Barely out the door, the Samsung Galaxy S III is already up
for preorder in the UK. Samsung's newest Android flagship is slated for a May
29 launch in Europe, but the carriers that have so far confirmed they'll carry
the S III point to May 30 as a UK launch date.
Phones4U have both the Pebble Blue and Marble White versions
available for pre-order and you get a choice between Vodafone, Orange and O2
for an operator. Vodafone and Orange offer the Galaxy S III for free with a
2-year contract costing at least £38.50/month (for 800 minutes, 3000 texts) and
£36/month respectively (for 600 minutes, 3000 texts).
O2 requires you to pay at least £99 upfront and sign a
£37/month deal, but it does offer unlimited texting along with 600 minutes. All
quoted prices are for the 16GB Galaxy S III version, but with a microSD card
slot on board we doubt anyone will need anything else.
By the way, Phones4U and their brick-and-mortar shop at
Oxford Street will have units available in store on May 30, too and they'll be
offering a £50 premium accessory bundle of yet unknown contents.
Vodafone will also be selling the Galaxy S III though their
own stores and promise to offer both the 16GB and 32GB version at launch, but
there's no pre-order info just yet.
Three UK will also offer the new Samsung top dog -
pre-orders start tomorrow. As for price, the phone will be free on contract which
costs £34 per month and includes an "all-you-can-eat" data plan.
There's no SIM-free price for the Galaxy S III just yet.
The Samsung Galaxy S III is headed for the US as well - it's
expected to arrive in June, but exact launch dates and carrier availability
will be announced later. The US version will be sporting both HSDPA+ and LTE
radios.
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