------------------ UPDATE 30/09/2017 First batch of orders have just been dispatched (received my email notification this morning at 4am).
------------------ UPDATE 26/09/2017 - Seems like the first batch of orders has been completed.
This is a new batch.
Offer Starts:25th September 2017 Ends:16th October 2017 Dispatches:16th October 2017
Currently 1090 orders have been placed. The price seems to have gone up by $10. so not sure if you are able to get the same purchase price i did after conversion (£166.23). Also am not sure if the below coupon would work as I ordered from the previous batch.
------------------ UPDATE 21/09/2017
Shipping details and stock now listed. Offer Starts:18th September 2017 Ends:10th October 2017 Dispatches:10th October 2017
Currently 574 orders have been placed. ------------------
Have been waiting for this Phone for a while - seems to be a pre-order. Not sure on the release date, will keep this updated as I have ordered it.
Brilliant Android One phone, Xiaomi's first vanilla Android phone. This will get Android Oreo too.
Global Version *SUPPORTS BAND 20*
When ordering, order in USD $ and pay via PayPal. Use the following coupon HTY10XMAP.
I paid $216.79 USD Converted to £166.23 GBP Exchange rate: 1 GBP = 1.30416 USD
Xiaomi A1 3 Colour Chocies - Black, Golden, Rose Golden(Optioanl) Material Metal+Plastic CPU Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 octacore 2.0GHz GPU Adreno 506 650MHz ROM 64GB (support 128 TF card extended) RAM 4GB Display Size 5.5" - Material IPS Resolution 1920 x 1080 pixels Front Camera Pixels 5MP Back Camera Pixels 2*12MP
Network Type GSM / WCDMA / LTE Band 4G FDD-LTE Bands: 1/3/5/7/8/20;TDD-LTE Bands: 38/40 3G WCDMA Bands: 1 / 2 / 5 / 8 2G GSM: Bands 2 / 3 / 5 / 8 SIM Card Quantity Dual SIM card, Dual standby SIM Card Type Dual Micro Nano Cards Either of the 2 nano SIM cards can be set as main card WiFi Dual-frequency 2.4/5GHz BT Version 4.2
All comments (94)
BUCKUM2
20 Sep 17#1
Alternatively pay in dollars using a no transaction fee card like Halifax Clarity Card and $216.79 converts to £160.94 so a further £5.29 saving mastercard currency converter here mastercard.us/en-…tml
s24rrt
20 Sep 17#2
Why dont they add NFC, can't cost much, can it?
Maszie to s24rrt
20 Sep 17#7
Because only very few people outside the US and UK use NFC.
haydor89 to s24rrt
20 Sep 17#11
It's meant to be a budget phone targeted for a specific market. NFC is more of a western market thing, so I believe they excluded it to save on costs.
shizola to s24rrt
20 Sep 17#25
They want to discourage first world countries from buying this, they'd rather you buy a Pixel 2 for £800.
Spark to shizola
20 Sep 17#26
Xiaomi couldn't give a toss whether western first-world citizens buy this or not but they don't have the marketing budget to compete in the likes of the UK and therefore don't really bother.
SClub
20 Sep 17#3
Looks a great phone, heat from me.
muise
20 Sep 17#4
No NFC is a deal breaker for me, shame as it looks great otherwise. Heat added as deal if you don't need NFC.
m0z
20 Sep 17#5
What are people's experiences of Tomtop? Just wondering what the chances of customs intercepting it are? Also am I right in thinking that if paying by PayPal from bank account then only 0.5% transaction fee, and still protected by them if the phone doesn't arrive?
haydor89 to m0z
20 Sep 17#12
I have ordered from Tomtop before, works similar to Gearbest and other Chinese re sellers, takes about a week to arrive and protected by PayPal.
Haven't had any custom issues so far with them.
bezed24
20 Sep 17#6
When ship?
haydor89 to bezed24
20 Sep 17#13
Not sure yet, will keep the post upated once I have confirmed they have shipped mine.
