Google announced that they will be selling the stock version of S4 LTE version for £427 ($649) on Google play. Currently the lowest cost sim-free S4 in the UK is £500+. I personally think that the price will drop soon. I am sure it will be a good news for everyone
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S4 cost might be lowered after Google IO?
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Not in the U.S.A. it won't.
If we paid US prices on the UK then nearly all of our Sim free phones would be cheaper. This would retail for £499 of it comes to the UK
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lavafire said:
Google announced that they will be selling the stock version of S4 LTE version for £427 ($649) on Google play. Currently the lowest cost sim-free S4 in the UK is £500+. I personally think that the price will drop soon. I am sure it will be a good news for everyone
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You're forgetting taxes, and also VAT for the uk
£427 + 20% VAT = £512.40
Though I wouldn't be surprised if it was more than this as stuff in the UK is rarely the exact figure as the US price + vat
shure2 said:
If we paid US prices on the UK then nearly all of our Sim free phones would be cheaper. This would retail for £499 of it comes to the UK
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i expect the uk price would be higher than in the US, but i dont think it would be that much. If i had to guess i would say £460.
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You're forgetting taxes, and also VAT for the uk
£427 + 20% VAT = £512.40
Though I wouldn't be surprised if it was more than this as stuff in the UK is rarely the exact figure as the US price + vat
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£427 already includes VAT mate. Its only added if it was shipped from the US.
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£427 already includes VAT mate. Its only added if it was shipped from the US.
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Taxes always make UK prices more expensive. It's why we're called rip-off britain.
Consider the 8gb Nexus 4, a phone sold on the same website as the 'nexus' s4
US Price = $299, which converts to £196
But the 8gb nexus 4 costs £239 here, a 22% increase
So a realistic price for the S4 would be 427x1.22 = £521
Trust me, stuff is always more expensive here, and never the direct currency conversion
Having lived in Australia and Canada I can tell you this country is going to the dogs, its just a shame they're so tight on immigration!
Australian nexus 4 is 20$ more in Australia, I was earning 25$ an hour working in GAP... We get raped in the UK
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The price of S4 (LTE) version has dropped to £450 now on amazon. High five for a good prediction! ...no one? ok
For people getting a subsidized phone from a carrier the price for a TW-less SGS4 on Play is pretty much irrelevant. And the masses like "stuff" and the lack of TW won't be perceived as a benefit so if the prices between a Play SGS4 and unlocked SGS4 are close the standard SGS4 will win. When the GN was the same price as the SGS2/3 Samsung only sold 750K of them and it was available subsidized on quite a few carriers. So it’s doubtful that the Play price, which Samsung likely controls (it’s not a Nexus phone), will influence Samsung’s pricing strategy.
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There's an AT&T HTC One X on eBay that I wanna bid on, but I can't find the retail price of this phone anywhere. Amazon.com has it listed at $729.99, but that is ridiculous. I looked at wireless.att.com but they only show the upgrade price. Anyone have a better source?
It was listed at $549 without contract at my local store.
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Suprasb said:
It was listed at $549 without contract at my local store.
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Awesome. Thank you.
Does your store have a display phone by any chance? I've heard some do, but I haven't checked mine.
At&t is $549 non commitment price it's on there web page.
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iLiberate said:
Awesome. Thank you.
Does your store have a display phone by any chance? I've heard some do, but I haven't checked mine.
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Both my local stores have one on display
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I can confirm $550. I work for AT&T and for Android phones, the no-contract price is generally the upgrade price plus $350.
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mosesman86 said:
I can confirm $550. I work for AT&T and for Android phones, the no-contract price is generally the upgrade price plus $350.
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I never realized that, I thought some phones received better subsidies than others.
iLiberate said:
Awesome. Thank you.
Does your store have a display phone by any chance? I've heard some do, but I haven't checked mine.
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My store (ATT in Sonora, CA) does have the one X on a kiosk, as well as some other beats junk. Played for it for a few minutes in the store, and I must say, It's smoooooth as silk my friend.
None of the stores around me have one on display. It really sucks.
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Amazon also has it for $549 no contract also. It's best for some since they don't charge tax for certain states.
Go to their Amazon Wireless page. If you use their regular site, it will just list the marketplace price.
truciet said:
Amazon also has it for $549 no contract also. It's best for some since they don't charge tax for certain states.
Go to their Amazon Wireless page. If you use their regular site, it will just list the marketplace price.
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I must have been in the wrong place then because the page I saw said $729.99 and $149.99 on contact.
But yeah that's why I thought about eBay; even if I have to pay full price there won't be a $36 upgrade fee or taxes. I'll do Amazon if this auction gets outta hand, but right now it's only at $250 so we'll see.
It's under the Wireless Amazon site. Here is the white one
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I must have been in the wrong place then because the page I saw said $729.99 and $149.99 on contact.
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ver2go said:
It's under the Wireless Amazon site. Here is the white one
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I saw this:
List Price:$729.99 Price:$549.99
So they're completely lying about the list price to make it look as if they're saving you money.
