I've been keeping an eye on these two deals lately, thought I should share as it may help someone out. Both include free shipping to Australia and are protected with AliPay.
Both excellent phones, personally I'm waiting for the Mi 5 Pro to get stock. Both are well worth the money in my opinion.
It's literally still in your dreams.
No device has ever been spoken about, leaked or even rumoured by Xiaomi.
Yeah, what are you talking about? I remember like one time the name was mentioned in a rumor like a year ago, but no one has said anything since…
It's been mentioned plenty often in 2016, Correct is the guy above, Xiaomi are officially tight lipped about it but lots of information still circulating.
This in a 5.7" display would be very tempting to Galaxy Note owners including myself. The next iteration of which will start well over $1000.
Should note that the sale starts 29/03. Currently showing [Xiaomi Mi 5 - 32GB White] as AU$676.04.
It's in the first post. "Xiaomi Mi 5 - 32GB White (AU $540) sale starts 29th March (requires phone app)(aliexpress.com)"
A beast of a phone. Great camera, great chips etc, great battery, great design, fingerprint security.
Not sure if I'd trust them though.
Trust who?
Err…xiaomi? Does that help? We are sure not talking about apples, Samsung nor aliens are we..
Plenty of articles on Google, feel free to dyor
No haha, I thought maybe AliExpress. I trust Xiaomi, there was some crap about them, but they're a massive and very recognized brand. Doubt they'd be pulling anything dodgier than the other big players. (I don't mean you) A lot of people like to spread that type of stuff because they're a Chinese brand, that's always the first defense against why Chinese brands can make affordable phones.
@deanylev: don't get me wrong I know that being Chinese you are opened to….a few things. But coming from a similar area, I can assure you most people would fork out on things not made in China. There's a guy who commented below reporting of issues with his phone.
But this is moot. Just my 2 cents.
Quite prejudiced and presumptive relying on what others say instead of own experiences, or direct reason, at the least. deanylev is very correct to say there's nothing else to insinuate for xiaomi making affordable phones.
if people are willing to pay almost $1000 for a phone that isn't built to last or withstand being superceded for 3-4 years, that's the phone for them. companies like samsung and apple target perception based people. these are companies that are financial vehicles to take money from such people. that's what they deserve.
for performance and meritocractic consumers that need reason and performance to warrant the merit of a purchase, these underdogs are the better choice because they're dedicated to providing a better and more competitive deal.
How are the 4G bands? Lacking the main ones you need for Telstra and Optus as per usual with these phones?
Has LTE bands 1/3/7, so they have the main bands, just missing band 28 (700 MHz) - 4GX and the like.
Nearly half price of S7, but comparable specs.
isnt s7 like 800 bucks on sale?
what's the different between mi 4s vs redmi note 3? I never understood.
Note 3 seems bigger and better camera but still cheaper!!!!
redmi phones are more budget, whereas Mi phones are more premium, like thinner design etc.
Really confused me too.
Seems almost like a premium for a smaller size honestly.
Hopefully one handed mode helps a little with the redmi pro i just ordered.
Ordered from this supplier :
http://m.aliexpress.com/item/32613514190.html?productId=3261…
Cheaper and also they have ready stock. Got it shipped within 3 days of ordering.
Congrats on buying one :)
The deal posted is cheaper if you can wait 4 days. Not much in it though and if your wanting to order one today, then this is perfect!
Got myself Note 3 Pro from here: http://www.aliexpress.com/item/Original-Xiaomi-Redmi-Note-3-…
Received it unwrapped and resealed by the seller who claims it had to be opened "to test and root", because "if we do not root the phone it will not supports google play and multi-language". Very unhappy, will be disputing/returning.
