.
Mi 5 3/32 or Mi 5s 3/64 GB
Price difference is only 30$
Thank in Advance
Mi5s is a upgraded version from the Mi5 with a better build quality, bit faster processor and a better camera. So in my opinion it is really worth those 30 dollar with current custom ROMs making great use of these plus points.
8166uy said:
Mi5s is a upgraded version from the Mi5 with a better build quality, bit faster processor and a better camera. So in my opinion it is really worth those 30 dollar with current custom ROMs making great use of these plus points.
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...And with really sh*tty fingerprint reader. You get better fingerprint reader on xiaomi redmi 3s.
With my phone it's working perfectly (always has btw), and so is with anyone using the latest firmware as far as I know.
8166uy said:
With my phone it's working perfectly (always has btw), and so is with anyone using the latest firmware as far as I know.
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MI5s ultrasonic fingerprint reader was advertised as very accurate and fast and you could unlock phone with wet or dirty fingerprint, but in real life that's not true. From the beginning speed and accuracy wasn't so great and few months ago my fingerprint reader just stopped working.
Google is full of links like this: https://www.reddit.com/r/Android/comments/5glh5l/xiaomi_mi_5s_fingerprint_sensor_the_worst_i_have/
I regret i didn't buy xiaomi mi5 or oneplus 3.
Which were firmware problems. Those were fixed recently.
/EDIT: To be fair I think for most people the Xiaomi A1 is a better choice. Excellent build quality, Android One, much better battery life, more network bands and a nice low price of 180 euro's at the moment. Unless you game a lot, you probably won't feel the difference in speed all that much.
Example (other shops have roughly same prices):
http://www.dx.com/p/xiaomi-mi-a1-android-7-1-2-4g-phone-w-4gb-ram-64gb-rom-black-852481868
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To be fair I think for most people the Xiaomi A1 is a better choice. Excellent build quality, Android One, much better battery life, more network bands and a nice low price of 180 euro's at the moment. Unless you game a lot, you probably won't feel the difference in speed all that much.
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Or if you want better battery life you can go with Xiaomi redmi note 4 or Xiaomi redmi 5 plus, but they don't have band support like A1 and stock Android. If you don't game too much, everything with Snapdragon 625 or similar would be good enough for everyday usage and battery friendly. Also you can consider buying Huawei honor 9 lite or Huawei honor 7x.
Buy MI5s for its camera. FP is okay don't worry not as fast as others but if that is your main point I have to laugh.
Well, the build quality of Mi 5 is a bit worse.
I strongly recommend to buy Mi 5s instead of Mi 5. It's the improved version of Mi 5 with full-metal body, faster SoC, better camera sensor(same as the Pixel).
I'm using Mi 5s and I think fp is ok.
Better buy neither of them, they are both ****y phones, buy something from oneplus or mi 6/mix 2.
Mateusz_gameplay said:
Better buy neither of them, they are both ****y phones, buy something from oneplus or mi 6/mix 2.
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Oh, it's so helpful to writing this without telling any reason.
Battery in this phone is joke, fingerprint scanner works 1/10 of the time, ram management does not exist.
Again, just update the firmware...
It won't help, trust me
Fingerprint working near perfect on my Mi 5s with latest Global stable ROM. I really like my Mi 5s 128GB, only battery time could be a bit better, but that's the CPUs fault mostly.
Also have a look at the Mi 6 which offers optical image stabilizer, which the Mi 5 also has, but the 5s sadly lacks.
I have previously owned both 5s and 5s plus. 5s has good build quality and camera but bad fingerprint reader and mediocre battery life. The larger sibling, 5s Plus is much better IMO. More vibrant screen, slightly faster performance, much better fingerprint reader and battery life. The image sensor on 5s plus is worse but still takes good images if you install the ported google camera mod. I would also consider Mi Note 3 or Mi Mix 2.
flipp0 said:
I have previously owned both 5s and 5s plus. 5s has good build quality and camera but bad fingerprint reader and mediocre battery life. The larger sibling, 5s Plus is much better IMO. More vibrant screen, slightly faster performance, much better fingerprint reader and battery life. The image sensor on 5s plus is worse but still takes good images if you install the ported google camera mod. I would also consider Mi Note 3 or Mi Mix 2.
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Did you have the Mi5S long enough to install the firmware version of the first of March? That one has given the big change. Before that, the FP sensor was indeed not very good.
