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I was surprised nobody has posted this yet... The new honor 8 was announced in Europe at a launch event in Paris today, for €399 (£369.99 in Britain - yes that's a rip off, approximately $490)
The first thing that shocked me was that its price exceeds that of the OnePlus 3 (£329) even though the OP3 boasts a better chipset, better UI and considerably more RAM, secondly Honor seems to fancy ripping us Brits off while in the US both devices are on sale for $399.
I have made my choice and already ordered my OP3
One of the biggest phone supplier here in Lithuania promised to sell starting from 270 euros. We'll see...
Shocked at the UK price, was hoping that the 64gb would be around that and the 32gb around £310, then we didn't even get the 64gb!
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£269 here http://www.oppomart.com/huawei-honor-8.html
£359 for 64gb
marky33 said:
Shocked at the UK price, was hoping that the 64gb would be around that and the 32gb around £310, then we didn't even get the 64gb!
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It's shocking, especially as the US gets it for £300... Estimates I saw suggested it would start at £225 long prior to its release, so much for that...
Anyway I've made me decision and ordered the OnePlus 3, their shipping times are atrocious but their phones are great so they're forgiven
mwatson said:
£269 here http://www.oppomart.com/huawei-honor-8.html
£359 for 64gb
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Would probably have crazy shipping prices coming from America though...
evilkitty69 said:
Would probably have crazy shipping prices coming from America though...
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£15.43 shipping also worth noting:
EU Expedited Shipping (8 - 12 days Europe)
We can ship phones by Europe Expedited shipping: this special expedited shipping with tracking number, the shipping option is depending on your location, we recommend this shipping option for Europe buyers, it's a smooth shipping process, there is no customs tax and VAT fees.
* For Europe buyers, this is best shipping option to avoid customs importing tax and save VAT on the goods.
evilkitty69 said:
I was surprised nobody has posted this yet... The new honor 8 was announced in Europe at a launch event in Paris today, for €399 (£369.99 in Britain - yes that's a rip off, approximately $490)
The first thing that shocked me was that its price exceeds that of the OnePlus 3 (£329) even though the OP3 boasts a better chipset, better UI and considerably more RAM, secondly Honor seems to fancy ripping us Brits off while in the US both devices are on sale for $399.
I have made my choice and already ordered my OP3
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It's obvious why, TAXES in Europe are higher than yh US
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marky33 said:
Shocked at the UK price, was hoping that the 64gb would be around that and the 32gb around £310, then we didn't even get the 64gb!
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Sometimes, OEMs do some mistakes, this one is an example and the note 5 is another one.
The US version is FDR-L06 and Europe version is FDR-L09.
I bought my in Sweden today from Tele2 with a super deal, only 250 usd
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Mostar088 said:
The US version is FDR-L06 and Europe version is FDR-L09.
I bought my on Sweden today from Tele2 with a super deal, only 250 usd
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Wuuuut, 250$..... you're so lucky enjoy it
Mostar088 said:
The US version is FDR-L06 and Europe version is FDR-L09.
I bought my in Sweden today from Tele2 with a super deal, only 250 usd
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PalakMi said:
Wuuuut, 250$..... you're so lucky enjoy it
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Me too, great deal from Tele2 :good: If you exchange an old phone, could be any phone in any condition, you get 200 dollars discount. I exchanged an old Samsung GT-S5570 with a cracked screen worth maybe 5 bucks if you are lucky, but got 200 dollars of on the Honor 8 at Tele2 My friend exchanged a old flip-phone from the 90s and got his discount.
alatan said:
Me too, great deal from Tele2 :good: If you exchange an old phone, could be any phone in any condition, you get 200 dollars discount. I exchanged an old Samsung GT-S5570 with a cracked screen worth maybe 5 bucks if you are lucky, but got 200 dollars of on the Honor 8 at Tele2 My friend exchanged a old flip-phone from the 90s and got his discount.
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The most generous deal EVER
Blue 64gb limited edition version is 499€ here in finland. They also advertised that 64gb blue is only for finland buti doubt that...
Does it feature the same signal booster as Honor 7 had for the European Version?
brynjolf said:
Does it feature the same signal booster as Honor 7 had for the European Version?
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I'll ask honor (on Facebook or Twitter)
zige said:
Blue 64gb limited edition version is 499€ here in finland. They also advertised that 64gb blue is only for finland buti doubt that...
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I saw blue 64gb in some russian eshop but I don`t know if it was official distributon. Here in czech rep. will be 64gb only gold for approx. 430€.
