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OnePlus One Discussion Thread For Pakistan Users

I found such threads created for other devices as well so I decided OnePlus One also needed one. Here, I hope to discuss about the pricing, availability and sellers.
I would add all the information in OP so everyone can read all the information we gather through discussion!
Right now, HomeShopping is the only seller selling OnePlus One in Pakistan. They currently require a 3 to 4 week shipping time which is totally understandable to the rarity of this phone.
Pricing:
OnePlus One 16GB White : 41990PKR Link
OnePlus One 64GB White: 74990PKR Link
OnePlus One 16GB Black: 59990PKR Link
OnePlus One 64GB Black: 74990PKR Link

I'm currently in UK and today ordered OPO. Hope to receive in next 1-2 weeks and then will be on the way to Pakistan for few months. can't wait for OPO,

Taimur Akmal said:
I found such threads created for other devices as well so I decided OnePlus One also needed one. Here, I hope to discuss about the pricing, availability and sellers.
I would add all the information in OP so everyone can read all the information we gather through discussion!
Right now, HomeShopping is the only seller selling OnePlus One in Pakistan. They currently require a 3 to 4 week shipping time which is totally understandable to the rarity of this phone.
Pricing:
OnePlus One 16GB White : 41990PKR
OnePlus One 64GB White: 74990PKR
OnePlus One 16GB Black: 59990PKR
OnePlus One 64GB Black: 74990PKR
Ullu bana rahay hein logon ko. Selling a $350 phone for PKR 75000, it's madness. If you even factor in all the shipping costs and customs/import duties, it's still outrageous to more than double the price of a single unit. Pakistani market is sick.
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Faisal` . said:
Ullu bana rahay hein logon ko. Selling a $350 phone for PKR 75000, it's madness. If you even factor in all the shipping costs and customs/import duties, it's still outrageous to more than double the price of a single unit. Pakistani market is sick.
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75K are almost 760 USD on today's exchange rate. That's madness.
Anyone wants to buy OPO 64GB then i would advice them to buy from Aliexpress and shipped to their address in Pakistan. It cost 490 USD including shipping charges and delivery with DHL within 4-8 days. saving of almost 280 USD which are 28K rupees.

BadarChaudhry said:
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75K are almost 760 USD on today's exchange rate. That's madness.
Anyone wants to buy OPO 64GB then i would advice them to buy from Aliexpress and shipped to their address in Pakistan. It cost 490 USD including shipping charges and delivery with DHL within 4-8 days. saving of almost 280 USD which are 28K rupees.
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Where does Aliexpress originally belong ? Is it a Pakistani business or is it American based, any idea ? Plus, do you have any experience dealing with them ? Any significant purchases ? Are they good enough to put your trust in them ? Are you sure the figure $490 includes our sick customs clearance as well ? I would want to be very sure of all these things before placing an order.
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Faisal` . said:
Where does Aliexpress originally belong ? Is it a Pakistani business or is it American based, any idea ? Plus, do you have any experience dealing with them ? Any significant purchases ? Are they good enough to put your trust in them ? Are you sure the figure $490 includes our sick customs clearance as well ? I would want to be very sure of all these things before placing an order.
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Aliexpress is chine site similar to ebay and 40% owned by Yahoo. Its perfectly safe site as long as you buy your stuff from verified sellers. I bought my OPO 64GB on 11th and delivered on 18th to UK and cost me around £280 or 480USD. including all the shipping and custom charges.
If you check thread on link then you will see lots of xda users from Europe and North America bought it from aliexpress including my self.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2786590
These 2 seller is well known and verified sellers
1, J&K Technology seller
http://www.aliexpress.com/item/OneP...-5G-3GB-Ram-cyanogenmod-CM11S/1903073505.html
2, Shenzhen Chigon aka jack ma
http://www.aliexpress.com/item/OneP...-5G-3GB-Ram-cyanogenmod-CM11S/1903073505.html
I bought my OPO from seller 2. You can contact them via contact now option and they will give you all the info you needed about charges and custom related.
One more then. In case you buy from one of these 2 sellers and chose DHL then DHL will pay the custom charges on your behalf and will deliver phone to your address. Then at point of delivery you have to pay custom charges to delivery guy. Not sure how much custom but should not be more then 2000Rs.

