Let's buy a smartphone overseas and use it.The budget is 10,000 yen.This time, I bought a cheap local smartphone in Cebu, Philippines.
The value of "10,000 yen" has decreased overseas due to the recent appreciation of the yen, and the real price of buying smartphones overseas has been raised in the past year.However, while the latest smartphone is increasing, the price of the practical level mid -range smartphone has declined, and the average price of the entire smartphone has been declining than before.
Cebu in the Philippines we visited this time, like many Asian countries, are sold in SIM -free.Since there is no cheap sale item with SIM locked like Europe, it was difficult to buy a 10,000 yen smartphone before.However, in the past year to two years, the number of local manufacturers smartphones have increased rapidly.The number of low -priced products that low -income earners can purchase, making it easier to purchase smartphones for 10,000 yen.
Cebu, a resort area.The airport is also a tropical atmosphere. |
Low price smartphones of local manufacturers are increasing rapidly |
Local mobile phone manufacturers in the Philippines are now threatening the existence of major overseas manufacturers with low -cost smartphones.Local manufacturers such as Cherry Mobile, My Phone, StarMobile, O+, and Cloud Phone are so much found anywhere when they go to a mobile phone in the Philippine shopping mall.
It is a local smartphone by the manufacturer.Most of them are made in China, but they are sold as proper products, such as their well -quality and manufacturer warranty.It is gradually becoming popular as a "low -priced popular product by local manufacturers" instead of "suspicious cheap smartphone made in China".Of course, 3G -compatible products are also sold by each company, and because they are SIM -free, they can buy smartphones in the Philippines and use them in other Asian and European countries.
February 2014 exchange rate is 1 Philippines = about 2.28 yen.The local price of a 10,000 yen smartphone is 4400 pesos or less.If you look for this price in a smartphone of a major manufacturer such as Samsung and Huawei, it is a situation where there is at most one model, but there are many products that can be used at this price for local manufacturers.
Overseas, the number of local manufacturers whose names are not known is increasing |
Overseas manufacturer, Alcatel's smartphone.Only two models that cost less than 10,000 yen |
This time, I purchased the most major Cherry Mobile smartphone in the local manufacturer.According to the latest catalogs, the company has a feature phone, a smartphone, and a tablet, according to the latest catalogs.Of these, there are about 20 smartphones, and high -end products such as "W900" corresponding to LTE are also sold.On the other hand, ultra -low -cost smartphones such as "BUBBLE" of 1699 pesos and about 3860 yen are on sale, although only GSM products are compatible with GSM.You can buy a smartphone as if you were buying a feature phone.
Cherry Mobile, a local manufacturer of the Philippines |
Approximately 20 models have the latest smartphone of Cherry Mobile |
It is easy to purchase a smartphone in Cebu at a smartphone specialty store in a shopping mall such as "SM Mall" and "AYALA Center".There are many shops that can use credit cards, so if you have the terminal you want on the spot, you can buy it immediately without cash.
In the second part, I actually bought a 10,000 yen smartphone.Introducing the procedure for obtaining a prepaid SIM.