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Samsung Galaxy R is discontinued, so says Samsung outlets

I contacted Samsung's flagship outlet in India. They said that this product is not being manufactured anymore.
I guess Samsung stopped manufacturing this product. Could be the reason for price drop.
Even with enormous demand for this phone, I don't think they will restart manufacturing because they will be releasing Galaxy S III very soon and will start working on a cheaper variant of Galaxy S III
Maybe calling it a Galaxy R II or Galaxy S III SC-LCD.
That's a really heartbreaking news for me. I really expected this product to be available abundantly and many of the Devs to buy it.
That could've taken our device above the Optimus 2X in every aspect.
Anyway, I would say that this a one sweet sexy baby that we all got.
Hey, but there are some weird thoughts that is crossing my mind. Have you people checked Samsung India's Galaxy R page?
When we click on the link to buy it, it takes us to Letsbuy's website.
That's just a normal online shopping website.
Is there any chance that there is some exclusive deal between Samsung India and Letsbuy that Samsung are providing the stocks exclusively to Letsbuy?
If you check, Letsbuy is the only website that has Galaxy R in stock right now. That too at a price of 21k INR (420 US$)

Could the members from other countries comment about the availability in their respective countries?

Dude if you wanna buy this Phone try on ebay...its available.....also check in your near local stores....dont go to samsung outlets...
i got mine for 20500rs...a week ago frm a dealer....

That's a pretty decent deal that you got. The lowest at eBay India is at 23.5k INR

Out of stock on FlipKart,i think its the cheapest you can buy online for 21k

I bought this phone last Sunday for 21K and that guy sold 3 phones in front of me in few minutes.
It was the cheapest deal i found. This phone is really awesome

We have it in Russia about from $530 to $620 USD in internet stores and regular shops
But we are paying about $170 USD for russian goverment test mark inside

Its still easily available.. atleast on ebay
its been thr on "Deals of the week" from past few weeks...

It is available on eBay, a place where you are supposed to get at good prices. But it's at 23-24k minimum. There's a shortage for the device that's sure. I only have a doubt regarding the production status. Because Samsung stores and many of the dealers said so. I really hope that the device comes back to all the dealers and it is available adequately. More the people who own it ≈ More members in our community ≈ More developer support of it.

dh33r4j said:
It is available on eBay, a place where you are supposed to get at good prices. But it's at 23-24k minimum. There's a shortage for the device that's sure. I only have a doubt regarding the production status. Because Samsung stores and many of the dealers said so. I really hope that the device comes back to all the dealers and it is available adequately. More the people who own it ≈ More members in our community ≈ More developer support of it.
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I guess the Dev's are gonna need all the help they can get from those owning the device. Chances of getting ROM's other than Infected are looking slim.
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An AOSP port is in the works. If you ask me, if the ROMs are good, all that we require is 3 good ROMs for any device. One based on stock like Infected ROM, one CM and MIUI.
Actually, if the ROM is really good, having only 3 is the best. You wont be confused about which to choose. All the members of the community will provide more concentrated support. Having lots of ROMs could make you want to flash each and every ROM and updates to finalise which you like the most. It could take a toll on your social life. (www.xda-developers.com/announcements/do-you-have-obsessive-rom-updating-disorder-ord/)

The AOSP ROM might take a while to reach usable stage. I think that we wont be able to use conventional methods to port AOSP to Tegra devices. Once nVidia releases the ICS sources and the official ICS rolls out, we can expect a surge in the development.

Spain still sells R via the only carrier that has it. No prob at all.to buy it from carrier here, no probs of stock either
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From little bit what I know of Marketing, it may be the case that Samsung Galaxy R is actually cannibalizing the sales of Galaxy S/Plus in India which still sell a lot, considering novice users dont know theadvantages between single/dual core processors. Samsung may want to push the sales of galaxy S/ S plus until stocks are out and then restart stocking Galaxy R. OR they may actually cease from selling Galaxy R in the Indian Market. The situation on Dev support would become apparent once its known whether other markets are going to discontinue Galaxy R also.
(Btw: Sammy, if you really did this then God bless Apple f**k you. If not, then let the hunter become the victim.)

