Heavily disagree. By 2019 innovation was already dead, however we got a lot of cheap good spec options from chinese manufacturers that suddenly elevated the midrange phones into powerhouses.
I was using it until 5 months ago. Insane value for what it used to cost. I miss that completely full screen display with the popup camera. I wish it had become the trend instead of the ugly hole punches.
I got the Reno 10X Zoom instead since it also has a pop-up selfie as well as being among the first with a 5X periscope telephoto camera -- 18 months before Samsung finally added @ 10X periscope to the Galaxy S21 Plus & S21 Ultra in 2021 😎
@@flip_flip_flip_flip my god lipo batteries actually last long then its same case with my poco x3 nfc after 4 years it still can give me 7 hours (mostly social media, browser 60hz low power mode no gaming)
Peak would be OnePlus 7 Pro, considering the refresh rate, Oxygen OS, better cameras. PS : K20 pro is still my primary device, its been 4.5 years with this beast, what a legendary device ❤️
Redmi K20 Pro was spiritual successor to the Poco F1,a legendary but crude product. In contrast,the K20 Pro was a big improvement in every regard from multiple cameras and an OLED screen to the "full screen" design.Back in the day when I was rocking the F1 and this phone arrived a year later,I was literally kicking myself for not waiting for the K20 instead. PS - People often forget about the underrated vanilla K20 which aside from settling for a slower chip,charging speeds and slightly inferior ultrawide lens than its more cherished bigger sibling came at a notably lesser price,which I then thought was a great deal too.
@JithuChilukuri Hello. If I use custom ROM and Gcam on this phone, will the Laser Autofocus still work? One HUGE problem with these sensors with Pixel Binning is that they are slow to focus.
I was a normal person who had this phone for about 2 and a half years on it stock rom, and still to this day was my favorite phone ever. They need to bring back the pop up cameras
K20 Pro A good custom Rom GCam Overclocked Screen (upto 90Hz) And I'm still daily driving this without a hiccup 5.5yrs later. Has everything I can ask for and things I can't get even in latest flagships (unlimited google photos, viper/dolby for audio, auto call recording, fully bezel less screen...and make UI customisations since Android 11) Definitely not the best for someone who wants a phone that works, but amazing for someone who is willing to put time into it
Sadly couldnt get it at launch. So i bought it 3 years later, replaced the battery & slapped on it a cool ROM, still undefeated imo. 2nd favorite phone after 1+ 7 pro.
My personal favorite phone from this era was Mi Mix 3. Phones with screens free from selfie cameras look so gorgeous, and I rarely use the front camera, so the popup one was perfect. It's really a shame that they gave up on this technology.
The criticism was about durability and water resistance but... They never saw the video of an Indian lifting weights tied to the sliding camera. And waterproofing doesn't exist and whatever water resistance any phones have isn't meant to be abused.
I still have this phone running Android 14 as my secondary phone along side my 16 Pro Max as my main, it still works, battery is still fine, no parts replaced and the popup camera also works, This was peak xiaomi.
Hello. If I use custom ROM and Gcam on this phone, will the Laser Autofocus still work? One HUGE problem with these sensors with Pixel Binning is that they are slow to focus.
I bought Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro in early 2020, 5 years later, still going strong. While I do feel dated without stereo speaker and 120hz screen, it's still good enough for media scrolling, anime watching (with audio jack) and most importantly webtoon comic reading (no dynamic island, notch, teardrop, pinhole front camera) that get in the way of immersion, pop up camera should make a comeback
This is by far the best flagship killer and not many smartphones can beat it to this day. I'd say the 13T/14T is the closest but minus motorized motor fears it's a good successor. Can't go wrong going with this back in the day. Wished we had something similar now.
As someone who had the non pro version for almost 4 years before the battery went obsolete, this is probably the best phone I've ever owned. Yeah the fingerprint reader was iffy, but the screen was fire, the cameras were pretty decent (not iPhone quality but still). Watching videos on this screen was a blast.
I had a non-pro version of Mi 9T. I loved the phone and used it for a long time. The updates kind of ruined the camera; the zoom camera was good before the update. I took it to Vietnam before the update and have taken some amazing photos with stock and GCam. I've later used it with custom roms and Gcam and it was a great daily driver for 2 years. Still miss the pop up camera
You set a goal at 100,000. You weren't shy about it. You went out and got it! Congratulations my friend. I'm pretty sure this is the day you will pass that 100,000. From one of your first 5,000 congratulations! We are all proud of you
I still miss the LG G8 that I had back in 2019. Great hardware and the perfect size in my opinion. Something about the way that they tuned their haptic engine as well always felt super good.
Still using this phone as my secondary phone. Gotta say this phone is a beast. Just replaced the battery few months ago and the phone still performs well.
