Official: No Xiaomi haven’t announced they are entering Poland


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Earlier today there was breaking news when a seemingly official Xiaomi website in Poland announced the Xiaomi Mi5 and Mi4S would officially launch in the country. The details are not accurate though.

It was the news that Xiaomi fans around the world were waiting to hear, Xiaomi officially entering the European market and their first stop was Poland. At least that’s what this official looking Xiaomi website was claiming.

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The new was quickly picked up by news sites, but as their was no link to the Polish Xiaomi site from the official Xiaomi Global page, we decide to reach out to Xiaomi and see what was up.

The reply was right to the point;

We have not announced plans to enter the Polish market. The website is not an official Xiaomi website.

So it’s too early to get excited about Xiaomi in Europe, but that isn’t to say it won’t happen eventually.

If you need some Xiaomi goodness to help you get over this news then why not check out our Xiaomi Mi5 unboxing and hands on video we posted yesterday.

 

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44 Comments

  1. balcobomber25
    March 8, 2016

    This sounded fishy from the start. People need to think logically when they hear news like this. Just like the supposed US launch a few months back (with a carrier most had never heard of until that day). Like that one my first thought was “this makes no sense”. Why would their first European country be Poland? If anything it will be Russia, which has been mentioned by Xiaomi in the past.

    • Yury
      March 8, 2016

      Xiaomi tried entering Russia year ago – but unsuccessful (failed to negotiate with local chains).
      Now Xiaomi try to do it second time with retail chain Svyaznoy.

    • kami
      March 8, 2016

      Russia and EU are two completely different markets.

      • balcobomber25
        March 8, 2016

        Yes it is but as far as Xiaomi is concerned every country in Europe would be it’s own entity so the EU wouldn’t matter much.

        • kami
          March 8, 2016

          Xiaomi may think of it as one entity but entering one EU country means any other can just as easily buy everything as well. You’re not entering one country, you’re entering the whole EU market basically.

          • balcobomber25
            March 8, 2016

            With Xiaomi all sales are locked down to that one country. The warranty would only work for that one country. To buy officially from Xiaomi Poland, you would need an address in Poland. Like I said the EU wouldn’t matter much to them.

            • kami
              March 8, 2016

              That’s simply not true. Every company selling in EU abides to those laws. Please refer to this link.

              http://europa.eu/youreurope/citizens/consumers/shopping/guarantees-returns/index_en.htm

            • balcobomber25
              March 8, 2016

              In that case Xiaomi won’t be entering the EU for a long time officially, they don’t have the production capacity to handle that big of a market at once.

            • Ionut Johnny
              March 9, 2016

              You can buy xiaomi phones in Romania from most big electronic sale sites like emag, altex, quickmobile etc. Even meizu, OPPO, elephone and others but the prices are more expensive.

            • balcobomber25
              March 9, 2016

              It’s not official though. You can buy them in many countries but it’s not an official Xioami site which is why it is more expensive.

            • cyril dieudonné
              March 10, 2016

              Actually no, the meaning of EU is a unified market. You import goods inside the EU unified market, then there is the liberty of movements regarding goods and citizens inside the union allowing them to go anywhere to buy anything. Then transitions between countries inside the EU market will be called “introductions and expeditions”. Basically as if you sell something in the Nevada, and you see people from California coming to buy. More likely the other way around.

    • MaxPower
      March 8, 2016

      I agree with you with Russia, and I agree with Kami saying that it’s a different market.
      When they decide to go for the EU then it would be globally like Spain, England Italy,France, Germany…

      • balcobomber25
        March 8, 2016

        I couldn’t see them entering that many countries at once. Xiaomi likes to enter one market at a time.

        • MaxPower
          March 8, 2016

          I don’t think they can, meaning that they can’t sell to a specific country alone.
          I have to check this out before saying a BS.
          I’ll get back to you as soon as I have more infos

          • balcobomber25
            March 8, 2016

            If that is true then it would delay their launch in EU even further.

            • MaxPower
              March 8, 2016

              Let me check first.
              But yes, I won’t see them coming in Europe anytime soon.
              It would probably take more than 3 years, maybe 5

            • balcobomber25
              March 8, 2016

              Yea they way Xiaomi operates they move to one new country at a time. There is no way they could expand to the entire EU at once. It would be a logistical nightmare of them. But reading through EU laws that other guy linked there is nothing specific that says you must offer your product in every EU member country that I could find. It is a good question to ask someone who does business in the EU.

  2. Cpaun
    March 8, 2016

    I think it will be a long time before Xiaomi will enter USA or Europe.

