{"id":3115,"date":"2015-03-17T08:39:37","date_gmt":"2015-03-17T08:39:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pricepony.com.my\/blog\/?p=3115"},"modified":"2015-03-18T03:21:46","modified_gmt":"2015-03-18T03:21:46","slug":"xiaomi-mi-note-review-a-smash-hit-in-the-price-war-of-high-end-smartphone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pricepony.com.my\/blog\/xiaomi-mi-note-review-a-smash-hit-in-the-price-war-of-high-end-smartphone\/","title":{"rendered":"Xiaomi Mi Note Review: a smash-hit in the price war of high-end smartphone"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pricepony.com.my\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Xiaomi-Mi-Note-A-dark-horse-in-the-race-1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3116\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pricepony.com.my\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Xiaomi-Mi-Note-A-dark-horse-in-the-race-1.jpg\" alt=\"Xiaomi Mi Note- A dark horse in the race 1\" width=\"980\" height=\"653\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pricepony.com.my\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Xiaomi-Mi-Note-A-dark-horse-in-the-race-1.jpg 980w, https:\/\/www.pricepony.com.my\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Xiaomi-Mi-Note-A-dark-horse-in-the-race-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.pricepony.com.my\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Xiaomi-Mi-Note-A-dark-horse-in-the-race-1-640x426.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.pricepony.com.my\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Xiaomi-Mi-Note-A-dark-horse-in-the-race-1-165x111.jpg 165w, https:\/\/www.pricepony.com.my\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Xiaomi-Mi-Note-A-dark-horse-in-the-race-1-240x159.jpg 240w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 980px) 100vw, 980px\" \/><\/a><\/p><div style=\"float: none; display: block; margin: 0 -10px; text-align: center;\"><!-- New Top AD MY Mobile 1 -->\n        <ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n             style=\"display:inline-block;width:320px;height:100px\"\n             data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4796993490224996\"\n             data-ad-slot=\"2390501667\"><\/ins>\n        <script>\n        (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n        <\/script><\/div><\/p>\n<p>Xiaomi is certainly the fastest growing company in the smartphone industry worldwide to date. The upstart OEM\u00a0stay on the top leader\u00a0in their local market where it earns 5 spots out of 8 world&#8217;s largest smartphone manufacturers. Last year, the revenue of the company increased by 227% despite the fact that it only entered only 6 countries. Lately, it&#8217;s been struggling for the third largest smartphone producer in the world beside <a title=\"Give iPhone \u2013 Get Xiaomi Note PRO: Xiaomi\u2019s new Move on Apple\" href=\"http:\/\/www.pricepony.com.my\/blog\/give-iphone-get-xiaomi-note-pro-xiaomis-new-move-apple\/\">Apple and Samsung<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In fact, Xiaomi&#8217;s flagship Mi 4 was unveiled last year, a super affordable clone model on high-end Iphone, which had drawn all our attention. Though being criticized a lot, the device made us all surprised by the built quality inside. That was in smartphone segmentation. But now, in high-end phablet segmentation, Xiaomi is targeting directly on Apple Iphones Pluses and Samsung Galaxy Notes with its Mi Note.<\/p>\n<p>Like Mi 4, the Mi Note is another bang from Xiaomi. With just $370, you will get 5.7-inch, 1080p LCD screen, a 2.3GHz Snapdragon 801 with 3GB of RAM &#8211; nearly top of the line specs &#8211; smartphone.<\/p>\n<p>In its press material, Xiaomi means to compare the Mi Note to the Iphone 6 Plus, where it has the most resemblance. Though having a<a title=\"Xiaomi Note Pro Specs Comparison: Note PRO BEAST\" href=\"http:\/\/www.pricepony.com.my\/blog\/xiaomi-note-pro-specs-comparison\/\"> bigger screen<\/a> (57 inches versus 5.5 inches of Iphone 6 Plus), the Mi Note struggles to have a thinner, lighter body (155.1mm \u00d7\u00a077.6mm \u00d7\u00a06.95mm versus 158.1mm \u00d7 77.8mm \u00d7 7.1mm and 161g versus 172g). While you are expecting for a competitive device in the same segmentation with similar price, Xiaomi is this for half of the price. A 16GB iPhone 6 Plus costs you $749, so do similar Android phones from Samsung or Motorola cost.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3117\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3117\" style=\"width: 701px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pricepony.com.my\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Xiaomi-Mi-Note-A-dark-horse-in-the-race-2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-3117\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pricepony.com.my\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Xiaomi-Mi-Note-A-dark-horse-in-the-race-2.jpg\" alt=\"The bottom of the Mi Note has a micro USB plus and a (extremely loud) speaker.\" width=\"701\" height=\"467\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pricepony.com.my\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Xiaomi-Mi-Note-A-dark-horse-in-the-race-2.jpg 980w, https:\/\/www.pricepony.com.my\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Xiaomi-Mi-Note-A-dark-horse-in-the-race-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.pricepony.com.my\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Xiaomi-Mi-Note-A-dark-horse-in-the-race-2-640x426.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.pricepony.com.my\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Xiaomi-Mi-Note-A-dark-horse-in-the-race-2-165x111.jpg 165w, https:\/\/www.pricepony.com.my\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Xiaomi-Mi-Note-A-dark-horse-in-the-race-2-240x159.jpg 240w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 701px) 100vw, 701px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3117\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The bottom of Xiaomi Mi Note has a micro USB plus and a (extremely loud) speaker.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3118\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3118\" style=\"width: 701px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pricepony.com.my\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Xiaomi-Mi-Note-A-dark-horse-in-the-race-3.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-3118\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pricepony.com.my\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Xiaomi-Mi-Note-A-dark-horse-in-the-race-3.jpg\" alt=\"The back is covered with glass and curves along both sides for easier holding.\" width=\"701\" height=\"467\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pricepony.com.my\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Xiaomi-Mi-Note-A-dark-horse-in-the-race-3.jpg 980w, https:\/\/www.pricepony.com.my\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Xiaomi-Mi-Note-A-dark-horse-in-the-race-3-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.pricepony.com.my\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Xiaomi-Mi-Note-A-dark-horse-in-the-race-3-640x426.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.pricepony.com.my\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Xiaomi-Mi-Note-A-dark-horse-in-the-race-3-165x111.jpg 165w, https:\/\/www.pricepony.com.my\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Xiaomi-Mi-Note-A-dark-horse-in-the-race-3-240x159.jpg 240w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 701px) 100vw, 701px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3118\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The back is covered with glass and curves along both sides for easier holding.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>What makes us all surprised about Xiaomi is its ability to produce higher-quality products for less money. The Mi Note is irreproachably well made with premium materials and constructions all around. The aluminum alloy frame with polished chamfered edges and matching aluminum buttons makes it look gorgeous. The front and the back are covered with Corning Gorilla Glass 3, which means -apart from some tiny strips for insulation- there is not a<a title=\"Asus Zenfone 2 vs Xiaomi Mi Note Review: Which one to choose?\" href=\"http:\/\/www.pricepony.com.my\/blog\/asus-zenfone-2-vs-xiaomi-note-review\/\"> single plastic<\/a> part on the exterior on a $370 device.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3119\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3119\" style=\"width: 701px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pricepony.com.my\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Xiaomi-Mi-Note-A-dark-horse-in-the-race-4.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-3119\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pricepony.com.my\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Xiaomi-Mi-Note-A-dark-horse-in-the-race-4.jpg\" alt=\"The simple-looked back. It's not very distinctive but similarity makes perfect.\" width=\"701\" height=\"467\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pricepony.com.my\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Xiaomi-Mi-Note-A-dark-horse-in-the-race-4.jpg 980w, https:\/\/www.pricepony.com.my\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Xiaomi-Mi-Note-A-dark-horse-in-the-race-4-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.pricepony.com.my\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Xiaomi-Mi-Note-A-dark-horse-in-the-race-4-640x426.