For those that can't wait for official release, there are some legitimate sellers on ebay with Nord 2 stock (and price is $440 USD, not bad):
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Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for OnePlus Nord 2 5G 128GB 8GB RAM DN2103 (FACTORY UNLOCKED) 6.43" 50MP at the best online prices at eBay! Free shipping for many products!
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svetius said:
For those that can't wait for official release, there are some legitimate sellers on ebay with Nord 2 stock (and price is $440 USD, not bad):
OnePlus Nord 2 5G 128GB 8GB RAM DN2103 (FACTORY UNLOCKED) 6.43" 50MP | eBay
Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for OnePlus Nord 2 5G 128GB 8GB RAM DN2103 (FACTORY UNLOCKED) 6.43" 50MP at the best online prices at eBay! Free shipping for many products!
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Here in Germany you can get it since a few days
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Here in Germany you can get it since a few days
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Indeed. It's not going on sale in the US so I have to import.
Honestly I'm waiting for that killer leather green color to be on sale.
svetius said:
Indeed. It's not going on sale in the US so I have to import.
Honestly I'm waiting for that killer leather green color to be on sale.
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Currently I'm thinking of replacing my Oneplus 7 by this one, but I'm still really happy with my OP7 and it's not a big upgrade for me, but what you get for that price is really interesting
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Hey guys, where did you buy your Redmi Note 3 Pro 3GB Ram/ 32GB Rom (Snapdragon) and for how much?
Gearbest Kate Model with transport insurance for 169,5$
Getting mine on ebay for 139€, should arrive weednesday
AliExpress from the store Hong Kong Gold way.
Excellent service, top notch packaging and shipping. I purchased the 3GB/32GB Snap Dragon with Global Rom Stable MIUI 7 for $245 Cdn including std shipping a few months ago, currently on MIUI 8 with Oct security patch, all done through OTA, no issues thus far.
I've seen it on SunSky for about €300 including 2-4 day delivery to Ireland with DHL.
Seems to be an international version but I'm not sure it would have Play out of the box (a very temporary issue!).
I've never used SunSky and their reviews are a bit variable. I guess paying through PayPal would offer some protection.
Can anyone recommend them or any better option?
It must and shall be mine!
Actually, it looks like it'll get an EU launch in a few days, so that should simplify things
Can't really imagine it being sold in Ireland for €280, but we'll soon see....
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Actually, it looks like it'll get an EU launch in a few days, so that should simplify things
Can't really imagine it being sold in Ireland for €280, but we'll soon see....
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According to gsm arena its gettin sold in Netherlands for 400 euro lool
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According to gsm arena its gettin sold in Netherlands for 400 euro lool
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yeah it would probably be better to buy it from one of those chinese/indian companies and just wait a bit longer for delivery.
MrViking said:
yeah it would probably be better to buy it from one of those chinese/indian companies and just wait a bit longer for delivery.
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Definitely agree... Aint gettin one myself, user of pixie 2xl but really impressed with finally a close to flagship device for a fraction of the price.. what they should've done is get it released for 300 euro here... And smack everyone in the face
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yeah it would probably be better to buy it from one of those chinese/indian companies and just wait a bit longer for delivery.
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Like I say, you can get it through the above link delivered through DHL in 2-4 days for €300. That's not bad at all, I reckon
I'm looking to get this phone as soon as possible. The cheapest price I could find was also on SunSky for £246, excluding shipping charges. Kimovil is a great website for finding the best prices on smartphones. It would be wise to keep checking there over the next couple of weeks until the phone surfaces in other stores.
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Like I say, you can get it through the above link delivered through DHL in 2-4 days for €300. That's not bad at all, I reckon
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+ taxes
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+ taxes
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Ah, you make a good point...
Just worked out the customs duty, VAT and handling fee - together they add about €100 ?
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Ah, you make a good point...
Just worked out the customs duty, VAT and handling fee - together they add about €100
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I bought two separate phones from China and wasn't required to pay customs duty to the UK on either of them. The first phone was a ZUK Z2 that I bought on Banggood and the second was a ZTE Axon 7 that came from AliExpress. It only took 5 days for the latter to arrive and that was with the standard free shipping option.
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I bought two separate phones from China and wasn't required to pay customs duty to the UK on either of them. The first phone was a ZUK Z2 that I bought on Banggood and the second was a ZTE Axon 7 that came from AliExpress. It only took 5 days for the latter to arrive and that was with the standard free shipping option.
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You were lucky - in simple words
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You were lucky - in simple words
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I know quite a lot of people in the UK who have bought phones from China and not had to pay customs duty. Maybe it just depends on the country. Both of the websites I bought from marked the device as an 'MP3 Player' on the customs deceleration label and put the value at about $17 USD. They also tick the checkbox that says 'Gift' since I think customs duty doesn't apply to presents.
