Several units of the Samsung Galaxy S2 have been spotted in a number of phone stores in Greenhills this week, ahead of the anticipated launch this month. Gray market price ranges from Php38,000 to Php40,000.
And if you look at the boxes closely, you’ll see the 1.2GHz is indicated under the label.
The Php38k asking price is a good indication that the SGS2 might be affordable enough once it’s officially released in the Philippines since most gray market units are sold at 25% mark-up. We should be seeing a Php30k to Php32k SRP this June.
Incidentally, Samsung Philippines also sent us an email today with a press release stating that the SGS2 is coming soon (it’s a no-news release, really). Fortunately though, the release confirms that what they are bringing in would be the 1.2GHz and Super AMOLED Plus variant.
We posted our review of the Galaxy S2 here.
Hat tip to Raf Oca.
Thanks man.
thanks for the reply and the link imitator101. my concern is korea is using the cdma network. even if i had manage to unlocked it from the carrier (sk telecom korea), you think the phone will work in philippine’s gsm network?
Ahhh thats a problem. CDMA won’t work here. In fact I saw some cellphone vendors selling CDMA phones for 9k (it was the HTC EVO 4G; should fetch around 24k) because it can’t be used here in the Philippines.
Try selling it back in korea if you can.
i have this galaxy s2 locked under sk telecom here in korea. is it possible to use it in Philippines? may naghahack/unlock na ba nito dyan? thanks..
There are unlock instructions here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1064978
I haven’t done this myself because I got my Galaxy SII carrier unlocked, but XDA is a trusted hack website. Good luck!
away kayo nang away. basta ko, hintay ako maging available sa cmk. mura talaga sa kanila, lol.
I’d like to discourage buyers from purchasing screen protectors for s2. S2 does not need a screen protector since it has Gorilla Glass. Screen protectors may slow down responsiveness and damage your unit. So there.
yo guys.. i need enlightenment.. when it says dat globe s going 2 be its carrier, does dat mean dat i cant insert any simcard other dan globe if i buy one? ..ppuuff
simple answer:
If you get it from GLOBE TELECOM, then it will be carrier locked to globe.
Long answer:
You may still use a different simcard, however it will not work due to the phone being carrier locked to a specific carrier (globe). However, this can be fixed by unlocking the phone, I am not sure if hackers already have access to such for this specific model but rest assured eventually it shall be unlocked.
Also,in the US, if you get it from say AT@T under a plan (even under prepaid), and ask them to unlock it because say you need ro use the phone with another simcard since you will be traveling outside the united states, normally they would give you an unlock code to unlock your phone.
Again, however if the phone is extremely new, they will tell you that unlocking will only be available after a number of months (which is a lie, because units have a code already it’s just that AT@T is still unwilling to unlock it perhaps due to exclusivity issues), as what happened with my Motorola Atrix.
Suggestion:
Just get a factory unlocked unit and save yourself the headache.
Mark
what the….!!!!..i don’t wanna think about it, it just gives me headache…..;(((thanks anyway mark….
Very informative Mark, thanks.