Samsung Galaxy S2 Price Drop?

[far]

Now that S3 has been launched and released widely in India and the instore price is 40k with the bluetooth headset.. Can be found for 1-2k cheaper online,
isn't it time that Samsung reduce the price on its predecessor S2 yet ?

What are they waiting for ?. Or they wont drop the price at all Since S2 and S3 prices are already 13 k apart , so they fall in different ranges ?.

S3 is too expensive for me at this price ,and with my kind of usage S2 is more than enough ( not to mention the newer S2 comes with ICS preloaded )...

I'm looking to buy it for 25k or less.. Not interested in buying online...

So is it worth to wait for the price drop ??

[ajayashish]

I believe they might drop the price and take it out of the market. The trend has been seen by a lot of company where they dont drop the price for a lot of successful product and take it out... Suggest you to wait for 2 weeks... if they decide of dropping then they will do that within that time.

As u already mentioned, 13k price diff is lot and make them fall in different segment.

On the other hand, S2 might get a cut if HTC one S comes out... might be within 2 weeks...

[far]

On the other hand, S2 might get a cut if HTC one S comes out... might be within 2 weeks...

What is the expected price of ONE S in INR ?.

[abhidev]

What is the expected price of ONE S in INR ?.

approx 32k

[far]

approx 32k

Well... thats not helping S2 to drop further , since its already 5k less than ONE S's expected price

[ajayashish]

^^ yes heard it will be around 32-33k mark. But again it also depends on how Rs / $ rate goes when it is launched

[far]

^^ yes heard it will be around 32-33k mark. But again it also depends on how Rs / $ rate goes when it is launched

Most likely ONE S is not going to drill S2 price down ... Wait for the launch of ONE S and buy S2 what ever price is at that time ?

[ajayashish]

Which city are u from... may be I can get price update from a person whom I bought the phone from.

[rider]

LoL, HTC One S compete with S3 not old S2 in the market, though its a dual core.. but it beats S3 in many benchmarks.

Galaxy S III vs HTC One S (global) beats in every benchmark except quadrant v2
See performance section

Price is 30k + Free Seagate 320 GB External Hard Disk on ebay.in

[far]

LoL, HTC One S compete with S3 not old S2 in the market, though its a dual core.. but it beats S3 in many benchmarks.

Hmm.. but many of us may not be a big fan of HTC's non removable battery and no SD card slot ..I beleive..

Well do you think its not wise to get a S2 now when it might be phasing out soon ?

[rider]

Hmm.. but many of us may not be a big fan of HTC's non removable battery and no SD card slot ..I beleive..

Well do you think its not wise to get a S2 now when it might be phasing out soon ?

These are the only cons of the phone, as you know future of all phones is of non-removable battery and no SD slots. It is started by Apple now HTC & Sony started to follow in new phones. If someone is getting I9100 for around 25k, it's not a bad deal.

[far]

These are the only cons of the phone, as you know future of all phones is of non-removable battery and no SD slots. It is started by Apple now HTC & Sony started to follow in new phones. If someone is getting I9100 for around 25k, it's not a bad deal.

ok.. Thanks ..

If No SD ard slots.. then it should have more inbuilt internal memory. .then its okay.. Lets hope this will be the case in future phones...

[rider]

ok.. Thanks ..

If No SD ard slots.. then it should have more inbuilt internal memory. .then its okay.. Lets hope this will be the case in future phones...

16 GB is fine for a smartphone. Why do you need more memory?

[far]

Well with future phones, its always good to have 32 GB atleast .. just my personal opinion.. High res pix are approx 4- 5MB each and we would like to carry some music / movies library and games along.. 16 GB to me looks little cramped ...

[rider]

Well with future phones, its always good to have 32 GB atleast .. just my personal opinion.. High res pix are approx 4- 5MB each and we would like to carry some music / movies library and games along.. 16 GB to me looks little cramped ...

You should keep movies, music library on you PC, it safer in HDD of PC. Only put selective ones on the phone.
Also you can use USB On-The-Go feature by plugging a pen drive in the phone. Next iPhone would come with 128 GB model so yes future phones will have bigger memory.

[far]

You should keep movies, music library on you PC, it safer in HDD of PC. Only put selective ones on the phone.
Also you can use USB On-The-Go feature by plugging a pen drive in the phone. Next iPhone would come with 128 GB model so yes future phones will have bigger memory.

Great .. I dont trust PC HDD much either.. have an external HDD to store my huge library..Some times lazy to modify by library on the phone ..its my fault...

Cool 128 GB awesome..

USB on the go is on HTC only ?.. or any other models ?

[techlover]

its easily available for 26k right now, most likely if u bargain with your local stores you can get some free stuff like memory card screen protector which may put it down to 25k's ....if u are very impatient you may like to go for it ..or wait for 1-2week and let it drop by 1k max...coz Samsung has recently launched Galaxy Advanced for 24k ..i dont think they may drop the price of S2 than 24k in the end but who knows when that time will come

Personally though HTC ONE S is a good phone but i may not prefer it as only 10GB memory is available ..thats not a good quality for a high end phone ..i mean if u are spending that much money you can expect that the phone doesnt go outdated in just few months only because it has low memory ...

[far]

its easily available for 26k right now, most likely if u bargain with your local stores you can get some free stuff like memory card screen protector which may put it down to 25k's ....if u are very impatient you may like to go for it ..or wait for 1-2week and let it drop by 1k max...coz Samsung has recently launched Galaxy Advanced for 24k ..i dont think they may drop the price of S2 than 24k in the end but who knows when that time will come

Personally though HTC ONE S is a good phone but i may not prefer it as only 10GB memory is available ..thats not a good quality for a high end phone ..i mean if u are spending that much money you can expect that the phone doesnt go outdated in just few months only because it has low memory ...

