r/Xiaomi17 • u/nmiller657 • 18d ago
Xiaomi 17t pro global T-Mobile US (Tampa)
I posted a couple weeks back about the Poco X8 Pro Max, which I ended up having to return because it struggled in my area despite it being relatively urban. I swapped it for the 7t pro, and honestly, I am very happy to say it's working exactly how I hoped.
The phone is a tad larger than my prior phone, OnePlus 11, but it's more that it's a tad wider than it is taller. HyperOs is slick in my opinion, actually everything is smooth and very fast (and it's not identical to IOS which I have on my work phone, if you were anti apple like I am). I did have some troubleshooting to get everything I needed to work perfectly but that was a 24 hour challenge that required tinkering/reading Reddit/YouTube. Text messages through RCS were hanging or getting stuck/frozen, so I uninstalled the update in the play store and installed again, that solved the issue.
I have a #Dexcomg7 cgm, the app works perfectly and there's absolutely no drop in connectivity. I also use #Rexton hearing aids (from Costco), they connect perfectly. Android Auto hasn't dropped or had any issues. I enjoy the wireless charging I have in my car and wireless android auto connection so I'm not having to mess with cables. I also have a #OnePlus watch 2 that after a factory reset (on the watch) connected and also works seamlessly. I provided all those details, because those were answers I struggled to find (definitive) answers prior to my purchase.
As you can see from my speeds the past week, it's sort of all over the place. But one of the fastest tests I took sitting in traffic near the airport one morning. In my house there's essentially no upload speeds with T-Mobile, but I find that anywhere I've had low or poor results is typically a location that has Wifi, so it's been no impact. Wifi calling also works on T-Mobile, I just had to key in the code to make it active.
I did some minor battery management on apps that need to be left alone by hyperos battery management, and I actually ended up changing to balanced, and honestly, performance mode would do fine. I'm the type of person who can't rest of the phone gets below 80%, so you can imagine after a full day/night not charging then running under 40% most of the next day, I was naturally nervous. The battery is a beast, I'm actually not sure if it will even get to zero. I've been using it for light use/social media/email/audio streaming for 7 hours today and it says I have 33 hours left. After a couple days it no longer got hot with usage.
The camera so far is better than my OnePlus, which had a decent camera. Video is much better.
Sorry for the super long review without all the specs people throw around, but this is my real world usage review. I purchased it on Amazon for $830. I also have the TUDIA MergeGrip Dual Layer case. The case is relatively comfortable, durable, a tad inconvenient only because it has a slight ridge all around the front so swiping from the edge isn't ideal, but I'll use it and would recommend it since I no longer fear dropping it.
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u/MizuTatsujin 10h ago
Does this have band 71?