I've never imported a phone before. Very interested to hear where people are getting their MiMax from? as well as delivery speeds and buyer protection options?
I'll be importing it into the US.
Well, i placed an order on gearbest about 10 days ago for shipment to the US. Expected shipping was 2 to 5 days, but once it got to 10 days (today) and they couldn't offer a solid shipping window, I canceled the order. I'd really like to mess with this device, I mean the specs and price are great, but not at the risk of being strung along.
BTW, gearbest hasn't confirmed they'll refund all my money on a non-shipped item, but my credit card company will have the last laugh.
Anyone else get the Mi Max shipped to the States?
Got mine from ebay imported to US from Hong Kong. Very fast shipping, seller was responsive, tracking #, etc. Smooth transaction... Got it on my door in less than a week. It was $309 when they first showed up. Now he also has 64gb version.
http://m.ebay.com/itm/XIAOMI-MI-MAX-MIUI-8-Snapdragon-650-Hexa-Core-6-44-Inch-Screen-WIFI-GPS-3GB-32GB-/152099506735
I contacted Xiaomi and they directed me to their Partner store: http://nis-store.com/xiaomi-smartphones/xiaomi-mi-max-3gb32gb-dual-sim-silver/ $269.00 for 3/32GB is among the better prices I've seen. I have to check on availabiity. I don't mind waiting 10 days for shipping, but I won't wait around for a product being sold that isn't in stock, or expected to me for weeks. That's just bad business.
audscott said:
I contacted Xiaomi and they directed me to their Partner store: http://nis-store.com/xiaomi-smartphones/xiaomi-mi-max-3gb32gb-dual-sim-silver/ $269.00 for 3/32GB is among the better prices I've seen. I have to check on availabiity. I don't mind waiting 10 days for shipping, but I won't wait around for a product being sold that isn't in stock, or expected to me for weeks. That's just bad business.
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I had one pre-ordered from that site and they never contacted me yet... Ebay from a reputable chinese seller is the way to go IMO.
I got Mi Max from ibuygou.com, arrived in 2 days by dhl.
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Qattaj said:
I got Mi Max from ibuygou.com, arrived in 2 days by dhl.
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nice, did it arrive sealed and with stock rom?
bobert135 said:
nice, did it arrive sealed and with stock rom?
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Yes, sealed with original Rom exactly as requested.
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I bought mine from honorbuy EU Warehouse and it was delivered fast. So far no problems.
I too got mine from ibuygou. Got it in 3 days to the US. Came sealed with original stock/stable China ROM.
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Ulver said:
I too got mine from ibuygou. Got it in 3 days to the US. Came sealed with original stock/stable China ROM.
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Same here. Had mine about 2 weeks and all is well. Defanately recommend ibuygou.com, but steer away from gearbest, a real ball buster.
Hi. Does this phone have NFC after all. I read that it doesn't .
gagas1 said:
Hi. Does this phone have NFC after all. I read that it doesn't .
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No NFC
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I bought two from goldway @ AliExpress. One mi max and redmi note 3 pro for the girlfriend. Asked them to declare the value to 35 dollars for each one. Paid for them to be Shipped with DHL. Got them in three days. Freaking fantastic. They come with vendor roms. But I Flashed miui 8 without problem with both.
One thing to note that mi Validator doesn't work. Could be an issue with miui 8 beta. But what I've read its more due to it being a chinese version on the phone. Apparently there is another chinese Validation page that you can check your phone at to make sure its not a fake. Antutu Validator says they are not fake.
I would recommended top - one. Goldway is good too that I used.
but nobody has the 64 gb grey version, i found only the silver and gold version.
greets, Peter
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Same here. Had mine about 2 weeks and all is well. Defanately recommend ibuygou.com, but steer away from gearbest, a real ball buster.
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I bought mi max 3gb 64gb through GearBest, and all was good!
Bought mine from geekbuying not great so far. Lots of delays. On a positive, they are communicating.
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avicho said:
I bought mi max 3gb 64gb through GearBest, and all was good!
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Did it actually come with official MIUI software?
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Bought mine from geekbuying not great so far. Lots of delays. On a positive, they are communicating.
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Same. Did you buy after seeing the ad on OzBargain?
I did & had nothing but issues with that Geekbuying so far.
I brought it & paid for DHL but then they come back & say it's no in stock. Then this week they said they will ship "sometime this week".
Honestly Geekbuying is a joke with their processing times & won't be order from them again.
The product is not in stock
Only gold version will be available on 128Gb. Gearbest is not bad, I think they try to confirm addresses first, so be watchful after making an order, thats it. I've just checked the igoyou.com site.....the phone is not in stock and ebay is selling about 30 bucks higher without a chance for express shipping. Ebay is my preferred, but, i'll have this arrive from geabest with 5 days to spare assuming i decide to go with ebay. The phone is in hot demand and smaller sites like jadopado do not even have the 128Gb, but have already jacked up prices.
It looks like they are expecting the mi mix 2 to be available in India Jan 24th 2018. My question is I believe these devices will ship with global preinstalled from the factory? If so I'm also assuming those of us that are lazy could wait and buy a version of the phone that has global preinstalled? It's been about 8 years since I last rooted and am not sure I want to mess with it again. Is what I stated accurate? Thanks
https://www.google.com/amp/s/m.91mobiles.com/new/amp/mobileView.php?id=30127
Hello,
Actually I think that it will be on sale in India starting tomorrow ! See http://www.mi.com/in/mix2/
Speaking of which, I am from Belgium and in 3 weeks I will be visiting Hyderabad for work for 15 days, and there seems to be a "Xiaomi Home" store 10 kilometers from my hotel ! Definitely I will have a visit.
Do you know if this is where we can have the best prices for any Xiaomi Phone ? Are they in general lower than on Gearbest or other online platforms ?
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Hello,
Actually I think that it will be on sale in India starting tomorrow ! See http://www.mi.com/in/mix2/
Speaking of which, I am from Belgium and in 3 weeks I will be visiting Hyderabad for work for 15 days, and there seems to be a "Xiaomi Home" store 10 kilometers from my hotel ! Definitely I will have a visit.
Do you know if this is where we can have the best prices for any Xiaomi Phone ? Are they in general lower than on Gearbest or other online platforms ?
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It is on sale, I've got one. That being said, make sure you check for the availablity of it in the Mi Homes as I think it might not be available there. If it is available there, it might cost Rs. 38,000 instead of Rs. 36,000 (this is just what I've heard about the Mi home pricing, I may be wrong on this).
On gearbest, this costs around Rs. 36,700 in sale without including shipping charges. So it is slightly cheaper to buy from India, though the bigger advantage IMO is that you're buying a sealed unit from the official seller, so you can be assured of a problem free experience.
I can't find where to buy this phone in EU at reasonable price ? just 1 to 2 weeks ago this phone was going for 145 € on ebay.
Im looking forward to buy this phone soon , but seeing less and less of this phone is available makes me sad. Most of the chinese shops don't even have it in stock since atleast 6 months anymore.
this might be the time for the last pallet ?
p.s it isn't ZUK 2 Pro.
Now you can find it for 200-215€ in China. Look on AliExpress
Price drop was due to company closing.