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[Xiaomi Mi 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] airwebber:
That seems really stupid from a business/cost savings perspective. lol. So what if I was to visit the UK (I have several times in the last 3 years) and don't have that band? The last time I went, I bought a pre-paid UK plan and just put the sim card in to have service while in the UK. I assume, I will have service, but not all the 4G services?
[Xiaomi Mi 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] TheInfiniteAndroid:
Well apparently Band 20 is only for rural areas or indoor use, I don't live in a rural area so can't verify but I tried before indoors and didn't pick up Band 20, only Band 3 which was 4G, so I don't know lol
[Xiaomi Mi 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] ckarv:
Depends on the country and area, band 20 is mostly used for rural areas, as it's actually repurposing some old infrastructure, I believe (800 MHz). I've been managing fine without it with my mi5; get HSPA where I would otherwise have the B20 4G. However, since there's a global mi9 available, that's what I'm getting this time.
[Xiaomi Mi 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] martinmagnus:
on amazon.de now all models are listed.

available is only from March 28th
[Xiaomi Mi 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] JeffreyM:
Is March 28th a special date?

Global release date or something?

Pre-order of the blue 128gb alternate but they have no clue when they can ship it.
[Xiaomi Mi 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] B!GBOY:
I'm in the same boat... maybe I'll cancel my preorder and buy the black version :confused:

amazon.de is not listing the product as sold by amazon, so it's just a marketplace re-seller
[Xiaomi Mi 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] martinmagnus:
i don´t know. i orderd the 128 gb blue version, but if i could get it earlier from another seller i will cancel the amazon order
[Xiaomi Mi 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] dxdiag:
I changed my order at amazon.es from standard shipping to fast delivery.

Before that I got info, the Mi9 will be delivered on 6th march, after changing to fast delivery (+4€) I got info, the Mi9 will be delivered on monday, 4th march.

Instead of 4,50€ , I pay now 8€ shipping - I don´t care! :D
[Xiaomi Mi 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] dxdiag:
I live in germany and with the fast delivery option Amazon ES ship with UPS. The standard option will be shipped with DHL.
[Xiaomi Mi 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] arczowsky:
Is there anyone who ordered from amazon.it and phone is dispatched?

Ordered mine on tuesday and still waiting :<
[Xiaomi Mi 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] rshahzad17:
Im ordering from them, they still have in Stock.
[Xiaomi Mi 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] TheInfiniteAndroid:
Anyone used banggood before? I'm a little skeptical, $100 off just for being a new user?
[Xiaomi Mi 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] airwebber:
I have. They have been fine every time.

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One thing though, its not a $100 coupon code, its multiple coupons that amount to $100. The code for using and ordering from the app is the best code I think.
[Xiaomi Mi 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] txordi:
Is any 8gb version expected to arrive to the european market or, at least, with global ROM? Thanks.
[Xiaomi Mi 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] TheInfiniteAndroid:
There's a possibility but I wouldn't hold your breath, there isn't even a 8GB Mix 3 available in Europe yet, only 6GB
[Xiaomi Mi 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] :
No 8GB version and TS sell 8GB Version with global ROM but is chinese Mi9 with open bootloader.
[Xiaomi Mi 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] ermacwins:
theres also customs charge from them right?

https://tradingshenzhen.com/en/xiaomi-mi-9-mi-9-ee-mi-9-se/1629-xiaomi-mi9-8gb-128gb-chn.html
[Xiaomi Mi 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] :
No idea but I will never order from that site again.
[Xiaomi Mi 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] mimahitna:
On alternate.de shiping day is 2.Marz. Does you recive your phone ?

Greetings
[Xiaomi Mi 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] s3axel:
I had mine preordered with alternate until they stated shipping would be sometime around 29th of March ! Their website may be a bit confusing as the state "shipping in march2" with the 2 being a link to a footnote rather than a date :)
[Xiaomi Mi 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] B!GBOY:
I cancelled my alternate order and bought the black version. it's on its way :D yaay
[Xiaomi Mi 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] B!GBOY:
Ebay.de :)
[Xiaomi Mi 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] ermacwins:
Why what happened?
[Xiaomi Mi 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] :
The service/support has nothing to do with the old TS. Today the price is also useless, I can get it from Amazon for 20 bucks more.
[Xiaomi Mi 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] airwebber:
The AliExpress vendor canceled my pre-order. If anyone finds the Mi 9 Transparent Edition for pre-order at a reasonable price, please share the link.
[Xiaomi Mi 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] mr-mauro:
I've received mine here in UK today.

