11:58, 132,188 views Korean flagship continues to fall in price in Russia. Samsung GALAXY S6 and S6 edge has recently gone on sale and have already lost a third of the price. The new price lists have led to a unique situation – the flagship Koreans were in Russia cheaper than anywhere else in the world, including even the American states without tax (Delaware and other)!
The main federal networks selling Samsung GALAXY S6 32 GB in Russia from 35 990 rubles. Note original model was announced at a price 53 990 rubles, but in the day-to-market it fell to 49 990 rubles , and another 11 days – to 43 990 rubles . The closest is the price the US market where no contract GALAXY S6 can be bought for 685 dollars (about 37,858 rubles at the Central Bank of the Russian Federation) in the majority of retailers, adding to the amount of state tax. For example, in New York, the gadget will cost after tax at 745.78 dollars (about 41,217 rubles at the current exchange rate). You can, of course, to buy a smartphone in the state where there is no tax – for example, in Delaware – but such places in the United States is practically no, so that the majority of Americans will still have to spend extra for the right to possess the gadget.
Five Russian retailers who sell SGS6 below world prices (from 35 990 rubles): Megafon, MTS, Euroset, Messenger, DNS.
The Germans will have to part with 698.99 euros, that is about 43,410 rubles – 7420 rubles more than in Russia. Following is a native South Korean market with a price tag of 944,000 KRW or 46,691 rubles at the Central Bank. In the UK, for GALAXY S6 32 GB asking 569 pounds (about 46,691 rubles), and the Ukrainians can buy Korean flagship of over 19 999 hryvnia (about 51 650 rubles on the current exchange rate).
This is most clearly looks at the background of the Brazilian market where electronics is traditionally the exorbitant money. Now for GALAXY S6 then we will have to pay 3,299 Brazilian reais, which is 58 369 rubles! That’s 22 more than a thousand more than in Russia. By the way, it is so expensive GALAXY S6 in Russia was not even at the start of sales.
Given the unusually high rate of decline in the cost of the gadget in Russia, as well as rumors and the first photos of another device that is supposed to become a larger version of the flagship, and you can expect a price reduction devaysa worldwide. However, the new, almost certainly, will be available in the Russian market, so that the price revision will affect all countries, and therefore may go down flagship even more. We are waiting for the usual 29,990 rubles? Of course, this is only possible if the strengthening of the ruble, which is still an open question.
What is interesting, is now the flagship of South Korea, which some experts called « error Samsung », and some on the contrary praised sold in Russia are not only cheaper main competitor (Apple iPhone 6), but the flagship LG G4 and HTC One M9 . It seems that retailers have seriously decided to fight for customers in not an easy time for the market. How to react to this competition Samsung – we’ll see. But it is clear that the benefit buyers. By the way, in neighboring Ukraine, the official prices are different: 19 999 hryvnia per S6 and HTC One M9 (in Russia it is 39 990 rubles) 16 999 hryvnia for LG G4 (in Russia 39 990 rubles).
Note Russian retailers are actively dropping prices not only on top-end machine, but other devices of the company. It is noteworthy that the constant updating of prices affects most Samsung, Soup other manufacturers also become cheaper, but not as often and actively. Samsung GALAXY Note 4 on sale now many networks to 29 990 rubles, which is lower than the starting price to exchange rate fluctuations in the fall.
Let’s remind, Russian representation Samsung reported that pre-orders GALAXY S6 and S6 edge were higher than last year’s GALAXY S5 170%. However, Russian retailers are talking about the reverse situation – in the early days of new product sales and could not overtake its predecessor. According Hi-Tech.Mail.Ru, pricing Race Statistics radically changed in favor of the Korean manufacturer, which has taken more than 30% of all smartphone sales in Russia and significantly strengthened its position in the upper price range.
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Alexander Gorodnikov, ht_news@corp.mail.ru
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