Xiaomi's New $362 Bests Samsung Galaxy S8 for Half the Price

travisdh1

I've got a Motorola (why did they have to sell to Lenovo of all companies!) G4 Plus, the one with 4GB ram that nobody reviews. It's been so much better than even my Nexus 5 was.

wirestyle22

I don't know why but I just don't care about mobile technology in its current form

shrug

dafyre

@wirestyle22 said in Xiaomi's New $362 Bests Samsung Galaxy S8 for Half the Price:

I don't know why but I just don't care about mobile technology in its current form

shrug

I don't really care about it, but I need the one that I have to actually work, lol.

Reid Cooper

That is so cheap. Why don't they offer it in other markets? People would definitely buy that.

JaredBusch

@Reid-Cooper said in Xiaomi's New $362 Bests Samsung Galaxy S8 for Half the Price:

That is so cheap. Why don't they offer it in other markets? People would definitely buy that.

Import and export laws as well as carrier agreements.
Also it is entirely possible the cellular bands are different and they did not build compatibility into it.

Stuka

@scottalanmiller - you can actually buy one while you're in Kyiv. We do have all of them available officially at approximately the same prices as in CN. Most of them are also dual SIM/SIM+MicroSD so you can either "Scale Out" the carrier coverage, or Scale up the storage

Emad R

@travisdh1 said in Xiaomi's New $362 Bests Samsung Galaxy S8 for Half the Price:

I've got a Motorola (why did they have to sell to Lenovo of all companies!) G4 Plus, the one with 4GB ram that nobody reviews. It's been so much better than even my Nexus 5 was.

True, while Lenovo still are making new phones with the brand like Motto M
http://www.gsmarena.com/motorola_moto_m-8299.php
But still it is scary to buy from Lenovo, reviewers said that the Android OS looks and feels like stock like the usual but now we cant be sure, Lenovo have habit for injecting weird crap that you cant remove.

For me I am liking and loyal to HUAWEI , I actually like their ROM, sure its not anything near Android stock, but I like the extras, I found them professional and helpful and non intrusive.

Had P8 Lite for 2 years and now NOVA Plus, and happy with the new phone. The only thing it is missing is WiFi ac and dual band but for me that is not an issue

scottalanmiller

@Stuka said in Xiaomi's New $362 Bests Samsung Galaxy S8 for Half the Price:

@scottalanmiller - you can actually buy one while you're in Kyiv. We do have all of them available officially at approximately the same prices as in CN. Most of them are also dual SIM/SIM+MicroSD so you can either "Scale Out" the carrier coverage, or Scale up the storage

That's pretty tempting, actually.

scottalanmiller

@msff-amman-Itofficer said in Xiaomi's New $362 Bests Samsung Galaxy S8 for Half the Price:

@travisdh1 said in Xiaomi's New $362 Bests Samsung Galaxy S8 for Half the Price:

I've got a Motorola (why did they have to sell to Lenovo of all companies!) G4 Plus, the one with 4GB ram that nobody reviews. It's been so much better than even my Nexus 5 was.

True, while Lenovo still are making new phones with the brand like Motto M
http://www.gsmarena.com/motorola_moto_m-8299.php
But still it is scary to buy from Lenovo, reviewers said that the Android OS looks and feels like stock like the usual but now we cant be sure, Lenovo have habit for injecting weird crap that you cant remove.

For me I am liking and loyal to HUAWEI , I actually like their ROM, sure its not anything near Android stock, but I like the extras, I found them professional and helpful and non intrusive.

Had P8 Lite for 2 years and now NOVA Plus, and happy with the new phone. The only thing it is missing is WiFi ac and dual band but for me that is not an issue

I wasn't much of a Motorola fan before they sold to Lenovo. Even less of one now. They were great in the 1980s, but the late 1990s were not good to Motorola. I miss the M68000 days.

dafyre

@scottalanmiller said in Xiaomi's New $362 Bests Samsung Galaxy S8 for Half the Price:

@msff-amman-Itofficer said in Xiaomi's New $362 Bests Samsung Galaxy S8 for Half the Price:

@travisdh1 said in Xiaomi's New $362 Bests Samsung Galaxy S8 for Half the Price:

I've got a Motorola (why did they have to sell to Lenovo of all companies!) G4 Plus, the one with 4GB ram that nobody reviews. It's been so much better than even my Nexus 5 was.

True, while Lenovo still are making new phones with the brand like Motto M
http://www.gsmarena.com/motorola_moto_m-8299.php
But still it is scary to buy from Lenovo, reviewers said that the Android OS looks and feels like stock like the usual but now we cant be sure, Lenovo have habit for injecting weird crap that you cant remove.

