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S4 cost might be lowered after Google IO?

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

lavafire said:
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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3473 said:
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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lavafire said:
£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.

Please continue any discussion here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=42824941#post42824941

I want a shield shipped to uk

whats the best way to get a shield shipped to the uk cheap ebay seems too steep anyone traveling to uk and bring one with them? or any other way to get one no telling how long nvidia will do a uk release.

jutley said:
whats the best way to get a shield shipped to the uk cheap ebay seems too steep anyone traveling to uk and bring one with them? or any other way to get one no telling how long nvidia will do a uk release.
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You can try hopshopgo buy for me service. They will charge 10% for the amount you want to buy then use DHL to ship it for you.
I have use it 2 times to ship the item to me that the site dont have international shipping and payment.
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Try http://www.shopusa.com/ that worked for me, not sure if they ship to UK. But Denmark was no problem
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used borderlinx, ~ 46 € for two Nvidia Shield.
But carefull, the Shield DONT have a CE-Certification, you may dont get it through customs

jutley said:
whats the best way to get a shield shipped to the uk cheap ebay seems too steep anyone traveling to uk and bring one with them? or any other way to get one no telling how long nvidia will do a uk release.
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hello
am in the uk and bought mine from eBay.com and it took only 5 working days to arrive to me here in london, but i had to pay an extra £90 for shipping and custom charges

Hupo said:
Try http://www.shopusa.com/ that worked for me, not sure if they ship to UK. But Denmark was no problem
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Sadly they don't do the UK
I'm personally just waiting for the UK launch, I have to wait for the cash to buy one anyway.

ebay
jutley said:
whats the best way to get a shield shipped to the uk cheap ebay seems too steep anyone traveling to uk and bring one with them? or any other way to get one no telling how long nvidia will do a uk release.
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Just buy one on ebay, yes you will pay a little more, but as yet there is no UK release date or price

daleph said:
Just buy one on ebay, yes you will pay a little more, but as yet there is no UK release date or price
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Thanks guys for the replies just keeping a eye on prices on ebay will make my move soon.

Finally bit the bullet and got one off ebay £286 delivered not bad well should have it in a couple of weeks looking forward to it.

tax
Mine got charged 66 pounds import tax so be wary.

Well with no release date for europe just glad i got one.

Question
Is there any restriction importing nvidia shield
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Currance in playstore as £ or PC streaming using a gtx 650 or highter gpu

crualfoxhound said:
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Is there any restriction importing nvidia shield
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Currance in playstore as £ or PC streaming using a gtx 650 or highter gpu
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Price should convert straight into pounds unless your bank adds a fee. But you will have to pay quite a bit for privately shipping the device and you may also have to pay customs which could set you back a fair bit.

I paid £288 and then my bank charged about £8-9 conversion fee i chose for my bank to convert the currency instead of paypal don't know if it works out cheaper but my guess is it is cheaper.

jutley said:
I paid £288 and then my bank charged about £8-9 conversion fee i chose for my bank to convert the currency instead of paypal don't know if it works out cheaper but my guess is it is cheaper.
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Paypal for my orders abroad have always done the conversion for free. But when paying £288 already, an extra 10 quid or so isnt a big deal I guess.

http://www.mobicity.co.uk/nvidia-shield.html#.Ui89K8twbbU
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How to get N5 from US Play Store to HK

Hey guys,
Greetings from the far East Asia!
I am from Hong Kong and was thinking how to get it from US Play Store to my place... I can access US Play Store using US proxy, but the purchase and delivery,,,,,
Anyone?
Thanks!

eminemkh said:
Hey guys,
Greetings from the far East Asia!
I am from Hong Kong and was thinking how to get it from US Play Store to my place... I can access US Play Store using US proxy, but the purchase and delivery,,,,,
Anyone?
Thanks!
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It's not up for sale yet. But you can use an international credit card to pay for it. To get it shipped, you'll have to get someone to ship it to you.

vickpick said:
It's not up for sale yet. But you can use an international credit card to pay for it. To get it shipped, you'll have to get someone to ship it to you.
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Thanks mate, I know it is not on yet but its good to be prepared before the hunting begins...
The shipping thing is what I concern, I don't have a relative in US nor friends....

eminemkh said:
Hey guys,
Greetings from the far East Asia!
I am from Hong Kong and was thinking how to get it from US Play Store to my place... I can access US Play Store using US proxy, but the purchase and delivery,,,,,
Anyone?
Thanks!
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friends, relatives, etc. those are your best bet. third party stores are gonna charge you extra on both device and shipping.

