GoogleGeek88:

 

 

 

Oh that's good to know, I've just ordered and paid on the basis I assumed it would be Aus stock haha. The fact that it should ship on or before next Thursday was a big factor, having a unit locked in with the colour and storage I preferred 

 

 

 

I'll be taking the advice of others here and using JB Au and AusFF to grab a case and ring and charger soon, which is a nice way to pick up the accessories given it was a total pain trying to find the mythical Hazel case for the 7Pro (and I didn't succeed, settling for black when I visited Melbourne and went to multiple shops in the city)

 

Yea they told me initially it was an international brand product (whatever that means). I then specifically asked them if it was a Japanese model (due to shutter sound restrictions etc). They took a day and then got back to me with

We can confirm that the phone in question is not sourced from Japan.
As such, it should not be subject to region-specific restrictions, including the inability to disable the camera shutter sound, which is commonly enforced on Japanese variants due to local privacy regulations.

Out of curiousity? Why the XL and not just the pro? Also did you go for 128GB or 256? I was leaning towards the 128 but I read online that 128 comes with UFS 3.1 whereas 256 (and higher) use UFS 4.0 – that has double data transfer speeds (so quicker app lauches, smoother performance)