Samsung Galaxy S8 News: Pre-Orders Begin, Sam’s Club Offers $150 Gift Card & Free Gear VR Promo; Premium Version Features More Memory

by Guenee Salugsugan / Apr 11, 2017 09:00 AM EDT
Samsung Unveils New Galaxy S8 Phone

Samsung Galaxy S8 preorders have started last week. As a large number of smartphone buyers commit to purchasing the new flagship, latest reports suggest that Sam's Club is offering a deal that is believed to be better than the one in Best Buy. 

Samsung Galaxy S8 Pre-Order In Sam's Club Comes With A $150 Gift Card

Preordering the new Samsung Galaxy S8 in Sam's Club will give the buyers a free $150 gift card, including an activation on the three mobile carriers. Reports also indicate that the free gift card is an addition to the free Gear VR with Controller that is expected to be given away to those who will pre-order the new smartphone.

Furthermore, Samsung Galaxy S8 buyers are in for more offers, as Sam's Club is reported to waive activation and upgrade charges between April 21 and April 23. Given such, the users will need to activate the phones anywhere between those dates in order to redeem the free gift card. However, it should be noted that interested buyers should be a Sam's Club member first in order to be eligible for the offer, with an annual membership fee of $45, BGR reported.

Premium Samsung Galaxy S8 Comes With More Memory

The premium version of Samsung Galaxy S8 is believed to be geared up to bring a more improved feature, which boasts of 6GB of RAM and 128GB of internal storage. Incidentally, the current Galaxy S8 features a 4GB of RAM and 64GB of internal storage. However, the improved version is available only in South Korea, although there are speculations that the mobile device could also come to other countries if certified by China.

Samsung Galaxy S8's improved version, meantime, has no confirmed release date yet. However, reports suggest that Korean buyers could get it via Samsung Korea and the wireless carriers in the country. Meanwhile, considering the new mobile phone's screen size and extra RAM, rumors claim that the company may cater to the corporate and professional markets, Investopedia reported.

 

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