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Is the HTC Desire available in HK. I will be there from 12-14th of April and Im really hoping to get it then. The legend is already available but no news about the Desire.
Not sure but try either the top floor (entry level) of Wan Chai Computer centre or the places around Sham Shui Po. If you have never bought electronics from HK, you need to be aware that there are two prices - one for HK stock (usually pricer) and the other for grey imports from China and Japan. Warranty coverage for the latter is done by the shop, so if you have a problem you will have to send it back to that shop. That being said, HTC probably wont provide warranty coverage outside of the country of purchase (according to one of the other threads).
Thanks for the advice. My iPhone was bought in Shenzhen so no worries about warranty. I have been coming to HK since last 7 years on business. Buying most of my gadgets there. I was only concerned regarding availability of the phone in HK as cant see it mentioned anywhere in any of the forums or Google.
I've checked out WanChai just last night actually and there's no sign of the Desire.
Good news is, because of the current favorable exchange rate with the GBP, you can just do what I do. Order overseas from Clove! I'm expecting mine to arrive in HK on Monday. And even with shipping, it's cheaper than it would be when it goes on sale in HK.
A friend was 4 days ago in HKG and he found it somewhere in Kowloon.
Sorry, i've no more details and no price tag...
zedeff said:
Is the HTC Desire available in HK. I will be there from 12-14th of April and Im really hoping to get it then. The legend is already available but no news about the Desire.
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I will try to the same as I will be in Hong Kong a couple of days after you.
I have bought HTC devices several times in Hong Kong and never had any problems.
The computer stores in Wan Chai and Mongkok are your best bet. Look around though do a bit of bargaining.
keep us inforned.
ohyeahar said:
I've checked out WanChai just last night actually and there's no sign of the Desire.
Good news is, because of the current favorable exchange rate with the GBP, you can just do what I do. Order overseas from Clove! I'm expecting mine to arrive in HK on Monday. And even with shipping, it's cheaper than it would be when it goes on sale in HK.
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I cant order it to HK as I will be there only for 3 days and also cant order to India as then too expensive after paying import taxes. N1 is around 4500HKD in Mong Kok if Desire is same price or lower it will be ideal. I will look around Mong Kok and Sham Shui PO. Also Kowloon ( Thanks to Atomicman). If found and bought I will inform on this forum immediately.
I've been looking around for the Desire in HK too, so far nothing. Most of the shops either say they don't know the release date, or "maybe next week", which is the typical answer when they have no idea.
The latest from the HK forums (using google translate) is that HTC HK has said they're not sure of an exact date, maybe in June. The consensus is that they want to give the Legend (out March 31st) some time to sell before releasing the Desire. I'm sure grey imports from the UK will start to show up soon, but at a premium.
Not sure if it'll be cheaper than the Nexus One, since you can get an N1 directly from Google for less than $4500, so their price in Mongkok just includes a small mark-up. The Legend is $4180, down to $3980 in some places, so I reckon the Desire will be at least $6-800 more than that to set it apart.
Based on all that info, I also ordered from Clove today.
@ohyeahar: when did you order yours? Do you have a DHL tracking number for it already?
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@ohyeahar: when did you order yours? Do you have a DHL tracking number for it already?
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Ordered on March 8. Already shipping. Expecting it on Monday.
So slim to zero chance of getting a desire in HK before 14th April? So what do you suggest I do buy the Legend or N1? Please advise as Im quite eager to buy an android phone now. I will be able to change it only after 6 months so have to live with whichever phone I buy till then.
ohyeahar if you feel like selling your Desire let me know ;-)
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I got your PM and was trying to reply, but you've disabled receiving of PM's. You might want to look into that.
Finally bought the Nexus One as couldn't find the desire and cant with for an android phone any longer. I'm in HK till 15th Morning so if any one knows of a definite place where desire is available here do let me know. I don't mind buying that as well. Can always sell my N1 on Ebay in India.
