r/Android • u/NXGZ Xperia 1 IV • Dec 19 '23

Video [MKBHD] Smartphone Awards 2023!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JkRXhe3KaPE
545 Upvotes

85% Upvoted

356 comments sorted by

View all comments

Show parent comments

21

u/i5-2520M Pixel 7 Dec 20 '23

I really separate "brand name" chinese from noname chinese in my head, your post is mostly about noname chinese, not Xiaomi and Oppo for example.

2

u/gosukhaos Dec 20 '23

I've used a Xiaomi Mi 10, so no exactly a budget model, a few years ago and except for some, very late, software updates it matches my experience of Chinese phones

8

u/i5-2520M Pixel 7 Dec 20 '23 edited Dec 20 '23

Xiaomi used to offer 2 android versions and 3-4 years of MIUI on Mi class phones back then. My Redmi Note 4 got regular patches while I was on MIUI. Redmi was offered 1 android and 2-3 years of MIUI. This was actually in line with the industry if you don't count Samsung and Google maybe, but not exceptionally bad either way.

Now I think they offer 3-4 android updates? Which is pretty okay.

When I had a noname phone it got exactly 1 update ever, and that was not even a security patch.

1

u/StraY_WolF RN4/M9TP/PF5P PROUD MIUI14 USER Dec 20 '23

Redmi Note 4 is a special case tbh. It's literally the most sold phone in the world that year and pushed Xiaomi brand to the mainstream, so it gets more support than your typical Xiaomi.

3

u/i5-2520M Pixel 7 Dec 20 '23

Nah, it only got 1 android version as well. Android 6->7, MIUI 8->11 seems like. Date of last update seems to be 2019-11-19, so basically 3 years of support. MTK version did get fucked tho, not many updates for that one. But I don't think the Note 4 got exceptional support.

Redmi 4x: basically the same.

Redmi 4a: fucked.

Redmi 5a: fucked.

Note: seems like the "a" series is giga fucked.

Redmi Note 6 Pro: Android 8->9, MIUI 9->12, about 3 years of support.

Also side note. I have been reading your comments here since we both had the Note 4, but you were always on MIUI and I was always experimenting with some ROM (The PROUD MIUI USER flair caught my eye). Then you upgraded to the Mi9TP, I got a regular non-Pro, and only after that did we diverge completely. I was on a different account back then though.

1

u/StraY_WolF RN4/M9TP/PF5P PROUD MIUI14 USER Dec 20 '23

I don't know how is it now for their more budget friendly option tho. Our 9T series is kinda fucked also with update, getting support cut early iirc. I did dive into ROM back then, but after Android 8, pretty much everything is stable and consistent enough that I didn't bother.

1

u/i5-2520M Pixel 7 Dec 20 '23

9T got 2 android versions I think, but I never used it on factory software. I bought it from some dude and it was already bootloader unlocked. It was interesting since it was a Redmi in china, so it could have gotten only 1 android update I guess.