Samsung Galaxy S3 i9300 32GB Blue $569(Ex GST $517.27) Pickup (Shipping $13.80), please enter discount code: "GS3669" when you checkout or mention OZBargain Deal when you pickup.
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Unlocked, Optus version
edit 12:55am 18/09
We have sold all the stock on hand, all backorder will ships 3~7 days.
we need a 16gb DEAL! under $500 ftw!
Probably should add in the post that this is the Optus unlocked model
Done, thanks!
do you have vodafone one? I am with vodafone.
Why vodafone have special model?
This you can also use on Vodafone network. we also have vodafone version at higher price http://www.mobileciti.com.au/samsung-galaxy-s-iii-i9300-whit…
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900, HSDPA 900 / 2100
So no 850 HSDPA support?
all galaxy s3 support HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
http://www.mobileciti.com.au/samsung-galaxy-s-iii-i9300-blue…
I guess you'll want to update specs on this page then.
http://www.mobileciti.com.au/samsung-galaxy-s-iii-i9300-blue…
done, thanks!
Optus?
That's worse than grey imports!
optus nexus is still waiting for ICS update.
Good luck with this.
root + custom ROM?
Nah better than grey imports because at least you will get Samsung warranty, as opposed to the seller only.
Nice deal, cheapest I've seen.. I hope you put a special on the Galaxy Note one day.. :D
Thanks, We will try our best. :)
Yes because people have been so unwilling to buy it at its release price… cough 20 million in first 100 days cough
Wow, really good price! Though not sure to go for this or revert to the apple bandwagon.
Crap… wont travel until 21st October.
OP/Rep: Any idea how long this deal would last for? Super tempting for sure!. Thanks in advance.
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am I missing something here? or another way to negative my comment? :)
Sorry, was posted wrong comment, that only way to remove it.
Offer ends 18/09, while stock last.
This offer is valid for blue color only or white also?
Blue only
Thanks, What is the best price for white?
To the rep, do you know if you're a chance to get the 4G any time soon?
4G version available Late this month
Thanks. Hopefully we can get an offer on that too :)
what will be the price of 16GB 4G model?
I dont know yet, but will be around $700
don't drop this cause it will break… and a Nokia…. well.. it will break whatever it lands on..
don't drop this cause it will break…
Really? So a simple drop = automatic break? Even if it's dropped from 1cm into a bucket of cotton wool, there goes your $600 phone?
and a Nokia…. well.. it will break whatever it lands on..
That's very interesting and all, and I would love to see some supporting material, but this isn't relevant. More of a desperate attempt for +ves for using an outdated and lame Nokia meme.
yeah, they should have made it out of a much more sturdy material - such as apple did with their iphones. glass has the phenomenal property of shattering - which is fantastic! samsung should follow suit (no pun intended)
/sarcasm off
thats what a protective case is for
What is the main differences been "OPtus unlocked" and one that is simply unlocked?
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Good point
Simply just make it clear, its Optus version and No locks.
It probably comes LOADED with Optus crap that you will probably only be able to get rid of with much difficulty.
Actually, the biggest difference is samsung will provide them with their os updates but at the end of the day it is up to them to roll it out. And usually because they want to put some of their crap in, it will take some time. Also, sometimes they might not roll it out. So basically optus version provides a slower os update.
Any deals on the 16Gb model?
Sorry, No.
To the rep: do a 'free shipping site wide' deal soon.
Your prices are ok, your shipping costs are not.
Thanks for you suggestion, Let me try to get free shipping approve for next deal.
even if you offer free shipping next deal, offer a discount to pickup customers
that would just be going around in circles again, because then it isn't free shipping ….
lol exactly what furythree said, and besides, usually people pick up so they don't have to wait for it to be delivered…
Optus unlocked probably has tons of optus preloaded junk built in?
Is it $13.80 postage fully insured to 6101?
Where is the warranty work done?
$13.80 only for eParcel service (registered service)
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This is a good alternative to iPhone 5, no?
It IS a BETTER alternative to the iPhone 5….
This phone smashes the iPhone, most critics say it is the best phone out on the market as of now which is true.
