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JimB on 27/03/2015 - 10:00 optus.com.au (1070 clicks)
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My wife smashed her iPhone 5 (digitiser) screen so she needed a new phone asap.

Bad luck as Apple had a price rise recently.

I searched online for Australian stock and the cheapest was $1199. Grey imports don't seem any cheaper and you may also get stung with GST + Duty as it's over $1,000.

Went to Knox City Shopping Centre last night after work, Harvey Norman $1,170, JB Hifi $1,160. Just for kicks I asked the Optus store if they even sold it outright and they did at $1,128 in the colour my wife wanted. I didn't bother asking the Telstra store next door as I was hungry and wanted to go home.

So there you have it, not a bargain, but a bargain for an iPhone.

Those who say you're getting ripped off buying an iPhone can go away, tell me something I don't know lol.

Unfortunately I won't be claiming the GST refund, as I don't know anyone traveling overseas soon nor would my wife want to be without her new phone.

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  • Jack D Price on 27/03/2015 - 10:05
    +21

    I converted my GF to Samsung/Android. Winning!

    • Jack D Price on 27/03/2015 - 10:36
      +5

      At birth, a chimpanzee weighs about four pounds and has a white tuft of fur on his/her rump.
      /factsyoudidntknow

      • JimB on 27/03/2015 - 10:55
        +11

        Between 5 iPhones, and now a Nexus 5 user.

        Never had one crash. Backing up after PC crashes- no problems.

        One had a power button issue, swapped straight away.

        I thought one had a reception/drop out issue. The Apple store thought it was a carrier issue, but swapped it on the spot. They were right it was a Optus black spot issue, ended up getting out of the Optus contract earlier.

        I had great customer service with my Nexus 5 too. Faulty volume button and SIM issue. In both cases Google sent out new phones.

        My only Samsung experience is a Tab S, Dead on Arrival (power button issue). The good guys had no replacement stock, the Samsung Experience Store wouldn't swap it over as they aren't owned by Samsung, and they wanted me to send away a brand new faulty tablet to get repaired.

        I quite like the Apple experience.

        • Chroma on 27/03/2015 - 15:57
          +2

          iPhone 3G, 4, 4S, another 4S and 5S owner.
          Never had one that I DIDN'T have problems with thanks to itunes.
          Jailbreaking is the only thing that salvaged the experience and let me recover things on the 4S and 5S.

          Galaxy S3 and now S5 - best phones I have ever owned.

          Apple can eat my arse.

        • PainToad on 27/03/2015 - 16:09
          +2

          @Chroma:
          I went through so many 3GS due to faulty home buttons, Apple ended up replacing it with a new 4….which also got replaced many times due to home button issues.

        • asa79 on 27/03/2015 - 17:44

          @PainToad: iPhones here, and replacements and upgrades for little cost from apple stores have been a major benefit. No waiting for warranty returns from other states.

          Did you take your iphone 5 to apple to see how much it would cost to replace it?

  • Frozensage on 27/03/2015 - 10:25
    +1

    inb4 all the hate message… /ding

  • DealzEddy123 on 27/03/2015 - 10:32
    +2

    Apple phones are the best. In my opinion I think the iPhone is worth $3000+ with all the latest technologies like fingerprint scanner and the RETINA SCREEN OMG

    shits all over Samsung's low resolution horrible screens

    • CrazyMexican on 27/03/2015 - 10:34
      +4

      3000+… :o what are you doing here :P

    • mubd1234 on 27/03/2015 - 10:35
      +1

      Apologies, I negged before I reaised that you were being sarcastic. Is there any way to remove it?

      • Cooties on 27/03/2015 - 10:38
        +1

        I logged in just to upvote it… got your back

      • ilikeradiohead on 27/03/2015 - 13:06
        +2

        Click on votes at the bottom of the comment, there will be a red circle with a '-' in it, click that and it rescinds your vote.

    • JimB on 27/03/2015 - 11:16

      IPS > AMOLED

      LG & Sony also use IPS like Apple.

      QHD is wasted on a phone anyway and sucks battery life.

      • DealzEddy123 on 27/03/2015 - 11:21
        -3

        can u please show us some figures to support your claims

        • JimB on 27/03/2015 - 11:31

          Which claim?

        • DealzEddy123 on 27/03/2015 - 11:32

          IPS > AMOLED

          LG & Sony also use IPS like Apple.

          QHD is wasted on a phone anyway and sucks battery life.

        • JimB on 27/03/2015 - 11:38

          @edwinlin88:

          AMOLED may be more accurate, but IMO IPS screens have better colour accuracy and wider viewing angles.

