Just picked one from the store in Parramatta NSW. looks like the price has dropped by $100 while I was talking to the rep instore.
Was originally part of the iPhone sale @ JB HIFI. As of Friday 20 December, you'll save an additional $100 off the sale price on iPhone XS series.
Apple iPhone XS 64GB - was $1099 $999
Apple iPhone XS 256GB - was $1249 $1149
Apple iPhone XS 512GB - was $1449 $1349
Price match at OW for extra 5% off. But Do it quickly before they update their prices.
its out of stock every where i tried
Try their call centre.
Thanks. Just purchased this the other day. JB happy to reimburse the $100 difference.
Do JB have a price protection policy?
Not sure. I ordered a few days ago but hadn’t picked up my order. I just called and they said they would honour the lower price. Otherwise I would have got the same result by lodging a price protection claim through my credit card.
Yes they have it for up to 14 days.
Is that with JB only or also includes other retailers?
I was told by JB Hifi Blacktown that the price back is only up to 7 days. Where does it say it’s 14 days?
@bikuta: Just to give you an update, I bought the phone 9 days ago and went in anyway. The guy at the counter didn’t even mention the 7 days and I got a refund in gift card as I paid with gift cards.
Same I was stoked, happy at original price but I’ll take $100, thanks op!
Time to get $100 back from JBHIFI. Purchased a week ago for $1249.
Update: jbhifi happily refunded $100 and new updated receipt.
Was yours within 7 days?
Exactly 7 days.
$100 is big discounts for an old phone
Today only?
HarveyNorman price match was rejected - as always!
Did they give a reason?
Just buy at JB Hifi to support them and boycott Hardly Normal.
Doesn't their PM policy state that they will?
Yes, they rejected on the basis of the price being too low - lower than what they bought it for. I tried the online chat and also talked to a store rep on call.
tossing up between this and the 11 looks like this is the better buy, $200 cheaper for better screen, slightly worst battery life and arguable performance differences
can anybody vouch? debating this as well
I went with the 11 (128gb) for slightly larger screen(albeit lower resolution and lcd), night mode and better battery life.
11 has ultrawide lens, better low light performance and better video. It’s also a bit larger than XS.
Wished the 11 Pro will be this price this time next year…
Video quality is excellent on both
I had the same dilemma. I ended up going with the 11. Newer.
what about now with the $200 cheaper XS?
I would base the decision on 2 things: camera performance and form factor (it's actually a significant difference, the XS is more pocketable). Only if you prefer the more compact design, I would go for the XS.
Im just going to go for the cheaper one which is the xs thanks
Priorities, between XS 256GB and 11 128GB:
XS - OLED screen, telephoto camera, smaller size, lighter, ‘premium materials’ and smaller bezel
11 - Battery life, better wide lens (Low light), ultrawide lens, bigger size, faster processor
Also tossing up between this and 11 pro.
Unsure if $700 odd difference is worth it.
As I posted in another thread, it depends on how long you think you'd keep the phone for. Personally, I'd buy the XS at this price and sell it in/within the next 2 years for half the price. I don't think the XS will be sluggish or feel dated for another 2 years. After that, you could buy a proper 5G flagship iPhone with all bells and wistles and keep it for 3+ years.
5G is overrated.
It’s no faster than 4G, except if you’re in range of a microcell. But the microcells have range not much better than a WiFi router.
These prices are cheaper than the iphone XR and it's a better phone too.
Yes, you'd be crazy to buy an XR if you can get an XS at the same price!
Don’t know if you’d be crazy, the ultra wide lens, better primary camera, A13, and longer battery life could sway it for some.
That’s the 11
The XS 256GB or iPhone 11 128GB?
Depends on your preference for the camera imo
I prefer wide angle for tight spaces, you can always digital zoom on a photo
XS 256GB then in 2020, get the iPhone 11 Pro at today's XS prices.
Remember port to Telstra, $500 GC, either stay on $65 plan for 12 months or cancel for $390 ETC. $100 cheaper again.
Not sure why this comment is being negged, it takes a few minutes to activate a prepaid number and port. I’ve done it and haven’t been charged ETC yet after swapping to Telstra monthly plan and canceling.
Is the deal for $65pm 12m contract? Thought it was only there 24m contract.
Shame, I’m with Boost now. Flying out Monday.. would’ve done this otherwise.
Yes to get the $500 GC it is. :)
@wellzi: Have any ideas for a Boost customer looking to sign up? But need it before Monday?
Appreciate my chances are incredibly slim lol
@[Deactivated]: From my experience - if you wanted to port your number to the $65 12m contract, you won't get the $500 gift card (because you're going from Boost to Telstra).
If you didn't care for the gift card, you can still port and it takes usually 15-30 minutes and up to 24h on a bad day so I can't be sure if it'll be done before you go.
Nice deal, but where is the best place to buy iPhone 11 pro? Need for Christmas.
Probably only after scoring discounts on giftcards if you're planning to buy in store.
Telstra $500 port-in gift card bonus at JBHIFI (if eligible) + Suncorp/other discount gift cards would be the cheapest way atm.
iPhone XS is definitely still a good phone in 2019. Don't underestimate that Bionic 12 CPU, nor the screen.
For $1000, I'd hope so!
It's still a great phone, particularly at this price. It feels and looks a lot more 'polished' than the regular 11. I love the screen. Just picked one up for a Christmas present, it's going to be a big update for them going from a 6s.
