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When comparing Samsung vs Xiaomi, the Slant community recommends Samsung for most people. In the question“What are the best Android phone manufacturers?” Samsung is ranked 4th while Xiaomi is ranked 6th.
Specs
Country of originSouth Korea
Country of originPeople's Republic of China
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Pros
Pro High quality
Pro Spare parts available
Spare parts can be ordered by anyone on samsungparts.
Pro Cheap
Like all the Chinese phones.
Pro Good value
They give a lot for what you pay.
Cons
Con Too much bloat
Basically everything custom Samsung and preinstalled via their own app store...
Con No Bootloader unlock
On many Samsung Snapdragon devices you can't unlock the bootloader, so you will own an expensive device that will become out of date very fast. And without an unlocked bootloader you won't be able to use any after market rom.
Con High end but can be expensive
Con Data collection & tracking
A lot of data is going back to the company.
Con No vanilla Android
It uses its own fork MIUI.