Xiaomi mi6

Advantages: Screen, speed, fingerprint scanner works almost perfectly

Disadvantages: Updates, no mini-jack, camera

Comment: Glass back panel, scratched in the phone and everything from all sides. Not a fan of wearing all these covers, but without them the glass will not last even weeks without another impressive scratch.
Public sector owners must suffer. Sometimes it seems to me that this is in fact the motto of not only French cars, but also Chinese smartphones, even of the first echelon.
Recently, the cloud has received a firmware update called MIUI Global Stable V9.2.3.0.OCAMIEK. Just awesome! They forced the phone to slow down when animating in the menu, and bluetooth just started dropping any connection every 10-30 seconds. And this is a global stable firmware! When you switch to the weekly data cleansing occurs and Google Pay does not work.
In general, constantly have to rummage on w3bsit3-dns.com and search for solutions to various issues, which is very frustrating. Phone for enthusiasts.
The camera is just rubbish for the flagship, a good shot can be obtained only with a very large amount of light or by working with a manual shutter speed.
Otherwise, this phone is just great, until recent problems with the firmware, I did not even feel sad because of the transition from iOS.

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 had no luck 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: I have been using the phone for 3 months and now, I even wanted to write a couple of lines in his favor. I switched to xiaomi and android from the epp and ... as if I had thrown off the shackles. Freedom of action, freedom of choice, coupled with the performance of this device just stunned. For his money, he does everything inherent in modern flagships (and now the beginning of 2018 and Galaxy 8, I touched). By purchasing this smartphone, you save yourself from all the problems associated with mobile devices. However, there are a couple of reservations about this below.

Disadvantages: Camera. She is good, for her daenyugi even very good, but not perfect against the background of top smarts. There is a way to get closer to the tops in almost tight using third-party software. The built-in software will not give you the highest quality.
Next, the sound. The phone has a strange feature, with some models of headphones "skips" the volume after locking. It is one-time more by 2-4 points. For a person who is always with music, this is an unpleasant moment. They say the thing in the software that will fix it, but I did not wait.

Comment: A smartphone is worth its money, that's for sure. 26yr. At the beginning of 2018 for such performance, this is a ridiculous amount on the background of 100k for some kind of iphone X. The xiaomi shell is a geek's dream, if suddenly, like me, I happened to visit ios.

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, as in the 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, the smart practically 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: Oleophobic coating
Display as a whole
Camera
Talking sound
Fingerprint sensor operation
Charging speed

Disadvantages: Single-color notification LED
Slippery case (but this is a fee for oleophobic coating and appearance)
Perhaps, the firmware bug - if the Internet and communication through different SIM cards, the main number is often inaccessible (which is on the SIM card with a connection)
Lack of accessories
A large number of marriage

Comment: Update after a month of use.

I bought to replace Mi4.
In general, the phone looks and works as it should be from the premium segment. At the same time it is quite reasonable.

The phone is glossy, the screen is not brand. However, it is VERY slippery. In this regard, I liked the native case - it does not slip. Since the back surface is glassy, ​​the phone will be quickly wiped with a bumper, here the cover is better. And the case protects the camera, because she does not touch the table when the phone is lying. But yes, the view is not the same.

I liked the sound in conversational dynamics - Mi4 had problems with it. During a conversation and a second incoming call, it vibrates with a slight metallic ring, here Mi4 is better.

The phone was flashed global MIUI9 \ "from the factory \". It turned out to be very successful, the 9th version for Mi4 is much more problematic. I didn’t even install our firmware, even though it’s global in places and it shows up the English language. Of the shortcomings - a lot of unnecessary google.

Autonomy about this. If you do not keep a lot of software in memory, it keeps a day with a balance of 15-30%, with about 1.5-2 hours of talk time, and about 40 minutes of surfing. Overall, a very decent result. Keep in mind, do not discharge below 10% - the battery will quickly lose capacity.

Fast charging is great. For 15 minutes, about 30%, but I try not to abuse it - at night I charge via USB 2.0, less current - more cycles.

It is too big in size, the Mi4 is smaller and more comfortable for one hand, although it also seemed big when buying.

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 Mi5S, because the metal cover, good performance and camera, but 64Gb only had gold colors. 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