veera_champ
Disciple
me too waiting for its launch in India
What's the price here?
psyph3r
Skilled
It'll probably cost 24-25k at launch.
goDofWar_skr
Adept
Any benefits of that? Why would you get an older SOC, a notched non-amoled display, lesser battery capacity & inferior camera (may be) in the same price?
psyph3r
Skilled
The G7 has the brightest screen I've seen on a phone, you'd barely notice any difference in quality between it an AMOLED screen during regular use. The notch can be hidden and it is a bit more pocketable due to the 6.1 inch screen. It has an IP68 rating and is one of the best devices for audiophiles courtesy of the ESS DAC. The rear camera is excellent, sure the battery is smaller by today's standards but it runs an entire day with moderate use. Only thing disappointing about the phone is the selfie camera which is not flagship level.
As for the older SOC, for day to day use an 845 is more than enough unless you run benchmarks all day.
The Poco F1 was pretty much a Moto G2 with a bad screen, the only thing it had going for it was the SOC. To keep the price down they undercut the overall quality.
The K20 pro is the Poco F2 and I'd be skeptical spending 25k on a phone especially with the number of issues with its predecessor. Going by first impressions the phone already looks garish and cheap.
Xiaomi still comes across a budget brand and doesn't warrant a mid-top tier pricing, if you can spend 25k on a phone, you might as well save 8k more and get the OP7 for the best android experience albeit without a 3.5mm jack.
ayaskant12
Adept
I was absolutely pissed off by ads on MIUI
Poco f1 ads
Very difficult to completely turn off ads.
Especially when ads are
"2 year old raped and parts eaten"
"Brother in law raped sister and killed her"
"Bhojpuri actress dance with a vulgar thumbnail"
Daily your noti drawer will be filled by such ads
Be careful
Poco f1 ads
Very difficult to completely turn off ads.
Especially when ads are
"2 year old raped and parts eaten"
"Brother in law raped sister and killed her"
"Bhojpuri actress dance with a vulgar thumbnail"
Daily your noti drawer will be filled by such ads
Be careful
ayaskant12
Adept
Remove 6T from list if you like taking photographs compared to k20 pro
Before buying k20 pro go through xda on how to turn off ads and custom ROMs like PIXEL EXPERIENCE.
Life saving steps
singenaadam
Skilled
gcam mod is available for many popular models. Phone cams undergo a metamorphosis with that gcam mod
ayaskant12
Adept
Yes but still used to crash a few times not a reliable thing. and even then the sensor is not as good that gcam will bring in terrific details.
Have seen a lot of white balance issues with gcam
Have seen a lot of white balance issues with gcam
Gcam gets getting updates every month or so. I've been using it for 2+ years on my LG G6 and only had stability issues over the first couple of months. With a stable version, it works perfectly fine and there are no white balance or green tint issues
like the initial versions. Image quality, and particularly dynamic range is significantly improved compared to stock camera.
ayaskant12
Adept
Absolutely right.
I don't stay invested in a model more than few months so my assessment will be wrong
But if someone can wait for few months then ofcourse good.
I don't have the patience [emoji17]
blr_p
Skilled
I hardly use gcam on my V20 i don't find the results better with it, just different. I got tired of the different variants and updates. Stock does everything
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Is there a no ads variant available ?
ayaskant12
Adept
No there is none that I know of.
We pay less and in return view irrelevant ads for xiaomi revenue
blr_p
Skilled
That is pretty sad. I've heard of apps that don't allow you to buy them and just feed you with ads.
This is the phone equivalent of that nonsense
Yes you can go to xda bla bla but what happens to updates after.
ayaskant12
Adept
Yes.That is pretty sad. I've heard of apps that don't allow you to buy them and just feed you with ads.
This is the phone equivalent of that nonsense
Yes you can go to xda bla bla but what happens to updates after.
Initially I thought Poco f1 is great value.
For some it's great coz u need to delve deep to block all ads.
There is a option at beginning setup to not opt for ads but still it comes
You need to change in all xiaomi music and video apps to block ads.
Even then I used to get the ads.
Henceforth I am not buying into that nonsense again
ayaskant12
Adept
It depends.
When you are young you have time for all this then fine. The raw hardware matters to you.
Once you reach a particular age when time is more important and the experience matters more than the hardware you start moving away from all this "nonsense"
So it's a individual perspective.
10 years back blocking ads through various ways would have been a enjoyable exciting experience but not now.
So I can say that there is a large market for such a device otherwise people can't sell in black on olx etc!!