Try Sulekha.com. I got it for less than 19k from there! It still sells around that price if you keep tracking (cycles price almost every day)

shiva.kakkar11 said:
From little bit what I know of Marketing, it may be the case that Samsung Galaxy R is actually cannibalizing the sales of Galaxy S/Plus in India which still sell a lot, considering novice users dont know theadvantages between single/dual core processors. Samsung may want to push the sales of galaxy S/ S plus until stocks are out and then restart stocking Galaxy R. OR they may actually cease from selling Galaxy R in the Indian Market. The situation on Dev support would become apparent once its known whether other markets are going to discontinue Galaxy R also.
(Btw: Sammy, if you really did this then God bless Apple f**k you. If not, then let the hunter become the victim.)
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Really good post, It's not only marketing here though, I would even mention some microeconomics as well

i have read that many galaxy r owners are facing random shut down problems which might be due to hardware issues and also samsung may not wamt to keep this phone running in market for so long, that it would affect sales of other models like s2 and s plus

rahul32111 said:
i have read that many galaxy r owners are facing random shut down problems which might be due to hardware issues and also samsung may not wamt to keep this phone running in market for so long, that it would affect sales of other models like s2 and s plus
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I bought my SGR on 19th Jan.... In the very fist hour of usage got random restarts..... The phone does not completely restarts though.... Its just... All current tasks get cleaned from ram... screen does not respond for about 10 seconds.... goes dark and again comes back like it has restarted....... Now, i tried hard resetting the device about 5 times.... now will go to the Samsung Service.....
Is there anyone else who faced similar problem.......
Problem: At times my phone does not respond and resets... to start up condition.....

I did face the same problem...Samsung service centre told me that my mother board was faulty....I got my phone replaced from my retailer later...
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venkatraman said:
I did face the same problem...Samsung service centre told me that my mother board was faulty....I got my phone replaced from my retailer later...
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Is it the very same problem that I have mentioned??? .... If yes... Shall, I hope... I will also get mine replaced by SAMSUNG SERVICE coz I think there is no stocks anymore at retailer .... I am really disappointed by this.....

Does Samsung Galaxy tab 2 have a scratch resistant glass.?

I own a Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 GT 3100 and I
wanted to know what type of scratch resistant
glass is used in this particular tab.? Some of
the blogs mentioned that tab 310 uses
Samsung's patented scratch resistance glass
but on the other hand in many of the blogs it
mentioned that the display glass of the gt310 is
not scratch resistant.. I am totally confused.
I also got in touch with the customer care of
Samsung here at India but to my dismay I
didn't get a satisfactory reply. They failed to
clear my doubt.
Hopefully my doubts will be cleared in this
forum by the esteemed members.. Help is
highly anticipated and will be appreciated..!
Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 GT-P3100 Android ICS 4.0.4
Not Rooted

Mobile arena say gorilla glass but i doubt as this glass is expensive esp as tablets need more of it and they need to reduce costs may be some markets have it some not
put screen protector to be more safe and may be use hard case to protect screen as oem case and do not use nails in screen short nails better
Mohamed Selim

Check out "corninggorillaglass.com". They list all the devices on there.

Mohamedselim said:
Mobile arena say gorilla glass but i doubt as this glass is expensive esp as tablets need more of it and they need to reduce costs may be some markets have it some not
put screen protector to be more safe and may be use hard case to protect screen as oem case and do not use nails in screen short nails better
Mohamed Selim
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Wow. That is all... wow

Help me..!
Can anyone find out if any other scratch resistant glass is used in Tab 2 aka GT P3100. I did read on a blog that Samsung has used a hardened glass with oleophobic coating.. Can anyone confirm the claim.

Help me......please.....
VoodooMonk said:
Can anyone find out if any other scratch resistant glass is used in Tab 2 aka GT P3100. I did read on a blog that Samsung has used a hardened glass with oleophobic coating.. Can anyone confirm the claim.
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Well I have still not received a definitive answer to my query. I would request the senior members to find out the fact and update me. Please admins. HELP me. I am really looking forward to get a confirmation..! HELP ME.. PLEASE..

Not to be rude but everyone that has responded is a senior member. These forums are not a place to have people do your research for you. If anyone knew for sure they would have posted it already or they will when the time comes. If Samsung has even released the info then it can be found with a little bit of research. You could even send Samsung an email. If they give you no response then its something they are keeping a secret for now.
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VoodooMonk said:
I own a Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 GT 3100 and I
wanted to know what type of scratch resistant
glass is used in this particular tab.? Some of
the blogs mentioned that tab 310 uses
Samsung's patented scratch resistance glass
but on the other hand in many of the blogs it
mentioned that the display glass of the gt310 is
not scratch resistant.. I am totally confused.
I also got in touch with the customer care of
Samsung here at India but to my dismay I
didn't get a satisfactory reply. They failed to
clear my doubt.
Hopefully my doubts will be cleared in this
forum by the esteemed members.. Help is
highly anticipated and will be appreciated..!
Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 GT-P3100 Android ICS 4.0.4
Not Rooted
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well i doubt this answers your question, but i had placed my tab 7 on the top of my trunk, when my kid accidentally knocked the tab over, falling screen first onto the cement. needless to say, it took it like a champ, no scratch after i buffed it with a cloth.

