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Samsung Galaxy Note Launched in India & Availability

All the Indian members interested in the Galaxy Note please post your queries/discussions here.
Regarding the launch of Galaxy note in India, theres no concrete info as of now, but some online sources point it to a Nov 1st week release. Will update as soon as more info is available.
According to Samsung mobile facebook page the launch in India is happening on 2nd of November:
Samsung Mobile India
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UPDATE (2nd Nov 2011)
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Samsung Galaxy Note launched in India with a MRP. of Rs.34990/- and will be available everywhere within a weeks time starting today. Also the first 100,000 units will come with a free complimentary leather case worth 2200/-.
Now the bad news: on asking the samsung people about ICS update for galaxy note they couldnt comment neither about availability nor could confirm whether it would be updated to ICS at all.
UPDATE: According to one of the tech reviewing sites igyaan (who were present at the india launch event), they have confirmed from samsung officials that Galaxy note will indeed get ICS update. That seems promising !
UPDATE (05 Nov 11)
Availability: Letsbuy.com now has it in stocks ready for shipping. Heres the link: http://www.letsbuy.com/samsung-n7000-p-29357
Its also listed on flipkart as coming soon. Heres the link: http://www.flipkart.com/mobiles/sam...SQ--&ref=6783f6dd-d30a-4010-81e7-3f9a95089eef
UPDATE (11 Nov 11)
According to samsung's official facebook page, Galaxy Note would be available from tomorrow 4PM onwards at GIP Mall, Noida. According to androidos.in website it would be available at other retail shops from next week onwards.
UPDATE (16 Nov 11)
Its now available in Delhi, Kanpur and Gurgaon. All of them are also selling it online on ebay.
Link: http://www.ebay.in/sch/i.html?_trkparms=65%253A12%257C66%253A1%257C39%253A1%257C72%253A3276&rt=nc&_nkw=samsung+galaxy+note&_sticky=1&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_sop=15&_sc=1
UPDATE (18 Nov 11) - NOW AVAILABLE
Galaxy Note is now readily available in the market. In Delhi its available for 31K (with free flip case) and in gurgaon its 31.9K (with free flip case).
Online its available at flipkart as well as letsbuy in addition to ebay.
Flipkart - Rs.34990 : http://www.flipkart.com/mobiles/samsung/itmd3ngdghh2rep8?pid=mobd3ng5rbhhrvrh&_l=sXQjsX87GxqrvKzhjuOrkw--&_r=n_2yuAC4xgh0SZTuulvAtw--&ref=0d36dc10-01b4-4d0e-95f0-a9cfa8813f8c
Letsbuy - Rs.33990 (with discount coupon: AMEXLB): http://www.letsbuy.com/samsung-n7000-p-29357
Ebay - ranges from 33.3k - 34.9k: http://www.ebay.in/sch/i.html?_from...samsung+galaxy+note&_sacat=See-All-Categories
ScratchGuard For Galaxy Note:
ScratchGuard is now available for galaxy note on ebay.in:
The best offers I could find are:
1X Scratch guard @399 - http://www.ebay.in/itm/Scratch-Guard-Screen-Protector-Cover-SAMSUNG-GALAXY-NOTE-/160686816463?pt=IN_Mobile_Accessories&hash=item2569ae3ccf
2X Scratch guard @599 - http://www.ebay.in/itm/2X-Scratch-Guard-Screen-Protector-Cover-SAMSUNG-GALAXY-NOTE-PACK-2-/160686824157?pt=IN_Mobile_Accessories&hash=item2569ae5add

I'm more interested in the price, considering Maharashtra has the highest tax slab on electronics and mobile devices.

zion12 said:
I'm more interested in the price, considering Maharashtra has the highest tax slab on electronics and mobile devices.
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Well m also very much interested in buying it, it seems to be a dream phone, and we can also go for a group buy for better pricing.

ankydu said:
All the Indian members interested in the Galaxy Note please post your queries/discussions here.
Regarding the launch of Galaxy note in India, theres no concrete info as of now, but some online sources point it to a Nov 1st week release. Will update as soon as more info is available.
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Source of the news please and please confirm as I am deeply in love with the galaxy note
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Check the link Official Samsung India FB page it says NOV 2nd launch date.
https://www.facebook.com/samsung.mobiles?sk=app_161683100556760

But it'll probably be a soft launch... it might come to the market in late November.... and that would really suck..

