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by drzaiusapelord 3617 days ago
Everyone I know with a Xiaomi is on an ancient version of Android and their phones are largely considered disposable. They might do the monthly security updates (all Android OEMs should be doing this) but that's very different than keeping up proper OS updates.

Considering how cheap the Nexus line is, I'm not sure why people even both with the super-budget phones. You get a lackluster experience, few if any OS updates, worse everything, etc just to save $75 or so. A Nexus can last you years compared re-buying a new budget junker annually.

I really wish the mobile market and buyers could mature to the point where we start talking about environmental responsibility here. We shouldn't have to buy phones this frequently and filling up landfills with this stuff. My Nexus is getting old and is still fine. My laptop is at least 6 years old and after an SSD transplant, runs like a a top.
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nimrody 3617 days ago
My Xiaomi MI3 (international version) is almost two years old and now got automatically upgraded to Android 6.0.

(No doze support and it revoked my root access but still nice!).

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fizzbatter 3617 days ago
No doze? Any idea why? Seems like an odd thing to be missing (and an awesome feature to boot)
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nimrody 3617 days ago
No idea. There's an app that's supposed to test for doze and it says "hw sensors: ok" (or similar) but "config: off". Like it's configurable somewhere but wasn't enabled by Xiaomi.

My guess is that Xiaomi already has a similar feature (perhaps less sophisticated) called "Autostart". Most app aren't allowed by default to wake up in the background and kill your battery. Only some (e.g., whatsapp) are whitelisted and, of course, you may whitelist additional apps yourself.

Overall, I'm happy with the battery usage of my Mi3. I prefer the Xiaomi Apple-like UI over Google's standard -- but that may be just a habit...

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arvinsim 3616 days ago
> Considering how cheap the Nexus line is, I'm not sure why people even both with the super-budget phones.

Might only be true in the US. At least in my country, it is neither accessible to buy nor cheap.

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