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Xiaomi heavily subsidizes their phones. The idea is that they make it back with people using their apps.

• grishka 3y ago
  Yep. All their stock apps, including those that have no business having any kind of network access as part of their functionality, come with a privacy policy, show it to you in a modal on first launch, and quit if you decline it. The calculator app has a privacy policy, so does the clock, the media gallery, the file manager, and the local music player. I was also told that there are actual ads sprinkled throughout the system. I'm highly doubtful that it's possible to sell a phone for the equivalent of $100 at a profit.
  • londons_explore 3y ago
    There are plenty of $100 phones. I used a $50 phone for a year, and it was fine to use - it ran every app I tried to use, had a 3 day battery life, and the only thing that it lacked was NFC and a gyroscope and compass (makes maps apps hard to use because you don't get a blue arrow). I now have a $500 phone and overall it's a bit of a downgrade because the battery only barely lasts a day.
  • rjh29 3y ago
    This is the same for Huawei and their phones aren't even that cheap!