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Add to SafariWhen comparing Google vs Xiaomi, the Slant community recommends Xiaomi for most people. In the question“What are the best Android phone manufacturers?” Xiaomi is ranked 6th while Google is ranked 14th. The most important reason people chose Xiaomi is:
Like all the Chinese phones.
Specs
Question Ranking
Pros
Pro Have some additional features
Pixel and Nexus phones have some additional features to integrate Android even more into the Google ecosystem.
Pro Open bootloader
All Pixel phones come with an open bootloader which makes it easy to use an after market OS.
Pro Great custom ROM support
There exist many custom ROMs for Google devices.
Pro T line
Pro Cheap
Like all the Chinese phones.
Pro Good value
They give a lot for what you pay.
Cons
Con No compact line
Phones tend to be on the large side.
Con Limited support
Pixel phones receive only two years OS updates plus one year of security fixes.
Update: Pixel 6 line and newer will get 4 years of upgrades and 6 years of security fixes.
Con Expensive
Phones are expensive compared to other manufacturers.
Con Data collection & tracking
A lot of data is going back to the company.
Con No vanilla Android
It uses its own fork MIUI.
