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    • Emad RE
      Emad R @travisdh1
      last edited by

      @travisdh1 said in Xiaomi's New $362 Bests Samsung Galaxy S8 for Half the Price:

      I've got a Motorola (why did they have to sell to Lenovo of all companies!) G4 Plus, the one with 4GB ram that nobody reviews. It's been so much better than even my Nexus 5 was.

      True, while Lenovo still are making new phones with the brand like Motto M
      http://www.gsmarena.com/motorola_moto_m-8299.php
      But still it is scary to buy from Lenovo, reviewers said that the Android OS looks and feels like stock like the usual but now we cant be sure, Lenovo have habit for injecting weird crap that you cant remove.

      For me I am liking and loyal to HUAWEI , I actually like their ROM, sure its not anything near Android stock, but I like the extras, I found them professional and helpful and non intrusive.

      Had P8 Lite for 2 years and now NOVA Plus, and happy with the new phone. The only thing it is missing is WiFi ac and dual band but for me that is not an issue

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      • scottalanmillerS
        scottalanmiller @Stuka
        last edited by

        @Stuka said in Xiaomi's New $362 Bests Samsung Galaxy S8 for Half the Price:

        @scottalanmiller - you can actually buy one while you're in Kyiv. We do have all of them available officially at approximately the same prices as in CN. Most of them are also dual SIM/SIM+MicroSD so you can either "Scale Out" the carrier coverage, or Scale up the storage 😉

        That's pretty tempting, actually.

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        • scottalanmillerS
          scottalanmiller @Emad R
          last edited by

          @msff-amman-Itofficer said in Xiaomi's New $362 Bests Samsung Galaxy S8 for Half the Price:

          @travisdh1 said in Xiaomi's New $362 Bests Samsung Galaxy S8 for Half the Price:

          I've got a Motorola (why did they have to sell to Lenovo of all companies!) G4 Plus, the one with 4GB ram that nobody reviews. It's been so much better than even my Nexus 5 was.

          True, while Lenovo still are making new phones with the brand like Motto M
          http://www.gsmarena.com/motorola_moto_m-8299.php
          But still it is scary to buy from Lenovo, reviewers said that the Android OS looks and feels like stock like the usual but now we cant be sure, Lenovo have habit for injecting weird crap that you cant remove.

          For me I am liking and loyal to HUAWEI , I actually like their ROM, sure its not anything near Android stock, but I like the extras, I found them professional and helpful and non intrusive.

          Had P8 Lite for 2 years and now NOVA Plus, and happy with the new phone. The only thing it is missing is WiFi ac and dual band but for me that is not an issue

          I wasn't much of a Motorola fan before they sold to Lenovo. Even less of one now. They were great in the 1980s, but the late 1990s were not good to Motorola. I miss the M68000 days.

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          • dafyreD
            dafyre @scottalanmiller
            last edited by

            @scottalanmiller said in Xiaomi's New $362 Bests Samsung Galaxy S8 for Half the Price:

            @msff-amman-Itofficer said in Xiaomi's New $362 Bests Samsung Galaxy S8 for Half the Price:

            @travisdh1 said in Xiaomi's New $362 Bests Samsung Galaxy S8 for Half the Price:

            I've got a Motorola (why did they have to sell to Lenovo of all companies!) G4 Plus, the one with 4GB ram that nobody reviews. It's been so much better than even my Nexus 5 was.

            True, while Lenovo still are making new phones with the brand like Motto M
            http://www.gsmarena.com/motorola_moto_m-8299.php
            But still it is scary to buy from Lenovo, reviewers said that the Android OS looks and feels like stock like the usual but now we cant be sure, Lenovo have habit for injecting weird crap that you cant remove.

            For me I am liking and loyal to HUAWEI , I actually like their ROM, sure its not anything near Android stock, but I like the extras, I found them professional and helpful and non intrusive.

            Had P8 Lite for 2 years and now NOVA Plus, and happy with the new phone. The only thing it is missing is WiFi ac and dual band but for me that is not an issue

            I wasn't much of a Motorola fan before they sold to Lenovo. Even less of one now. They were great in the 1980s, but the late 1990s were not good to Motorola. I miss the M68000 days.

            Toughest phone I ever owned was a little Motorola Startac flip phone.

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            • scottalanmillerS
              scottalanmiller @dafyre
              last edited by

              @dafyre said in Xiaomi's New $362 Bests Samsung Galaxy S8 for Half the Price:

              @scottalanmiller said in Xiaomi's New $362 Bests Samsung Galaxy S8 for Half the Price:

              @msff-amman-Itofficer said in Xiaomi's New $362 Bests Samsung Galaxy S8 for Half the Price:

              @travisdh1 said in Xiaomi's New $362 Bests Samsung Galaxy S8 for Half the Price:

              I've got a Motorola (why did they have to sell to Lenovo of all companies!) G4 Plus, the one with 4GB ram that nobody reviews. It's been so much better than even my Nexus 5 was.

