Reports say Chinese smartphone makers like Xiaomi will be raising prices in stages starting in September, with the “17T Pro” effectively going up by 20,000 yen.
On 5ch, the price hike itself took a back seat to a rambling debate over whether “Chinese phones can even be called Android” and “whether Xiaomi can be trusted,” with jokes about calling the Switch 2 a "Chinese tablet" flying around too.
Xiaomi to raise prices on some phones and tablets in stages starting in September — “Xiaomi 17T Pro” up by 20,000 yen
Source: news.yahoo.co.jp / Read the original article here
iPhones are going up too, so I guess for now we just have to take good care of the phone we've already got.
Might be worth getting a warranty on it.
Might be worth getting a warranty on it.
>>1>>2
Take your affiliate-blog repost threads ("アフィカス", slang for spammy blog-repost accounts) to the Chat board, News Speed board, Smartphone board, Far East board, or International Affairs board — please.
Take your affiliate-blog repost threads ("アフィカス", slang for spammy blog-repost accounts) to the Chat board, News Speed board, Smartphone board, Far East board, or International Affairs board — please.
Switch 2 ← this thing's basically a giant Chinese tablet, right?
>>3
Can a giant Chinese tablet actually play Nintendo games?
If it can't, then it's not the same thing, is it?
Can a giant Chinese tablet actually play Nintendo games?
If it can't, then it's not the same thing, is it?
Chinese phones don't even run Android OS, do they?
Is anyone actually buying these things?
Is anyone actually buying these things?
>>4
Performance-wise, even at the new higher prices it's still absurd value for money.
It's aimed at people who want to play demanding games without spending much on hardware.
Performance-wise, even at the new higher prices it's still absurd value for money.
It's aimed at people who want to play demanding games without spending much on hardware.
>>4
It literally is Android.
It literally is Android.
>>4
I thought Huawei was the only one that wasn't Android 🤔
I thought Huawei was the only one that wasn't Android 🤔
A lot of old guys really do think Xiaomi is some sketchy Chinese brand.
>>12
They call it "Xiaomi HyperOS" — it's Android under the hood, just heavily hacked up lol
They call it "Xiaomi HyperOS" — it's Android under the hood, just heavily hacked up lol
>>10
Honestly, I'd love for someone to explain just how many parts the Switch 2 and a giant Chinese tablet actually share.
Honestly, I'd love for someone to explain just how many parts the Switch 2 and a giant Chinese tablet actually share.
>>18
You could at least think about that much on your own.
You could at least think about that much on your own.
>>20
Guess you can't answer, huh lol
So where exactly do the Switch 2 and a giant Chinese tablet overlap? lol
Guess you can't answer, huh lol
So where exactly do the Switch 2 and a giant Chinese tablet overlap? lol
>>22
Fine, I'll make an exception and tell you — mainly the memory and the NAND chips.
And there you go, debunked.
Fine, I'll make an exception and tell you — mainly the memory and the NAND chips.
And there you go, debunked.
>>12
Why, are you lying?
That's just going to make people trust it even less.
Why, are you lying?
That's just going to make people trust it even less.
>>23
You're the one lying here.
You're the one lying here.
>>24
I see — by that logic the iPad's a Chinese tablet too lol
I see — by that logic the iPad's a Chinese tablet too lol
>>29
??
If the memory and NAND ("NADA" in the original — typo) are the same as in a Chinese tablet, then what happened to the whole "it's a Chinese tablet" argument?
??
If the memory and NAND ("NADA" in the original — typo) are the same as in a Chinese tablet, then what happened to the whole "it's a Chinese tablet" argument?
>>26
Why'd you switch your ID?
Something inconvenient come up?
Why'd you switch your ID?
Something inconvenient come up?
>>32
My wifi dropped.
My wifi dropped.
>>33
It's some heavily modded Android from an untrustworthy Chinese company — who knows what it's doing behind the scenes lol
It's some heavily modded Android from an untrustworthy Chinese company — who knows what it's doing behind the scenes lol
>>36
If Google Play runs on it, that means Google actually checked it over and found no problems, right?
If you don't even trust Google, go use a flip phone.
If Google Play runs on it, that means Google actually checked it over and found no problems, right?
If you don't even trust Google, go use a flip phone.
>>34
So, can you actually play Nintendo games on a Chinese tablet or not?
So, can you actually play Nintendo games on a Chinese tablet or not?
>>37
Why'd you switch your ID?
Why'd you switch your ID?
What if Xiaomi wasn't cheap, though?
>>42
Then it'd be worthless.
Then it'd be worthless.
>>38
Can't answer, huh.
Guess that confirms it — no Nintendo games after all.
Can't answer, huh.
Guess that confirms it — no Nintendo games after all.
>>47
It's customized, so it's not Android itself.
And there you go, debunked.
It's customized, so it's not Android itself.
And there you go, debunked.
>>50
There's no such thing as uncustomized Android.
Even Pixel phones run their own custom tweaks.
There's no such thing as uncustomized Android.
Even Pixel phones run their own custom tweaks.
And the best value-for-money Xiaomi phones are the POCO series anyway.
>>63
With Xiaomi it feels like you get to pick your flavor of value: POCO for SoC gaming performance, Redmi for camera/everyday use, or the flagship Xiaomi line if you want everything.
With Xiaomi it feels like you get to pick your flavor of value: POCO for SoC gaming performance, Redmi for camera/everyday use, or the flagship Xiaomi line if you want everything.
*This article is compiled from excerpts and a summary of the 5ch (Hardware/Industry (“Geha”)) thread “[Sad News] Chinese Smartphones See Major Price Hikes.”
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