HTC 7 Mozart Price, Plans on Smart Exclusive

More expensive than IPhone 4?

If I had the cash I’d go for the IPhone 4. Better screen and more applications available on their app store. More than that, the stature that comes with using one.

ahahahahaha!

EXLUSIVE???? Thanks for destroying my dream Smart. I hate you

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leave him alone his point is he’d rather get the ip4 based on pricing bc he’s getting more bang for his buck, and by stature i think he just means the general feeling you get when you own a decent phone.

this is one of the 5 win7 htc phones should be very interesting

Stature that comes with it when using iphone4?
pasosyal. kahit hulugan haha

practical?.stature and practicality is not synonymous.=)

I think Smart is not doing this whole exclusive phone thing “Smart”-ly. Pardon the pun.

iPhone 4’s and Galaxy S’s have been available as prepaid units locked to Globe and we all love the contract-less stuff.

While Smart started with the Nokia N8 but the promotion was a sham. At least from what I can understand, you can sign up for a locked Smart unit, pay full price, and need to subscribe to an unlimited data plan? (There was no option for non-unlimited.)

So if I have to pay full price, get a locked phone, and need to sign up for a painful contract, what stops me from just getting an unlocked, contract free phone from Nokia at the same price? Actually, why is the N8 even available unlocked? You need to make it carrier exclusive to make your crappy contracts work!

Now we look into this whole Windows Phone 7 thing and its bad all over again. At least this time it looks like the phone is exclusive to Smart. (Of course, barring unlocked imports and the prolific unlocking business – but Smart’s advantage here is people who want their warranties.)

But without prepaid units it might as well just be a joke. And the phone is competing with iPhone prices? Who’s even going to bother?

Smart fails to capture the top end market yet again. I seriously don’t think they actually have people in their staff who use top end smartphones at this rate.

ignore those idiots calling you fanbois because you are gunning for a better offer – idiots waiting for every frackin opportunity to use the word “fanboi” so to speak.

just by the mere mention of any apple product makes you a fanboi to these cheapos who are evident haven’t laid hands on iphones or macbooks. and when i say laid hands i meant purchased a single apple product.

one question to all of your morons calling people opting for iphones names. have you ever purchased an apple product in your entire life?! don’t give me the i-don’t-buy-job’s-crap or any crap for that matter because you all sounded crappy anyway. i mean seriously!

FYI: i use Android Eclair and will upgrade soon to Froyo on a Motorola Milestone so shut the f**k up!

Come on Smart & Microsoft, Philippines is more than 90% prepaid. WP7 is not even tried and tested. Not a good business strategy IMO.

Al Alarilla he’s a student of UP

waaahh. taas naman ng price neto

nakupohhhhh!!! here we go again nagtatalak na naman ang mga baklang lalaki dahil lang sa iP4 vs the rest for the cell brands haaays naprovoke na naman sila sinisira nyo ang pagbabasa ko ng matitinong comments mga walang breeeettthhinnnggg!!! echosss

so the mozart is officially coming to smart. pero paano yung sa windows marketplace? YOU CANNOT BUY PAID APPS WITH A LOCAL CREDIT CARD ( I have a metrobank credit card and HTC 7 Trophy). believe me, i tried more than 20x and it always says that the card cannot be authorized. I also tried a BDO debit card with the same results. And MS said that these new OS’s are only as good as their app stores.

Iphone and WinP7 shares the same (almost) limitations, as compared to other platforms..

pero syempre, ahead na ang IOS kc marami na available apps..

If I were given the option, I’ll always go for an android.. with that price, I can buy one with superior quality, specs, etc.

but I don’t blame people if they choose Iphone with stature stuffs in mind.. that’s what make them satisfied.. sila naman ang nagbabayad eh, pera nila yon, so wag na magreact ung iba..

im not saying iphone 4 is the best phone, im just saying to price this phone equal to or more expensive than the iphone is pure bull! I checked this phone for 5 mins and it didnt impress. Id rather have the cherry superion. Mas dami pang apps. Mr bogus, halatang wala ka talagang alam sa mga mamahalin phones. Hintayin mo nalng pag low end phones na ang iboblog saka ka mag comment.

Ok. Enough of IP4 and WP7. Sir Abe, when is the release of the NE7? This might change everything…again.

If you’ve ever used a Zune, then Windows Phone 7 is for you. Simplicity is beauty. The Win7 format is very Zunish, and that is actually beautiful. They deviated from the old Windows Phone format, and I actually love this one. Goes will with an XBOX too. :)

Well said, Nightcrawler!

@slighmd

san ka po nakabili ng Trophy? Magkano po?

mr smart
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fanboi strikes again!!!!!
eh di bumili ka ng sub-standard and low-quality na cherry phone!!!
matibay pa nga 3210 dun ehh!!!!! namili ka na lang sablay pa.. sino ngayon tanga kaya sa atin ngayon??

pasalamat kayo marami apps ang iphone4 kung hindi isa syang malaking flop!

safari pa lang kulang kulang pa!! ano silbi ng web browser na kulang kulang!!!!..

mukhang P.R. ka ata ng cherry di eepek yan kumag!!!

engadget here i come!!!!

