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Hi, I'm Eduard!
So, I have a few questions about Xiaomi MI 5s Plus and this brand, in general. I want to buy a new phone for myself because my Samsung Galaxy S2 Plus is a bit old right now!
#1: What is your experience with this brand, in general? Is it really that good as 'internet' says?
#2: What is your experience with this phone, in general? Is it performant? Can I install custom ROMs ? There is a Global ROM available or only the Chinese ROM version?
#3: Can you recommend a good seller for this phone? I'm from Romania. Can this websites be trusted? : xiaomi-mi*dot*com , xiaomidevice*dot*com
Thank you very much for your time!

geduardcatalin said:
Hi, I'm Eduard!
So, I have a few questions about Xiaomi MI 5s Plus and this brand, in general. I want to buy a new phone for myself because my Samsung Galaxy S2 Plus is a bit old right now!
#1: What is your experience with this brand, in general? Is it really that good as 'internet' says?
#2: What is your experience with this phone, in general? Is it performant? Can I install custom ROMs ? There is a Global ROM available or only the Chinese ROM version?
#3: Can you recommend a good seller for this phone? I'm from Romania. Can this websites be trusted? : xiaomi-mi*dot*com , xiaomidevice*dot*com
Thank you very much for your time!
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Hello Eduard
#1: My xiaomi experience is : 4 redmi note 2 prime, 2 mi4c, 1 redmi and 3 Mi 5s (children, friend and me). All products work 's fine. I replaced screen on redmi note 2 & mi4c without issues.
#2 Mi 5s is my daily phone (4gb/128). I come from nexus 5 (3 years old) and galaxy s7 (1 month with it, really bad phone (my opinion)).
Mi 5s is really good, just missing qi charging (for my car...)
If you want a international rom (custom) you can see mi-globe.com (bootloader unlock needed).
#3 all my xiaomi are ordered from smartophone.com . Really trusted seller.
Sorry for my english (French)
Bets regards
Christophe

boulete said:
If you want a international rom (custom) you can see mi-globe.com (bootloader unlock needed).
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Is this a pre-rooted rom or have to install root separately?
edit By the way Eduard Mi5S is very good hardware, I dont like MIUI (personal preference) so waiting on vanilla or CM. But at least the hardware is well worth the price I can guarantee that.

xdaboobs said:
Is this a pre-rooted rom or have to install root separately?
edit By the way Eduard Mi5S is very good hardware, I dont like MIUI (personal preference) so waiting on vanilla or CM. But at least the hardware is well worth the price I can guarantee that.
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I have few Xioami phones and I'm really happy with the hardware and if you are not very picky MIUI will be good for you. Currently I'm using Mi5s and it works OK, however I would like to geta global ROM o CM ROM.

From Xiaomi i just have a router, Miwifi X-R1D...
I could assure you, they build inovative hardware, they pay atention to details and quality even under the wood (where generally no one look).
Software is where they suck. They know how to program, designed a complete inovative interface for their routers, and a set of programs/plugins/addons to extend funcionallity (torrents, cloud, mobile app, etc).
But i love freedom, first freedom of speech, they release everything in chinese, you have to use google translate or use a someone's translated version of firmware and mobile app, etc... (yes i know they are chinese vendors only)
Second, freedom to use whatever i think is better, for example, you install their torrent addon, your are stick to their client ("thunder" whatever).
Third, security, no one shoud trust personal data with this kind of "automated" router. I'm not saying they're stealing i just cannot trust on a beatiful interface doing something under the surface.
I'll give you an example, i've installed their mobile app, one day after my mobile photos are on router's hdd.
Of course we can assume this is an app option and have positives, but hey, disabled or not this thing it's also connected to their "kingsoft cloud"!
The solution was to install a tomato firmware where you really take control of everything.
With Xiaomi mobiles we are almost at the same page, you buy a phone without released sources, locked bootloader and a Chinese/English Miui Rom with an app store of their own.
Of course we could always install google play store, and if we could wait a Global Miui Rom (multilanguage) is generally available.
If we want something different, we have to request authorization to unlock the bootloader, then wait 6 months to a not guaranteed released source and then a power user with time and knowledge to a maybe CM official rom.
There are so much maybes that i think It would be better to assume they want this as Miui only, and if you buy it you should agree with.

