Samsung announced this morning that the Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 Edge go up for pre-order starting tomorrow, March 27, with nationwide availability opening up on April 10. That doesn’t mean that all carriers will have the device available that day, so we thought we would gather all of the information from individual carriers and slap it for you in a single post. Let’s make this easy – well, as easy as it can be with two phones, three colors, three storage sizes, and who knows how many price points and payment plans.
Here we go.
(We will update this post as we have more information from additional carriers.)
AT&T
Availability: Pre-orders start March 27, but AT&T hasn’t said when the actual in-store date is. My guess is April 10, but we will update this post as that becomes official.
Colors: AT&T will have the Black Sapphire, White Pearl, and Gold Platinum models available for pre-order on March 27.
Pricing:
- Galaxy S6
- Next 12: $34.25 (32GB), $39.25 (64GB), $44.25 (128GB)
- Next 18: $28.55 (32GB), $32.71 (64GB), $36.88 (128GB)
- Next 24: $22.84 (32GB), $26.17 (64GB), $29.50 (128GB)
- 2-year contract: $199.99 (32GB), $299.99 (64GB), $399.99 (128 GB)
- Full retail: $684.99 (32GB), $784.99 (64GB), $884.99 (128GB)
- Galaxy S6 Edge
- Next 12: $40.75 (32GB), $45.75 (64GB), $50.75 (128GB)
- Next 18: $33.96 (32GB), $38.13 (64GB), $41.05 (128GB)
- Next 24: $27.17 (32GB), $30.50 (64GB), $33.84 (128GB)
- 2-year contract: $299.99 (32GB), $399.99 (64GB), $499.99 (128GB)
- Full retail: $814.99 (32GB), $914.99 (64GB), $1014.99 (128GB)
Bonus: If you buy the S6 or S6 Edge, you can save $50 on the Samsung Gear Circle, which is a Bluetooth headset.
Edit: Full retail prices updated to correct numbers.
T-Mobile
Availability: Pre-orders start March 27 and the phone is available in stores on April 10. T-Mobile claims that if you pre-order, you will receive you phone “before the devices go on sale in stores.” So if you choose to pre-order either the S6 or S6 Edge, you should have it before April 10.
Colors: T-Mobile will have the White Pearl and Black Sapphire models of both the S6 and S6 Edge available for pre-order on March 27. The Gold Platinum edition of both phones will be available as soon as they get inventory, which they expect to be “no later than April 10.”
Pricing:
- Galaxy S6 32GB – $0 down + $28.33/month x 24, $679.92
- Galaxy S6 64GB – $99.99 down + $27.50/month x 24, $759.99
- Galaxy S6 128GB – $199.99 down + $27.50/month x 24, $859.99
- Galaxy S6 Edge 32GB – $0 down + $32.49/month x 24, $779.76
- Galaxy S6 Edge 64GB – $99.99 down + $31.66/month x 24, $859.83
- Galaxy S6 Edge 128GB – $199.99 down + $31.66/month x 24, $959.83
Bonus: T-Mobile customers who order either phone before April 12 can receive a 1-year Netflix subscription for free.
Verizon
Availability: Verizon has only stated that pre-orders for the S6 and S6 Edge begin April 1.
Colors: Verizon will carry Black Sapphire and White Pearl models of each. (Update: Verizon will also carry Gold Platinum.)
Pricing:
- Galaxy S6
- Edge: $24.99 (32GB), $29.16 (64GB), $33.33 (128GB) for 24 months
- 2-year contract: $199.99 (32GB), $299.99 (64GB), $399.99 (128GB) after $50 mail-in rebate
- Full retail: $599.99 (32GB), $699.99 (64GB), $799.99 (128GB)
- Galaxy S6 Edge
- Edge: $29.16 (32GB), $33.33 (64GB), $37.49 (128GB) for 24 months
- 2-year contract: $299.99 (32GB), $399.99 (64GB), $499.99 (128GB) after $50 mail-in rebate
- Full retail: $699.99 (32GB), $799.99 (64GB), $899.99 (128GB)
Sprint
Availability: Sprint opens pre-orders for the S6 and S6 Edge March 27. The device arrives in stores on April 10.
Colors: Sprint will carry Black Sapphire, White Pearl, and Gold Platinum models.
Pricing:
- Not yet announced.
Lease option: Sprint is running a “free” phone lease for the Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge. You can get an S6 at no cost if you sign a 24-month lease on the phone (they’ll give you a $20/month credit), and also sign-up for their Sprint Unlimited plan at $80 per month (unlimited talk, text, data). If you want the Galaxy S6 Edge, you are looking at $85 per month.
US Cellular
Availability: US Cellular opens pre-orders on March 27 and the device will arrive in stores April 10.
Colors: US Cellular will carry the Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge in White Pearl and Black Sapphire.
Pricing:
- Galaxy S6 32GB: $199 with 2-year agreement; $680 full retail; $34/month x 20
- Galaxy S6 64GB: $299 with 2-year agreement; $770 full retail; $38.50/month x 20
- Galaxy S6 Edge 32GB: $299 with 2-year agreement; $790 full retail; $39.50/month x 20
- Galaxy S6 Edge 64GB: $399 with 2-year agreement; $880 full retail; $44/month x 20
- Payment plan: US Cellular also offers device payment plans with $0 and payments divided up over 20 months
Other Retailers
- Best Buy, Amazon, Costco., Sam’s Club, Target and Walmart will carry both the Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge. Carrier model availability at each should match up with the schedules of each carrier above.
- Cricket, Boost Mobile, and MetroPCS will all carry the Galaxy S6.
This post was last modified on March 30, 2015 11:57 am