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We ordered the brutal POCO F9 Ultra from China and saved over 150 €: it arrived in 12 days, with no customs duty, and with a 100 W charger!

10. September 2026 6 min read 0 comments

We haven’t done any China order tests on Xiaomi Planet for ages, so we decided to fix that with the hottest thing you can buy right now in 2026. We ordered POCO F9 Ultra directly from Gshopper, let it go the full way from China to Slovakia, and we tracked two things: whether any extra charges would show up anywhere, and how much we’d realistically save compared to Slovak shops. The answer to both is a pleasant one — no extra charge ever arrived, and the difference versus the shelf price is so big that it’s worth reading on.

A POCO flagship for a price Slovak stores still don’t offer

You can get the POCO F9 Ultra from a trusted seller Gshopper, with whom we’ve been working for years. It’s a global version with EU packaging that they ship with their tuned customs-free shipping — customs duty and VAT are handled on the seller’s side, so when you pick it up, there’s no extra payment waiting for you. Don’t forget to use the coupon from the price box below.

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For the same 12 + 256 GB configuration we ordered, Slovak stores are asking €899, and in the current promotion €799. The stronger 16 + 512 GB version costs €999, on sale for €899. At Gshopper with our coupon, ours comes out at under €700 when paying by card and under €650 if you pay by bank transfer — for that, Gshopper deducts another 4.5%.

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Xiaomi Planet shopping tip: GShopper has now launched direct bank transfer payments, so you can save another 4.5 % off the product price! Compared to card / Google Pay payment, you can get this product much cheaper. We described the full bank transfer payment process in our article.
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POCO F9 Ultra Global Version

POCO F9 Ultra Globálna Verzia
873,28 €You save 210,28 €
663,00 €Card price 692,83 € (+4,5 %)
CouponGPXM150

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22,83 €cheaper than the average price
Cheapest 648,00 €Most expensive 785,00 €
Is it your first time shopping on GShopper? See the guide!
Updated 21. 10. 2026 on 17:01
TIPWith Standard Shipping via GShopper, you pay no extra fees—everything is already included!

With the GShopper seller, we recommend choosing Standard Shipping, where you won’t pay anything extra. Customs fees and any VAT are handled by the seller. You can select the shipping method in the cart only, after entering your delivery address. Delivery with this option usually takes about 15 business days from dispatch from the warehouse, but it may take longer.

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Is it your first time shopping on GShopper?

GShopper is an international online store with warehouses not only in China, but also directly in the EU. You can complete your order in just a few minutes. Enter your address without diacritics, choose bank transfer as the payment method—it works out cheaper than a card—and enter the discount coupon before you submit your order.

  1. Register or log inOn GShopper, you create an account, or you can log in via Google or Facebook. You can also shop without registering, but with an account you’ll see your order status and it’s easier to handle any possible claim.
  2. Get to the product using our buttonIn our article, click the GET THE DISCOUNT button—this will open exactly the product and the version the coupon applies to. Then on the product page, click Buy Now or Add to Cart.
  3. Fill in the address WITHOUT diacriticsWrite your name, street and city without accents — so Zilina, not Žilina. Foreign carrier systems can’t handle diacritics and the package may get stuck. Check your ZIP code and phone number, including the country code.
  4. Choose shipping and check the warehouseMost products come with free shipping—if Free Shipping is available, choose it. Items shipped from an EU warehouse arrive in 2 to 7 business days and don’t go through customs clearance; dispatch from China or Hong Kong takes 7 to 45 days depending on the shipping method you choose. Continue with the Next button.
  5. For payment, choose bank transfer and saveIn checkout, you pick from the available options Bank Transfer, Credit Card and PayPal. Choose bank transfer—GShopper gives you an additional discount that, depending on the product, is 3 to 4,5 % compared to card payment. In the order summary, you’ll see it as a separate line.GShopper will then show you the bank account number and the amount in the line Amount to Transfer and a reference that you need to include in the note for the recipient. You make the transfer in your bank; the account is held in EUR within the EU—so it’s a standard SEPA transfer.
    Súhrn objednávky na Gshopperi so zľavou za bankový prevod
    The discount for bank transfer will appear as a separate line in the order summary.
  6. Enter the coupon and submit your orderPut the coupon into the field Discount Code and confirm with the button Apply. Only one coupon can be applied at a time. The price in the summary must be recalculated right away—if it didn’t change, the coupon wasn’t applied. Then submit your order by clicking Place Order.After payment, you’ll receive a confirmation email and you can also find your order in your account under the section My Orders.
    Políčko Discount Code v pokladni Gshopper s tlačidlom Apply
    You’ll find the coupon box at checkout under the payment method selection.
Enter the coupon before you click on Place Order. A discount won’t be added automatically to the completed order. If you forget the promo code, you’ll have to write via [email protected] — they may not have to comply.
You can change or cancel your order within 12 hours e-mail to [email protected]. Warranty varies by category: Xiaomi phones, Redmi and POCO have 24 months, tablets and e-scooters 12 months, earbuds, smartwatches and other Xiaomi products 6 months.
Our extra service with VIP support — we’ll handle the order on Gshopper for you and ship it straight to your address.

