Cold Ali express is a crappy website with zero customer service full of scammers. Buy from here at your own peril or at the very least pay by credit card.

Not true. Just because you haven't probably bought anything from them in the past, doesn't mean that you can talk crap like that. Whenever I haven't received anything within the estimated period of time they were always more than happy to arrange a refund, and even automatically without moving any of my fingers.

​yeah sure. Here you go https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.funeasylearn.chinese

​How can anyone get to so many failed orders before giving up? Sounds like nonsense. I've bought over 30 items and not had one problem. Put the shovel down pal.

Did somebody just heated this year old thread?

Mainly because most of these orders were placed on four-five occasions from various 'retailers' without awaiting the outcome of other orders. You might have a different experience but don't assume others' are not an accurate account of their own. In general I've found the orders to be poor quality and prone to issues either at the outset or sometime early on in their use. Like it or lump it, that's how it was; it would be a strange thing for me to make-up and write about. Glad you have found it better, just go careful there.

Why would i be working for Aliexpress while living in the North East of England ? are you one of those silly retarded mongs who bought a $5 Iphone from China and thought they were getting a real one or just a silly bigoted closet racist ?

Funnily enough you can buy everything from Apple to Samsung to Sony and your money is protected in exactly the same way as Ebay and Paypal , you can easily claim a refund if needed or you could use your Credit Card and use the chargeback.


But lets ignore the truth and facts and sink to being little bigots like you.

LOL, Nice Reply, do you work for them? theu just sell Sh1TT

Appreciated. Thanks.

Where does it say they promise no customs? I can't seem to find it :s

​yes its like chinese ebay. Items take upto 35 days to arrive but your money is held by them till you say it has arrived. Football shirts are amazing. Any chinese items on ebay sell on there for alot less to, like £10 smart watches

​32 orders and not one scam yet.

​32 orders and not one scam yet.

Is this any better than the Sony C4 that John Lewis had on offer the other day?

Have been thinking of purchasing a Chinese phone. Is there any customs charges for shipping to the UK?

It's on 5.11.26 at the moment. You're not missing anything, if anything it's less stable than 5.10.22.

Your a moron.

Used Aliexpress for years without any hitch , the phone in this deal arrived today perfectly bubblewrapped in tough plastic and the standard Xiaomi cardboard box , everything sealed exactly as it should be , everything works exactly as it should do.

Yes there are scammers but they are slowly being removed, there are more scammers on Ebay and ive been ripped off by more of my greedy **** fellow Brits than any scary Chinese website..... but as with Ebay your money is protected, now the real problem is Royal Mail, they are a bloody joke.

Ordering a new phone tonight and can't decide between this and the doogee f5? Is the extra gig of ram on the f5 not the deciding factor?

shouldnt be allowed to post here. site is riddles with scammers and full of fakes. yes you can get genuine items but its very hit and miss. similar to ebay exept you are buying from the other side of the world and you have no paypal protection

Well it checks for OTA updates but I'm yet to be notified one is available. Still 5.10.22.Weekly.

What is yours running?

Does yours update automatically now? I didn't think the way I'd set mine up i.e. not rooted it would do this, but it does!

+1. Mine too.

Pretty good to be honest, certainly better than that. I'm a light user, but often still well over 50% when I get home after two hours of commuting. MIUI 7 5.10.22

Barbs

What sort of battery life are other owners getting? On mine you can almost was the battery percentage drop. i.e. 20mins audio dropped the battery to 86%, then 72% after 40 mins. Mine's running MIUI 7 Stable 7.00.66.00 (LHMCNCI) (It isnt't rooted according to the banking apps I can run)

Great phone! thanks OP!

Bought 5 different things int he last 12 months, no problems at all. Just like ebay, check the feedback of the seller!

I thought only UK sellers were allowed on HUKD...

Might return my Wileyfox Swift for this!

this is good info but the 02/giffgaff/tesco not offering 4g support on the phone may change the chip in the phone supports it just needs unlocking which can only happen once someone figures it out and the other way is o2 is being purchased by 3 so you would expect a network merge.

For the price the phone is fantastic a few things let it down

camera is not great
no gorilla glass
plastic back is weak

two of those can sort of be corrected with glass screen protecter and you just get a case for the phone to go in for a replacement back.

The Note3 has just been unveiled at a tech show in China, but the specs are actually slightly WORSE than the Note2, it just has a few more gimmicks like a fingerprint scanner - basically it has gone all Apple.

This means the prices on the Note 2 MAY drop slightly.

