Is this a misprice? They are charging £35 more from the China warehouse with all the drawbacks ordering from there entails. Guaranteed no customs and fast delivery from the eu warehouse. Potential downside is limited 4G, I guess?
5.0 inch XIAOMI MI4I Android 5.0 4G Smartphone with Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 64bit Octa Core 1.7GHz 2GB RAM 16GB ROM FHD IPS OGS Screen 5.0MP + 13.0MP Cameras
Display: 5.0 inch, 1920x1080 Pixel
CPU: Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 64bit Octa Core 1.7GHz
GPU: Adreno405
System: Android 5.0
RAM + ROM: 2GB RAM + 16GB ROM
Camera: 5.0MP with 80 degree wide-angle, 5 element lens, f/1.8 aperture front camera + 13.0MP 5 element lens, f/2.0 aperture back camera
Sensor: Light sensor, G-sensor, Proximity sensor, Hall Sensor
Feature: Gyroscope, Electronic Compass
Bluetooth: 4.1
GPS: Yes
SIM Card: Dual SIM dual standby, Dual Micro SIM
Network:
2G: GSM 850/900/1800/1900MHz
3G: WCDMA 850/900/1900/2100MHz
4G: FDD-LTE 1800/2600MHz
Top comments
Barnett5
5 Dec 1514#1
Don't buy anything from this place. Ordered a tablet on the 16/11/15, payment taken on 16/11/15 its now 05/12/15 and the order is still just sat at "processing". I have contacted them and they say they don't actually have the item in stock, i asked to change to a different tablet, they said no and closed my case. They now won't respond to emails. Avoid at all costs.
bellboys
5 Dec 153#3
Sorry to hear that but from my own experience 8 items ordered over the last 6 months and not one problem with exception of slow-ish delivery (all ordered from China warehousewhereas this is the eu warehouse so should be quicker). And I've always orered by paypal just in case.
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Barnett5
5 Dec 1514#1
Don't buy anything from this place. Ordered a tablet on the 16/11/15, payment taken on 16/11/15 its now 05/12/15 and the order is still just sat at "processing". I have contacted them and they say they don't actually have the item in stock, i asked to change to a different tablet, they said no and closed my case. They now won't respond to emails. Avoid at all costs.
gmdlogan to Barnett5
5 Dec 15#4
I never paid for express shipping and waited 5weeks for delivery. Still came and absolutely love my phone. Every time I mailed for help they responded.
If you buy from China, you expect a long delivery unless you pay for it.
mattygc2004 to Barnett5
5 Dec 151#20
my order last week arrived today
wpj to Barnett5
6 Dec 15#35
I have the same problem at the moment with them, though have had good service in the past. Now gone to a Paypal claim as no response from them.
Having said that, thing from the UK warehouse tend to be delivered promptly and can be price significantly cheaper than the China/HK warehouses on occasion.
zinglebarb to Barnett5
6 Dec 15#36
If you used paypal raise a claim. I have had 4 windows android dual boot boxes all came very quickly
tranceazure3933
5 Dec 151#2
the problem with this phone is the standard mi4 with snapdragon 801 is far better for similar money.plus better build quality also.the mi4c with the snapdragon 808 is also a lot better.and very little extra cost.the redmi note 2 is also better.
bellboys
5 Dec 153#3
Sorry to hear that but from my own experience 8 items ordered over the last 6 months and not one problem with exception of slow-ish delivery (all ordered from China warehousewhereas this is the eu warehouse so should be quicker). And I've always orered by paypal just in case.
Jefft to bellboys
6 Dec 151#40
You have missed the point. A lot of orders do go through OK. The problem with Gearbest is when they don't. At that point you get ignored and don't get a refund without resorting to Paypal and sometimes even with Paypal you can be unsuccessful. I hope you continue to be lucky.
Zatos
5 Dec 152#5
Ordered items from eu warehouse on two occasions and both times delivered within 2-3 working days from order date. I would happily order again from them. I haven't tried ordering anything from China though.
Daveaka to Zatos
5 Dec 15#11
Same here, I've places numerous eu orders and quite a few Chinese warehouse orders, the Chinese orders have usually taken from 7 days to 3 weeks to arrive
winchman to Zatos
5 Dec 15#31
I ordered 8 days ago from the eu warehouse and still waiting.... took 6 days 'processing'..
It's very interesting but this is the mi4i which is not the same hardware and the update doesn't work..... :disappointed:
clnsndrs
5 Dec 15#7
I paid for British express (£1.80) on my last china warehouse phone and it was delivered within 5 days of ordering (Ordered Saturday came Thursday). It came by Yodel. Brilliant delivery time considering it came that far. Never had problems in the few times i used them.
raulvibes to clnsndrs
5 Dec 15#15
British express is free for above $40 orders.
kalico to clnsndrs
6 Dec 15#34
have you ever had to try getting something fixed? Forget it.
I'm not saying don't use them for cheap stuff, but just accept that if the item you buy fails then you just have to bin it. Their support is pretty much non existent.
smelladeal
5 Dec 151#8
Xiaomi are the Chinese Apple, Gearbest the Orient`s Amazon. :smile:
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Is this a misprice? They are charging £35 more from the China warehouse with all the drawbacks ordering from there entails. Guaranteed no customs and fast delivery from the eu warehouse. Potential downside is limited 4G, I guess?
5.0 inch XIAOMI MI4I Android 5.0 4G Smartphone with Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 64bit Octa Core 1.7GHz 2GB RAM 16GB ROM FHD IPS OGS Screen 5.0MP + 13.0MP Cameras
Display: 5.0 inch, 1920x1080 Pixel
CPU: Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 64bit Octa Core 1.7GHz
GPU: Adreno405
System: Android 5.0
RAM + ROM: 2GB RAM + 16GB ROM
Camera: 5.0MP with 80 degree wide-angle, 5 element lens, f/1.8 aperture front camera + 13.0MP 5 element lens, f/2.0 aperture back camera
Sensor: Light sensor, G-sensor, Proximity sensor, Hall Sensor
Feature: Gyroscope, Electronic Compass
Bluetooth: 4.1
GPS: Yes
SIM Card: Dual SIM dual standby, Dual Micro SIM
Network:
2G: GSM 850/900/1800/1900MHz
3G: WCDMA 850/900/1900/2100MHz
4G: FDD-LTE 1800/2600MHz
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If you buy from China, you expect a long delivery unless you pay for it.
Having said that, thing from the UK warehouse tend to be delivered promptly and can be price significantly cheaper than the China/HK warehouses on occasion.
http://www.winbeta.org/news/windows-10-mobile-rom-xiaomi-mi4-lte-now-available-download
I'm not saying don't use them for cheap stuff, but just accept that if the item you buy fails then you just have to bin it. Their support is pretty much non existent.