Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra Pricing, Looking into The Crystal Ball, Now or Click Frency

syswong on 23/01/2021 - 22:14

So I am juggling whether I pull the trigger with Vodafone and take up the $500 trade up bonus, or wait till April which is Click Frenzy 2021. The main advantage for me is I am not desperate for the upgrade; I can live with this POS Huawei P30 for another 3 moths…..

If I do it now there a a reasonable but still big break contract fee involve (three moths handset $231 and the current month bill in full $105) $336 works out to be $28 over the 12 months. The S21 ultra 256G cost 197.42 per month for 12 months on the $35 plan. So actual monthly cost is $225.42.

My handset plus bonus will get a trade in credit for $735 which equal $61.25 credit per month and say I sell the Bud Pro for 264 just for the the ease of calculation, I will have equal of 83.25 credit per month Makes net cost per month to be $142.17

Now I have friends who have access to Samsung EPP and EDU store. so to get to the price level calculated above, all I need is the phone drop 15% in price and an additional 15% through EPP/EDU store, equal to about 117.35 / month and my garbage p30 still worth $120 to trade in which is equal to a $10 per month credit. Both seem very likely looking at old OZB deals.

I see waiting for Click Frenzy has potential to save more and with the phone paid for, I am not force to choose the Voda $35 plan which can save a little more.

What do your boys and girls think? Am I on the right path?

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Comments

  • mskeggs on 23/01/2021 - 22:16
    -1

    What’s up with the p30?

    • syswong on 23/01/2021 - 22:23
      +3

      its a CCP phone, yes I an being political here…. Samsung / Apple from now on. Painful in my wallet but I mentally feels much better.

      Practically the P30 Camera is also getting out of date, and it has never been as good as people suggest. I got it for free so I wouldn't complain too much but its now time to depart with it.

      • gomelbcityfc on 23/01/2021 - 22:34
        +1

        So samsung / apple is made in a country other than china?

        Look on the back of the box mate

        • syswong on 23/01/2021 - 22:43
          -1

          Samsung move their last fab line out of China already.

        • Kangal on 23/01/2021 - 22:44
          -4

          I doubt OP even has the time, effort, and skills to take "great quality" photographs on their phone. Making their entire upgrade a moo point.

          They just want to keep up with the joneses. I wish they wouldn't as this behaviour encourages OEMs like Samsung/Apple to be less competitive. So their products and services become anti-consumer which negatively affects me and others. But it's their money, they're free to spend the way they want.

          • syswong on 23/01/2021 - 23:06
            -1

            @Kangal: On the other hand, I will be able to trade in one year and still get ~$900 in credit for another new phone say Iphone 13 pro max or Note 21 Ultra. So around $500 a year and you can keep using top or the range phones, don't you think that is a good idea?

            • Kangal on 23/01/2021 - 23:18
              +1

              @syswong: $500 a year isn't cheap, so your point is misguided. This is OzBargain after all.

              If it was for iPhone, that is a little more justifiable as that lives in its own "ecosystem" unlike Samsung that has to compete against direct-competitors from Google, Sony, LG, OnePlus, etc etc.

              Like I said, it is your money, and you are free to spend it as you please. Not sure why you downvoted me for that.

              • syswong on 23/01/2021 - 23:31
                -2

                @Kangal: A) it wasn't me who down vote you……

                B) Go in to a JB or Samsung store and have a play with that S21 Ultra. Its the Iphone 12 Pro max of Android.

                C) Google and LG do not have a device like this to compete. Sony Xperia 1 II, looks good but no Australia stock. Now did I miss anything that is not a CCP brand?

            • OpayuOnam on 23/01/2021 - 23:59
              +2

              @syswong: So what's your problem? You don't like the phone or you don't like its6 depreciation?
              Objectively speaking P30 Pro is still a great phone! Camera still as good as current flagships believe it or not.

              As for depreciation, that will always be the case with less popular phones/tech. Try LG, Motorola, or literally any other brand but Samsung and Apple. Heck even Samsung 4-5 years ago and massive depreciation…

              Honestly it really feels like you're just "tired" of your tech toy and want a new one, but got pissed off when you realised depreciation is very bad.

