Woof. Depending on what bucks those bucks are that’s… a weirdly large, unjustified difference. I didn’t know that was the case. I don’t get it, for that money you could just order one from the US and have it shipped. Even with customs fees you’d break even.
Still, that’s a lot and the region differences suck, but given the lack of options it’s still ticking boxes. Plus flagships are like 1.5k these days, somehow, so… that’s midrange pricing? I don’t know how we got to that being midrange pricing, but apparently that’s where we are.
Euros. The issue with shipping something from the US is that there are chances of the device being provider-locked, and also the tax customs here would add some nasty tax on top of it.
Yeah, and it can get stuck in customs. It’s a good thing to do if you’re there for a bit, even for a layover, but it’s harder to buy. Still, man, for that price gap even if you get taxed you’d probably be at worst flat with the official release. That’s a 30% hike, plus 10% you’re losing in the currency exchange. It’s a lot.
I’d maybe shop around. That can’t last forever, and a cursory search right now already shows some offers with 50 euros cut off that sticker price (in Amazon.de, for one). Of course that’s also for the worst model, so… you know, modern phone pricing.
I considered the Zenphone 10, but the issue is the price. 830 bucks in Europe compared to 630 in the US.
Woof. Depending on what bucks those bucks are that’s… a weirdly large, unjustified difference. I didn’t know that was the case. I don’t get it, for that money you could just order one from the US and have it shipped. Even with customs fees you’d break even.
Still, that’s a lot and the region differences suck, but given the lack of options it’s still ticking boxes. Plus flagships are like 1.5k these days, somehow, so… that’s midrange pricing? I don’t know how we got to that being midrange pricing, but apparently that’s where we are.
Euros. The issue with shipping something from the US is that there are chances of the device being provider-locked, and also the tax customs here would add some nasty tax on top of it.
Yeah, and it can get stuck in customs. It’s a good thing to do if you’re there for a bit, even for a layover, but it’s harder to buy. Still, man, for that price gap even if you get taxed you’d probably be at worst flat with the official release. That’s a 30% hike, plus 10% you’re losing in the currency exchange. It’s a lot.
I’d maybe shop around. That can’t last forever, and a cursory search right now already shows some offers with 50 euros cut off that sticker price (in Amazon.de, for one). Of course that’s also for the worst model, so… you know, modern phone pricing.