This phone was called Redmi K20 Pro in my country. I could not find this phone a year later so I was forced to purchase that Samsung microwave phone instead.
2019 was the year where competition is peak... Innovation after innovation... Manufacturers is like throwing releases after releases with new features... Phone makers were trying to outshine each other... It was a good time for consumers ... We love that year!
The only reason I skipped K20 Pro , was the lack of IR Blaster... it's just me , might be nitpicking, yet it's so useful to me... I couldn't go on a phone without it ..
Firstly, An applaud for this video! Mate I've used the Flame red K20pro for 4 years since launch and the support for custom Roms is crazy for this guy. This was the best innovation in 2019
Thats crazy, I got it a month before you and also still going strong, lol. Considering not replacing it and just getting a battery replacement because it does everything I need it too. Sure, a better camera would be nice. But not a priority.
I still use this phone, I got it 5 years ago when my son was born. The camera and screen are flagship killers even today. My friend has an iPhone 16 pro max and a Samsung S24 ultra; my camera ain't so far off. The battery is bad, and the power buttons are bad, but with a modern case, it's still a stunner.
I used it for 4 years. Worked like a champ. After replacing the battery my house help uses it. She just loves the phone and it STILL does not lag or stutter for her. This and Poco F1 were the biggest winner's from Xiaomi
I had this phone for FOUR years. I just swapped it in February for an S24 Ultra and gave the Mi 9T Pro to my aunt. It's a great phone and it served me well.
Watching from my Mi 9T.. It was an absolute beast when it launched and still holding up pretty well to this day. Pretty sure you can't easily find a full display with pop-up selfie cam that also has a 3.5mm jack + that 2x telephoto with the latest gcam mods and the right xmls can take not only usable but actually really nice photos
helloo i have the k20 pro with a custom rom and i want to know more about the gcam mods, is there any place i can contact you and you can help me with the xml files and gcam?
I bought this phone when it came out, and I really enjoyed using it. The hardware was great and the pop up selfie camera was very cool, however the software was kind of lackluster. I replaced it for the Pixel 6 two years ago as its battery got worse
Hey Ryan, I love these recent videos you have done for classic and great phones over the last 7-9 years! I still have my honor 8 and honor v20 for days past. Love revisiting these classics. Keep up the great work!
So proud to be an owner of it. In full 256 GB. Was collecting dust but your video just motivated me to do the mods. I used to install custom roms 7-8 years ago on my redmi note 4. So i know what I'll be doing 😁. Anyways thanks for featuring this legend. It just sparked a curiosity in my mind.
Mi 9T Pro user. Bought in Nov 2019 and recently replaced the battery and shattered glass back for plastic. Great bang-for-buck phone and how the front-camera was implemented back than. Only downside was the lack of good software (support). I had to root my phone to get even app notifications working.. Now happy with A12 custom rom and soon I will upgrade to A14/A15. 😃
Still own and still use this phone daily. I've been an android early adopter, and I had a lot of phones over the years, including the first Samsung note and the first 1+. This is the phone that lasted me the longest and I bought it back then just casually, I wasn't looking for a flagship which by then became way too expensive, I was just looking for a usable phone. Except the first 1+, which was exceptional, this is the best phone I ever used, even just for longevity. Also, with earlier phones I tinkered a lot and went through roms. I have never felt the need for this as it is still crunching through every day usage.
I remember really wanting this phone when it was new. Unfortunately it wasn't available with 512 GB storage in my country, and 256 GB just wasn't enough for me. So I went for Asus Zenfone 6 instead. It was a great phone. Same screen size as this Xiaomi (I actually used the glass screen protectors made for this on my Zenfone, fitted perfectly). Zenfone 6 was a killer phone, 5000 mAh battery (very big for 2019), and the screen with no cutout was just beautiful, even when it was just LCD, not OLED. That phone worked perfectly for me, I used it for 3-4 years. Snapdragon 855 is plenty powerful even to this day, and the flip up camera was a great party trick. Unfortunately my Zenfone 6 died, probably due to some motherboard issue, I would probably use it to this day if it worked. I think that this Zenfone is also worth revisiting. A great phone from the era when we could get phones with no in display cutout for selfie camera. We sadly can't get these anymore these days really, there are some with in-display hidden camera, but those phones are not mainstream and the camera is pretty bad because the technology still isn't perfected
I have this phone still working from 2019 even the pop up camera works like a charm, peak design, nice camera and the battery still holds charge, and i use it daily!!!
