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Chinese Android Phones 3 - Read First Post!

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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,471 ✭✭✭✭Thargor


    Theres a Z80 Ultra waiting for me at home 😁

    First new phone in 7 years, Im expecting great things.

    The z80 is apparently a gaming beast aswell, does anyone have a recommendation for those bluetooth controllers that hold the phone for you? Havent looked into them in years…



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 678 ✭✭✭Foreign Sports


    Bought an x8 pro max on Amazon uk.

    Looking forward to getting it next week.

    The price and value for money are too good to turn down.

    Coming from a realme gt neo 2 which is nearly 4 years old but had unreal specs at the time.

    Hopefully I'll get the same use out of the new blower!



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,471 ✭✭✭✭Thargor


    Its here! Oh my God the screen is absolutely amazing and its so smooth and fast, a long time since I had a brand new device. Very happy so far, the battery has dropped about 3% in the last 4 hours of playing with it and updates, camera looks so good, will do a proper review later:

    IMG 20260318 172602 IMG 20260318 172213

    Felt so sad saying goodbye to this beast though, its been with me for so long, all through covid and my career and it still gave me 2 days of use on a charge, one of the best phones ever made imo:

    IMG 20260318 174130


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,450 ✭✭✭funkey_monkey


    Got a Poco X5 Pro 5G.

    When I receive text messages I do not get the app icon showing the number of new/unread messages.

    How do I enable this?

    Also, can this be enabled without enabling the lock screen notification that can show part of the message content. I don't want this part enabled as it could allow someone to re-read access codes for banking etc.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,181 ✭✭✭✭GBX


    Go into settings and notifications, then down to app notifications and check what you have enabled or disabled. Maybe try turning one or two of the options on or off.



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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,253 ✭✭✭GIMP


    Long press the app icon and select "i" and go into notifications, make sure Badge Notifications is switched on to give message numbers..

    For second question

    Settings -Notifications and status bar - Lock screen-Format -(in here you have 3 options you can select that suits you))



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,751 ✭✭✭marcbrophy


    is there any software i can used to debloat a xiaomi? specifically the Note 15 pro, if that matters! :)

    something for mac would be great, but I can do PC too!

    i went into see the sounds associated with notifs, rings and alarms and it showed me an ad! F that :D



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,471 ✭✭✭✭Thargor


    Been playing with this Nubia Z8 non-stop since 06:30 this morning and the battery is on 70%, people are mugs paying twice as much for 5000 mah old lithium tech in Samsungs and Apples when Chinese brands are all moving to silicon-carbon 7500 mah+.

    Same thing is happening in electric cars and basically every other field you can think of, China is going to eat the west alive as the century goes on.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,658 ✭✭✭✭CoBo55


    It gets fantastic scores on gomibo, where did you buy yours? How much? It's a lovely looking phone in fairness.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15 deeno42




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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,471 ✭✭✭✭Thargor


    Just from the European Nubia store, €40 off coupon in the Easter sale atm. Apparently if you keep an eye on aliexpress the official Nubia store and a couple of others do crazy drops to around €450-500 sometimes depending on Chinese holidays but I smashed my Mi Max 3 and needed one ASAP.

    Im getting excited about the camera but haven't given it a proper go yet, need to take it for a hike in the sunny weather, will post more when I test it properly, the images on the AMOLED after you take them look stunning though, the colours are so crisp and vibrant coming from a 7 year old screen:

    IMG_20260321_122849.jpg


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,855 ✭✭✭beachhead


    Your answer might be in this thread.I need to find it myself for Xiaomi



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,751 ✭✭✭marcbrophy


    I know people might be sick of answering the same question 10, 15 or 20 times, but the site search is just so bad, it's impossible to find anything :D



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,350 ✭✭✭Iseedeadpixels




  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,751 ✭✭✭marcbrophy




  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,658 ✭✭✭✭CoBo55


    Any recommendations for a replacement for my aging OnePlus 9, something around the €500 mark maybe a bit more for the right phone. I just use it for watching YouTube etc no gaming or anything like that.



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