Samsung is set to launch the Galaxy S4 in the Philippines on April 26, 2013. Last night, we got it on good authority that the suggested retail price of the handset has already been set.
According to a source close (who is a recent product ambassador) to Samsung PH, the suggested retail price of the Galaxy S4 will be Php30,990 for the 16GB, LTE model.
Both Smart and Globe will have their separate launch of the handset after April 26. We are not yet sire which of the two variants, the GT-i9500 or GT-i9505, will be available.
We will publish our full review of the Samsung Galaxy S4 on Monday.
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jaymar subla says:
i would like to order one unit of s4 pls let me know how to purchase s4 latest unit.. thank you
Bonifacio Choa says:
Would like to order one unit of Samsung galaxy s4 pls info where and how to get it tks
zarne says:
but.. but..but it may help some to look “smarter and richer”. BTW you forgot to include from your list my favorite “Alcatel One Touch 232” heh heh
EasyBoy says:
Butterfly, G Optimus, iPhone 5, Note 2, S4, no matter what phone you guys choose, ain’t gonna make you smarter & richer, nuf said
HWA says:
I really hope that the S4 won’t be a transition phone for the S5.
Bret says:
In Australia the S4 Qualcomm 600 variant will sell for around $800.
We are not offered the Exynos 5 Octa but I guess many will get it through the grey market outlets.
luya says:
anyway, both of them are from korea, so doesn’t make sense, sadya lang talaga na right now, samsung has this “nice looking” effect that most of the people here wants. and also, it’s features as well; when it comes to the specs kasi halos anjan na sa kanya ung need mo as compare to other phone brands na may mga kulang, like iphone not having atleast fm radio, or sony who has good specs but mababa na android version or the pic is kinda pangit because of the bravia engine.
LOL LG Trolls says:
LOL. Parang LG ata ung copycat sa Samsung ah? From UI to Phone Design to Features. Way to go..
LG Optimus G2 says:
LOL!
IN YOUR DREAM…………..
idilat mo mga mata mo at bumalik ka sa school para malaman momkung paano gumamit ng internet para ma search mo ang katotohanan…
di pa marunong gumawa ng toucscreen phone ang SAME SONG mo na imbento na ng LG ang kauna uanahang FULLY CAPACITIVE TOUCHSCREEN PHONE IN THE WORLD(Prada phone ANNOUNCED 4Q 2006)
and it’s a “RECTANGULAR SHAPE with ROUND CORNERS”
SAMSUNG IS THE COPYCAT!
just recently nga lang eh SAMSUNG S4 COPIED LG PRO’S DUAL VIDEO REC. IR- REMOTE , Q-TRANSLATOR, and EYE TRACKING TECHNOLOGY na gawa ng LG!
etc………
The_End says:
Tangina nyong lahat makuntento kayo sa kung anong meron kayo
zarne says:
@Nobys..That was a dumb ass stupid comment! Sabihin mong basura and blackberry z10 eh wala ka namang binigay na dahilin. Bili ka muna ng Z10, tulad ni ‘koki_motok’ bago ka maghusga. Isang tanong lang, Bakit bumili ng kung ilang libo (8,000) na blackberry Z10 ang Gobyerno ng Germany kung ito ay basura?? Siguro, ‘Alcatel One Touch 232’ lang naman ang phone mo. Si President Obama, ang phone niya ay blackberry noong senador pa siya, baka nga mag update iyon paglabas ng Q10. Get a life, kung hindi mo gusto ay huwag mong bilihin, period. Hindi mo nire-respeto ang gusto ng mga ibang mamimili sa mga salita mo.
irritating LG fanboy says:
Bakit kulang sa mga pansin yung mga LG fanboys??? bawat reviews na lang dito magpopost ng link tungkol sa LG at ibabash yung ibang brand.. binayaran ba kayo ng LG?????? kahit sa youtube laging nagspaspam at nagtotroll yung mga LG fantards…. eto cguro marketing strategy ng LG
koki_motok says:
i just bought a BlackBerry z10.. Tsktsk.. I just couldnt give up The smooth interface, BBM, and the swag looks.. I feel like galaxy S4 has too many features i wouldnt use and need.
fire says:
Both Octa and Quad versions will have LTE
and based on trusted benchmarks
octa version: 28018
quad version: 23608
the octa version also has better power efficiency than the quad version.
