Snapdragon 615 + 2GB RAM vs 650 & 3GB RAM.

Just go down the spec sheet and compare.

Women don't keep a phone in their pocket :smiley:

Looks cool but no need for a new phone ... it's on the way

Its the massive screen that makes it so wonderful lol
I bet in 2 years time a 6.5 inch phone is normal especially now the mix has done it without the big bezels. I can't tell you how many people bought my Samsung mega phone after having a try of it, its not as big as you think and fantastic for watching catch up tv games etc.

any reviews?

Just go for it. You won't be sorry. Worth every penny

bought!

seems very decent indeed

This is a great bit of kit.
go to phone arena and. compare the size to a galaxy note 4 before you buy.

Reviews online suggest Google play stuff and DRM protected content might not work? Anyone got any experience of this?

Cheers

wonder if it has gorilla glass don't think the note 3 has it

Which shipping method to use?

ordered it see what its like I have had an xiaomi before the mi4 it was decent,if you get these phones for right price you can sell them on eBay and make your money back if you don't like them for some reason,but I'm confident I will like this phone especially as its international edition for less than 150

At this price, for such a beast.



It's humongous :smile:

It is and it doesn't help that I use an aluminium case and that increases the size slightly.

What's the camera like? I couldn't keep my redmi note 3 as the camera was so poor

Ordered... Any good cases or wallets?

Decent price of kit.... would recommend It..... bigger than my Samsung Note 2.....!

That's what she said..

Does this have band 20 LTE on the international ROM? I can't seem to find it in any literature.

​Might you have a link to the case, assuming you'd rate it?

I have this its a great phone for the price. It wont work on o2 giff gaff or tescos bands, you will need to be a little tech savvy to put google play on so non chinese apps run. There is a static noise on these sometimes when playing video etc a well known hardware fault and navigation is a bit funky the first time a tried it. Camera is good in decent light terrible in the dark. However the screen is great and the 3 day battery outstanding.

I've never bought from geekbuying before, just paid with Paypal. Here's hoping it'll arrive here in one piece.

Geek buying is a legit store. Just takes a while for items to turn up as it's coming from Asia.

Bought a £300 camera from them 3 months ago.

Been running this phone for a week now.
Battery life is stunning
No chinese apps were insytalled on the international rom
It updated to Miui upon first switch on
I run Nova Launcher so it looks and runs exactly as my old Nexus 5
Camera in normal light is good, in daker situations its grainy.
No problems running Navigon as my SatNav, locks on and runs fine
Play store runs fine.
Recommended.

I have gone for the Mi Mix 6gb ram 256gb.

anyone know if this supports 4G on three network?

its pretty much xiaomi redmi note pro 3 with bigger screen

Which one should I go for?

- International edition 3gb 32gb silver
- International edition Package B Silver

What is the difference other than the price? They both show as Hong King stock.

its such a shame the MIX doesn't fully support 4G in the UK :disappointed: the max is fine however but no where near as awesome

For anyone that wants more in death info or thinking of flashing with custom roms, there a whole section on XDA about the Mi Max.

http://forum.xda-developers.com/mi-max

The Mi Mix launches today in China/HK. I'm told that the lines are already forming outside the Xiami stores!!

Can anyone point me in the right direction on how to get the best out of this phone if I am on Three network?
Will I need a ROM for the 32GB international phone? If so, any idea which one would be best? There are a few different ones out there.

Thanks in advance.

Hell, I paid 215 for mine last week from a ebayshop seller in London, but came fully setup and with a years warranty.

Great phone and 4G was working on Three in the town of Cardiff. But no 4G cover were we are, typical.

Slight bigger than my original Huawei Mate (6.0/6.1inch) size wise.

Good upgrade for me as the mate was showing its age and the 1G was struggling.

Could anyone tell me how long does it take to deliver to UK with free standard shipping?

Do we need to pay extra import tax on top of the listed price?

thanks v much in advance.

Could anyone tell me how long does it take to deliver to UK with free standard shipping?

Do we need to pay extra import tax on top of the listed price?

thanks v much in advance.

I got mine (64gb) from gearbest about 3 months now, using it on three
Able to get 7h+ SOC and 60mb+ on 4g and same on wifi AC
When I got the device nothing was chinese, was able to select english and using it since with no issues.
Didn't see any problem accessing google play, however some apps claiming not compatible with this device ( like amazon and prime now )
just get the apk from the web, and will work without any issues.
Using it with BT headphones ( Jaybird X2, and sony 770 and 1ABT ) no hissing or any other issues there
Can't comment on 3.5 jack, not using it.
No overheating or any issues I can recall, but do like to be rebooted every week or two for clearing off the memory.
Using Nova Launcher on it, if anyone missing app drawer - also easily can fit 8x8 icons easily on a single screen.
Any question let me know, happy to help
( PS, coming from Note3 after 3 years of using it and note1 before )

I can 100% confirm that it does. I use it every day.

Those apps seem to think this phone is a tablet and won't install from Google Play because they're designed for phones only. In most cases you can just install them from the Amazon app store itself.

In most cases it will have the International ROM pre-installed now but if you do want to reinstall it yourself then it's here.

http://en.miui.com/download-302.html

Argh. i got the 16gb Xiaomi Mi Max delivered for £136 last week from Gear Best. If only i had hung on. Anyway, I am hugely impressed. I had HTC One Max before - the Mi Max is lighter and thinner and although very big fits into jeans and suit jacket pockets fine. The MIUI operating system feels like IOS and google play was on it so i have uploaded all my apps without problems. Only issue i have had is I cant get vodafone 4g on it. When i do a network search is shows 4g for T Mobile and Three (not sure though if its the network/phone or if there is something i can do on the phone to resolve this). That said I am getting H+ and it is uploading internet v quick. Overall, this phone is awesome - it was at 100% battery yesterday morning and having been on it a fair bit yesterday i still have 28% available 27 hours later. I havent seen any UK phone which comes near this for specs for the price.

Would you say the Mi Max is the better phone? I was eying up the Note 3 Pro a few weeks ago but decided to go with this instead.

They're pretty much the same aside from the bigger screen on the Max.

The battery life is insane. I take mine off charge when I leave for work in the morning and use it throughout the day. I have never seen the battery level below 80% when I've returned home in the evening.

I got this case: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Xiaomi-Anzhao-Shockproof-Hybrid-Kickstand/dp/B01LPZXXHU/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1478261781&sr=8-1&keywords=xiaomi+mi+max+cover

Ordered.
Its down another £2 today guys and only £146 if you buy today :smiley:

Great spec for the money, but 6.44" is stupid, I hate the original Nexus 6 and that's a monster phone, too big. Anyway it's about choice and I bet there's a few people that like phones this big.

I fancy a phone like this as an all round alternative to my regular phone for sat nav, kids tablet on car journeys etc... but the thought of rooting and adding roms is beyond me.
is there not a setup ready for UK version?

This is ready for UK use.

Apart from the lack of 4G bands for some networks...

Taking my answer out of context and covering well trodden ground. Correct, phone is missing band 20.

Hi there. Just to clarify I can take this out of box put in my 3 sim and it will work.
Does it come with the google play app on? If not can it be downloaded. Sorry if I'm going over old questions it's just the thought of putting new software on that's putting me off. Thanks again

I'm tempted to buy this phone but like this user I to am not in the loop when it comes to import phones at all, so for us thickos a little basic clarification would be appreciated lol
So the playstore will work out of the box but some 4G networks wont?
Will the gps/sat nav capabilities work the same as a phones would over here? (I currently have a note 3)

Mrs already got 7" will she notice much difference swapping to 6.44 inch?

Currently own the Redmi Note 3 and am tempted by this phone, looks great for the price my only concern is the size of it, to those who do own it do you find it fits fine in your jean pockets for example, just have a feeling that getting this would be really impractical to carry around even though I would prefer to have a larger screen, any insight would be good.

I was simply highlighting that the phone is only ready for UK use if you are on the right network (or have no need for 4G).

This is an awesome phone! I have one and it's well worth it!

It might hurt a little going in

m2

My oh had my Samsung mega for a while last year which is same size as this and even in my bulky baseus case it still went in all his pockets no problem. That was inside suit jacket pocket and jeans and suit trouser pockets.

Will 4g work with EE? Really tempted to get this!

This is the international version not the Chinese one so everything should work as it does in your present phone. It updates to the new 8 OS when booted aswell.

I'm with EE and yes it does. Think its O2 that doesn't if I remember correctly.

So to push this but will the above be correct. And is this what's meant by international rom. All I need to do is switch it on. Thanks again

Thanks noticed above answer whilst typing

Wow big phone. Anyone recomend similar phone but one same sixze as Samsung 7

I'd like to know this too. How long does delivery to the uk take?

And import tax due?

I would like to see proof of that please when it arrives (not that I don't believe you or anything).

quote=aquarium]Hi there. Just to clarify I can take this out of box put in my 3 sim and it will work.
Does it come with the google play app on? If not can it be downloaded. Sorry if I'm going over old questions it's just the thought of putting new software on that's putting me off. Thanks again[/quote]
For you Id say pay more get it all set up I have one I may sell but be 190ish there's no UK local and a lot come with spyware and the sellers ROMs

Huh? I am female.

PS
Any one been hit from import tax from that website?

It's never a set delivery time but I'd say around 2 weeks . They usually send it as a gift and lower value so you can avoid customs.

Oops, sorry - missed the 'oh' & 'his' :stuck_out_tongue:

What's the difference between the 3gb 32gb Silver and the Package B one? Is it exactly the same phone just with a case and screen protector?

Yes.

Is it better to order via credit card or paypal?

Hi with the Package B it comes with a protective case and a toughened glass screen protector.

I was going to use cc but decided I didn't want them knowing my card details so paid with PayPal as that's safer.

Thanks OP, voted hot and bought. Just hope I can get used to the large size.

Reading around it seems that only a standard charger is supplied with the phone, although it is capable of fast charging by using a fast charger. I've not got a fast charger and was wondering if I need to look for a particular brand / type / rating for this phone? How much should I look to pay for a fast charger?

​Hi you could look at the Xiaomi Note 2 or the Elephone S7

These are really good, worth the money
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Charge-Anker-Charger-PowerPort-Technology/dp/B017VXARME/ref=sr_1_9?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1478271627&sr=1-9&keywords=anker+charger

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Quick-Charge-3-0-USB-Charger/dp/B01A42R46G/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1478271659&sr=8-3&keywords=aukey+charger

Me too. Can anyone recommend one at a decent price please?

Is the Mi Max actual able to fast charge? I have the Note 3 (same hardware aside from screen) - and Qualcomm Quickcharge is disabled (presumably due to licensing costs).

Installing a custom firmware does allow for quickcharge though...

I would avoid the Anker one as the quality of recent Anker stuff seems to be really dire. Check out the reviews for the Anker and a guy has posted a picture of his falling to bits as he tried to unplug it after a couple of uses!

Shocking and dangerous too.

The reviews I watched said it did support fast but I didn't realise you had to install anything. Are you sure?

No, the Note pro is excellent; it's just that my son has big hands!

If you have an Aldi nearby, & can get this one for the same price or less - should be fine & at a reasonable price:
Maxtek Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0 40w 5 port USB charger £7.99 @ Aldi

Qualcomm Quick Charge support list to see if your device is QC supported - the Mi Max is:
https://www.qualcomm.com/media/documents/files/quick-charge-device-list.pdf

But, then again, maybe not! Somebody's went up in smoke here:confused:

40W 5 Port USB Charger with 1x Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0 Port - £9.99 @ Aldi (instore)

Having read a little about them now, none of the fast/quick-chargers are really safe to be honest.

It may support fascharge. The processor/chipset certainly does. But the only reason I am suggesting it might not is because Xiaomi seem to disable it on all their lower priced phones...and have definitely disabled it on the same spec Redmi Note 3 Pro (presumably due to the licencing costs from Qualcomm).

(I'm not 100% one way or the other :smiley: )

Edit - looks like it definitely is QC 3.0 compatible. That makes it a really good buy for the money. Just a shame it's such a massive screen!

Ok thanks.

Was just coming back to say the same lol. Think I might stick with normal charging until the fast chargers are a bit better quality.

Its the massive screen that makes it so wonderful lol
I bet in 2 years time a 6.5 inch phone is normal especially now the mix has done it without the big bezels. I can't tell you how many people bought my Samsung mega phone after having a try of it, its not as big as you think and fantastic for watching catch up tv games etc.

Different strokes for differently folks I guess. Probably easier for you girls with your hand bags....but a 6.44" screen phone and a normal pocket do not 'mix' :smiley:

Note 3 Pro is more the big enough for me.

so close to buying but no NFC and no wireless charging =\

NFC...understandable. But wireless charging....on a phone with QC3.0 & 4850Mah battery? Yes, it would be nice. But it is hardly necessary.

Nfc... Had a phone before for 3 years yes it has had nfc, never used it... Have a mi max for over 3 months, never needed. With 7hour+ screen time you can easily use this phone for 2days, don't see the fuss about quick charge either?

If you live in London, NFC is very useful (for Android Pay on TFL services).

Elsewhere, not so much.

I would still sooner have NFC than not have it - but it's certainly not a deal breaker.

Does anyone know whether this phone will work on Portugal Vodafone for a cellular sim.

I've had 2 phones with NFC and have also never used it.

Also wireless charging is just a waste. Is it really so hard to plug a usb cable in??

Can you tell us how long it takes to charge the max normally, say from 20% to full? Thanks :smiley:

What are tfl services?

It's transport for london. Tubes, buses etc.

doesn't support O2 (800) for 4g. Shame great piece of kit otherwise.

No infrared to use as a remote :disappointed:

Very happy with mine. Managed to put two sims and an SD card in - there are YouTube vids explaining how. You'll need to be Ok with trimming away the chip from the SIM card.

As others have said battery is great.

Can use a contactless credit card for tfl and keep in the back of the phone case if you really want it.

Ohh... this or the OnePlus 3T when it's released.
This is nearly as big as my face !