Providing you choose the slowest free delivery option (eg. China Post) you shouldn't have too much trouble. The problem comes when you pick an express service such as DHL since those are more prone to customs checks.
Hi all,
I bought mine today on Sunsky I took the jump lol...what you need to know is this..It's not 3/4 days delivery to Ireland or UK is 3/4 lead time as in them getting the phone ready to ship out...So still expect the usual 2/3 weeks before it's delivered....that's why your paying 280 and not 400 patience lads
I'm experienced in buying things from China and if you want to avoid paying customs and taxes always use Post NL ! Never use DHL never! as they collect taxes and keep it in there bank account to make interest and then at the end of the year they pay all the taxes and customs due to the state. DHL make a lot of money in doing this...when they see China or anywhere else outside the EU they will take the customs and taxes due and sometimes they will even charge you for doing it...this is fact!
On Sunsky Post NL is €9 which is good coming from China and avoiding customs and taxes.
The phone is nearly sold out on flipkart in India and probably will soon on Sunsky.
I would say that Aliexpress will have a lot of these phones in a few weeks and they might be even cheaper than 280 .
Use kimovil to compare prices there, I see bangood have it there for 350 so that's a big jump from 280.
I recently bought a Huawei honor v10 ...I only got it Saturday...I'm going to sell it because the bootloader can not be unlocked and can't be rooted. This Poco Phone looks very promising development wise so I'm looking forward to getting it in a few weeks
Happy Poco hunting
I believe it's important to note that the version on offer on Sunsky is the "lowest" end of the pack being 6GB + 64GB. I have more interest in the middle section with 128GB or even their top tier with 256GB; depending on its price. I'll wait until there are some more mainstream purchase channels. I'm really excited about this device though!
Since the Poco F1 has an microSD card slot there is really no need to go for the bigger options. Just buy a 64gb microSD for 20$. Also its easier to flash custom roms with a microSD (files like picture, videos etc can stay on the SD and internal storage can be formated)
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Since the Poco F1 has an microSD card slot there is really no need to go for the bigger options. Just buy a 64gb microSD for 20$. Also its easier to flash custom roms with a microSD (files like picture, videos etc can stay on the SD and internal storage can be formated)
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So true, 6g ram is enough for 2018 and more and as for storage 64 is a lot as it is...SD card is the best thing for flashing and a lot of people have a SD card already...
@mili2110 Ah yes, excellent point. I'm so used to not having that feature on OnePlus One, I didn't even consider an sdcard slot @Damoedge is very right as well. Thanks to the fabulous RAM management of Android there is absolutely no need for 8GB today.
Still, as I currently own my OPO nearly 4 years; those 8GB do appeal to me as I'll probably still be using them in 2022
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Since the Poco F1 has an microSD card slot there is really no need to go for the bigger options. Just buy a 64gb microSD for 20$. Also its easier to flash custom roms with a microSD (files like picture, videos etc can stay on the SD and internal storage can be formated)
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I agree that microSD is good for flashing; but I prefer internal storage since it is faster in most cases, more reliable, less messy (everything in one place, rather than two!) and can be encrypted without any hassle. I know on most phones there's an option to encrypt microSD as part of the internal storage, but I could never get my head around it on the Axon 7.
For example; once the SD card is encrypted, how do you copy files to it since it disappears from all of your file managers? I realise it's supposed to be 'combined' with your internal storage but where is the freedom in choose what files go where? I would rather just spend the extra money and save myself a massive headache.
If the bleeding edge pixel 3 is about to launch with 4gb and 64gb internal storage without an SD slot, I think I might scrape by with a 6/64gb Poco with the same processor and pop in my 128gb super fast SD card formatted as adoptable storage (for a lot less than half the price)
I also bought one on SunSky yesterday Thursday 23th http://bit.ly/PocoF1SunSky for about 300 EUR via DHL.
Today chatted with their support for customize the Customs declaration invoice, and they telled me that will start receiving units on Tuesday 28th, on black, at the moment. Worlwide launch will be the day before, Monday 27th.
In the meanwhile, ordered several TPUs and tempered glasses from AE:
Xiaomi Pocophone F1 Case Xiaomi Poco F1 Case Silicone Soft TPU Phone Case BLACK
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High Quality TPU for Xiaomi Pocophone F1 Case Transparent Soft Silicone Clear Shockproof Xiaomi Poco phone F1 Cover
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Hi Guys,
Just done some research on the pricing of the Xiaomi Mi 9 128GB (Global Version) which has an expected shipping date from 25th March 2019 (according to clove.co.uk)
Link: https://www.clove.co.uk/xiaomi-mi-9
As usual us in the UK will be hit heavily by VAT and will have to pay £549.00 for 128Gb variant.