Spark to bezed24
20 Sep 17#20
10/10/17 but take that with a pinch of salt. These Chinese sites are terrible when it comes to sending things which is why I usually opt with AliExpress, even when the cost is slightly higher.
msaquib
20 Sep 17#8
Will this have Google play store installed? I had Xiaomi phone before had many problems installing Google play store on it.
haydor89 to msaquib
20 Sep 17#14
This is like no other Xiaomi phone, this one has Stock Android (Vanilla) which includes all the Google Apps (playstore included). No Xiaomi MIUI. androidauthority.com/xia…64/
amour3k to haydor89
24 Sep 17#34
How ironic, some luvvvvvvvvvvv the MIUI interface that these Phones in particular come with ... (if some earlier prior HUKD 'comments' are anything to go by?).
Nice to also hear a different kind of swing on things ...
mastersmithson
20 Sep 17#9
What is the main advantage of NFC? I have it on my phone now (honor 6x) but don't use it!
Roger_Irrelevant to mastersmithson
20 Sep 17#10
The huge advantage of NFC is that it allows Google/Apple to spy on everything you purchase using it, so allowing them to build up a profile on you and target you with ads, share this data with 'trusted 3rd parties' etc. :thumbsup:
haydor89 to mastersmithson
20 Sep 17#15
You can use NFC on Android Pay? I don't use it neither.
elbs to mastersmithson
20 Sep 17#28
you should really give android pay a go. if you live in a settlement of any significant size (i.e. anything bigger than a village), you'll appreciate how convenient it is.
if you live in a moderately large town or ideally a city, you will find you will barely need to have your wallet with you, if at all. given the wide proliferation of contactless payments - shopping, purchases, transport, all covered by a tap of your phone without getting your wallet out. i lived in london a good few years without using my wallet at all - its strangely liberating.
mastersmithson to elbs
21 Sep 17#30
I fully understand that tbh but I have a flip case with my wireless card in it, so I just tap the case :-)
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Opening post
UPDATE 30/09/2017
First batch of orders have just been dispatched (received my email notification this morning at 4am).
------------------
UPDATE 26/09/2017 - Seems like the first batch of orders has been completed.
This is a new batch.
Offer Starts:25th September 2017
Ends:16th October 2017
Dispatches:16th October 2017
Currently 1090 orders have been placed.
The price seems to have gone up by $10. so not sure if you are able to get the same purchase price i did after conversion (£166.23). Also am not sure if the below coupon would work as I ordered from the previous batch.
------------------
UPDATE 21/09/2017
Shipping details and stock now listed.
Offer Starts:18th September 2017
Ends:10th October 2017
Dispatches:10th October 2017
Currently 574 orders have been placed.
------------------
Have been waiting for this Phone for a while - seems to be a pre-order.
Not sure on the release date, will keep this updated as I have ordered it.
Brilliant Android One phone, Xiaomi's first vanilla Android phone. This will get Android Oreo too.
Global Version *SUPPORTS BAND 20*
When ordering, order in USD $ and pay via PayPal.
Use the following coupon HTY10XMAP.
I paid $216.79 USD
Converted to £166.23 GBP
Exchange rate: 1 GBP = 1.30416 USD
Xiaomi A1
3 Colour Chocies - Black, Golden, Rose Golden(Optioanl)
Material Metal+Plastic
CPU Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 octacore 2.0GHz
GPU Adreno 506 650MHz
ROM 64GB (support 128 TF card extended)
RAM 4GB
Display Size 5.5" - Material IPS
Resolution 1920 x 1080 pixels
Front Camera Pixels 5MP
Back Camera Pixels 2*12MP
Network
Type GSM / WCDMA / LTE
Band 4G FDD-LTE Bands: 1/3/5/7/8/20;TDD-LTE Bands: 38/40
3G WCDMA Bands: 1 / 2 / 5 / 8
2G GSM: Bands 2 / 3 / 5 / 8
SIM Card Quantity Dual SIM card, Dual standby
SIM Card Type
Dual Micro Nano Cards
Either of the 2 nano SIM cards can be set as main card
WiFi Dual-frequency 2.4/5GHz
BT Version 4.2
All comments (94)
Haven't had any custom issues so far with them.
Nice to also hear a different kind of swing on things ...
if you live in a moderately large town or ideally a city, you will find you will barely need to have your wallet with you, if at all. given the wide proliferation of contactless payments - shopping, purchases, transport, all covered by a tap of your phone without getting your wallet out. i lived in london a good few years without using my wallet at all - its strangely liberating.