I thought of opening this thread to see how much money people paid for their GS4 just being curious
also posting where and when you bought it would be helpful and if its i9500 or i9505
i will keep this post updated with people's comments
2/5:most of the people here bought their i9505 for 790-820$
3/5:iraq's i9500 760$ (wow this thing sold out in my city in just 3 hours)
2/5:cheapest i9500 so far pakistan's for 700$
since now more people bought the s4 would like to see more comments
$800 AUD.... In hand today (White Frost) 16GB
0 euro. 9505 version Couse I'm from The Netherlands
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Paid 507£ for my i9505 sim free (unlocked)
599€ for my I9505 at a local retail store.
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0€ and 35€ every month for a couple Flatrates (Internet(no LTE as far as i know, SMS, Call to T-Mobile & 100 Minutes)
in the end i'm paying ~ 840 € over 24 Months (Germany)
610 euros..
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Paid 507£ for my i9505 sim free (unlocked)
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Was this deal online and if so who was the supplier?
$649.99 usd straight from verizon (pre-ordered)
cant wait to get it!
Got it for 5500 norwegian krones unlocked.
I see now that you can get it for 5000 nok online now.
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Was this deal online and if so who was the supplier?
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Yes mate it was through a site called isme.com my wife uses it to order clothes lol there doing 15% off until the 5th may that's why it was only 507£
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Hi, I'm in South Africa. Got the 32gb I9500 on contract for ZAR399 per month that's about $35-40 US. Includes 100 minutes, 100 text messages and 1gb data per month. To buy out of contract costs about $700-800 here.
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got mine for free , my contract is unlimited calls, unlimited textmessages and 4gb data on 3G and LTE. this all cost me 70euros per month.
1€ But I have to pay 35€ every month for the contract . It includes 3000sms, a Flatrate for calls and 1gb Internet (21mb). :thumbup:
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$900 before release
$99 with $100 2 year and another $100 with our business promotion with Verizon! Just sucks having to wait until the end of this month to get it...
Baryyt said:
Yes mate it was through a site called isme.com my wife uses it to order clothes lol there doing 15% off until the 5th may that's why it was only 507£
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Do you have a code for the 15% off?
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Baryyt said:
Yes mate it was through a site called isme.com my wife uses it to order clothes lol there doing 15% off until the 5th may that's why it was only 507£
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Thanks for that information...i did check their website but unfortunately the listed price is £599.00
Alright, I see the 32G SGS4 in stock with AT&T. Did anybody see this one on Amazon or at Costco yet?
I asked at my local Costco and they said they haven't recieved any indication that they'll have the 32gb version, at least anytime soon. I'm planning on just returning my 16gb to Costco next week and just buying the 32gb from att.
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I went to costco today and they are selling the 32GB SGS4 for $200.00, $50 discount.
They are also selling the HTC One for $129.99
This is the Costco in Azusa, CA
SlimJ87D said:
I went to costco today and they are selling the 32GB SGS4 for $200.00, $50 discount.
They are also selling the HTC One for $129.99
This is the Costco in Azusa, CA
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Did they have it in stock? Or will have it in the future, and if the future, did they have a date? I've been waiting on costco/walmart/amazon to get the 32gb, hopefully at a discount.
This sounds like great news.
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Did they have it in stock? Or will have it in the future, and if the future, did they have a date? I've been waiting on costco/walmart/amazon to get the 32gb, hopefully at a discount.
This sounds like great news.
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They had the black 32GB in stock for $200. I also got some information on their protection plan which is better than Square and Trades. It's $100 up front and the deductible is only $25. It's a shame my upgrade is in July 1st.
Good luck getting them. The HTC One was completely sold out though, only because they didn't get many of them. But it looked like the SGS4 was readily available.
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They had the black 32GB in stock for $200. I also got some information on their protection plan which is better than Square and Trades. It's $100 up front and the deductible is only $25. It's a shame my upgrade is in July 1st.
Good luck getting them. The HTC One was completely sold out though, only because they didn't get many of them. But it looked like the SGS4 was readily available.
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Are you certain they had the black 32gb in stock? I spoke with our local costco who said they do not have it and at this point will not have it, and he checked with the Azusa store and they had no indication that they were carrying or would carry the 32gb?
May give them a call directly in a second, just wondering if you were able to confirm in person with the device that they had the 32gb?
I did see on costco's site that they list the 16gb version as $249 - $50 discount for a total of $199, rather than just straight $199. Wonder if that was the confusion?
I wrongfully assumed so due to the 250 price point being marked down when it's Costco mistake for advertising the 16Gb was 250 before the sale.
They have the 16Gb,sorry.
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SlimJ87D said:
I wrongfully assumed so due to the 250 price point being marked down when it's Costco mistake for advertising the 16Gb was 250 before the sale.
They have the 16Gb,sorry.
