Following the official launch of Galaxy S10 and Galaxy S10+ in Pakistan on March 13th, the smartphones created waves in the country partly because of their specs, and mostly due to their prices.
It’s been merely a month and Samsung has decided to decrease Galaxy S10’s price from Rs. 164,999 ($1,160) to Rs. 139,999 ($988) and Galaxy S10+ is now being sold at Rs. 159,999 ($1,130) down from Rs. 179,999 ($1,270). Note that these prices are for the 128GB versions of both models.
Reports suggest that the Galaxy S10’s price was earlier reduced to Rs. 142,500 ($1,000) on March 29 as well, meaning that this is the second time in one month that Samsung has cut down the prices.
The official confirmation was made by Samsung through its Facebook page.
https://www.facebook.com/SamsungPakistan/photos/a.215714511813959/2396727390379316/?type=3&theater
While there were speculations around the pricing, attributing the high prices to the updated tax regime, the sudden price drops without there being any changes to taxation policies raises some eyebrows. Some experts were already predicting that Samsung was charging higher margins at launch and now that the initial wave of buyers is dealt with, they’ve reduced the price to what it should have been from the beginning.
It is also probable that the launch of Huawei’s P30 series might have forced Samsung’s hand to reduce their profit margins since all P30 series phones were priced lower than the Galaxy S10 series.
Unfortunately, those who have already bought the flagship devices have no way of getting their extra money back. It is a bit of a setback for the loyal customers who laid their hands on the all-new premium devices immediately after the launch as they had to pay extra cash for the smartphones.
If People of Pakistan Buy a Phone Up to 100K (Which Means Is Not CHEAPE*R)
RIP This Philosophy
“…bit of a setback for the loyal customers who laid their hands on the all-new premium devices immediately…” kis ne kaha hai launch hotay he jaa kar device le lo? sab ko pata hai k device 2-3 months take waisay he itni sasti ho jaati hai k 30-40% less price par available ho jaati hai… ab ronay ki koi zaroorate nahee. sabar ka phal meetha.. waisay b pakistan main sirf exynos version he aatay hain. Asal beast to 855 wala version hai…
So you’re going to lift a post from SamMobile and not even link back? Cool, cool.
price of S10 is 142.5k and of S10+ is 180k, last checked at official samsung outlet at packages mall on 9-April-2019
it’s’ because nobody is buying this overpriced phone..
seefi my boy lots of people have bought inspite of overprice.