BPSoft said:
From Xiaomi i just have a router, Miwifi X-R1D...
I could assure you, they build inovative hardware, they pay atention to details and quality even under the wood (where generally no one look).
Software is where they suck. They know how to program, designed a complete inovative interface for their routers, and a set of programs/plugins/addons to extend funcionallity (torrents, cloud, mobile app, etc).
But i love freedom, first freedom of speech, they release everything in chinese, you have to use google translate or use a someone's translated version of firmware and mobile app, etc... (yes i know they are chinese vendors only)
Second, freedom to use whatever i think is better, for example, you install their torrent addon, your are stick to their client ("thunder" whatever).
Third, security, no one shoud trust personal data with this kind of "automated" router. I'm not saying they're stealing i just cannot trust on a beatiful interface doing something under the surface.
I'll give you an example, i've installed their mobile app, one day after my mobile photos are on router's hdd.
Of course we can assume this is an app option and have positives, but hey, disabled or not this thing it's also connected to their "kingsoft cloud"!
The solution was to install a tomato firmware where you really take control of everything.
With Xiaomi mobiles we are almost at the same page, you buy a phone without released sources, locked bootloader and a Chinese/English Miui Rom with an app store of their own.
Of course we could always install google play store, and if we could wait a Global Miui Rom (multilanguage) is generally available.
If we want something different, we have to request authorization to unlock the bootloader, then wait 6 months to a not guaranteed released source and then a power user with time and knowledge to a maybe CM official rom.
There are so much maybes that i think It would be better to assume they want this as Miui only, and if you buy it you should agree with.
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Well explained mate

Little rant to get it out of my chest...

Disclaimer: This is rant, a civilized one, if you disagree with me, you are welcome to illustrate me but offenses are not appreciated.
This phone is great, but it refuses to be acceptable as a daily driver.
Developers are the best people in the world, they do what they do with no return at all sometimes, but the software (the lack of a good kernel base) makes it really hard to enjoy. I could never get more than 4.5 hours of SOT on any ROM, whereas stock would give me at least 5.5; however stock software is a bad joke for the Android base and the camera output is nerve wracking...
The CDLA headphones are a must, no one likes the dongle and it seems that (due to broken kernel) no dev was able to figure out this one (clarifying again that I don't blame them). So my options are to get used to carry the dongle or to the crack and pop from the CDLA ones... hmmmmmm......
I see the exact same story as with the Amazon phone, on its time, the Amazon phone had a really good thing going here in XDA, but the bootloader was never unlocked and the momentum was lost. I had to let go on my Fire phone....
For the LePro3, many great options are at hand at the same price, I'm looking heavily right now at the LG G5 from the $200 custom rom on eBay, WAY BETTER camera (like 10X times better), about the same battery life if you compare custom ROM of LePro3 vs stock of LG G5, and I have to admit that although I dislike LG's interface, it is tolerable.
Also, the LeEco servers (including the one that supports OTAs) has been down for at least 3 days (that I have tried myself), like seriously, we know the company is nearly in bankruptcy although still having customer support working, but the fact that security updates have halted and servers are down, tells me that there is something wrong going on.
At $200 dlls that I got the phone for, it is still not worth it for *me*.
My Moto Z play was $450 with a hasselblad camera mod that I was able to sell to get $100 in return, so for $350, I would still take yet another Moto Z Play at the current price, with way lower specifications, than taking a LePro3 for $200.

Help yourself and download these apps
Power Toggles
ACDisplay
Simple Control
Fingerprint Quick Action
Pixel Launcher
Modify the DPI to 300 via ADB
Download Google Camera (2.7) , Phone, Contacts etc from APKMirror
I am enjoying all the benefits from stock ROM plus emulated stock Android experience. =D

I bought this phone at what I thought was a steal for the hardware I was getting. I knew the company was unknown in the US and would likely not support the phone for long (if at all). I've flashed many Roms and played with this phone more than any other than perhaps my Nexus 6. Its a great phone overall with pretty decent developer support. I regret nothing.

