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Samsung Galaxy S3 price to hit no more than Php37k

Reports are coming in that Samsung Stores in Metro Manila are also accepting reservations for the Galaxy S3. These are unlocked/openline units but will be released later than the pre-orders for Smart and Globe (which will have a week or two of lead time).

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According to sales rep in Samsung Stores, there’s no advise as to the suggested retail price but they estimated that it will be around Php36k or not more than Php37k when it comes out. It’s not sure if the quoted price is for the 16GB or the 64GB model.

Our original price estimated was Php29,990 for the 16GB, Php32,990 for the 32GB and Php35,990 for the 64GB.

If the final price tag is in the Php36k for the entry-level variant, it could be a deal breaker to a lot of expecting buyers. If that’s the case, and in this price range, we might also be right with our estimated postpaid plans under Smart (which will be accepting pre-orders on May 23).

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Abe is the founder and Editor-in-Chief of YugaTech with over 20 years of experience in the technology industry. He is one of the pioneers of blogging in the country and considered by many as the Father of Tech Blogging in the Philippines. He is also a technology consultant, a tech columnist with several national publications, resource speaker and mentor/advisor to several start-up companies.

55 Responses

  1. Avatar for HAPPY HAPPY says:

    3310 still the best waaaahhhhhhhhh…..

  2. Avatar for wakoko wakoko says:

    I guess after 6 months the price of S3 will drop 10 to 20 percent like other sumsung product in the market, all you have to do is save your money and wait.:) sound great right.

  3. Avatar for anonimus anonimus says:

    too expensive for a pure plastic casing :(

    • Avatar for ximon ximon says:

      actually it’s not pure plastic casing like the GS2. it is a polycarbonate body covering

  4. Avatar for anonimus anonimus says:

    mahal naman bakit kailangan ng pre order? ano yan limited edition? LOL

  5. Avatar for Mark Mark says:

    mahal naman tlga lagi mga bagong labas na phone ng samsung eh, after ilang months lang, biglang mag bababa.. mas mahal pa nila ibinebenta compare sa iphone 4s, but stil now ang iphone 4s konti lang binaba ng price, maganda specs ng GS3 but sana pag dating sa software update, kung gaano kamahal, ganun din sana kabilis ang after sales software update nila for GS3.. bka pag may GS4 na ma etchepwera nlng update ng GS3. para bilin u naman ung GS4 nila

  6. Avatar for Jericho Jericho says:

    pagbaba ng price nito mas mababa na htc one x so htc pa rin ako IMHO.

  7. Avatar for chuful chuful says:

    sana naman hindi ganyan kamahal ang s3…. Yan pa man din plan ko bilihin… Guys, ano masasabi nyo sa performance ng one x? Worth ba yung performance nya for the price?

    • Avatar for TechGuy TechGuy says:

      Design lang ang nag dala sa One X. Pero everything else… Samsung Galaxy S3 and panalo. Hindi naman din panget design ng Galaxy S3 eh…

      I’m going to get S3 :)

    • Avatar for wakoko wakoko says:

      I agree with you, one x captivate the consumers interest because of the design not in the capability or use which s3 has. but the price of s3 really matter in terms of budget

  8. Avatar for FuckThisUgaTechLOL FuckThisUgaTechLOL says:

    Samsung Galaxy S3 is so much better than HTC One X. But I can’t afford S3 at the price.

  9. Avatar for William C William C says:

    While I am hoping that the 37k will be the high-end 64GB version, or the street price of a imported Galaxy SIII (ie one from grey market that arrive before the official one),Samsung does sometimes overprice their products if they thought they could get away with it… Remember The First Galaxy Tab which at over 30k was way overpriced, and is thus unable to grab significant marketshare from the iPad (then), that device dropped almost 40% in price in a few months!

    Still with the One X already out, Samsung would be stupid to price it that high. As said, aside from faster processor, 95% of S3’s capability can be had on older devices (Some like improved S-Voice will eventually be hacked by someone to work on say, the Note, Flipboard (a S3 exclusive) has already been released to the wild).

    Or maybe Samsung is testing the waters, so to speak, by floating at high price, then coming in at say 32k, then giving first adopter a discount of 2k, plus free case perhaps… Take note, not every preorder promo is a hit, the Note, for one, was not sold out…

  10. Avatar for Leonor Leonor says:

    Kelan ba labas ng iPhone 5. Hmpf! I’ll wait na lang muna.

  11. Avatar for Kirk Kirk says:

    Obviously that’s for 64 GB. I honestly doubt Samsung (or any Android manufacturer) would price it with a 16 GB. Samsung can’t price it the way Apple does.

  12. Avatar for testing testing says:

    testing lang

  13. Avatar for NormanG NormanG says:

    What’s crazy with the price? Almost all high edge phones open with 30,000 or more. If you can still remember S2 during its prime, it was also released with that same price. You’re complaining with S3 with 30k but you’re silent with Apple? That’s not fair. S3 was made to kill 4S.

    • Avatar for zer0ice zer0ice says:

      I beg to disagree.

      I bought my Galaxy S II at 26K, with car mount and a leather case. First 300 units sold by Samsung in the Philippines. It was at the Powerplant mall. Samsung warranty and service.

      We are complaining about the price of S3 relative to current tech and market.

      Now why would I care for Apple?

      S3 can’t kill 4S because you can’t compare two different ecosystems. Hindi mo sya ma-ko-compare.

      S3 is supposed to compete with other Quad-core phones, so that’s HTC One X.

      Lastly, it’s not 30K. It’s 37K we’re talking about.

      High-capacity gadgets usually come out last. Low-capacity usually go out first.

      So, if rumors WERE TRUE, we are expecting a low-capacity (16GB) Galaxy S3, selling for 37K.

      That’s our issue.

      Kung hindi totoo, e di OK! Kung 64GB, e di mas OK.

      POV lang namin chong is mahal kung mahal ang 37 for a 16-GB gadget. UNFAIR ba yon?

    • Avatar for reader reader says:

      Comparing new tech to current products is not necessarily wrong. To a certain extent, most semiconductor-based products follow the principle of Moore’s law where we can see technology increase by a 100% every 18 months while maintaining the old price point (or even lower).

      So honestly, I was expecting that the S3 be made available at around the 28k – 30k range. I was surprised that 37k would be the expected retail price. But all of these things are still speculation, let’s wait till the prices have been announced.

    • Avatar for Marcelino Marcelino says:

      I bought my iPhone 4S last January for 33k.
      (1 month after its launch here in the Philippines)

      Still a bit cheaper than that! :))

  14. Avatar for reader reader says:

    Introductory prices are for people that cannot wait to get their hands on bleeding edge technology. That has always been the case for any type of electronic commodity.

    Granted that there was a precedent on S2’s introductory price point, prices will still drop do whatever the consumers are willing to pay for it. We just have to play the waiting game.

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