Vmall EU's customer service is almost as shocking as the price for the UK. I get that Honor is a rising brand but the justification to put up the price by £120 from the Honor 7 doesn't make sense.
I got fed up being messed around by VMall and cancelled my order and bought an OP3 just like the original poster.
I'm just wondering is there a way to get the phone from the likes of Oppomart and then flash a EU ROM? As the phone can be had for way less.
Got it for ~385€ in Czech Republic.
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Does it feature the same signal booster as Honor 7 had for the European Version?
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I'm getting stable 4G signal across my city with Vodafone (mostly band 20)
I managed to snag a "Used-Like New" with "pristine packaging" device on amazon warehouse deals for 360ish.
I am willing to bet this is actually a new unit that was accidentally mis-listed or only had the seal accidentally broke. "warehouse deals even explains this in their FAQ"
But will ZTE honor the passport 2.0? Because technically amazon had it listed as "used"?
reluttr said:
I managed to snag a "Used-Like New" with "pristine packaging" device on amazon warehouse deals for 360ish.
I am willing to bet this is actually a new unit that was accidentally mis-listed or only had the seal accidentally broke. "warehouse deals even explains this in their FAQ"
But will ZTE honor the passport 2.0? Because technically amazon had it listed as "used"?
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If the invoice has it listed as "Used" or sold by "Amazon Warehouse Deals" (and not Amazon.com), then it's possible that they won't honor the warranty.
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If the invoice has it listed as "Used" or sold by "Amazon Warehouse Deals" (and not Amazon.com), then it's possible that they won't honor the warranty.
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Ahh, lame. :/
The 2.0 website says they can go off the manufacturer date if you dont have proof of purchase.... but ehh, I dunno if its worth the hassle for a 40 dollar discount. XD
The price of an Honor 8 (US Version) has dropped to only $261.00 USD. This is down about $50 from only a few days ago.
EDIT: The price seems to be jumping around. Sorry if the price is changed when you click on the link. I just bought a Pearl White model for $260.00.
https://www.amazon.com/Huawei-Honor-Unlocked-Smartphone-Camera/dp/B01IVV7W6O/ref=sr_1_3?s=wireless&ie=UTF8&qid=1491764707&sr=1-3&refinements=p_89%3AHuawei
B&H has it for $299.99 plus no tax (unless you are in NY) and free shipping:
https://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/co...&c3api=1876,{creative},{keyword}&A=details&Q=
Its a heck of a phone for $260USD, nothing comes close. Really nice now with Nougat and EMUI 5.
For get Amazon. Newegg.
http://m.gsmarena.com/honor_8_can_be_yours_for_only_23999_until_sunday-blog-24529.php
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B&H had the 32GB for $299.99 & 64GB for $349.99 for the last couple of days. I just checked and they are back to the regular prices. I was going to wait and go into the retail store tomorrow (Sunday) and pick one up, but I missed it.
Anyway, I just ordered the 64GB pearl white model on Amazon. Amazon currently has the 64GB model at $319.99. Not sure how long that will last.
https://www.amazon.com/Huawei-Honor-Unlocked-Smartphone-Camera/dp/B01M6X8SDM?th=1
Grabbed a 32gb on Jet.com for my mother for $290 after that 15% of first three orders code (max $20). Got the Axon 7 on Jet.com for $325 last year. You can save $10 just using their opt-out of free returns, etc. Some nice deals to be had if you can stack savings around $30 in total.
I've seen them for as low as $240 but never needed one. The front speakers are why I chose the A7 over the Honor 8. Hopefully the speaker isnt as bad as the 5X she is replacing. Almost went with the Moto G5.
Amazon Prime Deal on Mate 9 - US Warranty - going for $449.99
https://www.amazon.com/Huawei-Amazo...ie=UTF8&qid=1499816776&sr=1-1&keywords=mate+9
I picked mine up last Friday on the Best Buy refurb deal for $363 including tax with a $25 airtime card. Phone is as new but it's a bummer they sent a generic charger but when I called they refunded me $40. Still not sure if I'll keep it as I already have an S8 and the only thing I like better on the Mate is the fingerprint sensor. It does remind of my long cherished 6P. The damn software - root process just sucks IMO, really wish it this hardware fitted with stock Android or even something more like Oxogen.
I am looking for op5 (from Canada). The price on banggood is $556CAD and on oneplus.net/ca is $650CAD + tax (which is 19% more even after 10% student discount) 6GB/64GB. Do you have any bad experience with banggood? How reliable the oneplus.net is? Any trouble to deal with the seller when your phone should have any problem?
Last question, how do you think huawei p10 plus? It is a much more expensive phone.
