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Advice before buying

Hello my friends
Am a holder of a MI2
And i decided to buy Mi4 and i need your advice...
Am living in Cyprus (Europe)
1. Which sites are trusted.? And which are you recommend
2. What to choose standard English rom or multi rom
3. When do we expect black colour?
4.what shipping method to choose?

No one??

phoenix10 said:
No one??
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Hi,
1) Sites that are trusted are http://www.xiaomishop.com/ and http://www.ibuygou.com/
To name a few. I would recommend xiaomishop because you can choose to ship from Europe so you avoid customs, taxes etc
2) The phone will ship with normal MIUI which has Chinese or English language . If you want more languages see the multi rom version here http://xiaomi.eu/community/
3) Black was released in China only on the 28th of October. There is no date for international availability
4) For shipping, I would recommend http://www.xiaomishop.com/
Because they have a warehouse in Europe, make sure to choose that option to make thigns easier :good:
Hope I helped.
Regards

Thank you..
So there is no black version for other countries??
Also do you know vickomall. Com? It looks to have the best prices,

phoenix10 said:
Thank you..
So there is no black version for other countries??
Also do you know vickomall. Com? It looks to have the best prices,
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No black version in other countries, not yet.
Vickmall prices are the same as xiaomishop, 389 dollars. With Vickmall they are located in China so you will have to deal with customs and taxes whereas xiaomishop has a warehouse in europe so it will be easier for you :good:

But they want 35 euros for delivery, and that is ridiculous...

since today, the black version is available on xiaomi's shop. Just ordered mine.

I've ordered both my Mi3 and Mi4 from xiaomiworld
Sent from my Xiaomi Mi4

Is it still worth buying? I don't really care a lot about LTE. I was wondering if is still a good choice Mi4 64GB and how much should i pay for a second-hand ? 300€?

Yes it is worth byuing, i'm going to update my white to black version when i see good price. Don't care 4G either, all frequencies are not supported here so i'm not gonna pay extra for it.
I like especially display and camera, also speaker phone works very well compared to other phones i've had. MIUI v6 is still work in progress, but xiaomi.eu developer versions have been good enough for daily use, not major problems so far.

youngchaos said:
Is it still worth buying?
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absolutely! Been using it for a few weeks now and can't spot any disadvantage. Only the battery seems a bit weak, but up to now, i always got past one day without the need of recharging.

toxic_garden said:
absolutely! Been using it for a few weeks now and can't spot any disadvantage. Only the battery seems a bit weak, but up to now, i always got past one day without the need of recharging.
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Thanks! Mine should arrive today! I'm waiting for the back-covers aswell , but still no news about them!

new mi4 user
thanks for the advice, one thing to ask if there is some thread that have all the information on mi4 on this forum that i can read about?

Is this legit $242?

http://www.aliexpress.com/item/Orig...lie-phones-4G-LTE-3G-RAM-16G/32285006952.html
seems too good of a deal to be true

nosebleedXD said:
http://www.aliexpress.com/item/Orig...lie-phones-4G-LTE-3G-RAM-16G/32285006952.html
seems too good of a deal to be true
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The sellers only been selling since 22 Jan 2015 and only has 2 feedback probably fake.

hmm alright, sounds about right lol =[
i was hoping to buy one off oppomart but they dont seem to sell it anymore

nosebleedXD said:
http://www.aliexpress.com/item/Orig...lie-phones-4G-LTE-3G-RAM-16G/32285006952.html
seems too good of a deal to be true
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I saw the price even lower, here: http://www.xiaomidevice.com/xiaomi-mi4-5-0-inch-snapdragon-801-quad-core-3gb-smartphone-white.html , This site can be trusted?

http://www.honorbuy.com/53-xiaomi-mi4-4g-lte-2gb-smartphone-white.html
i saw this today and i also saw on youtube xda tv saying that mi4 will be available at $299 usdollar and i think its awsome price for the device

where is a safe place to get one from?

Amazon.com, where I got mine

I bought mine from ibuygou.com which is an official Xiaomi reseller and got great customer support from them

Realize this is old but both Oppomart and HonorBuy sell authentic devices.

I buy it yesterday for 200€ here: www.gearbest.com

O can conform oppomart is ok...just bought one for my wife from there
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i also bought from gearbest... it is original (indian stock) but will probably have spyware on it. so flash the latest miui6 or 7 (developer) ROM ...BEFORE putting your passwords into it !
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Should I get the Mate 8?

