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Sad to see as they make some compelling phones with outrageously great prices[0]. I used to think about the privacy problems with buying a chinese phone but thi
by wpdev_63 7y ago
Sad to see as they make some compelling phones with outrageously great prices[0]. I used to think about the privacy problems with buying a chinese phone but this day and age where facebook is selling your data to the highest bidder and the fusion centers crawling all over our cellphone - who cares? I'd rather have the chinese have my data than the US companies/gov't(only because I will never visit their country), though they wouldn't be exclusive in this case.
[0]:https://www.banggood.com/Xiaomi-Mi-Play-Global-Version-5_84-inch-4GB-RAM-64GB-ROM-MTK-Helio-P35-Octa-core-4G-Smartphone-p-1436243.html?rmmds=home-mid-moreItems1&ID=229&cur_warehouse=HK https://www.banggood.com/Xiaomi-Mi-Play-Global-Version-5_84-...
- nAwYz 7y agoXiaomi and Huawei are not the same company
- kuyan 7y agoIt seems so, though my personal experience with their phones has been hit and miss. The specs look great on the box, but the phones themselves seem to have poor QC and support when things go wrong. That said, others have only had good experiences. YMMV.
- cyrix100 7y agoThe outrageously great prices comment got me thinking about all the IP theft allegations [0]. I wonder if the relatively lower prices are a reflection of the reduced R&D overhead compared to other companies that would otherwise need to recover that initial investment. [0]:https://www.androidauthority.com/huawei-theft-bonus-program-955187/ https://www.androidauthority.com/huawei-theft-bonus-program-...
- pishpash 7y agoSo you think Apple is still recouping R&D costs, or just padding their margins for shareholders?