**** The Official Chinese Phones Thread ****

[AndyCr15]

Wow... just... wow...

 

[scrivz69]

Nice one Andy, were did you manage to get it from?

 

[keenan]

Got the Mi Max 3 recently as an upgrade to my 2.5 year old Redmi Note 3 Pro. For the price, Xiaomi phones are incredibly hard to beat!

 

[AndyCr15]

Nice one Andy, were did you manage to get it from?

eGlobal. Came in 8 days, which I thought wasn't bad.

 

[scrivz69]

Cheers and that's pretty fast I was looking at this https://www.eglobalcentraluk.com/xiaomi-pocophone-f1-6gb-128gb-dual-sim-black.html
then realised I don't need one lol. I have 3 Xiaomi phones already.

 

[mdaw]

Cheers and that's pretty fast I was looking at this https://www.eglobalcentraluk.com/xiaomi-pocophone-f1-6gb-128gb-dual-sim-black.html
then realised I don't need one lol. I have 3 Xiaomi phones already.

Wow. Looks good for just under 300. Might have to look at one of these in march when my current contract is done. Just wish they did a stock android version. Why is it so much cheaper than the mi8?

 

[AndyCr15]

The Pocophone definitely feels less Xiaomi and more stock than most Xiaomi...

 

[Captain]

Got my Redmi note 5, very nice build quality, super light and fast, a real bargain if you buy it for £150.

 

[lmfy2k]

I really wanna try a mi mix 2s. Looks really good.

 

[krooton]

I really wanna try a mi mix 2s. Looks really good.

I love mine, but the 3 is being released soon

 

[Emlyn_Dewar]

Mi Mix 2S is down to 2699 rmb here, and my Mi5 has seriously slowed down with some of the recent updates.
Seriously tempted, but know the Mi5 will sort itself out in another update or 2. Mi 8, even with the horrendous notch is tempting at it's current lower price.
Willpower, don't fail me now.

 

[mdaw]

Xioami produce so many phones yet never quite make one with my ideal specs. I wish they could make one the same size as the Sony xz2 compact, 4000mah or above battery, 6gb or above ram with a snapdragon 660 or above on stock android would be even better.

 

[deuse]

I really wanna try a mi mix 2s. Looks really good.

Face unlock and Themes won't in the UK.

 

[scrivz69]

Themes should work if you change the region from UK, to Hong Kong or some were.

 

[Captain]

I know this may be a silly question but am I ok installing my online banking apps on my phone?

I know the app is from the Google play store etc but with the phone being Chinese, I have concerns about giving the phone access to my money

 

[scrivz69]

I don't use any banking apps mate so not sure on that one.

 

[BigBoy]

Really want the Poco F1, where have people been buying them from?

 

[AndyCr15]

Xioami produce so many phones yet never quite make one with my ideal specs. I wish they could make one the same size as the Sony xz2 compact, 4000mah or above battery, 6gb or above ram with a snapdragon 660 or above on stock android would be even better.

Pocophone F1 is pretty much that, not sure about the size against a XZ2 compact, but 4000mAh into a small phone is kinda asking them to change physics.

 

[maj]

I know this may be a silly question but am I ok installing my online banking apps on my phone?

I know the app is from the Google play store etc but with the phone being Chinese, I have concerns about giving the phone access to my money

As long as you're using an official rom you should be fine.

Really want the Poco F1, where have people been buying them from?[/QUOTE

eglobaluk.

I'm pleased I held off not getting the Note 5. The Poco seems a hell of a phone for the price. Just need to push that buy button...

 

[robinbanks]

eglobaluk.

Out of intrest how long do they take to process an order? mines been 3 days