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Android OEMs constantly try releasing a bulky phone with a multi-day battery life, and it never pans out.

mixedCase 5y ago
Xiaomi midrange phones are extremely successful outside of Europe and the US. They come standard with multi-day battery, headphone jack, IR blaster, microSD slots, multiple SIMs...
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- rwmj 5y ago
  Hugely popular with people from mainland China. They are almost comically large though!
  - amosbatto 5y ago
    Xiaomi is the number one brand in Europe and India, and was the number 3 brand worldwide by unit sales in the year 2021. Xiaomi actually does the worst in its home market. It was the 4th largest brand inside China in Q3 2021, and it fell to 5th place in Q4 2021. See: https://www.gsmarena.com/strategy_analytics_xiaomi_is_the_top_smartphone_seller_in_europe_in_q2-news-50358.php https://www.gsmarena.com/strategy_analytics_xiaomi_is_the_to... https://www.gartner.com/en/newsroom/press-releases/2022-03-01-4q21-smartphone-market-share https://www.gartner.com/en/newsroom/press-releases/2022-03-0... As for Xiaomi being comically large, I found the mid-range Samsung and Motorola models to have larger bezels and to generally be larger for similar specs when I bought my Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 a couple years ago. The reality is that the majority of phones from Motorola, Xiaomi, LG and Nokia are designed and manufactured by 3 Chinese ODMs (Wingtech, Huaquin and Longcheer), and even 20% of Samsung's phones come from these 3 ODMs. See: https://amosbbatto.wordpress.com/2021/12/10/comparing-l5-and-pp/#branding-and-custom-design https://amosbbatto.wordpress.com/2021/12/10/comparing-l5-and...
Andrew_nenakhov 5y ago
What do you mean 'never pans out'? Devices like moto g phones with 5000mAH are huge hits.
aero-glide2 5y ago
My 180 gram Android lasts days.
izacus 5y ago
What? The mid-range market of phones with massive batteries is dominating most of APAC markets. What are you talking about?

Xiaomi midrange phones are extremely successful outside of Europe and the US. They come standard with multi-day battery, headphone jack, IR blaster, microSD slots, multiple SIMs...

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rwmj 5y ago
Hugely popular with people from mainland China. They are almost comically large though!
- amosbatto 5y ago
  Xiaomi is the number one brand in Europe and India, and was the number 3 brand worldwide by unit sales in the year 2021. Xiaomi actually does the worst in its home market. It was the 4th largest brand inside China in Q3 2021, and it fell to 5th place in Q4 2021. See: https://www.gsmarena.com/strategy_analytics_xiaomi_is_the_top_smartphone_seller_in_europe_in_q2-news-50358.php https://www.gsmarena.com/strategy_analytics_xiaomi_is_the_to... https://www.gartner.com/en/newsroom/press-releases/2022-03-01-4q21-smartphone-market-share https://www.gartner.com/en/newsroom/press-releases/2022-03-0... As for Xiaomi being comically large, I found the mid-range Samsung and Motorola models to have larger bezels and to generally be larger for similar specs when I bought my Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 a couple years ago. The reality is that the majority of phones from Motorola, Xiaomi, LG and Nokia are designed and manufactured by 3 Chinese ODMs (Wingtech, Huaquin and Longcheer), and even 20% of Samsung's phones come from these 3 ODMs. See: https://amosbbatto.wordpress.com/2021/12/10/comparing-l5-and-pp/#branding-and-custom-design https://amosbbatto.wordpress.com/2021/12/10/comparing-l5-and...

Andrew_nenakhov 5y ago

What do you mean 'never pans out'? Devices like moto g phones with 5000mAH are huge hits.

aero-glide2 5y ago

My 180 gram Android lasts days.

izacus 5y ago

What? The mid-range market of phones with massive batteries is dominating most of APAC markets. What are you talking about?