Also want to point out its durability, didn't expect to have the popup camera still working like day one 5 years later 🤯 i have dropped it numerous times and other than a scratch on the screen it doesn't have any other damage. The battery for me seems to be almost like new, it holds really well, and only now appears to give signs of slowly degrading. Overall a legendary phone
Bought this Dec 2019, still rocking this phone going into 2025 😅 can't really complain, still does everything i need done, play any game I throw at it be it genshin or emulation. And the no notch, no punch hole is just the best. Can't imagine myself switching to a phone with a punch hole or notch
Redmi Note 4X, Pocophone F1 and Mi9T pro(K20 pro) are the 3 legends of Xiaomi brand. Note 4X - widened their customization community and introduced xiaomi globally. Pocophone F1 - the OG flagship killer, low price high specs. Mi9T pro - Flagship killer killer, design + custom roms + custom kernels + powerful cameras. damn, i miss these phones.
Watching this on Mi 9T that i bought for ~100$ a year ago with android 15 running, i feel really complemented about my choice, this unit still holds up great
I'm replying from my own Mi9t Pro. Still working amazingly well after 5+ years. Changed the battery last year as it had degraded to around 3000 mah out of 4000 and it was also started to swallow. The main reason i'm still keeping it is the full display without a camera hole. And YES, the Gcam mod for this phone is really good, like it enhances the camera really well and works amazingly compared to the official camera app
Hello. If I use custom ROM and Gcam on this phone, will the Laser Autofocus still work? One HUGE problem with these sensors with Pixel Binning is that they are slow to focus.
Got this phone during covid lockdown started, loved this phone. Still in prinstine condition and does excel in everything except battery life (still in its original with
I would say one of the goats 😊 nokia 3310, siemens c45, motorola rzr, sony erickson k800, iphone 3g, iphone 5, htc m8, xiaomi 9/9t pro...design and beautiful display wihith no punch 😊 felt great in hands
Redmi K20 Pro owner here, still use it. Mine actually natively got software updates till MIUI 12.5.1 Global Stable on Android 11 which is what its currently running on.
@@fashionhouse-oj6je Its still on the same battery that it came with in July 2019, never had it replaced so its not the absolute best but I can still get through a whole day easily without ever having to worry about it running out. I just charge it once per day to about 80-90% and that's enough even when I am gonna be using things like Android Auto and stuff on it throughout the day. No lag whatsoever, its completely fluid and smooth, all gestures work brilliantly though after bootups it takes about 10-15 to load all its elements correctly so in that small time period it sometimes feels less responsive but after that, its perfect smooth. Part of the reason that I haven't upgraded from it is because I really don't have any issues with it. And having gotten so used to the full screen with no cutouts, its difficult to go for something else.
i bought mine in november 2019. i´ve used it until last month when i changed it for a poco f6 pro. I didnt change because it was slow or anything like that. It was just that the battery didnt last me a full day. It was by far the best phone i had in my life.
I'm watching this video using my regular Mi 9. Few weeks ago it became lagging so bad that i can't use it. I was searching for a new phone and so overwhelmed by many choices these days. So i decided to learn how to flash it and install the PixelOS rom, and it was the best decision. It works very wonderful and so snappy, just like a new phone, pixel specifically. I believe this phone can handle at least 1 or more years from now, hopefully.
I had it up until 2022 and loved it. The Xiaomi software was effectively the downside but indeed a powerful device, eventually installed the Pixel experience but this made the phone not efficient as a main device since basically all the banks/debit card applications would not run on a device with an unlocked bootloader. Had to revert to a stock image and after a while switched to another device. But man I miss that phone.
Yep, still got mine, although the non pro version, only difference is the CPU. I love it and still keeps a decent battery, but due to some suspected water damage the accelerometer and proximity sensors do not work.
I still using it, still great phone. I can buy new phone but i really don't need! I love this phone. Thanks to the community, installed android 15 on it and my phone rocks.
Started using this beast from last 2 years still rocking it with Android 14 custom rom change the battery recently boom, excellent in performance for cameras using gcam i can still rock this device 2 more years ❤
I really miss those days,flashing roms,trying to get different things like Gcam and etc going on different phones. Life moves so fast now I never feel like I have time for that sort of thing anymore but back when I had a couple android geek friends we would literally have the time of our lives comparing roms,overclocking CPU’s and shit 💀💀 phones are so good now though it doesn’t feel like a necessity.
i used this phone about 1 year back in 2020... mine broke because i dropped it but thos phone still looks new-ish somehow ( full screen without camera hole, triple camera setup, etc)
Ryan! Good luck on your RUclips journey. Your videos are great and high quality. Please take a look at Nokia Lumia devices such as the Lumia 900 or 1520. Maybe the Nokia N9
Always wanted one. But by the time I was ready to buy a backup phone, it was out of stock. Bought the 10T Pro instead. A bit of a step backwards in terms of auxiliary cameras and selfie camera, but that one came with a honking huge 1/1.3" 108MP main sensor with an unusual 4-into-1 binning set-up that output 27MP images (rather than the 12 that most "108MP" sensors did. While this made photo save times excruciatingly slow, it also meant that the native resolution in the API was 27MP rather than the 12MP that most big sensors default to. Which means that you can video in 6k60fps on third party apps like Filmic. Which is astounding for a budget phone from four years ago.
