Their hardware, sure. Software, not so much. Mi Home is an abomination.

MIUI OS seems to be liked by some, personally think it's terrible.

That said, they are one of the few phone companies left that allow consumers to unlock the bootloader, along with offering some stock android models with zero bloatware and monthly security updates.

Samsungs are worthless now if you can't install Lineage on them.

OS? xiaomi can create their own os? I suspect that.

When we say the word “system”, it means a lot of foundation of system design and practices.

China companies lag in system design, this situation is very clear now; Still the root cause of this lag is related to the outdated government system.

Don't Xiaomi sell their brand to other manufacturers? So devices are designed by Xiaomi with decent quality, while others fall short?