Xiaomi mi6

Advantages: 1. Powerful processor, everything opens very quickly and works well.
2. A sufficient amount of RAM, no need to worry that it will overflow.
3. Supports wifi 5 Ghz and 802.11ac, smart speed.
4. Very cool fingerprint scanner, almost always works and without unnecessary hassle (except for moments when the finger is dirty or sweaty)
5. Normal camera. Not a DSLR for 10k bucks, but a normal camera, with good quality of shooting, stabilization, settings, etc.
6. Stereo speakers are very loud. I have always been unlucky with the speakers, have not heard the phone in my pocket, and this phone can be turned on in the center of the room as a media player and have a disco.

Comment: In general, after Redmi 3S, I seemed to be in the 21st century, then you and NFC and 802.11ac and other modern buns. It fits well in hand, the size is normal, but I took another case, the "armour" is Chinese, the standard case still slides a little in my hand. I recommend to buy.
P.S. If I find the cons, then add a review.

Advantages: 1) performance margin for 3-4 years ahead, today there are no applications that can download it to full.
2) The display is very bright and well tuned. The color rendition is less natural.
3) Availability of NFC and Android Pay. After mi3 for me this item was one of the main.
4) The fingerprint sensor works quickly and flawlessly.
5) Charging is very fast. Although I do not use a regular charger, I use a charging station with QC 3.0 and the phone charges fully in an hour.
6) Camera. Here, despite a lot of negativity from reviews and reviews, the camera pleased me. Particularly pleased with the effect of erosion of the background, like on mirrors. Naturally, the quality drops in the dark, but I try to avoid such moments and take photos either close to the flash or in the presence of natural light. I also use the manual settings, then the photos are obtained at the level of a good soap box, but still far from the DSLR.
7) Communication keeps up, when you call, you can hear me and I hear well.
8) The branded miui shell (I write from version 9.0.2.0) - with excellent customization and has a lot of settings, although some useful ones are hidden, but they can be pulled out with the help of third-party progs without root.

Disadvantages: 1) At first, the charge held a little more than a day. Plus planted the battery in the background. By the end of the day, 15% remained no more.I managed to solve this joint, and with the help of simple manipulations I started the phone and now the phone quietly holds for 3-4 days! In the background, it is planted at 1% every 6 hours (at the level of the old mi3), with 3g / 4g included. But more on that later.
2) Lack of 3.5 plugs and the presence of an adapter in the kit. Looking at it, I immediately recall the 2000s, when the phones had their own connectors for charging and headphones. In this plan, back to the past.
3) Strange cant with the volume of the headphones. Periodically, it is quiet, then abruptly loud, when you click on a pause and release, at first it quietly increases, then BAM! And abruptly loud! In short tin. You can stay without ears! I hope this will be fixed in future firmware. The most important joint that was noticeable.
4) The indicator light is white only. On mi3 it was multi-color, and useful by alert (I knew when a missed call, or a message or notification from applications), now it is in the past ..
5) The complete cover inside has a grooved surface and over time will scratch the smooth glass surface. For the first time enough, then it is worth replacing with something for better quality.
6) Slightly curved screen, so it will be difficult to find a glass on it, which will not have air edges after gluing. It does not look very much. Or buy a film and do not bathe.

Comment: Even though I was pleased, mi3 arranged everything, but he charged the screen and decided to take this miracle. Good build quality, in the hands it feels like a premium smart. Although it seemed that mi3 was very smart, on this smart, I realized that it was not the limit - it flies even better. It is understandable, 43k in mi3 versus 181k in mi6 in anttu. When I just bought it I was immediately disappointed by devouring the charge, because it was enough for a day no more. Managed to solve this trabl, and that's how. I smoked the forums on w3bsit3-dns.com and various general instructions. I installed a quick shortcut maker from the market, with the help of it I went into the closed settings and turned off / deleted all unnecessary Google services (I advise you to read the instructions so as not to turn off the excess). Then I went to the Security application and set the rule for all applications "to limit any background activity". I set the memory unloading timer in 5 minutes there. And then I brought the power saving button to the curtain and turned it on permanently. This mode also limits only background activity (in games and heavy applications, this option does not affect). And that's all. Now, in the background of the smart almost does not eat charge. In the evening I set the alarm, in the morning the charge dropped by 1 maximum 2%. This is a great result. And during the day also consumes almost nothing. Only when used. In addition, the amount of free RAM was before modifications of about 3 gigs, now 4 out of 6 in total. Now I am happy with this smart as an elephant. If you do not take into account problems with sound, then the smart is ideal, both internally and externally. I hope this will finish the firmware with time. Unpleasant, but not critical. It was taken for 26k, for the price is normal. I hope it was useful)

