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LG Optimus One Preview & Sale FAQ

Due to insistent demand, we had to squeeze in this little Optimus One preview and personally asked reps from LG Philippines regarding the mechanics of the sale tomorrow. Here’s what we got so far.


The sale was intended by LG as a way for the consumers to get a taste of an Android-powered handset at a very, low price. They’ve actually subsidized the 50% so this is a “palugi” sale. The idea is to increase awareness towards Android and should pave the way for more LG Android phone buyers in the future.

As for the sale, here’s what I gather from the LG rep:

1) The sale will only happen from 2pm to 3pm. No extensions. No reservations. Even LG employees, resellers and their relatives are not allowed to join the sale. Not even the media got special treatment. It’s every man for himself. *heh*

2) Only one Optimus One per buyer. This will prevent hoarding and re-selling of units after the sale.

3) LG reps will be there as early as 10am, when the mall opens. They will hand-out numbered claim stubs to those who come in early. The claim stubs do not guarantee you can buy during the sale period. It’s only to make sure who’s in line first. (Update: They’ll start giving away stubs by batches starting 2:00pm and all those who’ve gotten stubs until 3:00pm will be able to get their discounted handsets. I think this is a clearer process.)

4) There is not hard limit on the number of Optimus One they will sell as long as it is in the 60-minute window. There will be more than 1 counter (around 3 if I remember right) to process the sales.

Again, I’d like to stress that there’s a risk you might not get a unit even if you’re early. I don’t think they can process more than a thousand orders in 1 hour. My estimate is 1 minute per customer x 3 counters x 60 minutes — that’s around 180 units sold in 1 hour. That’s already a best-case scenario IMO. This is to keep everybody’s expectations in check.

My suggestion to everyone is — (1) skip the opening and inspection of your units since you have warranty anyways; (2) bring exact cash/change and (3) avoid credit card payments. This will save more time for more people to get in line and grab a unit. Be cooperative and plan it well with people in your line. Less hassle, less trouble when getting your Optimus One.

Okay, now that the reminders and tips are in order, here’s a short video I shot of the LG Optimus One this afternoon.

The handset is pretty solid, large-enough capacitive screen that’s responsive and snappy. LG added a UI layer they called the Optimus UI. There are 7 home screens but you can set this between 5 or 7 anytime. The Live Wallpapers work smoothly.

It’s a little thick on the side but tapers a little bit towards the edges. The 3MP camera is decent, not very good but not bad either. So is the video recording.

My take is that it’s a must buy to all Android fans.

P.S. As for the competing Nokia C6 sale, my opinion is that it also works in the advantage of LG since those who cannot make it for the Optimus One can still spend it on the C6. That should give potential frustrated LG buyers some consolation.

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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.

136 Responses

  1. Avatar for ken ken says:

    i remembered about a decade ago, it was the opening day of a Globe concept store, and they announced that on opening day the nokia 5110i will be sold as a pre-paid kit (it has been announced by globe that this unit has been bundled as pre-paid kit but has yet to reach the market as such).
    the store was blessed at about two in the afternoon and opened right after,
    there was 250 units on hand at the store as this was their most optimistic projection, but it turns out that their messenger would be running back and forth to their warehouse the rest of the day.
    before the end of the day, with people clamoring for more units, the store sold 2,000 (yes three zeroes) pre-paid nokia 5110i units.
    the store owner (franchisee?) seeing the demand, was able to place order before 5pm for more units from Globe and assured the buyers that more units was on the way and will be at the stores the next day,
    1,000 units arrives the next day since Globe say those were the only units left available. before noon all units were sold out.

    on average, with a 40ft square store and 5 staff, 500 units per hour were sold.

  2. Avatar for SuperPinoy SuperPinoy says:

    We, Filipinos, are fighters, hopefuls and risk takers. That is why we fell in line to such event.

    What we, who fell in line, were or are pointing @ is the way you/LG managed your consumers/customers in such event.

    You/LG should be on top of this. The consumers/customers sensed the Ad before the consumers/customers fell in line. Your name as LG was on the Ad. Even if it is the lack of just somebody or part of the crew of such event, still you/LG(the Big Name on the Ad) should be blamed or questioned. That is the reality/true rule of the world or boundary you are working or moving in.

    It is just like a family or organization. If a member made mistake/s or sin/s, then the PARENT or the PRESIDENT must be questioned by the affected factors(or persons — well in our case, CUSTOMERS/CONSUMERS).

    In brief rationale, we are looking at you/LG, and you are looking at your staffs or members who worked under or for you.

    CUSTOMERS ARE CUSTOMERS.

