Hmmm.... u refering ZTE, Huawei? But their phone is expensive. I also using Redmi, no complain of it, just that it is not compatible to Smartwatch2.
You mean Sony Smartwatch 2 right? I been using the Redmi and now the Note with the Smartwatch 2, seems to work fine for notifications. What problems are you having?
They got low range phones lately but good spec too. Got small brands too like ZOPO and many others their spec and build better than XM just that their advertising not as much so not as popular. I am alway in China so afew days I will walk in their market so get to see and a play alot of phones. Only MI3 the spec is better comparing to other brands of similar pricing but the not the other models.
Agreed. There are lots of better built with better spec phones from smaller manufacturers out there.
However i think people are more concerned over the continuous support of the phone or the reliability of the software, which have always been the issue with china branded phones for the past few years.
Xiaomi, could be thanks to their marketing, have gathered quite a huge fan base, with the use of a popular MIUI OS, makes it feel like its supported by the community better than those smaller brands. Morever, there is a service center for Xiaomi phones in SG, people feel more assured to make the decision and purchase one especially at that low price.
Buying from other brands like ZOPO or Vivo, theres still a level of uncertainty involved and its still not necessarily that cheap that people will just throw down their money to make a quick purchase.
That being said though, the Note build quality isn't bad, its made out of plastic but definitely NOT cheap bad quality plastic, its also built very well, no creaking or flexing nor does it feel overly light or heavy.
PS: Everyone should check out the Vivo Xshot: OIS Camera, built in Audio Chip for Hifi Audio, Snapdragon 800, 3GB ram etc. One of the best if not the best specced phone right now.
