[smcbeath]

Now this phone looks good, 91.3% screen on a 6.4 inch display Shame about the expected price though

http://www.gearbest.com/cell-phones/...gdB3Syk8vUvu5Q

If you scroll down the site you will get some good pictures.

CPU: Qualcomm Snapdragon 821
Cores: Quad Core
GPU: Adreno 530
RAM: 4GB RAM
ROM: 128GB
External Memory: Not Supported
Screen type: Capacitive
Screen size: 6.4 inch
Screen resolution: 2048 x 1080 (2K)
Battery Capacity (mAh): 4400mAh
Battery Type: Non-removable
NFC

A hands on video

http://www.gizchina.com/2016/10/26/w...l-less-mi-mix/

[LuvJamTarts]

looks interesting this when it was announced. Still have the fear of buying chinese imports though personally.

[d123]

£600 for a Xiaomi

Wow...

[Chris1973]

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Still have the fear of buying Chinese imports though personally.

I must admit when I read press stories like this, I have a real fear of spending hundreds of pounds to get a popular named brand:-

https://www.theguardian.com/technolo...e-owners-angry

Over the years, I think i've read more horror stories and potential quality issues involving expensive branded phones, than I have involving Chinese brands like Xiaomi, Cubot etc.

Sure, stories involving top premium brands are always going to be the focus of the national press, but even so, the fact remains you can spend a shed load of cash and be buying a 'quality' name and things can still go wrong, and sometimes even spectacularly wrong as in the above example.

Over the last four years, i've owned two Chinese phones, a Cubot GT99 and a Cubot X15, the GT-99 worked flawlessly for over three years, including as a full time wifi hotspot (I didn't have ADSL at the time), and it was only replaced because I wanted something 4G compatible and so far its replacement the X15, is continuing on from where the GT99 left off - with no problems whatsoever, and neither of them have melted or set my house on fire.

The Chinese want to break into the lucrative technology driven market in the West, so they have had to up their game significantly in order to compete, at least the genuine Chinese brands have. So if you want a reasonable chance of getting a decent product, then buy something which is already popular on its own doorstep (Chinese consumers demand reliable products just as much as Consumers in the West!)

I'm not saying don't be cautious, i'm just saying don't let the prejudices of ten years ago, make the decisions for you today. If you are worried about warranty / return issues, then buy it from a UK Vendor and pay for it with a credit card

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£600 for a Xiaomi

I suspect that will be reduced, when production gets ramped up, a few months after its released.

[LuvJamTarts]

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Originally Posted by Chris1973

I must admit when I read press stories like this, I have a real fear of spending hundreds of pounds to get a popular named brand:-

https://www.theguardian.com/technolo...e-owners-angry

Over the years, I think i've read more horror stories and potential quality issues involving expensive branded phones, than I have involving Chinese brands like Xiaomi, Cubot etc.

Sure, stories involving top premium brands are always going to be the focus of the national press, but even so, the fact remains you can spend a shed load of cash and be buying a 'quality' name and things can still go wrong, and sometimes even spectacularly wrong as in the above example.

Over the last four years, i've owned two Chinese phones, a Cubot GT99 and a Cubot X15, the GT-99 worked flawlessly for over three years, including as a full time wifi hotspot (I didn't have ADSL at the time), and it was only replaced because I wanted something 4G compatible and so far its replacement the X15, is continuing on from where the GT99 left off - with no problems whatsoever, and neither of them have melted or set my house on fire.

The Chinese want to break into the lucrative technology driven market in the West, so they have had to up their game significantly in order to compete, at least the genuine Chinese brands have. So if you want a reasonable chance of getting a decent product, then buy something which is already popular on its own doorstep (Chinese consumers demand reliable products just as much as Consumers in the West!)

I'm not saying don't be cautious, i'm just saying don't let the prejudices of ten years ago, make the decisions for you today. If you are worried about warranty / return issues, then buy it from a UK Vendor and pay for it with a credit card



I suspect that will be reduced, when production gets ramped up, a few months after its released.

Nothing to do with prejudice. Its to do with ease of getting things fixed if they go wrong. Id rather not have to send something back to China for a repair if needed. If they had a UK supplier id happy to look at Xiaomi, the same as i am happy looking at other Chinese made products if i can buy them through regular channels in this country.

[smcbeath]

http://www.gizchina.com/2016/11/18/x...s-shows-specs/

Looks like they are doing a nano version at 5.5 inches

2.35GHz Snapdragon 821 processor, 4GB of RAM, 64GB of internal storage

[Stuart_h]

I did look long and hard at this as it looks to be proper innovation. I suspect it may be better to hold for generation 2 - things like the lack of standard earpiece (replaced with some resonating "speaker") sound great but apparently some of the techs used aren't quite "there yet".

It much more interesting current to watch the innovations being made on mid-range Chinese handsets than it is just watching the top end brands IMHO.

My ZTE Axon 7 arrives this week - will see how I do with the less known brands