Will wait for couple of weeks... and go for it... then

[ajayashish]

I think HTC One also has micro sim option which can be a challenge.

[rider]

I think HTC One also has micro sim option which can be a challenge.

Why it is a challenge? Micro SIM is easily available nowdays.

its easily available for 26k right now, most likely if u bargain with your local stores you can get some free stuff like memory card screen protector which may put it down to 25k's ....if u are very impatient you may like to go for it ..or wait for 1-2week and let it drop by 1k max...coz Samsung has recently launched Galaxy Advanced for 24k ..i dont think they may drop the price of S2 than 24k in the end but who knows when that time will come

Personally though HTC ONE S is a good phone but i may not prefer it as only 10GB memory is available ..thats not a good quality for a high end phone ..i mean if u are spending that much money you can expect that the phone doesnt go outdated in just few months only because it has low memory ...

The memory is 16GB, 2GB partitioned for apps and games. rest for OS and all.
Overall 10 GB for movies, music etc.

Great .. I dont trust PC HDD much either.. have an external HDD to store my huge library..Some times lazy to modify by library on the phone ..its my fault...

Cool 128 GB awesome..

USB on the go is on HTC only ?.. or any other models ?

Keeping data in NTFS is safer than FAT system of memory cards.
USB on to go comes with Galaxy S II.
Well, SII will be discontinued in September like S1 last year and will not get Jelly update for sure. Whereas, HTC One S comes with ICS inbuilt will get Jelly bean update in future for sure.

[far]

Well, SII will be discontinued in September like S1 last year and will not get Jelly update for sure. Whereas, HTC One S comes with ICS inbuilt will get Jelly bean update in future for sure.

Even the latest S2 comes with ICS.. Are you saying that wont get a Jelly Bean ?.. Well there is no official word on Jelly yet..

BTW what phone are u using

[rider]

Yes, like Galaxy S I didnt get ICS update (though it was compatible). So, I guess same Galaxy S II have almost no chance for Android 4.1 (Jelly bean). Some Official Words

I've many phones, right now using iPhone 4 16GB

[far]

Well..alternatively Shall I buy ONE X for 35 k... It has a dedicated core for battery back up..will it help the battery life ???

[techlover]

Well you may be correct that the S2 wont get Jellybean official update but you can always find fantastic unofficial updates on trusted sites

Talking about HTC One S getting official update of Jellybean i want to ask you one thing ....you want that your phone should last longer in terms of hardware and software right?
Then can you depend on just 10gb of music,videos and just 2Gb for apps in future? ..i mean 2gb gets full if you use your phone well now a days ..it may be difficult in future

And about HTC ONE X - anytime its better than S2 but its for 9k more ...i too wanted to go for it but i'll prefer a good laptop with good specs and a phone for just 12-13k rather buying One X ...

[rider]

Well you may be correct that the S2 wont get Jellybean official update but you can always find fantastic unofficial updates on trusted sites

Talking about HTC One S getting official update of Jellybean i want to ask you one thing ....you want that your phone should last longer in terms of hardware and software right?
Then can you depend on just 10gb of music,videos and just 2Gb for apps in future? ..i mean 2gb gets full if you use your phone well now a days ..it may be difficult in future

And about HTC ONE X - anytime its better than S2 but its for 9k more ...i too wanted to go for it but i'll prefer a good laptop with good specs and a phone for just 12-13k rather buying One X ...

Getting official updates is always pain in the a**. The battery drains like water and bundles of error to fix. HTC One S is good for hardware as well as software. I wish HTC launch 32 GB version soon. For me 2GB much for apps in android, though I don't do gaming much in phones, except Angry Birds . The phones is awesome in terms of using, even the booting time is just 5 second. Everything is lighting fast on that device.. total lag free.

Well..alternatively Shall I buy ONE X for 35 k... It has a dedicated core for battery back up..will it help the battery life ???

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[aroraanant]

One X costs around 32.5k from ngpay which is really a great price for that device.
Rather spending 26k for S2 I suggest you to shell few thousand bucks more and get One X which is a much better phone than S2.

[Raccoon]

These are the only cons of the phone, as you know future of all phones is of non-removable battery and no SD slots. It is started by Apple now HTC & Sony started to follow in new phones. If someone is getting I9100 for around 25k, it's not a bad deal.

I don't know about the future, but I'm very unlikely to buy a phone without a SD slot or non-removable battery. If you buy such things, you will only encourage manufacturers to make more such phones. Manufacturers should supply what customers want, and not vice versa. What you say suggests you believe in the reverse.

No SD slot, non-removable battery, etc., is a very retro step. What next? Non-removable SIMs (like CDMA phones)? Non removable headphones? All this because manufactures can save a few pennies or maybe they have other designs to dictate how we use our phones?

[rider]

Don't know why there is no microSD slot in new Sony and HTC phones. For apple we can say they use some totally different format to save that is incapable in microSDs.
For non-removable battery HTC guy told me that for better battery backup technology HTC One X battery can not be removable, the gold pins emits waste of power something like that. Also for the beautiful unibody design. But the battery can be replaceable in any HTC service center.

[ajayashish]

I had a look at One X before i bought s2 since price was not a big concern for me. But I was taken back by couple of reasons. \

Size
Battery life
Micro Sim (can use one as it is available now. But u cannot swap handsets)
No SD Card
Non removable battery (big concern as the store will charge a bomb replacing it)

[far]

I had a look at One X before i bought s2 since price was not a big concern for me. But I was taken back by couple of reasons. \

Size
Battery life
Micro Sim (can use one as it is available now. But u cannot swap handsets)
No SD Card
Non removable battery (big concern as the store will charge a bomb replacing it)

Totally agree ..When and for how much did you buy the S2 ?