​Oneplus 3t but it won't be £150

​I lie, it's in the title

How does this compare to Galaxy S6? What if something goes wrong with the phone?

That's a neat hack. I'm going to try the same thing with my Note 3 Pro.

Had this phone for about a month now (32gb Global) and overall i'm pleased with it. The large screen is great for media consumption the battery life is truly insane, can last like 2-3 days with a lot of use.

The only thing that's annoying me is the sound quality from the headphone jack. I wasn't expecting perfection but it's pretty poor for a Qualcomm DAC. The volume is very low and the sound is just poor quality. Apparently it's a bug with the global ROM which still hasn't been solved (see MIUI forums).

Has anyone else managed to get better sound out of the Mi Max? Is there a fix? I am using Poweramp as my player.

You mention that the sound is poor quality which is odd. I saw VOLTE in the blurb of specs on the sellers website. That means good quality sound, perhaps it did not refer to this particular model ?

How does it compare to this spec wise also? I really need new phone. My S6 is broke and love that phone to death but everywhere I go seems to be having trouble getting a black screen.

http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/huawei-p9-lite-gold-black-beats-ep-headphones-was-169-99-now-179-99-minimum-top-2540114

VOLTE is voice over LTE...which basically means your voice calls are enhanced. It has nothing to do with the quality of the sound playing through your earphones.

This Xiaomi has better specs all round. The Snapdragon 650 is 20,000 points better on the Antutu benchmark vs the Kirin 650. It also had double the internal storage (32GB vs 16GB), and a 1,800 Mah bigger battery.

Not really sure why you are comparing the two phones though. One has a 5.2" screen - the other, a 6.44"!!

I misread the title and peed in my pants (not really, just an expression)

I thought this was about Xiaomi Mi Mix

​The China ROM doesn't have this problem and those are the phones that most reviewers have sampled.

Pretty certain it has IR.

My other phone is much bigger than my face at 8 inches. At least I think it is but I've never actually measured my face lol :smile:

Yes ​it does, I have used it with my tv a few times. It's not as sensitive as a normal remote but gets the job done and it's something quite neat at this price point.

Unless you work for the government, big deal, that was over a year ago and on a very old Xiaomi model. There's been none found on any since then.

It does.

Very good specs for the price but it's just too big for me and camera is not very good.
See here 3 reasons not to buy.

Evening all. May I ask a question of those who've had this phone a while? A year or two back I invested in a 7" phablet, which I put my 3 sim in and it was great for 3months. I don't see well - moving up from the tiny screen on my iPhone was a revelation.

But three months in, a shirty message from 3 popped up to the effect of 'looks like you're using your phone sim in something that ain't a phone; stop it'. And it cut off my giant phone there and then.

So my question is just, is that going to happen with this, or does the mi max pass whatever the test is they use to distinguish between phones and things that are not phones

The camera isn't that great. But the second point isn't entirely true. You can actually install 2x sim cards AND an SD card. But it does require a little DIY (check on YouTube for fitting 2x Sims and SD card in the Mi Max)

No this will be fine as three cut you off as your phone tab didn't use 3g or 4g this has both
Hope that helps

same here, been using for over 3 months - no issues. Also used three on roaming in europe, no issues there. ( have the unlimited data package, and easily using over 20gb a month )

Looks cool but no need for a new phone ... it's on the way

8" phone, must have big pockets :confused:

That's funny .. my missus said the same thing after we met ...:laughing:

Women don't keep a phone in their pocket :smiley:

List of the 4g UK bands:
EE: B3: 1800 / B7:2600
Vodafone: B20: 800 / B7:2600
O2:B20: 800
Three: B20: 800 / B3: 1800

........

this phone
4G FDD-LTE: 1800/2100/2600MHz, TDD-LTE (B38/B39/B40/B41MHz)


So it appears it will work on all networks except O2

EE the best as it covers both bands

Custom charge

It will become normal soon enough. I had the original Galaxy Note and received a lot of comments about its size because it had a 5.2" screen. Now most people will think nothing of carrying around a 5.5" model.

My brother just bought this and no custom charge
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/Original-Xiaomi-Redmi-3S-Pro-3GB-RAM-32GB-ROM-Prime-Mobile-Phone-4100mAh-Fingerprint-ID-Snapdragon/32685219502.html?spm=2114.13010608.0.0.qIMIp6
Those who want a smaller display from Xiaomi they launched two new phones yesterday http://gadgets.ndtv.com/xiaomi-redmi-4-prime-3870
Xiaomi seem like a decent company and were (last year) the 4th largest smartphone manufacture in the world with a multi billion dollar turnover. Very popular in Asia esp. China and India.

ps
Anyone thinking about 5" plus phone should pop into a UK store and check if they are okay with the size before buying from China

I had no idea that 3 did that. I always thought that if it could make and receive calls directly over radio then its a phone, pure and simple.

The sound is fine for me. I just use the Google and Amazon players with Sennheiser earphones.

Would the sat nav/GPS facility work as normal on this?
need a new sat nav and this would seem a more versatile option to go for.

EE should be the best network as BOTH EE bands are covered.
O2 will will not work EXCEPT on 3g
VodaFone and Three will work but signal strengh may vary in say rural locations-
"As a rule of thumb the lower frequencies are better at travelling long distances so are more suitable for rural areas where there are fewer masts. They also travel through walls better so provide decent indoor coverage."
Depends if you travel in rural location on VodaFone and Three maybe not idea.

Its finding a decent stand for the vehicle with a phone this size.

This stand will fit https://www.aliexpress.com/item/Universal-Car-Phone-Holder-Windshield-Mount-Mobile-Phone-Holder-Stand-For-iPhone-5-6-Plus-Galaxy/32432257253.html?spm=2114.13010608.0.0.OJQjI9

​if it doesn't work with o2, means it won't run on gift gaff?

Hi
As giffgaff piggyback off O2 it 100% wont work on 4g
It will work on 3g if 4g isn't important
3g phone supports: 3G WCDMA: 850/900/1900/2100MHz
Giffgaff (O2): 900MHz & 2100MHz
Maybe look at the new Xiaomi launched yesterday, but you may want a larger screen.
Cheers

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Just need to check . Im in the uk and want to buy this one .. Am I right in going for the bottom international version ? Im not understanding the 4GB, 2 GB etc , would appreciate your advice pls before i click the buy button.. ?

It will still work on 3G/H+ which is more than fast enough for me 7MB download speeds.
Sometimes i get better speeds on H+ than i do on 4G IT ALL DEPENDS ON LOCATION.

What network are you on?
Have you tried / held a phone this size before?

If O2 3g works well then great! but O2 folks should be aware this phone will never work on the latest tech - 4g on O2 or giff gaff or Tesco Mobile

Only if you use a carrier, in which case. Yes. If you use China post 99% of items get through with no changes as they put 'MP3 player, $18' on the info slip. So unless they open it at the post of entry you're clear.

Latest tech is not always better tho in the case of 4G, at home on H+ i was getting 30MB download speeds.
At work on 4G i was getting 11MB download speeds.This is on the Three network.
3G/H+ is more than fast enough for most people.

The network servers read the IMEI every time you connect. The IMEI tell them the make and model of whatever you're using. As long as that reads as a phone and not a tablet you'll be fine.
Lots of people are using them in the UK on lots of networks, so they must be reading as phones.

I think it depends on so many variables for me - EE at home 4 to 5mb download 3g 25 to 30mb download 4g indoors, rural, wifi modem.
Outside the house on 4g iPhone up to 80mb DL
Office indoors and outdoors 90 mb download
But if you find O2 network with 3g works better overall for you I'm made up for you.

Agree. Xiaomi has to make savings somewhere to offer this behemoth at this price. A cheaper DAC may be one of them, though the Mi Note Pro was released with a Sabre DAC. Or it could be the headphones.

miui 8 update?

Mine took 10 days to arrive and no import duty.

Has anyone who has this phone gotten around the Amazon store app defaulting to the country you set the Locale to? You cant change the default country from within Amazon app either
UK isn't in the list of Locale options and i can't find the Amazon app to download and sideload. Installing from the playstore auto sets up to the default Locale

Have you tried installing things via Amazon Undeground?

https://www.amazon.com/gp/mas/get/android/ref=get_appstore?ie=UTF8&ref_=mas_rw_ldg

That worked for me when I wanted to watch some Amazon Prime video stuff...

The Mi Max doesn't have a dedicated DAC like the Note Pro did although the Sabre in that one was so terribly implemented that it sounded no different to a stock DAC. The Mi Max has whatever is built into the Snapdragon chip but again poor software has messed with the output.

YouTube can be listened to at full volume and it's not even loud. Also system sounds have crackling static before and after they play when you hear them through headphones. Music isn't as clear as it should be and the in built audio functions have issues such as the eq crashing in MIUI 7 and the sound enhancer making it sound even worse.

Everything about this phone is great apart from the audio issues which could be resolved if they just did some bug fixing. I had no idea before buying that Xiaomi has a reputation for messing up the audio on nearly every phone they release.

I disagree. It's just personal preference. I use a Lumia 1320 which is 6inch and I love it. But then, I'm a big guy, big fingers etc. It is a joy to use such a large screen.

Someone here mentioned as 'China Post' had a hub in Europe it by passes the VAT and £8.00 post office admin charge.
I thought this as odd as I would have thought its the country of origin that matter ie China.
Some seller on ali seem to put gift

You only get charged if the item value is more than £30. That's why they list phones as mp3 players with a low value :wink:

Anything over £30 and, yes, you get hit with VAT and a service change from whichever carrier delivers as (as they pay HMRC on your behalf before they deliver it). PO is £8, some like DHL can change up to £12.

I'm tempted by a Redmi 4 Prime vs. a Redmi 3S Prime 'International Edition' (both 5"), and this retailer is my current top option in either case (have learned a lot from these hukd threads). The main deterrent at this point is whether getting the International Edition is necessary from a software side.

I use T-Mobile which I could swap to EE so I'm not worried about the network, but this talk about the difference in google play store and so on is a little worrying. I've never owned a smartphone before and I want it to just work for a variety of things without installing unofficial back end software or unofficial alternative apps. I don't know one iota of Chinese, either...

Get the international version of any Xiaomi phone. You'll get normal OTA updates direct from Xiaomi...and also be updated to MIUI 8 etc. Oh, and Google Play services are all preinstalled.

(I say this as the owner of a Note 3 Pro Prime).

Is the Huawei Note 8 worth the extra ya reckon?

​Google it, research it and come back and let us know.

I have bought a few phones from GearBest and when you select the faster option (still free or literally a few pence charge) it seems to get shipped consolidated to a warehouse in the UK. Interestingly the photo of the item being packed shows the Yodel sticker is printed in China. It would presumably be cleared through customs by their UK shipping partner - how they do that is anyone's guess!

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/252573903231?_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649&var=551485753044&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

This is seems to be a good case for the Mi Max with great cut-outs. There are a few Youtube video's reviewing this case and it looks good. £3.39 was cheapest price I could find for this model. Its from china so will take approx two weeks for delivery.
Thought it might be helpful for others.

wanted the 652 version of this shown 179.99 but not an international rom?
The 650/652 is equivalent to last year flagship 808/810

I'm interested in the cost, reviews and availability of the Redmi 4 Prime launched yesterday.

Anyone thinking of getting the Mi Mix, there's a review just posted on YouTube where they've badly cracked the screen after 2 days!! That bezelless design might have a few issues.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nP-sRfIrte0

​Websites reporting 7th Nov launch and $133 price tag so under £150 if you can snag it.

Been really impressed with my gfs redmi 3 I got her so this with 1080p and fingerprint reader is a nice jump from my moto x play for me.

Wanting to go back to 5", so much more easier to use.

Hi
My brother has just got
http://www.aliexpress.com/item/32685219502/32685219502.html
I wondering is he should have got the 616 processor because in Chrome on a 30 mb DL bbc.co.uk the images take a few seconds to populate.
It was myself that got him the phone and so I feel responsible. The Redmi range seem so confusing is like the old processor (616) was better than newer phone with the (430).

My 25 month old iPhone 6 is nearly instant say .25 second for images to appear in a side by side test.
Very happy overall with app speed opening etc just chrome (have cleared cashe).
How do you find scrolling on the bbc site on the redmi 3?

Yep I think those Redmi 4 Primes will fly off the shelves. At sub £150 thats a great price.

​The gf has it not me but when seeing her use it see fine. The 430 is more of an entry level chip so jot surprised its not as snappy.
I have the 615 in my moto x play and it's not the best tbh. The 616 came out shortly after so wouldn't be shocked if it's because of something not right on mine and the 616 was better.

I imagine the 625 in the 4 pro will be a good upgrade and the extra gig along with 32gb storage means a good upgrade from my x play.

Hi
Has your gfs Redmi 3 got the 616? with 2GB RAM?
http://m.gsmarena.com/xiaomi_redmi_3-7862.php

I have that case on my Note 3 Pro, the colour has worn through in the 4 months I've had it, also the back is not very grippy. I wouldn't buy another (though I am still using it).

Im on 3 for now... for 4 years. Due an upgrade . Have went to a monthly Sim only as was waiting on the galaxy Note 7 , now waiting on Note 8 next year. I'm willing to change net work Which Im learning here would be EE .. Im still on my Samsung S5... Have been following this thread to learn and loving the sound of the screen size.. It wouldn't be the size that would put me off but the camera.. I use that daily...

Hi
EE are great if you have good coverage at home and work.
You would get both bands on this phone with EE 4G.
Perhaps someone can comment on camera and photo quality of this deal?

I was looking up specs for the phone and saw that gsm arena do a camera quality comparison, might be worth a look: http://www.gsmarena.com/piccmp.php3?idType=4&idPhone1=8057&idPhone2=7863&idPhone3=8291

That's a bummer isn't it as it's a bloody dear phone!!
You telling your son not to bother bringing one then?

I buy ones that cover the screen as I keep mine in my bag so think I'll get this one.

