XiaomismartphoneLast featured Feb 2018
Xiaomi Mi 5X
I'd buy itI'd buy this.
A $200 phone that beats the old flagship on cameras, performance and software, though its display is weaker.
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- Price when I covered it
- $200
- Featured in
- 1 video · 2018
- Category
- Phones · Budget
What I liked
- Dual camera with convincing portrait mode
- More responsive with higher benchmark scores
- More up-to-date software and USB-C
- About as good as $200 phone cameras get
What I didn't
- Display noticeably worse than the Note 3's AMOLED
- Snapdragon 625 is only mid-range
In my words
Straight from the video. Tap a timestamp to hear me say it.
“the me 5x is more responsive scores higher on benchmarks and is far more capable in terms of gaming”
“the modern budget smartphone seems to be a more compelling option”
Every time I covered it
Most recent first, so you can see if my view has changed.
0:21Does a Cheap 2018 Smartphone beat a 2013 Flagship?A $200 phone that beats the old flagship on cameras, performance and software, though its display is weaker.
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Why it's on these shelves
- Value king
“a $200 phone from 2017 or 2018 seems like a good sweet spot”
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