        • blah88 on 23/01/2021 - 22:47
          +3

          Apple is made in China but Samsung is made in South Korea, Vietnam, Indonesia and Brazil. They were made in China but Samsung shut down the last of the factories in 2019.

          Source: https://www.sammobile.com/where-are-samsung-phones-made#:~:t….

          • gomelbcityfc on 23/01/2021 - 22:56

            @blah88: Sorry my bad about samsung, but my point is no phone is made in aus, u.s, canada, or germany, etc

            They all made where labour force is cheap

      • Moneyinthebank on 23/01/2021 - 22:42

        Regretted buying the p30 pro when it first came out for 1200

      • This Guy on 24/01/2021 - 00:04

        Foxconn and Pegatron 'make' (assemble) Apple phones as they do most US tech.

        Most parts of Apple phones are Chinese made.

        Samsung CPU's have only become competitive this generation in any metric, and are still several generations behind Apple. But that is only because Huawei has been locked out of fab's for two years requiring them to reinvent the wheel and build their own.

        Yes, a two year old camera is out of date. This is what PC upgrade cycles were like before bitcoin mining.

  • PensionerXXL on 23/01/2021 - 22:41
    -1

    wait for google to back out of australia, prices will fall on andoid phones as that big google search bar will be redundant. woop

    • syswong on 23/01/2021 - 22:58
      -1

      The profit in Google search and web services is so good that they need to be brain dead to pull out of Australia.

      The Google News Australia may get the chop and I don't blame them. I do however piss off about Google (and Facebook, Twitter, Apple and Amazon) gagging Trump and his supporters. Youtube also moderating anti CCP videos and comments. Search on you tube for "Chinese censorship is no longer just a China problem" it a video from quartz if you don't know what I am talking about.

  • gomelbcityfc on 23/01/2021 - 22:55

    Just about camera quality: overrated. There's only so much quality you can get from a mobile phone ( come on, 60 megapixels from a lens with 3mm diameter, really? )

    Saw some online "reviews" which suggest you can throw away your canon, minolta, etc "now that phone cameras have got so good" ???

    I bought a moto g6 plus for about $250 from hn many rs ago, and was amazed by photo quality, after owning iphone samsung and huawei, so sad when i dropped it and shattered its beautiful glass body :(

    Now Im back on my daughters old iphone 8 and the photos are nowhere near the same quality

  • EnergicAU on 23/01/2021 - 23:04

    I bought a cheap phone to trade in to get the 500 credit

    I wanted the buds pro as well but won't pay for it

    Worth it for me I suppose..and I usually buy outright…went on a 12mths contract

    • syswong on 23/01/2021 - 23:09
      -1

      Yeah if you don't have a contract already, that is a good tactics.

      For me almost half the trade in credit goes towards the breaking fee.

  • EnergicAU on 23/01/2021 - 23:14

    Would it be possible to add a handset repayment to your existing plan and trade in? Or do you need to sign a new plan and phone same time

    • syswong on 23/01/2021 - 23:24
      -1

      The P30 is not with the contact with is with Optus. The contract is with a S10 which my wife is using and she told me not to touch it. So thats why I have to pay Optus the current month and 3 x handset to get out of the contract.

      Optus would not and cannot offer to match that $500 credit. Best they offer is $20 discount on the plan (39 / 49) but still have to pay 3 moths handset that is left in the old contract. So that is a no deal for me.

  • Dragonborn2262 on 24/01/2021 - 01:11

    Are you able to provide a screen shot of the price comparison from the samsung EPP?

    • syswong on 24/01/2021 - 05:55
      -1

      Well I don't have access to EPP / EDU, my friends does.

      The mobile section has the current EDU pricing and if you search S20 ultra, you can see how it falls in price last year. To me it looks Click Frency is a better time to buy, just want fellow OZBs to take a second look…

      Worse case if it doesn't fall to the price point I need then hold up for Note 21 Ultra or Iphone 13 pro max. The upgrade has to happen one way or the other.

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