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[Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra] jim262:
Is the shipping time the issue? Regular free shipping travels via much slower domestic services that also take longer to pass through customs. They also provide the option for DHL services. Packages shipped with DHL usually arrive in 7-10 days. Since I live in San Diego and the package will arrive in LA, I will get it fairly quickly after it clears customs.

On my purchase of my Mi 11 Ultra, I ordered the 8GB ram model, but since it had not been released yet to them, they gave me the 12GB version for the same price, as well as, free shipping with DHL Express shipping.

I also made a huge mistake on my last order. I accidentally ordered two devices and didn't notice my mistake until I had submitted my order. I wrote to them explaining my error and they refunded my money for the second phone via PayPal, no questions asked.
[Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra] tv092983:
I paid DHL Express shipping. Look at one of their stupid answers highlighted in yellow.

By the way. NO phone yet!

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[Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra] jim262:
I am not sure how long it had been for you already, but via USPS just means it will take longer. I ordered the CN version, paid $1049 for 12/256 and another $27 for the 67w charger. I unlock the bootloader and flash the Xiaomi.eu rom. Perhaps because I buy the CN version, I never have problems, but you have to remember that most of the supply lines are messed up now and sometimes it takes longer. Just remind them of the discount when your device arrives and they will refund your (PayPal?) account.
[Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra] tv092983:
I bought the phone and payed for it on May 12th. If they assembly lines are messed up that's not a customer tissue and they should return the money or let them know.

They offer to return $20 out of 29 I pay which is an insult given this is their fault.

Today, on June 8, I'm still trying to figure it out if they did ship or just gave me a number.

I am exhausted of arguing with them even when I told him to return my money they said that it would take up to 10 days
[Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra] jim262:
Did you pay via PayPal? Then contact them regarding non delivery of product. If you have recieved a shipping notification that means it's on its way. Due to Covid and other things, like the Trump ban. Things can get hung up in customs and take longer sometimes and while that is not your fault, it isn't really there's either. However, I make all credit card transactions through PayPal, which has it's own convoluted ways that aren't always user friendly, but you will get your money back. BTW, they don't assemble anything. They are but a third party retailer. Xiaomi does the actual assembly and then ships the product to them and Giztop then in turn, sells it to you. That means the phone has to come from mainland China to Honk Kong, then re-shipped to the US. That's two layers of customs that it needs to go through. That aspect can slow things down tremendously.
[Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra] enb007:
Hi. 11 days since the day you placed the order? Thanks
[Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra] jim262:
Giztop is an excellent company. I have purchased several phones from them over the years, but with my Mi 11 Ultra, it required service. Being here in the US, I figured I was now the proud owner of an expensive paperweight. However, I contacted Giztop and asked them what should I do and did they know anything to fix my problem. They told me to RMA the phone, along with original sales receipt and packaging to mainland China (a Shenzhen address), I sent it to the address and there were some customs issue upon arrival in China. BTW, Giztop is actually in Hong Kong. Anyhow, they got word from their representative in mainland China that it couldn't be repaired, so they sent me a brand new Mi 11 Ultra. They sent it to me via DHL. It took a couple of days for DHL to pick the device up, but once they did, it only took five days before the phone was in my hands, here in San Diego, Ca.
[Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra] enb007:
Hello, thanks for your comments. I placed my order on Dec 16th. Order Status keeps on "processing"... I hope they finish processing it soon and finally I get my tracking number! Merry Christmas!
[Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra] jim262:
You can always email their customer service/support group if you have questions.
[Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra] Mitoraf:
I am writing this to help you and everyone who is interested in the future:

I have bought many Xiaomi devices from Giztop and I am very pleased with their service:

on 3/30/21 I have purchased Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra (top specs version)

on 9/19/21 I have purchased Xiaomi Pad 5 Pro 5g (top specs version)

on 10/11/21 I have purchased Xiaomi Mi Mix Fold (12gb/512gb version)

on 12/8/21 I have purchased Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra again (top specs version)

okay so why did I buy the mi 11 twice? I was very disappointed by the mix fold's camera performance and the many issues regarding miui china rom on that device (it is a very expensive device and barely has any updated if you are reading this and considering it and don't live in china, DON'T BUY IT, get a Z fold 3 instead, the miui on mix fold is horrible for outside of china), so I got the mi 11 ultra from giztop again, sorry for the rant,

