Database Users

Where can buy Redmi Note 2?

Hi xda users:
This is for try to find the low price and best(short) delivery time..
anyone can give me suggestions?
I´m from Mexico

Here you go:
https://www.ibuygou.com/p-xiaomi-re...it-octa-core-22ghz-2gb-ram-32gb-rom-6992.html

ibuygou is very expensive, at least the 16gb model. I buy this phone on geekbuying, they give you a coupon for the first order, and it cost me with free shipping 149 euros-161 USD

How reliable are either of those sites? Looking at both for shipping to the UK...

This should help: http://www.kimovil.com/en/where-to-buy-xiaomi-redmi-note-2-pro

Thanks, but I'm more interested in reviews of the various sites that sell it, and UK shipping. There's a lot of dodgy companies out there, after all.

@FloatingFatMan ibuygou is not a dodgy company. I have bought a Xiaomi Powerbank off them in the past, which was shipped from the Far East. They now offer EU Warehouse shipping for select items as well.
Also maybe of interest:
http://www.topresellerstore.co.uk/
http://xiaomishop.it/
http://www.honorbuy.com/
http://www.aliexpress.com/store/1153179
I have also purchase from this reseller in the past:
http://beexz.com/
Service was excellent.

That's the kind of answer I was hoping for. Thanks for the information. I wasn't saying they were, but there are plenty out there that are. Caveat emptor and all that.

I would only recommend sites that I know are reputable

I'd suggest geekbuying. They are original and provide discount for new users (you will get the code when you register)
http://www.geekbuying.com/item/Xiao...ore-MIUI-V7-3060mAh-13-0MP---Gray-351517.html

Gearbest is also seems ok. Used to purchase Xiaomi powerbanks there, pretty fast and smooth, came originals.
Then there's a coolicool used to purchase Gionee Elife E7 phone. Also pretty fast and smooth. But currently they have no Redmi Note 2.
Geekbuying is also s'pposed to be ok, since many tech reviewers link to it.

You can also try coupon code "retailmenot" for 5% discount. The code is from the site with the same name.
http://www.retailmenot.com/view/geekbuying.com?c=6823991

Is the Prime version (32 GB) available yet?

There is a shop in Hong Kong selling the 16GB white model on Ebay right now, with fast shipping. I ordered two for a great price, one for me and one for my brother or to sell. Will arrive in Australia by next week, which is good because I dropped my G2 today and cracked the screen. There are 4 left!

As for me, I prefer to buy from coolicool. Because it's low price and service.

Oppomart 159$

The prime version is $ 50 more. Shipping is $30 to the USA. Some of the other sites include free shipping. I know geekbuyer has free slow shipping but fast shipping is an extra $5.
I have heard that a number of people bought Oneplus One phones from Oppomart.

Some new deals have popped up, on an Australian forum I frequent. first is for 2ghz/16gb, second is for 2.2ghz/32gb:
Xiaomi Redmi Note 2, 4G Phone $212.57AUD ($152.99USD) with Coupon, Free Shipping @ JD
https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/209020
Original Xiaomi Redmi Note 2 Prime 2GB/32GB 5.5" Helio X10 Octa-Core 64Bit US$207.98 (~ AU $290) @nextbuying
https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/209102

And another good deal here, RN2 PRIME 32GB/2.2Ghz with free Silicone case+Screen Protector (if you tick the box) for $205:
http://www.vickmall.com/original-xi...-helio-x10-octa-core-5-5-inch-fhd-13-0mp.html

I think you can buy this redmi phone from geekbuying,I bought the xiaomi note phone from this shop before,it's original and they had a good customer service.

Has anyone used eGlobalCentral UK?

Just wondering if anyone has used eGlobalCentral UK to order the Galaxy S7 edge (G935F) non-dual sim version?
Did it come with a UK charger? Their price is fantastic but I don't want to buy it if it comes with a european charger

Please see the below post for consumer information about this web shop, tldr; they are a bunch of scamsters, they will take your money and not deliver a product!
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=78083328&postcount=2259

Definitely would'nt recommend
Gold_Diesel said:
Their price is fantastic
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Yup, as the other post says, they're a bunch of scam artists. I've heard they resell used products as new, often with visible defects... Definitely use at your own risk!
If you're happy buying from abroad and are looking for a good price I'd stick with Gearbest. You can currently buy a OnePlus 6 from Gearbest for £330, FYI! :silly:

Cheapest Deals/Offers on Axon 7 from China? (AliExpress, Banggood, etc.)

