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Xiaomi Mi MIX 2 Global Bands 5.99 inch 6GB RAM 64GB ROM Snapdragon 835 Octa core 4G Smartphone £435.97 with code @ Banggood
£435.97Banggood Deals
18:9 screen, 5.99" Full screen display
12% reduced chin size
Hidden speaker & proximity sensor
Snapdragon 835, 6GB RAM
Sony IMX386 sensor, 1.25μm large pixels
4-axis optical image stabilization
Four-sided curved ceramic body
7-series aluminum alloy frame
Global LTE support, 6 modes 43 bands
Use code BGMIX264 when logged in to get this price.
12% reduced chin size
Hidden speaker & proximity sensor
Snapdragon 835, 6GB RAM
Sony IMX386 sensor, 1.25μm large pixels
4-axis optical image stabilization
Four-sided curved ceramic body
7-series aluminum alloy frame
Global LTE support, 6 modes 43 bands
Use code BGMIX264 when logged in to get this price.
The best kind of chin size, in my opinion.
VAT = £87
And the delivery company will also charge a fee for clearing this on top (be between £8-£13 usually).
So price is realistically £535.87.
Still cheap for the specs. But then no (realistic) warranty and no idea of build quality etc...
Unlikely, in my experience and the experience of lots of others. According to the gov.uk website, it would be nowhere near your estimate.
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Again, from experience. The only time I've been charged was for a tablet that was approx £175. 2.5% plus the fee that you correctly state DHL will charge, is roughly equal to the £16 fee I incurred.
Tempting.
Yep. Sounds like he's bang out of date or just got lucky.
This past couple of years absolutely everything I've imported from outside the EU has had 20% VAT applied. And that's a lot of stuff!
Looking forward to (eventually) paying VAT on goods imported from the EU soon and all!
To be fair, a lot of these price increases aren't anything to do with the companies themselves.
The pound is in the toilet. Exchange rate has been pap since... well... you know.
You got lucky, 2.5% is the charge for gifts over £135, the limit for goods over £135 is set by the type of goods being imported.
The total value of everything including import duty is added together and then charged VAT.
I guess I was lucky then. I recall the value being correct, but it could have been marked as a gift. It's a while ago to be honest.
You are paying for the quality of the product. That can't be done at a fraction of the price.
They are cheaper and high quality just not "very cheap"
The wrong one clearly.
I imported a mi mix three months ago, just used standard mail, got it in less than 3 weeks, no import duty paid.
No UK warranty but it still has a warranty. Also if you pay by credit card your credit card company become liable for the UK warranty.
Also most phones get dropped rather than go faulty themselves and no UK warranty covers that anyway.
Better is subjective. Comparable, yes.
Its up to an individual as to what features appeal most and at what price.
Xiaomi used to be better value. A few years ago they were doing well but recently their share of the market in China has dropped significantly. They have definitely become more expensive lately but quality has stayed about they same.
This is a nice phone but not that much better than the £180 bezel-less elephone S8 and that one has a beautiful quad HD display and a much bigger battery.
Yes, I know. Exchange rate has been terrible since the financial crisis ten years ago.
The Mi Mix was a cut above anything else i've seen by Xiaomi in terms of quality and spec. Its a real flagship phone for them rather than a cheap clone of something else that was mid range to begin with.
I suspect the Mi Mix 2 is of the same vein - premium products mean premium costs too. Not helped of course by a weak pound
Its like Hyundai and KIA. Cheap as chips cars when its an average car with an average build quality. Once they started building good cars to a good quality then suddenly their prices are much closer to the class leaders.
Tried them all now tbh.
You're not getting anything with a battery through customs in the UK from outside the EU without paying VAT on it these days regardless of delivery method.
If it's coming from inside the EU you're obviously all good (for now).
In my experience of buying from overseas - paperweight.
This is a decent Chinese brand though.
Assuming its not been dropped and its an actual fault then if you bought it with a credit card, then your credit card company provide the warranty, if you bought via Paypal you will have some assistance from them but ultimately you arrange to return it to china, they repair or replace, and they send it back.
There are many guides online on how to do this safely and effectively, and trackable.
Its not risk free and its a lot more hassle than just returning it to your o2 shop or wherever locally.
We've literally just crept back to the lowest point we hit in 2008.
I was getting 1.55 to 1.6 dollars to the pound right up until Wrexit.
Thats not my recent experience. Brought a Mi Mix in via banggood. No issues at all and no duty payable.
As mentioned above. It'll be an expensive paperweight. Importing is great and there are terrific savings to be made, but it's a gamble. I've yet to hear of anyone who had a satisfactory return. "Yous pays your money, yous takes your chances"
Hopefully the price will drop over time, no need to change phones any time soon
So you're voting on the function of the phone, not the deal itself??
Because this is a Mi Mix 2, not a Mi MAX 2
Wholly different phone range.
That's only true if they declare the true value of the phone on the packaging. I have never seen that happen. In my experience it's declared something low like $50 gift.
Would need to have confidence in any warranty they provide though