Greenhills sold samsung smartphones: how good a deal really?

**wowiesy** · February 14th, 2013 08:31 AM

Nagtanong tanong na ako sa mga shops sa gh ( dun sa theater mall ba yun or sa shoppesville- yung may foodcourt sa baba na may mannhann dati na now ay vietnamese food na).

Also did sa mga SM Cyberzone shops... Samsungs are about 3k to 5k cheaper sa gh vs sa cyberzone...

Ang question ko, how can both claim to give manufacturers warranty 1year for that big a price difference?

Ano ano pa ang ibang angle na dapat tignan?

**CVT** · February 14th, 2013 08:36 AM

Ano bang mga models ng Samsung, bro.

Last time I checked sa isang Samsung outlet sa SM, Note2 is P28K and S3 is P25K... (cash only)

Magkano sila sa GH? P25K and P22K respectively? Good deal kung ganoon!

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**Retz** · February 14th, 2013 10:31 AM

Originally Posted by wowiesy

Nagtanong tanong na ako sa mga shops sa gh ( dun sa theater mall ba yun or sa shoppesville- yung may foodcourt sa baba na may mannhann dati na now ay vietnamese food na).

Also did sa mga SM Cyberzone shops... Samsungs are about 3k to 5k cheaper sa gh vs sa cyberzone...

Ang question ko, how can both claim to give manufacturers warranty 1year for that big a price difference?

Ano ano pa ang ibang angle na dapat tignan?

Sir, kung sa theater mall, eh mga kiosk/tiangge na tenant nandun na nag bebenta ng cp. Mas safe bumili sa cyberzone imo kasi mga standard store mga un,.

**_Qwerty_** · February 14th, 2013 10:52 AM

di lang naman sa greenhills mura.. yung ibang online shops mura din.. ganon din warranty.. eto sa Jep's, nasa rob pioneer (forum) yung store..

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**Retz** · February 14th, 2013 10:57 AM

wow! 21K na lang Galaxy S3. nasa 30K pa yan sa Samsung store.

**testament11** · February 14th, 2013 11:04 AM

Ang difference kasi ng mga stores na nasa GH compared sa Cyberzone is yun warranty. Karamihan ng mga nasa Cyberzone ay may Samsung PH warranty. Yun sa GH, yun iba doon Samsung PH warranty, yun iba naman store warranty (grey unit). Yun sa mga online stores naman kaya mura, eh grey unit phones din. Another factor bakit mas mura ang nasa GH is yun rental cost. Alam naman natin na mahal ang renta ng pwesto sa SM compared sa GH.

**_Cathy_** · February 14th, 2013 11:17 AM

Originally Posted by CVT

Ano bang mga models ng Samsung, bro.

Last time I checked sa isang Samsung outlet sa SM, Note2 is P28K and S3 is P25K... (cash only)

Magkano sila sa GH? P25K and P22K respectively? Good deal kung ganoon!

18.1K:rant:

May mga Samsung Outlet sa SM? Nag google ako wala ako mahanap sa Makati. Sa Digital Walker P29.990 Note 2. Mas mahal pa sila sa Samsung???

**CVT** · February 14th, 2013 11:22 AM

^^^ Sis,- there is actually one here at SouthMall,- third floor...

At that price(compared to S3),- purchase of Note2 is a no brainer.

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**Monseratto** · February 14th, 2013 11:38 AM

Any Samsung Phone that does not come with a NTC sticker are likely grey market phones, probably sourced from Singapore, Australia or even the Middle East. Their chargers are not the local two flat plug. They do not come with Samsung Philippines 1-year Warranty. Samsung allows change unit if proven defective. They are cheaper, but only come with 6 months store warranty. Most probably repair sa tab-tabi sa VMall...

**Retz** · February 14th, 2013 11:42 AM

kung 3-4k lang naman difference ng grey phone compared sa legit samsung phone, eh dun ka na sa samsung phone covered ka pa ng 1yr warranty. Baka hokus pokus lang warranty ng store sa grey phone.

**_Qwerty_** · February 14th, 2013 12:36 PM

covered din sila.. pero outside Philippines.. so don nila papagawa yan..

same with camera sa quiapo.. ang laki nang difference.. kesa sa mall..

**Retz** · February 14th, 2013 03:54 PM

Dami din 2nd hand phone sa GHS. Baka ung iba nga dyan nakaw.

**yebo** · February 14th, 2013 04:31 PM

mahal sa SM kasi may cut si Henry Sy sa sales in addition to the rent, 10-20% depende sa store. kumita man o hindi may bayad na rent tapos pag may sale may cut pa siya kahit hindi pa nakaka-bawi yung mayari ng tindahan. matindi pa nga sa gobyerno e kasi ang e-vat 12% lang pero si Sy abot ng 20%. tindahan yata ng clothes yung nagsabi sa akin, forgot which store.

sa Jep's na lang sa robinson's pioneer gaya ng sabi ni qwerty, dami ko na nabili dun wala naman problema.

**BratPAQ** · February 14th, 2013 06:39 PM

Just make sure may ntc sticker. And ask if samsung warranty or store warranty, ano bang unit?

**badkuk** · February 14th, 2013 06:39 PM

i'm with sir Retz on this one -- if 2-3k lang ang difference, might as well go to the official samsung store.

i'm reminded of my friend, bumili siya ng iphone 4S sa GH. Nung nagkaproblem, binalik namin sa store, which suggested na either ipa repair daw nila sa technician -- which will ruin the warranty -- or ipadala sa Korea where the unit para irepair. Me suspicion pa na baka nakaw ung unit na yun na pinablock ng original owner. In the end my friend ended up selling the iphone for spare parts.

i've also heard some rumors that the stores may swap out some original components para mabenta nila as spare parts.

i bought an SGS2 not so long ago from the Samsung store. With around 2 months left in the warranty, it suddenly went dead. The technician said it was a board problem, then replaced it outright. No headaches, and my phone got flashed with ICS 4.0 pa.

Don't get me wrong, GH/V-Mall is one of my favorite hangouts and i love wrecking, este, tweaking stuff...but if you're gonna drop 30-40k, you might as well get it from an authorized dealer with warranty.

Hmm..good point sir Yebo. i'll make it a point to visit Robinsons malls first.

**wowiesy** · February 14th, 2013 07:02 PM

Originally Posted by Cathy_for_you

May mga Samsung Outlet sa SM? Nag google ako wala ako mahanap sa Makati. Sa Digital Walker P29.990 Note 2. Mas mahal pa sila sa Samsung???

There are a couple of shops selling samsung... Not necessarily samsung shop...

**stickers** · February 14th, 2013 08:24 PM

sa Samsung booth sa Gateway nasa 28k+ ata yung Note 2... that was this month lang nung pumunta kami ng Globe to get the S3. Didn't bother to check anung warranty na eh, nagmamadali kasi kami.

**_Cathy_** · February 14th, 2013 08:43 PM

Wala bang Samsung sa Makati? That's so weird na Digital Walker sells the Note 2 for P29,990. Mas mahal pa sa Samsung mismo? Saka nakakagulat din na large stores in malls get away with selling grey market phones?

**shadow** · February 14th, 2013 08:49 PM

^cathy, wala yan grey market or from samsung mismo..walang difference yan..hinde naman masisira agad yan eh

kung saan may available unit kunin mo na, analysis paralysis lang mangyayari saiyo pag intay ng intay...isip ng isip na meron mangyayari sa unit mo

**_Cathy_** · February 14th, 2013 08:59 PM

^ Laki kasing risk pag may nasira na part, sabi nila pag grey market di kasama parts sa warranty.

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