I would actually purchase it from PC World rather than GAME , as they ' re likely to help you more in the case of an issue . They treated me really well . I would ask them what their terms are for purchasing while in the UK but living in the EU , but I would think the EU electronic goods warranty applies , especially as they are very prominant in airports . In terms of how it works , if PC World forward you on to HTC for support , your repair would be handled by the European repair centre , Dynafix . I say go with PC World as they ' re more likely to replace it for you rather than go through HTC if there ' s an immediate fault . However , I ' ve seen far , far fewer reports of hardware faults recently compared to a few months ago , so I think the QA has gotten better on new units .