Hey everyone,
Really thinking about getting the Mate 8 in 32gb black. I use tmobile in the USA, is LTE and Volte enabled and working or no?
Also which version should I get?
Thanks

Don't think it matters too much which version you get. T-Mobile should be fine with International version (29) but I'd rather someone confirm as I'm relatively new to the device.
It's a very smooth and fast phone. Loving it here (UK)
Only major annoyance so far is the lack of themes which theme the full system for EMUI V4.
Sent from my HUAWEI NXT-L29 using XDA-Developers mobile app

Awesome thank you! Where is the best place to buy the L29?

Check out Aliexpress. Just having a read around and both the AL10 and AL29 models should be fine.
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manesag said:
Hey everyone,
Really thinking about getting the Mate 8 in 32gb black. I use tmobile in the USA, is LTE and Volte enabled and working or no?
Also which version should I get?
Thanks
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Using the L29 model here in USA with T-mobile. I think this phone is very underrated and it's one of the most powerful phones I have used. I have been using a new phone every year since 2008 but I think Mate 8 is gonna break that pattern for me. Either I may get mate 9 or continue using this as long as I can.
Things I like about this phone
- Battery life (easy 2 days with about 6 hours of screen on time)
- Its super fast
- Mocha brown looks sexy
The only downside for most people will be the EMUI(I have started liking it though). It will be nice if there is some CM development for the device which seems unlikely at this point. But IMO the combination of EMUI and the hardware makes all the difference in Mate 8. I am not sure if battery life would be same if I put CM onto this.
I'd suggest you checkout ebay. I got mine for around $575 (with $50 in ebay bucks) making it $525.

for cpu .battary.screen .smooth yea
for cam no

Selling your Mate 20 X - oh Dear.....!

Wasnt sure what section to place this in, but as it's news, I'll leave it here.
In the UK I bought this phone for £599 with the free cover and pen just over a week ago.
Now just thought I'd check how much this bad boy is worth(trade in prices) ....oh dear....one place, offers £100, the rest......£50!!!!
What's going on?
I know there is problems between us and China.....but what the hell??!!?

Where do they sell the mate 20 x voor 100? I'd buy another one.

biggary said:
Wasnt sure what section to place this in, but as it's news, I'll leave it here.
In the UK I bought this phone for £599 with the free cover and pen just over a week ago.
Now just thought I'd check how much this bad boy is worth....oh dear....one place, offers £100, the rest......£50!!!!
What's going on?
I know there is problems between us and China.....but what the hell??!!?
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I will purchase 10 now!

@basdaniel they still selling for same price, just the trade in and selling price is terrible

biggary said:
@basdaniel they still selling for same price, just the trade in and selling price is terrible
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Don't you worry... It's still by far the best phone out there! Honestly where will you find a phone with the largest screen and battery, Infra red, mpen, the internals of the p30 pro, and a camera to die for?
Still cannot get over this beast of a device!

I paid £799 included the pen and case. It's an awesome phone, Hdr screen, stellar battery life and amazing speaker system... I've considered moving given the uncertainty with Huawei but I look at what's out there isn't a phone with the same specs. I'm not compromising on camera, sound or battery life. Therefore I'm keeping my little pocket rocket. And android 9.1 will be released from 27 June.

599£ wtf?
Here u can get it for 599€, I get one for 499€ and on ebay you can get one for about 400-450€.
This is the price for last 6 weeks.
But there is no way to get it <400€.

I really dont care, i could never ever even thinking to sell this phone.

Still nothing out there that can currently beat it, i just hope they sort out this Chinese ban or i'll be forced to get another phone as won't be able to use Huawei for a work phone.

I'm going to be selling my L29 this weekend with a 128gb nm card, a bunch of cases and I'm also bootloader unlocked.

ajsmsg78 said:
I'm going to be selling my L29 this weekend with a 128gb nm card, a bunch of cases and I'm also bootloader unlocked.
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Will move to which phone?
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Csetoue said:
Will move to which phone?
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I just picked up one of these.

ajsmsg78 said:
I just picked up one of these.
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What's your impression, in comparison?
Loudspeaker and camera quality?
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Csetoue said:
What's your impression, in comparison?
Loudspeaker and camera quality?
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Speakers are about the same with an ever so slight edge to the 20 X as they are slightly louder and have a little more highs but not by that much. So far the camera quality is the same to me but I haven't had the phone more than a few hours. I'll have to take some comparison shots tonight;