  3. balcobomber25
    March 8, 2016

    This sounded fishy from the start. People need to think logically when they hear news like this. Just like the supposed US launch a few months back (with a carrier most had never heard of until that day). Like that one my first thought was “this makes no sense”. Why would their first European country be Poland? If anything it will be Russia, which has been mentioned by Xiaomi in the past.

    • Yury
      March 8, 2016

      Xiaomi tried entering Russia year ago – but unsuccessful (failed to negotiate with local chains).
      Now Xiaomi try to do it second time with retail chain Svyaznoy.

    • kami
      March 8, 2016

      Russia and EU are two completely different markets.

    • balcobomber25
      March 8, 2016

      Yes it is but as far as Xiaomi is concerned every country in Europe would be it’s own entity so the EU wouldn’t matter much.

    • kami
      March 8, 2016

      Xiaomi may think of it as one entity but entering one EU country means any other can just as easily buy everything as well. You’re not entering one country, you’re entering the whole EU market basically.

    • MaxPower
      March 8, 2016

      I agree with you with Russia, and I agree with Kami saying that it’s a different market.
      When they decide to go for the EU then it would be globally like Spain, England Italy,France, Germany…

    • balcobomber25
      March 9, 2016

      I couldn’t see them entering that many countries at once. Xiaomi likes to enter one market at a time.

    • balcobomber25
      March 9, 2016

      With Xiaomi all sales are locked down to that one country. The warranty would only work for that one country. To buy officially from Xiaomi Poland, you would need an address in Poland. Like I said the EU wouldn’t matter much to them.

    • kami
      March 9, 2016

      That’s simply not true. Every company selling in EU abides to those laws. Please refer to this link.

      http://europa.eu/youreurope/citizens/consumers/shopping/guarantees-returns/index_en.htm

      Additionally you might want to familiarize with the common market laws, you can’t ‘lock’ sales in any way for one particular member state.

    • MaxPower
      March 9, 2016

      I don’t think they can, meaning that they can’t sell to a specific country alone.
      I have to check this out before saying a BS.
      I’ll get back to you as soon as I have more infos

    • balcobomber25
      March 9, 2016

      If that is true then it would delay their launch in EU even further.

    • balcobomber25
      March 9, 2016

      In that case Xiaomi won’t be entering the EU for a long time officially, they don’t have the production capacity to handle that big of a market at once.

    • MaxPower
      March 9, 2016

      Let me check first.
      But yes, I won’t see them coming in Europe anytime soon.
      It would probably take more than 3 years, maybe 5

    • balcobomber25
      March 9, 2016

      Yea they way Xiaomi operates they move to one new country at a time. There is no way they could expand to the entire EU at once. It would be a logistical nightmare of them. But reading through EU laws that other guy linked there is nothing specific that says you must offer your product in every EU member country that I could find. It is a good question to ask someone who does business in the EU.

    • Ionut Johnny
      March 9, 2016

      You can buy xiaomi phones in Romania from most big electronic sale sites like emag, altex, quickmobile etc. Even meizu, OPPO, elephone, one plus, doogee, leagoo, letv, coolpad, black view, oukitel but the prices are more expensive.

    • balcobomber25
      March 9, 2016

      It’s not official though. You can buy them in many countries but it’s not an official Xioami site which is why it is more expensive.

    • cyril dieudonné
      March 11, 2016

      Actually no, the meaning of EU is a unified market. You import goods inside the EU unified market, then there is the liberty of movements regarding goods and citizens inside the union allowing them to go anywhere to buy anything. Then transitions between countries inside the EU market will be called “introductions and expeditions”. Basically as if you sell something in the Nevada, and you see people from California coming to buy. More likely the other way around.

  4. highwind
    March 8, 2016

    Surprise surprise, no launching of second world phones in a first world country

  5. Assefa Hanson
    March 8, 2016

    how can a no name brand like skyworth make all band/world band phones.. but bigger oems dont do this??

    • Xalis
      March 8, 2016

      Because the small no name brand companies doesn’t needs to worry about patents and regulations while large brand name companies do, unless they want to get sued.

      • Assefa Hanson
        March 9, 2016

        … i find that hard to believe

  6. Cpaun
    March 8, 2016

    I think it will be a long time before Xiaomi will enter USA or Europe.

  7. provokanter Tabellenführer
    March 8, 2016

    Surprise surprise, no launching of second world phones in a first world country

  8. Assefa Hanson
    March 8, 2016

    how can a no name brand like skyworth make all band/world band phones.. but bigger oems dont do this??

    • Guest
      March 9, 2016

      Because the small no name brand companies doesn’t needs to worry about patents and regulations while large brand name companies do, unless they want to get sued.

    • Assefa Hanson
      March 9, 2016

      … i find that hard to believe