Samsung Galaxy S4 thread - See Mod Warning in Post #1

mad muffin · 28-03-2013 4:04pm

evolutionqy7 wrote: »

Just out of curiosity, how much were people expecting it to be?

Not more than a 16gb iPhone 5, 16gb Xperia Z and a 32gb htc One. :eek:

Hogzy · 28-03-2013 4:05pm

mad muffin wrote: »

Not more than a 16gb iPhone 5, 16gb Xperia Z and a 32gb htc One. :eek:

+1 on that.

It would be interesting to see the subsidised prices from meteor/other networks though.

evolutionqy7 · 28-03-2013 4:10pm

mad muffin wrote: »

Not more than a 16gb iPhone 5, 16gb Xperia Z and a 32gb htc One. :eek:

Sony and HTC are trying to start a price war. There was a couple of high end HTC phones that didnt have the 600 euro price tag that they were supposed to have.

Sony for the past two or three flagships have been trying to do exactly the same.

Dont forget Galaxy S line is a direct competitor to iPhone so its price is always going to follow, even though S4 specs are a mile ahead of the IP5.

shinkansen · 28-03-2013 4:43pm

the iphone 5 was almost obsolete when it was released, the iPhone 6, given how much the SG4 costs probably will cost 1,000euro.

its a war lads.

looks like a HTC 1 for me.

leemaree · 28-03-2013 6:50pm

Look what I found.

http://www.telebazarwholesale.com/index.php?id_product=7095&controller=product

Anyone deal with these before?

partyatmygaff · 28-03-2013 6:59pm

I was thinking of jumping ship from One X to the S4 but at €600+ sim free for the 16GB, it's starting to get a bit too expensive. That and my reservations about Touchwiz and Samsung's love of cheap, flimsy plastic mean i'll probably be going for the HTC ONE unless Meteor or EMobile have it reasonably priced on contract.

Which isn't all that likely considering how Samsung's phones seem to be reaching Apple when it comes to pricing.

Tar.Aldarion · 28-03-2013 7:28pm

how much was the s3? This isnt surprising

leemaree · 28-03-2013 7:31pm

Tar.Aldarion wrote: »

how much was the s3? This isnt surprising

€569 on Three. €599 on Voadafone, Meteor and 02

shinkansen · 28-03-2013 7:39pm

leemaree wrote: »

Look what I found.

http://www.telebazarwholesale.com/index.php?id_product=7095&controller=product

Anyone deal with these before?

good luck with that

Jarren · 28-03-2013 7:48pm

leemaree wrote: »

Look what I found.

http://www.telebazarwholesale.com/index.php?id_product=7095&controller=product

Anyone deal with these before?

http://whois.domaintools.com/telebazarwholesale.com

68 other domains ?

Looks legit :pac:

shinkansen · 28-03-2013 8:00pm

i got ripped off by simply electronics before., took me a while to get my cash back.

the golden rule of thumb, if you want new tech there is no such as thing as getting it on the cheap, if its too cheap its too good to be true.

I wont pay over 600 stg for a sg4, especially for a 16gb one. not a chance.

leemaree · 29-03-2013 8:56pm

It's available for €642 from http://www.amazon.de/gp/product/B00BTCE734/ref=noref?ie=UTF8&psc=1&s=ce-de

don't know whether it's sim-free oe not

Hogzy · 29-03-2013 8:58pm

leemaree wrote: »

It's available for €642 from http://www.amazon.de/gp/product/B00BTCE734/ref=noref?ie=UTF8&psc=1&s=ce-de

don't know whether it's sim-free oe not

€650 from Amazon.de themselves. Probably a safer bet than a 3rd party seller

leemaree · 29-03-2013 9:23pm

it's €624.07 here http://www.sale-point.com/advanced_search_result.php?keywords=Galaxy+S4&listing_sort=price_asc&listing_count=10

evolutionqy7 · 29-03-2013 9:37pm

Its say the cost of it is going come down quick once it actually launches. If they have made enough units and the demand evens out quick, online retailers will drop the price quick.

leemaree · 29-03-2013 9:43pm

evolutionqy7 wrote: »

Its say the cost of it is going come down quick once it actually launches. If they have made enough units and the demand evens out quick, online retailers will drop the price quick.

Where did u hear this? Link?

Hogzy · 29-03-2013 10:22pm

leemaree wrote: »

Look what I found.

http://www.telebazarwholesale.com/index.php?id_product=7095&controller=product

Anyone deal with these before?

leemaree wrote: »

it's €624.07 here http://www.sale-point.com/advanced_search_result.php?keywords=Galaxy+S4&listing_sort=price_asc&listing_count=10

lol, you really shouldnt be allowed to internet shop. Id recommend you read a guide on internet scams. SERIOUSLY

evolutionqy7 · 29-03-2013 10:44pm

leemaree wrote: »

Where did u hear this? Link?