For the record I own a Note 1 3G, because I use GiffGaff, and the 4G versions dont support 800MHz, the main channel used by GG, this is true of the 2 and the new 3; so they will work on EE, 3, etc, but not on O2 or GG.

The Xiaomis are great phones, well made and well supported, I get weekly UI updates as part of the BETA program, and there are loads of custom ROM options, including one for Android v6.

Ali Express is a bit like Ebay used to be, lots of sellers, some good, some bad, some selling nothing but fakes. If you stick to the higher rated sellers you will USUALLY be OK, although I did have one batch of dodgy SD cards from a Two Crown rated seller.

If your item isnt available from someone sporting a Crown, look at the rest, look at the comments left, the quantities sold and the feedback history, some good sellers suddenly turn bad (change of owner??) and this is reflected in lots of recent poor rating after years of good ones.

If a number of people are selling at well below the price of everyone else, it is probably a fake, look closely at the description, and dont click to confirm your order has arrived until you are 100% certain it is genuine.

i have placed hundreds of orders with AliE over the last 4-5 years, the majority have been perfectly fine, and of the ones that havent, I have been refunded in all but two cases.

IN CONTRAST

I have ordered ONCE from Amazon.com (the US site); a £250 Nakamichi ICE unit.

I received three sheets of sanding paper........

Is this still available? Spec wise, how does it compare to say Samsung S4 and S5?

You want to download the "Global" Rom (your was supplied with the "Chinese ROM" and install it, if you have the Xiaomi MIUI program installed on a WinPC it is very easy, download the ROM from the MIUI forum link, plug the phone in, select update and pick the location of the ROM.
If you dont, go visit the MIUI forums, there are plenty of guides on how to download the ROM and install it directly on the phone. I have done it both ways, but I have a Note 3G, which is slightly different.

For the nay sayers, £94 is the official price of the phone, so one at this price on AliExpress doesnt mean it is fake; there ARE fake phones out there (I have a fake Lenovo right here), but Xiaomi have an app that you can use to check if your phone is legit. If it isnt, just report it as a fake using the "Dispute" button on Ali Express. DONT go and push the "Confirm" button until you are sure it is real.

Xiaomi is susceptible to faking more than the smaller companies so make sure you get it from a reputable trader:
http://www.gizmochina.com/2015/02/10/spot-fake-xiaomi-mi-note/

yes, I bought few things from them

That's for the Redmi 2, not the Redmi Note 2.

cheaper here http://www.aliexpress.com/store/product/Black-Friday-Original-Xiaomi-Redmi-2-4G-LTE-Mobile-Phone-Dual-SIM-MSM8916-Quad-Core-4/311331_32538963737.html?spm=5261.7726059.0.75.cRmWwG&sdom=2054.232987.180686.0_32538963737

Is this a trusted site?

all the items from alliexspress is fake, dont be fooled to buy from them.

you will have to root your phone that's the only way

I bought one of these from another supplier after my Samsung Galaxy gave up the ghost. Absolutely delighted with the build quality! Great phone

Wonder if anybody managed to get one on gearbests black Friday deal at $79.99 (£52ish). Got one in basket but had missed it by the time PayPal had loaded. :disappointed:

any eu warehouse go it?

Nonsense, they use escrow. Now Royal Mail who delivered it, they're a bunch of t**sers, they put the package from Ali Express on my doorstep and left it there, if it was nicked, the seller would have lost out because of the failure that is Royal Mail as I wouldn't have said I received the package.

Wow missed a bullet there,nearly got one for partner but bought Elephone P8000 .Had two weeks now after initial Sim problem no problems since and great battery life.
Any one wanting a suck of lolipop for Red Note one rom available... http://www.needrom.com/download/xiaomi-redmi-note-2-hermes-cinafoniaci-rom/#comments

Very good top mid range phone.

make up your mind UKhotdeals. Aliexpress deals are now allowed to be posted.............?

HOT BTW

Damn on the redmi note 3 - they dropped microSD support, which, for me, is a deal breaker

is it Xiaomi redmi smartphone a good smartphone?

Heat!

Removable battery on my redmi note 2. Back comes off so you can put your 2 SIM cards and micro sd cards in

It will cost £95 if you get the 16GB basic version and buy directly from Xiaomi (which we can't in the UK) personally I still think if you can get the 32gb note 3 for under £150 it's a great deal to have the latest redmi note device, if you're not bothered about having the last gen then this is a good buy. The large battery on the new one really tempts me!

