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I own two Xiaomi phones, the Redmi 3 and the Mi 4C. I imported both directly from China for <$200 each. The hardware feels just like a $600-700 flagship phone f
by kennell 10y ago
I own two Xiaomi phones, the Redmi 3 and the Mi 4C. I imported both directly from China for <$200 each. The hardware feels just like a $600-700 flagship phone from a big brand, including Apple. I had to do some fiddling to get a perfect english language ROM with the Playstore and without chinese bloatapps, but now i am very happy with it. Quite frankly, i see no reason to ever pick up a big brand phone again.
Of course if they enter western markets, the prices will go up (US/european regulations, warranty law, license costs etc.), but if that price bump stays reasonable... some of the big boys are in trouble.
- Negative1 10y agoWhen you say imported, do you mean you literally paid import fees in addition to just the shipping cost? If so, how much was that?
- kennell 10y agoWithin the EU you only pay the sales tax on the total invoice (phone+shipping cost), here in Germany thats 19%. So if the phone invoice was 150€ + 10€ for shipping, you will be paying roughly ~30€ in taxes ("Einfuhrumsatzsteuer"). However... that is only IF your phone gets stuck in customs. If you get lucky you won't have to pay this* * technically thats tax fraud - but even with the extra tax, it's still cheaper than buying from a EU-based reseller