Xiaomi Mi Max 2 - 5300Mah, 6.4"Phablet - 199 eur delivered

corks finest · 02-10-2017 4:47pm

Now 224 dollars geek buying, official global rom,,sorry no direct link

GBX · 02-10-2017 4:49pm

Have a look on Ali Express and see if Hongkong Goldway are selling it. They usually sell Xiaomi phones and dont get hit with customs.

tedpan · 02-10-2017 5:44pm

GBX wrote:

Have a look on Ali Express and see if Hongkong Goldway are selling it. They usually sell Xiaomi phones and dont get hit with customs.

Yeah, as I said, I've had about 15 orders with gearbest and never been hit with customs.

One order with banggood and was hit with an additional 30eur on a 100eur item. Mainly made up of the an post processing fee.

wiz569 · 02-10-2017 6:16pm

corks finest wrote: »

Maybe someone who got the mi max 2 can enlighten us ref charges,my calculations make it around E46 on a e200 phone,hope I'm wrong and it's less

Its 23% + €10 handling charge,so thats about €50 euro on a €200 phone

corks finest · 03-10-2017 6:11am

wiz569 wrote: »

corks finest wrote: »

Maybe someone who got the mi max 2 can enlighten us ref charges,my calculations make it around E46 on a e200 phone,hope I'm wrong and it's less

Its 23% + €10 handling charge,so thats about €50 euro on a €200 phone

Not too bad considering what you get for e200/e250

wiz569 · 03-10-2017 7:43am

corks finest wrote: »

Not too bad considering what you get for e200/e250

Once you allow for it in your initial budget its OK ,although I do disagree with the handling charge part.

Donnelly117 · 03-10-2017 9:09am

I have this phone and its great! One word of advice though is that if you use an android wear device maybe this isnt the phone for you... The connectivity between MIUI and AW devices is a nightmare (widely documented online so might be worth a read if it applies to you)

ErinGoBrath · 07-10-2017 12:36am

Can anyone recommend a good cover and screen protector for this phone? Cheers

PreCocious · 07-10-2017 11:58am

ErinGoBrath wrote: »

Can anyone recommend a good cover and screen protector for this phone? Cheers

I ordered this one
https://m.gearbest.com/cases-leather/pp_691497.html

It has a kickstand which I wanted (though it's a bit fiddly to extend). Quality seems fine and it's not slippy. The phone hasn't arrived yet so I can't check the fit but the overall feel is that it's a decent case.

corks finest · 07-10-2017 8:12pm

PreCocious wrote: »

ErinGoBrath wrote: »

Can anyone recommend a good cover and screen protector for this phone? Cheers

I ordered this one
https://m.gearbest.com/cases-leather/pp_691497.html

It has a kickstand which I wanted (though it's a bit fiddly to extend). Quality seems fine and it's not slippy. The phone hasn't arrived yet so I can't check the fit but the overall feel is that it's a decent case.

Looks good

corks finest · 07-10-2017 8:16pm

PreCocious wrote: »

ErinGoBrath wrote: »

Can anyone recommend a good cover and screen protector for this phone? Cheers

I ordered this one
https://m.gearbest.com/cases-leather/pp_691497.html

It has a kickstand which I wanted (though it's a bit fiddly to extend). Quality seems fine and it's not slippy. The phone hasn't arrived yet so I can't check the fit but the overall feel is that it's a decent case.

Looks good. On you tube there are several clips with recommended covers etc,I've a few ordered , waiting on phone,but they look the business.

corks finest · 07-10-2017 11:29pm

corks finest wrote: »

PreCocious wrote: »

ErinGoBrath wrote: »

Can anyone recommend a good cover and screen protector for this phone? Cheers

I ordered this one
https://m.gearbest.com/cases-leather/pp_691497.html

It has a kickstand which I wanted (though it's a bit fiddly to extend). Quality seems fine and it's not slippy. The phone hasn't arrived yet so I can't check the fit but the overall feel is that it's a decent case.

Looks good. On you tube there are several clips with recommended covers etc,I've a few ordered , waiting on phone,but they look the business.

https://youtu.be/tUyU_u7maxs

slave1 · 11-10-2017 1:18pm

GBX wrote: »

The following Xiaomi models support band 20:

* Redmi 3s Global - "land" firmware will support band 20 (2016031) Thanks @fredek
* Redmi Note 3 Special edition - "kate" firmware will support band 20 (2015161)
* Redmi Note 4(X) Global - "mido" firmware will support band 20. (2016102) Thanks @dogiex
* Redmi 4x Global - ?Santoni? untested
* Redmi 4a Global - "Rolex" firmware will support band 20. (2016116) Tested by myself
* Mi note 2 Global - "Scorpio" firmware untested

I received a Redmi 4X global from Aliexpress yesterday, had $45 on the package but delivered straight to my door by An Post without any customs etc, looks a super piece of kit

loopymum · 11-10-2017 2:29pm

slave1 wrote: »

I received a Redmi 4X global from Aliexpress yesterday, had $45 on the package but delivered straight to my door by An Post without any customs etc, looks a super piece of kit

Whats the camera like?

slave1 · 11-10-2017 3:28pm

loopymum wrote: »

Whats the camera like?

