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BusinessBear53 t1_j1s9ih5 wrote

Hmm maybe it was a software issue for me then if they just drop the ball after a while.

I had the One and it worked great until one day it just ran hot all the time. The battery would empty really fast when used or only last a few hours idling. I eventually changed the battery myself but still the same, the CPU was always under load and hot.

I moved on from OnePlus because their entire thing was being a flagship killer at cheaper prices but every phone from them kept getting more expensive until they just became what they were supposed to beat.

I loved that phone though. The sandstone texture case was nice in the hand, I found it easy to use and responsive.

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peteythefool t1_j1rssqh wrote

Yeah, ordering parts for xiaomi phones is a pain in the ass because they release about 378 billion different models every year, who all are similarly named, like mi 10, redmi 10, redmi note 10, then pro/lite variants, then for some reason they introduced the t models, there's the regular t, there's the t Pro, fucking hell...

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blackdragonstory t1_j1robc1 wrote

So far the only issue I had with Xiaomi was that I would break the charging port after a few years and then would attempt to change it myself. On Redmi note 3 I ordered the wrong piece but I only learned about it when the same thing broke on Redmi note 7. If I noticed it I might have still been using that phone. The phones are cheap but good although they prob last somewhere between 3 to 5 years. Redmi note 3 lasted me for 3 years,7 is around 3 and still going. I don't really have a reason to upgrade and the phone is still running alright.

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[deleted] t1_j1rl0qi wrote

I have an older model of this phone. I dropped it from about 2 feet with a case and the screen turned purple to black and it’s bricked. Can’t find a replacement digitizer.

I dropped an iPhone from a rollercoaster ride and it survived unscathed. Granted the back shattered about a month later, but the screen is perfect. The back isn’t too expensive, but I just threw a case on it.

Quality of more expensive (but second hand) phones are much more worth it.

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