Hello,
So i have been following pocophone threads and reddit page and it is getting me very confused.
Many people complaining about different stuff of the phone like:
- Touchscreen lag
- screen bleeding
- Bad signal/cellular connection
- Bad screen view in sun
- Bad notification handling
- bad hotspot
- average camera
- Audio is not much
- only white color notification LED
I was wondering if these problems are hardware related or can be fixed with software update or by flashing a custom rom ?
other says that it depends on the production time of the phone, early production seems to be suffering from Screen bleeding and touchscreen lag, and such.
Thank you very much for your time.
Shady282 said:
Hello,
So i have been following pocophone threads and reddit page and it is getting me very confused.
Many people complaining about different stuff of the phone like:
- Touchscreen lag
- screen bleeding
- Bad signal/cellular connection
- Bad screen view in sun
- Bad notification handling
- bad hotspot
- average camera
- Audio is not much
- only white color notification LED
I was wondering if these problems are hardware related or can be fixed with software update or by flashing a custom rom ?
other says that it depends on the production time of the phone, early production seems to be suffering from Screen bleeding and touchscreen lag, and such.
Thank you very much for your time.
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Yet another thread about this ......
Still to clear things as per my 2 month experience with the phone. I don't go by tests but mainly how it impacts my usage of the phone as a daily drivers , disclaimer I am not a gamer
1. Debatable if it hampers daily usage as a phone, most disturbed with this are gamers.
2. Present in almost all LCD equipped phones , a very small percentage has bleed which is apparent during regular use.
3. Non issue.
4. Very legible in harsh sunlight also but changes colours to grey light brown tones. Not suitable for watching videos and why would anybody watch videos in harsh sunlight also.
5. Yes, but being improved. Presently notifications show only for a few seconds only and that too in the beta roms
6. Non issue.
7. Low light is an issue. Bright light cam is as good as comparable phones
8. By audio if u mean earpiece volume that is more than enough, speaker is good, headphone might be low if u listen at high volume.
9. Yes led is only white and that too very small.
2 and 9 are hardware and will remain as it is.
1 some says is software and some say hardware. Poco says correcting in future upgraded so take ur pick.
Apart from the above it does not have widevine L1 support yet, so u cannot watch hd or fhd videos on Netflix or Amazon .
Now to see what u get, at a very reasonable price u get a phone with latest gen SOC, latest spec ram and storage, decent camera, great battery life , Dev friendly phone supported by a thriving community of devs, specially with Sphinx 1.7 kernel doing wonders with performance AND battery life.
Disclaimer : the views expressed are entirely mine based on my 2 months usage of the phone and I am in no way associated with Xiaomi or poco or even the cellular industry and have no commerical benefits associated with this phone or promoting it in any way.
If you start nitpicking, you can do it for any phone, even the best of best have issues, the thing is how you can make a compromise with those issues. You have already made a compromise upon deciding whether to buy poco or not, that's a compromise on price, so you do assess the value proposition , affordability, features, look and feel and last but not least the bragging rights...if all these things fits your bill you buy that one. Hence if poco fits your compromise lists, just buy it or buy the one which is apt.
josinpaul said:
If you start nitpicking, you can do it for any phone, even the best of best have issues, the thing is how you can make a compromise with those issues. You have already made a compromise upon deciding whether to buy poco or not, that's a compromise on price, so you do assess the value proposition , affordability, features, look and feel and last but not least the bragging rights...if all these things fits your bill you buy that one. Hence if poco fits your compromise lists, just buy it or buy the one which is apt.
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Yes, exactly what i m trying to do. To assess and see how i can compromise.
No phone is perfect, but i m trying to know what are the issues and if the community or custom roms fixed them if they are software based and which are permanent.
And accordingly i ll make the decision.
Thanks
sanjay0501 said:
Yet another thread about this ......
Still to clear things as per my 2 month experience with the phone. I don't go by tests but mainly how it impacts my usage of the phone as a daily drivers , disclaimer I am not a gamer
1. Debatable if it hampers daily usage as a phone, most disturbed with this are gamers.
2. Present in almost all LCD equipped phones , a very small percentage has bleed which is apparent during regular use.
3. Non issue.
4. Very legible in harsh sunlight also but changes colours to grey light brown tones. Not suitable for watching videos and why would anybody watch videos in harsh sunlight also.
5. Yes, but being improved. Presently notifications show only for a few seconds only and that too in the beta roms
6. Non issue.
7. Low light is an issue. Bright light cam is as good as comparable phones
8. By audio if u mean earpiece volume that is more than enough, speaker is good, headphone might be low if u listen at high volume.
9. Yes led is only white and that too very small.
2 and 9 are hardware and will remain as it is.
1 some says is software and some say hardware. Poco says correcting in future upgraded so take ur pick.
Apart from the above it does not have widevine L1 support yet, so u cannot watch hd or fhd videos on Netflix or Amazon .
Now to see what u get, at a very reasonable price u get a phone with latest gen SOC, latest spec ram and storage, decent camera, great battery life , Dev friendly phone supported by a thriving community of devs, specially with Sphinx 1.7 kernel doing wonders with performance AND battery life.
Disclaimer : the views expressed are entirely mine based on my 2 months usage of the phone and I am in no way associated with Xiaomi or poco or even the cellular industry and have no commerical benefits associated with this phone or promoting it in any way.
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Is the headphone audio output still low?
Bad signal? No way. Its very good indeed.
Very good screen bright even on sun too. GSM Arena review prove it anyway.
Audio is good, louder than most is smarts. GSM Arena again.
Camera is really good. One of the bests available.
Screen bleeding is almost impossible to see, but yes, it exists. Touch lag is bad but the fix is on the beta already.
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Hello,
I'm currently a proud owner of HTC Tattoo (running android 2.3.7) and I'm looking to buy a new phone. There are few phones that I had in mind, but mini pro is currently my favorite. I love the fact that it has a real qwerty keyboard, 1Ghz processor, and the small screen (I like a phone that fits in my pocket).
But, I have few questions:
Do the newer versions have the noise issue ?
Is the touch screen responsive ?
Is battery life good, and is battery overheating ?
Is reception good ?
Is the phone generally fast ? (I'm tired of Tattoo's occasional lags)
So what do you think, should I buy it ?
Kind regards,
Andrew
Some have reported that they still have the electrostatic noise even after updating to 2.3.4 although Sony Ericsson have stated that it's fixed. Of course, as an owner of a Sony Ericsson Xperia mini Pro sk17a, after finally updating, I still get the electrostatic noise.
I've seen much improvement with the touchscreen after updating to 2.3.4. As in its pretty responsive.
In terms of battery life, it's decent, I can get several hours of movie watching on it (like 10 hours) and it still hasn't reached 15%. Charging is really fast, you can probably charge the phone dead to full in an hour. The battery won't overheat unless you're playing games on the beach. I haven't seen the phone go above 42C.
Reception depends on location, carrier, etc, factors like that. I'm getting full bars right now so I guess it's good.
The phone is generally fast, but you will see a difference comparing to your old phone or to a high end phone like the SGS2. I haven't seen much occasional lag. And those were very occasional.
Do you like the 3-inch screen? The thick form factor?
Whether you should buy it or not, it's your choice. It's a pretty good mid- ranged phone.
Feel free to ask more questions.
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Do the newer versions have the noise issue ?
Is the touch screen responsive ?
Is battery life good, and is battery overheating ?
Is reception good ?
Is the phone generally fast ? (I'm tired of Tattoo's occasional lags)
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"Newer" phones have had a hardware fix - according to Sony Ericsson. The jury is out on that one though as there's no confirmation of the build number's that have the fix and there's no real agreement on whether it has "gone" or merely been reduced to a lower level. In fact, there appears to be at least two different noise problems - a rythmic pulsing and a higher-pitched clicking noise - so it's often difficult to know which people are talking about when their posts aren't detailed.
Touch screen - excellent. I've had no problems with it - even with a screen protector attached.
Battery life - difficult question. If used as a phone, it will last for ages. If you use wi-fi and other heavy draws, it will obviously reduce battery life. Even then, it's very difficult to make a fair comparison with any other phone - you'd have to have a genuine like-for-like comparison - even the signal strength and line speed from the network source will impact on how much work the phone has to do. As a purely subjective opinion - it's acceptable. I often leave wi-fi on all day and play games, watch videos and generally "play" with the phone for a full day - I just recharge it at night - and it's never run flat. Regarding heat - I've never noticed it even getting more than vaguely warm.
Reception - an odd one. It does seem well able to pick-up on the weakish signal where I live but it has a strange habit of losing the connection even when there is a string signal. It doesn't do that all the time and it appears to me to be a software rather than a hardware problem as it seems to happen after using certain apps or performing certain functions. Having said that, I've yet to lose a call.
Is it fast - hell yes. A 1GB single-core processor is hardly going to break any records but the phone "feels" great - I've yet to find anything that suffered any obvious issues as a result of the CPU speed. Considering the price - which has recently halved in the UK - it is miles faster and more responsive than anything else I could find. Video playback is smooth and seeking within vids is instantaneous, webpages are rendered very quickly - including graphics and - of course - the phone supports Flash properly so that includes animated graphics. The games I've played have been smooth and I've not noticed any feeling that the phone is holding me or the game back. There is an occasional, very slight, stammer if playing a game which has banner-adverts popping up but I've seen that happen on phones with faster CPUs - and switching off network connections (or rooting and installing an ad blocker) stops that anyway.
Overall - you can't buy £500's worth of performance for £130 - but I reckon this phone delivers twice what it cost. If you need top-of-the-range performance, you have to pay top dollar - but if you are looking at a phone in this price range, I don't think there are currently any serious alternatives.
One thing - the small screen is something you have to take into account - and that is entirely down to what you expect to use the phone for. Bear in mind that although the screen is small in size, the resolution is actually pretty good compared with most phones at this price. It's not ideal if you want to do a lot of reading or browsing - text is lovely and clear but no screen this size can compete with a larger screen where you can see more than a paragraph at a time. For general browsing though - checking the news and reading through forums etc - it's perfectly good.
It's worth mentioning too that the keyboard is great. The keys look tiny but there's plenty of space between them so accurate typing is pretty easy.
There's one big downer for me with this phone and even though it's something you didn't ask about (and may not matter to you), it deserves a mention. The camera - still and video - is awful. The still camera produces lifeless, soft pictures that look like they came from a sub-1M camera from ten years ago. The supposedly "HD" video camera is just about acceptable in the brightest of natural light - otherwise it is soft, grainy and about as "good" as the average 1.3M webcam - only the pixel size of the output film is high - as if it filmed at 1M and then stretched the film in software. This is one of the most common criticisms of this phone and it is hoped that SE can fix these problems as they appear to be down to the software over compressing the photos and vids to reduce file-sizes. A "quality" setting for the camera (often found on higher resolution cameras) would be the obvious solution - and should be easy to add.
And then there's the BIG upper for a lot of people - SE are already working on getting Android 4 - Ice Cream Sandwich - rolled out for this phone. It is hoped that we'll start seeing that within a few weeks. If nothing else, that will protect the resale value of the phone - you should be able to get a good price if you sell the phone in a year's time because it will still be fairly up-to-date - the same doesn't apply to many other phones in this price-range.
Hope that helps
Thank you for helping me decide.
I bought the phone and I love it.
AndrewB. said:
Thank you for helping me decide.
I bought the phone and I love it.
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congrats man! =D
Are there any owners of the G5 SE here who would be able to share impressions/thoughts on the phone, specifically battery life and also general performance.
There are plenty of video reviews on YouTube but they all seem to be non-English, which makes things a little hard to understand. I've found a few foreign language reviews which I have run through Google Translate but none seem to have any 'scientific' battery life impressions and figures.
G5 SE is on Amazon UK for £288 and specs wise its probably better than anything else under £300. But lack of English reviews makes it a bit of an unknown quantity.
Thanks for any help.
I have it for 4 months now (silver color), i would definitively suggest it. The only major drawback is a little weak battery, with medium usage you can go from morning till evening without recharging it. I like how sleek and super slim its designed. It feels nice in hand, i cant say its finishing metal or not. I didn't have any major heating issues. G5 se is a real boss between all major brands.
Thanks for those impressions. The battery is what most concerns me the most, at the moment I have a Galaxy Note 5 which barely makes it through the day, and that's with power saver mode permanently on so I'm running the phone at 70% of what its capable of. :/
I use 2G network and my battery two days without recharging.
I've had mine since December, and it's been pretty good. Only a few niggles, which I will highlight after the positives:
Positives
1) The image quality from the camera is REALLY good; very sharp in some cases. On a par with the Note 4, which I previously owned, but with more natural colours. The widescreen mode is also very handy and cab make for some stunning photos, if a bit low in resolution. Just a shame the focusing performance isn't better (see below).
2) The OS itself is fine; Nougat has really helped it out in terms of split-screen for all apps. This means you can free up a home button for another task.
3) It feels really nice to hold and isn't too big
4) It can take a drop or two without waving a white flag - take note, Samsung: your screens suck.
5) Double-tap to unlock!
6) Fingerprint sensor is second nature once you get used to it, and you wonder why it isn't in the same place on other phones
7) Screen is very nice for watching movies on, especially for an LCD, but does suffer a bit in strong sunlight; a bit too reflective at times
8) Sound on the B & O plugin is lovely, but standard sound still very competent (especially speaker)
Niggles
1) Battery life isn't that great, but probably par for most android phones nowadays; morning to early evening before needing a top-up, which, thanks to the fast-charging, it does pretty quickly.
2) The USB socket on the standard plugin is already starting to feel flaky; not quite holding the cable in place, so can come out. This is rectified by using the B & O play plugin, but this has it's own issue.
3) The B & O play plugin sounds great, but doesn't sit flush with the phone when connected. The USB port also craps out when transferring files to the PC, whereas the standard plugin doesn't.
4) System process used to crash on startup; turned out to only happen when SD-Card connected. Doesn't happen now Nougat update has been applied
5) Camera autofocus is crap in bright sunlight or busy areas; the laser component isn't as efficient as it is made out to be, which can mean lots of missed shots
Hope that helps!
2pintsofinsulin said:
I've had mine since December, and it's been pretty good. Only a few niggles, which I will highlight after the positives:
*snip*
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Thanks, very thorough impressions. :good:
Bit worrying to hear about the battery, but I suspected as much.
The G5 and SE model are both solid phones, I just don't know why LG cheaped out on a 2800mah battery, especially paired with that QHD screen.
Hello guys, i will buy the pocophone tomorrow afternoon, and i was wonder what are the general oponions about this device?
I am here to ear experiences about users that bougjt the poco f1?
I want to know honest opinion related to general?
About camera?
Speed?
Screen?
Thanks
Hi,
I bought this phone recently and I can tell I'm happy with it.
The speed is blazing as it uses the most powerful processor on the market (well, until the Huawei Mate 20 Pro came out with the Kirin 980 SoC, but it's still the second best as of now).
The screen is one of the best IPS panel I've ever seen. It has vibrant colors and is really nice to see. Still, I think it can't compete with OLED screens like you will find on the OnePlus 6 or other high-end devices. That's certainly not the best screen overall, but clearly one of the best IPS screen for a mobile device.
The sound output is excellent as well, I use it daily with my Sennheiser Momentum (over-ear, second version). I find it has too much bass so I reduced them using an equalizer, but that's also the best Jack output I've ever seen on a smartphone.
The battery life is also amazing, with clearly two to three days in standard usage - you can't make it K.O. in a single day without playing games all the day long. I personnaly get around 8 hours of screen on time.
For these points, I think that's clearly the best device I've ever had between my hands. But of course, it has downsides to, and here is the list of the ones I've found about this phone :
* Camera is not great. It's not bad, but not great. If you compare it to, let's say, a LG G6, a Samsung Galaxy S8/9 or an iPhone X(R/...) it's the just not the same level;
* Design is fine and I'm not too regarding about this but clearly most competitors (if not all) do better at the same price. The borders are a bit thick, the notch is large, and the bottom border is too big too;
* No Widevine L1 support means you cannot watch Netflix in HD. Apparently they are working on a fix but for now you will be limited so lower resolutions;
* No NFC support means you will not be able to use anything that uses NFC (some payment methods, connection to headphones that support it, etc.)
That's, for me, for main high points and downsides of this phone
So, to sum up a little bit, if you simply want a blazing fast phone at a low price, buy it. But, if you want the best screen to watch your Netflix series in high resolution or want to take high-quality photos, you may prefer a competitor (like the OnePlus 6).
Amazing
zedge13 said:
Hello guys, i will buy the pocophone tomorrow afternoon, and i was wonder what are the general oponions about this device?
I am here to ear experiences about users that bougjt the poco f1?
I want to know honest opinion related to general?
About camera?
Speed?
Screen?
Thanks
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Crazy good phone for the price.
The camera is moderate, better than older phones but worse than newer phones.
Speed is crazy fast. I'd recommend rooting it and installing greenify as i felt that the phone gets a big laggy throughout the day (not extremely noticeable) but hibernating the open apps helps. There are some services and pre-installed apps which i removed/disabled to increase free memory and battery life.
Battery is amazing, I commute to school and back home in a total of 4 hours with data, location, and spotify running in the background and it eats maybe 5%.
Screen is beautiful, not as vibrant as OLED screens but still really good looking. I haven't had an screen bleeding issues as others have been complaining about it.
Yes, yes, it's possible to love a phone. Heck, you sleep next to it, don't you? Rate this thread to indicate your love for the Realme X2 Pro, all things considered. A higher rating indicates that the Realme X2 Pro is an incredible phone that you enjoy tremendously. You love it.
Then, drop a comment if you have anything to add!
Wasted opportunity
I have a bug. I put animations to 0 but after a while they come back to 10.. It is so annoying
Another bug, the dark mode deactivate itself and no disturbing mode doesn't work for some reason, I still receive audio notifications. Tha animation speed is not always the same, that means we have a beta software?
All good, worth buying phone.
Fantastic phone 12 gb 256 rom.The best value for money deal.
Hardware is good, but bad software and open source support.
No open source support means this phone will not have roms.
Now the BL still cause the fingerprint broken, that is bad.
I'm pee going from Galaxy note 8 to realme X2 pro second, you make better photos or at least like 8 notes
Require a lot of software work, realme has a very good camera but to make the same software like Samsung or apple... It is milion miles away..
I simply love this phone. I never though that it's that awesome!
I love this phone, i have 8/128 blu eu (paid 369 eur), no problem, very simple to change font (i am mad about Google Sans), good camera, very smooth, charge is simply unbelivable. So, for its price is super.
HTCDevil said:
I love this phone, i have 8/128 blu eu (paid 369 eur), no problem, very simple to change font (i am mad about Google Sans), good camera, very smooth, charge is simply unbelivable. So, for its price is super.
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How to change font buddy?
Hecke92 said:
How to change font buddy?
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Install an apk (see on xda) and change region to Myanmar, than select option "dai support".
You can use zfont always and a ttf of yours.
See my thread @Hecke92 https://forum.xda-developers.com/realme-x2-pro/themes/how-to-change-font-eu-rom-t4026339
HTCDevil said:
I love this phone, i have 8/128 blu eu (paid 369 eur), no problem, very simple to change font (i am mad about Google Sans), good camera, very smooth, charge is simply unbelivable. So, for its price is super.
