Now that SGR has been discontinued, what to buy?

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varunparakh

varunparakh

Gamer in me
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Samsung might have discontinued SGR because it was eating sales of SGS2.


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pramudit said:
IMO too it is one of the major reasons... Everybody was going for SGR, even TDF has also seen that most people went for SGR instead of SGS2....
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+1, SGSII and would have also competed with SGS Advance :p

ritvij said:
ohh! but if you get a chance then buy the 4s.. apple's ui and touch experience is still the best amongst all the devices :):)! The camera is perfect now and i had read somewhere that it was even compared against the canon eos 5d..! it lost but still.... :mrgreen::mrgreen:
galaxy s advance would be a practical option for an android phone as its specs are good.. if you want sII either save up a bit or wait for the prices to fall! IMO second hand phones are still second hand! the inner feeling of owning a new device after a long wait is great but same is not the case with buying second hand devices!! :youwish:



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iPhone4S will be a dream come true types :p Fingers crossed! Else, you said it right, a second hand is a second hand, will rather wait for ICS devices or get price reduced SGS Advance then! Cheer \m/ ;)
 
aroraanant

aroraanant

Explorer
I don't think anyone could get an iphone 4S for 25k from anywhere in the world,its kinda impossible...
But if you still are getting it then just grab it and get one for me also...he he he :p
 
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varunparakh

varunparakh

Gamer in me
aroraanant said:
I don't anyone could get an iphone 4S for 25k from anywhere in the world,its kinda impossible...
But if you still are getting it then just grab it and get one for me also...he he he :p
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Even i said the same, to the guy, he said um using it! Now he is asking, what if one buy's a phone from England with a contract and then brings it to India!

I suppose, contract termination costs more, so what do you people feel or know about the contract thing, coz with contract the phone is quite cheap, coz Apple has tie-up;s with several networks and the 2 year mandatory contract pricing is shared between the company and Apple, largely by the company obviously.
 
Soumik

Soumik

Padawan
As far as i know, you can get the device on contract, come back to India and jailbreak to use it. There's no problem with it whatsoever.. You will just loose all forms of warranty and will probably be blacklisted in that particular network provider. Means you cannot get another contract from them again. And just to be on safer side, dont go back to that country in case its a hefty amount that u owe the network provider.. :D

Now that SGR is out.. Wait for SGA as it will be quite cheap i feel, about same as Optimus 2X, and lower than SGR when it last took breath on the online markets.
Or, wait a long time for SGSIII and hope that SGSII gets a price cut before its phased out and u can grab it in that small window of time :p.
 
ritvij

ritvij

rated R
varunparakh said:
Even i said the same, to the guy, he said um using it! Now he is asking, what if one buy's a phone from England with a contract and then brings it to India!

I suppose, contract termination costs more, so what do you people feel or know about the contract thing, coz with contract the phone is quite cheap, coz Apple has tie-up;s with several networks and the 2 year mandatory contract pricing is shared between the company and Apple, largely by the company obviously.
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you could face legal action and probably won't be able to visit the country thereafter. The phone will cost very less but at the end you will end up paying almost double of what you will pay here.
i had a friend who did this when iPhone 4 came out. The documents that he submitted at the time of contract signing were confiscated and he ended up spending an amount in which he could have bought a dozen from india..:p:p:p

termination of contract costs more and even then the price difference remains about 4k..
BTW, its ur friend buying it.. so, no problem to you..:):)
if you get it, get one for me too.. i will pay you 30k for that :D
 
Soumik

Soumik

Padawan
^^ Its not can.. you probably shouldn't go back to the country. :) cellular contract violation wont be reason for immigration authorities to stop you from visiting the country, but yes, there might be legal action as soon as u land on the country if the company has filed for it. So, if u plan to go away from a country forever, u may as well try this :p. Its very much possible and u will get the phone cheaply.. ;)

