Hey Mark, thank you for your article.
I wanted to ask you if the back of the phone is metal or plastic. It is said that it is magnesium alloy, but is this plastic or metal?
And are there any expansion plans for Xiaomi?
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Nope, its NOT plastic, its Metal, Color isnt changeable afterwards, as is the battery.
Sim Slot is on top.
Watch this video from Engadget:
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Android 4.3 is boring, as is 4.2.2.
It's only fixes for nexus devices (poor version of orange friday :D )
Maybe they include new APIs but next groundbreaking Android will be KitKat, so no need for 4.3.
And if 4.2.1 is stable enough, it's OK.
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@iBotPeaches
How do they make the ROMs for Mi devices anyway? Are they building from a modified aosp codebase or are they hacking a ROM?
Why they don't release kernel source, there should be a reason behind this.
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You won't get a MIUI phone for under 250€.
You can get one of the cheap Samsung or HTC devices, but note they are mostly slow and crappy :p
But what about Galaxy Ace 2. Its about 150€ and has dual core.
I wouldn't recommend Huawei, had bad experiences.
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Haha, you grabbed it on a German discounter and now want MIUI? ROM space isn't sufficient, it always lacks space. Also it has other problems.
I hate the Ascend every time I use it.
PS: Screen (plastic) is ****** too. :D
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Only Xiaomi devices are official by now. But even later, it runs to bad to get out of beta, it is also made by some unofficial dev, not Xiaomi. V4 wasn't official, neither is v5
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Looks very good.
Why do you make special unofficial build for normal and an additional multi pack? Its annoying to flash two files, since both are out nearly the same time.
Is there anyway to improve sound recorder? It freezes the whole system.
PS: please note GAPPS are not in unofficial ROM...
That's really cool, but I wouldn't believe either that Xiaomi might change their whole presence.
Is it faster and less ram-hungry than v4?
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-Full LBE functionality
-No verifying for themes
-Less Memory footprint, more speed
-MIUI Keyboard
-Non-lagging-lockscreen
-Community-based official multilang
-Camera app for all devices
-Much easier for developers, no stuff messed up
-Few devices -> stable
-All Apps themed -> no GB buttons...