Redmi Note 3 will cost around £95 and only 4g heavier than Note 2 as per this link

ive had problems with ali express after it happened 3 times i stopped ordering from them , i order of DHGATE , that site ive never had a problem , i know its very similar to ali express but it has none of the problems,

95 on fasttech
with 10% discount code xmas takes it to 86 quid
more reliable seller

I bought the 'prime' version from another site, was £25 ish more from eu, so was english downloaded the hermes version of .eu site, no issues so far. Running smooth good phone. There's a few tweaks needed, to software but that will come. I don't appear to have any bloatware at all.

Can't find a different colour back for sale separately would like a yellow or a red one.

No need to be sorry.

And no, I'm not an immigration officer.

Bizarre.

The price for Redmi Note 3 will be double, metal case adds little bulk and weight, fingerprint sensor what the use for it (are u an immigration officer)?

Sorry, I prefer the note 2.

Yes it mentioned 1-2 Business days.

Just got an email today that the item has been shipped.

​I believe you may be right, and I'm liking the look of the metal body. Mipad 2, as well. I can feel my paying finger twitching......

Redmi Note 3 to be unveiled at Xiaomi's November 24 event, new teaser confirms

http://www.gsmarena.com/redmi_note_3_will_be_unveiled_on_november_24_xiaomi_confirms-news-15152.php

Nah.

Redmi Note 3.

​I ordered my mi4i from gearbest EU. Ordered Tuesday and delivered Thursday.

Hi,

Did the order mention a 2 day delivery time. I would like to buy one, but I have to have it before the end of this week. Can you please let me know once it is delivered.

Why I am asking is because I got a response from them saying that they don't have it in stock at the EU warehouse.

Thanks,

​Redmi note 2 pro.

metal body probably needed, though replace plastic backings would be great.
3GB ram always good, then really competes with flag ships
Fingerprint meh, never liked those things.

Cool ta

All metal case and fingerprint sensor for a start. It will be known as the Redmi Note 3, I think.

​metal body, fingerprint, 3gb ram rumoured $200-$250 dollars.

Just remember that the Xiaomi redmi note 2 pro gets launched on Tuesday

​The reviews don't lie... I'm sure there are a few lucky people who have had no problem like yourself. As with most things there isn't a problem until there is a problem. If you willing to risk information the sake of a few pounds that's up to you but it is the polar opposite of a site such as amazon where customer service is very good.

Cold Ali express is a crappy website with zero customer service full of scammers. Buy from here at your own peril or at the very least pay by credit card.

Order Advanced Edition 32GB version from Gearbest XIAOMI RedMi Note 2 32GB 4G Phablet - BLACK (EU stock) for 183.28 USD around £120.

Why wait from China. This is a better deal, you get 32GB Advanced Edition with an extra £20 delivered within 2 days.

White and grey are $139, others colours are $149?

​Agreed.

Excellent advice. And loving my Redmi Note 2 Prime too.

This particular phone doesn't support 800mhz 4G - so won't work on o2. It'll work fine on Three and EE; and be somewhat ok on Vodafone.

There is no such thing as "EU Android" and rooting isn't at all relevant to this discussion. There is one version of Android which manufacturers customise as appropriate for the markets they sell their phones to.

The Xiaomi Redmi Note 2 is officially only sold in China, therefore Xiaomi don't produce a version of the software for other markets (although this is rumoured to change with an updated version of this phone due out soon). Third parties have however taken up that challenge, and produced an EU ROM for the phone.

I had the 'Prime' (faster) version of the phone delivered a week ago. I wasn't happy with the ROM that shipped, so I flashed it with the latest unofficial EU ROM - and everything has been great.

I would only recommend these phones if you're comfortable with getting your hands a bit dirty. Otherwise, you'd be best going into carphonewarehouse where you'll need to pay quite a bit more to get the same level of performance.

I prefer to be able to work in all major UK Networks as I often swap the simcards
What about their Android is it standard EU android, e.g no need for rooting ....

I had Huawei and it works excellent, matching my other Japanese Korean Smart phones ... ....
However, I also had a chinese phone ZTE bought from chinese vendor and it presented more problem than solution Not to mentiion time to waste everytime you get the problem, so I consider it, it is not worthy at all if you include your time into equation .... .

Due to this I am emtremely careful to buy chinese phone especially from chinese vendors nowadays ....