Still working like a champ Changed display 2 time(droped by mistake) After 5 years only issue i am getting is battery issue and front camera motor not opening properly. Not a single phone in the market whom i can upgrade to. Every phone looks like a downgrade to me.
The K20 Pro is the best phone ever made. I am not even joking, just straight up the greatest value to have ever existed. I hate MIUI but I could get around that very easily and that made it an insane phone. Also, it got a lot of community support with good custom roms as well as camera ports that didn't ruin the processing.
I had the Mi 9T, and i literally loved that thing to death. After 3 years sadly it suddenly turned off and never on again. I miss it like crazy even with my s23 today, the photos were even better with the Mi9t in my opinion.
I still use Mi 9T PRO, it is android 11 right now which is the latest official update for it. And there's no software compatibility issues which you said at 3:37. Meanwhile, all other phones with android 14 and 15 really have the software compatibility issues, it is a fact that many apps/games in playstore can't be installed in those phones. Having the latest OS version isn't always the best. And I'll be more happy if I know how to downgrade to android 10 or 9 because more apps/games will become available in playstore.
What made us buy this was the Pearl White option, that thing looked like OnePlus! But the only thing missing with this was water resistance. My partner's phone died because it fell into the water and got screwed immediately. It wasn't just a decent camera, with the GCam mod it was very capable! I was considering modding it with Pixel experience before it died.
2019 was a golden era of smartphone innovation
True that
Heavily disagree.
By 2019 innovation was already dead, however we got a lot of cheap good spec options from chinese manufacturers that suddenly elevated the midrange phones into powerhouses.
i agree
2017-2019
No it wasn't. There was hardly any innovation compared to 2007. Apple changed the game forever back then
I was using it until 5 months ago. Insane value for what it used to cost. I miss that completely full screen display with the popup camera. I wish it had become the trend instead of the ugly hole punches.
Yeah gov didnt like the no camera in the front
@@Blu3_777 Not only gov, but especially big techs
@@JulielMark no big difference aside from what they're using the data for ultimately I suppose with the govt being the one to be truly wary of.
I got the Reno 10X Zoom instead since it also has a pop-up selfie as well as being among the first with a 5X periscope telephoto camera -- 18 months before Samsung finally added @ 10X periscope to the Galaxy S21 Plus & S21 Ultra in 2021 😎
It was because of how all the tech reviewers were roasting them for "no IP ratings", and oh the camera with moving parts will break very soon
I've been using my K20 Pro since 5 and half years. It's still going strong.
Even battery?
Me too 💙
@@oxygenfy4345 The battery of my K20 easily lasts 8 hours
@@flip_flip_flip_flip my god lipo batteries actually last long then its same case with my poco x3 nfc after 4 years it still can give me 7 hours (mostly social media, browser 60hz low power mode no gaming)
@@flip_flip_flip_flip 8 hours or 8 hours screen on time? because it's a massive difference.
this was peak phone ever made... change my mind
Still using
Peak would be OnePlus 7 Pro, considering the refresh rate, Oxygen OS, better cameras.
PS : K20 pro is still my primary device, its been 4.5 years with this beast, what a legendary device ❤️
Peak is rog phone 7
@@kek2494 rog is shit
Peak means not performance only
@@saiferrahman5645 its not perfomance only, It had the best speakers and clear display without front camera + 3,5 jack with good sound
pop up camera on phones was the peak innovation.
Redmi K20 Pro was spiritual successor to the Poco F1,a legendary but crude product. In contrast,the K20 Pro was a big improvement in every regard from multiple cameras and an OLED screen to the "full screen" design.Back in the day when I was rocking the F1 and this phone arrived a year later,I was literally kicking myself for not waiting for the K20 instead.
PS - People often forget about the underrated vanilla K20 which aside from settling for a slower chip,charging speeds and slightly inferior ultrawide lens than its more cherished bigger sibling came at a notably lesser price,which I then thought was a great deal too.
And the Pixel 5a is the true Google rehash of the F1 😁
K20 pro + coustom rom + gcam = perfect phone
@JithuChilukuri True,but even the MIUI on higher priced Xiaomi phones was better than the budget ones,so I think you can be ok without custom ROM.
@JithuChilukuri Hello. If I use custom ROM and Gcam on this phone, will the Laser Autofocus still work? One HUGE problem with these sensors with Pixel Binning is that they are slow to focus.
