Samsung Galaxy S7, Galaxy S7 Edge to arrive on March 11, pre-orders start Feb. 23
AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile and US Cellular announce pricing and availability of Samsung Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 Edge
The Samsung Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 handsets are finally officially released. The company has confirmed that both variants will hit the US and European markets on March 11, with pre-orders starting Tuesday, Feb. 23.
Major US carriers including AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile, Verizon and US Cellular will start taking pre-orders for the Samsung Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 Edge. Shoppers placing orders between Feb. 23 and March 18 will also get a free Gear VR from Samsung.
AT&T
The carrier will offer the 32GB variant of the Galaxy S7 starting at $23.17 (AU$32.31) per month in its 30-month Next 24 plan. The same plan will offer the Galaxy S7 edge at $26.50 (AU$36.95) per month.
AT&T will sell the Samsung Galaxy S7 in Black Onyx and Golf Platinum colour options. The Galaxy S7 edge will additionally be available in Silver Titanium.
T-Mobile
T-Mobile will offer the Galaxy S7 (32GB) for $0 down, starting at $27.91 (AU$38.92) per month, and the Galaxy S7 Edge from $32.50 (AU$45.32) per month on a 24-month plan.
Apart from the Gear VR, the carrier is additionally offering a free year of Netflix with every pre-order of either the Galaxy S7 or Galaxy S7 Edge.
Sprint
On Sprint, the Galaxy S7 price starts at $27.09 (AU$37.77) per month on a 24-month contract. On the other hand, the Galaxy S7 Edge will be slightly more expensive, starting at start at $31.25 (AU$43.58) per month.
Verizon Wireless
Verizon is yet to announce their pricing information. However, the carrier confirmed that pre-orders will begin on Feb. 23.
US Cellular
Both the Samsung Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 Edge will be available on US Cellular as well. The carrier will sell the Galaxy S7 at $28 (AU$39.04) per month for 24 months for $0 down. The Galaxy S7 edge will be offered at $32.50 (AU$45.32) per month for the same duration.
Best Buy
If you wish to pre-order the Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge from Best Buy, you will also get a free 64GB microSD card along with a free Samsung Gear VR headset.
The Galaxy S7 features a 5.1-inch display with a resolution of 2,560 x 1,440 pixels, 4GB of RAM and comes packed with either 32GB or 64GB of storage and a 12-megapixel camera.
The bigger Galaxy S7 Edge sports a 5.5-inch display with curved edges and 3,600 mAh battery. The Galaxy S7 comes with a 3,000 mAh battery.
Both smartphones feature a IP68 water-resistant rating and tout microSD card slots, which didn’t make its way to the Galaxy S6 series, reports CNET.