Is it installed with full Android (e.g not chinese android), no need for rooting etc ??
Is it fully compatible with UK/EU LTE frequency ?


thanks

I have moved from a Samsung S3 to a Doogee F5 and I'm pleased with it, and think it's a much better phone than the Samsung I had.

Well you must have a faulty one as everyone else is really happy with it so it's not fair to say it's rubbush. My oh has gone from Samsung to the doogee and is delighted with it :smiley:

The Doogee x5 pro I got last week is frankly a pile of ****. Having loads of problems with mine. Xiaomi is in a totally different league, approaching Samsung in my opinion.

Never from China, once from America, but I'm sure if you did you could get them to refund it as they promise no customs.

Do any of you ever get charged by customs? I'm going to be ordering a phone from a Chinese seller soon and I'm worried.

Not really tested it much, but it's pretty naff so far in low light, night light stuff. Maybe better in a cloudy day but im sure there's youtubers out there who have had a go.

On the redmi note 2 it ain't?

you must be a magician as the battery is fixed and the back is not removable

Will this work on 4g with the Three network? SOme people saying it will and others saying that it wont.

did anyone order when deal was posted?

That is a shame, because ali express was created specifically to improve the quality and trust through the feedback and resolution process. If that does not work, you could just order from China directly, without a broker in between.

As for the phone, I think the description sets off enough warning bells to scare me away. Proceed at your own peril. It sounds a bit like an "upgraded" memory card. The phone is ok, the seller not so much.

Ah I see. There is definitely a lack of 6 inch dual sim phones as I've been looking myself.

sure, i should have been more specific. "of the 5.5+" screen phones i was looking at" . I smashed my Lg G2 (5.2") and was looking for minimum 5.5" + dualsim + microsd. alot of the other phones are sealed units with dual popout sim/sd trays for ~£100

Battery is okay on this 3 days on standby for me atm. Heavy users will find it poor.

You can buy extra batteries and power adaption.

Rom's updates all the time it seems from unofficial and official (slower)

Camera's alright poor in low light.

Seems to perform amazing, you need to look at some of the reviews the 'prime' which I have can keep up with some of the flag ships on most things. If it had 3gb of memory I think it would perform as well. For a fraction of the price i'm very impressed.

I'm shocked that it's slow with such good processors!
I wanted it for the speed and big screen aswell so I'm glad you posted, thanks.

Just slow and lack of Rom updates and poor battery. But excellent camera and screen

Most phones say they have limited gurantees on the amount of memory you can expand too, seems you use 128gb and 64gb cards nah problem.

/how does this compare to a huawei p8 as im very disspointed with mine.

The Doogee x5 pro that I got last week takes dual sim and 64 micro sd card.

I am having a few problems with this phone atm

Bought one for my son for christmas from gearbest last week

I cannot get my rig Windows 10 to install the drivers have tried everything

I cannot update the firmware, i just keep getting the 'driver signature verification' message

Its a great phone once i figure out how to fix the issues above

You were once able to use PayPal when buying on Aliexpress, but PayPal terminated its partnership with them back in 2011.

I wonder why Aliexpress doesn't do Paypal.

As far as I am aware yes. But the official roms out now. I'm very happy with the phone so far, the only one thing does my head in a little is swipping to open, whoever programmed it has made it a very small area of effect, would be better bigger.

You don`t NEED to connect it to your PC. Install any phone updates via WiFi , and transfer files using something like the ShareIt app or Xender :smiley:

Can I order European version somewhere? I want to gift this phone to someone. I am familiar with flashing android phones (started when SGS was first released) but want to be sure it'll work with UK networks. And need it for 5th December.
Thanks for any help guys.

​Correct. My days of spending silly money on smartphones are over. You just don't need to do it to get a good user experience.

Vodafone Smart Ultra 6 can be unlocked cheaply, but i respect your choice. Glad to know we`re becoming so much more open minded about unfamiliar Chinese electronics, we don`t NEED to spend £350 to get super specs. :laughing:

​I'm sorry, this comment was supposed to be a reply to @barbiegirl.

Both comments made me laugh... Cheers!

Exactly, all this "low rating on such and such" is gumpf. Approach it as you would eBay (because that's pretty much what it is!) and you'll be fine.

Still think the Smart Ultra 6 is budget king http://shop.vodafone.co.uk/shop/pay-as-you-go/vodafone-smart-6-ultra-payg/sku86605-grey?bundles=show&cid=ppc-mec-auto/smvaajth

Are you asking me or do you mean you are going to get one from Banggood?

