Meizu M8 Price Discussion

I pretty much agree with Sere ( well enough to save my typing lol)...

UK (£) cost of the M8 is far to high ATM.

Lets face it one of the main bonus points about the Meizu M8 was the cheaper retail price ( compare the the iPhone etc)

hopefully when full distribution is established the prices will drop...

Originally Posted by crimson05

i have set my limit at 320€ inc. shipping...

iphone 3g unlocked: min. 500€

i dont think that this 1st gen M8 is in the same class as the Iphone 3G nor even the 1st gen Iphone i mean come on people open your eyes to genjutsu(reality) it lost some very important specs we are being ripped off

Originally Posted by Russarch

I pretty much agree with Sere ( well enough to save my typing lol)...

UK (£) cost of the M8 is far to high ATM.

Lets face it one of the main bonus points about the Meizu M8 was the cheaper retail price ( compare the the iPhone etc)

hopefully when full distribution is established the prices will drop...

lol thats exactly my point on this thread

n i know i have just triple posted

Originally Posted by Err0r

Posts axed from the eBay thread due to ILLEGALWARRIOR taking the entire thread off topic.

lol i was stunned by the prices i saw luckily i wasnt killed

http://cgi.ebay.com/NEW-MEIZU-M8-SMART-PHONE-8GB-3-2MP-NIB-WM6-BLACK-COLOR_W0QQitemZ150320951811QQcmdZViewItemQQptZCell _Phones?hash=item150320951811&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14 &_trkparms=72%3A1234|66%3A2|65%3A12|39%3A1|240%3A1 318|301%3A1|293%3A1|294%3A50


There you go! Maybe you can get it for $20 cheaper here haha ^_~.

Originally Posted by anxiousone

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I paid approx. 500 USD for the M8. Now, i must qualify that with one remark... i didn't pay a premium for the acquisiton of the phone i paid the china price. period. the additional 150 is my estimation of shipping charges, customs duties, communication cost/time wasted, etc...

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I'm afraid I have to pull you up on that part there man...

Phone: 2380yuan/rmb@ 6.7667[today's rate] = $351.72

screen protector: 50yuan/rmb@ 6.7667 = $7.38

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that totals: $359.1

leaving: $140.90

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shipping to DUBAI with EMS: 565yuan/rmb@ 6.7667 = $83.49

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that totals: $442.59

leaving: $57.41...

That means you paid a premium of $57.41 for your phone. If you were charged customs and charges it would have hit over the $500 mark, even if they hadn't charged you that premium as customs charges/duties/taxes are at least 27% and up of the product cost which would have equalled at least : $96.95, and that is at the cost price. So please don't try leave remarks which you don't have complete knowledge about. Thanks

Originally Posted by belcebuu

Meizu will be bank rupted, the meizu m8 is a complete dissaster, no wifi, no gps no 3g, and people selling in around 500€ are we crazy??? Meizu said that is will be 250$, M8 would be great the past year, nowadays it's a simple touch phone, that it's value is almost the double as nokia 5800

I won't pay mre than 250€ for this crap pseudo iphone

The m8 on its own at today's rate costs 2380yuan @ 8.8063 = €270.26

So keep dreaming about that price of €250. If you could magically teleport to a meizu store in China and have a bank right beside it with €250 in your pocket to exchange for Chinese Yuan and not be charged any exchange charges, you would still come up short and it would have been a waste of a trip

Originally Posted by crimson05

then you will never get one. the phones price is 2380 Yuan what is about 250€ and who do you think will ship it to you for free?

look above at what I said for the value at today's echange rate.

Originally Posted by sere83

as I said though people have to be realistic, 380-500 euro for anM8 is far too much. I think people would be stupid to spend that much on it.

It is available right now for €332.48 @today's exchange rate of 8.8063

or with a spare battery: €355.20 @today's exchange rate of 8.8063



I honestly don't know where everyone is getting their prices of €380 - €500

Originally Posted by tails2

I honestly don't know where everyone is getting their prices of €380 - €500

Look at the prices on the ebay thread and convert them into £ or Euros

Originally Posted by tails2

I'm afraid I have to pull you up on that part there man...

Phone: 2380yuan/rmb@ 6.7667[today's rate] = $351.72

screen protector: 50yuan/rmb@ 6.7667 = $7.38

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that totals: $359.1

leaving: $140.90

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shipping to DUBAI with EMS: 565yuan/rmb@ 6.7667 = $83.49

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that totals: $442.59

leaving: $57.41...