Jose-MXL said:
Disclaimer: This is rant, a civilized one, if you disagree with me, you are welcome to illustrate me but offenses are not appreciated.
This phone is great, but it refuses to be acceptable as a daily driver.
Developers are the best people in the world, they do what they do with no return at all sometimes, but the software (the lack of a good kernel base) makes it really hard to enjoy. I could never get more than 4.5 hours of SOT on any ROM, whereas stock would give me at least 5.5; however stock software is a bad joke for the Android base and the camera output is nerve wracking...
The CDLA headphones are a must, no one likes the dongle and it seems that (due to broken kernel) no dev was able to figure out this one (clarifying again that I don't blame them). So my options are to get used to carry the dongle or to the crack and pop from the CDLA ones... hmmmmmm......
I see the exact same story as with the Amazon phone, on its time, the Amazon phone had a really good thing going here in XDA, but the bootloader was never unlocked and the momentum was lost. I had to let go on my Fire phone....
For the LePro3, many great options are at hand at the same price, I'm looking heavily right now at the LG G5 from the $200 custom rom on eBay, WAY BETTER camera (like 10X times better), about the same battery life if you compare custom ROM of LePro3 vs stock of LG G5, and I have to admit that although I dislike LG's interface, it is tolerable.
Also, the LeEco servers (including the one that supports OTAs) has been down for at least 3 days (that I have tried myself), like seriously, we know the company is nearly in bankruptcy although still having customer support working, but the fact that security updates have halted and servers are down, tells me that there is something wrong going on.
At $200 dlls that I got the phone for, it is still not worth it for *me*.
My Moto Z play was $450 with a hasselblad camera mod that I was able to sell to get $100 in return, so for $350, I would still take yet another Moto Z Play at the current price, with way lower specifications, than taking a LePro3 for $200.
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rivethead23 said:
I bought this phone at what I thought was a steal for the hardware I was getting. I knew the company was unknown in the US and would likely not support the phone for long (if at all). I've flashed many Roms and played with this phone more than any other than perhaps my Nexus 6. Its a great phone overall with pretty decent developer support. I regret nothing.
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I have to agree with rivethead23 I got the Pro 3 and immediately flashed the Turbo Destroyer rom on it and have never had any regrets
I also bought an LG G6 and I found it was no upgrade to the Pro 3 and ended up returning it.
My advice is to Flash the Turbo EUI 21S v20 rom and Nova launcher with Nova Google companion and you get the best experience from this device

rivethead23 said:
I bought this phone at what I thought was a steal for the hardware I was getting. I knew the company was unknown in the US and would likely not support the phone for long (if at all). I've flashed many Roms and played with this phone more than any other than perhaps my Nexus 6. Its a great phone overall with pretty decent developer support. I regret nothing.
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Pretty much this.
I'm using the phone on stock 26s, pretty heavily customized though: Magisk, Xposed, Viper, GravityBox, Tasker, stock android/Google apps like Dialer Contact Messages Calendar Keep Hangout Gmail etc., Nova Launcher with companion, PlayerPro and VLC, Brave browser... I removed all Chinese bloatware, and stock apps I don't need anymore like Contact, Message, Music, Video, Browser, Launcher, LIVE, lots of LeEco apps, etc. Disabled all stock extra memory optimizations to let Android deal with memory. Splash and bootanim without Chinese. Etc.
It works really great, battery is still really good (I often have 5 or 5.5 hours SoT at the end of the day), I customized a lot of things to make it exactly how I wanted it. So far, the best device I owned, and one of the cheapest...

ZeblodS said:
Pretty much this.
I'm using the phone on stock 26s, pretty heavily customized though: Magisk, Xposed, Viper, GravityBox, Tasker, stock android/Google apps like Dialer Contact Messages Calendar Keep Hangout Gmail etc., Nova Launcher with companion, PlayerPro and VLC, Brave browser... I removed all Chinese bloatware, and stock apps I don't need anymore like Contact, Message, Music, Video, Browser, Launcher, LIVE, lots of LeEco apps, etc. Disabled all stock extra memory optimizations to let Android deal with memory. Splash and bootanim without Chinese. Etc.
It works really great, battery is still really good (I often have 5 or 5.5 hours SoT at the end of the day), I customized a lot of things to make it exactly how I wanted it. So far, the best device I owned, and one of the cheapest...
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Is 26s an official update? I've only received 21s ota on my x727

darkmuck said:
Is 26s an official update? I've only received 21s ota on my x727
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It's the latest Chinese stock ROM for x720.

