two questions:
1) will this work on Three?
2) can I use Micro SD with this particular?

interested in Helio X model

will ee4g work well on this?

Just checked the mi5 specs & price. Looks fantastic but it's gonna be around £300 so a different category of price. It's ashame these don't support all 4g bands. I will keep an eye out on the xiaomi range as they look impressive & look to offer superb value, maybe a more budget version of the mi5 will be the answer if they release one which I'm sure they will?

The 4G bands do not include the 800Mhz network which limits your range on 4G. Looks like a decent phone though

interesting decision indeed

Oh, with shipping insurance my 32GB Note 2 cost £120 all told.

A slight deviation from the actual deal, but bear with me.

I got the 32GB 2.2GHz version from GestBest last October.

On the whole the phone is great. The camera is passable but if you're looking for a smartphone with a brilliant camera, then this isn't it.

Mine came with a few apps I didn't recognise, but suspect they were just MIUI standard things. I use the weekly update from xiaomi.eu and it's been fine.

Where the problems are: I've found banking apps won't work as they seem to think the phone is rooted (MIUI has an option to allow some apps to access root if you specifically let them do so, and I guess it's via that where the issue is). The sound on the monopoly game was distorted for no obvious reason and it's the only game I've experienced an issue.

When I compare it to the price of the premium smartphones I feel I've got a lot of phone for my money. A decent case and screen protector are essential.

Both SIM sockets work and there's a separate micro-SD slot in case I fill 32GB, which with my usage, isn't likely to happen.

As with any of the overseas sellers there's always a risk that if there's a problem you'd be sending it back to them. If you don't want that risk, it's simple, don't buy through them. My Note 2 was shipped from China (not the EU warehouse), it arrived in a couple of weeks and all was well. But I was willing to take that risk and paid through paypal to provide a bit more protection in case things didn't work out.

says 124£

I bought a Cubot X15 and am well pleased. Has 800MHz 4G band and all of the facilities of this.
It's around £100 and ships from aliexpress from within the EU. I wimped out and paid £125 from Amazon so I could reject it if unhappy. I wasn't.
http://www.aliexpress.com/item/New-arrival-Cubot-X15-Smartphone-5-5-FHD-1920-1080-2-5D-JDI-16MP-5p-Camera/32454891595.html?aff_platform=aaf&sk=uey6RZne%3A&cpt=1452079003593&af=271660&cn=245827&cv=99099&dp=skim127X1068766Xc4c8a81bc6e5a253d0bb57ba377fcaa4&&aff_trace_key=7363ec8b6f514e8680c7504ee275200f-1452079003593-02623-uey6RZne

OOS - now £124

Random Chinese seller. I'd avoid. Surprised this post has been allowed.

It's wasn't meant for the western markets and the they decided that there's no need for nfc.

thanks for that, if it had NFC i wld ave bought it.

I bought an Asus Zenwatch from this seller and it took just over a week to be delivered.

Bit of a nervy wait and given their other feedback I don't think I would risk it again.

Are you not better off buying a smart ultra 6 and unlocking? Spec can't be far off and neither is price.

I wouldn't say that's a UK seller.....

Business seller information
eglobalcentral-uk
Alan Hung
Unit F, 24/F Golden Sun Centre
59-67 Bonham Strand West, Sheung Wan
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香港

I'll steer clear of this seller from personal experience. The seller is Asia based. I ordered the same phone with the promise of delivery latest by 7 days. I had to cancel and got a refund after three weeks of no delivery and silly excuses like "Moving warehouse" and offering me £10 discount as a goodwill gesture". I ordered the same phone from another seller last week Friday and got it on Wednesday. Anyway, experiences may differ but I'll be wary of purchasing anything from them in the future.

Ir port is present( + or remote app preinstalled). No NFC.

I do not trust eglobalcentral. They caused me quite a few issues when I ordered a camera from them in the Summer. Didn't arrive etc. Had to escalate to ebay and paypal. Your choice, all I can do is share my own experience.

i had this and it had a lot of problems i sent it back

I am interested in getting a xiaomi redmi 2 or 3 but am struggling to find a decent EU price at the moment? Gearbest & Bangood don't seem to have any currently. It's quite a big item to risk tax charges on. This place seems to be in Hong Kong isnt it? So could be liable to tax charges.

Whats the deal with these cheap high powered chinese phones?

Are they legit? No problems with network / 4g?
Are they reliable and last?

You can install bloat remover and remove any added Chinese apps installed. Miui has its own chat server , market place and wallpaper/ringtone downloader installed as standard but it's no different to buying a Samsung phone with all extra unneeded apps. Good phone.

These are fantastic phones. Add a tempered glass screen protector as they aren't gorilla glass but amazing value and would be good at two or three times the price. In some ways I prefer my daughter's Note 2 to my Nexus 6P.

lot of phone for the money .. camera ok for the money and i would probably take a punt of Xiaomi not shipping with malware embedded as a good few of the nobrand chinese imports do :-(

can be had off there site bit cheap if you use code JBUY599

Its also updated to MIUI 7

As feedbacks says may be China seller not from UK, so be careful if you need it fast.

phone looks good. seller has 15 negative +5 neutral reviews in last month though. (out of 575)

got a heat :man: ...and well-done