          I have both 1080P AMOLED and IPS screen devices.

          Then again, I'm one of the few people who prefers a good Plasma screen to a good LED screen TV.

          First link on Google https://www.phonegurureviews.com/ips-vs-amoled/

          In a general summary we can say that…….

          IPS is known for its better color production, cheap cost of production, better daylight visibility, sharper image quality and higher resolution support

          AMOLED screens stand for better battery life, slimmer and sleek design, greater contrast, darker blacks, and better response time.

        • DealzEddy123 on 27/03/2015 - 11:39

          @JB1: hey im sorry ive just been trolling all along. thank you for your information which may be useful to some on this thread.

        • JimB on 27/03/2015 - 11:42

          @edwinlin88:

          All good..I knew you were trolling, but I don't get worked up over things.

      • TheContact on 27/03/2015 - 11:25
        +1

        Once the PPI is high enough that the Pentile Matrix isn't apparent, I'd take AMOLED over IPS any day. Not to mention the AMOLEDs in the Note 4 and Galaxy S6 are rated as being one of the most(if not the most) accurate displays on the market. Shame I'm a Windows fanboy and Samsung keep the latest tech to themselves…

        • JimB on 27/03/2015 - 11:34

          AMOLED may be more accurate, but IMO IPS screens have better colour accuracy and wider viewing angles.

          I have both 1080P AMOLED and IPS screen devices.

          Then again, I'm one of the few people who prefers a good Plasma screen to a good LED screen TV.

        • TheContact on 27/03/2015 - 11:51
          +1

          @JB1:

          By accurate, Imeant colour accuracy.

          Also replying to your above comment to another poster.. IPS may be traditionally known for colour accuracy, but the Note 4 and Galaxy S6 have the most acccurate displays currently available.

          http://www.displaymate.com/Color_Accuracy_ShootOut_1.htm#Tab…

          Lowest DeltaE across the board bar Blues..

          iPhone 6's IPS is very very good, but the new AMOLEDs are just better.

          I do agree that at the same resoulution and size, and IPS is inherently sharper due to subpixel arrangement though, which is where the 1440p comes in and makes up for it.

        • sickllama on 27/03/2015 - 12:53

          I have a Lumia 735 and I thought it was AMOLED? certainty just as nice or better than my previous phone, galaxy s3

        • blahman on 27/03/2015 - 13:33

          @sickllama:
          735 is indeed AMOLED. One of the easiest ways to tell is to bring up a black background. If it blends in with the black borders around the screen very much seamlessly and no shimmer then it should be AMOLED.

        • JimB on 27/03/2015 - 13:50

          @TheContact:

          Good to know.

          I suppose I have always based on opinion on current IPS and AMOLED.

          That's one of the reasons I don't like the Galaxy 5.

          I look forward to the new Galaxy 6 and if the screen is as good as they say, I'll replace my Nexus 5 with the Samsung Galaxy 6.

          In some ways the Galaxy 6 has gone backwards, no removable battery, SD card and no more water resistant. But hopefully it will feel better quality, the old Galaxies felt like plastic toys.

  • Stopback on 27/03/2015 - 10:32

    Invisible Shield Glass Screen Protector for iPhone 6 Plus $38.98

  • FrasierCrane on 27/03/2015 - 10:35
    +19

    The iPhone hate is always strong…

    I've got a Note 4, but I really understand why people have iPhones. I mean, look at my Australian N910G Variant of the Note 4. Still no lollipop update.

    Everyone on a apple iphone gets the latest and greatest at about the same time. Plus, on my note 4, theres awful touchwiz software and the horrendous bloat. Plus, somehow, on this things hulking great amount of RAM and processing power it still can't even slide through a web page smoothly?

    I think that Google should mandate to phone manufacturers that they can't skin android anymore. If people want to use a certain vendor skin, they can download it and install it. Touchwiz on my note 4 is a joke. If you try to do anything that gets it away from Samsung, it complains. Change the messaging app from "Messaging" to textra? It warns you that you might create a genocide. Plus, apps like Evernote and Dropbox CANNOT be disabled or uninstalled, and update every time they get the chance.

    A lot of people hate on iPhones, but I've never quite understood why. I get the walled garden, and how you can sideload APK's and stuff like that, but Android has a lot of shortfalls, way more than it should have as this mature of an OS.

    • JimB on 27/03/2015 - 11:00
      +5

      As both an Apple and Android user, I like both for different reasons.

      But for my wife who uses her phone for FB/Apps/Camera, it's a great phone.

