Bands and Bargains.

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Lots of manufacturers trade handsets to the UK. This is great, more competition means lower prices for us consumers. But I've resisted buying many a good handset because the frequencies for usage don't marry up with UK frequencies.

This link here shows frequencies licensed to be used in the UK, from GSM arena
http://www.gsmarena.com/network-bands.php3?sCountry=United+Kingdom



If the phone you're looking at buying doesn't include these, it probably wasn't designed to work in the UK. If it has these frequencies, it has amazing specs, and its a great price, buy with confidence!

Here are some places you may not have thought to look, for superb specced reasonably priced cutting edge technology.

banggood.com    Link to their european warehouse deals. Shipped quicker than from Hong Kong, some staggering high spec Android hardware from China.

Motorola shop  - Motorola have made a tremendous come back, buying direct can mean special offers and unique personalisation offers.

Xiaomi (now Mi) - These handsets can be bought from Banggood and Amazon, be sure to check the frequencies though.

One plus - Just Special. See for yourself.

Honor and Huawei - Sign up to their newsletter for exclusive savings, again, pay special attention to the frequencies.

Wileyfox - Can be bought from both Amazon and Argos, some really great spec UK hardware.


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