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Xiaomi Mi5 5.15-inch 3GB RAM 32GB ROM Snapdragon 820 Quad Core 4G White Smartphone £179.52 @ BangGood

£179.52 BangGood15 Jan 17

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simplicity96

15 Jan 17

I have been shopping round at various of these Chinese smartphones and this comes out on top with performance and build quality. Ive ordered one as they look excellent. Its only in white but I prefer that over the gold version at least anyhow. Bargain price and im tired of brands like HTC and Samsung letting me down.

Here is a bit of spec -

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
GPS Yes, GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou Navigation System
Camera
Camera type Dual cameras (one front one back)

Top comments

mickrick

15 Jan 17 4 #4

I have an LG G4 and I can honestly say that I haven't seen a phones yet that would persuade me to change. None of the 2016 "flagships" impressed me, it was all art for art's sake with them with eye watering prices attached. When I do decide on a change it will need to be something special and at a realistic price. So far I'm looking towards the the Chinese market again, after a 4 year break. The UMi Z looks pretty good and under £200 as well.

SpaceChip

15 Jan 17 3 #45

A 7.25mm thick phone bends in half a lot more easily than a 10.9mm thick phone, what is your point? Who actually tries to bend their phone to check if it's a keeper? xD

simplicity96

15 Jan 17 3 #2

Well you see I checked and struggled to find it anywhere else much below £200 and even on here its time between when it gets this low in price for this model in particular.

All comments (122)

bozy09

15 Jan 17 #1

for this phone it seems like a pretty average price to me

simplicity96

15 Jan 17 3 #2

Well you see I checked and struggled to find it anywhere else much below £200 and even on here its time between when it gets this low in price for this model in particular.

litwoojczyznomoj

15 Jan 17 1 #3

Roughly same price at aliexpress with official global ROM which would update OTA. Banggood put their custom ROM on xiaomi phones.

mickrick

15 Jan 17 4 #4

pspr33 to mickrick

15 Jan 17 1 #10

... until it bootloops.

lidds to mickrick

15 Jan 17 #27

I liked the look of the umi z but it's a pretty average camera they have put in it

tonksy18

15 Jan 17 1 #5

I've had a Xiaomi Mi5 phone since October last year and can honestly say it's the best phone I've ever owned. The specs are top end and the build quality to me is what you would expect from a phone 3 times the price. as someone pointed out though, you would be better to order from Aliexpress which most sellers on there ship it with the official global ROM so you can be sure you get regular updates.

Oh and also before the B20 brigade jump in I'll tell you it doesn't support Band 20 for 4G if that kind of thing bothers you. I'm on Three network and personally I've never used 4G on any of my phone's as I find 3G perfectly fast enough for my day to day use.

Badongkadong to tonksy18

15 Jan 17 #37

The thing about 4G isn't just speed but that it eases congestion and can have more range. with 4g, even a poor signal can give decent transfer speeds.

theg

15 Jan 17 1 #6

Totally agree. I was a bit apprehensive about ordering this phone due to being Chinese and possible issues etc...... but I went ahead and brought the Global Edition from Geekbuying for 175 and it really is the nuts. I was so impressed that I ordered one for the missus who also loves the phone.

Quality is excellent, runs extremely fast and I'm on Three network so the 4G works fine and have constant speeds over 50Meg.

bazza7676

15 Jan 17 #7

How does this phone compare to my Sony Z3? My phone really overheated while in Florida, while my battery no longet lasts a day, so thinking of what phone to get next.

solid to bazza7676

15 Jan 17 #8

I was looking at either the zuk z2 or the mi5. Went with the zuk, as it was small and a better price
Both great alternatives to the z3, I reckon you'll be be happy with either.

Daniboy

15 Jan 17 #9

Can you extend the storage on these?

tatdownsarf

15 Jan 17 #11

Yep, mine just bootlooped on month 13, so out of warranty. They were up for repairing free of charge until they found out I had unlocked the bootloader. Damn.

