AT&T’s Galaxy S20 and Galaxy Z Flip prices and release date revealed

AT&T is one of the first major US carriers to announce that it will sell both the Galaxy S20 series and the Galaxy Z Flip on its network. The Galaxy Z Flip will go on sale from the carrier on February 14 for a full price of $1380 and for $46 per month on AT&T’s 30-month installment plan. The Galaxy S20 series will be up for pre-order from February 21 and AT&T will start selling it in stores from March 6, same as T-Mobile and Verizon.

As expected, all three Galaxy S20 models come with 5G support on AT&T. The Galaxy S20 5G will cost you $33.34 per month if you opt for a 30-month plan and $999 if you prefer to pay the full price. The 128GB and 512GB Galaxy S20+ will cost $40 and $45 monthly for 30 months and $1,199 and $1,349 respectively outright. The Galaxy S20 Ultra starts at $46.67 monthly for the 128GB model and goes up to $53.34 for the 512GB model (which has 16GB of RAM). The full price for the 128GB and 512GB models is $1,399 and $1,599 respectively.

For a limited time, those who trade-in an eligible device, port-in a new line and opt for AT&T’s Unlimited Extra and Unlimited Elite plans will get up to $1000 credit, which they can use to purchase a Galaxy S20 for free, the Galaxy S20+ for $200, and the Galaxy S20 Ultra for $400. Those who don’t port-in will get up to $500 of credit, which also be used to purchase one of the new Galaxy S20 smartphones.

Wondering what Samsung’s new phones are like? Check out our hands-on impressions of the Galaxy S20 and S20+ here, Galaxy S20 Ultra here, and Galaxy Z Flip here.

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Here’s how much storage one minute of Galaxy S20’s 8K videos will use

The Galaxy S20, Galaxy S20+, and Galaxy S20 Ultra are the first smartphones ever to support 8K video recording. 8K videos are going to offer a lot of detail, so much so that you will be able to extract 33MP stills from them. Of course, that also means they will need more space, and we now have an official figure of how big these videos will be.

Each 8K video will take around 600 MB of storage per minute

According to Samsung, one minute of 8K video on a Galaxy 20 will have a file size of 600 MB. On a Galaxy S10+, a minute of 4K video takes around 340 to 350 MB of space, and since 8K videos have double the resolution of 4K videos, the 600 MB per minute figure isn’t very surprising. And, because of the space and processing power required for 8K video recording, the Galaxy S20 will only record a maximum of 5 minutes per video.

Furthermore, each 8K video will be shot at 24 frames per second, which is the industry standard for Hollywood movies as well (though higher frame rates have been used in some movies, such as The Hobbit). Naturally, there’s no option to record 8K videos at 60 fps on the Galaxy S20, as both the Exynos 990 and Snapdragon 865 can only go up to 30 fps for 8K videos.

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Daily Deal: 70% off ArmadilloTek Vanguard case for Galaxy Note 10+

Prospective buyers looking for a rugged Galaxy flagship phone don’t have many options to choose from, as the new Galaxy Xcover FieldPro and Xcover Pro don’t come with premium specs. One way to work around this is to fit your existing Galaxy flagship with a rugged case, and the ArmadilloTek Vanguard is a great choice if you happen to own the Galaxy Note 10+. The ArmadilloTek Vanguard for the Galaxy Note 10+ has a unibody design with military-grade protection; it has a built-in kickstand, and it’s compatible with wireless charging.

The rugged case is now available at a hefty 70% discount and it’s available in blue, orange, purple, red, and white. You can get an even higher 73% discount if you pick the black color.

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Here’s how much Galaxy S20+ and Galaxy S20 Ultra will cost on Verizon

Last year, Verizon was the exclusive seller of the Galaxy S10 5G and the Galaxy Note 10+ 5G for the first few months. In 2020, with the Galaxy S20, Galaxy S20+, and Galaxy 20 Ultra all featuring 5G connectivity as standard in the United States, Verizon won’t have the same advantage. In fact, Verizon will not even be launching the Galaxy S20 initially, only the Galaxy S20+ and Galaxy S20 Ultra.

Why? Well, it is because the smallest of the Galaxy S20 models does not support mmWave 5G networks, only sub-6GHz 5G networks. mmWave 5G support requires two discrete antenna modules around the frame of a device, and the Galaxy S20 apparently didn’t have enough space inside to accommodate those antennas. Verizon says that it will launch a Galaxy S20 model that supports both mmWave and sub-6GHz 5G networks in Q2 2020, though Samsung has not said anything about such a variant being in the works.