They also have pre order pricing for Nokia Pureview 9 and Xperia 1 on their site and that matches tthe amazon.co.uk pricing
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Hi Guys,
Just done some research on the pricing of the Xiaomi Mi 9 128GB (Global Version) which has an expected shipping date from 25th March 2019 (according to clove.co.uk)
Link: https://www.clove.co.uk/xiaomi-mi-9
As usual us in the UK will be hit heavily by VAT and will have to pay £549.00 for 128Gb variant.
They also have pre order pricing for Nokia Pureview 9 and Xperia 1 on their site and that matches tthe amazon.co.uk pricing
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https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https://www.ebay.co.uk/ulk/itm/264218094445
£450 via ebay UK
Woah am I ever glad I got the phone off ebay
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Woah am I ever glad I got the phone off ebay
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Same! £100 saving eh. Noice!
Gosh Clove is expensive.
I just went on my hols and bought mine from a random shop in Barcelona.
€499 for 6/128GB or about £429.00.
Any road up, it's still a bargain. The benchmarks on gsmarena beat all Huawei phones including the P30 in Performance Mode and at less than half price! Even then you can't use Huawei phones in PM mode for long as they get too hot lol.
4 days to go for bootloader unlock and counting.....
Cheers
Steve
Starting this thread for anyone that buys the international version which releases this week... let us know where you bought it and how much you paid... I'm interested in this phone like many but have limited places in USA to look to buy (most are charging well over the actual price). This will help all of us find the cheaper places to possibly get this phone! Thanks in advance!
So far, I've found:
CLOVE UK: 644.00 pounds (around $820 USD)
EASYCELL: $1050 CAD (again around $800+)
I'm thinking this is high for this phone as if should only be $599 - $649 USD...
Go for the Chinese vesrion which is cheaper and bootloader unlockable. 537 euros only.
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Go for the Chinese vesrion which is cheaper and bootloader unlockable. 537 euros only.
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Not possible atm as far as I know.
I am from USA and looking to purchase the global version for a similar price as flipkart is selling in India. I want this phone but damn its hard to find one for a decent price that isnt insanely marked up.
Giztop sells for $720 for 8gb ram 256gb rom but thats the chinese version. Anyone in USA had luck finding this phone for sale?
Let's get a list of places where this will be selling including importing.
WondaMobile expecting to ship by Oct 15th. This is with 256gb rom £759 which is slightly cheaper than UK pricing with double storage. https://www.wondamobile.com/sony-xperia-5-ii-8gb-ram-256gb-sim-free-unlocked.html
Otto (and maybe others?) offers a promotion product (Sony »WF-1000XM3 True Noise Cancelling«) additional to the mobile: https://www.otto.de/p/sony-xperia-5...2-mp-kamera-1225041412#variationId=1225041413
It is already available here in Sweden since a few days ago for ca 865€ bundled with WH1000XM3 headphones.
I am waiting for the Xiaomi Mi 10T Pro but this is tempting too. I could buy it, sell the headphones and get some of the cash back so phone will be closer to my budget but I am not sure if I wanna do that since the front camera is same as on Xperia 1 II and that one was so crappy according to user reviews so what if this one is crappy too. Also no 30w or faster charging like on Chinese brand phones.
Any other places selling the 256gb model?
Be good to know if there is any way to get hold of the elusive grey model here in the UK. Not interested in black or blue, but the overseas sites like Expansys only have black blue or pink. Grey seems to be available in Europe, but not UK - unless Vodafone get it as an exclusive colour which they normally do with Xperias.
Vodafone always last to the party adding Xperias to their site though which is annoying.
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It is already available here in Sweden since a few days ago for ca 865€ bundled with WH1000XM3 headphones.
I am waiting for the Xiaomi Mi 10T Pro but this is tempting too. I could buy it, sell the headphones and get some of the cash back so phone will be closer to my budget but I am not sure if I wanna do that since the front camera is same as on Xperia 1 II and that one was so crappy according to user reviews so what if this one is crappy too. Also no 30w or faster charging like on Chinese brand phones.
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Yes, exactly. Poor front camera and also missing wireless charging / face unlock are the real issues that bugs me on such a nice phone for US$950. Still can't understand why Sony used such a bad Samsung (!) sensor on their top tier "Photo Pro" smartphone. That's ridiculous!
Buy swedish products from the UK
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It is already available here in Sweden since a few days ago for ca 865€ bundled with WH1000XM3 headphones.
I am waiting for the Xiaomi Mi 10T Pro but this is tempting too. I could buy it, sell the headphones and get some of the cash back so phone will be closer to my budget but I am not sure if I wanna do that since the front camera is same as on Xperia 1 II and that one was so crappy according to user reviews so what if this one is crappy too. Also no 30w or faster charging like on Chinese brand phones.