      That's why I use Nexus, as pure a Android phone as you can get, but you're right, it's not as smooth a OS.

      I use the Android as it's better to watch movies on, can torrent directly on the phone, but if you're not using it for that, the iPhone is better.

      • asa79 on 27/03/2015 - 17:50
        -3

        Apple looks better for movies. No one needs torrents on a mobile device (Alot of wasted bandwidth in upload traffic)

        • JimB on 28/03/2015 - 09:03
          +2

          Utorrent app only downloads on WiFi :)

    • PainToad on 27/03/2015 - 11:18
      +3

      I wish people would separate Samsung and Android in their minds.

      Samsung is god awful and only brought by ignorant people who don't know better. But that doesn't mean ALL Android devices are terrible. Until you've owned a Nexus device, you shouldn't judge.

      • JimB on 27/03/2015 - 11:28

        If you read my comment- I use a Nexus 5 myself so can judge.

        You're right, the Nexus Android is much better than Samsung, but no where near as polished as iOS.

        For some reason, my Nexus 5 seems a lot faster on Kit Kat than Lollipop.

        • PainToad on 27/03/2015 - 11:29

          My comment was directed at FrasierCrane

      • FrasierCrane on 27/03/2015 - 12:49

        I do seperate Android and Samsung in my mind, but, also in my mind, the fact that Samsung is so awful at their software should stir Google to mandate to manufacturers what they can/cannot put on their devices. They should not be allowed to preinstall the touchwiz garbage their devices, but rather, the users should be able to if they wish to.

        No manufacturer software has ever made an Android device better or more full of features. Period.

        • PainToad on 27/03/2015 - 13:47

          Android is opensource, Google can't force an OEM to do anything. At best they refuse certification, ie. not allow bundling of Play store and Google Services.

          Don't pin the blame on Google, it belong on ignorant consumers that continue to support Samsung simply because it's the new 'hip' brand.

      • nayfon on 27/03/2015 - 14:54
        +1

        I'm an iPhone user (personal phone) and an Android user (Samsung S4 work phone).

        I've used an iPhone since the iPhone 3G. I've used an Android phone for 6 months. I prefer the iPhone, the Android frustrates me because it doesn't behave like the iPhone. I know my smart phone opinion is based on experience.

        No one mobile operating system is better than the other. It's based on personal preference and experience, so let's just leave it at that.

    • asa79 on 27/03/2015 - 17:48

      Because google doesn't manage the OS on each phone the manufacture does, so you have to hope they will release it in a short period, I had to wait ages for my nexus 7 tablet to get the latest update, but iPhone straight away on every device, they will drop off after about 3-4 years which is still longer then any android device out there

  • JimB on 27/03/2015 - 10:39
    +1

    I have a Nexus 5 myself, even that that is cumbersome to use compared to iOS, let alone a Samsung with all the crap bloatware.

    We also have a Samsung Tab S, so she knows how to use Android.

    I must admit, the iPhone 6 is very snappy, no lag compared to my Nexus 5 (lollipop) and Samsung Tab S (kit kat).

    The screen is fantastic, IPS Sceens craps all over AMOLED.

    You know what they say, happy wife, happy life.

  • easternculture on 27/03/2015 - 10:42
    +9

    So there you have it, not a bargain, but a bargain for an iPhone.

    Over $1000 for a phone is not even remotely a bargain

    • sickllama on 27/03/2015 - 12:56
      -1

      My thoughts exactly

      • [Deactivated] on 27/03/2015 - 13:23
        +1

        Iphone users are probably subsidising sensible phone prices. So keep buying and replacing when you drop it/kill the battery.

        It's compulsory in China I've heard.

        • sickllama on 27/03/2015 - 15:33

          Absolutely, especially from a R&D perspective. If out weren't for Apple in the smartphone and the tablet markets we wouldn't have the devices we get from other manufacturers.

          Good way of looking at it - please keep spending $1000 for a phone! Two years later, I'll get the same technology for $200.

        • [Deactivated] on 28/03/2015 - 14:19

          @sickllama:

          Thanks.

    • nayfon on 27/03/2015 - 15:00
      +3

      It depends on how you look at it. A bargain is defined as "an advantageous purchase, especially one acquired at less than the usual cost". So technically this is a bargain.

      Just because something seems expensive to you does not mean it's not a bargain.

      • [Deactivated] on 28/03/2015 - 14:20

        Standard reply.

        We didn't neg it, did we?