ALSO RANT:
Well the issue is with android itself, there is no real AOSP phone, i don't get why manufaturers just don't put AOSP on phone and be done with it, i guess target for android phones are geeks, at least this kind of android phones. I wanted dual sim phone, but now i think i will manage some woraround and go ios, as bad as it is, OS is much more polished and unified.
Even Moto with almost stock android still does not get direct google updates, it is just bad design.
BTW i use pro3 as daily, i get 8 + hours SOT with stock firmare, i managed to get ACR to work quite good, DND to work quite good, but still, default apps, like browser does not work, google integration is crap, even with launcher 3, missing pulldown is a joke and google services crash quite often so ... meh, but still better then my gs4 with new battery and lineage
Oh and also the ambient light sensors sets screen too dim for me at night, until now I had opposite problem with all the other phones i had.
I also have galaxy s7 at hand to use and in my opinion samsung android is even worse.
The main issue is there is really no Android OS, no phone with AOSP, which is only real Android OS, only ****ton of phones with more or less molested OS.
BTW my budget was 1100usd for a phone, i still chose pro3 and I still think, despite it's flaws, for me, it is best choice, which is sad, but it is reality, we can't change it, reality is reality. I will try z2 force with battery pack if they sell it officially in Czech, but I don't expect much.

Oh my I thought I was the only one with the headphone issue

Hmm my Le Pro 3 is coming soon... But I'm more likely to just sell It while it's new and make some $$$ of it. Seeing this rants and all... AOSP/lineage is a must for me, same as Oreo.
Just gonna buy OP5 to replace my Bacon. Maybe that jelly pentile so not exactly FHD, POS display won't be so bad...

FunkyRasta said:
Hmm my Le Pro 3 is coming soon... But I'm more likely to just sell It while it's new and make some $$$ of it. Seeing this rants and all... AOSP/lineage is a must for me, same as Oreo.
Just gonna buy OP5 to replace my Bacon. Maybe that jelly pentile so not exactly FHD, POS display won't be so bad...
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These rants are about things that we would like to have on the device and are inevitable, like the fact that we knew that there was no headphone jack and that the CDLA headphones are not perfect on custom software, we knew it and still took the chance, not the phone or dev's fault.
Other than that, the phone is amazing, you should give it a go, I don't think you can get too much money out of it, this is the wrong phone to re-sell for higher.
Also, you have a very specific example from other people in this thread, which is, you might like stock software which gives you the best battery life for the device.

Jose-MXL said:
These rants are about things that we would like to have on the device and are inevitable, like the fact that we knew that there was no headphone jack and that the CDLA headphones are not perfect on custom software, we knew it and still took the chance, not the phone or dev's fault.
Other than that, the phone is amazing, you should give it a go, I don't think you can get too much money out of it, this is the wrong phone to re-sell for higher.
Also, you have a very specific example from other people in this thread, which is, you might like stock software which gives you the best battery life for the device.
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I pretty OK with using adapter, no problem with me. I ordered it from China so when it gets to Europe it is worth more. I certainly would not lose money on it.
The only things that worry me are uncertain future of Oreo on this device and overall stability. I currently manage over 4 hours SOT with my OnePlus One.... Why this thing with 4070 Mah (thousand f-ing more) does 4.5 H or slightly more ? With newer SoC, screen etc. Stock software is a no-go for me. Android 6.0 is a no-go for me. So I rely on custom ROMs and dev support. At least dev support here is great!

Coming from Nexus and Nexus 5x, I was used to having so many roms and kernels. Getting LP3 was a big big jump and I did not like it in early days when no roms were available.
Now with more than enough roms and solid kernels, I do not miss anything. Omni Rom gives me 9 hrs of screen on time for my usage. It does not feel/act different than roms I used before.
The only problem was the camera performance. But with Google Camera port, that is no longer a problem now.

Why Redmi 5 Plus is my last Xiaomi phone ever ?