I would like to read any review stating the S3 to be better than the iPhone 5.
I don't have to read any reviews and I already know that the SGS3 is better than the iP5. (And for the record I own and love my iP4S). If I was to buy a new phone the SGS3 would really tempt me to sway from Apple. The only things I think the iP still has over the SGS is the retina display (personal preference I like it more so than the SGS screen, don't care what all the "theoretical on paper ooohh ha" says) that and the iP may still be slightly faster because of it's locked down OS and where everything just works.
Nothing about the iPhone 5 makes it the best phone on the market.
The camera is matched by the Galaxy S3 and beaten by the Lumina 920.
The screen is equal to the Lumina and Galaxy but not as wide.
The casing similar to the Lumina while the plastic of the Galaxy won't get damaged as easily.
The design is now already 2 years old as it's virtually the same as the 4 aside from different backing materials and taller.
I'm not saying this knocking the iPhone 5, infact I'll be buying one; I'm just trying to point out that it's not the greatest phone around at the moment.
Megapixels are not the best measure of quality.
A plus for the iPhone. The S3 is too wide.
Plastic is always more likely to get scuff marks compared to glass. However dropping any phone, glass or plastic, may break it.
Change for the sake of change?
Its known fact, Most selling is not always the best and the best one is not always the top selling.
For a basic point and shoot the top 3 phones are basically the same when it comes to camera. I know megapixels aren't the best measure of quality but for photos that will generally be viewed on a phone they are equal.
I agree that the S3 is too wide I was referring to the pixels per inch which is around 325ppi for the Lumina, Galaxy and iPhone 5.
Plastic does get scuffed more easily but it doesn't shatter like glass or dint as easily as aluminium.
When Holden bring out a new commodore would they be blasted if they just changed the material of the boot?
Hardwares aren't always the most important part of determined factor for a popular phone. SOFTWARE DOES. Remember Apple is a software company.
If hardware supposedly doesn't matter, then how would you suggest that phones are compared cross-platform? User experience? This varies by the person, and has little value in yardstick comparisons. Software features? Again, the importance of these features varies by the person. I personally don't give a rat's ass about social network integration or however many billions of apps there are. That doesn't mean one platform is better overall, it just means it's not right for me.
Platforms aside, the only way to actually compare phones with all fairness, is based on the unbiased hardware specifications. The reason most people hold the GS3 in higher regard, is because the iPhone brought very little excitement to the table in this area.
What does Apple being a software company have to do with anything? Just because they don't manufacture their own components, they are somehow let off the hook for having average hardware specs?
Comsumers aren't stupid. They buy phones base on what they see and feel not some online bad feedbacks or reviews.
Yes, the vast majority of 'comsumers' are stupid - they buy the iPhone only because their friends, family, and coworkers have it. When there's a new 'in' thing (and believe me, there will be, eventually), Apple will be a mere afterthought. That's why Apple fans are often referred to as sheep - herd mentality.
Personally, we won't get anything out of these arguments because it all comes down to our personal preferences. Period.
Personally, we won't get anything out of these arguments because it all comes down to our personal preferences. Period.
Something we can agree on.
no they buy iphones because they ARE stupid
@fchis:
by that definition, microsoft would have pwn'ed the iphone many times over.
@james101
are you an idiot? or you are just trying to sound informed? Megapixels ARE a measure of quality, it dictates how much visual information can be captured and digitized.
That's how you get quality photos and shit photos.
If apple managed to convince that your 720px camera churns out better images than a 1.2Mpx one… then more power to them.
btw, it also meant that better parts were used in making the phone.
as for glass, you aren't one to talk about glass quality when since the days of samsung S1 , they have been using tough glass, even gorilla glass in the next versions. How many iterations of iphone did it took for them to adopt a similiar 'quality' build?
'change for the sake of change', this takes the cake… lol. why call it iphone 5 then? call it iphone 4 version 3 then. lol. because that's what it is.
I'm a human not an idiot.