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from where did u get this phone ( EU version) with this price?
Lightfast001 said:
from where did u get this phone ( EU version) with this price?
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In stock on ebay Realme Store, i combined Realme coupon with ebay one
Experiences with Realme X2 Pro
I’ve used the X2 Pro now for 1 1/2 weeks (but only parallel to my old Moto G4 Plus, yet) and this are my experiences:
First Impression:
This is a heavy phone! (Not compared to other current similar phones but compared to earlier phones.) I thought 30g or 40g won’t make a difference but indeed they do. I prefer the lighter Moto G4 Plus, especially if I have to hold it for some longer times.
Software appears a bit chaotic/overwhelming. Even if there actually aren’t so many Realme apps, I felt like “So many apps and functions.” “Why does this system setting requires permissions to open it. I want to open settings (especially settings I don’t know about) without granting any permissions. … Oh OK, it’s not a normal setting but an additional app.” “This menu looks a bit clunky, I don’t know why.” But it's not as bad as some people tell.
I don’t like these shiny backside design so much but it looks better than expected.
The charging is really fast (but no surprise as I’ve seen and read many tests and it was one of the main reasons to buy these).
It works like expected. Apparently the development and innovations have slowed down. But the new features (fast charge, multi cam) are nice.
I like:
SuperVOOC fast charging. It’s really useful and stunning.
Internet Connection Control: It’s possible to decline network access (wifi and mobile separate) for apps. So no need for a separate firewall app anymore.
Personal Information Protection: I like to prohibit access to contacts for WhatsApp and other prying apps. It’s useful to comply with GDPR and other data privacy laws.
No thermal throttling experienced. (I only tested it really superficially.)
GPS seems to work really fast and accurate.
I don’t like:
I still don’t like glass backsides.
They are heavy, they are way too fragile. I don’t get why every YouTuber/Tester a few years ago asked for more “high-grade” materials like glass. In the end everyone has to further bulk up these big phones with protective cases/bumpers and don’t even feel the original materials.
Sound quality of the speakers is worse than the sound quality of the much cheaper and older Moto G4 Plus. It’s equally loud but the lower frequencies / bass tones are missing a bit and it sounds a bit “thin”. Really stupid to be stingy on such cheap parts.
Sound quality of microphone sounds a bit tinny and misses bass tones. In video recordings the sound tend’s to be a bit quiet. Even though it was quite loud when tested with a voice recording app.
SIP telephony (Session Initiation Protocol) missing in dialer/caller app & system settings:
It would be nice if SIP telephony would be integrated in the system so that we don't need any separate app. I already found hidden SIP account settings in the system settings. And after I enter my account data and SIP server data, the phone even registers/connects to the server. But unfortunately incoming calls aren't displayed/signaled at all and outgoing calls aren't possible with the stock caller app.
Timer in the Clock App:
Not possible to set more than 2 timers at once.
The timer alarm stops too early. I'd prefer if the timer rings for about 5 minutes or so.
I really don't like the timer sound. And I haven't found any setting to change it, yet.
I really would want to see running timers (at least the one which is going off next) on the lock screen and in the notification center.
Camera produces oversaturated videos and photos. I would prefer a slightly more neutral image.
I had temporal problems with Bluetooth:
I wanted to connect my Sennheiser HD 4.40BT headphones but it wasn’t possible. I just could not see the headset in the Bluetooth device list. I tried it several times. I even found Bluetooth protocol settings in the developer system settings and tried to change them a bit, but it didn’t help and so I changed it back to default. On the next day without doing anything special I finally saw the HD 4.40BT in the list and was able to connect to them. With my Moto G4+ it was just: turning headphones on, enabling BT on G4+, finding them, connect, done – within seconds. I don’t know what’s the problem here with the X2 Pro, especially since it works now.
