Xiaomi Mi A2 shows up in two more stores for pre-orders days before launch
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- Anonymous
- fCE
- 24 Jul 2018
Mi a2
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- Anonymous
- PGq
- 22 Jul 2018
Anonymous, 22 Jul 2018Looked good and fair price for 4 gb/32 gb version on egloba... moreAnd NO microsd card slot as well.
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- Anonymous
- S2T
- 22 Jul 2018
Looked good and fair price for 4 gb/32 gb version on eglobal.. (199 Euro). But then I saw no headphone jack.. crap
- Walter C. Dornez
- 47n
- 21 Jul 2018
gaben, 21 Jul 2018You bet. Perhaps some other Chinese brand or a company from... moreIndeed. And thus, the world goes round and round. Not gonna lie though, I really wanna make a smartphone company myself. It would be so cool
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- gaben
- pmH
- 21 Jul 2018
Walter C. Dornez, 21 Jul 2018History will then repeat itself and another will take its place You bet. Perhaps some other Chinese brand or a company from India that doesn't even exists yet? That is how capitalism work.
- Walter C. Dornez
- 47n
- 21 Jul 2018
gaben, 21 Jul 2018Yes, it will take them years to get to the place where Sams... moreHistory will then repeat itself and another will take its place
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- gaben
- pmH
- 21 Jul 2018
Anonymous, 21 Jul 2018Nope, they have limited their profit margin to 5% — forever... moreYeah, a company makes a promise of keeping specific profit margin indefinitely and keeps it. Indefinitely. What are you, like, 5?
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- eddlang
- pku
- 21 Jul 2018
[deleted post]I suppose that could be it but if so, then why release android one models? They don't come with mi services, or perhaps it's more of a PR move by xiaomi by saying "look at these. We don't hate stock android/android one".
Either way, it's a win for users. Very good specced phone with stock android and guaranteed updates.
P.S. There are some signs of them not caring enough about android one though, judging by the delayed and pulled updates for mi a1 due to bugs.
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- gaben
- pmH
- 21 Jul 2018
Walter C. Dornez, 21 Jul 2018Idk, I think we're going to have cheap Xiaomi devices for a... moreYes, it will take them years to get to the place where Samsung is. But once they saturate every major market with their smartphones, they will stop making money at the present rate. At this point the only way to sustain profit growth will be to offer more expensive devices. You can find as many users in your segment of the market before you'll be forced to shift strategy to attract some new ones. And once they establish themselves as a manufacturer of quality products, it'll be okay for them to ask more for their devices. And at some point they will, you'll see. EVERY major company from Asia has come the same way. Oh boy, I still remember how laughable cheap Samsung's feature phones were during pre-Iphone era.
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- Anonymous
- 8q5
- 21 Jul 2018
Most of the AliExpress stores already have it ready.
https://goldway.aliexpress.com/store/311331/search?spm=2114.12010608.0.0.139e7b99ytwNUQ&origin=y&SortType=bestmatch_sort&SearchText=a2%205.99
https://www.aliexpress.com/store/product/Global-Version-Xiaomi-Mi-A2-4GB-64GB-Smartphone-20-0MP-AI-Dual-Camera-5-99-18/2336004_32868098636.html?spm=2114.12010615.8148356.7.563241239izQMo
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- Anonymous
- sUS
- 21 Jul 2018
gaben, 21 Jul 2018They still make tons of money and grow fast, so I doubt the... moreNope, they have limited their profit margin to 5% — forever
https://www.androidauthority.com/xiaomi-net-profit-limit-restriction-858985/
- Walter C. Dornez
- 47n
- 21 Jul 2018
gaben, 21 Jul 2018They still make tons of money and grow fast, so I doubt the... moreIdk, I think we're going to have cheap Xiaomi devices for awhile. Seeing as how they're fourth in smartphone manufacturing and with Huawei and Samsung starting to take things seriously, it's going to be a long and arduous battle for Xiaomi. It's bang for buck is what made it so popular in the first place
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- gaben
- pmH
- 21 Jul 2018
eddlang, 21 Jul 2018No, the first listing is 4/32 GB not 64 but still, $230 is ... moreThey still make tons of money and grow fast, so I doubt there is any conspiracy behind their strategy. Once they gain global recognition and true worldwide presence, brand will become more expensive. It's unavoidable.
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- Anonymous
- 0vv
- 21 Jul 2018
eGlobal Centreal is NOT a UK site, despite looking like one, but rather a Hong Kong company.
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- Arvind7955
- PEW
- 21 Jul 2018
eddlang, 21 Jul 2018No, the first listing is 4/32 GB not 64 but still, $230 is ... moreI can give you the reasons.
Worst possible build quality
Fake promises.
No marketing costs
No offline selling costs.
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- eddlang
- HIi
- 21 Jul 2018
No, the first listing is 4/32 GB not 64 but still, $230 is extremely good value for a phone with an SD 660 AND android one; even at $270 it beats almost all rival phones in price/specs.
I still have no idea how xiaomi manages to sell phones for such low prices, unless it's a deliberate tactic to gain market share as fast as possible. I can't think of anything else.
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- Anonymous
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- 21 Jul 2018
Good hardware in ugly phone.
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- Anoonemouse
- sUs
- 21 Jul 2018
It looks its going to be a bit much costlier than expected without the discount...