Difference between 6, 8 or 10 MP in a camera phone is not important. Chip/sensor size and optics are more important. Actually too high MP on a small sensor can hurt low light performance because each pixel on the grid couldn't take in the light effectively. It's partly why camera phones used to give nasty purple hues in low light. I can only wish any camera phone today can match the quality put out by my old 6MP Nikon D40 SLR.
ok whatever
ok whatever
I'm a human not an idiot.
I feel obliged to point out that the two are not mutually exclusive.
I feel obliged to pick my nose.
You probably shouldn't do that.
Wrong, megapixels is not a measure of quality, it's a measure of quantity. It's a measure of how many pixels are recorded.
James101 is correct, you can have a 12MP camera that takes better pictures than a 15MP camera or in terms of a DSLR v camera phone a 6MP DSLR taking better pictures than a 8MP phone (the phone has more MP's no? But it still takes crappier photos). Megapixels isn't always everything. What matters is the sensor itself. That's why FX DSLR's>DX DSLR's>4/3 micro cameras (although 4/3 micros are catching up). How many megapixels a camera can take is a minor affect to picture quality in fact the more megapixels you cram on a small sensor the worse image quality gets unless you somehow perfect "interference".
As for gorilla glass, it was Apple that got Corning to start making gorilla glass again. It was developed in the 60s and then shelved. It wasn't until 2006 did Apple get Corning to make gorilla glass again for the first iPhone. Now take notice how Samsung's S1 didn't come out until 2009.
As for build quality, compare the 3GS and the SG1 they were of the same time and of similar build quality considering the iPhones have had almost impeccable build quality since day one and both phones were glass front and plastic back.
Change for the sake of change… Both sides of the iOS v Android war are guilty of this. Apple's change for the sake of change is modifying iOS to take away more of the google based apps, they're distancing themselves from google and making things more in-house. That and the stock standard upgrades to the CPU and what not. Other than that there isn't change for the sake of change, they kept with a design that works, it fits in one hand comfortably and addressed the issue of a larger screen that the market seems to want. They've made it thinner and lighter, making it more portable (Samsung seems to like going the opposite way to this). As for Samsung they've gone bigger (and supposedly better) and touting big capital letters about their displays (which I still don't like, even though they're supposedly technically better on paper for power consumption or something).
Samsung is like the open source, Apple is like the Mainframe - choose what you like
Correct! you are allowed to pick your nose only in Prospective Darkness!
Iphone 5's sales number can easily exceed quadruple volume of S3. Comsumers aren't stupid.
I see what you did there! ;-D
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@Trance N Dance
mate. we are not comparing DSLRs here neither we are comparing graphics processing chips.
i would reserve the megapixel discussion in a separate forum. I am not saying megapixel is the benchmark of quality, but we are talking about different aspects of quality here… quality of picture (data/information or visual experience), or quality(more expensive) of component used. There is a difference, and both can be true.
my experience tells me that i can never create more data out of a low pixel image, but i can crop/deal with more data out of a higher density image. this is probably where our definition in 'quality' differs.
re corning - yes i will retract my previous statement. as i had realised i shot my own foot after posting that.. but too late to edit :P
re build quality - i think this is subjective to which camps you are in, remember the antenna issue? the "omg i dropped my phone on the table and the GORILLA glass cracked" issue? even samsung isn't immune to QC failures (recent S3 blue cases).. but apple's fault appears more to be a design failure rather than an manufacturing QC fault.
I always wonder how do people manage to break gorilla glass…
change for the sake of change.. is an oxymoron actually.
look at iphone5's new plug system. one thing the rest of the world are sticking to is the standard usb ports.
end of the day, i don't own shares in either companies, and i would gladly pay bottom dollar for whichever works nicest across multiple platforms and connectors. In fact, now that i thought about it, it would be my best interest to crap samsung so that they are forced to sell them cheaper.
Should be comparing camera sensors and compression techniques if your trying to determine image quality.
And yes you are right you can't get more detail out of a lower res picture and crop resize detail out of a larger res picture. (still doesn't mean the quality of that detail is better, again this goes back to sensor issues and the algorithm used to compress the data) The reason MP was brought up twice was because you made it out to seem like you were saying higher MP means better pictures.
Now what follows is all subjective to each person's views.
