According to the mobile communication industry on the 23rd, KT raised the public subsidy for the Galaxy S20 Ultra by 100,000 won from the previous 600,000 won to 700,000 won.
If you receive an additional discount (up to 15% of the publicly disclosed subsidy) to 700,000 won of the publicly disclosed subsidy, the actual purchase price drops to 493,000 won.
The factory price of the Galaxy S20 Plus BTS Edition has been reduced from 1353,000 won to 12,485,000 won, and the public announcement support has risen from the previous maximum of 480,000 won to a maximum of 600,000 won.
The actual purchase price of the iPhone 12 series released in November is also falling.
On the 19th of this month, LG Uplus nearly doubled the publicly announced subsidies for iPhone 12 models from 84,000 to 229,000 won to 212,000 to 430,000 won. Prior to this, on the 16th of this month, the public subsidy for the Galaxy Note 20 Ultra was raised to 650,000 won, and on the 18th, the public subsidy for LG Velvet was raised to 783,000 won.
Earlier this month, SK Telecom raised the public subsidy for the iPhone 12 to a maximum of 420,000 won, the public subsidy for the Galaxy S20 Ultra to 580,000 won, and the LG V50S ThinQ public subsidy to a maximum of 600,000 won.
It is known that some carriers are also supporting illegal subsidies.
In the related community, it is known that some telecommunications companies gave illegal subsidies worth 600,000 won to these premium smartphones.
An industry insider said, “Typically, demand for mobile phone replacements comes on Christmas after the SAT,” he said. “At this time, mobile operators raise subsidies, but some telecommunications companies are even supporting illegal subsidies at this time.”
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IPhone 12 (Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Choi Jae-gu = iPhone 12 reservations started on the 23rd, Citizens are passing by a mobile phone store in Jongno-gu, Seoul. The iPhone 12, Apple’s first 5G iPhone, will be released in Korea on the 30th after pre-sale from today. 2020.10.23 [email protected] (End)
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