I had this phone before my Zfold, best phone I got in my life for real
I was a normal person who had this phone for about 2 and a half years on it stock rom, and still to this day was my favorite phone ever. They need to bring back the pop up cameras
I bought this masterpiece in 2019. Still running great after 5 years. No lag, no ad, except low battery backup after 5 years.
K20 Pro
A good custom Rom
GCam
Overclocked Screen (upto 90Hz)
And I'm still daily driving this without a hiccup 5.5yrs later. Has everything I can ask for and things I can't get even in latest flagships (unlimited google photos, viper/dolby for audio, auto call recording, fully bezel less screen...and make UI customisations since Android 11)
Definitely not the best for someone who wants a phone that works, but amazing for someone who is willing to put time into it
Can I ask which custom rom are you using? And also I'm curious about the refresh rate. Doesn't that drain the battery super quickly?
Which custom rom?
How much SOT you get?
And how can the display be overclocked?
Well said
Sadly couldnt get it at launch. So i bought it 3 years later, replaced the battery & slapped on it a cool ROM, still undefeated imo. 2nd favorite phone after 1+ 7 pro.
You should do a video on the popup cameras as a whole.....Its really unfortunate that trend has completely died
My personal favorite phone from this era was Mi Mix 3. Phones with screens free from selfie cameras look so gorgeous, and I rarely use the front camera, so the popup one was perfect. It's really a shame that they gave up on this technology.
Too many tech RUclipsrs over use the phrase "As a whole"
The criticism was about durability and water resistance but...
They never saw the video of an Indian lifting weights tied to the sliding camera.
And waterproofing doesn't exist and whatever water resistance any phones have isn't meant to be abused.
3:24 It did actually get the Android 11 update, (MIUI 12.5) which was a massive upgrade over whatever the hell it shipped with...
I still have my Xiaomi MI 9T and I also could have sworn it got Android 11. I bought it because Xiaomi promised 2 major updates.
MIUI 12 ended up slowing it down a bit tbh
Had this phone back in 2020
and I still miss it now 😢
I still have this phone running Android 14 as my secondary phone along side my 16 Pro Max as my main, it still works, battery is still fine, no parts replaced and the popup camera also works, This was peak xiaomi.
Hello. If I use custom ROM and Gcam on this phone, will the Laser Autofocus still work? One HUGE problem with these sensors with Pixel Binning is that they are slow to focus.
I bought Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro in early 2020, 5 years later, still going strong. While I do feel dated without stereo speaker and 120hz screen,
it's still good enough for media scrolling, anime watching (with audio jack) and most importantly webtoon comic reading (no dynamic island, notch, teardrop, pinhole front camera) that get in the way of immersion, pop up camera should make a comeback
This is by far the best flagship killer and not many smartphones can beat it to this day. I'd say the 13T/14T is the closest but minus motorized motor fears it's a good successor. Can't go wrong going with this back in the day. Wished we had something similar now.
13t is meh especially because the soc 12 T pro better in any way imo
As someone who had the non pro version for almost 4 years before the battery went obsolete, this is probably the best phone I've ever owned. Yeah the fingerprint reader was iffy, but the screen was fire, the cameras were pretty decent (not iPhone quality but still). Watching videos on this screen was a blast.
You're releasing videos on basically every phone I have on my collection at this point LOL.
Great video as always
pop up camera for phones were literally the same as pop up headlights for cars
everyone loved them but manufacturers discontinued them
this phone really feels like an rx7, miata and ae86.
I had a non-pro version of Mi 9T. I loved the phone and used it for a long time. The updates kind of ruined the camera; the zoom camera was good before the update. I took it to Vietnam before the update and have taken some amazing photos with stock and GCam. I've later used it with custom roms and Gcam and it was a great daily driver for 2 years. Still miss the pop up camera
You set a goal at 100,000. You weren't shy about it. You went out and got it! Congratulations my friend. I'm pretty sure this is the day you will pass that 100,000. From one of your first 5,000 congratulations! We are all proud of you
I still miss the LG G8 that I had back in 2019. Great hardware and the perfect size in my opinion. Something about the way that they tuned their haptic engine as well always felt super good.
still using my k20 pro with a custom rom till date as a second phone, that thing still doesn't skip a beat ( except it's aging battery )
Still using this phone as my secondary phone. Gotta say this phone is a beast. Just replaced the battery few months ago and the phone still performs well.
This phone was called Redmi K20 Pro in my country. I could not find this phone a year later so I was forced to purchase that Samsung microwave phone instead.
Watching this video on this very phone. I don't want to replace it unless it's completely necessary
2019 was the year where competition is peak... Innovation after innovation... Manufacturers is like throwing releases after releases with new features... Phone makers were trying to outshine each other... It was a good time for consumers ... We love that year!
