Its not full UK 4g compatible it does not support band 20 (800MHz) so no 4g on O2 ,tesco,giff gaff, sky and certain areas of other networks
dreadzone101
27 Jul 173#3
Both the band information and customer review photos show that this is the China Version. The box will be unsealed and have had Global ROM installed by the seller. You can get the B20 Global Version<< for around £97 on AliExpress, which has full UK 4G compatibility and will be sealed with Global ROM pre-installed.
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BUCKUM2
27 Jul 178#1
Its not full UK 4g compatible it does not support band 20 (800MHz) so no 4g on O2 ,tesco,giff gaff, sky and certain areas of other networks
Santa001 to BUCKUM2
27 Jul 17#2
So you're saying all the other networks will work fine? :smiley:
Nice price OP, HOT!
sam_of_london to BUCKUM2
27 Jul 17#14
Well Said .
knuckless69 to BUCKUM2
28 Jul 17#19
So glad I moved from GiffGaff to Virgin!!
Same £10 monthly, but 2.5x the data, with roll-over, significant increase in speed, and 5x more minutes.
Feel like a sucker for having staid with GG for so long
dreadzone101
27 Jul 173#3
Both the band information and customer review photos show that this is the China Version. The box will be unsealed and have had Global ROM installed by the seller. You can get the B20 Global Version<< for around £97 on AliExpress, which has full UK 4G compatibility and will be sealed with Global ROM pre-installed.
celeronmanuk
27 Jul 17#4
As said you need the "global version" for band 20 support. It's only another few quid.
I've had a debit card linked to my account for over a year and haven't encountered any problems. Phone deals from AliExpress<< get posted often on Hukd and many members have bought them without issue.
wardi69
27 Jul 17#8
If you implying that a credit card is safer, then you have exactly the buyers rights and protection with a debit card as you do with a credit card.
dankilling
27 Jul 17#9
Only a 720p screen, dunno if this is that important to people, still a good price!
abdi12346
27 Jul 17#10
Looks a decent phone for the money
Smcgie
27 Jul 17#11
£93.61 in Gold from the official Mi Store on Aliexpress (plus 8% Cashback via Quido) = £86.12
Sorry to hijack, you offer is good if people want blank so voted hot.
xavierzzz
27 Jul 17#12
RedMi 5X has been came out.
octopus to xavierzzz
27 Jul 17#13
Shame they increased the screen size to 5.5", prefer the small form factor of 4X
SClub to xavierzzz
27 Jul 17#15
It's the Mi 5x that has been announced, not the Redmi 5x
xavierzzz
27 Jul 171#16
yes, you are right, i just checked. but 5X 5C 5S 4X... my brain...hurts..
Qrunch
27 Jul 17#17
Fwiw the standy /battery in this isn't as good as redmi 3 in everyday use.
But it's a good deal
SClub
27 Jul 17#18
Haha, yes they seem to have an almost endless list of similar sounding models :smile:
garytilt
28 Jul 17#20
Paid for on 6 June via Ali Express (from Goldway) so far, no phone, no refund and no reply from Buyer Protection. It's now 28th July 2017.
mistarlupo
28 Jul 17#21
Are there normally customs duties on orders from this vendor? They must have some 'Tax & Duty Insurance' according to their T&C, but I do not see this option in the checkout page...
GlentoranMark to mistarlupo
29 Jul 171#22
Customs duty have nothing to do with the seller, it's on the import side of things in the UK. Most orders sent via the free regular method are not flagged up but you should be wary you may have to pay the 20% VAT and an admin fee if you get flagged up. The vast majority on here haven't paid it and I myself have never been flagged in over a dozen or so orders from China. You take the risk but pound for pound, phones from China are vastly superior in every aspect.
I'm stuck between this and the Ulephone Power 2. I'm coming from an Elephone P8000 so appreciate the 5.5" screen and the Power 2 has a massive battery which is a necessity for me but Xiaomi seem a better brand with a wider userbase. I'm sure the battery on this will last a day's heavy use but the Ulephone has more RAM and a 2 day battery for very little more.
I'm buying today, any opinions?
dcx_badass
29 Jul 17#23
You can get the Band 20 model for about the same price. Band 20 is now used by all networks, people saying it's only O2 or just outside cities are completely wrong. For example EE use Band 20 for VoLTE so no band 20, no calls over 4g.
mistarlupo
29 Jul 171#24
GlentoranMark, thanks for reply mate!
I'd recommend Xiaomi over any other Chinese brand. Go for it and you will not look back I guarantee you...
GlentoranMark
29 Jul 17#25
Just went for the Elefone Power 2 - battery and RAM sold it for me.
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Nice price OP, HOT!
Same £10 monthly, but 2.5x the data, with roll-over, significant increase in speed, and 5x more minutes.
Feel like a sucker for having staid with GG for so long
Here>
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/Xiaomi-Redmi-4X-4-X-Pro-Mobile-Phone-3GB-RAM-32GB-ROM-Snapdragon-435-Octa-Core/32799793181.html?spm=a2g0s.13010208.99999999.281.zTP5TA
Sorry to hijack, you offer is good if people want blank so voted hot.
But it's a good deal
I'm stuck between this and the Ulephone Power 2. I'm coming from an Elephone P8000 so appreciate the 5.5" screen and the Power 2 has a massive battery which is a necessity for me but Xiaomi seem a better brand with a wider userbase. I'm sure the battery on this will last a day's heavy use but the Ulephone has more RAM and a 2 day battery for very little more.
I'm buying today, any opinions?
I'd recommend Xiaomi over any other Chinese brand. Go for it and you will not look back I guarantee you...