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.pricepony.com.my\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Xiaomi-Mi-Note-A-dark-horse-in-the-race-4-165x111.jpg 165w, https:\/\/www.pricepony.com.my\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Xiaomi-Mi-Note-A-dark-horse-in-the-race-4-240x159.jpg 240w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 701px) 100vw, 701px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3119\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The simple-looked back. It&#8217;s not very distinctive but similarity makes perfect.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>With the thickness of just under 7mm with no bulges of any kind, the Mi Note really gets us think of its own vulnerability (though no smartphone is built to be dropped). We would have preferred a thicker device with more battery, to be honest. However, with all-glass cover, aluminum frame and high quality, Xiaomi does sells it as a <a title=\"Special deal from Gearbest: Xiaomi Yi Action Camera for just $95.99\" href=\"http:\/\/www.pricepony.com.my\/blog\/special-deal-from-gearbest-xiaomi-yi-action-camera-for-just-95-99\/\" target=\"_blank\">premium device<\/a>. The glass back of the Mi Note is a low-friction surface as it slowly slips off on a table.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-3115 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.pricepony.com.my\/blog\/xiaomi-mi-note-review-a-smash-hit-in-the-price-war-of-high-end-smartphone\/xiaomi-mi-note-a-dark-horse-in-the-race-5\/'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pricepony.com.my\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Xiaomi-Mi-Note-A-dark-horse-in-the-race-5-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-3120\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pricepony.com.my\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Xiaomi-Mi-Note-A-dark-horse-in-the-race-5-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.pricepony.com.my\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Xiaomi-Mi-Note-A-dark-horse-in-the-race-5-450x450.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.pricepony.com.my\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Xiaomi-Mi-Note-A-dark-horse-in-the-race-5-50x50.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-3120'>\n\t\t\t\tThe top has a 3.5mm jack and a noise cancelling microphone.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.pricepony.com.my\/blog\/xiaomi-mi-note-review-a-smash-hit-in-the-price-war-of-high-end-smartphone\/xiaomi-mi-note-a-dark-horse-in-the-race-6\/'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pricepony.com.my\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Xiaomi-Mi-Note-A-dark-horse-in-the-race-6-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-3121\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pricepony.com.my\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Xiaomi-Mi-Note-A-dark-horse-in-the-race-6-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.pricepony.com.my\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Xiaomi-Mi-Note-A-dark-horse-in-the-race-6-450x450.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.pricepony.com.my\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Xiaomi-Mi-Note-A-dark-horse-in-the-race-6-50x50.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-3121'>\n\t\t\t\tAluminum alloy covers the edges and the button. The right has power button and volume buttons.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.pricepony.com.my\/blog\/xiaomi-mi-note-review-a-smash-hit-in-the-price-war-of-high-end-smartphone\/xiaomi-mi-note-a-dark-horse-in-the-race-7\/'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pricepony.com.my\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Xiaomi-Mi-Note-A-dark-horse-in-the-race-7-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-3122\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pricepony.com.my\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Xiaomi-Mi-Note-A-dark-horse-in-the-race-7-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.pricepony.com.my\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Xiaomi-Mi-Note-A-dark-horse-in-the-race-7-450x450.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.pricepony.com.my\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Xiaomi-Mi-Note-A-dark-horse-in-the-race-7-50x50.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-3122'>\n\t\t\t\tThe lest side has SIM holder which contains a micro SIM and a nano SIM.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.pricepony.com.my\/blog\/xiaomi-mi-note-review-a-smash-hit-in-the-price-war-of-high-end-smartphone\/xiaomi-mi-note-a-dark-horse-in-the-race-8\/'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pricepony.com.my\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Xiaomi-Mi-Note-A-dark-horse-in-the-race-8-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-3123\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pricepony.com.my\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Xiaomi-Mi-Note-A-dark-horse-in-the-race-8-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.pricepony.com.my\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Xiaomi-Mi-Note-A-dark-horse-in-the-race-8-450x450.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.pricepony.com.my\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Xiaomi-Mi-Note-A-dark-horse-in-the-race-8-50x50.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-3123'>\n\t\t\t\tThis 13MP rear camera gives high-quality pictures\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.pricepony.com.my\/blog\/xiaomi-mi-note-review-a-smash-hit-in-the-price-war-of-high-end-smartphone\/xiaomi-mi-note-a-dark-horse-in-the-race-9\/'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pricepony.com.my\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Xiaomi-Mi-Note-A-dark-horse-in-the-race-9-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-3124\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pricepony.com.my\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Xiaomi-Mi-Note-A-dark-horse-in-the-race-9-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.pricepony.com.my\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Xiaomi-Mi-Note-A-dark-horse-in-the-race-9-450x450.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.pricepony.com.my\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Xiaomi-Mi-Note-A-dark-horse-in-the-race-9-50x50.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-3124'>\n\t\t\t\t4MP front camera is ideal for video calls.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>However, the Mi Note is not flawless at all. Users most complain the hardware buttons, which are really an annoyance. Normally, the order is Back, Home and Recent Apps. As for the Xiaomi Mi Note, this order is a bit different: <a title=\"Special deal from Gearbest: Xiaomi Yi Action Camera for just $95.99\" href=\"http:\/\/www.pricepony.com.my\/blog\/special-deal-from-gearbest-xiaomi-yi-action-camera-for-just-95-99\/\">Menu, Home and Back<\/a>. And the Menu button will open the Menu if you long-press it or else it is defaulted to open the Recent Apps, despite looking like one.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3125\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3125\" style=\"width: 701px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pricepony.com.my\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Xiaomi-Mi-Note-A-dark-horse-in-the-race-10.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-3125\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pricepony.com.my\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Xiaomi-Mi-Note-A-dark-horse-in-the-race-10.jpg\" alt=\"The hardware on the Mi Note does not make sense at all.\" width=\"701\" height=\"467\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pricepony.com.my\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Xiaomi-Mi-Note-A-dark-horse-in-the-race-10.jpg 980w, https:\/\/www.pricepony.com.my\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Xiaomi-Mi-Note-A-dark-horse-in-the-race-10-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.pricepony.com.my\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Xiaomi-Mi-Note-A-dark-horse-in-the-race-10-640x426.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.pricepony.com.my\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Xiaomi-Mi-Note-A-dark-horse-in-the-race-10-165x111.jpg 165w, https:\/\/www.pricepony.com.my\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Xiaomi-Mi-Note-A-dark-horse-in-the-race-10-240x159.jpg 240w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 701px) 100vw, 701px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3125\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The hardware button on the Mi Note does not make sense at all.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Almost none of the apps on this phone have a menu. Google ejected it from Android ecosystem years ago. Xiaomi\u2019s own Android ROM, has stopped counting on the menu button in the latest version. That\u2019s unnecessary now. It\u2019s<a title=\"Xiaomi Mi Note Pro vs Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge: First review\" href=\"http:\/\/www.pricepony.com.my\/blog\/xiaomi-mi-note-pro-vs-samsung-galaxy-s6-edge-first-review\/\" target=\"_blank\"> somehow<\/a> like the hardware and the software do not get in sync. The hardware gets a button that the software hardly use it. Practically, it still runs well. It\u2019s just a mislabeled Recent Apps button. The question here is why?