I wouldn't call it a design fault because the glass cracks on impact. Basically all glass will crack when stuck hard enough (including all mobile screens). You can say the iP4/S (and now 5) wasn't as durable on impact as the SGS3 and that will be true and that just means if you are prone to dropping your phone then the iP isn't for you. That IMO has nothing to do with the build quality but more so with build durability.
Build quality being how well it's constructed, is it consistent off the assembly line are there any problems with operation new. Build durability being how well does it last over wear and tear and use under normal conditions.
Gorilla glass breaks because it's brittle. It might be hard and strong to abrasive or impact forces, it's prone to stress due to the trade off by increasing hardness (leading to it being brittle). And since it's brittle it will suffer from stress forces more.
As for the plugs, I much rather a propriety plug that allows a line out function than a universal one that doesn't. This is because I like my audio quality to be as pure as possible :)
As for which phone I'd buy, depends on what ever phone serves my needs best at the time I'm buying. A year ago iP4S (and hence why I have one) but now… SGS3 seems very tempting only music player interface and physical size being the turn offs.
@Trance and Dance
and the antenna problem in the ver 4 isn't a design fault? i think quality in this sense meant design quality… as for how consistent the model/mould is made and assemled, it's under quality assurance/quality control. In my previous HDD manufacturing industry, anyone would get shot into pieces if they claim platters breaking due to vibrations are because it's a QA/QC issue and it happens to every single HDD.
I disagree, if a phone fails a simple drop test, it's design needs to be looked at again, just as a HDD platters starts to vibrate too much when it's spinning.
as for gorilla glass being brittle… i am not sure if i would agree with that. Seen the youtube demo for gorilla glass? The force is generated on a single point in a semi-linear (manual) manner up to 120+ pounds (happens to be an US event). I still put it down to design flaw.
re plugs - thats for audio, provided if iphone supports flac,ogg (afaik, it doesnt). useless/pointless for everything else though. (usb drive, usb tethering w/o itunes installed, etc etc.)
I'm not rooting for samsung specifically, I just find that for a technology company claiming quality in their products, doesn't include mainstream standards annoying as heck.
Imagine all the people Apple would win over if they actually incorporated all the supported formats and quality from the likes of HTC and Samsung.
for the record of last laughs:
coughiphone5stillhaveshitcameraqualitycough
http://gizmodo.com/5947972/apple-acknowledges-iphone-5-camer…
Samsung copied and made it better!
iPhone 5 surely does look long (123.8 mm).
But Samsung Galaxy S3 is longer (136.6 mm).
Now I know why all ladies around me choose Samsung Galaxy S3 over iPhone 5.
and why???
sounds like little boys comparing meer mms… get a real man's phone, the nokia cityman 150. it's twice as long and many times thicker.
Tg said long SG S3 is a ladies choice. LOL, Why does a real man need it twice longer and thicker?
(I like those NMT phones. They should have up to 30km range)
@savit: (just for laughs..)
the answer is:
it's for clubbing their partners on the head and dragging them by the hair back to their caves.
try clubbing something with a toothpick.. it doesn't work as well. ;)
I prefer the iPhone 5. Read my comments in the iPhone preorder deal page http://www.ozbargain.com.au/user/76271/comments .
Most of your comments got lots of -ve votes in that discussion thread.
I believe the correct terminology is 'negged to hell'
As you can see just above, my comment "I would like to read any review stating the S3 to be better than the iPhone 5" already received -ve votes, yet my comments hardly get any decent rebuttal.
I've just started to read your posts in a proper British accent.
Managed to pull a -ve 33 in there. Well done!
Jolly good
pfft. who want's to do that?
Do what? And who votes down my "Jolly good" lol.
it seems James has been brainwashed by apple's marketing.
I don't think so
I don't, and never have, owned an iPhone
Still using my first generation iPad and my 4 year old Macbook Pro and I probably won't need to upgrade either for a couple more years
I enjoy toying around with different OS's like Haiku, Linux and BSD as VM's. Unfortunately no other operating system runs the quality of software as exists on OS X
I don't use iCloud and I don't trust ANY private organisation routing that much personal information around with such weak privacy policies and controls
Great price for Australian stock with 2 year warranty!