Xiaomi Poco F5
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- Anonymous
- XTA
- 04 Oct 2023
JimmyTheGreatest, 03 Oct 2023Did you successfully peel off the sticker from the back of ... moreyes you can remove imei stickers without problem you can put imei stiker inside box for later selling
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- Spanky
- nD@
- 03 Oct 2023
Anonymous, 03 Oct 2023You are not thinking straight. The sticker has to be on the... moreThe garbage bin symbol is not for the recycling firms, as they are already fully aware of how to deal with electronic equipment. The symbol is there on ALL electronic equipment (even light bulbs and data cables!) regardless of the presence of a battery and is for the consumers’ information, letting them know that the item in question must be disposed of at a specialized waste disposal spot, instead of the trash bin.
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- JimmyTheGreatest
- iBb
- 03 Oct 2023
Anonymous, 03 Oct 2023Just buy a phone cover and give us all a break!Who exactly do you mean by "all"?? You don't even have an account in this forum and hiding behind "Anonymous".
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- Anonymous
- n5r
- 03 Oct 2023
JimmyTheGreatest, 03 Oct 2023Did you successfully peel off the sticker from the back of ... moreJust buy a phone cover and give us all a break!
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- JimmyTheGreatest
- iBb
- 03 Oct 2023
hmm, 03 Oct 2023I dont know much about the law too but i dont think the IME... moreDid you successfully peel off the sticker from the back of your Poco F5? If the answer is yes, did the sticker remain intact?
What did you use while peeling it off other than your nail?
I hate that sticky, disgusting and ugly glue that remains behind after the peeling. It's the only reason why I haven't removed the sticker yet and I don't know what to do about it. I'm definitely not going to leave my home with a phone that reveals it's IMEI.
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- JimmyTheGreatest
- iBb
- 03 Oct 2023
Anonymous, 03 Oct 2023Duh! The label is put on the phone because that is the item... moreSo the empty box doesn't need to be recycled in a specialist manner??
Do you genuinely think the staff who work at recycling centers are stupid? They work in a highly hazardous environment, a sticker on a phone doesn't add/subtract anything to the precautions they have to constantly take while dismantling products that could potentially become a hand grenade. To rely on a sticker is a death wish!
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- Anonymous
- n5r
- 03 Oct 2023
mhed100, 03 Oct 2023just add micro sd card for me its will be great with 256g... moreMicro SD card. Wow, I'll just start up my Tardis so that I can travel back 40 years in time.
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- Anonymous
- n5r
- 03 Oct 2023
hmm, 03 Oct 2023I dont know much about the law too but i dont think the IME... moreYou are not thinking straight. The sticker has to be on the outside of the phone to let recycling plants know that the object contains a battery which could explode if it is crushed. The recycling plant is then aware of the danger without spending time taking the phone to pieces to find out.
If you decide to recycle the product then all you have to do is reapply the sticker you kept in the box before disposing of it.
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- J9W
- 03 Oct 2023
JimmyTheGreatest, 03 Oct 2023I live in the EU and I'm acutely aware of the law.
... moreI dont know much about the law too but i dont think the IMEI sticker needs to stay on the phone even when you send it to warranty. It be ok if it is in the box.
Also you just need the check to proof the date you buy the phone and that be all for warranty.
I have went to warranty with one of my phones.
Also i think it's annoying that they stick a sticker on the phone and then have this clue on it that will stick or leave behind paper as when you take the sticker off by aggressively.
I had some clue left on my phone when i got the sticker off.
Also IMEI code on the sticker would wear away if you left it on the phone and when you dont use the case on the phone. The tint would wear off by wear and tear.
Stickers that are for warranty are usually inside the product. Like laptops have them so the warranty repair can see that there was once done some repair for the device that is not official so it's by user and then the warranty is not valid anymore.
But when the sticker is on the case then removing it wont do anything.
It needs to be inside the phone and not outside of the phone.
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- Anonymous
- n5r
- 03 Oct 2023
Tip of the Day:
Go to Settings>Additional settings>Gesture shortcuts>Back Tap.
Now you have options for Double tapping or Triple tapping the back of the phone for quick shortcuts.
I set Double tap to launch the camera and Triple Tap to Silent Mode but there are other options available.
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- Anonymous
- n5r
- 03 Oct 2023
JimmyTheGreatest, 03 Oct 2023I live in the EU and I'm acutely aware of the law. ... moreDuh! The label is put on the phone because that is the item that contains the battery and has to be recycled in a specialist manner, not the empty box!
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- JimmyTheGreatest
- iBb
- 03 Oct 2023
Anonymous, 02 Oct 2023'Keep the label intact' is not the same as '... moreI live in the EU and I'm acutely aware of the law.
Disposing of electronics with household trash is both illegal and punishable in my country. We are not allowed to throw even a banana skin in the "normal" bin, let alone a battery. (I'm not joking).