Frustrating xiaomi don't have a European presence.

rob8791

15 Jan 17 1 #12

Is this not a better price?

http://m.geekbuying.com/item/-HK-Stock--Official-Global-ROM-Xiaomi-Mi5-5-15inch-FHD-Android-6-0-OS-3GB-32GB-4G-LTE-Smartphone-64-Bit-Qualcomm-Snapdragon-820-Quad-Core-Type-C-3D-Glass-Cover---White-374529.html

steve1221 to rob8791

15 Jan 17 #15

Geekbuying can have issues with shipping. See the Mi Max thread on here (can't find the link, sorry!). Some people waited over a month before their phone was even shipped!
Also, we're fast approaching Chinese New Year when the whole of China stops for 2 weeks (even the post office). It's a very good idea not to order anything just before or for a couple of weeks after!

bazza7676

15 Jan 17 #13

Cool, what's the camera like in these type of phones?

pspr33

15 Jan 17 #14

Same with me. Now I have a lovely looking paperweight sitting around. I couldn't find anyone who would repair it and couldn't find the part for a decent price anywhere so I ended up going for the Redmi Note 4. I prefer it to the G4, the only thing I miss from the G4 is the camera.

Edmundo07

15 Jan 17 2 #16

Brillant phone...just got one at christmas time. Build quality is excellent, was expecting cheap plastic but it has a solid metal surround and tough back. The performance is amazing too, so fast and all tasks done in an instant. Love the fingerprint unlock and battery last 2 days and thats on high use.

supermann to Edmundo07

15 Jan 17 #36

Tough back? Look on youtube bud, it's one of the most bendy phones out there. It snaps in two with very little pressure applied.

It may look nice and be from one of the better Chinese phone manufacterers but it's still not very well built and shockijg really given it's their flagship phone.
https://youtu.be/d2jav7UdQtE

To put into perspective how crappy this is, here's ths LG Leon which cost 29 quid from ow a few months ago.

https://youtu.be/LOgovkhJXBU

badboyofrock

15 Jan 17 #17

It is a better price, also its the phone id go for as it has the global ROM preinstalled. This means Google play store and Google services out of the box and it will update OTA as well.

tatdownsarf

15 Jan 17 #18

If you're willing to take a hit on price would you say there's real benefits to ordering from geekbuyings Spain warehouse?

Dragon32

15 Jan 17 #19

Looks a very good phone if you can do without the 4G band 20 (800mhz) which O2 and Vodafone use and also Three for their SuperVoice/rural data coverage.

So still voting hot, but not for me I'm afraid.

badboyofrock

15 Jan 17 1 #20

The only benefit with ordering from Spain, imo, is that the package will get to you sooner. You also definitely won't be charged import duty etc. Bear in mind though, if you order from China, you'd be reaaaaaaalllllllllllllllyyyyyyyyyy unlucky to be charged anyway. If it were me, I'd save the cash and order from China.

badboyofrock

15 Jan 17 1 #21

Also, see the deal I posted for this phone a few weeks ago. Same phone, but it has the global Rom installed, which means Google play installed out the box and no Chinese bloatware.

Ean7v

15 Jan 17 #22

I bought a Mi5 and it's the bissness .
Without going into drival mode I can't fault this phone at all battery excellent flat to full charge in less than 2 hours lasts 2 days with normal use or all day at high use the camera is instant and excellent quality . I bought mine from geek.com took 10 days approx to arrive but paid no tax,s on it U WILL NOT BE DISAPPOINTED UNLESS U R AN ANORAK

lidds to Ean7v

15 Jan 17 #28

Which firmware version are you currently on ? Thanks

solid

15 Jan 17 #23

Camera is great for me. It's certainly not terrible by any stretch of the imagination. Better than mid range, but don't expect iPhone 7 or s7 quality

mickrick

15 Jan 17 #24

It's a replacement for a bootlooper. So I should be be OK.

purplevimto

15 Jan 17 #25

Hi,
This or the lenovo p2?

rob8791

15 Jan 17 #26

I ordered a Mi5 from geekbuying last week. Shipped the next day with tracking code. Maybe I'm lucky?

chickdem

15 Jan 17 #29

I guess Sky Go doesn't work on these Chinese phones

Infiltrator to chickdem

15 Jan 17 #31

You question prompted me to check if sky go works on my xiaomi mi max - and it does, mine has the global rom.

k0sh

15 Jan 17 1 #30

In my day, ROM meant "Read ONLY Memory". Does it mean something else now? Cos if it is read only, why do I need 32gb of it?

fishmaster to k0sh

15 Jan 17 #32

It's 32GB NAND which you can definitely read and write too.

"Toshiba developed flash memory from EEPROM (electrically erasable programmable read-only memory) in the early 1980s and introduced it to the market in 1984. The two main types of flash memory are named after the NAND and NOR logic gates. The individual flash memory cells exhibit internal characteristics similar to those of the corresponding gates.

