Buying phone from China

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I am looking to buy a new phone and am deciding between a Huawei or Xioami phone.


Question is, will they phone work on UK networks when buying from China?


e.g. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/323461516674?ViewItem=&item=323461516674

Browntoa

Typing my reply on a Xiaomi phone .... sourced from China

Just look for B20 on LTE network band's and it will work on all networks here

That one has B20 listed

Browntoa

I've been looking at this one as an upgrade

https://m.aliexpress.com/item/32904628707.html?spm=a2g0n.shopcart-amp.item.32904628707&aff_trace_key=12ef273d69bc4d94a82727f03c3284b7-1537732212149-05252-ci3voifV&aff_short_key=ci3voifV&aff_platform=msite

JJ_Egan

Warranty return to China .
Consumer Regulation see China regulations .
But many buy anyway based on price .

[Deleted User]

As said above make sure it's got the B20 band (800Mhz), they usually refer to them as the Global version.

I've just bought a Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite 4/32GB from Gearbest myself, it took just 13 days to arrive from HK.

Browntoa

Mines 6 months old , no issues . They are a reliable brand now

True I would have trouble returning but at that price against a Samsung or iPhone they are throwaway.

Xiaomi are in talks to supply UK networks

The_Fat_Controller

I am on my second Chinese phone, very cheap compared to the big brands available from UK suppliers.

It is also dual-SIM which is great as I spend half the year out of the UK.

Just Google "will my phone work" and it'll come up with a very useful website where you can check the model against country and network.

boatman

https://www.eglobalcentraluk.com/xiaomi-pocophone-f1-6gb-128gb-dual-sim-black.html
https://www.eglobalcentraluk.com/xiaomi-mi-a2-dual-sim-6gb-128gb-black.html
No customs as shipped to you from UK, normally about a week if in stock.
Or a bit cheaper and probably does everything you need except heavy gaming:
https://www.eglobalcentraluk.com/xiaomi-redmi-note-5-3gb-32gb-dual-sim-black.html


Just make sure you use a credit card rather than debit card, or use paypal.

boatman

Browntoa wrote: »

I've been looking at this one as an upgrade

https://m.aliexpress.com/item/32904628707.html

64Gb version for £100 in grey or gold, use code GBMPS2C
https://www.gearbest.com/cell-phones/pp_1839971.html

thepeopleschamp

Big fan of Xiaomi phones. Bought a Redmi Note 4 last year from AliExpress. I'm going to wait for the Poco F1 to drop in price and get that as my next phone.

mrcamp

Another Xiaomi fan here. Typing this on my Mi mix 2 Global. Very solid device!