As Pakistan\u2019s e-commerce space heats up thanks to fast-paced 3G\/4G adaption and the COD service as alternate to use of Credit cards,\u00a0we\u2019re seeing a number of interesting products show up in this space. One of the more recent trends we\u2019ve noticed is price comparison services.<\/p>\n
Today we are going to tell you about one of the premier services of such kind,\u00a0PriceOye<\/a>. An information portal\u00a0that aims to help the potential customers, looking to buy their dream phone.<\/p>\n
Pakistan has had price websites for the longest time. Ever since I can remember, WhatMobile<\/a> and HamariWeb<\/a> have been giving decent estimates for phone prices. You can virtually search for any phone on the service. There are loads of websites similar to\u00a0these two for getting price estimates of all kinds of products.<\/p>\n
My first impression upon visiting PriceOye was quite positive. It has a simple interface that is immediately understandable: browse phones by brand from the sidebar, search for them from the top, and take a quick look at the latest and most popular phones in the center.<\/p>\n
I looked at the Apple iPhone 7<\/a>, and was pleased with the results (though I did discover a bug!). PriceOye lists the phones key specifications near the top, followed by what appears to be a highlighted price – it is unclear if it is sponsored or based on some other metric.<\/p>\n
I later browsed phones from Samsung<\/a> and Huawei<\/a> with similar results. Generally speaking, the more popular the phone, the more stores and prices you\u2019ll find listed for it. It\u2019s not perfect, but it works most of the time.<\/p>\n
While PriceOye manages to get the accurate prices and efficiently compares them, there is no information available about the actual terms and conditions of these stores. Some of them offer official warranties, some offer their own, some offer bank payments, others are Cash on Delivery only etc. etc. None of this is visible in PriceOye\u2019s price lists and that’s what customers always need help with.<\/p>\n
In addition, the current product pages are somewhat lacking. It would be nice to see related phones, an in-depth review of the phone (for at least the popular ones), and the ability to partake in discussions in the comments section, so the potential buyers can make decisions based on the actual experiences of other buyers.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s a good basic service which is useful for finding lowest prices and comparing different stores, but there is a need for improvement. Apart from mobiles people buy other electronic items online as well or at least want to get the latest prices, so adding new sections for laptops, cameras and gadgets would be helpful.<\/p>\n
You can log\u00a0on to\u00a0priceoye.pk<\/a> to check the website for yourself and if you have anything to add, do use the comments section below.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"