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Wow, today's keyword was FAN CAMERA BLUR.

You guys snapping fans that are in motion really need to find new hobbies o

Acidosis:
You will delete this your post when you encounter Hauwei P20 Pro

Does the P20 come loaded with a factory fitted A.C. & leather upholstery?

Aside the normal eye candy which wears off in no time, the P20 got nothing on the Mi8. Lets not forget the price difference between two too

Ifedith:
I want them gone.... . No ante anything. They've been left behind. ]Top players are already going into in-house chipset.

The bolded might just be the final nail to Mediatek's coffin. Apple & Xiaomi are alomost ready in order to save cost and will be joining Samsung & Huawei soon.

gidieberry:
lmao.. I dnt think i need to reply ani1 abou dis mtk n qualcomm thingy again...

Be my guest. We're all here to learn since nobody is a reservoir of knowledge

gidieberry:
I will try n kip ma reply short yet elaborate... Qualcomm took an early lead ova oda chipmakers due to cdma and 4g patents, this allow most top tier oems n odms to b in qualcomm portfolio, hence good business partnership... Expensive n expansive r & d come allow QC to b in line for better maufacturing processing n giving out ground breaking technology in dia flagship socs...
Top tier oems use business advantage n bulk pricing strategy to get dia cpu cheaper compared to what oems like doogee, cubot, infinix etc will get it, hence, d likes of tecno, cubot, doogee will turn to mediatek as most of dia products re kuku lowrangers n midrangers..

Short story... Business relationship btw similar tier companies is profitable for both parties, na Win-Win situation

Your comment quite deviates from my main point which is despite how excellent the Helio p60 is on paper & benchmarks, why is it taking so long for Mediatek to have them ready for mass entry into the market? Aside the Nokia 5.1 & X5 which is the only release by a mainstream OEM the rest are China based phone makers that hardly excel outside China & India. I really would like to see Qualcomm given a run for its money.

Saying Mediatek is patronised more by niche players is true but not an excuse. For competition sake they have to ante up their game or risk going out of business.

SirLanko1:
After I update my phone to 9.6.3.0, this is the result of my battery. I'm worried now

Have you done a restart after the update? Give the update a few full charge cycles to gel before you conclude its having battery issues.

On your second picture the colour of your "Mobile network signal" appears you have been having an unstable network.

demsid:
Hello ma ppl. Finally joined the Xiaomi family after these years of fasting and prayer. This beast is the sweetest. If you are not using mi 8, my brother, my brother, you are seriously missing. At least buy redmi 6pro. These phones are sweet. I feel like licking my mi 8 everytime I see it. Gosh

Halleluyah!! This brother must have escaped from the dungeon of over-priced OEMS e.g. Samsung, Apple etc or the mediocrity of Tecno I feel you..

Welcome to the club man

macbeyland:
I have always wondered why we call the Chinese version of redmi note 5 Global Rom when 'rom' isn't a hardware but the software OS that has been flashed into the phone; same software that global version runs on. Should we then begin to call the global version global rom?

I believe the Global version doesn't need any other nomenclature since its known to already have both globally acceptable hardware & software.

Meanwhile calling the Chinese version (a phone that has been flashed with global software) its true name "Chinese Version", would not reflect the fact that that it runs global rom/software thus the name "Global Rom".

Am sure you grab now?

Ifedith:
Helio p60 is a upper mid-range chipset, so let's compare with another upper mid-range chipset.... sd710.
For all i said, i never made mention to it's price point. Hell we know mediatek is cheap article .
Well if you know, you know.... For now I jump over trouble.

You may be right. The SD710 was announced this year too. People comparingthe Helio p60 with older Snapdragon mid-range chipsets certainly are not doing justice to the Qualcomm product.

gidieberry:
av tried to ignore this mini soc tug of war btw u n Ifedith... U don't have to argue wif him joor... Leave him alone and allow him to take a delight in his shambolic theory... I dnt even understand mayb he is aware of helio p60 prowess, as if say na helio x30 or x20 dem put for d comparison...
@ Ifedith..Helio p60 is d first midrange soc to incorporate LPDDR4x ram controller, d cpu performance is better dan any Qualcomm offering below snap 660, gpu performance is better dan wt is found in snap 625,626,630... This cpu is retailing for a price lower dan snap 636.. If not for mediatek and their closed source policy, Helio p60 would have been d kingpin of midrange cpu for its retail price..