BadarChaudhry said:
Aliexpress is chine site similar to ebay and 40% owned by Yahoo. Its perfectly safe site as long as you buy your stuff from verified sellers. I bought my OPO 64GB on 11th and delivered on 18th to UK and cost me around £280 or 480USD. including all the shipping and custom charges.
If you check thread on link then you will see lots of xda users from Europe and North America bought it from aliexpress including my self.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2786590
These 2 seller is well known and verified sellers
1, J&K Technology seller
http://www.aliexpress.com/item/OneP...-5G-3GB-Ram-cyanogenmod-CM11S/1903073505.html
2, Shenzhen Chigon aka jack ma
http://www.aliexpress.com/item/OneP...-5G-3GB-Ram-cyanogenmod-CM11S/1903073505.html
I bought my OPO from seller 2. You can contact them via contact now option and they will give you all the info you needed about charges and custom related.
One more then. In case you buy from one of these 2 sellers and chose DHL then DHL will pay the custom charges on your behalf and will deliver phone to your address. Then at point of delivery you have to pay custom charges to delivery guy. Not sure how much custom but should not be more then 2000Rs.
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Thanks for the tips and all the info.
Yes, I have been reading on 1+1 and Aliexpress on an indian thread, a great many of them have ordered from and been recommending J&K Tech. They were referring to a shipping service names Arames or something through which they didn't incur any custom charges but the ones who choose DHL had to pay the duty. I don't know the logic behind all this but currently J&K team lists Singapore Post (free shipping to Pakistan) and DHL ($40) as their shipping services. With Singapore Post the delivery time is 15-59 days ! That's 2 months ! Can't say how much of a time do they actually take normally though.
And what about the invite system, any idea ? I read if you own the phone you can invite others to get one. Is it also valid for someone who purchased it from outside OPO such as yourself or only valid for the in house program ?
How is the CM11 on this phone by the way ? Have you managed to get the google apps installed yet ?
Let me know the overall experience. Is it worth ditching my note 3 for ?
Faisal` .
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Faisal` . said:
Thanks for the tips and all the info.
Yes, I have been reading on 1+1 and Aliexpress on an indian thread, a great many of them have ordered from and been recommending J&K Tech. They were referring to a shipping service names Arames or something through which they didn't incur any custom charges but the ones who choose DHL had to pay the duty. I don't know the logic behind all this but currently J&K team lists Singapore Post (free shipping to Pakistan) and DHL ($40) as their shipping services. With Singapore Post the delivery time is 15-59 days ! That's 2 months ! Can't say how much of a time do they actually take normally though.
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I can't say anything about custom charges in Pakistan. Check that thread on Indian forum and see if that company u mentioned deliver in Pakistan as well. otherwise u don't have any other option.
Faisal` . said:
And what about the invite system, any idea ? I read if you own the phone you can invite others to get one. Is it also valid for someone who purchased it from outside OPO such as yourself or only valid for the in house program ?
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If you buy direct from OPO with invite then u maybe able to invite someone but not sure. I bought from aliexpress so can't invite.
Faisal` . said:
How is the CM11 on this phone by the way ? Have you managed to get the google apps installed yet ?
Let me know the overall experience. Is it worth ditching my note 3 for ?
Faisal` .
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Coming from Nexus phone i love CM11 bcz its almost pure andriod, I;m not fan of touchwiz or sense etc. I restore all my data. apps from nexus to OPO. Everything work like charm. Screen is brilliant so is camera. Everything opens very fast. Only got it for 2 days and not much of time to play with it. hopefully in coming days
Traveling to Pakistn in few days for break so will take lots of picture and 4k videos while in my land ::fingers-crossed:

BadarChaudhry said:
I can't say anything about custom charges in Pakistan. Check that thread on Indian forum and see if that company u mentioned deliver in Pakistan as well. otherwise u don't have any other option.
If you buy direct from OPO with invite then u maybe able to invite someone but not sure. I bought from aliexpress so can't invite.
Coming from Nexus phone i love CM11 bcz its almost pure andriod, I;m not fan of touchwiz or sense etc. I restore all my data. apps from nexus to OPO. Everything work like charm. Screen is brilliant so is camera. Everything opens very fast. Only got it for 2 days and not much of time to play with it. hopefully in coming days
Traveling to Pakistn in few days for break so will take lots of picture and 4k videos while in my land ::fingers-crossed:
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Great ! Enjoy your OPO. And keep us posted about your experience. I may order one from aliexpress soon
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Does anyone know if the OnePlus 4G LTE will work on the only LTE frequency Zong provides? The LTE bands the OPO supports are 1/3/4/7/17/38/40. Which of these bands corresponds to Zong's 10 MHz spectrum in 1.8 GHz frequency?

