Seems like a decent deal for this phone. They've dropped the price from $699 to $599 which now makes it a considerable deal after discount for those that would prefer dealing with an official seller rather than buying it for around $400 - $450 from a gray market importer. I'm personally holding out on this until I can claim back GST from the TRS when I go on holiday in January.
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So you want that information going to our government instead? Continue using google.
If you voted Laberal like a fool you voted for the Australian Government to collect all metadata you produce for a two year period.
For some reason the ignorant morons this country seem more concerned about a conspiracy theory that claims the Chinese Government is collecting their data while their own Government actually carries out that very thing.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telecommunications_(Interception_and_Access)Amendment(Data_Retention)_Act_2015
It's hilarious watching all this pointless energy wasting over a fictional conspiracy theory while they vote for a Government that is actually watching every single thing they do while they raid journalists revealing illicit Government activity.
Australians are fools.
@whooah1979: Obedient citizens that don't threaten the status quo or the elites have little to fear. But for protesters, journalists, whistleblowers, human rights activists, immigration lawyers, etc. government surveillance is a serious issue that has chilling effects.
@kahn: I mean even obedient citizen is threaten, didn't the a AFP officer use tools to spy on his ex.
@kahn: The entity called government is just another word for a gang.
Watch https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PbFBhY0bgJo
@Diji1: Is there a thread where you're not whinging, accusing and claiming moral superiority over everybody else? Get a life.
@Diji1: Tried C/P your link and it didn't work for me. Here's a working one for anyone that is interested:
It's all already there.
Such an ignorant. Why don't you just hide in the corner of your place and lock yourself up. Cut out all the outside connections. Get rid of whatveer phone you are using now and cut off Internet.
Unless you wear a tin foil hat, THEY can control your brainwaves
50cents army is strong in ozbargain
China officially the People's Republic of China (PRC)
I gave you a neg for spelling.
Sorry, misread the listing
wait for the MI9 PRO :D
waiting for them to stock the mi 9t pro 8gb + 256GB -_-
yeah i keep changing my mind on if i should wait for discount on the Pro with better chip, 2GB more ram and more storage, only thing it really has over this model is it does 4k 60 video and abit faster. but is it $200 worth faster.
They don't seem to have Carbon Black in the 128GB. What's a better colour- red or blue?
Is this Australian 2 year warranty? Where is the Xiaomi service centre?
When I order mine they didn't have the blue or red so I had to have the black but if I had a choice it would be the blue.
PC Byte are the service centre for Xiaomi Aus.
No only 12 month warranty so grey import
Snapdragon 730 pass :(
Actually not a bad chip. Quite a bit more powerful than sd 835 and very efficient.
Similar but not more
I was mainly going off single core cpu performance. In benchmarks it's about 30% faster than a 835 in single thread i believe.
Edit: That's what i got from comparing a couple different phones with 730 and 835 on the geekbench browser anyway.
Real world tests have the processor even though less, actually works faster with everyday apps and beats out tbe poco f1, a70, a50 and oneplus 7. Where it lacks a little with a bit less of a processor is in actually playing games is just that bit less swift. But having less of a processor has proven it to be the best out of all of those with real life battery life endurance. So if you dont game, its a win in every category.
That result is actually quite surprising. Would've thought there'd be more difference than that
Everything seems perfect, but I can't find info that it had Optical Image Stabilisation (OIS).
Can anyone confirm whether it has it or not?
The 48MP sensor sits is behind an f/1.75 lens and is not stabilized. In fact, none of the three snappers features optical stabilization.
Get a mix 3 if you want that
I've got a Mi 9t, no optical stabilisation. Electronic image stabilisation isn't too bad, but the lack of optical does affect your attempts at long shutter time night shots.
This or Poco f1
Dick Smith selling for $419
Can we claim warranty from dick Smith incase
This, poco doesn't have NFC massive drawback. The bezel on this are also a lot smaller.
Notchless, better battery life, better camera, much faster using all apps, much better build quality and looks wise. It beats out the poco f1 and its priced cheap as. Better value the mi9t.
Dick Smith's (or Kogan's, rather) will be grey import.
I have both phones and this is better, it very similar but you have notchless amoled, NFC , triple camera and in screen finger print sensor.
In screen fingerprint is not a positive. My Mi 9se is quite poor.
I have both Poco F1 and Mi 9T
Go with Mi9T for full screen notchless display. Better camera upgrade. Finger print scanner on the screen. And over all smooth user interface.
But I'm currently deciding to get the Mi 9T Pro
Does anyone know how much they charge for screen replacement? It's all good and well having a warranty until you break the screen
Ah OK. Thanks. Now I know how much the screen replacement costs! /s
I think one issue you will find is generally most repair shops only repair common phones like iPhone, Samsunng flagships, etc so may struggle to find a shop that is willing to repair a Xiaomi, and even less likely to have the parts in stock. I just had a look online, it looks like a replacement screen can be had for about ¬$250 so you could expect around $350 - $450 for a replacement in-store.
So more than the cost of the phone. Great deal.
lots of youtube tutorials on how to do it yourself, dont stress it dawg
Usually I get a case and glass screen protector. Paid $20 for a decent brand screen protector and $35 for a spigen case, cheaper than a $300 screen replacement
Great price ! I myself have the mi9SE Love it !