now as for giztop themselves, the shop is great, I have only ordered with express shipping as I wanted to have a very secure packaging of the devices and I wanted them fast, the first shipping does take time, and I found the best way to speed this up is by daily messaging them and that makes them prepare it faster (I don't like nagging but this is how it gets sped up), also they don't answer emails over weekends so don't expect a reply if you left a message on a Thursday till Monday (they will reply only by Monday),

but they have great customer support and very friendly staff, I highly recommend them for their awesome service, I will buy the Xiaomi 12 Ultra when it is available from them
[Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra] semsem1969:
I pre-order my MI11 ultra with GIZTOP last year,

it was my second time ordering a phone from them

they shipped it on the promised day, had some miscommunication on the wireless charger,

didn't ship it together with the phone but they were able to fix everything to my satisfaction.

DHL to NJ no issue, it took 7-10 days from the moment they mark the item shipped.

actual tracking was 3 days .

They are legit, they are ok customer service ( like everyone out there now).

I will order again from them but will try to make everything simple to avoid confusion.

Good Luck
[Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra] moohell:
is it trustable
[Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra] jim262:
Did you read my reviews? Positive reviews because of very positive experiences.
[Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra] Ludespeed:
How much did it cost you to ship it to them?
[Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra] jim262:
It depends, as shipping costs constantly change, such as region you're shipping from current market rates and who the shipper is. I used DHL and they shipped the device back to me via DHL at no cost. Most likely, it's going to be somewhat expensive, considering today's shopping issues, but it will still be way cheaper than owning a very expensive paperweight.
[Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra] Ludespeed:
I know that shipping costs vary but I was interested in how much it cost you specifically :)
[Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra] jim262:
And depending on your location and shipper used, it can be anywhere from $50 to $180. I personally paid $58.
[Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra] kr1eg:
See post below (couldn't delete msg)
[Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra] kr1eg:
I'm curious what issue you had with your Mi 11 Ultra.

My phone was great for the 4 or so days I was initially using it. Overnight while plugged in, it showed the Fast charging symbol, but by the morning, it stopped recognizing USB cable or charging when plugged into USB type C and had the same % as when I plugged it in.

That day, I let them know of the issue and I charged it with the wireless charger no problem to about 80%. They offered to offer me some discount due to the USB issue and also offered warranty repair.

Then that day, it rebooted two or three times in my pocket -- I was wondering why I needed to input my PIN number when not using my phone. I didn't even use up the battery, and it rebooted to bricked state. I cannot power it on using any method (power, USB cable holding power down, power and volume up/down) .

They asked me to start RMA, factory reset it, and return via DHL, Fedex, etc, but when I went to DHL, they have a policy that refuses to touch phones that will not power on (they assume it is a Lithium Battery issue instead of something else). I also cannot factory reset it before sending it off, due to the power button not working and am concerned about having to change 25+ passwords.

The phone has NO physical damage whatsoever (no bulge, no drop, no water, no dust) and I feel like I am stuck. I don't really know what to do guys. Local shops don't have any of the Mi 11 parts to even consider trying a local repair at my cost.

Part of me thinks that Giztop was selling refurbished Mi 11 Ultras with Chinese rom for this kind of discount, and I got a lemon.
[Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra] kr1eg:
I was quoted 151 usd (20%) discounted price from DHL back to them. I have no faith in the phone, especially not an opened / repaired one as they basically lose IP68 rating.
[Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra] K4nj:
So I just got my payment processed by them, they said they'd get the order ready and provide tracking number soon anyone know how long this last and should I message them in a few days? if I don't receive it
[Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra] veimus:
I found email from them with tracking number in my Spam folder, so check your Spam folder every day ;)
[Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra] K4nj:
Haha alright I just was scared they'd scam me 🤣 ordered a xiaomi 12 pro
[Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra] tensux:
I just ordered the 12s ultra from them, will be giving my 11 ultra away. its actually 400 less than the 11 ultra when I bought new. I would be skeptical however they accept paypal as payment which has been very good in the past with their purchase protection. giztop also lists the 12s ultra as google pay installed. I am assuming that means the bootloader will be unlocked when I get it, so it will be easier for me to install xiamoi.eu
[Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra] K4nj:
Yeah I use paypal too, I've seen good reviews of them just hope they don't disappoint me
[Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra] veimus:
No, I've got from them 2 x Mi 11 Ultra and bootloader always was locked as default, They just install Google Apps on top of Chinese MIUI so maybe that's why Google Pay works (never tried if it works out-of box on Chinese ROM)

