Hi.
Someone on Hotukdeals said its fine to send it back and like you said if someone changes their mind about a product and they have bought it online then it's fine to return as long as it's in a new state.
TBH the panel on the X3 pro is pretty good for an IPS and the phone is nice overall but I just prefer smaller phones and MIUI is not to my liking. I'm going to go back to my Pixel 2 and when the price drops below £200 pickup a Pixel 4a. TBH the Pixel 2 with a Snapdragon 835 feels faster than the X3 Pro rocking a Snapdragon 860 - It must be MIUI slowing it down.
Out of interest what don't you like about your F3?
Thanks for the heads up.
The Poco F3 is brilliant in terms of the hardware, feel and screen.
The camera is "okay" in comparison.
And using MIUI/PocoLauncher is like rubbing my brain against a cheese grater.
Even after removing much of the bloat, there are bits here and there that probably still need tinkering in the UI and with how the touch screen responds, as well as accessibility to certain settings etc. I know a custom ROM would solve much of this however I think I've decided that I'm at a stage of my life where phones are something I don't want to tinker with any more. Going to cough up the extra cash for a OnePlus 8 variant - I'm already accustomed to OxygenOS.
EDIT: I just wanted to update to say that Xiaomi's return process is relatively simple after sending a follow up email. They specifically say there is a 14-day no reason return and a 30-day defect return, if the service center deems there is no defect.