Xiaomi Mi 9T

BKWDR

One bug I have is when you take a rake of photos on continuous photo burst they show in gallery as individual photos and not grouped as I had on oneplus previous.

Portrait mode seems a small bit grainy on head mode but better bokah control. Nightmode on gcam is quality

traco

Set it up last night - what a pain setting up a new phone is!! To be fair I backed everything up to google and all that cam back in along with apps etc. Relatively straightforward.

But setting up multiple mail accounts, outlook, all the other apps logins and verification is a complete pain. I'd say I spent 5 hours at it. Not the phones faulty just shows how much info is on these things and how dependent people are on them.

Enough of the mini rant - phone is really nice, has a good quality feel to it. Software is snappy and the pop up selfie camera is cool when it slides up glowing red. Battery seems great as it was doing a lot last night and consumption was low given all that was going on. The case that comes with it will do short term but needs a better one long term.

I guess we will find out how it performs over the next few days when Mrs Traco has been using it and manages to create all sort of problems.

Only two things I noted was that it wouldn't add a contact to the home screen so need a speed dialer app or another workaround. It also seems to asks each time to open an app for the first time to allow access to NFC. Any suggestions for sorting speed dial welcome. Will update again in a few days or next week.

droidman123

Just trivial things,but you can change the colour and sound the pop up camera makes

T-Bird

droidman123 wrote: »

Just trivial things,but you can change the colour and sound the pop up camera makes

Yes. I watched a youtuber demoing it.

The_B_Man

Can you change the colour of the selfie led without root?

droidman123

The_B_Man wrote: »

Can you change the colour of the selfie led without root?

Yes,and the sound it makes while popping up

https://www.guidingtech.com/best-xiaomi-mi-9t-redmi-k20-tips-tricks/

Blade

Will be ordering this in blue soon from Honorbuy. Any recommendations for cases or screen protectors for it? I note the only screen protector on the site has terrible reviews and I'm reading about some interfering with the thumbprint scanner?

JohnK

If you install the pixel experience do the likes of Google pay still work?

postsnthing

JohnK wrote: »

If you install the pixel experience do the likes of Google pay still work?

Haven't tried pixel exp, i use lawnchair great Android vibe to it and everything still works

Plumbthedepths

Anyone got the latest price for the 9 and where to buy. Thanks.

heebusjeebus

Blade wrote: »

Will be ordering this in blue soon from Honorbuy. Any recommendations for cases or screen protectors for it? I note the only screen protector on the site has terrible reviews and I'm reading about some interfering with the thumbprint scanner?

All protectors will affect the scanner.

Rojo

What do I need to do on WhatsApp to see if a message has been delivered/red? I'm sure its something super obvious but I can't seem to do it

Ardent

What's the warranty situation with this phone? Is there a 2 year warranty a la Samsung? If you buy from HonorBuy do you have to return to them in the event of an issue?

1 year warranty from the selling company.

they are not going to be as good as amazon but very low chance of something being wrong with modern QC and manufacturing tbh.

Plumbthedepths

Plumbthedepths wrote: »

Anyone got the latest price for the 9 and where to buy. Thanks.

eglobal

honorbuy

as per usual

<300 for 64gb verison

Plumbthedepths

glasso wrote: »

eglobal

honorbuy

as per usual

<300 for 64gb verison

Thanks.

bassy

Plumbthedepths wrote: »

Thanks.

https://www.eglobalcentral.eu/xiaomi-mi-9t-6gb-128gb-dual-sim-redmi-k20-carbon-black-1.html

mixed up

Hi, I have only just bought this phone and just setting it up, I can't download the racing post app though, can anyone please help with how to do? I have installed apps from unknown sources but can't get the racing post app to install, I deleted it on my old phone to see if it was a problem with the racing post app but it installed no problem. Any help greatly appreciated.

bassy

has anyone bought this phone on banggood,and if so how long for delivery and also any customs charge ?,cheers.

mixed up

Hi, my phone doesn't make any sound for notifications? Only I see them on the top of the screen I don't know I have any 😭 can someone please help me with this?

tedpan

bassy wrote:

has anyone bought this phone on banggood,and if so how long for delivery and also any customs charge ?,cheers.