For xiaomi.eu you need to unlock bootloader yourself via official method https://en.miui.com/unlock/index.html
[Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra] K4nj:
Any major downsides to opening bootloader? and also I was looking around it seems like A13 is problematic with twrp on the xiaomi 12 pro so no ota updates I here when you install eu miui
[Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra] veimus:
As Mi12 Pro is a new phone, developing TWRP may take some time, same with custom ROMs.
[Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra] K4nj:
Oh sweet good to see we have a working version, thanks for heads up 🖖🏽
[Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra] veimus:
Sorry, I was thinking you are on Mi 11 Ultra, but then noticed you write about Mi12 Pro, I edited my post.
[Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra] K4nj:
Alright just saw it well guess I'll be sailing with this until they do develop it I'll just flash it with the current method for the 12 pro
[Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra] K4nj:
Got my phone guys 🙂 after 3 week long wait
[Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra] icymeow:
Hey, it's been a few weeks now, almost a month. How are you liking the phone?

Do you have to flash these phones? I wouldn't have a clue how to do that, I was more so just very intrigued by MiUI and the gaming performance of the phone, as well as the design.

Should the phone just work fine upon receiving it, or is it necessary to flash a custom ROM or whatever the case may be?
[Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra] K4nj:
I've been loving the phone ambient temp usually is around 30 celcius and honestly gaming is fine on it, it gets a bit warm but nothing to worry about, it's fine on china rom but for even further stabilty and performance I'd recommend you use the eu rom but overall out the box it's great and if you need help flashing it I can always help it's very easy and I'd be glad to offer a hand overall solid device, if you're worried about the little temp when gaming then you can always hop for the 12s pro which has a gen +1 runs a bit cooler but yeah great device
[Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra] nedaljo:
Thanks @skylerrfly

Thanks for this great review, i did order yesterday, in Qatar also, i choose to express faster shipping , i will receive it within the 8-10 days timeframe as per the info I got from them. or the same period as yours?
[Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra] K4nj:
Sometimes you might have a little delay but relatively you'll be getting your device quickly, if you ever curious also you can always reach out to the support area, they are really friendly over there
[Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra] TenjhoKaos:
I live in a country where they don't deliver to and a friend is traveling to one for a month so I ordered a tablet earlier today. Friend contacted me a couple of hours ago saying they made a mistake in the adresss. I emailed support with my order# plus updated address. It's been 5 hours since I emailed. Around 11am in china now, no reply as of yet. Is this the right move or should I force cancal the order via PayPal and remake? Thanks in advance.
[Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra] PontiacGTX:
I am sorry to necro thread but since you live in the US how much did you pay in taxes? and how do how do you go about paying them?
[Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra] salahakar:
Regards to all,

I'm sorry to be the bearer of bad news but somebody has to do it. Waited a loooooong time and reviewed all--I mean--every single possible Asian shipper before deciding on GIZTOP. Placed my order June 20, 3023 for a Vivo X Fold 2. Got an unexpected email from "Sandra" that said "I've authorised the shipping team to ship your phone out immediately" .....so far, so good. Phone arrived on July 3, nicely packed, beautiful device......but people, I don't speak Android in Chinese. I mean, I specifically chose GIZTOP because of the reassurances "comes with Google pre-loaded!" "No worries if you don't like return in 14 days!" "Your satisfaction matters to us!"....... but here's what I found. Immediately, as in July 3, sent an email directly to "Sandra" requesting GIZTOP's help. Offered to ship the phone back using business insured FedEx shipping. Duplicated the email to support@giztop.com and through live chat desk.

