Re: Doesn't really make sense
Exactly. Xiaomi makes very capable phones for sub £200. Apple's phones cost £1000 on top of that. It smacks of protectionism.
The last phone I bought was a Xiaomi Redmi Note 9. I paid around £170 for it at the time; I see they are now going for £150. It might not have all the latest bling of the newest iPhone, but I've not found any problems with it, or anything it doesn't do that I want it to. Add to that, that it is dual-SIM and has removable storage (although sadly, not removable battery), and reportedly doesn't mind being dunked in water (I'm not going to try that) and I see no need to spend the extra £1000 on something that will get the exact same uses.
I'm not about to start using their "Xiaomi Cloud" though. I suspect that's more likely to hoover up personal data than Facebook and Google combined.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