Whereas EPROMs had to be completely erased before being rewritten, NAND-type flash memory may be written and read in blocks (or pages) which are generally much smaller than the entire device. NOR-type flash allows a single machine word (byte) to be written—to an erased location—or read independently."
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flash_memory

craigstephens to k0sh

15 Jan 17 #35

Just think of it as hard drive in a PC. It holds the os, programs and any data you put on it.

chickdem

15 Jan 17 #33

That's kind of a deal breaker for me if Sky Go works on these Chinese brands

patstew

15 Jan 17 #34

People have got all confused, I think because system updates became called 'ROMs' because they're not normally writable at runtime. This has now gone even further and people call all the non volatile memory 'ROM' instead of NVRAM or flash.

pavel76

15 Jan 17 #38

£177.57 from Aliexpress + 8.4% quidco
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/Latest-Xiaomi-Mi5-In-stock-xiaomi-mi-5-3GB-snapdragon-820-M5-3000mAh-16ML-NFC-dual/32684568118.html?spm=2114.30010308.3.1.83fcqQ&ws_ab_test=searchweb0_0,searchweb201602_4_10065_10068_10000009_10084_10000025_10083_10000029_10080_10082_10081_10000028_10110_10111_10112_10060_10113_10062_10114_10056_503_10055_10054_10059_10099_501_10078_10079_10000022_10000012_10103_10073_10102_10000015_10096_10000018_10000019_10052_10053_10107_10050_10106_10051,searchweb201603_3,afswitch_5_afChannel,single_sort_3_default&btsid=38f58100-6c53-4f73-a47d-0436ff18cbbf

jony7 to pavel76

15 Jan 17 #39

but all total £ 186.45

pavel76

15 Jan 17 #40

For what reason ?

damadgeruk

15 Jan 17 #41

Wow, that broke with little effort. Just as well I take care of my tech though judging by the number of broken screens I see it appears everyone is bend testing their phones or maybe just careless. :wink:

Proveright

15 Jan 17 #42

1. re 12 and 17 posts.
Avoid Geekbuying at all costs!

2. Take look at Xiaomi mi max , over 6 inches and great spec. Anything Xiaomi is guality, they are now one of worlds biggest phone manufacturers.

badboyofrock

15 Jan 17 #43

I have a Mi5 and it definitely has a really good build quality. In the first video, regardless of what the guy says, he put a lot of pressure on to snap the phone. Also, can the videos be compared? In the first one, the thumbs are on the screen, whereas in the second one, the thumbs are on the back. Would this make a difference to the bendyness?

supermann

15 Jan 17 #44

He explains why it broke so easily near the end of the video.

SpaceChip

15 Jan 17 3 #45

A 7.25mm thick phone bends in half a lot more easily than a 10.9mm thick phone, what is your point? Who actually tries to bend their phone to check if it's a keeper? xD

malky39

15 Jan 17 #46

Good deal for a phone with these specs, not for me as no band 20. Hopefully xiaomi start to produce there phones, especially there flagships, with it rather than only making a few specials then I would be all over it

supermann

15 Jan 17 1 #47

The LG Leon example was a bit tongue in cheek.

The Mi5 breaks because the manufacturers have cut corners to keep it cheap. Other high end phones do not suffer from the same problem but admittedly some of them cost a lot more. Personally I'd still take the risk with the Mi5 but it doesn't hurt for people to be more informed.

alfreer1

15 Jan 17 1 #48

I've changed from the Sony Xperia Z3 to a Xiaomi Redmi Note 3, it's the international edition that was posted on here: 6 cores, 32gb ram, all 4G networks from Aliexpress.
Cost about £125 at the time.
Very impressive so far. Opens big gaming apps faster than the Z3 did.

simplicity96

15 Jan 17 #49

Apart from maybe the whole fiasco with apple phones and them bending in people's pockets. And they were 3 and 4 times more expensive than this.

supermann

15 Jan 17 #50

I didn't say no other high end phones suffer from the same problems, just that most of them don't.

