Purchased a 10000mah Xiaomi power bank from Banggood yesterday. Went to Xiaomi’s website and fond out they are not selling a 10000mah. Asked Xiaomi’s customer service department about the model at Banggood. According to Xiaomi Banggood is not authorized to sell to Xiaomi products yet, and Xiaomi does not have a 10000mah power bank for sale anywhere. The models for sale at Xiaomi are Essential 10400mah, Super-sized 16000mah, and slim 5000mah power banks. These are the only true Xiaomi power banks according to Xiaomi. The Super-sized 16000mah power bank is listed on Xiaomi’s site but not currently for sale.
So, I think I really do have a genuine Xiaomi power bank purchased from Banggood. It is just not officially supposed to be sold to Americans yet.
Update-07-07-2015-My power bank is real. I checked it twice.
I was also confused by this item when I saw it on a Gearbest post on CPF. They also sell it (10 cents cheaper than BG) , but I couldn’t find the thing on Xiaomi’s site. I was interested how they get 10000mAh output. For the 10400, it’s simply 4x 2600mAh cells.
I’d be surprised if Xiaomi didn’t make the things, but it is odd that they don’t show them on their own site.
So you’re saying the fakers cracked Xiaomi’s serial number generator and printed their own fake scratch&see numbers on boxes. It isn’t impossible but we’re talking about relatively cheap products. All this without Xiaomi ever realising that their legit serials are getting used on something they never made.
Have not received the power bank yet. Asked Xiaomi if it was a actual Xiaomi product and they said “no”.
Went to Xiaomi’s Chinese website and sure enough they have the 10000mah power bank for sale. So, maybe Banggood just does not have official approval to sell the new model power bank. Not trying to start a argument with Banggood. So in all likely hood I do have a genuine Xiaomi Power Bank being sent to me from Banggood.
Maybe it is just released for the domestic market and they want to sell out the old ones before introducing the new one. I am just speculating, offcourse
either that or you just talking to the wrong person at Xiaomi :bigsmile: