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ANDROID ADVISOR<br />
ReVIew<br />
shooting modes including manual, beautify, Tilt-shift<br />
and group shot, plus real-time filters. After the photo<br />
is taken there are also some decent editing tools.<br />
We were impressed with the quality of our test<br />
images, which were very well exposed and offered<br />
very realistic colours. Detail was softer than we were<br />
expecting, however. The front camera has also been<br />
upgraded from 4- to 8Mp, which is plenty clear<br />
enough for video chat and selfies.<br />
Software<br />
The Xiaomi Mi 6 runs MIUI 8.2, which is a custom<br />
version of <strong>Android</strong> 6.0 Marshmallow (the latest version<br />
of <strong>Android</strong> is Nougat, and <strong>Android</strong> O is expected<br />
within the next few months). The main differences<br />
you’ll notice are the lack of an app tray – everything<br />
is laid out on the home screen in an iPhone-esque<br />
fashion – and you’ll find some changes in the Settings<br />
menu. Fortunately there’s a search option at the top<br />
that makes it easier to find what you’re looking for.<br />
Oh and, of course, the lack of Google Play. Which<br />
is a real issue for UK users (if you intend to use the Mi<br />
6 only for calls and texts you don’t need a Mi 6). Until a<br />
Global model is offered with Google Play preinstalled<br />
we wouldn’t recommend the Mi 6 to UK users who<br />
don’t know what they’re doing. Although we managed<br />
to get Google Play and various apps installed as we<br />
have outlined earlier in this review, we did still run into<br />
the odd issue, including a Gmail error message that<br />
said it was having trouble with Google Play Services.<br />
You can, of course, use Xiaomi’s own apps for<br />
such things as email – you don’t have to use Google<br />
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