Samsung Galaxy S i9100 aka Galaxy S2 is now available for preorder for 550 pounds!!!

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mrgsm021

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# 77237 12-Feb-2011 21:00

http://www.mobilefun.co.uk/sim-free-samsung-galaxy-s2-i9100-p27921.htm?referer=aff_aw_78888

As it turns out, it looks like mobilefun.co.uk only ships to selected countries in the EU, so bummer for us Kiwis downunder..

kyhwana2

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# 438686 12-Feb-2011 21:04

Ouch, $1000! (ex vat, ex gst)

Wonder when samsung are going to release 2.3 for their other phones :|

mrgsm021

729 posts

Ultimate Geek

# 438693 12-Feb-2011 21:26

Based on current exchange rates, that's almost the same price as when I bought my SGS from ebay and was lucky enough not to be stung by GST at custom...

Not sure if Samsung is making Gingerbread available to its current line ups, I doubt it and there are speculations on the internet that Samsung won't upgrade SGS to 2.3 due to the SGS2 not being too far away. I do think that SGS has enough grunt to run 2.3. Also this won't stop the geniuses at XDA coming up with their own custom 2.3 ROMs.

Hamiac

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# 439015 13-Feb-2011 21:59

Hmmm, I dont think grunt is the problem, if anything it should be easier to run because it is optimied for speed. I think samsung are just a bit slack in giving updates...

Only a few hours and the Samsung galaxy SII will be revealed to the press at MWC!!!!!!

Here are some pretty pictures I found a few hours ago too:http://www.gizmodo.fr/2011/02/13/les-premieres-photos-des-samsung-galaxy-tab-2-et-galaxy-s2.html

I believe the official release date is March 4th - some of these online store seem to be jumping the gun...

valtam

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# 446815 8-Mar-2011 22:13

http://www.mobicity.co.nz/samsung-galaxy-s2.html

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mrgsm021

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# 446826 8-Mar-2011 23:50

Hmmm....interesting, available on mobilecity for preorder, although I am more interested in the 32GB version. If the preorder price of the 16GB version is NZ$1170, I wonder how much more the 32GB version would be? $1250? If that's the price, it'll be the most expensive cellphone/smartphone I would ever purchase.

valtam

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# 446829 8-Mar-2011 23:58

Its the first time I'll be spending over $1000 on a phone but the way I look at it is, its the first of many, in a years time I'll sell it, get a quad core and only have to spend a few hundred, the first buy is always the most painfull :( after that its just a matter of upgrading each time. This phone is well worth it, dual core, tegra 2, 1 gig ram 1080p recording, its all you need. My first smartphone, its been well worth the wait for the technology to finally reach a point where it becomes a useful multi-device.

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old3eyes

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# 446850 9-Mar-2011 08:51

Wonder what the NZ carriers will sell them for $1300??

Regards,

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mentalinc

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# 446904 9-Mar-2011 11:58

http://blog.clove.co.uk/2011/03/08/samsung-galaxy-s-i9100-price-update/

Samsung Galaxy S II I9100 16GB ? ?440 + VAT (?528 inc.VAT)
Samsung Galaxy S II I9100 32GB ? New price TBC

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