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Xiaomi Mi8 6GB / 128GB Global Edition US $409.99 (~AU $588.34) + Delivery @ GearBest

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Xiaomi Mi8 6GB / 128GB Global Edition US $409.99 (~AU $588.34) + Delivery @ GearBest
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syswong on 01/11/2018 - 12:52 gearbest.com (300 clicks)
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No need introduction to this "KING of Value" Performance phone. If you want to read up on it , below is the link…

https://www.gsmarena.com/xiaomi_mi_8-9065.php
https://www.dxomark.com/xiaomi-mi-8-camera-review-challengin…

Note the is lowest price I've seen for the "Global Version" It suppose to come with Google certified rom and boot loader locked. I just placed my order and fingers cross on that….

Make sure you use paypal at checkout as GB does not have the best reputation amount all the etailers.

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  • DASHCAM NOW DUDE on 01/11/2018 - 13:02
    -1

    Pocophone is the King of Value.

    • syswong on 01/11/2018 - 13:17
      +3

      For extra A$100 you get Super AMOLED display and NFC. I will pick Mi8 any day….

      Then there is the HD video problem with Pocophone.

      • frugalbat on 01/11/2018 - 14:22

        all that less the notch …but then, it's a matter of personal opinion though :)

      • bchliu on 01/11/2018 - 14:33

        Mi8 is prone to overheating and drops the performance as a result. The Poco does not with a heat pipe system.
        https://www.gsmarena.com/so_whats_up_with_the_xiaomi_mi_8_be…

        No SDCard etc.. so it's horses for courses I suppose.

        • syswong on 01/11/2018 - 17:01

          Yes and that's why Pocophone is thicker, not that I care …only if it has proper NFC

          I am not a gamer so 260K Antutu is more than enough for me.

          My requirement was very simple, 6GB / 128GB+, Oreo+, full NFC and a ok dual lens camera. I have not find one cheaper than this one.

  • Kill Joy on 01/11/2018 - 13:16
    +3

    Just a note, no band 28 (but has NFC).

    • m0tyrider on 01/11/2018 - 14:20

      Thanks for letting us know! I need B28 :(

  • ozizoy on 01/11/2018 - 13:16
    +1

    It's bit too much for no band 28 phone.
    If you are only using Vodafone network, no issues at all but still too expensive for giving up band 28.

    • Associatednikoris @ GearBest on 01/11/2018 - 20:34

      It's like 1/3 of the price of iPhone and is still too much?

      • syswong on 01/11/2018 - 21:42
        +1

        You must be fairly new here….

        Typical OZB mind set, no B28 + china made + overseas stock + over $500 flagship = Rip off / Junk

        Funny how someone would think a china phone maker can get parts like SD845, Super AMOLED, LPDDR3, UFS 2.1 flash in super cheap price hence their flagship should be super cheap too… Guideline price of these part is openly available if you know where to look and put together other overhead we can see the margin of these China flag ship are quite thin.

        The thin margin comes with the worse support and services compare to the big brands. You do get what you pay for, its that simple.

        • Associatednikoris @ GearBest on 01/11/2018 - 22:14

          Of course it's NOT that simple.

          When you buy Samsung, you pay for marketing and those TV ads and those huge stores and stands at jb hifi etc

          When you buy Xiaomi, you don't pay those. As simple as that.

        • m0tyrider on 02/11/2018 - 10:39

          Can you post up the prices for those parts? Genuinely curious

          • syswong on 02/11/2018 - 13:53

            @m0tyrider: This article made quite a headline:

            https://www.zdnet.com/article/samsung-galaxy-s9-this-is-how-…

            Bear in mind they are calculating pure material. R&D, manufacturing, Logistics, marketing….. are all excluded.

            @Nikoris is correct that marketing cost a lot but so does services, logistics….etc Xiaomi's business model is very lean and reportedly no so great customer services. That's is the trade off when you have almost the same spec but paying half the price.

  • Pootie Tang on 01/11/2018 - 13:18
    -1

    Love that these have quick charge 4.0 and my samsung galaxay 8 is still rocking 2.0. S9 is still 2.0 and the new pixel is 3.0.

    • Bigboomboom on 01/11/2018 - 16:27

      Pixel doesn't use QC, they use PD like Apple.

  • syswong on 01/11/2018 - 13:28
    +1

    Here we go with the B28 again…
    I wonder why I even border….

    Just a note, please find me an alternative that has:
    SD845, 6Gb Ram, 128GB+ storage
    Proper NFC, Super AMOLED, Dual cam with OIS
    and all for A$600 delivered…..