I bought my HTC Desire (UK) version at a shop in Tsuen Wan. It mainly deals online shopping for customers from mainland china but they also sell phones there. I just got mine there yesterday. See if they have any stocks left and you can get one there. The contact information below:
Rm2412, 24/F, Wing Hing Ind Building
83-93 Chai Wan Kok Street, Tsuen Wan
Tel:3583 2773
Rmb to mentioned I introduce you there hehe, as I will get extra discount when I buy ipad there next time.
lesliekkwu said:
I bought my HTC Desire (UK) version at a shop in Tsuen Wan...
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Congrats! How much did you get it for?
$4380
Well to TBH you can buy it at Clove at a cheaper price...but what happens if your phone breaks down ? You won't be buying a round trip ticket to UK to just fix your phone... (Rmb the warranty for HTC UK is 2 years !!)
They include a one time FREE deliver service to UK center to repair the machine...and afterwards they charge you $200 only.
Just like ordinary HKers time is important...hehe
lesliekkwu said:
$4380
Well to TBH you can buy it at Clove at a cheaper price...but what happens if your phone breaks down ? You won't be buying a round trip ticket to UK to just fix your phone... (Rmb the warranty for HTC UK is 2 years !!)
They include a one time FREE deliver service to UK center to repair the machine...and afterwards they charge you $200 only.
Just like ordinary HKers time is important...hehe
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That's a good price actually. If you consider the price difference between the Legend and Desire in UK and that the Legend's retail price in HK is 4199, I'd expect the Desire to cost about 4389.
That is a good price considering the phone isn't available in the usual shops in HK.
Regarding the warranty, according to the spec on Clove the phone comes with a 2 year International warranty, so if anything goes wrong you should be able to get HTC HK to take care of it, right?
Hello folks...
a friend of mine flying tomorrow to amsterdam for a week and i asked him to look for htc desire there...after a few googling i found that the most popular store in amsterdam that sells this device is Belcompany.nl...they have a lot of them in the city there...
as i understand from this page the device cost 479euro?
http://www.belcompany.nl/Winkelwagen/Pages/Winkelmandje.aspx?ticketid=001158
my question are to the locals or ppl who bought there are those:
1. this price is stand alone or i have to agree to some kind of a 3 year contract like iphones?
2. is it simfree?
3. is it branded? (have to buy some kind of a code to unlock it).
4. this store use global refund taxfree? (friend is a tourist).
question 4 is the most important to me..
thx ahead
On the link you give it's a free Desire included with a 2 year contract.
From Belcompany ( a sub contractor/seller) = mostly sim free & unbranded.
@ 4. tax refund is out of my knowledge, I'm local and my Desire is not for sale
For a price check on webshops try: http://tweakers.net/pricewatch/253414/htc-desire-bruin.html
Problem is, availability is low to very low, if your friend has some time to spend, let him check out some bigger "real"shops
1. this price is stand alone or i have to agree to some kind of a 3 year contract like iphones?
It's standalone price
2. is it simfree?
Yes
3. is it branded? (have to buy some kind of a code to unlock it).
No
4. this store use global refund taxfree? (friend is a tourist).
Probably you can get refund
BUT: most important, I'm not sure if they have them in stock. It's very hard to get them anywhere in Holland. On a lot of forums you see people complaining about waiting for their desire for weeks...
Good luck!
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479 euro is pretty much the going price for a desire in Europe, so this is going to be an unbranded, unlocked phone. Purchase tax, known as BV in Holland, is 19% of this price. Save your receipt and you can get it refunded at the airport on the way home.
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On the link you give it's a free Desire included with a 2 year contract.
From Belcompany ( a sub contractor/seller) = mostly sim free & unbranded.
@ 4. tax refund is out of my knowledge, I'm local and my Desire is not for sale
For a price check on webshops try: http://tweakers.net/pricewatch/253414/htc-desire-bruin.html
Problem is, availability is low to very low, if your friend has some time to spend, let him check out some bigger "real"shops
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Soo it's impossible to buy from them without this 2 year contract?
thing is my friend will stay only in amsterdam...i need stores at that area...the site you gave me if i'm not mistaken none of the store in amsterdam...correct me if im wrong.
if this is the case maybe someone know a specific store in amsterdam contract free?
