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Prices have skyrocketed in the U.S.

Can you believe how the prices have gone up in the U.S. for the unlocked international version? Heck, the price of the GN sold directly from Amazon has gone up a lot even though they don't have any in stock.
I bought one on eBay and the guy cancelled on me after I won the bid.

how much did you pay??

Bought it here for 699 Euros = 893.39 U.S. dollars
How are the prices there?

Check handtec.co.uk, they have been dropping the price each week.
Looks like $650.00 including shipping to US.

I got mine from simply electronics for £480, and it seems to be going down every week.

500 euros on amazon.de.

We have to pay BRL1800 in Brazil for you. That's roughly USD1000. Don't you ****ing dare to ocmplain on your prices =p

MrNetwork said:
Can you believe how the prices have gone up in the U.S. for the unlocked international version? Heck, the price of the GN sold directly from Amazon has gone up a lot even though they don't have any in stock.
I bought one on eBay and the guy cancelled on me after I won the bid.
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Agreed! I was bought one in eBay and had to return it because it was pretty beat up. While I ordered that one prices for new ones were around $650. Now they have shot up over $100! Now I am stuck with a complete set of accessories e.g. case, screen protectors, car dock etc and NO GALAXY NOTE

Here in India, it is available for Rs32250 which is roughly $611. Unfortunately, Flipcart.com doesn't ship overseas.
Black:
http://www.flipkart.com/mobiles/sam...OA--&ref=2d8981d7-2b97-4d58-b86d-29b8e02ac251
White:
http://www.flipkart.com/mobiles/sam...OA--&ref=2d8981d7-2b97-4d58-b86d-29b8e02ac251

The prices were dropping the prior to Christmas on Amazon. The lowest I saw was 638 or so. They started to go back up and I pulled the trigger at 649.90. I noticed they are higher than that now and Global Mobiles higher also and is running out of stock.
Demand must be growing!

At&t version be released soon. once thAt hAppens the prices will come down
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planoman said:
The prices were dropping the prior to Christmas on Amazon. The lowest I saw was 638 or so. They started to go back up and I pulled the trigger at 649.90. I noticed they are higher than that now and Global Mobiles higher also and is running out of stock.
Demand must be growing!
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I got mine at $638. It was briefly $635 but the price went up while I had it in my cart.

dwboston said:
I got mine at $638. It was briefly $635 but the price went up while I had it in my cart.
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we must have been looking at the same time lol!

I got mine 21 days ago and the price when convert to US$ is 687.19. But now the price reduce to US$674.69
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Viamonte said:
We have to pay BRL1800 in Brazil for you. That's roughly USD1000. Don't you ****ing dare to ocmplain on your prices =p
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Paid $665 on Amazon. Will pick it up in the States in less than 2 weeks.

drgopoos said:
At&t version be released soon. once thAt hAppens the prices will come down
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Maybe not, the US one has a nerfed CPU. If you want the real version you still have to import.
I have the import and it is mint with a good screen (no bad pixels or dark areas). I might sell it nd replace with the Galaxy tab 7.7 if that comes out. Still not sure though.

DaveC1964 said:
Maybe not, the US one has a nerfed CPU. If you want the real version you still have to import.
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I think what will help is that the average consumer has no idea what a Snapdragon or an Exynos is; but, one thing is for sure supply goes up prices come down!

I bought mine a couple weeks before christmas on eBay for $680 USD with free shipping.

Once the supply is directed to the large carriers there will most probably be a shortage on the unlocked front,Samsung doesn't manufacture Galaxy Notes alone.

I was originally going to wait for the AT&T version but once I heard about the CPU I plopped 690 for the international, should be here in 4 days, time to say goodbye to skyrocket

[Q] nexus 7 $199 outside US region?

Anyone know that when Google sale Nexus 7 outside US region, the price still on $199 8G and $249 16G?
any timetable, when will be release sale outside US region ?

In Canada the Nexus 7 is selling for $209 for 8GB and $259 for 16GB.

I think think so, depending on location and currency from each country. There's also shipping charges and tax if your country charge tax.

Questions go in the Q&A section

in Australia its $249 for 8gb and $299 for 16gb. kinda stupid since our currency is on par with the US currency, but aside from that i cant complain.

Its not for sale in china.So sad,but there is a market called taobao,about ￥1700 today.
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Let's keep this thread going with reports as the other former British colonies get their roll out and then the Euro folks as well. It would be good to also post any announcements for future sales as the global rollout happens. I dunno if I should wait for any Taiwan sales to start (Asus will sell them in their home I hope?!??!?) or pick one up when I go home to Canada in late August. The loose/misaligned/delamination of the LCD issue seems serious enough I don't want to bring it back to Taiwan and not have warrantee redress.

