

Xiaomi Mi Mix 2S Deals & Offers
132 deals3,930 commentsAll Xiaomi Mi Mix 2S Discounts, Offers and Sale - February 2021


OK I'm returning mine for several reasons: 1) I didn't get an original charger, some ZTE thing - expected from CEX as they don't care what charger they give you. 2) I can't get over the selfi-camera being upside down! Flipping it around only works for the Xiaomi app, but not for anything else like WhatsApp! Really infuriating actually. 3) I'm pretty dubious now about the battery life...
Cheers
OOS for delivery now mate
Yeah I saw sense and cancelled!
Control! :D We'll soon be in the worst recession in almost 100 years! A drawer full of nice phones are a bad investment.

Thank you, I was kinda leaning towards the P20. Cheers Mate
Probably the huawei mate tbh.
Hi MrSwitch, ordered the mix 2s yesterday and received mine today. Still haven't opened it! As I also purchased a Grade A Huawei P20 from cheapest electrical and it is like new. Which one do you think is the better phone overall? Thanks in advance.
Splendid. Many thanks Kindest regards
Same width as note 5 and a little shorter.if that helps

Thanks for the comprehensive reply. Yes I have played around with settings. This morning things are back to working , so I don't know which combination did it but (y)
I've had issues with Xiaomis and notifications from 3rd party apps generally, could never get audible alerts to work with Textra which is my preferred SMS app. As far as notifications on the S3 I sent back a Mi 9t Pro because of that but had better luck with the Mi Note 10 which worked most of the time, though I also returned that as I found there was an annoying screen lag between touch input and action at times. You may have already tried this but there are a couple of settings on the Xiaomi you need to enable, one for app battery optimisation where you need to make sure battery is set to highest priority for all apps you want to receive notifications from (including the Gear app and Samsung plugin). There's also another 'Autostart' setting on the phone you should go into and make sure any apps from above listed there are granted autostart permission. Also something that threw me for ages was I found it's best on the gear app in the notifications setting to make sure 'show only while wearing' is disabled and 'show while using phone' is enabled. Good luck!
Having some issues with notifications. Was fine yesterday but today they are not coming through Also not pushing to galaxy S3 , but was working yesterday...
Bought thanks MrSwitch
Thanks, sounds promissing. I ordered one to replace my Oneplus 5T (which is a very similar spec) due to it's battery suddenly becoming a bit rubbish but would you believe it the battery has been absolutely fine today, it's almost like it knows it was on borrowed time! My 2S has arrived at work now so will pick it up tomorrow, I like a new gadget but gonna be dificult to justify keeping it if my OP phone has decided it loves me after all! Enjoy the phone, whatever way you look at it you can't argue about the price.

@MrSwitch could I get your thoughts please? Currently thinking about this, the Poco F1 (£180) and the Mi 8 (£214). All seem pretty close in every way, this looks like it has the best camera (although some sites say Mi 8), but also tempted by the Poco F1 for better battery (but think the mix would be fine), headphone jack and expandable memory (both nice but not deal breakers) and a bit cheaper. Can't really see any reason to pay the extra for the Mi 8 Camera is probably the most important, especially in low light, then battery life. Budget is around £200, can go over a bit and can also hold on a bit eg if the mix 2s is likely to drop in price, would consider other brands but the best deals seem to be Xiaomi. Currently have a Honor 9 lite, generally ok but a bit slow at times and camera is poor in low light. Cheers!
Of course, I had Mi Mix 2 before I bought mi 9 and the sensor could read my fingerprint instantly. We are talking fraction of a second - with screen optical sensor on mi 9 everything was taking much longer. Even small piece of dirt on the screen was rendering the whole recognition process unusable.
I got my mother a Xiaomi 9se the on screen fingerprint reader was not as quick or responsive as her older mi 4 with the finger reader on the back.
Can I ask, out of interest, what you don't like about the on-screen fingerprint reader?
Under 2 years old > Released 2018, April

Make sure you are OK with the weight and front camera placement. I think that is the main thing that could catch people out. Otherwise, it is a very capable phone.
back in stock
Back in stock 8)
Anyone had ghost touch issue with this? I'm going to have to send mine back, it's going crazy atm. Wifes works fine :p
I used to have nexus phones, Mi a1, A2, etc. But they were all just phones i toy with, or backup phones instead of the daily driver, so I didn't realise how big the rear reader would trouble me. I then decided to move from IPhone to android again, then I realise how annoying it is needing to pick up the phone from the desk to unlock then put it down on the desk again to use. The last android phone I used as my main phone was Nokia 8, and before that, Lenovo P2, so I guess I completely overlooked how inconvenient rear fingerprinter reader was to me

If anyone misses out.. 2pcs available @ stuff-UK.net for 189.89
Says in stock for me
Because it's sold out
Why expired?
Faster, slimmer, optical zoom on camera and I think optical stabilisation. 9 Lite has a bigger screen, bigger battery, better AMOLED display, more and in theory better cameras, though mainly resolution improvement.

