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It's funny, I have the exact opposite reaction. This is probably misguided on my part, but Xiaomi is one of the very few major tech companies that I don't have an immediate strong negative reaction to. Everything I've bought from them, from robot vacuum to mobile phone, has been reasonably well designed, didn't break, and was priced fairly. I also think their car looks badass.

I'm sure they're doing all kinds of terrible things, like all major companies. I just can't help but like them. Also, this model looks great, and I'll give their subscription a shot next month.

I must second this.

I'm in Europe, and here the options for home appliances are usually German (e.g. Philips), Balkan (e.g. Gorenje), or Xiaomi. Xiaomi is the best by far, and it's honestly not even close.

Their home appliances are so rock-solid that they actually still surprise me. For example: I've gone from having to replace electric water kettles every six months to buying one from Xiaomi and never replacing it. (Nigh on three years now.)

I really have a very positive impression of them.

My only gripe with them is how they locked down their m365 scooters, made repairing it a pain.

It's a big company, like Microsoft or Google. Some of their products are good and some are bad.

ironic to this thread, I have less bloatware and ads since I switched from Verzion to Pixel on Fi (many years ago)

Curious if Verizon / ATT still force apps on your phone, eg. NFL and Amazon apps, Fi service is subpar

I still have a xiaomi mi 11 lite, my wife has a 15t. The cameras are the best for the price. The way they chove ads down your throat at every opportunity should be illegal though

Which model did you have?

I ask because my wife has the 15T and the camera is better than my iPhone 17 Pro. And while toying around with it I didn't notice any bloat.

Plus hers support native split screen which I kinda need to multitask on the go.

I'm so pissed at how bad Siri is compared to her android phone that I'm thinking about selling the iPhone to get a Huawei Pura Ultra.

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