Use the code to get this price: newyearo
Free gift (Tronsmart Quick Charge 2.0 30W 2 Ports USB Rapid Car Charger + 3FT USB to Micro USB Cable) is added when you add the phone to your basket. The phone is delivered within 2-7 days according to the website. It comes from their European warehouse so no customs charges. The phone will most likely come with Geekbuying own multilanguage ROM installed so if you want OTA updates you would have to flash it with Global ROM. Alternatively you can order the version with Global Rom but it comes without the free car charger. Unlike many chinese phones it supports NFC. You can get it cheaper from chinese websites but its a good price for quick, hassle-free(no customs)delivery + free Quick car charger.
CPU 64-bit, Qualcomm Snapdragon 820, Quad Core, 1.8GHz
GPU Adreno 530, 510MHz
RAM 3GB LPDDR4 1333MHz
ROM 32GB UFS2.0
Screen size 5.15 inch
Screen resolution 1920*1080 Pixel FHD
Network
Wireless connectiveity CDMA, GSM, 4G, 3G, GPS, WiFi, Bluetooth
Frequency 2G: GSM 2/3/5/8; CDMA (BC0 / BC1)
3G: WCDMA B1/2/5/8; TD-SCDMA: B34/39, CDMA (BC0 / BC1)
4G: FDD-LTE B1/3/7(1800/2100/2600MHz), TDD-LTE:38/39/40/41
Bluetooth Yes, 4.2, Bluetooth HDI
WiFi Yes, Dual Band WIFI, 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, MU-MIMO techniques have, WiFi Display, WiFi Direct
Back camera 16.0MP, 4-axis optical image stabilization, jitter correction 8
6 lens, f / 2.0 aperture
Sapphire glass lens protection
Flash color temperature
DTI support color crosstalk prevention technology
Support PDAF phase focusing
Front camera 4.0MP, The second generation 36 smart beauty, beauty in real-time self-timer
Large single pixel to 2 microns, ƒ / 2.0 aperture, 80 ° wide angle
Top comments
badboyofrock
28 Jan 173#10
I think MIUI is fantastic.
Latest comments (40)
badboyofrock
29 Jan 17#40
That's the one I got, and the deal I posted at the end of November. I haven't done anything to mine in the way of flashing etc, just sim in and away. You'll love it, and you'll never buy on contract again, I know I won't. When it arrives, you'll need to make an adjustment in settings to make android pay work. Go to settings/more/default wallet. Change the wallet type to HCE. Once you've done that, you'll be golden.
NostromoXP
29 Jan 17#39
Thanks for all of the help badboyofrock.
I've just bought this one as I wasn't in a major rush. I added the insurance for a total of £182.65 which if everything I have read today about this phone (and your invaluable help) is true then I think this is a hell of a bargain.
Thanks again.
badboyofrock
29 Jan 17#38
Update to Android N is in the works. This is a cracking phone (it's what I'm typing this on), you won't regret it. FYI, if you don't mind the wait, the same phone can be got from China for about 30 quid less.
NostromoXP
29 Jan 17#37
I was looking at this one from the same site [Official Global ROM] Xiaomi Mi5 as I read elsewhere that it's a safer bet to get the official ROM, a little more expensive but I don't really want to start my relationship with android by trying to flash a new ROM on a device I have little knowledge of and not really having confidence in the result.
Thanks for the info (especially the android pay part as this is a big requirement in my purchase).
Just one more question, will these update to the latest version of android?
swhdesigns
29 Jan 17#36
that will be my issues then as I'm currently with o2. thanks for the info
NostromoXP
28 Jan 17#34
I am really tempted with one of these phones but I read in other threads about a lot of phones coming with spyware/malware which has really made me paranoid about buying anything other than one of the "big name" phones (Samsung Galaxy etc.) what should I be looking for when it comes to the safety of these devices? Are there checks I should be running (android anti virus?).
Also are these fully android compatible? By that I mean can I run most apps and use google pay?
Sorry for all of the questions but I'm trying to get into android phones after having iPhone then Windows Phone for years so this is all new to me and there seems to be a lot of knowledgeable people around here.