I saw some in Duty Free in the Amsterdam airport 2 days ago when i flew through there. I bouth mine there in early April, and it was HTC branded and unlocked for 430 Euro.
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I saw some in Duty Free in the Amsterdam airport 2 days ago when i flew through there. I bouth mine there in early April, and it was HTC branded and unlocked for 430 Euro.
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dutyfree you say hmm...so if it's branded do i need to buy a code or somthing? What does it mean 'branded'?
HoLy4EvEr said:
Soo it's impossible to buy from them without this 2 year contract?
thing is my friend will stay only in amsterdam...i need stores at that area...the site you gave me if i'm not mistaken none of the store in amsterdam...correct me if im wrong.
if this is the case maybe someone know a specific store in amsterdam contract free?
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It is possible to buy the phone without contract. My advise is to call them about their current stock.
Unbranded and sim free.
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Imperium said:
It is possible to buy the phone without contract. My advise is to call them about their current stock.
Unbranded and sim free.
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Thx for your answer...i sent belcompany email and they answered the same...they recognize taxfree the phone is unbranded and simfree...and they recommanded me 3 of their stores in amsterdam to check for desire there...
thx again
probably too late, but that's way overpriced. I just bought one from studentmobiel for 400 euros, it shipped the next day...
Hello, I am going to Hong Kong tomorrow for a short trip + I have a birthday on the 26th of November, so I would really like to buy Galaxy Nexus there I haven't fined any info if it is available there now, but this phone was announced in HK, so probably it has to be release one of the first there? Checked HK expansys, there is just a preorder.... Hope I will find it somewhere in the market, otherwise, will have to buy Motorola Droid RAZR or HTC Titan, but I really liked Galaxy Nexus, it just feels so nice in my hands
My understanding is that its literally only available in the UK right now.
They are not selling in HK yet
Any news on this yet??
If the phone was launched in HK why is not available here... how does that work?
No other Asian country gets the phone now except Japan.
because at that time, there was some other event going on in HK. (Asia D).
they usually announce something in conjunction with another event. (so that since the people that is going to launch is there for that event, (asia D), might as well do it together).
that doesn't mean it will release the phone there just yet. they just announce it.
Expansys HK said they should be getting stock by the end of the week~ but the price is around 6K HKD i believe which is similar if not a bit more expensive than the ones Expansys US sell at right now.
You might find one in the computer centre by the ladies market I forget the name of it now. But they quite often have phones from the UK in there . Would be more expensive though.
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sorry for all first as my english is not good
Hong Kong have a very unfair galaxy nexus sales
(Hong Kong version is yakjuzs with chinese keyboard + Hong Kong warranty, not talking about import goods)
So i try to report the problem
Is it have anyway to contact google or this case have no chance to solve
one month ago, galaxy nexus sales at HKD 3698 about US476.47
it is quite cheap on one month ago
So many customers buy the phone and all nexus sold out very quick
NOW all main electronic store e.g. fortress, broadway, citicall(Suning) in HONG KONG
all of them said they will not restock, and some salesmen said galaxy nexus already stop production, WTF
I am not believe that , a phone just release in the world three or four month ago, stop production so quick?!
I try to contact Samsung Hong Kong though email and leave msg in Samsung Mobile Hong Kong 's facebook
but Samsung Hong Kong just ignore and never reply me
They don't respect customer and is samsung hk make a space for promote and sale GS3 in HONG KONG
don't lead the Nexus affect the sales of GS3????? i don't know
Hong Kong have a high smartphone user rate, if you go to MTR station,
most of people using their smartphone, apple iphone, android HTC, S2
Many people want to buy a Nexus, but it is out of stock now,
people in Hong Kong's fourm ask where can buy it everyday, but everyone don't which store have stock
Is there have anyway to contact google and help HONG KONG people buy Galaxy Nexus?
may be just sales the Nexus at play store like US
i don't know how to find google to report the problem in Hong Kong
Do anyone have idea, please help , hope Hong Kong have the stock again
or the sales are basic on Samsung Hong Kong
and this problem will never solve
Nexus officially announced on 19 October 2011 in Hong Kong
the phone was available in HONG KONG since 15 December 2011
what a joke isn't it?
this phone is announced in hong kong
but it is the first place do not restock
Jesus Christ.