Same one much cheaper here:
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/For-Xiaomi-Mi-Max-Leather-Case-Original-ALIVO-High-Quality-PU-Leather-View-Window-Flip-Cover/32704933525.html?spm=2114.30010308.3.204.M7TKyB&ws_ab_test=searchweb0_0,searchweb201602_2_10091_10090_10088_10089,searchweb201603_1&btsid=b9e4420c-5b01-4be8-bcf5-6fd3c095adab

I have been using one for a month now. Lovely phone.

Thanks Sandy, they've got the lovely pink one aswell :smiley:

Anyone found a good car holder for this? Ideally an air vent / not a windscreen one

I'm going to wait to see more user reviews first (he's not due back until Christmas). It'll be interesting to see what case's come out for it and if they offer any real protection.

His local Xiaomi store in HK sold 2500 on the first day, so he's going be asking around to see how people find them.

Look at the Mi5 bend test on Youtube, broke like a biscuit. These phones have a great bang for your buck but you do have to be extra careful with them. The Mi Mix is very fragile especially with that screen and as it's basically a concept phone there will likely be some issues. I can imagine that piezoelectric vibrating ceramic earpiece is going to go wrong pretty quick!

Och! That bend test is brutal!

I'm in two minds now... It looks amazing, but if the screen is that fragile it's not going be usable. I'll see what feedback I get from HK and play it from that.

​Yep and she has no complaints. She previously had my Nexus 5 so noticed going from 1080p to 720p (thought the screen is still very good) but noticed nothing regarding performance.

It fits fine in my cdmount
http://www.cdslotmount.com/

Most of that stuff is ROM dependant. The international version just adds band 20 support to allow for those few yank and European networks that are trying to do 4G on the cheap by using a lower than standard frequency band. Other than that both versions are identical.

i cant decide whether to get this Mi Max or a Used Samsung Note 3. Any thoughts?

Thanks. Op might have a dabble as son has bought one & loves it

Hi
Glad your gfs happy.
I should have researched more, but as I said confusing or what, you'd expect a newer generation phone would have at least as good or better processor ie 616 or better.
Still my brother is happy its me that isn't as I wanted the best for him.
I guess he can use it a year and get another one at these prices.
I'll be more diligent with Xiaomi in future.
Cheers

Thanks, just ordered one

Those folk interested in the new 5" Redmi 4 Prime with China being 8hrs ahead launch day will be at at 4.00pm today.
http://gadgets.ndtv.com/mobiles/features/xiaomi-redmi-4-vs-redmi-3s-and-xiaomi-redmi-4-prime-vs-redmi-3s-prime-whats-new-and-different-1621770
Cheers

Version 3/64gb is 214$ cheap!!

Is this any good for an upgrade from the Vodaphone Smart Ultra 6?

Is Hong king an Asian bathing establishment? :-)

Some of it, but Three have excellent 3G coverage anyway so it's no problem for internet use

Yes.

Thanks OP. Ordered to replace my rubbish Moto X Play.

how so?

Snapdragon 615 + 2GB RAM vs 650 & 3GB RAM.

Just go down the spec sheet and compare.

That doesn't seem a big upgrade? or am i wrong? and the camera?

Vodafone uses band 20 extensively too, 3 for 4G voice and EE is about to switch it on apparently . I would personally avoid buying any phone without it.

Hi
Will EE band 20 (800Mhz) be data as well? I live in a rural area and rely on EE 4g for the internet
thanks

No, Xiaomi havent made a phone with Band 20 yet (which is a pisser).

GSMArena specs here http://www.gsmarena.com/xiaomi_mi_max-8057.php#

WARNING, they sometimes make mistakes, although as the phone was launched in May, any mistakes should have been corrected by now.

The camera on this is fine, honestly. I'm not really a photography person but I do use the camera occasionally and it takes pretty good quality shots as far as I can see.

​I THINK there was a redmi note 3 international version which came with band 20. Think it was posted on here a while back.

But mostly they don't sadly. I'm still considering the redmi 4 pro as I'm on three so not a huge concern.

Love this phone due to the huge screen. I am about to buy it. But I am quite worry about the compatility with all UK networks. In the meanwhile, the discussion about UK All major networks seems to be inconclusive.

People who know this phone well, could this phone be used to any UK 3G and 4G networks ??
e.g 3G and 4G could work using Three, Vodafone, O2, EE

Any info will be very much appreciated ....

Vodafone and O2 are not going to work properly on 4G.

Three and EE will (AFAIK).

Unless you have unlimited internet, I wouldn't get too hung up about the lack of 4G bands...3G is blazing fast anyway!

Is there a difference between MI MAX and MI MIX over £700 ebay. Found reviews MI MIX gsmarena, it looks 4K version.

Google will provide the answer :wink:

Anyone upgraded to this from a OnePlus One?

http://www.androidauthority.com/xiaomi-mi-max-review-697812/

Still a great price, just goes to show much we overpay for the more known brands in our region of the world and the huge margins for these companies.

I firstly cannot believe how good that review is! And the comments either confirm or improve on what has been said.

If this phone is genuinely as good as people say I don't think I'll ever go back to mainstream brands. THIS is what the Nexus line should have been.

So the poor build quality doesn't put you off?

I've just pressed the button on a 5" Redmi 4 Prime 3GB RAM 32 GB expandable, only lauched last Friday.
This has a Snapdragon 625 which I'm hoping wont produce lag in Chrome with images - I'm sure it will be perfect.
Run Play Store Norton anti virus after switching on.
http://www.aliexpress.com/item/32762528511/32762528511.html

Even the 650 on the Note 3 Prime lags sometimes when in Chrome...

Hi
Thanks for the reply.
On bbc.co.uk/news with only a few tabs open when you scroll down in Chrome do the images populate the screen straight away or say under 1/4 seconds.
Or is there a nearly 2 second delay
(assuming internet 20mb DL plus).
thanks in advance

nice

The Mix is a concept phone,almost all screen and cutting edge tech! The screen res is 1080 x 2040, so not 4k. But even on a 6.4 screen you don't need 4k! And it improves battery life.
But a price of over £700 is mad, the street price in China/HK is less than £400. The Ebay sellers are taking the P royally, as are some of the guys on Ali.

ordered, selected DHL delivery which costs about £3 - and the option with a case

You realize that using DHL will mean you'll get hit for tax and handling when it gets to you?

Anyone get shipping notification yet?

oh dear :disappointed:

it was that or 15-30days whats the tax going to be?

VAT + courier handling fee will be around £40-45 I think.

oh well, its okay still a cheap handset

Hi
Will this defantely not work with o2 network?

Just opened an incognito tab on my phone (Note 3 Pro Prime). The website opened quickly. There is about a .3 second delay on photos becoming visible - but that is likely more to do with the plugins BBC are using to keep the site loading on demand rather than all at once...

The Verge on the other hand can be a bit choppy if you try to scroll straight to the bottom before things have loaded.

It will work...you just won't get 4G.

I've ordered 4x phones from China now. Always done it via the cheapest postage method...and never been charged extra.

If you use DHL etc, then you will definitely pay extra.

its my first one from china, just wanted it quick. but its fine next time i know to just order default free option.
this a good site i guess?

Yep, Geekbuying is decent.

I have also used AliExpress and BangGood (the latter being pretty rubbish!).

I doubt I'll ever buy a UK phone again. These Chinese phones are just too good for the money (although I would prefer them to come with stock Android as an option. MIUI is a bit annoying in some ways - such as with the notification window...)

Still, I am more than happy with my Redmi Note 3 Pro Prime (especially after doing the 2x sim cards AND SD card hack)

Cool, is warranty etc okay? I have decided chinese phones as the Nexus is no more and prices for Pixel/S7 etc are well high.
I just need decent screen, 32GB on phone is fine as can add a 128GB SD card. But also the battery and screen size. replaces the need for a tablet and phone. can use for both - need my TV shows and movies.

There are builds of CyanogenMod for this. As long as you stick with SnapDragon chipsets then you can easily ditch MIUI if you want to. Personally I just installed Google Now over the standard international ROM on this phone and very rarely notice any difference. There's a slightly weird bug in that I can't assign a custom wallpaper (seriously, wtf?) but apart from that everything is fine.

If you buy the phone from a premium AliExpress seller then you get a full UK and international warranty.

If you buy it from GeekBuying, BangGood etc then it's usually an RTB warranty with China.

To be honest, it's been so long since I unlocked bootloaders, flashed roms etc....and it's just more daunting with not enough upsides!

I do actually like some aspects of MIUI...such as the scrolling screenshot function, and the rather pretty messaging, weather, calculator, clock apps etc. But I also really dislike how Xiaomi have got such great battery life (by heavily restricting background tasks etc).
& the notification window just isn't nearly as good as AOSP.

If the cusom rom process was easy, I would do it in a heartbeat. But it isn't, so I persist :smiley:

i just hope the phones comes and works not DOA, and in good condition. RTB warranty sucks though.

I unlocked the bootloader on my Mi Max because I was having some issues with flashing it (related to the fact that I'm a knob and I was doing it wrong rather than any sort of fault with the phone).

Unlocking the bootloader was simple. I just filled out a form online and they enabled it at their end within a couple of days, similarly to how Apple handle network unlocks on iPhones.

Even though it was slightly more expensive, I opted for AliExpress when I bought mine over the likes of GearBest, GeekBuying etc because I had dealt with those websites in the past and they tend to be extremely slow to send things and offer no local warranties. AliExpress was slightly more expensive but seemed like a better investment in the long-term. Buying it from AliExpress also meant that I had the phone in my hands within 1 week of ordering it.

So did you flash your phone to a new kernel/ROM?

Well, mr_spatel possibly as a newbie to these kinds of deals, & who didn't read similar past threads either, wouldn't be aware of this.

I think it should always be mentioned in the initial deal post.

Just the standard official global ROM. I could technically flash anything I like to it now but I've never really been into custom ROM's personally and tend to avoid them whenever I can.

So with an unlocked bootloader, I can install Cyanogen directly over the top of the ROM on my phone...with no need to install a different kernel?

if you are in a rush and happy to pay more ebay may have been better more protection when buying from uk reseller :smiley:

Installed Nova Launcher and run that on my Mi Max, didn't even bother with miui.

MIUI goes so much deeper than just a launcher. It affects everything...(and not in a good way when it comes to background task management or notifications)

Yeah, you would just reflash it. You can actually do it without a BL unlock as well if you want to. You put the phone into a kind of debug mode using the power and volume rockers and that temporarily disables the BL protection.

I'm in the same boat, wanted it quick didn't realise I'd be getting charged extra! Nevermind, not got the shipping notification yet however

Cancel and rebook.

​I've seen first hand it's aggressive on task management etc.
What's your thinking on the negatives of this? I know not either way so curious.
Cause I think MOST normal people wouldn't notice / be affected and the launcher is the real (especially visually) difference to stock android people will notice / want and need to change

Any idea how? Do I need to email them?

I have found that some apps stop notifying me of things - and I specifically have to authorise some widget based apps to load on startup (otherwise they never autostart...and the links remain broken. BBC Weather and iPlayer buttons being a perfect example).

I think MIUI only keeps a max of 4 apps loaded in the background...all others get closed. So it isn't fluid when switching to older opened apps. Oh, and the RAM usage is extraordinarily high (1.5GB on idle - more than my Windows PC!)

The other problem is that when playing iPlayer Radio, the notification in the notification pane is just a narrow horizontal bar - rather than the much more elegant iPlayer box that says the artist/coverart etc).

Basically, MIUI just makes the phone feel less smart. & if I could get my head around flashing things without wiping IMEI numbers etc, I'd definitely do it.

(P.S. there is an option in settings to disable all MIUI background task handling. But I still have notification issues with some apps)

I've never bought through them. I just remember with AliExpress that you could quite easily cancel orders via the account page (the same way you can with Amazon)

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You can create per-app exceptions. Go to the "Security" app > "Permissions" > "Autostart" then go to town, select all the apps you want to allow running in the background.

I had a problem with HD Widgets freezing, not good when it's supposed to be telling the time! The method above fixed it completely.

Kind of annoying though, don't you think - especially when Android does it perfectly already...

Hi
Thank you for taking the time and trouble to write your helpful post.
I have cancelled my 5" Redmi 4 Prime 3GB RAM 32 GB 625 snapdragon for now.
I think this snapdragon 800 maybe better speed, I still find the Xiaomi range fascinating but very confusing.
Cheers

Indeed, I didn't even have to consider this with my old OnePlus One, but now I sorta like having a bit of control. So, my Twitter app doesn't run in the background because I don't want it to (I hardly use Twitter, only for DMs). I like that I can do that now. :smirk:

I cancelled an order I placed last night if you haven't had shipped e-mail. Quickly cancel and reorder with "normal" post.
Hope they haven't shipped yet
Cheers

Did you just send them an email? I'm waiting for someone on live chat to get back to me

The biggest bugbear for me is that apps2SD doesn't work even though it is built into Marshmallow. MIUI removes that feature.

Just spoke to live chat, got my delivery changed. Said they'll be shipping them out on the 10th and air mail is going to be 15 - 30 days

Flippin' brilliant, made up for you.
£30 odd quid VAT and £8.00 post office admin is a lot.
Cheers
ps
have you had an e-mail confirming the live chat and Postal status change of order or a screen shot of live chat?

Didn't take a screenshot stupidly sorry!

I'd live chat again and ask/
Please can you confirm my order number xyz is now being sent by China post (standard, gift).
Cheers

Who is the warranty with from Ali express, do you not have to return it to China for repair?

Anyone had a dispatch mail? Bought last Friday and not even posted yet, they take their time don't they !

I'm sure there is plenty time to cancel and reorder as I bought last Friday and mine isn't even posted yet!
Would save yourself £40 by doing so.

Nothing for me still shows processing from Friday.although a poster said they were due for dispatch 10th with 15 to 30 days shipping.

Nope, they outsource it to some EU/possibly UK based repairs company. It's basically an additional insurance thing rather than an AliExpress/Xiaomi warranty service

Do you get "Can't load image" when you try to set wallpaper? Try reverting to system launcher, then back to Google launcher. It should allow you to set wallpaper again. You can also set wallpaper whilst in System launcher and once you switch back to Google launcher, the wallpaper should stick. Switch launcher via: Settings > Installed apps > Defaults (cog icon at bottom) > Launcher.

