[mm983]

might be tempting to get one but hear me out: you can't imagine the amount of bloat and adware on miui. it depends on your region because they don't legally get away with the same intrusion everywhere. I configured it in a GDPR country (which disables some features) and when I checked the DNS requests, it made a tracking/ad request several times per minute.

Also the pre installed apps like file manager and browser have ads. The browser, which additionally has a bunch of bloaty games integrated for whatever reason, can't be uninstalled. Not going to get one again, my mate's pixel seems like a delight in comparison

[martimarkov]

If you are to downvote a comment which addresses privacy issues and puts the devices in a negative light, please also downvote all the ones that are saying they are great.

[hughrr]

I'd rather have a 5 year old iPhone with suspect parts in it than deal with that sort of shit.

[dsego]

Compared to my previous Samsung device the bloat on my new Redmi is bearable.

[martimarkov]

Please compare the network traffic between the 2 devices.