Gizmoe said:
Not to be rude but everyone that has responded is a senior member. These forums are not a place to have people do your research for you. If anyone knew for sure they would have posted it already or they will when the time comes. If Samsung has even released the info then it can be found with a little bit of research. You could even send Samsung an email. If they give you no response then its something they are keeping a secret for now.
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@ Gizmoe: I believe we all are trying to find/share information regarding our loved android devices. I am just one of them. No offence but I have not asked specifically anyone to do a research or write up a thesis for me.. I am just a normal android user with the curiosity to know something new for the devices..
LONG LIVE CURIOSITY.. LONG LIVE DISCUSSIONS..

VoodooMonk said:
I would request the senior members to find out the fact and update me. Please admins. HELP me. I am really looking forward to get a confirmation..! HELP ME.. PLEASE..
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Maybe I'm missing something but this sounds like a request that someone find out for you. I am not trying to be mean though. I still think your best bet is to contact Samsung directly. Like I stated above, if they have released the info to the public they will surely give it to you.
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Gizmoe said:
Maybe I'm missing something but this sounds like a request that someone find out for you. I am not trying to be mean though. I still think your best bet is to contact Samsung directly. Like I stated above, if they have released the info to the public they will surely give it to you.
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Thanks mate.. I suppose no hard feelings..!

Come on guy. Chill out.
As for me, I hope the screen is made of some kind of scratch resistant glass.
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I do hope it is scratch resistant in some fashion... I have asked my local ghost armor vendor to get in some tab 2 10.1 screen protectors. The one on my galaxy nexus is perfect!

Well it's certainly not break resistant I've dropped my Samsung Galaxy Tab 2, 7.0" from hip height onto the street, it hit the street first with the glass and that was it..
Now since the device still works, even the touchscreen still works well, I am trying to find a replacement glass. Does anybody know where I could find one?

kaefert said:
Well it's certainly not break resistant I've dropped my Samsung Galaxy Tab 2, 7.0" from hip height onto the street, it hit the street first with the glass and that was it..
Now since the device still works, even the touchscreen still works well, I am trying to find a replacement glass. Does anybody know where I could find one?
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aliexpress.com/wholesale?SearchText=p3100+digitizer&catId=0&initiative_id=SB_20130502010122
amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_1?url=search-alias%3Dmobile&field-keywords=p3100%20digitizer&sprefix=p3100+di%2Cmobile&rh=i%3Amobile%2Ck%3Ap3100%20digitizer
ebay.com/sch/i.html?_trksid=p2047675.m570.l1313.TR3.TRC2&_nkw=p3100+digitizer&_sacat=0&_from=R40
Cheers !

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aliexpress.com/wholesale?SearchText=p3100+digitizer&catId=0&initiative_id=SB_20130502010122
amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_1?url=search-alias%3Dmobile&field-keywords=p3100%20digitizer&sprefix=p3100+di%2Cmobile&rh=i%3Amobile%2Ck%3Ap3100%20digitizer
ebay.com/sch/i.html?_trksid=p2047675.m570.l1313.TR3.TRC2&_nkw=p3100+digitizer&_sacat=0&_from=R40
Cheers !
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Thanks for the links man!
I think I'll go with that one:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Touch-Scree...y-Tab-2-P3100-P3110-P3113-Tools-/111051728473
They include a set of tools and are also quite cheap: 25$ with free shipping from china (every time I order something from there I wonder how it's possible that they can offer free shipping from china to europe, even for 5$ items)

On dx.com you can find 1-2$ items with free delivery... Chinese .
To make it more easily, watch disassembly P3100 videos on youtube.

Yes it has.

I have never used a screen protector ever since I bought mine november last year. the screen is still pristine and scratch less. i use it every and put it in my backpack. my 3 year old son even stepped on it screen side up and nothing happened. so the screen is as advertised by samsung.

