https://www.gsmarena.com/poco_f5_redmi_note_12_turbo_long_term-review-2634.php
Poco's F-series devices have, for the past few years, been its entrants into the 'flagship killer' realm, and recently the family has been split into two...
I bought this phone and have no regrets.
The only thing lacking a bit for me is the software, but I'm just waiting for an official custom recovery and I'll install a pixel-like rom.
Is the bootloader unlockable? I've been reading that Xiaomi is starting to make it difficult to unlock.
It's a bit shitty, but it still works. You need to link your Xiaomi account with Mi Unlocker in the dev settings and then wait from 3 days to 1 month.
But since I do that when I first get the phone, by the time I want to install a custom rom, it's ready.
Oh that's what I had to do for my Mi 11x/F3 as well. Good to hear. I remember reading that Xiaomi had gone the way of Samsung and completely stopped official unlocks.
I believe the reason they do this is because some resellers were unlocking the bootloader and installing a ROM with malware and selling that off to unsuspecting customers. This delay (and needing to be registered with a phone number) makes that process both impractical and easy to detect.
I believe the reason they do this is because some resellers were unlocking the bootloader and installing a ROM with malware and selling that off to unsuspecting customers. This delay (and needing to be registered with a phone number) makes that process both impractical and easy to detect.
This is true, but also really stupid. The resellers that insert malicious roms into their phones always manage to get a privileged account from someone at Xiaomi that allows for instant bootloader unlock, so only legit customers get screwed by this.