eBay Daily Deals Has The Unlocked GSM Galaxy Nexus For $370 Shipped

chancy319 · May 31, 2012

I hope this is the right section to post this.

eBay is by offering the GSM unlocked Samsung Galaxy Nexus for just $370. Not sure of this but it seems like if you live in California, you won't even have to pay sales tax - making this an even better deal than Google's $400 (which totals out at $440 with tax and shipping for CA). Probably won't last long so hop on it as quick as you can if you're in the market for a GNex.

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spencer88 · May 31, 2012

I saw that. I'm wondering what build it comes with and I highly doubt it'll be with a USA warranty.

chancy319 · May 31, 2012

spencer88 said:
I saw that. I'm wondering what build it comes with and I highly doubt it'll be with a USA warranty.

I read through all the descriptions and some of the reviews I didn't see anything about Wallet coming pre-installed on it so perhaps it's Yakju?

spencer88 · May 31, 2012

chancy319 said:
I read through all the descriptions and some of the reviews I didn't see anything about Wallet coming pre-installed on it so perhaps it's Yakju?

It could be any build. You're really taking a chance on what build it has by buying one not direct from Google.

NardVa · May 31, 2012

I thought 400 was a good deal but 370 is even better.

Sent from my HTC Incredible S using xda premium

bobsbbq · May 31, 2012

It says in the bottom of description it is a international version. Better to go with Google play IMHO. I got mine without tax so it was a good deal.

spencer88 · May 31, 2012

bobsbbq said:
It says in the bottom of description it is a international version. Better to go with Google play IMHO. I got mine without tax so it was a good deal.

How did you get it without tax?

chancy319 · May 31, 2012

spencer88 said:
It could be any build. You're really taking a chance on what build it has by buying one not direct from Google.

Isn't Takju the one that comes with Wallet?

spencer88 · May 31, 2012

chancy319 said:
Isn't Takju the one that comes with Wallet?

That is correct.

chancy319 · May 31, 2012

dakrnguy4u said:
I'd rather save $70 ($440 on Google Play Store after taxes) and go international if it ends up being the same phone in the end after rooting & what not. It says that they will add a US charger in the descriptions as well.

What will be different about the international version besides the default language & the power adapter? Also, why is it important what version of ICS it's shipped with if there are OTA updates & custom ROMs?

Sorry for all the questions, I just want to be sure about everything before making the purchase.

THANK YOU!

Only differences I can think of is that the international version doesn't come with U.S. warranty. There's also the likelihood that the US GSM variants (Takju) may get the JB update first followed by rest of the world. Of course, that's just speculation.

rosemachinegun · May 31, 2012

dakrnguy4u said:
I'd rather save $70 ($440 on Google Play Store after taxes) and go international if it ends up being the same phone in the end after rooting & what not. It says that they will add a US charger in the descriptions as well.

What will be different about the international version besides the default language & the power adapter? Also, why is it important what version of ICS it's shipped with if there are OTA updates & custom ROMs?

Sorry for all the questions, I just want to be sure about everything before making the purchase.

THANK YOU!

The most important difference is that you're up **** creek when it comes to the warranty. If you have any problems with your phone Samsung USA will do nothing to help you. You'll have to struggle to communicate with whichever country's Samsung branch handles your phone, and supposing you convince them to service your device, you'll have to pay costly international shipping and experience the extra long wait times that that entails. One guy was on here earlier talking about his struggle to navigate Samsung Poland's automated customer service line.
This is a phone with what's getting to be notoriously hit-or-miss build quality. To me it was worth paying the extra 40-70 just to have that insurance.

martonikaj · May 31, 2012

spencer88 said:
How did you get it without tax?

Live in a state without a sales tax.

Zepius · May 31, 2012

martonikaj said:
Live in a state without a sales tax.

like oregon!

martonikaj · May 31, 2012

chancy319 said:
Only differences I can think of is that the international version doesn't come with U.S. warranty.

And it's likely the international device won't be "yakju" out of the box. So you'll have to flash it to Yakju or Takju manually yourself.

There's also the likelihood that the US GSM variants (Takju) may get the JB update first followed by rest of the world. Of course, that's just speculation.

Doesn't matter if you just flash the phone to yakju/takju yourself. It only matters what software you've currently flashed, not what it came with out of the box.

vikramdhani · May 31, 2012

I dont know if i trust the seller which is dailysteals.com i have tried buying stuff from them but all i got was problems

luckyplanet · May 31, 2012

So I just bought this. Does anyone have a link to instructions or a guide to flash the takju build before I set up everything on the phone. Thanks!

Zepius · May 31, 2012

luckyplanet said:
So I just bought this. Does anyone have a link to instructions or a guide to flash the takju build before I set up everything on the phone. Thanks!

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1626895

accordex · Jun 1, 2012

Just bought this as well..this is all confusing with the builds....do I understand it correctly that I can use the GNEX toolbox to unlock bootloader, install cwm and then flash the better takju or whatever it is build? Could I then have google wallet?

tonker83 · Jun 1, 2012

dakrnguy4u said:
I'd rather save $70 ($440 on Google Play Store after taxes) and go international if it ends up being the same phone in the end after rooting & what not. It says that they will add a US charger in the descriptions as well.

What will be different about the international version besides the default language & the power adapter? Also, why is it important what version of ICS it's shipped with if there are OTA updates & custom ROMs?

Sorry for all the questions, I just want to be sure about everything before making the purchase.

THANK YOU!

If you need warranty support your sol, and seeing as these phones have some problems your taking a $370 gamble.

Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using xda premium

jonnyg1097 · Jun 1, 2012

Damn this phone is getting pretty cheap. I might pick up another one soon as a backup/secondary if the price is getting this low.

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