Xiaomi is already listing some great early Black Friday deals on its phones, wearables, smart home tech and more.
For starters, until 28 November you can save £20 off when you spend £250 or more at the official Mi Store, using discount code 2021BF20.
And until 28 November there are some great deals on the current line-up of Xiaomi phones, combining price discounts with freebies such as the Mi Watch or Mi Watch Lite.
Of course, the Mi Store isn’t the only stockist of Xiaomi products. Check out all the best Xiaomi deals from around the web below.
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Only a few years ago, importing Xiaomi phones to the UK was plagued with issues. Chinese ROM models do not come preinstalled with Google services, and in such cases you would need to install this yourself and navigate a Chinese menu and keyboard to get it set it up correctly. Connectivity was also an issue, with one of the three 4G bands used in the UK (800MHz/Band 20) rarely supported, and this could leave O2 users out in the cold. Thankfully, if you take care to purchase only Global ROM models, these are all a thing of the past.
Some of these issues do still apply to other Xiaomi products, however. Xiaomi laptops typically come with a Chinese Windows 10 OS, so require some know-how to install an English operating system, an OEM version of which will cost you only £10-20. With older products, such as the Mi Band 3, Chinese versions will naturally have Chinese menu icons. And many Xiaomi products shipped from China come with Chinese user manuals – Google is your friend here if you’re not sure how to get them set up.
It’s worth pointing out that any Xiaomi product you buy from the UK Mi Store will be an English version, and none of these issues will apply. They do, however, typically command slightly higher prices, and that’s largely because Xiaomi has less control over the supply and distribution costs outside China.
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When is Black Friday 2021? Should you wait for a better deal?
Black Friday arrives on Friday 26 November, followed by Cyber Monday on 29 November, which leads to the question: should you wait until then for a better deal on a Xiaomi device?
Yes, and no. If you urgently need to buy one now and you see a stellar discount today, it’s easy: pick it up. If you have the luxury of waiting until later in November, however, it may pay off.
There’s no need to wait for 26 November itself, of course. In the past, the biggest and best Black Friday deals were typically reserved for the big day, but now Black Friday deals appear all through November.
If you see dramatic Black Friday discounts before 26 November, just go for it! Some retailers that hold pre-Black Fridays sales also promise that prices won’t go any lower on Black Friday itself and offer to refund customers back the difference if it does. We’re answering all your Black Friday-related questions here.
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