Galaxy S5 Pre-Orders to Be Offered Starting March 28
Samsung will begin offering Galaxy S5 pre-orders on Friday, March 28.
This was only confirmed for the U.K. at this time, but it is very possible that the major U.S. carriers will announce this same date for when they will begin offering it. The device will ship on April 11.
Customers can pre-order the Galaxy S5 through Samsung's e-store, at the company's flagship experience store in Stratford Westfield City shopping center, and through select retailers. Carphone Warehouse and Phones4U also confirmed that they will begin selling pre-orders on March 28.
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Samsung U.K. did not reveal any pricing information.
The Galaxy S5 release date for most U.S. carriers still has not been confirmed, but the device will launch sometime in April.
Samsung did state that it will release the new smartphone with $600 worth of apps and subscriptions.
"We are continually looking for the best partners to help us expand and enhance the mobile experience for our dedicated users," said JK Shin, CEO and president of IT & mobile division in a press statement. "The Galaxy S5 was designed to offer consumers the most advanced tool to help improve their everyday lives."
The extras include one year of RunKeeper, six free months of MapMyFitness, six free months Skimble, a $50 voucher on PayPal merchants, 50GB of Dropbox memory for 2 years and much more.
The Galaxy S5 cases and covers were recently posted up on the U.K.-based accessories retailer MobileFun.
The extras for the phone were first displayed by Samsung at MWC, however, the company did not announce pricing information. MobileFun provided this in the posting.
It featured four different accessories for the Galaxy S5 including the Hard Case Cover in grey which will cost €24.49, the Flip Wallet Cover in various color for €36.99, the S-View Cover Case in multiple colors for €54.99, and the S View Wireless Charging Cover in white or black for €66.99.
