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Sign up with GoogleXiaomi is planning to enter the Africa market this September
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pratlou
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1320 is decent model . I am sure he will be happy to have it.Planning on getting the Redmi 2 Pro and handing down my Lumia 1320 to my dad. He has only had Nokia's since the first baksteen was released and he is pretty brand loyal
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He has had Nokia all his life so I am sure he will appreciate it. It's not a bad phone at all, I am really enjoying it but the fact that it is a 6" device makes it a bit difficult to handle in some situations. Back to Android I go...
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scroll up mate...
PhireSide
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I've heard the bootloaders are unlocked from factory. Not sure how true this is so YMMV
ShloshMalosh
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Theres some stuff to consider, one of the issues being Xiaomi's reluctance to release kernel sources.
I see that there is Cyanogenmod for the Mi4 but not many other devices...
It also depends on whether a good dev gets his hands on one and sticks with it for support.
just my 2c
Xda is your best bet mate
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"My initial Mi 5 review unit had a nasty sharp edge at the bottom, and its fit and finish was actually so bad that I was able to pry open its rear case."
http://www.theverge.com/2016/3/16/11243842/xiaomi-mi5-review-low-cost-smartphone
Looks like the early batch has some build issues
http://www.theverge.com/2016/3/16/11243842/xiaomi-mi5-review-low-cost-smartphone
Looks like the early batch has some build issues
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ShloshMalosh
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And Gsmarena says the build quality is excelent...
http://www.gsmarena.com/xiaomi_mi_5-review-1411.php
who to trust ?
Hamish McPanji
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Still early days. They will fix the inconsistency issues
ShloshMalosh
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R7999 from here http://mia.africa.com/za/ - Note that this is not the Pro version... so 3GB RAM and 32GB storage... NON-expandable.
Maybe there will be launch specials... lets hope
That being said... at the launch the price was given at around USD260 for the same model...
There's math to do
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Bryn
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Import it yourself. The importer for South Africa is a shyster.
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whats the best way to do this?
Bryn
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Dunno. It's your job to look into it.
If you find a well priced store but it doesn't ship to SA, you can use a mail forwarding service. I use MyUS where necessary.
As for import costs:
- Charger value is exempt from duties.
- Courier fees not included.
- Duty will be 14% of the remaining declared value.
- VAT will be calculated on 110% of that remaining value plus the import duty.
- 3 day courier typically costs $40-60 incl insurance.
- Disbursement fee from courier to handle customs for you is usually R150-250.
- I recommend DHL Express.
Bryn
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There is import duty. It's 14%.