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The Mi 8 Pro, Mi 8 and futuristic Mi Mix 3 (which has currently been announced only in China but should be making its way to the UK in early 2019) sit at the top of our line-up. Previously you also had the Mi Note at flagship status, but in the Mi Note 3 core hardware has been downgraded. Don’t rule it out, though: with many of the same features and an identical design to the Mi6 it is appealing as a cheaper option. The Redmi 8 line could be announced in January 2019, with a 48Mp budget phone promised for a January launch. But before that we’ll also see the Xiaomi Play gaming phone announced on 24 December. Your buying guide to the best Xiaomi phones of 2018 Though you can now find Xiaomi phones officially on sale in the UK, via Three, Amazon, Argos, John Lewis, Carphone Warehouse, Currys/PC World, eBuyer, Very, Go Mobile, Mobile Phones Direct and Mi.com, you may also find special deals importing them from China. This will entail using a site such as GearBest.

If you choose to do so, note that only the Global models support 800MHz 4G LTE (Band 20), which is important to note for UK users on O2, GiffGaff or Sky Mobile. O2 relies solely on this band for 4G coverage, which means the most you’ll get is 3G without reverting to Wi-Fi. For other networks that also use this band 4G coverage may be lower than you would find with a phone that does support 800MHz. If you’re buying from China you should also take into account that your consumer rights are different to when you buy within Europe, and that should something go wrong you’re going to find aftersales support more difficult. Delivery times will also be longer, though there is usually a free option.

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One major difference between Xiaomi phones and stock Android phones is that they run MIUI, and unless you have one of the International or Global models you’ll find Google Play Services are not preinstalled. As long as it’s a fairly recent device and capable of running MIUI 9, this is easy to solve. We’ve explained how to install Google Play on a Xiaomi phone here. An exception here is the Mi A2 and Mi A2 Lite, which are identical in design and specification to the Mi 6X and Redmi 6 Pro but running Android One rather than MIUI.

Best Xiaomi Phone Reviews 1. Xiaomi Mi 8 Pro At £499 the Mi 8 Pro is an incredible buy, undercutting every rival flagship phone in the UK – and now that Xiaomi phones are easily available in the UK, there’s no reason not to consider it. With powerful performance, decent cameras, some genuinely useful software, a fancy in-display fingerprint sensor and a cool transparent back cover, this is a great all-rounder at a fantastic price. Read our Xiaomi Mi 8 Pro review. 2. Xiaomi Mi8 Astonishing value, insane performance, awesome photography, a larger than ever 18.7:9 AMOLED display and a cool 3D Face recognition feature are all reasons why you should rush out and buy the Mi 8. Right now it costs just £438.33/US$569.99/€490.20 from GearBest, which is several hundred pounds cheaper than many of the phones with which it competes. We’re sad to see Xiaomi not keeping up with its rivals in terms of wireless charging, waterproofing and a Quad-HD screen, and that the highly anticipated in-display fingerprint is unique to the Explorer Edition, but at this price we can hardly complain.

Amazing phone, highly recommended. Read our Xiaomi Mi8 review. 3. Xiaomi Mi Mix 3 Swapping out the awkwardly placed selfie camera with a dual-lens model that is tucked away behind the screen, the Mi Mix 3 is one of several slider phones that shows how the concept should work.