Update : I actually sold the phone to a friend, for £550 and got a note 9, but a week later, have got rid of that, and rebought mate 20x again

biggary said:
Update : I actually sold the phone to a friend, for £550 and got a note 9, but a week later, have got rid of that, and rebought mate 20x again
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LOL .. )) Let's hope Huawei will launch HongMeng OS and will allow us to Unlock Bootloader... This will be amazing for me... Cheers

biggary said:
Update : I actually sold the phone to a friend, for £550 and got a note 9, but a week later, have got rid of that, and rebought mate 20x again
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Note 9 is a sham mate it's an abomination. Way too heavy even for me with big hands and love heavy phones. It feels like a cheap Chinese phone with a Samsung badge stuck to it. Think Samsung pulled a fast one here. Note 10 will be innovative and futuristic but note 9 was terrible. This phone is a keeper. Sucks that development is so poor. Glad you came to your senses not even the op7 pro can touch this. This is the best phone I have ever had and I have had them all. XS Max and XR 8plus S10 plus Note 9 NEX S Max 3 Mix 3 to name a few.

I sell my Huawei mate 20x EVR-L00 8go 256go emui 9.1. 0.123 with 3 cases, somes screen protection.
Bill provided, purchased from smartophone on june 2019 for testing.
State new
520 euros
Or exchange for mate 20x EVR-L29
I take the shipping costs at my expense.

biofx80 said:
I sell my Huawei mate 20x EVR-L00 8go 256go emui 9.1. 0.123 with 3 cases, somes screen protection.
Bill provided, purchased from smartophone on june 2019 for testing.
State new
520 euros
Or exchange for mate 20x EVR-L29
I take the shipping costs at my expense.
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What did you felt wrong with the Chinese variant?
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Not many things but
Impossibility tu use nova
Google assistant not Working at 100%
Chinese app
It's all but for me turn off the option to change the launcher Is contrary to the philosophy of android.
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Not many things but
Impossibility tu use nova
Google assistant not Working at 100%
Chinese app
It's all but for me turn off the option to change the launcher Is contrary to the philosophy of android.
With your evl l29 you can change launcher isnt it ?

Where to buy Oppo Find X2 Pro?

Finally I found a shop on alibaba can buy the phone with a good price.And I also found Mi 10 Pro on this website too!!!
Here is the link to buy:[COLOR="Red"]Aff link removed.[/COLOR]
Thank you guys.

yeah i would like a better resource to buy this phone

masri1987 said:
yeah i would like a better resource to buy this phone
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In stock as of today. (black ceramic)
https://www.belsimpel.nl/oppo-find-x2-pro/zwart

animaleyes76 said:
In stock on Tuesday. (black ceramic)
https://www.belsimpel.nl/oppo-find-x2-pro/zwart
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doesn't appear that they deliver to USA

masri1987 said:
doesn't appear that they deliver to USA
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Amazon?
https://www.amazon.com/Original-Sna...ywords=Oppo+find+x2+pro&qid=1585082097&sr=8-1

Will there be difference if we wait for the European model or it will be the same?

xchatter said:
Will there be difference if we wait for the European model or it will be the same?
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The link I gave is the European model. The Netherlands got it much earlier. ? All models are the same from everything that I've read.

Belsimpel.nl offers sim free European model and deliver almost everywhere in Europe.

Thanks for the hints guys.
Damn.... it costs as much as S20 Ultra. :/

xchatter said:
Thanks for the hints guys.
Damn.... it costs as much as S20 Ultra. :/
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yeah, that's unfortunate.
I found the Find X2 Pro on "Trading Shenzhen" for 927€ https://tradingshenzhen.com/en/vivo-oppo-realme-etc/2159-oppo-findx2pro-12-256.html
however it's a Chinese model. Most likely won't be able to flash Global ROM on it... but the price is very tempting!
already cancelled my Find X2 (non Pro) order, and I'm probably gonna buy the Pro from Trading Shenzhen.

jericho246 said:
yeah, that's unfortunate.
I found the Find X2 Pro on "Trading Shenzhen" for 927€ https://tradingshenzhen.com/en/vivo-oppo-realme-etc/2159-oppo-findx2pro-12-256.html
however it's a Chinese model. Most likely won't be able to flash Global ROM on it... but the price is very tempting!
already cancelled my Find X2 (non Pro) order, and I'm probably gonna buy the Pro from Trading Shenzhen.
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I will wait to see the OnePlus 8 series announcement. If they are not better, I hope Oppo will be already available in more EU countries by then.