Getting an S24 Ultra didn't stop me from appreciating how much of a fantastic job Xiaomi did with this one. They absolutely killed it!
Used this phone for 5 years, upgraded to 13T Pro early this year, it's really a great phone
Loving that the creators you put clips of in your vids are ones i watch. Hardware Canucks, Noah Herman...you got taste, Ryan!
Watching it on my K20pro 🛐
The only reason I skipped K20 Pro , was the lack of IR Blaster... it's just me , might be nitpicking, yet it's so useful to me... I couldn't go on a phone without it ..
Firstly, An applaud for this video! Mate I've used the Flame red K20pro for 4 years since launch and the support for custom Roms is crazy for this guy. This was the best innovation in 2019
Hi
Got in February 2020 and it’s still going strong. Top 5 smartphones ever created
Thats crazy, I got it a month before you and also still going strong, lol. Considering not replacing it and just getting a battery replacement because it does everything I need it too. Sure, a better camera would be nice. But not a priority.
I still use this phone, I got it 5 years ago when my son was born. The camera and screen are flagship killers even today. My friend has an iPhone 16 pro max and a Samsung S24 ultra; my camera ain't so far off. The battery is bad, and the power buttons are bad, but with a modern case, it's still a stunner.
I used it for 4 years. Worked like a champ.
After replacing the battery my house help uses it. She just loves the phone and it STILL does not lag or stutter for her. This and Poco F1 were the biggest winner's from Xiaomi
I had this phone for FOUR years. I just swapped it in February for an S24 Ultra and gave the Mi 9T Pro to my aunt. It's a great phone and it served me well.
Almost there my brother! Can't wait for that 100K. Loved this phone. I also had it in red
A couple months back this phone of mine suffered a chipset failure from overheating and is now dead. RIP.
Oh yes, I bought this as soon as it came out in 2019.
Switched phones 2 years later but gave it to my mate and 5 years later it still runs great 😄
Watching from my Mi 9T..
It was an absolute beast when it launched and still holding up pretty well to this day.
Pretty sure you can't easily find a full display with pop-up selfie cam that also has a 3.5mm jack
+ that 2x telephoto with the latest gcam mods and the right xmls can take not only usable but actually really nice photos
helloo i have the k20 pro with a custom rom and i want to know more about the gcam mods, is there any place i can contact you and you can help me with the xml files and gcam?
does gcam need the right xmls?
where can i learn more?
I bought this phone when it came out, and I really enjoyed using it. The hardware was great and the pop up selfie camera was very cool, however the software was kind of lackluster. I replaced it for the Pixel 6 two years ago as its battery got worse
Insane production quality man. I've been watching you for quite a while now and you have had me hooked with all of your videos.
Had the poco f2 pro, really miss the pop up camera phone. Uninterrupted display
Hey Ryan, I love these recent videos you have done for classic and great phones over the last 7-9 years! I still have my honor 8 and honor v20 for days past. Love revisiting these classics. Keep up the great work!
So proud to be an owner of it. In full 256 GB. Was collecting dust but your video just motivated me to do the mods. I used to install custom roms 7-8 years ago on my redmi note 4. So i know what I'll be doing 😁. Anyways thanks for featuring this legend. It just sparked a curiosity in my mind.
Still rocking mine! Complete Beast fs!❤
Mi 9T Pro user. Bought in Nov 2019 and recently replaced the battery and shattered glass back for plastic. Great bang-for-buck phone and how the front-camera was implemented back than. Only downside was the lack of good software (support). I had to root my phone to get even app notifications working.. Now happy with A12 custom rom and soon I will upgrade to A14/A15. 😃
Been watching a lot of your videos recently. Chilled and not too fast, like the big dog does.
Still own and still use this phone daily.
I've been an android early adopter, and I had a lot of phones over the years, including the first Samsung note and the first 1+. This is the phone that lasted me the longest and I bought it back then just casually, I wasn't looking for a flagship which by then became way too expensive, I was just looking for a usable phone. Except the first 1+, which was exceptional, this is the best phone I ever used, even just for longevity. Also, with earlier phones I tinkered a lot and went through roms. I have never felt the need for this as it is still crunching through every day usage.