BadarChaudhry said:
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75K are almost 760 USD on today's exchange rate. That's madness.
Anyone wants to buy OPO 64GB then i would advice them to buy from Aliexpress and shipped to their address in Pakistan. It cost 490 USD including shipping charges and delivery with DHL within 4-8 days. saving of almost 280 USD which are 28K rupees.
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Brother I was about to order last week then after some research I found out.
For any phone purchase/import a Pakistani needs a NOC from PTA based upon the IMEI of the phone. For NOC you can apply from a GPO and 5-7 business days you will get NOC.
Issues possible
Getting IMEI of phone before actual purchase is impossible. No vendor will provide.
If we don't get NOC on time, after a fixed time period phone will be wasted(Used by children of Government officers)
Allmytech.com offering 64gb for 52k which is reasonable. I hope soon it's gets down to 45k.
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Faisal` . said:
Thanks for the tips and all the info.
Yes, I have been reading on 1+1 and Aliexpress on an indian thread, a great many of them have ordered from and been recommending J&K Tech. They were referring to a shipping service names Arames or something through which they didn't incur any custom charges but the ones who choose DHL had to pay the duty. I don't know the logic behind all this but currently J&K team lists Singapore Post (free shipping to Pakistan) and DHL ($40) as their shipping services. With Singapore Post the delivery time is 15-59 days ! That's 2 months ! Can't say how much of a time do they actually take normally though.
And what about the invite system, any idea ? I read if you own the phone you can invite others to get one. Is it also valid for someone who purchased it from outside OPO such as yourself or only valid for the in house program ?
How is the CM11 on this phone by the way ? Have you managed to get the google apps installed yet ?
Let me know the overall experience. Is it worth ditching my note 3 for ?
Faisal` .
Sent from my SM-N900 using Tapatalk
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I ditched Note 3 for OnePlus one. Got an invite from Indian community at OPO forums. When it came to ordering credit line was not cleared, so I.bought Z2.
Now selling Z2 at Olx to get OPO.
If you can get OnePlus one. Get it right away. All custom room devs are supporting and most of all FrancoKernel is there.

waleedshiekh said:
Brother I was about to order last week then after some research I found out.
For any phone purchase/import a Pakistani needs a NOC from PTA based upon the IMEI of the phone. For NOC you can apply from a GPO and 5-7 business days you will get NOC.
Issues possible
Getting IMEI of phone before actual purchase is impossible. No vendor will provide.
If we don't get NOC on time, after a fixed time period phone will be wasted(Used by children of Government officers)
Allmytech.com offering 64gb for 52k which is reasonable. I hope soon it's gets down to 45k.
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I ditched Note 3 for OnePlus one. Got an invite from Indian community at OPO forums. When it came to ordering credit line was not cleared, so I.bought Z2.
Now selling Z2 at Olx to get OPO.
If you can get OnePlus one. Get it right away. All custom room devs are supporting and most of all FrancoKernel is there.
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Waleed, I think we should wait a few more weeks or may be a month or so until the launch of note 4 in September. OPO will sure drop in price after that. I personally am not very tired of my note 3 and can certainly wait a couple more months to see how the market shapes up. If note 4 is not as good as I expect I will jump over for the OPO but I hope the price by that time would drop to around 38-40K PKR. Inshaallah. Let's see.
Faisal ` .

Faisal` . said:
Waleed, I think we should wait a few more weeks or may be a month or so until the launch of note 4 in September. OPO will sure drop in price after that. I personally am not very tired of my note 3 and can certainly wait a couple more months to see how the market shapes up. If note 4 is not as good as I expect I will jump over for the OPO but I hope the price by that time would drop to around 38-40K PKR. Inshaallah. Let's see.
Faisal ` .
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That's the toughest thing . I can code for straight 18 hours but waiting is something tough for me.
Note 4 can only be exciting if 64bit SOC and OS are introduced, other than that it will be a just highly priced phablet.

waleedshiekh said:
That's the toughest thing . I can code for straight 18 hours but waiting is something tough for me.
Note 4 can only be exciting if 64bit SOC and OS are introduced, other than that it will be a just highly priced phablet.
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Dekhte hein mere "coder" bhai what this much anticipated note 4 brings to the table. OPO kahin nai bhaag raha. It will only drop in price with time. You're right about the over priced phablet thing but let's see. Filhaal to OPO too is selling way over priced everywhere. Ek aadh maheena ruk jao, my suggestion
Faisal ` .

