In reply to a post by danielhyde:

That shouldn't be an issue.
I have imported Chinese phones before and have no issues.
My current phone is Ulefone Power 3.

Having no issues doesn't mean other models with have no issues.

Unless the manufacturer is plannning on their use in the EU / UK region then things MIGHT not work, and probably have not been tested.

I hadn�t wanted to sound �snobby� to the OP, but a smart phone for £160 .... it doesn�t really fill one with confidence do it ?

The wifi of my Xiaomi Mi A2 (not Lite) bought almost exactly a year ago from eglobal works fine with various routers. The phone shows the router security as "WPA-PSK PSK". The firmware is up to date.

Edited by Michael_Chare (Fri 31-Jan-20 17:34:41)

In reply to a post by Zarjaz:

I hadn�t wanted to sound �snobby� to the OP

Don't worry your secret is safe with us

In reply to a post by Zarjaz:

I hadn�t wanted to sound �snobby� to the OP, but a smart phone for £160 .... it doesn�t really fill one with confidence do it ?

When my wife & I went from dumb to smart phones over 2.5 years ago we went for two Moto G5s, costing c.£150. It's amazing what it can do. The two area which I would change in a replacement is to ensure the phone has an NFC chip and has more memory more apps than the 16Gb on board.

Other than those two points they have been really excellent phones.

Samsung didn't reply to my question and they are one of the biggest!

OP speaking...Thanks for all the info, comments and help too. The phone is actually very good despite its price. It just wont work with my router for some reason. I have two of these Netgears and it is the same with both, so its no use to me consequently.
I imagine Xiaomi are selling at cost or a loss to try to break into the Euro/UK market as the phone is by no means a low spec device.
I have had two Moto Gs and I could see why they were so called budget phones. The Xiaomi for what I use a phone for it would have been excellent without paying loads more for a "snobbish" one (sorry Zarjaz).
So I will stick with my Samsung Galaxy for now and have sent this one back for a refund.

Edited by jaba (Fri 31-Jan-20 19:22:21)

If it's an A2 Lite and not Redmi6 pro then there shouldn't be an issue with UK compatability.
You can check out it's communication spec at this site
https://www.gsmarena.com/xiaomi_mi_a2_lite_(redmi_6_...

I have bought many Chinese brand smartphones and found no issues using them in UK, Europe or Far East countries. The only issue tends to be in US where their mobile systems used to be different although think 4G is less of a problem as I think that's now an international standard spev.

In reply to a post by Zarjaz:

I hadn�t wanted to sound �snobby� to the OP, but a smart phone for £160 .... it doesn�t really fill one with confidence do it ?

that price is probably what any smartphone should cost,apple,samsung etc know that some users like the the fact they had to pay a fortune for the latest version so sell them for what users are prepared to pay,and does a new version of the iphone really make such a difference to the one it replaces to the users life?thay have just become status symbols

Edited by steve195527 (Sat 01-Feb-20 08:55:42)

I heard a snippet on the radio this morning where it was claimed that the German car manufacturers called the UK "Treasure Island" because the margins they could achieve here were much greater than in the other markets where they were selling. If the market will bear the price you would be silly not to charge it so perhaps we have a different idea about value for money here than in other places.