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Xiaomi Tab 7 Pro (Global) (512GB+12GB, Blue)
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I. Walker –
The BLX-1 battery has been created for the latest [as of 2024] OM-Digital mirrorless Micro-Four-Thirds camera bodies. It is well made and although I have not owned any long enough to give a view as to potential capacity fade with time, but so far the amount of use – the number of shots and active, switch-on time, and performance all appear good. Before I get to a more detailed review, however, I wanted to offer a word of warning to anyone considering buying a third-party battery. A few years ago I was invested in the Canon ecosystem and a work colleague persuaded me that I could “save a lot of money” by purchasing 3rd-party batteries for my camera. One day I was attending a county fair that included a falconry display, and I was shooting in C-AF mode with my camera, taking bursts of shots in groups of say 15-20 at a time. I started to feel my right hand getting hot on the camera grip… and when I investigated discovered that a brand new third party battery was overheating, likely because of the draw that continuous shooting was causing. Another reason for using original batteries concerns the performance/specification of the compatible units. Also with a Canon camera [7D] I found that I had an issue with auto-focus accuracy during C-AF operation. In the end I gave up on the camera and sold it. I later discovered from a friend who owned the same model that the issue with focus lag was caused by the fact that a single 7D battery was simply not capable of driving the camera and the big Canon L-Series lenses… which is why the Canon “Pro” range always uses huge batteries. He solved the issue by purchasing a portrait grip and adding a second battery. OK, to the review of the BLX-1:- Positives: + Very well made + Designed and built to operate with the OM-Digital M43 range + Nice increase in capacity [and therefore shots] compared with my Olympus OM-D EM-1 Mk II Negatives: – Outrageously, offensively expensive for what it is. To give you a like-for-like comparison… at the time of writing this battery is retailing on Gadget Tree for £79. A couple of weeks ago I purchased 2 extra 5.5Ah batteries for my Makita 18v cordless tools… and I paid £65 each, again from Gadget Tree. The Makita batteries have *far* more capacity, *far* more power [they have something like 8x the volume of the BLX-1] and they are designed and built to withstand use on building sites… OM Digital are ripping off customers at this price. – Change for change’s sake. When I put the BLX-1 battery side-by-side with my Olympus-original, the changes are trivial… The BLX-1 runs at 7.2v, the BLH-1 at 7.4. The BLX-1 provides 2280mAh / 17Wh of capacity; the BLH-1 provides 1720 and 12.8, respectively. But the biggest difference here is that the BLX-1 has adopted a “rounded shoulder” profile, a lot like the batteries in my old EOS 7D… which means that the BLH-1 batteries simply won’t fit. This means that if I take 2 bodies out for a day’s shooting [to quickly switch between mounted lenses] I have to take 2 complete sets of batteries. It means I have to run 2 sets of chargers. It means I have to invest in more batteries. Sum-Up I appreciate that OM-Digital are a separate company, but if they want customers to be loyal to the brand, then the brand needs to be loyal to customers. And two of the most important elements of that – apart from producing good quality gear – is to charge fair prices and offer rational upgrade/migration paths. OM-Digital are doing neither of those things with the BLX-1, which is why they only deserve 3 stars. 2 people found this helpful
Mr Fred McBreen –
On the whole I’ve had a decent experience with this phone. I migrated over from a pixel 6, which I have to say was super easy. Just remember to make sure whatsapp is freshly backed up on your old phone!
The next thing I did was get a little frustrated with the interface, I think because I selected the ‘classic’ home screen. I gave it a few days, didn’t get on with it then I eventually worked out that you can change it pretty easily by going to settings->home screen and change the home screen to “with app drawer” and that alleviated pretty much all of my annoyances straight away! So then for the most part, the OS behaves very much like (but not identical to) the stock android experience you get on a pixel phone so I felt pretty at home. Saying that, I did find the odd quirk which I guess is simply quirks with the OS (Hyper OS I believe it calls itself). You get the occasional UI glitch, and accessing the apps list all the icons sometimes ‘flutter’, before settling down which is a bit weird. I’ve also found it seems to take a few seconds whilst it seems to think about life when you navigate around – particularly returning to the home screen. So not sure what’s going on there, as the phone should be performant enough to be able to handle the ui. Speaking of performance, It has a few different settings for performance and it defaults to ‘balanced’. I tried the high performance mode and still got the odd blip. Despite this, it’s not a deal breaker by any means, just hopeful that Xiaomi take the time to refine the OS – I have to say my pixel has been rock solid on that front for some time but when I first got it is also had the odd teething issue with the OS. Music through the phone is pretty decent, and sounds great through my edifier headphones so very happy on that front. The camera(s) can take some fantastic shots, though I actually found it a bit hit and miss overall. I’d put this down to software though to be honest, rather than the hardware – when you get a good photo, they look amazing. Again I think coming from a pixel you get used to some things in terms of the software quality and the google camera is particular good I think. Saying all that, the key point is it can take really great photos so not a deal breaker, might just take a bit of time to get used to it. I’ve included a photo of me at a gig, quite far back in a dark room so the photo isn’t bad considering! The look and feel of the phone is really good – quite premium. Four cameras seems a bit OTT but that’s the way of the mobile phone market these days. The case that came with it whilst basic looking feels great so that was a bonus. I’m not a massive gamer, but gave a few titles a whirl and performance was great on that front – I was able to select max settings on all the ones I tried and the phone performed just fine. A little warm at times but nothing to be concerned by! Charging is good, fast charge works really well and is quite impressive actually. The battery life seems really good too, I’ve not had any issues there. So overall, very happy, but hopeful for a few improvements to the OS and apps to iron out the little niggles 10 people found this helpful
Istvan Szucs-Pap –
Bought this as a replacement for my Redmi 11. Very happy with this item, price very competitive and holds it’s own against the iPhone and Samsungs on the market. Admittedly I don’t game which means my battery lasts at least 2 days. Easy to use, size isn’t too big and fits in the hand nicely, screen size and clarity very good.
Kerrie Holmes –
February 2025 Style Name: Xiaomi 14T Pro Size Name: 12+512GB Colour: Black I love this phone. It has an excellent camera for the price. As a plus, it comes with a pouch and a ring holder.
Paulina Pachucka (verified owner) –
February 2025 Style Name: Xiaomi 14T Pro Size Name: 12+512GB Colour: Titanium I really like this phone. Amazing, very fast, quality material.I highly recommend this phone.
Helen Burton (verified owner) –
October 2024 Style Name: Xiaomi 14T Size Name: 12+512GB Colour: Black Very good phone and much lighter than 13T 3 people found this helpful