              True, while Lenovo still are making new phones with the brand like Motto M
              http://www.gsmarena.com/motorola_moto_m-8299.php
              But still it is scary to buy from Lenovo, reviewers said that the Android OS looks and feels like stock like the usual but now we cant be sure, Lenovo have habit for injecting weird crap that you cant remove.

              For me I am liking and loyal to HUAWEI , I actually like their ROM, sure its not anything near Android stock, but I like the extras, I found them professional and helpful and non intrusive.

              Had P8 Lite for 2 years and now NOVA Plus, and happy with the new phone. The only thing it is missing is WiFi ac and dual band but for me that is not an issue

              I wasn't much of a Motorola fan before they sold to Lenovo. Even less of one now. They were great in the 1980s, but the late 1990s were not good to Motorola. I miss the M68000 days.

              Toughest phone I ever owned was a little Motorola Startac flip phone.

              My Nokia laughs in your general direction.

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              • wirestyle22W
                wirestyle22 @scottalanmiller
                last edited by

                @scottalanmiller said in Xiaomi's New $362 Bests Samsung Galaxy S8 for Half the Price:

                @dafyre said in Xiaomi's New $362 Bests Samsung Galaxy S8 for Half the Price:

                @scottalanmiller said in Xiaomi's New $362 Bests Samsung Galaxy S8 for Half the Price:

                @msff-amman-Itofficer said in Xiaomi's New $362 Bests Samsung Galaxy S8 for Half the Price:

                @travisdh1 said in Xiaomi's New $362 Bests Samsung Galaxy S8 for Half the Price:

                I've got a Motorola (why did they have to sell to Lenovo of all companies!) G4 Plus, the one with 4GB ram that nobody reviews. It's been so much better than even my Nexus 5 was.

                True, while Lenovo still are making new phones with the brand like Motto M
                http://www.gsmarena.com/motorola_moto_m-8299.php
                But still it is scary to buy from Lenovo, reviewers said that the Android OS looks and feels like stock like the usual but now we cant be sure, Lenovo have habit for injecting weird crap that you cant remove.

                For me I am liking and loyal to HUAWEI , I actually like their ROM, sure its not anything near Android stock, but I like the extras, I found them professional and helpful and non intrusive.

                Had P8 Lite for 2 years and now NOVA Plus, and happy with the new phone. The only thing it is missing is WiFi ac and dual band but for me that is not an issue

                I wasn't much of a Motorola fan before they sold to Lenovo. Even less of one now. They were great in the 1980s, but the late 1990s were not good to Motorola. I miss the M68000 days.

                Toughest phone I ever owned was a little Motorola Startac flip phone.

                My Nokia laughs in your general direction.

                I think the actual model was the Nokia Brick

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                • Reid CooperR
                  Reid Cooper @wirestyle22
                  last edited by scottalanmiller

                  @wirestyle22 said in Xiaomi's New $362 Bests Samsung Galaxy S8 for Half the Price:

                  @scottalanmiller said in Xiaomi's New $362 Bests Samsung Galaxy S8 for Half the Price:

                  @dafyre said in Xiaomi's New $362 Bests Samsung Galaxy S8 for Half the Price:

                  @scottalanmiller said in Xiaomi's New $362 Bests Samsung Galaxy S8 for Half the Price:

                  @msff-amman-Itofficer said in Xiaomi's New $362 Bests Samsung Galaxy S8 for Half the Price:

                  @travisdh1 said in Xiaomi's New $362 Bests Samsung Galaxy S8 for Half the Price:

                  I've got a Motorola (why did they have to sell to Lenovo of all companies!) G4 Plus, the one with 4GB ram that nobody reviews. It's been so much better than even my Nexus 5 was.

                  True, while Lenovo still are making new phones with the brand like Motto M
                  http://www.gsmarena.com/motorola_moto_m-8299.php
                  But still it is scary to buy from Lenovo, reviewers said that the Android OS looks and feels like stock like the usual but now we cant be sure, Lenovo have habit for injecting weird crap that you cant remove.

                  For me I am liking and loyal to HUAWEI , I actually like their ROM, sure its not anything near Android stock, but I like the extras, I found them professional and helpful and non intrusive.

                  Had P8 Lite for 2 years and now NOVA Plus, and happy with the new phone. The only thing it is missing is WiFi ac and dual band but for me that is not an issue

                  I wasn't much of a Motorola fan before they sold to Lenovo. Even less of one now. They were great in the 1980s, but the late 1990s were not good to Motorola. I miss the M68000 days.

