POCO F5 series

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Samsung got samsung knox. Everytime before apps is installed, the app will be encrypted by knox, hence the delay when installing apps
But it's just so ridiculously slow. When I first got it out of the box installations took 30mins to 1 hr. Then I checked online and found out it has to do with security scanning and then I disabled it. Samsung way of being extra remind me of the Galaxy S when they had their own filesystem. The phone was so laggy even when just rebooted that it can freeze when I open my contact list, practically unusable.
 

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But it's just so ridiculously slow. When I first got it out of the box installations took 30mins to 1 hr. Then I checked online and found out it has to do with security scanning and then I disabled it. Samsung way of being extra remind me of the Galaxy S when they had their own filesystem. The phone was so laggy even when just rebooted that it can freeze when I open my contact list, practically unusable.
tot suxsung was one of the better brand?
 

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But it's just so ridiculously slow. When I first got it out of the box installations took 30mins to 1 hr. Then I checked online and found out it has to do with security scanning and then I disabled it. Samsung way of being extra remind me of the Galaxy S when they had their own filesystem. The phone was so laggy even when just rebooted that it can freeze when I open my contact list, practically unusable.
Hahaha well, no competitors now especially with huawei out of the mobile phone market due to no gms makes them too complacent
tot suxsung was one of the better brand?
That is what usually sinkies think la... Expensive = good but actually it isnt
 

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tot suxsung was one of the better brand?
It is in some ways. It's still reliable for most part but there's always like a nudge to push me away and battery life is one.

To be fair to them, the Galaxy S2 was amazing. Actually even Galaxy S was good in hardware (minus the camera launching lag) if you root and replaced the filesystem with the default one and custom rom.
 

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Their Galaxy S series really picked up pace with the S6 onwards. Designed, camera lag was fixed and it finally felt premium. Had the Note 5 for 5 years before it went dead on me. The Galaxy S2 lasted till last year till I gave it to my sis.
 

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Their Galaxy S series really picked up pace with the S6 onwards. Designed, camera lag was fixed and it finally felt premium. Had the Note 5 for 5 years before it went dead on me. The Galaxy S2 lasted till last year till I gave it to my sis.
Yup, camera performance was solid from S9 onwards.
Is on the saturated side but portrait shoots are close to skin tone colors.
For Poco, I shall manage my expectations since they are not that great on camera performance since F1.
Perhaps might do a camera comparison between mi11 lite ne vs F4 some day.
 

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Yup, camera performance was solid from S9 onwards.
Is on the saturated side but portrait shoots are close to skin tone colors.
For Poco, I shall manage my expectations since they are not that great on camera performance since F1.
Perhaps might do a camera comparison between mi11 lite ne vs F4 some day.



☝️This one is non-english
This might give you some ideas.
 
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Yup, camera performance was solid from S9 onwards.
Is on the saturated side but portrait shoots are close to skin tone colors.
For Poco, I shall manage my expectations since they are not that great on camera performance since F1.
Perhaps might do a camera comparison between mi11 lite ne vs F4 some day.
I used gcam before I got my S22 Ultra. It really makes my F2 Pro looks good that's why camera isn't my priority for this phone. In fact, I'm buying it mostly to replace my ipod touch for music only.

Actually for my purpose, between this or iPhone SE, which would be recommended?
 

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I used gcam before I got my S22 Ultra. It really makes my F2 Pro looks good that's why camera isn't my priority for this phone. In fact, I'm buying it mostly to replace my ipod touch for music only.

Actually for my purpose, between this or iPhone SE, which would be recommended?
SE is quite small.
 

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SE is quite small.
Precisely haha. So it goes nicely into my left jeans pocket without both pocket having something big so it's easier to walk

Good thing that the Poco F5 is light and I think it has 3.5mm
 
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Just an update, I've received my phone today. Now learning how to get rid of all the bloatware & Ads.
I think Poco has improved if I compared the amount of bloat ware between x3 nfc vs F4.
Didn't need to delete a lot of stuff.
 

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How? Is it everything u expected it to be?
I like it. Rather smooth and the built quality is better than what I've expected. Maybe my expections are lower than some. Comparing to my Mi 9T, I would think it's perform faster, charge faster and temperature is lower.
 
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