<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"line-height: 18.0pt; background: white; margin: 0in 0in 11.25pt 0in;\"><span style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; color: #263034;\">Xiaomi\u2019s rapid development<\/span><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3126\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3126\" style=\"width: 700px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pricepony.com.my\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Xiaomi-Mi-Note-A-dark-horse-in-the-race-11.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-3126\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pricepony.com.my\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Xiaomi-Mi-Note-A-dark-horse-in-the-race-11.jpg\" alt=\"Xiaomi throughout the years\u2014the Mi 1, Mi 2, Mi 3, Mi 4, and the Mi Note.\" width=\"700\" height=\"298\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pricepony.com.my\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Xiaomi-Mi-Note-A-dark-horse-in-the-race-11.jpg 980w, https:\/\/www.pricepony.com.my\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Xiaomi-Mi-Note-A-dark-horse-in-the-race-11-300x128.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.pricepony.com.my\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Xiaomi-Mi-Note-A-dark-horse-in-the-race-11-640x272.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3126\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Xiaomi throughout the years\u2014the Mi 1, Mi 2, Mi 3, Mi 4, and the Mi Note.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The ability that Xiaomi listens to customer feedback and use them to upgrade its next products is the most impressive aspect compared to how Samsung works. It&#8217;s been 4 years since Samsung Galaxy S2 was released but we can see similar complaints on Galaxy S5, such as: cheap-feeling plastic back panel, boring Touchwiz and ton of gimmicks.<\/p>\n<p>On the other hand, Xiaomi is developing surprisingly. In the Mi 4, the back panel is plastic, still brings cheap-feeling, so for the next season of Xiaomi&#8217;s smartphone, the Mi Note, it is replaced by Corning Gorilla Glass. The company&#8217;s custom Android ROM, MIUI 5, relied on a lot of skeuomorphic elements,\u00a0but MIUI 6 has a more modern, flat design. Hiding options behind the\u00a0menu button is a dated, confusing interface feature. Therefore, the Mi Note still has a menu button but the company default it as a Recent Apps button.<\/p>\n<p>The appearance of the Xiaomi Mi Note is also improved. When Mi 4 was released, people said it looked like Iphone on the front and Samsung on the back. But, circumstances alter cases. The Mi Note gets unique design touches that can tell it apart from others.<\/p>\n<p>Visually, there is still a metal band around the outside, but it tapers along the sides of the phone, giving it a more distinct look. The curved-along-the-sides glass back not only give it an odd and unique design, but also makes it easier to hold. The most interesting point is that these are all the improvements from the <a title=\"Xiaomi Mi 3 and Mi 4 get MIUI 6 Update !\" href=\"http:\/\/www.pricepony.com.my\/blog\/xiaomi-mi3-mi4-miui-v6-update-now\/\" target=\"_blank\">Mi 4<\/a>, which was released just 5 months ago.<\/p>\n<p>Recently, Xiaomi announced that it was slowly approaching the US market by launching a version of its e-commerce site, Mi.com. Though being criticized for copying Apple&#8217;s design, the company itself proves to be a strong one in the Amazon mold. It want to makes money on building a good system of service.<\/p>\n<p>For now, Xiaomi says selling smartphones in the US is not planned yet but it will start selling accessories like headphones and external batteries instead. Still, it is hard for us to imagine that a company opens store in the US but not to sell its mainstream.<\/p>\n<p>The reason for Xiaomi not to sell smartphone in the US is mainly that, with the current lineup, Xiaomi will be vulnerable to trade dress and patent lawsuits from such companies like Apple and Samsung. The company will play intellectual property game, though. The company hopes to double the number of this patent as this figure was 2000 last year. If Xiaomi does want to spread out to countries with strong IP laws like the US, it will need to innovate its software and alter any feature that could be intruding. If Xiaomi starts selling smartphones in the West, lawsuits for it is certain since, in an IP landscape, every smartphone company seems to suit the others.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"line-height: 18.0pt; background: white; margin: 0in 0in 11.25pt 0in;\"><span style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; color: #263034;\">MIUI 6\u2014Flat, but a little too overwhelming<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>MIUI (pronounced\u00a0&#8220;Me-You-I&#8221;) has changed a lot since\u00a0we last saw it\u00a0on the Mi 4 \u2013 the whole new version has been released. When MIUI 5 was skeuoumorphic and could do crazy things like making voice recorder a cassette tape, the MIUI 6 has gone totally different direction. The OS now is really flat with no shadow or bevel to be found. Backgrounds are usually a flat color, with some popups having an iOS 7-style hint of the blurred colors underneath.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3128\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3128\" style=\"width: 700px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pricepony.com.my\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Xiaomi-Mi-Note-A-dark-horse-in-the-race-12.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-3128\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pricepony.com.my\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Xiaomi-Mi-Note-A-dark-horse-in-the-race-12.jpg\" alt=\"MIUI 6 is flat, literally flat. Here's the home screen, notification panel, and Recent Apps.\" width=\"700\" height=\"412\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pricepony.com.my\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Xiaomi-Mi-Note-A-dark-horse-in-the-race-12.jpg 980w, https:\/\/www.pricepony.com.my\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Xiaomi-Mi-Note-A-dark-horse-in-the-race-12-300x177.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.pricepony.com.my\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Xiaomi-Mi-Note-A-dark-horse-in-the-race-12-640x377.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3128\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">MIUI 6 is flat, literally flat. Here&#8217;s the home screen, notification panel, and Recent Apps.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3129\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3129\" style=\"width: 701px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pricepony.com.my\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Xiaomi-Mi-Note-A-dark-horse-in-the-race-13.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-3129\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pricepony.com.my\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Xiaomi-Mi-Note-A-dark-horse-in-the-race-13.jpg\" alt=\"Certainly, the &quot;flat&quot; term is only applied to the default theme. If you don's like it, the theme engine allows you to change.\" width=\"701\" height=\"413\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pricepony.com.my\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Xiaomi-Mi-Note-A-dark-horse-in-the-race-13.jpg 980w, https:\/\/www.pricepony.com.my\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Xiaomi-Mi-Note-A-dark-horse-in-the-race-13-300x177.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.pricepony.com.my\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Xiaomi-Mi-Note-A-dark-horse-in-the-race-13-640x377.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 701px) 100vw, 701px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3129\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Certainly, the &#8220;flat&#8221; term is only applied to the default theme. If you don&#8217;s like it, the theme engine allows you to change.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The \u2018getting thing done\u201d area of an app is usually white with gray header, and sometimes you can\u2019t choose other colors. Some may say it follows minimalism but, the others says it dull plain. The good news is you can change the theme whenever you get bored with the screen. Right on the home screen can you find an icon for theme shop, where you can change the icons, <a title=\"Xiaomi Mi Note Pro vs Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge: First review\" href=\"http:\/\/www.pricepony.com.my\/blog\/xiaomi-mi-note-pro-vs-samsung-galaxy-s6-edge-first-review\/\">wallpaper<\/a>s, fonts, sound\u2026 and the look of many included app.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3130\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3130\" style=\"width: 701px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pricepony.com.my\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Xiaomi-Mi-Note-A-dark-horse-in-the-race-14.