From where to buy S23 Ultra? For cheap...

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As the title suggests, I know there are online and offline stores where the price comes around 1 - 1.1L ,

I have a note 9 with screen issue and some physical but working perfectly not sure if i can exchange this, but open to that as well,

also open to the idea of getting from abroad [usa, ca, dubai] as long we get warranty in india.

What is the cheapest S23 Ultra you've purchased? From where can I get a cheap S23 Ultra with Indian warranty?

Wait for the big sales starting next month in amazon & FK.

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@omega44-xt what price range do you think can be expected in this upcoming sale?

centinal said:
@omega44-xt what price range do you think can be expected in this upcoming sale?

1.1L is common for S23U with coupon & card offers. So I except it to be lower than that, maybe 1L base price over which offers will apply. Time will tell.

Another question you need to ask yourself is if you need S23U. I will say its a waste of money for most, get S23+ instead IMO. Most won't use stylus or 10x zoom cam much anyways. S22+ fell to as low as 55-60k with offers last year briefly in the big sales. So you can potentially save a lot of money.

Do not consider S22 line up or Pixel because of inefficient SoC.

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@omega44-xt

Makes sense.

I saw some listings in dubai for around 75k from Amazon dubai and other sites, would a purchase from there be worth it?

Am I missing something!!

*amzn.eu/d/javQnZU

centinal said:
@omega44-xt

Makes sense.

I saw some listings in dubai for around 75k from Amazon dubai and other sites, would a purchase from there be worth it?

Am I missing something!!

**amzn.eu/d/javQnZU

India has higher taxes, that's all. Pretty common to potentially get stuff cheaper in Middle East or USA.

Your call, if you want to risk no warranty + different OS version. Like my Galaxy S8 is the US version, it never got the VoLTE update for India.

I'll rather buy S23+ in India than get S23U from US/Middle East. So, your call.

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got it,
but s23U and s23+ the price difference is barley 10k at the moment, would you still choose s23+ if this is the case?

centinal said:
got it,
but s23U and s23+ the price difference is barley 10k at the moment, would you still choose s23+ if this is the case?

Where are you seeing 10k difference? It is 20k.

For 10k extra, more like at 10% extra cost, can consider S23U over S23+. As I said, I expect some good discounts on S23 & S23+ on BBD/GIS sales next month.

S23U is close to 110k, S23+ at under 90k but OOS now (w/o exchange offers).

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saw in flipkart, yes s23+ seems to be OOS

*www.flipkart.com/samsung-galaxy-s2...56-gb/p/itm6fb900797456b?pid=MOBGQJHWPE9S8SZU

centinal said:
saw in flipkart, yes s23+ seems to be OOS

**www.flipkart.com/samsung-galaxy-s...56-gb/p/itm6fb900797456b?pid=MOBGQJHWPE9S8SZU

I saw a similar listing on amazon, not their main sellers. Might be imported unit.
www.amazon.in/Samsung-Galaxy-Ultra-Phantom-Storage/dp/B0BTWQZBGP/

I purchased S23 from Dubai this Monday. Cost me 48K INR only. S23 Ultra was 73K

bubusam13 said:
I purchased S23 from Dubai this Monday. Cost me 48K INR only. S23 Ultra was 73K

If you are willing to live with no warranty & no Indian OS, then good for you. Example of latter - my S8 (US model) never got update to support VoLTE in India.

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omega44-xt said:
I saw a similar listing on amazon, not their main sellers. Might be imported unit.
www.amazon.in/Samsung-Galaxy-Ultra-Phantom-Storage/dp/B0BTWQZBGP/

Yes I thought so too, but it says indian unit in flipkarts FAQ and show's that it has warranty in description.

F*** flipkart and its "secured packaging fee"

omega44-xt said:
If you are willing to live with no warranty & no Indian OS, then good for you. Example of latter - my S8 (US model) never got update to support VoLTE in India.

Everything is working out of the box. Volte, UPI, Banking apps. just change CSC to INS for call recording. That's it. You don't even need to unlock bootloader. OTA updates are coming. Both UAE and India are OXM firmwares. I am not sure about US.

Only warranty is missing. But the price I got it, even a screen replacement will have a low TCO in India. 75k in India, 48 K in Dubai.

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bubusam13 said:
Everything is working out of the box. Volte, UPI, Banking apps. just change CSC to INS for call recording. That's it. You don't even need to unlock bootloader. OTA updates are coming. Both UAE and India are OXM firmwares. I am not sure about US.

Only warranty is missing. But the price I got it, even a screen replacement will have a low TCO in India. 75k in India, 48 K in Dubai.

did you get the UAE version or the International version?

UAE version.

centinal said:
As the title suggests, I know there are online and offline stores where the price comes around 1 - 1.1L ,

I have a note 9 with screen issue and some physical but working perfectly not sure if i can exchange this, but open to that as well,

also open to the idea of getting from abroad [usa, ca, dubai] as long we get warranty in india.

What is the cheapest S23 Ultra you've purchased? From where can I get a cheap S23 Ultra with Indian warranty?

I don't think that Samsung provides an international warranty. But they have come up with Samsung Care+, which covers international warranty. So, if you travel abroad and something happens to your phone, it can be repaired once you are back.

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bubusam13 said:
UAE version. View attachment 22563

cool, did you have to make some firmware changes to make it fully work in india or was it more like config change kind off thing?

You have to make minimum 10 mins call with a local SIM to get the mobile working outside UAE. I changed the CSC to INS to get call recording enabled.

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I am badly missing ebay.in, TBH
I think we should make a thread to know if any alternative's like ebay are available.

bubusam13 said:
I purchased S23 from Dubai this Monday. Cost me 48K INR only. S23 Ultra was 73K

did u go to dubai?

Will there be a 5% cashback on mobiles when you leave Dubai? Am I right?

Depends where you are buying from. My shop gave me 5% discounted bill.
If you want VAT refund, they will stick a bar code in the bill. You get approx 4.2% refund out of the 5%.

pkkumarcool said:
did u go to dubai?

Yes.

Mangesh34 said:
I don't think that Samsung provides an international warranty. But they have come up with Samsung Care+, which covers international warranty. So, if you travel abroad and something happens to your phone, it can be repaired once you are back.

How is it international warranty if you repair it at the place of purchase ?

omega44-xt said:
Where are you seeing 10k difference? It is 20k.

For 10k extra, more like at 10% extra cost, can consider S23U over S23+. As I said, I expect some good discounts on S23 & S23+ on BBD/GIS sales next month.

S23U is close to 110k, S23+ at under 90k but OOS now (w/o exchange offers).

offline seller here gave me 82000 for s23+ and 1.07 for s23u. read somewhere on x that in bbd sales it is expected to be 92-93000 for s23u with all offers.

vidhubhushan said:
offline seller here gave me 82000 for s23+ and 1.07 for s23u. read somewhere on x that in bbd sales it is expected to be 92-93000 for s23u with all offers.

Realistic expectation IMO. S23U has been 1.1L with offers since launch, about time for a discount. Might get some good exchange bonus as well.

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@bubusam13 could you share where you purchased s23 in dubai from?