Xiaomi Mi A1

darmul wrote:

I had the Mi 5S, absolutely loved it, MIUI was great. I broke the screen, figured it'd be easiest to buy a new phone, got the Mi A1. Was contemplating getting the 5x as I loved the MIUI, but the A1 is so great. I can't really fault it for anything. So easy to use. I got mine from eglobal central. A great price and delivered within the week.

Can you confirm if this has play store and google apps preloaded and if it has band 20 which is 4g I think,

Anybody else having issues with Google play services using a lot of battery since the latest update?

sydthebeat wrote: »

Just checked.

Google play services used 2% of battery since my last full charge.

10% of mine. Have only just noticed it the last couple of days, so have rebooted and will see if it's any better tomorrow.

D3V!L wrote: »

Does this phone have NFC ??

no

august12 wrote: »

I have purchased this from eGlobal Central, I presume this has the network bands required to work here
Xiaomi Mi A1 64gb Dual Sim SIM FREE/ UNLOCKED - Gold

Code: CMOBXIM00145
It seems to have band 20 for 4g but will it work on all 3g networks.

It it the global version?

yes it is will work no problem here i got the same one from eglobal a few weeks ago,

Great phone

They might release it in a global version?

Loads of links in the thread. Buy from an EU warehouse to make sure you don't get stung for customs

Anyone having an issue with the SD card occasionally ejecting and wiping out playlists etc? Has happened a few times, for no apparent reason.

spongerobinson wrote: »

Yes I've noticed occasionally the little SD card symbol popping up telling me it's ejected. Goes away after a few seconds. Thought it might be my card. Haven't noticed it wiping anything though.

Happens periodically and sure it's not the card or how it's mounted, and wipes VLC playlists.

This is basically a NEXUS phone? Im thinking of buying one on Amazon UK since I don't trust AliExpress.

spongerobinson wrote: »

You using the card as portable or internal storage?

Portable.

GBX wrote: »

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/Global-Version-Xiaomi-Mi-A1-MiA1-Snapdragon-625-Octa-Smartphone-4GB-64GB-Fingerprint-FDD-5-5/32832759729.html?dp=4f70533435a5a6ddffb64e47c0584ad6&af=329643&cv=47843&afref=https%253A%252F%252Fwww.kimovil.com%252Fto%252FKF22ZV&mall_affr=pr3&aff_platform=aaf&cpt=1524833285140&sk=VnYZvQVf&aff_trace_key=771b8988e5744689b0381a9300c89fd5-1524833285140-07326-VnYZvQVf&terminal_id=0519e2b182ec468280b3205fbcfa0617

€179 inc delivery and no vat/customs fees. 8 day delivery

Its going to cost over €50 more to buy this on Amazon UK so I think I'm going to take the plunge and buy from Aliexpress. Choosing DHL delivery is suppose to guarantee me no customs and I'll receive it within 8 days. How accurate is the delivery time ? Any other things I would note before ordering from this site? I'm planning to use a Revolut card as payment.

They also mention they open box to do a quality control check and I should message them to notify if I prefer not to avail of this and just receive factory sealed unit. What do you recommend?

StereoSound wrote: »

Its going to cost over €50 more to buy this on Amazon UK so I think I'm going to take the plunge and buy from Aliexpress. Choosing DHL delivery is suppose to guarantee me no customs and I'll receive it within 8 days. How accurate is the delivery time ? Any other things I would note before ordering from this site? I'm planning to use a Revolut card as payment.

They also mention they open box to do a quality control check and I should message them to notify if I prefer not to avail of this and just receive factory sealed unit. What do you recommend?

I bought 3 phones from that seller over the last few months.

The DHL option does guarantee no customs

The delivery time (in my experience) was pretty much as stated give or take a day

The opening of the box isn't related to the MIA1 as it comes with stock android and all google apps pre installed.

"Please l e- mail us a comment if you want a sealed box. otherwise it will unlock the box to do "Quality Control" and flash the multi-language ROM into the Chinese version. the manufacturer's original carton is sealed. it's only with English and without "Play Store".

The phones I ordered all came sealed without needing to message them


Also used a revolut card with no issues