  • overlook on 27/03/2015 - 10:46
    +4

    Come on guys, it's an iPhone. Best phone alive, and if you don't agree why come in here? Click away…

    Best bargain!

  • [Deactivated] on 27/03/2015 - 10:48
    +1

    hey guys
    what is an iphone?
    my nokia 7210 is the best phone ever.
    thanks

    • easternculture on 27/03/2015 - 10:50

      my 3310 brick is the best phone ever. 10 days of battery life !!

      • [Deactivated] on 27/03/2015 - 11:02
        +3

        have you ever fended off a robber with one?

        • davidl2 on 29/03/2015 - 20:36

          a robber won't rob you when they saw you carry Nokia 3310(probably they are too scared?)

  • DrKazanovaKK on 27/03/2015 - 10:49
    +2

    Why not just get a new screen for her iPhone 5?

    • JimB on 27/03/2015 - 11:02
      +4

      She wanted more memory on her phone anyway, plus we will fix it and sell it.

      I come on OzBargain to save money so she can spend it.. lol

  • wtfnodeal on 27/03/2015 - 10:50
    +1

    If your wife managed to smash iPhone 5 screen then she should seriously look into getting a good case to protect her new iPhone 6+

    • JimB on 27/03/2015 - 11:04

      Yeah ordering one asap.

      She dropped on concrete face down. It has a bumper case on there, however the crack looked like it originated in the middle of the screen, so it may have hit a pebble or rock.

      My son has dropped it heaps of time with no damage, but never on concrete.

      • jamestownfx on 27/03/2015 - 11:08
        +4

        Spends hundreds on phone, allows son to repeatedly drop it…

        • JimB on 27/03/2015 - 11:09

          Actually we don't let him use the phone outside. It dropped out when she was getting out of the car.

        • PainToad on 27/03/2015 - 11:19
          +7

          We all know iPhones are for 2 things. Soccer mums using Facebook, and keeping kids busy.

        • [Deactivated] on 27/03/2015 - 13:25

          @PainToad:

          What's soccer?

        • PainToad on 27/03/2015 - 13:48
          +2

          @tightwad:
          Some game played by foreigners and school kids I believe.

        • THICKnSLOW on 28/03/2015 - 08:35
          +1

          @tightwad:

          The game you play when you have true talent and can earn you big money globally!

          Small fry play footy :P

        • [Deactivated] on 28/03/2015 - 14:22
          +1

          @THICKnSLOW:

          The game you play when you want to have something in common with the billion or two outside the Southern States of an empty continent.

        • [Deactivated] on 28/03/2015 - 14:24

          @PainToad:

          'The children are the future' AFL will be a historical anachronistic one day.

  • Richardc on 27/03/2015 - 11:47

    Maybe you better have a look at the apple care+.

    • davidl2 on 29/03/2015 - 20:37

      or some cases like Lifeproof

  • pyr0maniac on 27/03/2015 - 13:02
    +2

    brb, robbing a bank

  • HONDA4LIFE on 27/03/2015 - 13:03

    If you pay more than $500 for a Smartphone, you're paying too much. My LG G Pro 2 was $450 shipped and is an excellent phone. I'm a power user of my phone and it does everything well. No lag, awesome battery life and no bloat.

  • [Deactivated] on 27/03/2015 - 13:28
    +4

    $45 for Nokia Lumia 630 and I bet it can do 90% of what an iPhone can do for about 4% of the price.

    Now that's an Ozbargain.

    • duodeta on 27/03/2015 - 15:03

      +1

    • krisspy on 27/03/2015 - 16:29
      +1

      windows only has like 4% of the apps available for ios/android too

    • asa79 on 27/03/2015 - 17:53
      +1

      LOL a windows phone

      • [Deactivated] on 28/03/2015 - 14:25

        Lol a $1000 phone.

        Windows phones are fine. How many apps do you need?

        • asa79 on 29/03/2015 - 21:53

          There is an App for everything on Apple store, and not many of these apps available on windows phone.

        • [Deactivated] on 30/03/2015 - 18:33

          @asa79:

          Apps for everything? Cleaning carpets? Flying?

          Sorry, but I can only think of one or two times when I saw an app that might be good that wasn't available on my phone. And then I could usually just use the web page.

          Apps aren't really apps, they are just front ends for webpages.

          Go ahead and waste $1k!

        • asa79 on 30/03/2015 - 21:34

          @tightwad: Because you have a windows phone is why you cant find useful apps

        • iridiumstem on 30/03/2015 - 22:06

          @asa79: We now even have Candy Crush Saga though :)

          OK, jokes aside, even though the number of apps on Windows Phone is abysmal at best, the phone themselves are alright.