After having 3 Redmi phones i think i finally have enough.
Once i had Redmi 3S, Redmi 4X, then Redmi 5 Plus. I don't think i will buy a new one and here's why.
1) Well, they had great specs for their price, but they compromise durability by using cheap, weak and low-series aluminum to make their phones. That's why Mi5 and Redmi Note 3 failed Jerry's durability test. Basically, these are one drop phones. Europe is used to durable phones like Nokia, LG or Sony.
2) Software. My Redmi 3s had MIUI 7 out of the box, so i disabled some google poop i don't use and then updated to MIUI 8, unexpectedly bricking my phone for next 3 days until i was allowed to unlocked the bootloader, which was necessary to re-flash the device. MIUI 8 was great, had alot of features and MIUI 9 made things faster, but... My annoyance level is similar to dealing with Meizu phones. Some themes make unwanted changes to my home screen layout. Messenger notifications are quiet, just silent pop sound instead of normal messenger sound when screen is locked and off. On Redmi 5 Plus i had YouTube issue, where video as well as whole UI was freezing sometimes. This was ridiculous.
3) Ads ! Ads everywhere ! They started pop up in system apps such as Music, Videos , Themes and Settings after MIUI 9 update. Xiaomi, are you serious ? That is definitely unacceptable.
4) After MIUI 9.5 update themes app disappeard from my phone. To restore it, i had to change region to United States.
I switched back to Windows Phone.

JakeCherry97 said:
2) On Redmi 5 Plus i had YouTube issue, where video as well as whole UI was freezing sometimes. This was ridiculous.
3) Ads ! Ads everywhere ! They started pop up in system apps such as Music, Videos , Themes and Settings after MIUI 9 update. Xiaomi, are you serious ? That is definitely unacceptable.
4) After MIUI 9.5 update themes app disappeard from my phone. To restore it, i had to change region to United States.
I switched back to Windows Phone.
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I don't have any problem with YouTube
Also not have those ads on system apps. Maybe it's something from 3rd party app...
About themes app is something about new laws on European Union. Not have to keep region changed. Change to download and apply theme and then change it back to your country.

Actually, the Redmi 5 plus passed the bend test. Also I don't see any ads on mine, maybe you have the china version?

I do not see any of those issues as well. Also, if you have a problem with MIUI, you can always count on the great community and install an AOSP rom. It is your choice how you use your phone.

JakeCherry97 said:
After having 3 Redmi phones i think i finally have enough ....
I switched back to Windows Phone.
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The first thing to do with a Xiaomi device is to replace miui with a more sensible ROM.

Miui is cool. I have R5+ with xiaomi.eu rom, rooted with adaway app, and it's without any of these things.
Just read dude, it's not complicated to setup phone.
Other roms are also good choice, why not.

Only semi valid point is one, it's a freaking $ 150 dollars phone, so come on...
2. It's your fault for not learning to use settings properly, none of these problems are problems per se. Just you not getting used to your phone.
3. There are like 2apps that put ads on the system apps, and totally removable, even from the settings
4. Really? You just posted the solution to that problem.

lmao so instead of embracing the value Xiaomi devices and understand compromises you move over to an officially dead phone OS?

Redmi Note 5 is my first Xiaomi phone, and i can say that my next phone will 100% be Xiaomi again, why ? Because i had a Sony phone which i dropped from half a meter and the whole screen came out, couldn't be rooted and nobody bothered to make good roms for it. My note 5 has been dropped 3-4 times on hard cement, just the plastic part got scuffed. I haven't seen an AD during my use with stock MIUI , haven't had any freezes and i could give a rats booty about the theme app.

And now even we have got SOC 710 at 18000 price mi8se :fingers-crossed: :silly: which is seriously awsome :*)

You can deactivate the ads of the system in his settings on apps and system. Look tutorials in Xiaomi officcial forums.

DarthJabba9 said:
The first thing to do with a Xiaomi device is to replace miui with a more sensible ROM.
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A good build of LineageOS would be great. What do you recommend?

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A good build of LineageOS would be great. What do you recommend?
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At the moment, Liquid Remix or crDroid. When Validus settles down on Vince, and SlimROM moves to Oreo, then my eventual preferences would be (1) SlimROM, (2) Validus.

Nothing serious then? OP is just *****ing

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Nothing serious then? OP is just *****ing
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Vince is perfectly okay for the price. The problems he is experiencing are mainly with miui. Yes, the components are cheap - but you get what you paid for. For me, it is a brilliant phone. And so is mido. You just need to adjust your expectations. There is no point in having a champagne taste on a coca cola budget.

