14 DAY TRIAL // While US Cellular and AT&T have announced that they will start taking pre-orders for Samsung Galaxy S5 beginning March 21, T-Mobile has confirmed that it will kick off the same procedure a few days later, on March 24.
Samsung Galaxy S5 is one of the hottest smartphones at T-Mobile. According to the carrier’s officials, no less than 500,000 customers have pre-registered for the flagship smartphone, which should translate into at least a few hundred thousand units sold next month.
“This thing is so hot we’ve already seen over a half a million pre-registrations for the Galaxy S5. That’s a lot of very smart people grabbing this opportunity to pay nothing down, save more than a grand over the life of the other guys’ contracts, and have T-Mobile pay off every penny of their family’s early termination fees. It’s a brilliant move,” said John Legere, president and CEO of T-Mobile.
T-Mobile customers should know that Samsung Galaxy S5 will not hit shelves until April 11. So even if they pre-order the smartphone on March 24, they will only receive it from April 11.
While US Cellular and AT&T offer the Samsung Galaxy S5 for $200 (€145) on 2-year contracts, T-Mobile has confirmed that customers will be able to get it through its official retail channels for $0 down and 24 months of $27.50 monthly payments for a total of $660 (€480).
T-Mobile’s deal includes “zero annual service contract, zero overages, zero hidden device costs, zero upgrade wait – and with the world as your network at zero extra cost.”
But that is not all. According to T-Mobile, customers who pre-order the Galaxy S5 by March 31 can receive a special, introductory price and be among the first to get the smartphone without waiting in line.
In addition, in celebration of the launch of Samsung Galaxy S5, T-Mobile is offering $120 off Samsung’s Galaxy Tab 3 with a Mobile Internet plan and 200MB free data for the life of the tablet. The deal is only available for those who pre-order the Galaxy S5 by March 31.
Samsung Galaxy S5 will be available in the United States at all major carriers across the country for rather similar prices. The handset will go on sale on April 11, the same month that HTC’s unannounced flagship smartphone should hit shelves.
For more details on the high-tier smartphone’s features and capabilities, make sure you check out our database for Samsung Galaxy S5 full specs sheet.