          To be honest, the basic stuff that you'd expect from a smartphone is at least doable on Windows Phone IMO. OS itself is actually alright, considering the spec of the Windows Phones. Also, even though app selection is limited, there are amazing apps out there as well. HERE map is decent, Office Lens is amazing for taking photos of whiteboard writings and documents. There are obviously few areas that are lacking, number of apps, OS itself is slightly lacklustre but as long as you are fine with a basic smartphone, I think Windows Phone is alright.

          To be honest, when I was using an iPhone 4s when my WP broke down, even though there were more apps available, I found that I was pretty much using the same kind of apps that I was using from Windows Phone (barring Candy Crush Saga, we didn't have that at that time).

        • [Deactivated] on 05/04/2015 - 12:55

          @asa79:

          Re-read my post.

  • spychiatrist on 27/03/2015 - 15:04
    +1

    Ozbargain, where a $1128 phone (probably built for $400) is a BARGAIN

  • asa79 on 27/03/2015 - 17:52
    +2

    Only issue is the iPhone Plus is so stupidly big, its like buying an iPad mini and using that as a Phone, I miss Steve Jobs and we will never make a bigger phone approach, I want a phone that fits in my pocket easily

  • hluu0111 on 27/03/2015 - 19:16

    I love to be in control, be flexible, and be able for get free (paid) apks from Amazon, Google Store (& some other sources).

    Android devices give me what I want.

    I do love iphones just for their look and their screen only. I hate using them, especially with their only control button.

    And, sorry. I also love Apple to stay in the game. That would help us the users, as the brands will compete tiressly to win us over!

  • ShamelessBargains on 27/03/2015 - 19:24
    +3

    I like how every Apple deal turns into a bait and hate session over the company, their ecosystem and their pricing.

    Just be happy with the phone you have as you can't compare apples and oranges.

    With Apples recent prices increases due to the currency drop, this a good price for this device regardless whether you love or loathe Apple.

    • bigpallooka on 28/03/2015 - 01:28
      +2

      Errr… pretty sure everyone is comparing apples to androids … not oranges

    • Utopian on 29/03/2015 - 21:39

      Better than using their rights (within OzB neg guidelines/rules) to neg the deal.

  • Flattop on 27/03/2015 - 19:48

    yeah I dropped my S3 face down. Bumper was fine, glass was wrecked, Nexus 5 is a great unit with a poor battery LG, G2 is a great unit with good battery life, I can't justify an iPhone but missus has a 4 year old iPhone 4 going strong …. build quality is great but the weight and screen size are a bit poor.

    I like the look of the iPhone 6 but it's still the same ol IOS under the hood

    • JimB on 28/03/2015 - 09:05

      I have a Nexus 5, battery life and camera are terrible.

  • Utopian on 27/03/2015 - 22:49
    +1

    $1,128 for a phone?! AND you consider that a deal??

    What is wong with you?!

    • onlyletters on 28/03/2015 - 09:24
      +1

      The service that apple provide rips any other company out there. It's worth it if you don't want to deal with problems. When I had a iPhone I enjoyed it being replaced for small problems. No questions asked, that was the best part. The iPhone operates well, software made specifically for the hardware, tested extensively unlike android, 1 software for 47282938370 phones

      • Utopian on 29/03/2015 - 11:00

        Fanboi response, when I made no point about brand.

        That price for any phone is bonkers.

        And a toy/gadget/gimmick/phone that's as superior as you claim doesn't need such support.

        "A fool and his money are easily parted"

  • [Deactivated] on 28/03/2015 - 08:48

    Get a glass tempered screen protector for your wife's new iphone, so it breaks the glass protector first. And no air bubbles unlike the plastic one.

    • onlyletters on 28/03/2015 - 09:21
      +2

      That only works when the hit is front on, usually its from the side, when the shell of the phone is hit, the impact transfers to the glass and it breaks..

    • JimB on 28/03/2015 - 17:22
      +1

      I can install the plastic screen protectors on a 5inch phone without bubbles, but had some bubbles on my tablet.

      For $4, I bought a glass one.

  • onlyletters on 28/03/2015 - 09:20
    +3

    Brand new iPhone $1,200. Brand new small car $13,000. Apple is slowly getting there..

  • [Deactivated] on 28/03/2015 - 14:29

    They may as well charge $13,000 as iPhone users have no grasp on value.

    In fact they would probably sell more due to the 'exclusivity' image. Look I've got a $13,000 phone. How cool am I?

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