I've ordered it last Tuesday on Amazon Italy. They ship it Friday :) So I think it can still arrive before the 6th :)
[Xiaomi Mi 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] evlo2:
Seeing the only real review, i'm now okay with waiting, I returned few current phones because they half ass notifications and mi9 is the same.
[Xiaomi Mi 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] xdamami:
Who planning to buy Mi9EE no devolopment for these device's careful guys! Check Mi8ee users in Every mi8 thread writing "can i install this rom or kernel for mi8ee. Have a great day!
[Xiaomi Mi 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] airwebber:
Hmm, didn't think about that. So the ROM's wont work with the Mi 9 Transparent Edition? I did notice the MI 8 Pro seems to have zero support.
[Xiaomi Mi 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] bognik:
Mi8ee ( codename Ursa ) is different from Mi8 "regular" ( codename dipper ). Mi9 Trasnsparent edition is quite the same as Mi9 ( codename cepheus ) . no other codename for it , so , same rom , this my thought.
[Xiaomi Mi 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] airwebber:
So I should be okay with getting the Transparent edition?
[Xiaomi Mi 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] TheInfiniteAndroid:
It's been reported that the hardware is identical, between the two, other than RAM & Storage, may be be best waiting until the ROMs are released first, or speak to a developer
[Xiaomi Mi 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] airwebber:
The camera lens is also upgraded:

An upgraded lens for its main camera which will feature a 7P lens with f/1.47 aperture rather than the 48MP 6P lens with f/1.75 aperture that will ship with the standard Xiaomi Mi 9.
[Xiaomi Mi 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] jvs60:
I have purchased the 8GB 128GB china version, but i really want the transparent. I think i'm going to order the Transparent and sell the 8GB. They should be in stock by the end of the week.
[Xiaomi Mi 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] TheInfiniteAndroid:
I was mentioning features regarding custom ROMs, a lens is nothing to do with OS but still, thank you anyway
[Xiaomi Mi 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] JeffreyM:
Any stock news of the blue version in Europe?
[Xiaomi Mi 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] airwebber:
Even though its not even in stock or on pre-order, banggood raised the price of the Mi 9 Transparent Edition. Lame.
[Xiaomi Mi 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] jvs60:
I noticed that too
[Xiaomi Mi 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] TheInfiniteAndroid:
Yeah increased by about 30 GBP, when I enquired over the availability yesterday, they said 2 more days

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Sucks, especially when customs charges are going to be minimum £130 in the UK
[Xiaomi Mi 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] jvs60:
So there are 2 sites that actually have the Transparent in stock both well over $800usd. I was willing to pay in the $700 range. Customs £130 for you? Damn!!!
[Xiaomi Mi 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] TheInfiniteAndroid:
20% of the cost of the device plus handling fee, hard choice now..

Edit: what's the other retailer who has transparent, I only know of Banggood
[Xiaomi Mi 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] jvs60:
If we could find a better price i would help you out and do the order for you since we don't pay any of that and then send it to you as a gift. It would take longer, but you'd pay less i'm assuming gifts don't get taxed
[Xiaomi Mi 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] TheInfiniteAndroid:
Yeah gifts aren't taxed as far as I'm aware, I appreciate that
[Xiaomi Mi 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] jvs60:
I wish I had a friend in China that can just walk in the store and buy it for the announced price.
[Xiaomi Mi 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] jvs60:
Received the 8Gb Ocean Blue today. I have listed it on Ebay straightaway. I need the Transparent version.
[Xiaomi Mi 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] h03n:
For all Germans here (or who wanna order in Germany):

Mediamarkt and Saturn, the biggest electronic stores here, just listed all European versions (including the 128gb ones).

They will be available in 6-7 days.
[Xiaomi Mi 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] baciak123:
Is there any way to ship to other countries (Slovakia)?
[Xiaomi Mi 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] evlo2:
I would use tiptrans, however 6 days is same day as black 128 variant start selling in CZ, so a bit weird that other countries would get all colors ...
[Xiaomi Mi 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Musicman247:
There's a seller on Aliexpress pre-selling the black global version: Mi 9 GlobalVersion AliExpress
[Xiaomi Mi 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] mahst68:
Amazon.es was the way to go!

