Mobile phone
Good7/10BudgetXiaomi delivers some of the best specs per dollar, and its Ultra flagships rank among the top camera phones. The software is busier than rivals and support on budget models is shorter, so value is highest at the low end if you accept those trade-offs.
Good at
- Strong specs for the price across Redmi and POCO
- Ultra flagships have excellent Leica-tuned cameras
- Fast wired charging on most models
- Flagships promised 5 OS upgrades and 6 years of security
Weak at
- Budget models ship with ads and bloatware in HyperOS
- Cheaper Redmi models get much shorter update support
- Not sold in the US
- Local service thinner than Samsung or Apple
- Reliability
- Value
- Features
- Service & warranty
In New Zealand: Distributed locally (PB Tech is an authorised distributor); also at Noel Leeming, JB Hi-Fi and Harvey Norman.
Xiaomi (number) / UltraXiaomi T seriesRedmi NotePOCO
Best for: value hunters who want high specs on a tight budget
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