Sanj says:
How much will the non LTE version cost and when will it be available at retail stores(not samsung concept stores)?
fire says:
both octa and quad versions will have an LTE
zarne says:
@Aaron.. @Ernest…. Blackberry Z10 would do all the things that Ernest mentioned, plus you will have an integrated Email (The Hub), BBM with video and file sharing, Balance for Business and Personal use,Time shift camera, intelligent keyboard, etc. If you want a workhorse phone you may consider the Blackberry Q10, which is coming soon. I do not know when the Blackberry Q10 will hit Philippines, but this phone is set for release in the UK, UAE, and Canada on April 26, 2013.
nobys says:
@zarne PWEDE BA WAG KA NGA MAGPATAWA. BLACKBERRY? Z10? BASURA
mrsinister says:
The LG fan is desperate! LG is not even making a dent sa Samsung sales. Smartphone or TV, sadly parehas lang… Just wondering how much LG is paying you… :D
new LG says:
@francis
DURABILITY?
IM STILL USING MY 5 YEARS OLD LG CHOCOLATE PHONE(BL20) WORKING FINE AS BRANDNEW.
SAMSUNG? I HAD SAMSUNG F480 1WEEK LANG ISANG BESES BUMAGSAK SA LAMESA SIRA NA AFTER 2-3 WEEKS… PAPATAY-PATAY ANG SCREEN HANGAN NATULOYAN NA…
SORRY…
francis says:
Durability and Quality your face, LG Optimus Black ko 3 months sa service center nila samahan mo pa ng masamang ugali ng personels nila.
9evian6 says:
kung talagang masaya kayo sa LG, ‘dun kayo mag-spam sa LG topic or review (kelan ba huling may review sa LG?), hindi ‘yung lahat na lang ng brand ng phone, sawsaw kayo. para kayong langaw, pakalat-kalat!
love my optimus G says:
weh! its not about popularity contest! its about “durability & quality”
eh pakialam mo kung masaya siya sa ginagawa niya? pakialam mo kung satisfied kami sa lg?
kung gusto mo mag post ka rin ng mga video at papuri sa phone na gusto mo? kung ayaw mo eh di wag mo! ganun lng yon.
aaron says:
kung bagong bibili ng smartphone, suggestion naman.
apple or samsung? ios or android?
yung professional ang style sana, hindi lang para sa games…
as says:
@ernest,
pag ang screen ba ay di singlaki ng sa note 2, can’t help na to edit docs, read pdfs at browse the web? lol!!
G2 says:
no doubt s4 is currently PNSAMANTALA LANG MUNA the most powerful smartphone in the market.
MALALAOS NA YAN PAG DATING ni LG Optimus G2, this June 3Q of 2013.
KAHIT PA COPYCAT ANG S4 SA G RPO’S DUAL VIDEO RECORDING, IR -RMOTE CONTROL,
AT EYE RECOGNITION…
ernest says:
Professional ba?
GALAXY NOTE 2,
With that big screen and long battery life, it can help you when reading PDFs, browsing the web, viewing and editing word documents or other office files.
It also has an S-pen. Perfect for taking notes and drawing what’s running in your mind.
May multiwindow capability din to make yourself more productive. View your email while texting somebody, browse the web when doing a videocall, etc.
Ron says:
Professional style?
HTC One, Xperia Z or Note 2
loadex says:
Kaya pala nagbaba ang SRP ng S3 @ 24,490 and note 2 @ 27,990.
To give way to S4 SRP.
aaron says:
ganon pala yun loadex ano :D
ngayon mo lang napansin
hehehe
nangkukulit lang
har says:
@Jayvee mas mura sia sa S3 kasi nabayaran na yung research and development nia sa S3 palang…. at yung technology na ginamit is existing na
as says:
mas mura ba yung isa??? lol!!!
parehas lang mahal yan..
pag sinabing “mas mura” yung isa, dapat yung isa mura pero mas mura yung isa.
parang ganito lang yan… maganda si nena, pero mas maganda si ana. ibig sabihin parehas silang maganda, kaso lamang ng kagandahan si ana keysa kay nena.
di mo pwedeng sabihing, mas maganda si ana, at panget si nena.,, kasi parehas silang maganda eh, di nga lang sila magkasingganda.
so yung galaxy s3 at s4 mo parehas lang na mahal di nga lang magkasingmahal. lol!
covj says:
The Samsung Galaxy S4 does seem to get a lot of blogtime in this site….
a says:
tanga ka lang ba talaga? galaxy s series sabi nia, napakalinaw naman! ang galaxy s ay kabilang sa galaxy series.
sammy says:
Get your facts right. The Galaxy Series have been the best selling smartphones in the world, while the iPhones bagged first in the USA only but second worldwide.
ernest says:
Not surpising since the Galaxy S series is the 2nd most popuar smartphone second only to the iphone kaya natural lang ng magdedicate sila ng oras para sa phone as popular and as big as the S4.