Ordered mine from amazon.es on March 3rd... Received yesterday with Global Priority Shipping... Don't think they knew they were letting USA people order from the Spain site and don't know how much longer they will... Mine is the Global 6GB/64GB version Black which is fine by me, all google store app work and so does google pay! Phone is awesome BTW... don't know why anyone would buy a Swinesung S10 with the value you get from this phone... now I just have to wait for some nicer cases and Xiaomi wireless charger from aliexpress.... ;)
[Xiaomi Mi 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] EniGmA1987:
^^^^^^ Just remember to verify whether global or chinese has the bands you want for your location and carrier. ATT needs band 17 support which global version does not have. Global really only supports the main TMobile bands:

Chinese version bands:

Global version bands:

Chinese version runs chinese and english language only, but supposedly you can install global ROM and keep the bands the phone is locked to.

Its really unfortunate that neither version supports band 13, which is the same 700mhz area as band 12. Band 13 is needed for Verizon support and if that one band was included it would fully support being used on Verizon :( I already verified that most locations on verizon for me use band 2 and 4, but my work is only located in band 13 territory and I dont want to be without service at work.
[Xiaomi Mi 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Musicman247:
The seller on amazon.es has a red warning saying it doesn't ship to the US. Did it say that when you ordered?
[Xiaomi Mi 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] mahst68:
I just pushed through it and it allowed it... the warning actually says "some items may not be available to ship to USA" . Guess it is not a part of the "some items" :D

at least not now anyway......
[Xiaomi Mi 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] mahst68:
It's Allowing it still!!!!

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[Xiaomi Mi 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Musicman247:
Arg. As much as I want to pull the trigger, I really want to wait for the 128GB model, since it doesn't have expandable storage. :(
[Xiaomi Mi 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Ulver:
I got the red warning too, but it looks like it would allow me to order it to the US anyway. What shipping method did they use?
[Xiaomi Mi 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] mahst68:
I did Amazon Global Priority (Most expensive)... It was only like $10-$15 US to ship way faster
[Xiaomi Mi 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Ulver:
Was it shipped via DHL? FedEx? Or other?
[Xiaomi Mi 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] TheInfiniteAndroid:
https://tradingshenzhen.com/en/xiao...1-xiaomi-mi9-explorer-edition-12gb-256gb.html

Transparent Edition now in stock
[Xiaomi Mi 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] wojtoo:
Why the price is 371 euro?
[Xiaomi Mi 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] mahst68:
exchange rates

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UPS Global
[Xiaomi Mi 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Gandhi70:
For Germany, Saturn and Media Markt have the 128gb models on pre order. Date of delivery within 6 to 7 days.

https://www.saturn.de/de/product/_xiaomi-mi-9-2533398.html

Gesendet von meinem MI PAD 4 PLUS mit Tapatalk
[Xiaomi Mi 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] TheInfiniteAndroid:
Not in a illegal way or anything, but has anyone got any information on UK customs, I want to try & avoid or lower this £120 customs charges
[Xiaomi Mi 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Ulver:
I'm about to pull the trigger. I was waiting to find a blue one, but how are you liking the black?
[Xiaomi Mi 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] airwebber:
Even at the raise price, wouldn't it be cheaper to get it from banggood and use the app only 10% coupon code? That is what I am planning to do, but I just found out a friend is living in China, so I am trying to see if he could just go buy it somewhere or I can order it myself from the mi website (once it goes in stock) and ship it to his address.
[Xiaomi Mi 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] TheInfiniteAndroid:
If banggood has that 10% coupon that that's definitely better than trading shenzhen, wish I had a friend in China who could just declare it as a gift
[Xiaomi Mi 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] airwebber:
hmm, how about eBay for those of you in UK? Ask the seller (prior to bidding/buying) that you want them to indicate it was a gift and not a sale (inside the box). If the seller says okay, go ahead and place the order.
[Xiaomi Mi 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] ermacwins:
You can ask them to declare a lower price but it still might get picked up by customs. Send them a WhatsApp message.
[Xiaomi Mi 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] ermacwins:
Which seller and how many days it take for delivery?
[Xiaomi Mi 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] jvs60:
Honorbuy.com , it took like 2 days to the US for delivery.
[Xiaomi Mi 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Musicman247:
Honorbuy doesn't ship to the US as of right now :-/
[Xiaomi Mi 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] jvs60:
That's where I ordered from
[Xiaomi Mi 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] TheInfiniteAndroid:
Little more expensive in GBP for me & still has the customs charge unfortunately.. not sure what I'm going to do yet
[Xiaomi Mi 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] jvs60:
I really did not want to pay that price. I was watching cect-shop because they were showing a price of $683 before it arrived in stock , when they did get it in stock the price changed to $905 usd. That's when i decided to go with tradingshenzen. It should ship on Monday
[Xiaomi Mi 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] TheInfiniteAndroid:
It's £645 for me & then £130 customs charge so £775 altogether...
[Xiaomi Mi 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] LeisureLarry:
Mi 9

