To get an idea of performance:
Comparision http://www.gsmarena.com/compare.php3?idPhone1=7983&idPhone2=7863&idPhone3=8125

Antutu Benchmark results:
P9 lite: 54000
Redmi Note 3: 78000
Z2: 132000

As you can see these 3 phones are not in the same league at all.

UK bands missing. Are you buying this phone to use in China and India?

Yes, your network is supported, for warranty HERE, 3 MONTH WARRANTY FOR PHONES



You can check if the phone supports your network HERE

Owners Resources Thread:

http://www.hotukdeals.com/misc/zuk-z2-owners-resources-thread-2616184

"The Z2 is not operated via the commonly used Android onscreen buttons for "Back", "Multitasking", and "Home" or their capacitive counterpart below the screen. ZUK's smartphone can only be controlled via the physical-capacitive home button. In addition to fingerprints for unlocking the handset, the main control detects predefined gestures. For example, the home button is only tapped for a fraction of a second for "Back" and somewhat longer for "Multitasking".

That's pretty odd...

Thanks, i did see this one a while back but it wouldn't make much sense to buy one used when the new ones are available for £185. I appreciate the thought though!


Just curious, was your device a Lenovo or ZTE branded one?

​Sony, Apple, HTC, Samsung and other suppliers phones come with UK warranty and cover all UK bands if bought in the UK. I have nothing against Chinese phones like oneplus but think for little more I can get phone with UK bands and peace of mind. Buying something which may not work or a gamble is a waste of money and time.

There is a 2nd hand one on EBAY HERE make him an offer, it is in the UK

Thanks for the response to my questions on the previous page, i found it to be very informative and helpful with making my decision. I would much rather buy from a seller who ships from this country like the one you provided the link for, but looking at the listing it seems the seller is still based in China. Maybe a silly question but did it say where the package was shipped from on the label? The listing says 'Item location: Southall, United Kingdom' but when you read about the seller details it shows them as being based in Shenzhen, China which worries me a little. Just wanted to make sure.

It is hard for me to decide, i am one of these people who can never make up thier minds about anything. Like i said before, i have a choice between this and the OnePlus 3. The Z2 is £185 and OP3 costs £145 more at £330. I think it is a typical case of you get what you pay for between these phones; the Z2 is like the bare essentials with an monsterous SD820 whereas the OP3 has the added luxuries with an additional 2GB of RAM, 5.5" AMOLED screen, UFS 2.0, Dash Charge, 16MP camera and of course, MUCH better developmental support.

I know the OP3 would be the best choice for me, it is almost the perfect phone, and being a former OnePlus One owner i know what they've been like in the past. But what puts me off this phone is the price which is beyond my budget of £300, and the Soft Gold variant has been out of stock since the 16th with no sign of it coming back anytime soon. I would hate to have the black one because all my phones in the past have been the same colour, and i find it to be dull and unattractive. Also, there is a rumoured OnePlus 3T at around £400 which is set to outdate it in either November or December. So for these reasons it has become a much more difficult decision than i would like between these two devices!

The signal is clearer on my Chinese imported phone than it was on the UK market one that I had previously and as long as you avoid the cheapest models, you will not have any issues with viruses. The likes of Samsung and Sony are notorious for filling their phones with bloatware anyway and so are the UK networks.

Hey guys does UK phone insurance cover Chinese phones? Can't see anything on my policy that would suggest otherwise

​All phones can work as tablets. The difference is clear in crowded places or places with low signal like inside a train etc. Many of the Chinese phones also come with viruses baked inside the firmware.

I assure you I'm quite the opposite. The phone I'm using to write this doesn't support Band 20 4G and I have no issues with 4G on it.

Just use a decent network and avoid living in the **** end of nowhere and you'll have no problem.

​You must be technically illiterate. Tde Lte is not used outside China and India which this phone supports. Missing UK bands means band combining or Lte advanced will not work on this phone even if it works on some networks so slow data speeds

Thanks, didn't know about that.

It really, really is.

http://www.phonearena.com/phones/compare/Huawei-P9-lite,Xiaomi-Redmi-Note-3/phones/10043,9803

It has a bigger screen, better battery life, more internal storage and a better camera. And that's just the most basic budget model of the Redmi Note 3.

​no its not

Once your add the shipping it's £204.73.
How are you getting free shipping?
Topcashback has a code for £14 off a £140 spend which is FW20LITB. Plus you get 10% Cashback in addition.