Get it on eglobal, customs are included. One of the girls got one at work. Took 5 days for delivery.

bassy

tedpan wrote: »

Get it on eglobal, customs are included. One of the girls got one at work. Took 5 days for delivery.

thanks tedpan

gman2k

tedpan wrote:

Get it on eglobal, customs are included. One of the girls got one at work. Took 5 days for delivery.

Except you have no warranty whatsoever with Eglobal.

tedpan

gman2k wrote:

Except you have no warranty whatsoever with Eglobal.

The same as anywhere in Asia, the warranty is with the manufacturer.

Honorbuy eglibol there is supposed to be over year seller warranty but they can be tricky about it.

But with modern phone QC standards and manufacturing unlikely to have an issue (low risk)

tedpan

glasso wrote:

But with modern phone QC standards and manufacturing unlikely to have an issue (low risk)

Exactly this.

BKWDR

Anyone else find the portrait mode on the stock camera a bit grainy?
So take the photo, then you can manually change the aperture to say 1.8 but then the subject looks grainy and not just at zoom in

rebeve

Bought one from Eglobal , disappeared when it got to Athlone on Thursday ,thx DPD .

tedpan

rebeve wrote:

Bought one from Eglobal , disappeared when it got to Athlone on Thursday ,thx DPD .

Ah god, How does that work, do DPD compensate eglobal and then they send a replacement?

rebeve

tedpan wrote: »

Ah god, How does that work, do DPD compensate eglobal and then they send a replacement?

I have a feeling it won't be easy , I have bought a good few phones from them before and no bother until now.
Funny thing ,it was the first time the tracking went straight to the DPD system.I get the impression DPD couldn't care less .

massy086

rebeve wrote: »

I have a feeling it won't be easy , I have bought a good few phones from them before and no bother until now.
Funny thing ,it was the first time the tracking went straight to the DPD system.I get the impression DPD couldn't care less .

The very same thing happened to my friend and he got onto PayPal and they refunded him with in 24 hours.then 4 days after PayPal refund he arrived home to find a DPD parcel at is front door step unsigned for so free phone.that was about 8 weeks ago

rebeve

massy086 wrote: »

The very same thing happened to my friend and he got onto PayPal and they refunded him with in 24 hours.then 4 days after PayPal refund he arrived home to find a DPD parcel at is front door step unsigned for so free phone.that was about 8 weeks ago

I live in hope .

fugee

rebeve wrote: »

I live in hope .

How long from ordering from eglob did it ship and then arrive to DPD do you mind me asking?
Thanks

massy086

fugee wrote: »

How long from ordering from eglob did it ship and then arrive to DPD do you mind me asking?
Thanks

My friend,s took 3 weeks to arrive at DPD Athlone eglobal were terrible and that's why when DPD lost the package I think PayPal said enough is enough and refunded him within 24hours

rebeve

fugee wrote: »

How long from ordering from eglob did it ship and then arrive to DPD do you mind me asking?
Thanks

I had a DPD tracking number within 2 days .

tedpan

rebeve wrote:

I had a DPD tracking number within 2 days .

What does the tracking history say on DPDs site?

rebeve

tedpan wrote: »

What does the tracking history say on DPDs site?

Arrived at Manchester
Arrived at Birmingham
Arrived at Birmingham 2nd hub
Arrived At Athlone
Sorted at Athlone for distribution

That was the end of the story , nothing since 12/09/2019 at 22:20

I will contact paypal on Monday .

The actual tracking information disappeared yesterday .

tedpan

rebeve wrote:

I will contact paypal on Monday .

rebeve wrote:

The actual tracking information disappeared yesterday .

So weird.. definitely chase DPD tomorrow too, that's unacceptable.

BKWDR

Could not reccomend Honor Buy enough. Tracking number within a day of payment being processed and here the next day

rebeve

tedpan wrote: »

So weird.. definitely chase DPD tomorrow too, that's unacceptable.