8166uy said:
Did you have the Mi5S long enough to install the firmware version of the first of March? That one has given the big change. Before that, the FP sensor was indeed not very good.
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No, I sold mine in february this year. I am suprised that they finally fixed the FP-reader (one and half year after the release).
I think everyone is
Battery life and FP reader are solved in Miui Pro BETA by Belorus team. Non beta roms all have bad battery life anyway. I do talk here with gaming and without. Now i freely use it all day
Hello everyone, I need your opinion and help
TLDR I need phone with big screen and good performance, is Mi Max 1 still worth buying in 2018?
Long Story
I need device with big screen and good performance vs price. After long searching, going back and forth in tablet or phablet
I found that Mi Max is one of the best contender, with old but strong SD 650 and humongous 6.5" screen.
There's Redmi Note 5 Pro with 5.99" screen, better performance but I already have Mi 6 with 5.2" display, the display difference isn't that much, so I think there's no point having Note 5 Pro.
on the other hand, Mi Max 2 is good but weak, and Mi Max 3 is beast but too expensive.
On the good side, Mi Max is big,cheap, and good performance and rich XDA community. There's less to no bug on each new developed ROMs, right? as Zenfone 2 user I'm jelly haha :silly:
On the down side, it's 2yrs old already, still use micro USB.
I find it difficult to find another device that can beat this proposition but I'm open to any new suggestions.
I'm thinking of buying the 3/32 variant around $124
I'm gonna use this phone for multimedia, little bit of gaming (PUBG, Vainglory etc), and probably as car HUD.
So, what do you think? is it still worth it? Is there any other alternatives?
Thanks in advance
A.f.a.I.c. there are no better alternatives yet. First of all, screen size and ratio is most important for me. All phablets have that ugly notch these days and no dedicated hardware buttons. I've been looking at the Mi Max 3, but found out it has no coloured LED notification light (how stupid is that?). Huawei Honor Note 10 may be an option, but don't like the EMUI shell.
What's wrong with micro USB? You could use one of these if you don't like the micro USB connector, a lot cheaper than buying a new phone
https://www.ebay.com/itm/RAXFLY-Mic...1b:m:m7hqOpyZpTqJRBibCHhC9_A&var=601537300954
The Mi Max 3 has much better camera but the CPU is not very fast, does not have NFC (AGAIN) and no LED colour notifications. I wouldn't but the 3/32, get a deal for the 652 ones or wait till something better comes our way.
maybe LG V20 ?
I just bought a LG V20 on aliexpress because it s shock proof, has removable battery, better camera and better performance (but smaller screen) than mi max 1.
I believe there ll be promotions next week on aliexpress and you ll be able to find them for less than 140E (so more expensive than the mi max 1 ... but maybe you ll be able to find them cheaper elsewhere ... I am in France and they have not be sold here so it was kind of logical for me to import it ... )
pierro78 said:
I just bought a LG V20 on aliexpress because it s shock proof, has removable battery, better camera and better performance (but smaller screen) than mi max 1.
I believe there ll be promotions next week on aliexpress and you ll be able to find them for less than 140E (so more expensive than the mi max 1 ... but maybe you ll be able to find them cheaper elsewhere ... I am in France and they have not be sold here so it was kind of logical for me to import it ... )
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I don't trust LG. And it's not that big....
I would not buy the snapdragon 650 variant, maybe the one with 652 (3gb/64gb or 4gb/128gb). But just save up for the mi max 3. It is only $250, similar to the new price of the mi max 1.
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I would not buy the snapdragon 650(2gb/32gb or 3gb/32gb) variant, maybe the one with 652 (3gb/64gb or 4gb/128gb). But just save up for the mi max 3. It is only $250, similar to the new price of the mi max 1.
I have the 650 variant, and it is a bit slow and youtube 2x speed freezes at 720p60fps or higher.
If your S650 device is having issues with 720p YouTube content then it is purely your private issue. I own Mi Max 1 3/32 for 2 years now and never had a lag/spike during watching any videos. This goes for YouTube, Twitch and many other services.