Speaking legit, no one should get a contract phone unless under unlimited plans. Otherwise the price premium u pay doesn't justify itself. The big benefit that I see for contracts is that u can upgrade the phone by paying again a small amount and returning ur phone to the provider. So u can upgrade ur phone cheaply. No experience, but i think after upgrade the price for unlimited plans stays the same per month, just return of old phone and a one time small payment at the beginning :)
 
funskar

funskar

Padawan
Soumik said:
As far as i know, you can get the device on contract, come back to India and jailbreak to use it. There's no problem with it whatsoever.. You will just loose all forms of warranty and will probably be blacklisted in that particular network provider. Means you cannot get another contract from them again. And just to be on safer side, dont go back to that country in case its a hefty amount that u owe the network provider.. :D

Now that SGR is out.. Wait for SGA as it will be quite cheap i feel, about same as Optimus 2X, and lower than SGR when it last took breath on the online markets.
Or, wait a long time for SGSIII and hope that SGSII gets a price cut before its phased out and u can grab it in that small window of time :p.
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s2 prices will fall after launch of s2 plus by samsung..
many dual core andro r coming from samsung..
I think they r only waiting for mwc ..
 
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varunparakh

varunparakh

Gamer in me
Had once asked a friend's big broda, who was in US for an year coz of official work, he said, the everything in US is on credit basis, and if you cheat here, by breaking the contract and not paying for it, you may be filed in with a case of cheating and you credit cards and id's will be taken away i.e if you stay there or go back! So he said he could not bring it for me, i suppose similar will be the case here, coz just to flaunt my friend told me, he is using an iPhone 4S and he got it for just 25k, and the next line i said was, get me one for the same please, i will not forget this favor from you :p :D LOL!
And since then, he hasnt been replying when i ask him about the iPhone, he just keeps asking me about the jailbreaking, and the money people are asking him to jail break it! SIGH to everyone surprised over the price :wink:(even i wont get it now as it seems :p )
Any ideas, when will the ICS devices be rolled out(March i suppose) ? Shall i opt for SGA/Price reduced SGSII or wait for ICS devices ? Which one will be the best option ?

ritvij said:
BTW, its ur friend buying it.. so, no problem to you..:):)
if you get it, get one for me too.. i will pay you 30k for that :D
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Hahah!! LOL ! ! I'll offer him the same to pursue him ;)
 
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ankit360

Journeyman
don't wait for SG Advance or anything buy sony neo v or Defy +

i don't think there is so much different between SGA and neo v and DEfy +


only different is 4'' AMLOED screen + dual core processor

r u sure u want to pay + 5-6k for that ?

also nobody know how was processor perform ..

defy + @ 15-16k is good deal u also save ur 6-8k on it grub is before it goes OOS

personally I don't like about samsung galaxy series is they all look same
 
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varunparakh

varunparakh

Gamer in me
mitraark said:
How much will SG Advanced cost ?
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If R continues, it is sure to cost around 25k else ~22k! ! But it is rumored to be launched in the MWC in late march and thus around April or so in India! :(

Update
[OFFICIAL]SGS Advance will be launched in Russia this month and then gradually every where else in the world!

Hope it'll be available by mid next month in India!
 
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MANOfJosh

QA Professional
Sam said:
OVERPRICED. was selling for close to 20k and now 22k when more mobiles will come knocking in a month.
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Agreed Sam. I got mine for 19k and this thing is growing heavy on price. I was referring to just let know that phone is back to stocks as letsbuy.com is Samsung India's official redirect page.
 
mitraark

mitraark

Decrepit
Samsung should have a mobile in 16-18k range , i hoped Galaxy R to be around 17k by April but it seems the other way round :(
 
ofabhishek

ofabhishek

║ Green World ║
Sam said:
OVERPRICED. was selling for close to 20k and now 22k when more mobiles will come knocking in a month.
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after the increased demand and less availability made its price rose again,
until some alternatives of its price bracket(SGA or smthing like that) hit the market price of SGR is not gonna come down....

people in need of buying an android right now around 20k is really having very less options...
 
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Sparky19

Broken In
I too am in the same dilemma as the op with a max budget of 25k. My options are -

1) Wait for Galaxy S Advance,
2) Price drop of any dual core,
3) New ICS phones.

I can afford to wait until end of march. Any longer and that would put me in a state of bother.
What should i do guys ?
 
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