dr. xp55 said:
Does anyone know if the OnePlus 4G LTE will work on the only LTE frequency Zong provides? The LTE bands the OPO supports are 1/3/4/7/17/38/40. Which of these bands corresponds to Zong's 10 MHz spectrum in 1.8 GHz frequency?
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Zong has 1800mhz for LTE, that is supported by the 1+1. I think its band 3 or 7

Guys I have an invite and its gonna expire in 24h. Just wanna know if they deliver in Pakistan ?

Faisal` . said:
Dekhte hein mere "coder" bhai what this much anticipated note 4 brings to the table. OPO kahin nai bhaag raha. It will only drop in price with time. You're right about the over priced phablet thing but let's see. Filhaal to OPO too is selling way over priced everywhere. Ek aadh maheena ruk jao, my suggestion
Faisal ` .
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Lol i like the urdu english mix

PaKii94 said:
Lol i like the urdu english mix
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Nawazish
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Xami said:
Guys I have an invite and its gonna expire in 24h. Just wanna know if they deliver in Pakistan ?
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They don't deliver in Pakistan I'm sure. You'll have to get it delivered to some friend/relative in some other country and then finally figure out to get it here when they fly back. Kaam lamba hai but if you've someone in abroad who might be flying home soon, you've a pretty sweet deal at your hands.

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Nawazish
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They don't deliver in Pakistan I'm sure. You'll have to get it delivered to some friend/relative in some other country and then finally figure out to get it here when they fly back. Kaam lamba hai but if you've someone in abroad who might be flying home soon, you've a pretty sweet deal at your hands.
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Koi nai ane wala nai unfortunately :/ yehi tou masla ha.

Xami said:
Koi nai ane wala nai unfortunately :/ yehi tou masla ha.
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Nai aanay wala bhai to pher hum Pakistaniyon keliye ye invites bekaar hein. Agar boht jaldi hai lene ki to araam se yahan beth ke Aliexpress pe order kero and the phone will be in your hands within a week. Nai to abhi intezaar kero ek di maheenay aur sab clear ho jaye ga. IPhone 6 bhi aa jaye ga, Note 4 bhi aur 1+1 ki price bhi down ho jaye gi. Pher jo marzi lete rehna.

Nexus 9 Hong Kong Play Store

I have not seen this thread yet so I have been calculating how long it was for the nexus 6 to appear on the Hong Kong play store. It seems that Nexus 9 is out on the Hong Kong Play Store. Only grey color and only in Wifi so far. Also only delivers in 3 weeks. HKD 3088 for the 16gb and HKD3688 for the 32gb. Anyone already ordered one?
Personally I am thinking of waiting for the gold one, also for the keyboard to come out. Although Google has not always been that great with accessories and their availability.

Keyboard is ridiculous price! Cheaper alternative for me!

Can't believe it's so cheap in HK!
Man, tempted to go to HK for a holiday now and buy a Nexus 9. My gf would love to go back sometime. We lived there for a year 2012/2013. Plus UK plug heads etc.

The prices at different regions depend on the tax (at least part of the price). If I remember correctly the tax price of tech product in HK is not that high comparining to Europe.
PS. I also ordered mine from HK play store

How much is shipping from the HK Google Play store? I'll be travelling to HK soon and am thinking of getting one whilst I'm there.

DrBeej said:
How much is shipping from the HK Google Play store? I'll be travelling to HK soon and am thinking of getting one whilst I'm there.
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Less than I can think of lol

the white 16gb Wi-Fi is also available
just wonder if the gold one has a stiff back like the white nexus 5 or the more rubberlike texture like the black n5
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btw, I wonder should I preorder on playstore or wait until it is available at Broadway as the qc of HTC is really not worth trusting
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Hong Kong really cheap

onex43890551 said:
Hong Kong really cheap
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The term "cheap" should depends on the average income for people in that region

So, up until yesterday, the Play store was showing shipping as 2-3 weeks. This has now been updated as showing "Leaves warehouse by November 5".
Also, should add, no sales tax in HK, which is sometimes why things are a bit cheaper here sometimes (but we do have lots of unofficial hidden taxes which sometimes result in things being more expensive here compared to other parts of the world).