Just done a comparison checker on this phone and the Doogee F5 from Banggood, and sorry to tell you that the F5 comes out on top of this phone.

Most of these phones comes with Chinese ROM. So it contains lot of viruses which could not removed easily. My friend bought Lenovo K3 Note . It came with Chinese modified version of Android. Antivirus detected some virus on search which could not be removed. Lot of Advertisements keeps on popping up automatically. There is no option to update the OS too. They have modified everything.
When I spoke to Lenovo , they said they wont support phones at UK.

All that's needed is simple common sense. Don't pick sellers who have only ever sold once or twice or have a bad rating. Same applies to ebay but you will always get people buying from the wrong sellers and then crying about it afterwards on the internet. It's why ebay and aliexpress are rated so low.

nice price for Brilliant phone.

I DON`T believe you! :confused:

​not true, posting from this in 4g.

i got it from gearbest, choose free UK express for delivery. no custom or tax. go it withing 5 days after dispatch

Or buy one from amazon for about £63 more : http://www.amazon.co.uk/XIAOMI-Redmi-Smartphone-64bit-2-0GHz/dp/B016890SLC/ref=sr_1_7?ie=UTF8&qid=1447868513&sr=8-7&keywords=Xiaomi+Redmi+Note+2

does price include +20% VAT plus handling fee from customs?

​I currently have a xiaomi mi4i, which is fantastic but it's the added screen real estate of the redmi note 2 that is tempting. Do the roms from xiaomi.eu have all the bloat and nasties removed and play store etc added. Also, do I still have access to my stuff on mi cloud?

Is there not a latest version now so you may consider buying :wink:

​xiaomi. EU is nothing to do with xiaomi. If you go to the site, at the top of the page is the word 'unofficial'. That should be a bit of a give away.

yeah its hermes rom now which is unofficial but very popular.
http://xiaomi.eu/community/threads/5-11-12-13.28972/

the latest stable official rom is V7.0.8.0.LHMCNCI (MIUI7) which i couldn't flash via update app
http://en.miui.com/download-274.html

It's not an official build it's the chinese version that's been converted.

http://en.miui.com/download-274.html

Seems there's a new version out now if I'm not mistaken.

Well I'm confused. https://www.androidfilehost.com/?w=files&flid=42335

That's from Xiaomi.eu. So, it's either official or someone is cybersquatting Xiaomi's site.As a $12bn company, I'm not sure they'd allow cybersquatting.

Also if anyone wants a decent cover/leather pouch these guys make a perfectly snug one for this phone.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/MediaDevil-Apple-iPhone-Leather-stitching/dp/B00NKFZWRS/ref=sr_1_12?ie=UTF8&qid=1447860851&sr=8-12&keywords=MediaDevil+iphone+6+plus

Has to be the iphone 6 Plus cover. Lovely leather too.

£20 maybe a little pricey but I got one on ebay second hand which was only a month old. Perfect condition.

IS that the hermes version. As found here https://www.androidfilehost.com/?w=files&flid=42335 on the right, looks so.

You tried something lower down, think mine was on MUI 6 at the time.

AliExpress reviews on TrustPilot : https://uk.trustpilot.com/review/www.aliexpress.com

Be careful!

Hi all, I did a review of this phone on my blog ( I am based in the UK)
http://digital-wear.com/xiaomi-redmi-note-2-prime-the-ultimate-affordable-android-phone-349/

However please do not order the version linked in this deal as it appears to be the TDD variant not the FDD version.. The TDD is not compatible with the 4G in the UK you need the FDD one...

​Erm, it's not wrong. I'm talking about official roms from miui.com, not unofficial custom roms. What you have is a phone that had stuff removed a d playstore added before despatch. It's all available to see if you do a quick search.

Well truth be told that's better than the majority of talk that's comes out of kids nowadays :wink:

i also flashed same as yours. before modified i tried to flash latest global rom Version: V7.0.8.0.LHMCNCI (MIUI7) but no matter what it gave me error.

I followed another users advice, not sure I installed the weekly update one, but I think it could easily be switched to it.

I have to admit I had a good chuckle at this.

Picturing you going into the chinese and asking them to decipher the phone... lol X):laughing:

Ayee ekshpresh ees verry ho-k. :smile:

Few questions you lovely people:
1) Does this have NFC?
2) How is the Wi Fi on this compared to the MI3
3) Battery life? Can you soldier on for more than say 2 days with standard use?
4) Any problems 4G wise?

Brilliant phone.