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Is there anyway you know I can get the Sweden deal from the UK? In the website it appears you can only use Sweden as country for delivery.
That grey model + the better WH1000 compared to the h.ear 3 headphones looks really enticing.
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Is there anyway you know I can get the Sweden deal from the UK? In the website it appears you can only use Sweden as country for delivery.
That grey model + the better WH1000 compared to the h.ear 3 headphones looks really enticing.
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Would love the same thing. Doesn't look like its possible. Really annoying Sony hasn't given the UK the grey model.
£655 at tecobuy https://www.tecobuy.co.uk/en_UK/sony-xperia-5-ii-5g-daul-sim-8gb-256gb-blue-5.html
Tecobuy who claim to have a great Trustpilot rating? Check out their reviews on there before sending them any money
DiegodePablos said:
Is there anyway you know I can get the Sweden deal from the UK? In the website it appears you can only use Sweden as country for delivery.
That grey model + the better WH1000 compared to the h.ear 3 headphones looks really enticing.
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I don't think so unfortunately.
I think all Sony deals are country specific.
Belsimpel had a 300€ cashback offer on Xperia 1 II so could get the phone for ca 735€ after cashback but only if you have a NL address.
Same with this offer, you need Swedish address.
I preordered the Xiaomi Mi 10T Pro for 650€. They are giving away Xiaomi Mi Essential Electric Scooter worth ca 300€ for free if you pre order before 21st October.
For me that's a better deal since I don't need headphones and I find the scooter more useful.
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Let's get a list of places where this will be selling including importing.
WondaMobile expecting to ship by Oct 15th. This is with 256gb rom £759 which is slightly cheaper than UK pricing with double storage. https://www.wondamobile.com/sony-xperia-5-ii-8gb-ram-256gb-sim-free-unlocked.html
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For any US buyers I highly suggest getting it from WondaMobile. I ordered mine last Wednesday 10/21/20 and selected free shipping. It was listed as 9-12 business days, but I just got it yesterday 10/26/20. Even shipping from Hong Kong it got here that fast. WondaMobile pays import taxes if you are outside of Europe, and you get more than one color, 5G support, 256gb. I ordered the blue model and it worked with my existing TMobile sim out of the box. It cost me 955 USD, 5 dollar premium to Sony's direct pricing the US, except you the more colors, 256gb, and you get it before December. Sadly no bonus goodies like some EU sellers, but it is easily the best way to get your hands on one in the US.
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For any US buyers I highly suggest getting it from WondaMobile. I ordered mine last Wednesday 10/21/20 and selected free shipping. It was listed as 9-12 business days, but I just got it yesterday 10/26/20. Even shipping from Hong Kong it got here that fast. WondaMobile pays import taxes if you are outside of Europe, and you get more than one color, 5G support, 256gb. I ordered the blue model and it worked with my existing TMobile sim out of the box. It cost me 955 USD, 5 dollar premium to Sony's direct pricing the US, except you the more colors, 256gb, and you get it before December. Sadly no bonus goodies like some EU sellers, but it is easily the best way to get your hands on one in the US.
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I purchased mine off of eBay for $900, the seller was never-msrp. I got the blue 256 gig model, ordered it on the October 24th and got it by the 28th.
I live in US and bought mine from ebay.
I received a Taiwan version with the 256 gb.
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I purchased mine off of eBay for $900, the seller was never-msrp. I got the blue 256 gig model, ordered it on the October 24th and got it by the 28th.
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I bought mine from that same ebay seller, also bought a blue one. Took 3 days to receive mine.
Works fine with T-Mobile.
i bought mine from Wondamobile this chinese site is amazing and ships only with ups and dhl and it also pays customs/taxes! Now its 785 euros 8/256 GB. Check the reviews if in doubt in trustpilot
Got it in Russia in the official Sony Store online shop.
Purchased mine from Sony USA website.
Just ordered mine from Sony as well. Hoping it ships soon.
Got my black Xperia 5 II from MediaMarkt Germany for 745€
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i bought mine from Wondamobile this chinese site is amazing and ships only with ups and dhl and it also pays customs/taxes! Now its 785 euros 8/256 GB. Check the reviews if in doubt in trustpilot
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Wondamobile - AboutUs:
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Our technicians unlock all Android devices and install essential apps. Google Play, Gmail and Contacts are always installed before delivery. We also take the extra step to help you remove as many Chinese-specific bloatware as possible. Our software preparation exceeds that of all competitors.
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Does unlock mean the bootloader is also unlocked?
Btw, "... and install essential apps" and "Our software preparation exceeds that of all competitors." sounds fishy comming from an HK (China) reseller
bol.com has quite cheap prices