Setting wallpaper via gallery or MIUI settings, seems to affect all custom launchers. I assume it's because whatever needs to be running, in order to apply wallpapers on MIUI is within the system launcher. Switching to system launcher and then back to custom launcher must activate it again and applying of wallpapers works as it should. However, if you restart your phone or if a long time has passed, then I think trying to apply wallpaper will get "Can't load image" again.

This phone is the dogz bz had it jusr over a month paid £160 from ali express. Its absolutely faultless, amazing value amazing quality im converted anyway. Recommended

Yup thats what im doing

did a LiveChat, they changed delivery to AirMail and have refunded me for DHL delivery.
So far the service is good. Lets see once the process is complete. I told them, get it right I will do more business with them.

....does anyone know if this phone has a built in Qi (i think thats what its called) receiver ?.....sorry i amy be using the wrong terms, but, does it have a built in wireless receiver so that it can be charged via a wireless charger ?...thanks

Thanks but it was tricky enough to get Google Now running on this thing in the first place. I'm trying not to mess with it as much as I can. :smiley:

It has no NFC.

Thank you for your order from Geekbuying.

We are sorry to tell you that the item you ordered is too popular to meet all the demands ,

it is estimated that it will be in stock within this week .

please don't worry ,once it is in stock ,

we will ship it out ASAP. and will send you a message with the tracking number.

We are sorry for the inconvenience caused.

Switching back and forth between launchers won't reset your Google Now launcher settings but if you're worried about messing it up, try long pressing a blank part of the screen. A 'wallpapers' option will appear at the bottom. If you select the wallpaper using that option, it should work fine (assuming that beforehand you were trying to set it via MIUI settings or gallery app).

I'm 99% sure it doesn't have wireless charging.

Bought one of these during the summer form Banggood.

Great phone but they had a ROM installed that had loads of malware.

Was a disaster trying to get google services etc working properly.#

Make sure it has the correct rom loaded or it is nothing but hassle

I was actually trying to do it by pressing down on the Home screen as that's always how I have changed the wallpaper on Android. Both ways seem to produce the same error though.

In that case switching back to system launcher might be the only way to change it. For me, setting it via long press on custom launcher works fine, although I have another Xiaomi phone so perhaps the cause of the error isn't the same.

That's great, no point throwing 40 quid away.
Can't believe it takes them so long to post stuff, no excuse for that.

Still no shipping notification since Friday...

Have you had stuff you've bought repaired under warranty then?

Was it the Chinese one you bought then?

Me neither, it takes long enough to get stuff from China as it is, never mind them taking a week to even post it.
You can make an account with them so you can log in to see the status of your order.

Are you on MIUI 8? When I looked on the MIUI forums people generally said that this was far less of a problem MIUI 7.

This is why I don't use the likes of GeekBuying or BangGood to order phones. AliExpress is usually the much faster way to go because the seller doesn't get paid until you have the phone in your hands and have confirmed that it is OK. Your money is held in Escrow until then.

I didn't know this, that's a good system. Will keep this in mind for future purchases.

No problem. I learned the hard way myself last year.

I wouldnt be too concerned about that as I actually think that may well be the case for all our orders as we ordered 5 days ago and they haven't shipped either.

They said it should be shipped tomorrow take a look at some of my previous replies

Lesson I learned with this lot; believe it only when you see it.

lol yea order take too long probably phone is not even built yet still in the form of pieces.

Yeah, on MIUI 8, although this bug was present for me in MIUI 7 too. Now that I think of it though, I've been using an unofficial Xiaomi.eu MIUI rom rather than the official Xiaomi global rom, so that's perhaps the reason for the slight difference in the bug.

Will i be taxed with priority direct mail?

NOTE: For these type of deals from the Far East, always choose the free / cheapest delivery method to drastically reduce the chance of getting stung by VAT & courier handling fees.

Which color gold or silver? Not sure. Any comments appreciated.

Whatever floats your boat, for me it's silver :smiley:

Put it in a case, it won't matter then. . .

I've just been reminded that 11.11 is a BIG sale day over in China/HK (and I mean B I G).
So anyone thinking of getting this or another phone (or anything) from over there might want to hold off until Friday so to see if there's a flash sale on the 'thing' you want...

When did they mention NFC?..........

You can buy cheap Qi charger stickers and retrofit the feature.

On another note, what a positively pleasant thread. Glad to see SOMETHING is right in the world.

Qi is a function of NFC isn't it? Tbh I haven't used it since I had a Nexus 4 and I've had 3 other phones since then.

ordered nice phones anyone know what build quality is like.

It's known to be a bit ****

Asked them to cancel mine if it isn't posted today

"To be honest,Geekbuying Hk warehouse were full of packages and we are hiring more staff for work as the rapid growing orders in recent days We are located in shenzhen but only the HK citizen can work in HK warehouse permanently as the immigration limitation. So we can only arrange our shenzhen labors to HK 3 times a week"

Can you post a link to a review to back that up, because all the one's I've read say how good the build is?

Where's that from?

whats the camera like ? thanks

Their online chat. They also told me that it ships from Shenzhen to Hong Kong first (but they haven't sent it yet, they will do this next week) and that it wasn't in stock

"On the product page it states, "Item will ship in 3-7 days" and this is why. At any given time, we have over 20,000 line items in stock in our physical warehouse. In addition to that, we have 90,000 items in stock locally at various factories that we have a direct relationship with. The inventory on our site is real-time availability of stock to purchase. Once per week, we send a courier to each factory to pick up current orders and then ship them out from our facility. This always gives us the added benefit of purchasing only authentic goods direct from the maker and the ability to inspect the quality of what we're buying before it is released to the customer."

- so when they say in stock on the website, it is not necessarily true

A couple of camera reviews here;

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oy0V9EpHhIc

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_HrCUJct8Ek

What a cheek misleading people like this!
So are they not being posted today then?

POSITIVES
- Good display
- Smooth performance
- Fairly fast fingerprint reader
- Good sound quality
- Excellent battery life
- Good camera for the price
- MIUI is enjoyable to use once you get used to it
NEGATIVES
- No U.S. availability
- Lack of U.S. 4G LTE support
- Shockingly poor build quality
- Less than average sunlight readability
- Quick Charge 3.0 charger not included in the box
- Image processing has some minor quirks like oversharpening
- Hellish bootloader unlocking process
- Potential Google apps and DRM-related issues on imported units

I knew the build quality was known to be a bit rubbish Steve but you can't expect iPhone quality at budget price I guess. I have seen a few reviews saying that it's fine too so maybe it's just opinion at the end of the day.

Here is full review

Well, yes, expecting iPhone quality from a China phone is going to be disappointing :smiley:

I read most Android Authority reviews, don't know how I missed that one? The lack of US 4g support & availability is nit picking. 99% of China phone's aren't available direct in the US, the same as here. The camera can be sorted with a better app, and not everyone wants to unlock their bootloader. But it's a mostly fair review, it still gets 8.3 out of 10!

My son's working in HK and a few of his friends have Mi Max and they love them. It depends on what you want out of a phone? If it's just something to use day to day it'll be fine. If you want to load custom roms and you're new to that side of things, then it might not be the best model to start with. . .

They are being sent to Hong Kong today apparently (although I do not believe them on this, they would have already been sent).

"tomorrow it wil come to hk
and we do not work on the weekend
and next week can ship
before monday or tuesday we wuil ship"

Annoyed that they dont even bother to mail you with this information, especially when they took the money double quick! Have just had a look on Aliexpress to see if they have stock of the International version but they don't. Was going to cancel and order from them if they did.

yup dispatch time is way toooo long

I wouldn't stress about dispatch seeing as delivery is 15 - 30 days?

Well, it turns out that Geekbuying is run buy ****.

I ordered this on 07/11 @ 00:30, so 08:30 Monday morning in China. Today is Thursday and well gone 9pm in China, and over these past 4 working days they've done ...nothing. Order still "processing".

I've been emailing them everyday for an ETA and they've not bothered to reply at all. I opted for the more expensive DHL delivery as I need this on 15/11 ideally for a present. Even with DHL it might not arrive but I thought that if they ship it one day after I order it, so on the 8th, it's got a week to be DHL'd to me, so I was hopeful. Being as they've not even bothered to dispatch it and the week is nearly at the end, I can forget receiving it on the 15th (if I even receive it at all).

You will get someone on the livechat eventually - but if you look at my messages above, they will tell you it is almost ready to be sent then make up a load of excuses.

It is a fact that all the sellers in China have a very laid back attitude to customer service. If anyone is expecting the level we get from say Amazon here in the UK they're are going be sadly disappointed.
It's just one of the things you have to consider before ordering.

It's never bothered me, but I'm never in a rush for anything I order from over there...

Mine also, I ordered on friday order still says processing

Mine also, I ordered on friday order still says processing

My 64Gb Max shipped today (ordered Sunday).

LOL Steve, there's laid back and there's "couldn't give a stuff as I've got your money" and the latter seems to be their attitude :smiley:
I bet if their policy meant that money wasn't taken till dispatch, they wouldn't be so bloody horizontal !!
Shame Ali didn't have stock as I really want to cancel on principle but I guess I'll just need to wait ......sigh.

Ordered Saturday nothing is shipped I have mailed them say they are very busy ATM so there is delay in shipping out....

I can see that international diplomacy really isn't your game :smiley:

But, yes, you are right. But that's how it is over there. And they are servicing a market that's many times larger than ours over there (not an excuse just an observation)...

Yeah I've always hated you :smiley:

Seven days and I've heard nothing are they ever going to post?

Ok mine shipped this morning (ordered last friday)

Ordered Friday and only just received this email at 2.40am this morning;

Dear ......

Thank for your patient waiting ,

we are glad that the items you ordered are currently in our warehouse. they are being tested now ,

Please don’t worry. Once it passes our strict quality testing, we will send it out as soon as possible.

We are sorry for the inconvenience caused.If you have any questions, feel free to contact us .

Sincere regards,

Sweety


....Hmm....well could be worse, they could have been called sweaty

You realise that message is total bullship? Why would a retailer employ warehouse staff to test the items? It's wrong on so many levels.

I'd sooner they just be honest and say: "We don't ship immediately when you order, or the next day, or day after that or even the day after that. We wait until the end of the week and bulk ship all your orders at the same time. It's cheaper for us that way and that's why we can sell our items a bit cheaper than our competitors.".

Spot on !! I'm not an unreasonable person, I'm happy to wait if I'm told the situation from the start, my biggest hate in life is liars, if you lie to me I will never trust you again. Surely being straight and honest will earn you respect and gain your repeat custom.

I got a despatch email this morning but I have no idea if it's bs or not.

Lol :smiley:
My OH was speaking to a bloke in Penang last week called Ooh Ah :laughing::laughing:

mines shipped.

Shipped as well!! FINALLY

Im still waiting for mine to ship (ordered on the 5th)

Yes finally shipped after a week.

Still nothing time to complain

Mines on the way and I'm frothing at the gash

:confused:

mine hasn't shipped yet!!!

Marked price of £144.57 now. If the dollar keeps falling like this the phone's going to be free very soon.

Ordered yesterday morning for a total of £147 odd including insurance and express shipping (the cheap one), excellent price. I am just hoping that it isn't too big for me to get used to. I am also worried that I may look foolish using it in work, time will tell.

Did you not read the thread about shipping?
Why would you look foolish looking at a phone that's 3cms bigger than everyone elses??

If the phone arrives damaged or not as described then you have the same protection with PayPal as you have with ali express as they will refund you. We are aware that when you buy a phone front China you have no warranty, so it's a risk you take. I wish Xiaomi and Huawei would offer European warranty over here on items bought in China as they literally sell thousands more phones..

Aliexpress is not the same as those other sites you mentioned. The others are a separate retailer/company. Aliexpress is a marketplace. The experience in regards to receiving damaged goods and having to deal with customer support in the first place is dependant on the seller that you buy from regardless of Aliexpress infrastructure. The ironic thing is that on the on that Site Jabber that you linked, Aliexpress is one of the next lowest with 22% and over a thousand 1 star reviews which is 20 times more than Geekbuying. Their percentage of 1 star reviews to total reviews is a bit lower but if they had separate sections for each seller/company on Aliexpress some might be even worse. Gearbest gets the highest ratings of the bunch with 66% and 1602 5 star reviews, which is funny because they're perhaps the most highly criticised site on here for bad service. Providing a service, albeit a bad one doesn't mean they are a "scam". With pretty much every retailer, you'll get people who have bad experiences. A website with 60 total reviews is not a good basis to determine that the site "should be avoided at all times" since you have no idea how many successful transactions they have. When people buy something online, they expect them to arrive hitch free. When that happens, they aren't exactly going to be thinking "I should leave a positive review" since it isn't out of the ordinary. However, if it doesn't go as expected, most of them would want their bad experience to be known.

Never had a problem China phones and Gearbest. Bought 3 phones (MI Redmi Note 2, ZTE Blade 6 and Infocus M560), they are running and like new after 2 years (kids playing games everyday and no issues with the phones).

Not sure about Aliexpress, I have never dealt with them.

I ordered 4th November and still processing until 12th November. Now my item is shipping from Hong Kong. Estimated Delivery Time showing 3-5 days. It is more than 10-12 days as showed on website about delivery.

Yeah same I'm just going to wait, should be here by the end of the month!

​​​I read the thread about shipping and believe that the cheap express shipping (ie not DHL etc) will not encounter a problem. The details on the Geekbuying site suggest this also.

Its not looking at the phone that I am worried about - its holding it up to my head!

OK hope that's the case then as if not you may get tax added.

I have an 8 inch phone and I walk around speaking into it everywhere and no one has ever batted an eyelid. Even if they did, why do you care ? Surely it's only kids who would make silly comments as if workmates did then they are making themselves look more foolish due to their lack of maturity, are they not? Loads of people have a 6 inch phone now so they would need to be looking very closely to notice that extra .44 of an inch!