Hey!
I have been using Android phones for the past 4 years, starting out with the 2013 Moto G 1st Gen and then upgrading through to a OnePlus One and LG G4. I now have a Lenovo ZUK Z2 Plus of which i've owned since November 2016. I'm currently looking to swap this phone for something else and have decided that the ZTE Axon 7 is my best bet, as i'm after something with a 5.5" AMOLED display and front-facing stereo speakers; whilst keeping the price within a tight budget of around £250 GBP.
The problem is that the Axon 7 is not sold here in the UK, with only the Axon 7 Mini being available in the shops; meaning that i'd have to purchase one from China and have it imported into the country. I would like to buy the 128GB/6GB version but there don't seem to be many of this variant available for purchase within budget. Currently the cheapest prices i've found are approximately £285 for the 128GB/4GB version and £245 for the 64GB/4GB model on Banggood and AliExpress.
With the Axon 8 presumably approaching within the next few months, it's possible that the prices of the Axon 7 will start to drop on these websites. However in the meantime while we wait, does anyone know of any current deals/offers on this handset from China?
Thanks!

you answered the question yourself in your thread. Go buy, I did. No regrets at all.

P650SE said:
Hey!
I have been using Android phones for the past 4 years, starting out with the 2013 Moto G 1st Gen and then upgrading through to a OnePlus One and LG G4. I now have a Lenovo ZUK Z2 Plus of which i've owned since November 2016. I'm currently looking to swap this phone for something else and have decided that the ZTE Axon 7 is my best bet, as i'm after something with a 5.5" AMOLED display and front-facing stereo speakers; whilst keeping the price within a tight budget of around £250 GBP.
The problem is that the Axon 7 is not sold here in the UK, with only the Axon 7 Mini being available in the shops; meaning that i'd have to purchase one from China and have it imported into the country. I would like to buy the 128GB/6GB version but there don't seem to be many of this variant available for purchase within budget. Currently the cheapest prices i've found are approximately £285 for the 128GB/4GB version and £245 for the 64GB/4GB model on Banggood and AliExpress.
With the Axon 8 presumably approaching within the next few months, it's possible that the prices of the Axon 7 will start to drop on these websites. However in the meantime while we wait, does anyone know of any current deals/offers on this handset from China?
Thanks!
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I doubt they'll get even cheaper...

front firing speakers said:
you answered the question yourself in your thread. Go buy, I did. No regrets at all.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Choose an username... said:
I doubt they'll get even cheaper...
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Thanks for the responses, haha. I guess it would still be a good deal to just buy the phone at the current prices, since it represents such good value for money! I noticed that Banggood also sent me a discount code for 10% off which can be used until the 19th July, but i don't think it can be used on the 128GB version because it's already in their sale and you can't combine discount offers... It does however mean £27 discount off the 64GB model. Maybe i'll wait another month until the voucher is about to expire, just to see whether the Axon 8 is announced.

try topcashback and quidco. they are offering 8% cashback. I did this for my 128gb from Ali express

front firing speakers said:
try topcashback and quidco. they are offering 8% cashback. I did this for my 128gb from Ali express
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Oh, excellent thinking! I actually used TopCashback when i bought my ZUK Z2 from Banggood back in November, but haven't been on the website since and so i'd completely forgotten about it. The cheapest Axon 7 on AliExpress is around £245 for the 64GB model, so minus a further 7.87% cashback would make it approximately £225. Very tempting!
Ideally the 128GB version would have been better but i'm not sure it's worth spending the additional money considering it's a +1 year old device and there's always the MicroSD slot available. Hopefully there's no import/customs charges on shipping to the UK as i'll never have ordered from AliExpress before. (I managed to avoid the taxes on my ZUK Z2 from Banggood by choosing the free shipping method!) The only thing i'm worried about with this phone is the sudden influx of reports surrounding the 'shaky camera' issue. I assume the warranty will be almost non-existent when ordering from these Chinese websites?

no import charges on mine. I've noticed that the gold version is quite a bit cheaper. I wanted the grey. only thing to watch out for will be the fact that the seller will have rooted the phone to install Google play store and services. this isn't necessary. you'll need to download the build from ZTE (look elsewhere on this forum of how to do this). After that you'll receive the regular OTA updates first.

