Samsung leaks the Galaxy S20, price increase vs S10 pops up with release details
Just when we thought that the pricing scheme for the Galaxy S20, S20+ and S20 Ultra 5G couldn’t become more convoluted, Korean media pulled a surprise and revealed the local pre-order tags.
Galaxy S20, Plus and Ultra prices
Galaxy S10 vs S20 pricing in the US, UK and Europe
A quick comparison of the prices at launch for the S10 series in Korea is may be more useful to gauge the final retail pricing in the US, as the absolute numbers change from one market to another, but the percentage change stays fairly constant.
Korea (5G models only) | US (5G models only) | Europe | UK | |
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Galaxy S20 | 1.25 billion won (~$1010) ~40% increase over S10e |
$999 (T-Mobile) $899 (AT&T) |
899 EUR (4G) 999 EUR (5G) |
£799 (4G) £874 (5G) |
Galaxy S20+ | 1.35 billion won (~$1135) ~23% increase over S10 |
$1199 (T-Mobile) $1099 (AT&T) |
1050 EUR (4G) 1100 EUR (5G) |
£999 (4G) £1074 (5G) |
Galaxy S20 Ultra | 1.6 billion won (~$1350) ~20% increase over S10 5G |
$1399 (T-Mobile) $1299 (AT&T) |
1300 EUR (5G only) | £1149 (5G only) |
As you can see, the largest increase for the S20 vs S20 crop is for the cheapest models, but the S20 is in a totally different category, too, only differing by size and a few marginal specs from its larger brethren the S20+. Still, the addition of 5G seems to tack at least a 20% premium to the price of the S20 models compared to their S10 counterparts at launch, so start saving.
Galaxy S20 release date
The early adopters should be getting their handsets on March 2, together with their free Galaxy Buds+ earphones promo, while the release date for the general public is set for March 6, at least in Samsung’s home turf.
Samsung reveals the Galaxy S20 series naming scheme
Last but not least among the new Galaxy S20 series details that are pouring left and right today, are the actual names of the handsets. It seems that we will indeed have an S20, S20+ and S20 Ultra instead of S11e, S11 and S11+, as Samsung spilled the beans over at its Germany and Belgium websites while listing official wrappers for the upcoming phones.
Given that the official promo poster for the S20 series launch that you see in the header image above also includes the “S20 Ultra 5G” name, it’s now certain that Samsung will jump from the eventual S11 naming straight to S20 in 2020. Now, the only question left is if it will release a Galaxy S21 series in 2021.