Good news for those of you who are wanting to get your order in for the new Samsung Galaxy S8 or S8+. All four of the major carriers here in the US have them available to order as well as Best Buy and Amazon. If you do place a pre-order, you can expect your new Galaxy to be at your doorstep just before or on April 21st when the phone will be available in stores. Demand for these phones is expected to be extremely high so pre-ordering is not a bad option.
All of the major carriers are pretty much around the same price for the phones which will be locked to their networks. AT&T will be offering the S8 for $749.99 outright or you can pay $25 per month for 30 months. The S8+ will be $849.99 or $28.34 per month for 30 months.
Sprint will be offering the S8 at $744 or $31.25 per month for 24 months. The S8+ will be $844 or $35.42 per month for 24 months.
Moving to T-Mobile, the S8 will be $750 to purchase or $30 a month for 24 months with a $30 down payment. If you want the S8+ on the Uncarrier, it is $850 to buy or $30 per month for 24 months with a $130 down payment. Verizon will have the S8 for $720 to purchase outright or you can do $30 per month for 24 months. Add $120 to that for the S8+ from Verizon or a monthly payment of $35 per month for 24 months.
If you want the phone unlocked, Amazon is your best bet. You can pre-order the S8 unlocked is $999 while the S8+ is $1299. These are the international versions of the phone but will work on GSM carriers like AT&T and T-Mobile here in the US.
If you are locked into a carrier, check out your carrier’s site for details and to pre-order. For Amazon, just hit the links above to order.