                  Toughest phone I ever owned was a little Motorola Startac flip phone.

                  My Nokia laughs in your general direction.

                  I think the actual model was the Nokia Brick

                  In Soviet Russia, Nokia phone bricks you!

                  0_1492706332676_1438979050235.jpeg

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                  • wirestyle22W
                    wirestyle22 @Reid Cooper
                    last edited by

                    @Reid-Cooper said in Xiaomi's New $362 Bests Samsung Galaxy S8 for Half the Price:

                    @wirestyle22 said in Xiaomi's New $362 Bests Samsung Galaxy S8 for Half the Price:

                    @scottalanmiller said in Xiaomi's New $362 Bests Samsung Galaxy S8 for Half the Price:

                    @dafyre said in Xiaomi's New $362 Bests Samsung Galaxy S8 for Half the Price:

                    @scottalanmiller said in Xiaomi's New $362 Bests Samsung Galaxy S8 for Half the Price:

                    @msff-amman-Itofficer said in Xiaomi's New $362 Bests Samsung Galaxy S8 for Half the Price:

                    @travisdh1 said in Xiaomi's New $362 Bests Samsung Galaxy S8 for Half the Price:

                    I've got a Motorola (why did they have to sell to Lenovo of all companies!) G4 Plus, the one with 4GB ram that nobody reviews. It's been so much better than even my Nexus 5 was.

                    True, while Lenovo still are making new phones with the brand like Motto M
                    http://www.gsmarena.com/motorola_moto_m-8299.php
                    But still it is scary to buy from Lenovo, reviewers said that the Android OS looks and feels like stock like the usual but now we cant be sure, Lenovo have habit for injecting weird crap that you cant remove.

                    For me I am liking and loyal to HUAWEI , I actually like their ROM, sure its not anything near Android stock, but I like the extras, I found them professional and helpful and non intrusive.

                    Had P8 Lite for 2 years and now NOVA Plus, and happy with the new phone. The only thing it is missing is WiFi ac and dual band but for me that is not an issue

                    I wasn't much of a Motorola fan before they sold to Lenovo. Even less of one now. They were great in the 1980s, but the late 1990s were not good to Motorola. I miss the M68000 days.

                    Toughest phone I ever owned was a little Motorola Startac flip phone.

                    My Nokia laughs in your general direction.

                    I think the actual model was the Nokia Brick

                    In Soviet Russia, Nokia phone bricks you!

                    0_1492706332676_1438979050235.jpeg

                    It's also useful for home security. I'm pretty sure you can bludgeon intruders to death with it and then call 911 from the same phone

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                    • matteo nunziatiM
                      matteo nunziati
                      last edited by matteo nunziati

                      I own a redmi 4 by xiaomi. Buyed the global version from local import shop. Glass is really sensitive. Anything else in 1.5 month of usage is on par with any other more expensive phone. A collegue of mine has the mi 5. Really good too.

                      Just need few months to get the official global rom out and you can buy it in Europe.

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                      • ObsolesceO
                        Obsolesce
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                        If it would work with the wireless bands in the U.S.... would it be possible to have someone in China buy one and bring it back?

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                        • ObsolesceO
                          Obsolesce @Deleted74295
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                          @Breffni-Potter said in Xiaomi's New $362 Bests Samsung Galaxy S8 for Half the Price:

                          And for a phone that is outside the Chinese market. Look at the OnePlus

                          https://oneplus.net

                          Currently using a OnePlus 3 and have been since October. Great quality phone, delighted with it.

                          Those are pretty nice actually! Are they regular phones that can be used with any carrier?

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                          • matteo nunziatiM
                            matteo nunziati @Obsolesce
                            last edited by matteo nunziati

                            @Tim_G said in Xiaomi's New $362 Bests Samsung Galaxy S8 for Half the Price:

                            If it would work with the wireless bands in the U.S.... would it be possible to have someone in China buy one and bring it back?

                            you can buy. carrier compatibility: have to check, too much different from europe to give advice...

                            PLEASE NOTE: THIS IS JUST A LINK I DO NOT KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THE SHOP, IN ITALY WE HAVE A COUPLE OF TRUSTED IMPORTERS. CHECK WITH THE XIAOMI COMMUNITY!

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                            • matteo nunziatiM
                              matteo nunziati
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                              namely, this is mine

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                              • ObsolesceO
                                Obsolesce
                                last edited by

                                My wife needs a new phone badly. She may get the galaxy 8, but these others look just a great.

                                She loves the camera on my Microsoft 950XL, but there is one photo app on android made by google that is keeping her on Android, that I'm sure google won't make for windows mobile, just go keep her on Android.