If you don’t have experience buying on Gshopper, payments don’t go through, or coupon use doesn’t work for you, we offer an order handling service directly to your address for our readers and customers. You transfer the money to our account and we place the order directly to your address. This way, you won’t have to worry about a failed payment or applying the coupon, and you can be sure the entire order will go through correctly 100 %. In addition, you automatically get our VIP support — if any issues arise with the shipment, we handle them for you and assist with filing a claim. The fee for this service is €15 extra of the product price. You can contact us by email at info(@)xiaomiplanet.sk or on Messenger, where we’re constantly active.

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Order & shipping: from China to your door in under 12 days

The order went through completely normally — pick the variant, enter the address, pay. The package traveled with standard customs-free shipping via YunExpress and the last leg in Slovakia was handled by DPD. According to tracking, the whole trip took 11.1 calendar days, i.e. 7.7 working days, and from the moment you clicked the order to when you received it, it was just under 12 days.

But more important than speed is what didn’t happen. No SMS from the carrier asking you to pay the VAT top-up, no invoice for customs clearance—nothing. We paid once, and we didn’t have to pay again. That’s exactly why we did the whole test — when buying from China, this is the question that holds people back the most.

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The package arrived with not a single scratch

The phone came in a properly padded bubble mailer, and the original POCO box was nowhere to be seen. Inside was the POCO F9 Ultra in the 12 + 256 GB version, in the Dark Cherry color, which looks noticeably better in real life than in the official renders — it’s matte, deep red, and fingerprints are basically not visible on it.

The packaging is fully complete and European — besides the phone, you’ll also find a charging adapter, a USB-C cable, and a protective case. Nothing was missing and nothing was opened additionally.

Inside the box is the original 100 W EU charging adapter you can’t get in SK stores

And this is a point that almost always gets forgotten when comparing prices. In our package, there was a genuine 100W charger with a European plug — so it’s exactly the one you plug into a socket with no adapters. POCO also explicitly warns in its official specs that you should check the adapter availability in the box with the local seller, and in European retail distribution phones often arrive without it. Gshopper, on the other hand, lists the EU charger right in the offer title.

The original 100W charging adapter costs on its own around €30, which makes the difference versus the Slovak price even bigger. And it’s not just about money — without it, you simply won’t get the promised 100% charge in 50 minutes, because a normal charger can’t deliver that kind of power.

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Dark Cherry and a camera module you can’t miss

The back is made of fiberglass with a finely sanded finish, and the frame is made of micro-beveled metal. The camera module is a proper chunk of area — it houses a 200 MPx main sensor, a 50 MPx periscope with 5x optical zoom, and a 50 MPx ultra-wide lens. Next to them there’s also a circular element with a speaker grille.

It’s also worth mentioning the less pleasant part: the phone weighs 235 grams and, with a thickness of 8.74 mm, it’s among the bulkier ones. For the 8050 mAh battery and an extra subwoofer, you simply pay with weight—so if you’re looking for a light phone for your shirt pocket, this won’t be it.

Global version with Slovak language and full network support

Right after the first boot, HyperOS 3 appeared with Slovak in the list of languages, plus the full set of Google services including Google Pay. No Chinese apps, no workarounds via installers—this is the same software version you’d get here as well. Model labeling is present in the settings too, and OTA updates run normally.

The same goes for networks: the global version supports 4G and 5G bands used in Slovakia, including B20 and n20, so signal performance is the same as with a unit from a local shop. The seller lists a 24-month warranty for it, and any claim is handled through them. The free screen replacement within six months that POCO includes with phones from official distribution does not apply to the imported unit.

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What exactly ticks in it

The hardware is exactly what a flagship model of the year should have. On the front there’s a 6.9-inch AMOLED with a 185 Hz refresh rate and a peak brightness of up to 10,000 nits; inside, Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 is paired with a VisionBoost D8 graphics chip. Sound is handled by a 2.1 Bose system with a separate subwoofer built into the phone, something you won’t find anywhere else yet.

The battery is 8050 mAh, it charges with a 100 W cable and 50 W wirelessly. Protection is IP68, and unlocking is done with an ultrasonic fingerprint sensor under the display. If you’re interested in the full specs, we covered them in detail in the article about the official POCO F9 Ultra launch.

-POCO F9 Ultra
Display6.9 inch AMOLED / 2608 x 1200 / 185 Hz
ChipSnapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 (3 nm)
Memory12 + 256 GB / 16 + 512 GB / 16 GB + 1 TB
Main camera200 MPx / f/1.68 / OIS
Periscope50 MPx / 5x optical zoom / OIS
Ultra-wide angle50 MPx / f/2.4
Front camera32 MPx
Battery8050 mAh
Charging100 W wired / 50 W wireless
SoundBose 2.1 system with a subwoofer
CoverageIP68
SystemHyperOS 3
Weight235 g

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