I have not been able to see the white one, must be different for everyone. I think you can RMA with google play store in case of QA problems. It is tempting to be one of the first to use the Nexus 9 tho.

i am heading to HK on holiday on Nov 14, any kind friends from HK can advise me when is the rough date to order the nexus 9 so it can reach my hotel say between 16-18 nov? Also, is there any post office or service address where i can have it ship to so i can self collect while they safe keep for me? i would prefer the latter though. thanks!
Also, would you ahve any idea of trusted and reputable retail shops in HK to purchase the nexus 9?

CoffeeandDonut said:
i am heading to HK on holiday on Nov 14, any kind friends from HK can advise me when is the rough date to order the nexus 9 so it can reach my hotel say between 16-18 nov? Also, is there any post office or service address where i can have it ship to so i can self collect while they safe keep for me? i would prefer the latter though. thanks!
Also, would you ahve any idea of trusted and reputable retail shops in HK to purchase the nexus 9?
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The official claim from Google is 2-5 business day for delivery after the product has left the warehouse and the warehouse for Hong Kong market is located in Singapore.
Most of the big stores in Hong Kong are trustworthy, but you can expect they might sell it a little bit higher than Play store

Waiting for LTE 32GB to be available.

suomaf said:
I have not seen this thread yet so I have been calculating how long it was for the nexus 6 to appear on the Hong Kong play store. It seems that Nexus 9 is out on the Hong Kong Play Store. Only grey color and only in Wifi so far. Also only delivers in 3 weeks. HKD 3088 for the 16gb and HKD3688 for the 32gb. Anyone already ordered one?
Personally I am thinking of waiting for the gold one, also for the keyboard to come out. Although Google has not always been that great with accessories and their availability.
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I do not have much color requirements

Neither do I really, but my wife HATES gold stuff and it might be fun to piss her off

suomaf said:
Neither do I really, but my wife HATES gold stuff and it might be fun to piss her off
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Never piss off wife. You always have to pay that too with interest.

Now showing as delivery within 1-2 business days. Did anyone decide to get?
Seems the reviews have not been the most favourable.
I am debating whether to hold out until seeing how Lollipop performs on my N7 before committing to the N9.

browngeek said:
Now showing as delivery within 1-2 business days. Did anyone decide to get?
Seems the reviews have not been the most favourable.
I am debating whether to hold out until seeing how Lollipop performs on my N7 before committing to the N9.
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Received mine today !!!!

me2
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Pixel UK Discussion

Evening,
I've pre-ordered the Pixel 128gb in Quite Black (the blue wasn't available--waaah!) and an XL to test which is best for me. Estimated delivery 24-26th Oct.
How about you?

i preordered the 32gb in black, Oct 24, 2016 – Oct 26
i think i read somewhere blue is exclusive to the US

up on CPW with £50 play voucher and shipping by 20th! Damn you El goog
https://www.carphonewarehouse.com/google/pixel.html#!colour=silver&capacity=32GB&dealType=pm

Contracts are a bit steep!

Way way too expensive for me. :crying:
Looks like it will be the one plus 3 for me.

I'm still on my M7 which I bought for £480 when it was new.
So yeaaaah I was not prepared for these prices.
I'd probably pay £550 for a 128GB, 5" Pixel. But that's a full £150 less than what it currently is. I can't justify that, no way.
Guess I'll wait.

catachresistant said:
I'm still on my M7 which I bought for £480 when it was new.
So yeaaaah I was not prepared for these prices.
I'd probably pay £550 for a 128GB, 5" Pixel. But that's a full £150 less than what it currently is. I can't justify that, no way.
Guess I'll wait.
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M7 here too. Really had my hopes up when rumours of an HTC Nexus started. Now the Pixel is here I can't justify the cost. There's nothing extraordinary and the real killer for me is the software update support hasn't been changed from the Nexus.

I pre ordered the Pixel 32gb then cancelled the order when my sanity kicked back in. I'm just going to keep my Nexus 6P for another year. I can live without google assistant and the pixel launcher. That being said I am really excited to see what google does with the pixel brand.

I ordered the Pixel 128GB in black from CPW - tried to order on the Google Store, but it broke (clicked to confirm purchase and it just looked at me like a demented labrador). Same price as a ludicrously expensive iPhone 7, but I wanted a 'pure android' phone with the latest updates, enough storage and wanted it to fit comfortably in my pocket - so either pay silly money or compromise on one of my three requirements.
Website initially indicated delivery date of October 20th, but showed October 21st when I ordered. Presumably at these prices there won't be the long waiting lists that there were for the 6P and the 5.

