I have been a long time windows phone user. Currently on a lumia 830 and looking for an upgrade is tough, as the Lumia 950/950xl are still expensive and hard to find. I don't want to end up paying so much for a new device, only to find that Microsoft will eventually phase out the OS?
Looking at the current creators update, I noticed that the Madosma Q601 is one of the supported device. Specs looks quite decent, and I was pleasantly surprised, that you can actually get this device from Amazon Japan, for cheap.
https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B01IHNGHGW/ref=olp_product_details?_encoding=UTF8&me=
The retail price is 19980 yen, but if you choose to ship it to SG, Amazon deducts the 8% GST so it only costs 18500 yen. Shipping cost to SG via amazon global cost an additional 679 yen, believe it or not! Based on XE.com, this comes up to a total of about SG$240. Not bad price for a stop gap upgrade,
I also noticed that from time to time (at night only), there are some sellers who drop the price to around 10000 yen. This deal usually ends the next morning(or when they do not have stock perhaps). Only thing about these sellers on amazon, is that they do not ship to SG, but you can ship it via Vpost. Vpost charges around SG$30 for a 1kg package from Japan to SG, and the phone at 10000 yen plus 340 yen domestic shipping to the vpost local Japanese address, will come up to a total of around SG$160. Not too bad i say
I just ordered it at 10442 yen inclusive of domestic shipping, to have it delivered to a vpost japanese address. Not gotten the final vpost charges to ship it to sg, so lets see
Looking at the current creators update, I noticed that the Madosma Q601 is one of the supported device. Specs looks quite decent, and I was pleasantly surprised, that you can actually get this device from Amazon Japan, for cheap.
https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B01IHNGHGW/ref=olp_product_details?_encoding=UTF8&me=
The retail price is 19980 yen, but if you choose to ship it to SG, Amazon deducts the 8% GST so it only costs 18500 yen. Shipping cost to SG via amazon global cost an additional 679 yen, believe it or not! Based on XE.com, this comes up to a total of about SG$240. Not bad price for a stop gap upgrade,
I also noticed that from time to time (at night only), there are some sellers who drop the price to around 10000 yen. This deal usually ends the next morning(or when they do not have stock perhaps). Only thing about these sellers on amazon, is that they do not ship to SG, but you can ship it via Vpost. Vpost charges around SG$30 for a 1kg package from Japan to SG, and the phone at 10000 yen plus 340 yen domestic shipping to the vpost local Japanese address, will come up to a total of around SG$160. Not too bad i say
I just ordered it at 10442 yen inclusive of domestic shipping, to have it delivered to a vpost japanese address. Not gotten the final vpost charges to ship it to sg, so lets see
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