Ordered this last week. Then after reading the comments I contacted them to change delivery from DHL to standard which they acknowledged and I also got a refund for the extra shipment payment. However today I have got an email telling me its been shipped and it says via DHL and includes a tracking number. Worried now that I may get charged the full tax.

If it is with DHL then unfortunately yes you will. And if you complain to Geekbuying they won't care. Continue complaining and they will give you 5$ off your next order of 70$ or more

Great bit of kit. Been running Xiaomi phones for a few years, highly rate them.

lol i bet it is, but need is dispatched first

Wow, this is like backing a kickstarter, not buying from a company.

My supposedly shipped phone shows this tracking info...
2016-11-10 18:47 Information Received (This is not an acknowledgment of the physical receipt of the stated Registered Article)
Has anyone received any proof of tracking or are geekbuying stalling?

My DHL tracking shows exactly the same. Unless I'm mistaken, what that means is that on 10th November (last Thursday!) Geekbuying booked the courier. It's now 08:35 AM on Tuesday 15th November in China and, accordingly to the tracking, as of now nothing further has happened. That is, aside from booking the courier, the item is still in Geekbuying's possession.

Absolutely shower of a company.

... and thanks to singles day it will now take even longer for our phones to be delivered as all the planes will be packed :X

Just tracked mine and says the same thing. Absolute bunch of liars as it would be in transit if courier had it.

My case for phone from Ali express bought a couple of days later still hasn't shipped either and my account says they still have 7 days to post it, so they are just as bad.

Read up reviews of Ali, geek and gearbest etc at the weekend and they are all as bad as each other and lie through their teeth about supposed warranties and refunds etc. I guess the moral of the story is to trust none of them!

you think its worth doing a pay pal dispute? i placed order on 8th Nov - on page says shipping 2-7 bussiness days?

Mine is with DHL Hong Kong, should hopefully get it by the end of this week or early next!

Will give you guys feedback once i have it...

Get a bluetooth Headset from a reputed brand with the money you have saved :wink: It is what i am planning to do.

im on DHL as well but it is only tracking information received since the 10th! means the parcel is not handed to DHL!

I'm going to annoy them on chat again and ask when they actually plan to hand it to the courier

I asked them in the chat and "magically" just at that moment my status changed to:
2016-11-15 21:05 Despatched to overseas (Country code: GB)
2016-11-13 21:05 Received from Customer

You should go onto live chat and get your shipping costs refunded, don't let them away with that !

Just looked at mine and still no update. Confused about the blue line along the top though as it says "in transit" on it, not sure if it's blue it means it's actually in the air.

I'm not sure what paypal would do at this stage? They may just ask you to wait if the seller tells them it's in transit and has a tracking number.

Mine now updated.

Singapore(Singapore Post)
United Kingdom(Royal Mail)
Latest Event -- 2016-11-15 21:11 Despatched to overseas (Country code: GB)
Destination Country - Cache Time: 2016-11-15 18:07
Origin Country - Cache Time: 2016-11-15 18:06
2016-11-15 21:11 Despatched to overseas (Country code: GB)
2016-11-13 21:11 Received from Customer

At this rate Santa Claus would have been faster !

Looks like mine has actually been dispatched, nine days after ordering. Not sure if I need it now. :wink:

6 days for me and say's this


GBP 151.18 ExpressCheckout
Payment Confirmed
(Processing) 11/10/2016

​Good call Polax

so I has a live chat with them today, they said that phone is in high demand and will be posted next week when they get stock. I said would a refund be easier for them. They said we will send next week.
Im now not worried, will raise a dispute with PayPal.
Cant believe the page they have the phone on is misleading, shows stock and also 5-7 business day shipment.

Going to do the same as well! Not giving them excuse anymore!!!! wouldn't recommend or buying anything from Geek buying anymore!

I have raised a dispute with PayPal - going for misleading on site, been told item is not in stock today and will be next week - site shows 2-7 business day shippping, my item has not shipped. once recived going to have to try find another phone supplier

Found a flaw with this phone. Been using it for 2 weeks now, Miui8 installed with Nova Launcher as main launcher.
It doesn't record videos. Looking online the fix seems to be turning off "OK Google"... but I use that every day.
Anyone else have this problem?
Doesn't work on any camera apps i install

where did you order yours from? worth getting one from ebay? cost a bit more on ebay. also easy to install international rom?

Just be sure you definitely want refund spatel as you won't find the phone for a better price that's why I'm sticking with them. You will definitely still get the phone as they are aware you can just ask paypal for refund so if you don't mind waiting you will get it probably a few days later than mine.
You can cancel a paypal claim if you change your mind.

Thanks, but been reading about the phone - may look for 64gb or 128gb one. Global ROM's are available for them now also.

No worries just wanted you to be sure. I order loads of low value stuff from China from Amazon and ebay and I often wait up to 3 weeks so I only order stuff I don't want in a hurry. Desperate to get this dual phone so I can stop carrying 2 phones around !

Just stop talking to your phone then as you can get locked up for doing strange things like that anyway :smiley:

Ordered the Mi Max from Geekbuying on 11.11.2016 and the status is still at "processing"

I have messaged them to ask when it will ship but they are choosing to ignore me so far.

Thats normal for them.

This is with the international rom

You have to write them in the livechat, they don't read mails :/
... Be patient ... it takes around 20 minutes until somebody is actually available :X

Thanks for the tip Kigo - I'll try them again today

For those who had it posted in the first batch on 11 November - what do you think are the chances of having it in hand by next weekend?

0%? It's 15-30 days isn't it? Meaning 28th at the earliest

I am having problems they said it was sent Monday gave me a tracking number that don't work when i told them it don't work they said sorry your parcel had to be transferred now we will send you the new tracking number.To be honest i am fed up with the lies and opened a PayPal dispute.

Well they also say 2-7 days to dispatch and it seems to have taken 9 minimum

Geekbuying just lie. Nothing they say is truthful. I'd have more respect for them if they said sorry, due to our cheap prices we've had an influx of orders and we can't cope, everything is delayed. The lies are what riles me.

Very slim indeed. This is Singapore post which is painfully slow. They can't send China post which would have only taken a week because they won't accept the battery.

For comparison I ordered something using China small packet 2 weeks ago and I had it in 8 days.

You not asking for postage costs back?

Why didn't you just ask for refund?

Because i still want what i paid for.

If you still want what you paid for why are you asking paypal for a refund?

Anyone managed to install Google Assistant on their Mi Max?

I am not asking for a refund i have not escilated it to a claim i just want them to give me a working tracking number when i get my phone i will cancel the case simple.

They already said they are going to update your tracking number so I just don't get what you're doing with PayPal, makes no sense.

so after some fuss i wrote a email say if it doesn't send by Friday i will file a dispute yesterday. Finally they get the DHL man to pick it up! Madness!

I just went on Geekbuying live chat. Complained the DHL status has been sitting at "shipping information received" for 7 days, meaning package is actually still physically in Geekbuying's possession. 2 minutes later I get a text message from DHL, package on the way. Refresh the DHL webpage, package collected by DHL. Something fishy is going on with this company.

Exactly! Will see how long it will get stuck in this stage

That's just it you dont get it.

I have ordered £142.61 via paypal here is the tracking Info:
2016-11-11 20:42:00 Order placed British priority mail
2016-11-12 15:31:25 Parcel Data received-Manifest Generate
2016-11-14 00:00:00 ARRIVED IN UK
2016-11-17 16:31:25 AT YODEL DEPOT
NEXT status: With COURIER estimated delivery on or before 21 Nov 2016

What postage option was that?
Surely if with Yodel you should get it before the 21st, maybe tomorrow :smiley:

Shipping method: British Express £0.21

Will be getting this hopefully it turns out to be great

You paid 21p delivery and phone got here in 6 days?
I can't find that option on Geekbuying. Sure you didn't order from Gearbest?

I paid for "EU express shipping" on the 11/11 and mine still hasn't been despatched! ​:-/

Should be - have you watched these video reviews?

Full review: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X8RBH2MqS68

Thoughts after using it for a week: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQqWqk75g74

It is a great phone, apart from the fact you can't record videos if you have "OK Google" activated....

It was 100% Gearbest, if you do Priority shipping (which is often free) they already print the yodel label in china. The item arrives in around a week :O ... Geekbuying never again :/ ... I already wanted to cancel my order to get the phone from gearbest on the 11/11 sale... but until this day I did not receive any reply to my cancellation request :O

Ordered 4 November
Printed DHL label with track 11 November (I believe that parcel kept in geekbuying)
DHL got parcel from the geekbuying 17 November to Hong Kong
DHL got parcel in Hong Kong 18 November and processing to GB.
This is not expres delivery. I will stop to buy it from geekbuying and I wish hotukdeals ban geekbuying deals!

Update : 18 November DHL sent me a text for charge £17. Why I should to charge it? I paid express and insurance delivery.

Tax?

Same here, exactly same tracking information and exactly same £17 text message. I paid it, no choice. I called DHL for a breakdown. They said Geekbuying declared the value as £32.53. So £6.50 is VAT and £10.50 is the DHL handling fee (extortionate).

The item is physically in a plane en route to the UK as we speak, so I asked how does HMRC know how much to charge before they've even received the item? DHL told me that these days they go by the commercial invoice on the package. DHL in HK advise HMRC in the UK of the incoming package, HMRC tell DHL how much to charge, DHL charge us and there you have it, it's all done and paid for before the item hits UK shores and so no delays on arrival. Seems smart enough, and thanks to Geekbuying for declaring well below the actual value paid (at least they're not completely useless). DHL's £10.50 fee though? That's about 10 times what I would consider reasonable.

I have chatted with slowly customer service at geekbuying and explained that:
But I ordered before 11 November and lies everything. Do you know many sales at 11.11?
However, geekbuying offer me refund = $6. I am not happy that. Shall we to stop deals here from geekbuying?

Yup, that's total tripe. I ordered on 06/11 (07/11 morning in China). They told me all sorts of crap. One time their excuse was that the warehouse in HK can only have those with HK ID cards working there and they have a staff shortage. It's just bullship after bullship..

And here's another thing. The company is in China. The items they sell are made in China. Why don't they just ship them to us from China? Oh, I know, it's because it's cheaper to take them over the boarder to HK and ship with DHL HK rather than with DHL China.

You are lucky it's only £17 as it should be much more than that. Insurance has nothing to do with tax. The thread mentions numerous times that if you choose DHL you will be charged. Some people called and changed from DHL to standard shipping to avoid these charges.

hi guys here is what I got today - phone ordered on 8th November:

Dear Sir or Madam
This is the customer service from Geekbuying,thanks for your order .
We are sorry to tell you that we just got the information from factory ,
the item you ordered “ geekbuying

  ” is too popular to meet all the demands ,
we just need to get them from the factory again .
it is estimated that it will be in stock next week.
please don't worry ,once it is in stock , we will ship it out ASAP.
We are sorry for the inconvenience caused.
Best regards,

Janice

KIND NOTICE : Please send or reply email under the same topic( the first topic we talk) or else we may not solve the problem for you in time.

this is not promising, why let me buy the item if they have no physical stock.

This appears to be how the Chinese manufacturers and retailers work when new models are launched, when I ordered my Elephone p7000 last year I ended up ordering 1 from gearbest and 1 from aliexpress, the aliexpress one was dispatched about two weeks after the 'official' launch date, but it was weeks and weeks before gearbest had any stock available - I cancelled the gearbest order.

My advice to folk ordering a newly launched model from china is to order it and forget about it, it'll arrive eventually - or wait a couple of months till supply and demand settles down, then order.

I'm waiting for the Elephone R9 presale to be announced so I can go though the fun all over again.

All the posts above about no tracking number, wrong tracking number, etc are all very familiar, just seems to be how the process works.

Mind you, this phone looks interesting too...

Like I said via your pm Spatel, you will get the phone eventually its just whether you are willing to wait or not. You can cancel if you prefer.

Like Infiltrator says, best to expect it in a month's time and be pleased if it comes earlier. Im still waiting on my phone case even being posted by Ali !!
Someone was saying earlier that he got his really fast from Gearbest so if they still have stock, I don't know if they do, you could reply to the Geek email asking to cancel and order from Gearbest but don't buy until paypal have confirmed your money refund.

im just gonna leave it and wait till it delivers.

dear sir, sorry for the delay , because it is too popular , we need a few more days to get enough to meet all the demands
06:39 PM
now your order has been packed well , we will ship out in this weekend or early of next week

Ok, I see. No fix so far apparently apart from disabling the "OK Google" feature. Hopefully they'll issue a fix with future updates.

Put development rom on it works with google ok fine also better layout and weekly updates

Mine has just landed in East Mids airport, having been to Germany before then.

Miui 8 update tonight fixed the vidoe proble

Anoying! Ordered on 11/11 and still not shipped - just pending. However I do notice that they say on the listing that orders will be shiped in 2-7 business days - which is another way of saying 9 normal days. So even a 'normal' order would not necessarily have shiped yet. Given what's said I do expect more delay. But this is an amazing deal and expecting great service is bound to lead to frustration.

I don't think anybody expected great service. I expected them to dispatch the item when I bought it. That is all.

ordered 13/11 (1 week ago) and still they haven't dispatched .

Though broke auto-correct? :wink:

You can't win lol :smiley:

Same boat. Ordered 11/11, still not shipped.
As long as I get it before 21/12, I'm happy. It's replacing a Motorola Atrix owned since its release in 2011. Just can't wait.

I ordered mine on the 5th. Still not dispatched. I paid extra for dhl. Getting rather annoyed now.

Thats wierd I ordered on 9th despatched on 14th

Forgive me, but they didn't offer to dispatch it when you bought it. As fas as I can see it says upfront that they will dispatch 2-7 working days after order. And then you have to add in the "it's China and different" factor.

If chose express delivery DHL and you pay extra about £1.25 plus fee £17. So this is not express delivery 2-7 business day. Because they kept parcel in warehouse and DHL not picked up more than 5-7 working days. I belive geekbuying tried to save money for multi parcels and average weight for delivery. So that why geekbuying have many deals.

