I’ve read that the price of electronics is just as high as in the USA (defies all logic but…) is there like a street market that has Chinese imported electronics for sale (cheaper)?
Also I’m ready to buy a new cellphone will one I buy here in the States work in Taiwan? Advice.
If you are just looking for cheap Chinese stuff, get a Chinese phone like Xiaomi. You can go to Guanghua to have a look at electronics stalls, but not necessarily cheap. Next to Guanghua there is a mall called Syntrend and inside they have a Xiaomi store.
Yes, as long as the phone’s network is unlocked.
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The fact that electronics here is even higher than in our home countries seems to have been a surprising (mostly true) phenomenon for nearly 20 years. At that time, buying an electric shaver was a real investment, comparatively speaking. Still the same lack of a deal, but I’ve stopped being a püßy and use a blade.
Can buy on amazon pretty easily , I did .
I read that the phone had to be “something, something” capable to work with the local network. It was a while ago and I don’t remember the technical jargon. I know it wasn’t related to the “Gs”. It was some protocol. Oh and I’m not looking for a deal on my phone. I am about to buy one here because I need one. I just want to be able to keep using it.
check the frequency bands of the phone, and of your home country.
most new phones should be ok, most frequencies overlap but not always.
i once got a phone in the US, but couldnt use it here since the frequencies didnt match.
These sites are about as close as I got (so far) to making sure some phone would work somewhere if bought somewhere else.
I just randomly picked a Xiaomi. You can then see under “Network” which #s it works on, and then check the wiki page to see if it matches your country. “Expand” the “Network” row and all the 4G and 5G bands will show up.
Honestly, if you cannot stay away from products made in China, at least you could stay away from brands owned by China.
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My take: everyone is stealing everyone’s data. Google. Apple, Samsung, Microsoft.
And most of those brands make some or all of their products in China.
I’ve owned a Chinese brand smartphone that is among the top 5 there (not Huawei) for the last 4 years, and it has worked like a charm. Still going strong.
I’m now looking for new phone and looking at Chinese brands. Their technology (cameras, etc.) surpasses Apple’s by a mile. Asustek’s “latest” phone is like from August of LAST year. That’s stone age in terms of technology trends.
Taiwan gov’t even did some test and some Chinese brands passed:
The remaining smartphones, which obtained certification following a second test, were the Asus Zenfone 7 and HTC Desire 20+ from Taiwan; the Samsung Galaxy A42 from South Korea; the Sony Xperia 5 II from Japan; and the Oppo A72, Oppo Reno 5, Realme X50, Realme C3, Sugar T30 64/3G Dual LTE, Vivo Y20, Vivo Y50, Redmi Note 9T, Redmi Note 9 PRO and Mi 10 LITE 5G from China.
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So what? Last I checked, China is the only country trying to invade Taiwan.
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Then don’t buy any of those brands above that make some or all of their product brand lines in China.
I try to, however, the disastrous global supply situation is something that the world, but especially the West, has to do some soul searching and rectify. World governments might be able to do something, but it still starts with us individual buyers. In the mean time, as I mentioned, you can at least try not to buy stuff from Chinese owned brands.
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