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The first thing to do with a Xiaomi device is to replace miui with a more sensible ROM.
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thats what i do, always
before buying a phone instead checking its review i just come on xda and see how good is development. and thats enough for me to make a decision.

Talwinder8872 said:
thats what i do, always
before buying a phone instead checking its review i just come on xda and see how good is development. and thats enough for me to make a decision.
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Yes, that is the way to do it.

Redmi Note 3SD, Redmi Note 4X, and now Redmi 5 Plus. Just awesome devices for the price! No problem whatsoever!

I think one of the main reasons I bought a xiaomi phone was to get a very decently specced phone at budget prices, unlock the bootloader of a xiaomi phone > install a custom rom > get a phone that's miles better than the competition at the same price range
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Yes, that is the way to do it.
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Also this, I also check if the phone has a snapdragon processor which increases the chances of getting more development done in the form of custom roms.

Mordar said:
Also this, I also check if the phone has a snapdragon processor which increases the chances of getting more development done in the form of custom roms.
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Yep. You don't want to go with the "other" SoC that Xiaomi often uses. I had about 5 different Xiaomi phones with that SoC, and their custom ROM support sucks big time (mainly due to lack of kernel sources).

EVR-L29 (Global) vs EVR-AL00 (Chinese) advice please

Just picked up a gorgeous like-new Phantom Silver 20x in the UK, my second Mate 20X. As I suspected it is the EVR-AL00 Chinese variant.
Any of you guys can advise me of the advantages / disadvantages of sticking with this over another EVR-L29? I have 14 days to decide.
I can see there are a bunch of Chinese apps on there - not much use to me, as I can't read Chinese. Immediately I see the phone upgrading to EMUI 11.
If it won't run Google services it's no use to me at all.
I see there are some companies online that will rebrand the Chinese hardware to the Global version. These seem to have decent reviews in the forums.
I would have to do this if I keep the phone. Typically I would avoid this to minimise the chance of security issues on the device.
I have 12 months warranty from the vendor even if Huawei UK won't support it. I plan to ask them in any case.
Any pros/cons I missed?

I used AL00 version for couple of months and I could not stand the amount of bloatware and random chinese popups. Two weeks ago I decided to convert it to L29. Now I have normal gapps without the hassle of installing them myself. Google assistant works flawlessly and the most important thing is that the bloatware is gone. I have no problems with banking apps after conversion. I am aware that chinese model gets updates earlier and more frequently but as for me its not worth it. After all support for this phone will be dropped in nearby future. EMUI11 will be the last major update for C432.

Thanks for your thoughts, appreciated.

I have EVR L29 but I even uninstalled all google apps or possible to uninstall

AL00 user here. i made the conscious choice to go the chinese model route, since its the only way to get 8/256GB RAM/Storage config. 5G model is not an option for me due to lack ot headphone jack and smaller battery capacity.
if you know how to do it / research it online, its not a biggie to remove/deactivate all chinese bloatware and install google services yourself, no total conversion needed to global model. this way i get all the pros (ram/storage, early updates), without any cons (smaller battery/no headphone jack in 5G model, no google services, chinese bloatware). happy customer right here

Nice! Glad it worked out for you.

jbmc83 said:
AL00 user here. i made the conscious choice to go the chinese model route, since its the only way to get 8/256GB RAM/Storage config. 5G model is not an option for me due to lack ot headphone jack and smaller battery capacity.
if you know how to do it / research it online, its not a biggie to remove/deactivate all chinese bloatware and install google services yourself, no total conversion needed to global model. this way i get all the pros (ram/storage, early updates), without any cons (smaller battery/no headphone jack in 5G model, no google services, chinese bloatware). happy customer right here
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Since AL00 is possible to convert it is better.. You can choose what apos u can install

PhoneTechShop said:
Since AL00 is possible to convert it is better.. You can choose what apos u can install
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yeah, depending on what u prefer either option could be better suited for you. the chinese software, aside from faster updates, also includes stuff like call recording or the huawei messaging app that some users might prefer to have.
in general, more choice is always more better

jbmc83 said:
AL00 user here. i made the conscious choice to go the chinese model route, since its the only way to get 8/256GB RAM/Storage config. 5G model is not an option for me due to lack ot headphone jack and smaller battery capacity.
if you know how to do it / research it online, its not a biggie to remove/deactivate all chinese bloatware and install google services yourself, no total conversion needed to global model. this way i get all the pros (ram/storage, early updates), without any cons (smaller battery/no headphone jack in 5G model, no google services, chinese bloatware). happy customer right here
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I saw 4g version on aliexpress 8/256. Does it mean that it is al00 with global firmware or real evr-L29 8/256. I asked cause you wrote that you had to choose chinesse version 8/256

sbkk said:
I saw 4g version on aliexpress 8/256. Does it mean that it is al00 with global firmware or real evr-L29 8/256. I asked cause you wrote that you had to choose chinesse version 8/256
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there is no EVR-L29 with 8/256 config, at least not for 4G. so its definitely an AL-00 chinese model that might have a global firmware installed on it.

jbmc83 said:
there is no EVR-L29 with 8/256 config, at least not for 4G. so its definitely an AL-00 chinese model that might have a global firmware installed on it.
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That'w what I wanted to know. Then, it looks like they add global rom to evr-al00. I had chinese version before and decided to sell it and now i don't know which one to buy.
BTW. Did you have 6/128 before? Is there any diffefence betwen 6/128 and 8/256 in speed?

The EVR-L29 with 6/128 was plenty fast for me, plays the FPS games I want and I never came close to filling up the storage. Even with Amazon, Netflix, Spotify, Audible downloads etc.

I loved the silver/purple colour of the EVR-AL00 and would have liked to keep it. The project to change the firmware could have been fun, but the uncertainty just put me off. Plus I found another mint EVR-L29 with two years warrantee and full accessories for the same price. So there was no justification to keep it.

nickb99NZ said:
The EVR-L29 with 6/128 was plenty fast for me, plays the FPS games I want and I never came close to filling up the storage. Even with Amazon, Netflix, Spotify, Audible downloads etc.
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Which one do you have now? Evr-al00 6/128 or 8/256?

I sent back the EVR-AL00 which was also 6/128 and traded it for the EVR-L29.

sbkk said:
That'w what I wanted to know. Then, it looks like they add global rom to evr-al00. I had chinese version before and decided to sell it and now i don't know which one to buy.
BTW. Did you have 6/128 before? Is there any diffefence betwen 6/128 and 8/256 in speed?
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nope, never had a 6/128 model, went straight for the 8/256 config. the only situation where u would notice any slowdowns would be if the ram was filled to the brink and the system would have to dump memory or switch to flash storage instead. both unlikely scenarios at this point in time. 6gb ram should be sufficient to handle anything right now.

nickb99NZ said:
I sent back the EVR-AL00 which was also 6/128 and traded it for the EVR-L29.
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Wise choice. I bet your happy with that decision.

bonczas said:
I used AL00 version for couple of months and I could not stand the amount of bloatware and random chinese popups. Two weeks ago I decided to convert it to L29. Now I have normal gapps without the hassle of installing them myself. Google assistant works flawlessly and the most important thing is that the bloatware is gone. I have no problems with banking apps after conversion. I am aware that chinese model gets updates earlier and more frequently but as for me its not worth it. After all support for this phone will be dropped in nearby future. EMUI11 will be the last major update for C432.
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Hi mate, do u have a link to convert AL00 to global. I have the chinese version 6/128.
Thanks.

Deanro said:
Wise choice. I bet your happy with that decision.
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Yeah, I never regretted it. Really liked the idea of a new colour 20x in my pocket but economically and time-cost-wise it made no sense. I just got a few dfferent colour cases from Aliexpress for my L29 and change them around with the wallpaper when I feel like something new.

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AL00 user here. i made the conscious choice to go the chinese model route, since its the only way to get 8/256GB RAM/Storage config. 5G model is not an option for me due to lack ot headphone jack and smaller battery capacity.
if you know how to do it / research it online, its not a biggie to remove/deactivate all chinese bloatware and install google services yourself, no total conversion needed to global model. this way i get all the pros (ram/storage, early updates), without any cons (smaller battery/no headphone jack in 5G model, no google services, chinese bloatware). happy customer right here
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Appreciate if you can share links. I've done mine and it still kinda fritzes in some Google Play related functions. Sync issues with certain apps and such. Like you I'm on the China ROM on ver 11 now.