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After 2 years I'm still able to get 3-4 days up with 9h sot (it used to be 10h+). Device is fast. Heck, I'm using miui 10 right now with CPU governor set to powersafe and battery optimization turned on - no lags at all. Modded gcam improves photos a lot. If you can get this phone really cheap then go for it. If you do not need such phone right now then do the same thing I'll do - wait until November sales (11.11 if I'm not mistaken) - most phones get their prices cut down a bit by then - and buy a Mi Max 3 (6.9 inches with same phone size will be great for media consumption). I used to change phones every 4-6 months. Mi Max is first phone I own for such a long time because there is simply no competition for this price.
No problems here with youtube or Twitch. I have the 652 variant, though.
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and no LED colour notifications
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Despite the color, the notification led of Mi Max 3 is barely noticable. They should allow to use the front flash instead.
Thank you for the responses so far, I really apreciate it, guys :highfive:
dio62000 said:
A.f.a.I.c. there are no better alternatives yet. First of all, screen size and ratio is most important for me. All phablets have that ugly notch these days and no dedicated hardware buttons. I've been looking at the Mi Max 3, but found out it has no coloured LED notification light (how stupid is that?). Huawei Honor Note 10 may be an option, but don't like the EMUI shell.
What's wrong with micro USB? You could use one of these if you don't like the micro USB connector, a lot cheaper than buying a new phone
https://www.ebay.com/itm/RAXFLY-Mic...1b:m:m7hqOpyZpTqJRBibCHhC9_A&var=601537300954
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I agreed, no better alternatives yet for this such price vs display vs performance, and ofc notches be gone lol.
I have no prob with colorless LED Notification tho'
Honor Note 10 price rn is $510 for 4/64, that's crazy. Also I don't want to do the same mistake with Huawei/Kirin like I did with Asus/Intel. I would love to have stable custom ROM for once lol.
MicroUSB is just me being nitpicky hahaha, I don't have anything against MicroUSB tho, since most of my gadget still use it.
I also looking for that particular acc but Xiaomi Mi6 isn't compatible with magnetic adapter..meh..too bad (CMIIW)
PlanDreaM said:
The Mi Max 3 has much better camera but the CPU is not very fast, does not have NFC (AGAIN) and no LED colour notifications. I wouldn't but the 3/32, get a deal for the 652 ones or wait till something better comes our way.
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NFC might not too important for now, not in my home country at least hahaha
Hm.. but how abt the custom ROM compability for 652? I heard 650 is more popular and stable.
I checked Mi Max SD652 3/64 is about $147
pierro78 said:
I just bought a LG V20 on aliexpress because it s shock proof, has removable battery, better camera and better performance (but smaller screen) than mi max 1.
I believe there ll be promotions next week on aliexpress and you ll be able to find them for less than 140E (so more expensive than the mi max 1 ... but maybe you ll be able to find them cheaper elsewhere ... I am in France and they have not be sold here so it was kind of logical for me to import it ... )
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Nice idea, but V20 still too small, I wish they went full Max like Mi Max
The price difference not that high for the V20 2nd hand unit tho'
souljaboy said:
I would not buy the snapdragon 650 variant, maybe the one with 652 (3gb/64gb or 4gb/128gb). But just save up for the mi max 3. It is only $250, similar to the new price of the mi max 1.
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I would not buy the snapdragon 650(2gb/32gb or 3gb/32gb) variant, maybe the one with 652 (3gb/64gb or 4gb/128gb). But just save up for the mi max 3. It is only $250, similar to the new price of the mi max 1.
I have the 650 variant, and it is a bit slow and youtube 2x speed freezes at 720p60fps or higher.
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How about the SD 652 compability for custom ROMs? and also I read SD 652 consume battery lot more and over heat more than SD 650
here's the article https://www.techcenturion.com/snapdragon-625-vs-650-vs-652
And what about normal speed? does it struggle too at 60fps?
$250 is twice the budget I have right now for Max1 lol
Maczuga said:
If your S650 device is having issues with 720p YouTube content then it is purely your private issue. I own Mi Max 1 3/32 for 2 years now and never had a lag/spike during watching any videos. This goes for YouTube, Twitch and many other services.
And now to the topic:
After 2 years I'm still able to get 3-4 days up with 9h sot (it used to be 10h+). Device is fast. Heck, I'm using miui 10 right now with CPU governor set to powersafe and battery optimization turned on - no lags at all. Modded gcam improves photos a lot. If you can get this phone really cheap then go for it. If you do not need such phone right now then do the same thing I'll do - wait until November sales (11.11 if I'm not mistaken) - most phones get their prices cut down a bit by then - and buy a Mi Max 3 (6.9 inches with same phone size will be great for media consumption). I used to change phones every 4-6 months. Mi Max is first phone I own for such a long time because there is simply no competition for this price.