Nothing. No "we respond to all emails in 24 hrs". Thus began an endless round of correspondences--actually, to be precise I should say endless one-way river of correspondence, minimum two per day to three separate Giztop emails, for the next week. Still nothing. After that took the drastic step of telephoning the store during Shenzhen business hours. Each day. For the next 3 days. By this time I was up against the 14 day return deadline. These, er, *businesspeople* gave me no choice (yo, hate the game don't hate the playa). Thank you, AMEX Business Platinum purchase protection for coming to the rescue...one phone call and "Sandra" "GIZTOP" "Chen Jie" et alii found out it's not nice to pick on a mouse that roars.

True this is.

[EDIT] y'all be nice, ok.....admirer of XDA Forums for years but never courageous enough to post. So this edit comes *after* discovering the dedicated X Fold 2 thread (sorry, rais &sd_shadow, still not quite got the hang of this). To recap the story I now have a brand-shiny-new Vivo X Fold 2 that I can't bear to give up but also can't use as *I *don't *speak *Chinese *ROM. May I say again I am far from a tech expert....any sympathisers out there, would *somebody please* contact me out of the goodness of your heart and abundance of your expertise?? And if that ain't enough, I'll make good on your time and effort with a donation. Requesting help to flash this thing with a custom ROM then install Google. And no, not confident enough to do it solely from posted directions.

Thanks and good wishes to XDAEverybody,

~salahakar
[Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra] lobird:
Giztop is scam company i received a faulty Xiaomi 14 that power itself off randomly i send it back on 17 November after 3 days of receiving it. they still haven't received it yet in china but parcel arrived last week tuesday in hongkong.

The return shipping cost is 65 euros i have the receipt everything for it but they wont refund me my return cost while stating on their website they would
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S7 / S7 Plus Questions & Answer] poincare:
Hello friends,

I recently dumped my old generic Android tablet to pick up a Galaxy Tab S7+. I'm finding the UI and overall experience OK. With my own phone and wife's prior tablet, we had installed custom firmwares such as Lineage-based one for her phone and Pixel Experience for mine. However, after Googling the heck out of this, there really doesn't seem to be anything for the S7+. It is just not a large enough user base or are there issues such as hardware limitations that are preventing any custom firmware?

Thank you.
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S7 / S7 Plus Questions & Answer] Risbele94:
You can always try a GSI. I bought the Tab S7 for its S-pen though, so I have to stick with OneUI
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Themes and Apps] Nylo:
Skyfire's privacy policy reveals some interesting things. Most notably that they claim to have access to all the sites that you visit using their browser. With that description, Skyfire might be closer to Deepfish, functioning more like a web preprocessor/cache than a full browser.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Themes and Apps] Jonathan1683:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=363999

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=363205&page=2
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Themes and Apps] nogardtilt:
Have you used Opera Mini before? It does the same thing. They both use a proxy server/program on their end to load the page quickly, and send a compressed version to your phone so it loads quickly on your end.
[Samsung Galaxy S20 FE Questions & Answers] williamtavares:
I noticed at bedtime that this phone's panel didn't get those deep blacks we come to expect from samsung panels, i remeber in 2012 i had the same issue with my galaxy S2, i can see the black being lit like it was an LCD panel.

black image 0% brightness at 60hz = i can clearly see the display back-light.

black image 0% brightness at 120hz = it behaves like an amoled panel should, i can't see a thing.

The phone is running the latest software, oneui 3.1 + May patch.

Is this a known software bug? I think i'll return this phone because of this.
[Samsung Galaxy S20 FE Questions & Answers] blackhawk:
There is no backlight in a AMOLED display.

Firmware or hardware issue.

Or your eyes.
[Samsung Galaxy S20 FE Questions & Answers] williamtavares:
Definitely not my eyes unfortunately.
[Samsung Galaxy S20 FE Questions & Answers] blackhawk:
Try clearing the system cache

Try a hard reboot

Doesn't it have variable display frequency depending on what you're viewing ie static picture vs scrolling?

Could that be coming into play?

A glitch. You can't clear the graphic driver data but maybe the apk that controls the variable rate if separate from that.

You haven't done any major firmware upgrades, right?

I haven't play with the higher refresh rate displays, pretty much love my 10+/Pie.

Otherwise...

