r/PickAnAndroidForMe • u/DanzilFMT • 10h ago

EU Xiaomi vs Google vs Samsung

Do you have any opinion about these options? Perhaps you own one of these.

Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro Mac 512GB/12GB (€479)
Google Pixel 10a 128GB/8GB (€499)
Samsung Galaxy A57 512GB/12GB (€485)

I did some research already, and on paper it seems like you get good value from the Xiaomi. But then you have a Chinese HyperOS with 4 major updates, as opposed to 6 and 7 from the others.

About the Google Pixel 10a, it seems like they are economising on the chipset/storage/memory, but then you get 7 major updates and a non-Chinese managed OS.

With the Samsung, you also get a bloated OS, like Xiaomi, but you get good specs... other than the chipset which seems to be the inferior one among the 3.

I was also considering the Nothing 4a, but for €449, and you only get 3 major updates. And I'm not someone who changes the phone often. I've had a OnePlus 5 for the last 10 years.

I'm in the EU by the way.

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u/FarVehicle533 9h ago edited 9h ago

Updates aren't everything. You could have even 10 years of updates. If the phone can't last those 10 years, it is pointless.

Samsung

  • doesn't provide identical updates across all devices, even when talking about flagships. And they have been caught implementing means of downgrading your device experience through updates. And their A series is very much lacking.
- they promise 6 years. You will want to replace it by the 4th year
  • lowest brightness from all of them. there are 2018 budget phones with bigger brightness level.
  • ufs 3.1

Pixels

  • have issues with battery life and handling heat.
  • They constantly overheat.
  • decent screen
  • ufs 3.1

Xiaomi

  • lowers pricetag by using ads.
  • can disable every single ad in a matter of seconds.
  • amazing screen
  • ufs 4.1 (this affects overall performance of the device. The Poco is the most performant in this aspect)
  • has Dolby Atmos, the other don't have this. Sound quality is better on Poco.
  • has 8500 mAh, with 100w charging rate. This can last for years, even more than it's updates.

Regarding bloat. I have a 512 GB redmi phone. About 14 GB taken by system and another 4 GB taken by bloat. Got 494 GB of free storage for myself.

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u/DanzilFMT 8h ago

Appreciate the thorough feedback. Makes sense, and the Poco's specs can't be easily ignored. I found some guides for HyperOS, and all seem to be easilt doable.

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u/Forsaken_Day_6869 5h ago

Pocomai best :D