True. I usually love underdogs especially when its in the form of a tech rival for competition sake. But my issue with Mediatek is the continued absence of this chipset in smartphones of mainstream OEMs since its announcement earlier this year. Trust Qualcomm to release something particularly aimed at the p60 anytime soon.

IKON360:
what I'm suggesting is this one should be for only Xiaomi phones. Only the development of Xiaomi phones should be discussed here. Besides its not by force for everybody to develop their phones. So anyone that doesn't want to can remove his/her eyes.

With Honsule's new thread won't it be better all tweaking & modding is directed that way? Nobody is against modifying your device but with the general Xiaomi gist coupled with marketing by touts here the place is already saturated with info.
Modding is best done in a dedicated arena devoid of distraction & with readily available support. That takes me back to GrandMufti's question which you haven't answered.

honsule:
The Title reads .....Xiaomi, but it is not restricted to only Xiaomi phones

The bolded is an invitation for noobs bricklaying festival. I'll advise if it's title say "Xiaomi" then strictly keep it Xiaomi

honsule:
I Just created a thread for that.

Nice one, plz share the link for onward immigration & referrals for all issues pertaining to Xiaomi modding, tweaking & flashing.

priceaction:
What is so special about this Poco if I may ask? I try getting much information but not quite much.
Update , gotten some on BBC
https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-45273087
By the way where is that Tecno fan girl, you can see where Xiaomi phones stand in phone world

Guy, what's BBC got to do with smartphones? Head to YouTube if data is not a problem you go see more than enough info.

Btw plus 81% year-on-year growth is insane. Only possible when you offer value for money over gimmicks

henry007:
Do your research.

I refuse to do a research on anything Infinix since i discovered they share same parent company with Tecno.

Yes I may sound bias but Xiaomi offers all I need

IKON360:
this thread should also serve as help spot for users who would like to tweak their phones. If not this thread where else?

There's no online forum where every issue is solely handled about a particular subject matter (in this case Xiaomi) on a single thread.

Wouldn't hurt for modding enthusiasts to create a dedicated thread for that, you'll be surprised how many like minded people that will show up.

Available

busuyi44:
Does it also support Smile band 20?

Yes, Smile band 20 is supported.

Ifedith:
so in essence the p60 is a goat wey no grow well, wey come dey follow fowl d3y waka... Abi?

guy you get mouth

Available

Sales ongoing

acekid109:
Ntel portal is now back.... To those using ntel, if you know you know

Just confirmed

Best news all day

Ifedith:
Kevlar, infinix.... So are u na saying, that Kevlar is synonymous to infinix

Lol, Infinix must have done her strong thing in the past

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bigtt76:
Yea ....on the Kevlar back, Infinix used it on one of their flagship devices some years back .....Xiaomi using it now looks one kain

You think Xiaomi is now playing catch-up? Don't worry lemme clear your mind, Infinix are yet to use loads of components Xiaomi has had for ages such as infrared blaster, USB Type C, all the top notch Snapdragon chipsets, amoled, under-screen fingerprint reader, transparent glass back amongst others etc

Hope you feel better now?

yahmaid04:
i refuse to believe any p60 is better faster and efficient than sd636. Me that i dey compare my note 5 ai performance to mi mix 2s or even higher. I never experience any lag since i buy am o, the 6/64. and i don play like 15 games now

Leave am. Is it not the same p60 chip we only read about on webpages? Since announcement only Vivo & Oppo have used the chipset.
Let them release to all & sundry let's see the real life performance & not just benchmark ish

Optionally:
Very matured reply.