I just want this phone.. but I heard that its veeerrryyy expensive.. how do we group buy it.. I m really interested to buy this beast..

Chillz88 said:
I just want this phone.. but I heard that its veeerrryyy expensive.. how do we group buy it.. I m really interested to buy this beast..
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Well let it launch once, one way is, we all indian members can enquire for the cheapest group buy prices in our cities and order from wherever we get it most cheap.

Ah well, I already ordered mine from Germany.

Dragooon123 said:
Ah well, I already ordered mine from Germany.
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oh from where and how much ?

tids2k said:
oh from where and how much ?
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Actually I got it from eBay, the seller had decent reviews so I thought what the heck. I couldn't get it ordered from online German retailers since the only one which could ship to India was charging me 290 Euro for shipping. It is set to be shipped today and then delivered within 3-5 business days, hope it goes well.
EDIT : It was 820$(USD) plus 79$ for shipping. I'm not sure what the import duty will be, but I'll deal with it.

good luck with indian customs ... im sure saale bahut jyaada charge karenge tujhko .. all the best !

I only had to pay 14% for my ipad 2, it can't be more than that. Plus I chose fedex which has there own custom clearance department so it gets processed faster.
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That's still so expensive..smh.. hope its price is lower when it launches in India.. 40k+ Rs is just too much.. its supposed to be a hybrid of galaxy tab 750 and a galaxy s2.. so ithe price is supposed to be in between.. but since Samsung doesn't want to interfere in the sell of the new galaxy tab, it is costlier.. and besides there is still no other product in d phoblet department to compete with the galaxy note.. so its goin to be expensive here too ,I guess

It's supposed to arrive today

Dragooon123 said:
It's supposed to arrive today
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Today..?..I thought it was tomorrow...

its launching tomorrow, but i sincerely hope its becomes available 2 days after the launch, like it happend for UK.

Yeah.. hope it does... Any guess what the price might be here.. I just can't wait for this device..

Chillz88 said:
Today..?..I thought it was tomorrow...
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I'm getting it from Germany today.
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Dragooon123 said:
I'm getting it from Germany today.
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For how much nd from where..? do u hav to pay vat if u ship it from germany to India?

Australian launch.

The Australian Samsung Galaxy Note launch will not happen till February!
While announcing it's Galaxy Note World Tour event in Jakarta, Indonesia,
"Samsung also mentioned that Australia will only see the handset come February 01 in 2012." according to Cnet.
February is quite some time away. Could Samsung be waiting to roll out ICS to the note before launching it in Australia to avoid more Apple lawsuits?
Samsung recently changed the look of the galaxy tab in Germany for the same reason.
I know companies launch products in different markets at different times for a huge variety of reasons, but I can't stand the waiting game
(need to get it on plan as a work thing, so no ordering from overseas, ha ha)
Also, I have been asking Optus about the Galaxy note:
-Online help confirmed that they are looking forward to its release on the Optus network and to expect to hear more soon.
-An instore sales rep also said that he had played about with one at training in Sydney recently, but they still have yet to confirm release date for the phone.
So looks like at least one carrier will be selling the Galaxy note over here

That's Australia For You
satek said:
The Australian Samsung Galaxy Note launch will not happen till February!
While announcing it's Galaxy Note World Tour event in Jakarta, Indonesia,
"Samsung also mentioned that Australia will only see the handset come February 01 in 2012." according to Cnet.
February is quite some time away. Could Samsung be waiting to roll out ICS to the note before launching it in Australia to avoid more Apple lawsuits?
Samsung recently changed the look of the galaxy tab in Germany for the same reason.
I know companies launch products in different markets at different times for a huge variety of reasons, but I can't stand the waiting game
(need to get it on plan as a work thing, so no ordering from overseas, ha ha)
Also, I have been asking Optus about the Galaxy note:
-Online help confirmed that they are looking forward to its release on the Optus network and to expect to hear more soon.
-An instore sales rep also said that he had played about with one at training in Sydney recently, but they still have yet to confirm release date for the phone.
So looks like at least one carrier will be selling the Galaxy note over here
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I live in perth and naturally knew it would be a life time before Australia gets this phone so I it ordered online. If you can afford it, it's worth it because I just went and stuck a virgin sim card in there and went on my way.
It's a better option than waiting till Feb and then seeing the optus deal somehow fall through and the note only being on telestra or something haha. By all means do what you feel comfortable with