For me I am liking and loyal to HUAWEI , I actually like their ROM, sure its not anything near Android stock, but I like the extras, I found them professional and helpful and non intrusive.

Had P8 Lite for 2 years and now NOVA Plus, and happy with the new phone. The only thing it is missing is WiFi ac and dual band but for me that is not an issue

I wasn't much of a Motorola fan before they sold to Lenovo. Even less of one now. They were great in the 1980s, but the late 1990s were not good to Motorola. I miss the M68000 days.

Toughest phone I ever owned was a little Motorola Startac flip phone.

scottalanmiller

@dafyre said in Xiaomi's New $362 Bests Samsung Galaxy S8 for Half the Price:

@scottalanmiller said in Xiaomi's New $362 Bests Samsung Galaxy S8 for Half the Price:

@msff-amman-Itofficer said in Xiaomi's New $362 Bests Samsung Galaxy S8 for Half the Price:

@travisdh1 said in Xiaomi's New $362 Bests Samsung Galaxy S8 for Half the Price:

I've got a Motorola (why did they have to sell to Lenovo of all companies!) G4 Plus, the one with 4GB ram that nobody reviews. It's been so much better than even my Nexus 5 was.

True, while Lenovo still are making new phones with the brand like Motto M
http://www.gsmarena.com/motorola_moto_m-8299.php
But still it is scary to buy from Lenovo, reviewers said that the Android OS looks and feels like stock like the usual but now we cant be sure, Lenovo have habit for injecting weird crap that you cant remove.

For me I am liking and loyal to HUAWEI , I actually like their ROM, sure its not anything near Android stock, but I like the extras, I found them professional and helpful and non intrusive.

Had P8 Lite for 2 years and now NOVA Plus, and happy with the new phone. The only thing it is missing is WiFi ac and dual band but for me that is not an issue

I wasn't much of a Motorola fan before they sold to Lenovo. Even less of one now. They were great in the 1980s, but the late 1990s were not good to Motorola. I miss the M68000 days.

Toughest phone I ever owned was a little Motorola Startac flip phone.

My Nokia laughs in your general direction.

wirestyle22

@scottalanmiller said in Xiaomi's New $362 Bests Samsung Galaxy S8 for Half the Price:

@dafyre said in Xiaomi's New $362 Bests Samsung Galaxy S8 for Half the Price:

@scottalanmiller said in Xiaomi's New $362 Bests Samsung Galaxy S8 for Half the Price:

@msff-amman-Itofficer said in Xiaomi's New $362 Bests Samsung Galaxy S8 for Half the Price:

@travisdh1 said in Xiaomi's New $362 Bests Samsung Galaxy S8 for Half the Price:

I've got a Motorola (why did they have to sell to Lenovo of all companies!) G4 Plus, the one with 4GB ram that nobody reviews. It's been so much better than even my Nexus 5 was.

True, while Lenovo still are making new phones with the brand like Motto M
http://www.gsmarena.com/motorola_moto_m-8299.php
But still it is scary to buy from Lenovo, reviewers said that the Android OS looks and feels like stock like the usual but now we cant be sure, Lenovo have habit for injecting weird crap that you cant remove.

For me I am liking and loyal to HUAWEI , I actually like their ROM, sure its not anything near Android stock, but I like the extras, I found them professional and helpful and non intrusive.

Had P8 Lite for 2 years and now NOVA Plus, and happy with the new phone. The only thing it is missing is WiFi ac and dual band but for me that is not an issue

I wasn't much of a Motorola fan before they sold to Lenovo. Even less of one now. They were great in the 1980s, but the late 1990s were not good to Motorola. I miss the M68000 days.

Toughest phone I ever owned was a little Motorola Startac flip phone.

My Nokia laughs in your general direction.

I think the actual model was the Nokia Brick

Reid Cooper

@wirestyle22 said in Xiaomi's New $362 Bests Samsung Galaxy S8 for Half the Price:

@scottalanmiller said in Xiaomi's New $362 Bests Samsung Galaxy S8 for Half the Price:

@dafyre said in Xiaomi's New $362 Bests Samsung Galaxy S8 for Half the Price:

@scottalanmiller said in Xiaomi's New $362 Bests Samsung Galaxy S8 for Half the Price:

@msff-amman-Itofficer said in Xiaomi's New $362 Bests Samsung Galaxy S8 for Half the Price:

@travisdh1 said in Xiaomi's New $362 Bests Samsung Galaxy S8 for Half the Price:

I've got a Motorola (why did they have to sell to Lenovo of all companies!) G4 Plus, the one with 4GB ram that nobody reviews. It's been so much better than even my Nexus 5 was.

True, while Lenovo still are making new phones with the brand like Motto M
http://www.gsmarena.com/motorola_moto_m-8299.php
But still it is scary to buy from Lenovo, reviewers said that the Android OS looks and feels like stock like the usual but now we cant be sure, Lenovo have habit for injecting weird crap that you cant remove.

