Yesterday, the editor presented to everyone the ranking of price drops for official and grey-market phones in July. I wonder if it has been helpful to you? Since some grey-market phones have a relatively large price difference compared to their official versions, and some grey-market phones debut earlier or don't have an official version, the grey-market has also become a focus for phone enthusiasts. For this reason, the editor continues today with a major ranking of price drops for grey-market phones in July. Although there are phones that dropped by a thousand yuan like the i9000, there are also those that only dropped by 200 yuan. But I think for consumers, having price drop information is already impressive enough. Interested friends can continue reading below.
Recommended model: Samsung GT-i9000 16GB (grey-market) Reference price: 4299 yuan Price drop: 1001 yuan
Samsung not only excels in Symbian, Android, and WM systems, but with the addition of its own bada smart system grey-market phones, it can be said to have the most comprehensive layout in the smart grey-market phone sector. As Samsung's first Android model, Galaxy made a good start, being relatively top-tier in both software and hardware. Moreover, in order to give users a better experience, significant efforts were put into making the i9000 worthy of its flagship model name in terms of screen, speed, and content on the grey-market phone. In the grey-market price drop rankings in July, this model ranked first with a drop exceeding a thousand yuan. Friends who like it might want to pay attention.
In terms of appearance, the Samsung i9000 adopts a full-touch design with dimensions of 122.4×64.2×9.9mm and weighs 118 grams. It is equipped with a 4-inch Super AMOLED screen with a resolution of 480*800 pixels. The display quality can reach five times that of current AMOLED screens, and visibility under strong outdoor sunlight improves by 20%. Additionally, the i9000 incorporates Samsung's TouchWiz3.0 interface, which offers excellent usability and visual effects. The camera features a 5-megapixel camera supporting autofocus and LED flash, capable of recording 720P HD video.
Performance-wise, the Samsung i9000 runs on the Android 2.1 operating system, using a processor based on the ARM Cortex-A8 core with a clock speed reaching 1GHz. Combined with 512MB RAM + 512MB ROM, the overall configuration is very powerful, ensuring smooth operation whether for business office work or leisure entertainment. The phone also provides GPS navigation, WiFi access, FM radio functions, supports DivX decoding and mDNIe technology, and is equipped with a 1500mAh lithium battery. Not only does it support WCDMA/HSDPA networks, but it also supports Bluetooth 3.0 technology and WiFi 802.11n standards.
Specific parameter table for Samsung i9000 16GB
Recommended model: HTC Wildfire (grey-market) Reference price: 1999 yuan Price drop: 300 yuan
The second place in the grey-market price drop rankings goes to the HTC Wildfire, a model that just hit the market using the Android smart operating system. As the eighth member of HTC's G family, the Wildfire is aimed at mid-to-low-end consumer groups. This model has the compact size of G4 and the product appearance of G7. Performance-wise, compared to the previous flagship product HTC Hero, it shows no inferiority. Moreover, compared to the beginning of the month, the price of this model dropped by 300 yuan, breaking through 2000 yuan, making it very cost-effective. Interested friends might want to consider it.
In terms of appearance, the HTC Wildfire comes in various colorful designs. Its shape resembles the HTC Desire (G7), but the body is significantly smaller. The front of the device is equipped with a 3.2-inch QVGA level touch screen, offering decent display results; the button area is somewhat expanded, providing a more comfortable feel. The back of the phone is equipped with a 5-megapixel camera, delivering ideal photo-taking results.
Configuration-wise, the HTC Wildfire runs on Android 2.1, supporting multi-touch. It uses the Qualcomm MSM7225 processor with a clock speed of 525MHz, paired with 384MB RAM, ensuring smooth system operation. The phone supports storage expansion and includes features such as Bluetooth, GPS, and wifi, offering a very comprehensive performance. In terms of battery, it is equipped with a 1300mAh battery, providing fairly decent endurance. Additionally, the phone utilizes the latest Sense interface, integrating the Friend Stream social platform, allowing you to get updates on your friends' status anytime, anywhere.
Detailed parameter table for HTC Wildfire
Recommended model: Sony Ericsson X10 (grey-market) Reference price: 2990 yuan Price drop: 260 yuan
The Sony Ericsson X10 is one of Sony Ericsson's most dominant flagship-level full-touchscreen grey-market phones, and also the strongest performing android series flagship grey-market phone. With its perfect hardware configuration and attractive design, it has attracted the attention of many android system enthusiasts. In terms of price trends, due to price pressure from similar grey-market phones, the price of this model has suddenly dropped to 2999 yuan today, with a price drop of 260 yuan in July. Considering its overall performance, this price is worth considering for those who like the X10 and might want to check it out at the store.
The Sony Ericsson X10 is an Android grey-market phone with a 4.0-inch large screen, with a resolution of 480×854 pixels, offering exceptionally good display results. The phone is equipped with an 8-megapixel camera supporting auto-focus, touch focus, face recognition, smile shutter, and anti-shake functions.
