The new phone I got yesterday, Redmi Note 12, supports 5G (though it says it supports 5G, I really can't find the button)

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Then, the thing that broke me: no Google!

This is mostly Xiaomi's dumb move—non-flagship models can't get Google services installed later, while flagships come with them built-in, so there's no need to install them later

The money-saving plan is ruined. Should've gone with Meizu instead—installing Google on Flyme is pretty easy

Well, back to square one

For now, everything's fine except that Google services can't be installed properly