Advantages: - Design. He is gorgeous.
- The screen does not collect prints
- Stereo sound
- Performance at altitude. The fingerprint scanner on MIUI 9 is faster than the iPhone 7, verified!
- Good quality of connection, both 4G and Wi-Fi
- Bluetooth 5.0 is good, keeps the connection well.
- A full charge is enough for a day: calls are active, social. networks, instant messengers.
- Very fast charging, you can charge 15 minutes and stay in touch all day.
- A thin and high-quality silicone pad in the kit, it is comfortable in the hand.
- Great headphone sound

Disadvantages: - The camera's potential is good, but the software is terrible, poor detail and, in low light conditions, it makes a lot of noise. To test the camera put Google Camera with HDR +, the shots are stunning, but the application has not yet been finalized for Mi6.
- Case spoils the look. Without a cover - very slippery. I guess I zazhralis, because with Mi4 I go for the 3rd year without a cover
- It feels inconvenience due to the rejection of the connector mini-jack. Firstly, AUX just now can’t be connected to the car, secondly it’s impossible to charge and listen to music at the same time if you have wired headphones
- It is difficult to find a normal protective glass (3D glass leaves an air gap, the color rendition is greatly deteriorated, and on non-3D there are unglued edges)
- It seems that MIUI clogs memory as far as possible. On Mi4, it was always free 1 / 3GB, and then 1 / 6GB. Maybe just keeps more application in memory. This, of course, is a niggle, and does not matter, because all applications run very quickly
- Heavy

Comment: There were no plans to buy a new phone. I walked for 3 years with Mi4 and arranged it until now, but alas, I myself fell, and the phone bent, the module got out, the cover does not stand up (it did not affect the performance). I did not want to repair it for 3000 (the module with the frame), the phone could be ordered for 6000. At first, I wanted the Mi5S, because the metal cover, good performance and the camera, but only 64 gold colors were on sale. Decided on the Mi6. I fell in love with the design right away, there was nothing to complain about performance at all, but, frankly, there were mixed feelings because of the camera. With daytime shoots perfectly, no worse than the iPhone and Samsung, in some scenes even better. In the dark - noise, soap, and poor detail of the object in focus. Fortunately, recently there was an opportunity to test the camera with the HDR + algorithm and make sure that the problem is software. It remains to hope for enthusiasts. 2 cameras gives a good effect, but I think this is pampering. I attach the photo: 1 - the original camera, 2 - Google Camera with HDR +, 3 and 4 - the original in portrait mode, 5 - the original camera, normal mode

Advantages: The main advantages are repeatedly described. of the features:
- an application organization unusual for Android phones. the icons are not duplicated in the "application menu" and on the "main screen", but are present in the phone only once. a bit unusual, but more competently, it seemed to me
- the ability to create clones of applications and second space. Actually for 2 sim devices.
- I can not imagine why you need a device with 128 GB on board. 64 more than enough

Disadvantages: - portrait mode "with a blurred background" is mistaken in the boundaries between the background and the central object of shooting. with an increase, the "cut off" borders of the object are visible programmatically.
- the operating time is not amazing, but the battery lasts quite a day
- it is not always clear that double tap is used to unlock the screen. I'm carping.
- lack of a standard headphone jack. not annoying. it is solved either by wireless headphones or headphones are simply inserted into the adapter and become with it a common whole without the risk of its (adapter) loss and the need to constantly reconnect the wires.