For me I am liking and loyal to HUAWEI , I actually like their ROM, sure its not anything near Android stock, but I like the extras, I found them professional and helpful and non intrusive.

Had P8 Lite for 2 years and now NOVA Plus, and happy with the new phone. The only thing it is missing is WiFi ac and dual band but for me that is not an issue

I wasn't much of a Motorola fan before they sold to Lenovo. Even less of one now. They were great in the 1980s, but the late 1990s were not good to Motorola. I miss the M68000 days.

Toughest phone I ever owned was a little Motorola Startac flip phone.

My Nokia laughs in your general direction.

I think the actual model was the Nokia Brick

In Soviet Russia, Nokia phone bricks you!

wirestyle22

@Reid-Cooper said in Xiaomi's New $362 Bests Samsung Galaxy S8 for Half the Price:

@wirestyle22 said in Xiaomi's New $362 Bests Samsung Galaxy S8 for Half the Price:

@scottalanmiller said in Xiaomi's New $362 Bests Samsung Galaxy S8 for Half the Price:

@dafyre said in Xiaomi's New $362 Bests Samsung Galaxy S8 for Half the Price:

@scottalanmiller said in Xiaomi's New $362 Bests Samsung Galaxy S8 for Half the Price:

@msff-amman-Itofficer said in Xiaomi's New $362 Bests Samsung Galaxy S8 for Half the Price:

@travisdh1 said in Xiaomi's New $362 Bests Samsung Galaxy S8 for Half the Price:

I've got a Motorola (why did they have to sell to Lenovo of all companies!) G4 Plus, the one with 4GB ram that nobody reviews. It's been so much better than even my Nexus 5 was.

True, while Lenovo still are making new phones with the brand like Motto M
http://www.gsmarena.com/motorola_moto_m-8299.php
But still it is scary to buy from Lenovo, reviewers said that the Android OS looks and feels like stock like the usual but now we cant be sure, Lenovo have habit for injecting weird crap that you cant remove.

For me I am liking and loyal to HUAWEI , I actually like their ROM, sure its not anything near Android stock, but I like the extras, I found them professional and helpful and non intrusive.

Had P8 Lite for 2 years and now NOVA Plus, and happy with the new phone. The only thing it is missing is WiFi ac and dual band but for me that is not an issue

I wasn't much of a Motorola fan before they sold to Lenovo. Even less of one now. They were great in the 1980s, but the late 1990s were not good to Motorola. I miss the M68000 days.

Toughest phone I ever owned was a little Motorola Startac flip phone.

My Nokia laughs in your general direction.

I think the actual model was the Nokia Brick

In Soviet Russia, Nokia phone bricks you!

It's also useful for home security. I'm pretty sure you can bludgeon intruders to death with it and then call 911 from the same phone

matteo nunziati

I own a redmi 4 by xiaomi. Buyed the global version from local import shop. Glass is really sensitive. Anything else in 1.5 month of usage is on par with any other more expensive phone. A collegue of mine has the mi 5. Really good too.

Just need few months to get the official global rom out and you can buy it in Europe.

Obsolesce

If it would work with the wireless bands in the U.S.... would it be possible to have someone in China buy one and bring it back?

Obsolesce

@Breffni-Potter said in Xiaomi's New $362 Bests Samsung Galaxy S8 for Half the Price:

And for a phone that is outside the Chinese market. Look at the OnePlus

https://oneplus.net

Currently using a OnePlus 3 and have been since October. Great quality phone, delighted with it.

Those are pretty nice actually! Are they regular phones that can be used with any carrier?

matteo nunziati

@Tim_G said in Xiaomi's New $362 Bests Samsung Galaxy S8 for Half the Price:

If it would work with the wireless bands in the U.S.... would it be possible to have someone in China buy one and bring it back?

you can buy. carrier compatibility: have to check, too much different from europe to give advice...

PLEASE NOTE: THIS IS JUST A LINK I DO NOT KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THE SHOP, IN ITALY WE HAVE A COUPLE OF TRUSTED IMPORTERS. CHECK WITH THE XIAOMI COMMUNITY!

matteo nunziati

namely, this is mine

Obsolesce

My wife needs a new phone badly. She may get the galaxy 8, but these others look just a great.

She loves the camera on my Microsoft 950XL, but there is one photo app on android made by google that is keeping her on Android, that I'm sure google won't make for windows mobile, just go keep her on Android.

Anyways, how does the OnePlus compare to the galaxy 8? How about galaxy 8 vs the Xiaomi? I just don't want to get something that requires any work. I know a Galaxy 8 would be a solid choice, so something similarly solid.