front firing speakers said:
no import charges on mine. I've noticed that the gold version is quite a bit cheaper. I wanted the grey. only thing to watch out for will be the fact that the seller will have rooted the phone to install Google play store and services. this isn't necessary. you'll need to download the build from ZTE (look elsewhere on this forum of how to do this). After that you'll receive the regular OTA updates first.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Thanks for all your assistance. I'm about 95% convinced at this point that the Axon 7 is the perfect device for me. Both colours seem nice but i'm slightly more tempted by the gold one, since all my previous devices have been black in colour which has become incredibly boring. Also, it would be nice to stand out from the crowd a little. The procedure with flashing the ZTE ROM sounds very familiar as the same thing was necessary with my ZUK Z2. It came with a Banggood 'shop ROM' that couldn't be updated via OTA to the latest version. I had to download Qualcomm Flash Image Loader onto my laptop and flash the latest firmware to the device manually.
The Axon 8 is perhaps only a few months away but i'm pretty sure it won't come anywhere near my budget. Ideally i'm looking to spend as little money as possible, and the Axon 7 ticks all the boxes with the exception maybe of an IR blaster. Unless the Axon 8 came in at under £350 for the 64GB version it simply wouldn't be a viable option. I wouldn't see the full benefits of a SD835 either since my usage consists only of basic web browsing and media consumption.

honestly don't worry. I'm on nova launcher and the phone flies. No lag at all. spigen rugged armour case is the way to go. you can even get Google assistant working using the home button. it's originally only configured for zte voice.

This phone is a game changer for ZTE and for "budget phones". The only thing that's lacking is the camera and it's not /that/ bad. It's just not top of the line but it works for the money I paid for it ($285 used). The stock rom is fine. It works, I don't like how slow the notifications come in and a few other quirks. Root it, but a LOS variant rom on it and be done with it. You won't be disappointed.

I bought mine at www.eudirect.shop - it was some 50 EUR cheaper than ordering directly from China and paying customs & tax. Still took almost three weeks to arrive.

Sorry wrong post

Which online store to buy op5?

I am looking for op5 (from Canada). The price on banggood is $556CAD and on oneplus.net/ca is $650CAD + tax (which is 19% more even after 10% student discount) 6GB/64GB. Do you have any bad experience with banggood? How reliable the oneplus.net is? Any trouble to deal with the seller when your phone should have any problem?
Last question, how do you think huawei p10 plus? It is a much more expensive phone.

I wouldn't trust any other sellers than OnePlus themselves.

Oneplus themselves... You really wouldn't want a bad experience for a tiny bit more. at least that's my opinion

I agree. You usually get what you pay for when using obscure site that many don't know. I knwo you're in Canada, but in the US, unless it's a place like amazon, Swappa or Best Buy, I'm not to into buying phones unless direct from the OEM.

I saw some article about Gearbest selling the phone for $399 if you use a certain code.
Or you can buy it from the official OnePlus website and use a certain code from XDA to get a free OnePlus case. The case is about $30 normally.
The code can be found in some XDA article from last week.

bangood are fine. check its not the chinese version which may limit the bands and have no google play store. i suppose you can flash oxygen rom etc. also remember you will probably run the risk of paying custom tax.

Thanks all. It seems oneplus.net is a reliable place to shopping. Is there data for where people buying their op5? It could be interesting.

I bought mine from OnePlus. I know I overpaid being in Canada with our crappy dollar but I needed to switch to a dual sim phone and the OnePlus was the only dual sim phone I knew of that I was sure I'd be happy with so I was willing to switch from the s8 to the OnePlus 5 even though it was almost the same amount of money. The ordering process was nice and easy and the phone arrived to my door in Canada in less than a week by DHL. I got frequent status updates on the shipping. So far it's better than the s8 in some ways and a downgrade in others. Which is the "better" phone depends what you need or like better.