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3130 \" src=\"http:\/\/www.pricepony.com.my\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Xiaomi-Mi-Note-A-dark-horse-in-the-race-14.jpg\" alt=\"Xiaomi Mi Note- A dark horse in the race 14\" width=\"701\" height=\"413\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pricepony.com.my\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Xiaomi-Mi-Note-A-dark-horse-in-the-race-14.jpg 980w, https:\/\/www.pricepony.com.my\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Xiaomi-Mi-Note-A-dark-horse-in-the-race-14-300x177.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.pricepony.com.my\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Xiaomi-Mi-Note-A-dark-horse-in-the-race-14-640x377.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 701px) 100vw, 701px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3130\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Here&#8217;s the Dialer, Contact List and SMS app. They&#8217;re all white.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3131\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3131\" style=\"width: 700px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pricepony.com.my\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Xiaomi-Mi-Note-A-dark-horse-in-the-race-15.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-3131\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pricepony.com.my\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Xiaomi-Mi-Note-A-dark-horse-in-the-race-15.jpg\" alt=\"The Calender, the Clock and the Calculator get a little mor colors.\" width=\"700\" height=\"412\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pricepony.com.my\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Xiaomi-Mi-Note-A-dark-horse-in-the-race-15.jpg 980w, https:\/\/www.pricepony.com.my\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Xiaomi-Mi-Note-A-dark-horse-in-the-race-15-300x177.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.pricepony.com.my\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Xiaomi-Mi-Note-A-dark-horse-in-the-race-15-640x377.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3131\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Calender, the Clock and the Calculator get a little mor colors.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>There is a microcosm of the OS. That you can customize MIUI is the best part of it. The setting panel contain all the changes you want such as the font and icon size, the display of battery as a percentage, the display of your connection speed in the status bar and the notification light color. Also, you can add long-press shortcuts to the hardware buttons, configure in-line headphone buttons, and lots more. If you like to tweak your phone, MIUI has got everything you can think of.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3132\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3132\" style=\"width: 700px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pricepony.com.my\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Xiaomi-Mi-Note-A-dark-horse-in-the-race-16.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-3132\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pricepony.com.my\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Xiaomi-Mi-Note-A-dark-horse-in-the-race-16.jpg\" alt=\"The weather is beautifully animated, the Microphone app is no longer a cassette tape, and settings is now all-white.\" width=\"700\" height=\"412\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pricepony.com.my\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Xiaomi-Mi-Note-A-dark-horse-in-the-race-16.jpg 980w, https:\/\/www.pricepony.com.my\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Xiaomi-Mi-Note-A-dark-horse-in-the-race-16-300x177.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.pricepony.com.my\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Xiaomi-Mi-Note-A-dark-horse-in-the-race-16-640x377.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3132\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The weather is beautifully animated, the Microphone app is no longer a cassette tape, and settings is now all-white.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3133\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3133\" style=\"width: 701px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pricepony.com.my\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Xiaomi-Mi-Note-A-dark-horse-in-the-race-18.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-3133\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pricepony.com.my\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Xiaomi-Mi-Note-A-dark-horse-in-the-race-18.jpg\" alt=\"The Camera app: showing mode selection, the Manual mode and the Filter\" width=\"701\" height=\"413\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pricepony.com.my\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Xiaomi-Mi-Note-A-dark-horse-in-the-race-18.jpg 980w, https:\/\/www.pricepony.com.my\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Xiaomi-Mi-Note-A-dark-horse-in-the-race-18-300x177.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.pricepony.com.my\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Xiaomi-Mi-Note-A-dark-horse-in-the-race-18-640x377.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 701px) 100vw, 701px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3133\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Camera app: showing mode selection, the Manual mode and the Filter<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>As for the functionality, it will take you some time to get used to MIUI as it is an iOS\/Android mix. MIUI 6 is based on Android 4.4 KitKat, but the heavy customization makes it hard to realize. There&#8217;s no app drawer &#8211; icons all sit on the home screen iOS-style. The notification panel can be opened by a horizontal swipe, not a vertical swipe as usual. Recent Apps now uses horizontally scrolling full-screen thumbnails just like iOS (and WebOS).<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3134\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3134\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pricepony.com.my\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Xiaomi-Mi-Note-A-dark-horse-in-the-race-19.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3134\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pricepony.com.my\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Xiaomi-Mi-Note-A-dark-horse-in-the-race-19.jpg\" alt=\" MIUI's schedule. Code from Monday to Wednesday, ship Friday, and repeat the other week.\" width=\"640\" height=\"239\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pricepony.com.my\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Xiaomi-Mi-Note-A-dark-horse-in-the-race-19.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.pricepony.com.my\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Xiaomi-Mi-Note-A-dark-horse-in-the-race-19-300x112.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3134\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">MIUI&#8217;s schedule. Code from Monday to Wednesday, ship Friday, and repeat the other week.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Unlike the customized Android built from many other vendors, Xiaomi has started making its own Android ROMs even before it shipped a phone. The company takes its\u00a0software very seriously. Above is the released MIUI schedule. It gets weekly OTAs while many other smartphones are so lucky to get an OTA once or twice a year. Though the weekly updates on MIUI are not as big as bi-annual changes on others, bugs get fixed particularly quickly. Small features are also added through time.<\/p>\n<p>The incredible speed of <a title=\"Xiaomi Mi 3 and Mi 4 get MIUI 6 Update !\" href=\"http:\/\/www.pricepony.com.my\/blog\/xiaomi-mi3-mi4-miui-v6-update-now\/\">MIUI<\/a> makes it better than other Android version as it runs so quickly and smoothly. While many OEM skins seem to slow down and add bloat, MIUI feels faster than \u201cstock\u201d Android.<\/p><div style=\"float: none; display: block; margin: 0 -10px; text-align: center;\"><!-- MY End of Content -->\n            <ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n                 style=\"display:inline-block;width:300px;height:250px\"\n                 data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4796993490224996\"\n                 data-ad-slot=\"7887885268\"><\/ins>\n            <script>(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});<\/script>\n            <!-- MY News Mobile Middle -->\n                                <ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n                                     style=\"display:inline-block;width:300px;height:250px\"\n                                     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4796993490224996\"\n                                     data-ad-slot=\"3890141663\"><\/ins>\n                                <script>\n                                (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n                                <\/script><\/div><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pricepony.com.my\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Xiaomi-Mi-Note-A-dark-horse-in-the-race-20.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-3135\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pricepony.com.my\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Xiaomi-Mi-Note-A-dark-horse-in-the-race-20.jpg\" alt=\"Xiaomi Mi Note- A dark horse in the race 20\" width=\"700\" height=\"413\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pricepony.com.my\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Xiaomi-Mi-Note-A-dark-horse-in-the-race-20.