[ian0]

I don't think they are overhyped at all.

I own a Mi4i, converted from a Nexus 5. My biggest worry was unfounded, I ended up loving MIUI. It is, in my opinion, way more usable than vanilla android and they seem to do significant updates once every few weeks. The design is very nice, its routinely assumed Im using a high-end smartphone. The screen is great, battery is ok (relative to the times), its occasionally laggy with lots of apps open but nothing that really annoys.

Of course the pricing is absolutely insane, cant comment on them as a business. Worth saying that while Im not an a typical user I would pay double the price before even considering another brand.

[HiroshiSan]

As a proud owner of a redmi note 3 replacing my nexus 5, I couldn't be happier. Love the MIUI.

[saurabh]

Yup, I own a Redmi 3S Prime for ~$130. It's a great value phone and doesn't lag. MIUI is extremely slick and easy to use. I persuaded four of my family members to go for Xiaomi phones and they couldn't be more happier.