Souai said:
in Australia its $249 for 8gb and $299 for 16gb. kinda stupid since our currency is on par with the US currency, but aside from that i cant complain.
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Oz have tax!

hometow1 said:
Its not for sale in china.So sad,but there is a market called taobao,about ￥1700 today.
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China taobao have alot.........fake product!

hki_peter said:
Oz have tax!
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Australian goods and services tax is 10%. Assuming US$199/249 is tax free then Aus taxed equivalent is AU$219/275. Currently AU$1=US$1.02. Mmm....there seems to be a Google tax in there as well!
Chris

ChrisX5 said:
Australian goods and services tax is 10%. Assuming US$199/249 is tax free then Aus taxed equivalent is AU$219/275. Currently AU$1=US$1.02. Mmm....there seems to be a Google tax in there as well!
Chris
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They always using higher currency rate, like Paypal........it is not fair but we have no way to complain

I had to go to an Asus depot here in Taiwan to get my notebook fixed. I asked if the N7 would ever come here. The woman said yes, maybe August or September. With the language barrier factored in, that makes me pretty confident we will see them here in Asia...maybe relatively soon...
If anyone is interacting with Asus staff, not just retailers, you should ask aggressively, not take no or "maybe" for an answer, and post here.

from were didt u buy ur zenfone2

hey Guys an girls
from were didt u buy ur zenfone2
an what version is it
me i got one zenfone 2 CN version
4gb ram 64gb rom chipset 3580
from china
hade to pay 480 usd incl shipment
LTE bands 1800/2100
an got one zenfone 2 US version
4gb ram 64 gb rom chipset 3580
from us
hade to pay 380 usd incl shipment
LTE bands THEM ALL

Mine is the WW 32GB 2.3GHz. Bought it in Philippines for $312 with Asus warranty.

US Version, 64GB/4GB $299 USD on Amazon Prime

Us version from Amazon, free shipping(no prime). Ordered when Amazon started selling early. Took a week to arrive...kind of wish that I had waited for B&H to sell...would not have paid shipping or tax.

Sammaul said:
Us version from Amazon, free shipping(no prime). Ordered when Amazon started selling early. Took a week to arrive...kind of wish that I had waited for B&H to sell...would not have paid shipping or tax.
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I got my US version from B&H
But hade to pay 80USD fore the shipment to my country

550 in WW version from Expansys. They are only selling the higher spec 551 in JP version here in Japan, and at an inflated price (equivalent about $500).

my personal phone is the WW 64gb/4gb model from ASUS directly as a review phone. GF's is from Amazon (same model, WW) for $299.99 w/free prime shipping.

I bought the 64gb/4gb here in Taiwan for 290euro, tw version. In italy, where i come from, it is not released yet, while the 32gb/4gb version costs 349euro... tw vs. ww version differs only for 4g bands (it will supports only 1 band in Italy) but i have no interest to pay for 4g., so it's ok for me.

onesky said:
I bought the 64gb/4gb here in Taiwan for 290euro, tw version. In italy, where i come from, it is not released yet, while the 32gb/4gb version costs 349euro... tw vs. ww version differs only for 4g bands (it will supports only 1 band in Italy) but i have no interest to pay for 4g., so it's ok for me.
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Ohh 4G cost extra at ur place
Here 4G is free I have 10 houres free talk 15gb free data an free sms an MMS fore a cost off 18USD pr mounts

Just bought mine yesterday from ebay seller eglobel central 2.3ghz 64gb
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bought mine over the weekend from Groupon.
Got the black (only option) US version 2MB/16GB version with 15% off coupon for any Groupon purchase.
Total with free shipping and tax was $183

32 gb, 4 gb of RAM from taiwan

Greetings from Canada everyone.
I bought my USA or WW version 551ML with 2gb and 16gb of ram from B&H.
Shipped with Duties pre-calculated and arrived in 3 days. Which is pretty awesome.
I came from a nexus 5. I can honestly say if the phone didn't have horrid battery drain, it would be perfect. I am hoping they fix the drain.

What is B&H? I thought my only option in Canada was Newegg in Ontario. I am located in Vancouver BC.

quicksilver53 said:
What is B&H? I thought my only option in Canada was Newegg in Ontario. I am located in Vancouver BC.
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B&H is america photography store much like Black's in Canada. I got fed up with the massive up pricing at NCIX, never like those guys as they keep on screwing with me and the delays from Newegg.
They recently, 2 years or so, started shipping to Canada with Purolator and took care of all the duties provided you let them.
I really never had a bad order through them. I got an T-Mobile LG g3 for 210 USD from them before too.

4gb, 32gb ww version from Amazon it .360€ with express delivery
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B&H Photo. 4GB/64GB red version. $299

maxlifan said:
B&H is america photography store much like Black's in Canada. I got fed up with the massive up pricing at NCIX, never like those guys as they keep on screwing with me and the delays from Newegg.
They recently, 2 years or so, started shipping to Canada with Purolator and took care of all the duties provided you let them.
I really never had a bad order through them. I got an T-Mobile LG g3 for 210 USD from them before too.
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Thank you Maxlifan. I'll check them out.
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How much was it with taxes and duty? It is $379.00 for the 4gb/64gb model from Newegg before taxes and shipping. Thanks.
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Also got my 4gb from B&H

I bought my ZE551ML during my trip to China.
CN version, 4GB ram, 64GB storage.
I paid a total of 290 USD for the phone + a flipcase. Which was thanks to a sale in the store and my friend who had a discount code.
Couldn't be happier with the phone for that price.

No US release

Oh well, looks like no US release in the "first wave". Kind of disappointed. Maybe different processor to be used? Maybe waiting to fix camera? lol Interesting to see how plays out but March will be here in no time to see what Sammy offers...

The pricing is a bit more than was initially thought it would be. The model with 3 GB of RAM and 32 GB of storage costs €599, while the model with 4 GB of RAM and 64 GB of storage is priced at €699.
Which would be about $644 and $751 in U.S. dollars.

i actually expected a little higher price tag in euros, so thats totally fine by me
btw, isnt the GX8 the revamped mate 8 version for the US?
edit: oh nvm, its actually a revamped G8 midrange phone [emoji14]
in any case, happy to hear that germany is in the first wave, yehaw!
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Too expensive for my usage in the USA.
I'm still running my Mate2, and it is flawless. I don't do games, so that's not an issue.
It runs everything else, is solid as a rock, long battery life, smooth, no lag.
Best 300 dollar investment.
Was hoping Huawei would release an update to the Mate2 at the same price point,
but I think they want to go "all hollywood" (apple/samsung) with their pricing.
Faster & faster processors with more dense screens aren't the answer. I'd rather
have a big screen, mid spec processor that is solid.
Guess I'll keep the Mate2 for another year.

Mate 8 only 500ish on aliexpress.

in asia including china, consumers do pay above $1k cash for phone
i understand that in US, you need a low hp pricing with heavy subsidy from network operator
in that case, it will be more profitable for a company to focus on area like china, india and other parts of asia where consumers are willing to fork up cash and pay list price for their phones

intruda119 said:
Mate 8 only 500ish on aliexpress.
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dont forget import taxes, shipping cost and warranty cost though...i just paid 740€ for my 4/64 mocha brown model on aliexpress incl import tax-free dhl shipping [emoji14]
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jbmc83 said:
dont forget import taxes, shipping cost and warranty cost though...i just paid 740€ for my 4/64 mocha brown model on aliexpress incl import tax-free dhl shipping [emoji14]
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What's the tax rate? Or the price b4 tax?

you can check for yourself: http://www.aliexpress.com/item/Orig...-950-Octa-Core-Android-6-0-6/32557813072.html
3/32 gb = 486€
4/64 gb = 636 / 664€ (gold / mocha)
4/128 gb = 729 / 748 € (gold / mocha)
1 yr replacement warranty = 35 - 53€ depending on model
shipping to Germany via EU Express = 30€
so in my case it was 664€ phone / 30€ shipping / 46€ warranty
in that price they include a case (in my case a transparent TPU soft case), a screen protector, a power adapter for your respective country and they also preflash google play store and a rom with international language packages

hy,
try this site http://www.vopmart.com/huawei/filter/cat/huawei-ascend-mate-8.html
if you are from EU choose Netherlands Post Registered Air Mail and don't pay import taxes or VAT, but time to delevery is almost 30days

wish the 4gb was in space gray would have bought already. Hate the color options for the 4gb versions.