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Not a problem I was really hoping that I was getting the runaround but it looks like I'll just need to go to ATT and buy it outright, could be worse. Now if they would just announce when the active was coming out so I can decide if its really worth waiting 2 months until mid July
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Like best buy, att, or even amazon?
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http://www.theverge.com/2013/11/2/5058086/best-buy-charging-799-for-nexus-5-off-contract
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I think it wouldn't be available on retail store unlocked
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http://www.theverge.com/2013/11/2/5058086/best-buy-charging-799-for-nexus-5-off-contract
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If the 16gb is 799 then the 32gb must be 999, they should throw in some monster cable titanium usb cables while they're at it...
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I think it wouldn't be available on retail store unlocked
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Yes, it will. Nexus phones have always and will always be unlocked.
Best Buy's prices on this phone(as well as some overpriced stuff like cables) make me feel much much better about using them as a showroom. I'd be willing to pay $50-$100 more to get the phone a couple weeks earlier(I lost my phone Halloween) but the price point they're pulling is ridiculous.
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Best Buy's prices on this phone(as well as some overpriced stuff like cables) make me feel much much better about using them as a showroom. I'd be willing to pay $50-$100 more to get the phone a couple weeks earlier(I lost my phone Halloween) but the price point they're pulling is ridiculous.
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Best buy will price match amazon so no worries on that... Even though it is ****ed up...
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Radio Shack ?
Why would Best Buy sell the 16gb phone for $799 ????? They sell Chromecast at the regular $35 price, same as the Play Store.
What's wrong with these people ?? Worst Buy is damn right.
I was looking forward to find the N5 in a brick and mortar store, does anyone have an idea when it will be available at Radio Shack, and what the price will be there ?
BTW I think a ~$25 premium over the Play Store is fair, ie $375 for the 16, $425 for the 32gb version. No more than that.
Walmart > Best Buy, they sell iPads and iPhones for LESS than Apple does !
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Why would Best Buy sell the phone for $799 ????? They sell Chromecast at regular $35 price, same as the Play Store.
What's wrong with these people ?? Worst Buy is damn right.
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Made me giggle.
Best Buy lowered the price to $449 for the 16GB version now. Better than $799 but still too much IMO, given the google price is $349.
sordna said:
Best Buy lowered the price to $449 for the 16GB version now. Better than $799 but still too much IMO, given the google price is $349.
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That's $449 for the 16GB model, not 8GB, so it's $50 more than Google Play. The 8GB model is $349 from Google Play and Best Buy doesn't even list that one, and of course the $449 16GB is listed as a Sprint model (doesn't matter since it's unlocked regardless).
If you just gotta get one right freakin' now then that's probably the only option given the shipping times and inventory shortages at Google Play - but then again it says November 8th availability too, bleh.
There is no 8gb nexus 5. On Google play its $349 for 16gb, $399 for 32gb.
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Hi, can anybody please tell me how much is the Nexus 5 in Germany? I don't have the play store available in Romania and I'm trying to find another country that sells the Nexus 5 more closer to the price in USA. UK price is a bit high and I was wondering what the price may be in Germany. If someone could help me I would deeply appreciate it. :fingers-crossed:
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Hi, can anybody please tell me how much is the Nexus 5 in Germany? I don't have the play store available in Romania and I'm trying to find another country that sells the Nexus 5 more closer to the price in USA. UK price is a bit high and I was wondering what the price may be in Germany. If someone could help me I would deeply appreciate it. :fingers-crossed:
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On Google Play its 349 euro`s for the 16GB and retail (Saturn and MediaMarkt) will be 399 euro`s.
And the 32GB version?
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i tought its 400$ (( tahts bad its expensive and not cheap(((
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And the 32GB version?
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Play Store:
16GB = 349€ + 9,99€ shipping
32GB = 399€ + 9,99€ shipping
Saturn:
16GB = 399€
vlad93 said:
And the 32GB version?
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Vlad where did u order phone now?
Got same problems here with ordering from Slovenia
or Croatia. I don't have time to wait for Expansys
It's an habit now for companies to just convert dollar prices in Euro without considering the change rate between currencies. So official play store prices are 'the same' in U.S. dollar and Euro.
Third parties sellers are free to sell it at any price. Usually high prices.
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It's an habit now for companies to just convert dollar prices in Euro without considering the change rate between currencies. So official play store prices are 'the same' in U.S. dollar and Euro.
Third parties sellers are free to sell it at any price. Usually high prices.
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Tax isn't included in $ prices.
So they don't convert 1$ = 1€, but 1$ excl. tax = 1€ incl. tax. That's not as bad.
BuzzFuzz said:
Vlad where did u order phone now?
Got same problems here with ordering from Slovenia
or Croatia. I don't have time to wait for Expansys
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I didn't order anything yet, I was just wondering where can I buy it from at a lower price because it's currently 473 euro in stores in Romania
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I didn't order anything yet, I was just wondering where can I buy it from at a lower price because it's currently 473 euro in stores in Romania
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which store, link plz.,. need to check VAT..