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Stuck in a Dilemma between Xiaomi 17 and Samsung 25 Ultra

Location: India

I am ardent android user but I dabbled with iphone 15 for the past 3 years as my daily driver with Poco X3 Pro as a backup. The backup died few weeks ago and I decided to switch to Android for good.

This phone will be daily driver and I also plan on using it to shoot product quality videos and emulate some PC games using Gamehub.

I was so sure on going with S25 Ultra until Amazon India revealed the deal price for Xiaomi 17. The deal seems too good to pass on - it has a newer chip, better battery and storage compared to the S25 Ultra and the size isn't a factor for me as since I come from a base iphone 15 which is similar size.

My concerns with Mi 17 are the heat, throttle issue and the HyperOS. I have been using Samsung A56 for 3 months as my temporary device (which I have to return to it's owner) and OneUI is so refined and definitely miles better than HyperOS. I had flashed Pixel OS in Poco X3 Pro I had and I can go the same route with Mi 17 as well but It would be atleast 2 years before the Custom Roms get stabilised for this mobile.

So if anyone who owns a Xiaomi 17 and used it for gaming or emulating - how is the throttle issue and how is battery holding up with heat trying to sabotage it from within?

TLDR: I was going to go with S25 Ultra until Amazon Sale revealed the price for Xiaomi 17, now stuck in a dilemma on whether the S25U worth the extra 25k rupees spent with the Older Chip and Lesser Storage compared to the cheaper Mi 17 despite it's heating, throttling and Software issue

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u/idkwhyban — 11 days ago

[WTB] Need 1 Odyssey Palazzo Imax Ticket - Preferably in A Row | Chennai

Already have single ticket in that row for Sunday 12:30PM. So looking for ticket for a friend in that show as well.

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u/idkwhyban — 3 months ago

[WTS] JanaNayagan First Day Tickets at Rohini | Chennai |Rs. 238

23rd July - First day

04:30 PM - Rukmini Screen - Center Seat - H Row

Single Ticket

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u/idkwhyban — 3 months ago

[WTS] JanaNayagan FDFS Tickets at 7 Screen Kilambakkam | Chennai | Rs. 500 per Ticket

JanaNayagan FDFS - 7 Screen Cinemas Kilambakkam

23rd July 9:45 AM - Screen 3

2 single tickets available.

Interested DM.

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u/idkwhyban — 3 months ago

[WTS] JanaNayagan First Day Tickets at Rohini | Chennai | Rs. 300 per Ticket

23rd July - First day

12:35 PM - Second Show - Rupini Screen - X Row
04:30 PM - Rukmini Screen - Center Seat - H Row

Single Tickets Interested DM

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u/idkwhyban — 3 months ago

[WTS] JanaNayagan First Day Rohini Chennai Tickets Available

23rd July - First day

12:35 PM - Second Show - Rupini Screen
04:30 PM - Rukmini Screen - Center Seat

Single Tickets. DM to Buy

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u/idkwhyban — 3 months ago

I have a Conspiracy Theory….. more like a rant but okay

So we all know there is a bunch of By-Elections that will take place across TN soon with MLAs resigning and such. So what is happening is DMK is trying to undermine the current government as much as possible, flood the media, turn people as much as possible against the current government - inflate every issue to “avengers level threat”, also create problems and make the government suffer to achieve all the above.

This will in turn make them win all the by election and possibly overturn the government as a majority party - I don’t even have an ounce of trust in TVK+ party - they will jump back to DMK in a blink.

This picture confirms this pattern - we previously saw how DMK tried stopping Tirupattur MLA from participating in the trust vote, knowing well that they won fair and square after 4 recounts - this shows how they used court orders. Now this case does the same - they will prolong the by election with this case till they are certain that they will win by a landslide by using their tactics.

Now, why didn’t they do the same in the election - we all witnessed how lethargic they were with TVK who were constantly attacking them. Never even considered them as a serious party but I refuse to believe they didn’t know the ground reality. People who were in politics even before vijay was born didn’t realise the result doesn’t really sound absolute to me. So my theory is DMK is trying to play the long game by positioning them as the only party - monopoly in state politics by rendering the term ‘change’ obsolete. Making people believe that they ‘change’ that they are looking for is not in their favour cuz that is what will happen if the current government is overturned, people will hesitate to vote for change again.

Now, I will be stupid to blame to DMK for all the issues that happening - **this is mostly issue with the governance** - people in the ministries have no prior experience of state governance but I also refuse to believe there is no DMK involvement however small it may be - they are notorious for that.

Ipo odane Route Mafia nu varuvaanga… Idc about the downvotes but again this is just a conspiracy I have been thinking about it for a while - Even I am not sure of my political stand and now the incompetence of the current government is just pushing me more into being apolitical. Also, do comment on your opinion of this being an actual case or what do you think is happening?
If you are of opinion that DMK/TVK as thooya sakthi, please downvote and stay away - I am really over the lesser evil talk.

u/idkwhyban — 4 months ago

Am I doing something wrong?

I have been consistently investing in this for past 2 years.

The current total returns or XIRR sits at just 2.4%, ain’t even beating inflation with this.

Duration of Investment: Till Retirement - So probably 20-25 years.

Risk appetite: low-moderate

Am I doing something wrong - should I restructure?

Or is it just bear market right now and I just stay put and keep investing?

u/idkwhyban — 5 months ago