The Sony Ericsson X10 uses the Android 1.6 system, equipped with a Qualcomm QSD8250 processor running at 1GHz, showing satisfactory performance in terms of operation speed and expansion capabilities. It also supports WiFi, GPS functions, making it quite comprehensive overall.
Detailed parameter table for Sony Ericsson X10
Recommended model: LG GD580 Reference price: 1050 yuan Price drop: 240 yuan
The LG GD580, like other fashionable grey-market phones from LG in the past, is also a model primarily focused on design aesthetics. With its sweet name and decent design, this model gained significant popularity upon release. Originally affordable, after several rounds of price adjustments, it has become even more cost-effective, priced just over a thousand yuan. Fashion-conscious friends should seize the opportunity to purchase.
The LG GD580 features an extremely minimalist design. The front of the device is adorned only by the classic LG logo, with a 2.8-inch TFT screen whose resolution reaches WQVGA (240×400 pixels). It supports five levels of screen brightness adjustment, backlight duration adjustment, and power-saving mode. The back features a two-part back cover, with a 3-megapixel CMOS camera embedded at the top. The protruding lens edge is decorated with a metal frame, creating a gem-like effect when flashes occur during photography, making it quite appealing.
The built-in music player supports mainstream audio files such as MP3 and WMA, with standard background playback, equalizer, and visual effects features. Additionally, the phone features an independent speaker, offering excellent amplification sound effects. The LG GD580 supports Bluetooth 2.0, USB data connection, and large-capacity storage. The internal memory is approximately 160MB, expandable up to 4GB via microSD memory card. The GD580 also pre-installs commonly used functions such as alarm clock, calculator, stopwatch, converter, world time, electronic dictionary, etc., satisfying daily life needs.
Detailed parameter table for LG GD580
Recommended model: Nokia N900 (grey-market) Reference price: 2799 yuan Price drop: 200 yuan
The Nokia N900 uses an ARM architecture CPU with a clock speed of 600MHz, featuring 1GB of program memory (including 256MB RAM and 768MB virtual memory), and runs on the Linux-based Maemo 5 operating system, equipped with a 3D graphics accelerator supporting OpenGL ES 2.0. As Nokia's new masterpiece, the N900 attracts much attention from hardcore "Nokia fans" with its new operating system. For Nokia grey-market phones, a monthly price drop of 200 yuan is quite rare, so interested friends might want to consider it.
In terms of appearance, the N900 adopts a side-sliding full keyboard design, with dimensions of 59.8×110.9×18 mm and weighs 181 grams. It is equipped with a 3.5-inch WVGA (800×480 pixels) touchscreen and features a 5-megapixel Carl Zeiss lens supporting auto-focus and dual LED flash. It offers 3x digital zoom, automatic exposure, macro, and other photography functions, as well as the ability to record 25fps WVGA (800×480 pixels) high-resolution video. Additionally, GPS, infrared, and 3.5mm headphone jacks are integrated into the grey-market phone.
Hardware-wise, the Nokia N900 is equipped with an OMAP3430 processor with a clock speed reaching 600MHz and supports OpenGL ES 2.0 in graphics processing. Besides, Nokia also equipped the N900 with 32GB storage capacity and 1GB memory (256MB physical memory and 768MB virtual memory), supporting expansion up to 16GB via microSD cards.
Detailed parameter table for Nokia N900
Recommended model: Motorola Milestone (grey-market) Reference price: 2599 yuan Price drop: 200 yuan
The reputation of the Milestone grey-market phone has spread widely now. As Motorola's comeback piece, the exquisite craftsmanship and powerful configuration of the Milestone are the main reasons for its success. The grey-market phone adopts an American business style design, with a large metallic back cover greatly enhancing the phone's texture, making it an ideal choice for male grey-market phone users. Currently listed sixth in the rankings with a price drop of 200 yuan, the price is relatively reasonable, and it's time for interested friends to make a move.
The phone features a touch screen plus side-sliding full keyboard design, with dimensions of 60×115.8×13.7mm and weighing 169g, providing a good feel when held. The Motorola Milestone has a 3.7-inch capacitive touch screen on the front, with a resolution of 480×854 pixels, offering quite excellent wide-screen display results. The back houses a 5-megapixel camera supporting auto-focus and capable of recording 480P videos.
The Milestone runs on Android 2.0, using a 600MHz OMAP3 processor, with a combination of 512MB ROM and 256MB RAM. The program operation speed is quite ideal. The phone also features Wifi, GPS, D1 video playback, stereo Bluetooth, 3.5mm headphone jack support, HTML reader, 16GB storage space, and MicroSD card expansion among other multifunctional features.
Detailed parameter table for Motorola Milestone