GrandMufti:


You now remember when I told you 'it takes only one update to wreck your battery?'

Better disable auto-update

Iamtosignno:
Only you

Rozaystunna:
price?

GrandMufti:



From the changelog on the pics you shared, I suggest you Skip the update. It's a mere cosmetic update.

dljbd1:

75k

Mofetemi:



OKAY! I have calmed my nerves with your feedback. I have equally checked the link you provided, thus i will await OTA for subsequent top-up/major updates. I despise manual flashing! In a nutshell, thank you.

Is there no one who can help me with new RN2 Prime cases/pouches?

Rozaystunna:
should i?

Mofetemi:
Since I bought (Dec, 2015) my Redmi Note 2 Prime (china stable rom miui 7 android 5), it was just couple of days ago that i received my first OTA update (miui ever and i did the update immediately. I must confess, Miui 8 is a worthy update compare to Miui 7. Now, this miui 8 is still on Lollipop, does it mean the forth coming (or already released) miui 9 will be on Nougat/Lollipop for Redmi Note 2 Prime? Lest I forget, I need new cases for this my Redmi. Who can help?

kolomax:
got it for the family

Rozaystunna:
what of redmi3?

kolomax:
I just got my phones

Gptech:

Nope, still on Lollipop, Xiaomi won't bother updating the Android version of mid rangers, but I seriously prefer updating my miui version to updating my Android version. What I care about is more functions and performance. If they can improve in performance for every update then it would be awesome.

Bosseth24:
Plz which of d xiaomi can I get for a range of 30-50k n how do I get it?

vosquare:

Xiaomi redmi 4a
Snapdragon
16gb 2gb
46k

Cc: initialize

Bosseth24:
Plz which of d xiaomi can I get for a range of 30-50k n how do I get it?

Gmajor:
How long does it take for phones bought on aliexpress to arrive in Nigeria? I assumed you bought from aliexpress right?

Mogenerous:
This update might seem pretty cool but I don't want anything that might affect my battery performance

GrandMufti:


Performance can't get any better than it is now until they release MM updates. The higher the miui version, the heavier it's impact on battery life.

The higher the android version, the more optimized is the system performance.

temitimx19:

If u want to change your screen, buy the screen part from Aliexpress.. When it arrives take it to a phone repairer..
I hope this helps

kolomax:
no alibaba

Gptech:

Hehehehe, better get a flagship and get what you seek, even in brands like Samsung Android upgrade in midrangers cannot be compared to that in flagships. Have you compared performance of other midrangers on marshmallow to most xiaomi midrangers running kitkat and lollipop? Don't b deceived, never expect good support for any midranger, and I think support from xiaomi is far better than others. Many manufacturers upgraded their midrangers to marshmallow and stopped support, leaving people stranded with bugs.
Again if Xiaomi can upgrade the OS it will be great, but their approach so far by updating Miui instead is better than what any competition offer.

GrandMufti:


I don't know what you mean by mid-ranger. Motorola devices of 2013 are running Android N. Letv 1s is also Running on android N, so it's not a matter of how 'expensive'a phone is but if it actually supports such architecture.

There are major security and other improvements in marshmallow not to talk about nougat... It is like using a skinned windows xp all the time with gui and some app upgrades. I love windows xp but time is moving, and it is also unsecure to use an outdated android version. I know that there are security patches for lollipop as well and we recieve them, but everything slowly moves over to marshmallow and nougat. A big company such as xiaomi should understand this and if they want to keep up with other big brands, who also update their os and not just the gui and apps, they need to give us marshmallow minimum. It is possible as we can see from hard working developers at XDA, so xiaomi should also able to do it.

joesmarty:
pls guys i need a reliable source on aliexpress i can buy xiaomi redmi 3s from. thanks.

Gptech:

Bros believe it or not Xiaomi mi max downwards are all mid range phones from xiaomi, you mentioned Motorola, that it almost pure android they use. Motorola does very little tweaking in their os, thus making it easy to dish out updates. Even Samsung can't catch up with Motorola in terms of updates. The LEeco you mentioned have you read reviews? And how many phones does LEeco or Letv has? Up to 10? U see how easy it will be for them to push updates compared to xiaomi . Then again if xiaomi gives up Marshmallow update on your redmi note 3, am sure you will also demand for Nougat. Am yet to see the advantage in performance or whatsoever from those who use redmi note 3 special edition running Marshmallow over those running Lollipop, I stand to be corrected.

GrandMufti:


I still want to understand what makes a phone 'mid range'? Is it the processor or battery or the build quality? If your answer is the build quality, ask yourself if the build quality would in any way affect the smooth running of the OS.

GrandMufti:



You need to lay your hands on a Xiaomi phone running CM 14.1 nougat 7.1. I have used one and my life can never remain the same again.

GrandMufti:



If Xiaomi stops giving update on their phones, I'll simply move on to other brands. It's just like Dell selling you a laptop with xp at the same price that hp is selling the same laptop with win 10.

GrandMufti:


You also mentioned Letv having fewer phones. Well does it makes sense to release phones every 3 months without active support for existing ones? Don't blame Letv for having fewer phones.