I think what made seyema annoyed was that there are some peeps here dat kept saying dat u shouldn't root ur phone,install gcam if u are a NOOB and all that but they are 4getting that even seun the owner of nairaland was a noob at programming b4.

so even all these Pro modders or tweakers once knew nothing about it until they RISKED that step to try it.

No insult intended o
Also i didn't like the way seyema was being insultive doing so his message wasn't passed.

Frankly speaking never had that in mind when I was replying his messages. On the contrary personally I feel some stuff such as modding, tweaking, flashing etc should be channeled to dedicated threads since this particular thread is more of a general Xiaomi discussion thread.

Even on XDA there are general discussion areas & advanced threads where noobs are not even allowed to post but observe only. Thus we cannot bear to see newbies tweaking their gadgets thinking it's the norm, complicating things for everybody here.

There is also the issue of offering assistance to potential brick victims when you start talking modding & flashing, the dude aside being a noob himself is not gonna take such responsibility. Funnily he was even making reference to "Google is your friend" phrase like he was told that when he had brick issues earlier.

When this thread was created Xiaomi products were a niche & relatively unknown in Nigeria, thereby making this thread a sort of support group for the few users but it's obvious this thread is far more than that now.

bigtt76:
Absolutely correct! Even with the metal bodied RN5, I'm still waiting for my tempered glass and casing too Lol The thing is, if plastic or any other material is to be used, they should try as much as possible to ensure it doesn't look cheap

I get you but with the use of modern materials I doubt they'll ever look cheap. See the patterns on the Pocophone for instance or the Kevlar back cover, it was until i read that it was made of polycarbonate materials else i prolly wouldn't be able to tell the difference.

noobody:
I dont even show mine off any more,village people dis days can still get u,while showing it off,so any show off i wan do,na inside the case e go dey so once am unboxing,a case nd tempered glass is already on standy to be slapped on it,

No time to stories that touch

I dey tell you

henry007:
People buy the case as they're buying the phone coz they already know they cannot deal with dents and scratches on their latest toy.

Yeah, no matter how beautiful it looks or what the manufacturer's marketer tell you it's always good to be on the safe side.

bigtt76:
I understand but why waste money on the processor and dress it with a low quality casing? I guess the strategy is to make sure you buy more of it at a low cost than less of it at a high cost.

Your question got me thinking. How many Samsung & Apple flagship phone users e.g. those with the beautiful glass backs truly use their devices na.ked in all their glory without wrapping them with one ugly pouch or phone case?

So am sure you'll agree people are actually paying for what they don't really need. Coz after the euphoria of having a new smartphone, bragging rights & showing it off to your peeps etc wears off you'll most likely put it in a case.

bigtt76:
Just reading about this now and found it funny. Why use high end components and end up with low quality casing? Why shift away from the usual metal body casing? These phone makers are something else! Read more here https://www.theverge.com/2018/8/22/17760932/xiaomi-pocophone-f1-low-price-high-end-processor

They wanted to keep the retail price down.

What best way do you create a flagship killer that can perform like a true flagship but won't cost an arm & a leg?

So the solution was to take function over form i.e. flagship internals but without the amoled screen & glass/metal back (which is usually hidden under a case anyway) thereby reducing production cost. The result is the Pocophone F1.

So everybody comes out happy except the competition of course.

Rubiesangel:
It appears xiaomi users can't allow tecno phone users use their phone in peace.

Yeah, I would have believed that if you didn't say that on the most popular thread ever to grace Nairaland, the Xiaomi thread

Rubiesangel:
Xiaomi doesn't come close. tecno pouvoir 2 has a better camera quality.

Go and use your surveyor phone or whatever you call it & leave us in peace, nobody get gat time for your overpriced, under-equipped phones here.

We Xiaomi smartphone users go for quality feature packed products matched with reasonable pricing.

Person wey no come, no go know

kstan:


https://drive.google.com/file/d/188bsCYLyAnf3cfwEEBybSs4lokMtqIz0/view?usp=drivesdk

Thanks m8