Another strange thing I experienced while trying to find my Bluetooth headphones in the list: Almost every Bluetooth device is only displayed with its Bluetooth MAC address instead of its name. I mean, I don’t know all these other devices (I was on the go when I tried it first and it probably were headphones, smartphones, etc. from other people). So maybe a few of these unknown devices just didn’t had any name; But I assume at least a few of them had names. But at the other hand the X2 Pro finds more BT devices than the Moto G4+ so who knows.
Additional whishes:
Internet Connection Control option for each app should be included in App Info (next to permission). Maybe also Personal Information Protection, Game Space Settings and so on could be integrated in App Info.
I’d like to have a wider (higher) on screen navigation button bar. (I prefer buttons over the gestures, but with this large display even the bottom border is a bit uncomfortable to reach.)
Easy & discreet locking (e.g. double tap, long pressed back button,...):
It's a feature I only miss because I had a smartphone with physical fingerprint sensor on the front before, which could also be used to lock the phone (like pressing the power button). It was convenient to lock the phone when it lays on the table with just one slight one finger press, without grabbing the phone, without using gestures, no matter which app or whatever is open. It would be great if Realme could include any solution on system level. The app (icon) to fast lock the phone was a nice little idea but maybe there could be an even better option to achieve this.
Neutral things (decent, but could be better):
Battery capacity is OK:
I easily get through the whole day and night. But in my experience smartphone batteries lose significant capacity over 1 or 2 years and it would be nice to have still enough capacity after 2-3 years.
Display performance in general OK:
Minimum brightness is good. Maximum brightness seems to be good, too. Color accuracy seem to be average.
Display has a greenish tint (easily visible with low brightness, harder to see but still there with high brightness; DC dimming and warm/cold color temperature setting doesn’t make a difference here).
90 Hz actually looks a bit more smooth than 60 Hz and it looks more smooth than Moto 4G+ (60 Hz). But Realme X2 Pro on 60 Hz feels more choppy/laggy/unsmooth than Moto G4+ with its 60 Hz. I just use 90 Hz.
Under consistent heavy load (long time benchmarking) the phone gets really hot. But I haven’t experienced any hot parts during casual gaming or during normal usage.
The caller/dialer app has a blacklist but blocked calls are redirected to the mailbox. I would prefer them to be declined or ignored.
In general the camera is decent.
The app UI is quite self-explanatory.
It's even possible to zoom kind of smoothly in videos if you press and hold the 1x / zoom button. It would be useful if it (only really mild/gentle) snaps to 1x/2x position, because otherwise it's hard to set exactly 1x/2x (native/optical) zoom while zooming smooth.
Picture quality is decent. It’s better than my older & cheaper Moto G4 Plus (less noise, better in dark conditions) so you see the development but it’s not top notch compared to current competitors.
Few tiny translation issues:
Some literal translations; blocked call notification states “Neu gesperrt 1 Anruf€ gesperrt” instead of “Neu gesperrt 1 Anruf gesperrt” or “Neu gesperrt 2 Anrufe gesperrt”;…. But I think most of the translations are really good.
Double Tap to Wake works decent but not perfect. Sometimes I have to double tap 2 or 3 times before the screen wakes up.
I don’t like the dimensions.
I already mentioned the weight in the first impression. But I would prefer a slightly smaller phone with a more traditional aspect ratio. Unfortunately there are no interesting offers on the market. But with big hands it’s still possible (not comfortable) to use this phone mostly one handed.
All in all I'm undecided how much I like the Realme X2 Pro. On the on hand 429 EUR is a lot money for such few improvements over an cheaper and 3-4 years old smartphone I previously used. On the other hand the price-performance ratio is probably the best on the western market compared to all the other products. I think the X2 Pro is a valuable, good product for most people that search an up-to-date phone.
Let's just hope that Realme delivers frequent and good quality software updates.
i have it only a few hours.
My SIM is still on the old phone. Blazingly fast. But I cannot find full disk encryption anywhere. If it's not supported, it will be sold in the following days.
Only big issue with this phone is the thickness. After mounts I still don't like it... With the case, because a brick. But all the rest is ok. Some bugs here and there... Normal
So far, so good.