Id be angry if an Asian man rooted my phone to. Rofl.
http://www.theepochtimes.com/n3/1276266-new-xiaomi-mi-4-lte-…
That's interesting read for you…I hope you didn't log onto your Gmail,etc on that phone…
I do remember reading about it, I think what Xiaomi said was:
“We are certain the device that Bluebox tested is not using a standard MIUI ROM, as our factory ROM and OTA ROM builds are never rooted and we don’t pre-install services such as YT Service, PhoneGuardService, AppStats etc. Bluebox could have purchased a phone that has been tampered with, as they bought it via a physical retailer in China. Xiaomi does not sell phones via third-party retailers in China, only via our official online channels and selected carrier stores.” – Hugo Barra, VP International
Later they concluded that:
After in-depth testing, Xiaomi has stated that the device is counterfeit and a very good one at that. It even defeated their verification app initially. The conclusion was arrived after sending about a dozen photographs of a variety of angles and areas of the device that were then reviewed by a team at Xiaomi. They additionally compared several of the other anomalies that Bluebox Labs noted in the original findings report. The level of detail this counterfeit went to look like and act like the real thing was rather extraordinary. It has the same internal structures, battery and labels on the components that are commonly used by people online to determine the authenticity of a device if it’s not powered on[6]. Even the Mi Identification app (AntiFake) that was released by Xiaomi to detect these sorts of situations told us that the device was genuine.
All copy and pasted from the article by Bluebox, the researchers who've first found about this.
https://bluebox.com/popular-xiaomi-phone-could-put-data-at-r…
So this shows the process xiaomi has is flawed. This, on top of people buying from overseas (specifically China where you can get copies of anything and everything) means there are plenty of things to go wrong. Dodgy distributor, dodgy batch, dodgy employees, etc.
You get your phone, but because it looks like the real thing, you are so happy, you sign into your Google account, install all your apps: banks and type in your password/codes, Facebook/email accounts, work credentials, naughty snapchat (just kidding). All your contacts via Google sync as well as email contacts. You get the idea.
Preventing is better than damage control. Just my 2 cents
@mbck: Yeah, I do agree, it's one of the reasons why I've not bought a Chinese phone (even though I was tempted several times). Some people say just flash your device with a ROM from Xiaomi straight away, but I still couldn't get rid of the uneasy feeling, especially given that they had full access to the device.
I do agree that dodgy supply chain is one of the problems with Chinese phones, that said I was simply pointing out that it wasn't Xiaomi who've messed with the phone (which your article did miss).
@Oversimplified: you could also see it as there is no evidence yet of Xiaomi doing that…but that would be paranoid so I won't go there.
Regardless, it is an issue that Xiaomi will have to tackle whether or not it is their doing or otherwise. I can't recommend their phones if they can't guarantee the safety and privacy of the phone which can expose my friends and families.
Like I said, beautifully made phone, crazy hardware, awesome camera and killer battery life. But I'd prefer knowing my things are safe and sound. Have a great Easter!
@mbck: Have a great Easter too.
I do agree with your sentiment, one of the main reason why I probably wouldn't be getting a Chinese phone for awhile is what you said.
@mbck: Wipe your sun glasses, fellow. The Chinese made egg shell only and the eggyolk made by US.If you want to lock your things in secure, BUTTER GOOGLE PLEASE.
@danielblue: why don't you wipe your glasses, read the stuff above word by word and stop with your breakfast analogies.
It's the process. Unless you are buying your samsung/lg/Motorola etc from China, there's just way too many issues that can happen. 3rd parties tampering with your phone (see idq above). But ah well it's a free world. Dyor
I have not even opened the box, so I am safe, thanks. After reading that, I will perhaps just return it for a refund and forget about Chinese phones.
eGlobal currently has both phones in stock, slightly higher price but some may feel more comfortable buying from them.
mi5 is $533, and mi4s $403.
http://www.eglobaldigitalcameras.com.au/mobile-phones/xiaomi…
I can personally vouch for their stock being genuine. I've purchased two xiaomi phones and they're the real deal.
What happened to the larger Mi 5 Plus ? Never got released…
That's the one I'm keen on.
Still, for the regular Mi 5 this is a great price.