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.pricepony.com.my\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Xiaomi-Mi-Note-A-dark-horse-in-the-race-20-300x177.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>According to the Mi Note preview units, provided to the US press by Xiaomi, the phone fits full suite of Google Play app. You got the Play Store, Gmail, Google Play Services, YouTube, Google Now, Google Keyboard, and everything you would expect. This is a full upgrade from the Mi 4 as the Mi 4, imported from China, did not come with Google Play and had to use Xiaomi\u2019s app store. Google has not entered China yet, so Xiaomi is not forced to ship Google Play on China-bound devices.<\/p>\n<p>At the beginning, the Mi Note asks you to pick location from the list containing only countried where Xiaomi sells phones. Oddly, when choosing the location, you are picking Xiaomi&#8217;s ecosystem\u00a0model for your phone. If you choose the place where Xiaomi has just entered the market, like Singapore, you will only get Google Play for an app and that\u2019s all. Nevertheless, wipe it out then pick Hong Kong instead, you will immediately get Google Play and Xiaomi\u2019s app store. The app loadout changes depending on the country you pick.<\/p>\n<p>Weirdly, China, where Xiaomi has the biggest ecosystem, wasn\u2019t on the list of countries. There the company sells games, apps and themes. Among the wide range of apps we tried, the most we could get from Xiaomi app store was free apps and themes. The e-commerce ecosystem is apparently an important part of Xiaomi\u2019s business model, so it\u2019s interesting to see the company dispatch Google Play and sell apps and themes in most territoties.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"line-height: 18.0pt; background: white; margin: 0in 0in 11.25pt 0in;\"><span style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; color: #263034;\">Performance<\/span><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3136\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3136\" style=\"width: 700px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pricepony.com.my\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Xiaomi-Mi-Note-A-dark-horse-in-the-race-21.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-3136\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pricepony.com.my\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Xiaomi-Mi-Note-A-dark-horse-in-the-race-21.jpg\" alt=\"The &quot;Balances&quot; mode limits the processor speed. The System Monitor pf Balanced mode (in the center) and Performance mode (on the right).\" width=\"700\" height=\"411\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pricepony.com.my\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Xiaomi-Mi-Note-A-dark-horse-in-the-race-21.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.pricepony.com.my\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Xiaomi-Mi-Note-A-dark-horse-in-the-race-21-300x176.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.pricepony.com.my\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Xiaomi-Mi-Note-A-dark-horse-in-the-race-21-640x376.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.pricepony.com.my\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Xiaomi-Mi-Note-A-dark-horse-in-the-race-21-1024x601.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3136\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The &#8220;Balances&#8221; mode limits the processor speed. The System Monitor pf Balanced mode (in the center) and Performance mode (on the right).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Xiaomi has given the Mi Note two performance modes: \u201cBalanced\u201d and \u201cPerformance\u201d. The \u201cBalanced\u201d mode is default. Performance of this mode is normal and unlimited that most phones use. \u201cBalanced\u201d violently infringes the CPU, and if all four cores are running, it seems to reach the limit of the max of 1.7 GHz. Generally, benchmark shows it was about 22% down in CPU performance. This does affect the GPU or storage speed.<\/p>\n<p>We doubt that consumers will never dig through the Setting to find \u201cPerformance\u201d mode, so for most of the time, they will be running \u201cBalanced\u201d mode. The interface design expects users to be mostly in \u201cBalanced\u201d mode. Enabling \u201cPerformance\u201d mode initiates an unremovable battery usage warning in the notification panel. We were encouraged to switch to \u201cPerformance\u201d mode when starting a benchmark but never for a game.<\/p>\n<p>In the OS, the \u201cBalanced\u201d mode does not tend to slow the phone down. Everything runs at an acceptable pace, properly owing to how smooth MIUI is. CPUs are powerful enough to handle loading and scrolling 2D app. We also played some games, like Minecraft, and it ran well. But the \u201cPerformance\u201d is always available if you want.<\/p>\n<p>Apart from being a funky power-saving mode, it\u2019s standard <a title=\"New Xiaomi Product Launch: Is this finally the Xiaomi Mi Pro Camera ?\" href=\"http:\/\/www.pricepony.com.my\/blog\/new-xiaomi-product-launch-xiaomi-mi-pro-camera\/\">Snapdragon<\/a> 801, which is normally good.<\/p>\n<p>Here are some comparisons between 2 modes of Xiaomi Mi Note and other popular smartphones.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-3115 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.pricepony.com.my\/blog\/xiaomi-mi-note-review-a-smash-hit-in-the-price-war-of-high-end-smartphone\/attachment\/1\/'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pricepony.com.my\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pricepony.com.my\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.pricepony.com.my\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/1-450x450.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.pricepony.com.my\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/1-50x50.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.pricepony.com.my\/blog\/xiaomi-mi-note-review-a-smash-hit-in-the-price-war-of-high-end-smartphone\/attachment\/2\/'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pricepony.com.my\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/2-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pricepony.com.my\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.pricepony.com.my\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/2-450x450.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.pricepony.com.my\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/2-50x50.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.pricepony.com.my\/blog\/xiaomi-mi-note-review-a-smash-hit-in-the-price-war-of-high-end-smartphone\/attachment\/3\/'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pricepony.com.my\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/3-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pricepony.com.my\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/3-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.pricepony.com.my\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/3-450x450.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.pricepony.com.my\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/3-50x50.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.pricepony.com.my\/blog\/xiaomi-mi-note-review-a-smash-hit-in-the-price-war-of-high-end-smartphone\/attachment\/4\/'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pricepony.com.my\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/4-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pricepony.com.my\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/4-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.pricepony.com.my\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/4-450x450.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.pricepony.com.my\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/4-50x50.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.pricepony.com.my\/blog\/xiaomi-mi-note-review-a-smash-hit-in-the-price-war-of-high-end-smartphone\/attachment\/5\/'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pricepony.com.my\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/5-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pricepony.com.my\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/5-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.pricepony.com.my\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/5-450x450.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.pricepony.com.my\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/5-50x50.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.pricepony.com.my\/blog\/xiaomi-mi-note-review-a-smash-hit-in-the-price-war-of-high-end-smartphone\/attachment\/6\/'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pricepony.com.my\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/6-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pricepony.com.my\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/6-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.pricepony.com.my\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/6-450x450.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.pricepony.com.my\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/6-50x50.