Back at the start of May, I jumped on the chance to start using the Xiaomi Mi 5 Pro, which is my first experience with Xiaomi phones. In fact, other than a few of their respectable power banks, and a “not-completely-hacked-yet-to-do-what-I-want” Box 3rd Generation (which is due its own separate review/post; read the article if you are asking “what the heck is that?”); this is my first Xiaomi product.
Nevertheless, I will prattle for quite a bit before diving into the actual usage experience thereof, ranting for a bit and providing background as well. If you wish to skip this, just jump directly to the actual article.