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Samsung Galaxy Grand Prime to hit gray markets

Carl Lamiel October 27, 2014 · 1 min read

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Last month, we gave you a preview of the Samsung Galaxy Grand Prime, a smartphone dedicated to the selfie-ready with its 5-megapixel front facing camera. CMK Cellphones got a hold of the new Samsung mid-range phone slated to arrive in the coming weeks. How much? Read after the break.

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Samsung Galaxy Grand Prime specs:
5-inch qHD display @ 960 x 540 resolution
1.4 GHz Snapdragon 400 quad-core processor
1GB RAM
8GB storage, expandable up to 64GB via microSD
8MP rear camera with LED flash
5MP front camera
Bluetooth
Wi-Fi, 3G, FM Radio
Dual-SIM, Dual-Standby
Android 4.4.2 KitKat
2600mAh battery

CMK Cellphones will be selling the phone for Php9,500 once it is available.

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22 Comments

Name: dana · 11 years ago

@yaya and @to all. ask ko lang po if LAZADA is considered as gray market? Nagbebenta din sila ng imported phones without warranty. How about the phones with warranty? i aacept ba ito sa service center? diba online shop din yung Lazada and walang physical shop? Thanks po in advance yung magiging reply nyo coz i really need help for this naatract kasi ako sa price ng lazada.. tnx :)

yaya · 12 years ago

Bobo kasi yung hindi alam ibig sabihin ng gray market tulad ni Manong Driver at si Genesis. Si R1 isa pa yan na tanga na sumabat pa… Magbasa kasi kayu mga bwisit kayu… Eto Yugatech link oh, basahin niyu leche.

http://www.yugatech.com/toys-gadgets/why-international-gadgets-dont-have-local-warranty/

Official reseller ang CMK at hindi part ng gray market kaya yung mga warranty eh inaacknowledge ng distro. Yan, para matuto kayo mga leche!

“As such, to protect the business of the distributor and dealers, they will only receive items you actually bought from them. These are the units which are eligible for local warranty. Otherwise, they might also accept grey units but you’ll have to pay for the service since it’s not covered by warranty….

* This is the reason why gray market units or parallel imports are way cheaper than the mall prices of the devices — the prices do not account for replacement warranty and they did not invest in infrastructure for repairs and services. The only time gray market units are more expensive that the SRP is because of high demand and low supply of the units.”

Si Yuga nagsulat ng article na yan. Writer of this article, Carl Lamiel, at yung ibang nagmamarunong diyan sana basahin niyu to nang matuto kayu.

graymarket · 12 years ago

fyi, cmk is not considered a gray market seller as they provide official manufacturer’s warranty ng mga binebenta nilang units.. yung sponsor nyong kimstore at widget city ang notorious na gray market sellers na mababa nga magpresyo kasi walang official warranty, talo naman sa aftersales..

Easy E · 12 years ago

Kapal ng mukha ng Samsung magbenta ng ganito kamahal. Sold in India via samsung india official e-store at 15200 indian rupee or roughly php11k. Kahit na mas mura ang cmk, overpriced pa rin ito.

Easy E · 12 years ago

Kapal ng mukha ng Samsung magbenta ng ganito kamahal. LOL

Mang Tomas · 12 years ago

At ito pa. Ayon sa FAQs sa CMK:
“Can we go straight to the service center to claim the warranty?
—Answer: Yes, present the receipt we gave you upon purchase to claim warranty”
Eh diba resibo lang ng official distributors ang tinatanggap ng service centers? So di ko makuha kung bakit considered as gray market ang CMK?

R1 · 12 years ago

putang inang yaya na yan!
inggit ka lang sa yugatech!
sarap basagin sa face mo yang samsung grand!
ang dami mo nalalaman!

yaya · 12 years ago

So, CMK Cellphones is considered Gray Market now by Yugatech… SMH

Manong Driver · 12 years ago

LOL, anong akala mo? Local distributor sila ng samsung?

Genesis · 12 years ago

^ LOL. may SMH pang nalalaman ha.. haha! (>_<)

Mang Tomas · 12 years ago

Manong Driver, paki paliwang nga lang kung bakit local official warranty ang offered ng CMK kung gray market seller sila? Eh diba pag sinabing gray market eh imported original goods kaso hindi local warranty kaya service warranty lang offered ng gray market satin tulad ng widget city at kimstore?