The Samsung Galaxy Note 8 price and release date are
now officially confirmed. The official release date for the Galaxy Note 8 is
set for September 15th, 2017. However, pre-orders open earlier, on Thursday,
August 24th.
The full retail price is set at the quite steep US$ 930
for the unlocked version of the phone on T-Mobile. It's US$ 950 on AT&T and US$ 960 on Verizon Wireless, all of which are higher than the nearly US$ 850 price of
last year's Galaxy Note 7. If you buy the new Note 8 between August 24th and
September 24th, you get a chance to grab one of two freebie offers.
- free Samsung Gear 360 camera (US$ 230 retail value) OR
- free Galaxy Foundation kit with Samsung 128GB EVO+ memory card and Fast Wireless Charging Convertible (US$ 190 retail value)
Keep in mind that this offer is valid until supplies
last and for a limited time.
The Note 8 will be available on most U.S. wireless
carriers: the big four - Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile and Sprint - but also on
regional carriers like C Spire, Cricket Wireless, Straight Talk Wireless, U.S.
Cellular, and Xfinity Mobile. The Galaxy Note 8 will be available in the United
States in Midnight Black and Orchid Gray. The other two colors - the blue and
gold one - will be available in other markets across the globe.
AT&T opens pre-orders for the Galaxy Note 8 on
August 24th, and has the phone listed at a full retail price of US$ 950. If you
buy it on AT&T's Next plan, the price works out to be a US$ 31.67 monthly
payment over 30 months.
Verizon Wireless is the most expensive U.S. carrier
in terms of Note 8 pricing. The full retail price for the Galaxy Note 8 on
Verizon is US$ 960, and you would be able to also lease it for US$ 40 a month over 24
months. In addition to that, with a two-year activation, Galaxy Note 8 buyers
can take US$ 100 off the Samsung Gear S3 or the Samsung Galaxy S8/8+. You can also
take advantage of a US$ 50 discount to US$ 99.99 for the car charger.
T-Mobile has the best offers for the Galaxy Note 8,
but we still would not call any of them "cheap" per se. The full
retail price for the Note 8 on T-Mobile is listed at US$ 930, but most of you will
probably pick it up with a plan. If you choose T-Mobile’s Equipment Installment
Plan, the Note 8 will cost you a US$ 210 down payment and then US$ 30 monthly
installments over 24 months (for a total of US$ 930). If you opt for the Jump on
Demand plan, the Note 8 price will be US$0 down and US$ 39 a month over 24 months (a
total of US$ 936).
Sprint sets the full retail price for the Note 8 at
$960, but if you are switching to the carrier, the price will be much lower:
you get 50% off the lease price and pay just $20.00 per month with $0 down with
18 Sprint Flex payments. Sprint also notes that the Note 8 is a HPUE-enabled
(High Performance User Equipment) phone, which means that it is able to make
the most of Sprint's network in terms of coverage and speed.
In the United Kingdom, the Galaxy Note 8 full retail
price stands at £870. In Europe, the Note 8 price is "conveniently"
rounded to €1,000.
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