Appears fine, I'm just going to set it up and put it away as it's a XMas pressie

cronos · 12-10-2017 9:17pm

Mine arrived today with no customs which was great. Thanks OP.

A couple of questions though:

1. Do people actually like MI UI? Has anyone removed it?

2. Can't seem to get my 64GB card in at the same time as my nano sim. Could someone help? Manual does not even mention external memory cards.

3. How do you set up more than one finger for fingerprint scanning?

tedpan · 12-10-2017 9:26pm

cronos wrote:

1. Do people actually like MI UI? Has anyone removed it?

I like the miui, you could run nova launcher to give you a nicer feel.

cronos wrote:

2. Can't seem to get my 64GB card in at the same time as my nano sim. Could someone help? Manual does not even mention external memory cards.

Yeah, the SD card should go in the place of the 2nd SIM(micro SIM holder). I think the default is the nano SIM. Maybe you'll need to cut your SIM card down or get a new nano SIM from your network.

ErinGoBrath · 13-10-2017 9:31am

tedpan wrote: »

Maybe you'll need to cut your SIM card down or get a new nano SIM from your network.

If you go into your phone providers shop they'll cut if for you with a special tool

cronos · 13-10-2017 9:36am

ErinGoBrath wrote: »

If you go into your phone providers shop they'll cut if for you with a special tool

I actually already have a nano sim. It's in the nano sim slot on the phone and it's working perfectly.

However the problem is I can't seem to get the memory card to fit in the other slot, it's too small or I'm missing exactly where it should go. Can't work out which. FYI I'm not using the card adapter which in turn makes it way too big. I'm probably just missing something obvious about how to slot it in.

The card is:
Toshiba Exceria Micro SD SDXC Memory Card UHS-1 U3 90MB/s with Full Size SD Card Adapter - 64GB

ErinGoBrath · 13-10-2017 9:44am

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YbSd18O_0sA

Donnelly117 · 13-10-2017 9:45am

cronos wrote: »

Mine arrived today with no customs which was great. Thanks OP.

A couple of questions though:

1. Do people actually like MI UI? Has anyone removed it?

2. Can't seem to get my 64GB card in at the same time as my nano sim. Could someone help? Manual does not even mention external memory cards.

3. How do you set up more than one finger for fingerprint scanning?

1. I went back to the standard android "Google Now" launcher you van get from the ap store. You just download it, press the home button and pick google now and check the dont ask again box. This gives you back the app drawer which I was missing.

2. Think someone already answered this

3. Settings > Lock screen and password > Manage fingerprints

corks finest · 14-10-2017 2:19am

cronos wrote: »

Mine arrived today with no customs which was great. Thanks OP.

A couple of questions though:

1. Do people actually like MI UI? Has anyone removed it?

2. Can't seem to get my 64GB card in at the same time as my nano sim. Could someone help? Manual does not even mention external memory cards.

3. How do you set up more than one finger for fingerprint scanning?

Take long to come? Waiting 17 days,no tracking update etc

tedpan · 14-10-2017 5:02am

corks finest wrote:

Take long to come? Waiting 17 days,no tracking update etc

12 working days is way too long without tracking. Have you contacted their support? Sometimes it can take up to 20 working days, but they should be able to tell you where it is.

PreCocious · 14-10-2017 8:25am

corks finest wrote: »

Take long to come? Waiting 17 days,no tracking update etc

Mine arrived yesterday - 1month after ordering and paying for DHL. Got hit for customs (as expected when using DHL) but it took three weeks from ordering before DHL even recognised the tracking number. It spent two weeks with a courier called 4PX. I had multiple queries early on about my address but the DHL label on the package use the address on my account and not the modifed address including eircode which I had to give them after they kept querying the address. I wonder whether they had stock at all.

Very happy so far with the phone. Looks and feels well. SIM card installation is fiddly if you want to also use a microsd card. The case I got (linked to above) does the job fine.

corks finest · 15-10-2017 12:43am

tedpan wrote: »

12 working days is way too long without tracking. Have you contacted their support? Sometimes it can take up to 20 working days, but they should be able to tell you where it is.