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.pricepony.com.my\/blog\/xiaomi-mi-note-review-a-smash-hit-in-the-price-war-of-high-end-smartphone\/7-2\/'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pricepony.com.my\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/71-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pricepony.com.my\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/71-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.pricepony.com.my\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/71-450x450.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.pricepony.com.my\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/71-50x50.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.pricepony.com.my\/blog\/xiaomi-mi-note-review-a-smash-hit-in-the-price-war-of-high-end-smartphone\/attachment\/8\/'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pricepony.com.my\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/8-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pricepony.com.my\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/8-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.pricepony.com.my\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/8-450x450.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.pricepony.com.my\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/8-50x50.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.pricepony.com.my\/blog\/xiaomi-mi-note-review-a-smash-hit-in-the-price-war-of-high-end-smartphone\/attachment\/9\/'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pricepony.com.my\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/9-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pricepony.com.my\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/9-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.pricepony.com.my\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/9-450x450.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.pricepony.com.my\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/9-50x50.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Battery life of the Mi Note is acceptable. The \u201cBalanced\u201d mode gave the phone an extra hour to runtime, this makes sense. The SoC will use less power but a blazing 5.7 inches LCD will definitely draw more power.<\/p>\n<p>At 5.7-inch-sized screen, we can have expected a bigger battery capacity than 3,000 mAh. The similarly sized Note 4 got a battery of 3,220 mAh and the 5-inch-sized Mi 4 itself got 3,000 mAh. Sometimes, pursuing thinness is not necessary. We want more battery.<\/p>\n<p>There are still many complaints about this but it\u2019s hard to complain about a $370 device.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pricepony.com.my\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/10.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3172\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pricepony.com.my\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/10.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"701\" height=\"515\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pricepony.com.my\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/10.jpg 980w, https:\/\/www.pricepony.com.my\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/10-300x220.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.pricepony.com.my\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/10-340x250.jpg 340w, https:\/\/www.pricepony.com.my\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/10-640x470.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.pricepony.com.my\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/10-51x38.jpg 51w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 701px) 100vw, 701px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Camera<\/h2>\n<p>There is no doubt that the camera department of the phone is great. Xiaomi<a title=\"Xiaomi Mi Pro Action Camera Official Launch for 64USD! Better than Go Pro!\" href=\"http:\/\/www.pricepony.com.my\/blog\/xiaomi-mi-pro-action-camera-official-launch-for-64usd\/\">\u00a0Mi Note<\/a>\u2019s 13Mp camera (with OSI) gives wonderful pictures, sometimes better than the Note 4, which is twice as more expensive. You also get lots of options, like manual exposure time\u2014up to 32 seconds\u2014selectable ISOs, and a\u00a0torch mode for the\u00a0flash.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-3' class='gallery galleryid-3115 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.pricepony.com.my\/blog\/xiaomi-mi-note-review-a-smash-hit-in-the-price-war-of-high-end-smartphone\/xiaomi-mi-note-a-dark-horse-in-the-race-32\/'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pricepony.com.my\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Xiaomi-Mi-Note-A-dark-horse-in-the-race-32-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-3152\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pricepony.com.my\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Xiaomi-Mi-Note-A-dark-horse-in-the-race-32-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.pricepony.com.my\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Xiaomi-Mi-Note-A-dark-horse-in-the-race-32-450x450.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.pricepony.com.my\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Xiaomi-Mi-Note-A-dark-horse-in-the-race-32-50x50.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-3152'>\n\t\t\t\tTaken be the Mi Note: focusing light on the cactus and getting out everything.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.pricepony.com.my\/blog\/xiaomi-mi-note-review-a-smash-hit-in-the-price-war-of-high-end-smartphone\/xiaomi-mi-note-a-dark-horse-in-the-race-33\/'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pricepony.com.my\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Xiaomi-Mi-Note-A-dark-horse-in-the-race-33-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-3153\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pricepony.com.my\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Xiaomi-Mi-Note-A-dark-horse-in-the-race-33-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.pricepony.com.my\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Xiaomi-Mi-Note-A-dark-horse-in-the-race-33-450x450.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.pricepony.com.my\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Xiaomi-Mi-Note-A-dark-horse-in-the-race-33-50x50.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-3153'>\n\t\t\t\tGalaxy Note 4 lacks of colors that the Mi Note pulls out\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.pricepony.com.my\/blog\/xiaomi-mi-note-review-a-smash-hit-in-the-price-war-of-high-end-smartphone\/xiaomi-mi-note-a-dark-horse-in-the-race-34\/'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pricepony.com.my\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Xiaomi-Mi-Note-A-dark-horse-in-the-race-34-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-3154\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pricepony.com.my\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Xiaomi-Mi-Note-A-dark-horse-in-the-race-34-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.pricepony.com.my\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Xiaomi-Mi-Note-A-dark-horse-in-the-race-34-450x450.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.pricepony.com.my\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Xiaomi-Mi-Note-A-dark-horse-in-the-race-34-50x50.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-3154'>\n\t\t\t\tTaken by Xiaomi Mi 4.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.pricepony.com.my\/blog\/xiaomi-mi-note-review-a-smash-hit-in-the-price-war-of-high-end-smartphone\/xiaomi-mi-note-a-dark-horse-in-the-race-35\/'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pricepony.com.my\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Xiaomi-Mi-Note-A-dark-horse-in-the-race-35-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-3155\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pricepony.com.my\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Xiaomi-Mi-Note-A-dark-horse-in-the-race-35-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.pricepony.com.my\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Xiaomi-Mi-Note-A-dark-horse-in-the-race-35-450x450.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.pricepony.com.my\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Xiaomi-Mi-Note-A-dark-horse-in-the-race-35-50x50.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-3155'>\n\t\t\t\tTaken by the Nexus 5, the device that is in the same price range.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.pricepony.com.my\/blog\/xiaomi-mi-note-review-a-smash-hit-in-the-price-war-of-high-end-smartphone\/xiaomi-mi-note-a-dark-horse-in-the-race-36\/'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pricepony.com.my\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Xiaomi-Mi-Note-A-dark-horse-in-the-race-36-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-3156\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pricepony.com.my\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Xiaomi-Mi-Note-A-dark-horse-in-the-race-36-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.pricepony.com.my\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Xiaomi-Mi-Note-A-dark-horse-in-the-race-36-450x450.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.pricepony.com.my\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Xiaomi-Mi-Note-A-dark-horse-in-the-race-36-50x50.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-3156'>\n\t\t\t\tThe last member of the collection: the Nexus 6.