@lance yes but on xbox live,you can use paypal to buy apps which is how i get those games. i really hope they open up th marketplace here, or at least allow paypal or microsoft points to buy apps

@mr. bogus

sama ng loob mo no? wala kang pambili ng high end na phone kaya tinitira mo na lang? ganyan talaga, defense mechanism lang panlaban jan.

so kung walang apps ang iphone 4 isa syang malaking flop? hmnnnn teka –

nagsimula ang iphone nun January 9, 2007, walang app yun. ilang ang bumili? 1,389,000 – sa US lang available at sa black market

kailan lang ba na-introduce ang apps store? July 10, 2008 kasabay ng iphone 3G. ilan ang bumili ng iphone 3G? 11,625,000 konti pa lang ang apps noon.

so based nga sa premise ng iyong argument, flop sana ang iphone 4, pero madami ngang apps kaya hindi sya flop. isn’t that the whole point? kaya ka bibili ng isang product is because of the support?

alam ko malaking waste of time ang makipagtalo sa bobong tulad mo pero at least di ba, may natutunan ka? wag kang makikipagtalo dito at nausuhan ka lang ng word na FANBOI ay gusto mong gamitin minu-minuto. pati na yun iba diyan.

wag kang masyadong magalala, android ang ginagamit ko, pero kasing mahal lang ng iPhone 3GS ang phone ko kaya wag ka ng sasagot ng kabobohan.

Define fanboi!??? To each is own… Amp

feeling ko mas maganda naman ung iphone kesa dyan sa WP7 na yan… sa iphone for sure may apps na at mas usable kesa sa WP7 pero sa tingin ko balang araw mas hightech ang apps at games sa WP7 kasi microsoft gumawa eh :D

mr. bogus

tindero ako ng cellphone, online. o ano, hihirit ka pa? pucha mga hirit mo pang walang utak eh ano? o ano, gusto mo pa ng android at ios comparison na bobo ka o igoo-google mo na lang ng hindi ka mapahiya? BOBO!

mr. bogus

nagbabasa ka ba o talagang bobo ka lang? motorola milestone user ako. android 2.1 ugrading to froyo anytime soon. talaga palang walang mahihita sa utak mong bobo ka. nausuhan ka lang ng word na fanboi gamit na gamit mo na. gago! o ano? hihirit ka pang tungak ka?

Bad pricing! All new phones and plans in ph are badly priced! But at least I was able to buy my misus a 32g ip4, PREPAID for WTFng 44k! Ip4 is more useful with wifi, plus compared to where I am, I’m only paying 65$aud/month for a 32g ip4 and what is included in the plan is totally a bang for the buck! I once had an htc pda, it wasn’t bad, the thing is, is it gonna be worth the try? If you want good apps for the ip4, anyone can get them for as low as 99c to 150$-based on what I’ve seen. Ip4 is my 1st apple phone, I was always stuck between Nokia commun. and HTC pda’s but so far the ip4 hasn’t failed me yet. I hope this phone offers a good competition or if not now, in a years time. Btw yuga, I found this great product, I’m not sure if it is available in ph yet, I’m not sure if what I’m gonna type next is appropriate but you should take a look at otterbox products.

Para po sa mga hinde nakakaalam, Apple stocks, shares and handset users increased drastically in the past few years and has already overshadowed android based phones and android subscribers in terms of IOS:Android user ratio. I’m not that type of guy that would buy something for the brand. Even though I’m using IOS4 I’ll never buy an Apple computer but will consider the Ipad if no competition stands formidable.

If we remove all the extra-apps (I mean apps which are not from the phone manufacturer)from android and IOS phones, I’d still stay with the IOS4, although the phone will become a little bit stiff considering that it is mostly but not all, Microsoft incompatible, based on my experience I’m still yet to find a flaw in IOS4, security features are definitely solid plus top it up with MobileMe subscription, the FaceTime option which comes with the IOS4 is a big bonus and the awesome retina display.

I still do hope that this phone or any android phone in the near-distant future could topple the IOS4.

Thanks for viewing my OPINION.

MPSTorr

I am sticking to proven and mature platforms such as Android and iOS.

@grinmod: hahahaha pikon talo your such a good pet..!!!

but nice to hear that your using android, keep it up!

@air-kobe: di daw apektado.. baka kaw ang di makabili kaya di mo alam.. hihirit ka na lang sablay pa… eto panyo dumugo nguso mo nadapa ka kasi…

mr. bogus, ang ganda naman ng mga phones mo siguro. better than iphone 4. yun ba yan yung may mga tv at dual sim?

IOS 4.2 available. one big thing = me.com is free!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Whoever’s in charge with this pricing is an idiot as this only pushes people to consider buying other smartphones from other carrier. I really hope that other models will be offered at a more “affordable” price. Smart’s pricing is a little frustrating specially for those who have been waiting for WP7 to hit local shores.

People who buy stuff just to achieve a certain “stature” is a retard. People who buys stuff based on his needs are wiser.

@MPST

you may want to recheck the “microsoft incompatibility” thing back there. as i’ve been able to work on mac and pc interchangeably along with MS Office and iWorks with no issues.

if you loved iOS4, you will appreciate OSX too.

Php4000 a month and all you get is unlimited internet?

You can get the 16GB iPhone 4 from Globe Telecommunications at Plan 3799, which gives you unlimited internet, with Php3,799 of consumable credits that you can use for calls and SMS.

Hhhmmm…

“(Plan 1799 + Php10.5k gets you an iPhone 4 while Plan 2000 + Php12.5k gets you an HTC Mozart)”

Smarts Plan 2000 has unlimited data, 150 minutes of fee calls and 200 text. Globe Plan 1799 is consumable with 5 freebies.

Maybe a better comparison is Globe P1799 + P1,200 (unlimited internet) versus Smart Plan 3000 which has 300 minutes of calls and 240 free texts. At this plan the Mozart will only cost another P2500. The iPhone 10,800.

globe postpaid is the best!
smart for prepaid only

And yes, that is additional charges even if you do not exceed the data cap.