That was a long read.
Buy international?
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Smokeey said:
Jesus Christ.
That was a long read.
Buy international?
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+1 Jesus Christ.
Fly out to the philippines or singapore and get one
Smokeey said:
Jesus Christ.
That was a long read.
Buy international?
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Lol, I actually enjoyed the story. But, seriously. Can you not buy one direct from Google or from outside of Hong Kong? Is HK not GSM?
I mean I can see why its frustrating, but you can't be mad if they stop stocking a poor selling phone for a guaranteed higher selling phone. It's been out for 6 months, not 3 or 4. It's "old news" to some retailers (as if it was news in the first place).
There are plenty of importers that would be happy to send you one. And the prices are down now that the Galaxy Nexus is for sale in the Play Store for $399.
I'm in HK and I have a brand new GNexus for sale. Contact me if you're interested.
I was just there earlier this week and I saw GNex on every cellphone shop that I visited??
martonikaj said:
I mean I can see why its frustrating, but you can't be mad if they stop stocking a poor selling phone for a guaranteed higher selling phone. It's been out for 6 months, not 3 or 4. It's "old news" to some retailers (as if it was news in the first place).
There are plenty of importers that would be happy to send you one. And the prices are down now that the Galaxy Nexus is for sale in the Play Store for $399.
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Play store galaxy nexus is for us only
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vennstrom said:
I was just there earlier this week and I saw GNex on every cellphone shop that I visited??
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Same here, last week was there and saw GNexus everywhere in Mongkok, giant mall downtown, etc., all the shops on streetside.
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Play store galaxy nexus is for us only
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I know... re-read my post. I said that importers are selling them, and prices are down because the Play Store is selling them.
martonikaj said:
I know... re-read my post. I said that importers are selling them, and prices are down because the Play Store is selling them.
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I mean I can see why its frustrating, but you can't be mad if they stop stocking a poor selling phone for a guaranteed higher selling phone. It's been out for 6 months, not 3 or 4. It's "old news" to some retailers (as if it was news in the first place).
There are plenty of importers that would be happy to send you one. And the prices are down now that the Galaxy Nexus is for sale in the Play Store for $399.[
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you said NOTHING about importers are buying the $399 device and reselling. you just said that the prices are down now that its being sold for $399 in the play store
zephiK said:
you said NOTHING about importers are buying the $399 device and reselling. you just said that the prices are down now that its being sold for $399 in the play store
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How do you not understand that? Serious reading comprehension fail. Read the first sentence, then the second sentence. It makes sense.
Prices are down because the Play Store has lowered the general price of the phone (pretty much flooding the market + increasing supply). Go look at importers websites. They've all slashed their prices down to the $400-$450 range.
http://www.expansys-usa.com/google-nexus-prime-android-smartphone-unlocked-16gb-224148/
https://negrielectronics.com/samsung-i9250-google-galaxy-nexus-black-unlocked.html
http://www.handtec.co.uk/product.ph...nium-silver-/3b99da4d4e05ac3f76c14565e187b56b
vennstrom said:
I was just there earlier this week and I saw GNex on every cellphone shop that I visited??
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Fountainhead931 said:
Same here, last week was there and saw GNexus everywhere in Mongkok, giant mall downtown, etc., all the shops on streetside.
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oh sorry i have not mention
I am talk talking about official HONK KONG galaxy nexus which is yakjuzs (not yakju) with a stock chinese keyboard
Hong Kong people usually prefer buy a phone with warranty
import goods always can restock as they just ship to hong kong from the rest of the world
people buy import goods if they want to get a cheaper price (mostly import goods store do not provide warrantly, unless you pay all the repair charge)
MongKok is one of main place sell import goods e.g. "Sin Tat Plaza"
if you go to main electronic store e.g. fortess, broadway, citicall(Suning) in monkok (they don't sell import goods), you cannot find a hong kong galaxy nexus
if you talk about import goods
the import galaxy nexus is about HKD3000-3200(i9250/SC-04D japan version) in hong kong
about US386-US412
Import goods warranty are not like USA, store are not guarantee that unless you pay all charges and may wait a long time
hong kong warranty may get it back within one days (unless the parts is out of stock)
martonikaj said:
I mean I can see why its frustrating, but you can't be mad if they stop stocking a poor selling phone for a guaranteed higher selling phone. It's been out for 6 months, not 3 or 4. It's "old news" to some retailers (as if it was news in the first place).
There are plenty of importers that would be happy to send you one. And the prices are down now that the Galaxy Nexus is for sale in the Play Store for $399.
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oh i mess up the announce data and the official hong kong goods release date
officially announced on 19 October 2011 in Hong Kong
but the phone was available in HONG KONG since 15 December 2011
what a joke isn't it?
this phone is announced in hong kong
but it is the first place do not restock
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I'm in HK and I have a brand new GNexus for sale. Contact me if you're interested.
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import version or hk version?
Why do you need a HK keyboard? Just get one from Expansys and add one in yourself?
I have a HK one but ended up moving to yakju anyway.
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Nexussy said:
Why do you need a HK keyboard? Just get one from Expansys and add one in yourself?
I have a HK one but ended up moving to yakju anyway.
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it have warranty, if the phone have problem
just restore back yakjuzs and send back samsung hong kong
import goods store in hong kong do not provide free warranty
all i really care about is when are they going to have OTA update to 4.0.4 on yakjuzs! It has been a long time and the only difference is the Chinese keyboard!
I have been shopping around since I want to sell my AT&T One X for an international version, and I am having a little bit of an issue. I have found some decently priced on eBay but was wondering if this particular product is the international unlocked version because the spec sheet says otherwise:
amazon . com/HTC-S720E-Unlocked-Android-SmartPhone/dp/B0078LXM4A
If anybody knows anywhere with good prices and customer service it would be much appreciated. Live in the U.S. just for the record. Thanks.
I'm not in US so cant help you with recommending a good place to buy.
That Amazon listing is confusing. URL has S720E , which is the model number of international Tegra3 / 32GB variant, but like you said, specs are from dual core snapdragon variant. Maybe the seller made a mistake while listing specs. Why don't you contact the seller and ask ?
I bought mine from eBay. Seller was some kind of chineese company don't remember name now, but paid £340 which was cheapest I could find. Received faultless white unit from sh26 batch just in TWO days!! Can you believe, from Hong Kong to London in 2 days, lol
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feis said:
I bought mine from eBay. Seller was some kind of chineese company don't remember name now, but paid £340 which was cheapest I could find. Received faultless white unit from sh26 batch just in TWO days!! Can you believe, from Hong Kong to London in 2 days, lol
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You sir just used all the luck you had in this life , you should prepare yourself for what's coming.
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You sir just used all the luck you had in this life , you should prepare yourself for what's coming.
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Haha, the funny thing is together with phone I received FedEx invoice, which stated that Chinese guy paid 130$ for delivery. So 340£-130$=do the maths yourself, I think I got bargain lol.
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feis said:
Haha, the funny thing is together with phone I received FedEx invoice, which stated that Chinese guy paid 130$ for delivery. So 340£-130$=do the maths yourself, I think I got bargain lol.
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Are you sure you haven't got a Chinese fake hox? There's a few floating around
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Fears said:
You sir just used all the luck you had in this life , you should prepare yourself for what's coming.
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Agreed, cannot believe that 1 - You recieved a faultless chinese product
2 - You recieved it from honkong in 2 DAYS!
Lol guys I guess I'm just lucky. I'm at work atm but when I get home I'll give you sellers name. As I said its faultless white one x from sh26 batch, and no its not cheap chinese copy. Btw last time I checked he still had over 10 to sell.
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Yes, LINK ME TO THE SELLER PLEASE?!?!
Thanks (PM it me if possible mate)