​There are so many versions of the xiaomi redmi note 3 PRO that I've seen on Ali express (I've never used that site before to purchase), so which one is the better/official one to get?

UK bands missing. Are you buying this phone to use in China and India?

The Redmi Note 3 is better than that.

I bought one a few months ago. Malware in the provided operating system so no chance of using the door banking apps etc. Flashed a virus free from but after 4 months the phone would only boot to the splash screen, wouldn't boot into recovery and wouldn't be flashed manually via PC. Completely broken. £200 wasted.

I was thinking about ordering this phone, i used to have an LG G4 but it ended up getting destroyed whilst in transport back from warranty repair so i'm now looking for a budget replacement. I was initially considering the OnePlus 3 but despite being excellent value, it is a little over-budget at £329 especially since the £20 price-hike following the Brexit vote, and this is made even worse considering the fact it is a 5 month old device and soon-to-be outdated by the new rumoured 'OnePlus 3T'. It makes little sense to buy the OP3 at this point and besides, there is almost a month waiting list at the moment due to high demand.

The ZUK Z2 looks like a great alternative at a much more pocket-friendly price! What makes this phone stand out to me is that it has almost the same specs as the OP3 with SD820 (Minus AMOLED and 2GB RAM) for around 50-60% of the price, so a massive saving in comparison. I was also looking at the Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 and Redmi Pro but Helio X20 is useless for developmental support. With the 10% discount code and 10% Quidco the ZUK Z2 works out at a cracking deal. My only concern is the shipping costs, is it nessacary to have the £13.37 Duty & Tax Insurance or is it unlikely customs charges will be applied? And also, should something happen to the device once i have it and need repairing under the warranty, what would happen in that scenario?

People who already have already bought the phone from other distributors for less than £180, where did you purchase from and what was the experience like?

If you get hit with customs, it'll be a lot more than 13 quid...
As for warranty... If it goes faulty. Bin it. Seriously. There is little hope in my experience of successfully shipping a phone back to China for repair. Let alone the actual cost of shipping it in the first place, the chance of it actually arriving where you send it is remote...

i wouldn,t use this company try buying 2 things 1 broke 1 never arrived

if only it had a sd slot...

I have the Sony Z3 and bought Meizu MX4 Pro for £100 from ebay and that has wow'ed me to what is available to buy if your willing to take a chance

Why does it look like a sandwich?

Really makes you wander why some phones with similar spec cost you £500+

definitely cpu is capaBLE of band 20, question is why would they not enable this

When I do the search for 4G using O2 or Vodafone on http://willmyphonework.net/ it says 'Device is compatible with some of the network carriers frequencies. It may work.'

It doesn’t support band 20 (800MHz) makes it a no-no for O2 customers whose LTE service uses this frequency exclusively. MVNO customers from Giff Gaff, Tesco Mobile and Talk Talk are also in the same boat.

why band 20 missing, i m stuck with vodafone :-(

Caution required if thinking of buying from this retailer, check the K6000 pro thread.

Yes. That was the deal.

If you're brave enough :smiley: I suggest you flash the Indian ROM and you'll get an OTA update & security patches.
ZUKFANS
That international ROM are missing some features if you don't have the China or Indian ROM.

Did you get the same deal as me? Extra 10% off the £189.99 price from UK location?
Best deal I've had in a while!
The play store needs updates uninstalling and rebooting the phone to get apps to install each time you need to update etc and there's 5 pieces of malware but apart from that it's fantastic!

I have this phone in black that came with the 'international' ROM .... really buggy!
You can flash the official Z2 ROM from India, works very well as everything is in English. :smiley:
The SD820 & 4GB RAM really makes the experience well worth the £170 I paid for it. The best phone I ever owned so far. :sunglasses:

Is this worth the extra £50 over the Redmi Note 3?

To get an idea of performance:
Comparision http://www.gsmarena.com/compare.php3?idPhone1=7983&idPhone2=7863&idPhone3=8125

Antutu Benchmark results:
P9 lite: 54000
Redmi Note 3: 78000
Z2: 132000

As you can see these 3 phones are not in the same league at all.

I got this phone a couple of months ago from China, cracking phone with top notch build quality. However just be aware that you will most likely need to flash the phone to ensure that the google play store works correctly. There are decent guides here: http://zukfans.eu/community/ and the process is pretty straightforward.

Just something to keep in mind.

Zero is nothing, its the gamble you take when buying from China I'm afraid

​3 month is nothing.

Will this be fully working on the three network and does it come with any warranty?