I recommend use gearbest and they are motivates and fast dispatching than geekbuying.

You're right, and if they'd have shipped it within 2-7 days I'd have no reason to complain. Unfortunately, they took 11 days just to dispatch it. :confused:

I cant even get a working tracking number out of them apparently my parcel had to be transfered.

Processed at EAST MIDLANDS - UK

Whoopee bloody doo, Ali Express finally dispatched my phone case after 2 weeks. Ali Express give them 2 weeks to post the item or the order is cancelled which is a far too long imo as the item is in stock so why does it take a fortnight to stick it in an envelope. Not a single email of communication from them and thats a seller with loads of feedback aswell. I wonder which I will receive first, the phone or the case.

I bought this case as it wakes and sleeps the phone, I buy this for every phone I own as can't be bothered to press buttons, I like instant access as I open the phone.

You should get it tomorrow then hopefully :smiley:

Received today (21 November) by DHL. Happy with a phone but one little problem this phone does not have list region the UK. Anyway, I put Russia version and Russia region (gifted to my mum). Over total 17 days for dispatch/delivery.
Next time does not pick express delivery, just pick "free delivery" and do no pay for fee/custom/vat from delivery.
Have good day.
Dima

Awww you bought it for your mum, thats lovely. Glad you finally got it, hope it was worth the wait and your mum loves it :smiley:

Received today time too play.

receive it today and locale doesnt have Uk so need to read it! But still we have to go over this much trouble to chase them up!

Someone said earlier in thread which region to use but I can't remember, hopefully someone else can help you.

Mine hasn't updated at all since it left Singapore on the 15 - anyone else have this?

Is that just normal mail? Mines still "Latest Event -- 2016-11-17 21:23 Despatched to overseas (Country code: GB)"

Sometimes the tracking never updates and it just arrives.

Did you manage to find out which region to use bear as I notice no one helped you here?

Same here...

Slightly concerned...does this mean it will need tweaking rather than working right out of the box?
Would be greatful if anyone could shed some light on this or post a step by step guide for users who may not know how to install other ROMs like myself :disappointed:

From what I've read, it doesn't matter what area you pick. The only thing it might affect is the time, which you can adjust anyway.

just change it manually by putting locale to HK and switch off automatic timezone. Did anyone manage to change screen grid size 4 x 5 is little too big 5 x 6 would be good. And the lock screen wouldnt display notification?

Use ggogle now or nova if you want to have a non miui looking phone

I've had mine on India Locale for 2 weeks now even though i'm in the UK - Only problem I have is the Amazon store App defaults to Amazon.IN and you can't change it. Loading Amazon through Amazon Underground sort this out though.

Using Nova as my launcher lets me adjust screen grid size with no problem.

So basically don't buy this phone if you want it to arrive?

Mine is out for Delivery by DHL - should get it sometime today hopefully.

ordered on the 11.11.2016 and mine still hasn't been despatched! I have asked when it will be in stock and when it will be despatched but have yet to receive a response. Thinking of cancelling of something doesn't happen soon.

i am in the same boat since ordering on 9th nov no tracking updates nothing its a joke.

Well if it still hasn't dispatched it's still going to take 15-30 days! Hope it isn't a Christmas present!

Check your status guys!
2016-11-23 04:27 Arrival at Processing Center (Country code: GB)
2016-11-23 02:38 Arrival at Destination Post (Country: GB)
... seems like it will legitimately arrive soon :O

When was yours dispatched? Mines not changed yet

Just checked emails, I actually ordered on the 9th. 14 days just to despatch, and another 15-30 to ship? :disappointed:
2016-11-23 17:44 Despatched to overseas (Country code: GB)
2016-11-21 17:44 Received from Customer

Mine in UK now too. Those saying theydidn't buy till 9th etc, people have already said that they have no stock after so many ordered on the 4th here. So you have no updates because there's nothing to update. They will contact you with tracking number when they get stock.

Now we need to see if customs decide to keep them for a couple of weeks. Oh joy lol

Aren't they through customs already?

13th I think

what tracking site are you guys using? can you link me here.

No, just don't buy it from Geekbuying. All Dealers in China take a while to ship, but these guys seem to be going for the record!
GearBest, AliExpress even Banggood would have shipped by now, most would have had the phone in the hands of the buyers days ago!

17track.net

Steve I bought my phone case 2 days after buying phone and it has just been dispatched so Ali is no better.
I think the current problem has been created by Chinese black Friday so we bought at a bad time..

You can also check on Singapore direct tracking site and a few others.

Afraid not, this is parcel just arriving in UK so now we are at the mercy of UK customs who have been known to take anything from 2 days to 6 weeks to decide whether your parcel is going through or not. Geek have no control over this so any delays now are not their fault. Lets hope the guys at HM are in a good mood :smiley:

Okay - the Phone was delivered today, looks lovely. Makes my Note 3 look like a baby brother.

Does not support UK as a Locale ... wierd?!! Hope to get that sorted, will look up XDAForums for an answer. Packaging and finish is good.

DHL got it on Sunday (Nov 20) and it got delivered today (Nov 21).

What really galls me is that Geekbuying got the order on the 4th of November and it took them this long to ship!! There was some talk about the parcel coming from Hongkong as one of the things I had ordered had to come from the HK warehouse.

Frankly the support from Geekbuying is not at all impressive. Will I use them again? Don't know!

I got this for my Dad and hope he likes it.

Remember you can track using Royal Mail once in UK guys, will say this (see below).

Date Time Status Track point
23/11/16 04:32 ARRIVED IN THE UK HEATHROW WORLDWIDE DC

Yeah, good point the 11/11 'event' will have slowed them down even more.

And while we talking about event's in China. Everyone should be aware of the New Year over there (end of Jan). When the whole country closed down for two weeks. Nothing gets shipped but the websites keep taking orders, so when they do start back they have a HUGE backlog that takes them a month to clear.

Ordered on 12 Nov via HK Warhehouse
Arrived on 18 Nov via Yodel
Paid £142.60 and no Import duty.


First impressions (used few days):
Good Camera
Beautiful screen
Excellent Battery
32GB RAM
Very Fast

Bad Points:
Heavy to carry around (Mainly used at home using WIFI)

One issue:

Left running youtube video, phone slept after 2 minutes
When the phone woke up, there was a load sound/noise.
Switched off the phone and no issues since then.

You need to get to the gym :wink:

My 64Gb arrived today, so far refusing to accept miui 8 global. Anyone else in the same boat?

When did they ship the 64gb version ?

Just look at the crap i am getting this is the 3rd delay now for me 3 excuse from them below.

Dear Sir
The tracking information of EU Priority Mail (Tax included ) packages have been delayed for about a week time , and we got the news from the couriers that EU customs are now very strictly checking all the packages from abroad for the declare value . And they will severely charge tax if they found out the low declaration of Smartphones or some other categories. This afternoon , our manager had an urgent meeting with the shipping courier and told us that all packages will have online tracking information in 3 business days.

Really apologize for this unpredictable situation and curently all shipping channels are all very slow even for DHL, TNT, etc. We will keep looking at your package movement.From what we assume , the custom may charge tax from our customers, but please dont worry that we will not let customers pay tax and we will keep our promise well.
So if you have been charged by your custom office finally, do remember to send us pics about the billing receipt and the related amount of refund will be returned to your paypal/credit card (depending on your payment method).

Thanks for your patience and trust.
Regard
Susan

That's great, you must be relieved.

Just received mine, Brand new & sealed

Mine arrived this morning.

Brilliant !! :smile: When did yours arrive in UK ?

Yesterday morning.

Yes !!! Hopefully the rest of us will get ours tomorrow then :smiley:

Nice, im still waiting for a dispatch - I ordered 8th November.
Monday they said will be packed and shipped in 3 days, Messaged them today the response was will be packed and shipped in 3 days..... loooooooooooool

Via DHL or free??

Mine arrived in the UK yesterday morning via free shipping. I ordered on the 4th November. Hoping that it might arrive tomorrow but not holding out, more likely it'll arrive sometime next week.

Also to anyone looking to change the locale setting of your phone try and see if there's a setting for the Falkland Islands(locale doesn't really matter too much though).

I don't get this - they never promised no duty from what I see?

If the customs value declarations are low, surely that is Geekbuying's fault? I never asked them to declare it as a lower value

:disappointed: ((((((HUG))))))) Good things come to those who wait :smiley:

We all know they do this so we don't get charged, would you rather pay the tax ?
I think it's great that they've offered to pay if he gets charged.

But I think they are making this up as another bullsh1t excuse for not even dispatching his package yet?

I very much doubt if all of us get caught for tax that they will do anything about it.

free, delivered by royal mail signed for.

Maybe but at least he has it on his email account that they have said if he gets charged they will pay it.
I know its really frustrating but they did tell everyone they are waiting for stock as they cant keep up with demand so if people want to cancel, they can as they have no dispatch date or tracking number yet.

Has it updated on 17track? Ordered on the 4th as well but still in transit apparently

They only told people they are waiting for stock after they complained when it still hasn't been sent 10 days later

Mine updated on my local post service before 17 track

Yeah it's been updated as of yesterday but I don't have a tracking number available yet from royal mail, not even sure if I'll get one.

2016-11-23 04:32 Arrival at Processing Center (Country code: GB)
2016-11-23 03:33 Arrival at Destination Post (Country: GB)

I got mine this morning. Checked for many days and seemed like Web server was down. Got charged $188 was supposed to get a leather case and tempered glass screen protector but instead of leather I got a piece of flimsy plastic. Definitely won't be buying again

I know, I agree that was out of order. However you can still cancel. Have you got yours yet?

Can you post a pic of the flimsy case?

Ah **** mines still at
2016-11-17 21:23 Despatched to overseas (Country code: GB)

Fingers crossed it'll be here soon

updated 26/11
Name, Date Ordered, Updates______________
Pspvita 9/11
mr_spatel 8/11
obkso ??, 17/11 "Despatched to overseas"
qwerta369 6/11, 11/11 Despatch email, 18/11 processing to GB, DHL £17 charge, 19/11 East Mids airport
uzyg 4/11
hoobieyoo 5/11
Midway 4/11, 11/11 Despatch email
christolbal 11/11
rhough 10/11,
BM999 11/11,
Suzuha 9/11, 23/11 "Despatched to overseas"
---maclll 13/11, 26/11 Order cancelled by buyer and refunded---
Statoman 5/11 DHL

Have received:
***Polax ?? DHL, 21/11 RECEIVED
***sajsaj ??, 24/11 RECEIVED
***Can'tGetNoSleep 4/11, 15/11 Singapore, 25/11 RECEIVED
***Sandy1012 4/11 , 11/11 Despatch email, 24/11 RECEIVED
***damadgeruk 6/11, 11/11 Despatch email, 15/11 "Despatched to overseas", 24/11 RECEIVED
***bear807 5/11, 21/11 RECEIVED
***PlayerTwo 4/11, 21/11 RECEIVED
***(shariifi 12/11, 18/11 RECEIVED delivery within a week apparently not with Geekbuying)
***sslesar 4/11, 11/11 Despatch email, 18/11 processing to GB, DHL £17 charge, 21/11 RECEIVED
***lju ??, 11/11 Despatch email, 23/11 RECEIVED
***Kigo1 ??, 11/11 Despatch email, 15/11 "Despatched to overseas", 23/11 "Arrival at Processing Center GB" 25/11 RECEIVED
***Duvenel 4/11, 23/11 "Arrival at Processing Center GB" 25/11 RECEIVED
***lianne21 4/11, 11/11 Despatch email, 15/11 "Despatched to overseas", 23/11 in UK, 26/11 RECEIVED

Thanks for your time and energy Suzuha, that's very helpful :smiley:

Mine arrived this afternoon. Everything is perfect, India locale worked fine, didn't need to change the time. What a STUNNING phone! Very happy with it and excited to use it. I bought this case from Amazon https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01JA13VJ6/ref=pe_385721_37038051_TE_3p_dp_1 fits perfectly but does make the phone heavier and bulkier. Feels rock solid though. Dowloading MIUI8 now

Origin Country - Cache Time: 2016-11-24 14:30
2016-11-23 04:04 Arrival at Processing Center (Country code: GB)
2016-11-23 02:38 Arrival at Destination Post (Country: GB)
2016-11-15 21:05 Despatched to overseas (Country code: GB)
2016-11-13 21:05 Received from Customer

THIS IS THE 3RD TIME THEY HAVE CHANGED MY TRACKING NUMBER WHAT A f..... JOKE.

Excellent, can't wait to get mine :smiley:

nice looking case. do you know of any way to cover the white bezels to make them black? like a screen protector or something

Mine just arrived today - feels huge even though I'm coming from a 5.5" phone

Mine too!

boo hoo, here is my latest: - they are soooooooooooo slow
Dear sir,
Thank for your patient waiting ,
we are glad that the items you ordered are currently in our warehouse. they are being tested now , Please don't worry. Once it passes our strict quality testing, we will send it out as soon as possible. We are sorry for the inconvenience caused.If you have any questions, feel free to contact us .
Sincere regards,

Janice

Did your tracking on Royal mail update to say it was out for delivery today?

You've got to laugh at the British names they choose lol. No way is her name Janice :smiley:

I live abroad so not Royal Mail - but my local mail tracking still says "we have received your registered letter and will give it to your postman. The postman will deliver it to the address you specified."

No update since Heathrow (y)

Phone just arrived, tracking still says that it's at the Processing Center though. Opened up the package and it had a sealed and boxed phone box with a travel adapter.

Just for anyone interested here is a photo of the phone unboxed next to my old red note which I think is 5.5 inches, this mi max is huge.

Why would you say that? It's not uncommon for a Chinese person to also have an English name.

Aww, I can't see the photo. I thought I was smart when I worked out you put IMG around the link, but it gives Error 403 Forbidden.

Let's just say 99% of Chinese have Chinese names.