Got mine from becextech
Took about a week from placing order. Came from Hong Kong. Had it for a week & very impressed.
Gave the missus my 3GS

My wife bought me the Note as an early Christmas present.... Ordered Friday afternoon from Handtec in the UK, delivered to my hand in Australia mid-morning Monday.
At the time it came in at 449GBP plus around 30GBP in delivery I think?
Screw waiting for Australian carriers to realise it exists, then buggerise around organising their 'deals' with Samsung to install as much crap on it as they can get away with before finally letting their privileged customers get their mitts on it for $79/month or more on a 2 year contract.

got mine from mobicity. it was a polish version that was shipped from hong kong to australia. got it within 3 days of ordering, which is pretty awesome. they also offer a local warranty, which is pretty nice.
most of the time, buying a phone in australia is silly. despite our aussie dollar being pretty strong right now, they still expect us to pay outrageous prices for a local model. as an example, i nabbed a brand new n900 on ebay for $400 from hong kong, harvey norman were charging $850 for an n900.
just buy it online, its worth it.

I love the fact that all 4 replies were convincing me to get it right now...
actually worked too!
I think I'll order one next pay check, since they will probably put it overly pricey contract at first anyway D: Thanks guys!

Got mine from Expansys, was here in a few days, screw waiting until feb so they can bake some crappy exclusive Telstra/Optus/Vodafone firmware with a ton of bloatware, probably also cheaper to get imported.
I paid $730 delivered, can't imagine the outright price from any of the AU carriers will be close to that.

the red krawler said:
My wife bought me the Note as an early Christmas present.... Ordered Friday afternoon from Handtec in the UK, delivered to my hand in Australia mid-morning Monday.
At the time it came in at 449GBP plus around 30GBP in delivery I think?
Screw waiting for Australian carriers to realise it exists, then buggerise around organising their 'deals' with Samsung to install as much crap on it as they can get away with before finally letting their privileged customers get their mitts on it for $79/month or more on a 2 year contract.
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Got mine from handtec too...a good reliable company for it...also quite cheap...
got my second one from the German eBay for about 655 AUD delivered....even cheaper
yeah...screw the wait for AUS carriers and also with their wares on it...

Looks like no white galaxy Note for UK/Europe.

Just got an e-mail from Clove.co.uk saying they won't be getting any Galaxy Notes in white. Back when I was still looking for one I set up e-mail notifications for the white Note--glad I got mine from eBay a long time ago!
Clove Re:Samsung Galaxy Note (WHITE)
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Dear ,
You recently requested to be notified when the Samsung Galaxy Note in White became available.
We wish to update you on the stock situation for this product.
It was expected that this model was to be available for dispatch in early December, however this launch has now been put back to early 2012.
We understand that this may come as a disappointment and we would offer a more precise date if we had one, but we do not at this time.
When the white model does become available, we shall email you to let you know. If however you can not wait and you would rather get a blue model now, you can do so by clicking the link below:
http://www.clove.co.uk/samsung-galaxy-note
The Clove Technology Sales Team.
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This is very bad news as I am waiting for the White model.
However Germany has been promised by Samsung, White Samsung handsets (SII and Note) in time for Christmas.
So keep checking amazon.de .. that's what I am doing

Here in Romania, it's available already. Check this site, it's in romanian. Translate via google.
http://www.evomag.ro/SOLUTII-MOBILE...itive-touchscreen-5.3-8MP-16GB-Alb-73444.html

myxcon said:
Here in Romania, it's available already. Check this site, it's in romanian. Translate via google.
http://www.evomag.ro/SOLUTII-MOBILE...itive-touchscreen-5.3-8MP-16GB-Alb-73444.html
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2 399,00 Romanian leu = 473,86689 British pounds
Not bad. But amazon.de has the Blue Note for around £440 approx. so I will wait till just after Christmas and see what discounts happen in the Christmas/New Year sales...
Will the Romanian website ship to the UK?

