To our friends in the United States, this GREAT BIG NEWS are for you! Samsung USA announced a pre-order sale for the Galaxy Note 8 tomorrow (September 6). Not just that, the American courier also offers an ultimate buy-one-get-one offer to all the buyers there.
On top of all the available plans, subscribers will get a free Galaxy Note 8, Galaxy S8+, or Galaxy S8 when they add a new line to their accounts. Other offers include, either a free Gear 360 camera ($229.99 value) or wireless fast charger ($189.99 value) and a 128GB microSD card ($189.98 value).
As usual, requirements are priority first before we avail this deal. Here are as follows:
- Choose either T-Mobile One or Simple Choice Unlimited plan.
- Choose the equipment installment plan to purchase the two phones. A $210 deposit for each device is needed.
- Sign up for a new line of service to activate on the second phone.
- Go to T-Mobile’s Promotions Center and enter the promo code 17SAMN8BOGO.
Once done, customers will receive a prepaid MasterCard for reimbursing the amount of the second handset. It’ll take almost two months to receive the rebate card, but it’s a good deal, right? If the customer bought a second Note 8, the card will be in the amount of $930; for Galaxy S8, the card is worth $750, while the S8 Plus rebate will be $800.
The customer will need to pay $30 a month for each Note 8 in 24 months contract. Another good news, if a person is an eligible T-Mobile subscriber who already pre-ordered the phone, he/she is still be able to take advantage of this promotion.
To our Tech Patrol followers, this is not a local promo. Its for our friends in the United States.
Samsung Galaxy Note 8 key specs:
| Display | 6.3-inch QHD+ Super AMOLED display, 2960 x 1440 resolution, 522 ppi |
| CPU | 2.45Ghz 64-bit Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 octa-core processor – USA & China only |
| 2.3Ghz 64-bit Exynos 8895 octa-core processor – Other countries | |
| RAM | 6GB RAM |
| GPU | Adreno 540 – USA & China only |
| Mali-G71 MP20 – Other countries | |
| SIM | Dual micro-SIM, dual standby |
| Storage | 64GB |
| Storage expansion | Up to 256GB thru microSD |
| Rear camera | Dual 12-megapixel lens (f/1.7 and f/2.4 apertute, respectively), with dual-LED flash and 2x optical zoom |
| Front camera | 8-megapixel lens, f/1.7 aperture |
| Video recording | 4k (2160p), 1080p (60 fps) |
| Operating system | Android 7.1.1 “Nougat”, Grace UI (upgradable to Android 8.0 “Oreo”) |
| Others | Fingerprint scanner |
| Iris scanner | |
| Corning Gorilla Glass 5 protection | |
| IP68 water and dust resistance | |
| Connectivity | WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | |
| GPS, A-GPS. GLONASS | |
| USB Type-C connector, OTG compatible | |
| GSM, HSPA, 4G LTE (Category 16) | |
| Dimension | 162.5 x 74.6 x 8.5 mm |
| Weight | 149 grams |
| Battery | 3,300 mAh non-removable capacity |
| Colors | Maple Gold and Midnight Black |
