Samsung has officially announced its Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+ smartphone at an event in New York. Both of them are up for pre-order and will be available starting April 21, 2017.
Those who pre-order S8 or S8 Plus will receive Gear VR headset worth $129.99 for free. There is a limited edition premium bundle, which includes Samsung 256GB MicroSD EVO+ card worth $249.99 and Y50BT Bluetooth headphones from Harman AKG worth $179.95.
Both of these flagship smartphones will be available at all major carriers in U.S.A. including AT&T, Verizon Wireless, U.S. Cellular, T-Mobile, Straight Talk Wireless, Sprint and Cricket Wireless. Apart from them, the Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+ will also be available at Walmart, BestBuy.com, ShopSamsung app and Target.
AT&T Next customers who pre-order Galaxy S8 or S8 Plus get $750 in credits towards another Samsung Galaxy S8 or S8+, Samsung Gear S3 for $49 with 2 years service agreement and 99-cents for Samsung Tab E and/or Samsung Gear S2 when you activate 2-year service agreement. You can also get a 30 month plan for Galaxy S8 at $25 and S8+ for $28.34.
T-Mobile will be selling S8 at FRP of $750 and S8 Plus for $850. Users can also get it on an instalment plan at $30 a month.
Verizon Wireless has priced its Galaxy S8 and S8+ at $720 and $840 respectively. They also come at $15 a month for 24 months when you trade for an eligible device and sign up for new Verizon Unlimited Plan. If you are in without trade, users will have to shed $30 per month for 24 months for S8 and $35 per month for 24 months for its larger S8+.