Someone once told me that in order to determine if a person is a potential iPhone 3G buyer, you’ll have to check what phone they’re currently using and how much did they get it for. That way, you’ll have an idea if they are predisposed to buy such high-end phones. Though I know it makes sense, I’d like to test that theory here.
Before the time of Apple’s iPhone, there were several high-end phones that were as or more expensive. Let’s look at some of them:
Nokia 8800 – Php48,000
Palm Treo 750 – Php37,000
Nokia N95 – Php35,000
HTC Touch Dual – Php36,000
Nokia E90 – Php45,000
How much did the Nokia N73 cost when it first came out? How about the HP iPaq series? If any of you remembered how much the other phones cost when they first came out, please do leave a comment.
Or how about the newer ones that are released this year?
HTC Touch Diamond – Php41,000
Samsung Omnia i900 – Php34,000
Sony-Ericsson Xperia X1 – TBA (~$1,500)
So let me go back to my question, what’s your phone now and how much did you get it for? Mine’s a Nokia E71 for 22k. The most expensive I ever bought was the Samsung Blackjack at 24k. I think my threshold tops at 25k.
Twitter: lucienium
says:
I’d get the Samsung OMNIA for it’s current price if I hadn’t yet bought my Samsung i780 for PhP 23,500.
My phone’s worth it, by the way. Registered at Handago and got a couple of enhancements. I don’t need the MP3 stuff though cause I have a seperate PMP for that purpose.
I have an iPhone 3G 16GB. I live in USA so I got it cheaper. It costed $299.
needed a phone/music player, so i bought a SonyEricsson W660i last week for only Php7,500. not into high-end phones anymore. just being practical now.
I agree with Lucien, I’d get the Samsung Omnia instead if I have the money.
I’m using my Nokia 6680 for three years now, I got it for 18k and it still serves it’s purpose well ’til now.
Twitter: Filpolitics
says:
I have an ipaq512 – bought it online for 7k
I used to have alcatel two liner before I shifted to ipaq hehehehe the alcatel thing was buy1 take 1 brand new with 1 year warranty. Still works mighty fine after I literally threw it during a fight.
Before that…nokia 5110…
Come to think of it, I only had three phones in my life.
My last two phones were:
1. W850i – 16K (2007)
2. W810i – 15K (2006)
My present phone is an iPhone at 24K and no, it’s not just a fancy phone with a lovely touchscreen. I know, I use it on a daily basis.
n73 bought Novermber 2006 @ 23K
the last phone i bought was a N95 8gig. it wasn’t for me but for my gf. cost around 28t at the time. won’t consider spending that much if were for me.
currently use an e90 and a samsung duo but both of them were gifts from my clients. be getting an iphone 3g but it’ll be a gift as well. i doubt i’d get one if i had to spend for it.
basically, the most expnsive phone i bought for myself was a 9300 communicator back in 2006. spent around 18k for it.
A Motorola Razr V3 and a V3x. The V3 cost around 13,000, i think, while the V3x I got “free” with a line subscription to smart.
Sony Ericsson P800 – 30 thousand, greenhills
Sony Ericsson P900 – 44 thousand, greenhills
Sony Ericsson P910i- 40 thousand, greenhills
Sony Ericsson P990i -13 thousand, ATC
Its an E71, bought it last weekend and was influenced by your review, hehe. Got it for P20K from a store at 4th SM Megamall… I’m still exploring the phone, but so far so good! AND, I got turned off by Globe’s exorbitant pricing of the iPhone, just because they have exclusivity.
E71. I guess based on the history of the phones that I owned my threshold is in the P20K mark. I got my E71 for about 15K after trading in my E61. I have to say this phone has a great bang for the buck ratio. Yes it doesnt have the spiffy pda features of a windows mobile enabled device. And it doesnt have that amazing graphics and interface that the iphone has. But it works excellently as a phone, surfing is great with the opera browser, gps is quite entertaining, camera is adequate, and 3rd party app support is extensive. All that for the fraction of what an iphone or a windows mobile smartphone costs.
I have my SE P1i which i bought for 24K. It’s worth the price because I like the features and it really fits my lifestyle.
I still have my SE P1i which i bought for 24K. It’s worth the price because I like the features and it really fits my lifestyle.
After SE P1i, i got hold of N95 for a price of 26K.
No plans of buying a new handset now. Maybe an iPhone will come next.
Just bought a Palm Centro since I’m feeling slightly overwhelmed with my to-do list and calendar. Takes a bit of time to get used to a QWERTY but rubberized keys feel nice. Got it at Mobile 1 for 17.4k with 12 months to pay.
n80i bought it last year for 21k
i recently bought another cellphone
HTC KYnII aka at&t TILT for $350 only
i saw it yesterday at Trinoma and they sell it for 44K wow! huge difference! and they don’t have the model for it..they only use a plastic replica..
dunno why..no regrets for choosing this over the iphone
Nokia 3110 Classic for Php 5,300.
3 phones in a row.
1. SE P1i the most expensive that I bought so far. It cost me 27k when it 1st came out late last year. Traded it with a P900i when I gave it to my wife coz she didnt like it.
2. A month after, Globe gave me a Dopod 838 Pro for free, 3 years corporate contract with the company I work with. Currently my only phone.
3. A few weeks after the Dopod, I bought the first gen Iphone for 25k already opened and unlocked. Sold it for 15k after six months.
Currently waiting for the SE X1.
SEP990i – 13k
I’m planning to buy another phone, maybe a Nokia 2600, will use for texting coz my phone’s keypad is possessed and won’t work. I’m currently stuck on using damn qwerty keypads which is too small for my fingers.
So far i’m still using a razr; and now its my third.
Why? Its because its mike-speaker length is approximately the same as the mouth-ear distance, so its audibly better even in crowded places.
BTW, bought the first when its price got 14K.
N6300 w/ 512gb microSD at Php7,800. bought it last june.
blackberry for P1,200. yup. its just 1,200.
Twitter: fcchernandez
says:
A black N82 for 18,500 and I waited for a year for the price to go down that level. Previous was a 6630 phone that I had bought for around 30k, the market price of which plummeted to 26k three weeks after my purchase. Learned my lesson.
samsung sgh-e250 for 3T 2nd hand from my brother…thanks kuya
bought a SE w960i for 20k around 2 weeks ago. Loving it so far…