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<div id='gallery-4' class='gallery galleryid-3115 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.pricepony.com.my\/blog\/xiaomi-mi-note-review-a-smash-hit-in-the-price-war-of-high-end-smartphone\/xiaomi-mi-note-a-dark-horse-in-the-race-37\/'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pricepony.com.my\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Xiaomi-Mi-Note-A-dark-horse-in-the-race-37-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-4-3157\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pricepony.com.my\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Xiaomi-Mi-Note-A-dark-horse-in-the-race-37-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.pricepony.com.my\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Xiaomi-Mi-Note-A-dark-horse-in-the-race-37-450x450.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.pricepony.com.my\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Xiaomi-Mi-Note-A-dark-horse-in-the-race-37-50x50.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-4-3157'>\n\t\t\t\tFor outdoor shooting: the Mi Note camera makes it so great. We don&#8217;t see the sun anymore.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.pricepony.com.my\/blog\/xiaomi-mi-note-review-a-smash-hit-in-the-price-war-of-high-end-smartphone\/xiaomi-mi-note-a-dark-horse-in-the-race-38\/'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pricepony.com.my\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Xiaomi-Mi-Note-A-dark-horse-in-the-race-38-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-4-3158\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pricepony.com.my\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Xiaomi-Mi-Note-A-dark-horse-in-the-race-38-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.pricepony.com.my\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Xiaomi-Mi-Note-A-dark-horse-in-the-race-38-450x450.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.pricepony.com.my\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Xiaomi-Mi-Note-A-dark-horse-in-the-race-38-50x50.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-4-3158'>\n\t\t\t\tThe picture from Gaxy Note 4 isn&#8217;t as bright as that from the Mi Note.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.pricepony.com.my\/blog\/xiaomi-mi-note-review-a-smash-hit-in-the-price-war-of-high-end-smartphone\/xiaomi-mi-note-a-dark-horse-in-the-race-39\/'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pricepony.com.my\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Xiaomi-Mi-Note-A-dark-horse-in-the-race-39-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-4-3159\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pricepony.com.my\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Xiaomi-Mi-Note-A-dark-horse-in-the-race-39-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.pricepony.com.my\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Xiaomi-Mi-Note-A-dark-horse-in-the-race-39-450x450.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.pricepony.com.my\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Xiaomi-Mi-Note-A-dark-horse-in-the-race-39-50x50.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-4-3159'>\n\t\t\t\tTaken by the Mi 4.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.pricepony.com.my\/blog\/xiaomi-mi-note-review-a-smash-hit-in-the-price-war-of-high-end-smartphone\/xiaomi-mi-note-a-dark-horse-in-the-race-40\/'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pricepony.com.my\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Xiaomi-Mi-Note-A-dark-horse-in-the-race-40-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-4-3160\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pricepony.com.my\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Xiaomi-Mi-Note-A-dark-horse-in-the-race-40-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.pricepony.com.my\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Xiaomi-Mi-Note-A-dark-horse-in-the-race-40-450x450.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.pricepony.com.my\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Xiaomi-Mi-Note-A-dark-horse-in-the-race-40-50x50.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-4-3160'>\n\t\t\t\tTaken by the Nexus 5.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.pricepony.com.my\/blog\/xiaomi-mi-note-review-a-smash-hit-in-the-price-war-of-high-end-smartphone\/xiaomi-mi-note-a-dark-horse-in-the-race-41\/'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pricepony.com.my\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Xiaomi-Mi-Note-A-dark-horse-in-the-race-41-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-4-3161\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pricepony.com.my\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Xiaomi-Mi-Note-A-dark-horse-in-the-race-41-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.pricepony.com.my\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Xiaomi-Mi-Note-A-dark-horse-in-the-race-41-450x450.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.pricepony.com.my\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Xiaomi-Mi-Note-A-dark-horse-in-the-race-41-50x50.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-4-3161'>\n\t\t\t\tTaken by the Nexus 6, which shows more details than others.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-5' class='gallery galleryid-3115 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.pricepony.com.my\/blog\/xiaomi-mi-note-review-a-smash-hit-in-the-price-war-of-high-end-smartphone\/xiaomi-mi-note-a-dark-horse-in-the-race-42\/'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pricepony.com.my\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Xiaomi-Mi-Note-A-dark-horse-in-the-race-42-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-5-3162\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pricepony.com.my\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Xiaomi-Mi-Note-A-dark-horse-in-the-race-42-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.pricepony.com.my\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Xiaomi-Mi-Note-A-dark-horse-in-the-race-42-450x450.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.pricepony.com.my\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Xiaomi-Mi-Note-A-dark-horse-in-the-race-42-50x50.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-5-3162'>\n\t\t\t\tFor indoor-lighting-conditioned shoot: the Mi Note still does everything just well.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.pricepony.com.my\/blog\/xiaomi-mi-note-review-a-smash-hit-in-the-price-war-of-high-end-smartphone\/xiaomi-mi-note-a-dark-horse-in-the-race-43\/'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pricepony.com.my\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Xiaomi-Mi-Note-A-dark-horse-in-the-race-43-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-5-3163\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pricepony.com.my\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Xiaomi-Mi-Note-A-dark-horse-in-the-race-43-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.pricepony.com.my\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Xiaomi-Mi-Note-A-dark-horse-in-the-race-43-450x450.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.pricepony.com.my\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Xiaomi-Mi-Note-A-dark-horse-in-the-race-43-50x50.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-5-3163'>\n\t\t\t\tTaken by the Galaxy Note 4.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.pricepony.com.my\/blog\/xiaomi-mi-note-review-a-smash-hit-in-the-price-war-of-high-end-smartphone\/xiaomi-mi-note-a-dark-horse-in-the-race-44\/'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pricepony.com.my\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Xiaomi-Mi-Note-A-dark-horse-in-the-race-44-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-5-3164\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pricepony.com.my\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Xiaomi-Mi-Note-A-dark-horse-in-the-race-44-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.pricepony.com.my\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Xiaomi-Mi-Note-A-dark-horse-in-the-race-44-450x450.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.pricepony.com.my\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Xiaomi-Mi-Note-A-dark-horse-in-the-race-44-50x50.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-5-3164'>\n\t\t\t\tTaken by the Mi 4.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.pricepony.com.my\/blog\/xiaomi-mi-note-review-a-smash-hit-in-the-price-war-of-high-end-smartphone\/xiaomi-mi-note-a-dark-horse-in-the-race-45\/'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pricepony.com.my\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Xiaomi-Mi-Note-A-dark-horse-in-the-race-45-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-5-3165\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pricepony.com.my\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Xiaomi-Mi-Note-A-dark-horse-in-the-race-45-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.pricepony.com.my\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Xiaomi-Mi-Note-A-dark-horse-in-the-race-45-450x450.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.pricepony.com.my\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Xiaomi-Mi-Note-A-dark-horse-in-the-race-45-50x50.