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Samsung S2 [AUSTRALIA] (OZ) Thread

Expansys Australia has just put a pre order on thier page for Samsung Galaxy S II pre order. Its priced at $1145. Sorry guys just not worth it.
http://www.expansys.com.au/samsung-galaxy-s-ii-black-16gb-209648/?partner=banner&se=s7341
Everyone keep discussion in this thread to Australia zone only.
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Mobicity.com.au has phone listed but no price tag.
Here: http://www.mobicity.com.au/samsung-galaxy-s2.html
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tids2k said:
Expansys Australia has just put a pre order on thier page for Samsung Galaxy S II pre order. Its priced at $1145. Sorry guys just not worth it.
http://www.expansys.com.au/samsung-galaxy-s-ii-black-16gb-209648/?partner=banner&se=s7341
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Yeah its rip-off!! But its inline Expansys UK.

Holy Cow! Thats US$1200!

eskasi said:
Holy Cow! Thats US$1200!
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Yep, and given that for $741 USD you can get it in Switzerland/Germany, there's no way I'm forking out over $800 for it.

Seems that in the netherlands they list it for €590 (us$815)
I always hate it when a device is more expensive in specific regions

mobicity and smoothmobiles.com.au both have them now.
mobicity- $899
smoothmobiles- $895
im not sure whether to get one or not, its a extremly hefty price. i was planning on getting a normal galaxy S again, ( other died, no warranty cause i bought it 2nd hand and the owner is not here no more ) so i was going to get a brand new one
not sure what to do now.

Yeah, I'm gonna have to buy one me thinks - I'm addicted to my SGS and an upgrade will be awesome

Techrific has it for $889
http://www.techrific.com.au/product_info.php?products_id=1031&cPath=114#myshopping
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Big bump.
So the Australian release will be around June, you guys going to get it now or what?
If its on the Optus $59 I will, if its on the $79 its too much imo, I'd rather get the Arc

I'm selling my iPhone 4 and will just buy it outright from uk, Australia is just such a ripp off.
I'm half way through my contract with optus so, I sell my iPhone for $700 and the gs2 was $724 so for $24 dollars I have upgraded. to top it of when my contract runs out I'll get the sgs3 lol yayyyyyy

Yeah replacing my Atrix with my SG2 which will hopefully be here by Friday. Ordered from Handtec as i didn't wanna get ripped off by Aus online resellers lol

Hey guys, who's getting their SGSII from where?
How much did/will it cost you (in AU$)
Is it NextG?
Which processor?
NFC?

Anyone here ordered a UK versrion of the sgs2? I take it ill have to get an adapter for the charger considering the sockets are different?
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I bought from Mobicity, $900 (yay for disposable income). It says NextG compatible, no NFC and with the Samsung CPU (not NVIDIA Tegra 2)

hmmm.... I might get one from expansys.... will probably wait until next week and scope out a few other places as well.
I was upset that it won't have NFC because I believe NFC will become common use in everyday life sometime soon.... but after a bit of research I think NFC will be more commonly built into sim cards instead of phones themselves, so it's not so much an issue for me now. Also it's probably not going to hit mainstream until after the London Olympics by which time I'll have a new phone anyway.

handtec, price was AUD $700, i don't care about NFC, it is gonna be switched off constantly anyways, don't think it will get popular soon

Where to buy
Hey guys,
I've been doing some research on where to buy, I'm listing them in cost order, cheapest first. If I've missed out on a site, let me know.
If there is any reason why you wouldn't buy from the cheapest, please let me know.
I've never bought a phone online before and I'm kinda anxious about it.
I've gone as far in the checkout as I can, and prices include shipping to Melbourne, the cheapest option (no more than 7 working days).
Not VAT. Is that correct?
Currency conversions using Google on 4/05.
Unlocked Mobiles £435 $663
Handtec £456 $695
Clove £464 $707
Expansys $720
Mobiciti$914
Smooth Mobiles $924
So the cheapest is from Unlocked Mobiles, and the cheapest Australian store is Expansys.
Which store are you going to buy from, and why?
!!!!!!! I had it all nicely formatted, and the name of each site was a direct link to that website's listing for the SGSII.
But I can't post links.
Spent ages typing it up too...