That means you paid a premium of $57.41 for your phone. If you were charged customs and charges it would have hit over the $500 mark, even if they hadn't charged you that premium as customs charges/duties/taxes are at least 27% and up of the product cost which would have equalled at least : $96.95, and that is at the cost price. So please don't try leave remarks which you don't have complete knowledge about. Thanks

I thought the M8 came with a screen protecter on it?

from i know EMS event FedEx from china to US or Euro country much cheaper to Dubai, just around 2XX~330 Yuan (rmb)

Also, factor in transaction costs and currency exchange costs that a seller would have to stand for. These should account to 4-5 %.

this phone cant be used in USA/ Canada..

it uses the 900/1800 mhz frequency...kinda sucks !!!
waited all this long and to not even have it work here !
they have few up on ebay

Originally Posted by tails2

I'm afraid I have to pull you up on that part there man...

... So please don't try leave remarks which you don't have complete knowledge about. Thanks

I said APPROX 500!! I'll leave whatever remarks i want to leave, thank you.

And customs duties in UAE are a flat 5% not 27%... So maybe you could do your homework first. Additionally, you didn't factor in my bank charges for the wire transfer, the chinese companies bank charges for recieving the wire and i clearly mentioned i used TNT not EMS - there is a HUGE difference in service.

We all know you are trying to sell phones, and good luck with that, don't disect my remarks with imperfect information.

Whatever i paid, I was leading to simply state that some of the ebay auctions, which are selling the phone (if they are real) are reasonable, considering those sellers are charging a premium - PROFIT - as is your partner, right?

Originally Posted by anxiousone

I said APPROX 500!! I'll leave whatever remarks i want to leave, thank you.

And customs duties in UAE are a flat 5% not 27%... So maybe you could do your homework first. Additionally, you didn't factor in my bank charges for the wire transfer, the chinese companies bank charges for recieving the wire and i clearly mentioned i used TNT not EMS - there is a HUGE difference in service.

In relation to customs charges, I made a mistake on that part and you are quite xorrect in saying it is a flat 5%.

In relation to bank charges, in China you are not charged for receiving money internationally into your account. I should know, I live here. I don't know about on your end for sending it. But it is usually a flat fee up to a certain point. Since you sent such a small amount, I can't see your charges being too high. About 10-20 US Dollars.

Yes you did say TNT but their charges are not much higher than EMS. About an extra 20$.

Originally Posted by anxiousone

We all know you are trying to sell phones, and good luck with that, don't disect my remarks with imperfect information.

Only one part of what I said was mistaken. I am simply pointing out the fact that you are misleading many people on here saying it would cost APPROX $500. The fact that I have helped people on here obtain a phone for much less than that is not the point I was making. I am not trying to advertise that fact and neither should you. It is besides the point!!

Originally Posted by anxiousone

Whatever i paid, I was leading to simply state that some of the ebay auctions, which are selling the phone (if they are real) are reasonable, considering those sellers are charging a premium - PROFIT - as is your partner, right?

And I am simply detailing that what you say is reasonable, is in fact NOT reasonable. Both from whoever you obtained the phone from and the ebay sellers.

Lastly my friend didn't make a single cent on the phone that was sent out. The fee charged didn't even cover the costs of what she did for the first phone, that won't be the case for the remaining phones. But like I said, she is not out to make profit. As everyone knows here, I have been a member for quite some time and am simply helping people I know on here. So please refrain from trying to bad mouth myself or my friend. Thanks

Originally Posted by tails2

And I am simply detailing that what you say is reasonable, is in fact NOT reasonable. Both from whoever you obtained the phone from and the ebay sellers.

thats your opinion and you are entitled to it... it's NOT a fact.

im confusied does it come with wifi and gps or not?

Anna22, you are better off buying an iphone or any similar phone that is available in the US.
Unless you are looking for a snappy media player, with basic phone and messaging capabilities, the M8 is just not there yet.
Its a far cry from being a smart phone with media capabilities.

well for some reason i hate Apple. what other kinds are there in the USA, like the m8?

Originally Posted by bn_23_Jordan

this phone cant be used in USA/ Canada..

it uses the 900/1800 mhz frequency...kinda sucks !!!
waited all this long and to not even have it work here !
they have few up on ebay

The M8 is a quad-band phone; Meizu just hasn't listed it.

I thought the were removing the non gsm band support along with the wifi for the final release?