Thanks as always @MrSwitch!
Have you looked at the mi 9 se? A bit more expensive from amazon for £209, but a great compact choice.
Hey @MrSwitch I need to replace my mum's aging Xiaomi 4X. I got her the Mi A3 a few months back, but she made me return it as it was too large for her. This looks about the right size but is out of stock. Is there any other mid range phone similar in size to the 4X that you would recommend. £100-150 budget +/- Ideally UK sourced, as I'd like to replace it for her quickly Thanks!!
Out of stock
Why is expired?

Remember this is wider though and no wasted edges around notch etc.
Will wait for the 6 inch screen. 5.99 a bit small
White version is £20 cheaper and available here: https://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/xiaomi-mi-mix-2s-6gb64gb-white-at-laptops-direct-3384580
Apart from the odd placement of the selfie camera, a great phone for the price. . .

Yea as someone else said XDA forums have all the info you need
Xda
Any website to help provide directions instructions on doing this
Good to hear, its a shame we are limited to seeing in the flesh. There's only so much you can see online. I may just buy from Amazon and return if I don't like. The Camera on my wifes Redmi Note 8 hasn't been that great. That said we have mainly used inside due to the joys of UK weather.
I'm personally loving it but it's now over 40 quid more than this due to that ebay code expiring. I think that makes this the better buy at the moment imo. At 196 (and for the 128GB version don't forget) it was a complete no-brainer IMO. PS Ebuyer seem to have the best UK price for the Mi 8 at the moment (64GB) https://www.ebuyer.com/868425-xiaomi-mi-8-6-21-6gb-64gb-dual-sim-smartphone-black-mzb6583en

This is now £201 on Amazon but only in white
This, or a mi mix 3 or just keep my xz1 premium. At the moment I feel like I need a new phone but nothing seems to compare to my xz1 apart from it looking a bit less bezelific. Got a Samsung S9 for work and it's nowt special in my eyes.
Super compressed, but decent images
The thing that put me off a bit (besides being skint after new year) was a review said that day time camera shots were a bit 'noisy'. I think the expectations of reviewers for higher level phones is higher than the mid rangers that I normally buy. They're probably far superior to what I'm used to though. I guess I just want it to feel superior in every sense if I'm paying a lot more than usual.
Sorry I deleted my comment by mistake lol. I was asking if this would be better than my s7 edge, Thanks for the response

price dropping daily. Currently £201.64
Thank you, coming from a Pixel 3a which had an accident over Christmas. Pixel 4 prices are similar on contract however after buying my wife a redmi note 8 I quite fancy spending less.
This all day every day for me.
Ooooooo this or the 9SE?
Couldn't agree any more.

Tempting...
With my Mi Mix 2 they included an adaptor which plugs into the Type C charger socket. I have bluetooth earbuds so I've never used it so can't comment further.
This is seriously tempting. I've been looking at the 9T and possibly the 9T Pro as it keeps coming down but they're still at the upper end of what I want to spend. This also has wireless charging which is something I would love to have. How does the screen compare to the AMOLED on the 9T's? Camera looks decent and has OIS, only thing missing seems to be a headphone jack and the battery is smaller (but still not bad).
Bought this last October for £300, it's an amazing phone, love it to bits! Would definitely recommend
Yep, like I said in the op, one of the best xiaomi phones, in fact one of the best phones I've ever owned.

I got a refund today but no email explaining why
Damn, sorry mate, still disappointing though!
Funds refunded. I'm not too bothered. I quite like the buzz @MrSwitch finding us a bargain but I'm usually bored with the phone after a week. Looking forward to the next deal.
Ah OK, they must have over sold the phone ;( sorry buddy
They wrote and refunded the same time

Ah well, looks like the Alpha is something of a concept. There won't be many made at more than £2,000 each. Does look beautiful though. Xiaomi Mi Mix Alpha launch.....
Yeah, the mix 3 is still £749 at its cheapest, so the pro will be the same if not more I think I'd imagine the 9 getting 11, as its still a fairly recent release
Wow you think that much ? I was expecting something closer to the £500 mark - This could put me off and see me looking back to an S10 or a standard Mi9 imported (if i see another under the £300 mark) Is the MI9 likely to get MIU11 ? I am not sure i can go without the app drawer and having a messy page of apps (even if they are in folders
I must agree that it come at a great price. Shipping time is something to worry about
Just need one to take pictures. Anything better than s6edge would be a upgrade for me
Thanks for mentioning this, hadn't come across it before and it's very useful. (y)
You should post this ranking on every X deal from now on 8)
Great specs for the price, lot of SD7xx for more now.
You could try gsmarena phone finder
Yeah, I've been mulling over the Pixels. The 3 doesn't have a 3.5mm headphone socket though, which I prefer to have. The 3a might be an option, need to look into the specs more though. I'm not hung up on Android One, I'd just prefer it if I went with a Xiaomi, wish they made more phones using it. Never considered a Nokia, so thanks again for the suggestion, will take a look. :)

