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When will S5 mini price drop
Wanting to buy on either contract or PAYG with O2 but neither prices are decreasing.
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S4 mini is faster than the S5 mini !
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wait for S6 mini release and it will drop then but probably not by much.
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Prices are already very low.
It s in the iPHone 6 category, but costs more to make ( 720p AMOLED screen) yet costs £250 or so unlocked, £250 looks expensive because other phones can be artificially priced high for contract inclusives. |
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I've got my beady eyes on one of these. Where is it £250? The cheapest I can see is 275 on giffgaff.
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Prices are already very low.
It s in the iPHone 6 category, but costs more to make ( 720p AMOLED screen) yet costs £250 or so unlocked, £250 looks expensive because other phones can be artificially priced high for contract inclusives. |
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High spec to me.
The NFC actually works. So does the USB and with no metal tomb, signal standby will be likely double that of form over function offerings. Memory expansion also means you can pop in a 64 or 128GB micro SD card if you need. Its also waterproof, and has a heart rate sensor + fingerprint scanner if that's your thing. A failing is the lack of a screen ridge, but not being edge to edge screen or brittle, at least it has some survival chance on being dropped. |
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Maybe worth just buying the full S5 right now instead of the mini, not a huge difference in price
http://shop.vodafone.co.uk/shop/pay-...-default-47868 |
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I remember S5s costing near £500 not long ago, wow.
I feel pretty bad now about my EE deal. In the past contract phones used to be subsidised ie. cheaper than buying outright, the opposite seems the case now. I suppose the issue is if the OP deliberatly doesnt want an S5 due to preferring smaller phones. |
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That is Vodafones Black Friday type special deal.
Likely their normal price is £560. They had the LG G2 a months or so ago at £150. Anyway, all gone again. Whatever stock they get in/show is gone in about an hour. |
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I remember S5s costing near £500 not long ago, wow.
I feel pretty bad now about my EE deal. In the past contract phones used to be subsidised ie. cheaper than buying outright, the opposite seems the case now. I suppose the issue is if the OP deliberatly doesnt want an S5 due to preferring smaller phones. Thanks for all the replys. |
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I remember S5s costing near £500 not long ago, wow.
I feel pretty bad now about my EE deal. In the past contract phones used to be subsidised ie. cheaper than buying outright, the opposite seems the case now. I suppose the issue is if the OP deliberatly doesnt want an S5 due to preferring smaller phones. |
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I remember S5s costing near £500 not long ago, wow.
Amazon have the S5 unconnected for £369: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Samsung-Gala...ords=galaxy+s5 Quote:
I feel pretty bad now about my EE deal. In the past contract phones used to be subsidised ie. cheaper than buying outright, the opposite seems the case now.
Yes, now all you get is the privilege to pay for paying for the handset over a longer period of time. And in EE's case, access to price plans that are only available by buying a handset (!) such as the shared plans.Quote:
I suppose the issue is if the OP deliberatly doesnt want an S5 due to preferring smaller phones.
It is quite large compared to most of the others. Many people in my office with S4, HTC one (m7) are inclined to wait and see what the S6 and M9 era phones bring, hopefully more 4.7" devices rather than the "huge" 5" S5.
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S4 mini is faster than the S5 mini !
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Yes, Samsung phones no longer hold their value due to serious competition from Asia, e.g. the OnePlusOne and similar.
Amazon have the S5 unconnected for £369: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Samsung-Gala...ords=galaxy+s5 Yes, now all you get is the privilege to pay for paying for the handset over a longer period of time. And in EE's case, access to price plans that are only available by buying a handset (!) such as the shared plans. It is quite large compared to most of the others. Many people in my office with S4, HTC one (m7) are inclined to wait and see what the S6 and M9 era phones bring, hopefully more 4.7" devices rather than the "huge" 5" S5. This is the first time I got a phone on contract usually I buy them outright, and I think this will be the last time as well. Also I looked up the oneplusone, it looks a great deal except one problem, you need an invite to buy one wtf? |
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Also I looked up the oneplusone, it looks a great deal except one problem, you need an invite to buy one wtf?
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Also I looked up the oneplusone, it looks a great deal except one problem, you need an invite to buy one wtf?
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AFAIK It's widely available online without any invite these days. Have you checked on Amazon?
I suppose tho given this phone seems sponsored by cyanogen it is a guarantee of official cyanogen support. |
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and lack of Band 20 (800mhz) LTE for europe.
But again the OnePlus is a bigger phone. |
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02 currently have the S5 mini at 239.99
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Limitation of LTE bands did not stop people buying that a certain other phone .
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By chance, they are selling another batch at 7pm, £229 I much guess.
https://oneplus.net/uk/jan20 800LTE would be useful too but considering its price then £229 for real top end specs is not shabby. |
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02 currently have the S5 mini at 239.99
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800LTE would be useful too but considering its price then £229 for real top end specs is not shabby.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00OM257S...TKTE8J78&psc=1 |
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