What I was trying to convey in my previous comment was that Xiaomi had no good reason to attach the picture of a garbage bin on such a prominent place of the phone, and in such a visible way. To some people, this might catch attention in a negative way, irrespective of the EU Law. One can always convey info in a more discrete way. Idiots who decide to break the EU Law, won't be stopped by a picture of a garbage bin on a sticker from Xiaomi.
I know almost nothing about the law. But from the little I know, in order to keep a product "intact", the label/sticker must remain on its original "place". If you buy a product in my country, and decide to return it for whatever reason, the shop won't take it back if the sticker/label/tag were removed/displaced.
You can of course displace the label that comes with the Poco F5, but what will happen with the warranty then? Displacing a label back and forth is a little risky, it might change its shape and form, that could potentially render the warranty invalid.
You suggested to stick the label on the inside of the box. How come Xiaomi stuck it on the phone itself?? They could have EASILY printed it on the box and saved some money actually. Again, I'm not an expert in law.
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- Anonymous
- n5r
- 02 Oct 2023
JimmyTheGreatest, 02 Oct 2023I couldn't believe my eyes when I first saw IMEI 1/2 p... more'Keep the label intact' is not the same as 'Keep the label in place'. It peels off easily without leaving a mark. Just stick the label on the inside of the box it came in.
The crossed-out wheelie bin symbol on your electrical product, batteries, or their packaging, reminds you that all electrical and electronic products and batteries must be recycled through either a recycling centre or with retailers and is required by EU Law on such products.
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- JimmyTheGreatest
- iBb
- 02 Oct 2023
Anonymous, 02 Oct 2023That is one of the first things you do. The sticker shows y... moreI couldn't believe my eyes when I first saw IMEI 1/2 printed on the back of my newly purchased Poco F5. I haven't removed the sticker yet, because I currently use the phone as a backup, so it actually doesn't leave my home.
This is what Xiaomi has written on the sticker: "To protect your consumer rights, please keep this label intact.".
I have a very bad experience with trying to remove stickers in the past. Once I tried to remove a similar sticker from the back of the outer cover of my passport. It almost damaged the biometrics in the passport.
I don't understand why Xiaomi stuck such an ugly sticker on the back of this otherwise beautiful and sexy phone. To add insult to injury, there's an image of a garbage bin on the sticker. I personally don't care about appearances, but in this day and age, where brands and appearances are crucial to a large number of people, the image of a garbage bin on a phone is an EXTREMELY stupid decision.
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- J9W
- 02 Oct 2023
Anonymous, 02 Oct 2023What??? You paid 410 Euro (£355) for the 8Gb version? I pur... more2 months after phone release you get these deals so you cant compare it with me when i ordered the phone in the first week when the phone come to my country market and it was still in May. Even tough i got the phone in the start of the June when everywhere the phone was 20 euro more expensive and for that the 8GB version i am talking about.
8GB is rare version of this phone as there are only 1 shop in my country market that sells it while 12GB version have over 20 shops for all 3 different colors.
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- J9W
- 02 Oct 2023
KYU, 02 Oct 2023Just bought it today too, it's not worth more than $25... moreShow us 1 phone that have SD 8 Gen 1 in a phone that was released in 2023 and is on the 250 euro range when you say it's not worth even 250 euro.
And just so you know SD 7+ Gen 2 is performing better then SD8 gen 1 as the SD7+ gen 2 is close the SD8+ Gen 1
You cant even get phones from China for Chinese market at the 250 euro range with this performance to complain it's over priced.
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- Anonymous
- n5r
- 02 Oct 2023
KUYA, NOAH, KYU, and JUSTIN are all the same Troll. You can tell that from the locator on the top right hand corner of his posts. On 01/10 he claimed that he purchased one 4 days previously. On 02/10 he claimed that he had purchased it on that date. If everyone ignores him he will go and play somewhere else.
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- J9W
- 02 Oct 2023
Anonymous, 02 Oct 2023What??? You paid 410 Euro (£355) for the 8Gb version? I pur... moreI bought the phone in May as basically 2-3 weeks after it's global release.
Well i actually order it and it took like close to 2 weeks for deliver.
Yeah there was time when i would of got to go in Amazon and get it for 375 euro but i dont like to buy electronics from Amazon for the reason that when i have to deal with warranty then i need to ship the phone to amazon. I prefer to go to the shop i buy the phone and have them deal with all the shipping and so on.
Also your talking the phone price at 2 months after release when the price have been balanced and you can find deals with it as the higher demand have started to pass.
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- Spanky
- nD@
- 02 Oct 2023
KUYA, 02 Oct 2023it's not a "flagship or near-flagship" if th... moreI have said flagship or near-flagship PERFORMANCE. The SoC and RAM which you have mentioned do exactly that: offer excellent performance (in combination with the UFS 3.1 storage). It also has great battery runtimes, as well as a great screen. Maybe you have different expectations from a phone, but that is not this phone’s fault. Rather, it’s poor research/decision on the consumer’s side for getting something which does not fit his needs.