I was very disappointed to see that the pricing is inline with the Apple iPhone 7. Weird, as previous Google phones (Nexus) were priced considerably much lower. I wonder where the spike in price has come from? Google trying to be as greedy as Apple?
https://www.amazon.co.uk/LG-Electronics-Nexus-5X-Smartphone/dp/B016B7INC2/ref=sr_1_2?m=A2OAJ7377F756P&s=warehouse-deals&ie=UTF8&qid=1475646411&sr=1-2 Nexus 5X 32 GB UK, Amazon Warehouse Deal - £231.59
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Huawei-Nexus-Smartphone-32GB-Silver/dp/B017EOVF8U/ref=sr_1_5?s=telephone&ie=UTF8&qid=1475646540&sr=1-5&keywords=nexus+6p Huawei Nexus 6P 4G, from £349.99
Massive price difference compared to the new Google Pixel!

The blue colour kinda looks a bit too plastic for my liking
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NVM.

MrSonicB00m said:
I pre ordered the Pixel 32gb then cancelled the order when my sanity kicked back in. I'm just going to keep my Nexus 6P for another year. I can live without google assistant and the pixel launcher. That being said I am really excited to see what google does with the pixel brand.
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This is XDA, I am sure your 6P will be able to get the Pixel Launcher and or Assistant. If you root it, in time you'll probably get the same Pixel experience on your 6P.

So So disappointed with the pixel phones and their prices, what was Google thinking?

Mine's on order from CPW. Delivery for 20th October. It was expensive but I figured if I didn't order it, every day I would waste time thinking about ordering it. I was like this with the Moto Z; ordered it, and then sent it back.
Thinking now though...would the Moto Z be a better phone in the end...hmmmm

I may have accidentally ordered one (Black 128GB) direct from the Google Store as I'm thinking the customer services will be better based on past experience if I get any problems.
I was torn between the Pixel and Pixel XL. Given I have a 6P the XL would have been the natural choice, however I don't think I can justify the extra cost (hard enough to justify as it is). Plenty of time to cancel/change my mind though

Same here @Azarin. 128gb in black.
The XL price was just a stretch too far, plus, I only have small hands
Ordered from Google, IMO the customer support is better than CPW. I have sent things back to google in the past without issue.
Soon I will be retiring my Honor 5x (which was a standby phone after my MotoX Style broke, and they couldn't repair it...long story..)

I've been hanging on to my HTC One M8 waiting on the new phones to be announced. The price is quite steep but is compounded by the raw deal for UK purchases.
The Pixel is 650 USD in the US which is just under 510GBP. In the US you get the DayDream Viewer chucked in as a sweetener - but not in the UK. If you want to buy that (once available) its an additional 69 GBP
So, UK price for the pack is 668GBP v 510 GBP for the same in the US......which seems to be completely taking the p!ss - 30% dearer...
I'm wondering if I should sensibly look at something else - Oneplus 3??

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I've been hanging on to my HTC One M8 waiting on the new phones to be announced. The price is quite steep but is compounded by the raw deal for UK purchases.
The Pixel is 650 USD in the US which is just under 510GBP. In the US you get the DayDream Viewer chucked in as a sweetener - but not in the UK. If you want to buy that (once available) its an additional 69 GBP
So, UK price for the pack is 668GBP v 510 GBP for the same in the US......which seems to be completely taking the p!ss - 30% dearer...
I'm wondering if I should sensibly look at something else - Oneplus 3??
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Op3 tempting but bigger than I really want.

I've pre-ordered on EE with an early upgrade, only a few days early.
Will this phone have loads of **** installed from EE or will this be just a google phone?
I hate it when carriers put their **** on it!

Pixel C not on the Google Store anymore...

Checked yesterday Pixel C was no longer on the Google Store in Canada.
I heard of no rumours about a new model, and yes I still like tablets and hope for an update.

AstroDigital said:
Checked yesterday Pixel C was no longer on the Google Store in Canada.
I heard of no rumours about a new model, and yes I still like tablets and hope for an update.
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I just checked the US store. The only model available is the 64GB version for $599. I think it's been like that for a while.
The Pixel C Keyboard (magnetic) is going for $99, normally $149. The Folio keyboard is still out of stock.
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In Holland i have bought it today

Got one in UK recently. They 64 GB model is now with a £75 discount on the Google Play Store in UK

pixel c sales end at google store
i read a short news clip about google ending pixel c sales. took a look at the store and they are no longer listed.
anyone heard of a new tablet coming later this year?

