The Official Xiaomi Thread

Gearbest has the mi a2 for $150 right now. DHL seems to be the only shipping option. How is DHL's clearance fee and customs charges?
 
Adoxographist said:
Gearbest has the mi a2 for $150 right now. DHL seems to be the only shipping option. How is DHL's clearance fee and customs charges?
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Rather buy it from Amazon.Less stress

Shipping & Fee Details
Price $178.95 AmazonGlobal Shipping + $8.19 Estimated Import Fees Deposit + $29.53
Total $216.67


Xiaomi Mi A2 64GB + 4GB RAM, Dual Camera, LTE AndroidOne Smartphone - International Global Version (Black)

https://www.amazon.com/Xiaomi-64GB-...eywords=mi+a2&qid=1556114408&s=gateway&sr=8-1
 
Adoxographist said:
Gearbest has the mi a2 for $150 right now. DHL seems to be the only shipping option. How is DHL's clearance fee and customs charges?
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The chaps in the Gearbest thread say DHL is the quickest way to go these days. I intend using them when Mi Max 4 is released
 
BradleyKZN said:
What do you guys think of this? Thinking about getting it to replace my 3S Prime
https://miphones.co.za/products/redmi-7
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It is a decent phone and decent processor.

You have a few options:
Wait till Takealot sells it and get a warranty..

Wait till roughly September and buy the Note 7 Pro from gearbest..Xiaomi churns out so many phones that the Note 7 pro will depreciate to a decent price.

or

Wait till the Mi A3 Lite and Mi A3 are launched..It will be the android one version of the Note 7 line.
 
chefdude98 said:
It is a decent phone and decent processor.

You have a few options:
Wait till Takealot sells it and get a warranty..

Wait till roughly September and buy the Note 7 Pro from gearbest..Xiaomi churns out so many phones that the Note 7 pro will depreciate to a decent price.

or

Wait till the Mi A3 Lite and Mi A3 are launched..It will be the android one version of the Note 7 line.
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I just saw now that the Redmi 7 doesn't have a gyroscope, so ill see whats available in September and then decide, thanks
 
FlashSA said:
First faulty Xiaomi product for me. Wanted to give my wife a Mi Band 3 for Xmas last year but Gearbest had no stock of international versions so I paid more from Loot.

On Xmas day, the band was stone dead out of the box. For several charge cycles thereafter, it would only last a few days, whereas my band lasts 14 days most cycles. Eventually it got better and I forgot about it.

Fast forward to the last 2 weeks and battery drain is back and now touch responsive is useless and her band often requires multiple touches to wake the screen and it is losing 30-45min of time until it connects to mi Fit and resyncs the phone time.

Fortunately still within 6 months so have logged a warranty return with Loot. Hope the next one does not suffer the same as I see Loot's still selling third party stock...
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So Loot sent the faulty unit back to the 3rd party supplier and they confirmed faulty. New one arrived today and I see the box design has changed:

NEW BOX.PNG
 
AlphaJohn said:
One of the main complaints about Xiaomi (MIUI) is that it does not show the Notification icons when you have any. They pop up for maybe a minute and then vanish. This is mostly noticeable on phones with notches.

With mod above they do not disappear after a short time.
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I too was annoyed by this.

Flashed the Global Beta Rom without unlocking bootloader. This issue, amongst others, is fixed.
 
Dan C said:
Not sure. I think some folks bought it on that crazy sale. I won't try it near your braai area.
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Haha, it's on sale with eBucks at the moment. Seriously considering getting one.

Maybe it can also vacuum this silly IPL garbage off my television :crylaugh:
 
mbayshark said:
Does anybody here own a Mi Robot Vacuum Cleaner? Is it worth the money?
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I think there are some good reviews on YouTube. I've got the impression that the Xiaomi robot vacuums are quite highly rated.
 
BradleyKZN said:
What do you guys think of this? Thinking about getting it to replace my 3S Prime
https://miphones.co.za/products/redmi-7
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Maybe someone will find my experience interesting. Just got my Redmi 7 from from Geekbuying in China. Used Postbox Courier via Hongkong. Cost at Geekbuying was $204. Courier and import duties around R1 800, so total cost about R5000. MIA advertises it for around R4700, so buying local not so bad in this case.
 
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