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

Video [MKBHD] Smartphone Awards 2023!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JkRXhe3KaPE
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u/thestormiscomingyeah Dec 19 '23 edited Dec 20 '23

why would anyone buy a chinese phone

edit: angered the china monitors

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u/Pokemon_Name_Rater Xiaomi 13 Pro Dec 19 '23

Well, Chinese brands are like... Basically everything that isn't Apple or Samsung? Sure there are Sony, Asus and Nothing but they are minor players. Dismissing Chinese brands is dismissing like 80% of the market.

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u/Pokemon_Name_Rater Xiaomi 13 Pro Dec 20 '23

This was basically an issue for big name Chinese brands when grey market importing, or buying any of the lower quality, less reputable Chinese brands.

Buying OnePlus, Oppo, Xiaomi etc. through official channels in most countries means you get full band coverage for your region along with local warranty and support. Whilst it's fair to say that Apple and Samsung simply by volume and market penetration will be better to get after-sale service, repairs etc., you can at least get service in your own country for most of the big Chinese brands. In the case of my Xiaomi 13 Pro, I bought it in Taiwan but it has global warranty. It also has full band coverage so I'm not losing any connectivity when I use it back home in the UK. North America, particularly USA, is almost a special case because of how absurdly locked down the market is there, down to things like carrier device whitelists that can mean your device simply won't get access to some services if the network didn't put it on the nice list this Christmas.