Ok, so just for future reference, I ordered this phone on 12th Sep (late evening), it got dispatched on 17th, the tracking they provide looks funny but eventually on 21st I got local tracking number and I got the package from Hermes courier on Monday 23rd morning. Hope this info will help someone. Phone looks really nice, better tha than I expected and I'm really glad I went for the white version :) but that's a question of taste obviously. Cheers!
Add some import tax too. This seller aways gets charged
Had a mix 2 a year ago thought it was great (although sh#t camera) and really wanted the better mix2s at the time, yes I agree it's a nice phone but tbh I'd also go mi9t for similar price these days or even mi9/mi9tpro for a bit more.
Yeah that's why I said "I know you can get it on Aliexpress for £203, but here you've got global version, faster shipping and no vat."
https://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/global-rom-xiaomi-mi-mix-2s-6gb-128gb-snapdragon-845-599-full-screen-12mp-dual-cameras-wireless-charging-at-xiaomi-mi-storealiexpress-3294775 Global ROM Xiaomi Mi Mix 2S 6GB 128GB Snapdragon 845 5.99" 12MP Dual Cameras Wireless charging - £203.28 @ xiaomi mi store/aliexpress plus 6% cashback on topcashback

Replacing Chinese ROM with Global will stop OTA updates, indeed. Thing not mentioned here is lack of authorisation for NFC payments. This can probably be patched with Magisk, but it requires extra effort, it's not a native support and sometimes it just doesn't work no matter what.
CDMA and GSM are 2G technologies that I have not seen on coming up on my phone for years now. As others said, there is a difference between the phone supporting CDMA bands and using them. It's like you go to a corner shop in northern Ireland. They'll take your euros but it doesn't mean you have to pay with euros.
Thanks for clearing that up then guys, expect everyone's clear now on whether it's ok to buy or not.
Can you tell any network in UK using CDMA ? Most UK phones don't come with CDMA while their Chinese and USA versions do . But I agree with you the hardware seems to be same as the specs of the Global Model on Mi.com seem to be same .
As long as you leave the bootloader unlocked and it has official global rom you will get OTA updates according to this person on XDADEVELOPERS forum thread in the last comment he says he has had 4 OTA updates and no problems.https://forum.xda-developers.com/xiaomi-mi-mix-2s/help/chinese-vs-global-model-t3908658

Thank you for the advice, much appreciated (y)
Just ask him would he please mark a low value on the declaration to help with customs in my experience they will mark as $40 if you don't ask for a particular value to be marked so if it is picked up in customs you will face a VAT charge of about £6 and a royal mail charge of £8 for paying the customs on your behalf so about £14 in total. Or you can ask for a particular value to be marked in dollars they always mark in dollars or ask him if he would mark as a MP4 player with a value of $17 which is under the £15 VAT threshold and as long as they don't thoroughly examine it you won't pay any charges
Excuse my ignorance, can anyone advise as to what message one would leave the seller as to reduce chances of customs charges? I’m ready to order (y)
yeah it's the one thing putting me off to be honest. guess I'll just wait for f1 to hit sub £200 (y)
Nope, but it does come with a USB Type-C to 3.5mm audio adapter. Removing the headphone jack would've been the dumbest smartphone trend of all time if it wasn't for the notch.

You have got to be kidding me...
Is it just me or it's out of stock already?
Just a word of warning if you should ever want to return to Xiaomi UK ! I have been waiting 15 days (and still counting) for the promised jiffy bag to arrive to return a phone I have spoken to customer service team 4 times now. They come over as charming and helpful make promises but do not deliver. Very frustrating and I will never buy anything from Xiaomi UK again, you have been warned.
Great phone at a good price for UK warranty!
Doesn't sound like you need to pay for the Pro....the non Pro has better battery life as well.
Sold it CeX Got €162 for it B Grade
No, I get them on prescription. Are your jokes prescribed? (lol)
Do you steal them, then?
I have a mi mix 2s Going perfectly but I want to upgrade.... Where do I sell this phone??
Yeah, have tried. 169€ on the landing page but goes upto 269.99€ when you pick a top up. Pity, 169 is a fair price...