I bought the Pixel C when released. On bootup, now, the screen is basically unreadably dim. It responds to touch and is working but the screen doesn't turn on completely. It's been going out for the past two months.
I think I'm putting my money into a Surface Pro and using it more like a tablet. That is, since there's nothing on the horizon about a new Google tablet.

If Google does not come out with a new Pixel... what would be a good tablet to buy, wanting to remain with Android? I have a very old Samsung, which was my mom's but it's slow as hell, almost unusable.

Huawei MediaPad M3 if the size is OK for you :
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Huawei-MediaPad-32GB-Silver-tablet/dp/B01L27OXF2
I've read many good reviews about this one, and sometimes you see lower prices on amazon.
Or Samsung Galaxy Tab S3, but it's expensive.

My bought at launch Pixel C screen stopped coming on. I use it mainly for Sonos, news, browsing, ...
I bought the Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 8 inch. I'm happy with the purchase. If it didn't have physical buttons I'd really love it. I think that would make it a perfect little tablet. It's 1.5 years old but still speedier than the Pixel C. It won't get updates, but I don't mind that.

farsiray said:
Got one in UK recently. They 64 GB model is now with a £75 discount on the Google Play Store in UK
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i bought one yesterday, only 200usd

AstroDigital said:
Checked yesterday Pixel C was no longer on the Google Store in Canada.
I heard of no rumours about a new model, and yes I still like tablets and hope for an update.
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the last updates of pixel c make it just piace of junk

Msalim95 said:
the last updates of pixel c make it just piace of junk
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Utter nonsense.

Where to buy Galaxy Tab A 8 (2019) with S Pen (SM-P200 or SM-P205)?

I am from the US and can't seem to find an online store that sells it. Is it possible to use the Asia or UK variant in the US? It's the perfect size for note taking at work and much more convenient with the built-in S Pen.

KevinN206 said:
I am from the US and can't seem to find an online store that sells it. Is it possible to use the Asia or UK variant in the US? It's the perfect size for note taking at work and much more convenient with the built-in S Pen.
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https://www.tobydealsau.com/en_US/product/samsung-galaxy-tab-a-8-sm-p205-3gb-32gb-lte-black-1.html
They also have the sm-p200 which I just ordered. Free shipping to US is hard to beat.
I believe they are in hong kong but the site is very US friendly with prices in dollars and they take paypal.
If you are asking about using cellular in the us I have not seen any reviews on that yet. The bands all look pretty familiar though.
I just went with wifi as I would rarely have a need for cellular on the tablet.

lafester said:
https://www.tobydealsau.com/en_US/product/samsung-galaxy-tab-a-8-sm-p205-3gb-32gb-lte-black-1.html
They also have the sm-p200 which I just ordered. Free shipping to US is hard to beat.
I believe they are in hong kong but the site is very US friendly with prices in dollars and they take paypal.
If you are asking about using cellular in the us I have not seen any reviews on that yet. The bands all look pretty familiar though.
I just went with wifi as I would rarely have a need for cellular on the tablet.
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I would get the LTE version since I use it for work. I am concerned with the 4200 mAh battery. That's even less than the S10+ 5G in a much larger package.
I would happily pay $500 for this tablet:
8 inch & built-in S Pen
4:3 or 3:2 aspect ratio
SD835 or better
4GB of RAM
64GB of UFS2.1

Did you recieve your order yet? I ordered the tablet from this site like two wks ago and I still havent got it. They told me they ran out and will restock in 5days so after I emailed them again after 5days but its been delayed for another wk apparently. Im running out of patient/trust so Idk if i should cancel or not. This is the only site that has a good price w/free shipping though

No I cancelled. Can't stand sites that sell things they do not have. I don't think anybody has it right now.
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I too placed an order with TobyDeals and have been waiting for 3 weeks. The buying options right now are limited. I haven't seen any listings on eBay, Amazon, or Alibaba. There should be greater availability in the coming months.
My reality is that I am desperate. I've been using a Samsung tablet as my primary phone for the past decade. I was quite happy with my 2015 Tab A 8" until it broke 18 months ago. I've been waiting for the updated version of this tablet for a long time. In the interim, I bought a Tab S3. It was too big to be my daily driver. So I bought a Note 9 and have been using it. But it's too small. I am looking forward to enjoying the new Tab A 8". I know its the perfect size for me.