Yeah, contacted them here, messenger,and GB support night mare,no reply, just same crap from the 27 of last month,no shipping update, gearbest on boards are rubbish, contacted DPD Southall,where item is supposed to be ,not there, waiting they say, back to gearbest no reply,o will never,ever order via GB again,total crap customer care

corks finest · 15-10-2017 12:44am

PreCocious wrote: »

Mine arrived yesterday - 1month after ordering and paying for DHL. Got hit for customs (as expected when using DHL) but it took three weeks from ordering before DHL even recognised the tracking number. It spent two weeks with a courier called 4PX. I had multiple queries early on about my address but the DHL label on the package use the address on my account and not the modifed address including eircode which I had to give them after they kept querying the address. I wonder whether they had stock at all.

Very happy so far with the phone. Looks and feels well. SIM card installation is fiddly if you want to also use a microsd card. The case I got (linked to above) does the job fine.

How much did customs take e43/46?

PreCocious · 15-10-2017 12:10pm

corks finest wrote: »

How much did customs take e43/46?

Incl DHL fee it came to €62.22

slave1 · 15-10-2017 12:40pm

PreCocious wrote: »

Incl DHL fee it came to €62.22

Yikes!

corks finest · 15-10-2017 6:30pm

PreCocious wrote: »

Incl DHL fee it came to €62.22

Still a great phone for the price,have a redmi note 3 for yonks ,no problems , good luck

Mica087 · 18-10-2017 10:43am

corks finest wrote: »

Yeah, contacted them here, messenger,and GB support night mare,no reply, just same crap from the 27 of last month,no shipping update, gearbest on boards are rubbish, contacted DPD Southall,where item is supposed to be ,not there, waiting they say, back to gearbest no reply,o will never,ever order via GB again,total crap customer care

Any update on your order?
I am in the same boat, item not in DPD Southall, no idea where it is!
waiting to hear back from gearbest...:mad:

corks finest · 18-10-2017 11:23am

Mica087 wrote: »

Any update on your order?
I am in the same boat, item not in DPD Southall, no idea where it is!
waiting to hear back from gearbest...:mad:

No bud, nothing, disaster,since the 27 the September

corks finest · 18-10-2017 11:25am

Mica087 wrote: »

Any update on your order?
I am in the same boat, item not in DPD Southall, no idea where it is!
waiting to hear back from gearbest...:mad:

Gearbest customer care are non existent here on boards,as for support, emailed them 5 times, messenger messaged,etc,crap

cronos · 18-10-2017 11:33am

Took over a month for mine to arrive. But it did come eventually. I never bothered to get tracking number or anything I just waited and hoped for the best.

corks finest · 18-10-2017 3:25pm

cronos wrote: »

Took over a month for mine to arrive. But it did come eventually. I never bothered to get tracking number or anything I just waited and hoped for the best.

Tnx for information,I'm past 3 weeks,so hopefully the custom Nazis won't take it

cronos · 18-10-2017 3:33pm

corks finest wrote: »

Tnx for information,I'm past 3 weeks,so hopefully the custom Nazis won't take it

Mine was delivered to my office and I never had to pay customs. Or perhaps it was never passed along by reception. Not sure how it works, if they make you pay before handing over the phone.

corks finest · 18-10-2017 8:36pm

cronos wrote: »

corks finest wrote: »

Tnx for information,I'm past 3 weeks,so hopefully the custom Nazis won't take it

Mine was delivered to my office and I never had to pay customs. Or perhaps it was never passed along by reception. Not sure how it works, if they make you pay before handing over the phone.

Lucky duck,had to pay at the sorting office (locally) another Xiaomi phone

PreCocious · 19-10-2017 12:16am

corks finest wrote: »

Lucky duck,had to pay at the sorting office (locally) another Xiaomi phone

Once I selected DHL I knew I'd be subjected to customs fees - that's the way it is and them's the rules. You're still getting a serious phone for much less than the guys on adverts are selling them for. My gripe is that it took 3 weeks before DHL had it in their hands - if I knew it would take a month I'd have gone for the slow boat from China option.

Great phone. With a Vodafone Sim in the No.2 slot I got 4G.

cronos · 19-10-2017 12:54am

PreCocious wrote: »

Once I selected DHL I knew I'd be subjected to customs fees - that's the way it is and them's the rules. You're still getting a serious phone for much less than the guys on adverts are selling them for. My gripe is that it took 3 weeks before DHL had it in their hands - if I knew it would take a month I'd have gone for the slow boat from China option.

Great phone. With a Vodafone Sim in the No.2 slot I got 4G.

Work out how to get a memory card in? Anyone could take a picture of how the small memory cards should fit in the slot that would be helpful.