    • dealhunter52 on 01/11/2018 - 13:59
      +2

      why wouldn't you border?

    • m0tyrider on 01/11/2018 - 14:21
      +1

      Even with all those features, the phone will be useless without reception xD

      • bchliu on 01/11/2018 - 14:35

        Lack of LTE B28 does not mean no reception, nor does it mean it is "useless" even if it is offline.

        • dealhunter52 on 01/11/2018 - 15:22
          +1

          Band 28 is good for indoor 4G….better range, better building penetration inherent in the lower frequency

          • bchliu on 01/11/2018 - 15:27
            +1

            @dealhunter52: Not saying it isn't. But just because Band 28 doesn't work for this phone doesn't mean it can't fall back to UMTS 850/900 (which at times is quicker than B28 especially when the LTE cells are oversubscribed or down in the previous Telstra Outages).
            Either case, just over-reaction from most OZB users on the lack of B28.

            • dealhunter52 on 01/11/2018 - 16:52

              @bchliu: Over-reaction!

              Here I let you decide if it is, as it has been discussed earlier.

              https://www.ozbargain.com.au/comment/4694195/redir

              Here's the no bull answer. Band 28 (or B28 or 700mhz) is important for at least Telstra. Why?
              To summarise, there are several bands that are used by 4G. The number of towers for each band is the kicker!!

              700Mhz has 2012 locations
              900mhz has 61 locations
              1800mhz has 3729 locations
              2100mhz has 60 locations
              2600mhz has 178 locations
              Data courtesy of oztowers.com
              Obtained from here https://crowdsupport.telstra.com.au/t5/Coverage-Network/Tels…

              • bchliu on 02/11/2018 - 10:48

                @dealhunter52: Again, you can fall back to 3.5G UMTS 850Mhz ("NextG") for as much locations as the 700Mhz band. There isn't any clear public documentation from Telstra (I use to work for them) - but you will find that majority of people on LTE frees up UMTS to considerably fast speeds (up to 21Mbit/sec). I'd rather be on a moderate 12Mbit UMTS connection than say a congested 8Mbit LTE connection.

                Data and speeds is subject to the time slicing element of sending data through channels. LTE does not guarantee you will get 200Mbit+ connections as much as Telstra likes to Bullshit in their advertising. That is the maximum connected speed assuming no one else is using the cell. Typical connections will drop it down to 20-30Mbit on most city cells depending on the concentration of users on the same tower.

        • m0tyrider on 02/11/2018 - 10:40

          If you wanted a offline phone why not buy a cheaper device (ie tablet?)

          • bchliu on 02/11/2018 - 10:55

            @m0tyrider: Yeah.. why not? Except this device is perfectly capable of being connected even in lower speeds and tech.

  • annimali8559499 on 01/11/2018 - 13:36

    I know its hard to compare but thinking either this or the Google Pixel 3 XL

    Thoughts?

    • Bargain4Days on 01/11/2018 - 13:55
      +2

      Pixel if you can afford it, Wireless Charging, ip 68, australian warranty, band 28, higher res screen, better support,way better camera and google cloud storage if you use that

      • follow on 01/11/2018 - 14:10

        The camera ranks pretty high in dxomark

    • RedHab on 01/11/2018 - 15:54
      +1

      This has a 3.5mm audio jack.

      Pixel will probably have longer firmware support, though.

      Neither supports expandable storage via micro SD cards. For that you'll need to get a Samsung Galaxy S9 in this spec bracket.

  • annimali8559499 on 01/11/2018 - 13:37

    PS why not wireless charging!!!

  • Bargain4Days on 01/11/2018 - 13:47
    +1

    Seems good for the specs, but when spending 600, having warranty is pbly a must have… If it dies, it becomes a $600 brick, maybe spend the extra for a s8 or s9

    • syswong on 01/11/2018 - 13:56

      That is another reason why you only buy this with paypal and not with that Aliexpress crap. You got at least 6 month protection.

      I have great concern of this too but I recon compare to anything similar with local warranty wil cost over 1K, its worth a try.

      • Bargain4Days on 01/11/2018 - 13:58
        +1

        Yeah you have 6 months protection, but samsung phones have 24 months plus acl/statutory, and have you ever dealt with gearbest support before? Better off trying to get help from your dog than those stores

        • syswong on 01/11/2018 - 14:02

          Say it lasted a year and die, then I hit brick wall with GB. No worry I buy another phone for $600 then. End up the same bill but I got to use a new phone.

          Got to make sure I back up my data properly though.

          Trust me I know the pros and cons. I own a S9+ 256gb which I put insurance on it with Optus……..