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Beta MIUI 10? Even my Mi6 didn't get official stable MIUI 10 yet lol
3-3days up? sounds promising hahaha
I'm thinking of putting Ressurection Remix in Mi Max tho' and I'd like to try gcam mod
The price rn still stable at $124
True, Max 3 have nearly identical physical size of Max 1. But the price is still outrageous (but it's a new new device ofc), I checked it's around $270 in here, price cut won't do them much justice.
I might not need such device urgently but I'm itching to buy one lol
Tertatabata said:
Beta MIUI 10? Even my Mi6 didn't get official stable MIUI 10 yet lol
3-3days up? sounds promising hahaha
I'm thinking of putting Ressurection Remix in Mi Max tho' and I'd like to try gcam mod
The price rn still stable at $124
True, Max 3 have nearly identical physical size of Max 1. But the price is still outrageous (but it's a new new device ofc), I checked it's around $270 in here, price cut won't do them much justice.
I might not need such device urgently but I'm itching to buy one lol
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Yea, MIUI 10 from Xiaomi.eu - most of Xiaomi phones got their builds there, you might wanna check it out. I had to switch back again to RR 5.8.5 due to WiFi drain for me on MIUI 10. $124 is a pretty good price for Mi Max. I'd go for it. Or just like I said before - wait until 11.11 (but I wouldn't expect for price to drop that much on Mi Max 1). After doing more research I think I'm gonna wait for some other phone to show up for upgrade, so looks like 1 more year with Mi Max for me . Mi Max 3 is not really an upgrade if you take a look on that closely (battery feels even worse). Who knows, maybe Xiaomi sub-brand POCOPHONE will show up with something interesing (F1 already looks promissing, but there is no IR blaster for remote nor NFC for payments, so already too much to give up).
Hi y'all
This device is the one I should have waited for.. I jumped in and got a Mi Mix 2 about 3 months ago.. But coming from a Huawei Media Pad X2 it feels very small. I want the Mi Max 3...where is the best place to get one at the best price and shipped quickly to the United Kingdom? I want the 6gb/128gb model. My ceramic 8gb/128gb Mi Mix 2 should more than cover the cost
Cheers and thanks guys
Mark
elio321 said:
Hi y'all
This device is the one I should have waited for.. I jumped in and got a Mi Mix 2 about 3 months ago.. But coming from a Huawei Media Pad X2 it feels very small. I want the Mi Max 3...where is the best place to get one at the best price and shipped quickly to the United Kingdom? I want the 6gb/128gb model. My ceramic 8gb/128gb Mi Mix 2 should more than cover the cost
Cheers and thanks guys
Mark
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https://tradingshenzhen.com/en/429-mi-max-3
If you don't mind gold/white, they have it in stock.
elio321 said:
Hi y'all
This device is the one I should have waited for.. I jumped in and got a Mi Mix 2 about 3 months ago.. But coming from a Huawei Media Pad X2 it feels very small. I want the Mi Max 3...where is the best place to get one at the best price and shipped quickly to the United Kingdom? I want the 6gb/128gb model. My ceramic 8gb/128gb Mi Mix 2 should more than cover the cost
Cheers and thanks guys
Mark
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EGlobalCentral.UK ordered mine from there, 4/64gb €244 with code SAVE559 . 1 week estimated shipping.
Edit: oops, saw too late that you needed the 6/64gb version
Wondering if Mi Max 2 feels very small how is Mi Max 3 going to feel any different!? Don't let bigger diagonal screen size fool you. The difference is for the software buttons which Mi Max 2 doesn't need....
Overall don't think you'll feel it any bigger... If I recall it correctly screen width is 1.3mm smaller on 3.
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Wondering if Mi Max 2 feels very small how is Mi Max 3 going to feel any different!? Don't let bigger diagonal screen size fool you. The difference is for the software buttons which Mi Max 2 doesn't need....
Overall don't think you'll feel it any bigger... If I recall it correctly screen width is 1.3mm smaller on 3.
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I have a xiaomi Mi Mix 2 currently using gesture control. (No on screen buttons)