my DHL online tracking still says Departed Facility in LONDON-HEATHROW - UK, same as 30 hrs ago... hm..... hope i can get it tomorrow

SuperTheMando said:
Hey guys, who's getting their SGSII from where?
How much did/will it cost you (in AU$)
Is it NextG?
Which processor?
NFC?
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I can't afford to buy outright just now, so I am waiting patiently for it to be released so I can grab it on my plan with Optus! Waiting, Waiting, WAITING!

meizu mx quad core

http://www.freewebstore.org/coptech/index.aspx?pageid=1418446
$600 = pretty cheap....... correct me if i am wrong.
i went to their facebook fan page, from what i saw on their testimonials they seem pretty decent from the feedbacks.
https://www.facebook.com/coptech

Slightly cheaper on http://www.liaow.com

I guess its almost the same coz coptech gives free cases

I'd take this price or this price

The Meizu MX Quad 32GB only costs $399 in Hong Kong. Anything above that is pure markup and profit. It's best if you can get someone in HK to just buy it and ship it to you.
Excluding shipping, you need to list it on eBay for at least $423 to break even. It's amazing how they're not being undercut...how does that work? Why doesn't someone sell it for, say, $480, undercut everyone else, and sell more units?

area5x1 said:
The Meizu MX Quad 32GB only costs $399 in Hong Kong. Anything above that is pure markup and profit. It's best if you can get someone in HK to just buy it and ship it to you.
Excluding shipping, you need to list it on eBay for at least $423 to break even. It's amazing how they're not being undercut...how does that work? Why doesn't someone sell it for, say, $480, undercut everyone else, and sell more units?
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Because people have never heard of the phone besides us technophiles. "What is a meizu? What is flyme? I'm just going to get an iphone. They're better!" Now if they were to do some advertising for it in the US it would sell like hot cakes.

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Because people have never heard of the phone besides us technophiles. "What is a meizu? What is flyme? I'm just going to get an iphone. They're better!" Now if they were to do some advertising for it in the US it would sell like hot cakes.
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Also, the fact that stopped me from buying one was the fact that I would have to ship it to China if the device develops a fault / defect during the warranty period, which would negate the cost advantage of buying a Meizu MX over ,say, a GS3 or an HOX. Also, the ROM dev work on a Meizu MX is practically nothing compared to the more popular Android phones.

the cheapest you can go to hong kong to buy. It sale only HKD$2999 1USD =7.8HKD
but make sure you buy the hong kong version. Don't buy the CN Version. Because Cn Ver is Block Root and Bootloader.
One Last Things...
MX is not 3rd rom in current……
Hope that can help you。

thanks man!

chankafai said:
One Last Things...
MX is not 3rd rom in current……
Hope that can help you。
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What?
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Buying s4 from ebay now

Hy.
I found 2x galaxy s4 64gb for 1000 usd at ebay. Is anobody buy this and that anobody now it is safe buying it.

Antunhr said:
Hy.
I found 2x galaxy s4 64gb for 1000 usd at ebay. Is anobody buy this and that anobody now it is safe buying it.
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you should probably check the sellers rep.

1000 for a phone?

Honestly, that probably isn't too far off non-contract pricing but screw that!!!

Antunhr said:
Hy.
I found 2x galaxy s4 64gb for 1000 usd at ebay. Is anobody buy this and that anobody now it is safe buying it.
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Pretty pricey and I would check their feedback rating first before purchasing it. If they have 0 ratings or ask you to pay without using ebay I would def stay away

Is it a presale? alot of people do that and wont ship it to you till the phone is launched.

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Is it a presale? alot of people do that and wont ship it to you till the phone is launched.
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Its not presale. one phone is 500 usd and 2 was min to order. The seler has 100 % positive feedback
Search it on ebay galaxy s4

looks pretty legit aside the photos are dummy phone looking or stock photos.

If you fail to see that this is fake then you deserve to have your money taken from you, period!

