Samsung Electronics has released its flagship devices during the recently concluded Mobile World Congress 2016. The South Korean tech company is said to be offering a plan for the Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge just like Apple contracts. Also, these devices are available in UK with special deals and promotions.
According to Phone Arena, it was back in September when some speculations surfaced stating that Samsung would start up a leasing program similar to Apple's plan called the iPhone Upgrade Program, wherein consumers will have a contract with the 16GB Apple iPhone 6s by paying $32 monthly over 24 months with Apple Care+ program. But after 12 months, the phone can be turned in for the Apple iPhone 7 and the lease payments will start over again.
Fresh reports now suggest that Samsung is going to launch a leasing program for both the Samsung Galaxy S7 and Samsung Galaxy S7 edge starting on March 11th, when the two phones are officially released. At first, the contract or the upgrade plan will be offered only at Samsung's own Digital Plaza stores in South Korea.
The said plan can be activated with any of the country's big three carriers, SK Telecom, KT, and LG Uplus. With the plan, a Samsung credit card account must be opened at the same time. This account will reportedly help the consumer lease the Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge, paying 24 monthly installments with no interest. Nevertheless, after 12 months of making payments, the consumer will be able to turn in his Galaxy S7 or Galaxy S7 edge for the Samsung Galaxy S8 or Samsung Galaxy S8 edge or whatever next year's models will be called, then the 24 month lease period would start over again.
Meanwhile, in UK the Samsung Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge are also available with great deals. Stuff noted that with EE, the best deal for the 32GB Galaxy S7 gives users a 4GB of data for a monthly cost of £39.99. This also includes Galaxy S7 32GB in black, 4GB of 4G UK data, unlimited minutes and unlimited texts. For the Galaxy S7 Edge variant, the deal includes Galaxy S7 Edge 32GB in black, 10GB of 4G UK data, unlimited minutes and unlimited texts for £44.99 a month.
For the Vodafone carrier, the Galaxy S7 32GB in gold is offered with, 6GB of 4G UK data (two months unlimited), unlimited minutes and unlimited texts for £39 a month. Meanwhile, for the Galaxy S7 Edge 32GB in Gold, it is offered with 6 months of Now TV, Spotify, or Sky Sports Mobile, 4GB of 4G UK data (two months unlimited), unlimited minutes and unlimited texts for £45 a month, £7.99 upfront.
The O2 carrier offers 32GB Galaxy S7 deal that gives consumers a decent amount data of 3GB for £41 a month, with a £49.99 upfront fee, and a free Samsung Gear VR headset. It also includes Galaxy S7 32GB in gold, with unlimited minutes and unlimited texts. For the Galaxy S7 Edge 32 GB gold, the plan includes 3GB of 4G UK data, unlimited minutes and unlimited texts for £51 a month, plus £9.99 upfront.
Three's best Galaxy 32GB S7 black deal on the other hand, will set users back for £41 a month. They will get 4GB of data, unlimited minutes and texts. For the S7 Edge variant, they can have the Samsung Galaxy S7 edge 32GB gold, with 4GB of 4G UK data, unlimited minutes and texts for £48 a month only.
In related news, Morning News USA stated that last Sunday, T-Mobile already began shipping its pre-orders. There are also surfacing information that AT&T and Sprint have also started sending out their pre-ordered Samsung Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 Edge units. Although the official launch of the handsets globally will be on March 11.
The best news for T-Mobile, AT&T and Sprint subscribers is that they will get the handset one week earlier than expected. Other markets are predicted to follow soon. Consumers can confirm their respective networks on the estimated time of release.
