The worst countries in the world where it is not recommended to buy Samsung (or Apple) phones
There are many factors that influence the prices of our favorite electronic devices, from the moment we want to buy them to the country we are in, through various factors such as competition in the local market or even macroeconomic situations such as the current chip crisis. A global problem for logistics.
Obviously, the services that are mostly used in one market or another also influence, even the penetration of every manufacturer in the market which facilitates after-sales support as well as the resale of phones when we want to replace them with new ones.
Perhaps because it is so difficult to conduct studies of this kind, they wanted technology rental company Grover to help us by creating a price index for different electronic devices in major markets around the world, thus providing an insight into where it is easier or more expensive to buy a phone from one brand or another...
Here we leave you a link in case you want to take a more in-depth look at the study:
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Anyway, considering that Samsung is still the largest smartphone manufacturer worldwide, it's good to see when you want to buy a cheaper Galaxy phone and in which countries it's more expensive or complicated.
Surely you will not be surprised if we tell you that the best country to buy a Galaxy, whether it is a smartphone, a tablet, accessories or other types of products, is South Korea, because in the country of origin of Samsung, its products always arrive before anywhere else, being also cheaper in the country by pure logic.
This is also where the best deals are, meaning that buying a Samsung in Korea is generally up to 35% cheaper than in other countries. Indonesia is also a good place, with savings of around 32%, while New Zealand, Colombia or Hong Kong also take the top spots.
On the contrary, we have very bad news for those reading this article from Canada , which is that buying a Samsung in this country can lead to a price increase of up to 39%, huge numbers but still less than Belarus , a country less friendly to Samsung with prices that rise to 40%.
On this side there is also Argentina , Ireland or Greece , completing the five countries where owning a Samsung is more difficult or more expensive.
And in case there are doubts, the study conducted by Grover is quite reliable, as the data was taken from retail chains in up to 50 different countries, in order to average the price of a lot of specific products and be able to compare how gadgets in one or other countries are much more expensive compared to the average.