    The event happened was an obvious way of telling that you/LG are more persuader than them(or the other side). Please, LG, do not make us ignorant or stupid. We, who fell in line, are not that naive. We, who fell in line, were really affected. Without customers/consumers, you can not make sales. Even if you say that we should not be there if we know that it will gonna happen(no chance), still we would come for/because again we are fighters(like Manny Pacquiao—who just recently won the Manny Pacquiao & Margarito boxing fight), risk takers(like Charice Pempengco) and hopefuls.

    Fighter, risk taker and/or hopeful type of people are the people who live and who knows FREEDOM.

    We, who fell in line, were sure buyers. The way you advertise was very obviously deceiving.

    In short, your CUSTOMER’S CONVENIENCY skill was very disappointing and unethical in the world of SALES.

    I personally fell in line. I was just 2 customers away from the cut off(last buyer of such promo–1 hour only). I even prevented my urine to come out just to get the chance. I started to fall in line at 8am until 3pm(when the 1 hour sale event ended), Philippines time. The host was still announcing that there are more items however he never said the possibilities of the pace of the transaction. The host did not even to manage to announce the difficulty of getting the chance so that we will not be wasting our time waiting. There were thousands of people waiting to get their chance out of 20 items only sold however still the host did not even announce to these thousands of people waiting about the possibilities of not getting the chance. LG, we have believed in you but because of what happened, thousands of people’s LIFE is no GOOD in that time due to broken hopes you were rendering. The host was only announcing that they are the only one who has that kind of event(1 hour sale 50 % off for unlimited–no exact number of such item/s). That is deceiving.

    If you want more people but less items, why not do it in Entertainment instead?

    Now LG, please confirm/answer this(simple yes or no question):

    Were you up to the customer or to the sale?

    If customer, then something good(or I shouldn’t be doing this) must have happened.

    Else, if sale, then you are not a good example.

    In other words, the question is, Sale before Customer or Customer before Sale?

    Please answer all the questions LG. I personally beg you. We, who fell in line, were really badly affected.

  3. Avatar for madzkiller madzkiller says:

    nakabili ako! pang-47th!

  4. Avatar for providence providence says:

    Those who are complaining you can call up LG
    http://www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=458808296819&comments#!/mylifesgoodph?v=app_6009294086
    02 – 902-5544

  5. Avatar for providence providence says:

    Those who complains you can call up LG
    http://www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=458808296819&comments#!/mylifesgoodph?v=app_6009294086
    02 – 902-5544

  6. Avatar for concern concern says:

    LG BOYCOTT!..meron pa kayong picture picture, para lng masabi na maraming pumila sa inyo…ginamit nyo lang mga tao sa promo para sabihin maganda product nyo pinipilahan….wala kayong kwenta…let’s not buy LG products…hindi nyo inispi pagod at hirap pumila…sana pila pa lang nagbigay na kayo ng stub na 20units at 20 na tao lang pwede makakuha…what a stupid product and promo…next time…no way damn!

    Let’s not support LG! idamay nyo na rin yang si nokia…kawawa mga tao pumila dyan…tapos wala rin mapapala…boycott!

    BOYCOTT!BOYCOTT!BOYCOTT!…kahit mag sale kayo…lokohin nyo sarili nyo!

  7. Avatar for xxx xxx says:

    ^^they are not following their own srp. friday night i asked how much the optimus one is. was surprised that the officer in charge (the highest ranking staff in the booth) said that the price is 14790. but if you buy before the sale, you’re entitled to a 1500 discount. i asked why didn’t they follow the srp as suggested in the flyer, she only answered “i don’t know that’s what the management said”. lg is making a fool out of people. so if you want to be lg’s fool then go aheaad and buy one.

  8. Avatar for erix erix says:

    magkano ung optimus dun sa sale? ung srp magkano kaya?

  9. Avatar for Jun Jun says:

    walang mangyayari sa complaint.. do it our own way.. dont buy any LG Products.. spread the word here and our family :)

  10. Avatar for taray taray says:

    ano p man ang phone ang issue dto is kng tlg gugustuhin ng LG na tlg mgbenta ng phone magagawa nila ng mas maasyos at mabilis.. at mas madame unit ang pwede nila m-release in span of 1hr, hindi un wla p ata 15 phones un nabenta ng LG during their 1hr sale.madame din nmn pumila sa nokia pro still naayos nila n mk pg out ng 60 units sa sm north edsa annex.bulok un cp? d nmn cguro…kc d rin nmn pipilihan ang nokia kng bulok..:).. ang nkpgpagulo lng tlg sa nokia sales is un lalaki mataba nk stripe.. kapal mukha.. :)

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