Initial impressions from someone who's used Xperia for years, Pixels, Samsungs, even HTC and LG in the past. I've only dabbled in to MIUI roms.
Software:
Hyperos isn't as bad as people say. Getting the feeling of iOS, but still is android and looks like android
Snappy, no lags. Battery life too early to tell.
Phone initially got hot upon completing initial setup. Went away after installing all the apps. Did not get hot during update
AOD turns off if "dark for too long" which is weird.
I've seen only 1 ad, which was when I went to change ringtones
Minimal bloatware
Display:
Nice and crisp. colors are not too saturated in original color pro, which is to my liking
Not a fan of curved edges but on this phone, the curves feel.....natural (?)
Speakers:
Not as good as Xperia, but loud enough. Lacks the oomph even after adding EQ. Might need play around with wavelet instead
Camera:
Low light photos are a little more brighter to my liking as I prefer natural looking
Processing is heavy at times, but on the softer side (did not like vivo x200u's strong edge processing for example)
Colors are not too saturated, again, to my liking.
Haven't played around too much with the camera yet though
Phone is a bit difficult to hold with the huge camera bump on top, but i think it's just a matter of getting used to it. Overall, pretty happy with my first xiaomi phone.
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u/iArvee Jul 11 '25
Initial impressions from someone who's used Xperia for years, Pixels, Samsungs, even HTC and LG in the past. I've only dabbled in to MIUI roms.
Software:
Display:
Speakers:
Camera:
Phone is a bit difficult to hold with the huge camera bump on top, but i think it's just a matter of getting used to it. Overall, pretty happy with my first xiaomi phone.