I did email the seller.
and here's his response to me.
Hi,
Quick info about my items:
- 100% factory unlocked, 100% genuine Samsung Galaxy S4 GT-I9500 in original sealed boxes. I have both colors: White and Black.
- I have EU, UK and US version of the phone with 64GB. You can use them in any country with any sim card.
- The phones are bought directly from factory and also this is the reason why the prices are low. They all have 1 year international warranty.
- I can send them with DHL, FedEx, UPS, Royal Mail or your preferred shipping company. The items are sent from my warehouse in Glasgow.
- Free Customs. That is right... Free Customs. I gathered a lot of experience sending items internationally and Customs are not a problem anymore.
- As you can see in my description: Pickup is not available at this time as i do not hold stock on hand for security and reliability reasons.
- I will provide IMEI and custom photos ONLY after i have payment confirmation from eBay.
Minimum order is 2 (no exceptions). My stock is greater than 20 and also you will get great discounts for bulk orders. How many phones do you want ?
Thanks
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Sounds legit?

cyril1990 said:
I did email the seller,
and here's his response on me.
Sounds legit?
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i am thinking it is not true. somebody wants to make money withe freaks who can´t waiting for holding sgs4 in hands

TAT1980 said:
i am thinking it is not true. somebody wants to make money withe freaks who can´t waiting for holding sgs4 in hands
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+1000
Seriously, the actual units wont ship till the 29th. So dont fall for this and just wait.
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Definitely a scam. Possible hijacked eBay account. Seller asks to pay through bank transfer not PayPal. Run! Or kiss your money goodbye.
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"I do not hold stock on hand"
"My stock is greater than 20"
Red flag much?
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i have reported him now to ebay but he sold so many already
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Samsung-G...62881?pt=UK_Mobile_Phones&hash=item257ade0e01

another one just reported that too http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Samsung-G...lePhonesCasesPouches&var=&hash=item82662391db
and
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/20x-Samsu...61925?pt=UK_Mobile_Phones&hash=item3ccf9abb25

Antunhr said:
Hy.
I found 2x galaxy s4 64gb for 1000 usd at ebay. Is anobody buy this and that anobody now it is safe buying it.
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Don't get sucked into the hype wait a few weeks pay a decent price. You will only be "first on the block" for very short time and there's no development around or rooting available yet
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Antunhr said:
Hy.
I found 2x galaxy s4 64gb for 1000 usd at ebay. Is anobody buy this and that anobody now it is safe buying it.
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Don't do it.
The price of this device will be the same when it's released in your store nearby, and you will have a 100% warranty it works or replacement or repairs. You won't get warranty if bought from eBay for sure and they are all PRE ORDER ( PRE SALE ), dispatch will be from 30th April. All written in the description of the product page on eBay.
My advice; wait.

Even if it was legit, I wouldn't order anything that would be shipped out of another country other than my own. Even if the item were socks.

I've bought about a dozen phones through Ebay the last 2 years, sticking will decently rated sellers, 97% and up, and have never had a problem. (Other than the 97% guy shipping too slow; now I go 99%.)
This includes a new OneX, a GT-I9300 and an Xperia P, all from Hong Kong.
Rumor 2 days old about sales already in China, and I've seen several Ebay sales and auctions go through for GT-I9500, for allegedly immediately available stock. I posted in this price thread about the $612 - $840 or so price range, the lower for 2 at $1225: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=39194227#post39194227 Buy it now guy seems to be in the US.
I can't vouch for any of the vendors. As far as I know, as long as you stick with EBay/Paypal, purchase should be protected. If it's a scam, then it appears to me probably at least a dozen or 2 people have been scammed and it will become well known.
I'm waiting to see if anyone posts their purchase (or scam) here. Perhaps they're getting early production units with more faults than average. Under Features Radio for one listing though is TBD, LOL. Maybe the app and other software features aren't ready for prime-time yet.

32GB, Wifi+3G version - $560 from ebay

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Samsung-Gal...11250561997?pt=US_Tablets&hash=item19e70cdbcd
Should I go ahead and buy this item? I've never bought anything from ebay before and I'm not sure if there is any risk buying from it. but the offer cannot be ignored considering the fact that the 3G version is sold at $780 on amazon.