Lancez said:
friends, relatives, etc. those are your best bet. third party stores are gonna charge you extra on both device and shipping.
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urgh... that's the problem

Use http://www.comgateway.com to forward ur US Shipment. Very safe , fast & Tax free state
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afdals said:
Use http://www.comgateway.com to forward ur US Shipment. Very same , fast & Tax free state
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You are the MAN

Can you explain your method? I tried kiss/tor with no luck....

lqrt said:
Can you explain your method? I tried kiss/tor with no luck....
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http://saptakmohanta.blogspot.in/2013/01/how-to-get-nexus-4-in-india-from-google.html
Use Comgateway or HopShopGo
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I am not referring to the forwader.... i cannot access us play store

lqrt said:
I am not referring to the forwader.... i cannot access us play store
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US Proxy will do the job

I'm looking for a sure fire way i will get during release.. Google has been VERY stringent with checks..
If the card address is not from the us. There are occasions the order will bounce..
But thanks for the suggestions!

lqrt said:
I'm looking for a sure fire way i will get during release.. Google has been VERY stringent with checks..
If the card address is not from the us. There are occasions the order will bounce..
But thanks for the suggestions!
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This will be my concern as well.......

Guess good luck to all trying from outside us

Use https://www.tunnelbear.com & select US server
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Or you could always wait for "water" products (imported) from the small stores. I was in Hong Kong this summer, the Nexus 7 2013 only took like 1 week from when it was on sale at the US play store. The typical price was around $2200 HKD for the 16 GB version, about a $400 HKD premuim. It'll probably cost that much paying double shipping by using comgateway.com or other mail forwarding service.

It will not cost sgd80 for forwarder...
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im also from hk.. i think you should wait until it comes to hk.. the nexus 4 came in december costed 4k hkd which is good enough...

I live in Singapore where anything is subjected to a hike of around 30%-50%. The nexus 4 is sold here at sgd600+ at large retail stores... gpu can cost SGD 300 more
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Actually, for Hong Kong users, it might be a really bad idea to buy from the US play store if any of you are planning to use it for 4G services. According to the LTE band thread, the UK version is a much better choice, mainly in that the US (D820) version of the phone will NOT work with 4G services in Hong Kong. Wikipedia says that the Hong Kong networks use bands 3,7, 40, the US version do not support any of these frequency bands, whereas the UK (D821) version supports bands 3 and 7.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2475275
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_LTE_networks#Asia

When can I buy a n5 at a retail store

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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scream4cheese said:
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...

akarora121 said:
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.

AndrasLOHF said:
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 !

sordna said:
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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[Q] Buying in China (physically)

Hi,
I'm going to be in China from now and until October and I really want to buy a 1+1, but don't have an invitation.
My question is where I can find this phone on the streets and how much will it cost there?
(I'll be at Shantou, Hong Kong, Guilin, Chengdu and Beijing).
Tnx for the help!

Couldn't you just buy the Chinese OPO online and have it shipped to where you are staying? Since they will ship from China, it won't take too long for it to arrive where you're staying?

He could save on shipping, tax and customs if he's already going to China
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hashim71 said:
He could save on shipping, tax and customs if he's already going to China
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If you're already in China I don't think you have to pay for customs? I could be wrong as I'm not familiar with China. I would assume a Chinese phone shop could have them in stock or various carrier mobile stores.

D or 8 said:
Hi,
I'm going to be in China from now and until October and I really want to buy a 1+1, but don't have an invitation.
My question is where I can find this phone on the streets and how much will it cost there?
(I'll be at Shantou, Hong Kong, Guilin, Chengdu and Beijing).
Tnx for the help!
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I'm in Beijing and if you go to a store like Gomez they will have it there. Don't remember the price but I remember it being pretty close to what the cost for it was online.

Thanks for the comments!
When you say pretty close to the prices we see online, you mean online Oneplus store or sites like DX, eBay..?

D or 8 said:
Thanks for the comments!
When you say pretty close to the prices we see online, you mean online Oneplus store or sites like DX, eBay..?
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Oppomart, Aliexpress.