Just one piece of information I've been looking for within the specifications of other phones but nobody details: Realme X2 Pro supports LDAC Bluetooth Codec. Maybe this is obvious for other people reading A2DP or LE, but not for me. Having a pair of Sony WH-H910N headphones is good to know I can have the best quality for them.
Hello! I have the Mi Mix 2 since it came out but I'm already looking for a replacement, and the Mix 4 seems quite interesting to me.
If anyone has any recommendations on where to buy it, I would appreciate it. In the same way, I want to ask you if it is worth it, and how the software is doing. Thank you very much!
I had a Mi 9 after my Mix 2 and now I bought the Mix 4. I am very satisfied with the device. It currently has the best price-performance ratio without having to sacrifice anything. Unlike most other models, it also has a real proximity sensor. If you don't place a lot of value on selfies, the device is just right.
I bought it at Cect-shop. Unfortunately, they have closed their store due to the current situation. You can still buy devices with confidence at Tradingshenzhen.
The current Xiaomi.eu beta is not running very well, but the stable version is fine.
I am buyed it at tradingshenzen 512gb 12Gb RAM. I want say you that Mix 5 is coming soon, wait for that. The Price ist Not much Higher i think.
First of, what do you want to do with your device? I think it's an important question you need to ask yourself.
I myself had the Mi Mix 2 for many years, was really happy with it, and i'm still using it today, though not my daily driver.
For my usage, i can really recommend the phone. Making selfies is not that great. but taking pictures with the rear-sensor-array is really nice.
I got it from Tradingshenzen. 512GB, 12GB RAM.
Hi,
Got it from Trading Shenzen too.
Really nice device... But you have to know that camera, despite what reviewers say, is really far from "invisible".
There are some occasions where you will not notice it and have the impression you have a "whole" display.
But most of the time, you will see it. And then it is MUCH bigger than any other punch hole in any other smartphone.
This alone is the reason I'm still hesitation g to keep the device to replace the Poco F2 Pro.
Everything else is great on this device : display ; battery ; SoC ; plenty of RAM in the 12GB version I have ; superb GPS precision ; nice phone calls...
Maybe speaker is a little weak, but I don't use my phone as a "speaker phone" so I don't care.
Rear camera makes great pictures.
Front camera makes really OK selfies.
Regards.
NexusPenguin said:
Hi,
Got it from Trading Shenzen too.
Really nice device... But you have to know that camera, despite what reviewers say, is really far from "invisible".
There are some occasions where you will not notice it and have the impression you have a "whole" display.
But most of the time, you will see it. And then it is MUCH bigger than any other punch hole in any other smartphone.
This alone is the reason I'm still hesitation g to keep the device to replace the Poco F2 Pro.
Everything else is great on this device : display ; battery ; SoC ; plenty of RAM in the 12GB version I have ; superb GPS precision ; nice phone calls...
Maybe speaker is a little weak, but I don't use my phone as a "speaker phone" so I don't care.
Rear camera makes great pictures.
Front camera makes really OK selfies.
Regards.
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This is a personal taste. Imho the front camera is barely visible and In the most of the day it's impossible to see it. In low light you can notice but it's not that bad as you say.
Hi,
Indeed, it is a personal taste. But what else can it be when you're asked "Is it worth buying or not ?"
Anyways, I must say that it is true that the camera is visible TO ME because I tend to use the phone often in really low light conditions with display brightness set to almost minimum and often on solid backgrounds. And, under those conditions the location of the UDC is clearly visible.
To be perfectly honest, in other circumstances, especially as soon as brightness is a little higher, it is indeed barely visible and with backgrounds that are not solid : invisible.
All in all is it worth buying it ? At least as far as I am concerned, this is the only device that checks all my boxes. Those boxes were :
- big display
- fast SoC
- plenty RAM and ROM
- no notch or punch hole whatsoever
- fast charging
- wireless charging
There is literally no other device checking those boxes. Not only does the mix4 check all boxes, but it checks those perfectly... So yes, for me it is a device worth buying.