If you're within your return window, do so.
[Samsung Galaxy S20 FE Questions & Answers] williamtavares:
phone came already running latest software, i got it 3 days ago.
[Samsung Galaxy S20 FE Questions & Answers] sivasankarpnair1998:
either you bought some cheap a$$ black market fakes or its some software fu*k up in the brightness department.
[Samsung Galaxy S20 FE Questions & Answers] williamtavares:
big retail store.

maybe some calibration issue? however someone tested on his device and had pitch black on both refresh rate so i think thats a faulty panel.
[Samsung Galaxy S20 FE Questions & Answers] sivasankarpnair1998:
I've not personally used an S20 FE , but am a samsung user myself.

it should be pitch black.

are you sure the picture was absolute black and not slightly gray ?

if it was an absolute black image , the screen should not emit no light at all irrespective of what brightness you put it in , since it is black.
[Samsung Galaxy S20 FE Questions & Answers] williamtavares:
yeah i used different sources for this, including some apps.

i had many amoled display phones before, this was my first samsung phone since the s2 i had in 2012, bummer.
[Samsung Galaxy S20 FE Questions & Answers] blackhawk:
You're within your return window. Do it tomorrow. It should be black as night.
[Samsung Galaxy S20 FE Questions & Answers] sonof:
I have the same issue. 120hz is black but 60hz is not.
[Samsung Galaxy S20 FE Questions & Answers] williamtavares:
This affects all units, but some users doesn't even know what we are talking about.

Tested in 3 different units, same results, all returned.
[Samsung Galaxy S20 FE Questions & Answers] sonof:
Thanks. That's what I was thinking about. No need to send for replacement since the same is with all units. Not a big problem for me since I like to use 120hz even if it drains more battery.
[Samsung Galaxy S20 FE Questions & Answers] ivan290:
I got the same issue. It seems to be a software issue, because it only happens in always on display. If I open a black image the screen comes completely black. Weird bug.
[Samsung Galaxy S20 FE Questions & Answers] blackhawk:
There is a setting for variable current verses pulse modulation for brightness, I can't recall what they call it. Try using the variable current setting.
[Samsung Galaxy S20 FE Questions & Answers] froki:
Try to turn off Auto brightness in AOD settings, that fixed it for me.
[Samsung Galaxy S20 FE Questions & Answers] ivan290:
I have auto brightness in AOD disabled (and the normal auto brightness too) but the bug is still there. I configured it to max brightness so I notice it a little less
[Samsung Galaxy S20 FE Questions & Answers] prc001:
I am using the samsung galaxy A 52s 5g.

It has the exact same issue, the AOD and lockscreen behave like a LCD panel with a yellowish tint when the refresh rate is set on 60Hz.

Though everything else is fine, other screens and apps.

If set at 120Hz then AOD and lockscreen behave normally.

I don't what this is.. maybe samsung did not optimise their 60Hz setting properly.
[Samsung Galaxy S20 FE Questions & Answers] blackhawk:
There are color calibration/display issues on all the variable rate AMOLED displays it seems to some degree.

Lol, set to 120hz and be happy.
[Samsung Galaxy S20 FE Questions & Answers] iamcgs:
Who the hell buy 120hz phone and using 60hz 🤣🤣🤣
[Samsung Galaxy S20 FE Questions & Answers] blackhawk:
The idea is automatic variable refresh rate to save battery consumption when viewing static images yet give silky smooth scrolling etc.

It goes as low as 10hz refresh rates for static images.

Running at 120hz continuously kills that idea... and SOT.
[Samsung Galaxy S20 FE Questions & Answers] Limeybastard:
Why not. I never enable it. Never have on my s21U or Note 20 Ultra or S20FE , it doesn't bring much on table for me other than reduced battery and added heat.
[Samsung Galaxy S20 FE Questions & Answers] finbaar:
I am unable to see any difference between 60hz, 90hz & 120hz screen refresh rates. So I can only conclude that either the refresh rate stays at 60hz but everyone is "oohh look at the difference" when they can't see any difference when a simple software toggle changes to 90hz or 120hz. OR the screen refresh rate really does change and everyone is "oohh look at the difference" when they can't see any difference either. Emperors new clothes. I can't see it and neither can you.:ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO:
[Samsung Galaxy S20 FE Questions & Answers] awais643:
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[Samsung Galaxy S20 FE Questions & Answers] isimsizkullan:
i can confirm this issue