Thanks in advance.
badboyofrock to NostromoXP
28 Jan 17#35
I would say, and some will disagree, get one that says it has 'official global Rom'. That way, you're less likely to get any malware. You'll also get updates, and Google play etc will work out of the box. Ask for a sealed box from the seller. You don't need anti virus, it just saps resources and doesn't do much. I have this phone, and Android pay works perfectly - I've used it twice today.
badboyofrock
28 Jan 17#33
It was stock roms that lead me to MIUI. I had a Nexus 5, and tried loads, the last of which was MIUI. A month later I bought my first Mi phone.
thecresta
28 Jan 17#32
Same here, after sticking to only CM and stock Android on my previous devices, I'm very surprised at the design and customisation options of MIUI.
Typing this on an MI5s 4GB / 128GB with the xiaomi.eu ROM, very impressed.
Infiltrator
28 Jan 17#31
2 more things...
It doesn't support band 20, I think this might have the biggest impact for the O2 network and resellers that hang off that network (test, giffgaff, etc) I'm on BT (EE) network and have experienced no issues.
And lastly, if you do order and decide it's not for you, you'll easily sell it for more than you paid on eBay.
swhdesigns
28 Jan 17#30
hi. thanks for all the info. you have definitely made me think about getting one and Thank you for the link it's really helpful. least I know that you have it working in this country so their is a lot of confidence gained from this
Cheers Stu
badboyofrock
28 Jan 17#29
I believe three use Band 20 mainly for the supervoice service.
Infiltrator
28 Jan 171#28
The phone is excellent, only thing that could be better is the camera in low light, but that's the case for most of these Chinese phones.
This has the global software so gets the updates direct from xiaomi.
If you've not used aliexpress before, when you set up a new account you should get a $10 discount voucher you can use (might need to be a new account using the aliexpress app).
Aliexpress aren't a retailer, it's a marketplace. Once you order, aliexpress gives the seller some time to dispatch the order, or the order can be cancelled and you get a full refund. In my case they had 5 days, the phone was dispatched after 3 days.
Aliexpress hold your money from the seller till you confirm you've received your order, so it's in the sellers interest to send the phone asap.
I'd recommend using the aliexpress app, I found the tracking really good, until the Royal Mail get their hands on it - as it's signed for only so it'll just turn up one morning about 4 days after arriving in the U.K.
On aliexpress, there's a U.K. Warranty charge, that gives you 12 month warranty with a company in the U.K. You can get rid of the warranty charge by changing your location on their wesite/app to USA and then ordering as normal.
Standard delivery is free, and almost always avoids import charges, any quicker delivery service will likely incur import charges.
Delivery of my phone was 21 days from ordering to delivery in rural north Scotland.
I did go via quidco, so could get 9.9% cash back but I'm not that confident it'll get paid (cash back is actually tracking as £17 as the quidco transaction got confused as the order was in us $)
I received my 64GB mi max from geekbuying recently having tried a redmi note 3 Pro. Very pleased so far, since purchased another redmi note 3 SE for my daughter to replace her faulty smart ultra 6.
Infiltrator to swhdesigns
28 Jan 17#16
The issue with geekbuying is that they'll accept your order whether they have stock or not, and if they have no stock you're just left waiting till they find some stock.
I ordered my 32gb Mi Max from Aliexpress early December, £134 delivered in 21 days standard delivery, potential 10% quidco as well - but don't hold out much hope for the cashback.
dnyme to swhdesigns
28 Jan 17#26
I bought the mi max 2 weeks ago and it's amazing. Huge battery, very quick phone even with multiple apps open. Go for it, you won't regret it.
jjsm639
28 Jan 17#25
Sorry for what may appear to be a silly question. I am a little confused, who is best to buy from, Ali express or this one, I'm not sure what the difference or benefits are, can any body please advise.
aloca2
28 Jan 17#24
How did you flash it? Followed any instructions? Thanks in advance
hi. have you got the link. Do you thinks it's a good phone
swhdesigns
28 Jan 17#15
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is that the same one you bought and what network are you on. do you have any problem with connection
Cheers stu
redondo5
28 Jan 17#12
In what way is the Mi5s different to this?
badboyofrock to redondo5
28 Jan 17#13
Off the top of my head, mi5s has a Snapdragon 821 SoC and a different camera. But, I'm happy to learn of any other differences.
iainmann to redondo5
28 Jan 17#14
Metal body too instead of plastic/ceramic, I think.
badboyofrock
28 Jan 173#10
I think MIUI is fantastic.
chris_avfc
28 Jan 17#9
Although if you're going to install a custom rom get whichever is cheaper.