As far as the Galaxy S20+ and S20 Ultra are concerned, both handsets support mmWave and sub-6GHz 5G networks and will be up for pre-order from Verizon starting February 21 and available in-store from March 6. Pricing for the S20+ will start at $49.99 per month for the carrier’s 24-month payment plan and at $58.33 for the Galaxy S20 Ultra. Verizon has also revealed Galaxy S20 pricing even though it’s not launching that model right now: it will cost $41.66 per month.

Verizon hasn’t revealed the prices for those who want to buy the phones outright, but they are likely to cost the same as the unlocked models: $999 for the Galaxy S20, $1,199 for the Galaxy S20+, and $1,399 for the Galaxy S20 Ultra. These prices are for the base variants with 128GB of storage, all of which come with 12GB of RAM.

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Samsung quietly lists 25W fast charging power banks on its website

Along with its brand new flagship smartphones, Samsung has also unveiled a bunch of accessories that go with well with its newer devices, including the Galaxy Buds+ truly wireless earphones, a bunch of cases and covers, and two new 25W fast charging power banks.

The South Korean smartphone giant has quietly listed two new power banks on its website. The first power bank is called 25W Wireless Battery Pack, and it has a battery capacity of 10,000mAh. It has two USB Type-C ports that let you charge a compatible smartphone with up to 25 watts of power via the USB PD standard. There’s Qi wireless charging, too, so you can charge your phone, smartwatch, or wireless earphones by just placing them on top of the power bank. It passed through FCC certification two months ago.

Samsung has also listed the 25W Battery Pack on its website. It has 10,000mAh battery capacity and supports wired charging at 25W for compatible smartphones. It has two USB Type-C ports but there’s no wireless charging on this model. The company has mentioned that the two power banks don’t support 25W fast charging when two devices are being charged at the same time.

Pricing and availability of the company’s two new battery packs have not been revealed yet, but we expect them to go on sale alongside the Galaxy S20, Galaxy S20, and the Galaxy S20 Ultra as Samsung is listing them on its official website in various countries.

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Galaxy S20 Ultra has Gorilla Glass 6 on the front and back

The Galaxy S20 Ultra is the most feature-packed of the three Galaxy S20 models. From a 108MP camera and 100x zoom capabito 16GB of RAM, the Galaxy S20 Ultra has a lot more to offer than the Galaxy S20 and Galaxy S20+, and we have now learned that the Ultra model is special in another way.

Samsung tells us that the Galaxy S20 Ultra uses Gorilla Glass 6 on the front and back and is the first Galaxy phone to do so. The Galaxy S10 series was the first from Samsung to use Gorilla Glass 6, but only at the front. The same goes for the Galaxy S20 and S20+, which use Gorilla Glass 5 at the back like the Galaxy S10 and Galaxy Note 10.

Gorilla Glass 6 is up to two times more durable than Gorilla Glass 5 and can survive more drops and from higher heights. Corning’s official tests claim it can survive up to 15 drops from a one meter height, though the scratch resistance remains the same as Gorilla Glass 5 so the Galaxy S20 Ultra will stick pick up marks on the back if you use it without a case.

Of course, we wouldn’t recommend using the Galaxy S20 Ultra without a case considering how expensive it is. It is priced at $1399 for the base variant, which has 12GB of RAM and 128GB of storage and $1549 for the variant with 16GB of RAM and 512GB of storage. But it does justify the price tag based on our initial impressions, which you can read about here.

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First Galaxy S20 Ultra TV commercial is all about the camera

The Galaxy S20 is official, and over the next couple of weeks, Samsung will be spending a lot of money on marketing its new flagship phones through various ads and commercials. To kick things off, Samsung has published the first television commercial for the Galaxy S20 Ultra. And, as you would expect, the commercial is all about the phone’s cameras.

The same commercial was also the one Samsung used to introduce the Galaxy S20 Ultra at its Unpacked launch, and it talks about how the S20 Ultra will introduce a new chapter in smartphone photography in 2020. The video highlights the phone’s support for 8K video recording and how you can capture 33-megapixel stills from 8K videos, along with the 100x Space Zoom capability. In the end, Samsung also throws in a mention of how the Galaxy S20 Ultra is 5G-ready for ultra fast sharing of pictures and videos.

The commercial can be seen below. Don’t forget to check out our hands-on impressions of the Galaxy S20 Ultra and of the Galaxy S20 and S20+. Also tell us which of the three models you will be picking up when they go on sale.

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