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for the first time in 6 years i have have got a phone that is not Motorola made. even now my favorite phone is a Motorola [Droid Turbo] - but somehow don't feel like spending so much on a phone 
my previous phone- Motorola Razr M was a perfect phone for me. if not for the dying battery and laggy performance i would have continued to use it. it is built like tank. it has taken many falls from as high as 5 feet.
my major requirements were good battery life [full day], small screen size [less than 5 inch] and of course it has to be in Black color. most of the phones nowadays are sporting bigger screen sizes. been looking for replacement for razr m from couple of months. so many options around 10K INR range. but major drawback on most of these phones are poor battery life and big [5.5 inch] screen. i was ready to stretch till 25K INR.
-i would have picked up Moto E [2nd Gen] in a heartbeat if not for missing flash. it is a deal-breaker for me.
-been eyeing Droid Turbo for long but looks like the price is not gonna come down any soon
-i was also thinking of getting HTC M7. good specs even by today's standards and was available at around 16k INR but again most of them were silver in color.
-another perfect contender was Samsung S4. superb deal at 16K INR but i don't like Samsung phones.
finally relaxed one of the requirements and was looking for phones which have 5inch screens [Turbo is an exception as it was a Motorola and that huge battery!!]. i would have picked up Mi4 if it were to be available in Black. i was excited when Mi4i was launched as ads were sporting multi colored handsets. again was disappointed when only White was launched. been waiting for the Black version and picked it up the moment it went on sale on Flopkart.
now about the phone:
one strange thing i noticed was that i was not excited on receiving the mobile. in comparison i was more excited to receive the recent DACs.
this is all that is in that box. i can claim a screen-guard for free on Mi.com which i promptly did!
this has a matte screen guard on.
as advertised, the phone is grey in color. looks ok [not as good as the promotion material make it look online].
build feel is anything but premium. Razr M feels like a tank in comparison. the back panel is made of polycarbonate material and it doesn't give any premium feel. even the Moto G [1st/2nd gen] have better build/feel [even MS Lumia have better build/feel]. the fact that Mi4i is flat at the back and the it's tacky panel makes me little nervous - as if my grip is not adequate to hold the phone while using and it might slip. also it is my first phone with 5 inch screen.
many people like iphonish MiUi built on Android. i don't. thus came the Nova launcher. but somehow Nova Launcher doesn't seem to like MiUi so much. it keeps failing [wallpaper re-sizes on its own, icons go blank etc]. Nova has been working like a charm on Cyanogenmod though [on Razr M].
-so far i have not experienced the notorious heating issues. also no other issues [hardware/software] noticed.
-camera seems to be good and fast.
-can't comment on battery performance as the screen time is really high as the phone undergoing customization. battery seems to hold the charge for long on idle [which is not the case in present condition Razr M].
-voice clarity and volumes are superb compared to Razr M.
-speaker sounds loud but feels not as clear as Razr M [at lower freqs]
-supplied charger outputs 2A current!! [at 5V DC]. i might continue to use current Motorola charger [850mA] for regular charging duties.
there is already a new OTA available for this phone. but for now i am not going to upgrade as i have read a lot of negative remarks about this OTA update. i will update thread after further usage/tweaks .
MI says rooting doesn't void the warranty
. ultimately i would like to port it to Cyanogenmod once and if a stable build is made available.
not sure if this is the C type micro usb connector - doesn't sport the tapered edges.
phone th
PS:Excuse the grainy pics [taken by Razr M - one of the reasons for upgrade -strangely it used to click much better pics earlier!]
my previous phone- Motorola Razr M was a perfect phone for me. if not for the dying battery and laggy performance i would have continued to use it. it is built like tank. it has taken many falls from as high as 5 feet.
my major requirements were good battery life [full day], small screen size [less than 5 inch] and of course it has to be in Black color. most of the phones nowadays are sporting bigger screen sizes. been looking for replacement for razr m from couple of months. so many options around 10K INR range. but major drawback on most of these phones are poor battery life and big [5.5 inch] screen. i was ready to stretch till 25K INR.
-i would have picked up Moto E [2nd Gen] in a heartbeat if not for missing flash. it is a deal-breaker for me.
-been eyeing Droid Turbo for long but looks like the price is not gonna come down any soon
-i was also thinking of getting HTC M7. good specs even by today's standards and was available at around 16k INR but again most of them were silver in color.
-another perfect contender was Samsung S4. superb deal at 16K INR but i don't like Samsung phones.
finally relaxed one of the requirements and was looking for phones which have 5inch screens [Turbo is an exception as it was a Motorola and that huge battery!!]. i would have picked up Mi4 if it were to be available in Black. i was excited when Mi4i was launched as ads were sporting multi colored handsets. again was disappointed when only White was launched. been waiting for the Black version and picked it up the moment it went on sale on Flopkart.
now about the phone:
one strange thing i noticed was that i was not excited on receiving the mobile. in comparison i was more excited to receive the recent DACs.
this is all that is in that box. i can claim a screen-guard for free on Mi.com which i promptly did!
this has a matte screen guard on.
as advertised, the phone is grey in color. looks ok [not as good as the promotion material make it look online].
build feel is anything but premium. Razr M feels like a tank in comparison. the back panel is made of polycarbonate material and it doesn't give any premium feel. even the Moto G [1st/2nd gen] have better build/feel [even MS Lumia have better build/feel]. the fact that Mi4i is flat at the back and the it's tacky panel makes me little nervous - as if my grip is not adequate to hold the phone while using and it might slip. also it is my first phone with 5 inch screen.
many people like iphonish MiUi built on Android. i don't. thus came the Nova launcher. but somehow Nova Launcher doesn't seem to like MiUi so much. it keeps failing [wallpaper re-sizes on its own, icons go blank etc]. Nova has been working like a charm on Cyanogenmod though [on Razr M].
-so far i have not experienced the notorious heating issues. also no other issues [hardware/software] noticed.
-camera seems to be good and fast.
-can't comment on battery performance as the screen time is really high as the phone undergoing customization. battery seems to hold the charge for long on idle [which is not the case in present condition Razr M].
-voice clarity and volumes are superb compared to Razr M.
-speaker sounds loud but feels not as clear as Razr M [at lower freqs]
-supplied charger outputs 2A current!! [at 5V DC]. i might continue to use current Motorola charger [850mA] for regular charging duties.
there is already a new OTA available for this phone. but for now i am not going to upgrade as i have read a lot of negative remarks about this OTA update. i will update thread after further usage/tweaks .
MI says rooting doesn't void the warranty
not sure if this is the C type micro usb connector - doesn't sport the tapered edges.
PS:Excuse the grainy pics [taken by Razr M - one of the reasons for upgrade -strangely it used to click much better pics earlier!]
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