I remember really wanting this phone when it was new. Unfortunately it wasn't available with 512 GB storage in my country, and 256 GB just wasn't enough for me. So I went for Asus Zenfone 6 instead. It was a great phone. Same screen size as this Xiaomi (I actually used the glass screen protectors made for this on my Zenfone, fitted perfectly). Zenfone 6 was a killer phone, 5000 mAh battery (very big for 2019), and the screen with no cutout was just beautiful, even when it was just LCD, not OLED. That phone worked perfectly for me, I used it for 3-4 years. Snapdragon 855 is plenty powerful even to this day, and the flip up camera was a great party trick. Unfortunately my Zenfone 6 died, probably due to some motherboard issue, I would probably use it to this day if it worked. I think that this Zenfone is also worth revisiting. A great phone from the era when we could get phones with no in display cutout for selfie camera. We sadly can't get these anymore these days really, there are some with in-display hidden camera, but those phones are not mainstream and the camera is pretty bad because the technology still isn't perfected
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I have this phone still working from 2019 even the pop up camera works like a charm, peak design, nice camera and the battery still holds charge, and i use it daily!!!
Also want to point out its durability, didn't expect to have the popup camera still working like day one 5 years later 🤯 i have dropped it numerous times and other than a scratch on the screen it doesn't have any other damage. The battery for me seems to be almost like new, it holds really well, and only now appears to give signs of slowly degrading. Overall a legendary phone
Watching this on my k20 pr. 5 years and still running mint with android 14 custom rom.
I have got it right after the release, and bought it for my brother too. We're both rocking it to this day.
Bought this Dec 2019, still rocking this phone going into 2025 😅 can't really complain, still does everything i need done, play any game I throw at it be it genshin or emulation. And the no notch, no punch hole is just the best. Can't imagine myself switching to a phone with a punch hole or notch
Redmi Note 4X, Pocophone F1 and Mi9T pro(K20 pro) are the 3 legends of Xiaomi brand.
Note 4X - widened their customization community and introduced xiaomi globally.
Pocophone F1 - the OG flagship killer, low price high specs.
Mi9T pro - Flagship killer killer, design + custom roms + custom kernels + powerful cameras.
damn, i miss these phones.
Watching this on Mi 9T that i bought for ~100$ a year ago with android 15 running, i feel really complemented about my choice, this unit still holds up great
I had it! What a legend, and the price was crazy for the specs, I got it for less than 350 £ I believe. I miss the pop-up camera
Watching this on a 5-year-old K20 Pro running an Android 14 custom ROM. One of the best purchases I've ever made. !
I'm replying from my own Mi9t Pro. Still working amazingly well after 5+ years. Changed the battery last year as it had degraded to around 3000 mah out of 4000 and it was also started to swallow. The main reason i'm still keeping it is the full display without a camera hole. And YES, the Gcam mod for this phone is really good, like it enhances the camera really well and works amazingly compared to the official camera app
Hello. If I use custom ROM and Gcam on this phone, will the Laser Autofocus still work? One HUGE problem with these sensors with Pixel Binning is that they are slow to focus.
@@endtimesprophecylessonsI am on stock rom and Gcam works totally fine
Got this phone during covid lockdown started, loved this phone.
Still in prinstine condition and does excel in everything except battery life (still in its original with
Watching this on a redmik20 rn zero scratches still like new, just the battery has degraded, best phone I've used until now
Mi 9T is still my favourite Android phone I've owned. Used it for nearly two years and honestly still kinda miss it.
ngl this was my dream phone back then, i never got it tho but i now use Poco X6 Pro so im good
I would say one of the goats 😊 nokia 3310, siemens c45, motorola rzr, sony erickson k800, iphone 3g, iphone 5, htc m8, xiaomi 9/9t pro...design and beautiful display wihith no punch 😊 felt great in hands
Redmi K20 Pro owner here, still use it. Mine actually natively got software updates till MIUI 12.5.1 Global Stable on Android 11 which is what its currently running on.
What about battry backup on miui 12.5? Any lag
@@fashionhouse-oj6je Its still on the same battery that it came with in July 2019, never had it replaced so its not the absolute best but I can still get through a whole day easily without ever having to worry about it running out. I just charge it once per day to about 80-90% and that's enough even when I am gonna be using things like Android Auto and stuff on it throughout the day.
No lag whatsoever, its completely fluid and smooth, all gestures work brilliantly though after bootups it takes about 10-15 to load all its elements correctly so in that small time period it sometimes feels less responsive but after that, its perfect smooth.
Part of the reason that I haven't upgraded from it is because I really don't have any issues with it. And having gotten so used to the full screen with no cutouts, its difficult to go for something else.
i bought mine in november 2019. i´ve used it until last month when i changed it for a poco f6 pro. I didnt change because it was slow or anything like that. It was just that the battery didnt last me a full day. It was by far the best phone i had in my life.
I'm watching this video using my regular Mi 9. Few weeks ago it became lagging so bad that i can't use it. I was searching for a new phone and so overwhelmed by many choices these days. So i decided to learn how to flash it and install the PixelOS rom, and it was the best decision. It works very wonderful and so snappy, just like a new phone, pixel specifically.