Leamsi Ylre says:
as you have said… LTE Version already have a Price… 39,990… meaning… the GT-9505 will be the one that is available since… it is the Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 based CPU clock at 1.9GHZ quad core that has the LTE function…
though the GT-i9500 on Exynos 5410 Octa 1.6GHZ will also be available though without the LTE…=>
fire says:
the octa version also has its LTE ;)
WiseOne says:
Hurray!! My very first smartphone
abuzalzal says:
Pag stable na ang pricing makukuha mo n lang ito ng Php 25k sa Greenhills in 2-3 months
Anyways, pass ako dito….. hihintayin ko pa rin ang Note 3 para sulit
mang kanor says:
s4 ako.. ung s pen eh useless kung di ka naman medyo artist na tao na kayang mag drawing. s4 for everyday use. note for professional / artist use.
Angelo says:
Sana nga, 20k nlng kse s3- khit 26-28k sana bumaba pa.
ryan says:
yari toh sa K900 ng lenovo… sana lang marelease agad d2 sa pinas at the right price.
ronald says:
Excited Much!
theSandies says:
actually GLOBE has already placed the S4 on it’s page for the PREPAID KIT..
http://shop.globe.com.ph/phone-gallery/samsung-galaxy-s4-prepaid.html
Erickson says:
Mas mura sya sa S3 sa time ng launch?
Jayvee says:
Oh crap! Why is it cheaper than the SIII when it first launched?
new LG says:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wPD_z93nG5I
new LG says:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XmUUP1vHjiU
Angelica says:
I say Boycott LG, I will never forget what they did to the thousands who fell in line for their 1st optimus phone.
Plus LG is always LATE in launching their flagship phones here in the Philippines. Its either Xperia Z or S4 for me.
garz says:
Bakit pagdating sa cellphone nagaglitt kayo sa mga “gaya-gaya?” Eh paano yung mga car manufacturers? Lahat sila apat ang gulong di ba? Marami sa kanila may semi-auto gears, paddle shifters at steering kung ano-ano pa. Sa aircon, sa refrigerators, sa electric fans. Do they sue each other? You guys are just making a fool of yourselves.
At sinong bibili ng cellphone dahil sa droptest? Ipambabato nyo lang ba yan? Then go buy a Nokia 3310 instead!
mang kanor says:
seriously, sinong namimili ng phone based sa isang drop test?? ganyan din demo dati ng htc one x.. puro drop test sa moa.. naging successful ba? its in the hardware, software and updates..
samsung s4 > optimus g
love my optimus G says:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cj_F_qc5cds
PJ says:
pag labas ng LG Optimus G2 mo.. haha.. malalaos din yan kung maglalabas ng bagong phone ang Apple :)..
r41 says:
G2, kausap mo sarili mo? Halata naman sa caps at sa time ng posts. 3 minute interval?
Lalo lang nagmumukhang desperado yung LG mo pre.
LG TV says:
YES S4 IS A CRAP COPYCAT!
SAMSUNG ‘S S4 COPIED LG’S G Pros’s DUAL VIDEO RECORDING, EYE’S RECOGNITION AND IR-REMOTE .
SAMSUNG KING OF COPYCAT EVER SINCE…
G2 says:
no doubt s4 is currently PNSAMANTALA LANG MUNA the most powerful smartphone in the market.
MALALAOS NA YAN PAG DATING ni LG Optimus G2, this June 3Q of 2013.
KAHIT PA COPYCAT ANG S4 SA G RPO’S DUAL VIDEO RECORDING, IR -RMOTE CONTROL,
AT EYE RECOGNITION…
har says:
@Jayvee mas mura sia sa S3 kasi nabayaran na yung research and development nia sa S3 palang…. at yung technology na ginamit is existing na