UK supermarket Asda has slashed an impressive 10 per cent off the price of all mobiles sold online, giving bargain-happy phone shoppers the chance to snatch a bargain from the lurid green food-monger.
Among the tempting offers is the Galaxy S3, discounted to a healthy £337.50 from its normal £375 price, ahead of the launch of its successor this evening. That's £37.50 cheaper than the price if you buy direct from Amazon.
That's a decent price for a smart phone that's still on top of its game, and while it's about to start playing second fiddle to the Galaxy S4, it doesn't change the fact that the Galaxy S3 is a cracking mobile. It would be a worthy choice if you don't fancy splashing out for the sequel, which is likely to be expensive.
Asda's deal, which I'm told by the supermarket kicked in yesterday, applies to every mobile bought online, both SIM-free and pay as you go.
Obviously spending more gets you a bigger discount overall -- other high-end mobiles given the discount treatment include the HTC 8X Windows Phone, yours for £345.60, and the Sony Xperia T, which has had its price cut to £310.50.
Those are certainly some tempting discounts, although as always, I'd advise anyone considering a purchase to shop around first to see if your smart phone of choice can be snapped up elsewhere for less dosh.
King of the cheap smart phones is the shockingly powerful Google Nexus 4, which can be yours direct from Google for a mere £239, and seems to have recovered from its troublesome stock issues.
What phone do you own? How much would you pay for a smart phone? Let me know in the comments, or on our Facebook wall.
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anonymous 14 March, 2013 16:17
didnt realise they were so cheap now :) i thought they were still at £480ish
Damien2501 14 March, 2013 16:54
Three have had it priced £350 for weeks now. And my next phone is definitely the Galaxy S3 because of the bargain price and it has an SD slot & removable battery - Nexus 4 doesn't and any potential Google-Motorola phone will unlikely have SD slot & removable battery.
KashAli 14 March, 2013 17:51
make it £200 then No to S4!
anonymous 14 March, 2013 18:12
I think I'll have a slash right now. Cheers Westers
james 17 March, 2013 16:52
Never ever ever buy a mobile from Asda. I purchased a Samsung G600 a few years ago and promptly sent it back. This was new and at full price. The box looked like it had passed through every letterbox in my street before it got to mine and was in bits. Asda never responded to my complaint and never returned my original postage.
Even if the price was a hundred pounds lower Asda would still not have my business.... ever again.
Disgracefull customer service.
SMT 15 May, 2013 17:15
@james. I'm getting worried. Just bought a phone from ASDA DIRECT and it has arrived TOTALLY TRASHED. The packaging as well as the phone (S3). Took photos of everything with my old Sony phone then phoned ASDA. I'm so annoyed especially as the foreign call centre told me they would pick up the phone from my flat in two days time ....when there is an ASDA SUPERSTORE only a couple of miles away and I could have returned it to the store !!! So another 2 days wasted, then the long wait for a replacement !! I looked on the net and they have an awful reputation so lets hope I'm one of the "lucky ones" ??