After WP 8x appalling price, speculation on L920 pricing

[fingrar]

The UK pricing of WP 8X was released, link at bottom, at ?531. YES pounds! This phone with a 16gb non expendable memory costs more than the Galaxy at release. With the Lumia 920 having slightly better specs and way more marketing invested in it, will the price be higher? And whats your guess on the pricing for L920 and L820? Sadly ill be forced to wait a couple of months or get the L820 if the pricing is anyways near.

Please Nokia, set the price at 450










Amazon UK lists unlocked HTC 8X Windows Phone for ?531.43 | wpcentral | Windows Phone News, Forums, and Reviews

 

[GoodThings2Life]

So that's in pounds? How much is that in US Dollars? Keeping in mind that's the full UNLOCKED price, so how does it compare to other unlocked phones?

 

[ctafield]

The UK pricing of WP 8X was released, link at bottom, at ?531. YES pounds!

The price isn't released at all... that's just Amazon's current price for it. Amazon - who are known to shift prices up and down like there's no tomorrow.

Clove, and Expansys, both have it listed at ?399.99... but again that's not official either... although I trust their phone prices more than I trust Amazon's.

 

[fingrar]

So that's in pounds? How much is that in US Dollars? Keeping in mind that's the full UNLOCKED price, so how does it compare to other unlocked phones?

That's 861 dollars. New record for a phone haha ? Anyways don't think the UK and US price will be similar.

 

[Funtastic Software]

531 pounds is around 870 US Dollars.

 

[cedarlog]

One word : Expensive

 

[borjeboy]

Humm i expected the lumia 920 to go for 500? or something like that and htc to be cheaper than that. You can't be more expensive then iPhone 5.

 

[Vallos]

You can't be more expensive then iPhone 5.

I am of the same mind set. Microsoft/Nokia/HTC wants and needs to be competitive, so I can't see it being more expensive than the iPhone.

 

[Winterfang]

531 pounds is around 870 US Dollars.

Yeah there's not way it cost that much. Those are Iphone 64G prices.

 

[Bearach]

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[Faux Carnival]

Lumia 920 is 32GB and its price should be equal to or lower than iPhone 5 32 GB's or it won't sell.

 

[holzlondon]

Guys, please remember that in Europe, sales tax, or VAT is included in any pricing, and ranges from approximately 15-23% if I'm not mistaken within the different EU countries.

The UK is at 20%, so without VAT that would be about ?442, which would be about $762.

Admittedly, still high, but not as bad as it may have seemed at first. That still doesn't bode well for us here in Europe.

But still, it is just a guestimate from Amazon at this point, so let's not get too anxious yet.

 

[Hammered Pizza]

Stop getting your knickers in a twist - UK here, and Amazon isn't even a minor player in the market. They charge about 150% of the price of a high street retailer, and don't offer contracts.

?399.99 is far more realistic. In the UK, Amazon is a 'backstreet' seller when it comes to dealing in mobiles.

 

[jfa1]

prices quoted on pre order aree subject to change I am thinking that the price will change for the better before launch dates!

 

[bobdonkey]

RRP is ?449,95, but it is already being listed at ?399 which is not too bad in my opinion.

HTC 8X | MobiCity UK

HTC Windows Phone 8X (Red) - Expansys.com UK

 

[brmiller1976]

Keep in mind that UK prices include a sky-high VAT and other taxes. US pricing is about 1/4 to 1/3 less on electronics, on average, than in Britain.

However, I do agree that the WP phone prices are way too high, based on the announcements by Nokia in Europe and the initial pricing announcements for the 8X in the USA.

WP is a "gamble" for the average user, so it needs to sell at a deep discount to get traction. Nokia's strategy to price the 820 at around the same price as the S III is downright mystifying... I cannot see someone on T-Mobile or Verizon or AT&T picking up a low-res mid-tier device over the S III. (The 16 gigabyte S III is $550 at T-Mo right now).

The only way WP will get traction in an Android and iPhone world is being better AND much cheaper. That means FREE on T-Mobile with a two-year contract, and no more than US $400 off-contract.

Samsung sells a lot of S IIIs, and the ATIV is a slightly restyled S III. Perhaps their economies of scale can deliver the low prices that are necessary on WP devices, similar to what they've done with Android.

 

[squire777]

I think people can ease up a little now that the Amazon UK price for the 8X has dropped to 399.

HTC 8X Windows Phone 8 UK Sim Free Smartphone - Black: Amazon.co.uk: Electronics


That should translate to about $500 here for off contract since you can't do a straight conversion.

 

[brmiller1976]

A little birdie tells me that T-Mo will price the 8X at about $550.

(Still too expensive, IMO).

 

[Winterfang]

I think people can ease up a little now that the Amazon UK price for the 8X has dropped to 399.

HTC 8X Windows Phone 8 UK Sim Free Smartphone - Black: Amazon.co.uk: Electronics


That should translate to about $500 here for off contract since you can't do a straight conversion.

500 is good =)

 

[baseballbert]

Didn't htc already say the 8X will be $199 in contract?