Just off the phone from DPD , they cant find it and contact the seller I was told .

Eglobal not answering my emails .

Next stop paypal .

tedpan

rebeve wrote:

Just off the phone from DPD , they cant find it and contact the seller I was told .

So DPD lost it and now denying all responsibility. PayPal should sort you out anyway..

Ardent

My recent experience with eglobal to share -

Bought the Mi 9T (blue) for €286 on Monday night. Delivered today (Friday) lunch time by DPD. 3 and a half days.

tedpan

Ardent wrote:

Bought the Mi 9T (blue) for €286 on Monday night. Delivered today (Friday) lunch time by DPD. 3 and a half days.

That's quick! Let us know how you get on with the phone!

Ardent

tedpan wrote: »

That's quick! Let us know how you get on with the phone!

First impressions (coming from a pink-line-of-death Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge) -

The phone is heavier than I thought it would be. But then it has a much larger screen and battery than my S7. Battery life is really good.

The AMOLED screen is fantastic - great colours and watching 18:9 movies is a treat.

It's REALLY snappy and responsive, even through it has the supposedly poorer 730 processor (compared to the 855 in the pro). Will be interesting to see how a custom ROM fares on this.

The camera is fine, but colours seem a little washed out in comparison to Samsung. Sound quality through built-in speakers is top notch.

Overall, the hardware is fantastic, amazing value for the money.

The Miui software takes some getting used to, e.g., it lacks an app screen/drawer. I was planning on rooting the device, but you first need to unlock the bootloader. After bouncing around a few confusing Chinese-language sites and reading a few horror stories on XDA I've decided not to risk it (for now).

So far, very happy with my purchase. Even if it only holds up for a year this feels like a bargain.

yellowbear

Ardent wrote: »

The Miui software takes some getting used to, e.g., it lacks an app screen/drawer. I was planning on rooting the device, but you first need to unlock the bootloader. After bouncing around a few confusing Chinese-language sites and reading a few horror stories on XDA I've decided not to risk it (for now).

You can install a different launcher like nova without root to get the app drawer back.
Also if you enable developer options there is a toggle at the very bottom to turn off miui optimization. This removes some of the more annoying miui features.

rebeve

Update on my eglobal troubles

They want to wait 6 weeks to declare it lost

Contacted PayPal , they will refund me next Tuesday .

Then bought one from Honor buy this morning
just got a shipment number and will have it on Wednesday .

jonnybravo

rebeve wrote: »

Update on my eglobal troubles

They want to wait 6 weeks to declare it lost

Contacted PayPal , they will refund me next Tuesday .

Then bought one from Honor buy this morning
just got a shipment number and will have it on Wednesday .

Just read your issues with eglobal. I had the exact same. Arrived in DPD in Atlone and then lost. Had to do a chargeback on my Visa card. Took about 4 weeks to get my money back. Won't use eglobal again. Phone was an Xiaomi 9 SE.

law_student1

Ordered one of these on Sunday and arrived before lunch today from Honorbuy, very efficient service.

Have people used them unplugged and let the battery run to 0 on first use? Something I'm always paranoid about but I'm not sure if it makes a difference these days..

law_student1

law_student1 wrote: »

Ordered one of these on Sunday and arrived before lunch today from Honorbuy, very efficient service.

Have people used them unplugged and let the battery run to 0 on first use? Something I'm always paranoid about but I'm not sure if it makes a difference these days..

doesn't make any difference

if you do want to prolong battery life / capacity the ideal is the only charge the battery to about 85% and discharge not below 15%

the last 10% to 15% of the charging cycle places a lot of wear on the battery

you can use free accubattery app to set a charge level alarm.

jonnybravo

jonnybravo wrote: »

Just read your issues with eglobal. I had the exact same. Arrived in DPD in Atlone and then lost. Had to do a chargeback on my Visa card. Took about 4 weeks to get my money back. Won't use eglobal again. Phone was an Xiaomi 9 SE.

sounds like DPD have a theft issue in the Athlone warehouse / sorting centre