I would not worry, there is no dodgy copies of oneplus 5 around to my knowledge. Just make sure it has OOS on it ,but even if it comes with the Chinese software you can Flash OOS later. Only on hardware spec(except for memory and storage), Surely you have a one week return policy in Canada also. Android phones never brake until warranty period has expired

No problem here... just got my OP5 from banggood for 400 €... it is 100€ cheaper than oneplus

Buy from the OEM direct even if it costs a little more you have 0 problems with a return or whatever if you have an issue with the device

got mine from aliexpress took 9 days cost £370 6/64 global rom, but then again its a bit worrying ordering from china constantly checking tracking

gearbest
8gb/128gb - black
https://goo.gl/z42CTR
coupon - ONE5CJ
€441.86
6GB/64GB - black
https://goo.gl/MkVZZu
coupon - TPONBJ
374.33€

cRaZyzMaN said:
gearbest
8gb/128gb - black
https://goo.gl/z42CTR
coupon - ONE5CJ
€441.86
6GB/64GB - black
https://goo.gl/MkVZZu
coupon - TPONBJ
374.33€
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Great deals ! can you please tell me if gearbest is a good website ? am i gonna have any problems or something like that going through it ? are the products brand new ? etc ...

i just ordered mine at Gearbest for just 369€ ! that´s almost 150€ cheaper than on the oneplus site. i will see how it will arrive and how long it takes

halfcastsid said:
i just ordered mine at Gearbest for just 369€ ! that´s almost 150€ cheaper than on the oneplus site. i will see how it will arrive and how long it takes
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
how long it takes isn't really important , but please give us feedback on the condition of it when it arrives
i'mma get mine on october , won't mind spending 150 euros on something else tbh :fingers-crossed:

ReyTheBoss said:
how long it takes isn't really important , but please give us feedback on the condition of it when it arrives
i'mma get mine on october , won't mind spending 150 euros on something else tbh :fingers-crossed:
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
they send it out today, i will give feedback when it arrives on the condition.

halfcastsid said:
they send it out today, i will give feedback when it arrives on the condition.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Thanks mate ! be in the look up for it :highfive:

Ordered mine 128GB from Gearbest on Aug 31th, and the tracking website wrote today "Departure to country of destination". I don't understand if it's from China or from Europe (need to reach Italy)... let's hope !!

liam_davenport said:
Buy from the OEM direct even if it costs a little more you have 0 problems with a return or whatever if you have an issue with the device
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I agree with this 100%, i've had way better experiences purchasing direct from the manufacturer when it comes to repairs, warranties, etc. When I purchase from Best Buy or online resllers, the seller just tells me "Welp, you didn't purchase the 300$ warranty so..... You're SOL buddy! Good luck contacting the manufacturer!"
I purchased my Samsung Chromebook plus from Best Buy and regretted it. The chromebook had a hardware defect, I called Best Buy and brought it to the Best Buy store I bought it from and they said "WEll, sorry dude, you didn't buy the warranty.." Then I called Samsung and they told me "If you purchased it through us, we could just replace your chromebook , because you went through a reseller, we can only repair it"
I had to get it repaired twice for the same problem I regret not purchasing from Samsung direct, even if it had been a few bucks more.

Anybody know ?

Does anyone have a link from some reliable site to buy a pro 3 x720?

RobertoM4rtins said:
Does anyone have a link from some reliable site to buy a pro 3 x720?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Would buy from eBay money back guarantee.
Sent from my LEX727 using xda premium

There isn't really. I agree with mchlbenner about buying from eBay. It's safer because you can pay with PayPal, and eBay staff is pretty helpful when it comes to bad sellers.
The next best alternative is buying through Banggood or Gearbest with PayPal. After that, Geekbuying and often, LightInTheBox fit here as well (as long as you pay with PayPal).
Aliexpress is so-so. There are some good sellers and plenty of bad sellers. But the prices can be pretty enticing and you'll find more models there. But you can't use PayPal, you have to use your credit card, which makes contesting a transaction difficult after the sale. Also, Aliexpress free shipping sucks. Also, cashback websites like TopCashBack tend to post higher cashback rates for Aliexpress over other stores.
I've personally had great experiences buying from both Banggood and Gearbest. Gearbest refunded me for expensive headphones I never got, and Banggood allowed me to cancel my x722 order and re-order in a different currency. I'm not so sure about Geekbuying or LITB. As for reliable Aliexpress sellers for LeEco phones, I don't know any. I do know reliable sellers for Xiaomi phones though (taken from reddit.com/r/Xiaomi).

oh thanks
mchlbenner said:
Would buy from eBay money back guarantee.
Sent from my LEX727 using xda premium
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
but eBay send for Brazil ?