Edmundo07

15 Jan 17 2 #51

i dont need to look on youtube, i have the phone. and it will not bend easily.

thecresta

15 Jan 17 1 #52

I think he's already aware of that.
But he is both right and wrong, as EEPROM is used, which is both writable and read-only. Makes perfect sense, eh? :smiley:

TheVeryMan

15 Jan 17 #53

Great phone and it flies along. Bought via Aliexpress with DHL no tax seller. Global ROM. Advised to get one by a mate who was an Apple evangelist. You don't need a Sammy going on fire or Apple burning thru your wallet. Anyway top phone, I'm totally done with the other makes that are 3-4 times the price.

knocik

15 Jan 17 #54

Not all ship with OFFICIAL global ROM. It is quite common practice those will come with a FAKE global ROM. It is easy to find if you google it. Official ROM is 4 number long i.e. 8.1.1.0 and fake is 5 and usually has additional .0 at the end. No updates supported on the latter and if updated, seller's warranty is void.

Phone is nice and good, but with some issues. I would not advise anyone not being a geeky person or without a geek in the family or close friends to buy one.

mickrick

15 Jan 17 1 #55

Yeah thats what I've always wondered as well. The firmware would sit on an ROM chip, the OS, apps, media etc would be on solid state storage and would be loaded to and from RAM as required, much like a modern pc. Personally, I think they've ended up as ROM and RAM because its easy for Joe Public to get their heads around.

jambooboo

15 Jan 17 #56

I got one of these in November - only buy Xiaomi phones for myself and family. Great phone - got CyanogenMod on it, which runs fantastic.

pez555

15 Jan 17 #57

Decent looking phone however jerry rig everything did a bend test with this phone and it failed MISERABLY. wouldn't go near this thing with a barge pole.

Do love the look of xiaomi phones though.

badboyofrock

15 Jan 17 #58

But in the video, he obviously tried quite hard to bend it. I have this phone and it's not going to bend any time soon.

pierleone

15 Jan 17 #59

Is this the international or Chinese variant? And how can you tell anyway?

Squarepeg

15 Jan 17 #60

Got mine at Xmas and it is a great phone for the money. Geekbuying was a pain for shipping even by Chinese site standards, but it got here in the end. It had there own global ROM version but I flashed the official one using a trick that does not require the bootloader to be unlocked.

borosidf

16 Jan 17 #61

LG phones have 2 years of warranty. :smiley: So give it a try, and request a repair. :wink:

badboyofrock

16 Jan 17 #62

Got mine from Geekbuying as well. Delivered within the time expected but, interestingly, installed with official global Rom. Are you sure it was their own.?

badboyofrock

16 Jan 17 #63

I would guess this is the Chinese variant. Look for ones that have the official global Rom.

ssb123

16 Jan 17 #64

Bought this with worldwide ROM, brilliant phone

burns94

16 Jan 17 #65

+1 I looking to do the same sort of thing. But may get the g6 depending on specs.

Squarepeg

16 Jan 17 #66

Definitely not the official ROM, you can check as the version number will have 1 too many parts, there are forum posts to help. Also you won't get the OTA update to miui8.

mickrick

16 Jan 17 1 #67

You do know that in EU law unlocking bootloader and rooting phones does not invalidate warranty? Unless it can be proven that any action taken by the owner has led directly to the failure of the device then the warranty is not invalidated.

badboyofrock

16 Jan 17 #68

Out of the box, I checked android and MIUI version against the website and it checked out. Also, when I connected to WiFi, MIUI 8 was found straight away. Again, a check against the MIUI website and all is good.

CantGetNoSleep

16 Jan 17 #69

I got a Mi Max from Geekbuying and I'm getting very regular OTA updates on the ROM it shipped with

codeX

16 Jan 17 #70

I did the same and well impressed with it so far. Got a transparent cover from Amazon and painless update to latest MIUI 8.

@theg, Squarepeg, badboyofrock : Did you notice anything odd about the left-navigation button (I set it as the 'Back' button)? It doesn't seem to work all the time for me (had to tap two/three times occasionally).

theg

16 Jan 17 #71

ive not had issues, but my missus did... turned out to be the screen protector I brought her.... it was proper thick and causing issues. since replacing with a thinner one everything has been fine

badboyofrock

16 Jan 17 #72

My buttons are unaltered, but they both seem to work as they should.

badboyofrock

16 Jan 17 #73

Plastic screen protector or glass?

badboyofrock

16 Jan 17 #74

It had crossed my mind that it comes down, in part, to knowing what you are buying. For example, my Mi5 was advertised as having the official global Rom, and that it would receive updates OTA. It has, it does and all is cool and groovy. The phone on this thread, however, is essentially the same but makes no mention of the Rom version, so if it arrived with a dodgy vendor Rom, I wouldn't be surprised. For that reason, I wouldn't buy.