For the Brits: https://www.oppo.com/uk/smartphone-find-x2-pro/
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xchatter said:
I will wait to see the OnePlus 8 series announcement. If they are not better, I hope Oppo will be already available in more EU countries by then.
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OnePlus 8 Pro looks impressive, but I'm not a fan of the green and the camera no quite on par from initial comparisons. What are your thoughts?

Kruzkal said:
For the Brits: https://www.oppo.com/uk/smartphone-find-x2-pro/
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OnePlus 8 Pro looks impressive but I'm not a fan of the green and the camera no quite on par from initial comparisons. What are your thoughts?
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I also didn't like the green too much, but the blue version looks amazing on all reviews no matter that on oneplus' webpage the picture of the blue looks ugly. For the camera I agree that probably it won't be the absolute best but I wouldn't look at Oneplus anyways if the camera was my top priority. However I think it will be updated and it will be top-of-the-line. Oneplus is the king of updates and UX. The screen is the best, stereo speakers, fastest wireless charging. I also like that they removed the motorized camera tbh(i know this is subjective, but still). The curve of the screen is not something that I appreciate, but also I get used to this( I had the Vivo Nex 3, Huawei Mate 30 Pro) and don't mind in the end.
Some things I like better on the Find X2 Pro(the back finish for example and the faster wired charging), but OnePlus 8 Pro gets my vote because the community is beyond comparison so we will get all kinds of things to play with over here at XDA. +good battery +fastest wireless charging +the best screen +great camera +Oxygen(btw Find X2 Pro is similar) +best updates.
In the end -> I placed my pre-order of the blue 256GB model and hopefully will get it by the end of next week.

animaleyes76 said:
In stock as of today. (black ceramic)
https://www.belsimpel.nl/oppo-find-x2-pro/zwart
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Looking at this, did you buy it? Is it dual-SIM. Website sort of makes out it is, but chatting to their team on facebook messenger, they say its a single sim??

Hi, do you know différences between chinese and global version ?

BlueMeany68 said:
Looking at this, did you buy it? Is it dual-SIM. Website sort of makes out it is, but chatting to their team on facebook messenger, they say its a single sim??
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Hi, sadly I don't. I waited for two weeks (6 days for it to be in stock) and they still didn't send it despite having it in stock (despite their adverts saying thar they send phones 7 days a week until 11pm etc) and I cancelled the order and bought a P40 Pro instead.

I’ve ordered the orange variant from Belsimpel.nl, shipped Friday so hope to receive sometime this week (UK). Took a few days to get through fraud check as I’m not in the Netherlands but appreciate that is for my safety also. By the time i got through the checks it said 2-4 days to get stock in but they actually shipped immediately. Not sure if they put one to the side for me but doubt it!

orbital247 said:
I’ve ordered the orange variant from Belsimpel.nl, shipped Friday so hope to receive sometime this week (UK). Took a few days to get through fraud check as I’m not in the Netherlands but appreciate that is for my safety also. By the time i got through the checks it said 2-4 days to get stock in but they actually shipped immediately. Not sure if they put one to the side for me but doubt it!
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I've took the gamble too. Have just ordered the black from belsimpel.nl
Looked at all the alternatives, and although some of the China ones were cheaper, they were all just 256gb. I would have liked dual sim but the chance of the phone not supporting android auto and/or wifi calling (plus only one year warranty - and the possibility of customs charges etc) was too much of a gamble. None of the Chinese merchants would commit.
Hopefully, this will arrive swiftly... nice black 512Gb single SIM for just over €1,204 including shipping. Reckon that even when(if) it turns up in UK it'll be similar price for 512Gb.
Ordering, like you say, was a bit of a miff... but I'll take that for security purposes.

BlueMeany68 said:
I've took the gamble too. Have just ordered the black from belsimpel.nl
Looked at all the alternatives, and although some of the China ones were cheaper, they were all just 256gb. I would have liked dual sim but the chance of the phone not supporting android auto and/or wifi calling (plus only one year warranty - and the possibility of customs charges etc) was too much of a gamble. None of the Chinese merchants would commit.
Hopefully, this will arrive swiftly... nice black 512Gb single SIM for just over €1,204 including shipping. Reckon that even when(if) it turns up in UK it'll be similar price for 512Gb.
Ordering, like you say, was a bit of a miff... but I'll take that for security purposes.
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Just for info, the tracking on mine was stuck, it still said it was waiting to be picked up by the courier for 3 days after it 'shipped'. It wasn't though it was in transit and arrived within 3 working days

Arrived 2nd Day after shipping. Has Android Auto, WiFi calling (yet to test), so currently quite happy