I live in Germany and want to buy a certain smartphone on Ali Express because here it costs 150 EUR more. What are the pitfalls? I see no reason to pay 150 more. Meanwhile, it is straightforward to find international versions of my smartphone of choice on Ali.
Sorry, didn't find a stupid question thread.
>>61550876
Also Germanfag here
Just make sure it's a seller with good rep. I've ordered tons of Stuff on Ali Express, and while it takes weeks to arrive, it always did and exactly as described.
You could have asked on csg.
They've a whole wiki on buying chink shit.
>>61550876
It might be a bad idea. The versions they make for the domestic market are often sub par in comparison to the export ones and frequently contain dodgy substitute components that might or might not meet the intended specs.
Banggood.com umi phones are the shit
>>61552361
But what about network incompatibility, shitty chick software and fuckery with flashing? Or is it solved via a global version?