With expectations high that Samsung will be announcing the Galaxy S21 family of flagship smartphones in the middle of January, it’s not a surprise to get details and nods towards the upcoming handsets. What might be surprising is the source of the latest details.
Visitors to Samsung’s online store in the US have been offered the option to sign up to reserver their spot in the pre-order queue that will no bodubt open up shortly after the end of the presentation of the new S21 handsets. Asif Shaik reports for SamMobile:
“Samsung is letting consumers register for the pre-order notification via the Samsung Shop app. If you want to register for the pre-order, you need to click on the ‘Reserve Now’ button on the banner image, fill in the required details, and accept the terms and conditions.”
Those that do join the list to join the list to join the front of the queue for the S21 handsets will pick up some bonus features, including $60 store credit to spend on accessories ($70 if you sign up via the Samsung app), and the option to trade-in older handsets for credit up to $700.
Samsung letting the cat out of the bag shouldn’t come as a huge surprise. For one, the bag that the S21 family is currently living in is a bit leaky… and transparent enough that most of the geekerati are pretty sure they know what’s coming up.
What’s perhaps more important is that, with the New Year sales coming up, Samsung will not want consumers to look anywhere else for a bargain and realise that they could have upgrades their Galaxy a few weeks later. So this offer puts everyone on notice that yes, the Galaxy launch really is going to be in January, and you might want to hold off on any purchase decision until you see what the S21 family can offer you.