About Chinese names, it is supposed to make it easier for people who have trouble pronouncing their real names correctly. They pick names or even just words that sound pleasing to Chinese ears/ with a meaning they like/ has a similar sound to their real name (which unfortunately occasionally ends up being an old-lady name or a "trashy" name). It's between having people potentially avoid them because they fear mispronouncing their name + suffer hearing their name mispronounced, and being judged for not using their real name. edit: Janice is fine imo. I've seen MUCH worse. xD

Didn't realise it wasn't working, fixed now :smiley:

You can say anything you like. Her name might be Janice, it might be on her passport, or it might just be a pseudonym that she uses for work. Either might be true. If you didn't know that many Chinese people also have English names, you've just learnt something. Hopefully. :smiley:

No they don't they have Chinese names but use British names because we can't pronounce them. Considering I took approx 60 -100 calls per day for 11 years from Chinese people I feel better qualified than you to comment.
Hopefully you have learned something today, maybe to learn a less condescending manner . Hopefully :smiley:

Spot on. It's so if we need to return their call we can actually pronounce it and say who we spoke to. It works very well and makes life much easier for both of us.

Lol I should take a pic when mine arrives as it will be the other way round for me . My phone is 8 inches :smiley:
Did it arrive with the battery charged or was it pretty flat?

Mine came precharged, not entirely sure how much it had when I turned it on though. I've left it to charge for about an hour and using an old phone charger and a decent charge cable and the charge led has gone from yellow to green.

On my red note yellow is between 20% and 89% charge.

when did you order

Wow. Just wow.

drum roll the .......... 8th Nov 2016

​Not that I know of at this stage, sorry! The case I linked helps with grip so much though. The phone by itself is slippery, definitely need to add some extra grip with a case

Waited in all day for nothing, didn't come. I need to go out tomorrow and I bet it comes and no one is here to sign for it. Then of course the sorting office is closed till Monday.......... sigh

Just checked up on 17track and it's gone from in transit to not found?

I cancelled my order and got refund through PayPal. I won't be using the vendor again.

On my new phone at last :smiley:

Love it. For those worried about setting it up, it's fine and does it all for you. It will take around an hour to download mui 8 and as long as you have Google all synced then it does everything else too so basically just switch it on and let it do its stuff. I'm on it now and the screen is lovely, just wish it was 8 inches lol. Will check back later and see if anyone else got theirs today too.
By the way don't worry if you're not home as I didn't have to sign for it either.

Glad to hear it's easy to set up! Good luck with it!

Got my fingers crossed for monday

Has anyone bought a Qualcomm Quick Charge charger for this?

They still dont know where mine is yet as i chose eu priority mail what a mistake never again 2 tracking numbers no joyb tracking it i have really had enough now bought a LG G5 now.

I was gonna get this phone but with all the drama on this thread got the G5 too! Should be worth it, just comparing my old Sony z2 to a couple of Chinese devices I bought shows the difference. G5 is at a good price too.

Yes.. Slashes charging time by more than half!

It's worth the wait it's a fantastic phone.

Do you have a link to one kigo? Just took me 3 hours to charge from 25% to full with a top quality 2amp charger so would be great to get a faster one.

Picked up one of these when they were still 7 quid, works like a charm (y) :
http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/aldi-maxtek-40w-usb-3-0-quick-charge-hub-4-99-instore-aldi-2551639

Regarding fastchargers- they heat up the phone and will cut battery life in the long term by a lot so use sparingly

Aw damn do they? I was worried that might be the case and it's not a removable battery in this phone so I don't want that to happen. Just read the thread and one guy said his phone almost caught fire using it too. Don't think I'll bother then as I've seen first hand what a house fire does!
Thanks anyway kigo :smiley:

Trying to move all my app icons into the order I want them on my home page and every time I go to move one they all bloody move!! What's that about, anyone know how to stop this happening please ?

any recommendations for cases ?

Yes if you read the thread you'll see a few that people have bought :smiley:

Try installing Nova Launcher. I just couldn't organise them the way I wanted using the MIUI interface. I've had the icons in the same spots for the last 5 years

Me too lol you get so used to where everything is dont you. Turns out it's a feature of marshmallow as oh decided to finally put marshmallow on his Sony phone and now his is doing it too and he's not happy lol. I've removed the time and date feature from my home screen and they now seem to be doing what I want them to do but if they start doing it again I'll definitely try Nova as others have said to try it too, seems quite popular.
Are you going to try the fast charger?

they emailed me that's its out of stock but no refund

Anyone else select eu priority mail and got delayed now mines seen no movement since 14/11/16

Mines not moved since the 17th saying it's been dispatched, I'm just leaving it for "It'll arrive when it arrives" I don't need the phone it was just an impulse buy thankfully. Hopefully it'll be here soon. I'll update this page if/when it arrives

contacted them today 8th Nov order. They said its packed and waiting to be dispatched, same answer as last week.

That's the best attitude, I'm doing the same with my phone case even though it means I can't take my phone out until I get it or it will get scratched in my bag. It's such a shame that postal services stopped taking stuff with batteries as you can check where stuff is a lot better. For example my tracking for my case has just told me it cleared HK customs on the 24th. I regularly wait approx 3 weeks for stuff but it gets here in the end :smiley:

Thats bad takes them a month just to pack i thought i was having a bad issue.

Ordered on the 10/11/2016, status still "Processing", have had one email from them with out prompting on the 21/11/2016 "Dear Sir or Madam
Thank you for your order from Geekbuying.
We are sorry to tell you that the item you ordered " Xiaomi Mi Max " is too popular to meet all the demands ,
we just need to get them from the factory .it is estimated that it will be in stock within next week .
please don't worry ,once it is in stock , we will ship it out ASAP. and will send you a message with the tracking number.
We are sorry for the inconvenience caused.
Best regards
Grace"

so people I got the email that my item has been sent out, 8th Nov order.
I also changed my order frmo DHL to standard. is RF tracking number Royal Mail?
As the order says shipped via DHL

My tracking was RF..... and was Royal Mail.

"2016-11-28 20:33 Arrival at Processing Center (Country code: GB)"

Should be with me by the end of the week hopefully

ta wonder how long that takes now lol

btw those of you have recieved the phone, its either 2 nano sims or 1 nano sim and 1 micro sd card?
if you are using a micro sd got any recommendations?

Yes it is, 2 sims or 1 sim and SD.

I have one nano SIM and one micro SIM in mine

Hey guys, did your package fit through standard letter box . Also how accurate was the tracking Chinese and royal mail? Thanks

still waiting for the tracking to register, will let forum post know once if get it lol

micro sd card recommendations?

I have has 3 different tracking numbers from them now can you believe that?

Yahhhhhhhh at last !! :smile:

Does the tracking end in SG?

Mine end's in SG, What does that mean? Also did your package go through letter box and how accurate was tracking up until you took delivery? Thanks

​has SG baby at the end, that good???

Yip same as mine then stands for Singapore, all good then :smiley:



My tracking STILL hasn't updated from arrived in GB at customs so seems once it gets to UK, royal mail don't bother to update and it just arrives to your door either next day for some people or like me 3 days. Some people said they had to sign for theirs but I didn't. Not sure if postie would put it through letterbox as he handed mine to me.

If you're feeling very brave, you can get 2 sims AND an SD card in there. But you have to be fearless!!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fm6yVIp2yyM

takes time to appear on Singapore tracking?

If any of you aren't familiar with MIUI there's a "one-handed mode" feature which you can enter by swiping across, below the screen, from the centre home button out towards the right or left.

Also, in the recent apps menu (bottom left key) if you're seeing just the program icons, you can pinch zoom in to give you a nicer preview window look instead. MIUI 8 added a shortcut to switch the views (top right).

I like Miui so far. The three finger screenshot is pretty nice too isn't it.

So how brave were you Steve, have you tried it? :smiley:

Hell, no! Sim's are in that cardboard for a reason!

Hmm, so my flubit offer for g5 got cancelled - surprise, surprise so decided to offer one of these from aliexpress - works out to around 137 pounds because quidco have 8.8% cashback offer on at the moment

so do you think it would fit through letter box? Thanks

Not sure. Hang on I'll go get the box and try. Brb

No it doesn't fit so you will need to be home unless you leave a note asking them to leave it with a neighbour.

​I'd say no to fitting through a letterbox. Mine was left outside my door, no knock, just put outside on the doormat

Cheers for reply, was it Royal mail who delivered, also how accurate was the Chinese and royal mail tracking, did it come via registered airmail Singapore? Thanks again

Anyone know how to install Shadowgun Deadzone on this phone? It's not showing up on the Play store. Tried to install via browser it says the app is not compatible with this phone.

how long did it take for the tracking to update singapore end?

They said they posted it on the 11th but nothing appeared on tracking page until the 15th even though it says received 13th. So 4 days until anything appeared.
Singapore(Singapore Post)
United Kingdom(Royal Mail)
Latest Event -- 2016-11-15 21:11 Despatched to overseas (Country code: GB)
Destination Country - Cache Time: 2016-11-15 18:07
Origin Country - Cache Time: 2016-11-15 18:06
2016-11-15 21:11 Despatched to overseas (Country code: GB)
2016-11-13 21:11 Received from Customer

My order arrived last night. Ordered 9/11, chose cheapest (free) delivery.

Here's an image taken with my Moto E 2ndGen (whose camera is even worse than my other half's 6-years-old Motorola Atrix 4g the Mi Max is replacing):
Slipped inside a cheap gold-coloured plastic case from Ebay. Updated to Miui8 and installed the free Nova Launcher with zero issues. Updated the already installed Google apps. No more Gingerbread (might even be Froyo) for him...

>Pateo
The packet does have a Singapore address on it. 17track has not updated for a while for me so it was useless.

>TheShadowWalker
That sucks. Try installing it via the APK? Edit: No idea why it would not be supported.

Lol the difference in size is so funny :smile:

How come it came at night, was it not royal mail?

Please someone tell me when mines will arrive lol.

Thanks for your reply, did package go through letter box

Sorry, I wasn't being too helpful. It was Royal Mail apparently. Came in the afternoon and had to be signed for. Too big for letterbox.

RM signed, and you didn't get clobbered customs vat, no extra charges, was it free registered airmail? Thanks again

Suzuha very kindly done this below Patel so we could see all this info at a glance.

Name, Date Ordered, Updates______________
Pspvita 9/11
mr_spatel 8/11
obkso ??, 17/11 "Despatched to overseas"
qwerta369 6/11, 11/11 Despatch email, 18/11 processing to GB, DHL £17 charge, 19/11 East Mids airport
uzyg 4/11
hoobieyoo 5/11
Midway 4/11, 11/11 Despatch email
christolbal 11/11
rhough 10/11,
BM999 11/11,
Suzuha 9/11, 23/11 "Despatched to overseas"
---maclll 13/11, 26/11 Order cancelled by buyer and refunded---
Statoman 5/11 DHL

Have received:
***Polax ?? DHL, 21/11 RECEIVED
***sajsaj ??, 24/11 RECEIVED
***Can'tGetNoSleep 4/11, 15/11 Singapore, 25/11 RECEIVED
***Sandy1012 4/11 , 11/11 Despatch email, 24/11 RECEIVED
***damadgeruk 6/11, 11/11 Despatch email, 15/11 "Despatched to overseas", 24/11 RECEIVED
***bear807 5/11, 21/11 RECEIVED
***PlayerTwo 4/11, 21/11 RECEIVED
***(shariifi 12/11, 18/11 RECEIVED delivery within a week apparently not with Geekbuying)
***sslesar 4/11, 11/11 Despatch email, 18/11 processing to GB, DHL £17 charge, 21/11 RECEIVED
***lju ??, 11/11 Despatch email, 23/11 RECEIVED
***Kigo1 ??, 11/11 Despatch email, 15/11 "Despatched to overseas", 23/11 "Arrival at Processing Center GB" 25/11 RECEIVED
***Duvenel 4/11, 23/11 "Arrival at Processing Center GB" 25/11 RECEIVED
***lianne21 4/11, 11/11 Despatch email, 15/11 "Despatched to overseas", 23/11 in UK, 26/11 RECEIVED

​nice one

Holy feck, does it come with wheels? Getting way too big.

My God the battery on this phone just goes on forever doesn't it. Fantastic !!

Hey could someone confirm, to use an sd card is it micro sim and sd or nano sim and sd? Some of the comments I've read here/elsewhere seem to have conflicting information

micro SIM and sd

Mine has been off charge since before 6am yesterday, heavy use with a lot of long calls and internet use. Still at 41%

Mine is still stuck somewhere in Europe :disappointed:

How longs it been stuck? Mines not arrived today fingers crossed for tomorrow

"2016-11-28 20:33 Arrival at Processing Center (Country code: GB)"

I ordered on 9/11/16 then dispatched 14/11/16 delayed till 23/11/16 dispatched again 23/11/16 says in transit at the moment to final destination of country.

Name, Date Ordered, Updates______________
Pspvita Ordered 9/11/16-Status 23/11/16 says in transit at the moment to final destination of country
mr_spatel 8/11
obkso ??, 17/11 "Despatched to overseas"
qwerta369 6/11, 11/11 Despatch email, 18/11 processing to GB, DHL £17 charge, 19/11 East Mids airport
uzyg 4/11
hoobieyoo 5/11
Midway 4/11, 11/11 Despatch email
christolbal 11/11
rhough 10/11,
BM999 11/11,
Suzuha 9/11, 23/11 "Despatched to overseas"
---maclll 13/11, 26/11 Order cancelled by buyer and refunded---
Statoman 5/11 DHL

Have received:
***Polax ?? DHL, 21/11 RECEIVED
***sajsaj ??, 24/11 RECEIVED
***Can'tGetNoSleep 4/11, 15/11 Singapore, 25/11 RECEIVED
***Sandy1012 4/11 , 11/11 Despatch email, 24/11 RECEIVED
***damadgeruk 6/11, 11/11 Despatch email, 15/11 "Despatched to overseas", 24/11 RECEIVED
***bear807 5/11, 21/11 RECEIVED
***PlayerTwo 4/11, 21/11 RECEIVED
***(shariifi 12/11, 18/11 RECEIVED delivery within a week apparently not with Geekbuying)
***sslesar 4/11, 11/11 Despatch email, 18/11 processing to GB, DHL £17 charge, 21/11 RECEIVED
***lju ??, 11/11 Despatch email, 23/11 RECEIVED
***Kigo1 ??, 11/11 Despatch email, 15/11 "Despatched to overseas", 23/11 "Arrival at Processing Center GB" 25/11 RECEIVED
***Duvenel 4/11, 23/11 "Arrival at Processing Center GB" 25/11 RECEIVED
***lianne21 4/11, 11/11 Despatch email, 15/11 "Despatched to overseas", 23/11 in UK, 26/11 RECEIVED

I ordered on the 5/11

Downloading major update again just now. Been at it for 20 mins and only half way there. Didn't expect another so soon.

ohhhh i wonder what will happen today, paypal will decide on the claim.
I still have not recieved the item, the tracking was provided to paypal and does not register yet......
4 weeks 2 days i placed the order for my phone - have even cleared the credit card balanace.