I don't think so. You could contact them and try to arrange a shipment via DHL/Fedex, but don't know what the outcome could be
That's the lowest price I can find in Romania. There are other "ghost" sites that sell the Note for ~2290 ron/450 gbp but they originate from the grey markets and you dont get a valid warranty.

We have the White Samsung Note being sold here in Taiwan. Pretty much retail prices as it just got released recently. I don't think it would be that worth while to send Bank transfer fees and EMS shipping. I have seen them retailing around 22,500-23,500 NTD here in Taipei. I plan on buying a white one myself soon.

Samsung Galaxy S3 already on sale in Dubai

It seems like the Galaxy S3 is already on sale in Dubai more than a week before its official release date. According to the website, multiple sources confirmed the story to be true.
Is there anyone in Dubai around here ?
http://www.android.gs/samsung-galaxy-s3-now-on-sale-in-dubai/

Not quite, but I have a friend who lives there... I'll ask him and return with an answer

I'd better start calling my relatives in Dubai and see if they've got some spare change for a Galaxy S3

This is unfair!
I want the GS3 already!!!

I can confirm they are on sale in Dubai. 2499AED.

More people confirmed it, so it seems to be true.

Talked on Facebook with my friend in Dubai and asked him to check out Galaxy S3 availability... He said that it's already available for purchase, priced 2,500 AED

Could anyone ask about the colours and storage options it is available in dubai..?

Wow out early and it's cheaper.

cheaper than uk
2499aed =£430 = $680

****tyMF said:
Talked on Facebook with my friend in Dubai and asked him to check out Galaxy S3 availability... He said that it's already available for purchase, priced 2,500 AED
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16/32/64 GB?
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where??
alexdumitru said:
It seems like the Galaxy S3 is already on sale in Dubai more than a week before its official release date. According to the website, multiple sources confirmed the story to be true.
Is there anyone in Dubai around here ?
http://www.android.gs/samsung-galaxy-s3-now-on-sale-in-dubai/
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i live in dubai!!!
and yeah its available in the mall front of my house!
i dont like it lol so i didn't buy it!! but i know its expensive i used the display piece!

Chillz88 said:
Could anyone ask about the colours and storage options it is available in dubai..?
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They are all 16Gb.
The store I checked had 4 white ones in stock. They said they might receive some blue tomorrow morning. If so, I'm going go down there, compare the two colours and buy the one I like.

nice to know they got white, hopefully that means the online stores wont have a delay on white.

BoogWeed said:
I can confirm they are on sale in Dubai. 2499AED.
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I've not seen it in any electronic stores. Can you pls confirm where he bought it from? I've just ordered online via clove for about 446BP. Would have bought it locally then
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don2012 said:
i live in dubai!!!
and yeah its available in the mall front of my house!
i dont like it lol so i didn't buy it!! but i know its expensive i used the display piece!
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Bro your location shows ajman so is it in ajman or dubai? I just preordred one last night from UK.. damn
Which mall u're talking about?

I confirm that as well many guys from ce4arab received their pre-orders from axiomtelecom

I've been calling around several stores and it's available pretty much everywhere in Dubai.
Most stores are now out of stock. No store has had any blue ones in as yet.
The units sold/in stock have been white.

Yeah these money grubbing banshees love doing that
They release it early to make sure they sell first and screw the rest...
I live in Abu Dhabi next to Dubai, I just pre-ordered mine from a samsung dealership and will get it the first week of june
730$ white only

nadram said:
Yeah these money grubbing banshees love doing that
They release it early to make sure they sell first and screw the rest...
I live in Abu Dhabi next to Dubai, I just pre-ordered mine from a samsung dealership and will get it the first week of june
730$ white only
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are you Arab?
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Good old Dubai the bastion of capitalism where the gulf in society is bigger than anywhere else in the world mind you anytime ive been there it's been amazing and despite it's faults i miss the place although im not sure i could live there full time with their outrageous laws, i remember when the HTC HD2 was first released Dubai too seemed to get that phone first.

International Note II shipping on Sept. 27. $900.00!

