Slap a Redmi logo on the back instead and I wouldn’t even question it.

Why would EU ever do that?

I’m in the exact same position and if there are no compelling Black Friday deals for the S23, I’m probably gonna hold on another year. Or I’m gonna go back to OnePlus.

B-but think of the shareholders!

TL;DR - You have to install a malicious app that pretends to be something else, then the app will try trick you into installing another APK (to which you have to specifically agree), and then your phone gets malware.