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monkegiga t1_iwzn5qr wrote

Reply to comment by WexfordHo in Redmi's latest phone can be fully charged in nine minutes | Engadget by [deleted]

I have a Redmi and have owned a few, when they first came out a few geeky tech guys at my work were laughing at me saying the same thing you did. Fast forward a few years they bought Redmi phones for the company and are using Xiaomi TVs.
Sure they're not perfect or as good as top brands out there but they aren't as bad as you make them seem. Plus they're cheap. The only downside as far as I know is the ads that come with the built in cleanup.
But what do I know, I've only been using a few. Perhaps you can shed some light on it exploding?

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frankjohnsen t1_iwzvyl9 wrote

They are terrible. Mainly due to the software. I had a Xiaomi phone at work and I'll never buy one for sure. Constant bugs, sometimes I couldn't even end a call because the call screen would disappear completely (it wasn't in the notiifcation center either). Lots of bloatware as well.

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JP_godly-big-D t1_ix0rjch wrote

Same, Xiaomi is so buggy that mine was stuck on eternal reboot. I had to throw it away and bought a Samsung afterwards. Never buying Chinese phones again

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DustyNix t1_ix1nhc8 wrote

My Xiaomi mi 11 when watching youtube normally one day just glitched out and went black and died. I had been using it for like 5-6 months and had to send it in.

Got it repaired for free after 2 weeks but all the pictures and things were gone, noticed then that my fingerprint sensor didn't work so I decided to mess around in the settings to see what was wrong.

Arrived at the menu where you can test whether different things work and got an error for the fingerprint sensor, emailed them they said that it was prob and oversight on their part when they installed the new motherboard.

This was right before summer when I wasn't gonna be able to pick up the phone or get another one for a whole 2 months. Gave up, and I use it now but my next phone is prob gonna be some 120hz second-hand old iPhone model...

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monkegiga t1_ix0ftar wrote

I had the end call issue on my older phones Redmi 5A but it only happens on the whatsapp. Normal calls are just fine for the 5A. The A series are the cheaper models, it costs about $100. Now I'm using a Redmi 9. None of those issues anymore.
When it comes to bloatware, I'm fine with it since I don't install any heavy duty apps on my phone. I just have whatsapp, telegram, 2 games, 2 shopping apps and a few work related apps.
I'm writing this not to convince you, it's just people are so hardcore negative when it comes to China brands that they become an free anti-campaigners without actually using the products.
Some of you may be using Iphones or Samsung but for me I can't afford those luxuries, this cheap phone saved me when I was so broke and it helped me tremendously on numerous occasions when doing part time jobs and my full time.

But then this is reddit, go ahead an downvote me for my experience using Redmi. Damn the hateboner for anything remotely Chinese is insane.

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frankjohnsen t1_ix2xpcs wrote

> Damn the hateboner for anything remotely Chinese is insane.

dude I literally source shit in China for a living. I just told you MY experience and also the experience of many other people. Quit being a drama queen.

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happyfunreddit t1_ix0yvxb wrote

What are you talking about? The most bloated and buggy phones on the market.

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