I believe this phone can handle at least 1 or more years from now, hopefully.
I had it up until 2022 and loved it. The Xiaomi software was effectively the downside but indeed a powerful device, eventually installed the Pixel experience but this made the phone not efficient as a main device since basically all the banks/debit card applications would not run on a device with an unlocked bootloader.
Had to revert to a stock image and after a while switched to another device.
But man I miss that phone.
Using this phone right now. Running smoothly till now.
Still using this legendary device ❤️ custom roms gave a new life to this phone
Yep, still got mine, although the non pro version, only difference is the CPU. I love it and still keeps a decent battery, but due to some suspected water damage the accelerometer and proximity sensors do not work.
I still using it, still great phone. I can buy new phone but i really don't need! I love this phone.
Thanks to the community, installed android 15 on it and my phone rocks.
Still have mine in a drawer as a backup phone, fully operational. It still is very nice to the eye (the rare white variant)
POCO F1 and K20 Pro will forever be the Peak of Xiaomi Devices! Price to Value ratio was unbelievable!
Started using this beast from last 2 years still rocking it with Android 14 custom rom change the battery recently boom, excellent in performance for cameras using gcam i can still rock this device 2 more years ❤
I really miss those days,flashing roms,trying to get different things like Gcam and etc going on different phones. Life moves so fast now I never feel like I have time for that sort of thing anymore but back when I had a couple android geek friends we would literally have the time of our lives comparing roms,overclocking CPU’s and shit 💀💀 phones are so good now though it doesn’t feel like a necessity.
i used this phone about 1 year back in 2020... mine broke because i dropped it but thos phone still looks new-ish somehow ( full screen without camera hole, triple camera setup, etc)
Ryan! Good luck on your RUclips journey. Your videos are great and high quality.
Please take a look at Nokia Lumia devices such as the Lumia 900 or 1520. Maybe the Nokia N9
Always wanted one. But by the time I was ready to buy a backup phone, it was out of stock. Bought the 10T Pro instead. A bit of a step backwards in terms of auxiliary cameras and selfie camera, but that one came with a honking huge 1/1.3" 108MP main sensor with an unusual 4-into-1 binning set-up that output 27MP images (rather than the 12 that most "108MP" sensors did. While this made photo save times excruciatingly slow, it also meant that the native resolution in the API was 27MP rather than the 12MP that most big sensors default to. Which means that you can video in 6k60fps on third party apps like Filmic. Which is astounding for a budget phone from four years ago.
The back of this phone looked ao sexy, i was obsessed with it when it first came out
5.5 years in. Still using it. Zero issues.
I appreciate your hard work. 💯
I still have one and didn't find any phone worth replacing this gem
I did all that on a Huawei Sonic back in the day ... Never used this phone but I respect those who are still using this 💪
Almost 6 years later, I'm still using the base version 9t. I don't intend to upgrade anytime soon.
Mi 9t pro/mi 11 ultra & redmi note 8 pro⬅️legendary xiaomi smartphones
Still working like a champ
Changed display 2 time(droped by mistake)
After 5 years only issue i am getting is battery issue and front camera motor not opening properly.
Not a single phone in the market whom i can upgrade to. Every phone looks like a downgrade to me.
The K20 Pro is the best phone ever made. I am not even joking, just straight up the greatest value to have ever existed. I hate MIUI but I could get around that very easily and that made it an insane phone. Also, it got a lot of community support with good custom roms as well as camera ports that didn't ruin the processing.
Watching on my Redmi K20 Pro
I had the Mi 9T, and i literally loved that thing to death. After 3 years sadly it suddenly turned off and never on again. I miss it like crazy even with my s23 today, the photos were even better with the Mi9t in my opinion.
I still use Mi 9T PRO, it is android 11 right now which is the latest official update for it. And there's no software compatibility issues which you said at 3:37. Meanwhile, all other phones with android 14 and 15 really have the software compatibility issues, it is a fact that many apps/games in playstore can't be installed in those phones.
Having the latest OS version isn't always the best. And I'll be more happy if I know how to downgrade to android 10 or 9 because more apps/games will become available in playstore.
What made us buy this was the Pearl White option, that thing looked like OnePlus! But the only thing missing with this was water resistance. My partner's phone died because it fell into the water and got screwed immediately.
It wasn't just a decent camera, with the GCam mod it was very capable! I was considering modding it with Pixel experience before it died.
I installed Google Camera on this phone and it still holds up to this day 6 years later almost
Watching this on my K20 💙 Still going good 💪 Also, people are still amazed seeing the pop up camera 😁
Looks like *AI* is taking over the smartphone.
I have been using the K20 Pro since 2019, and it continues to perform exceptionally well in 2024.