5 ms·

Xiaomi is undercutting the whole tech industry. And it’s working

23 points by orcul 6y ago

silverpepsi 6y ago
You can pry my Xiaomi 10 Note from my cold dead hands, best phone I've own. The only downside to it is that Android is terrible and has continually gotten worse or failed to fix any bugs that impact me for 5 years now. Ironically, my Huawei notebook is similar. Best hardware I've ever owned, too bad it runs best with a terrible operating system that finds it acceptable to destory the user's data will-nilly to install unwanted patches, without consent.
- cordite 6y ago
  I'm not sure how to interpret your sentiment
- sudosysgen 6y ago
  Why not flash it with vanilla Android?
  - silverpepsi 6y ago
    hmm. not sure what that will do as it is vanilla Android that is the problem. Design decisions have made me a less happy with it than 5 years ago, nothing I see as improvements One example is that you still see loading icons everywhere. You can leave the phone for 6 hours and it will still say loading. The only way it ever loads is if you kill the app and restart it. Happens both in Google apps and 3rd party. It's ridiculous they can't be bothered to fix any of the bugs that constitute a major portion of the user experience day in and day out while focusing on toys and distractions (Google). I've owned multiple Pixel models so I'm aware of vanilla Android and how is the same
    - ysleepy 6y ago
      I'm not experiencing this icon loading behavior on any of my android devices. I am however aware of at least two people who are annoyed with xiaomi's android customization and bugginess. Maybe grab another device to see if it's an android or xiaomi problem. I say that as sort of a fan of xiaomi, just their android isn't something I'll be getting anytime soon.
      - silverpepsi 6y ago
        The android loading issue has annoyed me to death on Pixels, Motorola, Xiaomi with carriers in 4 countries...I don't have any reason to believe it has something to do with anyone but Google, let alone xiaomi :)
    - sudosysgen 6y ago
      In that case, why not flash another kind of Android?
      - silverpepsi 6y ago
        "One example is that you still see loading icons everywhere. You can leave the phone for 6 hours and it will still say loading." This has been an andorid universal on Pixels, Motorola, Xiaomi with carriers in 4 countries, I'm not optimistic it is anything BUT a fundamental bug in the OS?
emteycz 6y ago
And they got the best devices even compared to much pricier options.
ehmish 6y ago
I've quite liked that the devices are often rootable/usable without an internet connection in contrast to most other internet of shit. It's probably accidental, or at least an outcome of having to cut development costs to undercut competitors but it's made me always go for xiaomi devices when i'm buying new stuff.

23 points by orcul 6y ago

You can pry my Xiaomi 10 Note from my cold dead hands, best phone I've own. The only downside to it is that Android is terrible and has continually gotten worse or failed to fix any bugs that impact me for 5 years now. Ironically, my Huawei notebook is similar. Best hardware I've ever owned, too bad it runs best with a terrible operating system that finds it acceptable to destory the user's data will-nilly to install unwanted patches, without consent.

cordite 6y ago
I'm not sure how to interpret your sentiment
sudosysgen 6y ago
Why not flash it with vanilla Android?
- silverpepsi 6y ago
  hmm. not sure what that will do as it is vanilla Android that is the problem. Design decisions have made me a less happy with it than 5 years ago, nothing I see as improvements One example is that you still see loading icons everywhere. You can leave the phone for 6 hours and it will still say loading. The only way it ever loads is if you kill the app and restart it. Happens both in Google apps and 3rd party. It's ridiculous they can't be bothered to fix any of the bugs that constitute a major portion of the user experience day in and day out while focusing on toys and distractions (Google). I've owned multiple Pixel models so I'm aware of vanilla Android and how is the same
  - ysleepy 6y ago
    I'm not experiencing this icon loading behavior on any of my android devices. I am however aware of at least two people who are annoyed with xiaomi's android customization and bugginess. Maybe grab another device to see if it's an android or xiaomi problem. I say that as sort of a fan of xiaomi, just their android isn't something I'll be getting anytime soon.
    - silverpepsi 6y ago
      The android loading issue has annoyed me to death on Pixels, Motorola, Xiaomi with carriers in 4 countries...I don't have any reason to believe it has something to do with anyone but Google, let alone xiaomi :)
  - sudosysgen 6y ago
    In that case, why not flash another kind of Android?
    - silverpepsi 6y ago
      "One example is that you still see loading icons everywhere. You can leave the phone for 6 hours and it will still say loading." This has been an andorid universal on Pixels, Motorola, Xiaomi with carriers in 4 countries, I'm not optimistic it is anything BUT a fundamental bug in the OS?

emteycz 6y ago

And they got the best devices even compared to much pricier options.

ehmish 6y ago

I've quite liked that the devices are often rootable/usable without an internet connection in contrast to most other internet of shit. It's probably accidental, or at least an outcome of having to cut development costs to undercut competitors but it's made me always go for xiaomi devices when i'm buying new stuff.