Pocophone F1 - The new flagship killer?

Went and picked up the base version for 315 from mi espana who claim no customs issues as they ship to Spain first and then Ireland.

Subcomandante Marcos wrote: »

Just noticed it works out cheaper (€294) from the eGlobal Central UK site than the .eu site.

Yep and Nokia 6.1 plus is e25 plus cheaper, but no way of knowing if u need to use pmotel for goods,was on their site ,can't get to email customer care to verify

corks finest wrote: »

Yep and Nokia 6.1 plus is e25 plus cheaper, but no way of knowing if u need to use pmotel for goods,was on their site ,can't get to email customer care to verify

No you don't need to use parcel motel with eGlobal.

They ship from Hong Kong to the UK in bulk and then use DPD for delivery from the UK, they guarantee that you won't have to pay customs.

Shipping time is normally 7 or 8 days.

But be sure to pay the extra for insured delivery. I'm not sure if it is still going on but at the time that I bought my Nokia 8 from them there were a lot of phones going missing from DPD in Athlone and if you haven't paid for the insurance eGlobal will be of no assistance and DPD will only deal with the shipper. Lots of posts on boards from people having this problem.

Do-more wrote: »

corks finest wrote: »

Yep and Nokia 6.1 plus is e25 plus cheaper, but no way of knowing if u need to use pmotel for goods,was on their site ,can't get to email customer care to verify

No you don't need to use parcel motel with eGlobal.

They ship from Hong Kong to the UK in bulk and then use DPD for delivery from the UK, they guarantee that you won't have to pay customs.

Shipping time is normally 7 or 8 days.

But be sure to pay the extra for insured delivery. I'm not sure if it is still going on but at the time that I bought my Nokia 8 from them there were a lot of phones going missing from DPD in Athlone and if you haven't paid for the insurance eGlobal will be of no assistance and DPD will only deal with the shipper. Lots of posts on boards from people having this problem.

Thanks,that's a balls ref phones going missing,takes the gloss off it

corks finest wrote: »

Mi are too slow for me ref updates, leaving as soon as 6.1 plus price drops (3td mi phone )

I have the mi A1 and and that's suppose to get fast updates but compared to other Android one phones Xiaomi have been slow at updating the mi A1.
This Pocophone not being android one but a regular MIUI phone would worry me in terms on updates. It will supposedly get Android Pie but after that? Monthly security updates? Probably not much will be happening with it 6 months after it comes out. Maybe I will get the Mi A2 since Google have them under a knife to update the phone more regulary as part of the Android one program.

actuar90 wrote: »

There's 2 years warranty with the phone if bought off certain EU sites, I don't think eglobalcentral is included

eGlobal is not an EU site as such, the phones they supply are normally sourced in Asia. They have a 1 year warranty and you need to send the phone to their repair centre (somewhere in eastern Europe I think), so it can take some weeks.

At the time I bought my phone from them it was approx. €150 cheaper than the cheapest I could find locally so I was prepared to take the chance.

Whilst I haven't had any problems with them, for a saving of €30 - €50 I wouldn't be rushing to buy the Poco off them.

IMO it would be much better to wait a little and buy off a European retailer at the rrp and preferably from one of the Amazon sites and know that you have a rock solid guarantee.

Subcomandante Marcos wrote:

If 128gb is any use to you, that model seems to still be in stock on the UK Site, works out at just under €317.

It's now on the normal site 331e

Why is everyone so obsessed with updates tbh? There hasnt been a killer feature added to Android in ages, its just minor tweaks. Security isnt the big deal people make it out to be either.

Seems very promising re custom roms.

Based on my non-existent Spanish, am I right in thinking that from this that Xiaomi's official partner in Spain is Aliexpress?
And then from this that it's currently available for €299?

Presuming they only ship to Spain, is there a Spanish equivalent of Parcel Motel with insurance to cover getting it to Ireland? Or is there another reliable looking option elsewhere?

wawaman wrote: »

Has the Kevlar edition gone on sale anywhere yet?

I've not seen it yet. I'll likey go for that version myself if possible.

Edit:
https://www.banggood.com/Xiaomi-POCO-F1-Armoured-Edition-6_18-inch-8GB-RAM-256GB-ROM-Snapdragon-845-Octa-core-4G-Smartphone-p-1343725.html?utm_campaign=Kimo30&utm_content=Isabela&p=QV2409786796201409DB&cur_warehouse=HK

Hong Kong warehouse though.

Standard Toaster wrote:

Hong Kong warehouse though.

I definitely wouldn't risk buying another phone from banggood or gearbest. Have been hit with customs 3 out of 4 times in the passed 6 months.

I'll definitely order from eglobal or locally once the 256GB is available.

Widdensushi wrote:

how long would you think that would be?1 month/3months?

From what I've read online, before the end of September. Can't wait!

corwill wrote:

No Widevine L1, so no HD Netflix, etc.

As long as there's YouTube, I'm happy. Don't stream Netflix or anything like it to my mobile

TitianGerm wrote: »

Would people actually watch Netflix on their phones? It's not something I've ever done and wouldn't imagine it'd be great to be honest with the small screen and eating battery.

Been having itchy fingers the last few days and looking at lots of different options to change from my One Plus 5.

I do occasionally. I see a fair few on the train doing the same.

Not a massive issue for me, as the same position prevails on my OnePlus 5, but it might be for others.

Subcomandante Marcos wrote: »

720p is more than enough on a screen that small for movies/tv shows anyway.

It seems from the linked article that Widevine L3 only gets you 540p streaming.

MOH wrote: »

Silly question, but has this actually launched in Europe? There was the launch announcement earlier in the week, it seems to be officially on sale in Spain (but I can't find a way of getting one forwarded on) but there's not much anywhere else. Amazon UK and France seem to have a handful of 3rd party seller who look like they're importing it based on the delivery dates.

Mi.com had a sales launch in Spain yesterday which looks like it sold out at around 4am this morning. Here is Mi.com's Spanish sales site and the Aliexpress page that it link's too.

Hard to tell for sure, you can only scroll back the transaction history to page 51 but it looks like they only had about 1000 units available. They only had the 6/64 version available in Black or Blue @ €299 after a €30 off voucher available on their website.

Next Spanish sales event is not until Sept. 5th. but delivery is only available to a Spanish address.

Here in Sweden the local Xiaomi agent has the 128GB version on there website but if you click to buy it says that it is not in stock and it is priced at a ridiculous 4490 SEK which is about €422.

tedpan wrote:

As long as there's YouTube, I'm happy. Don't stream Netflix or anything like it to my mobile

L3 on my one plus 3 and I can view YouTube at 1080p

dinnybyrne wrote: »

My eglobalcentral.eu order has been shipped at last,will keep you updated

64 or 128GB version?

banie01 wrote:

I've got to order one of these for the wife later. Will likely buy from Eglobalcentral UK as they have a 5.99 voucher and topcashback has 2% cashback too. Brings it in at @ £282 and shipping for the 128gb, any better pricing around?

Snotty wrote:

Where are you shipping to and how much is shipping from eglobalUK?

You can only ship to the UK and the last time I tried to ship to parcel motel my order was cancelled. Not sure how to order from the UK site...