Importing Xiaomi Mi Mix 2S

[core0]

After the recent launch of the Xiaomi Mi Mix 2S, I have been hearing that Xiaomi will not officially release the new phone in the United States market, probably because of all the stuff the government is doing to get rid of Chinese phone companies. Anyway, I am considering importing the phone and I just wanted to understand the pro's and con's of buying an imported phone, if there are any. I know many Australians import cheaper phones, but obviously I'm not in Australia. Thanks!

[TheSLSAMG]

The biggest hurdles are usually warranty service and supported bands. You can find your carrier's supported bands online pretty easily, however you won't be getting any warranty support if things go south.

[core0]

10 minutes ago, TheSLSAMG said:

The biggest hurdles are usually warranty service and supported bands. You can find your carrier's supported bands online pretty easily, however you won't be getting any warranty support if things go south.

Yeah I know for a fact the top model of the Mi mix supports all GSMA and other bands. I have AT&T so I will be fine.

[wasab]

I am gonna ask my relative in HongKong to ship me the 2s. I am very sick of the iPhone X...

[wasab]

 

On 3/30/2018 at 3:16 PM, milkerfish said:

The Mi Mix 2s supports all of the GSM band uses by TMobile and AT&T in the US

 

The biggest issue is usually warranty support, also **MAKE SURE** you get a "global" or hong kong version of the phone or it won't come with google play services.

You can easily install play services and play store. The problem is warranty support. There are no retailers and mi stores you can walk into if you have issues.