Awww are you asking for refund after all. Thought you were going to wait?

​i am nice told PayPal to wait few more days

Beware, your phone may not have an official Xaiomi ROM. I ordered mine from the Geekbuying Spanish warehouse and it arrived this week with a non update-able Chinese ROM, made to look like the international ROM. They installed Google services and even changed the name of the ROM to show "global" in the title but it's definitely a vendor ROM, presumably installed by Geekbuying and passed off as a genuine Xiaomi international version phone.

I'm not very savvy when it comes to the nitty gritty details of tech stuff! So what information under this phone's specifications screen should I be seeing to show I've got the correct ROM etc? That's to any of you techies? Thanks

The fact that I couldn't update the ROM using the onboard Xiaomi updater made me suspicious so I Googled the ROM name (which can be found in "Settings" - "About Phone" - "MIUI Version" The consensus on the forums was that the ROM was a vendor ROM not genuine Xaiomi.

So what version do you have?

Don't worry ours are fine and have updated no problem.

It came with "miui global 7.3 stable 7.3.11.0 (0mbccndc)" installed. After a lot of faffing around I've managed to get a genuine version of MIUI8 installed via the updater on Xaiomi PC Suite. I had to install Google services manually because as far as Xaiomi is concerned, it's a Chinese phone.

Are you on 8.1 now?
How much did it cost you from EU warehouse?

Yes, I'm on 8.1 now and feeling more relaxed that I have an official ROM! It was $209 from the EU warehouse. Obviously I could have got it cheaper buying from the China warehouse (and ironically I probably would have got an international version phone from China). I needed it quickly as I was without a phone and didn't want to wait weeks for it to come from China. The extra was less than the potential cost of VAT - though it seems most people didn't pay VAT on the non EU phones anyway.

I see, glad you got it sorted now. Yeah the value on them was put @ $20 so no one paid vat.
Great phone isn't it :smiley:

Yeah, the screen and battery life are amazing. You can pretty much forget about ever running out of power, whatever you do with it - within reason. I'm on 80% now (at 11.42pm) after a long day with lots of use.

Stuck on "2016-11-28 20:33 Arrival at Processing Center (Country code: GB)"

Nothing arrived today

What was the date showing before that? Thanks
Just checked my tracking it's now gone to
"Origin Country - Cache Time: 2016-12-02 10:52"
Wonder if that actually means it's entered the UK!

My current shipment

Number:RFxxxxxxxxxG
Transit (1Days)
Destination Country - Not Found
Origin Country - Singapore
2016-12-02 07:56, Information Received (This is not an acknowledgment of the physical receipt of the stated Registered Article), -
======================================
Power by http://www.trackingmore.com

"Arrival at Processing Center (Country code: GB)
2016-11-17 21:23 Despatched to overseas (Country code: GB)
2016-11-15 21:23 Received from Customer"

Bought it 4 weeks ago

Mine arrived a few days ago, long wait but well worth it. Loving the phone.

Quick question....the 3 buttons at the bottom (home menu and back) are very dim when lit up. I cant seem to find a way to brighten these. You can either have on or off.

Can others who have the phone let me know if their phone bottom keys are also dim and not very well litt up? Not sure if its a fault or just the way it is.

The screen itself is very impressive, great battery and quick performance.
I even prefer the standard MIUI and standard launcher. The only bit I would change is the option to resize the app icons.
Oh and the call volume could be a little louder.

Did you see you can also change the order of the three bottom keys too which I thought was great as some people are used to having the back button on the left, nice to have the option.
I wouldn't say mine were very dim, not super bright either, just about right I'd say.
Yeah noticed the call volume was tad low when talking yesterday, shame you can't turn that up isn't it.

issues - can anyone help?

- put existing SIM in and it works but my contacts in phonebook have been exported to SIM don't show / appear on this phone - how can I get them there or to show?
- SD card put in SIM slot 2 as don't have 2 sims - put in correctly but phone does not show it in storage option

Try cleaning sd card, mine was the same the phone couldn't see it.

When you're in 'Contacts' long press the menu button (bottom left capacitive button). It should bring up contact settings. There should be 'Display preferences'. In there should be a toggle setting for 'Show SIM contacts' which is probably currently disabled for you.

If you plugged in microSD card whilst phone was switched on, you need to reboot. If it was switched off and still isn't showing, try the suggestion above and ensure it's clean.

Ordered one from aliexpress £138 with standard delivery ($10 new customer discount code) and there's 9.6% quidco today so potentially £125 or thereabouts. Although quidco is tracking £17.65 - which is 9.6% of the $175.99 price but quidco seems to be confused about the currency?

Was waiting for Elephone to launch the R9, there's a message appeared today that its about to go on presale (again...) - might still go for one then decide between the R9 and the Mi max, or maybe I'll wait for feedback on the Elephone S7 that's been shipped - similar spec to the R9, so if the S7 gets poor reviews I'll give the R9 a miss.

P.s. If ordering fro aliexpress, change shipping destination to USA to avoid the extra warranty charge, the change back when in the shopping cart.

SD CARD still an issue but works perfectly fine in current phone... phone just not picking it up that it's in the slot...

hi how do you run dual whatsapp? btw not recieved my phone yet. want to try on my oneplus 2

It is a feature of the MIUI 8 OS on Xiaomi phones, not sure if OnePlus has it

Still stuck on "2016-11-28 20:33 Arrival at Processing Center (Country code: GB)"

How long did it take for everyone else?

Wish I hadn't ordered from these jokers, still not dispatched ordered on 11/11/2016, they keep saying stock will be in soon. I think I'm cancelling and getting it from Aliexpress.

Same here

I would cancel you wont get it this year now.
£30 more but topone have them should get it before xmas and no taxes to worry about.https://www.aliexpress.com/store/product/Original-XIoami-Mi-MAX-Mobile-Phone-Snapdragon-650-Hexa-Core-3GB-RAM-32GB-ROM-6-44/342812_32664288571.html?spm=2114.12010608.0.0.Dfg4c9

I'm using Google clock but for some reason the alarm won't update on the widget - always shows 00.00 - anyone know how to fix this?

Is anyone using a magnetic car holder while not using a case? Did you manage to fit the small magnet that comes with it underneath the back cover by any chance?

Finally got my phone case, it just arrived! What a cracking quality case it is too, wakes and sleeps my phone too, I LOVE it !! :smiley:

From arriving at GB to delivery took 4 days so I thought your phone would have arrived today tbh. It's often the luck of the draw with customs and I've seen one person who ordered the same as the rest of us on a forum had theirs delayed as that's the one customs decided to hold back, probably to check it out for value or drugs reasons etc so possibly you've been the unlucky one on this occasion and it's been delayed a few days, who knows. Hope it comes soon for you as it's so frustrating waiting on something you're dying to get your hands on isn't it.

Yeah it's killing me a little bit, was hoping to get it today - fingers crossed I'll get it in the next couple of days

Don't assume Ali express will be faster as I just received my phone case an hour ago. Ordered from a top rated seller on Ali and it's just taken 4 weeks to get to me. Black Friday has caused massive delays for everyone I'm afraid.

what case is this?

Lianne21 what case did you get? Thabks

My case

Best quality case I've had so far and I had 12 covers for my last phone lol. Magnet to hold it closed so it doesn't open in my bag too. I always buy the case that wakes and sleeps the phone as I cant be bothered faffing about with fingerprint scanners and buttons etc. Even the stitching on this is immaculate ! I'm off to order another one in a different colour now :smiley:

2-4 weeks is normal to get stuff from china/aliexpress, geekbuying can't dispatch within 4 weeks, still taking orders I see and promising shipping in 4 days.
Also with Aliexpress you do have some redress if the phone isn't what you ordered/or broken, the seller doesn't get paid until you've got the phone and are happy with it.

Its a nice case but I didn't buy a new phone with a fingerprint scanner so I could not use the scanner :-)

I think the listing just has the wrong product images. The one in the pictures is a Mi5, which has its fingerprint sensor at the front and a physical button whereas Mi Max has 3 capacitive buttons. Here's another listing of the same case with the correct product images. It doesn't cover up the fingerprint sensor. A case made for a specific phone wouldn't be designed like that.

Ah, that makes more sense.

It doesn't cover any of the buttons scanner or ports. The pictures should show this so you can still use your fingerprint scanner. I'm not interested in the scanner I think it's a bloke thing as I've never met a woman who wants a phone with one :smiley:


Normally yes but I'm just pre warning you that due to black Friday you will wait longer until the postal service has caught up. I just waited 4 weeks and if you order now with Xmas you will wait even longer. If you do a bit of research you will see there are just as many complaints about Ali express as everywhere else so they are no better.

Ah now I understand what Ogre was talking about. Yes that's the correct images you have posted dreadzone, thanks. I hadn't even noticed the images were wrong.

OK google is not working as it should.

If you say "ok Google, call xxxxxxx mobile" or "Ok Google, run xxx app" or any other ok Google command it just tells you it cant do it as the device is locked, when it clearly isn't locked. I used to use that all the time to make my calls. Searching online it seems this has been a bug in MIUI since 2014. Even using Nova launcher doesn't help.

This really puts me off. For some people, spending time hours just try set up, rooting or flashing, it is not worthy at all, even for 1 penny
I understand this is international version, so no Chinese apps, no set up and should work to any UK LTE mobile frequency. But it might be a different version as this one is specifically spelled out that it is an int version.

Could anyone who has bought this specific version to shed the light about this ??
Could this one be used straightly out of the box, no set up, no flashing, no rooting is needeed, no Chinese bloatware, apps/characters ??

Thanks

Used mine straight out of the box. It updated to MiUi 8 almost immediatley and I have had 2 further updates so far. No Chinese bloatware was installed on my International rom.

will it work in U.K.4g

4g working fine on EE

​Google play works perfectly, i purchased mine from geekbuying, never got stung with any duty costs, brilliant phone for the price, and there are custom Roms available for it on XDA! A must buy! :smile:

been using it for nearly 2 weeks! it has been good so far! Battery life is amazing 1 day standby 2 hours screen on i still have 66% or so. the thing that annoys me is the notifications never shows on lock screens only with icon on status bar, other then that a good phone! For cases i bought the xiaomi original tpu case for it the one comes with it is horrible.

If you wanna run 4g pre paid probably asda mobile is to go

I just solved that problem by telling autokill to allow these apps to run in the background. My notification in calendar now pops up on lock screen :smiley:

Do you not feel embarrassed talking to a phone anyway lol :smile:

@lianne21​ Can I ask how long it takes to charge the Mi Max please?

I Just got this phone and I am very impressed. much bigger than I thought it was haha

It said it worked on 02 4g but not giff gaff 4g, which i thoguth was odd, but mine picks up 4g fine on giff gaff, I have a sd card in there too and battery life is nice

It takes 4 hours from 0 to full with phone on and WiFi off. Or 3 hours with phone turned off.
This is with a blackberry 2a charger which is the best charger I've had. Cheaper chargers will probably take longer. Hope this helps.

I ordered from Geekbuying on the 11.11.2016, the stated despatch was 2-7 days. The item has also been on 'presale' in the mean time ​with a stated dispatch a few days ago - this has also passed without despatch. I still have not got a despatch date from customer services, they tried to offer me a $5 credit to make up for the delay but forgot to mention that this had a $100 minimum spend! I would advise anyone not to buy from GeekBuying - I certainly won't be again!

Use aliexpress next time. I order a mi max on Saturday night, dispatched this morning, and it was much cheaper than geekbuying thanks to quidco an a new customer $10 discount - also see above posts for how to avoid the U.K. Warranty charge - unless you want the warranty.

Aliexpress are a marketplace, not a retailer. I ordered my phone via aliexpress and the seller was Mc - mart. Aliexpress immediately kick off their buyer protection and if the seller doesn't dispatch within 5 days they cancel the order and refund your money automatically - although there is an option on their app for the buyer to extend this period.
Not only that, but the seller doesn't get paid till you receive, and are happy, with your delivery. Aliexpress hold the money till you confirm everything was ok.
Plus 9 or so % quidco.

Their app is really good and has all the tracking info and links - whether they work or not remains to be seen.

As with all phones ordered from china on standard delivery, best thing is to order and once you have dispatch notification then forget about it and it'll turn up one day so point panicking that you can't find tracking or dispatch advice, etc.

Why use anyone else? (No doubt someone will be along shortly to highlight all the aliexpress pitfalls...)

P.s. My previous phone was a presale Elephone p7000 via aliexpress, I received it weeks before most other retailers had stock.

Agreed. I've cancelled my order, now let's see how long it takes them to refund. I reordered from Aliexpress yesterday and already dispatched. I appreciate postal services are busy at this time of year but if its not dispatched then it's never going to arrive.

Nonsense about the 5 days. They gave my last 2 sellers 15 days to despatch my stuff and they despatched 2 hours before the order was to be cancelled.
Yes we all know they hold the money blah blah but there are reviews from people saying their seller was paid even though they complained.
There are plenty negative reviews of them online.
I've been ordering from China for nearly 12 years and have never waited 2 weeks to have an item despatched so Ali hold my record for slowest service .