Squarepeg

16 Jan 17 #75

Maybe I got a previous batch as mine was on miui7 and not an official ROM. I had no issues changing though once I found a guide.

Squarepeg

16 Jan 17 #76

I've not had any issues and use a thin film protector.

badboyofrock

16 Jan 17 #77

Out of interest, was yours advertised as global Rom?

badboyofrock

16 Jan 17 #78

Mine is glass, but again, no issues.

theg

16 Jan 17 #79

glass.... I have a glass one on mine from eBay and it works fine. my missus one I brought from Geekbuying and it looked very thick and had issues as soon as I applied it so ordered another off ebay the same as mine

badboyofrock

16 Jan 17 #80

Glass one from ebay. It's the way forward.

randyg

16 Jan 17 #81

out of interest did they tell you when they had the handset that they wouldn't repair it because the bootloader was unlocked? or did you tell them before you sent it off?

kamania

16 Jan 17 #82

any custom to be paid? whats the difference between this and the Mi5s?

theg

17 Jan 17 1 #83

if you use free shipping option it's unlikely you will get charged customs, but there's always a chance.

I believe the main difference between the mi5 and the mi5s is a slightly higher CPU clock speed on the S.

From what I have seen online there's hardly any difference between the 2 phone with day to day usage and tasks.

ndl

17 Jan 17 #84

TOO CHEAP!!!! Give us an iphone for £1500!

KarinBees

17 Jan 17 #85

Can someone tell me if I can use Android Accessibility features on this? i.e. tap to zoom feature?

simplicity96

17 Jan 17 #86

Surely if this does not come with the global rom just switching it for the one provided by xiaomi is easy enough?

Picard123

17 Jan 17 #87

Nice phone but no B20 or MicroSD.

zba78

17 Jan 17 #88

Can those who own one (or have used one) with the official global rom please advise what the performance of normal daily things are like. Things like opening apps, web browsing, GPS accuracy, camera quality in normal light, youtube videos (launching/buffering) etc

Too many reviews concentrate on synthetic benchmarks and gaming but I'm more interested in daily usage.

theg

17 Jan 17 #89

fast... very fast. apps load very fast. Goggle maps quick and vastly faster than my old Galaxy S4

Squarepeg

17 Jan 17 #90

Yep, very fast. MIUI can require a few tweaks as it is a bit over zealous at stopping background apps/services but I am very happy with it.

Squarepeg

17 Jan 17 #91

There are plenty of guides to help do this.

hicksmat

17 Jan 17 #92

so of the Xiaomi phones with a fingerprint reader and NFC - do all of these work with Android Pay in the UK?

badboyofrock

17 Jan 17 1 #93

Mine works with Android pay with no issues.

badboyofrock

17 Jan 17 #94

I would guess this is the Chinese Rom. For my money I would buy with the global Rom already installed, as flashing the global Rom over the top of the Chinese one isn't as straight forward as it used to be.

badboyofrock

17 Jan 17 #95

I agree with theg and squarepeg. It's quicker that a greased up quick thing. On a quick day. In quick town. Too far?

zba78

17 Jan 17 #96

Thanks to all who replied. I think you may have persuaded me to put my order in on ali express. I intend to go for the mi5 prime (ie 64gb storage with cpu @ 2.15ghz).

Just got to decide on colour, gold or white!!!

SilverBlack

17 Jan 17 #97

Not sure if this will be the same but the Mi5S i have came with a shop rom ,but was easy to update to global by just dropping the global rom onto the phone and updating using the updater app.

badboyofrock

17 Jan 17 #98

As far as I know, the bootloader has to be unlocked, so the vendor could have unlocked it to put their own Rom on it.

codeX

17 Jan 17 #99

I agree. It is plenty fast for anything I throw at it. I had to disable some optimisations to get the push mail to work properly to the K-9 mail client though. This guide is quite useful if anyone is interested.

http://www.forbes.com/sites/bensin/2016/11/17/how-to-fix-push-notifications-on-xiaomis-miui-8-for-real/

codeX

17 Jan 17 #100

Thanks chaps. I got a tempered glass screen protector from amazon. I applied it within a few hours of unboxing the phone. But if I remember correctly, the button was acting funny without it. Anyway, no big deal.

codeX

17 Jan 17 #101

Got mine from Geekbuying too with the Global ROM. It was then updated to MIUI 8.1.2.0 | Stable. I didn't have any OTA updates after that (around three weeks now). Is this the latest official version?

badboyofrock

17 Jan 17 1 #102

8.1.2.0 is the latest. Android 7 is in the pipeline, but what the MIUI version will be I have no idea.

tatdownsarf

17 Jan 17 #103

Probably foolish but raised it upfront. Just thought even a lazy engineer can't fail to see it saying bootloader unlocked as soon as u power it up.
Have spent all morning trying various tricks on LGUP to try and install a kernel that restricts the cores, but no joy.....

