gidieberry:
if Oneplus start selling officially in US, dey cnt really make a dent in Apple n Sammy market duopoly.. I go like see how they scale thru wif patent trolls n security issues

noobody:


Yes you are right,that is why samsung keeps going the extra mile to make there prices worth it....

And dey wud need to do more next year

But still,a flagship experience is like no other,

Pray somone doesnt lend u his samsung s9+ to use for a week

You wud ask,abeg wetin be xiaomi sef

noobody:


Yes you are right,that is why samsung keeps going the extra mile to make there prices worth it....

And dey wud need to do more next year

But still,a flagship experience is like no other,

Pray somone doesnt lend u his samsung s9+ to use for a week

You wud ask,abeg wetin be xiaomi sef

gidieberry:
Is like some people are just f*cking new to proper android world (blame tecno n infinix for dt) or fanboyism jus get d better of em... If not for financial constraints and useless midrange pricing from major oems people embrace Xiaomi cauz of dia almost hard to bliv pricing... Who dey here wey no like d flagship offerings from sammy n some oda oems...

2kurupt:


$1k no be beans na, in fact I'll be disappointed if am not blown away.

Wetin remain to add for the flagship again sef? Maybe under-screen display. But they'll definitely run out of ideas in their bid to justify the humongous pricetag.

gidieberry:

Thank u for d last 2 sentences... I said sumthin like thinz few weeks ago, one nibba like dt jus dey help me argue up and down... Imagine similar xiaomi and sammy products priced similarly, i guess we know which majority will go for

fibonacci2526:



As long as phones are still being bought on contract, my brother they won't back down.

2kurupt:


Frankly speaking if indeed all brands are priced similarly over 90% go rush Apple

2kurupt:


If Xiaomi were to offer a 1k flagship it'll pack the same punch too

2kurupt:


Yeah I forgot. Price has got nothing on those westerners.

gidieberry:
u gat me laffin... Mani folks, more than u can imagine, hate Apple and its locked down ecosystem..

2kurupt:


You must be referring to people like me and you that do tinker with our phones. Sadly the majority are folks that just make calls, browse, use social media and snap pics/videos etc that's why Apple is still on top. That buttery smoothness of iOS is all it takes to keep them hooked.

gidieberry:
u are forgetting brand and demographic factor... To an average smartphone user in developed countries, u can't market a chinese oem to dia ears... To em, anithin Chinese involve data theft n security flaws

2kurupt:


Leave those sanctimonious Americans. Their propaganda against Asian tech is strong. I was referring to Europe where they're open minded & other markets where Sammy and Apple hold sway except the US.

fibonacci2526:



Na we dey go cooperative before we buy phone na.

gidieberry:

Thank u for d last 2 sentences... I said sumthin like thinz few weeks ago, one nibba like dt jus dey help me argue up and down... Imagine similar xiaomi and sammy products priced similarly, i guess we know which majority will go for

gidieberry:
no.. It ain't abou modding or tweaking, human beings generally have aversion for restrictions esp wat constitute to ya day to day living

olarrtt:
battery used on 9.5.5.0 , network ain't to gud
am a having a good juice please

gidieberry:
US aside.. Whites generally are freak
Remove India and China, do u think Vivo, Oppo and Xiaomi will enjoy that much smartphone market share..

2kurupt:


My brother if you know the billions spent on research & R & D by Apple you would know that those restrictions are not as bad as we the free folks think. Since it's still working for them we can't argue against it.

At least their annual balance sheet says they're doing something right year in, year out for over a decade

gidieberry:
here is an article data August 2017 https://iphone.appleinsider.com/articles/17/08/09/though-apples-rd-spending-is-massive-its-still-more-efficient-than-all-other-competitors
I no go ff u argue abou annual balance sheet but Apple spending more dan sammy on r&d... The great benefit Apple is enjoying na say na American company n d massive early adoption of iOS

2kurupt:


Exactly my point. With Apple's networth its expected they spend more on market survey, R & D and marketing. Probably the reason they refused to change too drastically coz they're working with acquired reliable data. The truth is people will talk about the restrictions of iOS but it's ease of use suits the majority that refused to switch.

Won't really call our convo an arguement sha. More like exchange of views

Cheers

fibonacci2526:



lollllllllll, the guy nor wan hear say any phone better max 2 o. It's well.

gidieberry:
Samsung is a fucking conglomerate... Their semi conductor business require lotta efforts in r&d to make sure they are front runners along with TSMC... Do u knw Global Foundries dropped existing development of 7nm n canclled 5nm fab processing.. Na sammy n tsmc dey rule as of now
Google and sammy are r&d kings and they have diversified results to show for it.. Apple, all dia r&d point at profit, profit n profit

iliyande:


Yes oo mi max 2, the best phone ever manufactured by xiaomi

Gptech:

Saw similar stuff with a Redmi note 5a prime some days back, bootloader showing locked but when rebooting, it was showing unlocked. I already unlocked the bootloader some months back and was surprised to see it was showing locked when viewed from developer options. Well I still went ahead and rooted the phone since TWRP was already flashed, there shouldn't be a problem flashing customer roms too I believe, though haven't done any research regarding this.

2kurupt:


The bolded

My guy that word PROFIT is the lifeblood of any business o.