History

every product is like that, high demand = high price, demand lowers and so does the price.

Lumia's are the best example. They were hard to come by in the start, some online retailers started charging a premium to actually buying one for those who were interested.

leemaree · 02-04-2013 3:18pm

http://www.independent.ie/business/technology/o2-to-start-selling-iphone-rival-samsung-galaxy-s4-next-month-29167685.html

Issac · 02-04-2013 3:25pm

leemaree wrote: »

http://www.independent.ie/business/technology/o2-to-start-selling-iphone-rival-samsung-galaxy-s4-next-month-29167685.html

From €219 on Bill Pay and €639 on PAYG.....might be a bit pricy for me considering the price of the other flagship devices. Good to hear it's all stream ahead for launch though!

thomasj · 02-04-2013 3:30pm

Issac wrote: »

From €219 on Bill Pay and €639 on PAYG.....might be a bit pricy for me considering the price of the other flagship devices. Good to hear it's all stream ahead for launch though!

Are there ever going to be articles involving android phones that will not mention the iPhone?

Issac · 02-04-2013 3:44pm

thomasj wrote: »

Are there ever going to be articles involving android phones that will not mention the iPhone?

It is annoying alright but I guess that's what sets the bar in most peoples eyes (even if that is a total misconception

).

Alpha Dog 1 · 02-04-2013 4:51pm

The galaxy s3 is a better phone than the iPhone 5 not to mention the s4.
The only area that the iPhone wins these Days is in marketing.

Hogzy · 02-04-2013 5:03pm

Alpha Dog 1 wrote: »

The galaxy s3 is a better phone than the iPhone not to mention the s4.
The only area that the iPhone wins these Days is in marketing.

Samsungs marketing spend far out weighs that of Apples. Apples was around the $1Billion mark, Samsungs was around the $12Billion mark for 2012.

Alpha Dog 1 · 02-04-2013 5:09pm

Hogzy wrote: »

Samsungs marketing spend far out weighs that of Apples. Apples was around the $1Billion mark, Samsungs was around the $12Billion mark for 2012.

Yes but over the years apples marketing has been much more effective.
Not all about money and advertising.
For starters, Calling the phone the iPhone was genius.

Cienciano · 02-04-2013 5:21pm

Issac wrote: »

From €219 on Bill Pay and €639 on PAYG.....might be a bit pricy for me considering the price of the other flagship devices. Good to hear it's all stream ahead for launch though!

That sounds expensive alright. "From" always means the most expensive billpay too which most normal people aren't on, and probably a 2 year contract. I got my GS2 for €100, but it was out a while. Not a hope I'll pay €300 quid for one
€300 is a number I pulled from my arse btw

Hogzy · 02-04-2013 5:35pm

The HTC One with meteor 18 month contract is:

€200 @€;25pm 200txts/200mins 1gb Free Meteor Calls & Texts
€100 @€;40pm 400txts/400mins 2gb Free Meteor Calls & Texts

Thats a fairly attractive deal to be honest. Considering the closeness of specs with the phones the Galaxy S4 wouldnt want to be too much more than this. Id hope that on meteor it will be €279 on the €25pm contract.

EDIT - Just realised the Galaxy Note 2 is €300 on the €25pm plan.

partyatmygaff · 02-04-2013 7:35pm

Hogzy wrote: »

The HTC One with meteor 18 month contract is:

€200 @€;25pm 200txts/200mins 1gb Free Meteor Calls & Texts
€100 @€;40pm 400txts/400mins 2gb Free Meteor Calls & Texts

Thats a fairly attractive deal to be honest. Considering the closeness of specs with the phones the Galaxy S4 wouldnt want to be too much more than this. Id hope that on meteor it will be €279 on the €25pm contract.

EDIT - Just realised the Galaxy Note 2 is €300 on the €25pm plan.

For some reason, Meteor's pricing for the Galaxy S3 (And therefore probably the S4) is along the lines of the iPhone. Tariffs start at €49pm.

Alpha Dog 1 · 02-04-2013 9:40pm

partyatmygaff wrote: »

For some reason, Meteor's pricing for the Galaxy S3 (And therefore probably the S4) is along the lines of the iPhone. Tariffs start at €49pm.

I've a 35 euro tariff with meteor for the s3!

the whole year inn · 02-04-2013 11:04pm

Alpha Dog 1 wrote: »

Yes but over the years apples marketing has been much more effective.
Not all about money and advertising.
For starters, Calling the phone the iPhone was genius.

Why was it genius?Was it not obivious ipod itunes it was always going to be iphone.

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