​Well I have used Ali express and my experience was very poor. I am baffled by people who seem to take offence on their behalf. A quick Google on reviews will reveal what a poor service they offer. Most of the positive reviews are fakes written in very poor English. Each their own though.....

This is just incorrect. I am running MIUI 7 English Rom, pre-installed. It's the official English ROM. Smooth, eye-pleasing and completely chinese and bloatware free.

​Huh?

Don't even need to root it, just download a rom from Xiaomi.eu, put it on the phone memory and use the built in update app to install it

so this or voda smart ultra 6?

​After investigation, there is only the Chinese rom officially available for this device. The nearest you'll get is by going to xiaomi.eu.

How to find it out ?

Hi, I have this phone, over all a good phone.
But the problem is that the available ram is very low (keeping in mind that it's 2GB). Also, there is a pathetic problem of getting adds on the home screen. I am using the ROM it came with and haven't rooted, can someone please advise how to root and which ROM to use , ( I prefer a pure andriod experience rather then IOS or MIUI ) ?

Due to the low availability of the RAM , it lags and hangs sometime.

Thanks

Hi, I have this phone, over all a good phone.
But the problem is that the available ram is very low (keeping in mind that it's 2GB). Also, there is a pathetic problem of getting adds on the home screen. I am using the ROM it came with and haven't rooted, can someone please advise how to root and which ROM to use , ( I prefer a pure andriod experience rather then IOS or MIUI ) ?

Due to the low availability of the RAM , it lags and hangs sometime.

Thanks

92.99 in pink only might be worth a mention?

​I'm running the global build of Miui7. It updated from Miui6 last week OTA. There is no Chinese text anywhere on my home screen or in any of the menus. The only Chinese I have seen is when the Xiaomi email app wanted access to my Gmail account. I was only messing around though as I use the official Gmail app that was pre installed anyway, with it being the global rom.

Are you running the global rom? everything i have read says that the "english" language choice is riddled with random chinese text....

​Absolute cack. Official global rom on the Miui website now. Download and flash using the in built software or use the Mi Pc suite on a Windows Pc. Hello Google services, goodbye Chinese apps.

​my bad, crack on then!

Download the ROM from this page. Redmi Note 2 Multilanguage Rom [5.11.5]

This is an unofficial MIUI 7 multi language ROM. Xiaomi will not be releasing an official ROM with full English translation as this handset was never intended for the UK market. The above link is as good as it gets. Once installed the phone runs like a dream. Your current ROM is likely full of dodgy spyware anyway!

hi mods please expire

the price from this seller which i can vouch for has now gone up.

Hope some people ended up buying.

WARNING. This is the TDD version, which does not support UK's 4G frequencies out of the box.

The seller claims that by installing a custom ROM, they've managed to unlock UK's 4G frequencies. Even if that were true, updating the phone may revert it back to stock and result in the phone being locked to China's 4G frequencies. You might want to consider if the extra trouble is worth $20 over Xiaomi's official international 4G version.

Isn't aliExpress a chinese website? are they safe?

whats fdd

Gearbest sells the FDD version, plus it ships from EU warehouse so no import changes guaranteed.

http://www.gearbest.com/cell-phones/pp_229216.html?wid=3

​How can anyone get to so many failed orders before giving up? Sounds like nonsense. I've bought over 30 items and not had one problem. Put the shovel down pal.

I've just got this phone, arrived all in Chinese! actually took it to a Chinese restaurant so could get it in English..... still has lots of Chinese stuff on there,is there anything I can download that would clear this problem up or make the phone better?

That is true in my experience. I started ordering reasonably frequently from Aliexpress but the problems seemed more frequent than the orders. Quite often the sellers don't check out correctly and the listed picture of factories and workers and just library pictures of a created store front. There may be protection but the sellers have found ways around the system and any arbitration that takes place is painfully slow even for the most open and shut cases. I've found myself with fake items, poor quality items and incorrect orders that were so awkward to put right it just was not worth the bother. Of around 50 orders, about 20 were fine. For me 30/50 is an amazing rate of issues so I stopped using them altogether.

most packages avoid customs if you go for cheapest postage option

good deal for a decent phone.the blue looks nice.slightly more expensive around 100ish.good xmas present for a teenager to id say

It was for sale from the EU warehouse of gearbest at a similar price earlier but seems to be out of stock, might be worth checking tomorrow.

course it is, posting from it now

Is it genuine?

2ghz version so standard

is this the advanced version

sorry, didn't notice. fetching colour though!

white is under 95 so still a deal in my eyes!