T-Mobile To Set Major Price Drops This Holiday Season For Android Devices

[UPDATE] It is believed that more information will be coming out later today regarding T-Mobile’s new pricing strategy. Stay tuned as DroidDog continues to look into it.

In preparation of the upcoming holiday season, T-Mobile has adjusted pricing on some of Android’s most popular devices. These price drops will not be just regulated to Black Friday for example but rather look to be here for the long haul. This comes as most wireless carriers are gearing up major promotions and sales in order to entice customers to their network .

According to Brief Mobile, the Magenta carrier will be announcing major price drops for many of its most popular devices as soon as tomorrow. These price drops will impact high-end Android devices like Samsung’s SIII and Galaxy Note II as well as HTC’s One S.

A quick rundown of the devices that will see a price change are:

In addition, T-Mobile is currently the exclusive carrier for Google’s newest Nexus handset – the Nexus 4. The Magenta carrier will be charging $199 (after $50 mail-in rebate) on a Classic Plan with a 2-year commitment for the 16GB Nexus 4. At $199, you’re signing a 2-year contract to save $150 off of what Google is charging directly. For some that may not be worth it but it is still a solid deal for such an amazing phone.

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ClarkKent113 12 pts

Will the off-contract prices drop as well cause I already used my upgrade on a GS3 but I want to buy a Note 2 and it's $650 now (off contract)

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SkyPira 30 pts

can someone please explain to me the benefit of buying the nexus from google over tmobile? i have tmobile and was wondering where i should get the nexus 4 from. thanks!

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JQuest81 88 pts

 SkyPira It comes down to cost of ownership and carrier flexibility. I'm just pricing the 16GB model since that's the one T-Mobile is selling.

 

-$349 when buying it from Google

-$199 when buying it on T-Mobile's Classic plan

-$199 down and $15/mo for 20 months when buying it on T-Mobile's Value Plan, which brings cost of ownership to $499 (LG's fault, not T-Mobile's)

 

*The advantage of buying from Google is that if you're not under contract with T-Mobile, you can go to any GSM carrier you want, or just hop on a Monthly 4G plan if you want to remain contract free.

 

*If you don't mind being on contract, if you purchase directly from Google, you can just hop on T-Mobile's Value Plan and save yourself some coin to the tune of the extra $300 you would've spent financing the phone from T-Mobile. Not to mention that the Value Plan is cheaper than the Classic plan by $20

 

*If the $199 price point entices you, then Classic is the way to go. Obviously because $199 is the sweet spot for subsidy pricing. 

 

If I was making this decision, I would buy direct from Google and get on the Value Plan. Sure I'm paying $150 more than if I went with the classic plan (or $300 more with financing it on the Value plan), but because the Value Plan rates are $20 cheaper, the extra money I spent buying directly from the Play Store would pay for itself about 7 months into my contract. 

 

Sorry if this was information overload, but I hope I helped!

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SkyPira 30 pts

 JQuest81 thanks so much. i really appreciate you putting your time into helping me. i really do have a better picture of my options now. thanks!

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