mscion said:
Oh well, looks like no US release in the "first wave". Kind of disappointed. Maybe different processor to be used? Maybe waiting to fix camera? lol Interesting to see how plays out but March will be here in no time to see what Sammy offers...
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Given the slow down in China, it doesn't surprise me that Huawei hasn't set up a production line for the Mate NXT L09, the single SIM US/North American version, as quickly as the internatioinal dual SIM versions. However, the Wall Street Journal spoke to Huawei officials for the article they did in December and company officials acknowledged that the Chinese slow down means they need to develop a real market presence in North America. I expect the NXT L09 will launch in the US in Q2--it cleared the FCC in December. One thing Huawei needs to do if they want to develop a North American market to help provide additional revenue streams to offset their losses from the Chinese market slow down is to hire a few staff in North America and not rely solely on staff in China to interact with North American customers via their webpage. There are some language barriers in interacting with the company on their website. I'm looking forward to the NXT L09 lanch since it will have 4G FUD LTE band 17, which I need as an AT&T customer.

mke1973 said:
Given the slow down in China, it doesn't surprise me that Huawei hasn't set up a production line for the Mate NXT L09, the single SIM US/North American version, as quickly as the internatioinal dual SIM versions. However, the Wall Street Journal spoke to Huawei officials for the article they did in December and company officials acknowledged that the Chinese slow down means they need to develop a real market presence in North America. I expect the NXT L09 will launch in the US in Q2--it cleared the FCC in December. One thing Huawei needs to do if they want to develop a North American market to help provide additional revenue streams to offset their losses from the Chinese market slow down is to hire a few staff in North America and not rely solely on staff in China to interact with North American customers via their webpage. There are some language barriers in interacting with the company on their website. I'm looking forward to the NXT L09 lanch since it will have 4G FUD LTE band 17, which I need as an AT&T customer.
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I thought the current models already offer band 17. Is that not the case?

kunalmalviya said:
I thought the current models already offer band 17. Is that not the case?
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Yes they do!

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Yes they do!
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Thanks. Been on the fence and confused between this and Nexus 6P which is on deal today. My only concern is the availability of AOSP and CM Rom in future. Not really against the EMUI but its nice to have an option.

[Q] Anyone heard about pre-order?

Looking for any info on pre-order or release. I heard a 7/1/16 release date but haven't confirmed it.

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Looking for any info on pre-order or release. I heard a 7/1/16 release date but haven't confirmed it.
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The 64 GB version is available for pre-order for $470. Yesterday they've sold more than 30000 Axon 7 in just 15 minutes.
myzte. com/6902176000645.html

hvq22 said:
The 64 GB version is available for pre-order for $470. Yesterday they've sold more than 30000 Axon 7 in just 15 minutes.
myzte. com/6902176000645.html
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It will come to carriers officially in Canada and the USA. I wouldn't buy it from this site.

XblackdemonX said:
It will come to carriers officially in Canada and the USA. I wouldn't buy it from this site.
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Well, even if you wanted to buy from this site you would not receive it because they don't deliver abroad. Btw it is the official shopping site of ZTE.
I'll also have to wait until it officially arrives in Europe.

Anyone heard about the price of the 6gb ram version with 128gb of storage?
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dmarco said:
Anyone heard about the price of the 6gb ram version with 128gb of storage?
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It costs ¥4099 (~ €549)
item.jd. com/3014416.html

XblackdemonX said:
It will come to carriers officially in Canada and the USA. I wouldn't buy it from this site.
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I hope it does as I know a few people that would like one but can only afford a phone through a carrier subsidy. I hope the 6GB/128GB goes up for pre-order soon for the US and Canada. This is the only phone over the past few years that has interested me enough to do away with carrying two phones daily. A Nexus 6 and a Nexus 6P are both great phones, but being able to have two SIM's in one very decent device all around is what I have been hoping to see for quite some time.
The Telus and T-Mobile reps I have spoken with don't list it on what they have coming in the next few months though. Wind in Canada will probably get them in limited supply though. Being available at BestBuy and other major retailers across the US will also make them easy to find.

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It costs ¥4099 (~ €549)
item.jd. com/3014416.html
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¥4099 = $624.23
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Seems to go along with the price that has been thrown out there. $650

If the prices from the "international pre-order" are right, we stand at 409€/449$ for 4gb/64gb version. For the 6gb/128gb version, considering adjusted conversion prices, we are at 549€/619$.
That puts us with a 140€/170$ difference between the two versions.
I mean i'm not intersted in the "premium" version but even if the only differences are RAM, ROM and Force Touch, it seems like a pretty sweet deal to me !

I highly doubt it'll be sold through and subsidized by carriers. This will be the typical unlocked device scenario.

it has not even been confirmed that the 6gb version will sell internationally....