I wouldn't trust any other sellers than OnePlus themselves.
Oneplus themselves... You really wouldn't want a bad experience for a tiny bit more. at least that's my opinion
I agree. You usually get what you pay for when using obscure site that many don't know. I knwo you're in Canada, but in the US, unless it's a place like amazon, Swappa or Best Buy, I'm not to into buying phones unless direct from the OEM.
I saw some article about Gearbest selling the phone for $399 if you use a certain code.
Or you can buy it from the official OnePlus website and use a certain code from XDA to get a free OnePlus case. The case is about $30 normally.
The code can be found in some XDA article from last week.
bangood are fine. check its not the chinese version which may limit the bands and have no google play store. i suppose you can flash oxygen rom etc. also remember you will probably run the risk of paying custom tax.
Thanks all. It seems oneplus.net is a reliable place to shopping. Is there data for where people buying their op5? It could be interesting.
I bought mine from OnePlus. I know I overpaid being in Canada with our crappy dollar but I needed to switch to a dual sim phone and the OnePlus was the only dual sim phone I knew of that I was sure I'd be happy with so I was willing to switch from the s8 to the OnePlus 5 even though it was almost the same amount of money. The ordering process was nice and easy and the phone arrived to my door in Canada in less than a week by DHL. I got frequent status updates on the shipping. So far it's better than the s8 in some ways and a downgrade in others. Which is the "better" phone depends what you need or like better.
I would not worry, there is no dodgy copies of oneplus 5 around to my knowledge. Just make sure it has OOS on it ,but even if it comes with the Chinese software you can Flash OOS later. Only on hardware spec(except for memory and storage), Surely you have a one week return policy in Canada also. Android phones never brake until warranty period has expired
No problem here... just got my OP5 from banggood for 400 €... it is 100€ cheaper than oneplus
Buy from the OEM direct even if it costs a little more you have 0 problems with a return or whatever if you have an issue with the device
got mine from aliexpress took 9 days cost £370 6/64 global rom, but then again its a bit worrying ordering from china constantly checking tracking
gearbest
8gb/128gb - black
https://goo.gl/z42CTR
coupon - ONE5CJ
€441.86
6GB/64GB - black
https://goo.gl/MkVZZu
coupon - TPONBJ
374.33€
cRaZyzMaN said:
gearbest
8gb/128gb - black
https://goo.gl/z42CTR
coupon - ONE5CJ
€441.86
6GB/64GB - black
https://goo.gl/MkVZZu
coupon - TPONBJ
374.33€
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Great deals ! can you please tell me if gearbest is a good website ? am i gonna have any problems or something like that going through it ? are the products brand new ? etc ...
i just ordered mine at Gearbest for just 369€ ! that´s almost 150€ cheaper than on the oneplus site. i will see how it will arrive and how long it takes
halfcastsid said:
i just ordered mine at Gearbest for just 369€ ! that´s almost 150€ cheaper than on the oneplus site. i will see how it will arrive and how long it takes
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how long it takes isn't really important , but please give us feedback on the condition of it when it arrives
i'mma get mine on october , won't mind spending 150 euros on something else tbh :fingers-crossed:
ReyTheBoss said:
how long it takes isn't really important , but please give us feedback on the condition of it when it arrives
i'mma get mine on october , won't mind spending 150 euros on something else tbh :fingers-crossed:
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they send it out today, i will give feedback when it arrives on the condition.
halfcastsid said:
they send it out today, i will give feedback when it arrives on the condition.
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Thanks mate ! be in the look up for it :highfive:
Ordered mine 128GB from Gearbest on Aug 31th, and the tracking website wrote today "Departure to country of destination". I don't understand if it's from China or from Europe (need to reach Italy)... let's hope !!
liam_davenport said:
Buy from the OEM direct even if it costs a little more you have 0 problems with a return or whatever if you have an issue with the device
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I agree with this 100%, i've had way better experiences purchasing direct from the manufacturer when it comes to repairs, warranties, etc. When I purchase from Best Buy or online resllers, the seller just tells me "Welp, you didn't purchase the 300$ warranty so..... You're SOL buddy! Good luck contacting the manufacturer!"
I purchased my Samsung Chromebook plus from Best Buy and regretted it. The chromebook had a hardware defect, I called Best Buy and brought it to the Best Buy store I bought it from and they said "WEll, sorry dude, you didn't buy the warranty.." Then I called Samsung and they told me "If you purchased it through us, we could just replace your chromebook , because you went through a reseller, we can only repair it"
I had to get it repaired twice for the same problem I regret not purchasing from Samsung direct, even if it had been a few bucks more.