We reported two days ago that UK pre-orders for Samsung’s latest and greatest would appear eventually. The day has come for UK residents to pre-order the Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 edge, and along with it, some insight into pricing for UK residents.
UK carrier O2 has published its pricing for customers who order either of Samsung’s newest devices through the carrier’s Refresh plan: Galaxy S6 customers can expect to pay £99 up-front and the remainder each month, along with their individual phone plans. For someone who purchases a 2GB plan with O2, for example, he or she will pay £38 a month. Pocket-Lint says that O2 customers who order the Galaxy S6 edge can expect to make the same up-front payment as S6 customers but will pay £48 a month in costs. O2 is encouraging sales of the Galaxy S6 edge, knowing that the last thing customers want to do is pay more out-of-pocket for Samsung’s most prestigious Galaxy S flagship.
Carrier EE is charging £49.99 up-front for both the S6 and S6 edge, while Vodafone requires no up-front cost for its S6 models. Carphone Warehouse is giving away a free wireless charger with its pre-orders, and this should relieve the jaw-dropping response to the up-front cost of £259.99 for the 64GB Galaxy S6 edge. The 32GB Galaxy S6 will cost £79.99 up-front.
Tesco Mobile has no up-front cost and is even throwing in a Double Data deal to encourage pre-orders.
Most UK customers can expect to pay the same monthly amount for their wireless plan that they’re paying currently, so the Galaxy S6 and S6 edge up-front costs are a one-time fee required when signing a new agreement. Of course, unless you pay the full amount up-front, you’ll have a monthly payment tacked on to the wireless plan charge.
Have you pre-ordered your UK Galaxy S6 or S6 edge? If so, feel free to let us know.
