One of the first customers to receive her Galaxy S8 at StarHub at Plaza Singapura

One of the first customers to receive his Galaxy S8+ at the Samsung Experience Store at Paragon

Samsung has started issuing out the Galaxy S8 and S8+ to consumers who have pre-ordered the highly rated flagship smartphones at SingTel, M1, StarHub, Samsung Experience Stores and Galaxy Studio today.

If you have successfully pre-ordered either or both the devices online through consumer electronics stores like Courts, Harvey Norman, Gain City, Newstead, Lazada Singapore and Best Denki, you will be expecting them delivered to your doorstep soon.

Eugene Goh, Vice President, IT & Mobile, Samsung Electronics Singapore said that the response to the S8 and S8+ “has been very encouraging” and that the number of pre-orders and registration of interest “have more than doubled their predecessors – Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge”.

The Galaxy S8 and S8+ will officially be available in stores from 29 April. The retail price ranges between $1,148 for the S8 and $1,298 for the S8+. Both devices come with a pair of earbuds by AKG by Harman, a Travel Adaptor, a Data Cable, USB Connector and an Ejection Pin.

Owners of the Samsung Galaxy S7 and the S7 Edge will be eligible for the yearly upgrade to their successors without having to pay any upgrade penalty fee IF you are a Samsung Concierge member.