Why is everyone buying the China version? Can we flash the Global Rom if we buy the China version?

Where can i buy the Global Rom version of the Mi 9?
[Xiaomi Mi 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] lightcao:
I ordered mine from Amazon.it on February 26 with the highest level of shipping to the US. Still got nothing. They keep changing the arrival date. Anyone have a similar issue? I knew I should have ordered from Amazon.es.
[Xiaomi Mi 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Kaudii:
Someone was buying an Alita version with them? They have it in stock or need to wait for shipping, I ask because I want to buy this version but I have not taken anything from them yet.
[Xiaomi Mi 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] TheInfiniteAndroid:
Banggood have the Alita version for pre-order, TradingShenzhen have it available now I believe..

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Handful of people want to buy the transparent edition which is only available in China, & yes you can flash Global on to a Chinese device if you keep the bootloader unlocked
[Xiaomi Mi 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] ermacwins:
Are there any camera comparisons between the 2 variants?
[Xiaomi Mi 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Ulver:
I ordered from amazon.es to the US. I chose the highest priced global shipping too. I ordered on Thursday 3/7, it was shipped via DHL the next day and DHL says a delivery date for Monday 3/11.
[Xiaomi Mi 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] ermacwins:
How much are you selling it for?
[Xiaomi Mi 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] jvs60:
$650
[Xiaomi Mi 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] airwebber:
They have a link for it, but I have never seen it go on pre-order as of yet.
[Xiaomi Mi 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] prolaxnz:
Those who ordered from Amazon.es – did your order process immediately? I ordered mine 10 hours ago and never received a confirmation email, only a $0.00 transaction to my bank account. Note that I was processing the order for delivery to a country it said was unavailable on the product page, but it let me complete the ordering process as long as I paid the shipping fee.
[Xiaomi Mi 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Ulver:
I got a confirmation email right away, then I got another email when it shipped and that's when I actually got charged.
[Xiaomi Mi 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] prolaxnz:
Was the country you had it sent to listed on the sellers deliverable locations? I understand some people have had luck having the item ship to countries that were marked as unavailable for delivery.
[Xiaomi Mi 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] EniGmA1987:
There are two reasons why someone would do this:

1) China version has different LTE bands than global version. Global does not have one of the major bands that ATT uses in the US while the China version does.

2) transparent edition is only available as a China version.. It looks really cool, has more storage and memory (and the memory now helps with disk speed), and has slightly upgraded cameras.
[Xiaomi Mi 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] lightcao:
Another member had better luck via Amazon.ES so, I canceled my order on Amazon.it. I talked to them via chat and they gave me a run around. Super annoying. I reordered through Amazon.es and I haven't gotten a confirmation email or a authorization charge on my card. I'm hoping it goes through this time. Trying to get it shipped to the US.
[Xiaomi Mi 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] floo.rin:
Hi guys.

You can buy it from Amazon.es or Amazon.it. Thay sell the Black 64gb variant at 449euro and they deliver all over the europe. It sold and shipped by Amazon . No custom duties. I just bought mine. Yhe delivery cost to Netherlandas was 7 euro and was delivered in 4 days.

I advice you to buy from Amazon.es from italy de delivery time is longer and customer service sucks
[Xiaomi Mi 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Ulver:
When looking at the Mi 9 it says the seller cannot ship to your country (I'm in the US), but I still went ahead with the order anyways.
[Xiaomi Mi 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] floo.rin:
I have ordered mine from Amazon.es after i had a problem on azon.it. They blocked my accout for no reason and ask for all kind off documets, which i send them and still they did not unblock my account. They even ask me to asl my bank to cantact them. I have called them but on Amazon.it nobody speaks english and i have tryed to speak Italian still the account was bloched. Then i conctact Amazon.uk and they unblock my account.