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-5-3165'>\n\t\t\t\tTaken by the Nexus 5.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.pricepony.com.my\/blog\/xiaomi-mi-note-review-a-smash-hit-in-the-price-war-of-high-end-smartphone\/xiaomi-mi-note-a-dark-horse-in-the-race-46\/'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pricepony.com.my\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Xiaomi-Mi-Note-A-dark-horse-in-the-race-46-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-5-3166\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pricepony.com.my\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Xiaomi-Mi-Note-A-dark-horse-in-the-race-46-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.pricepony.com.my\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Xiaomi-Mi-Note-A-dark-horse-in-the-race-46-450x450.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.pricepony.com.my\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Xiaomi-Mi-Note-A-dark-horse-in-the-race-46-50x50.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-5-3166'>\n\t\t\t\tTaken by the Nexus 6\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-6' class='gallery galleryid-3115 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.pricepony.com.my\/blog\/xiaomi-mi-note-review-a-smash-hit-in-the-price-war-of-high-end-smartphone\/xiaomi-mi-note-a-dark-horse-in-the-race-47\/'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pricepony.com.my\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Xiaomi-Mi-Note-A-dark-horse-in-the-race-47-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-6-3167\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pricepony.com.my\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Xiaomi-Mi-Note-A-dark-horse-in-the-race-47-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.pricepony.com.my\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Xiaomi-Mi-Note-A-dark-horse-in-the-race-47-450x450.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.pricepony.com.my\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Xiaomi-Mi-Note-A-dark-horse-in-the-race-47-50x50.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-6-3167'>\n\t\t\t\tIn low light condition, the Mi Note does pretty well.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.pricepony.com.my\/blog\/xiaomi-mi-note-review-a-smash-hit-in-the-price-war-of-high-end-smartphone\/xiaomi-mi-note-a-dark-horse-in-the-race-48\/'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pricepony.com.my\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Xiaomi-Mi-Note-A-dark-horse-in-the-race-48-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-6-3168\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pricepony.com.my\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Xiaomi-Mi-Note-A-dark-horse-in-the-race-48-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.pricepony.com.my\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Xiaomi-Mi-Note-A-dark-horse-in-the-race-48-450x450.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.pricepony.com.my\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Xiaomi-Mi-Note-A-dark-horse-in-the-race-48-50x50.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-6-3168'>\n\t\t\t\tThe Galaxy Note 4 is the winner though. It pumps out a brighter, clearer picture\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.pricepony.com.my\/blog\/xiaomi-mi-note-review-a-smash-hit-in-the-price-war-of-high-end-smartphone\/xiaomi-mi-note-a-dark-horse-in-the-race-49\/'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pricepony.com.my\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Xiaomi-Mi-Note-A-dark-horse-in-the-race-49-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-6-3169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pricepony.com.my\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Xiaomi-Mi-Note-A-dark-horse-in-the-race-49-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.pricepony.com.my\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Xiaomi-Mi-Note-A-dark-horse-in-the-race-49-450x450.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.pricepony.com.my\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Xiaomi-Mi-Note-A-dark-horse-in-the-race-49-50x50.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-6-3169'>\n\t\t\t\tHowever, the picture from the Mi 4 is sandy.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.pricepony.com.my\/blog\/xiaomi-mi-note-review-a-smash-hit-in-the-price-war-of-high-end-smartphone\/xiaomi-mi-note-a-dark-horse-in-the-race-50\/'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pricepony.com.my\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Xiaomi-Mi-Note-A-dark-horse-in-the-race-50-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-6-3170\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pricepony.com.my\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Xiaomi-Mi-Note-A-dark-horse-in-the-race-50-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.pricepony.com.my\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Xiaomi-Mi-Note-A-dark-horse-in-the-race-50-450x450.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.pricepony.com.my\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Xiaomi-Mi-Note-A-dark-horse-in-the-race-50-50x50.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-6-3170'>\n\t\t\t\tThe same goes for the Nexus 5.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.pricepony.com.my\/blog\/xiaomi-mi-note-review-a-smash-hit-in-the-price-war-of-high-end-smartphone\/xiaomi-mi-note-a-dark-horse-in-the-race-51\/'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pricepony.com.my\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Xiaomi-Mi-Note-A-dark-horse-in-the-race-51-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-6-3171\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pricepony.com.my\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Xiaomi-Mi-Note-A-dark-horse-in-the-race-51-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.pricepony.com.my\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Xiaomi-Mi-Note-A-dark-horse-in-the-race-51-450x450.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.pricepony.com.my\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Xiaomi-Mi-Note-A-dark-horse-in-the-race-51-50x50.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-6-3171'>\n\t\t\t\tAnd the Nexus 6.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Xiaomi is probably the best Android OEM<\/h2>\n<p>Though Xiaomi\u2019s criticized designs create many jokes in the US, this company should be taken seriously. Both phones from Xiaomi to be tested prove to be fantastic devices.<\/p>\n<p>Beside prices, both bring customers with premium feelings that can compare to the best of Apple and Samsung. But when the prices are under consideration, it is obviously an unfair fight. $749 iPhone 6 Plus and $700 Note 4 versus $370 Mi Note. We can only compare the pros and cons of each product to that of the others. Why do you have to pay twice for a device that has got everything similar to the Mi Note?<\/p>\n<p>There will be some aspects that Iphone and Note are certainly win. The Note did get Samsung\u2019s S Pen or multi-window functionality to use with big screen. It also has a few more pixel and GHz. However, the Mi Note is not done with the spec sheet war. The Mi Note Pro is as Xiaomi announces that is has a Snapdragon 810, 4GB of <a title=\"Xiaomi Mi Note Pro vs Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge: First review\" href=\"http:\/\/www.pricepony.com.my\/blog\/xiaomi-mi-note-pro-vs-samsung-galaxy-s6-edge-first-review\/\">RAM<\/a>, and a 1440p display for\u2014somehow\u2014$528. As for the Apple Iphone, it has its own ecosystem, so that it is more resistant to competitor (in Q1 of 2015, the sale of Iphone increases considerably by 70% in China) but it&#8217;s no wonder Samsung is reeling.<\/p>\n<p>Honestly, we don\u2019t know how the company does it. There doesn\u2019t seem to be any corner that Xiaomi had cut to create such an incredible device. There is no light bleed from the display, and either the camera or the speaker is really good. It makes all wonder how come we should spend $600 for a high-tech toy with similar spec.<\/p>\n<p>Xiaomi proves itself a disturbing agent in the smartphone industry. The company listens to customers\u2019 feedback and immediately improves. Weekly software updates are also offered to users for better experience. It can make a high-end device for half of price compared to similar ones of other players in the competition. One thing that makes us feel disappointed in this phone is the country availability, for which is mostly China now. If you can buy it in the US, it will be the best phone with just $370.<\/p>\n<h3>Good<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>It will only costs you $370 for something that other OEMs sell for $600-700.<\/li>\n<li>It\u2019s one of the best-designed Android smartphone with all glass and aluminum cover.<\/li>\n<li>The performance is really fast.<\/li>\n<li>Weekly software updates.<\/li>\n<li>The camera has lots of control and different choices of mode.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Bad<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>The Menu button opens to Recent Apps rather than the Menu.<\/li>\n<li>The glass back is nice but it slips off when being put on an imperfectly flat surface. It\u2019s almost frictionless.<\/li>\n<li>The glass exterior causes fragile feeling to users. 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