                                Anyways, how does the OnePlus compare to the galaxy 8? How about galaxy 8 vs the Xiaomi? I just don't want to get something that requires any work. I know a Galaxy 8 would be a solid choice, so something similarly solid.

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                                • scottalanmillerS
                                  scottalanmiller @Obsolesce
                                  last edited by

                                  @Tim_G said in Xiaomi's New $362 Bests Samsung Galaxy S8 for Half the Price:

                                  My wife needs a new phone badly. She may get the galaxy 8, but these others look just a great.

                                  I'm eyeing the Asus ZenFone 3 Zoom myself.

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                                  • ObsolesceO
                                    Obsolesce @scottalanmiller
                                    last edited by

                                    @scottalanmiller said in Xiaomi's New $362 Bests Samsung Galaxy S8 for Half the Price:

                                    @Tim_G said in Xiaomi's New $362 Bests Samsung Galaxy S8 for Half the Price:

                                    My wife needs a new phone badly. She may get the galaxy 8, but these others look just a great.

                                    I'm eyeing the Asus ZenFone 3 Zoom myself.

                                    That's the one I've been shoving in her face actually! Hmm, not the Zoom, the other one.... let me look.

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                                    • ObsolesceO
                                      Obsolesce @Obsolesce
                                      last edited by

                                      @Tim_G said in Xiaomi's New $362 Bests Samsung Galaxy S8 for Half the Price:

                                      @scottalanmiller said in Xiaomi's New $362 Bests Samsung Galaxy S8 for Half the Price:

                                      @Tim_G said in Xiaomi's New $362 Bests Samsung Galaxy S8 for Half the Price:

                                      My wife needs a new phone badly. She may get the galaxy 8, but these others look just a great.

                                      I'm eyeing the Asus ZenFone 3 Zoom myself.

                                      That's the one I've been shoving in her face actually! Hmm, not the Zoom, the other one.... let me look.

                                      It was a ZenFone 3, 5.2"... I thought it was the Deluxe but now I'm not so sure. I also showed her the Selfie version lol, not so sure about that though.

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                                      • scottalanmillerS
                                        scottalanmiller @Obsolesce
                                        last edited by

                                        @Tim_G said in Xiaomi's New $362 Bests Samsung Galaxy S8 for Half the Price:

                                        @scottalanmiller said in Xiaomi's New $362 Bests Samsung Galaxy S8 for Half the Price:

                                        @Tim_G said in Xiaomi's New $362 Bests Samsung Galaxy S8 for Half the Price:

                                        My wife needs a new phone badly. She may get the galaxy 8, but these others look just a great.

                                        I'm eyeing the Asus ZenFone 3 Zoom myself.

                                        That's the one I've been shoving in her face actually! Hmm, not the Zoom, the other one.... let me look.

                                        Zoom is delayed for some update. I really want the camera from the Zoom but in a 5.2" form factor.

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                                        • Reid CooperR
                                          Reid Cooper @Obsolesce
                                          last edited by

                                          @Tim_G said in Xiaomi's New $362 Bests Samsung Galaxy S8 for Half the Price:

                                          @Tim_G said in Xiaomi's New $362 Bests Samsung Galaxy S8 for Half the Price:

                                          @scottalanmiller said in Xiaomi's New $362 Bests Samsung Galaxy S8 for Half the Price:

                                          @Tim_G said in Xiaomi's New $362 Bests Samsung Galaxy S8 for Half the Price:

                                          My wife needs a new phone badly. She may get the galaxy 8, but these others look just a great.

                                          I'm eyeing the Asus ZenFone 3 Zoom myself.

                                          That's the one I've been shoving in her face actually! Hmm, not the Zoom, the other one.... let me look.

                                          It was a ZenFone 3, 5.2"... I thought it was the Deluxe but now I'm not so sure. I also showed her the Selfie version lol, not so sure about that though.

                                          Isn't that only like $199? Cheap and looks pretty nice.

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                                          • GreyG
                                            Grey @dafyre
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                                            @dafyre said in Xiaomi's New $362 Bests Samsung Galaxy S8 for Half the Price:

                                            @scottalanmiller said in Xiaomi's New $362 Bests Samsung Galaxy S8 for Half the Price:

                                            I've still never seen one of those in the real world. Very rare to get phones that are not provided by carriers in the US market.

                                            Yeah. Most of us are content with the offerings of our carriers. I've had the Pixel XL for about 2 weeks now and absolutely love it! I don't even carry my tablet around any more.

                                            How does that work on a belt holster? Do you have to wear cargo pants instead? Maybe you've adopted a murse approach? Asking for a friend.

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