Saw this:
$900.00!
Yesterday, we told you that US Cellular and Samsung India are accepting pre-orders for the Galaxy Note 2 and today were made public the release dates of Note 2 for several European countries. It seems like Europe will get the upcoming Samsung sensation phone first and you should try to find more info at your local dealers to find out if you can pre-order it.
Samsung says that it will start shipping the Note 2 ‘phablet’ starting with September 27 and the first country that will get it, is Germany. However, almost all European countries will receive the device in weeks 40 and 41 of 2012. It will be released with the latest Android 4.1.1 Jelly Bean firmware and it comes in two different colors, Titan Gray and Marble White. You should check web sites of your local dealers and see if they are accepting pre-orders for Note 2.
The release dates for Samsung Galaxy Note 2 N7100 in Europe are these:
Germany – 27th of September.
Italy – 28th of September.
Netherlands, France and UK – October 1st and 2nd.
All other countries in the EU should get the device around the same dates. The device will pack a 5.5 inch 720p HD Super AMOLED display, an 8MP camera, 1.6 Exynos quad-core CPU, Premium Suite for Note, S Pen stylus, Corning Gorilla Glass 2 and the Android 4.1.1 Jelly Bean OS.
The pricing of this smartphone-tablet device starts from 700 Euro, but it might differ from country to country. Also, Samsung said that they expect to sell at least twenty million units of the Note 2, but I personally think that that number is a little out of reach seeing that numerous phone manufacturers are getting ready to launch new devices in Q4 2012.
The Titanium Grey and Marble White are the available colors, just like the ones used for the Samsung Galaxy S3. If you like big screen devices and you take into consideration the specs of Note 2, then this device is a must-buy and you shouldn’t hesitate to purchase it, even if the pricing is around 700 Euro or $900. Tell us in comments that you think about Samsung’s new Note 2 device and whether you think that it will become an instant success or not.
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price is high, GPU is old....
hope HTC will release a phablet soon (im buying only htc, samsung and sony. samsung is expensive and sony wont release a phablet..).

~ 2 more weeks and my suffering will be over (on a Nokia N97 temporary cuz my original note died on me )

The reason the price is so high is because it includes the VAT (value added tax)
For those outside Europe, the price should be about $150 lower.

Viper2005 said:
The reason the price is so high is because it includes the VAT (value added tax)
For those outside Europe, the price should be about $150 lower.
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oh..I always thought it was a "I Gotta Have It FIRST" tax.

According to the US Cellular pre-order, it's $299.99 contract and $799.99 off-contract.
HERE

SquirtingCherry said:
~ 2 more weeks and my suffering will be over (on a Nokia N97 temporary cuz my original note died on me )
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Lucky you, I'm using an old Samsung flip phone
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Still want to know if that euro version will work on at&t LTE...
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barondebxl said:
Lucky you, I'm using an old Samsung flip phone
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you think you have it bad, i'm using iphone 4s until i get my note 2 :silly:

I guess I ll you the i5 until then.
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I so what this phone, but the price will probably have me reassessing that thought.
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Well i preordered mine on friday in sweden and they told me they will post it to me @ 26th to have it on the release day of 27th! this month!!
Next week will be epic once again. Ive missed my Note so much and have been in some ugly phones shoes for too long...
Titanium Grey ... What else?

810$ in Denmark is the cheapest I've found so far.

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Well i preordered mine on friday in sweden and they told me they will post it to me @ 26th to have it on the release day of 27th! this month!!
Next week will be epic once again. Ive missed my Note so much and have been in some ugly phones shoes for too long...
Titanium Grey ... What else?
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did you buy the international version ?
do you have the URL of the store ?

In India, the retailers are estimating it in the first week of October. Let's see though.

European retailers have links you have in stock soon.
If you can tell me I would appreciate some.

Cheapest I've found is at http://www.kogan.com/au/buy/samsung-galaxy-note-ii-grey-unlocked/

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Still want to know if that euro version will work on at&t LTE...
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unfortunately not, even the Euro versions with LTE (right now there are at least 5 different versions, not all have LTE and the ones that do have LTE only work with a limited number of networks, most Euro versions will work with ATT 3G and 2G)

Thank you very much for the link to the store if you do not know any German website send outside Europe as it seems to be the first country to receive the note 2.
regards

oh yes october 1st for UK! Gunna have to buy this on release day!
Thanks for posting release dates crazeco