It's getting cheaper…. slowly, slowly. Red is $499, blue and white $509.
The items in my cart are still showing free shipping, but I'm not sure if that's just a cookie glitch and it might to revert to paying shipping at check-out. If anyone can inform me, I'll add shipping to title. (edit thanks balls and steptoe)
Update 4th Nov 12 - Price reduced to $479 on website
Same …. +$19 Shipping.
I normally love red. but i cant say i like the galaxy s3 in red.
The red looks much better in person. It's actually metallic, as in, if held to the light it shines. Looks quite good.
Would not buy over $450.
Just one month later, I am 100% sure.
doubt it. Will probably drop to 470+shipping
Nah,it will drop to $399 plus shipping in 1-2 months for sure. It's typical for android phones. Look at the Galaxy Nexus!
I thought (from the review) that the Nexus is even worse than the S2?
you might want to factor in the impact of Iphone 5 and the court case in US.
No it won't. Not even the S2 has steadily been at that point, recently, so it's highly, highly unlikely that the cream of the Android crop would drop so quickly, and so far.
It's typical for android phones
It's typical for most products, save Apple's.
Look at the Galaxy Nexus!
It's one year old, and you're comparing it to a flagship model that was released about 4 months ago.
HN sold S2 in March or April for $399 this year. Think about the process of price dropping, it will not be a surprise that S3 go to $450 next month. Win 8, ipad mini, HTC, LG, and of course, Iphone 5, I don't think S3 can hold the price for long time.
HN sold S2 in March or April for $399 this year.
Yeah, and that has barely been matched since. That kind of sale isn't in keeping with the gradual decline in pricing - it was a one off kind of thing, most likely just to move stock quickly.
Think about the process of price dropping, it will not be a surprise that S3 go to $450 next month
I'm insulted that you think I'm not. I don't believe you're factoring in, that a product's price will decline less and less each period as the price drops - it can't just keep dropping ~$100 every 3 months, or it would cost nothing by the end. Kogan can sell these for $500 just fine at the moment - they don't really have much of a reason to drop the price by such a large margin. It might get to $450 + shipping in the next two months or so, but it most certainly won't get to $399.
Win 8, ipad mini, HTC, LG, and of course, Iphone 5, I don't think S3 can hold the price for long time.
WP7 devices currently occupy a relatively small segment of marketshare: it really isn't big enough to influence Samsung's Android devices.
The rumoured iPad Mini? What the hell will a tablet, that may or may not exist, have to do with affecting the price of an Android smartphone?
Neither HTC nor LG are as well known as Samsung - just refer to the number of deals for each vs Samsung on OzBargain for evidence. The Galaxy S3 is popular - you're not placing very much importance on that fact.
If one were to believe the constant claims of Apple Fanbois, then yes, the Galaxy S3 price will hit absolute rock bottom due to the wild success of the iPhone. In reality, it's doubtful - the Galaxy S3 is achieving a measure of popularity (no doubt thanks to Samsung's heavy marketing this time around); it's no longer an under-dog that has to battle against the iPhone tooth-and-nail to achieve a single sale. As I said above, it's selling fine at the moment, and has achieved more brand recognition than it has ever had - the iPhone 5 (especially considering the iPhone is however-many-hundred-dollars dearer) should impact terribly much, and it definitely won't reduce the S3 to $399, as per fchis tiresome claim above.
wow… it will drop? are you like the samsung owner or something?
I doubt that. The HTC One X hasn't dropped in a while now. Still $400+
I'm waiting …
just bought last week for free shipping…wth
Call up Kogan. I was in the same boat and they've given me $20 store credit as a price adjustment…better than nothing!
im waiting for the 4g sgs3
Same here!
… in a Normal colour.
waiting for it to be cheaper or waiting for it to be released? If your waiting for the S3 4G release you can get it on Optus and Telsta.
Do you think the non-4G version of the SGS3 will be cheaper once the 4G version SGS3 is available?
I can see why red is cheaper…
I dont know, but red always goes faster
I'd get a red one just to be different.
If you make a product in red you got to make sure you get the right tint of red. the right shade makes all the difference!
Yea I saw the deal but didn't want to post it as it has become a recurring boring daily deal. Pretty sure the SIII will drop to $479 or less this coming month.
I wonder if it is a maroon colour or plain red.
maroon i think from the pic.
Need 4g version!!!
I bought Nexus 7 from Kogan more than a week ago and it still hasn't shipped. So if you are looking for fast shipping from them, you may need to reconsider.
I ordered my SGSIII 32GB on 18/9/12 and had it by 26/9/12. Very happy with Kogan and SGSIII. Also had AU power adapter, which I wasn't expecting.
what it comes in red?!!??!
i'm going to comment with some excuse (colour 16/32gb etc) not to buy this yet because I know it's going to be cheaper when note2 gets released along with the 4g version of S3.
Yes i'm a cheaparse as I'm waiting for it to come out so that i can buy the 16gb S3 cheaper than it is now. :P
Very tempting if it goes under $450, otherwise I will hold on until s4 in March~ But I don't expect it to go down as much as $400 because the s2 is still around that price mark.
it will have to come down to 399, there just isnt enough room for the LTE and current s3 to share the same price bracket.
dummy model.. but still, that red is so awesome! thanks.
The dummy model is designed to look exactly the same as a real one so that's not really an issue.
I LIKE YOUR SNAPE PROFILE PICTURE!
king of expensive unless this is the 4g & 2gb version…..
cheers
the red used to be about $20 more expensive than the blue/white
I'm waiting for the SG3 in black to hit the market.
i am being charged "Internet Explorer 7 TAX (6.8%) $33.93"
yeh shipping is back to standard, had several s3 in my cart when it was free, now got shipping