What do you guys think of the MI-TWO?

SimonTS

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It looks really good. I have held off on getting a new phone since my contract expired as there is nothing out there that does everything I want, but this might just be the phone for me.

Quad-Core, large screen (+ high resolution), Add-on Micro SD-Card slot, looks like removable battery as well, so can upgrade to the 3000mAh one for longer life.

There has to be a catch somewhere ...
 

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It looks really good. I have held off on getting a new phone since my contract expired as there is nothing out there that does everything I want, but this might just be the phone for me.

Quad-Core, large screen (+ high resolution), Add-on Micro SD-Card slot, looks like removable battery as well, so can upgrade to the 3000mAh one for longer life.

There has to be a catch somewhere ...
Not only removable but from the article I read this morning the 3000mAh is going to cost you a whole 2mm in thickness.

This phone looks amazing, can't wait to see if it's obtainable in the US and if it gets any momentum going. I'd expect a lot of prepaid folks to give this a hard look for what looks to be the best bang for your buck ever.

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zelendel

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Hate to say it but this phone will not get a big following anywhere outside of china for many reasons. Some being that these types of china knock offs tend not to have the hardware that is advertised, no real warranty outside of china, and normally don't run official android builds, nor have access to the market due to Google and china issues.

Might not be bad if they could get their act together but I don't see iit happening

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I want but don't want to think about how much extra I will be paying to import it. It is really nice though and if I wanted to I could just use an alternate launcher. They should open up a shop in the states xD.

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zelendel

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I want but don't want to think about how much extra I will be paying to import it. It is really nice though and if I wanted to I could just use an alternate launcher. They should open up a shop in the states xD.

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One look at the phone and UI and you will see why that won't happen. They keep it in china due to the lack of copyright laws.

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stab244

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One look at the phone and UI and you will see why that won't happen. They keep it in china due to the lack of copyright laws.

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Well china does have copyright laws. It's either just not enforced at all or it favors companies in the country.

Also as a reply to your previous post, this company is supported by Qualcomm directly (or at least so I read on Engadget). And since it is running MIUI, it also has full access to the Play Store and will get updates since it just updates whenever MIUI gets updated. Warranty probably won't work but I tend to try to not damage my products and keep them safe. If there are manufacturing issues, well that's my fault for not researching the product more before I bought it.

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zelendel

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Just because it has MIUI (which is not something I would brag about lol) doesn't mean it will have the market. If it looks good to you then by all means give it a shot. Good luck just don't expect it to find a home here.

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Hate to say it but this phone will not get a big following anywhere outside of china for many reasons. Some being that these types of china knock offs tend not to have the hardware that is advertised, no real warranty outside of china, and normally don't run official android builds, nor have access to the market due to Google and china issues.

Might not be bad if they could get their act together but I don't see iit happening

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*sigh, you definitely haven't used MIUI, or any product by Xiaomi. They are TRUSTED. Go ask those who uses the Mi-One, they are the most satisfied bunch of all smartphone Enthusiasts. Why? They don't get updates not every six months, but every Friday! And trust me, they DID NOT make up the hardware specs. Its either that you're racists towards Chinese companies, or just a unlucky customer who bought a fake product.

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zelendel

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First off I am not racist to anything at all. I give everyone a fair shake. As for MIUI your right I have never used it and never will. I don't support what they did.

As for the hardware specs I am not aging they made them up. Just stating what many have seen with buying knock off devices. If this device hardware is legit cool and I am sure people will be happy with it.

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Xiaomi MI-2 - kind of future for Android Smartphones- ...

All the hardware of the Xiaomi MI-2 is surprising, especially for the 1999 Yuan chinese price...:confused:

For sure, the lack of a memory card slot is annoying, but it is the choice of Google too, inside all the Nexus models.:angel:

Now if people could write an authentic JB ROM in order to replace the miui "iOS like" ROM, and if the international price could be really low, I would be inclined to replace my Nexus :cowboy:
 

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Xiaomi 2

Xiaomi 2 is nice between my and my girl we have the last two previous models....her service provider in china will give the phone free when she signs a new contract :) and I will be trading her a JM phone for it.






All the hardware of the Xiaomi MI-2 is surprising, especially for the 1999 Yuan chinese price...:confused:

For sure, the lack of a memory card slot is annoying, but it is the choice of Google too, inside all the Nexus models.:angel:

Now if people could write an authentic JB ROM in order to replace the miui "iOS like" ROM, and if the international price could be really low, I would be inclined to replace my Nexus :cowboy: