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It’s trash. Xiaomi makes good phones and that’s it. I made the very foolish decision to get locked into the Xiaomi ecosystem and everything else they make is trash. My fitness band broke twice, my scale stopped synchronizing with their fitness app, and recently my phone updated itself after I deliberately disabled auto updates. Now I have a “security” app that demands I turn on scanning and claims an app I don’t have installed is a security threat. Naturally, it us uninstallable. I also got an “in car” app I can’t get rid of though I don’t have a car. After that stunt my next phone won’t be Xiaomi either.
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All of mine either stop working, get a software update that removes features or get a software update that starts displaying ads for things I ALREADY PAID FOR.
I’ve had an 11T for like 4 years now. It’s got some quirks, but still works great
After that stunt my next phone won’t be Xiaomi either.
What type of phone would you recommend?
Huawei on the basis it’s pretty much an employee owned collective
Best phone I ever used was a Google pixel. I’m not a Google fan (for obvious privacy-violating reasons), but they make gosh darn good phones (well, I don’t know about post pixel 8, since that one is still serving me well). Especially considering you can install GrapheneOS!
A few other brands I’ve tried:
- Samsung, horrible android implementation
- Nokia, unfortunately very underpowered and didn’t last long
- Samsung again (this time a S line), even worse android implementation and weird, over-saturated camera
- Apple, iOS is unusable IMHO and the phone slowed down way too quickly
- Fairphone (older model, apparently they’ve gotten better), much too underpowered and thus didn’t last long with newer android versions
Pixels suck as actual telephones. I have had several and my friends are like, “I called you and you never called back!” No ring, no notification. Missed or undelivered messages.
If everyone was on WhatsApp I’m sure it’d be great but the carrier services suck ass like I’ve never experienced with another phone.
Have you had that experience? Maybe I just have shit luck
Ironically, the Pixels are the only devices officially supported by GrapheneOS at this time. If you ever get sick of google enshittification this is definitely something to look into
This happens to my wife where she’ll get a voicemail a month late. Idk if it is a phone problem or a network problem
I do feel like I have also had that experience, but I suspect it’s because I nearly always have my phone on silent and otherwise use Signal. But notifications do arrive inconsistently late! I wonder if that is connected to battery saver or something. Definitely a worthy criticism, though; thanks for bringing it up.
I have the new Fairphone 6. Previously had Samsung S25 Ultra. I’m a privacy nut and couldn’t be happier.
Yeah, I gotta admit the Fairphone 6 looks a lot better than the 4 I tried, especially the e/os version. Happy to see they’ve improved :) we need to a cool phone company right now, especially one that offers an alternative OS
I have no fucking idea. Huawei sucks even worse, it’s for domestic only. Someone I know has a Huawei tablet and despite an hour of work, installing other app stores, developer mode, installing APKs the thing still would NOT play mp3s. It wants you to subscribe to its music service.
I hate Apple so Samsung maybe?
One of those weird freedom linux phones but they probably suck, too. I want my 2015 Xiaomi Note 2 back. I still have it, and it’s perfect. Modern apps won’t install and it’s slow as fuck.At this point I have accepted the fact that all smartphones suck ass, and we will never have good ones under capitalism
it’s for domestic only
Huawei works fine in the USA on the hot pink carrier you just won’t have the google play store
Well yeah, that’s where you get any good software. I tried the alternative ones like F-droid and they SUCK. The Huawei app store is the one that doesn’t have a single music player that supports MP3s. This is by design, they nag you to pay a subscription fee to their shitty censored music service.
you can probably install an android mp3 player via EasyAbroad or DroiTong
Pixel with GrapheneOS is the best security focused phone you can have. Works very well and is easy to install, you can buy a used pixel if you don’t want to support Google.
Now I have a “security” app that demands I turn on scanning
Is the OS Android based? This might actually be Google’s fault, because this year (if not rolling out already) they are trying to move Android toward becoming a walled garden by seriously complicating third-party APK installation. Supposedly there will be like a 12 step annoying process that we will have to go through to install stuff with F-Droid for example
Xiaomi has their own version of Android called MIUI that is hacked to look just like Apple. It’s getting further away from stock Android, whatever that is.
The CEO of Ford has this exact car to get a feel for the Chinese competition, as he puts it, and he loves it
They’re also only like $25-30k (still pricey, but a new Subaru is like $28k now, so it’s not bad for a commuter)
some succulent chinese deals would hit the spot right now tbh
¥299,900 and up
Oof, I thought it was closer to $30k
The Standard starts at ¥215,900 but the screenshot specified the Max.
The few times I’ve ridden in a Tesla I’ve gotten car sickness and thrown up.
I accept it as God’s punishment
Do Chinese EVs make you hurl your lunch every time you sit in the passenger seat?
That might be a driver issue more than anything
Are there “budget” Chinese EVs with none of the touch screen, apps, special bells and whistles? I.e. just one with an on button, a few driving modes, and buttons to control the audio and ac?
Yes, but they’re not so often exported. The base models of the Wuling Hongguang are like 4-5k€ in Chinese prices and aren’t smart cars at all
There are so many, you can get a good overview of them just by taking rideshare in China. The intense rideshare competition between drivers means that you’re pretty much guaranteed to get an EV just because they’re cheaper to run. Roewe is the most common brand for this in my experience, but there’s significant variety especially by region.
Yeah, I figured they exist but the tech reporters are obviously interested in the high end shit.
Doubt they will ever come to America though. I’m sticking with my old ass Japanese car as long as I can
Would be interesting to see how this goes with my rule: If you’ve ever made a cell phone or a TV I won’t buy your appliance. Might extend to cars now too.
Samsung dishwasher be like “your dishes are dry now”
(dishes are not dry)
