According to GSMArena report, which cites multiple mobile industry sources in the UK and Norway, we now have an idea of what the S9 and S9= will cost when they finally hit store shelves sometime in mid-March though each source appears to hint at a slightly different price.
TechRadar confirmed that a 64 GB Galaxy S9 will retail for $912( £739) in the States --- marking a $61(£50) price hike relative to a Galaxy S8 with the same storage.
This went on to note that that sources originally cited the S9 could cost as much as $123 more than its predecessor, the Galaxy S8. However, ''A $123 price hike from S8 is no longer on the cards and it's looking much more like a $61 increase instead,'' said one U.K mobile industry source cited in the report.
Interestingly, U.K mobile phone specialists, Clove Technology, cited on their website that an unlocked Galaxy S9 will retail for even more as much as £800 ($986.90), which is just a few dollars more than the Samsung Galaxy Note 8 cost when it launched last September.
In Norway, meanwhile, at least one mobile industry source alleges that a 64 GB version of the Galaxy S9 will cost as much as 8,790 NOK ($1,121) while a Galaxy S9+ of the same capacity will cost a whopping 9,790 Norwegian Krone ($1,248).
Given that the S9 duo hasn't officially been released yet, we highly recommend taking these pricing details with an extra grain of salt.
Moreover, while the price of U.S. Galaxy S9 and S9+ variants was not revealed, it's definitely worth pointing out that the price of mobile phones in European countries generally runs higher than here in the U.S.
So while it's somewhat difficult to discern what they could cost through a U.S. carrier like T-Mobile or Verizon - if anything is apparent from these pricing leaks, it's that U.S. customers holding out for the Galaxy S9 or S9+ should be prepared to pay a premium, too.
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