I have bought 2 xiaomi smart phones. One is dead (black screen) and after weeks of following up with both global and online point of sale I am ready to give up. Please be aware that once broken its a throwaway device.

I like the phone considering the value and price. The phone is a bit bulky. Camera quality is average. The styling of gradient blue looks very good. Battery life is acceptable lasting two days on average use. Performance is good. Screen is good looking. However considering the price versus build quality I think it is very much worth it. I recommend it.

The main selling point on this phone, for me, was the impressive specs offered for a budget smartphone. I am by no means a tech guru, so any features offered in a high end phone are largely cost inefficient for me personally. In laymans terms, the camera takes excellent photos, the battery life is superb and the operating system is silky smooth (4gb RAM, 128gb ROM). There are lot of similarities between other Android phones, so I have adapted very quickly to the Xiaomi. Overall, I would highly recommend this phone to anyone fed up paying $1000+ for smartphones that essentially (in my eyes) do the same thing a nanosecond faster.

The phone has super fast response time, tap an icon and things work right away, admittedly it has only been a month, we'll see how it holds up down the track.
Not a big picture taker but what photos I have taken of my pets are extremely detailed and clear.
The display is very crisp and clear even when dimmed for night reading.
I YouTube and stream from my phone and have no lagging issues at all.
Apps are lightning fast, response time is like nano seconds...
Highly recommend this phone for anyone on a tight budget.
I got one for myself and the wife for just under $300 each.
The below photo is of my cat at night with only a small bedside lamp for light source.