14 DAY TRIAL // Samsung announced the Galaxy S10 lineup on February 20 alongside the all-new Galaxy Buds, which the company launched specifically to compete against Apple’s already-popular AirPods.
To speed up the adoption of the Galaxy Buds, Samsung was offering the wireless earbuds completely free of charge to anyone pre-ordering a Galaxy S10 before the device becomes available for purchase.
But as it turns out, that promo has come to an end, as ordering a Galaxy S10 right now no longer includes the free Galaxy Buds.
Instead, what you get is a $130 eCertificate, which is pretty much store credit that you can use towards the purchase of other products. What products still remains to be seen, as Samsung only says the credit is available for “select products,” without actually offering any other specifics.
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Most likely, Samsung stopped offering free Galaxy Buds because the company ran out of units, though this obviously raises questions as to how many earbuds were manufactured ahead of its launch.
There are lots of unknown details available right now, but the best way to be provided with more information if you want to pre-order a Galaxy S10 right now is to get in touch with the Samsung store.
As I reported earlier this week, the estimated time of your shipping depends on a series of factors, including region and inventory, so while some customers are getting the device already, others have to wait a little bit longer due to a small delay possibly caused by constrained stock.
In the meantime, Samsung is hard at work on ironing out the latest bugs, so the company rolled out the very first Galaxy S10 software update which, among others, includes an option to remap the Bixby button. The same feature should go live for the previous Samsung phones very soon.