[header] How to buy a xiaomi phone [title] Buy a xiaomi from a store in china. [step] This is the easiest way to purchase a xiaomi smartphone as all the models are available and the phone is optimized for chinese use and networks. Also, the first release of new models will be in china, xiaomi's home market. 
Visit a official retailer in any major city like china telecom or china unicom and see what phones they have for sale. [substeps] Note that if you want to use your phone while travelling abroad, you should buy the china telecom or china unicom model.