Arrived swiftly and perfectly packaged. Adore the phone. Cannot recommend enough!
Have you compared it iPhone 11
Cheers. Copped the last stock at my local OW
Battery seems a bit on the small side 2600 mah, maybe iOS efficiency makes up for it?
I remember my samsung getting hot as hell even 1 year after buying.
When it comes to iPhones, the numbers usually don’t matter. iPhones have half the RAM and smaller batteries than flagship Samsungs but still end up performing much better.
I'm sure that probably comes down to ISO but yes good comment
Again, it's not about the size remember. It's all about performance.
not worth it, get the iphone 11 for nearly the same price, dont think of the screen as its not a big deal as most reviewers are saying.
the iphone 11's camera is leaps ahead, wayyyy better, specially video recording
Not really same price when this is $200-250 cheaper. Camera difference isn’t even noticeably better unless your literally comparing next to each other
that is the dumbest thing ive heard, how would you know they are the same? ive compared both side to side, not only me but almost every review channel, if you cant see the difference you should stick with a xiaomi redmi note phone (which is perfectly fine) stick to the lower end of the market.
The screen difference is actually massive. If you care about black levels (especially with dark mode now at thing) it's definitely noticeable. Yes my Mum probably wouldn't notice / care, but for someone who appreciates a nice display, it is 100% noticeable.
I'm still throughly impressed when I unlock my iPhone XS Max and my background picture comes up on the OLED display. I also absolutely love dark mode, which on an OLED screen looks amazing and can save a shit ton of battery life.
Also in IMO the stainless steel design is far more appealing.
For a saving of $250 bucks, I'd go XS easily.
Just buy mate 20 pro. It can be found around 600$. Lot of good things about it
You realise that people buying iPhones are invested in iOS?
I am wondering if I should upgrade from iPhone XR…..Brand new xs 256gb $1149 is very tempting. I’m also going overseas in a month so I could also claim the gst, but I don’t know if it’s worth it (I would sell the xr probably for $800 as in excellent conditions 256gb)
Do it if you can. $800 for XR is very promising.
You might have problems getting $800 for the XR, given we are getting these sort of prices for the XS and the cost of the iPhone 11.
Maybe, thing is brand new xr 128 is $1149 so I don’t think it is unreasonable to ask $800 for a mint one with double the memory and still 11 months consumer warranty.
However I will still think about it, as i love my xr.
@fozzie: Whichever way you decide to go I hope it works out for you :) I bought the new XS 64Gb, because that should be enough for me now and I'm getting a replacement for an iPhone 6; mostly so I can look at getting a watch when I see a decent price. Officworks had a sign for the 44mm iWatch 4 for $500 yesterday, but when they checked they had no stock :(
@try2bhelpful: Congrats on the upgrade! That’s awesome, coming from a 6 you will notice a big improvement.
I have the Apple Watch 3 42mm and love it!
@fozzie: Try looking at sold items on Ebay and $600 is realistic .
Too many disillusional iPhone owner's do not know how much the new iPhone 11 price point depreciated their phones !
@profar: Not really if you look the price is between 800-900. Anyway if I go ahead I will pass onto my half. We all use iOS hence it’ll make sense to keep.
@fozzie: my problem is, everytime I try to stray away from IOS, the Gods conspire against me. I looked at a friends Note 6 and thought - I'll get me the Note 7 when the new ones come out. I then decided I really liked the Huawei phones for their camera technology and.. thank you Mr Trump!
I suspect, that any Adroid phone people should chat to me before they release a phone to see if I would be interested in it. They can, then, write it off before they get too far down the track.
@try2bhelpful: Ahhha, poor you… I love android, but I have all the family on iOS, so easier to control kids. Also work has given me a MacBook Pro and I like to send iMessage.
If my family wasn’t so invested I would move to android as I think it’s better value, but currently I need to stick to iPhones.
@fozzie: I want my apple watch and I can't have it unless I have a phone with the latest IOS level. We like the "imessage" and "find my friends" apps, easy to keep in touch; it also allowed me to find where my phone was when I left it on the tram the other day. Wandered down to Preston depot and picked it up the next day. I did actualldy buy an Android phone at one point and it kept, sporadically, rebooting itself. At least with IOS I know there will be regular upgrades and I can trot off to the Apple store to get them to look at my phone, if it is misbehaving. Their default seems to be "here's a refurbished one, now go away".
I saw it $100 cheaper at Costco today, but didn't even bother taking a picture. Someone can confirm this please
Nah, only $10 cheaper for the 64gb and $20 for the 256gb
My bad, must have been seeing numbers in wrong order.
Friends! Can trs be claimed if paid with gift cards?
Yes u can, as long it states GST paid. Make sure if it’s over $1000 you need full name on the receipt.
Thanks heaps. Last question, can GCs bought from OZb classifieds and send electricity able to be used in store?
thanks op. Bought one and save $700 over the 11 pro
Unless you need the latest and greatest get the XS
That was my thinking. Get the XS now, mainly because I want to get the watch and the old iPhone 6 doesn't do the latest IOS, then see what is around next year. The XS will last me a few years to come if Apple doesn't come up with a "come to Jesus" phone and you can use the Xs as a "trade in", somewhere, if it does.
yeah probably a good idea to hold onto that phone, until Apple gets rid of the notch.
Go back and talk to the rep some more, see if it will drop another $100.