        • dealhunter52 on 01/11/2018 - 14:07

          LG G7 Thinq was $699 yesterday and $719 earlier. Further reduction could be coming as well.

          https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/412562
          https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/411779

          Litter bit inferior in specs but you get 2 years local warranty and (I know its going to annoy you) it has band 28. I would pick that over this any day.

          • syswong on 01/11/2018 - 14:16

            @dealhunter52: Warranty and updates of LG are almost non existence. Bad taste in my mouth from friends' horror stories of G5.

            I also prefer the camera set up on MI8 to G7

            • Bargain4Days on 01/11/2018 - 15:18

              @syswong: Yeah same boat as you, own a s9+ 64gb except I bought it outright, Im guessing you paid for the accidental insurance? Otherwise your wasting money if yout buying extended warranty insurance as that is a scam

              • syswong on 01/11/2018 - 16:40

                @Bargain4Days: That is accident and damage from Optus. Was going to stop it after 12 months but now my wife is getting my S9+, I am going to keep it for the whole contract period :)

                • Bargain4Days on 01/11/2018 - 16:49

                  @syswong: Smart move, definitely going to need it… My mum cracked her s8+ 3 times already and complains why us kids have all the latest phones and tech (roll eyes)

  • follow on 01/11/2018 - 14:15

    Grab the 256gb variant on eBay with plusme for a buck less

    • annimali8559499 on 01/11/2018 - 14:17

      Link

    • syswong on 01/11/2018 - 14:27

      The 256 version is not Global Version. You can flash it with Global Rom but you can't re-lock the boot loader.

      What this mean is you cannot run Gpay and bank apps with out some software mod.

      There is a reason why I stated GLOBAL VERSION…..

      • follow on 01/11/2018 - 14:28

        https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Xiaomi-Mi-8-Dual-4G-LTE-128GB-6G…

        $542.86 with plusme and with 8% off gift cards for $500

        • syswong on 01/11/2018 - 14:49

          7272wil fail before I even started my purchase. Massage them twice to confirm if it is global edition that they listed. ZERO reply…..

          Sure wouldn't buy from them.

          • follow on 01/11/2018 - 14:56

            @syswong: I messaged them and was told it's international version.

          • DASHCAM NOW DUDE on 01/11/2018 - 14:56
            +1

            @syswong: FYI, I bought a mi A2 from 7272wil they didn't state it was global but it was when it arrived. YMMV.

        • RedHab on 01/11/2018 - 15:56

          Check out 7272wil's feedback before buying something at this price!

          • syswong on 01/11/2018 - 16:46

            @RedHab: Haha you just destroy all the hard work from the "supporters"

            Must mention mymobile_store has it at the a slight lower price and their reps was very responsive. However upon my enquiry they realize they wont have stock for a while so they pull the listing.

            Thumbs up for fast response and honest!!

          • follow on 01/11/2018 - 16:54

            @RedHab: With these phones, it's expected to have crap warranty

        • kampret on 02/11/2018 - 06:48

          I tried PLUSME, it said "This code has expired".

          • follow on 02/11/2018 - 07:32

            @kampret: Oh yeah it's expired now. It'll come back soon

        • annimali8559499 on 02/11/2018 - 10:57

          Where can we find the gift cards?

  • syswong on 01/11/2018 - 14:15

    wrong posted…

  • cshaiker on 01/11/2018 - 15:00

    I will prefer note 8 or S8+ for the price you pay for Chinese phone with no resale value

    • Bargain4Days on 01/11/2018 - 15:20

      Each to their own taste, the Xiaomi phones are great phones, really the biggest conns for them is warranty and support, band 28, nfc. Otherwise, they compete even with the latest flagship phones

    • syswong on 01/11/2018 - 16:54

      S8 is a big no no. only 4GB Ram and single lens camera setup.

      Note 8 well…. you are looking at $800 for a grey import after ebay discount. How much you think you note 8 can fetch after 2 years?

      I buy a Xiaomi knowing that I am paying less for a flagship experience which will cost double the price with Samsung. As I said I am using an S9+ 256 now. Looking forward to put them head to head.

  • gnoks on 01/11/2018 - 15:39

    good find op. got one for my dad.

  • follow on 01/11/2018 - 17:10

    Would you get the mix 2s or mi 8?

    • belongsinforums on 01/11/2018 - 17:14

      Pretty close together. Mix for me, although there might be a drop very soon because mix 3 is coming

    • syswong on 01/11/2018 - 17:18

      1 You will find it difficult get actual stock for Global version of Mix 2s.
      2 the front camera is very annoying.

      If you can wait then get Mix 3 when the price come down. The slide cam look and sound really nice!!

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