FWIW I don't think it's gorilla glass because I can feel the extra drag. GG is more slippery, at least whatever kind is on my gs3.
I much prefer naked screens so will try to dissuade the wife from putting a screen protector on it.
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Galaxy S3, DISCONTINUED

So I was in the Verizon Store talking with the store manager and I found out that Verizon has discontinued the Galaxy S3. How could this be possible? As of 12-31-12, they will no longer sell the S3 in the store.
Has anyone else heard this yet?

I highly doubt that. They are still selling the Razr, Rezound, and Rhyme which are much older and less successful.

Haha, I laughed to this thread post. Must have been trolling because he hates the Best Selling Smart Phone of 2012!
Samsung will continue to make Galaxy S3 because it's still popular and in demand. Verizon will continue to sell Galaxy S3s because, well Verizon wants UR MONAYYY!

DroidOnRoids said:
Haha, I laughed to this thread post. Must have been trolling because he hates the Best Selling Smart Phone of 2012!
Samsung will continue to make Galaxy S3 because it's still popular and in demand. Verizon will continue to sell Galaxy S3s because, well Verizon wants UR MONAYYY!
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.... really, they can get your money without selling the gs3

There is a prince in Zimbabwe who would like to share his inheritance with you, you should totally answer his email. Also I have the Brooklyn bridge for sale if you'd like to buy it.
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kryptik06 said:
.... really, they can get your money without selling the gs3
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But they still sell the iPhone 4, which is 3 generations old. So why would they stop selling the best selling android phone in the country?
And no, if they don't sell the phone you want, they cannot get yo' moniez.

Obvious attempt at trolling or seriously misinformed sales rep.
Commercials for Verizon show S3 and Note 2 buy 1 get 1.
Closed to avoid troll fest

[Q] Should I get an S4 or HTC One

Hey guys. Over the last few weeks i've been debating over whether i should buy myself an S4 or HTC One. They're both awesome phones, which is making it all the harder for me to decide which one to get. So i decided to ask which one you guys would suggest.
I would mainly use the phone for heavy internet browsing and listening to music.
Also I will most likely put a custom rom on the phone so I dont really care about what software features it has.
Over here in Australia the HTC One costs $750 whereas the octa core galaxy S4 costs $699.
If you suggest a phone make sure to let me know why it's better than the other one.

Not sure what to buy next?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1846277
"To err is human, to forgive is divine"
Sent from my SGS II

Thanks for the link.

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nicb1 said:
Hey guys. Over the last few weeks i've been debating over whether i should buy myself an S4 or HTC One. They're both awesome phones, which is making it all the harder for me to decide which one to get. So i decided to ask which one you guys would suggest.
I would mainly use the phone for heavy internet browsing and listening to music.
Also I will most likely put a custom rom on the phone so I dont really care about what software features it has.
Over here in Australia the HTC One costs $750 whereas the octa core galaxy S4 costs $699.
If you suggest a phone make sure to let me know why it's better than the other one.
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$750 is ridiculous for the nexus 4 when it really should cost $300. Can you buy it in eBay from us seller? At that price difference definitely Samsung or the n new HTC. Newer more advanced phone, cheaper.

I replied in the official thread, but wanted to let you know that im not talking about the nexus 4, im talking about the Samsung galaxy s4 and the HTC One

HTC One is much cheaper you can get is for about $720 (second hand on eBay probably costs ~$500) and the quality that you get is pretty good. For example if you compare the quality of the pictures taken with both HTC One and Galaxy S4 there are almost no difference. However, if you are looking for a long battery life definitely S4 is better but more expensive though.
If I were you I would buy the HTC then use it for a couple of months and then buy another new phone

1st theres like a million of these threads. Second:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2230505
Third:
Go visit the s4 forums.
Then visit the htc one /m7 forums.
Use your new found knowledge to make a yoda like decision.
And now:
Thread reported, it is

Since this has been asked in the "official" thread, I am going to close this one...

[Q] i9300 S3 case for an i747 S3

ok so will this i9300 case fit and function on my i747 S3
the item #321701009703 on eBay (i just started on this site and don't have 10 posts to post a link sorry. but i need to know.)
oh, dummy lol. The front flippy part is just two holes (wow lol).
So is this going to be OK?
This is just a case right?
I emailed the supplier from/in Shen Zhen, Hong Kong, they emailed me back but i don't think they actually know anything. I asked them:
Dear amazingarea,
Hi, will this work with the i747 S3 model
- arcamax5
They said:
Dear arcamax5,
Sorry, we are afraid not.
- amazingarea
but thats is why im . Shouldn't matter what model of case it is, does it. The two phone models are the same size?