I'd recommend installing a rom by the way, MIUI is horrible.
badboyofrock
28 Jan 17#8
There is no version that supports band 20. I would go for a version that is advertised as 'Official Global Rom' As you're going to get a clean version that will receive updates OTA.
chris_avfc
28 Jan 17#7
Just install the Lineage custom rom.
No international version of this, it misses the band for 4G that O2 use (possibly band 20 off the top of my head.)
slipd
28 Jan 17#5
That is correct.
Can anyone confirm if this is an international edition that supports all of the 4G bands? Also, what about the rom? It's not one full of bloat/malware is it :disappointed:
Heated OP.
scigulinsky
28 Jan 17#1
bloody good phone, just shame about no SD card. 32gb is not a lot nowadays. I am deciding between this and honor 8.
SweeneyUK to scigulinsky
28 Jan 17#4
Aww no I didn't know it had no sd card slot. It's got dual sim so I thought one of them slots can be used for a sd card? Or am I wrong??
chris_avfc
28 Jan 171#3
Same price for white.
niallmoran
28 Jan 17#2
Mi5s can be got for 30 quid more - these are very tempting!
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Opening post
Free gift (Tronsmart Quick Charge 2.0 30W 2 Ports USB Rapid Car Charger + 3FT USB to Micro USB Cable) is added when you add the phone to your basket. The phone is delivered within 2-7 days according to the website. It comes from their European warehouse so no customs charges. The phone will most likely come with Geekbuying own multilanguage ROM installed so if you want OTA updates you would have to flash it with Global ROM. Alternatively you can order the version with Global Rom but it comes without the free car charger. Unlike many chinese phones it supports NFC. You can get it cheaper from chinese websites but its a good price for quick, hassle-free(no customs)delivery + free Quick car charger.
Some reviews:
http://www.techradar.com/reviews/phones/mobile-phones/xiaomi-mi5-1315657/review (4.5/5)
http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/review/android-smartphones/xiaomi-mi-5-review-extraordinary-value-android-phone-rivals-galaxy-s7-3637966/ (9/10)
Some specs:
CPU 64-bit, Qualcomm Snapdragon 820, Quad Core, 1.8GHz
GPU Adreno 530, 510MHz
RAM 3GB LPDDR4 1333MHz
ROM 32GB UFS2.0
Screen size 5.15 inch
Screen resolution 1920*1080 Pixel FHD
Network
Wireless connectiveity CDMA, GSM, 4G, 3G, GPS, WiFi, Bluetooth
Frequency 2G: GSM 2/3/5/8; CDMA (BC0 / BC1)
3G: WCDMA B1/2/5/8; TD-SCDMA: B34/39, CDMA (BC0 / BC1)
4G: FDD-LTE B1/3/7(1800/2100/2600MHz), TDD-LTE:38/39/40/41
Bluetooth Yes, 4.2, Bluetooth HDI
WiFi Yes, Dual Band WIFI, 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, MU-MIMO techniques have, WiFi Display, WiFi Direct
Back camera 16.0MP, 4-axis optical image stabilization, jitter correction 8
6 lens, f / 2.0 aperture
Sapphire glass lens protection
Flash color temperature
DTI support color crosstalk prevention technology
Support PDAF phase focusing
Front camera 4.0MP, The second generation 36 smart beauty, beauty in real-time self-timer
Large single pixel to 2 microns, ƒ / 2.0 aperture, 80 ° wide angle
Top comments
Latest comments (40)
I've just bought this one as I wasn't in a major rush. I added the insurance for a total of £182.65 which if everything I have read today about this phone (and your invaluable help) is true then I think this is a hell of a bargain.
Thanks again.
Thanks for the info (especially the android pay part as this is a big requirement in my purchase).
Just one more question, will these update to the latest version of android?
Also are these fully android compatible? By that I mean can I run most apps and use google pay?
Sorry for all of the questions but I'm trying to get into android phones after having iPhone then Windows Phone for years so this is all new to me and there seems to be a lot of knowledgeable people around here.
Thanks in advance.
Typing this on an MI5s 4GB / 128GB with the xiaomi.eu ROM, very impressed.
It doesn't support band 20, I think this might have the biggest impact for the O2 network and resellers that hang off that network (test, giffgaff, etc) I'm on BT (EE) network and have experienced no issues.