FYI Mine was delivered by DHL and didn't get customs. So it much not be 100 percent or I just got lucky. When I got the DHL text I thought it was certain I was going to get hit.

corks finest · 19-10-2017 6:23am

cronos wrote: »

Work out how to get a memory card in? Anyone could take a picture of how the small memory cards should fit in the slot that would be helpful.

FYI Mine was delivered by DHL and didn't get customs. So it much not be 100 percent or I just got lucky. When I got the DHL text I thought it was certain I was going to get hit.

From memory I went to the meteor store in Wilton,got a nano card thingy and guy cut the Sims edges to fit it. (redmi note 3)

PreCocious · 19-10-2017 8:54am

cronos wrote: »

Work out how to get a memory card in? Anyone could take a picture of how the small memory cards should fit in the slot that would be helpful.

FYI Mine was delivered by DHL and didn't get customs. So it much not be 100 percent or I just got lucky. When I got the DHL text I thought it was certain I was going to get hit.

This site https://www.gogi.in/xiaomi-mi-max-review.html has a picture of the sim tray.

The memory card is microsd and the slot for Sim2 (which is used if you've a memory card) uses a MICRO sim - I had a nano sim so needed to use an adapter (usually comes with Sim cards).

cronos · 19-10-2017 9:32am

PreCocious wrote: »

This site https://www.gogi.in/xiaomi-mi-max-review.html has a picture of the sim tray.

The memory card is microsd and the slot for Sim2 (which is used if you've a memory card) uses a MICRO sim - I had a nano sim so needed to use an adapter (usually comes with Sim cards).

A right so it's the nano sim I need to get an adapter for. Cheers that was very helpful.

corks finest · 20-10-2017 12:56am

Mica087 wrote: »

corks finest wrote: »

Yeah, contacted them here, messenger,and GB support night mare,no reply, just same crap from the 27 of last month,no shipping update, gearbest on boards are rubbish, contacted DPD Southall,where item is supposed to be ,not there, waiting they say, back to gearbest no reply,o will never,ever order via GB again,total crap customer care

Any update on your order?
I am in the same boat, item not in DPD Southall, no idea where it is!
waiting to hear back from gearbest...:mad:

In DPD Birmingham on its way to athlone

tedpan · 20-10-2017 5:29am

corks finest wrote:

In DPD Birmingham on its way to athlone

Brilliant, hope you get it today mate!

Mica087 · 20-10-2017 8:22pm

corks finest wrote: »

In DPD Birmingham on its way to athlone

Mine finally arrived this morning, no customs!!

corks finest · 21-10-2017 4:05am

Mica087 wrote: »

corks finest wrote: »

In DPD Birmingham on its way to athlone

Mine finally arrived this morning, no customs!!

Delighted for u, hopefully same here

corks finest · 21-10-2017 4:08am

tedpan wrote: »

corks finest wrote:

In DPD Birmingham on its way to athlone

Brilliant, hope you get it today mate!

Customer care ref gearbest on boards.ie is rubbish, really don't understand how they are allowed here,,,,,,,anyone care to enlighten us? Na, thought not

Mica087 · 21-10-2017 9:19am

corks finest wrote: »

Delighted for u, hopefully same here

Hopefully yours arrives soon
Haven't set it up yet, opened the box and was a bit intimidated by the size of it!!
It's a big unit alright, have to get a cover for it yet!

tedpan · 21-10-2017 9:57am

Mica087 wrote:

Hopefully yours arrives soon Haven't set it up yet, opened the box and was a bit intimidated by the size of it!! It's a big unit alright, have to get a cover for it yet!

Lol, yep it's a beast, but will be able to tackle everything and will give you a cinema experience in bed!

I don't use cases anymore, just a screen protector. A case makes large phones very difficult to use and you never really experience the nice feel of your phone. I don't mind a scratch or two

Mica087 · 21-10-2017 10:49am

tedpan wrote: »

Lol, yep it's a beast, but will be able to tackle everything and will give you a cinema experience in bed!

I don't use cases anymore, just a screen protector. A case makes large phones very difficult to use and you never really experience the nice feel of your phone. I don't mind a scratch or two

Beast is a perfect way of describing it alright
2 small kids at home, ultimately the phone gets whipped out to entertain them (YouTube timeline full of peppa pig) and gets fired onto the ground when done!

tedpan · 21-10-2017 12:37pm

Mica087 wrote: »

Beast is a perfect way of describing it alright
2 small kids at home, ultimately the phone gets whipped out to entertain them (YouTube timeline full of peppa pig) and gets fired onto the ground when done!

Ah, forgot about kids! lol

Xiaomi Mi Max 2 - 5300Mah, 6.4"Phablet - 199 eur delivered

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