After that experience i whent to bug from Amazon.es ans surprise....the same problem they blocked my accout. And finaly i find out the problem hardly, because nobody from amazon was responding to my emails. I had an issue with the First name when filling the shipping details. I was haveing the name reversed and for that reason they block my accout.

Why i am telling you this ?

Because when i had that problem my order was in the same stautus, even after 12 hours no confirmation or money withdrow from my accout. So maybe is better to check and see the details from you account. The card holder name and the account name.

Because after i have corrected my details i plced a new order and imediatly the money was pull out from my card and also i get the confirmationn.

Hope this will help you.

Gokd luck
[Xiaomi Mi 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] wojtoo:
Comparing Amazon USA to Amazon Europe is like day and night. They from Europe have a to lot learn
[Xiaomi Mi 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] gawa86:
Another data point, I ordered from Amazon.es on March 7, received a confirmation email immediately. They haven't shipped it yet but I got two temp transactions on my CC, one was 1 euro that happened right after I placed the order, and the other is for the full 370 euro + shipping charge that happened sometime over the weekend. I'm also shipping to a country that they said it was unavailable to ship to (Canada).
[Xiaomi Mi 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] airwebber:
Anyone find a working promo/coupon code for tradingshenzhen.com? BTW, the 10% off for using the app on banggood.com doesn't work on phones.
[Xiaomi Mi 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] HSD-Pilot:
https://www.alternate.de/html/search.html?query=mi+9&x=0&y=0

Ordered mine here. One Year now with the IPhone X and I'm so happy to get my Hands back on Android!
[Xiaomi Mi 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] lightcao:
For those in the US, purchase it through Amazon.es. It is more hassle free than Amazon.it. I had to learn the hard way. I literally placed my order and got a confirmation promptly. Should be arriving to me in 4 days via DHL. Hope this helps!
[Xiaomi Mi 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] floo.rin:
I agree with you.

I had the bigest stupid experince with amazon.it. They blocked my account...and if you can belive it, nobody from amazon.it speaks english. I had to call even to Amazon.us and they contact amazon.uk in order to unblock my account.

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Buy it from amazon.es. Theu ship to all Europe
[Xiaomi Mi 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Ulver:
Mine shipped quick too (to the US). I had an estimate delivery today, but looks like it will be here tomorrow. It did pass through customs with no issues, which is always a good thing.
[Xiaomi Mi 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Alexdoub1013:
Just bought and it has shipped to Canada, I'm pumped better than the sketchy Alliexpress route.
[Xiaomi Mi 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] prolaxnz:
Update: it seems like my order had been stuck at the payment verification step. The order appeared this morning under 'My Orders'. A little while later I was charged the full amount

This is being sent to New Zealand despite the product page originally saying my destination was not eligible for delivery.
[Xiaomi Mi 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Ulver:
It's nice knowing that I didn't over pay for it, just had to deal with the exchange rate.
[Xiaomi Mi 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Dotsan:
Welp. I'm coming from my trusty g5 plus. Got it through Amazon es. Cheaper than elsewhere really. Supposedly 4 day shipping to US but still processing payment. It amazes me how fast this stuff can be.
[Xiaomi Mi 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] ToneLa:
Bought an official wireless charger from China to go with my global edition phone, with a Quick charge 3 charging plug and it is fast charging like a dream. Seems slower but my charger is only 18w
[Xiaomi Mi 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] floo.rin:
Well be surprised or not, i am not from US.

I am from Netherlands and also i can speak a little bit Italian, but with those from Amazon.it i could not have a resonable conversation by the phone. I can asure you they are ignorant and dumb. They did not answer to non of my 4 emails. And i was sending them 10 documents from my bank, even the bank try to cantact them directly and still nothing. I had to call Amazon.us to be conected to Amazon.uk to solve the issue.

So this is my first and last experience with Amazon.it.

Right now my accout is unblocked i even received my Mi9 from Amazon.es and still they send me emails asking me for the same documents that i already send them.

I don't know how Amazon.us acts but this is my experince with Amazon.it