Anybody received the order yet? I ordered Wifi version sm-p200 from Toby almost two wks ago and it's still in process.
They told me they will restock in 3days, I will wait till Thursday and will resend email.

I've got a similar experience so far.
I ordered from them last Wednesday (5/22). Sent an email (to [email protected]) last night requesting a status on the order.
Got an email reply early this morning stating that they are currently out of stock and "more stock to arrive in the next 3 working days".

GregasG said:
I've got a similar experience so far.
I ordered from them last Wednesday (5/22). Sent an email (to [email protected]) last night requesting a status on the order.
Got an email reply early this morning stating that they are currently out of stock and "more stock to arrive in the next 3 working days".
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My order status has been updated from 'Processing' to 'Packing'.
Believe this is a good sign?
How's your status?

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My order status has been updated from 'Processing' to 'Packing'.
Believe this is a good sign?
How's your status?
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Same here.
Got an email this morning stating "We are currently packing your order and it will be leaving our warehouse shortly! "

Mine just came today. So far so good, only the camera is a little disappointing.
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lafester said:
Mine just came today. So far so good, only the camera is a little disappointing.
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You got it from Toby? My SM-P200 is on the way via DHL.
Does it look like brand new to you? (no sign of refurbished or any?)
Toby has the lowest price and it makes me worried.

lafester said:
Mine just came today. So far so good, only the camera is a little disappointing.
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Hi where did you buy? How many you paid and where dou you live? Please give answer

kingkawhi said:
You got it from Toby? My SM-P200 is on the way via DHL.
Does it look like brand new to you? (no sign of refurbished or any?)
Toby has the lowest price and it makes me worried.
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Mine just arrived too!
So that makes it 2 days after their email letting me know that it had been dispatched from their warehouse.
I'm at work right now, so I'll give it a closer inspection once I get home later.

I got mine through a seller on ebay. It seemed sketchy but after confirming his paypal email was correct and matched his little online shop I decided to give it a shot.
Took about a week from Israel, but it did hit new york during memorial day weekend so it sat there for 3 days.
He does have more if anyone wants to try (pm for his contact info), but toby deals is probably cheaper and faster IF they have stock.

lafester said:
I got mine through a seller on ebay. It seemed sketchy but after confirming his paypal email was correct and matched his little online shop I decided to give it a shot.
Took about a week from Israel, but it did hit new york during memorial day weekend so it sat there for 3 days.
He does have more if anyone wants to try (pm for his contact info), but toby deals is probably cheaper and faster IF they have stock.
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Can you send me his information pls ? and you how much paid him will i contact PM on ebay or email

GregasG said:
Mine just arrived too!
So that makes it 2 days after their email letting me know that it had been dispatched from their warehouse.
I'm at work right now, so I'll give it a closer inspection once I get home later.
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So I ordered the SM-P200 from tobydealsau.com on May 22 and it arrived yesterday. Happy it did not take as long as others have reported -- I was a little nervous after I saw what others experienced.
It arrived well packed and the box was well sealed. As far as I can tell it looks brand new and genuine. The box was sealed and the serial numbers on the box and on the device matched.
It came with a European usb power supply, but included an adapter for US.
So far it is working as expected.

lafester said:
Mine just came today. So far so good, only the camera is a little disappointing.
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GregasG said:
So I ordered the SM-P200 from tobydealsau.com on May 22 and it arrived yesterday. Happy it did not take as long as others have reported -- I was a little nervous after I saw what others experienced.
It arrived well packed and the box was well sealed. As far as I can tell it looks brand new and genuine. The box was sealed and the serial numbers on the box and on the device matched.
It came with a European usb power supply, but included an adapter for US.
So far it is working as expected.
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How's the performance? I do a lot of split screen with YouTube and Chrome. My concern is that the 3 GB of RAM is not sufficient.

Was looking at buying the 10.1, but it was just too big. Glad I didn't pull the trigger, I would MUCH prefer the 8.0 especially with s-pen. Any guesses if this comes to the US officially?

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How's the performance? I do a lot of split screen with YouTube and Chrome. My concern is that the 3 GB of RAM is not sufficient.
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@KevinN206 I rarely do split screen on mine, so I really don't have any expectations as to the performance in that situation.
But comparing it to my older SM-T380, I can see a noticeable performance upgrade.