Comment: selected based on the following criteria:
- screen <5.5 - so as not to shovel
- power reserve of the year by 2
- not the exorbitant price, as in more famous analogues
Of the currently existing devices on the top chip (samsung and htc), xiaomi came up with 1 and 3 points completely.

The result is a harmonious model. Like. Satisfied. The phone would be ideal if there was a NOT glass back cover, if there was no headphone adapter and if there was full protection according to the IP68 standard.

Advantages: Convenient shell interface
Everything is simple and clear
The camera (despite the module of the middle class) gives out just great pictures.
Long keeps charging

Disadvantages: Maybe I have not figured it out yet, but I don’t like that the sound of music in the headphones is muffled when a message / notification arrives
Not all themes have Russian letters on the numeric keypad.

Comment: This is my second phone on Android. The first was still in the days of the appearance of Android 4.0
Since then, I used Lumia on Windows Phone. I was completely satisfied with the interface, but I wanted new features.
I was very pleased that I could easily cope with the phone and quickly set everything up. On the day of the purchase, the official global firmware was released. Everything works on it, including Sber and Android Pay. I haven't found any problems with it yet.The only possible thing is that when connected to open wi-fi access points with authentication, the standard browser does not always load the page. But the problem is solved by loading the page through google chrome
Very worried about the quality of the photos. I read reviews that the camera is average, that pictures are not fire, etc. For me personally, the quality of photos is very, very decent. Especially if you use manual settings for difficult shooting conditions.

Advantages: A good design, a good camera, smart in applications, the function of the console is super, turned on and set up a few others condo under a comfortable mode (in a cafe), you can turn down the telly or change the channel.
The sound is good for the speakers, the interlocutor is always well heard, catches the net well, but there is a minus with the connection (see flaws).

Disadvantages: In 4g mode, the first incoming-outgoing calls periodically fly off (the connection is lost 10-20 seconds after receiving the call), the repeated call works without problems. The solution was the inclusion in the work settings in 3g. I hope in the future will be eliminated.
Sometimes the finger scanner tupit (does not respond at all) and can only be unlocked with a password. Silent is not convenient that two accounts are created (Mi and Google), the contacts are kept mixed up here and there, from the very beginning they don’t offer a choice by default, then I had to poke around in the settings, it’s more likely a nagging thing. I did not come across this before (ios).

Comment: Ordered 2 pcs. May 9, the first came 05/22/17, the second was stolen by our mail, waiting for a refund. Ordered another (3rd) 05/31/17, while (06/11/17) in Singapore.

At the time of orders, only black is on sale, but there are already protective glasses, covers, etc. I immediately ordered a complete set with a margin. It works out of the box, I do not have to finish anything yet, there is already Russian in the settings. Included is a film and cover (silicone) for the first time. Plug adapter Chinese, the seller put the adapter in the kit.

It feels like - outwardly beautiful, pleasant in hand, nimble in applications and menus, the sound in the speaker during conversation suits. The camera is good but not great, it has not yet been tested in various conditions, but it tints the colors and the zoom is not as good as we would like. It's hard to get used to after ios, everything seems simple in the menu, but at first a bunch of questions with access to photos / contacts / camera / calendar, etc. steamed, as I understood this chip Mi. He paused a couple of times with the settings, including the flashlight did not turn on, only after rebooting earned. Now everything seems to be stable, although it has not been updated. I will add a few photos, do not pay attention to the logo, I noticed only when I uploaded it to the computer (it turns off in the menu).

In general, buying this phone you need to be prepared for having to go through all the settings menu (not quite convenient), read the forums about the correct setting of the account MI, etc.
I recommend to buy "Xiaomi Mi Band 2" to it, the thing is not expensive and the functionality is excellent for me, my phone is always silent, I do not miss calls and messages, it wakes up surprisingly effectively in the morning and most importantly only you, not the whole house .

All photos + panorama link https://yadi.sk/d/GemH3ClA3K2Tn8

(Updated on 06/11/2017)