I thought this was a pretty good price for a solid phone. $179.99 USD plus shipping and GST comes to about $330 NZD all up. Obviously no local warranty.
Currently on sale at PB Tech for $499, was $549.
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Mi a3 doesn't even have a full HD screen 😵
But xiaomi is amoled. And also runs on Android One
Are USA phones compatible with NZ networks?
has to be unlocked and gsm/lte
and ideally supports band 28 for aus/nz
sames goes for buying from aliexpress/banggood
Looks like this model is good with the following spec on the Amazon page under "Show more"
LTE: B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B4 (1700/2100), B5 (850), B7 (2600), B8 (900), B12 (lower700 abc), B17 (lower700 bc), B28 (700 APT), B66 (AWS3+4) UMTS: B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B4 (1700/2100), B5 (850), B8 (900) GSM: B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900)
https://www.frequencycheck.com/countries/new-zealand
GSM
900 (E-GSM)
1800 (DCS)
UMTS (3G)
B1 (2100)
B5 (850)
B8 (900 GSM)
LTE (4G)
Name Interface
B3 (1800 +) LTE
B28 (700 APT) LTE
Personally, I wouldn't spend $330 on this. It's a mid-range phone from 2019 and specs is rather MEH to be honest. At $330, you can find many other decent alternatives out there that are better bang for your buck. For example, the Redmi Note 9 Pro has better specs, is cheaper $317 and with free shipping:
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/4001081355488.html
There's also the Poco F1, which I remember buying for $350 around 2 years ago and so it should be cheaper now (but should still be better than the Moto G8+). There are plenty of options out there.
Agree it's a better phone, but it's not cheaper:
NZD$364 incl GST.
$317 is excluding GST.
bought the redmi note 9 pro for 325aud, including shipping to nz, today from tobydeals
Congrats, 6/128GB for NZD$353? Better than the Ali 6/64GB option if that's the case. Interested to know when you receive it in NZ.
I would have recommended this one, but you've missed it by a week:
https://www.cheapies.nz/node/24798
At $300, it's a bit hard to recommend a decent mid-range phone. You might be able to pick up the Poco F1 for around $300 brand new and it's a fantastic phone (check the reviews online). But that phone came out 2 years ago, so there's that. I'd say wait a bit and look out for any good deals on Aliexpress or Cheapies for Xiaomi phones, or OnePlus if you can get them cheap.
Which of these cheaper but feature packed phone options support Android one.
Is the Xiaomi running this for example?
Wife currently has a Nokia and the Android one OS support has been awesome. Solid updates very quickly.
Oh similar to Mi A3, though Mi A3 is better
https://www.gsmarena.com/compare.php3?idPhone1=9916&idPhone2…