$135 Xiaomi smartphone

[EL02]

I bought the xiaomi mi a3 for $134 on aliexpress. Could I have gotten a better deal with brands like lenovo or huawei/honor? (Im not very familiar with smartphone CPUs and all that stuff).

[dizmo]

Maybe? You'd have to have checked the prices of those to where you live. Prices on Aliexpress populate based on your location, so unless we all have a VPN and are willing to change it to your location, we're not going to get the same pricing you do.

[SkyHound0202]

I would say the price is pretty good consider that Mi A3 (4+64) is available from Amazon Germany for 199 EUR. That's a great deal you got there.

 

Mi A3 is not a flagship phone, but it's fit for day to day use and it's part of the Android One initiative, which means it runs stock Android and will receive update faster. (On a personal note, I would prefer a clean Android than those customized ones by Huawei and Lenovo.)

[MartinKweh]

23 minutes ago, EL02 said:

I bought the xiaomi mi a3 for $134 on aliexpress. Could I have gotten a better deal with brands like lenovo or huawei/honor? (Im not very familiar with smartphone CPUs and all that stuff).

Actually thats an ok/great deal. Id prefer the redmi note 7 though since it has 1080p screen compared to the a3 that has 720p but with amoled. Though the cpu on the a3 is a small bit better.

[EL02]

6 minutes ago, Martin2132 said:

Actually thats an ok/great deal. Id prefer the redmi note 7 though since it has 1080p screen compared to the a3 that has 720p but with amoled. Though the cpu on the a3 is a small bit better.

Note 7 was like $20 more.

[EL02]

8 minutes ago, SkyHound0202 said:

I would say the price is pretty good consider that Mi A3 (4+64) is available from Amazon Germany for 199 EUR. That's a great deal you got there.

 

Mi A3 is not a flagship phone, but it's fit for day to day use and it's part of the Android One initiative, which means it runs stock Android and will receive update faster. (On a personal note, I would prefer a clean Android than those customized ones by Huawei and Lenovo.)

Oh ok! I got it for 11.11. Gotta wait 3-4 weeks to arrive.

[EL02]

14 minutes ago, dizmo said:

Maybe? You'd have to have checked the prices of those to where you live. Prices on Aliexpress populate based on your location.

Didnt know that. Thanks!

[EL02]

4 hours ago, PacketMan said:

This question should have been asked before buying it. Now if that weren't a great deal, what would you do?

Always ask those kind of questions before buying things.

Yeah i know. I was considering buying another one for black friday. Thats why

[EL02]

9 hours ago, huilun02 said:

Very good price you paid. Its not bad a phone apart from the 720p screen. Android one might seem ideal, but in reality just means it doesn't run MIUI and is easier to unlock. Xiaomi still puts their junk software in it though.

It will take more than a month to arrive though...☹

Still better than paying $220 locally.