What the Tech | 820 = $99, 920 = $149

[andrelamont]

This week episode of what the tech, Paul Thurrott says that the pricing for the two new Lumia will be $99 and $149.

Of course, in the good ole USA, the device price is so insignificant when compare to the data/voice plans.

I am not sure but I don't think a lot of people choose their phone based upon the initial price...but hey I do live in a bubble.

 

[power5]

That is subsidized pricing, not full retail. Probably $600+ for retail 920. I would bet the 920 is the typical $199 top end pricing though.

 

[andrelamont]

Just found this rumor (your browser will have to translate )

Basically the 920 will sell in Germany for 600 euros ( $758)

Nokia Lumia 920 ab J?nner um 600 Euro | Produkte | futurezone.at: Technology-News

 

[Mitlov]

I would be surprised if they sold the Lumia 920 for less than $199+ plan, given that it's competitive in every way with other $199+plan flagships. If they do, though, that'll give it a serious competitive advantage over Android flagships and the iPhone.

What matters to me is not that $50 difference (inconsequential over two years of phone ownership with all the associated monthly costs), but carrier availability. Please please PLEASE do not be an AT&T exclusive like the Lumia 900.

 

[Reflexx]

I wonder if there will be some Black Friday blowouts on Amazon, where they end up selling them at even more ridiculously low prices.

 

[independentvolume]

I wonder if there will be some Black Friday blowouts on Amazon, where they end up selling them at even more ridiculously low prices.

I hope not. That would mean the devices weren't selling well.

 

[GoodThings2Life]

I hope not. That would mean the devices weren't selling well.

How do you figure? Amazon does "penny phone" offers on top sellers and low sellers alike around the holidays.

Anyway, I can believe this pricing plan for the phones. Remember, they want to undercut Apple whenever they can.

 

[independentvolume]

How do you figure? Amazon does "penny phone" offers on top sellers and low sellers alike around the holidays.

Anyway, I can believe this pricing plan for the phones. Remember, they want to undercut Apple whenever they can.

True, but not to devices released within a month of black friday. That doesn't happen.

 

[ncxcstud]

As long as best buy gets it through their mobile shops, ill get it for $150 off. Can't wait until the 920 comes out. HTC would literally have to blow my socks off for me to switch at this point.

 

[power5]

I got my brand new titan for a penny. No reason lumia can't have same deal.

 

[X0LARIUM]

Just found this rumor (your browser will have to translate )

Basically the 920 will sell in Germany for 600 euros ( $758)

Nokia Lumia 920 ab J?nner um 600 Euro | Produkte | futurezone.at: Technology-News

I hope and pray this stays a rumor and doesnt cross the sacred lines of reality...

SEVEN FIFTY EIGHT DOLLARS!! MOTHER OF GOD! No ways am I paying that much...I think I will be wiping the last stocks of Lumia920 in that case...

 

[GoodThings2Life]

I hope and pray this stays a rumor and doesnt cross the sacred lines of reality...

SEVEN FIFTY EIGHT DOLLARS!! MOTHER OF GOD! No ways am I paying that much...I think I will be wiping the last stocks of Lumia920 in that case...

You can't do a direct conversion of Euro to Dollars... the markets don't work that way, and Nokia/Microsoft would price themselves out of the picture forever. I think $500-$600 is a safe bet for full price, and I'd estimate low side of that if they're going to undercut Apple.

 

[GoodThings2Life]

True, but not to devices released within a month of black friday. That doesn't happen.

As a matter of fact, the Titan released November 8th last year and was part of the penny sale at Black Friday. That's precisely how I got mine.

 

[X0LARIUM]

You can't do a direct conversion of Euro to Dollars... the markets don't work that way, and Nokia/Microsoft would price themselves out of the picture forever. I think $500-$600 is a safe bet for full price, and I'd estimate low side of that if they're going to undercut Apple.

I in fact did a Euro to Rupee and suffered a minor heart attack. That comes to around Rs 42,000!!

I have never loved my Android phone so much...

 

[AngryNil]

Basically the 920 will sell in Germany for 600 euros ( $758)

It's a crime to directly convert between euros and dollars. Not just because of markets, but also because of VAT.

Even then - go compare AUD prices to USD prices. While the Australia dollar is stronger than the US's, our devices are still $200 more expensive.

 

[geekmaster]

I don't know about you guys, but i don't like getting raped by 2 year contract prices. Im more interested in unlocked prices in the US. If only November would come sooner...

 

[Winterfang]

99$ is too expensive for the 820, make it 50 =D.

 

[sentimentGX4]

99$ is too expensive for the 820, make it 50 =D.

Does it even matter? The bulk of the cost is in the plan.

The 820 and 920 are rather alike, actually. I don't see much of an incentive to buy the 920 if the 820 is much cheaper.

 

[AngryNil]

I don't see much of an incentive to buy the 920 if the 820 is much cheaper.

Screen and camera, the biggest hardware differentiators for a Windows Phone.

WVGA looks bad enough on my 2010 Omnia 7, I can't imagine still having it in late 2014.

 

[Reflexx]

I don't know about you guys, but i don't like getting raped by 2 year contract prices. Im more interested in unlocked prices in the US. If only November would come sooner...

The carriers with the widest coverage in the US don't have different prices for plans with unsubsidized phones.

So basically, you're paying the price of a subsidizing plan whether you get a phone or not.