Squarepeg

17 Jan 17 #104

You can use a trick with the USB cable and the flash tool to do this without unlocking, that's how I did it.

badboyofrock

17 Jan 17 #105

I'd read there was a way, but didn't know what it was.

Squarepeg

17 Jan 17 #106

Flashing instructions
Http://en.miui.com/thread-299790-1-1.html
Cable trick
Http://en.miui.com/thread-310325-1-1.html
For the trick I found you do not have to pull the wire while connected. Once the device is on you can unplug the USB cable then put back in normally without the wire. That will make more sense once you see the tutorial. I managed it on the first attempt once i made sure I knew what to do.

Just for info here is a link on how to tell if you have an official ROM
Http://en.miui.com/thread-392159-1-1.html

randyg

17 Jan 17 #107

i had my first g4 fail on me in Feb 16. bootloader was unlocked and it had custom ROM. I sent it back and they basically repaired it free of charge. new mainboard. the replacement has died literally within 12 months and again it's unlocked with custom ROM..have sent it off today so hopefully they fix it.

badboyofrock

17 Jan 17 #108

Doesn't seem as difficult as I thought but still harder than it needs to be.

711324

18 Jan 17 #109

Just sending mine back to LG for bootloop now 12 months later. The rep mentioned they offer 24 months cover though. Didn't mention the bootloader being unlocked so keeping my fingers crossed they don't mention it.

If they refuse it, may go for this

fras23

18 Jan 17 1 #110

three only use 800mhz on compatible handsets which are newer generation iPhones and only certain android handsets purchased directly from them. If this phone had 800mhz it would make no difference with three.

DatAlbino

21 Jan 17 1 #111

If you buy from eglobalcentral they promise 6-8 day delivery, take paypal and offer 1 year UK warranty, returns covered by PayPal too

I would suggest taking this option, to miss chinese new year, or else you'll be waiting a month or more for your phone
20 quid more, but imo worth it for the warranty, paypal and quick delivery
Typing from my Xiaomi mi5 from there rn

Tones

23 Jan 17 #112

Why do geekbuying charge an extra £20 for global rom??

Proveright

23 Jan 17 1 #113

My experience of Geek buying is they are a terrible company. They take money and orders for stock they don't have. Despite you have a leagal contract for them to perform at the agreed price, they will cancel your order or want to change your order, without your agreement.
Avoid like the plague, if they are like that on ordering, what are they going to be like on after sale s if you have a problem?

Tones

23 Jan 17 #114

Havent heard of them before. Are they reliable? Bit pricier than ali express but if they deliver in 6-8 days, it would be worth it.

Tones

23 Jan 17 #115

Cheers. Worth avoiding bad companies, especially after the nightmare i have had with motorola repairs this last 2 weeks!

kalpeshv

23 Jan 17 #116

never heard eglobal either
just did a quick search and brought up:-

https://uk.trustpilot.com/review/eglobalcentral.co.uk

Tones

23 Jan 17 #117

Cheers. Avoiding there

randyg

23 Jan 17 #118

doubt they'll refuse. mine has been repaired and is on its way back. second mainboard replacement within 24 months. both times the phones had an unlocked bootloader and custom ROM.

Tones

24 Jan 17 #119

thats great. Im fighting with motorola at the minute as they say the faulty mainboard isnt covered by warranty!!

simplicity96

1 Feb 17 #120

Well I don't know about anyone else's but mine turned up yesterday and updated to the latest global rom out of the box.

mhhbizz

7 Feb 17 #121

Hei does yours work with android pay?

Squarepeg

7 Feb 17 #122

I have both android pay and Barclays pay working.
You have to change the wallet in NFC settings and the mi 5 can be a bit over aggressive at closing background apps but there are guides on tweaking this and once done I have no issues.

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