Kimo377 said:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Samsung-Gal...11250561997?pt=US_Tablets&hash=item19e70cdbcd
Should I go ahead and buy this item? I've never bought anything from ebay before and I'm not sure if there is any risk buying from it. but the offer cannot be ignored considering the fact that the 3G version is sold at $780 on amazon.
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That`s not an offer , it`s a bid & they don`t ship to Egypt.

lsherif said:
That`s not an offer , it`s a bid & they don`t ship to Egypt.
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Thanks, I know they don't ship to Egypt, I have relatives in the united states who can buy it and sent it to me. The question is: Are those items sold on ebay trusted? Is there any risk buying from it?

Buying LG G2 From China?

I'm thinking of buying a brand new LG G2 32GB from China for £205 (£250 if it gets Tax), I was wondering as long as the model is D802 it will work in the UK fine is that correct?
Also has anyone here purchased the phone from China and have you had any issues be it with LTE/4G. From what I understand as long as its the D802 International version it will work fine in the UK.

Me here
Geordie Affy said:
I'm thinking of buying a brand new LG G2 32GB from China for £205 (£250 if it gets Tax), I was wondering as long as the model is D802 it will work in the UK fine is that correct?
Also has anyone here purchased the phone from China and have you had any issues be it with LTE/4G. From what I understand as long as its the D802 International version it will work fine in the UK.
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I bought two G2s of 32 Gb from a site that was bringing products from China (valuebasket.com) Everything works great. Even the 4G. If the seller is serious go for it. D802 is working everywhere there's SIM and not CDMA possible.

I think I'm going to purchase this as soon as the Nexus 6 gets revealed, I can't see the Nexus 6 matching this in specs, battery and most importantly cost.
I've been reading these forums and I've decided when I get one I will install the G3 ROM and then the LG G2 will be perrect.
Cheers @BigBadSheep
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Thinking about going this route myself. Does anyone know what the warranty from LG might be since this is most likely not a supported seller?
Thanks

masteroc said:
Thinking about going this route myself. Does anyone know what the warranty from LG might be since this is most likely not a supported seller?
Thanks
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Lg won't support this as it is grey market product
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I didn't even think about warrenty. [emoji53]
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Ah forget it, if I buy a used G2 it will cost more than a new G2 from China.
Also a used G2 on ebay from a UK seller will probs have no warrenty either or have very little left on it. So really thinking about it, the warrenty aspect is irrelevent for me.
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Damn. You british people are having hard times. Here in Denmark I bought a 3 months old G2 32GB for 190 pounds, looking brand new with warranty, all the original accessories etc.
Buy one from here lol
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natalya said:
Damn. You british people are having hard times. Here in Denmark I bought a 3 months old G2 32GB for 190 pounds, looking brand new with warranty, all the original accessories etc.
Buy one from here lol
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Yeah typical British prices ... the Goverment here shaft the people from every direction. You work hard to earn money (no worries the goverment will tax that), you going on holiday (no worries the goverment will tax that), your buying a LG G2 (no worries the goverment will tax that lol), you've inheritted money (no worries the goverment will tax that), you buying petrol (no worries the goverment will tax that - I think you get the picture hahaha.
Anyways back on topic - Cheapest 2nd hand I have seen sold for was for about £230 no warrenty and was in good but not perfect condition. Better off just buying Brand new from China and potentially £20 cheaper or worse case £20 expensiver. Worth it if ya ask me haha.
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Have a look on DigitalRev. They provide their own 1yr warranty and although I haven't needed to use it yet, the reviews elsewhere suggest they are pretty good when it comes to issues.
I just took delivery of a white 32gb model for £285 from them and am pleased with it so far. No import taxes or anything were applied...

UKSensationOwner said:
Have a look on DigitalRev. They provide their own 1yr warranty and although I haven't needed to use it yet, the reviews elsewhere suggest they are pretty good when it comes to issues.
I just took delivery of a white 32gb model for £285 from them and am pleased with it so far. No import taxes or anything were applied...
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I think I've found a good seller in China on ebay tbh, I'm going to order a HTC One M7 32GB for £208 (free del) for my brother from the same place so will see how good he is haha.
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U can buy a new g2 with waranty i sweden for £250 now.. Can't u order one from here?

REiced said:
U can buy a new g2 with waranty i sweden for £250 now.. Can't u order one from here?
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mmmmm send me a link please to the website?
I'm mainly thinking about cost tbh but yeah I could order from Sweden. The China deal is very good ... feel like just taking the risk with warrenty haha.