Looking to buy the A3 in 2021. Thoughts?

Hey there
A bit late to the party here. I am looking to get a A3 to replace my current phone. I have a POCO M2 PRO as my current phone, however i am VERY dissatisfied with it. Look into the A3 cuz its the only small phone i was able to find. Lemma know if this is a good idea. Oh and if you know about any small/compact/comfortable phone that doesn't break the bank, let me know in the comments.
peace✌

If you are going to flash a rom on it right away then go ahead, using this phone stock is like alpha testing.

Berserker_boi said:
Hey there
A bit late to the party here. I am looking to get a A3 to replace my current phone. I have a POCO M2 PRO as my current phone, however i am VERY dissatisfied with it. Look into the A3 cuz its the only small phone i was able to find. Lemma know if this is a good idea. Oh and if you know about any small/compact/comfortable phone that doesn't break the bank, let me know in the comments.
peace✌
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I also bought this phone in 2021 based on the very same reasons as yours. This is the only phone I could find with decent dev support (easy to unlock, root, custom roms to choose etc.), size (I was using an Xperia X Compact, so size is still an issue for me but there wasn't any smaller with comparable features.) and specs. I unlocked and flashed los with microg even before putting my sim card. (And the sad story is this is the second one I bought bucause I lost the first one second day )

Using stock since fall 2019, works great until today, would buy again.

Go with another one.

In my experience, a11 stock is very good. 2 days without full charge and 8-9 hours of SOT. Smooth and fast. The secret is optmize the app configuration. Remove useless app. But first... Don't use official Facebook app. Obviously it's my opinion and my experience. But i'm quite sure that the user with bad experience. Are user with bad use of your device. And my phone stats can confirm what i say

Berserker_boi said:
Hey there
A bit late to the party here. I am looking to get a A3 to replace my current phone. I have a POCO M2 PRO as my current phone, however i am VERY dissatisfied with it. Look into the A3 cuz its the only small phone i was able to find. Lemma know if this is a good idea. Oh and if you know about any small/compact/comfortable phone that doesn't break the bank, let me know in the comments.
peace✌
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In my opinion, if I had to change my Mi A3 now, I'd go with a Motorola Moto G 5G Plus, which has more or less the same A3 stuff, with a better display, 5g, better battery but it's also slightly bigger and heavier.
The only thing I don't know is about the software, on the xda page there are very few threads and nobody's talking about major problems with software, I might give it a try if I get sick with Xiaomeme software updates

Phil_gloves said:
In my opinion, if I had to change my Mi A3 now, I'd go with a Motorola Moto G 5G Plus, which has more or less the same A3 stuff, with a better display, 5g, better battery but it's also slightly bigger and heavier.
The only thing I don't know is about the software, on the xda page there are very few threads and nobody's talking about major problems with software, I might give it a try if I get sick with Xiaomeme software updates
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That motorola has an IPS screen with SD765, so not really comparable
But I think this 720p AMOLED screen is crappy (EVEN if it makes this phone faster), but you cannot find a decent 1080p at the smallish 70-72mm width that's not costing an arm and a leg (Sony Xperia 5).
Wait 7 days for the new Poco.

I think that mi a3 is one of the best mid range phone... So i will change it... Only for an high range phone... Probably a pixel... Or a top xiaomi... Also oppo seems very good phones...

wetito said:
In my experience, a11 stock is very good. 2 days without full charge and 8-9 hours of SOT. Smooth and fast. The secret is optmize the app configuration. Remove useless app. But first... Don't use official Facebook app. Obviously it's my opinion and my experience. But i'm quite sure that the user with bad experience. Are user with bad use of your device. And my phone stats can confirm what i say
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How were you able to get good battery life on stock Android 11? Please help me. The battery life sucks on Android 11 on this phone.

Sometimes the ota updates are not successful. So an hard reset can solve much problems. I don't use fingerprint and always on display because drain a lot of battery... I have disabled much of Google apps that are not indispensable for my use... I have limited the background use for some apps... With this optimization i'm very satisfied. But are specific s for my use (social+music streaming... And sometimes YouTube vanced). I hope my post can help you (i'm italian so my English is not perfect)

Best buy of the week! I'm seriusly considering to sell my mia3 at this prince to buy it! Is's an old model... But not the hardware