Does the inscreen fingerprint annoy you?
Thank OP. Purchased one. Does anyone know if this has Band 28. I know the global model should, but it doesn't say so on their listing?
Pretty sure it does for global version, love mine no regrets.
Yea it does. Supports all Australian 4G networks as per network specs here
https://ozmiui.com/product/xiaomi-mi-9t/
What's Xiaomi Australia's warranty service like?
How this vs the google pixel 3? About to send mine back as it came with dust in the camera - and can't get rid of google assistant, it's everywhere - android doesn't value privacy.
Depends on who you value privacy from. If you're concerned about Big G, then any Android phone (out of the box) is going to have a similar experience. Xiaomi is also going to take a cut of your usage data, as a lot of their apps have quite invasive permissions and frequently phone home (for instance, a great many default apps require permission to "make phone calls" (!) so that they can access your IMEI and tie your identity to it).
If you're looking to get away from either, then you'll probably be after wiping it and putting a more friendly ROM on it. The Pixel has a more developer-friendly manufacturer, and it's an older phone, so the community has had time to develop ROMs for it. ROMs for the 9T (that aren't MIUI-based) are still fairly experimental and there's no official releases of major ROMs.
If you're prepared to accept a worse software experience on custom ROMs, personally the 9T beats the Pixel 3 in hardware, so factor that how you will.
Which store did u get the pixel 3 from?
Oppo Reno Z or this phone?
This phone over Oppo any day. You can't do much on Oppo
You can't do much on Oppo
What do you have in mind when you say this?
I'm curious to know this too.
@wombat1955: Oppo use mediatek chips so you won't see places like xda developers making customs roms or things like gcam support for oppo devices
As on you cant root or customized in anyway.. just think of Oppo as the android of apple ( can't customized anything) . If you get what I mean! So to compare Xiaomi and Oppo . Xiaomi anyday. I've had the oppo ax5s , Oppo Reno z , Oppo r15 , Oppo r17 pro . I step away from Poco for that reason.
@Ozkaays: Ok, if that's the case, I personally agree with you (because I root my phone too), but you need to be aware that the majority of the population don't give a crap and probably don't even know what rooting is and you probably should disclaimer that in your comment.
It'd be like if I told you that scuba diving gear is 90% off, and me telling you "hey, it's a really good time to buy now!!" but.. maybe you've never even been scuba diving or have no interest in it lol.
So in which case, you'd really need to compare the Reno Z unrooted vs Xiaomis unrooted - unless rize2love is actually curious about rooting etc.!
Got mine yesterday.
It good, but honestly a bit large.
My biggest issue is that while glass isn't slippery on skin, its very slippery on fabric.
Just sitting down meant it would inevitably fall out of most pockets after a while. Unless they're front pockets and relatively tight.
So I'm going to try out the case it comes with to hopefully cut down on that. Because devoting 5% of your concentration to worrying your phone is going to fall out and break is hugely exhausting mentally.
I got a spigen case from eBay and love it. I found that a lot of the plastic cases on eBay and I find that they have sharp edges.
Thoughts on this vs the Mi 9T Pro 6GB + 64GB blue for ~$507 AUD delivered from GearBest using an email only link?
Does that price include GST?
I just sold my mi 9t 128gb for $450 thinking about getting this deal mi 9t pro
That's obviously coming from China and it's the Chinese version of the phone (not global) as it doesn't have full 4G coverage in Australia.
I know its coming from China, which I dont mind. But it says its a global version, also their listing in eBay stating its a global version but cost a bit more.
Doesn't say it has B28 in the description (which the Mi 9T should have). Might have to send them a message to confirm. Nothing more annoying like inconsistencies like this in product descriptions.
Having said that, its only like $25 extra to get the 64GB version from the Xiaomi store.
No band 28. They say global version to try and trick you by adding the global rom to the chinese version. Which is crap. Still cant get certain apps.
its the global version. the chinese and indian version is lableled as redmi k20. the global one is called xiaomi mi 9t. that seller has the best price but you can never ask a refund from them.
they call it the mi9T as its the exact same phone as the redmi k20. They say its global as they have uploaded the global ROM onto the chinese version! They are using wording on a chinese model to try and trick you into thinking its the global version with band 28. They never mention it has band 28 in their ad anyway.. another way to know.
@boostpak: band 28 is listed on the mi.com global website for mi 9t. maybe the seller's listing is a copy and paste of the k20. as they had no idea those two phones have minor spec differences. most of them list mi 9t with the k20 in brackets.
you can check out k20 spects on the xiaomi india site
@japankobe: I wasn't talking about this seller in this listing, I was talking about the link to the buybox seller and other sellers on ebay. The tactics they use to sell grey import or chinese versions I explained above
Wonder how long the pop-up cam will last with all the dust and debris getting in it. Xiaomi says 300k open/close cycles but they probably did that in a sealed lab or something.
But do you guys really use the front camera alot?
I guess being ugly has its advantages after all
you are beautiful montorola
no matter what they sayyyy
I bought the phone for the popup camera, mainly for the extra screen real estate. I don't take selfies so notches and punch holes annoy me, I much like the full front display on the phone.
Does the camera pop up even if you are opening it to use the rear camera? I've noticed some phones do this.
Nope, only when you are using the front camera.
it also auto shuts if you drop the phone at any point
Such terrific value