When comparing Xiaomi vs OnePlus, the Slant community recommends Xiaomi for most people. In the question“What are the best Android phone manufacturers?” Xiaomi is ranked 6th while OnePlus is ranked 8th. The most important reason people chose Xiaomi is:
Like all the Chinese phones.
Specs
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Pros
Pro Cheap
Like all the Chinese phones.
Pro Good value
They give a lot for what you pay.
Pro Light Android
OnePlus' Android skin remains close to stock android.
Pro Very fast
Pro Great design
Pro Still up to date
Cons
Con Data collection & tracking
A lot of data is going back to the company.
Con No vanilla Android
It uses its own fork MIUI.
Con No compact line
They only build huge devices that are unpractical for one-hand use.
Con Camera
A focus for OnePlus in future iterations.
Con Lag can occur
It has a few lags, but nothing major.
Con Data collection & tracking
You can see on your routers that a lot of data is going back to the company.
Con Not vanilla Android
They use their own fork - Oxygenos.
For the record: All android manufacturers use their own version of Android.