And lastly, if you do order and decide it's not for you, you'll easily sell it for more than you paid on eBay.
Cheers Stu
This has the global software so gets the updates direct from xiaomi.
If you've not used aliexpress before, when you set up a new account you should get a $10 discount voucher you can use (might need to be a new account using the aliexpress app).
Aliexpress aren't a retailer, it's a marketplace. Once you order, aliexpress gives the seller some time to dispatch the order, or the order can be cancelled and you get a full refund. In my case they had 5 days, the phone was dispatched after 3 days.
Aliexpress hold your money from the seller till you confirm you've received your order, so it's in the sellers interest to send the phone asap.
I'd recommend using the aliexpress app, I found the tracking really good, until the Royal Mail get their hands on it - as it's signed for only so it'll just turn up one morning about 4 days after arriving in the U.K.
On aliexpress, there's a U.K. Warranty charge, that gives you 12 month warranty with a company in the U.K. You can get rid of the warranty charge by changing your location on their wesite/app to USA and then ordering as normal.
Standard delivery is free, and almost always avoids import charges, any quicker delivery service will likely incur import charges.
Delivery of my phone was 21 days from ordering to delivery in rural north Scotland.
I did go via quidco, so could get 9.9% cash back but I'm not that confident it'll get paid (cash back is actually tracking as £17 as the quidco transaction got confused as the order was in us $)
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/Original-Xiaomi-Mi-Max-6-44-Mobile-Phone-Snapdragon-650-Hexa-Core-1920x1080P-16MP-PDAF-3GB/32678758831.html?spm=2114.01010208.3.136.86d3WY&ws_ab_test=searchweb0_0,searchweb201602_4_10065_10068_10000032_119_10000025_10000029_430_10000028_10060_10062_10056_10055_10000062_10054_10059_10099_10000022_10000012_10103_10000015_10102_10096_10000018_10000019_10000056_10000059_10052_10053_10107_10050_10106_10051_10000053_10000007_10000050_10084_10118_10083_10000047_10080_10082_10081_10110_10111_10112_10113_10114_10115_10033_10000041_10000044_10078_10079_10000038_429_10073_10000035_10121-10050_10033,searchweb201603_3,afswitch_1,single_sort_2_default&btsid=a629f76e-4b4a-451e-9ce4-1d852dc85374
http://m.geekbuying.com/item/-HK-Stock--International-Edition-Xiaomi-Mi-Max-6-44-Inch-FHD-MIUI-8-64bit-Qualcomm-Snapdragon-650-Smartphone-Hexa-Core-3GB-32GB-5-0MP-16-0MP-TOUCH-ID-4850mAh-Battery-IR-Remote-Control---Silver-369768.html
I ordered my 32gb Mi Max from Aliexpress early December, £134 delivered in 21 days standard delivery, potential 10% quidco as well - but don't hold out much hope for the cashback.
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/Original-Xiaomi-Mi-Max-6-44-Snapdragon-650-Hexa-Core-4G-LTE-Smartphone/32705624435.html?spm=2114.30010308.3.1.AjamZh&ws_ab_test=searchweb0_0,searchweb201602_3_10065_10068_10000032_119_10000025_10000029_430_10000028_10060_10062_10056_10055_10000062_10054_301_10059_10099_10000022_10000012_10103_10000015_10102_10096_10000018_10000019_10000056_10000059_10052_10053_10107_10050_10106_10051_10000053_10000007_10000050_10084_10083_10118_10000047_10080_10082_10081_10110_10111_10112_10113_10114_10115_10037_10033_10000041_10000044_10078_10079_10077_10000038_429_10073_10000035_10121-10050_301,searchweb201603_9,afswitch_2_afChannel,single_sort_2_default&btsid=80a6dbd3-d9a8-45a2-aa30-b7cb2df08967
Mine was from geekbuying though came with vendor rom (since flashed and now getting ota updates). Not sure I'd bother with the 64GB over the 32GB, phone has micro SD.
is that the same one you bought and what network are you on. do you have any problem with connection
Cheers stu
I'd recommend installing a rom by the way, MIUI is horrible.
No international version of this, it misses the band for 4G that O2 use (possibly band 20 off the top of my head.)
Can anyone confirm if this is an international edition that supports all of the 4G bands? Also, what about the rom? It's not one full of bloat/malware is it :disappointed:
Heated OP.